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Day Tour of Rustaq and Nakhal
Day Tour of Rustaq and Nakhal
About 8 hours
Take a day trip out of Muscat to visit to of Oman's most significant and historical oases, as well as the fishing village of Barka. Tour the fortresses of Rustaq and Nakhl and learn about their history, which dates back to the pre-Islamic period.
Tour Highlights
Trip type : Group Tours
Trip runs : Every Day
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Pick-up Time : 08:00 AM
Your guide will meet you at your hotel in Muscat at 08:00 and drive you to the Barka to see the fish market where the day's fresh catch is bartered for and sold. Afterward, you will proceed to Rustaq and Nakhl. The oasis of Rustaq has been famous for thousands of years for its hot springs, which are said to have healing properties. The oasis was first settled under pre-Islamic Persian rule and Al Hazm Fort incorporates elements from this period as well and extensive fortifications built during the 17th and 18th centuries. After touring the fort, you will continue to the hilltop fort of Nakhl. This site also dates back to the pre-Islamic period, but he existing fortress was rebuilt in the 17th century. Afterward you will visit Al Thowara Oasis to enjoy a picnic lunch in the palm groves before before driving back to Muscat. The tour will last approximately 8 hours and you will be back at your hotel by late afternoon.
What's Included:
- Pick up from and return to your hotel
- All transfers in an air-conditioned coach
- English speaking driver and guide during tours
- Traditional or picnic lunch
- Entrance fees at all the mentioned sites
- All taxes & service charge
What's Excluded:
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Personal Spending
- Tipping
N.B: Rates are not valid from Al Sawadi Hotel / Al Nahda Hotel (Additional charges 45$ per person)
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The Wyndham Bonnet Creek resort is located right in the heart of the Disney area in Lake Buena Vista and is ideal for families. Our 2 bedroom 2 bath deluxe unit will comfortably accommodate a family of 6 to 8. The master suite has a king bed and a large bathroom with a whirlpool tub. The guest bedroom has two double beds that will sleep 2 adults or up to 4 children. There is also a queen sofa sleeper in the living room. The fully equipped kitchen gives you the option of preparing as many meals as you like in the comfort of your home away from home.
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text: Malaysian Authorities: Flight 370 'Ended in Southern Indian Ocean,' No Survivors Print article Send a Tip by Frances Martel 24 Mar 2014 post a comment Malaysian authorities running the investigation have told the families of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that the plane's flight "ended in the southern Indian Ocean" and investigators assume no survivors. The news comes after a series of reports of debris spotted in a region about 1,500 miles from western Australia. Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's acting transportation minister, said at a press conference Monday that the relatives of those on board were notified via text message that the search for the plane had reached a pivotal point and authorities believed "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean. The message added, "We have to assume beyond reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board have survived. ... We must now accept all evidence suggests the plane went down in the southern Indian Ocean," according to ABC News. The conclusion arises from the fact that the location "is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites." The message was read out loud at Monday's press conference, during which authorities also confirmed that none of the leads in the search were "definitive" but sufficient to conclude that the plane flew south and crashed in remote waters. According to CNN, Hishammuddin said that Australian authorities told the Malaysian government that items found on satellite could be retrieved from the ocean as early as Tuesday. According to The Telegraph, the situation at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is chaotic as the families mourn their losses with "terrible screaming and wailing." The relationship between relatives of the passengers and Malaysian authorities has been tense; some relatives accused the government of being secretive and disorganized and threatened to go on a hunger strike if new information did not surface soon. The new conclusions at the press conference follow several days of new reports of debris spotted in an area that is about a three hour flight from Perth, Australia. Both Australian and Chinese officials said their satellites picked up images of debris in that location, including a wooden pallet, which the plane would have had on board. Reportedly, investigators had begun to focus on pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah as the person who diverted the plane, though a motive for such a diversion remains unclear. As the plane's direction was reprogrammed from inside the cockpit and required extensive knowledge of the workings of a Boeing 777, authorities suggested that the pilot was the person most likely to be able to divert the plane.


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Amazon Reveals One Weird Trick: A Loss On Almost $20bn In Sales
Re: Headcount growth reduces revenue?
It was the latter - we've changed the line to state AWS may be affecting overall profitability. Thanks for spotting our accidental conjunction of AWS hiring with revenue slowdown.
My view: this is what competition looks like!
HP starts a memristor-based space program to launch ... THE MACHINE
You're right - I will read up on this and try to have a chinwag with HP about this issue then write it up. As I say in the article, I wish them the best in developing it - we've been waiting for a memristor for a long, long time. Thanks!
Dell exec: HP's 'Machine OS' is a 'laughable' idea
Re: Expected response from Microsoft minions Dell and The Register.
Actually, my opinion is that it's confusing HP is doing a completely new open source OS rather than trying to do this within the Linux community.
Google reaches into own silicon brain to slash electricity bill
Re: Destroyed All Braincells Meh.
Hiya, You may be mistaken - a reader got in touch recently to tell me that IBM recently demoed a beta of Platform Symphony LSF using RAPL for power management, so I'm not sure Google are that far behind (or even behind at all, given that this work at Google was likely done some months/years ago). Also, the distributed controller scheme strikes me as novel as well.
Google uses disruptive 'poem' tech to announce new Chromebook availability
Stay tuned for Haiku
On Containerisation
Be very afraid
Google crafts neural network to watch over its data centers
Re: doesn't seem very amazing
Hi, Nate - actually it is a full neural network so somewhat more than some scripts. Technical details are given in the detailed whitepaper linked to from within Google's blog post http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/better-data-centers-through-machine.html
Hope that helps!
Stephen Hawking: The creation of true AI could be the 'greatest event in human history'
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Hello, unfortunately the article also waffles on about Jeff Hawkins, so Hawking/Hawking's/Hawkins all present but, as far as I can work out, correctly attributed.
Google hit by Monday morning blues: Talk, Hangouts, Sheets crash
Re: Monolithic?
Google is believed to run as many of its services it can off of a very small set of highly-integrated bits of software. For instance, it has a resource scheduler/cluster fiddler named Borg (new version: Mesos) that I've heard is in charge of the majority of Google jobs worldwide. I've even heard that Larry Page would like the company to ultimately use a single database across all of its services, but that has not happened yet (nor may ever be feasible). That said, we do know that it uses stuff like Spanner and F1 across a huge amount of services. So, when I say monolithic, I mean that the majority of Google's services are believed to draw upon a single mesh of services, so problems in one app may be indicative of a wider problem.
Q. Can your Linux PC run Crysis? OK, it can. But will it run natively? A. Soon, very soon
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Much like the works of Stephen King, I found the first two thirds of it brilliant and the last third tepid and dull.
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Front-end Web & News Feed. Bit more info here (PDF) http://opencompute.org/summit/ [note - in this slide preso Haystack == Photo]
Docker loads up $15m to push containerization into bit barns
Nate - spot on
Hey Nate - you're right, Red Hat does use this exact tech in its OpenShift tech http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/19/wtf_is_containerisation_and_why_are_red_hat_and_dotcloud_doing_it/
Think Amazon is CHEAP? Just take a look at these cloudy graphs...
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I'm currently reworking the model to include further info, and will figure out a way to expose it in a more useful manner either via a live sheet or a data dump at some point soon. Cheers!
Re: What kind of instances?
Hullo - these are all on-demand workloads, which I believe are meant to be about 60/70% of overall market, though YMMV.
Google lets users slurp own Gmail, Calendar data
Re: What?
It is stored in iCalendar. The file formats were not in the press release, but on the detailed FAQ page. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024195?hl=en#calendar
Oracle plugs OpenStack into its cloud
Beyond API
I asked Oracle about this and Kurian said they are using it as a provisioning platform and have made numerous enhancements to it. I will be seeking more information throughout the show."
REVEALED: Hungry termites nibbling at Oracle's foundation
Re: Huh?
Quanta and other Asian ODMs started building custom servers for major clouds and then took marketshare from Dell DCS. Now HP is behind and having to involve in OCP and Moonshot to get back in with cut-down build to fit models, as is - I understand - Dell.
Soylent days and soylent nights
Soylent all the way
Mr Coatsworth - my daily diet consists of Soylent for breakfast, Soylent for lunch, and Soylent for dinner. Along with this, I've been having coffee every now and then, and on the weekends lashings of beer/spirits/dubious alcoholic concoctions.
CIA spooks picked Amazon's 'superior' cloud over IBM
Re: Crass speculation by article author
Mr Anderson, I believe OpenStack is several years behind Amazon in terms of the amount of features and services it can offer. Its core storage, compute, and network have rapidly matured, but it lacks the broad ecosystem of additional techs that defines Amazon. For proof, please refer to any list of OpenStack's techs and Amazon's techs.
A common complaint I hear from major public cloud users is that OpenStack is "AWS circa 2009". I also speak to companies that want to transition off of Amazon for a variety of reasons and many of them have the same problem - few other clouds have the broad set of capabilities AWS has. If they could move to OpenStack, they would, but it isn't ready. This, of course, will change - but it is not there yet.
I have covered OpenStack closely since its formation in mid-2010. When it is competitive, I'll be the first to say so. Thanks for reading, JC
HP's public cloud revamp to float down the road not taken
Re: Different to everyone except VMware, Joyent...
Hi there. Neither VMware or Joyent sell both the hardware and software into ISPs - that is the unique part.
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The Thyroid: over & under - hyper and hypo? - tired or cold? - active or healing?
Gained a bit of weight? Experienced a lot of stress? Were you told that your thyroid wasn't working "fast enough"? Always feeling cold? Not so sure that taking your temperature will do any good? Told by your GP that Wilson's Disease is about copper metabolism and don't be silly, it's in your head! Well, it's in your throat and in your perceptions. And here follows some ideas and concepts - for educational purposes only, of course.
Generally, the underlying issue with a slow thyroid can be multi-fold. It may be about not being fast enough to grab the "information piece/morsel" or "being able to grb or grasp important pieces of information" or "a piece of something that is required just cannot be grasped intellectually". We have moved past the caveman's need to be primarily focussed on obtaining that "morsel" of food as being the only important "morsel" type to need to take control of. How we operate in our environment in this present time, is much wider by definition and what we endeavor to grasp is just as important for our survival - such as the contractual details, useful ideas and practical understandings of things.
One side of the thyroid is not being able to be fast enough in grabbing or taking up this desired or perceived-to-be-needed "morsel", feeling that one is too slow. An example might be that a salesperson consistently loses out on making a deal or sale as a competitor always seems to be a tad quicker at getting the client(s) or deals or being too slow in the understanding of an issue / concept / paradigm while studying or cramming for an exam or while doing stressdful research. Or not being able to grasp the content of an important seminar(s) or piece of learning and feeling in our gut that we just aren't fast enough at grasping.
The other side of the thyroid is affected when there is an issue around not getting rid of something we have "digested", or a "morsel of information", not quickly enough. Not speaking up at an important moment and getting the words out in a fruitful manner, or inserting a thought / item / contribution in a timely manner - again this could be leaving one feeling too slow, too lat and unsustained. This could even be a case of not selling some items such as shares / stocks / investments when the market was just right - and then "experiencing" subjectively, of course, the results of slowness, and acting "after the fact", causing one to have less. Basically, the conflict is of not being able to spit it out or get it out fast enough.
The above are very real, albeit subjective, thoughts and feelings, creating their own tensions, shocks and turmoils that can cause an active phase of creating cell some plus by the thyroid to help it out - more cells = more action - instantly. A natural biological program is initiated automaticaly by our body, allowing extra cells to help out, to give us more digestive juices, to ratchet it up a notch or two, so we can grab faster and digest that "morsel" better and/or spit it out faster.
So, during this active phase (conflict / issue is being fully experienced and not yet resolved) there are more cells of this endodermic tissue of the thyroid produced to help out. One doesn't feel anything - no pain, no coughing, etc - maybe a bit more pep and vigor as all systems are on alert and help out - maybe some temperature changes - some sleeplessness - middle of the night awakenings - and those cold hands and feet.
When the issues or conflicts are resolved - the striving is no more and no more time is wasted on the conundrum and one feels that the whole grabbing or getting rid of the "morsel" business in a timely manner happens normally again and is of no concern and one is just fine with how things are, then one automatically goes into the healing phase. Those extra cells, that were helping us during our time of need, are now deemed redundant by our body. Then they are gently and unnoticeably removed by nature.
The extra tissue is removed by bacteria (yes, they have had a bad rap but are sometimes very useful, too) and fungus (also gets a bad rep and can also serve a valuable function), and remove the temporary extra tissue - a very natural biological procedure that happens more often than we noticed - mentioned here for educational purposes only... of course...
So, the thyroid cells that were created to enhance the thyroid's functioning during the "stressed" and challenging, active time are naturally decreased / gobbled up / eliminated by mycotoxins and fungus in this healing phase. In the healing process a tiny minute bit of extra thyroid tissue is removed as well. That occasional extra bit of tissue that is removed, is not an issue. Over the years this will be experienced in each of us differently.
The thyroid knows naturally how to be active and at it's best. When it is stressed it may receive a minute hormonal nudge from the pituitary (parts per million). Now the pituitary is told when to do the nudging with a hormonal nudge from the master conductor, the hypothalamus. When severe stress (PTSD, deep depression, deep grief, etc) is experienced, the hypothalamus and pituitary can have a few of the glandualr areas lock-down, diminish their effectiveness or act less responsibly... and be less alert and lively. So with the nudging a little thin, the thyroid is not getting the signalling as forcibly as it may need.
These are the two important elements that give the thyroid gland its possible slowness.
And now what to do?
The present day tests tell us if the thyroid gland is sluggish by the TSH test. The Thyroid Stimulating Hormone tells us if the tyhroid has been nudged. if that pituitary nudging hormone is found then we have proof! But what if the pituitary is having a bad year? Then the nudging is lower and falsely the thyroid looks un-nudged and okay. What if the hypothalamus is not signalling the pituitary and what if both the hypothalamus AND the pituitary are under the weather? Then the nudging is less and the thyroid looks "a liitle low"... we'll keep our eye on it... blah, blah, blah, etc... Think of a person going through the grief of losing a beloved parent, being fired from a very necessary job and being wrapped up in a divorce with legal action. Yet the thyroid TSH test could come back as "okay". At the same time, we need to know what pressure the adrenals are exerting, too.
So I'd take this TSH thyroid test with a grain of salt!
With proper live blood analysis one can see how healthy the thyroid itself is. Live blood nalysis cannot help with pinpointing the pituitary or hypothalamus state of activeness. But when these two (and possibly their friend the adrenals) are sluggish then we know that the thyrpid hormone is not as absorbed at the cellualr level. The thyrpid puts out about a teaspoon of hormonal fluid in a year!
Each part-per-million of thyroid hormone circulates to each cell in our body to assist with the metabolism of/with the mitochondria and depending on whose work you follow, it means that the thyroid hormone has to help anywhere from 64 to about 200 little mitochondrial furnaces in trillions of cells all of the time - 24 / 7. When all is well, then the T3 hormone is welcomed and the cell works at optimum. If the poor body that the cell is in is sr=tressed, then some of that T3 is turned back from the cell as RT3 (I call it Rejected T3). When Reverse T3 occurs, then less is going into the furnaces of the body's cells and a slightly lower body temperature ensues. This is easy to measure - a proper old-fashioned, shake-down mouth thermometer under the tongue for three minutes with one's mouth very sealed and closed. The body temperature says it all. Now one can see how well the other "stress" organs are allowing the thyroid hormone to work it's magic at the cellular level. A brilliant Dr Wilson has written his work up in a very easy-to-ready and comprehend fashion at http://www.wilsonssyndrom.com and the specific explanation for patients is at http://www.wilsonssyndrome.com/patients/ebook/. You'll have to do the reading and not leave it up to your GP. If you are unlucky, like me, you'll get two rolling eyeballs and the pronouncement that the TSH test is just fine and the pharmaceutical interventions are just fine and Wilson's Disease is a copper metabolism problem and unrelated.
So beware - there's a big difference between Wilson's Disease and Wilson's Syndrome. There is a also a big difference between the pharmaceuticals that replace the hormones (and render the thyroid asleep) that the thyroid uses as opposed to the natural supplements created to boost and heal an ailing thyroid.
A wonderful little tidbit - pregnancy tends to normalize and revitalize the hypothalamus and pituitary - when nothing else can! After pregnancy, the thyroid is known to be in much better shape - as the stimulating hormones are available again and can be effective.
When we have temperature readings that are low from out proper shake-down oral thermometers - below 98.8*F or 37*C then the explanation at Wilsonssyndrome.com have answers. Live Blood Analysis will add the state of your adrenals to the picture. Desiccated thyroid and adrenal hormone supplements will make a big difference to your energy. A tiny amount of pottasium iodide may be called for, too. T and T4 supplementation may also be called for. Armour's contained all of these elements and are now only available in the USA. Health Canada in it's wisdom has forbidden it (much to the joy of the synthetic thyroid pharmaceutical company's pleasure, no doubt). So now it comes into the country as "Thyroid" which works for now but is as strange as getting a supplement for diabetes called "pancreas"... one wonders...
Slower thyroids are sometimes seen as a function of aging (slower means slightly less hormone and/or a lower basal body temperature). This can be so - as we age we experience / accumulate life's adventures, stuggles and stresses, even huge ones.
Over a lifetime, these stresses can add up and if the active (unresolved times) and healing phases (resolved times) occur often, then the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenals can signal slowdown. When the thyroid needs to go through active and healing phases of grasping "morsels" and "spitting them out" like expressin and getting the storey out... then the thyroid goes through cycles of creatinng extra, helpful tissue, and removing tissue with each healing phase (and a bit more) - this can add up - little by little.
In the end, less thyroid tissue creates less thyroid hormone - and will be seen as a thyroid needing some supplementation. When this problem is severe, it is then called Hashimotos.
But we can see how different this is to having the other organs be unhappy and creating a low body temperture.
When the active and passive phases are infrequent over the years, then a bit of eroded tissue is not at all a need for medication - some extra natural supplementation can allow the ever so slightly less able thyroid to still function well. When well supported - kelp, atomidine, potassium iodide, Lugol's iodine (my personal opinion and shared only for educational reasons, of course) are the first items to use. Then natural glandular support is good to follow with.
Dr. Chris Lowthert, chiropractor, explains all of the above very succinctly:
"According to the New Medicine paradigm known as German New Medicine (see my previous blogs) what western medicine calls "disease" is clearly articulated as a biological program that is run by our very own innate intelligence in order to process shock conflicts that originate in the psyche, physically "register" in an area in the brain that corresponds with the nature of the conflict and which in turn manifests in the body at a location (typically an organ) that is controlled by that part of the brain. This way life (and death) events that appear too difficult to instantly accept get translated into biological events that the body is designed to process over time. This "translation" from the psyche to body in a sense "buys time" for the possibility of resolving the conflict.
"In the context of our evolution, the thyroid gland developed with the digestive system. This is evident today by the understanding that the thyroid gland was once an exocrine gland that excreted its hormones into the intestine. The digestive system derived from the endoderm germ layer, therefore, during the conflict active phase you will have tumor growth. The related biological conflict is related to a 'morsel'. The right side/'wing' of the thyroid is 'not being fast enough to "catch" a morsel'. The left side/wing of the gland is 'not being fast enough to "get rid of" the morsel.' Increased thyroid tissue in the conflict active phase will increase the organism's metabolism and this is the biological purpose of the thyroid tumor. The organism will experience hyperthyroidism. Once the conflict is resolved, the additional thyroid tissue is decomposed by the tuberculosis bacteria. If the organism stays in a hanging healing phase, they will develop hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's Disease.
"The thyroid ducts are derived from the ectoderm germ layer. Therefore, ulceration of the ducts will take place during the conflict active phase. The biological conflict of feeling powerless. 'My hands are tied. There is nothing I can do about the situation', 'something should be urgently done and nobody is doing anything about it!', 'I feel helpless.' The biological purpose of the widening of the duct is to allow more thyroxine to be delivered to the bloodstream to help the organism gain control by increasing the metabolism. Once the conflict is resolved, the organism moves into the healing phase and the ulcers are replenished. Thyroid cysts or tumors will be formed.
"As you can begin to see, the changes that take place at the organ level have important biological meanings that help the organism survive the unexpected biological conflict."
by Dr. Christopher Lowthert, DC, German New Medicine® Practitioner and Teacher
Some people, diagnosed with Hashimotos are not needing lifetime supplementation at all and just proper support during the healing phase. They should have been left alone and given time to sort out how not to activate the thyroid into overdrive again and again and again and to see if there are any emotional and habitual "tracts" that need healing help.
Some Hashimoto "sufferers" have both alternating hyper and hypo thyroid. Just like that, we are told! And why? There must be a weird little extra-terrestrial in there turning little knobs on and off! So someone with a need to make cell plus during a conflict can already have some encapslated cells on board and this will register as over active (temporarily) with existing "tumours" (read encapsulated calcified cell plus) on tests.
As we know, it has also been difficult for orthodox medicine to sort out what a real hypo thyroid. Now we can see this has been a mixed blessing.
All of this applies to the TISSUE of the thyroid gland. The tubuals inside the thyroid, the ducts, as opposed to the glandular tissues, are a different challenge and can be seen with symptoms such as goiters.
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Posted by JoeD93, 1 ReplyAbout a week ago, I met a guy from online for a one night thing. Before this encounter, I gave a hand job to a guy a few days before and he ejaculated on my hand (not worried about that), but before that the last time I did anything sexual was in... Read more »
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The other day I met a guy and we had mutual masturbation. I don't know his status. But after mutual masturbation we decided to try anal. So I put a condom on.
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The Robert James Frascino AIDS FoundationHello,QUESTIONS NEVER 'ANSWERD'!!!"??? Not true! I "ANSWERD" it! See below.Dr. BobHIV between two hiv-negative people?(HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES)Jul 2, 2007 is there a way hiv can develop through a... Read more »
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Tomorrow I'm headed to Sonoma for a wine tasting bachelorette party – believe it or not, I've spent most of my life in Northern California and never been wine tasting! So it should be a fun weekend, especially since it looks like we're rain free for the time being. It also got me thinking that I'd love to hear your best ideas for bachelorette and bridal shower celebrations – any favorite themes or games or places?
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Some links for your weekend!
Cinemagraphs are just about the coolest thing ever.
I'd love to attend a crawfish boil wedding shower, wouldn't you?
Whimsical Maui wedding.
Well-Groomed – a blog for the boys!
12 months of caramels, via Oh Hello Friend.
White charcoal pencils… I sense some DIY chalkboard projects in my future.
Stripes are in, even when it comes to popsicles.
Can you tell I'm loving watercolor wedding stationery?
I want this $6000 punch bowl. What? A girl can dream.
I was a guest judge! See the winners of Elizabeth Anne Designs' and The Sweetest Occasion's Inspired Creations contest today.
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You've probably seen photos from Lanie and Matt's gorgeous winter wedding around the interwebs, but I couldn't help sharing it with you here. The couple lucked out with a beautiful January day in Colorado, full of incredible details from the talented Lisa Vorce (and stunning photos by Aaron Delesie).
Lanie had long sleeves added to her Vera Wang dress, perfect for a snowy winter wedding. Little welcome bags included a note from the couple, pure vanilla extract, and the recipe for Matt's father's pancake recipe.
A candy buffet included chocolates and caramels, which guests could take home in little paper bags. There were also small glass bottles of root beer milk, one of Matt's favorite treats. Mindy Rice created uniquely beautiful centerpieces with cotton bolls, pine cones, and evergreens. Candles added a warm and cozy glow.
First Course: Olathe Corn Chowder with Lump Crab Croquettes / Second Course: Grilled Wild King Salmon with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Fingerling Potatoes, Haricots Verts and Chives or Ginger Soy Rack of Lamb with Sweet and Sour Eggplant, Bok Choy, Chili Beurre Blanc and Jasmine Rice
Elegant Winter Wedding in Colorado9 June 2011
Caroline and Cornelius's wedding was a true labor of love, with friends and family pitching in to make it all happen. From the S.S. Matrimony boat (below), to the flowers, to the hand-painted escort cards, everyone collaborated to create a lovely day, proving that simple can be beautiful, and that meaningful matters.
Caroline wore a pearl necklace that belonged to her grandmother.
A local musician played harpsichord for the ceremony.
The groom's sister hand painted escort cards and table "numbers," with images of local sea life. The cake was decorated simply with sugared fruit and edible flowers.
From the lovely bride:
Why did you choose this for your wedding? We focused on throwing a party similar to one we would actually throw under normal circumstances, just on a way bigger scale, which helped us to focus on what we really wanted (excellent food, excellent cake, excellent music, excellent family and friends) and strip away those elements that ended up feeling extraneous (such as favors, renting a photo booth, setting off fireworks, etc.). We made sure to stick to our everyday values in the decisions we made, such as hiring small, local businesses and being good hosts.
What was your favorite moment or part of the day? After the ceremony and pictures, we walked out onto the rocks, just to take a moment to check in with each other. We looked back and saw everyone smiling and waving at us – it was pretty breathtaking. It was also really special when our 10 year-old niece, fearlessly gave an incredibly thoughtful, articulate, and well spoken toast.
What advice do you have for other brides? Especially in the days leading up to your wedding, focus on taking care of yourself and enjoying yourself, despite the stress. And remember, there are things you just can't control! Trust that things will work out, although sometimes not exactly as you had planned (which is part of the beauty – some of the best things about our wedding were things we did not think about or plan for.) Also, go on a honeymoon!
Photography: Alexandra Roberts Photography / Venue: private home in Gloucester, Massachussetts / Bride's dress: Watters & Watters / Hair: Andrea Reid at Biyoshi Salon / Harpsichord: Frances Conover Fitch / Catering: Season to Taste / Cake: Cakes to Remember / Tent rental: The Event Company
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Photonics Technology Obninsk, Ltd
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Photonics Technology Obninsk is a private company founded by a group of Russian scientists and engineers with extensive experience in atmospheric optics research, laser sounding of the atmosphere, optical and laser instruments design and implementation. Our company profile is design and implementation of commercial instruments for air pollution monitoring in cities and ...
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Rigaku Raman Technologies, Inc. is a leading pioneer in portable and handheld Raman spectroscopy. We provide advanced analytical solutions that enable customers to achieve rapid, accurate results - at any time and in any place. From the evolution of handheld spectroscopy arrives Progeny™ - the first handheld Raman analyzer designed to be customizable for seamless ...
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We manufacture sampling accessories for FT-IR, NIR and UV-Vis spectrometers. Products include attenuated total reflectance (ATR), diffuse reflectance, specular reflectance, integrating spheres, polarization, micro-sampling, remote sensing, long-path gas cells, and a complete line of transmission accessories. Multiple products are available with optional heating and ...
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LumaSense Technologies A/S develops, manufactures and markets instruments for gas monitoring and for the assessment of thermal comfort. With the INNOVA branded range of Photoacoustic Gas Monitors based on the Infra-red (IR) Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (PAS) and Magneto Acoustic (MA) technology you are able to detect a wide range of gases with very low detection limit (PPB ...
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Welcome to InPhotonics, the market leader in fiber optic sampling probes and accessories for Raman spectroscopy. Several RamanProbeTM models are available for analytical, quality control, and process monitoring applications. We also specialize in rugged fiber optic Raman spectrometers for laboratory and field analysis.
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Spectrecology makes and sells optical detection instruments for field, lab and process applications. Key technologies include UV-VIS spectroscopy, optical oxygen and pH sensors for iphone and ipad, cuvettes, Raman spectrometers and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometers. Spectrecology is always flexible, we always back our products 100%, we provide the best technical and ...
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MANBAR TECHNOLOGY LTD is a well established representation and marketing company since 1989, specializing in scientific equipment for research and industrial applications, and equipment for test and measurement in the electrical high power industry. Our focus is aimed at analytical chemistry and electro-optical instrumentation, covering Ion Chromatography, Liquid ...
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Harvard Apparatus is the global leader in syringe pumps, infusion pumps, RS-232 controlled syringe pumps, high pressure syringe pumps and custom OEM syringe pumps and peristaltic pumps. Our pumps are used for mass spectroscopy, calibration, drug and nutritional infusions, microdialysis, dispensing, chromatography and LC/HPLC. Basically, you'll find our syringe pumps ...
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By Jets Insider.com Staff
November 1st, 2006
A: It was very difficult. I think what makes the decision harder is when you have time to think about it. First of all, I would like to thank the Jets, the entire organization, from Woody (Johnson) to Eric (Mangini) to Mike (Tannenbaum), Jared (Winley), the media, the entire PR department and my teammates.
I don't want to say dragged out, but it's been a long process. The longer something goes and the more you have time to sit with it, the type of person I am is that I naturally begin to think in reverse of what the obvious outcome should be. At the same time, I believe that that is what has helped my career be what it has been. At some point in time, that very same quality can begin to work against you, and I think that right now I'm catching it right where it was beginning to work against me.
When did you make this decision
A: Last night.
Q: Have you been running on the knee?
A: I've been running. To me it was funny; I think there were a couple of you who saw me the other day. Someone said it was like the spotting a ghost. My goal has been to stay out of your way and the team's way. I did not want to do anything to distract away from this team. So I've stayed as undercover as possible, and then I have done everything that I felt would be necessary for me to get back out on the field, up until last night. I sat in Eric's office, and I said, "Eric, you know what, I just need one last conversation with the doctors." I said, "I even know what they're going to say. I know what the outcome is." But for some reason I just wanted that last conversation.
Q: Where is your speed at this point?
A: My running is good, but it's not what it should be, and I'm honest with myself enough to know that. The thing that I personally feel worried about is I'm an instinctive guy, an instinctive runner. Once I get out there, just like any other time I've been in pain, the pain is not going to matter. What I do instinctively, I'm equipped with the information to know that that's probably going to jeopardize my future as a human being.
Q: What does this decision mean for the long run.
A: You know something, I've spoken to Eric and I asked him if I could be as honest and open ¬¬ well, honest is going to be a given, but as open and as free with information as possible, and he gave me that green light.
I don't know if it's even possible (to comeback). It hasn't been possible up to this point. I'm not looking forward to saying I'm going to definitely be back next year. It's a long stretch, I'll put it that way. That's the most honest answer I can give you.
I usually deal with things the way they are now, and with the information that I know about my future, it doesn't look like it's too bright as far as me having a further career. If that happens, great.
Q: Do you anticipate any further surgeries?
A: That was a large part of my decision. I knew that we could have waited until Tuesday, but I feel as though we've given this enough time. I'm right on that borderline of having to get more done, but there's a possibility that if I stop right now that I may not have to go through those procedures.
Q: After your surgery you were here at the complex a few days later and seemed to be walking on the knee with no problem. What happened between then and the spring to change everything? Did something change for the worst?
A: I don't think that it ever took a turn for the worst. I think it's always been what it has been, but the type of guy I am, the type of history that I have with injuries, we handled it according to that. The only difference is that this is something that's out of my hands. This is something that's beyond my threshold of pain. Do I think I can tolerate the pain and go out there and score a touchdown? Probably. That's just what I believe, but do I think that that's going to possibly hinder me from scoring a touchdown with my kids or running down the field with my kids? Yes.
Some of the things that have happened in my career have been nothing short of miraculous. Some of the injuries I've played with and some of the pain that I've been in, you guys would never realize it. This was one of those situations that it was just totally stupid for me to try that again.
Q: Now that we are speaking freely, it was reported that your condition is bone-on-bone. Is that accurate?
A: That's pretty much what it is.
Q: Did you play with this knowledge for a long time?
A: I played with it all last year. The way that I am is if I have an injury, regardless of how bad it is, I don't want to talk about it during the season unless it's something that I just can't get up and walk or unless my bone is sticking out my leg or something like that, very obvious. I'm going to push myself and stay away from all the distractions because I see them as distractions, all of the talk about how bad something is. I see it as distraction, and I don't like to think about it. So last year what it was, is I really played most of that year, since the second game, with a career ¬ending injury.
Q: Why did you play with the injury last year?
A: Well, because I've played with more pain before. At the end of the day, to you guys, from a logical standpoint, it might not make sense. But to everyone who plays football who actually puts on the equipment and the helmets and goes out there and plays, that's just life for us. That's just the way it is. It's not a matter of being logical about decisions all the time. But I'm at that point now where I have to be logical. I didn't make it worse. With the information that we've been given, after the surgery, it was what it was. Me playing on it, I know I didn't make it better.
Q: Was your condition bone-on-bone when you were injured in week two of 2005?
A: No, that's when the cartilage was torn. That's when the cartilage was torn. The cartilage was still in there, but the cartilage was torn. When we played Baltimore after that, what was amazing is that the exact same kick, exact same place, I got kicked again. I don't know exactly what it did after that, but I know that it felt worse.
Q: Will surgery help this condition?
A: I think this is as good as my knee gets, where it is right now. The doctor told me that I've tried everything. I've said, I know this seems like it's been a long process, but when you're coming to what could be the end of your career, you look at things differently and you approach things as patiently as possible.
Now, if I don't play, that's the thing, if I don't play, they're saying I have a chance to have a normal life. But if I do play, I can jeopardize that. One thing (Bill) Parcells told me, he said, "Son, I know the way you are." You know how he talks. You're probably going to push this issue until you can't push it no more, and that's what made you successful, but you need to be smart enough to know when to stop pushing.
Q: Why did you want to come back after such a severe injury?
A: I think that it's the fight in me. I think it's the leader that I am. I think that it's what I stand for, but I also like to stand for trying to be wise, and that's what I'm doing now. Before then it was all about my team, how can I help my team. This is the first time in my career I think that I've had to do something for me.
Q: How did you feel driving home last night after your conversations with Mangini and Tannenbaum?
A: You know something, a part of me felt relieved. A part of me felt relieved because I didn't have to, in this process, every day that I get up. Its like having to hope all over again that something will change today, something will happen that I'll feel better. After days and months and almost a year now, not too much has changed. I'm pretty good at accepting what is, and that is what I remember saying to Mike as I was leaving his office yesterday was, "You know, Mike, sometimes things just are, and it is what it is."
Q: Is it hard for you being forced out by injury rather than your own terms?
A: You know something, and this sounds kind of fairytale¬ish, but I've always felt a premonition in my mind that when it was time for me to stop, I would know. It would be something that basically forced me, that wasn't crippling. I can walk, and in the condition my knee is in and after what I've been through, knowing that was my last game, I'm grateful.
Q: Do you have any regrets for trying to come back?
A: You know, a lot of people say I don't have any regrets. I can't say I don't have any regrets, but I don't live with regrets, you know. The only thing that I didn't accomplish in my career that I wanted to accomplish, of course, was a Super Bowl ring, a championship. I have literally wanted to get back out this field ¬¬ it sounds modest, but I wanted to build from the practice squad. I almost wanted to go through all that again, and I was so focused on doing that. I told Eric, I want that practice squad player of the week. I felt if I could do that, that gave me the opportunity to start competing for the job of running back.
Q: Where do you go from here?
A: I think like a lot of athletes, something that I've never wanted to do was wait until my career was over to figure out what I was going to do, like what my retirement plan was. So since my seventh year in the NFL I started my retirement plan. So right now I'll probably be busier than I am playing football when I leave this building.
Q: Curtis, based on what you are telling us it seems you are retiring. Are you officially retiring?
A: No, I'm officially not playing the rest of this year. Retirement, you know, that may be the inevitable result. I just haven't gotten there yet. It's been a long process just getting to where we're at, the Reserve, PUP. I don't really understand the logistics of all that, I just know it's something I have to do right now.
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The fact that this isn't mentioned more when the topic of Buster comes up is criminal, it's borderline perfect and every gag pretty much works effortlessly. Buster is god.
Keaton shelved this movie for quite a while because he wasn't satisfied with it as his first solo project. It's a hoot, though. Keaton's prop comedy is front and center here, climaxing with an extended chase through a house loaded with trap doors and secret passages.
The first solo film that Buster Keaton directed and starred in was The High Sign, which was about a man who rigs a shooting gallery's bell so that he appears to be an expert shot. He's so convincing that a man hires him as a bodyguard and soon thereafter a gang of crooks called The Blinking Buzzard also insist that he work for them as a hit man to kill that man he's supposed to be protecting. Keaton himself was…
Probably the best Buster Keaton short I've seen so far, with the writing matching up to the stunts - I got nearly as many laughs from the intertitles as from the action for once! There's some great wordplay and one of the most impressive uses of alliteration I've ever seen.
The physical humour is top level too though, with Buster hired to protect and kill the same man, due to his (faked) prowess on the shooting range. Luckily for all…
"The brutal bungalow of the Blinking Buzzards, a bold bad bunch of blood-thirsty bandits who would break into a bank, blow a battleship to bits or beat up a blue eyed baby blonde."
This is undoubtedly one of Keaton's best shorts, but I can't say I'm in love with it. The story is well told and the final chase sequence was impressive, but I can't say I found it as funny as his other films. Keaton usually brings this kind…
Buster Keaton thought this unworthy to be his first independent two-reeler. I don't agree.
Definitely one of the better shorts, its a lot more plot heavy than most but also includes a huge amount of mechanical invention to build to a classic slapstick conclusion.
Buster tricks his way into a job at a shooting range which leads to jobs as both the bodyguard and the allocated killer of the town miser. Reading that my earlier claim that this one is more plot lead seems funny but it does actually contain some characterisation and a…
So energetic Buster nearly breaks the frame, and the casual toss of the hat over the shoulder onto the stand in the middle of a take is one of my favourite sights in the movies. He really was that good.
While it is heavier on plot than some of his other films, Buster squeezes in some laughs here. I was admittedly disappointed with the lack of visual comedy, but the last few minutes more than made up for the scarcity of comedy throughout.
Lots of really good elements and bits. Keaton becomes a member of random band of thugs and is tasked to kill some random dude. He also then unwittingly becomes that same dude's bodyguard. The best early bit is the contraption that Keaton builds to prove that he's a good shot. That's fine. But the real meat of the film and what makes it hilarious is the dollhouse finish, which is all of The Ladies Man and Tout va Bien right…
What gets me is that Keaton shelved this film for not being good enough. If I was a comedian or a filmmaker today, I'd sell my soul to make something half as great as The High Sign.
Most silent shorts are long on gags and short on plot -- character works in pawnshop, character climbs building, etc. --but here Keaton packs in an awful lot of locations and characters, and a not insignificant amount of story into nineteen minutes.


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I am wondering whether it is helpful or not if I give to my god a long list of places or regions with regard to how much rain and snow is required for each of them for each particular season of the year, and a long, long list of people who are suffering from poverty.
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This Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for Amish Sausage Balls is so versatile! Whether as a crowd-pleasing appetizer or as a robust main dish, the Amish country flavors come through as loud and clear as the sound of a horse and buggy coming down a country road.
Yields: 26 to 28 balls
Cooking Time: 30 min
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- 1 pound Italian sausage, casing removed
- 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
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- In a large bowl, combine sausage, bread crumbs, onion, and egg; mix well then form into 1/2-inch balls.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil; brown sausage balls 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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There's maybe a reason why the American crew of the U.S. cargo ship Maersk Alabama was able to retake the ship from pirates in the Indian Ocean yesterday: Captain Richard Phillips and his second-in-command, Shane Murphy, were both trained in antipiracy tactics, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Phillips and Murphy are both graduates of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where Murphy's father teaches a course in anti-piracy tactics. The academy has been training cadets for two years in these tactics in anticipation of the time -- almost inevitable, academy leaders said -- when a U.S. vessel would be boarded by pirates. Officials there said the incident illustrates the importance of such work.
"Today the issue of how to protect that oceangoing commerce went from the academic course we teach here to reality TV for America," said Adm. Rick Gurnon, a former Navy pilot who serves as the academy's president.
Among the mysteries of Wednesday's assault was how the crew managed to regain control of the vessel. There's only so much an unarmed commercial ship can do. Measures include forming convoys under naval escort, steaming at high speed, and stationing crew members on deck to make it appear that the vessel is ready to repel boarders.
It's believed the crew thwarted the pirates' attempt to commandeer the ship by disabling it.
Sometime during the crews' retaking of the ship, Phillips was taken hostage by the pirates, who fled in the cargo ship's lifeboat, leaving Murphy the ship's skipper. Phillips' sister-in-law, Lea Coggio, told the Associated Press that he surrendered himself to the pirates to secure the safety of his crew. The pirates holding Phillips are currently in a standoff with a U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Bainbridge, reports the LATs. FBI hostage negotiators have also joined the effort to help the Navy negotiate Phillips' release, the AP reports.
By all reports, Phillips is unharmed.
Coggio described Phillips as "smart, easygoing, laid-back," telling the LATs that she "wouldn't be a bit surprised if he's having a relaxed conversation right now with the pirates."
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"Diggy Diggy Hole" Is a popular catchphrase used by YouTuber BlueXephos better known as the Yogscast. They have many game commentaries, but this certain one comes from when they're playing Minecraft[1].
This meme started when Simon and Lewis (The Yogscast) Started the "Shadow of Israphel" series on their Youtube account and in "Shadow of Israphel" Part 8, Simon (Honeydew) Broke out into a little song about his avatar being a dwarf and it digging a hole while they were trying to recover the remains of a gaurd tower underground. If you skip to 10:07 in the video, you can hear Simon (Honeydew) singing the song.
"Diggy Diggy Hole" It is mostly notable to Yogscast fans but it's widely known to everyone alse as just "catchy and fun." Since started, this meme has grown expadentially but is finally calming down a little, even though it is still widely popular.
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Other fan animations were made and grew popular. YOGSCAST: Diggy Diggy Hole Animation made Mar 29, 2011, before the one BlueXephos uploaded, has almost 2 million views.
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