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Poll: Ohio voters shift in favour of removing equal marriage ban 3
1:25 PM — A new poll has shown that, since approving a constitutional ban on equal marriage in 2004, more than half of residents of the US state of Ohio now support equal marriage.
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US: Evangelical megapastor comes out in support of equal marriage 19
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Scottish Government responds to claims that same-sex marriage will lead to Star Wars inspired Jedi marriages 30
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US: Supreme Court to release same-day audio recordings from equal marriage cases 4
1:46 AM — In an unexpected move, the US Supreme Court is to release same-day audio recordings of oral arguments given in the two cases around equal marriage, which are due to be taken on next week.
19th March 2013
John McCain's daughter: 'Being a Republican who supports gay marriage is a b*tch' 12
7:09 PM — The daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain says that "being a Republican who supports gay marriage is a b*tch."
Finland: 50,000 sign petition in one day forcing lawmakers to consider equal marriage 11
3:40 PM — After taking just one day to gather 50,000 signatures on a petition in order to force lawmakers to consider an equal marriage bill, pensioners delivered the petition to parliament.
Poll: 53% of Americans support equal marriage 3
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US: Poll shows support for nationwide same-sex marriage is at an all-time high 2
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18th March 2013
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4:49 PM — A 12-year-old in California has written a letter to a Supreme Court justice, urging him to strike down Proposition 8, the state-wide ban on equal marriage.
Video: Hillary Clinton comes out in support of equal marriage 39
3:29 PM — The former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has officially announced her support for equal marriage in a moving speech in which she calls moves towards equality "breathtaking and inspiring".
John McCain: I won't be changing my mind when it comes to opposing equal marriage 20
12:10 PM — John McCain says he doesn't think he'll be following the lead of fellow Republican Senator Rob Portman, who stunned so many last week when he announced his support for equal marriage.
Australia: Liberal MP predicts Coalition will 'evolve' to support marriage equality 6
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Right Side Abdominal Pain
I have a pain in my right lower abdominal, it's been hurting for the past 5 days. I woke up with it and it has not gone away, the pain does fluctuate. It really hurts when pushed on. Some times the pain is so intense I don't want to move. I'm almost guessing it is gas pain from what my research has said. I don't want to go the Dr. but at the same time the pain is high. Anyone have an home remedies?
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I found out the results and it was a ruture ovarian cyst. CT Scan showed fluid. Glad to hear it wasn't really bad. Thanks again!
I am overwhelmed by the caring responses! Well... I did go to the Dr. yesterday and the Dr. was so convinced that I was going in to have my appendix removed that she started calling the hospital. She decided to wait on that and get a CT Scan to be positive. The CT Scan showed it was NOT my appendix! I was told to go home, the Dr. needed to talk to the radioligist, and then the Dr. would call me. She never called me back!! I called and they said they would leave her a message... still no call. So this morning I called and of course she is out today, they said a different Dr. could call me back but they had no idea when...?? I have some more research to do about the gall bladder, but I want to thank everyone for their concern and opinions!! IF i ever get to the bottom of this I will let all of you know what is the cause of my pain! THANK YOU MOMS :)
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S.B. answers from Denver on April 09, 2008
It could be gallstones. GallBladder attach gives pain i right side. Sometimes nausea. Could be cyst on ovary. Do not delay.
Go to doctor. S.
A.L. answers from Boise on April 09, 2008
This sounds like appendicitis to me. There will eventually be serious problems if it goes untreated. Please go to the doctor.
C.N. answers from Boise on April 08, 2008
Hi, go to the doctor, it could be something serious, since its lasted so long, gas doesn't usually last that long. You are worth it!!!
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V.W. answers from Salt Lake City on April 08, 2008
You have many things that could cause pain on your right side of your abdomen. Don't underestimate what your doctor COULD do for you. A lot of the time if it is your appendix you will also have flu-like symptoms (throwing up, nausea). But you might also NOT have that. You most likely have an ovary over there, you have intestines that weave and wind their way through your abdomen.... what I'm trying to say here is just go to the doctor. If he doesn't think it is anything serious THEN use the home remedies!! Aloe drinks are great, you may be stressed, try some vitamin B. From personal experience with an intense gal bladder attack (that I did NOT go to the dr for, but the pain meds they give for that often don't work anyway) and appendicitis that I DID go to the ER for and was nearly sent home because the pain didn't 100% match appendicitis. I stayed after waiting for two hours clutching my puke bucket and wanting to die then by the time they got me in to a room, I was nearly pain free, but after my CAT scan, they discovered that my appendix DID need removed! It was tucked away in the folds of my intestines and that is why it didn't hurt quite so bad. It would have eventually exploded and of course, THAT is much worse than just going to the dr and getting it checked out. Better safe than sorry. Even if you don't have health insurance!
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J.P. answers from Salt Lake City on April 08, 2008
Christy, sounds like a lot of people are saying appendix. Do you have any other symptoms like nausea, vomitting, pain so bad you have to put heat on it? I also have bad pains around ovulation, but that lasts about a day. Usually you can tell if its an appendix, if you stretch out your right hand, put your thumb on your belly button and your pinky on your hip bone, where your middle finger is touching is your appendix. If that is where your pain is, get to the doctor imediately. Get better quick!
M.M. answers from Salt Lake City on April 08, 2008
You should probably have your pain checked out by a doctor if it is still bothering you. It sounds like it could be appendicitis. It can be really serious if your appendix ruptures.
K.R. answers from Pueblo on April 08, 2008
Dear Christy,
Sometimes life just doesn't give you the option of NOT seeing a doctor. The pain you are experiencing is your body giving you a major warning sign that things aren't right. Are you funning a fever? You might have ovarian cysts, which can burst, or a hot appendix, which can do likewise. I know that in thiese tight economic times no one wants to spend money needlessly, but you owe it to 14 year old and to your fiance to take care of yourself! Waiting until things explode internally and having to go to the emergency room and psossibly face emergency surgery would be both more expensive and more dangerous than a trip to the doctor to determine the extent of the problem. I strongly urge you to seek medical help immediately. It's always best to face situations you can control than to wait until the situation controls you and you have no choice.
R.D. answers from Grand Junction on April 08, 2008
I'm big on home remedies, I really am, but this one doesn't sound like a home remedy situation. It sounds like you could have appendicitis. Here's what my medical dictionary says about it (I'm an RN).....appendicitis is an inflammation of the vermiform appendix, usually acute, which if undiagnosed leads rapidly to perforation and peritonitis. The most common sympton is constant pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Other symptoms can be vomiting and a low grade fever (99-102). Treatment is appendectory. If you delay, the appendix can rupture and fecal matter then is released into the peritoneal cavity. Hopefully, this in not what you have. It's important for you to have this checked out by a doctor. This is nothing to delay if it is appendicitis. Better safe than sorry!
J.F. answers from Denver on April 08, 2008
Christy-GO GET IT CHECKED. I did not have an normal symptoms for my appendix. I walked around with it ruptured for a week. Luckily my intestines were close enough togeather that all of the posion gathered in a ball about the size of a softball. When the doctor decieded to do explority surgery and had me out he could really push on my belly and felt the lump. He almost did not do that and was going to cut in that area. I would have died on the table.
Have you had any diaherria prior to this, are you running a fever? Can you stand up straight? I lost 30lbs that week and could not stand up straight. Don't mess around with this.
One of my new clients told me she had jsut about the same thing. Pain only. She hurt so bad that she would go into the bathroom at work and lay on the floor and cry. She finally went to the doctor and had the posion removed and what was left of her appendix.
Please be careful.
K.L. answers from Salt Lake City on April 08, 2008
no remedies but it could be your appendics.
D.K. answers from Denver on April 08, 2008
Do you have a fever or loss of appetite. Also throwing up is a sure sign of appendicitis. I would go and get it checked out just to rule out anything major.


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As Johanna's unofficial field reporter, I went to the "Manga to Anime: Astro Boy to Spirited Away" seminar at Freer Galley of Art in Washington, DC, Saturday, April 21. The seminar is part of the Smithsonian's Japan WOW! program that is exposing Americans to various aspects of Japanese culture and will host events through June of this year. The event was from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a fee of $45 ($30 for Smithsonian members). There were about 75 people in the audience.
The seminar was divided into three sessions. The morning session ran from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM and was a Q& A with three Japanese guests. The afternoon session ran from shortly before 2:00 PM until about 3:15 PM and was a presentation by Susan J. Naiper, Ph.D. The final session was more Q&A with all guests, including Dr. Napier, that ran until about 4:30 PM. (Unfortunately, I didn't arrive until 10:41 AM due to delays with the DC Metro system and so didn't get the name of the questioner for the Q&A sessions.) Instead of trying to duplicate the Q&A format, let me share of some of the more interesting comments made by the guests. In the interest of full disclosure, the citations below are not exact quotes but paraphrases of what was said.
The first guest was Mitsuhisa Ishikawa. He is the CEO and President of the anime company Production IG, best known in America for their work on the Ghost in the Shell franchise and providing the animated sequence in Kill Bill.
Quentin Tarantino has always loved anime. He saw two of our films, Ghost in the Shell and Blood: The Last Vampire. Quentin came to our studio by himself without any announcement or appointment. This is not easy because our studio is an hour outside of Tokyo. We didn't know who he was or that he was really 'the' Quentin Tarantino. The anime sequence in Kill Bill is very violent. Quentin told us to consider the show like it was from outer space and to make the sequence as violent as possible. So the staff listened to him and the more we listened the more we thought Quentin was from outer space.
When I look at Spiderman I see the anime influence. Sam Raimi said he was influenced by the anime Nausicaa. I like the cross-culture influences and how they stir up creativity.
I try to make anime with a good mix of 2D and 3D animation. Facial expressions are best shown using 2D and motion is best shown using 3D.
The tendency of Japanese companies coming to the US is to expand by building franchises. Production IG doesn't want to do that. We want to expose the US to Japanese animation; that is the focus of our office in Los Angeles.
When you compare the male audience to the female audience, males fall in love with the world and the details of the world. If it's a robot anime, males want to know the details of the how the robot works and want to buy the toys. Females fall in love with an individual character and not the whole cast. Take the J-Pop group Smack, women like one singer of the group and not all. You need to focus on the characters if you want to reach a female audience.
The second guest was Monkey Punch. He is most famous for creating the manga that launched the Lupin III franchise. He is also one of the founders and current President of the Digital Manga Association.
Thirty to thirty-five years ago manga was unpopular in the US. I attended the San Diego Comic Convention and was told by the attendees that they didn't like the art style of manga. I went back to Japan and discussed this with the other creators. In 1980, a group of about 10 artists including myself and Osamu Tezuka went to the San Diego Comic Convention and did publicity for manga. This event helped to make a difference in manga popularity in America. Frederick Schodt's book Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics also helped in changing the US opinion of manga.
I'm currently teaching university courses on how to write manga. I have about 200 students and they all want to be professional manga writers. But the reality is that only one is good enough to become a professional. I would love all them to make it, but that is impossible. I try to treat each student the same, even if they aren't going to make it. Because even if they don't become professional manga writers, they might work in another capacity in the manga business and this knowledge of manga writing will help them. Now that the Japanese government is recognizing the value of manga, my course may help them even if they end up working for the government.
I was influenced by American comics, especially MAD and Mort Drucker. Many manga creators are influenced by the American and European comics. The best creators blend the western styles while staying true to the Japanese spirit of comics.
My generation [Monkey Punch is 70] grew up looking to the US and the high production value of their movies and comics. My generation saw Hollywood as its mentor. Hearing that Americans are copying the Japanese comic style makes me long for the days when they were setting the standard. I wish Americans had more confidence to continue to produce great works of their own.
The fan's response to my work is very important. I try to listen and respond to what fans are saying about my work. In Japan there is a voting system of popularity in the magazines, so you worry when your work isn't popular. I try to make the story more interesting or sexualize the women more to keep the popularity up. Since my money is from the fans, I have to ensure that I make them happy.
The third guest was Ryuhei Kitamura. He is the director for such live action films as Versus and Azumi. He is currently working on the movie adaptation of Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train.
I went and learned filmmaking in Australia. I wanted to be a manga artist but couldn't draw. I wanted to be an animator but liked to chase women too much. So I became a live action film director.
In Japan the creators of manga write their stories with the audience in mind. They know the pace of the readers and they know where to put cliffhangers to keep the audience coming back. Anime has had this experience to draw on. Japanese live action didn't have a similar experience to drawn on, so Japanese live action films are still learning how to pace stories.
The big turning point in making anime and magna popular in the US was how the Matrix used Ghost in the Shell as a model. This opened people's eyes to anime and manga. Hollywood movies are very important for spreading awareness. When I made a live action film based on the manga Azumi, I did it with a Road Warrior feel, even though the manga was very traditional. This swapping of ideas increases the audience.
I try to make movies for myself and my fans. All my films must connect to the fans. If my movies stop connecting to the fans then I'll quit. I try to stay in tune with what fans want and pick my films based on what the fans want to see. I believe in the power of the fans.
The final guest was Susan J. Napier, Ph.D. She is the author of the book Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, Updated Edition: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation. She was one of the first, still one of the few, American academics to write seriously about anime and manga. Dr. Napier gave a lecture titled "Japan's Floating World: Art, Manga, & Anime." (Floating world is a reference to the 17th and 18th century court culture of Edo (modern day Tokyo). It is said that fashions rose and fell like the tides.) The lecture began with the historical antecedents to modern manga such as the monk scrolls of the 10th and 11th century and the 19th century woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai.
There are three modes of anime. 1) Apocalyptic – This is a theme common in late 20th century American films as well. The Japanese islands are very vulnerable to fire, earthquakes, and tsunamis. This vulnerability is seen in early Japanese literature. Also, the memories of Nagasaki and Hiroshima are still very vivid to the Japanese imagination. There can be hope in apocalyptic literature, since some apocalyptic literature talks of the a renewed or restored world after the great cataclysm. Examples of anime in this mode are: Akira, Nausicaa, Evangelion, and Barefoot Gen. 2) Elegiac – This is a lament for someone or something that has been lost. This has not been a prevalent theme in American art, but we see it more in post 9/11 America. Examples of anime in this mode are: Ghost In the Shell, Grave of the Fireflies, and Totoro. 3) Carnivalesque – A theme we are familiar with in the West. In America, we see this theme in the Mardi Gras celebration, a time to cut loose. People can hide behind masks and do crazy things. It serves as a release valve for society. Example of anime in this mode are: Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, and scenes of Spirited Away.
What are the qualities of anime that attract American viewers? Differences:
- there is no guarantee of a happy ending
- a lack of black and white moral dichotomies
- the themes of sacrifice, deep emotion and sentimental romance not common in American literature
- coolness of the look/design
- the use of action, sexuality and imagination
- the realness of anime – how the stories seem to reflect actual people, events, and problems we encounter in our life
- identification fantasy – the way we feel we can relate to the characters and their situations
- stories that deal with coming of age, generational problems, adventures, romances, and comedies
I'm interested in the subject of fan power. Japan is promoted by fan power. The global image of Japan is going from a hardware giant to a software giant. I'd also like to know how the otaku culture in Japan effects the anime and manga companies. I've heard that companies are making products directly marketed to the otaku instead of the general population.
After the three sessions were over, there was still a half hour left for the audience to personally meet the guests. All four guests were very gracious in talking to their fans and in giving autographs and sketches, and they even posed for pictures.
Overall, I enjoyed the seminar. (I got a sketch and autograph from Monkey Punch!) My only complaint was the ticket price to attend. $45 is very steep for a one-day event. The week previous (Saturday the 14th) the Freer Gallery had an anime marathon as part of the Cherry Blossom festival. The director Satoshi Kon was there in person to present his two films and to answer audience questions. This event was free to the public. The low audience for last Saturday's seminar is a direct result of the high price tag for the event. Hopefully in the future the Smithsonian will make events of this type more affordable.
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Ed, you're famous!
I know we discussed this at the store the Wednesday after the event but it was still a good read. Thanks for the extra effort!
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05/10/2007 at 8:31 PMTommy, thanks. Now if I can just work my fame into a book deal and some tv cameo, I'll be set for life.
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Dan Murray visits Nagoya
So I was lucky and got the chance to meet in person someone I've 'known' online for several years.
He's in Japan (Osaka) visiting family and made a quick trip over to see me here in Nagoya. We didn't do anything exciting, and still, I had a great time visiting with him and treating him to some top-notch Ramen done right
It was really great finally meeting in person and I'm looking forward to getting together with him again some time.
Here are a couple of pictures, just snapshots I took.
It was not really much time, but I'm glad we could get together.
Thanks, Dan, for making the trip over!
UPDATE: So, have I been found out? Did the real Dan Murray actually visit? It seems new photos have surfaced casting doubts upon the validity of my earlier photos. These photos provided by a secret agent, code name Question Lion:
HINT: click this four-shot photo in the rows above to get more on that story…


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Any time a broadcast outlet adds new programming, it's an opportunity for new perspectives and opinions to be aired. So it's disappointing when "new" offerings turn out to be the same old thing. A case in point is MSNBC, which has recently added two new shows to its political lineup, and reformatted another. And what will viewers get to see? In one move MSNBC will add Oliver North as a co-anchor of Equal Time. North will join Cynthia Alksne, a former federal prosecutor who shows up on the cable channel as a Clinton defender during the station's nearly round-the-clock scandal coverage. (For a glimpse into North's past, check out the classic Extra! article "Censored News: Oliver North & Co. Banned From Costa Rica.")
This is a familiar format to viewers grown accustomed to the pairing of rabid right wingers with tepid centrists supposedly representing the left.
Those looking for a even a single, lefty counterweight on the right-listing MSNBC will take no comfort from the new show following Equal Time: McLaughlin Special Report, which features overexposed reactionary John McLaughlin. And if that's not enough, Watch It!, starring the conservative Laura Ingraham, has also been added to the MSNBC's daytime lineup. So much for "new" perspectives at MSNBC.
If you have an opinion on MSNBC's idea of "new" programming, why not share it with them? You can e-mail them at: email@example.com.
You can also call NBC News President Andrew Lack at (212) 664-4611. Let them know if you think a little diversity in their lineup would be a welcome change.


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Finding a natural solution
Cycling is a simple pleasure, on that we can all agree. But did you know that bolstering your brain, your body and the environment is as easy as riding a bike? You've heard of "super foods?" Well, biking is "super fitness." Commuting by bike instead of car for just 30 minutes a day can make a profound difference in not only your health, but the health of your entire community. Read on to become inspired to make pedal-pushing a part of your daily routine. Then visit My City Bikes to find your nearest local cycling app with beginner-friendly rides.
Commuters who bike are exposed to fewer toxic pollutants, such as benzene and NO2, than those who commute by car or bus. Many potential bike commuters are concerned that being on the road and out of a car means more exposure to air pollution, but studies show the opposite is true. Cyclists are exposed to less pollution than passengers in motor vehicles.
During its lifetime on the road each car will produce nearly 1.3 billion cubic yards of polluted air and scatter an additional 40 pounds of worn tire particles, brake debris and worn road surface into the atmosphere. Swap that car out for a bike—even just one day a week—and you're saving yourself and the people living in your community from a significant amount of emissions and toxic particles.
Riding a bike at a moderate speed burns about 472 calories per hour, while driving the same distance burns just 148 calories per hour. Commuting by bike is a green way to get your daily exercise while moving from Point A to Point B.
Commuters who opt for a bicycle instead of a car tend to have healthier levels of key cardiovascular health markers such as HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, regardless of how much exercise they do the rest of the day. Biking is also a low-impact activity, which makes it a safe choice for those with joint issues or arthritis.
One of the most common side effects of biking regularly is appreciating your surroundings in a whole new and positive way. Trade rush hour traffic for a round trip bike ride and you'll be in for a pleasant surprise! A 30-minute round trip bicycle commute is associated with better mental health, and multiple surveys of bike commuters have found that they were more satisfied with their commute if they cycled than if they drove or took transit—even in the winter months!
My City Bikes is the official beginner biking resource. The public-health project benefits communities across the U.S. by providing simple mobile resources that support and encourage cycling. Whether for fun, fitness or transportation, My City Bikes is a definitive guide to each participating community's biking opportunities. Visit mycitybikes.org.
Handmade Gatherings author and potluck-thrower extraordinaire Ashley English offers these tips for a perfectly wonderful (and laid-back) group get-together.
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Without question, I have found guests rally and truly bring their A-game when a potluck has a theme. Whether you look to the seasons for ideas ("Apples", "Winter Citrus"); turn to an international cuisine or region ("Mediterranean", "India"); or simply use a concept ("Burger/Hot Dog Buffet"), having a cohesive theme creates a unified meal.
This way, even if a theme has been carved out, you'll avoid overlap and repetition. Everyone loves hummus, but a Mediterranean-themed potluck composed of nothing but the beloved bean dip makes for a one-note meal.
Inevitably, someone will leave their dish at home or not have time to cook. There might also be the guest that helps themselves a bit too abundantly before others down the line can get to a particular dish (this is especially true of children). As the host, be sure to have some extra cheese and crackers or pickles, or even an entire extra dish of your contribution, to the meal on hand. You don't have to create a back-up of the full meal (it's a potluck, after all), but you don't want to leave anyone hungry.
For a delicious soup recipe from Ashley check out Butternut Squash Soup Recipe with Herbed Cider. Learn more about her mountain homestead in Gathering Together: Building a Homestead in North Carolina.
Imagine yourself trekking through the Amazon with your eyes peeled for signs of exotic wildlife. Or maybe you're hiking up a mountain and taking in the breathtaking views. Earth's natural wonders offer infinite possibilities to travelers. Seeing these marvelous places is one aspect of ecotourism, but ecotourism involves much more than enjoying nature's beauty. Here are some things you should know about this responsible form of travel.
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The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) defines ecotourism as, "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." A host of principles and actions fall under the umbrella of that definition. Some of the principles involve increasing environmental and cultural awareness, financially helping conservation efforts and minimizing the environmental impact of travel.
There are three keys to successful ecotourism:
Responsible Travel
Responsible travel is a broad idea, and the ways to apply it are endless. Paying the entrance fees for parks and hiring travel guides helps sustain local areas and the people who care for them. You can choose to search for public transportation options instead of renting a car. Pick up trash when you see it on the ground. If you have a choice between staying at a hotel or at a campsite, opt for the campsite.
Environmental Conservation
When you think of helping conserve the environment, you might first think of the world's untamed areas, but you can act as an ecotourist even if you're traveling to a metropolis. City parks do more than provide a place for residents to get some fresh air and throw bread crumbs at birds. Such parks help sustain the area's ecosystem, so by obeying park rules and viewing the parks as natural refuges and not urban decorations, you're embracing the spirit of ecotourism.
Promoting the Welfare of Local People
One aspect of what makes ecotourism special is that it takes into account not only plants and animals but people, as well. Goodnature.nathab.com points out, "Local people are the key stakeholders in ecotourism areas… For ecotourism to work, it must benefit the key stakeholders for they will be the long-term conservationists of the forests, savannas, or coral reefs. The loggers will become re-foresters, the hunters will become wildlife guides, and the fishermen will become dive guides."
Hence, by connecting with local people and supporting their ecotourism-related businesses, you contribute to the long-term wellness of natural beauty.
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The history of ecotourism stretches back centuries, even though the word itself is only a few decades old. Think of Charles Darwin, who traveled to the Galapagos Islands in the 1830s so he could learn more about nature. Not long after that, Alfred Russel Wallace embarked on a scientific adventure in the Amazon River basin.
From these historical examples, it's easy to see that ecotourism is about more than letting nature captivate the senses. It's about learning and appreciating the splendors of the planet.
Most modern travelers recognize how important ecotourism is. In fact, about 75 percent of travelers want to take vacations that are more eco-responsible.
Can embracing ecotourism really help the planet? After all, most families only take one or two vacations every year. Yes, ecotourism does help. The United Nations Environment Programme brings up some of the negative environmental impacts of tourism, which include draining natural resources, polluting the air and water, and even polluting an area's aesthetics because of a growing demand for over-the-top resorts.
By taking vacations that focus more on nature's beauty than on wasteful luxuries, tourists shake hands with the planet rather than pummel it. For example, you might want to bring several bottles of water with you when you go for that day hike. If you bring reusable bottles instead of disposable plastic ones, you reduce landfill waste and set a good example for other travelers. If enough people take environmentally responsible action, it can affect the mentality of the entire tourism industry.
The world has more natural wonders in it than anyone could explore in a lifetime, but that shouldn't stop you from seeing all you can. Be an eco-tourist and help out the planet while you explore its stunning beauty.
Veganism is bigger now than ever. With many upset over the controversial practices in factory farms, as well as general shifts in lifestyle choices, people are switching to plant-based diets by the numbers. According to the Vegetarian Resource Group's 2011 Poll, 2.5 percent of the United States is vegan.
While the benefits of veganism are significant, making the dietary shift is daunting for most people. However, since over eight million Americans are vegan, there are excellent resources available. Some of the handiest resources are vegan-focused food blogs. With relatable personal stories, helpful tips, and arsenals of easy recipes, here are some of the most inspirational and useful vegan blogs on the Internet today.
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Post Punk Kitchen began as a self-produced T.V. show. Although only six shows ever aired, PPK creator, Isa Chandra Moskowitz now blogs about her vegan recipes. She has a quirky voice and tons of drool-worthy recipes. The blog is laid out quite well with user-friendly recipe categories, main ingredients, and even links to helpful vegan websites.
Isa's recipes are easy-to-follow and would likely make any meat-eater salivate. Creations like Breakfast nachos made with a cashew cheese sauce and avocado salsa show off her ability to turn a traditionally meat and cheese-laden dish vegan. Another recipe that'd satisfy a new vegan is her Buffalo Chickpea Pitas with Ranch.
Whether you're into Thai, Italian, Mexican, or American cuisine, Isa has tons of delicious recipes that you'll want to make. There's also a forum on her site too, where fellow vegans share stories on making the lifestyle change, creating recipes, and learning about new trends in the vegan world.
The Happy Herbivore is especially valuable for new vegans since its creator shares her journey to becoming vegan and provides amazing additional resources like weekly meal plans and an extensive vegan Q&A fact sheet. From locating hard-to-find vegan ingredients to properly saving leftovers, Lindsay answers over 100 questions that any new vegan will have.
Lindsay isn't only concerned with eating vegan, though. She's focused on maintaining a low-fat diet too. All of her recipes are made without oil and added fats and she strives to cook with low salt content too. With low-fat vegan recipes like Cajun Chickpea Cakes, Black Bean Brownies, and Butternut Squash Soup, she provides endless ideas on simple, good-for-you vegan food.
The Vegan Woman (TVW) is an all-inclusive website for recipes, gardening practices, vegan-designed gym work-outs, and even vegan-approved hygiene routines. The site truly encompasses every aspect of the lifestyle. As a new vegan, this should be your go-to guide for just about everything vegan.
The site is aesthetically appealing too. You won't have any trouble finding the tips and tools you need since it's divided up with categories like "Vegan Family," Vegan Gal," "Home and Gardening," "Food and Recipes," and "Mind and Body." With articles on everything from picking the right toothpaste to cooking vegan for your newborn, you'll find a wealth of vegan information.
Similar to TVW, Vice is another awesome site with a library of articles for vegans. Like TVW, Vice CEO Shane Smith ensures that every article on the "Munchies" section is relevant to its readers. A great example is this article about vegetarian children.
The Vegan Stoner is a uniquely funny blog for vegans. It's the blog you should turn to when everything else seems just too serious. Recipes are at the forefront and come in a fun, easy-to-read format. Under every recipe you'll spot one beautifully composed close-up of the dish and then, you'll spot what makes the blog unique. There are children's book-style cartoon pictures of every ingredient you'll need for each recipe.
While the blog has lots of character, it's also quite practical for the new vegan. The recipes are simple. You won't have to know much about cooking to prepare dishes like Pineapple Pizza, Bell Pepper Gnocchi, and Coconut Pot Pie. Every recipe has less than 10 ingredients and less than 10 steps. The last step is always, "Munch." Simply put, the blog is easy, friendly, and downright irresistible.
Fat Free Vegan Kitchen comes to you with a delightful index of appetizers, condiments, desserts, sandwiches, breads, and so much more. Author Susan Voison has been vegan for over 10 years so needless to say, she really knows her stuff. However, with that said, her blog features a number of simple recipes for the brand-new vegan.
Susan offers great "replacement" recipes for those non-vegan foods you'll probably still crave. Cheesy Cauliflower Sauce, Vegan Mushroom Gravy, Bean Breakfast Sausage Patties, and Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake are just some of the delicious creations you can find on her blog.
Fat Free Vegan Kitchen offers readers a "Recipe Box," which allows one to register with the blog and add their favorite recipes to the box so that they're always easy to find. Susan also includes how-to tips for the transitioning vegans like how to store food and how to make homemade tofu.
Owned by a professional baker and bakery owner, C'est La Vegan is a delightful sweet ending to any "Best of" blog list. Kim shares incredibly decadent desserts in the form of cake, candy, cookies, and truffles. While she includes many savory creations on her blog, the dessert recipes definitely steal the show.
Kim is relatable for new vegans because she's honest about her recipe mistakes. She always explains how she'd do the recipe differently. She also borrows recipe ideas from other sources and clearly explains how she's modified them for vegan consumption. Her videos are worth watching too. She is thorough and explains ingredient choices in terms of nutrition, price, and simplicity.
Maybe you're going vegan for health reasons or perhaps, you've had enough with the meat industry. Regardless of your motivation, you're certainly going to feel better. Yet, going vegan isn't a cakewalk. It takes self-control, patience, and knowledge to transition. Luckily, these blogs and many more will help you along the way.
Miles Young is a freelance writer, designer and outdoorsman. He's worked as a roof contractor and part-time engine mechanic. He spends his free time fishing and tinkering in his garage. You can follow him on Twitter @MrMilesYoung.
We all know it's true: the Earth simply can't keep up with us. We waste and continue to produce, stripping the natural resources and filling dumps with manmade garbage. What can we do about it?
Well, there are several app designers looking for better solutions that fit into our everyday lives. Free and ready to help you conserve, these green apps make your phone the perfect environmental sidekick (though, you might have to get more data to check out all the great ideas here).
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Junk mail is the commercial ads, letters, and flyers no one wants, yet it continues to flow through our mailboxes at a rate of three million tons each year. That's a lot of wasted trees that go straight to our dumps or recycling centers, often without ever being opened or given a second glance. PaperKarma is an app designed to stop that unwanted paper spam. Simply snap a photo of the unwanted mail and PaperKarma contacts the company to remove you from its distribution list.
Living in the city means less of a need for a daily vehicle. Where will you park, and how much do you really want to spend on gas? Getaround is the genius app that connects people who own cars to those who want to rent one. Rather than rent a car from a car company, you can simply rent a car from an owner who isn't currently using theirs. Search for the perfect car, set your schedule, unlock the car with your iPhone, and manage your trip—all with the Getaround app. Of course, this works both ways; register your car and earn money renting it out when it would otherwise be sitting idle.
You might see this app as a way to keep your phone from dying on you, but the environment will experience this app's ability to conserve energy. DU Battery Saver is designed to cleverly manage your phone and figure out how to save your battery's life. It'll protect you against battery-hogging apps, overlooked energy-wasting settings, and weak charging. This will cut down on your need to charge frequently and, in turn, will help cut down on the energy you use each month.
Grocery stores waste money and fuel importing their foods from across the country. However, seasonal fruits and vegetables are often grown right in the community, and this app is designed to connect you to them. Locavore is dedicated to connecting those who want to source their food locally to nearby farmers and farmers markets. This boosts local business and allows you to eat freshly grown produce from your area.
When you go to the store, what are you actually buying? GoodGuide makes it easy to see how a product measures up. Simply scan the bar code and check out the ratings. You'll have access to health standards, environmental production/material standards, and more from a product database of over 120,000 products. Know what kind of food, personal care, and household products you're buying—GoodGuide checks out everything from lipstick to pet food.
It's easy to download an app only to never look at it again. What about an app that gives you tips and reminders, helping you set goals and accomplish small tasks to help you save the planet? Rippl isn't designed to provide novel ideas; just simple and practical solutions that you can apply in your day to make a difference for the planet. You might have already considered these weekly tips before, but Rippl will remind you to use a drying rack for your clothes instead of your dryer, helping you keep track of how you're doing.
Of course, these apps can only go so far in helping you live a successfully green life. Each of us has to commit to being part of the solution and stop being part of the problem. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and buy better—together we can really make a difference.
Work can cause a lot of stress. We all know it, and it's something we all live with. But, we have the option of creating more manageable working conditions for ourselves. From keeping a consistent amount of energy through the day to making time to relax, there's plenty you can do to reduce stress at work.
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Start your day right. Wake up with natural light if you can. Try to get as much outdoor time in as you can before you start work. Taking a walk can help clear your mind and prepare you for the day. If you're lucky enough to live a reasonable walking distance from work, start walking or cycling to work. The movement will get your blood flow and metabolism going, increasing your energy throughout the day.
Lots of people love their coffee as a way to wake up in the morning. Coffee activates the brain's adrenal glands, however, this makes you more susceptible to stress. If you really need that energy boost, try one of the many alternatives available. These work great for many high stress situations which require lots of energy. For example, Maryville nursing school students have been known to try alternatives like ginseng tea or apple slices to get a healthier boost of energy while working.
Panax ginseng, gingko biloba, green tea, maca, mate, chai and ashwagandha can all give you an energy and blood flow boost without putting you into overdrive. You may also find drinks with some of these ingredients and a small amount of caffeine, which can offer the perfect solution for people who want a different source of energy but don't want to cut off caffeine completely.
Eating well before work and during your lunch break can have a huge impact on how you feel throughout the day, making it another great way to feel better at work. Make sure you eat a nutritious meal without too much sugar or heavy fats weighing you down. Some studies suggest this can bring about better decision-making while at work as well.
In addition to eating well, drink lots of water to stay hydrated throughout the day. It's even a good idea to drink water first before you head for a caffeinated or caffeine-alternative beverage, just to make sure water can't solve your problem first (which it often can).
You can use a few different methods to relax at work, but most involve some sort of meditation. Probably the most effective of all is to simply stop and breathe for a minute. Deep breathing meditation can change your whole mood. You can try putting your hands on your chest and stomach to help feel your breath and calm you down.
You can also try mindfulness meditation, where you try to simply just be in the moment. This requires a distraction-free environment, though, which you may not have access to during your work hours. If you do, you should use it any time you feel overwhelmed. Make sure you're in a comfortable position and focus on observing. Even at work, this technique can quite powerfully transform your day.
Time management can greatly improve your work time. Do you have flexibility about when you take your lunch? Experiment with different times and see how each makes you feel. Do you have to work in the same spot every day? If you have any choice on that end, try working in different spots on different days or during different times to give yourself a break from the same setting. Also, try to find something you enjoy doing at work. It's alright to take 5 minutes to read or do something you enjoy if you need to give your mind a rest.
Work doesn't have to feel like a complete grind every single day. Sure, you should try your best and put in your energy, but you don't want your occupation to suck the life from you. Take some time out for yourself and feel good while you work.
First select a suitable space for your daily meditation. It can be wherever you can sit easily with minimal disturbance: a corner of your bedroom or any other quiet spot in your home. Place a meditation cushion or chair there for your use. The priority here is to sit comfortably. Arrange what is around so that you are reminded of your meditative purpose, so that it feels like a sacred and peaceful space. You may wish to make a simple altar with a flower or sacred image, or place your favorite spiritual books there for a few moments of inspiring reading. Allow yourself to enjoy creating this space.
Then select a regular time for practice that suits your schedule and temperament. If you are a morning person, experiment with sitting before breakfast. If evening fits your temperament or schedule better, try that first. Begin with sitting 10 or 20 minutes at a time. Later you can sit longer or more frequently. Daily meditation can become like bathing or brushing your teeth. It can bring a regular cleansing and calming to your heart and mind.
As you sit, bring your attention to feel the sensations of your breathing. Take a few deep breaths to sense where you can feel the breath most easily, as coolness or tingling in the nostrils or throat, as movement of the chest, or rise and fall of the belly. Then let your breath be soft. Feel the sensations of your natural breathing very carefully, relaxing into each breath as you feel it, noticing how the soft sensations of breathing come and go with the changing breath.
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After a few breaths your mind will probably wander or you may even get sleepy. When you notice this, no matter how long or short a time you have been away, simply come back to the next breath. Before you return, you can mindfully acknowledge where you have gone with a soft word in back of your mind, such as "thinking," "wandering," "hearing." After softly and silently naming to yourself where your mind has been, gently and directly return to feel the next breath. Later on in your meditation you will be able to work with the places your mind wanders to, but for initial training, one word of acknowledgment and a simple return to the breath is best.
As you sit, let the breath change rhythms naturally, allowing it to be short, long, fast, slow, rough, or easy. Calm yourself by relaxing into the breath. When your breath becomes soft, let your attention become gentle and careful, as soft as the breath itself.
Listen to your breath. When we are listening carefully, we can sense new aspects of our breath all the time. At first when we feel the breath, it seems like only one small movement, but as we develop the art of concentration, we can feel a hundred things in the breath: the subtlest sensations, the variations in its length, the temperature, the swirl, the expansion, the contraction, the tingles that come along with it, the echoes of the breath in different parts of our body, and so much more.
Sticking with a spiritual training requires an ocean of patience because our habit of wanting to be somewhere else is strong. We've distracted ourselves from the present for so many moments, for so many years, even lifetimes. Here is an accomplishment in The Guinness Book of World Records that totally lets everyone off the hook when people are feeling frustrated. It indicates that Mrs. Miriam Hargrave of Wakefield, England holds the record for persistence in taking and failing a driving test. Mrs. Hardgrave failed her 39th driving test in April 1970, when she crashed, driving through a set of red lights. In August of the following year she finally passed her 40th test. Unfortunately, she could no longer afford to buy a car because she had spent so much on driving lessons. In the same spirit, Mrs. Fanny Turner of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed her written test for a driver's license on her 104th attempt in October 1978. If we can bring such persistence to passing a driving test or mastering the art of yoga or skiing or any one of a hundred other endeavors, surely we can also master the art of connecting with ourselves. As human beings we can dedicate ourselves to almost anything, and this heartfelt perseverance and dedication brings spiritual practice alive.
Always remember that in training a puppy we want to end up with the puppy as our friend. In the same way, we must practice seeing our mind and body as "friend." Even its wanderings can be included in our meditation with a friendly interest and curiosity. Right away we can notice how it moves. The mind produces waves. Our breath is a wave; the sensations of our body are a wave. We don't have to fight the waves. Simply acknowledge, "Surf's up." "Here's the wave of memories from three years old." Then it's time to reconnect with the wave of the breath. It takes gentleness and a kindhearted understanding to deepen the art of concentration. We can't be present for a long period without actually softening, dropping into our body, coming to rest. Any other kind of concentration, achieved by force and tension, will only be short-lived. Our task is to train the puppy to become our lifelong friend and at the same time, not taking ourselves so seriously. Meditation is a practice that can teach us to enter each moment with wisdom, lightness, and a sense of humor. It is an art of opening and letting go, rather than accumulation or struggle.
J. Renée DeTar earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Wichita State University in communicative disorders and sciences and liberal studies. She is the founder and director of Yoga Teacher Training of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Yoga Studies, a subsidiary of ReneeYoga since 1991. She offers yoga teacher trainings and spiritual events in Kansas City, MO. She has two children, David and Jamie, and lives with her significant other, David Schafer in north central Missouri on a sustainable farm.
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Alien Baby or Hoax?
I'm guessing it's a hoax: The Daily Telegraph reports on an ongoing controversy about a "baby alien" discovered in Mexico in 2007. It was supposedly discovered by a farmer who drowned it out of fear. This farmer later burned to death in a parked car (killed by the baby's parents?). Scientists are said to be baffled by the creature.
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Looks like a chupacabras to me!!! Where do these people get those videos and why aren't they all over the news??? and have you noticed how it talks about researchers and scientists withou mention of any organization or institution...HOAX is my vote and monkey abortion is my best guess.
Posted by mario in new joysey on Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 03:43 PM
The thing itself is a nice piece of FX, and it takes some resources to make a film like this. So why did they make it?
The total lack of names or references convinces me that this is fake, though.
Posted by eovti in Sandefjord, Norway on Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 03:54 PM
The total lack of names or references convinces me that this is fake, though.
So. . .they ran it through an MRI or CT scan while it was wrapped around that big chunk of iron?
Posted by Accipiter on Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 04:42 PM
Not only they don't mention any names, but if you listen closely they say "it also has a large brain, a sign that it was probably highly intelligent..."
when did the size of the brain and the intelligence became related? I've heard of idiots with very large brains
Posted by Leo in somewhere in... where am I? on Sat Sep 05, 2009 at 09:50 AM
when did the size of the brain and the intelligence became related? I've heard of idiots with very large brains
I saw a segment about this on, I believe, Monster Quest a couple of months ago. So yes, I saw this on television. In fact, I discussed it with some schoolmates who saw it too. That doesn't make it real exactly... but at least it's not completely just floating around on the internet.
Posted by Jackie in USA on Sun Sep 06, 2009 at 12:43 PM
10 bucks it's a mummified monkey
Posted by Manga on Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 02:04 AM
10 bucks says its petrified BS
Posted by Craig in staying the hell away from Mexican farmers if I ge on Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 03:29 AM
Yup, mummified monkey...they could at least taken off the tail!
Posted by Mark in Canada on Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 07:14 PM
Yep, Monster Quest showed that. They did DNA testing and I forget what the result was. Inconclusive, maybe. I think the biologists who examined it thought it might be some little monkey that was skinned.
Posted by Crazy Ivan on Tue Sep 08, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I always wonder why alien carcasses people find look pretty much exactly like dried out monkey bodies. I'm not sayin' that aliens might not look like dehydrated monkeys...
My money's on dead monkey.
Posted by Agatha Rights in Eau Claire, WI on Tue Sep 08, 2009 at 01:00 PM
My money's on dead monkey.
Alex, you haven't watched enough horror movies. Clearly, the baby's ghost killed the farmer.
Posted by AqueousBoy on Wed Sep 09, 2009 at 01:09 PM
HAHAHA Such a blatant hoax. Still funny nonetheless.
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Motion Industries is committed to helping customers understand the options and make cost effective decisions when upgrading to meet the new EISA standards. That's why we've paired with two of the industry's powerhouse motor manufacturers, Baldor & US Motors, to create TheMotorSpecialist.com. Whether you're researching motor replacement options for one motor or for a fleet of motors at locations throughout North America, The Motor Specialist is here to help.
The intent of this site is to answer questions about the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) and how Motion Industries is addressing its impact on facilities like yours. The EISA mandate is effective December 19, 2010.
Let TheMotorSpecialist.com support your efforts with full knowledge of the issues, impact and facts of EISA.
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About Baldor
The history of energy efficiency in industrial motors is really the story of Baldor Electric Company. For almost 100 years, Baldor has led the industry in developing products that deliver greater performance and reliability while using less electricity. From the company's founding in the 1920s through today, Baldor has introduced one efficiency enhancing advancement after another. In fact, many of the advancements initiated by Baldor have lter been adopted as industry standards.
The issue of energy efficiency for electric motors and drives is becoming increasingly relevant as electricity costs continue to rise. Companies are now competing in an environment of rising energy costs and the uncertainty of available electricity. These dynamics require the kind of forward-thinking industrial motor, drive and generator supplier that anticipates customer needs and delivers products that save money and improve productivity. That company is Baldor.
Baldor has been at the forefront of the transition to EISA-compliant motors. Our Super-E premium efficient motors already meet or exceed the NEMA Premium efficiency level requirements mandated by EISA. Additionally, we are expanding our Super-E line to include even more ratings and increasing the efficiencies of our existing Standard-E motor line to meet EISA requirements. These improved motors will cost less to operate, run cooler and last longer.
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Building projects for 32 and 64 bit Windows on 64 bit machine
Trying to make it possible to build my project for both 32 and 64 bit Windows from my 64 bit Windows 7 machine, using two different Qt 4.7.2 builds. This works fine as long as I don't need to do different things in the .pro file for 32 / 64 bits, but since I want to link with some external libraries, which are in different locations for 32 and 64 bits, I need a way to distinguish between 32 and 64 bit builds in the .pro file.
This FAQ entry [developer.qt.nokia.com] describes a way to distinguish between 32 and 64 bit builds using QMAKE_HOST.arch. But that does not really work if you want to enable both 32 and 64 bit builds on a 64 bit machine, since it only tells you the architecture you are building on, not for.
The easiest way to accomplish what I want would of course be to have different mkspecs for the two Qt builds, but that is not how building Qt for 64 bit Windows works, at least not at the moment. I'm using Visual Studio 2008, so for me both builds are built using the win32-msvc2008 mkspec. I tried introducing my own mkspec win32-msvc2008-64 by just copying the existing win32-msvc2008 mkspec. That did not work at all, though – seems like qmake and/or configure has some built-in knowledge about the different mkspecs.
The only solution I could come up with that actually works is to build some knowledge about the Qt installation directories into the .pro file, like this:
- X64 = $$find(QT_INSTALL_PREFIX, 64)
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This works, as long as the 64 bit Qt is installed in a directory with a path that contains 64, and the 32 bit Qt is not.
A bit ugly, but the best I could come up with. Any ideas on how to improve this, or do it in some other way, are most welcome.
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Does using QMAKE_TARGET.arch help? It is not really documented, but you can find some notes on it here:
We have also added the following FAQ for this:
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Take Express bus no. 783 from the airport to Romana Square. Then take bus no.133 towards 'Gara de Nord' (North Train Station) for two stops or walk straight away (in the same direction - Gara de Nord) on Dacia Boulevard. At the second intersection (with Calea Grivitei Street) go straight ahead and the second street on the left is Luigi Cazzavillan. You'll find us at no. 44.
By Taxi: Take only 'Fly' Taxi from the airport. Make sure that the meter is runing an check the price for km on it. The trip should not be more around 60 lei from Henri Coanda Airport (Otopeni Airport) or around 30 lei from Aurel Vlaicu Airport (Baneasa Airport).
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It's just 10 min. Walking distance (1 km) on the stret called 'Strada Garii de Nord' until the crossroad with Mircea Vulcanescu Street.You have to turn left on Mircea Vulcanecu street, then the third street on the right is Luigi Cazzavillan Street We are at no 44, he first house on the left.
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What is the Northern Ireland Season?
As most of you know, I have a penchant for Irish fiction and have read and reviewed countless novels by Irish authors over the past nine years. But when it comes to books set in Northern Ireland it's a different story. I've only read one — Colin Bateman's Divorcing Jack way back in 2001.
I hasten to add this hasn't been a conscious decision. I've certainly read my fair share of non-fiction about the Troubles (although nothing has been reviewed here), including Kevin Toolis' Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul and Eamon Collins' Killing Rage, but for some reason fictional accounts have never really crossed my path.
Given that the province has been somewhat in my thoughts lately, namely because of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, which finally came to an end earlier this month after 12 long years, it seemed like a good a time as any to explore the literary offerings around this key period in British/Irish history.
Over the next month I plan to read a selection of fiction set in Northern Ireland as part of a "Northern Ireland season". I've chosen five books, all of them from my TBR pile, apart from Stuart Neville's The Twelve, which I bought earlier in the week.
I'm planning to post reviews of each book on successive Saturdays throughout July. If you'd like to read along with me, whether it's just one book or the entire five, you'd be most welcome. I'm hoping that some interesting discussions may be generated in the comment section under each review.
The books I have chosen are an interesting mix of mainly literary fiction, with a crime novel thrown in for good measure, and I'm reading them roughly in chronological order in terms of the time in which they are set, from the early 1970s, as the Troubles begin, through to the Noughties when the peace process is in full swing.
What books are you reading?
One by One in the Darkness by Deidre Madden (Faber and Faber 1996)
"ONE BY ONE IN THE DARKNESS is an account of a week in the lives of three sisters shortly before the start of the IRA ceasefire in 1994, undercut with the story of their childhood in Northern Ireland of the 1960s and 1970s. The history of both a family and a society, ONE BY ONE IN THE DARKNESS confirms Deirdre Madden's reputation as one of Irish fiction's most outstanding talents. It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 1997."
Shadows on our Skin by Jennifer Johnston (Headline Review 1977)
"Derry in the 1970s: teenager Joe Logan is growing up in the teeth of the Troubles, having to cope with embittered parents, a brother who's been away and come back with money and a gun in his pocket, harsh school teachers, and the constant awareness of the military presence in the background. Central to the story is the friendship that tentatively grows up between Joe and Kathleen, a young school-teacher who brings a fresh perspective to his familiar world. SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1977."
This Human Season by Louise Dean (Scribner 2006)
"It is December 1979. Kathleen's son Sean has been convicted of a crime on behalf of the IRA and sent to Long Kesh prison -- newly renamed the Maze. John Dunn has just taken up a job as a prison guard after leaving the army. Both will be shocked at what they find. Both will try to do the right thing, and fail. Neither will ever be the same again.
"Louise Dean's sensational new novel deals with one of the most explosive and morally complex incidents in recent British history. THIS HUMAN SEASON is a powerful, confronting, humane, and blackly funny examination of the lives of ordinary people when placed in the vice of history."
The Twelve by Stuart Neville (also known as The Ghosts of Belfast) (Vintage 2010)
"Sooner or later, everybody pays — and the dead will set the price. Former paramilitary killer Gerry Fegan is haunted by his victims, twelve souls who shadow his every waking day and scream through every drunken night. Just as he reaches the edge of sanity they reveal their desire: vengeance on those who engineered their deaths. From the greedy politicians to the corrupt security forces, the street thugs to the complacent bystanders who let it happen, all must pay the price. When Fegan's vendetta threatens to derail Northern Ireland's peace process and destabilise its fledgling government, old comrades, and enemies alike want him gone. David Campbell, a double agent lost between the forces of law and terror, takes the job. But he has his own reasons for eliminating Fegan; the secrets of a dirty war should stay buried, even if its ghosts do not.
"Set against the backdrop of a post-conflict Northern Ireland struggling with its past, THE TWELVE takes the reader from the back streets of the city, where violence and politics go hand-in-hand, to the country's darkest heart. Stuart Neville's gripping thriller marks the emergence of a brilliant new voice."
The Truth Commissioner by David Park (Bloomsbury 2009)
"Henry Stanfield, the newly arrived Truth Commissioner, is troubled by his estrangement from his daughter, and struggling with the consequences of his infidelities. Francis Gilroy, veteran Republican and recently appointed government minister, risks losing what feels tantalisingly close to his grasp. In America, Danny and his partner plan for the arrival of their first child, happily oblivious to what is about to pull him back to Belfast and rupture the life they have started together. Retired detective James Fenton, on his way to an orphanage in Romania with a van full of supplies, will soon be forced to confront what he has come to think of as his betrayal, years before, of a teenage boy. In a society trying to heal the scars of the past with the salve of truth and reconciliation, these four men's lives become linked in a way they could never have imagined."
If there is anything in my reading list that has piqued your interest then please do beg, borrow or buy the relevant book/s and join me on the relevant Saturday. The more the merrier! It may not exactly be light reading for the British summer, but it should no doubt be thought-provoking — and for those in the Southern Hemisphere, it might be just the thing for those long winter evenings...


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After removing the construction lines, you can do it now, we have now a solid outline of what our final drawing is going to look like and to be honest with you from this point on it's a matter of patiently adding the necessary detail to make our drawing look good.
You might have noticed that in the drawing below I have just added a thin eyebrow line and a small dot representing the nostril of the eagle. Also I have drawn very sketchy line representing the intersection between the white and black fethers of the eagle, just below the head.
In this step as you see I am not adding any more fundamental shape to the drawing just working at the details. Using an image as a reference you can get the level of detail that you prefer. Here I am just adding a bit of fuzzyness to the outline to simulate the presence of fethers. Plus I have drawn a pupil and refined the beak.
In this step our endeavor of adding details to the drawing continues. More fuzzyness to the outline, the beak is even more refined and I have added very small pencil strokes around the eye and at the base of the beak to simulate the presence of fethers.
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