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The dr. quotes kind of facinate me my little brother is a doctor. As far as fixing like a mechanic lawyers are in the way.
This is true, a patient comes in I don't know for what, my brother says this is out of my league you better see a specialist. The specialist screws something up, here come the lawyers.
They sue everybody in sight. The judge takes my brother off of the lawsuit because he had no part in the screwup, but he had to get his lawyer down there and had to miss work to testify, he doesn't get paid when he misses work. So it cost him a bunch of money for nothing, and his malpractice insurance goes up because he was sued.
That was the only time he was sued, but his malpractice insurance is more than his salary, he has his own practice with 2 or 3 other drs. in it.
Stubbornness. That's primers word of the day, or more like life. It increases my stress tenfold. How much certain people in my life and their unwillingness to even consider I might be right on something is taking years off my life.
Oh, you say, have you tried talking to them? Uh, see the first word in this post? Do you understand the definition? I assume you just do not understand the deep rooted level it is with people I have to deal with.
One small example I deal with on a daily basis: I use a wood stove as a supplemental heat source. There is certain things you do, and do not do, when operating a wood stove. The stubborn ones think I am anal about the dos and nots. Now the inside of the stove is black and shiny, and the house, along with every piece of clothing, carpet, etc, smells like a combination of wood smoke and tar/creosote. There is a pile of fresh ashes in front of it. Not to mention the dangers of a chimney fire, which has happened in the past from a result of my learning the process of using this particular wood stove. I try to pass on what I have learned, but stubbornnesss gets in the way. But I'm anal about it.
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Primer, I do fire for a living, a lot bigger fires than what you have in a wood stove. You are correct to be anal about it. Once lit, the fire keeps itself going as long as there is air and fuel available.
Unless you have proper control of those two components, that fire will go where ever the heck it wants to go. You can make it clean or dirty depending on how you control it (mostly you control the air in the wood stove). But if you let a chimney fire get started, the fire gets control of the air (much stronger draft in the chimney) and some unexpected fuel (the stuff in the chimney). The fire gets a lot hotter and more damaging than the person who started the fire was expecting. And it can happen a lot faster than you think. Most of the time a chimney fire will take down a house. If you managed to learn from a previous experience without burning down your house, you're lucky!
Keep being anal about fire safety. That fire has a lot more "charge" than any bullets you ever had in a handgun.
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Best friends dad was , well ....... He puts swamp people to shame .
He use to keep his welding rods ontop of the wood stove and ammo next to it so they would all '' STAY DRY '' News papers and wood were always in very close range , did this for years and years and years , how he survived I will never know . But it was also the same guy who would stick weld barefooted and put out the small fire with the same bare feet , he would walk around in these ragged very worn and thin tighty whities and could care less , he trimed his toe nail with small angle grinder not even a dremel tool , a grinder .
oddly enough , he made dang good money in the markets ?????
The house was soo bad that when he got grounded his mom sent him over there
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I have a cracked patio and walkways surrounding a 1962 ranch house in Orange and was thinking about breaking up the patio and walkways and adding rock to make them more interesting. In otherwords, go with the cracks and make them a design element. The cement is very slippery when wet! So I want to solve that issue, too.
The house is on a slab, which seems ok, but the patios were huge slabs without reinforcement or stress joints.
Or, I could go with large architectural cement pavers and stone for a more modern look....
Is this even possible and would there be a drainage issue??
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"Or, I could go with large architectural cement pavers and stone for a more modern look....
Is this even possible and would there be a drainage issue??"
"Large pavers and stone" is so vague that I can't tell for certain what that look is. There are lots of different large pavers and lots of different stone and forms of stone. I also can't picture the situation from the verbal description alone. Why don't you add some pictures that show the problem paving relative to the house? And sure, there could be drainage issues (depending on how you do things) so that's another reason why you should show how the paved areas relate to the structure.
Sounds like you have an 'urbanite' project on your hands.
That's arch-i-speak for the product known as recycled cracked concrete.
I think you have a variety of creative options that will give completely different looks.
1. - If you choose to work with your existing cracked concrete in place you can use a dry lay or a wet set technique of laying colored pebbles in between the cracks- this give a more rustic hand-made look. For great inspirational images google the work of Jeffery Bale. http://www.jeffreygardens.com/ ( his blog is quite wonderful too ) Fine Gardening Magazine interviewed him several years ago and he provided a "How to" article for them which is as wonderful as he is .
The second option is to saw cut the existing concrete into manageable square or rectangle sizes and refit them into a grid like pattern. This will render a fairly modern look. You can then fill in between them with groundcover plants or pebbles or tumbled glass or tumbles terracotta .
Take note that depending on how thick your original concrete was poured that these newly cut squares or rectangles are going to weigh a sh!t load.
A 3x3 foot section could potentially weight close to 200 lbs.
If you go with this method I would definitely have a massage therapist lined up at the end of the project.
If the concrete is too slippery as you mentioned you have a couple of options to roughen it up : sandblast or acid wash. Both techniques will change the color a bit .
As far as drainage goes - I really don't like to give any advice on these forums because one really needs to see the site to fully understand what one is up against. There are just too many variables when dealing with drainage to take into account to provide you with accurate and sound advice.
If you decide to take a modern approach to cutting the concrete check out the work of Shirley Watts and her 'blue garden'. Another example of a designer who is wonderfully creative and produces works of art form the landscape. - http://www.sawattsdesign.com/
... and one last bit of inspiration from another landscape designer who sculpts gardens ..check out the photo site of David Feix. He has done some very exciting work with coloring concrete slabs and installing colored Indonesian pebbles in between the colored slabs. link - http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=david%20feix%20trejo%20garden


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My grandma bought this mixer back in the 60's and it's been passed down through the family until it died. I didn't want to get rid of it, so this is how we're keeping it in the family!
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|Upholstery Material: Microfiber
|Hardware Material: Iron
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|Seating Capacity: 2
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Great looking, simple to set up and quite comfortable (it is firm). nice to sleep on. and i thought reasonably priced. the only drawback is that when you pull the sections apart there is no mechanism to secure them from swivelling. not an issue so much for people or if you have the section laid out as a bed. but if you pull apart the sections and just leave it as a chair it freely swivels which freaked out my dogs. they now nudge it with their noses periodically before sitting on it but they do look very elegant on it. i can send a picture if you like.
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I was really disappointed with this sofa. Other reviews said it was firm, but it is like sitting on a piece of wood! There is nothing comfortable about it. The description does not describe that the 2 sides are not connected either. So when you pull it out to a bed there is a gap in the middle and nothing holding the bed together. The two sides also swivel and have no stopping mechanism. For almost $1000, I would expect a higher quality design. Also, the sofa was delivered with a leg broken! I should have sent it back right away, but my husband wanted to put it together and see if it would stand on the other legs. It took him almost 2 hours to assemble it and when it was done, he refused to take it apart and send it back! Now I'm stuck with it. I had my first guest try to sleep on it last night and she was so uncomfortable that she decided she would rather sleep on the floor. I even purchased a mattress pad to make it better, but nothing could make this sofa enjoyable! I do not recommend this sofa. For the price, you could find something much more functional!
Brittany from Texas– Verified Buyer
Its been working out well for us. My only issue is the fabric, even if you've been sitting for a few minutes it will leave an indent in the sofa. But overall i'm satisfied.
Arika from Carmel Valley, CA– Verified Buyer
This sofa is a bargain and comfy for sitting but we need to use a foam topper because as a bed it is very hard.
Fun, stylish and comfortable...
Kelly from Wallingford, CT– Verified Buyer
...as a couch. Not so much as a bed (it is VERY firm, and I like firm). But nothing a little egg crate under a sheet couldn't cure. Relatively easy to set up, but instructions aren't the best. Overall, really happy with the design, functionality and quality of this piece of furniture — couldn't ask for more for the price!
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It would have helped if it came with instructions on how to assemble. Also we didn't realize right away that there are legs that are hidden under the zipper compartment when used as a bed.
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MODEL BUILDING IN NEURAL NETWORKS FOR TIME SERIES FORECASTING BY USING INFERENCE OF R2 INCREMENTAL AND SIC CRITERION Suhartono *, Subanar †, Suryo Guritno † * PhD Student, Mathematics Department, Gadjah Mada University Statistics Department, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology † Mathematics Department, Gadjah Mada University firstname.lastname@example.com ABSTRACT In general, there are two procedures usually used to find the best NN model (the optimal architecture), those The aim of this paper is to discuss and propose a are "general-to-specific" or "top-down" and "specific-to- procedure for model building in neural networks for time general" or "bottom-up" procedures. "Top-down" series forecasting. We focus on the model selection procedure is started from complex model and then applies strategies based on statistical concepts particularly on the an algorithm to reduce number of parameters by using inference of R2 incremental and SIC criterion. In this some stopping criteria, whereas "bottom-up" procedure paper, we employ this new procedure in bottom-up or works from a simple model. The first procedure in some forward approach which starts with a simple neural literatures is also known as "pruning" (see [11]), or networks. We use simulation data as a case study. The "backward" method in statistical modeling. The second results show that statistical inference of R2 incremental procedure is also known as "constructive learning" and combining by SIC criteria is an effective procedure for one of the most popular is "cascade correlation" (see e.g. model selection in neural networks for time series [2, 10]), and it can be seen as "forward" method in forecasting statistical modeling. The aim of this paper is to discuss and propose a new Keywords: neural networks, model building, statistical forward procedure by combining the inference of R2 inference, time series forecasting. incremental and SIC (Schwarz Information Criteria). We emphasize on the used of NN for time series forecasting. 1 INTRODUCTION In recent years, an impressive array of publications has 2 FFNN OR FEEDFORWARD NEURAL appeared claiming considerable successes of neural NETWORKS networks (NN) in data analysis and engineering Feedforward Neural Networks (FFNN) is the most applications. NN model is a prominent example of such a popular NN models for time series forecasting flexible functional form. The use of the NN model in applications. Figure 1 shows a typical three-layer FFNN applied work is generally motivated by a mathematical used for forecasting purposes. The input nodes are the result stating that under mild regularity conditions, a previous lagged observations, while the output provides relatively simple NN model is capable for approximating the forecast for the future values. Hidden nodes with any Borel-measureable function to any given degree of appropriate nonlinear transfer functions are used to accuracy (see e.g. [5, 6, 16]). process the information received by the input nodes. In the application of NN, it contains limited number of The model of FFNN in figure 1 can be written as parameters (weights). How to find the best NN model, i.e. q p how to find an accurate combination between number of y t 0 j f ij y t i oj t , (1) input variables and unit nodes in hidden layer, is a central j 1 i 1 topic on the some NN literatures that discussed on many where p is the number of input nodes, q is the number articles and books (see e.g. [1, 4, 12]). of hidden nodes, f is a sigmoid transfer function such as Time series forecasting has been an important the logistic: application of NN from the very beginning. Lapedes and 1 f ( x) , (2) Farber [9] were among the first researchers who used a 1 e x NN for time series forecasting. They explored the ability { j , j 0,1, , q} is a vector of weights from the hidden to of a multi-layer perceptron to forecast a nonlinear computer generated signal such as, e.g., the Mackey-glass output nodes and { ij , i 0,1, , p; j 1,2, , q} are weights differential equation. from the input to hidden nodes. Note that equation (1) indicates a linear transfer function is employed in the ( y h y) 2 ˆ output node. R2h . (5) ( y y )( y h y h ) ˆ ˆ Functionally, the FFNN expressed in equation (1) is equivalent to a nonlinear AR model. This simple structure Now the R2 incremental contribution of unit hidden cell h of the network model has been shown to be capable of is given as approximating arbitrary function (see e.g. [5, 6, 16]). R(2h ) R 2 R 2 h . (6) However, few practical guidelines exist for building a FFNN for a time series, particularly the specification of The same procedure can be applied to reduce the FFNN architecture in terms of the number of input and number of input layer cells. In this case, { y i (t )} is ˆ hidden nodes is not an easy task. network output, given network parameter estimates, without input cell i. The contribution of unit input cell i is put to zero ( ih 0, where i 1,2, , p; h 1,2, , q ) , then the reduced network can be quantified by the square of the ˆ correlation coefficient Ri between y and y i with 2 ( y i y) 2 ˆ R2i . (7) ( y y )( y i y i ) ˆ ˆ The R2 incremental contribution of input cell i is measured as R(2i ) R 2 R 2 i . (8) 2 The relative value of R incremental contribution can be used in evaluating whether an input or unit hidden cell can be omitted or not [7]. Figure 1. Architecture of neural network model with single hidden layer Kaashoek and Van Dijk [7] introduced a "pruning" 2.2 Statistically inference of R2 incremental procedure by implementing three kinds of methods to find the best FFNN model; those are incremental contribution contribution (R2 incremental), principal component analysis, and In this paper we propose a new forward procedure graphical analysis. Whereas, Swanson and White [14, 15] based on the statistical inference of R2 incremental applied a criterion of model selection, SIC, on "bottom- contribution. This approach involves three basic steps, up" procedure to increase number of unit nodes in hidden which we now describe in turn. layer and input variables until finding the best FFNN (i). Simple or Reduced model model. We begin with the simple model considered to be 2 appropriate for the data, which in this context is called 2.1 Incremental Contribution through R the reduced or restricted model. In this case, we firstly Kaashoek and Van Dijk [7] stated that a natural evaluate the contribution of unit hidden cells. For the candidate for quantification of the network performance is simple case, the reduced model is a linear model or NN the square of the correlation coefficient of y and y ˆ model without hidden layer, i.e. ( y y ) 2 ˆ p R2 (3) yt 0 j yt j t . Reduced model (9) ( y y )( y y ) ˆˆ j 1 where y is the vector of network output points. The ˆ We fit this reduced model and obtain the error sum of network performance with only one unit hidden cell squares, denoted by SSE(R). deleted can be measured in a similar way. For instance, if (ii). Complex or Full model the contribution of hidden cell h is put to zero ( h 0) , then the network will produce an output y h with errors ˆ Next, we consider the complex or full model, i.e. NN model as in equation (1). We start fitting NN model with eh y y h . ˆ (4) single unit hidden cell or q 1 . The error sum of squares This reduced network can be measured by the square of this full model denoted by SSE(F). Here, we have: ˆ of the correlation coefficient R h between y and y h , 2 SSE ( F ) ( y y h ) 2 . ˆ Full model (10) (iii). Test Statistic optimal unit hidden layer cells. The result of an optimization steps are reported in Table 1. Kutner, Nachsteim and Neter [8] stated when a large- sample test concerning several parameters (i.e. j and ij in equation (1)) model simultaneously is desired, we can use the same approach as for the general linear test. First, we fit the reduced model and obtaining SSE(R), then fit the full model and obtaining SSE(F), and finally calculate the test statistic: SSE ( R) SSE ( F ) SSE ( F ) F* . (11) df R df F df F For large n, this test statistic is distributed approximately as F (v1 df R df F , v 2 df F ) when H 0 holds, i.e. additional parameters in full model all equal to 0. Gujarati [3] showed that equation (11) can be written in R2 incremental contribution as R(2F ) R(2R ) 2 Figure 2. Time series and lags (yt-1 and yt-2) plots of simulated data (1 RF ) F* . (12.a) df R df F df F Table 1 shows that two unit hidden layer cells are the or optimal result and further optimization runs are not R(2Incremental ) 2 (1 RF ) needed. The graphs of network output by adding one unit F* . (12.b) hidden cell are presented at Figure 3. Then, we continue df R df F df F an optimization to find the optimal input cells. We continue step 1 to 3 until the optimal of unit hidden cells are found. Then, the forward procedure Table 1. The results of the optimal unit hidden cells determination by implementing forward procedure continues to find the optimal unit input cells. We start with the input which has the largest R2. In this paper, we combine this test statistic with SIC criteria for determining the optimal cells. 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY In this paper, the proposed forward procedure is implemented by using a simulated data. The simulation experiment is carried out to show how the proposed NN modeling procedure work. Simulated data are generated as ESTAR (Exponential Smoothing Transition Autoregres- sive) model, i.e. yt 6.5 yt 1. exp(0.25 yt21 ) u t , (13) where u t ~ nid(0,0.5 2 ) . Time series and the lags plots of this simulated data can be seen in Figure 2. We can observe clearly that data follow nonlinear autoregressive pattern at lag 1. 4 EMPIRICAL RESULTS In this section the empirical results for the proposed forward procedure are presented and discussed. 4.1 Unit hidden selection Figure 3. The network output by adding one unit hidden layer cell compared with actual data First, we apply the proposed forward procedure starting with a FFNN with six variable inputs ( yt 1 , yt 2 , , yt 6 ) and one constant input to find the 4.2 Input unit selection [5] K. Hornik, M. Stinchombe and H. White, Multi- layer feedforward networks are universal approxi- The results of an optimization steps for determining mators, Neural Networks, 2, 1989, pp. 359–366. the optimum unit input cells are reported in Table 2. It [6] K. Hornik, M. Stinchombe and H. White, Universal shows that unit input 1, i.e. yt 1 , is the optimal input cell approximation of an unknown mapping and its of the network. Hence, this forward procedure yields the derivatives using multilayer feedforward networks, optimal network is FFNN with one input cell and two Neural Networks, 3, 1990, pp. 551–560. hidden unit layer cells or FFNN(1,2). [7] J. F. Kaashoek and H.K. Van Dijk, Neural Network In general, the results of this simulation study show Pruning Applied to Real Exchange Rate Analysis, that the optimal FFNN architecture yielded by this Journal of Forecasting, 21, 2002, pp. 559–577. forward procedure is similar to the paper of Subanar and [8] M. H. Kutner, C.J. Nachtsheim and J. Neter, Suhartono [13]. Applied Linear Regression Models, McGraw Hill International, New York, 2004. Table 2. The results of the optimal unit inputs determination by implementing forward procedure [9] A. Lapedes and R. Farber, Nonlinear Signal Processing using Neural Networks: Prediction and System Modelling, Technical Report LAUR-87- 2662, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 1987. [10] L. Prechelt, Investigation of the CasCor Family of Learning Algorithms, Neural Networks, 10, 1997, pp. 885-896. [11] R. Reed, Pruning algorithms - A survey, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 4, 1993, pp. 740-747. [12] B. D. 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Located below I.M. Pei's iconic glass pyramid, this flagship of the Louvre restaurant complex serves an extensive menu of both traditional and contemporary French cuisine.
Owned by Caroline Rostang, the daughter of French culinary giant Michel Rostang, L'Absinthe is best described as a New York-inspired French bistro. The restaurant nods to New York City with its urban chic design, highlighted by the oversized, antique clock on the ground floor.
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Ok, So I am getting married the begining of next month and I need to come up with gifts for my groomsmen. I am trying to stay away from the normal flask, lighter, glass, cuff link sorta thing... I want something different but yet really cool.
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I ended up getting my groomsmen small leatherman tools. I had each engraved with their initials. They turned out really well. A couple of the guys will comment from time to time on how they still use it. I break mine out every few days or so.
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If they are beer drinkers, how 'bout baskets with a selection of good/fine ales (commercial and HB) and some custom etched glasses in a couple of styles to go with them?
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Redang Island
Favorite thing: Hi,
I never go to Redang but i think i can answer a few of your question. Now is May, the whether is very hot and luckily u don't spend your time here right now. I think September is the beginning of the monsoon so the sea will be quite rough. I don't think u have to worried about food. Redang is popular island and of course most resort had prepared a reasonable food for tourist. That's all i can help..=)
Pulau Redang
Favorite thing: I just came back from Redang on 11 Aug 2008.
1st, it;s true that the authorities have forbidden the use of fins for snorkling esp at the Marine Park.
2nd, I tried to rent the fins but it was rejected. But I did saw people using fins for snorkling but those are their own fins as rental is out. Rental is available for mask and snorkel only.
Fondest memory: their clear water and marine life
Morning after
Favorite thing: I enjoyed waking up in the early mornings to go for a walk on the beach, especially after having had a good night's sleep.
I'm not one to laze in bed, and especially not on my last morning in Redang. No, siree, I was rested and ready to go. :)
Once I awoke, I slipped quietly out of my room, put on on my flip flops, grabbed my camera and stepped out of my beachfront chalet to check out the new day. I stood for a few minutes, quietly, breathing in the fresh, crisp morning air and looked around. The resort on that Sunday morning was quiet. There were very few guests out and about, and those that were out were just like me, happy to be left alone, lost in thought.
Fondest memory: Mornings are my favourite time of the day. The crispness and newness of the morning appeals to me - it is like a present, waiting to be unwrapped, waiting to unfold, discovered, waiting to be filled with events and happenings.
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Best time to visit Pulau Redang
Favorite thing: Peninsula Malaysia is greatly affected by the Northeast Monsoon blowing down from the South China Sea from late November till early February, bringing high winds and heavy storms. So this will be a time to avoid island visiting, especially those along the east coast of peninsula Malaysia. Many of the resorts on the islands will be closed as well.
There is another monsoon, the Southwest, blowing from July to September but as the monsoon will hit the western shores of peninsular Malaysia first, the effect is less pronounced.
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The Redang Archipelago
Favorite thing: The Pulau Redang archipelago comprises Pulau Redang, Pulau Lima, Pulau Paku Besar, Pulau Paku Kecil, Pulau Kerengga Kecil, Pulau Kerengga Besar, Pulau Ekor Tebu, Pulau Ling and Pulau Pinang.
Pulau Redang is the biggest of all the islands in the Marine Park, measuring about 7 km long and 6 km wide. It's highest peak is Bukit Besar at 359 metres above sea level. The boundary of the Pulau Redang Marine Park is established by a line linking all points 2 nautical miles from the shores of Pulau Redang, Pulau Lima, Pulau Ekor Tebu and Pulau Pinang.
The other nearby islands of Pulau Perhentian Besar, Pulau Perhentian Kecil, Pulau Lang Tengah, Pulau Kapas and Pulau Susu Dara are also gazetted and protected as Marine Parks. Today, only the bigger islands like Redang, Lang Tengah, Perhentian and Kapas have resort facilities for visitors.
The management of Marine Parks primarily involves protection of the sensitive marine and terrestrial ecosystems by controlling the impact from human activities. These include waste & pollution management and conservation of coral reefs and terrestrial habitats.
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The 2 Airports: Singapore Seletar & Pulau Redang
Favorite thing: To fly directly to Pulau Redang from Singapore, you'll need to take Berjaya Air via Singapore Seletar Airport [XSP] (not to be confused with Singapore Changi Airport) in the northern part of the country. This airport started its life as a British military airport and even today, has retained some of the architecture from that era. There is only 1 public bus service (Bus 103) that services the airport. It starts from Serangoon Central Bus Interchange and will make a loop inside the airport before returning to the bus interchange once again. The easiest way to get here (from the city) would be to take a taxi. It should not cost you more than S$14 one way.
The airport is pretty compact with only 1 commercial client (Berjaya Air for flights to Pulau Redang & Pulau Tioman). There are no cafes or eateries here, just vending machines. There is one waiting lounge before immigration. The coolest part would be the waiting area at the departure gate, housed in a pre-WW2 bunker. There are 2 large TVs here to entertain passengers. All areas are air-conditioned, except for the connecting walkpaths. Passengers walk right up to the plane for boarding.
Pulau Redang Airport [RDN] resembles a fanciful air-strip. The entire airport is open-air in concept. There are separate arrival and departure gates, all housed in a simple white building with 2 small souvenir shops and washrooms in the middle. Baggages are trolleyed from the plane to the baggage claim area where passengers must step forward to collect before clearing customs. Resort coaches will be waiting at the arrival gate to fetch guests. Like Seletar, passengers walk right up to the plane for boarding.
The nearest resort is Berjaya Beach Resort which is just 12-15 minutes away.
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State Flag of Trengganu
Favorite thing: Trengganu uses a black and white flag: white bordered black flag with white crescent and star pointing towards the fly.
The origin of the flag can be traced to the royal ensign used by the royal family here.
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Favorite thing: Being a person who likes to take photographs, I find that Pulau Redang is a very good place for photography especially the good sunlight, nice and colourful sea, beaches, rocks, trees etc. Please visit my travelogues on this VT page for more photographs.
check out the Keropok lekor
Favorite thing: Terrengannu is known for its Wau(kite) and its *ahem* political affliation, but better still, for its Keropok Lekor... it is fish, dried in the sun, and fried... its really a treat, and can be bought made-to-fry, or eat-on-the-spot... actually i lied... you prob. can't find it on the islands... you'll have to go to the mainland... be sure to ask around for the best spot to buy keropok (ke-ROW-pa-k).
Fondest memory: snorkelling with my friend... plus the abs. fantastic guides that showed us the best spots... oh... and burying myself in the sand... woohoo!
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Orange sharks?
Favorite thing: When we arrive at the Redang Marine Park, the beach & sea were packed with TONS people in their orange life jackets. Even those lazing on the beach were wearing the orange jackets, from afar it looked like the whole place is full of orange creatures.. haha. There's hardly any place to swim, relax or take a decent photo without someone getting your photo. Just after 2 hours, suddenly the place became deserted.. everyone has left except us, because we hired our own boatman (which include packed lunch) and can take our own sweet time...
Feet in Paradise...
Favorite thing: I saved it for last, so here is the much maligned feet picture....
Actually this is about the view I had every afternoon in Redang... (In a lounge chair, with a cold beer at my side as the sun slowly set...)
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Christmas Tree Worms
Favorite thing: These are amazing little creatures... The look like small mulitcolored Christmas trees...
Wave your hand over the rocks and they will all fold up and all retract back into the rocks... wait a minute or so, and slowly they will all start popping back up again...
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Malay Dive Center
Favorite thing: This part of Malaysia is one of the more conservative Muslim areas of the country, and so, pretty much without fail, you will see the local ladies wearing the head scarves.
Building resorts here obviously brings differents sorts into close contact, and so, occasionally you see a scene with a striking contrast... (Here scarved attendants at the dive center attending to the bikini clad customer...)
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Hawksbill Turtles
Favorite thing: One critter that you are likely to encounter during your stay in Pulau Redang is the Hawksbill Turtle.
Easily recognizable by the pointed snout, which resembles a hawk's bill. (and hence the name) A gentle creature which didn't seem too bother by the company of a couple divers...
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Blue skies and beaches
Favorite thing: One of the BEST islands and beaches in Malaysia. Fantastic destination for sun bathing, snorkelling or scuba diving. Book in advance coz resorts are fully booked through out the year. Most resorts close from Nov - Feb during monsoon season.
Fondest memory: I've got my PADI diving certification here! It was a great experience to be here.
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OK, more than a little on the self indulgent side: all gifts relate to, shall we say, strong interests of mine, such as: Sarah of course (I'm guessing she may be reading this); music (the books); and most things Italian. There comes a time, when Sarah's on a work trip and the twins are asleep, when sardines and anchovies and sultanas and pine nuts and pasta combine to create a Sicilian conspiracy that no one else in the family will touch. This is the wine to go with it and the coffee's for afterwards. The recipe's simplified from the classic 'The Silver Spoon' cookbook and I hope someone tracks down this kids' version for me. In my minds eye, I'd really enjoy looking like a mid-sixties Marcello Mastroianni as I lift pasta to mouth, but since that's never gonna happen, the capotto (coat), sciarpa (scarf), cappello (hat) and camicia (shirt) might get me into a crowd scene at least.
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Being a creature of habit (if it ain't broke…), my Christmas list this year is mainly made up of things I've received before and really really liked. So, here goes. The Willoughby Book Club is fantastic – a gift that keeps on giving. If your husband/boyfriend likes reading, just tell them his preferences and they will carefully choose and deliver a book for him every month. There is something exciting about knowing you have a really good book coming your way each month, one that will probably broaden your reading horizons but still be your kind of page turner. The cashmere beanie hat and jumper are more about the snuggle effect they seem to encourage (no daddy ever tires of that right?) but the practical side of me appreciates the extra warmth and style too. The Vera Wang aftershave – well, Nicky thinks it smells really nice which is the only point of it, so that works for me. The only gift that isn't a repeat is the bracelet, or 'man band' as I like to call it. Not one for wearing jewellery normally, the inscription of Bailey's name on one side and 'Papa' on the other got me right in the … you know, that place where emotion comes from. Finally, no daddy Christmas list would be complete without a gadget and for me it's the new iPad Air 2 – so much quicker and lighter than our current very old version. Even better, as you can partly fund the upgrade by selling your old iPad to one of many gadget recyclers (assuming your little one hasn't laid claim to it already…).
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Amorphic mutation
(genetics) A type of mutation wherein the change in gene leads to the loss of the normal (wild-type) gene function or to the synthesis of a non-functioning enzyme
A change in gene structure could result in a variant form that may be transmitted to the next generation. The genetic change (mutation) may lead to varying results. One of them is its effect on the function of the gene. Some mutations may lead to a complete loss of function whereas others may cause only a partial loss of function. Thus, as to the question whether the mutation completely eliminates or simply reduces the function of the gene, geneticists determine the effects of gene mutation and classify it accordingly. Mutation may be amorphic mutation, hypermorphic mutation, hypomorphic mutation, or neomorphic mutation. In amorphic mutation, the mutation leads to a gene product that loses the detectable normal or the wild-type function of the gene. Often, the phenotypes associated with this type of mutation are recessive. 1
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How Long Does Efavirenz Take To Work
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Have been taking efavirenz for 18 months and still get sickHi Doc...I have been taking efavirenz for 18 months now and I still feel surt of sick sometimes. I usually start feeling like that after two hours of taking it, and this discomfort can last for two or three hours... I always take it at night, at the...
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Program for Wellness Restoration...Dave Food increases Efavirenz blood levels and possibly side effects. It sounds to me that your life style does not allow you to take this drug on an empty Read more »
JUST STARTED ATRIPLA TREATMENTHi I have started on Atripla 2 Weeks with most of the Side effects most people get. Before I... Read more »
Combivir/Efavirenz - to - AtriplaI am currently on Combivir/Efavirenz and have been for a while now and my stats all seem... Read more »
HIV Resistance Testing...the drugs are called "cross-resistant." For example, most HIV that is resistant to nevirapine (Viramune) is also resistant to efavirenz (Sustiva). This means that nevirapine and efavirenz are cross-resistant. Cross-resistance is important when... Read more »
Atripla... Combo Drug Common Name: efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil Brand Name: Atripla Class: Dual-class fixed dose combination; single dose regimen Read more »
Pharmacokinetics...Crixivan easier to take. Several other PIs can be boosted with Norvir. The NNRTIs (drugs like Viramune [nevirapine] and Sustiva [efavirenz]) have the opposite effect. They speed up enzymes and get other drugs out of the system faster. As a... Read more »
HIV Drugs and the HIV Lifecycle...approved NNRTIs: Intelence (etravirine or TMC-125) Rescriptor (delavirdine) Sustiva (efavirenz) Viramune (nevirapine) Protease Inhibitors (PIs) These... Read more »
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just tested positive and CD4 already at 33!
Posted by PozFromHongKong, 2 Replies...first lab results yesterday and my CD4 is at 33 and VL is 29,000, so the doctor put me on meds right away (I taking Truvada + Efavirenz). I was probably infected a long time ago. I took my first dose last night. Thankfully I went to work feeling... Read more »
Light sleeping / no sleeping / endless dreaming
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies...I'm on EFV, 3TC, & TDF (Efavirenz, Lamivudine, & Tenofovir). All taken at the same time, just before bed. I either sleep so lightly that any movement or Read more »
RE:how long meds work
Posted by Anonymous, 2 RepliesHi pals. I was wondering if anyone on the regimen: Viracept+Combivir has any idea how good this regimen is. I want to know what's the average period of time some of you have been on these meds for. I've been taking them for about 7 months and on... Read more »
How long should I wait for testing to work?
Posted by Anonymous, 4 RepliesMy girlfriend watched a video in school saying that it could take ten years, while testing every five months, to determine if you have AID's. Is there any truth to that? Read more »
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