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What are the local economic impacts and benefits associated with the proposed projects? How many potential new jobs would these projects create?
The proposed projects will provide a positive contribution to the local economy through the creation of additional jobs, sales tax revenue and indirect sales to other local businesses over time. This will occur in a phased approach, as the various stages of the Northstar Mountain Master Plan (NMMP) will be completed over many years.
If the plan is approved, what is the timeline for the first project to be started, and when will all of the proposed projects be completed?
The preparation, review, public comment, and certification process for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) generally takes just over a year to complete. Once the EIR is certified and a Conditional Use Permit is obtained, improvement plans can be submitted, which generally take about 4 months to process.
The possibility for construction to commence however, would be dependent on when capital is allocated by Vail Resorts and its Board of Directors for projects to get underway. Given the NMMP includes mountain improvements proposed over the next 20 or so years, project build out would likely occur around 2034.
What does the terrain look like, and where is it located? What is the split among degree of difficulty? How many acres will be added?
Proposed terrain is located within the existing resort core and extends onto the eastern and western slopes of Mt. Pluto, the northeastern slopes of Sawtooth Ridge, and Lookout Mountain. The terrain is diverse on varied aspects and slopes, and includes conventional ski trails, tree island ski trails and tree skiing to provide an array of terrain offerings.
Approximately 293 acres of new groomable ski trails are proposed with over 700 acres of new skiable terrain, resulting in approximately 3,870 acres of total skiable terrain (originally reported 3,170 acres + 700 acres) at Northstar. The proposed trail network at Northstar will accommodate the entire range of skier ability levels – from beginner to expert.
How will this improve overall skier circulation?
The proposed projects within the Northstar Mountain Master Plan will improve overall skier circulation through a variety of means including:
How did the new on-mountain projects that were completed in advance of this past (11-12) season affect the guest experience?
The projects completed in advance of the 2011-2012 winter season (including the installation of the Promised Land Express lift on The Backside, the addition of two new ski trails, and the construction of the Zephyr Lodge) offered access to additional ski trails, provided new tree skiing pods, and successfully changed skier patterns on the mountain resulting in shorter lift lines and less congestion on ski trails. In addition, guests also experienced more on-mountain restaurant seating and additional food options.
How do the proposed project improvements move Northstar in the direction of more of a destination resort than a day ski area?
The proposed project improvements will provide resort guests with a wider, more diverse array of terrain offerings and recreational activities, facilitating an improved and extended vacation experience for the destination and day use guest.
In addition, the proposed projects will help Northstar maintain its competitiveness as a resort destination by upgrading existing services, amenities and operations. This includes providing a better balance of skier amenities, improving lift technology, and increasing the variety of ski trails and activities.
The proposed projects will change the skier capacity of Northstar and employment. How will this traffic increase be addressed and mitigated? Are any alternate transportation systems proposed?
The major mountain capacity constraining factor at Northstar is parking and transportation, rather than ski lift or ski terrain capacity. Access to Northstar is limited by the number of on-site parking spaces. Typically when these spaces are filled, the resort notifies the customer through various means that parking is unavailable.
With the exception of approximately 20 parking spaces associated with the program-level future cross-country center relocation, Northstar does not propose to expand parking facilities in connection with the proposed NMMP project. Thus, the effective winter capacity of the resort will not be affected by the project insofar as parking is currently the primary limiting factor.
Additional parking is not contemplated with the NMMP, as the goal is to accommodate the approved bed-base and commercial venues and extend the vacation experience for the destination visitor. So long as the amount of parking remains the same, additional lift or terrain capacity will have no affect on the number of skiers at Northstar on peak winter weekends, other than the net increase from new skiers associated with new real estate development (not a part of this project). This potential increase has already been factored into previous project calculations for increased vehicle trips. However, it is acknowledged that it is possible that the new ski terrain offering may induce day skiers to come to Northstar rather than to other ski resorts in the region during non-peak conditions when there is available parking in Northstar's day skier parking facilities. The NMMP Final EIR estimated that the proposed NMMP at buildout could generate 341 daily round trips or 682 daily one-way trips during non-peak traffic conditions when adequate day skier parking is available at Northstar. These potential additional daily one-way trips would not trigger a level of service impact on project area roadways and intersections during off-peak conditions.
Within the program-level proposals, the Castle Peak Intercept Parking Lot Transportation Gondola would provide convenient access to the Village at Northstar from the parking lots located at resort's entrance near SR 267. This would remove cars from Northstar Drive and reduce traffic on the resort's main thoroughfare.
In addition, the plan proposes improvements to mountain ski trail access for residential developments to reduce vehicle trips to the Village at Northstar and on-site day use parking.
Lastly, the proposed NMMP improvements are intended to expand and extend the vacation experience into the mid-week, and improving overall resort traffic circulation.
How much more parking is being requested based on the proposed improvements?
Only minor parking is being proposed – to the order of 20 spaces – near the proposed site of the relocated cross-country center.
Will we see more crowding on the mountain as these projects are completed?
The goal of the proposed project is to improve skier circulation within existing terrain and the distribution of skiers/snowboarders across the mountain to facilitate circulation and reduce congestion and crowding in higher-use areas and on trails returning to the Village at Northstar.
Additionally, because Northstar does not propose to expand parking facilities in connection with the proposed NMMP project, the winter capacity of the resort will not be affected by the project insofar as parking is currently the primary limiting factor.
Will there be more snowmaking? How will it affect watersheds? Where will Northstar get the water to support the proposed snowmaking system expansion?
The Northstar Mountain Master Plan proposes an increase to snowmaking coverage and the quality and efficiency of the snowmaking system to provide for early season trail coverage and the ability to offer a high-quality ski/snowboard experience in low snow years. The NMMP includes installation of technologically efficient snowmaking equipment and control systems to improve the water and energy efficiencies associated with snowmaking.
Sources of water at Northstar are two natural spring collection systems (Sawmill Flat and Big Springs) and Martis Creek, which feed the manmade Northstar reservoir; the TH2 well; the Golf Course well; the Comstock well; the Rendezvous well; and Concert Park Lake in Martis Camp. Snowmaking water is pulled directly from the Northstar reservoir and/or Concert Park Lake in Martis Camp. Additionally, it can be pulled from the treated TH2 well source.
There are approximately 400 acres of existing groomed trails with snowmaking. An additional approximate 300 acres of snowmaking coverage is proposed with the NMMP.
How do these projects affect local wildlife, and what mitigation efforts will be put in place?
The EIR identifies feasible mitigation measures to reduce or avoid impacts, and evaluates the project's potential to contribute to cumulative impacts in the region. All potential impacts to biological resources can be mitigated to less than significant levels.
In addition, the NMMP includes the dedication of land in Zone E to be placed into a conservation area and managed to maintain and enhance habitat values.
What Best Management Practices will be used when these projects are constructed?
Construction of the proposed facilities will include implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs). BMPs include measures to protect wildlife, water quality, air quality, and ensure site restoration. The following BMPs are examples of the stringent practices we follow when constructing a project:
Are there plans for additional on-site lodging/residences?
Within the Northstar Mountain Master Plan currently under review, there are no plans for additional on-site lodging or residences. The plan consists only of on-mountain recreational and skier service improvements.
What is the difference between "project" and "program" level proposals within the plan?
Improvements anticipated to be constructed in the near term are considered "project-level" and have sufficient details to be analyzed. Other improvements outlined are only conceptually designed, with further details to be added in the future. These improvements are considered "program-level."
Placer County will prepare an EIR that includes both a programmatic analysis of the overall NMMP and associated program-level components and a project-specific environmental analysis for the project-level components. A Program EIR is appropriate for land use decision-making of a broad level that contemplates further, site specific review of individual development proposals. Project EIRs are appropriate for specific proposed projects with site-specific environmental review. Program-level NMMP components will be evaluated as they relate to the broad, overall project plan. Project-level NMMP components contain enough specificity to conduct a site-specific, project-level environmental review and will allow the consideration of discretionary approvals such as Use Permits.
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Why is Northstar requesting a Zoning Text Amendment in the Timberland Production Zone?
Northstar is requesting a Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) in the Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) to maintain the natural resource values that are associated with lands zoned TPZ and allow additional ski and snowboard opportunities in them.
Northstar resort lands are generally comprised of four zoning designations, including TPZ, Forestry, Residential (multi-family and single family), and General Commercial as contained within the Martis Valley Community Plan (MVCP) that was updated in 2003. The MVCP, in combination with the Placer County General Plan, will guide the physical, social, and economic development of the Martis Valley area, specifically through the aforementioned zoning designations.
As Northstar continues to improve the overall skiing and snowboarding experience, we have developed the Northstar Mountain Master Plan (NMMP). In developing the Master Plan, we have learned that there are some limitations in the MVCP on how and where certain types of improvements can be made on lands within the existing resort boundary zoned for TPZ. While the County's TPZ zoning district allows for a variety of recreational uses, "ski lift facilities" and "ski runs" are not specifically identified as permitted uses. The MVCP recognized this as a potential issue and provided a conceptual solution: amend the zoning code to allow ski-related facilities in lands zoned for TPZ under specific conditions, called a Zoning Text Amendment.
Northstar is applying for a ZTA as part of the NMMP to allow for the orderly development and implementation of ski lifts, trails, snowmaking and related facilities on lands current zoned for TPZ within lands boundaries that are owned and/or existing ski resorts within Placer County. Additionally, to alleviate public and County concerns, raised after issuance of the Notice of Preparation of the EIR, regarding unforseen impacts of the project in the Tahoe Basin, Northstar revised the ZTA to exclude TPZ lands in the Tahoe Basin. It is an opportunity to balance the environment with the economy in such a way as to allow both to succeed, without removing the property from timber production.
What uses would be allowed in Timberland Production Zone with the Zoning Text Amendment?
If approved by Placer County, the proposed ZTA would allow for the following narrowly defined "ski lift facility" and "ski run" uses:
In an effort to be sensitive to the long-term viability and associated retention of timber lands, of the TPZ, Northstar narrowed the Placer County allowed use definition of "ski lift facilities" and "ski runs" with the proposed ZTA to exclude helicopter skiing facilities, equipment rental and storage lockers, restaurants and bars, and overnight lodging accommodations. It is not the intent of the proposed ZTA to allow for commercial facilities such as restaurants, ski rental shops or ticket booths in TPZ, rather allow only those uses necessary to operate and directly support ski lifts, ski trails, and snowmaking.
There are a variety of uses that are currently permitted within the TPZ (Section 17.16.010(D) of the Placer County Code - Timber Production Zone – Allowable Land Uses and Permitted Requirements) that are more intensive than the proposed ZTA ski use as follows:
As can be seen from this list, most of the permitted uses are less sensitive to the long-term retention of timber resources than the proposed ski related uses. Allowing the implementation of "ski lift facilities" and "ski runs" will allow Northstar to improve the overall skiing and snowboarding experience and proceed with the Master Plan, while assuring that the long-term sustainability and integrity of lands zoned for TPZ is maintained.
Does the Northstar Mountain Master Plan and the associated proposed Zoning Text Amendment create a precedent for new ski resorts in Placer County?
No, the proposed ZTA as part of the NMMP does not create a precedent for new ski resorts in Placer County. New ski resorts and associated commercial support facilities would not be an allowed use in the TPZ. Only existing ski resorts outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin that own or could eventually own TPZ lands (Royal Gorge, Sugar Bowl, Alpine Meadows, and Squaw Valley) would have the ability to submit for a conditional use permit for the development of ski lift facilities or ski runs as potential expansions of existing resorts (see Exhibit 1, right). However, there are no applications before the County for these resorts to expand and consideration of potential expansions of other resorts is speculative at this time. In addition, any proposal for a future expansion of an existing resort onto TPZ land would require separate and independent analysis, environmental review and entitlement. Additionally, the land surrounding existing ski resorts in Placer County, including Northstar, is mostly federally owned, and as previously stated, is not subject to Placer County zoning regulations or the associated ZTA proposal (see Exhibit 2, right). Any proposal on these lands would be subject to US Forest Service policies, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, entirely independent of Placer County.
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
What are the impacts of the Northstar proposed Zoning Text Amendment within the Tahoe Basin?
The Zoning Text Amendment excludes TPZ lands in the Tahoe Basin. Therefore, there are no basin impacts associated with the proposed ZTA.
Does Northstar plan to expand into the Tahoe Basin?
No, Northstar does not plan to expand into the Tahoe Basin. Improvements proposed by the NMMP are located outside the Tahoe Basin, with the exception of minor modifications to existing facilities already located within the Lake Tahoe Basin. These minor modifications are located on Mt. Pluto and include a snowmaking line on the existing Challenger ski run and improvements to the existing Summit Deck and Grille facility. These two project components will result in less than 1 acre of ground disturbance on previously disturbed ground, will avoid tree removal, and will be presented to TRPA for entitlement review, if necessary. No other improvements are contemplated within the Tahoe Basin. Additionally, Northstar is mostly surrounded by federally owned land to the south, further restricting any resort expansion into the Tahoe Basin (see Exhibits 4 and 5, right).
Lastly, the proposed ZTA excludes Tahoe Basin lands.
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 5
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The Boston Celtics are starting off the new year with what, on paper, appears to be a little bit of a gift. The Brooklyn Nets are terrible, and the Celtics get a nice, comfortable home-and-home with them to start 2016. Boston has had a couple of days off.. they have a nice easy afternoon game that's not too early, and a day-and-a-half off to face the Nets again just a short flight down to New York.
But let's not make the mistake of forgetting our recent history. And also, let's not look past the fact that the Nets are playing a lot better lately. Yes, they're 1-3 in their last 4 games, but that includes an OT loss to Dallas and what probably should have been a win in Orlando had the game been officiated correctly. We're looking at a Nets team that very easily could be 3-1 in its last 4 games, and coming into Boston with some added incentive to win and destroy the value of the pick they owe the Celtics.
So with that in mind, let's look at how to beat the Brooklyn Nets.
1: Take this game seriously
I'll start with the most blatantly obvious thing just to get it out of the way. The Celtics are coming off a loss to the god-awful Lakers and are facing a Brooklyn team that has beaten them once already this season.
So let me just say here and henceforth… never should the words "just show up" leave your lips when discussing the Celtics strategy for winning a game. This team is NOT good enough to do that. Their strength lies in their united effort to wear down opponents and force them into mistakes. The minute that collective effort wanes, the entire thing falls apart. Do we all understand that now?
Isaiah Thomas is having an All Star season, but he can't carry this team by himself.
Jae Crowder is having his best season as a pro. He is having a breakout offensive year. But he can't do it by himself.
Avery Bradley is having his best two-ways season yet. But he can't do it by himself.
No one can do it alone. There's no middle ground with the Celtics. They either work together and win convincingly as a cohesive, fluid unit, or they slack and watch the entire thing bleakly crumble to the ground. This is who these Celtics are.
Now that that's out of the way….
2: Get it to Avery Bradley
I'll let Marc D'Amico kick this one off…
Bradley enters today's game with an average of 24.0 points per game against the Nets this season. During his first two matchups with Brooklyn, he canned 57.6 percent of his field goals and 53.3 percent of his shots from long distance.
This may be the perfect timing for Bradley to face off against Brooklyn again. He hasn't shot better than 50.0 percent from the field since Dec. 12, a span of eight games. He also has shot better than 30.0 percent from 3-point range during only one of those games.
Bradley shoots about 62% against Jarrett Jack… so if that's a matchup that materializes, got to it as much as possible.
Side note: Get it to Bradley quickly. He's made 71 field goals in first quarter this season on 49% shooting. He's also made 26 3's in first quarters… by far the most of each in any quarter and easily the best shooting percentages. Bradley comes out of the gates hot… so ride it early.
Side note 2: Bradley is shooting 33% in 2nd quarters this season. How weird is that?
3: Pick up the pace
The Nets are a slow team and their best player is mister poetry in slow motion Brook Lopez. Seriously… it takes Lopez 15 seconds of the shot clock to actually get an individual move off, but dammit if it's not effective most of the time.
So let's not fall into that slow-down trap of theirs. Get the ball and run. There's no excuse for not running today. The game is at home after a couple of days off and a sour taste still lingering after the Lakers loss. This is the game to get out there and push the tempo and put up 115 points.
The Nets are 5-2 when they hold their opponent under 100 points.. and one of those losses was a 2 points loss to Cleveland. The Celtics had better not settle for crappy shots because if they let a team tied for the 6th-worst defensive rating hold them under 100 points, this is going to be a real embarrassment.
4: Make Jarrett Jack a scorer
Jarrett Jack is not a good point guard, but he's an even worse shooter. His assist percentage is actually at a career-high 34.4, but his true shooting percentage (which takes into account 2's, 3's and free throws) is near a career-low. He's shooting about 31% from 3 and a career-worst 43% from 2.
Amazingly, he's taking 11.4 shots per game… near a career-high.
So you want to shoot, Jarrett? Go for it. Shoot all you want. Of course, you contest him as best you can, but if there's help or double teams to be given, it's Jack's guy who should be giving it. If Jack gets hot and beats you, then I guess you have to live with it because the chances are pretty slim.
Again, the Nets have a terrible record and they'll continue to be one of the league's worst teams, but taking them lightly will be a very easy way to hang another embarrassing L on the schedule. Let's execute this plan and avoid that.
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- Pare rind thinly from one orange and cut into thin strips.
- Cook strips in small pan of boiling water 2-3 min til soft.
- drain; set aside.
- Remove all white parts and rind from oranges and put into a heatproof bowl.
- Sprinkle strips of cooked orange rind over top.
- Put sugar and water in a saucepan and heat GENTLY; stir constantly until sugar dissolves.
- Bring to hard boil until syrup is golden caramel color, but NOT TOO DARK!
- If it is too thick, stand back and add 2 tbs hot water and stir well.
- Pour caramel over oranges and set aside to cool.
- Place in fridge overnight.
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Dealing With World Mind Effects Through Greater Self Mastery (GM5)
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At one time or another, we have all experienced occasions where other people in the same room began to have a heated argument. The psychic dissonance created at that time, produced in us symptoms of shakiness, nervousness, a scattered thought pattern or other such symptoms. Comparing the feeling of an argument with that of a calm environment, reveals some stark experiential differences. We can feel the "tension in the air" as it is commonly referred to, just as it is easy to sense the enjoyment of a theater crowd. The realist must conclude from such common experiences as this, that not only does everyone have person to person sensitivity, but also a psychic rapport with group consciousness or group mind states. This natural psychic ability is shared by the animal kingdom, and is used by social creatures to sense which member of a group is hostile, dominant or friendly. In human pre-history, sensitivity to the tribal or community "atmosphere" or "space", was very arguably a valuable survival device for the individual. Any person equipped with great psychic sensitivity, would be the first to have foreknowledge of the mood and intention of their associates, tribe and even enemies. Those who lacked such sensitivity, would likely be caught off guard by unperceived danger. They would lack the necessary synchronization with others, making such a person less effective as hunters, organizers, communicators, leaders, friends and caretakers. It is logical then, that the capacity for psychic sensitivity to group mind states has played a major role in natural selection, and therefore in human evolution as well. Though todays' world is far more complex than the hunter-gather scenario, the need for empathic response is no less pronounced than in human pre-history. Success in relationships, business negotiations, sales, customer service and co-worker relations, are all greatly enhanced by our efforts to stay in tune with the feelings and intentions of others. The salesman or even parent with no psychic sensitivity, is like a radio whose antenna has been broken off.
As stated previously, not only do individuals and local groups have profound influence on the state of our body/minds, so too does the state of the World Mind consciousness. Most people do not take notice of this effect, just as those who live next to highways or railroad tracks become after a time, insensitive to an over-stimulation of the senses. In the modern age and within the psychic realm, every one of us lives, "next to the railroad tracks" so to speak, when it comes to psychic tension, pain and fear. There exists what might be referred to as a constant "background feeling", comparable to any loud and constant background noise, that causes the teeth to grit and the muscles to stay tensed. Because we are so conditioned by the presence of this constant background feeling of pain and fear, it seems normal to our body/minds.
It is truly amazing what the human organism can accustom itself to, and thereafter call "normal". Once we've become accustomed to something, even if it is totally unpleasant by nature, it is eventually considered acceptable or even "comfortable", if one may use that word with some poetic license. Eventually we begin to actually identify with mental patterns based upon pain and fear, or any other mode that is constantly emphasized. That which is identified with becomes a lifestyle, or mode of living. When any mode of living becomes the "politically correct method" of society, people then start to become addicted to those modes out of habit, (even though they are based upon pain, fear and false assumptions) as is the case today. It is not uncommon for people to take insult in fact, upon any suggestion that the current way of life is sorely lacking, or that there might be a far better way to live. In the deepest analysis, the modern crisis involves everyones' strongly held and secret suspicion that we've been somehow cheated, and that life is not supposed to be this way. We're so embarrassed about society in fact, that any critique of its inadequacies is like a slap in the face, regardless of how true that critique may be. But publicly we are afraid to admit that the society we've touted and taught our children to praise, is really the expressed symptom of mass mental disorder. The human species is going insane, and its as simple as that. This disorder is based upon pain and fear, and until we eliminate these there is no hope for social reform.
The "background fear" we feel, that has no apparent source or logical cause whatsoever, is in fact the fear of the world registered by the body. The pain we experience when walking down the street, one that seems to wash over the body like an oncoming wave, originates from our global collective. Of course, we create our own pain and fear as well, but the point here is that states of consciousness can exist in the form of fields of charged subatomic particles, and anyone within that field, (be it the size of a room or an entire planet) will be affected to some degree by that prevailing state of consciousness. This natural law makes fields of consciousness and their effects comparable to weather conditions. There is a psychic storm now raging on Earth, and woe be to the ignorant passer-by. There are so many people in fear and pain around the world today, that these states of consciousness are growing like the explosion of a bomb. They are mutually reinforcing. A psychic domino-like effect is happening right now across the globe, as you read this page.
There have always been some individuals and organizations that hold the intent to remain positive and progressive, and who are holding back this threatening tide of despair. But these few are part of a dwindling minority, and can only accomplish so much without organization and advanced occult knowledge. This is why the current human condition is so grave. The real threat to human survival is not nuclear war, biological agents or the disagreements of the heads of nations. The real threat to our survival is the continued degradation of world consciousness from love and clarity, to fear and pain. The social conditions we see today are not therefore the cause of poverty, crime or domestic violence. They are in fact the symptom of the prevailing fields of fear and pain worldwide.
Prevailing psychic conditions effect us profoundly every moment. They influence us to make different decisions, take different actions and use different methods. When we would ordinarily be in a good mood and have a likable disposition, World Mind influence crushes these impulses like a flower underneath a heavy military boot. The person in terror obviously goes about life differently that the person in love, and so our need is to create those states of consciousness in ourselves and society, which will implicitly result in peace and progressive living. When it was said that, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself", a great truth was uttered and for occult reasons, not psychological or social ones. The meditator must realize then, that the World Mind influence upon their daily state of consciousness, is a factor they must take into serious account. All efforts for the raising of personal consciousness, must bear in mind the very destructive influences of our species' collective materialistic focus.
It is necessary then with the above in mind, that all persons realize not only the perilous nature of todays' social conditions, but their direct psychic cause. Meditation and the daily awareness of bodywide feelings, help to offset World Mind effects, so that positivity has a better chance to flourish. There are other occult measures which can also be taken, which greatly empowers the practitioner to determine for themselves what state of consciousness they wish to remain within. Presumably they will choose such states as love, clarity and general positivity, and these can be cultivated by employing the following techniques;
- By directly intending these states into place.
- Through the use of thoughtforms.
- Through exercise and right diet.
1. (Step 1) Any state of consciousness can simply be "intended into place", at any time. This statement is always potentially true, but it will in all likelihood take some practice to master. So in the mean time, it is recommended that the reader first meditate for 15-60 minutes, through the usual whole-body feeling focus, (see GM series #2 for details). After meditation remain quietly focused on feeling, and then recall the times in which you felt the strongest love. Recall every detail of this experience, especially how it felt everywhere in the body. The body has memory, and every state of consciousness you have ever been in is recorded within the cells. These memories often surface on their own, but they can also be summoned up by the mind. Remain focused on this memory of love until you can feel it again as strongly as possible.
(Step 2) Focus now only on the feeling of love that has been remembered, and not all the past, surrounding details which originally evoked it. The important thing here is the state of consciousness, not nostalgia, for obvious reasons. Maintain this state of love for as long as you can, as an exercise in altering your consciousness at will. If this love state drops away, begins to fade or is not of the intensity you prefer, then by all means repeat the above 2 steps as often as desired, until results are obtained. As in meditation, have patience with this practice and persevere. Your rewards will be great if you do. After the practitioner gains some experience in recalling past love states and summoning them into the present, they will reach a point where the recalling of past experiences will no longer be necessary to evoke love. When this happens they will be able to simply summon a greater degree of love in their body/mind at will. To put this another way, the practitioner eventually gains the ability to simply INTEND INTO PLACE the desired, "degree and flavor" of love states. When this is done on a frequent basis, the practitioners' state of consciousness is expanded, (as an implicit bi-product of all love states). Such an accomplishment is a significant step in the gaining if greater personal mastery.
2) We all make use of the natural capacity to visualize, and this happens in sleep, day- dreaming, in work and play. The carpenter visualizes a finished product before beginning to work with physical materials. But the occultist visualizes a finished product before beginning to work with energetic materials. A carpenter builds with hammer and saw, and the occultist builds with feeling and thoughtforms. A thoughtform is a visualized, intended result, (a thought that is given the power to act through a visualized image and intention). To create a thoughtform is to create a psychic tool, which can be used according to the wishes of the mind that created it. Try constructing this thoughtform:
Visualize yourself surrounded by a glowing sphere of any color or colors you choose. See this sphere as very energetic and powerful, (try throwing in a few incoming lightning bolts to increase its energy level). After establishing this visualization in the mind, firmly repeat over and over again that, "this sphere is a surrounding shield of love of positivity" or simply "I am surrounded and empowered by love and positivity". Feel this to be true as you hold this thoughtform in place, in the minds' eye. Intend that love and positivity are literally exploding through and around the body and mind. Patiently try this exercise with persistence. If possible take off any shoes or socks, and stand on grassy or wet ground while conducting this activity. Feel any changes within, during and after the employment of this throughform, and conduct it at least 2-3 times a week for 5-30 minutes at a time.
3) A regular diet of live, energy-packed, chi-rich foods help energize the body. Eat something "live" like greens and fruits every day, and this will increase your psychic power. Exercise will do this also, especially aerobic exercise of longer duration, (20-60 minutes at a time).
By following the above recommendations, the practitioner can in a short time, increase their psychic powers and expand their consciousness. In so doing an implicit degree of greater protection from World Mind influence will be gained. As we gain greater self mastery, we gain the ability to further increase it at an accelerating rate.
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Skip to comments.CROWLEY'S FALSE FACT CHECK SAVES PRESIDENT, DERAILS DEBATE
Posted on 10/16/2012 8:52:50 PM PDT by bronxville
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And at least 150# lighter.
Rumor has it she is considering changing her first name to Slimfast.
Yes the "say it louder" remark from Obama to Crowley just reeks of that hit piece being rehearsed as Obama said it with such ease as if they had rehearsed those lines together a million times before the actual debate.
Did you do that?
Superb! Made me LOL!
Can we say scripted and rehearsed? Candy "cheesecake" Crowley was supposedly the only one with prior knowledge of the questions being asked. We know for certain she was in the tank for Obama and Obama requires the questions ahead of time. This was a scripted ruse as it was obvious she would have never had the time to react so quickly. She also jumped on the live grenade about Libya with her 350# candy a$$, sandbagging Romney, diffusing the topic and then moving on to something else.
He did say read the transcript, but I thought he was saying that to Romney as Romney was interjecting at that point. Obozo did say to Crowley to "Say it louder" once she tried to cover for Obama's lies.
Rigged debate w/no shame as they believe those dumb Americans will never suspect.
AS ALWAYS, THE MSM IS IN BED WITH THE democRATS. MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHY ARE THE MODERATOR'S ALL FROM THE LIBERAL LEFT IN THE MSM. CNN, PBS, ABC, CBS, AND NBC......NOT ONE EVER FROM FOX NEWS. WHAT A DISGRACE.
To protect obama was her job.
But why did the Republicans go along with this? The Stupid Party is living up to its nickname!
Also look into Obama's evil filled eyes when he says, "Please proceed Gov. Romney" knowing they are going to try to trap Romney in their collusion about the Libya remarks in the rose garden.
It outed Candy once and for all, and for all to see.
But there was something else too. Something that hasn't been commented on enough.
Did you notice how when Crowley jumped to Bammy's defense the crowd cheered her, long and loud?
Yes, that's right. This supposedly neutral crowd of undecided voters cheered an outrageous display of partisanship.
So the crowd managed to out themselves too. They weren't neutral or undecided. The whole audience revealed themselves to be stuffed with 0bama plants, and the Presidential Commission on Debates and Gallup, who participated in and endorsed this disgusting fraud, showed themselves to be in on the corruption as well.
He was shaky in the wrong direction. he was "complaining" from the left. Seemed like he was there to make Obama seem like a centrist.
Heh, heh, heh... love it.
It's the Globe (is that right) that's leftist then. I had forgotten.
At any rate, hilarious headline.
BTW: Sounds like a typical Kennedy move... can't have freedom of the press for people who disagree with him.
Can you imagine Obama debating Romney at a venue like Hillsdale College with Mark Levin as the moderator?! He'd need to change his shorts before he even walked on stage.
And does anyone think that her scheduling of the last question, the one about the 47% that Romney somehow didn't get a chance to refute, was an accident? It was blatant and deliberately planned leftist bias! Romney's debate negotiators had damned well better make a better deal for the next one, considering how miserably they failed on this one.
" Its the Globe (is that right) thats leftist then. I had forgotten."
Yeah, but even the Boston Globe is less leftist than the L.A. Times, or New York Times. I think the Boston Herald has forced the Globe to move right due to Herald competition.
You had to have grown up there, to understand how leftist the greater Boston area is.
" BTW: Sounds like a typical Kennedy move... cant have freedom of the press for people who disagree with him."
Kennedy drafted the bill, which stated that nobody could own all of the following in a given city
TV station
Radio station
The bill was passed around 1:00 AM, D.C. time. Murdoch immediately put the radio station up for sale(to legally comply), and proceeded to ridicule Ted Kennedy mercilously in the Herald : )
You betcha!!And I noted how awful it was to see the relief on his face when Candy pulled his bacon out of the fire, and the weakness and wimpiness when he asked her to say it again, louder, or something like that. What a horrible president!! Relying on a lady in the press corps to save his butt!!
Romney and his staff are probably too confident.
This is not a fair game and libs , as Obama , are not smart people ! This is a war and an ugly one
Not only the American people are watching this, but our allies ( if we any left ) and America's enemies.
I haven't had any time to check into this til now. I was listening to the debate but had my back to the TV last night(trying to get on to FR like alot of others apparently) and didn't see the video of this. I looked at a couple of videos of that exchange on youtube a minute ago and it was blatantly obvious that this little "gotcha" moment was planned for in advance. The look on Obama's face was unmistakable. It looked like when you are setting up one of your buddies for a put down joke and the guy watching who knows what is about to happen has that look of gleeful anticipation for what is about to be said.
You think the blatant bias of the MSM can't get any worse but it continues to devolve. Sickening.
Why were the questions read from a 3x5 card!
If you had a question for either Candidate could you have not just stood up and asked it. The one lady I forgot the question, could barely get through the reading of the question on the card. I believe it was the lady on assault weapons. I also think, but not sure the AK has been banned for sale in auto form for sometime. That question was pointless.
These were not citizens asking questions but citizens reading questions from CNN!
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The township Planning Commission last January gave its preliminary approval to the project, which is being spearheaded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, with a focus on a non-profit "green" community.
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If Folklore is said to be the stories and wisdom and traditions that arises out of a culture, then when such stories are invented by a modern author and passed off as authentic, it can be described as Fakelore.
The term was coined in 1950 by an American scholar named Richard M. Dorson, who applied it to characters such as Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan who were widely claimed to be characters of American folklore but who actually were created by later writers. Pecos Bill, for example, was invented by a writer named Edward J. O'Reilly in 1923. Paul Bunyan may have originated in tales told by loggers around the camp stove in the lumber camps around the Great Lakes, but many of the Paul Bunyan stories were written as part of a series of advertisements for the Red River Lumber Company.
On a certain level, one may ask if it even matters. After all, even authentic folklore had an author somewhere deep, back in its history. And authentic folklore is always being polished or modernized or bowdlerized or otherwise mangled for new purposes, a practice sometimes called folklorism. But what sets Fakelore apart from this is the pretense of authenticity; that this is not an invention of mine, but a tradition handed down for many generations.
Sometimes communities will concoct Fakelore to embellish their history, to boost their own uniqueness and to give the tourists something interesting to buy T-shirts of.
Examples of Fakelore
- Paul Bunyan
- Pecos Bill
- Sadie Hawkins Day
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Old Stormalong
- Joe Magarac
- The Cardiff Giant
- Plato's original Atlantis
- J.R.R. Tolkien's Simarillion began out of a desire to invent an English mythology and claims to be "translated" from ancient records.
- The Hodag may have originally been a creature spun from logger's tales, but Eugene Shepherd's inventive taxidermy made it the city mascot of Rhinelander, WI.
- The modern Santa Claus … remade from very different source material by a certain soft drinks company.
- The Gappe
Game and Story Use
- Let's be frank. Inventing Fakelore is the GM's bread and butter. Everything we use in our games is either fakelore we invented ourselves, or stuff we cribbed from other sources. Or both.
- The transition from fiction to fakelore would seem to occur when people start to forget that something is fictional. The internet is particularly good at recycling fiction as legend and rumour, but is probably only speeding up a process that has been endemic to human cultures since forever.
- But Fakelore might become relevant in a game:
- A local legend hints that there is a fabulous treasure hidden beneath an old wizard's castle in the hills; but how much of the legend is accurate, and how much is a tall tale to impress the tourists?
- An NPC scholar is in the middle of an acrimonious debate with another scholar over a legend which one claims is a fraud. The PC's need the scholar to help with their quest, but to do so, they have to put up with his obsessive quarrel.
- Where mythagos exist, fakelore can get you killed. Or save your life, depending on what you put into it.
- Perhaps a real monster/threat/whatever is lurking in the area, but using the fake legend as camouflage
- In a wainscot fantasy setting, telling fakelore from folklore might be a big issue.


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Rihanna strips for ANOTHER half-naked Twitter snap as Unapologetic hits no.1
Diamonds singer makes a miraculous recovery to pose for seductive online snaps
Posted: Wednesday 28 November 2012
Above: Rihanna stripped off for another sexy Twitter picture today
Above: Rihanna was spotted leaving her hotel eating an orange at 2.30 this morning
SHE just loves getting her kit off.
Rihanna has been at it again - stripping off for yet another half-naked Twitter snap just days after posing topless for her 27,000,000 followers.
The Diamonds singer was clearly feeling a lot better after being struck down with illness earlier this week.
[See also: Rihanna accuses Rita Ora for 'stealing her style']
Lying on her bed in nothing but a black body suit, the 24-year-old puffed on a cigar as she stared seductively into the camera.
The singer's pal uploaded the picture with the caption: "Feel asleep and woke up next to this b**ch I'm not even a lesbian but this is the ish I live 4 @rihanna." [sic]
And while Ri Ri was busy posing for sexy snaps, her new album, Unapologetic landed a number one spot in the US chart.
When she finally realised, Rihanna wrote: "Wait!!!!! What the F*CK?!!!! #UNAPOLOGETIC just debuted at #1 in AMERICA!!!!! My first number 1 album there!!! Thank you Navy, u deserve it."
So that confirms it - she's not just a pretty face (or half-naked body).
[See more celeb news: Kerry Katona admits: 'My life was a kebab and a line of coke']


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Close to Home by John McPherson
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may you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows your dead
An old Irish saying . . .
I hope I don't forget my pocketbook when my time comes……!
Can I go to the beach for those 6 days?
kind of good news and bad news
Saying "Good news, you're going back" when you're at the Pearly Gates, could mean "bad news" in the long run.
He'd better spend the next six days in the Confessional.
It wouldn't have been so bad, except that he was in that other strip, tied out in the desert over an ant mound.
Fine, but just don't ask me to date Hazel. She's a nut!
Life is so hard for some people, it may not be good to go back, it may be HELL to go back for six more days.
You get to go back and you know you have 6 days before you have to get your business done and tie up any loose ends… oh, and to buy a huge life insurance policy before you forget. ;-)
Why would anyone, upon attaining Heaven, even think about wanting to go back to life on earth? The cartoon would've been better if it had ended with, "You're up here 6 days early."
Plus, he gets to die a second time. I'm sure that's worth the (brief) trip back to earth – NOT! … and put everyone he knows thru the same (death) ordeal again … that's some computer error!
I guess purses travel everywhere with women.
As Woddy Allen said: "I'm not afraid of dying, I just don't want to be there when it happens."
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Skip to comments.49% of US Presidents suffered mental illness in Duke study
Posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:20 PM PDT by Torie
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Does Clinton count twice for being a pathological liar AND a sexual deviant?
Are they now going to say Bush is crazy?
I don't know about the rest.
But I think that any fair reading of Lincoln's life (and I've read more than a few biographies) would likely suggest that he was clinically depressed. Coolidge also seems to have suffered from severe depression as a result of the death of his son while he was in office.
That's a mental ilness?
Doctor's offices are littered with depression literature, being sick doesn't exactly lead to gaiety; the archetypal fool is the madman of the past, today's nut case is so sad he's as serious as a heart attack.
Projection is the refuge of the self-absorbed.
Abe had his ups and downs. But he did not allow his downs to interfere when it really mattered. It was a triumph of the will. Abe's worst down happened before he became famous.
How is sleep apnea a mental illness or was that just a filler sentence?
Guess I was slow to post! My question, too.
Taft suffered from the "mental illness" of gluttony.
Good grief.
Shyness is a mental disorder? Duke psychiatrists: proving once again why psychiatry is a useless field of study.
Half of the Presidents have been liberals. Liberalism is a mental disorder.
By the way, where is LBJ on the list?
And a very thoroughgoing narcissist.
According to the article, just about anything is mental illness.
I know one recent President who was a psychopathic liar and a serial sexual offender.
Never talked about it? What the heck does that mean? They talk about Robin all the time.
What a crock.
IIRC, from what was said on the show, the family never talked about, at the time.
Of course I thought that was BS, even I had heard about her, just could remember her name.
I didn't listen very long, sure they came up w/more stuff.
Hey the President's bon again, that would be enough for the Rats.
How many psychiatrists at the Duke University Medical Center suffer from mental illness?
I dare say these shrinks could/would determine nearly anyone has a tendency to "mental illness". Aometimes the diagnosis is all "in the eye of the beholder".
How come they haven't used their lacrosse team as subjects? I think they might be good objects of a study.
My thought exactly. There's nothing like defaming the dead to grab headlines.
The researchers wrote that the 49 percent rate mirrored national mental illness statistics,
That's probably a good idea; you never can tell what might happen to you if you listen too long.
I have to wonder about the "Captain Queeg" factor, though. If a candidate really does have some sort of neurosis or disorder, it would be a good idea not to elect him. The long campaigns we have may do something to weed out candidates who have some mental problems -- though some disorders may actually work to a politician's advantage, at least until they get elected.
Some conditions, though, may not show up until a crisis happens. The idea that you can separate out those the determined from overly rigid, or the easy-going from the spinless before hand is a delusion, since those who write such long-distance analyses are usually influenced more by their own prejudices than by actual objective data.
That's ironic, right.
Carter was and is definitely mentally ill...but even more so are the people who idolize him.
That's a mental ilness?
Aren't these the same people who think *homophobia* is a mental disorder? That should about settle the question.
Shyness is a mental disorder? Duke psychiatrists: proving once again why psychiatry is a useless field of study.
My roommate has social phobia. It's more than just shyness - you almost have to put a gun to his head to get him to get him to leave the house. It's kind of like agoraphobia (sp?) but he's not afraid of open spaces, he's afraid of people.
That said, I don't disagree with you - the conclusion in the OP is bunk. I seriously doubt that anyone who had this condition could aspire to be the town dogcatcher - let alone the President.
"The researchers wrote that the 49 percent rate mirrored national mental illness statistics,"
Didn't Bush get 51% of the vote against Kerry's 49%?
That right there proves who would have been the next mental President.
Breaking :
Only 4 % of Crazy People approve of George W Bush. Its the lowest approval number so far in his 6 years in office ...Lower even than yesterday when 5 % of Crazy People approved of George W Bush.
These presidents did NOT have that kind of social phobia, they simply were shy, and Jefferson wasn't even that, he was just an elitist.
You can not run, nor serve as President, if you can't meet and talk to people and the examples given (like Coolidge) do not fit the bill.
They have taken true terms, but expanded the definations so far out that everyone could reasonably fit in.
Carter thought his mother was a peanut
That means that 21.07%
The real debate is which president was 0.07% mentally ill.
Psycho-history is lame. But it's sure a heck of a lot better than socio-cultural history.
Well said, Professer!
Thom Jefferson spent all his time thinking ... reading, writing, inventing, planning, creating ... who can do that with a bunch of people around wanting to party?
100% of LIBERALS are nuts.
Elect Hillary and get an even 50%.
There. I fixed it. But, very well put!
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The World Ends With You -LIVE Remix-
Square Enix Announces The World Ends With You -LIVE Remix-! - News - Kingdom Hearts Insider
Well, this isn't something anybody was expecting! Square Enix and GREE, Japan's leading mobile social gaming network, had a joint press conference in Japan today. They announced a new mobile title, The World Ends With You -LIVE Remix-, which will start service Winter 2012 in Japan! Due to the overwhelming success of The World Ends With You -Solo Remix-, the decision was made to create a social network version of the hit 2008 game!
Note that there is little information on this game and more will become available in the coming days, but it only appears to be a social network version of The World Ends With You.
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First new details revealed~
New TWEWY -Live Remix- Screenshots and Info from Famitsu! - News - Kingdom Hearts Insider
Within this Reaper's Game, Players will scour each area to find and defeat "Ringleader Noise," which as the name suggests, lead the small fry in their assault! They boast significantly higher stats than your standard run-of-the-mill Noise, so keep your guard up!
At the beginning of each week, Players will be randomly assigned into teams of 20. Competing with a rival team, you'll rack up points during your search for the Ringleader Noise, so work together if you want to achieve victory, and a reward wouldn't hurt either!
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Aiding you in the Reaper's Game is a new Reaper created specially for Live Remix named "Atarashi Koko" (affectionately named "Live-chan" prior to her official reveal). She'll be your guide as you traverse through Shibuya fighting for your survival!
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For those of you who've played the original game on the Nintendo DS or THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU Solo Remix on iOS, the battle controls should be familiar to you! Tapping and flicking are a few of the commands at your disposal to control equipped pins, each with a unique ability. With all those pins available, be sure to try them out to find a combination that works best for you!
Few new screenshots of it.
New TWEWY -LIVE Remix- Screens + Interview From Famitsu! - News - Kingdom Hearts Insider
More info on THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU -LIVE Remix- continues to come out, this time as an interview with Producer Ichiro Hazama, Director Tatsuya Kando, and Co-Director Hiroyuki Ito by Famitsu! Along with the interview are some new screenshots from the game that will be released later in the year on iOS and Android devices.
We will update this article with translations of the interview soon!
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■ Background of development and direction
- In August 2012, the iOS version "The World Ends with You -Solo Remix- has been released, is there any history developed in this work?
Tatsuya Kando: During the production of the iOS version, we were thinking about adding a new social element, and I had planned an axis mode that ultimately played a part in battle. The project had expanded more than expected, and it was good judgement to release it separately as there is a history that led to this decision. So, when developing the original version we shelved, I included a play based on "treasure hunting" or "playing tag" using the stage of Shibuya, and I was able to showcase it as this social app, -LIVE Remix-.
Ichiro Hazama: Since it was planned as -Solo Remix- first, and then I heard that we were planning to separate the two works, I thought "What?". (laughs) But, because these works are divided into two, the appeal of each stands out. I think it was the right decision for Tatsuya Kando to work on them separately.
- Divided into two works, why have you decided to release the other one with GREE?
Hazama: While working independently on -LIVE Remix-, I decided to consult GREE. Then, it happened to be that somebody was a big fan of "The World Ends with You" for the Nintendo DS. The conversations went smoothly from there, and I was happy to be together with GREE. In this title, with me being the creator of course, I think it's important for everyone to love the work of the people who are involved.
Kando: In "The World Ends with You", there is collecting pins, working with a variety of people in order to survive, and since there are many elements from the original that lean towards being social, it was easy to blend it as a social game.
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The World Ends With You Solo Remix Update! - News - Kingdom Hearts Insider
・Mingle PP can now be earned from non-mingling practice matches
THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU -Live Remix- Coming to Android! - News - Kingdom Hearts Insider
So what do the people who paid for it get?
This is the social one. It was always free~
Solo Remix is the one you have to buy.
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Travel Guide Africa Malawi Lilongwe
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Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi and after Blantyre in the south it is the second largest city in the country with about 700,000 inhabitants. It is located in the central part of the country along the Lilongwe River, not far from the borders with Zambia and Mozambique. It is the administrative and political centre of the country, but Blantyre is of more importance regarding the economical position. The city is very safe compared to many other African capitals and as a result many expats, some of them working for NGOs, live here and for travellers the city is a welcome place as well with good infrastructure, hotels, bars and restaurants.
Lilongwe has a tropical climate with usually hot and humid weather, especially during the rainy period from November to April. From May to October it is rather dry and dusty, with the late dry season being the hottest time of the year, with temperatures usually well above 30 °C during the day. June and July can be relatively cold though, with night temperatures regularly dropping below 10 °C at night, rising just above 20 °C during daytime.
If you are heading to Mozambique, then some crossings will require you to have obtained a visa in advance (in any case, getting it in advance should preclude the possibility of the border officials accidentally/deliberately overcharging you). Note that the date of entry you specify is the beginning of a TWO month period in which you must use your visa. If you hand in your passport in the morning then you can pick it up again in the afternoon. Directions to the Mozambique High Commission are given in the Getting Around/By Public Transport section.
Air Malawi is the national airline of Malawi and from Lilongwe International Airport (LLW) near the capital there are flights to and from Harare, Johannesburg, Lusaka and Nairobi with Air Malawi. Air Zimbabwe flies to and from Dar Es Salaam, Dubai, Harare and London. Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Johannesburg are served by their respective national airlines.
Air Malawi also flies into the city from Mzuzu and Blantyre.
There are several AXA buses per day from Mzuzu to Lilongwe, taking 6.5 hours. These arrive in Lilongwe at the bus terminal south of Old Town - a taxi from this bus station to Old Town is available. There are several AXA buses per day from Lilongwe to Blantyre, taking 4.5 hours. These leave from the AXA terminal on Murray Road in Old Town.
Taxis within Lilongwe are cheap.
To reach the Mozambique High Commission, you will need to take a minibus towards city centre (one heading to Area 12 should do it). It takes about 20 minutes. Get out just after turning into African Unity Avenue.
Old Town is compact enough to cover on foot.
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There are internet cafés in the main cities and tourist locations.
Skyband provide public WiFi hotspots around Airports, Restaurants, Hotels, Conference Areas, Cafe's, Sports Clubs, Bars, Pubs and General Public Areas.s. Credit is purchased with vouchers in denominations of 25MB, 50MB, 100MB, 200MB and 500MB at hotspot locations. The price is high when compared to a data bundle with a mobile provider.
See also International Telephone Calls
Malawi's country code is 265.
The country's two man mobile gsm providers are Airtel and TNM. For 3G TNM has better coverage with Airtel only really covering the largest cities. Sim cards are available for 200 MWK.
Malawi Posts provides services, that are affordable yet not very efficient or fast. Postcards will eventually arrive though. For parcels, it's better to use international courier services like DHL or FedEx.
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Sutherlin's girls basketball team hadn't lost a game in so long, the Bulldogs had almost forgotten what it felt like.
So after they fell at Del Norte (Calif.) 43-33 in the fifth game of the season, ending their winning streak at 60 games, coach Josh Grotting took inventory in a postgame message to his players.
"I looked around and said, 'OK, let's put it all in perspective. We had too many turnovers, we played a bad game and we lost. Everybody look around. We're all still alive, we're OK, and the state tournament is still in March,'" Grotting said.
Minus four starters from a team that repeated as Class 4A champion, including two-time state player of the year Miranda Mendenhall, Sutherlin (13-1) has found its footing and is once again a serious threat to win a state championship.
"That's our goal. That's what we aim for every year," said Grotting, whose teams are 123-3 in the last five seasons. "We have a whole different style. We're a lot bigger than we've been in the past. A lot of things we did in the last four years we really can't do anymore.
"We're starting to kind of slowly see it coming together. By March, I think we could be pretty darn good, one of the top four or five teams in the state again."
Sutherlin's scoring has dropped almost six points per game from last season, down to 49.4, but its defense is holding opponents to 26.4 points, by far the best in Class 4A and a full point better than a year ago. The Bulldogs are No. 3 in the OSAA power rankings.
"We're trying to turn it into a halfcourt game," Grotting said. "They remind me of a lot of our teams back in 2007, 2008, 2009. I actually went back and watched a lot of that film, trying to see what we did, because that team didn't have a ton of guards and had a lot of big kids."
Kayce Mock, a 6-foot senior, is the only returning starter. Sutherlin is running much of its offense through her at the high post, and she has responded with some big games, such as a triple-double against Brookings-Harbor in which she put up 12 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists.
"It's nice to have a big kid who can see the floor that well playing at the high post," Grotting said of Mock, who averages 14 rebounds and eight assists. "In college, she could be a two-guard."
Junior guard Taylor Stricklin, a transfer from Roseburg and the daughter of Umpqua Community College women's coach Dave Stricklin, leads Sutherlin in scoring at 17 points per game.
Three players who were in the rotation last season – senior wing Taylor Klein, senior center Megan Bradley and sophomore guard Harlee Baker – are the other starters.
"We don't have the margin for error that we had last year, but when they play well, I think they're capable of playing with anybody," Grotting said.
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Supermarket Standoff
We have embarked on a taste test tour of your favorite supermarket foods. We try them, we score them, and we share the results to help you avoid the paralysis that can come with Brand Choice Overload. Today's topic: hot chocolate.
Photo: Brian Finke
Baby, it's cold outside. Snowy weather and chilly winds are Mother Nature's cue to slurp up a cup of cocoa. But not just any cup–you deserve the good stuff. We embarked on a blind taste test of a dozen ready-made hot chocolate mixes. The brands we tested vary in price from Swiss Miss to Jacques Torres, but we prepared each one according to package instructions using whole milk. After a half hour of sipping and diligent note-taking, we picked our five favorites.
Photo: Emily Fleischaker
Our Favorites for Flavor
#1 Jacques Torres Classic Hot Chocolate
Nutrition: 1 serving = 150 calories; 11 g total fat; 9 g sugars
Ingredients: Chocolate (cocoa nibs, cocoa butter, sugar, vanilla, lecithin), whole milk powder, cornstarch
Cost: $18/18 oz. SRP
Blind Tasting Notes: "Very rich, slightly bitter"; "Very chocolat chaud European-style"; "Good mix of sweet and dark chocolate"; "Like drinking ganache", "Really thick, maybe too thick"
#2 Godiva Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa
Nutrition: 1 serving = 130 calories; 2.5 g total fat; 22 gsugars
Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa (processed with alkali), milk chocolate (sugar, milk, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, skim milk, butter oil), bittersweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, anhydrous dextrose), soy lecithin–an emulsifier, natural flavoring (milk)
Cost: $10/13.1 oz. SRP
Blind Tasting Notes: "Good chocolate aroma", "Decent dark chocolate taste"; "Full flavor without being too rich"
#3 Ghiradelli Premium Hot Cocoa Double Chocolate
Nutrition: 1 serving = 140 calories; 1.5 g total fat; 31 g sugars
Ingredients: Sweet ground chocolate, cocoa (sugar, cocoa–processed with alkali, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin–an emulsifier, vanilla)
Cost: $5.95/16 oz. SRP
Blind Tasting Notes: "Love the texture"; "Very good and chocolate-y"; "Good for a quick fix"
#4 E. Guittard Grand Cacao Drinking Chocolate
Nutrition: 1 serving = 150 calories; 7 g total fat; 19 g sugars
Ingredients: Cocoa (Dutch processed with alkali), pure cane sugar, bittersweet chocolate (cacao beans, pure can sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin), natural flavor
Cost: $9/10 oz. SRP
Blind Tasting Notes: "Complex texture and good chocolate-y aftertaste"; "Good chocolate flavor"; "Good mouthfeel, not too sweet"
#5 La Maison du Chocolat
Nutrition: 1 serving = 220 calories; 8 g total fat; 18 g sugars
Ingredients: Cocoa paste, sugar, cocoa butter, glazing agents: malto dextrins et gum lac, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla extract. Dark chocolate contains: cocoa 64% minimum.
Cost: $18/7.4 oz. SRP
Blind Tasting Notes: "Not sweet, very cocoa nibb-y"; "Very dark chocolate-y, grows on me"; "One note, but a good one!