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Apr 7, 2012 at 5:31 am #1288417
Tyler MackMember
My wife and I are going on our first real trip overseas together, and we're hoping to get in some hiking while we travel in South Korea. This will be three weeks in the middle of monsoon season, and it will be hot (avg ~30C). There's a wedding we'll be attending there so that's why we're going in the summer.
Please help us figure out what we need. This list is pretty much everything we have so far:
Arcteryx Altra 75
Arcteryx Briza 75
-MSR Hubba Hubba, with footprint
-MEC Silnylon tarp 6×10
(I'm not sure any if this will be necessary. I think where we will be hiking there are ample mountain huts for cheap rental. Also I have read that in general they do not allow backcountry camping.)
-MEC Merlin -3C
-Some Mountain Engineering bag. Rated 0C, I think
-Thermarest prolite
-Cheap sleep pad from years ago
-Snowpeak Gigapower w/piezo
28 fl oz. Ti pot & 10 fl oz. silicone bowl
-Gravityworks water filter system
-Foldable bucket
There's obviously a lot of holes. Much of what we have already was purchased in haste to go on a last-minute Algonquin trip last fall. We fell in love with backcountry hiking and now we want more. That trip was only a week, though, and we're not sure if we're prepared for three weeks.
As for clothing, especially footwear, we're really not sure what we need to bring. We definitely need to get some waterproof breathable jackets and waterproof shoes. Any ideas? Thanks for the help!Apr 7, 2012 at 5:53 am #1864663
I live in Japan and have never hiked in Korea, but Korea's climate and terrain are almost identical to Japan's.
Not only will it be hot, but it will be incredibly humid. You'll want at least a light, loose, quick drying t-shirt. June however is very temperamental, especially in the last ten years, so it could also be very cold and higher elevations (above 2,000 meters) could still have a lot of snow. Korea is colder than the same latitude in Japan, so prepare for possible cold temperatures.
Water-breathable rainwear only goes so far in hot humid conditions. Most likely you'll overheat as you're climbing. Bring the rainwear for rest stops and cold ridges and such, but very often it is much more comfortable and efficient just to let yourself get wet, as long as you don't get cold. Your body heat will dry off your clothes quickly.
If the monsoon does hit, you can get days and days of unending rain, though usually just drizzles and not downpours. Mud will be a very big factor in your walks. Some areas will probably have leeches (nothing to worry about except when you're camping). I'd try to wear light shoes with good traction. In the monsoon your feet will get wet no matter what you wear. I almost always just wear light runners with mesh tops that dry out quickly, although with mud mesh may not be the best.
The mountains in Japan and Korea are STEEP! Try to be in good shape when you get there.
I don't know about Korea, but in Japan the authorities tend to be pretty lax about camping, even when there are rules against it. As long as you're tidy and considerate I've never had a problem with camping where I wanted, as long as it wasn't on protected wildlife land.
If the hut system there is the same as Japan's probably you don't need to worry about food much. You can get whatever basics you need at the huts, and great, healthy prepared meals. The huts also make making friends very easy. You'll probably see Koreans at their best and most charming there. Koreans absolutely love hiking and are a very friendly people, so the huts would be a great place to meet them.
I do have to say though… as a Backpacking Light member your list sounds a bit heavy and conventional for the folks around here. I'd look around at some of the articles on packs, sleeping methods, shelter, and cooking that BPL offers, to get an idea of how to lighten up the packs and become more efficient with each item you use.Apr 10, 2012 at 1:52 am #1865624
David WillsMember
I'm in Korea at the moment and can +1 everything Miguel has said. What sort of routes are you planning? Continuous hiking or bits of day and overnight trips?Apr 10, 2012 at 8:44 am #1865700
Jack GMember
@nomadjackLocale: Midwest
I just came back from a month in Korea. IMO the combination of the heat and humidity in June, the steepness and your traditional gear could possibly make for a pretty unpleasant experience, especially for you wife. I would look into doing some hut to hut hiking or day hiking and leave the gear at home. Also, the time change takes about a week to get used to so figure that in also. Seoul is one of the great cities of the world. I go often but if I only had 3 weeks to spend there and may never go back I would experience as much of it as possible.Apr 10, 2012 at 3:55 pm #1865865
Just to add to Jack's suggestions, if you do go the hut-to-hut route, leaving most of your gear at home, don't forget to still bring the essentials and a light shelter for just in case you get stuck somewhere. For the shelter you could use a tarp just big enough for two or a "zelt", that you can pick up in Korea:
http://www.geocities.jp/kikijirou1928/daikounanbu2004311.jpgApr 15, 2012 at 12:10 pm #1867482
Tyler MackMember
Thanks for the insight! It looks like we will probably be doing hut-to-hut hiking, so we can leave the tent at home. What else can we safely leave behind? Sleep pads, stove? I don't want to get overzealous and then realize I need my water filter, too late.Apr 15, 2012 at 7:21 pm #1867590
j pMember
ok. so with the exception of seoraksan and jirisan national parks there really aren't any long hikes in korea. the mountain ranges just aren't built that way. that said, there are some lovely day hikes in and around the mountains that i can recommend.
i live in mokpo (the major shipping port in the south west corner of the peninsula) and can say that for me that period of time is pretty whack for outdoor endeavors. it rains most days and if it's not raining it will be hot and humid to the point of frustration.
there are huts in soraksan and jirisan. i've been to jirisan in the winter and found it to be a lovely 4 (ok, probably more like a 2 or 3) day trip. but, older koreans are SOOOOO outdoor-oriented so it's likely you won't be able to get hut reservations unless you go mid-week. here's the reservation info:
but like many are saying here…it's not really the best time to be tramping through the woods in korea. you might consider a general outdoor-oriented tour of the country. a bike trip around jeju is really nice despite the heat (it's a bit breezy down there even in monsoon which makes it better). or day trips to some of the other national parks (wolchulsan strikes me as a good option). surfing in busan. etc.Apr 15, 2012 at 8:26 pm #1867608
With the way that things are going across the border, you might want to start your trek carrying a radiation suit.
–B.G.–Apr 16, 2012 at 4:50 am #1867682
With the way that things are going across the border, you might want to start your trek carrying a radiation suit.
Probably this was meant in jest, but there's been so much really bad and untruthful exaggeration and scaremongering going on about the Fukushima disaster that it's frustrating to see even a little comment like this. I live in Tokyo and that's far closer to the disaster than Korea is, and there is extremely low amounts of radiation here. It's no worse than the normal amount of radiation in any big metropolis.
Korea sits across the Japan Sea with a formidable mountain range in the middle of Japan blocking all westward spreading of any wind-bourne contamination from the eastern side of Japan. The western side of Japan gets none of the fallout, even the area closest to the disaster site.Apr 16, 2012 at 9:15 am #1867725
This has nothing at all to do with Fukushima!
South Korea has a belligerent neighbor much closer than that.
–B.G.–Apr 16, 2012 at 4:44 pm #1867877
Oh, you're talking about the missile scare. North Korea has done that so many times it's almost a farce now. With the new leader they have to put on some kind of show of bravado. Naturally they are being very carefully watched, but in all likelihood nothing is going to happen. No one here or South Korea is really seriously concerned.Apr 16, 2012 at 5:17 pm #1867892
This has nothing to do with the missile scare.
North Korea has tested nuclear devices previously. Based on its current state of technological prowess, we don't know when they are going to let something else slip.
I would hate to be hiking along somewhere near the Imjin River and suddenly see a bright light in the northern sky.
–B.G.–Apr 16, 2012 at 5:35 pm #1867904
Ach, Bob, why do you Americans do that all the time… constantly look for the worst and make the world seem like an awful place where everyone has to walk around hysterical, suspicious, and armed? There is no reason whatsoever to be putting information like this into this thread, gratuitously scaring people, and setting kernels of doubt into what will just be a great trip. South Korea is doing fine and is a great country to visit. Quit trying to take the fun and sense of safety out of it. It's hard enough going abroad for the first time.Apr 16, 2012 at 10:35 pm #1868005
j pMember
as an american idiot abroad, i second this notion. there's a pretty big disparity between the actual severity of events in asia/europe and news reporting in the us. sensational news keeps you in your seat and sells add space. it's a shame b/c twice while living in other countries (once in london in 2003) and now in south korea i have had to talk my mother down off the "but that fire just across the border must mean they're preparing a massive ground troop asault" ledge. no. it was just some adjumma burning her garbage. anyone who's spent more than 20 minutes outside incheon airport knows what a friggin adjumma garbage fire looks like. or in london when they found a map of the london underground in possession of a terrorist cell in spain. you know who has a pretty accurate map of the london underground? ANYONE WITH THE FRIGGIN INTERNET.
maybe it's because nothing major ever happens in the states overnight so they need to fill in the 2 or 3 hours of bland chat to get you out of your pajamas and into that car to work. i guess the nikkei is too boring and foreign sounding to report on. but things get blown out of proportion by the 24 hour news guys.
north korea's not going to bomb anyone. they're not going to start a land war in asia. that'd be pointless. they're going to keep doing this little dance where they test us and then we reward them for not doing it again…until they need more food and then they test us once more. and until that stops the 24 hour news media in the states is going to keep reporting on it like it's the rapture and folks in south korea are going to keep doing whatever they were doing because around here they call that a tuesday.Apr 17, 2012 at 4:20 am #1868036
Arapiles .BPL Member
@arapilesLocale: Melbourne
"We definitely need to get some waterproof breathable jackets and waterproof shoes"
Miguel's already covered off on the jackets, but in relation to the waterproof shoes I'd strongly suggest not falling for the membrane-in-boots thing, aka Gore-Tex. GTX doesn't work in boots – it just doesn't breathe or, perversely, keep the water out – in the weather you'd be experiencing your feet would rot. Also, if you do hit rain and water does get in your shoes (or boots) it won't drain out. If you do want something waterproof I'd suggest well conditioned leather but in hot and humid wear I'd actually wear the most breathable runners you can find.Apr 17, 2012 at 8:11 am #1868087
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At the Southeastern edge of the Ocala National Forest, just outside the community of Paisley, Florida this is a well run campground. The camp host is friendly and informative. Delivery of firewood bundles to your site upon purchase, and ice is available for sale at the gatehouse. The hot showers are clean occasionally has some sand from people coming from the beach at the lake and can't rinse the floor after themselves. Very nice dish washing sink and counter between bathrooms. Water throughout the park between most sites. A few sites have water/electric. for RV'ers. The sites are spacious and shady with a large high canopy of oaks and pines. We even had an orange tree on our site with fruit. Roads are paved as are driveways to site to parking bumper. We came in on motorcycles, 2 tents 3 adults and 1 child and had a nice weekend. Quite a few other motorcycles here also tent camping. Easy ride to Daytona for end of bike week or ride through the forest rural roads. One family group adjacent was rather loud and obnoxious the first night, however 2nd night was on close watch to keep it down which they did. Voices carry easily in the quiet of the night through the trees. Beautiful park, everyone was pretty friendly and lots of families with kids. Nice beach and lake, not huge but nice. I would recommend keeping to the high side of the park as you get closer to the lake there is a definite down hill and if one of our Florida thundershowers comes through, could see how those would be in the path of the runoff. We were on site #5. We'll definitely go here again.
Date of Stay: March, 2012
This park is part of the Ocala National Forest through recreation.gov. It's rustic and quiet and each site is quite private with heavy vegetation between sites. The restrooms are clean and showers are hot. Water spigots are conveniently placed between each campsite at the road. Nice dish washing pantry at the bath house. Camp hosts are extremely nice, stopping to chat or answer questions. Bear/raccoon proof trash containers are everywhere. Dirt sites and interior roads however that didn't deter our group on Touring motorcycles. Great riding in the area and stores are up the road. A firewood vendor up the road delivered firewood to our site for a couple bucks. We had a great time with 18 people and 12 bikes all tenting. There was a beach and a lake, very clean and nice. Sites all had lantern hangers, metal lattice picnic tables, fire rings and shade trees. We'd stay again, it's quiet and back to nature.


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- Number of Discs: 3
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- Run Time: 9 hours, 56 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 27, 2011
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Image Entertainment
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|Clara Bow & Mabel Normand
|Al Jennings, Beatriz Michelena, Sessue Hayakawa & Tom Mix
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Treasures 5 brings together 40 early movies showing the West as it's never been seen on DVD. Of course, the 10-hour, 3-disc anthology has plenty of Westerns, including examples with pistol-packing heroines; comic cowboys; Hispanic, Native American, and Asian stars; lawmen restaging their exploits, and America's first cowboy screen celebrities Broncho Billy Anderson and Tom Mix. With the West's younger days still fresh in filmmakers' minds, these narratives surprise today with their effortless authenticity?in dress, gesture, props, buildings, and everyday work. In addition, the set also showcases the "real West" in travelogues from 10 Western states; newsreels about Native Americans; and documentaries about such Western subjects as cattle ranching in Santa Monica; riding the rails; how vaqueros made horsehair ropes; the birth of the canned fruit industry; and the beginning of the water wars. There are lots of surprises and a few genuine masterworks, including Mantrap (1926), with an utterly bewitching Clara Bow in her most sophisticated role, and W.S. Van Dyke's The Lady of the Dugout (1918), with outlaw-turned-actor Al Jennings playing himself 20 years earlier. None of the films has been available before in good-quality video.
The movies are drawn from the collections of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, George Eastman House, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Archives, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and the New Zealand Film Archive. New Zealand might seem an unusual place to find films about the American West, but many have been uncovered and preserved during the international collaboration now underway. The discoveries underscore a key fact: While the railroad, and then the automobile, opened the West to throngs of visitors, far more people explored the region through the movies. Movies brought the West to every corner of the globe and exported a movie-made vision of the America far beyond our shores.
The Treasures 5 selections are accompanied by new music, interactive screens with maps, audio commentary, and an illustrated catalog. The set is curated by Scott Simmon and designed by Jennifer Grey. New music was created by music curator Martin Marks, featured pianists Stephen Horne and Michael D. Mortilla, and composers Andrew McPherson, Michael Miller, Brian Robison, Elena Ruehr, Charles Shadle, Christine Southworth, and Evan Ziporyn.
- The Tourists (1912, 6 min.), Mabel Normand runs amuck in Albuquerque's Indian market.
- The Sergeant (1910, 16 min.), first surviving narrative shot in Yosemite.
- Salomy Jane (1914, 87 min.), Gold Rush tale with America's first Latina movie star Beatriz Michelena.
- Sunshine Gatherers (1921, 10 min.), canning California fruit, in Prizmacolor.
- Deschutes Driftwood (1916, 10 min.), riding the rails along the Deschutes and Columbia rivers.
- "Promised Land" Barred to "Hoboes" (1936, 2 min.)
- Last of the Line (1914, 26 min.), cross-cultural tragedy, with Sessue Hayakawa.
- The Indian-detour (1924, 16 min.), in the Southwest on a Fred Harvey Company motor tour.
- Native American in Newsreels (1921?1938, 5 min.), Indians Invade Nation's Capitol and 4 other stories.
- We Can Take It (1935, 21 min.), Civilian Conservation Corps at work.
- Over Silent Paths (1910, 16 min.), daughter avenges her father's murder.
- Life on the Circle Ranch in California (1912, 12 min.), cattle ranching in Santa Monica.
- Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress (1912, 14 min.), America's first cowboy star courts a pistol-packing schoolmarm.
- How the Cowboy Makes His Lariat (1917, 3 min.), Pedro Leon demonstrates the vaquero's art.
- Mexican Filibusters (1911, 16 min.), intrepid woman does her bit for the Mexican Revolution.
- The Better Man (1912, 12 min.), Mexican bandit proves his worth.
- Ammunition Smuggling on the Mexican Border (1914, 41 min.), Texas sheriff reenacts kidnapping by revolutionists.
- Lake Tahoe, Land of the Sky (1916, 6 min.), travelogue celebrating the new auto road.
- Mantrap (1926, 71 min.), wilderness comedy with Clara Bow and a woman-hating attorney.
- From The Golden West (1938, 8 min.), oil wells, drive-ins, and more in Kodachrome home movies.
- The Lady of the Dugout (1918, 64 min.), Al Jennings plays himself as a bank robber with a heart of gold.
- From Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaw (1915, 13 min.), Bill Tilghman reenacts his capture of the Wild Bunch.
- The Girl Ranchers (1913, 14 min.), comedy in which sisters inherit the Rough Neck Ranch.
- Legal Advice (1916, 13 min.), Tom Mix falls for a lady attorney.
- From Womanhandled (1925, 55 min.), sparkling Gregory La Cava in which a modern ranch poses as the Old West to fool New Yorkers.
- Beauty Spots in America: Castle Hot Springs, Arizona (1916, 6 min.), spa for the rich and famous.
- Romance of Water (1931, 10 min.), how L.A. got its water.
- A New Miracle in the Desert (1935, 1 min.), bringing Colorado River water to California.
- The West in Promotional Travelogues (1898?1920, 22 min.), tours in 7 states, including Seeing Yosemite with David A. Curry.
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Photographed my graduation gift from Kat Kards . Thanks babe, I'm truly inspired by the quote on top. Don't you? :)
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I know you would appreciate it more than anyone else, that is why you got that ;))
It's my pleasure babe <3
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Hmm meant a lot to me right now. Anyway decided to stay in Penang later. will back KL this sun first then help melinda for one or two weeks.
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AUD/CAD: sell target - 0.9400
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- AUD/CAD reversed from resistance level 0.9550
- Next sell target - 0.9400
AUD/CAD continues to fall after the recent sharp downward reversal from the resistance level 0.9550 (which also previously reversed the primary ABC correction ② from the start of September, as can be seen below). The resistance zone near the resistance level 0.9550 was strengthened by the upper daily Bollinger Band, the weekly channel line from January and by 61.8% Fibonacci Correction of the previous impulse wave (5). The downward reversal from this resistance zone completed the latest correction (2).
AUD/CAD is likely to fall further inside the active intermediate impulse wave (3) toward the next sell target at the support level 0.9400.


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Creating a Project.
So your first experience of creating a project probably occurs when you launch the software for the first time and the Welcome Screen appears. However, if you would like to see how to create a project through the Welcome Screen, I would refer you to the Welcome Screen video. But there are other instances when you could decide you want to create a new project from within the software. So there are several ways to do this. The fastest and easiest way would be to go to this first icon here in the top menu bar called New and click on it. So this opens the new project window. Another way to create a new project is by going to the File menu at the top and selecting New or by using the keyboard shortcut Cmd+N on Mac, and I believe it's Ctrl+N on Windows. So this brings up the same new project window.
So let's create a new project. I'm gonna give this project the name Episode 12. And you may have noticed that this name filled in for both the Project Name field as well as the Project Title field. And this is because the Project Name field is actually the name of your project file. Whereas the Project Title is the title that will appear when you do a PDF export for example. And although the name filled in for both fields, you can always click into the Project Title field and change it if you so desire.
The next option is the Project Directory. And this, of course, is where you would like to save the project on your computer. If you were not satisfied with the default choice, you can always click on the Browse button. And Browse will place on your computer where you would like to save your project.
The next option is the Project Subtitle field. So this is a place where you can add additional titling as well as special mentions. So for example, our Project Title is Episode 12. We could then make the subtitle "Holiday Special".
Next we have the Camera Size otherwise known as the project resolution. So once again, if you're not satisfied with the default choice, you can always click on the arrow here to bring up the dropdown menu and scroll down until you find a resolution that you like better. The fields below it indicate the Camera Sizes Width, Height, Frame Rate, and Field of View. And these are not editable. In other words, you cannot click in them to change any of these options. What they are is not options, in fact, but just information on the Camera Size that you've selected. So the Height and Width are given in pixels. The Frame Rate is given in frames per second. And what the Field of View indicates is the alignment of images when imported, so whether they're Horizontally Fit or Vertically Fit.
If you would like to create a custom Camera Size, you can do that by clicking on this button here. And then in the Resolution Name field, you can give this new Camera Size a new name. So I'm going to call it "Custom". Then you can change the width and height to whatever you would like. So I'll make this 800x600, and maybe I'll have all the images come in vertically. And I'll change the Frames per second to 30 or maybe something strange like 32 and select Create. So now you see your new custom Camera Size up here in this drop-down list along with all of its properties. And of course, if you would then like to delete this custom Camera Size, you simply have to keep it selected and then click on the minus icon here.
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We live on the hill called "Point du Jour" overlooking the city of Lyon, and it was here that the original Roman town was settled. On the hill, it's like small village with it's square and open air market twice a week, several excellent bakeries, an exceptional butcher shop, an organic food store, and more. 20 minutes walk are the Roman amphitheaters and the wonderful Roman Museum. Then you can walk down the hill to the "Vieux Lyon" -- the oldest part of the city, which is the largest intact collection of Medieval buildings and streets in France! It's beautiful, filled with restaurants and cafes, and bordered by the river Saone. Within the Vieux Lyon, there are many things to see, from the cathedral which is home to one of the world's most fascinating Medieval clocks, to museums, and much more. From there, you have the rest of our wonderful city to explore -- from the open air bars, picnic lawns, and bike paths along the rivers, to the many beautiful shady squares lined with cafes, major museums, and more. Lyon is known as one of the gastronomique centers of France, and we'll be happy to direct you the best restaurants. You can also visit the superb "Les Halles" -- a food lover's paradise.
In addition, within 10 minutes drive of our place there is a quite impressive Roman aqueduct! A very large section, in fact. And then 10 minutes farther, you are at the foot of the Monts de Lyonnais, which is a wonderful place for hikes and mountain biking. Just outside the city limits, there is a vast park around a large pleasant lake where you can swim. Lyon is at the crossroads of several different regions, filled with Medieval towns and ruins, beautiful and varied landscapes, and much more. There are no less than three major wine growing regions a short drive away -- Beaujolais, Bourgogne, and Cote du Rhone -- where you can go walking, visit villages and chateaux, and taste wine of course! If you'd like to explore further, within one hour you can be in the pre-Alps, or down in the Drome or the Ardeche, all of which are stunning regions with a great many things to see and do.
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Christmas markets have become increasingly popular in recent years. Massive events including London's Winter Wonderland, Nottingham's German market and Edinburgh's vast array of festive stalls have given high street shoppers plenty of variety. In fact, it's been said that there are well over 160 Christmas markets taking place in the UK each year.
That said, online Christmas shopping has become even more popular than the humble Christmas market, with many people turning to eBay for inspiration or for those hard to find gifts. As such, the company has even launched its own Christmas shop packed full of seasonal ideas. According to a study reported by telegraph.co.uk, four out of five adults in the UK intend to buy gifts online this year, with the Centre of Retail Research claiming that a whopping £17.4 billion is set to be spent.
This would put Britain well ahead of the US, as 23.4 per cent of Christmas shopping is expected to take place online this year, compared to 18.7 per cent across the pond, and just 13 per cent in France.
When you can source many of the items you'd expect to find at a traditional Christmas market on eBay (and sometimes at a much cheaper price), it certainly explains why many shoppers choose not to go out in the cold! The online marketplace features countless merchants offering garish-yet-wonderful knitted jumpers, kitsch German decorations and Christmas lanterns. While you may not be able to wrap your mitts around a mug of hot mulled wine, you can buy the kit to make it yourself at home!
With a whole section dedicated to all things Christmas, all nicely categorised, eBay certainly seems to be the place to go for shoppers. It can be ideal for laying your hands on those hard to find items. In the Frozen-mania that is this year for parents - the Snow Glow Elsa dolls are in high demand as the top toys for 2014. Selling out everywhere, many consumers are turning in desperation to eBay where the singing dolls are being sold for lofty prices on the auction site, occasionally reaching £100 and more.
Sales of penguin toys have also been phenomenal, with the amount of cuddly black and white critters up by 300 per cent since the release of this year's John Lewis Christmas advert featuring Monty. A staggering total of 2,638 penguin toys were sold between November 6 and 17 alone!
British eBay merchants are expected to sell record numbers of goods this Christmas, shipping out £153 million worth of items all over the world, reports tamebay.com. This week, the first in December, is expected to be the busiest online shopping period for merchants shipping internationally. Earlier this year Murray Lambell, Director of International Trade, eBay in the UK, gave this advice: "Cross border trade on eBay.co.uk is expected to grow from £127m last Christmas to £153m this year, representing a massive economic opportunity for the UK.
"British businesses should ensure they are ready from the end of October to take full advantage of the Christmas 'export window' and the significant global demand for UK brands and products. With the ability to reach over 152 million shoppers around the world 24/7, there is no better time than now to gear up for international market."
'Christmas' became a popular keyword search on eBay as early back as August. However, the site still saw a huge two million searches with the word just a week before Christmas day 2013.
Many leave it a bit later, with imported US customs like Black Friday and Cyber Monday bringing in big bucks for retailers, offering huge discounts to tempt customers. This year it's also predicted that 'Manic Monday' will have an equal or greater impact. Experian Marketing Services and online retailing association IMRG are flagging December 8 as the UK's biggest online shopping day this year, with predictions of £676.5 million being spent in just 24 hours.
Last weekend saw eBay offering 104,000 deals on what it nicknamed 'Super Sunday' according to theguardian.co.uk, as it prepared for Cyber Monday - the weekend of many people's last payday before Christmas. Over 7 million people are thought to have browsed the site looking for bargains on November 30.
Giles Longhurst, Experian's general manager for consumer insight advises that with this in mind, "brands should also be looking to make sure they can offer home delivery as late as possible in the lead up to Christmas."
Sellers are also being encouraged to offer the same kind of service offered by traditional shops including a Christmas returns option, as more buyers turn to the virtual aisles of eBay. However, despite the rush for present buying in the run up to Christmas, Boxing Day remains the busiest online shopping day of the year.
As well as buying new presents, eBay is also enormously popular for getting rid of unwanted Christmas presents, with 1.6 million items being listed on Boxing Day and even Christmas Day itself in 2013. The most unpopular Christmas presents included socks, ties and lingerie; the site seeing these items listed a respective 19,502, 4,729 and 18,693 times in the week after Christmas, notes bristolpost.co.uk.
So while Christmas markets - both of the German persuasion and the more traditional - have cropped up everywhere, it seems that eBay is certainly a contender for the high street's money at Christmas. This is particularly true in the UK, with Britons more likely to shop online than their fellow consumers anywhere else in the world.
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Come to Downtown Midland to remember our heroes and enjoy the Memorial Day parade, beginning at 10 am. The parade route is West Main to Rodd Street to Nelson Street, where the parade will disperse. After the parade enjoy a leisurely lunch at one of our many restaurants. Shop, dine and play in Downtown Midland.
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Dr. Ernest L. Easley
James 1:21-27
August 12, 2007
Now as you're turning to James 1 .. I want to thank the Sunday School departments that helped the last two Saturdays with the block parties. We had the opportunity to touch the lives of hundreds of adults and children with the gospel. I appreciate all your help in making it possible and for the leadership of Peter Cunningham, our Minister of Missions.
When our High School Minister position opened up .. God began to stir the hearts of Peter and Teresa Cunningham. Peter came to Tom Jones, our Minister of Education and began to explain how God had created a desire their hearts as a couple to possibly serve as our High School Minister.
So Peter and I visited and prayed together. And in time .. we became convinced that Peter Cunningham is God's man to lead our High School Ministry. Tonight after worship .. he'll be visiting with parents and students about the vision he has for student ministry. I hope you'll plan to be back tonight.
I hope by now that you have found James 1. James knew that not everybody who grows old, grows up! And wanting every saint to maximize their life for Christ ... James writes to strengthen and encourage those scattered saints.
He starts out by explaining how God wants to use the trials and troubles of life to produce in their lives staying power. God teaches us things through trials and trouble that we could learn no other way.
He then sets the record straight about temptation .. how we need to look past the bait and look for the hook! And then beginning in verse 18 .. he helps us learn how to Welcome the Word of God into our lives for it's the Word God uses to save us. It's the Word God uses to strengthen us. It's the Word God uses to satisfy us. It's the Word God uses to sanctify us and how we need to get into the Word so that the Word can get into us.
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Maxxie: your dayMature
I don't really want to move. So I don't. For ages. Hadley kisses my neck every now and then and I return the favour, pretty content to just sit there and cuddle with him til one of us has to move for something.
But after a while, I can almost feel him getting worried again. Bless him. I push his hair back and kiss his forehead and the spot between his ear and his jaw, smiling a little.
"You worry too much, gorgeous."
He sighs slightly, "I don't like seeing you like this."
"I'm just being stupid. He'll probably be fine and I'm panicking over nothing. Just ignore me," I laugh kinda weakly. That probably didn't put him at ease at all. Well done, Maxxie. He kisses my cheek and I smile. "Please stop worrying so much, Bunny. I'll be fine." I always am.
His cheeks light up a little, "I can't help worrying." I hum and kiss him. He kisses back and I thread my fingers in his hair, smiling as he hums a little and smiles back.
"Well if you can't help worrying, worry about your brother, not me."
"I know what he's like, though. He'll be fine after a week or two," he says, sighing a little. I dunno, Hadley, he didn't fucking seem like it to me, but I guess you've known him longer. He tries to distract me from my doubt with a kiss on the neck. I bite back a sigh of my own and go along with it, kissing the spot between his jaw and his ear again. He hums a little and I move my kisses down his neck to his collar bone through his shirt. He chuckles slightly. "I'm s'posed to be the one cheering you up."
"Y'know what would cheer me up?" I ask, an idea coming to me. He gives me an innocent look.
"Candy?" I shake my head.
"If you went to the doctor." Well, he did say he'd do anything. He whines and I cut him off with a kiss. He kisses back. "Please, Bunny?" he buries his head in my neck and I cuddle him, knowing that I'm asking a lot from someone who hates doctors so much.
"Do I have to?" he mumbles.
"I'm worried about you, gorgeous. You're nineteen - you're s'posed to be full of energy, but all you wanna do is sleep. And your appetite is going weird again." He whines again. "Please?" I ask, drawing patterns on his neck.
"Fine," he groans.
"Thank you," I murmur, kissing him.
"You owe me, though," he says, kissing back.
"Owe you what?" I laugh slightly, "you said you'd do anything to cheer me up."
"Did I forget to mention you owe me if I don't like it?" he smiles.
"You did forget," I nod, "go on then. What do I owe you?" he cuddles me and I snuggle up to him a little.
"I haven't gotten that far yet."
"Let me know when you have."
"Oh I will." Of course you will. Why do I expect evil? I leave him to think about it for a while. The grin on his face says it all. "You can owe me another special treatment day." I pout. But I'm not complaining. I enjoyed the last one more than I probably should have. "Unless you have a better suggestion, of course." I shake my head. He chuckles. "Special treatment day it is."
"Which day?" I ask absently, trying to keep the last one out of my head as best I can. He hums.
"Whenever." I giggle.
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Sorry for lying in my last post, stating I'd be more active. I haven't really been too active lately. I've been quite busy. So I'm aiming to be more active, but I haven't been able to find the time. Still I found enough time to put another installment of my Best of the Best feature together, so enjoy.
Before I get on with Van Halen, I will present links to the other installments...
Led Zeppelin Guns N' Roses Candlebox Pearl Jam U2 Iron Maiden
Now to Van Halen.
Their Lineup -
Vocals - David Lee Roth Guitar - Eddie Van Halen Bass - Michael Anthony Drums - Alex Van Halen
They are a band that just knows how to write rockin' tunes. Their songs have catchy lyrics and rhythms, some of the coolest guitar work, riffs and solos, and some sweet drums backing it all up. Now, I'm not a huge fan of their post-David Lee Roth stuff, so pretty much all the songs will be from when he was in the band. Sammy Hagar performed admirably replace Roth, but to me Roth fit the band better. At any rate they've made some excellent music over the years, so let us get on with the list. Here are my top ten Van Halen songs.
10. House of Pain from 1984's 1984 This song's presence is mostly out of nostalgia. When I first got into guitar riffs, the one that starts at about 10 seconds in was one of my top ten. I've since outgrown it and it has fallen to somewhere in the hundred range, but I still enjoy it very much. Eddie throws in some great fills into it as well as he often does. The song also has some interesting transitions, a few more cool riffs and a solid solo. It is a great song.
9. Jump from 1984's 1984 A classic tune for sure. The synthesizer intro obviously makes the song stand out from other Van Halen songs. But that and the catchy lyrics aren?t the only good qualities of the song. The guitar solo is rockin? and the synth part it leads into is just perfect.
8. Hot for Teacher from 1984's 1984 The drum intro is pretty cool. Actually it is more than pretty cool. It is pretty freakin? awesome. Maybe even more than that. Really the drums throughout are probably Alex?s best. The guitar riffs and solo are pretty sweet as well. The lyrics are pretty catchy as well, and the subject matter is amusing. There was one teacher in high school I associate this song with.
7. Dance the Night Away from 1979's Van Halen II Van Halen is just good at putting catchy lyrics to awesome guitar riffs. This song is a good example of that. I don?t know how they do it, but they do. Roth and his little squeals somehow fit the songs really well. They also have little soft sections in songs that break up the pacing and then the song comes right back in full force, sort of like a broke-ass encore, and its awesome. This song displays all of those qualities quite well.
6. Mean Street from 1981's Fair Warning I like this one for the same reasons I like Dance the Night Away, but I just like the guitar riffs much better, and there is a pretty sweet solo and tapping intro.
5. Right Now from 1991's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge I?m a sucker for some awesome piano, and this song has some of the coolest I?ve ever heard. This song is easily the best Van Halen song of the Hagar era. It features some of the band?s best lyrics


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"Revival" feels like an understatement; the fifth album by purist-riling folk troupe Bellowhead doesn't so much coax these traditional songs back to life as apply repeated surges of energy to shock them from the grave. Syncopated stabs of brass, helter-skelter fiddles and call-and-response vocals jostle for space in these ebullient arrangements. Subtlety is, of course, the first casualty in the stampede for the folk mosh pit, and singer Jon Boden sometimes strains too hard for drama, lapsing into hamminess on murder ballad Greenwood Side. But what the band sacrifices in nuance is more than made up for in tankards-aloft gusto.
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The legendary band "Queen", together with Paul Rodgers, arrivef in Riga on a private jet from Moscow yesterday; they will perform a concert at the "Arena Riga" on Friday, September 19.The musicians have expressed a wish to attend a live concert of a Latvian band during their stay in Riga, and also to become acquainted with the city, informs LETA.Head of the concert organizing agency Baltic Music Productions Lauri Laubre informed: "We were asked by the band to prepare a list of restaurants, where they cold go for a dinner, list of live music concerts in Riga, as well as description of local attractions. They also stated some safety requirements," Laubre informed.The interest about the "Queen" and Paul Rodgers' ''European Tour 2008'' has been very high and tickets for the most of the tour's concerts have been sold out. The tour started in Kharkov, Ukraine and is planned to end on November 14, in Dubai. From there, the musicians will head on to a tour around South America."Queen" are one of the world's most legendary musicians, their songs, which have gained huge popularity, include "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions".http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=1619
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Kaer Fore
An Arrow hit the man standing in the guard tower without warning, he was dead before he hit the ground. Kaer's eyes widened in fear, how could they not see the enemy's advance on the small unprotected eleven village? Without hesitation he rung the bell loudly. Another arrow came from the air narrowly missing him. He took out his own bow, and knocked an arrow within seconds. The Sun was setting behind the Enemy but he could see they were halfway up the hill, he fired not aiming at any particular orc.
"Farkozia." He whispered the arrow glowed lighting up the darkness over the enemy, without warning the arrow exploded not an intended point of the spell but it still had a positive effect. He rang the bell a few more times to ensure the people to ready themselves. Arrows volley of Arrows pelted his position on the post, he took cover, and closed his eyes. Visions of the Orcs killing his father and mother filled his head.
"No I won't die here!" He screamed opening his eyes and only to be blown forwards from some sort of spell. He rolled down the steps , but managed to ignore the pain as he got up. At the bottom of the watch tower men and women who had been brave enough to take up a sword had readied themselves. Their were probably a total of thirty of them ready to fight off the invading force and another twenty trying to evacuate the those who couldn't or wouldn't fight out.
"Kaer how many are there!" A woman asked running up beside him.
" More then the eye could count but if I were to guess optimistically for us more then a hundred." He said , unsheathing the blade and waiting she bit her lip trying to say something she knew she didn't believe in, " I won't be dying tonight!" Kaer said strongly with an air of confidence none of them had heard in a long time. The gate forged from neighbouring trees, and bound together by eleven rope, jolted backwards violently.
"Is that a troll?" A younger man with so much fear in his voice that it made all of the doubt themselves.
"It doesn't matter in the end, if they have a troll they have a troll. If they don't then all the better for us. If they do then all I have to say is the bigger they are! The harder they fall!" Kaer said trying to inject some courage into the men who's resolve had died long ago.
The gate was hit once again and collapsed and a troll crashed through its great ugly grey hulking body yelling with such a force that gust of wind was made. Kaer lept forwards slashing at the lowered trolls face. The troll stepped back in pain squishing a couple unfortunate goblins that made thier advance to close to the trolls feet. With little time to spare, he said a minor enchantment, that hit the troll with enough force to knock it on its ass in its already unbalanced state. It howled in pain as a weapons peirced its skin as it fell ontop of goblins and Orcs.
"Come on!" He yelled parrying a brash attack from an Orc that was twice his size, he slid back from the force, the Orc pulled his weapon readying a similar attack, he tried to side step the second attack but the Orc managed to turn his body in time to bring its axe down again. Kaer Barely managed to block this attack, he pushed the Orc back and sliced downwards across its torso. The Orc fell but now Orcs and goblins were flooding in.
"Pull back!" A deep voice sounded from the rooftops behind them. Kaer completely agreed, they were losing serious ground here.


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Area Director of Sales and Marketing
Richfield Hospitality
Managing Area Director for the Northeast Region, including full service branded properties for Starwood, Doubletree by Hilton, and Crowne Plaza - IHG. Based out of the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, responsibilities also include managing the daily operations of the onsite property sales and catering team, meeting individual sales goals, forecasting, and preparing the annual budget and business plan. Achieved double digit RevPAR growth year over year in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Three time 'President's Circle' recipient for surpassing annual goals and recognized with the 2013 'Sales Excellence' Award, and the 2014 'Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year' Award for the company.
Apr 2009 - Feb 2012
Director of Sales and Marketing
Durham Marriott City Center
Completed 2011 with a positive group revenue variance over the prior year of $721,378, increased the year over year group ADR by $12.87, and booked an additional 4,643 group room nights. Achieved the highest percentage of rate growth year over year within the portfolio and was nominated for the Marriott International 'Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year' for North America. Maintained a group base of 30% of the Hotel's total room night consumption with rooms only group business in the year following the company's loss of the management agreement for the adjoining Convention Center. Strategically altered revenue strategies as needed to focus on the segmentation and rate plans that best complimented a newly evolving full service hotel model, that was without event space. Consistently held a STAR RevPAR index performance in excess of 140%.
Apr 2009 - Jan 2011
Director of Sales and Marketing
Durham Marriott Hotel and Durham Convention Center
Recruited by management to return in early 2009 to rebuild the existing sales and catering team. Established 2010 budget and marketing plan for both the Hotel and Convention Center. Developed in-house training for inexperienced sales personnel and rolled out both booking and solicitation goals. After re-deploying team's market segmentation, one on one meetings were added weekly, as well as, daily lead and prospect meetings to keep team focused on revenue generating activity. Responsible for all marketing initiatives, including the initial development of the Durham Convention Center website. Established marketing relationships through out the downtown and college community, relying on in-kind agreements in most cases to gain valuable advertising space (i.e. Duke, NCCU, Durham Bulls, Durham Blues Festival, Carolina Theatre, Durham Performing Arts Center, Full Frame Film Festival, etc...) markedly without increasing budget expenses year over year. Utilized multiple levels of reporting, including three P&L statements (Hotel, Center, and Consolidated). Completed all forecasting and end of month reporting to Management Company, Authority Board, and City and County officials that provided oversight for the Convention Center.
Sep 2004 - Apr 2009
Director of Sales and Marketing
Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park
Responsible for leading both the sales and catering operation for the Hotel. Provided ninety day forecasting bi-monthly and prepared all monthly reporting for both the Management Company and Ownership. Established annual budget and marketing plan for the property, working directly with the General Manager and Controller. Individually responsible for Hotel's annual RFP process, and maintained relationships with procurement directors across the nation for each company located within Research Triangle Park. Had an outstanding relationship with the Revenue Manager and worked closely to maximize third party and promotion options. Expedia ranked Hotel in the top ten for total North Carolina production for 2008. Consistently met and exceeded annual goals by keeping team focused on what was revenue producing at all times.
Sep 2001 - Sep 2004
Director of Sales and Marketing
Durham Marriott Hotel and Durham Convention Center
Managed direct sales effort for both the Durham Marriott Hotel and the Durham Convention Center. Motivated sales and catering team through difficult selling environment following 9/11. Team was recognized as the 2002 Shaner Hotel Group 'Hotel of the Year', and went on to achieve the highest GOP results for the company in 2003. Remained diligent in fostering partnerships between sales and operation departments to execute smooth events and provide excellent guest service. Responsible for providing monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, forecasting, action plans, budgets and marketing strategies, for both the Hotel and Convention Center.
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National Association Sales Manager
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Fight Night
Kev was getting ready to pack up for the night. This last match should last no longer than half an hour, which was actually longer than most other matches. The experienced fighters not only knew how to stay alive for longer, but also how to savour the moment and let the crowd enjoy the show.
Nero. His fights were always saved for the final hours of the night. One o'clock in the morning, and Nero fought three times a week most weeks. Always won. Obviously, else he'd be dead.
Kev didn't look up as he heard somebody clear their throat in front of him. Standing behind his desk, he was locking the money from the day away, ready to be collected by Lars, the proprietor of the arena, who, despite being filthy rich, was still looked down on by a lot of people. Zelos was one of them.
'Sorry, we can't let any more spectators in the arena for this final match of the night. Nero will be fighting this time next week, and also on Tuesday and Thursday.' Kev repeated his monologue to the man he still hadn't even looked at, the same way he did every week.
'I'm not interested in watching a match,' came the reply.
'Well, that's good, because I can't let you in.'
Kev finally looked up, into the dark black eyes of the mysterious man, who was not recognisable in the dark. But his eyes, dark as they were, pierced the night. They were intimidating.
Kev almost stuttered, but kept his cool. 'Is there anything else I can help you with?'
'Yeah, actually, there is.'
The desk flew across the room, hitting the wall opposite and shattering into little more than splinters. Kev backed up against the wall, still not recognising Port.
Wiping the blood off his hands and on to his jacket, Port made his way out of the arena, getting as far away as possible before the spectators leaving the arena would be able to implicate him or Zelos in the brutal murder of a Bloodbox gatekeeper.
A single fingerprint of blood - Kev's blood - was smeared across the white slip of paper that Port held in his hands. The curly handwriting indicated that the form had been filled out by a woman. A woman who - Zelos had informed him - was not allowed to just give up on the blood and walk away. She would pay.
Tearing the resignation form in two, Port let the breeze rip it from his hands. Kev was dead. Lilly was next.