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ENRICHMENT: A walk through the chaparral
Lesson 8 of 8
Objective: Students will be able to identify examples of ecological content on a hike through a nature reserve.
Big Idea: There's only so much about the environment that can be communicated in a classroom. For students to truly understand ecology and the environment, they need to experience nature first hand.
This lesson is more of a field trip. I offer it here for two reasons:
1. The Sierra Club has an amazing program called ICO (Inspiring Connections Outdoors, formerly Inner-City Outings) that offers transportation and knowledgable volunteers to lead hikes near urban areas. This is a tremendous resource for teachers that have trouble securing funding for field trips and also a great way for teachers to discover interesting destinations in their area.
2. There's only so much you can learn about nature from a book, a presentation, a movie, etc. Yes, you can learn a lot of interesting facts from these sources, but a true appreciation and understanding of nature can best be achieved from actual experiences in natural areas. For my students and many in urban schools, a trip like this may be their first experience in a natural setting.
So in my case, the goal of this hiking field trip was really to get students out into a natural setting as early as possible in the year to help them connect personally with the central theme of the course: we depend on a healthy environment and it is worth preserving.
However, this lesson could be placed at different points in the year as it connects well with lessons from both the ecology unit and the biomes unit, such as:
- Intro to Ecology
- Competition and Niches
- Community Disturbances and Stability
- Adaptation, Selection, and Evolution
- Biomes and Climate
- Adaptations to Biomes
- The Los Angeles Climatograph
Additionally, if you choose to go on a trip like this one with your students even later in the school year, it might be a terrific opportunity for them to collect species information as part of the biodiversity survey from the biodiversity unit.
Connection to the Standards:
In this lesson, students will produce clear and coherent writing based on their experiences and observations, and use content vocabulary appropriate to the subject matter they are describing.
There are a few essentials when planning a hiking trip with your class. If you take care of most of these far in advance of the trip itself, you can relax and enjoy the trip with your students.
Step One: Where and when to go?
The hike I took was in Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, approximately one hour's drive from central Los Angeles. Unless your school is also located in the Los Angeles area, you will need to find an appropriate destination for your hike. I would suggest you consider the following when selecting a destination:
- Proximity to school "how long will it take to get there?" Again, Solstice Canyon is about an hour away from my school.
- An interesting destination "what is there to see?" Solstice Canyon not only has incredible ocean vistas (it is Malibu, after all), it also has a small waterfall and the ruins of a former estate which burned to the ground in the 1980s (which provided an excellent opportunity to discuss fire ecology in the chaparral and point out evidence of other fire damage and cases of specific plant adaptations). In terms of fauna, Solstice Canyon has many lizards, snakes, and birds of prey.
- An appropriate trail "can my students physically handle this trail?", "are there unacceptable dangers on any part of the trail?" Although there is a fairly rigorous portion of the hike towards the beginning of the trail, it's not too challenging for students that are generally fit. Besides that initial incline, most of the trail is fairly level and there are no portions of the trail that present any danger of falling or other serious injury.
- When should you go? "are certain times of the year or day better to go to this particular destination?" We went on this hike in late October. I wanted to go much earlier in the school year, but I was concerned with the high temperatures in August and September. Unfortunately, you can't always plan ahead perfectly when you're dealing with the weather: it ended up being unseasonably warm when we hiked. However, you should have some basic idea of when to go, depending on the climate of your region and what you're hoping to see (i.e., you probably shouldn't plan on exploring the autumn leaves of a deciduous forest in January). A second hike my group took later in the year required consulting a tide calendar to know when our destination was and was not going to be submerged under the high tide.
Step Two: Securing Transportation and Access
Another essential point is securing transportation. Although some districts may provide buses eagerly, you may have to be more creative with getting funds to pay for transportation. Because I had only around 30 students and 3 adults, we could all go on one bus provided by the Angeles chapter of the Sierra Club. Again, providing funding and guidance to take urban students out to natural areas is the raison d'être of the Sierra Club's ICO program. I suggest you explore that option as early as possible.
Depending on your destination, you may need official permission to take a school group there. In my case, because we visited a site managed by the National Park Service, the Sierra Club's ICO program contacted the Park Service and although we didn't technically need "permission" to visit the site, that advance preparation allowed a Park Ranger to accompany our group on the hike. Again, I can't overstate how much we depended on the Sierra Club's ICO program to make this trip a reality. (thanks especially to Elizabeth Neat, our ICO contact and trail guide!)
Step Three: Permission Slips, Parents, and Preparation
My school district requires a permission slip be on file for any field trip and each of these slips contains medical information for the students. This is a great way to become aware of any medical conditions that students may have that might interfere with their ability to fully enjoy the experience (e.g., asthma). It is helpful then not only to distribute and collect permission slips, but to review them as well to be aware of any potential problems before you are out on a trail somewhere. Permission slips are a great way to keep parents informed about what you are doing in class and I usually provide my cell phone number to parents just in case they have any questions or concerns about the trip itself.
In addition to making sure students receive and return their permission slips, I inform students what to bring (appropriate shoes, clothing, snacks) and what not to bring (books, headphones, impractical clothing/shoes) both when I initially distribute the permission slips and on the class meeting prior to the actual trip. One thing that some students fail to prepare for is how thirsty they might become on a several mile hike. I usually buy a case of bottled water and distribute the bottles to students on the bus just to make sure everyone is adequately hydrated on the day of the hike.
All told, I would recommend passing out permission slips at least 2 weeks in advance of the trip to make sure that all students can go and any paperwork required by your administration can be filed far ahead of time.
Step Four: Chaperones
As a final consideration, you will probably need at least one other adult to accompany you on your trip (and many more depending on the size of your group... again, I have only 30 students in my environmental science class). This adult can be a leader from a partner organization, a parent or adult sibling, or another teacher.
On this particular hike, we had two Sierra Club leaders, a Park Ranger, an adult sibling of a student, and one other teacher besides myself... for a total of 6 adults. Although this 5 to 1 student to adult ratio was probably more than enough for a group of 30 high school students, the more adults the better*
*Just make sure the adults are fit enough to hike too!
The sierra club provides a great warm-up and reflection as part of their student guide, and I distribute this to all students on the bus ride to the destination. If they choose, they can complete the first section ahead of time because it mainly focuses on their prior experience with nature and some of their habits that relate to conservation and respect for the environment. Otherwise, the entire sheet, including the reflection are due as homework on the next class meeting.
Apart from the warm up and reflection, there isn't any lesson here, per se. It's really just an opportunity for students to appreciate the difference between their daily environment (urban, dense, inner-city) and a natural setting. Although a lot of opportunities will surely arise to connect course content with the sights and sounds along the trail, to try and layer a specific content lesson on top of this seemed unnecessary to me. There is a bit of skill to just being a resource rather than the "teacher" for the day, but your own enthusiasm will be contagious, so enjoy your time and the students probably will too. I tend to just provide supplemental information and answer questions when they arise out of students' own curiosity and interest.
One thing I do make sure to encourage is for students to use their smartphones or cameras for taking pictures or videos of organisms and environmental features they observe so that they can be included in their reflections that they write after the hike. Yes, this opens the possibility that students could use their phones for texting or some other activity, but as long as you can manage to move around to different groups of students on the trail, it's easy enough to discourage that kind of use.
Once students get to the site of the hike, I make sure all students:
- have adequate supplies of water
- have protection from the elements (sunscreen, removable layers, hats, etc)
- understand that they can not disturb the natural area (by taking or leaving anything)
Once the walk begins, it is helpful to have at least 2 adults, one in the front to control the pace and make sure no student gets ahead of the group, and another in the back to make sure no students are left behind. If there are only 2 adults, I prefer to walk in the back to make certain that I'm kept aware of any student that may be having a hard time keeping up with the group.
If there are more adults, I prefer to move forward and back through the whole group to engage as many students in discussion as possible. Often enough students ask me questions, but you may need to point our specific connections to class content. (For example, I pointed out all the short vegetation and mentioned we were walking through a chaparral, I then asked them to make the connection between the abiotic environment and the biotic community we were observing and they said the plants were short because water is scarce. I then pointed out there were some tall, green trees in the ravine below us. Once we arrived there students saw that there was a stream running through the ravine, the students explained that the larger plants could grow there because there was water. This wound up being a good review on the concepts of limiting factors and adaptation to the environment.)
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Following the hike, I ask students to write a reflection. Since it was a fairly long bus ride back to school, several students spent that time writing their reflections. However, I really don't mind if students spend that ride socializing, relaxing (this much physical activity was actually quite taxing for some students), or just resting in quiet contemplation of the day. Therefore, I assign the written reflection as homework for students that don't complete it on the day of the hike.
Although I ask students to try and use as much vocabulary from class as possible when writing their reflections, I'm not too worried if they focus more on the sights and sounds of their experience. The real intent of the reflection is for them to do just that: reflect on the experience of being out of the urban environment and spending a few hours in a natural setting.


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Chrome [2] may be dominating browser wars [3] but apparently Google [4] isn't satisfied. Recently — and by recently I mean past few days, if memory serves — I've noticed an ad on Google.com telling me to install Chrome. I first saw the ad on Google.com in the form of a blue banner that ran across the top of the window while running Internet Explorer [5]. Then I saw the same ad in Firefox [6]. Then the ad changed a the rectangular ad that sits on the right side of the screen, as shown in the screenshot above. And now I've confirmed the ad is showing in Opera [7] too but not in Chrome (duh). The same is probably happening for other non-Chrome browsers [8], like Safari.
I'm not too sure how I feel about Google running ads for its own browser on the most popular Internet destination without giving a chance for competitors to do the same. I mean, yeah, I get it — Google.com is Google's website and they are advertising their own browser. No harm in that, right? I won't claim this new ad for Chrome violates anti-trust laws because, frankly, I have no idea if it does. However, I will say that it just feels dirty — I must see an ad for Chrome just because I use a browser other than Chrome? Bah, humbug!
For what it is worth, clicking the 'X' closes the ad and the ad does not reappear until you clear your browser cookies. Still, despite being able to get rid of it, it feels wrong.
If you are seeing the same ad, let us know in the comments [9] below. Also feel free to express your thoughts on this move by Google.

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day 62: cooking day
Yesterday was a perfect day for cooking. It was rainy and ugly outside all day long so it was great to stay indoors and cook some brand new things.
First, I headed over to my dad's house to learn from my nonna how to make the baccalà. Apparently, it's super easy (especially since nonna did the hard part of soaking it, changing the water 3 times a day, and cleaning out all the spines and skin).
After that, you just add the fish to some olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, and white wine and let it stew up for a couple of hours while you lay on the couch watching the food network. Ahhh Sundays.
I can't wait to sink my teeth (over, and over, and over again—it's really chewy) into this stuff on Good Friday!
You would never know that this woman didn't want to make baccalà this year.
Yesterday's cooking inspired me to want to learn more Italian recipes, so I'm going to try cooking Italian food most of the week.
After coming home from my dad's house yesterday I set out to make my power bread. It started with a pre-soaker I made on Friday, a soaker and a biga that I made Saturday, and the final dough was made yesterday. This dough was chock full of goodness: flax, whole grain flour, sunflower seed meal, pepitas, and sesame seeds. If it sounds delicious, then you're right: it was.
It was also hideous.
This is the ugliest bread I think I've ever made. It didn't lift in the oven and I have no idea why? Please avert your eyes.
In any case, I'm glad that it's at least tasty – that's most important. I guess I have a thing or two to learn about working with whole grains.
I had to wake up early again to get my gym on this morning. I'm donating blood today and there's to be "no heavy lifting for 8 hours". This should make for a long day.


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Trina Solar to supply 51 MW of dual glass modules to tea plantation PV project in Yunnan
PV manufacturer Trina Solar has signed an agreement to supply 51MW of dual glass modules to Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute in order to power equipment in tea plantations.
Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute is a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Group and is responsible for EPC of an agricultural PV project in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, China.
The solar project has 100MW capacity and Phase I (51MW) will utilize dual glass modules including around 43,516 of Trina Solar's TSM-255 modules and 154,284 of the company's TSM-260 modules.
A Trina statement claimed that the dual glass frameless modules are durable with front and back layers of heat-strengthened glass. These protect against heavy humidity and pesticide use. They are particularly suited to greenhouse environments, where properly maintaining temperature is crucial to the success of crop growth.
The module shipments are expected to be complete in Q3 2015.
Jichun Zhang, deputy general manager of Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute said: "We are very pleased to cooperate with Trina Solar, an industry leader with a vision to build a greener world, for a pioneer project in China to put solar power to work on the tea plantations. I believe with Trina Solar's leading technology and highly reliable products, the tea plantations can be more efficient with increasing self-reliance and less pollution."
Zhiguo Zhu, chief operating officer and president of Module Business Unit of Trina Solar, said: "Our dual glass modules have been very well-received by the market since its launch, and I am confident that it will provide the durability, reliability, and efficiency that is required for this project to succeed."
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This post is in memory of my Dad whose photos I keep on my side bar, along with other members of my family. He had his own junk box. Under his careful eye when I was very young, he would often let me go through it. There were all kinds of interesting collectibles, like old newspapers on important events kept from as far back as the early 30's, and old musical scores. I would see those on the piano. He was a great piano player and though I never learned to play myself, he taught me how to enjoy opera. As a little girl I had no idea that this beautiful music had an identity, back then it was just my Dad playing the piano, but what we sang to were actually opera pieces. He had a very good singing voice.
My Dad was an amazing judge of character which I know I have mentioned before. That trait came in useful in his days as a 30 year career police officer, where it was probably fine tuned. Not too long after retiring and after we had moved down to Devon, a friend of his whom he he had known up north, was opening a solicitor's office in the next town. He asked Dad to join him and help him set it up. He enjoyed the work so much he ended up staying for another 20 years.
A little while ago Gregg reminded me of a story from one of our visits back home, when Dad asked if he would like to go to the court house in Exeter. Through his work Dad knew all kinds of interesting people and Gregg was always impressed with how well liked Dad was by many, from the QC's to the man who had the food truck nearby where he used to get his cups of tea.
On the way they had picked up a 'client' who was to appear before the judge that afternoon. Dad noticed his shoes were badly worn and falling apart and said you can't go up before the judge in those sorry looking shoes my lad, and he took this young man to the nearest shoe store, and bought him a brand new pair out of his own pocket. He could always see what others could not see in a person and anyone could come to him if they needed help. He always said, "Neesy, you can't go far wrong living by the Golden Rule." (And if you are wondering who Neesy is, that's a nickname my family used for me as far back as I can remember. It is used even now but only these days by Gregg and my brother-in-law and niece who live in Germany).
But....I wanted to join the police force. A look of astonishment followed by, "What? No daughter of mine is going to join the police force." The thought was incomprehensible, still new territory for women back then I think. Still a bit of a man's world, though we were making headway. I wanted to go to London to art school. Again that look of astonishment on my Dad's face. "No ruddy daughter of mine is going up to London." It might as well have been Sodom and Gomorrah. Truth be told that even though I was really upset at the time, and there was plenty of eye rolling on my part and probably Dad's too, and yes I can be the Queen of the Eye Rolls. I am still working on that even after all these years and think maybe in certain situations that life offers, I ought to put a brown paper bag over my head. Anyhow, if I had done any of those things I had wanted, I would never have met Gregg and you wouldn't be reading this story. So, I remember another thing Dad used to tell me, "Things have a way of working out eventually, even if you don't understand them at the time."
Dad would be the first person to say that he was not perfect but I think he taught us well. No, I am not perfect either. Gregg occasionally calls me "Judge Roy Bean" as I have always tended to see things in black and white, another thing I am working on. But I am my father's daughter, a little cynical and definitely overly-cautious at times, but I try each and every day to find the good in people and yet at the same time know when it is time to let them go. Hopefully I will never burn any bridges behind me.
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It has become a common theme in DNA research papers dealing with population genetics, particularly those that are either published in the "west" or else rely heavily on references to previous publications by "western" research teams, to dichotomize human phylogeny neatly into two main types: African and non-African. As a result, a good amount of the readership of these papers have also become accustomed to treating human phylogeny accordingly. No doubt that the reactionary segment of that readership have applied such a phylogenetic arrangement synonymously with "races" of humanity.
It's one thing to assign human phylogeny into two main types, but it's another, in terms of how these assignments take form. One would be hard-pressed not to come across a single example, whereby lineage that is given an "L" designation in mictochondrial phylogeny, is automatically treated as "African", while the two main offshoots of the L3 clade are taken for granted as "non-African". Such arrangements tacitly or by design, insinuate non-overlapping phylogeny between the so-named two main groups. The discussion section will deal with this kind of arrangement of human phylogeny further, applying specific examples from published material.


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LONDON, ONT. - Twenty-two years ago, Soo Greyhounds forward Chris Simon was kicked out of the last three games of the OHL final for spearing after racking up 35 missed regular-season games due to suspension.
In 2000, Barrie's Ryan O'Keefe was handed an indefinite ban that lasted more than 20 games for a faceoff slewfoot of North Bay's Derrell Upton, who broke his ankle on the play.
Those two players were granted permission to take part in the Memorial Cup that season. Their situations are a big reason why London goalie Anthony Stolarz had the final two games shaved off his eight-game penalty for a one-handed hack to the back of Windsor centre Josh Ho-Sang's head.
"We rely on what happened in the past and the fact there was no injury on the play, fortunately," OHL vice-president Ted Baker said. "We've addressed similar situations in the past. It was out of our control how many games London would play but we made it clear right from the start his participation in the Memorial Cup would be reviewed once the Knights' season was over.
"It's not like something we're making up as we go along here. It was something communicated within the original suspension release."
By the league's estimation, Stolarz did not commit an act that was outside the boundaries to the extent that he forfeited his privilege to play in the Ontario Hockey League again.
"If you lose that, you've lost your privilege to play in the Memorial Cup," Baker said. "We said at the time London would have an opportunity to appeal or Stolarz's suspension would be reviewed to determine his eligibility.
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DOVER - Russellville coach Matt Kordsmeier knew who was going to get the ball with the game on the line Saturday afternoon, and Dardanelle knew it, too.
But keeping Stacey Owens from providing some last-second heroics was a different matter.
The junior guard nailed two free throws with 7.6 seconds remaining and lifted the Lady Cyclones to a 45-43 victory over the Lady Sand Lizards for third place in the sixth annual Dover Invitational Tournament.
Russellville (3-5) elected to hold for one last shot after Dardanelle tied the score at 43-43 on Sara Laughinghouse's bucket with 54 seconds remaining in regulation. Owens elected to drive despite a double-team and hit both free throws, and the Lady Sand Lizards failed to get a shot off before the final buzzer sounded.
"Stacey is the type of player that you want the ball in her hands in a tight game," Kordsmeier said. "We have a lot of confidence in her scoring and free-throw shooting, and she's the type of kid that works on her free throws. I knew Dardanelle would put two players on her, and I was expecting to do the same thing on Shawna Hilton if Dardanelle had the ball."
The game featured 15 lead changes - five of which took place in the fourth quarter - and seven tie scores, with four of those coming in the final eight minutes. The last lead change came when Owens' bucket put Russellville ahead 37-36 with 5:14 left to play, then Megan Brunetti added a bucket for a three-point cushion.
Dardanelle, however, responded by forcing a 41-41 tie on Hilton's driving layup with 2:11 on the clock. Russellville regained the lead on a putback by Emily Miles with 1:19 remaining, only to have Laughinghouse's basket force the seventh and final tie of the game.
Neither team could establish a big offensive run through the opening period, resulting in four lead changes. Russellville had the biggest lead, 11-7, after baskets by Kayla White and Stacey Owens, but Dardanelle countered with a three-pointer by Katie Millard and a bucket by Shawna Hilton for a 12-11 edge at the end of the period.
That trend continued in the second quarter, with Owens hitting a jumper and Hilton countering with a three-pointer for a 15-13 Dardanelle lead. The Lady Cyclones, however, scored the next eight points, with consecutive three-pointers by Christina Keaster making it a 21-15 game, only to have the Lady Sand Lizards score the next five points and make it a 21-20 game at intermission.
Three more lead changes would take place during the third quarter. Mallory McCormick's three-pointer began a 6-0 spurt, with her two free throws giving Dardanelle a 31-27 lead, but Owens added two free throws to pull Russellville within two heading into the final eight minutes.
"We had some players that stepped things up and helped out," Kordsmeier said. "Emily Miles, Andrea Bagby and Keisha Patton made some things happen in the game. They've been working hard in practice, and we're starting to see those things carry over.
"We're playing eight to nine players in a game, and we're looking for somebody to come forward and give us some positive minutes on the floor. We're searching for our identity with such a young team, but the girls are working hard. They have great attitudes and come ready to play, and they should get a great reward for that."
Owens finished the game with 20 points to lead Russellville, which won't play again until after Christmas in the Ozarks Classic in Harrison. Hilton led Dardanelle with 15 points, followed by Millard with eight.


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I'm struggling with, what for me, is a big decision. Whether to finally stop coloring my hair or not. I remember noticing the first gray hairs when I was 16. Yup, 16 years old and I was getting gray hair. Other kids then were getting cars, boyfriends, Aigner handbags (It was the 80's) and I was getting GRAY!
"It's hereditary", I was told. My mother went gray young and so did her brother. My cousin starting going gray about the same age I did. So what if it's hereditary. "I don't want it!" (Funny how we get things even when we don't want them sometimes … Or especially because we don't want them!)
I've been coloring my hair since I was in my early twenties. I've had many different colors of hair. Black, red, auburn, bright copper, frosted, bright pink highlights, very blond highlights etc. I used to perm my super straight hair too but then it got so gray that I was coloring more often to try and hide the insidious gray and I didn't want to perm and color constantly and completely fry my hair. After all, even though it was gray, my hair was one of the parts of me that I liked the best. I didn't want to KILL it! So I got used to having super straight hair. Now I like it straight and I wouldn't put a perm in it for any reason.
It seems that with every year the gray increased at a cruel rate and with every child I had I got what appeared to me to be fistfuls of gray hair. So now that I'm 43 it's REALLY gray. I mean 85-90% gray. Luckily it's not icky gray but a bright white. I guess if one must go gray at least it's not all yellow and sickly looking stuff. The funny part is that very few people know just how gray I am. My family might. But you know how it can be being part of a biggish family that is super duper active; everyone has their own thinks to think about and rarely does MOM's appearance register in their brains unless she's about to embarrass them half to death.
Every once in a while I'll get too busy to color when I should and the roots start shouting out the truth. A friend will notice and be (loudly) amazed at how much gray hair I have. But for the most part I keep my dirty little secret well hidden. I mean, I don't want to look any older than I am. But lately, I've gotten really sick of coloring every four weeks. It doesn't take that long but I'm tired of spending the time on it, tired of buying color and tired of just having to do it…and quite frankly, I wonder what I would look like with white hair. All I probably have to do is look at a picture of my mother since I look a lot like her but I have a different outlook on life, a different attitude, and I think that shows in my face enough to make me look different in some important ways. But maybe that's just all in my head.
Lately, I've taken to asking a few very close friends for their advice. To gray or not to gray? Some say, "go for it!" and others say to keep coloring it progressively lighter and the gray will look platinum. The theory is that no one will know if it's gray or platinum blond. I kind of like the sound of that option. The dark colors that I used to sport just don't look right on me now. My skin tone has changed some and the dark colors just make me look even older. Besides, I color my hair myself and the "over the counter" hair color just won't cover the massive quantities of gray hair that I have like they should. The color just doesn't "stay". I've been going lighter and lighter trying to find one that won't look so ridiculous as it starts to fade and lose it's grip on my gray.
Today I decided to do some research on going gray and here are a few links to articles I found.
Marla Miller writes about going gray in Graying Gracefully
Back to My Roots: A Diary of Going Gray by Anne Kreamer. This is a story I could really relate to because she is over being seen as "hot" and not in a career where she needs to appear young to keep her place in a corporate world that thinks that younger is better. And ready to be herself, whoever that may be. That's kind of where I am now too. Personally, I like the picture on the right better. To me she actually looks younger.
Going Gray for 48 Hours is a funny story about an experiment with gray hair and the upside/downside of her 48 hours with gray hair.
Unlocking the Secrets of Gray Hair a NYT article discussing the heredity of gray hair. I like the last paragraph that says, "People with premature graying of the hair don't die any sooner than anybody else," said Dr. Leo M. Cooney, professor and chief of geriatrics at Yale University School of Medicine. "I think the study shows that gray hair has something to with your genetics and very little to do with premature aging."
<nyt_author_id>So while you won't see me walking around all gray headed tomorrow or even next week I'm pretty sure the gray days are coming sometime soon. It's not like I have a choice any way. They are there and there isn't much I can do about it. Besides, I'm still curious to see what I REALLY look like.
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European, Open-label, Prospective, Multinational, Multicenter Study in Adult Subjects With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Previously on MDI or CSII Therapy. Subjects Home Setting is Considered Routine Practice.
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Accu-Chek® Insight Insulin Pump EU Study is a Multicenter Study to evaluate the Accu-Chek® Insight Insulin Pump in routine practice. This is an open-label, prospective, multinational, multicenter study evaluating the CSII therapy with the Accu-Chek Insight Insulin pump in routine practice in adult subjects with Type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Subjects must have been on intensive insulin therapy for at least six months i.e. either on CSII or MDI. All subjects will receive training in the preparation, programming and daily use of the Accu-Chek Insight Insulin pump. In addition, subjects previously on MDI may receive more training in order to be comfortable with the use of an insulin pump. The study will be conducted in 10-12 sites in Austria, France and the United Kingdom. A total of 80-95 subjects will be enrolled in this study.
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- The primary objective is to evaluate the Accu-Chek Insight Insulin Pump and associated pump devices in routine practice. This will be expressed by the rate of error messages per 100 patient years (confirmed by pump uploads). [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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- Evaluate subject satisfaction based on surveys of important factors of health-related quality of life [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Evaluate change in HbA1c from screening to month 3 and 6 [ Time Frame: 3 weeks screening plus 6 months treatment period ]
- Evaluate utilization of pump functions (e.g. basal rate profiles, temporary basal rates, bolus types) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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- Willing to self monitor blood glucose 4 times daily
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Endocrine System Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
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This edition of the In Dee Mail, the 24th, or XXIV, volume of the series, features bands like Scarlet Youth, Brokeback, Santah, Widowspeak, Stellar Young, Javier Dunn, Nick Smith (aka, Gibson), Recorder, and Karma.
Great Tracks From Scarlet Youth, Brokeback, Santah and Widowspeak
The first track is a follow-up single from the DIY band, Scarlet Youth, that were originally featured back in January. The band's latest track that we're digging, "Cool Kids," is a mellow, emotive song that would be fitting on the soundtrack of a 'coming of age' indie film. Brokeback is the long-time musical side project of musician and songwriter Douglas McCombs, who is a member of bands such as Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, and Pullman, and has also collaborated with Calexico, Yo La Tengo, Tom Ze, and Azita Youseffi.
Next, the band Santah released a new track from their much lauded EP, You're Still A Lover. Inspired by the disorientation in his own love life, Stan McConnell penned the Chicago's quintet's newest single, "I Love the Way You Seal A Deal," a tune full of soaring choruses, lush arrangements and their patented sincere lyricism. McConnell told Rolling Stone: "I was pretty disoriented with my own love life, so I wrote this song to play out a fantasy and to fiercely commit to whatever that was and whatever that entailed."
"Cool Kids" – Scarlet Youth from The Everchanging View
"The Wire, the Rag and the Payoff" – Brokeback from Brokeback and the Black Rock on Thrill Jockey Records
"I Love The Way You Seal A Deal (Show Me Shows)" – Santah from You're Still A Lover EP
After spending days in a hundred-year-old barn in upstate New York, the band Widowspeak have returned with a new album, Almanac, featuring the single, "The Golden Hour" from said album. Helped by Kevin McMahon – who has worked with Real Estate and Swans – the new songs from the album feature stronger guitar riffs while never losing the layered lilting of Molly's voice.
"Ballad of the Golden Hour" – Widowspeak from Almanac on Captured Tracks
Stellar Young's Debut, Everything at Once
In 2010, New York musicians Erik Flora (guitar), John Glenn (vocals/keys), Kyle Hatch (guitar), Curt Mulick (drums), and Dave Parker (bass), formed the DIY indie rock band, Stellar Young, and last December dropped their new LP, Everything at Once, featuring the singles, "Speak Now (Good Man)" and "Playing With Guns."
Stellar Young has previously opened for bands like Badfish and The Dangerous Summer, and consider among their top influences Taking Back Sunday, The Wombats, Kid Cudi, Brand New, and The Early November.
"Speak Now (Good Man)" – Stellar Young from Everything at Once
"Playing With Guns" – Stellar Young from Everything at Once
Singer/Songwriter and Musician Javier Dunn – Los Angeles
Javier Dunn began his music career playing open mics and small clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to attend UCLA. In addition to his studies, Dunn gigged as a solo artist, and also played bass and guitar in a number of jazz, funk, rap and rock bands over the years. During this time, Dunn also began experimenting with recording, programming and producing. In 2012, Dunn signed with Red Parade Music, the music collective helmed by producer Jim Roach. Dunn began working on his label debut, Trails, a beat-driven and cosmopolitan work converging a number of elements like hip hop, electronic and eclectic elements converge. With its release in June, Javier hopes to have a song or songs that connect with people. Look for it to resonate with a vast audience this summer. " Dunn top musical influences include Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Prince, and Coldplay. Dunn's voice reminds many people of Dave Matthews, but in a very subtle way, as evident on the song "If You Go."
"If You Go" – Javier Dunn with Sarah Bareilles from Trails via Red Parade Music
"Couple of Drinks" – Javier Dunn from Trails via Red Parade Music
Nick Smith, aka, Gibson
Nick Smith, aka Gibson, is a singer/songwriter from Sheffield, UK. Smith's 'Gibson' moniker was also his nickname in college because he owned three Gibson guitars. Since then, the name stuck, even though one downside is that it's harder to find information and music from Gibson in a Google search, even when adding "band" or "music," which are the two most common keywords used in addition to a band name when people are trying to refine a search of a common name or word, or even a saying. For a few years, Smith said, he dabbled with recording the songs that he wrote, but it wasn't until he met Sheffield drummer, Steve O'Brien in 2011, that he was able to record his songs and send them around to any one who would listen. We listened, and have enjoyed what we've heard; hopefully many of you will agree.
Gibson has performed live throughout Yorkshire in support of a cover band. Although, Gibson has had lots of experience performing at venues such as West Street Live (Sheffield City Centre), he does admit it is hard to go in front of a crowd with just a guitar and play songs they have never heard before. The bit he hates the most is that walk out to the stage. There is however, no better buzz when the performance works! The re-release of the Tell Me EP in last year was to support a number of local gigs along with the digital release of the radio edit version of "Losing You," that has already gained some US college radio airplay. Just recently, Gibson has released a new EP, Hope. Nick Smith's major music influences includes U2, Coldplay, ACDC, Noel Gallagher, and REM.
"Summer Song" – Gibson from Hope EP
"Hope" – Gibson from Hope EP
"Losing You" – Gibson from Tell Me EP
Recorder – New York, New York
Recorder is the experiment of a group of established musicians that came together and made an album from scratch over a period of three weeks in France and New York. The album, Mountain, is the result of work from musicians Alexandre Millet (Mangrove), Aakaash Israni (Dawn of Midi), Qasim Naqvi (Dawn of Midi), Shahzad Ismaily (Tom Waits, Cat Power, Bonnie Prince Billy), Indigo Street (Shy Hunters), Willow Gibbons (Bow Ribbons). Mountain was mixed and co-produced by Rusty Santos (Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Born Ruffians). The band's top musical influences include Sleeping States, Animal Collective, Little Dragon, Joy Division, Radiohead, and Nick Drake.
"Once it (the musical friends recording an album together) was decided, some of us went to Paris for a month. We then sat in a dark and small apartment for about three weeks, where we helped write and arrange the material. Then we went and recorded everything over the course of four days in the French countryside…and in New York, we recorded the vocals, added a few weird psychedelic synth touches and then mixed everything down," according to Millet.
The problem with bands named after a very common word or phrase is that it makes it hard to find out more about them in a search. Our first attempts at "Recorder" + "Mountain" (album title) along with 'album' and another search using 'band' found no results about the band. It was only when we plugged in one of the band member names did we find anything about the band, and even then it was very thin and mostly self-promotional.
One of the best pieces of advice we can give a band that wants to be found online is to pick a unique name, and also search for that name to see IF anything else – like another band or a product or whatever – comes up. The more unique the band name, the better they'll do in as far as making it easy – which is how it should be – for people interested in learning more about the band to find information, more songs, videos, social (Twitter and Facebook in particular) accounts and so on related to the band. Plus, it doesn't help when there are a few other bands with the same name.
Choosing a common word as a band name will frustrate fans looking for more information, often times most will simply give up. We will often mention in a write-up about a band with such a common name, and how it was impossible, or nearly impossible, to find information about the band, including something as expected as an official website.
A well-done website is a major component of a band's PR efforts that is especially important to building and maintaining a fan base. The more "wow" factor is involved on every aspect of the site, the bigger a band's fan base will grow. The opposite often has the opposite affect because people have expectations for the official website from a band. When those expectations are not satisfied, it has a negative affect on the band's popularity – no question about it.
Need A Band Website? . We can create a professional, fully implemented website for any artist or band. From the design to the content, the SEO and the usability, we'll discuss with you – whether it's a new site or an existing site that needs work – the plan, with your input, and then go to work on it. We also have plenty of technical experience, so if you know little about how to create (or improve) a website and get it working right on the web, no worries, we have all the angles covered, and have worked in the web industry for the past 15 years. Talk to us about creating, or improving, your band website, and we'll put together a plan. Simply fill out the Official Band Website form and we'll get right back to you.
"Lights" – Recorder from Mountain
"Four Walls" – Recorder from Mountain Mountain
Recorder on Facebook and Bandcamp
Karma – Pleasant Hill, Ohio
The formation of the now defunct Ohio DIY band, Karma, came about, ironically, when members from two defunct bands – The Records and Forge – got together to form a band. Their first name was Lithium, but they were threatened with legal action from the existing band, Lithium. So, they choose instead Karma. But they only got to record one album, Rock is Dead and So is Karma. After the release, band member and co-founder, Nicholas Olaya, wrote: "After playing many great shows in Columbus, Dayton, Troy, and even Cincinnati, the band split and went their separate ways, with their recordings the only proof they ever existed." During their time together, Karma opened for Chemists vs the Computer, Miss May I, Skashank Redemption, and count as their top influences Nirvana, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots and Pearl Jam.
"Kaylyn" – Karma from Rock is Dead and So is Karma
"My Next Ex-Girlfriend" – Karma from Rock is Dead and So is Karma
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MovingUpward is right, him making an appoinment with a MC is pointless right now because it doesn't seem like he is ready to do the necessary work and it is possible that he is continuing his A.
I know you H is an alcoholic, and there is a very helpful thread under I Can Relate for spouses of alcoholics. This type of behavior is a classic pattern for them. They are masters of not confronting the problems in their lives and so they become problems for everyone else.
You are doing the right thing. Continue with your counseling. You will grow stronger and know that his problems are not yours. You don't own any of this! I would also confront him about the texts. You need to do whatever you can to snap him out of this fog because he is still deeply in it and the possibility exists that he is still seeing the OW.
Stay strong, Notgwen, you will get to the other side of this! (((Notgwen)))
Work phone or not...if he refuses to give you the password,that's not complete transparency..and you can't R without it.
..that feeling you get in your stomach, when you heart's broken. It's like all the butterflies just died.
If your WH is still in contact with OW - He hasn't ended the affair!
So, what't the point of Marriage Counseling with a man who's still having an affair?
Personally - IF my husband was still engaged in an adulterous affair: I'd kick his butt to the curb and I'd be see a Divorce Attorney!
I can understand being alone; but I hate being with someone and feeling lonely.
You are not powerless here. Please do not accept that.
There are other ways to find out if he is talking to her. A VAR for one planted in his car will likely out him. Usually they talk in the car.
If he is talking that much, is he seeing her as well? Do they work together? Do you know who she is? It is time to get in stealth mode. Once you have proof, you can move forward with your plans whatever they may be.
Please know, though, that you do not have to sit back accept that he is doing this. You have choices.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Viktor Frankl
"When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal."
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Morneau transitioning nicely back to first base
Morneau transitioning nicely back to first base
The former American League Most Valuable Player Award winner started his first nine games of the season as Minnesota's designated hitter. But since, Morneau has played 16 times at first compared to just eight times at DH.
"It's great," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "I'd like to give him a DH day here and there. But he says first base. He's got a day off tomorrow. Who knows, come the next day at Cleveland, I may play Joe [Mauer] at first base and DH him [Morneau].
"I'll work it out where he'll [Morneau] get back-to-back days DHing. But he likes playing first."
Morneau also seems to feel more comfortable in the batter's box when he's in the lineup as a position player.
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Luke Rasmussen had a dominating performance in the championship game at the Dewey Tauer Invitational Tournament. The pitcher led Miesville to a 3-0 win over the Aces and earned himself MVP honors for the tournament.
Rasmussen pitched all nine innings for the Mudhens and only allowed one hit -- a bad hop off the bat of Aces manager Corey Tauer in the first inning. He struck out six and walked two.
"Luke pitched a great game and stayed in control throughout," Tauer said. "He spotted his fastball very well and used his changeup effectively in key situations. He is obviously developing at the University of Minnesota as he appears to be a much better pitcher than we have seen in the past."
While the Aces struggled at the plate, Miesville was able to compile 11 hits off Red Wing pitchers Josh Thygesen and Brandon LaRue. Thygesen threw five innings and gave up nine hits. He struck out two and walked one. LaRue pitched the final four innings and allowed two hits and had two strikeouts.
Pat Pohl led the Mudhens as he went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Teammate Matt Van Der Bosch was 2-for-3 with a double and RBI, while David Olson finished 3-for-4.
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BRITAIN'S powerful Unite union stepped up the fight yesterday on the corporate "Trojan horse" free trade deal that threatens to outlaw a nationalised NHS.
The union has sent a dossier to all Britain's MEPs that exposes the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
It urges them to block the free trade deal "if the European Parliament is to have any legitimacy" in the eyes of the public.
TTIP would allow corporations to sue governments if they resorted to "uncompetitive" policies that hit profits — including deciding that public services should be in public hands.
"Contrary to the campaign of spin and disinformation coming from the European Commission and our own Tory government, TTIP could make the privatisation of health services irreversible," warned Unite general secretary Len McCluskey.
With billions in NHS contracts being offered to the private sector since the Con-Dems' 2012 Health and Social Care Act, future governments could face crippling court action by US firms.
MEPs will have a vote when full details are finally revealed following months of secret negotiations between bureaucrats and corporate bigwigs.
Anti-poverty charity War on Want is among NGOs campaigning against the deal.
Executive director John Hilary said TTIP was aimed at "removing so-called barriers which restrict potential profits made by transnational corporations on both sides of the Atlantic.
"The investor state dispute settlement, which lets firms sue governments over lost profits, is a Trojan horse for multinational corporations to slash EU standards and regulations."
Detail of the negotiations between corporate representatives and unelected Brussels officials have been kept tightly secret.
But business lobbyists want "barriers" to profits removed in public services, workers' rights, food safety, banking and environmental regulations as well as privacy rules.
Mr McCluskey said TTIP was "dangerous" and urged MEPs to respond to voters' wishes, "not the interests of Wall Street."
He said: "When people learn about TTIP they get angry and expect David Cameron to use his veto to protect the NHS.
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They tried to make her tame her beehive, but she said, no, no, no! Amy Winehouse's honey of a hive is the summer's most influential rock & roll hairdo — check out your favorite sleazy punk rock bar, and you'll find a half-dozen plain Janes who learned from Amy they can quadruple their starability by ratting their hair into something fierce. (And the Winehousian 1940s party dress seems to be this summer's gym shorts/cowboy boots combo, although we'll see when the weather heats up.) You can't beat the beehive for glam punkette attitude. So in honor of Amy, here are the top five rock & roll beehive anthems. Yes, yes, yes!
• The Ronettes, "Be My Baby" -- Amy learned it all from these New York dolls. In 1964, Ronnie Spector's hair was taller and meaner and scarier than all four Shangri-La's combined, plus the drummer from the Honeycombs. You just know her rat-tail comb was a switchblade.
• Prince, "Sexuality" -- Have you listened to "Sexuality" today? If not, you are wasting your summer and it isn't even June yet. "Stand up! Organize!," the Joe Strummer of orgasms commands his army of hair-hoppers. Revolution hair style now!
• The B-52's, "52 Girls" -- Kate and Cindy, glamorous girls of the U-S-A, rise out of the South to give the world a bouffant headbutt.
• Dusty Springfield, "I Only Wanna Be With You" -- Born Mary Margaret O'Brien (same as my grandmother, just switch the first two names), the Dust Sister proved Irish girls knew the score: if the hair is big enough, you can hide a lot of sin under it.
• Mari Wilson, "Just What I Always Wanted" -- Beloved by new wavers for her fab 1983 album Showpeople, Mari was an MTV cocktail princess who sang sticky Aqua-Net ballads like "Glamourpuss" and "Cry Me A River." Better than Tracey Ullman, not as good as Alison Moyet, about even with Voice Of The Beehive. Finally, respect to Priscilla Presley -- she never made her own music, but her barely-legal teen hive was hot enough to rekindle Elvis' sex drive years after it seemed dead, inspiring the King to rise for the raging-boner blues of The '68 Comeback, Tiger Man and From Elvis In Memphis. As Amy Winehouse knows, one taste of honey makes you want the whole beehive.<.p>


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TOWIE babe Amy Childs will swap her Jimmy Choos for skis as she takes part in a winter sports reality show.
The 23-year-old will be one of 12 celebrities who will be in Channel 4's The Jump which starts on Sunday.
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so i did it. i booked my life long dream to southeast asia! i have been perusing the posts here and thought i would stop being a stalker and start my own topic! it is my husband and I traveling and we have 21 days not including travel days. we have a bit of money to spend, so not everything needs to be budget, but we are not frivolous spenders and like researching to find the best value for our money. that being said- we are just as comfortable in a sketchy, dirty joint as in a fancy smancy place- so we are looking for a bit of both!
here is my itinerary so far...
fly into bangkok- we have a refundable res at chatrium but am open to suggestions on other hotels- this is a bit more than i want to spend...
-spend 4 nights geting acclimated (we arrive at midnight the first night so it doesn't really count), hit up night markets, relax by the pool, catch a glimpse of the red light district etc
bus trip to cambodia. we were planning on only doing siem reap and skipping phnon penh. thinking 2-3 nights total in cambodia. does anyone think we are crazy for skipping PP? any thoughts on where to stay? i just bought the dr roony book- can't wait to get it! (side note- i grew up in a cambodian housing project in massachusetts- but i am white!)
reverse trip back to BK, then flight up to chiang mai. spend 3 nights total up there, be it all in chiang mai, or travel up to pai for a night (any thoughts on this?). what to do? would love to trek but they maybe seem a bit tacky... but open to the idea. woud love to do an elephant sanctuary but they are pricey so not sure if it is worth it. my husband is an animal lover but pretty sensitive to animal cruelty. any ideas on what would be best? should we spend the whole time in chiang mai or head up to pai? or do an overnight trek? maybe a cooking class?
then fly down south, maybe to trang, and do the andoman sea side. looking to spend about 10 days hitting up the islands. i dream of this part every night. we are not nightlife party people but do enjoy adult beverages with a view (or without a view!)- so we are looking for a mix of deserted and amazing and a bit more populated with really good food choices. would love any recommendations... i imagine a small bungalow right on the water with some privacy and mind blowing sunsets... also- we are into snorkeling (not scuba) and kayaking, caves and monkeys, waterfalls and hammocks...
so this is my super long first post on foders! sorry if this is overkill- i am just so excited and while i don't want to have my trip completely planned out, i want to research and make the most of my time there.
thanks for any thoughts or suggestions! rock on!!!
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so i did it. i booked my life long dream to southeast asia! i have been perusing the posts here and thought i would stop being a stalker and start my own topic! it is my husband and I traveling and we have 21 days not including travel days. we have a bit of money to spend, so not everything needs to be budget, but we are not frivolous spenders and like researching to find the best value for our money. that being said- we are just as comfortable in a sketchy, dirty joint as in a fancy smancy place- so we are looking for a bit of both!
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When are you going?
If you want to go overland from Bangkok to Siem Reap, you need to do your research as there are many scams for the unwary. Read www.tales of asia.com for the info on overland. Also note that no busses cross the border, so you could take a bus to the border, cross the border on foot and take a shared txi from there. Remember also that going overland will cost you a full day each way, so 2 nights is just one full day. I wouldn't go for less than three nights, and Dawn Rooney will tell you it takes three full days just to see the so-called major temples (that is four nights).
There are only two places near Chiang Mai that I would recommend for elephants: The Thai Elephant Conservation Center near Lampang or the Elephants Nature Park.
Where to go in Northern Thailand depends on what you want to do. Do you have a Thai guidebook yet? If not, invest in a Fodors or Lonely Planet.
You will need to adjust your ideas of a beach. You want a bungalow on a deserted beach but also bars and places to eat. Read about some of the beach areas. Also consider that with 10 beach days choose just two beaches (or even just one) so you have time to relax and get to know the place. Hopping from one beach to another may sound romantic, but it means lots of travel time and not as much time to relax and enjoy. Look for instance, at PhiPhi Island as a possibility.
Also note that you generally get better prices by reserving ahead. People who walk in looking for a bargain often end up paying rack rates.
Take a look at www.sawasdee.com for booking Thai hotels.
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take a look at khao lak for your beach destination... great places at all levels there... splurge on the jw marriott.
chatrium riverside is good value for your money.. ibis is another choice on the river..
majestic grande might do too or a serviced apartment like marriott or centre point
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As Kathie said, the land trip into Cambodian has some pretty wild scams (fake guardhouses, aggressive touts, etc). Read up on them and you'll save your sanity and money! It isn't as bad going back to Thailand, so one way to avoid it is to take the much cheaper BKK-Pnom Penh flight, then a $15 bus to Siem Reap.
Many, if not most, visitors to Cambodia skip PP so I don't think anyone will think you're crazy if you do.
For a very nice $20/night Budget place in Siem Reap, look into
A hotel at about $50 with a pool is the Frangipani Villa
You might look into the forums at Lonely Planet's Thorn tree for info on beaches in Thailand, especially if you don't mind the low-end type places.
www.hostelworld.com is an excellent booking site for cheap accommodations
I find www.Agoda.com to have the best prices for bookings in Asia.
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thanks for the replies! we are going mid jan to mid feb.
i have researched the border crossing routine and looked at a ton a pictures... but i will rethink the flight to save time. i remember reading about a new flight that had cheap intro rates. anyone know what I'm talking about?
i looked into both The Thai Elephant Conservation Center near Lampang and the Elephants Nature Park. they both look pretty good- but i am disabled and don't think i could climb up on an elephant. we have several guidebooks and i guess just need to chose a trek.
i have done so much reading about thai beaches that my head could spin! they all sound amazing so it is hard to pick. i know that the same island will not have seclusion and great dining options- but i would like to stay at places that offer one or the other. i have looked into some islands that only have national park status and a limited number of bungalows to stay at- i'm thinking that might be our best option for seclusion. i also kind of agree on not hopping around. so instead of 3 places, maybe stick with 2 places for 5 days each. we plan to reserve as much as possible ahead of time...
khoa lak looks great. thanks. i've been using agoda to search prices and trip advisor for reviews
thanks all for your help!
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Sounds like Ko Lipe and the rest of the Tarutao islands are what you're looking for. And I do agree...don't tackle more than 2 in 10 days or you defeat the purpose of trying to chill out
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Elephants Nature Park is good to go. I would recommend this.
About island, if you want limited number of bungalows to stay, There will be national park only (Similan,Tarutao,Surin)
and must do reservation before go.
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khao lak offers the both you are looking for
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if you go, the street that the candle rest. is on offers tons of good, cheap dining options
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thanks for all the tips.
does anyone know anything about the new airlines from bangkok to siem reap? we really want to have more play time and less travel time, so i'm thinking it might be worth it to fly straight to siem reap rather than PP and taking a bus...
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Right now it's only Bangkok Air and Cambodia Angkor Air that fly from Bangkok to Siem Reap. The former having many more flights per day than the latter.
Given that there's only these 2 carriers, there's still a bit of a monopoly on the route so you'll find the price is a bit more than, say, a ticket from Bangkok to Phnom Penh--where you'd have far more carriers to pick from.
May be worth it to take the bus from PP if you're really trying to save a buck.
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Definitely fly from Bangkok to Cambodia. There are enough hassles with the border crossing to make it a non event. My daughter has done it several times but she speaks Cambodian and she still has to be rude at times. You can get very nice accommodation in Siem Reap in the $20 per night bracket. (And that would be for the two of you.) I stay at the Arboretum Guesthouse which I can thoroughly recommend. Wherever you stay I'd suggest somewhere within walking distance of Pub street for easy access to restaurants, the old and the night markets and cheap massage places. However tuk tuks around town are only a couple of dollars so not a big issue.
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The first Two-Minute Tutorial (TMT0) presents in detail the steps to create a new project, understand project and file contents, enable and review JSLint settings, and run the app on a device or simulator. Users who have already created and run an app using AppLaud on a device or simulator may prefer to start with TMT1 – Use PhoneGap APIs and jQuery Mobile UI Framework.
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Use jQuery Mobile to create an app that lets the user Play/Pause/Stop a media (audio) file, and update the status on the app page. Uses: PhoneGap Media API, jQuery Mobile (buttons, dynamic page update).
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This tutorial shows how to use a jQuery plugin with AppLaud.The plugin provides a simplified API for accessing Google Maps from jQuery Mobile: jQuery Google Maps plugin by Johan Säll Larsson. The sample app demonstrates an easy way to show a dynamic route in a mobile web app and provide interactive directions using device geolocation.
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Dynamic Markers, Geocoding and jQuery Google Maps Plugin
The 2nd part of the Google Maps tutorials is an advanced, feature-packed tutorial featuring dynamic markers using either device geolocation or tap events. Developed with AppLaud and PhoneGap, the sample app makes use of the simplified Google Maps API provided by the jQuery Google Maps plugin and jQuery Mobile to easily manage maps, markers and marker data.
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