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Could really do with some help of putting together and itinerary for 2 weeks in South Korea. For a variety of reasons, I have not been able to put as much research time as I would have liked. We leave on 31 March so time really is running out!
Based on the research I have been able to do, I have come up with the following tentative itinerary.
3/4 nights Seoul ( inc DMZ)
1 Seoraksan
2 Donghae/ Sancheok
2/3 Gyeongju
2 Busan
2 Jeju do
We are looking for a mixture of culture, natural scenery, temples, food etc. i.e. The usual stuff!
Is this a realistic itinerary in time available?
Anything that should be added or omitted?
Any suggestions for getting around - fly, trains, buses, etc.
Any help would really be appreciated.
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Could really do with some help of putting together and itinerary for 2 weeks in South Korea. For a variety of reasons, I have not been able to put as much research time as I would have liked. We leave on 31 March so time really is running out!
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Depending on your interests, you might want a bit more time in Seoul and Busan.
You could get a taste of Jeju-do in just 2 days, but I think you might need to give up some time somewhere else to get there and back. And if you do go and give it just 2 nights, you probably won't be able to see much, as it is NOT a small island, and getting to anywhere from anywhere can take a while.
Your options for getting to Jeju-do are air or ferry. Everything else can be done by train or bus. If you don't read Hongul, buses could be a challenge unless you have the names of your destinations written out in advance. And note that some cities have several stations, so it would be to your advantage to know which you want or to be prepared for some confusion (and delays and possibly additional buses or taxis) once you arrive.
Many of South Korea's most magnificent temples are some distance outside of the cities and can easily take a long half-day (or longer) to visit. Given your tentative itinerary, you might want to give special consideration to Seokguram and Bulguksa outside of Gyeongju and Tongdosa outside of Busan (try to time your visit to include the evening drums plus).
Hope that helps!
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You are stretched too thin. Two nights in Busan is nothing. Basically, you will only have one day. That's enough to go the fortress, and you will miss everything else. Busan is like the San Francisco of Korea, where the mountains plunge right into the sea. Too much to see in such a short time, and it is a place you can feel like you are out in the countryside as there is so much nature right there. Check out this blog:
I woukd skip Jeju in such a short time. You will be doing too much running around.
We rented a car for a week, So that is my suggestion. My favorite place to visit was Maisan Provincial Park. I also adored the Daehan Dawon Tea plantation, and the nearby Nagan stone village. By car, you can get so much accomplished in a week.
Sorry to overload you, but you asked....
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Are those days? If so, two days/three nights is fine for Gyeongju. I got around mostly on buses, which were fine. Better than the one train ride, in fact. Click on my name for my East Asia TR - you might want to read kja's SK one as well.
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To each his/her own! I love taking local transportation whenever possible in the Orient -- IME, it offers a much richer exposure to local people than traveling around in a personal bubble. JMO. That said, if you do consider renting a car, pay careful attention to insurance requirements, given the very high rate of accidents in South Korea.
I enjoyed the Daehan Dawon Tea Planation, but not enough that I would try to fit it into your itinerary. YMMV.
@ shelemm -- Sorry to disagree with you! But I do agree about the itinerary -- the OP would do well consider adding time to Busan and skipping Jeju-do.
@ thursdaysd -- I agree about Gyeongju. And thanks for recommending my TR!
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Oh -- and do NOT tip in South Korea!
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'Personal bubble' is highly pejorative, kja. Anyway, we did this for a week and went via public transportation for a week, so I experienced both worlds. Just like I was suggesting to the OP.
I do have to say that with car travel, I got to have some personal interactions and experiences that would have been highly unlikely without a car, so I am not sure if I accept your 'bubble' analogy. SInce I did both, I feel confidant in saying that the advantage of car travel was similar to that in Italy. If you see no advantage to car travel there, you will see no advantage to car travel in Korea. Except for this one caveat: Korean cities and small towns are not beautiful.
To the OP: I was not necessarily suggesting adding to the itinerary. You might want to revise the itinerary. I am suggesting places you may not have heard of, so I hope that is helpful.
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@ shelemm -- my sincere apologies! I did not mean to offend. I was merely speaking to how car travel feels to me.
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Many thanks for the information provided so far. I had already read kja's TR which, in part, was what prompted this diversion to Korea. I am part way through your TR Thursdaysd, both are providing me with copious amounts of information. My problem is filtering it all to decide what to include!
Upon reflection, it does seem that I have included too much in the time we have available (that will teach me not to use a guidebooks sample itinerary as a base )
We have decided that Jeju do was a step too far and have removed that. Thanks for the link to the Busan blog shelemm - will have a good look at that to determine whether or not to include that or maybe increase the time spent there.
Currently on our way back to Bangkok to meet family who will be bring out the Korean Tourist Board Guides we ordered so that should make things a little easier (haven't been able to find Korean Guide books anywhere in SEa so far ( which makes the in put from you guys all the more valuable.
I am happy driving in foreign places and may consider renting a car for part of the trip ( maybe Gyeongju for a few days?) on the other hand we do use public transport wherever we can. I guess in both case, the signage may be a challenge.
I will come back with a revised itinerary for comment but in the meantime, any other "don't miss" places or sights?
Thanks once again for your input.
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If you are headed to BKK you should be able to find a Lonely Planet South Korea. KSR if nowhere else, Or maybe here: http://www.dasabookcafe.com
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If you haven't found a good guidebook for South Korea before you reach Seoul, then head to the Seoul Selection bookshop at 105-2 Sagan-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, by the southeast corner of Gyeongbokgung. The Seoul Selection guidebook to South Korea was BY FAR the best of the half-dozen books I used when planning my time in the country. But a warning: It is HEAVY.
Again, my apologies for putting my foot in my mouth about rental cars earlier -- shelemm's trip report provides some wonderful examples of the use of a car to see and experience things that would have been very difficult (if not impossible) without a car. I regret that I wasn't clearer in saying that I was referring how a rental car sometimes makes ME feel.
"I had already read kja's TR which, in part, was what prompted this diversion to Korea." Wow! Thanks for letting me know, crellston! I hope your experience is not inconsistent with mine.
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i cant turn it off is this a issue for anyone else and if you did how did you solve it
Oh crap! You bought the wrong phone.
You can't turn it off unless you get a custom rom or an alternative home screen off the market.
you cant turn it off. You MIGHT be able to once they root it but as of now you cant.
sorry to grave dig this topic but what home launcher looks closest to the default home? 3d would be a major plus too
Do you mean default as in 2.1 default?
LauncherPro is pretty slick and basic.
I personally like GDE a lot, since it has some nice added features like the cube effect, and application tray widgets.
trying launcher pro out thanks a lot
I'm using launcher pro beta and I love it!
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quick question on that. which home screen is most popular off the market ? i search for home screen but i dont find anything and I want to see if there are different themes that can be used.
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Snarly-haired Amanda Smith, 33, had an axe to grind. I would too if my hair looked like that, but I would take issue with my hairdresser rather than my child. Unfortunately, Smith took issue with her son instead, and now that child is dead. No, she didn't chop him to death (thank heavens!) – she drowned him instead. And then she called 911 AFTER calling her mother to inform her that she had done something to 3-year old Jacob "that could not be undone." When the police arrived, they had to break down the door to get into the apartment. The police found Jacob's lifeless body in a bedroom, propped up on a bed. When they were turning the baby's body over to paramedics, the wicked witch of Trafalgar jumped out of a closet swinging an axe at the responding officers. She was screaming, "I want to axe you a question!" (OK, I made that part up.)
The whole situation stinks from start to end, because it seems that everyone knew this incubator was a psycho – except, apparently, the judge who recently granted her one night a week unsupervised visitation with little Jacob. The fact that she did not have this privilege already should have been a red flag, but the judge granted her request. Local police have characterized her as "crazy", because she has made hundreds of calls for police assistance within a span of just a few weeks. There's the second red flag. That custody of Jacob had been awarded to Amanda's mother would be another flag, and the fact that she has had a "troubled" relationship with Jacob's father is another. There are more flags here than you normally see during the course of a Daytona 500 race, and we are just getting started! She was charged with neglect in 2009, and a protective order on behalf of the child was awarded. She plead guilty to the charge, and was required to undergo psychiatric evaluation (No word on whether she actually did that or not). She was later jailed for almost 5 months on a probation violation. In addition, she apparently had a problem cooperating with the prescribed medication and treatment regimen she was supposed to be following. Yet, the judge still thought it would be a good idea to allow her some "alone time" with Jacob. Good call, judge – I hope you're proud of yourself. If this were in fact a race, I think the very last car still running just crashed and burned – no winners here, folks.
The father, Robert Crim, had filed a petition to regain custody of his son. The hearing date was scheduled for March 14. Sadly, now Robert will never get the chance to raise Jacob. My heart goes out to him. I cannot imagine the grief he must be feeling right now.
Amanda is being held on a murder charge and an attempted murder charge. Without bond, thankfully. I guess a different judge handled this incident. She is reportedly on suicide watch. I'd love to watch. I'll even provide her with another axe. Or machete. Or guillotine…..or whatever. And provide her with detailed instructions on how to use it to successfully off herself.
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In Pindell's poignant work, Free, White and 21 (1980) the artist uses performance and caricature to narrate her personal experiences of racism. The film alternates between Pindell recounting her stories and a caricature of a young white woman who rebukes Pindell for her ungrateful and paranoid statements. In criticizing the expectations and stereotypes imposed on a female, black artist, Pindell's work can also been seen as a contribution to a feminist debate. Though Pindell's body of work mostly consists of painting that explores texture, colour and structures, this video work stands out as being a seminal work in her career. Free, White and 21 can be found in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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Godhead or Deity - Is James White Right?
Colossians 2:8-9
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, aftr the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of THE GODHEAD bodily."
James White, a well known King James Bible critic, ignorantly harangues against the use of the word Godhead in the KJB. In his book, The King James Only Controversy, when discussing Colossians 2:9 Mr. White says on page 204: "Yet, the KJV rendering of this verse is probably the least clear of almost all currently available translations. How does one explain what "Godhead" means? Who really uses this term any longer? And what about the fact that the KJV uses "godhead" in other places when it is translating a completely different Greek term?"
Then Mr. White has a chart which shows the NASB rendering of the three passages where the KJB has Godhead in all three. Here are the NASB renderings: Acts 17:29 the Divine Nature (Theios); Romans 1:20 divine nature (theiotes), and Colossians 2:9 Deity (theotes).
As for Mr. White's puzzlement about how one explains what Godhead means, he might try looking at any number of current English dictionaries. As for his question - "Who really uses this term any longer?" maybe our befuddled scholar might find some insight if he read the NIV introduction in the 1984 edition where it says on page xviii "Neither Hebrew, Aramaic nor Greek uses special pronouns for the persons of the Godhead." Or James might try a simple Google search, type in the word "Godhead", and violá, he will find the word used all over the place even in many present day religious articles.
Actually the word Godhead is much stronger and more accurate than the word "deity" found in the NASB, NIV and ESV. I have also heard radio preachers today who use the modern versions talking about the Godhead, little realizing that this word no longer appears in the bible versions they are now using.
Merriam Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 1967, " the nature of God especially as existing in three persons -- used with the".
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. 1. Divinity; godhood. 2. Godhead The Christian God, especially the Trinity.
The Random House Unabridged Dictionary 1997 -God•head
Pronunciation: (god'hed")
a. the essential being of God; the Supreme Being.
b. the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Pronunciation: (god'hed")
a. the essential being of God; the Supreme Being.
b. the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
The Greek lexicons of both Trench and Thayer's also show Godhead as being one of the primary meanings of this Greek word used in Colossians 2:9. Scholars often disagree with each other; what one affirms another denies. But of the three words used, there are some who affirm that each of the Greek words used has the meaning of "godhead".
Concerning the first example of Acts 17:29 "the Godhead" KJB and many others, [COLOR=#000000]τὸ θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον. Bauer, Arndt and Gingrich Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament 1957 list this word on page 354 and reference Acts 17:29. They define it as: 1. of the godhead and everything that belongs to it.[/COLOR]
Concerning the Greek word used in Romans 1:20 [COLOR=#000000]θειότης[/COLOR], on page 285 of Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon he tells us that this word means divinity or divine nature and is a synonym of θεότητος used in Colossians 2:9 which he defines as "absolute Godhead".
Concerning Colossians 2:9 [COLOR=#000000]τῆς[/COLOR] θεότητος σωματικῶς Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words page 289 references Colossians 2:9 and says: "Paul is declaring that in the Son there dwells all the fulness of absolute Godhead; the apostle uses [COLOR=#000000]τῆς[/COLOR] θεότητος to express this essential and personal Godhead of the Son." Then he references Trench's Synonyms. When we look at Trench Synonyms of the New Testament on pages 24-25 he says that τῆς θεότητος as found in Colossians 2:9 means exactly the same thing Vine told us - the essential and personal Godhead of the Son.
And this Greek New Testament site - http://www.laparola.net/greco/ Gives the following quotes concerning Colossians 2:9:
Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book X: that this is what has been declared, "in whom dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."[12]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I: and further, "In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead; "[46]
Origen de Principiis Book II: And when it is said "above thy fellows," it is meant that the grace of the Spirit was not given to it as to the prophets, but that the essential fulness of the Word of God Himself was in it, according to the saying of the apostle, "In whom dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."[88]
The word Godhead implies the Three Persons of the Trinity, whereas the simple word Deity does not. There are many deities but only one Godhead. It is more than just coincidence that the KJB has the word Godhead three times in the New Testament.
As for Mr. White's charge that all three Greek words are "completely different", please note that all three have the base word Theos, which by itself means God. Not only does the KJB translate all three instances (Acts 17:29; Romans 1:20 and Colossians 2:9) of these related words as GODHEAD, but so also do Tyndale 1525, Miles Coverdale 1535, the Great Bible (Cranmer) of 1540, Matthew's Bible (John Rogers) of 1549, the Bishop's Bible 1568, the Geneva Bible 1599, John Wesley's 1755 translation, Webster's 1833 translation, Young's "literal" translation, the Amplified Bible 1987, the KJV 21st Century Version 1994, and the Third Millenium Version of 1998.
Mr. White complains about the translation of Godhead here in Colossians 2:9, yet the NKJV, which he recommends in his book as a reliable translation, also has Godhead in Colossians 2:9. Not only do all thirteen translations mentioned above have Godhead in Colossians 2:9, but so also do Whiston's Primitive N.T. 1745, John Wesley's translation 1755, Noyes N.T. 1869, Godbey N.T. 1902, Lamsa's 1933 translation of the Syriac Peshitta, the Revised Version 1885, American Standard Version 1901, Darby 1870, New English Bible 1970, Wycliffe 1395, Complete Apostle's Bible, Analytical Literal Translation, Anderson N.T., American Bible Union N.T., Worrell N.T., English Jubilee Bible 2000, Hebrew Names Version, the World English Bible, Douay-Rheims 1592, the Douay 1950, Amplified Bible 1987, The Twentieth Century N.T. 1904, Green's Modern KJV 2000, The New Berkeley Version in Modern English 1969, and Rotherham's Emphatic Bible 1902. That is a total of at least 37 English bible translations that disagree with Mr. White's "scholarly" opinions about what the word [COLOR=#000000]θεότητος means in Colossians 2:9.[/COLOR]
Mr. White also shows his hypocrisy when he says the KJB translates three "completely" different words as Godhead. The NASB, for whom he used to work, has two very different words translated as deity - daimonion in Acts 17:18 and theotes in Colossians 2:9 - and another five very different words translated as Divine. In Acts 17:29 theios is translated as "divine nature", in Romans 1:20 theiotes is "divine nature", in Romans 11:4 kreematismos is translated as "divine response", in 2 Corinthians the Greek word theos is translated as "divinely", and in Hebrews 9:1 latreia is translated as "divine service".
The word Godhead in orthodox Christian theology clearly implies the Trinity. If anyone studies their Bible, you know that Christ was God manifest in the flesh (I Timothy 3:16 in the KJB, but not the NASB, ESV, RSV, NIV). The Lord also said in John 14:10 "Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?...the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works."
The Lord Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Ghost (Luke 1:35) and God anointed him with the Holy Ghost and with power (Acts 10:38). In Christ dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
People like James White have no inspired Bible or sure words of God. He will tell you that he believes "The Bible is the infallible words of God", but if you ask him to show you a copy of this infallible Bible he claims to believe in, he will never tell you. I know; I have tried. Men like James White set up their own minds as being the final authority and correct every bible version out there. Mr. White often corrects his own NASB and thinks it too has errors. Men like Mr. White don't believe any translation can be the inspired words of God, and since the "originals" no longer exist, they have no inspired Bible and resent the fact that many of us believe we do. They want to be the Final Authority and have you come to them to find out what God really said. It is a big ego trip, easy to get into and very hard to get out of. I feel sorry for all the Christians who have been robbed of the true Holy Bible by unbelieving modern scholars like "Dr" James White.
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Revised and New Competitiveness Indicators for Austria Reflect Improvement Trend since EMU Accession
Maintaining and improving competitiveness is one key goal of economic policy. In the short run, it is primarily price and cost developments as well as exchange rate changes that have the biggest impact on the development of an economy's competitiveness. The competitiveness of Austrian manufacturing exporters has continued to augment since the country's entry into Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) – this has been confirmed by the 2006 revision of the price competitiveness indicator for Austria (deflated by the (Harmonised) Index of Consumer Prices – HICP/CPI) and even more so by the new cost competitiveness indicator (deflated by relative unit labor costs) launched in this context. The marked improvement of the cost competitiveness indicator in recent years reflects moderate wage policies coupled with comparatively solid productivity growth in the Austrian manufacturing sector. The lower gain measured by the price competitiveness indicator may be linked to the fact that the HICP/CPI was broadly driven by oil price developments in 2004 and 2005, which masked the favorable unit labor cost developments in the manufacturing industry. Contrary to the development in the manufacturing sector, the price competitiveness in Austria's travel and tourism sector has deteriorated somewhat: Even though price developments in Austria were more favorable than in the competition markets, they did not wholly offset losses in competitiveness related to exchange rate developments.
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|Reviews for Almost Undamaged
| Cardio Necrosis chapter 7 . 6/14/2009
I loved House in this chapter-all manipulative with the undressing "oh i just got out of the shower" look and him, at teh very end, wanting to stop himself from falling in love with Wilson. I must say, I identified with House a lot in this chapter-I've been known to be manipulative (House isn't the only one to have pretended to have just gotten out of the shower)and I've definitely tried forcing myself not to like someone.
Anyway, I loved their interaction in this chapter a lot. Their not-a-date was very funny.
| Cardio Necrosis chapter 6 . 6/14/2009
I loved flirty House. He is so funny. And I love that Wilson caught onto it-they're both rather intelligent, I don't think Wilson would be completely oblivious. It's funny. I love how you write both of them so totally in character. For some reason, it always seems like one of them gets sacrificed to make the other believeable. Or they'll be over-hyped exaggerated versions of themselves.
Anyway, I'm really liking this story and your characterization.
| Cardio Necrosis chapter 5 . 6/14/2009
Classic-revealing feelings through dreams. I must say, I usually catch on immediately about the dream-thing, but because House is known to have . . . uh, memory blanks and hallucinations, you played it off well and I totally fell for it.
And of course, what other way would House ever admit his feelings, even to himself?
| Cardio Necrosis chapter 4 . 6/14/2009
I loved House and Wilson's interaction in this chapter, especially when he was like, "Yeah, it's his time of the month." That was so House.
I also like the subplot of the guy with the bleeding stomach. It's nice to read a fic with an actual patient.
| Cardio Necrosis chapter 3 . 6/14/2009
House is awesome in this chapter. I've nothing against Thirteen, I think she's an interesting character, but she does snoop around and pry and push a lot. And even if she IS right, I'm actually kind of glad House got her to shut her gob. House isn't teh type to back down easily . . . or at all, really. I'm glad you didn't turn this into some hallmark movie where house totally gives over and admits to Thirteen and they hug and proclaim the best friendship, then wear matching "I'm not gay . . . just halfway there" shirts with half-rainbows and "to bi or not to bi, that's the question" quotes etched in glittery ranbow colours. Nothing wrong with people who would do that, of course, but House so wouldn't. I'm glad you're not compromising anyone's character for your fic.
Poor Kutner. He's so funny in this chapter.
I like that House is over-analytical on the motorbike. This story is really well-written and very in-character.
| Cardio Necrosis chapter 2 . 6/14/2009
So far, this fic has been great! I really quite like teh mixture of humour and seriousness you've got, too. It's not the total angst-filled sob-fest that a lot of the post-Amber fics have, but it does have enough sadness and seriousness to be realistic. Most espeically, EVERYONE is in character so far. Quite possibly the most in-character House fic I've read, or at least, the first two chapters.
Even in the first chapter, with House hugging Wilson, it wasn't too sappy. It was exactly how House would have done it. I adored his interaction with Cuddy in the first chap.
SOmething about Kutner in this chapter shone through brilliantly. Kutner was my favourite character. Damn Obama. Interfering with my entertainment! Lol, jk. But I really liked how you wrote Kutner.
| Majinkoz chapter 5 . 5/19/2009
I'm loving the story so far! It's really well written...not a lot of spelling and grammar errors either. It's just the story I've been looking for. I mean really...House x Wilson is the hottest.
I just had to comment on this chapter because I was totally convinced that House was actually confused about what had hapened with Wilson, and then when it turned out to be a dream I was like 'omg!' You did a really good job convincing the reader otherwise. I'm looking forward to reading more. :)
| G.E Waldo chapter 11 . 5/3/2009
Just another short review to let you know this fic' of yours is right up there flying beside stories of the calibers of "A Modest Proposal", Stereophonic Silence and its sequel and just a few other House-loves-Wilson or Wilson-Loves-House stories.
Truly and fabulously in character and simply excellent!
| GeeLady chapter 2 . 5/3/2009
Reads just like an episode. Terrific!
| Piwi-chan chapter 20 . 4/17/2009
That was such a beautiful story, one of the best I have read on this fandom. It was pretty sad sometimes, but I loved it ! Thanks for sharing
| da-lonely-daydreamer chapter 10 . 4/12/2009
thats just how i rejected my best friend but not as dramatic.
(but she is still my bff)
i cyied in this chapter [ch.10] T-T
you are an fantastic witter :3
| Spoon10488 chapter 20 . 3/26/2009
awesome story.
| Jisa chapter 5 . 2/28/2009
Ha! Loved that last line! "Oh, shit."
| chelsea chapter 20 . 2/17/2009
this story was very good I enjoyed reading I'm kind glad you waited on makeing wilsion like house it was a very nice read
| UncrowdedOrb chapter 20 . 1/29/2009
OMG that was an extremely angsty story and i almost cried like ten times...and it takes a lot to make me want to cry over a story...it was an amazing story and omg i just can't get over its amazingness...house and wilson were so majorly cute in the end...i loved thirteens involvement in getting them togather...but yea if i had to sum it all up in one word it would be ...yes that is all one summed up word lol


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Metro chiefs are facing complaints from angry passengers following timetable changes leading to fewer trains.
The changes have reduced the frequency of off-peak daytime services from 10 to 12 minutes while some rush-hour trains between Newcastle and South Shields have also been axed.
Officials at Nexus, which runs the Metro, revealed today they've received 62 complaints from passengers since the changes were introduced on May 18.
Jackie Harland, who lives in Hebburn and works as a receptionist in Newcastle city centre, said they should restore the axed trains. "The service is absolutely atrocious," she said. "It's like getting on a cattle truck. People are packed in shoulder-to-shoulder.
"Several times trains have terminated at Heworth or Pelaw and we've all had to get off and wait for the next one. I've left work at half past five for a 20-minute Metro journey and got home at quarter to seven."
Another passenger who uses the Newcastle-South Shields line to get to work said problems are worst during the evening peak when people travel home.
"Trains are packed and if one is missing people face long waits," he said. "Sometimes they are so full it's dangerous."
Timetable changes were introduced as part of cost-cutting measures to help Nexus balance the budget. Managers say reducing the frequency of the trains is helping to improve punctuality and trains are kept in reserve to clear passengers from the central area if there is any major disruption to the service.
A Nexus spokesman said: "Our general response to those passengers who are unhappy is that the changes have allowed us to rationalise services and thus make them more efficient, as the recent rise in punctuality figures demonstrates.
"While we appreciate there are fewer trains in general, we were careful to ensure adequate coverage during the peak times to accommodate passengers."
Passengers say there is often a 12-minute wait between trains but officials say there is a 10-minute service on the South Shields line during the morning and evening peaks compared to seven-and-a-half minutes before the changes.
"It means Metro passengers travelling to and from South Shields during peak hours have access to six trains per hour," he said.
"We rarely take trains out of service and if we are forced to do so we always inform passengers immediately through the platform public address system so they can, should they wish, take alternative transport."
He denied trains are sometimes overcrowded and dangerous. "Our crowd control system is extremely robust," he said.
"We use closed circuit television and other mechanisms to monitor stations to ensure neither platforms nor trains become overcrowded.
"We have more than two decades of experience doing this and regularly handle huge numbers of people without problems, such as home football crowds at Newcastle or Sunderland, the Great North Run and the Sunderland Air Show."
Bid to break even
Metro chiefs are still hoping the North East railway which plunged #8 million into the red last year can break even.
Losses on the newly-opened Sunderland line where passenger numbers have failed to hit target are one reason for the cash problems.
But Mike Parker, director general of Metro operator Nexus, said: "The financial strategy for the next three years is currently under review and a return to break even on Metro will form part of that review."
Accounts presented at a meeting of the Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Authority reveal that in 2001-02 the Metro lost #640,000 but this soared to #8.2 million last year.
Mr Parker said the day-by-day deficit for running operations was #4 million. "The #8 million includes central costs and one-off additional costs such as training for track-dualling for Metro drivers," he said.
Earlier this year Nexus took measures to plug a #10 million budget gap, including an increase in the cost of concessionary travel, and extra inspectors to cut fare dodging.


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The Tragedy of the Commons and The Prisoner's Dilemma. Thomas Malthus. 1798, writes critique of Condorcet et al Food supplies increase additively (linear) Population increases geometrically (nonlinear). Thomas Malthus. Malthus argued that two types of checks hold population within resource
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"A Theory of Population" (1852)
is like feeding rats: you only get more rats
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. [Article 16[10]] It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else.
Game Theory Approach to the Psychology of the Commons: The Prisoner's Dilemma
Hofstadter's example:
You have diamonds, your dealer has money.
You both agree to leave bags at designated places in forest:
You leave a full bag, but his bag is empty. You get ripped off.
You leave an empty bag, he leaves a full one. You have doubled your wealth.
You leave an empty bag, and he leaves an empty bag: no worse off than you are already.
Therefore, economic "rationalism" demands that you leave an empty bag. Since the dealer is in the same situation, you both receive nothing.
The Prisoner's Dilemma Prisoner's Dilemma
You have both been accused of a crime:
You both stay mum, you each get 2 years in jail
You rat out your partner: you are free, he gets 5
You both rat each other out, you each get 4 years in jail
"Rational self-interest" gives a sub-optimum result!
RAND in 1950s: US and USSR each want to eliminate nukes
The Prisoner's Dilemma applies to Prisoner's Dilemmamany situations in which lack of trust destroys our ability to cooperate
The Prisoner's Dilemma: canonical version Prisoner's Dilemma
Two players have the choice of cooperating or defecting.
Temptation to defect is the highest payoff (5)
Reward for mutual cooperation is second highest payoff (3)
Punishment for mutual defection is third highest (1)
Sucker's payoff (cooperating during defect) is lowest (0)
T>R>P>S and (T+S)/2 < R are required conditions
More generally, this is
A "Nash Equilibrium"
The Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma: Prisoner's Dilemma
Robert Axelrod 1979
The Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma winner: Prisoner's DilemmaRapoport's tit for tat
The Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma winner: Prisoner's DilemmaRapoport's Tit for Tat
Spatial prisoner's dilemma (Martin Nowak) Prisoner's Dilemma
Runs like cellular automaton
Spatial structure allows "islands" of cooperation to rise in sea of defectors
Acorn Woodpecker:
Why don't "freeloaders"
rise in genetic
The Side-Blotched Lizard (Utastansburiana) is polymorphic with
three morphs that each pursues a different mating strategy
1) The Orange throat is very aggressive and operates over a large territory - attempting to mate with numerous females within this larger area
2) The unaggressive Yellow Throat (called "sneakers") mimic the markings/behavior of female lizards and sneakily slip into the Orange Throat's territory to mate with the females there (thereby overtaking the population), and
3) The Blue Throat who mates with and carefully guards ONE female - making it impossible for the sneakers to succeed and therefore overtakes their place in a population…