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Optimum Population -- A New Look: A Hamiltonian Approach Towards A Dynamic Analysis
The current optimum population models found in economic literature define static optimum population used in forming policy i.e. at a given instant what should be the optimum number of people in a (closed) economy. We believe that although this definition is useful, it is very limiting as far as policy implications are concerned. When making policies, we are hardly concerned with what should be the absolute number of people in the country at any given time, for the parameters are ever changing. Especially so, if the optimum population is defined via market conditions. As an effort to improve these models, we define dynamic optimum population, or the optimum population growth trajectory. Our model, therefore deals with population growth rather than the absolute level of population. This gives a dynamic goal (and a more realistic one) to the policy makers and discussions can be held in familiar language once again, 'we want to decrease/increase the population growth to .... .' This paper applies Hamilton's principle of least action to find optimum control trajectories of population and net consumption. This is done using a neoclassical economic growth model using capital stock, net national income and investment in the equations of motion to maximize social welfare. The major difference between our model and any previous work is that welfare is not maximized only at one period thus defining a static optimum, but rather over an entire range of periods thus defining optimum population and consumption control trajectories which maximize social welfare and are used for policy analysis. We analyze some of the more popular population policies in light of our model. These policies have been divided into two categories: long-run and short-run. More specifically, in the long-run, policies are ascribed to control the endogenous factor, population growth. In the short-run, the policy implications are to try and control other variables in the economy so that the natural growth of the population, now an exogenous factor, is the optimum growth.
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Hot Pepper Ema Datshi burger with Bhutanese Red Rice
And, now we arrive at Bhutan. You can blame my poor education or my lack of attention span or American indifference, but I've never heard of Bhutan. In my defense, less than a million people live there and it is in the Himalayas, so not exactly local or easy to get to. The Bhutanese also are so protective of their land (from an ecological, nature preserve sort of way), that you can't just go visit Bhutan. Tourists must sign up for an official tour, no random back packers climbing the local mountainside. So, those are my excuses, but now, forward on our culinary adventure! The Kindom of Bhutan is located smack dab in the middle of the Himalayas.
Ok, that's not true, it's actually on the far Eastern edge, but that doesn't sound as fun. It is bordered by India and China. Bhutanese -who call themselves as the Drukpa people, have referred to their country as Druk Yul or "land of the thunder dragon." So obviously, they are super cool. The Kingdom has a pretty nice website (amazing for such a small country) http://www.kingdomofbhutan.com. They say on their website that the country's population is about 750k or about the same as the city of San Francisco.
The country is primarily Buddhist, which made me assume I'd be doing a vegetarian burger… Turns out that while it is against the rules for a Buddhist to kill an animal, eating meat is perfectly ok. So, the Bhutanese, who love meat, import it! I love the loophole. And, luckily for us, they like beef (or yak, but we're not going there). The Bhutanese also love hot peppers, really love them. I read in several places that they treat chili peppers like a vegetable. The national dish is ema datshi and it is made with chili peppers (at least as hot as jalapenos, but probably not as hot as habeneros), butter, milk and cheese. They love cheese in Bhutan – my kind of folks all the way around – but the most common cheeses are yak cheese and you just can't get that in Boston grocery stores. I looked at a lot of ema datshi recipes on the web and the most frequently cited used feta as a substitute for yak cheese, others used blue cheese, parmesan, and Monterey jack – so in other words, who knows? I decided to use farmers cheese because it was mild and would balance the peppers. If you substitute a less spicy pepper, you might want to use a more flavorful cheese.
My favorite moment in developing this recipe was shopping at Whole Foods and looking for red rice (a staple in Bhutanese cooking) and finding…gasp…Bhutanese red rice! They actually sell rice imported from a country with a population of 750k, in my local grocery store! It's a crazy world we live in. I also decided to try Himalayan salt – it's pink, how fun. The rice is really tasty, nutty and has firm texture that is kind of cool – it's like the rice pops as you chew it, hard to explain, but my one year old is a huge fan now (and there is rice all over the house to prove it). The salt tastes like, well, salt…only more mild. It might be fine as a finishing salt, but I'll stick with kosher salt for cooking.
This burger is a fork and knife meal – no pretense of "bun" here. Just rice, meat and peppers. It is HOT, HOT, HOT. My husband and I loved the ema datshi and the nuttiness of the rice helps balance the spice, but it's a spicy dish. My mom thought it was good but too spicy and my father thought I was trying to kill him 🙂 You can try to substitute milder peppers, but pick a pepper that you really like because the pepper is the primary flavor.
Serve with milk to counter the oils of the peppers. I made the mistake of drinking Syrah with my burger, terrible choice as it accented the spice, killed the Syrah and I drank an entire glass without really realizing it. Beer would probably be a good choice, I'd go with something light and hoppy. I tried the ema datshi and the rice with a veggie burger and it was delicious so I'm putting this one in the veggie friendly column. It's also a really easy recipe to make but the rice does take about 20-30 minutes, so plan a little ahead.
Bhutan Buger
1 pound ground beef 80% lean
salt and pepper
Bhutanese Red Rice (recipe below)
Ema Datshi (recipe below)
Season meat with salt and pepper (I use about ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper). Mix and form four patties. I recommend making a fairly flat burger (indent the middle a little bit so that it will stay flat), this allows the Ema Datshi to stay on top and not just fall off. Cook to desired temperature.
Place ½ cup of Bhutanese Red Rice on each of four plates. Place the cooked burger patties on the rice. Top with Ema Datshi (I used tongs to get the peppers out then a big spoon to get some of the sauce on both the burger and the rice).
Serve warm.
Bhutanese Red Rice
1 cup Bhutanese Red Rice (or other red rice)
1 ½ cups water
½ teaspoon kosher salt
combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20-30 minutes. The package will tell you 20 minutes, but I've found it takes about 30 minutes to absorb the water and get to a texture I like.
Ema Datshi
6 red jalapenos
6 green jalapenos
1 medium onion
2 Tablespoons ghee*
3-4 cloves minced garlic
2 cups whole milk
1 cup farmers cheese
kosher salt
Slice the peppers and onions lengthwise into strips. In an 11" skillet over medium heat, heat the ghee until melted. Add the peppers and onions and stir for 1-2 minutes until the vegetables are coated in the ghee. Add the garlic and stir to mix well. Add enough milk to just cover the peppers. Stir in the cheese and let mixture cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes or until peppers are just getting soft (I like my peppers to still be a little crunchy). Add salt to taste. Serve warm.
*ghee is just clarified butter, you can make it yourself, or substitute regular butter if you want.
Note: I hate mincing garlic. My wonderful mother got me the coolest gadget for Christmas and it makes mincing so easy (and no, I am not getting paid for these comments). You just crush the garlic, peel it and put in it the gadget, then twist and, voila! instant minced garlic. It's called The Garlic Twist. Now that I have this, I'm using fresh garlic all the time instead of the jarred stuff that completely lacks flavor (yes, I hated mincing garlic that much, I was willing to use jarred minced garlic rather than risk slicing off my fingers mincing what is already a super tiny item).
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Raleigh/durham/chapel Hill, NC (PressExposure) April 27, 2009 -- The Chambers County Board of Education prides itself on operating some of Alabamaâs most high-tech, state-of-the-art information technology systems. The Board oversees 11 schools in the Valley and LaFayette areas, including six elementary schools, two middle schools, two secondary schools, and a cutting-edge business/industry certified career technical center. Nine of the countyâs 10 schools are certified by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS), a body founded in 1895 to improve education throughout the American South through accreditation, and the 10th is close to completing the accreditation process.
William Groover, the districtâs technology director, leads the school systemâs efforts in providing a technology environment that will adequately prepare students for tomorrowâs job market. At the classroom level, this manifests itself as a better-than-average ratio of students to computers. In addition, Groover manages the 1,400 workstations and 68 servers that serve the districtâs 450 faculty and staff members and 4,200 students.
AVG: Still the Leader of the Pack
This past fall, the district was nearing the end of its license agreement for AVG Anti-Virus Network Edition. While Groover and his staff were satisfied with AVGâs protection and ease of use, they decided it would be prudent to re-test it against the latest iterations from the other major anti-virus suppliers.
âTo keep our network at the cutting edge, we needed to be sure AVG was keeping its edge as well,â said Groover. âSo, we put it through its paces alongside Computer Associates, McAfee, Trend Micro, and Symantec.â
Groover was delighted to learn after the tests were complete that AVG was still head-and-shoulders above the rest of the pack.
âAVG wasnât the cheapest solution, nor was it the most expensive, but the combination of the overall performance, strength, value for money, and ease of use proved that it was still the best anti-virus product for our school system,â he concluded.
One area in particular about the other products that concerned Groover about was the tendency towards incomprehensible and/or misplaced error messages.
âAVG software tells you when there is something wrong, and you can trust that when it raises a flag, there is something that needs to be looked at,â he noted. âAVG doesnât give you error messages that are unwarranted, unlike other anti-virus products.â
Groover is also sold on the simplicity of AVGâs network management capabilities.
âAVGâs ease of management is a huge plus for us. It is such a benefit to be able to selectively target which workstations AVG will be pushed out to and then do so from one centralized location,â he added.
Walling Data Leads the Pack, Too
After deciding to renew their subscription to AVG Anti-Virus Network Edition, Groover contacted the distributor from whom theyâd purchased their current licenses.
âLast time we renewed our subscription, we went with an overseas vendor,â said Groover. âBut this time I was less than impressed. I placed several calls to their offices and never got a response. There was clearly little point in continuing to work with them, so I decided to look for another experienced AVG distributor.â
After a quick swing around the AVG website, Groover learned that Walling Data was the leading distributor of AVG solutions to the Education marketplace, so he gave them a call.
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anyone use one? Does it help with anything? Thanks everyone
PDA's are expensive, and electronics don't mesh well with dust and dirt. I'd venture to guess that most of the people who actually do the grunt work don't carry a PDA on them, and having a laptop is a better financial decision if you're going to have to leave it in the truck.
Bought one last year and its sat in my truck ever since,lol. About the only thing I thought it was useful for was when a customer asks you if you could do something for them and you could check your schedule right there. If you have the time to enter all of the info after you already entered it on a computer then I suppose they would be a nice tool but I dont feel like doing things twice I guess. I found it much easier to put things down in a dayplanner or desk top calender.
You do know that you can put the info in your PDA or computer and then transfer it to the other device. No need to enter info twice. But yea, I bought mine a year ago as well and its been used for about one week...
I bought a $550 dollar Dell Axim v51. It was the best of the best (I think) Soon as I bought it Dell got out of the PDA market and now that I have Office 2007 in my PC, my PDA won't sync properly because it's windows mobile 5 and there is no upgrade to windows mobile 6.
I don't think I'll ever buy one again. I'll buy a cheap lap top and a black berry 8130
Granted I haven't used mine for business, but I have a palm T/X and I love it. The thing about these things is either you use it religiously and love it or you don't use it at all.
I have a calendar, calculator, tasks, I have documents to go which lets you use word, powerpoint and excel on your palm. I have a contacts list, which can dial my cell phone via blue-tooth. It has a wi-fi card built in. It has a note-pad so I can hand write some notes in it, financial software like splashmoney lets me keep my bank account up-to-date, splash shopper lets you keep lists of things you need to get.
The palms also sync to your desktop as well, plus theres gobs of programs you can buy for it.
You don't really need a PDA though, you just need a system to keep track of everything. A quick search on the internet shows a palm version of the gopher billing and scheduling software in fact.
To each his own.
I use my Palm Treo everyday, I plug in the customers info, frequency they would like the lawn serviced and it reminds me of who I have to service weather it's someone wanting weekly service, bi-weekly service even have some to go every 10 days.. But it keeps track of all this stuff for me and data it transfered to my pc at home. Oh yeah it is also a phone, camera and I can send emails too...but it stays in the truck while I cut.
I have a pda phone and I can have all my customer data on it. I can print out invioces or estimate sheets off of it with my printer, so it helps my estimate look alot better than others. I can also get e-mail or look at the internet. To me its a very useful tool. Just like having a pocket computer. I guess thats why its called a pocket pc....
I love my treo 755p, I can put my whole sched in it and dont have to carry my book in the car and things when I'm out.
I use my blackberry for everything synch it with my Mac, it even has GPS navigation turn buy turn. I have the Otter Box protective case it's virtually indestructible, and shock/water/dirt resistant I drop it at least once a day minimal, and it still works.
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|He is annoying but his turrets suck at CS and give you 5g each. Exploit this and your Q to gain a huge gold advantage and use jungler to get free kills when he pushes the lane. Then snowball and carry the game.
|No mobility, squishy and ripe for the farming, plus he usually will push the lane while you only CS low health minions. Profit, snowball, and carry your team.
Im bronze 1 and mostly suck at LoL. I do love playing Annie more than any other champ. The sight of their entire team melting as tibburz arrives to eat them makes me giggle.
This song has been stuck in my head since I saw it and all Annie players should have it memorized.
Pros / Cons
Pro- Huge damage nuke.
Great AoE CC when done right
Best CS farmer in the game IMHO
Turns a 5v5 into a 6v5
Con- No mobility abilities
No escape unless stun is ready
Runs out of mana fast when spells are spammed. (Don't miss your CS)
I don't know about the pros, but I play a very careful/defensive laning phase. I farm with Q and stack CS, and when stun is up I can usually walk forward and scare away the enemy mid causing them to miss some CS. I always focus and doing as little damage as possible while securing every CS I can and letting the enemy push me back towards my turret. This does 2 important things. 1-The enemy thinks I'm scared and gets cocky or more aggressive opening them up for some nice nukes and 2-It puts them in the perfect place for jungler assisted ganks which can lead to snowballing as you collect kill gold, more CS and experience while they lose CS and experience.
After 6, I still play defensively until I have stun ready and they are ripe for a kill. Then, if needed, I flash > Q stun followed by R > W > E then Q should be ready again. Even if you don't kill them, they probably need to back so you can use tibburz to collect more CS and maybe damage their tower a bit.
Once into mid to late game just keep stacking AP and join your teammates. You can initiate with tibburz if their ADC or other squishy is out of position or you can hold him with stun ready until the fight starts. Then hit as many as possible, nuke the ADC or AP carry and profit.
Also, in a pinch, tibburz can tank dragon, can hold baron for a while or even tank a tower while your ADC nukes it. His cooldown is low enough that its worth using for big objectives.
The only other option to Flash + Ignite to me is Flash + Teleport so you can back and return quickly and not lose farm. I use this against high poke champs who I know will wear down my HP.
This is the toughest choice for me. Sweetheart has a carebear tibburz and is therefor epic. Red riding and goth are cool too. Panda is cute but not as good BUT it has a modified "B" animation. The choice you make here will echo throughout your LoL career, choose carefully.
This is my first guide. If you have constructive criticism, please leave it for me so I can improve it.


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"Do you know how many times in history a molecule of oxygen has met up with a molecule of carbon? Millions, billions of times and nothing in particular happened. And then, one day, a molecule of hydrogen combined with the carbon and the oxygen and do you know what happened then? The universe was created."
- Il Giorno in Piu', by Fabio Volo
Rome has the knack of making you feel as though the universe was created just for you, right there, exactly where you are standing in the exact same moment that you are standing there, almost as though a pop-up book of wonders springs up with every stone your foot happens to press. And the illusion continues no matter how many times you go because even though you may have walked down that street a hundred times, you will always, without fail, see something new. Rome recreates itself just for you, every day and I think that's why I find it so endlessly fascinating. I counted up before I left and I had determined that this would be my twelfth trip to Rome, counting from my first brief sojourn there in 1997. And still I'd be seeing things that were new, as well as visiting locations and streets that felt more like old friends than vacation spots.
I hadn't yet traveled to Rome in December and I was interested to see what aspects the city would reveal during the pre-Christmas season. It was going to be a short trip, only five days, but I needed it more than anything; Italy always restores my soul and I tend to seek refuge there. I arrived on Thursday morning, December 1, at nine in the morning. Fiumicino was covered in early-morning mist and the temperature on the ground was 48 degrees. I navigated the maze of customs and immigration and exited past the baggage claim to find my driver, who in typical Italian fashion, wasn't there yet. The obligatory stop at the pay phones near the exit was next to try to make contact with someone who could tell me where my driver was. Of course nobody could tell me, but by the time I had spent ten minutes on the phone my driver had managed to make his way into the waiting area.
Alino, the driver, was friendly and talkative and we had several interesting discussions on the way to the apartment. Originally from Pakistan, he had lived in Italy for the past fifteen years and spoke passionately about his love for Rome and his circle of friends in the city. Once we arrived in Trastevere, he pulled the car over and took me for breakfast – his treat – and we continued to chat over our cornetti and coffee. When we arrived at the apartment on Via del Gesu', he gave me his number and offered to take me out on the town. A lovely offer, but part of why I go to Italy is to do what I want according to my own agenda…but I took his number anyway and he congenially waved goodbye before navigating the car down the one-way street. The apartment owner, Andrea, was there upon my arrival as I had called him from the airport and he buzzed me up to the apartment. I had rented the apartment through Sleepinitaly, as I had before, and their website had very clearly advised me that the apartment was on the fourth floor (which is the fifth floor in US terms) with no lift. I work out at least four times a week, but those stairs were killer the first time up. Perhaps it was because I was carrying my luggage, or because I was already tired from a long trip and some jetlag, but I wanted to sit down at the top of the third floor and take a nap.
At any rate, I continued on and arrived at the door of the apartment to meet Andrea, who helpfully showed me the keys and where everything was located in the apartment. The apartment, called Via del Gesu on Sleepinitaly, was really beautiful. Lots of windows and sunshine, a terrace, a nice little kitchen and a good sized bathroom with wi-fi, cable TV, a washing machine and a hair dryer. The arrangement was really charming, with little steps leading to the different areas of the apartment. All in all, this was the nicest apartment I have ever rented from Sleepinitaly, but I can see the stairs being a challenge for many people.
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Heading to Rome on Boxing Day for a week - cant wait to hear more about your adventures!
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After depositing my bags in the apartment and giving a quick look around, I headed out to the supermarket to stock up on the essentials (i.e. coffee, wine, cheese, yogurt and fruit). There is a Carrefour Express located on Via del Gesu, maybe a half a block away from the apartment, and it was very convenient. After returning from the grocery store I had a quick snack, some caffelatte, and a shower before heading back out into Rome.
First stop: La Feltrinelli on Corso Vittorio Emmanuele for a good selection of paperback books in Italian that I would take home with me and read at night to keep up on the language. There is always a really great selection at Feltrinelli, even though I feel a little guilty about not always spending my money at small, independent bookstores. After a good hour or so of browsing at Feltrinelli, I decided to go find some lunch. My clock was already getting set to Roman time – it was about 2:00 when I decided it was time to eat. I headed over to Cul de Sac in Piazza Pasquino, one of the places I had eaten at on a previous trip and really wanted to revisit.
It was a bit cool in the shade of the Piazza, so I opted for an inside table towards the back of the restaurant. Since I had already sampled the pate on my last visit, I decided to go for a selection of cheeses followed by the duck ravioli. I requested the cheese sampler plate, which allowed me to choose four cheeses from the list. I selected the burrata and the ubriaco della piave and then left my other two choices up to the waiter, who suggested the caciotta and the tete du moine. Paired with a glass of Nero D'Avola (Sicilian) wine, the cheese was delectable. The tete du moine was a surprise – it looked like Queen Anne's Lace on the plate, beautiful little flowers of cheese with a deep and complex flavor – salty, dry, smooth. The other cheeses I knew of and had previously tasted, so it was nice to have something completely new on the plate. The plate of cheese was overwhelmingly huge – I had expected much smaller portions of each and was consequently quite full by the time I had tasted them all, but I persevered through the duck ravioli. And thank goodness I did. Handmade pasta stuffed with ground duck and covered in a thin layer of salty pecorino romano…..so, so good. (Cheese sampler, 2 glasses Nero D'Avola, water, duck ravioli - 29 euro).
My stomach pleasantly full of duck and cheese, I needed a bracing cup of coffee from Sant'Eustachio to top it all off. I headed across Piazza Navona, through the Christmas market (which was not exactly what I was expecting – it was basically a crap fair selling candy and toys but I can see where it would be fun for kids) and past the Pantheon to Caffe Sant'Eustachio. One grancaffe later (what DO they do to their coffee?), I was ready for a nap. The jetlag was catching up with me, so it was back to the apartment for a brief rest before continuing with the rest of my day.
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After waking up, I got ready to go out for the evening – a passeggiata down Via del Corso to Piazza del Popolo before turning around and taking Via di Ripetta to my dinner spot. I popped into quite a few shops but spent most of my time perusing the windows and getting a feel for the current trends in color (cornflower blue this time around) and style (heavily mod-60s) that were in the shop windows. On Thursday night, the Via del Corso was not particularly busy and the shops were virtually empty so it was a relaxing time to shop. On this trip, I gained a new appreciation for the clothing store shopkeepers. I would try something on, they would ask to see it, and I'd step out into the main area if I felt it looked okay. They would then proceed to take it from okay to fabulous by adding accessories and giving suggestions about how to wear the particular item of clothing. I have to admit I hadn't spent much time shopping for clothing on previous trips, but this time I found it to be quite pleasurable.
After purchasing a dress and sweater combo at O Mai, I headed to dinner at Pizza Re' on Via di Ripetta, where I had a margherita pizza and a small glass of Peroni beer before walking back to my apartment and falling into bed.
I awoke late on Friday morning and had a leisurely breakfast in the apartment before heading out for the day. I was starting to plan my excursions in order to minimize the number of times I had to go up and down the five flights of stairs to the apartment, so the plan was to go out in the morning, stay out until the mid-day rest, and come back for a quick nap before going back out again at night. That meant only two trips per day up and down the stairs, and I could live with that.
Friday was museum day. I had somehow never gone to the Musei Capitolini in all my visits to Rome so that was my first destination for the day. I climbed the wide staircase to the top of the Capitoline Hill and then walked behind the museums for a great view of the Roman Forum all the way down to the Coliseum. The views from the top of the hill were really quite beautiful. I then purchased my ticket (12 euro) to the museums and entered into the two buildings that comprise the museum complex. It was relatively quiet and there were not many visitors in the museum and I was able to pass through the rooms without any interruption from school groups (which was nice, because there had been a very large and rowdy group of Italian teenagers in the piazza and I was afraid I'd run into them in the museum). I spent two hours between the two buildings – highlights were the bronze statue of the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus and the statue of Marcus Aurelius on his horse, both works that I had read about but never seen.
The day was overcast but it wasn't raining yet, so I decided to wander the historic center for a while in search of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, supposedly the best example of Baroque Rome in the cento storico. Unfortunately, Sant'Ivo has some very restricted hours and is only open to the public from 9 AM to noon on Sundays. I added it to my list of things to do for Sunday and headed for lunch. I had wanted to return to Enoteca Corsi and it was so incredibly close to my apartment that I decided to have lunch there. The stuffed zucchine were on the menu again and they were so good the last time that I couldn't help but get them again – the desire to have those delicious zucchine outweighed the desire to try something new. I also had a ¼ liter of the house wine and a bottle of water. (18 euro) Full and tired, I headed up to the apartment for a quick nap.
Before I had left the U.S., I had looked into some of the events that were happening in Rome while I was there and I ran across an exhibit at the Ara Pacis that showcased Audrey Hepburn. I am a huge fan of the movie "Roman Holiday" (how can you not be) and of Audrey Hepburn, so I knew that this exhibit was a must, especially since it was closing two days later. Entrance to the Ara Pacis and the Hepburn exhibit was 12 euro, and it was packed with people (probably because it was closing soon) – most of whom were Roman. The exhibit covered Audrey's life in Rome; she had been a resident of the city for more than twenty years. Clothing and other personal artifacts were on display along with a comprehensive selection of photos that chronicled the years in which AH resided in the city – and the best artifact of all (in my opinion) was the Vespa that Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck rode in "Roman Holiday." The exhibit gave me this overwhelming sensation of calm, almost like a yoga buzz. I'm not sure if it was the serenity that Hepburn always managed to exude or the effortless elegance with which she moved through life that imbued me with this sense of well-being, but either way I left the Ara Pacis determined to live in Rome at some point in my life. And wear head scarves. And get bigger sunglasses.
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Wonderful! Thank you.
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After walking back down the Via del Corso and investing a fair amount of money in neatly patterned tights at Calzedonia, I passed through Piazza Navona and headed toward the Via del Governo Vecchio to eat dinner at Da Tonnino. I had passed by the place several times before on my way to Alfredo e Ada on the Via dei Banchi Nuovi and had been wanted to try it on my next trip, so I went for it that evening.
The place was crowded even at 7:30 PM, almost entirely full of locals with only one lone duo of Americans at a front table. The cool outside air and the warm inside air combined to form a film of humidity on the inside of the windows that made it seem as though you were entering a spa instead of a restaurant. After being seated quickly, I listened to the table next to me and spied on their order – almost everyone ordered pasta alla gricia followed by the baccala', so I did the same. The pasta alla gricia came first – big rigatoni with pancetta, pepper, and cacio cheese. It was so delicious, and the portion was absolutely huge (too big, really, considering a second dish was on the way.) About halfway into the pasta, the waiter came out to tell me that they had run out of the cod, which was actually a blessing in disguise because I was pretty full after the pasta and couldn't have eaten it anyway. The pasta was perfectly cooked and had the perfect ratio of pasta to bacon and cheese. Delicious. Pasta, water and a ¼ liter of wine was 13 euro.
Since I hadn't had the baccala, it seemed a shame to waste the extra stomach space, so I headed to Gelateria della Palma for what was my default gelato order for the trip – a cone of sesamo e miele (sesame and honey) and Raffaello (the coconut candy). The combination of those two flavors was probably the best combination of flavors I had ever had in my life. They went perfectly together. Walking back from della Palma, I crossed through the Piazza della Rotonda in front of the Pantheon, where I met Giancarlo. In about 30 seconds, I knew his full name, that he owned a travel agency, and that he liked my eyes. In keeping with my new strategy of "They will go away if you take their phone number", I programmed his cell phone number into my phone and told him I'd call him. He kissed both of my cheeks and bowed backwards toward the Pantheon. I didn't have the heart to tell him that, at 36, I'd already lived that particular story more than once. You know, the one where the American girl falls in love with the Italian and then figures out a whole ocean separates them. I felt like I was learning. So, instead of falling in love, I went home and watched a movie and drank a glass of wine.
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Saturday/Sunday still to come....
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N, I always enjoy your reports, and this one is no exception. I love your style. But no karaoke this time?
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Haha....no karaoke, but there is some trivia later.
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This is my kind of trip--the perfect combination of touring and relaxing. Thanks, nnolen.
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nnolen - what a wonderful start to a trip report.
i too love Rome but for one reason or another didn't get there until i was already 50 so I have quite a lot of catching up to do.
eager for more!
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more! more!
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An early night made for an early-ish morning and I was out the door by 9:30 and heading for Trastevere. What I meant to do that day and what I actually did were two different things….but sometimes you need a day like that, I suppose.
While walking down the Corso Vittorio Emmanuele, a young Italian gentleman got off the bus and proceeded to stop me to ask if I knew where the Vatican was and how to get there. I gave him directions, and then he confessed that he knew where it was, but he just wanted an excuse to talk to me. Can you guess how this ended, dear readers? Poor Giovanni went the way of Giancarlo. Povero ragazzo.
I walked along the Tiber for longer than I needed to, enjoying the crunch of leaves under my feet and the cool breeze that rushed up the embankments and set my hair flying. I crossed at Ponte Sisto and headed for the Villa Farnesina. This was a recommendation that had been made to me on a previous trip – the Villa had a few rooms that had been frescoed by Raphael, and with an entry price of only 5 euro, it was an inexpensive venture. While looking at these particular frescoes I was struck with the sudden and intense realization that I don't particularly care for Renaissance art. I understand the importance of rediscovering the human form and moving away from purely Christian art – but recognizing it as an era of artistic importance really doesn't mean I have to like it. And I don't. The women look like men and the babies look like creepy muscular gnomes. There, I said it. Give me the Impressionists any day.
After the Villa Farnesina I walked along the Tiber to the Vatican. I had meant to just go into the gift shop to pick up a few items that people had asked me to acquire while I was there, but I ended up buying a pass to go through the museums. It had been awhile since I'd been and there is so much to see and appreciate – much more than just creepy muscular gnome babies. The history of Rome and the history of Christianity is catalogued in such complete and thorough detail. On the way out, I was stopped by a tour guide – "Do you speak English?" I shook my head no and kept walking. "You dropped your wallet." I managed to not react, but I had to admit I almost wanted to congratulate him on his slyness. Very tricky, Mr. Tour Guide. I crossed the street, still shaking my head, to get a gelato at Old Bridge. I had read about this gelateria on the Facebook page "1001 things to do in Rome at least once in your life" and it didn't disappoint. A smaller selection of flavors than I was used to at Della Palma, but the chocolate was so rich and delicious; it was like eating brownie batter. So delicious, and only 2 euro for a huge cupful of chocolate and coffee flavored gelato.
I hadn't yet made it to the Campo dei Fiori area and I was wanting to find the shoe shop there again, so I headed along Via del Pellegrino before splitting off at the Campo and taking Via dei Giubbonari. I didn't see any shoes I liked, but I did find a gray leather belt for 10 euro, so it wasn't a loss. I also remembered a restaurant that I had wanted to eat at last year but ended up running out of time, so I wandered until I found it – Trattoria Moderna. The service was spastic at best, but friendly and with a smile. I got my appetizer before I had any silverware or water….At any rate, as a starter I had the salmon marinated with pepe rosso (red peppercorns) and orange slices on a bed of arugula. It was phenomenal, and there was so much salmon I actually couldn't believe it. Very fresh and delicious. After that, I tried the fettucine with artichokes and ricotta cheese. The fettucine were homemade and very fresh, but the sauce almost had the taste of canned artichokes. I can't say 100% for sure that they were canned, but there was definitely a little bit of that flavor…..along with the house white wine and some water (which eventually came), lunch was around 28 euro.
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After lunch it was back to the apartment for a nap and some Italian television before getting ready to go out for the evening with a couple of Roman friends. I was to meet them at 9 PM at the Living Room Club near Termini for an evening of expat mania – a group of people from other countries who currently live in Rome. As soon as I came in I spotted my friend, in spite of the massive crowd of people jammed in and around the bar area. (Luckily, he's very tall.) It was a mix of English and Italian and people from so many different countries that I lost count. We ended up playing trivia with a boy from France and a girl from the United States, so our team alone had four different countries represented (Italy, France, US and Albania). We came in second (yay!) and went to celebrate our win with cornetti. Cornetti di notte is its own thing, its own special mania – after you've gone out to the clubs, you go to the bakeries and get fresh, hot cornetti right out of the oven. I used to do it back when I lived in Naples, but it had been a very long time since I'd had cornetti at night. Off we went further into the Esquiline district to find a little bakery located in a basement. The cornetti were laid out on the tables in back like tasty jewels, each one with a different filling. I sampled a pear and ricotta cornetto – the dough and the pear warm, the ricotta pleasantly cool on top. Then it was off to another bar on the Esquiline for yet more desserts…this time a crepe filled with orange marmalade and Strega liquor and topped with dark chocolate. Tart and sweet and dangerous. Finally, at around 2 AM I made it back to the apartment, content with having had dessert for dinner but secretly plotting a way to stay in Rome forever….
Sunday was my last real day in Rome. After a late night I also had a late morning and ended up not leaving the apartment until almost noon, completely missing my date with Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza. Something to put on the list for next time. I love seeing movies when I am in Italy, so I decided to walk to the cinema at Piazza della Repubblica to see a film – they were showing "Il Giorno in Piu'" by Fabio Volo. I love him as a writer so I was interested to see one of his books made into a film. All his books have this recurring theme of discontent among people in their thirties – really hard to see why I find them relevant. The walk along Via Nazionale was pleasing and surprisingly busy with people doing their pre-Christmas shopping – even on a Sunday. I hadn't eaten anything yet, so I stopped into a restaurant near Piazza della Repubblica for a quick lunch of prosciutto and mozzarella (since I planned on getting popcorn at the movies, that was all I had).
The film was touching, particularly the part that I (loosely) quoted at the beginning of this trip report. You really don't ever know what a day is going to bring; every single day carries the promise of greatness within it.
I was reflective upon leaving the theatre and, after walking to Caffe Sant'Eustachio to buy four cartons of espresso to bring back home with me, I decided that I really just wanted a quiet dinner at home instead of going out (and many restaurants are closed Sunday evening anyway). I swung by the market and picked up some pasta, some sauce, some green leafy salad stuff and some tomatoes. Along with a few glasses of falanghina wine, it was a perfect last dinner. I watched some terrible Italian trivia show while I ate, with its requisite phalanx of leggy dancing girls. When I was finished eating, I began to pack as I had an early morning ahead of me the next day. It was already time to leave.
I awoke before the alarm on Monday morning. I brewed the coffee on the stovetop, warming my milk in a heavy bottomed pot, and opened all the windows as far as they would go, letting in the last morning sounds of Rome. It was raining; I could hear the plates and spoons clanking in the bar downstairs. An ambulance siren sounded a few blocks away. Pigeons fluttered and cooed under the eaves. The top of the table on the terrace was a mirrored pool interrupted by the intermittent splash of raindrops. I wanted my "giorno in piu'", my extra day. And I wanted it to last forever.
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I really enjoyed this.
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Thanks for taking us to Rome with you. Beautifully written.
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Lovely report. Thanks so much.
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il giorno in più.
i have added it to my list of italian expressions.
grazie, nnolen.
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Thanks, everyone!
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Wow!! makes me want to hop on the next plane to Rome, my favorite city in the world. Wonderful report.
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Your trip report was fabulous and I SO enjoyed reading it. I cannot find the apartment you stayed in on the SleepItaly site, can you give more info or provide a link to the specific apartment please?
From one "St. Eustachio coffee lover" to another!! I bought SIX half-kilo bags of beans to bring home last month when I was there!!!
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Lovely report. I was sorry to miss the Audrey Hepburn exhibition, it sounds even better than the Greta Garbo one at the Ferragamo museum a couple of years ago,.
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Here's the apartment link:
Thanks, all.
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Lovely report, thank you. I sigh for Italy. On our last trip to Rome, we felt as though we had come home. It's difficult to explain.
In addition to the stairs, you really covered some ground--being in shape helps, eh?
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It does, but only to a certain extent. My feet always tend to give out first! I generally end up walking everywhere and after eight to ten hours a day of walking on cobblestones in boots my feet HURT.
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after eight to ten hours a day of walking on cobblestones in boots my feet HURT.>>
what we ended up calling "roman foot".
the apartment looks lovely, and very reasonable for where it is, with a terrace AND a separate bedroom.
any disadvantages, apart from all those stairs?
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Nope. Although the bedroom isn't really "separate" since there's no way to close it off from the living room. It's perfect for 1-2 people, though. Well, 1-2 people who like to climb stairs.
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nnolen - on our first trip to Rome, with our kids, we had an apartment on the 4th floor, with 89 steps up to the front door.
this was where the kids came in useful, especially at breakfast time. DS, then 15, just loved being able to go out and get the cornetti and other goodies and managed to get just what we wanted every morning from the cafe opposite, despite his almost complete absence of italian, and their lack of english. lots of pointing and smiling i think!
However during the day we tended to follow your plan - out during the morning and early afternoon, shopping as the shops opened again after lunch so we could take things back to the apartment straight away, then a cup of tea [being english] and a nap [being knackered] before supper.
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Now I really want to go back.
I agree with your view of Renaissance art, I loved the sculptures, but aside from the Bottocelli room on the Uffizi I could walk right past most of it. I know many will disagree but oh well.
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"While looking at these particular frescoes I was struck with the sudden and intense realization that I don't particularly care for Renaissance art. I understand the importance of rediscovering the human form and moving away from purely Christian art – but recognizing it as an era of artistic importance really doesn't mean I have to like it. And I don't. The women look like men and the babies look like creepy muscular gnomes. There, I said it."
It takes courage to write that, but isn't it wonderful to have those kinds of insights? It is difficult for me to have them at home when I am caught up in the quotidian and my be the main reason I travel.
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Haha. I don't know about courage....And yes, jscarbary, sculptures are an entirely different matter. And so is Botticelli! His women look like women.
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Loved your report!
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Re: stairs to apartment.
Our rental apartment in Rome is on the 3rd (4th American) with 55 steps. However, the steps are evenly spaced, consistent riser height and very safe.
We have visited other apartments that had fewer steps but they were treacherous, i.e. uneven riser, uneven width, wobbly handrail and showing their age with dips and slipperiness.
How were yours?
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Forgot to add~loved this report and have eaten at a few of your choices too.
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iluvitaly- the stairs were quite uneven, though i wouldn't go so far as to say treacherous. And I think the first set from the entrance to the first floor didn't have any handrail. They became narrower the higher you climbed and also a bit steeper, it seemed (but that could just be perception). One landing had a bit of a nasty outcrop without a rail that I paid extra attention to so I wouldn't plummet to my death!
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luckily the stairs in the apartment we rented were very solid and enclosed, so no fear of falling off them.
there were some more within the apartment up to a terrace which were quite rickety, but the view of the colosseum was well worth it!
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Just read your report which I enjoyed very much, thank you - such emotion in your description! We are off to Italy this August - have only explored the North so very much looking forward to new experiences. Your report was evocative to read and spiked the imagination...
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Thanks, JaxandCo! I enjoy writing them almost as much as I enjoy the experience itself. The planning phase before and the writing phase after are really just ways to make my time in Italy seem longer...How was your trip? Did you enjoy Rome? (Of course you did!)
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Rating: PG 13
Warning: Deathfic!
Spoilers: The Great Game
Summary: In the aftermath of the Great Game it's time to find out who survived
Notes: Written for this prompt over at sherlockbbc_fic . It's a bit of a different take on the prompt. Comments are love. Betaed by Izzy.
End Game
The three black vehicles pulled up to the building in a small parade. From the first two vehicles came a mass of armed men and medical personnel. The armed men immediately began entering the building.
The medical personnel didn't move from beside their vehicle until the armed men radioed it was safe.
It was only when everyone was gone that the back door to the last vehicle opened. The first to emerge was a woman frantically typing away on a blackberry. The next was a tall man clutching an umbrella.
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"Fire service is on their way," the woman said without looking up from the phone.
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Inside he took in the remains of the swimming pool. Water was still bursting out of broken pipes, among small spires of flame. In the middle rubble the medical personnel were trying to separate two men.
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Sherlock tightened his grip on the man he held against his chest. "They do not. Room is required only if the injured is still alive."
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It's rather sad and frustrating to see all the events that have taken place during the last week since November 18, the day that most Latvians held dear. It also not pleasant to write about these things, but its my duty to report and say my opinion about what's happening now in Latvia.
It was November 21, a rainy and dark day in contrast to bright and sunny November 18. Beautiful military parade was held involving NATO planes. Great fireworks display ended the rather positive and patriotic Independence day. And then on November 21 a tragedy happened that shocked the whole nation.
On 17:48 local time the State Fire and Rescue Service received news about roof collapse in Maxima supermarket Priedaine Street 20 at Zolitūde suburb. Maxima is shopping chain service from Lithuania. Entered the Latvian market in the economical growth years the Maxima soon became key player in Latvian shopping market. Its rivals are Rimi from Norway, Stockman from Sweden and other smaller shopping chains. As the name implies Maxima company is focused on maximum profit. And that was one of the reasons for this tragedy. This medium size supermarket was located in Zolitūde suburb on the left side of river Daugava. Zolitūde named after word solitude soon became the center of national attention.
The roof had partially collapsed over the busy supermarket. As it was end of workday it was filled with people and for the worst the most part of roof had collapsed right on checkout counters.First rescue unit arrived and issued a state of severe danger. Reports described a large numbers of suffering people. Then on 19:01 the roof collapsed for the second time burying more people and rescuers under the rubble. And there was another more shocking thing: around 16:21 a fire alarm went off in the crowded supermarket asking people to evacuate. According to eyewitnesses no proper evacuation by the shopping center administration was made. According to later statements by Maxima representatives the fire alarm was caused by welding construction in the basement. So it was considered a false alarm plus they also found unable to turn it off. However, other smaller shops like Narvesen and Drogas within the building ordered the evacuation of their employees. Maxima instead kept everyone inside that was crucial mistake. According to western safety standards even in case of false alarm the building should be evacuated until the reason for the alarm is determined. Instead only few rushed out, while others continued to shop under the breaking roof.
As enormous numbers of rescue service was brought to action, the size of rescued grew, but more worse the number of victims grew even steadily. At the end of third rescue day the final report was 29 injured and 54 dead. Along with them 3 firefighters lost their lives.
What was the cause of this tragedy? First we must describe this supermarket building project for its a unusual one: The building was completed on November 3 2011. Architectural design was by Zane Kalinka and Andris Kalinka from the local architectural firm of KUBS. It was developed by Homburg Valda and built by the company Re&Re. When the building was finished, it won the Latvian Building of the Year award. Just several months after its opening, a fire broke out in the market in which nobody was injured. At the time of the collapse, there was construction taking place, also by Re&Re. The area of supermarket was 4,750 m2 (51,100 sq ft). and cost around €1.4 million. The part of the building where the Maxima supermarket is located is owned by SIA Tineo, but originally was owned by The Homburg Group, which still owns the apartment building next to it.
The construction that took place on the roof of the working building was attempt of making winter garden with kids playgrounds. The Riga Building Administration had allowed to make construction works on the top of working supermarket. Originally the project just included green roof, however then the focus came to build garden with stone pathways. Plus the large residential building that was connected to the supermarket may have extorted its wall and destabilized the supermarket roof foundation. If this true then the building is in a danger of collapse that would bring even more tragic consequences. More speculations follows about integral flaw in design and construction. But, the bottom line was that not one of the involved sides declined to take any responsibility until the end of investigation. Plus also they started their own investigations. And that opened door to widespread criticism and calls for resignations and swift changes. As its widely known in Latvia the investigations are slow and bring no clear results.
Ones asked to boycott or even ban Maxima chain. Others pointed their fingers at Re&RE. The company responsible also for many other grand projects like the repair works of Riga Castle, that went in flames in July during the repair works. It also turned out that one of the Re&Re built supermarkets Alfa had suffered a roof collapse on October 25 2012. Since it happened in the night when the shop was closed the supermarket was not evacuated and the very event was kept silent. Yesterday in the State TV interview two owners of Re&RE company stated that they were not informed about it. And another roof collapse took place in Riga school also maintained by Re&Re, luckily it happened in the night right before Autumn semester. Meanwhile many were talking about the systematic incompetence and corruption in the building process that is widespread. It is no secret that many new buildings in Riga and other parts of Latvia are built in low quality. Many experienced flaws in quality just few months after unveiling, as they were built by incompetent builders. With large part of experienced builders emigrating to Western countries the Latvian building sector suffers of lack of skilled builders in all levels. Also the RE&RE as other such companies do not build themselves – they give job to lover level companies, but takes the most profit. What is worse the building companies enjoy very light control from the building inspections. On 2009 the Latvian parliament Saeima in the spirit of austerity policies closed the State Building Inspection. Since then the building inspection is only carried out by local municipal inspections. In such way the control over the buildings were weakened, and on 2013 more changes were made within the Building Law to ease the administrative control over the private builders.
This lead to question is the government of the Riga municipality responsible? Latvian President Andris Bērziņš sent a strong emotional message calling the tragedy as "murder" and called for statewide responsibility. Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in his usual slow tempered style called the event as "crime" and demanded a fast investigation. The Chairman of Saeima (Parliament) Solvita Āboltiņa compared the disaster to 9/11 in America. Meanwhile the Mayor of Riga Nil Ushakov in his usual style rather blamed government and fired some members of Riga Building Inspection that signed the documents approving the supermarket construction. He however, did not saw much blame for himself.
On October 27 Valdis Dombrovskis after meeting the President Andris Bērziņs issued a resignation. Longest serving Latvian Prime Minister who survived the hardest years of crisis and the dismissal of Saeima of 2011 now made a decision to resign. It may seem that he was forced to resign by the president as he was meeting him in smile, but the left the meeting in unusual emotions and in tears issued his resignation. An event that surprised most including his party members, ministers and advisers.
Meanwhile the Mayor of Riga Nil Ushakov in his usual arrogance declined that he should resign too as he was supported by 55% of voters and he needs to finish his job, not to quit. A typical gesture of pro-Kremlin type politician who sees the resignation as the sign of weakness. Instead he would just put others to blame not himself. It's a systematic belief caused by post-soviet thinking that taking responsibility is a sign of weakness and vilingful resignation is a sign of humiliation.
Valdis Dombrovskis came to power when Latvia was deeply hit by the economic crisis. The previous government by Ivars Godmanis had left an inheritance of flawed state budget, nationalized PAREX Bank and International Monetary Fund connection. In his first government Valdis Dombrovskis managed to hold a government filled with hostile Peoples Party who was one of the blame for the crisis. He pragmatically pushed tough austerity measures and won the 2010 election. He led the coalition with the Green Farmers Union lead by Aivars Lembergs accused of corruption charges. Despite heavy pressure from Green Farmers he kept his seat and was left unscarred by the dismissal of parliament on 2011. Despite his party Unity that came in third he again took the Prime Minister seat and took over a complicated coalition with Reformists lead by former president Valdis Zatlers and National Union that constantly opposed him. His third government was in constant struggle, two of the Reform Party ministers had resigned because of great criticism from the society. National Union Minister of Culture was asked to resign by Dombrovskis, while the National Union had excluded their own Minister of Justice from their party. As Dombrovskis decided to keep him, the National Union called that they no longer apply to coalition treaty. His coalition was slowly collapsing, but most predicted that it will last till the 2014 elections. Because there was no one good enough to replace him.
What is the political future of Latvia? It will be tough work to find a proper candidate, most parties have seldom choice of leaders especially National Union and the Reform Party. As Dombrovskis has stated that he will not lead the next government the Unity will had to wage struggle to keep the power. Green Farmers will probably try to enter coalition. Harmony Center actions are unpredictable as their may ally with Green Farmers to secure power or will stay in opposition to gather forces for 2014 elections. And the responsibility of the President Andris Bērziņš in this situation is crucial.
In the eve of 2014 elections such situation is unbearable. The political rivalry could overshadow the Maxima disaster investigation. The stable currency change from Lats to Euro may be strained. A national ethnic rhetoric may again rise as opposing nationalist groups will try to gain attention. Russia who has become excessively hostile to most Western countries may try to take advantage of this situation. And new political forces lead by re-emerging politicians as Einars Repše and former state controller Ingūna Sudraba will use to boost their political capital. Latvia is in for political rivalry and social instability. Rationality and carefulness can bring us to better while irrational and dubious politics may bring us in to nowhere.


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"I may give up everything if I can't love you .." 05 November 1994 Animated, Action, Crime 74 mins
In the days of Chosun Korea, a Sword (Royal Gift) was stolen and taken to Japan by a grave robber. A brave young man named Hail fights international criminals to get the Sword back. One day in Japan, Yakuza boss Ohmikkami is cruelly killed by the Mafia and take the Royal Sword. The young man, informed that the Sword is in the hands of the Mafia, visits Japan and New York to take back the Sword. His girlfriend, Chaerin, is a car engineer who is also in New York for a car show. Hail finds out the location of the Sword in New York through his beautiful American assistant Josie. The mafia, worried about the safety of the Sword, kidnaps Josie. Hail is forced to confront them to get her and the Sword back. Will he win and get them both back?
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Sounds like you may have some leftovers in your boot loader
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TBH i havent seen that exact fault before, i am assuming it is grub problem which if it is you could try a repair from windows disk to see if it finds any issues with startup or failing that command prompt entry of these two should remove grub
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but as i said that is if that is the problem so may be best to wait for others opinions first
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In 2014, a group off overly ambitious My Little Pony fans — Bronies, if you will — and Tumblr/Imgur enthusiasts put together DashCon in Schaumburg, Illinois. Its biggest draw was a small ball pit. DashCon became a shining example of what not to do when organizing a fan convention. Recently, Wizard World released the info that it had lost more than $4 million in revenue. But has recently bounced back and concentrating on their shows.
Then, in May of 2016, Space City Comic Con, held on Memorial Day weekend at the NRG Center in Houston, suffered a storm of controversy, with allegations being made that everyone involved, from the celebrity guests to the fans in attendance, was defrauded and scammed in various ways. The aftermath of this con controversy resulted in a social media bloodbath, with talks of FBI intervention.
After all the bad that seems to be associated with cons, one might wonder if it's worth it to attend. The whole thing seems a little scary, no?
Well, fear not, true believer. Comic cons are still awesome, and terrific things can happen or come about from your participation. Here are a few of them.
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Comic cons are also great places to be part of the spectacle. There are fandom unique events, such as Comicpalooza's popular laser tag, in which celebrities take on the fans.
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While visiting your next comic con, you can also support your local comic book artist, the unique small business with an artistic flair. Visit these visionaries at their booths and check out what it is they do. It gives you a chance to purchase art directly from the source and is a great way to contribute to your local small press company and artists.
Kid-Friendly Fun
Houston's Comicpalooza has even begun to include designated areas for kids to play and discover cool stuff, offering a welcome respite for their enthusiast parents.
Also, Wizard World and it's chain of conventions, has a day, normally on Sundays, that are geared toward kids and centered around them. One of the central activities for that day is a passport where kids are encouraged to go to vendor, artist, and celebrity tables to get the opportunity to meet people in all areas of the nerd industries.
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Meet some of your favorite celebrities up close and personal, whether you attend a panel and ask a question, or line up for an autograph and a photo.
Wayne Kelly of Baytown, Texas had this story to tell about meeting Adam Baldwin at a Wizard World Con:
My first con was WW New Orleans in 2011. Things were great as I geeked out for a couple of days. On the last day, I decided I would try to look at some of the celebrities. Well, [Lou] Ferrigno seemed okay, but the coolest guy to me was Adam Baldwin. I talked to him for a bit, and told him as much as I loved him on 'Chuck' and in 'Firefly' among others, my favorite part he had played was in 'My Bodyguard.' He laughed for a bit and told me that he loved that role. Pulled out a "Will you be my bodyguard?" photo and signed in. He is really cool. I will forever remember that convention because of this regular guy . I hope he plays Cable in 'Deadpool.'
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The Senate Judiciary Committee split sharply Wednesday over a bill to extend FBI Director Robert Mueller's term, as Senate Republicans warned that Democrats were risking constitutional challenges as well as a potential defeat for the plan in the House.
The dispute was not over the merits of allowing Mueller to spend two years more as head of the FBI, as President Barack Obama has requested. Instead, lawmakers are at odds over whether the legislation Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has proposed is constitutional.
After a debate that was contentious at times, the bill cleared committee on an 11-7 vote, largely along party lines.
At a hearing last week, a law professor warned that the legislation may not comply with the appointments clause of the Constitution. That warning led Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and other Republicans to craft an alternative proposal to create a new two-year term for the FBI director post, which Obama could then nominate Mueller to fill.
However, Leahy and other Democrats rejected that alternative Wednesday, saying it would allow Republicans to filibuster Mueller's nomination as they have done with nominees for other jobs. Leahy also said the constitutional concerns with extending Mueller's 10-year term for two years were unwarranted.
"There is no problem. The cases are all solidly in favor," Leahy told his colleagues.
"Tell me one. Tell me one case?" Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) shot back.
"Show me a case that says we can't do this," Leahy replied testily. "I have researched it. ... We're manufacturing a problem where there is no problem."
Leahy alluded to a 1987 Ninth Circuit case that held that the terms of parole commissioners could be extended by Congress.
Republicans said they were baffled by the Democrats' unwillingness to accept the approach suggested by GOP members.
"We have to pass a bill that'll pass the House. I don't think, with this question, that's going to be a slamdunk," Coburn said. "Matter of fact, I think it's going to be very difficult to pass the House with this question raised."
"There are some legitimate questions about whether the bill currently up has some appointment clause problems. I believe it does and I don't want to see that," Hatch declared.
Hatch emphasized that the GOP members had no problem with Mueller or the plan to renominate him despite the existing law limiting FBI directors to a 10-year term. "We all think the world of him," Hatch said.
Republican senators present said they be willing to sign a letter promising to vote for cloture on a new, two-year nomination of Mueller, but Democrats said they wouldn't trust that. They also noted that simply calling cloture votes could chew up four days of Senate floor time. Mueller's term runs out in early September.
Only one Republican joined Democrats in voting for the two-year extension measure, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who previously agreed to co-sponsor the legislation.