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Monday, February 21, 2011
My craft space!
Hello everybody,
I don't know about you but my Sunday and Monday flew very quickly. After Sunday afternoon lunch, life just took over and in a blink of an eye, its Monday evening. Hopefully everything will slow down now. I took some pictures of my craft space and a few cards and was able to edit them just now.
Unfortunately, I could not take pictures of my Sunday lunch and the dessert (which I had promised to show in the past post) because it was all gone by the time I could bring my camera!!! lol! Kids were hungry after they came back from swimming and within minutes all food were gone.
But I have a picture of my craft space. I don't have a room to myself as its a large study and my DD, my DH and myself share the room. My husband has his office, I have my craft space and my daughter has her piano in there. So here is a picture of my side of the room
Its a bit messy at the moment. Most things are within reachable distance. I bought these IKEA ALEX drawers recently. They are great and fits all my stamps, punches, embossing powders, adhesives...... There is so much space in those drawers. Love it! Next IKEA purchase will be the desk with ALEX drawers.lol!
Can you see my frame high up on the wall? Yes, thats the one I showed on my previous post. I have to make another similar one and hang it below this one. So its work in progress :) I used to have a display canvas up there on which I displayed my cards but I wanted a change. So I took it down and put up the frame instead.
I also have a cupboard on the righthand side which has more stash in it. So thats pretty much my craft space. I don't have much as I sold a lot recently. I used to be a scrapbooker before I converted to cardmaker. So I had a lot of pattern papers and embellishments. I used to get lost in the huge pile of stash but I am more in control with what I have. Anyway, this is my first post on my craft space. Hopefully in a few months time, when my new house is built, I can have a craft space which I intend to make it organised and coordinated :)
Thanks for reading and have a great day :)
6 comments:
- Tejal said...
Such a wonderful space to work and craft in..Love those big drawers!
p.s. you've got to teach me how you create that frame around each of your photos..it looks super..
- February 21, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Maggie said...
Oh I love seeing how other people organize their space! Those drawers are fantastic!
- February 21, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Laurie said...
It is so fun to see your space! Lots of creating going on in there! Thanks for sharing!
- February 22, 2011 at 3:12 AM
- Karen said...
Gayatri it's lovely to see where all your master pieces come to life! I LOVE those Ikea drawers!
- February 22, 2011 at 4:28 AM
- AshKuku said...
I am all envious.... Very well equipped is your work space.... Hugs)))
- February 22, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- Shalini said...
this is such an amazing place to work... must be a great feeling with all 3 of u together at work in this place doing your respective things :)
- February 22, 2011 at 5:00 PM
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Sacramento Parenting Program Aims to Attract, Aid Fathers
The Mother-Baby program at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services was touted as a success for many years, but recently those in charge of the program began to feel that they weren't reaching out to enough people — mainly, the fathers.
So it was out with Mother-Baby program and in with a revamped initiative called the Parent Education Program, which aims to help all parents, regardless of gender, to become better caretakers for their children. The move to get fathers involved is part of the Father Involvement Initiative, which seeks to help fathers become more fully involved in the lives of their kids.
Chris Clark is one of those dads. His girlfriend became pregnant when Clark was attending classes at Sacramento City College, so he dropped out to help out. The relationship between the two parents ended when his son – now nearly 2 years old – was only about half-way into his first year, and the process to figure out visitation and custody was far from smooth.
On the advice of a mediator, Clark enrolled in the 13-week parenting course offered through the FII, called "Fathers I.N.C.," and he said what he learned there fundamentally altered his understanding of what it meant to be a dad.
"We were very young, and we didn't plan things out," said Clark, who shares custody with the boy's mother, Jessica Miller. "We had to grow up and get a plan and direction for how we were going to raise our son. He means so much to both of us."
It's been a few months since his fall graduation, and even according to Clark's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, the differences are striking. They are both trying to cooperate and work together to raise their son, while before there was constant conflict and arguments — at one point, the relationship got so bad that they arranged custody drop-offs and handovers in places where they were likely to be filmed by security cameras. According to Clark, this is no longer the case.
Miller, 22, who lives with her mother, said she appreciates the new approach. The two now plan doctor visits, for example, so that they either go together, or if one can't, at a time that works for the other.
"I have definitely noticed a difference," she said. "We were definitely combative before. He's a lot more willing to work things out."
This is all good news to Lorena Carranza, who manages the program for Parent Education. As she watches a group of fathers graduate from "Fathers I.N.C.," along with Clark, she hopes that his story will attract additional financial resources to help it grow and help more parents do likewise.
11 22, 2012 Julia Lawrence

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So I finally got around to watching Curse of Chucky, and like most of the reviews said, it was awesome. It was the refreshing return of Chucky as a true figure of horror, as opposed to his comedic spoof portrayals in the two films previous. Chucky was a sinister, malevolent abomination, not only dangerous, but truly evil. I'm kind of a puss-bag when it comes to haunted houses, but it actually takes a lot for a horror film to honestly creep me out. Curse of Chucky accomplished this in spades.
Curse of Chucky abandoned the parody of Chucky that had become popular in the last decade. This was the true return of an icon that horror fans have been wanting for years. Whereas Leatherface, Myers, Voorhees, and Freddy were all given somewhat generic reboots, Curse of Chucky not only revived the interest and original tone of the series, but did so in a way that continued the franchise's legacy instead of scrapping it. It was an inspired effort that, frankly, should have seen a theatrical release.
But despite the film's popularity, a statement on the commentary track by series creator Don Mancini brought up a recurring criticism leveled at the series, one that I'm sure will spoil some fan's post-viewing afterglow in the near future. As beloved as Chucky is among horror fans, there's a segment of the audience that insists that the character simply isn't scary. They say that as creepy as Chucky may look, he's still just a doll. Doll-sized, doll-shaped…in all ways, a toy. As Don Mancini pointed out in the commentary, and as a few of my friends have said as well, the dominant mentality behind the criticism is that Chucky is so small, simply kicking him should resolve whatever threat he could pose.
"Chucky just can't be scary!" they say.
It's time someone called that bullshit out.
Chucky is scary as hell. That's the exact reason he's so popular, despite the efforts of terrified critics to label him as a "cult villain" or "inexplicably enduring." He's an icon because he's absolutely horrifying. They know it, you know it. Let's stop pretending otherwise.
Oh, you think you could punt the crazy killer doll away? Then please, by all means, I encourage you to test your hypothesis. Wedge a steak knife between a couple of bookcases and kick at it, as hard as you can. Even with steel toe boots, are you positive you won't miscalculate and give your ankle a bold, stylish piercing? Go ahead, take a swing. I can wait.
Oh, what's that? You're saying you wouldn't be kicking for the knife, you'd be kicking for Chucky? Okay, yeah, I totally get that. So here he comes, waving a knife around like a foam finger at a college football game. Go ahead, swing. Kick for the maniacal figure swinging a blade in a murderous frenzy. Go on, take him down. I'm confident that the serrated edge won't snag on your Achille's tendon. And there's clearly little chance that Chucky will bury the point of that painful-looking knife deep inside muscle or bone. Go for it. Kick him!
Oooooh, shit, you're gonna need stitches. What? How could I have known he was gonna stab you? What, is he known for that or something?
Alright, hobble over to the corner, ya big ol' daffodil. Man, do you have to cry?
Alright, anyway, so kicking him isn't the best idea. Oh, a baseball bat? Well, yeah, I could see that working. A good ol' Louisville slugger or a solid nine iron should do the trick pretty…
…ah. Well, nevermind.
"Oh, come on," you say. "I can totally take him! He's still just a doll. Doll-strength* and everything! I can totally beat him down!"
*(Note: this is something I have actually heard people say. Admittedly I'm not sure if they were stoned or not.)*
Okay, wait…doll-strength? Motherfucker, did you just say doll-strength? What the hell is that? This fucking thing is possessed by a voodoo-practicing serial killer, how the hell do you know what it can and can't do? Do you, like…routinely wrestle dolls? How strong would you say the average doll is?
Okay, so yeah, you should be able to wrestle this thing, I can grant you that. Probably shouldn't have any problem hurling him across the room, provided he hasn't buried his god-awful child's teeth gum-deep into your arm. Losing a wad of tissue is serious business, but admittedly it is something you can possibly recover from. Tear the little bastard loose and throw him out the window! You can worry about nerve and muscle damage later. Might wanna check the blood loss, though. Maybe get a few shots while you're at it.
"But…but if I had the right weapon…!"
STOP. Yes, if you had the right weapon, you could easily take care of Chucky, but that's a pointless argument because it applies to everything. Get your hands on an elephant gun and Michael Myers is suddenly a lot less invincible. Jason would quickly meet his match against a stick of dynamite. Dream yourself up a herd of polar bears and Freddy Krueger isn't nearly as threatening as he was a second ago. Make up the Ultimate Nullifier off the top of your head and Galactus becomes less threatening than my grandmother's overweight Pomeranian. The right weapon fixes everything. Or, you know, it would, provided whoever's wielding it isn't a fucking idiot. Either way, it's a moot point.
We both know what you're doing here. It's the same thing that one asshole at every haunted house has to do while everyone else in the group is trying to have a good time. You're puffing up your chest and bleating "Í'M NOT SCARED," when no one else really cares. You perceive something as a threat because it creeps you out, so you're reacting like a toddler, yelling "NUH-UH!" and getting all huffy. You're a twentysomething-year-old baby.
Look, I get it. It's okay. You're scared of him. Everybody fuckin' is. It's Chucky. He's this terrible little knife-wielding goblin who sneaks around and ruins everything for everybody. He's armed and dangerous and somehow lurking under every piece of furniture in your home. Even Redman admitted the little bastard gave him the willies.
"No! Seriously! I'M NOT SCARED OF CHUCKY!"
Chucky is every child's secret nightmare and every adult's unspoken fear. He's the kernel of evil we know lurks behind the façade of innocence. He's the scurrying footsteps that we tell ourselves are just squirrels in the crawlspace. He wields the sharpened blade that will hamstring us when we step out of bed. He's the reason we fearfully scan the floor when we know we're alone.
Look, I get it. A brave front in the face of terror is instinctive. The thing you gotta understand, though, is that the more you front about how much Chucky doesn't scare you, the more obvious it is to everyone that he does. Most people are able to laugh off their fear and recognize Chucky for what he is: a fictional character, designed to give us the cathartic release we're looking for when we watch a scary movie. But when you insist, without provocation, that Chucky isn't scary…when you say it over and over again…you're telling everyone around you that what you feel goes deeper than simple fright. You're acting tough because you perceive a threat. Do you get that? You think he's a threat. Chucky isn't real, but you can't make yourself emotionally understand that.
Do you see what I'm saying? Your affected bravado is announcing to the world that you literally think that Chucky will kill you.
And it's okay to feel that. We all have that one irrational fear we have a hard time shaking. It ties into the natural defensive instincts that keep us alive. Open yourself up to it. Let yourself, you know, "feel your feelings." Allow your fear to surface, and let it work itself through you. If nothing happens, your brain will process this and conclude that there's nothing to actually be afraid of. I'm not kidding, either: that's straight-up what happens. "Face your fears:" there's a reason people say that. Within reason, it's a mindset that can make this world a substantially more enjoyable place in which to live. So do that. Let yourself feel afraid. Be honest with yourself. Be scared of Chucky. And when your brain realizes he isn't really coming to get you, you'll finally be able to sit back and let yourself in on the fun.
And if, after all that, you're still scared of Chucky, that's okay too. Like I said, we all have one stupid thing we're scared of, like clowns or spiders or my neighbors' kids. (I'M JUST GETTING THE MAIL, STOP RECITING MY DREAMS TO ME YOU TOWHEADED FREAKS.) There's no law forbidding you from ever being scared of anything. Hell, I know grown men who can't fall asleep unless they shut their closet door. It's okay, really. Just try not to ruin scary things for the rest of us. Don't be that asshole loudmouth making stupid jokes in a movie theater, or the dumbass yelling "Come at me!" at every single actor in a haunted house.
Don't be that guy. People hate that guy. You don't need to be snarky or macho. All you need to do is relax. You'll be fine.
Chucky scares everybody. Don't be that tool who tries to say otherwise. No one believes you. We're just hoping you'll shut up so we can enjoy the movie.
– The Awful Writer


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Bugatti Chiron successor to be electrified – report
The successor to the Bugatti Chiron – which is still almost a decade away – will use electrification to make one of the world's fastest cars even faster – according to a new report out of the UK.
Speaking with Autocar, CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer said electrification is inevitable, indicating that the next-generation hypercar will almost certainly be a hybrid of sorts.
"Electrification will happen," he said, "the next car is a long way from being developed, but the way battery and electric motor technology is moving on – as well as regulations – it seems certain that the next car will be electrified in some way."
"It will still be too soon for a full electric car, I think – but electrification will happen."
The Bugatti Chiron (pictured) is powered by an 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine – which first saw life in the iconic Veyron – developing a massive 1103kW of power (1500PS) and 1600Nm of torque.
Drive is sent to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, allowing the Chiron to claim a 0-100km/h time of "less than" 2.5 seconds, on its way to an electronically-limited top speed of 420km/h.
The instantaneous torque of electric assistance could see Bugatti's next hypercar achieve insane acceleration times – potentially around the 2.0-second 0-100km/h mark – while also allowing the company to significantly reduce fuel use and emissions.
It's not the first time there's been talks of a hybrid Bugatti, though. Prior to the Chiron's unveiling, there were rumours that the Veyron successor would employ a W16 engine aided by a hybrid system.
More recently, late last year Dürheimer told Autocar that a hybrid version of the Chiron was "something [Bugatti] have under consideration now" but it appears that is no longer the case, since the company's boss says there "will probably never be a car with the pure mechanical capabilities of the Chiron".
"The fact that it may never be beaten, in pure mechanical terms, makes it incredibly desirable," he told Autocar this week – addressing why he is considering purchasing one of the 2.4 million euro ($3.52 million) hypercars, of which 280 of the planned 500 units have been sold.
Meanwhile, rumours of a second model in Bugatti's line-up have sparked again, after Dürheimer told the British publication that such a vehicle could delay the production of the Chiron's successor.
"We are looking at what customers want if we do something different, and we have some ideas," he said.
"But we are not under pressure to decide – production of the Chiron is expected to last for around eight years. We are at the predevelopment phase, preparing technically and asking clients what they expect."
Previously, Bugatti revealed the four-door 16 C Galibier concept (above) in 2009, though it sadly never made it to production.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- One month before its season begins, the LPGA Tour announced a 28-tournament schedule Tuesday that includes five majors, three additional tournaments and prize money closing in on $50 million.
LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan delivered a balanced schedule that circles the globe. It starts next month in Australia. More than half the tournaments are in North America. The Asian Swing late in the year includes a new tournament in China. And the season ends in November with the CME Group Titleholders and $700,000 to the winner, the biggest payoff in women's golf.
Whan also announced that CME, the title sponsor of the season-ending Titleholders, has extended its deal through 2016.
''Our tournaments are about customers a lot more than they are about the players and television,'' Whan said. ''If you do the right thing with the customer, you'll end up being with the customer a lot time.''
Along with a full schedule, the LPGA Tour will get 300 hours of television coverage, the most in its history.
The LPGA Tour took a beating during the economic downturn and a previous administration that alienated sponsors. Two years ago, the tour had only 23 tournaments.
Whan is close to what he considers an ideal schedule of no more than 32 tournaments – enough to give his players ample starts, still small enough that the tournaments can expect to get a majority of the best players.
The LPGA Tour previously announced a new tournament in The Bahamas on May 23-26 and a return to Texas, its first official event in the Lone Star State since Meg Mallon won the U.S. Women's Open at Colonial in 1991. The North Texas LPGA Shootout will be April 25-28, three weeks before the PGA Tour arrives in town for its Texas Swing.
The third new tournament is in China toward the end of the year – the Reignwood Pine Valley LPGA Classic the first week in October, which launches an Asian swing that will take players to Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.
''The performance, approachability and growing popularity of our players in the No. 1 factor in the LPGA's continued momentum, which has led to expanding coverage on Golf Channel, the growing slate of playing opportunities and our ever-increasing fan base,'' Whan said.
The Evian will become the fifth major, held Sept. 12-15 in France with a $3.25 million purse. That will be the last of a strong lineup of majors that includes the U.S. Women's Open going to Seabonack on Long Island, and the Women's British Open returning to the Old Course at St. Andrews.
The season begins Feb. 14 with the Women's Australian Open at Royal Canberra, followed by stops in Thailand and Singapore before the domestic schedule starts March 14 with the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup in Arizona.
Stacy Lewis was the LPGA player of the year in 2012, the first American to win the highest award since Beth Daniel in 1993. Inbee Park captured the money title, and 2012 also saw the emergence of Na Yeon Choi, who won the U.S. Women's Open and the Titleholders. The biggest surprise was Yani Tseng, who won three tournaments before April to cement her status as the best in women's golf, only to fall in a mysterious slump.
Her lead in the ranking was so large that Tseng goes into the season still at No. 1.
The biggest tournament on the schedule is the Solheim Cup, with Mallon as the captain as she tries to keep the Americans' record perfect on home soil. It will be played Aug. 16-18 at Colorado Golf Club.
Here is the 2013 LPGA Tour schedule:
Feb. 14-17: ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Royal Canberra Golf Cllub
Canberra, Australia
Feb. 21-24: Honda LPGA Thailand
Pattaya Old Course, Siam country Club
Chonburi, Thailand
Feb. 28-Mar. 3 HSBC Women's Champions
Sentosa Golf Cllub, Serapong Course
Mar. 14-17: RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club
Tempe, AZ
Mar. 21-24: Kia Classic
Aviara Golf Club
Carlsbad, CA
Apr. 4-7: Kraft Nabisco Championship
Mission Hills Country Club
Rancho Mirage, CA
Apr. 17-20 LPGA Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club
Kapolei, Oahu, HI
Apr. 25-28: North Texas LPGA Shootout
Las Colinas Country Club
Irving, TX
May 2-5: Kingsmill Championship
Kingsmill Resort, River Course
Williamsburg, VA
May 16-19: Mobile Bay LPGA Classic
RTJ Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, Crossings Course
Mobile, AL
May 23-26: Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Ocean Club Golf Course
Paradise Island, Bahamas
May 31-Jun. 2: ShopRite LPGA Classic
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course
Galloway, NJ
Jun. 6-9: Wegmans LPGA Championship
Locust Hill Country Club
Pittsford, NY
Jun. 21-23: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Pinnacle Country Club
Rogers, AR
Jun. 27-30: U.S. Women's Open
Sebonack Golf Club
Southampton, NY
Jul. 11-14: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Grey Silo Golf Course
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Jul. 18-21: Marathon Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club
Sylvania, OH
Aug. 1-4: Ricoh Women's British Open
The Old Course, St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Scotland
Aug. 16-18: The Solheim Cup
Colorado Golf Club
Parker, CO
Aug. 22-25: CN Canadian Women's Open
Royal Mayfair Golf Club
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Portland Classic
Venue TBD
Beaverton, OR
Sept. 12-15: Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club
Evian-les-Bains, France
Oct. 3-6: Reignwood Pine Valley LPGA Classic
Pine Valley Golf Club
Beijing, China
Oct. 10-13: Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Oct. 18-20: LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship
Sky72 Golf Club, Ocean Course
Incheon, Korea
Oct. 24-27: Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
Sunrise Golf & Country Club
Yang Mei, Taiwan
Nov. 8-10: Mizuno Classic
Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club
Mie, Japan
Nov. 14-17: Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Gualalajara Country Club
Guadalajara, Mexico
Nov. 21-24: CME Group Titleholders
Venue TBD
Naples, FL


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Tour Code: Great Wall Hiking Tour-07
Departure: Flexible Daily Departure
Tour Start: (Suggested Time) 09:00 from your hotel
Tour End: Around 17:00 to your hotel (2 days after)
Vehicle: Private Car / Van / Coach
Guide Language: English
Key Sights: Jiankou Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1 / Xiangshui Lake Great Wall – Jiankou Great Wall / L & D
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Hiking Level: Intermediate
We will first drive to the beautiful countryside north of Beijing, where the winding Great Wall is. We will start from a section of the Great Wall which is little known of. The next step is to go where the first watchtower stands. Here a big S shape stretch of the Great Wall on the steep hill slope will give us a good photo shot opportunity. Then we'll start our Great Wall trek on this part built during the Ming dynasty period, unlike the commercialized Badaling section which was renovated for tourists. Some 10,000 visitors go on a daily basis to Badaling, making it one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. The part we take you too has kept its original state; people who want to get away from the crowds and see the wild and remote sections of the Great Wall will immediately fall in love with it. Continuing our ascending, we will pass a couple of watchtowers, always surrounded by isolated, beautiful scenery. The next step is to stop for a picnic, then descend a bit before we take another big climb, up to our highest tower today; The Beijing Knot. This is the meeting point of two different converging sections of the Great Wall and allows us to see the Wall shaped like a bended bow. You will be able to enjoy the great view offered by the unique shape of the Wall here, have a picture with, as local hikers have baptized it, the "Lonely Pine" (a pine tree that is right in the middle of the wall). After that we'll then take a small side path, head down to the valley, arriving at a small village. Welcomed by a hospitable local family, we can enjoy a tasty family cooked meal and sleep soundly nonetheless but just beneath the original Great Wall!
Day 2 / Jiankou Great Wall – Jiuyanlou Great Wall / B & L & D
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Hiking Level: Challenging
Take a path up to Beijing Knot, where the two sections of Great Wall meet. One section is called the Inner Great wall, which goes to Badaling, another section is called the Outer Great wall, leading to Datong. We will trek on the right wing of the Beijing Knot. Within 2 hours of walking on this part of the ancient Wall, you will see the old steles, old barracks, battle fields, and by the end, get to a unique shaped watchtower called Jiuyanlou. This historically key watchtower is double layered, squared shaped, uniquely having 9 watching holes. Later in the evening, we will stay overnight in another local farm below the Great Wall. The traditional Chinese rural bed, locally called "Kang", will give allow you have a well deserved sleep.
Day 3 / Jiankou Great Wall – Mutianyu Great Wall / B & L
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Hiking Level: Intermediate
Wake up to the sound of birds singing and the smell of porridge. After an all-round breakfast, we'll take a small path up to the Great Wall again, this time starting from a watchtower called Zhenbei tower, literally meaning defending the north. The view here is called "The Eagle Flies Facing Upward". This observation tower appears extremely high as it was set up on a mountain which forms the highest section of the Great Wall. Therefore, when an eagle flies there, it can only do so facing upwards before reaching the top of the tower. Many of our customers who take this hike towards the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall often comment on how amazed they feel by the impressive view. On this third day we will hike on the wall for about 4 hours, with quite a bit of descending involved. Later on we will get to a very famous restored section of Great wall, called Mutianyu Great Wall, where we will see tourists and be able to take the cable car, looking back along the miles of wall we have covered since the day before, hopefully with a great feeling of pride!
Tour Price to English/Chinese Speaking Services:
|No. of Your Group
|Price to Each Person (in USD / RMB)
|Booking Button
|1 pax
|$ 480 / ¥3360
|2-3 pax
|$ 280 / ¥1960
|4-6 pax
|$ 240 / ¥1680
|7-9 pax
|$ 200 / ¥1400
|10+ pax
|$ 180 / ¥1260
Package Includes:
Private vehicle service;
English/Chinese-speaking (or other language confirmed with) guide service;
Entrance fees;
Accommodation at hostel / guesthouse on double basis with B (B as Breakfast);
Meals as listed (L as Lunch, D as Dinner).
Package Excludes:
Great Wall cable fee;
Tips to the tour guide & driver.
Easy Booking Notes:
Reservation could be made by email or call. We accept reservation before 18:00 on the day before the tour date.
Please provide YOUR FULL NAME, THE HOTEL YOU'RE STAYING AND IT'S PHONE NUMBER when you're booking the tour. It's very important for us to contact you and pick you up at the right place.
The guide will call you at hotel at around 20:00pm on the day before your tour date to discuss with you the exact pick-up time. If you're not at hotel, the guide will leave you a message. For any failure on getting contacts, please call our mobile for assistant.
Please be waiting for the guide at the right time in the hotel lobby. The tour cost should be paid in cash to the guide when you're starting your trip.
Enjoy your high-level private tour with Beijing Easy Tours!


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Monday, June 13, 2016
Hello Friends!
My apologies for not posting to my blog in a very long time! I have been lost in a novel for the better part of the year. It's been a roller coaster of experiences and emotions as the novel has developed. Finding Me is finally in its final revisions and I couldn't be prouder of how it turned out. It's been an amazing ride and I can't see where it goes from here!
The Joy of Writing
I just finished the second draft of the last The Code book. It's been bitter sweet working on this book. As a writer you spend so much time developing characters and creating their personalities. It will be hard to say goodbye to them but they will continue through my readers. You will be the first to know when it's finally released.
No Holding Back
No Holding Back How do you balance work and writing? If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear it. I've been going between the last book of The Code and Finding Me (adult novel). It's an interesting journey and I'm learning a lot. I'm becoming one of those writers who can't sleep so I decide to write and then in the mornings I can't sleep and I'm back at it. It's what I love so it doesn't feel like
New Writing Venture
I have learned as I've gotten older that there are limitless possibilities within all of us. I have begun this journey of writing for children and it's a passion that brings me much enjoyment. Some of my books have life lessons while others entertain. As I learn more, write more, and read more I have decided to write a fictional novel for adults. As of now it is in the planning stages but I am very excited about this new venture. I may love it, I may hate it, but I won't
Writing is good for the soul. If you keep a journal you already know that. It helps you to vent, it helps you to show gratitude, but most of all it helps you to grow. We are all growing and learning together. You are never alone in this journey called life. Record your precious memories, triumphs, and failures. Be proud of who you are becoming.
Learning New Things
You are never too old to learn new things. The older I get the more I realize how much I don't know. These days I've been learning a new writing program called Scriviner which is amazing! I would recommend that you check it out and no I'm not getting paid to advertise for them. It's got a lot of nice features and helps to keep your manuscript organized. I've spent the last two weeks giving away free digital books and I hope readers enjoy them as much as I do. It's amazing
Perfect Days
I love watching huge snowflakes fall from the sky, as I sip a cup of tea, and ideas for my current manuscript just flow. I am working on book 3 of The Code but at the moment do not have a title for it. I love my characters, Sid and Mitch, who at times resemble my own kids yet other times are the complete opposite. Maggie intrigues me as she continues to find ways to save the day. It has been so much fun writing this series. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.
What I've Learned from Young Children
Things I've Learned from Young Children 1. They don't doubt themselves. 2. They make time to play. 3. Most times they are happy and easy going. 4. They are smart! (Take the time to talk to one and you'll know what I mean.) 5. Young children are brutally honest. 6. When they get upset, they get over it quickly and move on. 7. They are nurturing. 8. Kids are curious. 9. Kids have no fear. And last but not least… 10. Kids love unconditionally and a simple hug or smile will make your whole day
My Wish For You
My Wish For You I know at times I struggle Lord not knowing what to do. I blindly think I'm in control instead of being true. I thank you, Lord, for lessons learned that lead me back to you, in times of trials and tribulations when I know not what to do. Please comfort those who are suffering Lord, please console those who may grieve. Please stand beside them in every way, knowing you will never leave.


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The "Conversations" printmaking exhibit, previously shown in the Main Gallery at Northern Kentucky University, is currently being exhibited at the University of Kentucky in Lexington until the end of October. I apologize for not getting this information out sooner. This exhibit highlights the work of 31 regional printmakers, showcasing a wide variety of techniques and interpretations of the theme.
"This exhibition will highlight 31 regional printmakers: Mario Barbi, Carola Bell, Joe Bohache, Jesse Byerly, Joline Costello Hartig, Sharmon Davidson, Joan Effertz, Louann Elliot, Mary Farrell, Rick Finn, Sheila Fleischer, Elizabeth Foley, Saad Ghosn, Jay Harriman, Tory Keith, Kurt Mohr, Michelle Lustenberg, Nicci Mechler, Susan Naylor, Kathleen Piercefield, Randel Plowman, Chris Plummer, Jill Ross, Brett Schiezer, Jonpaul Smith, Andy Sohoza, Jan Torrance Thomas,
Carole Winters, David Wischer, Clint Woods, and Mary Woodworth.
A broad range of printmaking techniques are represented including silk screen, etching, chine-collé, lithography, monoprint, collagraph, woodcut and more.
The exhibition was curated by Andrea Knarr, who taught printmaking at Northern Kentucky University for more than 30 years. A retrospective of her work is on display as well." (Tigerlily Press)
I don't have any photos from the NKU show, but I can share some from the UK exhibit, taken by artist David Wischer, who was instrumental in obtaining the space as well as hanging it.
Analogy I, monotype with mixed media
Analogy II, monotype with mixed media
Accompanying text:
I want to tell what the forests
were like.
I will have to speak
in a forgotten language.
~ W. S. Merwin
If you're in or near Lexington, Kentucky, it's well worth checking out the exhibition. It's in the School of Art and Visual Studies:


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|The script. No Peeking!
So last Sunday I finally got shoot some of the CRAZED short for Joe Sherlock's upcoming TRULY DEADLY TALES and managed to knock out a few pages of the script. Spent nearly five hours straight just shooting and multiple takes and coverage shots. Even got a good puke scene in there. By the end of the day I was exhausted but in a good way.
|The wife and her friend, Jen, who plays the lead in CRAZED
So far it seems like all is back on track. Hopefully we will resume shooting this weekend including some more scenes involving the wife. Still need a actress to film in one role and may have found someone to do a small newscaster role, So, for the time being, everything is coming up Millhouse,
Oh, you can now see one of the segments to the TRULY DEADLY TALES anthology over at Joe Sherlock's blog which is what CRAZED will become a part of.
Also here is a newer version of the gas mask that I an building. The milk jug ones had fair results but did not cover the face like it should. So I am modifying a craft mask into a gas mask. I'll have more deets later.
Until next time kids, stay weird!


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I'm the biggest fan of mixing my starches and carbs together to create one satisfyingly delicious dish. If you ask me, potatoes, cheese and pasta are meant to be together forever. Maybe that's because I don't think of potatoes as a starch or a carb, that's crazy, especially when we all know it's a vegetable. So therefore it's perfectly acceptable to have potatoes with a side of rice or pasta or bread, or perhaps even all three of them at the same time in the same meal. Have I totally lost my mind? Sure, but at least it's for something as delicious as carbs on carbs on carbs. I'm no stranger to this logical way of eating, either. Ask my mamma about how when I was a little boy I'd only want to eat rice and potatoes all day long. It was one of my favorite things to have for dinner. White rice with a side of "any kind of potatoes" you can imagine. I wasn't picky. Although there was this one dish in particular she would make for me where she'd boil whole potatoes, drain them and allow them to cool down. She'd then peel the potatoes, cut them in half (length wise) and then quickly pan fry them until crispy on both sides and while they were still hot she'd sprinkle salt on top with a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Might sound like something so ordinary but let me tell you, they were out of this world….especially on top of some white rice. I did warn you, I was a weird kid.
I've teamed up with Idaho Potato to bring you a few new and exciting recipes this month, and if you've been tagging along with me for the ride then you'll know this is the fourth recipe in this partnership made in heaven. We've come to the end of the month and for this last recipe I decided to go comfort food all the way home with one of my favorites, mac and cheese! Idaho Potato Spanish Mac and Cheese just made so much sense to me, you know? A manchego cheese sauce mixed with pasta, green olives, caramelized onions and peppers, crispy Spanish chorizo and of course lots of shredded potatoes. It's all of the ingredients I love in Spanish cuisine rolled into one deliciously American classic.
This isn't the first time I've added potatoes to a mac and cheese recipe, though, and you know what, I'm sure it won't be the last. The first time I made magic happen was with this Irish Colcannon Mac and Cheese last week. First it was Ireland and now Spain, I guess I should just jump on the theme I've created here, and start a new series called "Mac and Cheese From Around The World!" Or something like that. I'll have to work on the name a bit more. You'd be surprised how far I can take this. The ideas are already spinning around in my mind. In the meantime though, let's take a trip to Spain together. I think you should add mac and cheese to your upcoming weekly meal plan. Don't let me convince you though, let the recipe speak for itself!


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In addition to visiting with the artist Joe Kubert Tuesday Sergeant Battles and I covered the mobilization and departure ceremony of Gulf Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. The Reserve Marines of G/2/25 departed their homebase at Picatinny Arsenal for the Marine Corps base at 29 Palms, California. At 29 Palms they'll train for about 4 months before going to Iraq.
The festivities for the Gulf Company Marines and their loved ones started at 0600. The Marine Corps League had coffee and donuts waiting for the hundreds of friends and relatives who showed up in a light rain to send their Marines off.


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Hon. Justice Aloy Nweke Nwankwo
Honourable Justice Aloy Nweke Nwankwo, MON, FCIArb (born July 14, 1954) is the Chief Judge of Ebonyi State. As Chief Judge, Justice Nwankwo presides over the State High Court and heads the administration of the State judicial branch. Justice Nwankwo is from Ezzama in Ezza South Local Government Area.
Professional Background
Justice Nwankwo gained admission into the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife) in 1979 to read law. He bagged his L.LB Hons. degree in 1982 and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School the same year. After successfully passing out, he was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1983.
Upon completion of his National Youth Service at the State Police Headquarters Enugu in 1984, Justice Nwankwo went into full private practice, working with Mogboh, Ibik & Co Solicitors at No. 6 Chime Avenue, New Haven, Enugu between 1984 and 1990. In 1990, he established his own Law Firm known as Aloy Nwankwo & Co Solicitors (Ezekuna Chambers) at No. 32 Chime Avenue, New Haven, Enugu.
He was appointed member, Governing Council, Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu from 1988 to 1992. He was also a member, Constituent Assembly from 1988 to 1989. He served as Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of old Enugu State on Rural Development from 1992 to 1993.
In 1995, he was appointed a High Court Judge in Enugu State and upon the creation of Ebonyi State in 1996, he became the Administrative Judge, Abakaliki Judicial Division and served in that capacity in some other Divisions at different times.
By dint of hard work and providence, Justice Nwankwo was appointed Acting Chief Judge of Ebonyi State in 2003 and in 2005, His Lordship was confirmed the substantive Chief Judge of Ebonyi State, a position he has ably held with outstanding achievements up till date.
His Lordship was also a member of the National Judicial Council from 2006 to 2008. He is currently a Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). In 2011, His Lordship was appointed a life Bencher, arising from his excellent performances as Member of the Body of Benchers.
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No, it's not actual chocolate. But we would eat it if we could. Look at these! Yum! Have you ever seen a tricycle that is so evocative of espresso?
Made by Italtrike in a small village near Venice, the ABC Chocolate wooden wheeled toys are so beautiful you could definitely design a whole room around them.
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Kineta, a Seattle-based biotech startup, has raised an investment round worth almost $1.6 million from existing investors in the company. The investment will be used to fund continued development of the drugs that the company is working on.
"This new raise comes from existing investors and shows confidence in what the Kineta team is doing and in the progress we are making on our pipeline," a company spokesperson said in an email to GeekWire.
In addition to the cash infusion, Kineta is slated to start proof-of-concept clinical trials this fall to show if its lead compound, known as ShK-186, is effective in treating psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. If the trials are successful, that would bring the company closer to getting its compound approved to treat those conditions.
The news comes a month after the company announced it is teaming up with the Seattle Children's Research Institute to form the Alliance for Children's Therapeutics, a group that is investigating how ShK-186 can be used to treat autoimmune diseases in children, including lupus nephritis.
Kineta has raised more than $40 million since it began operating in 2008. Last year, the company received an infusion of cash from RLB Holdings, a company that has a partial stake in the New York Yankees, and is managed by former Glencore oil trader Ray Bartoszek.
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TAV Group President Sani Şener listed among most powerful 10 leaders of the Gulf region
TAV Group President & CEO Sani Şener ranked seventh in the power 100 list of Construction Week Magazine, which is one of the most prestigious publications of the industry, in the Gulf Region. Şener has become the one and only Turkish businessperson in the top 10 ranking of the list for the last three years.
TAV Group President & CEO Sani Şener was listed the seventh most powerful leader of the construction companies operating in the Gulf region by Construction Week magazine. The magazine highlighted that TAV built up a portfolio of completed and ongoing projects worth more than $19 bln since its establishment and had more than 30,000 employees including 1,570 engineers working in the Gulf Region.
TAV Group President & CEO Sani Şener said: "While the list has a symbolic meaning, it proves the success of Turkish engineering, business models, financial capabilities and brands in the world's most challenging markets. It is the payoff for the hard work of all TAV Group employees including engineers, architects, technicians and workers assigned in the projects achieved in the Gulf region, which is a challenging and highly developed region in terms of technology. TAV is very proud to undertake the construction projects of the capital city airports of the five countries in the Gulf region, namely Doha, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Riyadh and Bahrain; complete the airport project in Medina, the second most important city of the Islamic World; Doha becoming one of the very rare 5-star airports worldwide and also our Madinah and Riyadh projects which are awarded the transportation projects of the year title by the MEED magazine. On the other hand, Abu Dhabi Airport is one of the largest airports of the world which makes TAV an eligible company worldwide. TAV's success in the Madinah Airport project, which was the first airport privatization project in the region, opened new doors in the area. Recently, TAV included the operation and expansion of Yanbu, Qassim and Hail airports in Saudi Arabia to its portfolio. TAV became an expert and a popular brand in airport sector. Engineering News Record listed TAV Construction, who has its signature in the capital city airports of five countries in the region, as the world's largest airport construction company in terms of the size of the work it undertakes. We will continue to expand in the region in order to represent our country, Turkish construction and aviation industry in the best possible way."


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The founders of Vitruvian wanted to express the importance of maintaining a synergy between their management team's entrepreneurial spirit and the financial institutions involved within the deal making processes. The brand identity and subsequent visual strategy had to reflect and underpin these core principals.
Firedog developed a suite of key messages that were based on concept of "A Perfect Balance". These in turn were supported by associated brand imagery. The logo symbol itself is a reflection of Da Vinci's Vitruvian man drawings and notes, without the associated cliché factor. Stripped down to its very basics, the inverted pyramid is both balanced and harmonious. The brand also conveys a slightly mystical feel, which creates intrigued and alludes to the skill behind the trade.
The resulting brand language is a cohesive and stylish representation of the core beliefs distilled within the Vitruvian Partners team. Once the brand look and feel was established, primary applications and the website were produced by Firedog. Vitruvian have subsequently grown dynamically, from a start up of three to a respected equity business where the first fund created by the business closed at 925 million Euros.


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What do GBA, GameCube, PS One, PS2, Xbox, Xbox, Dreamcast, Game Gear, Genesis, Super NES, NeoGeo Pocket Color, N64, Saturn -- and no doubt a slew of other consoles and arcade platforms -- have in common with N-Gage? Puyo Pop, of course. The popular (no pun intended) Japanese puzzle series has spanned almost as many platforms as genre granddaddy Tetris, so it's no surprise that Nokia's little newcomer got blessed with its own version as well.
But not all is well with Lavastorm's port of the Compile cum Sega franchise title. While the graphics are well-defined when compared to other handheld incarnations of Puyo Pop, the game suffers from the typical array of launch title woes.
- Three single-player modes
- 12 different AI opponents.
- Wireless two-player head-to-head mode
- High score saving
Better known in the west for its localized versions (Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Kirby's Avalance), the Puyo Puyo/Pop franchise is rooted in the principle that the simplest puzzle games are the best. If you've never played it, here's how it works: pairs of beans in five different colors fall into a Tetris-style well. The objective is to connect four or more same-colored beans to make them pop. For higher points, players can set up chain reactions by carefully planning bean placement ahead of time. Junk blocks ("refugees") that can only be cleared by popping an adjacent group of colored beans complicated matters, but that's pretty much the basic gist of how Puyo Pop plays.
The N-Gage version features three different single-player modes. "Scenario" adds the usual nonsensical storyline to the puzzle popping gameplay and has you compete against 12 different AI opponents, "Exercise" is basically an endless mode that lets you choose from three difficulty settings (Level 1, 5, or 9) and just play for fun, and "Puzzle" has you try and accomplish specific objectives (such as clearing all blocks of one color or clear the entire screen).
While the amount of modes or options is in line with previous versions of the game, the actual gameplay isn't. The N-Gage seems to have no problem handling 3D games like Tomb Raider or Tony Hawk, but when it comes to duplicating decade old 2D gameplay, it chokes? The hardware should be able to handle games like Puyo Pop with ease, but for some reason Puyo Pop feels sluggish and unresponsive, especially when played on the higher levels. Good puzzle games start out slow, but turn into frantic mayhem in the hands of an expert player -- sadly, slow bubble popping animations and unresponsive movement keep Puyo Pop for N-Gage from accomplishing that lofty goal. But an even bigger problem is the developer's choice to ignore the idiosyncrasies of the N-Gage display and to try and duplicate the standard bean colors of red, green, yellow, blue and purple. While the first three are no problem, it's difficult to tell blue and purple apart on the system's screen. It's possible, mind you, as the puyos all have slightly different shapes (and look into different directions), but squinting at the screen trying to tell the colors apart wasn't a challenge the originators of the series intended. It's puzzling, too, as the score display at the top of the screen proves that it's not that hard to create a solid object in a lighter blue.
On the multiplayer front, Puyo Pop for N-Gage enables two players (each with his or her own copy of the game) to go head to head via wireless Bluetooth technology. There aren't any mode variations or handicap settings, just the standard two-player versus mode (do combos and you'll send junk blocks to the other player), but the link-up works flawlessly. We've played two-player Puyo against each other from different cubicles, 20 feet apart, without wires or a direct line of sight. Wireless multiplayer is definitely one of the biggest attractions of Nokia's new system and we're hoping to see it in plenty of titles in the future.
The N-Gage version looks similar to the more recent Puyo Pop, release on GBA. The graphics remain simple and the screen setup works perfectly with the tall format of the N-Gage screen. Simple cut-scenes with anime-style characters tell the story, but it's all basic stuff with little to no animation.
Sound The quality of the audio is actually not bad, but the tunes are so short that they loop within a matter of seconds. That means the melodies will get old really quickly. Luckily, there is an off-setting for the sound, which can be accessed from the options menu. Like with many of the previous Puyo ports, sound effects are confined to blips and bleeps and sound as dated as always.
The Verdict
Puyo Pop is an unambitious port of a good puzzle game. It's a testimony to the game's tried-and-true formula that despite the speed and color flaws, it still remains playable and enjoyable to a certain extent. The two-player Bluetooth mode is great fun, but there is simply nothing here that we haven't seen before. As a matter of fact, the N-Gage version is weaker than all the previous handheld Puyos we've played. While GBA owners got four-player battles (using only one cart) and 15 AI opponents, N-Gage players can play two-player or compete against 12 opponents. Considering the number of puzzle games we're likely to see on the handheld in the future, you can easily skip this version of Puyo Pop and wait for something better.


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I know this isn't related to art, but this is happening outside on the studio deck in Canada!
Archive for June, 2011
UH OH!June 22, 2011
Shea Hembrey/ Brilliant!June 14, 2011
I love this artist! I saw him speak at TED this year.
From the TED site: How do you stage an international art show with work from 100 different artists? If you're Shea Hembrey, you invent all of the artists and artwork yourself — from large-scale outdoor installations to tiny paintings drawn with a single-haired brush. Watch this funny, mind-bending talk to see the explosion of creativity and diversity of skills a single artist is capable of.
See: http://www.ted.com/talks/shea_hembrey_how_i_became_100_artists.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2011-06-14&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email
Acorn Alley by Robert KunzJune 10, 2011
In the mid-1950s, renowned educator Lloyd Dennis and my late uncle, illustrator Robert Kunz came up with an idea for a novelty news page for children. Entitled "The Children's Corner," it went on to be published weekly for the next six years in The Toronto Telegram, beginning March 17, 1957.
Of all the golden dust that found its way into "The Children's Corner," Acorn Alley took centre stage. Its cast of characters worked their way into the hearts of both readers and author alike, and over time, Mayor Rob Rabbitt and the citizens from Acorn Alley became a family whose adventures were eagerly anticipated in every home that opened its doors to The Toronto Telegram.
Now, fifty years after those first readers found joy down the lanes of Acorn Alley, you are invited to travel down the same paths in this first volume of chronologically ordered tales from 1957 to 1959. The original writer is still here to wager that you will come away "tickled pink," as Foxy Fox would say!
I'm very please that this part of Canadiana has been republished so that new generations can know about these charming stories.


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This dataset consists of results of chemical analyses of single water chemistry samples, taken from headwater streams during a survey in 1998. Water samples were analysed at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology for chemical analysis of alkalinity (at pH 8.3) and soluble reactive phosphorus. Conductivity and pH were measured in the field using a regularly calibrated field meter.
Data were collected under the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Headwater stream surveys have been carried out in 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of sites. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to headwater stream data, soil data, habitat areas, vegetation species data and linear habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey.
Publication date: 2016-11-14
This dataset is part of the following
Water samples were collected in the summer of 1998 by field surveyors. Samples were taken from up to 569 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. Samples were analysed according to standardized protocols at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in 1998/99, or in the field. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.


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Magician in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire magician Noel Qualter is based in Surrey but regularly takes trips to Oxfordshire to perform at a wide variety of events. Noel has been a professional close up magician since 2000 and after studying sleight of hand for 15 years before that he felt ready to enter the competitive market of entertainment. Since going pro Noel has been lucky enough to be asked to entertain at all the top venues across Oxfordshire.
There are a variety of ways you can utilise a magician to entertain at you event. Maybe you are having a party in your house, a wedding in the grounds of a converted barn or a product launch at an exhibition centre. Noel is well versed in every type of performance condition a close up magician might encounter. Below is a short summary of a few of the different ways you can use a magician in Oxfordshire.
Close up Magician Oxfordshire
Close up magic has been around for 5000 years with the first recorded of sleight of hand magic is in hieroglyphics on the walls of the Egyptian tombs. In between accumulating startling facts about close up magic Noel was also learning blistering magic tricks. He gets to showcase this astounding talent every weekend for normal folks all around Oxfordshire.
Wedding Magician Oxfordshire
Hiring a wedding magician in Oxfordshire is a great idea if you'd like to guarantee that all your guests have an amazing time and the ice is broken for those that don't know each other. A concern for all couples is, how do you engage the guests who aren't directly involved in photographs? This is an important period of the day and a wedding magician can entertain small groups with sublime close up magic. Another option would be hiring the wedding magician to entertain all the guests tabe hopping during the meal or you could hire the magician to amaze the latecomers and eveing guests. Noel has vast experi4ence as a wedding magician in Oxfordshire so can offer advice on which option would be best.
Table Magician Oxfordshire
Have you seen a table magician at another event in Oxfordshire? Maybe that is what gave you the idea of potentially hiring a table magician. Table magic can make a huge impact at an event where waves of laughter and applause spread through a room. Once the table magician tarts his magic act at the table other tables see the fun that is happening and keep calling out for the magician to visit their table next. If you want to add a really fun dimension to your next even then book a table magician to entertain.
Magicians in Oxfordshire
If you need to hire more than one magician for your party then fear not. Noel has a well thumbed phone book for the very best Magic Circle magicians who he can call on to work alongside him. He has coordinated large events with many different types of entertainment including magicians, mind readers, caricaturists, fun casinos and other stuff. If you aren't sure how many magicians you need to hire then contact noel today to discuss things. On average one magician can get around to about 80-100 in 2 hours but there is some flexibility in that.
Hire Magician in Oxfordshire
If you'd like to hire a magician in Oxfordshire then check Noel's availability and he will get right back to you with a price. If you decide to go ahead Noel will send you a booking confirmation and then once that has arrived back to Noel you can sit back and relax. No deposit is required and full payment is required on the date of performance. If you have any questions about hiring Noel or any other questions then get in contact.
Oxfordshire Magic Venues
Noel has been busy performing at a great many venues in Oxfordshire over the last 10 years and below is just a sample of those he has performed at -
Milton Hill House, The Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel, Notley Abbey, Friars Court, Sulgrave Manor, The Westwood Hotel, Feldon Valley, Cornbury Park, The Oxford Belfry, Eynsham Hall, The Lambert Arms, Hawkwell House Hotel,
Phyllis Court Club, Crockwell Farm, Badgemore Park Golf Club, Heythrop Park Resort, Ardington House, Cherwell Edge Golf Club, Barcelo Oxford Hotel, Worton Park Weddings, Blenheim Palace, Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel, Caswell House, Oxford Town Hall, Old Swan and Minster Mill, The Tythe Barn Launton, Greenlands at Henley, The Bay Tree Hotel
Areas in Oxfordshire Covered
Oxford,Banbury,Abingdon,Bicester,Witney,Didcot, Kidlington, Carterton, Thame, Henley on Thames, Wantage, Grove, Wallingford, Faringdon, Chipping Norton, Eynsham, Benson
Wheatley,Kennington, Sonning Common


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Motor Trend
Road Test: Wagon Comparison -2006 Cadillac SRX V8 vs. 2006 Mercedes-Benz R500 vs. 2006 Volvo XC90 V8
This is a case of the Smiths versus the Joneses. For the Joneses, the ideal vehicle carries a ton of groceries, hauls friends to the nearest mountain-bike trail, totes the kid and five of his teammates to weekly practice, and perhaps ushers the boss and his wife to dinner and a show. The Joneses need a modern minivan, the most…Read More


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It's not a zombie apocalypse.
Other than this glaring omission (err, and a name that I can't type the same way twice) the pre-beta [tease!] is unbelievably cool.
PVE? PVP? Vehicle combat? FPS combat?
A map the size — scale 1 to 1 — of North America?
Oh hell yes.
MMO Daily News recently caught up with lead developers.
Watch for [tease!] to hit virtual shelves in late 2012.


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The Salish Sea Is Home To a Wide Variety of West Coast Marine Birds
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Habitat: on or near seacoasts, also near large lakes/rivers when fish are available
Around large trees for nesting in
Feeding: feeds on fish, carrion and occasionally waterfowl.
Primarily fish eaters
Resort to piracy of other eagles food
Reproduction/Nesting: eagles mate for life, and bonds are renewed each year with spectacular courtship
Large nests are added to yearly, more than one nest (1 km of each other)
High in trees, 3 – 45 m off the ground
Incubation by both sexes, ~ 35 days
7000 feathers.
The name Bald comes from the old English word for White.
Immature until adult, juvenile with first coat of feathers, Basic I, II, III, IV for the following years
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
General Info: seen later in the summer and fall
Will stand on rafts of large bull kelp
Habitat: consists of wetlands close to a safe place for a heronry (nest in colonies)
Close to 10 to 15 miles, which is the distance the heron will travel from heronry
Feeding: diverse diet consisting of many types of fish, frogs, salamanders, water snakes, large insects, mice and small rodents
Feed in both fresh and marine water
Use their long necks and pointed bills to spear fish and other prey
Breeding Ecology: nest in colonies with many pairs
Nest in high trees and they are made flat with many sticks (unstable in the first but more stable later)
Common Murre (Uria aalge)
General Info: similar shape to the loons, but different plumage
Habitat: marine birds that breed on land
Winter on British Columbia coast
Breed in colonies
Feeding: feed on small fish, especially around up-welling areas (cold water currents)
Breeding Ecology: nesting on rocky islands/sea cliffs
Inaccessible rock ledges; only enough room for one egg and one parent
Long pear shaped egg
Incubate egg for 28 – 35 days
Fledglings fledge by jumping off the cliff into the sea
Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
General Info: related to puffins, seen all summer long, and often seen with minkes and gulls feeding on herring balls
Habitat: spends most time in water, only on land to nest on the coastal islands
Feeding: on small fish i.e. herring
Nesting: nests in colonies, dig burrows
Lays one egg within grasses, twigs, and leaves inside the burrow
Food brought to young at night
Incubate ~ 31 days
Largest local nesting area is at Protection Island
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Length: 12.5 inches
Sexes similar
Immature similar to adult basic but bill is smaller and darker
Pelagic bird only coming ashore to breed
Medium to large alcid that dives for food from water surface
Entirely dark plumage,
Breeds from coastal Alaska to California, pelagic in winter
Extremely colorful bill-yellow at base and red at tip
White, triangular face patch
Yellow tufts extending from behind the eye
Similar species: The large bill separates adults from all other alcids except other puffins, both of which have white underparts. Juvenile Tufted Puffins are similar to Rhinoceros Auklets, but are rounder-headed with a slightly different bill shape.
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
General Info: Distinct plumage of jet black with white wing bands, and bright red feet
Spring and early summer
Habitat: Rocky shores during breeding season, and perch on exposed rocks
Winter far off-shore
Feeding: dive for small fish
Breeding Ecology: nest in colonies or in pairs
Nest occur in rock crevices, crevices, cliff faces, or excavate burrows
Incubation done by both parents, bwt 27 – 33 days, 1 or 2 eggs laid
Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata)
General Info: common in the fall and is the most common scoter on the Pacific coast
Habitat: nests on the tundra, therefore breeding is very short
Scoters winter on both Pacific and Atlantic coasts
Usually are far from shore
Feeding: eat mainly shellfish such as mussels
Also feed on aquatic vegetation
Breeding Ecology: nests are made in a scrape on the tundra that are lined in down (scrape is a shallow depression made by the bird)
Usually 5 – 9 eggs are laid
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
General Info: smallest of the three cormorants in the area
Almost completely black
Narrow heads and fly with straight necks
Seen individually or small numbers
Habitat: located in coastal waters and bays
Nest in colonies on rocky islands and sea cliffs
Feeding: mainly on fish through underwater pursuit
Occasionally on amphibians and crustaceans
Feed both inshore and offshore
Breeding Ecology: nest in colonies usually with other species
Rocky islands and cliffs, very narrow so land and take off facing the cliff
Usually 3 or 4 eggs, incubated by both for ~ 31 days
Flimsy nests of seaweed, feathers and debris
Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
General Info: larger in size than the Pelagic cormorant
Heads larger and neck not as straight
Unique behaviour of flying low over the water in lines
Bright blue throat pouch when in breeding plummage
Habitat: around coastal salt water
Feeding: feed by surface diving and underwater pursuit for fish
Will dive together and form a living net
Breeding Ecology: nests constructed of seaweed, other vegetation, and other items stolen from gull's nests
Nests on coastal cliffs, with broad enough ledge to turn around and face the sea for take off
Lays 3 – 6 eggs
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocoraz auritus)
General Info: largest cormorant in the Strait
Also seen over fresh water
Will fly over land unlike other two cormorants mentioned
Large heads and fly with kinked necks, with longer tails than Brandt's cormorant
Have orange throat patches year round
Habitat: require large, deep bodies of water that provide good fishing either marine or fresh water
Feeding: surface diving and underwater pursuit of fish
Breeding Ecology: only cormorant that breeds inland in the west
Nest in colonies
Nests consist of sticks, weather made on rocks, or in the trees
3-4 eggs laid, incubate ~ 24 – 29 days by both
Nests on ledges that they can turn on
Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani)
General Info: located along the rocky shorelines
Habitat: rocky shores and islands
Feeding: use their laterally compressed bills to open oysters
Also to pry of limpets from rocks
Breeding Ecology: mating pairs undergo long courtship flights prior to mating
Nests made in depressions on rocks, lined with stone bits and shells
Incubated ~ 26 – 30 days by both sexes
Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani)
General Info: located along the rocky shorelines
Habitat: rocky shores and islands
Feeding: use their laterally compressed bills to open oysters
Also to pry of limpets from rocks
Breeding Ecology: mating pairs undergo long courtship flights prior to mating
Nests made in depressions on rocks, lined with stone bits and shells
Incubated ~ 26 – 30 days by both sexes
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
General Info: flies along the tree line uttering its distinct rattling call
Females develop the breeding plumage
Habitat: needs to be near fish inhabited waters, either fresh or salt water
Feeding behaviours need habitat to contain elevated perching places i.e. trees or posts
Nesting habitats occur in steep earthy banks
Seen year round off of British Columbia
Feeding: on an elevated perch the kingfisher keeps an eye on small fishes, it dives or hovers over water before it dives and carries the fish away
Eats beetles, grasshoppers, crickets and frogs
Breeding Ecology: horizontal burrows, with 5 – 8 eggs laid on the floor of the burrow
California Gull (Larus californicus)
General Info: adults have round head shape, yellow-green legs, red orbital ring and dark iris
Red or black marks on yellow bill
Habitat: spends winters mostly on seacoasts
Breeding season on interior lakes/marshes
Feeding: eat insects and rodents, but also scavenge
Breeding Ecology: nests made of grass, dead weeds, and sticks
Nest in colonies on small islands in shallow inland lakes
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
General Info: most widely distributed large gull with the greatest variation
Orange-yellow orbital rings, pale irises, and a redish dot (gonydeal spot) on their lower mandible, and pink feet
Habitat: winter in coastal areas, with breeding habitat on tundra, wetlands, and coasts (nesting inlets or cliff nearby)
Feeding: beach scavengers and surface fishing birds
Also eat eggs of other seabirds
Breeding Ecology: nests consist of grass or seaweed
Nest in colonies
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
General Info: small hooded gull that is tern-like in shape
Ocean feeders rather than coast feeding
Habitat: summer spent on lakes, while the winter is spent on the sea
Feeding: eat marine worms, insects, and crustaceans
Breeding Ecology: nests are constructed in the trees
Loose colonies
Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens)
General Info: variable gull in size, proportions, and plumage
Pinkish orbital ring, a generally dark iris, and the adult had a yellow bill with a bright red spot on the lower mandible
Habitat: spends time on beaches (rocky or sandy), in harbours, dumps, and open ocean
Found year round along the coast of British Columbia
Feeding: feeds mainly along the shore, may eat a variety of dead creatures
Feed on dying fish or squid
Also eat garbage
Breeding Ecology: nests are made up of grass or seaweeds on the depressions of remote islets or headlands
Are colonial with males defending territory


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Water Distribution Following Hurricane Irene
Post date: Sep 6, 2011 7:29:04 PM
Following Hurricane Irene approximately half of the Township of West Orange was left with little or no water pressure, and those with water pressure were under an advisory to boil their tap water before drinking it. As a result NJ American Water was distributing bottles of water and providing a tanker truck to fill containers at West Orange High School until the water issues could be resolved.
C.E.R.T. was deployed to assist with traffic in the High School parking lot, as well as to help with giving out the bottles of water and helping residents refill their containers. While at the High School we worked with Nick Allegrino, Deputy Coordinator, West Orange Office of Emergency Management(OEM), Migdalia Wagner, West Orange OEM, and NJ American Water employees. Throughout the week we continued to help staff the distribution site. We had such a good turnout that we ended up giving some members the day off Friday night when we had more volunteers then we anticipated needing from our experiences earlier in the week.
Our staffing for the week was:
Some of the members present Friday night:


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The Bengals start OTAs on Tuesday and they moved closer to getting all their draft picks signed by that time on Sunday.
Running back Jeremy Hill sent out word on Twitter that he's signed his deal with the Bengals. The second-round pick is the sixth member of the eight-man draft class to agree to a contract, leaving only first-round corner Darqueze Dennard and third-round defensive end Will Clarke left unsigned.
Hill ran for 1,401 yards and 16 touchdowns for LSU last season and capped his collegiate career with a 216-yard outing in the Tigers' bowl game. His college career was marred by a pair of arrests, which led to a six-month suspended jail sentence and probation for Hill.
If he can stay out of trouble, Hill has a chance to earn a sizable role in the Bengals backfield. His size should make him a good complement for Giovani Bernard, although he'll need to earn those snaps ahead of BenJarvus Green-Ellis. With Hue Jackson expected to emphasize the running game, all three could wind up in line for carries this season.


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The STCA is the management body for the Southern Tasmanian Regional Planning Project (STRPP).
This initiative is the result of an agreement between the State Government, the STCA and the 12 southern Tasmanian Councils and aims to achieve the following outcomes:
- A comprehensive regional land use strategy for the region.
- An infrastructure investment strategy for the region.
- The development of coordinated, consistent and contemporary planning schemes for all councils involved, based on the common strategy.
These project outcomes will significantly influence the way the Southern region develops over the next 20 years and beyond and will greatly assist those who interact with the planning scheme in the future.
For a more complete overview of the project see: Overview and Rationale
Public Consultation — August 10–23 2013
The 12 Southern Tasmanian Councils are proposing to undertake a number of amendments to the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035 and are now seeking public comments on the proposed amendments.
The Regional Land Use Strategy forms an important part of the strategic foundation of the new planning schemes currently being prepared by the Southern Councils.
The consultation period will run from August 10-23, during which time interested members of the public are invited to view the proposed amendments and provide comments on them.
Following the consultation period, the Councils — through the Southern Tasmania Regional Planning Project — will take into consideration the comments received and subsequently prepare a draft amended Regional Land Use Strategy for submission to the Minister for Planning for consideration.
Download theSTRLUS Amendment Document
Download the Proposed UGB Amendments Map.
The current Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy is available here.
Submissions must be received by close of business Friday 23 August, and can be made by the following means:
Post to:
The Project Manager
Southern Tasmania Regional Planning Project
GPO Box 503E
Hobart 7001
Email: email@example.com
Enquiries should be directed to the Regional Project Manager, Damian Mackey: (03) 6270 2242 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
As of 28 June 2011, all 12 Southern Tasmanian Councils, the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority and the Project's Steering Committee have formally endorsed the final draft of Regional Land Use Strategy.
The Strategy has now been submitted to the Minister for Planning, the Hon. Bryan Green MP with a recommendation that the Strategy be declared a 'regional land use strategy' pursuant to Section 30C of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993.
The Minister will be seeking the advice of the Tasmanian Planning Commission before making his formal decision.
Download the Media Release.
Following public consultation the Regional Land Use Strategy has now been revised and endorsed by the Steering Committee.
This Final Draft Strategy has been forwarded to Councils and State Agencies to commence the endorsement process.
A copy of the Final Draft Strategy along with the Draft Implementation Report, the final Consultation Report and details of the endorsement process is available here.
Download your copy of the Project Update.
Persons who submitted comments on the draft Strategy have been advised directly. Work on revising the Strategy is still being completed. More information is available here


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Angelina radiates vitality surrounded by her favourite men at 'Salt' screening
Soaking up the admiration of the crowd at a public appearance in Los Angeles, partner Brad Pitt's hand grasped firmly in hers, the actress seemed on top of the world this week.
At times in the past, the 35-year-old has looked visibly tired, juggling as she does several demanding roles – mother of six, $20-million-per-movie film star and globetrotting philanthropist.
But at the premiere of Salt, her action thriller about a CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy, Angelina radiated vitality in a sequinned Emporio Armani mini dress that showed off her endless legs.
Aside from the obvious boost of having Brad there, the Hollywood beauty's support team also included brother James Haven, who bears an uncanny resemblance to her, and her movie actor dad Jon Voight.
Having put behind them the estrangement that kept them from talking to each other for many years, father and daughter are now enjoying a rapprochement.
Of course, there are some little guys, who also form part of 'Team Angelina' - her three sons Maddox, Pax and Knox.
But on this occasion they would have been tucked up in bed along with their sisters, Zahara, Shiloh and Vivienne.


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Jill Promoli – Photographer
Wedding and lifestyle photography in the Greater Toronto Area, Bruce County, and wherever your moments are happening. I like love, laughter, rich black and whites, and live-out-loud colour. Let's capture your day the way it is, the way it feels, the way you'll remember it fifty years from now.
Let's go take pictures of your life!