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Holiday camps for grown-ups are booming. Combining nostalgia and a cellphone ban, they offer a retreat for stressed-out adults. Our reporter struggles to unleash his inner child.
From here on in I'm expected to shrug off who I am. The woman at the welcome desk forces me to choose a new name and whips out a list of suggestions. I pick Mars. "Good choice. Like the chocolate bar," she says. "No, like the planet," says her colleague. "Um, no: like the god of war," I think to myself, but refrain from sharing this. I sign in my photographer, who is wandering around the camp, as Venus. I have a premonition that these will be the small pleasures I will treasure over the next few days. The woman, who calls herself Funny, slips my smartphone into a paper bag and I am allowed to enter. I step across a meadow scattered with guests who appear to have arrived years ago and never left, and approach the bungalows. The air is ripe with the smell of damp towels, sun oil and late summer. My photographer bags his bed. So here we are, Mars and Venus, the god of war and the goddess of love, at Camp Breakout in Süsel on the Baltic coast, an hour's drive north of Hamburg.
Here, the camp promises, adults are allowed to be children again. They also promise a digital detox camp where you can "break free of everyday stress" and "have fun – just like when you were young." Outside, Maike Engel, the camp founder who goes by the name Chief, bangs a bell to call us to dinner, which is spaghetti Bolognese.
Digital detox is a concept that comes from the U.S. The perma-stressed denizens of Silicon Valley obviously dream of casting off their devices, abandoning their phones, PCs and tablets and becoming human again, not just a cog in the digital machine. The trend has since spread around the world. Anyone who wants to be modern goes offline – for ten minutes, ten hours, ten days. Now, the phenomenon has caught on among Germany's middle classes – in the village of Süsel on the Baltic Coast. The problem is: Süsel isn't Mendocino …
We sit in a circle and introduce ourselves. Apart from us journalists, who are really here to explore the deep-seated desires of others, the circle includes Jan, 78, the oldest camper, who has either misunderstood or is boycotting the name principle, as his badge says "Jan"; Benni, 21 and the youngest, is out of work and accompanied by his dad, Rolf, a marketing guy who wants us to call him Road Runner. Matthias, aka Fortune Cookie, drove seven hours from Koblenz and is wearing rain pants despite the sunshine. There are a few yoga girls – Cloud, Rascal, Shooting Star and Elf – who move in a giggling collective. Then there are the bald guys in a tent who, rather likeably, clutch cans of beer at all hours of the day.
So what exactly are these people looking for? And what will they find? The evening brings the reassurance that there are still rules, even if we're all kids again. The table has to be cleared, trash collected and any talk of your job is prohibited. But because this isn't enough to conjure up the halcyon days of our youth, Glow gets out her ukulele. In her day job, Glow crochets wedding dresses; now she's singing cheesy folk songs about freedom above the clouds. When the first members of the group start hugging, I slope off to the kitchen to buy a bottle of white wine and three lagers, dropping my coins in the honesty box. The organizers know that even if we're recreating our teenage years, we can still handle a couple of glasses of booze. But perhaps we're drinking to remember what we were like back then: carefree and primordially happy. The Chief tells us about the time a camper got completely legless; the following day, a TV team came and filmed his hangover. Not something I want to emulate. But on the other hand, I have to get drunk or I'll get a hangover from the camp. I peer out the window and spot Jan limping past into the darkness.
As a child, there was nothing to worry about a camp – except sunburn
Next morning, I oversleep and miss the Body and Mindset Workout given by Marilena, who wants us to call her Miss Gratitude and – as she confided to the group – dreams of becoming a keynote speaker. I bump into Road Runner at the Polaroid Tree and ask him about his expectations for the camp. "Serenity," he replies with a grand gesture. "There was never anything to worry about at camp. An unrequited crush and sunburn – nothing more dramatic." Rosehip shouts from the beanbag: "Just switch off!" Blue looks up from the course schedule and adds, "The camp is a fertile breeding ground for great conversation! Out in the real world, everyone is playing a role, pretending. Not here, though."
The three are not alone in this opinion: Everyone here loves everything here. The campers are as happy – and as uncritical – as kids. Which leaves me: Either I can't or I'm refusing to give in; my inner child just doesn't want to play. Perhaps because I actually enjoy being an adult and don't really miss my childhood? I set out to explore the camp, strolling past signs in English that point to the "Chillout Area," "Bonfire Place" or the "Secret Garden." None of the Anglicisms can conceal the fact that we're at a Protestant youth center that usually takes preschool classes. The 30-something yoga girls have pinned band posters to the door of the bungalow to add nostalgia to the camp experience. I applaud them mentally for their meticulous preparation.
An entire market has sprung up around adults craving to be children. Catchily titled the Peter Pan industry, it includes camps, school discos, craft classes, indoor climbing halls and coloring books. An article in the American Journal of Play attests the benefits of playfulness: stress reduction, greater academic and – I kid you not – reproductive success. I have a suspicion that the urge to provide a scientific justification for this infantilization stems from the fear of not being taken seriously.
On the second day, there's no sign of any reproductive activity in the camp, although I do observe some flirting. It's still fairly covert: jokes that no one else finds funny, but which reduce two people to hysterics; hands that touch briefly, as if by accident. Chief Maike interrupts the college romanticism by announcing that a boat has capsized in the lake. The wet canoeists crawl back up the shore, fused by this shared adventure. The camp picks up speed – for the others. I, on the other hand, seem to do everything wrong: I talk too much about my job, reveal my real name, ask if I can use Spotify, and in the seclusion of my bungalow even surf the Internet on the iPad I smuggled in like a junkie bringing in his stash. The only thing I excel at is the afternoon archery class: My arrows fly straight to the target. Nobody needs to know that my imaginary target was Schrödinger, the token hippie who has locked himself in the teepee next to the archery field along with copious quantities of incense. Thick curls of cinnamon-scented smoke waft from his retreat.
I am not the only one to suffer a digital relapse. Close to the hammocks, I overhear a conversation between Pluto, Watson and Banana Boy. "I checked Whatsapp earlier," admits Pluto. "I posted something – I had to!," exclaims Watson. Banana Boy whispers: "Wow, the network here is really good: LTE speed." Then they chat about their horrible bosses and unfair salaries. It illustrates the difficulty Camp Breakout faces in picking its core focus. It seems to want to be a bit of everything, and fails to be one thing entirely. Ultimately, it offers a mix of Junior Woodchucks, Scientology and a dating service, which isn't bad as such, but it doesn't live up to the camp's self-proclaimed vision.
In the evening, back at the campfire, with wine, the ukulele and a fresh sunburn, I grab the Chief. Maike worked in advertising, handling sizable budgets until she'd had enough. She quit her job, backpacked around Asia and came up with the idea for the camp in Bali. "I'm super communicative, will chat to anyone and never skipped a party," says Maike, apropos of nothing. The camps are expensive and not always fully booked, and she picks up the shortfall. It's a high price to pay to allow others to be children again.
I've had enough, and I'm sure the feeling is mutual. I break out of Camp Breakout and depart the following morning, with my photographer, who spent a lot of the time staring at the ceiling in silent desperation. As Süsel vanishes into the distance, I abandon Mars and slip back into my own skin and into my agreeably digital, fabulously adult world. If this sense of appreciation for what I have is my sole takeaway from the camp, I can live with that. But, I think to myself, perhaps I should take up archery. I'm good at it, a lot better than I was as a child.
The best themed camps around the world
Camp Grounded started the trend: Go off-grid in style in California.
Spend a week doing the downward dog, for instance in Sri Lanka.
Be a camp kid for four days on the Baltic Coast in Schleswig-Holstein.
There's more to Italy than pasta: Make sughi and cantuccini in Tuscany.
The ideal place to learn to surf is Pure Surfcamp in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.


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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Post MTB ride in Corner Canyon, I climbed home up the North Suncrest road. I saw a roadie ahead in the distance. It was supposed to be an easy spin kind of a ride, but I couldn't resist chasing a roadie while on my SS MTB.
Caught him and passed him. The effort made me taste my breakfast again but it was worth it.
I like a good carrot every now and then.
P.S.- Gary Fisher made some pretty cool bikes. I'm bummed to see the brand go away. I think I'll hang on to this one for a while.
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- BradSneed said...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who losses that carrot battle every time. I tell my self every time, this is just a easy spin, but as soon as I see some one up ahead...the fun begins...
- March 27, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- South County Ciclista said...
So did you see him turn around at that point and ride back down demoralized?
- March 28, 2011 at 2:39 PM
- Sydney Flights said...
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Curriculum Design in 59
At CCSD59, our teachers and staff have been hard at work designing the curriculum taught in our classrooms. Today, we'd like to take a moment to celebrate this work and share a new Curriculum Design page on the district website.
This new page explains, in greater detail, the process by which our standards-based curriculum is being developed. Some questions that are answered include:
- How is the curriculum created?
- How do we know our approach is successful?
- Where is the curriculum?
- What shapes our curriculum?
Please take a moment and review the new page. The curriculum at CCSD59 is uniquely built by our teachers and staff, through research, and aligned with foundational skills and standards in all content areas.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to connect with the Instruction Department.
- Curriculum and Instruction – What does our curriculum and instruction look like? Gain a deeper understanding of what happens within the walls of our classrooms.
- Portrait of a Student – These students are the future. Who are they? Each of the nearly 7,000 students in our district is important to us, and we are committed to providing learning opportunities that put every student on a path to success.
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At the end of the comments you have an opportunity to answer a couple of Yes/No questions which will help decide whether the survey is worth repeating. Please complete it.
Here are the comments:
"I wish I'd thought to nominate Jackie Depelle, who is a good speaker who also does a great job of organising genealogy seminars and fairs in the UK. Maybe next year?!
1. I have only voted for people I have seen present. 2. I'd like to be able to give a minus vote to some on this list as they definitely don't deserve to be here. I fear that some people just put forward names of their mates without being too objective.
Justin Bieber?! Would have liked to be able to vote for Graham Jaunay.
Need more choices from genetic genealogy.
Special mention for Chris Paton, prolific blogger and tweeter. Expert, interesting and up to date. Down to earth and amusing.
The Beebs? Lol
Justin Bieber? Daniel Caron? He never speaks to anyone for God's sakes. Are you nuts, John? Or are these turkeys you added for fun?
Where is Jill Ball?!
John Reid should be on this list too; but Justin Bieber? not so much! lol
Colleen Fitzpatrick is extraordinary. Towering intellect, excellent, informative and well-prepared lecturer, entertaining. Megan Smolenyak and Michael Gandy are excellent. It's been many years since I heard Smolenyak (in Toronto), but was impressed. For Gandy (in London) minor marks off for no slides, but a hand-out- topic was dissenters. Good speaker. We also hired Michael Gandy for a private consult and he was well-prepared, having studied our presentations ahead of time - good direction on where to go next. Gary Schroder is very very good. Have heard him several times now (Ottawa)and am impressed by his handle on Quebec genealogy.Good speaker. Alison Hare is very very good. Compelling presentation on follow-up to Snow's Broad Street Pump.
John D. Reid should be on the list too.
wow had to really narrow down my choices, I could go on and on, so many are deserving!
Justin Bieber? Where does he live and research?
I don't see David Lambert here. What about George Geder and Henry Louis Gates.
I'd like to see Nanette Napoleon on the list, or Dakota Brown, too.
I would say Thomas MacEntee is at the tip of my list.
Thomas MacEntee is, far and away, my favorite of the group listed. He combines being informative with being entertaining. No one dozes when Thomas speaks.
Marian Pierre-Louis, while not quite as entertaining as Thomas, has a wealth of knowledge and the ability to present in a way that makes the most difficult concepts comprehensible.
Great idea - I now have even more people's names to go searching to see why others think they're the greats in genealogy. Thanks John for doing this!
I would have voted for Penelope Christensen, but she is not on the list. Will nominate her next year. Fun survey, John.
Could only for those that I have seen already, I would be able to have a better answer after Rootstech. This is a great idea that should be used after all conferences.
Are you kidding me??.....Justin Bieber?? He isn't even a rock star of music, which he attempts to sing! But thank you for the opportunity to show my appreciation for the hard working men and women of genealogy!
I would add Carolyn Gerard
I'd like to add Tamura Jones, and Ben Sayer to this list
Myra Vanderpool Gormley (http://www.genealogywise.com/profile/MyraVanderpoolGormley) should be on your list as well.
I don't see her listed but Linda Woodward Geiger
Love the Justin Bieber reference! Lots of names I have never heard of - but hopefully I will have a chance to hear/read them over the next few years! Did not see John Reid on the list!
There are so many who do so much, through their presentations, articles, books, websites, blogs or just with the amount of help they give to so many so willingly.. enough rock star genealogists to hold a Genealogy Live Aid Event!
My first choice is definitely Dave Obee (my husband has resigned himself to me being a Dave Obee "Groupie"). Second choice is Megan Smolenyak. They both have a wonderful sense of humour and I could listen to either of them all day and come away with so much new knowledge.
James F.S. Thomson is a genealogy rock star par excellence! He is tremendously knowledgeable and is extraordinarily generous with his time and talents to other genealogists of all levels. Recently I had occasion to work with him in a course on genetic genealogy and saw first hand his superior creativity and attention to detail.
If we were able to vote for someone postumously my vote would go to Bridgett Schneider who started Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness.
Missing from this list are Jill Ball aka Geniaus and Maria Northcote of Genies Down Under podcast.
Particular kudos to Dr. Jane Lyons, whose untiring passion to guide others in researching their Irish family roots, and whose expertise and commitment to digging, digging, and then digging some more to get that sought-after genealogical link, inspires a virtual 'family' of over 2,000 searchers, through the World-Wide Web.
A lot of names on this list haven't spoken in Australia and New Zealand
Justin Bieber? Really?
(It's Curt B. Witcher, not Kurt.)
Justin Bieber? Really?
All of the presenters I have attended seminars with have been exceptional so it is difficult to choose. I have taken online classes with Sherry Irvine and have found them exceptional.
And Tamura Jones
I can't believe Helen Leary wasn't nominated!! We need a write-in campaign.
sad to see my name isn't on here. I can tell my life choices have taken a toll on my genealogy career :(
Only sorry I didn't hear about this when you were nominating. Lots of great ones left out.
Because I extremely enjoy all presentations by Nualla Farrell-Griffin I expected her to be nominated and did not check the nominated list before closing. That was my grievous error. To me she's the best.
Too many contributors to New England genealogy are missing. Number One would be Robert Charles Anderson.
How did Justin Bieber make this list? ;-}
Had the pleasure of seeing Pat Ryan at the AGS Conference in 2011. http://patryangenealogy.blogspot.com/ She is also a Rock Star Genealogist!
Justin Bieber ? LOL !
A few I have never heard that I might like to hear are on this list
Being in Australia, very few are seen and heard; it's mainly what's been read. Justin Bieber????? Really!!!
Add Sharon Tate Moody, Ann Staley, and Elmer Spears to this list,too.
Drew and George... of course!
Warren Bittner is the top of the rock stars to me. #2 is a tie--the ever-generous Steve Morse and Cyndi Howells. I would vote for more, but some are a bit washed up; others need to get over themselves. (Well, they do.)All votes are speakers I have heard.
I think Kurt Witcher should be spelled with a "C", not a "K"
Justin Bieber, an interloper???
I didn't know Justin Bieber was a genealogist.
was someone joking? ... Daniel Caron?
They are all great
Justin Bieber????
I think anyone who shares their work, works to help others, helps with making records accessable to all is a rock star. Also those who help newbies get started, volunteers with groups such as Unclaimed Persons and Families For Forgotten Heroes, or who volunteered with RAOGK is a rock star. There is no one rock star, or king or queen of genealogy. There are a lot of talented, caring people who share their skills everyday. They all deserve a thank-you for the work they do.
Mark Lowe has been a tremendous source of help and inspiration for our genealogical society. His knowledge and expertise is invaluable to those researching the Southeast United States and beyond. He's our Rock Star Genealogist regardless of the vote outcome.
I have heard project director of Polonica Americana Research Institute (PARI) Cecile Wendt Jensen speak and found her extremely knowledgeable and informative.
Thank you!
NOT Justin Bieber of course!
J Mark Lowe "Rock Star" for Robertson County Tennessee. Great person too
I'd give Elizabeth Shown Mills five votes, if I could. :-)
Lisa is the greatest!!!! She has passion and talent in presenting information that WE can USE!
You missed Arlene H. Eakle and Ruth Ellen Maness.
I'd like to see two others added to the list. Dae Powell - shoestringgenealogy.com Jayne McCormick - bitsofbluengray.com
Apparently this is a popularity contest, as I am familiar with some of the listed people and they have done nothing in the way of presentations or articles. Some prior vetting is in order, at least to determine if the candidate has published something or otherwise shown a reason to be considered authoritative. Just posting online on message boards or maintaining a personal blog should not be sufficient. Why put effort into a contest if the result is to demean genealogy ?
heather Garnsey and martin killion working together make the most formidable act ever
Lisa is wonderful. I look forward to her podcasts every month. Her discussions are illuminating and upbeat. I am looking forward to purchasing her next book and hope she has many more.
Excellent idea ... I sense you are having some fun with this, I hope others do too. While Justin Bieber would undoubtedly attract a younger crowd and Daniel Caron no crowd at all, all of your choices deserve recognition for their contributions to genealogy and family history. Well done!
Where's Helen F. M. Leary???
Lisa woke me up and has me back on the trail.
He is a great great genealogist!!!!! We love him here in Alabama.
I try to hear as many of Mark's presentations as possible. Love to hear and talk to him.
Another name I would like to submit is Fawne Stratford-Devai.
Lisa rocks!
And Simon Fowler.
Maybe one day I will be up there =0) Love the Justin Beiber add in!
Sorry, some of the names I've never heard of though I'm still scratching my head about the inclusion of Justin Bieber???? A few I didn't see on the list but who I think should be included are Vicki Ethridge, Perry McIntyre, Richard Reid, Christine Yeats and Angela Phippin.
I love JAne Lyons way of expressing herself, she makes me feel genealogy is part of today as well as past times. Patricia Gallivan
Have listened to John Grenham speaking a few times at Back To our Past exhibition - just excellent.
Disappointed not to see Cora Num of Australia on the list.......... and that I can only vote for Chris Paton once!
tá gach duine iontach everyone is very good
J. Mark Lowe should be added to the list.
You missed some that should be on the list.
David Rencher should be on this list!
Kimberly Powell should be on this list.
Poor selection
Who snuck Justin Bieber onto the list? Shame on you! Seriously, my absolute favorite is John Philip Colletta. He could read to you out of the phone book and come up with interesting observations and insights and keep an audience riveted.
What ?
Megan Smolenyak's lecture on Finding the Right Annie Moore (first Ellis Island immigrant) is my favorite!
Elissa Scalise Powell should have been on the list. There are so many on the list I have never heard so cannot comment on them. Justin Bieber???? Is this whole thing a joke?
Why is Eileen O'Duill,CG not on the list?
Barbara Vines Little should be on your list
I know a few genealogists who do not lecture, but are far bigger Rock Stars than alot of the people on this list. Your poll is entertaining though and I enjoyed playing along.
Elissa Scalise Powell should be a choice
This is rather silly and pointless. Your lists miss many bright young and not so-young genealogists and genealogy educators.
What about Pam Cooper
I must confess that I do not know all of the names, so that I therefore have a 'bias' against those, even though they are likely deserving.
I would also have voted for Paul Milner if he had been on the list.
Justin Bieber? LOL. :-)
George's book "How to do everything - Genealogy" has given me so much to think about in my quest to learn about my family.
If I had to pick one it would be Thomas W. Jones
You are missing several...
Have ticked those I know through workshops. However Anthony Adolph is known through contacting me re a gen project he was working on.He subsequently looked up data for me in London which was of some merit as we were working on the same Greek family.
Please add Greg Hilton
Curt is still a rockstar even when his name is Spelled incorrectly. ;)
Shauna is an expert in her fields and her books are enlightening and very readible
There are so many more great ones that should be included in this vote, especially David Rencher.
Sandra Luebking was a rock star as well.
Realistically I will only vote for those I have heard - some like Michael Gandy I would go anywhere, any time, not only such amazingly good information but so entertaining and interesting as well, same as Martyn Killion - never forget his talk - about emigration to Australia - 'they didn't swim!!" or whose writings I have frequently read in magazines or books. Again great to see some Aussies making the list Great survey
Wow. I recognize only a fraction of these people. Makes a list of people I should check out!
Justin Bieber LOL
Fun! I am so proud of her! She does great work for the genealogy community!
I would add Geoff Rasmussen from Legacy - a great speaker and always fun.
Justin Bieber? Lol !
What? No Jane MacNamara???? Jane has been a rock at Toronto Branch OGS for more years than she probably wants to admit. Jane leads absolutely amazing tours to SLC ANNUALLY, does the Summer Camp in Toronto, and is an incredible teacher and role model. She is also unassuming, will stop and say hello, answer questions and has done tons of research that she has made available to help others.... I think all the 'rock stars' who know Jane on this list - with the exception of The Bieb - would vote for her as well.
Missing Jill Sybalsky from your list. www.jillsgenealogy.com
I wish I knew more of this professionals.
Would also include Marie Melchioir, Constance Potter.and Elissa Powell Curt Witcher spells his name with a C.
Lesley Anderson, when speaking to the media, always presents her information in a candid, knowledgeable manner. She is interesting too and never dry!
Just found out about this on Sat evening and so no time to go back over my notes of the various OGS conferences to find the names of the speakers that I found to be excellent. Their names are probably here, but the ones I've voted for are the ones from whom I've taken courses - absolutely outstanding. Also thought the Heber book was extremely well written. Think also that Jane Macnamara would merit inclusion on this impressive list. BTW, are there 2 Justin Biebers? Or is this a joke? :-)"


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The 2009 Convention poll is now closed. Thanks to all who voted and sent us your comments.
Based on feedback and the poll, we have tentatively chosen the weekend of October 24-25, 2009 for the Glasgow event (evening event scheduled for Sunday, October 25), which will honor Gerard's 40th birthday. Proceeds will benefit CLIC Sargent. More details will follow in the coming weeks. Registration will be set at approximately 125 people.
We are now looking for volunteers in the US (maximum 5 locations), Japan (1 location), Canada (1 location) and Australia (1 location) who would like to host a similar event to coincide with the Glasgow party in those countries.
If you are interested in hosting a simultaneous event in your area that weekend, please send us an email to events @ gerardbutler.net (remove the spaces around the @ before sending the email). Each event will need to take into consideration the following:
- Attendance should be between 50 – 125, depending on interest. We can do a poll to determine the interest once the locations are chosen.
- In the US, Kids Kicking Cancer will receive 50% of the money raised for charity. The other 50% will go to a local charity chosen by the planning committee. International locations are free to chose their own charity.
- A hotel booking is not required (for example, NYC could still have their annual event at Stout as long as it accommodates enough people and the committee can help attendees with local accommodations and sight seeing).
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We will take all recommendations for locations in this initial request. Once all proposed locations are selected, we will have another poll to determine the top locations for those who would be attending. Proposed locations should be received by August 10, 2008. Voting will begin on August 11 and end on August 21.
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Monday, March 13, 2017
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The UK government's Living Wage is £9.75 an hour in London. This is the lowest amount that an employer in the capital is allowed to pay an employee. Unfortunately if you need to rent a property in the capital you need to earn at least £54.54 an hour.
In the rest of the UK the Living Wage is £8.25. This is almost enough to afford to rent a property in the cheapest city in the UK. In Bradford you need to only earn £8.98 to rent. This is almost affordable.
You can view how much you need to earn an hour to rent in any UK postcode area on Web-Blinds new interactive map. The Earnings vs Postcodes map allows you to enter any UK postcode to view the hourly rate that you need to earn to afford to rent in that postcode & surrounding postcode areas. The hourly rate is based on a single person working a 37.5 hour week with the rent being 35% of the total income.
If you want to buy a property rather than rent then you can check out the Guardian's Unaffordable Country interactive map. This map shows you where you can afford to buy a property in England and Wales based on your annual income.
If you earn the national average wage in England or Wales then you can not afford to buy a house in 93% of the country. That's right you can't afford to a buy even the smallest, worst kept properties, almost anywhere in the entire country. Don't worry though, if you do well and manage to raise you income to twice the national average salary then you just might be able to afford a house in one of the country's poorest neighborhoods
Unaffordable Country is a choropleth map which colours postcode areas based on the affordability of properties in the area. Type in your average salary and the map will show you all the areas where you can afford to live - or, as is more likely, all the places in the country where you can't afford to live.
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text: voidant 0 Posted April 27, 2010 I've only played this game twice so far, and both times with only one other player. If I understand the Barbarian's ability correctly, it seems that buy using his ability on your first turn, you will begin the game with an advantage. For example, if the Barbarian goes first: play a tile, force your opponent onto the tile, increase your hand size to 5 and lower his to 3. If the Barbarian goes second: your opponent plays a tile, you force him to move onto it, and even if it was a good tile, you are still gaining advantage by stealing a tile from his hand. Am I understanding his ability correctly? To be fair, my buddy and I didn't actually use the Barbarian to see how the game would play out. Instead we banned him in 2 player matches right away. I realize that this ability will be less effective with more players, but in 2 players it seems downright dirty. Any thoughts or clarifications are greatly appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Music Page Frequently Asked Questions
The song I downloaded doesn't contain any data or won't play! Why?
Please send us an error report using this form. Let us know what song and album you were downloading from. Make sure you allow downloads to complete before you open files, and make sure you aren't having problems with your internet connection. This should be a rare, as the program is smart enough to know when requested downloads are invalid.
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Easy, simply send us a content submission using our email form with information on the server you wish to share or what you would like to do. Under normal circumstances we'll ask for FTP access to the dedicated music directory. As an alternative, you can put the music you want to host online, and give us the music addresses. Please don't use any spaces or unusual characters.
I lost download credits for [reason], can I have them back?
No, unfortunately. But if you think it was a bug please send us a detailed error report.
I received an error that looks something like 'Error XFIL-A:LYNN-SW1;F:1-00', why?
This error appears in relation to remote hosts (music on servers aside from our own). As the text of this error suggests, the file may offline, or may be unavailable due to a bandwidth overage. The program checks to make sure a file is available before it lets you download it (saving you a credit). When (if) they put the music online again, the error will go away. It may take until the end of the month if it is a bandwidth overage (that's when most hosts reset bandwidth allowances).
Internet Explorer 6 shows me an error on download, and it takes away two credits!
Some configurations of Internet Explorer 6 cause a warning error to flash at the top of the download window rather than actually downloading the file. This is due to some security settings in Internet Explorer, and fortunately there is a fix that doesn't involve opening security holes (read about it). You can also use an alternate web browser like Mozilla Firefox to avoid this issue.
Accept Content in Internet Explorer 6: There are a few ways to disable the download warnings that subtract extra credits, but they also open security holes in your browser. It is a little more complicated, but here are the steps you can take to make sure you get full download credits without risking virus and spyware infections:
- Select 'Tools' from the main menu
- Choose 'Internet Options'
- Click on the 'Trusted Sites' graphic at the top
- Click on the 'Sites' button
- Deactivate the 'Require Server Verification' checkbox
- Add the following sites. Enter the information and click the 'Add' button, one at a time:
- http://*.kongming.net
- http://*.sanguomedia.net
- Re-check the 'Require Server Verification' checkbox
- Click 'OK' to save your changes
- Exit out of the screen.
- Remember to check back if you have problems in the future to make sure we haven't added additional sites. This is a distinct possibility, and if we do decide to add new sites, you'll have to follow the steps above again for the new addresses.
Given the fact you are reading this, you might know that site links can get you to this page. You've probably been trying to load this page by typing the address manually, or with a bookmark. Unfortunately, our music page does not allow direct links (leeching protection). You can always reach this page by clicking a link elsewhere in the site (e.g. on the home page). If you are having problems beyond this, please send an error report.
The music page just keeps reloading in my browser. Why? Can you fix it?
This has something to do with Internet Explorer 5.x and 6, but it does not occur in all versions. I'm not sure if it is a bug, or something related to the strange methods of protecting information I used on the page (in an effort to keep the content of the page alive). Though I'm sure I could easily fix it after around twenty minutes of troubleshooting, I'm not honestly sure I want to. The fact that you are reading this probably means you are a KMA regular and not a drifter from the Internet, which means you deserve access to the tunes. If you are having this problem download Mozilla Firefox and try again.


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If you see 10 people's working in VI editor you realize that they use it differently then use some new VI commands which you are not familiar of and which could improve your productivity as well. So if you would like to know more and more about VI editor I would suggest observing people around you when they work in VIM or VI editor and learn from their experience.
Don't confuse with both VIM and VI, VIM stands for VI improved and has some more feature than VI editor. Many times you will find that VI command is aliased to VIM to make it default editor in UNIX.
Long story short let get into VI command examples:
Opening file in Read only mode in VI EditorIf you are in production server then you definitely want to open a config file in read only mode to avoid any accidental change. So if you are not using less you can use "-R" option of VI editor:
vim -R config.xml
And if you want to save any change from read only mode you can do by ":wq!".
Navigation commands in Vim or VIOne secret of being efficient in VI editor is to be fluent in navigating between different parts of file. Any time you should be able to go to start of file, end of file, start of line, end of line, and search for a particular word from up and down and then move around. Navigational commands are executed from inside VI editor, here are some of must know examples:
gg -- goes to start of file
shift g -- goes to end of file
0 -- goes to beginning of the line
$ -- goes to end of the line
nG -- goes to nth line
:n -- another way of going to nth line
Editing in VI Editor in UNIXWhat do we do most in VI editor I would say editing and to become efficient and quick this is an area where you need to practice and become fluent.
yy -- equivalent to cut also called yank
p -- paste below line
shift p -- paste above line
dd -- deletes the current line
5dd -- deletes 5 lines
u -- undo last change
Ctrl + R - Re do last change
Searching pattern in VI EditorMost of you guys familiar with grep command in UNIX and UNIX find command which is used for searching in Unix, here we will see how to search inside VI. If you have open your log file in VI editor and looking for any word you can search for a particular word or ID from either top to bottom or bottom to top, if you are interested in first occurrence then I would suggest to search from top to bottom on the other hand if you are interested on last occurrence then its better to search from bottom to top
/Exception -- will search for word "Exception" from top to bottom and stop when it got first match, to go to next match type "n" and for coming back to previous match press "Shift + N"
?Exception -- will search for word "Exception" from bottom to top and stop when it got first match, to go to next match type "n" and for coming back to previous match press "Shift + N", remember for next match it will go towards top of file.
Running Shell command from inside VI EditorSome times we are editing something and we wanted to execute some shell command to get some information, normally we need to close the VI editor then execute shell command and then again open the VI editor this is not a fast way of doing it, if we want to save time and work faster we need to directly execute shell command from VI and we can do this by using "!command" from command mode of VI editor. For example doing "ls" from VI editor we can type:
if you wants to go directly to shell without quitting from VI editor you can go by executing !sh from VI and then come back to VI editor by just executing command "exit" from shell.
Some Useful VI Editor options
:set nu -- This will display line number in front of each line quite useful if you want line by line information. You can turn it off by executing "set nonu". Remember for turning it off put "no" in front of option, like here option is "nu" so for turning it off use "nonu".
:set hlsearch -- This will highlight the matching word when we do search in VI editor, quite useful but if you find it annoying or not able to see sometime due to your color scheme you can turn it off by executing set nohlsearch.
:set wrap -- If your file has contains some long lines and you want them to wrap use this option, if its already on and you just don't want them to wrap use set nowrap.
:colorscheme -- color scheme is used to change color of VIM editor, my favorite color scheme is murphy so if you want to change color scheme of VI editor you can do by executing "colorscheme murphy ".
:syntax on -- syntax can be turn on and off based on your need , if its on it will display color syntax for .xml, .html and .perl files.
:set ignorecase : This VI editor option allows you do case insensitive search because if its set VI will not distinguish between two words which are just differ in case.
:set smartcase : Another VI editor option which allows case-sensitive search if the word you are searching contains an uppercase character.
Opening multiple files in VI EditorSometime we just want to open 2 or 3 files in one go and then wanted to navigate on those. we can do this easily in VI editor by just giving file name separated with space while executing Vim or VI command e.g. vim file1 file2 file3 . For navigating between those file we can use option ":n" for going to next file. You can also open any file at any time from VI editor by executing ":e filename" or reload the same file by just executing ":e" (without file name).
Saving and Quitting from VI Editor in UnixOnce we done with our change in VI editor we either wants to save or quite from the file, here are the commands to do so.
:w -- to save file anytime
:wq -- most used to save data and quit
:q! -- quit without saving
:wq! -- to save change in file opened in read-only mode.
Checking history and getting help in VI editorif you ask me list one command you always want to remember I would say "history" because by using "history" I can get all commands I have executed in past. Same way by typing "!history" we can get all commands we have executed from VI editor. This is immensely powerful and I use it a lot. Another command which is important to remember is ":help" by typing this you can access the help system provided by VI. If you are interested on any particular command you can type ":help command" and it will display help information for that command.
find and replace in vi editordon't confuse this with find command in UNIX , VI editor provides easy commands to search and replace, perform global search and local search. I would suggest practice it a few times to get hold of it and understand its working. we use ":s" (substitute) command for search and replace in VI editor.
The ":s" command look for a particular pattern and replaces with provide substitution, here are some examples of using search and replace in VI editor.
In Vi editor search and replace, "g" stands for global search here which means all occurrence of a particular word in a line changed rather than just first word, which is default behavior if you don't use global search
This is an example of global search it will replace all occurrence of word "Stock" in file with word "Equity". Its also equivalent to following command ": 0,$ s/Stock/Equity/g" which actually tells that search from fist to last line.
This is similar to first command but with the introduction of "c" it will ask for confirmation
This is command is global, case insensitive and ask for confirmation. to make it case Sensitive use "I"
Recording and replaying command in VI editorSome times we need to perform some repetitive task and we need to execute same command again and again, you might want to consider using VI editor's recording functionality. Recoding in vim or VI editor can be done by using q and the executing recorded comment by using q@1
This list of examples of VI editor is not complete and just a collection of VI commands from top of my head. Please let me know how you are using VI editor in your day 2 day life and share some useful tips here for benefit of all. I also found vim wiki as most detailed and useful resource for VI editor and vim tips so go and learn few tips.
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