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Bass Guitar Strings
Bassists have always been in demand. Sure, it seems like everyone plays guitar, but the bass is really what holds your songs together. So it's important to be ready when the band comes calling, be it for a recording session or a gig. With an extra set of quality bass strings you'll be tuned up and ready to go in no time. The first thing to look for when you're picking up a set of bass strings is the number of strings included in the pack. If you have a 5 string bass, a pack of four isn't going to get the job done. Different strings are designed for different basses and it's important that you have the ones that best complement your sound. It's also important to have a look at the different gauges of the strings. Obviously, different gauges can cause a change in your sound. Lighter gauge strings, such as the D'Addario EXL170-5 XL Nickel Round Wound 5-String Long Bass Strings, have less tension, making them easier to play (especially for beginners). Basically as the gauge gets bigger, so does the tone, but larger gauges can also be difficult to play and bend. It's important that you strike the right balance between tone and ease of play when you're choosing your strings. The material used in constructing the strings can also play a major role in your overall sound. For example, a nylon string like the D'Addario ETB92-5 Medium Black Nylon Tapewound has a captivating and deep sound, which will sound drastically different from Electric 5-String Nickel Plated Steel Bass Strings from Musician's Gear. On the other hand, nylon strings are probably not as well suited slap bass as steel strings, due to their loose tension. Finding the right material can really bring your playing to the next level. Like all things musical, there is no universal solution, only the solution that best suits your needs. Your bass strings will help you keep the rhythm with ease, whether you're on stage, in the studio, or just jamming at home with some friends. Always make sure you're set to play with extra bass strings in your gig bag.


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Save Time & Money with TurboTax Online
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Being the clutterbug that I am, I especially appreciate the heads-up approach that TurboTax Online offers – I always know what I need to focus on next and avoid the frustration that comes with not being able to complete a section because I can't find a particular receipt or document. Breaking any large project down into smaller sections is always an effective strategy, and TurboTax Online does a good job at making me feel like I'm moving forward at all times, with the option to come back later if I find some rogue receipts. (I've hear that can happen!)
And whenever I'm not sure about what qualifies as an expense or not, there are built-in help features to … well …. help!
By clicking on the HELP feature located on every screen throughout the interview process, I can type in terms and questions to the search function and choose from a number of FAQ and definitions. For example, I see in my checklist that I need to prepare all of my papers and receipts for my business use of home expenses. By typing into the search bar when I click on the Help button on my screen, I am given several frequently asked questions and definitions to choose from.
And whenever I'm not sure if my situation applies to the definitions and explanations provided, LIVE help is just a click away. A real person. I was thrilled to find out that this feature is included FREE in my Home & Business version – I use the feature often! TurboTax Online offers the option of Pro Review and Audit Defense as well. Again, all without having to leave home!
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Exploring the Credit Union Difference
As part of Financial Literacy month, @CommonCentsMom & I are diving in deeper and exploring different options for gaining more control over what we know about our money, and which resources and institutions are available to help us secure our financial futures. This week we're exploring Credit Unions as a credible alternative to traditional banking. This video by Education Credit Union is a fun comparison of banks, credit unions and piggy banks!
Join us for #CDNmoney chat on Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 with special guest @Money_On_Trees blogger Fabio of @FirstOntarioCU Credit Union as we explore cooperative banking.
- #CDNmoney Twitter Chat
- Tuesday, November 18, 2014
- co-hosts @ChristaClips and @Tullyman77
- Special Guest @Money_On_Trees
- No RSVP
- hashtags to include #CDNmoney #FLM2014 (for Financial Literacy Month)
#CentsAbility Challenge Complete-ish. Financial Literacy Tune-Up Required!
My goal for the Manulife 30-Day #CentsAbility Challenge was to measure my monthly successes and savings, down to the penny. I happily snapped photos of my savings strategies and frugal lifestyle hacks and shared them on Instagram and Twitter, then celebrated the tiny daily achievements of the other #CentsAbility challengers with hearts, thumbs & stars (that's how us bloggy-types operate!).
- I saved money by using coupons and price-matching with Flipp at the grocery store
- I saved money by washing our laundry in cold water during off-peak hours and hanging it out to dry
- I saved money by working from home and thereby avoiding daycare fees, the cost of commuting, having a professional wardrobe, etc,
- I made extra money by selling our stuff on UsedOttawa.com
Saving was a cinch! Measuring all of those savings, however, turned out to be a very unmanageable goal …. and almost impossible to calculate! Turns out there isn't an app that says "Way to go, Christa, you just saved $4 by showering your kids at the YMCA after swimming lessons and taking advantage of the towel service included in your membership!"
Something that became glaringly obvious to me, when I lined up all my Instagram photos in my mid-challenge blog post with $2 saved here, and $6 saved there, was that my savings are on a really SMALL scale. And while I'm a firm believer in "it all adds up", the #CentsAbility challenge has reminded me that I need to take a second look at some of the bigger pieces in our monthly budget.
It's time for a Financial Literacy Tune-Up
October was a month of #CentsAbility and monitoring my day-to-day spending habits. I'm devoting the next few months to assessing and changing some of the services we're paying for each month in our household so that I really understand where my money is going. The fact that November is Financial Literacy Month is perfect timing! There are oodles of resources and #FLM2014 reminders floating around to help me make sure that I'm not wasting money on these bigger budget pieces, and that I'm tapping into the right resources to stretch my savings even further. As such, it's time for a Financial Literacy Tune-Up!
My Financial Literacy Tune-Up to-do-list includes:
- trim our satellite channels to the bare minimum
- research Netflix and online streaming as an alternative to satellite in 2015
- check my internet & home phone bundle to find possible savings
- research options to cut home phone land line in 2015
- touch base with Insurance Broker to find possible savings, including bundling life insurance
- touch base with Mortgage Broker to find possible savings
- connect with a financial advisor to review longterm savings strategies
- research credit union or change of bank to save on fees
- increase automatic savings contributions
- research tankless water heaters so we can cut our monthly hot water tank rental
I'm not sure how long it will take me to get through the entire list, and I suspect the list will grow as I discover other monthly charges that have been coasting under my radar over the past few years. I'm grateful to the #CentsAbility challenge for inspiring me to dig a little deeper into my Save-at-Home-Mom strategy to make sure that I'm saving on all levels and stretching those savings as far as possible by tapping into resources available.
So as the 30–Day #CentsAbility challenge comes to a close, I'm ready to start my next challenge, to make sure I'm #DiligentWithMyDollars. Any words of advice? Or at least a catchier hasthtag?! Drop a line in the comments below!

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Activist Richard Aoki named as informant
The man who gave the Black Panther Party some of its first firearms and weapons training - which preceded fatal shootouts with Oakland police in the turbulent 1960s - was an undercover FBI informer, according to a former bureau agent and an FBI report.
One of the Bay Area's most prominent radical activists of the era, Richard Masato Aoki was known as a fierce militant who touted his street-fighting abilities. He was a member of several radical groups before joining and arming the Panthers, whose members received international notoriety for brandishing weapons during patrols of the Oakland police and a protest at the state Capitol.
Aoki went on to work for 25 years as a teacher, counselor and administrator at the Peralta Community College District, and after his suicide in 2009, he was revered as a fearless radical.
But unbeknownst to his fellow activists, Aoki had served as an FBI intelligence informant, covertly filing reports on a wide range of Bay Area political groups, according to the bureau agent who recruited him.
That agent, Burney Threadgill Jr., recalled that he approached Aoki in the late 1950s, about the time Aoki was graduating from Berkeley High School. He asked Aoki if he would join left-wing groups and report to the FBI.
"He was my informant. I developed him," Threadgill said in an interview. "He was one of the best sources we had."
The former agent said he asked Aoki how he felt about the Soviet Union, and the young man replied that he had no interest in communism.
"I said, 'Well, why don't you just go to some of the meetings and tell me who's there and what they talked about?' Very pleasant little guy. He always wore dark glasses," Threadgill recalled.
Book details role
Aoki's work for the FBI, which has never been reported, was uncovered and verified during research for the book by this reporter, "Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power." The book, based on research spanning three decades, will be published Tuesday by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In 2007, two years before he committed suicide, Aoki was asked in a tape-recorded interview for the book if he had been an FBI informant. Aoki's first response was a long silence. He then replied, " 'Oh,' is all I can say."
Later during the same interview, Aoki contended the information wasn't true.
Asked if this reporter was mistaken that Aoki had been an informant, Aoki said, "I think you are," but added: "People change. It is complex. Layer upon layer."
FBI code number
The FBI later released records about Aoki in response to a federal Freedom of Information Act request made by this reporter. A Nov. 16, 1967, intelligence report on the Black Panthers lists Aoki as an "informant" with the code number "T-2."
An FBI spokesman declined to comment on Aoki, citing litigation seeking additional records about him under the Freedom of Information Act.
Since Aoki shot himself at his Berkeley home after a long illness, his legend has grown. In a 2009 feature-length documentary film, "Aoki," and a 2012 biography, "Samurai Among Panthers," he is portrayed as a militant radical leader. Neither mentions that he had worked with the FBI.
Harvey Dong, who was a fellow activist and close friend, said last week that he had never heard that Aoki was an informant.
"It's definitely something that is shocking to hear," said Dong, who was the executor of Aoki's estate. "I mean, that's a big surprise to me."
Finding the informant
Threadgill recalled that he first approached Aoki after a bureau wiretap on the home phone of Saul and Billie Wachter, local members of the Communist Party, picked up Aoki talking to Berkeley High classmate Doug Wachter.
At first, Aoki gathered information about the Communist Party, Threadgill said. But Aoki soon focused on the Socialist Workers Party and its youth affiliate, the Young Socialist Alliance, which also were targets of an intensive FBI domestic security investigation.
By spring 1962, Aoki had been elected to the Berkeley Young Socialist Alliance's executive council, FBI records show. That December, he became a member of the Oakland-Berkeley branch of the Socialist Workers Party, where he served as the representative to Bay Area civil rights groups. He also was on the steering committee of the Committee to Uphold the Right to Travel, which worked to give students the right to travel to Cuba. In 1965, Aoki joined the Vietnam Day Committee, an influential antiwar group based in Berkeley, and worked on its international committee as liaison to foreign antiwar activists.
All along, Aoki met regularly with his FBI handler. Aoki also filed reports by phone, Threadgill said.
"I'd call him and say, 'When do you want to get together?' " Threadgill recalled. "I'd say, 'I'll meet you on the street corner at so-and-so and so on.' I would park a couple of blocks away and get out and go and sit down and talk to him."
'He had guns'
Threadgill worked with Aoki through mid-1965, when he moved to another FBI office and turned Aoki over to a fellow agent.
Aoki gave the Panthers some of their first guns. As Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale recalled in his memoir, "Seize the Time," the group approached Aoki, "a Third World brother we knew, a Japanese radical cat. He had guns ... .357 Magnums, 22's, 9mm's, what have you."
In early 1967, Aoki joined the Black Panther Party and gave them more guns, Seale wrote. Aoki also gave Panther recruits weapons training, he said in the 2007 interview.
Although carrying weapons was legal at the time, there is little doubt their presence contributed to fatal confrontations between the Panthers and the police.
Deadly shootouts
On Oct. 28, 1967, Black Panthers co-founder Huey Newton was in a shootout that wounded Oakland Officer Herbert Heanes and killed Officer John Frey. On April 6, 1968, Eldridge Cleaver and five other Panthers were involved in a firefight with Oakland police. Cleaver and two officers were wounded, and Panther Bobby Hutton was killed.
M. Wesley Swearingen, a retired FBI agent who has criticized unlawful bureau surveillance activities under Director J. Edgar Hoover, reviewed some of the FBI's records. He concluded in a sworn declaration that Aoki had been an informant.
"I believe that Aoki was an informant," said Swearingen, who served in the FBI from 1951 to 1977 and worked on a squad that investigated the Panthers.
"Someone like Aoki is perfect to be in a Black Panther Party, because I understand he is Japanese," he added. "Hey, nobody is going to guess - he's in the Black Panther Party; nobody is going to guess that he might be an informant."
This story was produced by the independent, nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting ( www.cironline.org), the nation's largest investigative reporting team. E-mail: email@example.com.


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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc and its key supplier Foxconn Technology Group will share the initial costs of improving labor conditions at the Chinese factories that assemble iPhones and iPads, Foxconn's top executive said on Thursday.
Foxconn chief Terry Gou did not give a figure for the costs, but the group has been spending heavily to fight a perception its vast plants in China are sweatshops with poor conditions for its million-strong labor force. It regards the criticism as unfair.
"We've discovered that this (improving factory conditions) is not a cost. It is a competitive strength," Gou told reporters on Thursday after the ground-breaking ceremony for a new China headquarters in Shanghai.
"I believe Apple sees this as a competitive strength along with us, and so we will split the initial costs."
It was unclear if the split would be 50/50 or in some other ratio.
Foxconn announced in mid-February it had raised wages for workers by 16 to 25 percent, and in late March it reached an agreement with Apple to hire tens of thousands of new workers to reduce overtime work.
Analysts have attributed weaker-than-expected first-quarter results at Foxconn's flagship listed unit Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd mainly to rising salary costs.
Hon Hai has been trying to cut rising Chinese labor costs in the past two or three years, and has been relocating plants to areas of China where wages are lower.
Foxconn's manufacturing in China will focus on domestic consumers in the country of 1.3 billion people, as well as research and development in technology, sales and services, Gou said.
Foxconn Technology Group's other listed units include Foxconn International Holdings, the world's top contract mobile phone maker, and Foxconn Technology Co which makes casings.
Over the past two years, there has been a spate of suicides at Foxconn's sprawling plants which make the Apple products as well as gadgets for the likes of Microsoft and Nintendo.
Apple and Foxconn agreed earlier this year to improve conditions for workers assembling Apple products.
Despite Hon Hai's weak first-quarter showing, Gou said he expected the group to be able to reach its revenue growth target of 10 percent this year.
(Additional reporting by David Lin; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)


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Translated by Jerrold Landau In 1917, the year of the Russian Revolution, the Jewish population in Orheyev began to organize and forge a new way of life for communal life in the city. The representatives of the Zionist organization came to us and awakened the hearts of the Jews of the towns to the Zionist vision.
Seated from right to left: 1. [feh]. Groisman 2. H. Dyukman
In 1918, the year of the Balfour Declaration, we were youths, and we penetrated into the circle of activities in Orheyev. We visited the meetings and listened to Zionist publicity. Our awakening was comprehensive.
In 1919-1920, with the stream of refugees that arrived to our city, many of the best activists of the Zionist movement arrived in our city, leading to a change in the thinking of our youth. The news of what was taking place in the Land rekindled the desire for Zionism and aliya to the Land of Israel in the hearts of the youth.
How jealous were we of the chalutzim when we saw them with their axes and saws over their shoulders, on their way to chop trees or to shovel the snow after a storm during the harsh winter days. This appearance aroused in us, a small group of gymnasium students, a feeling of a need for a revolt against the order of our lives. We gathered together for discussions about the future. We engrossed ourselves in the pages of Zionist literature. The desire was great for the writings of Ahad HaAm. We absorbed his words about the founding of a national homeland a spiritual center for the Jewish nation, and for preparations for labor, for actualization, for the building of the homeland. We wished to be like the sons of Moses.
We did not find our place among the veterans of that time in Tzeirei Zion. We said that we must forge our own path. We debated extensively about our role in the education of youth, and in consolidating the idea of independence.
We organized small groups for the tasks of publicity and preparation. We saw a lone goal before us aliya to the Land. We entered into negotiations with the Hechalutz center regarding matters of hachshara, but the path was long to actual pioneering hachshara. We felt that we must create a Zionist atmosphere in the city not only through reading books on Zionism, but also through deeds. We organized flag days for every holiday and festival. We penetrated into the Maccabee sporting organization. We organized a choir and a drama group. We slowly conquered the Jewish street for Zionism and its desires, as we moved over to actual deeds. During the major vacation in 1923 the first group of Bnei Yisrael was organized, who left the house of their parents and ascended the mountain to Rozen's agricultural farm. This was the beginning of our preparation for agricultural work and life in a commune. The first days were difficult, as we stood in a row with gentile youths with a spade in the hand as they doubled their efforts out of suspicion that we wished to impede their work. However, we withstood it and held our stand. How lovely were those days and nights in the field! We were tired after a hard day of work, but filled with the joy of creativity and desire for life. We sat for entire nights and dealt with issues relating to our aliya to the Land. Our hachshara had an influence also on the studying youth who were far from Zionism. Discussions and day to day communal life between the different groups won over the hearts for us. For example, how great were the emotions and joy on the day that the Hebrew University of Jerusalem opened. That day was a day of celebration for the students of the gymnasium. The eyes sparkled from joy and in the hearts there was a prayer that we merit to join those who actualize.
In 1925 Mordechai Frank, a member of our group, made aliya. He was the first representative who tied Bnei Yisrael to the land. We had to work to expand the circle and to prepare the best of the comrades for actual Hachshara. Then a number of students got up and left their studies, despite the opposition of their parents, and went to Hechalutz for Hachshara. In our first steps, we ran into difficult problems such as: a place to live, work, livelihood. The conditions were difficult, and a difficult internal war was waged inside of us.
With the Hechalutz center, we dealt with the direction of a chalutz (pioneer). We members of Bnei Yisrael felt that a chalutz should prepare himself for a literal life of labor, and for the creation of a cultural community. Our motto was: a person of healthy body and spirit. Indeed, we know how to create this with our own powers, but we were not able to do that which we wished. We left Kishinev, far from the city and its problems.
1. [feh]. Lederman 2. S. Bronshteyn
We arrived at the large vineyard where we had to work in agriculture. Suddenly, a physical weakness overtook our members. The Bnei Yisrael group became organized in Hechalutz and returned to Orheyev.
Below from right to left: 1. S.Bronshteyn 2. M. Zigberman 3. S. Kleinman
We succeeded in attracting a number of members from outside our city who joined us. This was a great source of joy to us. We began to set ourselves up in a rented house in a yard of the Auerbach house. We went out to seek work, particularly in the chopping of trees. We even signed an agreement with the communal council for 3,000 pods of wood. We set out for work. Our parents did not make peace with the fact that we gymnasium graduates had left our studies and turned into woodcutters and water drawers. However we did this with purity of heart, and did not see this as reason for pride or boasting of might. Slowly but surely we penetrated into the yards of the Jews of the towns, and we conducted the work. We also turned to the gymnasium principal Vasilia Vasilovitz with a request for work. We asked to cut wood for him. However, he did not agree he refused to give over this degrading work to us, his students.
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response to an op-ed by Larry Penner that was critical of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's proposal to reinstate a
commuter tax.
I firmly believe that the only way to maintain New York City's global edge is to address our crumbling infrastructure—its decaying bridges and tunnels, antiquated energy grid, slowing subways and gridlock-choked highways.
That's why I made transportation the focus of my recent speech at the Association for a Better New York. My office has hosted two transportation conferences in the past year, with national and local leaders, experts, business and labor leaders from all over the country, and there was broad consensus on one key point: The current state of New York's transportation network - transit desserts, long commute times, structurally deficient bridges and airports described as "Third World" – is unacceptable, and fixing this problem must be one of our city's top priorities.
Mr. Penner writes, "Each weekday several hundred thousand...suburban residents travel to jobs in New York City. Many others enjoy sporting events, theater, museums, restaurants and shopping."
Indeed they do. And in addition to enjoying our city's robust economy and rich culture, these commuters are using our roads, bridges and rails to get here. They're relying on our police, fire, transit and sanitation services when they arrive. I believe it is only fair that commuters pay something in return for the use of these services, because the region's economic health depends on them.
We can't maintain and expand our transportation network without a steady steam of money to pay for it. That's why I proposed the creation of New York City's first Transit Trust, an infrastructure bank much like the one just developed under Mayor Rahm Emmanuel in Chicago that would leverage private dollars and be tied to a new dedicated revenue stream – the Mortgage Recording Tax – that now helps fund the MTA's operating costs. In order to move the Mortgage Recording Tax to the Capital side, however, we need to replace its source of funding for operating costs.
My proposal is that we restore the commuter tax, which affects people who work in New York City but live outside the five boroughs. This levy produced billions of dollars in revenue for New York City between 1966 and 1999, before it was unwisely killed by the state legislature in a cynical political deal.
If we reinstated it at the same rate as 14 years ago, we would raise $725 million a year to support the region's transportation network and fund the MTA's operating costs. This is not only an effective solution to transit funding – it's the right thing to do.
We need to start thinking today about our transit future. Yes, it will be hard – but it's time to do the hard things.
Scott Stringer is the borough president of Manhattan and a candidate for mayor in 2013.


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State police say a man with heart problems has died after he returned home to find a gun had been stolen when his home was burglarized while he was away.
Trooper Stefani Plume of the Uniontown barracks says troopers don't have a suspect in Tuesday's burglary that apparently led to the death of 65-year-old Richard Mazzocco.
Plume says Mazzocco and his wife returned home from running errands Tuesday evening when they noticed their German Township home had been broken into.
Mazzocco immediately ran upstairs and found the handgun had been stolen. That's when Plume says Mazzocco "began to feel ill and then suffered a medical event that resulted in his death. It is a tragic incident."
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Place count in area: 130,
OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW
Highest place:
Lugnaquilla, 925m
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,
Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,
Places in area Dublin/Wicklow:
Ballinacorbeg 336m
Ballinastraw 284m
Ballycurry 301m
Ballyguile Hill 188m
Ballyhook Hill 288m
Bray Head Hill 240m
Carrickgollogan 276m
Carrigeen Hill 298m
Carrigoona Commons East 242m
Cloghnagaune 385m
Corballis Hill 258m
Cupidstown Hill 378.6m
Downs Hill 372m
Dunranhill 342m
Eagle Hill 296m
Killeagh 249m
Killiney Hill 153.5m
Kilmichael Hill 267m
Kilnamanagh Hill 217m
Knockannavea 400.8m
Knockree 342m
Mount Kennedy 365.9m
Slieveroe 332m
Westaston Hill 270m
Dublin Mountains:
Corrig Mountain 617.1m
Glendoo Mountain 586m
Kippure 757m
Knocknagun 555m
Mountpelier Hill 383m
Prince William's Seat 555m
Saggart Hill 396.9m
Seahan 647.3m
Seefin 620.6m
Seefingan 722.9m
Tibradden Mountain 467m
Two Rock Mountain 536m
Wicklow Mountains:
Annagh Hill 454m
Ballinacor Mountain 531m
Ballinafunshoge 480m
Ballineddan Mountain 652m
Ballycumber Hill 431m
Ballycurragh Hill 536m
Ballyteige 447m
Baltinglass Hill 382m
Barranisky 280m
Benleagh 689m
Black Hill 602.2m
Brockagh Mountain 557m
Brockagh Mountain NW Top 548m
Brockagh Mountain SE Top 470m
Camaderry Mountain 698.6m
Camaderry South East Top 677.3m
Camenabologue 758m
Camenabologue SE Top 663m
Carrick Mountain 381m
Carrickashane Mountain 508m
Carrig Mountain 571m
Carrigleitrim 408m
Carriglineen Mountain 455m
Carrignagunneen 561m
Carrigshouk 572.5m
Carrigvore 682m
Church Mountain 544m
Cloghernagh 800m
Collon Hill 238m
Conavalla 734m
Corriebracks 531m
Corrigasleggaun 794m
Croaghanmoira 664m
Croaghanmoira North Top 575m
Croghan Kinsella 606m
Croghan Kinsella East Top 562.1m
Cullentragh Mountain 510m
Cushbawn 400m
Derrybawn Mountain 474m
Djouce 725.5m
Duff Hill 720m
Fair Mountain 571.2m
Fananierin 426m
Gravale 718m
Great Sugar Loaf 501m
Kanturk 523m
Keadeen Mountain 653m
Kirikee Mountain 474m
Knocknacloghoge 534m
Lakeen 357m
Little Sugar Loaf 342m
Lobawn 636m
Lugduff 652m
Lugduff SE Top 637m
Luggala 595m
Lugnagun 446.2m
Lugnaquilla 925m
Maulin 570m
Moanbane 703m
Moneyteige North 427m
Mullacor 657m
Mullaghcleevaun 849m
Mullaghcleevaun East Top 795m
Muskeagh Hill 397m
Preban Hill 389m
Robber's Pass Hill 508.9m
Scarr 641m
Scarr North-West Top 561m
Seskin 344m
Silsean 698m
Sleamaine 430m
Slieve Maan 547.8m
Slieve Maan North Top 546.1m
Slievecorragh 418m
Slievefoore 414m
Slievemaan 759m
Sorrel Hill 599.5m
Spinans Hill 409m
Spinans Hill SE Top 400m
Stoney Top 714m
Stookeen 420m
Sugarloaf 552m
Table Mountain 701.7m
Table Mountain West Top 563m
Tinoran Hill 312m
Tomaneena 682.4m
Tonduff 642m
Tonduff East Top 593m
Tonelagee 817m
Tonelagee NE Top 668m
Tonlagee South-East Top 546m
Trooperstown Hill 430m
War Hill 684.8m
White Hill 631.1m
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Longitude: -6.475674, Latitude: 52.824109
, Easting: 302805, Northing: 175841
Prominence: 236m
, Isolation: 3.3km
, Has trig pillar
, GPS IDs, 6 char: Bly431, 10 char: BlycmbrHil
Bedrock type: Dark grey semi-pelitic, psammitic schist, (Ballybeg Member)
Ballycumber Hill is the 794th highest place in Ireland.
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Wicklow Way gives good approaches
Short Summary created by mcrtchly, simon3, wicklore 25 May 2014
The Wicklow Way contours to the east of Ballycumber Hill along an old drover path. This gives easy access to the hill from both the northeast and southwest. From the northeast start at
, while from the southwest start at
. In each case the Wicklow Way will bring you onto the slopes of the hill, from which a route over the hillside bog can be made to the summit. An alternative and quicker route is to start at the end of Mangans Lane (
) and follow the marked way (Kyle loop) to a col then turn left following a muddy track to the summit.
There is a ringfort on the northeastern slope, while the summit is marked by a Trig Pillar. There is forestry to the north and west of the summit which isn't marked on the Ordnance Survey map.
There are good views south to the little known Wicklow hills of Muskeagh, Seskin, Lackeen and Stookeen. Further south the Blackstairs, and even the Comeraghs are visible in clear weather.
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Picture from wicklore : View of the NE slopes of Ballycumber Hill
View of the NE slopes of Ballycumber Hill
Finally reached the top.
30 Apr 2014
October 2008 and Ballycumber was the last hill for me to climb in Dublin/Wicklow. I had walked around it twice previously on the Wicklow Way but had not climbed to the top. I parked at
to the NE at the point where the Wicklow Way leaves a minor road and fords a stream. I remember this stream in spate, but luckily it was quiet last Sunday as you have to literally walk through it. It is easy to find your route-both because you are following the Wicklow Way and because you are on a well defined drover track. (The same one MV member csd used when approaching from the SW)
Follow this track uphill and you emerge onto open ground with the slopes of Ballycumber to your right. Keep an eye out for a ring of trees just above you to the right-this marks the remains of a ring fort. Soon after the ringfort at about
turn right uphill and head SW. Follow various animal paths through the heather until you reach the saddle just west of the 397m spot height.
Up to now it has been open bog and hillside. Now aim for a point at
where a fence can be seen holding back the forestry. This forestry is not marked on map 62 and it actually extends to the summit. By staying on the open hillside and by following this fence as it heads uphill to the west you will reach the summit trig pillar of Ballycumber Hill. Views to the north are limited by forestry. However some of the more obscure hills that I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of over the last several months were visible to the south-Muskeagh, Seskin, Lackeen and Stookeen. Also I was delighted to see my old pal Preban Hill to the north as I climbed Ballycumber. Never heard of these hills?-they are well worth checking out!
I returned by the same route and the walk was just under two and a half hours. I met two men skinning a freshly killed rabbit in the stream near my car and they were definitely acting a bit cagey-perhaps no licence to hunt?
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Picture from osullivanm : Ballycumber Hill Mushrooms
Ballycumber Hill Mushrooms
osullivanm on Ballycumber Hill, 2009
5 Sep 2009
Having read the very interesting comments from Wicklore and CSD, we decided to try completing a "circuit" of Ballycumber Hill. We started from the ford at
with the intention of returning on the track which connects to the Wicklow Way at
. We rambled southwards along the Wicklow way, then veered south west to climb to point 397. True to recent form, the weather frustrated us - it started to rain and continued for the rest of the day!. Undaunted, we followed a reasonably good track to Ballycumber Hill. We stopped for a magical lunch in the forest, sheltered from the rain, we stretched out on the mossy forest floor listening to the slight swish of the wind in the trees and admiring a most beautiful clump of mushrooms growing from a fallen tree. Re-invigorated, we retraced our steps along the track to pick up the ridge running to point 425. As we approached the forest we saw what looked like a telecommunications mast but, further on found a notice re a planning application for a windfarm which suggests our mast was something to do with this. We continued on the track northwards and then picked up a "ride" eastwards through the forest. This proved quite difficult underfoot but did connect with our intended track back to the Wicklow Way. We followed this track only to find that the exit was blocked by a sturdy fence and much forest "debris" - branches etc. Having overcome the obstacles, we had a lovely stroll back along the wicklow way to our starting point. We left feeling that there was another little bit of research to be done to see if there is a more satisfactory finish to our circuit - perhaps by continuing further Northwards towards the Wicklow Way and, who knows, maybe when we return we will also see a windfarm there.!!
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Picture from Harry Goodman : Trig Pillar on Ballycumber Hill
Trig Pillar on Ballycumber Hill
A walk with so many options.
Harry Goodman
19 Sep 2013
This is a hill though low in height is of considerable bulk covering some 15km sq. It is also a hill that is serviced by three National looped walks and the Wicklow Way all of which open up opportunities for walks of varying length and intensity. The three loops are Mangan's (9km), Ballycumber (14km) and Kyle 20km) and all start near Tinahely but can be joined at various points around the hill (as in my case) and linked together to suit a walker's interest or time available. All three routes, while not crossing the high point of the hill, pass close to it thereby making its inclusion available for very little extra effort. Routes are downloadable from the National Looped Walks web-site.
As I was short for time having climbed Slieve Maan and Ballycurragh Hill earlier in the day I drove to
. From there I followed a minor road down (SW) across a narrow bridge to a junction marked by a low level stone monument, where I turned left onto a stone and gravel farm track parking off road at T
where a green lane joined it on the right, 1.5km from leaving the main road. I then followed the track S a short way to
and took a narrow rough track on the right up into the forest signed for the Ballycumber Loop. Once clear of the forest the track turned right and followed the forest edge up to a shallow col, about 300 metres W of Pt. 397 (known locally as Garryhoe) and crossed a stile. I turned right and followed the fence up a broad gentle rise over good, soft, peaty ground. Where the waymarked walks turned down left I continued straight on up along the fence line to
I turned left and, continuing to follow the forest edge, walked out to the Trig Pillar marking the top of the hill. Unfortuately as the weather had closed in the views commented on by others were not seen apart from a glimpse of Croaghan Kinsella and Annagh Hill to the SE on my way down. Total distance walked 4.5km.
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Picture from csd : The view from the summit cairn, Blackstairs in the distance
The view from the summit cairn, Blackstairs in the distance
csd on Ballycumber Hill, 2008
16 Mar 2008
I parked at the bridge over the River Derry on the Wicklow Way, just off the R747 at
. I took the left turn after the bridge, and followed the Wicklow Way onto Coolafunshoge Lane, and old droving road. The lane meanders its way around the south of Ballycumber, and I took the left turn up to the summit near the area marked Mangans.
The summit affords some lovely views; Mount Leinster and the Comeraghs are visible to the south. I took a more direct route back to the Derry River, heading south down the spur before turning southwest to intercept Coolafunshoge lane again.
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Kyle loop
29 Jan 2011
Ballycumber hill is now readily accessible because of the new waymarked trails that have been developed around Tinahely. The Kyle loop is the longest of these walks and it traverses Ballycumber and joins the Wicklow way for a section. I've done this loop a no. of times now. The main advertised route starts at a trailhead at the top of Mangans lane but this means a 2k walk along a tarmaced lane, each way. Instead I usually park at the ford on the Wicklow way near Ballinglen and follow the route anti-clockwise from there. The waymarked trail is marked anticlockwise and this direction probably gives best views. Its a lovely route. The section from Kyle uphill is tough, particularly after rain as the ground here is quite soft. Good views to reward the effort though.
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This was supposed to be a quiet, peaceful morning -- a relaxing respite from the 21st century's annoying concoction of curs, vipers, vermin, polecats, mongrels and insects that whore off the will of the people. Maybe its just my brain demonstrating its independence. Maybe I've finally reached curmudgeon enlightenment years ahead of schedule. Maybe it's just the goddamn news, but I attempt to start today with a renewed sense of calm. I don't read the paper. I don't turn on the radio. I don't turn on the TV. I don't read my emails. It's a blather free morning.
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Another game, another eight innings of scoreless baseball from the Cubs offense. That is now three games in a row where the Cubs offense couldn't score any runs from inning number one to inning number eight. Of course the Cubs came to life in the ninth inning when the game was already decided with the Astros leading 8-0. Hopefully the feeling of scoring runs in the ninth was something the Cubs liked and that carries over to today, because they need it.
Matt Garza was awful, can't blame the guy, he knows if he makes one mistake the game is probably over with the way the Cubs bats are going. But Garza made many mistakes as he only lasted three innings while giving up seven runs on five hits for his second loss of the season. One bright spot was the work of Randy Wells out of the bullpen. Wells went five innings, only allowing one run on three hits while saving the bullpen from any unnecessary work. I mentioned the Cubs "exploding" for four runs, well the final score was closer than the actual game. The Cubs put together a few hits, and got the help of a bank of lights to push across four runs in the ninth inning. It was a good day at the plate for guys that aren't usually in the spotlight as Koyie Hill and Adrian Cardenas each had two hits in the defeat. Blake Lalli chipped in with his first major league hit, which scored two runs in the ninth. Full box score and highlights after the jump.
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Drought worries continue
On Tuesday, the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority warned us that 2006 could be another drought year. Now state officials are sounding the same warning.
"We have just experienced the driest March in the entire statewide record of 112 years," said Patrick J. Michaels, a state climatologist in Charlottesville, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report. Michaels said we could see some improvement in the dry conditions by mid-April, but underscored that with a big "if."
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In October of 2002 the engineering firm of O'Brien and Gere was asked by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority to address the issue of an Albemarle County ââ?¬Å?doomsday water crisis" and provide a contingency plan. In a letter to now-departed Larry Tropea of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, the firm wrote:
ââ?¬Å?The RWSA operates four reservoirs as part of the Urban Service Area water supply system. These reservoirs include the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir, Sugar Hollow Reservoir and Upper and Lower Ragged Mountain Reservoirs. The reservoirs have an available water supply capacity of approximately 1,676,000,000 gallons. The current reservoir levels are at approximately 55% of capacity, which means that the RWSA has about 952M gallons of water remaining for water supply. The current average daily water demand in the Urban Service Area has been reduced from approximately 12 million gallons daily to about 7 million gallons per day as a result of demand management. Therefore, if dry conditions persist, the RWSA has approximately 136 days of water supply remaining at the current 7 million gallons per day demand level."
Now, throw in 17-34,000 new homes in Crozet and Biscuit Run and the next drought could be easily become the ââ?¬Å?doomsday" the County has been dithering over. Our crisis plan includes draining Chris Green Lake, Beaver Creek Reservoir, Lake Albemarle, using the filthy water left at the base of dams, reuse of sewage treatment water from the Moore's Creek advanced treatment plant, above-ground pipes from the James River, and cloud seeding. I suppose that when these methods fail, we will chant to the moon.
Because of the endangered James River spinymussel, our Buck Mountain reservoir site was effectively taken by the federal government. Since then, the least expensive alternativeââ?¬â?inflatable bags on South Fork Reservoir coupled with dredging-- has also been discarded in anticipation of Army Corps of Engineers' objections. The Corps' expertise has recently been called into question in New Orleans. In 2002, members of the Board of Supervisors were suspected by developers of using inadequate water as a growth inhibitor. Clearly that suspicion was wrong. Without countywide master planning, the Board now blasts forward into pro-growth neighborhood models. Other than more studies, nothing has been done in four years to improve drought readiness, and the bulldozers have arrived as emissaries of developers who, in 2002, said ââ?¬Å?"Š local government cannot stop new construction, (and) the community should avoid politicizing the water supply conversation and get moving on expanding storage capacity."
Nice post. Thanks for the information. It saddens me that we, as a city, seemed to have learned very little from out last drought.


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|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on July 10, 2018
At the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation Unity Dow of the Republic of Botswana will pay an official visit to China from July 12 to 14.
The Foreign Ministry and the People's Government of the Hubei Province will hold a promotion event in the South Building at 3:30 pm on July 12 (Thursday), presenting Hubei Province to the world under the theme of "China in the New Era: Hubei, from the Yangtze River to the World". State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will deliver a speech at the event. Secretary of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Jiang Chaoliang and Provincial Governor Wang Xiaodong will also make remarks and representations. Foreign diplomatic envoys are invited to speak and interact with all the guests.
Hubei is the place where the Yangtze River civilization originated and gets passed on. In recent years, through fully leveraging its geographic advantage of being located along the Yangtze River which is known as the "golden waterway", Hubei has been making positive efforts to transform itself into a shining example of opening-up among all inland provinces, an engine for high-quality development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and a crucial juncture connecting the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Belt and Road, thus laying out a blueprint for Hubei Province to march onto the world stage from its home along the Yangtze River. We believe that this promotion event will present a charming Yangtze River to the world and showcase a new Hubei, full of vitality, opening its arms to the outside world. We look forward to seeing your participation in and coverage on this event.
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A: On July 9 local time, Premier Li Keqiang co-hosted the 5th round of China-Germany inter-governmental consultation with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany. This round of consultation is the first all-round communication between the relevant departments of our two newly-elected governments, which is of great significance to chartering the course for and advancing the all-dimensional cooperation between our two countries.
During the consultation, fruitful outcomes have been achieved in a wide range of areas. The two sides agreed to strengthen all-round strategic cooperation and jointly send out the signal of firmly upholding multilateralism and free trade with concrete actions. The two sides will move forward bilateral economic and investment cooperation, jointly uphold free trade and an international market based on fairness and universally acknowledged rules, open wider to each other and relax market access. China is willing to explore third-party markets with Germany. The German side stands ready to leverage its own strength to carry out cooperation with China on "Industry 4.0". China supports setting up Frankfurt financial center and the RMB offshore market, agrees to confer the underwriter qualification for non-financial corporate debt-financing instruments to Deutsche Bank. The two sides have for the first time reached the agreement on increasing the share of German automobile companies in the jointly invested projects in China and the establishment of large projects wholly funded by German chemical enterprises in China, which demonstrates that the string of concrete measures taken by China to expand opening up are being implemented. When holding the joint press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Premier Li Keqiang said that in the upcoming new round of opening up to the outside world, China will continue to optimize its market environment and strengthen the intellectual property rights protection. Germany is welcome to seize the opportunities provided by China's new round of reform and opening up.
China and the EU are two important forces and two major markets in the world as well as important members of the World Trade Organization. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership and the 20th anniversary of the mechanism of the China-EU Summit. The 20th China-EU Summit will be held in Beijing in a couple of days. Currently, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, which undermines international rules and threatens global economic recovery and growth. Against this backdrop, China and the EU both have the willingness to strengthen strategic communication and coordination, build consensus and uphold free trade, multilateralism and the international order with concrete actions. China looks forward to working with the EU to ensure that the upcoming 20th China-EU Summit can reap fruitful outcomes, promote the steady and further development of China-EU relations and send out the positive signal of jointly upholding multilateralism, advancing trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, addressing global challenges and maintaining world peace, stability and development. This is also the responsibility that China and the EU should assume as two major forces.
Q: According to reports, Jeremy Hunt who previously served as the Health Secretary will replace Boris Johnson as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and former Housing Minister Dominic Raab will replace David Davis as the head of the Department for Exiting the European Union (DexEU). What is China's comment?
A: We have noted these developments inside the UK. I want to stress that now China-UK relations are enjoying a sound momentum of development. No matter what happens inside the UK, China will continue to value its ties with the UK and work with the UK to move forward bilateral relations.
Q: The 8th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) opened up today in Beijing. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and delivered an important speech. What is China's expectation for this CASCF meeting?
A: This morning, the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and delivered an important speech titled "Joining Hands in Advancing China-Arab States Strategic Partnership in the New Era", announcing that China and Arab countries have agreed to establish a future-oriented strategic partnership of comprehensive cooperation and common development. This marks another major development well worth celebrating in the history of China-Arab States relations.
President Xi Jinping said that China and Arab States are good partners working for mutual benefit and good brothers sharing weal and woe. China's Belt and Road Initiative has seen wide support and active participation from the international community, including from Arab States. Sitting at a geographic juncture of the Belt and Road, Arab states are natural partners for the Belt and Road Initiative. The two sides should work to combine the Belt and Road Initiative with the regional conditions, collective actions with bilateral cooperation, and promoting development with upholding peace, so that the two sides could draw on each other's complementary strength, achieve win-win results and deliver more benefits to people in the region and around the world. The China-Arab States relations have been promoted in an all-around way through cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative, and China-Arab States comprehensive cooperation has entered a new stage. China stands ready to work with Arab States to further align strategies and actions and move forward the Belt and Road cooperation. Together, China and Arab States will be guardians of peace and stability, champions of fairness and justice and drivers of common development in the Middle East, and we will remain good friends who learn from each other.
Over the past 14 years since its inception, the CASCF has been growing in both scale and significance, offering a strong boost to the collective dialogue and cooperation between China and Arab States. The past four years have seen frequent senior-level exchanges, a strengthening of political mutual trust, and a high-level running of bilateral relations, as marked by President Xi Jinping's successful visit to the Middle East and the visits by heads of states of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Palestine. This morning's speech by President Xi Jinping at the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the CASCF is his third policy announcement towards the Arab world, demonstrating the great importance and support China attaches and lends to the development of China-Arab States relations and the CASCF. President Xi Jinping shared his important perspectives on strengthening the top-level design for China-Arab States relations, planning for collective cooperation and guiding the development of the CASCF, which we believe will chart the course and provide fundamental principles for the growth of China-Arab States relations in the new era. Some of the forward-looking, innovative and pioneering propositions that President Xi Jinping raised on strengthening China-Arab States cooperation under the Belt and Road will also usher in a new chapter on this front.
We are convinced that with the concerted efforts of the two sides, the 8th CASCF Ministerial Meeting will achieve a full success, injecting new impetus of development into China-Arab States relations, opening up new horizons for China-Arab States cooperation, and bringing new hope of peace to the region.
Q: US President Trump tweeted yesterday that China may be exerting negative pressure on the DPRK because of its trade issues with the US, and this may be the reason behind the DPRK's recent criticism on the US. Do you have any comment?
A: I have three points to make. First, China's position on the Korean Peninsula issue is consistent. Second, China's attitude on the China-US trade issues is clear. Third, China is a trustworthy and responsible major country.
Q: The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court sentenced a Japanese man to 12 years in prison on spying charges. Do you have more information? How will it affect China-Japan relations?
A: I am not aware of this situation. China is a law-based country. The relevant department will handle this case and ensure the legal rights and interests of foreigners in accordance with the law. I believe that diplomatic relations will not be affected by lawful and impartial handling of an individual case.
Q: According to reports, on July 9, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha pledged to make all-out efforts in the ongoing search and rescue operation and get to the bottom of the accident when visiting the command center for the search and rescue efforts regarding the boats capsizal accident off Thailand's Phuket island. However, a Thai official blamed the accident on the Chinese tour operators because the travel agencies insisted on letting the boats set out to sea despite the warnings of bad weather issued by the meteorological department. What is your comment on this? Are you satisfied with Thailand's handling of this accident? Have you asked the Thai side to shoulder the relevant responsibility?
A: With regard to the boats capsizal accident off Thailand's Phuket island, as of 1 p.m. July 10, 75 people have been rescued, 44 lost their lives and three are still missing. Since the accident happened, China and Thailand have been conducting close cooperation in the search and rescue operation and follow-up matters. The Foreign Ministry, China's diplomatic missions in Thailand and the joint working group of the Chinese government remain in close communication and coordination with the Thai side. We have asked the Thai government and competent authorities for their best efforts in locating the missing, treating the injured, finding out the cause of the accident, and making proper arrangements for follow-up matters.
Since July 7, the Thai side has in total dispatched more than 60 ships, flown over 40 flights and sent nearly 100 frogmen and volunteer divers and 1,000-strong military forces in the region to patrol and engage in the search and rescue efforts around the clock. Moreover, the searching area has been expanded to the waters off Krabi, Phang Nga and Trang in light of the movement of ocean currents. The Thai side promised that their search efforts will not cease until every missing Chinese tourist is found.
Yesterday, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was at the scene to guide the search and rescue work. He met with Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Lyu Jian and the joint working group of the Chinese government. They later visited the injured Chinese tourists in hospitals and expressed their condolences to the bereaved families. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said that Thailand and China share brotherhood and the Thai side will spare no efforts to search for and rescue the missing, properly handle this accident, treat the injured Chinese tourists and the bereaved families as their own family members, go all out to provide assistance and facilitation and make proper arrangements for follow-up matters. The Thai police will find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and figure out the parties who are to blame for the accident and hold them accountable with no tolerance. The Thai side will learn a lesson from this accident to take concrete measures to better ensure the safety of tourists, beef up security checks on ships and improve the maritime early warning mechanism. The Thai side is willing to step up cooperation on tourist safety with China, provide a safer environment for Chinese tourists traveling to Thailand and prevent a recurrence of such a tragedy.
The Chinese side will continue to join hands with the Thai competent authorities to make utmost efforts to search for and rescue the missing and deal with the follow-up matters, offer assistance to the Chinese tourists involved and their family members so as to ensure and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese citizens.


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Edging ever closer to his official presidential candidacy declaration, Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday he will work Iowa into his weekend plans, following Saturday stops in South Carolina and New Hampshire. But a handful of Perry loyalists have already beaten him to the campaign trail in the Hawkeye State.
Five members of the Americans for Rick Perry, the governor's PAC, arrived in Iowa Tuesday, wearing matching Perry-promoting T-shirts. The group is caravaning behind the Values Voter Bus on its 22-city Iowa tour, put on by the National Organization for Marriage, the Family Research Council and the Susan B. Anthony List, and will stay for Saturday's straw poll.
Its goal: a surge of write-in votes for Perry at the Saturday straw poll in Ames. The Texas governor was left off the straw poll ballot because he has not yet formally declared his candidacy, but his whirlwind weekend of political activity has overshadowed the other candidates' battle for straw poll votes.
The Americans for Perry bus left Texas Tuesday morning and had six stops in Iowa by the end of the day. The Perry crowd followed behind in a decked-out Perry-mobile and tried to talk to voters at every stop.
"We've been tooting along today, having a great time, doing some good ol' American retail politics," said Nate Crain, national finance chairman for Americans for Rick Perry. "It's not just on the bus tour, it's when we go into restaurants, when we go into gas stations – everywhere we go, when people see the T-shirts they want to talk to us, they want to ask us questions. We're really a walking billboard."
Perry, because he's not on the ballot, won't have a booth for the straw poll. The Americans for Perry caravaners — Crain and several college students — are asking every voters to write in the governor on Saturday's ballot and hoping for an upset.
Crain said they're aiming for 150 to 250 votes.
"It's one of those deals where every vote counts on Saturday," he said. "We're trying to get handfuls of votes at a time, and if we do that for the next four or five days, that'll be enough."
The group — which is not formally affiliated with Perry's presidential campaign — will not attend the Texas governor's Sunday speech in Waterloo, for fear of blurring the lines on their status as an independent expenditure committee.
But Crain said that's OK — they're happy helping out any way they can.
"You have to know that what you're doing is making a difference," he said. "And I know that we're going to make him a nominee and I know that he's going to be president because he stacks up the best."
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Children with Down syndrome can learn the same things that typically developing children learn – both the formal school learning and the wealth of informal learning that goes on whilst at school. Having an intellectual disability means that learning everything takes a bit longer – it is harder for most children with Down syndrome to grasp new concepts than it is for their classmates, and it can take more effort to retain new knowledge and skills and also to be able to apply them in different situations and contexts.
Whilst all children with Down syndrome face challenges in their learning, there are many things that can be done to support success and our Education Support Team are here to help.
Studies indicate that appropriate education delivered in inclusive settings offers the best opportunities for children with Down syndrome. Inclusion in typical classrooms is more likely to produce significant gains in expressive language skills and academic success, predominantly in literacy.
Whether a child is in a mainstream or special school setting, maintaining high expectations of both academic achievement and behaviour will help ensure that a student has the opportunity to reach his or her full potential. Like all of us, people with Down syndrome tend to conform to the expectations of those around them, and if there is no expectation of success, they are unlikely to be successful.
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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Arrested After Tanning Salon Fightby Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
In the most 'Jersey Shore' thing to ever happen, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino was reportedly arrested yesterday after getting into a fight at his tanning salon in Middletown, New Jersey.
The reality star was alledgedly arrested and charged with simple assault after getting into it with his brother Frank, who co-owns the salon with him. According to CNN, the 'Jersey Shore' star was the only one charged in the fight and left the police station after posting a $500 bond.
In a Splash News video posted on TMZ, Sorrentino is seen leaving the station with a bruise under his eye. He explained what went down, saying:
"Man … my brother Frank … HR was not running the store correctly," he told a videographer. "So I had to go in there and clean house … in more ways than one," he said with a smile.
According to TMZ, employees at Sorrentino's tanning salon called police last week after their paychecks bounced. Yikes.
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Pro difter Ryan Tuerck put a special ZR1's supercharged V8 to use torturing some tires for charity. This Carbon Flash 2012 Corvette ZR1 Centennial Edition is up for a raffle with the proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation.
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Well, now we know how Alec Baldwin really feels about Sen. James Inhofe.
On the same weekend that "Frozen Planet," a nature film he narrated for Discovery, premiered, the 53-year-old went on an icy offensive on Twitter against the Oklahoma senator, calling him everything from an "oil whore" to someone who has "betrayed every man and woman who lost their livelihood on the Gulf due to BP's overwhelming negligence ..."
It's unclear why Baldwin went after Inhofe, a well-known ally of the oil industry and denier of man-made climate change, but it was nonetheless amusing.
"We need to have Inhofe retire to a solar-powered gay bar," he tweeted to actor Matthew Modine, referencing the senator's stance against gay marriage and renewable energy policies.
Today he tweeted, "Inhofe's policies re energy/climate change are dangerous to US national security.."
Inhofe's camp fired back in turn, sending an email to reporters decrying the comments.
"These kind of outrageous statements made recently on Twitter by Robert Kennedy Jr. and Alec Baldwin stand in stark contrast to the civil debate Sen. Inhofe had with Rachel Maddow last week," a rep wrote. "In truth, the far left and Hollywood elites have lost on their pet cause of global warming. The only way to get attention these days is to make outlandish and irresponsible comments on Twitter."
Lost the cause of global warming? Clearly Camp Inhofe has lost common sense when it comes to the science of anthropogenic global warming. But hey — hopefully Oklahoma residents will give this guy the boot in 2014 and send the country in a better direction. Until then, expect this politician's "outlandish" and "irresponsible" comments on science and the environment to continue to embarrass the rest of us.


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Lea Michele Announces She Is Writing Another Bookby Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
Fresh off the heels of promoting her first book, 'Brunette Ambition,' Lea Michele has revealed some amazing news: she's writing another one!
Making the announcement on Twitter, the 'Glee' star couldn't contain her excitement, peppering her tweets with exclamation points and an army of heart emojis:
While details on her second book are pretty mum so far (after all, she just made the announcement several days ago) it seems like it will be kind of a sequel to 'Brunette Ambition,' in which she recounted personal stories from her own life and gave advice to fans about makeup, beauty and so much more.
We love that Lea is so passionate (and open) about sharing her experiences with fans — who undoubtedly are just as excited about the announcement of her new book as she is.
PopCrushers, have you read Lea Michele's 'Brunette Ambition'? Will you read her new book when it comes out?


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This month, Smithsonian Magazine looks at the history of stigmata – when a faithful follower receives and suffers wounds or pain similar to those experienced by Christ on the cross (most commonly seen in the hands). The religious experience has been controversial amongst believers and non-believers alike, and science has been unable to pinpoint its cause or event agree on its existence.
In addition to claiming that the marks are divine gifts to the holy, skeptics have argued that cases of stigmata were hoaxes, symptoms of other diseases (including plague), or a form of hysteria. Even the Catholic Church is hesitant to discuss the issue (nearly all stigmatics are Catholic).
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Meditation group with Nor´dzin Pamo and ´ö-Dzin Tridral
Tuesday 21st May 7pm - 8.30pm
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This weekly meditation group is open to anyone who wishes to meditate. You are welcome to join the group whether you have no experience of meditation, or have an established sitting practice. It is always supportive to meditate with other practitioners and helps us maintain our meditation practice. Attend regularly or occasionally - you will always be welcomed.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- The most powerful leaders at Penn State University showed "total and consistent disregard" for child sex abuse victims while covering up the attacks of a longtime sexual predator, according to an internal review into how the school handled a scandal involving its former assistant football coach.
Investigators conducted more than 400 interviews and found that several officials had "empowered" Jerry Sandusky to continue his abuse, while Joe Paterno, the school's legendary head football coach, could have stopped the attacks had he done more, investigators said Thursday.
In a scandal that has shaken Pennsylvania residents and gripped the nation, leading to Paterno's dismissal and the ouster of longtime president Graham Spanier, Louis Freeh, the former FBI director who led the review, said top university officials forged an agreement to conceal Sandusky's sexual attacks more than a decade ago.
"There are more red flags here than you can count," said Freeh, emphasizing the abuse occurred just "steps away" from where Paterno worked in the university's Lasch Building.
Freeh's 267-page report is the product of a Penn State-funded investigation, which is separate from a government investigation into charges of perjury and failure to report abuse pinned against the school's former Athletic Director Tim Curley and ex-Vice President Gary Schultz.
See the full Penn State Child Sex Abuse Report here
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office is investigating what Penn State knew about a 2001 incident of child sex abuse by Sandusky, reported by then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary, and how it was handled.
Neither McQueary, Sandusky nor Paterno -- who died in January -- were interviewed by Freeh's team and no trial date has been set for Curley and Schultz, though proceedings are expected to begin later in July.
The prosecution of Curley and Schultz comes on the heels of the widely watched Sandusky trial, in which the former defensive coordinator was convicted of sexually abusing young boys over 15 years.
"Our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of Sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn State," Freeh wrote. "The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized."
He blamed Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley for having "never demonstrated ... any concern for the safety and well-being of Sandusky's victims until after Sandusky's arrest," while the board of trustees failed to perform their oversight duties.
That collective failure "to protect against a child sexual predator harming children" lasted "more than a decade," and allowed Sandusky to further harm his victims, the full report says.
Trustee Kenneth Frazier, head of the committee addressing the Sandusky scandal, said the school's board of trustees is "deeply ashamed" of its lack of oversight identified in the report.
He said the board's 32 members -- none of whom plan to resign -- as well as university administrators are accountable for what happened. He pledged corrective measures to ensure that an "event like this can never happen again in the Penn State community."
Karen Peetz, trustees chairwoman, said "61 years of excellent service that Joe (Paterno) gave to the community is now marred."
Freeh's report outlined a culture of secrecy at top university levels, noting an incident in which janitors aware of the abuse took no action, out of fear.
"They witness what I think in the report is probably the most horrific rape that's described," Freeh told reporters. "And what do they do? They panic." One janitor, a Korean War veteran, said it was "the worst thing he's ever seen." He and other janitors were "alarmed and shocked," but were afraid that if they reported it they'd be fired.
Attorneys for Curley and Schultz said Freeh did not have access to critical witnesses and came up with an incomplete report.
Curley's attorney termed it a "lopsided document that leaves the majority of the story untold."
"A complete record can and will be made in a court of law, aided by the power of subpoena, where all of the witnesses are subject to thorough cross-examination," attorney Caroline Roberto said in a statement.
Tom Farrell, Schultz's attorney, said at trial the jury will learn that McQueary never told his client that he witnessed Sandusky engaging in anal sex with a boy. Evidence will show Schultz did not have secret files on Sandusky and that there was no effort among the four leaders to conceal Sandusky's behavior, Farrell said in a statement.
Attorneys for Spanier and Sandusky did not immediately respond to CNN's requests for comment.
The review casts a shadow over the school's storied football program and over the career of Paterno, who was widely beloved for bringing Penn State football to national prominence.
Scott Paterno, son of the former head football coach, told CNN contributor Sara Ganim, reporting for The Patriot-News, that "we wish (Joe Paterno had) been more aggressive in following up."
"But clearly he thought it had been handled," he said, referring to the 2001 report of Sandusky's abuse of a minor.
"There wasn't anything more Joe Paterno could have done because it was an unsubstantiated allegation," the younger Paterno said. "I know my father did not know Jerry was a pedophile and did not suspect he was a pedophile."
Another Paterno son, Jay, told CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" that sworn testimony at the Schultz and Curley trials will provide information that will help give the whole picture.
Jay Paterno also said people should realize there is much more information available on Sandusky's acts today than there was in 2001.
Freeh's team discovered accusations of Sandusky's abuse well over a decade ago, which school officials were allegedly aware of.
Even before the 1998 investigation, "Several staff members and football coaches regularly observed Sandusky showering with young boys," and none of those interviewed ever notified their superiors, the report found.
A year later, in 1999, Paterno, Spanier, Schultz and Curley decided to allow Sandusky to retire, "not as a suspected child predator, but as a valued member of the Penn State football legacy," the report says. That allowed him to continue to work with children at the university, "essentially granting him license to bring boys to campus facilities for 'grooming' as targets for his assaults."
He retained unlimited access to university facilities until November 2011, the report says. The school also approved a one-time lump sum payment of $168,000 to Sandusky in 1999. Top university officials said they had never known Penn State "to provide this type of payment to a retiring employee."
The desire to avoid bad publicity was part of administrators' rationale in the cover-up, investigators said Thursday.
"No one, no one, is above scrutiny," said Frazier when the review began in November 2011.
In June, eight young men testified, often in disturbingly graphic detail, of how Sandusky forced them to engage in sexual acts in various places, including hotel rooms, the basement of his home and in the Penn State coaches' locker room.
In court documents, prosecutors say they have e-mails from university officials -- which CNN obtained exclusively -- that allegedly contradict grand jury testimony of Curley and Schultz. The Freeh review discovered the documents and turned them over to state prosecutors as part of ongoing investigations, according to both the university and prosecutors.
One of the alleged e-mails suggests Paterno had a previously undisclosed conversation with Curley about the shower room incident from 2001.
Freeh's team of investigators said evidence shows Paterno was also made aware of a criminal investigation of Sandusky relating to suspected sexual misconduct with a boy years earlier.
But Paterno "failed to take any action," the report found.
"At the very least, Mr. Paterno could have alerted the entire football staff, in order to prevent Sandusky from bringing another child into the Lasch Building," where the incident took place.
Paterno and the others also failed to alert the board of trustees, Freeh said.
"None of them even spoke to Sandusky about his conduct. In short, nothing was done and Sandusky was allowed to continue with impunity."
Then, in February 2001, the four men decided they would report the incident to the Department of Public Welfare; but Paterno had a conversation with Curley, and the men then agreed not to do so, Freeh wrote.
"After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps," Curley allegedly wrote the next day.
Instead of alerting authorities, Curley apparently wrote that he would prefer meeting with Sandusky, telling him they knew about another incident in 1998 and offering him professional help. He then suggested notifying Sandusky's Second Mile charity organization "at some point" if Sandusky is cooperative, and "maybe" child welfare officials.
Paterno never reported the shower incident to police. "To his credit, Mr. Paterno stated on November 9, 2011, 'With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.' " Freeh added.
"We determined that his decision to do his minimum legal duty and not to do more to follow-up constituted a failure of leadership by Coach Paterno," the board of trustees said in a report that explained his firing.
That decision prompted rioting by Penn State students, who overturned a news van and clashed with police, who used tear gas to break up throngs of angry protesters.
Wick Sollers, a lawyer for the Paterno family, said the former head coach "followed university procedures and promptly and fully informed his superiors."
Spanier, the ousted president, has consistently maintained that he was never informed of any incident involving Sandusky that described sexual abuse or criminality.
According to the board of trustees, Spanier was fired in November because "he failed to meet his leadership responsibilities."
CNN's Jason Carroll and Ross Levitt contributed to this report