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#20booksofsummer 2017 wrap up
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That's it for another year. #20booksofsummer hosted by Cathy at 746books came to an end on September 3. I knew I would never be able to read 20 books between June 1 and September 3 (that's 7 books a month) so I went for the 15 books option. Even that proved a step too far but so what – unless Cathy has a nasty surprise in store I don't think any booksofsummer police are going to come banging on my door and hauling me into court to justify why I didn't reach the target.
I read 12.5 books which is 2.5 more than last year so I count this as a success. I would have completed more but I had some review copies that needed my attention. A bonus is that I read some excellent novels and there was only one book I failed to complete (hence the .5 I am claiming). I'm glad I went for a mixture of Booker prize winners, crime and works in translation because the variety meant I had plenty of choice when I needed to pick up the next book. I'm also relieved that I thought to include a few shortish books because while I enjoyed both Sacred Hunger and True History of the Kelly Gang they were rather long.
Of all the books I read, my favourite was A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki which is a wonderfully thought-provoking novel set partly in Japan and partly in Canada. I'm usually a bit hesitant about child narrators but in Ozeki's schoolgirl protagonist I found a character for whom it was hard not to feel affection.
From my original list of 20 here's what I read (links take you to my reviews):
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
We Have Always Lived In the Castle by Shirley Jackson (review to follow)
Good Behaviour by Molly Keane
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
Anglesey Blue by Dylan Jones
The Hogs Back Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts
Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (review to follow)
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson (part read – review here)
Books I never got around to:
The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer: a Booker winner that I started last year but stalled on part way through. I will read this later in the year as part of my Booker project which is due for completion by end of December.
Twilight in Djakarta by Mochtar Lubis
Oh dear, I seem fated never to get to this book. It was on my list of books to read this Spring but it fell by the wayside and now I've overlooked it again. The novel was published about 50 years ago, having been smuggled out of Indonesia where the author was held under house arrest. It depicts social and political events in the capital during the run up to a national election.
The Kill/La Curée by Emile Zola
My plan to read all the books in the Rougon-Marquet cycle stalled last year so I was planning to read The Kill to give it a kickstart. I thought it was book number 2 in the series but just as I was about to begin reading it, I discovered that although it was the second to be published the recommended reading order from Lisa and Dagny who are the brains behind the readingzola blog actually puts this as book number 3. So then I went shopping for the book they recommend to read second His Excellency Eugene Rougon but it doesn't seem that it's available as an Oxford World Classics edition (the editions I prefer) so now I'm stuck wondering which other edition to try. Any suggestions for a good translation?
Three Days and a Life by Pierre Lemaitre
I wanted something in my list that fell into the genre of thriller, for those days when I just crave a fast paced narrative. Three Days and a Life which was published in July, fitted that description perfectly. But after reading two crime fiction titles I lost the appetite for this one. I will still read it, just not in the immediate future.
An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah
This was on last year's 20 books of summer list but I only got half way through the collection of short stories. And now I can't find my copy.
What I Know I Cannot Say/ All That Lies Beneath by Dai Smith
Ghostbird by Carol Lovekin
Both of these are books by Welsh authors that I bought at the end of 2016. The Dai Smith book is actually a combination of a novella and a linked section of short stories that reveal life in the South Wales Valleys during the twentieth century. Carol Lovekin's novel was the Waterstones Wales and Welsh Independent Bookshops Book of the Month in April 2016. I still plan to read both of these before the year is out
That's it for another year. How did you fare with your summer reading projects?
About BookerTalkWhat do you need to know about me? 1. I'm from Wales which is one of the countries in the UK and must never be confused with England. 2. My life has always revolved around the written and spoken word. I worked as a journalist for nine years then in international corporate communications 3. My tastes in books are eclectic. I love realism and hate science fiction and science fantasy. 4. I am trying to broaden my reading horizons geographically by reading more books in translation
Posted on September 9, 2017, in #20books of summer, Bookends, Irish authors and tagged #20booksofsummer. Bookmark the permalink. 38 Comments.
That line about Cathy and a nasty surprise made me laugh as I just read her recap where she didn't finish her list either!
That's good going and I'm so glad you loved the Ozeki, that was a real stand-out for me. I didn't finish all of my last book until Sept 5 but am trusting no book police will turn up, too …
Well done, I think 12.5 books is a great amount and I can confirm there no Books of Summer police … well I hope not as a I read 9/10 off my list 😀
Haha 😀
buriedinprint | September 11, 2017 at 10:07 pm
I didn't have special summer projects, just general intentions to keep up with the series/authors that I selected as focus points back in January. And I didn't really make that a priority after all, but read a lot of backlisted titles that have been on my TBR for ages. I've been gradually trying to read the books on my shelves which have lingered there for at least twenty years and have found some real treasures, so that is a great incentive to keep turning the pages.
On your list, I thought I'd read Jamaica Inn but it was Frenchman's Creek instead and now I've already begun watching the BBC series of Jamaica Inn and am too enthralled to stop now. Your list has so many good ones on it; I'm glad the event was so encouraging for you and that you found so many rewarding reads in the process. I think events and challenges can be very inspiring!
Your approach sounds very sound and manageable – since it's self imposed in a sense there is no feeling of guilt if you don't make it. I've never watched either Frenchman's Creek or Jamaica Inn – somehow I got the feeling the adaptations would lose some of the subtlety of du maurier's originals. could be wrong though
Great as I didn't have any…challenges, that is… sounds too stressful. 12.5 sounds pretty good to me.
I reviewed 17 and read 18, so I didn't make it. Last year I got 20 just in time. It's bugging me that I didn't finish, but I read a lot of good books and am still reading!
Only 18 – simply isn't good enough (wink wink)
I managed to read 23 books however only 18 were from my challenge list so it's a partial win and partial fail!
Very impressive overall! But I have to warn you that the Lemaitre one is not fast-paced and thrillery – it's more of a coming of age story or character study.
That might just tip the scales in its favour then – I didn't fancy a thriller anyway
Jonathan | September 10, 2017 at 10:05 am
Well done anyway. I only average about 50 books a year so I'd struggle reading 20 over the summer. I'm concentrating on reading books from my TBR pile this year; I've read about 25 so far.
Re: Zola. I agree with Lisa that you shouldn't worry too much about the order. His Excellency is ok but not one of the best and is probably one of the few RM books where the Vizetelly translation would suffice.
I don't think it really matters how many books you read – some people seem to manage twice my yearly total but how they do that I have no idea. I thought when I retired I would have a lot more time for reading but its about the same. Thanks for the tip about the translator for dear Zola – I shall go hunting now for a suitable edition
You did very well – nearly made it in terms of numbers but more importantly read some great books! I flopped dismally this year – major reading slump. So I gave up weeks ago. I'm afraid challenges with deadlines don't really work for me. I prefer more open-ended ones where I can speed up or slow down as the mood takes me. I'm interested to hear what you think of the Ned Kelly book, and also We Have Always Lived in the Castle – read and loved it a couple of years ago.
I could repeat what others have said about not doing challenges and readalongs and 'weeks/months', because I don't like getting pushed either, but I do feel guilty about not supporting the lovely people who organise them, and besides, I do my own-not-very-demanding one every year too with Indigenous Literature Week in July. So I am conflicted too.
But, alas, I must correct you about being the brains behind the Zola reading order. It's true that Dagny and I and a small team of wonderful contributors (including Guy and Emma and Jonathan who you know) are the brains behind the Reading Zola blog (and also its sister blogs for BalzacBooks and Marvellous Maupassant) but the recommended reading order isn't our invention. It was Vizetelly, Zola's publisher who suggested the order (See https://readingzola.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/rougon-macquart-reading-order-per-vizetelly/) and having read all the novels in that order, I am an enthusiast of reading them that way. But as Dagny says in her explanation, there is a risk that readers may not enjoy the early ones enough to sign up for reading the whole 20, and it's true that I myself started the whole Zola project after reading and enjoying (out of any order) The Ladies Paradise, which I discovered first as a TV series. So my advice is fall in love with the best of Zola first and then go back to the beginning and enjoy it even more.
PS I must thank you for mentioning Twilight in Djakarta by Mochtar Lubis because despite taking a keen interest in IndoLit I had never heard of it and have now ordered it!
I'm in a dilemma too with challenges etc. I like the camaradarie aspect and doing these challenges does push me to read books that are at the back of the shelves. On the other hand I like having freedom to choose according to my mood. Not sure how this can be reconciled …
By accident I think I've been following your advice to read the best of Zola and then go back – but having subsequently read the Fortune of the Rougons it did provide me with some context about the origin of these two branches. But you've now emboldened me to be more relaxed about the reading order. I've read Germinal, L'Assommoir, La Bete Humaine – any recommendations on another outstanding one to try?
Well done! Actually Three days and a Life is not a crime fiction per se, as you know on first page who killed who, and actually in an accident, no suspense there.
It's more a noir novel, focusing on how the person who killed is going to live his life after that action. I listened to an interview by the author, he really insisted on the difference. I really think the book is excellent, plus it's really short. Not surprising the author won the prestigious Prix Goncourt (for another novel)
Thanks for that additional perspective, it makes the book more appealing than if it was a straight forward crime/thriller
I'm far too lazy for challenges I think – the nearest I get to one is reading about the challenges you and others undertake!! That's more than enough for me. Glad you liked Tale For Time Being – I loved it as I also loved True History of the Kelly Gang. Le Maitre's Three Days and A Life was one of my summer reads having loved some of his other books but I was pretty underwhelmed by it so will be interested to see what you think when you do get round to it.
Ive only read one other by LeMaitre (Alex) which I think is very different to Three Days so I'll have to see how it works out. I liek the idea of following challenges from the safety of your armchair ….
I don't do these kinds of challenges any more…I don't like feeling pushed…LOL.
I read (and loved) Jamaica Inn many years ago.
You had an ambitious list of books. Well done!
I should learn my lesson too …but every time I just can't help it
Well done! My only real commitment was War and Peace, which I finished ahead of time. I'm happy that I didn't take on any other challenges!!!
Looks like a great reading summer! I read and loved A Tale For the Time Being earlier this year. It's such a stunning novel, and I loved the narrator Nao as well.
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- Votes on US tax legislation expected this week
Oil markets
- Oil markets little changed on lack of price drivers
- US WTI crude futures at $57.33 (0105GMT), up 3 cents from their last settlement
Precious metals
- Gold prices edge down amid firmer dollar, equities
- Spot gold was down 0.1 pct at $1,254.16 an ounce (0059GMT)
- US gold futures were little changed at $1,257 an ounce
Key African events or data releases today
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- South Africa's ruling ANC party to announce new leadership [#ANC54]
- Uganda interest rate decision [fcst. 9.0%, prev. 9.5%]
- Botswana interest rate decision [fcst. 5.0%, prev. 5.0%]
Key African events or data releases over the weekend
[Posted & commented on some headlines below at my Twitter handle @DrRafiqRaji]
- South Africa's ANC votes to elect leader to replace scandal-ridden Zuma
- Four dead in ambush of World Food Programme convoy in Nigeria
- East Libya commander Haftar says UN-backed govt obsolete, hints may run in elections
- South Africa's rand firms more than 2 pct on ANC leadership contest
- South Africa Ramaphosa, Dlamini-Zuma formally nominated to run for president of ANC
- Average yields fall on Egypt's 3- and 9- month T-bills
- Egypt seeks proposals for dollar bond issues – banking sources
- Initial Zohr output raises Egypt's natural gas production to 5.5 bln cubic feet daily – minister
- South Africa's Zuma calls for party unity as ANC meets to elect new leader
- South Africa's Zuma says influence-peddling in his government to be investigated
- Nigeria oil union calls for strike from Monday after talks hit deadlock
- Egypt's Zohr gas field to start production at 350 mln cubic feet/day
- South Africa's ANC says party officials barred by courts will not vote at conference
- South Africa to take tough decisions to grow economy – Gigaba
- South Africa to increase spending on higher education
- S&P says Republic of Senegal 'B+/B' ratings affirmed
- Ebola victims sue Sierra Leone govt over mismanaged funds
- Forgetful ministers keep Mugabe's name alive at Zimbabwe congress
- Zimbabwe's ruling party must fix economy to win vote – president
- Vale workers in Mozambique down tools at Moatize mine over bonus pay
- Malawi's November inflation slows to 7.7 pct y/y – official data
- Ethiopia ex-official gets Dutch life sentence for war crimes
- Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa says land reforms irreversible
- Nigeria tariff causes car imports to fall, fuels smuggling – ports authority
- South Sudan's Kiir promotes three generals facing UN sanctions
- Russia signs aviation safety agreement with Egypt in move to resume flights
- Zimbabwe's ruling party endorses Mnangagwa as leader after Mugabe downfall
- For $6 a month, child trafficking nearly halted in Benin hotspot
- South Africa's Steinhoff ex-chairman Wiese calls off $2.6 bln Shoprite deal
- Nigeria's Oando issues official statement on SEC forensic audit commencement
- South Africa regulator allows Eskom to raise tariffs by 5 pct in 2018/19
- Zimbabwe's inflation rises to 2.97 pct y/y in November
- South Africa regulator probes conduct of Steinhoff auditors
- South Africa's Eskom "disappointed" by 5 pct electricity tariff increase
- Out of US sanctions, Sudan tries to lure back investors
- Nigeria T-bills extend rally as sell-off, new issues weigh
- Air traffic controllers strike at new Senegal airport, want more training
- Congo child soldiers awarded $10 mln compensation in landmark ruling
- Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa says elections must be credible, free and fair
- South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield rises to 7.75 pct
- Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield rises to 2.43 pct
- Rwanda's GDP growth rises to 8 pct y/y in Q3
- Middle-class Egypt adapts to survive as austerity bites
- Somalia's budget meets IMF terms, official says
- Botswana's inflation cools to 2.9 pct y/y in November
- South Africa Steinhoff African unit to repay $1.2 bln loan to troubled parent
- South Africa Steinhoff says Christo Wiese resigns as chairman of supervisory board
Full stories of above headlines are available on Reuters


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"even I, as sick as I am, would never be you" -Morrissey
yesterday we drove south to Dijon for the Oi Polloi show and the temperature dropped incredibly. I thought for sure it would get warmer as we headed down, but it was probably a higher elevation. It was by far the coldest I've been on this trip, and probably in my life as well. 3 jackets, thermals, 2 pairs of socks, a scarf, and my hood up and I was still so cold I had to pace around the room. It was even freezing inside the venue! Got to hang out with Oi Polloi a bit though which was awesome... they were probably some of the nicest guys we've met on this trip! The show didn't start till 10 so by the time Keegan was done playing it was almost midnight. Stayed with some friends and their incredibly rambunctious dog who kept trying to eat everything we had. I had to fight him this morning to keep him away from my sleepingbag!
Today we drove north once again for our show in Luxembourg. Delicious food was had, and a lot of running back and forth from the car to keep ourselves from freezing to death. During my set though some people were very upset and offended by a line in my song 'cages'... at the end of the chorus the line is "genocide for the new third reich: FUCK YOU HLS".. so after spending a few minutes arguing (and me expecting to get punched in the face) we had a discussion about comparing animal suffering and murder to the holocaust. I apologized immensely, and said that no one had ever had a problem with that before.. and even in the states we use that comparison a lot in the animal rights community. They accepted my apology, we hung out and now I feel things are ok. It seems like it's only within a group of anarchists where you can be screaming in someones face one moment and then feeding them, giving them a place to sleep and buying their CD's the next. I'm very thankful for that though.
Super sick right now. Apparently my face has been red all day, and even though it's -3 degrees outside I still feel hot and feverish. Hopefully get to sleep in a bit longer tomorrow though; and we have a shorter drive so that should help as well.
for love and liberation,
mike xvx
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Stand Up, Fight Back (Euro tour with xTrue Naturex): Dijon, France / Luxembourg
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As always, I cannot resist the urge of the early at home pregnancy test, and this time I'm not getting the result I want.
I tested 6 days after transfer, knowing it was really early, it was negative. I tested again the next day, 7 days after transfer, and still negative. Why test so early? Well, because we transfered 2 embryos, I think if they have both taken, it is likely I will get a positive early.
Last time we did transfer I got a positive at 7 days past my 5 day transfer of two embryos. By the time time we got to ultrasound there was only 1 baby, so I don't know if there were 2 at one point.
I am disappointed to not be getting a positive yet and beginning to think perhaps it hasn't taken this time. Not being one to give up, I'm waiting until 9 days post transfer to test again and if that one isn't positive, I will no doubt test again 11 days post transfer.
I think that what ever the result is on 9 days post transfer should be pretty accurate as 9 days post a 5 day embryo transfer is 14 days post ovulation, and when my period would be due if it weren't for the progesterone medications I'm on.
I've heard my friends still start their period, even when on the progesterone medications post transfer. Perhaps if I'm not pregnant this time, that will happen to me too?
My blood test will be 11 days past embryo transfer, and I guess if I haven't had a positive home pregnancy test by then, it will be settled once and for all with a blood test.


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Feathers Fly in Outdoor Urban Pillow Fight from Mark Blinch on Vimeo.
A massive outdoor pillow fight erupted in downtown Toronto in protest over the privatization of public space.
NewMindSpace organizers say they staged the 7th outdoor pillow fight in Dundas Square, because it is an urban public space normally used for corporate events and advertising.
Very happy to have been selected for News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) Pictures of the Year in General News and Sports with the following pictures:
Lukas Stewart, 25, stands in the middle of the financial district in Toronto with a megaphone in hand and a giant resume strapped to his chest. This video was shot with the 5D Mark II.
Here is a couple of frames from a recent commercial shoot to showcase for fashion designer Monica Mei.
These are some images shot from Canadian Tamils protesting the current political turmoil in Toronto.
This young guy hit the streets in the financial district in Toronto with his resume strapped to his chest and a megaphone to yell at potential employers. I guess its one way to do it..
Here is a couple of feature images from the World Baseball Classic.


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Hawksmoor Hydrotherapy was established in 2000 and was one of the first small animal hydrotherapy centres within the UK.
Hawksmoor have a qualified Veterinary Physiotherapists on site who also holds a Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Hydrotherapy for Small Animals.
Hawksmoor work on Veterinary referral basis only. We prefer to have the clinical notes as part of your referral in order for us to obtain a complete history and overview of the patient. If this is not possible an in depth referral letter detailing concurrent conditions that the patient may be suffering from.
All Hydrotherapists at Hawksmoor are qualified to the highest of standards and have achieved the only qualification on the Ofqual's Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF); "Level 3 Certificate in Hydrotherapy for Small Animals" and also "Level 3 Diploma in Hydrotherapy for Small Animals". We have qualified Veterinary Nurses on site daily and within the Hydrotherapy Centre.
This enables referring Veterinary Surgeons to have the confidence to know that patients they refer for hydrotherapy rehabilitation are being assessed and treated by qualified professionals who have a great depth of knowledge of clinical conditions and related surgical procedures.
Prior to the initial consultation our Hydrotherapists assess each animal on an individual basis. From this evaluation it will then be decided if the hydro pool or aquatic treadmill is the preferred treatment option. It may be a combination of both.
A full health check is performed prior to each session and the animal's progress discussed with the owner. Muscle mass measurements and gait are assessed and recorded at the first, fifth and tenth session and a comprehensive report is compiled for the referring Veterinary Surgeon on the animals progress after session ten.
There are many reputable hydrotherapy centres in the UK today, professionally trained and who are able to provide patients with a high standard of care, clinically reasoning their treatment rationales. Hydrotherapy is an exciting and newly evolving industry relative to other complementary therapies. There are many conflicting opinions of what contributes to 'best' practice and at Hawksmoor we are firm believers that only one dog should be treated in a hydrotherapy pool at any one time. A physiotherapist would not treat more than one patient in the same room at one time, a veterinary surgeon or nurse would not consult with more than one patient so this raises the question of why should hydrotherapists be any different? There are many centres that perform multiple dog 'swimming' and we have grave concerns regarding this as we see patients post operatively following cruciate surgery and spinal surgery and if there is more than one dog in the pool or treadmill area there is an increase potential for the patient to become anxious or frightened. This will cause the sympathetic nervous system to cause the fight, flight, fright or fool around response from the patient, causing adrenaline release in to the body and therefore blocking critical pain pathways. This may potentially be of detriment to the patients condition and therefore the patient has undergone unnecessary stress and an unproductive, unsafe hydrotherapy session. One industry Organisation – The Canine Hydrotherapy Association has now banned multiple dog swimming as part of their rigorous quality standards. Hydrotherapy rehabilitation is about providing safe and effective aquatic exercise in a controlled environment. Many dogs enjoy toys as motivation however if used incorrectly this may compromise the safety of the patient so knowing how to use these motivational tools effectively is crucial. If a dog's mouth or even worse head goes below the water line this is not hydrotherapy!
Hawksmoor insist on a Veterinary Referral prior to commencement of any treatment of any animals.


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Topics include launching your business, macros and other efficiency/productivity tools, working with MS Office, organization tips, a self-publishing roundtable, balancing freelancing and family life, resources, benefiting from social media, and more. Keynote speaker is Jake "Dr. Freelance" Poinier. Other speakers include Erin Brenner, Ally Machate, April Michelle Davis, Daniel Heuman, Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, Dick Margulis, Greg Ioannou, Geoff Hart, Jack Lyon, Laura Poole, Ben Davis, Amy Schneider and Ruth E. Thaler-Carter.
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I am very happy with my current job. I work reasonable hours, get paid really well, and have a fantastic benefits package. I like my coworkers, and am lucky enough to have my own office with a fantastic view, comfortable chair, and even a private bathroom. My only complaint is the temperature of the building. Although there is a thermostat located in my office, I do not have the ability to make any changes to the settings. The temperature in the building is monitored and adjusted from a remote location. No one within the building has access to the heating or cooling settings. The building is typically far too cold, especially during the summer months. Although the outside temperature is hot and humid, I spend the day bundled up in heavy sweaters, shivering and uncomfortable. I wish that I could open my windows and let in some fresh, warm air. On my lunch hour, I often go for walks outside to warm up. It feels wonderful to be out in the heat and soak up a bit of sunshine. However, I hate stepping back inside the freezing cold building with the air conditioner blasting at maximum capacity. I've tried moving my desk to different locations within my office, trying to escape the air from the overhead HVAC vents. It doesn't matter where I set my chair, there is no escape. I look forward to the fall season, because I usually enjoy a day or two before the building's heating system kicks on. At that point, I switch from shivering to sweating. In the middle of January, when it's snowing outside, I strip down to shorts and a tank at work.
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Cleaning my fan blades
I recently had a huge problem with excess humidity in my house. Every room felt horribly damp and sticky. It was nearly impossible to sleep at night, and the air conditioner seemed to be running all of the time. I kept lowering the thermostat by a few degrees, and even though it was freezing cold, I couldn't get rid of the moisture. My electric bills were ungodly high and I worried that I was wearing the cooling system out. I noticed condensation running down the windows and mold growing on the sills. Nearly every week, I needed to wash down the bathroom with bleach to prevent mildew. I tried a portable dehumidifier, but it couldn't keep up with demand and I was constantly dumping out water. I finally consulted with a local HVAC contractor about installing a whole-home dehumidifier. I imagined that it would cost me a fortune, and that the dehumidifier would make a lot of noise and require a great deal of maintenance. I was pleasantly surprised that the dehumidifier was quite reasonable, and installed into the air handler of the existing HVAC system. I don't see the dehumidifier or hear it operate, and I rarely provide any maintenance. It allows me to customize the moisture levels in the house, and maintains relative humidity within the ideal range. I no longer need to worry about mold or mildew growth, and I have been able to raise the setting on the thermostat. The savings in my monthly electric bill have definitely recovered the cost of the dehumidifier. By reducing the workload of the air conditioner, I am hoping it will last longer.
My day was a fun time
I always wanted to have a hot tub in my house, so when the opportunity arose we had one installed out in our sunroom. We made sure to install flooring that was waterproof even put in a separate shower for people to rinse off before and after using the tub. This was truly a great way to relax at the end of a long day or just to spend time with my girlfriends drinking wine and laughing 4 hours. About a year after it was installed I began to notice some issues with my curtains and with the paint on the walls. It appeared that the constant humidity from the hot tub and the steam was causing an issue and mold was starting to grow in spots. We did have fans in the room to circulate the air but that wasn't enough to deter the problem so I contacted the HVAC dealer to see about putting in some sort of air conditioning or dehumidifier in that space. During the summer time we would simply leave the windows open and that gave us enough ventilation but as we use the hot tub mainly in the winter time there was no way to do that. The dealer stop by and showed us various options that were available with the one that made the most sense was just to install a ductless system with a dehumidifier. It would be completely separate from our other HVAC system and only take care of that room which was fine with us. Now I can enjoy my hot tub as much as I want without worrying that it's causing damage to the room itself.
This place is gorgeous
I bought my first house all by myself and I was very proud of being able to afford it. I was only in my early twenties at the time and most of my friends could barely afford rent let alone a mortgage payment but I had worked very hard all the way through high school to put money in savings and it had paid off. Now, some 15 years later, I am getting ready to sell that same house and I need to make sure that everything is ready before I put it on the market. I had all the major stuff checked like, the roof, windows, foundation, things like that, but when it came to my HVAC system I ran into a problem. I never really put much thought into my heating and air conditioning unit and had failed to have annual inspections done for the past several years. I guess my life was busy and I felt that as long as when I turned it on it worked, there wasn't a problem. I called my local HVAC company to have them send out a technician to look it over assuming that everything would come up just fine. After a thorough inspection he came up to me with some very bad news and I knew it was going to cost me a lot of money. The system was only working at about 60% efficiency and needed some serious attention as well as the ductwork needed to be cleaned out. Even with everything that they were able to do it would only improve its in efficiency by about 15 to 20% and I would have to disclose that on my sellers agreement. Armed with this information I talked to my realtor and decided whether I should sell the house at the lower price to compensate for the HVAC system or replace it. Either way it will cost me money.
Reasoning my way through the problems
I have never been much of a logician and I realize that this is probably my main shortcoming. In the spur of the moment, my decision making skills are just not there. If I am given time to solve a problem though, I can usually come up with as good a solution as anybody. It just takes time and that is not always something one has. In any case, I have noticed a few things that seem to smooth out my clumsy reasoning. For one, if I get a good night's sleep, it's usually easier for me to deal with life and the things it throws at me. I feel like that is true for most people though. Another helpful thing is air conditioning. Whether I am at home or out and about, making sense of things is always easier with climate control. When it gets super hot and humid, my whole being just shuts down. I recall the HVAC system at my parents' house when I was growing up, was not the best. The air conditioner would regularly stop working and then I would have to just sit and sweat. Maybe the lack of climate control then, caused my impaired reasoning. Whatever the cause, I know that when a good A/C unit is running, all the gears in my brain are turning. So, I try to spend my days in places with HVAC systems. Malls and restaurants are great and usually have some really fantastic air conditioning. Luckily I work in I.T. so I do not have to worry about having my brain impaired by poor air quality on the job.
What a great HVAC unit
I grew up in the most harsh of harsh climate zones. I will spare you the details as to what the name and latitude/longitude coordinates of my hometown were, but I must say that there is no colder, more intensely windy place in the known universe. Everyday starts out so cold that no human is able to go outside without sporting a full body-suit, full face-mask, and goggles. Even then, the wind cuts through and you are reduced to a shivering mess within minutes. This is also the only place in the known universe where there are real dragons still living, though I will spare you those details as well. I no longer live there these days. When my air conditioner hums sweetly on hot summer days, I always think back to that awful place. Furnaces were all I knew growing up. It wasn't until I was fifteen years of age, that I first heard mention of climate control systems that actually are intended to cool the air. As far as I was concerned, "HVAC system" meant the exact same thing as "heater". As it turns out though, some places require A/C! Thank the heavens! I couldn't believe that there were actually places where you didn't need a heater or fireplace to be cooking away at all times. The elders of our community thought that this climate control knowledge should be kept secret until a person was no longer a child. When phrase "air conditioner" was whispered to me on my fifteenth birthday, I knew immediately that this climate control implement and the need thereof was to be a part of my life ASAP.
I am very satisfied
So I am really having major issues at work and I'm thinking about quitting my job. I became an HVAC technician a few years ago and got my first job as an apprentice. I mostly fix and install gas furnaces for customers and sometimes work on forced air HVAC systems. I was really excited when I graduated from my program to be an HVAC technician, but now I'm not so sure about that. The problem is that my boss is really terrible to me. He makes me work long hours without any overtime pay. He also gives me the worst and hardest tasks during our furnace installations. I never get to do the fun stuff and I'm not allowed to talk to the customers. I rarely get a break during the day and only 30 minutes for lunch. Meanwhile, my boss is on the phone the whole day and sometimes I catch him playing games on his phone while I work. He takes one hour lunches every day and often leaves early to pick up his kids from school. I can't say anything or ask for a longer lunch because he'll yell at me and threaten to fire me. This is not what I had in mind for my first job. I know I am low on the HVAC totem poll but this is borderline slavery. I would like to eventually start my own heating system repair business but I desperately need more experience first. I know it's better to just stick it out for another year so I can continue to learn, but I am miserable. I don't know what to do.
I'm having a hard time here
I bought a house last year out in a rural area about 30 minutes from work. It was a foreclosure, but it was in pretty good condition. I had to fix some of the plumbing and repair a few kitchen tiles but overall I got a great deal on the place and was very excited to live there. One thing that the house didn't have was a central heating and air conditioning system. I didn't think much of it because most of the year, the weather is fairly temperate and I don't even need to use the air conditioner or heater. In the summer time, I decided it would be best to just use a simple window air conditioning unit. In the winter, I just use a small electric space heater. However, I just found out that my company wants to transfer me out of the country for at least two years so now I have to sell my house. It's such a pain to sell this house. I have had a lot of interest in the house so far, but as soon as people find out that it doesn't have a central heating and air conditioning unit already installed they change their minds. Even if I offer to drop the price a few thousand dollars, they still don't want to buy the house without an air conditioning unit. I don't understand why it's such a big deal. They can easily have a new HVAC system of their choosing installed after they move in. I don't want to buy an HVAC unit for this house in order to sell it. I would definitely lose more money. Hopefully, someone will make an offer soon. I have to move in three months.
Our climate control is really interesting
I am a college student, so needless to say I am pretty poor. I go to school in a snowy cold place. Unfortunately my apartment came with an electric heater. I had no idea how expensive it was to run a heater on electricity until I got my first energy bill. It was over $250! I freaked out. I could barely afford food so how was I supposed to pay for that!? I had to put it on a credit card for now. But there were at least three months of winter left and I needed a way to stay warm. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that I may as well get my money's worth out of my tuition. I packed up a bag and retreated to the warmth of the University library. Their furnace is always blasting, day and night. And it's open 24 hours. While I don't plan on sleeping there, if I spend the majority of my day there, it's sure to cut down on my heating bills this month. Plus, it already has everything I could possibly need. There's internet, chairs, sofas, and of course, lots of books. There's even a small coffee shop that serves really cheap coffee and sandwiches. The heater in the library is the perfect solution. I wouldn't be surprised if half the people in the library right now were here purely to take advantage of the library heating system. When I graduate and get a house of my own, there's no way my heater is going to run on electricity.
This is turning into a disaster
I usually take it easy and stay home on the fourth of July. This is because I have three dogs and a cat and they are terrified of fireworks. The kids in my neighborhood just love to light the super loud fireworks all day long and my poor pets are often traumatized by it. This year, I made sure they were comfortable and had their favorite snacks to make them feel a bit better. However, I woke up in the morning to a broken air conditioning system. It was a crazy hot day and temperatures were rising quickly. I could tell my dogs were already miserable from the loud fireworks and now they were sweating and panting without the central air conditioning too. I called an HVAC technician only to learn that their prices were nearly triple due to the holiday. I called a few more local HVAC companies but of course they were all closed due to the holiday and said I would have to wait a few days. I didn't know what to do. I knew it was going to be a long day without an air conditioning system. After much consideration, I had an idea. I packed a bag, ushered the dogs and cat into my car and drove north to my parent's house. It was a two hour drive, but I was desperate to be cool again and so were my pets! When I arrived, my dogs ran straight into their house and curled up next to their air conditioning vents. It's like they knew the plan all along.


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11 Formats for Dinner Tonight
Whether you're a good meal planner or a last-minute shopper like me, cooking (almost) every night is easier when you rely on a handful of tested and beloved recipe formats. On a given week, I tend to sketch out meal formats, rather than meals – which I've mentioned here before. Today, I've got more to say about my process, and I'm aiming to pass on some ideas about formulating your own go-to list of dinner types rather than dinners, whether you plan ahead of time or stop at the market nightly.
For me, the scoping goes like this: I pick a couple of formats for the week ahead, shop for ingredients that will work with them, and then let spur-of-the-moment plans, unexpected cravings, and random bursts of creativity take over. I don't come home to an empty pantry, but I also don't tie myself to saucy stir-fried pork on a night when it turns out I need pork fried rice.
Here are the 11 formats I turn to again and again.
1. Pasta with tomato sauce. The one, the only. Here's how to make it the best ever. Make sauce by sauteing onions and garlic in oil, then adding broken-up whole canned tomatoes, salt, and oregano. Cook the pasta in salted water and scoop it right into the sauce. Finish with a lot of olive oil and a lot of parm. Also, put cubes of fresh mozzarella in the bottom of your bowl before filling it with pasta for a gooier delight.
2. Pasta with vegetables or other sauces. This gets a separate entry, because pasta is the best weeknight dinner in the world. Saute a few garlic cloves in some olive oil, then add a lot of a vegetable (zucchini, kale, broccoli, carrots, winter squash, or a mix!) and a little water and then cook, covered, until the veggie is really tender. Add the pasta straight from its pot of boiling water, plus some of the cooking water to make a sauce. Add a lot of parm and serve. And maybe some breadcrumbs, as in this brown butter-broccoli number. Alternatively: make pesto and toss pasta with that. Peanut noodles also count.
3. Soup & sandwich. The soup part can be really simple: broth with veggies or tomato soup. The sandwich could be a grilled cheese, a quesadilla, or even avocado toast. Honestly, the s&s pairing is so solid that two don't even really have to match, flavor-wise, so whip up whatever you're in the mood for. Here are some sandwiches and here are some soups. Come summer, consider replacing one of those s's with a salad.
4. Square meal (meat or fish, starch, veg). The square meal gets short shrift on this site, mainly because it can cost more money than your average curry or bowl of rice. But what you lose in dollars you make up for in time. Here's the chicken version: put two olive-oil coated and salt & pepper-seasoned chicken breasts in a preheated 425°F oven. Cut a sweet potato into fry shapes, toss with olive oil, and put those on a separate sheet in the oven. Cut up another vegetable, like broccoli or fennel, and put that on yet another pan. Cook all for about 30 minutes until chicken is done and veggies are cooked through and crisp, then serve. Here's the fish version: do exactly the same thing, but pan fry the fish once the veggies are done. Or do this with salmon. Dress everything in a little homemade vinaigrette or a green sauce. You can also buy a good baguette and then not make the sweet potato at all.
5. Stir-fry. A little bit of up-front work earns you the quickest cooking time in the world. First, start some white rice. Then, chop up aromatics–onion, garlic, ginger–and a separate vegetable like bok choy or Chinese broccoli. Prep a protein in small-ish slices or cubes. Mix up a sauce that's equal parts white wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar (check), plus a dash of cornstarch. Cook the protein in the oil with the aromatics, then put that on a plate. Cook the veggies in a little more oil, then return the protein to the pan. Add the sauce and let everything thicken before serving, perhaps over rice. Here are a few favorites: Sweet & Sour Tofu, Stir-Fried Napa Cabbage with Soba, Chicken & Leek Stir-Fry with Snowpeas, Peppersteak.
6. Quick stew or curry. While most stews stew for hours, some stews come together in minutes, so long as you season them seriously. A Thai coconut milk curry is a cinch if you stock curry paste, while a tomato-based chickpea curry can grace your table in 20 minutes, once you've minced ginger, garlic, and onions, sautéed them with curry powder, added cans of tomatoes and chickpea, and maybe thrown in some greens. I like this Chicken Curry recipe a lot, too. A smoked paprika-scented bouillabaisse turns fish, shrimp, and clams into dinner.
7. Potato & veggie hash with eggs. I never sneer at the miscellany of vegetables in my fridge or my onion basket, because a few of them together might become a delicious hash. Do this with any vegetables you like, then top with a fried egg and a handful of grated cheddar, perhaps.
8. Fritters, cakes & frittatas. These are clumped together because they start with the same ingredients: veggies, maybe leftover, an onion, and some eggs. Consider fritters to be akin to latkes (okonomiykai and zucchini-scallion fritters are two good ones), while cakes are a little more starchy (may I present red lentil burgers and quinoa cakes for your enjoyment?). Leftover spaghetti happily turns into spaghetti frittatas, while winter squash and rice become the lovable Winter Squash Bake.
9. Fried rice. I'll never, ever get sick of fried rice: not the process of making it, not the taste of eating it, and not the fact that it turns leftovers into deliciousness better than anything else in the world. Make it just like you'd do a stir-fry, above, but skip the sauce, use plenty of oil, and throw in handfuls of cooled-down/dried-out rice at the end. Finish everything off with an egg scrambled in–and plenty of sriracha. I like this recipe for Shiitake-Cashew Fried Rice and this one for Steak-Quinoa Fried Rice. If you think you have nothing to put in with the rice, check out this minimalist version on Food52.
10. Salads & grain salads. You know how to make your favorite salad, probably, but that's just one version in an endless array of dinners. If you want inspiration, read here about salad assembly, combinations, and, most importantly chopping. But don't stop at lettuce. Cabbage is a good base. So is quinoa. So are cooked vegetables, like broccoli, especially in winter. The other day, I tossed cooked lentils and farro with my cilantro pesto and that was salad-like in its way. Bulk up your salad with a mix of proteins–nuts, beans, and bacon can all contribute–and look to eggs or the pantry's can of tuna to finish things off. This is a Caesar-y dressing I absolutely adore.
11. Tacos. Wrap anything in a tortilla, and dinner immediately looks better. Try a mix of sautéed veggies or shredded chicken or scrambled eggs with a dollop of avocado and some shredded cabbage. But you can also throw Middle Eastern carrots in. I keep tortillas in the freezer, but if you don't, maybe turn your taco fillings into some sort of salad or burrito bowl. And, if grilled cheese is more your style, turn that taco right into a quesadilla.


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For my brother's 21st birthday, my parents decided to take us out somewhere special. Located on the 47th floor of the Australia Square tower, this revolving restaurant affords one of the best views in all of Sydney. O Bar and Dining focuses on healthy eating as a result of the Head Chef, Michael Moore, being a diabetic. The food revolves (pun unintended) around natural flavours, whole grains and even features a separate vegan menu.
The standard for every table, this thin and crispy seeded bread was the perfect way to start our meal. The cottage cheese was light and highly aerated and the volcanic salt added an earthy and sulphurous tone.
For my pre-dinner cocktail, I chose the Wild Mandarin Tonic. The wild lime kombucha and thyme cut the tequila very well. The wild mandarin segments were very sweet and cleansing. A very refreshing drink to prepare for the meal ahead.
I started off my first course with the Scallop Moussaka. The perfectly grilled scallops and eggplant were served with 3-day yoghurt cheese and chilli tomato jam. The smooth cheese added some saltiness to the dish while the chilli tomato jam added some balancing sweetness.
This elaborate dish followed my delicious starter. The duck was cooked two ways and I was told the red colour was normal. I found the roast a bit dry as the spring cabbage absorbed all the duck fat and delicious confit. The stonefruit and macadamia cream completed the dish with sweetness and nuttiness.
My brother ordered the 28-day dry aged rib on the bone as his main course. The dry aging process developed the natural flavours of the meat and tenderised it, bringing out the best of the cut. Matched with the purée and hot English mustard, this was a very generous and satisfying meal.
This salad was a bit lacking; The fresh cauliflower gave the salad a nice crunch but I expected more sourness from the fermented elements. A fresh side dish but ultimately hard to distinguish from your regular garden salad with vinaigrette.
The Sticky Carrot & Sweet Potato was a very popular side on our table. Both the carrot and sweet potato were caramelised to perfection while the aged feta added some saltiness and the puffed quinoa provided texture. A balanced and enjoyable dish even on its own. Highly recommended.
Coconut Yoghurt was a new experience for my family. I was impressed by the high quality of the quality of the yoghurt. The puffed rice had a popcorn-like texture and the yuzu custard added a sweet sourness to the dish.
There were many elements to this dessert, with the nitrogen-frozen mango being the star of the show. It was almost like a mango sorbet and the drops of meringue added a nice crunch while the cream gave a lot of heft to the dish.
One of the scallops in my mousakka had grit in it. The manager personally came over to apologise and offered a drink on the house. The Chef's Old Fashioned has a good characteristic kick to it followed by the pleasant aftertaste of the raw honey. A great way to end the meal. I particularly appreciated the manager's polite and proactive action.
A trendy restaurant with a great view, it was truly a pleasure to dine at O Bar and Dining. Suitable for a date, special occasion or business meeting. I'll definitely be taking my girlfriend back sometime.
Cost: This meal cost $247 for two meals plus service charge, card charge and weekend surcharge
Payment: They accept cash or card, incl. Amex


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Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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More and more, the way that companies interact with their customers is via contact centers. This project aims to investigate how leaders inside these organizations can become more effective in achieving performance. That is: not only enhance the performance of their direct reports, but also on an aggregated level, that of their contact center organization.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
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I think they're all absolutely stunning - there's something about orchids. But that last one, with the sun shining through the petals... wow.ReplyDelete
can we say "all of them!!!?" beautiful - we shared a clear blue sky today bonnie - the second day in a row!!! wow eh?!!! stevenReplyDelete
I like the first and last one best...In both I can visualize a bird with great flowing wings...bearing a gift! Of course, I do see a beautiful flower too!ReplyDelete
I really, really can't choose just one! I do love the pink against the sky but the veins of the orchid showing it's delicate nature are truly stunning!ReplyDelete
I have to agree with Alicia, the veins are illuminated in a way that really draws you in. I don't know without the help of the sun that one would even notice them otherwise :) I love the varying angles you have, so I couldn't pick just one.ReplyDelete
I like the second one best. The last one is appealing too as I see a puppy's head over a tiger's head.ReplyDelete
I've just had another look and I can see the same in the first one.
A lovely flower and photography.
Beautiful pictures! I love the ones with the blue sky behind them... the blue next to the pink is gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
lol! which ONE?? Now that's funny. Umm... i like that one, that one, that one, that one, that one, and that one. Did I miss any?ReplyDelete
Awesome pictures!
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Definitely a puppy's face and a tiger's face!! Um, I'd just come in from the garden; perhaps heat stroke? Can't anyone else see that?ReplyDelete
I love them all, let me count the ways....The first, for the way the beads of pink light show the orchid is made of water, and invites you to drink it in. The second, as a composition with the filigree curls, the large rhythmic shapes, the way the shapes echoe each other. The third for the way the sunlight is palpable, and outlines the flowers, and there is ballet-like tension between the blooms on each side of the stalk--motionless and dancing. The fourth for softness, simplicity, and combining in/out of focus. The fifth for sun just offstage and shadows, translucence and intense pinks against blue. The most abstract of them. Maybe my favorite. The sixth for the mudra it makes, as if it were an altar itself, "come in and pray with me." What great photos. Delicious.ReplyDelete
Hi Everyone: Thanks so much for your great feedback! I think my request for you to tell me which one you like was rather silly - they are all so much the same - and yet you are all so patient with me, and indulge me. Guess I will let it stand so all the comments will make sense.ReplyDelete
I removed my comment above because I had teased Alaine, asking her what pain meds she was on because she could see a puppy's head over a tiger's head in the flower. I had second thoughts - because the tone of my teasing can, of course, not be heard in the remark - and I did not want to offend. Well, I should have known Alaine would get my little joke - as you can see from her sweet response above.
I also went back and stared and squinted and had another sip of wine - and yes, I am beginning to see a little puppy head over a yellow tiger head.
I thought I saw more Georgia O'Keefe type images myself - but better stick with puppies and tigers. :) :) ;) ;)
Thanks Alaine!!!
They are all so pretty, Bonnie. I especially love the first one...I like the detail in the flower with just a hint of the blue sky in the background. I also love the 4th one shot coming from the back of the orchid...a shot usually not done, but it is simple...looks very sweet and peaceful to me :DReplyDelete
I like this color theme you have going on. It's fun!
PS: You made me fall out of bed laughing at your comments to Grizzly on his blog this morning...You two should go on the road and form a comedy team...so hysterical! Thanks for making me literally fall out of bed laughing! Loved it!
Loon: My goodness - I don't know how to respond. Could you provide descriptive text for all my photographs and artwork??? You see things I didn't and convey in words what I thought only the images could portray. Wow. Thank you.ReplyDelete
ChicGeek: Thank you!!ReplyDelete
For those of you who don't know, "Grizzly" as ChicGeek describes him is the "Grizzled Scribe" from the blog "Riverdaze". He is an amazing writer and photographer generally posting about what he observes by the river where he lives.
I left a comment - sort of challenging him on the misleading title of his last post - and he responded with some very funny suggestions for me. I then commented again - about having followed his suggestions - and he responded with such wit and such a way with words. It really was a hoot. Check out "Riverdaze" for a great blog to follow.
Well, I want to know if I passed with flying colours? - pink, in this instance. I bet I could have seen a lot more if I'd had a couple of wines but it was only lunch time.ReplyDelete
However, it's now well past 'wine o'clock' and I'm going to pour a bubbly, after my hot work in the garden today. Salute!
P.S. Only joshing, I know it wasn't an intelligence test - or was it?........
Hi BonnieReplyDelete
I am very fond of orchids and often have one indoors - they last so long. I have a purple one on the dining table that has been flowering since I bought it in early May for my daughter's birthday...and it still is throwing out new buds...My daughter's name Ae-Ran, means Love Orchid...
Happy days
I'm not a pink person at all, and yet flowers are the only exception to the rule. And photos of pink flowers, too. So, many thanks for such stellar images.ReplyDelete
Greetings from London.
A very beautiful shade of pink. I can't choose either, but the contrast between the vibrant blue of the sky and the intense pink of the flower is striking.ReplyDelete
a lovely combination of colour. Photos 1, 2 and 4 and my personal favourites in t.his setReplyDelete
I'm all about the third love. Like the composition.ReplyDelete
Comments are always read and appreciated.
(I am grateful for all awards received. However, I ask that this be an "award-free zone" and meme-free zone. Thanks for understanding!)


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It is a well known secret to everybody that Australia has the best fish and chips food selection. As a matter of fact, Aussies take pride with this food selection. Actually, fish and chips food selection is originally from Great Britain but as we all know today, it is offered best in Australia than in any other part of the world. Do you know where to find the best fish and chips bar in Australia?
The summer season for the Aussies is perhaps the most loved time of the year. Not just because it is the time for merry making and to roam around the country with friends or family but also because it is best time of the year whereyou can enjoy the best fish and chips bar in Australia. Nevertheless, if you are too fond of fish and chips, you can get it anytime of the year.
Fishes and chips as Aussies would call it and such food selection appears to be an all year favorite. This can even be proved by the fact that one can regularly find a fish and fish bar in all over the place. With this, you will never miss to have fish and chips while you are in Australia and that is a guarantee.
What is considered the best fish and chips bar in Australia? Several reviews will reveal that there are numerous bars and shops in Australia that are known to offer the best fish and chips. Among these are following:
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• Fishmonger's Wife
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• The Boat Shed by the Sea
• Australian Fish and Chips
• Whitsunday Sea Food Bar.
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How about you? What's your favorite fish and chip shop?
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The Peoples of Ethiopia
CARLO CONTI-ROSSINI, the greatest living authority on Ethiopian culture and history, has described Ethiopia as a "museum of peoples." For thousands of years diverse peoples have beaten against the ramparts of the Ethiopian highland. Some have passed on, but others have remained to form the ethnographic mosaic that is the empire of Haile Selaissie.
There are numerous difficulties confronting us when we attempt to classify these peoples. In the first place our information is very meagre. There are large areas in Ethiopia where trained anthropologists have never penetrated. The little that they know has led them to disagree among themselves. The layman can consequently be forgiven for being bewildered. Another complication is the fact that some of the peoples are still on the move. This factor, added to the existing high degree of racial and tribal intermixture, only makes confusion worse confounded.
Nevertheless, in spite of these very grave handicaps, it is possible to draw up a rough classification of the peoples of Ethiopia. In doing so care must be taken not to place much reliance on racial distinctions. Race is wholly a physical concept. One's race is determined by the color of the skin, the shape of the nose and lips, the flatness of the hair, the cephalic index, etc. Race has no necessary connection with cultural or geographical or political phenomena.
Racially the Ethiopians are a mixture of white and black, with the emphasis distinctly on the former. True, some students maintain that there is such a thing as an Ethiopian race inhabiting most of Africa east of the Nile between Upper Egypt and Tanganyika. Others hold that there is a Hamitic race to which belong most of the inhabitants of north and northeast Africa. The existence of any such race is denied by most anthropologists. There is, however, a Hamitic group of languages, of which more will be said shortly. This confusion of race with language is one of the commonest errors into which pseudo-scientists can fall. The
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Comments: My on air audition was pretty interesting. I had spent a couple hours in the Rat drinking pitchers of beer with friends on a random mid-week afternoon (as you do…aaah, the carefree life of a college student) and Joe Trelin, general manager of the station at the time, happened to walk in. We said hello and he thought that that would be as good a time as any for my on air debut. In the laissez faire atmosphere of college radio, I guess it was pretty fitting to be semi-drunk during my first broadcast.
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