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Frequent hikes in fuel rates and the resultant augmentation in travelling cost can make you worry about budget while traveling in India. Nevertheless, do not worry! By no means, it signifies that you should be a really rich man to explore this country. To assist you out in traveling with limited budget, here is the list of top 25 tips that will show you how to save money while travelling in India
Right from the nitty-gritty of the tour to the tariffs of hotels, you can bargain to get better rates. Never hesitate to bargain to save maximum amount of money possible. Even if you are in a market, there is a possibility that the shopkeeper is overcharging. The best way to deal with it is to bargain.
Flight rates may seem to be on the higher side if you book them at the last moment. You can save a reasonable amount of money by booking flights in advance. Travel in the off-season when fares are low. You can also get cheap air tickets if you do prior bookings.
There are certain standard criteria that apply to customers relating to the luggage they are allowed to carry on the flight. For this reason, you should make certain that you are not carrying more than the permitted limit with you. You may have to pay extra amount for carrying excess luggage. Moreover, leave some vacant space in your bag to store items that you will shop in India.
To save money, you can also travel in clusters. Get along with friends or family for vacation in India. There is lesser chance of being cheated if you are travelling in a group. Moreover, you can grab enticing packages and offers while enjoying the vacations with family and friends as well.
If you are travelling with your family, research the deals and ask your representatives to provide the best possible family deals. There are good chances for you to get highly economical deals on family packages.
A serious amount of money is something you have to pay if you opt for a luxury accommodation. As an alternative, you should search for low rate accommodation options available at almost all the major tourist destinations in India. You may also go for Dharamshalas or local guesthouses for a budget stay.
There is a good network of public transport in India. These vehicles are not as bad as their image has been created. Public transport is the best way to save money on conveyance. You can discover more of India by travelling in local transport than being enclosed in a closed cab.
Different travel companies in India offer enticing travel deals. Such travel agencies can work wonders for you. All the arrangements of your travel itinerary become their responsibility and that too at a low cost. What's more, it is a great way to save money along with enjoying the convenience as well.
Being acquainted with the local habitants will prove fruitful in many ways. You can explore the region in more profound ways if you are accompanied and guided by locals. In addition, they will also help you out cut down on unnecessary expenses.
It is wise if you take your own food while traveling. At least you can manage to take food with you for your initial days. In addition to this, carry food that can be easily cooked. Pack some snacks and munchies for quick refreshments.
Car rents can prove out to be pricier for you if you are not aware of car rental pricing. You must ask beforehand for various deals available on different vehicles. Without knowing the actual car rentals, you may end up in losing your money futilely.
Petrol prices soars up higher and higher on a frequent basis. Cars that run on diesel cost lesser in comparison to those on petrol. As a result, you should prefer choosing a diesel car to avoid the transportation budget curbing your vacations.
The expensive food can burn a hole in your pocket. Avoid delicacies like those comprising lobsters, as they tend to be expensive, if you have a limited budget. It is advisable to taste scrumptious dishes that fit with your pocket. Skim through the menu to get cheap but delicious delicacies. You may also opt for delectable local dishes, which are comparatively cheaper.
Your favorite drink may cost you an arm and a leg if you don't enquire about the price beforehand. You should rather opt for local wines. These palatable local beverages will satisfy your taste buds and will render a pleasant feel to your pocket as well.
In India, you can get free drinkable water in most of the places. If there is taken a proper care of the cleanliness, you can drink water provided at the restaurant.
Saving the money otherwise given as a tip does not mean you are ungrateful at all. However, you should always keep your limited budget in mind. After enjoying a lip smacking cuisine, you may leave a little amount of money as a tip, that too if the pocket is allowing.
Search for the best deals available online. You can check out the price differential between packages offered by different travel companies on price comparison sites to get better packages. Never waste your time in searching through all the websites that offer tour packages. You can avoid this mind-numbing task by opting for price comparison sites.
You must control the temptation to talk too much when roaming charges are applicable. International roaming rates can punch a big hole in your pocket. Enjoy sightseeing and scouting the tourist destinations of the country. All the chats and gossips can wait for you returning home.
For a lone traveler, it is a smart idea to rent a bike instead of a car. It will offer a distinct travel experience as it feels exhilarating when the winds blow in your hair on bike. Moreover, you can explore the deepest secrets of nature on a two-wheeler as well.
Local dhabas, stalls, street foods and roadside stalls can save remarkable amount of your money while catering you the comprehensively distinct taste of local culinary. However, make certain the hygiene of the eating-place in prior.
During the off-season, the tariffs of hotels and transportation come down reasonably. It is therefore the perfect time for all those who want to travel in a limited budget. Off-season does not mean that you will be unable to explore the place completely. Tourist destinations remain wonderfully serene in the off-seasons.
It is great if camping is available at the place where you are travelling. It is an unmatched option of basking under the azure sky. Camping offers a unique way of saving money in the midst of unadulterated nature.
It is prudent to shop from places from where the native people shop. The tourist shopping spots will ask for high costs whereas roadside shopping stalls will tender better bargains and discounts over the products.
Get indulged in the delights of free entertainment. You may find many street acts on the streets of the country. In addition to this, there are many shows organized in the tourists places free of cost. Discover the best places where they provide music and entertainment free of cost.
If you are travelling in a group, you can search for a lift in a tractor or truck. Indian people are known for being warm and friendly. On the other hand, you should immediately get off that vehicle or avoid taking a lift if you smell anything suspicious.
Hope the above-mentioned tips will help you a lot in saving money while travelling in India. Without a doubt, exploring India along with saving money is a travel idea second to none!


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Soon after, Giselle and Perlita get pregnant at the same time. Giselle is anxious and concerned that her child will inherit her ugly features. And this situation will bring shame on Ziggy's family and will eventually reveal her real identity.
Giselle's worst fears become reality when she gives birth to an ugly baby. Her world is shattered and she knows that her relationship with Ziggy is over. Perlita, on the other hand, is surprised with her cute and beautiful baby. But after giving birth, she passed out.
Giselle learns from Aida (Jolina), Ziggy's cousin, about Perlita's baby. Giselle conspires with Aida to switch her ugly baby with Perlita's child and in return, she will support her in the family's business. Aida agrees and Giselle successfully covers up her identity and switches the two babies.
As years pass by, Perlita dutifully takes care of her daughter Marilyn (Louise) while Giselle raises Darlene (Lauren) as her own child. Marilyn and Darlene become close despite their social status. But things will turn differently when Gerald (Alden), Aida's son, who has always defended Marilyn, will fall in love with Darlene. A love triangle ensues and Darlene and Marilyn are now rivals.
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Mundo Mo'y Akin is under the helm of director Andoy Ranay with Denoy Navarro-Punio as headwriter and with original concept by RJ Nuevas.
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Sarri: Mourinho is a man of extraordinary human qualities but I feel closer to Klopp
Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri has saluted "extraordinary" Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and said an exchange with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp helped him realise that he has "reached the top" by swapping Serie A for the Premier League.
Sarri has made an unbeaten start to life in the Premier League after 12 games in charge of Chelsea, setting a new record, and he waxed lyrical about his experience of English football since leaving Napoli.
Chelsea were involved in a pair of gripping matches against Liverpool in September and Sarri shed light on a conversation with opposite number Klopp on the touchline.
The 59-year-old described the moment in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport , saying: "At one point I turned to him [Klopp] and saw that he was smiling.
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Sarri named Klopp as the Premier League boss he feels closest to in terms of his approach, but he had warm words for rivals Mourinho and Unai Emery.
Chelsea enjoyed a 3-2 victory over Emery's Arsenal back in August but were held to a 2-2 draw by Mourinho's Manchester United in October, after which the Portuguese coach accepted an apology from a member of Sarri's staff for his provocative goal celebrations.
"I feel closer to Klopp from a philosophical point of view," said Sarri. "The exchange of words between us seems to me to be exemplary.
"Mourinho is a man of extraordinary human qualities. He made an excellent impression on the day of the Stamford Bridge match when the incident involving one of my assistants occurred.
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In 2013, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History partnered to create the Smithsonian exhibition: Genome: Unlocking Life's Code. The exhibit celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Human Genome Project's 2003 completion of sequencing of the human genome and the 60-year anniversary of Drs. Watson and Crick's 1953 discovery of the DNA double-helix. More than 2.5 million visitors saw the exhibit, which used high-tech, hands-on activities and educational programming to help make genomics accessible, understandable and exciting to the general public.
The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code traveling exhibit is currently on a five-year tour, appearing in museums and science centers across North America. The central mission of the exhibit continues to be highlighting the wonder and power of the genome, which contains the code of instructions for building all organisms. The exhibit educates and informs the public about genomic science and shows how the knowledge of it revolutionizes our understanding of biology, health and the natural world.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) finally declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The issuance of the PHEIC comes after the fourth review of the situation in the DRC, and new incidents have highlighted the cross-border spread of the disease into neighboring Uganda.
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The first known cases to appear in Uganda occurred in early June when a family of three – two children ages three and five and their grandmother – crossed the international border. The 5-year-old boy and his grandmother both died.
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The crisis in the DRC has been ongoing for nearly a year. But in the previous three reviews of the Ebola crisis in the DRC, it did not meet the WHO's International Health Regulations requirements of being an "extraordinary event." However, the most recent review found that the Ebola crisis now meets the two requirements to become a PHEIC:
- to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease; and
- to potentially require a coordinated international response." This definition implies a situation that is serious, unusual or unexpected; carries implications for public health beyond the affected State's national border; and may require immediate international action.
Ebola Disease Continues to Spread
The spread of Ebola has continued unabated since May, when there were over 1,500 cases and over 1,000 deaths. The amount of new cases per week continues to grow, but fortunately this growth has not exceeded the record number of cases reached in late April when there were 126 cases in seven days.
The number of confirmed cases now exceeds 2,600 with at least 1,743 deaths – a fatality rate of 67 percent which exceeds the average Ebola fatality rate of around 50 percent. This includes 137 cases among healthcare workers, of whom 41 died. In the last 21 days, there have been 254 new cases alone.
The actual number of cases and confirmed deaths may be much higher as reported by Tariq Riebl, emergency response director for the Ebola response crisis with the International Rescue Committee, to the Associated Press. He stated, "There might be double this many cases in reality that we're just not aware of."
The first fatal case of Ebola in the Congolese city of Goma, home to over 2 million people, was confirmed on July 16. The fatality was a pastor who traveled from Butembo, which has the third highest rate of Ebola deaths at 16.92 percent.
With an estimated 15,000 people crossing the DRC/Rwanda border every day from Goma, a spread of Ebola to this city would be devastating. Government officials have been actively preparing for an Ebola case since last November.
The violence between local ethnic militant groups in the DRC has contributed to thousands of refugees pouring across the Uganda border. Most of these individuals live in close quarters, ripe for the spread of communicable diseases.
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As a result of the PHEIC, the WHO published recommendations for affected countries, neighboring countries and all nations. According to Professor Robert Steffen, the chair of the Emergency Committee on the DRC's Ebola, "It is important that the world follows these recommendations. It is also crucial that states do not use the PHEIC as an excuse to impose trade or travel restrictions, which would have a negative impact on the response and on the lives and livelihoods of people in the region."
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- Continue cross-border screening and screening at main internal roads to ensure that no contacts are missed and enhance the quality of screening through improved sharing of information with surveillance teams.
- Continue to work and enhance coordination with the U.N. and partners to reduce security threats, mitigate security risks, and create an enabling environment for public health operations as an essential platform for accelerating disease-control efforts.
- Strengthen surveillance with a view towards reducing the proportion of community deaths and the time between detection and isolation, and implementing real-time genetic sequencing to better understand the dynamics of disease transmission.
- Optimal vaccine strategies that have maximum impact on curtailing the outbreak, as recommended by WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE), should be implemented rapidly.
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- At-risk countries should work urgently with partners to improve their preparedness for detecting and managing imported cases, including the mapping of health facilities and active surveillance with zero reporting.
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- Risk communications and community engagement, especially at points of entry, should be increased.
- At-risk countries should put in place approvals for investigational medicines and vaccines as an immediate priority for preparedness.
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- No country should close its borders or place any restrictions on travel and trade. Such measures are usually implemented out of fear and have no basis in science. They push the movement of people and goods to informal border crossings that are not monitored, thus increasing the chances of the spread of disease. Most critically, these restrictions can also compromise local economies and negatively affect response operations from a security and logistics perspective.
- National authorities should work with airlines and other transport and tourism industries to ensure that they do not exceed WHO's advice on international traffic.
- The Committee does not consider entry screening at airports or other ports of entry outside the region to be necessary.
Controversy within the DRC
While the death toll continues to rise, there is an option to help limit the spread: the use of an experimental vaccine created by Johnson & Johnson. However, the DRC's health minister, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, has played a key role in refusing to permit the vaccine's use within the DRC.
Kalenga initially seemed to be willing to allow the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in areas not impacted by the outbreak. But in mid-July, he changed his mind at a World Health Organization meeting and said that the DRC would not approve the use of another experimental vaccine during the outbreak.
Kalenga stated in an interview, "We are in the presence of a very, very dangerous situation. We have people who don't want to discuss [their plans] with the government. People who have no respect for ethics. And they are ready to introduce a new vaccine and to create new communications problems and trust problems with the community. . . .So I just made the decision to say no. We are not going to start a discussion again."
Less than a week later, DRC's President Felix Tshisekedi announced that his office would be directly supervising a multi-disciplinary team to oversee the fight against the deadly disease. This announcement led to Ilunga's decision to resign his position. He decried his interference in the management of the Ebola response and noted that there cannot be several centers of decision-making that increased the risk of public confusion.
Kalenga also criticized the public pressure to begin using the Ebola vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. He stated, "It would be fanciful to think that the new vaccine proposed by actors, who have shown an obvious lack of ethics by voluntarily hiding important information from medical authorities, could have a significant impact on the control of the current outbreak."
Some of the concern of using the experimental Ebola vaccine lies in the DRC's medical leaders being unwilling to use it because its regimens differ from that of Merck's, which created the vaccine that is currently being used to treat patients. It is not clear if the resignation of Kalenga and the newly formed multi-disciplinary team will opt to use the vaccine out of fear that medical differences will confuse healthcare providers and patients.
The Vaccines
Merck's vaccine is made from a live, replicating virus. It is about 97% successful in protecting a person from becoming infected, begins working in about 10 days and only requires one shot.
As of April, the vaccine is 100 percent effective for those exposed to the disease 10 days or more after being vaccinated. For patients who were exposed less than 10 days, there were only nine deaths out of 56 cases.
There are an estimated 250,000 doses of Merck's vaccine remaining. If the dosage was cut in half, that would allow more people to be treated, a tactic that proved successful in Guinea during their Ebola outbreak in 2014-2016.
Merck refused to provide an estimate on the current number of vaccines, but stated that it could produce roughly 450,000 doses in approximately 12 months with the first 100,000 ready by January. The vaccine is made in their plant in West Point, Pennsylvania.
Johnson & Johnson's vaccine requires two shots given two months apart and it is unknown if a person will have any protection against Ebola in between the two shots. Ensuring that individuals receive both shots is challenging, given the situation in the DRC. Paul Stoffels, the chief scientific officer for Johnson & Johnson, stated, "As a company, we stand by with 1.5 million doses of vaccine when people want to deploy them."
However, specialists are calling for the use of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine as concerns rise that Merck will run out of its vaccine. According to Robert Redfield, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Unfortunately, there's going to be a six to 12-month lag before there's adequate vaccine supply, so we do project that we are going to run out of vaccine."
What Can Be Done in the DRC?
The remoteness and limited infrastructure of the DRC areas with the outbreak, as well as the local rival militant groups, threaten responders and interrupt disease-containment efforts. Some countries consider the area to be of sufficient risk to their healthcare responders that they are refusing to send anyone to help.
At this point, there are several decisions that need to be made. The first is for President Felix Tshisekedi to allow the usage of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in non-outbreak areas. A decision must also occur about whether or not the remaining Merck doses could be split to ensure that the maximum number of individuals receive the vaccine.
Key to the issue is the yet-to-be-mentioned aspect of funding. That includes not only funding for the current Ebola crisis, but funding for preparedness for other Ebola as well as non-Ebola outbreaks. The Infectious Diseases Society of America has urged Congress "to provide a minimum of $172.5 million for USAID's global health security efforts and $208.2 million for the CDC Center for Global Health Division of Global Health Protection in funding for the coming year."
Chandy John, president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in discussing the spread of Ebola outbreaks, stated, "During the previous outbreak, cases were transmitted internationally and caused a panic. In the U.S., it cost in the billions of dollars for a very small number of cases in 2014. It's potentially a plane ride away. And I don't mean that in a scaremongering way, but just to say that diseases now know no borders. What's happening in the DRC matters to the U.S. for the health of our citizenry. And that's a reason why we really need to dedicate U.S. dollars to this effort."
While the WHO's decision to declare a PHEIC could result in travel and trade restrictions as well as border closures, all of which could harm the economy of the DRC, it was the right decision. Given the severity of the crisis and the lack of adequate response by the DRC and the world at large during the last year, it appears likely that the crisis will continue to grow until more decisive action is taken.
About the Author
Dr. Brian Blodgett is an alumnus of American Military University who graduated in 2000 with a master of arts in military studies and a concentration in land warfare. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2006 as a Chief Warrant Officer after serving over 20 years, first as an infantryman and then as an intelligence analyst. He is a 2003 graduate of the Joint Military Intelligence College where he earned a master of science in strategic intelligence with a concentration in South Asia. He graduated from Northcentral University in 2008, earning a doctorate in philosophy in business administration with a specialization in homeland security.
Dr. Blodgett has been a part-time faculty member, a full-time faculty member and a program director. He is currently a full-time faculty member in the School of Security and Global Studies and teaches homeland security and security management courses.


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They haven't used "paper checks" in Europe for years. Some of the guys that live there can chime in, but when I lived there in 2002, we had to go to the post office to pay our utility bills with cash since we didn't have a bank account over there so they could electronically debit the account. No store, hotel or restaurant would take a check. In fact, many places would only take cash, which caused some panic when I checked out one morning and they needed 300 euros, in cash. Talk about crazy and annoyed ...
White/Christian/Heterosexual/Conservative/Affluent privilege and the ridiculous ways it manifests itself in everyday life. Some folks seriously need to "check their privilege" from time to time...
Where does one go to "check their privilege"? We could check it together in the Arena if you're inclined to pursue this.
I checked. Got it
Is this something that spilled out of the arena? Otherwise, I am just not getting it.... ? Brian
It's a loose cannon looking for fodder, nothing more, nothing less. My comment had nothing to do with him, or anyone in this group or "the other group," but this fellow decided to take it personally, and threaten me in the process.Nice to know I'm still (un)welcome here too!
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There are quite a few coconut water brands out there these days and I think I have had most of them.
Coconut water isn't a drink for everyone and it took me a while until I actually started to like it. I stuck with it at first because someone told me coconut water was really good for you so I gave it another go. Glad I did, because now I love it.
Coconut water is hydrating, refreshing, low in calories, naturally fat-and cholesterol free and provides a good nutritional boost. It is also quite filling – perfect as a small afternoon 'snack'. Apparently, it's also a little wonder cure for hangovers 😉
So when I held my Berlin brünch event at Jaguar Shoes in Shoreditch in March, I was introduced to this cheeky little monkey.
I got immediately drawn to its playful design and the taste is great!
I got really excited! Not only was 'The Fountain Of Youth' from my home city but also from one of my favourite hotels in Berlin – the Michelberger Hotel
If you have ever been to Berlin before, you might know the Michelberger Hotel. I'd say it is a one-of-a-kind hotel experience, in the centre of Berlin, Friedrichshain. The hotel is independently owned and operated and was designed by Berliner Werner Aisslinger. He wanted it to feel like staying at a friends house.
Those who know me, will know that my background is hotels and I have always been very interested in hotel architecture and design. And this one is really special. The hotel is housed in a converted factory building featuring a brick facade, high ceilings, large windows and a courtyard that acts as the social hub of the hotel.
The hotel interior uses objects sourced from local flea markets, often re-purposing them for other uses, and low-cost materials such as laminated larch. Every element of the hotel has either been custom designed and built, or selected specifically for it from furniture to hand-lettered stickers on the water bottles. The attention to detail is impressive.
And not only that! The best part is that the hotel has decided to throw out all big brands and faceless products in favour of a selection of crafted products from independent, family-run enterprises from near by and far away. Similar to brünch, suppliers have been chosen for their excellent quality and for the great people behind them; people who craft their products instead of companies who craft their brands.
Long story short, you can imagine it didn't take me long until I was on the phone with those guys. I am really proud to be offering this amazing coconut water at my Berlin brünches from now on and excited to work with such great people, that share the same passion for quality and working with smaller independent brands and producers.
More about The Fountain of Youth
How come The Michelberger came up with their own coconut water?
The story goes… 'Whilst lazing around on the beach on holiday, someone gave us a young green coconut with a straw poking out. We fell in love and decided to bring that drink back to our bar in Berlin. So started a long journey until we found exactly what we were looking for: the most wonderful people farming the very best coconuts and finally we had found something so fresh and delicious that it felt exactly like that very first drink on that beach. In fact it felt so good we decided to call it the Fountain of Youth'
But what is The Fountain of Youth?
The Fountain Of Youth is 100% natural coconut water, with absolutely nothing added. The guys work with a collective of small farmers from a region in Thailand famed for the natural sweetness and delicate flavour of its coconuts.
And as with their hotel, every step of the process, from palm to can in hand, has been done with lots of care and in house. It's a truly small-scale, local production.
How is it made?
Directly after being harvested, the young coconuts are brought into the cooperative from the surrounding palm groves by the farmers who gathered them. Within hours of picking, each coconut is inspected and the husk is cut away and the top of the coconut is opened by hand, one at a time. Their precious water is then collected to be taste-tested, filtered and immediately placed into the cans and sealed. From here they are lightly heat-pasteurized with the whole process from the collection of the coconut water to the sealed can ready to be boxed up, lasting only a few hours so the water arrives here as fresh as possible.
The farmers nurture their palms in a clean, natural and traditional way, much as they have always done and the collective has taken the conscious decision not to apply for organic certification. Palms are by nature extremely hardy and pest-resistant and since they have always farmed cleanly and naturally. The Fountain Of Youth' does not source globally and their cans are filled directly at the plantation from just opened coconuts to ensure purity and authenticity of the product.
Nutrition facts (per 100ml) / Energy: 85kJ (20Kcal) / Protein: 0.1g / Carbohydrate: 4.8g, of which sugars*: 4.8g / Fibre: <0.1g / Fat: <0.1g, of which saturates: <0.1g / Salt: <0.021g. *natural, from the fruit


text: Event Sweden Rock Festival 2011 RCF TT+ at Sweden Rock Festival Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since 6 June 1992. While having a clear rock/metal focus, the festival is noted for its diversity across these genres, having featured southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet to death metal legends like Obituary. The first version of the festival was held in Olofström, with nine bands performing. The next five years, the festival was held in Karlshamn, but this was changed in 1998. Since then the festival has been held in Norje, outside Sölvesborg (locality and the seat of Sölvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with approx 8,000 inhabitants). When the festival first began in 1992, it featured nine relatively unknown bands and it only lasted one day. The following year the festival was expanded to two days and more bands were added. From 1993 to 2002 the festival have lasted for two days; over those years it would also begin to feature bigger name and famous artists. From 2003 to 2006 the festival lasted three days and had by then featured some of the biggest acts in metal and rock. From 2007 the festival has been expanded to four days and will feature approximately 120 different bands/artists. Some notable appearances in the past have been Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, Uriah Heep, Europe, Deep Purple, Accept, Motörhead, Saxon, Nazareth, Poison, Status Quo, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scorpions, Porcupine Tree, Kamelot, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Testament, W.A.S.P., ZZ Top, The Orchestra, Thin Lizzy and Guns N' Roses. The festival has also worked as a comeback scene for bands like Triumph and Thundersteel line-up Riot. The Bachman and Turner band started their world reunion tour here in June 2010 At the Sweden Rock Festival there were five stages: Festival (main stage), Rock, Rock Klassiker, Zeppelin and Sweden Stage. The sound system of the Rock Klassiker stage was powered by RCF TT+ sound system with the following configuration: 12 x RCF TTL55-A (high power, three way, active line array module). 6 x RCF TTS56-A (high power, high output active subwoofer system). Furthermore several RCF 4PRO 3002-SMA were used as stage monitors and for the system side fills on the stage they used RCF 4PRO 6001-A (high output, medium-throw, 3 way speaker) and 4PRO 8001-A (high output bass reflex subwoofer system). "Sweden Rock has become a milestone in European Festivals and is probably one of the biggest metal festivals in the world. Their long list of performing bands is impressive and each year the festival turns the little town "Solvesborg" in the southern part of Sweden in the world centre of heavy metal music in early June. This year was the first time for RCF TT+ system to be used for the sound of one of the stages - and with an amazing result - simply loud and clear and FOH engineers, artists etc. were extremely happy with the system. So we are ready to rock again in 2012", says Anders Scharer - Luthman TTS Sweden The rental company Fegge & Mattes Sound – Light & Event, Vadstena supplied the audio system for the Rock Klassiker stage – the rental company is a long time RCF user and at the Sweden Rock festival they had their debut with the RCF TT+ system – and for sure they delivered what heavy metal is about – loud and clear sound. See more about Sweden Rock at: www.swedenrock.com 2011 Artist Line-up: 8-11 June, Norje Havsbad Absorbing the Pain, Accept, Agent Steel, Alien, Angel Witch, Black Label Society, Black Veil Brides, Bob Log III, Buckcherry, Chips & Kent From Sator, Claes Yngström, Clutch, Crashdïet, Dan Reed Band, Dawn Of Silence, Destruction, Doc Holliday, Down, Duff Mckagan's Loaded, Electric Wizard, Evergrey, Five Horse Johnson, Fläsket Brinner, Fm, Frantic Amber, Ghost, Goda Grannar, Groundhogs, Gwar, Hardcore Superstar, Hawkwind, Helloween, Houston, Iced Earth, Jason & The Scorchers, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Judas Priest, Kansas, Lee Aaron, Mason Ruffner, Mats Ronander, Mean Streak, Molly Hatchet, Moonspell, Morbid Angel, Mr Big, Mustasch, Necronaut, Nicke Borg Homeland, Nifelheim, Ninnuam, Overkill, Oz, Ozzy Osbourne, Perry & The Travellers, Queensryche, Rage, Raubtier, Rhapsody Of Fire, Rhino Bucket, Rob Zombie, Roffe Wikström, Saxon, Seventribe, Slidin' Slim, Spitchic, Spock's Beard, Steelheart, Stryper, Styx, Summoned Tide, The Brew, The Cult, The Damned, The Dead And Living, The Haunted, The Hooters, Thin Lizzy, Walter Trout & Whitesnake. Read more Installation QI Clubbing installs RCF The QI Clubbing in Erbusco - Brescia, Italy installs RCF. With catching environment and very stylish decoration the QI Clubbing in Erbusco, Brescia is absolute worth a visit. Several times the QI Clubbing has been awarded as one of the best nightclub in Italy. In October 2011 the QI Clubbing will be opening their new Restaurant and Private Club facilities. Opening a new segment gives QI a 360 degrees solution of entertainment of dining, nightclub, dancing and social life comes together under the same establishment. The key of the success for QI Clubbing is the constant investment into developing a good atmosphere and surroundings. At QI you can experience high-class entertainment and performance – you can dance the night away to the sound of the best Italian and International DJs at the fabulous discotheque, and start the evening with a relaxing dinner at the exclusive restaurant. To keep the pace as one of the best club in Italy QI Clubbing is constantly upgrading their facilities and recently a new advanced RCF sound system have been installed both in the restaurant and in the private room. A total of 20 pcs RCF MONITOR 88 are covering the restaurant area to supply the room with background music of the highest fidelity. The music entertainment performance stage area is equipped with 8 pcs RCF H 1312 three-way speakers. To strengthen the sound system they installed 4 pcs RCF DPS 3000 and 8 RCF HPS 1500 professional power amplifiers together with 1 pcs RCF DX 4008 and 1 pcs RCF DX 2006 digital loudspeakers management systems. So the new RCF sound system will certainly help QI Clubbing to candidate again for the award as the best club and restaurant in Italy. More info about QI Clubbing at: www.qiclubbing.com Read more Corporate Interview with Randy Jackson Randy Jackson – Live on Stage with RCF Randy Jackson, lead singer and guitarist of the legendary band "Zebra" has been touring with RCF speakers systems for years. Since the mid-70's Randy Jackson has been a major player on the American music scene. Today, he can be found performing with major symphony orchestras and as a solo acoustic artist while still maintaining a high profile with Zebra. Randy Jackson takes us down memory lane and also updates us on what is currently going on with his musical career. Zebra started out of New Orleans in the mid-70s, a rock trio with Randy Jackson as the lead singer and guitarist, Guy Gelso on drums and vocals and bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Felix Hanemann. The band became "local heroes" with a huge fan-base built by extensive touring in the region. In 1982 Atlantic Records signed Zebra. Their first album, "Zebra" was produced by Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John Lennon) and released in 1983. With their huge fan base built from 8 years of touring in Louisiana and New York the album sold 75,000 copies the first 2 weeks and overnight Zebra became one of Atlantic Records most valuable bands, and had the fastest selling debut album in Atlantic Records history. Strong melodic songs such as: "Who's Behind The Door" and "Tell Me What You Want", written by Jackson, received serious notice in the press, and helped to form legions of new Zebra fans. RJ: "When I look back at my career with Zebra it has been quite a journey. I feel that we are really fortunate to have had a career spanning over 35 years. It is a great feeling to know that people still want to see us live and are still so interested in hearing new music from the band". The debut album went gold and certified Zebra's great success. RJ: "It was an amazing trip, going from performing on smaller local stages to suddenly sharing stages with groups like Aerosmith, Kiss, Queensrÿche, and Dream Theater and playing large arenas and stadiums". In 1984 Atlantic Records released the second album, "No Tellin´ Lies". The album was well received in the press but never got the same attention at radio as the previously one. The third album, "3.V", was released in 1986. RJ: "We did three albums in less than 3 years and at the same time we were constantly touring, doing videos, promotional appearances, TV shows etc. I put a massive amount of time and efforts into recording the 3rd album "3.V". It was our most ambitious production ever, and we were confident that the album would do well. We used the album to experiment with new instruments such as the Synclavier and the Fairlight. We also did a lot of midi "keyboard" sequencing with the Linn 9000". Unfortunately the "3.V" album didn't get the reception the band had hoped for and Atlantic Records soon dropped Zebra. RJ: "3.V" contains some of our best songs. As an "album", it might be our best. It just seemed that we were always falling short on airplay. Bon Jovi had just released "Slippery When Wet" and I think our album just got lost at radio." Zebra scaled down and the individual band members started to focus on outside music projects. RJ: "It was a big let down for the band, but our music and our fans kept us positive. I developed a huge interest for computers and started building my own recording studio at home. I was called to do several session recordings on guitar and met a lot of great people along the way. In 1989 I got a call to tour as keyboardist, guitarist and backing vocalist with the original Jefferson Airplane for their last tour together. It was an awesome experience!!" In 1989 Randy Jackson was signed to Atlantic Records again to do a solo record, which was eventually called "China Rain". This time his direction was aimed more at harder metal. During the production of the album Nirvana released their album, "Never Mind", and Atlantic decided that "China Rain" had become unmarketable. In 1990 Zebra released a live album on Atlantic and the band received great reviews on the record. Soon afterward he started working on a live solo show incorporating a Macintosh computer to run the sound and lights. A year of programming resulted in a show that people still talk about today, which featured the best of Zebra along with many other classic rock favorites. RJ: "Those were some very busy years and I started to developed some skills in computer programming while working with all kinds of music software. My interest and passion actually led to an offer to develop instruments and software for Lonestar Technologies in 1992". Lonestar Technologies was based in Hicksville, New York. The company was developing a new instrument called "The Key", a guitar-like synthesizer that was ground breaking in its diversity. RJ: "What an amazing project. It was a big change for me, going from being a full time musician to doing development for such an innovative company. "The Key" had a very futuristic design and by itself is a guitar-like synthesizer, where the "frets" are like keys on a keyboard and the "strings" are made up of synthetic "veins" attached to the body. "The Key" could be used as a stand-alone MIDI controller and had it's own internal sound engine. Chords are formed by pressing different combinations of keys while strumming the "veins". "The Key" could also be used as a video "reader" that would allow the user to play along with music videos on encoded video tapes. We also developed cartridges called "Song Pacs" that could be plugged into a slot in the instrument and used to accompany the player. The "Song Pac" cartridges included midi versions of licensed songs and allowed the user to play an album's worth of songs on each cartridge. I liked to describe "The Key" as an electronic Autoharp. We got Jon Anderson from Yes to try out the instrument and he ended up writing a bunch of songs using "The Key". "The Key" was pretty expensive when it was released and only a few could afford it. "The Key" was a very ambitious project and may have been a little ahead of its time". In 1996 Randy got an offer to sing the music of Led Zeppelin at a show with the Virginia Symphony. RJ: "I did that first show with Brent Havens (Windborne Symphony) conducting and we have been doing them ever since. It is a full rock band performing the music of Led Zeppelin with a full symphony orchestra. It is a really big production and we have played all over the U.S. with a few shows in Canada as well. We have added some different shows over the years (music of The Doors, Pink Floyd and The Eagles) which helps keep me busy year round. It is such a great thrill to perform the music of my youth with such high caliber musicians in a symphonic environment". To round out his schedule Randy started to work on a solo acoustic show. RJ: "I met a musical instrument distributor who highly recommended RCF and said he would help me check out what speaker systems that would be good for me to use for my solo acoustic shows. My main specification was that the system be portable but very powerful the system by myself. I wanted to be able to get it all into my Ford Expedition. I knew I had to be my own tour manager, stage crew and sound engineer for most of my shows. I invested in two systems, one for New York shows and one system to use in Louisiana for my gigs there. My audio system is based on the 4Pro Series using a combination of 6001 model speakers and a mix of 8001 and 8002 subwoofers". So with two new speaker systems Randy Jackson started to promote his "Solo Acoustic" shows. RJ: "It was amazing to see how huge an interest there was for booking my new acoustic shows. One of my first gigs with my new RCF system was actually at the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix. At first I thought it would be a real challenge to perform at this type of event since the room was large with a lot of people but I was blown away by the performance I got out of my RCF system. The sound coming from the speakers is truly amazing, whether it is acoustic music or hard rock, you immediately hear the incredible quality, the sound is clear, each instrument is perfectly defined and the vocal clarity is second to none". In 2003, Zebra made a deal with the Italian label, Frontiers Records, to release their new album, "Zebra IV". RJ: "We worked on the new CD until we felt it was really ready for release. The album did really well for us and helped us cultivate a new generation of fans. We will be working on a new studio album for next year. With more and more Zebra gigs in the works I am simply doubling my RCF system to give us the headroom to do larger venues. I just added 4 NX series wedges to my system and I'm looking into the TT+ touring products for the larger shows I do with Zebra or the Windborne Symphony. The support I have gotten from RCF U.S. is just awesome. I couldn't ask for more from a company or their product" And the reaction to RCF from his fans? RJ: "The compliments I get on my live sound just keep on coming. I get inquiries about my RCF system at just about every gig I do and a lot of people have said it is the best they have ever heard!" ZEBRA DISCOGRAPHY 1983 Zebra 1984 No Tellin´ Lies 1986 3 V 1990 Live 1998 The Best of Zebra in Black and White 1999 King Bisquit Live 2001 No Tellin´Lies/3 V 2003 Zebra IV 2004 Slow Down 2007 Zebra - The DVD More information about Randy Jackson and Zebra at: www.thedoor.com www.randyjackson.com www.facebook.com/randyjacksonzebra www.facebook.com/pages/Randy-Jackson-of-Zebra/147328201985551 http://twitter.com/#!/Randy_Zebra Read more Event Welcome to the xSolutions Welcome to the xSolutions The xSolutions show is taking place at the Excel, London. The trade show is from October 19th to 20th 2011. xSolutions is for professionals who sell, install, purchase or have responsibility for the day-to-day running of audio and video communication technologies within commercial facilities. It will provide the opportunity for you to immerse yourself in the latest AV technology and solutions based offerings - as a specific product, part of an individual system or as part of a complete building systems solution. xSolutions will provide an unprecedented focus on business communication technology within UK and Ireland. Meet and greet with RCF Team at the show and get a chance to hear and see more about the new products, about our innovative technologies and to learn more about the large selection of product ranges and solutions from RCF. See more about the show at: www.xsolutionsonthenet.net Come and visit us on booth D14 Read more Corporate RCF Ayra The Ayra Series is a family of three models of active studio monitors to match the required performance level. With the addition of the dedicated Ayra subwoofer you can seamlessly add more punch and weight to your monitoring setup a mix. The near field active monitor in the Series is Ayra 5, Ayra 6 and Ayra 8 – they all come with a high quality soft dome tweeter and a 5", 6" or 8" composite fibreglass woofer. The Ayra Sub 10 is the perfect match to the individual models in the Ayra Series and extends the frequency response of your system, still maintaining the perfect balance in your mix. Read more here. Read more Corporate RCF Marketing´s Channel At the RCF Marketing´s Channel at YouTube you can see the latest videos with product news, technical videos, references, interviews, trade show videos and much more. Check it out here: Read more Corporate Interview with Fausto Incerti - RCF General Manager Interview with Fausto Incerti - RCF General Manager at the Event Elevator media site. See the interview here. Read more Event RCF TT+ powered the Low Cost Festival The Low Cost Festival 2011. During the 3 days in July the Low Cost Festival in Benidorm, Spain was visited by a lot of people and more than 50 bands playing. Highlights of this years event were acts like: Ok Go, Crystal Castles, Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, FM Belfast, Sexy Sadie, Sidonie, Dorian, and also featuring MIKA, the only performance this summer in Spain. The Low Cost Festival is composed by three main stages and this year the Stage number 2 was powered by RCF TT+ sound system with the following configuration: 18 x TTL55-A 9 x TTS56-A 8 x TTS28-A 6 x TTS26-A RCF product specialist Oscar Mora was at The Low Cost Festival to provide with assistance to the Rental Company and FOH engineers. "With an average SPL at 115dB´s and audience around 15.000 people per night the RCF TT+ system performed with excellent result the Stage 2 delivered awesome sound at this years festival. The other two stages were running with different sound systems and therefore it is great to see that the TT+ is doing absolute fantastic in this league, and well noticed by FOH´s, and especially from the artists", says Oscar Mora. More information about The Low Cost Festival at: www.lowcostfestival.es Read more Event The Narodna Zirka TV Show RCF TT+ at the TV Show "Narodna Zirka" with Ukrainian stars The Ukrainian PA division of Eurhythmics supplied the sound system to the fourth season of the All-Ukrainian vocal TV show "Narodna Zirka" (based on the "American Idol" concept) broadcasted on the leading TV channel "Ukrajina". For the last three years, millions of Ukrainians has been watching the live broadcast of this incredibly fascinating contest where the pairs, consisting of "the most popular star + common people artist" competed for winning the People's Star title. The fourth season was again a successfully show and one of the most watched TV shows in Ukraine. Eurhythmics PA division have been cooperating with the "Ukrajina" broadcast channel for all the seasons of the contest and during all this period they provided sound with RCF sound equipment: At this season several RCF TT+ Line Array sound reinforcement and compact monitors was used at the shows: Active wideband speakers: RCF TTL33A Active subwoofers: RCF TTS28A Compact monitor systems: RCF Monitor44 Read more Event RCF TT+ at the Ukrainian Dance Show Maidan's RCF TT+ at the Ukrainian Dance Show "Maidan's" Registered in the Guinness Book of Records. The 21st of May 2011 was the ending of the first season of the All-Ukrainian dance show "Maidan's" produced by TV-channel "Inter" and for this occasion a huge Gala concert has been organized. This project was officially rated as the most large-scaled, mass TV-show and now registered in the Guinness Book of Records. Never in the history was the main square of Ukrainian capital so crowded by numerous spectators and contestants. 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It's no secret that I love my family. And, I love them even more on Oscar night and the claws come out over who will win the Best Predictor trophy!
Since I was a little girl, my mom and I have always watched the Academy Awards. In fact, we used to wear our finest dresses and have a red-carpet experience! Over the years, this tradition emerged into a friendly, but cut-throat, competition for the Best Predictor trophy.
The trophy is a coveted family heirloom that is awarded yearly to the family member who predicts the most correct Oscar winners. There are rules, there is trash-talking and there is an acceptance speech. It's perhaps one of my favorite things about my family!
Today's Academy Awards show we'll all be watching closely in anticipation for the end to see who will win the Best Predictor award. I'm hoping it makes it's way from Vancouver (where it's been for the last year, my Dad having won) to Seattle where I've already made room for it to prominently sit on our bookshelf in the family room.
May the Best Predictor win!
If you want to start a tradition like this, here are the "Luce family rules" that we've followed for years:
- All ballots must be submitted by 2pm on Oscar Sunday. Late entries are disqualified.
- Points are awarded as follows:
5 points: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director
3 Points: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress
1 Point: All remaining categories
- Winner earns bragging rights for the next year! A coveted right in our family!


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Crediting widespread community support, Cindy Mauricio, the manager of Barnes & Noble in Lahaina, said that her store will not close at the end of 2017. This weekend, she had said that officials with Barnes & Noble's corporate office and Festival Companies, which manages the Lahaina Gateway Center, couldn't agree on a new lease, which meant B&N–the only bookstore on Maui specializing in new books–would close at the end of the year.
"I'm still shaking," Mauricio told me by phone. "All of the community efforts got negotiations going. We're not just saying hi and bye–Barnes & Noble is open."
Mauricio said she had spent the last few days planning all the things she'd have to do to close the store–and had already told her 35 employees that they would soon lose their jobs.
"I'm going to thank every customer who comes through the store saying they supported us," she said.
Louise Lumague, a spokesperson for Festival Companies, said she hadn't yet heard anything on the decision to keep Barnes & Noble in the Lahaina Gateway Center, but that she would be meeting with Festival officials tomorrow.
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There are quite a few eerie parallels to the race between Democrats and Republicans in the United States.
The Liberals are having a lot of trouble getting their message straight. They aren't campaigning very effectively, and mostly they seem to be just attacking the Conservatives, instead of promoting a clear message of their own. Sound familiar?
The Conservatives have announced all kinds of ways they want to spend money. One of the Liberals' main arguments against them is that the Liberals have balanced the budget for eight years running and the Conservative spending spree will plunge the country into debt. Sound familiar?
Just recently, the Conservative leader made a suggestion that some of the judges on Canada's Supreme Court are activists. Sound familiar?
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Basically I'm entertaining myself and sitting around oozing awesomeness from my pores. I got that pedicure today, and I hit up Winco* with the Meemster, who gave us a surprise visit. I'm sooooo tired. No running yet. I'm thinking I'm going to try tomorrow. We'll see. Ikea is still on the agenda.
Sometimes, like tonight, I really like being home by myself. The kids are in bed, I fed all the animals, and I'm just clearing out the ol' TiVo.
*Trying SO hard to save money lately. I'm really starting to get the Crazies about the fact that E has a B.A. and a J.D. and he CAN'T FIND A FLIPPING JOB. Stress. But I don't want to talk about that tonight. Soon.
Sometimes, like tonight, I really like being home by myself. The kids are in bed, I fed all the animals, and I'm just clearing out the ol' TiVo.
Pedicured toes. Sorry if you hate feet. I was happy about my black toenails.
Did I ever tell you that in high school, I bought a pair of black boots to wear with jeans and sweaters? And that my mom made me return them because "only gang members wear black boots?" I love my mom. :)
I started the evening off by removing the blue fingernail polish and giving the whole zebra nail thing another try. I didn't want to pay for a mani and a pedi, so I painted the nails myself. I think I did well. This hand is slightly better than my right hand, but I think since zebra print is irregular in nature, it's okay that it's irregular on my nails too.
I'm just wrapping up an episode of my TV boyfriend's show, Law and Order SVU. Detective Stabler, don't ever leave TV. Ever. I have a full fridge, we had froyo with ML/B tonight, my cat is purring on my shins. All is well in the world.
I made a hair appointment for Tuesday to get my roots fixed. I thought I'd show you tonight just how awful it is. I was waiting for payday. Payday is here, and I'm tired of looking like the bride of Cletus. I haven't had my hair done since mid-June. Wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't gone blonde. SO impatient for this appointment.
Anyway, the roots. It was hard to get a good pic with the iPhone.
I've been wearing it back, and curly, because I feel like this doesn't look as bad as straight and parted. Oh, and did I mention that I watched too many Youtube hair how-to videos a few weeks ago and I chopped my bangs? It was the night before school started. I don't know what came over me. Yeah, not a good idea, Curly-haired P. Not exactly pretty, either. Another reason to pin back my hair. Thank Jesus that hair grows. (It's not that bad, but let's just say it's not that good either.)
This is not my best angle. Ignore the shiny head. I look so freaking cheerful! It's late. It's been hot. E's gone. Why waste powder or smiling? Not successful catching the fullness of the tragedy that is my current dye job. The other thing that happens over time is the stuff she puts on to negate the brassiness goes away. Yipe. Hello, brassy yellow hair.
I can take a pic in the bathroom mirror, right? You can kind of see the dark in between waves on top of my head. You can also see how I bite my lip sometimes when I concentrate. I wish the iPhone had an external button to do the camera shutter. I can never hit it right since it's a screen button. Oh, what am I saying. There probably is something like that, only I don't know about it. Don't tell me. It will only make me feel like a bigger idiot.
So here's where I show you that I've gone past the point of being passable, in the dark roots realm. God bless Carrie Bradshaw for making frizzy hair and dark roots chic, but I've skipped right past that boundary. I have shattered the glass ceiling of dark roots. This is less Sex and the City and more COPS. You can only disguise this kind of crappy self-maintenance for so long.
Yeah. I can't wait for Tuesday.


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The overpowering stench of old books filled my nose as we entered the maze of the Archives. Several Neopets browsing through books instinctively glanced up at us before returning their gazes to their own tasks. Without even pausing to look at the books on the nearby shelves, I walked forward to one of the doors that led deeper into the Archives. After walking through a couple more doors in the same manner, I came upon a room with no one in it. Yuruyuki and Zaira followed and quietly shut the door behind me.
I turned and softly said, "Well, we will have our privacy now from here on out. No one would dare venture any deeper into the maze. During the nighttime, there are so few Neopets to help out finding the way back."
Yuruyuki was getting nervous. "Sin, then how are we going to get back?" Zaira looked a little hesitant to continue on with me as well. Getting lost in the Archives had made many Neopets become permanently insane.
"Yuruyuki, you can step back out into the lobby and wait for us there if you would like, but there's no need to worry whether you come with me or not." Luckily I was speaking rather quietly, or that would have sounded rude. The time was getting late, and my mind was therefore having difficulty controlling itself.
I reprimanded my careless behavior and resumed speaking. "There is only one thing you must not do if you want us to remain safe: while we are here, do not read aloud any book that you come across! It would be an unpleasant experience to see your skin change colors. More importantly, these books may activate perilous magic if you are unlucky." I turned again to Yuruyuki. "Would you mind handing me the Glass Negg?"
Yuruyuki spread her wing and pulled out the negg from beneath her feathers. I moved the Book of Ages into my non-dominant hand and let it rest against my chest. I took the Glass Negg from Yuruyuki and stared into it. I saw nothing but the distorted palm of my hand. Zaira looked at it as well, but she stayed at a distance from me. "Is it going to help us?" she asked.
"According to King Hagan's story, the Glass Negg showed the King how to achieve what he wanted. Yes, the negg did trick him into finding only a tragic substitute for what he truly desired, but I am sure that under the influence of your Clockwork Amulet, Zaira, the Glass Negg will clearly show us how to obtain the information which we seek." Zaira slowly put her hand up to her chest. I breathed out quickly through my nose in an attempt at laughter and smiled. "Don't worry, I trust you enough to handle the Amulet. I'm not trying to take it from you." I handed her the Glass Negg and stepped back. Zaira sheepishly smiled and looked into the Glass Negg, waiting for images to appear of where we should go.
I knew that I trusted her with the Amulet, and sure enough I did, but that's not what bothered me. I didn't feel like thinking for myself anymore; I just wanted Zaira to do the searching for me so I could remove the burden of leadership off of my shoulders.
I stared intently into the Glass Negg while she held it, but nothing seemed to happen. After a few patient moments, Zaira suddenly turned and began walking towards the door at the opposite end of the room. Yuruyuki and I followed her through room after room, passing hundreds of untouched bookshelves. Sometimes Zaira suddenly turned around and changed direction on us, so I didn't bother keeping track of where we were going. I knew that she would be able to find the way back to the lobby for us when the time came.
Finally in one particular room, Zaira stood in front of the negligible closet door and opened it. Instead of revealing a stuffy closet, however, it revealed a stone passage that led downwards into the cellars beneath the Archives. The Glass Negg truly did contain the power of sight!
We quickly followed her down the stone staircase and into the darkness. The musty air was not a pleasant experience for me. My head felt dizzy, and I felt the very bones in my body exert force up my spine and to my skull every time I took another step deeper underground. My shoulder bag felt heavy.
When we had reached the end of the staircase, Zaira rapped her knuckles on the Glass Negg, which began to faintly glow. She held it up into the air, and I excitedly looked around the room.
We had found our way into the largest mass of books I had ever seen; not even the original Faerieland Library matched the size of the collection. The bookshelves ran parallel with our line of sight, so we curiously gazed down a row to see if we could spot the other end of the room. The light from the Glass Negg failed to reach very far, so the bookshelves seemed to vanish into the darkness beyond.
Zaira walked perpendicular to the bookshelves until she found the row she was looking for. She stepped in between the shelves and we lost sight of her. Yuruyuki and I spotted a reading table situated against the wall to our right, so we grabbed a seat and waited for her to return. I put the Book of Ages down and flipped it open, but I couldn't read it in the oppressing dimness.
"Yuruyuki," I whispered. "Are you feeling okay?" She had put her head down on the desk and was motionless.
"I'm just tired," she replied with her beak still pressed along the tabletop, "and my neck hurts. We haven't eaten in so long! I'm glad that Zaira has the energy to keep working." I let my body sag in the chair. She was right. I really didn't have any energy.
After a few endless minutes, Zaira returned to the reading table and set down several things. A scroll carelessly rolled off of the top of her pile and stopped when it hit Yuruyuki's head. Zaira un-stacked the books and put one in front of me. She put her finger on it and said, "Sin, can you interpret this for me?" By the faint light of the Glass Negg, I looked down and saw a thin, flimsy notebook without a title. When I opened the cover, I saw beautiful, cursive handwriting.
"Sure thing." I widened my eyes for a moment to wake myself up. She smiled at me and took a seat. After skimming through a few pages, I said, "This book tells the account of Brightvale when Hurok delivered a strange, near-invisible negg. Apparently the Queen wrote this after the King had had a surprising change in kingship tactics. I'll skip to the end since we've already heard it." Zaira nodded in agreement.
When I skimmed over the last page, it told of the Prince ascending to the throne in place of the banished, monstrous King. "Other than confirming the truth of King Hagan's story, the book is rather useless." I put it down without saying anything more.
"Wait," Zaira said as she reached for the book. "The Glass Negg showed me bringing this book to you. There must be something important in it."
I had read something important, but I didn't want Zaira to hear about it. I wanted to be the one to solve this mystery, not her! I took a closer look at the last paragraph and yieldingly summed it up for her. "The mysterious neggs hide their true power and instead mislead Neopets into seeking for things where there is only weakness."
I looked over at Yuruyuki who didn't understand. "This means that the remaining neggs, without the influence of the Amulet, are 'worthless' because they can be used but cannot be controlled. Do you remember how the Glass Negg only affected the King? His hidden, greedy disposition fueled the negg, so the negg chose him as a victim to feed upon. It tricked the King into endlessly chasing after a dream so that the negg itself could escape from imprisonment in Brightvale. The neggs enslave their user by manipulating their user's weakness for their own purpose: the neggs themselves want nothing more than to be reunited. They create chaos in an attempt to move into... position."
Zaira exhaled and removed the book from in front of me. "Sin, you certainly know how to make conclusions. I'm glad you are here with me, since analyzing all of this would have confounded me for sure! Well then, let's move onto the next one, shall we?" She pushed a thicker book along the tabletop. "This one you may find more interesting. I think this is the one about Altador."
I was very excited to learn about the Cloud Negg and its involvement in the destruction of Altador. Certainly this book would answer some of the questions I had had since the recent discovery of Altador. I opened the book and began reading it to myself. Zaira and Yuruyuki waited for me under the assumption that the books would unleash magic if read aloud. As my bloodshot eyes traveled across the pages, I began to detach my focus from the book. Why was I reading the book? What was I looking for? My neck itched relentlessly, and it was hard to focus.
I looked up at Zaira and realized that she knew I was lying about the magic. The Glass Negg and Clockwork Amulet had surely already told her that my warning about reading the books aloud was a lie. I was previously hoping that, by keeping important information to myself, I would be the one to solve the mystery and claim the credit for doing so, but the charade was over. Zaira was such a kind person for allowing me to play my little game! I was glad that the Amulet had been entrusted to someone so kind and valiant, and not to someone else seeking fame like me.
"Never mind," I said with a sigh. "I'll just read this to you now and save myself the trouble of reproducing it to you." I was no longer one step ahead of Zaira. She held the power of the neggs. She was the real hero on this quest, and I was just her assistant in discovering the neggs' secrets. I began reading to her the story of Altador on that fateful day when a strange traveler visited the kingdom, bearing a curious negg that was unknowingly delivered into the wrong hands...
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I've yet to find places in singapore serving amazing vietnamese and thai food at good prices so that's a search I must undertake when I've got the time!
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|Aroy Thai, Straits Kitchen, long Beach and Cedele
|Crispy catfish and green mango salad!
|Very well made, fresh and tasty, expensive at almost $20, it's very authentic and therefore worth it
|Sour fish soup, with lots of fresh herbs like lemongrass, coriander and onions
|Stir-fried kai lan with crispy pork!
Tasty Singaporean delights from Straits Kitchen in Hyatt Hotel!
|White chicken rice with indonesian fermented bean cakes!
|Rojak (made of fermented tofu, fried bread, turnip, pineapple, ground peanuts and squid paste)
|Popiah which is like an asian wrap, filled with stewed raddish, lettuce, carrots, peanuts, chilli sauce, eggs)
|Mutton and chicken satay with peanut sauce and chopped up onions and cucumbers!
|Pancakes with peanut sugar and mochi with peanut sugar! Oh so good, I love the mochi!
|My mom and our long time family friend and her daughter, who last time I saw was only 1 year old!
|Haven't seen him in 7 years! He used to be shorter and a lot smaller than me!
Fresh seafood bites at long Beach Restaurant in East Coast!
|Achar achar pickled vegetables
|Fried crispy baby squid with sweet dark sauce
|Fresh jumping alive prawns being drunken with wine!
|After being steamed in the wine! So sweet and juicy!
|Stir fried venison (deer meat) with spring onions
|Man tao buns, steamed and fried. I still will enjoy the fried ones the best!
|Chilli crab with a thick, eggy sauce, really great for dipping!
|Steamed groupa fish with soya sauce, one of the classic dishes I've eaten since I was younger when the family went out. Delicous with steamed white rice.
|Fried yam ringed scallops!
Fresh light western dinner fare at Cedele!
|Delicious soup, could be a meal in itself with bread!
|Delicious types of breads
|Seabass spaghetti with french beans
|Creamy carbonara fettuccine pasta with mushrooms
|Seabass burger with tomato salsa on pumpkin bread
|lightly peppered and grilled, the fish was so fresh!
It might seem that I eat like this all the time but not very often really. Just from some special meals. Things have been very busy recently and I just really want to catch up with some girl friends and spend more time with my boyfriend.
Hope the weekend has been good for you! I spent today at home and yesterday with my boyfriend, finally watched James Bond Skyfall!
Thanks for coming by!