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Good morning from Augusta. There are eight days until the June 12 primary election and the 11 Republican and Democratic candidates spent nearly 90 percent of the money that they have raised as of Saturday, but other crucial campaigns are just gearing up.
The 2018 legislative elections have gotten almost no ink so far, but that's about to change with control of both the Senate and House of Representatives firmly up for grabs in November. Those who sit among the fundraising leaders are mostly a mix of primary and swing-district hopefuls.
Five representatives who are seeking promotions sit atop the Senate fundraising leaderboard. The fundraising leader in Senate campaigns is Rep. Heather Sanborn of Portland, who is running against City Councilor Jill Duson in a Democratic primary for the seat held by Sen. Mark Dion, D-Portland, who is running for governor. Sanborn has raised $26,000 as of May 29, while Duson is a Clean Election candidate who had $11,100 then.
After Sanborn sits four House Republicans who are also looking to win open seats in the Senate. Matt Pouliot of Augusta raised $23,500, Brad Farrin of Norridgewock raised $23,300, Robert Foley of Wells raised $23,000 and Jeff Timberlake of Turner raised $13,800. Each of them are running to replace four term-limited Republicans in 2018.
Eight House candidates have raised more than $10,000. Rep. Lester Ordway, R-Standish, is officially the fundraising leader in House races, but virtually all of his money came from a $15,000 personal loan. Former Rep. Don Marean, R-Hollis, transferred $13,200 from an old campaign fund.
More impressive is the haul from former state Sen. John Nutting, D-Leeds, who is running for Timberlake's seat and raised $13,900 for second place in House races. That seat is deeply red, but Nutting could benefit from a three-way Republican primary between Turner Selectman Angelo Terreri, businessman and veteran Alexander Pape and Joshua Morris.
Ordway, Marean and Nutting are followed by four Republicans and one Democrat in the top eight. For Republicans, Guy Lebida, a former Senate candidate from Bowdoin, raised $12,500 for his run at Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, James Booth of Arundel raised $11,700 for an open-seat race. Allyson Cavaretta of York raised $10,700 to challenge Rep. Lydia Blume, D-York. Justin Fecteau of Augusta raised $10,300 for a bid for Pouliot's seat.
Democrat Anne Carney of Cape Elizabeth raised $10,600 to run for an open seat currently held by a term-llimited Democrat. She has a June 12 primary against Mary Ann Lynch, a longtime spokeswoman for Maine's judicial branch who is running as a Clean Election candidate.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this item incorrectly identified Allyson Cavaretta as a Democrat. It was a reporter's error.
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- Challengers in the congressional races are increasing their spending but still face massive campaign bank accounts held by the incumbents. Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin is sitting on $2.8 million in the 2nd Congressional District and Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has more than $600,000 in the 1st District. Meanwhile, Democrats seeking the nomination to run against Poliquin are spending heavily with the primary about a week away.
- The governor's race picked up another general election candidate Friday. The focus right now is on next week's primary but Friday was the deadline for independent gubernatorial candidates to collect and submit at least 4,000 signatures to qualify for the general election ballot. Economist Alan Caron of Freeport met the threshold and will join state Treasurer Terry Hayes as independents vying against whoever wins the Republican and Democratic primaries. Also qualifying as independents were Tiffany Bond of Portland and William Hoar of Southwest Harbor for the 2nd Congressional District race and Martin Grohman of Biddeford in the 1st District, along with about 20 candidates for the Legislature.
- More than 15 percent of students in Maine schools are considered "chronically absent." The Maine Department of Education recently released new data on the subject, and the high number of chronically absent students surprised state administrators. The fact that more than 29,000 students fall into that category has state and local education officials looking for new ways to determine the reasons why individual students miss so much class time and introduce programs to fix the problem. The absenteeism rates appear to be especially pronounced in rural areas and large service center communities. And not surprisingly, there is a correlation between chronic absenteeism and the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch (a common measure educators use to track poverty).
- Bar Harbor is reeling after a teen was found dead in woods near a school there. Searchers discovered the body of Mikaela Conley, 19, at noon Saturday. She had been missing since Thursday. An investigation into the cause of her death and an autopsy are underway. Mourning neighbors left bouquets of red roses and simple wildflowers Sunday next to a photograph of Conley propped on the steps of her family's downtown restaurant, 2 Cats.
I taste great if you're a wood tick
My 7-year-old, a bunch of Cub Scouts and I spent the weekend camping on Swan Island in the Kennebec River near Richmond. Before I go on, let me say what a great place that is to visit and pitch a tent. Once the home of a couple hundred residents, it's now mostly vacant except for their solid but aging and empty whitewashed houses, old-growth forests and expansive fields of grass and wildflowers.
The one damper on the weekend were the wood ticks — and the fact that my boy and I attract them. We wore long pants and enough bug spray to drown a buffalo, and for the most part stayed on the trails and away from long grass. Still, I estimate that I picked 30 ticks from the two of us, which was easily two or three times the number the rest of our campmates found combined.
I did a little research and didn't come up with anything definitive other than they are possibly more attracted to people who sweat (check), who drink milk (check), who have Type O blood (check) and who exhale more carbon dioxide than others (no idea, but my wife says, "oh yes").
I've heard people suggest smearing Vicks VapoRub on their ankles to keep the ticks away, but what about the ones that appeared all over our upper bodies, like they dive-bombed from trees or something? Do they sell that stuff by the gallon? Maybe I'll try it next time but in the meantime my boys and I will just keep up the every-30-minutes tick checks.
Even now, in my dining room. After that experience I can "feel" things crawling all over me even though I know they aren't. Ick. Here's my soundtrack. — Christopher Cousins
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Storm and Stress Drama
As the book title indicates, It is first of all a new theory of tragedy. In particular, it is an investigation of fate and guilt concepts as rationalisations of irrational tragic reality, reflected generally in Geistegeschichte, then in literary tragedies of the Western world and eventually in Storm and Stress dramas. Remarkably, they summarize, contradict, and to some extent predict all major "solutions" to tragic insolubility, as illustrated in the main sections: Greek, Christian, and Enlightenment world views.
An Analysis of Franz Grillparzer's Dramas Fate, Guilt, and Tragedy
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Potential changes to Hydro One's Seasonal Class
Issues surrounding the cost of hydro, especially in rural areas, have been a hot topic in Ontario. As per our communication on this topic in March, the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA) wrote to the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, and Ontario's Minister of Energy, Glen Thibeault, on our behalf, urging reconsideration of the proposed change to eliminate the seasonal (cottages) class.
Currently, Hydro One has" three year-round residential classes (High Density – "UR" class, Medium Density– "R1" class, and Low Density – "R2"class), as well as a Seasonal residential class. If seasonal status is eliminated, approximately 70,000 seasonal customers will be moved to R1 and 84,000 to R2." There is a lot of confusion and perhaps apprehension on what this will mean to our utility bills in the years ahead.
FOCA sent a follow up note to the premier's office and as well, they also sent a correspondence to Hydro One noting an information gap and asking if it would be possible to get some clarity. These are the types of questions being posed: What will my total bill be, once the proposed changes (fixed delivery charges + reclassification) are in place? When does the government ("25% discount, on avg") plan to take effect? Where can customers go to find out whether they're being converted to R1 or R2? Please note since the original newsletter, FOCA have received a response, which will be sent out separately.
The MPOA also called both Hydro One and the Ontario Energy Board on March 31/17 seeking clarity. Hydro One directed us to their website and noted there were only 4 specific changes identified, non of which are changes to seasonal. At this time, they were not able to provide information about the elimination of 'seasonal', how they might determine which R1 or R2 a customer might be moved to, effective dates, etc The Ontario Energy Board noted that eliminating the seasonal class is not completely decided yet but that's what they are working on and the reason to make this change "is to make it less costly." We were directed to their website http://www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/OEB to gain more information (search on EB-2016-0315). Should we have further questions to send them to email@example.com. The MPOA are remaining close with FOCA and are sharing information. We will continue to keep you posted as developments arise.
Please see Hydro One's response dated April 5/17 below to FOCA and the MPOA's questions posed in March.


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It wasn't what you'd expect.
It was NOT, for example, Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey.
Although my experience with that ride may have been soured by the 60-minute wait, which we had to endure despite sprinting to the ride the moment the park opened, and which felt at least three times that long, because I spent it alternately listening to my 10-year-old denounce — bitterly and at great length — our decision to skip the single-rider line ("we could have ridden it TWICE by now!"); my 12-year-old's increasingly urgent pleas to abandon the line so he could pee (Me: "why didn't you say something when we ran by that restroom in Seuss Landing?" Him: "I tried! You were running too fast!"); and my wife's extended, Hamlet-worthy monologue on the subject of whether she might throw up her breakfast buffet from the Hilton ("I'm not used to eating eggs at this hour… Look at that warning sign: 'This vehicle will suddenly accelerate, stop, turn, climb, and drop?' Seriously, I'm really worried about this… Should I just wait for you in 'child swap'?").
Nor was it the Spiderman ride, which we went on immediately after the Harry Potter ride, and which, quite honestly, seemed like EXACTLY THE SAME RIDE, only with Dr. Octopus sneering at us instead of Draco Malfoy.
And it wasn't the Hulk coaster. It would have been, but I spent the whole ride terrified that my wallet was falling out of my shorts.
It wasn't the Rock-It coaster, either. In theory, I did appreciate the ability to choose my own personal soundtrack to enhance my roller coaster experience. But in practice, it was enormously distracting: I spent the first half of the ride mystified as to why I'd never heard of half the bands in the "hard rock" category, and the second half mentally disputing the placement of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" in the hip-hop section (yes, THEY are hip-hop; IT, however, is not).
Dr. Doom's Fear Fall was automatically disqualified for requiring me to wait 25 minutes to sit on a ride that lasted less than ten seconds. ("WHOOO! Wait–that's it?" "Yes. Get off.")
The Twister ride was just godawful — a fifteen-minute forced viewing of Bill Paxton talking about the "awesome, primal force" of tornados while sporting a haircut that must have already looked ridiculous back when the footage was shot in 1995, followed by somebody spritzing water on my head while dangling a giant plastic cow on a rope halfway across the room.
The Simpsons ride almost made the cut, but I just can't bring myself to vote for a ride that force-pumps the smell of diapers into my face.
No. In the end, none of those rides delivered the kind of shocking, scream-out-loud-in-terror thrills of THE ABSOLUTELY BEST RIDE AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO:
The auto flush toilet in the restroom across from the Classic Monsters Cafe.
Because it was scary, and violent, and I never saw it coming.
I was just sitting there (literally), minding my own business (figuratively), when a roaring noise like the space shuttle launch filled my ears, and the formerly placid water just inches below my most tender anatomical parts was suddenly transformed into a savagely churning maelstrom of gallons — literally, GALLONS — of water, fire-hosing through the bowl with an inhuman fury that even Bill Paxton's liberal use of adjectival superlatives would have failed to adequately describe.
And it did not stop. Oh, no. It did not. It kept going, and going, and going…long past the point at which — had this been, say, Dr. Doom's Fear Fall — my shoulder harness would have magically unbuckled itself and a pimply twenty-year-old in a polyester shirt would have given me a transparently insincere thumbs up and ordered me to exit to my left.
I do not exaggerate when I say that my screams could be heard as far away as Revenge of the Mummy.
But as thrilling as it was, when it finally ended — EVEN THOUGH the wait time was less than five minutes — I did not get back in line to ride it again.
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There is no one better than Miley Cyrus at undeservedly earning a nation's attention with costumes. And there is no one more desperate for a nation's undeserved attention, not counting Miley Cyrus, than Julian Assange–awareness activist Julian Assange. It should come as unsurprising news then, that Assange has taken a page from the Miley Cyrus playbook—the Visible Panty Linings Playbook.
The chapter that most appeals to Assange does not, mercifully, prescribe the public removal of clothing. Rather, it is the bit about wearing "outrageous" things in inscrutable music videos. Assange's "We Can't Stop" is this:
What . . . is it? It is a "Rap News video that mocks the Australian election," the New York Daily News reports, in which Assange "appears in a mullet wig as he channels the country's beloved singer John Farnham, who is best known for his hit 'You're the Voice.'" It almost goes without saying that the excruciatingly earnest original music video for "You're the Voice" is much, much funnier than the video by Rap News, "the internet nation's off-beat musical, current-affairs programme, responsible for turning bollocks-news into socio-poetic/comedic analyses which everyone can relate to and understand."
The shoot took place in a nightmare London's Ecuadorian embassy, the headquarters and sole campaigning location of Assange's Australian senate bid. Per a statement from Rap News: "As it took place over a Saturday/Sunday, no Ecuadorian staff members were inconvenienced or harmed during the process. :)"—smiley face theirs.
If only Robin Thicke had been as fortunate as those Ecuadorian staff members : (—sad face ours.
See also: "The Worst V.M.A. Outfits of All Time"; "What Does Miley Cyrus Want Us to Say So That She Knocks It Off Already?"


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Alleged Torrington teen gang rape case could go to trial
LITCHFIELD >> The third codefendant in an alleged 2011 gang rape of a 13-year-old girl, who was reportedly incoherent and drunk, appears on track to go to trial in Oct. 2013.
Alec Berkemeier, 16, 65 Bridge St., Winsted, is the last of three codefendants to dispose second degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor charges, both felonies. He had pleaded not guilty to both charges.
"This has to be tried," said Litchfield Superior Court Judge James P. Ginocchio, who was insistent that all motions, "especially evidentiary," be filed before the continuance date of July 23 and preferably this week.
According to reports by police in arrest affidavits, all three boys, two of whom were registered to be football players in the 2011 season, recounted a nearly identical series of events.
Allegedly, the boys fed the 13-year-old girl alcohol laced Kool-Aid, disrobed her in an aunt's bedroom, and took turns sexually assaulting the girl.
On May 3, two codefendants, Kenuel Weaver-Hunte, 17, 135 Grant St., and Dyllan Rodriguez, 17, 167 Harwinton Ave., pleaded guilty to risk of injury to a minor charges, a class "D" felony, and were sentenced to 120 days in jail. At the time of the alleged assault, the boys were 14, 15 and 16 years old.
The two pleaded to risk of injury to a minor charges, after originally being charged with that and second degree sexual assault. Neither will register as a sex offender. The pair are serving out their sentences at Manson Youth Institution, in Cheshire.
The acts were called, "degrading," and "humiliating," by Ginocchio, during Rodriguez's sentencing. The judge said he is not sure how the victim will ever recover 100 percent.
"She was traumatized by this," Ginocchio told Rodriguez while sentencing him. "She will always have to live with what happened."
Prosecuting state's attorney Terri Sonneman called Weaver-Hunte the "ring-leader," of the group, and said that Rodriguez, had "opportunities to walk away. He didn't, despite acknowledgement of wrongdoing. It was entirely preventable. This didn't have to happen."
At an appearance Tuesday, Sonnemann said Berkemeier appeared to be in compliance with intensive probation supervision, known as IPS.
A continuance in Berkemeier's case was granted until July 23, according to Sonnemann, to "set a trial schedule with Judge Danaher." Berkemeier is currently released on $5,000 professional surety bond and is being electronically monitored.
After originally being confined to house arrest, some of the conditions of Berkemeier's release were lightened and he returned to Torrington High School.
Reach Jessica Glenza at 860-489-3121 ext. 324.


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The largest city of Australia, Sydney has its unique culture and lifestyle – ranging from the Bondi beach shores to the geographical inland heart of the Sydney region, Parramatta. Famous for the Opera house and Harbour bridge, Sydney offers more below the surface for the intrepid traveller. The below resources (still developing and evolving) reflect notable websites and sights that help you plan the ideal Sydney getaway.
Custom map and guide of Sydney (and overall New South Wales)
Sydney (and overall New South Wales) – Life through the lens – Custom city Google map – https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zY-64Q2XxyfU.kSj4vo-zsRF4&usp=sharing
Sydney (and New South Wales) Essential resources
Sydney pollen forecast and monitoring – https://www.sydneypollen.com.au/
Sydney (and New South Wales) Essential services
Evocities – NSW hub regional cities – http://www.evocities.com.au/en/
New South Wales Government – http://www.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Crime statistics portal – http://crimetool.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/bocsar/
NSW government – https://www.nsw.gov.au/
*** NSW government service centres and portal – http://www.service.nsw.gov.au
Rural fire service – http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/
St Vincents – Darlinghurst
Sydney Hospital – City centre
Sydney childrens hospital – Randwick
Royal north shore Hospital – St Leonards
Sydney Transportation
– Double story trains
– Opal card ticketing system
General and Ticketing
Opal Transportation Card (Ticketing) – https://www.opal.com.au/
– Opal card – retailers – http://www.retailers.opal.com.au
Public transport overall – Wikipedia –
Roads – Live Traffic alerts – https://www.livetraffic.com/
Sydney Transport – PDF Maps – http://www.sydneybuses.info/routes/region-guides
Transport for NSW – Projects – https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/
Transport NSW (Overall Transport portal) – http://www.transportnsw.info/
– Corporate News and events – https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events
– News – https://transportnsw.info/news
– Projects – https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects
Plan – https://transportnsw.info/plan
– Trip planner – https://transportnsw.info/trip
– Departures – https://transportnsw.info/trip#/departures
– Alerts and status – http://www.transportnsw.info/alerts/
– Routes and timetables – https://transportnsw.info/routes
– Regional bookings – https://transportnsw.info/regional-tickets-fares
– Stations, stops and wharves – https://transportnsw.info/stops
– Transport apps – https://transportnsw.info/apps
– Travel to events – https://transportnsw.info/events
– Places to visit – https://transportnsw.info/plan/places-to-visit
Travel Info – https://transportnsw.info/travel-info
– Ways to get around – https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around
Bus – Bus operator maps – https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/bus/bus-operator-maps
Light rail
Regional Trains and Coaches
On Demand
Taxi and hire vehicle
Walking and cycling
Community transport
Ticketing – https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal
– Fares and payments – https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal/fares-payments
– Opal balance – https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal/check-opal-card-balance-view-activity-statements
Regional tickets
– Bookings and fares – https://transportnsw.info/regional-tickets-fares
– Opal for visitors – https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal/opal-for-visitors
Air / Sea plane
Bankstown Airport
Sydney Airport – https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/
– Transport to/from Airport –
Sydney Airport Access
Updated February 2017
Inter terminal transfers – https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/info-sheet/getting-between-terminals#airport-transfer-services-train-transfer
To/from the airport:
Cheapest option – Public bus (subject to change): The 400 bus between Bondi and Burwood via the domestic airport doesn't include any premium airport charge. It doesn't pass through the centre of the city, but it's easily the cheapest option if you are departing from somewhere along its route, and departs every 20 minutes or so (30 minutes on weekends). Link: Sydney buses – http://www.sydneybuses.info/routes/400_20101128_tt.pdf
Most convenient option – Sydney's Airport Link train (http://www.airportlink.com.au/). This runs every 15 minutes or so, with stops at both the domestic and international terminals. A single ticket to the domestic from Central costs $15.40, and to international costs $16.20; tickets from other stations on the CityRail network cost a few dollars more. There's no option for an open return, though you can buy a same-day return (minimum cost $25.80, more for outlying stations).
Notes: There's no extra charge for exiting at Mascot station, which is about a 20 minute walk from the domestic airport. That makes it a potential option for cheaper travel, though in poor weather or with lots of luggage it's less appealing. If you're already travelling on a MyMulti or other weekly ticket, buying a single, return or weekly gatepass when you reach the airport via train is a cheap but little-promoted option.
Sydney seaplanes terminal – Rosebay – https://www.seaplanes.com.au/
Western Sydney airport –
Sea plane services:
Sydney seaplanes – http://www.seaplanes.com.au
Helicopter flights:
Blue sky helicopters
Heli experiences –
Sydney heli tours – http://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au
NSW regional train link – http://www.nswtrainlink.info/
Sydney Airport Train – http://www.airportlink.com.au/
Sydney Trains – http://www.sydneytrains.info/
Sydney Buses – http://www.sydneybuses.info/
– Note all buses heading in/out of the cbd area are pre-paid and need opal card.
Sydney – Free metro circular bus – route 555
– Weekdays – 9am to 3.30pm
– Weekends – 9am to 6pm
Big bus – tourist bus – http://www.bigbustours.com.au
Ferries, boating and Marine
Port Authority NSW – https://www.portauthoritynsw.com.au/
Transport NSW – portal of Private and Public ferry operators – http://www.transportnsw.info/sites/en/maps-and-timetables/ferry-timetables.page
Sydney CBD leisure cruise terminals:
– Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay
– White Bay Cruise Terminal
Captain cook – (Daily Passenger and private) – https://www.captaincook.com.au/sydney-harbour-cruises/ferries/
– includes the Sydney harbour Hop on off boat
Manly fast ferry – (Daily Passenger and private) – http://manlyfastferry.com.au/
Sydney Ferries (Public transport) – http://beyondthewharf.com.au/
Sydney Harbour Eco hopper – (Daily Passenger and private) – http://www.sydneyharbourecohopper.com.au/time-table
Sydney Water taxis – http://www.watertaxis.com.au
Leisure boating:
East sail –
Explore sailing –http://www.exploregroup.com.au
Majestic cruises
Matilda Boat tours (Private) – http://www.matilda.com.au/
Sydney harbour tallships – http://www.sydneytallships.com.au
Tribal warrior harbour cruise – http://www.tribalwarrior.org
Whale watching:
Captain cook cruises
Oz whale watching
Sydney whale watching
Light Rail
Sydney Light rail service – http://www.sydneylightrail.transport.nsw.gov.au
Roads and Maritime service (Government roads authority) – http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/
– New South Wales rest areas – http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/trip-information/rest-areas/restareasmap/index.html
– Holiday driving – http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/trip-information/holiday-driving.html
State traffic alerts and conditions (NSW) – http://m.livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/
Car Sharing and peer driving services
Car Rental
Bayswater Car rental – https://www.bayswatercarrental.com.au/sydney/car-hire
East Coast Car rentals – http://www.eastcoastcarrentals.com.au
Car – Petrol
NSW Government – Fuel check (Petrol prices) – https://www.fuelcheck.nsw.gov.au/app
Taxi Services
NSW taxi association – Book a taxi – https://www.nswtaxi.org.au/passengers/book-a-taxi
ABC Cabs –
Legion cabs –
Manly Cabs –
Premier cabs –
RSL Cabs –
Silver service –
Taxis combined –
Bonza bike tours – http://bonzabiketours.com/
Sydney Cycleways (Cycling guides and routes) – http://www.sydneycycleways.net/
– Sydney rides – http://www.sydneycycleways.net/resources/sydney-rides/
Sydney cycle hire – http://www.cyclehire.com.au/pedal-cars.html
Sydney and New South Wales Tourism – Publications, guides and maps
Sydney official guide
– Published by citrus media – http://www.citrusmedia.com.au
– firstname.lastname@example.com
Sydney guides – Sydney and new south wales – events calendar booklet
Informed tourist – guides and maps – https://www.theinformedtourist.com/brochures/guides-maps/
What's on in Sydney / Manly guide – http://www.whatsoninsydney.com.au
– Guide – https://issuu.com/whatsoninsydney
Specific regions:
Byron bay:
Byron and beyond – https://byronandbeyond.com/
Here and now publications – http://hereandnowpublications.com.au/tourist-maps.html
Rusty miller surf – Byron guide – http://rustymillersurf.com/byron-guide/
Sydney and New South Wales Tourism – Services and official
Sydney Vistors Centre (Best of) – http://www.bestof.com.au/nsw/
– Information centres – Queen Victoria Market, Town hall.
Business events Sydney – https://www.businesseventssydney.com.au/
** City of Sydney Council – http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ and https://www.facebook.com/cityofsydney
– Villages of Sydney – http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/explore/places-to-go
– Events – https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/
Destination NSW (Corporate Travel industry portal) – http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/
Events NSW – http://www.eventsnsw.com.au/
Sydney Tourism – http://www.sydney.com / http://www.facebook.com/seesydney
Sydney Tourism – Official Blog – http://www.sydney.com/sydney-life/
Sydney Tourism – Guides – http://www.sydney.com/travel-guides-apps
– Love every second in Sydney – printed quarterly Sydney info / events summary brochure
Visit NSW – http://www.visitnsw.com / http://www.facebook.com/visitnsw
Sydney councils – Notable
Sydney Council changes – ttps://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/
Local Government NSW – http://lgnsw.org.au/
Bayside –
Burwood –
Camden –
Campbelltown –
Canada Bay –
Canterbury / Bankstown –
Cumberland –
Fairfield –
Georges River –
Hornsby –
Hunters Hill –
Inner West –
Ku-ring-gai –
Lane Cove –
Liverpool –
Mosman –
Northern Beaches –
North Sydney –
– Manly – http://www.manlyguide.com
Parramatta – https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/ and Discover Parramatta tourism – http://www.discoverparramatta.com/
– Events – Discover Parramatta tourism – http://www.discoverparramatta.com/events and https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/about-parramatta/events-calendar
Penrith –
Randwick –
– Bondi – http://www.mybondisummer.com.au
Ryde –
Strathfield –
Sutherland –
Sydney city council – *See above section *
Waverly –
Willoughby –
Woollahra –
Sydney (and New South Wales) Developments
Projects overall – NSW government development portals
Sydney and NSW projects – http://www.mysydney.nsw.gov.au/
Greater Sydney commission – http://www.greatersydneycommission.nsw.gov.au/
Property NSW (Includes Sydney harbour foreshore) – https://www.property.nsw.gov.au/our-projects
Urban growth NSW development corporation – http://www.ugdc.nsw.gov.au/
– The bays precinct – http://thebayssydney.nsw.gov.au/
– North connex – http://www.northconnex.com.au/
– westconnex – http://www.westconnex.com.au/
– Roads and marine service – NSW – http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/
Transport – Transport projects – http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects
Light rail
CBD and south east light rail – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBD_and_South_East_Light_Rail and http://sydneylightrail.transport.nsw.gov.au/
Parramatta and Parramatta Light rail – http://parramattalightrail.nsw.gov.au/
– Sydney Metro – http://sydneymetro.info/home and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Metro
– Barangaroo wharf
– Circular quay redevelopment
– New Sydney ferries
Misc Location Developments
Barangaroo Harbour Front, shops and Casino – http://www.barangaroo.com/
– Barangaroo – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barangaroo,_New_South_Wales
Central park – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park,_Sydney and http://www.centralparksydney.com/
Sports precincts (Moore park and Olympic park)
Sydney Exhibition centre – http://www.iccsydney.com.au/
Darling Harbour / Darling quarter – http://www.darlingquarter.com/
Parramatta square and city renewal development – City of Parramatta – Riverbank development- http://www.cityofparramatta.com.au/riverbank/ and http://www.cityofparramatta.com.au/transformation/
Powerhouse museum
Sydney Olympic Park – http://www.sopa.nsw.gov.au/ and
White bay / Glebe island –
Western sydney airport – http://westernsydneyairport.gov.au/
– http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-west/m12-motorway/index.html'
– https://v2.communityanalytics.com.au/dird/wsa#
Sydney Events and Activities portals
Airbnb – Suburb guides of Sydney – https://www.airbnb.com.au/locations/sydney
Business events Sydney – http://www.businesseventssydney.com
Concrete Playground – Sydney – http://concreteplayground.com/sydney
Dictionary of Sydney – http://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/
Hello.Sydney – http://www.hello.sydney/
Sydney Expert – https://sydneyexpert.com/
– Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/sydneyexpert/
– Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sydneyexpert/
Screen NSW – http://screen.nsw.gov.au/
Sydney morning herald – NSW happening – http://www.smh.com.au/nsw
* Sydney Tourism – Events- http://www.sydney.com/events
Sydney Weekender (Sydney and NSW events and sights weekly TV show on Channel 7) – http://www.sydneyweekender.com.au/
This week in Sydney (Events, what to do and electronic version of the publication) – http://www.thisweekinaustralia.com/index.php/this-week-in-sydney/ and http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/New-South-Wales/Sydney
Travellers companion – Sydney – http://travellerscompanion.com.au/sydney/ and https://issuu.com/travellerscompanion
Urbanlist – https://www.theurbanlist.com/sydney
Urban walkabout – Sydney (Includes printed area guides) – http://www.urbanwalkabout.com/sydney/
* Visit NSW – Events – http://www.visitnsw.com/events
Whats new Bondi (Sydney blog) – http://whatsnewbondi.com/
Word Australia – Australian free travel publications – http://thewordaustralia.com.au/ and issuu.com/sydneyguideandmap
Sydney and New South Wales – Magazines and Publications – Notable
Timeout Sydney – (Free print / Paid online) – https://www.timeout.com/sydney/magazine –
– Magazine – https://play.google.com/store/newsstand/details/Time_Out_Sydney?id=CAowwZCZAQ&hl=en
Notable Sydney and New South Wales – Blogs
Humans of Newtown – https://humansofnewtown.com.au/
Events – Sydney Metropolitan – Local Notable Events
7 Bridges walk – October – http://www.7bridgeswalk.com.au/
AACTA awards – Dec
Antenna Documentary festival (Sydney – October) – http://antennafestival.org/
Antidote festival – ideas and talks – Sydney opera house – Early September –
Aria awards – Nov
Art and about Sydney – September
Australian festival of surfing (Late February / Early March) – Manly Beach
Big anxiety festival – November / December – https://www.thebiganxiety.org/
Carols in domain
Chinese New Year festival (January to February) – http://www.sydneychinesenewyear.com
Electric gardens festival – Late January – Electronic music festival – Centennial Park – Sydney – http://www.electricgardens.com.au/
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – Late March to late April
International rowing regatta – Penrith
Italian Festival (Late October / Early November) – http://www.sydneyitalianfestival.com
Manly jazz fest
Newtown festival – Camperdown Memorial Rest Park – November
Opera in the Domain – Opera Australia – Late January – http://opera.org.au/sydney/opera-in-the-domain
Red bull music academy event – September – http://syd.redbullmusicacademy.com/artists/
Remix summits (Tech, innovation and culture – Also London, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York and Dubai) – June 25 syd – http://www.remixsummits.com
Sydney easter show – Early April – http://www.eastershow.com.au/
Sculpture by the sea – Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk
Semi permanent (Creative industry event – Sydney June) – http://www.semipermanent.com
Spectrum Now Festival – Art, music, stage and talks (Early March) – http://spectrumnow.com.au/
Sydney Biennale – March to June (Every even year) – http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/ and https://www.biennaleofsydney.art/
Sydney Festival (January) – http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au
Sydney Film Festival (June) – http://www.sff.org.au/
Sydney food and wine festival
Sydney International rowing regatta – March / April
– SBS TV – TV Coverage – http://www.sbs.com.au/mardigras
Sydney morning fun run – manly – February
Sydney New years eve – Refer to 'New years eve section'
Sydney Opera House events – https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on.html and http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/festivals_and_series.aspx?mencid=meganav:Events:Festivals_and_Series:Header
– All about women – March – http://aaw.sydneyoperahouse.com/
– Festival of Dangerous ideas (Sydney opera house) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_Dangerous_Ideas
– Ideas at the house (Talks and seminars) – http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/program_ideas_at_the_house.aspx and https://www.facebook.com/IdeasAtTheHouse/
– On the steps music series – http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/on_the_steps.aspx
Sydney spring racing carnival –
Sydney Skinny – http://www.thesydneyskinny.com.au
Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Sydney Writers Festival (Mid May) – http://www.swf.org.au/
Riverina Festival – Riverina area of NSW –
Tropfest (February – Leading Short Film Festival – Parramatta park) – http://tropfest.com/au
– Streamed live on Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/TROPFEST
– Tropnest – Hub (Creative incubator space)
Twilight concerts at Tooronga – January to Mid March
Vivid Sydney (May)- http://www.vividsydney.com
– Vivid Sydney – Guides (Includes guides of music, talks and map of light installations) – https://www.vividsydney.com/guides
Whale watching – April to November
Yabun Indigenous festival – Camperdown – 26 January
Events – Sydney public talks
University of New south Wales – Unsw
– Centre for ideas – https://cfi.unsw.edu.au/ and https://www.facebook.com/unswcentreforideas/
University of Sydney –
– Events – http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events
– News – https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news.html
– United states study Centre
Events – Sydney Christmas
Sydney City – Christmas https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/major-events/sydney-christmas
Sydney – Carols in the domain – Domain gardens – http://www.carolsinthedomain.com/
Events – Sydney New Years Eve fireworks
General portals / Info
Sydney New Years Eve – http://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/
– City of Sydney website – http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
– Phone: +61 2 9265 9333
– Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Plan your NYE – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/plan-your-nye/
– Public transport – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/public-transport/ and https://transportnsw.info/
– Transport Twitter accounts –
– Buses – https://twitter.com/BusesInfo
– Trains – https://twitter.com/TrainsInfo
– Ferries – https://twitter.com/FerriesInfo
– Live traffic sydney – https://twitter.com/livetrafficsyd
– Public transport app – https://transportnsw.info/apps
– Road closures – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/road-closures/
– Accessibility – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/accessibility/
– Boating – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/boating/
– Community languages / Event guide – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/event-guide/
– Includes Printed PDF guides (English and International languages) and Audio guides
– About – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/about/
– Street banners – (Available for purchase) –
– Coins and merchandise – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/merchandise/
– Partners – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/partners/
– Media and news – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/media-centre/ and https://feeds.feedburner.com/sydnye
– Visiting Sydney – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/visiting-sydney/
Schedule – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/fireworks/
– Welcome to country – 7.30pm
– Family fireworks – 9pm
– Harbour of light parade -9.08pm- https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/harbour-of-light-parade/
– Main fireworks – 12 midnight
Firework launch locations:
– Main fireworks launch locations: Harbour bridge, Opera house, and harbour pontoons
Fireworks Social Media (City of Sydney):
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/cityofsydney
Twitter – https://twitter.com/cityofsydney
– Official hashtag – #SydNYE
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cityofsydney/
– Television coverage – ABC TV – http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/new-years-eve/
– Sydney New years eve website – livestreaming – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/live-stream/
– Broadcast on ABC TV – and Iview – http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/new-years-eve/ and http://iview.abc.net.au/
– Youtube – Livestream online – ABC TV – https://www.youtube.com/user/abcaustralia and https://www.facebook.com/ABCTV/
– – Youtube – Video – City of Sydney – https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofsydney/videos
– Official fireworks music /soundtrack / radio – KIIS 106.5 FM – http://www.kiis1065.com.au/
– Soundtrack listing to fireworks – http://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/soundtrack/
Newspapers – Sydney morning Herald – http://www.smh.com.au/ and Daily telegraph – https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/
Vantage points (Includes details on when each location fills up):
– http://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/
New Years eve events portals
Eventbrite – Sydney New Years eve parties – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/d/australia–sydney/new-years-eve-parties/
Finder – New years eve Sydney – https://www.finder.com.au/new-years-eve-sydney
Sydney council – Sydney new years eve events portal-https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/major-events/sydney-new-years-eve
Sydney Expert – New Years eve in Sydney portal – https://sydneyexpert.com/category/new-years-eve-in-sydney/
Sydney Tourism – New years eve Sydney – https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-city/new-years-eve-sydney
Timeout – New years eve events in Sydney – https://www.timeout.com/sydney/things-to-do/the-best-new-years-eve-parties-in-sydney
Viewing sites and events (Paid):
– Ticketed events – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/ticketed-events/
Barangaroo Reserve – Tickets open General Public tickets on sale at 12 noon on Friday, 12 October 2018 – http://www.barangaroo.com/see-and-do/whats-on/new-years-eve/
– Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/barangaroosydney/
– Tickets – https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=NYEBAR18
Blues point, North Sydney – Ticketed and costed by North Sydney Council –
Blues point reserve and neighbouring parks in McMahons Point, McMahons Point (View from behind the bridge) – https://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/new-years-eve-at-blues-point-reserve
Garden island (Private ticketed event) –
Harbour Cruises – Various
– City of Sydney – Portal – https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/search/advanced?major-events=sydney-new-years-eve&tags=boating
– Cruise boats part of Harbour of light – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/harbour-of-light-parade/
– Beyond the Wharf – Harbour city ferries (Official Ferry service) by Transdev – Around $320 pp – 9pm and Midnight fireworks – Tickets open ** – http://www.beyondthewharf.com.au/new-years-eve-cruises/
– Captain cook cruises – https://www.captaincook.com.au/sydney-harbour-cruises/whats-on-in-sydney/new-years-eve/
Kirribilli house – Prime minister residence – Private
National parks and wildlife – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/new-years-eve-sydney-harbour
– Tickets – https://moshtix.com.au/NSWNPWS.NYE18
– Fort Denison, Clark Island, Goat Island (Camping on the island), Nielsen Park, Shark Island or Bradleys Head
– Tickets – NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
– Bradleys head park – The mast – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-bradleys-head-mast-precinct and https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nye-the-mast-precinct-bradleys-head/105982
– Bradleys head park – The Amphitheatre – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-bradleys-head-amphitheatre and https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nye-the-amphitheatre-bradleys-head/105984
– Bradleys head park – Athol lawn – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-bradleys-head-athol-lawn and https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nye-athol-lawn-bradleys-head/105986
– Clark island – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-clark-island-garden-party
– Cockatoo island – http://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/stay/new-years-eve-2018
– Fort Denison (Ticketed) – http;//www.fortdenison.com.au
– Goat island – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-goat-island
– Nielsen Park – Vaucluse – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-nielsen-park
– North head – Manly – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-north-head
– Shark island – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-shark-island-party
– Strickland house – Vaucluse – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/events/new-years-eve-strickland-house
North Sydney – Pool and foreshore viewing NYE – http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/Recreation_Facilities/Pool_Lane_9_Gym/NYE_at_the_Pool
– Tickets – Book from 5 November – https://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/north-sydney-olympic-pool-family-night/pre-sale
Sydney Opera House point (Private and ticketed) – https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/opera-australia/2018/new-years-eve-at-sydney-opera-house.html
– Opera Bar and Opera Kitchen – https://operabar.com.au/blogs/tagged-with/NEW+YEARS+EVE
– Opera Australia's Opera Gala – https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/opera-australia/2018/new-years-eve-at-sydney-opera-house/the-opera-gala-on-new-years-eve-tickets.html
– Portside Sydney's NYE party – https://www.newyearseveportsidesydney.com.au/
Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens – NYE Viewing (Ticketed and costed) –
– Tickets open Early September – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/newyearsevesydney2018
– The Point (Ms Macquarie's point) – Ticketed event – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/The-Point
– Lawn with a view (Behind Sydney Opera House) – Ticketed event – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Lawn-with-the-View
– Harbour Hoopla(Behind Sydney Opera house and Circular quay) – Ticketed event – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/harbour-hoopla
– NYE Garden party at the Calyx – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/NYE-Garden-Party-at-The-Calyx
– Midnight at the Oasis – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Midnight-at-the-Oasis
Taronga zoo – https://taronga.org.au/sydney-zoo/nye18
Gold Reserve
Silver reserve
Harbourview terrace
Harbourview ballroom
Diamond reserve
Ideal vantage points (Free location listings) – Ticketed prior to event – Free entry
Cahill Express way (Ticketed event by Sydney RTA) – 3,000 lottery tickets FREE.
– http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/about/news-events/nye/
– Ballot for tickets on the express way – open until 12:00am on the 22nd of October 2018 – Announced in early December
– Tickets portal – https://www.nyecahillexpressway.com/
– Family 9pm and 12 Midnight NYE.
– Facebook (News) – https://www.facebook.com/NSWRoads
Campbell cove – Free ticketed, obtained prior – Tickets open – 1 November https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/campbells-cove/
East circular quay – Free ticketed, obtained prior – Tickets open – 1 November https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/east-circular-quay/
Ideal vantage points (Free location listings) – No Bookings
Bradfield park (Milsons Point), North Sydney
Circular quay promenade
Cremorne point reserve (Milsons Road, Cremorne point)- https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/cremorne-point/
Dawes Point, The rocks
Duff reserve – Point piper – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/duff-reserve
Luna Park – Milsons Point
** Mary Booth Lookout – Waruda avenue, Kirribili – (Current ideal) – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/mary-booth-reserve
McKell Park – Darling point – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/mckell-park
** Ms Macquaries point (Restrictions on items and organised site)
North Sydney Swimming Pool – Milsons Point
Observatory hill park, The rocks
Pirrama Park , Pyrmont
Pyrmont Bay Park
Robertsons pointpark – https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/vantage-points/robertson-park/
Rose bay (Ticketed) –
Sydney Opera house Promenade
** West circular quay
Events – Regional New South Wales – Local Notable Events
Blue mountains
Central coast
Country NSW
Hunter Valley
Leura garden fest –
Tulip time – Bowral – September
Lord Howe Island (Pacific Ocean)
North Coast
Outback NSW
Snowy Mountains
South Coast
Grafton Jacaranda Festival – October –
Notable Districts
Sydney CBD
– Chinatown and Haymarket
– Circular Quay
– Darling Harbour
– Pyrmont
– Sydney Harbour – (Sydney harbour foreshore authority) – http://www.shfa.nsw.gov.au/
– The Rocks
– Ultimo
– Walsh bay – http://www.walshbay.com.au/
– Wooloomooloo
Sydney Inner
– Alexandria
– Balmain
– Chippendale (Kensington street)- http://www.kensingtonstreet.com.au/
– Darlinghurst
– Elizabeth bay
– Enmore
– Erskineville
– Glebe
– Kings Cross
– Marrickville
– Newtown – http://www.newtownprecinct.com.au/
– Paddington
– Petersham
– Potts Point
– Redfern
– Rozelle
– Surry Hills
– Waterloo
– Wolli Creek
Sydney East
– Bondi Beach
– Centennial Park
– Coogee Beach
– Cremorne
– Double Bay
– Maroubra
– Maroubra Beach
– Moore Park
– Randwick
– Rose Bay
– Vaulcluse
– Watsons Bay
– Waverly
– Woollahra
Sydney North
– Avalon
– Chatswood
– Dee Why
– Hawkesbury River region
– Kirribilli
– Lane Cove
– Macquarie Park
– Manly
– Milsons Point
– Mona Vale
– Neutral Bay and lower north shore
– Northern Beaches
– Palm Beach
– Pittwater
Sydney South
– Cronulla
– Mascot / Sydney Airport
– Miranda
– Roseberry
– Royal national park
Sydney West
– Burwood
– Cabramatta
– Penrith
– Sydney Olympic Park
– Parramatta
Food portals
Sydney Food Trucks – http://www.sydneyfoodtrucks.com.au/
Sydney Morning Herald Good food guide book Sydney (Annual publication) – http://www.theageshop.com.au/gourmet
Urban Walkabout – Sydney – Food – http://www.urbanwalkabout.com/sydney/sydney/food/
Flickerfest Sydney – Short film festival – Early January – Bondi Beach – http://flickerfest.com.au/
Moonlight Cinemas (Centennial Park) – Summer months – – http://www.moonlight.com.au/sydney
Open Air Cinemas (Bondi) – http://www.openaircinemas.com.au/sydney/home
St George OpenAir Cinema (Mrs Macquaries Point)- http://www.stgeorgeopenair.com.au
Sunset Cinema (North Sydney Oval) – http://www.sunsetcinema.com.au/morthsydney
Tropfest (January – Parramatta Park)- http://www.tropfest.com/au
Night Hotspots
Ivy Pool Club (CBD)
Watsons Bay Hotel – http://watsonsbayhotel.com.au/
Eateries / Dining (Food)
Lunch / Cafes
Harry's cafe de wheels Sydney – pie
Hello pizza
Inlakesh living foods cafe – Macquarie Centre
Ovo cafe darlinghurst – Brazilian
Soul origin fresh food co – http://www.soulorigin.com.au/
Sumo salads
Main Dining
Coco cubano
Encasa restaurant
Jamie Olivers Italian restaurants
Jarern Chai
Meijico (Mexican Food)
Outback steakhouse
Pizza design co
Thanon khoasan
Totoro Japanese food
Annita gelato – central park
Cow and moon gelato bar (World's best gelato) (181 Enmore Rd, Enmore)
Gelato Messina
Harris Farms (NSW fresh produce store) – http://www.harrisfarm.com.au
Pagota icecream
Fresh Food
Crown st grocer – surrey hills
Macquarie Centre – Fresh Food section
Maloney's grocer (Surrey Hills)
Miranda Shopping Centre – fresh food section
Andrew (Bay) Chariton pool – Botanic gardens
Bondi Icebergs (Bondi Beach)
Bronte Baths and Bogey Hole – (Bronte Beach)
Clovelly Ocean pool – Cloverlly Road, Clovelly
Cook and Phillip park pool – Next to Australia museum
Dawn Fraser Baths – Elkington Park, Fitzroy Avenue, Balmain NSW
Elvina Track Pool – Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW
Fairy Bower Pool (Manly Beach)
Ian Thorpe aquatic centre –
Karloo Pool – Royal National Park, NSW
Maccallum pool – Milson Road (Cremorne)
Mahon Pool – 15R Marine Parade, Maroubra
McIvers Baths (Coogee Beach)
Murray Rose pool – New South Head Road, Double Bay
North Sydney pool –
Old Clare Rooftop pool – 1 Kensington Street, Chippendale
Prince Alfred Park pool – 105 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills
Watsons Bay baths –
Wylie's Baths – Neptune Steet, Coogee
Beach watch – Beach water quality
Balmoral Beach (Hunters Bay – Mosman)
Bondi Beach
Camp cove beach (Off Cliff street) – Vaucluse / Watsons bay
Chinamans Beach – Double bay/Mosman
Collins beach
Congwong Beach, Kamay Botany Bay National Park
Coogee Beach
Flat Rock beach
Gordons Bay beach – Oasis – hidden north of Coogee Beach and south of Clovelly Beach. It can only be accessed via the Coastal Walkway
Hermit Bay – via Queen's lane off Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse
Jibbon Beach, Royal National Park
Lady Martins Beach – Felix bay – point piper
Little Bay – 4R Coast Hospital Road, Little Bay
Manly Beach
Milk beach (Beach and Pool) – Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse
Obelisk Beach
Parsley Bay Beach – Parsley road, Vaucluse.
Resolute Beach, West Head
Seven Shillings Beach – double bay
Shark beach
Store Beach, Manly (Only accessible by boat)
Watsons bay beach
Wylie's Baths – Coogee
Unique Experiences
Cockatoo Island Camping –
Walks and cycle tracks – Notable
Bay run (The), Iron Cove.
Bondi to Coogee Walk – http://www.bonditocoogeewalk.com.au
Centennial Park
Glebe Foreshore Walk
Manly to Spit Bridge Scenic Walkway
Heritage Foreshore Track
Royal Botanic Gardens (Woolloomooloo to Circular Quay)
Royal National Park Coastal Walk
Taronga to Balmoral headland park walk
Attractions – Sydney CBD and wider metropolitan Area
Admiralty house – Governor general of Australia's house – https://www.gg.gov.au/official-residences/admiralty-house
– events – http://gg.gov.au/events
Art Pharmacy – https://www.artpharmacy.com.au/
Art Pharmacy – Consulting – http://www.artpharmacyconsulting.com/
Centre for contemporary asian art – http://www.4a.com.au/
Australian Centre for Photography – https://www.facebook.com/AustralianCentreForPhotography
Australian chamber orchestra
Australian design centre – https://australiandesigncentre.com/
Australian Museum –
Australian technology park –
Bangarra Dance theatre – Walsh bay –
Baseement (the) – jazz club – http://www.thebaseement.com.au
Barangaroo Entertainment precinct – http://www.barangaroo.com/ and http://www.barangaroo.sydney/
Barangaroo point reserve –
Bays precinct
Belvoir theatre (Arts centre) –
Blue horizon – Shangri la hotel – 36 level – bar and views
Bondi to Bronte coastal walk –
Capitol Theatre (Musicals) –
Carriageworks – http://carriageworks.com.au/
Centennial park – https://www.centennialparklands.com.au/
Chinese garden –
Chippendale creative precinct – http://chippendalecreative.com/
City recital hall
Clovelly beach –
Cockatoo Island –
Cockle Bay wharf
Coogee beach –
Customs House – http://www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au/
Cut away at Barangaroo
Darling Harbour – Darling quarter – http://www.darlingquarter.com/
Darling harbour children's playground – http://www.darlingquarter.com/play/
Darling Harbour precinct- http://www.darlingharbour.com/ and http://www.darlingharbourlive.com.au/
Domain Park
Elizabeth bay house
Featherdale wildlife park – Doonside (Western Sydney
Floating island (Sydney Harbour) –
Fort Dennison –
Gallery of New south Wales –
Garden Island –
Goods Line (Darling harbour)
Government house Sydney – http://www.governor.nsw.gov.au
Grotto point
Grounds of alexandria – cafe and gardens
Hyde Park –
Hyde park barracks –
iFly Downunder (Skydiving simulation – Penrith and Gold coast) – https://downunder.iflyworld.com/
International Convention centre Sydney – http://www.iccsydney.com/
Jewish museum (Sydney)
Justice and police museum
Kamay Botany bay national park
Karingal national park
King st wharf
Kings cross shops
Kirribilli house – Prime minister residence – Private – https://www.theaustralianafund.org.au/houses/kirribilli-house.html
Kiriibili point
Kuringai chase nat pk (Northern beaches)
Lane cove National Park
Luna Park –
Lyric Theatre – Star Complex (Musicals) –
Madame tussauds – darling harbour –
Manly aquarium (Sea life)
Manly Ferry –
Martin Place
Moore park and Sydney sports precinct
– Allianz stadium
– Australian film television and radio school
– Entertainment quarter
– Fox studios
– Hordern pavilion
– Moore park showground
– Sydney Cricket ground (Venue)
Mrs Macquaries Chair Lookout –
Museum of Contemporary Art –
Museum of Sydney
Myer and david jones food hall
National arts school – sydney – http://www.nas.edu.au
Neilsen park– Vaucluse
Newtown social club –
New York film academy Australia
North Sydney – Business and commercial area
Nida – parade theatre
Nielsen Park
North Head Lookout (Near Manly) – http://www.sydneyforall.com/NorthHeadLookout.html
Opera bar
Parliament of NSW – http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
Parramatta riverside theatres – https://riversideparramatta.com.au/
Penrith whitewater centre / Penrith Cable Water Park
Powerhouse Museum (moving to Parramatta) –
Queen Victoria Building –
Rocks discovery museum –
Rocks district – https://www.therocks.com/
Roslyn parker theatre
Royal botanic gardens – including the calyx events space and attraction – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
Royal national park – (Southern Sydney)
Rushcutter bay park –
South head national park
Spanish Quarter and Spanish club – Liverpool street, CBD
St James church / cathedral
St Marys church / cathedral
Star (The) Entertainment complex –
State Library of New South Wales –
State theatre
Sydney Aquarium (sea life) –
Sydney convention and exhibition centre –
Sydney Cricket Ground (Concert venue) –
Sydney dance company – https://www.sydneydancecompany.com
Sydney Ethics Centre – Ethics centre – http://www.ethics.org.au/events
– Festival of dangerous ideas – https://festivalofdangerousideas.com/
Sydney Harbour Bridge – Pylon Lookout – http;//www.pylonlookout.com.au
Sydney Harbour National Park – http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/sydney-harbour-national-park
Sydney harbour – Trust – http://www.harbourtrust.gov.au/trust
Sydney living museums (Includes vaucluse house, Sydney barracks) – http://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/
Sydney Observatory –
Sydney Olympic Park (Includes guided tours and concert facilities) –
– Maps – http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/maps
– Aquatics centre
– Athletics centre
– Bicentennial park
– Cathy freeman park
– Hockey centre
– Olympic (ANZ) Stadium
– Spotless arena
– Sydney Showground – https://www.sydneyshowground.com.au/venues/spotless-stadium/
– Tennis centre
Sydney Opera House – http://aaw.sydneyoperahouse.com/line-up/
– Tours – http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/visit/tours.aspx
– Resident companies – https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/resident-companies.html
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Bell Shakespeare
Opera Australia
Sydney Theatre Company
The Australian Ballet
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Sydney story factory
Sydney Symphony Orchestra – http://www.sydneysymphony.com/
Sydney theatre company (Roslyn Packer theatre) – walsh bay
Sydney Tower –
Sydney tower eye observation deck – also skywalk
Sydney Town hall –
Sydney zoo – Western Sydney – Opens 2019 – https://www.sydneyzoo.com/
Tamarama Beach –
Taronga Zoo –
Theatre royal –
Tree Top adventure Park (Western Sydney Parklands)
University of Sydney museum
Urban surf park (Olympic park) – http://www.urbnsurf.co/
Vaucluse house
Watsons bay beach club – http://www.watsonsbayhotel.com.au
Wet n Wild Sydney –
Wharves (The) –
Woolloomooloo Wharf –
World Tower –
Art galleries
Artery contemporary aboriginal art gallery – Darlinghurst – http://www.artery.com.au
Boomalli aboriginal art – Leichhardt – http://www.boomalli.com.au
Cooee art gallery – Bondi and Paddington – http://www.cooeeart.com.au
Kate owen gallery – Rozelle – http://www.kateowengallery.com
Ken Done Gallery – rocks
Mark Hanham gallery – Surry hills
Gardens and National Parks
Foundation for national parks and wildlife – http://fnpw.org.au/
NSW Government – Office for environment and heritage – http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/
New South Wales – National Parks – http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/
– Site map – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/sitemap
– Pocket guide – http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/about-npws/stay-up-to-date/pocket-guide
– Alerts – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/alerts/alerts-list
– Blog – https://blog.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/
– Venues – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/venues
– Visit a park – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park
– Things to do – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do
– Camping and accomodation – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation
– Aboriginal culture – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-and-heritage/aboriginal-culture
NSW – Police – Trekking –
Specific Gardens
Chinese Garden of freindship –
Paddington reservoir gardens
Royal botanic gardens – http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
– Events – https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/What-s-On
Wendy Whitely Hidden garden – Lavender bay, North sydney – https://www.wendyssecretgarden.org.au/
Music Venues
Beach road hotel – Bondi beach
Enmore theatre – Newtown
Moore park – theatre
Vanguard – Newtown – http://www.thevanguard.cpom.au
Sydney islands
Timeout – Sydneys' islands – http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/aroundtown/features/12874/sydneys-islands
Specific islands
Cockatoo island – http://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/ – Cockatoo Island ferries run from Circular Quay (Mon-Fri 6.15am-11.37pm; Sat 6.45am-11.37pm; Sun 7.07am-7.07pm) – Public ferry
Fort dennison – http://www.fortdenison.com.au/ – Fort Denison ferries depart Circular Quay and Darling Harbour every 45 minutes.
Goat island –
Shark island
Attractions – Rest of New South Wales
Notable day trip areas from Sydney
– Hunter valley and Hawkesbury river region
– South coast
– Blue Mountains
Blue mountains
Greater blue mountains drive – http://www.greaterbluemountainsdrive.com.au/
Blue mountains botanic garden
Blue mountains cultural centre
Campbell Rododendron Gardens (Blackheath)
Echo point lookout
Glow worm tunnel
Jenolan caves – Jenolan
Mayfield Garden (Oberon)
National Pass (Blue Mountains National Park)
Scenic world (Book in advance) (Katoomba) – Sky way, walkways, cable car, railway – http://www.scenicworld.com.au/
Three sisters
Waradah Aboriginal Centre (Katoomba)
Wentworth falls
Zigzag railway (Katoomba)
Central coast (inc Gosford)
Hawkesbury river
Country NSW (Mid)
Hunter Valley
Lord Howe Island (Pacific Ocean)
North Coast (Inc Ballina, Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Tweed, Lismore, Byron bay
Big Banana (Coffs Harbour)
Pacific Coast Drive – (Sydney to Tweed heads – Northern region)
Tropical Fruit World (Duranbah, Tweed Heads region)- http://www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au/
Outback NSW (West)
Mungo National Park –
Snowy Mountains
Kosciuszko National Park
Perisher Blue (Ski Fields)
Thredbo (Ski Fields)
South Coast
Australia botanic garden (Mount Annan)
Grand Pacific Drive (Wollongong to Southern NSW) – http://www.grandpacificdrive.com.au/
Jervis Bay (Whale Watching – May to November)
Tours and activities
Electric bikes
Rickshaw type bikes
Kayak – Tandem
Pedal cars
Electric tricycle
Best of – Tours portal – http://www.bestof.com.au/nsw/tours
Specific tours:
Aboriginal Blue mountains walkabout – http://www.bluemountainswalkabout.com
Blue Bananas – http;//www.bluebananas.com.au
Culture scouts (Walking art tours) – By art pharmacy – http://www.culturescouts.com.au/#tours
Free Bus Tours – Sydney – http://www.freetourssydney.com.au/free-bus-tours/
Gourmet food safari – with Maeve o'meara – http://gourmetsafaris.com.au/
I'm Free (Free Sydney CBD Tours) – http://www.imfree.com.au/sydney/index.html
Local eyes Sydney – http://www.localeyessydney.com.au
Manly Bike tours – http://www.manlybiketours.com.au
Manly kayak centre – kayak tours – http://www.manlykayakcentre.com.au/
Rocks dreaming aboriginal heritage tour – http://www.dreamtimesouthernmx.com.au
Royal botanic gardens – Aboriginal heritage tours –
Sydney architecture walks – http://www.sydneyarchitecture.org/
Sydney art walks – http://www.sydneyartwalks.com.au
Sydney Bridge Climb – http://www.bridgeclimb.com/
Sydney Connection – http://www.thesydneyconnection.com.au
Sydney Culture walks – http://www.sydneyculturewalksapp.com/
Sydney Explorer Hop on / off buses – Sydney CBD and Bondi –
Sydney outback (wildlife tours) – http://www.sydneyoutback.com.au/
Sydney paddle – http://www.ozpaddle.com.au/
VIP Australia – Concierge and luxury experiences – https://www.thevipaustralia.com/
Resturants, Cocktail Bars & Nightspots
Special Events
Chauffeurs & Car Hire
Private Yachts
Private Jets & Helicopters
Beauty & Medical
Personal Hosts & Security
Health & Fitness
Shopping / Retail Centres
Shopping hours: 9am – 5.30pm / Thurs until 9pm
Ashfield Mall –
Bankstown central –
Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre (Drummoyne) – http://www.birkenheadpoint.com.au/
Burwood plaza –
Castle Towers (Castle Hill) – http://www.castletowers.com.au/
Central Park (Chippendale) – http://www.centralparksydney.com/
Chifley plaza
Clocktower square (Rocks)-
DFO Homebush –
Eastgate Bondi Junction – http://eastgatebondijunction.com.au/
Galleries Victoria –
Harbourside sc –
Lidcombe Shopping Centre –
Macquarie Centre (North Ryde) – http://www.macquariecentre.com.au/
Market City (Haymarket) –
Mid City Shopping (Sydney CBD) – http://www.midcityshopping.com.au/
MLC centre – http://retail.mlccentre.com.au/fashion/
Paddington intersection – http://www.theintersectionpaddington.com.au
Queen Victoria Building (Sydney CBD) – https://www.qvb.com.au/
Regent Place –
Roselands shopping centre –
Star (the) – Darling harbour –
Strand Arcade (Sydney CBD) – https://www.strandarcade.com.au/
Sydney duty free – http://www.sdf.com.au
Warriewood Square –
Westfield centres – http://www.westfield.com.au/
Bondi Junction
Eastgardens – Pagewood
Hurstville –
Parramatta *Development*
Sydney CBD
Warringah Mall *Development*
World Square (Sydney CBD) – http://www.worldsquare.com.au/
Birkenhead point (Outlets)
Broadway – Central park sc
Broadway – Broadway s.c
Chatswood interchange centre / Mall
Chatswood mandarin centre
Chatswood chase
Darling square
Macquarie centre
Macarthur Square – Campbelltown
Victoria and marrickville rd – Marrdickville / Enmore / newtown
Top Ryde City – http://www.toprydecity.com.au/stores/
Greenwordd plaza – north sydney – http://www.greenwoodplaza.com.au/
Harbourside – Darling harbour –
MET centre – Sydney CBD – https://www.metcentre.com.au/
East Village – Zetland – http://www.eastvillage.com.au/
Rhodes Waterside – Rhodes – http://www.rhodeswaterside.com.au/
Local traders associations and chambers of commerce
Notable stores
All buttons great and small- newtown
Ampersand cafe and bookstore – Paddington
Books Kinokuniya –
Collector store – surrey hills
Grandma takes a trip – Surry hills
ken done – Australian art – The Rocks – http;//www.kendone.com
Potts point bookshop
Sydney antique centre – Surry Hills
Balmain Markets
Blak markets – indigenous market – http://www.firsthandsolutions.org
Bondi Market –
Brewery yard markets – Central park – 1st and 3rd Sundays – 10am to 4pm
Carriage works farmers markets – http://carriageworks.com.au/events/carriageworks-farmers-market/
Eveleigh Market –
Glebe Market –
Kirribilli –
Newtown community market –
North Sydney Market –
Paddington Market –
Paddys Markets (Fresh produce, Vendor Market)- http://www.paddysmarkets.com.au/
Redfern – market city –
Rocks Markets –
Rozelle Market –
Surrey Hills Market –
Sydney opera house market – 9am Sundays
Retail- Shopping Directories / Guides
ShoptoShop Sydney – http://www.shoptoshop.com.au/category/sydney/
Links last checked : 06/10/2015
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Puri: On the occasion of Fifa World Cup final, International Sand artist Manas Sahoo has constructed a sand art on the golden sea-beach of Puri.
Famous sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has created a sand art on the golden sea-beach of Puri on Fifa world cup on the most exciting match of all matches in the football world, the match which is going to be held between France and Croatia called "Big Fight". In this sand art he has shown the national flag of France and Croatia and the famous cup of Fifa World Cup.
This sand art is of 15 feet in width, and some 15 tonnes of sand is used to make it. To built this sculpture it took Mr. Sahoo and the students of his institute nearly seven hours to complete it.


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This study examined college women's plans for egalitarian marriages. One hundred and forty-four heterosexual undergraduate women completed surveys about their preferences for different life scenarios and their attitudes about work and family life. The pattern of their preferences showed a distinction between home-centered, balanced, and job-centered egalitarian families. Regressions showed that gender ideology, ideas about parenting and motherhood, career orientation, and family dynamics were associated differentially with the three types of egalitarian families, which reflected the different values that underlay the pursuit of each. The results also cast doubt on whether outsourcing is truly an egalitarian path. Outsourcing domestic labor may simply be a means for women to pursue careers without achieving real equality in families. (Author abstract)
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My Early Counseling Training
About 26 years ago, I worked inpatient for two years. It was considered an 'open mental health facility.' That meant the doors were not locked unless we had a 'runner'. Those 'runner' nights-days were tricky and hard. I felt the floor change from real to empty; the labels were dished out like candy. It was a learning for sure and if I could I'd find each person and thank them. But laws are such and ethics are good. I hold these abridged memories and have slightly change them to keep privacy true. Here's my thank yous….
The gentleman who waltzed with me. Thinking it was 1933; I met him in his mind-space and we danced on linoleum but it was the finest ballroom. The noisy florescent lights became candles. He heard music and I felt it too. ~thank you~
A certain schizophrenic also found music and played the ratty piano until the keyboard fell in tune. I listened at a short distance because he needed space. (I did too.) The magic he played infused ever fiber I knew. He stayed shy, until one day he shared, "I once played at Carnegie Hall." I believed him. He teared and shuffled to get another pill. I cried too. ~thank you~
The sweet woman in room, whatever. I don't remember but it was diagonal to the nurse's station. When I got near enough she reached for my hands and asked, "Braid my hair. Your hands are fine and strong." I tried. She laughed. "My child, you must be white but thank you. Pull up a chair and I will tell you the truth. I see rabbits and chicks and I don't swallow the pill because I lose my friends each time. I know you won't tell. She was blind. And just that moment I saw them too. ~thank you~
A woman came in completely distraught. I was up for the next intake but before I could finish she was given meds. I cringed because I just knew there was more but I was so young and unsure, but I knew enough to try sign language. I said, "I love you" and my name is…spelled in very slow spastic letters. My fingers forgot what my child-mind had remembered from the encyclopedias I cherished. She understood and cried and laughed a loud monotone. She was deaf. Not psychotic. Within hours we had a translator and that night she went home. ~thank you~
I could go on. I share these memories because we all have gifts in what seems to be our weaknesses. And as I write this I know these stories needed to be told because they taught me. So many times we are mislabeled and each person treated the same. It can't be that way. Humanity is incredibly beautiful, precious, sacred and real.
~ Much love & respect & thank you, Carolyn
About Carolyn Riker
Carolyn (Riker) Avalani, M.A., LMHC is a licensed mental health counselor, teacher, writer and poet. Over the last five years she has written for numerous online journals and has been in five anthologies. Her first book of poetry and prose, Blue Clouds was published December 2016. This past September, 2017 she co-edited Hidden Lights: A Collection of Truths Not Often Told, which holds 54 writers and their stories, poetry, prose, photography and artwork. Between sips of coffee, navigating life with copious writing and daydreaming, Carolyn offers creative writing and private counseling. To find out more please visit her website.
Unseen Illnesses & Mental Health
It's the unseen illnesses & mental health issues that often get marginalized: blamed, shamed and ignored. We can't always see what a person is going through daily when someone has lymes disease, chronic fatigue, MS, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Many aren't fully believed.
"Oh it's not so bad. I'm exhausted too, or my joints ache – just soak in a tub & you'll be great!"
This attitude and disregard deepens the chasm between being seen and understood. The dismissal can feel like a heavy cloak or a backhanded rebuke and it can internalize a serious shame.
Many also assume depression, or anxiety and panic, psychosis, looks one way – deep, dark and catatonic, crazy, but sometimes, such as depression, it hides and goes through the motions; compartmentalizing and functioning on the outside but inside it's a thick dark mud. Anxiety and her twin Panic, can disable a person in large crowds or driving. It can be debilitating to explain and yet often chided, 'just drink some chamomile tea. Breathe. There's nothing to be anxious about."
What I offer in counseling, is to go deeper. What does it feel like to have chronic fatigue? Let's go there together. Please tell me with your eyes how it sounds. What do you hear? Let's go into the darkness of depression and let's hear what it is saying.
Each person is different. Each symptom speaks a different story and listening to their words and feels is extremely important. People can't be pigeon-holed and labeled. When a client comes to me we work as a team. My eyes and theirs unravel and sees into the incredible stories hidden within the symptoms and believed.
Much love & respect, Carolyn
About Carolyn Riker
Carolyn (Riker) Avalani, M.A., LMHC is a licensed mental health counselor, teacher, writer and poet. Over the last five years she has written for numerous online journals and has been in five anthologies. Her first book of poetry and prose, Blue Clouds was published December 2016. This past September, 2017 she co-edited Hidden Lights: A Collection of Truths Not Often Told, which holds 54 writers and their stories, poetry, prose, photography and artwork. Between sips of coffee, navigating life with copious writing and daydreaming, Carolyn offers creative writing and private counseling. To find out more please visit her website.
Journal Writing and Counseling
I have used journal writing, for the last 20+ years, to assist clients between sessions. I either provide writing prompts, to give structure, or encourage the flow to be freeform.
Journal writing is safe, free, and expressive. There are no rules. Our words are tucked between pages of our most intimate feelings and thoughts. We can be more honest with ourselves. At the end of each journal writing entry, I suggest rereading and giving yourself a two or three sentence summary and perhaps an insight. This nugget of inner wisdom is the essence of your words. Often there will be a theme that unfolds from a prior counseling session and/or it will be an opportunity to process in the next session.
Personally, not only do I love to write, I need to. It is a part of me that has found a way to express outrage, to sensitive poetic nuances, or to honor a difficult space. Writing is also an opportunity to pass along particles of teaching; it is a vessel as well as a blanket stitch of creativity. For some people who might be more introverted (like me!!) it's not easy to quickly verbalize what I'm thinking. Therefore writing provides a safe space to process and contemplate and then to give my point of view(s). Often, I find I have quite a lot to say!!
I hope this Counseling Note is helpful and I look forward to sharing more of these too. ~ Much love & respect, Carolyn
Author + Psychotherapist
Carolyn Riker is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in private practice. She is also an author of three books. Her most recent book is "My Dear, Love Hasn't Forgotten You."
March 2020
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It's that time again for our annual personal gadget recommendations. I've gotten my hands on a ton of stuff this year but I don't feel safe recommending anything other than my real go-to gadgets over the last however many months. Read on to see what's been a staple in my stable.
>T-Mobile G1
It's still in its infancy, but I see a very bright future in Android and I wanted to be a part of that. I regret not having Fieldrunners and the like, but I believe that in a year the Android platform will have matured greatly. The G1 itself is, as pretty much everyone agrees, far from a perfect piece of hardware, but it's the real thing and I love it. Of course, if this G2 thing is real, I may get angry.
>Samsung Trace
While I'm thinking of it, I just want to eulogize my excellent Samsung Trace. It served me well for a long time, and got compliments up until the day I replaced it with the G1. Thin as hell, sounded great, battery lasted forever. Fantastic phone.
>Canon XSi
My Canon XT had been around the world with me twice by the time I felt it needed replacement, and even as I type this it is still fully functional and taking fantastic pictures in Mexico — even though I thought it was only going down the street, Leah. But the XSi has better image quality, several more megapixels, and an enormous LCD screen among other improvements. The other DSLRs on the market are great as well, but this one gets my personal recommendation to everyone who asks (and some that don't).
>Razer Deathadder and Lycosa
Razer is taking up my desktop right now. I'm typing on the Lycosa keyboard and mousing with the Death Adder, both of which are absolutely top-notch devices. They replaced a logitech setup I had, although I do covet John's MX Revolution. Both companies will have something to show at CES, though, so the contest for my affections begins once again!
I had an iPod Classic for a while, but for a pure music player, the Zune is simply a better device. It also helps that I can't stand iTunes. I don't care much for the Zune media player either but it doesn't bug me quite as much, and the hardware is what counts. The FM tuner is handy, the screen is great, and the interface is excellent. I think it unmixed good news that Zune UI people are going over to WinMo. That's a mini Zune in the picture, I liked that shot better. I use the big 'un, actually.
Here's one thing that's literally always with me. I keep this little guy on my keychain and it comes in handy about every other day. The knife is sharp, the screwdrivers work decently, and the whole thing is smaller than some of my actual keys. At less than 10 bucks it's a steal for yourself or a great stocking stuffer. I got mine at Eddie Bauer, I think.
>Ultrasone HFI-580 headphones
I've been reviewing these for probably a little too long; John sort of meta-reviewed their more expensive cousins (I say meta because he reviewed himself as much as the product), but these are the ones you or I would pick up if we were in the market. They sound fantastic, they isolate great, and if it weren't for the lack of a microphone I'd use them all the time. They also fold up nice.
>Manhattan Portage Westside laptop bag
Of course, with all this junk, I need a pretty serious bag to carry it around in. I've settled on Manhattan Portage's Westside laptop bag &mash; it's got a huge amount of space for books, a camera and extra lens, power adapter, laptop, and even a change of clothes for overnight trips (yes, sometimes I leave my apartment). Plus it's super durable and has padding in the right places. Definitely spring for the shoulder pad attachment if you get one of these.
There you have it: my list of must-have stuff which may or may not look the same once CES rolls around. Have a great weekend, guys, and don't take no wooden nickels you hear?


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Breakfast Casserole [21DSD, Paleo, Primal, GF]
While visiting my Aunt Regina and Uncle John in Austin for our trip to South by Southwest in 2010, she made us a delicious breakfast casserole. Ever since then I've played with the recipe and made it my own.
First, I added MORE veggies to the original recipe, because, well, VEGGIES. Next, I began omitting the potatoes when we went Paleo. I've made it with several different meat options; just bacon, bacon and sausage, just sausage, or some leftover ham during the holidays. My latest version has no cheese since I'm avoiding most dairy. No matter which version you make, it's sure to be a crowd pleaser. This is my current go-to version.
This is the perfect recipe for Sunday brunch, Christmas breakfast (our tradition), or to make ahead for quick-and-easy breakfasts for the week. While on The 21-Day Sugar Detox, this has been a great option for my husband and I. Let me know what you think!
1 dozen pasture-raised eggs
8 slices of pasture-raised bacon, cooked and chopped
1 can of diced green chilies
2 bell peppers, diced
1 yellow onion, diced
1 t sea salt
1/2 t ground pepper
1/2 t granulated garlic
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1 T grass-fed butter
1 t coconut oil
Optional (any or all):
1 C grated cheddar cheese
1 large russet potato, grated
1/2 lb ground pork sausage
1 C ham
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease a 13″ x 9″ pan with coconut oil.
- Sauté the bell peppers and onions in a skillet with the butter.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and scramble. Season with sea salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic.
- In the baking dish, layer the bell peppers, onions, chili peppers, bacon, and eggs.
- Optional: If using the optional items, layer the potatoes first and the cheese on top. Cook the pork sausage and include it in the egg mixture. If using the ham include it in the egg mixture. Feel free to include whatever meat you have on hand or you prefer.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until firm in the middle. Cool for 10 minutes and then serve. Enjoy!
Eggs are a good source of protein and healthy fat; often considered a "perfect food". They are a good source of vitamins B12, B6, and D, riboflavin, choline, phosphorous, selenium, folic acid, pantothenic acid, iron, and omega-3s. It is important to choose pasture-raised, organic eggs because they are rich in the above nutrients, while factory-farmed eggs generally are not.
Green Bell Peppers are one of the most nutrient dense foods and are a great source of fiber. They are rich in vitamins C, K, B6, thiamin, folic acid, and also beta-carotene. They are great sources of phytonutrients. Green bell peppers help prevent against cataracts, prevent blood clots, which reduces risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Onions are a good source of vitamins C and B6, potassium, and manganese. They are also rich in antioxidants, particularly quercetin, kaempferol, and myricetin, which all play a role in cancer prevention. Onions also help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
Bauman, E. & Friedlander, J. (2014). Therapeutic Nutrition. Penngrove, CA: Bauman College Press.
Murray, M., Pizzorno, J., & Pizzorno, L. (2005). Encyclopedia of Healing Foods. New York, NY: Atria Books.
Health & Hugs <3,


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Carbon Management Technology ConferenceJan 9th, 2012 | By EHS Journal | Category: Climate Change
The first-ever Carbon Management Technology Conference will be held 7–9 February 2012 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Eight engineering societies are sponsoring this conference, bringing together all disciplines to share the latest technologies, strategies and systems related to the management and containment of carbon production.
The three-day technical program will feature more than 200 presentations on key topics such as business risks of carbon counting, innovative approaches to measuring information technology system sustainability, research and development, and greenhouse gas quantification and measurement methods.
"At the Carbon Management Technology Conference, engineers from a wide range of engineering disciplines will share their perspectives on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the risks of climate change," says Haroon Kheshgi, conference chairperson and leader of ExxonMobil's global climate change science program. "It has been inspiring to work with the program committee of over 60 dedicated professionals, including volunteers from the sponsoring engineering societies, who have developed the program of this inaugural conference and have laid the groundwork for further collaborations of the societies".
Tuesday's keynote session, "Climate Change Adaptation in the US," will feature Katharine Jacobs, assistant director for the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. Robert Fri, visiting scholar for Resources for the Future, will discuss "America's Climate Choices" in the Wednesday keynote session.
Attendees can also observe the latest products and services for greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation from industry-leading exhibiting companies.
To learn more about this conference, visit www.carbonmgmt.org. Advertising and sponsorship opportunities are still available.
About the Conference
The Carbon Management Technology Conference is sponsored and organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. It is also supported in part by a grant from the United Engineering Foundation.


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The VSCDA Sprite Midget 60th Anniversary held at Elkhart Lake / Road America September 14-16, 2018 is expected to be the largest gathering of Spridget in the US with participants from all over the US both in Race and Street Cars. This is much more than just a Vintage Sports Car Race with Spridgets as the featured marque, it includes Special Spridget car shows, road course reenactment, concours and exclusive race with regalia honoring our favorite Sports Car. The lead lap of the Spridget Race will have street Spridgets expecting to exceed 50 cars with the potential of that many race cars too. There will be world class Sprites that raced at Sebring and LeMans at Gather On Green Concours and Road & Track Magazine Peter Egan as Banquet Speaker. Please contact Stan Mason at email@example.com for additional details for Street and Racing.
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Our little granddaughter loves sunglasses!
And don't forget hats!
Our little granddaughter loves sunglasses!
And don't forget hats!
Oooops. I meant "Grandma Goo"/:-)
I turn to Grandma Good when I see a baby. I have 2 gr-daughters near by, and a gr-son far far away.
Over from the A to Z.
She's adorable! such a cutie!
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