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How are we to touch the feet (Charna sparsha) of Sri Mahaprabhuji ?
Many Vaishnavas are not aware of the method of touching the feet "Charna Sparsha" of Sri Mahaprabhuji. When Vaishnavas visit Baithakjies in great numbers, we happen to see very sorrowful scenes at the time of "Charna Sparsh". People fall on one another to touch the feet first. As a result, some people drop flat on Sri Mahaprabhuji's Chontara - which stands for his presence. In this tussle, instead of providing pleasure to Sri Mahaprabhuji, they add only inconvenience.
Some Vaishnava is heard saying in utter ignorance = "We do not find any statue here where feet are we going to touch ?" In these circumstances it is more advisable if the vaishnavas come in an orderly line, his feet, then they can enjoy the act. Try to remember this clearly. We touch his feet for our own joy. In fact, there is no pleasure of Sri Mahaprabhuji in this act. When we are doing this on account of our pleasure we should give all care to see that Sri Mahaprabhuji is not put to inconvenience.
It is our dharma. Let the Bhagavadiyas do this with the sole sentiment of touching the feet of Sri Mahaprabhuji.
Our sastras tell us that both Sri Thakurji and Sri Swaminiji have 16 signs in their feet. The significance of these signs have been explained by Goswami Sri Kaka Vallabha in one of his padas very beautifully :-
Dharamana Trividha Svarupa ko dhyana,
Sri MadVallabhaji Ke charna Kamala dhyana.
Sada Hari daya mae rakhe, garbha Vasana
Kabahu na ave, Visayavasana talik. 1
Kamala Vajra a ru gada patoka tolana ati Manabhayae,
Sukhadavalli dhanusha Sri Vallabhaji Kae dakshina Charna Chitta layae. 2
Dhaja ankusa aru mana Sudarsana astadala ati anupa,
Kamala kumbha java Sri Vallabhaji Kae Vama charna sukha rupa. 3
The sentiments of these 16 signs and their supernatural aspects are given below :
In the right lotus like foot :
1. Kamala - indicates the assuring power of the distress caused by trifold afflictions of the work. It also indicates the granting power of the love sentiment under Pusti System. The receipient is Krishnadasa adhikari.
2. Vajra - bolt : It used in defeating the doctrine of Maya Vada. Makes the devotee as hard as a bolt. The receipient : Padmanabhadasaji.
3. Gada : Mice : Relieves ignorance. remover conceit : victory over nature. recipient : Gadadharji.
4. Pataka : flag : Bestows the sentiment known as 'Viraha" i.e., pangs caused by separation from beloved rasa. Sringar. receipient : Sri Hariraiji
5. Torana : baunch of garlands made of asopalov leaves as an auspicious sign. Indicates an enliance to Pusti: firm shelter : receipient : Sri Raghunathji.
6. Sukhada valli : an upgrade line : indicates granting of the nectar of Vraj Lila : receipient : Sri Gosainji.
7. Dhanush : Bow : on the foot indicates the construction of Baithak. The heart of a devotee stands for a Baithak. Receipient : Sri Ghana syamji
In the left lotus like foot :
1. Dhwaja : flag : victory over time and actions. Receipient : Syamdasji
2. Ankus : achievement of nirodha. (Nirodha is control over mind) Receipient : Gajandhawan :
3. Meena : Fish : stability : Achievement of the Swarupa - nanda : Receipient : Eka Kshatrani :
4. Sudarsan : Prevention of ill effects : receipient : Nagjibhai :
5. Astadal : Achieving eight siddhies : speech of Astasakha : receipient : Rajobai :
6. Kamal : Lotus : Rasa Vilas : (sportive gesture of Rasa). Receipient : Padmavati Bhuji
7. Kumbha : Bestowing the nectar to Bhakta : receipient Mahalaxmi Bahuji.
8. Jav : Cereal like wheat. Tenfold Bhakti : receipient : Kanhyalal Kshahiya :
9. Swastika : Symbol of swastika : produces attachment for divine being : receipient : Krishnadasa Meghan:
Another aspect of the two lotus like feet :
1 . Right foot : Damlaji : stands for the form of smarana.
2. Left foot : Sri Gosainji : stands for the form of seva.
These are some aspects which we should keep in our heart for ever. Thinking of these sentiments we should touch the feet of Sri Mahaprabhuji. While touching the feet apply "Attar" (scent) on the fingers. Spread your hand on your palm; then spread your palm on the right foot. Thereafter prostrate before him. Do not touch anything with this hand. Keep it aloof so that you can take either prasadi water or "mishri" and put it in your mouth. In this way the "sacred Vraj Raj" will reach our heart. Now you touch your both eyes with this hand, and then your chest. In the end wash your hands once again.
You should touch the feet after removing the "Bhog". While touching the feet you should repeat the mantra of Brahma Sambandha at least three times. Take the advantage of the act of "Touching the feet" with all sentiments, humility and love. If you perform all these acts with an understanding and implications you will enjoy it more.


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I have some more information regarding the Board's process for establishing the 'Eligibility to Hire to LTO and Permanent Positions list'…
- Candidates will receive a call from the interviewing Principal between April 3 – 12, 2013, if they are being invited to an interview. I have just received information that HR hopes to have names of people to be interviewed to the Principals on April 3, but that date can't be guaranteed. Once they have the names, Principals will start to set up the interviews.
- Principals will be asked to do their best to accommodate Occasional Teachers who have an interview booked on a day that they already have an assignment booked.
- If an interview time has been established between the Principal and the candidate, then the candidate is being asked by the Board to honour the interview time and not accept any assignments that conflict with the interview.
- It is the school at which the daily has had the most contact with in the past 10 school months (one year) that will be considered for the reference process.
- At the 'next stage' – hiring to permanent positions – the 4 month LTO does not have to have been done in the past 10 school months – it can be anytime in the past with this Board.
- The 'no negative evaluation' portion of the requirement to have had a 4 month LTO will not be in place until the evaluation system is in place – in September.
- The interviews will take place at a location to be determined by the Principals. Most will be held in the schools, but may be held in the Ed. Centre.
- The interview teams will be Elementary administrators, a minimum of two, either Principals, or Principals and VPs.
- Occasional teachers who are in part-time contract positions do not need to be 'on the list' in order to apply to the part-time to more-time contract posting that will be published during the hiring process for contract teachers – generally the third or fourth round for contract teachers.
Good luck to all who are involved in the process. There are still unanswered questions. The Board tells me, in an email I received March 28, that they do not know how many interviews will happen or how many people will be added to the list. We will need to watch how this unfolds. Please keep in touch!


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When newlyweds Adam Schreck and Stacy Rosenberg returned from their honeymoon this past October, their first order of business as man and wife was to buy a new home together. They wanted to sell fast so they could buy before interest rates went back up. They also thought it would be good for the marriage to get a new place. That meant selling Rosenberg's two-bedroom condo in Columbia Heights as quickly as possible – and right in the midst of the traditional winter slow season.
"We were pretty confident it was going to move," says Schreck, 40, a multimedia specialist at QED Group. "We decided to roll the dice."
Though November through February is typically considered an off-season compared to spring, realtors say there are some real perks to selling a property in winter.
For the newlyweds, selling the condo would enable them to get a better place while home prices — and interest rates — were lower.
"We were afraid if we waited until the spring, the prices would skyrocket again," says Rosenberg, 39, a digital project manager at the Pew Research Center.
But if the idea of selling at this time of year gives you cold feet, here are a few things to consider about the winter market.
Slow Market? Says Who?
Rosenberg and Schreck's real estate agent, Kymber Menkiti of The Menkiti Group (202-243-7777), advises clients to not shy away from selling this time of year. The buyers are there, she says, especially at the start of a new year.
"It's a top resolution for a lot of people," Menkiti says. "They may say, 'I want to be a homeowner in 2014.' "
In fact, for the past two winters, D.C. hasn't seen much of a "slow season" at all, says Mark Mlakar, owner of M Squared Real Estate (202-706-6163). "Winter seems to be that time where buyers believe that they can find a bargain," he says. "It turns out that a lot of people are still very actively shopping."
The Look for Less
Sellers typically get a little less for their home than they would in the busier spring season, when bids from multiple buyers could drive the price higher. But this trend could work in your favor, if you're looking to sell first, then buy a new place — particularly a more expensive one.
"It may be worth it to lose a little value on the sell side if you're going to buy," Menkiti says. In other words, if your place sells for less, then you're also likely to buy for less.
For Rosenberg and Schreck, they felt they came out ahead, despite getting around $10,000 less for the condo than they would have in warmer months.
Because the 2,500-square-foot home they purchased was more expensive than the 975-square-foot condo they sold, "The money we lost on not selling in the spring was more than made up for by the money we saved by buying in the winter," Schreck says.
With demand as high as it's been in the past two years, Realtor Tara Cellini of City Chic Real Estate (202-499-4284) says she hasn't seen homes selling for much less in winter than they do in spring.
One property, listed Dec. 3, had five different offers within the first four days, she notes. "Buyers don't want to chance waiting till spring, when interest rates might go up."
Big Fish in a Small Pond
A somewhat slower winter market also means a seller is more likely to catch buyers' attention, real estate agents say.
Gerard DiRuggiero, a broker at UrbanLand Co. (202-299-9223) says he always likes to put houses on the market before the "better" market is in full swing. "There's less competition and the seller is in a strong position, as long as they don't need to move ASAP."
Schreck says the slower market was also better suited for the laid-back couple.
"I can't imagine, for us, shopping in a hyper-competitive market," he says. "If you're a little more relaxed, buying during the slow time of year might be a better fit for your personality."
A Warm Welcome
Realtors say the same tips apply in the winter when it comes to putting your place on the market: get a fresh coat of paint, clean, pull up carpets and have a professional stage the furniture. And don't forget to keep the place warm and inviting for prospective buyers.
"Some people, especially if homes are vacant, will turn the heat way down," Menkiti says. "That affects someone's experience."
Menkiti also recommends showing off any winter features the house may have, like a wood-burning fireplace.
"The D.C. market is hot enough," Mlakar says. "As long as you market it right, you price it right, then it doesn't matter [what] time of year it is."


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Cooking a Feast
It's feeling more and more like Christmas here. My holiday homesickness prompted me to break down and buy a small fake tree and ornaments. Add in a couple Christmas parties and some Christmas carol singing at church and during our office devotions and I'm getting into the spirit. But, before I move on to Christmas there is one other story which remains to be told about Thanksgiving.
The holiday coincided with my mom's visit and even though it was a last minute decision, we decided not to waste her culinary talents and the imported goodies she and other moms sent us (Alex's sweet mom sent the ingredients for green bean casserole!). Mom brought some precious brown sugar from the U.S. of A. in order to make Kyle's favorite – sweet potato casserole, Ruth's Chris recipe (thanks Witty!). I remembered somewhere along the way that I had seen sweet potatoes in one of the markets so we set off to purchase some, as well as some chicken (in lieu of turkey) and some other ingredients for our feast. We went to five stores before we finally found sweet potatoes and to our disappointment they were skinny and sort of purple looking. We continued to wander around the vegetables before we found these brown, dirt covered beauties marked as "yams." Some women stopped us in the store to ask what we were planning to do with them. As soon as we said we were adding sugar they nodded their heads. South Asians like things much sweeter than nature makes them.
After slicing off the brown exterior (yep, that's dirt on the cutting board) they were starting to look a little more promising. We boiled and mashed to get the right consistency but the color started to go from orange to green (think The Exorcist green). Despite the color we pushed on and the end result was beautiful – a sweet, creamy, green casserole.
Did I mention that we were cooking our feast using two burners, one microwave, and a toaster oven? Yes, folks. With some ingenuity, impeccable timing, and some side dishes brought by our co-workers, we ended up with an amazing array of Thanksgiving favorites, including Grandma Ginny's creamed corn casserole. It was well worth the effort (which was a fun adventure) and was one of the most delicious meals I've had since we got here.
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Have you heard about the twinning trend? This is where you match your outfit to a friend or relative, and it seems even celebrities are doing it. I show you what's in store if you want to try it for yourself…
Personally I see twinning as a bit of fun, and when I twin with my kids I see it as a bonding experience too, so long as they like what they wear and are happy with it. Same goes if I were to match my togs with a friend; it shows that we're close and alike.
In Tokyo, the latest craze is twinning with your partner as a symbol of how much you love each other. Personally, I'll only go so far. As for matching my husband, Christmas jumpers maybe – for a giggle. I may even stretch to similar colour palettes ala Mr. and Mrs. Beckham, but the key to striking a balance between forced and fabulous is to keep your own identity. Put your own spin on things and opt for similar items rather than identical ones.
Here are a few ideas in-store now:
His and His: Twinning in Denim and Shearling
River island Boys Blue Denim Jacket, £22
Topman Men's Denim Jacket with Faux Shearling Collar, £65
Hers and Hers: Twinning in Bardot dresses:
River Island Girl's Bardot Dress, £20
Zara Off-the-shoulder Dress, £29.99
Twinning in metallic footwear:
Office Amaze Metallic Boot, £88
Monsoon for Girls Glitter Sparkle Boot, £35
Family Twinning: Slogan tees for all
Next Slogan 'cute' T-Shirt, from £4
Next 'I need wifi' Slogan T-Shirt, from £10
River Island Women's Slogan Tee, £18
Debenhams Men's 'Miami' slogan t-shirt, £14
Whereas it is not for everyone and has mixed reviews, I love twinning. My style is just as playful as my children's and I don't care what that says about me.
Fashion is fun, and I intend to keep it that way.
Visit www.churchillsquare.com for the store guide to get in touch and find out more.


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I don't really plan on buying vintage books when I go thrift shopping (and I certainly don't need them), but it tends to be one of the things that I inevitably get. I picked up United States Stamp Catalogue Specialized from 1948 that I took a cursory look at before I bought it (for a whopping $1); I took a closer look at it when I got home and was impressed by the wealth of images in it.
I've never collected stamps, but I can see what the fascination is with them. Some stamps are topical while others are historical and refer to specific people or important events, like presidents, wars and statehoods. Some stamps are serious while others are more celebratory in nature, involving holidays, sports and special events. The topic as well as the time period the stamps are made can influence the design aesthetic of those stamps; and the designer in me appreciates that any art created must fit on such a tiny canvas.
So I had a fun time looking over this book that contains postage stamps from 1847 to 1947, air post stamps, special delivery stamps, stamped envelopes, local stamps and telegraph stamps (just to name a few). The book is printed in black and white, so it unfortunately doesn't show any colors the stamps may be in, but it's still a nice reference to have that shows a range of stamp types and styles.


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"Aphrodite Airways Flight Two Seven Two, this is Foxtrot Delta Leader, of the United States Air National Guard", repeated the F-22 pilot. "Flight Two Seven Two, you have departed from your filed flight plan – do you require assistance? Over."
Again, there was only silence – or at least what seemed to be silence. Captain Seth Rashell put what he thought he had heard down to the stress of the situation, and there was stress aplenty. Any time now, he expected to be given the order to fire upon an uncommunicative commercial aircraft, a plane full of innocent people, sending them all to undeserved deaths…
He had to be sure. "Foxtrot Delta Two, this is Foxtrot Delta Leader – get a look in the cockpit, as best you can. we need to confirm whether this is a hijacking, or something else entirely. Over."
"Roger that, Foxtrot Delta Leader", said the other pilot. "Taking up position for visual reconnaissance. Over…"
The second of the vaguely arrowhead-shaped aircraft moved ahead of the airliner, then carefully adjusted its position so that the pilot to look to his right, straight into the crew compartment of the passenger plane. "Okay, Foxtrot Delta Leader, I'm in position. Relaying helmet-cam view to you now. Over…"
Captain Rashell's eyes went to the video screen on his control panel, and he saw what Foxtrot Delta Two saw – a darkened cockpit, with vague suggestions of movement within…
He was about to look away, unsure what to report back to base when something flashed across the window of the airliner cockpit – a tentacle, slithering over the armoured glass, leaving a trail of clear slime that appeared to have streaks of red in it… streaks of blood.
"Base Tower, this is Foxtrot Delta Leader. I have reason to believe we have a non-terrestrial threat aboard Aphrodite Two Seven Two. Request clearance to declare a Category C situation. Over."
"Roger that, Foxtrot Delta Leader", replied the controller on the ground. "You're on-site; it's your call."
Rashell opened a broadcast radio channel. "Attention, attention. This is United States Air National Guard captain Seth Rashell, calling The Challenger –"
The answer came immediately. "This is The Challenger", came the electronically-altered voice. "I have you and your situation on my screen. I'm on my way."
Lee Croxley had not been entirely truthful with the Air National Guard pilot. "I'm on my way" more properly translated as "I've set things in motion, and by the time your relay the news to your superiors, I will be airborne…"
"Computer, open me a 'slipway' to Greenland Base", said the young man, addressing the control matrix that was present, in some form, in every door, wall, floor, control panel and light fitting of each the secret complexes that were now his to command. "Have a hypersonic transport ready for immediate departure when I get there. Something big enough to carry the entire passenger and crew complement of a trans-Atlantic Boeing 767…"
Walking through the arch in front of the slipway portal, Lee was instantly "dressed" in his "superhero costume", the suit of extraterrestrial armour teleporting onto his person from its storage and maintenance bay. The "head-up" display inside the helmet shimmered into life as the various components of the suit synched up, and the cheerful message
flashed up before his eyes.
It had seemed funny at the time – at the beginning. That was when all the secret bases and hidden alien devices were fun, and Croxley could fly off to the rescue whenever he wanted, whenever the world called for The Challenger. Before long, however, worldwide adulation became worldwide expectation – everyone with a problem expected a personal appearance by their hero, and Lee simply couldn't do it all. He'd still make personal appearances every now and then, but sometimes the "personal touch" just wasn't possible, and an automated craft would be sent out to perform a daring rescue of children from a collapsing orphanage in Brazil, or deal with a sea-monster on the rampage off Madagascar…
Maybe I need to delegate some, he thought as he stepped through the slipway portal, and in one step traversed the thousands of miles to the facility concealed in a mountain-side in Greenland. Maybe start up some "Challenger franchises" – but that'd risk devaluing the brand…
Lee came to a halt, and laughed. "Maybe I should just change my name to Captain Heroes-R-Us…!"
There were, he knew, far more important things in the world – on this occasion, the three hundred or so people on the airliner – and they became his sole concern as he strode across a hangar floor spanning an area equal to several dozen football fields to a pool of light centred upon a flattened, dark object, somewhere between disk and arrow-head in shape, and easily as large as the aircraft we was going to assist.
Lee sat down at the controls of the alien spacecraft, his helmet display identifying the function of each touch-sensitive section of the other-worldly instrument panel, laid out for more eyes and more limbs than he possessed. Given enough time and practice, he could most likely operate many of the machines at his disposal, but that time was a luxury he could not afford, and as always, the suit would be doing most of the flying…
Normally, such things didn't bother Lee – without a pilot, a controller, all these machines were just metal and plastic, metaphorically "gathering dust" – but again, there was that prickle of doubt, lurking at the edge of his thoughts. It was like finding a spider or some such in your bed, and lying awake wondering whether the one that had been discovered was the only one, or the least fortunate of several.
I could hand this all over to the Air Force, and walk away, he told himself as the ship's reactor core, a source of power centuries beyond man's current technology, came to humming life, but humanity just isn't… grown up enough to share yet. We're under threat from all manners of things from other worlds – other universes – but the human race just refuses to stop being so damned selfish…
It was the worst choice of words – selfish. Lee was the only person on earth, or what currently passed for an Earth, who had such power under his sole control, and he genuinely didn't feel that he deserved it. I'm just a guy who knows a bit about computers, who got caught up in stuff that's way over his head, he told himself. Surely there are thousands of people out there who're better qualified for this – Air Force pilots, scientists…
"But who's in the hot-seat right now?", he said out loud as the ship started to rise from the hangar floor. "Yeah, that's right – Lee Raymond Croxley, and he better get his head into the game right now. You can draft a letter of resignation when you get back, m'man."
The ship began to move forward, picking up speed as it approached the very solid-looking wall of the cavernous hangar chamber. At exactly the right moment, the wall became almost transparent, its substance shifted momentarily into another reality, and the alien craft sped down a temporary tunnel, hurtling towards a patch of daylight up ahead. Lee immediately forgot his worries, reminded now of the good times, when he'd been able to play the hero without psychoanalysing himself – yes, he'd been like a kid with the key to the toy-store, but when he "played the hero", he'd been damned good at it.
The craft burst out into open air, the muted landscape of Greenland's coast smeared into Impressionist greenish grey as the ship make short work of the sound barrier, several times in as many seconds. "Set intercept course for Aphrodite Airways Two-Seven-Two", instructed the hero as he allowed automatic controls to take over completely, "and give me all you have on the Boeing Seven Six Seven – in particular cargo holds, emergency exits and secondary control circuits. Let's see if we can evacuate the plane without whatever's taken over knowing…"
The land beneath the craft became sea, and the vessel turned sharply south, accelerating to a speed that would bring it into visual range of Flight 272 in mere minutes. Lee used to the fullest every second that journey allowed him, uploading all the data he could to his armour's memory banks, and devising several "sketched out" ideas for the impending rescue. I just need to dock safely, and transfer the passengers, he thought. Anything else is a bonus.
A few moments later, the universal comm-link interrupted the hero's contemplations. "Unidentified aircraft, this is Air National Guard Foxtrot delta Leader – you are entering restricted air-space…"
"…at your request, Captain Rashell", Lee intervened. "The Challenger – at your service."
"We thought it might be you", said the pilot, "but, y'know, nothing's ever straightforward these days. You could've been anyone – or anything."
"I promise not to take offence", Lee replied. "So, what's the story?"
The fighter pilot Captain sent over the footage from his helmet-mounted camera, and those images were brutally eloquent. Something utterly inhuman had invaded the air-liner, and had killed at least the flight crew…
"And the aircraft is continuing to fly normally, apart from the course change that brought it to your attention?", enquired The Challenger.
Captain Rashell responded in the affirmative, adding "Of course, that doesn't mean it'll carry on flying in a controlled fashion – and let's not forget that we have our orders. Any aircraft to responding to communications from Air Force planes are to be counted as under hostile control, and if there's any chance the plane is going to be used as a weapon against United States citizens…"
…you'll blow it, and all aboard, out of the sky, thought Lee. Nobody wants a repeat of what happened before, but still – these are human beings… "Let's just make sure that doesn't happen", he told the Captain. "Now, do we have any potential communications channels available? is there any chance we can contact someone on the plane, without going through the cockpit?"
"They're pretty strict on cell-phones and stuff when they're in flight", said Rashell, "but we're not equipped to scan for stuff like that up here."
"My kid has this games console", interjected the pilot of the other F-22. "It can connect to the internet, by wi-fi – dunno if that sorta thing would be any use."
"Ah yes", said Lee. "Good idea – kids never listen to grown-ups…"
The hero started scanning for stray signals, and once he had worked through all the tiny buzzes and crackles generated by the plane's less-than-perfectly shielded electrics, and the faint output from several items in the hold that hadn't had their batteries removed, he found five potential sources for contact in the main body of the airliner; a netbook, a laptop, two phones… and a handheld games console.
The computers are too high-powered, thought Lee. Phones are the main fear for airlines, and their activation will be detected… but the console is too low-power for that…
"Be careful now", said Rashell. "We've stayed low-profile so far, so's not to scare the passengers. They start freaking out, this'll all go to hell really fast."
"Understood, Foxtrot Delta Leader" Lee responded. "I'll do my best to keep things under control."
Lee felt distinctly uncomfortable accessing the games console's user data, extracting relevant pieces of information from it – gender, age, preferred language. It was the sort of thing technology-savvy sexual predators would do, but the hero couldn't allow himself to dwell on such things. He needed to know, or he risked losing his chance to contact the crew of the airliner.
Male… okay, less likely to panic. Fifteen – good, not an easily-spooked third-grader… selected language – English. Three for three…
The handheld games machine was a recent upgrade, with built-in cameras and microphone for multi-player interaction, and Lee activated the camera facing the user. The player was your average American teenage gamer, in-ear headphones firmly wedged in place – the ideal demographic to be deputised as The Challenger's "eyes-on-scene". Okay, let's go…
The Challenger tapped a glowing square on his control panel, and the game the youth was playing abruptly locked up, freezing completely. The boy looked disgusted, and bitterly frustrated, but before he could switch the device off in a rage, Lee made his move. "Sorry to interrupt", he said, replacing the corrupted game image on the small LED screen with his own, "but I need your help…"
Tyler Graves from Atlanta stared, slack-jawed at the helmeted figure on his console screen. "Y-you're The Challenger?", he spluttered, almost forgetting to keep his voice down. "For real? If not, ya better know that my dads knows guys at the FBI, an' they'll hunt down y'r ass…"
"This is absolutely for real, Mister Graves", replied the hero. "Now, could you please put me in contact with a member of the crew? It is rather urgent."
"But-but I'll get in deep you know what for playin' on a plane…"
"I think you'll be forgiven if we can get everyone to safety, Mister Graves", The Challenger intervened. "Now, if you please – someone in authority?"
Tyler left his seat and quietly as he could, trying not to wake his mother, and went to the rear of the aircraft, and the air stewards' station, just past the toilets. Gulping down his anxiety, he approached one of the uniformed women, and meekly called out "Errrr, excuse me…?"
The cabin crew seemed agitated, and at first they didn't notice that Tyler was there. "I-I need to see someone in authority", he said more firmly. "There's something I think they need to see."
A blonde woman, her age somewhere between Tyler's and his mother's, at last responded to him. "Please return to your seat", she said. "Someone will see to whatever you need shortly."
She sounded nervous, even afraid – clearly something was not right. "I don't need a pillow, I don't need a drink, an' I don't want any damn peanuts", he said sharply. "The Challenger wants to speak to someone in charge – now either you listen to me, to him, or point me in the direction of someone who will."
Another stewardess, this time clearly more senior, stepped forward and glared at Tyler. "Look, kid, we don't have time for your crap…"
"Put the console next to that computer screen", instructed The Challenger. "Set it down with one of the cameras facing them, and I'll do the rest."
Tyler took out his ear-buds, unhooked them from his games console, and placed it on the counter underneath a computer monitor used to handle the inventory of foodstuffs and other consumables. The lists and figures flickered, then the screen went briefly blank…
"What the hell?", exclaimed the chief stewardess. "It's a serious offence to interfere with–"
The Challenger appeared on the computer screen. "Ladies and gentlemen", he said politely. "It seems to me that you have something of a problem."
"Yeah – a kid who's looking at twenty years behind bars!", muttered the only man in the group in a steward's uniform. "Get lost, sonny – we got enough trouble…"
"Trouble I can help with", interrupted The Challenger. "This is no game. I have made contact with Mister Graves here – seat thirty one B – in order to contact you in a way least likely to cause a panic. Now you can either work with me, and get everyone to safety, or the two Air Force F-22s following you will most likely drop this aircraft into the Atlantic. I think that's something we'd all like to avoid."
A man spoke up from the back of the group. "You can say that again", said a weary-looking fellow in the uniform of a member of the flight crew. "Dan Salter, relief co-pilot. Okay, I'm listening."
"Something appears to have happened to the crew…"
"The flight deck is completely sealed off, and silent", said the co-pilot. "We have no communications. Now, we're guessing some kinda terrorist action…"
"I don't think so, based on what the Air Force have shown me", The Challenger interrupted again., "but this aircraft is still in danger. Now, I understand you have access to the hold from where you are…"
"Yeah, that's right", said Salter.
"I'll be docking my ship on the underside of your aircraft shortly", The Challenger continued. "I'll come aboard to deal with things, but I'm going to need your help. We're going to start evacuating the passengers, starting with those closest to the trouble, and we need to keep things quiet, and orderly. I don't want to alert our… uninvited guests to what we're doing. They may want the passengers for something."
"Oh. My. God", gasped the male air-steward. "It's aliens. They're gonna experiment on us…!"
Tyler grabbed the man's sleeve, and shook him. "And that's what none of us are gonna do – panic", snapped the teenager. "I'll do whatever I can t'help, Mister Challenger – just like these folks."
"Glad to hear it, Mister Graves", said the masked man. "Now, you may feel a slight shudder, much like a brief pocket of turbulence…"
The aircraft trembled ever so slightly. Almost none of the passengers within sight of the stewards' station seemed to notice.
"…there – we're linked up. I'm coming aboard."
To co-pilot and the chief stewardess went to the elevator connecting the main deck with the section of the hold where the food, pillows and such were stored, and which connected via security doors to the main baggage area. Already, there were sounds of activity below – and a few moments later the elevator, no bigger than a shower cubicle in a roadside motel, started to descend.
"Two maximum at a time", observed Salter. "We're carrying three hundred plus. Our masked friend better be as good as they say he is."
A half-minute later, the conveyance began to ascend once more, and through the small windows, vertical slits in the doors no wider than a hand, one could see an armoured figure, with a featureless helmet, rising from the depths like some figure of legend – the same individual they had just seen on the computer screen.
The doors opened, and The Challenger stepped out. "Good afternoon, Mister Salter", he said, nodding to the co-pilot. "Miss… Gina."
"Gina Campos", said the chief stewardess, her hand subconsciously going to the badge on her lapel that bore only her first name. "And that's Mrs Campos. I'd very much like to see my husband again, if that's all right with you."
"That's what I'm here to achieve", said the hero. "For everyone."
The armoured man turned to Tyler, who stood there awestruck. "Mister Graves", said The Challenger, extending a gloved hand that the boy eventually grasped, and shook. "Good work – now, can I count on you a little longer? The stewards will need all the help they can get."
"Absolutely, sir", answered Tyler. "But I dunno how much good I'll be if three hundred people start panicking."
The Challenger handed him, Co-pilot Salter and Gina devices that looked like stainless steel pens. "Point at the trouble with this, and press the orange button", the hero told them. "It's a telepathic tranquiliser – short-term effect, but don't use it too much, as you might start feeling the effects yourselves."
The hero glanced out into the main seating area. "All right, here goes. Mister Salter, Mrs Campos; you and two others come with me to the forward cabin. Once we're there, start moving the passengers to the rear of the plane, and down to the hold, and my ship. Mister Graves, stay back here and be ready on 'crowd control'…"
Tyler braced himself, staying out of sight as The Challenger and the cabin crew emerged into public view. There was a murmur of amazement and confusion as the hero was seen and recognised, then the passengers fell silent as The Challenger spoke to them. "Ladies and gentlemen, if I could have your attention, please. Shortly, we'll be asking you to move to the rear of the aircraft as quietly and calmly as possible. A situation has developed on this aircraft, and steps are being taken to ensure your safety. Please pay close attention to your cabin staff, and follow their instructions – no matter how unusual they might seem. We'll be starting with the passengers up front, and I'd like to assure you that's not because they paid more than anyone else. They're the ones closest to the situation…"
The young man suddenly felt as though someone had dropped a big lead ball down his throat, and it had just landed in his stomach. This was all real – everyone on the plane was in danger – including his mother, who was now awake, and looking around anxiously for her missing son. She was scared – he was scared…
…to be concluded.


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Syafinaz Vani explains a recent case involving the standard terms of a PORAM contract
The High Court in the case of Alami Vegetable Oil Products Sdn Bhd v Sime Darby Futures Trading Sdn Bhd (unreported) interpreted several provisions of the standard form contract issued by the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia ("PORAM terms") for the sale and purchase of crude palm oil ("CPO") and refined, bleached and deodorised palm oil ("RBD palm oil").
The Plaintiff's Claim (CPO Contracts)
Alami Vegetable Oil Products Sdn Bhd ("Plaintiff") made a claim against Sime Darby Futures Trading Sdn Bhd ("Defendant") in respect of the sale and purchase of Crude Palm Oil ("CPO Contracts") based on the PORAM terms. One of the PORAM terms in question states that contracts are to be delivered/collected on a 'first in, first out' basis.
The Plaintiff had entered into separate contracts to sell CPO to Golden Jomalina Food Industries Sdn Bhd ("Golden Jomalina") and the Defendant. Prior to 27 November 2007, Golden Jomalina was unrelated to the Defendant. On 27 November 2007, via a merger exercise, the Defendant and Golden Jomalina became part of the Sime Darby Berhad Group of Companies and were wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd.
The same group of traders from Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd had been executing CPO Contracts with the Plaintiff in continuity. The CPO Contracts were first signed in the name of Golden Jomalina and, later on, in the name of the Defendant. All CPO purchased from the Plaintiff were to be delivered to Golden Jomalina's refinery ("Refinery") as the Defendant did not have its own refinery.
The Plaintiff and Golden Jomalina had entered into seven CPO Contracts between 9 November 2007 and 9 January 2008 ("Earlier CPO Contracts"). The Plaintiff failed to make full delivery towards fulfilment of the Earlier CPO Contracts. In the months of April and May 2008, the Plaintiff delivered some CPO to the Refinery.
In line with the 'first in, first out' provision, the CPO which was delivered to the Refinery was received by Golden Jomalina towards partial fulfilment of one of the Earlier CPO Contracts wherein the purchase price was RM2,985.00 per metric ton.
Subsequent to Golden Jomalina's receipt of this quantity of CPO, the Plaintiff issued invoices quoting a later contract ("Later CPO Contract") signed in the Defendant's name, wherein the purchase price was substantially higher, i.e. RM3,280.00 per metric ton. Upon receipt of these invoices, the Defendant promptly notified the Plaintiff by letters that the invoices were wrongly issued as the CPO had been received towards an Earlier CPO Contract. However, the Plaintiff initially maintained that the CPO delivery was for the Later CPO Contract.
The Plaintiff's claim was subsequently settled without admission of liability by Golden Jomalina for a sum of RM2,414,268.00, being the amount due under an Earlier CPO Contract. The trial proceeded only on the Defendant's counterclaim against the Plaintiff.
The Defendant's Counterclaim (RBD Contracts)
Between 7 April 2008 and 9 April 2008, the Plaintiff and Defendant had entered into several contracts whereby the Defendant agreed to sell to the Plaintiff certain quantities of RBD palm oil ("RBD Contracts").
The payment term stated in the RBD Contracts was "Payment Before Delivery". In other words, the Plaintiff was required to make payment before the Defendant delivered the RBD palm oil to it. The RBD Contracts also expressly stated that the parties were to be bound by the PORAM terms.
The Defendant sent notices to the Plaintiff requesting for payment for the RBD palm oil. The Plaintiff was expressly notified that if it failed to comply with the extension of time given to make payment, the RBD palm oil would be sold in the open market and the Plaintiff would be held responsible for all costs, price differences, expenses and damages that resulted from such sale.
As the Plaintiff failed to make payment by the final extended deadline on 15 August 2008, the Defendant sold the RBD palm oil concerned in the open market on the next working day, 18 August 2008. The market price for the RBD palm oil on both 15 August 2008 and 18 August 2008 was the same.
The sale of the RBD palm oil resulted in the Defendant suffering losses of RM3,270,000.00, being the difference between the market price of the RBD palm oil on 18 August 2008 and the price at which the Plaintiff contracted to buy the RBD palm oil under the RBD Contracts. The Defendant filed a counterclaim against the Plaintiff for this sum based on the terms of the RBD Contracts and the PORAM terms.
The Plaintiff's defence against the counterclaim was that it had requested the Defendant to set-off the sum of RM2,652,864.00 allegedly owing by the Defendant to the Plaintiff under the Later CPO Contract against the amounts payable by the Plaintiff to the Defendant under the RBD Contracts, and that since the Defendant refused to do so and did not deliver the RBD palm oil, the Defendant had committed a fundamental breach and repudiated the RBD Contracts.
The Defendant contended that it was not obliged to agree to the set-off as the Plaintiff had not complied with Clause 4 of the PORAM terms and had invoiced the Defendant based on the Later CPO Contract when the Earlier CPO Contracts remained unfulfilled.
The Plaintiff also contended that the RBD Contracts had lapsed as there was no extension of the delivery date for the RBD Contracts under Clause 5 of the PORAM terms. The Defendant, on the other hand, contended that it had granted indulgence to the Plaintiff beyond the contract period due to the long-standing relationship between the parties and the market practice in the palm oil industry where one party would not hold the other party in default immediately upon the expiry of the contract period.
The parties were also at variance as to the day on which the default occurred in respect of the RBD Contracts. The Plaintiff contended that the default date was the day immediately following the expiry of contract periods for the respective RBD Contracts. On the other hand, the Defendant argued that the default date was 15 August 2008, the day on which the Defendant put the Plaintiff on default of the RBD Contracts.
The Plaintiff also contended that the sale of RBD palm oil by the Defendant to Golden Jomalina, both being subsidiaries of the Sime Darby Berhad, was not an open market sale and that it was a sale by the right hand to the left hand which only resulted in a paper loss.
The High Court was required to interpret several provisions of the PORAM terms in order to decide on the Defendant's counterclaim.
The 'first in, first out' principle
Clause 4 of the PORAM terms reads –
"When there is more than one contract for similar oil between the parties for the same delivery/collection period, the delivery/collection shall follow the dates of the respective contracts on a first in first out basis."
The Court held that the 'first in, first out' basis meant that so long as there is more than one CPO contract between the parties, the delivery must be made to the earliest contract. According to the learned Judge, the key words in Clause 4 were that "delivery shall follow the date of the contract in its sequence". Her Ladyship added that Clause 4 gave no option to the Plaintiff as the seller.
According to the Court, the 'first in, first out' basis provided a logical solution that has been accepted amongst the market players in the palm oil industry when there is more than one similar contract. As this was the industry practice, the judge added that the purchaser was entitled to assume that the seller understood the 'first in, first out' mechanism.
The Court was satisfied that Clause 4 of the PORAM terms applied as there were similar contracts with Golden Jomalina which were earlier in time that remained unfulfilled by the Plaintiff. By reason of the 'first in, first out' basis, the CPO that was purportedly delivered under the Later CPO Contract was in fact meant to be delivery for the Earlier CPO Contract. As the sum of RM2,414,968.00 had been paid by Golden Jomalina, the Court held that the Defendant's refusal to set-off the sum of RM2,652,864.00 was justified because they did not owe this sum to the Plaintiff.
Had the RBD Contracts lapsed?
When the Plaintiff failed to make advance payment for the earliest RBD Contract at the end of May 2008, the Plaintiff did not seek an extension of time to make payment, or request the Defendant not to produce the CPO, or to cancel the contract. Instead, the Plaintiff kept quiet. The Defendant also did not insist on payment. The Plaintiff therefore contended that the RBD Contracts had lapsed in May 2008 as there was no extension agreed on those contracts.
In deciding on this point the Court considered Clause 5 of the PORAM terms which, inter alia, reads –
"Collection/Delivery shall be completed within the contract period. However, the time for collection/delivery may be extended by Seller/Buyer to a period (hereinafter referred to as extended period) not exceeding 14 calendar days provided a written notice be given at least 3 business days prior to expiry of contract period … However subject to mutual agreement in writing, the time for collection/delivery may be extended to a further period."
The Court held that whether or not the RBD Contracts had lapsed must be looked at from the surrounding circumstances of the case, including the industry practice. As the parties had remained silent, the Court inferred that they had no intention to follow Clause 5 of the PORAM terms strictly.
The Court held that there is nothing in law to preclude the Defendant from giving an extension of time beyond the 14 days mentioned in Clause 5 of the PORAM terms and that, furthermore, due to the long-standing relationship between the parties, the Defendant had given indulgence to the Plaintiff beyond the time limit specified in Clause 5. Therefore the Court rejected the Plaintiff's contention that the RBD Contracts had lapsed.
The court took into account the contemporaneous documents which showed that neither the Plaintiff nor the Defendant had ever insisted on any prior notice of extension before a contract was carried over to be performed at a later date. In particular, the Plaintiff had issued a letter to the Defendant on 17 July 2008 (after the alleged lapse of RBD Contracts in May 2008) wherein it reminded the Defendant of the outstanding deliveries and requested the Defendant to deliver the RBD palm oil on or before 31 July 2008. This letter clearly indicated that the Plaintiff had regarded the RBD Contracts as still subsisting after May 2008.
The date of default
Since the RBD Contracts have not lapsed, the Court next considered the date on which default occurred in respect of the RBD Contracts. This date was critical as the price of RBD palm oil had crashed after the expiry of the respective contract periods of the RBD Contracts. As a result, the losses suffered by the Defendant would be significantly less if the default had occurred immediately after the expiry of the contract period of the RBD Contracts as compared to the losses that the Defendant would suffer if the default had occurred on 15 August 2008.
In determining the date of default to assess the amount of damages that the Defendant was entitled, the Court looked at Clause 9 of the PORAM terms which reads –
"In default of fulfilment of this contract by either party, the other party at his discretion shall, after giving notice, have the right either to cancel the contract or the right to sell or purchase, as the case may be, against the defaulter who shall on demand make good the loss, if any, on such sale or purchase. … The damages awarded against the defaulter shall be limited to the differences between the contract price and the market price on the day of the default ..."
The Court agreed with the Defendant's contention and held that the default date was 15 August 2008, that is, the date on which the Defendant notified the Plaintiff that it would treat the Plaintiff as the defaulting party. The Court held that the Plaintiff's argument that there were different dates of default, one for each of the five RBD Contracts, was devoid of logic. As the payment for all five RBD Contracts had become overdue by 15 August 2008, the Court held that the issue of a single notice of default for all five RBD Contracts was sufficient to comply with Clause 9 of the PORAM terms.
Paper loss?
The Court held that there is nothing in law which prohibited the Defendant from selling the RBD palm oil to Golden Jomalina as the only condition imposed by Clause 9 of the PORAM terms was for the sale to be made at the market price. The Defendant was at liberty to sell to a ready buyer who was willing to buy the palm oil at the market price.
Based on the evidence, the Court was satisfied that the price at which the Defendant had sold the RBD palm oil was the best market price available on 18 August 2008. The Court also held that the sale was carried out in a transparent manner as it was registered with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.
The Court found that the Defendant had established that the Plaintiff had breached the RBD Contracts and this breach had given the Defendant a right to claim for damages in accordance with Clause 9 of the PORAM terms. The Court therefore allowed the Defendant's counterclaim against the Plaintiff for losses in the sum of RM3,270,000.00, being the difference between the market price at which the RBD palm oil was sold on 18 August 2008 and the price at which the Plaintiff had contracted to purchase the RBD palm oil under the RBD Contracts.
This decision of the High Court is noteworthy as there are no reported cases so far which involves the interpretation of the PORAM terms. This case provides guidance as to how the Court will construe the PORAM terms, taking into account the dealings between the parties, the market practice in the palm oil industry as well as the nature of the relationship between the trading parties.
The Plaintiff has filed an appeal to the Court of Appeal against the decision of the High Court.
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The timezone in Davidson Lake Dam Two is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 08:31 and Evening Sunset at 18:28. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 33.7317°, Longitude. -84.0967°
Morning Sunrise at 08:31 and Evening Sunset at 18:28. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 33.7317°, Longitude. -84.0967°
Weather near Davidson Lake Dam Two Last report from Atlanta, De Kalb-Peachtree Airport, GA 30.7km awayTemperature: 9°C / 48°F
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- Davidson Lake Two (0km)
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dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
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- Lake Capri Dam (5.5km)
- Cement Lake Dam (5.7km)
- Lower Lake Capri Dam (5.8km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Lithonia Country Club (1.1km)
- Fleetway East Industrial Park (2.6km)
- Lithonia Baptist Church (historical) (3.3km)
- Antioch Baptist Church (historical) (3.4km)
- Interchange 39 (4.6km)
- Interchange 38 (5km)
- Evanswood Shopping Center (5.5km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Union Church (2.6km)
- Lithonia Methodist Episcopal Church (3km)
- Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (3.9km)
- Rock Chapel Church (4.2km)
- Cross of Calvary Church (4.9km)
- Union Grove Church (4.9km)
Accommodation around Davidson Lake Dam Two
Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta East/Lithonia 7850 Stonecrest Sq, Lithonia
Hyatt Place Atlanta - East / Lithonia 7900 Mall Ring Road, Lithonia
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Atlanta East - Lithonia 7846 Stonecrest Square, Lithonia
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Lithonia (2.9km)
- Swift Creek (4.2km)
- Rock Chapel (4.3km)
- Collinsville (4.3km)
- Redan (4.6km)
- Lake Capri (5.8km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Bruce Street School (2.4km)
- Lithonia High School (2.9km)
- Stoneview Elementary School (4.3km)
- Rock Chapel School (4.4km)
- Redan Elementary School (5km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Pine Mountain Creek (3.6km)
- Swift Creek (4.3km)
- Johnson Creek (4.7km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Lithonia Community Park (3.2km)
- Redan Park (4.4km)
- Rock Chapel Park (4.6km)
post office a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- Lithonia Post Office (3.1km)
- Redan Post Office (5.7km)
building(s) a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- Lithonia Library (3.1km)
- Lithonia City Hall (3.4km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Pine Mountain (3.1km)
- Rock Chapel Mountain (4.9km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Chupp Cemetery (1.3km)
- Albert Cemetery (5.4km)
hospital a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Lithonia Health Center (3.2km)
Wikipedia entries close to Davidson Lake Dam Two
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- Lakeview Estates, Georgia city o city
- Redan, Georgia city o city
- Arabia Mountain mountain k
- Stone Mountain mountain i mountain
- Stone Mountain, Georgia city o city
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- Pine Lake, Georgia city o city
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- Scottdale, Georgia city o city
Airports close to Davidson Lake Dam TwoThe william b hartsfield atlanta international(ATL), Atlanta, Usa (41.2km)
Dobbins arb(MGE), Marietta, Usa (56km)
Middle georgia rgnl(MCN), Macon, Usa (157.3km)
Robins afb(WRB), Macon, Usa (166.8km)
Anderson rgnl(AND), Andersen, Usa (195.4km)


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A Tree Funeral
Overnight the water rose up to the other bed of trees we planted, which means the water crept over five feet. So now all ten baby white pines' fate is doomed.
The bed I photographed yesterday is completely submerged and frozen. Keep in mind that the trees are a good ten inches tall and their stakes are fifteen inches tall.
I would like to repeat that we were very fortunate down here south of Worcester! We are not suffering from the loss of power and devastation that much of the state is dealing with.


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Edward and I spent much of Saturday afternoon cleaning out the boat (we haven't touched it since the May before Eddie was born). Since the weight limit on the boat is only 600 pounds or three adults, we decided to borrow our neighbor's kayaks. That way Jennifer, Edward, Dave, Eddie, and both dogs could spent the day at the lake. The kayaks hadn't been used in years--I don't ever recall them moving from our neighbor's side yard in the four+ years we've lived here. It took a lot of scrubbing and high power water spray, but we got everything nice and clean.
While we were prepping for boating, Dave worked on putting up the wire and scratch coat under the kitchen window. He'll be grouting in some flagstone veneer stones there, to replace the ugly old brick that used to be there before we replaced the window. We didn't have enough life vests and were short one set of kayak paddles, so we waited until about 10am to leave Davis so we could stop at Big 5 Sporting Goods on the way out of town. Edward also went to the grocery store in the same shopping center to buy some salami for our lunch...he thinks he NEEDS meat at every meal. I think that's weird, but Dave fully agrees. It must be a boy thing...
I love our minivan for outings like this. With the trailer hitch to haul the boats and kayaks, we were able to fit all of us humans and dogs (and our gear) in the van, with plenty of room (and cup holders!) to spare.
Lucky for us, the day wasn't too hot and there were even parking spots left at the free boat launch area. A nice lady helped me load Eddie and the dogs into the boat while everyone else dealt with the car and the kayaks. We were on the water by about noon.
Edward's kayak was too buoyant for him to steer easily and he quickly grew tired and frustrated with it. So he and Jennifer decided to hold on to the sides of the boat instead of paddling all the way across the lake to our picnic spot. Later that day Dave used Edward's kayak and had no trouble with it since he's heavier (and more or less the same weight as our neighbor who owns that kayak).Eddie HATES wearing his infant life vest because it makes him hot and he can't really move in it. It zips and buckles in the front and has a head support to force his face above the water surface, God forbid he actually falls into the water. I don't blame him for hating his vest, but I do hope he learns to put up with it better so we can enjoy more boating trips! He only has to gain two more pounds to move into the child vest, which doesn't have the pesky head float part.Once we got to the picnic spot we unloaded the food and drinks and set up our beach umbrella (which we bought for $10 in Spain on our honeymoon--I'm surprised the cheap thing has lasted this long!). Then we went swimming to cool off a bit. I have a floaty thing for Eddie to sit in, but he HATED it. When I pulled him out of him he handed it to me and said, "Mama's turn." It was sweet but he didn't understand that there was no way it would hold me up. I tried walking into the water with him but he screamed in protest, maybe because the water is colder than the pool he's used to. He also kept pointing to the algae floating near the surface and saying, "Yucky, poopy!" Haha.For lunch we brought gluten free bread we made in Edward's bread machine plus a bunch of stuff for making sandwiches. Because Jennifer has celiac and therefore can't have gluten, we've been experimenting with bread recipes. Edward is such a good boyfriend that he's willing to give up traditional breads entirely...as long as they can find a delicious/cheap/easy-to-make (or buy) gluten free alternative. While it'll never be the same as real bread, the gluten-free sandwich recipe we have been using is tasty enough that Dave and I happily eat it, too. Eddie, however, prefers to eat sandwiches the way the rest of us only wish we could: by eating only the insides. He simply licked the peanut butter and jelly from his bread and kept asking for "mo-uh" (more). It isn't because he doesn't like the bread, but the PB and J is so much better! But once he discovered the peaches in the cooler, he got very excited and handed one to each adult. Then he brought one to me so I could "open it" for him (I take a bite to expose the flesh beneath the skin). He polished off the whole thing!
We spent the next couple of hours taking turns kayaking, throwing sticks into the water for the dogs, watching the speed boats pulling innertubers and waterskiiers, and pointing out airplanes to Eddie (his newest obsession). Once we were back in the car, everyone fell fast asleep except for me since I was driving. We decided to take a detour to Costco on the way home to buy some salmon for dinner. It was sort of out of the way but Eddie got a longer nap and we got a good deal on the most delicious wild sockeye salmon I've ever had.
That night Edward BBQ'd the salmon, corn, and veggie kebabs. We used the vintage corn cob holders that I inherited from my grandma...she would have LOVED to see Eddie gnawing on his corn using those things! I still keep them in the same jar she used, too. (Who buys jarred fish? Yuck.)It was such a great weekend--fun, productive, delicious, and full of family!
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Berryessa Weekend
Posted by The Bowers! at 12:16 PM
Labels: Family
2 comments:
- Kelly said...
Sounds like a really fun time! And I love the vintage corn holders, super cool :D
- July 1, 2011 at 7:32 AM
- Mariah said...
I like buying things we need on vacation-then I can use it and remember where its from-that jar is awesome
- July 5, 2011 at 7:34 AM
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The cost of tickets from Ukraine to Poland:
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So the
passengers can choose the most convenient. Perhaps the only Polish city is the
first point in the route, and then from Krakow, Warsaw and Wroclaw will continue
the trip to Europe.
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There are the regular bus routes to Russia and the passengers can book and pay for the tickets via the Internet.
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Find tickets just using web search engine. You just need to enter your trip date.
The coaches depart from different Ukrainian cities to Czech Republic. It is possible to book tickets online for free. You just need an access to the Internet. It is cheaper to buy a return ticket in advance but don't forget to check the discounts for some passengers. Many carriers provide the discounts for students and retired persons. Besides, the price depends on the season and day of week.
The cost of bus tickets to Czech Republic:
There are also direct routes from Uzhgorod, Odessa and other Ukrainian cities. Moreover, you can travel to Prague across Poland.
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Many coaches go to the second largest city of Czech Republic, such as Brno. The cost of travelling by bus from Ukraine to Brno is about 680 Uah (the route with the transfer in Lviv). The direct route costs approximately 1100 Uah.
The buses from Kiev to Prague depart from Kiev-1 bus station. If you need to make a bus change at Lviv, you need to depart from Moscow Square and 'Dachna' bus station to Lviv.
The cost of travelling from Lviv to Brno is about 480 Uah. The passengers can get to Brno across Kosice (Slovakia) and it can sometimes be cheaper.
It is easy to get from Chernovtsy, Stryi and Lviv to Plzen. The cost of travelling by bus is about 550 Uah.
There are some bus routes to other cities, such as Frydek Mistek, Olomouc and Karlovy Vary.
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Many buses go from Ukraine to Berlin, Dresden, Hannover, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Cologne, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Augsburg, Kassel, Karlsruhe, Bremen and drive by Poland.
You should clarify if it is possible to discharge passengers in Poland.
Also popular route buses in the city: Jena, Duisburg Osnabruck, Chemnitz, Bayreuth, Magdeburg, Trier, Ingolstadt, Braunschweig, Erfurt, Bielefeld, Mannheim, Koblenz, Wurzburg and Bonn.
The popular bus route to Germany: Vetschau - Berlin - Hamburg - Bremen - Osnabruck - Munster - Dortmund and Munich.
Bus from Kiev to Germany. International bus route through the city in Germany: Dresden - Leipzig - Erfurt - Kassel - Dortmund - Essen - Dusseldorf - Cologne - Koblenz - Trier. The territory of Ukraine goes through Lviv. The ticket price for a trip to the international bus to Germany - from 1200 UAH.
New routs to German cities, and on the territory of Ukraine are Kiev - Zhytomir - Rivne - Lviv:
Fares for travel on buses from Ukraine to Germany:
You can get to Berlin across Warsaw. The ticket cost is about 465 Uah.
It takes 23 hours to get from Kiev to Dresden and the fare costs approximately 890 Uah. If you depart from Lviv or Rovno, the cost is the same. You can interchange buses in Poland, for example in Wroclaw, Krakow or Katowice. You can also visit Dresden and Prague.
One of the most popular routes is travelling to Hannover. The bus ticket from Kiev to Hannover costs at about 1450 Uah. Moreover, you can get to Hannover from Zaporozhe and other cities of Ukraine.
Other routs:
The buses from Ukraine to Italy drive by different cities of Italy. The cost is about 1500 Uah. It depends on departure city and destination. In some cases the buses to Italy are much cheaper than the flights. You can get to Italy from Kiev or Lviv. Travelling to Italy is generally across Poland, so you can make a bus change in Poland.
Many buses depart from Warsaw and Krakow to Italy. When you travel by bus to Italy, you sometimes have to interchange buses in the big network hubs. It is usually Warsaw, Poznan and Wroclaw.
There are also some differences in routes to Italy. We can distinguish at about eight international bus routes along territory of Italy.
The bus from Kiev to Rome generally drives by Naples (Italy). The ticket price is about 2500 Uah.
Other routes through Italy:
Ticket prices to Italian cities:
The cost of travelling by bus to Belarus is about 220 Uah and it depends on the departure city and the destination.
You can always purchase a return ticket via the Internet or you can buy it at the local bus terminal.
Many buses depart from Moscow, Kiev, Lviv, Saint-Petersburg, Warsaw and other cities to Belarus. Some coaches to Belarus drive by the big cities of Ukraine, Russia and Poland, so you can take a coach in other cities.
Ticket prices to the cities of Belarus:
To the cities of Belarus are regular buses to: Minsk, Baranovichi, Bobruisk, Brest, Gomel, Mozyr, Grodno, Mogilev, Zhlobin, Vitebsk and others.
You can get to Bulgaria from Odessa, Kiev, Kharkov and Chernovtsy. The most popular routes are to Varna and Burgas.
The main routes to Bulgaria are Varna, Obzor, Pomorie, Burgas. The buses drive by Balchik, Albena, Kranevo, then travel to Golden Sands and Sunny day resort, then go to Saint Konstantin and Elena. After that the passengers drive by Sunny Beach resort, Sveti Vlas, Nesebar and travel to such resorts, as Ravda, Sarafovo and Chernomorets.
Travelling by bus is very popular among tourists in summer. The buses depart from Odessa several times a day full season. There aren't any routes in winter.
The international bus routes are also performed to nearby East European countries. Travelling by bus to East Europe takes little time and gives you an opportunity to enjoy the picturesque landscapes of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Baltic and others.
Buses Ukraine - Baltic. From Kiev to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Baltic states), there are regular routs of buses, that drive through Poland and Belarus. For example, a routs: Võru - Tartu - Pärnu - Tallinn. Price of travel by bus from 810 UAH. The bus arrives in Tallinn, Vilnius and Riga for relatively little money.
Buses Ukraine - Slovakia. Direct bus service from the bus station "Kyiv - Dachna" to Bratislava is depart every Saturday. The trip will cost 1500 UAH. The route passes through Lviv, Budapest and Vienna. From Uzhgorod and Mukachevo to Slovakia are buses along the route: Uzhgorod - Vishne Nimetske - Sobrance - Michalovce - Kosice (second largest city in Slovakia).
Buses Ukraine - Moldova. The ticket price for international bus from "AVC Odessa" - Tiraspol - Bender - Chisinau about 120 UAH. From Kiev to Chisinau by bus from 400 UAH. New routs to the city of Moldavia: Dubasari and Chisinau. From Kiev to get to the city of Bendery will cost 525 UAH. To Moldova less likely to go by bus.
Routs from Ukraine to Hungary. Bus to Budapest runs under the routs from Kiev to Bratislava, as well as rides and other cities.
Buses from Russia to the Baltic States. From St. Petersburg and Moscow buses go to: Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn.
If you want to save your money, you should look for cheap tickets. Buses give you a chance to travel cost-efficient, especially if the destinations are nearby. It is cheaper to buy the bus tickets for some days before the departure. Besides, you should choose buses or coaches if the other modes of transport are much more expensive. Moreover, buses give you an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful landscapes. You can manage any trip travelling by bus. Our website will help you to find cheap bus tickets.
Travelling by charter bus is very popular among tourist. It is cost-efficient and you can take a bus in your city. If you like skiing and you have to transport the ski equipment, the charter bus provides the baggage transportation for free. Tourists, who like spending their holidays near the sea and travelling to Montenegro or Bulgaria, also prefer the charter buses. You can save your money and depart from your city. The charter buses are convenient for those who want to plan your own trip. You can book tickets on charter buses via the Internet.
Bus hub is the best place where the passengers can interchange buses. The Internet will help you to plan your trip and purchase a ticket. You don't need to know all hubs. The web search engine will tell you where the best bus interchange is.
Web aggregators of the bus tickets are highly developing search engines which solve a lot of tourists' problems. The most convenient travel aggregators are those, which help to find bus, train and plane tickets. Web aggregators provide a wide range of the domestic and international routes or flights and simplify planning a trip. The passengers can manage your travel, select and buy the tickets, using one website.
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Today The Trump Administration has announced that they are rescinding protections to trans youth on the federal level. During President Trumps campaign to be president, he said that he was an ally for LGBT, well if you're an ally for the LGBT community then why are you taking away these simple rights and protections that a true president enacted to ensure the safety of our youth. You Mr. President, are not a president.
There is so much that I could so here that is political but this isn't about politics, it's about human rights and the safety of our youth. We need to stand together and let them know that we support them and will protect them since our government no longer wants to protect them for obvious reasons. It is in my personal opinion that the Trump Administration and the Republicans are transphobic.
I was told that I needed to give Mr. Trump a chance when he made it into office. Well you know what I have given him enough chances. I will no longer give him another chance. All he is doing a destroying our country, our allies, our friends, and neighbors. We must stand together and let the arrogant businessman know we won't tolerate his nonsense.
I am officially stating that Mr. Trump is #NotMyPresident and never will be. People like him and VP Pence need to learn that everyone were created equal and deserve to be treated equal no matter how they identify, what their orientation is, how wealthy or poor they are. We are human beings.