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Want to experience North Korea while upgrading your photography skills? This is your tour. The Photography Tour is led by Tongil Tours' Expert Partner Reuben Teo, a photographer and media artist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Learn photography tips and techniques while you survey the most important destinations of Pyongyang, the DMZ, the east coast of North Korea, and much more. All levels welcome.
Tour Highlights
- HELICOPTER ride over Pyongyang for some great photos! (with 8+ people on tour)
- UPGRADE your photography skills with Reuben daily as you survey the culture, art, & society of North Korea. Each morning at breakfast, Reuben will introduce an element of photography on which the group will focus throughout the day. You'll be traveling to places that are especially good for photography.
- BE DIFFERENT: Get a travel destination in your portfolio that is very, very rare;
- HAVE FUN: Pyongyang pub crawl, karaoke, souvenir shopping; make lasting friendships with others on tour;
- SOAK UP THE SIGHTS of the North Korean countryside, and enjoy on of the DPRK's most beautiful natural areas as you hike Mount Myohyang;
- BUILD FRIENDSHIPS and connections with the locals;
- EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY of the DMZ, and learn in detail the North Korean perspective on the Korean War; stand at the northern side of the DMZ in Panmunjom, just metres away from South Korea;
- TASTE the local liquors and beers; hang out in a Pyongyang pub;
Reuben Teo, a Tongil Tours Expert Partner, will be leading this tour. Reuben is an accomplished and talented photographer, and will be teaching about photography each morning, while also coaching participants throughout the day. Reuben has visited the DPRK twice, at which time he took some amazing photographs of the country. Browse some of his work below.
- Reuben's website here
Links to Reuben's photos of the DPRK:
- Catalog of Reuben's DPRK photography here
- DPRK Panoramas here
- Panoramas of Pyongyang (these are amazing) here
- DPRK landscape panoramas here
Sites that feature Reuben's work:
Reuben lives in Kuala Lumpur with his wife Fann where he is a professional photographer and designer.
Please note that minor changes in itinerary may apply for reasons beyond the control of Tongil Tours.
10 AM (Beijing time) – A Tongil Tours staff member will be ready to meet participants in Beijing International Airport. Assemble at Koryo Air flight counter in Beijing International Airport Terminal 2 for quick briefing session before taking Air Koryo flight JS 152 to Pyongyang at 12:55pm.
12:55 midday – (Beijing time) – Estimated flight take off time. Flight time – approx. two hours.
3:30PM – (Pyongyang time, half an hour later than Beijing time) – Estimated time of arrival in Pyongyang.
PM – Meet our Korean guides at Sunan International Airport.
Half hour drive to Pyongyang.
Mansu Hill Grand Monument
The largest and most famous pair of bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il that can be found in each of North Korea's major cities. They are situated on a hill in the centre of Pyongyang offering magnificent views of the city. The statues are 22 metres high and flanked on both sides by elaborate sculptures, one depicting Korea's struggle for independence against Japanese colonialism, the other dealing with socialist revolution.
Kaeson Youth Park
Open at night time and located right next to Pyongyang's Arch of Triumph ("kaeson" means "triumph") and Kim Il Sung Stadium at the foot of Moran Hill park, Kaeson Youth Park is perhaps Pyongyang's most popular amusement park. Here you can try out six heart-racing rides including a vertical drop, "belly down" rollercoaster and pendulum. You can also ride the bumper cars, have a snack at a food stall or restaurant, or visit the game centre. A good place to rub shoulders with the locals.
Overnight in the Yanggak Island Hotel.
Guests now have free time to use any of the entertainment facilities in the hotel (pool/billiards room, karaoke, bowling alley, shop etc.) or retire early for the night.
AM – Breakfast in the hotel.
Pyongyang Central Zoo
Reopened after renovations in 2016, the Pyongyang Central Zoo features a variety of animals, from elephants to fish to reptiles, in indoor and outdoor enclosures. It also contains a natural history museum with life-sized dinosaur models.
Moran Hill Park
Moran Hill ("Moran" meaning "peony") in central Pyongyang forms a beautiful park which has been a popular leisure spot for locals since premodern times. Take a leisurely stroll through the grounds and enjoy the wonderful view of the Taedong River and centre of Pyongyang from Ulmildae and other Yi Dynasty pavilions atop the peak. On weekends and public holidays the park is full of picnicking Koreans engaged in drinking, song and dance. These are good opportunities to mix with the locals. Practice your best moves—you may be pulled into a dance!
PM – Lunch.
Mangyongdae Native House
The humble thatched hut on the outskirts of Pyongyang where North Korea's first leader Kim Il Sung was born and raised. Now a site of revolutionary pilgrimage and prominent North Korean cultural icon, visitors can see his family home and possessions and drink from the well. Usually busy with locals coming to pay tribute and take souvenir photos, especially on occasions such as the leader's birthday and other public holidays.
Pyongyang Metro
Containing 16 stops and two lines, the Pyongyang Metro is one of the deepest subway systems in the world. First constructed in the 1960s, it displays a similar grand style to its predecessor in Moscow, with stops featuring elaborate murals, mosaics and sculptures alongside ornate pillars and chandeliers. Visitors can descend into the subway down an escalator with a vertical depth of over 50 metres, and tour from stop to stop while riding in the subway trains alongside local passengers.
This tour's Pyongyang Metro tour will be an extended one, getting off at more stops than usual.
Juche Tower
Located along the banks of the Taedong River and opposite Kim Il Sung Square and the Grand People's Study House in central Pyongyang, the Juche Tower is a monument dedicated to North Korea's governing political ideology of Juche. The structure features a unique layered stone tower design topped with a torch which glows at night. A bronze statue of a worker, farmer and intellectual holding aloft the Korean Workers' Party emblem decorates its base. Visitors can view the structure from the outside before entering to see the museum on the inside and taking an elevator to the top to enjoy a stunning view of Pyongyang.
After, we'll go for a stroll down the Taedong River and cross the Okryu Bridge.
After dinner, we'll head to a local bar for some drinks.
Overnight in the Yanggak Island Hotel.
AM – After breakfast, we will begin the two-hour drive to Kaesong and the DMZ.
The Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) at Panmunjom and the Joint Security Area (JSA)
Here tourists can visit the Armistice Talks Hall, the Armistice Signing Hall and Panmunjom Peace Village (also known as the "Joint Security Area") from the northern side. At Panmunjom Peace Village it is possible to view the south from metres away at the balcony of Panmun Pavilion. Get right up to the border with South Korea, even technically cross it in one of the negotiation huts which lie between the northern and southern sides of the compound and are bisected by the border.
PM- After driving back to Kaesong, we will enjoy a lunch consisting of local specialties.
Koryo History Museum
This museum is dedicated to Kaesong's past as capital of Koryo Dynasty Korea (which lasted from 919 to 1394 AD). Exhibits are housed in Kaesong's former Confucian Academy (Songgyungwan), which was established in 992 AD and became the highest educational institution in Korea throughout the Koryo and Yi Dynasties. The present structures were built in the early 17th century.
Next, a quick visit to the postcard and stamp shop across the road.
Sonjuk Bridge
Constructed in 1290, Sonjuk Bridge is a Koryo dynasty stone bridge located in central Kaesong City. It is well known as the site where famed Confucian scholar and statesman Chŏng Mongju was assassinated in 1392, generally believed to have been carried out under the orders of Ri Bangwon, son of the founder of the Choson Dynasty Ri Songgye because of Chŏng Mongju's continued loyalty to the previous Koryo Dynasty. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1780 and made into a monument celebrating Chŏng Mongju's loyalty. After viewing the monument, step out onto the street to get a glimpse of daily activity along one of central Kaesong's bustling thoroughfares.
Tomb of King Kongmin
Completed in 1372, this is the tomb of King Kongmin, 31st king of the Koryo Dynasty and his wife, Mongolian princess and later Korean queen, Queen Noguk. Consisting of two burial mounds adorned with stone carvings and statues on the top of a hill outside Kaesong, the site offers a splendid scenic view of the surrounding countryside.
Drive to Sariwon, halfway between Kaesong and Pyongyang.
Sariwon Folk Street
A folk culture-themed street in downtown Sariwon adorned with traditional style gates, ponds and pavilions. Visitors can see reconstructions of some of Korea's most famous traditional structures and cultural artifacts. Usually a popular spot for locals to engage in leisure. Climb the hill behind the park for a great view of Sariwon City.
Drive back to Pyongyang.
Overnight in the Yanggak Island Hotel.
AM – Breakfast.
Drive to Mount Myohyang (approx. two hours).
Mount Myohyang
Mount Myohyang is situated in North Pyongan Province north of Pyongyang. Literally "Mysterious Fragrant Mountain", Mt. Myohyang is one of the most famous mountains in the Korean peninsula. It is known for its scenic beauty and as a sacred place with various myths and legends surrounding it. Visitors can enjoy hikes here among the mountain's majestic pine forests, splendid streams and waterfalls and breath-taking peaks which offer splendid views of the mountain range and surrounding countryside. It is also the location of the International Friendship Exhibition, where gifts from foreigners to North Korea's leaders are stored and exhibited.
PM – Lunch.
Mount Myohyang Manpok Hiking Trail
A mildly strenuous hiking trail that follows graceful mountain streams and waterfalls up through lush pine forests to several successive viewing platforms. Popular among local hikers.
Sangwon Hermitage
First founded as early as the 10th century, the present structures that make up this picturesque Buddhist hermitage date from the 16th century. Perched at the top of a cliff and offering views of two waterfalls, this site offers some of the best scenery Korea has to offer.
Overnight in the deluxe Hyangsan Hotel.
AM – Breakfast.
Ryongmun Caves
An expansive cave network located near Mount Myohyang in North Pyongan Province. Abounds with weird and fantastically shaped rock formations and underground rivers and waterfalls. The local guides here love to indulge in a bit of adult humour when describing the shapes of some of the stalactites and stalagmites!
Drive back to Pyongyang (approx. two hours).
PM – Lunch.
Next, we will view a performance at Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace.
We will then visit a local Middle or High School, where we will be given a tour of the grounds and then drop in on an English lesson where we will be able to chat and interact with the students.
Grand People's Study House
Located on Kim Il Sung Square opposite the Juche Tower in the heart of Pyongyang, this monumental building constructed in the Korean neoclassical style is North Korea's national library. Visitors can enjoy a tour of the inside, the grandly-built lobby, reception, reading and study rooms, and finish off with the balcony which offers a wonderful view of central Pyongyang.
After this, we will go for a walk down Victory Street.
Overnight in the Yanggak Island Hotel.
AM – After breakfast, we drive to Sunan airport for Air Koryo JS 251 Y back to Beijing.
10:30AM (Pyongyang time) – Estimated departure time. Flight time – approximately two hours.
12 noon- (Beijing time, half an hour earlier than Pyongyang time) – Estimated arrival time.
We conclude our journey in Beijing Capital Airport, terminal 2.
To ensure the best possible experience for all involved, we'll have a dinner in Beijing the day prior to tour departure when we will go through some important points relating to the tour and allow an opportunity for any final questions. For anyone who can't make it, we can quickly brief you before departure in Beijing.Pre-departure email
Before departure, we will send out a pre-departure email with general information to note for the trip such as what to pack, and other important information.Optional reading list
With all of our tours, we send our participants an optional reading list (consisting mostly of items either free for view on the internet, or that will be shared with participants) to assist travellers in contextualising their North Korea travel experience. This is sent to travellers after a booking has been finalised.Optional academic briefing
As specialists in educational tourism to the DPRK, we firmly believe in delivering an experience that is not only fun, but also allows travellers to learn a little about the country. We can arrange for academic experts in North Korean studies to conduct a 90 minute academic seminar over Skype. Contact us for more information.
Included in the tour fee:
- Round trip air ticket from Beijing to Pyongyang (Pyongyang-Beijing return by train surcharge – €65 euro, also payable in AUD, USD, or RMB)
- Twin room lodging and accommodation in the DPRK (single room surcharge- €40 euro per night, also payable in AUD, USD, or RMB)
- Three meals a day in the DPRK (excluding optional meals in out of pocket restaurants)
- All transportation in the DPRK
- Local English-speaking DPRK guides
- Korean-speaking Western academic guide from Tongil Tours
- Most admission fees
Not included in the tour fee:
- Round-trip airfare to Beijing from home country
- Beijing hotel accommodations
- DPRK Visa and Handling, plus delivery in Beijing prior to departure (EUR 50)
- Chinese visa fees and processing (if necessary)
- Travel insurance and medical evacuation insurance (required prior to departure)
- Gifts, souvenirs, snacks, hotel services, miscellaneous purchases
- Extra drinks during meals (one complimentary beer and bottled water included with most meals)
- Out of pocket expenses (see below))
Out of pocket expenses
These expenses are not included in the tour fee. It will be necessary to bring a little extra in cash – either Chinese yuan, Euros, or US dollars, into North Korea to pay for these expenses on the day. Prices are listed in euros, but may also be payed in USD or RMB. Note that prices are subject to change.
- Kaeson Youth Park ticket, €20 euro. Entry without going on the rides, €5 euro
- Tips for the guides and driver (in total from each traveller), €5 euro per night stayed
- Juche Tower elevator ticket (for those wishing to see the view at the top), €5 euro
- Micro-brewed beer (a pint) – €2 euro approx.
- Possibility for a visit to a café, Italian, hamburger, or other special restaurant – €7- €14 euro approx.
- Ryongmun Caves entry, €4 euro
- Pyongyang Central Zoo entry, €10 euro
- This tour can be customised for any private group or delegation
- BOOKING DEADLINE: four weeks prior to tour commencement
8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS in DPRK
BONUS :: This tour includes the Day of Sungun holiday celebrations.
EUR €1995, also payable in AUD, USD or RMB.
Deposit due at time of application. EUR €500.
All trip prices are per person based on double occupancy. If you're travelling on your own, we'll pair you up with a roommate of the same gender so that you can pay the same rate as other travellers. Prices are subject to change based on North Korean rate changes. Prices do not include airfare to and from Beijing.
Travelling to North Korea and China with Tongil Tours is easier than you think.


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Some cautiously optimistic news came out of Idaho's Division of Financial Management today. In its Idaho Outlook for November, DFM reported that for the fourth month for Fiscal Year 2011, general fund revenues have come in above target.
The most recent October numbers indicate individual income tax revenues topping forecast by more than $5 million. October corporate income and property tax revenues were also up. Sales tax collections were virtually on target, coming in at around $300,000 ahead of forecast.
To date, FY 2011 general fund revenues are about $22 million ahead of projection.

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Making Sure Your Lawyer Isn't Giving You A Raw Deal
There is so much competition in the legal field, and it's hard to know how to sort them out. Read the following article below to learn what sort of things you need to look for in a quality lawyer.
Lawyers are experienced professionals trained to deal with it quickly and correctly.
Think of what your issue long and hard prior to looking for legal counsel. The first step is to figure out if you really need a lawyer or not. For most legal cases such as divorce, a lawyer is needed if you're charged with an offense, have a lawsuit coming up or if you're in a divorce.
You might be surprised to learn that anything tell your lawyer is strictly confidential. This means he can't discuss it with your family, competitors or anyone else, cannot be shared with any other third party.
Find out whether or not a lawyer is experienced with your case type. Just because a lawyer lists that he specializes in cases like yours doesn't mean they'll win your case.
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Just because someone says they're the greatest lawyer is technically qualified doesn't mean you need to work with them. Their skills are important, but remember that you will have to spend a great deal of time collaborating with them.You must both get along with them personally in order for things to work out.
Your lawyer has insurance to deal with situations where they don't follow the law. They want to keep premiums low, so they will usually help you complete the case. Always know that your lawyer wanting to do their best by you.
Look around the room carefully when you visit a lawyer's office. Do you see that your lawyer organizes his books in order?Do you notice a horribly messy desk? Is there coat neatly hung up or tossed over a chair?
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There are many uses for hiring an attorney other than just representing you against criminal charges.If you are filing for divorce or bankruptcy, they can help you get through the situation with less stress and a better outcome. They also help you write out and to a better place.
You should put together some questions ready for the lawyers you are considering hiring. You can ask these questions when you meet with your lawyer by telephone or on the phone. Ask beforehand if there's a charge for the initial consultation fees to avoid surprise bills.
The most important factor in choosing a lawyer is how comfortable you are with them. If you can't, then you need to seek out another lawyer, regardless of low price and high experience level.
You should ponder a few questions when finding the right lawyer. Are you fine with how they work with you? Do you feel like their confidence has merit concerning cases are similar to yours and is doing a good job. Do you understand what they are saying? Can you fit the fees into your specific budget?
Get all agreements in writing.Having arrangements in writing ensures that you legally in the event that there is a dispute. If you do not have anything in writing, and you will not win that battle.
It can take a while to find the perfect lawyer for your case. You have to do a ton of research to ensure you get the right representation. Use what you have learned in the article you just read so that you can get a good lawyer that meets your needs.


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For folks who enjoy professional sports, The Falls is close to Milwaukee and Green Bay. The Milwaukee Brewers baseball team draws fans to the new Miller Park. The Milwaukee Bucks play at the city's Bradley Center, which is also the site for games of the Milwaukee Admirals hockey team and the Milwaukee Wave indoor soccer team. In addition, Lambeau Field, home of the champion Green Bay Packers, is only a two-hour drive north of The Falls. A trip to a Packer game affords an exciting Sunday afternoon of championship football to the many loyal fans.
Fifteen minutes south of Menomonee Falls, the Pettit Ice Center, one of the few indoor Olympic training facilities in the world, is available for ice skating buffs.
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The Governor in Council may, by regulation, prescribe the provisions of any pension or insurance fund or plan, in addition to the provisions described in sections 20 and 21, that do not constitute the basis for a complaint under Part III that an employer, employee organization or employer organization is engaging or has engaged in a discriminatory practice.It is a discriminatory practice for a person against whom a complaint has been filed under Part III, or any person acting on their behalf, to retaliate or threaten retaliation against the individual who filed the complaint or the alleged victim.A provision of a pension or insurance fund or plan that preserves rights acquired before March 1, 1978 or that preserves pension or other benefits accrued before that day does not constitute the basis for a complaint under Part III that an employer, employee organization or employer organization is engaging or has engaged in a discriminatory practice.An order under section 53 may, for the purpose of enforcement, be made an order of the Federal Court by following the usual practice and procedure or by the Commission filing in the Registry of the Court a copy of the order certified to be a true copy.No person shall threaten, intimidate or discriminate against an individual because that individual has made a complaint or given evidence or assisted in any way in respect of the initiation or prosecution of a complaint or other proceeding under this Part, or because that individual proposes to do so.
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I don't remember the last time I shook my fist and cursed someone out for cutting YOU off in traffic, or the last time I plotted revenge against a stranger for cheating on or hurting someone else that I didn't know. I'm also pretty sure I've never lost sleep or sat around and become consumed with resentment towards some random person who has failed morally, even though it happens every day all over the place. But by God, you just try to do it to ME, or someone I love, and I am ANGRY! Because how DARE you!
When did I decide it was beneficial to become so full of myself? When was the last time it helped me become a better person by deciding you were a crappy person? I think it was when I decided it was all about ME.
Through addiction and alcoholism and a dozen other "isms" I had lost my sense of objectivity. If it wasn't about ME then I wasn't interested, I couldn't relate. In fact I was pretty good at making it about me, just to have something to be upset about. For example, I'd nitpick my partner, I'd act as though THEY were untrustworthy because I couldn't trust myself. I was the first to find fault in you because I was riddled with fear and insecurities regarding myself. I didn't realize I was the perfect example of "you spot it, you got it!"
I was in denial. And since I lived in this false reality for so long, I have learned that when I refuse to see an issue in my thought or action, I am incapable of changing. That is a scary thought! I always believed I was in control! When in actuality, I was dependent upon fear and resentment as a motivating factor to stay the same, even though it was causing me an incredible amount of emotional pain. I was physically broken and spiritually bankrupt, but I couldn't admit it.
Resentment is simply the way I reacted to my past. Let's break that word down for a more detailed understanding. "Re" means to do it "again," and "sentir" – in French, means "to feel". So I compulsively felt everything bad over and over again. It's funny because I notice I don't really do it with good feelings, just bad ones. When I resent, I literally choose to re-feel all the wrong that has ever been done to me without of course being able to go back in time and change any of it. That sounds like a huge waste of time. What exactly is the point of doing that?
Because then I get to be angry! Anger is my default emotion. It's how I reacted to everything. Notice I didn't say 'acted', I said 'reacted', indicating a lack of conscious awareness of my own behavior. Anger has always been my best defense against hurt, embarrassment, confusion, or anything really that I didn't like to feel. Anger took the responsibility off of me, and put it onto whatever pissed me off. Once that happened, I ultimately lost my capacity to be rational. Most likely I often felt justified. But justifiable anger is the most dangerous kind. By thinking this way, I've made it personal again, because it's all about me, me, me, and what was done to ME.
The peaceful Buddha might say:
"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger." A similar sentiment reminds me that "holding on to anger towards someone, is like drinking poison and expecting them to die."
Silly, right?
Sure, but this type of thinking built over time into an enormous tornado of self-centered delusion, often before I even realized what was happening. I recognize now that what I was really trying to avoid all my life was feeling fear. I used anger and resentment as a flimsy shield against being vulnerable and authentic. I was afraid. I was afraid of not mattering. I was afraid of not being accepted as I was. I was afraid of my own feelings. I was afraid of not being worthy.
How did I get over this fear? Well, let's set the record straight once and for all. Nothing anybody does is because of me. This is very important to understand. It is always an excuse to believe otherwise, and I had to open my mind to new ideas. I had to come to an understanding through my own experience that everything I do as a human being is based on my own projection of reality. For example, I may "think" I know how you feel, but that is impossible. I am only conscious in one body, my own, and I cannot project my feelings into your being no matter how much I want to. I interpret my life by using the thoughts in my head, which creates the arena I have for choosing my own behaviors. I can blame you all day long, but in the end it was my decision to act a certain way or say a certain thing. When we learn to live without the impending fear of being out of control we actually regain a sense of stability that can only come with objective awareness. By continuing to think this way, I start to see things as they are, and I become responsible for myself.
It has always been an interesting concept to me to be afraid of the unknown, because I certainly was, and so many people are. Nowadays, I personally am more afraid of what I have already lived through than anything that could happen to me sober and in recovery. I think what I am actually doing when I say I am afraid of the future is just re-feeling something that I have already experienced and I project that feeling it into some imagined situation. Whether it is emotional let-down, failure, I got lied to, lost someone or someone broke my trust, etc. What I am doing is actually reserving all those old feelings in negative anticipation. Therefore, by definition, imagining a "future resentment" actually becomes "Fear" as I know it. It's completely irrational and frankly isn't a fair thing to do to myself or anyone else. Remember, there is a difference between Danger and Fear. Danger is real, while fear is merely a lack of faith. The "unknown" isn't real yet and may never be. The only thing that is real is "now."
I also don't have to be afraid of my past anymore either. It's over. It was what it was. When I attach present feelings to my past in a negative manner I am only limiting the experience I actually had. Who I was in active addiction has made me who I am today. Understanding that both the good and the difficulties of life that had to happen exactly the way they did in order for me to grow, is Acceptance. I am not angry anymore, I am grateful. I'm not saying I don't ever experience fear, I am human. What I am saying is that when I do become aware that I am afraid, I figure out why, and I realize that thoughts and projections can't hurt me unless I let them. By learning to be specific about my fears I actually get freedom. When I know exactly what it is I am afraid of, I get to have choices that I wouldn't have considered otherwise. I can take positive actions in faith and I never have to panic again. By changing the way I think, I get to decide how I want to act, and by behaving better, I feel better. Isn't that the point of it all?
Becoming less self-centered and more God-centered removes the incredible burden I carried for years. I am no longer a victim. I don't have to keep my defenses up anymore. It's not me against the world or me against God. We are all One. Things don't happen TO me anymore, they happen FOR me. I don't say "why me?" today, instead I say "why not me?" I am an equal on this earth, no less, and no better than anyone else. Changing perspective allows me to grow into what my Higher Power intended, and the way I treat others speaks volumes in terms of spiritual maturity. Today I realize that I don't have to be kind and loving towards all, I GET to be kind and loving towards all, including myself.
I recognize that every single one of us is on a unique path towards the same goal of loving ourselves unconditionally. Fear, Anger, Resentment, Expectations, and Self-Centered delusions are the biggest weapons that the disease of addiction has. By bringing this truth to light, the influence it once had on my life gets taken away. It has really been eye opening to experience and embrace all the different sides of myself with objective awareness, making it very clear that the biggest weapons the recovering person has are and always will be the spiritual awakenings gained by working the 12 steps. The spiritual principles of recovery turn the "me" into "we" and remind me that I am not alone or unique, and there is a solution for every problem.
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A heart attack occurs when one or more of the arteries supplying your heart with oxygen-rich blood (coronary arteries) become blocked. Over time, a coronary artery can narrow from the inside due to a buildup of a fatty substance call plaque. This condition is called coronary artery disease (CAD), the major underlying cause of heart attacks.
Eventually, a plaque site can rupture. The body responds by sending platelets, forming a blood clot at the rupture site. If the clot becomes large enough, it can impede or even block the flow of blood through the artery. Heart muscle that is downstream from the clot can begin to die and form scar tissue due to the lack of blood flow.


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Holy cow! Today was a great day. First off, Raul let me sleep in, so I didn't get out of bed till 7:30. Why did he let me sleep in? Well, yesterday wasn't as fantastic, I had to get my funky toe fixed. My poor big toe on my right foot had an ingrown toenail that was hurting real bad. I had heard HORROR stories about having them fixed and put it off as long as I could. It was not bad at all. However, I can't work out on the track for a few days so Raul figured I didn't have to beat the heat and he was a nice hubby and let me sleep. Then Raul watched Julie and Travis while Heidi and I went to go get our hair done. We went to the Toni and Guy school and we both had our hair dyed and then cut. Mine didn't turn out like I expected, but its looks fine. I haven't taken pics of mine yet, but check out how great Heidi looks.
She looks a little drunk in that last one, but I think she's tired from a busy day! Here is a picture of her before, with the rest of my family this morning (though she looks startled lol.)
So last night Travis woke up before I could tell you my fantastic story from yesterday (yesterday wasn't all bad lol). After my appointment to get my toe fixed I had to go to the store and get Epsom salts to soak in. Well when I was leaving the parking lot I apparently didn't come to a complete stop, so I was lucky enough to get pulled over. Lucky me. But thankfully this was no ordinary pull over it was much to fun to get me down. The officer was probably in his early twenties, and he asks for my license and registration, I hand him my license and am fishing through my glove box for the registration and he asks "whats in the bag."
Me: "epsom salts and a new tooth brush"
The cop: "no, the black bag."
Me: "oh, that's my breast pump."
The cop: "your what?"
Me: "my breast pump"
The cop: "What is a breast pump?"
Me: (I open the top and pull out the part that attaches) "I put this on my breast, and pump milk out for my 3 month old when I am gone for long periods of time"
The cop: oh (with a look of sheer disgust and hands back my lisence)
The poor guy. I totally ruined boobs for him. I am not sure he knew that they had any other purpose then for guys to enjoy! I do feel slightly bad about that. lol. My dad said they must not have prepared them for such a response in training. To think, this poor kid is going to go back to his station and tell other poor guys and boobs will be ruined for all men. Muahahahaha
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
2 comments:
Well Good Job Marci!!! THAT poor defenseless COP! That is just too funny!
- July 24, 2008 at 7:24 AM
- CARLY said...
Oh. My. God. That is funny!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!
I just love Heidi's hair and is that a little pink dye in there like she's been wanting?! It looks so cute!
- July 24, 2008 at 10:03 PM
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Nintendo: EA Satisfied With FIFA Switch Sales
- Posted on: February 15, 2018
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Nintendo France has said that EA is "satisfied" with the sales performance of FIFA 1 on Switch, teasing further announcements to come.
Talking to French outlet Les Numeriques, Philippe Lavoué – general manager of Nintendo France – said that FIFA 18 on the Switch was a "test match" for EA, which is satisfied with the result.
The game has sold 73,000 physical units in France, and Lavoué expects the game to sell twice that amount with the upcoming World Cup in Russia.
Ubisoft and Konami are other third party publishers who are reportedly happy with the performance of their titles on the console.


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"Trent and Chris go on a sonic journey."
Director/Editor - Josh Polon
Featuring - Chris AHEE Adams, Trent Christensen
Producers - Chris AHEE Adams, Bobby Howard, Ryan Maxey
Shot - Ryan Maxey, Josh Polon
Official Selection:
SXSW 2014 - World Premiere
True/False 2014 - Sneak Preview
Maryland 2014
San Francisco IndieFest 2015
Ashland Independent 2015
Open Projector Night @ The Hammer Museum - WINNER
A Wall Is A Screen (Hamburg, Germany)
Critical Response:
-"This year the bring-down-the-house funny short was Josh Polon's 6-minute Best Sound[...] In its emphasis on exposing the strings of cinematic artifice, Best Sound is in some ways the perfect distilled True/False film." - Nick Pinkerton, Sight & Sound
-"One of the best-received films of the night wasn't even competing for a prize. Director Josh Polon's Best Sound [...] drew the biggest audience reaction, partially out of disgust [...] and partially from the hilarity of on-screen drunkenness." - Nicole Meyer, VOX Magazine
-"This testament to the transformative power of cinema depicts a mute sound designer as he gathers hard-earned materials for his transcendent art." - True/False Film Festival


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DIT student wins Chinese Proficiency Competition
24th April 2012: DIT student Simon Clarke has won the 11th Chinese Bridge—Chinese Proficiency Competition in Ireland and will now represent Ireland at the international competition. Some 120 students from around the world will participate in the finals which will take place in Beijing. Simon is a student in year 2 of BA (Hons) Chinese and International Business (DT565).
This prestigious competition is sponsored and organized by Hanban (affiliated with China's Ministry of Education) as well as the Confucius Institute Headquarters. It is aimed at college students outside China who study Chinese. Participants must showcase traditional Chinese skills or a talent, such as music, singing, dance, calligraphy, reciting poetry, story-telling, acrobatics martial arts, and painting. As well as this, the participants must demonstrate their knowledge of Chinese culture, history and the language itself.
This is the second time that a student in BA Hons Chinese and International Business (DT565) has been selected to represent Ireland at the finals of the International Chinese Proficiency Competition in Beijing.


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by Vikram Murthi | via Vulture
"Door #3" is a fairly standard table-setting episode that moves the necessary pieces as Master of None heads into the final stretch of the season.
There's not a lot going on beyond some developments in Dev's professional life, leaving time for some brief interludes into the lives of Dev's father, Ramesh, and Brian's father, Peter. It's a nice episode that has some funny bits, but it's nothing too special and doesn't hold up to the best of the season.
First, there's Dev's continuing struggle with Clash of the Cupcakes. As the show heads into the end of the season, Chef Jeff informs Dev that the network wants to lock him into a seven-season contract. Generally frustrated by his Cupcakes experience, Dev tells Jeff that he's not really passionate enough about the show to commit to seven seasons. Jeff, as intense as always, understands Dev's position but tells him to sleep on it because Cupcakes might open up some opportunities for him in the future.
Dev has lunch with Ramesh and tells him he wants to quit, mostly because Clash of the Cupcakes kind of sucks. Ramesh tries to tell him that all jobs suck on some level, even his job as a doctor isn't always fulfilling. Dev visits as his father does his rounds and discovers that his job largely concerns pulling foreign objects out of people's bodies. Ramesh even has a collection of items in his office that includes a plastic SpongeBob, an army figure, a spoon, and a wedding ring (though Ramesh admits he shouldn't have kept that one.) Dev goes back to work with renewed confidence in his job.
But then, the general mismanagement and horrors of Clash of the Cupcakes strikes again. Lawrence, the show's terrible producer, messes up a booking and relies on a magician named the Magnificent Kenny (Cedric the Entertainer). Dev soon learns that Kenny is terribly nervous to perform on television and he wants out, but Dev eventually convinces him not to think about the cameras and focus on the studio audience. Though this initially works out, a three-card Monte trick goes horribly wrong and Kenny ends up screaming bloody murder with a sharp spike through his hand.
Meanwhile, Brian's father, Peter, has begun to date, much to the delight of Brian. The problem? Peter is seeing two women at once: Linda, a Korean woman who makes great food, and Ellen, who has a fun dog named Coco. He can't choose between the two and eventually decides to date both of them at once after Linda and Ellen inform him that they're fine with the arrangement. Arnold asks Peter for his secret. Peter replies, "People my age often feel very alone. This makes them open up to situations that are not ideal in exchange for temporary companionship."
To read the rest of the recap, "Door #3," click HERE!!!


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Welcome, Minecrafters
We have both good and bad news for you.
Some good news:
– LTcraft Survival server is once again available to play.
– It is running Minecraft v1.12.1.
– Residence, Jobs, MCMMO and other game experience enhancing plug-ins are in play.
– Project is expected to last at least 2-3 years from now
– Map changes/updates will be implemented whenever game updates bring something new into maps (blocks, animals, NPC's). Settlement relocation program will be implemented. Within reason. At this moment in time we think settlers should retain their ranks and some stats during map updates.
– Server is accessible only while using an official account.
And the bad news:
– Server is accessible only while using an official account.
– Some anti-cheat plug-ins are in effect.
– Bugs are to be expected as server is still being ironed out. Please report all inconsistencies you spot to us. It will benefit all.
– At this moment, player cap is set at 5 players max. Server is running on minimal hardware that will be expanded if and when need will arise.
– Map size is arround 1500×1500, but it will soon be expanded to allow normal game-play.
Little and very honest heads-up about general server policies:
– Server is created solely for owners' pleasure, so that we had safe, secure, stable and long lasting game-play for ourselves.
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thread: 2016-04-26 : A Quick & Dirty Outline
On 2016-05-08, hamnacb wrote:
'Your three insights.' is 3 things you want to make right? Or 3 things you think you've understanded? Or?
'What-if yourself out of conventionality.'
Could you give us an simple example?
'Kill your darlings.'
Why in 4. Writing? What do you mean by that?


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A heart-wrenching episode of Dr. Phil focuses on a father named Gary and his confrontation with his transgender child. Gary raised his nephew, named Zach, as his own son. But Zach was carrying a secret for years: He -- she identifies as female. And Gary is struggling to accept this. On the show this conflicted father met his transgender child as a woman for the first time, and his reaction is devastating.
Gary blames himself for Stephanie's "condition." When the individual then known as Zach, a married U.S. Army MP, came out to Gary as transgender, the father felt destroyed. "I lost my mind," he told Dr. Phil. "I yelled at him, asked him why he would ever want to become a girl, because I raised him as a man."
In the show Dr. Phil patiently walks Gary through his feelings and tries to get him to see things through Stephanie's eyes. He explains that no one is at fault in this situation. And then the time comes for Gary to meet Stephanie as she's always seen herself, as a woman.
More from The Stir: 20 Transgender Celebrities Who Are Paving the Way by Being Themselves
When Stephanie walks across the stage and sits down opposite her father all he can do is take gasping breaths. He bends over a few times as if he were hyperventilating. There are tears in his eyes. You can see how excruciating it is to see the person he knew as his son now as a woman.
Finally, Dr. Phil asks Gary how he is feeling.
"I'm hurt bad, really bad," Gary rasps.
Dr. Phil asks Stephanie what she wants her father to know. "Well, I just want you to know you didn't do anything wrong," she tells Gary.
Stephanie continues, talking about how this confrontation was making her feel. "I'm really hurt. I was really scared about seeing his reaction. I didn't know if he was angry or scared. I just want you to understand this has nothing to do with how you raised me. I just want you to be okay with me."
In the exchange facilitated by Dr. Phil, Stephanie reiterates that this is not a choice. Stephanie has been carrying the burden of hiding her true self since she was 7 years old.
How does Gary respond? He says, "I hear confusion." He means Stephanie, but I think he's confused himself. All this time he felt like he'd failed his child somehow as a father. In a way, he did. But not in the way he thinks.
What Stephanie needs from Gary is his acceptance and support. That is the way Gary has failed her.
Will Gary ever get it? I hope so. I don't think he can transform his perspective in just one television show. I think it's going to take months, maybe years of thinking and talking -- hopefully talking with Stephanie. But if he can focus on his love and endure the discomfort, if he can really listen, I think he'll get there.
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Out in the wild it is all about going back to the basics.
When you are on your own in the wild, certain skills like improvising a shelter, finding directions without a compass and building a fire when you don't have match sticks are necessary for survival. On our summer camps, wilderness craft helps you learn these skills and survive such conditions. The activity improves physical strength and builds endurance and adaptability.
As one gets to live life on the wild side, with minimum use of modern equipment, wilderness training gives one a sense of accomplishment like no other.


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New faces at ESPN Star Sports
ESPN Star Sports' (ESS) Singapore headquarters is seeing some changes in its top management.
Laura Mellanby, who has taken over as vice president, programming will be responsible for ESS' programming strategy, acquisitions and scheduling for all the nine ESPN and Star Sports networks throughout Asia. Laura was earlier head of programming at Sportsnet in Canada.
John Vamvakitis, previously vice president of business development at Pulse Entertainment in California, has joined ESS as vice president of strategic planning. He will be responsible for spearheading the conceptualization, analysis and evaluation of ESS' new business opportunities, as well as lead initiatives to improve the profitability and efficiency of existing operations.
Mai Tatoy, previously the communications manager with CNBC Asia Pacific has been appointed manager, marketing communications at ESS Singapore. At ESS, Mai will be responsible for the management and implementation of communications programmes including event promotion, media relations and programming publicity across the region.


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Simulating the robotic system under production is one of the most important steps of a project. Different simulation programs are used to put fort the general production logic of the system, to guarantee the robot reaching points and to define the layout. Those programs are indispensable members in calculating fine cycle time. Our goal by simulating is to save time during installation and commissioning.
ABB Robot Studio and Creo programs are the main tools that AB Rotech use for simulation. Please find simulation videos presented as below


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Imagine this- You are the Managing Director of an expanding car manufacturer, a business you started several years ago as little more than a hobby in a large garage in your own back yard.
At the time, people liked what you did and started buying your cars, so you made more & hired some help. Because of this growth you soon occupied a very impressive, centrally located manufacturing plant with plush offices for the sales and administration teams, hi-tech production facilities, a bright and welcoming reception area and a building to be proud of.
You brought into the business all of your design and engineering knowledge and expertise, but as business growth was under way you had to employ lots of other people to help you with the expansion. To name but a few, these included a Marketing Manager, Sales Director, Distribution Coordinator, Production Manager and other people who made sure the development and manufacture of the cars continued in a positive and purposeful manner.
However, no matter how well the core business of car production was going, all of a sudden you had the added demand of managing a building and all of the supporting functions that your business requires.
You hired a Facilities Manager who looked after the building, made sure the office workers had a safe, clean and comfortable work environment, the manufacturing plant had well managed work space with sufficient lighting, power and utilities supply as well as other services such as waste and recycling, IT provision, mail room facilities and portering. And then there's catering for the workforce, cleaning of the whole premises, security, maintenance, and so much more.
The Facilities Manager is seen by most organisations as the person who manages all of the essential support functions of any business and allows the core business to concentrate on the reasons they exist.
Article written by Gavin Horrocks
Gavin is Training Director of Blue-Eye Training, providers of facilities management qualification courses since 1993.
Click here for a sample of our Level 4 qualification for BIFM training materials for Unit FM4.01 Overview of Facilities Management


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We, the people, elect our leaders, our City Council members, to make decisions on our behalf.
Through their laws, we elect them to make the difficult decisions for the people to keep society from descending into a "Lord-of-the-Flies" state of chaos.
We trust them to protect us from non-Newport Beach locals (banning the Corona del Mar fire pits), we trust them to protect us from other Newport Beach locals (no organized coaching of our children in public parks), but most of all, we trust them to protect us from ourselves (no smelly Jack Wu types in the library).


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With the Statue of Liberty observation deck finally scheduled to reopen this summer, controversy is already swirling over why the two organizations responsible for Lady Liberty waited more than 2½ years after the 9/11 attacks to open the pedestal.
Despite the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation having $30 million in its endowment, a separate fund was established to raise the $7 million necessary for security enhancements needed before the statue could reopen, The New York Times reports today.
Former Secretary of the Interior Donald Hodel told the Times he thought it was "improper" to not spend the money the foundation had on hand.
But Edie Shean-Hammond, spokeswoman for the National Park Service – which maintains the statue – said, "You've got to realize that we're really a very, very conservative agency."
The press office of Mayor Bloomberg – who kicked in $100,000 of his own behind the effort to reopen the pedestal – declined comment. Attempts to contact the Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation were unsuccessful.


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6 months - 6 months - 6 months!
Anyways, he is truly a happy little boy (carseat time is still a 50-50 chance of going well or enduring a screaming fest) and is really started to study the world around him. He still is a cuddle bug - something that his sister never was! His weight and height are both average, so he is transitioning from 3-6month clothes to 6-9 month clothes. (He loved the leaf that was the same size as his head... well, he really just loves anything that he can grasp with his fingers!)
He rolls, but can be content on either his tummy or his back (again, different that E... she would never be content on her back!). Actually, one of his favorite positions is just lying on his back on my lap and playing with his feet while looking around. His fingers are often in his mouth, but he doesn't favor any. He still takes a pacifier, but we still haven't tried a bottle. His baby attitude continues to grow. In these pictures above, he was happily playing in the dirt and grass beside the blanket. As soon as we moved him to the middle of the blanket again and out of reach of the dirt and grass, he would get so upset!
Breakfast times are getting more and more interesting! E eats her rice krispies and James has his oatmeal. (Then applesauce for lunch and then a veggie for supper... at the time he turned 6 months, he had sweet potatoes, squash and avocado). He is a much better eater than E ever was... sometimes he gets upset when I don't feed him quick enough! (my breakfast gets squeezed before or after this lovely scene).
He's getting more grabby for her toys. She's getting more pokey/pestering and a little more defiant. Yet, she gives him "big hugs" and kisses and still loves to "hold" him :)


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Chronicle Online is a cloud-based time and attendance management solution designed for large and midsize businesses. Key features include employee self-service attendance, individual and team scheduling, data recovery and reporting tools. The solution is suitable for industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, aviation, construction and distribution.
Chronicle online allows users to create reports to track employee working hours, lunch breaks, overtime, lateness and payroll information. The calendar feature helps individuals and teams to manage schedules through booking shifts, as well as recording events such as sickness, holidays and planned absences. This enables users to track and manage paid and unpaid leave and generate payroll accordingly.
The solution also helps users to create a centralized database to maintain employee records such as contact information, holiday leave, sickness and absence entitlements. Users can export reports in PDF formats.
Support is available via phone and chat. Pricing is per year.
Mary Ann from Ayannah
Specialty: Software / Technology
Employees number: 51-200 employees
November 2018
November 2018
This is very useful. it is very easy to use and exceptionally helpful. I like it that it allows users to u can create tiles and put information in them - makes it easy to categorize.
Since you can input all of the information I think it takes a long time to arrange and organize information. Aside from that, it is perfect!
JC from PurpleBug
Specialty: Other
Employees number: 11-50 employees
November 2018
November 2018
The payroll computing feature and the employee time clock are very useful. Also glad for the very reliable Chat Support provided.
I couldn't complain because this tool work flawlessly for me but if they can minimize the number of ads that pops up every now and then, that'll be prefect.
Giamarie from Sprout Solutions
Specialty: Other Services
Employees number: 51-200 employees
November 2018
November 2018
This toll has definitely made our work so much easier.
This software definitely does what it's meant to do. It also creates excellent time tracking reports.
Unlike other time tracking app, it does not support payroll. It would be nice to have it all in one system.
Amar from The Local LTD
Specialty: Construction / Contracting
Employees number: 11-50 employees
June 2018
June 2018
Great product, good software backed up by helpful support.
Really intuitive to use, the functionality an ability to cross reference an generate reports with valuable information is invaluable.
Could say something along the lines of took a while to set up but worth it in the long run due to your shift complexity
Hayden from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Employees number: 10,000+ employees
December 2018
December 2018
The latest events we did with Chronicle Online got better control of costs and expenses.
Thanks to the direct tracking of employees, many errors can be prevented and better distribution of daily tasks. What I like most about this software is that we can export all the data to the human resources department and create reports to make perfect plans.
On one occasion the access control system was restarted and workers' records were not saved that day.
Ben from SkyMesh
Employees number: 11-50 employees
September 2018
September 2018
Very good their Sales Director, was a nice guy to deal with and very patient. It seems like they're very accommodating to feature requests as well.
For an SME like us, this T&A software is great. Plenty of handy features off the shelf and easy to set up. It was an interesting project to work on and the free trial enabled us to buy with confidence. Our HR team are happy and it's made the tracking and logging of staff time and attendance much easier.
We're based in Australia so time difference caused a few onboarding challenges, nothing systems related though.
Response: Chronicle Computing, Chronicle Computing Ltd
Date: December 2018
December 2018
Hello Ben, thank you for the feedback and glad to hear you are using the solution. Chronicle
Michael from Direct Technology Solutions - DTS
July 2018
July 2018
Much better information flow about employees and a big reduction in the time required to prepare payroll
The modern interface is easy to navigate for our non-technical users but the shift rules engine is much better than other systems we've tried. We find the software works around us rather than us having to work around it!
We would like to add some access control doors to the system, but I understand that this is on the roadmap so we're looking forward to seeing that arrive
Response: Chronicle Computing, Chronicle Computing Ltd
Date: December 2018
December 2018
Hi Michael, many thanks for your review. Great to hear you like the interface.
Regarding you comments around Access Control, we are pleased to announce this has been released and is now readily available for existing and new clients.


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Kevin Misak
Mr Misak is by far my favourite teacher I've ever had! He made English one of my favourite subjects. We often read a lot in his class! He reads with great expression, he is hilarious and he makes the class more comfortable by adding couches, yoga balls and a lot of plants around the class. He sometimes yells at kids but he is still my favourite!!!
he is a horrible teacher
he picks favorites
he gives super low scores
not at all encouraging
he is arrogant towards parents
Mr Misak is a very nice teacher. Very funny, makes jokes a lot. He can be a bit mean, but not mean at all comparing to some of the teachers at TFS. Normally reading in class. We sometimes do "yoga" which is super fun. He also makes things easy to understand. When you have a replacement for him, you normally do reading comprehension or some other work which is not very fun. Definitely recommend him though !
he is one of the best teachers i have ever had!
AWESOME TEACHER!!!!! IT IS SOOOOO AWESOME READING BOOKS WITH HIM! He always tells us funny stories and he's super nice.
Best Teacher. Very fun in class
Very good teacher, but at the same time horrible. He insulted us, made fun of us, in front of the whole class. Hope he reads this.
bessttttststst teeaaachhheeerrrr eeeeeeevvvvvvvvveeeeeerrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best teacher ever!! Love reading books with him! So dramatic (in a good way). He is filled with interesting facts !! He is hilarious and super nice!! I think he is the best english teacher ever!!!!
Memorable teacher even after 13 years later. One of my most enjoyable classes was when he was reading A Christmas Carol. He put so much emotion into it.
My favorite english teacher. He is an amazing teacher.
Mr. Misak is a great teacher who has a good sense of humor. He is strict when needed and jokes around with us in class... He is a very hard marker though ... Overall, he helps all the time
Best. Best. Best English teacher. Hilarious, great at teaching, knows his stuff. Strict enough when needed. Helpful to the vast majority of his students.
M. Misak is a very nice teacher who barely gets mad at us. The only bad thing is that he get's off topic alot when we are in class.
He is the best English teacher my child has had, and stands out among mediocre teachers at TFS. Even if all teachers cannot be as funny, they should be able to adjust their teaching styles/approaches
Best english teacher ever for grades 6 and 7. I wish he taught higher grades. Very funny and teaches in a way that is easy to understand and learn.
I wish all teachers were like this. If they were, we'd all LOVE school, learn a lot, and not complain about our low grades because we'd still be learning so much and having fun too!
awesome!!! best english teacher I ever had!!! i've had him 2 years in a row im soooo lucky
I love that g*y man she is amaaaing!!! He taught english soo well! Love him!
Hes so sickkk! hes so much better than my other teachers!
Kemin Misak is the absolute best teacher at toronto french school
Best teacher ever! not that hard a marker, some are worse
Extremely funny and a very good teacher. However, a hard marker. Need to work very hard. That's good though
Mr.Misak is the best teacher EVER!!!!!!i think he teaches so good and the scrooge scream is AMAZING!!!!!He's the BEST !!! U ROCK MR.MISAK !!!!!!:D
Great Teacher! Hard marker! A little too strict! But Hes great!
Mr.misak is a Great teacher! I love being in his homeroom class this year! Hes a HARD marker though! Our class average is 77% while the other class has 88% or something! But anyways Mr.misak is Awsome
Mr. Misak RULES!! he does the tom sawyer accent so well and he can really immitate Scrooge. It's like watching a movie!
im in level 2 now and i had him in grade seven and i still think hes the best teacher i have ever had!
AWESOMEST TEACHER AND OF COURSE HAS THE SCROOGE SCREAM!! miss everyone at TFS!
He is the best teacher and going into his class is like sitting through a play especially when he reads he is the most creative and will make english u'r fave.
he is the best teacher ever.... and his reading is the best
HE IS SOO COOL!! My fav english teacher I had so far!He gives hard grades but hes awsoume!
I'm so sad i don't have him this year! He is honestly one of the funniest nicest people you'll ever meet
Mr.Misak is one of the best teachers I've EVER had! He's awesome! He makes everything un to learn..even grammar. YOU ROCK MR MISAK! :D
mr.misac is my favorite teacher he is always nice and never shouts. i also enjoy his reading it is almost like a movie!
He's a good teacher but i wish when he is making pple tryout for i team i wish he wouldn't kick off the youngest pple and make a big scene about
HE IS AN AMAZING TEACHER!!!!! He brings English litterature to life. -RL
he is my favourite teacher!!!!!, a tough marker but its worth it. he makes classes fun and exciting:)MR. M. YOUR THE BEST!!!
THE BEST TEAHCHER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I learned soooo much last year....i want him back
Mr.Misak is very funny and does a great Tom Sawyer accent.
His unique style of teaching makes good grades hard to get


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EXETER — Tyler Grant has seen more Senior Night ceremonies than he can remember, all the way back to his youth football days with the Exeter Seahawks.
EXETER — Tyler Grant has seen more Senior Night ceremonies than he can remember, all the way back to his youth football days with the Exeter Seahawks.
On Friday night, the captain on the Exeter High School football team was the first player called down the chute to be recognized by that big, familiar home crowd.
"It's amazing," Grant said of the ceremony. "I've been seeing it since the fifth grade when I started. I've seen all the guys go up through the program. This is a night that, generally, people play at their best. I just wanted to go out and continue on the tradition, and just play for all the seniors and all the fellow guys on the team."
The Blue Hawks followed the lead of Grant, fellow captain Jamie Vogt and the rest of their 23 seniors to a 38-0 win over Nashua North.
It was one of Exeter's most complete wins of the season. The Hawks scored five touchdowns for the fourth straight game, and defensively, forced three turnovers and limited North's spread offense to 72 total yards from scrimmage — through all 48 minutes.
"The guys did a good job with the coverage," Exeter coach Bill Ball said. "I thought they communicated well. (The Titans) do that four-wide stuff, and we were able to jump a couple bubble screens and get after their jail-break screen pretty well from the inside out. We were pretty happy with that."
Grant led Exeter's offense with 76 yards on the ground and 44 through the air off two receptions from quarterback Ethan Joyce. Grant scored on a fourth-down carry from the 1 in the first quarter and added a powerful, 32-yard scoring run in the second when he wiggled free of a defender who lagged behind with a fist full of jersey.
The Blue Hawks got other touchdown runs from Vogt, senior Colby Swane and sophomore Nick Flodstrom. Senior kicker Logan Laurent added a 31-yard field goal, and the Hawks improved to 8-1 overall and 7-0 in Division I.
Exeter clinched home-field advantage for the playoffs in the process. The Hawks close their regular season at Manchester Memorial next Friday.
"It means a lot," Ball said of home field. "We've just got to continue to take care of business, get better and practice hard. We have to remember how we got here."
The Blue Hawks, as they've been preaching these past few weeks, set the tone with their defense Friday night. Defensive end Jacob Boria recovered a fumble to end Nashua's opening drive, and corner Galen Antolino made a leaping interception on the Titans' ensuing try.
Nashua North settled for punts on its final six possessions of the half and trailed 17-0 at halftime.
"I thought everyone did their job perfectly," Grant said of the defense. "We were firing off the ball. The D-line was just blowing them back and stopping every single run in the backfield, which helped out the D-backs."
The Titans stuck with their ineffective spread attack, throwing the ball 22 times with junior quarterback Brandon Martin. Exeter allowed just eight completions for 51 yards, and Boria snared an interception in the second half to cap the night.
North's defense was its strength early in the game. The Titans recovered two second-quarter fumbles from an Exeter team that had lost just three turnovers all season.
After Exeter's opening scoring drive, the Titans held on a fourth-and-1 carry and forced a pair of Exeter punts before Grant broke his 32-yard run with 7:28 left in the second quarter.
"If we could have moved the ball, I think you see a little bit of a different game," Titans coach Jason Robie said. "I think defensively we had some pretty good stands. I think the kids played physical. We kind of knew coming in, if we didn't have the ability to move the ball, we weren't going to be able to keep them off the scoreboard completely. When you put the ball in their hands, they're going to get their points."
Joyce finished 3-of-6 passing and finished with 88 total yards from scrimmage. Swane led Exeter's rushers with 82 yards on 11 carries. Vogt rushed for 60 yards on 11 carries and Antolino added 42 yards on eight attempts.
The Blue Hawks scored on their first three possessions of the second half to ice the game.
exeter 38, nashua north 0
Nashua North 0 0 0 0 — 0
Exeter 7 10 14 7 — 38
First Quarter
Exe — Grant 1 run (Laurent kick) 6:53
Second Quarter
Exe — Grant 32 run (Laurent kick) 7:28
Exe — Laurent 31 field goal 0:02
Third Quarter
Exe — Swane 3 run (Laurent kick) 9:03
Exe — Vogt 1 run (Laurent kick) 4:38
Fourth Quarter
Exe — Flodstrom 19 run (Laurent kick) 10:32.
RUSHING—Exeter: Swane 11-82, Grant 7-76, Vogt 11-60, Antolino 8-42, Joyce 6-40, Inzenga 4-27, Flodstrom 1-19, Cicchini, Jr. 3-14, Mezquita 3-13, Boria 1-7, Schulte 2-6, Vasconcellos 2-6, Peel 1-4, Jackson 1-3. Nashua North: Martin 4-11, Gosselin 6-6, Murray 2-3, Filonow 1-1.
PASSING—Exeter: Joyce 3-6-48. Nashua North: Martin 8-22-51, Cassin-Reed 0-1-0, Cunter 0-1-0.
RECEIVING—Exeter: Grant 2-44, Vogt 1-4. Nashua North: Regan 4-24, Wagner 1-15, Pappas 1-5, Gosselin 1-4, Cassin-Reed 1-3.


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How to Build Killer Web Content
August 25, 2010 | Comments Off on How to Build Killer Web Content
By Kenneth Middleton
Recently we have discussed the importance of having web content that is not only optimised for search engine visibility but also well written, informative and useful. This often neglected concept is critical to converting good SEO to representative conversions and its power and value in the overall sales success scenario cannot be stressed enough.
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This is perhaps the hardest part of the process and where the real art of sales writing lies. This part of your content needs to lay out the benefits and value of your product in a logical, step-by-step fashion that leaves the prospective client with no doubts as to what he or she stands to gain by buying in. To do this effectively you need to have a very clear idea of what your target market needs and more importantly, what they want.
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This may be a simplistic description of successful web content writing but it does clearly cover the basic principles of effective written web sales techniques. Just remember your SEO efforts only direct potential custom to your showroom, your web content is, however, what clinches the deal. Good Luck!