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Saturday is the off-road ride, taking in local bridleways and byways with short (15 miles), medium (25 miles) and long (35 miles) route options. The off-road route takes in the twisting singletrack at Chopwell Woods, as well as other cycle trails and quiet lanes which provide stunning views of the valleys.
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I did not say anything at first to my sister, who is rather nervous on the subject of "bogies", but on the third night I could stand it no longer, and told her plainly the room was haunted, and I wished she would put me in her dressing-room, or with her servants, sooner than let me remain there, as I could get no rest. Then the truth came out, and she confessed that the last owner of the house had committed suicide in that very room, and showed me the place on the boards, underneath the carpet, where the stain of his blood still remained. A lively sort of room to sleep all alone in.


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Four Dutch Cities In Summer
28th September 2016
Leaving Amsterdam for day in Utrecht and Rotterdam By Train So during June & July, my flights took me to the enjoyable small country of Holland. I flew twice times this summer to Amsterdam all for about 24 hours or less. I also took a long drive to Maastricht from Frankfurt airport but ending up spending an evening there only. Though I was staying in Amsterdam due to my flights, I decided I wanted to spend the day exploring new cities. I choose
. The country is so small both the cities are less then 30 minutes away by train from Schiphol airport. On top of that the Dutch rail networks are so convenient and as I discovered in Rotterdam, that the station was unexpectedly, one of the most interesting station I have been to My first trip though was a visit Maastrict, a place I have visited many times before in my late teens since I had Germans friends living closeby across the border. We used to go there and enjoy what Holland has to offer and have always oved this old romantic cobbled street city that feels nothing like Amsterdam. This time I flew into Frankfurt and decied to get to Maastraict by driving thru a very rainy Luxembourg, the adrenes forest and ending up at my
by evening time. Despite going off topic from Holland, I wanted to see one new country and that was Luxembourg somewhere that I would not have the opportunity to visit with my job. This super small country was struggle on the day I went since it was pouring with rain and hard to see much of the sights, plus parking was a nightmare. However, I did see a amazing looking building, Luxembourg Bank and the famous Adolphe bridge.
There are some nice building and city seemed very clean, it felt very much like being in parts of France and Belgium but nothing like Holland or Germany. I spent little time there because of the weather. So its one place I need to go back to (though not in a hurry). I continued my drive through Belgium into the Ardennes regions. Being a big fan of the TV series "Band of Brothers" I decided to do a quick stop in the village of
where the infamous Battle of Foy happened that took many American and German lives. It is featured in this series as one of the biggest battle scenes. Deep in the Ardennes Foy offers beautiful countryside somewhat similar to England with a large forest. Along the main road there is a statue for those Americans of 101
Airborne Division that died there.
My understanding is that it was agift to the village by Tom Hanks. I also ventured into the nearby forest and saw some holes that looked quite clearly like they were former trenches. It had an eairy feeling of darkness of war that occurred here, plus made me some reflective thoughts of where we are in the world today. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="6926,6927"] Anyway by around 8pm following the road parallel to the Meuse river without time to stop in Liege I finally arrived at my
, which was more of a b and b suites place but in relaxing garden setting right on the river. My first encounter was a request of a taking a photo of a couple that just got engaged. Once I finally unpacked and drove into Maastricht everything was shut, apart from a few bars and restaurant. Since parking was also a pain, if you don't want to pay, I had to walk quite far away but this gave me the chance to just walk around this old quiet university city. The interesting cobbled old squares mixed in with cosy little terrace house, gave a romantic feel. As I said I didn't spend long but did take a couple of snaps. It's a city that feel totally different to all the others. For one its more old, stonewall with a cross mix of border culture, since Germany and Belgium are very close. It looks like a nice place to live and the river enhanced that. Despite such a short time, I had a beer and some dinner, spoke to some people and found whilst everyone was polite and blunt, it had that north/south divide like in England, more reserved and slight air of snobbiness compared to these other Dutch cities I saw in the North this summer. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="6928,6929,6930,6931"] My second city was Rotterdam and I really did not know what to expect, the Dutch cabin crew on an Asian airline highlighly recommended I visit a market that has these unique
cubed apartments
. These were kind of ugly but artistic at the same time, the yellow colour looked a bit gross. With the windows formed downwards it did give wonders on how the set up is inside. Imaginations such as lying on a pillow on the windows facing down must be an interesting perspective if some are set up like that. Just below are really nice bars to have refreshing beer.
Rotterdam, being the largest port in Europe is very industrial, large office building tower over the many canals and rivers and first impressions or perhaps the way the route I took was certainly not much historical buildings or cosy cobbled streets houses, like in Masstrict which is why some people have described Rotterdam to me as the 'Dutch Ghetto" . I was only there on a beautiful sunny day and walked about, mainly in search to get to the
tallest tower
, since I love to see a city from above.
However I found the city to be unexpectedly very cool, and why because of the random and amazing art works found on the walls, statues and even the large park with some strange
unusual sculptures
. All this instantly made this dull industry look of a city an adventure as to what new art would be found around the corner etc. Its retro and its iconic. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="6935,6936,6937,6938,6939"] After finally arriving at Euromast, it looked a bit disappointing in terms of size since it looks a lot bigger when your not up close to it. Measuring 95 metres it looks dull but in someways iconic, it is sort of an old retro building, since an 80 year old Dutch man sitting next to me on flight from china said he watched it being built, while studying for his degree in the park below.
Its cost about 10 Euros for an adult which overall was reasonable- you get to standard floor where to walk around and take photos but its not very high. The lift then takes you up to the top though never stops, it has seating and revolves around slowly going up and down also slow to the top and back a few times giving you a full 360 perspective from your seat- the first I have seen in the many tall towers I have visited.This meant you could really enjoy the view without moving and taking it all in – this huge port and seemingly large unnoticed from the ground, green parks The lift ride lasts about 10 minutes. I found it relaxing and would recommend people visit it. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="6943,6942,6941"] However as an alternative when returning to the very impressive structure of the central station, which looks a bit like a landed space ship that I really taking pictures of, you cant say that about many train stations.
To the side though is a tall long large wide stair case that takes you to top of a building, also 95ft. Its free to go up though and the reason for it is that it is to celebrate 75
anniversary of Rotterdam's reconstructions following the German blitz. The view from the top is very good but its not as good as the Euromast, but still great for photos. There are tall facing office building in front so the view is not that far but does offer a great view of the station. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="6946,6947,6948,6949"] As I saw in all parts of the city, there is this baby face art pictures, which I never found out the reason but I believe it is some festival happening since some musicians also played under a large baby shaped stage not far from the station. Overall I rated
, it was an exciting city, less congested and hectic as Amsterdam though it is very industrial, it has character that is very creative. I hope to go back and certainly visit the museum in park It was an enjoyable city to visit for a day and walk about especially in the spring summer time. Though I can imagine like Amsterdam its quite a dark place in winter. My third city is
this was on another trip and again I decided to take the train down. This is the 4th largest city in Holland and is full of history. I very picturesque place somewhat half way between Amsterdam and Maastricht in the way it looked. It is also a student city. I really wanted to go up the Dom Church, a tall church that is 112 metres high that is suppose to have an incredibly impressive view of this city. I was very gutted I didn't get there in time, but it means I will return next time.
I had a few beers by the side of the canal and its like a relaxing Amsterdam, without the stoned tourists. The buildings are very interesting, traditional old Dutch arictechture and cobbled streets. I didn't do that much in Utrecht other than stroll around but I liked the vibe. It was relaxing and the canals like in Amsterdam are very picturesque. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="6951,6952,6953,6954,6955,6956,6957,6958"] Back in Amsterdam in the evening is so different to all the other cities, its very nice in the summer and I used to come here frequently about 15 years ago. I've been to many of the main dance music festivals and the Dutch really know how to party. Amsterdam is this really. As you walk about in the evening the smell of skunk looms in the air, which is mostly from the millions of tourists there but everyone seems chilled and happy. Its just so busy but perhaps because it was asaturday night. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="6959,6960,6961"] Such as contrast to somewhere like London, wherby in Amsterdam no one is really rushing around or looks stressed, though the vibe is certainly different in winter. I enjoyed walking about despite how busy it was. It simply the most unique city in Europe.
So that was my various in/out trips of Holland this summer. I have to say I think I liked Rotterdam the best.
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Holland – Euromast Tower (Rotterdam)
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Night And Day In Vientiane, Laos
31st May 2016
I arrived mid afternoon in Vientiane for my first visit to Laos. The city seemed very small compared to all the other major cities in South East Asia. After checking in to the
Vientiane Golden Sun Hotel
I decided to head to the famous
Patuxi Gate
, being that it is one of the major sights of Vientiane. Interesting architecture on the walk, very communist and interesting to look at, my welcome to one of the worlds few remaining communist states and also South East Asia's poorest.
The Patuxai Monument is an interesting looking feature, its trasnalation is Victory Gate. It was built in 1968 and is dedicated to those that fought in the struggle for independence from France. Also known as the Arc de Triomphe due to its resemblance to the famous monument of the same name in Paris. It feels less grand but the palms trees surrounding it make it a striking sight in this small city.
When your underneath, be sure to look up the ceiling as it has an especially interesting depiction of the Gods: Vishnu Brahma and Indra. At one of the corner of the posts is a staircase that you can enter and walk upstairs after paying a fee of $1. It is worth doing as it really is the best way to see the city as a whole, plus there are these amazing Buddhist bars on the windows; great for photos.
After I headed straight to the top, where there are some impressive Buddhist metal frames on the window arches.
My next stop on my walking tour (yes the city is that small) was to head over to
That Dam
. That Dam is a large stupa which is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics used as a place of meditation, as quoted from Wikipedia. Laotians believe it is inhabited by a seven-headed nāga who tried to protect them from an invasion by the Siamese army in 1827.
Without meaning to offend the Laotians, an abandoned French colonial building faces this temple directing on one side which I found far more interesting to look at. The beautiful looking architecture had a sad atmosphere of neglect. I was quite absorbed by it, as you could feel a haunted atmosphere. I spent about 30 minutes just looking at it and wondering the history it had.
Anyway, I walked up a random street with no plans and had my first negative experience of the Laotian people; a tuk-tuk driver. They have big tuk-tuks in Vientiane, the biggest I've seen in Asia, as they sort of have a bus behind them that could carry up to six people. What they try and do is sell it as a bus, so a small distance of 1-2km, they will quote you $10 USD, more than in New York city. So when you refuse what they do is find someone else to join the 'tuk-tuk' and then the fare suddenly becomes $5. I was dropped off with the intention of checking out a market on the otherside of town, sadly it already closed. It so happened that the same tuk-tuk driver was driving back and offered me a ride to the riverside for $5, after driving around in circles looking for more customers he went back to the original parking spot and decided it was now $10 to the riverside. I disputed that and he said "ok you pay me $5". I gave him $2 and ended up walking away after we drove past the riverside and he wouldn't drop me off. He was just trying to look for other customers, it made no sense and sadly it left a lasting impression that tuk-tuk drivers here have no compassion like you might find in Phnom Penh. I just walked to the Mekong river but unfortunately due to the tuk-tuk mess, I only caught the end of what must have been a beautiful sunset over the river.
The riverside of Vientiane around sunet and after is the cities main hang out, lots of Laos couples walk with their partners along the sidewalk or sit watching the sunset. Everyone is just hanging out there, there is also a market and even two large exercise routines playing some beats type music where the teacher narrates like a drum 'n' bass MC in time with the beat.
I noticed a lot of people walking down to the banks of Mekong River so I thought do the same. It takes around ten minutes to walk down a steep slope on to a sort of farming land (that I noticed the next day), along a thick sandy pathway until you hit the river where you can see Thailand on the other side.
Quite a romantic, relaxing and chilled out spot, I sat on a rock and watched everyone. Guys playing football, couples walking up to the shore, children with their families looking for that stone/shell. There was even a guy playing guitar with his friends. It had an interesting vibe, like it was a special place - not just the banks of the Mekong River.
By the riverside where the main walkway and road is, a market that runs through a park parallel to the main riverside road. The odd stall had nice crafts and pictures but for the most part it was not a typical tourist market, with most shopping aimed at locals such as toys, clothes and electronics.
There are some nice fruit stalls and places to get that delicious coconut. Overall I found the prices to be not as cheap as expected, it was certainly more expensive for food and drink than Cambodia and even a basic foot massage was more expensive than Thailand.
After a delicious coconut, I decided to walk around the streets and try to find my hotel without having to use a tuk-tuk. I saw some unusual sights for an evening. Whereby most places are closed even in Bangkok following sunset. In Laos it seemed everything opened. For example, two orthodontists were sitting in their window waiting for customers, somewhat appearing like the massage girls you see on Sukhumvit waiting for customers in Bangkok - yet they were Orthodontists?
I saw an old lady, quite old & frail waiting for customers to cut their hair.
Walked past some food stalls before eventually getting on the right path to my hotel. It showed how small the city was as I had practically covered the whole centre in an evening. It also seemed to be the quietist city I've ever walked through.
The next morning there was one more major sight to check out before my afternoon departure –
Pha That Luang
, the gold covered Buddhist stupa. While thinking how to get there as it's about 5km and a bit too far to walk, the hotel advise me to hiring a bike for $1. I really wished I'd known this before losing $7 on a pointless tuk-tuk.
Upon arrival at Pha That Luang, you enter a Buddhist temple before you see the main Stupa. A very colourful Buddhist display welcomes you to this small area with some market stalls and the odd Buddhist Monk walking about. I found a reclining Buddha down this pathway which was a nice size - not too huge but interesting. The Taiwanese around me took plenty of selfies.
As this point I saw the large Stupa, which I thought would be larger - nonetheless a very impressive sight. En route I came across a lady that put a bad vibe across this nice area, she was persuading me to pay her to release birds. I understand how poor the people are with the need to make money and I almost wanted to hand over some money for the box to be opened to release them but this only encourages more of the same business. I just hope they got released.
I also came across some weird market stalls, selling really odd items, such as below a J/K pop looking doll wallet that I imagined could only really attract the possible Paedo to buy it, as it certainly looked disturbing. This next to a nasty looking hammer/saw combo. Very odd mix of items and disturbing at the same time. From initially thinking I found the most beautiful sight in Vientiane, a short walk thru this market made me think Karma is not really at work here.
However after entering the actual Pha That Luang, I decided it was an impressive structure that did have a positive relaxed atmosphere. I lit a candle and jok stick and did my hands clasp to the Buddha, that I always do to respect the sight. There were 4 corners of these sights, which as grass ardens surrounding the Stupa. You can't enter it, if it is ever open, but the ground show ruins of Buddhas and the place is very relaxing. It was definitely worth the bicycle ride. [gallery type="slideshow" link="none" size="full" ids="5628,5629,5630"] After leaving I had another hour to kill so I cycled to a Buddhist monastery in the hope I would find a Buddhist monk to do a mediation, it is offered but much later in the day. I was unlucky as the only Buddha I found was not trained enough to do a foreign mediation, however the place had a nice Buddhist tower.
I then cycled on to the riverside to see it during the day, this is where I came across the
King Caho Anouvong Statue
. He led a Laos Rebellion in the 18
century. The area is nice, his statue faces out to the Mekong River and Thailand beyond, there is a nice garden behind the statue that leads to the back of the main palace. As you can see the tuk-tuk driver in this photo seems unimpressed as I sit on my Bicycle and take the photo.
Overall Vientiane was an interesting city, it is small and can be done with a stay of 1-2 nights, depending how you much you need to explore. It's quiet and the Mekong River was a relaxing spot. Laos seems more dated to the modern world than its neighbours which in a way was nice and authentic to see, the people overall are nice but many don't speak English. It's not as cheap as Cambodia but not as expensive as Thailand on some things. I enjoyed walking about watching the locals and sitting by the Mekong river. I hope to see the rest of the country in the rural parts. For an overnight stop, if you're not tired you can see a lot very easily. Just hire a bicycle.
Mixed Feelings On Texas But A Positive Lasting Impression
6th April 2016
5 hours in San Antonio, 15 hours in Austin and 2 evenings out in Houston
There has been a delay with this blog about Texas and it has been amended slightly because it was initially quite negative and lacked a lot of information about Houston. However, since my first visit I was fortunate enough to return to Houston a second time. We'll come to that towards the end of the blog. On my first visit I had 48 hours in Texas, arriving and departing in Houston with late arrival and departure times. I planned to check out Houston and it just seemed like there was nothing much there, other than some Museums, which I get bored of easily and off course there's NASA. Everyone I spoke with, friends that had been and cabin crew, plus what I had read online prior to arriving described it as an 'extremely underwhelming' place to visit. It doesn't even rate that highly on Trip Advisor. I wasn't sold on staying here and mostly thought about finding other places nearby. From my old job and in general from my interest in Music, I had heard so much about Austin. I knew the famous South by South West festival takes place in Houston and for that reason I really wanted to visit this city. Unfortunately I was 10 days to early (for the festival) but I still wanted to check out what many have described as the coolest city in the southern states. Plus it gave me an excuse to drive, which I have missed immensely since moving to Bangkok.
Houston at the Hyatt
in the Galleria area. This is the main shopping area of the city, where there is a large mall and not much else but shops and offices. It didn't really seem to offer much else of any interest so I went straight to bed for the planned early start. I looked at maps and thought I'd check out the city of San Antonio first and then continue to Austin for the night to see a bit during the following day before returning to Houston for my late departure.
The Drive
The drive to San Antonio is four hours but it can be done quicker. However I avoided the tolls and planned to take some side routes in order to see the countryside of Eastern Texas. I was pretty excited to be back in a car for a nice long drive so John Digweed's latest 2 hour set in London banged out of my hired Chrysler car speakers. Whenever I drive I need the music to fit the environment but this didn't fit the location, I mean I wasn't in California, so the music went from Digweed to The Chemical brothers and then to Burial followed by some Thom Yorke. Eventually I ended up listening to Sigor Ros. If you're not familiar with any of this music I started listening to some decent techno and gradually ended up listening to well, kind of depressing atmospheric progressive rock. None of the music really fitted the journey, simply because it was just about the dullest drive I have ever had. One hundred and fifty miles of almost straight roads and barely anything to see - just dull eerie bleak plains of flat land into the horizon. The highway had huge tall signs adverting gun shops, ranges, adult stores and mortgage companies – it was depressing. Coming off the main highways was even worse - True Detective Season 1 is the best way to describe it. Run down houses, battered trailers and old rusty cars on the lawn every ten miles showed the poverty but also gave rise to my inner imagination that this really was the rural southern America in need of hope. Cults, guns, Jesus Christ and depravation. Judgemental and ignorant of me I know, but I was so bored on this straight endless road. I even thought some of these trailers on the side of the road would be an interesting photo but I wasn't going to risk being shot as I was still very aware I was in Texas.
Even this bull gave me the look as if to say 'come on my land I'll shoot ya'.
Stop 1 – San Antonio
So, I finally arrived in San Antonio. A historical city dated back to 1691 established by Spanish colonials. The sat-nav said I was one street away from '
The Alamo
' – A UNESCO world heritage site. I looked around for somewhere to park and the only available place I could find was outside a bar that had a meter in front. A man stood outside on his phone looking at me in disgust like I had taken his space, so I asked if it was okay to park here. 'So long as you got quarters' which I didn't so he said I'd better use the ATM in the bar while he watched the car. I ventured in, got the cash from the ATM and asked the bar lady for change. She seemed fed up and the change didn't include many quarters so I figured I had better buy a beer so I can get some more. I started to notice the bar was kind of weird. It had a few pool tables, grubby looking characterless decor, the odd poster here; very run down and had no real character. It's a local's bar with a grainy screen showing a baseball game. A slightly rough atmosphere to the place. I overheard two men arguing about Donald trump, one thought he can get things done the other thought not. Many of the locals were pretty heavily tattooed and wearing bandanas, not the kind of place you'd take your Grandma. I sat and drank up and thought I'd take advantage of the toilet while I can.
No sooner had I made this assumption than I heard a couple of guys shouting at each another. Definitely an angry bar, so for me it was time to leave and check out the sights of this city. This first experience was interesting. So the Alamo Mission. A very old looking brick building faces me, with a flag. I have no idea what this place is about. A cop outside with a cowboy hat says its free entry and then I see another guy shout "video about to start". Perfect timing as I had no idea what this place was about. To cut a long a long story short, Texas was colonised by the Spanish and this former Roman Catholic mission was where the famous battle of Alamo occurred in 1836. Though the building dates back a 100 years earlier. It was actually built to educate Native Americans of Christianity. The Mexican army occupied it but then surrendered it to the Texan army following the Texan Revolution. However, this pissed off the General of the Mexican army & he wanted to fight the revolution that resulted in creating a siege around this building and the eventual deaths of all the Texan army in it including Davy Crockett. The building has some further history following on from this. It was saved by from demolition by two women in 1905, Adina Emilia De Zavala and Clara Driscoll. They successfully convinced the state to purchase and preserve the building. Various other things happened there but I'm not going to go on much more about it, if you're interested there is plenty of information available online. It is great that it still remains standing and is probably one of the oldest buildings in the states and quite a popular tourist attraction for this reason. It is so important in American history that it has world heritage status. There is nothing much to see inside though other than the odd sword or metal cup used by soldiers. These are protected within glass cabinets that you not allowed to photograph. But it is free and quite a nice place to take a look at from the outside.
After leaving I noticed a tower, now as this is early days in my venture to the world of blogging many readers are probably not aware that I am obsessed with towers. Going up them and taking photos from above makes the Travelman a very happy man indeed. Most are dull but I feel I haven't seen a city until I've seen it from the highest building I can. So far I have 26 city towers under my belt. This tower had to be done, it's called '
The Tower of the Americas
". Not that big but it's a tower none the less. The ticket prices included a 4D video that I was told was a must see. This is where my impression of Texas went downhill. The video could have been interesting; it could have focused on the fascinating history of Texas, but no. It was like watching a propaganda film about 'how Texas is a state of mind', how it's the greatest state and the best place on earth but there was no substance. I believe the narrator even said those words, 'a state of mind', no, it's actually a state physically located in America along with a lot of other states. The video follows a helicopter hovering over each city and bumps you about with your seat moving in a tacky way while you wear 3d glasses. It's not worth it, in fact, I would pay good money never to have to experience that again.
Anyway, I came out of it thinking yeah right, the state that has magnets showing guns saying 'we don't call 911', the state that kills more people on death row, and lets not forget the war mongering Bush family and more recently Ted Cruz. Apologies for being political but Texas really can't claim to have bred the best. Anyway the view from the top was equally unimpressive, a bit like Dubai but it didn't matter, it was another tower ticked off the list.
Before leaving it was time to visit what Trip Advisor rates as the number one thing to do in San Antonio: The River Walk. So I thought I might as well check it out, grab a beer and some food. The river lived up to its expectations and I enjoyed the walk, it was very well constructed and had a sort of Disney (due to it being man made) Venice Canal feel to it. People go up and down on boats but I had a 25 minute gap on the new meter as I had moved my car from the angry cocaine bar.
Off course I had to go for the Tex-Mex food, which Texas is famous for. My goodness I must say the Chicken Quesadilla was very good and so good a duck joined me and we ate together. He was keener on the nachos and the guacamole; I guess cheese doesn't digest too well on a duck. I wondered if he was on holiday from across the border, he was so at home with his nachos with a bit of guacamole on them. After making a mess with the cheese and having had the waiter look rather unimpressed with me, I decided it was time to drive to Austin.
Stop 3 – Austin
So I finally arrive in Austin after another tedious drive, but I did drive past what looked like the biggest petrol/gas station I have ever seen - maybe 100 pumps but read online it has 250 employees, it's called Buc-ee's. Petrol or gas is so damn cheap in Texas, $20 will fill a tank.
Upon arrival in Austin, which seemed like a big looking yet small city, I checked into my hotel, which had really very nice staff. A huge Texan guy comped my parking and gave me a free drinks voucher. Now that's the kind of thing I like, just how it should be, so knocked back a gin as my throat was feeling a bit dry and I looked up and enjoyed the hotels décor watching the lifts go up and down. I was now in the so-called music capital of the world, though the clientele around me looked as if there were at a car insurance conference. I suppose I was in the
though. After trying to arrange to meet an old school friend I was told use Uber. The kind bar staff explained to me to how to use Uber, I had never used it before but had the app on my phone. They assisted me well and I thought 'wow' Texas people are really nice and natural.
The Uber car arrives. I'm picked up by a fella that I think had just finished his shift at Walmart. "I do this on the side" he says and he briefly explained the concept of Uber to me. I asked if he had any run-ins with regular cab drivers and he ignored the question, like it was a touchy subject. So anyway, the planned bar to meet my friend turned out it to be in another part of the city but he made the effort to get me there. To cut along story short, a mishap meant that my planned meet up with the old school friend didn't happen but I ended up on the very famous 6th Street anyway and so I decided to walk through the city back to the hotel. It was around an hour to walk back and I enjoyed observing everything on the way. Austin is a strange place. People mentioned to me prior to my visit that if I liked Boulder, which I did, then I'd love Austin. My view on that is that Boulder, Colorado is a hippyville, holistic, with no major corporations on the streets, yeah everyone is stoned but Austin doesn't actually have that same vibe. Maybe it did years ago but just from my observations it feels more like a mix of hipsters, hippies and yuppies - this is a drinking city full of corporations. There is a decent artistic independent bar scene and many great food trucks, mostly trailers & streamers. I decided it was a bad comparison and nothing like Colorado. My walk started off great, I walked past a few very cool artistic looking bars but at the same time I asked one of the guys inside about directions, had a beer in another and I can't deny while these bar looked cool the hipster vibe was try hard, not like London but that kind of "oh dear, did I wear the wrong t-shirt kind, is it not ironic enough kind of vibe". Meaning I felt it was not that welcoming but I can be quite an introvert and at times and socially anxious so perhaps It was just in my mind. Anyway after half a beer I decided to continue my walk. I walked past these guys with a high tech projector on a wall, which they were using as a stencil to paint – I guessed this was because it was night and perhaps that is normal but I did also wonder if a real graffiti artist might consider this to be cheating. Were these guys just pretenders?
As I continued to walk past more cool looking bars and trailer food stalls. I eventually entered the main city, it now felt a bit more like the live music capital it was claiming to be. You could hear bands playing loudly from the bars, all kind of indie stuff. The problem I found was looking at the patrons, they appeared to be an interesting mix of wannabe hipsters and yuppie businessmen acting like idiots on the sidewalks. Pissed and not dissimilar to what you might see in New York in midtown. It was here that I also walked past huge Ernst and Young offices, GE and other major healthcare/insurance type buildings. All major hotel chains are there too. Plus, now seeing the mayor's office – it became very clear that this city to me felt like a southern Washington DC at the same time lacking the conveniences you would find in a place like that. For instance I needed something from a pharmacy like CVS – no sir this closes at 10pm. What this? It's a major city, the capital of Texas the bars ram on until 2am but everything else closes. I also noticed for some odd reason that in the centre of the downtown area, tons of cyclists like doing their evening exercise, it looked fun but it was 10pm, so many streams of cyclists going along the streets. I thought maybe this is an Austin exercise ritual. However I kind of wished I had a bicycle and could join then.
After getting back to my hotel I decided to get up early and take pictures of some of the things I saw at night when it was too dark for my iPhone to capture decently in the dark. This is Austin; the big corporate America capital of Texas.
At the same time full of cool art work and bars. Strange juxterposition. [gallery size="full" type="slideshow" ids="4974,4975,4976,4977,4995,4996"] I had this great smoothie at one of the food trailers, but must say it seemed a bit overpriced. I was due to go to a Rodeo that evening in Houston and I asked the guy what he thought about this. His response was interesting, "Well it's like country music festivals, rodeo and nascar; I go to these places just to simply watch people to figure out why they like it". I thought it a rather pretentious response. Why waste the money?
In the end I never made the Rodeo, whilst the drive back to Houston was better than to San Antonio, I started to feel ill and went to a hotel to sleep it off before my flight that evening. Overall I took more photos and have to say I felt these two pictures sum up Austin perfectly. It's a city of conflicting lifestyles and the original hippies know it. Texas is one of the most conservative states, whilst Gun laws are lax, it's one of the strictest states for abortion, medical marijuana is still not fully legal from my understanding has the highest number of death row executions. It's a harsh state ruled by some seriously conservative anal cowboys. When compared to states like California or Colorado it is at the opposite end of the spectrum. Whilst the Mexican food is good there are no Mexicans serving it. Perhaps the Texans like their food but not the people? I dunno, I'm just blogging my observations but this is my first impression of Texas. I guess if I spent some more time there it's possible that I could view the place differently.
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As few weeks later I was fortunate enough to fly back to Houston there on a business consultancy trip and met a variety of interesting characters, from the cow girl to the gun crazy duck shooter and everyone in between including various Uber drivers. My perspective sort of changed a bit about Texas or at least Houston. I think despite some differences of attitude to thing like Guns, and politics, which I never avoided debating. The strength of Houston is the people, everyone is so warm and friendly. There was no attitude felt at all like you might find in the major coastal cities of the US. I spent an evening in the Heights area of Houston where I went for some drinks with a colleague and we were both dumbstruck on how nice the bar tenders were. Maybe because we were English but really friendly bar tenders, millennial twenty year old girls that were not all about trump but did love a good Gun. It was interesting hearing their perspective and American society but there was no pretentiousness all like I sort of felt in Austin. Just down to earth people in a very arty neighbourhood that had some cool restaurants and bars, north of downtown in the suburbs. One such bar war was
Little Woodbrow
which had a great selection of beer and that kind of old nice US vibe to it. Despite looking older than 35, bald I was asked for ID which was first in a long time but took it as a compliment.
Another great place we visited was
Christian's Tail Gate Bar & Grill
where we ended up chatting again to the bar tender and her colleague for ages, they have superb burgers. Apparently award winning but oddly they put bacon inside the meat as opposed to on top still delicious. Though the best burgers I had overall was at
Ruby's Diner
in the international area at
The George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport
. Amazing!
Breakfast Klub
, a Zagat rated place for the best breakfast in Houston, unfortunately we were there for dinner and the area Breakfast Klub is in has a odd vibe. A side corner of bars and antique shop then a kind of shady vibe in surrounding area. However I liked it, it had amazing street art but my colleagues wanted to go to where the main part of mid town was which was about 10-15 blocks walk away. The art as I say was really cool. [gallery type="slideshow" size="full" ids="4983,4984,4985"] As we walked, I felt this city is one of the downtown cities that has nothing, like no shops, just offices and the odd fast food or coffee shop. Sort of reminded me of downtown Orlando. We did finally find the main mid town area, but it is quite small and certainly is not of any comparison to Austin's 6 street. We decided to eat in a restaurant called
Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen
and try the famous Mexican food. It was astoundingly good. Everyone was very impressed. Generally, it is a famous place for huge Margarita's but seemed quite upmarket. Again very arty inside and loved the fabric interior of the washrooms.
As a conclusion to Houston it is not the most exciting city but there is a very creative vibrant art scene here and the people, well the people are probably some of the warmest people I've met in the US. There isn't really much to do in this city for a tourist but its great place to chat to people, so if your on business and staying in Houston for a short time. Check out the bars in the heights or go and eat in Mid town, you will meet some friendly characters and see some interesting art along the way. Overall this 2nd visit left me with more of a positive impression of Texas.
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A typical fantasy football league consists of 12 teams nine starters (QB, two RBs, three WRs, TE, K, D) and anywhere from five to seven bench players. If you go with the latter bench allotment, you're looking at 16 roster spots or 192 draft picks. By that definition, any sleeper should have an average draft position about 180 or lower.
Seattle Seahawks TE John Carlson has an ADP of 189 according to Mock Draft Central. I know he's not Dallas Clark or Antonio Gates, but that seems awfully low. It would put him as the ninth pick in the 15th round and the 19th TE selected, going behind the likes of Brandon Pettigrew, Todd Heap, Marcedes Lewis, and Anthony Fasano. Click here to see where I have Carlson ranked among fantasy TEs.
That seems odd for a guy that has put up numbers since coming into the NFL. As a rookie he caught 55 passes for 627 yards and 5 TDs. Last year he caught 51 for 574 yards and 7 TDs. He had a lengthy drought that can explain why his stock is so low, but the talent is there.
He opened the season with a bang catching six passes for 95 yards and 2 TDs. He finished the season with a four-game TD streak. The middle 11 games left plenty to be desired as he scored just 1 TD and topped 50 yards just once. I think it had more to do with the offensive ineptitude of the Seahawks than a reflection of Carlson's ability or lack thereof.
The Seahawks added Russell Okung in the recent NFL Draft and signed TE Chris Baker to handle the blocking duties. Carlson should be able to focus his attention on the passing game, which should make him a much more consistent fantasy threat.
Prediction: 70 catches, 770 yards, 5 TDs
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Wednesday's episode of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" was a love fest, with both the host and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand swapping praise over the role each played in advancing the 9/11 health bill President Obama just signed into law.
During an eight-minute interview, Stewart complimented Gillibrand's legislative wins during her short two-year tenure in the Senate, including the New York Democrat's work on a food safety bill and legislation ending the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy that barred openly gay service members.
After listing Gillibrand's accomplishments, Stewart asked the smiling senator: "What are you trying to pull, Gillibrand?"
"I thought the idea was knee-jerk reactionary motions to keep political power, not the passing of things to improve people's lives," Stewart quipped. "You've got a lot to learn, Gillibrand."
A major focus was the 9/11 measure, which Obama signed into law on Sunday. The law provides health coverage to first-responders who searched for survivors among the rubble of the World Trade Center towers after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The bill also would allow victims of the attacks to tap a federal compensation fund.
The measure passed the Senate in the final days the chamber was in session last month, and only crossed the finish line after Democrats inked a deal with Republicans concerned the bill would establish a costly and redundant entitlement program. The chief Republican opponent, Sen. Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma, signed off on the final compromise after negotiations with Gillibrand and her Democratic colleague from New York, Charles Schumer.
Striking a humble tone, Gillibrand downplayed her work on the legislation. She praised Schumer as "a great partner" who played the role of the "closer" getting the final deal on the 9/11 health bill. And she noted that other New York leaders, including Republican Rep. Peter King and Democratic Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, have spent years trying to push the legislation through Congress.
"It never should have taken this long," Gillibrand said. "It took time to create the bipartisan support you need to pass this kind of bill. It was years of support and so many people."
But then Gillibrand turned her attention to Stewart, and credited his segments on the bill (and Republican opposition to the measure) with driving attention to the issue. Those stories "made a difference" in the congressional debate by putting "a spotlight on an issue" and leveraging the advocacy of first responders who have backed the bill for years, Gillibrand said.
"That's what democracy is about," Gillibrand said. "It's about people rising up and demanding action."
But Stewart didn't let Gillibrand have the last word. After touching on a Democratic plan to change Senate rules governing the use of the filibuster, Stewart noted Gillibrand's support for "transparency and honest argument."
Then, Stewart — who took some heat for calling President Barack Obama "dude" in an interview a few months ago — offered a more charming description for Gillibrand. He told the senator: "You are adorable."
Here's the segment:
|The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
|Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
|Kirsten Gillibrand


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2Co 10:5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
Jas 4:4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
I have often said that today's Evangelicals (of all stripes) believe in the Post-Modern thought of "truth is in everything". The most recent and glaring example of this is The "Gospel" Coalition.
If you can handle the language, Date With Destiny is worth watching. There's something compelling about the message that you can change your life for the better. And it's a message from which Christians can learn a thing or two.
I've found, especially amongst the YRR crowd—are we still Y, by the way? Someone ask Collin Hansen—that there's a casual dismissiveness of anything self-help related. We have our own brand of stoicism based on the sovereignty and providence of God, and it's mostly applied as a brace for suffering. It's suspicious of good things, and can take on a Debbie Downer quality: Pursue pleasure if you must, but know suffering and death lie right around the corner...
The Bible is not against living boldly, embracing dreams, and making a Vision Board. It is against holding those things out as the end-all-be-all of human existence because it is against idolatry in general. Just as we don't abandon sex because it can be an idol, we shouldn't abandon hopes of meaningful living...
The Bible is not against living boldly, embracing dreams, and making a Vision Board. It is against holding those things out as the end-all-be-all of human existence because it is against idolatry in general. Just as we don't abandon sex because it can be an idol, we shouldn't abandon hopes of meaningful living...
Sometimes, Christians want to pooh-pooh this stuff, citing total depravity and the general idea that non-Christians are all secretly miserable. But I don't think that's intellectually honest. There is goodness to be found in creation, in love and work and the pursuit of healing, even if you don't realize that all of the goodness is a divine gift. We can affirm this while also believing there is a restlessness in the heart that can't be satisfied apart from God. Both of these are true.
Ultimately, if we're only dismissive of the Tony Robbinses of the world and of the satisfaction his way of life provides, we hurt our own witness. We sound miserly, shouting, "You're secretly unhappy!" to many people who are, generally speaking, quite happy.
Where to start?
Tony Robbins is a fraud. He's a phony. The twice married self-help guru is out to promote himself and get rich and people's expense--financially, physically, and spiritually.TGC's "wisdom" of offering a Christ-hating, anti-biblical sage goes entirely against Scripture without qualification. Allow me to demonstrate. God says total depravity necessarily means the unbelievers have no wisdom and that their thinking is utter futility; moreover God says to stay away from their "wisdom".
Rom 3:10 as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; Rom 3:11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; Rom 3:12 ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE." Rom 3:13 "THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE, WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING," "THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS"; Rom 3:14 "WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS"; Rom 3:15 "THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD, Rom 3:16 DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS, Rom 3:17 AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN." Rom 3:18 "THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES."
Eph 4:17 So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
Eph 4:18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
Eph 4:19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.
Eph 4:20 But you did not learn Christ in this way,
Eph 4:21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus,
Eph 4:22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,
Eph 4:23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Eph 4:24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
Eph 4:29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Eph 4:30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Eph 5:3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints; 4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
1Co 1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.
Col 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.
1Co 1:18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, "I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE." 20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
God entirely prohibits all the world's "wisdom" and "knowledge", saying it is futile, useless, and harmful. The Christian cannot grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ EXCEPT by way of the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures. Any other way sows seeds of filth, not that which is of the Spirit, giving life and growth to those IN Christ Jesus.
By nature "self help" gurus are blind guides full of foolishness and help no one. They merely perpetuate the sin of the sin nature, feeding the monster, as it were. They also make a whole lot of money pawning this junk to millions of people who will never get true answers because the sole answer is in Christ alone and Scripture.
Be sure of this: sure, people think that they are happy outside of Christ, but the writer isn't looking at things biblical (and that's the entire problem with him). His article is riffled with straw man arguments. Do the unregenerate have times of happiness? Sure. No one disputes that. But happiness is based on happen stance; that is, on circumstances. So when circumstances don't go according to one's desire, one becomes unhappy. The Christian has joy regardless of circumstance because the Holy Spirit indwells him and his mind is renewed daily by the Scriptures and as he grows his joy grows too, as he looks to Christ. But also, looking at what is "good", we must define it as God does. Romans 1 clearly states that no man, no human being does good. What man calls good, is according to Scripture, when done outside of Christ, when done for any other reason other than for Christ and in obedience to His Word, is NOT good. No one outside of man has good in him, for what is good comes from the Good God, the Good Shepherd. Goodness is not inherent in man. It is inherent in God and is described in Scripture (that is, what man might call "negative" --judging, wrath, eternal torment, Hell, curses, discipline, are in fact GOOD when they are from the Holy One of Israel).
Cosper also states, "And wisdom might be the best category in which to place some of Tony's teaching. The Bible's wisdom literature isn't law, and it isn't primarily about moral lessons. Rather, it's about the way the world works, and it offers pathways by which we can navigate relationships, money, business, and pleasure. Much of Tony's work seems to fit into this world."
Again, this guy is just looking to the flesh. He has no sense whatsoever of a biblical view at all. I mean, this is utter foolishness. Wisdom? I posted several verses that entirely destroy this guy's claim of Robbins' "wisdom".
Psa 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever.
Pro 8:13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate. 14 "Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.
Pro 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Jas 3:13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. Jas 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. Jas 3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. Jas 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. Jas 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. Jas 3:18 And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
This is so elementary, I'm left wondering if Cosper has ever read his Bible. He definitely doesn't believe it, that's for sure. He doesn't speak in line with the sound doctrine of Scripture.
"The Bible's wisdom literature isn't law, and it isn't primarily about moral lessons," Cosper says. This seems like an attack on Scripture. The wisdom literature is indeed full of commands as well as descriptive and prescriptive declarations. The whole point of "wisdom" is to direct a believer away from sin and to Christ, so it necessitates declarations of what is right and wrong but also of what is blessed and what is cursed by God. The wisdom passages are not mere observations, something we don't have to hold to; they are absolute Truth and the wisdom is to be heeded:Psa 1:1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
Psa 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
Psa 1:3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Psa 1:4 The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
Pro 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding, Pro 1:3 To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity; Pro 1:4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion, Pro 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, Pro 1:6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles. Pro 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Ecc 12:9 In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.
Ecc 12:10 The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.
Ecc 12:13 The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.
Ecc 12:14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
A lesser issue, but one that needs addressing is that Cosper says: "The Bible is not against living boldly, embracing dreams, and making a Vision Board." Well, what does he mean by "living boldly"? Living selfishly? Not saying "if the Lord wills, we will do such and such"? Crossing the line of what is holy to that which is unholy?
Jas 4:13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit." Jas 4:14 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. Jas 4:15 Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that." Jas 4:16 But as it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil.
What about "embracing dreams"? What dreams? Are they biblical? Do they meet the Bible's standard of holiness or are they for our own pleasurable pursuits to promote OUR dreams, OUR goals, OUR plans, OUR money, OUR name? Are we submitting to the Master's will when we pray about something we desire? Is that desire even biblical?
What is a "Vision Board"? Is that like "vision casting"? How is that biblical? There's no such thing in the Scriptures. Sounds more like a Post-modern manipulation technique. We know God's will because it's in Scripture.
What is a "Vision Board"? Is that like "vision casting"? How is that biblical? There's no such thing in the Scriptures. Sounds more like a Post-modern manipulation technique. We know God's will because it's in Scripture.
I don't hear the voice of the Good Shepherd in their writings. I hear the hiss of the ancient Serpent who deceived Eve.
2Co 11:3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 4 For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.


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Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) Receives a Downgrade
It appears that trading for shares of Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) will be interesting to watch today. Citigroup lowered the stock from their past Buy rating to a more current Neutral.
From a total of 36 analysts covering Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) stock, 25 rate it a "Buy", 0 a "Sell", and 17 a "Hold". This means that 60% of the ratings are positive. The highest target price is $53 while the lowest target price is $35. The mean of all analyst targets is $42.03 with a 26.19% above today's ($33.64) stock price. Yahoo! Inc. was the topic of 56 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to the firm StockzIntelligence Inc. Nomura downgraded shares on December 2 to "Neutral" rating. Mizuho downgraded shares to "Neutral" rating and $37 target share price in a report from an October 21. B. Riley & Co downgraded YHOO stock in a recent report from October 21 to "Neutral" rating. RBC Capital Markets maintained the rating on October 21. RBC Capital Markets has a "Sector Perform" rating and a $42 price target on shares. Finally, Credit Suisse maintained the stock with "Neutral" rating in a report issued on an October 21.
Approximately 20.40M shares of stock traded hands or 32.21% up from the average. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has declined 16.35% since May 6, 2015 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 15.55% the S&P500.
The overall sentiment of institutions has decreased to 0.8 in Q2 2015. Its down 0.23, from 1.03 in 2015Q2. The ratio turned negative, as 113 institutions have sold all the shares of Yahoo! Inc. that they owned while 235 funds have taken shares off the table. 60 funds have purchased shares for the first time while 220 added to their positions. These institutions now hold 619.16 million shares or 2.60% less than the 635.68 million shares they owned in 2015Q2.
The Fund Stonehill Capital Management Llc currently is holding shares equating to 60.89% of its total portfolio in Yahoo! Inc. representing a total of 5.71 million shares. Another fund,Zenit Asset Management Ab, is holding a total of 4.42 million shares equating to 22.25% of their holdings. Additionally, Indaba Capital Management L.P. has a 2.31 million share stake in Yahoo! Inc. which represents 21.81% of their total portfolio. The Fund, Davide Leone & Partners Investment Co Llp, based out of United Kingdom, has also built up a stake in the stock, which represents a total of 17.99% of their total portfolio. Finally Owl Creek Asset Management L.P., a fund which is based in the state of New York reported a total holdings of 9.97 million shares.
Yahoo! Inc. is a technology company
According to Zacks Investment Research, "Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services. As one of the first online navigational guides to the World Wide Web, Yahoo! is one of the leading guides in terms of traffic, advertising, and household and business user reach. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients." Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO).


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Report: 1 in 10 Lack Access to Enough Food
ST. PAUL (AP) - A new report says one in ten people in Minnesota don't have access to enough food for a healthy lifestyle.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture report is gathered by census workers who talk to people about their access to food - or lack of it. They're measuring "food security" - the term for consistent access to enough food to be healthy.
The state figures are based on an average from the years 2009 to 2011. The report says about 10 percent of Minnesotans are food insecure, while about 4 percent of households have low food security. That means people sometimes eat less or go without meals because of money or other resources for food.
Minnesota fares better than the nation as a whole. Nearly 15 percent of households nationwide struggle to put food on the table.
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Irakast #1 in .ogg vorbis format
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I realize the other file is kind of big, so I've put it in .ogg format here. The best ogg player out there is the open-source VLC player. Those of you unfamiliar with VLC, it can be used in all operating systems. And you can even play all types of video and all other types of audio with it...very useful. If you're patient enough to download it, then you won't regret it.
Also, I'm aware there are some portables that play .ogg format, like the iRiver. So here's the .ogg version of the first Irakast. I hope it's slightly enjoyable. I'll do much better next time!
Peace, Lim
Irakast 1, From Chinese Reggae to Flipping through FP
Show: 1.0
Length: 17:36
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64
Size: 7MB
Also, I'm aware there are some portables that play .ogg format, like the iRiver. So here's the .ogg version of the first Irakast. I hope it's slightly enjoyable. I'll do much better next time!
Peace, Lim
Irakast 1, From Chinese Reggae to Flipping through FP
Show: 1.0
Length: 17:36
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64
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"We had to do the reshoots on ["Breaking Dawn"] a few weeks ago, and it was the first time I had to wear a wig," Pattinson said at Comic-Con, according to People. "I couldn't believe my last two days on'Twilight'they put this orange wig on my hair."
Pattinson has had quite an interesting hair journey over the course of "Breaking Dawn." While promoting the first part of the conclusion last November, Rob had a punk-rockish 'do courtesy of his film"Cosmopolis."
His dome has leveled out since then, but clearly not enough to suffice for reshoots in the Bill Condon-directed film.
When asked what advice he'd give himself if he had the chance to make the films all over again, Pattinson said, "Don't succumb to peer pressure and start wearing a wig like everybody else in this cast."


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Hospital staffs and caretakers need to be aware of how and when bedsores form and what can be done to prevent them.
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People who experience incontinence, or involuntary urination or defecation, have a high risk of developing dangerous and painful pressure ulcers caused by long exposure to urine and fecal matter. Also known as bedsores, pressure ulcers can also form when constant pressure is applied to a part of the body, resulting in blood flow reduction. So when researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles concluded in their new study that patients with hospital-acquired bedsores have higher mortality rates, higher hospital readmissions within 30 days after discharge, and longer hospital stays, NationalIncontinence.com's Renee Mercer had to comment.
"Pressure sores and incontinence in elderly and immobile individuals often come hand-in-hand," said Mercer, president of National Incontinence, a major supplier of incontinence products. "Hospital staffs and caretakers need to be aware of how and when bedsores form and what can be done to prevent them. Any sign of redness on the body should raise a red flag."
The UCLA clinical study, involving 51,842 Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized across the United States in 2006-2007, is believed to be the first of its kind. Of its participants, 5.8% individuals entered the hospital with a pressure ulcer and 4.5% developed one during their hospital stay. The study also found that of those patients who had bedsores prior to admission, 16.7% developed at least one new sore during hospitalization. Pressure ulcers were most likely to develop on the sacrum (tailbone), hips, buttocks, and heels.
"Since bedsores often form due to lack of mobility and blood circulation, bedridden individuals and wheelchair users need to be repositioned every few hours. Along with special mattresses and cushions, this will relieve constant pressure on the skin," Mercer said.
For incontinent individuals who require the use of adult diapers, Mercer suggests that they be changed as soon as soiling occurs. "People with incontinence need to be checked often as moist conditions can lead to skin breakdown. With each change, the diaper area should be thoroughly wiped. Soap-free skin cleansers make it easy for caregivers to wash and moisture the skin because all you have to do is wipe it on and wipe it off. Lastly, use a barrier cream to protect the skin."
"With proper care, daily cleansing, and good nutrition and hydration, the development of pressure ulcers can be greatly reduced," Mercer said.
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In Ireland for my eldlest son we just reserved a section of a large bar in a hotel and had the likes of sandwiches etc served and brought our own cake along.
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Every fairy tale need is a princess and a villain. Here is the villain.
He's a cute one, but some times his imagination gets him into loads of trouble, I think that its because he is a crazy, fun loving boy. Its a fact that he has even driven a toy ride on car straight off the top bunk. Seriously when he hit the floor he shook his head and looked a little stunned because it should've been pain free, but that story is for another day!
Along comes the princess.........Of course every princess has prefect hair but thanks to our villain, she does not. He decided a haircut was in order so to the chop shop she went. Ian grabbed Ian sized hand fulls from her head and snipped off about 4 Ian sized hand fulls out of her hair! I was pretty sad to come back in the room from switching the laundry to find clumps of princess hair everywhere!! It was rough!
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Most columns about the heroin addiction problem these days are prefaced by a long list of statistics, then are followed by nice declarations such as, "We can't arrest our way out of this problem." It's true. These memes have been posted by every stakeholder group in the region, printed by every newspaper in the state, and broadcast by radio, cable television and podcasters across the land.
There is large if not unanimous agreement that these statistics are correct. But now it's time to digest the sobering numbers and shift gears by laying some rubber on the road, and that's just what Keene's Addiction Solutions Task Force is doing.
Nearly two years ago my co-chair, Keene City Councilor Randy Filiault, and I, with the support of the chairmen of the council's finance committee and the Keene school board asked the mayor to form this task force to bring together the many stakeholder organizations who have been struggling with the addiction problem for years and give them a forum to collaborate on real solutions that get people off drugs.
Within the last year the governor appointed Jack Wozmac drug czar, the usually water-logged and hard-line-pandering state legislature is actually talking about increasing funding for treatment beds that have gone lacking for far too long, and I feel the tell-tale rumblings of federal grants coming down the pike to fund recovery centers across the state. Locally, Jessica White and David Pence created a very active anti-heroin group in the community who meet frequently to deal directly with active users.
You can tell things are heating up because private-sector organizations are springing up to compete for the federal largesse. And, state and federal election time is approaching. So the iron is hot. Let's strike!
Our first initiative, led by newly elected councilor George Hansel, is to create a recovery center in collaboration with local businesses to not only help present workers who have addiction problems, but to increase the available workforce by reducing the stigma of addiction and bring the 20% who fail drug tests into the workforce.
Another committee member, Cheshire County Administrator Chris Coates, is creating a research group of education-based stakeholders to bring solutions to the task force.
Committee members Sheriff Eli Rivera and Keene Fire Chief Mark Howard have gotten certification for their staff to administer Narcan to overdose victims. And, county drug court coordinator Alison Welsh is looking into national drugstore participation in Narcan distribution to family members of addicts.
These and other resources are going to be created to add to what is already in place locally to allow the newly funded addiction hotline to offer police and emergency responders a much-needed alternative to jail, the hospital emergency room or morgue.
You can help by enforcing tough-love on someone you may know who has a problem instead of stigmatizing them. Let's make productive citizens out of these people who are all around us. Don't throw them away, because the next one in line may be you.
Once, some really smart person said that progress is slow, but it's worth it.


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I can't seem to figure out how I would go about installing the Imap extension. I have researched all day and still can't make any sense of it.
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