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An early favourite on Survivor: One World, Kim Spradlin seemed to make easy work of her journey through the game. A well-liked player, she was also physically strong, leading to her continued domination in immunity challenges - especially towards the end of the game when it counted most. Staying true to her original alliance, she managed to make it to the final three and convince the jury that she deserved the title of Sole Survivor, taking home the grand $1 million prize during Thursday night's live reunion.
The 29-year-old spoke to reporters on Friday about her experience in the game...
You kept your alliance with Chelsea and Sabrina all the way to the end - how much do you credit that alliance to your win?
"You know, I think I was definitely very important - it was one of my options throughout the entire game. I definitely had other plans but what got me through to the final three was sticking with them. Having that loyalty was hugely important."
Do you think staying true to that alliance earned you favour from the jury?
"Honestly, the impression that I got from the jury at the final Tribal Council is that they may have been more angry if I kept going on about how I was loyal to Chelsea and Sabrina rather than just saying I played the best game possible. I don't know that one thing got me further than the other."
You said that you started second guessing whether or not you'd win after that final Tribal Council. Why was that?
"I think just paranoia sets in. You start thinking about it and you're like, 'Well, Troy and Jonas might've voted...' I got it in my head that there was a good chance that Sabrina had taken it from me! It was a huge relief last night to win."
Do you think your four immunity wins played a big part in your win? Do you think that the other girls might have turned the tables on you and voted you out had it gone differently?
"I'm glad we didn't have to answer the question of whether they would have voted me out or not - there's a chance they might have struggled with that. I had been playing with all of them for a long time, trying to convince them. Even watching the show back, though, everyone seemed very consistent so it was a toss-up, but winning all those immunities is something that the jury had a really hard time ignoring."
Did you worry about losing against Chelsea and Sabrina, who had a generally good rapport with the jury?
"I decided if I was going to win, I was going to win against anyone, and the same as if I was going to lose. If I was going to lose, I'd rather Chelsea or Sabrina win. But since the jury wasn't bitter, there's a chance I would have won against Christina and Alicia, as well. Sabrina had made it clear to me that if we blindsided her, she was going to be pissed, so that was a big reason to keep her around, as well!"
As viewers, I think a lot of us were wondering why you didn't get rid of Chelsea when she was your biggest competition. What kept you from making that decision?
"I'm not saying I would have won no matter what, but I'd rather sit there with Chelsea because if she did win, I would have felt better about that. I entertained the idea of taking her out a lot and as we got closer to the end, I thought I'd rather sit there and share the responsibility of every vote with Sabrina and Chelsea rather than Alicia and Christina, which were a whole other option."
You really managed to keep your composure throughout the game. How did you maintain that?
"I think I've been watching the show for so long - I'm such a huge fan of the game and I've watched so many people play it. It was really important for me to go out there and make great relationships with people but never forget that you're playing a game. And yeah, I'm pretty calm in my everyday life and I'm pretty level-headed in my thinking, so I think that helped a little bit."
What was your highlight of the experience?
"Wow, there's so many cool moments. For me, the moment that I was touched by the most was that final Tribal Council. You get to hear the voices that were in the jury of people who looked so pissed tell you that you played well, and to know that not only was I going to win a million dollars, but these people forgive me and it's all going to be alright was good, because you can really get caught up in it all."
How did it feel to also win the Fan Favourite title?
"It feels awesome - it was beyond my wildest dreams! I never thought that was an option, I had to pinch myself so hard because it was sheer shock. I think it's awesome, but I would have been just as happy if someone else won fan favourite!"
At what point in the game were you the most worried? Was there a point when you were really questioning a decision you made?
"Honestly, throughout the whole game I kept saying, 'Wow, this is going really well!' I think that my most uncertain moment was going into that final Tribal Council. I didn't feel like I had that great of a shot, at all, as I thought many in the jury were going to be angry."
Would you play again in the future?
"First of all, I'm surprised anyone wants to see me play again, since I was a little bit boring! I would definitely play again and I don't know what I'd do. I think I'd probably play really differently. I don't know how you can go back and play the same game, so I have no idea - it sounds so overwhelming! I'm glad I'm not leaving tomorrow!"
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Roast Pork with Cabbage and Carrots
Crisp-tender cabbage and carrots accented with dill seeds make a flavorful accompaniment to the roast pork in this healthy recipe.
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Roast Pork with Cabbage and Carrots
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- Place pork tenderloin on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer. Roast in a 425 degree F oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine cabbage, onion, carrots, water, vinegar, dillweed, salt, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are just tender.
- Slice pork and serve with vegetables. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts (Roast Pork with Cabbage and Carrots)
- Per serving:
- 156 kcal ,
- 2 g fat
- (1 g sat. fat ,
- 50 mg chol. ,
- 207 mg sodium ,
- 12 g carb. ,
- 4 g fiber ,
- 23 g pro.


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Los últimos días
IMDB rate: 6,0
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Thriller
The Last Days is hardly a horror movie, but it is an interesting post-apocalypse movie. In The Last Days there's suddenly an invisible virus going around that causes great fear at everyone on the planet to go outside. Basically it's an extreme form of agoraphobia.
Beware, there are a few spoilers below.
A mysterious epidemic spreads across the planet. Humanity develops an irrational fear of open spaces that causes instant death. Soon, the world population is trapped inside buildings. As Barcelona descends into chaos, Marc sets off on a quest to find Julia, his missing girlfriend, without ever going outside.
Now with invisible viruses it's difficult to keep you're attention to a movie I think, especially with this movie since we've only witnessed one case that did go outside with his extreme agoraphobia. It's pretty much in the beginning of the movie and the guy was dragged outside. He was resisting so his adrenaline was very high, it wasn't too weird that he was actually scared to death. From this point on we never saw a mutual case again, at least not in the extreme form in which they died.
The main character in this movie, Marc, only tried to go outside once and indeed he had trouble breathing. So for his mission he goes into the sewers to search for his girlfriend. And when he finds her, she's apparently across the street, where he can't reach her through the sewers. So he's forced outside, and while he has difficulties with breathing, eventually he makes it. Now I wonder what would happen if he would hold his breath and started to run? It's seems much easier.
What I missed most in this movie were reasons behind all this. Why did all this happen? It started in Canada apparently, we know this from a video where a boy says that if that video would ever be released, it would happen to everyone. So it's some sort of spoken word virus? Is it in the air? I really have no idea where it came from and I think that's a shame. It would be very interesting to know more reasons behind the virus.
It's not that the people are entirely afraid for the outside, because they can stand in open windows and in door openings. A better explanation would have been more satisfying.
The ending was a bit overdramatic, and in my opinion, a bit lame. While the movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where there are the predictable troubles it's actually a bit of a romantic movie. Sure, it has it's tensive moments, but not in a horror way. It wasn't scary in any way.
It's an original movie, that's for sure. But the reasons behind it were too vague, better explanations would have been a huge improvement for this movie. The movie reminded me a bit of The Happening, since that's also something invisible.
My personal rate: 6/10


text: UFDC Home | Help | RSS TABLE OF CONTENTS HIDE Front Cover Frontispiece Title Page Part I Part II Back Cover Title: Tot, the dwarf CITATION PAGE TURNER PAGE IMAGE Full Citation STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW Permanent Link: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00049580/00001 Material Information Title: Tot, the dwarf Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 16 cm. Language: English Creator: Eytinge, MargaretD. Lothrop & Company ( Publisher ) Publisher: D. Lothrop & Company Place of Publication: Boston Mass Publication Date: c1881 Subjects Subject: Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction ( lcsh )Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction ( lcsh )Dwarfs -- Juvenile fiction ( lcsh )Family -- Juvenile fiction ( lcsh )Gardeners -- Juvenile fiction ( lcsh )Christian life -- Juvenile fiction ( lcsh )Family stories -- 1881 ( local )Bldn -- 1881 Genre: Family stories ( local )novel ( marcgt ) Spatial Coverage: United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston Notes Statement of Responsibility: by Margaret Eytinge. Funding: Preservation and Access for American and British Children's Literature, 1870-1889 (NEH PA-50860-00). Record Information Bibliographic ID: UF00049580 Volume ID: VID00001 Source Institution: University of Florida Holding Location: Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in the Department of Special Collections and Area Studies, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Rights Management: All rights reserved, Board of Trustees of the University of Florida. Resource Identifier: aleph - 002225984notis - ALG6266oclc - 15640159 Table of Contents Front Cover Cover 1 Cover 2 Frontispiece Plate Title Page Page i Page ii Part I Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Part II Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Back Cover Cover 1 Cover 2 Full Text llH S ... The Badwin LbTa .r 1' .. ', ,, .' ;......-O ""md: " : :',";,,: .:v .,. ., .. :'. :. ,. ,... : ," .. ,- ....... ' '/l i, : ,...i.,:..:' .: ..:i i. ,b I ,,,, ,,., f i l l "' I I v L0. .T. ,,E-- .- - i '', ; T I' - II -, iII~ ~& TOT Hi MSELF _ TOT, THE DWARF. BY MARGARET EYTINGE. BOSTON: D. LOTHROP &-COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWIEY. k COPYRIGHT, 1881, BY D. LOTHROP & COMPANY. - TOT THE DWARF. PART I. N a little stone house at the foot of a high, slop- ing hill, in a small thinly settled, old-fashioned country-town -so small ahd old-fashioned that its name is not to be found on the maps of the State of which it forms a part -- although the names of towns not half as old nor half as beautiful are printed there, .,some of them in large letters, too -lived, and still lives for aught I know, a gardener, his wife, and his only.child. There were many trees and but few houses in this quiet' out-of-the-way town, and none of the houses were over a story and a half high, and all of them were gable-roofed and built of wood with the excep- tion of the one mentioned abo6re. But it made very little difference what they were built of as regarded TOT THE DWARF. their outside appearance, for they were so covered by closely interlaced vines--in spring, summer and autumn (my story is one of summer-time) mostly honeysuckles and woodbines running from porch to roof, both back and front, and crossing and re- crossing each other on the sides, that it was almost impossible to see the wood at all; and where you did see it, it looked like patches of gray shadow lurking behind the quivering vine-leaves. But there was a fine old church in this tree-shaded, unpretending place a church which the oldest in- habitant could not remember as new with a tower- ing steeple, and a stout, square belfry which stood upon four solid supports of stone, the rest of the church being built partly of brick and partly of wood; "And in the belfry hung a great bell that had tolled for all the funerals, and rang merrily for all the wed- dings, and solemnly called the Sweetbriertown people to church on Sabbath days for many, many years. "But to go back to the cottage at the foot of t hill. It was a quaint, picturesque little house,' gardener having built it himself, with me slight help from his neighbors; of reddishlwn stone. -Tr 7- * -_ .,- -^" \\ ,., - I JI ~~'i 1;-' I TOT THE DWARF. found in a deserted quarry near by (which had also, no doubt, furnished the reddish-brown stone for the masonry that upheld the church-tower); and it leaned against the hillside its slanting roof being completely covered by the running vines, and wild-flowers, and tall, waving grass-the overflow of the hill itself- looking, at a short distance, like a baby-hill nestling confidingly by the side of its mother and partly covered by her mantle of green. The gardener himself was a bluff, honest fellow- he had been a sailor in early life with merry blue eyes and curly brown hair; and his wife was as jolly and honest as he, and she too had merry blue eyes and brown curls, and she knew almost as much about gardening and worked almost as much in the garden as her husband did. This garden lay on the hillside, and was the most flourishing of all the gardens in Sweetbriertown; for the sun shone on it the greater part of the day, ripen- Sing the strawberries, and cucumbers, and tomatoes, "and corn, fully a week before they were ripe in other .- parts of the town, and making the big found grapes growing on the vines that covered the long grape TOT THE DWARF. arbor, so sweet that when autumn came they seemed filled with wine made of honey. But although the gardener's wife spent so much time among the fruits and vegetables, she did not neglect the stone cottage. She kept it in the most perfect order imaginable, and so decorated it with flowers, shells, sparkling stones and whatever odd or pretty things she could find on the hill, in the wood or anywhere else, that it became a miracle of loveliness. The sitting-room was a picture. Long white mus- lin curtains looped back with English ivy the pots in which the ivy was planted standing on little shelves placed just below the window-frames draped the windows. Brackets, made by the gardener's own hands of twisted and gnarled pieces of wood he had picked up here and there, were fastened high up, one in each corner of-the room; and from the rustic bas- kets filled with moss and earth which they held, sprang Madeira vines which were trained all around the walls a short distance from the low ceiling, form- ing a living cornice of glossy green leaves. Beneath this cornice was a row of brilliant Japanese fans alter- '- jaw .- In "^^ 'Vif' 3B'~^j- '^ X' F-f -^ ^i; . ~'PA, I I-Ita, ... .. . TOT THE DWARF. nating with the many-colored wings of various birds. On the mantel waved peacock plumes from grotesque vases formed of long-necked gourds; and hyacinths and lilies-of-the-valley breathed fragrance from pink- lipped shells. Outside the window a dozen or more morning-glory vines climbed the strings placed for their support, and two or three of them had crept through a crack in the window-frame, and being gladly welcomed by the ivy, opened their beautiful white, pink and purple blossoms with modest pride every morning -blossoms a trifle paler than those that unfolded in the open air, but lasting much longer because sheltered from the direct rays of the sun. On the floor was a matting in checks of red, green and yellow; and in the centre of the room stood a round, shining mahogany table with funny, crooked legs, on which were some books of poems and fairy-tales and several tiny, delicate Japan cups that, together with the fans on the wall and the pink- lipped shells on the mantel, had been brought from abroad by the gardener when he was a sailor. All the rest of the house -the kitchen with its TOT THE DWARF. row of glittering tins, its shelf holding half a dozen dark, blue plates and a quaint tea-set of gold-brown delf, its snow-white table and floor, and the mock- orange flowers peeping in at its window-the small bedrooms, one of them surely the smallest room that ever was! with their neat beds covered with gay quilts, their mites of dormer-windows shaded by sprays from the creepers on the roof, was bright and pretty too; but the sunshiny parlor with its lovely morning-glory guests, its green cornice, its brilliantly painted fans, was the prettiest of all. And now we come to Tot, the only child in this fairy-like house, Tot who looked like an overgrown fairy himself and who was the wonder of the country for miles around. The very first clothes he ever wore were borrowed from Miss Sleeves, who dressed dolls for a store in a neighboring city, and they, having been made for a good-sized doll, were a little too large for him. The tiniest of the Japan cups would have served him for a hat, and his father's big seal ring for bracelet, when he was a month old. Such a wee baby as he was! With hair of the faintest gold, eyes like a TOT THE DWARF. young kitten's, and mouth as red as and about the size of a large currant. But he began to grow slowly when a few weeks more had passed by, and continued growing until he was "one time one," when- supposing again his hat to be chosen from his mother's store of china-a coffee cup would have been just the size required, and his father's ring would have had to be only twice as large to encircle his wrist. And then he grew no more for six months, starting again at the end of that time, to stop forever when he arrived at two years. So his eighth birthday found him very little larger than a healthy one-year-old baby, with his real name, "Owen," almost lost in that of "Tot the dwarf." He was a pretty little fellow, a very pretty little fellow, with brown rose-tinged cheeks, wistful blue eyes, and a winning, half-gay, half-pathetic smile. He -could not go to school, so his father and mother, and a young friend whom he loved dearly and who came to see him almost every fine day, taught him to read and write; and his life passed in company with this friend, his parents, and his books (of which he cared TOT THE DWARF. most for those which told of the brave deeds of he- roic men),'and in helping in planting and weeding times; and wandering in the garden where, when the plants had grown between two and three feet tall, he was as effectually hidden from view as though he were roaming in a forest. He had strength and health, and could ruh like a hare andwhistle like a bird, and when he was in a merry mood he and the dog ran races with each other, and the birds from their nests in the trees peeped down at him and answered him cheerily as he called to them in their own language. But many, many hours did Tot spend grieving over his lot; for, dwarf as he was, few boys of his age were as clever as he. Indeed, his mind seemed to be as much in advance of his years as his body was behind them. Of what use am I? Of what use can I ever be ? " he would ask. A creature so insignificant that the very roses and lilies look down upon me! I could do no brave deed I could make no wonderful thing! Other boys grow up and become men and build churches and houses, and sail splendid ships, ,. , t"' ,)(' 7' " "i,-- 7 I -- --'- ... .. "TOT HELPS IN THE GA ',DEN. TOT THE DWARF. and have the charge of great engines, and earn fame and money. But I never shall be able to do any- thing My father and mother will have to take care of me all my life long. I wonder why I came into the world at all." I can't even catch mice like the cat," he said one day with a sad little smile to his dearly loved friend. " It would have been better if I had never lived. To be known only as 'Tot the dwarf !' To think of it makes my heart ache " Hush! she answered, stroking his golden hair with gentle hand. "You must be patient. God knows best. And perhaps some day he may give you something to do that will bring many a blessing upon you and make the name you now despise famous throughout the land." About half a mile from the stone cottage lived, in one of thevine-covered houses, another gardener and his wife; and they also had only pne child, a girl, who was exactly one year older than Tot. A dear, wise little creature she was whose pretty ways and odd speeches were the delight of all who TOT THE DWARF. knew her. She had been named Pamela after one of her great-grandmothers; but as that name seemed too grand for a baby, they called her Millie until she became old enough to walk, and then she received still another name,'in this way: Being a rosy-cheeked, sunshiny, laughing wee thing she was never so happy as when she was tumbling about in the grass, cooing and singing to it, and making the tallest-blades bow low to each other, and telling sweet babyland stories to the dandelions, daisies and butter- cups; and one day an old man, working in her father's garden and pausing now and then to watch the child's winsome pranks and listen to her musical prattle, said she was a bonnie blossom herself and fit companion for the field-flowers aye! and sweeter too than the most of them and he named her Clover-Blossom." And "Clover-Blossom" she had been to Sweetbriertown from that time forth. Clover-Blossom had a bright smile for everybody, and everybody had a smile for her, even those who were scarcely ever known to smile on any one else. She was one of the dearest and kindest of children. The \ery dogs and cats ran to meet her, and the babies crowed and clapped their ,Il I\I I, L ii I l I 'I'7 TOT THE DWARF. dimpled hands and laughed little gurgling laughs when they saw her coming, and the old folks hobbled to their doors to give her a welcome and a blessing. And as for Tot, it was Clover-Blossom who taught Tot his letters (never was there a more earnest or more patient teacher), sitting in a small chair on the porch, or by the window in the pleasant kitchen, or beneath the shade of the grape-arbor, with her tiniest of scholars standing before her, his eagertyes bent upon the book she held. It was she that comforted and cheered him when he grew sad and discontent- ed, and assured him with sweet, childlike faith that " God would find something for him to do. Why, the smallest things on earth have their own work. Look at the ants how busy they are (In this way she would talk to him when his face lost its brightness.) " And then think, dearie, how we all love you Isn't that worth living for ? I have heard of poor children who had no one in the whole wide world to care for them. How sad that must be!" And the smiles would come back to Tot's lips and the light to his eyes, for there was nothing on earth could so soon TOT THE DWARF. charm away his gloomy thoughts as the music of Clover-Blossom's voice. Next to Tot's home, Clover-Blossom liked best to visit the old church. The white-haired sexton went there every Saturday afternoon to make it, and the paths that led to it, neat; and at other times when the great bell had to be rung; and although they could talk very little to- gether on account of his extreme deafness, he and the child were the best of friends. He was a vener- able man nearly eighty years of age, but still strong enough to pull the bell-rope stoutly, and send the voice of the bell pealing over the country far and "wide. And Clover-Blossom delighted in this voice save when it told of death; and even then her face would only grow a shade more serious as she softly whispered, There is a new angel in heaven! " But when the bell rang out merrily for A Merry Christmas! or "A Happy New Year !" ah that was a welcome sound to her young ears. Merry, Aler;y, MERRY Christmas! Happy, Happy, HAPPY New Year it would say over and over again; and Clover-Blossom would shout back the words, keeping lilt .......- TOT THE DWARF. time to its chiming, and think what a glorious thing it must be to be able to send kindly greetings in one and the same moment to hundreds and hundreds of people. I wish I could see it ring," she said one day to her father. "How funny it must look swaying back- ward and forward with its big tongue swinging from side to side I've asked old Anthony (old Anthony was the sexton) over and over again to let me go up and look at it, but half the time he didn't hear me, and when he did he said No, no.' How do you get up there, father ? And why won't Anthony let me go ? " It's a hard way for a little girl," answered her father, up a dark, narrow, winding stairs leading from the door at the top of the gallery stairs to an- other smaller door which opens in the belfry, where there is a short ladder reaching to the beams from which hangs the bell an old bronze-gray fellow covered with cobwebs and dust. Old Anthony is right not to let you go up there, for he is half-blind, and wholly deaf, and couldn't take care of you. Be- sides that, if you wanted to watch the bell when it TOT THE DWARF. was ringing you wouldn't want to watch it long, for the noise is enough to set one wild he would have to leave you alone in the belfry, for he pulls the rope from the landing below." But I can climb so well, and stand so steady on such high places, you know, father," said Clover- Blossom, there'd be no fear of my getting hurt, I'm sure. No other girl can climb to the top of the apple- trees but me. Have you ever been in the belfry, father? " "Two or three times long ago, my darling." "And do birds live there? I see ever so many every day, when the sun is setting, flying about the steeple as though they were going home. And where do they have their nests, father ? " On the big beams, and in corners, and perhaps on the bell itself ; and no doubt they are as happy there as though they lived in the trees." But are they not frightened when the big bell talks ? " I think not, Clover-Blossom. They get used to its talking. One gets used to everything in this world. But listen-there is Tot's mother calling you." :I F. - -ri- '.. ,- :'I AZ TOT THE DWARF. Then away ran the dear little girlie, everything for the moment forgotten but her well-beloved friend Tot. Well, it happened that one lovely summer day there was to be a grand wedding in the old church, and Sweetbriertown was in a great state of excitement in consequence, for such a thing had not taken place there for a long, long time. In fact there had been no wedding at all in the place since Clover-Blossom was a two-year-old girl, and so everybody got up earlier than ever that morning though they always got up early enough-in order that all their work might be done before the time appointed for the ceremony. And by that time all the Sweetbriertown people, young and old, dressed in their holiday garments, trooped into the church while the bell pealed its very merriest. For the bride had been born in one of the gable-roofed houses, and though since she left it, seven years ago (having inherited a large fortune), she had lived in a wealthy city in the midst of splen- dor and luxury, she had never forgotten her girlhood's home and her girlhood's friends, and had come to be TOT THE DWARF. married in the old church by the gray-haired minister who had blessed her in her childhood. And all Sweet- briertown, down to the very humblest person there, in memory of her happy youth, had been invited to her wedding. Clover-Blossom, in a pretty, white dress trimmed with bright, pink ribbons, her face sparkling with pleasure, sat between her father and mother in the gallery (the Sweetbriertown folks were in the gallery, the lower part of the church being reserved for the bridal party); but Tot did not come. He stayed at home, poor sensitive little fellow-- for he was afraid the fine ladies and gentlemen might see him and look at him curiously. I suppose they have heard of me," he said, for she," referring to the bride, "would be sure to tell them of the queer little dwarf, and I don't want to be handed about from one to the other as if I were a doll instead of a boy eight years old; and so, although I know it will be a lovely sight, I'll stay at home." i I I d? . ToT At4 4is fA PART II. IT was a lovely sight! The church was dressed with long green vines and beautiful flowers, and as the wedding-march rolled fortli from the organ and the pretty bride in her elegant white-silk dress, and floating lace veil, fastened to her fair tresses by a wreath of orange blossoms, walked slowly up the mid- dle aisle leaning on the arm of the handsome young bridegroom, and followed by half a dozen prettily at- tired bridesmaids and smiling groomsmen, Clover- Blossom could hardly refrain from clapping her hands and shouting aloud in very glee. It's just like something out of one of Tot's fairy- books," she whispered to her mother. The ceremony over, and the wedding party and a greater portion of the congregation having left the church the bell beginning to peal merrily again as TOT THE DWARF. they did so--a score or more of the Sweetbriertown folks lingered in the gallery for a few moments' gos- sip. Clover-Blossom's father and mother were among these, but Clover-Blossom ran away. saying " I must go and tell Tot all about it and bring him back with me to get a share of the goodies, for the strangers will all be gone soon. Dear little Tot how lonely he must have been " Shortly after she went away, a young man a car- penter he was and a very skilful one too -pointed to a huge crack in one side of the gallery wall. That crack is three times the size it was when we came here only an hour ago," he said, and I'm sure the floor has settled a little since then, too. There haven't been so many people up here, before to-day, for years, and the building is very old and not as strongly built as it looks to be. Good folks, I think it would be wise to leave as quickly and quietly as possible." So, making as much haste as they could without rushing (though half of them did not believe there was any cause for alarm), the score or more got out of the church. Meanwhile the young carpenter opened the small door that led to the belfry, and hastening TOT THE DWARF. up to the landing where the old sexton stood pulling the bell-rope, seized him by the arm, much to his sur- prise, and hurried him after the others. The bride had by this time reached her grand- mother's cottage -a stone's throw from the church - and was blushingly and smilingly responding to the hearty congratulations of the old friends gathered around her, while the carriages that were to take the bridal party to the depot were ranged in order a short distance down the road. Waiting upon the greensward in front of the church was a group of young men and women and children; for as soon as the last good-bys were said, a mam- moth wedding-cake--the Sweetbriertown baker had made it and it was a beauty, iced an inch thick - was to be cut by the bride's grandmother, and that, together with other dainties brought in a huge ham- per from the city, distributed among them. The people who had come down last from the gal- lery joined this group, and all eyes were turned in the direction of the cottage, when suddenly a sharp, cracking sound was heard then another and then the lingerers on the greensward fled to the road as with TOT THE DWARF. a third, sharper, louder report the L11. of the old church fell with a terrible noise and a blinding vol- ume of dust, carrying with it a large portion of the outer wall. The bell-tower still stood, however, apparently un- harmed, though the bell clanged loudly as the gallery fell. Thank God, we were all out! said the old sexton, uncovering his head; and all the men, including the fine gentlemen of the bride's party, did the same. But where is Clover-Blossom ? asked Tot's father, looking anxiously around. "" She has gone to your house," answered her mother. " She went half an hour ago after Tot." She is not there She is not there screamed a shrill little voice and there was Tot! Frightened by the terrible noise, he had hastened from home to search for his parents and his friend. She is not there," he repeated wildly as his mother caught him up in her arms, and I did not meet her on the road. VWherc is she ? " "At home, it may be," suggested the minister. .And her mother flew, hope lending her speed, to II" ' CLOVER-13LOSSOM1 STEALS SAFELY PAST. TOT THE DWARF. her home to look for the child, while the father and several of his neighbors went hastily in different di- rections, all to return in a short time with sad faces that told before they spoke a word that Clover-Blos- som could not be found. The women began to wring their hands and weep, and the men grew pale and grave. If any one has seen our little daughter since she left her mother's side," prayed the father, I beg of them to speak, for the love of Heaven! " Then, thus entreated, a small boy came tremblingly forward. I saw her open the door at the top of the gallery stairs," he said; but I thought she only looked up and then shut it again and went away." "Then it must have been she who flitted past me like a little ghost," exclaimed the old sexton when the boy's words were repeated to him, as I was ringing the bell. I thought I caught sight of something, but my sight is so weak I fancied I'd been mistaken; and right after, John (the carpenter) came and dragged me out, and I forgot all about it until this very mo- ment." TOT THE DWARF. "And was the belfry-door shut when you came down ? asked the minister. "Yes, sir," replied the old man. "A touch opens it from the outside, but it's mighty hard to open from the inside. I doubt if a child could do it. Clover- Blossom must have stolen up to see the bell ring, and " But the rest of the speech was lost in the cry from the crowd : Clover-Blossom is in the belfry Clover-Blossom is in the belfry " Then men rushed for ladders, ropes, spades, shovels, axes, and whatever else they thought could be made of use, and, returning quickly, gathered around the young carpenter for directions what 'to do. Shall we begin to remove the rubbish that blocks the way to the belfry ? they asked. No, I fear we could not reach her in that way," said the carpenter. It would take a long time to remove it, because we would have to work so carefully lest more of the wall might fall; and then perhaps it helps keep the tower steady, and taking it away might TOT THE DWARF. bring the whole thing down on our heads. We must think of some other plan." We can place a ladder against the wall near the window that gives light to the landing," said one of the men, and then the smallest of us can climb it, crawl through the window which the sexton says is open, and rescue the child." The longest ladder in town wouldn't reach as high as that," said the carpenter; and if it would it wouldn't be safe to put it there, for there's a great gap just below the window. A ladder could only be rested against the wall a few feet this side, and then to get to the window one would have to cross a beam that has been forced from its place and hangs in the air only fast at one end. And," shaking his head sadly as his friends gazed up at the beam to which he pointed, "I'm sore afraid that can't be done. I'd scarcely venture a child on it, let alone a man, no matter how light he might be." I'll splice two ladders together and risk the fall- ing of the wall, mates," said Tot's father; and if I get to the top of them I'll risk my life on the beam TOT THE DWARF. too. An old sailor can climb, and walk, and hold on where no landsman can." "It would be perfect folly," said the carpenter; "that beam hangs by a splinter, as it were. It would not bear your weight. If the child could only get to it she might come over it in safety, being a slight lit- tle thing, but-" If she could come over it to us, I can go over it to her," cried Tot the dwarf, with sparkling face. " Splice the ladders, father, and carry me up. I will save Clover-Blossom -with God's help " The father hesitated an instant. "Father, father, I shall surely die if Clover-Blos- som is lost," said the tiny dwarf. The ladder was placed against the wall. A few stones came rumbling down; but after that it stood firm enough. And as Tot's father, carrying the wee fellow on one arm, arrived at the top in safety, a ring- ing cheer burst from the crowd. He placed the boy on the beam, which never swerved a hair's breadth - kissed him and let him go. Then he joined heart and lips in the prayer that went up to Heaven from the hearts and lips of all Sweetbriertown. .6 TOT THE DWARF. When Clover-Blossom left her mother talking with her friends after the wedding, she fully intended to run directly to the stone cottage after Tot; but stop- ping a moment before the small door, beyond which was the winding stair of which her father had told her, to fasten more securely the bunch of flowers she wore in her belt, she fancied the bell called more coaxingly than ever: Cornm andl see me.' Come and sec me !" "And I've a good mind to go and look at you for just one minute," said Clover-Blossom, for perhaps there won't be another wedding for ever and ever so long, and I'd rather see you ring for a wedding than for anything else." She opened the door and went softly up the stairs until she came to the landing, which was lighted by a four-paned window, the panes being only half the size of those in common use at the present time. On this landing old Anthony, his back partly toward her, stood ringing the bell with all his might and main. Laughing quietly, the child slipped past the old man, and opening the second door, stepped on the TOT THE DWARF. first round of the ladder, closed the door, then climbed nimbly and fearlessly to the belfry where the great bell swung madly back and forth, seeming to shout in giant tones: Come at last Come at last / Welcome, Clover-Blos- son /" The noise was deafening. Clover-Blossom clapped her hands over her ears. I guess I'll go down again and come some day when it isn't ringing," she said, beginning to be a lit- tle frightened. I didn't think it would sound so awful loud. It's much nicer to listen to it away off. And it's it's -" catching her breath, very lone- some here." At this moment the bell stopped ringing, and the perfect silence that followed seemed more dreadful than the noise. The child clambered quickly down the ladder, her heart beating fast with strange terror; but to her utter dismay she found it impossible to open the door at the foot of it. Her rosy cheeks turned pale, and the tears started to her eyes, but she forced them back, and said, with TOT THE DWARF. a little gasp, They will come and let me out soon. After they think of every other place they will surely think of the belfry." ." ... ... "I ' ', ",". ' '"I ., :" , So with strange quietness of movement, she as- cended the ladder again, and, raising herself by means of one of the beams between which the bell hung, looked out of the nearest window (there were four TOT THE DWARF. windows all open); and as she did so the strong wind caught at her hair and the startled birds flew out of their hiding-places in the dark corners and away from the tower with shrill cries. Clover-Blossom's heart sank within her as she looked down. She seemed out of the world. All the houses within her sight appeared like toy-houses. She could see the hill against which the stone cottage leaned. Oh that I had gone there at once!" she sighed; and then she dropped from the beam and glanced with fearful eyes about the belfry again. Large spider-webs swung in the breeze, the fat, ugly spiders sitting calmly in the centre of them sur- rounded by dead flies. Some wasps were buzzing about, and uncanny, many-legged insects ran rapidly to and fro over the dust-covered bell. Summer day as it was, the child began to shiver. I wish I had never, never come," she said with trembling lips ; "but, dear bell, I wanted to see you so much, and you asked me to come so often. Oh that I could make you ring and tell my father and mother I am here !" And with a wild hope she pushed with all her TOT THE DWARF. strength against it; but it never moved at all. Once more she clung by her hands to the beam above and looked from the window. She could see some of the people in the road now, but they could not see her, and she could make no sign to them, for it was with the utmost difficulty she sustained herself in her painful position. As with aching fingers she loosed her hold again, a sudden crash rent the air, the bell-tower trembled and the bell gave one loud cry as though for help. Clover-Blossom clasped her hands and prayed, "Dear God, save me as she fell half-fainting upon the bell itself. And while she lay there she thought the spirit of the bell whispered to her: "Be of good cheer, Clover-Blossom. You shall not die for your love of me, but live to hear my voice again and again for many long years if not from this place, from another which you will learn to love just as well !" And as she murmured, Thanks, dear bell," a sound floated up to the belfry, as of great cheering; and then in a few moments, a well-known dearly loved voice called, Clover-Blossom, dear, dear Clo- ver-Blossom the voice of Tot. TOT THE DWARF. Clover-Blossom sprang to her feet, her face bright with hope and joy. She hastily descended the ladder to find the door open and her little friend standing in the doorway, his eyes shining like two stars. Quick, darling! he said ; the church gallery has fallen, and we are afraid the tower will soon fall too. I have come to save you. But you must do exactly as I tell you," he continued with an air of command. "I promise," said Clover-Blossom, looking down in his earnest face. Step from the window on the beam just below it," said Tot. Look neither to the right nor the left, but straight before you. Walk slowly along-- only a few feet--and you will find my father waiting for you. Go as softly as you can, and don't be frightened if the beam shakes a little." "And you, Tot ?" she asked, bending to kiss him. "I will follow you," he replied with a smile, though he knew brave, little fellow that if the beam fell with her, he too was surely lost. Clover-Blossom kissed him again, and then stepped from the window. In breathless silence the crowd below Watched her. wi- WN ~MeW !;2 CLOER-LOSOM S SFE TOT THE DWARF. The beam wavered ever so slightly as she steadi8. advanced, but it bore her safely over, and in a few moments she was in the arms of Tot's father, and in a few moments more in the embrace of her parents. But not a sound arose from the crowd yet. Still in breathless silence, they watched Tot drop from the window to the beam and walk lightly and quickly across it. Still in breathless silence, as his father received him and with him mounted on his shoulders descended the ladder. But when they were both safely on the ground again, cheer upon cheer arose: HURRAH FOR TOT! HURRAH FOR TOT! THE BRAVEST BOY IN THE WORLD " And as the last cheer died away, and the pretty bride bent to kiss Tot, with another loud crash the great bell ringing wildly as it went down--the bel- fry fell ! 14 '. ""H.. ". : " V, -; : : ., ,, ., ,. :. .. .. ... . .. .. : Contact Us | Permissions | Preferences | Technical Aspects | Statistics | Internal | Privacy Policy © 2004 - 2010 University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.All rights reserved. Acceptable Use, Copyright, and Disclaimer Statement Last updated October 10, 2010 - - mvs


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Journaling: Stefan (11 years old) and Jan went diving last weekend. They are dive buddies. Stefan as usual, darted off and got himself lost. He tried to see if he could see the other divers but could not see any other bubbles. A seal started circling around him, over, under all around.Once she even came up to his face and looked straight into his eyes. He started getting a bit worried but could not go up to the top as there were too many jelly fish floating around. He did what he was taught to do, he went to the bottom and lay still. Soon other divers found him and helped him up and found his dive buddy. I really hope that this time he learned his lesson and will stay with his dive buddy.
Jan, Stefan's dad, is his dive buddy. Jan thought he was with someone else and did not realize that Stefan had darted off on his own. I hope his dive buddy and dive master gave him a good talking to.
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James Earl Kennamer, Ph.D. (photo: courtesy of NWTF) was selected as the 2008 Alumni Fellow for MSU's College of Forest Resources, an award given to those who have earned special distinction in their professional field.
Kennamer is currently the Senior Vice President of Conservation Programs for the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). During his nearly 30 years of service with the NWTF, Kennamer has worked with a wide range of conservation and sportsmen's groups among them the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
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Dr. James Earl Kennamer has been fascinated by wild turkeys since he saw his first wild turkey gobbler killed by his father 53 years ago on Fort Benning military base in Alabama. Six years later, he followed in his dad's footsteps and bagged his first turkey. Then, in 1980, Kennamer left his tenured position as a wildlife professor at Auburn University to help the NWTF get off the ground. Since then, he has played an instrumental role in wild turkey restoration.
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Yesterday, a man walked into a local pawn shop in hopes of cashing in a race card he found lying around, only to be disappointed to find out the thing was worthless. The pawn shop owner tells us race cards have been so overplayed in recent years that they have lost all value and are no longer even worth the paper they're printed on.
During these tough economic times, James Farmer, the man who brought in the race card, was hoping he would find out he had found something useful and was looking to cash in. "I was very surprised," Farmer said. "I see people on TV still playing their race cards so I thought maybe I had something. But the owner told me the cards are a dime a dozen these days and even went so far as to say the cards are a joke to most people. Craziest thing I ever saw!"
The card Farmer brought in was in pretty rough condition, with bent corners and creases, obviously from overuse in the past. Fortunately, the cards lose value each time they are played so there is no such thing as a "vintage" race card that increases in value over time.
"Those people on TV must not realize how much they look the fool," Farmer continued, "I guess in the old days people only pulled out their race cards when there was a legitimate reason for doing so. Then EVERYBODY started playing them and, suddenly, they don't have any prestige anymore. I guess it would be like if everybody had gold, then gold wouldn't be any big deal either."
After speaking briefly with the store owner, Farmer started toward the door when a white guy walked in. Farmer, a black man, flashed his card at the white male who burst out laughing. Farmer turned back toward the owner behind the counter and said, "You're right. This thing's useless." He then tossed the card into a trashcan by the front door, muttering something about "the idiots who overplayed their race cards and ruined them for everybody."


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AUSTIN -- Two East Texas boys competitors came home with multiple medals with at least one gold at Saturday's UIL state track and field championships.
Newton's D.J. Dean and Spring Hill's Morgan Knight grabbed two medals apiece. Dean, an Arkansas football signee, ran the first leg of Newton's Class 2A state title-winning sprint relay team, then won the 400-meter run for a second gold.
Knight won the Class 3A discus competition in addition to a silver medal in the shot put.
Newton's sprint relay team ran a 41.70-second time to edge Jefferson (41.81) for gold. Anchor leg Kevin Shorter, who leads the 2014 East Texas football class with 22 offers, claimed silver Friday in the 2A long jump. Dean then narrowly beat Childress' Scout Hale in the 400, finishing with a time of 48.85 seconds to beat Hale by 0.03 seconds.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2012 02:47 PM
General Re-New England Asset Management Inc., a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said investors seeking to cut risk in Spain and Italy are paying too much for French sovereign debt.
"France is significantly overvalued," GR-NEAM Chief Investment Officer John Gilbert wrote in a newsletter on the unit's website. The country should be paying 4.5 percent to 5 percent yields on 10-year bonds based on its risks, closer to Italy and Spain's rates than what Germany pays, he said.
Yields on France's 10-year government debt have slid to about 2.1 percent from more than 3 percent at the end of last year. The yield on similar maturity German bunds fell to 1.34 percent Tuesday, while Spain's debt rose to 6.47 percent and Italy's climbed to 5.82 percent.
France, the euro area's second-largest economy, has benefited as investors fled weaker neighbors including Italy and Spain, which are struggling to rein in borrowing costs amid the currency bloc's debt crisis. Investors should be wary because France's businesses have lost competitiveness over the past decade and labor costs are higher than in Germany, Gilbert said.
French jobless claims rose to the highest in 13 years in July as stalling growth prompted companies to trim payrolls, a Labor Ministry report yesterday showed. The country is also facing a ballooning trade deficit.
"We do not know if the markets will turn on France," Gilbert wrote in the document dated August 2012. "It is possible that France will simply continue to get a bye on size - - it is a big country with a big enough market to absorb funds fleeing weaker venues. But investors making such a bet appear to us to be whistling past a graveyard."
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Reminds you of a perticular time dosen't it dose 1941 give you any idea beause that is what those "perticular" people from that "perticular" time did, hmmm is the human race avanceing or just finding new ways to screw it's self just like always!
The four sonnets to that distinguished "perticular," the King of
I hope Mis 'Symes don't come around to call on me -- I'm kind of perticular who I entertain. "
For Mr Johnson it may be a perticular piece of art he had fun doing or that took a long time.
It almost appears that they are letting bad acts go through to set up a perticular group or person to win.
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Those few things then are kept at the top of the list ... also ask if he needs a phone call or such done for him on any perticular day.
We say no to the idea of politicizing science and technology as a means to vote for someone in a perticular party.
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I must say its a rather random thing to ask … Is there any perticular reason you are asking us this scott? rei
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When they got older and we continued on the path we were on, which led to unschooling, some of my concerns stayed the same- healthy kids, happy lives, what is "best" for everyone- and some started to diverge from the "general population."
I remember at one point early on, starting to wonder what would happen, eventually, when my kids were old enough to have partners.
I knew that the chances were slim that they'd find partners who had been parented the way they had, that they'd find partners who had similar life experiences, especially the part about not having gone to school, and not doing "school at home," either.
The further we moved away from the typical, mainstream, dominant cultural paradigm, the more I wondered, and, to be honest, sometimes worried.
What if my sons chose a woman who wanted to bottlefeed, let the baby cry it out, send the baby to daycare, go back to work at six weeks, spank, be authoritarian, and push the child into early preschool and then regular school? What if my daughter had a series of abusive partners? What if one chose a partner with incompatible social and/or political views?
And so on.
Funny thing, though.
For some reason, when they were young, it didn't cross my mind that they would, of course, choose their partners wisely, and that being people I can trust to make reasonable, well thought out choices, and being adults who have grown up being valued and respected and who are kind, loving, considerate, respectful people, that maybe, just maybe, I could trust them to choose partners who, regardless of background, would ALSO be good people.
I don't know why I didn't think of that part.
But I didn't, until much later.
So here we are, years down the road, with kids who are now adults, and of ages to be considering partners.
All three have been in, and/or are currently in, relationships.
And wouldn't you know?
All have chosen partners I genuinely like.
Even the earlier partners, from relationships that turned out not to be long term, have been people I liked and respected and enjoyed spending time with.
Their current partners are all choices I could not be happier with.
It's kinda awesome, really.
One of my sons had a girlfriend early on who was another local homeschooler (though not an unschooler), but none of the others have been, and none currently are. They all are, in fact, from very different upbringings.
It has DEFINITELY been very interesting for everyone to observe and participate in the incorporation of these new family members.
To see the thoughtfulness with which the partners have considered how and why we have had a different path from their own- and vice versa.
Our family life is fairly different from "average," whatever that means.
It is important- and vital- for us all to look at and see which differences matter, and which do not, and how very different lives can still lead to good people, sometimes because of aspects of their childhood, and other times, in spite of them. It has not been, at all, that "our way" has always been better, or that theirs has been somehow less, but there are a lot of differences, and much for everyone to discuss and consider.
It is that process of sharing information and points of view, of explaining both choices and the process of making choices, of seeing my kids help their partners understand and be comfortable with a different lifestyle, while remaining respectful of the differences, that has been so rewarding.
For one thing- and this is a big thing- I am more actively present in my adult kids' lives than are most parents.
We play together a LOT.
We joke around a lot.
We are friends, as well as parent and child. It has always been that way, but it is even better now that they are adults, rather than children.
And even better, still, adding a few more young adults to the mix.
I have been both fascinated and pleased at how they have, after all, ended up choosing partners who fit in with us so very well.
I would not have thought it would be easy, necessarily, to find anyone who WOULD fit in with us- but they have.
Having grown up in a partnership-based family, they turned out to be pretty good at being partners, and at choosing partners. Who'd a thunk it?
Maybe it's just luck.
But I don't think so.
It seems to be a pattern common to unschoolers I know whose kids are grown. In the cases where I am aware of the partnerships, they all seem to be a case of adding into the family, of growing new, great, relationships, rather than any cases where there is animosity between parents and their kids' choice of partners.
Maybe I just don't know about the uncomfortable ones, if there are any.
Or maybe young adults these days, overall, are better at partnerships.
Hard for me to say. I only see what I see.
And what I see has been pretty consistently good.


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Island peak climbing EBC trek
Island peak climbing and Ebc trek is one of the classic, Trek into khumbu region that takes you to some of the most scenic places such as Kalapathar, Everest base camp
Island peak climbing and Ebc trek is one of the classic, Trek into khumbu region that takes you to some of the most scenic places such as Kalapathar, Everest base camp and island peak climb. This trio trekking destination trail is fascinating and flourished with the beauty of nature and sightseeing of magnificent beauty. Island Peak (6,189m/20,305ft) is one of the main climbing peaks in the Everest Region with an impressive and highly glaciated West Face that rises from the Lhotse Glacier. Combined with peak climbing and base camp trek this trekking package is designed for those who seek to visualize the mighty Mt Everest along with climbing a peak. The summit of Island peak stands adjacent to one of the world's largest ice walls and offers stunning views of Ama Dablam and the pyramid of Makalu. This trip walks us through the renowned Khumbu region. In the "land of the Sherpa" We share in Nepalese and Tibetan cultures as they have existed for centuries. The Khumbu journey offers striking scenery as we venture through untouched topography.
Island peak climbing Ebc Trek starts with a scenic and exotic flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. We then trek the rough trekking trail of khumbu region. Our trek passes through various wilderness of natural and cultural beauty. Before scaling the peak, we also take you to possibly the most popular trekking destination in the world – Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar – for the close up views of Mt. Everest and other high mountains. The journey begins from and comes to conclusion at one of the most famous airstrips in the world, the Lukla Airport in the Everest Region.
- Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu
- After arriving in Kathmandu representative of Nepal Trekking Trial associate with Actual Himalayan Group will pick up you by our private vehicle and transfer you to the Hotel.
- Day 02: Kathmandu
- After having breakfast we will sight-seeing around Kathmandu valley which includes the Hindu temple, Pashupatinath & the biggest Buddhist Stupa at Boudhanath. Also visit Monkey Temple the Swyambhunath and visit Patan city of fine arts and finally back to hotel. Overnight in hotel
- Day 03: Fly to Lukla (2,800m/9,184ft) then trek to Phakding (2,652m/8,700ft)
- After breakfast, we will take an early morning flight to Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla. Upon our arrival at Lukla, we begin our trek through the village of Lukla until we reach to Phakding which will take about 3-4 hours. Overnight in Phakding
- Day 04: Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,440m/11,283ft)
- After breakfast we will began our short trip from Phakding to namche bazaar which is also the gateway to the top of the world, Mt.Everest(8848m).It will take about 5-6 hours approximately . Overnight at lodge
- Day 05: Acclimatization Namche Bazaar (3,440 m/11,283 ft)
- We will spend our day in Namche bazaar for acclimatization purpose. After resting in the morning you will hike to the syanboche for lunch from where you will have a first heart touching view of Mt Everest. Overnight in lodge
- Day 06: Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3,870m/12,694ft)
- After a walk of about 5 hours we will reach in Tengboche which holds the largest Monastery in entire Khumbu Region. While trekking we will get chance to have panorama view of Himalayas Kwongde (6187m) Tawache(6542m) Everest (8848m) Nuptse (7855m) Lhotse (8618m) Amadablam (6856m) Thamserku (6608m). Overnight in Tengboche
- Day 07: Tengboche to Dingboche (4,360 m/14,300 ft): 5-6 hours
- We are the seventh day of Island Island peak climbing EBC trekking. We will start our trek after having breakfast. Today we will trek about 5-6 hours from Tengboche to Dingboche. On the way we will visit the Pangboche monastery. Dingboche is a popular stop for trekkers and climbers headed to Mount Everest, Ama Dablam or Imja Tse. Overnight in Dingboche
- Day 08: Dingboche to Lobuche (4940 m/16,207 ft): 5-6 hours
- We start the day with pleasant view of mountains. After breakfast we will trek from Dingboche to lobuche which will take about 5-6 hours. Overnight in Lobuche
- Day 09: Lobuche to Everest Base Camp (5364m/17,594ft) and back to Gorak Shep (5170 m/16,961ft)
- After breakfast we will trek fom Lobuche to Everest Base Camp. Nuptse, Khumbuste and Pumori are the mountains we can view from the base camp. And finally we will trek back to Gorak Shep for a dinner and sleep. Today we will wak about 7-8 hours approximately. Overnight in Gorak Shep
- Day 10: Gorak Shep to Kala Patthar (5545m/18,192ft] and back to Lobuche (4940m/16,207ft)
- Early in the morning, we will begin our trek by walking to Kalapatthar where we will take our first stop. From Kala Patthar, we will follow the rocky path proceed to Lobuche which will take about 7-8 hours. Overnight in Lobuche
- Day 11: Lobuche to Lobuche Base Camp (4,950m/ 16240ft): 1-2 hours
- After breakfast from Lobuche, we trek towards Lobuche base camp which will take about 1-2 hours. Then we will take rest for next day. Overnight in Lobuche base camp
- Day 12: Lobuche Base Camp to High Camp (5,400m/17,712ft):
- From Lobuche Base Camp, we continue our trek on a rocky moraine path to reach the High Camp which will take approximetly 3-4 hours. After reaching in the High Camp, we set up our camp, take lunch and rest. Overnight in Lobuche East High Camp
- Day 13: Lobuche High Camp to Summit (6119m/20,070 ft) and back to High Camp: 8-10 hours
- Then after having breakfast early in morning we will move towards summit. From the summit, you get to enjoy magnificent views of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Cholatse, Pumori, and many more. We spend some time at the summit celebrating and taking pictures, then we will get back to the High Camp again. Overnight in High camp
- Day 14: Lobuche High Camp to Chhukung (4,730m/15,518ft): 6-7 hours
- After breakfast, we will trek from Lobuche high camp to Chhukung, Chhukung is the point of departure of Island Peak base camp which also offers great views of Lhotse, Nuptse and AmaDablam. Overnight in Chhukung
- Day 15: Rest day in Chhukung
- In this day we will take rest, we will be too tired to attempt Island Peak immediately. However, if we prefer to be busy then we can visit nearby places as well. Overnight in Chhukung
- Day 16: Chhukung to Island Peak Base camp (5,200m/17,060ft): 3-4 hours
- After breakfast, we will walk for 3-4 hours from Chhukung to island basecamp trek. Overnight at Island Peak Base Camp
- Day 17: Island Peak Base Camp to Summit and back to Base Camp: 10-12 hours
- Then after having breakfast early in morning we will move towards summit. We spend some time at the summit celebrating and taking pictures, then we will get back to the Base Camp again. Overnight at Base camp
- Day 18: Island Peak Base Camp to Pangboche (3,985m/13,074ft) 5-6 hours
- Then we will trek down from Island Peak Base Camp to Pangboche which will take about 5-6 hrs approximately. Today's walk will be a much easier as we descend to the lower altitudes. Overnight at Pangboche
- Day 19: Pangboche to Namche Bazaar: 4-5 hours
- Then we will trek down from Pangboche to Namche Bazaar which will take about 4-5 hrs approximately. Overnight in Namche Bazaar
- Day 20: Namche Bazaar to Lukla: 6-7 hours
- The trek continues further downhill as we reach Lukla after almost 6-7 hours of trek. We will be staying in Lukla for the rest of the day and prepare ourselves to board a flight back to Kathmandu the next day. Overnight in Lukla
- Day 21: Fly to Kathmandu
- Fly back to Kathmandu in the morning and transfer to the hotel. The day is free for you to explore the city on your own. Overnight in Kathmandu
- Day 22: Final Departure
- A representative from Nepal Trekking Trial will transfer you to the airport before two hours from your flight with lots of a hope of seeing you again in the future.
- from airport to hotel and hotel to airport transfer by private vehicle
- Three nights' accommodation in a 3-star hotel in Kathmandu with Buffest breakfast
- Welcome or farewell dinners (depend up to your arrival and departure time)
- Kathmandu Lukla kathmandu domestic flight ticket with all applicable taxes and departure tax with 15KG luggage.
- Kathmandu Lukla Kathmandu flight ticket for Guide and Nepali crews while applicable
- An experienced English-speaking trek leader (trekking guide), assistant trek leader (4 trekkers: 1 assistant guide) and High Altitude trekking local Sherpa porters to carry your luggage (2 trekkers:1 porter maximum weight 20 kg) including their allowance wages ,salary, insurance, equipment, flight, food and lodging expenses during a trek
- Full board meals BLD ( breakfast, lunch, and Dinner) during the trek as per available food menu in tea houses/Lodges
- Three times a cup of tea or coffee during the trek
- Teahouse/Lodge accommodation during trek on twin sharing basic (will provide single bedroom where ever available if you traveling solo travelers)
- Down jacket and trekking Equipment for local Staff
- Sagarmatha National Park (Everest national park )Permit Fee
- TIMS card Permit (Trekkers Information Management System) for responsible tourism and porter protects
- Basic group medical supplies for normal health problem and injured (First Aid medical kit will be available)
- Medical and health insurance for local crew members
- All government and local taxes (25% income tax and 13% Vat )
Not Included
- Nepal Visa fee USD25 for 15 days, USD40 for 30 days or if extending your stay USD100 for 90 days. All are multiple entries. You will also need a passport photo. The visa fee can be paid in US Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Euros. (bring accurate USD cash and two passport photographs)
- International flight ticket to arrive in Kathmandu
- Excess baggage charges( 15kg allowed ok Kathmandu Lukla flight ) 1kg = $1 USD
- Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
- Meals and accommodation in Kathmandu if early return from the mountain(due to any reason) than the scheduled itinerary
- Personal expenses ( Telephone calls, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, extra porters, bottle or boiled water, shower etc)
- Extra Tea coffee, Snacks, energy chocolates ETC
- Personal travel and medical insurance and medicine if you using any regular medicine
- Helicopter evacuation and emergency rescue
- Tips for guides and porters
- Any other items which is not in include section
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Energy Healing for
Enneagram Type 3 - The Achiever
- Sacral (2) chakra to become more feeling
- Heart (4) chakra for developing compassion and sensitivity
Acupressure on points
- SI-19 to focus and listen to one's heart and the hearts of others
- SP-6 to relax and unblock repressed emotions
- TB-17 to become less sensitive to what people think of you
The heart
As Threes get absorbed in the pursuit of validation and success, they tend to cut themselves off from the true desires of the heart. They may even deceive themselves about how they really feel. Working with SI-19 helps Threes get in touch with their own depth and their true feelings.
Working with the Heart chakra helps Threes become more compassionate and sensitive to both themselves and others.
What others think
Threes can relax some of their sensitivity to what others think of them by doing acupressure on point TB-17.
When Threes overwork in their pursuit of success, they often become tense and repress their emotions. Both tension and repressed emotions can be alleviated by working with point SP-6.
Feelings and intimacy
In addition to repressing emotions, Threes sometimes develop a fear of true intimacy. They fear intimacy because they worry that others are attracted to them for the images they project, not for themselves. Or, sometimes, they so identify with their images that they even become afraid of their true feelings and begin to ignore them. As they ignore their feelings, they become increasingly alienated from themselves. Strengthening the Sacral chakra can help Threes feel more capable of dealing with intimacy and the feelings that it arouses.


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The trash talk is already heating up heading into Sunday night's Panthers-Seahawks game.
Richard Sherman is seemingly picking up where Cam Newton left off when the NFC title game ended back in January, and clearly has not forgotten about what happened after the game.
Newton ran around the field high-fiving Panthers fans, and when a Seahawks fan held out a "12" flag, the Carolina quarterback ripped it out of his hand and threw it on the ground.
Sherman insinuated that that's part of his and the team's struggles this season, in speaking to reporters on Wednesday.
The Seahawks aren't exactly the cleanest team either, but that's beside the point. Newton did put a target on his head with some of his actions on the field, and maybe that's one of the reasons he's been hit hard so many times this season.
Either way, Sunday night's matchup is shaping up to be one heck of a game. We'll see if Newton responds to Sherman's jab.


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Elgin, Texas is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 290 and state Highway 95 about 15 miles north of Bastrop County. Elgin has the convenience of having the city of Austin nearby, Austin is only 30 minutes away. This smal city is known as the sausage capitol of Texas and the brick capitol of the southwest.
If you have a question about a DWI in this part of Bastrop County, please contact the law office of Tyler Flood.
The Harris County District Attorney's office notified defense lawyers on Wednesday that a crime-scene investigator made errors in 65 cases.
In a newly obtained video, a Houston Police officer is seen balling his fist, punching a woman in the face and slamming her to the floor of a drunk-tank cell after she swung her elbow at the officer while questioning the no-refusal blood test.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office has dismissed 90 pending misdemeanor and felony drug cases after a deputy improperly destroyed evidence at the Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office is forced to throw out more than 140 cases so far after it was discovered over 21,000 pieces of evidence was destroyed by the Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
The Harris County District Attorney's office is re-evaluating a decade's worth of DWI cases. This comes after the credentials of an expert witness, a toxicology analyst, were called into question.
There are over 1,000 cases under review because of the misuse of evidence. While 142 have been dismissed thus far, there has been a high number of cases in which evidence has been destroyed - most of the cases involving drug crimes.
After and expert's qualifications have been questioned, there are nearly 10 years of DWI cases being under review in Harris County.
After being questioned about her credentials in DWI cases, a woman responds publicly.
Expert witness has been accused of lying on the stand and moved down to a lower level position.


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Many young people dream of careers in the performing arts, but even those who are aware of the long odds against them are sometimes surprised by just how competitive an actor's life can be. Filmmaker Bachir Bensaddek offers a glimpse into the struggles of thirteen would-be thespians in the documentary J'me Voyais Deja.
The Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal is one of Canada's best-respected schools for the performing arts, and Bensaddek and his crew follow the thirteen members of a graduating class, all of whom are vying for a place in the conservatory's graduate studies program.


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Year's top blended burgers revealed
A burger ground from wild boar and mushrooms and a mushroom-lamb mix topped with sour cherry mustard are among the five blended burgers selected by restaurant customers as the year's most appealing.Read More
Join hundreds of chefs and restaurants this summer in the 2018 Blended Burger Project™.
"It's really important as a chef to start thinking about how I can not only make dishes that are more sustainable, but that also taste great. You shouldn't have to sacrifice flavor in order to think sustainably. That's why I'm partnering with the Blended Burger Project. I'm not asking people to give up meat! Instead I'm asking them to try substituting some of that meat for a combination that tastes even better than the original."
Stephanie IzardIron Chef, James Beard Award Winner, executive chef and owner Girl & The Goat, Little Goat & Duck Duck Goat
"I chose to participate in the Blended Burger Project this year because I wanted to challenge myself to get really creative and bring something unique and dynamic to the table. In addition to showcasing how well the all of the eclectic ingredients combine to a harmonious creation that both looks delicious and melts in your mouth."
Donnie SimmonsZada Jane's Corner Café, Charlotte
"We chose to participate because we believe that a burger can be more than just ground beef. Mushrooms are a popular addition to a lot of burgers, but adding them as a sustainable ingredient and also using mushrooms throughout the menu is a very important concept for our restaurant and myself personally."
Matt StumThe Local Eatery and Pub, Westfield
"Americans are one of the only food cultures that think of vegetables as a side. I believe we should be eating more vegetables (and whole foods in general) and think blending mushrooms into the meal itself helps us get closer to making meals more nutritious and therefore allowing us to lead more productive lives."
Jenn LouisLincoln Restaurant, Portland
"In a university setting, surrounded by fast food and quick bites, feeding college students presents the constant struggle of influencing them to choose healthy foods. By introducing the YUMami Burger, we are able to offer them a burger that looks and tastes delicious, but that also packs a nutritious punch of the many health benefits of mushrooms."
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"We have been serving a blended beef & lamb burger for the past seven years and it is one of our most popular menu items. We believe in the flavor opportunities available from blended burgers and mushrooms are an especially Northwest ingredient, making our Nel Centro burger a great representation of a NW Blended Burger."
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"I believe that a fundamental change in our food system is in dire need. As chefs, we have access to the best ingredients, skilled teams, and the experience to create something unique. We can help to change perceptions of food. We can prove that sustainability does not mean less flavor."
David PeaBraindead Brewing, Dallas
"It is a great way to reduce 25% or more of red meat consumption. It is a win-win all around, everyone benefits from this simple change - the planet, the mushroom industry, consumer health, cost savings, etc.. This is the future, just the tip of the iceberg, "blended" applies to all aspects of our industry and food production."
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"I chose to participate in the Blended Burger Project because challenging myself in culinary creativity it what I do best. I'm always looking for new ways to create unique flavor profiles and the Blended Burger Project is literally right up my alley!"
Chef Diego SolanoBulla Gastrobar, Miami, Florida
"Sustainability and health are two very important things to me as a chef. Adding freshly cultivated mushrooms to the ground meat will add freshness, make my guests rethink about vegetables in a different way and how to use them more to make recipes healthier."
Raenel Stelly Rae's Cuisine, A Personal Chef Service, Nashville
"I really like the idea of getting our guests into healthier eating habits. Especially, if they don't have to give up some of the best things in life like Hamburgers. Our guests enjoyed the Burger from last year so much, we have had it on the menu since then. It is still one of our top selling items on the menu."
Noah Hester Blue Dragon Restaurant, Hawaii
"It's an opportunity to showcase a "mushroom burger" in a way that most people aren't accustomed too. Mushrooms add tremendous richness and depth of flavor to our burger."
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"There is so much one can do with mushrooms! Chef Matt Ayala had a great time coming up with the Burger... who doesn't want a delicious Burger and who doesn't want to participate in such a fun contest with the JBF? We're excited!!"
Cochon Volant Brasserie, Chicago
"Fantastic program inspiring change one bite a time by the James Beard Foundation. The Better Burger Project has inspired local chefs to make healthier, better versions of the quintessential all-American classic - the BURGER."
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"I've heard our (service) team tell guests it's like a burger only better, that it just melts in your mouth. That you hardly even chew it. And they have a pretty good feel for it; they all order them for shift meal almost every day."
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"After having a bite of the Frontier Blended Burger Project Burger I don't think I can eat a burger without mushrooms blended."
Angela Woody Consumer
One of the easiest ways for you to support the JBF Blended Burger Project and become a blenditarian is to eat at a local participating restaurant.
A burger ground from wild boar and mushrooms and a mushroom-lamb mix topped with sour cherry mustard are among the five blended burgers selected by restaurant customers as the year's most appealing.Read More
A blended burger veers from a traditional patty by incorporating mushrooms into its beef mix and correspondingly offering a healthier, more sustainable option. But take a bite of it - and you'll forget all of that.Read More
What's the secret to building a better burger? If you ask the James Beard Foundation and Chefs Greg Denton and Gabi Quinonez Denton, it's using less meat.Read More
Five restaurants have received top honors in the James Beard Foundation's 2017 Blended Burger Project, which challenged chefs to make their burgers more delicious, nutritious and sustainable by blending chopped mushrooms with meat.Read More


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Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Avery Aames' The Last Quiche Goodbye went to Samantha M. of Goodyear, AZ. Murder Under Cover by Kate Carlisle went to Liza L of St. Louis, MO . The books went out today.
The next contest will start on Thursday evening, May 26th. Next Wednesday, I'm leaving for New York City. I'm on a panel at Book Expo America, and I'm going in early so I have time to go to some plays and see some of the city. There's a blog posting coming up soon about that trip.
So, if you're here just for the contests, I'll see you again in two weeks.


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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Tazza Caffe
250 Westminister St. (Clemence St.) Send to Phone
401-421-3300 | Make Restaurant Reservations
OpenBreakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sat.-Sun.
- Dress code: Casual
- Entertainment: Live music
- Full bar
- Outdoor dining
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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Tazza Caffe Restaurant Review: Over the years, Tazza has morphed from a humble coffeehouse to a full-blown restaurant and entertainment venue. Located in Downcity Providence's historic Alice Building, this funky urban gathering place houses tables, couches and a coffee bar in its brightly lit space, hung with orange and red lanterns. Coffee cognoscenti taking an afternoon break wisely bypass the nearby Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts for Tazza, which uses the fourteen-hour, cold-extruded method to brew superior iced java. There's also a menu of salads, burgers and favorites like the three-cheese panino. After nightfall, Tazza is transformed into a low-key performance space, with college students cruising in to catch live jazz, funk and impromptu jam sessions fueled by caffeine and stronger stuff --- not to mention a full gourmet menu featuring the likes of osso buco and fricasséed rabbit --- well into the evening.
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