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Province of Cagayan
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The Province of Cagayan is a never-ending adventure of caves, forests, waterfalls, beaches and centuries-old churches backed-up by hospitable Cagayanos and supported by well-maintained road system. Visitors will not only be treated to a worthwhile trip but also a gastronomic adventure of local cuisine and delicacies. Daily flights and evening buses traveling to Tuguegarao City will make travel to Cagayan an absolutely seamless experience. Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific flies daily from Manila to Tuguegarao City, the capital of the province. Comfortable night buses offering aircon buses like Deluxe, First Class and Sleeper Type are available daily.
Day 1
Arrival Reception; motor to Sta. Ana; visit the Boacag Waterfalls, exploration, swimming, bring change of clothes; visit the Fr. Gerry Felipetto Museum.
Day 2
Early morning trip to Palaui Island: sunrise viewing at the Manidad Island; explore Cape Engaño lighthouse, second growth old forest; try snorkeling and scuba diving with ecoguides and take your lunch at the Nature Village, the venue of Survivor 27-28 episodes. Motor to Claveria in the afternoon.
Day 3
Explore the mile-long black fine sand beaches in Claveria, swimming or volunteer to help haul the fishnets of local fishermen; go to Taggat Lagoon and chance upon the fisherfolks bringing in their catch from the sea; motor to Tuguegarao City.
Day 4
Visit local restaurants and try the Pancit Batil Patung; motor to the Cagayan Provincial Museum and Historical Research Center and Callao Caves Tourist Zone to explore Callao Cave; take boat upriver along Pinacanauan River for swimming or kayaking; watch the circadian flight of bats at dusk before driving back to the city.
Day 5
Early morning trip to Piat Basilica Minore, exploration and attend Mass; souvenir hunting in the afternoon for bring home gifts like Tuguegarao Longganisa, carabao milk candy, peanuts, chicharabao. Take night bus back to Manila.


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It's my birthday in a few weeks so I'm starting my usual list of things I've seen that I'm loving. My boyfriend thinks I've got OCD when it comes to lists but I love them- there's a list for every occasion and there's nothing better than when you can tick something off! Maybe he's just worried about my birthday requests ;-) but I'm a difficult girl to buy for, he should appreciate my list assistance!
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Curing the potato onions
They'll lose some weight once
they cure and I cut off the leaves, but right now I'm very pleased with
the yield from our potato
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- 11:04 am
good set of articles dave!!! your wisdom will make us stronger in every way !!! thanks!
- 7:45 pm
- Magnus said...
Hi Dave
Great blog, and great inspiration. A good post about the different ways to approach training. Would be very nice with some tips about good training books to read.
- 2:20 am
- Rock Climbing said...
Dave thanks for the information I hear that a lot from other climbers. How do I get better? and they always are just looking for the quick fix. Thanks for really breaking it down.
- 6:49 pm
"To fall between two stools" is a figure of speech in Norwegian too: "Aa falle mellom to stoler". The word stol/stool origins from Norse.
- 11:35 am
- andrewg said...
Hi Dave,
Thanks for this useful post. You've encouraged me to continue along the path I'm just starting on of learning a lot about training, and trying to train more intelligently.
I've started my reading with Horst's "Training for Climbing" and "Conditioning for Climbing" as well as Hunter & Hague's "The Self-Coached Climber". I've got a lot from these books, but I'm aware it's a limited perspective. Could you recommend some other texts on climbing training. Ideally, something well referenced so I can find out more myself.
I'm still climbing at a comparatively "beginner" level - French 6b, bouldering peaking at V2. My goal is to climb 7a this year.
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|Shhh...please don't tell my doctor...I'm just trying to find my "normal"!
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|Shhh...please don't tell my doctor...I'm just trying to find my "normal"!
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Wow! You've been busy! I'm tired just reading it! Great job!
I will not tell your doctor...I promise! I am very interested in your raised garden beds...and will be watching them closely (still trying to figure out what I want to do as far as gardens at the new house...)
And OH MY GOSH I cant' believe about the permanent marker! I remember when we incubated we were told to use pencil, but I always wondered what would happen if you really used permanent marker. Like is it a big deal? Awwwww. I think he's a cutie and the mark is great!!
I love the X1-X5! That is great lol. I like your garden too! Don't over-do it!
Your hubby has some guts! :)
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Wow! Looks busy, but productive at your house! And that has got to be one of the sweetest looking cows I've ever seen. :) Thanks for sharing this with the HOmestead Barn Hop this week!
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Your beds look great! I'm putting a few up by our house right now, and am planning the same weed barrier and bark idea. :)
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Your beds look absolutely wonderful. Good luck with them.
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Shhhhh! What are people saying behind your back?
The calendar says September 1st which means the kids are back in school (Yeah!), the nights will be getting cooler, fall colors will be appearing and life should get back to a normal pace.
As we transition our wardrobes into fall, I thought I would share a recent discussion about how things are seen in the corporate world in relationship to your career path.
No surprise at this point you are aware that we are judged daily & taking steps to ensure a great verdict is essential. Evaluating your behavior and appearance is directly related to what people infer from you. The following thoughts are excerpt from "Executive Image Consulting".
The Consequences of an Unprofessional Imprint:
- Disrespect from others. Fellow co-workers or your boss might think you are clueless or start joking about your inappropriate attire or behavior. Is it fair? No. Can it happen? Yes
- Distraction from your work. If others are staring at you because of your weird appearance or inappropriate behavior, they are paying less attention to your work.
- Losing Clients. Clients want to work with professional, trustworthy and reliable people. They will take their business elsewhere.
- Missing Opportunities. The job you didn't get, even if you performed a fantastic interview. The promotion you didn't get, even if you would have been the best person for the position. The boost in pay you didn't get, even if you deserved it. Did you ever consider it has something to do with your appearance? Are you representing the best ambassador for the company?
- Becoming a loner. It's a team sport. Like it or not, every corporate environment is like a sports team. You are one of them. Make sure you don't become a loner just because you don't take care of yourself.
Valuable clients and revenues may fly out the window only because someone on the team made a terrible or less than good first impression. The slightest disheveled look can cost the entire team highly valued clients. A domino effect can be a positive lucrative one with the correct equation, but if one piece of the formula is incorrect the domino effect can go in a bad direction for yourself, your career, your team, your company.
Simply put, you look better – you feel better, and present yourself as such. This is not about fashion, this is about image- What image am I sending out to the world? It is about communicating in a way that presents your message in an articulate and professional manner. Your image is not what people tell you about you. It's what they say behind your back.
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Friday, October 08, 2010
10 years for Villegas (Scott Rothstein's "right hand")
UPDATE -- maybe I spoke too soon about the sentence. Here's Curt Anderson on the details of the hearing:
But Debra Villegas, 43, will probably serve far less time because of her extensive cooperation with prosecutors, who said it was likely they would seek a sentence reduction later. U.S. District Judge William Zloch also took the unusual step of allowing Villegas to remain free until June 24, 2011, so she can assist in the ongoing investigation of the now-defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler firm.
Other off-the-chart sentences are being handed out. SFLawyers covers one here, where "the kingdom of God" was invoked.
The Daily Business Review has a fancy new website. It looks really good and is much more user friendly. Go check it out.
Time for the weekend. I need to go figure out my pick against Rump.
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Motion for sentence reductions are bad of the system. A sentencing judge should be allowed to take a swing at a defendant without the gov't being able to back door the judge.
Through this, the gov't retains the power and not the judge.Not cool.
Also, it rigs sentences. Judge goes big knowing the sentence will be reduced, and also puts fire in the belly of the defendant to chirp like a pig....
just ugly the whole way around.
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study hard. Now we separate the men from the federal lawyers.
Republican pot smokers need to take heed about candidate Jim Lewis. Jim Lewis is a Reublican candidate through and through. His credentials are Repulican, he will be a Republican attorney general.
The Republican candidate for attorney general Pam Bondi is a hypocrite. She prosecuted possession of marijuana cases while her first husband was a known smoker. The hypocracy of her is disgusting.
Republican Pam Bondi is stoned if she thinks we don't see the hypocracy.
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Early Bird, CSEE Member Schools: $100
Early Bird, Non-Members: $150
After March 1, registration will be $125 for members and $175 for non-members.
Price includes coffee and lunch.
Folk wisdom tells us young children don't notice differences or have any biases, yet research is telling us otherwise. Designed as a next step for participants who attended Perception Institutes' March 2017 event* and who learned about this very research, this workshop will discuss age appropriate ways to develop intentionally inclusive and identity conscious children. Share your own best practices, hear from others, and engage in collaborative work time for reducing bias back in your own schools.
*Note: this event will build on CSEE's March 2017 event at Brick Church School, Early Education Exploring Implicit Bias and Racial Anxiety. Those who did not attend the first event are still welcome to attend this event, though this event will assume a basic knowledge of implicit bias, stereotype threat and micro-aggression. More can be read on this topic in Perception Institute's article for CSEE's Connections.
Rosetta Lee is a teacher and professional outreach specialist at Seattle Girls' School. Since 2004, Rosetta has been a diversity speaker and trainer on a variety of issues, including cross cultural communication, identity development, prejudice reduction and coalition building, gender and sexuality diversity, facilitation skills, bullying in schools, and gender bias in the classroom. She has worked with over 175 K-12 public and independent schools throughout the country, as well as a number of colleges and universities, and has served several years on the faculty of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Diversity Leadership Institute, as well as NAIS' diversity think-tank cadre, Call to Action.
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This Derbyshire cottage – which served as a farmhouse in the 18th century – has been sympathetically extended to create a light-filled breakfast room. Most of its original features, such as the open fireplaces and exposed beams, have been retained.
5. Medieval manor house
Few homes are as atmospheric as the medieval manors still standing proudly on their estates today. Once belonging to lords who controlled the surrounding farmland, they were built like modest castles – many came complete with moats and gatehouses and were expected to house the monarch of the time as they travelled the country.
Crows Hall in Suffolk is a fine example of medieval architecture, complete with leaded windows, tall chimneys and, inside, a historic boxed staircase. The 16th-century home had been tenanted from the early 18th century through to the 1950s, when it was then allowed to slowly fall into ruin. It has now been restored to its former glory.
6. Georgian townhouse
From the Regency homes of Cheltenham to the terraces of Spitalfields, Georgian townhouses show the growth and prosperity of their era. Built to an eye-pleasing symmetry, these homes were often three or four storeys high, making the most of their footprint in our burgeoning cities.
This lovingly restored home in Wiltshire has been returned to Georgian splendour, but with a twist. Mismatched alterations from different eras have been replaced with more authentic features, including shutters and a new portico. As the propertry was extended at the front in the Victorian era, two-over-two sash windows were specified to sensitively reflect its evolution through time.
7. Thatched cottage
Imagine a chocolate box village and you probably see pretty thatched cottages covered in climbing roses. Before the prevalence of slate and clay roof tiles, thatch was the go-to roofing material, but is rarely used on modern homes despite its insulating qualities.
This 16th-century cob longhouse in Devon has a characterful thatched roof. A glazed oak extension has been added to the rear of the property serving as a sunroom.
8. Arts and Crafts home
The Arts and Crafts movement was a revolt against the rigid symmetry of mass-produced housing and products. It saw a return to traditional craftsmanship, and features of the architectural style include catslide roofs, bay or oriel windows, and statement chimneys.
This Arts and Crafts home in Berkshire had everything its owners were looking for – well-proportioned rooms and a unique look. What's more, thanks to the movement's emphasis on quality, the 90-year-old structure was still structurally sound, making it the perfect candidate for the family's new home.


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I picked up a lovely book a couple of weeks ago. It's called 'What shall I make? (story by Nandini Nayar, illustrations by Proiti Roy). Somehow, when I first showed it to to my boys, they did not seem that interested in it…probably because i had also bought them tinkling anklets and a nesting doll at the same time. However, last evening we pulled it out as we were playing with some home-made play dough (you can check the recipe out in my earlier post).
The story is actually pretty simple and sweet…and imaginative. A little boy's mum gives him a ball of dough while she is cooking and he plays with it, making all sorts of creatures…a snake, a mouse, a cat. Each page has lovely illustrations which not only complement the story but also show you how to make those animals yourself. Which is why i decided to read it while we played with dough ourselves.
This turned out to be loads of fun. For one, the twins related to it right away. They love hanging out in the kitchen and very often we give them a little ball of dough to play with when we are making chapatis/rotis.
They recognized all the animals in the book and were so excited when we made them with our dough as we read. The little dough mouse scurried all over their legs while loud miaos accompanied the cat. The lion chased me around the room with loud roars before being squeezed and rolled into a ball again….and again..and again! A little bit of dough, a little bit of imagination and we had such a blast!
Since we were using play dough, their 'chapatis' did not make it onto the pan, but i plan to have them roll out their own wheat flour chapatis this afternoon and read again with them. And hopefully that will get them excited about lunch too!
This is a lovely book that i relate to as well…because in addition to what it brings to the kids in the form of a story and illustrations, it also shows parents how easy and delightful it is to spend time with kids as we go through our daily chores. Kids love to imitate and mine also like to "help". So we go to the market together (that again is a world of discoveries), sort veggies together, fold laundry too! And that is something the book brings for parents…this lovely realization that chores and family time need not be mundane or mutually exclusive…they can in fact be great opportunities to spend warm quality time together!


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We're all pretty familiar with zucchini, the cucumber-lookin' squash with a mild flavor and a lot of versatility. But what about zucchini's other summer siblings? Here's a list of some summer squashes you'll see popping up all over produce stands in the next few months, and a few ways to cook them!
Zucchini (Courgette)
Zucchini is the most widely known summer squash, and one of the most versatile. These squashes will grow like weeds in home gardens throughout the summer, and most growers tend to have a crazy abundance of this vegetable all season long! With so much zucchini, it's no surprise that there are hundreds of ways to prepare this vegetable. From crisp and savory zucchini chips to low-carb zucchini "noodles" the possibilities are endless. Check out the recipes below! (You can always substitute with yellow zucchini, which is the same as zucchini, just with yellow skin. See also: Romanesco squash, which is basically zucchini with ridges and often a lighter skin.)
- Zucchini Chips (onegoodthingbyjillee.com)
- Chocolate Zucchini Bread (paleomg.com)
- Zucchini "Zoodles" (nomnompaleo.com)
- Stuffed Zucchini Boats (skinnytaste.com)
- Zucchini Lasagna (paleonewbie.com)
- Zucchini Fritters (seasonalchef.com)
- Zucchini Pizza Bites (thecomfortofcooking.com)
We weren't kidding when we said it's SUPER versatile!
Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash
Yellow crookneck squash is often overlooked for its bright green cousin, but don't skip over this yellow summer squash. It's a little denser than the zucchini varieties, which means it can stand up to longer cooking times, and won't turn super mushy when you give it a quick grilling. They're also great raw, so feel free to slice a few matchstick-size pieces to top a salad, sandwich, or appetizer.
- Roasted Yellow Squash and Onions (fatfreevegan.com)
- Grilled Zucchini and Yellow Squash Salad (epicurious.com)
- Yellow Squash Ribbons (myrecipes.com)
- Crookneck Squash Frittata (foodnetwork.com)
- Summer Squash and Bacon Bits (paleoleap.com)
Pattypan or Sunburst Squash
This summer squash presents a pretty picture, but often a confused chef. Sometimes called Pattypan and sometimes called Sunburst, these small little squashes are adorable, and often used as garnishes, especially at buffet tables. Beyond that, many people have no idea how to cook them! However, they have a buttery squash flavor and a slightly dense texture, making them a great option for unique summer dishes.
- Stuffed Pattypan Squash With Quinoa (ohmyveggies.com)
- Braised Pattypan Squash (frugalnutrition.com)
- Grilled Pattypan "Steaks" (nytimes.com)
Squash Blossoms
Everyone's favorite time of year: fried squash blossom season. A Southern delicacy, fried squash blossoms are made by stuffing the blossoms of the zucchini plant with anything from cheese and sausage to crab and vegetables, then breading and deep frying them. You can also find freshly stuffed squash blossoms served cold, and more! These blossoms are the perfect shape and size for stuffing,
- Baked Stuffed Squash Blossoms (katherinemartinelli.com)
- Pappardelle with Zucchini Blossom Sauce (orangette.blogspot.com)
- Zucchini Blossom & Mozzarella Baked Eggs (bitchincamero.com)
8-Ball Squash/Round Squash
After pattypan, 8-ball or round squash is the next coolest thing! A totally round squash, these look much more like the rotund fall and winter gourds than the slimmer summer squashes. They're easy to use, with a flavor much like zucchini, but they look like a round "8-ball" from the billiard table. The shape is actually a bit easier to work with, making them a perfect vessel for hearty stuffings. You can even use the larger ones as soup bowls!
- Summer Squash Soup (getmecooking.com)
- Lamb-Stuffed 8-Ball Squash (tastyeatsathome.com)


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For her summer school class project, my friend started up a blog with the intention of discussing the complicated relationship women have with food. (For more of an introduction to the blog go here, or visit Gud Fudz yourself!) Promising to help and loving the idea of guest blogging, my attention lately has been on precisely this. Consequently, many of the blogs that appear here are cross-posted. Even though Blas(fem)y has no intention of focusing on food in this way, it does focus on me… and my focus right now is food. This means, for you, that many of the blogs will be of this theme, including my latest adventures into Breaking Veg, The State of Exception (both upcoming), and (posted directly following this one) Cravings: Giving in and Getting Sick. Aside from food, they also have the common theme of "breaking" a "rule" set for yourself. Should I feel guilty for wanting to have a salmon fillet? Should I indulge this? When does it become a legitimate craving?
A few things should be noted on my own standpoint of my vegetarianism and of dieting (not in the lose weight sense, in the lifestyle sense).
Firstly, I am a vegetarian for many reasons: ethical, environmental, health, ease (yea, I do think it's easier being a vegetarian when you're cooking for yourself), cost (again, when cooking for oneself especially)… oh and because I lost a bet so I had to be a vegetarian for a month. I had wanted to do so for awhile, but knew myself well enough to know that I needed a little motivation. So the month "punishment" was perfect. I never looked back. I learned how to cook (like actually cook, not like heat things up cook). Once the month was up, I would occasionally eat fish and when I was going on a month long trip to Istanbul, I worked some meat back into my diet, unsure if I could (and wanted to) be a veg there. (On a side note, you can be a veg there, especially if you have a little guidance or familiarity with the language. I went back to veg (mostly) for the last two weeks there, but I'm very glad I ate meat. I was afraid that I would miss out on an experience or that if I did eat meat before "preparing" I would get sick.) Once I got back from Istanbul I stopped eating meat again and this time meat as well. I've "cheated" twice, though I really hate that terminology…. which is the main point of this blog, the negativity surrounding "cheating" on your diet and the consequences of this negativity.
One of my critiques of any dieter is that it seems they so easily fall off the bandwagon. And not that it isn't hard! Or that people don't fuck up! Intentionally or unintentionally (I just found out the other day caesar dressing has anchovies, wtf)! Just that it's actually seen as falling off the bandwagon. Or, rather, that people don't seem to get back on to the bandwagon. They see it as a "well I fucked up; I'll start again on Monday." What happened to the saying, "if you fall off a horse, get right back on?"
Additionally, and here is my biggest worry, the guilt that comes with messing up a little bit.
Because of this, I think it's important to indulge your cravings. For me this means, get a craving and don't indulge just yet. Give it a week, or two, or whatever… and if I still have it, indulge! I think that, in this way, you're able to maintain a healthier balance between abstaining (which can be unhealthy) and over-indulgence (which can be just as unhealthy as abstaining).
Then, after I indulge, I get right back on the horse.
Note: These issues will be further explored in the upcoming blogs mentioned above.


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Okay, back up the truck. What am I missing?
For years Nathan Winograd, the guru of No Kill has ranted and raved against the cruelty, irresponsible behaviour, lack of ethics, and deplorable practices of the ASPCA.
read Winograd's March 19th 2013 anti ASPCA et al blog The Myth of "Animal Welfare" or March 5, 2013 What's In A Name?
or this particularly condemning attack of December 12, 2012 The ASPCA Allows Dogs to Starve
Repeatedly, Winograd and his disciples have espoused that the No Kill equation is the only manner in which animals may be saved from "shelter killing". Okay, I get it but how is it that Winograd's virtual "right hand" , Bonnie Brown is working with the ASPCA? Ms.Brown is trotted out by Winograd at every opportunity to preach the gospel according to Winograd. She is at if not all then most of the No Kill conferences as a headline speaker regaling the no kill equation and the miracles that have been realized at Washoe County in Nevada and how she achieved a community wide live release rate of over 90% by dramatically increasing pet adoptions and engaging their community.
IF, Bonnie Brown is in fact working in cooperation with the ASPCA, then good for her. It is cooperative efforts that will make change not the constant ugly, vicious attacks a la Winograd that will ultimately save lives. The question remains how does this jibe with Winograd's stance on the ASPCA?
The ASPCA provides free webinars for those interested in education themselves in the many areas of animals health and welfare. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that on April 25th, 2013, Bonnie Brown is conducting a webinar in cooperation with the ASPCA!!!!
The True Cost and Value of Pet Adoptions
I have heard Ms.Brown speak and found the experience very enjoyable, enlightening and definitely worth the listen. It will be interesting to hear if this particular presentation is peppered with the usual anti ASPCA, HSUS shots or will the talk be tempered in light of the sponsoring agency.
It is truly my hope that this is an indication of future cooperation between animal welfare organization and agencies. Maybe this is a precursor to greater understanding and enlightenment and a willingness to work together to save lives. Today Bonnie Brown and ASPCA, Tomrow Nathan Winograd and PEtA
Or not.
If I really am missing something or misunderstanding the situation then hopefully some one will "set me straight" in the interim……I am not holding by breath.


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We've all heard of social dating and all the risks, embarrassment, let-downs, shocking stories associated with the experience. It's easy to download an app and create a quick profile of yourself. You proceed to browse through people's profiles and find whoever you find attractive and compatible with your personality. You swipe left or right. Then you make your pick, you exchange some words and begin building a friendship that has the potential of becoming something more. Simple, right? Not exactly.
As I've mentioned in my previous posts, when using social media for social purposes, Continue reading


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My Macintosh was a friendly little toy computer that I used for years for everything from writing a book about North America to Common Lisp programming to PhotoShop. Despite the 1950s style operating system, I was a reasonably happy camper until I connected my Mac to the Internet and watched various network applications shoot each other in the knees.
When I watched most of the interesting user apps being introduced for Win31 only, I decided that it was time to become a Microsoft Achiever.
I spent two weeks trying to figure out why the user interface was crashing, reinstalling NT several times. Eventually I decided it was my incompetence and unworthiness of my personal hero Bill Gates so I enlisted the help of a profession NT administrator. He tried eight different combinations of file systems and still couldn't make it work. We had 50 of these genuine Intel boxes and they all behaved consistently so it wasn't a hardware problem. So we sent one back for diagnosis...
The first thing I installed was the eXalt X server from Intergraph. This is a truly amazing product to behold because nowhere on the package does it say what it is, i.e., the words "X Windows Server" do not appear anywhere. Nonetheless, it functions quite nicely if you don't mind a beeping noise every time you use the meta key in Emacs.
After I installed Netscape, I noticed that it took 30 seconds (literally) of paging to switch from the X server to the Web browser. Apparently 16 MB of RAM is enough to run NT but not more than one app. I bought two 16 MB gold-plated SIMMs but my friend Chris made me return them. "Your board is jumpered for interleaved access. You need four 8 MB symmetrical SIMMs. Also, with tin-plated sockets on the motherboard, you need tin-plated SIMMs because there is a wiping action..."
It took me mere seconds to snap the memory in, after which the machine ran screamingly fast, much more responsive than my desktop HP workstation (saddled with Unix, X Windows, Motif, and VUE). I happily started up GNU Emacs 19 and prepared to edit some files on remote systems using ange-ftp. Ange-ftp is one of the best features of Emacs. It lets you "edit locally; save globally". Keystrokes are handled locally but when you issue a standard save command, Emacs automagically FTPs the file back where it came from. Not bad for a 20-year-old product.
Unfortunately, Emacs 19.30 running under NT doesn't do ange-ftp (19.31 allegedly does). In fact, there are a whole bunch of issues NT Emacs issues to consider. My friend Doug told me that I should be using SAMBA on my various Unix boxes that would make their file systems look like a Microsoft "SMB" server.
Most of the people I know who are facile with both NT and Unix have eventually taken down their NT Web servers and gone back to Unix. I think I'm beginning to understand why. WinNT seems to have what C programmers are fond of calling "memory leaks". This problem was solved by the Lisp programming language in 1959 but it has been preserved through the decades by low-level languages like C. Running just a Netscape browser and the eXalt X server, this NT machine would regularly exhaust its 125 MB swap file and nearly grind to a halt. Netscape of course has its own memory leaks but even after I'd killed it and eXalt, the OS's footprint was surprisingly larger than it had been on startup. My desktop HP Unix 10.01 machine, which runs more Netscape browser windows, more X windows, a local Emacs with many sub-shells, plus a porky relational database and a Naviserver handling 10 Web hits/second, is much more responsive (though it is an old Unix box with 64 MB of RAM and only has an 80 MHz processor).
Oh yes, the HP machine's screen saver also works reliably; oftentimes I would come upon the WinNT box and find its screen undimmed. I wasn't sorry when Richard came to pick it up.
My experience with netscape on NT is that it leaks memory, but if you kill it the os will recover it. The trick is that when you quit netscape, it doesn't always die. If you go into task manager and look at the list of active processes, netscape will still be there even though the windows are all gone. If you select this guy and kill it manually, the memory reappears ! It seems fair to blame netscape for this, and not NT.
Also, for X servers, I recommend eXceed or eXodus. I particularly like eXceed because i can map alt to meta, and everything works.
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Cagayan de Oro City is a major city in Misamis Oriental > Region 10 > Northern Mindanao > island of Mindanao > Republic of the Philippines > Southeast Asia > Asia > earth > the universe.
It is home to 553,996 inhabitants, if you believe what is posted in wiki. The city's official website gives a smaller estimate of a little over half a million.
I remember looking at the map of the Philippines once, the kind we are assigned to bring yearly in social studies, taking more interest in the table printed on its back, where the country's statistics were printed. I cannot recall how long ago it was but the population then stood at less than 200,000.
When I was in college, classmates didn't even know it existed, much less what spot on earth it occupied. What were they thinking, that I made it all up?
The city's size has grown to twice since my social studies years. I can rant all about how much it has emerged from obscurity, about how much it has improved, but that's why there are search engines. Go ahead and google "cagayan de oro".
Don't get me wrong, the city is no utopia. It has grown and progressed but along and because of that it has also become more crowded, warmer, dirtier, more chaotic through the years. Negative publicity and bad news about the city abound.
Then tell that to the half-million inhabitants and they will give you half a million reasons why they feel better where they are than anywhere else.
I will be among the half-million.


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First off, I would like to thank Sew Mama Sew for all the the extensive organizing and great work they put into this gathering for all of us. It's amazing to me watching my email flood with comments from all over the world just from one event like this one.
Second, thanks to all of you who left me great comments, followed my blog, or facebook, some of you even stopped by my etsy to show some support by purchasing an item.
Words are not even enough.
I picked two numbers via random.org. the first winner will have their choice of prize, and the second winner will get the prize that was not chosen by the first. If for any reason these prizes are not claimed by Monday 5/24/2010 then I will choose another winner to accept them.
Here are your winners
Number 363 is........
Number 416 is........
Congratulations to our two winners. I am sending you all emails now, you have until Monday to claim your prize by returning the email with your contact info for shipping.
Thank you EVERYONE, this was even more fun then last years post.
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Disney Family Roadtrip: Finding the Groove
Cynthia Kinnunen and her family are on the road en route to Disney World
We've sent Old School Still Cool blogger Cynthia Kinnunen off on a roadtrip to Disney World in a Chevrolet Orlando. How will she and the family fare on that 23-hour or so drive down? She'll be reporting back from the road and is sure to have picked up a few survival tips.
Somewhere along the way when you're driving very long distances in a vehicle with your kids – like from Toronto to Orlando – you either toss out your sanity and offer your brood to the next nicest-looking person you see, or you find everyone gets into a bit of a groove. Hopefully the latter is what most of us end up with, although I do admit that a little sanity went out the window somewhere in North Carolina…
I have found that even with the occasional meltdown, which is often soothed by one of three things: a bathroom break, some kind of snack/drink, or an electronic device, after a while the kids pretty much figure out that this is a long haul and they get caught up in the activities that best suit them.
Thankfully, with a few iPads, Touch, Nano, MacBookPro (Applecar, anyone?) and lots of sticker/activity books, we've generally been able to keep the foul moods at bay. Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut the Rope have proven just as popular on this trip as the movies on the iPads and take so much less time to download. I filled up Suvi's Nano with a few new albums and some audiobooks and those have kept her busy enough during device-charging breaks (read: when the Touch – and its endless game apps – is unavailable).
In addition to their devices, I've been on my laptop and my iPhone (with a travelling WiFi connection in the vehicle and lots of USBs and chargers) so it's a bit of a technological roadshow in this Chevy Orlando. But all of these seem to work to our benefit (mostly) to keep the kids occupied when they finally succumb to the drive.
A good secondary option, if car entertainment (of any kind) is not successful, is to plain old stop and get out to see something of interest. We made a pit stop at New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia to do exactly this and took a walk down to the viewing platform. Pretty amazing stuff. Even the kids couldn't get over the stunning view. It's a great chance for a breath of fresh air, a stretch of the legs and a re-charging of positive attitudes, with a little US trivia thrown in for good measure.
When all else fails, it's a lively round of "Sing Along with Mom and Dad!" where we teach our children the words to classics like Soul Man and It's A Long Way to the Top (if you want to rock & roll). They don't always cooperate but at least it gets them laughing. Or throwing their stinky socks at us.
Still pretty happy on the road so our roadtrip soundtrack song for today is…
"Happy Up Here" by "two-headed Norwegian monster" Royksopp! Later, gators…
Disclosure: Cynthia's family roadtrip to Disney World was paid for and arranged by Chevrolet Canada and @VisitOrlando.
Cynthia Kinnunen is a mom of three wonderfully quirky little people who love music, old and new-school adventures and acting as silly as possible at all times. She's also a freelance writer who blogs for fun at Crumbs in the Minivan and Maple Mixtape.
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Lycopersicon esculentum, oven dried
We used the Principe Borghese and some of the yellow Sunburst snacking tomatoes (probably the Sun Gold
|Solanum lycopersicum 'Principe Borghese'
and Lycopersicon esculentum,
halved and seeded
The seeds of both these tomatoes were saved separately and prepared for seed processing and storage later on. The scent of the baking tomatoes wafted through the house while we waited patiently. It smelled pretty good!
The yellow tomatoes started out deliciously sweet and really great for snacking. We were hoping the red tomatoes would become sweeter in the drying process. As it turns out, these are the best sun dried tomatoes! Absolutely delicious, great texture and we will be making these with our Principe Borghese in the future!


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Hello Everyone!!
This will be a quick sharing. I finished stitching the Block #06 for the Garden Steps QAL... I need to finish it by today since tomorrow I will be visiting my mother. I will be away from home and office for five days... Projects that will travel along with me are my hexagon, yo-yos and crocheting. So without further adieu, here is the result of my block #06.
and below are all the six finished blocks ...
hope you enjoy.
Happy Stitching to All!!


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Somewhat related: A few folks have gotten together to loosely define a proposal to upgrade the <select> element: https://github.com/h5bp/lazyweb-requests/issues/92 The motivation is primarily to improve the UX of the form control, though styleability is always prioritized as a complementary goal. In fact, a recent poll of 302 developers identified form control styleability as the #2 priority amongst 125 suggestions: http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=200e26&t=200e26.40&f=200e26.6783fd I may be finding a few developers to work with me on better defining this proposal soon, though it'd mostly fall outside of the scope of this particular WG, so we'll bring it up within WHATWG/html-wg. On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Boris Zbarsky <email@example.com> wrote: > On 11/1/12 4:17 AM, Markus Ernst wrote: > >> One very basic issue about hackiness in styling the select element is >> that the following CSS: >> >> input[type=text], select { >> width:10em; >> border:2px solid red; >> } >> >> will result in different widths for the text and select boxes. This is >> totally unintuitive and annoying. >> > > That's because the select uses border-box box-sizing, right? Simply > resetting the box-sizing so they match will fix that issue, I'd think. > > -Boris > > >Received on Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:30:57 UTC
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Random Thursday. Things I love about my BFF...
welcome to another Random Thursday with Lin, Em and me. I hope you are all doing fine. Sorry for not posting that much recently but I guess I will be back with some more posts soon.
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she sounds like a really genuine wonderful person (just like you :) ) it feels so great to have a friend like that in our life, doesn't it?ReplyDelete
I love that you two have stayed close! Childhood friendships that continue into adulthood are a beautiful thing. I had a best friend from preschool until high school graduation, but when she moved away for college, we drifted apart. We still keep in touch from time to time, but we'll probably never be as close again as we once were. I miss that kind of friendship!ReplyDelete
Unfortunately my BFF ran away exactly at the "a friend in need" moment, and that while I was there for her with all my body and soul when she needed me (and I mean serious business in both cases). I have not forgiven her for that even today, so I guess the term BFF does not apply anymore, in fact the whole relationship has died.ReplyDelete
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Hi, you have wonderful blog .....Like Mila I remember parting with my BFF recently...she was just way to dominating and I would often ignore that until I realize she is really getting on my nerves and I need to push her away for my peace.ReplyDelete
But I have one more BFF and we have never ever fought not even once in our lives its been 12 years. I too would love have a BFF who could cook vegan for me . Nice post.
Thank you so much, Bhagya! I am so glad you like my blog! Thank you for stopping by!Delete
Parting with friends is always hard, I am sorry you had to go through this! It sounds like you are better off without her though. I mean, it can be very exhausting and stressful to deal with such dominating people. That is not what friendship is about! But glad you have your other BFF! Sounds wonderful!
Wishing you positive vibes your way - thanks for sharing! I miss my BFF - she is so faraway and studying abroad in Tokyo. We also wrote each other letters and she loves preparing vegan Russian food for me.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful post! :) I'm so happy you have such an incredibly caring and close BFF. They make a difference in our lives, they are as important as our partners because they know us in a way we might not even know ourselves. And it's those times where we can't even be there for ourselves when they step in and don't allow us to stop believing in ourselves. I'm truly happy you have such an amazing BFF :) And she's just as blessed to have you!ReplyDelete
I don't have one that goes back to my childhood. But the one I found here 2 years ago is exactly that for me - the BFF that I can always count on - that I can laugh with, cry with, be silly with, talk the night away with and spend wonderful hours with :)
Ich drücke Dich sooooooooooo feste, liebste Katrin <3 Ich denk an Dich!Replies
Thank you, Beate! I am glad you like the post! I am really thankful to have such a wonderful BFF! And let's not forget about the friends I made because of my blog. :) Friends are so important and I am lucky that I can always count on mine! Thank you for all your sweet words, it really means a lot! Your BFF sounds wonderful too! I guess it does not matter how long you know somebody, when it's the right person then you realize it.Delete
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That was really sweet :)ReplyDelete
A friend who prepares vegan food just for you? Now that's a friend for life. Isn't it wonderful to know people like that?ReplyDelete
It really is just the best to have an amazing BFF!! :-)ReplyDelete
This is lovely. I'm glad you have a friend like that.ReplyDelete
I don't have a BFF. We moved around too much when I was a child for that.


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What happens with your skills when you leave school?
by Dirk Van Damme
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Moving from the world of school to the world of work is one of the most dramatic changes in the lives of young people. And for many youngsters this transition does not go smoothly. Spells of frictional or longer-term unemployment, job insecurity because of low-paid or temporary contracts, and the uncertainties associated with starting to live autonomously produce a challenging phase in young people's lives. The most vulnerable people are those who fall between the two systems: the so-called NEETs (not in employment, education or training), who are no longer in school and are either unemployed or inactive. Some 6% of 15-19 year-olds in OECD countries – in other words, half of those of that age who have left school, or around 5 million young people – are NEET.
Head of the Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education and Skills
Mean literacy and numeracy score, by age and education enrolment status
A new Education Indicators in Focus brief looks at the transition from school to work across different age groups. It reconfirms that leaving school is much less difficult if one has acquired an upper secondary qualification, which functions as a kind of security mechanism against most of the hardships associated with the transition. The share of 20-24 year-old NEETs who do not have an upper secondary qualification (36%) is double the share of employed 20-24 year-olds who have not attained that level of education (18%).
But an educational qualification is one thing; the actual skills that people have are another. The brief publishes some new and interesting findings about the skills disparities among young people in different age groups in and out of school. The chart above shows the difference in mean literacy and numeracy skills between people in and out of education in three different age groups. The differences are remarkable. Among 16-19 year-olds, the difference in skills amounts to the equivalent of around 2.5 years of schooling. But the differences among older age groups are also considerable – and they remain significant even after controlling for educational attainment.
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Another possible explanation looks at the skills difference from the other side of the transition: the labour market and the world of work. This hypothesis suggests that leaving school and entering the labour market is accompanied by a process of de-skilling. When skills are not used in employment, they erode. A difficult school-to-work transition can have a scarring effect that can last throughout an entire career. De-skilling can happen through unemployment, but also through employment in precarious jobs, where workers do not fully use their skills, or through employment in an ill-matched job. This hypothesis suggests that a difficult transition process can undermine what should be a social benefit: essentially, the investment in skills acquisition is wasted.
The policy consequences are clear: there are many reasons for governments to be concerned about the school-to-work transition. Dropping out of school at an early age without a proper qualification has a huge social cost. Policies to provide guidance and support to young people during that transition pay off: there is less risk that people become unemployed or fall between the cracks and become dependent on welfare systems. And such policies should encourage people to maintain their skills and give them the opportunity to improve their skills through quality work and training. The political responsibility to ensure a smooth transition is enormous, but it is also shared between the work of education and the world of work.
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How many active users do you have? How much revenue have you generated? What is your viral coefficient?
The start-up game is all about numbers. So what better way to reflect on my experiences attending one of the worlds largest start-up conferences than to begin by talking about the numbers.
Let's kick this off with 114,000. That's the total square meters of space within the Messukeskus venue hall.
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Followed by 4 - the number of stages hosting thematic streams of presentations from product launches, to success stories, and speaker panels.
Finally, the number 2. Not one but two full days, from 10am – 6pm, all complimented with an immeasurable number of side events, meetups, and parties.
These numbers are even more impressive when one considers the fact that the entire conference is organized and run by a massive crew of 1,000 university students and volunteers.
Tech for the masses
In short, Slush is one of the most intense technology conferences I have ever been to. The Messukeskus venue was transformed into a science fiction fantasy land filled with every laser in Northern Europe. The four stages were spread throughout the cavernous interior. Despite the venues size there was just was not enough room for the mass of bodies that gathered at the Silver Stage for the kick off of the conference.
To paraphrase a popular internet meme, one does not merely walk between stages at Slush. There is too little time with too many great sessions going on. You hustle. The frenzy of action is reflected by the frenzy of emotions one feels. I beamed with pride as Nisha Ligon shared the journey of Ubongo Kids and the realities of establishing an education technology start-up in Tanzania. I watched in awe as Alex Klein showcased the Kano microcomputer, a project that I had been following since it's first Kickstarter campaign. I buzzed with excitement as Aape Pohjavirta launched the Funzi, a new mobile learning service, that Kinu has partnered with. Watching Richard Stallman speak on his work fighting for freedom in the digital world cemented my migration to the open source realm. And I was a little perplexed when Rovio Entertainment's big announcement turned out to be gender colour coded school uniforms.
After the heady two days of Slush, the trip continued with opportunities to explore the Finnish start-up ecosystem, including meetups with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accelerators, and venture capital firms.
An ecosystem for economic stakeholders
As compared to the Tanzanian start-up ecosystem, where stakeholders are still largely operating in silos, the Finnish ecosystem is akin to a basket of eels; where ministries, industry, universities, research, and start-ups work together to drive the economy forward. Launched at Slush 2014, the Business with Impact (BEAM) initiative, championed by Tekes and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, is an example of this approach. BEAM will disburse fifty million Euros over five years with the aim of enabling "Finnish companies, research organizations and NGOs to expand into new markets and solve development problems with new innovations". It seems clears that the Government, and it's organs, fully appreciate the role that they have to play in growing the economy. The BEAMefits for Finnish stakeholders are clear.
For stakeholders within the Tanzanian start-up ecosystem the opportunities for knowledge transfer could potentially have a huge impact. As a co-founder of an innovation space in Dar es Salaam that aims to grow and accelerate Tanzanian start-ups, I would urge careful consideration when engaging 'aid for trade', or as I prefer to call them 'traid', funding mechanisms. With the vast differences in the health of the startup ecosystems between the two countries, importing Finnish start-ups into Tanzania could negatively impact the growth of home grown initiatives. As such the litmus test for me is focused on two points:
1. As with any relationship, partner selection is extremely important. To hit the often illusive win-win point, Tanzanian organizations and startups need to engage with appropriate partners that compliment the work that they are already doing. Chasing Euros will have a negative impact on the future of the local ecosystem.
2) Technology that is being imported needs to be open and hackable. There is no need rebuild the wheel in each ecosystem. If there is a Finnish start-up with the right tool for the job then by all means let's kick the service provision into high gear, as long as there is a way for Tanzanian start-ups to connect to the technology and build complimentary services and products.
Pitching, practising and perfecting
The meetings with the Finnish accelerators and venture capital firms were not as productive as I hoped they would be. One of the first things that they admitted was that they just did not understand the context or ecosystems that we came from. In the end no harm, no foul. The experience of pitching in front of a different audience was well worth the time spent practising. Pitching, like any other skill, requires copious amounts of practice. In addition, the conversations did solidify my resolve to raise a local fund, backed by investors that understand the market.
Slush 2014 was a spectacle. Akin to the games at the Roman Colosseum, the razzmatazz was off the Richter scale. But the show is balanced by a strong imperative to constantly tinker with the system to achieve greater outcomes. During a presentation on the Green/Impact stage, the speaker lamented the failures of the Finnish education system. The very few students that received less than a perfect pedestal to excel as individuals, were of such great a concern that the value of the entire system was being questioned. And this despite the fact that the Finnish education system has consistently been rated as one of the best in the world.
This sentiment extends past policies, legislation, and organisation. It is part of the very mindset of the Finnish people. On the last night, after experiencing a traditional Finnish sauna followed by a plunge in freezing waters, we were led to Doner Harju by Finnish friends who had lived in Tanzania and were well acquainted with my passion for food. The restaurant had 'Star Wars Episode One' levels of great expectations, considering that I was told for the first couple of weeks there was a line around the block to get in. Thankfully, Doner Harju not only lived up to the expectations but blew right past them, unlike the aforementioned unfortunate misstep in the Star Wars legacy.
I tend to try limit the use of grandiose statements like 'the best I ever had' when speaking about food, owing to a personal view that a great meal is an experience that that memory alone cannot recreate. But the lamb and chicken plates at Doner Harju were just that. I cannot think of a single other doner kebab experience that came close to the intricacies and balance presented that night. I had the good fortune to speak to one of the founders, whose passion for the food they created exemplified the strive for perfection. He explained that the reason they had not moved on to a larger premises and grown the business past the one location was because the doner recipe just 'wasn't perfect yet'.
This drive for perfection through prototyping, iteration, and results monitoring is possibly the greatest cultural export that Finland has. Past all the hype, the basket of eels is taking great strides to prove, that for start-ups, not all roads lead to Palo Alto.
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This is a Contemporary/Split Entry style home and features 7 total rooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath, 3 bedrooms, 0.27 Acres, and is currently available for $399,900.
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Beautiful, completely renovated 3 brm, 2 full bth ranch in wonderful neighborhood location! Move right in, everything is brand new! Gorgeous new white kitchen w/granite, stainless steel appliances & recessed lights opens to new family rm w/recessed lights w/laundry rm and 2nd full bth! Fireplaced living rm, formal dining rm! Brand new main full bth w/tile and granite! 3 brms w/new carpet! More renovations include, all new plumbing & electric, all interior paint, flooring, doors, windows, vinyl siding, architectural roof, insulation, forced hot air heat by gas, Central air, front paver walkway, new landscaping, paver patio & more! Private back yard w/storage shed! Wonderful location, minutes to all major routes, schools, shops and walk to Framingham High School!
This is a Ranch style home and features 7 total rooms, 2 full baths, 3 bedrooms, 0.23 Acres, and is currently available for $339,900.
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Move right into this beautiful, bright & updated 3 brm, 1.5 bth Ranch w/over 1,700 sf of living space! Lovely open foyer w/recessed lights opens to fireplaced living rm/dining rm w/high ceiling, recessed lts & loads of windows! Gorgeous white kitchen w/recessed lights, pendant lights, large island, corian counters & tile backsplash opens to huge step down family rm w/recessed lights, ceiling fan and glass door to patio! Large Laundry rm w/extra storage! Large walk in utility rm w/loads of storage! Master brm w/brand new carpet and newer half bth w/tile floor! 2nd brm w/brand new carpet & ceiling fan, 3rd brm w/brand new carpet! Gorgeous updated full bath w/tile floor! Freshly painted interior & exterior painted in 2014! Gorgeous professional landscaping with irrigation system & lovely brick walks! Wonderful neighborhood location and minutes to all schools, shopping, MA Pike & all major routes!
This is a Ranch style home and features 7 total rooms, 1 full bath, 1 half bath, 3 bedrooms, 0.21 Acres, and is currently available for $329,900.
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Move right into this lovely bright and expanded 3 brm, 2.5 bth Ranch w/almost 2,100 sf of living space! Expanded eat in kitchen w/loads of cabinets, recessed lights, double oven, center island, tile flr & skylight opens to huge family rm w/vaulted ceiling, recessed lights, 2 auto skylights, ceiling fan, built in window seat & shelving! Master brm w/half bth, 2 additional brms w/berber carpet, plus an extra rm that can be used as an office or den w/2nd full bth! Enclosed sun rm off kitchen overlooks beautiful private 3/4 acre+ lot w/gorgeous sparkling 42ft in ground pool & patio and additional paver patio and 24x12 shed! Wonderful neighborhood location and walk to schools and minutes to all major routes & shopping!
This is a Ranch style home and features 7 total rooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath, 3 bedrooms, 0.76 Acres, and is currently available for $369,900.
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Offering Hatha Yoga and Mindfulness classes for adults and children, and 1:1 sessions in and around the Newark and Nottinghamshire area.
Come along to a local Yogi Gathering/Workshop for a great way of trying yoga and being around like minded people.
Thank you for visiting our website. Yoga With Elena can offer classes, in and around Newark and Nottinghamshire, as well as for private groups or individuals.
Yoga With Elena offers an authentic, supportive, non-judgemental teaching style. Elena is a fully qualified 200hr yoga practitioner who trained with Nottinghamshire leading yoga school Bahia. With her extensive experience in the care sector, Elena can offer a supportive, caring and empowering practice to all that join her class.
Working along the traditional Hatha Yoga Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation in all lessons, Elena can really begin to start your journey, and support you into a strong and beneficial practice. Building a regular practice, Yoga can really help benefit the full mind, body and spirit of any individual.
Each lesson, Elena offers variations and her extensive knowledge of each pose, to help support you through your practice. Classes are open to everyone, age and ability is never an issue.
Please feel free to browse through my website and check out my blogs at the bottom of this page.