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Periodically, I will be asking a friend three questions about his or her experience with mental illness. This person might be a guy who deals with mental illness or someone (like my wife) who is a supporter. Over time, the 31U series will show how men of all sorts, with all backgrounds, and of all personalities can be inflicted in a variety of ways and how loved ones can better understand and support them. The hope is that this series will serve as a reminder for those in darkness that we are not alone in this fight, and that it will be a helpful resource for supporters.
I met this Dave (different Dave from last week) through a pretty laid-back indoor soccer league at a warehouse building that today functions as a furniture store. We have been nothing more than Facebook friends since and vague memories to each other of the time we shared a small turf field with a bunch of old guys. Not until conversation sparked between us through Dadding Depressed did we realize that we are still on the same team.
I'm incredibly grateful for Dave's story and his willingness to share it. He is a husband, father, attorney, and a fan of literature and soccer (two of my greatest loves). Without further ado, here's Dave:
When and how did you realize you dealt with a mental illness?
I was blindsided by an anxiety disorder in October of 2015. It was, hands down, the single most terrifying experience of my adult life. I am also a recovering alcoholic with 12+ years of continuous sobriety.
I realized that I was in trouble when I had what I can only describe as a nervous breakdown. I knew I was stressed, particularly after the birth of our second child, but I definitely did not see the subtle and not-so-subtle warning signs leading up to that event. It began with shaky hands that I could not control and aggressive insomnia. Within a week, I had completely lost the ability to think straight, and I was in a constant state of confusion with added confusion regarding the confusion. Once it began, I sought medical help and received a generalized anxiety disorder diagnosis.
I sought psychiatric help at that point (once stabilized I threw myself into weekly intensive therapy with a licensed clinical social worker for over a year). I had to take a month off work, and during that month, my inability to think straight was so bad I couldn't even watch TV (let alone read a novel, one of my passions) because I could not follow a storyline. My brain was overwhelmed and completely shut down.
I became obsessive about timing. In my professional life, this is important, but I became obsessive about arbitrary timing in my personal life too. If my wife and I talked about leaving to go out to dinner at 5:30, I would obsess and stress about getting everyone out the door by that time. Even when we were running on time, I could not relax until we were in the van and on our way. I even obsessed about our daughter's nap schedule to an unhealthy level. We had an app that allowed me to remotely see when she went down for nap and when she got up. I would check the app constantly throughout the day even though, for almost all practical purposes, it didn't really matter when she went down and when she got up.
The other more subtle manifestation was anger. I found myself getting unusually angry and overreacting about trivialities. The anger and timing obsession often went hand-in-hand. For a period of time before my nervous breakdown, I truly became an insufferable asshole.
What have been the most valuable tools, resources, or strategies that have helped you?
I was in such dire straits after my nervous breakdown, I really had to throw myself into recovery, using almost every tool recommended to me. I can honestly say that my mental health maintenance is a daily practice with a host of components I've used to completely realign myself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I take daily medication for anxiety now and am comfortable with that. I engaged in intensive talk therapy with a wonderful licensed clinical social worker on a weekly basis for over a year.
I have a daily mindfulness/meditation practice which helps me to observe the goings on in my own mind, recognize my thoughts and emotions, gain perspective, focus, and relax. When I feel anxiety bubbling up (which thankfully is rare these days I believe due to my daily maintenance practices), I use breathing exercises and other mindfulness exercises.
I focus daily on things for which I'm grateful, this includes making gratitude lists and a daily gratitude exercise with the family in which everyone identifies at least one thing they are grateful for that day. I try to practice acceptance of the things I cannot change and try to realize that, even if things don't go precisely as I want them to, everything will truly be just fine. I try to stay in the moment and realize that, even if things might not go how I want them to in the future, everything at the precise moment I am in is just fine. And, even when things don't go as planned, when I am in that later moment, everything will probably be, again, just fine.
I have a spiritual practice which helps me to feel love and compassion toward everyone and everything (This is, of course, a virtually unattainable goal, but I'm trying!). I have been blessed with a wonderful fellowship that has grown up around me with respect to my family, my coworkers, my soccer teams, and my fellow travelers on the road to recovery. I find that sharing my experiences with them—putting myself out there and being vulnerable—has led to deeper human connections that I previously thought possible. These connections, for some reason I do not understand, assuage my anxiety and keep it at bay. They also assist me in my attempts to practice gratitude, acceptance, love, and compassion.
Finally, I exercise and take naps. I play soccer a couple times a week in a couple of fairly competitive leagues. My time on the pitch is one of the few times that I am completely free of all the babel and running commentary in my head concerning all of life's trials and tribulations. And, when I need to rest, I do it. I used to just power through all obstacles. It was exhausting. Now, if I'm feeling burnt out at work or at home, I'll close my office or bedroom door, set a timer, and meditate for about half an hour with the understanding that it's really going to turn into a nap. These power naps, or whatever you want to call them, are refreshing and generally clear out from my mind the anxiety-producing thoughts that were stressing me out.
What gives you hope in the now and for the future?
What gives me hope is that I went through a harrowing mental-health crisis and came out on the other side a substantially better man, husband, and father. I got through it and I have tools to address it should I find myself in crisis again. And I am now more aware of the workings of my mind and the ability (sometimes) to recognize problematic or uncomfortable feelings or thoughts and deal with them. I have hope because I now have an abundance of tools for the daily maintenance of my mental, emotional, and spiritual condition, which I can see bearing fruit in my life today. I have hope because of the amazing support from my family and friends. I have hope because the extreme pain I went through spurred me to make significant changes in my life to be a better person.
My advice to other men is seek treatment. Be open and vulnerable (within reason) about what you are going through. I do not broadcast at work (or in other forums) that I have a general-anxiety-disorder diagnosis, but my experience has been that, without exception, when I do choose to share with someone, the response is always gratitude and empathy on their part and a deepening of that relationship.
This too shall pass.
Can you relate at all with Dave's story here? If so, what helped you? Maybe you are in the midst of a dark season now? If so, consider taking a first step toward wellness by reaching out to somebody, just perusing through Dadding Depressed, or finding a counselor.


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3. In CMD,type as, md con\ or md aux\ , and then press enter.
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5.To delete that folder go to same drive where you created the folder and type rd con\ or rd aux\ , now can see that folder was removed.
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I must say today did not go at all as planned. I knew it was going to rain in the evening, but I have been feeling kind of sluggish and not exercising enough. Thus, I rode my bike to work, expecting to leave it in the storage area until Friday. Then I would take the Queen streetcar out to the Theatre Centre to watch The Glass Menagerie.
It was a fairly hectic day, trying to get some presentations ready and responding to a document that came across the desk towards the end of the day. I looked up the ticket situation, and the play was sold out again! Seriously, who goes to see a 2.5 hour play on a Wednesday? There were a few tickets left for Thurs. and then reasonable availability Friday. However, the timing is generally not that convenient for me, so I delved a bit deeper into the reviews to see if I really wanted to make the effort to go. I think I'll save this for another post, but one of the reviews was both highly critical and very specific, and I am generally on the same wave length as this reviewer, so I can tell I would also be unsympathetic to the director's choices. So not only did I not go see the play tonight, but I've decided to skip it entirely.
It looked like the rain would hold off for another 30 minutes or so, so I jumped on my bike and pedaled madly for home. I got to Logan and was caught in a sudden downpour. I think I only needed another 7-8 minutes. Oh well. It is probably going to rain on and off most of today and tomorrow.
The kids are back in school, which is great. They seem to be adjusting reasonably well, and they both had a bit of homework on the second day.
It's probably worth taking stock of the summer. I managed to get the deck done, which was a bigger undertaking than I imagined. I ended up giving up the equivalent of 3 or even 4 weekends to this project. I hope I feel it is worth it in the end. I only enjoyed the deck sporadically, though I was sitting outside reading and heard a humming. I looked up and saw a hummingbird right overhead, poking about in the large, flowery bush that hangs over the deck. Very cool. I think that is the first time I've seen one live. The humming sound reminds me that they are now saying this will be one of the biggest cicada invasions in years, so perhaps I'll actually see some. I didn't see any last summer/fall.
I had our stairs fixed inside, and I may have gotten the raccoons to move to another yard, though it is a bit early to tell. I read a fair bit, though in some cases I mostly felt that I had persevered and I hadn't necessarily enjoyed the reading. That's certainly the case with James Clifford's Routes and Philip Roth's Sabbath's Theater, neither of which I would recommend. While there were some genuine moments of pleasure reading Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle, in general it was a fairly long slog. I was pleased that I managed to read Hawking's A Brief History of Time, which is actually at the top of the list of books started but not completed. Probably the most compelling read was Hill's The Book of Negroes, though if I go all the way back to mid June, then I also liked Munro's The Moons of Jupiter quite a bit. I did not listen to Finnegan's Wake (and sort of follow along), as I thought I might do, but perhaps that will be an undertaking for the fall.
I saw quite a lot of good theatre, and I got in my annual trip to Stratford. I saw a few concerts I enjoyed. I did not, however, get particularly far with my own writing, though I guess I am about 1/3 of the way complete with "Final Exam."
I generally was able to ride my bike to work 3 days a week, never getting much above or below that. I did not integrate swimming into the mix, though now that I have checked out the Regent Park Aquatic Centre, I'll try to go at least for a few months, before it gets too cold. I did not do much work in the yard, and the plants have more or less all died, except the ferns in the back. It was not a pleasant summer for plant life...
Perhaps the single most rewarding activity was the canoeing on the Humber, just since I was taking a risk that the kids would enjoy it, never having done it before. Maybe next summer we will do just a bit of camping, though probably in a cabin, so I'll investigate that, though I'd like to stay fairly close to the city, since long drives are generally not a good idea. It wasn't a bad summer (aside from the extreme heat), though it wasn't a particularly productive one either. I guess that is kind of par for the course.


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Monday, January 15, 2018
Recovery from vineyard fires
This seemed to distract attention in the USA away from the equally bad 2017 fires in Portugal (although see Decanter's report Deadly fires hit wine regions in Spain and Portugal). There were two lots of fires, actually. The first one was a firestorm in June in the Pedrógão Grande area of central Portugal — at least 65 deaths and 204 injuries, followed by three days of national mourning (see June 2017 Portugal wildfires).
The October fires, on the other hand, involved a series of several thousand fires spread throughout much of northern Portugal and north-Western Spain (see October 2017 Iberian wildfires) — at least 45 deaths in Portugal and dozens of injuries.
I am not sure that any vineyards were directly affected by the June fires, but some of the October fires had their effect, especially in the Dão viticultural region of northern Portugal. One of the purposes of this blog post is to draw your attention to a Portugese winery that is adopting an innovative way of recovering from their October fire.
This is Casa de Mouraz, a pioneering organic/biodynamic winery near Tondela, in the south-western part of the Dão region. It is a family business, run by husband and wife team António Lopes Ribeiro and Sara Dionísio. Sarah Ahmed provides a brief introduction to the winery and its wines (Catching up with the organic wines of Casa de Mouraz). Some of you may have encountered their wines, as reportedly 98% of the production is exported.
Casa de Mouraz was badly affected by a fire on October 15, which burnt 50% of the vineyards, damaged some of the equipment, and destroyed part of their wine store and its contents. Quinta dos Roques, further east, was another winery that was severely affected on the same day (see Rising from the ashes, the Dão's phoenix 2017 vintage).
The strategy for Casa de Mouraz to bounce back has been to start an Indiegogo campaign — Casa de Mouraz wines 2.0 - Rising from the ashes. They are seeking €100,000 to get started on their long-term plan, which will ultimately cost an estimated €600,000. You can read about their plans (and the rewards for donors) on the campaign page.
You could do a lot worse than support this Indiegogo campaign. [Note: the October fires occurred after the Dão grape harvest, which was the earliest in memory, so the wines will not be affected.]
Fires and viticulture
The ultimate cause of the Portugese fires is a simple one, and it is the same as the one in California — eucalypts and pines don't mix. Well, they do, actually, but in an extremely volatile manner when the weather gets warm. Trust me — I grew up in the homeland of the eucalypts, so I know exactly what they can do when they get a bit hot and dry. Indeed, the affect of fire on native plants is what I used to study as a scientist when I lived in Australia; so I have a personal as well as professional interest in this topic.
Eucalypts occur near many vineyard areas. From their native Australia, they were transplanted during the 1800s to all continents except Antarctica, into almost all climates where they will grow. Indeed, it's a long time since I traveled anywhere in the world without seeing a eucalypt or two. People thought that they "would cure malaria, solve the drainage problems that defeated Roman emperors, fill the Sahara with forest, and reveal the presence of gold" (Ashley Hay. 2002. Gum: the Story of Eucalypts and their Champions).
As a consequence, in many places eucalyts have actually replaced the native shrublands and woodlands. They are used as a valuable source of hardwood in areas that either lack native hardwood species, or where such species have been removed. They can be used as a cash crop, for example for paper production, building timber, railway sleepers, telegraph poles, etc.
The main point is that the eucalypts can deal with fires rather easily. After fires, the Australian media always used to ask: "when will the burned forest come back?"; and the botanists always tried to patiently explain that the native plants hadn't gone anywhere — they were still there, still alive, and ready to regrow as soon as the rains came. Fire is a natural part of their life.
But it isn't a natural part of most agricultural systems, least of all vineyards. Therefore, while it is obviously important for the affected agricultural areas to recover from the effects of the 2017 fires, it seems to me to be equally important to think about the future, in terms of prevention. We need to be proactive not just reactive.
Fires in what are called Mediterranean-type climates (hot dry summers and mild wet winters) are to be expected — they cannot be avoided, for basic climatic reasons. Nor can fires be excluded from areas with natural Mediterranean-type ecosystems — fire is a normal part of such systems. Indeed, in those parts of Europe, North America, South America, Australia and South Africa that have such ecosystems (see the map), the plants naturally take it in their stride.
You may not have realized it before, but the map shows you that much of the world's fine-wine viticulture actually occurs in areas with Mediterranean-type ecosystems. The natural vegetation of these ecosystems are shrublands with small trees, variously referred to as heaths, maquis (France), macchia (Italy), matorral (Spain, Chile), chaparral (California), kwongan (south-west Australia) and fynbos (South Africa). This native vegetation is highly flammable, and most of the indigenous shrubs (and trees, when they occur) actually require fire as part of their life-cycle.
So, in all of these cases avoidance of fires cannot be our agricultural management strategy, if we care about biodiversity, because recurrent fires are a natural component of that biodiversity. And, after all, isn't the whole point of biodynamic agriculture to care about biodiversity, while producing high-quality agricultural products?
That leaves us with survival as our basic strategy, just as it is for the native plants and animals, which re-emerge with aplomb after a fire. Vineyards and wineries in fire-prone environments thus need to be able to withstand recurrent fires. We don't know when or where the fires will occur, but we do know that they will eventually come in all Mediterranean-type ecosystems, whether they are deliberately lit or not. When they do come, the vineyards and wineries must be ready — not just as single entities but as a group.
Hoping to escape fires is not a viable strategy any longer. It seems to me that not much thought has yet been given to this topic. There are many possible components of a such a strategy, including winery design and vineyard management, which I will not go into here.
However, perhaps the deepest thought needs to be given to the necessity of having non-native trees such as eucalypts inter-mixed with vineyards. The natural vegetation of Mediterranean-type ecosystems is flammable on its own, and yet into this environment we have actually introduced eucalypts, the most flammable trees on earth. It seems to be the height of silliness to have them in fire-prone areas containing vineyards. All this does is make a potentially bad situation infinitely worse.
Vineyards are usually capable of withstanding relatively mild fires (see Months after Wine Country fires, damaged vineyards face uncertainty), but they cannot survive a severe eucalypt-propagated wildfire. We cannot keep relying on insurance policies and crowd funding for the long-term fire management of the affected viticultural areas.
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". . . eucalypts, the most flammable trees on earth."ReplyDelete
We here in California are acquainted (through 4th of July Independence Day celebrations) with a handheld firework known as a Roman candle.
Watching a eucalypt burn is akin to watching a Roman candle firework go off.
Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, eucalypts were planted by California vineyard owners as wind breaks.
The unintended consequence has been to worsen wildfires when they break out at vineyards.
(Aside: the most famous Napa Valley vineyard with a eucalypt wind break is "Martha's Vineyard" -- home of Joe Heitz's revered California Cabernets in the 1960s and 1970s and 1980s. Their "minty / eucalyptus" character comes from the oils given off by the nearby trees.)
Yet to be determined is what affect the wildfires will have on producing "smoke tainted" wines.ReplyDelete


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Tour Tibet: Housing the Abode of Snow
14 – 23 June 2018 (10 Days)
Known as "the land of snows", Tibet is located in the heart of Asia, locked between China and India, held aloft on a limitless mountainous plain. Many people visit Tibet to see the Mount Everest, but its charm lies not only in the breathtaking scenery, but also in its distinct language, history and people – which survived imperialism, remained intact for centuries but is now at risk of extinction. The combination of inaccessibility and political sensitivity made Tibet unattainable and a challenge to experience first-hand its richness as well as to preserve its ancient heart.
Our Tour Tibet: Housing the Abode of Snow 西藏行:雪域之光 will explore the controversies relating to Tibet nowadays, the close relationship between religion and politics in Tibet and the material development in the region as Tibetans fight to hold on to their unique identity without getting left behind in China's race to modernity. At the same time, we do not compromise the fun and interesting parts of travelling. The 10-day tour will spend an extra day at Everest Base Camp (珠峰大本營), from where the view of Everest is the most spectacular of all.
*Note 1: Walk In Hong Kong Limited (License No.: 353919) is the responsible tour operator of this programme.
*Note 2: Republic of China (Taiwan) Passport Holders are not allowed to join the trip.
Tour Fee:
Hong Kong / Macau Mainland Permit holders: 12,000 HKD
Other Passport holders: 12,800 HKD
Click here for Tertiary financial assistance options 大專生財政援助
Our Tour Fee includes
- Application fee for all required documents (Tibet Travel Permit and/or Aliens Travel Permit) to enter Tibet
- All Transportation in Tibet
- All accommodation (shared twin-room) throughout the programme (9 nights)
- Meals as indicated in the Programme Guideline (you will receive this after registration)
- Drivers and licensed local guide
- One Eastern Vision tour mentor
- All entry fees to museums, monasteries and sightseeing spots
- Academic materials customised for the tour
- 0.15% Stamp Duty by Travel Industry Council
Our Tour Fee Excludes
- Transportation from Hong Kong (or elsewhere) to Lhasa and transportation from Lhasa to Hong Kong*
- Extra meals or souvenirs in Tibet
- Travel Insurance**
- Your China visa of single entry (if necessary)***
- Tips for Tibetan tour guides and driver
*Our programme starts and ends in Lhasa. You should arrange your own flights/trains to Lhasa. However, we also facilitate two separate, non-bundled Group Transport Options(train or flight package) via our responsible tour operator Walk In Hong Kong Limited (Licence no. 353919) if you depart from Hong Kong:
11 Jun 2018 Guangzhou – Lhasa (train [no. Z264] operated by China Railway)
13 Jun 2018 Hong Kong – Chengdu – Lhasa (operated by Air China)
24 Jun 2018 Lhasa – Chongqing – Hong Kong (operated by Air China)
For those who opt for the flight package, an overnight hotel in Lhasa on 13 Jun 2018 will be included. Both options include round-trip transfer (coach) between airport and hostel/hotel. You can find more details in the Programme Guideline (you will receive this after registration).
**An appropriate and adequate travel insurance is a condition of travelling with Eastern Vision.
***For some passport holders who need to acquire a visa to enter China, you are reminded to secure a proper visa for single entry.
Day 1: 14 June 2018
Start of Programme
- Gather at Lhasa (拉薩) in the afternoon, to be greeted by our Eastern Vision tour mentor and familiar local guides.
- Our Tibetan expert will give you an introduction on Tibetan Culture before the exciting journey. It will provide you with essential prior knowledge, ranging from geographical, political, cultural and historical background of Tibet. They are the backbone of issues and themes that we will be discussing later throughout the tour.
- Check-in to local hostel, which has a view of the whole Potala Palace directly from your room
- Stroll around Bakhor Circuit (八廓街) on a walking tour, to discover the local Tibetan community
- Museum of Ambans in Tibet (駐藏大臣館), a rarely visited museum depicting the Chinese influence in the heart of the old city area
- Ani Sang Kung Nunnery and Teahouse (倉姑寺及甜茶館), get a taste of local Tibetan noodles (藏麵) and Butter Tea (酥油茶)
- Overnight at local hostel in city centre (平措康桑青年旅館)
Day 2: 15 June 2018
Lhasa (拉薩)
- Visit Potala Palace (布達拉宮), the most iconic landmark of Tibet, also the winter residence of various Dalai Lamas
- Chagpori Hill(藥王山), the best shooting angle to capture Potala Palace
- Zongjiao Lukang Park(宗角祿康公園), catching the glimpse of the reflection of Potala Palace at night
- Bakhor Supermarket (八廓商城)
- Princess Wencheng Stage Drama (文成公主處境劇), a multi-million dollar production to assert Chinese propaganda message of its ownership of Tibet
- Overnight at local hostel in city centre (平措康桑青年旅館)
Day 3: 16 June 2018
Lhasa (拉薩)
- Tibet Thangka Institution(西藏唐卡學院) to know more about this declining Tibetan arts
- Explore Jokhang Monastery (大昭寺), one of the most important temples in Tibet
- Drepung Monastery (哲蚌寺), to witness the unique Buddhist painted on rock
- Sera Monastery (色拉寺), a monastery known for scholarly learning. You get to see the monks engaged in a philosophical Buddhist debate as part of their learning process
- Dinner meet-up with Tibetan Monks, listen to their personal stories as a monk, under the tourism boom in Tibet over the recent few years
- Overnight at local hostel in city centre (平措康桑青年旅館)
Day 4: 17 June 2018
Lhasa (拉薩) > Gyantse (江孜)
- Leave Lhasa and drive to Gyantse, crossing three passes over 5,000m and skirt the shores of the beautiful lakes
- Yamdrok Lake (羊卓雍錯), one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet
- Karola Glacier (卡若拉冰川), the breathtaking contrast between the blue sky and snow peaked mountains
- Puma Yumco (普莫雍錯), which means "blue jewel floating in the sky" in Tibetan
- Arrive at Gyantse before dinner time. Lying on a historic trade route between India and Tibet, Gyantse has long been a crucial link for traders.
- Overnight at local hostel in Gyantse
Day 5: 18 June 2018
Gyantse (江孜) > Shigatse (日喀則)
- Gyantse Kumbum (白居寺十萬佛塔), one of the few Kumbums (means 100,000 images) in Tibet
- Gyantse Dzong(宗山古堡), the important landmark of War of the Tibetans against the Britain
- Head to Shigatse after lunch
- Overnight at local hostel in city centre (藏巴大酒店)
Day 6: 19 June 2018
Shigatse (日喀則) > Everest Base Camp (珠峰大本營)
- Tashilhunpo Monastery (扎什倫布寺), founded by the 1st Dalai Lama, also the largest temple in Shigatse area
- Depart from Shigatse to Everest Base Camp after lunch
- You will view the Mount Everest in the distance if the weather is good enough
- Camp in enjoy the spectacular starry sky at night, unblemished by light pollution
- Overnight at Everest Base Camp tent
Day 7: 20 June 2018
Everest Base Camp (珠峰大本營) > Shigatse (日喀則)
- Watching the sensational sunrise at the Base Camp, a golden glow on a clear morning
- Walk around Mount Everest Base camp, enjoy the dramatic view of the world's highest peak in front of you
- Rongbuk Monastery (絨布寺), the highest monastery in the world (5100m)
- Head to Tibet-Bhutan Border, a mysterious remote area which is full of glaciers
- Overnight at local hostel
Day 8: 21 June 2018
Shigatse (日喀則) > Namtso (納木措)
- Transition day, a long ride up to Namtso (納木措)
- Arrive at Namtso before dinner, also known as the 'heavenly lake'
- Overnight at local hostel in Namtso
Day 9: 22 June 2018
Namtso (納木措) > Lhasa (拉薩)
- Enjoy the spectacular sunrise of Namtso
- Morning walk around Namtso
- Drive back to Lhasa after packing up
- See for yourself the natural beauty around Namtso area
- Dinner at local restaurant
- Overnight at local hostel in city centre (平措康桑青年旅館)
Day 10: 23 June 2018
Lhasa (拉薩)
- Norbulingka (羅布林卡), the traditional summer residence of Dalai Lamas in the past
- Free time around Lhasa
- Hotpot buffet dinner in Intercontinental Lhasa Paradise Hotel (拉薩聖地天堂洲際大酒店)
- Overnight at local hostel in city centre (平措康桑青年旅館)
End of Programme
*The above itinerary is for reference only and is subject to change. Registrants will receive a full itinerary with programme details via email.


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Dr. Bushra Anjum of Lahore Campus invites Barry Pierce to Pakistan
With the aim of increasing international exposure for local students, Dr. Bushra Anjum, Assistant Professor CS Department, invited Barry Pierce (Mulkey Inc, Elim-IT) from USA to visit Pakistan for an educational guest lecture series. Barry has worked in the technology services industry for over 25 years and is a unique mix of businessman, techie, theoretician, and practitioner. He has served every size client: one-person micro-businesses, small businesses, mid-sized companies and multinational corporations.
Barry Pierce spoke at Forman Christian College (FCC) on 19th April, at Punjab University College of IT (PUCIT) on 25th April and at FAST-NU (Lahore Campus) on 26th April. The focus of his seminar was on "Server Virtualization and Consolidation". Server Virtualization and Consolidation is fundamentally changing the way that IT resources are being used in the corporate world. Companies who have adopted virtualization have seen tremendous savings in the time required to manage servers, reduced maintenance and equipment costs, and decreased power consumption In the talk, Barry Pierce demonstrated these benefits as well as pointed out some potential flaws involved with server virtualization and consolidation.#http://www.lhr.nu.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216:dr-bushra-anjum-invites-barry-pierce-to-pakistan&catid=8:latest-news-a-announcements&Itemid=223


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LAWSON will be spreading their love tonight to show their support for the thousands of refugees seeking solace.
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Right Click On . Mehfil mehfil lutt te jaaye. Aaja aaja aaja. Haafil haafil ghut te jaaye. Aaja aaja aaja. Sheeshe se gabraya saaya. Sab kuch ko kar kya hai paaya wo behaya. Ho aaye hai toh ruk jaa zara. You know there's no no no no no way out. Nirvana (give me give me more)Hai yeh jaana.
Yahaan jeena jeena nahin mumkin. Nirvana (give me give me more)Nahi yeh jaana. Yahaan marna marna bhi hai mushkil. Love love love. Jeena hai kya, marna hai kya? Download Pes 2012 Cho Win Xp.
Kisko pata, hain jaane jaa. Zinda hai tu, ya margaya.
Kisko pata, hain jaane jaa. Nirvana (give me more)Nirvana nirvana. Hey hello my friend. We meet again hmm. Mohabbat Song Lyrics.
Hooo rone do, aansoo hai khushi ke. Hmmm yun mujhko kabhi. Hui hi nahi.. mohabbat. Hooo hasne do, kehkahe betuki ke. Hmmm yun mujhko kabhi, hui hi nahi. Jo tumse abhi ho gayi hai, mohabbat.
Darna nahi dil, rulayegi hasayegi.. Haan haan mohabbat..
Jo tumse abhi ho gayi hai, mohabbat. Hmmm hooo wooouuuuuuu uuuuuuuu. Nayi- nayi si yeh nami. Nami- nayi si aatishe. Nayi- nayi si yeh nami. Nami- nayi si aatishe. Seene mein jal jaane lagi.
Nayi- nayi si khwahishein. Naino se girr jaane lagi. Nayi- nayi si baarishein. Hooo girne do, aansoo hai khushi ke. Hmmm yun mujhko kabhi, hui hi nahi.
Jo tumse abhi ho gayi hai, mohabbat. Darna nahi dil, rulayegi.. Haan haan mohabbat.. Jo tumse abhi ho gayi hai, mohabbat. Mohabbat.... Love Games Song Lyrics.
Phool tha pyasa. Titli ko phaansa. Dekar dil ka jhaansa. Love games. love games. Titli bigad gayi. Phool pe chad gayi. Pheka dil ka paasaa. Love games. love games.
Love games darling darling let's play.
Being a naughty student isn't always so bad though, sometimes you get twice the attention. Matt and Renato try to teach her a lesson, and get her to confess what she did, but soon enough they are the ones who end up spilling the beans. It's not too hard for her to swallow; even if the school's staff have some pretty stiff penalties for deception, but it is nothing that a little trick like Empera cannot handle.
Double detention, for her, just means double the fun.
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The anti-graft body had submitted that in view of the fact that the JIT which was constituted by the apex court while dealing with the petitions, for probing Panama matter, when collected further incriminating material regarding Hudaibiya Paper Mills, it (NAB) can not be debarred or restrained from proceeding further with the investigation, hence it would be appropriate to set aside the impugned judgment to the extent of re-investigation in order to fortify and corroborate the material collected by the JIT.
According to a senior official of NAB and legal experts, reopening of Hudaibiya Paper Mills case would create more troubles for the Sharif family and Ishaq Dar, who are already in troubled waters facing graft references in the accountability court, particularly Shehbaz Sharif, who was being named as PML-N's next candidate for the office of prime minister.
The judge added that he had ordered to reopen the case in his verdict and written around 14 paragraphs pertaining to Hudaibiya mills case.
Last week, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar formed a three-member bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, comprising Justice Dost Mohammad and Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhail to hear NAB's plea to reopen the case against members of Sharif family.
He said now when the previous verdict in the case given by the Lahore High Court (LHC) had turned impugned and the case was going to be declared as void, Dar's status as "approver" would also end and he would be treated as an accused. However the lawyers of the Sharif family did not file the application following Justice Khosa's inability to head the bench.
Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rasheed had submitted a petition in SC, stating that on July 21, amid hearing of the Panama Papers case, NAB had assured the court to submit reply in seven days on Hudaibiya case but it failed to do so within the mentioned time.
It was in relation to this case that the Sharif family's trusted aide, Ishaq Dar, recorded a confessional statement on April 25, 2000 in front of a magistrate in Lahore accepting his role in laundering money.
SC issues notice to Centre over blatant use of pesticides in India
The court said it will pronounce its order on whether the allegations made against the CJI amounted to contempt of court. The bench headed by Justice Kurien Joseph has requested Chief Justice of India to constitute a constitutional bench.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shehbaz and others had been made respondents in the case. It argued in the appeal that the referee judge was not "competent" to set aside the findings of the high court, in which the NAB had been allowed to reinitiate investigations against the Sharif family.
The legal fraternity hailed both these decisions of the apex court judge.
Dar later retracted his statement and claimed that the statement was gleaned under duress. The hearing in the case has been adjourned indefinitely.
The Sharif family had earlier made a decision to challenge the bench of the Apex court formed for hearing the NAB appeal seeking reopening of the Hudaibiya papers mills reference.
In its appeal, the bureau had asked the apex court to set aside the 2014 judgement "in the interest of justice, fair play and equity".
The bench was scheduled to conduct proceeding today.
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HTC unveils a standalone VR headset called Vive Focus
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Fascinating. Intriguing. Mesmeric.
Pippa and Willem fell under Old Downton's spell in December 2011.
Having won countless plaudits for their award winning hospitality business, the couple saw the potential to create a unique venue that defies any attempt to categorise it.
With their Manager, David Thomas, they have created somewhere that is fascinating, intriguing and mesmeric.
Old Downton Lodge is a restaurant with rooms where the bedrooms are unforgettable: Quirky, luxurious, packed with history and designed to make you smile. The hospitality is relaxed and genuine it really gives the feel of a home from home. The food is exceptional and the wine list inspired.
Due to our size and location we offer Dinner on Tuesday to Saturday nights only. We serve either a delicious 5 or 7 course tasting menu using only the best fresh and local ingredients, where possible. Dinner is served between 6pm and 9pm.
The Dining Room
Head Chef Karl Martin has joined the team. He has created a tasting menu that changes every day and is served Tuesday to Saturday nights. Please contact us for this week's menu.
The dining room is in its pomp when set out for a party of eighteen, but it is equally atmospheric when laid out with tables of two or four. It has the feel of a grand medieval hall. In fact, it was built around the time of the Norman conquest, but do those small triangular windows suggest a more prosaic history? What you probably won't see is the kitchen where Head Chef Karl Martin is paring down the choice of stunning fresh local produce – there's so much to choose from.
Karl produces a daily changing tasting menu for which he draws inspiration from local produce when he visits the Market and goes on his foraging expeditions in the Herefordshire countryside. Dinner is available on Tuesday to Saturday night only between 6pm and 9pm. We will send you the menu in the week before your stay.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know at least 24 hours before you dine so that we can ensure it doesn't impact on your dining experience.The restaurant is also open to non residents so we suggest you make your reservation as soon as possible to avoid disappointment (At least 24 hours before you dine).
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Once upon a time there was a land where attendance at the state approved church meant the difference between liberty or death. Many people died when kings and queens changed which church was approved. It became obvious that the decreed church had less to do with God, and more to do with the king's grip on power.
Thousands of loyal subjects joined together to build a far flung colony of that land. They made covenants and implemented local town hall rule. They wanted a church unshackled from royal fiat, and hoped the king and his clerics were watching and learning.
Each landed citizen had a voice and used it. A later king did not like the distant ministers whose unfettered sermons thundered against unjust government policies. He made plans to send an army and trash the distant churches. That king died suddenly, and the ministers and townhalls and churches lived on.
A century later, another king moved to crush the town hall people. A war was fought, and the king lost his distant colonies. "We the people" and citizen based rule was allowed to enlarge itself over the next two centuries into the America that we know today.
Today, "we the people" honor citizen based rule, and bump along with the forms and instruments of government handed down from our New England forbearers, yet something is wrong.
Kings are quietly beginning to rule over us. And being at great ease, "we the town hall people" let them.
At local, state and federal levels, the voting game plays its loud tunes, but the quiet power more and more lies in unelected coalitions of bureaucrats and non profits and multi national corporations, not with the town hall people.
Last week, an enterprising group, Shiftwa.org published highlights of e-mails obtained from the first year of Washington State Governer Jay Inslee's term in office. In essence, Governor Inslee's office right from the start, hired outside consultants to solicit non profits and corporate leaders to fund up an environmentally driven governor's agenda that would not be mired in restraints of the legislature. This is executive fiat.
A month or so ago, April 29, Governor Inslee signed executive order 14-04, creating a Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force. Read the whereas line items. Do sweeping, minimally supported conclusions and initial West Coast regional discussions (not even non-binding alliances) justify unilateral executive orders?
Do you know the governor's powers vested in unelected appointments to the Growth Management Hearings Board? What about the Governor's Office controlled (and ailing) Puget Sound Partnership that dishes out EPA funds for environmental "improvements"?
At the Whatcom County level is the unauthorized spending of the WRIA1 Joint Administrative Board. Stopping short of direct legal suit, a coalition of water districts have written an open letter to the Whatcom County Prosecutor's Office and Executive Jack Louws, detailing violations of the Whatcom County Charter in the budgets and spending of the Joint Administrative Board. They are challenging executive fiat.
Who will prevail? Who really rules, the executive or the cadre of non profit advisors and facilitators, the business consultants and specialists who hover in clouds in city and county health, planning and parks offices, and further their interests through our youth and educational halls, and honor themselves through a complicit media.
Schooled and skilled ingroup manipulation tactics, progressives keep the town hall people three steps behind in the game of public policy and media/education virtual reality.
Don't you want to be liked? Didn't you fill out the "share your thoughts" survey? Wouldn't you like to attend a neighborhood discussion on bike lanes and downzoning of arterial roads? Your thoughts collected by skilled progressive group manipulators are usually excluded from their predetermined reports, and worse, you stop watching and resisting with a false sense of being heard and represented.
Conservatives, newly elected to public office, struggling to learn the ropes of public policy, networking with the panoply of local, state and federal bureaucrats, NGOs and business alliances, and wanting to establish a reputation for balanced, productive, teamwork in governing, are easy prey for environmental handlers. "Getting along" is not always a good thing.
The media pats you on the back, and your legacy unwittingly becomes one of furthering the progressive, environmentally justified takings of private properties and personal freedoms. And the town hall people who elected you slumber on.
Executive fiat. The new reality. Or is it all that new? What is the lesson of American history?
When people of Christian faith walked the talk, there was salt and light, amid conflict. That was the story of the "Black Robed Regiment"of 1776. That was the motivation for British generals to stable their horses in New England church auditoriums, or use them as beer halls. Today, there is precious little Christian salt and interest in town hall or citizen driven legislation. Kings and executive branches take up the slack, and a saltless Christian church, drowning in comforts and Madison Avenue marketing, is poised to be ground into the pavement. There may be a temporary euphoria of freedom while the culture is in free fall, but when the ground is found, the "kings" grind fine and hard.
Maybe the future hot political career will be court advisor. Maybe not. Maybe it will be salt maker.
Are you voting conservative in the primary? Vet your state representative candidate over loyalties to executive agencies like Puget Sound Partnership or the Growth Management Hearings Board.
At the county level, did your rep candidate turn a blind eye to the WRIA 1 Joint Administrative Board's (Bellingham Mayor, County Executive, PUD manager, Nooksack and Lummi tribal representative) out of compliance, unfettered spending and policy making? You may be surprised.
Water District Coalition serves formal attorney's noticeto the Whatcom County Prosecutor's Office of Joint Administrative Board policyand funding violations under the Whatcom County Charter.


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Event Details
Description : Introduction of Bharatanatyam :
This particular form of Indian classical dance is originated from the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It has its inspirations from the sculptures of the ancient temple of Chidambaram, India. Pandhanallur Style Bharatnatyam will be taught in this class. Students will learn mudras (hand positions and their meaning), adavus (steps) with sollu kattu (rhythmic syllable), Bharatanatyam dance theory and history.
LIST OF ADAVUS that includes in Syllabus :
Thatta Adavu , Natta Adavu , Visharu Adavu, Thatti Medu Adavu, Teermanam, Murka Adavu , Kuditta Metta Adavu, Srikal Adavu
After Adavu learning, Students will be introduced to some Korvais ( combination of all different Adavus together )
Beginner Level :
Introduction of Bharatanatyam, History of Bharatanatyam, Elements in Bharatanatyam, Mudras in Bharatantayam & Introduction of Adavus.
Intermediate Level:
Students are introduced to simple combinations of the adavus in items and are set to music. Movement and control of the smaller muscle groups like shoulder, neck, and eyes are taught.
Students are requested to wear Kurtis and Leggings with Duppata
Hair should be tied up with a maroon color / red color Bindi on the forehead. Instructions:
Students are requested to bring a separate notebook & pen for writing down the notes that will be given during the class.
Age Group: 18 years and above
Pre-requisites: None
Day/Time for Class: Saturday, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Class Size: 12.
Class Room: 100.
Teacher: Soundharya Sridharan
Date(s) : Sun 09/24/2017 - Thu 05/31/2018
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Class Capacity
Total: 17 slots
Open: 2 slots
Registration Deadline
Fri 09/22/2017 12:00 AM
Available spaces : 2
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Build the right UI for your complex embedded system
The tradeoffs involved in building a UI can be many. Making the right choices can make or break your system.
The implementation of a sophisticated user interface (UI) brings a number of interesting challenges. It often leads to tradeoffs between the cost and difficulty of implementation versus the quality of the user experience. In the consumer space, the UI can make or break a product and have a lasting impact on a vendor's product line.
Let's first look at the different types of facilities and mechanisms found on today's typical UI. Processing a user's interactions with buttons and switches is quite straightforward. It's simply a matter of polling an interface frequently enough or responding to an interrupt. There are a few subtleties to keep in mind. For example, a switch or a button being pressed may be seen as a transition from "1" to "0," not vice versa as might be expected. Also, switch contacts have a tendency to bounce and without care, can be interpreted as a sequence of actuations.
Lamps are equally as simple. They're typically illuminated by setting a bit in a device register. This has a small challenge: registers are typically "write only" so the software can't read back the current state (a shadow copy of the data must be kept in RAM and used with care). Flashing lamps require some type of timing mechanism. This might be handled by a simple clock interrupt service routine, or a real-time operating system (RTOS) may be employed for the main application, which can accommodate the timing requirements. Simple alphanumeric displays are handled in much the same way as lamps.
Network interfaces
On devices with graphical screens--either full size, like a TV, or small, like a cell phone--the functionality may be defined quite precisely. Also, some common features may be leveraged. Although all of these mechanisms are found on today's UI and may seem simple in many respects, nonetheless developers must face some serious challenges when working at the application level.
The complexities of today's devices typically feature a wide range of functionality, often implemented in a number of different applications. A feature-rich cell phone, for example, will have Web browser, messaging, media playback, and address book along with the traditional phone functionality. It's not uncommon for each application to be developed separately, possibly by different companies. The result is that each application has its own UI, yet in every application, the UI is doing much the same work as the others, but in slightly different ways and often with a different look and feel. Unfortunately, this results in more development work (creating lots of UIs), and the user experience is compromised because the UIs aren't consistent.
Another challenge at the application level is the fact that the UI takes significant programming skill and effort to implement and, furthermore, to maintain and adapt to future needs.


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From the work of Gokyo Shumyo
Any game of GO, due to the possibilities structurally inherent it moves, should, on the average, result in about 250 moves. Of the total sum, about 20 belong to the opening game, about 150 to the middle game, and, say, about 80 to the end game. Plays effecting the connection of chains at the margin and filling up the gaps and interspaces between the chains, after the general formation is completed, belong to the end game.


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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Let Aloha take you to the Moon, Man.
Sorry, that headline is terrible. The song is "Moon Man" and the band is Aloha. the group is splintered across a couple different states, but you wouldn't know it from the cohesion in their music. Technology!
Their sound's Playful, mellow dance rock-y stuff. There is a touch of the tropical here—a nod to their name?—but in a "sunshine in the music" way, not hokey, stereotypical "island" instrumentation.
O.K., sue me over the overuse of quotes in that last sentence. Or maybe don't, since I think you'll be willing to fogive me after giving into the best track on their new album Little Windows Cut Right Through.
The band has two tour dates set so far, September 22 in Cleveland at Beachland Tavern, and September 23 at Lincoln Hall in Chicago.
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I didn't grow up in the 80s. I didn't grow up with The Goonies, ET, Gremlins, or any of the "classic" Amblin films. I didn't even grow up with the non-Amblin films, like Stand by Me and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. That's not to say I don't adore these films now, but they were before my time. When Super 8 was announced, and more importantly that it was going back to the feel of the 80s, I was excited. I mean, I finally get my own real Amblin film. Not only that, but JJ Abrams was directing with Steven Spielberg producing? It's fair to say that I had high expectations for this film, but did it live up to them?Super 8 takes place in '79, about four months after the death of Joe Lamb's mother. School's just been let out, and it's time to finish the zombie film he and his friends are working on. One night when shooting a scene, a train derails in front of them, and just so happens to have some special cargo inside. What happens from that is part coming-of-age tale, part monster movie, and total 80s.
Like every film heavily involving kids, casting is almost everything. They held a national casting call, and that was probably the best idea possible, because every kid feels natural. They never seem like actors, but always kids dealing with a situation larger than what they're capable of dealing with. Not a single one of them do a bad job here, and even manage to pull the emotional strings missing from the script in the third act (We'll get there). I'm excited to see where they go from here, especially Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning (Yes, Dakota's little sister).
It's hard to discuss the few things I didn't like in this movie without getting into spoiler territory, but while the third act works overall, it's not without its share of problems. Part of the last setpiece doesn't make sense as people keep reloading their weapons (Again, hard to discuss without spoiling a single thing). There's some emotional connections we're supposed to have that barely work. The biggest problem involves the alien itself. As an audience we're supposed to feel a certain way about it, but the film doesn't give the creature enough personality to have a full effect. It's works on a thread, but still works. The same goes for the relationship between Joe and his father. The film just barely pulls off the end of their story.
That's partly due to the action of the film as it pulls away time that could have been spent furthering characters, and giving them more depth. Don't take that as if the action isn't good or worth it. It's quite worth it, and I ate up every setpiece we were given. I love that the alien is seen through glimpses, even if it somewhat takes away from the film's ending. The train derailment teased in trailers and TV spots doesn't disappoint. The greatest thing about it is the clarity of knowing where everyone is in relation to others. This is most certainly not a Michael Bay film. And that goes for the end sequence with the military moving in. You know where everything is, and it makes for a great experience.
I feel like I complained more than I wanted to, because yeah, the film is completely mint. Even with its third act problems, Super 8 is an excellent film, and certainly one I'm already wanting to take in again. Thanks to JJ Abrams, I got my Amblin film in all of its 80s glory.


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Hey Blog Fam!
Well this week has been quite trying for me at work. To say I am dealing with micro manager would be an understatement. My boss is bored so he has been on my back. He is like did you get this done yet, or that done yet, I did this because I was curious....WTF! I don't have plans to go into 2008 doing the same thing that I am doing in 2007 at this job. I know I don't react well to micro managing. Plus I have been sitting at my desk right through my lunch, staying late, and doing what I have to do to get the job done. No more! I thought back to when I was working in Detroit and a group of us used to do Ballys on our lunchbreak. We would do a Powerflex class (strength training), shower and be back at work in an hour and 15 minutes. I lost 15 pounds and several inches off of various parts of my body doing that. So I researched and there are two gyms within a mile of my job. Both of the gyms have worked out special memberships for us. So I go down to Gold's gym and they give me a great rate. Wonderful! I sign up and pay for two years up front. My entire goal is the incorporate a lunch time workout 3 to 4 days out of the week. I am also doing a 30 minute treadmill or Tae Bo early morning workout. This gym has resistance and strength classes around noon most days of the week so if I can attend a couple of those a week that would be great.
Today was my first day with an hour workout to break up my work day. I have it to a 3o minute elliptical machine workout and 5 to 10 minutes of stretching. Then it is off to the shower (which are private showers with a small dressing area outside of the shower). This entire routine roundtrip was an hour and 10 minutes. I feel great!! I am drinking a ton of water right now because that elliptical machine whipped my butt.
Stress is not a good thing and I am not about to let any job stress me out, so my way of dealing with this is to work it out. With reducing my stress levels I can lose this excess weight as well. It appears to be a win win situation. What do you think??
Friday, December 21, 2007
Adding more workouts
Hey Blog Fam!
Posted by Trina at 11:40 AM
Labels: Weight Loss


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Hi there!
Once again, ScrapMuch? is attending Scrapfest! The next event is a new one for Scrapfest and will take place in Richmond Hill on September 27th for shopping at the 26th and 27th for croppers. Please see the flyers below or check out their website at www.scrapfest.ca for more info!
Thanks for joining us today!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?