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A combo trek of three major destinations of the Annapurna region, we have designed this Tilicho Lake – Annapurna Circuit – Annapurna Base Camp Trek as a single trekking package. This trekking is comparatively adventurous and demands the experience of long days of walking.
The trek takes you to Tilicho Lake (4,920m), Crosses the Thorang La Pass (5,416m), and Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m) which are the three major designations of the Annapurna area.
One of the most iconic treks in the world, the Annapurna Circuit with Base Camp Trek is sure to give you an unforgettable experience and lifelong memories.
You will be surrounded by some of the most spectacular mountains anywhere on earth, including three of the world’s highest; Annapurna 8,091m, Manaslu 8,163m, Dhauligiri 8,167m, and the “Matterhorn of the Himalayas” – Machhapuchhre.
Our trek is designed to last 18 days and includes a visit to Tilicho Lake, which at 4,920 meters above sea level is also one of the highest on earth. Starting from Kathmandu we will take either local or private transport towards Besisahar which is the gateway for the Annapurna Circuit.
Continuing the journey, we will spend our first night at Jagat before finishing the drive the following day at Chame, where the trek begins. Throughout you will stay in a wide range of villages – both Nepali and Tibetan – and you will notice the shift in cultures from place to place.
Likewise, the landscapes will start with paddy fields, farmland, and forests before getting into the more rugged beauty of the Himalayas.
Annapurna when literally translated means “Full of Food ” and the Goddess of Harvests features prominently in many of the homes. A 160km round trek, or 230km at its longest route, is suitable for first-timers and experienced trekkers alike.
This trek is one of the most popular in the region, but can also be split into sections for those with tighter time limits. Days 1-12 can easily be broken off while a 5-day trek around the Annapurna Ghorepani Poonhill trek area makes for an excellent taster for those unable to do the whole thing.
After a daylong jeep ride from Kathmandu to Jagat via Beshishar; the trekking follows the Annapurna Circuit trekking route. But from Manang, a few days to Tilicho Lake visit and return to Shri Kharka to catch the classic Annapurna Circuit trail is an additional plan.
In the end, the trek catches the classic Annapurna Base Camp trekking route from Tatopani and is completed at Pokhara.
Annapurna Base Camp Trek is one of the famous trekking routes of Nepal as every year hundreds of trekkers visit the base camp both from inside and outside the country.
Normally, the Annapurna Base Camp trek starts from Pokhara but on this trekking package trekking circles the Annapurna range.
So, definitely, according to the altitude gain, this trekking route is quite a tough route. Also, for beginners who rarely go trekking and cannot adapt to the high altitude, this route might be risky.
However, apart from that, as a popular trekking route in Nepal, locals as well as the government has given concerned regarding its importance and have eased up the route by managing tea houses, hotels, and lodges throughout the route so that the trekkers can have enough rest and adapt the excessive change in the altitude.
As you need to reach a height of 4,130 meters, the Annapurna Base Camp trek is mostly climbing and gaining altitude. Also throughout the route, you will experience unique natural scenarios and views of majestic mountains.
Throughout the Annapurna Base Camp Trek, you will be walking along the forest road surrounded by tall trees with thick bark called Daphne. Similarly, you will experience different landscapes as you get closer to the Base Camp.
To make your trek easier you can carry a walking pole along with you to take the weight off your knees. Lastly, the places that you will cover during this trek are, Nayapul (2,080m), Ghorepani (2,750m), Tadapani (2700m), Kimrung Khola (2,177m), Doban (2,670m), and Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m).
You do not have to worry about the place to stay and spend the night during the trek. Throughout the trek, you will find several tea houses and lodges where you can spend a night and become safe from the cold nights.
Also, the price for the accommodations is very affordable as it costs only NRP 200 for a room. However, if you want extra service including Wi-Fi and a hot shower, you might have to pay more according to their charges.
Likewise, the price of flooding is comparatively higher in these Himalayan areas due to the difficulty in transportation. You might have to pay more than you have expected even for a glass of warm water.
The most commonly available food on the trek is dal bhat which includes steamed rice, lentils, and other vegetables. Besides a traditional dal bhat, you can also have Gurung bread and potato cake that will refill your energy.
Annapurna region is one of the most popular trekking destinations in Nepal. So, visiting Tilicho, Thorang La, and ABC at the right season makes your trek even more delightful and amazing.
If you plan to visit the Himalayan region like ABC, make sure that you will be able to experience the majestic view of the Himalayas as, during the off-season, you might not see a clear view of the mountains due to bad weather and foggy clouds.
Therefore, the best time to trek Annapurna Base Camp is during the months of April to May (spring) or October to November (autumn).
During these months, you get a clear sky and the best weather temperature to trek in the Himalayas. There is also less chance of bad weather and rainfall during this time making it the perfect time for trekking.
After your arrival in Kathmandu, our representatives at the airport will transfer you to your hotel and help you in check-in.
In the morning, our trekking crew will pick you up at the hotel and catch the transportation to Besisahar before transferring to a local jeep to Jagat where we stay overnight.
After breakfast, we drive about 3 hours to Chame which is the headquarters of Manang district, then we start walking towards Bhratang. The Himalayan views of Lamjung Himal, Annapurna will be impressive from the start.
The trail from Chame to Upper Pisang offers a panoramic view of the Lamjung, Annapurna, Tilicho, Chulu East and Pisang peaks.
Today we leave the Sherpa village of Pisang, passing through forests of pine until we reach the village of Humde. From Humde we continue on to Manang.
Manang is our first acclimatization stop as we prepare for the next high altitude section of the trek. We do full day rest and walk around the Manang village or can visit the Ganggapurna Tal.
The trail towards Tilicho base camp can be a bit tricky so we will need to walk along a small path to reach in base camp. The downward slope towards Base Camp is much easier.
Early morning, we start to go to TILICHO LAKE visit to see the lake and the beautiful mountain ranges of Annapurna and the Ganggapurna Himal. There is nowhere to stay here, so it will be a round trek and we will need to carry all our provisions for the day.
We walk to Shri Kharka to Yak Kharka above the Khangsar village along an unmarked trail.
An hour walk from Yak Kharka the trail passes through Ledar before climbing along the east bank of Jasang Khola and descending to Thorang Phedi.
Today we start early morning about (3 to 4 AM) from Thorung High Camp and continue uphill before we reach the famous Thorang La Pass. The trail then drops down the hill until we reach Muktinath. Muktinath is considered to be sacred by the followers of both Hinduism and Buddhism…
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There is off-road drive between Muktinath and Tatopani which is often busy and dusty. All part of the adventure!
Crossing the hanging bridge over the Kali Gandaki river, we reach the village of Shikha. From Shikha, we walk for three more hours before we arrive in Ghorepani
In Ghorepani, just after an hour’s walk, we reach the famous Poon Hill. The view from the top of this beautiful place is superb. The mountains that can be observed from the hill are the Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Tukuche, Nilgiri, Hiunchuli and Dhaulagiri. After taking in the beauty of Ghorepani we continue walking to Tadapani.
From Tadapani the trail is a downhill walk through rhododendron and oak forests before we reach Chhomrung for lunch. After an hour in Chhomrong village. we trek to Sinuwa where we will camp overnight.
The trail now drops as we descend down a stone staircase and then cross the Chhomrung Khola. After climbing high above the Modi Khola the trail continues uphill to Kuldi before descending again to Himalaya.
From Himalaya, we follow the trail high above the river and walk until we reach the Machapuchare Base Camp which is at a lower altitude and a slightly shorter distance than the Annapurna Base Camp. We can choose where to stay.
If we stayed at Machapuchare Base Camp last night then we can visit Annapurna Base Camp this morning. After some exploring in the area, we will descend to Sinuwa.
Today, we walk towards Kimche via the hot spring in Jinu. At Kimche our trek ends and we will take a local bus or local sharing Jeep to Pokhara hotel stay which is arranging your own best hotel.
Note: We can book any kind of a night hotel stay in Pokhara upon your request as per your budget. You can have a good relax after long walking on trekking. So for it, you have your own choice hotel stay in Pokhara.
Today, As our packages included, we have a tourist bus driving Pokhara to Kathmandu for 6 hours and stay a night in Kathmandu or Catch a direct International flight in the late evening if you have limited time for travel. The bus leaves at about 7:30 AM from Pokhara and arrives at about 3 PM in Kathmandu.
Note: There is an option transportation from Pokhara by private car/Jeep or Hiace up on your services requested. It means that you can leave any time from Pokhara and can stop as you want and arrive in Kathmandu earlier than the tourist bus about 4 to 5 hours driving. and also flight option available Pokhara to Kathmandu in additional cost.
Note: The above holiday itinerary can be customized as our guest specific requirements and can make shorter and longer. We design your holidays accordingly.
Water: Mineral waters are available at all stops during tea house treks (paying your own). You can also use tap water if you choose to use water purification tablets.
Medical support: An emergency first aid kit is carried by the support staff at all times.
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Travel Insurance is mandatory for all clients who choose to trek or climb with us. The insurance should cover you in case of emergencies like accidents, altitude sickness and ambulance and helicopter rescue charges if required. Please carry a copy of your insurance papers while travelling in Nepal and do send us a copy as well. This will help us in making all the necessary arrangements in case of any sort of emergencies.
The spring season of March/April/May is the best for holidays in the Nepalese Himalayas. The sky and the weather are very clear and sunny in these months and the temperature is warmer. At heights below 3,500 meters, you can expect temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees during the daytime, although these will drop at night. Once above 3,500m, you should expect significant temperature drops at night and early morning, often as low as -15 degrees.
There is some rain in these months, but nothing severe and this really helps to bring out the natural colors in the varied flora and fauna, especially in the national flower of Nepal, the rhododendron.
This is the primary time for tourism in Nepal with trekkers and mountain climbers seen all across the country.
Nepal experiences its monsoon season during June, July, and August, and it can sometimes last until mid-September. Some treks are possible in mid-June before the rains really get heavy, however, visibility can be limited.
The rains bring other challenges and obstacles. Mountain flights are not so frequent, while landslides can block the roads. Trekking in mid-June is still possible but we advise against the classic treks such as Everest due to the risk of long delays at Lukla which could potentially lead to missing international flights. If this is the only season possible for you, then we recommend treks in drier parts of the country such as Upper Mustang or Upper Dolpo. We can also suggest other activities such as white water rafting or visiting the National Parks at Chitwan or Bardia.
With very similar conditions to spring, the autumn season begins in mid-September and runs to mid-December, and is also ideal for trekking. This is a long window of good visibility and so there are a wide variety of trekking options available.
This time of year is also known for its festivals, especially the Dashain festival/Tihar festival and Chhad festival. There are also long national holidays so many people return to their villages to see family, making rural Nepal even more vibrant than normal. There is little rain and the skies are mostly clear with warm weather. This does mean that the trekking routes can be quite crowded in the most popular areas so we advise booking early to avoid the disappointment of full tea houses.
The less popular trekking regions such as Manaslu, Tsum Valley, Upper Dolpo, Mustang, and Naar Phu are great alternatives for those who want to avoid the crowds at this busy time.
December to February is the winter season in Nepal. Trekking at this time is not ideal and we advise against anything that goes into thin air as snowfall is common and temperatures can be extremely low.
Trips that can be done in winter include trekking in the hills around Kathmandu, Ghorepani, Poon Hill, Nagarkot, Chitwan National Park, Bardia National Park, or experiencing a homestay in one of the local villages. The biggest positive of this time of year is the excellent sunsets and sunrises which can often be enjoyed in rural areas.
There is something for everyone at any time of year in Nepal and the team at Peace Nepal Treks is happy to advise the most suitable for your needs.
Below is a checklist of equipment that we advise people have with them when visiting Nepal. This is a guideline only and will depend on the type of trip you are undertaking.
While we always suggest bringing your most important equipment from home, it is possible to buy or rent equipment in Kathmandu where almost all products and major brands are available, often at cheaper rates than you might find at home.
This equipment listed is prepared by our long experiences in trekking. During the treks, our porters can carry approximately 20kg in total while we recommend that any trekker carries their own day-pack that weighs between 8-12kgs which would include a camera, snacks, and drinking water for easy access.
Joining group departures are fixed dates and guaranteed to depart the trek with a minimum of two people to a maximum of 10 people in the group. The benefit of joining the group is sharing the cost at a lower price & sharing different experiences with other travelers during your holidays.
Yes, we have set planned joining group upcoming months and fixed dates. If you are alone or have more people & still want to join the group, you can ask our expert once. He will write a quick response as possible if the dates are available as your timing frame and suggest the best as your wish and as a budget. To make sure that to issue the permit fees, you should arrive in Kathmandu one day before starting the trek. we need two different kinds of permission from the Nepal government to travel 19 days Tilicho lake Annapurna Circuit & base Camp Trek, First: Annapurna conservation entry fees & Second: we need TIMS CARD (Trekking Information Management System)
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Excellent Annapurna Circuit Trek Peace Nepal organized an incredible trek which included the Annapurna Circuit and a visit to Annapurna Base Camp. Our guide Prem was great company and made the experience as good as it could have possibly been. Nir was extremely welcoming when we arrived in Kathmandu and lent us several items (sleeping bag, jacket, poles) for the trek which we didn’t have, which was very kind. A very memorable trip!... See moreSee less...
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NEPAL IS AN AMAZING COUNTRY TO VISIT My name is Dan Collins, and I am from New Zealand. I visited Nepal in early 2008, during which time I trekked the Annapurna Circuit, organized through Peace Nepal Treks. Nepal is an amazing country to visit, the culture & scenery are superb, and this is all made even better when you don’t have to worry about anything because you have made arrangements with Peace Nepal Treks. Peace Nepal Treks look after you well, from picking you up from the airp... See moreort, arranging accommodation, and their trekking guides are excellent and a lot of fun to travel with. I found the best part of their service was that even after the trek is finished, they will still look after you, show you the great sights in Nepal, and will help you or advise you with anything you may need. With Peace Nepal Treks you will gain a first hand and very personal experience of Nepali culture, which will stay with you for the rest of your life. To summaries: You can’t go wrong with Peace Nepal Treks. They are friendly, fun and intelligent people who will really enhance your experience in Nepal, and I regularly keep in contact with Nir & Bil, who I regard as my Nepali brothers. I’m happy to be contacted for more info if need be, feel free to Mail me.See less...
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Since the beginning of the 2012–13 school year, six shootings have been committed by American students on or in proximity to their school’s campus, totaling more than thirty student and faculty deaths. These high-profile killings are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to gun violence, which claims 30,000 lives a year, as illegal and legal guns are increasingly finding their way into the hands of young people.
As members of the Millennial generation, we know that gun control is in desperate need of reform in this country. We’ve lived it. Yet many politicians still refuse to consider revision in any measure. Representative Tim Huelskamp of Kansas neatly summed up the argument against gun reform in an appearance on the MSNBC political talk show Morning Joe: “It’s not a gun problem,” he said, “it’s a people problem, it’s a cultural problem.” This claim is not supported by the data.
Over the past two decades, the United States has experienced a nearly universal decline in crime. The FBI crime statistics report of 2011 shows that from 2003, there have been substantial decreases in the rate of violent crime, property crime and nonfirearm homicide. At the same time, the rate of firearm homicides has remained essentially stagnant. Ignoring these data, opponents of increased gun control insist that the conversation shouldn’t be about guns but rather about the influence of the culture we’ve bred through our media.
Is the notion that our films, television and video games portray violence as devoid of any real consequences valid? Absolutely. But is anyone prepared to argue that American teenagers spend more time playing violent video games than the teenagers of Japan or South Korea, where the rate of firearm-related homicides in both nations is averaged at zero? Blaming a problem as systematic as the high rate of gun homicides in the United States on something as broad and ever-changing as the entertainment industry is simply blatant scapegoating.
This isn’t to suggest that those gun reform opponents haven’t come up with policy suggestions of their own. In an NRA press release following the Sandy Hook shootings, Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the group, declared: “We care about our money, so we protect our banks, yet when it comes to…our children we as a society leave them utterly defenseless.” A stirring declaration, no doubt, but would armed guards solve the problem? In 1999, Columbine High School had a sheriff’s deputy stationed at the school who even traded fire with Klebold and Harris during the rampage that killed fifteen. Virginia Tech, in addition to the armed guards stationed on the campus, had officers in position three minutes after the first emergency call was placed. Heightened security measures can’t be used to prevent future shootings.
The United States needs a comprehensive reform of its gun laws, reforms that have teeth and are not riddled with loopholes and exceptions. A total ban on assault rifles, high-capacity magazines and military-grade ammunition would prevent untrained individuals from obtaining and operating dangerous weaponry—the same reason surface-to-air weapons aren’t currently available to the general public. Mandating universal background checks, broadening the base of searched databases and extending the waiting period could prevent those with histories of violence or debilitating mental illness from purchasing firearms. Official reporting for all firearm transactions could spur private dealers to run background checks before a sale as a means of reducing their liability.
Finally, ensuring quality mental illness and addiction care for those who want it can prevent those in need from turning to violence or retribution. Limiting exposure to firearms, which are the most effective means of suicide, coupled with increased mental health care can put those predisposed to depression on a more positive track that circumvents gun violence.
Ten days into the New Year, we were introduced to 2013’s first school shooting. A student was critically shot at Taft Union High School before a teacher could talk the shooter down. Ironically enough, as all of this was taking place, Vice President Joe Biden was giving a televised press conference on gun violence. Events like these have become so commonplace that outrage was short. At least we could find solace in the fact that it wasn’t nearly as bad as last month’s school shooting, when twenty elementary schoolers were gunned down.
Until we address gun violence as a policy issue and not as the inevitable product of American individualism, school shootings will remain as morbid reminders of our own failure to address the issue. That is why the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network has launched the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force—an effort to delineate reasonable solutions, including firearm and ammunition regulations, more complete background checks, improving mental health coverage, and addressing the role of the media, to limit ongoing violence.
Millennials cannot afford to bury any more of their peers because of an irresponsible society's neglect. From this moment onwards, we commit to the goal of planned obsolescence of the term “gun violence.” To that end we submit the recommendations and commentaries of our working group to curb gun violence in America. May it be the start to the end of the epidemic of senseless killing in our country.


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Healthy Food Swap: Black Bean Pasta
Today's featured healthy food swap is fun and I can't wait to spill the beans and tell you all about it! It's called Organic Black Bean Spaghetti shape made by Explore Asian Authentic Cuisine, and it's so yummy. I found it at Costco recently and decided to give it a try.
Here's why we love it:
- Only TWO ingredients: black beans and water
- 100% USDA Certified Organic
- Certified Gluten Free
- Vegan & Vegetarian
- Kosher Parve
- Sodium Free
- 25 whopping grams of protein per serving (vs. only 7 grams in the whole wheat spaghetti in my pantry)
- 180 calories per serving (vs. 200 calories in the whole wheat spagetti)
- Super high in fiber: 12 grams per serving, meets 47% of daily value (vs. only 6 gm in the whole wheat spaghetti)
- High in iron, meets 36% daily value (more than 3 times the amount in the whole wheat spaghetti)
And best of all, it's versitile and delicious. You can eat it cold, hot, or in soups or on salads. I recently had a cold bowl of it plain with some olive oil, garlic, avocado, and tomato for lunch (and some berries on the side of course). So good! Check it out.... and then be sure to post your foodie pics on our FB page!
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The historie of Guicciardin, conteining the vvares of Italie and other partes, continued for many yeares vnder sundry kings and princes, together with the variations and accidents of the same, deuided into twenty bookes and also the argumentes, vvith a table at large expressing the principall matters through the vvhole historie / Reduced into English by Geffray Fenton.
- Guicciardini, Francesco, 1483-1540.
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Imprinted at London : By Thomas Vautroullier dvvelling in the Blackfriers by Ludgate, 1579.
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Translated from the French translation of Chomedey, cf. R.B. Gottfried, Geoffrey Fenton's "Historie of Guicciardin", p. 12
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Printer's device on t.p. (McKerrow 170), and p. 1184 (McKerrow 179)
Various errors in pagination
Copy 1. Supplier/ Donor: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 5 - 10 December 1898. First (blank?) leaf wanting. Binding: 16th century sheep over boards. Book label of William Morris Kelmscott House. With catalogue card of Sydney Cockerell.
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Champak Bansal is a widower and a sweet-shop owner in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He often fights with his half-brother Gopi, who runs a competing sweet-shop, but they’re greatly fond of each other.
Champak’s daughter Tarika has always harboured a dream to travel and study abroad. Though she is poor in studies, Champak is strongly supportive of her dream, and, with some effort, she secures a high rank in her final school examinations, enough for her to secure a scholarship from London’s Truford University, which has partnered with her school.
On the school’s Annual Day, Champak notices that the chief guest is Judge Chheda, who had accepted a watch as a bribe from Gopi a few days before so that he could win the rights to the Ghasiteram name. He goes on stage and exposes the judge who had emphasised on honesty and values in his speech, not knowing that he is the principal’s husband. The following morning, he meets the principal at her home and asks for forgiveness, only for her to tear Tarika’s scholarship letter to pieces and throw it on his face. He vows to send Tarika to London, come what may.
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The film was theatrically released in India on 13 March 2020. With its theatrical performance affected by the closing of cinemas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans for a re-release were cancelled and the film was made available digitally less than a month after its release on Disney+ Hotstar. It was Irrfan Khan’s last film, prior to his death in April 2020..Wikipedia
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A FORMER NHS nurse has bought a Tenby care home in a £1m investment.
Rob Hunt now plans to refurbish the Belmont Court Care Home in Tenby, which employs 35 staff and has 28 beds.
The Purchase was supported by Barclays Corporate.
Mr Hunt said: “I have always been involved in the sector but never felt it was a viable business proposition to provide the levels of service I wanted to provide under the existing fee structure.
“However the outcome of the recent judicial review held in Pembrokeshire means that fee income will hopefully increase to a level where higher standards of care and quality can be provided and maintained.
“We specialise in providing high quality residential and nursing care to people with differing needs.
“Demand for quality services with dedicated care is set to increase across the region and placements are already limited at the moment so our investment at Belmont Court is vital to help meet Tenby’s projected care needs and for the success of the business,” he added.
“The refurbishment and investment at Belmont Court will continue to enhance the reputation of our service. We already have strong occupancy rates at the home which is an indicator that we are doing the right things for our residents and their families.”
Howard Crackle, head of healthcare in Wales at Barclays Corporate, wished Mr Hunt success in the new venture.
“Barclays Corporate is committed to using our industry expertise within the healthcare sector to support such propositions, which are vital to a prosperous economy,” he said.
“By really understanding the care sector, Barclays Corporate has been able to provide debt finance to support the business.
“Rob has a real passion for quality care and was even working shifts for the previous owner to help out and get a feel for the business. My close working relationship with Rob and understanding of the business have been vital in supporting this proposition and I wish Rob every success in the future.”
Mr Hunt said he wanted the care home to have the feel of a hotel.
“We aim to create a hospitality-based care facility, a hotel with extras,” he said.
“Most people, when asked, don’t wish to live in a care home but would happily spend a couple of months in a Tenby hotel, with views of South Beach and Caldey Island.
“When someone chooses to stay with us, we consider that to be a personal accolade and an opportunity for us to do everything to make that visit as happy and enjoyable as possible, with a dedicated supportive regime that specifically meets our guests’ individual needs.”
Mr Hunt hopes to increase capacity at Belmont Court, creating an additional 20 rooms over the next two years, subject to planning permission.


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Nordic and Baltic Bard Concert
2019-10-16 19:00 To 21:30
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Concert of International Nordic-Baltic Songwriters!
Performers: Mirja Klippel (FI/DK), Silver Sepp (EE), Annika Fehling (SE), Juhani Jaeger (EE), Juozas Martinkenas (LT).
Projections: Maria Elisaveta Roosalu (EE).
Creative project "The Nordic-Baltic Songwriters summit" aims to encourage performers to perform their music in their mother tongue. The program includes visual arts projections of traditional folk, pop and experimental songs. The caravan of performers of this creative partnership travels across the Baltic States. You will have a unique opportunity to see the international team of creators at the Lithuanian Birštonas resort, thanks to the Lithuanian International Singer-Songwriters Festival "TAI - AŠ"!


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Hair Treatment; It is a treatment method to strengthen the hair follicles and give them a healthy appearance. Our hair is our most important visual treasure. It is the organ gives the first clues about our general body health and mental state to our environment.
Healthy, lively, clean, well-groomed hair is the beginning of a positive impression to the other side. We can all experience problems such as hair loss, lifelessness, paleness and breakage from time to time. There are many underlying reasons for these problems, which can be periodic or last for a long time.
These may primarily be genetic causes, endocrine disorders (thyroid gland diseases), postpartum period, menopause, diabetes mellitus, nutritional disorders, anemia, some drugs, and chronic diseases.
In addition, mechanical operations, frequent blow-drying, harsh brushing, tying hair tightly, some shampoos, dyeing, perms, and lightening applications can harm hair. Psychological stress, sea water, sun, chlorine in pool water also affect hair negatively.
Certain tests and blood analyzes should be performed to investigate such reasons. There are many treatment methods we apply according to the results obtained. These include
Oral Treatment Methods: Replacing the missing substance in the body with oral medications, such as the treatment of anemia, the treatment of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, the treatment of hormonal problems.
Scalp Mesotherapy: Hair mesotherapy is a treatment method that reduces the need for hair transplantation, significantly stops hair loss, and increases hair quality. In this method, vitamins, minerals and amino acids needed by the scalp are injected in tiny doses with very fine-tipped small needles.
The hair follicles in the scalp are fed directly. It is not a painful procedure. Each session takes an average of 15 minutes. A treatment plan for several months is organized in the form of sessions.
PRP Treatment (Platelet Rich Plasma): It is a treatment method that repairs damaged hair follicles, strengthens the immune system of the hair, increases blood circulation and ensures better nutrition of the hair. 10-20 cc of blood taken from the person is enriched in platelets by undergoing special processes.
Platelets are blood components that repair damaged tissues in our body and contain growth factors that allow them to return to their natural state.
The serum obtained from the condensed platelet cells is administered to the scalp with very finetipped special needles by multiple injection (napage) method. Each session takes an average of 30 minutes. The treatment is applied in 3-6 session cures.
As you can see, there are many methods that can be used to regain healthy hair and maintain the quality of our existing hair. However, choosing the right method at the right time is of great importance for the effectiveness of medical treatments.

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During nearly two hours of questioning, Mr. Bernanke parried efforts by members of both parties to score political points, seeming to disappoint both sides. After saying “the budget deficit should narrow over the next few years,” he refused to make policy recommendations on how to do so, though he did caution against reacting hastily.
“This very moment is not the time to radically reduce our spending or raise our taxes, because the economy is still in a recovery mode and needs that support,” Mr. Bernanke told Representative Bob Etheridge, Democrat of North Carolina.
To Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of several Republicans who accused the Obama administration of being profligate, Mr. Bernanke said that “increased taxes, cuts in spending that are too large would be a negative, would be a drag on recovery.”
To Representative Gerald E. Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who tried to get Mr. Bernanke to criticize the huge 2001 tax cuts signed into law by President George W. Bush, Mr. Bernanke said, “It probably did strengthen the economy, but it also raised the deficit.”
While defending the extraordinary responses to the recession as necessary, Mr. Bernanke has also emphasized the risks associated with the aging of the population. This year, he said, there are about five Americans between the ages of 20 and 64 for each person aged 65 or older. By the time most of the baby boomers have retired in 2030, he warned, there will be only three.
“In addition, government expenditures on health care for both retirees and nonretirees have continued to rise rapidly as increases in the costs of care have exceeded increases in incomes,” Mr. Bernanke said. “To avoid sharp, disruptive shifts in spending programs and tax policies in the future, and to retain the confidence of the public and the markets, we should be planning now how we will meet these looming budgetary challenges.”
Mr. Bernanke did not disclose his views on either the timing or the composition of the steps to meet those challenges — in a question-and-answer session with the broadcast journalist, Sam Donaldson, on Monday night, Mr. Bernanke said he, like Congress, was awaiting the conclusions of a bipartisan fiscal commission appointed by President Obama.
Who's on that bipartisan panel? Reuters has the complete rundown here. The Commission Cochairs are former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles on the Democratic side and former Senator Alan Simpson on the Republican side.
Senator Simpson is a straight-talker, who doesn't pussyfoot around, as you can read in this Reuters story written before the Commission's first meeting:
"We're not going to say we're going to grow our way out of this," said former Republican Senator Alan Simpson. "Hell, we could have double (-digit) growth for 30 years and never grow our way out of this."
The deficit was $1.4 trillion in 2009, nearly 10 percent of the overall economy, and it is expected to be that much again this year. Longer term, the retiring baby boom generation will strain the Social Security retirement and Medicare health program for the elderly, putting even more pressure on government spending.
Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, said spending on those politically popular entitlement programs also has to be considered.
"If we're going to be serious about balancing the federal budget and righting this fiscal ship, then we have got to have everything on the table, and that includes the entitlement programs," Bowles said. "We'll never get to balance unless they're on the table.
Both liberals and conservatives have expressed concern about the commission. It is due to make its recommendations in December, well after the November mid-term congressional elections where record deficits and the $12 trillion national debt are likely to be major issues.
Liberals are worried the panel will recommend deep cuts to Social Security and Medicare as well as other social programs. Conservatives believe the panel is a way to set the stage for raising taxes.
"I'm not a stalking horse for taxes," Simpson said. "I had a terrific record on that. I'm a stalking horse for my grandchildren."
Bowles said the panel should look at the tax system, which critics say is so riddled with breaks and loopholes that it is becoming dysfunctional, and that a European-style value-added tax should also be on the table.
Most of the other commission members are current Senators and Representatives, with an equal number appointed by the each of the Democratic Majority and Republican Minority Congressional leaders. There are also a couple of Republican business people and a union leader on the panel.
Finally, one of my favorite people, former CBO Director Alice Rivlin, is also on the commission, so hope springs eternal in me that they'll come up with some good ideas .
Their report is due--not surprisingly--in December, right after the midterm elections.

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New Jersey classifies the M1 Carbine, a semi-auto designed 75 years ago and saw extensive service in World War II, as an assault weapon. (Photo: U.S. Army)
A New Jersey court told a man last week he cannot possess a vintage M1 Carbine handed down from his grandfather as it was an illegal assault weapon.
The case involves Danny Burt, a Cumberland County resident who had his firearm collection impounded by the New Jersey State Police in April 2013 in conjunction with a temporary protective order as reported by NJ.com.
Court documents show that Burt had a total of 21 guns and his firearms identification card picked up by authorities over two years ago. However, although the restraining order against him was dropped a month later and Burt moved to get the guns back, the courts found “that the M-1 carbine is an illegal weapon and is therefore improper to possess.”
Burt argued the gun, acquired legally in 2006 from his grandfather who served in World War II, had considerable sentimental value to him and, in fact, he didn’t even know if it was in working condition, as he had never shot it.
Nevertheless, prosecutors argued, “the weapon is contraband [which] can never be returned to [Burt].” Further, they moved to keep his entire collection over the M1 and revoke his FID, citing possession of the .30 caliber carbine was a second-degree felony in New Jersey, which would bar him from firearms ownership under the state’s gun laws.
Although the court expressed sympathy for his plight and admitted Burt had no prior criminal history, they noted, “the gun in question is an illegal weapon under current New Jersey law,” giving the court “no alternative” but to grant the prosecutor’s request to forfeit Burt’s guns to the state over the M1.
The M1 Carbine was one of the most iconic U.S. military weapons of World War II and the Korean conflict, and was still in production in Middlesex, New Jersey by Plainfield up until 1978 for the civilian market.


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Link Express (Sangam Slip) (14114) departs from Dehradun station (DDN) at and arrives Prayagraj Allahabad Junction station (PRYJ) at taking a total of 19 hrs 15 mints to cover the distance of 865 kms. This train has 32 stoppages.
Train seat availability for all 1 trains that run from Dehradun to Allahabad can be found in above table.
Fare for trains from Dehradun to Allahabad is Rs 2860 in First AC (1A), Rs 250 in None (GN), Rs 1185 in Third AC (3A), Rs 1700 in Second AC (2A) and Rs 440 in Sleeper (SL) in general quota. Tatkal ticket fare and premium tatkal fare in this route starts from Rs 1530 in Third AC (3A), Rs 2195 in Second AC (2A) and Rs 565 in Sleeper (SL).
Dehradun to Allahabad Link Express (Sangam Slip) (14114) departs from Dehradun station (DDN) at and arrives Prayagraj Allahabad Junction station (PRYJ) at . This train has 32 stoppages. Dehradun to Allahabad train fare is Rs.2860 in First AC, Rs.250 in None, Rs.1185 in Third AC, Rs.1700 in Second AC and Rs.440 in Sleeper for this train.
The fastest train from Dehradun to Allahabad is Link Express (Sangam Slip) (14114) which travels a distance of 865 kms in just 19 hrs 15 mints. The slowest train from Dehradun to Allahabad is Link Express (Sangam Slip) (14114) which travels a distance of 865 kms in 19 hrs 15 mints. The most punctual train from Dehradun to Allahabad is Link Express (Sangam Slip) (14114) which reaches Prayagraj Allahabad Junction with an average delay of just 0 minute. The most delayed train from Dehradun to Allahabad is Link Express (Sangam Slip) (14114) which reaches Prayagraj Allahabad Junction with an average delay of over 0 minute.
Dehradun is the capital of the Indian state of Uttrakhand. It is a tourist destination - a valley located between Himalayas and Shivaliks. The city was established by seventh Sikh Guru. It was ruled by many communities including Nepalese, Mauryas and is home to Guru Dronacharya. Dehradun tops the list of cities with best educational institutes. Bit overcrowded the city still retains its scenic beauty and nature to the core. It produces best litchis in the country. The Shahastradhara - a natural spring river in Dehradun is known for its sulphuric healing properties for any kind of skin diseases. The city is served by Jolly Grant domestic Airport located at a distance of 20 Kms from Dehradun. Dehradun has 1 railway station - Dehradun (DDN).
Allahabad is one of the oldest cities in India. It is crowned in ancient scriptures as 'Prayag', 'Prayagraj' or 'Teertharaj' and is considered the holiest of pilgrimage centres of India. It is situated at the confluence of three rivers- Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati. The meeting point is known as Triveni and is very sacred to Hindus. The Kumbh held in every six years and Mahakumbh in every 12 years at Allahabad (Sangam) are the largest gatherings of pilgrims on this earth. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with Allahabad High Court being the highest judicial body in the state. Allahabad is served by Allahabad Airport (IXD), which is 12 km from the city centre and lies in Bamrauli. Allahabad Junction is the headquarter of the North Central Railway Zone. Allahabad has 3 railway stations - Prayagraj Allahabad Junction (PRYJ), Prayag (PRG) and Cheoki (COI).
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This is fresh water flow in the Wilson Creek Gorge coming off the backside of Grandfather Mountain. I was walking the rocky stream chasing elusive wild native brook trout. From time to time I had to give way to capturing an image that caught my eye. indeed, I caught several brookies also.
This is my near daily photography web log. I got interested in photography in high school and have been taking shots ever since. I am still developing techniques and honing my eye. I tend to gravitate toward macro shots, small subjects and low perspective. Have fun digging through the blog and looking at old posts. You will see that I have worked through different processing, framing and display techniques along the way. It's all in an effort to learn something new. All of these photos were taken with minimal equipment and consumer level cameras. You can do any of this with your camera too. Thanks for stopping by. Leave a comment or ask a question. Let's learn this stuff together.
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New York Knicks first-round pick R.J. Barrett became the second-youngest player in NBA history on Wednesday to score at least 21 points in his first career game.
Barrett finished with 21 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 120-111 loss against the San Antonio Spurs while shooting 9-of-13 from the field.
By scoring at least 21 points in his debut game, Barrett trailed only LeBron James as the youngest player to accomplish the feat. James tallied 25 points in his debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 29, 2003.
The third overall pick earned the start at point guard on Wednesday and scored his first bucket on a smooth Eurostep with just over seven minutes to go in the first quarter.
As Knicks head coach David Fizdale has said, the team will use Barrett as the lead guard throughout the season and did so often in the regular-season opener. The team is still searching for its starting point guard, though it sounds like Elfrid Payton may have earned the job after a strong outing.
The Knicks entered the season with high expectations from Barrett after a strong preseason and the former Duke star showed why in his debut game against the Spurs.
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Exactly one week ago, we acquired a new family member. We got a lionhead/lop mix, which is a super cute type of bunny, if you did not know that, and we named him Pancakes!
Pancakes has three bowls in his cage: one for pellet food, one for water, and one for food treats. Today, Betsy and I were feeding him some romaine lettuce, and he got distracted by the curtains on the window (which obviously must get attacked!), so I ripped the lettuce into bits and put them in his pellet food bowl.
Shortly there after, Betsy had to leave, so I left Pancakes unattended, loose in my office, and went to lock the door behind Betsy.
I was worried about what Pancakes might do while I was gone. Over all, he is a good bunny, but he does occasionally try to chew on the furniture, which I do not like.
So I returned to my office, filled with dread, and found that cute little bunny in his cage (we leave the door open when he’s having “play time,” which is usually supervised unless mommy has to let her friend out), like a good boy eating lettuce.
The especially cute thing about this is that he had moved the lettuce from his food bowl, across the cage, into his treat bowl, and was now chowing down on his “treat!”
Anyway, having a bunny is really fun, and Pancakes is such a cute little bunny! We are enjoying him!

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nutrition visit in rural Guatemala
We hope that you will include Wuqu' Kawoq in your Giving Tuesday plans!
We are making progress every day toward greater health equity by delivering high-quality care in our patients' Mayan languages, homes, and communities.
Why does this matter?
In recent years, Covid-19, climate change, rising costs, and migration have revealed our interconnections as a global community and demonstrated the importance of ensuring that everyone has the best possible chance for health and well-being. We are dedicated to transforming health care in Guatemala to make this vision a reality. To get a sense of our approach, consider this reflection from Patrick Liu, a medical resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center who recently spent time in the field with our team.
My parents are immigrants from small communities in Taiwan and thus much more accustomed to traditional Chinese medicine, and so experiencing the Western medicine-based healthcare system was a very jarring experience for them. I served as an interpreter (in terms of both language and culture) for my parents while growing up, including in healthcare settings, and I could always feel that they were much more comfortable with obtaining medical care in Taiwan, in their native language and community.
Seeing that juxtaposition in their comfort level was a powerful motivator for my aspirations to become a primary care physician in rural and/or global settings. I am an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics resident now and had the wonderful opportunity to spend one month in Guatemala, of which two weeks were spent with Wuqu' Kawoq in Tecpán. There, I experienced firsthand the tremendous impact that a home-based, language-concordant, community-centered program can have on a population's trust in the healthcare system and the community's understanding of medical conditions.
There is no way to adequately describe the strength of connection without seeing it in-person. I thought often of my parents and how they would have benefited tremendously from a program like Wuqu' Kawoq. I simply cannot wait to return to Guatemala and am so grateful to Wuqu' Kawoq for giving me an experience of a model of care and a community that felt like a second home to me.
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Toast and Tonic is a blend of French, Asian, Italian, American and, incredibly, Latin American impacts. While both the food and rewards served in the eatery draw from world cooking styles, they are comparably affected by India. It’s sort of an amazing flood of what made the East Village the quintessential bohemian district on the planet. The food here is free yet gastronomically inquisitive, the cooking – mixed by the gifted laborer current. Adding a flash to the nightlife scene of Bangalore, Toast and Tonic features the brilliantly enlivened wooden interior parts with sublime concealed lights, giving the spot a strikingly present day look.


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4-day closure of A7 Elbetunnel set to cause severe traffic disruption
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A key section of the German A7 motorway near Hamburg will be closed this evening for a 4-day period; the closure is due to construction of noise protection infrastructure.
The closure of the Elbetunnel in both directions is planned for a total of 79 hours and starts tonight at 10 pm. The works will then be expanded from Friday at 10pm, when the motorway from Hamburg-Heimfeld will also be impassable to the north until 5am on Monday. The latter closure is expected to cause disruption on Friday in particular.
The long traffic obstructions are explained by the span of the bridges and the unusually complicated procedure. The Behringstrasse, Osdorfer Weg and Bahrenfelder Chaussee bridges have to be demolished on one side. The remaining halves of the bridge after the demolition are to be used in the following construction phase.
„We are well aware of the fact that by having a Friday with us, we will of course create significantly greater traffic chaos,” said project manager Christian Rohde.
The spokesman for the federal project company DEGES, Christian Merl, has asked transport companies to plan their necessary trips differently in advance or to allow more time for delivery trips.
The route via the A1, A21 and B205 between the Horster Dreieck south of Hamburg and the Neumünster-Süd junction is recommended as a diversion.
Another option is the route over the Elbe bridges near Geesthacht, which can be reached via the A39 (Hamburg-Lüneburg) and B404 / A21, as well as the route from the west of Schleswig-Holstein via the A23 to Pinneberg-Nord and the Westring- L103 to the western part of Hamburg.
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PSC delays action on FPL rate increases
FPL wants to raise rates by 30 percent
TALLAHASSEE -- The state Public Service Commission agreed Tuesday to delay voting on major rate increases sought by Florida Power & Light Co., and Progress Energy Florida, allowing both of Gov. Charlie Crist's two new appointees to take part in those decisions.
Crist, who asked for the delay until his second appointee takes office in January, opposes each utility raising its base rate by about 30 percent. He called the postponement "good news for Florida consumers."
"The economy is what the economy is," Crist said. "Trying to charge more people more money at this time is the wrong thing to do."
The five-member panel unanimously rejected a staff recommendation to keep on its current schedule. Instead, it reset key rate decisions from November and December until January. That will push anticipated January effective dates for the new rates back at least two months.
Florida Power & Light Co., which serves most of St. Johns County, wants to raise rates by nearly $1.3 billion a year while Progress Energy Florida is asking for a $500 million increase.
The delay, though, will let Progress raise rates on an interim basis Jan. 1, subject to a refund. That would be about $8 a month for a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours.
FPL cannot impose an interim increase because of a prior agreement with the commission.
Both utilities opposed the delays. FPL lawyer John Butler said putting off the rate decisions would "unfairly prejudice" his company and make it more difficult to attract investors.
The commissioners urged Progress to minimize the effect of the delay on customers, but company lawyer R. Alexander Glenn said the utility is losing money because of dropping power consumption and may have no choice under state law.
A utility can raise its rates if the commission fails to act for eight months after the new rates have been proposed. But it must refund the difference with interest if the state panel later votes on a lower rate. If the panel takes a year or more, no refund is needed.
The 12-month deadline for FPL is March 18 and for Progress Energy it's March 20. The commission agreed to rule on Progress Energy's revenue needs on Jan. 11 and set its rates on Jan. 28. The comparable dates for FPL are Jan. 13 and Jan. 29.
The debate over the rate increases has been politically charged, with the commission being accused of being too cozy with the utilities it regulates. Crist declined to reappoint two sitting commissioners. Instead, he picked a pair of newcomers without ties to utilities or prior regulatory experience.
One of the new appointees, David Klement, took office last week and the delay was his first major vote.
"I know there's a lot riding on this decision," Klement said. "I'm aware that this matter is now entangled in politics, which is unfortunate for all parties concerned."
The first January votes will come just a week after the other new appointee, Benjamin "Steve" Stevens of Pensacola, takes office. Stevens, co-owner of a bar and former financial officer for the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, will replace Commissioner Matthew Carter, now the panel's chairman.
Klement is a former newspaper editorial page editor from Bradenton who directed the University of South Florida's Institute for Public Policy and Leadership before his appointment. He replaced former Commissioner Katrina McMurrian, who resigned early so Klement could participate in the rate cases.
The delay will give Klement and Stevens time they need to review videotapes of more than 20 days of hearings and thousands of pages of transcripts and other documents. The only difference is Stevens won't get a state paycheck as he won't take office until January.
Carter and Commissioner Nathan Skop said they went through the same thing when first appointed. Skop said the panel has put Stevens on notice "that you've got to do your homework and be prepared."


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Here’s the promised view from our room.
I was up before the sun (no surprise there) so I was able to watch as the sunlight made it’s way down the mountain.
We’ve really loved the apartment but it failed in bathroom lighting and bench space, so I had to set up a little makeup station in the bedroom.
Around about 9am we decided to head out in search of a proper breakfast (we’d already had a banana).
And look, we found some snow – off in the distance – at Charlotte’s Pass. Kevin had wanted to go a short walk but I wanted to visit the toilet first (little did we know there was one not far from here) and get some breakfast.
Even without the snow it’s a pretty area here (and in the Summer it is full of wild flowers).
It was pretty chilly for us though!!
Still in search of toilets we stopped at Perisher. But as you can see there was no-one around (except for workers getting ready for the start of the ski season).
We backtracked a bit to where we had a seen an open sign.
And ended up getting “brunch” here.
Not a bad view to take in while you eat.
I ordered a veggie burger, but ran into a problem, as it was bigger than my mouth!!! It was so delicious though – one of the best I’ve ever had. We started eating here but Kevin said his hand were too cold so we decided to hop into the car and eat in the warmth.
We made another stop at the water surge tower.
And took in the view over Lake Jindabyne.
We then drove into town and bought a few groceries (including tea for tonight) then headed back out to Thredbo. This is the shot I didn’t get yesterday where you can usually get your first sighting of snow on the top of the mountains.
I was just saying to Kevin that I didn’t think it was the area to see emu’s when just around the corner I spotted these guys.
I think I’ve only seen wild emu’s once – out in the middle of Australia.
I was lucky enough to be filming the emus as just up the road we saw a kanagroo – which ran across the road and just missed getting hit by an oncoming car.
We went back to our apartment for a while then got dressed into warmer clothing so we could take the chairlift up to the top of Thredbo.
Kevin was happy to find some snow to stomp in (he’s such a boy!!).
While I enjoyed the view back down into the valley.
We then headed into the cafe, which is Australia’s highest cafe/restaurant.
Now that’s a window with a view!!
I had been determined to enjoy a hot chocolate sometime this weekend so I took the opportunity to enjoy a gourmet hot choc here. It was REALLY good!! Kevin chose to have banana pancakes – one of his favs.
Kevin had wanted to go a short walk, as did I, but I got out of breath really quickly (due to my low iron levels) so we didn’t make it very far. Guess we’ll just have to come back when I’m feeling better. It was such a shame but at least I’ve better overall than on many days.
Time to head back down the chairlift.
Our apartment is pretty much in the middle of the following photo. If you look really hard you can probably make out my white car.
I wasn’t feeling the best after walking back up to the apartment so even though it wasn’t yet 3pm I got into my pjs and settled in for the afternoon. I did some reading, relaxing and even had a short nap (the low iron levels seem to make me extra sleepy as well).
Later we watched some TV including a few episodes of Aircrash Investigation. Kevin was nice enough to organise dinner. I had one of the Jamie Oliver Cheesy Cauli Soups (never even knew they were available) and it was good – just not quite as good as the one I make myself :-).
This was enjoyed with a delicious ciabatta roll. Later there was some ice cream – after all, it is a birthday weekend :-).

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Now Doctor Who fans can have this really special looking Weeping Angel Cameo Ring.
This ring is made from stainless steel and is available in a bunch of ring sizes so that it has the perfect fit.
The Weeping Angel ring is officially licensed and has a look you expect from a cameo style rings with a classic look.
As a Doctor Who fan you deserve something special and this ring is special and will of course keep reminding you not to blink every time you look at the ring you will realize that you should watch so that you don’t blink.
Now there is this funny Scooby-Who T-Shirt that is great for fans of Scooby-Doo and Doctor Who.
You can get this Doctor Who t-shirt in styles for men, women, and kids and it comes in lots of colors and in sizes from kids 6 months and older going all the way to adults 10XL.
On this t-shirt you can find the Tardis but it has some green on it and even some flowers making me think of the van Scooby-Doo and his friends use and then there is Shaggy and he seems to be dressed like the 10th Doctor and next to Doctor Who you can find K-9 the famous robot dog only this time it is also Scooby-Doo.
This is just a really cute t-shirt for anyone that like Doctor Who and Scooby-Doo.
Now there is this fun Dalek An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away T-Shirt for all the true Doctor Who fans.
This Doctor Who t-shirt is available for men, women, and kids and comes in a bunch of colors and in sizes from kids 6 months all the way to adults 10XL.
On the shirt you can see a Dalek and it is holding a red apple and there are two apples on the floor too. And then there is the text “An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away”. The text is kinda funny as the Daleks like to hunt down the Doctor without too much luck.
This is a really fun Doctor Who t-shirt so come check this out.
Now you can bring a nice smell to your life all thanks to this Doctor Who Air Fresheners.
You can get this Doctor Who air freshener in different styles like the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Doctor. Each air freshener has the head of a Doctor and you can pick a scent you really like and there is a whole list to choose from.
Now you can have Doctor Who hanging on your car mirror, school locker, or anything else you like to see the face of the Doctor and would like things to smell a bit nicer.


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On Saturday, onlookers at Memorial Park will cheer on local children and teens during Santa Ana's 14th annual Talent Show.
The show will feature the boys and girls of the city's summer camp programs exhibiting their talents, which could range from joke-telling and guitar playing to dancing and singing.
The theme of this year's show is "Summer Day with the Stars" – the "stars" in this case being the students who will take to the stage.
Memorial Park is at 2102 S. Flower St.; the show will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 1 p.m.
Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
– Jonathan Winslow
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The Camerawalls: Above the Weather Concert
First Major Concert
It was certainly a night to remember. After a four-year hiatus, The Camerawalls made sure to make their comeback known at their first major concert at the Music Museum, last March 15, 2017. Joining the quartet are the talented string musical ensemble of The Manila Symphony Orchestra. They also brought in Bryan Estepa, an artist all the way from Sidney, Jing Reyna-Jorge, violinist and former Sugar Hiccup vocalist and Meagan Trees, a singer-songwriter from Dumaguete.
The music started with Meagan Trees opening the night with her smooth, entrancing voice, the spotlight just on her and her acoustic guitar. When the lights dimmed and sounds from Manila Symphony Orchestra echoed with an Above the Weather Overture, the audience became excited as the band members ushered in one by one. The Camerawalls played “Markers of Beautiful Memories” to start their 21-song set list. The song was the perfect welcome interlude to mark this concert as a beautiful memory for them as a band.
Clem Castro was a dynamic presence as always, always in constant motion to compliment the dreamy tunes and his melodic voice. Sharing the spotlight with Clem are Bryan Estepa and Jing Reyna-Jorge. Jing added vocals as the band played one of our favorites, “The Sight of Love”. With Jing on the violin, Estepa also played four original songs to add fuel to their set list. Joining the band’s original line up of Clem on vocals and guitars, Law Santiago on bass and Bach Rudica on drums is Venj Gatmaitan on guitars, who was a welcome addition to the band’s already cohesive sound.
As they played their last song, Clem clambered up the steps to the audience and thanked each and everyone who came to the concert. The Camerawalls played all the songs, we have grown to love them with. The audience expected something special but what they got was an evening to last them with a light that never goes out.
Above The Weather Overture
Markers Of Beautiful Memories
I Love You Natalie
Ignore My Weakness, Don’t Ignore Me
Solitary North Star
Canto De Maria Clara
The Sight Of Love
Seachange (with Bryan Estepa)
Practice What You Preach (with Bryan Estepa)
Object Of My Disaffection (with Bryan Estepa)
Count Your Blessings (with Bryan Estepa)
Here Comes The Sun
My Life’s Arithmetic Means
Bread and Circuses
Clinically Dead For 16 Hours
The Emperor, The Concubine & The Commoner
A Gentle Persuasion
Boys In The Backroom
Band On The Run
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out


Accident Investigation Report 16/2010
Read our marine accident investigation report, which includes what happened, actions taken, and recommendations:
Sand Falcon was secured alongside a jetty when the trolley from its gantry-type stores crane detached and fell 7.5m, landing on the deck guardrails. The trolley weighed over 400kg and narrowly missed 7 people who were working nearby, either on the main deck or on the jetty ashore. The crane was being prepared to load ship’s stores at the time and it was not lifting any weight.
Poor crane design, limited access for crane maintenance, and inadequate instruction/maintenance manuals were found to be contributory factors in this accident.
In view of the actions already taken by the vessel’s operators, CEMEX, and the crane’s manufacturers, ACTA, no recommendations have been made.
A safety flyer to the shipping industry highlighting a number of the safety lessons was produced for this report.
This report was published on 25 November 2010.
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Wagashi on Kaishi
While living in Japan I started the ‘Wagashi on Kaishi’ series as a way to document the beauty and transience of these traditional Japanese sweets.
Wagashi are Japanese sweets that are often served with tea, the form and colour of which changes depending on the seasons, each wagashi master will interpret these subtle changes in different and unique ways.
Wagashi are served on folded Kaishi paper, each fold of the kaishi paper holds a different meaning.
‘Traditionally, before drinking tea, each guest eats a wagashi. once it has been consumed a delicate sweetness lingers. This aftertaste of sweetness is quite important to the wagashi experience. As the tea is savoured, it’s bitterness changes to a delicious flavour which makes the sweetness of the wagashi disappear. In other words, the ever so brief aftertaste of the wagashi must have completely vanished from the palate before the tea is sipped, so that the tea’s rich flavour can be clearly detected and savoured. The ideal is that in tea gatherings, the second the richness of the tea is felt, what it was that one ate beforehand becomes hard to remember. Wagashi is willing to give up its flavour for the sake of that of the tea.’
~ wagashi master - Chikara Mizukami


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CDC Zeroing In On THC-Based Vaping Products As A Major Source Of Lung Injuries
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Health investigators are zeroing in on THC-based vaping products as a major source of lung injuries that have sickened more than 800 Americans and killed at least 12 people. These products make up a murky market, and that's complicating efforts to track down whatever is causing these lung injuries. NPR science correspondent Richard Harris reports.
RICHARD HARRIS, BYLINE: Imagine you are a disease detective responsible for finding a commonality among hundreds of people who are sick. They all ate food at the same restaurant chain. That's a big lead. But here's the reality for disease investigators, such as Jennifer Layden at the Illinois Department of Public Health. She and colleagues in Illinois in Wisconsin interviewed 86 people who suffered lung disease after vaping.
JENNIFER LAYDEN: Two hundred and thirty-four unique e-cigarette or vaping products across 87 different brands were reported.
HARRIS: That doesn't narrow the search very much. One name did stand out, she said in a telephone briefing today.
LAYDEN: Prefilled THC cartridges labeled under the brand name Dank Vapes was the most common, with 66% of all patients reporting this name.
HARRIS: Clearly, Dank isn't the whole story. And to the extent it is, Dank Vapes appears to be a catchall name that all sorts of operations use to sell their product. Nicotine vapes are not exonerated in this latest study. Sixteen percent of people who were sick said they only used those products, not those with THC. And Layden says for the THC-based products, consumers have no way to tell the difference between those prepared and regulated in legal markets versus those sold on the black market.
LAYDEN: Of all the THC-based products that were used and reported to us, 96% were prepackaged, prefilled cartridges.
HARRIS: Those data are reported in the latest issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly journal. CDC official Anne Schuchat offered a caveat about this latest investigation by the two state health departments.
ANNE SCHUCHAT: We do not know at this time if the products linked with disease in Illinois and Wisconsin are also linked to cases in geographically remote parts of the country. And this is a key issue for further investigation.
HARRIS: But the findings certainly underscore how challenging it is to track down the source of the problem. These products come from a mishmash of legal and illegal operations with little oversight, unreliable product labeling, and many different products and substances in play.
SCHUCHAT: This may be more complicated even than we think, in terms of more than one product being risky, more than one label on the product and more than one substance within the product. So I think we have to have a very open mind and recognize how dynamic this marketplace is right now.
HARRIS: Schuchat's advice to consumers is evolving along with the news. The CDC has dropped the qualifier that only people concerned about the situation should refrain from vaping. The new message?
SCHUCHAT: CDC recommends people consider refraining from use of e-cigarette or vaping products, particularly those containing THC.
HARRIS: Nicotine products are not absolved of suspicion, even as health officials dig deeper into THC-based vaping products.
Richard Harris, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Davis's first book of poetry, The First-Born and Other Poems (1970), contains an introductory autobiographical sketch and an appendix of Bibbulmun tribal words. The title poem, a nostalgic cri de coeur for the 'dark proud race', indicates in its opening line, 'Where are my first-born said the brown land, sighing', the innate Aboriginal gentleness and melancholy. Other poems that reveal Davis's yearning for the past include 'The Drifters' and 'Desolation', the latter echoing the sense of loss so predominant in Aboriginal verse. His strongest protest poem, 'Whither?', portrays the typical Aboriginal life from optimistic youth to disillusioned age, a life characterised by a succession of withheld or withdrawn basic human rights. His best-known individual poem is possibly 'Yadabooka', the story of a tribal Aborigine who was sentenced by White law to life imprisonment for a ritual killing that was sanctioned by Aboriginal law. 'Integration', with its message 'This is ours together/ This nation', is a plea for Black-White union in attempting to resolve racial problems. Davis's other volumes of verse are Jagardoo: Poems from Aboriginal Australia (1978), John Pat and Other Poems (1988) and Black Life (1992).
He has also written short stories and acquired a reputation as a leading playwright. His first play, Kullark (1979), written to mark the sesquicentenary celebrations in WA and successfully staged there, focuses upon three episodes in the race-relations history of that State - the Nungar (Nyoongah) tribe during the years 1829-30, a Black family in the Moore River district of the 1930s, and a contemporary Aboriginal family. The same treatment of the Aborigine by White society, repeated at the three intervals during a century and a half, creates a cyclical effect of injustice that leads to a fatalistic pessimism. That pessimism and despondency can only be broken, the play indicates, by a change in Aboriginal cultural self-perception. His next play, The Dreamers (1982), narrates the story of a family cut off from its tribal and cultural past and consigned to Perth's lowest social level. The most authoritative character, Old Worrun, based on an influential individual in Davis's youth and played by himself in the first performance of The Dreamers, relates his memories of his own and his people's maltreatment. Meanwhile the realistic surface of the play is disrupted by the intrusion of different time-levels, reminding the audience of the earlier rich culture which White settlement had nearly extinguished. No Sugar (1985), Davis's next


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An unforeseen phenomenon is taking place in response to the recent upsurge in New Jersey’s fuel tax rates. The state’s truckers, often known for their rugged demeanor and affinity for the open road, are now diving deep into numbers and ledgers. Upon hearing the new tax laws, many are jokingly saying that they’ve shifted gears from trucking to accounting.
“I used to rely on my company’s financial department to handle all these tax nuances. But with the new changes, I felt the need to get hands-on,” remarked Jake Mathews, a trucker with over 15 years on the road. “Never thought I’d say this, but I’ve started enjoying balancing the books after a long haul.”
This sentiment isn’t isolated. Truck stops and diners, traditionally places for drivers to rest, grab a bite, and share stories from the road, are now buzzing with conversations about tax deductions, credits, and optimal fuel strategies. Local libraries are reporting increased checkout rates of accounting and finance books. Even online courses related to accounting basics are seeing a surge in enrollments from the trucking community.
Fleet manager Lydia Harrison observed, “How proactive many of our drivers have become is commendable. Instead of merely grumbling about the tax hike, they’re equipping themselves with the knowledge to navigate these financial waters efficiently.”
Not to be left behind, trucking associations organize workshops and seminars to help their members understand the nuances of the new tax laws. “Truckonomics 101” and “Fuel Finance for the Road” are catchy workshop titles drawing significant attention.
Accountant Clara Robertson recently held a seminar in Newark and commented, “I was pleasantly surprised by the turnout. Seeing the trucking community come together, keen to learn and adapt, is heartening. Their questions were pointed, their enthusiasm palpable.”
In the ever-evolving landscape of the trucking industry, this latest shift underscores the adaptability and resilience of its members. While they continue transporting goods across the state, many truckers are also transporting themselves into a world of debits, credits, and balance sheets. As the saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get accounting!
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Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has proclaimed Sunday, 7 February as the Day of Solidarity with Belarus. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D., and Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne T.D., are making a joint statement to mark this important international event.
Ireland is proud to join the many countries who will participate in expressing their solidarity with the Belarusian people, who continue to maintain their peaceful and determined defence of democratic principles since the fraudulent Presidential elections last August.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney T.D. reiterated Ireland’s condemnation of the violence seen in Belarus and highlighted the deep personal connections between the Irish people and the people of Belarus.
“Ireland’s support for the democratic rights and human rights of the people of Belarus is unequivocal and unwavering. We stand united with our EU and international partners in condemning the violence of the Lukashenko regime, which seeks to cling to power through an atmosphere of intimidation and fear.
Many Belarusian people have made Ireland their home over the years and have made welcome contributions to our society and our economy. I want to acknowledge the important role the Belarusian diaspora continues to play in keeping international attention on the appalling situation in the country of their birth. I also want to acknowledge the many Irish families who have opened their hearts and their homes over the decades to Belarusian children affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Building on these connections, Ireland stands firmly with the people of Belarus as they seek to defend their democratic rights.
A prosperous and free Belarus can only be achieved through a meaningful and inclusive national dialogue that leads to fresh elections that are free and fair. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office has maintained the offer to facilitate such a dialogue and I again urge the authorities to grasp this opportunity.”
Minister of State Byrne drew attention to the appalling human rights situation in Belarus and called on the Belarusian authorities to reverse their course.
“Ahead of this day of solidarity, it is important we acknowledge that we are bound together through our mutual concern for the human rights of the Belarusian people. Despite daily harassment, indiscriminate detentions, curtailments of freedoms, internet shutdowns and heavy crackdowns on independent media, the Belarusian people have shown remarkable resilience and have rightly earned the admiration of all those who cherish democratic values.
I again call on the Belarusian authorities to stop the violence, repression and harassment of their people and to immediately, and unconditionally, release all those unjustly detained, including political prisoners. The credible allegations of human rights violations that have been made against members of the Belarusian security forces must be properly investigated and the authorities must take action to end the impunity they currently enjoy.
Ireland has been clear that the people of Belarus are the only ones with the right to determine the future direction of their country and we will continue to stand with them in realising this right.”
Minister Coveney and Minister of State Byrne have both spoken with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who was one of those children affected by the Chernobyl disaster who spent time in Ireland for respite and recuperation, and look forward to welcoming her back when public health conditions allow.
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