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Before the day trip, on Thursday, we went to a little neighborhood called Guápulo for drinks. Peter’s teacher told him about it. It’s way up the side of the mountain, near a cathedral. We had an address but the cab driver couldn’t find it. He almost killed a motorcyclist when he took a one-way road the wrong way. That was scary. Anyway, the cab driver gave up (there’s only so much a cab driver will do for six bucks) and dropped us off in front of the cathedral. We had to figure it out from there. We wandered around for a while and it was pretty desolate and I was thinking, “Oh, this can’t be safe.” We asked one person for directions and they said the place we were looking for was behind the cathedral, but the only thing behind the cathedral was this dreadful looking flight of steps. So Peter said, with some authority, “We have to climb these.” (Honestly, I think he knew that if he hadn’t said it with authority, I wouldn’t have done it.)
Now, imagine your worst nightmare of steps, through what looked like a mini-forest/garden, zigzagging straight up. Now, add to that nightmare a very thin atmosphere due to altitude.
It was worse than that.
We started out OK, but about half way up, I considered hurling up my lungs. Even Peter was huffing and puffing. Unfortunately for me, turning around and going back down was a lot worse of an idea than continuing to go up, thanks to my rickety knees. It was a 20-minute climb, straight up. We got there and lo and behold, the street we were looking for was there. How he knew it would be there I have no idea. I dragged ass up a bit more of a hill and we found the place we were looking for. It sure seemed special after that climb, I’ll tell you that much. The area was a little bohemian. Apparently, folks just go there for the view and the drinks. Buses stop running up there at about 6 pm so you have to want to be there. The folks who live in Guápulo don’t go to these bars; only tourists and locals out on a date. The two bars we went to were nice, the music wasn’t the crappy music we’d been hearing (they even played Sting’s “Roxanne” and the whole bar was singing it in poorly pronounced English. “Roxzain….”) and the outside seating in both places overlooked Quito from wayyyyy up. We couldn’t see too much of it though because it was foggy, but enough to know we were high up. Oh, and the air smelled great. Down in the old town, most of the air is thickened with soot from busses and cars. (Zero emissions standards.) Up there, it was fresh and sweet, albeit a bit thin. To get home, we had to call a cab. Some of the more inebriated locals helped us out. While we were waiting, Peter was talking to them in Spanish. At one point, he told them he was here to study Spanish, to which they replied “But your Spanish is so good!” I now understand how all those foreigners in New York feel when they say their English is bad and I’m like “Really? It sounds fine to me” and they just shake their heads.
Oh, and at one of the bars, I saw a UFO! OK, maybe it wasn’t really a UFO, but it was damned weird. I was sipping my hot wine, looking out over the valley and there was another mountain top waaaaayyy over there and I saw some flashing lights. I at first thought it was an airplane, but the lights were flashing here, then there and then over there, all close together, but not a straight line like a plane would make, and then, poof, gone. It was very strange. Since I like the idea it was a UFO, it was a UFO.
And that was the night Peter got sick. We’ve been to Mexico together twice and I lost my guts three times (twice on the last trip) and he was fine even though we ate most of the same stuff, and here he was doing fine, but I guess he shouldn’t have eaten the fruit at the bottom of his hot wine. Poor thing. He comes out of the bathroom and, very seriously and very clearly says, “I’ve been poisoned.” He said it like he was a king and one of his sons wanted his throne. Then he went back into the bathroom. See, I’m used to having my digestive system flip into reverse or hyperdrive, but he’s not and it kind of threw him, yet he was only out for the day, Friday. I made him a big pot of chicken soup (the lady at the mercado tried to sell me one of those crazy half cleaned birds with the feet and the cracked egg on the inside… ewwww) and he was more or less fine for our day trip the next day, thought he did feign weakness for the better part of the day so I had to carry our bag of stuff.
We took a day trip to Otavalo, which is a little more than 90 minutes north of Quito, just above the equator. Every Saturday, there is a huuuuuuuuuge indigenous market. It was pretty cheap to get there and back, around $16 total for the both of us and a huge chunk of that was just getting to the bus station in the morning, which cost us about $8. Turns out, we could’ve taken a trollibus for 25 cents, but we didn’t know that. We figured that out when we got back though.
But think about it; it’s nearly the same distance as the Catskills are from Manhattan and we all know how much that would cost to do without a car. The bus to Otavalo cost two bucks each, one way. Their trollibus, which is used like the subway, is only 25 cents per ride. And the distance from the station to old town, which is where we are, is looooong. It’s like a 25-30 minute ride. Hell, the trip to Otavalo costs nearly less than a round trip on the subway to Grand Central! You seriously don’t need a car here if you live here.
The entrance to the bus station was under repair and our taxi couldn’t get into it (that kind of weirdness happens a lot here) so he just dropped us off nearby where all the locals were flagging down the collectivos. We thought the bus to Otavalo was a collectivo, so we stood there like a couple of gringo idiots, waiting for a bus that said “Otavalo” and waving our arms like crazy people when we saw one. After two busses to Otavalo blew past us, we sort of figured out there wasn’t a collectivo and had to march up the hill to the station to buy tickets. The trip to Otovalo was the typical white-knuckle ride on a winding road that hugged the edge of a cliff. Though, we did get a glimpse of a snow-capped mountain. Once in Otavalo, it was a five-minute walk to the market.
The market was overwhelming. The trick to the market, to any market really, is to walk around until you have shopping fatigue and everything looks the same. THEN you start to shop. At that point, you’ve seen everything so the different stuff really jumps out at you. Most everything is sold by the indigenous and about a third of that is hand-made by them. Unfortunately, the stuff I really liked that they made was too small for me. Like, they had these adorable winter caps, bright colors, really lovely, but every single one of them was too small for my head. The indigenous are a Lilliputian people. I would say the average height of the men is about 5’5” and the women are hard pressed to be much over 5’2”. Most of them hover around 5’. But they all have lovely long, pitch-black hair that they braid or otherwise tie up with extremely colorful woven ribbons. They are a beautiful people. Really. I get so tired of the western media’s version of beauty; the full lips, the big eyes, the more or less infantilized face, it’s just god-awful to me. These people are absolutely lovely; strong lines, unabashed smiles, and the most beautiful caramel-colored skin you ever saw.
As far as our purchases, we both got wool ponchos and I got a purple purse. I look ridiculous in my poncho. Damn thing makes my head look teeny-weeny but I don’t care. I’m going to rock that thing in Clayton, Missouri while I walk my dog. The poncho, of course, looks better on Peter.
He also got a really cool hat. The indigenous here all wear hats, the men and the women. Most of the hats look very expensive and a lot of them have feathers on the side. Peter’s hat wasn’t that expensive is lacking feathers, but it’s basically the same shape. Of course, it looks great on him.
We also bought a wall hanging as our own souvenir. The two old people who sold it to us said they made it (yeah right) and that it took them about 12 hours (for sure).
Peter, the most discerning man on the planet with a bullshit meter more sensitive than anybody I’ve ever met, fell for it, hook, line and sinker. Whatever, it’s pretty cool, has bright colors and will brighten up a very dark corner of our hallway outside of the bathroom.
We almost stayed the night, but decided against it. The only thing really worth staying for was to watch a cock-fight, which I had no interest in seeing and I think Peter was only interested because some famous anthropologist/sociologist named Clifford Gertz wrote a whole book or something on cock-fighting in Indonesia.
We got home at about 8 pm and went to a bar called La Vista Hermana for a few drinks. It’s the top floor of one of the taller buildings and has a spectacular view of Quito and its gazillions of church steeples. Quito has way more churches than Brooklyn. We were both exhausted and the next day, after walking around for a few hours, I came down with a fever that was, oddly enough, not due to food poisoning. Everybody on the bus to Otavalo had a cough or the sniffles or something. I suspect I got a 24-hour bug from one of them. It wasn’t too bad, I cracked 100°F for only a few hours. Now, I’m just tired. No big whoop. Peter took good care of me and we watched “The Matrix” with Spanish subtitles. I now know how to say “son of a bitch” in Spanish!
In case you’re wondering how we’re figuring all this stuff out, we’ve been using the Lonely Planet series of travel books. We’ve done Fodors and Frommers and the lonely planet is probably the best. It’s for folks like us who don’t have a lot of cash. Even though the other two suggest bargain spots, they’re more for people with a decent credit limit and some real money. The funniest thing about Lonely Planet is if you go to whatever the book recommends, you’ll see a bunch of other ‘Lonely Planet’ people, most of them American, but some are German, French and whatever. We’re all there with our big travel book, trying to figure out how to order whatever the book recommends. It’s really dorky.
Lonely planet has only steered us wrong a few times. And then, it’s sort of obvious why. Like when we went to Toronto, they recommended this B&B that turned out to be way out in the suburbs and in some guy’s house. The only thing we could think of is something must’ve “happened” between the owner of the house and the writer of that recommendation. It worked out for us, but we watched one couple pull up and just sort of stand there, scratching their heads, and then they drove off.
Oh, and one more thing: it finally rained here in Quito! It didn’t last long. The day started out with a bright blue and sunny sky and then it clouded up by about 3 pm. It rained for about an hour in the afternoon and then it was done. It washed a lot of the pee off the sidewalks and that’s a good thing.


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In today’s debate, the subject of saving rural post offices drew clear contrast between Claire’s successful efforts to save more than 100 of Missouri’s rural post offices from closure, and Todd Akin’s votes to undermine the service and implied support for privatizing the postal service entirely.
Post offices are a critical lifeline for Missouri’s rural communities, but Akin and House Republicans have repeatedly refused to act on legislation to keep their doors open, creating uncertainty and confusion for the families who rely on the postal service for Medicare and VA benefits.
“When Missouri’s rural post offices were on the chopping block, Claire fought to keep their doors open, but Todd Akin’s refusal to take action on behalf of the Postal Service would cut off rural Missourians from their life-saving medications and veterans benefits,” said Erik Dorey, McCaskill for Missouri spokesman. “Whether it’s a small town business's reliable shipping location or the deliverer of our seniors’ prescription drugs, Medicare and Social Security benefits, Todd Akin’s only solution is to shut down or privatize all government programs, and his agenda would hit Missouri’s rural families especially hard.”
Previously, Akin voiced support for plans to privatize the Postal Service, a position squarely in line with his approach toward other federal services that Missourians rely on -- like Social Security, Medicare and federally guaranteed student loans. Akin supports raising prices on postage to force consumers toward private mail carriers, but he offers no explanation for how rural communities that rely on reliable, low-cost delivery will cope with post office closures.
Earlier this year, Claire successfully attached an amendment to the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 that imposed a one-year moratorium on closing rural post offices. This amendment saved jobs and made sure Missouri’s rural communities did not lose the crucial services provided to them by the postal service. Beyond the one-year moratorium, the McCaskill Amendment put in place strict guidelines for closing post offices that the Postal Service must abide by going forward to ensure that they are properly serving rural communities.
Keeping the post offices open also saves precious jobs in rural communities that have been hit hard by the challenging economic climate. Small business owners who rely on timely delivery to properly run their business were assured that the stability they rely on from the Postal Service will remain intact.
Akin Implied Support for Privatizing Postal Service. At the Greene County Lincoln Day debate in March 2012, Akin made clear he supports privatizing the Postal Service by raising prices to force consumers toward private companies. Akin said, “So the postal service, the problem is -- what the solution is basically do what you do in the business. You have to raise the price. And then if you raise the price enough and the people don’t use it, in this case it’s not a crisis because you’ve got all kinds of privately owned companies that are picking up the slack anyway.” [Akin at Greene County Lincoln Day debate, 3/3/12]
Akin Voted for an Amendment to the Postal Service Overhaul Bill That Would Have Undermined the Postal Service. In July 2005, Akin voted in favor of an amendment offered by Rep. Jeff Flake to the Postal Service Overhaul bill that would have undermined the Postal Service by allowing individual Postmasters to contract mail delivery services out to private contractors. Specifically, the amendment would have created pilot programs for up to 20 communities to determine the feasibility of alternative mail delivery services. Communities would have to submit applications to the Postal Service proposing alternative postal service providers, the impact on consumers, the services providers would supply and the duration of the program, which could be up to five years. Under the amendment, eligible alternative providers would include commercial enterprises, non-profit organizations and labor groups. [Vote 429, 7/26/05; Thomas.gov, HR 22, House Amendment 516]
- National League of Postmasters: Flake Amendment Would “Be Harmful to Universal Service.” According to the National League of Postmasters, the Flake amendment to the Postal Service Overhaul bill “would be harmful to universal service.” [Congressional Record, 109th Congress, Page H6541]
- Rep. Waxman: Flake Amendment Is an “Open Invitation to Abuse.” Speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Henry Waxman described the Flake amendment as “an open invitation to abuse.” “It allows a local postmaster to contract out the delivery of the mail to private companies; and in the course of that amendment, it provides that any provision of Federal law that might otherwise apply to these contracts and the delivery of mail can be waived,” explained Waxman. “Well, that is incredibly far-reaching. It would mean a local postal official could set up his own company. He can ask his brother-in-law to set up another company and then contract with that company to do the job of delivering the mail. It is certainly a blatant conflict of interest. But even criminal laws could be waived under this amendment. There would be no prohibition against under-the-table kickbacks. The provision could allow the waiver of the privacy of first-class mail. This could lead to a lot of unforeseen problems.” [Congressional Record, 109th Congress, Page H6541]

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A sweep is a cross-batted front foot shot played to a low bouncing ball or slow full toss. It is played by sweeping the ball around to the leg side, typically towards square leg or fine leg. Sweep shot is a popular and efficient shot in cricket. It is usually hit on spinners in order to rotate the strike. If you too wants to play sweep shot, then read the following article and learn How-to.
Preparing for Sweep Shot
1Know the basics of batting. As sweep shot is an advanced shot, you must be aware with the basics of batting. You must know how to face a bowler, how to defence etc.
2Judge the bowler. You must know how to judge the bowler. A spinner can change the variations of his ball even at the last moment before delivery. You should be able to judge the spin and variations the ball will take after bouncing.
3Practice often. Playing a Sweep Shot needs a lot of practice. It is hard to hit if you are a beginner.
- Make sure to practice daily for as much as an hour. Remember, the more you practice; the better the shot is.
Playing the Shot
1Come on front foot as soon as the ball is delivered. Make sure not to be much on front foot as it may result in a stump out.
2Bend your front foot knee as if you are stretching. Make sure not to overbend, so that you can return to the original position if you are unable to transmit
3Judge the bowl. This is the right time to judge the bounce and spin of the ball. Once you get an idea of the ball, you will be able to transmit the shot better.
- It is possible that bowler had observed your footwork and would not allow you to play your shot. In such a situation, he would try to bowl short ball at a higher speed on which you would be beaten.
- If you see such response from the bowler, immediately come on back foot by re-bending your knees to the original position and defense the ball.
4Bend your front knee completely and make your back foot knee touch the ground by making it bend.
5Swing your bat as if you are sweeping. Timing is very essential for sweep shot. Make sure you time properly.
How do I play sweep shot?wikiHow ContributorYou can sweep shot more for off spinners. As the ball of off spinners comes to the stumps and not to the legs, you can hit it with with more power. You can play the sweep shot more for flight balls. It is easy to pickup the flight ball with a sweep shot.
How do I face a leg spin ball?wikiHow ContributorTransfer your body weight on front foot, keep your eyes on the ball and try to hit with the turn on the offside.
How do I do wicket keeping?wikiHow ContributorIn cricket more concentration is needed for wicket keeping. You have to keenly watch on the ball, and you need more concentration on the type of ball.
How do I hit a reverse sweep?Put the legs down and hit the ball in the opposite direction from your normal movement.
- Timing is very essential for a sweep shot.Improve the timing of your shot.
- Sweep shot is not an easy one. Don't be disheartened if you are unable to succeed in the first attempt. It needs a lot of practice.
- Wrist work is crucial for all the cricket shots, particularly for a sweep shot.
- Judging the bowler is very important for a successful sweep shot. Don't move out of the crease till the bowler delivers the ball.
- Play with proper kit. If you are playing a sweep shot, you must have the kit, especially helmet as the bouncy ball may come over your head.
- Be careful. Once you have completed the shot and managing runs, stand properly and then run. Quickness can lead to injury.
Things You'll Need
- A Cricket Bat
- A Cricket Ball
- Cricket Kit (for safety)

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- The residents claim the police and soldiers are assisting the land guards to unleash terror in the area
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Residents of Obeyeyie, a suburb of Gbestsile in the Kpone Katamanso District, have accused the police stationed in the area of closing working with land guards.
Information available to YEN indicates that a man, called Ahmed, is the leader of the land guards.
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Resource Management Implications of a Large-scale Organic Dairy in the U.S.: A Life-Cycle Perspective
Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD) is the largest provider of private-label organic milk and butter in the U.S. managing over 12000 milking cows and processing over 84 million liters (22 million gallons) of milk annually. Milk from six AOD farms (three in Colorado and three in Texas) is processed in a state-of-the-art processing facility in Colorado and then distributed to retail outlets across the country. Recent growth and a commitment to sustainability and the organic industry have led AOD to evaluate its life cycle GHG emissions and explore reduction strategies. In this study we benchmark the life-cycle carbon footprint of AOD operations and explore the implications of a vertically integrated large-scale organic dairy on resource management logistics such as transportation. Data collected at AOD farms and processing facilities were used to build a LCA model for benchmarking the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption across the entire milk production system from organic feed production to transport of packaged milk. Overall GHG emissions were 1.7 kg CO2 eq. per liter of packaged liquid milk. While the major GHG contributors include enteric fermentation (28% of total) and feed production (23% of total) transport (of feed raw milk and final product) over large distances account for 20% of the GHG emissions.


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Article from a few days ago … you only get a few paras I think as a subscription article but you’ll get the jist
Can’t say I’ve ever really come across their beers, but always sad to see the demise of a brewery
London area and Kent / South East in the main
One of the better cask brewers for me … always a few strong ones on their roster
Lots of closures lately. Looks like Framework in Leicester is going/has gone, although I’ve yet to find written confirmation. Same with Bedfordshire’s Banks and Taylor. I know the Wellington in Bedford is staying open but not sure what is happening with the rest of their pubs.
Seems to primarilly be:
Very small breweries. How much of this could be down to natural attrition.
Old school cask breweries who were unable to change their business model. Meanwhile other breweries have never been doing so well having had to review things at outset of Covid (for instance Elusive).
And, come to think of it, brewpubs where ownership/management of pub has changed.
Although I was really thinking of the impact of Covid, etc. Energy prices are something else.
“Brexit export champions”… where were they exporting to I wonder…
Looking at rates on here, Sweden.
Italy, Sweden, Germany, according to the internets.
Condolences Colin, I know how much the brewery meant to you.
Leighton is bored again, then.
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Eye on the Middle East Jan/Feb 2002
According to a report in The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Cabinet minister Dan Meridor hailed a recent Palestinian statement as “a major breakthrough.” Apparently the Palestinian Authority (PA) has offered to resettle Arab refugees in the coming Palestinian state rather than in Israel proper. The report said PA Chairman Yasser Arafat is willing to drop his demand for the “right” of millions of Palestinians to be relocated inside Israel’s Green Line. This statement is, according to Meridor, a major breakthrough. If Arafat is serious (which is always a consideration), it is indeed a major concession.
You will recall that the Camp David negotiations of July 2000 broke down largely because Arafat demanded a massive number of displaced Palestinians be relocated to Israel proper as well as to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Arafat’s intractable stand on this point was clearly unacceptable to both the United States and Israel. As a result, despite the Israeli government’s overly generous land-grant offer, the talks collapsed, infuriating then-President Bill Clinton and the American administration.
Beyond the shadow of any doubt, this latest offer comes as a result of intense U.S. pressure to find at least an interim settlement of the thorny problems facing Israel and the PA at this time.
We are, of course, well aware that Mr. Arafat is accustomed to making promises he has no intention of keeping. This has been his pattern for decades.
Sari Nusseibeh, chosen by Arafat as his chief envoy in Jerusalem, told the Associated Press that the Palestinians erred in insisting on the right of refugees to return to Israel proper. Nusseibeh, a philosophy professor whose family has deep roots in Jerusalem, said the refugees should be resettled in a future Palestinian state “not in a way that would undermine the existence of the state of Israel as a predominantly Jewish state.”
Currently, about 5 million Jews and 1 million Arabs live in Israel. Although the Jewish population is growing by about 50,000 immigrants a year, the Arab population is increasing much faster.
If the Palestinian refugee issue were to be settled Nusseibeh’s way, two problems would be solved: (1) Israel would not face potential elimination by assimilation. That is to say, the Jewish nation would not become absorbed by a hostile state-within-a-state. (2) Disgruntled Israeli Arabs, disenchanted with the Jewish state, would have a place to go and live among their own people—a situation that could be healthy for both parties.
Many people fail to realize that, due to some of these factors, Israel did not annex the West Bank and Gaza when it captured the territories in the 1967 war. Yet it immediately annexed Jerusalem into the State of Israel. Israelis realized that if they incorporated the territories into the state and gave full citizenship to the Arabs there, eventually the significant and rapidly growing Arab populations of the territories would jeopardize Israel’s identity as a national Jewish entity. Conceivably, Israelis could be voted out of office in their own country.
Thus, if the Palestinian Authority has at last seen the folly of its demands for the massive “return” of refugees into the heartland of Israel, it would be a step in the right direction. In view of the way Yasser Arafat’s mind works, however, the offer may represent only a passing mood of the moment or, worse yet, another outright deception.

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Born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. and later adding an ‘e’ to his last name as a young man, Marvin Gaye was known as a talented singer-songwriter and musician with a three vocal octave range.
He began his career as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late 1950s. He then ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960, signing with Motown Records subsidiary, Tamla. He started off as a session drummer, but later ranked as the label’s top-selling solo artist during the 1960s. He was crowned “The Prince of Motown” and “The Prince of Soul”.
His hits such as “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)”, “Ain’t That Peculiar”, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” and his duet singles with singers such as Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell brought him much success. His work in the early and mid-1970s included the albums, What’s Going On, Let’s Get It On, and I Want You, which helped influence thequiet storm, urban adult contemporary, and slow jam genres.
After a self-imposed European exile in the early 1980s, Gaye returned on the 1982 Grammy-Award winning hit, “Sexual Healing” and the Midnight Love album before his death. Gaye was shot dead by his father on April 1, 1984. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
In 2008, the American music magazine Rolling Stone ranked Gaye at number 6 on its list of the Greatest Singers of All Time, at number 18 on 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was also ranked at number 20 on VH1’s list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

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Reason Foundation VP Advocates Higher Gas Taxes
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Mike Gogulski - 1/11/2009
Why stop there, indeed? Why not use your pulpit to make the even more libertarian point that all taxation is theft, and that so long that taxation exists, all are slaves?
Oh, wait, maybe that wouldn't be reasonable.
Keith Halderman - 1/4/2009
Leaving aside the question of how they should be paid for, drivers are not the only people who benefit from the existence of roads. If someone drives her children to see their grandmother does not the grandmother benefit? Anyone who buys something delivered by a truck benefits. The cable or phone line which provides your internet could not have been put into service as easily or cheaply without roads.
For the record I am in favor of an eventual government withdrawal from providing both health care and education. Also, I do not think it is un-libertarian to prefer that the money being extorted from me go towards maintaing roads rather then dead Iraqis.
Justin A Bowen - 1/3/2009
What of the alternative means of securing revenue that Oregon is already testing and Congress is debating on: taxation by miles driven rather than on gallons of gas bought?
Jane S. Shaw - 1/3/2009
An issue fact (which someone else knows better than I): I am under the impression that the highway fund that a large part of the gas tax that supposedly supports highways is frittered away on mass transit. Also, states don't pay their share for maintenance.
In other words, whether the highway tax is socialism or not, it's badly managed, as one would expect.
Stephen Smith - 1/3/2009
Ah, I took away that he wanted general tax dollars to be poured into roads, since he said: "God forbid that we use some of the money going into our overseas empire." General revenues fund wars, but user fees (in the form of the gas tax) funds the roads. Though if you want war dollars to be put instead into building and maintaining roads, you now have non-drivers directly paying for the upkeep of the roads. I'm saying that to be consistent he ought to call for general taxes to be lowered and uses fees such as the gas tax to be raised.
Anthony Gregory - 1/3/2009
You're right, Stephen. The libertarian who favors road socialism (or, for that matter, law enforcement and war socialism) is being inconsistent. But are you addressing Keith here? He is criticizing this particular inconsistency.
Stephen Smith - 1/2/2009
You're for taxing money to be spent on roads (whose users will not pay even the full accounting costs of the roads, nevermind the opportunity costs), but something tells me you'd change your tune if the government decided to spend the money on healthcare and education.
Be a consistent libertarian – either oppose all socialism (be it in the realm of healthcare, education, or transportation), or admit that you're for a little socialism here and there. But, if you're going to take the latter position, please – enlighten us as to why you believe socialism is okay for highways but not for other industries. You imply that it's because highways have positive externalities (most goods need to be shipped somehow), but I fail to see why that argument doesn't apply to education and healthcare.
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BOSTON — Chicago’s Ben Smith didn’t expect to be playing in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. The young forward wasn’t even in warm-ups before tonight’s game.
In fact, the Boston College grad and Connecticut native spent the day about as relaxed as a player in hockey’s biggest series could.
“Being in Boston it was nice. I was actually with my mom this afternoon for a bit [for lunch],” Smith said. “It’s nice being close to home, but it’s a business trip here and we’re trying to win some games.”
What made the insertion of Smith into the lineup even stranger was the fact Jamal Mayers took warmups and still wound up a scratch. Smith was happy to get a shot.
“I was just told after warm-ups I was in and it was kind of a scramble to get ready and get warm. That’s kinda been the whole thing this whole seven, eight weeks. They tell us to stay ready and you never know when your opportunity is going to come. It happened tonight.”
Even though Chicago was shut out in Game 3 2-0, for Smith it’s the highlight of his season.
“It was kind of a wild night. I’m just obviously grateful to be a part of it to get an opportunity. Just wish we could’ve gotten a win.”
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There are many techniques that you can learn in this design: floating, drybrushing, distressing and stippling… but also the frame is done in a quite interesting way.
The painting pattern instructions are available also in English.
I created other Decorative Painting designs similar to Vintage mood that you may be interested in and that are suitable for the same frame: Winter melody and… another one is coming soon!
So, do you also want to paint a romantic project like Vintage mood??? You can find the packet with complete step by step instructions and linedrawings at the SHOP section!


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TurningWheels for Kids Tri-Valley is a new, local chapter of an already proven, 501(c) 3 organization under the auspices of the Valley Medical Center Foundation. We are a group of local individuals from different backgrounds with a common interest ~ kids and bikes ~ looking eagerly for opportunities to serve the children of the Tri-Valley, Hayward and Castro Valley Areas.
In this, our first year, our goal is to purchase, assemble and donate almost 500 new bicycles to underprivileged children who otherwise would not have a bike – children right here in the East Bay Area. Did you know that bikes are still the number ONE requested gift by these children? The average cost of one bike, helmet and lock is just under $100 so our goal is to raise $40,000 to pay for this year’s bikes.
In a world of Television, Video Games and the Internet our kids are spending less time outside and getting less and less exercise. As a result, childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in our country. This of course leads to not only very real, very serious health issues but maybe even more important – self-esteem issues! Low self-esteem is highly correlated with drugs, gangs and teen pregnancy as these kids will do anything to simply fit in! So not only do these bikes provide simple joy for children who live in tough situations but it also encourages a life of activity and good health.
We will be partnering with local non-profits and, through our holiday grant process, will provide hundreds of bikes to local children. Our founding organization has worked with organizations such as Sacred Heart, CityTeam Ministries, Santa Clara County Child Advocates, Bay Area Rescue Mission, and the local firefighter’s holiday program. Our goal is to target and partner with similar charities here in our area.
Contact Us Today to donate or for more information about how you can help make this happen.


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SummaryThe U.S. Attorney's Office seeks to hire 1 or more
AUSAsfor the Office's Criminal Division. These positions may be assigned to the following four sections within the Criminal Division: Violent Crimes Section, Economic Crimes and Public Corruption Section, Major Crimes Section, or the Organized Crime and Narcotics Section.
This position is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information on the United States Attorney's Office, MN: www.justice.gov/usao-mn
AUSAs in the Office's Criminal Division serve the goal of doing justice by fairly enforcing the criminal laws of the United States. Criminal AUSAs must exercise reasoned judgment in making criminal charging decisions, coordinating federal criminal investigations together with the Office's law-enforcement partners, and litigating and trying complex cases in federal court.
Candidates must be capable of handling significant and complex criminal prosecutions. This responsibility regularly entails working with voluminous discovery and mastering challenging legal concepts. Candidates should demonstrate strong analytical ability, high quality legal writing and research, effective communication and advocacy skills, and a commitment to public service.
This position may be assigned to one of the following four sections within the Criminal Division. Candidates may, but are not required to identify one of these sections as a preference in the cover letter. However, individuals hired as AUSAs will be assigned to a section within the Criminal Division at the discretion of the U.S. Attorney.
Violent Crime Section: Prosecutors assigned to the Violent Crimes Section investigate and prosecute those who commit firearms offenses and other violent crimes.
Economic Crimes and Public Corruption Section: The Office's Economic Crimes Section investigates and prosecutes complex economic crimes, such as mail wire and bank frauds, tax crimes, embezzlement, securities fraud, healthcare fraud, environmental crimes, and financial cybercrimes.
Major Crimes Section: The Office's Major Crimes Section investigates and prosecutes human trafficking, child exploitation, and child pornography offenses, as well as crimes where United States' government agencies are the victim. The Major Crimes Section also houses the office's robust Indian Country division, which prosecutes crimes on both the Red Lake and White Earth Native American Reservations.
Organized Crime and Narcotics Section: The prosecutors assigned to this section primarily investigate and prosecute and Violent Crimes drug-trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering offenses.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
Residency Requirements: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district-specific information.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. AUSAs are occasionally required to travel within and outside the States of Minnesota. AUSAs must often make court appearances in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Fergus Falls, and Bemidji, Minnesota, regardless of their office location. Travel outside of the District of Minnesota and outside the United States is also occasionally required.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/585236200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.

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Evaporative Cooling System Design | Passive Low Energy Systems
An overview of evaporative cooling systems
Evaporative cooling systems uses evaporation as a cooling method in cooling the surrounding air by adding moisture in the air hence increasing humidity. It is a low energy passive system. The following sections are categorized into sections stating the required conditions, implementation considerations and other issues. Case studies are listed as reference to discuss on how these systems are implemented and the implication they have on architecture design.
Climate: Evaporative cooling systems are suitable in any dry climate, especially cool and dry climates. For example, it can be used in high altitude regions. A dry environment is needed for evaporative cooling due to higher evaporation rates. The evaporation process would absorb heat and create coolness in the surrounding.
Areas with cooler temperatures are also preferred, as the gap between the environmental ambient temperature and human comfort range is smaller as compared to a hot and dry environment. This would translate into energy saved due to a lower cooling load.
Application: Evaporative cooling systems are suitable for residential, industrial and commercial buildings; especially in areas with big open spaces that encourages air circulation. Integration of evaporative cooling systems with other active systems are dependent on site conditions. Filters to purify polluted air, humidifiers to maintain the humidity or other active systems can be installed in tandem with evaporative cooling.
Architectural design: Architectural aesthetics may be affected upon the introduction of the passive downdraft evaporative cooling towers due to the exposed shafts. The introduction of underground evaporative cooling shafts would also affect the spatial planning of underground spaces. In addition, the provision of water bodies has to be taken into consideration with the overall building design.
Cost: Initial building cost is generally higher, as there is a need to construct addition structure and the equipment needed is usually more costly as compared to the conventional cooling systems. However, the advantages are that it reduces operational cost significantly.
This is one of the leading references on the design of a building's environmental controls.
Issues in Evaporative Cooling Systems
Human comfort: There is a need for an integration of passive and active design to ensure human thermal comfort levels are met. Evaporative cooling is a passive process where it acts as a pre- conditioner to cool the air before using mechanical means to maintain humidity level.
Energy consumption: The systems has higher embodied energy due to the construction of infrastructure, but generally energy consumption will be greatly reduced in the range of 25% - 70%, depending on the individual evaporative cooling system setup.
Integration:The energy consumption of the system can be further reduced with the help of other systems. For example, evaporative cooling systems can be integrated with solar chimneys to enhance air-flow or incorporate renewable energy supply to further reduce energy consumption.
Case study: Torrent Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India
A passive downdraft evaporative cooling (PDEC) system is selected. Vertical shafts acts as a cooling tower with smaller exhaust shafts. These are placed at strategic locations. Mircronisers installed at the top of the cooling towers react automatically to temperature & humidity conditions to produce a fine mist that cool the air.This causes the air to sink and flows into the corridors and hopper windows. The system operates differently in different seasons. They are as follows:
& dry season( March to June) – Evaporative cooling through PDEC systems
2) Warm & Humid Season( July to September) – Mechanical Ventilation through ceiling fans
3) Cold & Dry Season(October to February) – Minimize Ventilation through adjustment of openings
4) Air-conditioning for selected areas
An active system is integrated with the passive design. The operation of the motorized dampers and exhaust fans is used to induce ventilation so that a consistent comfortable environment can be provided.
The resultant architectural form dominated by the ventilation towers with shading devices to articulate the facade.
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New energy and infrastructure projects in the pipeline
The socio-economic and political stability of a country is deeply linked with the strong and stable leadership. If the leaders and their vision is strong and linked with the good or bad of the people, no matter what ever the situation the things are sure to take a shape sooner or later.
Pakistan despite having enormous energy resources and a strong agriculture base is unfortunately ranking amongst the energy deficient countries having a weak and indebted economy, which endorse the fact that the governments in the past neither had a will nor vision to exploit the available opportunities.
As far as indigenous resources are concerned, Pakistan used to be called rich in gas with huge reservoirs, plenty of hydro power resources, un-scaleable wind power in Sindh and Balochistan, huge solar resources as well as having a tag of a nuclear power as well. Yet the 180 million plus population has been thrown into a situation where it is experiencing gas rationing, power load shedding of long durations and spending over $16 billion on imports of costly oil, which is beyond the affordability of the masses with meager earning resources.
However, the situation seems to have taken a turn towards affordable and viable power generation by using much cheaper coal for which the present government has taken various initiatives and hopefully the inflation-hit nation driven by costly imports of oil may take a sigh of relief when the cost of power generation comes down with the use of coal as an affordable fuel.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who has taken aggressive and positive policy initiatives of converting at least 50 percent of the power generation to coal fired power certainly deserves appreciation.
Commenting on the situation, Capt. Haleem Siddiqui, Chairman Marine Group of Companies said in an interview that coal is going to be a game changer in the entire energy scenario in a couple of years when the upcoming coal-based projects become operational in the country.
Taking lead from the government policies and realizing the future energy needs of the country, Capt Haleem Siddiqui who has the privilege of developing Pakistan International Container Terminal, which is second none in providing port facilities, has decided to set up country’s first Dirty Cargo Terminal at Port Qasim with a design to exclusively handle coal imports with internationally acknowledged mechanized standards ‘ a bulk terminal of its own kind for the first time in Pakistan.
This unique terminal, which is delayed due to internal rift between local and Turkish contractors delayed unnecessarily, however, it will be completed by the end of 2015. “Actually it is a huge project with a 2.5 kilometer track from terminal into sea, which is a time consuming development, now we have invited tenders from international players because in Pakistan there are no contractors have experience of marine development work, so we are considering four of the international contractors of which two are Korean firms one is Chinese i.e. China Harbor we are in process of evaluating their bids and within 15-20 days the contract will be awarded,” said Capt Haleem Siddiqui. The delay has caused cost escalation from earlier estimated cost of $185 million to $250 million. It will play an important role in economic development especially for those industries shifting on coal.
He said initially its capacity was 4 million tonnes in the first phase, while in phase two the capacity was 8 million tonnes, but now looking at the demand growth and government policies we have expanded the project and now we have redesigned its capacity and the phase one will have a capacity of 12 million tonnes with an overall expansion to 20 million tonnes of dirty cargo specially coal cargo. Since power plants also take a couple of years to complete and by that time the terminal will also be operational to coincide with the government plans of shifting power generation from oil to coal.
He said the economic activities cannot take place without developing infrastructure facilities including sea, railways, roads and air, the cheapest mode of transportation is sea because it takes volumes of cargo transportation, then comes railways, road and the air respectively.
As far as port handling is concerned, Pakistan has a strong port handling base, which contributing significantly in economic development of the country. “Look at the infrastructure development in Turkey which second to none to any European country. It was because of its infrastructure development that Turkish economy has multiplied with the last 10-15 years and resultantly brought prosperity to their people,” said Capt Haleem Siddique. Recalling the days when the Turkish lira was no where against dollar. The parity of lira-dollar was in hundreds of lira against a dollar, but now Turkish lira is almost at par with dollar with a small difference. How they managed an economic turnaround? He said in a firm tone that unless the infrastructure is not improved the economic situation will also not improve to the desired level.
He cited another example of economic development of China where economy started booming after development of their infrastructure. Any body who had visited China some two decades back will not be able to recognize that it is the same China he had seen earlier. It is a different story today only because of their infrastructure, which played the primary role in robust economic growth of China. Their roads, bridges, trains and ports construction are unbelievable.
He recalled that only a decade back Pakistan’s total exports never exceeded to $10 billion because ports have no capacity to handle cargoes properly. Now with the investment of over $2 billion from the private sector, ports handling operations are matching to any international standards today. Our exports have exceeded to $26 billion mainly because of private sector investment in port handling facilities.
Now the situation calls for a focus on to feed the ports through development of infrastructure facilities to bring and take out the cargo from industries to port and from port to industries all over the country.
The present government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a focus on road developments once the road network is on, you will see the change on the economic scene.
Mian Nawaz Sharif has the credit of developing Lahore-Islamabad and Islamabad-Peshawar Motorways, now the only missing link is between Karachi to Lahore, if the proposed motorway between Lahore and Karachi is completed and other road network are linked together to provide facility from farm-to-market and from factory-to-ports it will add a spark to the economy within no time, as more than fifty percent of growth will come easily to the market. Today due to lack of road infrastructure a huge quantity of agriculture produce or farm produce goes into waste.


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September sunshine streamed through the Atrium windows at the Mississippi Arts Center as the small crowd waited. In truth, on that Friday, Sept. 26, the crowd looked like one anywhere; some members of the crowd are always seen as different, though. Why? They are disabled—some so that anyone can readily see it, with canine assistants or wheel chairs—some not so easily seen, with hearing aids or mental illnesses that have no outward physical manifestations. That day, though, they were the artists-in-residence. "The Mississippi Forum for Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities" was planned with them in mind.
The mission of the Mississippi Arts Commission, established in 1968 by the state Legislature, is to be a catalyst for the arts in Mississippi and to help include all citizens in diverse artistic experiences. The day-long event, planned and executed splendidly by the Arts Commission, purported to "bring together art administrators and organizations that work with people with disabilities; and to develop and implement strategies to overcome barriers and advance careers."
Toward achieving these goals, inspirational and informational speakers made presentations throughout the day. First was Jaehn Clare, arts coordinator for VSA Arts of Georgia, who rolled her wheelchair just into view, then draped and wrapped her lower extremities in a turquoise and purple tie-dyed wrap and lowered herself onto the floor. Music and sounds resembling ocean waves played in the background as she moved across the floor, her long, thick wavy brown hair flowing across her shoulders as she rolled gently toward us. Clare had us in the palm of her hand by the time she had finished telling us that she experienced magic when she realized that "I'm different; I will never be the same again" and that mystical mermaid skin had grafted itself permanently to her own skin. As a mermaid, she no longer felt invisible in the eyes of those who can stand on their own two feet.
Each informational session was facilitated by an artist with a disability: Ballet dancer Margaret McCarty, stained glass designer Jerry Hymel, visual artist Max Biedenharn and musican Melvin Hendrex. At the session "Twelve Steps for Making a Living as an Artist," Rene' Paul Barilleaux of the Mississippi Museum of Art invited input from attendees as he outlined the steps, ranging from "Set your goals," to "Be a professional" to "Don't' give up." After several pointed out how difficult it is to be to be taken seriously as artists because they were disabled, Charlotte Myers, the parent of a 17-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy, pointed out that disabilities could be a positive as well. Each day they were forced to overcome the obstacle of being seen as different. Why not use that to their advantage as they pursued their love of the arts?
The day's last inspiration came from the Mississippi Society for Disabilities' Papillon Dancers together with the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, Ballet Magnificant, and Peter Mertz, artistic director of USA International Ballet, as they performed a ballet choreographed by Mertz. He and Carla Thompson, executive director of the Mississippi Society for Disabilities, worked together on the ballet, which was underwritten by a grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation. The crowd ringed the room, backs to the white concrete block walls, in order to give the troupe, including men and women in wheelchairs and oneyoung lady with a prosthetic leg, to perform. Flowing chiffon contrasted with wheelchairs, as each dancer, young or old, male or female, gave a performance representing hours of practice and concentration.


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Calm. Contradictory. Kind. Beautiful. Clean. Particular. Mysterious.
These are the words that I would use to sum up Japan on our recent travels. Have you ever been? Have you ever wanted to go? It was such an incredible trip. I have wanted to travel to Japan for so long, actually since the seventh grade. I had an animated and passionate history teacher who opened my eyes to the world beyond the Midwest and introduced me to parts of the globe I only knew from bedtime stories. A shy girl and someone who’s always felt a bit misunderstood, I opted to take Japanese class in lieu of theater that year. The more accepted choice, performing in The Wizard of Oz with the rest of my female classmates wasn’t something I was up for. I timidly ducked out the ever-popular chance to shine on stage, with the spotlights and sweaty palms, for an opportunity to quietly learn about a new culture with about five other students, none of whom I knew at the time. It was a leap of faith, a step out of the swift current of life, and sort of a big deal for an insecure twelve year old. I remember tasting crunchy nori for the first time and learning that it came from the sea. I remember practicing the strange and unfamiliar pitched language out loud in front of strangers. I certainly made a fool of myself, but it was without worry or apprehension. The environment my teacher established was a safe one, and also one that lit my curiosity for the world on fire. I am forever grateful for that year of my life and for the one who taught me.
Growing up in Iowa meant there was a lot of meatloaf and there wasn’t a lot sushi. In fact, there was very, very little on the subject of Japan or what it meant to eat raw fish or to meditate or to use chopsticks and drink tea. The novelty in learning about a culture so unlike my own, spoke to me in a way that has continued to have a ripple effect throughout my life. While I’d certainly call myself a homebody and someone who finds a rich purpose in mothering and keeping our home, I am also someone who craves adventure with worldly explorations. I find such an escape in reading and making things with my hands that I’ve seem others do in different countries, but especially by experiencing first hand how people do life in all corners of the world. It not only supports and strengthens my view of humanity, but it has a way of restoring my center when needing a refill. Each time I travel I am reminded just how precious and beautiful this life of ours is and how little of it I have really seen.
For me, traveling is as much about the leaving as it is about the coming home. It’s a way for me to exit the flow and find solitude outside of the comfortability of my routine. It’s a way for me to unplug and hit reset. It’s a way for me to leave behind my most valued comforts (other than my husband who is always by my side) and figure out how to live simply with what we can carry, live thoughtfully with how we use our time, and live adventurously as we try new things. Simply put, the whole process of going and coming home make me feel alive. And as for the coming home? Well, that’s the best part. The perspective I gain while traveling and experiencing the world in a different light only helps me appreciate my life at home that much more. When gone, I missed the heck out of our babies and our cozy bed and our slow life at home. I miss waking up with that predictability and going to bed with comfort. Peace and relief is what I feel when I walk through the door after having traveled, no matter how far.
“Home is the nicest word there is,” said Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was spot on.
But let me tell you about Japan. Andrew and I met up with his brother and his brother’s girlfriend in LA before crossing the ocean to Tokyo. Several months back we all threw five travel options into a hat and quickly discovered that Japan was the one destination we all had in common. From there, we started throwing out things we wanted to do and soon enough our itinerary was crafted! The four of us decided to split our trip into three cities: Tokyo, Kamakura, and Kyoto. I could not recommend this cultural contradiction enough. The three were so wonderfully different from one another and each really gave us beautiful insight into the dichotomies of Japanese culture.
While in Tokyo, we did what most tourists do: we saw the hundreds of people crossing in Shibuya, drank sake along the skinny alleys of Golden Gai in Shinjuku, visited the bustling Tsukiji fish market, ate the best sushi of our lives at Yasuda’s tiny bar (recommendation a la Anthony Bourdain), shopped in Shingawa, and had fancy cocktails where Bill Murray sipped scotch on top the Hyatt. It was a lot. It was intense. It was fun. If I had to compare the Tokyo city to anything, I’d say it was most like New York City to me. It never stopped, it never slowed down, and it was always lit up. But there was a sincere politeness about the people there that didn’t quite match the sometimes-harsh neon vitality of the city, and that really intrigued me. There were a handful of times that the subway got the better of us and the language barrier was a bit of a challenge, but anyone we asked was not only eager to help but would personally walk us to where we needed to be to make our connection. This happened almost a dozen times! The kindness shown to us over and over again in Tokyo was impressive and downright beautiful. What a relief when in the midst of confusion to meet a kind stranger willing and ready to help you out.
We took a day trip to Kamakura about an hour away from Tokyo’s city center and had such a relaxing time. We experienced an authentic tea ceremony, got to wander though an ancient cemetery, drank Sapporo in an open air garden, found a tiny hole in the wall bar to hang out with locals, ate ourselves silly with ing bowls of thick ramen, walked though a bamboo forest, and saw Buddha. I don’t recommend the Buddha as it was packed with tourists, but it was an enchanting city nevertheless. We perhaps packed too much into our little day trip, because when we got back to our airbnb in Tokyo we slept for quite awhile.
We ended our adventure in the magical city of Kyoto, our absolute favorite time during our travels in Japan. Wanting a different experience from our modern apartment stay in Tokyo, we opted to stay in a traditional Japanese home via airbnb covered in gorgeous tatami mats. We slept on the floor, parked our shoes in the entry, and explored the city on bikes. The old charm of the city with it’s cobblestones and beautifully adorned storefronts completely captivated us and our thirst for old-world charm. We stayed near the glittery canal and woke to shallow water rippling downstream as a family of ducks quacked every now and again. It was surreal waking up in such a scenic corner of the city.
It was clear when we arrived in Kyoto that things operated differently here. It was extremely quiet, almost an abandoned-like quiet. It was very calm and so serene. We’d see people out walking and biking and going about their day, but it was almost as if the city itself was a ghost town it was so still. I’ve never experienced anything like it. The tranquility in the Gion area was profound as well. We played the part and dressed up in traditional Geisha attire and walked through the ancient area taking it all in. The pops of red and fuchsia and gold stood out against the earthy buildings and vibrant greenery surrounding the city. In Kyoto we shared beautiful meals in tiny, well-kept shops lit with lanterns and mainly left this part of our trips to spontaneity, letting the city lead us this way and that through the wooden houses and Shinto shrines. The overall vibe of Kyoto was, for lack of a better word, zen. At times is felt like we were walking on a different planet, a cleaner, gentler, more refined place we didn’t know existed.
Overall, our time in Japan was really special and so inspiring. Sure there were moments of homesickness and cultural clashes, but looking back I have so much appreciation for each and every day we spent there…and quite honestly, am pretty proud of how well we coped without the kids. That was undoubtably the hardest part. But you know, that time apart was good for them too. They got to spend quality time with their nanas and papa without us around, and that is something they will always cherish.
I am currently still in “return mode” and in a place of sifting through and editing our life here at home. I suppose I am always doing it to some extent, but with newfound inspiration I am doing it a bit more thoroughly. Andrew and I came back with even more of an appreciation of refined simplicity and it’s something we hope to infuse throughout our home and within the dynamic of our family rhythm. A refresh and a bit of change really does the soul heaps of good, you know? Have you taken an inspiring trip recently? How has it shaken your perspective and changed the way you want to do life? I’d love to hear all about it!

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