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When disaster strikes your property, do you know who to call? Soil-Away handles fire and flood damage emergencies large and small for businesses throughout New England. Since commercial buildings are larger than residential homes, they often encompass larger scopes which demands a higher level of expertise. Recently, a hotel about 2.5 hours from Soil-Away’s main office experienced one of these emergencies. Thankfully, Soil-Away was there to handle it. When a pipe bursts in a hotel, it can flood rooms fast. That’s exactly what happened when a sprinkler pipe burst inside this particular hotel. Before the hotel’s management team could stop the water, over 20 guest rooms on the first floor had flooded. The electricity in that wing failed quickly. Even worse, the ceiling of the open-air parking garage below the building began to collapse. Overall, the wing was unusable within a matter of minutes. What is at Stake for the Business? What did this disaster mean for the hotel? Well, it didn’t take long for city inspectors to shut down that wing of the hotel. It certainly wasn’t safe for guests. If the water had remained for too long, it would have caused extra complications, like mold and extensive repair needs. If the owners didn’t get help right away, they might have never recovered from the disaster. They might have even lost their business completely. The stakes were high for the hotel and they needed the right restoration partner to get them up and running. The good news is that the hotel owners did act fast. They called Soil-Away, and the Soil-Away team quickly stepped into action. First, they brought in a generator to restore the power so that they could get to work. As a matter of fact, Soil-Away brought in more than 100 pieces of equipment for the drying and restoration process. Once they started the generator, the Soil-Away crew performed complete water extraction and drying throughout the affected wing. In the parking garage, Soil-Away set up temporary fencing to keep the public away from the dangerous construction zone. After that, they got to work removing the ceiling and insulation. The Soil-Away team knew that the hotel owners needed the guest rooms up and running again. They prioritized these rooms to prevent any more lost business. The initial cleanup took about 10 hours. The guest rooms were fully dried, repaired, and ready to use within 3-5 days. The parking garage took an additional 3-4 days to complete. The hotel barely skipped a beat. They were extremely pleased with the recovery time following the flood. Soil-Away worked with utmost efficiency. This burst pipe could have spelled an end for this hotel. Thanks to Soil-Away, it did not. Do you have a commercial property that needs disaster help? Contact Soil-Away now. We’ll get you back on your feet as soon as possible. Soil-Away also offers pre-disaster planning for commercial clients, so that you can be prepared before a disaster catches your business off guard. Contact Soil-Away today to setup your Emergency Response Protocols (Soil-Away ERP). Ready to serve you now! Soil-Away has cleaned our rugs and furniture the last couple of years. The work has been great, the service very courteous, and scheduling with them has been a breeze. Came back and redid room for free as there was dog urine smell remaining. Professional and accommodating. We called for service on a Tuesday morning and by Tuesday afternoon they were in the house and working. They were very efficient and professional and I would recommend Soil-Away to anyone who needs a professional cleaning service. Per my previous review, I am very happy to report Soil Away addressed the situation in a very professional manner and a resolution has been reached. I would like to commend Josh for his honesty and would certainly do business with them in the future. Excellent service. The service was outstanding, from ease of estimate and scheduling , the arrival on time and the very courteous professional service. The wall to wall carpets in rooms and on the staircase needed replacing, since they are nine years old, but the cleaning made them look clean and fresh enough to last another two years.	4,467
The Gann theory has been successfully utilized by online Forex traders for more than a decade now, and even though the stock markets and the futures have changed drastically within the last couple of years, the Gann theory remains a very popular method of analyzing the condition of an asset in the Forex market. Newer areas of trading areas, which includes the foreign exchange market as well as the invention of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), have made it necessary to revisit some of the rules of construction and concepts of application. Although the basic structure of the Gann angles remains the same, the changes in the levels of price and volatility of the stocks have made it necessary to adjust some of the key components inside the Gann theory. For more Investing news such as this article, click on the link above to access further information related to the Gann theory. Gann angles are a popular trading as well as an analysis tool that is utilized to measure the key elements of a stock, such as the time, price and the pattern of it. Both the past and the present, as well as the future all, exist at the same time within a Gann angle. When a trader wants to analyze the course of a particular market, the trader will try to get an idea of where the market has been in the past, and where it is in relation to that former bottom or top, and how to use that data to make a close to accurate forecast of the price action in the future. Drawing angles to trade and forecast are currently the most popular analysis tool that is used by online Forex traders. Many traders still draw the charts manually and some others use computerized technical analysis to display the charts on the screens. Traders nowadays can easily place a Gann angle on a chart, and thus many of them do not think about why or how to use them properly. These Gann angles are compared to trendlines more often than not, but many Forex traders are simply unaware that these elements are not the same thing. A Gann angle is a diagonal line that moves at a uniform rate of speed. A trendline is an element that is created by connecting bottoms to bottoms in the case of an uptrend and tops to tops in the case of a downtrend. The benefit of drawing a Gann angle compared to a trendline is that it moves at a uniform rate of speed. This allows the online trader to make an accurate forecast of where the price is going to be in the future. Gann angles can’t always predict where the market will be, but the Forex trader will be able to know where the Gann angle will be in the future, thus it will help them to gauge the strength and direction of a particular market trend. Past, Present and Future The main concept that a Forex trader needs to understand when working with the Gann theory is that the past, the present and the future all exist at the same time on the Gann angles. With that being said, the Gann angle can be utilized to predict the resistance and support as well as the direction and the strength of the timing of tops and bottoms. submitted by wiserock07 to u/wiserock07 [link] [comments] Interview with Alexander Tatarsky, creator of the quantum fund How well do you know artificial intelligence? Perhaps you have never heard of it, or maybe it’s quite the opposite and robots are already managing your capital. We were able to interview Alexander Tatarsky — an experienced trader, co-founder and financial director of the Mercury Foundation — a fund that manages capital through A.I.! Alexander introduced us to the concept of his organization and explained the unique idea behind the project. Alexander, why did you start trading? How did you start and why did you decide to choose this particular field? Many people know that the Chinese word “crisis” consists of two hieroglyphs. One means “danger”, and the other one — “opportunity.” I considered a global financial crisis of 2008 an opportunity. That’s when I began my professional career in the financial markets. Before those events, I was always very interested in economics (thanks to my economic education!) and financial markets, but I focused on 2 aspects: first is financial markets as an instrument of global management of peoples and their well-being, second — financial markets as an example of the fundamental laws of nature. I always wanted to get closer to understanding the essence of these processes. However, until 2008, I was just a curious observer. I read books, watched major events, learned to compare facts. I was running a business that had nothing to do with the markets. The events of 2008 encouraged me to make my first profitable deals. And then I realized that this field is not only about self-development and curiosity — it could also become a source of permanent income. With the right approach, this income can be much higher than in other sectors of the economy. So the choice was made. What were the reasons for creating an Investment Foundation managed by artificial intelligence? Anyone who is professionally engaged in money management considers automation at some point. Computers are much more efficient than human when it comes to assets management. Robots are taking over, so it was a logical step for us. From the very beginning, we realized the inferiority of the ready-made solutions on the market and did not even consider using other people’s services. We could use the A.I, and we did. It was actually not even a question, it’s like asking an artist — why are you painting? Because we are the best at managing money. What is the market share (in particular, on cryptocurrency market) of the investment funds (including funds managed by artificial intelligence) and how do you handle the demand? If we talk about traditional financial markets, then, according to the latest data, the share of investment funds in the total volume of transactions amounts to 70%. At the same time, quantum funds account for at least 27% of all transactions on US exchanges. As for the cryptocurrency market, they are so riddled with fraud and unrealized projects that we have long since ceased to care about the competitors. There are many ordinary funds, but 80% of them close in a year and 95% of them — in three. We do not consider them competitors, as we are focused on long-term work. All their clients will eventually come to us. In long-term, the manual traders do not stand a chance against the robot. Are there any companies similar to yours in the world? Yes, sure. In our industry, only a few succeeded in achieving the degree of automation that we have. The most successful of our colleagues use qualitatively different algorithms that still require regular manual testing and customization. In most cases, those “algorithm factories” constantly have to adapt to the new market conditions. Our algorithms require human participation only at the development stage. Simply put, in most cases, operators with remote controls always follow their robots, but our robot can walk on its own. The market offers a huge number of different robots that promise to increase your capital in Forex, binary options, cryptocurrency. How are you different from them? Is it possible to earn money with such robots? Yes, certainly. If you are good at trading and investing. If you have clear money management rules backed by math. If not, you can only lose. And robots have one more limitation — they cannot bring you the profit all the time. Such robots offer a huge number of strategies, half of which is profitable, and the other half is not. Because a person is ultimately responsible for choosing strategies. That is, it is not the robot that makes the decisions, but the user who sets the trading rules. In some cases, it helps to earn quickly, and in others — to lose quickly. Such robots do not guarantee earnings, they only ensure fast trading. We have a radically different approach. Bruce Lee said: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times”. Therefore, instead of ten thousand strategies, we have been developing only one strategy for several years. The robots you are talking about are the first level. There are many of them and to me they are useless. Among our competitors, there are funds that trade in traditional markets using second-level robots. There are not many of them, but they all deliver consistently good results. One of the leaders in our industry is the Medallion Foundation, created by Renaissance Technologies. For several decades, their mathematical model has been continuously multiplying their capital. We consistently implement the same model of asset management, completely removing a person from decision-making process. Development will take a few more years, but even now, our robot is already trading at the professional level. The robot needs a person only for controlling and learning new functions. Some believe that technical analysis does not apply to cryptocurrency, what do you think about this statement? I actually do not care; it is rather a question of how competent is the person who said this. If it works for you, you can use it. I think you will agree that a professional can play even on one string, and the amateur can find a thousand reasons to give up. The only thing I can do is ask in return — what can the market offer instead of technical analysis? Intuitive news trading? Fundamental analysis? Neural network? Technical analysis is a complex discipline and it takes a lot of time and mental strength to fully master it. It could take a trader 10 years to learn it. Not everyone succeeds, so technical analysis does not work for everyone. I favor a more specific approach: if it doesn’t work for someone, they should figure out why, because it is working for us quite well. Where does your Foundation operate? We advertise ourselves as a global foundation. In today’s world, good business has to be global. Among our clients are representatives of the Russian Federation, the European Union, Great Britain and China. We continue to expand our reach. As for trade, over the next 6 months we will be able to manage capital on all largest exchanges of the world. Why is there a minimum deposit amount of $ 10,000? There are several reasons. First, we need funds to maintain client accounts. We do not charge a monthly fee, only a percentage of the profits. Therefore, the size of the deposit has a lower limit. Second, $10k is not much for our target audience. It also acts as a filter that shows the solvency and how serious the intentions of a potential client are. We do not target the mass market and do not deal with dumping. On the contrary, we provide long-term, high-quality services for those who can afford it. Third, the robot independently manages risks and simultaneously controls all portfolios. We don’t like it if someone can’t enter the position because the share calculated for him by the robot is not allowed on the exchange due to restrictions. Are there any differences in the management of different amounts of investment? If yes, what are they and are there any similarities in the management of investments of one quantitative segment? Our job is to describe all the differences with strict mathematical formulas and test them thousands of times under all possible conditions. Therefore, there is no big difference for us between a 5 mln purchase or 5k purchase. Everything is described, tested, calculated, everything works. Differences in the management of large capital are even more drastic. The psychological factor in this case becomes critical. The same trader managing a demo account or a million dollar account will behave like two completely different people and make fundamentally different decisions. Our task is to completely eliminate the human factor from the money management process. What are the chances for new instruments to get into the Foundation’s portfolio? What is the basis of the selection of certain tools? Are there any common priority tools for different segments of investors? Any promising liquid instrument can be included in the portfolio of the Foundation, and the choice depends on many factors. The robot evaluates and filters the instrument on the basis of special algorithms and determines the share of an asset in the portfolio based on the results of the evaluation. All decisions must be mathematically justified, taking into account the analysis of the maximum possible amount of data. The more data on the instrument we have, the higher the quality of the decisions made and the share of the instrument in the portfolio. The choice does not depend on the category of investor. If the instrument is promising and liquid, all our clients will get profit. Can you tell more about the terms of settlements between the Foundations and investors? If someone in our market guarantees you a good profit and even specifies when you could get it, then I in turn guarantee that this is a fraud. We are most interested in customer profits, as this is the only way to offset the costs of managing his account. Imagine the following situation: The new client opened a 10k deposit and a month later, he had a total of 12k in his account. At the beginning of next month, we will ask you to transfer us 1k as a fee. 11k remains on his account, but a month later, suppose, unsuccessful deals were made and there is 10k on his account again. In this case, we do not require any payments until the deposit exceeds 11k. Suppose a month later he has 12k again. Then we will charge 50% of the difference between 11k and 12k, i.e. $500. The fact that the entire team of our foundation has long transferred the management of all its assets to our robot could also count as a guarantee. We have a direct motivation to make trading as successful as possible. We do not use the services of other funds or managers. And the second fact is that the portfolios of all clients, including our personal ones, are managed simultaneously. Can you share the success stories of the Foundation? We want to implement a demo account for this purpose. We plan to fill it with transactions and statistics from 2017, copied from real accounts, but without disclosing personal data. The demo-account will include a history of the average client from the beginning of 2017. It will explain how the robot trades and what profit you can expect from it. Do you believe that private investors, to some extent, are competitors to investment funds? What, in your opinion, is it more efficient and profitable: being a private investor or investing with funds? No, we consider them not competitors, but clients. The vast majority of our clients already have experience in investing. Beginners often think they are the smartest, that they don’t need to pay someone 50% of the income when they can easily buy and sell themselves. I admit that in the short run a private investor can earn more than a robot — but definitely not over a long period. The robot ensures a stable result day after day, year after year, while people are prone to stress, illness and psychological weakness. Also, funds, compared with private investors, have more compelling ratio of risk and return. At some time, a private investor may gain the same profit as a fund. However, the fund will achieve the same profit with much less risk. My money is controlled by a robot, although I believe in my capabilities as a trader. Does the Foundation have an affiliate program? Yes, we have an affiliate program, and at the same time, we are interested in collaborating with specialists for mutually beneficial cooperation. For example, we could consider providing service for the service for really good experts in design, advertising and marketing. If you have such specialists, let them send me their proposals and CVs. See contact details on our website. What kind of future do you see for ordinary investment funds and funds like the Mercury Foundation? It is clear to me that the share of funds managed by robots will grow steadily. Most likely, in a couple of decades only old-timers will manage money manually. Robotization applies to all spheres of life and investment has already come into play. For example, the head of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund — the world’s largest pension fund — believes that artificial intelligence will soon completely replace asset managers. And I fully agree with him. And the largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates is developing a decision-making algorithm that can replace all management personnel over time. How do you look at the cryptocurrency market from a global perspective? Will the Bitcoin climb to 20,000$ again? And what will happen to the altcoins? If we talk about the long term prospect, like 3–5–7–10 years, then I’ll say that today we see the early stage of the cryptocurrency market. Over time, its capitalization will be measured in trillions of dollars. The best projects of this field will become an integral part of our lives. Many of them will become new Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon. However, this will happen gradually. In order to become a mature sector of the economy, this market will have to go through many challenges. It will face issues of legislative regulation and technical problems. The scaling and bandwidth issues of most networks are still relevant, as well as legal issues. Most states are just beginning to explore the risks and opportunities associated with these technologies. And the promotion of such technologies is still very dependent on states and supranational bodies. If we talk about the short and medium terms, the prospects are not very bright. I think that in the near future the bitcoin will certainly not reach the 20,000$ mark. We are witnessing the strongest bear market and must act accordingly. The time for positive medium-term forecasts has not yet come. The industry was severely overcrowded in 2017. There was too much hot money, many economically unfeasible projects and excessively high expectations. The market will need time to stabilize and consolidate. Most likely, we are in for a rather complicated and dangerous period of instability in the market. Obviously, this will be accompanied by some cleansing of the market from weak, incompetent and unclaimed participants. This is a necessary stage on the path towards development. I think that 80% of altcoins known to us will depreciate and disappear in the next year or two for objective reasons. It will be a time of natural selection. However, strong players will only strengthen their positions in the market. Unfortunately, there will not be many of them. Therefore, in the near future, all investors will need to take a good care of the management of their portfolios. Despite the rather grim short-term and medium-term expectations, there will be some positive developments on the market. Some cryptocurrencies are likely to exceed their all-time peaks next year. And some will just look stronger than the market. This will be enough to generate profitability even under such difficult conditions. Therefore, the main task for the near future is to manage risks in a competent and very conservative manner and select the best ones on the market for investments. From a professional point of view, what would you wish to partners of our club? Depends on their goals. If they invest for the sake of emotions, then I wish them good luck and health. If they do it to earn money, I advise you to consult with professionals. This applies not only to investments, but also to any area of life. If you want the task to be solved as accurately as possible — always contact the best professionals available. And always keep learning. Your knowledge is your most reliable asset. What books would you recommend for beginner traders? If you decide that you are ready to turn trading into your profession, then start eagerly exploring everything available to you. Everything about financial markets, about macroeconomics, about psychology, about analysis and forecasting. Do not forget that money management skills play a huge role here. Ralph Vince will help you figure it out. Even if your analysis of the markets is very good, you will lose everything eventually if your money management skills are subpar. Now is a great time to learn, you have hundreds and thousands of books available on all aspects of this profession. Someone will enjoy the works of John J. Murphy or Jack Schwager, someone will learn from William D. Gann or Robert Prechter. And remember: knowledge is more important than capital! We thank Alexander for such a detailed story about the Foundation, as well as for his sincere desire to share his opinions and forecasts. If you want to entrust the management of your funds to the Mercury Foundation, type “I want to invest in the Mercury Foundation” in the personal messages of the group. Gann theory is the complex of geometrical tools based on natural cyclicity allowing to determine time and price of reversal. He kept his elaborations secret and was able to forecast a reversal with a precision to one minute and 5 cents. After his death, a few notes of him were found and some of them are still not deciphered. Euro Dollar 2020 forecast: trend and analysis seen through the perspective of the theory of the American economist W.D. Gann. Gann Forex System, he Gann System is based on the principle, buy low and sell high off the 4hr. 30MTF Gann strategy is a trend following Trading system. Gann Forex System - Forex Strategies - Forex Resources - Forex Trading-free forex trading signals and FX Forecast GBPUSD Weekly Forecast 10/11-16/2020 There are 2 cycles at play here one is the 56 dominant cycle and the 270 cycle which is in a topping phase now. The 270 cycles top is on 10-12 coming up now. GBPUSD Recap of October Seasonal Stats So far the stats forecast of a bullish month panned out. I honestly thought it was going to peak out on the last week of Oct. It shows that the markets will always bring surprises Below is the price action of Oct with a magenta line showing an upward slope ending on Oct 21th 2020 @ $1.3176 PS I will be working on my seasonal stats for Nov will post ... Applying Gann Techniques to Forecast Currency Price Movements. Forex Trading Articles. 0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Google+ 0 0 Flares × There are literally dozens, if not hundreds of ways to trade the forex market. We have discussed some of these technical trading methods in our articles. Today, we will go through a specific set of Forex trading tools formulated by W.D Gann, many of which ... Forex Technical Analysis & Forecast 15.09.2020 . 15.09.2020. 0. Beobachten Sie den Forex-Markt. Live-Forex-Chart Live-Forex-Kurse . DEN BESTEN BROKER FINDEN. TopBrokers.com bietet jedem Investor die Möglichkeit, alle die besten Forex-Broker 2020 des Marktes zu filtern und denjenigen zu finden, der am besten passt. Unsere Mission ist es, Unternehmen zu analysieren und nach ihrem tatsächlichen ... Gann's rules tell us never to buck this "Arcana" trend forecast, and always trade on the right side of it. He also warns traders to stay out of the market in times where the trend is confusing to read. In the expandable daily chart of the SP 500 below, the Major Trend forecasts are shown by the large green and red arrows, and the text showing trend up or down. These charts was included in our ... Gann’s time tested analysis, related to Time Cycles, which predicts the precise turning points. As Gann said, whenever the time is right, the markets would turn. How Works, Forex Intra-day Tips, Cable Trading Analysis, Gann Analysis and British Pound Trading Tips. Gold forecast today: quotations trend and monthly and weekly graphic Gold forecast: medium and short term dynamics analysis using the temporal cycles of W.D. Gann. Weekly Gold graphic with Gann’s vector Weekly Gold forecast The gold market has a long-term bullish trend, with strong positive returns, although in some short-term phases it shows technical corrections. This videos tries to predict forex market movement using Gann cycle analysis.Day when I was recording in UK was 22nd Nov 2015. Contact Me:[email protected] If you opened your eyes this morning and knew everything that Gann did, what would your expectations be? What do you think you would be able to forecast or t... What do you think you would be able... WD Gann Price & Time Technical Analysis; Videos Playlists; Community; Channels; About ; Home Trending History Get YouTube Premium Get YouTube TV Best of YouTube Music Sports Gaming Movies & Shows ... JENSEN GANN STYLE FORECASTING takes a look at rare material, 99.9% of viewers are unaware of and looks at L.Jensen's forecasts comparing them to market activ... CL Crude Oil Sept Forecast 2019 - Duration: 5 minutes, 32 ... Essential Trading Tools For Forex - Duration: 20 minutes . 322 views; 9 months ago; This item has been hidden. Popular uploads Play ... Samsung J5 Prime (SM-G570F) FRP Unlock Google Lock Remove Without Pc Or OTG - Duration: 10:56. Mobile Solution by ayyan Recommended for you GEORGE BAYER FORECASTING REVIEW looks at a contemporary of W.D. Gann's names George Bayer and his forecasting. GANN 4 FOREX uploaded and posted 4 years ago www.ganntrade6.com	25,703
Last year we developed a strategic plan in the College of Arts & Letters that called for a cluster hire in culturally engaged digital humanities that focuses on humanities questions of race, inclusion, cultural preservation, global interconnectedness, and engaged scholarship. This fall, we sent out a call for proposals to the chairs and program directors inviting them to envision a strategic hiring initiative that would be transformative by cultivating strong, collaborative leadership in digital humanities scholarship and teaching by attracting innovative scholars from traditionally underrepresented groups. We received a number of compelling proposals, two of which we asked the partnering programs to develop into a more unified and visionary initiative. After considerable conversation among faculty and leadership in partnering units, the initiative, which we are calling “Critical Diversity in a Digital Age,” has been refined to a point at which it would benefit from broader, more public engagement. Since one dimension of the initiative is to cultivate participatory networks of scholarship and because we seek to practice the scholarship for which we advocate, I thought I would open a more public conversation as we attempt to further flesh out the theory that animates our approach. In posting this publicly, we invite colleagues both inside and beyond the College of Arts & Letters to use hypothes.is to comment on and help us refine the initiative. Please tag comments associated with your engagement with this initiative: #MSUCDDA. At its heart, the Critical Diversity in a Digital Age initiative is, as the faculty proposal put it, “committed to addressing the intersection of digital theory and practice with issues of social justice and human difference.” Difference here includes, but is not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, religion, abledness, …. The proposal goes on to articulate the notion of critical diversity with which we are operating: “Our use of critical diversity signals a nuanced, intersectional approach to representing human difference as well as a skepticism over the ‘human’ as it is framed through much work in the digital humanities. In short, we believe that assertive, unique, and transformative scholarship, creativity, and pedagogy dealing with race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and other forms of difference are central to digitally engaged student learning in the 21st century.” The manner in which the proposal combines theory and practice on one hand and research and pedagogy on the other will enable us to create an enriching feedback loop in which our theories are practiced, our practices theorized. The proposal goes on to identify at least three activities that would inform the initiative: reclaiming, preserving, and interconnecting. Before further delineating these activities, however, it will be helpful to attend more intentionally to the phrase “critical diversity in a digital age.” The proposal does a nice job of specifying the kinds of diversity in which we are interested, the diversity associated with the lived experience of human differences. More specifically, our interest is not abstract, but oriented toward questions of social justice as it plays out in a digital age, broadly understood. Critical here, however, is the meaning of “critical” itself. In attempting to think through the meaning of critique here, it is helpful to draw upon a broader history associated with critical theory, without however, embracing the overemphasis on emancipation we find in critical theorists like Adorno and Horkheimer. Orienting ourselves toward justice in addition to freedom will enable us to focus our scholarship on concerns that, when put into practice, enrich the communities with which we are engaged. We might then consider three dimensions of the activity of critique associated with the Critical Diversity in a Digital Age initiative: To expose the limits of existing practices and structures of reality in order to interrogate the conditions under which they operate and thus to uncover what they enable and prevent; To discern what is possible in the wake of this exposure so that we might imagine more just possibilities of engagement; To enact practices of justice and indeed freedom rooted in and animated by discerning critique. Perhaps we could summarize the initiative as animated by a desire to put discerning critique into practice and thus to allow our practices to be informed by and in turn inform our responses to questions of diversity in a digital age. Do these dimensions of critique begin to delineate the contours of our approach to diversity in a digital age? It would be helpful to have some feedback here to help further refine the meaning of critique in this context. The proposal suggested at least three activities around which the initiative might begin to focus its efforts: Reclaiming: using digital methods to locate, present, and engage with texts, practices, and media productions that for various historical, cultural, and socioeconomic reasons have been neglected, underappreciated, or ignored; Preserving: promoting the use and creation of digital archives and other sites with attention to how knowledge is produced and valued in the first place; engaging issues related to form, aesthetic, and material transformations, reception, access, and dissemination; Interconnecting: building participatory networks through publishing practices and other innovative modes of scholarly practice that create enriching publics, advance knowledge, and orient our efforts toward questions of social justice. This is not, of course, an exhaustive list of activities that would animate the initiative, but it helps us point to possible directions of initial investment. With this theoretical framework as a background, are there examples of projects and questions that can help us clarify the sorts of questions critical diversity in a digital age might interrogate? Here are a few examples to which Bill Hart-Davidson, Associate Dean for Graduate Education, pointed us, but we welcome more examples to help us further refine the initiative: Could a Bank Deny Your Loan Based on Your Facebook Friends? These are but two of a wide range of issues and topics that might be engaged through an initiative that focuses on Critical Diversity in a Digital Age. We invite you to add examples through the#MSUCDDA tag on Hypothes.is. I’ll continue to curate examples here below.	6,727
Post category:Blog / Education / Education Tech / imp. of sports / Parent Tips / school / schools / students Post published:May 4, 2022 Why are sports important in schools? Sports in schools can seem to be a controversial subject. There is a lot of research out there touting the importance of exercise but there are also many arguments people bring up against it, questions being raised about the effectiveness of actively encouraging young people to participate in sports. The value of sports is putting athletes in a position to train hard and push themselves for the sake of their personal growth. However, that isn’t to suggest that everyone needs to take part in sports at school or that school sports should be mandatory across the board. You did quite well on your last test, and you’re ready to go to the next level of Math. Good news! You can take Pre-Algebra now! How do you like that? That wasn’t too bad, was it? You should also know, however, that in order to take Pre-Algebra, you must have at least a B on your report card from your last class which happens to be History. But…that’s not all…knowing your Algebra I content helps too! Oh dear…sports are important in school because you need your grades to pass along to each class. Some people find it a waste of time to have sports in schools. Not me. Playing school sports day in and day out was one of the best parts of my childhood. After all these years, I’m still using some of the same skills I learned then. The truth is that teaching kids about teamwork and competition improves their self-esteem and well-being, both at school and later in life. I think getting kids involved in sports is one of the best ways to help them the most, which is why I encourage it at every opportunity. Sports are important in schools because they teach lessons that aren’t easily taught in a classroom. The same is true for sports after school but in different ways. In both cases, playing sports teaches kids how to be successful and how to fail, how to trust and how to be trusted, how to communicate, and how to lead. These are all things that help children become well-rounded adults, who are more likely to be successful in life- For a lot of kids, school is where they learn the most important lessons of their lives — far more than what’s contained between the pages of a textbook. And beyond the three Rs of reading, writing, and arithmetic are lessons on leadership, teamwork and camaraderie that can only be learned through experience. Playing sports helps children build these essential soft skills while they’re still young enough to develop them properly. It also gives them a chance to see outside their normal circle of friends, so they learn the value of teamwork with people not always like them. The benefits don’t stop when school ends either. Kids who play sports after school continue to reap the rewards and face new challenges as they enter adulthood. Many people think athletics is a waste of time and money. They believe that sports encourage athletes to be violent and aggressive, create unnecessary competition, and don’t help with academic learning. However, this is not true. Studies have shown that children who are involved in athletics often do better academically than their peers who do not play sports. This is large because they learn important life lessons on the court or field. Sports teach participants how to work as a team and develop leadership skills. They also teach them discipline, responsibility, and time management — all traits that are needed to succeed in life. In addition, being active helps students stay healthy and avoid obesity-related health issues like diabetes and heart problems later in life. Most importantly, sports provide an outlet for stress outside of the classroom. They allow students to blow off steam after a long day of classes so that they can focus their energy on schoolwork when they get home. Being a good sport is not just about being fair when you are winning, it is also about being able to lose well. Practicing sports helps children develop a positive attitude towards losing. Children also learn that being competitive means being better than they were before. Social skills: Sports teach kids social skills by learning to interact with others, share, be part of a team and cooperate with others. They also learn to respect their teammates, coaches, and opponents as well as to understand the importance of rules on the field. Developing self-esteem: Sports can help children build confidence in their abilities and develop their self-esteem. When they master new skills or win a game, they feel good about themselves and can carry that feeling into other aspects of their lives. Health: Sports encourage children to be active and healthy. They can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. For instance, there are many studies on how physical exercise can affect depression positively by increasing the levels of serotonin in your brain (serotonin is the neurotransmitter that creates feelings of happiness). For any queries related to parenting, schooling, or any student-related tips, click here to check out our latest blogs Tags: back to school, Best Boarding School in Dehradun, boarding school, boarding school in Dehradun, classroom, ecole globale international school, education, GAMES PERIOD, high school, IMP. OF SPORTS, learning, online learning, parenting, Private schools, raising a child, school, Schools in dehradun, SPORTS, students, teaching Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your email address to comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. 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FILE – A marquee in downtown Atlanta displays the word “vote” on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Atlanta. Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections. AP VoteCast is an extensive survey of this year’s electorate. The survey underscores how voters were selective in their choices despite today’s starkly polarized political climate. Party preferences aside, they often rewarded candidates seen as mainstream while rejecting those viewed as too extreme. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest races Posted: Nov 23, 2022 / 10:25 AM CST Updated: Nov 23, 2022 / 11:52 AM CST FILE – A marquee in downtown Atlanta displays the word “vote” on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Atlanta. Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections. AP VoteCast is an extensive survey of this year’s electorate. The survey underscores how voters were selective in their choices despite today’s starkly polarized political climate. Party preferences aside, they often rewarded candidates seen as mainstream while rejecting those viewed as too extreme. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) Posted: Nov 23, 2022 / 10:25 AM CST Updated: Nov 23, 2022 / 11:52 AM CST ATLANTA (AP) — Casting his vote this month in one of the most politically competitive states in the U.S., Seung Lee happily backed Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection. But when it came to the other top Republican on the ballot, Senate candidate Herschel Walker, he was uneasy. Walker “doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said Lee, a software tester in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur who ultimately backed Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock. He was just one of hundreds of thousands of voters across the U.S. who split their tickets this year in critical contests for governors’ mansions and congressional seats. Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the midterm elections. AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of this year’s electorate, underscores how voters were selective in their choices in spite of today’s starkly polarized political climate, often rewarding candidates seen as mainstream while rejecting those viewed as too extreme. In Georgia, Kemp won more than 200,000 more votes than Walker, a former football star who faced difficulties throughout his campaign, including his exaggerations about his business record, accusations of violence toward his first wife and allegations from two former girlfriends that he paid for their abortions. His underwhelming vote count forced him into a runoff with Warnock. While 7 in 10 Georgia voters for Kemp said they enthusiastically backed him, only about half of fellow Republican Walker’s voters said that, according to VoteCast. Among Walker supporters, about 4 in 10 said they backed him with reservations and about 1 in 10 said they were simply opposing the other candidates. The dynamics were even clearer elsewhere. In Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro won the governor’s race by a larger margin than John Fetterman in the Senate race, earning nearly 280,000 more votes. Fetterman, who experienced a stroke in May, battled concerns about his health in a tight race with Republican celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz. VoteCast showed 8% of voters in Pennsylvania split their tickets. Among voters identifying as Republicans, a notable 9% went for Democrat Fetterman, and even more — 18% — went for Shapiro. Ticket splitting in this election was especially notable given that it has been less evident in recent cycles “as voters have become more polarized and more partisan,” said G. Terry Madonna, senior fellow in residence for political affairs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. VoteCast shows voters for Oz and Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor, were less enthusiastic than voters for Fetterman and Shapiro. Shapiro’s voters outpaced fellow Democrat Fetterman’s in enthusiasm. Still, despite many voters lacking confidence in Fetterman’s health, VoteCast shows Pennsylvania voters were somewhat more concerned about Oz’s familiarity with the state. About 4 in 10 voters for Republican Mastriano said they supported him with reservations, and about 1 in 10 supported him in order to oppose other candidates. Overall, about two-thirds of Pennsylvania’s voters were concerned that Mastriano, who commissioned buses for people to attend the rally that preceded the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, had views that are “too extreme.” Only about 4 in 10 said that of Shapiro. Mastriano “had a base among (former President Donald) Trump’s most loyal supporters, that’s why he got the nomination, but he could not expand that base,” Millersville University’s Madonna said. “Establishment Republicans also moved away from him.” Madonna suggested many were content to do so given some of Shapiro’s more moderate issue positions, including on fracking. In Wisconsin and Michigan, incumbent Democratic governors overcame Republican challengers who were endorsed by Trump and repeated his denial of 2020’s outcome. Sixty-three percent of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ voters but only 47% of Republican Tim Michels’ supporters said they backed their candidate enthusiastically. About as many Michels voters said they supported him with reservations. By contrast, in the race for U.S. Senate, 54% of voters for victorious Republican incumbent Ron Johnson were enthusiastic about him. Michels was a weaker candidate — “he had some liabilities,” said Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School poll in Wisconsin. And in the Senate race, though Johnson won reelection over Democrat Mandela Barnes, the margin was narrower than his 2016 or 2010 victories. “I think there’s a strong case here that the Democratic advantage in turnout boosted the governor’s race a little over two points from where it was four years ago, and also in the process tightened the Senate race to just that one point margin for Johnson,” Franklin said. In Michigan, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was more enthusiastically supported than her Republican competitor Tudor Dixon. More were concerned that Dixon was “too extreme” in her political views than said that of Whitmer, 62% vs. 46%. About 1 in 10 Republican voters backed the Democrat. Arizona stands out from the rest in measures of enthusiasm. Democrat Katie Hobbs defeated Republican Kari Lake in the race for governor despite Lake’s voters being more enthusiastic about the former television news anchor. Forty-six percent of Hobbs supporters said they enthusiastically supported her, compared to 56% of Lake supporters. Forty-one percent of Hobbs voters backed her with reservations, while 12% were voting against the other candidates. Lake, who more than once suggested to “ McCain Republicans” that they weren’t at home in her coalition, may have turned off the more moderate members of the party. As in the other states, voters in Arizona were more likely to be concerned that Lake’s political views were “too extreme”, compared with Hobbs’, 59% vs. 51%. Eleven percent of voters who identified as Republicans backed Democrat Hobbs, including 25% of Republicans who identified as moderate or liberal. “I think what you see is that this weird coalition has developed … we call it the pro-democracy coalition,” said Reed Galen, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, a GOP group that opposes Trump. “A combination of Democrats, independents and Republicans who move to the Democratic candidate, because that’s the person they see as most accessible.” “But we shouldn’t underestimate how close a lot of these races were,” he added. “That’s why we call these things the game of small numbers.” Fingerhut reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Bill Barrow in Atlanta contributed to this report. Follow the AP’s coverage of the 2022 midterm elections at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections. Find more details about AP VoteCast’s methodology at https://www.ap.org/votecast. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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At the end of March, we headed down to Wellington for a quick mini break in the city! Hayden and I used to go to Wellington fairly regularly, for conferences and such like, but since I stopped working in local government and Hayden set up his own business, we haven't needed to visit so often. … Continue reading Four days in Wellington Five things in December January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021 ~ Hayley Judd ~ 1 Comment Pōhutukawa (affectionately known as Aotearoa's Christmas tree) December. December. It feels like such a long time ago! I'm really having to cast my mind back to think about what was going on then! This always happens to me, I think it's the Christmas/New Year/summer haze where days and weeks kind of all run into each … Continue reading Five things in December July 31, 2020 ~ Hayley Judd ~ Leave a comment One of the things we realised when we made the move up to the country was that living in a house full-time is quite different from only being there on weekends and holidays. We've got a few small changes in the works and some more planned – nothing major, but the tweaks will make a … Continue reading Some clever storage ideas we’re bringing north The uptown apartment, as it was July 22, 2020 January 27, 2021 ~ Hayley Judd ~ 1 Comment We walked through our city apartment with our new tenants last week! They seem lovely and I’m so glad they’re moving in. Before the walkthrough, I wondered if I’d feel possessive or concerned about handing our precious apartment over to someone else to live in – after all, it was our home for two years, … Continue reading The uptown apartment, as it was Reading and thinking June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020 ~ Hayley Judd ~ Leave a comment Along with so many others, I was absolutely horrified by the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police two weeks ago. I am equally horrified that I have failed to notice, consider, or care about the racism displayed by the police and other authorities for so long. I don't think of … Continue reading Reading and thinking Older posts We are Hayley, Hayden and Amelie, and this blog is where we get to share the things we love – our family, our friends, and the places and experiences that mean a lot to us – with you.	2,378
Walking into the halls of the main floor of the Revelstoke Days Inn, you could smell the animals before you could see them. A volunteer transport from Running Wild Rescue service out of Moose Jaw, SK stopped in Revelstoke where they left a mixture of over 100 cats and dogs. The transport was bringing the animals from Moose Jaw to Vancouver, dropping off the rescues along the way. Kristin Henry, Anthony James, and Sade Smith were in Revelstoke from Nelson to pick up their puppy when they suddenly found themselves looking after all of the animals Wednesday (Nov. 16) night. “Definitely didn’t get any sleep and don’t have experience with this or anything like that. We’re just doing our best to make sure the animals are okay,” said Henry. Running Wild Rescue ships adopted pets by volunteer transport to various areas in Canada. When a volunteer transport hit a snowstorm on their way west out of Saskatchewan, their travel was slowed down, forcing them to take longer than normal. The longer they spent driving, the worse it got for the animals and the drivers. “They didn’t feel comfortable continuing the journey,” said Henry adding that they “definitely don’t think there’s any bad intention here or anything like that. It was really just the snowstorm,” that slowed everything down. So, with members of the Running Wild Rescue team on their way from Moose Jaw, Henry, James, and Smith had to look after all of the animals until more help could arrive. Having only booked one room for themselves, the group had to ask for help from the Days Inn staff to house the animals. When they did, the group the staff were more than accommodating. “They’ve been awesome. They have been like, ‘don’t worry about the smell like whatever you need,’” said Smith. While Smith explained how the staff at the Days Inn helped, a member of their team was helping wash a cat in the hotel room bathroom. Once the animals were situated, the group recognized that they needed help looking after them and posted on the Revelstoke Community Facebook page. By Thursday morning, supplies from the Humane Society and volunteers had flocked to the hotel to help. “Everyone just pitched in. It is awesome for your community. So many people! It’s like we’ve been turning people away,” said James. One volunteer showed up to take most of the dogs to a local kennel to feed them, wash them, and let them run. Breanne Wallach showed up at the hotel around 11 a.m. At just after 4 p.m., she was still there helping to wash the cats. “I think we’ve probably done about 30 to 35 kennels. And then about 50 per cent of those only had one cat and then the other ones had like, 2–5 cats,” said Wallach. The organizer is en route to Revelstoke to continue the journey and deliver the animals to their new homes. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and subscribe to our daily and subscribe to our daily newsletter.	3,061
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday that the government will not remove subsidies on power and fuel as per the commitment made by the previous government with the International Monetary Fund to secure a USD 6 billion loan for the cash-starved country. Pakistan has faced growing economic challenges, with high inflation, sliding forex reserves, a widening current account deficit and a depreciating currency. Ismail was talking to the media in Karachi ahead of leaving for Doha to join talks with IMF officials for the restoration of a USD 6 billion loan programme for the cash-strapped country that has been in limbo since April. He said that under the deal made by former finance minister Shaukat Tarin with the IMF, Pakistan would have to raise the price of diesel by over Rs 150 and petrol by Rs 100. “It will not happen. I have refused. Shehbaz Sharif has refused. Nawaz Sharif has refused. I am assuring you that I will not agree to [the terms] that Shaukat Tarin agreed,” Ismail said. The minister announced that he would convey to the IMF that fuel and energy subsidies introduced by the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government could not be reversed as the “nation cannot endure it”. Ousted prime minister Imran Khan in order to win public support ahead of looming no-confidence threat had announced a four-month freeze (until June 30) on petrol and electricity prices on February 28. The subsidy has become the main hurdle in talks with the IMF which began last week in the Qatari capital. The current government is eager to get the remaining USD 3 billion out of the USD 6 billion package. It is also trying to convince the IMF to provide another USD 2 billion and extend the ongoing programme which is ending this year till the end of the next fiscal year. However, the IMF is not willing to move ahead until the subsidies are taken away and the fuel and energy are revised upward as per market rates. Ismail has said in his statements that the subsidies were untenable but the governed is unwilling to bear the political cost as it would add to the economic burden of the masses. Meanwhile, a team comprising the State Bank of Pakistan and Federal Board of Revenue officials, as well as Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Aisha Ghous Pasha, and the finance secretary are already in Doha to negotiate with the IMF. The talks began on May 18 and are expected to be completed this week. Ismail told the media that he would be joining the policy-level talks that would span two to three days. With the rising current account deficit at USD 13.2 billion in the first nine months and pressing external loan repayment requirements, Pakistan requires financial assistance of USD 9-12 billion till June 2022 to avert further depletion of foreign currency reserves. Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a “sizeable package” of around USD 8 billion to help the cash-starved country bolster dwindling forex reserves and revive its ailing economy. Pakistan secured the deal during the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia. The financial package includes doubling of the oil financing facility, additional money either through deposits or Sukuks and rolling over of the existing USD 4.2 billion facilities. 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After spending 15 years trying to provide for her unemployed husband, this woman had enough. They might have divorced, but she was still legally obligated to pay alimony for her ex-husband. A few months later, the man purchased some lottery tickets and ended up walking away with the $273 million jackpot… Like many newlyweds, the first few years of marriage seemed to go really well for Mike and Eileen. However, every honeymoon comes to an end and eventually, the time comes when a husband and wife have to put a lot of work into their marriage. Soon enough, the cracks started to show in their marriage. Furthermore, it seemed like there was one standout reason why Eileen was starting to have regrets about even shacking up with Mike in the first place… Eileen admitted that part of her issues with Mike was that he was never able to hold down a long-term job. This made it difficult for them to make ends meet. “We had a dog. He took care of the dog,” she said. Other than that though, Mike was rarely in a position to provide for his family. And this was only scratching the surface of just how much of an issue money was for them over the years… She Was The Breadwinner Things seemed to get progressively worse for Mike and Eileen after a decade of being together. With Mike unable to secure a steady job to provide for his family, it was up to Eileen to step up to become the breadwinner. She worked full time for an energy company and has held down her position up until the present day. It was only a matter of time before the financial pressures completely tore this holy matrimony apart… She Was The Breadwinner After 15 long years of instability and struggling to make ends meet, Eileen and Mike decided that enough was enough and the couple finalized their divorce in early 2019. It’s never been stated exactly why they called it quits on their marriage, but it seems like money had a huge part to play. During the divorce proceedings, Eileen claimed that she had to pay Mike a hefty fee. Even though Eileen thought this chapter in her life was over, she is still indebted to Mike until this very day… She Kept Supporting Him Eileen had made most of the couple’s income during their 15 years together. As a result, the judge ordered her to pay Mike in alimony for the next five years. Also known as spousal support, alimony is a standard procedure that usually happens when married couples divorce. One party is obligated to financially support the other even after divorce or separation. However, Eileen could never foresee what would happen just a few months after she was legally bound to pay alimony to Mike… She Kept Supporting Him He Tried His Luck Just a few months after the couple finalized their divorce, Mike went to his local New Jersey QuickChek convenience store. He did his usual thing, perusing around the store, looking for some snacks. Then, he had a sudden urge to buy a couple of lottery tickets for the Mega Millions. After filling in his numbers and paying the store clerk, Mike went on his way and didn’t think much of it. Just a few days later, Mike was in for some big news… He Tried His Luck He Won The Jackpot Just a few days after he had tried his luck with the Mega Millions lottery, something happened that would change his life forever, he became the winner of the multi-million dollar jackpot! He still didn’t have a job to his name and Mike had no idea what had happened. Moreover, it was just a couple of months after his untimely divorce. However, there was one thing getting in the way of Mike’s moment of triumph – he couldn’t find his ticket… He Won The Jackpot He Forgot To Take The Ticket Frantically searching his pockets, Mike soon realized why he couldn’t locate his lottery winning ticket. He had left it behind at that New Jersey QuickChek when he purchased them. “[I was] paying more attention to my cellphone,” he said. “I put the tickets down. Put my money away and [there was] something with my phone…and just walked away.” However, he was in store for yet another surprise when he rushed over to the convenience store… He Forgot To Take The Ticket It turns out that Phil Campolo, the very same clerk who served Mike on that fateful evening saw that he had left the ticket when he had already left. “His tickets were here on the counter,” Campolo said. “So I put them for safe-keeping under our register.” Mike arrived to collect his ticket and waited for Campolo to hand over the ticket. It was at this moment that he stared at the winning numbers and realized he had won the huge jackpot… It’s amazing to think that a man who had struggled to make money for the entire duration of his marriage was now sitting on an absolute ton of money. In one moment, he was unemployed, and in the next, he was a happily retired man! With a staggering $273 million to his name now, Mike would never have to work another day in his life. However, it was just a matter of time before Eileen found out what had happened… Soon enough, Mike’s amazing story stole the headlines and it was just a matter of time before he would be called up to have a press conference and officially receive his $273 million Mega Millions check. It was a monumental occasion that he was sure to never forget. “I was down, and now all of a sudden, I’m way up,” he said. And surely enough, Mike was able to celebrate his winnings with some likely (and unlikely) individuals… He Brought His Family Along During Mike’s press conference, when he officially unveiled his Mega Millions check, all of his loved ones were in attendance, including his cousins, siblings and even his mother. In fact, Mike had a funny story about the moment he told his mom that he had won the lottery. When he told her that he had won $273 million, all she could say was, “get the hell out of here!” And Mike’s mom wasn’t the only person who was shocked… He Brought His Family Along She Was Shocked Needless to say, Eileen was absolutely lost for words when she found out that it was her ex-husband, Mike, who had won $273 million. “I had already seen that somebody had purchased a ticket at that store,” she said. “There’s no way that could be him and sure enough, it was. I was shocked.” What made the realization, even more, haunting for Eileen was finding out where her ex-husband had purchased that life-changing lottery ticket… She Was Shocked He Proposed To Her There 20 Years Ago Eileen soon realized something that would prove to be the most ironic part of this entire story. It was revealed that the Quickchek store that Mike had purchased his lottery ticket at was the exact same store that he had proposed to Eileen nearly two decades previously! And while readers might be wondering if he ever gave her a percentage of the winnings, there was someone else who was ahead of Eileen on Mike’s to-give list… He Proposed To Her There 20 Years Ago He Rewarded The Store Clerk Seeing that store clerk Phil Campolo held onto Mike’s jackpot lottery ticket, Mike knew in his heart that he was immediately indebted to the young man. He needed to give Campolo some money for his act of kindness. “There’s not many people who are honest like that,” Mike said, struggling to contain his emotions. “I can’t ask for a better friend. And I’m sure we’re going to be friends.” Now Mike could figure out what to do with the rest… He Rewarded The Store Clerk While Mike claimed to have been looking for work, even while married to Eileen, he is now relieved that he doesn’t have to go through those struggles anymore. Now, he’s thinking about what to do with the winnings. The first item on his to-buy list? A Ford Raptor Truck. “I always wanted to know what it would be like to be able to just wake up and be able to go somewhere, buy something,” he said. “And when I get the money I’m going to do that.” Why Is She Still Paying Alimony? It seems like Eileen and Mike’s financial situation has completely changed overnight. Now that Mike has millions to his name, Eileen believes that what she is paying her ex-husband in alimony is like “pocket money” in comparison. And while it was initially unclear whether or not Eileen wanted a piece of Mike’s lottery winnings, it seems like we might now have a definitive answer to that question. Also, many have shared their opinions on the matter… Why Is She Still Paying Alimony? Soon enough, Mike and Eileen’s crazy story stole the headlines and became nationwide news, with people all over the country debating about what the right answer was to their situation. “He should give his wife 20% after that,” Michael Strahan said on Good Morning America. “15 years? Or at least 15%! A percent a year.” “He won in separate property and she has absolutely no right to it,” Lawyer Kelly Chang Rickert said. However, it’s Mike who probably has the most interesting view on the matter… When asked about the prospect of Mike and Eileen ever getting back together, the Mega Millions winner gave a resounding “No,” claiming that ship sailed long before he won the lottery. “$270 million does not make me appealing to her. That’s what she said in the New York Post interview,” he said. “I don’t care. She didn’t have a chance of getting back with me and I don’t want her back.” As for Eileen, she also wanted to put an end to the rumors, once and for all… In an interview with Inside Edition, Eileen made it crystal clear she had no interest in having any of Mike’s money. “I don’t want anybody to misconstrue anything that I’m coming after him because I’ve heard this from numerous places…” she said. “‘I’m taking him back to court.’ ‘I want a part of his lottery winnings.’ I don’t.” That wasn’t enough though, as far as Eileen was concerned. She wanted to set the record straight about one more thing… It’s not just the money that Eileen wants no part to play in. The way she looks at it, no money in the world could bring her back to Mike. “Now that you have money it doesn’t mean that I’d want to come back,” she said. And while it’s clear that Eileen doesn’t want Mike or his millions any time soon, there is one thing she wants that will hopefully bring some closure to this crazy story… Eileen simply isn’t interested in ever getting back together with Mike or having a single dime of his lottery winnings. All she wants now is to stop paying him alimony when he obviously doesn’t need her “pocket change.” “The only thing that I would like to see is obviously termination of [alimony],” she said. And while this seems like a reasonable request, there is one more thing Eileen wants from Mike, now that he has the financial resources… Provide For The Family The only thing left that Eileen hopes Mike will do is use his money wisely, primarily using it to support his family. In her mind, it’s a no-brainer. “Think about it. How long did I work? How long did I support him? I had to give him a lot of money in the divorce,” she said in that interview. “You tell me what’s the moral thing to do.” Now the money ball is in Mike’s court… Provide For The Family This crazy story began nearly 20 years ago when Mike Weirsky decided to get down on one knee and ask for his girlfriend Eileen Murray’s hand in marriage. She unequivocally said yes and it wouldn’t take long before they tied the knot. It seemed like a match made in heaven and this was undoubtedly the most important moment in their lives. However, it wasn’t just how he proposed to her that added a sharp twist to this story. It was where… While it’s unclear if Mike did end up doing “the right thing,” Eileen is enjoying some sense of closure. After senior correspondent Les Trent spoke with her and learned her thought process, he decided to treat her to a couple of lottery tickets. “Let’s see if we can make you as lucky as your ex. Ready?” he asked her. Of course, it didn’t matter if Eileen won or not. 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The Plart Foundation aims to illustrate our recent history through the prism of contemporary objects that have revolutionised the habits and traditions of our society. Many of them are made of plastic! We emphasise plastics’ historical role and highlight the importance of using them in a reasonable way to respect the environment. In short, we have an educational, even didactic, purpose. The historical nature of this original collection of plastic objects is one of the reasons why we wanted to make it accessible to a wide audience. Our intention is also to preserve pieces that are often mass-produced using a synthetic material that are interesting from a design standpoint. For all these reasons, the Foundation was recognised as a museum of regional interest in 2009 by the Campania region. You define it as an "interactive hub in which the most diverse forms of creativity converge". Can you tell us more? The underlying idea is quite simple. We seek to erase any dividing lines between the arts, promoting instead their hybridisation and mutualism and dialogue. We consider this important in order to better understand the complexity of the present. It is with this vision that, since 2008, we have managed to broaden and diversify our cultural offering by combining exhibitions, training sessions, research on eco-design and of course allowing all audiences to discover our exhibition. All these points mean that we tend to consider that we run our foundation like a museum that hosts many visiting researchers. You and Salvatore Paliotto are the two founders of the Foundation. Can you tell us a bit more about yourselves? We are two entrepreneurs with a passion for art. We were interested in contemporary art from a young age and started to build up a collection a long time ago. I think I have broadened our vision by collecting often commonplace objects made of plastic whose design I found interesting. I am attracted to these objects because I see them as a marker of time, they suggest a certain idea of change or evolution in our way of life, which is why I consider them to belong to the community. Today, we have over 2,000 items that are all "pieces" of art and design. Whether jewellery, furniture, accessories, electrical appliances, or others, they can have been very popular and have been made in thousands of copies or more bespoke, or even handmade, but they all illustrate the history of the material plastic. The properties of plastics mean that each object has its own shape, its own colours. They all tell a story. I have very rarely found them in galleries or auction rooms. Most of them come from flea markets, second-hand shops, etc. This collection has therefore been built piece by piece, over time, sometimes by chance. Is the Plart collection intended to create a link between polymers and design? Famous Italian philosopher and art critic Gillo Dörfles (1910-2018) held that the emergence of design for consumer objects shows that the age is becoming one focused on aesthetics. He experienced the rise of plastics and saw their evolution throughout his lifetime. The PLART collection reflects this deep connection between the first handmade plastic objects and those industrially designed starting in the first decades of the 20th century. Plastics have made a major contribution to design because they are materials capable of many things both in terms of their plasticity and their intrinsic properties. They have the power to stimulate designers' creativity. Without polymers, it would be very difficult to give innovative and surprising forms to many everyday objects such as household items. They have helped to change the way we look at ordinary everyday objects. What are the current design trends? All designers are currently very interested in eco-design. Protecting the environment has almost become a matter of ethics, even a standard for them. It's very interesting because we now have to create a world in which technology is increasingly important compatible with acts of commitment to saving the planet. Plastics remain relevant because their ability to revolutionise the world of design is no longer in question. Thanks to them, design has evolved and so has the way we think about beauty. That said, I think they will certainly be used differently or at least in other forms such as recycled plastics or bioplastics. Artificial intelligence could help us to design and produce objects by optimising resources. For the Foundation, this is obviously an important subject and we have already organised various conferences on the topic. For example, many designers have visited us to explain how they combine their research with that of biologists to explore the potential of biosourced plastics, for example. To conclude, I would say that the Plart collection, by giving value to many everyday objects, has certainly saved a large number of them whose inexorable destiny was to end up as waste. It is a way of taking a new look at these not-so-insignificant objects. The Plart Foundation is located in the Chiaia district of Naples, Italy. The collection is made up of almost 2,000 objects gathered over the last 30 years. It includes design objects and fashion accessories, bags and jewellery, toys, electronic devices made of various plastic materials such as celluloid, Bakelite, PVC, and polystyrene. The Foundation also holds prototypes of objects that have marked the history of design, such as the Cactus coat rack by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, the Pratone chair by Giorgio Ceretti, Pietro Derossi and Riccardo Rosso, the Erba table and the sculptural seat Incastro by Mello. In addition to exhibiting the permanent collection, the Foundation also puts on many temporary exhibitions. Do not miss: Plart's last video (in Italian). It’s named PLASTIC… FREE KITCHEN to illustrate the essential role that plastics have played in the evolution of the kitchen from the 1950s to the present day, with the testimonies of Giulio Castelli, founder of Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani, architect and collaborator of Kartell for many years and Alberto Alessi Anghini, president of the famous Italian design brand. facebook twitter Fill in your e-mail address to receive our monthly newsletter At PlasticsEurope we take privacy seriously. We collect your email address to send you our newsletter, and we do so on the basis of your consent. To know more on the way we process your personal data, take a look at our Privacy Notice. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our newsletter emails. 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In 1992 and 2003 I contributed to the research published on construction industry productivity by two government inquiries. The first was the Royal Commission into Productivity in the Building Industry in NSW (1991-1992), and the second was the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry for the Commonwealth Government (2001-03). These posts have the relevant parts of those publications, which are reviews of the then current data and research. This first post is from a paper that covered the 1980s and was originally published as Productivity and the Australian Construction Industry by the Royal Commission into Productivity in the Building Industry in NSW. The second post covers the 1990s and was an Appendix in a Discussion Paper from the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry for the Commonwealth Government. A third paper in this series is a conference paper of mine from 1999 called Recalculation of Australian Construction Productivity which looks at changes in output per person in the trades. The document can be downloaded from a Dropbox file here. Australian Construction Productivity in the 1980s In 1990 the New South Wales (NSW) Government set up a Royal Commission Into Productivity in the Building Industry in New South Wales (RCBCI), with three terms of reference: The nature, extent and effects of practices and conduct in or in relation to the building industry which may significantly affect efficiency and productivity within that industry. The nature, extent and effects of illegal activities that occur in, or in relation to, the building industry in New South Wales, including intimidation and violence, secret commissions, extortion, and other corrupt conduct. Whether ... there are any measures ... to increase productivity and efficiency within the building industry, and deter illegal activities in, or in relation to that industry (RCBI 1992, Vol. 7. p. 3). Although this inquiry focused on industrial relations issues and the illegal activities of both unions and contractors, policy and research analysts were responsible for producing research papers and discussion papers. Information was gathered about the structure, organisation and practices of the industry from a wide range of industry surveys, individual constructors, and 20 major projects. In the RCBI Discussion Paper on productivity data from the ABS and other sources was collected, and a strong case made that the performance of the industry was poor and getting worse: This downward trend in labour productivity cannot be attributed to the upsurge of building activity during this period, although there are cyclical effects that must be taken into account. The general pattern is one of increases in productivity as economic growth recovers from a trough, and as under-utilised capacity (both labour and capital) is brought back into production, followed by declining productivity as the economy reaches the peak of a business cycle. Since 1984-85 the construction industry's productivity performance has become significantly worse, both relative to other industries and when compared to its own productivity growth between 1974-75 and 1984-85. Construction fell to seventh of the eight industries, outperforming only recreation and other services. It should be noted that several other industries had substantial productivity growth during this period, in particular mining and utilities. Changes in technology, methods of operation and work practices (mining) and labour shedding (utilities) have had substantial positive effects in these industries. In construction, by contrast, despite the increase in offsite fabrication and modular construction methods and the increased use of plant and equipment on construction sites, productivity has declined. These results show that the construction industry's productivity growth has lagged behind the productivity growth rates of other industries in Australia... This research supports the conclusion from the foregoing analysis based on ABS data that the construction industry productivity performance has been generally poor and is getting worse (RCBI 1991: 41). The evidence in the paper were tables of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Bureau of Industry Economics (BIE) data. (The BIE merged with the Industry Commission to form the Productivity Commission in 1998). The Commission's basic conclusion on efficiency and productivity was that industrial relations was the most important issue to address. The Final Report concluded that the public and confidential submissions: amount to a powerful body of evidence in themselves to establish the proposition that the conduct of the members and officials of the former BWIU (NSW branch) very severely affect productivity and efficiency of the industry in this State, both because of the persistent disruption of projects and businesses and because of the restrictive work practices instituted and defended whilst work is actually proceeding (RCBI 1992: 5). In this context finishing with a quote from someone who was in the trenches during the industrial warfare between the unions and the major contractors that erupted during the building boom in the 1980s seems appropriate: Throughout the second half of the 1980s problems in industrial relations became acute, and could be traced back to the late 1960s and the early 1970s. To a large extent the problems arose from the nature of the industry, relatively unsophisticated, highly fragmented, poorly trained in some areas, and characterised too often by disregard of safety and basic human rights of workers, and industry structure. The structure of the industry resulted in the major contractors, who employed few people, making decisions through industry associations which the subcontractors (the major employers) and clients of the industry paid for. The costs of the decisions were recovered by the major contractors through time extension and price variation clauses in their contracts. Subcontractors had no direct relationships with clients, separated by the head contract/subcontract arrangements usual in the industry. The same contract structures tended to dissuade clients from taking an active interest in day to day operations on their construction projects (Barda 1995, 13). RCBI, 1991. Productivity and the Australian Construction Industry, Royal Commission into Productivity in the Building Industry in New South Wales, Discussion Paper, Sydney. RCBI, 1992. Final Report, Royal Commission into Productivity in the Building Industry in New South Wales, Discussion Paper, Sydney. trade unions 6 views0 comments Post not marked as liked Related Posts Post not marked as liked Post not marked as liked Post not marked as liked This blog is concerned with the organisation of the building and construction industry, in the economic sense of combining factors of production to create output. The modern industry's origins in the 19th century can still be seen in many of its characteristic features, and many contemporary issues are also found in projects from the past. Like many industries, it is being reshaped by unprecedented rapid and widespread advances in materials, technology and capability.	7,644
fashion industry fashion brand fashion show November 2022 M T W T S S « Sep September 2022 August 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 fashion brand fashion industry fashion show Best Review in Fashin Industry fashion industry fashion brand fashion show On March 24, 2022 by Emma Collymore Educating yourself to recognizing what editorial print modeling realistically “looks” like in a high fashion magazine is the first step to understanding the variations of the different types of editorial modeling and how it is different from the other more common types of “commercial” print modeling work. Editorial work in a magazine is a huge “jump-start” for a fashion model’s career. It is the experience many strive for. “Editorial” print modeling refers to “magazine experience” for the model where a “story” is being told without words, but rather by photographic pictures (or groups of pictures) of the model in a high fashion magazine. This type of print modeling carries a very “prestigious” landmark on a model’s career. Its’ work includes the current fashion and beauty trends of society by showcasing designers, make-up, hairstyles, skin care, etc. as told and expressed via a pictorial story. Editorial modeling can even tell a story about all of the different aspects of people’s lifestyles. If you pick up any high-end fashion magazine you can find numerous examples of editorial print work. Some editorials in magazines are considered so prestigious because they set the standards and trends for the current and “near future” of the market that the pictorial story is being told about. Refer back to those magazines that are from months, years, or even decades ago. Somehow, the editorial pictures you may find from that period of time have been a part of the history of fashion, beauty, or lifestyle as represented by that magazine’s staff. Who thinks of the concepts of editorial stories in those elite high fashion magazines? There are teams of people all over the world who work for the various high-end magazines that have their input. These people write and create their concepts of what styles, models, designers, and trends are “IN” for any unknown given period of time. That makes them a very important part of the modeling industry. When glancing through those magazines you should note that an “editorial” is not an advertisement for any “specific” company, so if you see one specific product being advertised with its’ logo, then it’s an ad…that’s something different called a commercial print advertisement. If it “looks” editorial, but you see the company name in large print…it is meant to tell a story for that company’s image of what they want to sell to the consumer. High end fashion and beauty clients can place some creative, multi-page print ads into magazines that may mimic an editorial spread. The biggest difference is the rate that the model gets paid for doing a commercial, fashion ad for a high end client versus an editorial fashion spread for a magazine. For the purposes of editorial modeling, pay close attention to how expressive, awkward, dramatic, artistic, and creative the poses of the model are versus the more refined poses you would see in a catalogue that emphasizes selling the clothes as #1. Remember, the editorial model promotes the story and concept via editorial pictures in magazines where the main emphasis is on the story or trends. In the magazine’s editorial (pictorial) spread there will be some sort of reference to names of designers and the cost of garments and/or accessories that are being featured, but it is not meant to act as a dedicated advertisement. These magazine spreads get a lot of attention. Surprisingly, even though the editorial model is a strong statement in the “story”, it is only unfortunate for the model that this is NOT a high paying job (maybe only a few hundred dollars). This may be one of the only drawbacks of being an editorial model in the beginning. When you need the money probably the most (if you haven’t saved enough money to last you through this phase), this income doesn’t go very far in paying the high bills that go along with living and working in the “big city”. Most would expect models appearing in a famous high fashion magazine to be compensated well with money, but they are not because it’s not a paid advertisement by a client. It is a special feature created and presented by the magazine. Apparently, from the fashion industry’s view, it’s the “prestigious” experience that has a lot of value to the model, so models have accepted this reality (whether or not it’s really fair). After all, when the magazine hires a model for an editorial spread they are hired to perform their service as a model representing the magazine’s concept and creative story…it’s a booking. It’s not a tax write-off for the model. The potential tear sheet may (or may not) bring more prestige and work for the model because truly it is not guaranteed no matter what anyone tries to offer as a reason to work for such less money. The magazines do play such a major role in the modeling and fashion industry that it’s a tough argument on the model’s behalf. The magazines rather monopolize on this fact, of course, so they will always find another model looking for their big break who will accept their terms. Could those famous fashion magazines afford to pay their featured editorial models more money? Only they know. Remember this fact; everyone is replaceable in the modeling industry. It’s a harsh fact, yes. The ideal goal is to work and to adapt until you decide you don’t want to model anymore (before the industry decides you’re done). It doesn’t quite work that way because trends change, models age, and new-faced models pop up all over the place. There are more reasons, of course, but the fact that there will always be someone else to replace any model is why magazines do have that power to pay very low for their editorial placements. Eventually, on the very positive side, it seems that the experience of editorial print modeling does lead to more money and prestige because of the increased exposure, tear sheets, and the demand for future bookings from clients who do pay more money (and that is pleasing). The editorial model is a standard of what the “beauty and fashion” message is for that moment in time, so everyone wants them. When an editorial story features that model, they are literally given a seal of approval as representing who and what is IN. So, moving on from the fact that it’s not even a little “high paying” job can lead the open-minded model to keep their business mind open, too. Consider the MANY, MANY “pros” to the model from the editorial experience. This part of their career rarely happens to a large percentage of aspiring models, so the #1 “pro” is that they are super-fortunate to even appear in and get tear sheets from a high fashion magazine. Being realistic, there are many successful “commercial” print models that would have really loved to have been a high fashion editorial model, but they never had that opportunity. Once again, models are subject to other’s opinions and standards that control their career’s general success. There are things that models can do to increase their “editorial” skills and “look”, though, but there are just some models who will never get their chance at editorial modeling even though they may be uniquely beautiful, outwardly gorgeous, or even perfectly reach the standard sizes required of editorial models. It’s not easy to compete with the concept of “editorial” beauty, so your modeling career should be balanced if you strive for such a “prestigious” role. If the editorial modeling style is what you think you really want to do, you need to remember that those editorials may not pay your bills alone in itself, so that’s an area where a model should be well-rounded and versatile in many other types of modeling that can help supplement their income. There usually is no time for a busy fashion editorial model to have another job because a model has to be very flexible with their time for going on bookings, go-sees, fittings, etc. Establishing a back-up savings of money even in the early stages of a modeling career is crucial to hold you over as you build your career. Things in the fashion industry can change quickly, so this can work toward your advantage if you are very close to starting your editorial modeling career, but the changes can be more harsh if you’ve already been established as an editorial model because many insiders within the industry will know you’re on the way down when the magazines stop booking you. That is the time to branch out to other modeling opportunities if you still want to work as a model. Editorial modeling is relatively for a very short period of time in most models’ careers, so the model that is fortunate to model as both an editorial and then a commercial model may see the long-term success in their career through the years. If the opportunity for success happens, it is a wonderful landmark in the model’s career, so use it wisely. This is an opportunity to be positively recognized, so show your potential as being dependable, professional, and adaptable. Don’t blow the opportunity away by acting immature or childish. Being professional doesn’t mean being uptight and boring, either. There are interpersonal, social skills that need to be adapted for different occasions. The editorial model has contact with such a wide range of industry professionals that each has their unique role with diverse personalities. REMINDER: Your life is your personal business, so be careful of what and how you communicate because first impressions are hard to change. For example, being late is very, very bad. Also, complaining can be annoying. Having a free-spirit can be youthful, but there is always a correct time and place to be a part of every party scene (and there are pros and cons to that which can make or break a model’s career if they don’t use any self-control appropriately in their lives.) Relationships do form with people over the span of a model’s career. Some people may be there for a very short time, but other relationships can last for years. It’s an industry of “acquaintances” that really have fewer “real” friends, but as long as you know your place and your role in the industry you can keep a better sense of who’s really there to help you. People tend to have motives that are self-orientated, so keep your eyes on people that can help you and be prepared to offer them the type of relationship that is okay with you, but not so they are taking advantage of you. This applies to relationships with other models, photographers, agents, clients, etc. There can be real friendships, and there can be golden opportunities made with the right people at the right time, but keep your “radar” on for people scamming or exploiting you. The fashion industry is a fast, complicated institution full of many eccentric individuals. To please one individual may not be pleasing to another, while to please the RIGHT one may launch a young model’s career. There is an element of trend “followers” involved in responding to whatever the trend “setters” say is IN the moment, so the industry is truly guided by the elite, high fashion magazines. What does an editorial model look like? Back to the trends, this answer can have variations dependent upon the moment or particular designer. On average, an editorial model is not the standard, classic beauty that most people think of as being considered “pretty”. There are exceptions, but there must be something very unique and special that can make the model stand out. Often, editorial models have a somewhat quirky look that stands out as obviously unusual. Odd and exotic looks, very tall height, slim built bodies, and models who have the ability to be “chameleon-like” in their appearance are candidates for consideration as an editorial model. It sometimes is an odd personal experience for the model that felt awkward and different growing up and then they are placed in a unique position where they are made into fashion objects of beauty. Editorial print pictures are artistic and expressive without words, but at the same time are meant to show the garments you are wearing, or whatever image the model is promoting in the best way possible. The poses are much different than catalogue, and the way the body is expressing the story requires a talent. Some may call the talent “acting”, and it’s a modeling skill that only emphasizes the importance of what every good model should possess. The skill of being a chameleon that can change to the mood of the moment easily is much easier to work with versus having the same looks over and over all of the time. When an editorial piece in a magazine is about showing an “edgy” look and a pretty model just wants to show how pretty she is…she has failed. She has failed herself, the photographers, the stylists, the designers, the magazines, and ultimately the consumer who sees this editorial pictorial story and gets the entirely wrong concept from her “pretty” picture. It’s not about how the model is supposed to feel about themselves, but rather doing the job that the model is booked for…a.k.a. whatever the client wants the model to portray (for instance, a.k.a. “edgy looking” model or “retro looking”, etc.). The model should always have a mental note in their mind of the “concept” that the client wants to see and bring it out in front of the camera (or on the runway). Editorial jobs are for the top potential models. If a model feels ugly or weird in what they are modeling for a magazine editorial, they must dig deep and find a way to make the concept exciting or very interesting to match the conceptual idea of what they are modeling. One job leads to another very quickly when the models start doing editorials, but remember that this stage may not last very long. Enjoy the adventure and any perks because they just don’t happen for most models in their careers. There are so many people all over the world who dream the same dream of being a famous model and their fantasy never gets fulfilled to what they expected. So, when the elite opportunity arrives you should be aware of how fortunate you may be considered in the eyes of other models that may not have “walked in your shoes”. For any given number of reasons, modeling is not always a highly successful occupation even for the talented person. The work is not always glamorous, either, even though the finished product in a magazine or couture fashion show may appear that way. On a positive note, models can be exposed to some small and very large perks, too. Perks are based on what you may each consider above and beyond what you actually earn in money as an extra bonus that’s not measured on your income tax statement (such as meeting celebrities, attending parties, etc). Your booking rate can increase with the more you become in demand, too. When a model is seen doing editorial spreads in different magazines…they are becoming in demand! Even though the “editorial” rate is low, this popularity branches out into a variety of other options for the model’s career that makes them very, very busy as a professional, working model. Editorial modeling in a high fashion magazine is a PRIME booking for a model that is serious about having a career in modeling. It is not the type of assignment that you can get in most U.S. cities. New York City is the fashion capital of the United States and it is where the opportunities are for high fashion editorial work. There are other cities internationally that have a lot of editorial work, too, so a model’s willingness and financial ability to relocate and travel is a “must” in order to increase their chances in appearing in any magazine spreads. Not all American models start their high fashion careers in New York City. Many obviously want to, but few get the right opportunity. Agents may recommend that they gain more experience and exposure overseas where there are many magazines and opportunities that may help their career get better established before they venture around New York City. (We’ll discuss more about international modeling, later.) It takes a special type of model (physically & mentally) to get a grasp on what is required of them in this type of specialty. Rejection is a big part of this career as common as the many, unfulfilled dreams. A model must cope with the reality that they are always being critiqued by many others. For the individuals who have been “good-looking” and socially accepted their entire life, it sometimes is very hard to deal with rejection based upon their “looks”. It’s not easy to take personal criticism, but the better you are at preparing for the worst comments, the better you may be at not being caught off guard. Letting it ruin your day is much better than ruining your career and self-esteem because you will need to have confidence in your skills as a model. Your personality should adapt as you see more of the modeling industry as an insider. It may sometimes feel as if you are using every bit of your patience and self control in not trying to stick up for yourself to the many different people who may drive you crazy, but always remember what will be best for your success as a model in the long run. Don’t lose control nor lose focus of what your job is as a model and who you represent regarding the client and your modeling agency. Anything that you experience as a model that is unpleasant is usually nothing new to most other models that have worked for a little while, so hang in there and do your best to cope because there will many other models who will not be able to take the heat and drop out of modeling as quickly as they began their dream. It may sometimes be lonely or scary when you’re far away from family and friends, so you may quickly assume more independence without their support over time. You’ll be facing issues in a modeling career that other people your age may not encounter in their job description such as nudity. In high fashion, there’s no room for too much modesty, either, because the model’s body is stripped down, dressed up, and stripped down again from client to client and garment to garment as part of the fashion business as a live mannequin (a.k.a. models). Your face and your body are part of the package used to promote the fashion story on the runway or in magazines (versus nudity for pornography). There’s a fine line between what is “accepted” in fashion that uses partial nudity versus that what the model is “expected” to portray intimately for pornography. Fine art using nude models or a revealing high fashion designer’s haute couture versus modeling nude on a website or in a pornographic magazine have different standards and is viewed by the industry as such, so be aware from the very beginning of what you are comfortable with. Often, it’s not just modesty that is sacrificed in a model’s career that causes their parents to be on guard. Models may be placed in many scenarios that they are not familiar with and they need to trust that they are safe when they feel vulnerable. This is where the high fashion model’s agency is the key to managing its’ clients and models. Models change in front of each other and clients sometimes, wear provocative garments, and sometimes are told to act sensually with others (male and female) in front of the camera and on the runway. This is a part of high fashion editorial modeling, too, where modesty can hinder the model’s ability to perform and get the final results. It appears that when you add in the actual physical requirements of the editorial model you may see the numbers dwindle down to who actually gets an opportunity and succeeds as an editorial model. The female editorial model is anywhere in her teenage years aged 14-19 (on average) and is very, very thin (size 0-2…maybe size 4, depending on trends) and very tall (5’9 -6’0″). She won’t have very large breasts (under 34 C-cup), nor body piercings and tattoos. (*unless approved special circumstances). Add to her body’s physical requirements a “uniquely” beautiful face with interesting features and the average number of qualified females dwindles down even further. Remember, sometimes it’s not a typically “pretty” girl who photographs like a strong, chameleon-like, editorial model…sometimes a “pretty face” just photographs as a “pretty face” and that’s not always interesting in the fashion world. The standards for male models are somewhat similar, but their age is older (average 18-25) and their height should be 6’0″ wearing a size 40 suit with approximately a 34 inch inseam. The male models should be lean, cut, and fit versus having too many bulging muscles that don’t fit in his clothes. He, too, must be where the editorial work is either in the U.S. or internationally. The male model may face his own obstacles when faced with what is expected of him, but there are many shared basics of modeling between female and male models relating to the industry and facing rejection. Author Recent Posts My love for fashion started at a young age. I would often be found raiding my mother's closet and trying on her clothes. This led to me develop an eye for style and fashion. When I was old enough, I decided to pursue a career in fashion journalism.I moved to Los Angeles to be closer to the fashion industry. I have worked hard to establish myself as a respected voice in the fashion world. My work has been featured in some of the most prestigious fashion magazines.I continue to work hard to bring my unique perspective to the world of fashion. I believe that fashion should be accessible to everyone and that everyone deserves to look their best.	22,284
Ribbon Cutting – Primary Clinic at Meridian \| Ribbon Cutting – Primary Clinic at Meridian – Progress Health System Who We Are Supportive Services Health AI Ribbon Cutting – Primary Clinic at Meridian Ribbon Cutting – Primary Clinic at Meridian Posted on March 16, 2016 Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Primary Healthcare Clinic Ribbon Cutting. Meridian and the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the grand opening of the new Primary Healthcare Clinic at Meridian with a ribbon cutting. The Primary Healthcare Clinic will be one of the first of its kind in the state and will provide primary health care to eligible Meridian clients. This new clinic will provide those with severe mental illness and addiction disorders the ability to receive integrated mental health and primary health care in a setting that understands their unique needs and ensures coordination of all health requirements. Not only will this result in the patient’s individual health improving it will also improve the overall health of our community. Meridian stakeholders and members of the community are invited to attend the ribbon cutting and celebrate this monumental move towards integrated care for our community. When: Friday March 18th, at 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The program will begin promptly at 3:30pm. Where: Primary Healthcare Clinic at Meridian 4300 SW 13th St Note to the Media: All media will be given the opportunity to tour the Primary Healthcare Clinic and interview key stakeholders such as President and CEO Maggie Labarta at this event. Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. is a comprehensive community behavioral healthcare organization located in North Central Florida. With services available throughout the region, Meridian maintains offices in these ten counties: Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, and Union. Meridian is CARF accredited and licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families. Its mission is to promote the health, recovery, and well-being of those affected by mental illness and substance use disorders through prevention, coordinated treatment, and supportive services and is based on the vision that hope, recovery, and wellness are within everyone’s reach. For more information, visit http://mbhci.org/.	2,438
Handcrafted in Morocco and tailored for a relaxed fit with wide sleeves, it is made in the traditional form of a Moroccan caftan using metallic brocade fabric. It is trimmed in handcrafted “passementerie”. The neckline does up with ball shaped buttons and loops. The body of the garment is loose fitting and flares to the bottom. The sleeves are somewhat bell shaped with an open cuff that does up with metallic gold buttons. The fabric is a rich looking metallic thread blend brocade. This long maxi dress kaftan is embroidered and embellished entirely by hand with detailing around neckline, shoulders and cuffs. One of a kind evening Moroccan Middle Eastern gown. The kaftan features a traditional neckline, embellished sleeves. It is a slip on, the button does not open. In Morocco, fashion preserves its traditional style inherited from great civilizations that found their way to Northwest Africa, such as the ottomans and the moors. Moroccan fashion has been recognized for its style and has garnered a reputation, winning awards in international fashion shows throughout Europe. Marrakech Bohemian, Yves Saint Laurent style. Sizing: No size is indicated, but, being a loose fitting garment, this should fit a range of medium to large sizes - please rely on the following measurements for fit: Hips 24” Length 60”, measured flat Condition: It is in very good condition with no wear, tear, stains or odors - this caftan looks like it saw little use and was well stored over the years. This is a beautiful example of 1970s Moroccan fashion design - only now becoming more appreciated and sure to increase in value!	1,671
If your child is like most children, he or she tweets their way through breakfast, texts at lunch, likes, comments and Snapchats through dinner, post selfies to Instagram before bedtime and wakes up to do it all again the next day. No wonder they stay up late and want to sleep until noon… They’re busy. Research shows kids spend up to 7.5 hours A DAY with their eyes glued to a screen and their fingers frantically pecking away at keyboards. Kids growing up in an age of widely accessible and socially acceptable technology can get lost in the sea of text messages and status updates. Social media can be a welcoming environment for bullies, as it’s easy to become detached from empathy and consequences when you’re behind a screen. Kids do and say things they wouldn’t normally do or say when they’re plugged in. When kids only speak their mind anonymously or try to be someone they aren’t to impress others, they’re lacking opportunities to develop self-confidence and character. They may have 1,000 friends or followers on social media, but are slowly losing the ability to walk up to someone and shake their hand or settle conflict in a responsible and socially acceptable way. Social media isn’t bad in itself, it’s a great tool to keep connected and learn about the world. But, when we let it take the place of our child’s social development, we’re doing them a huge disservice. Which is why, at Camp Laurel, we’re unplugged. Campers leave their cellphones at home and enjoy a summer without texting, emailing or using social media. At first, campers may consider this unfathomable, but as they dive deep into the activities that Camp Laurel offers, they will reevaluate their dependence on technology. They will interact with others in a meaningful way. They will improve their written communication skills by writing letters home to loved ones and feel the excitement of receiving a handwritten note from friends and family – a feeling you just don’t get when you check your inbox. Without a phone in their pocket to tempt them, they will be able to really focus and listen to what other campers are saying. In turn, when they’re sharing a story or experience, they won’t be talking to a group of friends preoccupied with their screens. Campers who arrive shy and a little reserved will leave with new found confidence based on their accomplishments over the summer. They’ll be able to look back on the summer when they learned to swim, conquered stage fright, made new friends and discovered their love for a new activity. Campers will be able to apply that self-confidence into their lives back home. They’ll no longer need to hide behind a screen in order to communicate with their peers. As a parent, you can find comfort in the fact that while your child is away, they’ll be learning valuable life skills that don’t involve how many words they can text a minute, or how many likes they can get on their Instagram picture. The skills they learned while they are unplugged will stay with them for a lifetime, and that’s better than being retweeted by a celebrity. Recent Posts A Summer of “Firsts” Only at Camp A Job for the Summer, Skills for a Lifetime Camp Friends are Different Developing a Work Ethic at Camp Costumes, Creativity and Camp Archives Select Month June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 November 2021 October 2021 June 2021 May 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010	5,133
Joint Office of Homeless Services reduces supply distribution, advocates concerned as colder weather approaches \| Street Roots Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper For those who can't afford free speech Advocacy Support Housing The Joint Office of Homeless Services stores many supplies in its Northeast Portland warehouse, a fraction of which are shown above. (Photo by Tyler Walicek) Joint Office of Homeless Services reduces supply distribution, advocates concerned as colder weather approaches JOHS reduced supply distribution to a single pickup per month, advocates say this decision has dire consequences by Tyler Walicek \| 2 Nov 2022 As another cold winter approaches, homeless Portlanders will soon face bitter conditions many are ill-equipped to confront, and outreach workers say the Joint Office of Homeless Services is failing to make adequate resources available during this critical time. From tents to sleeping bags to clothes to toiletries, mutual aid and nonprofit workers deliver necessities to their homeless neighbors. However, the Joint Office, which provides a critical avenue for supplies and resources, is narrowing an essential lifeline. The Joint Office’s provisions, distributed from a Northeast Portland warehouse, were already insufficient to meet the soaring demand, and authorities have steadily constrained supply releases and pickup appointments over the past two years. The Joint Office recently chose to decrease access to those supplies further, leaving service providers in the lurch. Joint Office interim director Shannon Singleton announced in an Aug. 8 email the office would again curtail supplies and appointments from biweekly to a single pickup per month while imposing new limits on item totals. Nonprofits, homeless advocates and mutual aid organizers say the decision has immediate consequences — including life-threatening ones during extreme weather — for the community members who will soon face another winter on Portland’s streets. The Joint Office of Homeless Services, a partnership between Multnomah County and the City of Portland, is intended, as the Joint Office website puts it, “to house, shelter, and provide health care, employment assistance and case management to people experiencing homelessness.” As part of those services, the Joint Office operates a hub for dispensing supplies and necessities to nonprofits and aid groups, who then distribute them to those living on the street. These supply releases, distributed out of a Joint Office warehouse in Northeast Portland, are an indispensable lifeline for Portland’s homeless, particularly in times of extreme weather — one made all the more critical by the city’s own confiscation of such supplies during sweep operations. Federal COVID relief funding initially allowed the Joint Office of Homeless Services to expand its supply availability beyond the amounts previously allotted for extreme weather events and to make resources available to a wider array of outreach providers. Its warehouse served as a hub to distribute essentials of all kinds for those living on the street: from outdoor equipment like tarps and tents to water, socks, blankets, hygiene supplies, and all manner of personal items, as well as pandemic supplies like gloves and hand sanitizer. In the early days of the COVID crisis, these supplies came as a welcome augmentation to the tireless work numerous nonprofits and aid groups undertake to preserve homeless people’s health and well-being. That sort of assistance is particularly critical during times of severe weather: from lifesaving water given out during heat waves to the cold-weather gear and clothing that, on winter streets, can easily make the difference between life and death. The Joint Office imposed a limit on how much water homeless service providers were allowed to pick up from the warehouse in an apparent reversal of prior policy. (Photo by Tyler Walicek) But as the pandemic dragged on, the Joint Office began to modify appointment procedures. The first new restriction imposed was that only representatives of registered nonprofits would be allowed to receive items. No longer could informal groups or individuals (whether involved in mutual aid or not) show up to accept supplies. Further, the once-weekly supply releases were halved to a bi-weekly schedule. Because of per-visit maximums, this meant that the total amount of items available to any nonprofit was also cut in half. One resource of particular importance was also subject to new limits: water. The Joint Office initially told outreach groups that water would be unlimited. For obvious reasons, during times of extreme heat, water is perhaps the most essential item to stock. But perhaps less well-known is that water is equally important during extreme cold, as proper hydration helps prevent hypothermia. In any case, the initial promise of “unlimited” water was abandoned, and pickups were limited to 60 cases — a paltry amount relative to demand. Multnomah County deputy communications director Denis Theriault said federal COVID funding allowed the Joint Office to distribute supplies regularly and to many different groups. Initially, supply disbursal was limited to contracted organizations and during extreme weather, Theriault said. “But COVID funds were temporary, and they are winding down,” Theriault said. “That means the Joint Office has had to make changes in access to and pickups from the supply center. But even as federal COVID funds are winding down, the Joint Office isn’t reverting to its pre-pandemic role. It’s not returning to a time and place where the supply center isn’t available at all outside severe weather. “Instead, Joint Office remains committed to preserving a baseline level of work to provide supplies all year and to work with groups who had not previously accessed supplies from the Joint Office before COVID.” Given the Joint Office’s $255.5 million fiscal year 2022-2023 budget, many have wondered why more resources cannot be dedicated to securing crucial resources. The directors of homeless services organizations Blanchet House, Rose Haven and William Temple House published a Sept. 4 opinion article in The Oregonian in which they underscored the dire state of the crisis. Responding to intensifying suffering on the streets and woefully strained resources, they called for increased government support. Portland’s aid organizations, from formal institutions to less formal mutual aid groups, have all felt these pressures bearing down on multiple fronts. Homeless service organizations pull up to the loading docks of the Joint Office warehouse to receive supplies for homeless Portlanders. (Photo by Tyler Walicek) Sandra Comstock is the executive director of Hygiene4All, a nonprofit “run by and for our houseless neighbors” that furnishes showers and bathrooms, toiletries, first aid and numerous other necessities to those in need. As Comstock described, the new restrictions have had an immediate detrimental impact to this work. “Having five tents a month is not enough — especially when sweeps are happening, and the weather’s getting cold and rainy,” Comstock said. “We’ve had some success in getting sleeping bags donated and things like that, but these are items that we can’t afford to purchase in bulk ourselves.” Comstock’s organization has been deeply reliant on Joint Office supply drops; now that that source is starting to dry up, she cited grim possibilities heading into winter. “We’re a tiny organization,” she said. “Those extra supplies are really important for being well-stocked and are essential for making sure people have the basic things they need in order to not end up in the emergency room, particularly as the winter comes on. Being able to stay dry and have dry things to sleep in is essential so that people are not ending up with hypothermia. We had someone near our spot die last year from hypothermia, from lack of a sleeping bag and a tent.” The shortages can also catalyze public health issues: A lack of sheltering tents can hinder clean needle provision, compounding risks for addicts. Items like pull-ups are crucial for the many elderly people who sleep on the streets each night. And, Comstock noted, last month, the Joint Office provided no condoms at all, potentially allowing sexually transmitted diseases to spread. Concerns surround other aspects of the changes to supply policies as well. During the recent inundation of the city with wildfire smoke, some criticized the Joint Office for waiting to distribute N95 masks until the day when the air quality was at its worst rather than offering them in advance. Another change is a new restriction only allowing two cars to pull up to the warehouse per pickup, further constraining the amount of supplies that a group can carry away at any given appointment. These small barriers matter because the Joint Office warehouse is such an essential hub. Nonprofits and aid groups do accept donations and acquire products themselves. “For the small organizations that do a really good job of distributing things across the city, having a centralized place that’s buying stuff in bulk and can get (bulk discounts) has been really helpful,” Comstock said. “We can’t even begin to replace (the Joint Office depot supplies). It’s not just the number of things. It’s the cost to get those things.” As one arm of the government sweeps encampments and confiscates possessions and survival gear, its other arm is now declining to release as many supplies in the first place. There is a frustrating circularity in play — the Joint Office supplies provide for a need, only for the sweeps to confiscate them, furthering the need. “At the same time that the city is increasing the number of times they’re (conducting sweeps and) removing peoples’ possessions, and a time when we’re about to go into the rainy season, to have this happen, and to just be told by email …,” Comstock said. “It just didn’t give us any time to prepare.” She added Hygiene4All, though it runs a regular winter fundraiser, will be forced to rely on it even more heavily this year as a result of the dwindling of Joint Office aid. So far, returns have been low. “We’re not going to be able to help people out as much,” Comstock said. “Frankly, the fundraiser’s been quite tiny.” At the time Comstock spoke with Street Roots, the Hygiene4All winter fundraiser had only accumulated around $500. “It’s heartbreaking to have people come in and have to say, ‘We don’t have enough of that,’ or, ‘We’re all out,”’ Comstock said. “It’s really hard on our staff and volunteers. It’s something we talk about all the time: how bearing witness to trauma is also very disturbing and upsetting for our people. It’s taken a real emotional toll on all of us, I’d say.” Mike Forney, who has lived on the streets for 10 years, found employment with Hygiene4All as a hygiene technician; he also works with Ground Score. The availability of tents, sleeping bags and other necessities, he says, has made all the difference in recent times. “My fear is that it could go back to the way it was before people were getting those resources,” Forney said. “People were stealing from other people just so they would have the bare necessity of some sort of shelter to sleep under.” It is difficult, Forney says, to see so many on the streets struggling to subsist with close to nothing in a city with such plenty as Portland. “Having a (place) where people can come to a hub and get the basic needs for healthy living is really, in my opinion, mandatory, and it’s really not excusable to not have something like this in an area that has such an overabundance of material,” Forney said. Jenna Goldin is a Portland accountant and activist who has been involved in aid volunteering in North Portland for the last two years. Her nonprofit helps up to a hundred people living on the streets each week, distributing cooked meals, gear and other necessities. Goldin’s financial experience has proven invaluable for tasks like money management and grant applications. “That’s been really helpful for raising for when we have extreme weather,” Goldin said. “Different mutual aid groups are always trying to get money and resources because we are so undersupplied by the city.” “This goes back to Joint Office: what they supply has never been enough, and then it has only gotten less,” Goldin said. “And the need has just become greater. So it’s about how we as individuals and community members can supplement.” An ever-present need Those individuals and community members have been eager to help and have provided an incomparably valuable system of aid for the many thousands of homeless Portlanders. From ad hoc groups to institutional organizations, committed volunteers and activists all cited frustration at the limitations that Joint Office has put in place — especially as such enormous resources have been committed to traumatic and counterproductive encampment sweeps. During the unprecedented hardships of the pandemic, Portlanders stepped up for their unhoused neighbors in droves. With every Joint Office announcement that supplies would be further limited came a bitter sense of abandonment. “It feels like a bit of a slap in the face, considering how much we did during the pandemic to keep people alive and relatively healthy,” Comstock said. “The city couldn’t have done what they did without us. But now there’s just no conversation or discussion, no discussion about priorities. It was a unilateral decision, and that doesn’t feel good when we’ve been such loyal and stalwart partners during what has been an incredibly difficult time. “A lot of us put our lives on the line to be out there continuing to give people stuff when other places closed down. I sacrificed four months without seeing my kids in order to be on the streets doing that. A lot of us did similar things. It would be nice if we were at least consulted.” The break in that relationship is not only one of material loss. It is also a loss of expertise and lived experience. Nonprofits, aid groups and volunteers have a deep knowledge of the needs of people on the streets and a keen sense of the most effective interventions, which the city’s efforts to address homelessness could benefit from. Hygiene4All, for example, has been surveying unsheltered staff and clients on their most pressing needs. “It’d be nice if the city did the same for the people supplying this stuff, because we know what’s needed,” Comstock said. “We’re the ones that are seeing what’s being asked for on a daily basis.” As winter approaches, the strains on homeless Portlanders and those who have committed so much to aiding them will only grow more pronounced. Mike Forney has seen that type of destitution and suffering firsthand and experienced much of it himself during his time living unhoused. “Not having that support can lead to peoples’ lives being shortened,” he said — as his own nearly was during a health scare on the streets. “I think it’s important that (the public) be reminded how important it is to come out and offer people (food), so that they not only can help the broken but learn how, from their stories, that they didn’t plan on ending up like that,” Forney said. “It’s not because someone just decided to go and live under a bridge somewhere. It was a series of events that sometimes takes professional and long-term care to help someone out of.” For him, working at Hygiene4All and providing supplies for those on the streets is “such a way of giving back to a community that helped me and fed me and comforted me through my travels when I was feeling really withdrawn.” Those in the Portland nonprofit and aid communities are hoping that they will be able to count on more reliable support from their city and county governments in order to offer that same compassion to the thousands who go unsheltered in the city each night, both to relieve suffering and to save lives. Street Roots is an award-winning weekly investigative publication covering economic, environmental and social inequity. The newspaper is sold in Portland, Oregon, by people experiencing homelessness and/or extreme poverty as means of earning an income with dignity. Street Roots newspaper operates independently of Street Roots advocacy and is a part of the Street Roots organization. Learn more about Street Roots. Support your community newspaper by making a one-time or recurring gift today. Homeless Rights, housing crisis More like this Housing advocate Art Rios fought the system; now he fights within it HUD's 'House America' initiative takes housing-first approach to homelessness Ending homelessness. A pipe dream or a reality? Add it up: Health Share looks at ways to merge health care and affordable housing Read Street Roots' commenting policy Like what you're reading? Street Roots is made possible by readers like you! Your support fuels our in-depth reporting, and each week brings you original news you won't find anywhere else. Thank you for your support!	18,265
Group Study Rooms are available for students who wish to work together in a collaborative environment. These rooms are available at Scott, SMIL, Steacie, Bronfman and Frost libraries. Most rooms can be booked online at any time. The Law Library hosts its own booking system. You must be a current York undergraduate or graduate student with a passport york account to book rooms in the Scott , Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Steacie Science & Engineering Library or Leslie Frost libraries. A student may book a room for one time slot per day. The duration of a time slot is in half-hour increments to a maximum of 3 hours. Bookings cannot be made more than 14 days in advance. A minimum of 2 people is necessary in order to book a room. Only the person who created a reservation may delete it. An entry must be made in the NAME field to identify the booking. It is not necessary that this be your actual name. In addition, the following apply in the Sound and Moving Image Library (SMIL). A minimum of four(4) people is necessary in order to book a room. Rooms that are not booked or not occupied within the first 10 minutes of a booking will be made available for others to use. Most rooms will accommodate up to 6 or 8 people, however some can only accommodate 3 or 4. The room capacity is indicated in parentheses beside the room name on the booking calendar.	1,379
When it comes to men and women especially, a difference in behaviors, reasons for those behaviors, habits and approach methods can cause a riff between the two sides, resulting in arguments and resentment. One side feels that the other should act a certain way if they care while the other feels that they did nothing wrong but lived their life while also building a potential relationship and expressed their feelings. Let’s deal with the side of an intentional manifestation practitioner who wants to know their desired relationship is manifesting. A manifestation practitioner who feels this way wants to see evidence of their desire manifesting now. However, letting go is the only way to see results now but instead, they incessantly check their phone, email and social media hoping to see something there. They are displaying the need for their desire to manifest instead of love and trust that it will. I know you know this by now but this is not criticism. We are simply discussing it because that type of behavior prevents you from manifesting your desired relationship. In addition, it prevents you from being happy now since looking for something that you feel is missing is enough to make you miserable. The knowing of your desired relationship manifesting is inside you, not among the signs you receive or the reactions you get. All of those things follow your awareness. You could do every couple thing with someone and still not be a couple. Or, you could not even have communicated with another for a long time and suddenly, you became a couple. You have to realize that this is where creation rests, not in the number of texts you receive. This type of conflict happens between men and women for various reasons. There was a period of my life when I entered relationships faster than you could blink. Not flings, relationships. I would be introducing my new boyfriend around, not caring whether or not I might want him a month from then. I was living in the moment. I was positive it was the right thing to do and I still am convinced it was so. I was enjoying loving feelings for as long as they lasted, expressing myself freely. I was going with the flow of the relationship. At the same time, I would see others in miserable long-term relationships yet staying together. I was in a long-term relationship once as well, for as long as I was happy in it. However, I manifest and have relationships when I want them because I don’t condition them to last forever. I want to be happy. I focus on the love instead of things that have nothing to do with a happy relationship. It can last or it doesn’t have to but let’s see how it goes. However, not all my exes took that as lightly. After a while, one took me for granted, thinking a relationship would last just because he had found someone he wanted to settle down with. He thought I would stay with him just because we were together for a long time but I ended it because he had stopped trying. Once I knew I wanted out, I ended it. Two others expected that I would want a long-term relationship with them just because they did but had put their needs before mine. They thought I should give them what they wanted by default but relationships are a choice. I choose to be with someone or, not. However, they depended on me for their happiness and self-esteem. So, I left. Do you see what I mean? Because this is something men and women have in common. You cannot expect to only be happy around your specific person or with them in your life and expect to stay attractive to them. Why? Because depending on another for happiness doesn’t make you feel good either. You must have your own life, work, activities, hobbies, interests, purpose, friends and the things you love. You can share as much as you want with your specific person but not be practically incapable of living without them. This is especially important for women to know. Trying to rush your manifestation frantically shows that you cannot feel good unless you have it in your life. This energy blocks it from coming just like depending on another for your happiness blocks them from seeing you as someone they want to be in a relationship with. You don’t have to be superwoman – just a woman who feels comfortable with herself, values herself and loves everything she is, which gives her confidence. Only when you love you will you able to love another. A happy relationship is created when you love the person enough to allow them to be themselves instead of wanting them to cater to your needs. A happy relationship is created when you think positively enough about the person to want to give to them and the relationship instead of thinking what they should want to give to you. Imagine wanting to spend time with them and wanting to make them happy! Now, let’s talk about those of you who know that someone is “the one” for life. If I can be relaxed without needing a relationship to last, why couldn’t you be happy knowing you have found someone with him you will manifest a lasting relationship? You have it figured out so be happy! You know you can manifest this so why entertain the thoughts that make you miserable, such as those of you two being apart? Do you see how many good things you have to look forward to? If you focus on them, you will allow the Universe to work out the details for you. – A reader pointed out her area of struggle, believing her desire belongs to her already, saying: “Would you please kindly address more how can I be sure myself that I can have it and how to gain that strong intention–” I could once again say “capture the feeling of having it” or “visualize having it once and stick to it” but a permanent solution to this problem can be achieved by looking within and asking yourself why you don’t feel that you can have and live your desire. Once you realize why you are blocking yourself from receiving your desire, why you believe to be undeserving, you can remember that we all manifest what we believe. Then, think about what you want to believe. How do you want to see yourself? Because the way you see yourself is the way others see you. If you fear away from exploring your limiting beliefs, it will be difficult to manifest what you want. Some have told me they felt embarrassed after looking within and finding guilt, shame and an inferiority complex. However, I have an easy answer which will make you see that exploring and resolving limiting beliefs can be easy. You don’t have to be afraid or ashamed – nobody feels amazing every minute. Let a negative feeling go and move on. In the moments you feel less than great, you can again feel great when you stop pretending, admit how you feel and stop seeing it as a big deal or something embarrassing. Be confident about your feelings, no matter what they are. I can openly say how I feel and move on. If I ever felt embarrassed, I would say it and as soon as I did, it went away. That was how I eventually lost the grasp of what embarrassment felt like. If I feel sad, I say it and feel better immediately. You could vocalize negative emotions with the purpose of releasing them and then move on from them. You could also admit to someone you trust that you feel inadequate (including your fellow readers on this blog) and not only will they remind you of how worthy you are, you will feel that it is false as soon as you say it. As you explore your feelings, you will see how much there is in your life to be grateful for and feel positively about. You are surrounded by people who love you and you have so much! You cannot put all of life’s importance to a desire you are now wanting to manifest. You have to be complete before it comes to you. Awakening all of these ideas inside you is enough to make you see that you can have anything you want but have to have a life outside of it, too. Clinging to a desire too much makes you feel like you don’t have it, blocking your desired manifestation. However, realizing there is no reason to cling to this desire is very important. You already have a rich life. If you could see yourself as rich, valuable and colorful as you want to be, you will easily accomplish your goals. Confidence is the answer to everything, if you ask me. Tell yourself you are ready to receive and live your desire and then, visualize having it. Thank the Universe for it, let it go and in the moments of doubt, remind yourself that since you asked for your desire, you must receive it because the Universe knows what you want. You have to trust it to give you what you want – that way, you are allowing it to do the work for you. Related Posted on February 2, 2016 March 29, 2022 Posted in Attachment, Belief, Negativity, Paranoia, Process, Reality shift, Relationship, Relationships, Resistance, Specific person, Stillness, ThoughtsTagged doing, love, mind, need, trust By Nina Grdic Related Previous Post Next Post 132 replies to “Do You Cling to Specific Behaviors?” C says: February 2, 2016 at 11:52 pm Is there a particular reason you haven’t wanted to manifest a happy, committed, long-term relationship? LikeLiked by 1 person February 3, 2016 at 12:10 am After that long-term one? Yes. I had a problem with constant boredom and didn’t like the idea of somebody trying to turn me into what they wanted me to be just because they were too attached and just because we were together. Then, I hadn’t found anyone I wanted long-term love with and figured that when he appeared, that would be it I did care abt all my exes for a while but I would always stop. Now, I am open to a relationship being, short, long, lasting or not, as long as I am happy. But now, for that reason, I also set my sights on different, even better kind of men. Today, it can last or not but that will depend on both of us. February 3, 2016 at 12:23 am I appreciate your interest in the subject because you know I believe specific examples help, especially when truly coming from the heart. Thing is, you can manifest whatever kind of relationship you want. I’ve had different kinds. C says: February 3, 2016 at 12:46 am Thank you for all of your posts Nina. I know that you did put that you just wanted to go with the flow, but I was just curious why you didn’t want to manifest someone that didn’t take you for granted. Somebody who would also want to make you happy in addition to you making them happy I’m pretty sure I’m a bit older than you, so I understand that sometimes you are not ready or just dont want to settle down at a certain age, so I was curious if that is the reason that you didn’t want to manifest a long term thing. LikeLiked by 1 person February 3, 2016 at 12:53 am Maybe in part? Looking back, who knows. It was mostly wanting to figure out what exactly I wanted in a man long term before manifesting it, as incomplete desires had made me unhappy. February 4, 2016 at 10:54 am Dear C, something else I just realized I hadn’t added. This was where I learned the difference between love and need. Someone who tries to turn you into the person they want you to be because they are too attached but claims to love you and thinks that this is love does NOT know love. They are unattractive because they think they can’t live without you but that you should love them for that reason. They think you should be the person they want you to be because they think they can’t live without you while they give you no reason to be with them. Somebody who says they are nothing without you offers you no reason to choose them? Why would I be with someone who sees themselves as nothing and who depends on me? I want someone amazing! On the other hand, LoA is about loving someone for who they are and manifesting love WITH them because your mutual love brings happiness stronger and more powerful than either of you has ever experienced before. gretta says: February 3, 2016 at 12:00 am Just to update. We are taking daily, only for a few minutes or so about the event coming up. I feel relaxed if i hear from him or don’t her from him for a day. I am almost in the space of being detached to the point where I am ok with whatever happens because for me that the easiest way for me let go and if i can be ok with whatever happens or when it happens then i know I am not sending out any crazy vibes of need or want or desperation etc, But I also feel its extremely important not to need anyone. He is still the same, hes a man of few words, but I like that about him. Oh, he got even more awesome in the time we were not speaking. I can see changes i him. Should I have been expecting him to confess dying love for me over social media sites? No. I know this isn’t the way he works, he has to know everything before he gets himself into anything, that is another thing I really like about him. I do like that he doesn’t just jump in. So, this is the approach I have taken and it makes me relaxed. I no longer check my phone for messages or do anything of the things I was doing or panic if we don’t talk that day because i feel its the NEED for it and the other that keeps it away. Thoughts Nina? Am i being to relaxed? Haha LikeLiked by 1 person February 3, 2016 at 12:11 am You are amazing!! gretta says: February 3, 2016 at 12:38 am I know men like appreciating girls, not needy girls. My male friend told me that. LikeLiked by 1 person February 3, 2016 at 12:53 am RS says: February 3, 2016 at 6:52 am Yes agree here! Congrats! LikeLiked by 1 person Lightline says: February 3, 2016 at 7:31 am Hi Nina, thanks for this post. While I understand everything and have been doing what you have suggested – there are times when I feel very excited, happy that it’s happening. It’s coming… visualization and imagination is very natural. But there are times when I feel general like no excitement. I don’t feel sad either. But kind of “meh” feeling… that is the time when i start questioning myself if it is wearing off? ? Also I now want to manifest communication being initiated by him. I don’t want to be the one every time. My guy doesn’t like to be in spotlight when it comes about discussing feelings. His fav declaration about himself is “I don’t like questions” when asked if he misses me, missed me, what does he feel about me. As they say in LOA, say what you want…visualize what you want…I do. And thinking of how right it is for me no to initiate any communication and let it come from him… Suggestions? Thank you. Bea says: February 3, 2016 at 9:04 am I have been feeling the same way. Not really sad but not really excited either. I was worried I was losing my desire but it still feels strong to me. LikeLiked by 1 person Lightline says: February 3, 2016 at 11:28 am Love and Light LikeLiked by 1 person February 3, 2016 at 2:39 pm Answered What do you think? February 3, 2016 at 2:39 pm It is natural to question whether you still want your desire. I have done that. Once you decide either way, you’ll feel better again Lightline says: February 3, 2016 at 3:14 pm Thanks Nina!! Indeed. What about other question. ..that I don’t want want to initiate communication (is that also resistance? ) and now I want him to initiate it ( should i just imagine phone ringing and him calling me, he is texting me and sending whatsapp messages etc??) Is there anything you else suggest for such manifestation where we are looking for loving communications happening from the other side… I am already excited. ..yesss February 3, 2016 at 7:06 pm Connect with your feelings and see which idea feels better – that you let him do it or that you do it. I do what feels good. At the same time, if you let go entirely, it’ll probably work out in the way that he’ll initiate it. Fiona says: February 3, 2016 at 7:19 pm Thank you for choosing this topic! You want us to “look within and ask ourselves why we don’t feel that we can have and live our desire.” When my specific man and I first fell for each other, I had so much strength to live my desired relationship and life. Though I know there’re a lot of things both of us need to overcome, as long as we love each other everything can be solved. After he vanished and then contacted me again, things didn’t go smooth as I expected so that strength is getting weak. All the difficulties, that had never been an issue to me, now seem to be an issue resulting from the reality of that we live in the different countries, English is not my first language and I am 5 years older than him (though I maintain myself well. Haha….) So Nina, I speak out my concern here as you encourage us. Today I also want to tell myself that when I decide to have my desired relationship I don’t need to worry the rest because the Universe will arrange all the details for me in the best ways. Right? And since I have already manifested that he contacted to me out of the blue, it means I am so close to my desire. I should be confident about my ability, talent, look, and my personality, so I deserve all I desire. The way I explain to myself is correct? February 3, 2016 at 7:25 pm Yes, and in more detail – you should be confident about everything you are so that you develop a super positive awareness which will allow you to believe you deserve and will receive what you desire I preach confidence so strongly because confidence is what gives you a positive awareness where you can love and appreciate yourself and then easily believe you can manifest everything you want When you see yourself in such an amazing light, you see others the same way, ESPECIALLY those you love LikeLiked by 1 person Fiona says: February 3, 2016 at 7:35 pm LikeLiked by 1 person February 3, 2016 at 8:15 pm Happy to February 3, 2016 at 7:26 pm And you should all be confident because each and every one of you is special LikeLiked by 1 person Bea says: February 3, 2016 at 8:18 pm Does letting go completely mean I accept the old relationship is over and stop contacting/thinking about him? Moving on with my life? If I do that, will it tell the Universe I don’t want him? My desire for a second chance at love with him is still very strong. I am unclear what to ask for, though. A relationship, to marry him, to hear from and see him. I want all these things but not sure which one to put my focus on. February 4, 2016 at 10:25 am You can ask for all of them because you can have everything you want. Letting go completely means knowing that you will receive it so you can let it go and live your life, knowing that it’s coming soon. And when you let go entirely, up to the point of almost forgetting about it, it shows up immediately! Trust me, it works. I do it all the time. Fiona says: February 4, 2016 at 11:04 am When you almost forget about it, do you still visualize and send heart energy as daily basis? Then how do you forget about it? I seem always to have the same problem to do both (visualize and let go) at the same time. Do you have any good suggestions? Thank you! February 4, 2016 at 12:09 pm You don’t HAVE to visualize more than once, that’s the thing. Never do the techniques as if you must do them. You only do what makes you happy. I’ve talked about this but don’t worry about it, this whole thing can be a learning process. When I ask, I visualize once. Then, I ALMOST forget about it because if it comes to mind, I enjoy a spontaneous visualization I get or do one that I feel like doing when the idea comes to me and then let it go again. Then, I forget about it again. When I forget about it entirely, that’s when it manifests. Sometimes, that happens after only visualizing once and other times, after visualizing a few times. You always do what makes you happy, the techniques that make you happy only for as long as they make you happy. February 4, 2016 at 12:10 pm If you try to do as much as possible because you think you have to, that is attachment and resistance. Fiona says: February 4, 2016 at 12:47 pm Good to know that! I will do those only when I feel comfortable and I want to. Thank you. LikeLiked by 1 person Fiona says: February 4, 2016 at 8:06 pm This morning I replied his texts which he sent me 2 weeks ago. He didn’t respond. I am aware I almost go back to the circulation of being worry, upset and analyzing many possibilities which will only create more of unwanted. Though I trust the Universe and am confident to know the relationship is mine, but it is not that easy to ignore his “no reaction” and overcome the negative feelings which will only slow my manifestation. So I have this thought: I found that when we had no contact, I manifested him more easier. On the contrast, when we’re in contact, there’re so many resistances and circumstances that happened one after another. Could it be possible that I wasn’t quite in the high vibration when the manifestation first appeared? Another word, I am not happy enough and wasn’t ready to be in my desired relationship yet. So, if we stay in the “no contact” status, I will be able to raise and keep steady of my vibration and then the manifestation will come fully and easily? Does it make sense to you? Will it be too extreme? February 4, 2016 at 8:16 pm No, it makes perfect sense because letting go makes anyone feel better. Let’s face it, attachment feels like crap – one feels something missing when attached. On the other hand, love and letting go feel good. When you don’t think about writing to him and feel good, he comes to you. When you feel like you want to talk to him, you manifest more of the “wanting.” Let go entirely and trust that it will be yours. Then, you will receive it. Also, thank you for sharing this so honestly. It gives me a chance to help you relax and you are helping your fellow readers by example. You have let go once, when you didn’t check your messages, and you can do it again. But this time, you can let go of the relationship so that it can manifest. Fiona says: February 4, 2016 at 8:37 pm Does my new thought sound like “letting go” to you?! I didn’t know it does! All I know is that the way we interact to each other right now doesn’t make any good to our new relationship. On the other hand, it could harm the pure love and feelings. And I don’t want to ruin it just because I might not be ready for it. So guess staying in the “No contact” status is a good choice to me right? I don’t feel I am giving it up, cause I rather manifest big desire with him Thank you for understanding my point and ultimate goal, and your support! February 5, 2016 at 8:56 am It does Knowing that it’s happening and not caring how can make you so relaxed that you forget about all your social media, email, texts, iPad and smartphone. Just be sure and live your life – that is letting go. It’ll happen. Fiona says: February 5, 2016 at 12:52 pm I heard Abraham Hicks suggests people who want to manifest a specific lover easier is to make the desire general. Cause that way the specific man will not become a prize and we won’t feel the competition. The resistance will be reduced. So according to her, whichever the man who shows up will be the one we want. I still love my desired relationship with the specific man though I have put him on my shelves now. As you’ve known my recent situation, if you were me will you change your desire to general? Or you will still stick to the love feeling with the specific man and manifest this particular man? February 5, 2016 at 2:43 pm People manifest what they believe so I would believe I have the relationship with a specific man and manifest him. You must work on your belief if you still want him. When I ask for something, I know that I must receive it. C says: February 4, 2016 at 6:20 pm I couldn’t respond to your last comment, but thank you for that feedback. What you say is so true, and in reality common sense. A needy and desperate person is not attractive to most people. I think the challenge for a lot of us, is that we feel great until we really start to care or love someone. That’s where the fear starts to kick in, because you know you really care for this person, and without realizing it, you change from the confident person they were attracted to, to a needy and scared one who now worries any time you are apart, and is even worried when you’re together. In our past interaction with my guy, he fluctuates between being very sweet and loving, to really cold and hurtful in some ways. I now understand from your blog, that this is probably a reflection from him, on how I feel for myself. I probably love myself sometimes, and then at others I’m extremely critical and looking for outside validation. LikeLiked by 1 person February 4, 2016 at 6:33 pm That’s good to know because now you can practice self-confidence primarily for yourself and then your relationship can benefit from it. Sav says: February 5, 2016 at 12:35 am I have another question. I have a bill that I just wanna get rid of completely. How would I live in the end that it’s in the past and know that it is completely paid? Because I hate having to withdraw money for bills. I prefer it to be automatically taken out but that option is not possible so I want it gone completely. What do you suggest? Thanks again! February 5, 2016 at 9:00 am Hi Sav! I suggest that you ask for it to be taken care of and then, be happy that it has. Just like anything else, believe it has all been worked out or that it’s all going to be fine and let it go. Then, leave the bill alone and don’t worry about it. Just believe it was sent by mistake, that it’s insignificant or anything else you decide that makes you feel good. Don’t think about any aspect of it that you dislike, such as withdrawing money. Never give energy to anything you dislike. You can also say that you feel grateful for the bill being cancelled. Believe that this is yours and let it go. Dare to believe you can have what you want gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 5:13 am Are you positive that 11:11 or 1:11 or the elevens in general is a good sign? Was that your experience? Did you see this before you attracted the person? It has just started up again. February 5, 2016 at 8:53 am Number sequences appear when my thoughts are aligned with my desire, any desire I am manifesting. Not all signs appear every time – different signs appear at different times and sometimes, I manifest so fast that there are no signs. However, if you want any specific sign to mean any specific thing, you can ask for it and it will. LoA is all about choices. Just remember that signs follow awareness and are the Universe’s way of telling you that your desire is on its way. When you are sure it’s yours, signs confirm that. When you are unsure and a sign show up, be sure that it’s yours! Without being sure that your desire belongs to you or at least believing it can be, signs don’t help. Signs follow belief. When you believe your desire is yours, you manifest. When I see them, I am positive that my desire is manifesting and can let it go again. I can remember a few times I saw many signs right before a desire manifested but if I let it go to manifest after seeing those signs. The Universe was telling you that your thoughts were aligned with your desires so believe it! Then, let it go again and let it manifest. Here is my post on it: gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 10:11 am Really? Because I am feeling upset and stressed because I want to quit this. He is bringing a person with him who i am positive has told him in the past to be weary of me. The timing coincides with when he cut me out of his life. I did say it would be ok to bring other people and even suggested he bring his parents, so you can see just by that how far I have come. He told me hes bringing a friend that is really interested in the event, he only refers to them as a friend and i maybe jumping to conclusions as for some reason he felt the need to tell me this persons age and they are even older than me. But I’m worried because he seems to have to pass everything through this woman FIRST before making any decisions from what I could gather on the phone last night, he had to ask her FIRST if this was a good idea for him to try out, she is some kind of practitioner who is interested in this event we want to go to. What i am worried about is that he will end up shafting me that day and doing the work with her instead of me. Just when i get over him having to tell his parents everything, i find out there is another person who he runs everything past. I see the 11:11 1:11 etc when I want to get out of it and i don’t know if it means yes just let go forever and find someone else or they are trying to tell me to calm down. He also said he wouldn’t go back to not speaking to me and wouldnt block me, but did refer to me, as he has in the past as ‘the crazy girl” UMmmm ive never done anything to make him think i was and he took on this opinion from other people and his belief system which is that I should have appeared in his life differently. Ummm i said to him ‘do you really still hold that opinion of me that I am crazy?’ and he said “well im speaking to you arent I? You can see by his response there what he is like. I think im most upset at myself for realising today that the attachment and want to be with him is still there and to strong and anything seems to affect me and that maybe i need to just come from a point of view of letting go completely. I know you will read this and think I have swayed but i havent. I felt devastated, i would have liked for him to bring his parents instead of someone he seems to have to run everything past. I find that worrying. Its like he has a dependence on that woman yet he spoke to me of some issues that are still affecting him from 3 years ago. The question i wanted to ask him was do you think this is actually working? You still have the same issues i brought up with you years ago, but i didn’t because if he cant see its not working then I know bringing it up wont help. Sorry about my grammer and spelling. My eyes are puffy and red and i feel tired and annoyed at myself. the 11:11 thing, i dont know if they are saying calm down and stop stressing or yes, move on. February 5, 2016 at 10:48 am Don’t worry dear. And don’t worry about him – just work on your belief. If you are sure you will get what you want, you will. Worrying about all these people and HIS decisions is basically worrying about how it’s all going to happen or if it’ll ever happen, and you don’t want those thoughts. I know you said you still believe but for that reason alone, don’t entertain any contradicting thoughts. You have to believe you’ll get what you want and not worry about anyone else. Just bring your focus back to the relationship. If you keep worrying about the details, that shows attachment. Let it go gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 10:22 am I dont know if I am upset because he is bringing someone who I am sure is the one of the ones who told him I wouldnt be good for his life. Based on nothing! or I am not sure if i am upset because I wont get that alone time with him I wanted without it always feeling like someone is hovering and lurking around like his mum used to do with the text messages. I dont know. February 5, 2016 at 10:49 am This is only a reflection of your thoughts but work on your belief instead – if you believe, believe all the way. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 10:24 am I feel so ashamed that I cried I think from fear. I think I cried also because I felt like maybe he still doesnt trust me at all and needs a ‘bodyguard’ there. Or i cried because I feel like I am not in control of the situation. I dont know. Im sorry everyone. I had a bad day today. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 10:29 am Either way, I’ve been crying for the last 6 hours. Ive had moments when I’ve realised I really loved him, but in that split second when I felt I would lose him, i really felt it. I’m sorry again. I’m not having a very good day. It’s the first bad day I have had in awhile. Sorry. I feel so embarrassed. I just think wow, what a baby you are at the crying. February 5, 2016 at 10:50 am Don’t be sorry. Everyone cries at times. Take deep breaths to help you calm down and take yourself away from all those negative thoughts. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 10:59 am I feel as if Ive been on trial for something I never did for 4 years. I’m exhausted from feeling like I have to keep proving my innocence to him. I’m tired of him believing everyone else except me and my family and friends who contacted him. I read your messages. thanks. I will shift my focus. February 5, 2016 at 11:03 am If you still want him regardless of your past with him (and I know you do but just saying), you have to start feeling differently about yourself. YOU are the one who feels like you’ve been on trial and now, you can imagine and start to feel appreciated by him instead xx Gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 1:22 pm Yes. I know you are right. I’m just going to do what you said don’t worry about him etc etc and just get on with my life. February 5, 2016 at 2:45 pm Gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 3:31 pm Oh man again I saw 11:11 when wanting to give up. If I don’t end up going to this event is that ok also? Can you understand how I’m feeling kinda? My friend just said to me why is he bringing a practitioner to an event you’ve invited him too? It’s like You invited him and he immediately went and told someone else about it that he knew would be interested in it. I don’t know what to think now. February 5, 2016 at 3:52 pm When your goal is to feel good about yourself, your actions will follow. You have to do what makes you happy, whether that means going to or missing this event. Follow your heart. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 3:44 pm Ill try. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 3:59 pm Somehow my manifesting/affirmation book, where I have written for a week straight that I had put away, has found its way to my writing desk. I could have easily picked it up with other books and not realized as i put it between some books, but its stuck between a book about my name and in it is says “Anything your heart desires will come to you’ and when I looked at the cover of my affirmation books there is words on it and my eye first went to the word believe. I opened up my affirmation book to see the affirmations I had written and wonder how i went from that level of gratitude to this level of fear. Gee, today really was the day for tears. sorry again. I dont know whats come over me, anymore. February 5, 2016 at 4:12 pm All good Raising your vibration can involve getting some negativity out. Now, you can focus on the positive gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 5:26 pm He just informed me that he will not be my partner for the event and that i am to notify the event people to make sure they know in advance. He doesnt want to have to touche me. Maybe because he is afraid he might realise how wrong he was about me. Do you remember how i kept telling you about the dreams I was having? I already knew he would do this also. Im gifted. But not just any kind of gift. He said due to our past that he doesn’t think its wise. I wrote back everything i had ever wanted to say to him, not bad, just direct. I then threw my affirmation book in the bin. Its over for me. I cant do another day of this. ever again. Ever. I’ve blocked him on all social media sites. He KNEW i needed to partner with him because i had no one else and he still did that. He had to ask this ‘faith healer” if the event would be good for him before he even went to it. That to me shows dependency. He is still talking about the same problems we spoke about 4 years ago, yet this faith healer takes money off him for 3 years and he cant even catch on that its not working? How is he ever going to catch onto me? My friends and family texted him and called him and tried to tell him over and over again that whoever has told him that i shouldnt be trusted not to listen to them and he never replied to them. He doesnt want the truth. a total of over 15 people contacted him. He doesnt want me. He never has. He rejected me after the first day he saw me after 8 months of not seeing each other. my friend sent him a huge text message back in novemeber listing all the predictions I had made in his life that had come true. He never responded. The text blew everything he was convinced about me out of the water. He didnt want the truth. Every single person that i ever worked with as a medium came back to me and said “i wished Id listened to” or ‘thank you you changed my life” yet this guy thinks im the devil and to be avoided at all costs. Every couple that i put together are still together to this day, while i watch the people who asked for me adivce go against what I said and their lives are in ruins and they end up back at my front door saying what ive heard my whole life. “i wish id listened” And the sadest thing of all is that all my life ive been called crazy for being gifted. I lived next door to a woman who was seeing a married man. She asked me, ‘is he going to leave his wife for me?’ I said “NO im sorry, he wont. You are going to end up with the man who comes here and drives the white ute” for six monhs she told me i was crazy. that i didnt know what i was talking about. that she wasnt attracted to him. One day i get a knock at the door she says to me “omg you were right, hes everything ive ever wanted, hes everything i ever put down on my list, thank you so much!” They then moved into a house 5 doors down from me and everyday I get to see how happy they are together and its like being stabbed everytime i walk past and see them and that white ute. THe person ive been talking about all this time, i had a message for him aswell and he did the same thing to me. He told me I was crazy and that i didnt know what i was talking about. This same man continues to believe the worst about me no matter what I do. Yet on the side of his motorcyle is my name. My real name. If you want to know what my real name is, just look up at the sky at nightime. You will see millions of them- I wish all of the best of luck but my journey ends here. I wont do this to myself anymore because I want to be with someone who wants to be with me all the time, not when it suits them and someone who accepts me for who i am and doesnt have to ask other people first if its a good idea. I hope all of your dreams come true and i gave it my all for 4 years but this isnt love. This is someone who doesnt understand what love is and never will. Maybe if he would see my affirmation book he would realise what love is but then again he would probably just call me crazy, again. he didnt want it to be me and he didnt want it to be true. I hope you all get the love of your lives. All of you deserve it just based on what I have seen here these guys dont know what they lost/will loose. Amazing love caring women. x February 5, 2016 at 5:42 pm I’m sorry to hear but if you feel this way about him and want to find someone better, you will. Sometimes you just realize the person you thought you wanted isn’t it – I’ve ended plenty of relationships soon after I started them for that reason. If you don’t feel good about him, you don’t. You tried and now, you know. It’s OK to realize your desire is not your true desire after all. You’d said you wanted to give up today and maybe you just wanted a good reason to give up. Now, you have it. You can always choose someone else. Relationships are a choice. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 6:19 pm Thanks. Would you want to be with someone like that? He cant let go of the past. Its always about ‘our past’ and its always this sick dependency on other people opinions and he wont do anyting unless he knows its going to work or happen or whatever. He even admitted the other night that he cant be alone, like physically. This would be because he cant be alone with his own thoughts. I dont regret what I said. I regret his stupidity. Sometimes you have to meet people where they are and leave them there. Hes a broken man. He asked for proof of what I knew and what I could do and he was FLOODED with texts and phone calls and references and letters from family and friends and ex clients. No matter how much proof I gave him it was never enough. He would just ignore it. Because hes not enough. February 5, 2016 at 6:28 pm I would never choose a man like that either, you’re right, because the clash of personalities and the lack of love cause conflicts here and constant conflict is demotivating in my eyes. I remove myself from negative people. I have ended relationships with men I concluded were weak, scared etc. You didn’t even need to get back together with him to conclude you didn’t like him so you actually even saved some time However, it’s always good to try. Then, you decide what and whom you like. You certainly don’t like him and that’s OK. You learned even more about yourself in the past weeks and that is much more valuable! You feel good and know what you want. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 6:42 pm It’s not just “our past” he cant let go of, it’s things that happened to him in school, like a teacher yelling at him. The guy is 30 years old. I dont hate him. I feel devastated for him to still be experiencing this 4 years after we have met. So that is now 4 different courses he has done to try and fix his issues but STILL HAS THEM!? I want the person back who used to message me every morning saying “Good morning” and “goodnight” the person I once knew before he was influenced by these idiots and his own fear. He has no idea of the totality of what he actually lost and it wasnt just me. I’ll just hold onto the memory of when I first saw him. He got the proof. He just didnt want it to be true, just like everyone else. gretta says: February 5, 2016 at 6:45 pm I meant hold onto the memory of when I first saw him as to not have any ill feelings. The only person in the end who was crazy, was him. Anyway. Universe, i’m ready for something different now. Thanks. LikeLiked by 2 people February 5, 2016 at 6:50 pm I appreciate your openness about this; in fact, I am grateful to you for sharing. You have friends among your fellow readers who will agree you deserve the best and of course, you do. You know you deserve it Keep feeling love and gratitude and everything will come together. Bea says: February 5, 2016 at 9:04 pm I am sorry to hear what you have been going through. We all know what it is like to love someone that does not feel the same way. Until the timing is right, that is. I have been feeling not so great either the last few days. I saw my “friend” last Friday for drinks. It was a pleasant time but I he hasn’t responded to either of my texts since then. Lately, though, that is not out of the ordinary, it is just disappointing. We get along so great but he won’t seem to budge on taking things to a more romantic level. I don’t push him for fear he will stop talking to me completely. Everyone in my circle tells me to stop talking to him and move on. Maybe they are right. I am a wonderful, caring, loving, smart, funny woman who loves him for all his strengths and weaknesses yet he doesn’t see that. What more can I do? I sometimes want to give up, also, but there is something keeping me drawn to him. I feel deep down that we are meant to be together. It is such a strong feeling. Is it my ego or fear of rejection, though? I just don’t know. Will he ever realize how much I love him? Love to you, Gretta. We are all here for you and walking this path together. You are not alone. February 5, 2016 at 9:43 pm I am in awe of all of you! The support you give each other is wonderful Bea, exploring why you don’t believe that you can have this relationship will help. In order to manifest, you have to create a relationship you love in your mind and believe that you can have it. You have to feel good in it and believe it’s possible or fully yours. That certainty will remove the need for it. Then, you have to let it happen – that’s letting go. You also have to feel good about yourself, the relationship and your specific person. gretta says: February 6, 2016 at 6:14 am Thanks for your kind words And believe me when I say this. I understand what you say when you mean deep down you know you are meant to be together. I called the event person and told them whats going on, she was so cool and said “what if hes shit didnt have to stop you?’ (from going to the event?) Really made me question not going. I just read over my last words to him. I will never go back on what I’ve said to him that i believe we are meant to be together just based on what I have done and the people I have ‘helped’ over the years plus the story above about the lady and the man in the white ute. When I know something I know it. With every inch of my being. But I have still chosen to let go forever. It takes a truck to move this guy and this bullshit he has made vital in his life of having to have other peoples approval or confer with them was the demise. He said it cant possilbly be true, hes one of those people who has bought into the belief systems of his parents, friends and the world. He expected me to show up in a different form. Thats what no one gets. It never does show up the way you think it should. At least not the relationships that actually last. And when I look at the people ive put together that are still together who told me i was crazy when i pointed out the person they were going to end up with, i know it even more. Bea says: February 5, 2016 at 11:13 pm I don’t believe I can have it because he shows no signs of wanting to rekindle. I have allowed myself to be “friend zoned” and I feel he is okay with that. Do you know of anyone successfully getting back together with an ex? Everyone keeps telling me it ended for a reason and that’s that. You have been very supportive and patient with is all. Thank you. xx February 6, 2016 at 11:06 am I am so happy to provide support and I know all of you can make this happen. I never wanted to manifest an ex back but several of mine wanted to get back together after our breakup so I got a sense of the way everything works. When the person you want continues to say the opposite of what you want to hear, some find it difficult to shake that. However, you manifest what you believe you can have. You can practice believing that you have changed his mind by showing him immense reason to love you and want to be with you again. You have to feel good about yourself, the relationship and your ex. Two years ago, I briefly advised a girl who did get back together with her ex. He had gone from not wanting to be with her and being uncomfortable about her modeling work to being her biggest support. That is just one example but I thought of it now. People get back together all the time. As soon as your energy changes from missing someone to being happy or being happy with them, seeing yourself with them, it happens. In the comments, here is a story of a reader who successfully manifested her ex back: In this article, you can find my overview of the steps for attracting an ex back: You also have to listen to yourself before anyone else Especially those who tell you the opposite of what you want. YOU decide on your life. Bea says: February 6, 2016 at 7:10 am I believe in you, Gretta, and I don’t think you’re crazy. What is the event you were going to attend? It sounds interesting. LikeLiked by 1 person gretta says: February 6, 2016 at 11:00 am He once said that he believed me, then he believed everyone else instead. They want him to have a life as small as theirs. Why should he break free from his past and his poverty consciousness when they don’t want to themselves or want him to either? Where would they be without him being broken? Where would their identity that they are so used to go? It would mean they would loose him, so to keep him stuck where they are that’s what they did. Filled his head with shit about me and robbed his chance for real change, why should he be happy when they are not? I”m not interested in pity parties or mothers who frighten their kids through text messages, what kind of mother does that? one who wants her kid to be dependent on her, or faith healers that do nothing but make someone dependent on them. I am interested in people who want to change and heal their lives and HE DOESN’T WANT THAT. HE WANTS the pain and the drama and the suffering. He wont work with me because he knows that I would be the one person to show him the truth and clear this bullshit hes been carrying for years and years. So he instead jumps from course to course, person to person forming dependencies, not wanting any change so he can continue on the same path of the points of view of his family and his worldly conditioning. I gave him the key to real lasting change that helped me 5 years ago, he didn’t do it, instead he did another course, and another. On the phone the other night I offered again to show him how he could rid himself of all this issues. The resistance was phenomenal. He doesn’t want change. If he didn’t, he would have listened and taken action instead of staying in courses for years when i can clearly see he is in the same position he was 3 years ago. He wants his life to stay as small as possible. He ENJOYS the pain. That’s all i ever wanted to hear from him. I believe you, I believe in you. I’m sorry. I’ll take that I got my apology and my ‘i believe you’ through him, from you xx Lightline says: February 6, 2016 at 9:40 am Hi Gretta/Bea, i read your posts and sending loads of love and good vibes on your way. I am working on my belief system and my self confidence daily. I want to reach the point where I have a positive belief for each limiting belief and nothing affects me in a negative way. I have planned to keep working on it. And one thing I learned somewhere is if “Let it go” feels a little hard to do/say, say “Let it Be” . And it feels better to me. So let it be, ask your heart what it wants (as Nina says) and stick to that. It is giving me instant relief… More than anything to work out, I want to prove myself that this LOA works everywhere. It is a great relief to mere think about this way… Thank you Nina for this portal. It feels like a shelter to me… English is not my first language so i hope you all understand what I mean. Love and Light February 6, 2016 at 11:08 am Thank YOU I feel absolutely wonderful about this great community xx Fiona says: February 6, 2016 at 1:11 pm I am also manifesting my specific man who seems to determine not to “read” my texts. But I would like to share a past experience of mine with you. (Please forgive my English ) 5 years ago I had a relationship with a guy who had a short temper and unstable energy but also had some qualities I admired. Most of the time I was not happy because our relationship was unsteady and I was influenced by his unstable emotion all the time. I can’t count how many times we had broke up. I started to attend the meditation classes in order to change my miserable life and that’s where I learned about unconditional love and sending love. Though I didn’t have a clear concept of LoA at that time, I meditated and visualized a peaceful and happy life with him before I slept everyday. Gradually whenever he has a short temper, his behavior became funny in my eyes cause I looked at him with love. (I didn’t know it will be more help to only think about his good sides.) I love him as how he is so I didn’t want to change him if he chooses to be, but I have choices. Therefore I letted go with love. Of course I still cried my eyes out like Gretta when I finally figured something I knew I had to move on. Slowly and day by day, I feel peaceful and happy. That’s also the time I met my specific man when I had a wonderful vacation. And you know what, now that short temper guy tried many times to get back together with me, but now I don’t want it! I think my past visualization manifested. But guess because I had no knowledge that I also need to have an affirmation and plus I don’t want it now, the manifestation doesn’t come as a completed package. Hope you understand what I am saying. Even though I have had that experience, it doesn’t make me an expert of manifestation as Nina. At least it implies me that LoA could work. Just depending on how you apply it and understand it! I’ve got nothing to lose cause it gives me a positive life style attitude! After all, I am in a very different situation from the previous one, so I am still learning to deal with many things. When I am alone, I fill up the time by listening to the audio of Abraham Hicks on Youtube or reading Nina’s articles because they are all very positive. Just share with everyone here who deserves a loving and committed relationship. February 6, 2016 at 10:38 pm The beauty is that anyone can be an expert at manifestation if they start to examine their former practices and see how they felt during them Bea says: February 7, 2016 at 5:37 am Thank you, Lightline. I like “Let it be.” gretta says: February 6, 2016 at 11:49 am It’s time for me to go. I can’t come back to the site anymore, it’s time to move away from this situation and anything that reminds me of the hope I once had. Thanks for all the help. I hope you all get what you want. xx Bea says: February 6, 2016 at 5:55 pm I can’t help but notice that no one has manifested their love back, including me. And, sadly, now Gretta has given up and moved on after she had so much hope earlier in the week. It is hard to stay positive and keep believing when there is so much sadness lately. I commend you, Nina. You are a strong person to stay positive when we all have so many questions and doubt. I haven’t felt like visualizing or writing much lately. That’s okay, though. Deep in my heart, the Universe knows my desire. I appreciate all the support and stories from everyone. It is nice to know I’m not alone. February 6, 2016 at 6:27 pm Thank you I still believe in every one of you but it is important to be happy in life to manifest your desires. I would recommend everyone to work on developing self-confidence now, as life is, and focus on what you have instead of everything you are missing. Feeling gratitude for what you have will allow you to feel good now and let go of your desire to manifest. Many achieved improvement but some changed their minds or still feel some resentment towards the past or their specific people but every situation can be improved by choosing to believe and focusing on the positive. Developing self confidence allows anyone to think more positively abt themselves and believe they can manifest. February 6, 2016 at 6:34 pm For example, you saw your man for drinks and said you hadn’t spoken since but you are making progress. Be happy for what you already received, stay focused on your end result, live a rich and fulfilling life now, love everything you have and you will get everything you want Don’t have specific expectations for every time you talk but know that you will get your desire and let it happen Focus on everything you have and have achieved so far xx Bea says: February 6, 2016 at 6:40 pm I know what you say is true because everyone is always telling me that I need to stop beating myself up so much, change my perception of myself, be more confident and don’t be so hard on myself. I know low self esteem and confidence isn’t attractive to anyone and doesn’t feel good. I just don’t know how to go about building myself up. What’s most frustrating is, I have other men interested in me except the one I really want! Lol February 6, 2016 at 10:59 pm Let me suggest a few things 1. Don’t think you need to be perfect to have the relationship you want. You’re amazing enough already. Just focus on the positive and you will be an even better person. 2. Think of everything you now love and appreciate about yourself and your life – feeling gratitude for it will bring even more things to be grateful for. 3. Repeat affirmations that reflect your positive feelings about yourself. Think about the kind of person you want to be and decide that you CAN be that person! Think about what your life is like after you have become that person. Do you love it? 4. Do something for someone else – it will make you feel even better about yourself. When we give something with love, we expand our heart energy and attract ten times what we gave back into our lives These small rituals will bring a change in your habits and allow you to feel differently about yourself. It is all about developing new habits, new feelings and therefore, a new awareness. You can think that you are amazing and that you deserve everything. Why would you not think so? You deserve to feel GREAT about yourself gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 2:14 am Don’t let my situation effect yours. I made a choice to let go because I cant go another day being made to feel like I am some kind of danger or threat to him and that’s why he had to bring someone with him. It’s not deserved. He took on the beliefs of people around him and cant make a decision in life without having to discuss it with other people first. I know that this wont change for him because he said to me once that he tells his parents everything. I would never feel as if we were in a relationship with each other because he has morbid dependencies with other people and cant live his life without consulting others first. I would always be wondering what i can tell him, my fears, hopes, dreams incase he goes and runs off to tell everyone. I wouldnt feel as if my feelings were respected or sacred. Do i believe you can attract people you want? yes. I do. I always have. Ive done it in the past but it was only when i forgot about them entirely and moved on with my life. Everyone is different. Dont let my situation affect yours. He made a choice to stay in the past and i left him there. LikeLiked by 1 person gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 2:41 am Am i upset? Yes. But when someone can let someone down like that I think he will always let himself and me down also. He lives in the past. Friends he has lost that he still has nitemares about. Teachers telling him off in school. Girls he dated that are now marrying other people. He wants to live in sorrow and i don’t. I want a happy life with someone who is not afraid of everything and codependent on others to tell him how he should live his life. I would always feel like i have to lift him up in life. That would become exhausting. I tried. I did. I tried everything but he remains stubborn and to me stubborn people are stupid, it makes them miss out on things in life. C says: February 7, 2016 at 4:16 am So, I’m enjoying my weekend with my guy. He is being much nicer than other times so I’m grateful for that… But there is still some work to do. He is still not talking about where we are or what’s happening between us. And at one point he was telling me about a vacation he is planning on taking with his mom when he said “well, if I’m not married by then… And then he said well i will for sure not be married by then” which made me a little sad because it’s some time in the future so I was hoping we might be married by then. I’m really sure I want to be with this guy so I’m really trying to get us to that point where we are in a relationship and I don’t have to wonder or worry about how long it will be before we see each other again (he lives on the other coast of the US) Thank you. And I still believe February 7, 2016 at 3:19 pm It is not up to you to “try and get” you to that point – it is up to you to believe it’s yours already and feel love You are still needing the relationship to happen which shows you don’t believe you have it yet. As long as you need, you will keep needing. You have to trust that the Universe will bring it to you, be happy about it and then, you will be able to spend time with him and communicate with him happily as well as let go, knowing it is going to happen. I know you believe it’s possible but you don’t believe it’s yours now. You are depending on his reaction to believe it’s yours but what you should do is believe it is yours now just because you decided so and therefore, it is now happening gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 6:00 am I found this for all of you http://www.thesecret.tv/stories/my-mum-eventually-made-me-believe/ Lyly says: February 7, 2016 at 9:40 am I only come here on and off because sometimes I feel there is a lot of resistance (which comes along with the territory of course so no judgment here) and if I’m not in the right mindset it can affect me. ( working on it) but I love to read everyone’s experiences while I’m on my journey .. I think this is the biggest issue we all have, myself included – in many ways Nina’s advice has the same bottom line : KNOW it’s yours and carry on with your life – how it comes, when it comes, where it comes, in what box, what colors, what underwear you will be wearing none of that matters – the moment we start wondering about these things we’re resisting : we want to know what it looks like so we know if we’re closer or farther because we’re actually not sure if we’re remotely in the right direction… The main take away i get from this is : lighten up. We’re all so serious …soooooo dependent on the outcome and the person we want to be with because ___________ fill in the blank. it’s like we’re studying for the exam of a lifetime, as if your entire future depended on it. And then our ego gets involved because we’re doing all these chores for the sake of our perfect future with dude or dudette and we are hurt and upset when we notice don’t the return on investment ( any finance specialist will take you sometimes these take some time to show up). I myself hate that feeling, when I’m sitting there wingeing about why this or that is not happening and I want this and that now and it makes me feel bad about myself to think that I’m not appreciated, or not attractive enough or whatever the hell is the flavored excuse of the day to keep me in my comfort zone. So I do my best to not stay there too long : why would I make myself feel bad on purpose? seriously : why…..? Somewhere deep down you’re comfortable with the limiting beliefs that”s why it’s so hard to let it go. You’re used to thinking the way you’ve been thinking that got you here in the first place – that is why you might be able to get out of the funk for a little but at this time your naturally inclination is to go back to how you thought because you’ve been thinking it long enough that now you believe that’s how it is … and getting out of that pattern is work, no lie, no shortcut – it’s work but it doesn’t have to be a chore. it’s work but it doesn’t have to be difficult – when you enjoy the process it no longer feels like a difficult thing to do. And maybe, just maybe giving up is the best thing to do for you, for now – because when you give up you let go. You stop the ‘work’ and there is an ease, a release that comes with it. Except if you attach it with anger or any other strong lower vibrating emotion, in that case you’re just repeating the same belief and staying in your comfort zone and groundhog day-ing. When you know something is meant, you know it will happen. You don’t care about details, you don’t even care about delays – you planned your trip and it’s happening, there might be some little things about hotel availability or the lack of window seats ( hate aisle seats … with all the love in my heart of course), but you won’t cancel your entire trip just because you’re not sitting where you wanted to sit in the plane, or because the sea view in the hotel might not be available, or because you forgot to pack in your toothbrush, or because the weather forecast might be bleak… you go knowing that regardless what happens : you’ll wing it, your focus is the vacation – the process to getting there is SO irrelevant ..and if you get there and you don’t like the vacay after all : you’ll go back home with a story and a clear indication that the North Pole is really not that great out of Christmas Season without the elves and all the weird magical people … and you’ll move on with your life. it’s not that serious my loves, it never is… never was . I don’t care what he’s doing or not doing, who he’s doing it with or not ; it has nothing to do with my worth as a woman and the fact that he might be surrounded with shiny things but I am the only real diamond in his life – not ego… just my track record. You can take a 500 dollar bill tramp on it, tear it here and there, dip it in mud … it’s still a 500 dollar bill and NO ONE would say no to it…no even your dude or your dudette, they might have tramped on you and torn you a little but you’re still worth everything you believe you’re worth. So, to end my rant of the day because I was inspired, I’d like to share a clip that really boils down to everything Nina is saying on here … when you cling to a thought, a set of behaviors you’re just reinforcing a belief that is not serving you … stop it. There is actual blessing in your not being in the relationship right now because of the emotional dependency you feel. Nobody can handle that kind of pressure, not even your awesome object of affection. They’re just people with their flaws and shortcomings and they make mistakes : not being with you is their biggest one yet (OBVIOUSLY::) but if you send the right vibration and shine like a lighthouse in their lives, you can help them find their way back to you. Lighten up my darlings, give yourselves a break, compassion and love – you’re not in this situation to prove anything you don’t have a life threatening disease : you’re just in love and that is actually a really REALLY beautiful thing …it could be worse .. you could be Donald Trump :p Gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 11:31 am I printed this out and stuck it on my wall for all aspects of my future. And for whoever is coming. Cheers. Lyly says: February 7, 2016 at 11:42 am I am sooooo glad Gretta – especially reading you is what struck a chord for me, you sound amazeballs !! Never let anyone make you feel otherwise plus you have magical powers … like … how does anyone even beat that Gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 11:37 am Thanks for that. I needed it. Gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 12:04 pm Hahaha @ the magical powers bit. I gave up my gift when he rejected me and thought I was just trying to pull something on him. I know he had feelings by the way he would look at me. Next thing I know he’s saying I was trying to manipulate him. The same time he was getting scary messages from his mum when we were together. I just wish he heard me like all the others did. I’m going to a wedding next week of a couple I put together 5 years ago. They told me I was crazy also. Gonna be so emotional. I wish he heard me. Anyway. That’s what happens when someone has been so deeply ingrained to believe love should turn up the way the world has told them it should, they miss ‘their message’ completely and the person who was standing in front of them the whole time. Lyly says: February 7, 2016 at 12:23 pm you know, you’re a powerful woman – with great powers come great responsibilities. I have a gift of my own and I have always said it’s not mine to keep it’s mine to share because it is a very selfless one. There is a belief that others are a reflection of things we feel ourselves, if we are insecure we notice insecurity in other people and around us, when we’re worried we find more reason to worry. We might even choose partners that make our worry bigger; or our insecurity bigger because it’s the main focus in ourselves. What if this was an opportunity for you ? how could you turn this into something amazing without feeding the anger of the unfairness? Plus he seems like he’s quite on a journey himself with gurus and people who need to tell him what to do in his life, did you ever consider that maybe he’s preparing to become the man he needs to be to have the relationship you’ve envisioned to have? and what looks like something that is not happening on your terms is actually just prep work? gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 1:16 pm You Lyly – Just blew my mind and rocked my world all at the same time. You just asked me EVERY single question I asked myself today. Yes – I know what you mean about the consciousness bit and sometimes I do forget because I can see it and wonder why no one else can, i dont even know why my guides would tell me so far in advance about a couple or why I would even have to go through being called crazy before hearing the inevitable “Omg! You were right! or “omg! I wish I had listened!” Yes to what you said about the reflection etc. Its the last paragraph you have written that has blown my mind. It almost made paranoid and I started thinking that maybe you even knew me. I live in the question, its the only way to not close yourself off from all possibilities. But this time I stopped asking questions because it hurt to much this time so much that i cant even eat. I know hes on a journey and I have been impatient. But everytime we come so close to seeing each other again he does something like this. I dont know if its because he feels as if he is losing control and he needs to be in control or If i am just delusional. In his message he wrote that ‘I am to inform the event people at we are not coming together and not to be partnered on the day.’ I only just found out yesterday that they partner you based on vibration and energy so we may not have even got to partner with each other or maybe we would have. What would he have done? Said infront of everyone that he didnt want to go with me? It seems to be the same, whenever he senses we are getting close or along he does something like this. We talk on the phone for an hour and get along, he does something to reinforce his control. Did i ever consider that maybe hes preparing to become the man he needs to be to have the relationship you’ve envisioned? Yes and that is another question i asked myself today. I have for so long been hearing “hes not ready” and ignoring it. Its only when i read this quote today that started me questioning and then I looked back at all the events of when we were meant to met up for something. I dont know if he is scared or If i am just delusional anymore. Then i saw this ‘Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement. Im terrified hes going to keep hurting me now after what he said. gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 1:38 pm It’s every time! Last time he was meant to lend me something and he was all cool about it, offering me these stuff I needed, next day its “I don’t feel comfortable” The event “I’m in! Count me in! I’ll be there!” He then sends me that message above after we get along for an hour on the phone and for an entire week. WTF? seriously? He flips in a day. I’m losing my mind with him being there, everything is cool, next day he’s making excuses and saying again “you know how i feel about you. I don’t feel comfortable and that his intuition told him so!’ Hes intuition didn’t tell him shit! Maybe its just a coincidence but he seems to pull this shit right after we get along. Is it just a coincidence? I have no freaking idea. Lyly says: February 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm I hear ya .. ambivalence has got to be one of the most annoying things to deal with. However, if you keep reacting the way you always have you’ll keep getting what you always got. I see opportunity here to consciously do things differently – to stop making it about him and hold on to your vision ( if that’s what you choose ) and not react like you usually would .. situations keep happening over and over and over again until you change something : what are you going to change this time so the same pattern doesn’t repeat itself. So here usually he comes close, you’re hopeful, then he retracts, you become doubtful then he comes close, you’re hopeful, then he retracts; you’re doubtful …and this is the never ending story of life happening to you. If you change it up it’s a bit more empowering already : you’re hopeful, he comes close, then you’re doubtful (because it’s too good to be true ), he retracts – you’re heartbroken take a break and then get vibrating again so you’re hopeful, he comes close, you’re doubtful, he retracts, then you’re hopeful; he comes close, then you’re doubtful (because it’s too good to be true since he always retracts anyway), he retracts … nd this is the never ending story of deliberate creation. Ideally you would cut the doubtful part which is linked to the retract part no? you don’t really need it me thinks… Did you consider as well that he keeps trying to stay away from you but somehow it never completely lasts – you’re both playing a tango but one of you, is going to have to do a different step if you want this dance to look different. I say ride with it … from here on out believe that everything and i mean EVERYTHING is actually bringing you closer to your relationship – even the stuff that looks like it isn’t .. maybe that’s the turning point and you don’t even know it.. you don’t have to see the whole plan unfold in front of you .. just believe that every step is getting you there … regardless! Maybe believe is the wrong word, I’m a control freak and the word believe actually tickles my ego bone because it makes me feel passive – decide, choose, assume that every single thing – even him saying make sure they don’t partner us together (he thought of you together and doesnt want it passive life happening syndrome OR he actually thought of you guys ending up together because that would be the logical thing to happen … opportunity you decide it is actually taking you closer to your relationship … don’t try to analyse, don’t try to figure it out , don’t try to understand – just assume even when it don”‘t look it. You know how when you watch a movie and that part looks like it’s really bad and people are never going to get out of the situation : you watch with intent because you KNOW it will work out you’re just curious to find out how the movie will unfold .. it’s hollywood : it always ends up with a happy ending, regardless of how it begins. Stop wanting it to go the specific way you envisioned at the time you envisioned, you’ll only get frustrated when it doesn’t happen. He’s doing a journey of his own and if you really; truly; deeply; unconditionally love him … then you will let him process in his own time because in the end you want him to be happy too …right? i told you I have some gift of my own :p not as impressive as yours though gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 3:02 pm I don’t know what to say. I’m blown away. Thanks so much. First smile I have had on my face in 2 days. First 2 paragraphs I was laughing my head off. The rest is all true also. Are his problems as bad as what they seem? I don’t know. Maybe I just keep focusing on those so I don’t have to feel anything and its a way to get myself out of it. It hurts when he calls me crazy, it makes me cry cause I know I’m not and he has a mountain of evidence from my family and friends and ex clients. Sometimes I think he pulls out or fcks it up cause he is scared or just has to be in control, but i hate using excuses cause then maybe I think i am just deluding myself. I don’t want to give up but now I’m just scared and don’t know what to do. After reading your posts to me should I take that as a sign? I did ask for one today. I don’t usually. I asked for someone to tell me not to give up. I think maybe i got it from you just then. xx February 7, 2016 at 3:48 pm First of all, I am absolutely amazed at you and your fellow readers for being such loving individuals and so supportive of each other I am so proud that such amazing people are a part of this community Now, you have told us all honestly how you feel about him and you can’t seem to get past his shortcomings. I understand that you are exhausted trying to do so but the “trying” and the “working” to see him in a positive light won’t work either because you’d be pushing yourself. Instead, focus on at least one good trait of his which you feel that he has and the Universe will give you even more good to focus on. If you still want to be with him, think about how you feel with him being the partner of your dreams. YOUR feelings create your life, not his. In order to manifest, you would have to feel positively about him, forgive the past (and forget, if you can) and feel that you CAN do this and that your loving energy can influence him. I know you find it difficult to feel good about him when he seems to try and make you look negatively but if you can and want to forgive that, you will manifest. At the same time, if you let go completely, you could also manifest because sometimes when people give up thinking it doesn’t work, it works because they have finally let go. Right now, your mind goes to “not having” the relationship but if you practiced how it would be if you had everything you wanted, your mind would slowly go to the feeling of having it. You might have to use your imagination more but you can make it feel real. Just go with it and allow yourself to see it Right now, because you feel negatively about him, you are protecting yourself from manifesting him and believing you could be happy with him. You can manifest a person and a relationship by feeling good and feeling that you CAN have it and could be happy with it in your life. You can manifest improved relationships, business partnerships, friendships within days just by deciding that the past is irrelevant, that you will forgive because you are the bigger person and that now, you are entering a new chapter with this person. Focus on the good and forget about the bad. If you have negative thoughts, let them pass and never feel bad about them. Decide that there are simply more important things in life and that you already have so much but can also have everything you want while appreciating your life. Then, go out and buy a new dress, get a massage or do something amazing to show yourself how much you’re worth You will then receive even more goodness back from this person than you ever expected xxxx gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 11:43 pm So basically no matter what he says or does I just smile and carry on? February 7, 2016 at 11:55 pm If you want to be with him and can feel positively abt him NOW, no matter what, knowing that things will work out as you want, his behavior will change and your connection will deepen. If you can see the good in him and happiness with him for you, you won’t be affected by his behavior. If you can believe that this relationship is yours and still want it, you can visualize a world in which you love each other. Question is, do you want it and do you believe that even at his best, he could make you happy? Take a few days and think about it, that’s my suggestion xx Lyly says: February 7, 2016 at 4:15 pm You know today was a busy day for me but I felt drawn to this site and to your post even though I usually prefer to stay out of it… But I’m here maybe it’s the sign you wanted , maybe not – you decide love because you created me into your reality today to have this conversation. What he’s going through is not your concern at this point because you’re also going through your own transformation. gretta says: February 7, 2016 at 3:08 pm I just saw 11:11. No idea lightline says: February 7, 2016 at 3:12 pm Omg you Lyly, After reading ur last comment it feels like I just gulped 19 cans of Energy drink… of being positive and adamant… why won’t this happen? IT HAS TO…. On all seriousness, it looks like it all comes down to one thig – let it be – keep your eyes on that end result in which he writes I love you on his palm and I add “too ” – let “what is” be – focus on being so awesome , happy and gorgeous that no thing can bring our self love and worth down. Thank you. Love and light Bea says: February 8, 2016 at 12:12 am Thank you, everyone. I always look forward to hearing all of your advice, stories, experiences, etc. I am feeling better more and more each day. I will “let it be and work on me.” C says: February 8, 2016 at 7:18 pm I wanted to write you more, but I was with my guy, so I didn’t have much time to myself. As I mentioned, overall it was a very nice weekend. He was very nice with me (especially in comparison to the last time we saw each other). He was considerate, would hold my hand, and seemed to enjoy my company. However, he’s still a little hot & cold. We are obviously not “just friends”, but he seemed to make sure to say that we are “friends” over and over. We also did not talk about when we will see each other next. My question is, that it does seem like i have made progress, I just need to figure out how to feel as if I really am his girlfriend now. Have you ever had a situation where a guy seems to like you, but he goes from hot to cold, and calls you his friend… leading you to feel that he cares for you, but not in the way that makes a guy want to commit to you? Any advice you could provide or a specific example would really help. Thank you, C says: February 9, 2016 at 7:21 am Hi Nina, just want to add or remind that I’ve been going through this situation for close to ten years now. I know I’m not supposed to focus on that but sometimes it’s hard especially when he calls me his friend or confirms that we are not in a relationship. The truth is that I don’t want to live another day apart. I really wish he would feel that way about me. I really wish we could be together already because I have been wanting this for years. I’m crying right now as I write this because it’s so frustrating sometimes. Please help me, I really want to believe in myself but it can be extremely difficult when you’ve had a long cycle of disappointments like mine. February 9, 2016 at 10:41 am Your situation can improve just like ANY other because the Law of Attraction only knows of manifesting current beliefs, regardless of one’s past. However, we all have to make an effort to think and feel as if we have our desires in order to receive them. You have to forgive the past. Forgive yourself, forgive him for every time he called you a friend because EVERY SINGLE time you get hurt by it, you attract new situations of getting hurt by those words. You MUST decide and feel that your desire is possible and you MUST stick to that decision, bringing your attention back to it every time you relapse and think that you will never get it. You are now allowing your negative thoughts control the outcome by reacting to them instead of becoming aware of your power and knowing that you CAN have everything you want! You have to become aware of your personal strength and power which will allow you to feel good about yourself and then, feel love for others In order to be in a relationship, you have to be an emotionally strong individual anyway and be able to have your own life as well as be happy with your man so become that person now. There is no reason to feel badly about yourself. We all have rich lives full of people close to us, great experiences, activities etc. and if you have money, a job and a home, you already have more than many other people in the world do. I know you’re hurt by his words but you simply have to decide to feel good. No one else can do it for you. I have visualized you telling me you got your relationship and I still see it but the problem is that unless YOU allow it, how is it ever going to manifest? You can do this. Ultimately, there is no reason to hold onto these experiences and if you keep replaying every “we’re just friends” conversation in your mind, you know that you are NOT focusing on what you should be in order to manifest. You have to forgive both yourself and him for every one of those conversations which will allow you to stop reacting to your negative thoughts. You also absolutely have to start feeling good about yourself, nothing can happen without that. He cannot feel good about you if you don’t feel good about yourself, especially since you put him on a pedestal. That is another thing that doesn’t serve you actually – he isn’t better than you. Your beliefs must change. They haven’t because your words don’t. You still talk about everything you WANT instead of your desires as if you have them now. You have to focus more on self-confidence and visualizing than you do his reaction. If you visualize once and then look for his response in your life, you STILL don’t believe you have it unless he responds. You have to believe you have it and that it is going to manifest because that way, you will stop needing it. And as long as you need it, you don’t believe you have it. We manifest what we believe we can. I want you to make yourself a priority from now on instead of him. Give yourself compliments, go over everything you love about yourself, pay extra attention to your appearance because that is a quick way to reconnect with your confidence, think about everything you have in life, everything you know you do well at work, treat yourself to shopping and the meals you love, spend time with people who value you and love you. You have to lift your own mood and create a life that you love because only if you love your life can you bring someone else in it. From now on, your homework is YOU! Every day. Do everything to make yourself feel good about everything you are. You have to be your own priority because you are the person you bring into your own relationship. LoA is all about YOU so this is what you have to do. You know that by now – your feelings create. As soon as you make yourself a priority, you will be able to see yourself having what you want because you will feel great about yourself. You will also be inclined to give to others. Things can turn around very quickly with a change of focus. Look how far you’ve come! Be grateful for it! Now, dare to do more. C says: February 9, 2016 at 5:46 pm When you say I’m not allowing it, what exactly does that mean? Also, I feel happy overall, I really do have a lot of blessings in other areas, but i do feel that happiness is amplified to another level when you are able to share your life with your special person. How do you “fake” that feeling, I feel that it really does require two people to feel that kind of love? The other part I feel is a little challenging for me, is how not to feel hurt when the other person does things that are less than loving. For example, I got home on Sunday and since then he didn’t contact me. I feel like a text just to make sure the girl got home safely, should be a minimum of a loving act. It does hurt that he didn’t do that and hasn’t contacted me since. What would you do in this situation? February 10, 2016 at 7:24 am You allowed other manifestations in your life to happen recently by asking, believing and receiving. You ask and believe that your relationship CAN come but you are not allowing yourself to receive it by being upset that it hasn’t come yet. You have to be happy that it’s yours and live your life, let it go and let it come to you. When you let go, things come to you SO fast! However, every time you are upset that it hasn’t come yet, you are reaffirming its absence. Also, when you feel hurt by him, you are putting negative feelings into your relationship, blocking its manifestation once again. You have to be strong. Wanting specific texts falls a little under trying to control the path your manifestation takes because you think he should text if he cares. However, you have to let it happen, knowing that it’s yours and feeling good about it. You can’t feel badly about him and the relationship and manifest at the same time. Let him do it his own way if you can truly love and accept him. By complaining about his absence of texts, you are not accepting him and more importantly, you are not accepting yourself – you are feeling sad and badly about yourself because you feel that he should have made a specific move but didn’t and wonder why you aren’t worth it. However, you have to let him make his own moves. You have to let him figure it out for himself. You have to stay in a good mood and trust consistently instead of relapsing every time. It takes a little focus and faith from your end. Practice heart energy and let the rest happen xx gretta says: February 9, 2016 at 9:08 am Just a question. I am feeling a lot better. I just have 2 small questions. Do you believe in Twinflames? A yes or no will be ok and I once read something that really took me back a bit, the quote was “the person who runs the most, loves the most.” That’s why the ‘runner’ puts all these walls up and reinforces friendship only or has to be in control. At the beginning I* was the runner and I was really really in love with him and that’s why i would push him away and always try and get away from him and tell him to stop contacting me. I couldn’t work out why when I said to him to not contact me anymore if he didnt feel the same that he would tell me what he was doing that day. He didn’t want me to go but didn’t say he had feelings either and I just assumed he just needed someone there cause of the hurt he carries with him. Then I think of the possibility that i really hurt him by doing that and that’s when he starting playing games. I know hes been very hurt in the past, he had friends taken away from him and i suspect a gf left him when he may have needed her the most. The roles are now reversed. I chase and he runs. I am not necessarily saying I believe in the box of Soulmate and Twinflame or whatever, but reading that comment “the person who runs the most, loves the most.’ I can relate to it very strongly do you agree? or have any stories where you know this happened to other people? Thoughts? February 9, 2016 at 10:07 am To me, it makes sense because it’s like “what you resist persists.” If you are resisting a circumstance or a person, they will stay close, always be around, trying to push their way in or you will keep thinking about them. gretta says: February 9, 2016 at 11:40 am Thank you, but do you believe the person who is ‘running’ away is REALLY doing it because they love the ‘chaser’ more? Like would you classify the person I have been speaking about as loving me and that is why he keeps doing these kind of things or do you think that he keeps me at a distance in-case / or to stop something from happening or because he really does think I am crazy? Thats why I asked about the quote. Because In my case people would say that i really was crazy to think that he loves me and thats why he doesnt want any contact alone with me. Not that i give a rats clackers what they think. Yes, i know I am meant to be acting like i already have it, got it, but just for this case I am just asking out of curiosity. Do you really think these guys are running because they DO love/have feelings? This kinda goes against everything I know of a man. I’ve been brought up to believe that when a man likes you, you know it. You don’t have to question it. See Paragraph 2 February 9, 2016 at 11:52 am He is resisting and that is why he is running away and people resist for different reasons. I would have to read his mind to know why he is resisting right now, if it’s love or something else, but I don’t think it matters because as soon as you feel that you do love each other and believe it, putting positive feelings into it, he will love you back in the way you can see it, whether or not he does now. I don’t think the rest matters at all. However, anyone can resist – those who love you or those who don’t. Resistance has to do with current circumstances, approach, conflicting feelings and it always happens because of someone’s personal reasons. Communication happens when people are open to it. People who love each other or don’t can be either open or closed to communication – all of this depends on many factors. If one side isn’t open to it, the other can motivate them to be with love and positive feelings, nothing else. gretta says: February 9, 2016 at 9:18 am Nina – Here is the article. Can you tell me what you honestly think of it? I just found it again. February 9, 2016 at 10:20 am It makes sense because it describes human behavior but the conclusion is completely true: “–always love more, more more, for at the moment when you reach the ultimate level of love you can feel for this individual, and they love you as much as they possibly can, the true nature of your relationship will reveal itself to you both.” Thing is, the more you try and prove something to somebody, the less you will succeed because you keep trying too hard. That’s why LoA is so amazing – feel love and the other person basically does all the work, if you can feel only love, believe your desire is yours and feel good about it. This is not at all criticism to those who try and prove something to the person they love who wants to take some space from them – however, the truth is that trying to prove something to somebody makes leads to having to try even more, that is how energy works and how human behavior works as a result. The article supports that by saying that once you just love, the other person comes to you. In the end, you have to be strong and fearless to have a healthy relationship. Fearless means daring to be yourself even when it’s hard. You have to bring the best into the relationship and you do that by loving and giving love. However, many were raised to believe that another person would complete them or cater to their needs and they keep confusing love for need which is why I believe the chasers and the runners to be defined as such in the first place when we talk about relationships. Behavior results from one’s internal energy which is also why the author of this article talks about those two roles in the sense of love and energy. I know you said that the chase was present with you and your man, roles reversed throughout, but trying to prove something to him is hardly going to make him see it which is why I always advise taking care of your inner energy, KNOWING what you want is yours and letting it happen That way, he’ll reach the answers on his own. gretta says: February 9, 2016 at 11:52 am Yes to everything you said. I got it now. When I read that article I could feel LOA in it, like the part you highlighted – “–always love more, more more, for at the moment when you reach the ultimate level of love you can feel for this individual, and they love you as much as they possibly can, the true nature of your relationship will reveal itself to you both.” Although I don’t like boxing things and words soulmates etc, I am glad I found this article again because to me it is the LOA. Hmmm. Maybe i have a belief around words like Twin flame and Soulmates. Hahahahahha. It wouldn’t surprise me with all the stuff I have uncovered about myself since I found your site. I want to thank you again for your patience, kindness and understanding. I don’t have much human contact so if you see me posting heaps somedays its cause I kinda need to. Even tho I can’t hear or see you or any of you I do feel gratitude to have a place to come and be me and get advice and support. I got it now. LikeLiked by 1 person February 9, 2016 at 11:54 am Thank you so much I’m happy to help and I am glad you are a part of this community. gretta says: February 9, 2016 at 12:25 pm LikeLiked by 1 person gretta says: February 9, 2016 at 2:10 pm I personally prefer the word Universe but I left it as the lady has written it… “As I surrendered, God showed me that I could love him without dying, without pain, without anxiety, without expecting anything in return and that I could do this simply by not only staying in this love but by BECOMING this love: my love for him of which God is an integral part. And that God is not only above me or beyond me, but that His light is also within me. Then, a miracle happened. As I finally allowed myself to love him, this catalysed him into allowing himself to be loved – and vice versa! Suddenly the love between us, instead of looking into the past, found itself being renewed in every moment, just like energy of our ever-green souls, replenishing the vision and emotion on the inside: reaffirming what is and what will be. This love did not need to be concerned with the past or the future: it had been waiting for us in the NOW all along.” I think that is beautiful and really shows what can happen if you simply love as if. LikeLiked by 1 person February 9, 2016 at 2:32 pm C says: February 10, 2016 at 12:51 pm Thank you for the response again Nina. I know you recommended Brandon Martins work in the past. Is there a particular book or set that you recommend? C says: February 10, 2016 at 4:39 pm I’m so sorry for all the questions, but I was thinking about something this morning. For behaviours that you don’t like in someone else, its like the law of attraction recommends that you just visualize them different vs. telling them you don’t like how they’re acting. For example, a lot of people would tell you that if a guy is doing things like no contact, not calling etc, when he finally does contact, you should say something to him about it, or not take him back so quickly. What are your thoughts on this Nina — Action, or visualize with no action? Should I say something to the guy about not calling or texting? Lightline says: February 10, 2016 at 5:52 pm — What I have learned so far is – – If they did something that I didn’t like : It was me who expected that. – Take an action only if it feels good. You will get a sudden impulse to do something. If it was my ego, it was a rant and not a message that I wanted to convey. Technically it was a message but I did not feel good. And one more thing is so true that “whatever happens, happens for the best” so I knew it was something for me to learn from it. Thank you. LikeLiked by 1 person February 12, 2016 at 9:17 am Exactly And you can also expect to receive what you WANT to receive xx Bea says: February 10, 2016 at 7:39 pm C, Excellentl question. I deal with the same thing and have often wondered how I should handle it. Hold off on replying or saying it bothers me. Or, just being happy he responded (eventually). Lightline did suggest visualizing a different behavior/outcome where he contacts me first or responds quicker and I have been trying that. I have read to go no contact for 30 days, but I just haven’t been strong enough to do that. I am not sure what would happen of I did. Will he forget me? Will I forget him? Would it make him see how much he really DOES value and want me? I am unsure. February 12, 2016 at 9:12 am You should do what makes you feel good. Natural manifestation happens when you do what you want and what makes you feel good. In addition to that, you really should switch your focus to having your perfect relationship instead of focusing on the current reality which continues to hurt you. You keep resisting the current reality which just can’t improve if you continue to do it. If you imagined your relationship and being together every day, you would not care if he was texting right now and you would probably just receive him coming to you and apologizing for it all on his own. Resisting the current reality or the past with someone make you feel bad. Attachment makes you feel bad. However, doing what makes you feel truly good in life and in communication with him will bring results. Imagining your end goal and being grateful for it, trusting that it’s yours, will bring results. February 12, 2016 at 8:57 am I would sign up for his newsletter which is full of great advice and in it, he talks about his products as well so you can choose. C says: February 12, 2016 at 12:46 pm Thank you Nina, the past few days have been a little difficult for me. I’m going to try your advice, and focus on me and happiness. I know you have already been trying to help me, but if you could also help me to have my relationship with this guy happen faster I would really appreciate that. Thank you, C Lyly says: February 12, 2016 at 1:53 pm Hope you don’t mind my asking : what difference does it make if it happens now or later? Why do you think you need to happen faster ? What are you really asking with that enquiry ? C says: February 12, 2016 at 8:26 pm Hi Lyly, I don’t mind at all. I’ve had this situation for quite some time in my life now (10 years) and during this time I’ve been alone. Plus, my guy and I live across the country, so I would really love for us to already be able to share our lives together, since its been so much time apart and by myself. I remember in the movie Harry and Sally when Billy Crystal says “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible ” That’s exactly how I feel. I’ve loved this guy for quite sometime, and I’ve also known that he is the man that I’ve wanted to marry and spend the rest of my life with. That is why I would like the rest of my life with him, to be now. C says: February 18, 2016 at 6:37 pm Thank you for your reply on my other post Nina. I know you mentioned your friend had a recent manifestation in another post — I love hearing about other people’s success stories, so if they do give you permission, please post What is the longest its ever taken you to manifest a relationship with a specific person, and have you ever done it with someone you are pretty sure did not have romantic intentions with you? February 19, 2016 at 11:12 am I have no idea! If I see a man or talk to him, like him and think “Mine!” then I know it’s happening. I always tell my friends that if a specific person they like hasn’t noticed them yet (usually one notices the other first and initiates contact, so to speak, by saying hello or introducing themselves or anything else), they have to give them reason to notice them! Then, they would visualize and/or send heart energy, start running into the person, talking to them and soon, going on dates. Or, the person would do it if they just let LOA do its thing. In the meantime, you enjoy your life and have an amazing time with everything and everyone in it. It doesn’t matter how a person feels at first but when you decide that this is the person you are going to be with, your relationship starts to be created. Days to weeks to manifest a relationship. Once I know I want someone, it happens fast because I believe it’s mine. Same with friendships – I have manifested specific people for that type of relationships, too. Several times, the person would contact me on the same day I said I wanted to know them or I would contact them, it doesn’t matter. One is never to neglect feeling good about themselves and everything they are. That part is crucial in order to be able to see oneself having everything they want. Leave a Reply to gretta Cancel reply Email (Address never made public) Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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As we near the close of 2017 and the dawn of a new year I thought I would share something I have re-learned the past few weeks. Habits have a way of shaping us even as we try to shape our habits. During my twenty months of chemo treatments I struggled to remain focused and energized. I became a strong believer in the importance of naps and learned to pace myself in new ways. Pre-chemo Dan loved to use the time after dinner to read and study. It was my time to catch up on what was important to me. During my chemo treatments I found it very difficult to read. I could not remain focused and would need to read whole sections a couple of times to figure out what an author was saying. At the end of the day I was often exhausted and if I could stay awake in my chair that was a victory. It was not unusual for me to sit down in front of the television and “relax” the night away. Honestly, it was about all I could muster during my treatments. When we decided to take a break from chemo my focus slowly returned and the effects of “chemo brain” gradually lessened. What did not change was my habit of going to sit in my recliner and watching television for much of the night. I had become comfortable, dare I say addicted. My habit was slowly becoming my reality. Each night I would think, “you should go to your study and read.” Each night I would come up with a reason to stay put and watch the night slowly pass me by. Habits have a way of slowly morphing into something that defines us. This happens when we intentionally start a new good habit in an effort to transform some aspect of our life. It happens subtly and often goes undetected when a bad habit becomes something that shapes and defines our personality or lifestyle. [Read more…] Daniel’s journey was disrupted when the doctor said, “You have stage IV colon cancer.” Questions of “Why” and “If only” crowded his mind. Can one encounter God in the midst of a cancer journey? Join this seeker as he shares the pain and joys of this journey not of his choosing. Daniel’s wife, Nancy, joins in sharing some of her thoughts, and feelings as she watches her husband fight his battle. Buy the Book December 2017 S M T W T S « Sep Jan » Currently Reading: What I am currently-reading by Ta-Nehisi Coates by Anthony de Mello Share book reviews and ratings with Daniel, and even join a book club on Goodreads. Interesting Reads Hope has Arrived American Baptist Churches ABCUSA Daniel's bookshelf: read Share book reviews and ratings with Daniel, and even join a book club on Goodreads. Daniel has been a seeker his entire life, seeking a deeper relationship with Abba Father. He has served as pastor for American Baptist churches in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. His passion is to "help people encounter God in the midst of their everyday lives." He writes with a transparency intended to allow others to see the struggles that lead to healing and life. Daniel currently serves as Spiritual Formation Catalyst for A Place in the Conversation. Daniel's journey was disrupted when the doctor said, "You have stage IV colon cancer." Questions of "Why" and "If only" crowded his mind. Can one encounter God in the midst of a cancer journey? Join this seeker as he shares the pain and joys of this journey not of his choosing. Daniel's wife, Nancy, joins in sharing some of her thoughts, and feelings as she watches her husband fight his battle. Buy the Book Archives Select Month November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 September 2017 August 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 November 2015 October 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 May 2012 May 2010 September 2009 May 2009 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 September 2007 July 2007 March 2007 February 2007	4,959
Technology is evolving and changing swiftly. We are currently seeing developments that were unimaginable in the past. One of these advances is the metaverse, a distinctive, immersive virtual environment that is swiftly consuming the web, according to many individuals. As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) continues to advance, metaverses are spreading over the internet. 85 million users are expected to use augmented reality or virtual reality at least once each month by 2021. Even while it isn't exactly what science fiction has imagined it to be, the Metaverse nonetheless offers incomparably valuable value as a new computing platform. The Way Marketing Agencies Engage With Clients is Changing as a Result of the Metaverse For many years, marketing firms have served as hubs of innovation and teamwork for businesses in need of campaign clarity to reach specific consumers. Although the metaverse will remain unchanged, this will impact how these businesses communicate with their customers. In less than ten years, it won't be unusual to find most marketing firms using the metaverse in some capacity to interact with their clients, if not all of them. Marketers are finding that the Metaverse is the best platform for focusing on younger demographics. Roblox is one of the most well-known providers of metaverse gaming. Since its launch in 2006, the company's platform has amassed almost 202 million active monthly users. Players can build games using the digital avatar experience, publish them in the community, and play thousands of other titles with the Roblox user base. This demonstrates that despite there not being a term for the metaverse at the time, Millenials and Generation Z have long been aware of it. Similar to this, many teenagers and young adults send emoticons and identify friends using Apple's iMessage Avatar. The fact that individual users and frequent users of Apple's and Roblox's metaverse platforms may be identified by their lifelike avatars shows that the metaverse's target demographic is mostly Gen Z and Millennials. At the same time, only 38% of today's teenagers believe the metaverse will become the next big thing, even if at least 7 in 10 are intrigued by the idea of engaging with the virtual world. The growth of video games, record labels, fashion labels, and internet businesses luring youthful audiences with alluring metaverse platforms throughout the years is proof that digital places are necessary. Digital billboard marketing is being redefined by the metaverse. The future of billboard advertising is right there, in the actual experience. Since the billboards are in the metaverse's VR as well as actual physical areas, this elevates digital marketing. Even if metaverse billboard adverts have already started to appear, the meta-billboards may not actually take place exactly as previously mentioned. They are transforming it into a location where many brands will swarm in order to be visible. This will completely reimagine how billboards are created, how we market them, and how the spectator experiences the advertisements. The importance of storytelling in digital marketing is increasing. Your digital marketing must convey a compelling tale if it is focused on the user experience. This is due to the virtual experiences that users will have in the metaverse frequently feature dynamic, unravelling storytelling of some kind. A strong narrative will be necessary to meaningfully connect anything you are trying to market. The product or service you are seeking to promote will need to be integrated into that experience in a meaningful way given that this consumer will be in a virtual world where they can see, hear, and interact with their environment. Putting first-person points of view to use to portray captivating, real-life lives. It's as if someone inhabits one of their Sims characters' bodies and lives for them. People can have anything they've ever wanted in a virtual environment thanks to it. This is an intriguing viewpoint since it offers many options for a brand to integrate itself into other people's virtual lives. There are already established devices that can access the metaverse, despite its early stages. The most popular one is Meta Quest VR, also known as Oculus Quest VR, which enables users to engage with others and explore the metaverse. Freelance digital marketers and digital agencies will have to spend money on products like Meta Quest VR or other ones, which are now priced at $400 Canadian (plus tax). In order to keep ahead of the competition, a marketing agency that is thinking about upgrading its present technology should focus on the metaverse. About Author	4,891
In the hieroglyphic writing system each hieroglyph is represented by a picture, usually depicting real world objects such as animals, tools, and people. On the other hand, the Greek goddess is fully a human a woman. Her arms are placed in a very natural way. It is a time for families to get together and celebrate with food and music and fellowship. The other question will center on a compare and contrast between two pieces that are in certain galleries from both the American and European Decorative Art sections. It is unknown exactly who sculpted the figure. Some animals such as the cobra are shown in varying aspective views. Next It was given to the museum from the Hearst family, famous for their collection of ancient, historically-significant pieces of art and it is obvious that despite its age, the sculpture has been carefully preserved. Paint was made from finely ground minerals mixed with vegetable gum or egg. Many temples were specifically designed to hold religious statue or carvings. Rather, art is an expression of the culture which creates it, revealing common beliefs, aspirations, and feelings. Engravings lined the inside of tombs and are the most common and well-known form of Ancient Egyptian art. It is amazing to see that people who lived thousands of years before us, created such things in a society much less advanced then our society of today. In this case, this goddess was destructive. Next Muhammad is revered by Muslims as the last of God's prophets but is not worshipped Ahmad, 2005. These five Art Deco pieces combine elements that might have been considered exotic to the European designer and consumer as well. That is, the Egyptian art was a so-called open book, produced for the sake of ideology, regardless of the esthetic perception of the object. In this work, we see again that Iamu is the largest figure, and above his head are hieroglyphics. Egypt had the ideas of greater beings and are commonly depicted and expressed in photographs as beautiful people living lavish lives. The ebony and ivory both represent the exotic. The Egyptians mostly made their piece of art from what was available. Next Both works portray this art in a way that the cultures wanted the other people to perceive them in the way they perceived themselves. The farther removed one's own…… Bibliography Budge, E. Sculptures usually honored pharaohs and gods. Words: 1370 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper : 37289829 Myth in a Work of Art Albert Camus was born on the 7th of November 1913 in Algeria from a French father and a Spanish mother. The Legendary Past: Egyptian Myths, Austin, British Museum Publications University of Texas Press, 1990. I could not learn anything about its nature, neither from the priests nor from anyone else. Next These registers separate the scene as well as provide ground lines for the figures. Hieratic Scale A hieratic scale allows the artist to assign symbolic, hierarchical value to certain elements of objects in a composition. Today in western culture, we generally consider art a form of self-expression. This explains why they prevented the decay of the corpses through a mysteriously elaborate method of embalming as mummies. Ka- Egyptian philosophy that the part of the human being that defines personality and defines life on earth and after death. Ancient Egyptian art must be viewed from the standpoint of the ancient Egyptians to understand it. Crowns were meant to distinguish pharaohs from common citizens, hence emphasizing their position and authority in society. Next The statue depicts a woman carrying a basket on her head, and holding a bird in her right hand. It is muscular and athletic. If you are in doubt about whether the pieces you would like to compare are sufficiently comparable or their dates sufficiently far apart, you can e-mail me. The approach aims to achieve total objectivity in rendering elements: whether those elements be persons, animals, or lighting. Soon, more farmers, traders and nomads were inhabiting the land and it became a civilization. The visual arts are a repository of those qualitative dimensions of life, which enhance our consciousness through the use of visual imagery. Next No matter what genre illiams is creating within, one thing remains the same- namely, the theme underlying his work. Luckily for historians, Egyptians had made great strides in record keeping which have made studying their culture and society easier than some previous historical eras. Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom and the Amarna Period. The vast majority of Ancient Egypt artwork illustrates images of gods, goddesses, and rulers known as pharaohs. Like in the other societies, the king was the most important person in Egypt and so there was a great need to protect him. Registers were also used to convey information about the scenes—the higher up in the scene, the higher the status; overlapping figures imply that the ones underneath are further away, as are those elements that are higher within the register. The connection between the pharaoh and the sun, symbolizing the one god Ahten is made explicit by the rays of the sun shining down on the happy family. Next Saul illiams is a poet-both written and spoken; an actor; a philosopher; a rapper; a rock-star; a productive musician; a producer…and the list continues illiams, Bio. That is a long time. Egyptian visual imagery expressed animals not in the typically assumed static and rigid form, but in naturalistic dynamism that is largely ignored in general Egyptian Art scholarship. Ancient Egyptian art, most commonly the paintings, are one of the most recognized styles of art. Like other cultures, the Egyptians and the Greeks made a physical representation of their gods. Next In fact by 1930, France was already experiencing a higher percentage of foreighners in terms of its population compared to United States. It is worth noting that different materials were common during the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. The Egyptian ook of Life. It is improbable here that a priest spontaneously composes an incantation against a crocodile in the afterlife without having registered the threat beforehand. All of the things that we see today have been in some way shape or form improved upon to stand the test of time. Again, there was the change in the availability of different materials. It is interesting to see the extent of the importance of religion in lives of the kings and the people of the time.	6,777
An open discussion with invited speaker (via Skype) Angela Dimitrakaki and chaired by Conor McGrady and Michaële Cutaya. The event will take place in the Studio of the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday 14 March between 1 and 4pm. Greek Dialogue is facilitated by Third Space Galway, The Town Hall Theatre, Galway City Arts Office, CKI and 126 Gallery. The victory of Syriza [Coalition of the Radical Left] at the Greek parliamentary elections on 25 January and the subsequent negotiations between the Greek government and EU officials and partners have raised issues over the economic sustainability of so called ‘austerity’. Yet of equal importance are questions over the distribution of legitimacy, strikingly summed up by the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker as: “There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties.” Greek Dialogue proposes to open a conversation on the political and European dimensions of the current events – in contrast to the purely economic treatment that the Greek negotiations have been given in mainstream media – with special guest Angela Dimitrakaki currently in Athens. The discussion aims at opening different perspectives on what is happening in Greece and to reflect on what it might mean for Europe, Ireland and democracy. The discussion is open to all. Angela Dimitrakaki is a writer and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art History and Theory at the University of Edinburgh. She recently co-edited the volume ECONOMY: Art, Production and the Subject in the 21st Century (Liverpool UP 2015) as a follow-up to the exhibition ECONOMY in Edinburgh and Glasgow, which she co-curated with Kirsten Lloyd in 2013 (www.economyexhibition.net). Her other books include Gender, ArtWork and the Global Imperative (Manchester UP 2013) and, in her native Greek, Art and Globalisation: From the Postmodern Sign to the Biopolitical Arena (Hestia 2013). Her fiction appears also in Greek where it has been nominated for several awards. Her fifth novel, Aeroplast, is forthcoming in May 2015 from Hestia. Conor McGrady is an artist from N. Ireland whose work examines the relationship between ideology, individual and collective psychology, and the politics of spatial control. He is editor of Curated Spaces, a regular feature in the journal Radical History Review and has published numerous articles in The Brooklyn Rail. His writing also appears in the books Ruminations on Violence (Waveland Press, 2007) and State of Emergence (Plottner Verlag, 2011). He is the Dean of Academic Affairs at the Burren College of Art. Michaële Cutaya is a writer and researcher on art living in County Galway. She writes essays and reviews for Irish publications in print and online. She was co-founding editor of Fugitive Papers. She continues a contextual writing and discursive practice in the West of Ireland and has regularly participated in public discussions on art and its broader social and political framework. She has been invited to present ongoing research on writing and publications in art colleges. Related This is just a default widget. It'll disappear as soon as you add your own widgets on the Widgets admin page.	3,328
What's it like to talk with a Mortgage Broker? A person is a person, whether they’re a stranger you pass on the street or the current U.S. President. So why do we clam up when we have to talk to perfect strangers about our financial eligibility to buy a house? Well, probably because we HAVE to talk to them about it. Nobody likes being forced, and unless you can come up with enough cash to buy a house outright, or your great Aunt Fonda died leaving you an immediately accessible inheritance, you are, pardon me, shit out of luck. The good news? Mortgage brokers make their money as a commission from your transaction. What this means is they’re in the service industry. They are literally there to help and serve you. No need to fear! Do they represent a large financial conglomerate hell-bent on draining you of money through interest? Yes, but it’s just their day job. So, don’t take it all too personally. Remember: they want to get you to work with them; that’s how they make money. So it’s in everyone’s best interest that they be obliging and kind, after all, this is a substantial life decision you’re about to make. You should go into it feeling at ease. You are not on a conveyor belt being inspected and potentially cast aside if you don’t fit the proper criteria. You, my friend, are a shiny new toy that they really want to play with. Own it. This is also why it’s important to shop around. Find a broker who understands your situation and wants to help you–but most importantly makes you feel like they’re being helpful. Todays’ market has brokers up to their ears in new loan applications, which can take out the personal touch. But your broker should still be responsive, communicative, and available to you. If they can’t be, find someone else. This isn’t a decision to go into without support. Now that you’ve had a pep talk, you’re ready for the logistics. Let’s get into the nitty gritty. Coy is not the game to play when meeting with a mortgage broker. There is one goal: figure out how much house you can afford and if they’ll give you the money. Don’t be surprised when it’s 5 minutes in and they’re already asking you for your social (they need it) and your annual income (it’s kinda required). They have to run a soft credit inquiry to verify your information. Now before you get anxious, this won’t impact your credit score that you’ve worked so hard on. It’s just a peek, not a full-fledged look. Also, they do this all day long, so don’t feel like they’re going to sit back and judge you. I don’t know if this makes you feel better, but the average mortgage broker makes approx $85k a year (location dependent) so, it’s not like they’re rolling in the dough either. They may be the gatekeeper to you and that money, but they’re willing to open the door, you just have to provide the right keys. Remember: they want you to buy a house, as much as YOU want you to buy a house. You’re united on team buy-that-mother-f*cking-house-or-bust. Too much? Too much. Anyway.. Mortgage brokers work in a typical office at a bank. For an initial pre-approval, this conversation can happen either in-person, virtually, or exclusively through email depending on your broker. It’s incredibly convenient to start the process based on whatever your needs or wants are. If you feel better talking with someone face-to-face, great! That’s an option. If you’re limited on time and don’t care to meet the person at the end of the email chain, also great! Make this process work for you, not the other way around. At the end of your meetings, you’ll either walk away with increased knowledge on your readiness for home ownership, or you could be the proud parent of a brand new baby mortgage. Whichever option is yours, feel confident in knowing that a mortgage broker is on your side, every step of the way.	3,995
This week’s readings really delved into the philosophy behind the digital age, particularly in conceiving how humans must think in order to create the machines of the future and how machines of the future will necessarily shape human thinking. Theodor H. Nelson posits that the relationship between humans and machines will necessarily change the economic situation of the developed workforce. [Theodor H. Nelson, “A File Structure for the Complex, the Changing, and the Intermediate” pp.134-5] As the machine becomes more of a communicating entity, the idea of human agency over technology will morph into complicated conundrums of control. [Norbert Weiner, “Men Machines and the World About,” p.71] This largely results from humanity’s growing dependence on the efficiency of computer processing. Vannevar Bush brilliantly captures an apropos example of how new media has effected one sort of office, that of the scholar” “There is a growing mountain of research. But there is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends. The investigator is staggered by the findings and conclusions of thousands of other workers- conclusions which he cannot find time to grasp, much less to remember, as they appear. Yet specialization becomes increasingly necessary for progress, and the effort to bridge between disciplines is correspondingly superficial. Professionally our methods of transmitting and reviewing the results of research are generations old and by now are totally inadequate for their purpose. … Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought, even in restricted fields, by close and continuous reading might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month’s efforts could be produced on call.” [Vannevar Bush, As We May Think,” p.37] Last week, I offered some ideas about how to move toward a more fruitful transdisciplinary, but this week I’ve been toying with what kind of system (i.e. school) could negotiate the blessings and curses of the situation Bush describes. While I agree that specialization can be positive, I think that part of the reason why specialization has often blocked the progress of transdiciplinary efforts lay in the lack of symbiosis in the system itself. As Licklider envisions, the next level of output/production can result from a more mutually beneficial system in which the input/educational process is symbiotic itself. [J.C. R. Licklider, Man-Computer Symbiosis, pp.79-80] Imagine a school setup in where film students use their skills to make videos that will be used in the classrooms of other students; the web/computer programming needs would be managed by computer science students; and the humanities students would consider the ethical, social, and historical phenomena guiding, critiquing, and learning from the educational system and the projects of these other disciplines. This is all really tentative, but it seems like the type of thought experiment that actually has a chance of happening in the budding age of hypermedia. Posted in discussion, reading responses Posted on 29 January 2010 by mdimopoulos \| Comments Off on Identity Transparency As someone who has previous work experience with issues revolving around online privacy on both sides of the hiring desk, I thought this link might be of some interest to the rest of the class. http://blogs.technet.com/privacyimperative/archive/2010/01/27/microsoft-releases-a-study-on-data-privacy-day.aspx Of particular note is this passage: Our study found 70% of surveyed HR professionals in U.S. (41% in the UK) have rejected a candidate based on online reputation information. Reputation can also have a positive effect as in the United States, 86% of HR professionals (and at least two thirds of those in the U.K. and Germany) stated that a positive online reputation influences the candidate’s application to some extent; almost half stated that it does so to a great extent. Baring the usual caveats regarding statistics, I would suggest that this is a growing trend. The increasing transparency between the online and offline persona raises interesting questions both philosophical and practical. In a relatively short amount of time, through the lens of a historian at least, the gap between the pre-social-networking generation who strictly defines and is defined by the internet as a tool that they have to use and the post-social-networking generation who perceives it as a natural extension of themselves is quickly closing. Or to put it another way, will it still make sense for HR to discriminate on the basis of a drunken college facebook photo when the CEO of the company has a few as well. Posted in discussion Posted on 27 January 2010 by cristen \| Comments Off on Hypertext Garden of Forking Paths With the death of Geocities, the site is only available on the Wayback Machine, but you can still get the gist of it. I recommend reading the story in NMR first (it’s marginally less confusing that way), but you may want to just jump in and explore. Posted in discussion Posted on 27 January 2010 by elee \| Comments Off on Isn’t it just media? What is new and what is old? Isn’t media just media but in an evolving stage? This question popped into my mind when I was reading the Lister’s part on “Simulation Games” (pp 42-44). I wondered out loud that if we are really trying to justify the existence of new media by technical / personalized aspect? Sure, we can quantify it by using technical measurements but do we need to? Look at any children playing with their train set, building blocks, or their make belief games will give us an insight that we have been doing “simulations” for ages. Prior to computers, prior to media, and prior to fancy toys, kids (and adults) had been simulating on what ever media we can find! It is true that new media and technology dramatically enhance the complexity of these simulations but it the definition of media. Posted in discussion Posted on 27 January 2010 by rwhnewton \| Comments Off on “Something Old… Something New… a digital classroom for me and you?” When connoting the increasing synergy between digital means of “production,” “storage,” and distribution,” the phrase “new media” has circulated for at least the last two decades. (Lev Manovich “The Language of New Media,” 4) In this time, digital media theorists have come to recognize the ideological freight that comes with describing anything as “new.” “There is a strong sense in which the ‘new’ in new media carries the ideological force of ‘new equals better’ and it also carries with it a cluster of glamorous and exciting meanings. The ‘new’ is ‘the cutting edge,’ the ‘avant-garde,’ the place for forward-thinking people to be (whether they be producers, consumers, or, indeed, media academics). The connotations of ‘the new’ are derived from a modernist belief in social progress as delivered by technology.” (Martin Lister, New Media and New Technologies, p. 11) Lev Manovich’s autobiographical reflections on Cold-War era computer science training in both the Soviet Union and the United States offer an insightful reminder that “new” accompanies a world-orientation that brands people, places, ideas, and media as both problems and solutions. (Manovich Language, 3-6) John F. Kennedy’s acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination offers a historical moment where newness might be re-considered with the eyes of critical reflection. As a budding historian of religion, I would also note that the rhetoric of newness and its intersection with technologies (not excluded to, but quite often, literacy) and social change has major antecedents in the formation of world civilizations and the enterprises often referred to as “religion.” Note the similarities between JFK’s speech and the following verses from Revelation 21:1-8, an early Christian appeal calling for a new world order to replace the Roman Empire. “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God;they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my children. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” [New Revised Standard Version] Though the following passages can now be found in the nightstand of nearly every hotel in the United States, at one time, this first-century rhetoric (with more than a few instances of “Deus ex machina”) signaled new expressions (the synergy of apocalpyticism, Christian myth, Greco-Roman rhetoric), new politics (Jerusalem, and not Rome, as the seat of mundane and sacred authority), new social promise (the end of death and suffering), and new technologies (writing represents power, trustworthiness, and authority). I mention this because the need to qualify “newness” should not only aid our efforts to cease repeating past mistakes, but should also inspire us to experiment with risk-taking efforts in effecting positive change of biblical-proportions (I mean this, not from a theological standpoint, but from a marketing one . I mean the cross has pretty impressive brand-recognition.) To take up Manovich’s prompt, how does the “rapid transformation of culture into e-culture, of computers into universal culture carriers, of media into new media, [demand] that we rethink our categories and models?” Janet H. Murray suggests, “We may, if we are lucky and mindful enough, learn to think together by building shared structures of meaning.”(Janet H. Murray “Inventing the Medium” in The New Media Reader p.11) To me, and a host of the authors we read this week, transdisciplinary education and collaboration stands to benefit from the offerings of new media. The ability to sample a vast amount of information and quantify it in “byte-sized” (storage) pieces and “bite-sized (distribution viz. hypermedia) pieces allows for levels of knowledge and analogy that were previously hampered by various material and temporal considerations. (Manovich, “Language,” p. 28) Similarly, the ability for persons to converse about this information in real time (i.e. “waves” and “video conferencing”) opens up intriguing occasions for synergy and contribution. Given these avenues, a transdisciplinary team of researchers or a classroom could more tenably approach the teaching-learning enterprise from a problem perspective as opposed to a disciplinary one. For instance, Mark Taylor, the chair of the Religion Department at Columbia University hypothesizes a model of teaching-learning in which problems and areas of need guide the method of investigation (discipline) instead of the more common reverse. “Consider, for example, a Water program. In the coming decades, water will become a more pressing problem than oil, and the quantity, quality and distribution of water will pose significant scientific, technological and ecological difficulties as well as serious political and economic challenges. These vexing practical problems cannot be adequately addressed without also considering important philosophical, religious and ethical issues. After all, beliefs shape practices as much as practices shape beliefs. A Water program would bring together people in the humanities, arts, social and natural sciences with representatives from professional schools like medicine, law, business, engineering, social work, theology and architecture. Through the intersection of multiple perspectives and approaches, new theoretical insights will develop and unexpected practical solutions will emerge.” (April 26, The New York Times, Op-Ed) What if the e-classroom meant more than using a computer to distribute handouts, turn-in grades, and blogging for blogging sake?” (This would describe all of my classes with e-components, save for this one and one other.) What if the e-classroom spawned a different type of dissertation, history, science experiment, and ethnography? What if we could spend as much time studying the creation of a scholar’s publication as we do the finished product? If there’s a school that would support classrooms like that, let me know if they are hiring. Comments Off on “Something Old… Something New… a digital classroom for me and you?” Posted in discussion, reading responses Posted on 27 January 2010 by Mike Davis \| 4 comments The unveiling of Apple’s new product, the iPad, really embodies a lot of what Lister discusses in Ch. 1 of his book. Here is a “new” medium that attempts to transcend “traditional” internet communication and increase interactivity with the product. Now, not only do we have laptops and smartphones (some might put the iPhone in its own category), but we have an in-between product! The limitations of both the iPhone and the laptop have produced something that resembles a giant iPhone, but has much more expansive capabilities. Lister discusses the difference between “extractive” and “immersive” interaction with a medium and the new iPad tries to break away from hypertextual navigation and become more immersive. Lister states “Instead of a text-based experience aimed at finding and connecting bits of information, the goals of the immersed user will include the visual and sensory pleasures of spatial exploration.” Like the iPhone, the iPad has multi-touch sensors (something like 1500 of them) which allow navigation to be more immersive because you are spatially interacting with the device instead of just “point and click”. One example of increased immersion that stood out to me was the new e-reader that is featured on the iPad. The iBooks app is a perfect example of how “old” media is being transformed into “new” media. A user can explore books by looking through digital shelves of books and tapping on a book to read some details on it. No longer do we have to sit on Amazon and scroll through a list of books and click each one to bring up a separate webpage for that book. Now we can browse through virtual shelves by swiping the screen and tapping on a book for a pop-up window of details. Apple has really tried to make their new product much more immersive than a traditional laptop and have expanded the capabilities of an iPhone so that it is bigger, more hi-def, and easier to navigate through digital newspapers, books, and magazines (not to mention increasing gaming usage with its HD display and interactive gesture controls). It also has a full QWERTY keyboard on a very thin, sleek, and portable device that connects to wifi and 3G. A blogger’s dream. Apple attempts to transcend traditional boundaries in digital media. It has made connections from a GPS map to digital photos by allowing users to “geotag” their photos to not only share images, but maps of where the user has been. Again, instead of just flipping through photos of a person’s trip to Romania, an Apple user is able to spatially explore their friend’s trip in a map and have multi-touch gestures available to see exactly where that photo was taken and what preceded it. Apple has already presented this technology in their laptops, but now there is the ultra-portable iPad to do this anytime. The lines between traditional media and “new” media are continuing to blur and the Apple iPad moves us one step farther in that direction. Posted in discussion Posted on 27 January 2010 by yoonmi \| Comments Off on Principles of New Media Lister states that new media has some characteristics such as digital, interactivity, hypertextual, networked, virtual, and simulated (New Media: A Critical Introduction). Since new media is digitized format to send it through network system so that people can share information, there are interactivity and virtual or simulated environment. From this concept, we know these are all related to computerization. Also Manovich explains the principles of new media in the book “Language of New Media”. Like as Lister, author describes new media as numerical representation, modularity, automation, variability, and transcoding. As such new media cannot be explained without computer system. However, even though new media is very innovative way to display using computer, it has limitations to display and send data. Hence we cannot say this way is the best we can do since new media is analog media converted to a digital representation. Therefore I would like to say that the principles of new media also create principles of limitation. Comments Off on Principles of New Media Posted in discussion What is this “new” in New Media? Posted on 27 January 2010 by cristen \| 1 comment The one thing I was most struck by in the readings was Janet Murray’s deceptively simple statement in “Inventing the Medium”: “Fire warms and fire burns” (New Media Reader 8). I am one of those annoying people who insists on seeing most technology as essentially morally neutral, and this encapsulated my feelings on the subject very well, acknowledging that the same media that offers us wonderful new avenues for advancement can also be abused. But this statement also made me wonder if the right questions are being asked, because so many people seem to be stuck at the point of figuring out if they are going to condemn the medium or praise it. Looking at both Manovich readings, he touches on the ways in which new media 1) have been around for a while, and 2) are doing some things that so-called old media also do. I particularly liked his discussion of the way that classical and modern art is interactive and film can encourage the viewer to look one way or another (Manovich 56). He does delineate clearly the ways in which new media are different, but there is enough bleed between the categories to make me wonder what purpose those categories serve and how we can interrogate them, especially in light of Lister’s definitions which seem to be a lot looser. If we accept Manovich’s assertion that old media do some of the same things new media do and Murray’s argument that people are bound to predict doom whenever something new comes along, I’m left wondering what questions we should be asking. If entertainment media that is digital is consumed in much the same way as analog media, should we study it as new media? Should we take the doomsayers seriously, or just assume that there will always be people who are reluctant to adopt new technologies? How much of this is actually new? Posted in discussion Posted on 26 January 2010 by kfitz \| 1 comment I emailed everyone several days ago, asking you to send me your preferred username for the blog, so I can create your accounts. Please email me ASAP, at my gmail address; you can’t post until your accounts are created, and you’re supposed to post before class tomorrow… Posted in course info Posted on 24 January 2010 by hmattie \| 3 comments While reading Lister I came across a belief that I have thought about a lot lately. On page 11, Lister writes: “There is a strong sense in which the ‘new’ in new media carries the ideological force of ‘new equals better’ … “ (Lister 11). I have observed that many people do believe that any kind of new technology is better and for the advancement of humanity, such as new medical technology and computers. While I believe that some breakthroughs in technology have done miraculous things, I am still wary about any new technology always being “better”. I think every new technology has pros and cons. For example, a cell phone can be very useful and can perform many tasks, but at the same time can cause traffic accidents. After reading the quote on page 11, I started thinking about different forms of technology that have been both “better” and “bad”, and was pleased to read Case Study 1.2: Email: the problem of the digital letter. This case study focuses on how email did make the sending and receiving of “letters” incredibly faster than the postal service or “snail mail” as it is often referred to. This was seen as a brilliant, time saving breakthrough for companies and people all over the world. However, the case study also explains how the constant checking of email by employees wastes company time. Emailing has also decreased the amount of physical interaction between people, and has made communicating so impersonal, people will at times write things in emails they would probably never say in public or to the person they are sending the email to. The case study describes this as “flaming”: “… hence the internet based practice of ‘flaming’ – argumentative, hostile and insulting exchanges which can accelerate rapidly in a spiral of mutual recrimination. It is precisely the absence of face-to-face exchange that leads to communication that can become dangerous” (Lister 21). I believe email is a great tool and use it on a daily basis, as I am sure all of us in this class do, and I think it is used for its purpose of sending mail faster more often than for flaming. So, while I can see the con to email, I still believe it has many more pros. Another thought about new technology being “better” is the popular belief that if an object or technology performs more than one task, then it must be better than the older technology it replaced. For example, the iPhone, is not only a phone, it is also a small computer that can access the internet, take pictures, send text messages, and many more tasks. However, does that make it better than the separate technologies that it converges into one object? For example, is the iPhone better than a LANline phone at home, or a digital camera, or a laptop? Not in my opinion. Yes, the iPhone is fabulous (I do own one), but it is great for being on the move. If I am at home I get better reception using my home phone, and if I want to take pictures I usually use my digital camera because it is better than the camera on my iPhone. I simply think people, especially consumers, should take a minute and really compare the technology that is available to them and see what the trade offs are for different things.	23,499
Niloufar society of yoga Lovers and Graduates was found in the 1960s by Yoga Master, Niloufar Yazdanshenas when she was in her 20s. In Persian, Niloufar means lotus. A flower that rises above the muddy waters of attachments and blooms uncovering the purity of the body, mind, and soul via its unity with the divine. Just like the meaning of her name, Niloufar yoga institute has enlightened the hearts of its students with the virtue of her pure love, compassion, vast knowledge and experience and helped them to improve their physical and mental health. With the great level of yoga knowledge and practical experience, Niloufar yoga has trained tens of yoga teachers who are spreading these virtues around the globe every day and help others to modify their lifestyles and obtain the positive mindset and confidence they need to be happy and successful in their lives. Our teachers truly discovered their talents and gain the abilities to make balance between both spiritual and terrestrial aspects. They are all well-educated people in different fields of science and technology (Engineering, medicine, literature, mathematics, physics, art, etc.), as well as helping the society with their yoga skills such as Vinyasa yoga, yoga dance, and yoga for kids, etc. Niloufar yoga believes that the real yoginis and yogis are researchers, who do the research on their own laboratories which are their bodies, minds, and souls to discover all aspects of their essence. Step by step being led through a practically Niloufari-pathway, they are able to unify these three essential elements of mind, spirit, and body. Niloufar’s faith is that the mental health is as important as physical health which all need to be regularly looked after through 8 limbs of yoga which are divided into two groups of Hatha and Raja yoga. Hatha yoga is considered as an outer shell of yoga including: Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Pranayam. Raja yoga is considered as an inner shell of yoga including Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi. These practical techniques are educated along with the anatomic, physiologic and therapeutic point of view which help the students to find themselves to be self-contained and self-developed in their journey of self-exploration. Get me started Niloufar yoga reviews your health and wellbeing through clinical, movement, balance, and alignment assessments and provides you then with a plan to improve your health and lifestyle. Niloufar yoga runs classes of Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, restoration, meditation, yoga dance for both adults and kids in different levels. Based on clients’ demands. The classes can be delivered on-site or on-line, and in private or with a group. Teacher Training Courses Niloufar yoga have been running a series of internal teacher training courses; reviewing more than 52 therapeutic yoga sequences in both on-site and on-line.	2,958
In discussions about the theories, common problems, and treatment of repeat dieters or those dealing with issues of weight preoccupation, obesity and dieting are often interrelated. There are physical, psychological and social aspects to the problems of obesity. This is why the social work profession is ideally suited to understanding the problems and provide effective intervention. Some controversy surrounds whether obesity is considered an "eating disorder." Stunkard (1994) has defined Night Eating Syndrome and Binge Eating Disorder as eating disorders that contribute to obesity. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV ™) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) characterizes eating disorders as severe disturbances in eating behavior. It does not include simple obesity as an eating disorder because it is not consistently associated with a psychological or behavioral syndrome. Labeling obesity as an eating disorder that needs to be "cured" implies a focus on physical or psychological processes and does not include recognition of the social factors that may also have a contributive impact. Weight preoccupation and dieting behaviors will certainly have some aspects of an eating disorder and eating disorders psychological implications such as inappropriate eating behaviors or disturbances in body perception. In this paper, neither obesity or weight preoccupation are considered to be eating disorders. Labeling these as eating disorders does not provide any useful clinical or functional purpose and only serves to further stigmatize the obese and weight-preoccupied. What is Obesity? It is difficult to find an adequate or clear definition of obesity. Many sources discuss obesity in terms of percentage above normal weight using weight and height as parameters. Sources vary in their definitions as to what is considered "normal" or "ideal" versus "overweight" or "obese." Sources range in defining a person who is 10% above ideal as obese to 100% above ideal as obese (Bouchard, 1991; Vague, 1991). Even ideal weight is difficult to define. Certainly not all people of a certain height should be expected to weigh the same. Determining obesity by poundage alone is not always indicative of a weight problem. Bailey (1991) has suggested that the use of measuring tools such as fat calipers or water submersion techniques where the percentage of fat is determined and considered within acceptable or non-acceptable standards is a better indicator of obesity. Waist-hip ratio measurements are also considered to be a better determination of risk factors due to obesity. The waist-hip ratio takes into account the distribution of fat on the body. If fat distribution is mainly concentrated at the stomach or abdomen (visceral obesity), the health risks for heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes increase. If fat distribution is concentrated at the hips (femoral or saggital obesity), there is considered to be somewhat less of a physical health risk (Vague, 1991). Currently, the most common measurement of obesity is through the use of the Body Mass Index (BMI) scale. The BMI is based on the ratio of weight over height squared (kg/MxM). The BMI gives a broader range of weight that may be appropriate for a specific height. A BMI of 20 to 25 is considered to be within ideal body weight range. A BMI between 25 to 27 is somewhat at a health risk and a BMI above 30 is considered at significant health risk due to obesity. Most medical sources define a BMI of 27 or higher to be "obese." Although the BMI scale does not take into account musculature or fat distribution, it is the most convenient and presently most widely understood measure of obesity risk (Vague, 1991). For the purposes of this study, a BMI of 27 and above is considered to be obese. The terms obese or overweight are used interchangeably throughout this thesis and refer to those with a BMI of 27 or higher. Berg (1994) reported that the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) revealed that the average body mass index of American adults has risen from 25.3 to 26.3. This would indicate an almost 8 pound increase in the average weight of adults over the past 10 years. These statistics indicate that 35 percent of all women and 31 percent of men have BMIs over 27. The gains extend across all ethnic, age, and gender groups. Canadian statistics indicate that obesity is prevalent in the Canadian adult population. The Canadian Heart Health Survey (Macdonald, Reeder, Chen, & Depres, 1994) showed that 38% of adult males and 80% of adult females had BMIs of 27 or higher. This statistic has remained relatively unchanged over the past 15 years. Therefore, it clearly indicates that in North America, approximately one-third of the adult population is considered to be obese. The NHANES III study reviewed the possible causes of the pervasiveness of obesity and took into consideration such issues as an increasing American sedentary lifestyle and the prevalence of eating food outside the home. It is interesting to note that in an era in which dieting has become almost the norm and profits from the diet industry are high, overall weight is increasing! This could this lend some credibility to the notion that dieting behaviors lead to increased weight gain. In the Canadian survey, approximately 40% of men and 60% of women who were obese stated that they were trying to lose weight. It was estimated that 50% of all women are dieting at any one time and Wooley and Wooley (1984) estimated that 72% of adolescents and young adults were dieting. In Canada, it was striking to note that one third of women who had a healthy BMI (20-24) were trying to lose weight. It was disturbing to note that 23% of women in the lowest weight category (BMI under 20) wanted to further reduce their weight. Physical Risks of Obesity and Dieting There is evidence that suggests obesity is linked to increased sickness and death rates. The physical risks to the obese have been described in terms of increased risks of hypertension, gall bladder disease, certain cancers, elevated levels of cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and some associative risks with conditions such as arthritis, gout, abnormal pulmonary function, and sleep apnea (Servier Canada, Inc.,1991; Berg, 1993). However, increasingly there have been conflicting opinions about the health risks of being overweight. Vague (1991) suggests that the health risks of being overweight may be more determined by genetic factors, fat location, and chronic dieting. Obesity may not be a major risk factor in heart disease or premature death in those who do not have pre-existing risks. In fact, there are some indications that moderate obesity (about 30 pounds overweight) may be healthier than thinness (Waaler, 1984). It has been hypothesized that it is not the weight that causes the physical health symptoms found in the obese. Ciliska (1993a) and Bovey (1994) suggest the physical risks manifested in the obese are a result of the stress, isolation and prejudice that are experienced from living in a fat-phobic society. In support for this contention, Wing, Adams-Campbell, Ukoli, Janney, and Nwankwo (1994) studied and compared African cultures which exhibited increased acceptance of higher levels of fat distribution. She found that there were no significant increases in health risks where obesity was an accepted part of the cultural composition. The health risks of obesity are usually well known to the general public. The public is often less well informed about the health risks of dieting and other weight loss strategies such as liposuction or gastroplasty. Dieters have been known to experience a wide variety of health complications including cardiac disorders, gallbladder damage, and death (Berg, 1993). Diet-induced obesity has been considered a direct result of weight cycling due to the body regaining more and more weight after each diet attempt such that there is a resultant net gain (Ciliska, 1990). Therefore, the physical risks of obesity may be attributed to the repetitive pattern of dieting that created the obesity through a gradual net gain of weight after each diet attempt. It is believed that the physical health risk in people who repeatedly go through weight losses followed by weight gains is likely greater than if they were to stay the same weight "above" ideal (Ciliska, 1993b) Causes of Obesity The underlying causes of obesity are largely unknown (National Institute of Health [NIH], 1992). The medical community and general public hold the strongly entrenched belief that most obesities are caused by an excessive amount of caloric intake with low energy expenditure. Most treatment models assume the obese eat considerably more than the non-obese and that daily food intake must be restricted in order to ensure weight loss. This belief is directly opposed by Stunkard, Cool, Lindquist, and Meyers (1980), and Garner and Wooley (1991) who contend that most obese people do NOT eat more than the general population. There is often no difference in the amount of food consumed, speed of eating, bite size or total calories consumed between obese people and the general population. There is a great deal of controversy to these beliefs. On the one hand, overweight people often state that they do not eat more than their thin friends. However, many overweight people will self report that they do eat considerably more than they need. For many of the obese, dieting behaviors may have created a dysfunctional relationship with food such that they may have learned to turn to food increasingly to meet many of their emotional needs. (Bloom & Kogel, 1994). It is not entirely clear whether normal weight people who are not weight preoccupied are able to tolerate or adapt to varying amounts of food in a more efficient fashion or whether the obese who have attempted calorie restricted diets may indeed have a food intake that is too high for their daily needs (Garner & Wooley, 1991). Through repeated dieting, dieters may be unable to read their own satiety signals and therefore will eat more than others (Polivy & Herman, 1983). The very act of dieting results in binge eating behaviors. It is known that the onset of binge behaviors occurs only after the experience of dieting. It is believed that dieting creates binge eating behavior that is difficult to stop even when the person is no longer on a diet (NIH, 1992). Therefore, the evidence would suggest that obesity is caused by a multitude of factors that are difficult to determine. There may be genetic, physiologic, biochemical, environmental, cultural, socioeconomic, and psychological conditions. It is important to recognize that being overweight is not simply a problem of will power as it is commonly assumed (NIH, 1992). Physiological Aspects of Dieting and Obesity Physiological explanations of obesity look to such areas as genetic predispositions to weight gain, set point theory, different ranges of metabolism and the issue of "diet induced obesity." Some physiological evidence may indicate that obesity is more a physical rather than psychological issue. Mouse studies undertaken by Zhang, Proenca, Maffei, Barone, Leopold, and Freidman (1994) and twin studies conducted by Bouchard (1994) indicate that there may indeed be a genetic predisposition for obesity and fat distribution. Metabolic rates are determined by genetic inheritance and have often been discussed in relation to obesity. It has been hypothesized that overweight people may alter their metabolism and weight through caloric restriction. At the onset of a calorie reduced diet the body loses weight. However, slowly, the body recognizes it is in "famine" conditions. Metabolism slows down considerably so that the body is able to maintains itself on fewer calories. In evolution, this was a survival technique that ensured a population, particularly the females, could survive in times of famine. Today, the ability for one's metabolism to slow with dieting means that weight loss efforts through dieting will usually not be effective (Ciliska, 1990). Set point theory also relates to issues of metabolism. If one's metabolic rate is reduced to ensure survival, fewer calories are needed. The "set point" is lowered. Therefore, one will gain more weight when the diet stops ensuring a subsequent weight gain on fewer calories. This phenomena is often found in women who have endured a very low calorie liquid protein diet (VLCD) that consists of 500 calories per day. Weight is lost initially, stabilizes and when calories are increased to just 800 per day, weight is GAINED. It is believed that the set point is lowered and a resultant net gain occurs (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, 1994). There has been discussion that the process of prolonged and repeated dieting puts the body at physical risk. Yo-yo dieting or weight cycling is the repeated loss and regain of weight. Brownell, Greenwood, Stellar, and Shrager (1986) suggested that repeat dieting will result in increased food efficiency that makes weight loss harder and weight regain easier. The National Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity (1994) concluded that the long term health effects of weight cycling were largely inconclusive. It recommended that the obese should continue to be encouraged to lose weight and that there were considerable health benefits in remaining at a stable weight. This is an ironic suggestion in that most dieters do not intentionally try to regain weight once it has been lost. Garner and Wooley (1991) have discussed how the prevalence of high fat foods in western society has challenged the adaptive capacity of the gene pool such that there is an increasing amount of obesity found in western populations. The belief that it is only the obese who overeat is sustained by stereotypical assumptions that non-obese individuals eat less. Normal weight individuals who eat a great deal will usually attract little or no attention to themselves. As Louderback (1970) wrote, "A fat person munching on a single stalk of celery looks gluttonous, while a skinny person wolfing down a twelve-course meal simply looks hungry." Psychological Aspects of Dieting and Obesity While stating that the physical consequences of weight cycling were unclear but likely not as serious as some would assume, the National Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity (1994) stated that the psychological impact of weight cycling was in need of further investigation. The study did not address the devastating emotional impact that repeat dieters universally experience when they repeatedly attempt diets that result in failure. The psychological damage that has been attributed to dieting include depression, diminishment of self esteem, and the onset of binge eating and eating disorders (Berg, 1993). People may overeat compulsively due to psychological reasons that may include sexual abuse, alcoholism, a dysfunctional relationship with food, or genuine eating disorders such as bulimia (Bass & Davis, 1992). Such individuals are believed to use food to cope with other issues or feelings in their lives. Bertrando, Fiocco, Fascarini, Palvarinis, and Pereria (1990) discuss the "message" that the overweight person may be trying to send. The fat may be a symptom or signal representative of the need for protection or a hiding place. It has been suggested that overweight family members are often found having family therapy issues as well. Dysfunctional family relationships have been known to be manifested in such areas as parent-child struggles involving eating disorders. I believe that similar issues can also be recognized in families where there are family members who are perceived to be overweight regardless as to the accuracy of this perception. Studies suggest that obese women will have significantly lower self esteem and negative body image than normal weight women (Campbell, 1977; Overdahl, 1987). When individuals fail to lose weight, issues of low self esteem, repeated failures, and the feeling that they "didn't try hard enough" come into play. Embarking on a diet that ultimately results in failure or even a higher rebound weight will have a significant negative impact on self esteem and body image. Contempt of oneself and disturbance of body image are often seen in those that struggle with weight control issues (Rosenberg, 1981). Wooley and Wooley (1984) have stated that concern over weight leads to "a virtual collapse" of self esteem. Body image is the picture a person has of her body, what it looks like to her and what she thinks it looks like to others. This can be accurate or inaccurate and is often subject to change. The relationship between body image and self esteem is complicated. Often dual feelings that "I am fat" and "therefore I am worthless" go hand in hand (Sanford & Donovan, 1993). Both body image and self esteem are perceptions that are actually independent of physical realities. Improving body image involves changing the way one thinks about one's body rather than undergoing physical change (Freedman, 1990). To improve body image and therefore improve self esteem, it is important for women to learn to like themselves and to take care of themselves through healthy lifestyle choices that do not emphasize weight loss as the only measure of good health. Relationship With Food Repeat dieters often learn to use food to cope with their emotions. Women's experiences with emotional eating have often been neglected, trivialized and misunderstood (Zimberg, 1993). Polivy and Herman (1987) contend that dieting often results in distinctive personality traits such as "passivity, anxiety and emotionality." It is interesting to note that these are characteristics often used to describe women in stereotypical ways. Food is often used to feed or nurture oneself for both physical and psychological hunger. Food is used to literally swallow emotions. I believe that when people become weight or diet preoccupied, it is often "safer" to focus on food and eating than on underlying emotional issues. It is important for people to look closely at their relationship with food. Through repeated experiences of dieting, people will develop a skewed relationship with food. Food should not be a moral judgment as to whether or not you have been "good" or "bad" depending on what has been consumed. Similarly, a person's self worth should not be measured on the bathroom scale. There is often the belief that if one can make "peace" with food, then the logical result will be that weight will then be lost (Roth, 1992). While it is important to look at one's relationship with food and have it become a less powerful influence in life, this will not necessarily lead to weight loss. Studies that have utilized a non-dieting approach resulting in food disempowerment have shown that weight remained approximately stable (Ciliska, 1990). It may be considered a positive result for a person to be able to resolve a distorted relationship with food and then be able to maintain a stable weight without the gains and losses that repeat dieters often undergo. I believe that when people become weight or diet preoccupied, it is often "safer" to focus on food and eating than on emotional issues. That is, for some people it may be easier to focus on their weight than to focus on the overwhelming feelings that they have learned to cope with through eating behaviors. People use food to nurture themselves or to literally "swallow" their emotions. Food is often used to cope with emotions such as grief, sadness, boredom, and even happiness. If food loses its power to aid in distracting or avoiding difficult situations, it may be quite overwhelming to confront the issues that were previously avoided through weight preoccupation or abnormal eating. Additionally, the excessive focus on concerns about body weight and dieting may also serve as a functional distraction to other overwhelming life issues. Social Impact of Dieting and Obesity From a young age, a woman is often given the message that she must be beautiful to be worthy. Attractive people are not only seen as more attractive, they are seen as smarter, more compassionate and morally superior. Cultural ideals of beauty are often transient, unhealthy and impossible for most women to live up to. Women are encouraged to be delicate, frail or "waif-like." There is a very narrow range of what is considered to be "acceptable" body size. Shapes that are not within this range are met with discrimination and prejudice (Stunkard & Sorensen, 1993). Women are taught early in life to be wary of what they eat and to fear getting fat. Trusting one's body often evokes tremendous fear for most women. Our society teaches women that eating is wrong (Friedman, 1993). Young women have long been taught to control their bodies and appetites, both sexually and with food (Zimberg, 1993). Women are expected to constrain their appetites and pleasures (Schroff, 1993). We live in an age where women are seeking equality and empowerment, yet are starving themselves through diet and weight preoccupation while assuming that they can keep up with their better fed (male) counterparts. The strong social pressure to be thin began after World-War II (Seid, 1994). Magazines began showing thinner images of models as both pornography and the women's movement increased (Wooley, 1994). Faludi (1991) states that when society makes women conform to such a thin standard, it becomes a form of oppression towards women and a way of ensuring their inability to compete on equal grounds. The emphasis on thinness in our culture not only oppresses women, it also serves as a form of social control (Sanford & Donovan, 1993). The stereotypical view of the overweight held by society is that they are unfeminine, antisocial, out of control, asexual, hostile and aggressive (Sanford & Donovan, 1993). Zimberg (1993) questions whether weight preoccupation would be a problem for women if it did not exist alongside society's clear prejudice against fat people. "Public derision and condemnation of fat people is one of the few remaining social prejudices... allowed against any group based solely on appearance" (Garner & Wooley, 1991). It is assumed that the obese willingly bring their condition on themselves through lack of will power and self control. The discriminatory implications of being overweight are well known and are often accepted as "truths" in western society. Fat oppression, the fear and hatred of fat is so commonplace in Western cultures that it is rendered invisible (MacInnis, 1993). Obesity is seen as a danger sign in moralistic terms that may imply personality faults, weak wills and laziness. The obese face discriminatory practices such as having lower acceptance rates in high ranking colleges, a reduced likelihood of being hired for jobs and a lower possibility of movement to a higher social class through marriage. These effects are more severe for women than men. Obese women are not a strong social force and are likely to be of lower status in income and occupation (Canning & Mayer,1966; Larkin & Pines, 1979). "Prejudice, discrimination, contempt, stigmatization and rejection are not only sadistic, fascist and intensely painful for fat people. These things have a serious effect on physical, mental and emotional health; an effect which is real, and must not be trivialized." (Bovey, 1994) ~ eating disorders library ~ all articles on eating disorders Staff, H. (2008, December 10). Impact of Obesity and Dieting, HealthyPlace. 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When Skyfall was released in fall 2012, many James Bond fans considered it among the best of the series. Few could anticipate during the low points of the Brosnan era that we’d reach a place where people seriously considered Best Picture potential. While a nomination didn’t happen, the discussion showed quite an evolution for the franchise. Bringing powerhouses like Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes on board introduced more legitimacy, and expanding Judi Dench’s role created a dramatic arc for Bond and M. Sam Mendes brought renewed confidence behind the camera, and Roger Deakins’ photography and Thomas Newman’s score enhanced that work. It’s a challenge to compare this film to the series’ early movies because they live in such different spheres. I reviewed Skyfall after its original release, and this post will dig further into how it diverts from the model while still being a Bond film. There are a few issues more noticeable on a second viewing, but it remains a stunning film. Looking back to 2006, Casino Royale arrived with less fanfare and managed to convert many Bond cynics. I was ready to write off the series after Die Another Day, so it was a revelation to even a cynical long-time fan. Craig took the character seriously, and that approach has permeated all three films with him as the star. There was a slight misstep with Quantum of Solace two years later, though it wasn’t as sharp a dive as many believe. The first Craig film set the bar so high that nearly anything would be considered a step backwards. When you add that to a dreary story and too much fast-cutting from Marc Forster, it opened the door for cries of “worst Bond ever!” and other ridiculous statements. The people that make that claim have not watched Diamonds Are Forever recently. Even so, there were questions prior to Skyfall about where the series was headed. Could it be fun but not veer back to silliness? Diving into the Mayhem The story opens with a blurry shot of a figure at the end of a hallway. It pays homage to the gun barrel sequence that was a Bond standard until the Craig era. Once the haze clears, the shadows obscure most of his face as he steps into a hotel room. It’s quite a mysterious entrance for a character we know so well. Sam Mendes and his team of writers seem determined to make Bond an interesting guy once again. When he leaves the quiet hotel room and steps into the bustling streets of Istanbul, the non-stop chase begins. It’s interesting to note that the most high-flying action sequence opens the film in a similar vein to the relentless chase early in Casino Royale. Mendes isn’t worried about losing the audience because he believes that the character beats are strong enough later. This opening thrusts us into a daring world where Bond and his fellow agent (Naomi Harris) must do anything to prevent the list of agents from falling into the wrong hands. This MacGuffin make the chase more relevant than the normal mayhem. What makes this scene work is how closely it risks drifting into comedy. It never veers into “Bond drives a tank” territory from Goldeneye, but watching him use a construction vehicle on board a moving train heads in that direction. A main reason this sequence thrills is because of Newman’s score, which speeds up and slows down with the action. Another is the vulnerability of this Bond, who gets shot twice during a short period of time. He’s also evenly matched with the villain, who responds to Bond’s moves and escapes in the end. Watching Bond fly off the cliff and to his apparent death ranks among the most impressive pre-credits events in the series. We know that Bond can’t die right at the start, but the fact that he’s so close sets the tone for the entire movie. He’s broken and weakened by this experience, and that makes his path that much harder down the road. I’ve grown weary of the Bond credit sequences, which have started to follow such a predictable formula. They’ve improved in the Craig films but still have felt out of place for the most part in the more realistic world. Skyfall is the exception to this rule, however. The imagery begins within the water and flows seamlessly towards the visions of death, hell, and the afterlife. There are a few attractive women the mix, but they’re hardly the focus of this sequence. Instead, we’re left with a claustrophobic feeling that the walls are closing in on Bond as he gets older. How can this guy survive in a new world order? Death is just around every corner, and escaping it (for him and M) may be quite a challenge this time. A key reason for the credits’ success is the title song, which ranks among the series' best. Adele’s powerful voice fits perfectly with the tone, which feels epic without getting too bombastic. Its construction is fairly simple, yet it works because it isn’t trying to be edgy or popular. Instead, it heralds back to classic tunes like “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball”. This is definitely by design and fits with the approach to the film as a whole. It’s trying to deliver a modern action film while paying tribute to the glory days of the franchise. Adele is modern yet able to stand alongside Shirley Bassey without seeming out of place. It’s hard to say the same thing about Sheryl Crow or even Madonna in this musical style. The first hour is intriguing because we don’t rush into the action following the chase in Turkey. Bond is a broken guy who spends his days drinking, taking pain meds, and having sex with a beautiful woman. He seems to get little joy out of any of it; he’s nothing without the job. Back in England, M is facing serious heat while MI6 faces a terrorist attack. Both come from the old-school game and may not have a place in the new world. Their new Quartermaster is a young computer genius, and shrewd gadgets don’t have the same place in this world. What did you expect, an exploding pen? This clever wink to a painful device in Goldeneye is one of many nods to longtime fans within this movie. Of course, they may not be ready for a Bond that’s closer to The Dark Knight than Goldfinger. Even with the family back story and more personal villain, there’s still enough to make this a Bond film. I’m getting ahead of myself, however. Bond first ventures to Shanghai for one of the most visually stunning moments on screen in 2012. The fight within the shadows is a truly remarkable moment, and the giant video screens in the background contrast sharply with the old-school fight. Bond’s weakness again impacts his skills and nearly leads to a spectacular fall with a rising elevator. Nothing’s easy for a guy who needs a massage and physical therapy more than anything. He can still hold his own in a fight, but the brutal instrument of destruction that we saw in his earlier outing isn’t there. Bond’s more likely to break a rib crashing into a wall than smash through it, and this vulnerability serves the character well. The Daniel Craig films have moved forward their characterizations of women, particularly Eva Green’s Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. Even so, there’s still a sense that the franchise is trying to have it both ways. Naomi Harris does a convincing job as Eve, who’s a capable ally for Bond in the field. Even so, she’s essentially a set-up for the kicker that her last name is Moneypenny. Harris feels like a real person, which is a major step in the right direction. Her part in the movie still feels a little too thin, however. She’s still miles ahead of Severine (Bérénice Marlohe), who makes a grand appearance and then goes out so quickly. It’s the classic case of Bond girl who betrays the villain and is killed. The difference is that she’s with the bad guy because of fear. Severine doesn’t need much convincing from Bond to help him. Her character is mostly around for a quick shower scene and to prove the villain’s nastiness. The counterpoint to complaints about the women is Dench’s remarkable work as M. She brings such grace and strength to the part and deserves the opportunity for an expanded role. I’m completely on board with her character right from the start, and she stands up well to Bond and Fiennes’ Mallory. Is that enough to offset the limitations of the others? It’s a start in the right direction, yet I still feel like more could happen. Craig and Mendes prove that taking chances pays huge dividends, so why not do more? I’m hoping they can build on the modest advances this time and keep moving forward in the future. One of the most brilliant moves in Skyfall is holding back a clear shot of Bardem’s Silva until the 1:12 mark. Characters talk about him in fear and just build the tension for the memorable arrival. The long shot from behind Bond as Silva slowly approaches is incredible. He recounts a lengthy monologue while slowly approaching the camera in a lengthy shot. It’s easy to forget just how little he’s actually on screen because he leaves such an impression. Silva’s plan is essentially very simple (make M suffer and kill her), but he stays complex because of Bardem’s devilish performance. His delayed appearance recalls an even later arrival for Dr. No back in the first Bond picture. While he’s working outside of normal reality, Silva’s also a smart guy who won’t go down easily. He’ll keep pursuing M right to the bitter end. A less inspiring move is having Silva employ the familiar strategy of allowing capture to enact his plan. Wouldn’t it be easier to just do the same thing without the theatrics? Of course, he wanted the chance to confront M and make sure she realized he was the villain. This plan would seem more novel if it wasn’t also used in The Dark Knight and The Avengers. It could just be a poor coincidence, though I doubt that’s the case given the inspiration from Nolan’s film. Another question mark is the moment when Silva attacks Bond with an unoccupied train car. How would he know that Bond would be there? On a repeated viewing, I decided that the car was meant to be a distraction regardless. Silva used it as a tactic to slow down Bond, but that wasn’t the original goal. It’s a bit of a stretch, but that’s my best guess. A unique part of Silva’s role is that he actually succeeds in his plan. Bond kills him with a knife to the back, but the damage is already done. There were some obstacles along the way, and Silva didn’t fire the shot. However, the result was the same. That doesn’t mean that Bond fails completely, however. There was a danger of major collateral damage from Silva’s vendetta against M. By choosing to leave the city and face the enemy on their own terms, Bond and M had to realize they might not survive. The risk was needed to stop the threat and serve the greater good. That’s the real victory beyond killing Silva. MI6 and Bond are still in place to defend against the next threat that arises to take them down. We’re still more than a year from the next Bond release, but that’s okay. The four-year gap before Skyfall made me appreciate it even more. Craig is 46 years old, so there could be a point where he decides the physical toll is too much. Thankfully, his confidence in the part has only grown with each successful film. There are a few moments of levity within the darkness, particularly in Bond’s cat-and-mouse pursuit of Silva in the London Underground terminal. We also get the chance to revisit the famous Aston Martin car, which leads to a fun exchange with M about the Goldfinger ejector seat. In the final battle, Bond’s angriest moment comes after the car is destroyed, and Craig’s face is pitch-perfect. Skyfall’s coda has a gorgeous shot of Bond standing over the city ready to fight evil after the loss of M. Their personal connection is a rarity and brought much-needed heart. What’s interesting is the way this experience leaves Bond with a new dedication to his job. When his new boss Mallory asks him if he’s ready to get back to work, it’s clear that the broken man is gone. When the gun barrel arrives and the phrase “James Bond will return” appears, it feels earned because he’s been put through the ringer. The classic shots of the red door, Moneypenny, and M giving a new mission set us up for a more familiar Bond installment. Of course, I doubt the next film will be a complete throwback. Mendes and Craig will continue to take the franchise in interesting ways while keeping the past in mind with each new step. They’ve set the bar very high, and will take something remarkable to surpass it. Other Apps Comments Anonymous May 9, 2014 at 7:50 AM Excellent breakdown! I wish that I could analyze films as deeply as you do. Great post. ReplyDelete Replies Dan May 10, 2014 at 7:51 AM You're too kind! When it comes to Bond films, my brain is a bit ridiculous. Delete Replies Richard Kirkham May 9, 2014 at 8:52 AM Dan, you did a great job here. I think you picked out most of the weaknesses of the film(minor) and heightened the appreciation of the many strengths of the film. As a dyed in the wool Bond fan, I want every film in the series to live up to my imagination. This one did. All of the pingbacks you noted in the movie were moments that made Skyfall one of the best movies of 2012, an accolade it was denied by the Academy but which we fans of movies know it lives up to. Thanks for starting my day off with this terrific post. Now to watch the film again. ReplyDelete Replies Dan May 10, 2014 at 7:52 AM Richard, I agree that any weaknesses are very minor. There were just a few things that stuck out on a repeat viewing. I've had the Blu-ray at home for a while, so it was great to finally watch it again. Thanks for the comment! Delete Replies ruth May 9, 2014 at 10:19 AM Fantastic write-up Dan! I think out of the three Craig's done, Casino Royale is still my fave and the one I'd readily rewatch any day but Skyfall is definitely superb. You've highlighted some of the best points about it here. "When the gun barrel arrives and the phrase “James Bond will return” appears, it feels earned because he’s been put through the ringer." Absolutely, I concur. Seems that compared to Brosnan's Bonds, this 007 actually suffers for his job and the stakes are much higher, personal even. Still though, in the back of my mind I often wonder how Dalton would've handled Craig's Bond films, surely he'd do as good a job. ReplyDelete Replies Dan May 10, 2014 at 7:54 AM Ruth, Casino Royale is my favorite from Craig, but it's really close. I would have loved to see Dalton get this kind of material. He's less of a physical actor than Craig, so it would be different. Still, it's too bad that he didn't get the chance. Delete Replies thevoid99 May 9, 2014 at 7:33 PM I showed this film to my parents during the Xmas holidays and they were blown away by it. They hadn't caught up with the recent Bond films and they had a hell of a time watching it. Especially for the scenes set in Macau and Shanghai as they also loved Daniel Craig as James Bond and they want to see the next one. ReplyDelete Replies Dan May 10, 2014 at 7:57 AM Glad you were able to check it out with your parents. My dad's a big Bond fan, and it's become a tradition for the two of us to go see the new films in the theater. He also really liked Skyfall and enjoys Craig's films in general. Delete Replies Anonymous May 13, 2014 at 12:47 AM Fantastic write up Dan. I recently rewatched Skyfall the other week and it still holds up very well. I also thought the Shanghai scene and the silhouette fight was one of the most visually stunning shots of that year. ReplyDelete Replies Dan May 13, 2014 at 10:38 PM That Shanghai scene really stood out to me this time when I wasn't as focused on the plot. In fact, it's the visual look that really drew me in the second time around even more than the action and story. It's stunning. Thanks for stopping by! Delete Replies Courtney Small May 15, 2014 at 7:41 AM Great analysis on the film, Dan! I find that this film holds up extremely well. The weakest part for me, as you pointed out, is the way Bérénice Marlohe character is used. Besides being killed off, I still find it hard to believe she would sleep with Bond as quickly as she does. I understand it is a Bond flick, and the scene is well shot, but come on now. Regardless, Skyfall is in my top five Bond flicks. ReplyDelete Replies Dan May 15, 2014 at 10:15 AM Courtney, her character was handled so strangely. I wonder how much was left on the cutting room floor. It really stands out when compared to the rest of the movie. Delete Replies Steve Kimes May 16, 2014 at 9:52 PM Great work, Dan. Most reviews try to make Skyfall more than it was, but in this case you convinced me how it worked on many levels. ReplyDelete Replies Dan May 18, 2014 at 9:53 PM Thanks Steve. Despite all the praise that I reaped on it, I can see that some of the hyperbole went a little far. Still, I think it holds up really well on repeat viewings. Delete Replies So much of the Western genre is built on the intense conflict between the forces of civilization and the chaos of the wild. This division epitomizes the disorder facing the country around the time of the U.S. Civil War. Economic and political forces ripped apart the country and set up the conditions for marauders to own the new world. The opening scene of The Outlaw Josey Wales depicts the violent mess of this environment. We first see Josey Wales working the land with his son; it’s an idyllic look at frontier life. In just a few moments, his life completely shatters. The grim reality of this world births the outlaw superhero that everyone wants to destroy. Josey’s refusal to accept the war’s end makes him a threat to the forces of civilization, and the bandits join the fight to capture the huge reward for apprehending him. Adapted from the 1973 Forrest Carter novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales , this film depicts a hellish world. During the opening sequence, the close-ups of cr List of Shame: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone is widely acclaimed for his epic films, which mostly appeared during the 1960s. Amazingly, he’s only credited as the director of seven features during his lengthy career. There were others like The Last Days of Pompeii where he was uncredited while shooting most of the movie. Westerns are his primary genre, including the “Dollars trilogy” with Clint Eastwood. Following this trio, he delivered the widely praised Once Upon a Time in the West , a nearly three-hour story of revenge. Although I’ve watched some of Leone’s other work, this movie has managed to elude me. This was one of my first picks for this ongoing series, so my expectations were high. Could anything match the build-up for me? It might not seem likely, but it's foolish to underestimate Leone. What's this story about? Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale) arrives in the Old West town of Flagstone with plans to settle with her new husband (Frank Wolff). This doesn’t work so well. I’ve had plenty of great experiences watching movies in 2013 and have just scratched the surface on what’s out there. Having missed so many key releases, it doesn’t seem fair to create a normal Top 10 list. Even narrowing it down to a Top 5 list wouldn’t be fair because it would come from such a small sample size. However, I would like to spotlight some of my favorites from the past year. The five choices below might not all qualify as the best films, but they were the most memorable choices for me. I’ve added three movies that just missed the list plus aspects of others that have stuck with me since the initial viewing. I’m hoping to catch up with a lot of the other 2013 releases in the upcoming months. The positive side of missing them originally is having a wealth of options for home viewing. I’d love to hear about your favorites in the comments section! I’ve also included quotes from my original review (with one exception) that summarize my original reaction to each film. Befo At the end of 2009, film lovers compiled their lists of favorites from the new century’s first decade. My rankings had a clear pick at the top of the list – Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous . I couldn’t think of another movie that connected with me personally and expressed what it’s like to be a fan. Although I haven’t kept up with as many new bands lately, my love of music isn’t that far behind movies. This film isn’t just about music, anyway. It transcends that topic and shows the type of bond that grows when you connect with another person about a specific passion. Friendships are often built on the love of a movie, band, or sport and grow from that point. Crowe’s films wear their hearts on their sleeves, and it sometimes becomes too much. That isn’t the case with Almost Famous , where he strikes just the right notes because it connects to him so personally. Crowe’s probably never considered buying a zoo, but he’s definitely been a teenager who wrote about music. For this list, I	21,279
In this photo taken on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, detainees are shown resting on bunks inside the "B" cell and bunk unit of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. The facility is operated by The GEO Group Inc. under contract from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and houses people whose immigration status is in question or who are waiting for deportation or deportation hearings. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington sent a warning letter on Thursday to authorities after officers at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma allegedly threatened to get a court order to force-feed detainees on a hunger strike. “Detainees in ICE custody have the right to engage in protected First Amendment speech, including participation in hunger strikes,” reads the letter. “Detainees also have the right to make informed decisions about their own health care when engaging in hunger strikes.” ACLU lawyer Enoka Herat sent the letter to the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) warden and the U.S. Attorney of the Western District Annette L. Hayes. The letter reminds both that a court order should only be pursued after a medical authority “has determined that the detainee’s life or health is at risk.” Seven NWDC detainees are currently on a hunger strike, according to Maru Mora Villalpando of the volunteer community group NWDC Resistance and Latino Advocacy, a nonprofit organization based in Bellingham. Several of the detainees have been on the hunger strike for approximately two weeks, allegedly prompting detention officials to threaten detainees with force-feeding, Villalpando said. This is the third hunger strike in 2018 alone. Since 2014 there have been nearly 15 hunger strikes at NWDC, according to the group NWDC Resistance. Crosscut could not immediately reach GEO Group, the private company that operates the detention center, for comment. But the company has previously denied retaliating against inmates, saying it “has a longstanding record providing high quality, culturally responsive services in a safe, secure, and humane environment that meets the needs of the residents in the custody and care of federal immigration authorities.” In a statement, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, said it "takes the health, safety and welfare of those in our care very seriously and respects the rights of all people to voice their opinion without interference." "ICE does not retaliate in any way against hunger strikers. ICE also explains the negative health effects of not eating to its detainees. Additionally, for their health and safety, ICE closely monitors the food and water intake of those detainees identified as being on a hunger strike." The office of Hayes, the U.S. Attorney, confirmed she had received the letter but would not comment further. The detainees are on strike as part of the 2018 national prison strike, which began on August 21 and ends on Sunday, September 9. The national strike aims to call attention to poor prison conditions and what some view as exploitative labor practices in U.S. correctional facilities. Last year, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued GEO Group for violating the state's minimum wage law. The company is said to pay detainees $1 per day or, in some instances, with snacks and extra food. Villalpando said detainees at the NWDC are also concerned about the behavior of a new warden at the facility. According to detainees, the warden insists they stand whenever he enters a room or an area where the prisoners reside. Villalpando said one detainee told her that the warden "thinks he is running a boot camp or we are in the military" and that some inmates are not able to get up from their bed due to illnesses. Officials have allegedly threatened detainees with force-feeding before, though it is uncommon for a judge to grant the required order to make such an action legal. Emily Chiang, legal director of the ACLU-WA, said one of the last times such an order was granted was in the 2004 case of inmate Charles Robert McNabb. McNabb tried to starve himself out of remorse for a 2003 fire he started in Spokane. That fire seriously burned his stepdaughter. While he awaited trial, McNabb lost “at least half of his 190 pounds,” according to news reports. McNabb later sued the Washington State Department Office of Corrections over its force-feeding policy but lost in the end. On Saturday, demonstrators are planning to hold a rally at the NWDC in support of those on the hunger strike and to demand a stop to the alleged retaliation. Please support independent local news for all. We rely on donations from readers like you to sustain Crosscut's in-depth reporting on issues critical to the PNW. Shelved since 2018, this WA gun law may finally be implemented soon State officials have decided to push forward a voter-approved measure requiring annual background checks of pistol and semiautomatic rifle owners. by / December 5 Right-wing "constitutional sheriffs" on the ballot in WA Nearly half of those surveyed by The Marshall Project said they believe their power outranks the government's. by / November 7 Immigration, Share on Facebook Lilly Fowler is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where she focused on race, immigration and other issues. Shelved since 2018, this WA gun law may finally be implemented soon State officials have decided to push forward a voter-approved measure requiring annual background checks of pistol and semiautomatic rifle owners. by / December 5 December 5, 2022 You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Weekly Every Sunday morning, Crosscut's weekly email sums up the best stories of the week. 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Thou owest men nothing, yet payest out to them as if in debt to thy creature, and when thou dost cancel debts thou losest nothing thereby. There are some things that I feel are out of my league, beyond anything I should mess with. One such thing is writing on “The Confessions”. Augustine of Hippo (or Saint Augustine) is a pillar of the Christian Church. Born in 345 AD in what is now Algeria, Augustine eventually took on the role of Bishop of Hippo, an important center of the early church in North Africa. Augustine’s life and ministry were surrounded by other great names in the early church, but none have had the impact for 1,600 years that Augustine has had. His theology and philosophy on God, human nature, and the church are foundational to theology today. The Confessions isn’t a theology book (exactly…). It’s often seen as secondary to his book, The City Of God. But The Confessions is powerfully personal, because the book is, essentially, his autobiography. More than just Augustine telling his life story, it is his processing his own life from a theological and philosophical perspective: how, and why, did he do what he did, make the choices he did, and go the direction that he went? Augustine was brilliant, incredibly self-reflective, and brutally honest. And his story is so relatable to anything we see and experience today that I think everyone can identify with it. …I was being gratuitously wanton, having no inducement to evil but the evil itself. It was foul, and I loved it. I loved my own undoing. I loved my error — not that for which I erred but the error itself. A depraved soul, falling away from security in thee to destruction in itself, seeking nothing from the shameful deed but shame itself. Augustine wasn’t supposed to be a bishop, or even a priest…at least that’s what his dad would have said. He was raised to be an intellectual, to go to school and become someone important (and, more importantly, rich). But, while his dad had big plans for his son, Augustine’s mother had a more simply hope—she wanted her son to follow Jesus. So she prayed that, and spoke that to him, constantly. But Augustine didn’t grow up a believer. He didn’t become a believer as a teen, or as a young adult. It wasn’t until Augustine was 31 that he became a follower of Christ, having finally been convinced through study and reason and logic, and a mighty work of the Holy Spirit on a very stubborn soul, of something that he had always known but avoided and personally rejected; that Jesus Christ was the true son of God. In between his childhood and his conversion, Augustine did what people like him do. He searched, he learned, he experimented. He looked for truth, and pleasure, and joy. He studied philosophers, alternative religions, new and different teachings, all trying to figure out what was true and real. He also lived a lifestyle that his mother would not have approved of. He slept around, he got into trouble, he drank. In other words, he lived like most people live today. He did want he wanted, chasing after pleasure and happiness. The difference was, he later looked back and asked the question, “why?” Why did he do what he did? One very famous story from The Confessions highlights a great deal of not only Augustine’s thinking, but human nature in general. One day, as a teen, he and some friends were tearing around town, as teen boys do. They snuck into someones back yard and found a pear tree, and they took all the pears off of the tree and ran away. However, they knew the pears weren’t any good for eating, so they snuck them off and threw them to the hogs. But again, the interesting part is the “why” that Augustine explores. He did it because he knew it was wrong; he enjoyed the rebellion, the thrill of doing something that he knew could get him in trouble. ..I was roused to a desire for wisdom. And here I was, still postponing the abandonment of this world’s happiness to devote myself to the search. For not just the finding alone, but also the bare search for it, ought to have been preferred above the treasures and kingdoms of this world; better than all bodily pleasures, though they were to be had for the taking. But, wretched youth that I was—supremely wretched even in the very outset of my youth—I had entreated chastity of thee and had prayed, “Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.” For I was afraid lest thou shouldst hear me too soon, and too soon cure me of my disease of lust which I desired to have satisfied rather than extinguished. We all went through a phase like that, and many of us still probably can admit that we sometimes do the same thing. But Augustine digs deeper into the human condition and identifies a couple of things. One is that humans have a propensity towards evil; we will do evil just for evil’s sake. We don’t need any motivation beyond the fact that we want to do what is wrong; they knew they didn’t want to eat the pears, they just wanted to steal. Beyond the desire to do evil is evil that is set in our hearts; we are depraved, naturally prone to sin almost constantly. It is set in human nature in general and in each of us individually. We are all sinners, by nature and by choice, but God’s Word can have an impact on us, just as it did on Augustine. He was never perfect, he still made mistakes, but one day he sat on a bench in a garden and finally gave over his very selfish heart to the God who had been waiting for it. And that is a story that, I pray, we can all identify with. What is it that shineth through me and striketh my heart without injury, so that I both shudder and burn? I shudder because I am unlike it; I burn because I am like it. It is Wisdom itself that shineth through me, clearing away my fog, which so readily overwhelms me so that I faint in it, in the darkness and burden of my punishment. For my strength is brought down in neediness, so that I cannot endure even my blessings until thou, O Lord, who hast been gracious to all my iniquities, also healest all my infirmities–for it is thou who “shalt redeem my life from corruption, and crown me with loving-kindness and tender mercy, and shalt satisfy my desire with good things so that my youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.”[427] For by this hope we are saved, and through patience we await thy promises. Let him that is able hear thee speaking to his inner mind. I will cry out with confidence because of thy own oracle, “How wonderful are thy works, O Lord; in wisdm thou hast made them all.”[428] And this Wisdom is the Beginning, and in that Beginning thou hast made heaven and earth. The Confessions, by St. Augustine NOTE: There are many versions and translations of this book, including several that are more modern than the one I read and have quoted from. Shop around. It’s one of the great classics, you should have any trouble finding it. Or you could read it in the original Latin. Augustine was very good at Latin. Related	7,433
As a young gun in the industry, you might not care about your employee stock options, but for those who pay attention, the benefits are enormous. In this article we are going to look at two things, first what exactly are employee stock options, and secondly why you should care and take advantage of them. What are stock options Employee stock options are simply an opportunity for employees of a particular company to buy stocks in the company at a preferred price. This preferred price is fixed and is often referred to as the strike price or grant price of a stock. These stocks typically have a vesting period to help with employee retention, and some also have an expiry date. Stock options have been around for years and were utilised by larger companies to retain employees and help them buy into the company. However, in the last couple of years stock options have become an excellent option for start-ups to attract top talent as instead of a high salary, the company can offer an excellent price on stocks for upper management and key positions. So, now that we have gone through what an employee stock option is, why should you care? Why you should care about employee stock options Employee stock options are not an option with every company, and for those who have the opportunity, it is undoubtedly an attractive option and here are three reasons why. For those who have employee stock options, you will notice that the listing price of your stock is quite a bit higher than the preferred pricing that you have been offered. Although the difference can be considered taxable income in certain areas, the benefits can be immense. This is especially true if you are working with a company whose stock is on the rise; however, there is a risk that your share may drop, or even become worthless, depending on how the company does. Like all investments, it is best to chat with a financial advisor before making any big decisions. They can help diversify your investment When you are looking to invest, it is always important to diversify your portfolio. This is why employee stock options is an attractive option as not only are you able to purchase stocks at a preferred price; you can also utilize the money saved to buy stocks or other investments to diversify your portfolio starting early in your career. Can be done through payroll deductions Many larger companies make employee stock options a breeze and can even offer it as a payroll deduction. This makes passive investment a simple process and ensures that you can continue to invest without having to actively make trades. Employee stock options are a great benefit of working in private industry and are an attractive and straightforward investment opportunity, especially as a passive investing tool. However, depending on where you live, employee stock options may have some tax implications, so make sure to chat with a financial advisor before making any big decisions with your money, especially with employee stock options. *This content is developed from sources believed to be providing accurate information. The information provided is not written or intended as tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for purposes of avoiding any Federal tax penalties. Individuals are encouraged to seek advice from their own tax or legal counsel. Individuals involved in the estate planning process should work with an estate planning team, including their own personal legal or tax counsel. 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Miles: 1 Steps: 2,513 Vertical gain: 0 Liquid consumed: 100 oz. Faith in Humanity: My good friends in Aspen! Thank you so much Rich! Well today went quite well. Woke up before sunrise and drive 9 hours straight only with 1 stop for gas. Pretty Drive through Indian reservations of AZ followed by a lot of Utah then into CO via I-70. I arrived In Snowmass Village around 3:30pm, picked up some stuff from my friend Melissa’s place then dropped of the bicycle (the main point of the journey) at Matt’s. Next I drove to Rich’s and showered, then got a haircut (ridiculously short buzz cut!), then went to see friends play Broom Ball. This is a sport I’d never heard of: you wear normal shoes on an ice rink and hit a small inflatable ball with a stick into goals. It was fun to watch and really nice to see some familiar faces! Hiking all the time has made my focus really much better! I wasn’t tired and could have even driven more in the end! 12 views0 comments Post not marked as liked Recent Posts Endings and Beginnings! Post not marked as liked Update: I'm 164 Days in the final chapter of Walk The Parks! Hey Everyone, I've been staying in Colorado for about a week, hosted by my wonderful friend Rich. I've been resting, organizing some gear, and preparing for the next leg of the journey! First, what h	1,320
You see, when it concerns females, their appearances, as well as their bodies, they can be quite certain concerning just how they want to look and who they want to look like! All women long for an attractive, warm body, as well as for them, that often suggests large breasts, a glass-hour number with a little midsection, legs that go on permanently, as well as a butt that is high, company, and yet voluptuous. And of course Hollywood, with its beautiful people and also cash to change sizes and shapes by the day, well, average ladies with typical incomes often just need to dream … They need to depend on push-up bras or the latest creams and also potions that guarantee a voluptuous cleavage. Some items are genuine as well as will not require you to break the bank You do not need to despair if you do not have the cash to improve your body any which way. Did you understand that there are products on the marketplace today that are for real, that have been medically developed to do good things for your cleavage without investing a fortune? Well, you are going to be agog with exhilaration when we inform you what Breast Actives can do for you … … What it is has actually done for other women too– remember this name– it’s called Bust Actives. Breast enhancement surgery is still the most prominent cosmetic surgery today Years ago, there was no hope truly if Nature did not bestow you with shapely busts. Yet with all the current innovations and also treatments that you get today, well, breast enhancement places as the most preferred plastic surgery procedure today. Today, Bust Actives can complete below as well as enhance your bosom, normally, and at a portion of the rate. We will show you the reviews later in this article and you can make a decision whether or not you intend to go with this remarkable transformation or not– since a lot of ladies have used this item. Most of Bust Actives testimonials say how it has worked miracles for women. If you agree to comply with a couple of easy points, you will see the same cause no time at all. You will see just how females claim their self-confidence has actually grown … … it’s all as a result of what this item has done for them. It is a completely natural product. All its components interact to supply the appropriate balance for the best results. Doctor Guaranteed: the best for breast enhancement (without the surgery!) There aren’t any kind of odd ingredients that will make you put on weight or things like that– the pills and also cream do an internal task of improving up the breast tissue. And the cream maintains your skin smooth and soft, preventing stretch marks as your breasts expand. What you end up with are smoother, fuller, and healthy and balanced busts, without side effects. It resembles a health and wellness restorative for your breasts because it gives them a much better shape also, reducing sagging and also providing you a much more vibrant appearance. That’s why this product has actually verified not only preferred for women with little busts, but also for those who are older and intend to offer their bosom an entire new ruptured of life. As well as to think you get this with no marks, or pain– just praises from people that will discover your new youthful shape. How did Bust Actives transpire? Bust Actives was released currently in December 2007, succeeding Bust Gain Plus from Ultra Herbal. Back then, the Breast Gain Plus pills were based upon the principle of using phytoestrogens to improve female busts. It was found, through scientific research, that boosting the estrogen receptors in the breasts with phytoestrogens [1], might enhance breast size in women by as high as 150%. 10s of countless women throughout the globe used these tablets and also profited considerably from them. At the same time, all-natural breast enhancement, making use of organic removes, happened acknowledged by the media … … many nationwide television programs such as CNN Headline News, The Montel Williams Program, Dateline NBS, and U.S.A. Today discussed Bust Actives and also their methods. Going under a scalpel for cosmetic or surgical breast augmentation is a prominent option for females breast enhancement nowadays. You Would be surprised to recognize that the surgical procedure done by Dr. Vincenz Czerny in 1895 was the first effective breast augmentation. Although it’s considered an ensured and useful alternative for enlarging breasts it was never ever my idea of beauty as well as neither will certainly I ever before encourage any individual to perform unless required. So for me, it was a “No-No” from start as well as spending a little bit of my money and time to locate a feasible option was constantly a much better concept. Now, after discarding the alternative of breast augmentation implants, I was left with just three useful actives breast enhancement options for evaluations that are diet regimen, exercise, and also actives breast enhancement supplements for acquiring my curvier women’s body. So before purchasing any type of solution, I chose to try natural suggestions to make busts large such as diet and exercise, however sadly, I fell short since I could not invest and summon that much of dedication, time, and also continual effort. I required a little push as well as aid from some fantastic foods and also herbs. As a result I took place to attempt my last choice, natural pills for breast enlargement. After scrolling a great deal on the web, scanning all the products, and check down the testimonials, I chose one of them, Breast Actives. Luckily, It went on to come to be the first and last choice for me due to the fact that it provided me the larger & fuller busts that I desired for a long time. As a result right here I am sharing my experience with my personal use reviews. What are Breast Actives Tablets & Cream? Breast Actives is a 3 action formula that is entirely created with 100% all-natural components aid in supplying you curved, firm, fuller, as well as noticeable breasts. This three-step all-natural breast enhancement system makes up actives breast enhancement items like pills, lotion to apply, and an exercise program that delivers thorough results. Being a complete bust enlargement formula, it is presently ruling the market. It is essential to check out the component checklist if you need an ideal tablet. All the ingredients made use of in the solution of the Breast Active system are 100% all-natural and also efficient. Active ingredients in Pills are Vitamin E– This vitamin is confirmed to be valuable for the mammary gland and prevent bust cancer cells. Dandelion Root– This natural herb improves the general breasts and also stimulates the generation of new cells. Fennel Seed– Though fennel seed is not effective in to expand bust dimension mug it aids in making the bust company and toned up. L-Tyrosine– This is a precursor of key thyroid hormonal agent, Thyroxine. It helps in controling the metabolic rate. Honored Thistle Origin– It is the base component of any kind of bust augmentation item as a result of its powerful residential or commercial property of production of estrogen. Kelp– Kelp is additionally called algae that has actually been shown to be useful for skin, hair, and also nails. Fenugreek Seed Remove– Fenugreek seed aids to expand a bigger bust size cup normally by controling the hormonal degree in ladies. Watercress Leaf– This herb is frequently utilized in numerous nations as the all-natural remedy for larger breast development. Doctor Guaranteed: the best for breast enhancement (without the surgery!) How to Use Breast Actives Beast Actives is easy to use even though it is a three-step system. To utilize this breast enhancement program, you will need to take one supplement when daily with a dish. Usually, it is recommended that you take the supplement either at breakfast or breakfast. The 2nd step in the three-step program is to use the cream to your busts. This step should be done after you take a warm shower and also before bed. After you take a shower, your pores are open as well as will certainly take in the lotion much easier than if your pores are shut. To apply the cream, put a small amount in your hand and also scrub into your breast utilizing a round clockwise motion up until the cream is taken in. The 3rd action in the process is to do breast exercises as well as massage therapies to aid increase the quantity of blood circulation to the area as well as to promote healthy cells development. The massages as well as exercises that include the product are very easy to carry out and also will not take also lengthy to do so. You ought to follow a regular as well as full the three-step process each day the same way throughout the entire therapy duration for the best outcomes. Yes. Bust Actives is taken into consideration risk-free to use in the supplement as well as lotion form. Actually, there have been no known reported significant negative effects and the product can assist all ladies boost their bust size. It is advised that you speak with your doctor before you begin taking this supplement or utilizing the lotion. Also, you ought to take a look at the active ingredients in both the lotion and also supplement to make certain that you are not adverse any one of the ingredients. While the item itself is safe, an allergic reaction can still happen since it is your body denying the component that you have a hatred. Females under the age of 18 as well as women that are expectant, strategy to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding need to not take this supplement or utilize the cream. Some ladies have stated that they experience a mild soreness in their breasts or a tingling feeling when they are experiencing treatment. These are typical sensations related to cells growth and also will certainly disappear gradually. All-natural boob job vs. breast enhancement Possibly your breasts did not expand as anticipated or desired during your developmental years. Or, probably they have actually shed volume and form after fat burning or giving birth. Whatever the factor, you intend to enlarge or enhance your breasts. But you don’t wish to undergo breast augmentation surgical treatment. This choice is an extremely wise one. In addition to the really high expense, implants additionally bring high threats. They require the repetition of the restorative surgical treatment and also it can develop prospective issues in the future. These issues consist of an increased risk of cancer cells. For more details, see the book of Issues connected to breast augmentation released by the FDA. Today, there are several items that assert to give reliable all-natural breast enhancement. Nonetheless, the most successful and prominent of these products is Breast Actives. It is the No. 1 market leader among natural boob job items. Breast Actives pills as well as lotion is an organic system for natural breast enhancement. It includes tablets, an upper body massage cream and unique bust toning exercises. The pills were originally referred to as Breast Gain And Also. They were created in 1998 for all-natural breast augmentation without surgery. The plant extracts used are rich in substances called phytoestrogens. In December 2007, the maker included a chest massage therapy lotion based on Pueraria Mirifica essence. This makes the support more efficient and much faster. Directions for special bust toning exercises have actually also been included. This combination of pills, lotion and unique workouts is active under the name Bust Actives for natural boob job. Given that the pills were introduced, more than 100,000 ladies worldwide have actually successfully used it. The media have recognized natural breast augmentation with natural components. Numerous tv programs in the United States have talked about the advantages of this method. The topic also appeared in print media such as USA Today. What can Bust Actives provide for you? natural breast augmentation advantages. The results of Breast Actives will certainly bring you numerous advantages. Energetic enlargement of underdeveloped or Tiny Sized volume, form, and also dimension. busts enhanced Increased beauty, Sex-Appeal and also positive self-image Your Mug Size begins to enhance after 60 days from the start of therapy Complete and also long-term outcomes obtained in 150 days. No need to continue with the rest. Affordable to acquire and use– Less than 5% of the expense of implants No unpleasant physician’s sees– Your busts enhance in the privacy of your home No threat of unwanted side effects Delivered as well as invoiced worldwide. Discreetly packaged to secure your personal privacy These results can be life transforming. They will certainly make you fearless as well as positive regarding your femininity, beauty as well as sexual magnetism. What outcomes can you anticipate from Bust Actives? Most of the times, Bust Actives results are as follows, although there may be tiny variants in time scales due to variants in individual metabolic prices. An actual increase in mug sizes in the third month of use, after the end of 60 days In 5 to 6 months, you can reach your full growth possibility from 1 to 2 mug sizes You will certainly additionally find that your breasts have gotten better firmness, quantity and contour After 5 to 6 months, there is no need for more use. The impact of the enhancement is irreversible. The augmentation as well as improvement of your breasts is ensured, as verified by the favorable results of countless customers around the world. Customer testimonies on Amazon for Bust Actives confirm that this item is working well. Ladies with tiny breasts had busts enlarged. Others with good dimension but absence of firmness and form have seen an enhancement in shape, volume as well as volume. The truth that, after 15 years on the marketplace, there is still require verifies its efficiency. The number of pleased individuals continues to grow everyday. Why should you be overlooked? How Breast Actives benefits natural boob job The herbal active ingredients in both the pills and lotion are rich in substances known as phytoestrogens. These are substances located in some plants and also are comparable in their chemical framework to estrogen. They can simulate the action of estrogen to further promote breast development. This procedure resembles breast advancement when ladies go through the age of puberty. Research on natural breast enhancement by Phytoestrogen impact by JinWha Chung MD, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea wrapped up that. ” According to this experience, the variety of phytoestrogens is connected with natural breast enhancement in ladies, and also its system is possibly … the rise in the variety of mammary glands and also their constituent cells.” Is Breast Actives accepted by the FDA? Under the United States Dietary Supplement Health and Education And Learning Act (DSHEA), dietary supplements do not need FDA authorization. Bust Actives tablets come under the category of “food supplements”. In June 2007, the FDA released guidelines for “Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)” for food supplements. These guidelines are planned to make certain the purity, top quality, toughness as well as make-up of these supplements. The manufacturing of Breast Actives is performed in a plant that is completely certified with FDA GMP. Are there any constraints on its usage? You should not make use of Bust Actives during pregnancy or breastfeeding. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding a baby, wait until your baby finishes breastfeeding/ or breastfeeding is finished. Then you can begin this treatment. If you have pre-existing illness, consult your doctor prior to using herbal supplements. The day-to-day dose for the pills is 2– take one in the morning as well as one at night. Use the lotion to the breasts once daily as well as in regards to deep massage. While in this treatment, limit high levels of caffeine intake and soft drinks to a maximum of one glass each day. See detailed directions for use. satisfaction assurance Problems, Warranty and also refund policy If you acquire as well as have issues, you can request a reimbursement. This should protest any kind of extra and also unopened item within ninety (90) days of acquisition. For the reimbursement treatment, see General Terms of Sale Breast Actives is offered on their official website For orders from outside the United States/ Canada, global deliveries are by Federal Express and also take 14 to 21 days. This is expected, there are no delays as a result of personalizeds clearance. Delivering expenses depend on the place and the plan bought. Expense will certainly be displayed when the distribution address is entered and also the package chosen on the order web page. Well, I entirely comprehend the curiosity of a lot of females regarding this concern. Does Bust Actives truly function? The only people that have made use of the product can be depended choose whether the item is a worth use or not. So, what are those ladies saying? It has been seen that a lot of females who have actually used this option according to the appropriate instructions experienced favorable outcomes. The confirmation of its top quality, functioning and effectiveness can be found on the Internet where the customers have recognized the results. Ladies are getting the item, utilizing it and reporting that it is actually functioning. On the other hand, there are females for whom the product is not working. And trust me, this is not too much of a surprise. It is not needed that an item can help everybody. What help one might not help various other. It simply does not happen. Yet, there are a great deal of proof in the form of testimonies that reveal it work. Give this item a shot and also I make sure you will not get dissatisfaction. If we pay attention to the suppliers along with the people that have actually utilized it, then Breast Actives is definitely secure to use The components discovered in this product are 100% natural that are made use of in the needed amount and are thoroughly taken a look at by the specialists. This item is free from hazardous chemicals, consequently, does not create any kind of type of side effects. From where I can buy the item? To buy of Bust Actives that features 100% cash back assurance, all you need to do is visit its main site and place an order now. Is it recommended? With no uncertainty, yes! Not only me, yet there are a lot of ladies that thinks the very same. If you desire shapelier, larger, as well as sexier busts that will give your self-confidence an increase and also make you really feel gorgeous, then there is nothing else product much better than Bust Actives. It offers you among the most effective breast enhancement programs that have a high rate of success and its 3 step program offers several advantages to the ladies. With this service, the larger and also sexier breasts do not need to be a fantasy. Instructions to make use of. There are three simple as well as basic for utilizing this item. Complying with the listed actions constantly may assist promote the preferable yet reliable results. And also these steps are specified below: First of all, pop-up one tablet of this formula with a glass of water on a daily basis, before or after your initial dish. Second of all, swab a small amount of Bust Actives lotion on your fingertips and also massage securely on your breast every morning. As well as last but not least, read its workout program completely and comply with the numerous massage methods, diet plan & wellness programs properly to enhance your breast dimension. Last judgment Bust Actives is just one of the popular as well as commonly made use of products that aid all-natural breast enhancement without leaving any kind of side-effect. This exclusive item comprises breast enhancement tablet, service, and also workout program that assists you to get the curves you have actually always needed. This is the very best means to raise the form, dimension, and firmness of your boobs with the visibility of 100% medically shown and all-natural components. Not only this, if you do not rely on the promises made by breast augmentation and enhancement, after that it is extremely recommended to use this product on a routine basis. Does Breast Actives really work? Where can I buy it for the most affordable rate? How do I make use of Bust Actives? You’ll obtain solid answers to these inquiries and more in this extensive review … Doctor Guaranteed: the best for breast enhancement (without the surgery!) You see, when it involves ladies, their appearances, and also their bodies, they can be quite certain concerning how they want to look and who they intend to appear like! All ladies long for a sexy, hot body, and for them, that usually suggests large breasts, a glass-hour figure with a tiny waist, legs that take place for life, as well as a butt that is high, company, and also yet voluptuous. As well as certainly Hollywood, with its beautiful people as well as cash to change sizes and shapes day by day, well, normal women with average revenues occasionally simply have to desire … They need to rely on push-up bras or the most up to date lotions as well as remedies that promise a sexy bosom. Some items are for real as well as won’t need you to break the bank You don’t have to misery if you don’t have the cash to boost your body indifferently. Did you know that there are products on the marketplace today that are for real, that have been scientifically created to do good things for your cleavage without investing a fortune? Well, you are mosting likely to be enthusiastic with enjoyment when we inform you what Breast Actives can do for you … … What it is has actually done for other women also– remember this name– it’s called Bust Actives. Breast enhancement surgical treatment is still the most prominent cosmetic surgery today Years earlier, there was no hope truly if Nature did not bestow you with hot busts. But with all the latest modern technologies and also treatments that you get today, well, breast enhancement places as the most prominent plastic surgery procedure today. And now, Breast Actives can complete below and boost your cleavage, naturally, and also at a portion of the price. We will reveal you the testimonials later on in this article and also you can decide whether or not you intend to go for this fantastic transformation or not– because a lot of women have used this product. Most of Bust Actives testimonials state just how it has worked wonders for females. If you want to adhere to a couple of easy points, you will see the very same lead to no time at all. You will see how women state their confidence has grown … … it’s all as a result of what this item has provided for them. Exactly How Does Breast Actives Work? All its components interact to supply the best equilibrium for the very best results. Doctor Guaranteed: the best for breast enhancement (without the surgery!) There aren’t any strange components that will make you gain weight or things like that– the pills and lotion do an interior work of increasing up the breast tissue. And also the cream keeps your skin smooth and soft, stopping stretch marks as your breasts expand. What you end up with are smoother, fuller, as well as healthy busts, without side effects. It resembles a health and wellness restorative for your breasts since it provides a better shape as well, lowering drooping and also giving you a much more vibrant appearance. That’s why this product has actually proved not just preferred for ladies with little busts, but additionally for those that are older and also wish to provide their bosom an entire brand-new ruptured of life. And also to think you get this without any marks, or pain– just compliments from individuals who will observe your new younger form. How did Bust Actives transpire? Breast Actives was launched already in December 2007, prospering Breast Gain Plus from Ultra Herbal. Back then, the Bust Gain Plus pills were based on the concept of using phytoestrogens to boost female breasts. It was found, through scientific research study, that stimulating the estrogen receptors in the breasts with phytoestrogens [1], might enhance breast size in females by as long as 150%. Tens of countless women throughout the world made use of these pills and profited greatly from them. At the same time, all-natural breast enhancement, making use of herbal essences, came to be identified by the media … … several national television programs such as CNN Heading News, The Montel Williams Show, Dateline NBS, as well as United States Today talked about Bust Actives and their strategies. Going under a scalpel for cosmetic or surgical breast augmentation is a preferred option for females bust enlargement these days. You Would certainly be surprised to understand that the surgical treatment done by Dr. Vincenz Czerny in 1895 was the first successful breast enhancement. Despite the fact that it’s considered an assured as well as helpful alternative for increasing the size of breasts it was never ever my idea of charm and also neither will I ever before suggest anybody to go that route unless needed. So for me, it was a “No-No” from beginning and also spending a bit of my money and time to discover a sensible choice was constantly a much better concept. Currently, after throwing out the option of breast augmentation implants, I was entrusted just 3 valuable actives breast enhancement alternatives for evaluations that are diet, exercise, and also actives breast enhancement supplements for obtaining my curvier females’s body. So before buying any service, I determined to try all-natural pointers to make breasts huge such as diet plan and exercise, but regrettably, I stopped working because I might not invest as well as summon that much of dedication, time, as well as sustained initiative. I needed a little push as well as aid from some fantastic foods as well as herbs. As a result I went on to try my last alternative, natural pills for breast augmentation. After scrolling a lot online, scanning all the products, as well as check down the testimonials, I chose among them, Breast Actives. The good news is, It went on to end up being the first and last selection for me due to the fact that it offered me the larger & fuller breasts that I preferred for a long time. Consequently here I am sharing my experience with my personal usage reviews. What are Breast Actives Pills & Cream? Breast Actives is a 3 step formula that is entirely formulated with 100% all-natural active ingredients help in offering you curvy, company, fuller, and also obvious breasts. This three-step all-natural breast enhancement system comprises actives breast enhancement products like pills, lotion to use, and also an exercise program that provides extensive outcomes. Being a full bust augmentation formula, it is presently ruling the market. It is essential to take a look at the active ingredient listing if you require a perfect pill. All the components used in the formulation of the Breast Energetic system are 100% natural and also effective. Components in Tablets are Vitamin E– This vitamin is proven to be useful for the mammary gland as well as avoid bust cancer. Dandelion Root– This herb improves the general breasts and stimulates the generation of brand-new cells. Fennel Seed– Though fennel seed is not effective in to grow breast size mug it helps in making the bust company and toned up. Dong Quai Origin– It assists in stimulating the manufacturing of estrogen as well as enhances the bust cells. L-Tyrosine– This is a forerunner of key thyroid hormone, Thyroxine. It assists in regulating the metabolic rate. Honored Thistle Root– It is the base ingredient of any breast augmentation item as a result of its effective residential or commercial property of production of estrogen. Kelp– Kelp is additionally referred to as seaweed that has been verified to be beneficial for skin, hair, and nails. Fenugreek Seed Extract– Fenugreek seed aids to grow a larger breast dimension cup normally by regulating the hormone degree in females. Watercress Leaf– This herb is frequently made use of in numerous nations as the natural solution for bigger bust development. Doctor Guaranteed: the best for breast enhancement (without the surgery!) Exactly How to Use Breast Actives Beast Actives is easy to use although it is a three-step system. To use this breast enhancement program, you will need to take one supplement when per day with a meal. Usually, it is suggested that you take the supplement either at morning meal or brunch. The 2nd step in the three-step program is to apply the lotion to your busts. This action needs to be done after you take a hot shower as well as prior to bed. After you shower, your pores are open as well as will absorb the cream a lot easier than if your pores are closed. To use the lotion, put a percentage in your hand and massage right into your breast utilizing a circular clockwise motion till the lotion is soaked up. The third action in the process is to perform breast workouts as well as massages to help increase the amount of blood flow to the area and also to advertise healthy and balanced cells growth. The massages and exercises that include the product are simple to do and will certainly not take as well lengthy to do so. You ought to adhere to a regular as well as complete the three-step procedure on a daily basis similarly throughout the entire therapy period for the best results. Yes. Bust Actives is thought about safe to use in the supplement and lotion kind. Actually, there have actually been no recognized reported significant negative effects as well as the item can help all ladies raise their breast size. It is suggested that you talk to your medical professional before you begin taking this supplement or making use of the cream. Also, you ought to have a look at the components in both the lotion as well as supplement to make sure that you are not allergic to any one of the components. While the product itself is risk-free, an allergic reaction can still take place because it is your body rejecting the component that you have a hatred. Ladies under the age of 18 and women that are expecting, plan to conceive, or are nursing should not take this supplement or utilize the lotion. Some women have actually said that they experience a light soreness in their breasts or a prickling sensation when they are going through therapy. These are typical feelings associated with cells growth as well as will go away with time. Perhaps your breasts did not grow as anticipated or preferred throughout your developmental years. Or, possibly they have lost volume and also shape after weight management or childbirth. Whatever the factor, you wish to enlarge or enhance your busts. However you do not wish to experience breast implant surgical procedure. This decision is a really smart one. Along with the really high price, implants also carry high dangers. They require the rep of the restorative surgical procedure as well as it can develop possible issues in the future. These troubles consist of a boosted risk of cancer. For even more information, see guide of Difficulties related to breast implants published by the FDA. Today, there are several products that assert to provide reliable all-natural breast enhancement. Nonetheless, one of the most effective as well as prominent of these products is Bust Actives. It is the No. 1 market leader among all natural breast enhancement items. Breast Actives pills as well as cream is a natural system for natural breast enhancement. It consists of pills, a breast massage therapy lotion and special breast toning workouts. The pills were initially called Breast Gain And Also. They were developed in 1998 for natural breast enhancement without surgery. The plant essences utilized are abundant in substances called phytoestrogens. In December 2007, the maker included a chest massage cream based on Pueraria Mirifica extract. This makes the support much more efficient as well as faster. Instructions for special bust toning workouts have additionally been added. This mix of pills, lotion and unique workouts is active under the name Bust Actives for natural breast augmentation. Given that the pills were presented, greater than 100,000 ladies worldwide have actually efficiently utilized it. The media have recognized all-natural breast augmentation with organic active ingredients. A number of tv programs in the United States have actually reviewed the advantages of this strategy. The topic additionally showed up in print media such as USA Today. What can Breast Actives do for you? all-natural breast augmentation advantages. 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Do you consider yourself to be a dreamer? By “dreamer,” I do not mean one who experiences the literal dreams that occur during sleep. Rather, I mean the figurative and creative dreaming that some people seem to be particularly gifted to do when they are awake. A dreamer is a person with a deeply engaged imagination who pays attention to the often hidden things that other people do not see; who envisions possibilities and potential that other people cannot discern; and who generates ideas that other people often dismiss as unrealistic and untenable. A dreamer is a type of visionary who glimpses reality through a mystical lens that sees beyond what is to what could be. Based upon that definition, would you consider yourself to be a dreamer? I do not know if I am a dreamer any longer or not, but I think that I started out as one. I spent a good portion of my childhood dreaming up imaginary scenarios for myself in which to play. Many of those imaginary scenarios were based upon my favorite television shows. One day, I would pretend to be Matt Dillon, the heroic marshal from “Gunsmoke.” But just when I had my holster and cowboy hat in place, I would pause to read a comic book. Then I would not want to be a cowboy anymore. I would want to be Superman. So I would take off the holster and put on my red cape. But just when I figured out how to make the living room into Metropolis, an episode of “Star Trek” would appear on the television. Then I would not want to be Superman any longer. I would want to be captain James T. Kirk, captain of the Starship Enterprise. A good portion of my childhood was spent in this playful schizophrenia, moving quickly and effortlessly from one imaginative context to another, one character to another. It was in the midst of one of those imaginative contexts that I came to the dinner table one evening wearing a black vest and a plastic futuristic pistol at my side. My mother said to me, “Who are you supposed to be tonight?” “Well,” I said, “if you must know, I’m Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon. It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.” To which my mother responded, “Eric, how in the world did you become such a dreamer?!” Children make for good dreamers and sometimes dream more imaginatively than anyone else. Sadly, we tend to grow out of our capacity for imaginative dreaming as we age. Perhaps we quietly allow this to happen because we know all too well that the world can be hard on adult dreamers. Adult dreamers are looked upon as impractical and irrelevant. Sometimes they are treated as a threat because they see things differently than other people. Sometimes we even go so far as to kill our adult dreamers because we want so desperately to be rid of them and their unsettling ideas. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a dreamer. He dreamed of a world of racial equality in which people would be judged not by the color of their skin but the content of their character. He was killed for that dream. People like Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Corrie Ten Boom were dreamers. During the Second World War, they dared to dream of a Germany that would stand against the evils perpetuated by the Nazi regime. Corrie Ten Boom was imprisoned in a concentration camp for her dream. Bonhoeffer was hanged for his. In the Old Testament, Joseph was a dreamer. He was a young man who was prone to peculiar visions of an alternative but divinely preferred future into which his family and the people of Israel were moving. But his brothers hated him for his dreaming. They saw his dreaming as an effort on Joseph’s part to claim dominion over them. One day, the brothers ambushed Joseph, threw him into a pit, and then sold him to some travelers who took him as a slave into Egypt. Joseph’s story reminds us that the human penchant for dismissing dreamers is nothing new. Even in the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, dreamers like Joseph often found themselves violently rejected because people were so utterly threatened by their disruptive ways of seeing the world. There was another dreamer. His name was Jesus of Nazareth. He dared to dream of a kingdom where prostitutes are valued as much as temple priests; where the face of God can be discerned in the countenances of the poor, the broken, and the marginalized; where rebirth and transformation are doorways into the salvation of God. Where did that dream take him? It took him to a rugged cross where he bled and died for the sake of the world. Dreamers often have beautiful and urgent things to say, things that other people will never dare to articulate. But the world can be painfully inhospitable to dreamers. Sometimes we even nail our adult dreamers to a cross in an effort to silence their countercultural voices. I was once a part of a church that had a dreamer in it. Her name was Olivia. She was notorious for her dreams and visions and her willingness to talk about them amidst a congregation that had grown impatient with her impracticality and her penchant for mystical metaphors. One day at a Bible study, Olivia spoke up. “I had a dream last night,” she said. “Okay, Olivia, tell us about your dream.” (That was what I said out loud, but what I really thought was this: “Olivia, we only have a half hour left in this Bible study, and we don’t have time to waste on your nonsensical dreams, which I am certain have nothing at all to do with the subject matter of our study!”) “Well,” she said, “in the dream, hundreds of children of all different colors and races were standing outside our church building, pounding on the doors to get inside. But inside the church, all of us were dancing to music that was so loud that we couldn’t hear the pounding. The children were pounding on the doors to get inside, and we weren’t listening to their cries.” “When I woke up after the dream,” Olivia said, “my pillow was wet with tears.” “Uh, okay, Olivia. Um, thanks for that.” (Thinking to myself, “Can I please get back to my lesson plan now?”) In my mind, I had already dismissed Olivia. As quickly as Joseph’s brothers had dismissed him in the Old Testament, so had I dismissed Olivia because her dreams and visions were an inconvenience to me. The very next day, two youth in the community committed suicide independently. One was 19 the other was 17. Both of them were alienated from their family, and neither one of them had a connection to a church. As soon as I heard the news, I thought about Olivia’s dream—a dream about children pounding on the doors of the church, crying to get inside and not being heard. I thought to myself in that moment, “It is time for me to listen to the dreamer more attentively, because she is seeing the things of God.” The Outraged Jesus One thought on “Daring to Dream” April 23, 2018 at 8:53 pm As always, you speak what resounds in my soul. I consider myself a dreamer that has been blessed with the ability to see others and the individual gifts that they bring. Excellent blog.	7,082
It appears to me that time seems to go faster every year. New years resolutions become the same resolutions that you have the year before and sometimes the small steps to achieve goals just never seem big enough or; maybe they are and that is a great thing if you have your happiness and you are jammin’ on all things life. It seems to me that lately I have more wrinkles around my eyes every time I look in the mirror and that is enough to tell me that life is short, so… wear sunscreen and of course, play hard! I have often struggled to move forward despite appearing like I am achieving things and I still don’t always feel like I am actually getting anywhere. Sometimes it seems like the old ‘stuff’ in the closet wants to just eat you up and devour you where you stand, that is of course if you can stand at all. Maybe its just that you are just plain old worn out. Life is hard, let’s face it. The world is crazy and chaotic. Sometimes, all you have time and energy for is to deal with today, and what’s happening around you, which is totally fine too. Living in the moment is an art, and to appreciate those moments in life is crucial. Time can be consuming when there are more things to do in a day than there are hours. We must make time to look forward… to set goals, to make plans all the while appreciating and living in the moment. It’s easy to revert to old habits of coping, of masking and covering the pain rather than to face your fears and allow yourself the opportunity to actually move forward. Living in the moment and being consumed by the moments are two different things. Choose not to be consumed by the moments but live them! I was reminded recently just how small we are, as I look over the expanse of the great ocean, I know I am but a speck on the horizon… a grain of sand… a cork bobbing on a sea of turbulence, or calm, or sometimes drowning as waves crash over you… it’s easy to feel small; to feel like you don’t matter. Sometimes allowing life and the things of the world to consume you is just another excuse or reason for that dream you have to slip past you- I have done this time and time again. Why? Honestly, I just never felt truly worthy of success, I have had to work very hard on myself to understand the value I have and what I can offer to others. It is easy to just sometimes ignore the niggling inside you to pursue that passion, that ‘thing’ that calls you. It is not hard to set it aside in favour of old patterns, old habits and old ways of thinking, because a new way can seem overwhelming, hard, and just too difficult in the world where you may feel like you are that cork on the sea of your own fear… I know it sounds a bit gloomy, but what you have to realise is that in your own special uniqueness, you are the only person who has your dream, and can do it your own unique way. You are only as big as your thinking allows you to be. If you think you are small and insignificant, then you will be. If you believe that you can do something to change the world, then you will. Just because you are small, does not mean that you don’t have great potential, or the ability to make great change in a world that is screaming for great leaders. Even the smallest people can make the biggest difference! You only have to look at those who are humble, and lived their passion to know that one person can indeed change the world. I look at incredible female leaders like Mother Teresa (who was a very tiny woman at 5ft), she said, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” She would ultimately be the single most famous woman in the world- besides Oprah Winfrey. Let me ask you- what is the ripple that you want to create? I have always loved Joan of Arc, a Martyr, Saint and Military leader famous for leading the French to Victory in a 100 year war in the 14th century, she said, “I am not afraid, I was born to do this.” She was only 18 and rumoured to be just over 5ft tall, again very small, but big in heart and understood what she was born to do. A female leader in a time that was certainly not a time where women were seen as equals. So, I ask you; what were you born to do? Is what you have planned for this year going to take you towards your goals, your dream and your passion? Are the people in your circle the kinds of people that will love and support you? Are your friends the kinds of friends that will stand by you and encourage you? I am making a commitment to myself this year in 2016, and that is that I will not compromise on the vision I have in my heart to achieve the things that I believe are set before me. I have allowed others to compromise and I have compromised myself with poor thinking, and letting the negative thoughts of ‘not being big enough’, ‘feeling insignificant and incapable’, ‘not good enough’, to rob me from what I know I was born to do. What are you not willing to compromise? Too many fall short of their potential because they allow their thinking and the voices of doubt to steal their passion for what they believe they are called to do. I know I have wavered many times, because I have allowed those voices to break my determination and vision. Do not allow old thinking and the chaos of the world to take you away from what you are called to do. One person can make a huge difference. What legacy do you want to leave? Who are you going to be? How are you going to create a ripple effect? Do the people in your life encourage and lift you up? Do yourself a favour this year… don’t compromise on your dreams. Don’t give in to your fears. Understand that you were born for more! Know your importance, whether the steps you take are tiny, or you are taking great leaps towards a better and greater you; just keep taking steps. Do not allow your thinking to rob you from the joy of the pursuit towards your true self and achieving your dreams. Bless you and your family this year as you embrace 2016. Together, let’s create lots of powerful positive ripples across the world. (Hot Mud Pools of New Zealand- I would love to believe that the ripples I create would be ripples that would turn into great waves, and leave a lasting impression. Photograph- Kelly Humphries Photography) January 3, 2016 /by KH-Manager An online community that celebrates diversity. Who is Kelly Humphries? 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“The struggle between liberty and authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar…” Don’t take my word for it. That is from one of the most famous works on the subject published in the English language, On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill, and published in 1859. It’s been on my mind a great deal lately. I wonder what it would cost to send copies to Ron de Santis and Greg Abbott. But then why would they read it again? I thought all conservatives had made their peace with Mill, just as you suppose they had done with Burke, or even Rousseau. I suppose Yale and Texas aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. I wouldn’t know. My AB is from Villanova, one of them Catholic sinks of ignorance where the card catalog still contained the stamp “on Church Index” and in which old Falvey Library still had a cage in which the books on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum were, ah, housed. I guess I’m glad I started in 1969. We may have still had a Draft, but there was no longer an Index. Besides you could always sneak over to Haverford or Penn if you were desperate. They had big boy books. And I had to read Mill. I can’t assume the mantle of a social philosopher. I’m not qualified. Yet I do remember Mill defining a private act as one that had no public consequences. So if I sit here and quietly chant Satanic verses about Texas Republicans, it’s a private act. Other than my cat, and maybe my spouse, I bother no one. In economics, if I and I alone bear the cost of action, it’s private. There are no spillovers. More or less the same idea. Sometimes it gets tricky, you know, because a private action in economics rarely has no other public consequences, but you draw the line somewhere, or, at worst, you practice tolerance and negotiate, especially over trivial matters. A society in which everyone insists on their absolute right to do something or other is usually not a pleasant one. Like America in 2021. We’ve been headed in this direction for several decades. And the consequences are all too clear. This is no way to live, because constant conflict is the result. You’re probably sick of it. So am I. If the private solution doesn’t work because the cost of trying to herd all the cats is simply too high, a society delegates the right to the state (government) to make a uniform decision for all of us. It’s efficient–it consumes far fewer resources. And it’s “fair.” Because everyone who is a citizen is affected. You know, that incomprehensible line in Rousseau about “forcing people to be free.” Well, there you go. That’s how a modern liberal society is supposed to function. As we used to say, if you don’t like it, leave. We settled this in 1865, supposedly. Except, obviously, in the South. Oh, wait…… Not to put too fine a point on things, but if you ask an partner in intimacy to wear a condom and they refuse, you can do something. Obviously, you can simply refuse to have sex with them. End of story. Their STD is not your problem. Period. But for obvious reasons, our current mask and vaccination wars are a bit different. If I say the state has no right to compel me to be vaccinated–as a matter of personal autonomy (liberty)–I may well contract Covid and die. If I do, it’s no one else’s problem. I made the choice. But suppose, given the highly infectious nature of the Delta variant, I insist the state has no right to require me to be vaccinated. I survive, but I infect someone else who dies. Then what? I have no right to kill you of which I am aware. I’d suppose–and I’d ask my lawyer friends for help–if you could prove that I infected a person who subsequently died (I have no idea how), I could well be liable, perhaps even criminally, for that person’s death. Alas, the same problem attends the willingness to wear a mask or not. The general sense is that we wear masks not only to protect ourselves, but to protect others who may be vulnerable. Do we really think that state has no interest in preventing me from killing others by refusing to wear a mask? Really? If we look at the source of this anti-masking idiocy–and it is idiocy–we will find that much of it goes back to you know who, Donald Trump. Once it became apparent to serious physicians and epidemiologists that masks reduced the transmission of Covid, they recommended masks in all the circumstances of which you are probably aware. Joe Biden wore a mask. But Donald Trump refused to wear a mask. Why? Was there some compelling medical reason. Not exactly. Trump is quoted repeatedly in “I alone Can Fix It” as complaining making a mask made him look “weak.” Weak. Yes. I have absolutely no interest in the armchair analyses of Trump as some sort of psychoneurotic, although a number of serious people believe him to be so. He does appear to enjoy acting like a bully, and the worst fear of a bully is not actually weakness, but the appearance of weakness. The appearance invites inevitable challenge, and the bully may likely know just how tough he (or she) is or isn’t. So why risk it? When I read Bagehot’s The English Constitution, I actually began to get why some of my British friends were monarchists. The Crown is supposed to set the tone for the rest of society, particularly where deference is valued. You may scoff at some of the birds who our British friends were supposed to regard as models, but there you have it. You may say we don’t have a king, so what does it matter what behavior the President models? You may even believe that. If you do, I pity you. I remember thinking that much of the real damage Richard Nixon did as President came from his clear willingness to violate the law, as if, to paraphrase Leona Helmsley, only the little people obey the law (or pay taxes). I hardly agreed with everything Barack Obama did, but I appreciated the manner in which he conducted himself. I detested Bill Clinton for the same reason. I often wonder if we don’t owe certain changing sexual practices as much to Mr Clinton as we do to films shot in the San Fernando Valley. Hey, Bill and Monica do it….. Trump tried to discredit wearing masks for political reasons. And the ilk that took their cue from him became America’s little army of super-spreaders. I don’t know about you, but I try to see public health measures for what they are–and not as political signals of some sort. If you do, please, stay away from me and my family. When I was a kid in Philly, the subways had signs saying “No spitting.” They were a holdover from the days of the scourge of TB. You might refrain from spitting too, as a favor to my liberal sensibilities, right? God help us. Related Published by RJS El Tejano I sarcastically call myself El Tejano because I'm from Philadelphia and live in South Texas. Not a great fit, but sometimes, economists notwithstanding, you don't get to choose. My passions are jazz, Mexican history and economics. Go figure View more posts Previous Post Previous post: Each Wage-Earner is Expected to Contract Covid AND “Tijuana”: A Review Next Post Next post: 10 thoughts on “Your rights make me sick” August 6, 2021 at 8:24 pm Well wriitten. The advocates of unbridled liberty are all for liberty, for themselves, but not for others. Wearing a mask is pro-life. That doesn’t sit well with the “freedom for me but not for you if it gets in the way of freedom for me” crowd. At least the anti-lockdown contingent could present plausible “look how it hurts the economy” arguments, whereas I’ve yet to read any rational, sensible, coherent argument that “wearing a mask hurts people” argument (aside from the challenge for those who need lip reading to offset hearing problems). Perhaps anti-maskers should ask surgeons and operating room personnel to ditch the masks when the anti-masker or a family member goes in for surgery. And isn’t it amazing how the “libertarian” crowd have the authoritarian crew at the top of their “we vote for them as leader” lists? LikeLiked by 1 person August 6, 2021 at 10:24 pm Mike Fazzini says: August 7, 2021 at 12:42 pm Amen Bro. I love the way you weaved Mill into it. Brings some old school, good sense to the piece. I turned on Fox News last night for 3 minutes. What I heard was some pundit, whose name I do not know, railing with high emotional fervor and intensity against mask mandates or vax mandates, all of which, according to him, are a plot by the “radical” left to accrue power. Jagoff deluxe but the Fox News crowd eats this stuff up. Take out Fox News, heal America. More than Trump, more than Rush, Fox News is killing America. LikeLiked by 1 person August 7, 2021 at 3:57 pm I can’t tell you how angry I am at the hijacking of the Western intellectual tradition by these jackasses. And some of them have to know it. Have you read much by Anne Applebaum? She is terrific and explores these themes in detail. LikeLiked by 1 person Wmann says: August 7, 2021 at 1:23 pm Nice piece as usual Richard. I would like to mention that those “films shot in the San Fernando Valley”probably have the most intense health protocols in the country. In a world of AIDS, when trading bodily fluids, constant testing is required. I am sure they have extended that to COVID! LikeLiked by 2 people August 7, 2021 at 3:54 pm You know, this would make an interesting economic discussion. Mike Fazzini says: August 7, 2021 at 4:52 pm Yeah, I’m sure. At least the field research would be fun. Could even do it from home.:) LikeLiked by 1 person Wmann says: August 7, 2021 at 7:36 pm It certainly would “sell”. Working on titles now? August 7, 2021 at 3:57 pm But then I would be in serious hot water August 8, 2021 at 4:20 pm Great (and sad) title: what ever happened to “the greater good,” or that one couldn’t shout FIRE in a crowded theatre, no matter how much fun it seemed to be. This situation tries my most resilient optimism.	10,316
H. A person is not eligible for interment under this chapter if the person has been proven to have committed a serious crime, such as murder, a sexual offense or any crime punishable by imprisonment for life. For the purposes of this section, "proven to have committed a serious crime" means that the person was convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of a crime and received a sentence at least as severe as life imprisonment or the person died in the act of committing a crime for which life imprisonment was a possible sentence and the senior law enforcement official investigating the crime certifies in writing that the person died in the act of committing a serious crime for which life imprisonment was a possible sentence. Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §509, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2005, c. 273, §3, is further amended to read: F. A civilian employee or military member of the department when in the conduct of official duties; or Sec. 3. 37-B MRSA §509, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 273, §4, is amended to read: G. The administrator of the Maine Veterans' Home when in the conduct of official duties . ; or Sec. 4. 37-B MRSA §509, sub-§2, ¶H is enacted to read: H. An authorized representative of the Department of Labor when in the conduct of official duties. SUMMARY This bill provides that a person is ineligible for interment in the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System if that person has been proven to have committed a serious crime, such as murder, a sexual offense or any crime punishable by imprisonment for life. It also allows Department of Labor personnel to access veterans' military service records.	1,636
There are two types of people in the world: those who have 5,000 emails in their inbox and those who don't. Which camp are you in? And what drives people to be one way or the other? Is clearing out your inbox real or feigned progress? It feels productive to many, but it could just be distracting you from the actual productive thing you were doing before opening your email. Speculations about why people tend to be one way or the other are varied, and often lead to the popular idea that creativity flourishes in clutter while cleanliness and efficiency go hand in hand. Are people who obsess over achieving Inbox Zero craving a sense of control while email hoarders are more easily able to go with the flow? Are people who prefer clean inboxes the same people who don't go anywhere without a to-do list? Or here's an interesting thought: are inbox clearers more concerned with technology as a part of their identity leading them to engage with their emails more thoughtfully and often? Are they the same people who've admittedly been part of the candy crush saga, clearing row after row of candies in an attempt to clear the level? Is Inbox Zero a type of professional candy crush? What is "Inbox Zero?" It's important to acknowledge that Merlin Mann, a productivity expert who keyed the term "Inbox Zero," wasn't just talking about simply clearing out your inbox often. He said, "It's not about how many messages are in your inbox–it's how much of your brain is in that inbox." Mann fans suggest designating two times a day to checking email in order to avoid letting it morph into another form of distraction. If you're the type of person whose happiness directly correlates to the emptiness of your inbox, here are a few tips. Stand in Line With a Purpose Waiting in a long grocery store line can be the best time to unsubscribe from unwanted emails. You're probably aimlessly scrolling through Facebook anyway, why not stare at your phone in a more meaningful way? Unsubscribing from a few frequent-dispatchers a week will go a long way, and you don't have to waste any valuable time doing it. Creating folders can be a misleading organizational tool. Here's the common trap: you begin to create separate folders to save information you know you'll need in the future. But you're too specific and instead of having a folder called "Travel," you end up with seven folders titled after various cities' names. You went too far. Experts suggest using folders with functions that allow you to store emails of various topics that require similar actions. For example: "Reply " or "Research." You can always search for specifics within a folder later. A BBC article analyzing the psychology of a to-do list realizes our attention is limited and having a trusty filing system frees up valuable mind space: "Breaking each task down into its individual actions allows you to convert your work into things you can either physically do, or forget about, happy in the knowledge that it is in the system." By the way, if you're newly inspired to set up your own inbox filing system and use Outlook, We'd suggest this post. When you subscribe to the blog, we will send you an e-mail when there are new updates on the site so you wouldn't miss them.	3,295
With the release of his seventh solo effort, Days In Frames, last February, Toronto’s Kevin Hearn thinks he’s got a decent grasp on this whole business of having and maintaining a solo career. Written in various parts of the globe, including his home in Toronto, Paris, Tofino, B.C. and on Baffin Island’s Cape Dorset, the album boasts a stunning disposition, featuring piano-driven songs framed by hauntingly melodic melodies as he sings of love, life and loss, combined with darkly humourous observations. “You can only hope you keep growing with every record,” he says. “I have so many projects in my mind, kind of like a queue of things I want to try out. I’m fortunate enough to be able to get to bring many of those ideas to life.” Although he may arguably be best-known as a multi-instrumentalist with the platinum-selling Barenaked Ladies, Hearn’s history in the Toronto music scene dates back to the late 80’s when he was member of the Look People, which served as the house band on the CBC television program Friday Night With Ralph Benmurgui. Hearn would later go on to collaborate with acclaimed Canadian band the Rheostatics along with others. Among the most high profile of his collaborations, however, was his affiliation with the late Lou Reed. “The Barenaked Ladies and Lou shared a record label at one point in time. We ended up being introduced to one another over the phone by an executive at the company.” A few months following that introduction, Hearn was engaged in a fight for his life against leukemia, going through what he understatedly calls “an awful time.” “I was really struggling but completely out of the blue, Lou Reed emails me to tell me he heard I wasn’t doing so well and that he hoped I get better and get back to music soon. That one act on his part just floored me, because, all things considered, he didn’t really know me all that well and didn’t need to take the time to wish me well, and yet he did.” Hearn says that he and Reed corresponded through email for a period of time. Upon the completion of his first solo record, 2001’s H Wing, Hearn sent a copy to Reed and his band. Not long after, Reed, along with members of his band, began attending Hearn’s solo performances in New York City and New Jersey. “One day, Lou suggested that the next time I was in town, that maybe we could get together and try making music. And so I went to New York City, sat in the kitchen of Lou Reed’s guitarist and basically auditioned for them.” Hearn would go on to serve as both keyboardist and musical director for Reed’s band from 2007 right up until Reed’s passing in 2013. Despite Reed’s eventual passing, Hearn says his spirit lives on in a number of different ways on Days In Frames: The members of Reed’s band perform on one of the album’s tracks, “Floating,” a track that Hearn wrote about spending time with Reed at the hospital where he was undergoing treatment. Not only does the song boast poignant lyrics written by Reed himself, the late musician’s guitar work can be heard on the song’s outro. As he fondly looks to the future, Hearn shares that he has an album of instrumental music slated for release later this year, an album born during a second battle with cancer. Fortunately, Hearn boasts a clean bill of health, and will certainly be kept exceptionally busy in the coming months. With almost three-dozen shows with Barenaked Ladies scheduled for this summer, on top of his many solo shows, Hearn says there is nothing else he would rather be doing. “It’s a bit of a balancing act, but I always manage to find time to do it. It’s not just important to me; it’s essential to who I am as an artist. The great thing about the work I do outside of the Barenaked Ladies is that I am not under any sort of time constraints. I can let things unfold as they are meant to be. I have to remind myself to be patient sometimes, but it’s all worthwhile in the end.” What: Kevin Hearn, special guest to Ron Sexsmith Tickets are $35 plus service charges. Advance tickets are available at the Capitol Theatre Box Office, by phone (506) 856-4379 and online at capitol.nb.ca	4,191
Thank you to Sunnyland Farms for providing products in exchange for this feature post & Holiday Gift Guide inclusion. Still searching for a special gift for that hard to buy for person on your list? A delicious treat from Sunnyland Farms could be just the right match! Sunnyland Farms is a 1,760 acre Georgia pecan farm. They have been family-owned since 1948. Sunnyland Farms is unique in that they are a farm as well as a manufacturer. Every product is managed on their site with extreme attention to detail. They provide fresh Georgia pecans, chocolate treats & candies and other gourmet nut products. Georgia pecans are known as the best in the world. Sunnyland Farms is located in Albany, Georgia (known as the pecan capital of the world). Their pecans are certified kosher and are heart healthy. Sunnyland Farms products serve multiple purposes: they are a satisfying snack, are perfect for baking and cooking, and are a fantastic gift for friends, family, neighbors, employees, or customers. A couple special gift ideas I would like to highlight are the Holiday Bags (shown above) and the Classic Pecan Trio (shown below). The Holiday Bags are filled with farm fresh nuts and other tasty treats. They are available in seven varieties: Raw Mammoth Pecan Halves, Toasted & Salted Pecan Halves, Heavenly Mix Toasted & Salted, Royal Mix Toasted & Salted, Jumbo Cashews Toasted & Salted, Dark Chocolate Pecan Clusters, and Milk Chocolate Pecan Clusters. Holiday Bags are perfect for tucking into a stocking or gift basket. Sunnyland Farm’s Classic Pecan Trio includes something for everyone: Raw Mammoth Halves, Chocolate Covered Pecans, and Toasted & Salted Halves. The best of the best are in this gift tower! Free shipping means free shipping at Sunnyland Farms! There is no minimum order needed. They have a commitment to outstanding quality and are known for their awesome customer service with southern hospitality and quick responses. “In today’s world, you don’t always know where your food is coming from. At Sunnyland Farms, that’s not the case. “Only the best” means one thing: we sell the highest quality, freshest mixed nuts, dried fruits, and famous pecans for sale you’ll find anywhere.” Buy It: Head over to Sunnyland Farms Connect: Don’t forget to like them on Facebook, follow them on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest, and subscribe to their YouTube channel for all the latest news and promotions. Asha Hi, my name is Asha. I am 34-years-old and am a nurse by profession. Right now I am battling Breast Cancer. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and together we have a sweet six-year-old daughter, a fun three-year-old son, and a lovable bunny named Caramel. I enjoy spending time with family, taking photographs, scrapbooking, hunting, fishing, cooking and gardening. www.emilyreviews.com/category/asha Related This post currently has 13 responses. I always buy nuts as gifts for Christmas. The bags would be perfect for stocking stuffers. The tins would make nice hostess gifts. Reply December 12, 2021 at 8:37 am I think this makes such a lovely gift. It is great to share and makes a lovely stocking stuffer too. Reply December 12, 2021 at 9:24 am Edible gifts are always appreciated and these nut assortments look so wonderful. I like the way they are packaged too. Reply December 12, 2021 at 10:05 am These are great gifts. I know people that want some. Reply December 12, 2021 at 11:31 am Nuts are delicious and so good for you! Sunnyland Farms sounds like the perfect place to get the highest quality ones as well. These would definitely make a great gift. The packaging is so pretty! Reply December 12, 2021 at 11:47 am this is one gift my 91 year old mother would love. We have just reached the point where we try to find different foods that she would love for christmas Reply December 12, 2021 at 4:25 pm We love nuts and this would make a great gift, but I also want to treat myself to some. They look delish! Reply December 12, 2021 at 6:17 pm Mmm!! We love giving and gifting nuts! One of our favorite parts of the holiday season!! They make excellent hostess gifts too!! Reply December 12, 2021 at 9:32 pm I always appreciate gifts like this. Having free shipping makes it so easy to know that I can get something for out of town family that they will absolutely enjoy. And some for myself too. Reply December 13, 2021 at 7:12 pm One of my family’s favorite snacks. I’ve never heard of this company before, i’ll have to check them out. Reply December 13, 2021 at 9:41 pm This sounds like a great company. I love the variety they have! Nice gift idea. Reply December 14, 2021 at 5:45 pm I love a good nut mixture. My grand-pop loves nuts and he likes pistachios. I just got him some of them to ones where they have no shells, and my poppy used to love peanuts but now he has a feeding tube because his food used to go in his lungs so that is a big downfall for him unfortunately. At least he is 89 about to be 90 and didn’t suffer from that all his life he got to enjoy his peanuts. Reply December 14, 2021 at 8:33 pm I would love to try their dark chocolate pecan clusters and milk chocolate almond toffee. I like the tin that comes with some of the gift items. Free shipping with no minimum is helpful!	5,389
Secondhand smoke (also called Passive Smoke, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, or ETS) is a mixture of the unfiltered smoke that comes from burning tobacco and the smoke exhaled by the smoker. Because smoke from a burning cigarette is unfiltered, it may contain twice the amount of tar and nicotine as the smoke that passes through the filter. There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke! Breathing secondhand smoke increases the risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer, and respiratory problems. Children and the elderly are especially vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoke. Anyone who already has heart disease or respiratory problems should be careful to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke. Learn more about the health effects of secondhand smoke. What Can I Do? To protect yourself and your loved ones from secondhand smoke, you should: Not allow anyone to smoke anywhere in or near your home. Not allow anyone to smoke in your car, even with the window down. Make sure your children’s day care centers and schools are tobacco-free. Make sure caretakers like nannies and babysitters do not smoke. If your state still allows smoking in public areas, look for restaurants and other places that do not allow smoking. “No-smoking sections” do not protect you and your family from secondhand smoke. Thirdhand Smoke A relatively new term, third hand smoke, is being used to describe the residue that builds up on surfaces after exposure to smoke. More research is coming out on the effects of third hand smoke but it is clear this toxic residue does cause health risks.	1,592
This component of fitness helps to stop muscular imbalances and permits you to transfer about with ease. Two frequent methods to enhance flexibility are static stretching (holding a stretch for seconds) and dynamic stretching (holding a stretch for a few seconds and repeating for a number of reps). Your coronary heart rate response will differ with the type of flexibility training you perform; in general, your coronary heart rate will be at or barely above your resting worth. Even if you are not specifically training for muscular energy or endurance, they are nonetheless very important for every day living. Muscular power, for example, have to be referred to as upon when lifting bins and moving furnishings. Engaging in regular exercise can strengthen the cardiovascular system, enhance blood circulation, tone muscular tissues and improve flexibility, all of which can improve your intercourse life . As folks age, they tend to lose muscle mass and performance, which might result in accidents and disabilities. Practicing regular bodily activity is essential to decreasing muscle loss and maintaining strength as you age . Flexibility is the ability of your joints to move via a spread of movement. Dynamic stretching – the flexibility to finish a full range of movement of a specific joint. This type of flexibility is utilized in commonplace “warming up” workouts because it helps prepared the body for bodily activity. Cardiorespiratory endurance indicates how nicely our physique can provide gasoline throughout bodily exercise through the physique’s circulatory and respiratory techniques. Activities that assist improve cardiorespiratory endurance are those that trigger an elevated coronary heart fee for a sustained interval. Bananas are barely larger in energy than different fruits but the calories come primarily from carbohydrate, which makes them sensible for refuelling earlier than, during or after a exercise. They’re also filled with potassium, which can help with muscle cramps throughout exercise. When it comes to bone-constructing calcium, plant based mostly meals corresponding to broccoli and kale provide a wholesome dose and could be a good alternative to dairy merchandise. Actively handle your well being.Conditions such as diabetes or heart illness can have an effect on mental performance if not recognized and handled. Have common check-ups along with your doctor to forestall future issues. One research requested 26 healthy women and men who normally exercised frequently to both proceed exercising or stop exercising for 2 weeks. Those who stopped exercising experienced increases in unfavorable mood . If youâ€™re time and finances poor, be creative and look for other alternatives. Walk or cycle to work, take the steps or depart the automobile at residence when working errands. Buy some train equipment for house, such as online exercise movies or DVDs. Pre-exercise screening is used to determine folks with medical circumstances which will put them at the next threat of experiencing a well being drawback throughout physical activity. It is a filter or â€˜safety internetâ€™ to help resolve if the potential benefits of exercise outweigh the dangers for you. Physical exercise or train can improve your health and cut back the risk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes, most cancers and cardiovascular disease. Physical activity and train can have quick and lengthy-term health benefits. However, more recent research shows that several types of activity change the guts in subtly alternative ways. People who often take part in these actions usually tend to be physically fit when it comes to cardiorespiratory endurance. It is important to begin these actions slowly and gradually improve the depth. Each muscle cell contains contractile proteins – actin and myosin – that give the muscle its energy. These fibers contract together, producing the so-known as power stroke. The whole pressure depends on the variety of these items contracting in unison. Generally, lifting or pushing something of a set weight in a prescribed place and comparing the outcomes in opposition to any given inhabitants is one of the simplest ways. 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Analysis of the American litigation model of enforcement through the courts of statutory claims for labour standards and anti-discrimination claims. Alan Hyde is Distinguished Professor of Law and Sidney Reitman Scholar at Rutgers School of Law. Before coming to Rutgers, he was an instructor at New York University School of Law and represented the National Labor Relations Board in federal courts of appeals. He has been a visiting professor at Yale, Columbia, Cornell, New York University, Cardozo, Fordham, Brooklyn, the University of Michigan, and the University of Toronto. He is a member of the American Law Institute and consultant to its current Restatement of Employment Law. His research interests focus on the globalization of labor markets and the economics of labor mobility. He also studies the changing meaning of citizenship and low naturalization rates among immigrants to the US. His numerous publications include Working in Silicon Valley: Economic and Legal Analysis of a High-Velocity Labor Market (2003) and Bodies of Law (1997). He is a director of the Association for Union Democracy, and writes briefs on labor and employment cases on behalf of the Association and other employee rights organizations.	1,258
It has always amused me when people – usually men – say their company or team ‘eats their own dog food’. It has always struck me as a very ‘macho’ thing to say. I’ve searched for the origin of the phrase ‘ eat your own dog food’ – there seems to be a couple of places it could have come from, but its wide spread technology industry usage dates back to 1988 in Microsoft. Of course the point of ‘eating your own dog food’ is to demonstrate that you have confidence in your own product and can learn – and improve – from your own internal use of it. Before I continue – let me say that I think when done correctly, using your commercial product internally can be a very powerful learning and empathy building experience. Here are some things to consider before ‘eating your own dog food’. Is making dog food mandatory likely to increase joyful adoption or encourage resentful compliance? A couple of places I have seen have made ‘dog food’ mandatory. Usually the order comes from the top by someone concerned that the product has quality or user experience problems. In my experience – how people work and the tools they use should not be made mandatory or imposed in any way. If the product solves a problem that the user has, then they’ll use it. If it doesn’t – that itself is some valuable learning. If it has to be forced then the data you get from the dog food experience may not be authentic. Understand the risks to your business You might argue that if your product brings a business to its knees, you would be better off experiencing that yourself first. Or not. As much as you might not realise it – your company knows more about how your product works – or should work – than your customers. This insider information is hard to ignore. So invariably, the product as used internally does not often cause the same effects as when used by your customers. Or if they cause the same effects – the knowledge your employees have masks the perception of the effects in a way that your customers’ users don’t. For example – I had one customer who made security scanning software – the stuff that sits on your machine and scan files and access. Their CTO encouraged their teams to ‘eat their own dog food’ with some dire results. Given the nature of the work they were doing, the software completely crippled any kind of software development on the employee’s machines. The order remained, except the developers – choosing to do work rather than remain frustrated – tampered with the configuration by effectively disabling it. Not all dogs are the same – be clear which dog you are. Sure you might be selling an email client – and you think everyone uses email the same as you do. Before you unleash dog food on your employees – make sure you know what kind of dog you are purporting to be. Are you a small enterprise simply using email for inter company communications or are you a marketing agency for whom email is an art form? Knowing what kind of customer your company is, will help you exercise your product more comprehensively. Also knowing what kind of user you are not reminds you not to have false faith in dog food – it is only as good as it is used. If you never exercise some parts of your product internally, you aren’t getting the early warning of how real customers might be using it. How will you deal with what you find? At a higher level – dog food is about feedback. Specifically getting real world usage feedback on your product from internal users. The big question is – what are you prepared to do about it when you get it and how quickly will you do it? This is perhaps the biggest problem I see when folk use their own products internally. More often than not, the internal users have no way of getting the broken things fixed quickly – so they continue to endure it. Where I have seen it work well – the feedback from internal users is treated as an express lane item – because it comes earlier than feedback from external users (who typically are not on the latest versions anyway). By ‘express lane’ I mean, the triage and categorization of the feedback – i.e. urgent bug, enhancement etc – happens very quickly. Repair/remediation also happens very quickly – depending on the stack – the same day. I’d like to share 3 handy checklists items before you commit your company to eating dog food: Will this critically affect our ability to run our business? Which customer usage do we represent? Are we prepared to respond quickly to what this experience will reveal? Good luck. March 2, 2015 business critical, dogfood, empathy, feedback loop, learning, microsoft, product, responsiveness, tech 3 responses to “Read this before 'you eat your own dog food'” March 3, 2015 at 6:59 pm Nice. I love it when people call out these trite phrases, and actually take the time to explore the implications of complying to such directives. A very balanced view here. Thank you. March 4, 2015 at 9:10 am Lovely piece! Simulating user experience is better done by users. Testing can be done for a fee or for incentives by entities on the outside easily. You should only eat your own dog food if its relevant to you! Feedback could equally be skewed as users within may be biased positively or negatively as you rightly said. Mike Sutton says: March 4, 2015 at 10:10 am Bayo – thanks for the comment. There are many gung-ho phrases like this prevalent in organisations. Someone read it in a business magazines or heard it on an MBA and decided to unleash it on their employees. Such slogans often become part of the prevailing culture and can do untold damage. My mission is to rid the world of stuff that damages people at work.	5,707
Augview Limited is an augmented reality software development company specializing in the visualization of asset data. We provide utility and telecommunications companies with augmented reality capabilities - equipping field service personnel with cutting edge functionality which provides direct business benefits. Augview Limited was formed in 2012 when we noticed a large shift in the IT market and decided to focus on the development of a new augmented reality GIS product. We realized that there were a growing number of businesses who were looking for smart mobile solutions that made their workforce more productive using the hardware and technology that they had already adopted. After researching the mobile hardware market it became apparent that we were on the verge of a major transformation, shifting away from the office workstation and into something much more agile; smartphone and tablet computing. We also realized that many of the limitations which in the past had restricted mobile computing were being solved at a rapid rate. As a result we decided to use our extensive knowledge of the utility, telecommunications and IT industries to build a product which took advantage of this new technology and solved problematic issues which have frustrated geospatial businesses for years. Mike Bundock, Director and Founder Mike is a successful GIS entrepreneur and visionary, has extensive experience in the GIS market and has worked in the industry since 1979. He has been involved with multiple start-ups and GIS product developments. Between 1990 and 2000 Mike was with Smallworld Systems, initially in UK and then establishing an Australasian operation in 1993. Following a successful Nasdaq IPO in 1997, GE Power acquired Smallworld worldwide in 2000. Subsequently Mike helped establish eMap and then its acquisition of Terralink from the New Zealand government. Mike is currently a director of Spatial Information Systems Ltd and Augview Ltd. Mike has a Master of Science degree from the University of Waikato. Board of Directors Gary Nel Gary was CEO of Methven New Zealand, part of Methven Ltd, for 7 years up to April 2012 were he oversaw the domestic market regarded as the group's revenue engine room and strategic hub for design and development. Prior he served as COO and Head of Design & Engineering of Methven Ltd. He joined Methven in 1996, was part of the 2001 MBO team and served as an Executive Director of Methven Ltd for 3 years. Gary holds a Diploma in Engineering and a Master's degree in Project Management. Brett has been the owner and managing director of Fire Control Services Ltd, for 26 years. The company is a medium sized service, installation and ISO 9000 accredited company that presently employs 30 staff and numerous contractors. Paul has worked since 1999 as a strategic investor, adviser and director in early and expansion stage technology focused companies in Europe and New Zealand. Common to all the companies he works with is a strong drive to deliver long term value to both the businesses and their customers. Paul had a successful career as an investment banker and risk manager in the City of London. As well as holding degrees from Cambridge University and the University of Westminster, he is also a member of the Institute of Directors and the New Zealand Society for Risk Management. Look for Paul sailing his new Hanse yacht somewhere in the Hauraki Gulf. You'll find him on your AIS, of course.	3,714
Evesham started down the slope with the wind slightly behind them and took the game to Droitwich. Nicole Maher cut in from the left wing and put in a shot for the visitors, which went just passed the post after five minutes. The midfield battle continued with both teams competing well technically and physically, without any clear cut chances. Droitwich broke a couple of times but generally Evesham were edging the first half and five minutes before the break earned themselves another of a group of corners. Katie Armento swung the ball in from the left and Rosie Johns, the Evesham Captain, met the ball at the near post to bullet a header past the Droitwich keeper. Few changes were made by either side at half time as the intensity increased in a very close game of few chances. However Droitwich started to get more into the game with the wind at their backs. A break down the left from Hannah Maiden, the host’s midfield player, saw her launch a high cross towards the Evesham goal which caught the wind and flew into the far left corner to equal the scores. Both teams then raised the pace as much as they could to try and find a winner in the sapping conditions. Evesham spurned a couple of half chances as the ball flashed across the Droitwich goal and the goalkeeper pushing one shot round the post. Sophie Griffiths the Evesham right winger got a shot past the Droitwich keeper only to see it bounce back into the keepers hands off the post. Droitwich then put a chance wide and with five minutes to go a snap shot from he hosts striker brought a good save from Jess Newman the Evesham keeper to keep the scores level. With the clock ticking towards extra time Hannah Watts returned to the midfield to replace Kasey Corbett and shortly after she put a through ball between the defenders which Hannah Campbell was able to latch on to and one on one with the keeper coolly slotted it in to give Evesham the lead. After much celebrating the match resumed with only enough time for Evesham to move the ball down the field before the final whistle blew, sending the visitors into the final against Ludlow. The game was played in a very competitive but equally respectable manner and everyone watching commented on the quality of play with 2 teams playing good football in sticky conditions. Players of the Match were given to Beth Roberts and Kasey Corbett for Droitwich and Evesham respectively. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * What's on your mind? Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Related Posts Evesham United Academy had a resounding 5-0 victory at Nuneaton Borough Academy yesterday. Goals here On Saturday, the Development team won 3-1 at home against AFC Bromsgrove in the County Cup. Cuzner, Hawkins and Martin with the goals. On Monday, they lost 2-1 at home to higher-graded Hartpury University in Read more… Early kick off Saturday. Friday Night Bingo at the Spiers & Hartwell Stadium on December 2, 2022 7:30 pm Evesham United vs AFC Totton on December 3, 2022 12:30 pm Cup – Clanfield (85) Development vs Evesham United Development on December 3, 2022 3:00 pm Pan Disability Training for Under 8s on December 4, 2022 9:00 am Toddlers and Minis Football on December 4, 2022 9:00 am Walking Football on the 3G on December 5, 2022 1:00 pm News Archives Select Month December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012	5,359
Ken Barcus, NPR's Midwest bureau chief, died today at age 67. He took great pride in countering stereotypes of the Midwest and in mentoring scores of young reporters. He's pictured here in September 2018. Ken Barcus, longtime Midwest bureau chief for NPR's National Desk and a revered mentor to public radio journalists, died Tuesday in Cleveland. He was 67. His death from complications resulting from throat cancer was confirmed by his family. Over an NPR career that spanned three decades, Ken made an indelible imprint: He brought in countless stories and trained dozens of reporters and editors across the Midwest, from Ohio to the Dakotas. "Ken was a passionate advocate for coverage of the Midwest," says NPR's managing editor for news, Vickie Walton-James, who was Ken's supervisor for 14 years. "He never stopped pushing for stories that illuminated life away from the coasts. Even after decades in his job, he wanted to make sure no one ever thought of the region as 'flyover country.'" Or as Ken put it, "[I wanted] to make sure that people would choke on the words 'Rust Belt' or 'flyover' when they think about my region." / The Barcus family The Barcus family Ken enjoys a front-porch snuggle with Petey, his daughter Kate's dog, on Father's Day 2022. So many of the voices you hear on NPR will tell you that Ken shaped them into the reporters they are today — by mentoring, cajoling and sometimes critiquing with blunt, painful truths when a story was weak or a description cliché. "Tough and gruff!" is how NPR correspondent Tovia Smith describes her first impression of Ken as an editor. She still clearly remembers one of her first edits with him, decades ago. "He said he wanted my story to sing," she recalls. "And when I gave him what I wrote, he just went silent for a second. And then he blurts out at me, 'I was asking for a symphony. This is like elevator music!'" She pauses. "That stung." But it didn't take Tovia long to discover Ken's big-hearted side. "Just below that prickly exterior, he really was a total mushball," she says. "He was really nurturing by nature. And it's no wonder he loved his job, working with young journalists and bringing them along." Ken holds his rescue rabbit, Owen, in his backyard. Two of his rescue dogs are behind him. In the early 1990s, one of those young journalists was Eric Westervelt, now a veteran NPR correspondent. "He was a great mentor to scores of young and up-and-coming reporters. He was to me," says Eric, who grew to value Ken's forthright style. "He would completely cut through the BS. And I'd hear him in my head, years later. If I was overseas on deadline, covering a war or conflict, here's Barcus in my head asking the 'So what?' question: 'Is this new?' And 'Why would some listener in Miami or Des Moines want to hear this?'" NPR correspondent David Schaper, who is based in Chicago, calls Ken "unforgettable" and says, "I owe my career to him." In the process of editing his reports, David says, "we butted heads every now and then, but it was always to make the story better. And he pushed me in that way. He really put the listener first. He wanted to create vivid scenes and bring our listeners to the place where the story is. ... Radio is creating pictures in the mind, and he brought that home to me and to others so intensely and so well." Ammad Omar, chief editor on NPR's National Desk, counts himself lucky that Ken took him under his wing when he was a young producer in his early 20s working in Chicago. "I wouldn't be here today without his support and kindness," Ammad says. An ardent defender of the Midwest Ken was born on Jan. 18, 1955, in Cleveland and grew up there. He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and received his B.A. in liberal studies from Sonoma State University in Northern California. Ken nearly went to law school but had a change of heart and instead entered American University's graduate program in journalism in Washington, D.C., from which he received his master's degree. Prior to joining NPR, Ken reported for member station WAMU in the District of Columbia, and he worked for nearly eight years at Monitor Radio, the now-defunct broadcast arm of The Christian Science Monitor newspaper, where he covered the White House and served as Washington bureau chief. Ken's NPR career initially included a stint as an overnight editor for Morning Edition ("NPR's version of hazing," he later joked). He went on to become an editor on the National Desk, and in 1998 he persuaded NPR to move his job from D.C. to his beloved native Cleveland. That's where he and his wife, Ellen, whom he married in 1988, raised their daughters, Julia, now 29, and Kate, now 27. / The Barcus family The Barcus family Ken and his wife, Ellen, dressed up for a wedding in June. Ken would joke that he "spent his daughters' inheritance" buying hundreds of plants for his gardens each year. / The Barcus family The Barcus family Ken with his daughters, Julia (left) and Kate, on a zip-lining adventure in Hocking Hills, Ohio, in 2015. Ken took immense pride in his Ohio roots, and he championed coverage of his region, the Midwest, through NPR's robust network of member stations. In 2002, on NPR's call-in show Talk of the Nation, he took pains to counter some stale misconceptions about his region: "The Cuyahoga River," he said, "which caught on fire as you all know in the '60s or '70s — 'the river that burns' was the big joke for Cleveland — is a river that I now take my children out on kayaking, and we see eagles every time we go out. It's just different than the perception, different than the stereotype and different than that old New Yorker cartoon of a flyover Midwest area." / The Barcus family The Barcus family Ken enjoys a paddle on Ohio's Grand River in July 2015. This approach was warmly welcomed by the many reporters at NPR member stations in Ken's region. "Ken really understood that not everything is as it appears in Washington," says Maryanne Zeleznik, news director at WVXU in Cincinnati. "He felt it was really important to hear stories of people who are living their lives not on the coasts, not in the biggest of cities, but just people living across the country, and he thought it was very important to get those stories out." Because he prized and fought for these regional stories, Maryanne says, Ken was "always slammed. The joke always was that when he'd answer the phone, it was 'Ken-Barcus-please-hold,'" blurted out in one quick burst. It was thanks to Ken's inspiration that NPR now has five regional bureau chiefs based around the United States. Among them is NPR's Northeast bureau chief, Andrea de Leon, based in Maine, who counted Ken as a close friend as well as a trusted colleague — "my work husband," as she puts it. "Most especially I think he loved stories that were very human," she says, "and that took us to places that we might not otherwise go. It wouldn't have to be exotic war zones. They could be much quieter places. But just sort of expanding how we see our country and our fellow Americans and our fellow humans." Ken shows off one of his many chickens to colleague Andrea de Leon in 2013. Ken always pushed for moments of joy Ken had a rich sense of humor and was always looking for ways to inject lightness into stories, especially when the news could be so dark and distressing. "One of the things he always pushed for," says Maryanne, "were moments of joy. These moments of joy could be so uplifting, and he really pushed for that. 'Look for that,' he said. 'Look for those moments of joy.'" This summer, when Ken announced his upcoming planned retirement, he wrote in an all-staff email, "I'd like to retire as the king of what have now been branded 'Moment of Joy' pieces." Outside of work, Ken adored being outdoors; he loved to kayak, hike and bike. He converted his daughters' swing set into a fancy coop for his backyard chickens and could never resist adopting rescue dogs. His Cleveland garden was, and is, a glorious profusion — every inch covered with plants. "Oh my gosh, he has the most amazing garden!" says Annie Wu of Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland, who lives nearby. "There is a water feature of a bicycle where the water makes the tire spin. There's a tire swing off of a giant tree in his front yard, and he has always invited children around the neighborhood to swing on that at any time." / The Barcus family The Barcus family Ken working in his vegetable bed in May 2019, supervised by Arlo, his dear late golden retriever. Ken, an avid biker and gardener, combined his passions by building this feature that sprays water as the tire spins. The vintage bike belonged to his great-aunt. This tells you something about Ken: He delighted in sharing both what he knew (he was an excellent source of office gossip) and what he had. Random gifts, like the purple hyacinth bean seeds that Maryanne found in her mail one day, culled from his garden. Or the perfect gift he once sent to Andrea, his National Desk colleague. "He was in Montreal," Andrea remembers, "and he was like, 'I found these great, cheap tomato knives! I'm sending them to everyone I know who grows a lot of tomatoes, so here's one for you.' That's just who he was." As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices. 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Nadine Grover was petulantly bored sitting outside on the patio. She sat in the only chair out there. It was a huge, grand patio that could comfortably fill a 100 visiting diplomats. It never had. Her ex husband wasn't the partying kind. They never had people over. He was stiff. Boring. And dull. It was before noon and she already had a martini in her hand. She had decided to give tanning a shot. She wanted to look healthy and vibrant when she returned from vacation. She reclined nude on the chaise. She wasn't one for tan lines. Taking both of her hands, Nadine squeezed them around her waist. She didn't have an ounce of fat in the wrong place. Her body glimmered in the sunshine. She closed her eyes and decided not to think. Her body was stunning. Her face even more so. Even, sitting out in the sun she put her lipstick and rouge on. It was the one part of her body she didn't like. Her face was just never right. Her nose was either too big or too small. Flared or invisible. The cheekbones weren't arched enough and her vibrant eyes were never quite vibrant enough. She never pulled her hair away from her face. The more she hid of it the better. It would probably surprise most people to know Nadine Grover didn't think she was beautiful. If one of the most beautiful women in the world couldn't love themselves. It was hard to imagine anyone else imagining they were good enough. It was something she would never admit to. Namely that she knew men thought she was sexy. All tits and ass. She didn't mind. She'd gotten a lot of things in her life, because of that. Men she'd found were very pliable. Easily manipulated. They never looked at her face. She could have been a horse, but all they cared about was how well maintained her hourglass figure was. A smile played across her lips. She was sexy. It didn't matter what kind of clothes a director put her in. She was sex. Every man wanted her. She frowned. There had actually been quite a few men who hadn't wanted her. She brushed it off. It wasn't her fault that they didn't have taste. Some had morals, they were married men. Others were frightfully old and probably didn't have the right prescriptions on. The men who didn't fall into those categories she didn't know. They must not have been attracted to her. That was something she didn't understand. She was the Nadine Grover after all. Hollywood starlet. Brand of sophistication and glamor. There wasn't a person in this world who was good enough for her. Nadine must have fallen asleep. A hand was lightly shaking her. She opened her eyes. Looked right at her and glared. “You should put some clothes on.” She stood back and crossed her arms. Just like a school marm, “You woke me up to tell me to put clothes on?” She was annoyed. “The neighbors might see you,” stated Sarah. “We're in France. No one cares about breasts.” She was trying not to be irritated with her sister. Her sister was just making sure she didn't do anything stupid. Somewhere Nadine had a grudging respect for her. Her sister was always the better half. Prettier and smarter. Well articulated, just not as cunning. That's where Nadine won out. She knew less fabric the better. Sarah always took the opposite approach. It was never important to Sarah to impress men. She'd never dated a man and as far as Nadine knew she didn't have any friends. Sarah was the one thing Gloria Gaines held on to her past. When she moved to Los Angeles she brought her sister with her and she served as her go to for anything. Gloria Gaines became the sultry Nadine Grover, and despite how much Nadine tried to convince Sarah to change her name. Sarah Gaines refused. She was the one person who never judged Nadine and never needed an explanation for anything she did. “I'm just worried about someone taking pictures.” Nadine waved it off, “Let them take 'em. That's how I'll find a new husband.” She stood up, beautifully tanned. Her breasts hanging down. It was wonderful to stand in front of someone who didn't expect them to stay up by themselves. Sarah averted her eyes. “Don't be so modest. You've seen me naked before.” “That's what scares me.” She paused, “We're going to have head back on Monday. We have to renegotiate your contract.” “Can't you do it without me?” Nadine pouted. Sarah ignored her, “You have to sign them.” “Air mail them to me.” “I've already booked the tickets, Gloria. We still have four days left in Nice.” She hesitated as she started to walk back inside, “Don't be so down trodden.” Sarah always knew what she wanted. Nadine appreciated that. She didn't appreciate being called Gloria. That was her former self. That's why Sarah did it. To level the playing field. In an industry full of men, Sarah knew rules that Nadine could never dream of. Nadine's approach to men never left room for future dealings. Sarah's always did. She watched her sister leave. Analytically. She wondered what she could do to find her a man. A good looking man, a man who would appreciate her aesthetic. Her sister needed sex. Nadine was convinced of it. From outside she could hear the doorbell ring. Nadine heard the front door open as she slid in through the back. She went right into the foyer and saw her sister standing there with a nun clutching her rosary beads. “Hello, sister,” greeted Nadine. Sarah turned around horrified, “For Christ's sake, Nadine put some clothes on.” She rationalized it, “I thought it was a gentleman caller.” She flounced up the stairs. Nadine had never been one who cared for nuns. Her sister shook her head. Nadine had a great ass. The nun tried not to be amused. Nadine left the house in a fit of grace. She waved off all responsibility with the nun and let Sarah deal with it. She slipped on a dress, tied a shawl around her head, and consistently stalled the car trying to make it to the tourist section of Nice. A fling is what Nadine wanted for her sister. Just a reasonably nice, attractive man for her sister to bang her head into a wall with. Tourists were not Nadine's thing. In Nice, she never counted herself as a tourist. Tourists don't own homes when they vacation. Nadine owned a proper villa. Language was a barrier. The French really didn't seem like Sarah's type. She needed to find an intelligent, masculine man to sweep her sister off her feet. Hopefully, somewhere downtown she could find a nice Oxford boy on summer vacation. Or a man on leave from the Royal Navy. Possibly the Prince of Wales would be available to have sex with her sister. Nadine had an eye for men. She glided as only a Hollywood actress can. Not everyone recognized her. She had the sunglasses and the shawl on. She always looked so pasty in all her film roles and no doubt the tan wasn't helping her be recognized. That was a good thing. She was looking for a man for her sister. Not herself. Technically, she was dating someone. It wouldn't last long. So, far Nadine had eliminated almost every man she had come into contact with. She was wearing a clinging dress. It was also transparent. Her nipples were protruding. None of the attractive men had kept their eyes averted. Nadine didn't blame them. She had very nice nipples. It was at a cafe that she stopped. There was a man that looked quite familiar. She told herself not to be so silly. Meeting a man at a cafe. Then, she looked at the cafe. Coco Chanel loved it. This man had taste, a coordinated style, and his body appeared to be in shape. He was young to. Nadine almost wanted him for herself. She stepped across the street, almost getting hit by a car. The drivers horn sounded and the man in the cafe looked over at her. It was a brief glance. He didn't linger on her breasts. That was a good thing. She went inside ordered something off the menu and found herself outside. The man was sitting there doing a crossword puzzle. Nadine rolled her eyes. He wasn't her type, but Sarah could never resist him. She was about to introduce herself when someone cut in front of her to talk to him. It was a young woman. A typical boring French girl in appearance and she was asking for his signature. Nadine leaned in closer. She heard the words “Ivon Chekhov” come across in a lilted French accent. Now she knew exactly who he was. When the girl left, Nadine saddled up next to him. She took the seat opposite him and he didn't even look up. She sat there for a minute and he didn't even glance at her. She huffed. Nadine wasn't used to being ignored, “Excuse me,” She took off her sunglasses and set them on the table, “Your, Ivon Chekhov. The Russian detective.” “I am?” he took a sip of whatever he was drinking. Nadine got a little side tracked. It was hard to tell if he was being coy with her, “I hope so.” She smiled with all her charm. “Is there something you wanted to say to Ivon Chekhov?” “Of course. Why else would I be asking about him.” She stared at him, “You are Ivon Chekhov.” It was a statement. “Are you Nadine Grover?” She was pleased, “You recognize me?” “I would hope so. I do read the paper.” He lifted up the crossword he was doing. “Am I in this issue?” “I haven't checked, yet.” Nadine was getting flustered. She was flirting with a man. Technically she had her own. Not that something like that ever stopped her. What was bothering her is that if she kept up this way, Sarah was never going to have him. That was a problem, “How do you feel about a drive?” “Streets are rather narrow for that don't you think.” “I want to show you something.” Nadine was insistent. “We just met.” “So, what?” she defied, “We're both celebrities. You know who I am. I know who you are. We're friends who have just never had the chance to meet before.” “I'm not opposed to it. I just want to know where you're taking me.” “How about you find out?” He shrugged, setting down the paper, “Why not?” It was amusing to Ivon to see Nadine operate the clutch. She'd gotten better. They'd only stalled once. “Tell me,” Nadine hit the accelerator “What do you want to know about me?” “Who taught you how to drive.” She laughed. Shifting the car into another gear. “No, really. You must have some kind of questions. The tabloids are salacious. I love reading about myself. Apparently, I'm Archduke Ferdinand's love child.” “The one that got shot?” questioned Ivon. “That one. Is there anybody else? Of course it's ridiculous. An archduke wouldn't send his daughter away to America. France perhaps, but not America,” she saw how amused Ivon was, “the worst one I've ever heard was the one where they said I was 27.” She looked over at him again. There was no reaction, “I'm not even 20, yet.” He still didn't react. “And, yet you've been married six times.” “Seven,” clarified Nadine, “I know it's easy to lose track. I forget about them. I only remember the things I got from them in the divorce settlements. I'm a very wealthy woman, Ivon.” “I hope you weren't planning on marrying me.” “Don't be silly,” she grinded the gears, “I'm seeing someone. I mean I know the divorce between me and Henry isn't final, but.” She shrugged, “I like this man. His name is Mario Maserati. You know one of the car racing men. Although, he paints or does some such nonsense. He's in Italy right now,” she thought about it, “He's always in Italy. Novi Ligure I think. Can't imagine what he's doing there.” “Painting?” hazarded Ivon. She laughed again, “You're so funny.” She took her eyes off the road, “Why don't you have a Russian accent?” “Inbreeding.” “No.” Nadine teased him, “Seriously. I would have sworn you were British. But, it's like a clean accent. You're so British, but you're not at the same time.” “Is this the kind of thing that Americans do for fun?” “I haven't offended you have I?” She took a sharp turn, “My mother told me being to direct was a fault of mine. Let me get this straight. Your parents are Russian and you grew up in England. What does that make you.” Ivon looked out over the coastline, “A bastard probably.” “What do you want to be remembered as, then. A Russian or British?” “You're very hung up on this concept that I can't be both. People always want it to be one way or the other. Life is never that simple.” “Now that's the answer I was looking for,” she was triumphant, “You're a Brussian. I like that a lot Ivon. My last husband. The one I'm divorcing was so stuffy. Henry Rockferry. Even, his name is stuffy. God. I don't know why he insisted on marrying me.” Ivon peered over at her. “I mean it's common knowledge that sex can get what you want from a man. I just don't know why Henry wanted marriage. The role I landed was great. The movie's going to be out next year. The studio loves it. Poor Henry can't do anything about it. It's going to be a hit.” “Wasn't he married to Clara Eden?” “Poor woman,” Nadine sighed, “Went crazy after Henry left her. It's not my fault that I'm just so good at sex that a man has to leave his wife for me. I don't appreciate being called a home wrecker. Lord knows Henry wanted it more then I did. The role is great, but it's not that great. You know their thinking of nominating me at an award ceremony.” “For what?” Nadine was dumb founded, “Acting of course. The only problem is that I'm going up against that bitch Clara Eden. I saw the movie she's in. It's called Dipping Dew. God only knows who comes up with these names. Now she's good. Don't get me wrong. But, she's not better then me. The thing is she could win. I can't lose to my husband's ex-wife.” “If you really want to win. You just have to have sex with them.” He knew Nadine Grover. He'd seen her movies. She wasn't a good actress. The only way she was going to win is if she had sex with everyone on the committee. “That's a brilliant idea.” She gripped the steering wheel harder in concentration, almost running a bicyclist over, “I'll show her. I can win.” She slammed on her brakes. Ivon looked around confused, “Why are you stopping?” “I needed to look at you.” His eyes grew wider, “I think you've done enough of that.” “I just have to look at you when I ask you something.” Ivon was wary. “What do you think of me?” First impressions were starstruck. He wasn't starstruck by Nadine. She was a beautiful woman. The tabloids had her pegged. He wasn't surprised by her. But, he expected her to be dumb, and that's one thing she wasn't. He expected this high pitched voice, but this woman defied all that, “You have a very nice voice.” “Excuse me?” “You have a very nice voice.” “No, I heard you. I just didn't understand. You didn't answer my question.” “I thought you would have an unpleasant voice.” “That's what people think of me?” she leaned back in her seat, “They think I have an unpleasant voice?” “Your voice is actually quite nice.” Nadine nodded, “Well, there are worse things, people could think about me.” She tried starting the car back up again. Her hands started to sweat, “Damn it. Ah, there we go.” The mirror confirmed that her lipstick was still on, “The house was Henry's you know.” “What house?” “Oh, right. I didn't tell you where we were going. God, I'm stupid sometimes. I'm taking you up to see my little villa or whatever it is they call it in France. I got it in the divorce from Henry. He never used it anyway. Dreadfully boring man. My last husband was the exact opposite. Too exciting. Cheated on me.” “Don't be. I got half,” her hands gripped the wheel as she ran through an intersection, “I'm about to be a very wealthy woman. People always say the best things in the life are free. Well, I like money. I can't say I even particularly enjoy sex. If I had to give it up I don't think I could do it.” Nadine wasn't worried if that was too blunt. Ivon was amused. “Oh, my god,” the car slowed down, “Someone must have robbed the bank.” There was a circle of police around the building, “I hope someone got shot. That will be interesting to read about.” She sped back up when she realized there was nothing to see, “I have a safety deposit box there.” “You picked the bank that was held up.” “I don't believe in banks,” Nadine shook her head, “I keep everything with me. Henry was boring as I said. He had a safety deposit box there. When the divorce was finalized I kept it. There are some beautiful jewels in there I need to take out.” She lowered her voice to make sure he knew how scandalous it was, “You know some of the jewels were his wife Clara's.” She laughed. “You really didn't like your ex-husband's, ex-wife did you?” “Of course not! She was a bitch. I just slept with her husband. She was temperamental.” Nadine turned her face up at it. “Enough about me, though. Tell me. Are you seeing anyone?” “Me?” Ivon didn't have to think about it, “No, not currently.” “An eligible bachelor like yourself alone. You don't happen to have any brothers.” “No brothers. Not even a sister.” “That's tragic. Tell me about this girl who broke your heart.” Ivon let the wind tousle his hair, “There hasn't been anyone, yet.” “That needs to be remedied,” assured Nadine, “You haven't truly lived until someone can tear you apart. I can fix that for you.” “I'm perfectly fine alone.” “No one wants to be alone. Who was your last girlfriend.” “I've never dated.” Nadine clutched at her invisible pearls, “I've been married seven times and you haven't met a girl to take out on a date. How is this possible.” People who waited confused her. She knew she grabbed the horse faster, then other girls. She was twelve when a boy took her virginity. Still. Here was a man older then her fake age and he'd never dated. “I haven't found anyone worth marrying.” “That's not the point of dating,” laughed Nadine, “There are plenty of boys I've dated, knowing I would never marry any of them. Dating isn't about that. It's about having fun. It's not anything serious.” “But, that's the entire point of dating,” said Ivon, “To find someone. I don't want to invest time in someone I could never see myself with.” “Hardly.” There was a slight tremor in the car as Nadine shifted it into another gear, “How many children do you plan on having?” Ivon looked confused. She clarified, “If the only reason to date is to get married, how many children are you going to have with this woman.” “I'm not sure I want children.” “You can definitely avoid it. I have my entire life. Children aren't worth the hassle. Parents aren't either. Always nagging. You're never quite good enough.” She pulled the car up in front of her house, “It doesn't matter how successful I am. I'm a disappointment. I can just tell. My parents think there's something wrong with me. And, maybe there is.” The car was shut off and she pocketed the key, “My sister on the other hand. Can do no wrong.” “Yes. Sarah. You'll meet her. She's the only one who supported my decision to be an actress. Travels the world with me.” Nadine was surprised to find the front door opening as she was about to put the key in. “You're still here.” The nun hid her face. “Sister Margaret was just leaving,” explained Sarah. Nadine didn't hide her contempt. “And, who is this.” Sarah was surprised. Compared to her other sisters conquest, Ivon Chekhov was a miracle. “You don't recognize him?” questioned Nadine, “It's Ivon Chekhov, the detective.” She brushed past her sister and the nun, Ivon in tow. “Show the woman out won't you Sarah.” Nadine spun around in the foyer to take Ivon in. He didn't seem impressed. That was disappointing. She could see her sister talking in hushed tones to the nun. Probably apologizing for her behavior. It made her roll her eyes. Ivon stepped forward, “This is the part where I tell you what a beautiful house you have.” “Don't I?” It was a challenge. “It's large.” “I know there isn't much furniture,” she acquiesced, “I'm a minimalist. Furniture just clutters things up.” It was Ivon's turn to give her a look. Neither Nadine Grover the movie star or the small town girl Gloria Gaines could ever be described as minimalist. Nadine did nothing to correct his assumption. She was more concerned with what was happening outside. The nun was coming back in. With a man. Nadine extended her hand, “Hello,” She took in his outfit and his badge, “Officer Lannion. What do we owe your visit?” He was blushing. He knew who she was, “There's been a robbery.” He couldn't look her directly in the face, “The suspects are dangerous and we're asking everyone to stay inside until we apprehend them.” “You couldn't have just rang?” Her voice really was like silk. “We're going door to door, ma'am.” She soured, “Thank you, officer. We'll make sure to keep the doors locked.” She watched him head for the door. It was quite nice watching him. It was only when she left that she looked back at the nun, “What is she still doing here?” demanded Nadine. “She is Sister Margaret and you heard the officer. She's going to be with us until they catch those men,” informed Sarah. Nadine did the sign of the cross, “Lord help us all.” A Bitch In Sheep's Clothing They all sat together in what Nadine was calling the living room It was a cavern. An empty void with a coffee table and an oversized curved seating area you would be hard pressed to describe as a couch. Not a single painting was on the wall. It was painted white. The couch was white and the coffee table was a see through sheet of glass. The views were supposed to be the attraction. The wide opened windows, the sunlight pouring through the skylights. The house was culture. Nadine tossed her scarf across the table and asked, “Anyone up for a martini?” Sarah glared at her and Nadine ignored it. So, far her and Ivon were the only ones having a drink. Nadine finally gave in, “Would you like wine, Sister?” Her sister continued to glare at her, but the nun conceded and Sarah took a martini. She came back in with a tray. And passed it out to everyone. Even, Sister Margaret who had yet to make eye contact with her. Nadine didn't blame her. She was a famous film star and she was nothing but a woman with vows of chastity and poverty. She was obviously envious. There was silence. Nadine was used to silence. Men were silent around her. It wasn't the same kind of silence as this. The men were thinking. Nadine wasn't sure if a single thought had occurred to anyone. “I wonder how much they got away with.” She received a confused dazed look from her sister and the nun continued to drink her wine. The police couldn't catch the robbers fast enough, “The bank,” clarified Nadine, “The bank was robbed. You know the one Henry kept those jewels at. I wonder what the thieves got away with.” “Money,” conjectured Sarah. Nadine knew her sister had a dry sense of humor. She wasn't sure if she was trying to be funny or not, “Tell me Sister Margaret. Are the robbers going to hell?” For the first time the nun made direct eye contact with Nadine. She rested the wine glass in her hand, “Undoubtedly they're going to live in eternal damnation.” That was not the response Nadine had expected. She liked this nun much better now. “That's fabulous. I'll have to meet them there.” Downing most of her martini, Nadine turned towards Ivon, “As the leading expert in crime here. What do you think the thieves did that caused the police to keep everyone in doors?” “They probably think they can capture them better that way.” “Yes, but that's not what that sexy officer said. He said they were dangerous.” “They might have killed someone,” supplied Ivon. The nun choked a little. She smiled weakly, “Doubtful. The threat of force is different, then actually using force.” Nadine listened to her voice. It was soft and deep, “You have a very calming voice, sister.” “I do?” Her smile was wry. “Yes.” Nadine looked at her glass, “Do you want more wine?” Sarah stood up, “I'll get it for her.” Nadine didn't know what to do now. Her sister hadn't said a word to her. Probably because she'd embarrassed her so badly. But, she was a buffer between her and the nun. What was she supposed to do now. Talk to her. What a disgusting thought. She placed one hand on Ivon's knee. “I'll have to show you my jewels.” Nadine took her hand off. She couldn't be interested, “They are absolutely beautiful. I'll make a show it. I'll look like the Queen of Sheba.” Standing up, she glided away from the room. He looked at her more closely. She had a very nice face. He could tell she was a very pretty woman. In his twenties he still didn't know what to say to members of the church. It's a beautiful day outside. Have you been to the cinema recently? There was nothing to say. He said what was on his mind instead, “You look very familiar.” “I get told that a lot.” Her words were slowly put together and they always came out in a soft, gravely voice. “What order are you from, Sister Margaret?” “The Order of the Visitation of the Holy Mary.” Ivon stared at her blankly. “The Vistandine nuns.” He nodded. He never had cared to much about these things, “You deal with education right, sister?” There was a slight acceptance. “Is that why you're here today. You were looking for donations to your cause.” “Yes. I talked to Sarah. Lovely girl. I didn't expect to get so caught up talking to her. She was very generous towards helping the children.” Sister Margaret took a calculating look at him, “You solve crime?” Ivon nodded, “It's more of a hobby really.” “A hobby?” “Yes. Technically, I'm a Lietenant in the Militsyia, but I'm not a 9 to 5 kind of employee.” “You're paid, though.” “Of course. I'm like a good will ambassador. It doesn't hurt anything that I'm intuitive. The government uses that. I only work on cases that interest me. It's a symbiotic relationship on the whole.” “What are the cases that interest you? Do you like rape, murder. What is it that fascinates you about crime.” “The ingenuity of it all.” Ivon was very quick, “People are so creative. I would never say I like crime. It's not something you like. I appreciate the human intelligence. Cut and dry cases never interest me.” “This bank robbery does nothing for you?” “It will if the police don't catch them.” The nun looked at him curiously, “You haven't made up your mind on whether or not this intrigues you.” “If the bank robbers are caught, I'm not interested. If they manage to allude the police. I would be curious into looking into it.” “Would you like to pray Mr. Chekhov?” She held out the rosary beads. “For what?” “You never need a reason to pray to god.” Sister Margaret looked up. There was a high pitched scream. The nun seemed unperturbed. She clarified to Ivon, “Actresses.” Sarah came out of the kitchen. There was a pounding on the stairs. Nadine was screaming and yet no one seemed that concerned. As Sister Margaret had said she was an actress. Nadine swept into the living room. “They're gone!” The three of them looked her over. She was angry, physically she looked fine. It was Sarah who spoke to her, “What's gone?” “My jewelry,” Nadine languished on the couch, “It's missing. It's been taken from me. Someone has entered my house and stolen from me. I have been robbed. In France of all places. Why would God let this happen to me?” Sarah tried to sooth her, “Are you sure you didn't just misplace them.” “Of course, Sarah. You're right. I put every single earring in a different place. My rings are probably in the drain pipes. They are all missing. Every last one. Someone has been in this house.” She looked around, “YOU.” She pointed at the nun, “You took them from me.” An amused smile was all that came to Sister Margaret. Nadine ran over to shake her, “You filthy old hag. You took my jewelry.” Ivon restrained her. The nun just started to laugh. It was then that Nadine looked closer at her. She wasn't mad anymore. She was horrified, “Take your habit off.” “Sister, you don't have to do anything.” Sarah turned on her sister, “Nadine what are you doing?” “What?” She looked from her to Ivon, “Do you not know who this is. Can't you see?” “This is Sister Margaret,” explained Sarah, gently. “You're not paying enough attention,” she switched her focus over, “Tell me, Ivon. You know who she is.” He shook his head. Nadine screamed in frustration, “This isn't a nun. Can't you see that. She took my jewelry. And you,” pointing her finger at Sarah, “You let her do it. You let her come into this house and steal from me.” Sarah moved over to Sister Margaret, “Come with me, Sister Margaret.” “Her name isn't SISTER MARGARET,” shouted Nadine, “It's CLARA fucking EDEN.” Backing away from the nun, Sarah looked at her closer. She hadn't been paying enough attention. It was exactly what Nadine had said. It was Clara fucking Eden. Sarah was horrified. Ivon knew Nadine was right, and the nun started to laugh. Nadine was triumphant, “Now take your habit off.” Her voice was steady and direct. “Or what?” There was a haughtiness about her that wasn't there before. The nun was no longer the nun. It was someone else entirely, “You'll have me arrested?” “You can do it now. Or later. I want my jewelry back.” “I didn't take your jewelry.” “Bullshit.” Nadine left her language unchecked. “What do you want me to do? Take my clothes off. Just so I can prove to you, I didn't take your jewelry? Fine.” The nun handed Nadine her rosary and stood in the middle of the room. She had three pairs of eyes on her and she seemed to relish the attention. First it started with her habit. Once, that was off. They weren't looking at a nun anymore. Her hair was thick and luscious. They were looking at a film star known as Clara Eden. The rest of her costume came off until she was in her bra and panties. She flung all of her clothes at Nadine, “You can check them if you want.” Nadine checked everything twice. She cringed at the cheap muslin fabric. But, her jewelry wasn't there. “Take everything else off.” “You want to do a cavity search now?” Clara was playing with her. She unhooked her bra and slid out of her lingerie. Fully exposed she stood there with more confidence, then anyone could know what to do with. “Satisfied?” “You stole my jewelry.” Clara sauntered back over to the couch and curled up on the end, “I just proved to you I didn't.” She shifted her hair over her breasts in a sign of modesty. Nadine had to look away. The performance she gave this morning wasn't nearly as good as what Clara was doing now. Nadine had no idea why Henry left his wife for her. They were all silent. Sarah finally took a seat and they all looked towards Clara. She was busy assessing her nails. She sighed, “This is awkward isn't it? If only the police could catch those robbers. I could go.” “You're not going anywhere until I get my jewelry back,” stated Nadine evenly. “Don't be such a psychotic bitch Nadine. You probably misplaced them. I can't help that. There is not a single article of clothing on my body. Where in god's name do you think I put them?” “You probably hid them somewhere.” “Yes. In the house I would never get access into again. That sounds like a strong plan.” “You were here with my sister for over an hour. I can't imagine what you did the entire time.” Nadine was critical. “How about that as an idea. Your beautiful sister stole your jewelry and it had nothing to do with me. I'm a great actress, but do you really think she thought I was a nun for an hour. I'm Clara Eden after all.” Sarah defended herself, “That's not fair.” Clara turned her cat eyes on her, “You might just be unobservant.”She looked her up and down. “Why are you here then?” said Nadine to Clara. “To raise money for the children. I'm sure you've heard. I've lost my mind. I believe you started that rumor, actually. I'm just here making sure your prophesy comes true. My film career is already dead if I don't win that award.” There was a distinct eye roll from Nadine, “Stop being so melodramatic and tell me where you put the jewelry. And, maybe I won't have the nice officer arrest you.” “Arrest me for what? God. You're a persistent bitch. No one wonder my husband fell for you.” Nadine brushed it off, “As if Henry was such a catch. His last name was Rockferry for Christ's sake.” “I loved that man.” It would be cliched to say Clara had a fire in her eyes. She had a fire in her eyes, “Loved,” she corrected herself, “You had to steal him. This house. You married another man right after. You never loved Henry.” “I did you a favor. Henry was lousy in bed. He didn't understand foreplay and he finished quickly.” Ivon and Sarah cringed. Clara nodded. Nadine continued, “If you just hadn't lost your mind. You would have found another man. A wealthier, more attractive man. Look at you. Good tits. A killer smile. Your hair is full. I mean who does your waxing. You look like a prepubescent baby.” Some of her pride came up, “I do it myself.” “Really? If I didn't hate you, I would ask you to teach me.” Nadine almost forgot Clara had stolen her jewelry, “Now tell me. Where is it.” “For the last time. I did not steal your jewelry.” Clara was annoyed, “Why don't you ask your sister where it is.” Nadine turned to her, “Where is it Sarah?” “I didn't steal your jewelry, Nadine. I didn't even do that as a child,” Sarah was disgusted with her sister's faith in her. “You should see the check she wrote me,” goaded Clara. “How much was it for, Sarah?” questioned Nadine. “A few hundred. But,” she held her sister off, “It's tax deductible, so it doesn't even count. I even thought I would get the local paper to do a good will story about it. Miss Eden you are giving the check back now that we know your not really a nun.” “Figures,” she admitted. “That still doesn't explain who stole my jewelry.” Clara pointed at Ivon, “You have a living detective or sergeant or whatever he calls himself in your living room. Why don't you ask him who stole your jewelry.” Nadine echoed Clara's thoughts, “Yes, Ivon. Tell me who stole it.” It was necessary for Ivon to sit back. The look on Clara Eden's face was defiant, “It's obvious who stole your jewelry, Nadine. What possible reason could Clara Eden have for visiting your house.” “Oh. Come on, Mr. Chekhov. You know that's ridiculous,” patronized Clara Eden. “Let the man talk, Clara,” interrupted Nadine, “Continue.” “You are right that Sarah would have a reason for stealing the jewelry. But, why now. If Nadine hadn't found out that you were Clara Eden, she would have never suspected that the nun stole from her.” Clara nodded, “Very true.” “This was your former house. You knew where the bedroom was. You probably asked to go the bathroom or something mundane like that.” Sarah concurred, “She did.” “Exactly,” motioned Ivon, “The real question is where did you put all the jewelry. We all know you have motive. Your husband cheated on you with Nadine and you're a lovely lady,” reassured Ivon, “But, she is a slut.” A part of Nadine wanted to be offended. Then, she realized something, “It's true.” Ivon pressed forward, “You probably wanted revenge on her. Stealing her jewelry. It was yours as well wasn't it?” “Henry got it in the divorce.” “Exactly. You just wanted to take something from Nadine. Nothing wrong with that other then the fact that it's stealing, and you really should be mad at Henry instead of Nadine.” Clara took it all in, “Your right. But, none of this would make me want to give you the jewelry back. I'm sorry Nadine. It shouldn't come as a surprise to you that I hate you.” “Hate is such a strong word,” Nadine ran her pointer finger around the edge of her martini glass, “I hate you to.” In the strangest way possible. These two women were bonding. “Now what was it that was stolen exactly?” Nadine shrugged, “Earrings, rings, some of my studs. All of it expensive.” “Was anything not taken?” This was something, she had to think about. “None of my necklaces. Chokers. Hair pins. Bracelets. I didn't notice any of that missing.” Ivon got up to look at the costume piled on the coffee table. This made Clara sit up, “What are you looking for?” He took the robe and the habit in his hand. He was dissatisfied, “You had something else with you. Didn't you?” Clara's eyebrow arched up, “So, what if I did?” Ivon scanned the room. With a quick motion he held the rosary beads in his hands. No amount of restraint could stop Clara from betraying her interest in them. “Every good nun needs a set of rosary beads.” Her voice didn't falter. If Ivon hadn't looked at her face he would have thought she was telling the truth. Sitting back down he held it in his hand. Sarah and Nadine crowded him now, while Clara watched them from a distance. “You think she put my jewelry in that?” questioned Nadine. “I think so.” He tried using brute strength on it, but nothing seemed to open it. Clara was laughing now, “Still convinced I stole the jewelry?” “We can just smash it open with a hammer or something,” suggested Nadine. “They're rosary beads,” reminded Sarah. “What is your point?” Ivon held up his hand, “We can't take a hammer to your jewelry. There's a way to open this. I just don't know what it is.” He played with it in his hands, looking at the inscriptions, rolling his hands over the beads. Nothing stopped Clara Eden from being amused, “I thought you liked ingenuity, Mr. Chekhov.” “I do. It was cunning of you to use rosary beads. Who would ever think twice about a nun with rosary beads.” He felt his hands count the numbers again. It was a heavy rosary bead, and he counted the number of beads. He shook his head and counted again, “26.” He whispered. “What was that?” Nadine was highly perturbed. Ivon looked closer at the etchings. They were animals. He didn't know what to make of that. Animals on a rosary bead. There were 26 beads. He looked at the animals again. They were double sided and the same animal wasn't on each side. And, there were 26 beads. Some of it was conjecture. That was an antelope and that could be a fox. What if it was the alphabet. He spun the animals around until he heard a satisfying clicking noise. With a little prying the circles started to spread in half and Ivon took the jewelry out. Extending the ring out on his pinkie, he said, “Is this one of yours.” Nadine was smug, “Care to explain this, Clara?” “Doesn't mean anything,” she denied. “Shit it doesn't. Your rosary is full of my jewelry.” Clara was handling it calmly, “What are you going to do now? Really have that officer arrest me.” “You stole from me Clara.” “It's payback you bitch. You stole from me first.” “Is this still about Henry.” Nadine was exasperated on the subject. “Yes.” She hesitated, “It's not all about Henry. I wanted to get back at you of course, but that's my jewelry. And, it pains me to say it. But, I didn't get much from the divorce. I'm destitute.” Now Nadine was upset.“That cheap bastard didn't give you anything?” “A stipend really.” “Honey, why didn't you tell me.” Nadine was much closer now, a hand on Clara's knee. “Funny enough I didn't think of running to my husband's mistress for advice.” “I wish you'd come to me. I know a great lawyer. I only had sex with your husband for a film role anyway.” “You must have been pretty good for him to convince himself that he was in love with you.” “I would hate to boast about something like that.” Nadine got this dead serious look, “But, it's all true.” “My husband would have taken a blow job by the way. It's not something I enjoy doing.” Nadine snorted, “If only I'd known. I'm good at that too.” They were both laughing now. Sarah turned to Ivon, “I don't know how I feel about this.” Ivon tried to respond, but all that he could accomplish was a nod of agreement. The two women were getting along well. Not just amicably, they could stand in the same room as each other. They were talking as if they were friends. Not embattled enemies who had done there fair share of trash talking. At the moment Nadine was helping Clara out to her rags. Or more accurately what Nadine was calling rags. It was all designer. It just wasn't in Nadine's taste anymore. She'd worn it once. She was over it. She couldn't be seen in something twice. Not to mention she could hardly have Clara walk out as a nun. She went as far as to give her some of the less pretentious jewelry she didn't want. The emerald pins she had to keep and anything with a ruby, but everything else was up for grabs. She was never going to wear it. Sarah and Ivon made polite conversation in the living room. He found out that Sarah was the younger sister. She was very straight forward about her age. She told him unflinchingly that she was 25. Their conversation was pleasant. Restrained and she seemed to have a tepid level of interest in him. Ivon reciprocated the feelings. She was intelligent and beautiful. But, he was similarly bored in her. They both finished their martinis. They both talked. They both got along. That was all that mattered. After an hour Nadine and Clara emerged from her bedroom. Clara draped in evening wear and a Louis Vuitton travel case. Nadine segued her way over to Sarah and asked her to join her in the kitchen. Dragging her into the pantry, Nadine closed the door on them. “How did it go?” questioned Nadine. Sarah protested, “I can't see anything.” “You don't have to be able to see something to answer a question.” “Honestly at the moment, I'm more impressed that you know where the pantry is then anything else.” There was silence. “Did you just glare at me?” questioned Sarah. “See,” retorted Nadine, “You don't need to see anything. So, tell me how are you Ivon doing?” A hesitation, “Well.” “What kind of well is that? Well, I'm doing great or well I'm hoping to be able to tell you more if you just get out of this closet. I brought that man home for you Sarah.” There was another silence. “I have no idea what kind of look your giving me. Are you upset that I'm meddling? I just wanted you to find a nice eligible bachelor.” “No,” reassured Sarah, “I just don't know if this is really the right time.” “The right time for what?” Nadine's curiosity was piqued. “I don’t,” she didn't quite know how to say it, “I don't really-.” Another hesitation, “like men, Nadine.” This was something for Nadine to process. “Do you hate me?” Sarah's voice remained steady “No. Not at all,” she fumbled for her sister in the dark, “It just makes so much sense. I wish you would have told me. I thought were sad, pathetic, and alone. If you'd told me I could have had Ivon for myself.” “But, you're still seeing Mario.” “As if that's ever stopped me,” scoffed Nadine, “So, are you seeing anyone? Is it that mail woman. She seems like a really nice person, but you could do so much better. Those calves are not flattering.” Sarah was suffocating in the hug, “You know you're handling this quite well.” Nadine squeezed her tighter, “We're sisters. I love you. I'm not our parents. Heaven forbid if they found out. They would think there was something wrong with you. But, I don't think that. I think this is beautiful. I just can't believe you didn't tell me.” “If I had told you. You would have wanted to know who I was seeing.” “Oh, my god,” gasped Nadine, “Don't tell me she's ugly.” For a group of people who had no intention of spending six hours together. They got along quite well. Sarah had made lunch. They talked. Both Nadine and Clara talked shit about Henry for a better part of the day. It was almost disappointing when Office Lannion stopped by to tell them that they had caught the five men who had robbed the bank. Nadine shoved her cleavage forward at the officer, “Was it hard catching them officer?” He kept his eyes on her face, “Time consuming.” He said it hesitantly in his little French accent. Nadine wanted to eat him alive. “And, you recovered the money they stole?” It was at this point that Clara started to make her way out the door, luggage in tact. “They didn't steal any money,” said the Officer. “What else could you possibly steal from a bank?” Clara was skirting past them now, she uttered a muffled goodbye to Nadine. But, Nadine wasn't paying attention. “They only took a safety deposit box.” Nadine plastered a smile on her, “A safety deposit box?” Her face was twitching now. “Yes,1081.” Much like a full moon. This doesn't happen very often. If you see something on this page. You've just been Beyoncéd.	44,368
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Chronic pain might be incredible to people that suffer because of a crash or trouble for the spine, throat region or spinal column. Nevertheless pain with this Mother Nature can often be washed by helping cover their reduced-intrusive treatment plan offered in the chiropractic doctors sector. Chiropractors attention therapies has and finally been recognized as being a solution to the greater variety of invasive options for case in point medical procedure. A certified chiropractic care doctor may possibly give specific substitute solutions as outlined by your distinct circumstance. There is no individual sizing matches all along with the medical doctor will glance at the whole body prior to telling a treatment to ease your chronic pain. Therapy might feature a transform in the backbone and also rehabilitating workout routines to strengthen your key muscle groups to back up your bone and important joints. When your key will become breakable, as a result of insufficient exercise, your backbone needs to compensate and this could be area of the reason for your chronic pain. There is numerous good stuff about chiropractor’s therapies that include: Lessening or reduction of lactic acid answer Far much more flexibility Reduction associated with a pain or pain Quicker time to recover Lowered muscle tissues spasms Chiropractors specialists go on a much more all natural technique for their patients and function to assist them to enhance their everyday life in several techniques. They may inspire one to acquire and look following a great bodyweight. This could not simply assist you to search much better, and often prevents the weakening of your individual primary group of muscles and take away your chronic pain. They are likely to provide an everyday schedule of expands and developing routines which will help protect against much more stress. They can recommend balanced and healthy diet strategy in order that you get each of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to help keep balanced. While they are not dietitians per se, they usually do completely understand the important thing advantages of a balanced diet. Plenty of Magnesteps insoles will provide therapeutic restorative in your recovery process. Those two treatment solutions can boost the whole process of therapeutic and aid takes away your chronic pain. Like chiropractic care treatment, acupuncture is not any-intrusive so that it helps the body maintenance by itself by returning it to its organic issue. As being the start to heal your chiropractor’s medical doctor could advise considerably more rigorous routines including skating, running on a stairway period device or increasing delicate weights. Only commence these exercises right after your physician affirms you can do so without the need of causing a lot more chronic pain. Starting any one of these brilliant workout routines too soon can increase your process of recovery.	3,082
Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak or wrong in any way. Sometimes it simply means you’re strong enough and smart enough to let go and move forward with your life. 1. First and foremost, give up the excuses you keep reciting to yourself. Because all the excuses and explanations in the world won’t do you any good. They won’t add any value to your life or improve the quality of it by even the slightest margin. To fulfill your calling and get where you wish to go in life requires more than just thinking and talking. These feats require focused and sustained action. And the good news is, you’re perfectly capable of taking whatever action is necessary. You just have to choose to actually do it. No one else can succeed for you on your behalf. The life you live is the life you build for yourself. There are so many possibilities to choose from, and so many opportunities for you to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Now is the moment to actually step forward. Sooner or later, one way or the other, you will come to realize that it’s not what you lose along the way that counts; it’s what you do with what you still have. When you let go of the past, forgive what needs forgiving, and move forward, you in no way change the past, you change the future. 2. Once you’re over the excuses, give up the idea that you don’t have what it takes. You do have exactly what it takes. Will it be easy? Absolutely not! Nobody is going to blindside you and hit you as hard as life will. Sometimes life will beat you to the ground, and keep you there if you let it. But it’s not about how hard life can hit you; it’s about how hard you can be hit and continue to move forward. That’s what true strength is. And that’s what winning the game of life is all about. So keep going. In the end, all the small things make a big difference. Every step is crucial. Life isn’t about a single moment of great triumph and attainment. It’s about the trials and errors that slowly get you there – the blood, the sweat, the tears, and the small, inconsequential things you do on a day-to-day basis. It all matters in the end – every step, every regret, every decision, and every affliction. The seemingly useless happenings add up to something. The minimum wage job you had in high school. The evenings you spent socializing with coworkers you never see anymore. The hours you spent writing thoughts on a personal blog that no one reads. Contemplations about elaborate future plans that never came to be. All those lonely nights spent reading novels and news columns and comics strips and fashion magazines and questioning your own principles on life and sex and religion and whether or not you’re good enough just the way you are. All of this has strengthened you. All of this has led you to every success you’ve ever had. All of this has made you who you are today. And all of this proves that you have the strength to deal with the challenges in front of you. (Read The Road Less Traveled.) 3. Give up focusing on what’s wrong, and start noticing what’s right. What you see often depends entirely on what you are looking for. Do your best and surrender the rest. When you stay stuck in regret of the life you think you should have had, you end up missing the beauty of what you actual do have. You will have a hard time ever being happy if you aren’t thankful for the good things in your life right now. And you do not need ideal circumstances to move forward. The happiest and most successful people do not live with a certain set of circumstances, but rather with a certain set of attitudes. Choosing to be positive and grateful for what you have now is going to determine how you’re going to live the rest of your life. So look for something positive about today. Even if you have to look a little harder than usual, it still exists. So don’t wait until everything is just right; it will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what! Get started now! With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger. Say it out loud: “I am determined to live a happy life no matter what my challenges are! I will turn all my tales of fury into tales of glory! I will turn all of my tales of woe into tales of WOW!” And no matter what happens, just do your best and appreciate what you’re learning. You won’t enjoy your life if you don’t enjoy your challenges. 4. Give up the tendency to get too caught up in other people’s judgments and opinions. Honestly, the biggest prison you will likely ever live in is your fear of what other people think. You cannot let other people tell you who you are or what you want. You have to decide that for yourself. When you’re making big decisions, remember, what you think of yourself and your life is more important than what people think of you. Don’t let others make you feel guilty for living YOUR life. As long as you’re not hurting anyone else, live it YOUR way. The key here is to remember that it’s OK to listen to others sometimes, but not at the full expense of your own intuition. Because throughout your lifetime there will be many times when the world gets real quiet and the only thing left is the beat of your own heart. So you’d better learn the sound of it, otherwise you’ll never understand what it’s telling you. The bottom line is that when you spend too much time concentrating on everyone else’s perception of you, or who everyone else wants you to be, you eventually forget who you truly are. So don’t fear the judgments of others; you know in your heart who you are and what’s true to you. You don’t have to be someone else to impress people. Let these people be impressed by who you really are. Honestly, what does life matter if you lose yourself along the way? Even your mentors should teach you HOW to think, not WHAT to think. So if someone – anyone – is belittling your truth, it might be time to turn the other way. (Marc and I discuss this in detail in the “Relationships” chapter of 1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently.) If you feel like you’re stuck, or struggling to make progress, know that you are not alone. We are all in this together. However, there is also a good chance you’re holding on to something that’s holding you back. Which means you might be able to make things easier on yourself if you give this “something” up. In fact, whenever Marc and I find ourselves running in place, we make it a point to evaluate our present situation, and then we ask ourselves questions like, “What’s holding us back?” and “Is there something we need to let go of, or give up, before we can move forward again?” Today we challenge you to do the same. Please leave a comment below and let us know: What are you holding on to right now that’s holding you back? Photo by: eliot Comments Angel Chernoff says June 8, 2014 at 6:03 pm @Kev: What you’re capable of is not a function of what others think is possible for you. Way to take charge! We’re so happy to hear you’re in a better place. @Mary Lee: I like the twist. When you realize you MUST make a change you start taking action. @Sandra Pawula: Your comment reminds me of this great quote by Eleanor Roosevelt: “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” @Tracey: Every morning when you wake up, think of three things that are going well in YOUR life at the moment. As you fall asleep every night, fill your mind with an appreciation for all the small things that went well during the day. Examine the goodness that is YOUR life, and let your inner critic overhear the five-star reviews about YOU. @Lindy Allen: My heart goes out to you. As far as your relationships go, you and your husband should focus on each other. Continue to treat yourselves and others compassionately and deal with the reality of your situation. If others can’t accept you for doing so there is nothing you can do to control them. Remember, what other people do is because of them and not because of you. As hard as it might be don’t take their actions personally. @LynP: Stop surrounding yourself with those people! I know it’s not always easy, but it will be worth it to you in the end. @Jamela: Thank you for the kind words. I think you’ll enjoy this article: 5 Things You Should Know About Letting Go. @Heather: Things can change if you want them to, at any age. It’s not happy people who are thankful, it’s thankful people who are happy. Even when times are tough, think of all the beauty still around you, and smile. Life is too short to have a victim mentality. Say to yourself, “I am not going to be bitter, I am going to be better.” Welcome to the next chapter. @Sumi: Thank you for giving us a chance. I am so happy to hear you can resonate with our words and that we’re making a difference. And thank you for taking the time to show your appreciation. @Jacqueline Martens: Beautiful, thank you for sharing your story. @KTL: To an extent, we do need to listen to experts our about health. If your not comfortable with the diagnosis, seek out a second opinion and even a third if needed. @All: As always, thanks for keeping the conversation going. Eli says June 8, 2014 at 10:35 pm Uplifting! Patti says June 9, 2014 at 7:06 am Definitely the one thing holding me back is fear! To be happy and content, I need to make a decision which will totally change my life. Keeping the fear alive is only keeping me stuck in a very negative situation. Thanks for all you write as I must stop and think about what needs changing in my life for happiness to be released! But, I am always thankful for the blessings in my life. Nate says June 9, 2014 at 11:28 am Good reads. For me I must give up those shallow best (fake) friends, whom has used me for twenty-ish years then toss me aside when fate challenges me. Gloria says June 10, 2014 at 1:18 am Thank you for this post, I needed it. I’m in bed thinking about comments a friend made regarding me not having children. I’m 25, in grad school, and still living at home with my mother. I’m not nearly ready to have children. Nonetheless, I allowed for these comments made by my friend, who is also 25 and now pregnant with her first child, get to me. I will not let anyone make me feel guilty for living MY life! As you all stated in number 4. I won’t be made to feel I have to defend myself either. I find that I’m now defending myself against when are you having a baby? Or when are you getting married? Or where is your boyfriend? Questions each time I’m around my family and friends, quite frankly, I am sick of it! I’m a young woman and I now realize I have years ahead of me and children and marriage can wait. For a long time I felt anxious and sad about being 25 single and childless, but those feelings stop now. I cannot allow others opinions to dictate my feelings as I have and I thank you, Marc & Angel, for helping me come to this realization. Suzy Munroe says March 9, 2016 at 6:58 pm Children and marriage isn’t everything, plus if you are worried you can always freeze your eggs for after grad school when career is in full swing and Mr Right pops up! Shannon says June 13, 2014 at 7:52 pm Number 4 (Give up the tendency to get too caught up in other people’s judgments and opinions) – this really resonated with me. I try not to worry too much about what other people think of me, but sometimes it’s hard. If you choose an unconventional path in life, people can and do judge you and it can be hurtful. I’m 33 and I’m single and don’t have children – this is my own choice and I’m happy with it and yet I feel constantly judged for it. I also went to university in my late twenties and am now a postgraduate student, which also seems to something on which people think they can pass judgement. It’s easy to say ‘I don’t care what people think, it’s my life’ but sometimes it is difficult and when most of your friends are married with children, it’s easy to feel isolated. It’s a tricky situation – do you be something you’re not in order to fit in, or do you be true to yourself and feel like an outcast? Julie says June 17, 2014 at 5:09 pm “All of this has strengthened you. All of this has led you to every success you’ve ever had. All of this has made you who you are today.” Whenever someone asks me what I’d change in life, this is what goes through my head. There are many “bad” things I’ve gone through, but each one of them has lead me where I am today. And no matter what, I wouldn’t want to be anyone or anywhere else. Anna says June 19, 2014 at 5:32 am Thank you Marc and Angel for your awesome post. I’m also really enjoying reading the other comments also. Thanks everybody for open your heart and leave a comment here. It makes me know that I’m not alone struggling to find my way in life. Some of you have hard challenges too, but you all made it. Alicia says June 24, 2014 at 8:48 pm @Lindy Allen: I am so sorry about your loss. I hope that you have found closure to your friend situation. I had a similar situation. My best friend was so inconsiderate when my mother had suddenly died and wasn’t there for me. Strangers and other friends were there more than my own best friend. Soon after her passing, she invited me out and I thought we were going to have girl time and talk about what happened, bond, cry and find comfort, only to realize she had texted other people to hang out. She needed company to watch a movie, of all things: death People she didn’t really like also showed up. So disappointing. It really hurt me so much to see her hanging out with other friends on facebook, yet she never fully reached out to me. I called her out on it, and there was tension for a while. Months later when her grandmother died, she reached out to me and went on to explain vivid details of her body in the casket. It was so horrible, and the conversation really set me back emotionally for weeks. I finally realized that if my best friend couldn’t be there for me in the tough times then she wasn’t really a friend. I finally came to realize that friends are there even when it’s uncomfortable and not convenient. If you can’t count on those to be there for you when times get tough, then it’s not worth it. Friends are supposed to be there in the good times and the tough times, otherwise they are simply acquaintances. You must confront this and decide if it’s worth it, otherwise you will continue to carry the pain associated with your child’s death. Something so important and so profound should never be associated with the betrayal of “friends.” I hope that you remember your child’s life and death for what it was independently of these selfish people. Get rid of what’s holding you back and you will be able to move forward. I hope this was helpful Jacqui says June 26, 2014 at 9:10 pm This is something that I have been working on all year. I dumped my toxic relationship even though, I had two beautiful babies. The hardest part is being away from them. I am glad that they have a good dad that loves them, but I wanted them to grow up knowing how people in love really acted. That definitely wasn’t us. I have been focusing on taking care of myself by eating right and exercising almost daily. I have motivated so many people with my progress and that makes me feel awesome, but you ask the question what is holding me back. At first I did not know the answer, but now I am pretty sure that I have figured it out. I let others tell me I wasn’t good enough and I have believed it for so many years that it became “me”. I am in a new very healthy relationship and here is me over analyzing everything and thinking something is wrong when really there is nothing wrong at all. The other day I came to terms with myself. I can’t make people happy. I just can make myself happy. My problem is I may try to hard to make things work. I realized if it is not going to work out I have no control over how someone else feels about me. Thank you for this article. It really switched on a light switch. I can do anything I put my mind too. Yosep says July 26, 2014 at 1:51 am I found myself nodding my noggin all the way through. Tanner says October 1, 2014 at 8:03 am I find myself holding into problems that I am having at work with colleagues, with guys I go on dates with, and friendships. This article will help me let go of all of that. Pravin says December 1, 2014 at 3:28 am Very good article. Loved your style of writing. Melissa says May 28, 2015 at 3:31 pm Everything in this article is so true, making it happen is a task within itself. I find myself always going back to the same thing, it is so self destructive, I know this in my mind , but it is like this inner thing I can not control. I know I have to move forward, I know that everyone has suffered loss and by me not letting go is only hurting myself. It is as if life is passing me by and all I am doing is sitting on the sidelines watching, watching other peoples happiness. I use to be one of those people, then lost what I thought was the love of my life, obviously if he was we would still be together. So, after a year and a half I am unable to form a relationship. I often think there is a signal I am sending with guys. I am sure in some ways I am. Hopefully through sites like this will lead me down the right path. Hanna C says June 1, 2015 at 10:10 pm What is holding me back is fear about what others think of me, and also heartache from the past breakups! But, thank you so much Marc and Angel! “You are strong enough to let the past go.” really touched my heart. Well said! Miriam Guinee says July 5, 2015 at 8:43 pm Great article!!! My husband and I want to move out of our neighborhood that we have lived in for 17 years. It has been our first and only home so far since we got married in 1998. The neighborhood is not what it used to be, there is more crime. Also, we’re getting tired of the house being so close to the neighbors on both sides, we want to spread out to the country. The one house next to us is a rental, and we’ve had nothing but bad luck with the type of tenants that move in, all have been rude, loud and disrespectful. I would move in two seconds but the only thing holding us back, especially me, is our wonderful neighbor who lives behind us. We have the greatest relationship with him, he lets our dog out when we have a long day or when we’re on vacation( he and Duke love each other very much!) he has fixed so many things that have broken, he’s quite the handyman and he does it out of the goodness of his heart. He’s retired and all alone, he doesn’t have a living relative around, the only living relative he has is a cousin who is two states away and not close with at all. We have become his family for the past 17 years, we are like his kids, we are in our 40’s and he is almost 70. He’s in good health, he drives and does not depend on anyone to do anything for him. My problem is I’m extremely sad at the thought of leaving him, the thought of it makes me cry! I have mentioned to him that we have been thinking of moving and although he says we should do what makes us happy, I see the sad look in his eyes and it kills me!! It will also devastate my dog- and him- if they get separated, I know that may sound silly but that have a super special relationship. In short moving from him would make me incredibly sad, mainly because I think he would be devastatingly lonely, we are his life! I feel stuck, I would love some advice! Thank you kindly, Miriam Jim says July 19, 2015 at 8:28 am Thanks for the post. I’m afraid of giving up the job I have even though it imprisons me in many ways. I’m afraid of losing the securities of the health care, retirement, and salary I have associated with that career. I’m also afraid of losing my fiance’ if I give up the securities of that career even though he says he supports me and wants me to be happy. I’ve been skewered once before in making and managing a career-ending decision. I’m afraid of making the same mistake twice. Thanks for any wisdom, blessings, and wonder you might be willing to share with me. I thoroughly enjoy your books, blogs, and videos. MaryAnn says July 19, 2015 at 10:33 am I think the biggest thing that holds me back is me. I get in my own way. I am a very talented graphic designer and have tons of ideas for art projects that I could do but they sit there waiting for me to get started. I don’t know why I delay. It’s dumb really and so frustrating. I can procrastinate on doing what ultimately is my passion like no one’s business. The thing is, I know that saying about regretting things you don’t do in life. I don’t want to be 80 yrs old today and say ‘why didn’t I just go for it and be the true artist that I am’. Guy says September 10, 2015 at 11:22 pm Thank you for a great piece of reading. My wife and I have lost everything, from careers to money and family; it happened. For the last 2 years we have rebuilt but I still feel the pain, the anger and the sorrow yet I have come to understand that I cannot just look back all the time because I have now a great opportunity to leap into a better future than ever because of all the sacrifices we both had to make. Yes, I am scared for my wife and for myself, especially without much support, but I want to regain my fighting spirit like when I was younger. Last night I decided to leave the hurt behind because I have already triumphed reaching what I aimed at a long time ago; sometimes the final prize is not in our hands but in our hearts. Waiting for a material finalization can be disappointing actually because the true gift in life is spiritual more than anything else hence the “anti-climax” sadness that we often feel in success. I am leaving the past behind, what happened cannot be changed; I have decided to make that extra step toward freedom away from the losses and the hurt and appreciate all I have won already which is far more than I could have ever anticipated. Now is peace. Carrie says September 11, 2015 at 12:54 am I have been trying to move on since my divorce 5 years ago and still stuck. 3 years ago, our almost reconciliation was holding me back. I couldn’t see straight. All of my energy went into trying to reconciliate with my ex husband. I quit my job so that I could move back with him. I put college on hold. I tried harder than he did to make it work. That fell apart and left me lost and confused. So, I moved in with the first guy I found. Now, I am being held back by him. I want to move out and be on my own, but I feel paralyzed and scared. I guess I am holding myself back. I have this fear of the unknown and failing. Which, could lead me back to this unhealthy relationship. It sounds crazy, but this is how screwed up my life is. I lost many friends and family after my divorce, so I feel alone. And, I depend on him because of that. He knows all of this, but doesn’t care. I know in my heart that I must leave. I just need a push. This post helped. Cassie says October 23, 2015 at 7:04 pm I first began this video with the thought that I may be good to show to the person that I have been with for the last ( near ) 2 years. The more I wanted it, the more I looked inward inside of myself – realizing once again, like so many times before, we cannot change others. This peice made me think a lot about my own issues – my relationship. The issue in itself is more of a non-issue. I go back and forth with telling myself that I am “overthinking” and that I need to “be patient if I really want a proposal” – to – “No, she knew my intentions from the beginning.” This video made me realize that it’s me that needs to let go. I’ve worked hard in my life to turn myself into a better person – so that when “that day” does come, I will be able to contribute the best of myself and in return, able to receive the best of her (and even the not-so-best). She’s made no steps for improvement in her personal life – still unhappy with her career and self and shows no signs of any thought toward working toward a future.with me other than works. There is no action. December will make 2 years. That’s a short amount of time compared to a lifetime – I just want to make the most of it … and with her. But I am going to just take a step back for a but and watch for a moment. Breath in the air and “let go” of trying to make her see things.. trying to drop hints.. and really just focus on my own continued growth. (Something I started earlier this week but I was just reminded of the. eed to follow through when I watched this video.) Cheryl A McDaniel says November 6, 2015 at 6:01 pm I’m not sure what is holding me back: I believe it’s several things. The 33 years of rejection from my husband, who is now disabled, caused me to never go outside of myself and seize opportunities, but it did make me the intercessor that I am today. 4 Years ago I got the courage to finally tell myself I can do this on my own and began to challenge myself to be independent and find a way to leave the marriage. And a year later, my husband had a stroke, which left me here to take care of him. My question now is; “HOW DO I MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS IN FRONT OF ME?” James says January 15, 2016 at 12:50 pm I was waiting for the right time to try and move forward. I was getting frustrated and using ” I’ll do it when things are just right ” excuse to not move forward. Having a place to say it out loud puts it into perspective. I read most of the other comments and I wish them all good fortune and pray they can overcome their obstacles. A lot of what you two said in your blog is very similar to the book ” the four agreements “. Easy to read however challenging to apply to life. Not allowing the self-talk to yourself to the point of defeat is key. My other issue is dealing with the guilt I feel when I make a decisions to help myself that affect others. Today I will do something positive to take a step forward.	26,256
So as we are driving into Santa Barbara i text Lyndsey to find out where exactly in SB I could find a coconut latte. She told me Ruby's. So when we went to El Paseo mall I was happy to see Ruby's right across the street. After some shopping, we headed over to Ruby's to have a coconut latte. Imagine my surprise when it was a Mexican restaurant that didn't even serve lattes. I called Lyndsey and she told me that it was a Ruby's that was a coffee shop on State Street. I have still yet to find that coffee shop. But.... next door to the Mexican Ruby's there was Java Jones. And they had the holy coconut syrup and they were more than happy to make me a coconut latte. As I stood there waiting for them to call my order I thought about how long my search has been, and all the coffee shops it had taken me to. All the rejection from all the teenagers behind the counters at all the coffee shops that did not have coconut for me. My search was over and soon I would be sipping on the so hard to find coconut latte. So what did I think of it? After all the searching was it the most wonderful drink in all the land? Well it was okay. Yes just okay. It tasted like a normal latte and every few drinks would have a very strong after taste of coconut (think Hawaiian Tropics suntan lotion). I would definatly get it again, but I don't think it will become my new regular. But now that my search is over I am sad. I have nothing to search for now. 2 comments: Don't you hate that? You feel like your life will be a little more complete when you finally achieve something you've been after for a while. But when you get that thing, you're left feeling empty again... happens all the time for me. ReplyDelete Replies Ok..SEE I knew it!! Well I am going to find that coffee shop for you because it isn't next to El Paseo so maybe I got the name wrong or something (opps hehe) I love that you went on the qwest & took the picture even..so great! I am at the library on campus laughing my head off. All I have to say is Java Bones, or Jones didn't make it right. If it tastes like suntan lotion coffee then it's allll wrong. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be? How can my love not be for you?? Haha. Oh well..if you come up in March I will show you the real deal. ReplyDelete Replies Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Blog Archive April 2020 (1) June 2019 (1) October 2018 (2) June 2018 (2) May 2018 (3) April 2018 (1) March 2018 (1) February 2018 (1) January 2018 (2) December 2017 (3) November 2017 (6) October 2017 (5) September 2017 (2) August 2017 (1) July 2017 (3) June 2017 (3) May 2017 (5) April 2017 (6) March 2017 (1) February 2017 (1) January 2017 (8) December 2016 (2) November 2016 (2) October 2016 (3) September 2016 (9) August 2016 (7) July 2016 (9) June 2016 (1) May 2016 (5) April 2016 (3) March 2016 (2) February 2016 (2) January 2016 (5) December 2015 (10) November 2015 (7) October 2015 (9) September 2015 (9) August 2015 (12) July 2015 (6) June 2015 (7) May 2015 (12) April 2015 (10) March 2015 (9) February 2015 (3) January 2015 (9) December 2014 (12) November 2014 (11) October 2014 (14) September 2014 (15) August 2014 (12) July 2014 (9) June 2014 (12) May 2014 (15) April 2014 (17) March 2014 (8) February 2014 (11) January 2014 (17) December 2013 (18) November 2013 (16) October 2013 (20) September 2013 (13) August 2013 (11) July 2013 (9) June 2013 (16) May 2013 (14) April 2013 (16) March 2013 (14) February 2013 (14) January 2013 (16) December 2012 (18) November 2012 (16) October 2012 (20) September 2012 (20) August 2012 (22) July 2012 (22) June 2012 (26) May 2012 (22) April 2012 (20) March 2012 (12) February 2012 (16) January 2012 (14) December 2011 (12) November 2011 (14) October 2011 (10) September 2011 (8) August 2011 (15) July 2011 (16) June 2011 (14) May 2011 (19) April 2011 (13) March 2011 (11) February 2011 (16) January 2011 (14) December 2010 (14) November 2010 (11) October 2010 (17) September 2010 (13) August 2010 (10) July 2010 (6) June 2010 (5) May 2010 (14) April 2010 (11) March 2010 (16) February 2010 (14) January 2010 (18) December 2009 (31) November 2009 (30) October 2009 (31) September 2009 (30) August 2009 (31) July 2009 (31) June 2009 (31) May 2009 (33) April 2009 (31) March 2009 (32) February 2009 (30) January 2009 (31) December 2008 (31) November 2008 (31) October 2008 (35) September 2008 (30) August 2008 (34) July 2008 (35) June 2008 (30) May 2008 (32) April 2008 (30) March 2008 (31) February 2008 (29) January 2008 (38) December 2007 (29) November 2007 (43) October 2007 (34) September 2007 (21) August 2007 (24) July 2007 (26) June 2007 (23) May 2007 (25) April 2007 (12) March 2007 (22) February 2007 (20) January 2007 (22) December 2006 (20) November 2006 (18) October 2006 (24) September 2006 (18) August 2006 (14) July 2006 (19) June 2006 (10) May 2006 (25) April 2006 (20) March 2006 (13) February 2006 (24) January 2006 (22) December 2005 (25) November 2005 (25) October 2005 (2)	5,177
Just so you know, this post may contain affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase through links on this page, PoolToys.com may collect a share of the sale or other compensation. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. When it comes to investing in a new pool, many people want to make sure that they get a quality product. Many people are wondering if it is worth the money to buy an inflatable pool on the deck. In this article, we will discuss the pros and cons of an inflatable pool on deck. By the end of this article, you can make an informed decision when you go shopping for one. Inflatable pools on deck are easy to install, meaning that there is no need for contractors or heavy equipment. This makes them a great choice for those who have a limited budget or experience working with water. If you decide to buy an inflatable pool on deck, it can be used in areas with uneven terrain. It means they are suitable for swimming pools with slopes and curves. The only thing that you will need is someone who knows how to properly install the inflatable system so that it works properly. Inflatable pools on deck can also be set up indoors if you choose not to use them outdoors. This means that they are perfect for large and small swimming pools, as well as those who do not have enough space for a traditional swimming pool or other aquatic facilities. While they are easy to install, they are not without their drawbacks. Since they are inflatable, they will only last for a certain amount of time before they start to deflate. This means that you will need to buy a new one once the old one has stopped working. If you do not have the money to purchase a new one, you will need to hire someone who knows how to properly install the system. Another issue with an inflatable pool on deck is that they are not always available in a size that is suitable for your space. You will need to measure the area where you want to use the pool so that you can purchase the right size. Inflatable pools on deck can also be expensive, meaning that you will need to make sure that you can afford them before making your purchase. How to Choose the Best Inflatable Pool on Deck? When you are looking to buy an inflatable pool on deck, there are a few things that you will need to consider. You will need to make sure that the product that you are buying is made from high-quality materials. This means you should look for a product manufactured by a reputable company. That way, you can be sure that it will last for a long time. If you decide to buy an inflatable pool on deck, it is also important to make sure that the product has been tested and approved by the government’s standards. This ensures that the pool is safe for both kids and adults as well as contains no dangerous chemicals or substances. You should purchase products from companies that have been in business for many years. They usually have more experience and will be able to provide more assistance when something goes wrong with your new inflatable pool on the deck. (Visited 1 times, 1 visits today) Kim has worked in the pool industry for about 10 years. She loves to pull readers into her pool topics, where she shares her love of pool life and relaxation. Kim also writes on a variety of health and wellness topics, spurred by her own experience with Fibromyalgia. In spite of having a chronic illness, Kim is a busy wife and mother with 2 kids, a couple of cats, and a loving husband. When she’s not pool-side, you can find Kim enjoying some R&R in the forest, where she finds it easier to meditate and spend quiet time to revive her body and soul.	3,685
I am on Christmas holiday, but took a quick minute to write this blog post about North Korea’s newest Special Economic Zone. According to KCNA (2017-12-23): Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) — The Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea decided to establish Kangnam Economic Development Park in several parts of Koup-ri, Kangnam County of Pyongyang. The DPRK is to exercise sovereignty over Kangnam Economic Development Park. A decree on the decision of the SPA Presidium was promulgated on Thursday. North Korea announced fourteen new SEZs in 2013, seven new SEZs in 2014, and 3 new SEZs in 2015. None were announced in 2016. This is the first SEZ to be announced in 2017, and it was announced just a day after UNSC voted to tighten sanctions on the country. Although the article does not give many specifics, I believe this project aspires to be a manufacturing/ processing/ shipping hub built on the Taedong River. But we will learn more later, no doubt. Koup-ri has over 4km of waterfront property along the Taedong River and a partially completed port at 38.876443°, 125.572246°. It also has a new fish farm constructed sometime after September 2015: My impression is that to date North Korea had scaled back expectations on their many SEZs to focus on Rason Economic and Trade Zone and Wonsan-Mt. Kumgang International Tourist Park (neither of which are expected to see much growth owing to international sanctions measures, North Korea’s corrupt business environment, poor infrastructure, and poor human human rights record). A few other SEZs have seen some construction progress or are occasionally mentioned in the official media, but have seen little progress (nothing to make up for losses at the Kaesong Industrial Zone). These include the Hwanggumphyong and Wihwado Economic Zone (Management Commitee Building constructed), the Sinuiju International Economic Park (Chinese Tourist Zone constructed), the Kangryong International Model Green Park (advertised in official media), the Unjong Hi-Tech Development Park (advertised in official media), and the Mubong Special Park for International Tourism (new border crossing and limited construction). Seeing this announcement was a surprise to me. More later. Happy holidays. The December 2017 sanctions on North Korea: business as usual? Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 Many of the steps in the additional sanctions added by the UN Security Council resolution 2379 on December 22nd, 2017, were expected. Targeting oil and petroleum, export incomes, as well as revenues from foreign workers, are all natural steps if the international community wants to pressure North Korea. It’s still rather unclear what the end-goal is, but if sanctions are intended to make things more difficult for the North Korean economy, they can certainly have an impact to that end. These are the main points: Exports of refined petroleum products will be capped at 500,000 barrels per year. Crude oil transfers will be limited to 4 million barrels/year. Within two years, UN member states are to have expelled all North Korean workers and managers. When analyzing how this will impact North Korea, there are two sides to the story. On the one hand, as with all sanctions against North Korea, China (and to some extent, Russia) would likely not have agreed to them if they had believed that they created a real risk of severe social instability in North Korea that would risk spilling over its own borders. At the same time, it seems like the US intention is to create economic difficulties so severe that the North Korean regime will crack and agree to negotiate the existence of its nuclear deterrent, at least according to the official, outward line. These two objectives appear to be mutually exclusive in the long run. Moreover, China and Russia appear to have extracted some significant concessions in negotiating the resolution. North Korean workers are to be expelled no later than within two years, which is not an insignificant time frame. Perhaps by then, things will have changed enough for sanctions to be renegotiated. The cap of 4 million barrels is close to what China is commonly estimated to be transferring in terms of crude oil per year to North Korea (3.64 million). So North Korea will hardly be fully starved of oil. Fuel has never been in abundant supply in the country. Last but not least, smuggling routes are already well-established. Recall Ri Jong-ho’s claims that North Korea buys 300,000 tonnes of fuel products from Russia each year through brokers abroad, largely under the radar. Such transfers are not impossible, but very difficult, to track and stop. Both Russia and China can claim with some truth that they cannot control all sanctions breaches by entities within its borders, particularly enterprises who aren’t all too law-abiding in normal times. Particularly given the poor state of relations between the US and Russia, and the US and China, it is unlikely that either of the two countries will dedicated significant resources to fully track and prevent sanctions breaches, beyond normal procedure. Also, North Korea has been under various forms of sanctions since at least 2006, and even before that, was never an integrated part of established and open world trade. They’ve existed under harsh conditions long enough to learn and adapt their strategies. On the other hand, North Korea is not immune to sanctions pressure. No country is. Even if smuggling and other ways of getting around sanctions can compensate for some of the losses, transaction costs likely increase. In other words, those who still choose to sell items like fuel to North Korea now have space to demand a higher mark-up for the additional risk. There are also presumably added transaction costs liquefying coal to generate oil. The government has the resources and the know-how to largely get what they need, but North Korean businesses at the mid- or lower levels will find it much more difficult to keep up with the added costs and effort needed. This is has been true for each sanctions round through this year and last. Ordinary North Koreans have been impacted by sanctions for long — this did not start with the sanctions that target goods such as oil and fuel. The opportunity cost of what could have been without them was still present. Of course, one can reasonably argue that the fault lies with the regime, for continuing its development of nuclear weapons and missiles, and not with the international community. But that sanctions would somehow not effect North Korean society while hitting against the regime seems implausible. Lastly, we can note that both exchange rates and rice prices on North Korean markets have decreased over the past few weeks. There may be additional stress present among some spheres of society, but it seems like no major sense of crisis is at hand.	7,172
While I write frequently here about cheesesteaks – and yes, I do love them deeply – there is another sandwich for which I have had serious affection since an extremely early age. I refer to the Jewish delicatessen stand-by, corned beef on rye. It was my maternal grandmother, the late-great Mom-Mom Bess, who turned me on to this most delicious of deli sandwiches when I was probably no more than a toddler. My grandparents lived in Northeast Philly, just west of the 12-lane Roosevelt Boulevard – known by Philadelphians simply as “The Boulevard.” This was before supermarkets existed in places like the neighborhood where my grandparents lived. I spent a lot of time there as a child and can still recall the soda truck driving down the alley behind their row-home. My grandmother would run out and buy a case of seltzer in spray bottles for my grandfather and soda for me. According to my mother, fish, meat and produce were also delivered to the house. Shopping out was done at smaller, specialized stores, rather than supermarkets. The one place I remember going to with her frequently to shop was a place called R&W Delicatessen, which was a couple blocks east of where they lived, at the corner of F Street and The Boulevard. My paternal grandfather owned a food distributorship that specialized in kosher foods. My grandmother must have told that to the guys behind the counter at R&W, because I remember they used to tease me about being the future king of the family food empire when I was too young to understand what they meant. I don’t think we ever walked out of R&W without corned beef and rye bread; probably barrel pickles too. Other common items were Wise potato chips and Tastykake lemon pies. But the main reason for shopping there was their corned beef. I would guess my grandmother fed it to me nearly every day that I was there. She would even stick a few slices in grilled cheese sandwiches (they didn’t keep kosher). I drove past F and The Boulevard a few months ago and was pleased to see that R&W is still there, although it hasn’t been a Jewish delicatessen since not long after I stopped going there with my grandmother. I doubt there has been a decent loaf of rye or any Jewish-style corned beef in there since the 1970s. R&W Deli, where my love for corned beef began, is in the background, with the blue sign. It’s fair to say I was conditioned to love corned beef at an early age. I spent roughly the rest of the twentieth century eating it on rye bread with mustard – and only mustard – at the delicatessens of Northeast Philadelphia, which used to have a heavy Jewish population and a number of delis. Jack’s Delicatessen, which was on Bustleton Avenue a block south of my grandfather and uncle’s Mobil station, was probably my most frequent corned beef supplier. There was also the Casino Deli, where my grandfather ate lunch daily for many years after having a falling out over business with the owner of Jack’s, whose delivery vans he used to service. And for a few years, there was a gourmet shop in the suburb where I grew up that sold good corned beef and rye bread. So I never went very long without eating the stuff. The late Jack’s Deli, where I enjoyed many corned beef sandwiches over the years My grandfather was a regular at the Casino Deli. What I didn’t realize until around the turn of the century was that I was eating Philadelphia style corned beef and that New York style corned beef was different and, I have to admit, better. I made that discovery when I became friends with a few people who lived in New York. They started taking me around to places like Katz’s, 2nd Avenue and Carnegie Delis. I was used to corned beef that was sliced thin and served cold or at room temperature. In New York, they sliced the meat thicker – or even hand-carved it in the case of Katz’s – and served it warm. It was like being reborn, at least in the corned beef sense of the word. I had a nice run of eating good deli in New York City for a few years, but for various reasons, my days of hanging out somewhat regularly in the Big Apple came to an end. However, it was my good fortune that at about that same time, which was also the period during which the delicatessens of Northeast Philly were disappearing, New York style deli was introduced to Philadelphia. A place called Pastrami and Things on 15th Street in Center City was the first local deli to serve it that I can recall. Then there was a series of other places, usually opened by a guy named Russ Cowan, who can fairly be called the guru of Jewish deli in Philadelphia. After opening several delicatessens in the area, Russ purchased and still owns Famous Fourth Street Deli at 4th and Bainbridge Streets. Although Famous has been around for many years, its food was upgraded after he took it over, including the corned beef, which is now New York style. Corned beef sandwich at Famous Fourth Street Deli Another major happening in the Philly corned beef scene was the opening of Hershel’s East Side Deli at the Reading Terminal Market. The Terminal had been a local food gem with many great stands for generations, but their lack of a Jewish deli stuck out like a sore thumb. The opening of Hershel’s cured that issue. It gives Famous Fourth Street a run for its money. They are almost unquestionably the two best delis in Philadelphia. While Famous Fourth Street can be compared to the now-closed Carnegie Deli of New York in terms of the style of their deli meats, Hershel’s is more like Katz’s in that they hand-carve the corned beef, which results in thicker slices and a different texture. I have developed a definite preference for hand-carved corned beef since first trying it at Katz’s and had it regularly from Hershel’s until COVID got in the way. It helped that my office was around the corner from the Reading Terminal. The addition of Hershel’s east Side Deli made the already great Reading Terminal Market even better. Corned beef being carved at Hershel’s While I’ve done almost all of my corned beef-eating in Philly and New York, there was one sandwich of note that I had during 2019 in Indianapolis at Shapiro’s Deli, which doubles as a classic cafeteria. Their corned beef is machine-sliced thick and served warm on the best rye bread I’ve ever had. Corned beef sandwich and other goodies at Shapiro’s of Indianapolis There are other Midwestern Jewish delis I read about for years on the roadfood web site: Jake’s in Milwaukee, Manny’s in Chicago, and Slyman’s in Cleveland. Jake’s probably tops the list of delis I want to try, but haven’t been to yet. They hand carve the meat and the photos I’ve seen of their corned beef sandwiches are drool-worthy. I have been to Cleveland a number of times without trying Slyman’s. I thought that dark spot on my record would finally be erased during another 2019 trip, but I was saddened to discover Slyman’s is only open for breakfast and lunch during the week, and I was only in Cleveland from Friday night to Sunday morning. I’m confident I’ll get there eventually. I’m a little less certain about Jake’s and Manny’s, but I haven’t given up hope. There is also Langer’s in Los Angeles, which has a great reputation. If I ever get back out there, it’s a must-stop. In the meantime, I’m very content with Hershel’s and Famous Fourth Street. But that didn’t stop me from making corned beef from scratch within the past year. It’s something I had thought about trying for a long time and finally felt the motivation, probably in part because I was looking for food-related projects to work on at home during the pandemic. Preparing corned beef from scratch is a long process. I began by purchasing a five-pound brisket flat at a local butcher and brining and curing it in a water solution that included pink curing salt, regular salt, sugar, an onion, garlic, bay leaves, and pickling spices. The brisket was fully submerged in the solution inside the refrigerator for eight days, although I took it out to turn it over and resubmerge it once daily. At the end of that period, the rest was simple. I just boiled it for a few hours in water with more pickling spices. The final result was not what I was hoping for at first sight. The outside of the meat was still brown instead of the pinkish-red I was hoping for. Thankfully, when I cut into it, the color was perfect. It looked like any other corned beef I’ve had over the years. It also tasted great. I brined and cured this brisket for eight days to turn it into corned beef. The finished product A sandwich made with my homemade corned beef The only problem was that my wife is not a corned beef eater, so I had a lot of meat to get through. I found that the best way to reheat it was to carve cold slices and heat them in a steamer. I also used some of the corned beef to make hash, a favorite breakfast dish of mine when it is homemade rather than from a can. Steaming is an excellent method for reheating corned beef. Corned Beef Hash I’m pleased to report that one of my first meals out after COVID restrictions were eased a bit was lunch at Famous Fourth Street with a former colleague. It felt so natural; like getting back on a bike after not riding one for a few years. Reddit Related Posted byBZ Maestro October 20, 2021 December 7, 2021 Posted inFoodTags:Corned Beef, Deli Published by BZ Maestro I live outside of Philadelphia and have been food-obsessed for as long as I can remember. After toying with the idea of starting a blog for a fairly long time, the extinction of a food-themed message board that I frequented for years prompted me to finally take action. Thank you for taking the time to check out what I've been up to - and eating. If you've enjoyed what you have read and seen, please consider clicking the "like" button and signing up as a follower. View more posts Previous Post Previous post: Weekend Road-Trip to Cleveland Next Post Next post: 10 thoughts on “My Lifelong Love Affair with Corned Beef on Rye” October 20, 2021 at 7:25 pm I drove past F and The Boulevard a few months ago and was pleased to see th LikeLiked by 1 person October 20, 2021 at 8:06 pm Joe … you probably know it ain’t the best neighborhood now days. Jeff Moss says: October 20, 2021 at 10:42 pm LikeLiked by 1 person October 20, 2021 at 10:53 pm I just was in Cleveland over the weekend. My in-laws had plans for us to go to Corky & Lenny’s Monday morning, but it’s closed Mondays. I’ve had some very bad luck over the years with Cleveland restaurants I wanted to try being closed when I had the time and opportunity to try them. October 21, 2021 at 11:33 am You gotta get to Harold’s NY Deli in Edison Nj off exit 10 of the NJTP. The specialize in “Guzunta” portions that are delicious October 21, 2021 at 12:55 pm I’ve known about Harold’s for years. If I’m not mistaken they may have had a second location in or near Princeton Junction at one point. I took out a sandwich from there once. Marlene says: October 21, 2021 at 12:20 pm Two thumbs up! I’ll be thinking about your tray of love at Shapiro’s all day! I love your memories. LikeLiked by 1 person Brad says: October 21, 2021 at 8:06 pm I love a good corned beef sandwich! If you do make it to Milwaukee you’ll want to also check out the corned beef at McBob’s and Benji’s. LikeLiked by 1 person October 21, 2021 at 9:03 pm I am pretty sure I went to Benji’s second location in the northern suburbs for breakfast when I was up there to see the Eagles play the Packers. I’m not sure if that location still exists. But I wouldn’t have had a corned beef sandwich anyway, as it was too early in the day. I definitely want to hit McBob’s, along with Jake’s, if I get back up there.	12,122
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The absence of all mention of either Gauls or Romans seems to prove that this time was at least earlier than 400 B.C.; and the curse may have been composed long before it was written down. During his absence were manifested the beginnings of the troubles in the order that were to attain to such magnitude after his death. Its chief disadvantage is the absence of ports, the coast preserving an almost unbroken straight line, with the single exception of Ancona, the only port worthy of the name on the eastern coast of Central Italy. Moreover, the stationary habit of plants, and the almost total absence of locomotion, makes it impossible for them to seek their food. In most respects, the shortened abdomen, for example, they are more specialized than the Thysanura, and most of the features in which they appear to be simple, such as the absence of a tracheal system and of compound eyes, can be explained as the result of degradation. In the absence of positive information the 4th-century writers (on whom Plutarch and Nepos mainly rely) seized upon his surname of "Just," and wove round it a number of anecdotes more picturesque than historical. Minnesota has the characteristic climate of the North Central group of states, with a low mean annual temperature, a notably rarefied atmosphere that results in an almost complete absence of damp foggy weather, and an unusual dryness which during the rather long winters considerably neutralizes the excessive cold. The absence of a large proportion of the able-bodied young settlers in the northern armies was taken advantage of by the Indians, and in the summer of 1862 there was delay in paying them their yearly allowance. Since there are many species which do not possess these genital pleurae, the question arises as to whether their presence or their absence is the more primitive condition. Throughout the city there is a marked absence of poverty and squalor. Note the absence of the mitre, the chasuble short or tucked up in front, the maniple still carried in the left hand. The nature of the soil appears, however, to be of secondary importance, provided that it is able to hold moisture and that climatic conditions of high and even temperature with considerable rainfall and absence of wind are satisfied. Of considerable importance to the value of the rubber is the absence of the resinous constituents which are present in greater or smaller proportion in all latices. If the structure of the molecule is so perfectly symmetrical that, in the absence of any external field, the resultant magnetic moment of the circulating electrons is zero, then the application of a field, by accelerating the right-handed (negative) revolutions, and retarding those which are left-handed, will induce in the substance a resultant magnetization opposite in direction to the field itself; a body composed of such symmetrical molecules is therefore diamagnetic. If however the structure of the molecule is such that the electrons revolving around its atoms do not exactly cancel one another's effects, the molecule constitutes a little magnet, which under the influence of an external field will tend to set itself with its axis parallel to the field. Further, it is pointed out by Korschelt and Heider that the hinder portion of the gut frequently acts in Arthropoda as an organ of nitrogenous excretion in the absence of any special excretory tubules, and that the production of such caeca from its surface in separate lines of descent does not involve any elaborate or unlikely process of growth. In the Hannoniidae, however, which resemble the Pycnogonidae in the absence of the 3rd pair in the female and of the 2nd pair in both sexes, the 1st pair are retained in both sexes. The meeting of the coxae of all the prosomatic limbs in front of the pentagonal sternum; the space for a genital operculum; the pair of pectens, and the absence of any evidence of pulmonary stigmata are noticeable in this specimen. This, when adult, is readily distinguishable from the ordinary bird by the absence of the blush from its plumage, and by the curled feathers that project from and overhang each side of the head, which with some difference of coloration of the bill, pouch, bare skin round the eyes and irides give it a wholly distinct expression. The beds are usually thin false-bedded sandstones with an almost complete absence of shales. During his patron's absence, Biren, a handsome, insinuating fellow, succeeded in supplanting him in the favour of Anne, and procuring the disgrace and banishment of Bestuzhev and his family. He resigned from the volunteer service in October 1865, was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 26th Infantry in March 1867, served in Texas, mostly in garrison duty, until 1874, and in 1886-1890 (except for brief terms of absence) commanded Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the infantry and cavalry school there. He thereupon (in February 1860) obtained six months' leave of absence and repaired to Bloemfontein, in the hope of peacefully bringing about a union between the two republics. The second point of difference between tapeworms and Trematodes lies in the absence of a definitely demonstrable " brain." The last structural peculiarity of the group is the absence of the functions of regulation and reparation which are so highly developed in the more primitive Planarians. More convincing evidence of the absence of true regeneration, however, is the argument from malformation and the phenomenon known as " pseudo-scolex. The queen and the Orleans party took every advantage of his absence and had Petit's discourse solemnly refuted. For warmth, for dryness, for absence of fog, and for facility of walking after rain, just when the air is at its purest and its best, there is nothing equal to gravel; but when gravel has been rendered foul by infiltration with organic matters it may easily become a very hotbed of disease. The length and armature of the pincers and the presence or absence of wings are perhaps the most important features used by systematists in distinguishing the various kinds. Except for the absence of wings, the young are miniature models of the adult. In Nejd the number of horses is, comparatively speaking, very small; the want of water in the Nafud where alone forage is obtainable, and the absence of forage in the neighbourhood of the towns makes horse-breeding on a large scale impracticable there. Among the factors, economic, geographic, political and social, which combined to bring about the decline of the Hanseatic League, none was probably more influential than the absence of a German political power comparable in unity and energy with those of France and England, which could quell particularism at home, and abroad maintain in its vigour the trade which these towns had developed and defended with their imperfect union. In the absence of face-glands and in the structure of the horns the species approximates to the goats. The more typical species are characterized by the coarse spiny hair, the small size, or even absence of the ears, and the long, nearly straight, claws. The absence of rain here is ascribed to the action of the lofty uplands of the Andes on the trade-wind, and to the influence of the cold Humboldt current sweeping northward along the west coast of the continent. His defect lies rather in not presenting the historic Christ as the Christian's chief inspiration, a fact which connects itself with the strange absence of the names " Jesus " and " Christ." During the absence of Alexander, with whom she regularly corresponded on public as well as domestic affairs, she had great influence, and by her arrogance and ambition caused such trouble to the regent Antipater that on Alexander's death (323) she found it prudent to withdraw into Epirus. It is computed that twenty millions of meteors enter the atmosphere every day and would be visible to unassisted vision in the absence of sunlight, moonlight and clouds, while if telescopic meteors are included the number will be increased twentyfold. After thirty years' absence, he returns to his home in Italy; his son Hadubrand, believing his father to be dead, suspects treachery and refuses to accept presents offered by the father in token of good-will. The periodical histolysis may be partly due to the absence of specific excretory organs and to the accumulation of pigmented excretory substances in the wall of the alimentary canal. Alarmed at his lengthy absence the people clamoured for "gods" to lead them, and at the instigation of Aaron, they brought their jewelry and made the calf out of it. Still this partial divorce of himself from the record of the social and scientific activity of his time, though it may save a thinker from the deplorable evils of dispersion, moral and intellectual, accounts in no small measure for the exaggerated egoism, and the absence of all feeling for reality, which marked Comte's later days. It had complete control over the Euxine grain-trade; the absence of tides and the depth of its harbour rendered its quays accessible to vessels of large burden; while the tunny and other fisheries were so lucrative that the curved inlet near which it stood became known as the Golden Horn. There is complete absence of uniformity and monotony. Even during the 300 years of its conspicuous prosperity as the administrative capital of the Tokugawa shoguns, it had no noted factories, doubtless owing to the absence of any suitable potters clay in the immediate vicinity. About 488 B.C. Anaxilas and the Samians occupied Zancle in the absence of Skythes, and it was then that the name was changed to Messene, as the existence of coins of the Samian type, bearing the new name, proves. The convenience also with which the energy of waterfalls can be converted into electric energy has led to the introduction of chemical industries into countries and districts where, owing to the absence of coal, they were previously unknown. In the absence of higher authority Porter sanctioned on his own responsibility the request of Missouri Unionists for permission to raise troops, a step which had an important influence upon the struggle for the possession of the state. He had to flee from Paris; and, though he found an asylum in the palace of Fontainebleau, his house was pillaged and his library burned in his absence. Their crania have a normal development; their cheek-bones are high; their noses prominent, with large nostrils; their lips straight; and they are marked by the absence of the auricular lobules. How far the Phoenicians had any effective control over it is unknown; the absence of their monuments does not argue much real jurisdiction. The brief chapters of his work have been justly compared to the laisses or tirades of a chanson in what may be called the vignetting of the subject of each, in the absence of any attempt to run on the narrative, in the stock forms, and in the poetical rather than prosaic word-order of the sentences. The very inconsistency with which Villehardouin is chargeable, the absence of compunction with which he relates the changing of a sacred religious pilgrimage into something by no means unlike a mere filibustering raid on the great scale, add a charm to the book. The heating is continued for 4 to 12 hours according to the amount of silver present; the end of the reaction is known by the absence of any hissing. In the absence of any precise evidence on the point it is impossible to give more than a rough estimate as to the period at which Hebrew, as a spoken language, was finally displaced by Aramaic. It is, however, certain that the latter language was firmly established in Palestine in the 1st century A.D. On his return to Thebes he married Alcmene, who gave birth to twin sons, Iphicles being the son of Amphitryon, Heracles of Zeus, who had visited her during Amphitryon's absence. After an absence of over a twelvemonth, Ashley returned to England, and soon succeeded his father as earl of Shaftesbury. A long absence of the Mediterranean fleet, and withdrawals of imperial forces, produce immediate distress. Among other laws Bonaparte enacted that French should at once be the official language, that 30 young men should every year be sent to France for their education; that all foreign monks be expelled, that no new priests be ordained before employment could be found for those existing; that ecclesiastical jurisdiction should cease; that neither the bishop nor the priests could charge fees for sacramental ministrations, &c. Stoppage of trade, absence of work (in a population of which more than half had been living on foreign revenues of the knights), and famine, followed the defeat of Bonaparte at the Nile, and the failure of his plans to make Malta a centre of French trade. On the 26th of October 1326, after the fall of Bristol, he was proclaimed warden of the kingdom .during his father's absence. Various considerations throw doubt on Mr Moore's theory, especially the almost entire absence of marine fossiliferous beds in the whole of equatorial Africa at a distance from the sea, of any remains of Jurassic faunas which might link the Tanganyika forms with those of undoubted Jurassic age in neighbouring regions. The absence or incompleteness of authentic records, however, is not the only source of obscurity and confusion in the chronology of remote ages. Indeed, in the wonderful Tel-el-Amarna collection there is a suggestive absence of literary documents from the Aegean that demands a word of notice. The difference might easily be interpreted either as a sign of sentimental weakness on the part of the moderns or as a proof of the limitation of the ancient sceptics which rendered them more easily satisfied in the absence of truth. Hegesias denied the possibility of real pleasure and advocated suicide as ensuring at least the absence of pain. During his absence de Chastes had died, and his privileges and fur trade monopolies were conferred upon Pierre de Guast, sieur de Monts (1560-1611). The absence in him of the qualities that fit a man to rule made his court the arena of intriguing factions, which in reality ruled France during his reign of fifteen years. During her husband's absence she was induced by Paris, son of Priam, with the connivance of Aphrodite, to flee with him to Troy. These theorems may prove useful in preliminary calculations where the pressure-curve is nearly straight; but, in the absence of any observable law, the area of the pressure-curve must be read off by a planimeter, or calculated by Simpson's rule, as an indicator diagram. At the moment when the university of Paris was, by the absence of its rivals, placed in complete control of the education of France, she found herself driven to defend the principles of classical education against a crowd of assailants. There can be no doubt that Caesar was cognizant of some at least of the threads of conspiracy which were woven during Pompey's absence in the East. Similar rocks occur also in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero and elsewhere; but owing to the absence of any early fossiliferous deposits, the age of these rocks is very uncertain. As to sacrifice, maize and other vegetables were offered, and occasionally rabbits, quails, &c., but, in the absence of cattle, human sacrifice was the chief rite, and cannibalism prevailed at the feasts. On both sides in Mexico there was an element consisting of honest doctrinaires; but rival military leaders exploited the struggles in their own interest, sometimes taking each side successively; and the instability was intensified by the extreme poverty of the peasantry, which made the soldiery reluctant to return to civil life, by the absence of a regular middle class, and by the concentration of wealth in a few hands, so that a revolutionary chief was generally sure both of money and of men. The absence of colour changes in variable stars or in the appearance of new stars is further evidence of the same fact. No true solution could be achieved by resort to the mere absence of distinguishing, differencing feature. He served under his father in the great attack on the East Roman empire (1080-1085), and commanded the Normans during Guiscard's absence (1082-1084), penetrating into Thessaly as far as Larissa, but being repulsed by Alexius Comneus. He brought in inference to supply the place of discredited tradition, and showed the possibility of writing history in the absence of original records. The small Trypanosomes resulting from either of these modes of division differ from typical adults by their stumpy, pyriform shape, the position of the kinetonucleus near the flagellar end of the body, and the absence, during the first part of their youth, of an undulating-membrane. Although the soul is often distinguished from the vital principle, there are many cases in which a state of unconsciousness is explained as due to the absence of the soul; in South Australia wilyamarraba (without soul) is the word used for insensible. Sickness is often explained as due to the absence of the soul; and means are sometimes taken to lure back the wandering soul; when a Chinese is at the point of death and his soul is supposed to have already left his body, the patient's coat is held up on a long bamboo while a priest endeavours to bring the departed spirit back into the coat by means of incantations. During the Conclave of 1878 he succeeded, by negotiations with Cardinal Pecci (afterwards Leo XIII.), in inducing the Sacred College to remain in Rome, and, after the election of the new pope, arranged for his temporary absence from the Vatican for the purpose of settling private business. The absence of the hood might also be taken as additional proof of The name is derived from the absence of a seed-leaf or cotyledon. They appear to have been regarded as subordinate colleagues (collegae minores) of the Ilviri juri dicundo, and in some towns at least to have had the right to convene and preside over the comitia in the absence of the latter. The first class consists of those praefecti who were nominated as temporary delegates by the Ilviri, when through illness or compulsory absence they were unable to discharge the duties of their office. The first edition of Massillon's complete works was published by his nephew, also an Oratorian (Paris, 1745-1748), and upon this, in the absence of MSS., succeeding reprints were based. The web is a force for truth, connectedness, understanding, and communication—all things whose absence can trigger war. Curiously enough, the absence of eyes struck me more than all the other defects put together. Pierre did not come either and Natasha, not knowing that Prince Andrew had gone to see his father, could not explain his absence to herself. The unaccustomed coarse food, the vodka he drank during those days, the absence of wine and cigars, his dirty unchanged linen, two almost sleepless nights passed on a short sofa without bedding--all this kept him in a state of excitement bordering on insanity. The medical release form is designed to help ensure the prompt delivery of medical attention, even in the absence of the child's parents or guardians. Medical forms for private use also include medical release forms that grant permission for medical staff to treat minors in the absence or a parent or guardian. In some cases, state and federal laws may override the presence or absence of a medical release form. This form authorizes medical professionals to administer medical treatment to your minor child in your absence. A basic medical release form ensures your child receives medical care in an emergency even in your absence. If you don't think you will be able to take an extended leave of absence from work, then don't audition. The show wraps with T.I. and his family making plans to cope with his absence. Discovered 57 years later, Ripley is rescued and awakens to find much has changed in her absence. In the first three movies (Chapters four-six), the pair are often parted, as Luke needs Artoo to help him maintain his fighter when he goes to Dagobah, and Threepio hangs with Han and Leia as they run the Rebel Alliance in Luke's absence. Some of the actions scenes in this movie are so fast that it is hard to believe that Batman can take on so many at one time, but the absence of Matrix-like effects make this movie stand out more. With its black and blue labeling and original formulations perfect for a man's body chemistry, any guy will love its rich lathers and absence of girly scents. Posting something like "Gone for the weekend!" or "Away in Hawaii!," gives away too much information and can be a cue alerting burglars of your absence. Apparently something had been discussed in her absence. Right now all he wanted out of her was absence. I considered telling her the tipster was ill and out of service for a few days but common sense dictated that doing so might encourage someone to commit a crime in the tipster's absence. Mayer added that Byrne was back to work the following day, but made no reference to his absence. There were four phone messages in Dean's absence. Fred was back at it with his notes and was anxious to bring Dean up to date on the progress he'd make in Dean's absence. Dean returned home dreading what new tales of woe Fred O'Connor might have discovered in his absence. Obviously Alex expected him to take care of Carmen in his absence. Another longhorn had been born in their absence. In some localities, however, negative potential gradient is by no means uncommon, at least at some seasons, in the absence of rain. He then returned to Bavaria, and his absence bringing him into ill odour at Vienna, he complained of the incompetence of the council of commerce and dedicated a tract on trade (CommercienTractat) to the emperor Leopold. In the choice of a boiler of this description it should be remembered that rapid heating, economical combustion of fuel, and facilities for cleaning, are requisites, the absence of any of which considerably lowers the efficiency of the apparatus. During the owner's absence the house was burned to the ground, and all the papers and relics were destroyed. The members accidentally discovered that the fear of it had a great influence over the lawless but superstitious blacks, and soon the club expanded into a great federation of regulators, absorbing numerous local bodies that had been formed in the absence of civil law and partaking of the nature of the old English neighbourhood police and the ante-bellum slave patrol. This law naturally made a deep impression on military Europe, not merely because the period of color service was reducedGermany had taken this step years beforebut because of the almost entire absence of the usual exemptions. Dio Cassius says that Bocchus sent his sons to support Sextus Pompeius in Spain, while Bogud fought on the side of Caesar, and there is no doubt that after Caesar's death Bocchus supported Octavian, and Bogud Antony, During Bogud's absence in Spain, his brother seized the whole of Numidia, and was confirmed sole ruler by Octavian. From the absence of marshes the climate is the most healthy in Greece. As a sub-order, the Paucituberculata are characterized by the presence of four pairs of upper and three of lower incisor teeth; the enlargement and forward inclination of the first pair of lower incisors, and the presence of four or five sharp cusps on the cheek-teeth, coupled with the absence of "syndactylism" in the hind limbs. He endeavoured to deprive his son of his constitutional right to act as lieutenant-general of Aragon during his father's absence. The absence of active volcanoes in Australia is a state of things, in a geological sense, quite new to the continent. The mean winter reading of the thermometer is 54.7, and accompanied as this is by clear skies and an absence of snow, the season is both pleasant and invigorating. After some years' absence in England, fighting the Danes, he returned to Norway in 1015 and declared himself king, obtaining the support of the five petty kings of the Uplands. During his absence in Egypt, whither he had been sent by Pompey, without the consent of the senate, to restore Ptolemy Auletes to his kingdom, Syria had been devastated by robbers, and Alexander, son of Aristobulus, had again taken up arms with the object of depriving Hyrcanus of the high-priesthood. In the absence, however, of any relics of a kind which might lead to the identification of the ancient miners, their nationality and origin are matters which must continue to be mere questions of speculation and conjecture. It was the chief town of the Samnites, who took refuge here after their defeat by the Romans in 314 B.C. It appears not to have fallen into the hands of the latter until Pyrrhus's absence in Sicily, but served them as a base of operations in the last campaign against him in 275 B.C. A Latin colony was planted there in 268 B.C., and it was then that the name was changed for the sake of the omen, and probably then that the Via Appia was extended from Capua to Beneventum. If she were left without maintenance during her husband's involuntary absence, she could cohabit with another man, but must return to her husband if he came back, the children of the second union remaining with their own father. Mothers had the same rights in the absence .of the father; even elder brothers when both parents were dead. Daughters, in the absence of sons, had sons' rights. Thus began that system of mixed government, Teutonic and Roman, which, in the absence of a national monarch, impressed the institutions of new Italy from the earliest date with dualism. Under the imperial rule of Lothar the Saxon (1125-1137) and Conrad the Swabian (1138I I 52), these civil wars increased in violence owing to the absence of authority. In the emperors absence, Raven.na, Rimini, Imola and Foril joined the league, which now called itself the Society of Venice, Lombardy, the March, Romagna and Alessandria. Prussia, while satisfied at the fall of the temporal power, seemed to fear lest Italy might recompense the absence of French opposition to the occupation of Rome by armed intervention in favor of France. These words, which revealed the absence of any stipulation in regard to the protection of Italian interests in the Mediterranean, created lively dissatisfaction in Italy and corresponding satisfaction in France. Colonel Arimondi, commander of the colonial forces in the absence of the military governor, General Baratieri, attacked and routed a dervish force 10,000 strong on the 21st of December. In 1690, during William's absence in Ireland, he was appointed Mary's chief adviser. He returned in October, but was not included among the lords justices appointed regents during William's absence in this year. Weaving is taught in the girls' school, and fairs are held for the sale of farm produce; but the absence of a railway and the badness of the roads retard commerce. Protohydra is a marine genus characterized by the absence of tentacles, by a great similarity to Hydra in histological structure, and by reproduction by transverse fission. It is suggested that even in the absence of modification produced by any possible Darwinian or Lamarckian factors, that even in a neutral environment, divergent evolution of some kind would have occurred. In the absence of such consent, the bishop may hear the cause with three assessors, of whom one shall be a barrister of seven years' standing and another the dean of the cathedral, or one of the archdeacons, or the chancellor. But the dean and chapter objected to the absence of a structural choir, nave and aisles, and wished to follow the medieval cathedral arrangement. The Eastern railway has works at Romilly, and there are iron works at Clairvaux and wire-drawing works at Plaines; but owing to the absence of coal and iron mines, metal working is of small importance. They are characterized by the absence of that differentiation of the body into root, stem and leaf which is so marked a feature in the higher plants, and by the simplicity of their internal structure. The root differs from the shoot in the characters of its surface tissues, in the absence of the green assimilative pigment chlorophyll, in the arrangement of its vascular system and in the mode of growth at the apex, all features which are in direct relation to its normally subterranean life and its fixative and absorptive functions. The limit of each years increment of secondary wood, in those plants whose yearly activity is interrupted by a regular winter or dry season, is marked by a more or less distinct line, which is produced by the sharp contrast between the wood formed in the late summer of one year (characterized by the sparseness or small diameter of the tracheal elements, or by the preponderance of fibres, or by a combination of these characters, giving a denseness to the wood) and the loose spring wood of the next year, with its absence of fibres, or its numerous large tracheae. The study of simple organisms, many of which consist of nothing but a little mass of protoplasm, exhibiting a very rudimentary degree of differentiation, so far as our methods enable us to determine any at all, shows that the duties of existence can be discharged in the absence of any cell-wall. The rays which in the absence of the solution of chlorophyll would have occupied those spaces have no power to pass through it, or in other words chlorophyll absorbs those particular rays of light which are missing. The decomposition of the complex molecule of the sugar liberates a certain amount of energy, as can be seen from the study of the fermentation set tig by yeast, which is a process of this kind, in that it is intensified by the absence of oxygen. We have spoken of the absence of structural differentiation in the sense organs. It is possible, however, that the absence of sunken stomata, and the occurrence of some other halophytic features, are related merely to the succulent habit and not to halophytism, for succulent species often occur on non-saline soils. However, until more is known of the exact chemical composition of naturalas contrasted with agriculturalsoils, and until more is known of the physiological effects of lime, it is impossible to decide the vexed question of the relation of limeloving and lime-shunning plants to the presence or absence of calcium carbonate in the soil. The absence of marked natural boundaries makes any precise north and south limitation difficult. Among these was Benjamin of Tudela, who set out from Spain in i 160, travelled by land to Constantinople, and having visited India and some of the eastern islands, returned to Europe by way of Egypt after an absence of thirteen years. Among them was Nicolo Conti, who passed through Persia, sailed along the coast of Malabar, visited Sumatra, Java and the south of China, returned by the Red sea, and got home to Venice in 1444 after an absence of twenty-five years. Passing through the New Hebrides group he touched at Batavia, and arrived at St Malo after an absence of two years and four months. The metallic derivatives (phenolates, phenates or carbolates) of the alkali metals are obtained by dissolving phenol in a solution of a caustic alkali, in the absence of air. He further complained of the ill-treatment to which his friends and partisans had been subjected during his absence. Meditating, it is probable, emigration upon his release, he turned his attention while in prison to colonial subjects, and acutely detected the main causes of the slow progress of the Australian colonies in the enormous size of the landed estates, the reckless manner in which land was given away, the absence of all systematic effort at colonization, and the consequent discouragement of immigration and dearth of labour. It is absent in the Ratitae, which from this feature have received their name, but considerable traces of a cartilaginous keel occur in the embryo of the ostrich, showing undeniably that the absence of a keel in the recent bird is not a primitive, fundamental feature. Garrod went so far as to divide all the birds into Homalogonatae and Anomalogonatae, according to the presence or absence of the ambiens muscle. The absence of the ambiens muscle in all owls, which apparently use their feet in the same way as the Accipitres (all of which possess it), indicates that owls are not developed from the latter, but from a group which, like the other Coraciiformes, had already lost their muscle. We note the absence of Ratitae, Tinami, Cracidae, Rhamphastidae, and any of those gruiform genera which are so, characteristic of the continent. She finds that he believes that God rules the world, but does not know what he himself is; and this absence of self-knowledge is the cause of his weakness. One noteworthy feature in Liberia, however, is the relative absence of mosquitoes, and the white ants and some other insect pests are not so troublesome here as in other parts of West Africa. A good deal of this absence of forest is directly due to the action of man. But in other parts of his works he suggests that mind and matter are two different aspects of that which is the basis of all things - a monism which is not necessarily materialistic, and which, in the absence of further explanation, constitutes a confession of failure. If earlier immigrants from Samoa or other eastern Pacific islands arrived they must have become absorbed into the native Papuan population - arguing from the absence of any distinct tradition earlier than that "of the six canoes." The Buprestidae are distinguished from the Elateridae by the immobility of the prosternal process in the mesosternal cavity and by the absence of the lateral processes at the hind corners of the prothorax. His property was confiscated and sold by auction, but in his absence the strife between the Plain and the Coast was renewed, and Megacles, unable to hold his own, invited him to return. The absence of Coregoni is a characteristic feature of the fish-fauna of the steppes; the carp, on the contrary, reappears, and the rivers abound in sturgeon (Acipenseridae). Here again both capital and labour are short, and the cultivation of the soil suffers from the fact that, owing to the absence of timber, dry dung is used for fuel instead of being employed as manure. Naturally the company named does not reach all of these points, but its line across the Andes supplies the indispensable link of communication, in the absence of which the east coast towns and the west coast towns have hitherto been as widely separated as if they had been located on different continents-indeed, far more widely separated in point of time and of freight charges than Great Britain and the United States. Although the administration of the above-mentioned acts of parliament has had a beneficial effect upon the safety of the public, and has enabled an enormous volume of traffic Safety to be handled with celerity, punctuality and absence Y? The duty of a railway with deficient plant or facilities would seem to be to make up for their absence by moderating the speeds of its trains, but public sentiment in America appears so far to have approved, at least tacitly, the combination of imperfect railways and high speeds. Occasionally on a double-track railway one platform placed between the tracks serves both of them; this " island " arrangement, as it is termed, has the advantage that more tracks can be readily added without disturbance of existing buildings, but when it is adopted the exit from the trains is at the opposite side to that which is usual, and accidents have happened through passengers alighting at the usual side without noticing the absence of a platform. The volume of the high-pressure cylinder may be varied within wide limits for the same low-pressure volume; the proportions adopted should, however, be such that there is an absence of excessive drop between them as the steam is transferred from one to the other. Not only was he obliged to employ interpreters, but he relates that in their absence he was compelled to use signs only. The barrenness extends into the mountains themselves, where there are bare rock cliffs, stony slopes and a general absence of vegetation. For other areas we have often no description of the procedure at all, but merely the briefest outline of the actual process of slaughter, and we are ignorant whether the form of the rite is in reality simple (either from a loss of primitive elements or from never having advanced beyond the stage at which we find it), or whether the absence of detail is due to the inattention or lack of interest of the observer. Amidst the vituperations of the adherents of the papacy and the later Elizabethan eulogies, and in the absence of the records on which her sentence was pronounced, Anne Boleyn's guilt remains unproved. After a painful struggle I yielded to my fate; I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son; my wound was insensibly healed by time, absence, and the habits of a new life." Two years were " loosely defined as the term of his absence," which he exceeded by half a year - returning June 1765. His sermons were not remarkable for eloquence, but a certain solidity and balance of judgment, an absence of partisanship, a sobriety of expression combined with clearness and force of diction, attracted hearers and inspired them with confidence. During his absence several towns had asserted their independence; but he succeeded in subduing them without much difficulty and gradually suppressed their communal liberties. The alleged occurrence of the disease in localities free from mosquitoes or without their agency is not well attested; its absence from other localities where they abound is accounted for by their being of an innocent species, or - as in England - free from the parasite. This immunity is apparently not due to the absence of favourable conditions, but rather to the presence of some inimical factor which prevents the development of the parasite. In 1855 he was elected a member of the second chamber; and as the government refused to allow him leave of absence from his official duties he resigned his post in the public service. At the close of the war he was appointed by President Johnson secretary of Montana Territory, and there, in the absence of the territorial governor, he acted as governor from September 1866 until his death from accidental drowning in the Missouri River near Fort Benton, Montana, on the 1st of July 1867. In the absence of its native records its relations with Palestine are not always clear, but it may be supposed that amid varying political changes it was able to play a double game. The alliances, counter-alliances and far-reaching political combinations which spring up at every advance of the greater powers are often perplexing in the absence of records of the states concerned. But the absence of Judah is surprising. The part played by Egypt proper in the ensuing anti-Assyrian combinations is not clearly known; with a number of petty dynasts fomenting discontent and revolt, there was an absence -of cohesion in that ancient empire previous to the rise of the Ethiopian dynasty. Hence, in the absence of more complete external evidence one is obliged to recognize the limitations of Old Testament historical criticism, even though this recognition means that positive reconstructions are more precarious than negative conclusions. Pompey deferred his decision until he should have inquired into the state of the Nabataeans, who had shown themselves to be capable of dominating the Jews in the absence of the Roman army. It is more than a mere coincidence that this step was taken during the absence in England of one of the ablest and most notable of the Amsterdam rabbis. But economic laws are often too strong for civil vagaries or sectarian fanaticism, and as the commerce of Austria suffered by the absence of the Jews, it was impossible to exclude the latter from the fairs in the provinces of from the markets of the capital. Statistics.-Owing to the absence of a religious census in several important countries, the Jewish population of the world can only be given by inferential estimate. Under the empire, however, the whole district remained backward and was remarkable for the absence of important towns, as the scarcity of ancient inscriptions, both. Although measures had thus been taken to secure uniformity of observance, and to put an end to a controversy which had endangered Christian unity, a new difficulty had to be encountered owing to the absence of any authoritative rule by which the paschal moon was to be ascertained. In 1866 he received three years' leave of absence to collect fresh materials, and in 1869 succeeded Heinrich Ewald as professor of oriental languages at Gottingen. The Monandreae have been subdivided into twenty-eight tribes, the characters of which are based on the structure of the anther and pollinia, the nature of the inflorescence, whether terminal or lateral, the vernation of the leaf and the presence or absence of a joint between blade and sheath, and the nature of the stem. The absence of the oak and of all heaths east of the Ural may be noticed. A distinct connexion between the flora of the peninsula and Ceylon and that of eastern tropical Africa is observable not only in the great similarity of many of the more truly tropical forms, and the identity of families and genera found in both regions, but in a more remarkable manner in the likeness of the mountain flora of this part of Africa to that of the peninsula, in which several species occur believed to be identical with Abyssinian forms. This connexion is further established by the absence from both areas of oaks, conifers and cycads, which, as regards the first two families, is a remarkable feature of the flora of the peninsula and Ceylon, as the mountains rise to elevations in which both of them are abundant to the north and east. The absence of the ordinary bright green colours of vegetation is another peculiarity of this flora, almost all the plants having glaucous or whitened stems. Foliage is reduced to a minimum, the moisture of the plant being stored up in massive or fleshy stems against the long-continued drought. Here again we have an absence of all tropical forms, and a great development of groups characteristic of cold and temperate regions. In'the birds, the Ethiopian type is shown by the prevalence of larks and' ",stone-chats, and by the complete absence of the many peculiar genera of the Indian region. The same conclusion is indicated by the absence from the Moluccas and Celebes of various other Mammals, Quadrumana, Carnivora, Insectivora and Ruminants, which abound in the western part of the Archipelago. The spoken languages of northern India are very various, differing one from another in the sort of degree that English differs from German, though all are thoroughly Sanskritic in their vocables, but with an absence of Sanskrit grammar that has given rise to considerable discussion. Owing to the absence of dated records, the chronology of these invasions has not yet been set beyond dispute, but the most important was that of the Kushans, whose king Kanishka founded a state which comprised northern India and Kashmir. Bergh (for Lumbricus and Criodrilus), whose figures show a derivation of the entire nephridium from mesoblast, and an absence of any connexion between successive nephridia by any continuous band, epiblastic or mesoblastic. A midway position is taken up by Wilson, who asserts the mesoblastic formation of the funnel, but also asserts the presence of a continuous band of epiblast from which certainly the terminal vesicle of the nephridium, and doubtfully the glandular part of the tube is derived. Their total absence has been asserted definitely only in Paranais littoralis. The absence of setae and the great secondary annulation render the mapping of the segments a subject of some difficulty. In his absence the open violence and extortion of Agesilaus, combined with the popular disappointment at the failure of the agrarian scheme, brought about the restoration of Leonidas and the deposition of Cleombrotus, who took refuge at the temple of Apollo at Taenarum and escaped death only at the entreaty of his wife, Leonidas's daughter Chilonis. In the absence of specific evidence any such identification must be regarded with suspicion. A feature of the upland districts is the total absence of hedges, and the substitution of limestone walls, put together without any mortar or cement. He was regent of the kingdom during the king's short absence in France in 1308, and took a very prominent part at Edward's coronation in February of this year. In the absence of artificial grasses and roots, hay was very valuable; it constituted almost the only winter food for live stock, which were consequently in poor condition in spring. In 1 In the absence of experiments it is assumed that wheat is digested like other foods of the same class. This was inevitable in the absence of trustworthy information on an adequate scale, and from the immediately practical aims of the writers. The absence of conviction in regard to British commercial policy naturally had its counterpart in the attitude of many men to the financial system of the country. The next six families include the animals formerly known as Gymnosomatous Pteropods, characterized by the absence of mantle and shell, the reduction of the ventral surface of the foot, and the parapodial fins at the anterior end of the body. After gaining a further extension of leave of absence from his regiment he returned to Ajaccio and spent six months more in the midst of family and political affairs. Thanks to the friendly intervention of the marechal du camp, baron Duteil, Bonaparte once more gained leave of absence for three months and reached Corsica in September 1791. These numbers are valuable as an exhibition not so much of events as of the feelings of the Parisian people; they are adorned, moreover, by the erudition, the wit and the genius of the author, but they are disfigured, not only by the most biting personalities and the defence and even advocacy of the excesses of the mob, but by the entire absence of the forgiveness and pity for which the writer was afterwards so eloquently to plead. It was passed in absence of the accused, and their execution was appointed for the same day. History of an inferential and summary sort only can be derived from monuments in the absence of written records. The absence of fortifications both at Cnossus and Phaestus suggest that at this time Crete was internally peaceful and externally secure. Others again cite the old-established power and productivity of Crete; the immense advantage it derived from insularity, natural fertility and geographical relation to the wider area of east Mediterranean civilizations; and the absence of evidence elsewhere for the gradual growth of a culture powerful enough to dominate the Aegean. During his absence from England he was made (1333) dean of Wells. The absence of preparations came to be felt more strongly with the rapid growth of the submarine menace, for the depth and number of the entrances made it a serious problem to establish adequate defences. But Merrem, who subsequently communicated to the Academy of Berlin a more detailed memoir on the " flat-breasted " birds, 3 was careful not here to rest his divisions on the presence or absence of their sternal character alone. He was quite aware of the taxonomic value of the vocal organs of some groups of birds, presently to be especially mentioned, and he had himself ascertained the presence and absence of caeca in a not inconsiderable number of groups, drawing thence very justifiable inferences. Looking on Miller's labours as we now can, we see that such errors as he committed are chiefly due to his want of special knowledge of ornithology, combined with the absence in several instances of sufficient materials for investigation. The army was visited by a plague, and the fleet was prevented from sailing by the total absence of wind. The extreme length of the limbs and the absence of a tail are other features of these small apes, which are thoroughly arboreal in their habits, and make the woods resound with their unearthly cries at night. Instead of the present boat, with its heavy black cabin and absence of colouring, the older forms had an awning of rich stuffs or gold embroideries, supported on a light arched framework open at both ends; this is the gondola still seen in Carpaccio's and Gentile Bellini's pictures (c. 150o). But in 1261 the Greeks, supported by the Genoese, took advantage of the absence of the Venetian fleet from Constantinople to seize the city and to restore the Greek empire in the person of Michael VIII. The expedition, after an absence of sixteen months, during nine of which the ships were ice-bound, returned without having found any trace of the missing vessels. He acted as one of the lords justices during the absence from Ireland of the lord deputy, the earl of Sussex, in 1557. In the absence of express agreement or custom or statutory provision (such as is made by the Agricultural Holdings Act 1883), a tenancy from year to year is determinable on half a year's notice expiring at the end of some current year of the tenancy. In the absence of a date, it will take effect from the day of delivery. The custom of the district, in the absence of stipulations between the parties, would be imported into their contract - the tenant going out on the same conditions as he came in. In the absence of such notice, the parties are held, if there be nothing in their conduct or in the lease inconsistent with this presumption, to renew their agreement in all its terms, and so on from year to year till due notice is given. Navigation of the lake is rendered difficult both by sudden storms and by the absence of good bays and ports. During the periods the cottons have been cultivated, selection, conscious or unconscious, has been carried on, resulting in the raising, from the same stock probably, in different places, of well-marked forms, which, in the absence of the history of their origin, might be regarded as different species. Planters appreciate generally the value of broad-leaved and narrow-leaved plants and root crops, but there is an absence of exact knowledge, with the result that their practices are very varied. Cotton seed meal, in the absence of sufficient stock to consume it, is also used extensively as a fertilizer, and for this purpose it is worth, determining the price on the same basis as used above for the seed, from $19 to $20 per ton. Another reason is found in the absence of cattle in the south to eat it. At other times the pest is introduced, and under congenial conditions (and possibly in the absence of some other organism which keeps it in check in its native country) increases accordingly. This in itself was a serious matter; according to the assizes, the barons maintained, the king must either personally reside in the kingdom, or, in the event of his absence, be replaced by a regency. It stretches forward as far as the brain, and in Carinella is again continued in front of it, whereas in the Heteronemertines the innervation of the anterior extremity of the head, in front of the brain, takes the form of more definite and less numerous branching stems. The presence of this plexus in connexion with the central stems, sending out nervous filaments amongst the muscles, explains the absence, in Pro-, Mesoand Heteronemertines, of separate and distinct peripheral nerve stems springing from the central stems innervating the different organs and body-regions, the only exceptions being the L.N. What we do find is a slight transverse furrow on each side of the head, close to the tip, but the most careful examination of sections made through the tissues of the head and brain shows the absence of any further apparatus comparable to that described above. But in 1185, during his absence from the capital, his lieutenant ordered the arrest and execution of Isaac Angelus, a descendant of the first Alexis. During their absence, from the 21st of April 1527 to the 1st of June, he remained in prison, and was then set free with a prohibition against instructing others until he had spent four years in study. During the absence of Ignatius, Faber gained three more adherents. During the absence of the pope, a certain hermit began to spread heresy and was opposed by Ignatius and his companions. Bamboorats, of which one genus (Rhizomys) is Indian and Burmese, and the other (Tachyoryctes) East African, differ by the absence of skin over the eyes, the presence of short ears, and a short, sparsely-haired tail. The separation of the Ratitae from the other birds, and their seemingly fundamental differences, notably the absence of the keel and of the power of flight, induced certain authors to go so far as to derive the Ratitae from the Dinosaurian reptiles, whilst Archaeopteryx (q.v.) and the Carinatae were supposed to have sprung from some Pterosaurian or similar reptilian stock. Sometimes this principle has weight, and sometimes it has not; sometimes it is free fire and sometimes it is fire combined with the earthy element; sometimes it passes through the pores of vessels, sometimes these are impervious to it; it explains both causticity and non-causticity, transparency and opacity, colours and their absence; it is a veritable Proteus changing in form at each instant." In the second group, we may notice the application of litmus, methyl orange or phenolphthalein in alkalimetry, when the acid or alkaline character of the solution commands the colour which it exhibits; starch paste, which forms a blue compound with free iodine in iodometry; potassium chromate, which forms red silver chromate after all the hydrochloric acid is precipitated in solutions of chlorides; and in the estimation of ferric compounds by potassium bichromate, the indicator, potassium ferricyanide, is placed in drops on a porcelain plate, and the end of the reaction is shown by the absence of a blue coloration when a drop of the test solution is brought into contact with it. The more subtle examples are inexhaustible in variety and resource; and perhaps the climax of subtlety is the almost entire absence of Leitmotif in the first scene of the third act of Gotterddmmerung, when Siegfried throws away his last chance of averting his doom. Except for the absence of 'the longitudinal fibres the skin of the proboscis resembles that of the body, but the fluid-containing tubules of the latter are shut off from those of the body. But the more serious difficulties which to many minds still stand in the way of the acceptance of the epistle have come from the developed phase of Pauline theology which it shows, and from the general background and atmosphere of the underlying system of thought, in which the absence of the well-known earlier controversies is remarkable, while some things suggest the thought of John and a later age. Like other parts of Germany during the 9th century Hesse felt the absence of a strong central power, and, before the time of the emperor Otto the Great, several counts, among whom were Giso and Werner, had made themselves practically independent; but after the accession of Otto in 936 the land quietly accepted the yoke of the medieval emperors. In addition to the absence of prehensile power in their tails, douroucoulis, also known as night-apes, are distinguished by their large eyes, the sockets of which occupy nearly the whole front of the upper part of the skull, the partition between the nostrils being in consequence narrower than usual. In his absence he left Lucrezia as regent, offering the astounding spectacle of a pope's natural daughter in charge of the Holy See. From the hare the wild rabbit is distinguished externally by its smaller size, shorter ears and feet, the absence or reduction of the black patch at the tip of the ears, and its greyer colour. During the absence from home of his owner the wolf was sent to a menagerie, but pined for his master and would scarcely take any food for a considerable time. The trade with Abyssinia suffers owing to the absence of railway communication, which the neighbouring French colony possesses. During William's absence in 1067, Fitz-Osbern was left as his deputy in central England, to guard it from the Welsh on one side, and the Danes on the other. The enslavement of creditors, overwhelmed with usury in consequence of losses by hostile raids or their own absence on military service, led to the secession to the Mons Sacer (493 B.C.). Wishart had returned to Scotland, after an absence of several years, about the end of 1544. Thomas Maxwell, who was left to meet and pray with the members at the Foundery during the absence of the Wesleys, began to preach. Shortly after its capture Alexandria again fell into the hands of the Greeks, who took advantage of 'Amr's absence with the greater portion of his army. His negotiations with Russia proved futile, and after a year's absence he returned to New York. They are to be distinguished from Christian catacombs only by the character of their decorations, the absence of Christian symbols and the language of their inscriptions. The absence of a gap between the lower canine and first premolar and between the latter and the following tooth is regarded as an essentially tapir-like feature. Y of finding and applying a criterion of the presence or absence of consciousness, it is none the less desirable, in the interests of psychology, to state that truly instinctive acts (as defined) are accompanied by consciousness. The first two are nothing more than the absence of all visible form and organization; the third degree is the abode of darkness; whilst the remaining seven are " the seven infernal halls," occupied by the demons, who are the incarnation of all human vices. It is distinguished from the common porpoise externally by its black hue and the absence of a dorsal fin. The existence of sulphuretted hydrogen in great quantities below loo fathoms, the extensive chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate, the stagnant nature of its deep waters, and the absence of deep-sea life are conditions which make it impossible to discuss it along with the physical and biological conditions of the Mediterranean proper. There is thus a minimum circulation in the greater depths causing there uniformity of temperature, an absence of the circulation of oxygen by other means than diffusion, and a protection of the sulphuretted hydrogen from the oxidation which takes place in homologous situations in the open ocean. Johannesburg was in a ferment, while General Sir William Butler, who acted as high commissioner in Milner's absence, had allowed it to be seen that he did not take a favourable view of the Uitlander grievances. Political parties were forming without very evident basis for differences outside questions of political patronage and the good 'or ill use of power; and, in the absence of the laws just mentioned, the Moderates, being in power, used every instrument of government to strengthen their hold on office. The compactness of the series of rational numbers is consistent with quasi-gaps in it - that is, with the possible absence of limits to classes in it. After pointing out the immense difficulties which he had had to encounter owing to the absence of any regular accounts, and above all of any of " those statistics which constitute the soul, indeed the very life of a public administration," and that it was therefore impossible for him to pretend that he had been able to free himself altogether from the effects of the past, the minister continues, " every time we have endeavoured to have recourse to the previous elements of appreciation, we found ourselves faced by the chaos which characterized former years. Ali Bey, the prince at this time, took advantage of Murad's absence in Europe to declare war against him; but the Ottoman ruler returning crushed him at the battle of Konia. These princes were viceroys of Kermian and Karassi respectively; the youngest son, Sauji Bey, governed at Brusa during his father's absence.	66,963
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1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is Elise Solberg. I am a keyboardist, songwriter, film composer, actress, and producer. 2. What is your ethnic background and what is your citizenship (US native or naturalized etc.)? I am half Japanese, half caucasian (of Norwegian, German and English descent). I am a dual citizen of the United States and Japan. I was born and lived on a US Air Force base in Tokyo until I moved to the States when I was eight. 3. Are either/both of your parents musicians or somehow involved in the music industry? My parents are both professional musicians. My father was in the US Air Force band as a saxophonist and wind player. Through the Air Force band, he was able to travel around the world, playing for dignitaries of many countries (kings, prime ministers, presidents). He played for 4 US presidents! With the Air Force band, they backed artists like Frank Sinatra, Hootie and the Blowfish, and more. His work with the AF band was also very meaningful because they functioned as a unit improving relations between the US military and the citizens of Japan. They performed for and interacted with Japanese citizens. They performed for Japanese school children, cultural festivals, worn-down barns, and venues like Suntory Hall. My mother is a vocalist and pianist. She was classically trained in both voice and piano, and graduated from Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo. She has been teaching piano and voice for over three decades now. Her students have won piano competitions in the Denver area. 4. Please tell us a little bit about your experience, either growing up as an AAPI in America, or as a person of Asian descent who immigrated to America, whichever applies. My experience as an Asian American as well as a Japanese immigrant has put me in a unique position, I feel. Being both an American and a Japanese citizen, I belong in both countries. However, at times I didn't feel like I belonged anywhere - mainly after moving to the States. In the States, I often felt like I was too “Japanese.” Throughout middle and high school, I was treated differently because of this. I was teased for having “slanted eyes.” I was questioned why I wasn’t taking Chinese when I was taking French. As if every person of Asian descent was expected to speak Chinese. Some classmates thought I was stupid for an “Asian person” because I was in “regular” and not “advanced” math. I can’t count how many times someone asked me “No - where are you really from?” My automatic instinct when asked where I’m from is to say Denver. I lived there the longest so far. It’s the disregard for my answer, asking where I’m really from that bothers me. As if Asian Americans can’t truly belong in America… On the flip side, in Japan, I kind of feel too American. So, at times I didn’t feel like I truly belonged anywhere. Many people don’t really understand what an imprint growing up in Japan and interacting with Japanese relatives consistently had on my formative years. I was just having this discussion with a friend… being multi-ethnic, she understood what it’s like having this type of “identity.” Still to this day, I have cultural traits that are Japanese, that I subconsciously picked up in those formative years. And it’s not like picking up those traits stopped after I moved to the States. I still picked up some of these traits from my mother and subsequent trips back to Japan. Over the years, I realized the importance of surrounding yourself with people that accept you- your whole self! And surrounding yourself with communities that understand the challenges you may face. Working for Asian Pacific American Student Services at USC definitely made me feel more connected and seen. My peers and mentors at APASS understood the challenges the AAPI community faces, and related to me on a level I’ve never thought possible! 5. How connected do you feel to your heritage/culture(s)? Through my mother, I still feel connected to my Japanese heritage. We still speak in Japanese over FaceTime. Growing up in Colorado, she continued cooking Japanese dishes. I try to make Japanese dishes whenever I can now (Japanese curry, udon, soba, etc). Our family tries to go to Japan to visit our relatives as much as we can. Even if a long time passes between seeing each other, we basically pick up right where we left off with our Japanese relatives! We always have a good time together. 6. 6a.) How did you get into music? Did you major in music in college? Where did you attend college/university (and grad school(s), if applicable) and in what subjects did you get your degree(s)? 1. Having professional musicians as parents, music was around me all the time. My older brother started on piano, and I wanted to play just like him. Not quite ready for the piano yet, my mother put me in eurythmics at two years old. Then at four years old, I started piano. At seven, my mother had me audition for Yamaha Advanced Academy. I studied piano performance and composition there for a year before moving to Colorado. There, I continued studying classical piano with various teachers. I ended up studying classical piano performance at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California under Dr. Stewart Gordon. I graduated from USC in 2018 with a BA in Piano Performance. However, through the wonderful Patrice Rushen, I was able to join Thornton’s legendary Popular Music program for a year. I studied with Patrice (piano, songwriting, arranging, music direction) and she encouraged me to pursue my newfound passions professionally. So, that’s what I did! I also studied jazz with Russell Ferrante. I’m eternally grateful for their instruction and guidance! 6b.) When and how did you decide you were going to pursue music professionally? What were your parents’ reactions to you deciding to pursue music? Do they support your music career now? I don’t think I recall ever declaring my path as a professional musician to my parents. I think I just knew that I was going to pursue music for the rest of my life. I’m very lucky that my parents always have supported me in whatever direction I went. They never questioned my desire to pursue music professionally. I’m very fortunate they still support me! 7. What are a few of your (music) projects of which you are the proudest? What were your roles on those projects? One of the projects I’m proudest of is performing (keys) in Chloe x Halle’s Tiny Desk Concert. The band consisted of a nine piece, badass all-female band. We only had two days of intense rehearsals to pull it together (with a larger ensemble, nevertheless), with elaborate arrangements. The performance was the result of women supporting each other and putting in 150% to the cause. Many thanks to Derek Dixie the legendary Music Director/maestro for supporting us and for his musical genius. https://youtu.be/KTNZR82fVHw Another project I’m proud of is performing/arranging a Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project 20th Anniversary celebration performance. For this project, I not only got to perform piano, but also talk about and honor my father - a veteran of the US Air Force. This project was also special because I got to work with a friend of mine, Emmy-nominated songwriting legend Roxanne Seeman (Earth Wind & Fire, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler), and legendary Grammy award-winning composer Charles Fox (“Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack, the Fugees). Alongside vocalist Hannah Goldblatt, we got to perform Roxanne and Charles’ song “In Love and War,” to honor veterans everywhere. It was very meaningful to be a part of. https://youtu.be/8itzkAi3rxo I’m also very proud to have been a part of recording (piano) for Derek Dixie’s arrangement for Chloe x Halle’s rendition of “Lift Every Voice,” for BET’s televised HBCU Homecoming celebration. In the aftermath of summer 2020 and the Black Lives Movement, I was honored to be a part of something this special to honor the legacy of HBCUs. It was also an honor to record alongside some of my musical heroes - Omar Edwards (organ - MD+keys for Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, etc), Courtney Leonard (bass - Beyoncé, Lalah Hathaway, Pharell, etc), and Rod Castro (guitar - Beyoncé, Bootsy Collins, Ellie Goulding, etc.). It’s always very humbling to play with those better and more experienced than me. https://youtu.be/bxRtYunIlSE Beyond those projects, please feel free to name some of your other credits as well as any brands/companies you officially endorse. Most of my performance credits come from being a keyboardist for Chloe x Halle. Some other performances I’ve been a part of with them is the MTV Movie & TV Awards, the Late Late Show with James Corden, Pepsi’s “Unmute Your Voice Concert,” the Spotify Pre-Grammy party for Best New Artist Nominees, and various other live performances. As a songwriter, I was a winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2018 for an original song I wrote. Recently, I started writing songs for film/sync placement. I just finished a song with fellow Asian American composer George Shaw for the animated feature film “Cinderella and the Spellbinder.” It was performed by the incredible Golden Globe-nominated vocalist/actress Cathy Ang. I also have done some sideline piano work for shows like the Kids Are Alright on ABC and the Unicorn on CBS. I endorse Ultimate Ears in-ear monitors. I use the UE 7’s! 8. Describe to me your dream project. My dream musical project would be working on a soundtrack for a feature film with AAPI artists, songwriters, producers, and engineers. Kind of in the style that Kendrick Lamar did with the Black Panther soundtrack. I think it would be cool to have a soundtrack featuring the many talents of Asian Americans! 9. What are some obstacles you have encountered (if any) being an AAPI in the music world? What are some obstacles you have encountered (if any) as an AAPI in general (non-music)? Conversely, has being an AAPI ever helped you in the music industry? One of the obstacles that I’ve faced as an Asian American in the music industry is lack of community and representation. I’ve hardly met any Asian American musicians, composers, songwriters and producers in the popular music/film world. Thankfully, I’ve recently met/worked with a few Asian American musicians in the past few years. However, the representation just isn’t visible yet. Optics-wise, it’s hurtful for young Asian Americans to not see themselves in the musicians they see on stage and working behind the scenes. 10. 10a.) Who are some AAPI musicians/composers/producers who have previously inspired and currently inspire you (if any)? Why? I was extremely fortunate for Patrice Rushen to introduce me to her fellow student and keyboard/MD phenom Karina DePiano. This was before I went out into popular music professionally, so it meant a lot to me to be able to look up to an Asian American woman in the music industry. She is an excellent musician, and inspired me to go out and perform in pop music contexts! I was also fortunate as a young child to have been exposed to Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. He’s a great songwriter and I basically inhaled Linkin Park’s music as a child. He wrote the theme song for the TV show “Into the Badlands,” which is so badass to me. 10b.) What are your hopes for the AAPI music community and your hopes for AAPIs in general? My hope for the AAPI music community is that we build a very strong community. That we connect on a deeper level and help uplift each other in our careers. That we talk about the issues facing us in the music industry, and in life. I hope that in the future, there are a lot more AAPI musicians for kids to look up to! In general, I hope that AAPI issues continue to garner support and recognition from society at large. There are so many stories and issues that still haven’t received much wide-spread recognition, such as the story of Vincent Chin. 11. If you could give advice now to your younger teenage self, what would you tell her/him/they? I would tell my teenage self to accept and uplift what makes her different. I wish I realized earlier that being different made me unique. Whether it’s looking different, having different cultural backgrounds, etc. Having different points of views, traits, and characteristics than the norm brings richness and depth to whatever room you are in. 12. Do you have any upcoming projects for which you are excited and about which you are allowed to share? Is there anything non-music-related on the horizon about which you would like to share? Right now, I am in the midst of scoring a feature film to be released later this year! I can’t disclose the title just yet, but it will be announced later. Also, I am in the middle of training for a TV show for Apple TV+ I will be co-starring in as a pianist and actor. It will be 5 months of intense training before 3 months of filming. I will also be co-scoring for this TV show. Unfortunately, I cannot share the name of this project either, but this will be announced shortly. Also, I recently started a non-profit called Turn Up Her Mic, which highlights the experiences of womxn working behind the scenes in the music industry. Through a series of online panels, we have included panelists - musicians, engineers, tour managers, music directors and more, to discuss the various issues surrounding womxn in music. Panelists have worked with artists like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Camila Cabello, Lizzo, BTS, and much more. There are more projects for Turn Up Her Mic brewing for 2022! 13. Name one or two non-music-related things/subjects about which you are also passionate. I have been passionate about gender equality and women’s rights - inspiring me to create Turn Up Her Mic. I love learning about figures that have advanced women’s rights such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Also, I took a Neuroscience class at USC, and have since been reading articles about how our brains work. Our brains have always fascinated me. 14. Any final thoughts? Alternatively, do you have any questions for me and/or the greater AAPI music community? I truly believe that talking about AAPI issues, specifically visibility in music, is what will truly drive change in the industry. Raising this awareness is key, because many people don’t consciously realize the lack of AAPI’s in the music industry. However, the impetus is also on the existing AAPI’s working in the music industry to make sure that we are mentoring the generation coming after us. There are AAPI professionals already doing this, but I think there could be an ever larger, more collective effort. AAPI Musicians japanese film composer actress pianist musician usc 83 views0 comments 2 likes. Post not marked as liked2 Recent Posts 3 likes. Post not marked as liked3 2 likes. Post not marked as liked2 3 likes. Post not marked as liked3 Follow AAPI Musicians © 2021 by Summer Swee-Singh All artwork & graphics by Frank Zio Early in my studio/touring career, I recognized a lack of AAPI representation in the music world--outside of the classical and ethnic-specific (K-Pop/J-Pop/Bollywood) realms--and realized I needed to do what I could to highlight the stories, perspectives and music of some incredible AAPI musicians to inspire the current and future generations of AAPI musicians. The four pillars this project was built upon are identity, representation, perspective, and progress. More details about this project HERE. Hi! I'm Summer. I'm a California-based AAPI studio and touring musician (keys / piano), string / orchestral arranger, composer, backing vocalist, music director, and string / orchestral contractor. I release music under my name (Summer Swee-Singh) as well as with my original project, grp. I additionally am the keys player, music director, and string arranger of JAMS (an all-female backing band for hire) and run my own all-female orchestral ensemble for hire for studio/touring work, Summer Swee-Singh & the Heartstrings. Some of my more notable studio and tour/live credits include Chon, Anthony Green, KSHMR, Bebe Rexha, Circa Survive, Roddy Ricch, Chief Keef, Naia Izumi, Keiynan Lonsdale, Gashi, Mothé, Until the Ribbon Breaks, Thunder Jackson, Psychic Barber, etc. You may also read more about me in my self-interview on this blog here.	16,713
College football's great rivalries: Clemson vs. South Carolina - AthlonSports.com \| Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews NFL Advertise with Us December 7, 2022 NFL College Football NFL College Football College football's great rivalries: Clemson vs. South Carolina Author: Publish date: Nov 23, 2011 This profile of the Clemson and South Carolinia college football rivalry originally appeared in Athlon's 1989 college football annuals. With the rivalry set to be revisited this week, we thought it would be relevant to take a look at the history between these two Palmetto State institutions. By Al Thomy From his room high atop the Wade Hampton Hotel, Gene Moore could have sworn the whole city of Columbia was on fire. It was the night of October 20, 1948, the eve of Big Thursday. That’s what they called the day of the annual game between Clemson and the University of South Carolina. The contest was the centerpiece of State Fair week. Moore, starting center for Clemson, must have felt like one of those prisoners tied to a tree in a Tarzan movie. Each year the game was played on South Carolina’s campus in Columbia, and each year the emotions were the same. Now a retired school administrator and coach in Lake City, S.C., Moore sat down to a breakfast of eggs and grits and Prosser’s Café one morning and relived those days four decades ago. “Because there were no such things as surburban motels at the time, we always stayed at the Wade Hampton, across the street from the State capitol and the USC campus,”’ Moore said. “It was the only hote’ big enough to accommodate the team, the fans and all the South Carolina alumni who stayed there.” “Already we’d been exposed to full-time hype: The drummer who beat a drum 24 hours a day for seven days at Clemson, all the newspaper stories, and now, at the Wade Hampton, we were a captive audience to South Carolina’s pregame rituals. They’d come by the thousands, carrying torches and effigies of our starting team and Coach (Frank) Howard, to gather at a bonfire. Then they’d toss the effigies into the fire.” “With the noise and the strange glow over the skyline, there was no ay we could get any sleep. We were worn out before the game even started.” With his farm background, Moore was the prototype of Clemson football, recruited on one of Howard’s swings through the low country. The passing of time and the NCAA statues of limitations allowed him to say he’d turned down a “fantastic offer” from South Carolina (“$50 a month dry-cleaning stipend, all the clothes I could wear and a full scholarship”) to accept a make-good bid from Clemson. Howard said he’d give $150. “Is that a month,” asked more. “Naw, a year,” replied Howard. After thinking for a moment, Howard said, “Tell you what I’ll do, Moore. You make the traveling squad and you’ll get a full scholarship.” When Moore had moved up to the fourth string in practice, Howard called him aside and said, “OK, Moore, I’ll take it from here.” Moore’s decision brought about great change in his life. As a farm boy, he’d never found time for much hatred, but now, unwittingly, he had become a baptized follower of “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman and the farmers’ revolt of 1885. Moore was part of a rivalry started in 1889. That’s when Tillman, leader of the farmers’ revolt, successfully lobbied to move South Carolina’s agricultural college from the “aristocrat” University of South Carolina to a new school founded in Clemson. Eight years later the farmers and the aristocrats began playing a new fangled game, football, during the State Fair week in Columbia. It wasn’t a blood match; it was a bad blood match. The “culture vs. agriculture” rivalry is not unique; you find it with Alabama and Auburn, North Carolina and North Carolina State, Iowa and Iowa State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, and Kansas, and Kansas State, among others.	4,099
At DMGCC, we are like many other golf courses in Iowa, we have poa annua and we try to control the ugly seed heads that emerge in the spring. Many different types of growth retardants are used and we are no different. We use a combination of Primo and Proxy to control our seed heads. When we spray it on our fairways we use the following rates of PGR: Primo at 5 oz per acre (.11 oz/1000) and Proxy at 220 oz per acre (5 oz/1000). This is commonly referred to as the 5 and 5 program. One thing we all struggle with is to when we start spraying the turf. In the case of poa annua seed heads, control must be done well ahead of the emergence of the seed head from the sheath area of the plant. We have found that using a Growing Degree Calculator has been our best tool to get the timing correct on when we do our first spray. I use a simple Excel spreadsheet to enter my daily temperatures and it automatically figures the cumulative total of Growing Degree Days. My good friend Steve Cook, CGCS, MG,Director of Agronomy at Oakland Hills Country Club wrote an explanation on Growing Degree Days for his membership and I have included a little bit of that here. One thing to note is to make sure you know what model (base) of GDD calculator you are using. We use the 32 degree base at DMGCC and some people use the 50 degree base. Just make sure your cumulative days match your model! Here is Steve’s explanation of GDD and how it affects the plant: The growth rates of many biological organisms are determined by temperature. As temperatures increase, activity increases. One of the ways we measure the biological activity of plants and insects is Growing Degree Days or GDD. Knowing the GDD allows us to monitor a specific number and apply plant protectants (like insecticides) at the appropriate time in an organism’s life cycle to maximize control. It has applications for plants like crabgrass or poa annua as well. What is GDD and how is it calculated? We assume that an organisms growth rate increases as the temperature rises above a predetermined base temperature. Each organism may be given a specific base temperature. Knowing these activity thresholds is important and we monitor them depending on our target pest and optimal treatments. This year the timing is much earlier than we normally spray. We do 2 sprays in the spring to control those pesky seed heads. There are some studies out there that advise you when to make the second application as well. This too is based on cumulative GDD’s. Until more work is done though, we will continue our program of spraying 21 days after the 1st spray. We typically apply some ferrous sulfate with the 2nd spray to mask some of the PGR effects. If you would like a copy of our Excel Spreadsheet shoot me an email and I would be happy to share it with you. August 18, 2010 Here is an article that was recently published in the New York Times about the Vineyard Golf Club located in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. The golf course opened for play in 2002 and was only allowed to be built under the provision that the facility would operate without the use of any synthetically produced products. The club is thought to be the only completely organic golf course in the United States. Jeff Carlson, course Superintendent, talks about the creative methods he uses to manage the course and how to tries to promote the idea of playability over visual perfection. Carlson admits that a higher budget is needed and that their practices might not work as well in other parts of the country. It’s definitely an interesting read and makes you stop and think. But do you think articles like this help or hurt Superintendents and the Golf Industry? While I think most would agree that moving towards a sustainable approach is a step in the right direction, this article focuses on one course in a particularly unique environment. Will the general masses who read this article understand that environmental conditions play such an important role in managing diseases? Or after reading this article will they expect their local course to abandon their current practices and adopt new ones? Your thoughts? Exclusive Golf Course is Organic, So Weeds Get In Standing alongside the 13th green at the Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard, Jeff Carlson spotted a small broadleaf weed between his feet. As the superintendent charged with maintaining the club grounds, he instinctively bent to pluck it, then stopped. Click Here to read the rest of the article. Weeds at the Hong Kong Golf Club September 29, 2010 Recently I have been getting e-mails from friends and family back in Iowa telling me about all the weed pressure this season from the wet weather conditions. Their messages got me thinking about some of the weeds around here in Hong Kong and I thought it would be interesting to share about three different types of weeds that are an ongoing battle for us here at the Hong Kong Golf Club. Goosegrass is a summer annual grass, which grows as a perennial here in our subtropical climate. Goosegrass pressure is intense on nearly all parts of the course and grows very well in compacted and high traffic areas. Recently, a pre-emergent herbicide plan has been implemented using Barricade and we have had great success. By using this pre-emerge program in the fairways, roughs and all other major play areas, we have saved a massive number of man-hours that were devoted to hand pulling weeds. We still have a crew of who spends a majority of their day walking the fairways with a weed removing tool and a trash bag trying to control the Goosegrass. At the end of the day most of the managers have filled up the back of their carts from pulling Goosegrass on their courses whenever they see a troublesome clump trying to take over. Water Hyacinth is a water dwelling weed that is incredibly invasive and can destroy the make up of a pond or lake. It quickly covers the entire top of a body of water, cutting out sunlight to lower levels, and sucks all the oxygen out. There was an article in the August edition of Golf Course Management (pg 40) about a new insect that they believe will help control populations of Water Hyacinth. Unfortunately, the insect is just being released in Florida and I do not know if it will ever be made useful here in South East Asia. Our current control method is again, manual removal. Every few months our landscape team will go in and remove all the Water Hyacinth from this pond. Unfortunately, if you leave just one leaf, it will be completely covered again. We are keeping our fingers crossed it does not invade other ponds on the course. Chinese Creeper, or more commonly known just as “Creeper” is a weed that has most of Hong Kong in its grips, literally. Creeper is a perennial weed that quickly grows and overtakes trees and all other vegetation. It smothers them from the light and eventually kills them. This vine can be seen taking over forests in the mountains and if anything sits for too long, creeper will eventually overtake it. Our arboriculture team regularly removes the vine from our tree lines here at the golf course. They do a great job keeping it from overtaking our natural areas, but it is a never-ending job. There are some chemical controls for it, but it is easiest and safest to just remove by hand and to try and keep populations at a minimum so it doesn’t get out of control. Annual Bluegrass: Friend or Foe? May 23, 2011 Frenemy – a blend of the words “friend” and “enemy” that refers to an ally who is simultaneously a rival. An example of such would be Dwight Schrute and Jim Halpert in The Office, or two teammates fiercely competing for a starting spot. In a turfgrass sense, Poa annua and I are frenemies. Here in the Midwest, Poa is an enemy: a weed with poor roots and annoying seedheads. However, it provides an unmatched playing surface in a temperate climate. In fact, you can even be Poa annua’s friend on Facebook. My golf and turf management background has mainly been in Iowa, so I’ve become familiar with the differences in appearance, playability, and management of an entirely bentgrass green and a heavily Poa infested green in this region. The winter annual tolerates stress just enough to be a problem, but it can't withstand the conditions bentgrass can. Therefore, it remains a weed. Turf managers and golfers have a much different experience in a climate that Poa is better suited in. I’ll never forget my first time playing on an entirely Poa green in Northern California. The turf was so finely textured it was difficult to see individual leaf blades. In addition, the greens rolled incredibly fast yet surprisingly true. That experience led me back to the Pacific Coast for a summer internship where I gained a new perspective of Poa. I was amazed to see the greens mowed at less than 0.09 inches, aggressively verticut biweekly, dried out for weekend play, and yet the turf bounced back quickly. If Poa was improved to tolerate adverse conditions and could be utilized on golf courses everywhere, superintendents would no longer need to fight it as a weed. This may be possible considering the plant's great ability to adapt. Dr. Don White at the University Minnesota has research reports on Poa annua dating back to 1985 and has a breeding program there. Dr. David Huff at Penn State University has also been breeding annual bluegrass since 1994. Even so, a uniform supply with traits that increase stress tolerance is still not available. Breeders have a difficult task in commercially producing annual bluegrass. Seeds are difficult to harvest because Poa annua has a plastic phenotype (one that can change). The desirable grass plant at low mowing heights produces an undesirable seed when the plant grows tall enough to be harvested. Propagating the grass from seed may not be realistic for another reason: Poa established from seed often sprouts seedheads at green height, which requires growth regulator to inhibit them from forming. Vegetative propagation of the turf is also difficult. Imagine for a minute that Poa has successfully been bred to be used commercially for golf course greens. The limited rooting depth issue could possibly be alleviated with a shallower rootzone, allowing the water table to perch with less irrigation. This and other cultural practices can only be researched and implemented if Poa can be commercially produced. Somewhere down the line, genetic resistance to Anthracnose or tolerance to cold and heat may even be developed. Superintendents will be managing Poa this year, but they will still be treating it as a weed. There is, however, validation in breeding it. Most people consider annual bluegrass an enemy. I, on the other hand, have an optimistic view of the plant. This leaves Poa annua and I as frenemies. annual bluegrass, Poa annua, Weed control October 22, 2013 Ground Ivy, or “Creeping Charlie” is probably the most difficult perennial broadleaf weed to control in Iowa. It is an excellent indicator of compacted and poorly drained soils. Ground ivy reproduces by seed and also by rooting on its creeping stems. It was first introduced to the United States as a ground cover alternative in shaded areas. However, its extensive runners (up to 5-10 ft. long) not only began out-competing lawn grasses in the shade, but it quick spread rapidly into full sun. Ground Ivy is easy to identify with its distinct square and prostrating stems, which readily root at the nodes (as seen to the right from the Scotts grass manual). The leaves are round to kidney-shaped; borne on a short petiole. When crushed or mowed the leaves give off an aromatic minty odor. This aromatic odor often characterizes the Lamiaceae or “mint family” and contains many household cooking spices such as basil, rosemary, and peppermint. Ground Ivy has bright green leaves on an opposite leaf arrangement. The bluish-purple, trumpet-shaped flowers usually appear in May. The best time to treat ground ivy with postemergence herbicides is when it is translocating carbohydrates deep underground in the late fall and maybe even as late/after the first frost. The late fall application will not yield visible results until the spring. Repeated applications and persistence over multiple seasons may be required for complete control. Even with complete control there is a strong possibility it will move back in rapidly from a surrounding area. A combination of postemergence herbicides containing 2,4-D, dicamba, MCPP and triclopyr provides the best potential control. Below you will find a few additional pictures. Unusual September Weeds and Diseases in Iowa September 24, 2013 With last week’s abnormally warm September weather, several diseases and weeds were discovered around the state of Iowa. Brown patch thrived with night temperatures above 70F⁰ coupled with high humidity. Brown patch is caused by the fungal organism Rhizoctonia solani. Damage affects the leaf blade from the tip down and is usually noticed in grasses which receive high amounts of nitrogen fertilization. Symptoms are straw colored irregularly shaped foliar lesions with a brown boarder. R. Solani can attack most cool-season grasses, but is most commonly noticed on creeping bentgrass greens, tall fescue lawns and Kentucky bluegrass. Symptoms on bentgrass putting greens appear as a copper/gray-colored “smoke rings” ranging from a few inches to several feet where mycelium can be seen. Figure 1 below was taken last week by Dan Strey at the ISU research station. Figure 2 is from University of Missouri Extension IPM: Identification and management of turfgrass disease - looking at leaf and sheath lesions of brown patch. Figure 1: Brown Patch at ISU research station Figure 2: University of Missouri publication looking at tall fescue foliar syptoms of brown patch There are many fungicides that provide brown patch control such as Daconil, Banner Maxx, Heritage, and several others. Cultural practices such as reducing nitrogen levels and preventing long periods of wet conditions can reduce disease pressure. With temperatures tapering off over the weekend, hopefully it will be the end to the high temperature summer diseases in Iowa. Oddly enough, in the middle of September we have also seen crabgrass and goosegrass seedlings germinating at the ISU research farm. Normal crabgrass germination occurs in mid-April to mid-May depending on your location in the state. Crabgrass is easily identified with fine hairs on the leaves and sheaths as well as its distinctive “protruding fingers” seedheads. Crabgrass also has a rolled vernation, while goosegrass has a folder vernation. Goosegrass is often mistaken for crabgrass and some people incorrectly refer to it as “silver crabgrass” because if it’s silvery appearance of the lower sheaths. Goosegrass generally germinates 2-3 weeks later than crabgrass in the spring. The seed stalks of goosegrass also appear somewhat like a zipper with two individual seeds protruding in two directions. In figure 3 and 4 below you will see the side by side comparison from the Scotts grass manual. Figure 3 and 4: Goosegrass and Crabgrass comparison from Scotts grass manual Goosegrass is very difficult to control, even with the use of preemergence herbicides. The best postemergence option is a nonselective herbicide such as glyphosate. Optimal crabgrass postemergence control is obtained when applied while the crabgrass is small and actively growing. The use of fenoxyprop, quinclorac, and dithiopyr are the best options. brown patch, Kentucky Bluegrass, bentgrass, goosegrass, crabgrass, Weed control March 28, 2011 Parts of the Midwest are getting hit with another round of snow but there is no denying that spring continues to inch closer by the day. In fact, before this last blast of winter weather, spring activities were slowly getting underway. Trees were beginning to break dormancy, bulbs were peaking through the soil, and lawns were starting to green up. This process has already started across parts of the Midwest and some of you may have noticed patches, or areas of brown in your lawn. It’s typical to receive a number of questions from your clients about the cause of these brown spots during spring green-up. There are a number of reasons why these patches can appear and this article will address some of the most common reasons and discuss what action, if any, is needed to remedy the situation. Dormant warm-season grasses Most lawns in the upper Midwest contain cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and tall and fine fescues. Occasionally lawns, or parts of the lawn, will contain warm-season grass species. Examples of these could include zoysiagrass, buffalograss, or nimblewill. Whereas cool-season grasses grow best in the spring and fall, warm-season grasses prefer the mid-summer months and will remain dormant (brown) longer into the spring until warmer temperatures arrive. If zoysiagrass or buffalograss are the cause of your brown spot there isn’t much you can do other than exercise patience until warmer weather arrives. Nimblewill can be selectively controlled with Tenacity herbicide. Tenacity herbicide will be made available to homeowners later this spring. Consult a lawn care professional for more information about Tenacity herbicide. Dormant patches of nimblewill are very noticeable early in the spring. Nimblewill can be selectively controlled with Tenacity herbicide. Consult with a lawn care professional about the availability and use of Tenacity herbicide. Warm-season grasses such as buffalograss are still brown while cool-season grasses such a fine fescues begin to green-up. Leftover annual grassy weeds Annual weeds such as crabgrass are always a concern and last year they seemed to be particularly troublesome. In lawns that had severe outbreaks, some of these annual grassy weeds may still be present. The good news is that you don’t have to worry about controlling leftover annual weeds. They have completed their lifecycle and are no longer alive. They did however drop seed and you may consider using a pre-emergence herbicide for the upcoming season. Goosegrass, an annual grassy weed, is still present from the previous growing season. Snow molds Damage from pink and gray snow mold is most evident shortly after the snow melts. The grass will usually appear off-color and be matted down. Chemical applications to control snow molds in the spring are seldom recommended as most of the damage has already taken place. You can help your lawn by raking up the matted areas of grass with a leaf rake. Chances are there is some live turf hiding underneath. The picture below shows an area of gray snow mold on the Iowa State University central campus. Dog spots Damage from animal urine will definitely create brown spots in the lawn. Where you can usually count on some recovery from snow mold damage, dog spots are very effective at killing grass. The best course of action is to remove the dead grass, break up the soil with a hand trowel or rake and re-seed the area. Note: Seed will not germinate and grow if a pre-emergence herbicide is to be used. The exception to this rule is when Tenacity or Siduron herbicides are used. Consult with a lawn care professional for more information about these products. Man's best friend. Undoubtedly charming, but damaging to grasses. De-icing materials that contain sodium can be quite harmful to turf. Brown patches or areas of turf along driveways, sidewalks, or streets could be caused from salt damage. Depending on the severity of damage, reseeding may be necessary. Aerification and watering (or rainfall) can help flush salts through the soil profile and improve the conditions of the site. Graduate Research Assistant Undergraduate Research Assistant July 26, 2018 Rough bluegrass, or Rough Stalk bluegrass, Poa trivialis is closely related to Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis). There are some important differences, however. Rough bluegrass is common in Iowa lawns. It is a source of many calls at this time of year, because it tends to turn brown more quickly than the Kentucky bluegrass in times of heat and drought. It forms patches of a light green, dense turf in the spring and fall when there is enough moisture. It is best adapted to wet shaded conditions and may be included in seed mixtures for that environment. Unfortunately, it often grows out into full sun areas. It is very intolerant of heat and drought and turns brown in dry summers. It is not dead, but dormant and will recover quickly when it cools down and there is more moisture. Kentucky bluegrass has underground stems called rhizomes, whereas Rough bluegrass has stolons. It has a boat shaped leaf tip and a folded vernation like the Kentucky. It is often mistaken for a disease problem in Kentucky bluegrass. One needs to look at it closely to see the stolons. Slide shows stolons (above ground stems) of Rough bluegrass. Picture from American Society of Agronomy (ASA) turf slide set. It has a boat shaped leaf tip and folded vernation, like Kentucky bluegrass. It's membranous ligule varies from short to quite pronounced. In this picture, the ligule is short. It sheath is like the middle picture, split part of the way down, whereas Kentucky bluegrass is split all the way to the node. (ASA slide set) Lower sheaths may take on an onion-skin like appearance. (ASA slide set) In spring it appears as light green patches in the turf. (Taken from web, source Dr. Zac Reicher) In hot dry weather it may turn reddish or a light purple color and then turns brown. There is no selective control for it in Kentucky bluegrass. You either need to live with the brown spots in summer, or wait until it recovers, kill it with glyphosate (Roundup) and seed back into the dead spots with Kentucky bluegrass. Roundup will not kill it when it is dormant. Sufficient irrigation in midsummer may also prevent it from going dormant. Weed Control in Home Lawns March 7, 2014 The complete elimination of weeds in the lawn is not a practical goal for many homeowners. A more realistic approach is to minimize weed populations through various control measures. An attractive, well-maintained lawn is an important component of a home landscape. Unfortunately, an infestation of weeds can reduce the aesthetic quality and vigor of the turf. Today's blog is a revised Iowa State University extension publication on Weed Control in Home Lawns. The publication focuses on cultural, mechanical, and chemical practices that can be used to control weeds. Weed control of sedges, broadleafs, annuals, and perennials are highlighted below. In addition, you will find a comprehensive list of pre/post emergence options in the market today as well as a table on postemergence herbicide effectiveness. The entire extension publication is attached in pdf form. To download the publication, click on the following link Weed Control in Home Lawns. or the following address: September 19, 2013 September 19, 2013 It's that time of year again when I'm getting calls and receiving pictures of a very annoying weed in lawns. The weed is Windmill grass (Chloris verticillata), a warm-season grass that has thrived in the hot and dry period of late summer. The seedheads are just now reaching full maturity and it is readily visible in dormant Kentucky bluegrass lawns. It produces a lot of seed on the windmill-like seed head. These seedheads will break loose when the seed is mature and it will roll across the lawn on windy days like a tumble weed and disperse the seed on surrounding areas. Next year there will be more of it. It is relatively new in central Iowa and we are still trying to figure out how to deal with it. Roundup will kill it non-selectively, but it is a great seed producer and it will come back. Tenacity (mesotrione) is labeled for it, but it will require persistence and you can expect new plants from seed in the spring. Here are a few pictures that will help in identifying it. This is a drawing of it from the Scotts Manuals on grass identification. Seedhead found in a cemetery in Ames, Iowa. I took the next 3 pictures this morning just outside of Nevada, Iowa, in a dormant lawn in a park area. The seedheads reach a height of 6 to 8 inches in some of the patches.	25,409
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Buddy, one of the beagles rescued by the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office, is being rehabilitated at the Wyandot County Humane Society in Ohio. He had a really bad kennel cough and was very noticeably scared of people, but he also clearly wanted attention. One HSUS staff member who met him said "he just oozed sweetness." Photo by Wyandot County Humane Society The HSUS and partner groups are supporting a ballot initiative in Ohio to improve conditions for tens of thousands of dogs held in commercial breeding facilities in the state. A recent puppy mill rescue in the state highlighted, once again, the great need for such protections. On January 3, the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office pulled out 23 dogs, most of them beagles, including five puppies, from a mill in Kirby, Ohio. The rescue happened amidst freezing temperatures and a “bomb cyclone” that had blanketed Ohio and other parts of the country. It was already too late for one dog – a necropsy revealed he had starved to death because he had zero percent body fat and no food in his stomach. The beagles were living in rabbit hutches with wire flooring, and the only thing protecting the dogs’ feet was frozen solid waste that was as thick as two inches in some spots. One lone pit bull on the premises was chained. The dogs’ water bowls were frozen. It looked like many of the females were pregnant, but a complete health check determined that these animals were too malnourished to produce babies, and their tummies were swollen because of worms. All animals had scars and wounds on their faces, possibly from sparring over their limited food supply, and many suffered from kennel cough. One dog had a limp from a leg break that had never been treated by a vet. It is difficult for those of us who love animals to imagine such cruelty, but unfortunately this is something that happens each day in thousands of facilities across the country that breed puppies indiscriminately for sale. And Ohio is one of the hotspots for such mistreatment. These dogs have now been moved to the Wyandot County Humane Society, which is taking care of them, returning them to good health, and adopting them out as they recover. The need for a comprehensive law in Ohio is great, because it is second only to Missouri in the number of federally licensed commercial breeding facilities, and is a major importer of puppy mill dogs from other states for sale in retail stores. Twelve breeders from Ohio with egregious animal welfare violations were listed in The HSUS’s 2017 Horrible Hundred report concerning problem mills in the United States – more than any other state, except Missouri. But the state’s current law falls way short of protecting animals and is severely in need of an upgrade. It includes standards of care that do not adequately protect dogs and uses a threshold that is difficult for the Ohio Department of Agriculture, charged with enforcing the law, to verify. This allows some breeders to completely escape oversight and regulations. The amendment we are backing would ensure that breeding facilities like this one, that have more than eight breeding female dogs, be subject to greater oversight. The measure also includes other common-sense standards for breeding dogs. It would require basic, humane standards, like consistent access to water, access to nutritious food at least twice a day, protections from extreme temperatures, and regular veterinary care and socialization. The dogs would also have unfettered daytime access to outdoor exercise areas and all enclosures would have solid flooring, would be cleaned at least once per day, and would not be stacked on top of each other. Finally, the measure would exempt hobby breeders (those with fewer than eight breeding females), allowing the state to focus its resources on the larger and most problematic breeding operations. It would protect Ohio families who unknowingly support cruel puppy mills and end up with sick puppies, because commercial breeders, regardless of where they are located, would have to adhere to these humane standards when they sell dogs to Ohio consumers. The Stop Puppy Mills Ohio campaign is a grassroots effort to improve conditions for tens of thousands of dogs trapped in puppy mills. An army of more than 3,000 volunteers has been working to collect 500,000 signatures to get the amendment on the November ballot this year. We also have nearly 370 endorsements for the campaign, with Ohio dog rescues and shelters, local businesses, veterinarians, public figures, and national animal welfare organizations all joining in to fight the scourge of puppy mills. The dogs rescued from the puppy mill in Kirby now have a chance to regain their health and find forever homes where they will be loved and cherished for the rest of their lives. Many of the dogs have already been adopted. Our puppy mills policy coordinator, Meredith Blanchard, visited the dogs at the rescue in Ohio recently and reported that the dogs she met are looking healthier already, with some jumping up for attention. But thousands of animals still suffering in puppy mills in Ohio need our help. If you live in Ohio, please sign up to gather signatures to put the Ohio Puppy Mill Prevention Amendment on the ballot this November. You can also follow the campaign on their Facebook page. Those who are not residents of Ohio but would like to contribute to the effort can still help by donating to this cause. Animal Rescue and Care, Companion Animals, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative) Enter your email address below to receive updates each time we publish new content. Brian O'Neill says: February 28, 2018 at 7:15 pm How are the prosecutions of these animal abusers going? I want to hear about the prison sentences for those who abuse animals. Please keep us all apprised of the success of law enforcement against these detestable criminals. Lorene Bryant says: March 13, 2018 at 5:22 pm They don’t get prosecuted- just like all the abusers in all the states.There is no punishment for the most vial people in the world February 28, 2018 at 8:38 pm February 28, 2018 at 8:48 pm This is another outrageous problem because the inept unjust judicial system won’t put these sick cowards behind bars. Until these monsters are put away for a long time, the horrible abuse against our animals will continue. What will it take to make these courts uphold the law? February 28, 2018 at 10:46 pm Thank you to the humane society for everything you do. Kelly says: March 1, 2018 at 9:01 am One sight of one of these puppy mills should spurr anyone , to sign the petition! These puppy mills are inhumane and i cannot believe anyone can stand to see any animal suffer so much . Mary says: March 1, 2018 at 3:47 pm This Continued greed and pervasive abuse of animals has got to stop. We can only do so much as civilians. Legislators have responsibilities to their constituents to enact laws to prevent abuse Of animals and people. Some companies under the guise of research are breeding animals to sent to laboratories where they endure cruel torture. Please write to your legislators. Thank you. K says: August 17, 2018 at 2:13 pm The issue should be these breeders not paying the taxes in the $$$$ they are making. The records are supposed to show number of litters, we can ask what they sold for each per puppy….$1000 online w see. 25% is the tax. Improve the inspections too. Measley 7 inspectors not enough and they r poor inspections w min reinspections. Local communities support these breeders too…amish stick together as do the community and the breeders. March 24, 2018 at 1:16 pm Why don’t you put a petition on every website for everyone to sign to stop this and take it to Missouri and Ohio? March 24, 2018 at 7:23 pm Unfortunately our legislators won’t push for more humane treatment of animals unless their constituents demand it. We need to educate those who are unaware of the conditions in #puppymills, the lack of punishment for those who torture animals, and other animal issues. Find out when your #HSUS #HumaneLobbyDay is and bring a friend or two! Jodi says: March 25, 2018 at 2:56 pm The worst offenders are the Amish farmers in Holmes, Tuscarawas and Coshocton counties. Go the the puppy auction house on CR10 outside Chili, Oh. farmer friends in the area describe these puppy breeding facilities as large hog or chicken barns w giant fan blowing a horrendous urine oder 24/7. When my friends deliver hay they say the dogs never bark but only whimper. The conditions are horrific but they’re back in the hills so nobody ever sees what’s going on. It’s a nightmare that these unfortunate creatures are born into and I can pretty well guess whathappens to the dogs when they’ve outlived their usefulness. Sadly to many of these Amish farmers dogs/any animal is just a widget that man in his rightful dominion can exploit. Kat says: April 2, 2018 at 10:53 am Can’t something be done to these people? Are they above the law? March 26, 2018 at 1:57 pm Bless all of you that work for this great origination , please keep fighting for all these wonderful animals. sure wish we could get rid of puppy mills and pet stores deal in rescues instead. May 19, 2019 at 1:28 pm Its obvious there is enough laws on the books. They are not being used. There is no way when some has hundreds of dogs stacked in cages on top of one another that someone doesn’t know. Local animal control and Humane society’s etc should correct ,,better yet eliminate these places. Anyone knows that those places are inhumane and should not be tolerated. Time is being wasted in offices or boardrooms talking about what we all know. In the meantime the animals suffer unimaginable pain and neglect. Use the laws in place already,,increase penalties and follow up and all offenders. It doesn’t matter that some of the guidelines are weak these mills are beyond anything a civilized society should accept for a minute. 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Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism Religious Persecution? by tenpel July 22, 20178:54 pm May 19, 2019 Guest Post by Joanne Clark I was distressed to read Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche’s (OTR) response to the recent letter by eight former, long-time Rigpa students regarding Sogyal Lakar’s abusive and unethical behaviors. This response, published on his website, seems to be initially about a comment that one of the signatories of the letter, Sangye Ngawang, made on Facebook. However, in the process of responding, OTR addresses what he “has heard” about Sangye and the other seven signatories “turning against” Sogyal Lakhar. Perhaps OTR didn’t actually read the letter and its stories of suffering and harm. Perhaps that’s why he spoke at length about Sogyal Lakhar’s high standing in Tibetan Buddhist society and failed to mention any sorrow that students have suffered from being beaten and sexually assaulted. Perhaps that’s why he chastised Sangye and the others, saying that it was too late now for them to “turn against” their lama and that they had definitely broken samaya. Essentially he told the courageous eight signatories of the letter that they were going to hell. This is brutal to the extreme. I believe it is also seriously misguided. For one, the writers were clearly motivated by one thought alone—to help mitigate future harm against students. They were not acting out of self-interest or ill will or even disrespect. They were also acting out of a sincere desire to protect the Buddha Dharma in the West. It was their (correct) belief that Sogyal Lakhar’s unethical and abusive behaviors were leading students astray and harming people’s understanding of the Dharma. Further, the tone of the letter was measured and calm as they called for Sogyal to please hear them and help restore faith in the sangha. They were asking for reform within the sangha. Is this ‘turning against” Sogyal? I think not. I truly hope that other teachers who have taught at Rigpa will step forward now and help the sangha with better compassion and clarity. But just to be perfectly clear about OTR’s brutal assertion about Sangye Ngawang’s samaya and karma, here is a wonderful instruction from HH Dalai Lama about this subject and about sexual abuse as well. These instructions were given to a group of Western Buddhist Teachers (WBT) in 1993. WBT: Many students are afraid of breaking samaya—the commitment and bond with their guru—if they speak openly about what they perceive to be abuse. Does a teacher’s abusive behavior destroy the samaya and release the student? HHDL: I don’t know. Although the guru has in a sense broken the samaya, that does not allow the student to break it as well. If the guru kills, that does not mean I can too! We shouldn’t emulate bad examples! We should respect the common perspective of the world in terms of what is right and wrong. Earlier I spoke of the situation with my two regents. Even though I have deep faith and respect for my teachers and consider them high spiritual beings, I did not hesitate to criticize their behavior because those actions were wrong no matter who did them. I didn’t speak out of hatred or disrespect, but because I love the Buddhadharma and their actions went against it. It is essential to distinguish between two things: the person and their action. We criticize the action, not the person. The person is neutral: he or she wants to be happy and overcome suffering, and once their negative action stops, they will become a friend. The troublemaker is the afflictions and actions. Speaking out against the action does not mean that we hate the person. For example, we Tibetans fight Chinese injustice, but it doesn’t mean we are against the Chinese as human beings, even those who are ruthless. In meditation, I try to develop genuine compassion for these people while still opposing their actions. Thus, we may criticize a teacher’s abusive actions or negative qualities while we respect them as a person at the same time. There are still some beneficial aspects of the guru. A mistaken action doesn’t destroy their good qualities. If you criticize in this way, there is no danger of hellish rebirth as a result. Motivation is the key: speaking out of hatred or desire for revenge is wrong. However, if we know that by not speaking out, their bad behavior will continue and will harm the Buddhadharma, and we still remain silent, that is wrong. WBT: There is much discussion in the West about the appropriateness of sexual contact when the two partners do not have equal power or status in the relationship. What is your opinion: are there times when sexual relationships between a Buddhist teacher and their student could be appropriate? HHDL: It may happen that an unmarried teacher meets an unmarried student while teaching. If the relationship develops in a normal way with mutual agreement and mutual respect and they decide to marry, it is fine. When two people in a relationship treat each other equally, there is no difference in power or status during sexual intercourse. The teacher is not on a throne then! However, if the teacher is with one student one month and another the next, that is not right. Also, imposing or forcing sexual contact is wrong. So is misusing the idea of dakinis by saying things such as “You have signs of being a qualified dakini,” or flattering the student, “You have very great Dharma potential.” Women should not be afraid to say no! WBT: In the West many professionals are thinking deeply about methods to use in cases of abuse. Are there Asian methods for dealing with abuse and for helping the involved parties? HHDL: In the case of monastics, if any of the four root vows—to abandon killing a human being, stealing an object of value, sexual intercourse (heterosexual or homosexual), and lying about one’s spiritual attainments—is fully transgressed, that person must leave the monastery and is no longer a monastic. Aside from that, I do not know of any institutional methods for dealing with other cases. All forms of abuse are against the general Buddhist rule. If an individual does not listen to the Buddha’s instructions, it is doubtful that they will listen to ordinary people like us. Earlier I suggested that when a teacher is clearly acting unethically and students have tried to discuss it with them but without result, then the only recourse is to publicize it in the community. I assume the teacher would feel ashamed and embarrassed and would decide to alter their behavior. I welcome your ideas on this topic. Some people nearly give up their faith and respect for the Buddha if they are sexually abused by a Buddhist teacher. This makes me very sad. When it is explained that such actions are against the general Buddhist rule, their doubts in the Buddha and the Dharma decrease. As explained before, if a teacher gives instructions that contradict the path, you should not follow them. If anyone wishes to see scriptural sources to substantiate this or other points, we can show them. As Buddhists, our motivation must be clear and sincere. Because there is a moral crisis in developed countries, we must explain what is proper behavior according to the Dharma and live that way ourselves. We are not inventing ethical conduct and imposing it on others: the Buddha himself described this and established the various sets of vows. As sincere followers of the Buddha, we are simply reminding ourselves and others of what the Buddha said. If someone does not want to follow this, that is their right. But if someone considers the Buddha their teacher, it is important to respect the ethical principals set out by the Buddha. Recommended Reading Update Reddit Related polarsangye on July 22, 2017 at 11:22 pm I feel that the way these kind of teachings by Lama’s such as Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche along with public reply statements are made by Rigpa make no attempt to speak to the actual content of the letter to be most disturbing. They actively refuse to communicate on the real topic or even address the quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama used to give the concerns valid and appropriate context to the open letter we 8 cosigners address to Sogyal Lakar. Changing the subject and distracting from it’s seriousness implies that they don’t take the letter to be truthful. This demonstrates that there is no appropriate context to ever address these problems and that shows how disingenuous it is of Rigpa to act as they “abuse has no place” in their organisation. They don’t explain how there is any commitment or person to talk to about such problems or how anyone might go about taking appropriate action. I know that if you live there it all comes down to writing a “private letter” to Sogyal Lakar, but there have been so many attempts at this which had no impact that it was time to open a wider dialogue to draw attention to victim blaming, group thinking, magical thinking and other organised efforts to make problems just go away. So I wrote a facebook response to a teaching by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and broke down what I thought were fallacious statements or mixed constructs using Buddha’s name without supplying the quote such that different vehicles with different vows were all brought together in a confusing way. Teachers who have such a weight to their words need to be shown that we are not going to cower in the distance while they lend aid to a system of ignorance and victim blaming. I find these public relations style activities to be dishonest in an subtle yet extreme way because they are chronic patterns that have apparently worked to keep people from fairly considering the abuses that Rigpa itself keeps stating have no place in their organisation. Indeed such callousness towards people pointing out that there are victims who need to be helped and acknowledged is far from compassionate or loving. The whole organisation advertises itself as focused on “wisdom and compassion”. I actually found that the third pass of this online exchange where I was replied to name by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche to be a relatively credible and fair letter because he appeared to make concessions. 1. “Sogyal Rinpoche is not my root teacher. I have never received an empowerment from him, or a reading transmission, or Dzogchen instruction. Therefore, I don’t check his qualities and faults. ” Which points out that we as his students should have and must check his qualities and faults. I believe that our effort to check the qualities of Sogyal Lakar show that he does not meet the standards presented in Patrul Rinpoche’s “Words of my perfect teacher” required for a qualified spiritual friend or indeed vajra master. 2. “I am not saying that posting this letter was a mistake. I don’t think that either.” – which may refer to our efforts to confront Sogyal Lakar about his breakages of vows in our letter to him. He seems to be speaking to our actions with this sentence rather than his own. Maybe he refers to my reply to him on Facebook. By Sogyal Lakar’s logic if he teaches you then he becomes your teacher and you his student and checking is irrelevant. He gives refuge vows instructing students that they must obey him which I just don’t accept to be right for me – its not even optional if you want to participate because it is always just a deeper renewal of faith that he requires of his students. By Sogyal Lakars logic he may believe that if he presides over a practice he is your Vajra Master. We who wrote that letter are not outsiders – i would walk past his compound and hear shrill screams and sounds of violence from time to time along with what i saw directly. It chilled me to the bone and I would ask who it was and find out later and try to talk to see what it was about, especially when it happened to people who were close friends. What goes on that creates such fear and screams? What I find is that Rigpa is stating that the letter itself is a cause of suffering and not the actions that accumulated over decades until we students felt it irresponsible not to bring this to a level where it could be heard once and for all. Sogyal Lakar has remained undetered from his “lifestyle” which he feels is nobodies business but his own for a long time even though it has brought on many public efforts to expose the clear imbalance of power and sexual demands of students which are by their nature a system of abuse. The stories that come do not sound like experienced students engaged in some kind of pure ritual of tantric nature. They are stories of someone who has such high views that he feels he can do anything and just assume it benefits anyone he does it to harmful or not because he professes to only do it with the intention to help. The more excuses and distractions come the worse this looks and I hope it is all resolve by confronting the bad actor and not by using his resources as a kind of public legal defense fund because he fears prosecution. Sogyal Lakar has said he will turn to other lamas for advice, but what kind of advice is not explained. If instead those lamas are merely asked to talk to his students to tell them they have samaya and any word of confrontation is samaya breakage and turning against their teacher then this is disheartening. tenpel on July 23, 2017 at 4:03 am I remember the story of a women who was at Lerab Ling and had been manipulated to have sex with Sogyal. She was quite confused and when she asked a visiting Lama for help he replied she should be happy for having the good karma to be of Sogyal’s service. How rotten ist this culture and way of thinking? It was so much needed to address these topics. What an amount of pain and confusion these actions and culture has enabled … what a long term task for those effected to find healing…. Your letter does now also justice to all the victims whose pain and stories were denied, played down or who were even blamed to be the cause of trouble and not the unethical and harmful actions by Sogyal Lakar himself. Thank you all for taking responsibility and working so bravely to cease these delusions and abusive patterns / system. I think most might not see how much all of you have struggled and what mental pain you have gone through to finally write this letter and to address these things… The Buddha has never ignored or tolerated inappropriate behaviour but directly and openly addressed it and he used always clear words. jigmeyeshe on July 23, 2017 at 12:00 am Thank you Joanne, for supporting Sangye Ngawang and for finding such excellent quotes. I only know that Orgyan Topgyal’s comments are very similar to other sangha in groups connected to Sogyal L. I only hope that with time and patience these views that condemn those who have made such clear and kind efforts to speak out will change into an appreciation of their good intentions. And that the Rigpa exposure enables the whole atmosphere within Tibetan Buddhism in the west to become more open, safe and reliable. I look forward to better days ahead. matilda7 on July 23, 2017 at 6:07 am He will ask the other lamas to do practice for him – Kurukulla, gonpo practice, drubchens, they’re all protective mechanisms that, it seems, are regularly employed to help maintain Rigpa as a thriving entity and to sure up his own good fortune, going by what i’ve read online matilda7 on July 23, 2017 at 7:37 am Polarsangye, your first two paras seem to be critical of OTR’s response – or was this personal correspondence? Perhaps you could make that a little clearer. Because then you go on to point out the ways in which his published response concedes certain points and is therefore credible and fair. It’s funny, just as others on the S-dedicated blog were distressed or angry about OTR’s letter, it upset me but on the third reading i came to a somewhat similar conclusion to you. Nevertheless, there’s something about it – the tone or the lack of acknowledgement re the students’ suffering or the blanket decree on the consequences for samaya. So my second question is – why do you think it’s upset people so much? JM Lee on July 23, 2017 at 7:42 am Could someone clarify a certain point here please? It seems that the “Letter to Sangye Ngawang” is not directly responding to or commenting on the July 14 letter sent by the eight students (and implies he may not even have seen it firsthand). It’s a bit difficult to know what OTR is talking about without knowing what he is responding to. tenpel on July 23, 2017 at 8:13 am He replied to sth Sangye wrote on Facebook. Sangye can tell better. However, as he writes he is aware of the letter, he issues the Samaya breaker (hell) claim, he doesn’t express compassion for the victims, he refuses to judge SL‘s actions and claims at the same time rather lengthy they must be good…, his humbleness can be understood as a means to implicitly claim the signatories are arrogant… Some information I find useful – e.g. Sogyal tulku when still a child. And this sentence is at least something of a type of acknowledgment “I am not saying that posting this letter was a mistake. I don’t think that either.” Joanne on July 23, 2017 at 8:40 am However JM Lee and Matilda7 both make a good point– and I think probably this should be clarified. In fact, OTR’s letter was in response to something Sangye wrote on Facebook. However, in the process he also responds to what he has heard about people “turning against” Sogyal Lakar. I think I should revise? Annie on July 23, 2017 at 9:01 am Joanna – I am responding to your disappointment at the response of OTR re samaya – is it not obvious to everyone [and OTR] that the samaya between teacher and student had already been broken by the teacher? It bothers me that that has not been noticed – or did I miss it? Adamo on July 23, 2017 at 9:04 am We do not know, how detailed that letter was interpreted to OTR. OTR speaks hardly any english, his interpretor seems to be Gyurme. “This website has been created by a small team of students who share a deep appreciation for Orgyen Tobgyal’s unique way of presenting the Buddha’s wisdom, and have resolved to make his teachings available in English to enthusiastic Dharma students. So is mainly Rigpa people that manage the communication of OTR. I doubt that they would explain to OTR in way he could see what the 8 “Riot People” really mean. Eventually OTR is just used a mean for Rigpa officials to manipulate how Sogyals behaviour is interpreted in social media. I dont know OTR well enough to assess how much he got of Sogyals actions in detail, but I cannot imagine that he would care for some westerner that feel somehow hurt. Its just complaining for him, useless doing… Westerner are not so much respected and taken serious within some tibetan hardliner Lamas. polarsangye on July 23, 2017 at 9:41 am I confronted Orgyen Tobgyal for a teaching where he started speaking to defend Sogyal Lakar and warn that the Letter was because of practitioners that lacked realization. I deconstructed some of his points and that was quite rude by some peoples standards. He didn’t concede any points but he did seem to back off the issue mostly. I don’t want to keep wasting my time trying to change the views of old school Tibetan practitioners. Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche has a very encyclopedic knowledge of Vajrayana – often that shows up Sogyal Lakars lack of such knowledge. So i’ll just be ok with what he said, heal my Samaya. Samaya is breached almost continually by almost all Vajrayana practitioners so you heal it with various practices. Even serious breakages can be healed within time. So its not worth fight over if I did or didn’t – I think the main points I made was that I didn’t “turn against” Sogyal Lakar. He needs to be exposed and helped by stopping him from causing further harm. So if this publicity does somehow help bring that to come about I don’t really care if there are Lama’s and Students that disagree. Once people can’t make a good logical argument and I expose that they usually go away to think about it more rather than coming back at me and this is what I would like to see. People considering where they made mistakes in judgement or assertion. Odzer Chenma on July 23, 2017 at 3:12 pm Is there a reason why Buddhists are trashing Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche for responding to a rather dramatic, accusatory letter? Rinpoche is an extraordinary teacher and one should take his words to heart. tenpel on July 23, 2017 at 3:57 pm Is there a reason why Buddhists are trashing the signatories for responding to violent, abusive behaviour? The signatories show an extraordinary responsibility and care. One should take what they have to say to heart. jigje on July 23, 2017 at 6:52 pm Frankly, I don’t really care how extraordinary a teacher Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche is. I find his response to this letter absolutely outrageous and worse. But then again, OTR was interviewed back in 2016 on Trungpa’s legacy and was similarly disappointed. Seems he only sees what he wants to see. Anything that might besmirch their reputations as great teachers, etc. is simply ignored and swept under a rug. Joanne on July 23, 2017 at 7:14 pm Thank you Sangye, for the clarity in your last comment! And Annie, HH Dalai Lama speaks directly to the question of a lama breaking his samaya in the passage I quoted from. Also, I think this post is really important, not for my point of view, but simply because many Rigpa students will be asking themselves about samaya right now and I wanted to make sure that His Holiness’s position on that was spread widely. jigje on July 23, 2017 at 7:34 pm Joanne, it goes without saying that I am deeply appreciative of this very important post by you! I think adding HHDL’s comments on this topic only lends your own comments more weight. It would be hard to take issue with either. jigje on July 23, 2017 at 7:17 pm To clarify my previous comment: “….and I was similarly disappointed.” Joanne on July 23, 2017 at 7:54 pm I also think maybe, in the context of Tibetan cultural norms, we are not likely to hear from those lamas who would be critical of Sogyal. I think silence might be their common response if they are feeling critical. Is that true? In that regard, I think this situation is going to challenge the establishment as never before. tenpel on July 23, 2017 at 10:27 pm There seem to different approaches. The hierarchical higher theocrats might be silent which might express their disapproval. The common people might mock about the lama up to creating mocking folk songs or rhymes / poetry. A family member from the royal family of Bhutan has scolded a while ago a relative when she heard he had met with Sogyal: “What? You met with this pervert!?”. However, I guess she wouldn’t say this in public John Watts on July 24, 2017 at 7:27 am I strongly agree with the Dalai Lama’s view! It is the Dharma view we seek, not necessarily the Teacher’s interpretation that is important. The Teacher role is very important, but valuing the Samaya to the Teacher is only apart of what’s important. The Dharma teachings are sacred and everlasting; the Teacher is human and sometimes flawed. The behavior of a wayward Lama does not lessen the value of Dharma Teachings! RH on July 24, 2017 at 3:06 pm It has been a dramatic week for many I am sure. I have been thinking about this particular letter, and there’s a couple of points I want to write down somewhere, so here seems as good a spot. * As others mentioned, we’re not completely sure what letter he is responding to, or what information he has. However, * OTR describes his connection to Sogyal, and where his faith in him comes from. Namely, Sogyal’s proximity to other masters, and presence at empowerments. “Apart from that, I don’t know Sogyal Rinpoche’s outer, inner, secret qualities.” Along with the next line: * “Sogyal Rinpoche is not my root teacher. I have never received an empowerment from him, or a reading transmission, or Dzogchen instruction. Therefore, I don’t check his qualities and faults.” These are pretty important disclaimers. What OTR does not describe, is SL’s formal training, or lack thereof. Or, of SL’s time spent in retreat. There is a further point that Mary Finnigan fleshes out a bit in behindthethangkas – it seems very likely to me, and others, that SL may have misled his students about his qualifications. Of time spent studying, of academic ability, of sole authorship of even TBOL, and of actually being a Dzogchen master. A reflection on Mary – she used to look, to me, like a “disgruntled” ex-student with a chip on her shoulder. Now she looks to have been almost completely accurate, and acting out of genuine compassion. She is Rigpa’s Cassandra. So what OTR is saying, in my view, is that SL is what SL is, and if Westerners want to call him their teacher, that’s their business, and their responsibility. Not his problem. It is a view that is, from our perspective, lacking in empathy or understanding, but it’s not necessarily dishonest. Others have pointed to warnings about SL, so it was always there. Due purely to SL’s connection with his masters, he does have good qualities, which have been transmitted, and which many have experienced and are grateful for. But, if upon examining his true motivation, we conclude that his secret goal was to train followers to see his every action as pure, so that he could exploit them for money and sex, then how awful is that really? As a side effect, awareness of Buddhism, and of basic practices, have spread, so there is some good. That’s hard to deny. But the tainting is real and very damaging. For those students who were more ‘casual’, less involved with the inner workings, they arguably got the most benefit. For those students who went all-in, some dedicating their life (and reputation, and life’s savings), well, I personally know and love some of them, so I can’t bear to think about it. I hope there’s no suicides out of all this. Finally point I want to touch on – OTR highlights that it is not his responsibility to check SL’s qualities. It is the responsibility of his students. How many have actually done that diligently? How can they do that diligently? I guess some of us thought OTR would, and that was a laziness on our part. There is a gap here, between what can be claimed, and what can be accurately checked. Others have posted the Dalai Lama’s advice on this, and other detailed advice, so I won’t repeat it. For those who are still devoted to Buddhism, and its important to the West, that’s something that I think can be improved. At a very minimal, agreeing upon ethical standards is essential. Your blog certainly contributes positively in this direction – thank you tenpel. tenpel on July 24, 2017 at 4:43 pm Thank you for your comment. Especially important to consider – among others – the point that casual attendees might have received more benefit than harm and that the hardest situation is for those who were totally committed… Matthias Steingass on July 27, 2017 at 11:39 am “There is a further point that Mary Finnigan fleshes out a bit in behindthethangkas – it seems very likely to me, and others, that SL may have misled his students about his qualifications. Of time spent studying, of academic ability, of sole authorship of even TBOL, and of actually being a Dzogchen master.” I looked closely into SL’s book and other available information nearly 10 years ago. I came to the same conclusion: That one should be very suspicious about SL’s qualifications. Just one example: I think when his uncle Jamyang Khyentse died (who gave SL, in SL’s account, his first pointing out instructions) he was about 11 years old. SL suggests that he, after the death of his uncle, at once went on with his “education” with Dudjom Rinpoche, whereby in fact there is a nine-year-gap before he met Dudjom. There was then no account what he did in these nine years (except a note by Stephen Batchelor somewhere, that little Sogyal went to a catholic boarding school in Sikhim). About his relation with Dudjom SL says that he got “many years of daily pointing out instructions” by Dudjom. I don’t think that this fits into his biografie very well. This is just an exmaple. I would have to get out all the material again and perhaps in the mean time there is more information available. The point 10 years ago was also that it was very difficult to get independent informtion about SL’s bio. Everything on the net seemed to stemm from his rigpa.wiki tenpel on July 25, 2017 at 11:05 am Recently there was a retreat in Winterberg, Germany, with Mingyur Rinpoche and Khenpo Kunga. A participant of a group interview with Khenpo Kunga just reported via email:* During a group interview in Winterberg, someone asked Khenpo Kunga about breaking away from a teacher under whom one has been studying and from whom one has received initiations, etc. if one later loses one’s confidence in that teacher because of misbehavior, her question was if the student would then be breaking samaya, and Khenpo Kunga became a little serious and stated clearly that in this case it is the teacher who had broken samaya. He also said that you can’t force yourself or talk yourself into feeling devotion for someone, and that it is better to find someone with whom you naturally feel devotion. * The person kindly agreed to share this account with the public. Hans Parcival on July 25, 2017 at 5:46 pm Thank you Tenpel for your comment and the statement of Khenpo Kunga as quoted by a student. This is really helpful. Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche (OTR) is a very close friend of lama Sogyal. So he can’t hardly be critical towards lama Sogyal. OTR is also very traditional, for the good and for the bad. His presentation of samaya looks quite formal and traditional to me. As far as I understand, we do also have a samaya towards our own Buddha-nature. Isn’t that the most important samaya? A teacher of dharma also has a samaya towards his students. Called the samaya of a vidyadhara or enlightened master? This implies also not harming but helping others, like one’s students, as good as one can. So Sangye should not worry too much about a breakage of his samaya. He is very right in criticising lama Sogyal, when the lama is harming students of him. Karma Pemo on July 26, 2017 at 1:17 am Matthias Steingass on July 27, 2017 at 12:01 pm Does anybody know the bool “A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951 The Demise of the Lamaist State” by Melvyn C. Goldstein. If not look it up and read about the 5th Reting who held the interregnum between DL 13 und 14 and who was the head of education of the young DL 14. It is a story of such massive forms of malice, lying, killing, instigating a civil war around Lhasa, even sending a bomb by mail that you rub your eyes if you come from the lofty highs of a view on Tibet as the crown of Buddhist enlightenment. The point is: The history of Tibet is in no small part one of a culture in which in politics – which often involved high ranking religious scholars – were about living or dying (or so, in the words of Matthew Kapstein) and the means therefore were lying, cheating, fraud, brutality, murder etc. Probably one should try to see the above named a bit within that ‘tradition’. At least one finally should discard the fantasy that every other guy who by chance got to be named Rinpoche is a spiritual advanced being. KP on July 27, 2017 at 10:52 pm I agree with everything that’s been said on this forum but I have a serious issue with Karma Pemo’s allegations. He really needs to check his facts before besmirching some of the best buddhist teachers around today. OT, NC and DJK Rinpoche are close friends, yes, I have seen them together, and witnessed their relaxed camaraderie with each other. DJK Rinpoche is the main reincarnation of the great Chokyi Lodro, who was a close friend of the previous Neten Chokling Rinpoche, the father of OT Rinpoche. In their present reincarnations, the three were close disciples of HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. By contrast, in their company, Sogyal puts on his smarmy self and maintain a formal distance, so to claim he is one of the gang is a big stretch. DJK Rinpoche’s films were all made with shoe string budgets which was why he relied on friends and volunteers to play the characters, only in Vara did he use a professional actress because the female lead is a dancer, so I don’t know where Karma got the information that OT Rinpoche received a chunk of the takings which in fact was all donated. If there is a Rinpoche today who walks the walk and not just talk the talk tirelessly, it is DJK Rinpoche. Rigpa students said he is the only teacher to have asked about their Ngondro progress, something their own teacher, Sogyal never bothers himself with. Has it occurred to Karma that great compassion is not to condemn one who is wrong but to find a way to help and allow them to redeem themselves? And great wisdom is to protect all those Sogyal students whose faith might be irreparably damaged when guru devotion is the path? So to insinuate that there is some kind of conspiracy is really the projection of one’s impure mind. If Karma had bothered to read some of DJK’s posts, reprinted in http://britishbuddhism.blogspot.co.uk/, he will find DJK’s criticisms of the commercialisation and the quality of the teachings at Buddhist centres like Rigpa, and in his latest book ‘ Guru Drinks Bourbon’, DJK was unequivocal in stating what he thinks of sexual relationship between teacher and student. And if Karma were to dig a bit deeper, he may find the reason why some teachers stopped teaching at Rigpa. As a spiritual friend, teachers can only advice and suggest. But when it suits us, we want them to take responsibility for everything, and when it doesn’t, we condemn them for being dictatorial. Hello! I am on nobody’s side, and I also don’t know the truth about many things that have been discussed, other than the fact that Sogyal isn’t quite what he purports to be, and that he is seen to be exploitative. ( knowingly or unknowingly, that I cannot say) From my own experience, my kind gentle guru is also relentless, in giving me and his serious students a hard time, unless we indicate we need a little time off. How else can the ego be annihilated? We aren’t physically abused or sexually assaulted, but the skilful means is at times no less uncomfortable. One NEVER knows why or how until after the experience, otherwise it doesn’t work, my teacher said. Confessions in front of others are encouraged, which in all spiritual traditions, is a powerful cleansing practice. Oh, and being ridiculed too. These work if one watches one’s mind instead of judging and reacting. Sogyal seem to have tried similar strategies, from reading the complaints, but did his methods back fire because he himself isn’t disciplined, or sufficiently informed, and failed to take account of what is appropriate for the person? Many people have quoted HH the Dalai Lama about ‘ criticising the action’ not the ‘ person’ but few have looked at the motivations behind Sogyal’s actions. Perhaps we should try to find the good intentions in the things he’s done, and forgive the disasters. If he himself, his organization and all those who choose to sidestep the questions were to be more open and own up to the things that has gone wrong, and why, understanding can be achieved which can only be a positive step forward. tenpel on July 27, 2017 at 11:41 pm What is the »good intention« in hitting a nun violently in the stomach or a monk in the face etc.; or to exploit the need for attention or love, low self-esteem, insecurities (combined with a culture of indoctrination and manipulation) to have sex with young pretty women? – Not to speak about ordering to take images of the genitals of attendants or students, ordering to make collages of their genitals and to show them to others? (Its amazing to see how people are able to ignore the content of such a clear letter and then to ask to consider good motivations for the harm been created, and for such perverse and extremely coarse and rude actions – criminal actions as the signatories make clear.) By cultivating insight, isn’t it? However, as long as there is no damage, also alternative means might be ok. If this – not to cause harm (especially not long term harm) – is been taken care of, I can agree with sth like »We aren’t physically abused or sexually assaulted, but the skilful means is at times no less uncomfortable.« I think why it backfired is because he didn’t have a good motivation nor the wisdom to act skilfully. Let’s face reality. Crazy Wisdom creating long term harm is not wisdom but ignorance. It all looks like that he is full of mind poisons and then compassion or wisdom are absent. Before you can forgive, I think, it would be good to see and to accept the facts. I think most are just on the way to see and accept the facts… So, at the moment its not about forgiveness I think. I agree, however, with If he himself, his organization and all those who choose to sidestep the questions were to be more open and own up to the things that has gone wrong, and why, understanding can be achieved which can only be a positive step forward. matilda7 on July 28, 2017 at 1:00 am I agree with the poster who’s taken exception to Karma Pemo’s characterisation of Orgyen Tobgyal. Tenpel,on another thread (around 18 months ago) i already provided a more accurate representation of the hard work Orgyen Tobgyal put in to build up his father’s monastery after his death. The above very unpleasant claims just reflect the gossip of jealous Tibetans. They wouldn’t know that independent films like The Cup never make a profit and are likely to produce a loss! As for Dzongsar Khyentse, while KP (NOT Karma Pemo, this is CONFUSING!) is right to point out how DKR generally reflects an authentic approach in his writings and behaviour and strives to instil that in his students, he has still not disapproved of Sogyal. Indeed, on the ‘letter’ blog, it is claimed that he asked for it not to be discussed. I know Lamas disapprove of any breaking of bonds, whether it’s between friends, couples, or Lamas & students, but vulnerable students are confused and i’m sure they would benefit from some words of guidance from DKR. tenpel on July 28, 2017 at 1:19 am Thank you. Personally, I don’t have an opinion on this because a) I don’t know OTR, b) I don’t know the details discussed. Therefore, I cannot really moderate this. So any help with facts, accurate knowledge or sober background input that helps to clarify things been claimed is highly welcomed. I don’t want that this blog is (ab)used for manipulations or propaganda and I don’t want that this blog is (ab)used for attacks, slander, the spread of wrong or inaccurate information about others. BTW, what does DJK state in his latest book The Guru Drinks Bourbon about teachers having sex with students? »DJK was unequivocal in stating what he thinks of sexual relationship between teacher and student.« What does he say? I remember from previous discussions that people said they were disappointed by what he states, basically students are not able to judge it or so. Is that true? (If true, 1) I disagree, 2) I think this is a dangerous statement, 3) it contradicts the Buddha who says that if we don’t have the capacity to see the mind of the teacher (Buddha), we should carefully check if his bodily or physical behaviour is associated with the mind poisons ore not associated with the mind poisons. It would also contradict the Tantric or Mahayana teachings because all of them say you must check the teacher and they give lists. If you cannot check the teacher, what’s the point to stress to check the teachers and to give lists of qualities a teacher should have?) Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who is an inquirer, not knowing how to gauge another’s mind, should investigate the Tathāgata with respect to two kinds of states, states cognizable through the eye and through the ear thus: ‘Are there found in the Tathāgata or not any defiled states cognizable through the eye or through the ear?’ When he investigates him, he comes to know: ‘No defiled states cognizable through the eye or through the ear are found in the Tathāgata.’ Dkblue on July 28, 2017 at 2:22 am Unfortunately, in my experience, it appears that none of the Lamas discussed in this thread are entirely beyond question or reproach…. Nor should they be. After all we seek them out for their wisdom and as an example of the highest most refined qualities possible. Perhaps this is too idealistic but when they are playing the role of Guru so should we expect anything less? In any case, without being more specific, I would advise caution and a lack of rose tinted glasses where taking these Lamas on as ‘Gurus’ is concerned… tenpel on July 28, 2017 at 11:49 am Maybe I misunderstand your comment or don’t get what you want to say. But, let’s all remind, basically we discuss here about Sogyal from the Lakar family, Samaya breaking and the fiddling around the topic tactics and the poor “logic” of OTR – e.g. if a lama or guru has many students he must be somewhat good. Well, many cult leaders have a lot of students but this doesn’t make the cult leaders genuine gurus… If you are claiming Sogyal acted like a guru or spiritual friend and we didn’t get that and we are at fault you twist reality. The real spiritual friend or guru helps you to get rid of suffering and it’s causes and does not inflict suffering and it’s causes – like involving you in misdeeds like lying, sexual misconduct, causing you to loose faith in the Dharma and even genuine Buddhist teachers etc. The spiritual friend (Kalyanamitra) has been described by the Buddha of having the function to release the disciple “from being subject to aging, sickness, death, sorrow, lamentation, suffering, distress, and agitation” and not to burden the disciple with “aging, sickness, death, sorrow, lamentation, suffering, distress, and agitation”. Harsh speech and bullying as Sogyal Lakar throws on his faithful students (being open due to faith, the pain goes even deeper!) can reduce your life force and can contribute to an earlier death because of the energy sucking emotional wounds. These actions can also lead to depression, self-hate etc and suicide – not to speak about a spiritual death when you give up spirituality or the dharma completely. Dkblue on July 28, 2017 at 12:39 pm I’m not sure if you are replying to me here Tenpel? If so, you have misunderstood me as I agree with all you wrote in the response here. I am saying the same thing basically; take care when becoming involved with these Lamas inc Sogyal Lakar….do thorough ‘background check’ and be careful of exaggerating good qualities, or downplaying questionable behaviour (wearing rose-tinted glasses) tenpel on July 28, 2017 at 12:59 pm Oh, then I beg your apology! I am sorry that I misunderstood you. Thank you for the clarification / correction. After I read some of your comments more closely, I had a doubt if you mean it as I perceived it because it didn’t really match the content of other comments. So, I revised the comment but still thinking I got what you wanted to say – interpreting the contradictions as ‘Maybe s/he is still struggling between cultish influence and sane thinking…’ I am saying the same thing basically; take care when becoming involved with these Lamas inc Sogyal Lakar….do thorough ‘background check’ and be careful of exaggerating good qualities, or downplaying questionable behaviour (wearing rose-tinted glasses) Thank you. I (mis)understood you wanted to say though none of the lamas is beyond question/reproach but have to play the role of guru for our sake, and we “seek them out for their wisdom and as an example of the highest most refined qualities” we have to accept that they treat us in questionable ways and can’t expect anything else when they play their role – even if not as we expected. The last sentence with the “lack of rose tinted glasses where taking these Lamas on as ‘Gurus’ is concerned” I (mis)understood as you are suggesting, we should not complain if they then act as (crazy wisdom) gurus (even in harmful manners), playing their role, for our sake being fooled by rose tinted glasses to misunderstand that this is not what they should do. Maybe because I am not a native English speaker I didn’t get your point. (I read it twice or thrice before answering.) Karma Pemo on July 29, 2017 at 9:40 pm Karma Pemo on August 8, 2017 at 10:54 pm Karma Pemo on July 26, 2017 at 1:25 am Ulrike Da Ju on July 26, 2017 at 11:04 am thank You very much for this information. To make it very short, wholesome actions create good circumstances and unwholesome have the opposite consequences. This should a teacher now and live up to it. Lets go back to the Buddhas Teaching, which makes everything just clear. May everyone be happy Brian on July 26, 2017 at 8:56 pm Karma Pemo: I’m not sure about a book called “the Party” but there is a 1980 book still in print entitled ‘The Great Naropa Poetry Wars’ by Tom Clark (ISBN-10: 0932274064, ISBN-13: 978-0932274069) which recounts the Merwin incident. Karma Pemo on July 27, 2017 at 6:54 pm Karma Pemo on July 27, 2017 at 7:01 pm Karma Pemo on July 27, 2017 at 7:28 pm KP on July 28, 2017 at 2:08 am I am as repulsed as you are by all those actions you mentioned, in particular the exploitation of the young girls. I too was once unwittingly delivered to Sogyal’s chambers by one of his senior students. What saved me was the fact that I wasn’t with Rigpa, and having had to console one of his students who had been coerced by this teacher into a sexual relationship meant I already abhorred his conduct. Still, the discovery that such things can occur caused me years of confusion and anguish. But one uses whatever is thrown at one on the path as practice, in the cultivation of compassion and insights. On the Vajrayana path, the insight one looks towards is the nature of mind, which has to be separated from the relative morality of deeds. In tantra, there are both right hand and left hand paths, and like the two banks of the river, they work together to channel the river in a certain direction. It goes without saying this ‘ so called’ teacher lacks the training, restraint, wisdom and the skilful means, because those abhorrent antinomian methods which Sogyal indiscriminately employs,in the wrong dose, are considered inappropriate and can be destabilizing and corrupting on an unsuitable candidate at the wrong time. But in themselves those methods can also help one to move through fear and aversion, to free up shakti. For that reason I want to believe there is a tiny bit of good intention, if perhaps misguided in some of the things he does. It just occurred to me, can Sogyal realistically admit to all his wrong doings publicly? Or can another lama condemn his misdeeds in a public manner?if they did, Rigpa will most likely be faced with a class action, or enough litigations to bankrupt them and then some. From what I heard, the settlement for the first court case came from the book earnings, but where will the funds for future settlements come from? tenpel on July 28, 2017 at 5:33 pm Sorry, I didn’t read this. The point is that either you have wisdom or not. Wisdom includes to see the longterm and short term benefit and the longterm and short term harm of actions. It should be obvious that this was not the case, therefore it was not wisdom. To call the lack of wisdom “crazy wisdom” is crazy in and by itself. The lack of wisdom is called ignorance or confusion in the teachings of the Buddha (and even in the world.) What ever your understanding of crazy wisdom is, it is clear that “those methods” applied by Sogyal Lakar didn’t help those been harmed “to move through fear and aversion, to free up shakti”! It just occurred to me, can Sogyal realistically admit to all his wrong doings publicly? If he is a true Bodhisattva and a master why should he cling to money, organisations or his position and why should he aim in anyway to perpetuate a circle of heaviest deceptions and lies at the cost of those whom he harmed and at the cost of the Buddhadharma and peoples’ faith? The point is, that spirituality means radical honesty and also confession, also confession in front of others. What you are talking about is political aimed damage control, not spirituality, its not the Dharma, and it has nothing to do with the ethical conduct of a Buddhist or a Bodhisattva. Actual, what we see here is what Bhikku Bodhi described so well: The Buddha’s stricture against lying [which includes not to tell the truth when been asked] rests upon several reasons. For one thing, lying is disruptive to social cohesion. People can live together in society only in an atmosphere of mutual trust, where they have reason to believe that others will speak the truth; by destroying the grounds for trust and inducing mass suspicion, widespread lying becomes the harbinger signalling the fall from social solidarity to chaos. But lying has other consequences of a deeply personal nature at least equally disastrous. By their very nature lies tend to proliferate. Lying once and finding our word suspect, we feel compelled to lie again to defend our credibility, to paint a consistent picture of events. So the process repeats itself: the lies stretch, multiply, and connect until they lock us into a cage of falsehoods from which it is difficult to escape. The lie is thus a miniature paradigm for the whole process of subjective illusion. In each case the self-assured creator, sucked in by his own deceptions, eventually winds up their victim. Such considerations probably lie behind the words of counsel the Buddha spoke to his son, the young novice Rahula, soon after the boy was ordained. One day the Buddha came to Rahula, pointed to a bowl with a little bit of water in it, and asked: “Rahula, do you see this bit of water left in the bowl?” Rahula answered: “Yes, sir.” “So little, Rahula, is the spiritual achievement (samañña, lit. ‘recluseship’) of one who is not afraid to speak a deliberate lie.” Then the Buddha threw the water away, put the bowl down, and said: “Do you see, Rahula, how that water has been discarded? In the same way one who tells a deliberate lie discards whatever spiritual achievement he has made.” Again he asked: “Do you see how this bowl is now empty? In the same way one who has no shame in speaking lies is empty of spiritual achievement.” Then the Buddha turned the bowl upside down and said: “Do you see, Rahula, how this bowl has been turned upside down? In the same way one who tells a deliberate lie turns his spiritual achievements upside down and becomes incapable of progress.” Therefore, the Buddha concluded, one should not speak a deliberate lie even in jest.[22] It is said that in the course of his long training for enlightenment over many lives, a bodhisatta can break all the moral precepts except the pledge to speak the truth. The reason for this is very profound, and reveals that the commitment to truth has a significance transcending the domain of ethics and even mental purification, taking us to the domains of knowledge and being. Truthful speech provides, in the sphere of interpersonal communication, a parallel to wisdom in the sphere of private understanding. The two are respectively the outward and inward modalities of the same commitment to what is real. Wisdom consists in the realization of truth, and truth (sacca) is not just a verbal proposition but the nature of things as they are. To realize truth our whole being has to be brought into accord with actuality, with things as they are, which requires that in communications with others we respect things as they are by speaking the truth. Truthful speech establishes a correspondence between our own inner being and the real nature of phenomena, allowing wisdom to rise up and fathom their real nature. Thus, much more than an ethical principle, devotion to truthful speech is a matter of taking our stand on reality rather than illusion, on the truth grasped by wisdom rather than the fantasies woven by desire. Karma Pemo on July 31, 2017 at 4:18 am tenpel on July 31, 2017 at 7:56 am The behaviour and effects of the actions were what evaluated the merit of an teacher. I spoke with a person who is part of the higher hierarchy of this culture. He said he and others are utterly embarrassed for what Sogyal Lakar has done. His aunt called Sogyal an perverse already long ago and they look down on him for a long time. He also told that Chatral Rinpoche and Tsering Khandro Rinpoche as well as Dudjom Rinpoche and others were very concerned about him and found it wrong that he went to the West. He said in their societies (Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim) they had just went to his house, had pulled him out, stripped him naked and beaten him badly, publicly shaming and humiliating him. According to him, this is the way how their societies deal with such people and such shameful and harmful behaviour. But like a very good con artist Sogyal Lakar fled from his native environment and fooled people with no clue about how unacceptable such behaviour is. I think we don’t need more brainwashing about his claimed high background we just open our eyes and ears to his actions and the outcome of his actions and we’ll see and can judge for ourselves. Tibetans always did it likewise. They are far more earthed and sane than stupid, naive Westerners and know that an incarnation or emanation or tulku can horrendously fail. This forum is what people make out of it and about that for which there is a need for people to speak about. It doesn’t make sense to tell how to proceed to survivors if no survivor pops up and asks for it. This blog like anything else is a dependent arising. However, nothing discussed in public here on how to proceed for survivors doesn’t mean people don’t engage in a non public way or at other platforms for survivors. Moreover, also unmasking an narcissistic person or discussions on distortions of the dharma that indoctrinated people or applied manipulative means like gaslighting etc or quotes that give you back freedom to judge and to leave such gurus can be of help for them. Also different opinions or arguments… In general why this blog was set up and what it aims for, see the About page. I didn’t read KP‘s comments but will check now. In general personal attacks are not allowed. I am in charge of moderating and I am happy to receive criticism, hints or pointing out unsuitable comments. So, thank you very much for this. Don’t hesitate to point out comments you find inappropriate. tenpel on July 31, 2017 at 8:18 am Äh, I checked. I read some of the comments of KP (also before you complained, as I remembered when just checking two of them) and there was nothing wrong with them. When I get it correctly, KP didn’t attack you personally but disagreed with the content of what you write and has another pov and experiences. Sharing and disagreeing with you is not an attack on your person – maybe on the content you wrote but this is always part of any discussion to disagree with the content of what a person says. I don’t get how this comment could traumatise a survivor?! Please give examples or good reasons to substantiate your claims. Thank you. Karma Pemo on August 2, 2017 at 8:02 pm Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 12:48 am I agree, Karma Pemo, that to much intellectualisation is really not helpfull. KP’s ”He really needs to check his facts before besmirching some of the best buddhist teachers around today.” seems to me an uncalled for way to reproach your posts content and is not just ‘disagreeing with the content’, as Tenpels says, in my experience. If claims are unsubstantiated it can be just stated that they are not substantiated enough to be taken as facts perse or supporting reference for claims can be asked for. In KP’s ”Many people have quoted HH the Dalai Lama about ‘ criticising the action’ not the ‘ person’ but few have looked at the motivations behind Sogyal’s actions. Perhaps we should try to find the good intentions in the things he’s done, and forgive the disasters.” i find it difficult to see this is not undermining SL’s victums. Also: ”I also don’t know the truth about many things that have been discussed, other than the fact that Sogyal isn’t quite what he purports to be, and that he is seen to be exploitative. ( knowingly or unknowingly, that I cannot say)” The focus here on possible unintentionally having been (seen to be) ”exploitative” idem. Tenpel, could you point out where Karma Pemo uses ”indoctrinations” in your opinion regarding as you say ”not being able to judge the guru and the guru is always right and the high up bla bla” Í see what she/he says summarized in her/his words ”It is time to start evaluating these masters, their conduct, and stop promoting abuse; physical, financial, sexual and emotional.” ”to identify actual abuse and call it for what it is, must be done if the precious Dharma is to survive in the west.” What did i miss..? Joanne on August 3, 2017 at 6:31 am Hi Karma Pemo I think these are sensitive issues and I hear what you’re saying. You have a valid point of view, I agree with many of Stardust’s points. However, this forum cannot really be called a protected space for survivors of abuse– so robust disagreement is part of how things are going be discussed. And people aren’t going to be treading softly enough for someone who is feeling vulnerable. So I agree with you there! Certainly for myself, I struggle when people seem to undermine the seriousness of abusive behaviors– and personally, I’ve heard enough of people trying to justify the actions of Rigpa’s leader– so I also am sensitive to KP’s comment about Sogyal not being “quite what he purports to be and that he is seen to be exploitive…” However, I have to agree with Tenzin that KP’s arguments are within the bounds of correct speech. He/she has a right to a point of view as long as he/she isn’t engaged in personal attack or other harsh methods. tenpel on August 3, 2017 at 7:50 am Hi Karmo Pemo! I reviewed now your last four comments and two of my replies to it as well. As a result I slightly changed two replies because it looks like I mistook you for a person who commented here starting basically claiming we can’t judge the guru, the guru is always right. This is not at all what you are saying or intending to say in those last comments I just read again when I got it now correctly. I was a bit harsh in my speech to you and I beg your pardon for it! I am really sorry and I apologise. You don’t deny the harm been done, your concern is with the survivors and you want to help to find a suitable master for seeking advice – which is all a great help. So thank you for your contributions. What I could do, I could change or amend a comment for you. Deleting them is disrespectful to those who took time to reply to them. You gave also good and valuable input and you are right some of the comments might be shocking to read for survivors but this is not a space only for survivors, they have their own spaces like the closed Facebook group or the What Now blog. I added some comments to the What Now blog – though some of them hard to take by survivors I thought they might be useful in the future, when their process of awakening is a bit more advanced. I would appreciate if you can continue to engage. The only thing I didn’t get is how KP‘s comments are attacking you / SL or re-traumatise survivors? Maybe you could explain this more clearly so that I / we can understand it better? Again, I apologise for having been partially too harsh to you. I wish you well and thank you for your love and care, your concerns for the survivors and seeing the potential risk to re-traumatise them. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 8:06 am Tenzin, it seems you have responded to my post to Karma Pema which inluded the question to you that you refer to in your respond here. I also pointed to three things from KP’s posts that i felt could easily be interpreted as undermining victums. I wonder where it went, it was here before. I don’t know what happened to your comment. I checked spam, there is nothing. Maybe I was also initially confused about the „KP“ and the „Karma Pemo“ pseudonym being the same person? Anyway, please Stardust, Joanne and anybody else be so kind to help me to have thoughtful and reasonable discussions. I have become far too involved in these topics and it became heavily time consuming. Being overweighted with it and wanting to reduce the time I spend on it I try to cut down my engagement but I risk to get careless, faulty in my perception and judgements and doing injustice to commentators or others. In case you find faults pls directly address them or send me an email. I am in a retreat also until 16. August and I would like only to approve comments. We all want the same basically, to stop abuse, to stop re-traumatising survivors and to bridge their situation to a better and saver place. Our views and skills to achieve that will differ of course. Thank you all for your contributions and pls accept my apologies where I have misread or misinterpreted or misjudged you. Don’t hesitate to oppose or to correct me or anybody else, thank you. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 9:16 am Wishing you a very good retreat tenpel. You are doing such good work and taking on rather a lot. The missing post said something to this extend: I agree, Karma Pemo, that too much intellectualisation is not helpfull. In regard to KP’s ”He really needs to check his facts before besmirching some of the best buddhist teachers around today.” i feel this is an uncalled for reproach of the contents of your posts. When one feels claims are not substantiated enough to be seen as ‘facts’ one can state this is perceived as such or ask for supportive reference. Regarding KP’s ”I am on nobody’s side, and I also don’t know the truth about many things that have been discussed, other than the fact that Sogyal isn’t quite what he purports to be, and that he is seen to be exploitative. ( knowingly or unknowingly, that I cannot say)” is difficult to see how a focus on possible unintentionality on Sogyals side is not undermining victums. Regarding his/hers”Many people have quoted HH the Dalai Lama about ‘ criticising the action’ not the ‘ person’ but few have looked at the motivations behind Sogyal’s actions. Perhaps we should try to find the good intentions in the things he’s done, and forgive the disasters.” most definitely idem… I then quoted tenpel with some to me rather puzzling claims in regard to your post content and quoted you to summarize your by me experienced intentions/views. Asking tenzin what i was missing. But that’s al cleared now. xxx Dkblue on August 1, 2017 at 8:35 am when you state ‘….DKR is an emanation, not a reincarnation, of Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. These facts have important implications in evaluating the merits of teachers,’ can you please explain first; the difference between an emanation and reincarnation of a Lama and Also, are you/have you been a student of DKR? My questions are sincere and are a result of a painful situation for me re this particular Lama and some senior members of his sangha.. Thanks in advance matilda7 on August 2, 2017 at 9:02 pm I would like to know what Karma Pemo’s source is to claim DKR is merely an emanation, not a reincarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. I don’t believe that’s correct at all. matilda7 on August 3, 2017 at 3:06 am Ok, it just dawned on me what Karma Pemo is alluding to. Though i believe he’s certainly incorrect to claim DKR is an ’emanation’ rather than an incarnation, the term ’emanation’ is used to delineate the various incarnations of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo as the body, speech, mind, activities and qualities emanations of him. DKR is considered to be an activities emanation ie. he embodies the quality of activity but he is definitely an incarnation of JKW. http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Jamyang_Khyentse_Wangpo_Incarnation_Line Right now i’ve got this from Rigpa Wiki due to time pressures, but there are of course many other online sources where this information can be found. And anyhow, i’ve been aware of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo incarnating as separate tulkus who embodied body, speech, mind etc qualities since the seventies, long before the internet! Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 7:43 am ”he is definitely an incarnation of JKW.” I would say is considered to be an incarnation of JKW is more factual. By which institution? By which authorisation? And how? Have they seen it in a dream..? Thanks. matilda7 on August 3, 2017 at 9:12 am I’ve given one link above but you can read these things in their biographies and so many other places. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 11:08 am A link with a good summarisation on this authorisation works would be helpfull. To question it seems to me rather essential because the authority of the lamas seems to play such a crucial element in the abuse. tenpel on August 3, 2017 at 2:10 pm I think the stupidity, nativity, allowing to be indoctrinated, the own narcissism, lack of good education in complex Tibetan Buddhism, blind faith, being carried away by a Lama’s reputation and fame, not critically investigating a Lama’s actions of body and speech, following the crowed etc, of Western students play a similar role. There is no Cleopatra without people who give her that name and it’s associated status. Rigpa and similar Cultic zen groups are now a public testimony for anybody to see that very intelligent people can fall prey to cults. Most people think, it are losers, unstable, ill educated people who fall prey to cults, however, this prejudice is not true and scientific research oppose such a prejudice. Most often it are the idealistic people with a good education who want to change the world who might end up in cults. jigje on July 28, 2017 at 2:58 pm “But in themselves those methods can also help one to move through fear and aversion, to free up shakti. For that reason I want to believe there is a tiny bit of good intention, if perhaps misguided in some of the things he does.” I am at a complete loss as to see how SR’s “methods” (abuse) is capable of helping ANYONE move through fear and aversion? This, IMHO, is a huge stretch (across an impassable abyss) to get to a belief that sees some small good behind his abusive tendencies. Sorry. k on July 30, 2017 at 1:44 pm This is typical Tibetan diplomacy, it’s full of cultural concepts that describe a reality that only speaks to Tibetans (DR holding SL hands once, having learned near great masters etc..) this is mitigation, there is no breach of Samaya, unless the breach is on the side of Sogyal Rimpoché, then YES there is a breach of Samaya, in the charge of the master, not the student, and it is even worst in my view. worst for Buddhism. Worst for his karma, that’s for sure. Students should breath, focus on their intention to clear this mess, always keep in mind that the worst they can do is to alert other students to be cautious and perhaps if lucky maybe force buddhist hierarchies to adopt a clear charter regarding ethics, transparency, governance. ErickTsiknopoulos on July 30, 2017 at 5:54 pm Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche: hardcore authoritarian and super-dogmatic aristocrat? Also widely disliked by the Tibetan community in his own hometown of Bir in India, btw. jigje on July 30, 2017 at 6:37 pm Well, that characterization, if indeed true, explains a lot and adds significantly to his “baggage.” concerned on July 31, 2017 at 10:50 pm Well firstly I would like to chime in and say I completely agree with RH and want to add another point in review of OTR’s letter. It should be known I personally have great regard for OTR and have attended his teachings. I have nothing but respect for OTR. “I witnessed Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö holding Sogyal Rinpoche’s hand as he circumambulated the royal temple in Sikkim in the evenings. In the few empowerments I received from Chökyi Lodrö, Sogyal Rinpoche was there to help in giving the empowerment. That is where my regard for Sogyal Rinpoche comes from, as I have always said – this is what I tell everyone. Apart from that, I don’t know Sogyal Rinpoche’s outer, inner, secret qualities. He is said to be an incarnation of Tertön Sogyal” OTR expounds on facts and here this history of SL is very very limited. When you ask him to speak on a great being like JKCL or JKW he will go on at great length, with content that could fill several books. Because he didn’t comment on SL’s training does indeed tell us a lot. And because he hasn’t so much as taken a reading transmission from SL also tells us a lot. OTR did not confirm Sogyal being an incarnation of the Terton; he said ‘he is SAID to be’. I found this important to note. If the students and Rigpa would have done a thorough background check as they should have (just as any school teacher who works with students will have a thorough check), they might have rethought putting SL in such an elevated position long ago. I myself looked through his early years and thought it very odd that the Lakar family would refuse an enthronement ceremony by JKCL and find it hard to believe it was offered at all, as JKCL was one of the greatest living masters of all time and it’s like refusing HHDL. If there were an existing letter of recognition by JKCL, this is a more precious document than a birth certificate or passport. And because the family left Tibet before things got really bad in a leisurely fashion, they would certainly have taken such a precious letter. So my question is: can we see the letter? Is it posted somewhere where JKCL’s handwriting can be verified? Because SL was the nephew by blood of JKCL’s consort, then of course he would hang around with JKCL; this is nothing unusual. What is typical of a wealthy ambitious Tibetan family is a lust for position and often a push for their sons to be recognized to ensure their power, position, and status. However I do question if there was ever such recognition, as certainly in those first 11 years JKCL would have insisted on an enthronement ceremony. Unfortunately we cannot ask JCKL directly and so have little to go on. Could someone who is a historian or has factual hard evidence and information please share on this thread? Thus far we only have the word of the ambitious Lakar family and for me that is quite insufficient. “Faith creates fear and greed” – I don’t agree with this because faith as understood in Buddhism relates towards really existing objects. Friend on August 1, 2017 at 7:44 am In his response, OTR shows no compassion for SL victims, and do no condamn his awful behaviour. It’s quite possible to understand this in a way he could be part of the Sogyal ” show” as he has been so many times invited in Lerab Ling …even knowing the sad situation, as so many importants silent leaders of tibetan buddhism and politics too. JCKL seem having had quite a lack of clairevoyance the time he recognized this Lakar as a Tertön Sogyal… It’s difficult to know his motivation, maybe he was under influence of the Lakar family and wanted to please his marvelous young wife, it’s hard to know. Establihed by the XVI° Karmapa,The Trungpa and his vajra regent case is interesting as source of inspiration of “crazy wisdom” for SL. The support and silence of Dilgo Khyentse in both case is quite strange, especialy knowing all what happened and the sad hidden reality…the golden legend is on it’s way, far from genuine Vajrayana…i hope truth will win! Stardust on August 1, 2017 at 8:46 am What puzzles me is that the DL in context with ”idealing with other cases” of tibetan buddhist teachers who have ”transgressed”, besides ”in the case of monastics”, seems to be refering to a tibetan lama who breaks ”samaya” as ”an individual who does not listen to the buddhist instructions”. And seems to regard himself as one of the by him mentioned ”ordinary people” ”it is doubtful that they will listen to”. Do i understand correctly that he is not/does not see himself to be in position of authority and responsability to create consequences, to both check tibetan buddhist teachers qualities/credentials and to comment on teachers in general who break ”the samaya”..? ”HHDL: In the case of monastics, if any of the four root vows—to abandon killing a human being, stealing an object of value, sexual intercourse (heterosexual or homosexual), and lying about one’s spiritual attainments—is fully transgressed, that person must leave the monastery and is no longer a monastic. Aside from that, I do not know of any institutional methods for dealing with other cases. All forms of abuse are against the general Buddhist rule. If an individual does not listen to the Buddha’s instructions, it is doubtful that they will listen to ordinary people like us. Earlier I suggested that when a teacher is clearly acting unethically and students have tried to discuss it with them but without result, then the only recourse is to publicize it in the community. I assume the teacher would feel ashamed and embarrassed and would decide to alter their behavior. I welcome your ideas on this topic.” With all respect but his latter assumption has been prooven wrong. I am puzzled with what i read here also: ”In 2010 he (the DL) stated that “twenty or thirty years ago”, when discussing whether a woman could be a Dalai Lama in the future, he said yes but “I also said half-jokingly that if the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is female, she must be very attractive. The reason is so that she will have more influence on others.” As I observe that apparently being atrractive and female, as well as devoted to the Guru, are factors of risc and not criteria for respect, in the buddhist world. Briefly, as Ricard and other (like Williams, Barnett, Lopez, Dodin) correctly pointed out, the Dalai Lama is not a pope and Buddhism is rather anarchic. There is no higher control. However, there is correction (and expulsion from monastic communities) on the peer level, sometimes from your very teacher – but not if you 1) don’t seek his advice, 2) student is arrogant or doesn’t listen or won’t take it serious. The statement with the female Dalai Lama must be seen in full context. Basically, the preface is “if the Dalai Lama can be more effective as a woman…, then…” The beauty thing – which some mistook as sexism – is basically based on the fact that beautiful ppl get more attention and are more likely listened too. In that way you have as a Bodhisattva a better basis to help others. A beautiful body (male or female) is one of seven features a Bodhisattva should strive for as a basis to have the best conditions in serving effectively others. For sure prettiness can create some problems too. Stardust on August 1, 2017 at 11:35 am It suggests woman need the additional ”merit” of physicall beauty to be taken serieus. I do not share your view it is not a sexist joke. Shall we discuss the physical appearace of the 14th DL..? I take it you will agree a boddhisatva takes every form or shape, use every means required to help eliviate suffering. I do not think the comparisment of the DL not being in the same position as the pope in the catholic church is helpfull here… I feel it is deriving from the issue brought up and that this counts as wel for pointing out the anarchy of the structure. Regarding to your pointers on there being correction on peer level but that some teachers ” 1) don’t seek his advice, 2) student is arrogant or doesn’t listen or won’t take it serious.” I would say it shouldn’t need a teacher to seek DL’s advise to get corrected or for creative consequences to be taken within the possibilities of the ”anarchic” structure, when breaking vows so serieusly esp also ”when they dont listen or take advice”. The DL has influence, you cannot deny that and that has been keeping out of this. Stardust on August 1, 2017 at 11:37 am ‘he has been’ instead of ‘has been’ Its not about a political view or political correctness. It’s a matter of fact (approved by science and common sense or some introspection into our own mental attitudes) that beautiful people get more attention and have it easier in being successful or to being trusted from the start. To repeat a fact is not a sexist joke. BTW, science also found out that a deep male voice is more likely to cause trust to a speaker, therefore the paper said, politicians with a deep voice have a better start to accumulate trust or initial faith or to be listened to. Deeper male voices instil feelings of trust and safety. They also analysed why this is so. Sorry, have to stop here … Stardust on August 1, 2017 at 8:30 pm Dear Tenzin, It is really not the main issue of my posts… But (my last comment on this i promise) wether a joke is perceived as sexist or not is totally subjective. I can see the remark would have been made wishing a female DL the best possible start. It doesn’t make any differnce, it is still perceived by me as ‘sexist’. It is indeed asa far as i am concerned about political correctness. The DL is a political figure also. The other points i raised are far more interesting imo. matilda7 on August 3, 2017 at 6:12 am “And seems to regard himself as one of the by him mentioned ”ordinary people” ”it is doubtful that they will listen to”. ?? Please explain. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 8:20 am Mathilda7, i would be happy to. If you could specify what it is you don’t understand that would be helpfull for me. One could disagree wether he seems indeed to regard himself as one of the ”ordinary people” that he refers to, that it is doubtfull an individual (interpreted by me as: a teacher/e.g. sogyal) will listen to. It would be interesting to hear other interpretations of these words. ”If an individual does not listen to the Buddha’s instructions, it is doubtful that they will listen to ordinary people like us.” concerned on August 1, 2017 at 6:17 pm In response to ‘friend’s comment: “JCKL seem having had quite a lack of clairvoyance the time he recognized this Lakar as a Tertön Sogyal… It’s difficult to know his motivation, maybe he was under influence of the Lakar family and wanted to please his marvelous young wife, it’s hard to know.” My point in my posting was actually we DON’T have evidence that JKCL recognized him. The only thing we know is he was the nephew of the consort of JKCL and therefore spent much time in the presence of JKCL which in itself is a great blessing but not unusual for a consort’s nephew to have proximity. However I remain unconvinced as to his recognition by JCKL and tend to agree with the Tibetan community that he was self appointed. I agree with ‘friend’ in I do hope the truth will prevail. SL seemed to brag that as a child he disregarded his aunt (the consort of JKCL for later years) when she did not want him to bother JKCL and enter his quarters. Even then SL was disrespectful of women and not just ANY woman, but a khandro. And remember he is NOT a monk and does not have vinaya, but rather the vows and samaya he has broken are around the vow to respect women and not to disparage them in any way. Seems by having contests of which woman could best stroke his hemorrhoid with their bare hands and denigrating them for their performance is absolutely abhorrent and sick. I read that JKCL’s khandro was concerned and against his leaving for the west to teach (unconfirmed), but his mother sent him to the west to make money. Once he had come to Europe and was demonstrating very bad behavior, Dudjom Rinpoche had written to him to give up teaching for awhile, return to India to ‘ripen his practice’ which SL disregarded. See attached links: And if you research, you will find his dharma training is notably lacking. He seems more to be a CEO of a company that makes a lot of money…. however the good thing is that through this very lucrative company or ‘organization’ some authentic lamas have come through and taught, given transmissions, and blessed many students. So there IS benefit. But have a look at someone like HHDL… he never charges for teaching, he travels in a humble manner, he actually lives very simply and donates gifts to others and money/donations to charities, does not cause suffering or harm to any being, is totally transparent and there is as Matthieu Ricard notes no duplicity at all. Now is the time for Rigpa to put their foot down and oust SL entirely, send him back to India or leave him in Thailand or wherever, but bring in some authentic high lamas to carry on and properly guide the students. IF they don’t I shall never set foot in a Rigpa center again. Not that they or SL cares. Friend on August 4, 2017 at 4:34 pm Thank you for your documents about SL. I wonder who is on the trone during this strange moment in the temple. SL has a good sens of rythm anyway. Actually, Mathieu Ricard is the only famous buddhist personnality that told publicly he is shocked by SL awful acts as he said it in the french newspaper Marianne. It has been difficult to get in touch with him and have his opinion…. OTR says he is linked to SL obviously since 1956 and his response to Sangye let me quite suprised by the lack of compassion for the victims he manifests. I’m sad for him and i hope he is not involved in more strange things with his old friend. I hope the victims of SL will soon manage to get a Vajrasattva Initiation from a pure Lama respect-full for women and students, and practice one million long mantras at least to clean the situation and find a new hope. tenpel on August 4, 2017 at 8:01 pm Why should the victims recite 1.000.000 vajrasattva mantra and not the perpetrator? Richard’s statement is here in full and in English http://www.matthieuricard.org/en/blog/posts/a-point-of-view–2 Friend on August 5, 2017 at 6:59 am SL should maybe go on retreat on Phowa and Vajrasattva after confessing publicly in front of his gurus and students… Sogyal needs a long term therapy. His students created together with him the environment to create a kind of super-narcissist. Problem is, narcissists can’t see or admit their faults and might even fool the therapist. However, from spiritual point of view honest confession, public excuse, restraint from doing it again, compensating victims then retreat under genuine guidance without too much luxury and a lack of girls would be very good for him and all of his students and Buddhism in general. But, you can doubt this will happen on a serious level – it can become part of the narcissist show that must go on – because he has laid these personality traits for more than 30 years, he is now 70 years old. You cannot overcome this suddenly or overnight, moreover, old obsessive men cannot change easily. Let’s be realistic. If you see his two replies and the Rigpa letter as well what’s going on in Rigpa to defend him, there is no realistic seed for a healthy change. Change and claimed “now we are open” are just part of the show. Friend on August 5, 2017 at 7:52 am I must agree with you, miracles are quite rare in this type of behaviour. Joanne on August 5, 2017 at 4:00 am Is it only in the Gelug tradition that listening (dancing) to music for fun is an infraction of the bodhisattva vow? Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 7:49 am I question the DL understands fully the concept of differnce in power also, going by what he says here, from the article above: ”When two people in a relationship treat each other equally, there is no difference in power or status during sexual intercourse. The teacher is not on a throne then!” Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 9:40 am It seems naïve to believe in incarnations whose birthright it apparently is to be percieved as selfrealised… This quote is quite intersesting imo. This masculine arrogance becomes particularly obvious in a statement by the young lama, ( *i removed his name her for a less biased reflection) Rinpoche, who announced the following in response to Campbell’s commotion stirring book: “If Western women begin sexual relationships with Tibetan lamas, then the consequence for a number of them is frustration, because their culturally conditioned expectations are not met. If they hope to find an agreeable and equal lover in a Rinpoche, they could not be making a bigger mistake… Interesting to reflection on also in combination with the words of the DL in my previous post. My message to the tulkus, lamas and rinpoches, treat woman as a buddha, it will upgrade your level of spiritual understanding. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 9:45 am yamaintaka on August 3, 2017 at 8:54 am Maybe we should not underestimate the understanding of HH, When i look at this last sentence, he’s apparently talking about two people, treating each other “equally”, so to me there seems to be nothing wrong in this statement. The question would be rather, if it could be possible for any living being, to enjoy such a relationship with SL…. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 11:22 am I saw some questionable quotes and i would have to have more substantial ‘evidence’ that he knows what he is talking about, in healthy ethical western context. I dont know what the situation is in Tibet around woman’s emancipation, I know India has a lot of rape crime. Most sexual crimes involve man as perpetators. It is still a male dominated world. It’s all related somehow imo… Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 11:53 am Anyhow, ‘society’ is a complex of conditions and factors. Something is happening that is very very wrong. It needs logical thinking logical thinking. I am appalled and angry and shocked and sad. How can this happen..? In a buddhist context..!? Do you understand yamaintika..? Mathilda7..? Taking on some more very bacis principles would be helpfull imo. Ever heard of a female lama with a ”consort’ e.g? If so why not. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 12:10 pm “Once I started unravelling my experiences, I began to question everything,” she said. That meant not just the actions of a particular guru, but the very idea of the guru. She began to wonder whether the Tantra was just a fantasy, and whether there is really any difference between Tantric sex and ordinary sex. She questioned the very concept of enlightenment itself and the practice of meditation. “I realised that in order to be myself I had to leave it all – completely and utterly.” June Campbell 93 Yes, that’s hers conclusion not mine or most of us’. I’ve studied the tantras and they make sense. She threw out the baby with the bath water, I don’t think that’s wise, though understandable and some do it likewise. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 7:04 pm I see her breaking the first three fetters, but that might not be part of Tibetan canon. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 10:26 pm I read this´´The fourteenth Dalai Lama of the Gelug sect, holds that the practice (of tantric texts) should only be done as a visualization.´´ Could you, for my better understanding, please confirm wether this is accurate information Tenpel? (or anyone) To help me figure out where the DL stands in the tradion of Tibetan Yoga… as apparently the Gelug have, according to the text, an oppsite view on the practice… Thank you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_sexuality I have no intention to offend anyone here with taken on a critical perspective on somethings, and i am sorry if this has appeared so. If my request touches again on something sensitive that i dont quite understand please forgive me. tenpel on August 3, 2017 at 1:57 pm Yeshe Tsogyal’s consort was Padmasambhava – unlike the Western pseudo-Dakinis she was realised and highly likely not manipulated into the relationship. Further, no complaints by her so far. Of course, usually it’s described from the male perspective. What worries me a bit is, since you don’t have a good understanding – as far as I got it – of Tibet, Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism you start here some type of guess work – recently even recommending the conspiracy work of Trimondis. There are enough ill informed and speculative accounts with misleading conclusions already online and this blog actual is dedicated to untangle these, to stress the complex backgrounds, to differentiate etc but each ill informed comment would require some extra work to address what’s been claimed – I lack the time currently … Therefore, I would like to ask you to also read some good academic papers or books about the whole and to start discussion from an informed perspective otherwise we end here as ill informed and speculating as Mike Garde’s Dialogue Ireland. Thanks! PS: Been critical based on good understanding (or good arguments) of (about) a complex phenomenon such as Tibetan Buddhism or the culture of Tibet is highly welcomed here! If not, it’s also fine but gives the whole another dimension and me or other contributors some extra work. Stardust on August 3, 2017 at 6:58 pm Tenpel: yes i knew you would come up with some historical examples of a female with a male consort. I am glad there is one positive rolemodel then. Me not having good understanding of Tibet, Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism l the tibetan context, makes me an interesting observer in my own rights. Please do counterarque my arguments as you would a less informed on the above! I didn’t recommend ”the conspiracy work of Trimondis” that was Emahaho. I fid you respond about my input rather condecending, but i understand , both ways, this medium makes it hard sometimes to see where people are coming from. tenpel on August 4, 2017 at 7:19 am Oh, thank you for your openness and please excuse my error of attributing the Trimondi recommendation to you. Basically, we need sound discussion based on good knowledge otherwise we deepen the confusion or throw out the baby with the bath water (which is also ok but I don’t strive for that as a service for the blog visitors here). Basically, a dakini is a realised lady who is able to manifest the very subtle clear light mind. They are regarded as holy and not objects to be beaten, humiliated and treated as mere shit as Sogyal Lakar does it. I gave also the example of a Nyingma yogi I met personally and with whom I lived for 30 days together. He had two wives, one of them a dakini or real tantric consort. She, the Dakini, was suggested to him as a tantric consort by Dudjom Rinpoche. (There are procedures, including dreams and others, to find a dakini and there are qualifications they should have.) This yogi spoke in highest awe of her, the yogini, and when he came back to India, she knew of the faults he had done in Europe, she scolded him badly and left him. From this last example you can learn, that this is not a slave-master relationship and that a real dakini is able to take care of herself. All of this doesn’t deny errors or wrong things at other occasions but as usual things are more complex. Please do also counter my arguments if unreasonable too. I don’t want to censor or brainwash people, basically I strive to understand things better and based on good understanding there will be saner judgements or reasonable decisions and actions or discussions will likely be more wholesome and beneficial. I am sorry for the condescending attitude and the pain or irritation it might have created. Thank you for making me aware of it. From now on I’ll try to be more aware of it in order to tackle and in order to avoid it. If you find it again pls don’t hesitate to point it out. Thank you! Stardust on August 4, 2017 at 11:24 am I agree, ofcourse some teachers m/f will be able to have healthy sexual relationships… I think this is a good article btw. Thank you. When I remember correctly I quoted from that article in my first post here about SL back in 2012. The quote says something around people don’t come to dharma Centers to have sex with the lama. I found this very to the point and hinting what a huge brainwashing must there be if people end up in bed with the Lama though they sought the dharma and not the penis of the lama. Joanne on August 5, 2017 at 4:08 am Hi Stardust, I think this is an important topic and maybe one that deserves a full post. I will ask Tenzin about that. I know little about consorts in tantra except for a brief teaching His Holiness gave on it. In this, he stated clearly that the male should have reached a state of realization such that he is capable of restraining ejaculation. I will look up the full quote and maybe find some others. Milarepa also had consorts. as did his disciples. Stardust on August 5, 2017 at 11:18 am Thank you very much Joanne. I read ”A great majority of Tibetans believe that the only proper practice of tantric texts is metaphorically” on wiki, but that there are different view on it. t says ”The dominant Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism holds that sexual yoga as an actual physical practice is the only way to attain Buddhahood in one lifetime.” It says also ”The fourteenth Dalai Lama of the Gelug sect, holds that the practice should only be done as a visualization.” That is allready very confusing as i read somewhere else ”Gelugpa is best known in the West as the school of Tibetan Buddhism associated with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.”https://www.thoughtco.com/the-gelug-school-of-tibetan-buddhism-449627 I would like to comprehend what is the difference between having/ being a concort and being in a relationship with someone. It seems like a very male concept alltogether. It seems so far to me in the tibetan tradition one can diffentiate between tantra either to include physical/sexual practice or exclude the latter in which case the essence of tantra is refleted in ritual, visualisation and tibetan yoga practices? I am curious if there are esoteric secret practices also, or if it’s all in sutra’s that are freely accesible. I am personally only familiar with the modern age teachers who represent/incorporate Tibetan Yoga like Tarthang Tulku e.g. Stardust on August 5, 2017 at 12:50 pm I would presume ”a state of realization such that he (the man) is capable of restraining ejaculation” would be a minimum criteria. Stardust on August 5, 2017 at 2:43 pm I see what you mean yamaintaka, as the question put to him was: ”What is your opinion: are there times when sexual relationships between a Buddhist teacher and their student could be appropriate?” He nevertheless does adres inpapropriateness in his respond and does not encompass the complex teacher/student dynamics and risc of exploitation when powerdynamics are involved. I don’t know if he said more about this at other times. If so that would be intersting to know. I appriciate the stand Jack Kornfield takes, also refered to by tenpel below, in the article ”Sex in the angha …again.”. JK says here: ”There’s no problem with sex itself. Some people choose to be celibate. Some people choose to enjoy sexual relations. Both can be done as a part of spiritual practice.” Grace Schireson says in the same article ”A person doesn’t come to a Buddhist community to grow through a sexual relationship with a teacher. They come to a Buddhist community to study Buddhism. So in a teacher-student sexual relationship, the primary purpose of that relationship has been subverted.” I think it is intersting to figure out where the traditional practice of (sexual) tantra as part of the Vayrajana fits in here, and how it might have failed to have emanticaped. Kornfield is spot on here imo: ”You’re quite right that our communities are structured from the top down. That’s because the traditions themselves have been patriarchal and top-down. To address this, what we’ve set up in our community at Spirit Rock is an independent ethics council. A small group of teachers who are most respected for their balance and integrity are elected to it—the balance is important, because these issues can stir up a hornet’s nest, and when emotions are triggered, people tend to think unclearly. So the council is made up of the elected teachers, a community member, and a board member who are independent from the board or the head teacher. They have the power to investigate, to look for reconciliation, and, if necessary, to come back to the board or the community and require changes. There has to be a process that’s outside of the hierarchy that you described.” Because of the top down structure this should in my understanding involve the top, as who else has the power? But i understand also that it is a complex mixture of elements that are of influence… It is a very interesting article alltogether, putting the issue of abuse and exploitation in quite a broad context. Stardust on August 5, 2017 at 3:06 pm i mean ”change” where i wrote ”this” in ”Because of the top down structure this should in my understanding involve the top, as who else has the power? robh on August 4, 2017 at 5:02 pm I will note with interest that it appears that men have female consorts yet we rarely hear about (or see depicted) women often having male consorts. Of course conditioned attitudes about sex gender and power have a long history every where. I think it indicates that awakening is not only a personal matter but a collective one as well. Stardust on August 5, 2017 at 10:11 am Yes Robh spot on. Indeed concerned ”The attitudes towards women in eastern cultures are far far behind the west.” I find June Cambells refelections very interesting. Here some quotes fom her: ” I argue that early Tibetan Buddhism replaced much of the Mother Goddess worship and incorporated all the female symbolism of the Lotus Goddess into Chenrezig [the Bodhisattva of Compassion]. The tulku system was what put the tin lid on any potential for women to gain equality in the religious sphere, or for their voices to be heard.” The Tibetans incorporated an aspect of Buddhist teachings that had to do with rebirth and reincarnation into the social system, so that you had divine incarnation or what are called tulkus– little boys–that are identified as being the reincarnations of previous lamas and are born with advanced capacities for enlightenment. In other words: power by incarnation. And these boys are taken away from their mothers and from the domain of the family and raised in the all-male environments of the monasteries.;; ”in the functioning of the system, to have an actual sexual consort is considered the most important ingredient in the path of tantra. That’s where so much of the confusion and ambivalence and misogyny come into play, because you have both: the emphasis on male monastic society and, at the same time the need for women, but without the acknowledgment of the role women play.” ”It’s sad to say but I don’t think any advice about standing up to teachers would stop some young women from wanting to have a safe and comfortable relationship with a male teacher and later on being exploited.” You can read the whole interview for context here. concerned on August 5, 2017 at 2:41 am The attitudes towards women in eastern cultures are far far behind the west. But there is also what I have observed to be a ‘khandro syndrome’ among naive western women which is problematic. The Tibetan women would not wish to be called a dakini as often dakinis are fat and fearsome and horribly ugly! In the west I have observed many a woman dressing the part, hair up, jewelry, the works to try to ‘look’ like they are dakinis. SL apparently likes young women in short skirts, revealing necklines, and very skinny and is happy to call them ‘dakinis’ if it serves his purposes. There is so much ignorance around the term and SL has misused it entirely to deceive them. This is an illegal sex ring, and that slippery little swarmy lech should be arrested. I hope someone made tapes and pursues legal measures. It is embarrassing to watch what should be intelligent women dancing for him on command, and hearing they have to bathe him and wipe his butt, and they do it?! And the men must know their wives are sleeping with SL, and do the wives know what the men are asked to do by SL? I have to think ‘what is WRONG’ with these people? So where the Tibetans are embarrassed that SL is sitting on a throne, westerners are embarrassed to watch and learn the way both men and women behave around him. I would say if I found out if other lamas were partaking in the SL activities in any way, or had seen the collages of the naked students and not done anything, I would never sit before them. In one case known to me Sogyal asked the lady to promise him not to tell her husband about having sex with him. The lady and Sogyal cheated the husband that way for five years. The husband is a disciple of Sogyal and a senior Rigpa instructor. So this senior Rigpa instructor and faithful disciple of Sogyal Rinpoche was cheated by his guru and his wife. When this man found out after five years what was going on, he was in pain of course and started to inform people around him, but after a brief period of bringing it to light, he stopped and retreated into silence. Considering this case, Sogyal therefore not only indulged in sexual misconduct, he also gave his student, the lady, a negative vow to lie, Sogyal lied and deceived himself by cheating his own faithful student, on top of it he also engaged the lady in sexual misconduct. With a vow to lie you accumulate minute by minute negative karma. If you consider only this case from a karmic point of view, he has harmed especially the lady tremendously. Sogyal himself created even more negative karma … But these well educated westerners (most of them middle class people) are so brainwashed by the idea the guru is always right and only their perception is wrong that they cannot even comprehend the very obvious. I found it revealing (from the point of view of self-censorship) that the cheated husband got insecure about making his case known and retreated into silence, stopping to communicate what happened to him. Friend on August 5, 2017 at 8:30 am Everything is possible, for example, look how Trungpa and his para-military Shambala sect , not speaking of his “aware infected” HIV contaminating vajra-regent ,succeeded in mystfying so many people. And Trungpa was called a Mahasiddha by Dilgo Khyentse and XVI Karmapa who entroned him as Karma Kaguyd lineage holder and confirmed his vajra-regent too. Here is a short “Wiki-biography” with interesting links: Even the actual Dilgo Khyenrse Yangsi praise him, even he was born after Trungpa’death: And (Mindroling) Khandro Rimpoche wrote a guruyoga for the former Trungpa vajra-regent: Many westeners became crazy without wisdom with Dharma, that’s a sad story which includes the “dakini syndrom” with a miunderstanding of the meaning exploited by fools who think they are stronger than the law of causality. Like Lama Norlha recently ejected from his center, etc… What a sad image of Vajrayana they give to the world. Stardust on August 5, 2017 at 4:17 pm I read here ”Padmasambhava, the eighth-century pioneer of Buddhism in Tibet, reasoned that women are better equipped to realize the wisdom of the teachings.” Interesting article. Within the framework of my limited understanding it makes sense to assume a dakini is an archetype just as the buddha when refering to buddhanature/as in the dharmakaya and the sambhogakaya. Please correct me if i am going to much off the tibetan buddhist track here. Both a buddha and a dakini go behond gender indentifications. Lets also not underestimate the power of the dakini’s indeed. Their voices are being heard. Soyals dakini’s are not mere victums but represent true dakini wisdom and power. Tsultrim Allione is quoted saying “If we are not willing to invite the dakini into our life, then we cannot enter these subtle states of mind. Sometimes the dakinis appear as messengers, sometimes as guides, and sometimes as protectors.” They sure do. As archetypal qualities in man also ofcourse. _()_ Friend on August 5, 2017 at 7:14 am BTW, according to what I learned so far Sogyal has never done a retreat. He also doesn’t formally meditate but claimed he is always in meditation… if anybody has another knowledge, please correct me or add it. Thanks. Buddy on August 20, 2017 at 12:02 am Hi Tenpel, SR does about 2.5 to 3 hours practice everyday. He 1st does lots of prayers like homage to the buddhas & bodhisattvas, then he does the LN ngondro with 100 vajrasattva etc. Then he does all the lama sadhanas like riwo sangcho, TN, dorje drolo. Then vajrakilaya and many more yidam practices and dakini practices. Then he does a lengthily protectors practice, and the tsok. In this, he rests in the nature of mind throughout. It’s very inspiring and powerful to sit there with him. He does this everyday. I’ve been around SR a lot for 11 years and so, I can tell you this with all sincerity. Sometimes he’s up till 2am doing his practice! tenpel on August 20, 2017 at 12:14 am Students told he does nothing and said that SL told them, he hasn’t to meditate because he is always in meditation. I will ask the group of 8 who know him longer than you. Thanks for this hint! tenpel on August 20, 2017 at 7:44 am Hi Buddy, thanks again. This is an important information and correction of what was known to me so far. It was confirmed with this information (with permission to quote): “Yes he does a lot of practice – I don’t know that it is that long but it can be. I wouldn’t say anything against his practice itself. I wouldn’t say he does all the mantras they say but maybe he does if he can chant supernaturally fast. He does practice though – daily – it was one of the good qualities” Buddy on August 20, 2017 at 12:23 pm I’ve been a student of SR for 17 years, so longer than at least one or two of the 8. SR’s practice is very important to him and this comes down to us as his students too. For instance, SR has trained me to such a degree in practice, that I would never engage in sadhana until I’ve done my daily ngondro, because this sequence makes sense – take refuge, bodhicitta, purify ones obscurations that veil, mandala, then merge mind with the wisdom mind of the master, receive the 4 empowerments, become one with lama GR and then arise as the lama in the sdhanas. This is the way SR has trained us as his students, and it is very powerful. So each day I do a full ngondro before engaging with my daily sadhana. He also doesn’t let students practice sadhana until they have done at least two years in the ngondro. Of course, sometimes people go to a centre and are handed a sadhana book. But this is not the wish of SR, just ignorance on the part of those handing them out. But it’s this 2 year rule. The Rigpa sangha do an enormous amount of practice each day. This only comes to a student if this is the teacher’s approach. The person you quote above says ..’if he can chant supernaturally fast..” and actually the answer is yes! He can chant the 100 syllable mantra, out loud 108 times, in 5 minutes!!!! From this, I can now chat the same amount without missing a syllable, in 10 minutes (on a good day!). Thanks for acknowledging the above and write again just to say from my side what I see and to say how I’ve been trained by SR regarding practice. There is more to say, but maybe another time! Best wishes, tenpel on August 20, 2017 at 12:46 pm Thank you for your kindness to share this. Very helpful. We need to be correct and balanced and this is helpful information. Best wishes, T Concerned on August 5, 2017 at 7:30 am Its a shame but these are grown adults who must stand on their feet, use their intelligence and common sense, analyze the teacher and his methods, and get out if they find it wrong. I really don’t understand why people stay. They seem to be a prisoner of their own delusions. And if that senior student took the bodhisattva vow then he should have kept speaking up and taken it further. And the wife – well she should have said no way to sleeping with that smarm and then she wouldn’t have to lie to and deceive her husband. I don’t know- I get exhausted hearing all these terrible stories but these people could have said no and walked away! It’s not that hard! Then sue and make a fortune and I don’t know…make a movie about it. SLs been at it for so long and dodged so many allegations (the high cost of teachings there must go to something) so pack up and leave and find an authentic lama. Sometimes I think westerners lose their heads, lose basic common sense, flock like blind sheep and forget what /why. Then a charlatan can come along and easily do whatever he wants. I am sorry, it seems you don’t understand how powerful mass delusions based on indoctrination can become. It’s worth to read literature about cults. Cultish systems operate in the realm of fuzziness at the end you don’t know what’s right and what’s wrong. The indoctrination comes slightly without that you are usually able to see or feel it, like poisoned meat fed to hungry dogs. OTR is not right. His logic is silly too. Having no clue or understanding about such dynamics you’re not in the position to give advice, isn’t it? Joanne on August 5, 2017 at 8:55 am Concerned, you say, “I get exhausted hearing all these terrible stories but these people could have said no and walked away! It’s not that hard!” Sadly, it is hard. Not only because of the cult-like dynamic of Rigpa, but also there is a powerful magnetism to Sogyal himself. I was in his sphere for 18 months and I also would have done things, if he’d asked, that now I view as unthinkable. From a distance, with all that’s reported about him, it’s easy to simply say that he has no realization, he’s just a businessman etc. However, I had powerful spiritual experiences while under his influence– and many others of his students report the same. In my opinion, this trouble is not simply thousands of stupid, insane people who have no courage or integrity. It’s much more complicated, both in terms of the cult-power dynamics within Rigpa and Sogyal himself. Friend on August 5, 2017 at 11:26 am It must be very hard for thousands of people to admit they followed a wrong master mixing buddhist genuine teachings and new-age seducing mass-blabla…and acting publicly as privately with violence.(punching a nun last year in public). Especialy when SL invited during the last 40 years so many head lamas touching heads as if evrerything was ok…(HHDudjom,HH Dilgo Khyentse,HHDL,HHST,…). I agree with Joanne, that it’s not a simple story at all but it’s difficult for me to accept that authentic spiritual experience can happen with someone like SL. By the way, a very good book that i read with pleasure: but it’s difficult for me to accept that authentic spiritual experience can happen with someone like SL. if you read Robert J. Lifton’s “Destroying the World in Order to Save it” you can see that people made extraordinary experiences in Shoko Asahara’s presence. Clinging to the experiences and believing they are testimony to his spiritual qualities led many of his disciples to deny that Shoko Asahara – who also abused Tibetan guru yoga to command slavish obedience – became insane and a serin gas terrorist. They just couldn’t get both worlds together. The solution to solve this conundrum lies in thinking about dependent arising, buddha nature at both sides and the power of faith (placebo effect). If there is a deep openness and faith in a student even if the object of faith doesn’t have particularly outstanding spiritual qualities, you can make deep experiences which reflect rather your own innate qualities than those of the object of your faith. There is much to think about this point. If you’re interested I could go deeper into it. I wrote about this on the What Now? blog when I remember correctly. I wrote more about these processes on my German blog about Buddhist cults. This is quite of an important subject because people in cults often made so powerful good experiences (which they in general attribute rather to the guru than their own innate qualities, faith or openness) that they often cannot get these powerful experiences together with the many reported wrongdoings. Without unraveling these processes, one might stuck, not been able to move forward, struggling to deny either the bad or the good instead of accepting that both good and bad can coexist, that good and bad experiences are not in opposition or invalidate each other, but came into existence in dependence on their respective causes and conditions. Since nativity is a main cause of what happened here and elsewhere, using dependent arising can become a powerful a tool to understand. I think, applying the reason of dependent arising is a solution for all those who struggle with this or who want to understand what happened and how it could happen. Let’s take refuge in the dharma of Buddha’s teachings about dependent arising. tenpel on August 5, 2017 at 3:57 pm concerned on August 5, 2017 at 9:58 pm Well said Tenpel. I always bow down to the dharma itself. and thanks Joanne for your insight from personal experience. I admit I don’t understand the cult mentality and I hope that the Rigpa students can disentangle themselves one by one and get a healthy distance to heal and trust again. These students deserve the best guidance. If they just gather enough self respect and courage to step out, they will get clarity, and then they will wonder why they hadn’t left sooner! Yes maybe they don’t realize they have the power inside of them, that buddha is their own mind. You can’t go wrong with HHDL. OK will leave it here and I wish you all the very best in your dharma practice. Thank you for allowing me to express my concerns. Friend on August 7, 2017 at 9:18 am I refuse personnaly this vision and all my compassion goes first to the victims of such “masters” . Best wishes to every body It has been interesting reading. Thank You. I just want to say a few words to the victims of Sogyal: Do not worry. Keep on practising the Dharma. The precious human body is hard to obtain. Your Samaya has NOT been broken. It is rather foolish to claim. On the contrary, Sogyal has created a lot of bad karma for which he will suffer much later on. So have Compassion with him. You have known him, so pray for him and then forget about him. There are still realised Masters in the world who are not abusing anyone. Go there. Do not give up. Be happy. The past is gone, the future is Yours. You are wonderful people, and You have met The Teachings of The Buddha, what a blessing! jigje on August 10, 2017 at 3:23 pm Perhaps this deserves it’s own separate post: HHDL video in which he publicly calls out Sogyal Lakar and labels him disgraced? https://youtu.be/0wP4rsM7AZQ One can only hope that this will be the nail in the coffin for him and that those who have been “under his spell” all these years will finally wake up and bail. tenpel on August 11, 2017 at 8:30 am Your wish has been fulfilled. Joanne worked on that since yesterday already: jigje on August 11, 2017 at 2:52 pm Wonderful and excellent. Have already sent the link to a number of friends and acquaintances. […] recently spoke about the response of Orgyen Tulku Rinpoche to the situation, in which he claimed categorically that the writers of the letter have broken […] John jab on August 17, 2017 at 7:38 am So now after 13/15 years these eight people are waking up to wrong doings of SR, it is ridiculous that now they are pretending to be the saviour and waking up or caoutioning others. If all these are true then these eight people are also guilty for covering up and they too are equally guilty. You cannot now try to be on the other side and act like now you have realized and changed of heart. Now let’s bring him down. I want you also to be sued along with SR. I hate cover up, at times they do more harm then the actual harmer. Hope and pray that the alleged victims will find peace and reconciliation in their journey. tenpel on August 17, 2017 at 7:53 am Guilty is no concept in Buddhism, depending arising is. If you consider the situation deeply from dependent arising and the complexities going along with indoctrination, manipulation and cult issues, there is no problem to understand them. Moreover, they don’t want to bring him down they want to end the culture of abuse and protect potential future victims. This is noble and fine, or anything wrong with that? Obviously, you don’t have an understanding of domestic abuse or abuse and structures going along with it. Prayers to end abuse or wishful thinking or good wishes for „alleged victims“ are not much of a help. Abuse needs actions and putting a strong stop on it. Victims need our time, listening and compassion, our opening up for their voices and pain! Their pain needs to be heard, felt, to be taken seriously and acknowledged! The group of 8 started that process. That’s why my and others‘ praise is with them. However, yes, they have also to reflect their own role in that but how much this even more true for those who still toss the party line of a claimed unfailing holy guru and problems only coming from students‘ impure perception and we should be non-judgemental? At least these 8 have taken painful responsibility and changed finally their mind. After all we are human beings and we can fail, great are those who can see and admit their faults and stop doing them again. These eight are on the way, others are still lost in deep delusions. It’s worth to see what courage their actions needed, courage that (IMO) is based on compassion, wisdom and ethics. 135 John jab on August 17, 2017 at 10:57 am You certainly try to sound like having some expertise on domestic abuse. I dont need to have idea because I have lived with that experience from a young age. More than the actual perpetrator, many time, it is the entourage that pretends nothing has happend or try to convince you that it is ones lack of faith and delusion. Guilt in similar connotation like Christianity might not exist in Buddhism but it stays within the mind of individual. Either liberate it love compassion etc etc or face the law. They can’t be a way out before paying the price of Involvement. No faith is above law and no Guru is above too. Prayers to end abuse might be wishful thinking to you but not to me because it’s a compassionate wish from one person with similar experience to another Person. One thing I agree with you that is to take concrete step or action. For that there is something called law. Far better and effective than feeding on our own anger and disappointment. I would continue to maintain my wishful prayer for anyone going through any form of abuses everywhere. In moment of difficulties even a word can bring a solace in the heart. tenpel on August 17, 2017 at 1:10 pm No, I don’t have expertise in domestic abuse. I apologise if what I wrote gives this wrong impression. It was suggested by a scientist to get knowledge about this when evaluating these abuses. Point is, this is all very complex! Thank, you, I agree, its true, the entourage or the environment plays a crucial part in abuse. Often its even the mother herself who doesn’t speak up if the own daughter or son is sexually abused – (often) because of emotional or financial dependence on the perpetrator – as a recent research in Germany found out. In cases of schools etc or orphanages etc. its often the whole adult environment who ignores what’s going on, or ignores the signs, and who is silent, and all of them become more or less complicit. Because of that: who ever points out the abuse breaks the silence and needs to be appreciated and praised! (However, this does in no way deny own complicit behaviour…) I totally agree, “No faith is above law and no Guru is above too”, however, what Dzongzar Khyentse seems to promote here seems to be basically the opposite of this. You could argue, he promotes a sociopathic world outside of conventional norms. Another doubt about his writing: the outside world is dualistic and therefore samsaricly bad while the tantric world outside of social norms is pure and good, isn’t this nothing else than dualism? Its also strange and even much worrying that so many praise his writing(!) – his writing should be critically examined and deconstructed but not praised as outstanding. A critic said on telephone: his writing gives the impression of a defence rand of someone who has been caught red-handed. Sorry, I didn’t know your background, for me it appeared to be a post from a defender of SR behaviour, now attacking those who stop the abuse and calling the victims “alleged victims” sounded as if you don’t take seriously what has been reported here. That’s why it sounded like a denigration of the victims and the harm they experienced and prayers towards victims who are not been taken seriously seemed to be hypocritical. So, basically, I misjudged what you wanted to say or express. I am sorry for this. Thank you for the clarification! I totally agree also here: …to take concrete step or action. For that there is something called law. Far better and effective than feeding on our own anger and disappointment. I would continue to maintain my wishful prayer for anyone going through any form of abuses everywhere. In moment of difficulties even a word can bring a solace in the heart. Ck on August 22, 2017 at 5:12 am Kudos to the survivors for speaking out, and I hope they stand strong. But why are these survivors of abuse so worried about breaking their samaya? I don’t believe in samaya but if I did, I would want reassurance that mine IS broken, 100%, and can never be repaired. Why get nostalgic about a bond with a sociopath that should never have existed in the first place? Connie Cook on August 23, 2017 at 1:06 am Crushed and heartbroken.. 4 clarity on August 25, 2017 at 3:39 pm We have all been sitting in the dark for what seems like a long time. Then, thanks to 8 Kind and Courageous Bodhisattvas, someone turns on the light, and we all can see! The weakest arguments that OTR makes in his Letter to Sangye about the breakage of Samaya are 1) the insubstantial remark of one who stands high above the ones he is speaking to in his shaming implication, “If you are all so smart, how can you be so stupid?” There is probably a clinical term for this type of shaming and bullying. DJKR also takes this pitiful stance in his Facebook response, as if to say that hundreds or thousands of people who are intelligent should know beforehand that they will be cunningly deceived and/or abused by someone who exercises the broad power to do just that if he wishes, just because we “voted him in with confidence” so to speak. Only a Buddha is omniscient. But the lack of omniscience in the Courageous 8 seems to be taken against them in OTR’s next condescending argument. 2) OTR judges those that spoke out against Sogyal L’s abuse as having “turned on Sogyal L”, because they are somehow offended that after having endured Sogyal L.’s abuse for so long they are peevishly angry at not being Enlightened yet. In an attempt to shame the signatories and anyone reading into silence, OTR flatly implies that they are exercising revenge for Sogyal for not having “enlightened them”! This is not a line of Logic that would get anyone through the gates of Nalanda University. It would be hard to imagine Naropa giving OTR & DJKR his seal of approval on these grounds. Anyone is free to see that these arguments of OTR & DJKR are Bad Medicine. We don’t have to be Enlightened to See the Truth before our very eyes! As ordinary sentient beings with our sense faculties intact we are not deceived, we can all see the truth if we open our eyes. There is light after all — isn’t that Rigpa? Our lives are precious, that is our best instinct. That is our first Samaya. To our Buddha Nature and to the Buddha Nature of all sentient beings. Just like Chandrakirti taught in his Entry into the Middle Way, in his final refutations of the argument held by the extreme view tending toward nihilism, namely that Nothing Exists, or that the Relative Truth doesn’t exist because it is skewed by our unenlightened minds: Chandrakirti rejoiced in the Great Compassion of the Buddha’s Middle Way in triumphantly declaring that what we see IS THERE, and that the collective discriminating wisdom of ordinary sentient beings and their general consensus of a relative truth proves its existence, plain and simple, without any need to belabor the point. That is the beauty of Interdependence united with the sword of wisdom of Emptiness — may we all realize it! So if 8 or 800 people all saw Sogyal L. punch a nun, it may be relative, but it is the truth. The 8 or 800 people present who witnessed it are not deceived! (Unless we are talking about the deception of the one who sits on a throne and commits such an evil deed against his own Sangha.) And now that it has been acknowledged, we can look past it and be free of it. What a relief! It is like a tiny taste of the peace the Buddha was talking about when he first spoke after attaining Enlightenment. On what grounds is OTR’s hardline approach to Samaya taken? The only place in his Letter to Sangye where OTR goes soft is in his sentimental and lasting recollection of Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro leading Sogyal Lakar by the hand around a stupa. Seems his master did everything to set him on the right path, so it is even a bigger shame that Sogyal L. did not follow his lead. Proximity to greatness unfortunately does not render greatness in the grandest sense: with the Great View in Mind. This lasting impression of Sogyal L., clearly in awe of him as a child, when OTR was only a child himself, speaks volumes. Seems like a dream…. One of the lessons from Sogyal L.’s Tibetan Book of Living and Dying for all those moved by his guru devotion to follow him. Lastly, it’s painfully hard to excuse Orgyan Tobgyal’s weakness for a past long gone and his quiet, almost tacit, request not to pass judgment out of sympathy for his and Sogyal L’s advancing years, as if to say that memory doesn’t serve him so well anymore…. Sorry about that. We’re holding you to the Truth and your promise, your vow, your pledge, your Samaya to tell it. Or not having the correct definitive translation, did the translator mess up the banner heading on ALL-OTR? Perhaps ANYTHING BUT THE TRUTH is more accurate than Nothing But the Truth, so help me God/s. Please don’t put all the blame on Gyurme, he seems like a nice person. To The Courageous 8 who acted collectively with white intentions to end the suffering of those close to heart and home, and then, further abroad — Isn’t that the true and noble meaning of Sangha and the Samaya that holds it together? With heart brimming with gratitude, I rejoice in your virtuous action — May it bring you and all sentient beings ultimate benefit! Troy on September 4, 2017 at 11:44 am If you take all the Buddha beads off these guys, they are fundamentally just a bunch of creeps trying to get laid. Anyone else would have been charged by the cops. There are so many inspirational, ordinary heroes in the world, listen to your heart that is the only guru you need to follow. tenpel on September 4, 2017 at 12:12 pm It doesn’t help to get radical throwing the baby out with the bath water. Joanne on September 4, 2017 at 10:25 pm Yes, Tenzin, and sadly, too much listening to the heart is what gets us into these messes. I think we need a lot more mind– a lot more critical perspective. Troy on September 5, 2017 at 9:48 am I just think we surrender too much of our own good sense to these lamas who in many respects don’t know any more than we do. When I say listen you your heart I mean listen to your inner voice and conscience. I really believe we all have the capacity to know intuititively what’s best for us and our spiritual growth. And I disagree with the view that some people have that Westerners are stupid spiritual Neanderthals and the Tibetans with their sacred “lineages” have the keys to enlightenment. Half the Dalai lamas were assassinated because they were corrupt! When you strip back all the main spiritual and religious traditions they all share the same universal principles. Friend on October 19, 2017 at 8:49 am OTR goes on with the breaking of samayas responsible for SL cancer…. Presently I am in Asia with Sogyal Rinpoche, to support him. The situation with his health is very serious. He has been diagnosed with cancer and had to have an operation to remove the tumours. Now his doctors are advising a course of chemotherapy as a follow up. What I want to say to all Rigpa students is this—please do not break any more of your samayas. If a student breaks his/her samaya, it has a very harmful effect on the master’s life. I urge all of you therefore to practice the Narak Kong Shak and Heart of Vajrasattva confession prayers as much as possible. I am very concerned for Sogyal Rinpoche’s health and future. I hope you will all listen to what I say. tenpel on October 19, 2017 at 9:51 am Rigpa learned now from Frank Ostaseski that they are in a grieving process. Their communication seems to be now much about their very own feelings or inner processes announcing to the outside world how open and honest they are and what a process of healing they allegedly undergo … yesterday someone from Rigpa Berlin announced these stances at the end of a public talk and discussion about abuse in Buddhist communities which covered also Rigpa / Sogyal. I am rather alerted about these developments / most seem to fall pray to these tactics of sidestepping. The reasons of my doubts or alertness are: 1) the Rigpa policy is to denounce the letter of the 8 as „mere allegations“, 2) they train people in „deep listening“ but have never deeply listened to the women and men been harmed and manipulated, 3) healing would include to give space and voice to those been harmed and not occupying space and the mind of others with the own feelings, distracting from the pain and sufferings of those been harmed. IMO self-deception does not only continue, it goes new creative ways. Very sad!!! tenpel on October 21, 2017 at 11:51 am There is a newer comment and teaching by OTR (PDF) which should be examined and questioned. In it OTR justifies violence by Vajra masters in general and especially of Sogyal Lakar – without examining or even doubting if Sogyal Lakar has the proclaimed qualities of the “Inconceivable wisdom of the great masters”, “pure samaya” or “great primordial wisdom”. Recently OTR was of the opinion, he can’t judge the qualities of Sogyal Lakar, now Sogyal Lakar seems to possess Mahasiddha qualities. OTR: “There is no Tibetan, European or Indian Vajrayana. Vajrayana is Vajrayana. Inconceivable trust and wisdom of the great masters. When a lama has mastered a great primordial wisdom, everything he does is for the benefit of sentient beings. Such great beings, whether it coresponds to Western ideas or not, if they kill somenone, no problem. The back scratcher? I don’t find anything extraordinary. There are countless stories of students who gained realization for being beaten, cf. the benefit of being cut with knives. Some masters fired, used their rifles to teach. JKCL has beaten a lot of people. He did that to remove obstacles, to bring blessings. They had immense devotion and pure samaya. Penor R walked into a room and beat all the people who had come to receive empowerment. Blood flooded from their heads. After taking 6 steps, there was no blood left. Ane Damcho: Why didn’t she leave immediately? Why did she stay for 15 years? Why didn’t she go to the police immediately? Why did he strike her on that day? Ask SR. Beating hard increases wisdom. It seems you don’t have that tradition in Europe. If a great mahasiddha came to Europe, nobody would have devotion for him and people would say he is mad. You need a master who talks gently and makes you feel special. SR hugs you. I don’t. OTR also proclaims wrong things. He wrongly proclaims that that there is no instruction or tradition to abandon one’s vajra master – but there are (also in the Nyingma traditione) see here (PDF) as an intro into scriptural sources. Then OTR distances himself from the Dalai Lama. OTR does this by claiming a doctrinal difference between Gelug and Nyingma telling that the 50 stanzas on Guru devotion (attributed – but controversial among academics – to the author Ashvaghosa) – which among others the Dalai Lama quotes to make clear that disagreeing and not obeying your guru can be justified and a very correct dharma practice – these 50 stanzas are Sutra and not Tantra. But in fact, each verse of this text is based on tantric scriptures. It’s a tantric text and not a Sutra text. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey: “Ashvagosha’s Fifty Verses is the most comprehensive summary of devoting yourself to your guru by means of action. Its scriptural sources are a wide range of tantric texts, including the Guhyasamaja, Kalachakra, Chakrasamvara, Vajradakini, and Vajrahridayalamkara tantras. The specific tantric sources for each verse are given in Lama Tsongkhapa’s Fulfillment of All Hopes, his commentary on this text.” Another issue is that OTR mentions the 14 Vajrayana root vows and breaking them without telling what for instance breaking the first vow really means. Actual to break the first root vow to the tantra master is extremely hard as Alex Berzin points out here: https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/lam-rim/student-teacher-relationship/unhealthy-relationships-with-spiritual-teachers/fear-in-a-student-teacher-relationship jigje on October 21, 2017 at 7:07 pm Really alarming to see the extent to which some SL apologists are will to go to justify his abuse. Aside from that, to even suggest that this man (SL) is a Mahasiddha is far beyond the pale. Outrageous stuff! No doubt many still clinging to SL as their root lama and Rigpa welcome this sort of rubbish. Sadly, it makes clarity of mind and/or escape less likely. OTR is contributing to their continued imprisonment within the Rigpa cult. Friend on October 21, 2017 at 3:05 pm OTR seems meaby a bit afraid that the Rigpa “cash machine” he visited so many times is going to be less productive… Dharma sexual predators like SL (now digraced in HHDL speech as everybody knows in the buddhist world) should be abandonned, because they act against the Buddha law of compassion and are not Mahasiddhas at all, what a bad joke to think that! If you read the last Biography in English about DK Choky Lodreu,(Shambala ed.) OTR account provides somme interesting “details” about DKCL ordering monk’s flogging with hundreds lashes.., DKCL eating dried muccus on the handkerchief of a past revered Lama and also eating and sharing whith his close disciples dried human flesh of a past saint kundung, as he said he did in his former incarnation as DK Wangpo…All this in the name of devotion. You have also interesting details on his relations with Dolgyal. His present incarnation is writting ing and acting in some strange ways as you mention it. I’m sad for him and his followers. Sadomasochistics relationships between guru and student are not a tantric path at all…but the opposite. We understand better how lamas like OTR or SL try to justify some acts of violence against disciples by saying they give blessings that way through their supposed enleighted compasion, etc… The traditional education of young Tulkus in Tibet was hard and often with harsh physical punishments. Meaby OTR suffered from that…For us it’s just impossible to follow these types of conducts as spiritual tantric path. If Penor R. had tried to beat me, he would have certainly regret it instantaneously! Very poor argumentation from OTR, very poor indded. We still make a difference between sheet and chocolate, I mean at least a few of us, even and especially knowing they share the same essencelessness. Secte on October 21, 2017 at 7:00 pm Orgyen Tobgyal’s comments advocate abuse and physical violence. With this transcript, French authorities could be contacted and Rigpa listed as a secte (cult). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Commission_on_Cults_in_France It is surprising no one has contacted the commission on cults. Perhaps some will. If I were Rigpa I would be terribly terribly worried, no doubt. Joanne on October 24, 2017 at 7:17 am Not just abuse, but he condoned also murder. Friend on October 25, 2017 at 8:15 am Killing by liberating someone’s mind whith Phowa by enlightend beings like the Buddha on the boat to avoid worst actions is very exceptionnal and in an other historical context, not to transpose in SL disgraced context. In the case of SL it was for decades an habit of scandalous sexual, moral and financial abuse with sheer greed as the 8 signatories letter shows. OTR should ask a” hard beating ” to increase his wisdom…as he sadly claims. French observer on October 23, 2017 at 7:11 am I can’t believe that Khamtrul Rinpoche is planning to teach the 22nd of November at the same center Rigpa Levallois-Paris. There is even a video from Tsoknyi Rinpoche in preparation of the events in Rigpa. Tsoknyi Rinpoche speaks about the outstanding qualities of the 9th Khamtrul Rinpoche, Shedrup Nyima, who will give teachings at our Rigpa centres again this year, as well as the tokdens who will be accompanying him”. Tenzin, what do you think about a public letter or a petition informing Khamtrul Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche about the situation in Rigpa France: especially the latest teachings from OTR in the centre and that Rigpa France & Lerab Ling are not recognised anymore as Buddhist organisations in France. We should request them that Khamtrul Rinpoche visits this center only at the condition that he answers to the following questions for the benefit of Rigpa students: role of ethics in the Vajrayana and whether a Vajra Master can beat his students, especially knowing that it is illegal in our countries. tenpel on October 23, 2017 at 7:21 am I think they should know. It might be more effective to report OTR and the Paris Rigpa center to French police or the French cult authority for OTR’s call and Rigpa’s hosting of the promotion of physical violence. French observer on October 23, 2017 at 7:59 am Tenpel, as it was a private meeting I am not sure this type of speech is illegal in France. Are you sure that Khamtrul Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche know what has been said last week in Rigpa France? In fact, the point is more whether their students know that they are currently supporting Rigpa France and they understand the arguments against such an implicit support. tenpel on October 23, 2017 at 2:38 pm Maybe you are right. I don’t have much hope that you can reach Tibetan Rinpoches with writing a public letter or a petition. However, its all speculative from my side. In general I have more confidence in our legal system than Tibetan Rinpoches taking abuse and violence against students seriously (except HHDL and YMR). French observer on October 23, 2017 at 7:34 pm I think a petition could have much effect because it is something new and I guess that the Rinpoches underestimate the level of indignation from the students as they practically have no opportunity to receive some feedback. Plus as soon as it is public, their reputation become at stackes. Of course, I can’t do that alone but for sure I will send them some private letters. About the legal system, those minors issues don’t interest the french police. They have already muslim fundamentalists to take care of… tenpel on October 23, 2017 at 8:06 pm Ok, then maybe go ahead with a petition… 158 French observer on October 26, 2017 at 10:12 am Joanne on October 24, 2017 at 7:15 am Tsoknyi Rinpoche was at the Lerab Ling teaching where it was said that the writers of the letter were possessed by demons and had committed the crime of dividing the sangha. I think we have to assume teachers know what’s going on. Joanne on October 26, 2017 at 9:45 am I think teachers generally don’t refuse invitations to teach though, isn’t that right? Isn’t it the general expectation that they will teach if asked? tenpel on October 26, 2017 at 1:09 pm Yes; I think they simply think, it’s dharma, it will help them or why should they be punished for the ethical failings of a single person… Brian on October 26, 2017 at 5:44 pm Joanne: Some teachers decline to teach indiscriminately and are very concerned about damsig/samaya–not in the same way the concept is perhaps appropriated in these discussions. In the past (maybe 50 years back) some rare few have even said words to the effect, ‘don’t teach Westerners– its a waste of time.’ They had their reasons. Sometimes I think they were right. HHDL gets so many invitations, it is not possible to accept them all. Buddy on October 27, 2017 at 9:35 pm I wish you were right Joanne, but this isn’t the case Tashi Tsering on October 24, 2017 at 8:56 pm They know what is going on Friend on October 25, 2017 at 8:01 am Bad times for all SL accomplices to come! Their attempt to denigrate the writters of the letter shows how rotten is the system they want to hold in place. Acting the way they do will put a deep shadow on their lineage and wisdom reputation. It’s like if they did not trust in the law of causality. SL now disgraced put some light on a clanic and mafia looking like financial system of sectarian mind colonisation at the opposite of authentic liberation in the true nature of mind. If they support SL behviour they are naturally disgraced too. It’s strange that DK Choky Lodreu had a dream of SL becoming crazy and creating a big disaster in the Sangha ( Biography Ed.Shambala). Mario Pistono could witte a less hagiographic epilog to his interesting book on Tertön Sogyal in a new edition. tenpel on October 27, 2017 at 6:44 am can you give the exact reference (page or quote) “of DK Choky Lodreu had a dream of SL becoming crazy and creating a big disaster in the Sangha ( Biography Ed.Shambala)”? Is it in this book? Friend on October 27, 2017 at 8:27 am Yes, Tenpel, it’s in this very thick and very interesting book. I’ll try to find the quote and page, but i regret not to have let a mark to find it quickly. This deam happened to be a prediction! matilda7 on October 27, 2017 at 10:14 am FYI, Sandra Pawula wrote about this aspect of the JCL bio a little while ago, i don’t think she gives a page ref though: http://howdidithappen.org/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro-dream-sogyal-lakar/ tenpel on October 27, 2017 at 3:41 pm Thank you. It’s sufficient for me to read Sandra’s post. Friend on October 27, 2017 at 4:35 pm One more “hard beating” by the mad prince of Derge even in a dream DKCL did a second time with the same Lakar…no doubt, it was prophetic and Jigme Puntsok, the second tulku of TS must be quite sad of all that mess and to see his friend disgraced for good reasons. The TS biography by Mario Pistono is also very interesting. jigje on October 27, 2017 at 6:41 pm Can anyone offer up anything definitive regarding this ongoing belief, held universally by SL’s students (and others?), that SL is a reincarnation of Tertön Sogyal? One close friend of mine, who is the translator for one of my teachers, and who himself (my teacher) was a very close disciple of Jigme Phuntsok’s, has emphatically stated that there was only one reincarnation of TS and that it was Jigme Phuntsok. Moreover, she claims that no lama that she knows of inside Tibet believes that SL is a reincarnation of TS. I have yet to put this to my teacher directly as he was unavailable at the time, but I intend to. Buddy on October 27, 2017 at 9:32 pm The direct words of HH Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok himself and translated by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche: Here you can read in the second paragraph, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, stating JKCL recognised SR as TS. I’d say NKR did his homework on this before putting it in that great work he did on the Dzogchen lineage: Also find a long life prayer to SR by Trulshik Rinpoche, where he states the same See 2nd & 3rd paragraph: Written and spoken by people who don’t lie and have no reason to Hope this helps tenpel on October 27, 2017 at 9:45 pm Great, thank you. Very helpful, Buddy! – As a side remark: Long Life Prayers are not meant literally but are written to inspire faith. You find a long life prayer also by Trijang Rinpoche for Geshe Kelsang Gyatso http://tharpa.com/uk/prayers-for-the-long-life-of-venerable-geshe-kelsang-gyatso-rinpoche-booklet.html etc etc. One of our own teachers in Italy refused to allow to recite his long life prayer because “its all not true” what the prayer claims Buddy on October 28, 2017 at 6:57 pm I’m sorry I can’t agree with you there! Maybe they do that in different lineages, but with the nyingma, in long life prayers written for SR and other masters, it’s often like a detailing of who they were in their previous life, who there masters are, their activities etc, especially if it’s a long prayer. A four liner may touch upon one or two of those points. And these are the vajra words of the master’s writing these prayers who aren’t making up nice lines because they rhyme etc. As you say, part of it is to maybe inspire faith, but Trulshik Rinpoche for instance, isn’t making this up so he can inspire students in something that is not true. If he didn’t agree with it, well then at the very least he would have written something else rather than saying SR is TS. I also heard TR, when he gave a tendrel nyesel empowerment in LL, saying SR is TS. So, I definitely don’t agree with you there. tenpel on October 28, 2017 at 7:06 pm Not sure about your arguments. I know that there are eulogist praises in long life prayers by extremely high masters that don’t match reality about the subject they address. I wouldn’t call it lies but means to inspire faith. I think westerners who take this liberally are a bit foolish. In my Buddhist cults these prayers were of course taken literally to repress any criticism. But see for yourself why you take them literally. I can’t take them literally based on my own experiences and what I know so far about such prayers. Maybe you check this with different sources. T jigje on October 27, 2017 at 10:22 pm Thank you, Buddy. Was that first link you listed (pictame.com) a video? All I got was a blurred image? Can you maybe repost it? As tenpel says, long life prayers primarily serve the function of inspiring faith. They are not necessarily accepted literally. The issue that I have (assuming that SL IS a reincarnation of TS) is that we can easily see the qualities one would expect from a reincarnation of TS in the person of Jigme Phuntsok, whereas when it comes to SL, many of those qualities are missing? So, how is that possible? How does one make sense of this blatant discrepancy? Of course, we see how Rigpa students make sense of it: all of his behavior (including the abuse, etc.) as an “enlightened being” is a display of upaya or skillful means (crazy wisdom). But I would love an explanation from someone with a deep understanding of this process, i.e., HHDL, etc. Otherwise, those of us who do not identify as Rigpa students are simply left scratching our heads. tenpel on October 28, 2017 at 7:11 am In general there are different types of tulkus. There are also functional Tulku’s who are not the incarnation of a previous master but chosen beings with merits and a potential to fulfil the role of a former master. Their success and the fulfilment of their role depends much on their education. jigje on October 28, 2017 at 7:26 pm Thank you, tenpel, for introducing this concept of “functional Tulku.” I was not aware of it previously. What an interesting concept. Seems this could apply, perhaps, to SL, except for the fact that he has, from the beginning, been promoted as one of the actual reincarnations of TS. Even if we could say that SL was, in fact, a functional Tulku of TS, we would have to acknowledge his debased behavior over decades. Clearly he has genuinely benefitted some (I’m thinking, primarily, of his book on death and dying), but, sadly, his abusive behavior has likely neutralized and depleted the merit from such good endeavors. tenpel on October 28, 2017 at 8:05 pm Not sure if the Tibetans call it “functional tulkus”, but the meaning is that he serves to fulfil the function of a tulku who is not the incarnation of the former teacher. Brauen: To begin, I asked the Dalai Lama the question about the origins of the reincarna¬tion system. As tradition requires, the Dalai Lama referred to old Buddhist legends that hold the answer: The basis of the…system is the theory of rebirth. This is not something unique to Buddhism but it is also there in some ancient Indian thought, Indian tradition. In India, I think, it is there even among the Hindus, but at least among the early Indian Buddhists like Dharmaklrti… [and] Vasubandhu. When [Vasubandhu] recited a text, which contained many hundred thousand verses, a pigeon was always hearing these recitations. Later this pigeon was born as Lodo Tenpa who became a great student of Vasubandhu and later wrote a commentary about the Abhidharma. So the reincarnation theory is well established in the Indian and Buddhist tradition. In India there is not only the concept of reincarnation but also a systematic process of recognizing reincarnations. Brauen: He shares the widely held opinion regarding the first use of the system of reincarnation in Tibet, which holds that the Karma School originally instituted it, although this view can no longer be considered completely correct in light of modern “scientific” investigation: At the time of his death, Karmapa Düsum Khyenpa clearly men¬tioned his rebirth would appear in such-and-such area in such and such family. So obviously the lama gave some clear instructions: “My reincarnation will appear.” That mean[t] the concerned students or followers must take care. So then many lamas and their followers founded particular monasteries…In the case of India a scholar cho[se] a particular monastery and he then remain[ed] there, he bec[ame] the master of this particular monastery, but the monastery d[id] not become his personal belonging. In Tibet the case was quite different: one great lama started with the construction of a monastery, and later this monastery became the belonging of that particular lama. When the authentic reincarnation comes, then that monastery takes care [of the him]. So in this way the lamas’ kind of estate and monastery came into existence. Then later, whether authentic or not, when there was somebody they wanted to recognize as a young lama he might become or be chosen as the reincarnation. That is also possible. In the beginning this process of selection was more genuine. One example: the 1st Dalai Lama Gendün Drup did not implicitly say that his reincarnation would come, but he indicated it, by saying that in case there [sh]ould be a rebirth of him, then one should make sure that one would not disgrace him. Then came the 2nd Dalai Lama. He was from a young age really extraordinary, and there were very convincing indications that he was the true incarnation of the previous Dalai Lama, but their nature was completely different…so this [wa]s the start of the Dalai Lama-lineage. Then came the 3rd Dalai Lama. There was already the institution of the Drepung monastery. Drepung monastery was very big. At that time already the institution of the Karma [School] was there and maybe also that one of the female reincarnation Dorje Phakmo. I heard that her institution started at about the same time as that of the Karma [School], Düsum Khyenpa or the second Karmapa. Brauen: The concept of a line of incarnation for the Dalai Lamas presumes the continuity between two living beings: the precdecessor and his reincarnation. Since this concept often leads to misunderstandings in the west, I asked the Dalai Lama if he could address it and he replied as follows: Of course Buddhism accepts the existence of the continuity of a being. The Buddhist theory of “selflessness” means that there is no independent self apart from the body, because “self” or the person is designated [by] the combination of body and mind. There is a self, but there is no independent absolute self. So this is the meaning of selflessness in the context of the theory of “no-self.” With respect to continuation, not only does Buddhism accept the continuity of the being, but also upholds the notion of a “beginningless” self, that is, a self with no beginning and no end until buddhahood is achieved. Any self is reborn from “beginningless[ness]” and will be reborn endlessly. There are different kinds of reincarnations. An eminent Buddha [or] bodhisattva can manifest several times simultaneously, lower bodhisattvas reincarnate only in one person, this means once at a time. But anyone, irrespective [of whether they are] a bodhisattva or an ordinary person, is reborn from “beginningless[ness]” and will be born endlessly. Continuity is always there and will always be there, due to karma. Now, at one stage, if you develop a certain spiritual realization, then the birth through karma will cease. Then with willpower you can choose your rebirth. This type of rebirth we call reincarnation. Today tulkuunfortunately[has] become almost like the designation of a certain status, a social status. So, among these tulkus, some may have that sort of quality, the possibility to choose their rebirth, some not. Anyway, whether a person has the designation “tulku” or not, those individuals who [have] already developed certain inner qualities, seek their rebirth according to their wish. So this one calls “reincarnation.” In this case too, it is the same being, it is the continuation of the same being. I think the basis of the misunderstanding about continuity is [that] there is continuation, yet momentarily it changes. A continuity, which momentarily is not changing, that kind of continuity is not there. The misun¬derstanding consists in the fact that some mix up conventional conditioned continuity with independent continuity. One example: This paper lying here was produced some months ago. Since from the start of the paper up to now there is continuity/continuation. It is continuously there, but it is momentarily changing. Let’s look again at this table. On the table there is absence of say[a] flower. There is no flower on the table. So the absence of [the] flower is existing here. Yesterday there was also an absence of [a] flower. Today there is an absence of flowers. So that continuity is not changing. One can see two kinds of continuity: one is as we were explaining with the reincarnation, that there is a conditioned conventional continuity. So this kind of impermanent conditioned continuity is there. But on another level of existence there is something for which you may use the word continuity or not, for example the absence of flower. Because there is no flower here, the mere absence or negation of [the] flower is there today, will be there tomorrow, will forever be there. This is not changing. The continuity of non-existence is not changing. But the other continuity is momentarily changing. So from the beginning-less time continuation is there, but it is momentarily changing. To come back to the reincarnation: As a being who changes his clothes is still the same person, equally it is the same being even if it changes the body. Until now we have seen one type of reincarnation, those on a high level who are able to change the body according to their own wish. There is also an other type of reincarnation system, which is described in the stories of the past lamas: When a lama, a spiritual master, passes away, in order to carry on his work, one of his disciples may choose someone as the “reincarnation” of the master to carry on the teacher’s work. In this case this is also reincarnation, but in the form of a separate individual. In the case of the Dalai Lamas from the 1st to the 7th, most probably these beings shared a single lineage starting from one individual. The 2nd Dalai Lama clearly mentioned that due to his karma he would come back five times, so that means up to the 7th Dalai Lama. [..] The information that tulkus are not necessarily the real incarnation of the late lama but just step in to continue the late lama’s work is basically from one of our teachers here in Italy. He also said that lamas in charge choose in such cases a person who has a lot of merit and qualities and about whom they think he is capable to take on the tasks of the late lama. One of the stories he told goes like this: The Tibetan students of a late lama asked for the incarnation of their teacher. The lamas in charge said after careful investigation, telling a name and where he lives, “this person is your teacher”. The students knowing that they suggested a person who is not the real incarnation of their teacher insisted different times to get their late lama’s true incarnation. Finally, the lama in charge said: OK. Do the following: built a big throne, make the traditional music to welcome your lama and then your lama will show and come. They did. Then a mule appeared and went to the throne. The lama said: this is your teacher. tenpel on October 28, 2017 at 8:19 pm That SL has terribly harmed others (women and men) and that he can’t even admit this obvious fact (nor apologise for the harm he has done to the faithful) tells me enough… The process that has led to this application of die idea of “holy madness“ is as follows: from at least the tenth century to the present there has been a small subset of religious practitioners in Tibet who through their eccentric behavior, writings, and self-roclamations, have come to be called “madmen” within their own culture. Some of these figures emulated the famous eccentric siddhas of India who came before them. Modern-day scholars have so fixated upon their “madness“ that “holy madness” has become a commonly referred to category in our work. It has become so ubiquitous that scholars now apply the idea of holy madness back onto other Indian and Tibetan ascetics who traditionally were not referred to in that way. The idea of holy madness has quite literally taken on a life of its own, among scholars and popular commentators alike. Buddy on October 28, 2017 at 7:00 pm It does work, just let it come into the centre of the screen without moving the mouse over it and it should work, if not, maybe go into this guy’s account and click that item and do the same as above. Buddy on October 28, 2017 at 10:18 pm I just checked that link. I’m using a mac, I put my arrow onto the image and just left it there, and it played. matilda7 on October 27, 2017 at 9:35 pm I’m very glad you’ve asked this as it’s much on my mind too, due to the seeming absence of written evidence. When I’ve time in the next few days I’ll put up the available online evidence for and against that I’ve come across. However, I don’t have the new JKCL bio , so can someone confirm that it doesn’t state any recognition by him of SL? Am aware OTR has changed his tune, but only in his most recent public utterance in Paris. This in itself is curious. matilda7 on October 27, 2017 at 10:11 pm I wrote the above comment before Buddy’s was posted. There’s still some questions, arguably. jigje on October 27, 2017 at 10:23 pm Thank you, matilda7, that would be helpful, for sure. Did not know about this change of tune by OTR. Do you have a link to that? Thank you! Friend on October 28, 2017 at 8:09 am No enthronement ceremony or official recognition as for many young tulkus in this book. DKCL had certainly good hopes in SL and was kind with him as he was his young wife nephew and famous tibetan family member. What a disaster among other scandals!!! matilda7 on October 28, 2017 at 8:06 am Hi jigje, yeah now i’ve got a little more time i’ll add to this, but will do a comprehensive post when i’ve got actual leisure at the end of this week, outlining all the claims/statements/evasions i’m aware of, being chiefly from online sources . In the meantime you may want to enquire on the Nyingma forum on Dharma Wheel. There’s a couple of learned chaps who may also have knowledge (though no doubt others will also add their two bobs worth). As stated above, i haven’t yet had a chance to read the JKCL bio, but as no-one has mentioned otherwise, it seems in that text OTR does not mention any recognition by JKCL of Sogyal Lakar as the reincarnation of Terton Sogyal. In his much-reported ‘letter to Sangye Ngawang’ OTR also makes no such claim, simply remarking on the intimacy he observed between SL & JKCL: all-otr.org However in his very recent talk at Rigpa Paris, it has been reported that he stated that JKCL did recognise SL as the reincarnation of Terton Sogyal. The teaching may have been reproduced elsewhere, (Tenpel do you know?) but you can find it at the facebook Open Buddhism page. You may have to scroll down about a week’s worth of posts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1459918927422287/ I’m assuming you are aware of the ‘how did it happen’ blog run by old/former? Rigpa students. In one of the recent posts by Sandra Pawula she emphatically states that Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche informed Rigpa that JKCL recognised Sogyal as the reincarnation of Terton Sogyal. This may be in comments, you’ll need to check. Nyoshul Khen taught at Rigpa quite a lot, didn’t he? In one of the earlier ‘What Now’ blog threads an ex-Rigpa student was also emphatic that another esteemed Khenpo had stated the same thing whilst teaching at Rigpa. I’ve forgotten this Khenpo’s name but i know he’s deceased. Will search for the relevant post during the week. I know it was another Khenpo who taught regularly at Lerabling. Back in the late seventies/early eighties, when the subject of Sogyal came up, Situ Rinpoche told me he wasn’t at all sure that Sogyal was actually the incarnation of the great Terton Sogyal. He expressed doubt. Hope all of this provides food for thought! Buddy on October 30, 2017 at 8:15 pm Would this be the master? There was also a master called Khenpo Petse at LL, but I never made a connection to him or heard anything he said. Sherab Özer Rinpoche—the incarnation of Orgyen Rigdzin Sempa Dorje, the main Dharma heir of the great master Nyala Pema Dündul—lived in the labrang at Kalzang Monastery, the seat of Nyala Pema Dündul, and later, of Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa. In 1998, Sherab Özer Rinpoche stayed in Lerab Ling for several months giving teachings and empowerments. On August 12th 1998, Sherab Özer Rinpoche performed a simple, symbolic ceremony in which he offered the throne of Kalzang Monastery to Sogyal Rinpoche as the heir to Tertön Sogyal. matilda7 on October 31, 2017 at 12:08 am I believe it may have been Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok. That name rings a bell and you’ve already linked to him on this matter. concerned on October 28, 2017 at 9:18 am I need to pipe in here. I have personally questioned SL’s authenticity for a very long time. Rigpa completely ignored my requests to produce a letter of recognition that SL’s mother indicated they had in JKCL’s handwriting. Certainly someone needs to directly approach his mother with regards to that letter she claims to have received. That family is so ambitious that I question everything. RE: OTR, with his initial response in his letter to Sangye, he said SL is “said to be” a reincarnate of SL, not at all confirming. He also did not go on and on raving about his incredible qualities and such as he does with other high lamas. Who was the translator in Paris this time? Perhaps the translator got it wrong? If it were recorded then it can be checked with a good translator. If OTR has changed his tune then it is strange indeed. I would like to know what is going on there. tenpel on October 28, 2017 at 9:25 am Good points. Thanks you too. Buddy on October 28, 2017 at 7:22 pm This is the way OTR and other masters speak, they always say “it is said”. When Dilgo Khyentse R and other masters teach or speak, they always say “it is said”. the reason is because of being humble! But then because people get stuck on these words and veer off, OTR has to spell it out. OTR has never changes his tune, he has always spoken the way all his masters have spoken of SR. As I know OTR and have received a lot of teachings from him and been around him in hospitality, I know this is how he speaks. The translator didn’t get it wrong! He’s an amazing translator who translates one line at a time, on this occasion, with OTR listening and correcting the odd time if needed. matilda7 on October 29, 2017 at 9:27 am So Buddy, you’re saying that at the recent teaching in Paris, OTR said “it is said” that Sogyal Rinpoche is an incarnation of Terton Sogyal? I can’t find the report of some of his statements now but i don’t think that qualification made it in. Buddy on October 29, 2017 at 11:38 pm No, OTR in his letter to sangye said ‘it is said’. He and the other lineage masters always speak this way. For example they might say such and such a master is said to be highly realised or an incarnation of…. For example Dilgo KR used to speak like this. It was OTR basically repeating what his own masters had told him and not with the air of him saying something new or made up by himself. This is why they all speak like that. This is the tradition. If and when OTR uses this phrase, it’s not that he has doubt, he is saying ‘it is said’ as in “I’ve heard my masters say this”. Here is exactly what OTR said about SR, word for word without missing a syllable, from teaching from Paris: “So what do I know about Sogyal Rinpoche when I say that? Sogyal Rinpoche’s name comes from the fact that he is the incarnation of Tertön Sogyal, he is the Tertön Sogyal Tulku, or the Sogyal Tulku, Sogyal incarnation. And Tertön Sogyal was the representative of Guru Rinpoche. And there has been many incarnations from Nanam Dorje Dudjom, the student of Guru Rinpoche, down to Tertön Sogyal. And the one who said that he was, Sogyal Rinpoche was the incarnation of Tertön Sogyal was not an ordinary person, it was Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö. And Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was such an extraordinary being, that he knew the, for example, the Calling the Names of Manjushri Tantra by heart without having to learn it, you know, from childhood. And it’s not a lie. There are these, the namthar biography: outer, inner and secret biographies that you can look at. And at that time, he was the root teacher of most of the lamas in Tibet.And Sogyal Rinpoche spent many years with such a great master. And he received the empowerments, the instructions, the pith instructions, reading transmissions, everything”. He said more, but I wont put that here right now. matilda7 on October 30, 2017 at 7:50 am And that’s why the Paris teaching is different, in terms of OTR’s phrasing. He hasn’t preceded his belief with “it’s said”. He’s stated straight out that DJKL recognised him as an incarnation of Terton Sogyal: “And the one who said that he was, Sogyal Rinpoche was the incarnation of Tertön Sogyal was not an ordinary person, it was Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö. ” In English lingo we would say that OTR changed his tune, cos he didn’t preface the statement with “it is said” which is a pretty generalised qualification. He has now specifically stated that DJKL recognised him, despite apparently not having mentioned that in the bio (which i haven’t yet read but according to others who have). Buddy i would appreciate it if you spared us the lecture on how the Great Masters speak. It’s patronising and demeaning to the readers of this blog, many of whom have been steeped in Tibetan Buddhism for a long time. I was fortunate to know Dilgo Khyentse and OTR, possibly before you were born/were in adolescence. Obviously i don’t know how old you are but i’m guessing. Thankyou for that. Buddy on October 30, 2017 at 8:08 pm Sorry if I came across like that, I’d no intention of doing so. The point I’m making, is if OTR is saying SR “is” TS, or if he says “it is said”, the same thread is running through both ways of saying it. He is saying SR is TS. So whichever way it gets phrased, there is no difference. Therefore he didn’t change his tune. He just said the same thing differently! Why are we even talking about this again if you know how the masters speak, and I’ve to sound all condescending, young in age, young in the dharma and perhaps english being my 2nd or 3rd language!!!!!!! Now that’s a bit condescending! I’m half joking! I wont come back to this again in saying that “it is said” means OTR is passing on what he heard from his masters – that SR is TS, which as we all know is a way of confirming something in a humble way without it looking like one has made it up by oneself. Friend on October 30, 2017 at 8:55 am What you say shows the disaster on an other scale: SL bully behaviour is an insult to his master DKCL, and it destroys the faith people could have in DKCL clairvoyance and hability to recognize real tulkus, even after many years of deep tantric practice. It shows the weakness of a system easily corruptible by charlatans looking for hard sex and money, when not alcool and drugs under the banner of crazy wisdom . The “golden legend” yangsi will speak of pure awareness about this …not to break their “cash machine”. It’s the first time HHDL says a very good friend is disgraced. OTR should think more to it as his friend DKR. Joanne on October 31, 2017 at 5:22 am But I think one thing we’re missing here is that being a tulku does not guarantee being an authentic teacher. I think this is a hard thing for Westerners to swallow. For example, it’s a little confusing when we look at where some of our young tulkus such as Kontrol Rinpoche and Kalu Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe are right now. And what about Shamar Rinpoche? Being born a tulku doesn’t seem to guarantee everything that we want it to guarantee. HHDL often says there are four possibilities: 1. A qualified lama who is not a tulku; 2. A qualified lama who is a tulku; 3. An unqualified lama who is a tulku; and 4. An unqualified lama who is not a tulku. I think too much talk about recognition then doesn’t encourage students to be discerning. And gives lamas such as OTR permission to ignore the presence of abuse. I don’t think it matters a whit if SL was recognized or not. Joanne on October 31, 2017 at 5:31 am I once asked the abbot of HH Karmapa’s monastery in North America how it could be that Shamar Rinpoche could behave as he was behaving (e.g. turning against the current Karmapa, putting up his own Karmapa). Rinpoche’s response to my question? “He is a precious jewel who has fallen in the gutter.” Is that an answer? How are we to understand the tulku system? The tulku system is very much on the line right now imo. Buddha never advocated such a system. And while I can see the worth of identifying incarnate beings who are gifted and can benefit particularly from a good education and training etc., there seems to be too many pitfalls to the system, too many risks to students. Friend on October 31, 2017 at 9:37 am Yes, i do agree with you, for example the Lama i studied with for 40 years had 3 boys, all were recognized as Tulkus by Sakya Dagchen or Sakya trizin, i don’t remember.One of them was recognized as the former abbot of a big Sakya monastery who was killed by the chinese soldiers when trying to escape to India. Well, one of them is teatching ski and parachutism , one other i don’t know but not involved with Dharma, and the former abbot did a small attempt to give teatchings and wrote a few little booklets on Dharma years ago with very little success. No one of them was inspired enough to meditate and learn enough to be lineage holders and successors of their great father . Once i asked this high rank and kind Lama what type of Tulkus were importants, he replied to me that mostly Mahasiddhas Tulkus were important, and also Tulkus who did the right studies and profund Yidam and Yoga retreats with success . In fact it concerns very few Tulkus able to give the four authentic empowerments of great Yidams in a Mandala (sand) without errors . Nothing to do with “Casino de Paris” expensive shows on non-duality, mind nature, and crazy wisdom…only able to put people in a spiritual and material dependance, and abusive financial, sexual exploitation for the benefit of few well born tantric mahamudra and Dzogchen charlatans. EuDawn on October 28, 2017 at 8:09 pm @concerned what exactly have you heard about the letter, and where it is? I will tell you what I have heard from Sogyal, but I want to know what others have heard first. concerned on November 2, 2017 at 4:44 am EuDawn, you can read about it here (OF COURSE- Rigpa wiki– does anyone ever fact check that site or is it all just propaganda dictated by the Lakars? I would be keenly interested for Tibetologists to fact check) concerned on October 28, 2017 at 9:20 am That should read: “said to be” a reincarnate of TS. Apologies. concerned on October 29, 2017 at 6:06 am Buddy thank you for clarifying about the translation. You can see how it could be confusing without that clarification. “said to be” can come across as differently to us. I believe I read about the letter in the TBOLAD intro. But as I did away with the book I cannot locate the page. What did you hear from SL EuDawn? Friend on October 29, 2017 at 9:38 am If SL was really and officially recognized as TS genuine Tulku , his disgraced fall is even more scandalous for the image of DKCL and all of those who promoted him as a real Dzogchen master. If those high rank Lamas invited so many times in Lerab Ling knew what was his conduct and who he was, although there was already a lawsuit in USA in the 90’s , what starnge morality and discipline they manifest as accomplice , it’s difficult to imagine they were that blind…as for example among others Ösel Tenzin-Rich and Kunzang Dorjé-Spatz before. As i said it , what the cultural revolution could not destroy, an important part of the tibetan religious elite will self destroy condoning such faults and the vajrayana samayas of their own lineage too. Very sad , causal but necessary end for that tradition infiltrated by desgusting perverse charlatans. Phet! Rose on October 30, 2017 at 5:52 am DJKR definitely knew what was gping on in Rigpa. A friend whose family is very close with the Khyentse Rinpoches told me that he was disparaging of SL and would go in and clean it all up periodically… whatever that means. concerned on October 30, 2017 at 7:12 am Due to the fact that JKCL is not with us to verify any recognition (and why no enthronement?- so curious), due to the fact that we still don’t have any proof of any such letter, due to the fact that JKCL wrote of a repeated prophetic very disturbing dream that came true about SL (why did OTR NOT talk about this?), due to the fact that SL is a total psychopathic bully who has harmed many students both men and women, due to the fact that HH the Dalai Lama has stated Sogyal did not have the training nor experience required, due to the fact that HH said such organizations and their teacher are ‘spoilt’ and ‘rotten’…. well I am not going to be convinced by a word of what OTR is saying. And moreover, I am sick that there are lamas who are complicit and staunch supporters of this man in light of all the abuses. These are lamas I will not sit before again as I have lost all trust in their ability to guide us with care. Friend on October 31, 2017 at 8:01 am The best thing is to fly away from this gang of untestable and untreatable lamas indeed, what is interesting is that they are more or less linked by the same blindness concerning SL awful behaviour : when they don’t approve his conduct they condone it. The only Lama to say SL is disgraced is HHDL, we would like to know what HH Sakya Trizin and other can say about their old very good friend. HHDL meaby spoke for them all. But OTR and DKR and the Khempo Namdrol we know their position now … Let’s have fun thinking of the recognition of Alice Zeoli as Jetsunma Akhon Lhamo and Steven Seagal as tulku too by Penor R Let’s cry for the victims of SL, Spatz,THomas Rich, and other psychopaths and their accomplices. After many years practicing the Dharma, and also living in Nepal and India with Tibetans, I came to the conclusion that, in general (I don’t speak for every body), we have a deluded representation of the way the Buddha Dharma is transmitted. There are of course lineages, tulkus, rinpoches and so on… but it is (according to what I experimented) just a small aspect of what happen in reality ; and this small aspect of the transmission is a mixture of pure Dharma and a lot of worldly concerns, interests etc. I won’t try to go into all details, it’s too wide and inaccessible for a simple Dharma practitioner like me. However I had glimpses of what I think is the true picture (without wanting to patronize anybody). A Tibetan scholar told me, for example, that several high Dharma practitioners left the institutional Buddhism. They live a humble life, and some of them even stay with outcasts. They run away when Rinpoches try to speak to them !!! Funny. This is true, I met several of these Bodhisattvas and Mahasiddas in Bodh Gaya. They were wearing ordinary clothes or even rags. Being in contact with them, was like receiving a powerful punch in the stomach, but a kind one, full of wisdom and love. Many of my convictions, about how things should be, vanished. It opened my eyes on the temporary, artificial or even fake Buddhism. After this, out of devotion, I shed a river of tears under the Bodhi Tree. In Nepal, I also met several of them, as well as in other parts of India. Each time, they made me loose my grasping on the personal self. They encouraged me to accumulate good karma, and purify negative one, through the situations they put me in. An other example: a newspaper reported that a humble old couple left this world in rainbow bodies, nearby Darjeeling (nobody knew they were Dharma practitioners). There were other cases in Tibet… always very humble people showing high realization at their death. Why these high practitioners don’t do anything, straight away, to prevent us from becoming victims of false Grurus, and being traumatized ? I don’t know. Maybe, because we have to much attachment to appearances, and nice things. Maybe because the obstacles in this degenerated times are strong, and that negative forces attempt to hinder the pure Dharma. I event think that it’s possible that the children of OKC was little tulkus prisoners or a Mara. Therefore, I believe that the questions we have about tulkus are not really important. For sure, there is a tulku system in Tibetan Buddhism, which is just a way to maintain and transmit lineages and substantial fortunes (There is maybe time to time a true tulku). I was the witness of negotiations between families and a Rinpoche who could officially recognize tulkus. Even holding one of the future tulkus ( a baby) in my arms during one negotiation. I lived close to tulkus, who were doing all kind of stupid things : cheating, misusing donations etc. I won’t say that Buddhist centers, Institutions, official Gurus are of any use, because I benefited a lot from them (and helped them a lot, financially or by my work). I also met genuine Lamas and received wonderful teachings (still now). But in the same time this system brought strong and ugly obstacles, that I had to overcome, or go through. I still have the wounds of trauma and a difficult financial and social life. But I consider that it is better than being deceived by false teachers and wrong teachings. SL, DKR, OT, are Lamas that I met, with many others Lamas like them. My opinion is that they are swept away by their strong attachment to the image they have about Tibetan Buddhism, how it should be, how it should stay (even if they pretend to be modern, they are afraid to loose their power and supremacy). They spend a lot of efforts to maintain something which is impermanent. As a result they finally forget the truth of the Dharma, and do, or say, foolish things (among good things also, this is why it is tricky). In conclusion, my wish is to meet true Mahasiddhas in my own European country. Tashi Tsering on January 13, 2018 at 3:57 pm Take a look at OT’s face – just look clearly and you will see what kind of person he is. His face speaks for itself. You will have clear direct knowledge – Rose on January 14, 2018 at 1:24 am Anyone else? tenpel on January 19, 2018 at 5:34 pm Friend on January 19, 2018 at 5:54 pm When you think that his father ( HH Dudjom R.) took Robert Spatz as his representative in France and Belgium, calling him Lama Kunzang Dorje , and many times Sogyal R. as translater… When you read this complete advice for submission as thralls to every guru’s command, and the fact of beating and even killing as compassionate behaviour : it’s the open gate to all abuses and crimes, at the opposite of our laws and democratic way of life, respectful for beings. Very feudal and sad point of view from this son of HH Dudjom .R. who certainly thinks he’s enlightend …and love us matilda7 on January 20, 2018 at 8:53 am However, his son put a much more promising fb post which has been reproduced on the relevant DharmaWheel thread, New Rigpa letter, it’s about halfway through for memory: https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=27585 Rose on January 20, 2018 at 2:56 am think I’m over being told how to think, what to think and what to see and what to ignore… tenpel on January 20, 2018 at 7:25 pm Hi Rose, what I posted was not meant as a reply to your comment. I just wanted to share this view and wrote it quickly on mobile phone where you can’t easily see and decide where it’s been placed. Rose on January 21, 2018 at 8:34 am my comment wasn’t aimed at you, it was at the latest tulku telling us similar things as OTR and DKR in regards to how we should perceive the guru and his actions etc tenpel on January 21, 2018 at 9:05 am Thank you for the clarification. Diane on March 17, 2018 at 10:19 pm matilda7 on March 18, 2018 at 4:12 am Dianne, your account is interesting, but i’m not sure at all that this statement is correct: “Therefore, if a being allows themselves to become fully enlightened prior to the time of death or in the first bardo, they cannot incarnate, they can emanate.” Please provide a source for this claim, be it from a verbal or written teaching. Thankyou. Also, you’ve mentioned my name above without providing the context. Anything quoted from OTR by me would have come from the web, so people can check themselves, once you quote what i actually wrote. If it’s me your referring to in your first sentence, then it’s not a question of misunderstanding – for memory, i noted that OTR had changed his tune on this matter. It doesn’t mean i accept that SR is an incarnation of Terton Sogyal, because i certainly do not. Concerning the distinctions between incarnations & emanations, when Lamas describe the process of determining an incarnation – usually beginning with a dream, followed up by testing the contenders – we can be reasonably sure that the tulku chosen was in fact an incarnation. Where accounts of such testing are not provided, then yes, they may just be emanations, as in, embodying the qualities of the previous master. 221 diane on April 1, 2018 at 6:58 am diane on April 1, 2018 at 7:01 am diane on April 1, 2018 at 3:26 pm Buddy on April 1, 2018 at 11:20 pm This may help to throw some light on what Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche thought of Sogyal Rinpoche. Friend on April 2, 2018 at 8:17 am Diane, don’t fall in the illusory situation of the one who thinks she knows..and gives lessons therefore. Such a complex subject like the tibetan system of reincarnation/manifestation of one or multiple past Lamas in one or many bodies is quite hard to understand and can bring to cult and gaslighting position very quickly … It’s sadly too very dificult to find uncorrupted lineage today as the many actual abuse scandals show it in many schools at the highest levels, by acting or condonning desgusting behaviours with the false nose of “Crazy wisdom” or “pure awareness” , tryng to put under the rug sexual, alcoholic, drugs, violence , money abuses and laundering, power fight etc… Sad times for Vajrayana indeed. Don’t know if it was mentioned but there are also only designated tulkus. If a rebirth can’t be found – for instance if a Lama took a lower rebirth as a donkey (our teacher in Italy told us such a story and mentioned such cases) – the person(s) in charge take a person of another continuum who has the merits or supposed qualities to continue the work of the lineage of the deceased lama. The Dalai Lama mentioned in an interview with Martin Brauen also that the Dalai Lamas were not always the continuum of the same person either. Friend on April 2, 2018 at 10:54 am Good sense should prevail in this matter as well as good studies, retreats, and meditative experience, plus realisation if possible, qualifying an authentic teatcher for a genuine transmission in harmony with his lineage… matilda7 on April 2, 2018 at 1:24 am Concerning your above statements:”It is interesting that you are demanding I provide you with a source material for my statement that Beings who attain full enlightenment prior to entering the Chonyi Barbdo. Yet you go on to end your comment, with a statement where you provide no source material”. What i’ve described is standard practice when searching for and subsequently identifying the reincarnations of highly realised Lamas. There are a great many examples as you are no doubt well aware. I find it unfortunate that you choose to pepper your explanations with personalised, patronising comments – this doesn’t really invite further discussion from me. Study is good, but practice is even better. diane on April 8, 2018 at 12:26 am Diane on July 18, 2018 at 4:18 am tenpel on July 18, 2018 at 7:58 am Oh. I am very sorry. In all ways all the best and thank you. jigje on July 19, 2018 at 3:08 am You mentioned above (#226) that in an interview with Martin Brauen the Dalai Lama stated that the previous Dalai Lamas have not always been the continuum of the same person. This is something I’d never heard before! Is there any way you can direct me to this interview, if it’s in English? Or better yet, provide me with an email for Martin Brauen so that I can ask him directly for more info on this? Thank you! tenpel on July 19, 2018 at 7:18 am I’ll copy and paste it later the day. Friend on July 19, 2018 at 9:42 am In the case of the Lama i studied with, when i asked him who he was in regard of his lineage, he explained to me that if Virupa was like the sun, he was one of it’s lightrays and the sixth reincarnation of the Mahasiddha’s first emanation in this lineage in Tibet. It’s difficult to see a realistic sheme of that system mixing emanations and reincarnations, sometimes of one or many saints of the past in one man or woman… This Lama insisted on the fact that mostly learned lineage holders tulkus of Mahasiddhas where importants, and that sometimes for historical and economical reasons some “minor” tulkus in monasteries were less credible and reliable, due to the fact that without a Tulku, a monastery had difficulties to work properly with a lack of donnations of devotees missing the Lama. Pawo Rimpoche was known as an emanation of a great Indian Mahasiddha too, i loved him for his so kind and incredible presence when we met in France and Nepal before his death. His actual Tulku is stuck in Tibet with more or less freedom… It’s said that at the first Bhumi you can manifest one Tulku, Ten on the second,One hundred on the third and so on. Nice to read your points of view on that subjet who defys the law of Origin and Evolution of species on our planet. Waiting for Tempel’s answer about HHDL jigje on July 19, 2018 at 6:27 pm Thank you, Tenpel, for taking the time to copy and paste. It is interesting how HH chooses to talk about the previous seven Dalai Lamas. He doesn’t say, definitively, “these beings shared a single lineage starting from one individual;” he says “most probably,” which, to my way of thinking, makes his statement just a little less conclusive or authoritative. But, he may have his own reasons for wishing to express it that way (assuming the translator got it correctly)? What comes to mind is (and this is some years ago now) when asked directly if he (HHDL) was enlightened, his reply was something along the lines of, ” I am at least a bodhisattva on the 1st bhumi.” As for the rest of his comment, we are left to wonder about the 8th to the 14th. What about them? Another single lineage starting from another individual? Or a case of more than one individual? And if the first seven DL reincarnations were a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (he says definitively that the 1st DL was a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara), then who has been manifesting as the 8th through to the 14th? Most of us likely assume that all of the DLs are manifestations of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. But maybe the 8th through to the present are “stand-ins” as Avalokiteshvara’s “representative”? The one thing that we can conclude is that whomever is “behind” HHDL’s 8th through to the present reincarnations, he is at least a bodhisattva. Clearly this is a very complex topic and especially challenging when we try and make sense of HHDL’s reincarnations. tenpel on July 19, 2018 at 10:40 am Here the excerpt, the whole is interesting but the direct answer to your question comes in this para, starting with “Until now we have seen one type of reincarnation,…”. Any possible typo is due to OCR scan problems that I missed to correct. Brauen: To begin, I asked the Dalai Lama the question about the origins of the reincarnation system. As tradition requires, the Dalai Lama referred to old Buddhist legends that hold the answer: The basis of the … system is the theory of rebirth. This is not something unique to Buddhism but it is also there in some ancient Indian thought, Indian tradition. In India, I think, it is there even among the Hindus, but at least among the early Indian Buddhists like Dharmakirti … [and] Vasubandhu. When [Vasubandhu] recited a text, which contained many hundred thousand verses, a pigeon was always hearing these recitations. Later this pigeon was born as Lodo Tenpa who became a great student of Vasubandhu and later wrote a commentary about the Abhidharma. So the reincarnation theory is well established in the Indian and Buddhist tradition. In India there is not only the concept of reincarnation but also a systematic process of recognizing reincarnations. Brauen: He shares the widely held opinion regarding the first use of the system of reincarnation in Tibet, which holds that the Karma School originally instituted it, although this view can no longer be considered completely correct in light of modern “scientific” investigation. At the time of his death, Karmapa Düsum Khyenpa clearly men¬tioned his rebirth would appear in such-and-such area in such and such family. So obviously the lama gave some clear instructions: “My reincarnation will appear.” That mean[t] the concerned students or followers must take care. So then many lamas and their followers founded particular monasteries … In the case of India a scholar cho[se] a particular monastery and he then remain[ed] there, he bec[ame] the master of this particular monastery, but the monastery d[id] not become his personal belonging. In Tibet the case was quite different: one great lama started with the construction of a monastery, and later this monastery became the belonging of that particular lama. When the authentic reincarnation comes, then that monastery takes care [of the him]. So in this way the lamas’ kind of estate and monastery came into existence. Then later, whether authentic or not, when there was somebody they wanted to recognize as a young lama he might become or be chosen as the reincarnation. That is also possible. In the beginning this process of selection was more genuine. One example: the 1st Dalai Lama Gendün Drup did not implicitly say that his reincarnation would come, but he indicated it, by saying that in case there [sh]ould be a rebirth of him, then one should make sure that one would not disgrace him. Then came the 2nd Dalai Lama. He was from a young age really extraordinary, and there were very convincing indications that he was the true incarnation of the previous Dalai Lama, but their nature was completely different … so this [wa]s the start of the Dalai Lama-lineage. Then came the 3rd Dalai Lama. There was already the institution of the Drepung monastery. Drepung monastery was very big. At that time already the institution of the Karma [School] was there and maybe also that one of the female reincarnation Dorje Phakmo. I heard that her institution started at about the same time as that of the Karma [School], Düsum Khyenpa or the second Karmapa. Brauen: The concept of a line of incarnation for the Dalai Lamas presumes the continuity between two living beings: the precdecessor and his reincarnation. Since this concept often leads to misunderstandings in the west, I asked the Dalai Lama if he could address it and he replied as follows: Of course Buddhism accepts the existence of the continuity of a being. The Buddhist theory of “selflessness” means that there is no independent self apart from the body, because “self” or the person is designated [by] the combination of body and mind. There is a self, but there is no independent absolute self. So this is the meaning of selflessness in the context of the theory of “no-self.” With respect to continuation, not only does Buddhism accept the continuity of the being, but also upholds the notion of a “beginningless” self, that is, a self with no beginning and no end until buddhahood is achieved. Any self is reborn from “beginningless[ness]” and will be reborn endlessly. There are different kinds of reincarnations. An eminent Buddha [or] bodhisattva can manifest several times simultaneously, lower bodhisattvas reincarnate only in one person, this means once at a time. But anyone, irrespective [of whether they are] a bodhisattva or an ordinary person, is reborn from “beginningless[ness]” and will be born endlessly. Continuity is always there and will always be there, due to karma. Now, at one stage, if you develop a certain spiritual realization, then the birth through karma will cease. Then with willpower you can choose your rebirth. This type of rebirth we call reincarnation. Today tulku unfortunately [has] become almost like the designation of a certain status, a social status. So, among these tulkus, some may have that sort of quality, the possibility to choose their rebirth, some not. Anyway, whether a person has the designation “tulku” or not, those individuals who [have] already developed certain inner qualities, seek their rebirth according to their wish. So this one calls “reincarnation.” In this case too, it is the same being, it is the continuation of the same being. I think the basis of the misunderstanding about continuity is [that] there is continuation, yet momentarily it changes. A continuity, which momentarily is not changing, that kind of continuity is not there. The misun¬derstanding consists in the fact that some mix up conventional conditioned continuity with independent continuity. One example: This paper lying here was produced some months ago. Since from the start of the paper up to now there is continuity/continuation. It is continuously there, but it is momentarily changing. Let’s look again at this table. On the table there is absence of say[a] flower. There is no flower on the table. So the absence of [the] flower is existing here. Yesterday there was also an absence of [a] flower. Today there is an absence of flowers. So that continuity is not changing. One can see two kinds of continuity: one is as we were explaining with the reincarnation, that there is a conditioned conventional continuity. So this kind of impermanent conditioned continuity is there. But on another level of existence there is something for which you may use the word continuity or not, for example the absence of flower. Because there is no flower here, the mere absence or negation of [the] flower is there today, will be there tomorrow, will forever be there. This is not changing. The continuity of non-existence is not changing. But the other continuity is momentarily changing. So from the beginning-less time continuation is there, but it is momentarily changing. To come back to the reincarnation: As a being who changes his clothes is still the same person, equally it is the same being even if it changes the body. Until now we have seen one type of reincarnation, those on a high level who are able to change the body according to their own wish. There is also an other type of reincarnation system, which is described in the stories of the past lamas: When a lama, a spiritual master, passes away, in order to carry on his work, one of his disciples may choose someone as the “reincarnation” of the master to carry on the teacher’s work. In this case this is also reincarnation, but in the form of a separate individual. In the case of the Dalai Lamas from the 1st to the 7th, most probably these beings shared a single lineage starting from one individual. The 2nd Dalai Lama clearly mentioned that due to his karma he would come back five times, so that means up to the 7th Dalai Lama. We also know that the 1st Dalai Lama was a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. This is very clear. The 5th Dalai Lama, on the other hand, was (also) considered as a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Manjusri. At about the same time when the 1st Dalai Lama was alive, one Karmapa, and a senior Drigung Lama were also considered to be manifestations of Avalokitesvara. This means that there can be (simultaneously) several manifestations of one and the same source. And it is also possible that one person is reincarnated in several bodies, in one case I heard in five different bodies, in other words: five reincarnations from one source. So you see, there is a variety of reincarnations: Sometimes several reincarnations, sometimes only one, sometimes the reincarnation is the same person, and in other cases someone as his or her representative. The world is unlimited, infinite. So a reincarnation is not bound to one place, but is sometimes here, sometimes there. Take for instance Buddha. At certain periods he appeared on this planet, but at other times his reincarnations may be at some other planets, in some other universes, and he may still be there. In my own case: At the time of my death, when I feel that I am no [longer] useful on this planet, then I will pray that I will be reborn to be of use. I always pray, “as long as space remains and as long as sentient beings’ suffering remains, may I remain to dispel their suffering.” So I pray that I am born somewhere where I will be useful. A bodhisattva is always reborn again; he never makes a break, never disappears. He has to provide good services among the human beings, animals, insects, any living being. This is his bodhisattva vow. jigje on July 20, 2018 at 7:58 pm I am sort of answering at least part of my own question above (#235), by finding this exposition by HHDL on what transpired after the 7th DL’s passing. It was the introduction of The Golden Urn system (picking lots from a golden urn) imposed by Manchu officials (and rejected by the Tibetans because it lacked any “spiritual quality.”). As it turns out, there has been only been one occasion when a Dalai Lama (the 11th) was recognized by using this method. tenpel on July 20, 2018 at 8:04 pm Thank you for sharing, jigie Friend on July 21, 2018 at 8:51 am Thank you Jidje, very interesting to read indeed. Do you think that this explaination about reincarnation and Buddhist theory of six classes of beings is compatible with the biologic evolution of mankind through ages and Darwin’s “On the origin of species” ? Our present human body is the causal result of many parameters including climate , genetics, gravity,and tectonic movements, clearly impossible to reproduce anywhere in the universe; When some Buddhist commentaries say that due to the position of subtil drops in the chanels (Thigle) during the day, we experiment the vision of sunrise and dawn, night and day…what about the people living in Spitzberg with midnight sun for months and night also…? Thank you for your answer. Diane on July 28, 2018 at 7:33 pm Diane on July 28, 2018 at 8:11 pm tenpel on July 29, 2018 at 10:30 am Hi Diane, as requested I removed 18 comments by you with the same email address, some posted under “Diane”, some posted under “Karma Pemo”. In general, this blog asks people to stick to one pseudonym and to avoid posting things and later asking to delete it. Nevertheless, in this case it was not too much work or an intertwined discussion as in another case on NKT where I finally didn’t delete the comments based on the complexity of the discussion and the amount of work the commentator contributed in others to engage. johnlavers on December 7, 2018 at 7:08 pm rob and especially mary have engaged in calling christine chandler a paranoid delusional several times that i have seen. this is not an admoninen attack, it is noting the impropriety being engaged in by dharma people, or pseudo dharma people. i could name other unethical behaviors, such as mary shows up on ethical teachers sites and denounces their lineages or teachings with no supporting facts. i truly hope she does some good with her outing sogyal but don’t forget she was instrumental in bringing him to the uk and setting him up as a teacher. moreover her and her allies on the misnamed open buddhism shut down every tlak about other sex criminal such as trungpa, and even criticism of kalu rinpoche’s indifference to sex complaints. they want to get sogyal but still hang on the how cool it was at samaye ling, and how special they were to be there. 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Over the past ten days, China has been riveted by accounts of what authorities say are its very own doomsday cult: the church of Almighty God, which has prophesized that the world will end today. Authorities claim the group has basically spun out of control, forcing them to arrest 1,000 members in the biggest crackdown on a spiritual movement since the Falun Gong sect was banned in 1999. December 21, 2012 A Chinese Catholic praying at a service in Beijing, April 7, 2012 Over the past ten days, China has been riveted by accounts of what authorities say are its very own doomsday cult: the church of Almighty God, which has prophesized that the world will end today. Authorities have said the group staged illegal protests and basically spun out of control, forcing them to arrest 1,000 members in the biggest crackdown on a spiritual movement since the Falun Gong sect was banned in 1999. It would be easy to see this as just a Chinese version of the global Mayan craze. And given the problems facing Xi Jinping, China’s new leader—among them a slowing economy and escalating tensions with maritime neighbors—groups like the Almighty God might seem like a sideshow. But this would be a mistake. Following decades of suppression, religious movements have become a potent force in China, attracting hundreds of millions of Chinese. This has made groups like Almighty God a growing challenge for the new government. Above all, Beijing is struggling with the question of social control—how much it can continue to wield over an increasingly wealthy, educated, and assertive population. Religion has become a focus for these tensions because China is undergoing a religious revival driven in part by widespread concern that age-old Chinese values have been eroded by “getting rich is glorious” economic modernization. Organized religion and other spiritual movements, such as Confucianism and efforts to protect traditional culture, are rapidly gaining traction. Many religious groups have decided they can’t wait for government approval and are simply organizing and seeing how the chips fall. To a surprising degree, they have succeeded: unregistered churches, lay Buddhist organizations, and clan-based charities have all developed under the government’s radar screen. During the Hu Jintao years the government kept alive the formal structures that said all religious activity had to be coordinated by the State Administration for Religious Affairs. But it also tolerated much of this unofficial activity, perhaps feeling that it was mostly apolitical. In general, however, it deferred the decision of what to do about religion, just as it has with tough questions on the economy, the environment and foreign policy. But the government is also wary of ceding too much influence over any sort of civil society organization, worried that China could develop the sort of independent movements that toppled Communism in Eastern Europe. Some signs indicate that it may think that things have gone too far. Earlier this month, for example, the state-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association came down hard on a recalcitrant bishop by revoking his appointment as coadjutor bishop of Shanghai. Thaddeus Ma Deqin had stunned churchgoers on July 7 when at the end of the ceremony consecrating him as bishop, he said his new post left him with no time to fulfill his duties in the state-run association, which the government had set up to bypass the Vatican. His stand won him wide admiration among Chinese Catholics, but the government apparently felt it had to push back by making it clear that bishops cannot opt-out of the government organization. Tibetan Buddhists have also been served notice. Although among the Tibetan population it is very difficult to separate religious issues from ethnic unrest, the government views the Tibetan Buddhist clergy as hostile to Chinese rule and has started holding monks responsible for the nearly 100 self-immolations that have taken place since 2009. In recent weeks it has started prosecuting monks it says are responsible for the dramatic protests. Protestant churches are also coming under scrutiny. Probably China’s fastest-growing religious movement, unregistered Protestant churches now attract some 40 million members, or twice the number of those who go to government-sponsored churches. Two years ago, the government issued a circular announcing it would register these churches and promptly closed down the country’s most famous unregistered church, Shouwang. This is the background to the recent crackdown on Almighty God, one of China’s most established Pentecostal sects. In its current form, the church has tens of thousands of members, with some estimates going as high as 1 million. It is an offshoot of an earlier sect, Lightning from the East, which itself harkens back to a group in the 1980s called the Shouters and, back before the Communist takeover, to the first wave of indigenous Christian groups such as the Little Flock and the True Jesus Church. The historian Daniel H. Bays, in his recently published A New History of Christianity in China, argues that these groups are “one of the largest examples in Christian history anywhere of creative cross-cultural adaptation.” In what looks like an old-style political campaign, local authorities in several provinces have latched onto Almighty God as if it were a serious threat to public safety and order. Yet the authorities have not been able to come up with much more than photos of a police car with a smashed windshield at a rally. Given the one-sided nature of the reports, it’s impossible to say what happened. But if this is the best the government can do to justify the crackdown, then it’s pretty small beer. It’s easy to make fun of groups like Almighty God, with the end-of-the-world messages they circulate in handbills. Almighty God has a track record of bullying non-believers, which is also problematic. But it is not a doomsday cult encouraging members to commit suicide. It is also infinitely smaller and less threatening than the sectarian groups in Chinese history that toppled governments, and which are often trotted out to rationalize government crackdowns. A photo distributed on government web sites showing an Almighty God rally. The banner reads, “The Almight God is the creator of all things, the one and true lord. Only Almight God can save humanity.” Such outdoor gatherings are almost always illegal in China. The popularity of millennial messages also reflects rural China’s recent tumult. In living memory, rural China has suffered the worst famine in world history, the destruction of traditional religion, and decades of exploitive economic policy, first to finance Communist-style heavy industrialization and in recent years to feed China’s burgeoning cities. Little wonder that those left behind feel that their world is ending. So why come down so hard on the doomsayers? The crackdown has been strongest in Qinghai, a province on the Tibetan plateau without a big Christian population but with a strong “stability-maintenance” force to combat Tibetan separatism. One explanation is that officials there wanted to show their troops’ value to the new leadership. But it is also true that the head of the government agency responsible for religious affairs, Ling Jihua, is at the center of one of China’s biggest scandals this year. Ling had been the consigliore to the former party head, Hu Jintao, until Ling’s son died after wrecking a Ferrari on a Beijing highway and Ling tried to cover up the crash by changing his dead son’s name in police reports. Ling, who had been rumored to be on the rise, was instead forced out early and put in charge of the party’s United Front Work Department, which oversees religious policy. Could the tough line on religion be Ling’s way of showing Xi that he’s a good lieutenant and shouldn’t be shunted aside? At the very least it is fair to say that a leader as damaged as Ling isn’t in a position to initiate the sort of far-reaching initiatives needed to accommodate China’s recent spiritual awakening. Indeed, what’s striking about the country’s changing social dynamics is the extent to which they are being shaped by religious groups rather than the government. A decade ago, authorities in China smashed one of the world’s biggest charismatic Christian churches, the 500,000-member South China (Huanan) Church, sending its leaders to jail on charges of rape, torture and kidnapping. The actions were widely condemned as violations of religious freedom, with US-based organizations attacking the imprisonment of church leader Gong Shengliang. Then something interesting happened. On their own initiative, a group of Chinese human rights lawyers and Christians investigated the church. Their conclusion: the church had indeed coerced some people into converting and Gong may have raped women or at least coerced them into having sex. The government was in part right, they concluded in a study, which helped defuse much anger about the arrests, as well as international outrage. Later, Gong even [sent a letter] (http://www.chinaaid.org/2007/08/jailed-south-china-church-founder.html) out of prison asking for forgiveness. The investigation showed that China’s religious organizations were able to regulate themselves. But maybe more important were the longer-term consequences. Many church leaders concluded that a key problem faced by the Huanan Church was that it had been an underground movement, which forced its leaders to be secretive and encouraged the concentration of power in a few hands while stifling internal debate. Their solution: radical transparency. Essentially, these mostly urban church leaders decided to face the consequence of operating in the open. They began posting online their scheduled services, church bulletins, and even videos of sermons to show authorities that they have nothing to hide. Surprisingly, some local officials have accepted this approach—many local public security managers have decided they have bigger problems elsewhere. But such tolerance for unsanctioned religious activity is not universally shared. While some local officials have decided not to interfere, other officials are cracking down. As Xi and his team take control in Beijing, the question is what will the new government’s religious policy look like? Are the harsh measures against the Catholic bishop and the Almighty God sect indications of more repression to come? Or can Xi’s team build on the broader trend in recent years toward openness and autonomy? Whatever the answer may be, it seems likely that Xi will not be able to fall back on the caution and inertia that have characterized Beijing’s approach to these issues for several decades. And with tensions growing on many fronts, the one sure thing is that Xi doesn’t have much time to decide. Best of The New York Review, plus books, events, and other items of interest Interests News about upcoming issues, contributors, special events, online features, and more. 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Neon Tiger seemed to sneak up on me as I was walking down the dark Dupont Avenue, it’s glowing neon image a welcoming bat signal against the cold winter night. The eerily glow continued as I entered the restaurant and was led to our table on the second floor – the workers must have buns of steel scaling up and down the three flights during every shift. Somehow, my typical glass of wine didn’t seem like the right drink of choice with Neon Tiger’s speakeasy vibes. Instead, I opted for the Vice City ($16) a creamy cold frothy cocktail made with pitu cachaca and coco Lopez cream tinged with blue curacao. It was a delicious sipping drink with just a hint of sweetness from the pineapple juice. Toronto’s snow was momentarily forgotten and replaced by the sea breeze of the tropics. Who would have thought I’d enjoy the spicy scallions and avocado slaw ($11) so much? The simple mixed green and vegetable salad was enhanced with a flavourful sweet and spicy sesame dressing, pickled chili, and crispy shallots. What a refreshing way to start the meal and a good palette cleanser for the heavier dishes as well. We found the scallion slaw was much tastier than the Hakka ginger mushroom salad ($14), where the ginger soy glaze was too pungent and thick against the deep-fried mushrooms, which were great on their own. The dressing almost seemed like a very gingery hoisin and chili bean paste that overpowered all the fungi and vegetables. A lighter vinaigrette tossed with the mixed greens, carrots, and green onions, while leaving the fried mushrooms simply seasoned with salt would have worked better. The jap chae ($14) is large enough that it can even work as a main for one person. While the sweet soy sauce was too liberally added, I liked the abundance of mushrooms, vegetables (bok choy, carrot, bell pepper), and seasoning (pickled chili and crispy shallots) that were evenly distributed amongst the glass noodles. The starch itself was cooked perfectly so there was a bit of bite to the noodles. A sprinkle of scallions or some other herb on top would have added that fresh element that would really round out the dish. As we were working our way through the starters, we realize that Neon Tiger doesn’t provide any sharing utensils with each dish. Ultimately, they ended up giving us extra pairs of disposable chopsticks to use, which is environmentally wasteful considering they could just invest in some fork and spoons. My plea to restauranteurs and chefs: if you are going to serve a sharing menu, you need to invest in sharing utensils. It’s expected, even more so when we are in a COVID era. The golden curry snapper ($33) was a strong dish with great flavours, the finely chopped gai lan and red cabbage adding a wonderful crunchy contrast against the curry rice. While the menu notes the dish uses steamed basmati, I found the starch almost had a creamy risotto-like consistency; although, I could have done without the hard bits that made its way into some bites. The dish could be improved if the fish were done less - I enjoyed the crispy skin but the flesh was too dry. There’s not one thing I would change with the prawn tacos ($17), which were absolutely delicious made from crispy hot prawns, paired with a pickled iceberg lettuce & radish slaw, and creamy Thai remoulade. It all sat on a warm, soft, and chewy tortilla that almost reminded me of a thicker Peking duck wrapper. I could have devoured a whole order of these. Even though Neon Tiger presents a speakeasy vibe, there was a hurried frantic pace to the dinner. Perhaps it’s due to the strict one-and-a-half hour seating limit, but the dishes come out way too quickly so we couldn’t enjoy each one fully - it seemed like we were always trying to make room for the other. I’d suggest ordering in two batches to avoid having everything arrive in such quick succession. There’s also no dessert menu to ensure you don’t loiter past the time limit, so you’ll have to make do with another cocktail if you’d like to finish with something sweet. All in all, the restaurant is best for a quick catch-up or if you were like me, for a brief period of respite against the outdoor elements. Overall mark - 7 out of 10 Location: Toronto, Canada Website: https://www.neontiger.ca/ Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend Posted in cocktail, fish curry, fried mushroom, japchae, lounge, salad, scallion slaw, shrimp taco Posted on Saturday, December 25, 2021 by Gastro World Self-coined as the world’s first immersive, multi-sensory art resto bar, Selva’s accolade is debateable. Indeed, the restaurant is a visually stimulating environment, and I could taste fresh ingredients that might be found in a jungle, but there were other senses missing: What could I smell other than the pungent deep woodsy citrus aroma of the magrud lime that seemed to be part of half of the dishes? Possibly if even a few dishes were served in a cloche encapsulating an aromatic scent or if a powerful broth is poured table-side, it would help emit a smell to add to the sensory experience. At the very least, using diffusers in the non-dining room portions of the restaurant that lets out a “jungle” aroma could check this box. Unless you count the dishes that could be eaten with your hands, there’s not a touch element to Selva. Maybe they could incorporate this by changing up the cutlery and plates for certain dishes (serving the ceviche on individual leaves, creating savoury cotton candy, or even dehydrating some ingredients so that it becomes an edible handheld vessel). I know, these are all things that are difficult to create, but if you’re going to call yourself multi-sensory… And finally, there weren’t even any sounds that reminded me of being in a jungle, the easiest sense to create. Of course, Selva shouldn’t become a reincarnated Rainforest Café (who is old enough to remember this place?), but even adding noises at the entrance and in the restrooms – the same areas with the diffusing scents - would help. This is all to say that Selva is hardly a multi-sensory experience, especially not the first in the world. If anything, my dining experiences at Alinea or even Hutaoli’s Markham location would be way more multi-sensory. Nonetheless, Selva is still a lovely environment to dine in: there’s something about the brightly coloured foliage hanging from the ceiling and beautifully presented dishes that puts you in a good mood. And the gorgeous artwork all over the restaurant’s walls, ceiling, and floor by Clandestinos Art is certainly something to behold. Would it be strange to commission a replica in my dining room? It pains me to say this, as I deeply respect Chef Nuit and love her other restaurants, but Selva’s menu needs an overhaul. The best dish of night, unanimously agreed upon at our table, was the eggplant dip ($18 plus an extra $6 for the guacamole). It was such a nice thick consistency, but also flavoured in an interesting manner with shrimp paste (?) and chili so there’s an umami spiciness to the meaty vegetable. Even the shredded mint on top was a great touch. On the other hand, the guacamole is run-of-the-mill and could benefit from a twist to make it special, whether it be the addition of finely chopped chilis or Thai herbs. All in all, the dips are beautifully presented with an array of fresh vegetables and warm crispy tortillas. In retrospect, I would have happily had the entire platter to myself as a meal. Perhaps I’d add on the yellowfin tuna ceviche ($18) as a starter to get the sole smell element once we squeezed the magrud lime and that distinctive aroma engulfed the table. Plus, it’s a decent dish with the delicate soft tuna contrasted with plenty of crunchy ingredients (roasted peanuts, grilled corn, celery, pickled onion) and slices of red serrano chili adding a light spice. If anything, the ceviche could use a bit more salt and oil to balance out all the acidity. The meal starts to go downhill from here… literally as each successive dish is presented it’s worse than the one before. The grilled sea bream ($36) is still fine: while it could be taken off the grill sooner to keep the flesh moister, the skin had a lovely crispy texture. The lemongrass sandwiched in the middle of the fish was a great start, but surprisingly didn’t really diffuse any flavours into the flesh. Once we added pieces of pickled chayote, onion, and a dash of yellow pepper sauce the flavours improved, but the fish could still benefit from more salt. Who knows, maybe the sea bream was actually seasoned perfectly, and I just couldn’t taste it over all the raw garlic used in the tomato rice. Wow is this garlicky, beware to people who are on dates. In fact, the tomato rice would go better with the grilled Denver steak ($30), which by itself is forgettable. The thin under-blade cut of beef was overcooked, but thankfully due to the marbling remained tender. It just doesn’t have a lot of flavour: like the fish, it could be seasoned more, and the sriracha-looking condiment was a sweet pepper sauce that doesn’t really add anything to the steak. If the beef was served over a bed of tomato rice perhaps the garlic in the grains would give it a punch of flavour and the beef’s fat and juices mellow out the rice. At the very least, I’d replace the sweet pepper sauce with a more traditional chimichurri, perhaps made from the leaves from the baby radishes and carrots used in the dip platter, a bit of Thai basil, and bird’s eye chili for a Chef Nuit inspired touch. The corn fritters ($14) were shaped too small so they resembled popcorn corn versus a fritter and could have benefited from being drained longer so it wasn’t as oily. If the batter truly incorporated red curry paste and lime leaf, the ratio of spices to flour needs to increase as it didn’t taste like much. In fact, we really couldn’t even taste the corn. Yet, the fritters were still better the fried calamari ($18), which I couldn’t stomach more than two pieces. Firstly, the sweet and sour sauce covering the bottom of the plate, rather than being served on the side, meant the sesame batter fell off the calamari leaving us with chunks of syrupy batter and naked squid. The calamari were also cut much too small so without serving spoons it was difficult to pick up with a fork. In general, I’m surprised a restaurant that creates a family-style menu doesn’t include sharing utensils with their dishes. I finally asked for an extra spoon and fork with the fish, but these were cleared away with the sea bream and it seemed like a pain to ask for new ones with each dish. If you’re serving a sharing menu, especially under COVID conditions, providing tables with proper serving utensils is key. Moreover, swapping out the plates after every few dishes would be even better as by the end of the meal those small plates were messy. And the worst dish of the night was also the last – talk about not ending with a bang. The shrimp in the tacos ($46 for 6 servings) were over done and rubbery and the amount of salsa, guacamole and red pepper sauce that arrive for six tacos is comical, there was enough for two tacos at best. Especially when paired with corn tortillas, which are such dry wrappers that need a lot of sauce and ingredients to stand up to the rich earthy corn flavour. In retrospect, had I known there was a lack of condiments, I would have asked for the tacos to be served with the lettuce instead. We all grumbled over the make-your-own factor of the dish… did we seriously just spend $46 for a Chilli’s experience? Maybe this is meant to be the “immersive” factor where you feel like you’re foraging the ingredients to create your own meal, but the dish really doesn’t work in a dark restaurant where we could hardly what’s on the plate – boy did I feel old having to whip out a phone to see all the garnishes. Maybe if our table had more than one tealight in a wax-stained holder (that we had to request) we could have seen better. Selva, if you’re going to keep serving these tacos, please just make them for the table. Give me those pre-made tacos in an accordion metal holder any day. On top of the lack of sauce and lighting, without any tongs it was impossible to pick up the julienned cabbage, lettuce, chayote, mango, red bell peppers and onion with a fork. We eventually had to abandon the unsanitary mass of forks diving into the same plate and use our hands instead. If you’re afraid of germs or eating with people you’re not close with, skip this dish. On second thought, even if you’re eating with your partner who’d you gladly swap spit with, I’d skip the tacos. So, what made us stay after dinner for another three hours and close the place down? What Selva has going for it is their great vibe and pleasant service – Alexa came by to check on us frequently and those cocktails just seem to keep flowing. Maybe we should have started with shot and six drinks. Afterwards, all inhibitions would disappear, and I’d dive into each dish like a cave person. Final verdict of Selva: it’s a perfect place for drinks and dip but not for dinner. Overall mark - 5 out of 10 Location: Toronto, Canada Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend Dinner With a View Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2017 by Gastro World If you’re trying to satisfy a picky eater or a crowd with varying tastes, Azarias is a good choice for an Etobicoke restaurant. Although the establishment sounds Greek (on account of being named after the owner), their menu has a diverse array of dishes to choose from. Most are shared plates, but if you’re over the trend, you can easily pick and choose salads and larger plates to create a traditional meal as well. Stumped on what to order? Azarias provides a top ten list to guide you through the process. The first half of this post will focus on these popular dishes. Topping the list is the spicy shrimp tacos ($15), a let-down unless you enjoy overly battered seafood that hasn’t been drained properly. The only saving grace was the shrimp’s large size, lending itself to stay plump and juicy. But then it’s laden with oil and a “spicy” sauce that’s surely just Frank’s Red Hot out of the bottle. Plain cabbage with a bit of corn lines the bottom of the flour tortilla, hardly the salsa fresca you’d expect as described on the menu. Go with the #2 option instead: Montreal smoked meat sliders ($10). Overlooking the dense bun, the thickly sliced meat was tender incorporating enough fat for taste without getting heavy. Served warm, you get a bit of spice with each bite and despite being full flavoured, the smoked meat wasn’t too salty and went well with the mustard. Paired with a juicy pickle wedge, it’s a dish that could make a Jewish deli proud. When Brussels sprouts ($9) are done right, they are so good. Azarias’ version is fine but runs into the pitfall of relying too heavily on other ingredients – in their case, sun dried tomatoes and bacon. Since both are such strong flavours, the actual sprouts get drowned out. If I want bacon, I’d order bacon. For a vegetable, I want Brussels sprouts! Their Kung Pao chicken ($14) was a popular dish that many tables order. The sauce has a wonderful spicy kick, a sweet chili Thai enhanced with garlic sauce, so it’s a shame that the miniscule chicken pieces were so overly battered. Personally, I’d prefer the chicken to be simply tossed in flour (rather than a full-on batter) and cut into larger pieces so that you can actually taste the meat. The jalapenos, on the other hand, were a nice touch. Surprisingly, their short ribs ($18) were only #7 on the top 10 list. It was certainly one of the better dishes I tried that evening and deserves a top three ranking. The large bone-in rib is braised until tender and glazed in a wonderful reduced beef jus. With the roasted carrots, this could easily be a main dish for those who don’t feel like sharing. Bacon seared jumbo scallops ($15) was the last top 10 dish we tried. With a lovely caramelized crust and their large size, the scallops remained tender and meaty. Instead of being wrapped in bacon, it was nice that the meat was on the bottom so you can break chunks off with the scallop or have it as a crispy meaty chip to end. In terms of the dishes that didn’t make the list, there were some hit and misses. The Caprese salad ($11) was heavily slathered with pesto but needed more salt. Interestingly, the kitchen tosses the cheese and tomato slices in the sauce (rather than pouring over top), which is a good idea allowing every bite to get an even coating of flavour. Although the macaroni and cheese ($9) looked watery, the flavours were spot on and the light dusting of buttery gratin on top was fantastic. Pair these with the short ribs and you can easily build a decadent plate. The green beans ($8) were fantastic and much better than the Brussels sprouts. Since they were cooked on a grill, they retained a great crunch and the roasted garlic and dusting of parmesan added enough flavours without taking away from the actual vegetables. For the low price, you get a hefty portion of potatoes with the sea salted fries ($5). They are piping hot and have the essential freshly cut potato essence. Combine the fries with the Montreal smoked meat sliders and you have a great meal. Despite already having an extensive menu, Azarias also offers daily specials. Having tried two of the dishes, they’re definitely worth ordering. The osso bucco with penne ($18) could easily be a pasta main dish given its large size, but since the garlicky cream sauce is pretty rich, it also ideal for sharing. Dollops of goat cheese combine with plump mushrooms and chunks of soft lamb to make a great meal, I would have been happy with just a plate of this to myself. They baby back pork ribs ($14) where glazed in honey garlic and very tender and meaty. They’re sticky and messy, everything you want ribs to be. Azarias resourcefully uses pots of herbs as décor on tables, while also including a pair of scissors so diners can actually use the herbs. Our waiter suggested we cut up the basil to infuse the olive oil for dipping bread into. What a delicious idea that enticed me to devour two slices of soft crusty bread – much to the demise of stomach for the rest of dinner. Let that be a warning when you visit… just one slice. Overall mark - 7.5 out of 10 Location: Toronto, Canada Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend Posted in baby back pork ribs, bacon scallop, Brussels sprouts, caprese salad, fries, green beans, kung pao chicken, macaroni and cheese, Montreal smoked meat, osso bucco, short rib, shrimp taco, small plate, tapas Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2016 by Gastro World Foodies know that being invited to sit at the Chef’s table is a treat - getting to speak to the Chef and being fed an exclusive menu are just a couple of the perks of this honour. To my surprise, Canyon Creek, a casual upscale dining chain from the same corporation that operates Reds, also has this special table… just become a member of the “Canyon Club” to get the invites (refer to the end of the post for details). Each menu differs and consists of dishes generally reserved as secret menu items, created for Winterlicious/Summerlicious, or completely new concoctions featured at the event. Just expect a multi-course meal (in this case six dishes) complete with global wine pairings curated by Constellation Brands for only $50! I have signed up for the club in hopes of being invited back to enjoy another dinner with my friends. To begin, a selection of charcuterie nibbles with a lightly oaked Ravenswood Chardonnay. There was a variety of cheeses: a creamy Ontario brie, a harder crumbly zamorano and a lovely wood fired smoked cheese, each adding different dimensions to the wine. The thinly shaved meats (jamón & chorizo Ibérico and bresaola) were salty and delicious, especially the jamón ibérico that had such a rich sweet smoky essence blending into the thin layer of fat. Chef Dorian King was smart to keep the olives (cerignola and arbequinas) milder as to not over power the charcuterie. I’d happily order the jicama shrimp tacos again (Canyon Creek please offer it regularly, a special summer menu perhaps)? What a bright dish! The crunchy jicama shell (a root vegetable having the light sweetness of apples but the texture of potatoes) topped with smooth avocado, pickled onions, and a barely cooked through shrimp with a ceviche quality. The tacos certainly has some heat from jalapeno and the sriracha crema, but the grapefruit segment helped calm everything. The Alberta bison carpaccio was rather delicate, serving the lean cut of meat raw was an ideal choice. Despite looking so small, the dollops of Kolzig’s triple crunch mustard and fried capers were packed with flavours to incorporate into the neutral carpaccio. The dish was the secret menu item for December and January – Chef King gave me the scoop that in March it will be a s’mores brownie with chocolate ganache, torched marshmallows, peacan crumble and whisky cherries. Winter seems to be the season for beets: Canyon Creek using colourful ones in the base of the salad with whimsical candy cane slivers on top. At first I couldn’t see how the “goat cheese” description worked into the dish, until Chef King explained that the ingredient was made into a creamy coulis sitting on the bottom of the dish – how inventive. Yet, I could hear the sigh of satisfaction when the steak was presented … sure it’s served with the tried and true mashed potatoes and crispy asparagus spears, but why mess with such a good combination? Although the steak appeared very rare, it was wonderful – flowing with juices and incorporating the succulence one expects from filet mignon. The meaty portabella cap on the side was topped with ample amounts of sweet buttery lobster to add a touch of decadence. A rendition of this dish with a 7 oz. sirloin, in replacement of the filet mignon ($31.65), is available at their Sherway Garden location if you’d like to try it for yourself. Given I’ve started dabbling into matching wine with food, it was a treat to understand the thought process Mike German, representative from Constellation Brands, goes through when deciding what to pair with dishes. For example, with the leaner bison choosing a Vintage Ink Merlot Cabernet as to not overpower the meat, opting for the Inniskillin Pinot Noir (rather than a typical white wine) with the beet salad as the fat of the goat cheese can still hold up against the red, or serving Ruffino Prosecco to end because who doesn’t like some sparkly to finish? After draining the last of the wine and feeling sufficiently stuffed and happy, we ended off with a jar of the potted blueberry cheesecake. The cream cheese was thoroughly whipped with sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla to make it much lighter, giving it a custard-like consistency. I rather liked the honey graham cracker crumbs, even though it took some work to get to the bottom. Chef King loves participating in the Chef Table events, he notes they present “the opportunity to provide our guests with a unique experience at an incredible value. We put extra care and detail into the planning and execution of these events and usually add more ‘touches’ than what would normally be ‘executable’ on an everyday basis.” Certainly, I was impressed with the presentation that evening. Being a curious person about the preparation and ingredient combinations, having the Chef walking around and answering queries was a treat. Chef King agrees, “It’s a pleasure meeting our guests and conversing with them about food and life. I usually find that people are very open to hearing about the ingredients, preparation and origins of the dishes, which I love to share and most Chefs love to talk about.” Overall mark - 7 out of 10 Disclaimer: The above meal was complimentary. Rest assured, as noted in my mission statement, I will always provide an honest opinion. Location: Toronto, Canada Address: 156 Front Street	26,174
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The reaction to the film has been well-beyond anything we thought possible when we started the project two years ago. The film is currently experiencing really great word of mouth (some higher profile examples: here, here & here). One of the things we hearing is how the film is great way to show & explain to non-gamers or non-devs what goes into making a game and/or why they love games the way they do. People seem to like discovering and sharing the film. And today, we plan to make that discovering & sharing a l’il bit easier. Go get it. $5 gets you access to the film in both on online stream and as an up-to-1080p DRM-free download. I haven’t watched it yet but have heard it’s amazing and am looking forward to it. 96% “fresh” rating on RottenTomatoes. Tagged: game development, Indie Game: The Movie, movies, video games I'm a career support professional and team leader with over two decades of experience. I believe in leading and coaching teams of humans through active listening and empathy. I also work to broaden the understanding of these concepts, as well as of the importance of remote work, a culture of graceful mistakes, and diversity of thought in everyday work environments.	1,257
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Maersk has a rich company history. The group therefore also has its own museum, with unique ship models, documents, and even large models of port terminals and facilities on display. The museum is located in Arcade House, a historic building next to the company’s headquarters on Esplanaden in central Copenhagen. Photo: Peter Elmholt By Erik Eisenberg, journalist at the Danish daily business newspaper Børsen. The following is a translation of an article that originally appeared in Børsen on 12 May 2019. The current transformation of Maersk from conglomerate to pure transport group is often described as historic. However, the company has done it before – transforming itself in ways which were more far-reaching, according to Maersk’s own historian. The word ‘historic’ is currently being used repeatedly about A.P. Moller - Maersk – and by Maersk’s own senior executives – when talking about the transformation which has seen the large, blue group changing from a diverse conglomerate into a dedicated transport group. When, at the general meeting, Chairman of the Board Jim Hagemann Snabe announced the last of the transactions which have moved assets worth DKK 100 billion – with Maersk Oil having been divested to the French company Total and Maersk Drilling having been demerged and listed separately – he used the word repeatedly. Among other things to emphasise that the advantages Maersk Group had enjoyed historically through its involvement in shipping, oil and gas, the tanker market, supermarkets and the banking sector, had vanished and become a risk. “In other words, it was high time to review the group’s strategic direction, and find a way to reinvent A.P. Moller - Maersk,” said Jim Hagemann Snabe. In-house historian But just how historic is this transformation of A.P. Moller - Maersk? How has one of Denmark’s oldest, largest and most global groups managed to reinvent itself over the years? What is more natural than to ask Maersk’s own in-house historian? Because they actually have one at Esplanaden. His name is Henning Morgen, and as ‘Group Historian’, he is responsible for documenting, collecting and communicating all the Maersk Group’s historical material and information about itself. And according to him, Maersk has done it all before – reinvented itself, drawn up new and ambitious strategies and made decisions that radically changed the company and created new growth. One of the most radical of these transformations took place in the early 1970s. Within the space of just a few years, the A.P. Moller Group launched several big and bold initiatives that laid the foundation for the conglomerate that went on to enjoy success for the next 40 years. “In Denmark, the period we’re talking about is historically remembered as a time of crisis, when everyone thought the country was heading for the abyss. However, for the A.P. Moller Group, it was one of the company’s most important and successful periods. It was back then the two pillars were established upon which Maersk stood firmly for the next 40 years,” explains Henning Morgen. The two pillars were container shipping on the one hand – a field in which Maersk is now world-leading and dedicating itself to becoming ‘the global leader of container logistics’ – and oil-related activities on the other, which started with the North Sea, and continued with international activities in Qatar, driving massive growth in the company’s energy division. “Up until the early 1970s, the group’s main areas of activity had actually been tanker shipping, liner shipping the old-fashioned way without containers, steel ship building and industrial companies. The overall strategy was to run profitable enterprises “with a positive impact on society”. Shipping crude oil was so lucrative that the group was flush with money, which it was keen to invest in new business opportunities. And it was good at seizing any new opportunities that presented themselves,” says Henning Morgen. Look at containers It was during this period that the group acquired a significant stake in the supermarket chain Dansk Supermarked. Herman Salling, who had founded Dansk Supermarked, lacked funding for his expansion plans, and A.P. Møller was keen to keep the project in Danish hands. Also, the investments in the car brake manufacturer Roulunds Fabriker were made out of opportunism and a desire to have a stake in a Danish-owned and profitable enterprise. However, the first oil crisis knocked the bottom out of the tanker market. Something was happening which would radically change Maersk: Containers. “The container was an American invention from the mid-1950s. The first international shipments using containers out of the USA took place in the mid-1960s. But Maersk played no role in this market. The shipping market back then regarded Maersk as ‘an insignificant player’ on the key markets, which were dominated by the old colonial powers,” explains Henning Morgen. As head of the family business, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was, on the cusp of the 1970s, in his prime. A mature man who knew the company inside out. His father A.P. Møller, who in many ways was a dominant force, had passed away five years previously, and the younger Mr Møller now had the freedom, the determination, the courage and the mental capacity to accomplish something big. “Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller launched many new initiatives, for example with Maersk Air and Maersk Data. He sat on the Board of IBM, and was greatly inspired by American leadership and management systems in particular. He was ambitious and willing to take risks,” says Henning Morgen. The A.P. Moller Group back then was already a listed company, but there were no requirements for interim reports, transparency and a constant flow of results. A long time was spent – several years in fact – compiling all the figures which would then inform the decision to focus on container shipping. “The decision had been made and an order had been placed with a shipyard in West Germany for a number of ships which could each carry 1,200 20-foot containers at a time – but then Mr Møller changed his mind. The drawings had long since been sent off, but he telephoned the shipyard with instructions to have the ships extended to accommodate 1,600 containers instead. It was a decision based purely on gut feeling,” says Henning Morgen. It marked the beginning of a period of unparalleled growth globally. In 1975, the Maersk Group had offices in 11 countries. By 2000, the figure had grown to 120. In particular, the fall of the Berlin Wall in about 1990 further accelerated the process, and Maersk posted numerous Danish and foreign employees abroad to countries which had previously been out of bounds for Western companies. This was also when the oil business took off. At almost exactly the same time as the ambitious container initiative was being launched, the first oil was being pumped up from the North Sea. And even though shipping has always been the dominant business area, the national North Sea oil adventure added a whole new dimension to the Maersk story: The myth of the A.P. Moller Group as a powerful concern. “An iconification of Maersk in Denmark took place, and was really rather special. While the group’s spectacular international growth in container shipping received far less attention, the oil business created a completely different impression in society. The fact that Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller attended meetings with the prime minister – even though he would rather have been spared the attention – had a big bearing on how the company was perceived in Denmark,” says Henning Morgen. His Royal Highness Prince Henrik honored the A.P. Moller Group by opening the valves for the first oil to come ashore from the North Sea fields in 1972. In fact, it was actually not until the late 1980s that Maersk started to make money from oil. And it was not until 1994, when Maersk Oil was invited into Qatar, that the oil activities experienced a shift in gear and started attracting significant investments. The investments and the experience which the company acquired through working the hard limestone in the North Sea strengthened Maersk’s position. “In 2000-2016, oil and gas contributed most to the bottom line, but there was a subtext to the story. For most of the company’s history from 1970 onwards, container shipping and activities closer to home generated most of the earnings,” says Henning Morgen. The fact that Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller attended meetings with the prime minister – even though he would rather have been spared the attention – had a bearing on how the company was perceived in Denmark A week to consider the deal There are lots of other historical milestones: Such as when A.P. Moller took over EAC’s container division in the 1990s – after just a week in which to consider the deal – and subsequently the American firm Sealand, the company whose founder had also invested the container. Sealand had a portfolio of port terminals, which then became the platform for creating the port division APM Terminals. Or when the A.P. Moller Group – until that point shrouded in secrecy and known for its impenetrable corporate structure of partnerships, limited companies and six-monthly financial statements without any figures other than the date and year – suddenly started in the noughties to transform itself into a conventional group with a parent company, subsidiaries, and precise information on how big a stake it actually had in, for example, Danske Bank. And then there were the historical oddities. Many people think that today’s shareholder activism with critical contributions at annual general meetings combined with demands for more and better dividends for investors are a new thing. According to Henning Morgen that is not the case at all: “You can just sell your shares.” “At an annual general meeting in the 1950s, A.P. Møller was criticised from the floor for paying out too small a dividend. The response was that if you took that view, you could just sell your shares – with the postscript: ‘We’d be happy to buy them’,” says Henning Morgen. Historically, what distinguishes the period of massive growth since the 1970s and the new journey which today’s Maersk is about to embark on? There are two things, according to the historian: The first is a question of size. “Today, our chairman says loud and clear at the annual general meeting that the energy companies had to be divested because it was difficult to see how they could become some of the biggest in their respective markets. Only by being one of the largest and market-leading can we guarantee profitable growth.” Henning Morgen: “The early 1970s in Denmark are largely remembered in a historical perspective as a time of crisis. But for the A.P. Moller Group, it was one of the most important and successful periods.” “However, this requirement did not apply at the beginning of the 1970s, when Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller decided to get into container shipping. Back then, Maersk was an insignificant player. The change in strategy was necessary to meet customer requirements. And this is also the reason behind today’s change of strategy. So there is both a clear parallel – but also an important difference,” says Henning Morgen. The other difference is about time – or perhaps it is actually about patience. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller and his closest lieutenants spent years analysing the container market in every detail before making a move. Over the next three decades, their strategy was revised and adjusted. But basically it was the same – and there was a world out there to conquer, and enough patience as long as growth was maintained. The next strategy-cycle – the one that Nils Smedegaard headed and which focused on four strategic business units – Maersk Line, Maersk Oil, Maersk Drilling and APM Terminals that opened up huge investment opportunities and had to be in the top 25 per cent within their respective industries – lasted just nine years before it had to be adapted. The world had changed radically. The oil price collapsed, revenue fell, and, in three of the five operating years from 2012 to 2016, Maersk invested more money than its operations generated. “The patience of owners and the world at large with a strategy is simply less, while requirements for communication and transparency have grown. It is inconceivable that you could spend years thinking and analysing in the same way that Mr Møller did in the 1970s. Even though the changes back then were of the same magnitude as those we are seeing today, it was a completely different era,” says Henning Morgen in conclusion. 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After her full-length debut, 2019’s Miss Universe, was released, Nilüfer Yanya felt like she was stepping into the unknown. The obvious thing to do was start work on another album. But Yanya didn’t want to do that. “It felt like I was going in a circle,” she says. “In a way, it becomes a routine, and I don’t want to make albums that way.” She struggled to find inspiration in 2020, the first year of the pandemic. She didn’t write anything that year, and didn’t want to write anything, and wasn’t afraid to be frank about it. “I felt like I was at the bottom, kind of scraping for ideas,” she says. following ... pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track following pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track Merch for this release: Vinyl LP Eventually, Yanya turned to her closest collaborators on Miss Universe to help her free her mind. Her work with her friend, the musician, producer, and writer Will Archer, was crucial in bringing PAINLESS into fruition. “We really got on when we worked together on my last record and it was really easy to talk to him,” she says. “I always find it really easy to be honest, just about life in general [with Archer].” They began to work together again last year, and the result are the tracks that make up PAINLESS. “It just made a lot of sense,” Yanya says. “It felt a lot more natural. What’s that word? When things just start falling from the sky. All of a sudden, the songs just started falling.” There’s a cloud of anxiety hanging over PAINLESS. It’s clear on tracks like “Stabilise,” a restless number accompanied by a hasty metronomic beat that captures the essence of being trapped in a pandemic. The dark and heavy “Company,” which deals with inner turmoil, was a tricky one for Yanya. “It’s sort of like the lowest it gets,” she says. “The Mystic” was easier; a brighter track on the surface, the song deals with the fear of missing out—of watching everyone around you move on with their lives, get real jobs, and move in with their partners. “You’re like, ‘What am I doing? Why can’t I do that?’” Yanya says. “It’s just weird because I’ve never wanted those things, and when you see people doing that, you’re like, ‘Oh I didn’t know we were all doing that now. And then you’re like, ‘Oh should I be?’ It’s just funny.” ... pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track Merch for this release: Vinyl LP Being open on her songs has always been scary for Yanya. “You always think, when you write it down and talk about something specific to yourself, that everyone’s gonna know what it’s about, that it’s gonna be immediately obvious,” she says. It’s also a trick for herself; there’s no vagueness in the emotions on PAINLESS, because her lyricism is intentional, rather than ambiguous. “It’s what keeps the writing interesting,” Yanya explains. “Like, ‘How do I talk about this, without talking about it? How do I say this, without it just being about me?’” The album’s title is drawn from the myth that artists need to be in pain in order to make something good. “I’m not sure if that’s true,” Yanya says. “I’m not sure if that’s the best way I can work, anyways. To always be tormented,” adding “I mean, you can’t call it ‘PAINFUL,’ that would be a terrible album name!” Once Yanya really got into the creation process, things began to fall into a comfortable groove. “This is a way that I like making music, I like it to be a bit more painless,” she says. “I feel like that’s how you get the best, most instinctive stuff out.”	3,961
Police officers guard the doors of a teaching hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic, after a gunman carried out a mass shooting in its waiting room Tuesday morning. A man shot and killed six people at a hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava early Tuesday morning, setting off a manhunt that ended when the suspected gunman killed himself as police were closing in. In addition to the six dead, three people were injured, Interior Minister Jan Hamacek said in an update about what he called a "huge tragedy." The shooting started inside the hospital, as NPR's Rob Schmitz reports from Berlin: "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told Czech Television the shootings occurred at close range in the waiting room, while a doctor inside the hospital told the local media that staff had been locked in a hallway waiting for the emergency to end." Czech Police say the gunman, 42, started shooting inside the University Hospital in Ostrava shortly after 7 a.m. local time. The first responders arrived five minutes later, to find that the suspect had fled, driving a silver Renault Laguna. The man's photo and the license plate number of his car were broadly disseminated, as police asked the public to help them find the gunman. Officers tracked down the car — and the suspect, who hasn't yet been identified, shot himself in the head, Czech Police say. Prime Minister Babis visited Ostrava in the wake of the shooting, canceling a planned visit by Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas so he could meet with local officials and those affected by the attack. "It's a crazy tragedy," Babis said via Twitter. Citing the "extraordinary event," the hospital says that while its campus is open, the clinic building where the attack unfolded is closed for the day, open only to patients on dialysis who need treatment. Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.	2,032
I much prefer to pray in English, since reading the siddur in Hebrew provides me with no emotional connection to G-d. I was told to read the Hebrew even though I cannot comprehend it, yet other people I know were told that they could pray in English. Which approach is correct? Question #2: Bella, a middle-aged, new immigrant from Central Europe, struggles to ask the rabbi: I became frum in Hungary and Hungarian is the only language that I can read and understand. Someone told me that now that I am living in the United States, I cannot pray in Hungarian, but must learn to read either English or Hebrew. Is this so? I am really too old to learn to read a new language. Bracha Acharona asked me the following: I heard that some authorities rule that if one recited a bracha in Japanese before eating, one should not recite the bracha again, even if one does not know a word of Japanese; yet, if one bensched in Japanese, one would be required to bensch again. Is there indeed a difference between a bracha before eating and one afterwards? The Gemara discusses whether a kohen who knows no Hebrew may duchen in translation. Since this mitzvah is in the current week’s reading, we have an opportunity to discuss whether mitzvos that require speaking must be recited in Hebrew, or if they may be recited in translation. Those That Can and Those Than Cannot The Mishnah (Sotah 32a) supplies a rather long list both of mitzvos that are fulfilled only when recited in Hebrew and of those that are fulfilled when recited in any language. For example, one cannot fulfill the requirements of chalitzah (see Devarim 25:7-10), duchening (see Bamidbar 6:24-26), and the narration that accompanies bikkurim (see Devarim 26:5-11), unless one recites the exact Hebrew words that the Torah cites. On the other hand, other mitzvos, including the reciting of shma, prayer, and birkas hamazon (bensching) can be fulfilled by translating the relevant passages into a language with which one is familiar. Indeed the Gemara (Brachos 40b) records an instance in which an individual named Binyomin the Shepherd bensched in Aramaic, and Rav ruled that he had fulfilled his requirement. The Gemara explains the reason for which some mitzvos may be fulfilled in translation, but not others, on the basis of several intricate interpretations from various verses. Which is preferable? Having established that one may pray in a vernacular, the first question on which we will focus is whether it is preferable for someone who does not understand Hebrew to pray in a language that he understands, or whether it is preferred to pray in Hebrew, even though it is not understood. From Tosafos (Sotah op. cit.) we see that someone who does not understand Hebrew and recites a prayer, shma, or bensching in Hebrew does not fulfill the mitzvah. Tosafos asks why the Mishnah omits hearing Megillah from its list of mitzvos that may be fulfilled in any language. Tosafos answers that the mitzvah of Megillah is qualitatively different from all the other mitzvos mentioned in this Mishnah, because one who does not understand Hebrew fulfills the mitzvah of Megillah in Hebrew. Tosafos clearly understands that someone who prays, bensches or reads shma in a language he does not understand does not fulfill the mitzvah, even if the language is Hebrew, and the Mishnah is listing mitzvos that one will fulfill only in the vernacular. Thus, according to Tosafos‘ opinion, Verna should be reciting her prayers in English, and Bella should recite them in Hungarian. Hebrew for the Hungarians Although Tosafos holds this way, later authorities reject this conclusion. The Keren Orah notes that, according to Tosafos, someone who does not understand Hebrew will be unable to fulfill the mitzvos of bensching and davening if he does not have a siddur handy with a translation in a language that they understand. He cites other early authorities who answered Tosafos‘ question (from the Gemara in Megillah) in a different way and concludes that one who prayed, bensched or read shma in Hebrew fulfills the mitzvah, even if he does not understand Hebrew, providing that he knew that he was about to fulfill the mitzvah. Quoting other earlier authorities, the Mishnah Berurah (62:2) extends this concept, ruling that it is preferable to daven, bensch and recite shma in Hebrew, rather than to use a different language, even when one does not understand Hebrew. What does veshinantam mean? The Mishnah Berurah adds an additional reason why one should recite shma in Hebrew. This is because there are several words in shma that are difficult to translate, or whose meaning is unclear. For example, the word veshinantam may often be translated as teach them, but this translation does not express the full meaning of the word. The word for teach them in Hebrew is velimadtem, which is the word used in the second parsha of shma, Vehayah im shomo’a. The word veshinantam includes teaching students until they know the Torah thoroughly, and simply translating this word as and you shall teach them does not adequately relay the intended meaning. By the way, this difference in meaning is reflected in the Targum Onkeles Aramaic translation, where velimadtem is translated vesalfun, whereas veshinantam is translated u’sesaninun, which comes from the Aramaic root that is equivalent to the Hebrew veshinantam. Thus, Aramaic possesses two different verbs, one of which means to teach and the other meaning to teach until known thoroughly, whereas English lacks a short way of expressing the latter idea. I have heard it suggested that one may alleviate this problem in English by translating the word veshinantam with the entire clause you shall teach it to your sons until they know it thoroughly. This approach should seemingly resolve the concern raised by the Mishnah Berurah, although I am unaware of an English translation that renders the word veshinantam in this way. Whether or not one can translate veshinantam accurately, the Mishnah Berurah questions how one will translate the word es, since it has no equivalent in most languages. He further notes that the word totafos, which refers to the tefillin worn on the head, is also difficult to translate. However, when we recite these words in Hebrew, we avoid the need to know the exact translation, since we are using the words the Torah itself used. The Mishnah Berurah feels that for the same reasons, someone who can read but does not understand Hebrew should recite Kiddush, bensching, davening and his other brachos in Hebrew. Although the Mishnah Berurah does not mention this predicament, a problem similar to the one he raises concerns the translation of the Name of G-d. When reciting a bracha or any of the above-mentioned requirements in a different language, one must be careful to translate this Name accurately (Shu’t Igros Moshe, Orach Chayim 4:40:27). Rav Moshe Feinstein notes this problem in the context of the anecdote I mentioned above about Binyomin the Shepherd, who bensched in Aramaic. The Gemara records that Binyomin the Shepherd referred to G-d as Rachmana. In a teshuvah on the subject, Rav Moshe notes that although the word Rachmana obviously derives from the same source as the word rachum, mercy, one would not fulfill the requirement of reciting a bracha by substituting the word rachum for Hashem‘s Name. Thus, Rav Moshe asks, how could Binyomin the Shepherd have fulfilled his bracha by reciting the translation of the word rachum? Rav Moshe answers that although the source of the word Rachmana and the word rachum are the same, Rachmana is the translation of G-d’s Name in Aramaic, and therefore it is used in Aramaic prayers and blessings. However, rachum is not a translation of G-d, but an attribute of G-d, and its recital in a bracha is not adequate. We thus realize that someone translating Hashem’s Name into any language must be meticulously careful to translate it with complete accuracy. Is “G-d” Correct? I have seen two common ways of translating the Name of Hashem into English, one as Lord and the other as G-d. Translating His Name as Lord is based on the meaning of the Name Adnus as Adon hakol, the Lord of all, which is the basic understanding one is required to have when reciting His Name. However, I have noticed that some recent translations now transliterate the Name in English as Hashem. This is not an accurate translation, and a person reciting the bracha this way will not fulfill his responsibility. I strongly suggest that the publishers not do this, since they are performing a disservice for people using their translation. Notwithstanding the Mishnah Berurah’s conclusion that it is preferred that one recite davening, bensching, and shma in Hebrew, even if he does not understand them, in an early Rishon we find a compromise position between Tosafos, who holds that one does not fulfill the mitzvos if he does not understand the language, and the Mishnah Berurah’s approach. The Sefer Chassidim (#588) advises, “If a G-d fearing man or woman who does not understand Hebrew comes to you, tell them to learn the prayers in the language that they understand, because prayer can only be recited with understanding of the heart, and if the heart does not understand what the mouth expresses, it does not accomplish anything. For this reason, it is best to pray in a language one understands. He states this even more clearly in a different passage (#785). It is better for a person to pray and recite Shma and brachos in a language that he comprehends, rather than pray in Hebrew and not understand… It is for this reason that the Talmud, both in Bavel and in Eretz Yisrael, was written in Aramaic, so that even the unlettered can understand the mitzvos. We should ask: Why did the Sefer Chassidim reserve his comments for someone who is G-d fearing? Clearly, he holds that one fulfills the mitzvos whether one recites these prayers in Hebrew that he does not understand or a translation that he does (similar to the Mishnah Berurah’s position), but the Sefer Chassidim rules that it is preferable to recite these prayers in a language he understands (unlike the Mishnah Berurah’s position). The Sefer Chassidim’s position is subsequently quoted by the Magen Avraham (101:5), who also cites this approach in the name of the Asarah Maamaros of the Rama miFanu. The Yad Efrayim quotes the Magen Avraham (who ruled as the Sefer Chassidim), but feels very strongly that one should recite the tefillah in Hebrew. To quote him: In our days, when there is no one who can translate the Hebrew accurately, one should rebuke anyone who follows a lenient route and prays in the vernacular. Rather, one should not separate himself from the community to read the prayer in Hebrew and one fulfills his mitzvah even if he does not understand. Someone concerned about the issues raised by Sefer Chassidim should learn the basic understanding of the Hebrew enough to know what he is asking. Although he will not understand each word, we are not concerned about this… If he does not want to learn the Hebrew, then he should pray in Hebrew with the community, and then, afterwards, he can read the prayer in translation. Thus, we see that the Yad Efrayim is a strong advocate of one’s praying only in Hebrew, and he presumably was one of the authorities upon whom the Mishnah Berurah based his ruling. At this point, we can return to Verna’s question: I much prefer to pray in English, since reading the siddur provides me with no emotional connection to G-d. I was told to read the Hebrew, even though I cannot comprehend it; yet, other people I know were told that they could pray in English. Which approach is correct? Verna has been told to follow the ruling of the Yad Efrayim and the Mishnah Berurah, which is the most commonly-followed approach today. We encourage anyone who can read the words in Hebrew to recite the prayers and brachos in Hebrew. However, assuming that the “other people” can read Hebrew, they were instructed by someone who followed the approach of the Magen Avraham and the Sefer Chassidim. It is also possible that the “other people” cannot read Hebrew properly. Someone who cannot read Hebrew has no choice but to recite prayers in the best translation that he/she can find. Is this the Language of the Country? At this point, I would like to address Bella’s predicament. I became frum in Hungary and Hungarian is the only language that I can read and understand. Someone told me that now that I am living in the United States, I cannot pray in Hungarian, but must learn to read either English or Hebrew. Is this so? What is the halacha if someone does not understand the language of the country in which he/she lives? Can one fulfill the mitzvos of shma, brachos and davening by reciting these prayers in his native language, notwithstanding the fact that few people in his new country comprehend this language? Although this may seem surprising, the Bi’ur Halacha rules that one fulfills the mitzvos in a vernacular only when this is the language that is commonly understood in the country in which one is currently located. Following this approach, one who recites a bracha in America in a language that most Americans do not understand is required to recite the bracha again. Bella was indeed told the position of the Bi’ur Halacha that one cannot fulfill the mitzvah of praying in the United States in Hungarian or any other language that is not commonly understood, other than Hebrew. The Bi’ur Halacha based his ruling on a statement of the Ritva (in the beginning of his notes to the Rif on Nedarim), who implies that halacha recognizes something as a language only in the time and place that a people has chosen to make this into their spoken vernacular. Some later authorities disputed the Bi’ur Halacha’s conclusion, demonstrating that this concern of the Ritva refers only to a slang or code, but not to a proper language (Kuntrisei Shiurim of Rav Gustman, Nedarim page 11; and others). This means that if someone prayed or recited a bracha in something that is not considered a true language, he would not fulfill his mitzvah and would be required to recite the prayer or bracha again. However, although most Americans do not understand Hungarian, since this is considered a bona fide language, Bella fulfills the mitzvah by davening in Hungarian. Rav Gustman writes that he told many Russian baalei teshuvah that they could pray in Russian when they were living in Israel or the United States, even though Russian is not understood by most people in either country. He acknowledges that, according to the Bi’ur Halacha, this would not fulfill the mitzvah. Must one understand the foreign language? At this point, we will address Bracha’s brachos question: I heard that some authorities rule that if one recited a bracha in Japanese before eating one should not recite the bracha again, even if one does not know a word of Japanese; yet if one bensched in Japanese, one would be required to bensch again. Is there indeed a difference between a bracha before eating and one afterwards? According to Tosafos, someone can fulfill reciting the brachos before eating and Hallel and Kiddush even in a secular language that one does not understand. Tosafos contends that although one fulfills the mitzvos of bensching, davening and shma only in a language that one understands, there is a difference between them and brachos before eating, Hallel and Kiddush, where one fulfills the mitzvah without understanding the language. Although the Magen Avraham (introduction to Orach Chayim 62) rules in accordance with this Tosafos, most later commentaries do not (Keren Orah and Rav Elazar Landau on Sotah ad loc.; Bi’ur Halacha 62 s.v. Yachol; Aruch Hashulchan 62:3). Several authorities state that they do not understand Tosafos‘ position that there is a difference between shma, shemoneh esrei and birkas hamazon, which can only be recited in a language one understands, and Kiddush, Hallel, birkas hamitzvos and brachos before eating, which Tosafos rules one may recite even in a language that one does not comprehend. The answer is: the drasha of Chazal states that one fulfills shma only in a language that one understands. This is logical, because shma is accepting the yoke of Heaven, and how can one do this without comprehending the words? The same idea applies to the shemoneh esrei — how can one be praying if one does not understand what one is saying? Birkas hamazon is also a very high level of thanks, and what type of acknowledgement is it, if one does not know the meaning of the words he is saying? However, one can praise in a language that one does not understand, as evidenced by the fact that chazzanim or choirs may sing beautiful praise, although they do not necessarily comprehend every word. Similarly, as long as one knows that the Kiddush is sanctifying Shabbos, one fulfills the mitzvah, even if one does not understand the words. The Keren Orah answers Tosafos‘ question in a different way, arguing that although the Mishnah omits these four cases, each should be included in one of the cases mentioned by the Mishnah. Both Hallel and Kiddush are part of davening, and therefore are included when the Mishnah says that tefillah may be recited in any language, and it is implied that brachos on mitzvos and before eating food would be included in the statement of the Mishnah that one may bensch in any language. Some people, who cannot read Hebrew at all, have no choice but to pray in the language that they can read and understand. However, anyone who can should accept the challenge of studying the prayers a bit at a time, gradually thereby developing both fluency and comprehension. In the interim, they can read the translation of each paragraph first, and then read the Hebrew, which will help them develop a full understanding of the prayers as Chazal wrote and organized them.	18,100
Writer Anshumi Jhaveri interviews Srushti Mahamuni : Founder of a pleasure positive blog focusing on Sex Positivity and Sex Education, about the importance of understanding your body normalizing pleasure for womxn. A: Tell me a bit about yourself! S: I was born and raised in India till I was 21, and from there I have lived around everywhere from Europe to Africa. I did my masters in Gender Studies, which was the best decision of my life. I dream of a world where women have a right to their own bodies, and then their lives. I have worked in the field of international development and women's rights. I recently started a pleasure positive blog that focuses on sex positivity, and sex education. A: When did you first become passionate about gender equality, and social injustice? S: I’ve always been a fighter. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a house where my brother and I were treated the same. However, the minute I left the bubble of my house, I was treated like a “girl”. The seeds for wanting to fight for gender justice were planted right there in my heart. I attended a course on feminism in college, and I realized I wasn’t the only one. I found a way to name everything that I had been experiencing. From there, I realized how much work had to be done and that’s how my journey began. A: How does your Indian heritage impact your work on a daily basis? S: In many different ways, and it depends on what I am doing. Part of my heritage was my upbringing, and I had very liberal parents. This gave me the confidence to own my truth. Intersectionality is the biggest part of my life and my work; I work for an organization known as Daya, which works to empower South Asian survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Houston My Indian heritage allows me to instinctively understand the cultural dynamics that South Asian survivors grapple with. A: For sure. In the workplace, there is often less hype for women and women of color specifically. What inspires you to keep going and doing what you do? S: What inspires me the most to keep going is the badass women of color around me. Being able to work with these women, day in and day out. The women in my life are so important- I have a strong support system. The energy that I get from my sister-friends around the world and the women around me, is more than enough fuel to keep me going. As women of color, it is not a choice to fight. It isn’t a switch that I can turn off at any point, it’s my everyday reality. I look at the world through a feminist lens, and I can’t let sexism and racism slide even when I am tired- in order to survive, we have to call things out. It’s the only way we can make change happen. A: Based off of that, what advice would you give to young activists and women of color? S: Get your squad. You need people that have your back. Female solidarity and female friendships are so important. Don’t compete with other women- there are already so many forces against us, that if we turn against each other- we only move backwards. Also, make yourself bigger. We are taught to make ourselves smaller, and to go with the norm. Take up space- it may be uncomfortable, but this is me. Be loud, be big, have that accent, eat with your hands - be proud of who you are. Yeah, those are my top pieces of advice. A: You are very vocal about issues such as sex-positive sex education and the importance of pleasure. Why is that? S: Having grown up in India, I saw that sex education does not happen. No one talks about pleasure- we need to reduce the stigma and the shame around this, because women are feeling guilty for feeling good. As I got older, I saw men being praised for having sex, whereas the only message from my culture to me was to get educated and get married. Women are not exploring their own identity, and that is why I started. A: What does the blog highlight? S: The purpose of the blog is to highlight pleasure. But even before we talk about pleasure we need to talk about boundaries. If you haven’t spent time with yourself, and don't know what your own boundaries are, how do you set boundaries with other people? How do we know when those boundaries have been crossed? We can’t begin to understand consent if we don’t understand ourselves. Pleasure starts with looking at your body and understanding it. If I own my body, I won’t be ashamed of it. You do not have to look a certain way to accept your bodies. A: Understanding your boundaries is so important. You work with women who have dealt with violence every day. How could the blog make a change in their lives? S: The blog is not just discussing pleasure, but body positivity, and comprehensive sex education. The target group of the blog is honestly everyone, but specifically teenage girls. When we understand these things young, we understand our bodies. Bodies don’t exist in a vacuum, but often in a context of violence- and this is never talked about, especially in South Asian communities. We carry this baggage, and the fact that it is not talked about is what creates our flawed relationships with our bodies. It isn’t an accident that we don’t talk about this. Shame and stigma is normalized. . To normalize pleasure is the goal of the blog- a world in which self acceptance, sex positivity and body positivity are the norm. And that's why I do what I do.	5,358
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Certainly it is actually feasible, but you are going to miss out on a lot, so it is better to rent a car for at the very least component of the vacation. 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I can easily not avoid the perception that Poles come here mostly for work. Hardly any person taking leave of absence in July, August or even September will certainly think about Scotland. Because of the costs that are undoubtedly antagonistic for some travelers, probably it is. Meanwhile, the property of Nessi as well as males in kilts is definitely worth a longer or brief journey. Possibly it is excellent to think of it immediately, when the market value of the extra pound is falling, and hence our company will pay a lot less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring season Therefore why is it worth it? Scotland is mostly a fantastic yard in the north of the country. Highlands– mountains covered with yard and also patricias, deep-seated lochs (lakes), an impressive coast collection, glen (beautiful valleys), and most of all, rarely found in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wild, where our experts will certainly certainly not see a singular residence. Space, space and area again! Wild attributes, an abundance of vegetations, birds and also other animals wait for nature fanatics. In Scotland, I have actually presently had the capacity to view tapes, dolphins or perhaps deer. Scotland is actually additionally an in the past interesting land (who watched Brave Heart?), Where you may visit impressive stone fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). 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An also better tip is actually to rent a cars and truck for someday and also happen an independent journey (the course and also attributes of the coordinated trips perform certainly not automatically match everyone). Such a self-guided tour is going to possibly take our company at least 10 hours. Arran is contacted Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of nationwide playgrounds, a beautiful lake bordered by woods as well as hills. 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Highlands– hillsides covered along with turf as well as heathers, deep-seated lochs (ponds), a significant coast product line, glen (picturesque valleys), and most of all, hardly ever found in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wilderness, where we will not see a singular house. Space, room and space once more! Wild attributes, a wealth of vegetations, birds and other animals await nature lovers. In Scotland, I have actually actually been actually capable to check out tapes, dolphins or maybe deer. Scotland is actually likewise a historically fascinating land (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you may explore impressive stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). 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Edinburgh – Some tips for going to Scotland Trip in Scotland ought to absolutely begin along with its funds. Edinburgh is a wonderful medieval a town along with symbolic stone structures. From the principal road, the so-called The Royal Mile connecting the previous royal castle with the Queen’s summer months palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a system of interesting little roads (the so-called shut), making a labyrinth through which it is actually truly worth acquiring dropped. It takes around pair of times to check out Edinburgh, yet you can prolong this time approximately four. When it comes to a quick check out to Scotland, you may also confine on your own to Edinburgh only, devoting someday on a big salami by bus in the Scottish mountainous (almost every holiday company in the capital uses it). Thus, a minimum of momentarily our experts will definitely experience the ambience of a real land of moistures. An even far better suggestion is actually to rent out an automobile for someday and also take place an independent vacation (the plan and attribute of the managed excursions do certainly not essentially match everyone). Such a self-guided scenic tour will perhaps take our company at the very least ten hrs. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s pair of national parks, an attractive lake encompassed by woodlands as well as hills. On the method, you can easily additionally see Stirling Castle. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most inexpensive destinations. In enhancement, in Scotland the camping tent may be prepared up literally anywhere, thus vacationers may likewise sleep in the crazy. The most widely known as well as one of the most gorgeous treking routes in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Longer trip? Exactly how around north along the west shoreline and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit a lot less exceptional eastern? Numerous vacationers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often visiting Glencoe or Fort William en route) then visits Isle of Skye (the best gorgeous of the Scottish islands), at that point scalp along the shoreline in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and eventually Street Andrews. Is it achievable through buses and also learns? Certainly it is possible, however you will miss a whole lot, so it is actually better to lease an auto for at the very least aspect of the excursion. As well as don’t be fooled due to the tourist snare of Loch Ness– in fact, there are lots of a lot more beautiful locations all around Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind visiting Scotland for the 1st time at the end of April. It was actually already spring in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. The Highlands were still dealt with in snowfall in lots of areas, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly storm. When journeying in Scotland, firstly good, water resistant, sports footwear. A decent raincoat (and windproof!) Will also be available in convenient, often it is likewise worth including a slim headscarf, a sporting activities hat as well as sporting activities handwear covers to the bag (spring season and also fall). In winter season, I recommend preventing Scotland coming from a distance. Why? The response is actually straightforward: it puts as well as blows. Extra little bit of points: Umbrellas undoubtedly do not work (the wind bends all of them in each directions), the tent must (MUST!) possess a really good flysheet, it is worth taking a recyclable bottle along with you (water faucet water, however additionally drinkable in streams or flows), at minimum a couple of pairs of belts, a hot fleece as well as something to fend off unpleasant flies (I highly recommend a smidge). When it comes to a low-budget trip, sleeping in a tent or even stay merely in hostels (price regarding PLN 80 per evening). You ought to try sea food (they are delectable!), Whiskey, visit a minimum of one whiskey and command fish and also chips along with vinegar a minimum of the moment. I hope that with this article I encouraged my pals (:-RRB-) yet additionally strangers to travel to Scotland. It’s really worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to check out, so I am actually still below. Attractive Scottish beaches. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny isle, white colored seashores. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually undoubtedly a really lovely country, as well as every year it is actually explored through crowds of visitors from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or Spain. Arran is contacted Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most cost effective places. It was actually already springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter all over. I hope that with this message I encouraged my pals (:-RRB-) however also unfamiliar people to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ puppy test : It is the best time to make some plans for the long run and it’s time to be happy. I have read this submit and if I may I want to recommend you few interesting issues or advice. Maybe you could write next articles referring to this article. I wish to read more things approximately it! which dog is right for me test : Hi, Neat post. There is a problem with your website in internet explorer, would check this… IE still is the market leader and a good portion of people will miss your magnificent writing due to this problem. 2020921 3:10 AM Scotland is definitely a definitely gorgeous nation, and also each year it is actually seen by crowds of tourists coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. I may not stand up to the feeling that Poles come listed here primarily for work. Rarely anybody departing in July, August or September will consider Scotland. Possibly it is since of the rates that are absolutely antagonistic for some visitors. The property of Nessi and also guys in kilts is actually most definitely worth a longer or even brief quest. Maybe it is actually excellent to think of it immediately, when the worth of the pound is actually dropping, and hence our company will pay for a lot less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is primarily a wonderful yard in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have actually actually been capable to see seals, dolphins or even deer. Scotland is also a historically exciting property (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you can go to stunning stone castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The capital on its own, the magnificent Edinburgh, also is worthy of focus, especially during the summer festivals. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, past history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for checking out Scotland Trip in Scotland must definitely start with its own financing. It takes around 2 days to go to Edinburgh, but you may prolong this opportunity up to four. In the instance of a quick browse through to Scotland, you can easily likewise confine on your own to Edinburgh simply, spending one day on a round vacation through bus in the Scottish plateaus (virtually every traveling company in the capital provides it). Arran is actually contacted Scotland in baby. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s pair of nationwide playgrounds, a beautiful lake encompassed by hills and forests. On the way, you can likewise check out Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most cost effective locations. In add-on, in Scotland the tent can be prepared up practically anywhere, so vacationers can easily additionally rest in the wild. The very most famous and one of the most wonderful treking routes in Europe is the so-called West Highland Way. Longer trip? How about north along the west shoreline and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit less incredible eastern? A lot of vacationers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (occasionally going to Glencoe or even Fort William on the method) at that point gos to Isle of Skye (the most lovely of the Scottish isles), after that head along the coast towards Ullapool, as for Durness, on the way back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, as well as lastly St Andrews. Is it feasible through learns and also buses? Obviously it is possible, however you will definitely skip a lot, so it is actually a lot far better to lease an automobile for a minimum of aspect of the vacation. And do not be tricked due to the tourist trap of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are actually lots of a lot more wonderful spots all over Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I remember visiting Scotland for the 1st time at the side of April. It was actually currently springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. The Highlands were still dealt with in snowfall in a lot of areas, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rainfall. When traveling in Scotland, initially of all good, waterproof, sports footwear. A nice raincoat (as well as windproof!) Are going to likewise can be found in helpful, at times it is actually also worth incorporating a slim headscarf, a sports hat and sporting activities handwear covers to the bag (spring and fall). In winter months, I suggest preventing Scotland from a span. Why? The solution is basic: it pours and also strikes. Addition little bit of traits: Umbrellas undoubtedly do not work (the wind bends them with all instructions), the camping tent should (MUST!) possess a good flysheet, it deserves taking a reusable container with you (touch water, however additionally drinkable in streams or even flows), at the very least a handful of sets of socks, a warm fleece as well as something to ward off nasty flies (I recommend a modicum). When it comes to a low-budget vacation, oversleep a camping tent or even stay simply in hotels (expense regarding PLN 80 per night). You ought to make an effort fish and shellfish (they are delectable!), Whiskey, check out at least one whiskey and also instruction fish as well as chips along with vinegar at the very least when. I really hope that using this article I urged my close friends (:-RRB-) yet additionally complete strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It is actually really worth a hundred times! I welcome you to see, so I am actually still right here. Attractive Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny isle, white beach fronts. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is most certainly a really stunning country, and also every year it is explored by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Arran is gotten in touch with Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most cost effective places. It was presently spring in Scotland, the sun was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. I hope that along with this blog post I encouraged my pals (:-RRB-) but also strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020921 4:38 AM Scotland is most certainly a truly wonderful country, and every year it is actually gone to through groups of tourists coming from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or even Spain. Hardly anybody taking vacation in July, August or September are going to presume of Scotland. Maybe it is actually great to think about it straight now, when the value of the pound is dropping, and also hence we will pay less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is primarily an excellent yard in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have actually currently been actually able to see seals, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is likewise an in the past appealing property (who saw Brave Heart?), Where you may go to spectacular rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing on its own, the stunning Edinburgh, also is worthy of interest, specifically during the course of the summer months festivals. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for going to Scotland Trip in Scotland ought to certainly start with its own financing. It takes about 2 days to check out Edinburgh, however you can easily extend this opportunity up to 4. In the case of a brief see to Scotland, you can easily likewise confine your own self to Edinburgh simply, spending one day on a rounded journey through bus in the Scottish plateaus (nearly every traveling organization in the capital provides it). Arran is contacted Scotland in mini. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s pair of national parks, a lovely pond bordered by woods as well as mountains. On the means, you can easily additionally see Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is none of the most affordable locations. Nevertheless, you may locate a whole great deal of exploring routes as well as campsites listed below. Furthermore, in Scotland the camping tent may be actually prepared up literally anywhere, thus tourists can additionally sleep in the crazy. What is vital within this scenario is common access to tidy water– our company can locate hill flows, falls and also rivers nearly just about everywhere. The very most popular and also among one of the most beautiful exploring routes in Europe is actually the supposed West Highland Way. As a result of the impressive viewpoints, I enthusiastically highly recommend Longer vacation? How around north along the west shoreline as well as then back to the quieter, albeit much less stunning eastern? A lot of tourists in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (in some cases checking out Glencoe or Fort William on the way) then brows through Isle of Skye (one of the most attractive of the Scottish isles), then scalp along the shore in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, on the way back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, as well as finally Street Andrews. Is it possible through buses as well as trains? Of training program it is possible, but you are going to miss out on a lot, so it is actually far better to lease an automobile for at minimum aspect of the excursion. And don’t be tricked due to the visitor snare of Loch Ness– actually, there are plenty of a lot more lovely locations all over Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg The weather condition could be erratic. I remember seeing Scotland for the 1st opportunity in the end of April. It was actually actually spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all around. The Highlands were still covered in snow in numerous areas, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. Naturally, it ended up today that I had not loaded the ideal things. I was preparing to keep in the metropolitan area, yet likewise ballet apartments, shoes, decorative coats as well as thin shirts drop off in springtime. When traveling in Scotland, first of all good, water resistant, sporting activities shoes. Will likewise happen in handy, occasionally it is actually likewise worth adding a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat and sports handwear covers to the knapsack (spring season and autumn). In winter, I propose avoiding Scotland from a distance. In the case of a low-budget travel, sleep in a camping tent or even stay only in hotels (expense concerning PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, see at the very least one distillery and instruction fish and chips along with white vinegar at minimum once. I wish that along with this post I encouraged my close friends (:-RRB-) but likewise complete strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It is actually definitely worth a hundred times! I welcome you to go to, if only I am still here. Beautiful Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small isle, white colored seashores. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is certainly an actually lovely country, and every year it is actually gone to through crowds of visitors coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the least expensive places. It was currently spring season in Scotland, the sunshine was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. I wish that with this message I encouraged my good friends (:-RRB-) yet also complete strangers to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020921 7:29 AM 2020921 2:42 PM Scotland is undoubtedly a truly beautiful nation, and every year it is seen through crowds of visitors coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Hardly any individual taking vacation in July, August or even September will definitely assume of Scotland. Maybe it is really good to believe concerning it right currently, when the market value of the extra pound is dropping, and also thus our experts will pay out a lot less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring Therefore why is it worth it? Scotland is predominantly a splendid yard in the north of the nation. Highlands– hills covered with lawn and also heathers, deep lochs (ponds), an impressive shore product line, glen (picturesque lowlands), and most importantly, hardly located in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wild, where we will not find a solitary house. Space, space and area once again! Wild nature, an abundance of vegetations, birds as well as other animals await attributes fans. In Scotland, I have already managed to enjoy tapes, dolphins or also deer. However Scotland is actually likewise a historically fascinating land (who checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can easily go to wonderful rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funding on its own, the majestic Edinburgh, likewise ought to have interest, specifically throughout the summer season festivities. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some suggestions for visiting Scotland Traveling in Scotland must definitely start with its financing. Edinburgh is a stunning middle ages a community with symbolic rock structures. Coming from the main road, the alleged The Royal Mile attaching the past royal fortress with the Queen’s summer palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) runs a network of appealing little streets (the so-called close), creating a puzzle through which it is truly worth receiving shed. It takes about two times to see Edinburgh, yet you can expand this moment approximately 4. In the instance of a quick browse through to Scotland, you can additionally limit on your own to Edinburgh merely, devoting someday on a big salami by bus in the Scottish highlands (almost every holiday company in the resources offers it). This way, at minimum for a moment our experts are going to really feel the atmosphere of a real land of moistures. An even better suggestion is actually to rent out an automobile for one time and go on a private trip (the plan and attribute of the arranged scenic tours do certainly not automatically meet every person). Such a self-guided scenic tour is going to possibly take us a minimum of 10 hours. For a slightly longer journey (albeit still restricted to just a few days) from Edinburgh, I would certainly propose to hit in 2 instructions: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is contacted Scotland in baby. Devoting two or even 3 times on the isle, we may appreciate the charm of the west shoreline, kick back on the seaside, go up the highest possible height of the isle– Goat Fell, and also appreciate the grassy hills as well as enjoy the room. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s two national forests, an attractive lake bordered by woods and mountains. En route, you can also explore Stirling Castle. There is a straight learn from Glasgow in each directions. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most inexpensive destinations. You can discover an entire lot of exploring tracks and also campsites listed below. Furthermore, in Scotland the tent can easily be specified up actually anywhere, thus tourists can additionally rest in the crazy. What is essential within this situation is common access to clean water– we can locate mountain range flows, streams and also waterfalls nearly just about everywhere. The most widely known and also some of the best attractive exploring trails in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Because of the impressive perspectives, I enthusiastically advise Longer travel? How around north along the west shore and after that back to the quieter, albeit a lot less magnificent eastern? Many tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often exploring Glencoe or even Fort William on the technique) after that visits Isle of Skye (the absolute most stunning of the Scottish isles), then head along the shore towards Ullapool, as for Durness, heading back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, and also ultimately Street Andrews. Is it feasible through learns and buses? Obviously it is actually feasible, however you will certainly overlook a lot, so it is far better to lease a cars and truck for a minimum of portion of the travel. And do not be misleaded due to the tourist catch of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are plenty of a lot even more beautiful locations all over Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind exploring Scotland for the very first time at the conclusion of April. It was already spring in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. The Highlands were actually still covered in snow in several spots, as well as in Edinburgh it was piercingly rain. When traveling in Scotland, first of all great, water-resistant, sporting activities footwear. A nice waterproof (and windproof!) Are going to also can be found in useful, occasionally it is actually additionally worth including a slim headscarf, a sporting activities hat and also sporting activities handwear covers to the knapsack (spring season as well as fall). In winter, I propose preventing Scotland from a distance. Why? The solution is easy: it puts and impacts. In the scenario of a low-budget trip, rest in a tent or remain merely in hostels (expense about PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, visit at minimum one distillery and also order fish and potato chips along with white vinegar at the very least the moment. I hope that with this message I motivated my friends (:-RRB-) however also complete strangers to journey to Scotland. It’s actually worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to check out, if simply I am actually still listed here. Stunning Scottish beach fronts. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny island, white colored seasides. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is definitely a truly beautiful nation, as well as every year it is explored through groups of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Arran is called Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the cheapest places. It was actually already spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. I really hope that with this blog post I promoted my friends (:-RRB-) but additionally unknown people to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020921 4:23 PM Scotland is most certainly a really attractive country, and also every year it is seen by crowds of tourists from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Rarely any individual taking vacation in July, August or even September will definitely presume of Scotland. Possibly it is actually great to believe about it straight now, when the worth of the extra pound is dropping, and thereby our company will pay much less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is mostly a splendid garden in the north of the nation. Highlands– mountains covered along with turf and also louises, deeper lochs (lakes), a dramatic shoreline collection, glen (attractive lowlands), and also most of all, hardly found in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wilderness, where our experts will certainly not see a singular residence. Space, area as well as space once more! Wild attributes, a great quantity of plants, birds and various other creatures await attribute fanatics. In Scotland, I have actually currently had the capacity to watch seals, dolphins or perhaps deer. Yet Scotland is also an in the past interesting land (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you may go to spectacular stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funding on its own, the magnificent Edinburgh, additionally ought to have interest, especially during the course of the summer season events. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some suggestions for visiting Scotland Travel in Scotland must undoubtedly start along with its funds. Edinburgh is a lovely middle ages a city along with particular rock structures. From the principal road, the so-called The Royal Mile linking the former imperial palace along with the Queen’s summer season royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a system of appealing tiny streets (the supposed close), producing a puzzle in which it is actually actually worth obtaining shed. It takes about two days to go to Edinburgh, yet you can prolong this time as much as 4. When it comes to a short see to Scotland, you can additionally limit yourself to Edinburgh simply, investing someday on a round journey through bus in the Scottish plateaus (almost every travel bureau in the financing provides it). By doing this, a minimum of momentarily our team will certainly really feel the environment of an actual property of mists. An even far better tip is actually to rent a car for 1 day and also take place a private excursion (the course and attributes of the coordinated trips perform certainly not automatically suit everyone). Such a self-guided scenic tour is going to most likely take our company a minimum of 10 hrs. Arran is actually called Scotland in baby. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of nationwide parks, a beautiful lake encompassed through mountains and also woodlands. 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Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most inexpensive locations. In enhancement, in Scotland the outdoor tents can easily be actually prepared up virtually anywhere, so travelers can additionally rest in the wild. The very most famous as well as one of the very most lovely treking routes in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Longer trip? Just how about north along the west coast and after that back to the quieter, albeit much less incredible eastern? Many tourists in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (often exploring Glencoe or even Fort William en route) after that brows through Isle of Skye (the absolute most stunning of the Scottish isles), at that point head along the shore in the direction of Ullapool, as much as Durness, en route back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, as well as ultimately St Andrews. Is it possible through buses as well as trains? Of program it is possible, but you will certainly skip a whole lot, so it is better to lease an automobile for at the very least part of the trip. As well as do not be actually fooled due to the tourist snare of Loch Ness– in reality, there are plenty of a lot more gorgeous spots all over Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I keep in mind seeing Scotland for the very first time at the end of April. It was actually currently springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. The Highlands were still covered in snowfall in many places, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly storm. When journeying in Scotland, first off great, water-resistant, sports shoes. A respectable raincoat (and also windproof!) Are going to additionally can be found in handy, sometimes it is actually likewise worth including a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports handwear covers to the knapsack (springtime and also fall). In winter, I propose staying away from Scotland coming from a proximity. Why? The answer is actually easy: it pours and also strikes. Extra little bit of points: Umbrellas certainly don’t work (the wind bends all of them in all directions), the tent needs to (MUST!) possess an excellent flysheet, it deserves taking a recyclable bottle along with you (faucet water, however likewise drinkable in flows or even rivers), a minimum of a handful of pairs of belts, a cozy fleece and also something to fend off unpleasant flies (I advise a modicum). In the scenario of a low-budget journey, sleep in a camping tent or keep simply in hotels (cost regarding PLN 80 per night). You need to attempt sea food (they are actually mouth watering!), Whiskey, go to at minimum one whiskey as well as command fish as well as potato chips with vinegar a minimum of as soon as. I hope that along with this message I promoted my good friends (:-RRB-) yet likewise unfamiliar people to journey to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to go to, so I am actually still listed here. Beautiful Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small isle, white colored beach fronts. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is definitely a definitely stunning country, as well as every year it is actually gone to by groups of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most cost effective locations. It was actually actually springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter all over. I really hope that with this post I motivated my friends (:-RRB-) however additionally complete strangers to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020921 6:03 PM Scotland is unquestionably a definitely wonderful nation, and every year it is visited through crowds of vacationers from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or even Spain. Hardly any person taking leave in July, August or even September are going to believe of Scotland. Possibly it is actually excellent to presume about it right currently, when the value of the pound is falling, and also thereby we will pay out less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually largely a terrific yard in the north of the nation. Highlands– hillsides covered with turf and also louises, deep-seated lochs (lakes), a significant coastline collection, glen (picturesque valleys), and above all, hardly ever found in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wilderness, where our experts will not view a solitary residence. Space, space as well as room again! Wild nature, an abundance of plants, birds and various other animals await attribute aficionados. In Scotland, I have actually actually had the ability to check out seals, dolphins or perhaps deer. However Scotland is actually additionally a traditionally exciting property (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you may explore magnificent stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funding itself, the majestic Edinburgh, also is entitled to focus, specifically throughout the summertime celebrations. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for going to Scotland Travel in Scotland should absolutely start along with its financing. Edinburgh is actually an attractive middle ages a community with particular rock buildings. Coming from the primary street, the supposed The Royal Mile linking the previous royal castle along with the Queen’s summer season royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) manages off a network of appealing little streets (the alleged close), developing a labyrinth in which it is definitely worth receiving shed. It takes around pair of times to see Edinburgh, yet you may prolong this time around up to four. When it comes to a brief check out to Scotland, you can likewise limit yourself to Edinburgh simply, investing 1 day on a big salami by bus in the Scottish plateaus (nearly every travel bureau in the resources provides it). Thus, a minimum of for a moment our company are going to feel the ambience of a genuine land of mists. An also better idea is to rent out a vehicle for 1 day and also happen a private journey (the system and attribute of the coordinated excursions do not essentially fit everybody). Such a self-guided excursion will possibly take us at the very least ten hours. For a somewhat longer quest (albeit still confined to merely a few days) from Edinburgh, I would suggest to strike in two instructions: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is contacted Scotland in baby. Spending 2 or even 3 times on the island, we can easily appreciate the appeal of the west shore, unwind on the seaside, climb the greatest height of the island– Goat Fell, along with marvel at the grassy mountains as well as appreciate the area. Loch Lomond is among Scotland’s two nationwide playgrounds, a lovely lake surrounded by forests and also mountains. Heading, you may additionally check out Stirling Castle. 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Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is none of the most affordable locations. You may find an entire great deal of hiking trails and campsites listed here. On top of that, in Scotland the tent could be put together literally anywhere, thus tourists can easily additionally sleep in bush. What is vital in this particular situation is global accessibility to clean water– our team can easily find mountain flows, waterfalls as well as waterways practically everywhere. The most famous as well as one of the best attractive exploring tracks in Europe is actually the supposed West Highland Way. As a result of the remarkable perspectives, I heartily encourage Longer journey? Exactly how approximately north along the west coastline and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit less magnificent eastern? A lot of vacationers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (occasionally going to Glencoe or even Fort William en route) then check outs Isle of Skye (one of the most lovely of the Scottish isles), after that scalp along the coastline towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, en route back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also lastly Street Andrews. Is it possible by trains and also buses? Certainly it is actually feasible, yet you will definitely miss a lot, so it is actually far better to rent out an auto for a minimum of portion of the travel. And also do not be actually misleaded through the tourist catch of Loch Ness– in reality, there are lots of a lot more gorgeous spots throughout Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather condition could be unpredictable. 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The answer is actually straightforward: it pours and impacts. Add-on little factors: Umbrellas most definitely do not operate (the wind flexes all of them in each directions), the tent must (MUST!) possess a really good flysheet, it is actually worth taking a recyclable container with you (faucet water, yet also drinkable in flows or even waterways), a minimum of a handful of sets of socks, a warm and comfortable fleece and also one thing to push back unpleasant flies (I recommend a smidge). In the instance of a low-budget vacation, sleep in an outdoor tents or even keep merely in hostels (expense concerning PLN 80 every night). You ought to try sea food (they are actually great tasting!), Whiskey, visit at the very least one distillery as well as command fish and also chips with vinegar at least the moment. I wish that using this blog post I urged my good friends (:-RRB-) but additionally unknown people to journey to Scotland. It’s actually worth a hundred opportunities! 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Wild attributes, a great quantity of vegetations, birds and also various other animals wait for attributes lovers. In Scotland, I have actually currently managed to see seals, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is actually also a historically intriguing land (that checked out Brave Heart?), Where you may visit magnificent rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). 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Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is none of the most cost effective locations. You can easily find a whole lot of exploring tracks as well as campsites listed here. In enhancement, in Scotland the tent can be actually established essentially anywhere, so tourists can likewise rest in the crazy. What is necessary in this instance is universal accessibility to tidy water– our experts can find mountain streams, rivers and waterfalls virtually anywhere. The most widely known as well as one of the most wonderful treking trails in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Because of the remarkable views, I heartily advise Longer excursion? How around north along the west shoreline and at that point back to the quieter, albeit less stunning east? Several tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (sometimes seeing Glencoe or Fort William on the method) at that point gos to Isle of Skye (the absolute most beautiful of the Scottish islands), then scalp along the shore in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and also lastly Street Andrews. Is it possible through trains as well as buses? Obviously it is actually achievable, but you are going to miss out on a lot, so it is far better to rent a car for a minimum of component of the excursion. 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It was actually currently spring in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in several spots, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly storm. When taking a trip in Scotland, initially of all excellent, water-resistant, sports footwear. Will additionally happen in convenient, in some cases it is also worth adding a thin scarf, a sports hat and sporting activities gloves to the knapsack (spring as well as fall). In wintertime, I suggest staying clear of Scotland coming from a span. Add-on little bit of factors: Umbrellas undoubtedly do not work (the wind bends all of them in each paths), the camping tent must (MUST!) have a good flysheet, it deserves taking a recyclable bottle along with you (faucet water, yet additionally drinkable in streams or even waterways), at the very least a handful of pairs of socks, a hot fleece and one thing to fend off vicious flies (I suggest a modicum). When it comes to a low-budget journey, sleep in a camping tent or stay merely in hostels (cost regarding PLN 80 per evening). You must make an effort fish and shellfish (they are mouth watering!), Whiskey, see at the very least one whiskey and command fish and also potato chips with vinegar a minimum of when. I hope that using this post I motivated my good friends (:-RRB-) yet likewise strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It is actually definitely worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to explore, so I am still listed here. Attractive Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little isle, white colored seashores. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually certainly a truly gorgeous nation, as well as every year it is gone to through crowds of tourists coming from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most inexpensive locations. It was actually springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. I hope that with this post I encouraged my pals (:-RRB-) yet also strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020923 6:26 PM Scotland is most certainly an actually gorgeous nation, and each year it is actually seen through groups of tourists from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Nonetheless, I can easily not stand up to the opinion that Poles come below mostly for work. Rarely anyone departing in July, August or even September will consider Scotland. Possibly it is actually due to the prices that are actually definitely unfriendly for some travelers. At the same time, the property of Nessi and males in kilts is absolutely worth a brief or even lengthy trip. Perhaps it is actually really good to think about it today, when the value of the extra pound is dropping, as well as thus our experts will pay for much less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Therefore why is it worth it? Scotland is actually largely an excellent yard in the north of the country. Highlands– mountains covered along with yard and louises, deeper lochs (ponds), a remarkable coast product line, glen (picturesque valleys), and most importantly, seldom located in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wilderness, where our experts will not observe a singular residence. Space, area as well as room once more! Wild attributes, a wealth of vegetations, birds and also other animals await attribute fans. In Scotland, I have actually presently had the capacity to view tapes, dolphins or maybe deer. Scotland is likewise a traditionally intriguing land (who enjoyed Brave Heart?), Where you can easily visit wonderful rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). 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Edinburgh – Some suggestions for checking out Scotland Trip in Scotland need to definitely start with its own financing. It takes approximately two times to explore Edinburgh, but you can easily prolong this time up to four. In the scenario of a brief browse through to Scotland, you can easily also confine yourself to Edinburgh merely, spending one day on a rounded vacation by bus in the Scottish highlands (almost every traveling firm in the capital uses it). Arran is actually phoned Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s two national playgrounds, a beautiful lake neighbored through woods and hillsides. 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Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most affordable destinations. You can easily discover an entire great deal of hiking routes and also campsites listed here. Furthermore, in Scotland the outdoor tents can be put together virtually anywhere, thus travelers can also sleep in the untamed. What is actually necessary in this particular case is global accessibility to tidy water– we can locate mountain range waterfalls, flows as well as streams practically anywhere. The most famous and one of the best wonderful exploring routes in Europe is the so-called West Highland Way. Because of the impressive scenery, I enthusiastically encourage Longer excursion? Exactly how approximately north along the west coastline and after that back to the quieter, albeit less impressive eastern? Numerous travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (at times going to Glencoe or Fort William en route) after that sees Isle of Skye (the most attractive of the Scottish isles), at that point head along the shore towards Ullapool, as much as Durness, heading back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, as well as lastly St Andrews. Is it achievable through trains and buses? Of course it is actually possible, however you will certainly skip a lot, so it is actually considerably far better to lease a car for at the very least part of the excursion. 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It was actually currently spring in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. The Highlands were still covered in snowfall in several locations, as well as in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. When journeying in Scotland, first off really good, water resistant, sports shoes. A good raincoat (as well as windproof!) Are going to also come in useful, in some cases it is also worth adding a slim scarf, a sports hat and also sporting activities handwear covers to the bag (spring and also autumn). In winter season, I suggest steering clear of Scotland coming from a distance. Why? The solution is actually simple: it pours and also impacts. In the situation of a low-budget vacation, rest in an outdoor tents or stay only in hostels (price about PLN 80 per night)., Whiskey, check out at the very least one whiskey and instruction fish as well as potato chips with vinegar at least once. I really hope that through this message I urged my pals (:-RRB-) however likewise complete strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s really worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to visit, if simply I am still listed here. Lovely Scottish seasides. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small isle, white coastlines. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is certainly a really wonderful country, and every year it is actually gone to by crowds of tourists from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Arran is phoned Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most affordable destinations. It was currently springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. I wish that with this post I motivated my pals (:-RRB-) but additionally unknown people to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020923 6:57 PM This design is incredible! You certainly know how to keep a reader entertained.Between your wit and your videos, I was almostmoved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Wonderful job.I really loved what you had to say, and more than that,how you presented it. Too cool! 2020923 7:57 PM Scotland is undoubtedly an actually beautiful nation, and each year it is visited by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Nonetheless, I can easily certainly not withstand the perception that Poles happen listed here generally for job. Rarely anybody taking leave of absence in July, August or September will definitely consider Scotland. Because of the costs that are certainly hostile for some tourists, maybe it is actually. The land of Nessi as well as males in kilts is certainly worth a longer or brief experience. Maybe it is actually really good to think of it right now, when the worth of the pound is actually dropping, as well as therefore our company will pay for much less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring Therefore why is it worth it? Scotland is primarily a fantastic yard in the north of the country. Highlands– hillsides covered with lawn and also heathers, deep lochs (lakes), a significant shoreline collection, glen (beautiful valleys), as well as most of all, rarely located in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wild, where our team will definitely not view a singular residence. Space, room as well as area again! Wild attributes, a great quantity of plants, birds and various other animals wait for attributes aficionados. In Scotland, I have already had the capacity to see seals, dolphins and even deer. Yet Scotland is additionally a traditionally interesting land (that checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can explore impressive stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The resources itself, the majestic Edinburgh, also is entitled to focus, specifically in the course of the summertime events. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for visiting Scotland Traveling in Scotland should definitely start with its financing. Edinburgh is actually a wonderful middle ages a town along with characteristic stone buildings. Coming from the main road, the so-called The Royal Mile linking the past royal castle with the Queen’s summer royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a network of appealing small streets (the so-called shut), generating a maze through which it is actually definitely worth receiving shed. It takes approximately 2 days to see Edinburgh, however you may prolong this time around up to 4. When it comes to a short check out to Scotland, you may also limit yourself to Edinburgh just, investing one day on a rounded vacation through bus in the Scottish highlands (practically every travel bureau in the capital supplies it). This way, a minimum of for a second we are going to feel the atmosphere of a real land of hazes. An even far better idea is to rent out a vehicle for one day as well as take place an independent vacation (the plan and nature of the managed trips carry out not automatically meet every person). Such a self-guided trip will probably take our team at the very least ten hrs. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in mini. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s two national parks, an attractive lake surrounded through woods and hills. 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Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most inexpensive destinations. In addition, in Scotland the outdoor tents can be specified up practically anywhere, so vacationers may likewise rest in the crazy. The very most popular and also one of the most wonderful hiking routes in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Longer travel? Exactly how approximately north along the west coastline and after that back to the quieter, albeit less impressive east? A lot of tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (in some cases going to Glencoe or Fort William en route) after that visits Isle of Skye (the most beautiful of the Scottish islands), after that scalp along the coastline towards Ullapool, as much as Durness, on the way back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, as well as lastly St Andrews. Is it feasible through learns and also buses? Naturally it is achievable, however you will skip a great deal, so it is far better to rent out an auto for at the very least part of the vacation. And do not be actually misleaded due to the vacationer snare of Loch Ness– in reality, there are loads of far more lovely locations around Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather may be actually irregular. I keep in mind checking out Scotland for the 1st opportunity by the end of April. It was actually come Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. The Highlands were still covered in snow in several locations, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rain. Obviously, it ended up today that I hadn’t stuffed the ideal points. I was organizing to remain in the city, yet also ballet flats, flipflops, aesthetic coats and also slim shirts drop off in spring. When taking a trip in Scotland, first off great, water-proof, sports shoes. A nice waterproof (and also windproof!) Will also can be found in helpful, sometimes it is actually also worth incorporating a slim scarf, a sports hat and also sporting activities handwear covers to the backpack (springtime as well as fall). In winter months, I advise preventing Scotland coming from a span. Why? The answer is actually basic: it pours and strikes. Bonus little traits: Umbrellas undoubtedly don’t operate (the wind flexes them in every paths), the camping tent must (MUST!) possess a really good flysheet, it is actually worth taking a recyclable container along with you (faucet water, however also drinkable in streams or flows), at least a few pairs of belts, a warm and comfortable fleece as well as one thing to drive away vicious flies (I encourage a smidge). In the scenario of a low-budget journey, rest in a camping tent or keep just in hostels (price concerning PLN 80 per night). You should make an effort sea food (they are actually delectable!), Whiskey, see a minimum of one whiskey as well as instruction fish as well as chips with white vinegar a minimum of the moment. I hope that through this message I urged my friends (:-RRB-) however additionally strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s definitely worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to explore, if simply I am actually still here. Stunning Scottish beaches. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small isle, white seashores. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually undeniably a really gorgeous nation, and also every year it is visited through groups of vacationers from the United States, France, and even Italy or even Spain. Arran is phoned Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the least expensive locations. It was presently spring in Scotland, the sun was heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. I really hope that with this post I urged my pals (:-RRB-) however likewise complete strangers to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ buckhaven : 2020923 9:25 PM Scotland is actually undeniably a definitely beautiful nation, and also every year it is explored by groups of tourists coming from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or Spain. Rarely any individual taking leave of absence in July, August or even September will definitely presume of Scotland. Possibly it is actually great to think regarding it straight now, when the market value of the extra pound is actually dropping, as well as therefore our team will pay a lot less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is mostly a terrific garden in the north of the country. Highlands– hills covered with yard as well as heathers, deep lochs (ponds), an impressive shore collection, glen (beautiful valleys), and most of all, hardly discovered in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wilderness, where our experts will certainly not observe a single property. Space, area as well as room once again! Wild nature, an abundance of vegetations, birds and other creatures await attribute aficionados. In Scotland, I have actually presently been actually able to check out tapes, dolphins or perhaps deer. Scotland is additionally a traditionally appealing property (who checked out Brave Heart?), Where you may explore impressive rock castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The resources itself, the impressive Edinburgh, also deserves interest, especially during the course of the summer months festivities. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for seeing Scotland Trip in Scotland need to definitely start along with its own financing. Edinburgh is actually a gorgeous middle ages a town along with particular rock structures. Coming from the primary street, the alleged The Royal Mile linking the previous royal castle with the Queen’s summer palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a system of appealing little streets (the supposed close), generating a labyrinth in which it is actually definitely worth obtaining dropped. It takes about pair of days to go to Edinburgh, yet you can easily extend this moment as much as 4. In the case of a short see to Scotland, you can easily additionally restrict yourself to Edinburgh simply, spending eventually on a round vacation through bus in the Scottish highlands (virtually every travel bureau in the funding supplies it). This way, at least momentarily our company will experience the ambience of an actual property of hazes. An even better tip is actually to rent out a cars and truck for one time and take place an individual travel (the program as well as attributes of the arranged trips do not automatically match everyone). Such a self-guided tour will perhaps take our team at minimum 10 hours. For a slightly longer experience (albeit still restricted to just a few times) from Edinburgh, I would certainly advise to strike in two directions: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is phoned Scotland in miniature. Devoting two or even 3 days on the island, our company can appreciate the beauty of the west coast, loosen up on the beach front, climb up the greatest peak of the isle– Goat Fell, along with admire the verdant hillsides and enjoy the area. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s 2 national playgrounds, an attractive pond encompassed through mountains as well as rainforests. On the method, you can also see Stirling Castle. There is a straight learn from Glasgow in each paths. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, past Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most affordable locations. In add-on, in Scotland the camping tent may be actually established up practically anywhere, therefore visitors can easily likewise sleep in the untamed. The very most widely known as well as one of the most stunning exploring trails in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Longer excursion? Just how approximately north along the west coast and after that back to the quieter, albeit less spectacular east? Many visitors in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (in some cases visiting Glencoe or even Fort William en route) at that point gos to Isle of Skye (the best wonderful of the Scottish isles), then head along the shoreline towards Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, and also finally Street Andrews. Is it feasible through buses as well as trains? Of program it is feasible, but you are going to overlook a whole lot, so it is actually better to rent out an automobile for at the very least component of the journey. And don’t be tricked by the vacationer catch of Loch Ness– in truth, there are actually lots of far more beautiful places all over Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I don’t forget going to Scotland for the 1st time at the conclusion of April. It was actually already spring in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. The Highlands were still covered in snowfall in numerous areas, as well as in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. When taking a trip in Scotland, initially of all excellent, water-resistant, sporting activities shoes. Are going to additionally happen in handy, in some cases it is additionally worth including a thin headscarf, a sporting activities hat and also sporting activities handwear covers to the knapsack (spring and also fall). In wintertime, I advise steering clear of Scotland coming from a distance. Addition little factors: Umbrellas definitely do not work (the wind flexes all of them in every directions), the camping tent needs to (MUST!) possess a really good flysheet, it is actually worth taking a recyclable bottle along with you (faucet water, however also drinkable in streams or even waterways), at the very least a few sets of belts, a warm fleece as well as something to repel unpleasant flies (I recommend a modicum). When it comes to a low-budget vacation, rest in a camping tent or keep only in hostels (cost regarding PLN 80 per evening). You need to try sea food (they are tasty!), Whiskey, go to at least one whiskey and also order fish and chips with white vinegar a minimum of once. I wish that using this message I motivated my buddies (:-RRB-) yet additionally complete strangers to travel to Scotland. It is actually actually worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to explore, if only I am actually still listed below. Gorgeous Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small isle, white colored beaches. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is certainly a truly beautiful country, and also every year it is actually seen by groups of travelers from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the most inexpensive locations. It was actually already springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. I really hope that along with this message I promoted my good friends (:-RRB-) however likewise complete strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020923 10:48 PM Scotland is actually undoubtedly a definitely wonderful nation, and also yearly it is actually gone to through crowds of travelers from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. Nevertheless, I can easily not avoid the opinion that Poles come listed here primarily for job. Barely anybody taking leave in July, August or even September will think of Scotland. Maybe it is actually as a result of the rates that are most definitely hostile for some travelers. Meanwhile, the property of Nessi as well as guys in kilts is actually certainly worth a long or quick experience. Possibly it is actually good to assume regarding it at this moment, when the market value of the pound is dropping, as well as hence we will pay out less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is mainly an excellent yard in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have currently been actually capable to see tapes, dolphins or even deer. Scotland is likewise an in the past intriguing land (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you can easily go to magnificent rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The capital on its own, the magnificent Edinburgh, likewise ought to have focus, particularly during the summer events. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for visiting Scotland Travel in Scotland need to definitely start with its own resources. It takes around pair of times to visit Edinburgh, but you can easily prolong this time up to four. In the scenario of a short visit to Scotland, you can also limit yourself to Edinburgh merely, devoting one time on a circular excursion through bus in the Scottish highlands (just about every travel company in the financing provides it). Arran is gotten in touch with Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s two nationwide playgrounds, an attractive pond encompassed by woodlands and also hills. 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Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually none of the cheapest destinations. Having said that, you can easily find a lot of hiking routes as well as campsites listed here. Moreover, in Scotland the tent may be specified up practically anywhere, therefore vacationers can also rest in bush. What is crucial in this particular situation is universal access to clean water– our company may find mountain range streams, waterfalls and also streams nearly all over. The absolute most popular as well as some of one of the most lovely exploring trails in Europe is actually the supposed West Highland Way. As a result of to the outstanding viewpoints, I enthusiastically advise Longer trip? Exactly how about north along the west shore and also after that back to the quieter, albeit less stunning east? Several vacationers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (sometimes exploring Glencoe or even Fort William heading) then gos to Isle of Skye (the best gorgeous of the Scottish isles), then scalp along the shoreline in the direction of Ullapool, regarding Durness, en route back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and lastly Street Andrews. Is it possible through buses and also learns? Certainly it is possible, however you are going to miss out on a whole lot, so it is far better to rent out an auto for at the very least portion of the excursion. As well as do not be actually fooled by the vacationer snare of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are actually loads of considerably more wonderful locations all around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I don’t forget visiting Scotland for the 1st time at the end of April. It was actually already springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snow in lots of spots, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly storm. When traveling in Scotland, initially of all great, water resistant, sports footwear. Will certainly likewise come in helpful, often it is likewise worth incorporating a slim scarf, a sports hat and sporting activities gloves to the backpack (spring season and also autumn). In winter, I suggest avoiding Scotland coming from a span. Addition little traits: Umbrellas certainly do not work (the wind flexes all of them in every instructions), the camping tent needs to (MUST!) possess a good flysheet, it costs taking a reusable container with you (water faucet water, however also drinkable in rivers or streams), a minimum of a handful of pairs of socks, a cozy fleece and also something to push back nasty flies (I encourage a smidge). When it comes to a low-budget journey, sleeping in a tent or even remain merely in hotels (price about PLN 80 per evening). You need to make an effort fish and shellfish (they are actually mouth watering!), Whiskey, check out a minimum of one distillery as well as instruction fish and also chips with vinegar at the very least the moment. I really hope that using this article I motivated my good friends (:-RRB-) however likewise unfamiliar people to take a trip to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to visit, if just I am still listed below. Gorgeous Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little island, white beaches. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is most certainly a definitely attractive country, and every year it is checked out through crowds of tourists coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually called Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the least expensive locations. It was already spring in Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. I hope that with this blog post I motivated my buddies (:-RRB-) but additionally strangers to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ Scotland is unquestionably a really wonderful nation, as well as every year it is checked out by groups of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or Spain. Barely anybody taking vacation in July, August or even September will certainly think of Scotland. Possibly it is great to presume concerning it straight now, when the value of the pound is actually dropping, as well as therefore our experts will pay a lot less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mainly an excellent landscape in the north of the nation. Highlands– hillsides covered along with lawn and patricias, deep-seated lochs (ponds), an impressive shore product line, glen (beautiful valleys), and also most importantly, hardly found in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wild, where our experts will definitely certainly not see a solitary home. Space, space and space once again! Wild attributes, a great quantity of plants, birds and also various other creatures wait for nature fans. In Scotland, I have currently managed to check out seals, dolphins or maybe deer. Yet Scotland is actually additionally a historically exciting land (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you may explore spectacular stone castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funding itself, the majestic Edinburgh, additionally deserves focus, specifically throughout the summer season festivities. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some suggestions for going to Scotland Travel in Scotland should certainly begin along with its own financing. It takes around two times to visit Edinburgh, yet you can expand this time up to 4. In the situation of a short check out to Scotland, you may additionally confine your own self to Edinburgh merely, spending one time on a circular journey by bus in the Scottish plateaus (almost every traveling company in the resources delivers it). For a slightly longer journey (albeit still confined to a few days) from Edinburgh, I would advise to strike in two instructions: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is gotten in touch with Scotland in baby. Spending pair of or three days on the isle, our team can easily appreciate the appeal of the west coast, relax on the coastline, climb up the best optimal of the isle– Goat Fell, as properly as appreciate the grassy hills and appreciate the room. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s two nationwide playgrounds, a lovely pond bordered through rainforests and also hillsides. Heading, you can easily likewise go to Stirling Castle. There is a direct learn from Glasgow in both instructions. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most affordable places. In add-on, in Scotland the outdoor tents can be actually prepared up literally anywhere, so vacationers can easily likewise rest in the wild. The most popular as well as one of the very most gorgeous exploring routes in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer vacation? Exactly how around north along the west coast as well as at that point back to the quieter, albeit less impressive eastern? Lots of visitors in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (occasionally going to Glencoe or even Fort William heading) at that point visits Isle of Skye (one of the most gorgeous of the Scottish islands), after that head along the shore towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, on the method back visiting Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and lastly St Andrews. Is it feasible by buses as well as trains? Of course it is achievable, but you will definitely miss out on a whole lot, so it is better to rent a cars and truck for a minimum of aspect of the excursion. As well as don’t be actually misleaded through the vacationer snare of Loch Ness– in reality, there are actually a lot of so much more lovely areas across Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, past Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I keep in mind going to Scotland for the 1st time at the side of April. It was actually currently springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in numerous areas, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rainfall. When traveling in Scotland, firstly good, water resistant, sporting activities footwear. A respectable waterproof (and also windproof!) Will additionally be available in handy, often it is actually also worth incorporating a thin headscarf, a sports hat and sporting activities gloves to the bag (spring season and also autumn). In wintertime, I advise preventing Scotland from a range. Why? The answer is straightforward: it pours and also blows. Additional little points: Umbrellas absolutely do not operate (the wind bends them in all directions), the camping tent needs to (MUST!) possess a good flysheet, it deserves taking a recyclable container along with you (faucet water, however additionally drinkable in flows or even streams), at least a handful of sets of belts, a warm and comfortable fleece and also one thing to ward off nasty flies (I highly recommend a modicum). When it comes to a low-budget trip, oversleep a tent or keep simply in hostels (price concerning PLN 80 per evening). You must try seafood (they are actually delectable!), Whiskey, go to at the very least one whiskey as well as instruction fish and also potato chips along with white vinegar at the very least once. I wish that using this message I motivated my friends (:-RRB-) yet also unknown people to travel to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred times! I welcome you to check out, if just I am still listed here. Lovely Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small isle, white colored seasides. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually unquestionably an actually attractive nation, and also every year it is actually seen by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most inexpensive places. It was already springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. I hope that with this article I promoted my close friends (:-RRB-) however likewise unfamiliar people to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ Scotland is undoubtedly a really gorgeous nation, and also every year it is visited by groups of visitors from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Rarely anybody taking leave of absence in July, August or even September will definitely presume of Scotland. Perhaps it is great to presume concerning it straight currently, when the worth of the pound is actually falling, and also therefore we will pay for a lot less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mainly a terrific garden in the north of the country. In Scotland, I have actually presently been able to check out seals, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is actually also a traditionally interesting land (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you can explore magnificent rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds itself, the marvelous Edinburgh, also is entitled to interest, specifically during the course of the summer festivals. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for going to Scotland Trip in Scotland need to certainly start with its own funds. It takes around pair of times to see Edinburgh, but you can easily stretch this time up to 4. In the instance of a quick see to Scotland, you can easily additionally confine your own self to Edinburgh only, investing one time on a circular journey by bus in the Scottish mountainous (virtually every traveling organization in the resources gives it). Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s 2 national playgrounds, a wonderful pond surrounded through woods and also hills. On the method, you may additionally explore Stirling Castle. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, past history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the least expensive locations. However, you can find a great deal of treking routes and campsites listed here. Furthermore, in Scotland the camping tent may be prepared up actually anywhere, therefore visitors can easily also oversleep the crazy. What is vital in this scenario is actually universal access to tidy water– our company can discover hill streams, waterfalls as well as streams virtually all over. The best famous and among the very most beautiful treking routes in Europe is actually the alleged West Highland Way. As a result of to the amazing scenery, I heartily highly recommend Longer vacation? Just how approximately north along the west coastline and after that back to the quieter, albeit less magnificent eastern? Several travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often exploring Glencoe or Fort William heading) then gos to Isle of Skye (the very most beautiful of the Scottish islands), then head along the shore in the direction of Ullapool, regarding Durness, on the way back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, as well as eventually Street Andrews. Is it feasible by trains and buses? Naturally it is actually possible, but you will certainly skip a lot, so it is actually a lot better to rent out a vehicle for a minimum of component of the trip. And also do not be deceived due to the traveler trap of Loch Ness– in reality, there are loads of considerably more lovely spots throughout Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, record Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg The weather may be irregular. I always remember going to Scotland for the very first time at the side of April. It was actually presently come Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all around. The Highlands were still dealt with in snowfall in several places, as well as in Edinburgh it was piercingly rain. Of training course, it appeared right away that I had not packed the best traits. I was organizing to remain in the area, but likewise ballet apartments, shoes, ornamental jackets as well as thin shirts decrease in springtime. When taking a trip in Scotland, to start with excellent, waterproof, sporting activities shoes. A nice waterproof (as well as windproof!) Will additionally be available in useful, often it is also worth including a slim scarf, a sports hat and also sporting activities gloves to the bag (spring season and also fall). In wintertime, I recommend preventing Scotland from a distance. Why? The response is actually easy: it pours and also blows. Addition little bit of traits: Umbrellas definitely don’t operate (the wind bends all of them in each paths), the outdoor tents has to (MUST!) possess a really good flysheet, it is actually worth taking a reusable bottle with you (faucet water, however also drinkable in rivers or even flows), at the very least a handful of pairs of socks, a warm fleece and one thing to fend off unpleasant flies (I encourage a modicum). When it comes to a low-budget excursion, sleep in a tent or even keep merely in hotels (expense regarding PLN 80 every evening). You must attempt seafood (they are actually tasty!), Whiskey, see at the very least one whiskey as well as instruction fish and also chips along with vinegar at the very least as soon as. I wish that using this post I promoted my buddies (:-RRB-) but additionally unknown people to travel to Scotland. It is actually really worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to check out, if merely I am still right here. Beautiful Scottish beach fronts. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little isle, white colored beach fronts. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is undoubtedly a definitely beautiful country, and every year it is checked out through groups of tourists coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Arran is called Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the cheapest locations. It was actually already spring in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. I really hope that with this post I motivated my friends (:-RRB-) however additionally unfamiliar people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ Scotland is actually undoubtedly an actually gorgeous country, as well as annually it is actually seen through crowds of tourists coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Nevertheless, I may not resist the perception that Poles happen below mostly for job. Rarely any individual departing in July, August or September will certainly consider Scotland. Given that of the prices that are most definitely hostile for some visitors, probably it is. The property of Nessi and also guys in kilts is actually undoubtedly worth a lengthy or short trip. Perhaps it is great to deal with it today, when the worth of the pound is actually falling, and also thereby we will pay for less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is predominantly an excellent landscape in the north of the country. Highlands– hillsides covered along with turf and also heathers, deeper lochs (lakes), an impressive shoreline product line, glen (attractive lowlands), and over all, hardly found in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wild, where our company will not see a single house. Space, space and area once more! Wild nature, a wealth of plants, birds and other creatures wait for attribute fans. In Scotland, I have actually currently managed to see seals, dolphins or maybe deer. Scotland is additionally a historically exciting land (that checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can check out magnificent rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The resources on its own, the stunning Edinburgh, additionally should have focus, especially during the summer season festivities. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, past Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for going to Scotland Trip in Scotland should most definitely start with its resources. It takes approximately two days to check out Edinburgh, but you can easily stretch this time up to four. In the scenario of a brief visit to Scotland, you can easily additionally confine on your own to Edinburgh only, devoting one day on a circular trip by bus in the Scottish mountainous (virtually every trip company in the capital offers it). For a somewhat longer journey (albeit still limited to just a few days) coming from Edinburgh, I would suggest to hit in two paths: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is called Scotland in baby. Investing two or three days on the isle, our team may delight in the beauty of the west coastline, loosen up on the coastline, climb up the highest possible peak of the isle– Goat Fell, as well as appreciate the grassy mountains and also enjoy the room. Loch Lomond is among Scotland’s two national parks, an attractive pond encompassed through woods as well as hillsides. En route, you can additionally explore Stirling Castle. There is a direct learn coming from Glasgow in both paths. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, past Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most inexpensive destinations. In addition, in Scotland the camping tent can be specified up virtually anywhere, thus vacationers may likewise rest in the wild. The most famous and also one of the most attractive hiking trails in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer travel? Exactly how around north along the west coast and after that back to the quieter, albeit much less exceptional east? A lot of visitors in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (in some cases going to Glencoe or even Fort William on the technique) then gos to Isle of Skye (the very most gorgeous of the Scottish islands), after that scalp along the coast in the direction of Ullapool, regarding Durness, heading back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also eventually Street Andrews. Is it possible through buses and also trains? Naturally it is actually achievable, but you will miss out on a whole lot, so it is actually better to rent out an automobile for at the very least aspect of the vacation. And do not be actually tricked due to the tourist trap of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are plenty of a lot more beautiful areas across Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind seeing Scotland for the very first opportunity at the end of April. It was presently spring in Scotland, the sun was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. The Highlands were still covered in snow in lots of areas, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rain. When journeying in Scotland, to begin with of all great, water resistant, sporting activities shoes. A respectable raincoat (and windproof!) Will definitely additionally be available in helpful, at times it is actually also worth including a thin headscarf, a sporting activities hat as well as sports gloves to the knapsack (springtime as well as fall). In wintertime, I propose staying away from Scotland from a proximity. Why? The answer is simple: it pours as well as strikes. Extra little bit of traits: Umbrellas definitely do not function (the wind bends them in every paths), the tent has to (MUST!) possess a really good flysheet, it costs taking a multiple-use bottle with you (faucet water, yet additionally drinkable in streams or waterways), a minimum of a few sets of belts, a hot fleece and one thing to repel nasty flies (I highly recommend a smidge). When it comes to a low-budget excursion, sleep in a tent or stay just in hotels (expense concerning PLN 80 every night). You need to make an effort sea food (they are scrumptious!), Whiskey, go to at the very least one distillery and also command fish and also potato chips along with vinegar a minimum of as soon as. I really hope that with this post I motivated my good friends (:-RRB-) however also unfamiliar people to journey to Scotland. It is actually actually worth a hundred times! I welcome you to see, so I am still here. Stunning Scottish beach fronts. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small island, white colored coastlines. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is most certainly an actually beautiful country, as well as every year it is seen through crowds of vacationers from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most cost effective places. It was actually presently spring in Scotland, the sunlight was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. I really hope that along with this article I promoted my close friends (:-RRB-) yet likewise complete strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020924 1:23 PM Scotland is definitely a really wonderful nation, as well as every year it is checked out by groups of travelers from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or even Spain. Rarely any person taking leave of absence in July, August or even September will certainly presume of Scotland. Maybe it is great to think concerning it straight now, when the worth of the extra pound is actually dropping, and therefore our company will pay for less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually largely a wonderful garden in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have actually currently been able to enjoy seals, dolphins or also deer. Yet Scotland is actually likewise a traditionally fascinating land (who saw Brave Heart?), Where you can easily check out spectacular rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds itself, the impressive Edinburgh, additionally is worthy of attention, specifically during the summer season events. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, history Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for seeing Scotland Travel in Scotland should undoubtedly start with its capital. Edinburgh is a beautiful medieval a community with characteristic stone buildings. Coming from the main road, the alleged The Royal Mile linking the previous royal castle along with the Queen’s summer season palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a network of intriguing small roads (the supposed close), generating a maze through which it is actually actually worth obtaining lost. It takes around two times to visit Edinburgh, but you can stretch this time around approximately four. When it comes to a brief browse through to Scotland, you can easily also limit your own self to Edinburgh merely, investing one time on a circular excursion by bus in the Scottish mountainous (practically every travel bureau in the funding provides it). By doing this, at the very least for a minute our team are going to feel the environment of a real land of hazes. An also far better tip is actually to lease an auto for someday and happen an independent trip (the plan and attribute of the coordinated excursions do not necessarily satisfy everybody). Such a self-guided scenic tour is going to perhaps take our company at least 10 hrs. For a somewhat longer quest (albeit still confined to merely a handful of times) coming from Edinburgh, I will propose to strike in two instructions: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is actually called Scotland in baby. Devoting pair of or 3 days on the isle, our company can easily appreciate the appeal of the west coast, relax on the beach, climb the greatest height of the island– Goat Fell, along with admire the grassy mountains as well as enjoy the room. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s two national forests, a lovely pond neighbored by woodlands and hillsides. En route, you can likewise explore Stirling Castle. There is actually a direct train coming from Glasgow in both paths. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the cheapest locations. In enhancement, in Scotland the camping tent can easily be actually set up actually anywhere, so visitors can easily also sleep in the crazy. The very most widely known and also one of the most gorgeous exploring routes in Europe is actually the alleged West Highland Way. Longer journey? Exactly how around north along the west coast and after that back to the quieter, albeit less incredible eastern? Lots of vacationers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often going to Glencoe or Fort William heading) then brows through Isle of Skye (one of the most gorgeous of the Scottish isles), after that head along the coastline in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, heading back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, and finally St Andrews. Is it achievable through trains as well as buses? Obviously it is feasible, however you are going to miss out on a whole lot, so it is far better to lease an auto for a minimum of component of the journey. And do not be fooled due to the visitor snare of Loch Ness– in reality, there are a lot of so much more wonderful areas around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I don’t forget seeing Scotland for the first time at the end of April. It was actually already spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. The Highlands were actually still covered in snowfall in several spots, and in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly storm. When traveling in Scotland, first off good, water resistant, sports shoes. A respectable poncho (and windproof!) Are going to also come in handy, sometimes it is likewise worth adding a thin scarf, a sports hat as well as sporting activities handwear covers to the bag (spring as well as autumn). In winter months, I propose avoiding Scotland coming from a span. Why? The solution is actually basic: it pours and impacts. In the scenario of a low-budget travel, sleeping in a camping tent or remain merely in hostels (cost about PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, check out at the very least one distillery and also instruction fish as well as potato chips along with white vinegar at least the moment. I really hope that through this post I urged my good friends (:-RRB-) however also strangers to journey to Scotland. It’s actually worth a hundred times! I invite you to visit, if only I am actually still here. Attractive Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little island, white seasides. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is certainly a definitely gorgeous country, and every year it is actually gone to through crowds of travelers coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most inexpensive destinations. It was actually springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter season all over. I hope that with this message I promoted my good friends (:-RRB-) yet likewise unfamiliar people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020924 2:44 PM Scotland is certainly an actually wonderful nation, as well as every year it is visited by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Hardly anybody taking vacation in July, August or September are going to presume of Scotland. Perhaps it is actually great to presume regarding it straight now, when the market value of the pound is dropping, and also therefore our experts will pay out much less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mostly a fantastic garden in the north of the nation. Highlands– hills covered with turf as well as patricias, deeper lochs (lakes), an impressive coast product line, glen (stunning lowlands), as well as most importantly, seldom discovered in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wilderness, where our company will certainly certainly not find a singular house. Space, space as well as room once again! Wild attribute, a great quantity of vegetations, birds as well as other pets wait for attribute enthusiasts. In Scotland, I have actually presently had the ability to watch seals, dolphins or maybe deer. Scotland is actually also an in the past exciting property (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you can visit magnificent rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds on its own, the marvelous Edinburgh, also should have attention, specifically during the course of the summer season events. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for checking out Scotland Trip in Scotland need to definitely begin with its own financing. It takes approximately pair of times to see Edinburgh, but you can easily prolong this opportunity up to 4. In the scenario of a quick see to Scotland, you can easily also restrict on your own to Edinburgh only, spending one day on a circular vacation through bus in the Scottish plateaus (virtually every trip firm in the financing uses it). For a slightly longer experience (albeit still restricted to just a couple of times) from Edinburgh, I would recommend to strike in two directions: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is gotten in touch with Scotland in mini. Spending 2 or even three days on the island, our company can enjoy the beauty of the west coast, kick back on the seaside, climb up the highest height of the isle– Goat Fell, and also appreciate the verdant hillsides as well as take pleasure in the space. Loch Lomond is among Scotland’s two nationwide parks, an attractive lake bordered by woodlands and hills. Heading, you may likewise go to Stirling Castle. 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Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most affordable places. In addition, in Scotland the tent can be actually set up virtually anywhere, thus tourists can additionally sleep in the wild. The most popular as well as one of the very most wonderful hiking tracks in Europe is the so-called West Highland Way. Longer trip? Just how around north along the west coast and at that point back to the quieter, albeit a lot less magnificent eastern? Many vacationers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often going to Glencoe or even Fort William heading) after that sees Isle of Skye (the most gorgeous of the Scottish islands), then scalp along the shoreline towards Ullapool, as for Durness, heading back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, as well as eventually St Andrews. Is it possible through trains and also buses? Obviously it is feasible, however you will certainly miss a whole lot, so it is actually a lot far better to rent a cars and truck for a minimum of portion of the vacation. And also don’t be actually tricked due to the vacationer trap of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are actually plenty of considerably more beautiful locations across Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind going to Scotland for the very first opportunity at the end of April. It was actually springtime in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snow in numerous areas, as well as in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. When taking a trip in Scotland, to begin with of all good, water resistant, sports shoes. Are going to also come in helpful, at times it is actually additionally worth adding a slim headscarf, a sporting activities hat and sports handwear covers to the bag (spring as well as fall). In wintertime, I suggest avoiding Scotland from a proximity. In the instance of a low-budget journey, sleeping in a camping tent or stay only in hotels (cost concerning PLN 80 per evening)., Whiskey, go to at least one whiskey as well as command fish as well as chips with white vinegar at minimum once. I hope that with this post I encouraged my friends (:-RRB-) however also unknown people to journey to Scotland. It is actually really worth a hundred times! I invite you to visit, if simply I am actually still here. Attractive Scottish beach fronts. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small island, white beach fronts. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually definitely a definitely stunning country, as well as every year it is explored through crowds of travelers from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or Spain. Arran is called Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the least expensive places. It was already springtime in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter season all over. 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Yet Scotland is actually additionally a traditionally intriguing land (who checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can easily go to wonderful stone fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds itself, the majestic Edinburgh, also should have attention, particularly during the course of the summertime celebrations. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for exploring Scotland Traveling in Scotland ought to definitely begin with its funds. Edinburgh is an attractive middle ages a community along with unique stone buildings. Coming from the primary street, the so-called The Royal Mile connecting the past imperial fortress along with the Queen’s summer season palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a network of interesting tiny roads (the so-called shut), making a puzzle through which it is definitely worth getting lost. It takes approximately pair of days to explore Edinburgh, however you may stretch this moment approximately 4. In the situation of a short visit to Scotland, you can easily also restrict yourself to Edinburgh only, investing one time on a rounded trip through bus in the Scottish plateaus (nearly every travel bureau in the capital uses it). By doing this, at the very least momentarily our experts will definitely experience the environment of a true land of moistures. An even better tip is actually to rent an automobile for someday and happen a private excursion (the plan and attribute of the organized excursions carry out certainly not necessarily meet every person). Such a self-guided scenic tour will possibly take us a minimum of 10 hrs. Arran is contacted Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of national parks, a beautiful pond encompassed by woodlands and also hills. 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Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the least expensive destinations. In add-on, in Scotland the outdoor tents can easily be actually established up practically anywhere, so travelers may also rest in the crazy. The most famous and also one of the very most lovely hiking routes in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer vacation? Exactly how around north along the west shoreline and also at that point back to the quieter, albeit a lot less exceptional eastern? Lots of vacationers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (in some cases seeing Glencoe or even Fort William heading) then sees Isle of Skye (one of the most beautiful of the Scottish islands), at that point head along the coastline in the direction of Ullapool, as much as Durness, on the way back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and also finally Street Andrews. Is it feasible through buses as well as trains? Of course it is actually achievable, but you will miss out on a whole lot, so it is much better to rent a vehicle for at minimum aspect of the excursion. And also do not be actually misleaded by the visitor trap of Loch Ness– in reality, there are lots of far more stunning areas all over Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I keep in mind going to Scotland for the first opportunity at the end of April. It was presently spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter season all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in many spots, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. When traveling in Scotland, to begin with of all good, water-resistant, sports shoes. A good raincoat (and windproof!) Will definitely additionally happen in helpful, sometimes it is additionally worth adding a thin headscarf, a sports hat as well as sports gloves to the backpack (spring and fall). In wintertime, I recommend avoiding Scotland from a span. Why? The response is actually easy: it pours and also strikes. In the situation of a low-budget trip, sleeping in an outdoor tents or stay just in hostels (expense concerning PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, see at the very least one whiskey and command fish and chips along with white vinegar at least the moment. I really hope that using this message I encouraged my close friends (:-RRB-) yet additionally strangers to journey to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to check out, if just I am actually still here. Lovely Scottish beaches. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small island, white colored seasides. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually certainly an actually stunning country, and also every year it is visited through groups of visitors from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Arran is called Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the cheapest places. It was currently spring season in Scotland, the sunshine was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. I hope that along with this post I encouraged my friends (:-RRB-) but also unfamiliar people to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020924 4:28 PM Hey there. I recognize this is somewhat off-topic, however I was wondering if you understood where I could obtain a captcha plugin for my remark form on my blog? I’m making use of the exact same blog site system like yours, and also I’m having problem finding one? Thanks a lot. 2020924 5:33 PM Scotland is actually definitely a truly wonderful country, and every year it is actually checked out through crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Rarely any person taking leave in July, August or even September will certainly assume of Scotland. Maybe it is actually really good to assume regarding it straight currently, when the worth of the extra pound is actually falling, and also hence our company will pay much less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mainly a terrific garden in the north of the nation. Highlands– hills covered with turf and louises, deeper lochs (ponds), a significant coastline collection, glen (beautiful lowlands), as well as over all, seldom located in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wild, where our company are going to certainly not see a solitary home. Space, space and also space again! Wild nature, an abundance of plants, birds as well as various other animals await attributes fans. In Scotland, I have already had the ability to check out seals, dolphins or maybe deer. Scotland is likewise a traditionally intriguing property (that watched Brave Heart?), Where you can visit wonderful rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The capital on its own, the marvelous Edinburgh, additionally deserves interest, specifically in the course of the summer events. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for seeing Scotland Travel in Scotland must absolutely begin along with its own funding. Edinburgh is actually a lovely medieval a town along with distinctive rock properties. Coming from the principal road, the alleged The Royal Mile linking the previous royal fortress along with the Queen’s summer season palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) runs a network of interesting little roads (the so-called close), developing a maze in which it is actually truly worth obtaining shed. It takes approximately 2 days to explore Edinburgh, but you can prolong this moment up to 4. When it comes to a brief check out to Scotland, you can easily also confine on your own to Edinburgh merely, investing 1 day on a round trip through bus in the Scottish mountainous (practically every travel bureau in the resources offers it). This way, a minimum of for a second we will definitely feel the setting of a genuine property of hazes. An even much better tip is to lease a car for one time and also happen a private travel (the plan as well as attributes of the managed excursions do certainly not necessarily meet every person). Such a self-guided trip is going to perhaps take our team a minimum of 10 hrs. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of nationwide parks, a wonderful pond neighbored through woodlands and also mountains. 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Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most affordable locations. In add-on, in Scotland the tent can be actually established up practically anywhere, so travelers can easily also rest in the crazy. The very most famous and also one of the very most wonderful hiking trails in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer trip? Exactly how about north along the west shore and at that point back to the quieter, albeit less magnificent eastern? Many tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (at times seeing Glencoe or even Fort William heading) then sees Isle of Skye (the absolute most beautiful of the Scottish isles), at that point scalp along the coast in the direction of Ullapool, regarding Durness, en route back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and finally St Andrews. Is it achievable through trains and also buses? Obviously it is feasible, however you will certainly miss a great deal, so it is actually better to rent an auto for at minimum part of the trip. 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It was actually currently springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. The Highlands were still dealt with in snow in a lot of areas, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. When taking a trip in Scotland, first off great, water-proof, sports footwear. A good waterproof (and windproof!) Will definitely additionally be available in helpful, in some cases it is actually likewise worth incorporating a thin scarf, a sports hat as well as sports gloves to the knapsack (spring season and also fall). In winter months, I advise steering clear of Scotland from a proximity. Why? The solution is straightforward: it pours and blows. Additional little bit of points: Umbrellas most definitely don’t operate (the wind bends them in every paths), the camping tent must (MUST!) have a really good flysheet, it deserves taking a multiple-use bottle along with you (touch water, however likewise drinkable in waterways or flows), at the very least a few pairs of socks, a hot fleece and also one thing to fend off vicious flies (I encourage a smidge). When it comes to a low-budget trip, sleeping in a tent or stay simply in hotels (expense regarding PLN 80 every night). You need to try seafood (they are actually great tasting!), Whiskey, browse through at the very least one distillery as well as instruction fish as well as potato chips with white vinegar at the very least once. I wish that along with this article I urged my pals (:-RRB-) yet likewise unfamiliar people to journey to Scotland. It is actually truly worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to go to, so I am actually still listed here. Beautiful Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small island, white colored seasides. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is definitely an actually attractive nation, and also every year it is actually gone to through crowds of visitors from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most affordable locations. It was currently springtime in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. I really hope that with this article I encouraged my good friends (:-RRB-) however also strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020924 10:15 PM One thing is the fact that one of the most frequent incentives for utilizing your card is a cash-back as well as rebate supply. Generally, you’re going to get 1-5 back in various expenditures. Depending on the credit cards, you may get 1 back again on most buying, and 5 back on buying made from convenience stores, gasoline stations, grocery stores in addition to ‘member merchants’. Scotland is most certainly a definitely beautiful nation, and also every year it is visited by crowds of vacationers from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Rarely any person taking vacation in July, August or September will assume of Scotland. Perhaps it is great to believe about it straight now, when the value of the pound is dropping, as well as thereby our company will spend much less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually predominantly a splendid yard in the north of the nation. Highlands– hillsides covered along with turf and also heathers, deeper lochs (lakes), a dramatic coastline collection, glen (charming lowlands), and also above all, hardly ever found in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wild, where we will certainly not observe a single property. Space, space and also area once again! Wild attribute, a wealth of plants, birds and also various other pets wait for nature lovers. In Scotland, I have actually currently managed to check out seals, dolphins and even deer. Scotland is actually likewise a historically interesting land (who enjoyed Brave Heart?), Where you may check out splendid stone castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds on its own, the impressive Edinburgh, likewise should have focus, particularly in the course of the summer months events. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for visiting Scotland Travel in Scotland need to undoubtedly start with its funds. Edinburgh is actually a stunning middle ages a town along with characteristic stone buildings. Coming from the primary street, the supposed The Royal Mile linking the former imperial palace with the Queen’s summer season royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a network of intriguing small roads (the supposed close), developing a maze in which it is actually actually worth acquiring lost. It takes approximately pair of times to go to Edinburgh, yet you can easily expand this time around approximately 4. When it comes to a quick visit to Scotland, you can likewise confine your own self to Edinburgh just, devoting someday on a big salami by bus in the Scottish highlands (virtually every travel bureau in the funds uses it). Thus, a minimum of for a second we will definitely really feel the atmosphere of an actual land of mists. An even far better tip is to rent a car for someday as well as go on an individual excursion (the plan and also attribute of the managed trips do not necessarily fit everybody). Such a self-guided scenic tour is going to perhaps take our company at the very least 10 hrs. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in baby. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of national playgrounds, a lovely lake neighbored by woods as well as mountains. 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Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the least expensive places. In addition, in Scotland the tent can be actually specified up actually anywhere, therefore travelers can easily additionally sleep in the wild. The most renowned and one of the very most gorgeous exploring tracks in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Longer trip? How approximately north along the west shore and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit a lot less amazing eastern? Several travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often seeing Glencoe or even Fort William on the technique) at that point visits Isle of Skye (one of the most lovely of the Scottish islands), then head along the shoreline towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, heading back visiting Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and also finally St Andrews. Is it feasible through buses and learns? 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I always remember exploring Scotland for the very first time at the conclusion of April. It was already spring in Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter throughout. The Highlands were still dealt with in snow in a lot of locations, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rain. Of training program, it appeared right now that I had not loaded the ideal things. I was intending to remain in the urban area, yet likewise ballet flats, flipflops, thin shirts as well as attractive jackets decrease in springtime. When traveling in Scotland, to begin with of all really good, water-proof, sporting activities shoes. Will certainly additionally happen in useful, at times it is also worth including a thin scarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports handwear covers to the knapsack (spring season and also fall). In wintertime, I recommend preventing Scotland coming from a proximity. 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Iona- little island, white coastlines. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually undeniably a really attractive country, and also every year it is actually visited through groups of tourists from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the cheapest locations. It was actually presently springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. I wish that along with this article I promoted my good friends (:-RRB-) yet also strangers to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ have a peek at this web-site bizopsbusiness.com : One thing is that often one of the most popular incentives for applying your cards is a cash-back or perhaps rebate offer. Generally, you’re going to get 1-5 back on various buying. 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Yet Scotland is actually also a traditionally interesting property (that viewed Brave Heart?), Where you can easily check out wonderful rock castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). 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Lots of travelers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (occasionally exploring Glencoe or even Fort William heading) then brows through Isle of Skye (the best lovely of the Scottish isles), after that scalp along the coast towards Ullapool, as far as Durness, en route back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, as well as ultimately St Andrews. Is it possible by buses and learns? Naturally it is actually achievable, yet you will certainly skip a whole lot, so it is actually considerably far better to lease an auto for a minimum of aspect of the vacation. 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It was actually currently spring in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. The Highlands were actually still covered in snowfall in lots of places, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly storm. When traveling in Scotland, firstly good, water-proof, sports footwear. A suitable poncho (and also windproof!) Will also can be found in useful, sometimes it is also worth adding a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat as well as sporting activities handwear covers to the backpack (springtime and also fall). In wintertime, I advise avoiding Scotland coming from a range. Why? The solution is basic: it puts and impacts. In the scenario of a low-budget vacation, sleeping in a camping tent or even keep just in hostels (price concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, go to at minimum one whiskey as well as command fish and also chips with white vinegar at the very least as soon as. 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An even far better idea is to rent out a cars and truck for someday and also take place a private journey (the plan as well as attributes of the managed trips carry out not necessarily satisfy everybody). Such a self-guided excursion will probably take us at the very least ten hours. For a slightly longer journey (albeit still restricted to simply a few times) coming from Edinburgh, I will recommend to hit in 2 instructions: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Devoting two or even 3 days on the island, our company can easily delight in the appeal of the west coastline, relax on the coastline, climb the best height of the island– Goat Fell, and also marvel at the grassy mountains as well as enjoy the space. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s 2 national forests, a gorgeous pond neighbored through hills and woods. En route, you can likewise explore Stirling Castle. 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Certainly it is actually possible, yet you will definitely skip a whole lot, so it is far better to lease a cars and truck for at the very least aspect of the travel. 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I keep in mind seeing Scotland for the very first time at the side of April. It was currently come Scotland, the sun was heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter around. The Highlands were still covered in snow in many areas, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. Naturally, it appeared immediately that I had not packed the appropriate points. I was preparing to remain in the city, yet likewise ballet flats, shoes, decorative coats as well as thin blouses fall off in spring. When taking a trip in Scotland, initially of all good, water-proof, sports shoes. Will definitely additionally happen in helpful, sometimes it is additionally worth incorporating a slim headscarf, a sporting activities hat as well as sports handwear covers to the bag (spring season and also autumn). In winter months, I propose avoiding Scotland from a distance. In the situation of a low-budget journey, sleep in a camping tent or stay just in hostels (price about PLN 80 per night)., Whiskey, visit at the very least one whiskey and order fish and also potato chips along with vinegar at least as soon as. I wish that using this blog post I urged my buddies (:-RRB-) but also complete strangers to travel to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to check out, so I am actually still below. Attractive Scottish beaches. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small island, white coastlines. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually certainly a definitely stunning country, as well as every year it is checked out through groups of vacationers coming from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or Spain. Arran is called Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the cheapest places. 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Edinburgh – Some concepts for exploring Scotland Travel in Scotland need to most definitely begin with its funds. Edinburgh is a gorgeous middle ages a town with particular rock structures. Coming from the main road, the so-called The Royal Mile linking the previous imperial fortress with the Queen’s summer months palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) runs a network of fascinating tiny streets (the supposed close), generating a puzzle through which it is actually worth obtaining lost. It takes about 2 times to explore Edinburgh, however you may expand this time around 4. In the instance of a short visit to Scotland, you may additionally limit yourself to Edinburgh only, investing eventually on a big salami by bus in the Scottish plateaus (virtually every travel bureau in the resources offers it). Thus, at the very least for a moment we will certainly experience the environment of a genuine property of hazes. An even much better suggestion is actually to rent a cars and truck for 1 day and also happen an independent excursion (the system and also attribute of the arranged trips perform certainly not automatically suit everybody). Such a self-guided excursion is going to probably take us a minimum of 10 hrs. For a somewhat longer adventure (albeit still limited to just a few days) from Edinburgh, I would certainly advise to reach in 2 paths: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is contacted Scotland in baby. Devoting pair of or even 3 days on the isle, our company may appreciate the charm of the west shore, rest on the beach front, climb the best optimal of the island– Goat Fell, in addition to appreciate the verdant hillsides and also appreciate the area. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s two national playgrounds, a lovely pond surrounded through forests and also mountains. Heading, you can additionally visit Stirling Castle. 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Several tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (in some cases seeing Glencoe or Fort William heading) at that point sees Isle of Skye (the absolute most lovely of the Scottish islands), at that point scalp along the shoreline in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, as well as ultimately St Andrews. Is it achievable by learns and buses? Certainly it is actually possible, yet you will certainly miss a whole lot, so it is a lot far better to rent out a vehicle for at the very least component of the trip. And don’t be fooled due to the visitor trap of Loch Ness– actually, there are actually loads of a lot more attractive places all around Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind visiting Scotland for the first opportunity at the end of April. It was actually currently spring in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snow in a lot of spots, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. When taking a trip in Scotland, initially of all good, water-proof, sports shoes. Will certainly additionally happen in handy, in some cases it is additionally worth adding a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat and sports gloves to the knapsack (springtime and also autumn). In winter months, I advise avoiding Scotland coming from a range. In the scenario of a low-budget travel, sleep in a camping tent or remain merely in hostels (cost concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, go to at the very least one distillery and also order fish and also potato chips along with vinegar at the very least the moment. I hope that through this article I motivated my good friends (:-RRB-) but likewise strangers to travel to Scotland. It is actually definitely worth a hundred times! I invite you to visit, if only I am still right here. Beautiful Scottish seasides. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small isle, white seasides. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is unquestionably a really beautiful nation, as well as every year it is visited by crowds of visitors from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Arran is contacted Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most affordable destinations. It was actually actually spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter all over. I hope that along with this article I promoted my pals (:-RRB-) but also strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020925 2:53 PM Scotland is undoubtedly a truly gorgeous country, and each year it is seen by groups of vacationers from the United States, France, and also also Italy or even Spain. Nevertheless, I can certainly not resist the feeling that Poles come here generally for job. Hardly any person taking vacation in July, August or even September are going to think about Scotland. Possibly it is due to the costs that are definitely unfriendly for some visitors. The property of Nessi and guys in kilts is actually definitely worth a long or even brief trip. Maybe it is excellent to consider it now, when the value of the pound is actually dropping, and therefore our company will spend much less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring Thus why is it worth it? Scotland is predominantly an excellent landscape in the north of the nation. Highlands– mountains covered with turf as well as louises, deep-seated lochs (lakes), a dramatic coast product line, glen (stunning valleys), and over all, seldom discovered in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wild, where our team will certainly not see a single house. Space, area as well as space once more! Wild attribute, a wealth of plants, birds and various other creatures await attribute lovers. In Scotland, I have actually currently had the ability to check out tapes, dolphins or perhaps deer. Scotland is actually additionally a traditionally appealing land (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you can easily check out magnificent stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing itself, the stunning Edinburgh, likewise deserves attention, particularly throughout the summer events. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, past Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for visiting Scotland Travel in Scotland must undoubtedly begin along with its own capital. Edinburgh is actually a beautiful middle ages a community with symbolic stone buildings. From the principal street, the supposed The Royal Mile connecting the past royal fortress along with the Queen’s summer season royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a network of interesting tiny streets (the so-called shut), creating a puzzle in which it is definitely worth acquiring lost. It takes around pair of days to visit Edinburgh, but you can prolong this moment around 4. When it comes to a quick browse through to Scotland, you may additionally confine yourself to Edinburgh just, spending 1 day on a circular trip through bus in the Scottish plateaus (just about every travel bureau in the funding delivers it). Thus, a minimum of momentarily we will certainly experience the ambience of a real land of mists. An even much better suggestion is to rent a car for one time and go on a private travel (the plan and also nature of the organized excursions perform not essentially satisfy every person). Such a self-guided tour is going to most likely take us at minimum 10 hours. For a somewhat longer experience (albeit still confined to simply a handful of days) from Edinburgh, I would recommend to hit in two instructions: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Spending 2 or even 3 days on the island, our experts may enjoy the appeal of the west coastline, relax on the coastline, go up the greatest top of the isle– Goat Fell, in addition to admire the verdant hillsides and also enjoy the space. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s 2 nationwide parks, a lovely pond neighbored through woodlands and hills. On the technique, you can easily also explore Stirling Castle. There is a straight train from Glasgow in both directions. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the most inexpensive destinations. In enhancement, in Scotland the tent may be actually established up essentially anywhere, so vacationers may additionally sleep in the untamed. The most widely known and one of the most beautiful treking trails in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer trip? Just how approximately north along the west coast and after that back to the quieter, albeit a lot less incredible east? Several visitors in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (occasionally exploring Glencoe or Fort William heading) after that visits Isle of Skye (the very most attractive of the Scottish isles), after that scalp along the coastline towards Ullapool, as far as Durness, on the way back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also ultimately Street Andrews. Is it feasible by learns and also buses? Naturally it is actually achievable, but you will certainly miss a whole lot, so it is actually far better to lease a car for a minimum of portion of the excursion. And do not be fooled through the visitor catch of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are a lot of a lot more attractive locations across Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind checking out Scotland for the first opportunity at the conclusion of April. It was actually presently springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. The Highlands were still covered in snowfall in many areas, as well as in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. When taking a trip in Scotland, firstly great, water resistant, sports shoes. A decent raincoat (and windproof!) Will certainly likewise happen in helpful, in some cases it is actually also worth including a slim headscarf, a sports hat and also sports handwear covers to the bag (spring and fall). In winter months, I suggest staying clear of Scotland coming from a range. Why? The response is actually easy: it puts as well as strikes. Bonus little bit of factors: Umbrellas undoubtedly don’t operate (the wind bends all of them in each paths), the tent should (MUST!) have a really good flysheet, it costs taking a reusable container with you (water faucet water, however additionally drinkable in streams or even rivers), at the very least a couple of pairs of belts, a warm and comfortable fleece as well as one thing to push back vicious flies (I advise a modicum). In the scenario of a low-budget vacation, oversleep an outdoor tents or even keep just in hotels (cost about PLN 80 per evening). You ought to make an effort seafood (they are actually great tasting!), Whiskey, visit a minimum of one whiskey and order fish as well as chips along with vinegar a minimum of once. I hope that through this message I urged my buddies (:-RRB-) yet likewise unfamiliar people to travel to Scotland. It’s definitely worth a hundred times! I welcome you to visit, if simply I am still listed below. Wonderful Scottish seasides. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small island, white colored beach fronts. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually certainly a definitely stunning nation, as well as every year it is checked out through crowds of visitors from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most cost effective destinations. It was actually presently spring season in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter season all over. I wish that with this blog post I encouraged my buddies (:-RRB-) yet also strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ how much is yours worth? bizopsbusiness.com : 2020925 3:09 PM In these days of austerity plus relative stress about running into debt, some people balk resistant to the idea of employing a credit card to make purchase of merchandise or even pay for a trip, preferring, instead just to rely on a tried plus trusted approach to making transaction – hard cash. However, if you possess cash there to make the purchase entirely, then, paradoxically, this is the best time to be able to use the cards for several motives. 2020925 4:16 PM Scotland is definitely a really attractive country, as well as every year it is actually visited by groups of tourists from the United States, France, and also also Italy or even Spain. Having said that, I can not stand up to the impression that Poles come here mostly for job. Hardly anybody taking leave of absence in July, August or September will definitely think about Scotland. Perhaps it is actually as a result of the rates that are absolutely antagonistic for some travelers. The property of Nessi and males in kilts is actually definitely worth a short or even long adventure. Possibly it is good to deal with it today, when the worth of the pound is actually falling, and also thus our company will pay much less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually primarily a fantastic garden in the north of the country. Highlands– mountains covered with lawn and heathers, deep-seated lochs (ponds), a dramatic shoreline series, glen (stunning lowlands), and above all, seldom found in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wild, where we will definitely certainly not view a singular house. Space, room and also space again! Wild attribute, an abundance of vegetations, birds and other animals wait for nature enthusiasts. In Scotland, I have already been actually able to see seals, dolphins and even deer. Scotland is actually also a historically appealing property (that enjoyed Brave Heart?), Where you can easily go to impressive stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing itself, the stunning Edinburgh, additionally should have attention, specifically throughout the summer festivals. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for seeing Scotland Trip in Scotland need to most definitely begin along with its funds. Edinburgh is a lovely medieval a town along with particular stone structures. From the main street, the supposed The Royal Mile linking the former royal castle along with the Queen’s summer season palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) runs a system of interesting little roads (the so-called close), producing a puzzle in which it is actually actually worth obtaining lost. It takes about two days to see Edinburgh, yet you can stretch this time around approximately 4. In the instance of a short see to Scotland, you may also restrict yourself to Edinburgh merely, spending 1 day on a big salami through bus in the Scottish plateaus (nearly every traveling agency in the financing provides it). Thus, at least for an instant our company will certainly really feel the environment of a true property of hazes. An even much better idea is to rent a cars and truck for eventually and happen an independent excursion (the system and also attributes of the managed excursions do not always suit everyone). Such a self-guided excursion will most likely take our team a minimum of ten hrs. Arran is contacted Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of national playgrounds, an attractive lake surrounded through mountains and woods. On the technique, you may additionally go to Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most affordable locations. In addition, in Scotland the outdoor tents can easily be actually established up literally anywhere, thus tourists can easily additionally rest in the crazy. The most famous as well as one of the most wonderful exploring routes in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer travel? Just how about north along the west shore and after that back to the quieter, albeit less spectacular east? Many vacationers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (often going to Glencoe or Fort William on the method) then sees Isle of Skye (the absolute most beautiful of the Scottish isles), after that scalp along the shoreline towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, en route back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, and also ultimately Street Andrews. Is it feasible by buses and also learns? Certainly it is actually feasible, however you are going to miss out on a whole lot, so it is actually much far better to rent a car for at the very least portion of the vacation. As well as do not be actually misleaded due to the visitor snare of Loch Ness– in reality, there are actually lots of far more beautiful spots across Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, past Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland activities Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather can be irregular. I don’t forget visiting Scotland for the very first time at the side of April. It was presently springtime in Scotland, the sun was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. The Highlands were still dealt with in snowfall in many places, as well as in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. Of training program, it appeared as soon as possible that I had not packed the correct points. I was actually intending to stay in the city, but also ballet apartments, shoes, decorative jackets as well as slim blouses drop off in spring season. When traveling in Scotland, firstly good, water resistant, sports footwear. A nice poncho (and windproof!) Will likewise can be found in convenient, often it is likewise worth incorporating a thin headscarf, a sporting activities hat and sports handwear covers to the knapsack (spring season and also autumn). In wintertime, I propose avoiding Scotland coming from a proximity. Why? The answer is easy: it pours as well as impacts. In the situation of a low-budget trip, rest in a camping tent or remain merely in hotels (expense concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, check out at least one whiskey as well as order fish and also chips along with vinegar at least when. I hope that through this post I motivated my good friends (:-RRB-) but likewise complete strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s really worth a hundred times! I invite you to go to, if only I am actually still right here. Beautiful Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little island, white colored seasides. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is definitely an actually wonderful country, and every year it is visited through crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the most cost effective locations. It was actually actually spring in Scotland, the sunlight was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. I really hope that along with this message I encouraged my friends (:-RRB-) but also unknown people to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020925 5:39 PM Scotland is actually definitely an actually gorgeous country, and also every year it is actually explored through crowds of vacationers from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Rarely any individual taking leave in July, August or September will think of Scotland. Perhaps it is great to assume regarding it right now, when the value of the pound is dropping, and thereby our team will pay much less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is mainly a fantastic garden in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have currently been actually capable to see seals, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is additionally a traditionally exciting property (who enjoyed Brave Heart?), Where you may check out wonderful rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds itself, the majestic Edinburgh, likewise ought to have attention, specifically in the course of the summer season celebrations. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, past history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for exploring Scotland Trip in Scotland ought to certainly start along with its own funding. It takes about 2 days to check out Edinburgh, however you may extend this opportunity up to 4. In the situation of a short see to Scotland, you can easily additionally restrict yourself to Edinburgh simply, spending one time on a circular trip through bus in the Scottish mountainous (virtually every trip company in the funds uses it). Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in baby. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s two national parks, an attractive pond encompassed through mountains and forests. On the means, you can easily likewise see Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most cost effective destinations. In enhancement, in Scotland the camping tent can easily be actually specified up essentially anywhere, therefore visitors can easily also sleep in the wild. The very most renowned and one of the very most lovely treking tracks in Europe is actually the alleged West Highland Way. Longer journey? Exactly how about north along the west coastline and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit a lot less incredible east? Several travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (sometimes exploring Glencoe or even Fort William en route) after that sees Isle of Skye (the most wonderful of the Scottish islands), then scalp along the coastline in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and lastly St Andrews. Is it feasible through buses as well as trains? Certainly it is possible, but you will certainly miss out on a lot, so it is much far better to rent a car for at minimum aspect of the vacation. And do not be deceived due to the visitor catch of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are actually lots of a lot more gorgeous places all over Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I keep in mind going to Scotland for the initial opportunity at the side of April. It was actually already springtime in Scotland, the sun was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. The Highlands were actually still covered in snowfall in many areas, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. When traveling in Scotland, to begin with of all excellent, water-proof, sporting activities shoes. A nice raincoat (and windproof!) Will certainly additionally can be found in helpful, in some cases it is actually also worth including a slim headscarf, a sports hat as well as sporting activities gloves to the knapsack (spring season and fall). In winter, I propose staying clear of Scotland from a range. Why? The solution is basic: it puts as well as blows. Additional little points: Umbrellas absolutely don’t work (the wind bends them with all directions), the tent must (MUST!) have an excellent flysheet, it deserves taking a multiple-use container with you (faucet water, however also drinkable in streams or even flows), a minimum of a couple of sets of belts, a warm and comfortable fleece as well as one thing to repel vicious flies (I advise a modicum). In the scenario of a low-budget excursion, sleeping in an outdoor tents or even remain just in hostels (price concerning PLN 80 every night). You need to make an effort sea food (they are scrumptious!), Whiskey, go to a minimum of one whiskey and also order fish and also chips with white vinegar a minimum of when. I wish that through this post I urged my friends (:-RRB-) yet additionally complete strangers to travel to Scotland. It’s definitely worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to go to, so I am actually still here. Attractive Scottish seasides. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little isle, white colored beaches. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is unquestionably a really attractive country, and also every year it is seen through crowds of tourists from the United States, France, and even Italy or even Spain. Arran is gotten in touch with Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most cost effective locations. It was presently spring season in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. I wish that with this article I encouraged my pals (:-RRB-) however also unfamiliar people to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020925 6:00 PM In a second, with the fast life style that everyone is having, credit cards get this amazing demand in the economy. Persons throughout every field are using credit card and people who not using the credit cards have made arrangements to apply for one. 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One thing we’ve noticed is that banks in addition to financial institutions know the spending behaviors of consumers while also understand that a lot of people max out their cards around the holidays. They correctly take advantage of this particular fact and begin flooding ones inbox and also snail-mail box having hundreds of no interest APR card offers shortly after the holiday season ends. Knowing that in case you are like 98 of American public, you’ll leap at the possible opportunity to consolidate financial debt and move balances towards 0 apr interest rates credit cards. 2020925 9:11 PM Scotland is actually undeniably a truly lovely country, and also annually it is actually seen through crowds of tourists from the United States, France, and also also Italy or even Spain. I can certainly not withstand the perception that Poles come here mostly for work. Hardly anyone taking leave of absence in July, August or even September are going to think about Scotland. Because of the rates that are undoubtedly antagonistic for some visitors, probably it is actually. Meanwhile, the land of Nessi and also guys in kilts is actually undoubtedly worth a quick or even longer experience. Maybe it is excellent to think of it now, when the value of the extra pound is dropping, as well as thus our experts will spend a lot less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is largely a terrific landscape in the north of the country. In Scotland, I have actually currently been actually able to view tapes, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is actually also a traditionally fascinating land (that watched Brave Heart?), Where you can check out stunning stone fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing itself, the impressive Edinburgh, additionally is entitled to interest, specifically throughout the summer festivities. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, past Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some suggestions for seeing Scotland Traveling in Scotland should certainly begin with its funds. It takes around pair of times to visit Edinburgh, yet you can easily stretch this time up to four. In the instance of a quick browse through to Scotland, you may additionally restrict your own self to Edinburgh simply, investing one time on a round vacation by bus in the Scottish highlands (just about every travel firm in the funding provides it). Arran is actually contacted Scotland in baby. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s pair of nationwide parks, a lovely lake surrounded by rainforests as well as hillsides. On the means, you can easily likewise see Stirling Castle. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, past Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most affordable locations. You can find a whole lot of exploring trails and also campsites listed below. Additionally, in Scotland the tent could be established virtually anywhere, therefore vacationers can easily additionally rest in bush. What is important within this case is actually common access to clean water– we may discover mountain range rivers, flows as well as falls nearly anywhere. The absolute most widely known as well as some of one of the most wonderful exploring tracks in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Due to the incredible views, I enthusiastically suggest Longer trip? How around north along the west shore and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit a lot less impressive eastern? Several tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often seeing Glencoe or even Fort William on the way) at that point brows through Isle of Skye (the very most wonderful of the Scottish isles), then head along the coast towards Ullapool, as far as Durness, on the means back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, as well as eventually St Andrews. Is it feasible through buses and learns? Of training program it is actually possible, but you will miss out on a lot, so it is actually better to lease an auto for at the very least portion of the trip. And do not be tricked through the traveler trap of Loch Ness– actually, there are actually lots of a lot more wonderful places all around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg The climate may be unpredictable. I always remember visiting Scotland for the very first time at the conclusion of April. It was actually spring season in Scotland, the sunshine was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season across. The Highlands were still dealt with in snowfall in several locations, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rainfall. Obviously, it ended up immediately that I hadn’t stuffed the best traits. I was actually planning to remain in the city, but likewise ballet apartments, flipflops, aesthetic coats and slim shirts drop off in spring season. When taking a trip in Scotland, first off excellent, water resistant, sports shoes. A good raincoat (as well as windproof!) Will certainly also can be found in convenient, sometimes it is actually also worth adding a thin scarf, a sports hat as well as sporting activities gloves to the bag (spring season and autumn). In winter, I propose steering clear of Scotland from a range. Why? The answer is actually simple: it pours and blows. In the instance of a low-budget journey, sleeping in a camping tent or even remain just in hotels (cost concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, see at least one whiskey and instruction fish and potato chips with vinegar at least once. I really hope that using this message I urged my buddies (:-RRB-) however additionally unfamiliar people to journey to Scotland. It is actually definitely worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to explore, so I am still listed here. Attractive Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small island, white coastlines. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is unquestionably an actually wonderful nation, and also every year it is visited through crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Arran is contacted Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the most inexpensive destinations. It was actually actually springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. I really hope that along with this message I encouraged my close friends (:-RRB-) yet additionally unfamiliar people to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020925 11:27 PM These days of austerity in addition to relative panic about incurring debt, many people balk up against the idea of making use of a credit card to make purchase of merchandise or maybe pay for a vacation, preferring, instead only to rely on this tried along with trusted procedure for making payment – cash. However, if you’ve got the cash there to make the purchase in full, then, paradoxically, that is the best time to be able to use the credit card for several causes. what to do in scotland : 2020925 11:55 PM Scotland is most certainly a definitely gorgeous nation, as well as every year it is checked out by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. I can not avoid the impression that Poles come here primarily for work. Rarely any person taking leave of absence in July, August or even September will definitely presume of Scotland. Possibly it is due to the prices that are actually undoubtedly unfriendly for some vacationers. The property of Nessi and also males in kilts is actually undoubtedly worth a quick or longer quest. Possibly it is excellent to consider it today, when the market value of the extra pound is falling, and also hence our team will spend less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually primarily a fantastic garden in the north of the country. In Scotland, I have already been capable to see tapes, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is actually also a historically appealing property (that watched Brave Heart?), Where you can easily see splendid rock castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funding itself, the majestic Edinburgh, also should have interest, particularly during the summer months events. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, past Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for seeing Scotland Traveling in Scotland ought to certainly start along with its own resources. It takes about two times to go to Edinburgh, yet you may stretch this time up to 4. In the case of a brief see to Scotland, you can easily additionally restrict on your own to Edinburgh merely, devoting one day on a rounded vacation through bus in the Scottish plateaus (virtually every traveling organization in the financing gives it). Arran is actually phoned Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s two national parks, a gorgeous lake encompassed by rainforests and also mountains. On the way, you can also explore Stirling Castle. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, past Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most cost effective locations. In addition, in Scotland the camping tent can easily be actually set up practically anywhere, so visitors can easily additionally rest in the wild. The very most renowned as well as one of the very most beautiful hiking routes in Europe is actually the alleged West Highland Way. Longer vacation? Exactly how approximately north along the west shore and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit much less spectacular eastern? Lots of vacationers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (in some cases exploring Glencoe or even Fort William heading) then sees Isle of Skye (one of the most stunning of the Scottish islands), at that point scalp along the shore towards Ullapool, as for Durness, heading back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also finally Street Andrews. Is it possible by buses and also learns? Certainly it is possible, however you are going to skip a great deal, so it is actually better to rent out an auto for a minimum of aspect of the travel. As well as don’t be fooled by the visitor trap of Loch Ness– in truth, there are plenty of a lot more wonderful areas all around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg The climate may be unpredictable. I always remember going to Scotland for the very first time by the end of April. It was actually actually spring season in Scotland, the sun was heating up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime across. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snow in lots of places, as well as in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly storm. Of course, it ended up straightaway that I hadn’t loaded the appropriate points. I was planning to keep in the urban area, yet likewise ballet apartments, flipflops, attractive jackets and also slim shirts fall off in spring. When taking a trip in Scotland, firstly great, water resistant, sports shoes. A decent waterproof (and windproof!) Will certainly likewise be available in helpful, at times it is likewise worth incorporating a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports gloves to the knapsack (spring and autumn). In winter season, I advise staying away from Scotland coming from a proximity. Why? The solution is actually basic: it puts and also impacts. In the situation of a low-budget journey, sleeping in a camping tent or even remain only in hostels (price regarding PLN 80 per night)., Whiskey, browse through at least one distillery as well as order fish and also chips along with white vinegar at the very least as soon as. I wish that through this message I motivated my buddies (:-RRB-) but also unfamiliar people to travel to Scotland. It is actually definitely worth a hundred times! I welcome you to explore, if simply I am still listed below. Stunning Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small island, white beaches. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually certainly a definitely lovely country, as well as every year it is checked out by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most affordable locations. It was currently spring season in Scotland, the sun was heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. I wish that with this post I urged my buddies (:-RRB-) yet likewise strangers to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ Scotland is actually most certainly a really beautiful nation, and also every year it is actually explored by crowds of vacationers from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Hardly anybody taking leave of absence in July, August or September will certainly believe of Scotland. Perhaps it is actually great to presume about it right now, when the worth of the pound is actually dropping, and thus we will spend much less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring So why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mostly a fantastic garden in the north of the country. Highlands– mountains covered along with yard and patricias, deeper lochs (ponds), an impressive coast series, glen (attractive lowlands), and also most importantly, hardly found in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wilderness, where our team will certainly certainly not view a solitary property. Space, room and space again! Wild attributes, a wealth of plants, birds and also other creatures await nature lovers. In Scotland, I have actually currently had the capacity to see tapes, dolphins or perhaps deer. But Scotland is actually additionally a traditionally exciting property (that checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can easily visit impressive rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The resources itself, the marvelous Edinburgh, also ought to have focus, particularly throughout the summer season festivals. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, record Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for visiting Scotland Traveling in Scotland ought to definitely start with its capital. It takes approximately two days to visit Edinburgh, however you can easily stretch this opportunity up to four. In the instance of a brief visit to Scotland, you can likewise restrict your own self to Edinburgh just, investing one day on a circular excursion through bus in the Scottish mountainous (nearly every travel organization in the capital offers it). Arran is called Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of national playgrounds, a beautiful lake neighbored by rainforests and also mountains. On the method, you can easily also see Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually not one of the least expensive places. In enhancement, in Scotland the outdoor tents can easily be prepared up practically anywhere, so visitors can easily also sleep in the wild. The most well-known and one of the very most lovely hiking routes in Europe is actually the supposed West Highland Way. Longer travel? How approximately north along the west shoreline and after that back to the quieter, albeit much less incredible eastern? A lot of vacationers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (often seeing Glencoe or even Fort William en route) after that check outs Isle of Skye (the very most wonderful of the Scottish isles), at that point scalp along the coast in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also eventually St Andrews. Is it feasible by trains and buses? Certainly it is achievable, yet you will certainly miss a lot, so it is actually considerably far better to rent an auto for at the very least portion of the trip. As well as do not be tricked due to the vacationer trap of Loch Ness– in reality, there are plenty of far more beautiful spots throughout Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, past history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I remember going to Scotland for the first time at the side of April. It was presently spring in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in numerous locations, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly storm. When traveling in Scotland, to begin with of all good, water resistant, sporting activities footwear. Are going to additionally happen in convenient, at times it is additionally worth incorporating a slim scarf, a sports hat and also sporting activities handwear covers to the backpack (spring season and also fall). In winter months, I propose staying clear of Scotland coming from a distance. In the instance of a low-budget travel, rest in a tent or even remain only in hostels (cost regarding PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, go to at the very least one distillery as well as order fish and potato chips along with white vinegar at least the moment. I really hope that with this blog post I motivated my buddies (:-RRB-) but additionally strangers to travel to Scotland. It’s actually worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to check out, if simply I am still listed here. Attractive Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny island, white coastlines. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is most certainly a definitely lovely country, as well as every year it is seen by crowds of tourists coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Arran is phoned Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the least expensive places. It was presently springtime in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. I hope that along with this message I motivated my pals (:-RRB-) yet likewise unfamiliar people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020926 2:20 AM Thanks for your ideas. One thing I have noticed is always that banks and financial institutions know the dimensions and spending habits of consumers and as well understand that most people max out and about their credit cards around the getaways. They prudently take advantage of this fact and start flooding the inbox and snail-mail box along with hundreds of Zero APR card offers soon after the holiday season ends. Knowing that for anyone who is like 98 of the American community, you’ll get at the chance to consolidate personal credit card debt and shift balances to 0 annual percentage rates credit cards. 2020926 5:00 AM Good post. I learn something totally new and challenging on websites I stumbleupon every day. It’s always helpful to read articles from other writers and use a little something from other web sites. 2020926 5:13 AM One thing is the fact that one of the most frequent incentives for making use of your card is a cash-back or rebate provision. Generally, you’ll receive 1-5 back for various acquisitions. Depending on the cards, you may get 1 in return on most purchases, and 5 again on buying made at convenience stores, filling stations, grocery stores along with ‘member merchants’. Scotland is actually certainly an actually stunning country, and also each year it is actually visited through groups of visitors from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or Spain. I can easily certainly not avoid the opinion that Poles happen listed below primarily for job. Barely any person taking leave of absence in July, August or September will definitely consider Scotland. Probably it is due to the prices that are actually definitely unfriendly for some travelers. The property of Nessi and also guys in kilts is actually undoubtedly worth a longer or short trip. Perhaps it is really good to deal with it at the moment, when the worth of the pound is actually falling, and also thus we will pay for less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring season Thus why is it worth it? Scotland is actually predominantly a fantastic yard in the north of the country. Highlands– mountains covered with yard as well as heathers, deep-seated lochs (ponds), an impressive shore series, glen (stunning valleys), as well as most importantly, hardly ever located in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wild, where we will definitely not observe a solitary house. Space, space and also area once more! Wild attributes, an abundance of plants, birds and other pets await attributes fanatics. In Scotland, I have already been actually able to watch tapes, dolphins or perhaps deer. Yet Scotland is actually likewise a traditionally intriguing land (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you can go to splendid rock castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The capital on its own, the stunning Edinburgh, likewise is entitled to focus, particularly throughout the summer festivities. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for checking out Scotland Traveling in Scotland should undoubtedly start along with its capital. Edinburgh is actually a wonderful medieval a city with unique stone buildings. From the main road, the so-called The Royal Mile attaching the past royal fortress along with the Queen’s summer palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a network of fascinating little roads (the so-called close), producing a maze through which it is actually worth getting shed. It takes about 2 days to visit Edinburgh, but you can easily expand this moment as much as 4. In the instance of a short visit to Scotland, you can also limit your own self to Edinburgh merely, devoting 1 day on a round trip by bus in the Scottish highlands (just about every holiday company in the funding offers it). Thus, at minimum momentarily our company will definitely experience the ambience of a real land of hazes. An even better concept is actually to rent a car for eventually and also go on an independent trip (the program as well as attribute of the arranged excursions carry out not always meet every person). Such a self-guided excursion is going to probably take our team a minimum of ten hours. Arran is actually called Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s 2 nationwide playgrounds, a gorgeous pond bordered by hills as well as rainforests. On the way, you can also go to Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most affordable locations. In enhancement, in Scotland the outdoor tents can be actually set up essentially anywhere, thus travelers can additionally rest in the crazy. The very most famous as well as one of the most beautiful treking tracks in Europe is actually the alleged West Highland Way. Longer travel? How around north along the west coastline and also then back to the quieter, albeit less impressive eastern? Many visitors in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (sometimes exploring Glencoe or even Fort William en route) after that visits Isle of Skye (the best wonderful of the Scottish isles), after that head along the shore towards Ullapool, as for Durness, on the method back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, as well as eventually Street Andrews. Is it achievable through trains as well as buses? Obviously it is feasible, yet you will certainly overlook a whole lot, so it is far better to lease an automobile for at the very least component of the travel. And do not be fooled by the vacationer catch of Loch Ness– in reality, there are a lot of a lot additional gorgeous areas across Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg The climate could be unpredictable. I don’t forget checking out Scotland for the first time in the end of April. It was already come Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter season across. The Highlands were still dealt with in snow in lots of locations, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. Naturally, it ended up as soon as possible that I hadn’t stuffed the appropriate factors. I was actually organizing to stay in the metropolitan area, however likewise ballet apartments, flipflops, slim blouses and aesthetic coats diminish in spring season. When taking a trip in Scotland, first of all great, water-proof, sports footwear. Will certainly likewise happen in handy, sometimes it is also worth incorporating a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat as well as sporting activities handwear covers to the backpack (springtime as well as fall). In winter, I advise staying clear of Scotland from a range. In the scenario of a low-budget journey, sleeping in an outdoor tents or even stay merely in hostels (expense regarding PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, check out at the very least one whiskey and also order fish and potato chips with white vinegar at minimum when. I really hope that using this article I encouraged my friends (:-RRB-) however likewise strangers to travel to Scotland. It’s really worth a hundred times! I welcome you to visit, if merely I am still below. Wonderful Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny island, white beach fronts. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is unquestionably a truly attractive nation, as well as every year it is explored through groups of visitors coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most cost effective destinations. It was actually actually springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. I wish that with this post I encouraged my buddies (:-RRB-) but likewise complete strangers to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ One thing is that one of the most widespread incentives for applying your cards is a cash-back or rebate provision. Generally, you get 1-5 back with various expenditures. Depending on the card, you may get 1 returning on most buying, and 5 back again on expenditures made at convenience stores, gasoline stations, grocery stores in addition to ‘member merchants’. forgandenny : Scotland is undeniably an actually attractive nation, as well as every year it is actually explored through groups of travelers coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. I can easily certainly not withstand the perception that Poles happen right here generally for job. Rarely anybody departing in July, August or even September are going to think about Scotland. Because of the costs that are actually most definitely hostile for some tourists, perhaps it is. The land of Nessi and males in kilts is actually certainly worth a brief or even long experience. Possibly it is great to consider it at this moment, when the value of the extra pound is actually dropping, as well as therefore our team will pay for less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is mostly a terrific yard in the north of the nation. Highlands– hillsides covered with lawn and also louises, deeper lochs (ponds), an impressive shore line, glen (charming valleys), as well as most of all, seldom located in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wilderness, where we will certainly not find a singular house. Space, room as well as area again! Wild attribute, a wealth of vegetations, birds and various other pets await attribute fans. In Scotland, I have actually currently managed to watch tapes, dolphins or perhaps deer. However Scotland is additionally a historically intriguing land (that checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can easily check out splendid rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds on its own, the impressive Edinburgh, additionally ought to have focus, particularly during the summer season festivities. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for checking out Scotland Traveling in Scotland need to absolutely start with its funds. It takes approximately two times to go to Edinburgh, however you can easily expand this opportunity up to four. In the situation of a brief check out to Scotland, you can also limit yourself to Edinburgh merely, devoting one day on a rounded excursion by bus in the Scottish plateaus (nearly every traveling firm in the financing uses it). Arran is actually phoned Scotland in mini. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of national parks, a wonderful lake encompassed through mountains and also rainforests. 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Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most affordable locations. In enhancement, in Scotland the camping tent can be actually set up literally anywhere, therefore tourists can easily likewise rest in the untamed. The most famous and also one of the very most attractive hiking tracks in Europe is actually the so-called West Highland Way. Longer travel? How around north along the west coast and also then back to the quieter, albeit a lot less impressive east? Many tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often checking out Glencoe or Fort William on the method) then gos to Isle of Skye (one of the most attractive of the Scottish islands), at that point head along the shoreline towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, en route back going to Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and also eventually St Andrews. Is it achievable by trains and buses? Obviously it is actually possible, yet you are going to skip a whole lot, so it is considerably far better to rent out a car for at least component of the travel. As well as do not be actually tricked through the tourist catch of Loch Ness– actually, there are actually a lot of a lot more attractive spots around Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather can be erratic. I always remember seeing Scotland for the initial time at the end of April. It was actually already come Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months around. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in lots of spots, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. Naturally, it appeared promptly that I had not packed the correct traits. I was actually preparing to remain in the city, however likewise ballet flats, sandals, slim shirts and decorative jackets decrease in spring season. When traveling in Scotland, first off really good, water-resistant, sports shoes. A good poncho (as well as windproof!) Will certainly likewise can be found in helpful, sometimes it is actually likewise worth incorporating a thin headscarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports gloves to the bag (spring season as well as fall). In winter months, I recommend steering clear of Scotland from a span. Why? The response is actually simple: it pours as well as blows. Add-on little factors: Umbrellas most definitely do not function (the wind bends all of them with all directions), the outdoor tents has to (MUST!) possess a really good flysheet, it deserves taking a multiple-use bottle along with you (water faucet water, however likewise drinkable in flows or even waterways), at the very least a couple of sets of belts, a cozy fleece and one thing to repel nasty flies (I suggest a smidge). In the situation of a low-budget vacation, sleep in a camping tent or even keep just in hostels (cost about PLN 80 every evening). You must attempt seafood (they are actually great tasting!), Whiskey, visit at least one distillery as well as command fish as well as potato chips along with vinegar at the very least once. I wish that using this post I encouraged my friends (:-RRB-) but also unknown people to journey to Scotland. It is actually really worth a hundred times! I welcome you to visit, if only I am still here. Stunning Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small island, white seasides. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually undeniably a truly attractive country, as well as every year it is checked out through crowds of travelers from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually not one of the least expensive destinations. It was actually spring in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. I hope that along with this blog post I promoted my pals (:-RRB-) however likewise unfamiliar people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ Thanks for your tips. One thing really noticed is always that banks and also financial institutions understand the spending habits of consumers as well as understand that many people max out there their credit cards around the holidays. They sensibly take advantage of that fact and commence flooding your inbox in addition to snail-mail box by using hundreds of no-interest APR credit card offers immediately after the holiday season comes to an end. Knowing that in case you are like 98 of the American general public, you’ll jump at the one opportunity to consolidate financial debt and switch balances towards 0 interest rates credit cards. Scotland is undeniably a truly wonderful country, and also annually it is actually seen through groups of travelers coming from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or even Spain. I can not withstand the opinion that Poles come here mostly for work. Barely any individual taking vacation in July, August or September will think about Scotland. Probably it is due to the rates that are definitely unfriendly for some travelers. On the other hand, the property of Nessi and males in kilts is certainly worth a long or even brief trip. Possibly it is actually really good to think of it immediately, when the worth of the pound is falling, as well as hence we will pay out much less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early springtime So why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mostly an excellent landscape in the north of the nation. Highlands– hills covered along with lawn and also patricias, deep-seated lochs (ponds), an impressive coastline line, glen (attractive lowlands), and also above all, hardly ever located in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wilderness, where our team will definitely certainly not see a solitary property. Space, room as well as space once again! Wild attributes, a wealth of vegetations, birds and various other pets wait for attribute fans. In Scotland, I have currently been capable to see seals, dolphins or maybe deer. But Scotland is likewise a historically interesting land (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you may see wonderful rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The resources itself, the impressive Edinburgh, also ought to have focus, especially during the course of the summer months celebrations. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for going to Scotland Trip in Scotland should most definitely start with its funds. It takes about two times to explore Edinburgh, but you can extend this opportunity up to four. In the scenario of a short browse through to Scotland, you can likewise limit your own self to Edinburgh merely, spending one time on a circular excursion through bus in the Scottish plateaus (just about every trip agency in the capital gives it). For a slightly longer experience (albeit still limited to just a couple of days) from Edinburgh, I would advise to attack in 2 instructions: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is phoned Scotland in mini. Devoting pair of or even three days on the isle, we may appreciate the appeal of the west shoreline, rest on the coastline, climb up the best optimal of the isle– Goat Fell, as effectively as appreciate the grassy hills and appreciate the space. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s two national forests, a wonderful lake neighbored through woodlands and also hills. Heading, you can additionally explore Stirling Castle. There is a straight learn from Glasgow in both instructions. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most inexpensive locations. Nonetheless, you can locate a great deal of treking tracks and campsites listed below. In add-on, in Scotland the tent could be prepared up practically anywhere, so visitors can easily additionally rest in bush. What is vital in this particular instance is actually global access to tidy water– our company can locate mountain streams, falls as well as waterways practically all over. One of the most widely known as well as among one of the most lovely hiking tracks in Europe is actually the so-called West Highland Way. Because of the impressive views, I enthusiastically encourage Longer trip? How around north along the west coast and also then back to the quieter, albeit a lot less magnificent east? Lots of tourists in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (sometimes checking out Glencoe or even Fort William en route) then check outs Isle of Skye (the very most wonderful of the Scottish isles), after that head along the coast towards Ullapool, as for Durness, on the method back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, as well as finally Street Andrews. Is it feasible through buses and also learns? Of training program it is feasible, but you will miss a lot, so it is actually much far better to lease an automobile for a minimum of component of the excursion. And also don’t be actually tricked by the visitor catch of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are plenty of far more gorgeous places across Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, past history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I always remember exploring Scotland for the first opportunity at the conclusion of April. It was presently spring season in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. The Highlands were still covered in snow in lots of places, and in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. When traveling in Scotland, first of all excellent, water-proof, sporting activities footwear. Are going to likewise happen in useful, occasionally it is actually likewise worth including a thin headscarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports handwear covers to the knapsack (springtime and autumn). In winter, I propose avoiding Scotland coming from a range. In the scenario of a low-budget journey, sleep in a camping tent or keep just in hostels (expense concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, see at minimum one whiskey and also command fish and also chips along with white vinegar at minimum as soon as. I really hope that along with this post I encouraged my pals (:-RRB-) but additionally unfamiliar people to travel to Scotland. It is actually truly worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to visit, if only I am actually still listed here. Stunning Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small island, white colored seashores. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is undeniably an actually stunning country, and also every year it is gone to through groups of vacationers from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Arran is called Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most affordable destinations. It was actually currently springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. I wish that along with this message I promoted my buddies (:-RRB-) yet likewise unfamiliar people to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020926 12:58 PM Scotland is actually certainly an actually lovely country, as well as every year it is visited by crowds of travelers coming from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Hardly anyone taking vacation in July, August or even September are going to assume of Scotland. Possibly it is excellent to believe concerning it right now, when the worth of the extra pound is dropping, as well as thereby our team will pay out less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mainly an excellent landscape in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have presently been able to check out seals, dolphins or also deer. However Scotland is actually additionally a historically interesting land (who saw Brave Heart?), Where you may visit splendid stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing itself, the impressive Edinburgh, likewise is entitled to interest, specifically in the course of the summertime events. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, past Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for seeing Scotland Traveling in Scotland need to undoubtedly begin along with its own financing. It takes approximately 2 days to check out Edinburgh, however you may expand this opportunity up to 4. In the scenario of a short see to Scotland, you can likewise limit your own self to Edinburgh just, devoting one day on a rounded travel through bus in the Scottish plateaus (just about every trip company in the capital provides it). For a slightly longer quest (albeit still restricted to a few times) from Edinburgh, I would certainly advise to hit in two directions: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is phoned Scotland in mini. Devoting pair of or 3 days on the island, our company can take pleasure in the appeal of the west shoreline, loosen up on the beach, climb the highest possible top of the isle– Goat Fell, along with marvel at the grassy hillsides and enjoy the area. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s 2 nationwide parks, a wonderful lake neighbored by hills and also woodlands. Heading, you may likewise visit Stirling Castle. There is a straight train from Glasgow in both instructions. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, past Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually none of the cheapest locations. You may discover a whole great deal of treking routes as well as campsites listed here. Furthermore, in Scotland the tent may be established actually anywhere, therefore tourists may additionally oversleep the untamed. What is very important in this particular instance is actually common access to clean water– we can easily find hill waterfalls, streams and waterways just about just about everywhere. The very most renowned and also among the most stunning exploring tracks in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. As a result of the outstanding perspectives, I heartily advise Longer vacation? Just how about north along the west shore and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit much less magnificent eastern? Many visitors in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (in some cases exploring Glencoe or Fort William on the method) at that point check outs Isle of Skye (one of the most gorgeous of the Scottish isles), after that scalp along the coastline towards Ullapool, as for Durness, heading back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and eventually Street Andrews. Is it feasible through buses and also trains? Certainly it is actually achievable, however you will definitely overlook a lot, so it is better to rent a car for at minimum aspect of the journey. And also do not be deceived through the vacationer catch of Loch Ness– in reality, there are loads of a lot more lovely spots across Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather condition may be erratic. I remember visiting Scotland for the first opportunity by the end of April. It was already spring season in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months across. The Highlands were actually still covered in snowfall in lots of spots, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. Naturally, it ended up today that I hadn’t packed the appropriate points. I was actually planning to remain in the area, yet likewise ballet apartments, sandals, slim blouses and also decorative jackets diminish in springtime. When traveling in Scotland, to begin with of all great, waterproof, sporting activities footwear. Will likewise come in handy, often it is likewise worth incorporating a thin scarf, a sports hat and also sports gloves to the backpack (spring season and also fall). In winter months, I advise preventing Scotland from a range. In the situation of a low-budget excursion, sleep in a tent or remain just in hotels (price concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, visit at minimum one whiskey and order fish and chips along with vinegar at least when. I really hope that using this message I motivated my good friends (:-RRB-) but additionally strangers to journey to Scotland. It is actually really worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to see, so I am still below. Beautiful Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- very small isle, white colored seashores. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is most certainly a really attractive nation, and every year it is seen through groups of visitors from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or even Spain. Arran is phoned Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the least expensive locations. It was actually currently spring season in Scotland, the sunshine was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. I really hope that with this blog post I promoted my close friends (:-RRB-) but likewise unknown people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020926 2:22 PM Scotland is undoubtedly an actually attractive nation, and every year it is actually gone to by crowds of travelers from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. Rarely any individual taking leave in July, August or even September are going to assume of Scotland. Possibly it is actually good to think regarding it straight currently, when the value of the pound is actually dropping, and also therefore our team will spend a lot less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is predominantly an excellent garden in the north of the nation. Highlands– hillsides covered along with grass and also heathers, deep lochs (ponds), an impressive coastline collection, glen (charming lowlands), as well as above all, hardly discovered in Europe (specifically in Scotland!) wilderness, where our team will certainly certainly not observe a solitary home. Space, area as well as room once again! Wild attributes, an abundance of vegetations, birds and various other pets wait for attributes aficionados. In Scotland, I have actually already had the capacity to watch seals, dolphins and even deer. Scotland is also an in the past intriguing property (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you can explore spectacular rock castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing itself, the impressive Edinburgh, also is entitled to attention, specifically during the summer months festivals. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for seeing Scotland Travel in Scotland must certainly start with its resources. Edinburgh is actually an attractive middle ages a city along with particular rock buildings. Coming from the principal street, the so-called The Royal Mile linking the past royal fortress with the Queen’s summer months royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a system of intriguing little roads (the supposed close), making a maze in which it is definitely worth acquiring shed. It takes approximately 2 days to check out Edinburgh, however you can extend this moment around 4. When it comes to a short visit to Scotland, you can easily additionally restrict on your own to Edinburgh just, investing one time on a big salami through bus in the Scottish mountainous (almost every travel bureau in the capital gives it). This way, a minimum of momentarily our team are going to experience the setting of a genuine land of hazes. An even better concept is actually to rent a cars and truck for 1 day and go on a private excursion (the course and nature of the organized tours do not necessarily suit everyone). Such a self-guided excursion will possibly take our team at minimum 10 hours. Arran is actually called Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s 2 national parks, a stunning pond bordered through hills and also woods. On the technique, you can easily also explore Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually none of the most affordable places. You can locate a whole great deal of exploring tracks as well as campsites listed below. On top of that, in Scotland the camping tent may be put together literally anywhere, therefore travelers may also sleep in bush. What is essential in this particular instance is actually global access to well-maintained water– our experts can find mountain range waterways, waterfalls as well as streams practically everywhere. The best well-known and also one of the absolute most stunning hiking tracks in Europe is actually the so-called West Highland Way. Due to the impressive sights, I exuberantly encourage Longer excursion? Exactly how approximately north along the west coastline and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit much less exceptional eastern? Numerous travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often going to Glencoe or even Fort William en route) at that point gos to Isle of Skye (the very most wonderful of the Scottish islands), then head along the coast in the direction of Ullapool, as for Durness, heading back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and finally Street Andrews. Is it feasible through buses and also learns? Obviously it is feasible, however you are going to miss a whole lot, so it is actually better to lease a vehicle for at minimum portion of the journey. As well as don’t be actually deceived by the vacationer snare of Loch Ness– actually, there are lots of a lot more stunning places all around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, past Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather condition could be unpredictable. I bear in mind checking out Scotland for the very first time in the end of April. It was already come Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter months around. The Highlands were still dealt with in snowfall in many areas, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly storm. Naturally, it appeared straight away that I had not packed the correct factors. I was actually considering to remain in the metropolitan area, however likewise ballet flats, sandals, attractive coats and thin shirts decrease in springtime. When traveling in Scotland, to begin with of all great, waterproof, sports footwear. Are going to likewise come in handy, sometimes it is likewise worth incorporating a thin scarf, a sports hat and sporting activities gloves to the knapsack (spring as well as autumn). In winter, I suggest steering clear of Scotland from a proximity. In the situation of a low-budget excursion, sleep in a tent or even remain just in hostels (expense about PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, check out at the very least one whiskey as well as instruction fish and also potato chips with vinegar at minimum once. I really hope that using this post I encouraged my pals (:-RRB-) but likewise complete strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s definitely worth a hundred times! I invite you to check out, if merely I am still here. Lovely Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny isle, white colored seasides. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually undoubtedly a truly stunning country, and every year it is gone to through crowds of travelers from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Arran is phoned Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the least expensive destinations. It was actually actually springtime in Scotland, the sun was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. I wish that with this message I motivated my close friends (:-RRB-) however likewise complete strangers to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020926 7:01 PM 2020926 8:22 PM commercial playground equipment covid 19 2020926 8:54 PM Scotland is undeniably a definitely gorgeous nation, as well as every year it is explored by crowds of visitors coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or even Spain. Barely anybody taking leave of absence in July, August or even September will definitely think of Scotland. Possibly it is actually good to assume regarding it right currently, when the worth of the extra pound is dropping, and also hence our experts will pay for a lot less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring season Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually primarily a splendid landscape in the north of the country. In Scotland, I have already been able to see seals, dolphins or even deer. Scotland is additionally a historically fascinating property (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you may explore spectacular rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds itself, the magnificent Edinburgh, also should have interest, specifically in the course of the summertime festivals. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for visiting Scotland Travel in Scotland need to certainly start along with its own funds. Edinburgh is actually a stunning middle ages a town with symbolic rock structures. Coming from the major road, the alleged The Royal Mile linking the past imperial palace with the Queen’s summer months royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a network of interesting small roads (the supposed shut), generating a maze in which it is actually definitely worth getting shed. It takes about 2 days to visit Edinburgh, yet you can prolong this time as much as 4. When it comes to a short see to Scotland, you may likewise restrict yourself to Edinburgh only, investing 1 day on a rounded excursion by bus in the Scottish plateaus (just about every holiday company in the funding delivers it). This way, a minimum of for a second we will definitely really feel the environment of a true property of mists. An even far better tip is to rent a vehicle for 1 day as well as take place an individual excursion (the program and attribute of the managed tours do not essentially fit everyone). Such a self-guided excursion will perhaps take us at minimum 10 hours. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in baby. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s two national parks, a gorgeous lake neighbored by woods as well as mountains. On the method, you can additionally see Stirling Castle. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is none of the most cost effective locations. Nevertheless, you can easily locate a lot of treking tracks and also campsites below. Furthermore, in Scotland the tent could be put together literally anywhere, thus vacationers can easily likewise rest in bush. What is necessary within this case is global access to tidy water– our company can locate hill streams, falls as well as streams virtually everywhere. One of the most renowned and also among the very most stunning exploring routes in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Due to the outstanding viewpoints, I exuberantly recommend Longer travel? How around north along the west shoreline and also at that point back to the quieter, albeit a lot less impressive eastern? Several tourists in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (occasionally checking out Glencoe or even Fort William on the way) at that point sees Isle of Skye (the absolute most lovely of the Scottish islands), at that point head along the coastline towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, heading back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also finally St Andrews. Is it feasible by buses and also trains? Naturally it is feasible, but you will definitely miss a whole lot, so it is a lot far better to rent a cars and truck for a minimum of aspect of the journey. As well as don’t be deceived due to the visitor snare of Loch Ness– actually, there are lots of so much more attractive locations all around Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, background Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The climate may be unpredictable. I bear in mind exploring Scotland for the first opportunity by the end of April. It was presently come Scotland, the sunshine was heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter all around. The Highlands were still covered in snow in numerous areas, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. Naturally, it appeared today that I hadn’t stuffed the appropriate points. I was actually preparing to remain in the metropolitan area, but also ballet flats, sandals, decorative jackets as well as thin shirts drop off in spring season. When journeying in Scotland, first off really good, water resistant, sporting activities shoes. A decent raincoat (and windproof!) Will definitely also be available in convenient, often it is likewise worth adding a thin scarf, a sports hat as well as sporting activities handwear covers to the backpack (springtime and autumn). In winter season, I suggest preventing Scotland from a distance. Why? The answer is actually basic: it puts and also strikes. Additional little things: Umbrellas most definitely don’t operate (the wind flexes them in all paths), the camping tent has to (MUST!) possess a good flysheet, it is actually worth taking a multiple-use bottle with you (water faucet water, however also drinkable in streams or even flows), at the very least a couple of sets of socks, a cozy fleece as well as something to fend off nasty flies (I suggest a modicum). In the situation of a low-budget vacation, oversleep a camping tent or even stay just in hotels (price regarding PLN 80 every night). You ought to make an effort sea food (they are actually great tasting!), Whiskey, browse through at the very least one whiskey and also order fish and potato chips with white vinegar a minimum of when. I hope that along with this message I motivated my close friends (:-RRB-) yet also complete strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s actually worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to explore, if merely I am still listed here. Beautiful Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small isle, white colored seashores. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is undoubtedly an actually gorgeous nation, and also every year it is gone to through groups of travelers coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in miniature. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the most cost effective places. It was actually already spring season in Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. I hope that with this blog post I urged my good friends (:-RRB-) yet additionally strangers to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020927 12:45 AM Scotland is actually certainly an actually gorgeous country, as well as every year it is actually visited by groups of travelers coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Rarely any individual taking vacation in July, August or September will definitely believe of Scotland. Maybe it is great to assume about it right now, when the market value of the pound is dropping, and thereby our company will pay for less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is mostly a wonderful yard in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have actually actually been able to enjoy tapes, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is actually additionally a historically interesting property (that viewed Brave Heart?), Where you can go to spectacular stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds on its own, the majestic Edinburgh, also should have attention, especially during the course of the summer festivals. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for seeing Scotland Traveling in Scotland should absolutely begin with its own funding. Edinburgh is actually a beautiful middle ages a community along with unique stone structures. Coming from the major road, the supposed The Royal Mile linking the former imperial palace with the Queen’s summer season royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) runs a system of appealing tiny streets (the alleged shut), making a labyrinth through which it is actually definitely worth receiving lost. It takes about pair of times to go to Edinburgh, yet you may expand this opportunity approximately four. In the situation of a brief browse through to Scotland, you can likewise confine yourself to Edinburgh simply, spending one day on a circular journey by bus in the Scottish mountainous (almost every holiday company in the funds gives it). Thus, at minimum for an instant our experts will certainly experience the setting of a real property of mists. An even far better idea is actually to rent a vehicle for eventually and happen an individual excursion (the course as well as nature of the organized trips carry out certainly not necessarily fit every person). Such a self-guided tour is going to perhaps take our team a minimum of 10 hrs. For a slightly longer quest (albeit still confined to a few times) from Edinburgh, I would certainly propose to hit in pair of instructions: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in baby. Spending 2 or even 3 days on the island, our company can easily delight in the charm of the west shore, relax on the beach front, climb up the best optimal of the island– Goat Fell, and also admire the grassy hillsides and also take pleasure in the room. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s pair of national forests, a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforests as well as hills. On the method, you can likewise go to Stirling Castle. There is a straight learn coming from Glasgow in each paths. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, history Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most cost effective locations. Nevertheless, you can easily discover an entire lot of treking trails and also campsites here. In enhancement, in Scotland the outdoor tents could be prepared up actually anywhere, thus vacationers can easily additionally sleep in bush. What is essential in this case is actually universal access to tidy water– our experts may locate hill waterways, falls and streams practically just about everywhere. The absolute most popular and also some of the absolute most gorgeous exploring tracks in Europe is actually the supposed West Highland Way. Because of the outstanding perspectives, I heartily advise Longer trip? Exactly how approximately north along the west shore and after that back to the quieter, albeit less impressive eastern? Lots of tourists in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (at times visiting Glencoe or Fort William heading) after that brows through Isle of Skye (the most stunning of the Scottish isles), after that head along the shoreline towards Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, and lastly Street Andrews. Is it achievable through buses and also trains? Of course it is actually feasible, but you will miss a great deal, so it is better to lease an automobile for at least component of the trip. As well as do not be actually deceived due to the visitor catch of Loch Ness– actually, there are loads of much even more stunning spots around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind visiting Scotland for the first time at the side of April. It was actually actually springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter all over. The Highlands were still covered in snow in many places, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rain. When taking a trip in Scotland, first of all good, waterproof, sports shoes. Will definitely likewise happen in useful, in some cases it is actually also worth including a thin scarf, a sports hat and also sports gloves to the bag (spring season and fall). In winter months, I recommend staying clear of Scotland coming from a proximity. In the situation of a low-budget vacation, sleeping in an outdoor tents or stay simply in hostels (expense concerning PLN 80 per night)., Whiskey, see at the very least one whiskey and also command fish and chips with vinegar at the very least the moment. I wish that with this blog post I promoted my good friends (:-RRB-) however likewise complete strangers to journey to Scotland. It is actually actually worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to go to, so I am still below. Attractive Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little island, white coastlines. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is undeniably a really wonderful country, and every year it is seen by crowds of vacationers from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most inexpensive places. It was actually actually springtime in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. I wish that with this message I promoted my good friends (:-RRB-) however likewise unknown people to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ Usually I do not read post on blogs, but I wish to say that this write-up very forced me to try and do it! Your writing style has been amazed me. Thanks, very nice article. Scotland is undeniably a definitely wonderful nation, and every year it is actually checked out by crowds of travelers coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Rarely anybody taking vacation in July, August or September are going to assume of Scotland. Maybe it is actually good to think regarding it right now, when the market value of the pound is falling, and thus we will spend a lot less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring season Thus why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mainly a splendid garden in the north of the nation. Highlands– hills covered with yard as well as patricias, deep-seated lochs (ponds), a significant coast line, glen (attractive lowlands), and also most of all, hardly discovered in Europe (specifically in Scotland!) wilderness, where we are going to certainly not find a solitary property. Space, area and also area once more! Wild nature, a wealth of plants, birds and also various other pets await attributes aficionados. In Scotland, I have actually currently been actually capable to see seals, dolphins or perhaps deer. However Scotland is actually additionally a historically fascinating land (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you can explore splendid rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds on its own, the magnificent Edinburgh, likewise deserves attention, particularly during the summer season celebrations. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some suggestions for seeing Scotland Trip in Scotland must undoubtedly start along with its own funds. It takes about two days to explore Edinburgh, however you may expand this opportunity up to 4. In the scenario of a brief browse through to Scotland, you may additionally restrict your own self to Edinburgh just, devoting one time on a circular journey by bus in the Scottish plateaus (practically every traveling organization in the funds uses it). Arran is phoned Scotland in mini. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s 2 national parks, a stunning lake surrounded through hills and rainforests. On the method, you can easily additionally check out Stirling Castle. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Reduced Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most affordable destinations. Nonetheless, you may discover a great deal of exploring tracks and also campsites here. On top of that, in Scotland the camping tent may be established up literally anywhere, so tourists may also sleep in bush. What is actually significant in this situation is common access to clean water– we can locate mountain range flows, streams and waterfalls just about all over. The best well-known and also one of the most attractive exploring routes in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. As a result of the fantastic perspectives, I heartily advise Longer travel? Just how around north along the west shore and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit a lot less stunning eastern? Numerous travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (in some cases checking out Glencoe or even Fort William en route) then check outs Isle of Skye (one of the most attractive of the Scottish isles), then scalp along the coastline towards Ullapool, as far as Durness, en route back visiting Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, and ultimately Street Andrews. Is it possible through buses as well as learns? Obviously it is actually feasible, however you are going to skip a whole lot, so it is actually far better to lease a vehicle for a minimum of component of the journey. As well as don’t be actually misleaded through the vacationer catch of Loch Ness– in truth, there are a lot of much additional gorgeous areas throughout Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I remember visiting Scotland for the 1st time at the conclusion of April. It was actually currently springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in numerous areas, and in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. When taking a trip in Scotland, to start with good, waterproof, sports shoes. A respectable waterproof (and also windproof!) Will certainly additionally come in useful, occasionally it is likewise worth adding a thin scarf, a sports hat and also sporting activities gloves to the knapsack (spring and also fall). In winter season, I advise avoiding Scotland from a proximity. Why? The solution is actually simple: it pours and strikes. Addition little points: Umbrellas absolutely don’t work (the wind bends all of them with all paths), the outdoor tents needs to (MUST!) possess a good flysheet, it costs taking a recyclable bottle along with you (water faucet water, however also drinkable in streams or even waterways), at the very least a handful of sets of belts, a cozy fleece and one thing to repel nasty flies (I recommend a smidge). In the case of a low-budget trip, sleep in an outdoor tents or keep simply in hostels (price concerning PLN 80 every night). You ought to make an effort fish and shellfish (they are tasty!), Whiskey, visit at the very least one distillery and also command fish and also potato chips with vinegar at minimum when. I really hope that through this article I urged my friends (:-RRB-) however also strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s really worth a hundred times! I welcome you to explore, if merely I am still listed below. Gorgeous Scottish beach fronts. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small isle, white colored beaches. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is undeniably an actually wonderful nation, and every year it is actually visited through groups of tourists from the United States, France, and also also Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the least expensive destinations. It was actually spring in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter months all over. I wish that along with this blog post I urged my friends (:-RRB-) but additionally strangers to journey to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020927 3:45 PM In these days of austerity and relative stress and anxiety about taking on debt, most people balk resistant to the idea of having a credit card in order to make acquisition of merchandise as well as pay for any occasion, preferring, instead just to rely on a tried and also trusted technique of making payment – cash. However, in case you have the cash available to make the purchase 100 , then, paradoxically, this is the best time to be able to use the cards for several good reasons. 2020927 3:52 PM Scotland is actually undeniably an actually beautiful nation, and also every year it is actually explored by groups of visitors from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Barely anyone taking leave in July, August or September will definitely believe of Scotland. Possibly it is actually excellent to assume about it right currently, when the market value of the pound is actually falling, as well as thereby our company will pay out less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is largely an excellent yard in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have already been actually capable to view tapes, dolphins or even deer. Scotland is also a traditionally appealing land (who checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can easily see splendid stone fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funding itself, the impressive Edinburgh, likewise should have interest, specifically during the summer celebrations. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for exploring Scotland Travel in Scotland need to undoubtedly begin with its resources. Edinburgh is actually a wonderful middle ages a town along with symbolic stone structures. Coming from the primary street, the alleged The Royal Mile linking the former royal fortress with the Queen’s summer season palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) runs a network of fascinating tiny roads (the so-called shut), making a labyrinth through which it is actually really worth obtaining shed. It takes approximately two times to go to Edinburgh, however you can easily expand this time around approximately 4. When it comes to a brief visit to Scotland, you can additionally limit your own self to Edinburgh merely, devoting someday on a rounded journey by bus in the Scottish highlands (almost every holiday company in the funding offers it). In this method, a minimum of for a second our company will definitely experience the setting of an actual land of hazes. An also better concept is actually to lease a car for 1 day as well as take place an independent vacation (the plan as well as attribute of the organized excursions carry out certainly not essentially satisfy every person). Such a self-guided excursion is going to possibly take our company at the very least ten hrs. For a slightly longer adventure (albeit still restricted to just a few days) coming from Edinburgh, I would certainly recommend to attack in two paths: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in mini. Devoting 2 or 3 days on the island, our team may enjoy the charm of the west shoreline, kick back on the beach, climb the best height of the island– Goat Fell, along with marvel at the grassy hillsides as well as delight in the area. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s two national forests, an attractive pond neighbored through rainforests and also hills. Heading, you can easily additionally explore Stirling Castle. 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Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most affordable destinations. In add-on, in Scotland the outdoor tents may be actually prepared up actually anywhere, therefore travelers can easily likewise rest in the crazy. The most widely known and one of the very most stunning exploring routes in Europe is the supposed West Highland Way. Longer journey? How about north along the west shoreline and after that back to the quieter, albeit less spectacular east? Numerous travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (in some cases visiting Glencoe or even Fort William en route) after that visits Isle of Skye (the best stunning of the Scottish islands), then head along the shoreline towards Ullapool, as far as Durness, heading back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also lastly St Andrews. Is it achievable through trains and also buses? Obviously it is actually feasible, but you will definitely skip a whole lot, so it is actually far better to rent out a vehicle for at least component of the travel. And do not be actually fooled through the tourist catch of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are loads of a lot more wonderful locations all over Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather condition can easily be actually irregular. I don’t forget exploring Scotland for the very first time in the end of April. It was actually actually come Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. The Highlands were still dealt with in snow in a lot of places, and in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. Certainly, it appeared as soon as possible that I hadn’t packed the correct factors. I was organizing to stay in the area, however likewise ballet apartments, sandals, decorative coats and also slim blouses drop off in springtime. When taking a trip in Scotland, firstly good, water-proof, sports shoes. A decent raincoat (and windproof!) Will certainly also can be found in handy, often it is likewise worth incorporating a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports gloves to the backpack (springtime and fall). In winter months, I propose staying clear of Scotland from a proximity. Why? The answer is straightforward: it pours and impacts. Add-on little points: Umbrellas absolutely do not function (the wind bends all of them in each paths), the tent has to (MUST!) have a good flysheet, it costs taking a recyclable container along with you (faucet water, yet also drinkable in streams or streams), at the very least a handful of pairs of belts, a warm fleece and also something to drive away nasty flies (I advise a smidge). In the instance of a low-budget travel, oversleep a tent or even remain only in hostels (expense concerning PLN 80 every evening). You must make an effort sea food (they are actually tasty!), Whiskey, visit at the very least one whiskey and also command fish and also potato chips along with vinegar at the very least when. I hope that using this blog post I urged my buddies (:-RRB-) however likewise unknown people to travel to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred times! I welcome you to visit, so I am actually still below. Wonderful Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little island, white beach fronts. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually definitely a really wonderful nation, and also every year it is actually explored by groups of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually not one of the cheapest locations. It was actually already spring in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. 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Maybe it is actually really good to assume about it right now, when the worth of the extra pound is falling, and also thus our company will spend much less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is mainly a splendid yard in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have presently been actually capable to enjoy seals, dolphins or also deer. Scotland is also a historically exciting property (who saw Brave Heart?), Where you can go to splendid stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing on its own, the majestic Edinburgh, likewise is entitled to focus, especially throughout the summer season celebrations. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for checking out Scotland Trip in Scotland should absolutely start with its financing. It takes about pair of days to go to Edinburgh, but you can easily prolong this opportunity up to 4. In the case of a quick visit to Scotland, you can additionally limit your own self to Edinburgh merely, devoting one time on a round excursion through bus in the Scottish highlands (virtually every trip agency in the funds offers it). For a somewhat longer experience (albeit still confined to a few times) from Edinburgh, I will suggest to attack in two paths: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is contacted Scotland in miniature. Spending two or even three times on the island, we can enjoy the elegance of the west shore, kick back on the seaside, go up the highest top of the isle– Goat Fell, in addition to admire the grassy mountains and enjoy the area. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of national forests, a lovely pond surrounded through hillsides as well as woodlands. On the way, you can easily also explore Stirling Castle. 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Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the most affordable places. In enhancement, in Scotland the camping tent can be established up virtually anywhere, thus tourists can easily also rest in the untamed. The most widely known and one of the very most gorgeous exploring routes in Europe is actually the so-called West Highland Way. Longer excursion? Just how around north along the west shore and after that back to the quieter, albeit less stunning eastern? Several travelers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (often visiting Glencoe or even Fort William on the means) then gos to Isle of Skye (the most lovely of the Scottish islands), at that point scalp along the coastline in the direction of Ullapool, as much as Durness, heading back seeing Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and also lastly St Andrews. Is it feasible by buses as well as trains? Certainly it is actually feasible, however you will miss a lot, so it is better to rent out a car for a minimum of component of the travel. And don’t be actually deceived due to the visitor trap of Loch Ness– in truth, there are actually loads of a lot even more lovely places all over Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, browse through scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I keep in mind visiting Scotland for the 1st opportunity at the end of April. It was already springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. The Highlands were still dealt with in snow in many areas, as well as in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. When journeying in Scotland, to begin with of all great, water resistant, sports shoes. A suitable waterproof (as well as windproof!) Are going to additionally come in convenient, in some cases it is likewise worth incorporating a slim headscarf, a sporting activities hat as well as sporting activities handwear covers to the bag (spring and autumn). In wintertime, I suggest preventing Scotland coming from a distance. Why? The solution is actually simple: it puts as well as impacts. In the case of a low-budget excursion, rest in a tent or even remain just in hotels (cost concerning PLN 80 per night)., Whiskey, go to at least one distillery as well as order fish and also chips with white vinegar at minimum once. I really hope that using this message I motivated my close friends (:-RRB-) however additionally complete strangers to journey to Scotland. It is actually definitely worth a hundred times! I invite you to explore, so I am actually still here. Lovely Scottish seasides. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little island, white beaches. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually definitely a truly stunning country, as well as every year it is actually explored through groups of travelers from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Arran is called Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the cheapest destinations. It was actually already spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. 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Persons out of every area of life are using credit card and people who are not using the credit cards have made arrangements to apply for 1. Thanks for spreading your ideas on credit cards. 2020928 7:42 PM Scotland is actually unquestionably an actually lovely nation, and every year it is actually visited by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Hardly any individual taking leave of absence in July, August or even September are going to assume of Scotland. Maybe it is great to believe concerning it right now, when the worth of the extra pound is actually falling, and also therefore our team will pay for much less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mainly an excellent garden in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have actually been capable to view seals, dolphins or also deer. But Scotland is actually additionally a traditionally exciting property (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you may see spectacular stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The resources itself, the stunning Edinburgh, likewise is worthy of attention, particularly in the course of the summer months celebrations. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, past Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some tips for exploring Scotland Travel in Scotland ought to undoubtedly start along with its capital. Edinburgh is actually a wonderful medieval a community along with distinctive stone buildings. From the main street, the supposed The Royal Mile connecting the former imperial fortress along with the Queen’s summer royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a network of interesting tiny streets (the so-called shut), producing a labyrinth through which it is actually actually worth acquiring dropped. It takes about two times to explore Edinburgh, yet you can easily extend this moment around four. When it comes to a brief check out to Scotland, you can likewise confine your own self to Edinburgh only, investing one day on a big salami by bus in the Scottish highlands (just about every travel bureau in the resources uses it). In this way, at minimum momentarily our company will definitely experience the setting of a real land of moistures. An also better suggestion is to rent out a cars and truck for one time as well as happen a private journey (the program as well as nature of the coordinated scenic tours carry out not automatically suit everybody). Such a self-guided tour is going to probably take us at the very least 10 hrs. Arran is actually called Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s 2 national parks, a gorgeous pond encompassed by mountains and also woodlands. On the way, you may also explore Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, past history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually none of the cheapest places. Nevertheless, you may discover an entire lot of treking tracks and also campsites right here. Furthermore, in Scotland the tent may be put together literally anywhere, therefore visitors can easily likewise rest in the crazy. What is vital within this scenario is common access to well-maintained water– we can find mountain range falls, flows and also streams just about all over. One of the most popular and some of the best attractive hiking tracks in Europe is the so-called West Highland Way. As a result of the impressive scenery, I enthusiastically recommend Longer journey? Exactly how approximately north along the west coast and after that back to the quieter, albeit much less incredible eastern? Several visitors in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often visiting Glencoe or Fort William on the means) at that point check outs Isle of Skye (one of the most lovely of the Scottish isles), after that scalp along the coastline in the direction of Ullapool, regarding Durness, on the way back visiting Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and also ultimately Street Andrews. Is it feasible through trains and buses? Naturally it is achievable, yet you will certainly miss out on a lot, so it is far better to lease a cars and truck for at the very least aspect of the journey. And also don’t be fooled through the visitor catch of Loch Ness– in reality, there are actually lots of so much more lovely areas all over Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, background Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind exploring Scotland for the very first opportunity at the conclusion of April. It was actually presently spring in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. The Highlands were still covered in snow in a lot of spots, and also in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly storm. When traveling in Scotland, initially of all great, water-proof, sports shoes. Will certainly also come in useful, often it is also worth incorporating a thin headscarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports gloves to the bag (spring season and also autumn). In winter, I propose steering clear of Scotland from a range. In the scenario of a low-budget travel, sleep in an outdoor tents or remain merely in hostels (expense about PLN 80 every evening)., Whiskey, browse through at least one distillery and also order fish as well as chips along with vinegar at minimum as soon as. I hope that with this post I promoted my pals (:-RRB-) yet also strangers to travel to Scotland. It is actually really worth a hundred times! I welcome you to see, so I am still right here. Gorgeous Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little isle, white colored coastlines. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is most certainly a truly beautiful country, and also every year it is actually seen by groups of visitors coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually not one of the most inexpensive places. It was actually springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. I wish that with this blog post I encouraged my good friends (:-RRB-) yet also unknown people to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020929 9:36 AM Scotland is actually undoubtedly an actually stunning nation, and every year it is actually gone to through groups of tourists from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Rarely anybody taking leave in July, August or even September are going to believe of Scotland. Maybe it is excellent to believe about it right currently, when the market value of the pound is actually dropping, and therefore our company will pay for much less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime So why is it worth it? Scotland is predominantly a terrific yard in the north of the nation. Highlands– mountains covered with lawn and patricias, deep lochs (lakes), a dramatic shoreline collection, glen (charming lowlands), and most of all, hardly discovered in Europe (specifically in Scotland!) wilderness, where our experts are going to not see a singular home. Space, room and space once again! Wild attribute, an abundance of vegetations, birds as well as various other animals await attribute aficionados. In Scotland, I have presently had the ability to view tapes, dolphins and even deer. However Scotland is actually also a historically exciting land (who viewed Brave Heart?), Where you can see impressive stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing itself, the magnificent Edinburgh, likewise is worthy of attention, particularly during the summer months festivities. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for visiting Scotland Travel in Scotland should certainly begin with its own funds. It takes approximately pair of times to visit Edinburgh, but you can easily prolong this opportunity up to four. In the situation of a brief see to Scotland, you can easily additionally restrict your own self to Edinburgh simply, investing one time on a rounded vacation through bus in the Scottish plateaus (nearly every trip agency in the resources uses it). Arran is actually called Scotland in mini. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s two nationwide playgrounds, a wonderful pond bordered by forests and also hills. On the method, you can easily also explore Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, take in Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most affordable places. You can easily discover an entire great deal of treking tracks as well as campsites here. Moreover, in Scotland the outdoor tents can be actually prepared up practically anywhere, so travelers may also oversleep the wild. What is crucial within this case is global accessibility to tidy water– our company may locate mountain range waterfalls, waterways and also streams virtually anywhere. One of the most famous and one of one of the most attractive treking tracks in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Due to the fantastic sights, I exuberantly suggest Longer vacation? Just how about north along the west shoreline and after that back to the quieter, albeit a lot less magnificent eastern? A lot of visitors in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (often seeing Glencoe or even Fort William on the technique) then gos to Isle of Skye (the most wonderful of the Scottish islands), after that scalp along the coastline towards Ullapool, as far as Durness, on the way back exploring Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, as well as ultimately St Andrews. Is it possible through buses and also trains? Of training program it is achievable, yet you will definitely miss a whole lot, so it is much far better to rent an automobile for a minimum of aspect of the journey. And don’t be deceived due to the vacationer trap of Loch Ness– in reality, there are loads of so much more wonderful areas all around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg The climate can easily be irregular. I don’t forget checking out Scotland for the very first time by the end of April. It was actually currently springtime in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime across. The Highlands were actually still covered in snowfall in a lot of areas, and in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. Obviously, it turned out right now that I hadn’t stuffed the best factors. I was considering to remain in the urban area, however additionally ballet apartments, shoes, aesthetic jackets and also thin shirts decrease in spring season. When traveling in Scotland, firstly really good, water-proof, sports footwear. A respectable poncho (and windproof!) Will definitely likewise come in useful, at times it is actually additionally worth including a thin scarf, a sporting activities hat and sporting activities handwear covers to the backpack (spring season as well as fall). In winter season, I recommend preventing Scotland coming from a span. Why? The solution is actually straightforward: it pours and also strikes. Additional little bit of things: Umbrellas most definitely don’t work (the wind bends them with all paths), the camping tent should (MUST!) possess a good flysheet, it deserves taking a multiple-use container along with you (faucet water, however likewise drinkable in streams or even waterways), at least a couple of sets of belts, a hot fleece as well as one thing to ward off nasty flies (I advise a smidge). When it comes to a low-budget travel, oversleep an outdoor tents or remain merely in hotels (cost concerning PLN 80 per night). You need to attempt sea food (they are actually mouth watering!), Whiskey, go to at the very least one distillery and instruction fish as well as chips with white vinegar at minimum when. I really hope that with this article I motivated my good friends (:-RRB-) however likewise complete strangers to journey to Scotland. It’s actually worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to explore, if just I am actually still right here. Lovely Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny isle, white seashores. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually most certainly an actually wonderful country, as well as every year it is checked out through groups of vacationers from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Arran is gotten in touch with Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most cost effective destinations. It was actually already spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. I wish that along with this article I motivated my close friends (:-RRB-) however likewise unfamiliar people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ Thanks for your thoughts. 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Yet, thank you for this exceptional piece and even though I do not go along with it in totality, I respect your point of view. Scotland is actually undeniably a truly stunning country, and also every year it is actually explored by crowds of visitors from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. Hardly anyone taking leave of absence in July, August or September will certainly believe of Scotland. Perhaps it is actually good to believe regarding it right currently, when the value of the extra pound is actually falling, and thereby our team will pay less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is largely a terrific landscape in the north of the nation. Highlands– hills covered along with turf and also louises, deeper lochs (lakes), an impressive shore collection, glen (charming valleys), as well as above all, hardly ever found in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wild, where we will definitely not see a singular property. Space, space and area again! Wild attribute, an abundance of plants, birds as well as various other animals await attributes lovers. In Scotland, I have currently had the ability to watch tapes, dolphins and even deer. But Scotland is actually also a traditionally fascinating land (who saw Brave Heart?), Where you may explore amazing rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds on its own, the stunning Edinburgh, also deserves interest, specifically during the summer months festivals. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, past Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for visiting Scotland Travel in Scotland should certainly start along with its funding. It takes about 2 days to go to Edinburgh, however you can extend this opportunity up to four. In the instance of a brief visit to Scotland, you can easily additionally restrict yourself to Edinburgh merely, investing one day on a rounded journey by bus in the Scottish plateaus (virtually every trip firm in the funding gives it). Arran is contacted Scotland in mini. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s two nationwide parks, a beautiful lake bordered through mountains as well as forests. 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Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most inexpensive locations. In add-on, in Scotland the camping tent can be set up actually anywhere, so visitors may additionally sleep in the untamed. The very most famous as well as one of the most gorgeous treking trails in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer excursion? Just how about north along the west shore and at that point back to the quieter, albeit less impressive eastern? Many travelers in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (sometimes going to Glencoe or Fort William en route) at that point gos to Isle of Skye (one of the most gorgeous of the Scottish islands), at that point scalp along the coastline towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, en route back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen as well as Cairngorms National Park, as well as finally St Andrews. Is it possible through learns and also buses? Obviously it is actually achievable, however you will definitely overlook a whole lot, so it is better to rent out an auto for at the very least part of the travel. And also do not be actually misleaded through the tourist trap of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are a lot of a lot more wonderful areas all around Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, past Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The climate could be irregular. I remember seeing Scotland for the very first time in the end of April. It was actually come Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter across. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snow in numerous locations, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rainfall. Naturally, it ended up right now that I hadn’t packed the right things. I was organizing to keep in the metropolitan area, but additionally ballet flats, shoes, slim blouses as well as aesthetic jackets decrease in spring. When journeying in Scotland, to begin with of all great, water-proof, sports shoes. Will likewise come in convenient, often it is actually additionally worth including a slim headscarf, a sports hat as well as sports handwear covers to the backpack (spring season and autumn). In winter season, I advise preventing Scotland coming from a range. In the situation of a low-budget journey, sleep in an outdoor tents or even stay simply in hotels (price about PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, visit at least one whiskey and also instruction fish as well as chips along with vinegar at the very least as soon as. I wish that through this post I motivated my friends (:-RRB-) however also complete strangers to travel to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to go to, if just I am actually still listed here. Lovely Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little isle, white colored seashores. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually undeniably a truly lovely nation, and also every year it is actually seen by crowds of vacationers coming from the United States, France, and also even Italy or Spain. Arran is contacted Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most cost effective destinations. It was currently springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was heating up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. I really hope that along with this message I encouraged my close friends (:-RRB-) but likewise complete strangers to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020930 3:34 PM Can you tell us more about this? I’d love to find out more details. 2020930 8:21 PM 2020930 8:39 PM We would like to present thanks to you simply for bailing me out and about of this particular difficulties. As a result associated with checking throughout the net plus meeting techniques that have been not productive, I believed the life was done. 2020930 11:05 PM Scotland is undeniably a definitely gorgeous country, as well as every year it is actually explored through groups of tourists from the United States, France, as well as also Italy or Spain. Rarely any person taking leave in July, August or even September will definitely presume of Scotland. Maybe it is actually really good to assume concerning it straight now, when the value of the extra pound is actually falling, as well as thereby our experts will spend a lot less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually predominantly a fantastic garden in the north of the country. Highlands– hills covered along with turf and also heathers, deeper lochs (ponds), an impressive shore line, glen (attractive valleys), as well as most importantly, hardly discovered in Europe (specifically in Scotland!) wilderness, where our team will certainly certainly not view a single property. Space, area as well as room again! Wild attributes, an abundance of vegetations, birds and also various other animals wait for nature fanatics. In Scotland, I have actually had the ability to check out seals, dolphins or maybe deer. However Scotland is actually also an in the past appealing property (that saw Brave Heart?), Where you can easily check out spectacular stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing on its own, the marvelous Edinburgh, also is worthy of interest, especially during the course of the summer months celebrations. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some suggestions for seeing Scotland Trip in Scotland ought to certainly start with its capital. It takes about 2 days to explore Edinburgh, yet you can expand this time up to 4. In the instance of a quick browse through to Scotland, you may also restrict yourself to Edinburgh just, spending one time on a circular travel by bus in the Scottish mountainous (nearly every traveling agency in the capital gives it). For a slightly longer trip (albeit still confined to just a few times) coming from Edinburgh, I would advise to attack in two paths: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in miniature. Investing pair of or 3 times on the isle, our company can enjoy the appeal of the west coastline, kick back on the beach front, go up the best peak of the island– Goat Fell, along with admire the verdant mountains and also take pleasure in the space. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of nationwide playgrounds, a wonderful pond neighbored through forests as well as mountains. Heading, you may likewise see Stirling Castle. There is actually a direct train from Glasgow in both directions. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most inexpensive locations. In addition, in Scotland the tent can be prepared up practically anywhere, so visitors may additionally sleep in the untamed. The very most widely known and also one of the very most gorgeous treking tracks in Europe is actually the so-called West Highland Way. Longer journey? Just how around north along the west shoreline and after that back to the quieter, albeit much less incredible eastern? Lots of tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (at times going to Glencoe or Fort William en route) after that gos to Isle of Skye (the best gorgeous of the Scottish isles), then scalp along the shoreline towards Ullapool, as for Durness, on the method back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and finally Street Andrews. Is it possible through learns and also buses? Of course it is feasible, yet you will miss a lot, so it is actually better to lease a cars and truck for at the very least portion of the travel. And don’t be deceived by the visitor snare of Loch Ness– in reality, there are actually lots of much more gorgeous spots throughout Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg The weather may be erratic. I bear in mind exploring Scotland for the initial opportunity at the side of April. It was actually actually spring in Scotland, the sunlight was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in several places, as well as in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly storm. Certainly, it appeared promptly that I had not packed the appropriate factors. I was actually planning to remain in the urban area, however likewise ballet flats, shoes, decorative coats and also thin shirts fall off in springtime. When journeying in Scotland, to begin with of all excellent, water-proof, sporting activities shoes. Will definitely additionally come in convenient, occasionally it is likewise worth adding a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat and sports gloves to the bag (springtime as well as fall). In wintertime, I advise staying clear of Scotland from a proximity. In the instance of a low-budget travel, sleep in an outdoor tents or remain merely in hostels (expense concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, visit at the very least one distillery and order fish and chips along with vinegar at least as soon as. I wish that using this blog post I motivated my friends (:-RRB-) yet also complete strangers to journey to Scotland. It is actually truly worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to go to, if merely I am actually still listed below. Lovely Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- small isle, white colored seasides. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is actually certainly a truly beautiful nation, as well as every year it is checked out by crowds of travelers coming from the United States, France, and even Italy or even Spain. Arran is gotten in touch with Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is actually not one of the least expensive locations. It was actually actually spring in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. I hope that along with this message I motivated my pals (:-RRB-) but additionally complete strangers to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020930 11:48 PM I feel curious to find away what blog system you aren’t using? 2020101 2:38 AM It’s the best time to make some plans for the future and it is time to be happy. I’ve read this post and if I could I desire to suggest you few interesting things or suggestions. Perhaps you can write next articles referring to this article. I desire to read even more things about it! 2020101 3:07 AM is an extremely smartly written article. I’ll be sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful info. Thanks for the post. I will certainly return. 2020101 6:55 AM Scotland is actually certainly a really gorgeous country, and also annually it is explored by groups of tourists from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Nonetheless, I can not withstand the opinion that Poles come below generally for work. Hardly any individual taking leave in July, August or even September are going to think about Scotland. Probably it is actually since of the costs that are actually most definitely hostile for some visitors. The property of Nessi and also guys in kilts is actually most definitely worth a lengthy or quick quest. Possibly it is actually excellent to deal with it immediately, when the value of the extra pound is actually dropping, as well as thus our team will spend a lot less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mainly an excellent garden in the north of the nation. Highlands– hills covered along with lawn and also heathers, deep lochs (ponds), a significant coast series, glen (picturesque lowlands), as well as most of all, hardly ever discovered in Europe (especially in Scotland!) wilderness, where we will not find a solitary home. Space, room as well as space once more! Wild nature, a great quantity of plants, birds and various other creatures await nature enthusiasts. In Scotland, I have actually already had the ability to enjoy tapes, dolphins and even deer. Yet Scotland is likewise an in the past exciting land (that enjoyed Brave Heart?), Where you can go to spectacular rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funding on its own, the majestic Edinburgh, additionally should have attention, especially during the course of the summer festivals. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, data Scotland, record Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, email list Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Edinburgh – Some concepts for going to Scotland Travel in Scotland should certainly begin along with its own capital. Edinburgh is actually a gorgeous middle ages a community along with characteristic stone properties. Coming from the principal street, the alleged The Royal Mile connecting the former royal palace along with the Queen’s summer palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a network of appealing little roads (the supposed shut), making a maze through which it is actually actually worth obtaining shed. It takes around pair of days to see Edinburgh, however you can prolong this opportunity around four. When it comes to a short check out to Scotland, you can also limit your own self to Edinburgh just, devoting eventually on a big salami by bus in the Scottish mountainous (nearly every holiday company in the capital uses it). By doing this, a minimum of momentarily we are going to feel the ambience of a true property of mists. An also much better concept is actually to rent out a cars and truck for someday and also happen an individual vacation (the course as well as attributes of the arranged scenic tours perform not necessarily meet every person). Such a self-guided scenic tour will most likely take our team a minimum of ten hours. For a slightly longer adventure (albeit still limited to just a few days) coming from Edinburgh, I would advise to attack in pair of instructions: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is phoned Scotland in miniature. Spending pair of or even 3 days on the isle, we can easily appreciate the elegance of the west shore, relax on the beach, climb the greatest top of the island– Goat Fell, along with appreciate the verdant mountains and enjoy the room. Loch Lomond is among Scotland’s 2 national forests, a stunning pond encompassed by forests and hillsides. On the technique, you can also see Stirling Castle. There is actually a straight learn coming from Glasgow in both instructions. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, kid Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, access Scotland, videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually none of the most affordable locations. However, you can discover a whole lot of treking tracks as well as campsites here. Furthermore, in Scotland the camping tent could be established literally anywhere, so tourists can also oversleep the crazy. What is necessary in this case is actually common access to clean water– our team can discover mountain range waterfalls, waterways and also streams practically anywhere. The most popular and also among the very most wonderful hiking tracks in Europe is actually the alleged West Highland Way. Because of the incredible views, I exuberantly highly recommend Longer journey? Just how about north along the west shore as well as at that point back to the quieter, albeit much less stunning east? Lots of visitors in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (at times going to Glencoe or Fort William on the means) at that point check outs Isle of Skye (the most beautiful of the Scottish islands), then scalp along the coast towards Ullapool, as for Durness, en route back visiting Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and finally St Andrews. Is it feasible by trains and buses? Certainly it is actually possible, but you are going to overlook a lot, so it is better to lease a car for a minimum of component of the travel. And do not be actually misleaded through the tourist catch of Loch Ness– in fact, there are loads of a lot more wonderful spots across Scotland country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, availability Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland activities Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, blogging site Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I keep in mind exploring Scotland for the very first opportunity at the side of April. It was actually already springtime in Scotland, the sunshine was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter season all over. The Highlands were still covered in snow in a lot of areas, and in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly storm. When taking a trip in Scotland, to begin with of all excellent, water-resistant, sports footwear. Are going to likewise come in convenient, sometimes it is additionally worth incorporating a thin scarf, a sports hat as well as sports gloves to the bag (spring as well as autumn). In winter season, I suggest preventing Scotland from a range. In the case of a low-budget journey, rest in a tent or even keep just in hostels (cost concerning PLN 80 every night)., Whiskey, browse through at minimum one whiskey and also instruction fish and potato chips with vinegar at the very least as soon as. I hope that along with this post I encouraged my buddies (:-RRB-) but additionally complete strangers to journey to Scotland. It is actually actually worth a hundred opportunities! I invite you to see, so I am actually still right here. Wonderful Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little isle, white colored coastlines. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is actually undeniably an actually stunning nation, and also every year it is checked out through crowds of tourists coming from the United States, France, and also Italy or even Spain. Arran is contacted Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the least expensive places. It was presently spring in Scotland, the sunshine was actually warming up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. I wish that along with this message I motivated my friends (:-RRB-) however additionally complete strangers to take a trip to https://www.scotland.com/ Greetings from California! I’m bored to death at work so I decided to browse your site on my iphone during lunch break. 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Edinburgh – Some concepts for exploring Scotland Traveling in Scotland need to definitely begin with its own funding. Edinburgh is actually an attractive middle ages a city with particular rock structures. From the main street, the so-called The Royal Mile hooking up the former imperial palace along with the Queen’s summer palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a system of intriguing small roads (the alleged shut), generating a puzzle in which it is actually definitely worth acquiring dropped. It takes around two days to explore Edinburgh, however you can easily stretch this moment approximately four. In the situation of a short see to Scotland, you can easily additionally restrict on your own to Edinburgh only, investing 1 day on a big salami by bus in the Scottish plateaus (just about every travel bureau in the funds gives it). In this technique, a minimum of momentarily our company will definitely feel the ambience of an actual land of hazes. An even much better idea is actually to lease a vehicle for one day as well as happen a private journey (the course and also attribute of the organized tours perform certainly not always suit everyone). Such a self-guided scenic tour will probably take us at the very least ten hrs. Arran is phoned Scotland in baby. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s pair of national parks, a beautiful pond bordered by mountains and woods. On the way, you can also visit Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, records Scotland, record Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland video games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the least expensive locations. In addition, in Scotland the tent can easily be prepared up essentially anywhere, so vacationers may additionally rest in the untamed. The most widely known and also one of the most attractive hiking tracks in Europe is the alleged West Highland Way. Longer travel? Just how around north along the west coastline as well as at that point back to the quieter, albeit a lot less amazing eastern? Lots of visitors in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (often seeing Glencoe or even Fort William en route) after that visits Isle of Skye (the most attractive of the Scottish islands), then scalp along the coast towards Ullapool, regarding Durness, heading back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and also Cairngorms National Park, and ultimately Street Andrews. Is it feasible through buses as well as learns? Obviously it is achievable, but you are going to skip a whole lot, so it is far better to lease a cars and truck for a minimum of component of the trip. As well as don’t be tricked due to the vacationer catch of Loch Ness– in simple fact, there are lots of a lot more attractive locations across Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, vehicle Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, education and learning Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, availability Scotland, videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I keep in mind visiting Scotland for the initial time at the conclusion of April. It was actually already spring season in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter all over. The Highlands were actually still covered in snowfall in many areas, as well as in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rain. When traveling in Scotland, to begin with of all good, water resistant, sports footwear. Will definitely also happen in convenient, often it is actually additionally worth adding a thin headscarf, a sporting activities hat and sporting activities gloves to the bag (springtime and also fall). In wintertime, I propose staying clear of Scotland coming from a range. Additional little factors: Umbrellas certainly do not function (the wind bends them in each directions), the outdoor tents should (MUST!) have a good flysheet, it costs taking a reusable container along with you (faucet water, yet likewise drinkable in waterways or even flows), at the very least a couple of pairs of belts, a hot fleece and something to repel vicious flies (I suggest a smidge). In the situation of a low-budget trip, oversleep an outdoor tents or even keep only in hotels (cost concerning PLN 80 every evening). You should make an effort fish and shellfish (they are delectable!), Whiskey, see at minimum one whiskey and instruction fish and also chips with white vinegar at the very least when. I really hope that along with this article I urged my buddies (:-RRB-) yet also complete strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s actually worth a hundred times! I welcome you to check out, so I am still listed here. Attractive Scottish coastlines. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- tiny island, white beach fronts. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is unquestionably a definitely beautiful country, and every year it is actually gone to through groups of visitors from the United States, France, and also also Italy or Spain. Arran is actually called Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is certainly not one of the most cost effective destinations. It was actually actually spring in Scotland, the sunlight was heating up, while in Scotland it was still wintertime all over. I hope that along with this article I urged my pals (:-RRB-) yet also unfamiliar people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020104 3:41 PM Scotland is unquestionably a definitely gorgeous country, and also each year it is gone to through groups of tourists from the United States, France, and also also Italy or even Spain. I may certainly not withstand the feeling that Poles happen listed below generally for work. Rarely any individual taking vacation in July, August or even September will definitely think of Scotland. Considering that of the costs that are absolutely antagonistic for some visitors, maybe it is actually. On the other hand, the property of Nessi and also men in kilts is actually absolutely worth a long or even short quest. Possibly it is actually good to consider it immediately, when the market value of the extra pound is actually dropping, as well as hence we will spend much less for a holiday season in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is mainly a fantastic garden in the north of the nation. In Scotland, I have currently been capable to check out seals, dolphins or even deer. But Scotland is actually additionally an in the past fascinating land (that watched Brave Heart?), Where you can easily explore magnificent stone palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The funds itself, the majestic Edinburgh, additionally should have focus, especially in the course of the summer season events. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, information Scotland, record Scotland, auto Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, information Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, go to scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some suggestions for exploring Scotland Trip in Scotland should most definitely begin with its own funds. Edinburgh is actually a stunning middle ages a city with characteristic rock properties. From the major road, the alleged The Royal Mile linking the previous royal palace along with the Queen’s summer royal residence (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a system of intriguing little streets (the alleged close), developing a puzzle in which it is actually really worth getting dropped. It takes around 2 days to go to Edinburgh, yet you may stretch this time up to four. In the case of a brief visit to Scotland, you may likewise restrict yourself to Edinburgh only, spending 1 day on a big salami by bus in the Scottish highlands (nearly every trip firm in the capital delivers it). In this technique, at the very least for a moment our team will definitely feel the atmosphere of a genuine land of moistures. An even much better concept is to rent a car for one time and also take place a private excursion (the program and attributes of the arranged scenic tours perform not always satisfy every person). Such a self-guided tour is going to possibly take our team a minimum of ten hours. Arran is actually gotten in touch with Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is actually one of Scotland’s 2 national playgrounds, a wonderful lake surrounded by hills as well as woods. On the way, you can also visit Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, relevant information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, information Scotland, background Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video clips Scotland, highland activities Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food Scotland, whisky Scotland, budget Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, hell Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, encounter Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Scotland, like the entire of Great Britain, is not one of the most cost effective locations. In add-on, in Scotland the outdoor tents may be set up actually anywhere, thus vacationers may additionally rest in the untamed. The very most famous and one of the very most stunning exploring routes in Europe is actually the supposed West Highland Way. Longer vacation? Just how about north along the west coastline and at that point back to the quieter, albeit much less impressive east? Several travelers in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (in some cases going to Glencoe or Fort William heading) after that check outs Isle of Skye (the best gorgeous of the Scottish islands), after that head along the shore towards Ullapool, as for Durness, on the technique back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and also ultimately St Andrews. Is it achievable through buses and learns? Of training course it is actually achievable, however you will certainly skip a lot, so it is better to lease a car for at the very least component of the excursion. And also don’t be deceived through the tourist catch of Loch Ness– as a matter of fact, there are actually lots of far more stunning places all over Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, history Scotland, car Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, culture Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, news Scotland, learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, roadway Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, potential Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transportation Scotland Glenelg I bear in mind checking out Scotland for the first time at the conclusion of April. It was currently springtime in Scotland, the sun was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still winter months all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snowfall in a lot of locations, and also in Edinburgh it was piercingly rain. When taking a trip in Scotland, to begin with of all really good, water-resistant, sporting activities footwear. Are going to likewise come in useful, often it is actually also worth including a slim scarf, a sporting activities hat and also sports gloves to the bag (spring and also autumn). In winter season, I suggest staying away from Scotland from a span. Addition little bit of factors: Umbrellas certainly don’t function (the wind bends them in each instructions), the tent should (MUST!) have a good flysheet, it is worth taking a reusable container along with you (faucet water, but likewise drinkable in streams or even streams), a minimum of a few sets of socks, a hot fleece as well as something to fend off vicious flies (I encourage a smidge). When it comes to a low-budget excursion, sleeping in a camping tent or stay simply in hostels (price regarding PLN 80 per evening). You ought to try sea food (they are actually delectable!), Whiskey, see at the very least one whiskey and order fish and potato chips along with white vinegar at least once. I wish that through this article I encouraged my good friends (:-RRB-) yet additionally strangers to take a trip to Scotland. It’s really worth a hundred times! I welcome you to go to, so I am still listed below. Lovely Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little isle, white colored coastlines. Island of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Isle of Arran. Scotland is unquestionably a definitely beautiful nation, and every year it is actually seen by crowds of visitors from the United States, France, and even Italy or even Spain. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in mini. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is not one of the cheapest destinations. It was presently springtime in Scotland, the sun was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter season all over. I wish that with this blog post I encouraged my friends (:-RRB-) yet additionally unknown people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ 2020104 6:34 PM Hi, i think that i saw you visited my weblog thus i came to “return the favor”.I am trying to find things to enhance my website!I suppose its ok to use a few of your ideas!! 2020105 11:45 AM Great article! We are linking to this particularly great article on our website. 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Maybe it is good to deal with it today, when the worth of the extra pound is dropping, and therefore our company will spend a lot less for a vacation in Scotland? Glen Affric in early springtime Why is it worth it? Scotland is predominantly a wonderful garden in the north of the country. Highlands– mountains covered along with grass and also louises, deep-seated lochs (ponds), an impressive coastline series, glen (stunning valleys), and most importantly, hardly ever found in Europe (specifically in Scotland!) wild, where our experts will definitely not see a single house. Space, area and also space again! Wild attributes, an abundance of plants, birds and also various other creatures await nature enthusiasts. In Scotland, I have actually actually been actually able to watch seals, dolphins or perhaps deer. But Scotland is actually likewise a traditionally interesting land (that viewed Brave Heart?), Where you can visit amazing rock fortress (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). 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Edinburgh – Some concepts for visiting Scotland Traveling in Scotland ought to absolutely start with its funding. Edinburgh is a beautiful medieval a community along with characteristic rock buildings. From the main street, the alleged The Royal Mile connecting the previous royal fortress along with the Queen’s summer months palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) escapes a network of intriguing small streets (the alleged shut), making a maze through which it is really worth obtaining lost. It takes about two days to visit Edinburgh, however you may extend this time around up to four. In the situation of a short visit to Scotland, you may also confine on your own to Edinburgh simply, devoting eventually on a circular travel by bus in the Scottish mountainous (just about every travel organization in the financing offers it). This way, at the very least momentarily we will certainly feel the ambience of an actual land of mists. An even much better idea is to lease an automobile for someday as well as happen a private excursion (the plan as well as nature of the coordinated trips do not automatically meet everybody). Such a self-guided trip will perhaps take our team a minimum of 10 hrs. For a somewhat longer journey (albeit still limited to just a few days) from Edinburgh, I will suggest to strike in 2 directions: Isle of Arran or even Loch Lomond. Arran is phoned Scotland in baby. Investing 2 or even three times on the island, we can easily delight in the elegance of the west coast, relax on the seashore, climb the highest possible top of the island– Goat Fell, in addition to marvel at the verdant hills and also take pleasure in the space. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s pair of national forests, a gorgeous lake bordered through hills and also rainforests. En route, you can easily also check out Stirling Castle. There is a direct train coming from Glasgow in both paths. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, us Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, travel Scotland, records Scotland, record Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, little bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, street Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, alcoholic beverage Scotland, visit scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, blog Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually not one of the cheapest places. In add-on, in Scotland the outdoor tents can be prepared up virtually anywhere, therefore vacationers may likewise rest in the wild. The most popular as well as one of the most beautiful treking tracks in Europe is actually the alleged West Highland Way. Longer trip? Just how around north along the west coastline and also then back to the quieter, albeit a lot less spectacular eastern? Numerous tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (at times seeing Glencoe or Fort William en route) then visits Isle of Skye (the best attractive of the Scottish isles), at that point scalp along the shoreline towards Ullapool, as for Durness, on the method back visiting Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, as well as ultimately St Andrews. Is it possible by learns and also buses? Certainly it is actually achievable, but you will definitely overlook a great deal, so it is far better to lease a vehicle for at the very least aspect of the trip. And don’t be actually tricked due to the vacationer catch of Loch Ness– in reality, there are a lot of so much more attractive spots all around Scotland nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, app Scotland, conservative Scotland, information Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, youngster Scotland, creed Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, menu Scotland, traveling Scotland, records Scotland, background Scotland, cars and truck Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, lifestyle Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, cookie Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, neighborhood Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, spending plan Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, bulletin Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, beverage Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog post Scotland, dundee Scotland, steering Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, transport Scotland Glenelg I always remember visiting Scotland for the very first time at the end of April. It was actually presently spring in Scotland, the sunlight was warming up, while in Scotland it was still winter all over. The Highlands were actually still dealt with in snow in many spots, as well as in Edinburgh it was actually piercingly rainfall. When journeying in Scotland, first of all good, waterproof, sports footwear. Are going to likewise come in convenient, sometimes it is also worth adding a thin scarf, a sports hat as well as sports gloves to the backpack (springtime as well as autumn). In winter season, I propose preventing Scotland from a range. Bonus little points: Umbrellas most definitely do not function (the wind bends all of them in every directions), the outdoor tents must (MUST!) have a great flysheet, it is actually worth taking a reusable container along with you (faucet water, but also drinkable in streams or even streams), at the very least a couple of sets of socks, a cozy fleece as well as something to push back unpleasant flies (I suggest a modicum). In the scenario of a low-budget vacation, oversleep a tent or keep just in hostels (expense regarding PLN 80 per evening). You must make an effort sea food (they are tasty!), Whiskey, visit a minimum of one whiskey and also instruction fish and chips along with vinegar at the very least the moment. I wish that through this message I urged my good friends (:-RRB-) however likewise unfamiliar people to travel to Scotland. It’s truly worth a hundred opportunities! I welcome you to explore, if merely I am actually still below. Wonderful Scottish seashores. Loch Lomond Backpack. Iona- little island, white seashores. Isle of Skye. Glencoe. Eilean Donan Castle. Island of Arran. Scotland is definitely an actually wonderful country, and also every year it is actually gone to by crowds of visitors coming from the United States, France, as well as even Italy or Spain. Arran is actually contacted Scotland in baby. Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually certainly not one of the most cost effective destinations. It was already spring in Scotland, the sunshine was actually heating up, while in Scotland it was actually still wintertime all over. I hope that along with this message I urged my close friends (:-RRB-) yet likewise unknown people to travel to https://www.scotland.com/ fortify : I was suggested this web site by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else know such detailed about my problem. You’re amazing! Thanks! 2020106 1:05 PM At this moment I am going away to do my breakfast, afterward having my breakfast coming yet again to read more news. 2020106 4:41 PM Scotland is actually most certainly an actually lovely nation, and also yearly it is visited by groups of vacationers from the United States, France, and also Italy or Spain. I may certainly not withstand the opinion that Poles come listed here mainly for work. Barely any individual departing in July, August or even September will certainly consider Scotland. Given that of the rates that are actually definitely unfriendly for some tourists, possibly it is. Meanwhile, the land of Nessi and also males in kilts is actually absolutely worth a longer or short quest. Possibly it is really good to presume about it immediately, when the worth of the extra pound is dropping, as well as therefore our company will pay less for a holiday in Scotland? Glen Affric in very early spring Why is it worth it? Scotland is actually mostly a terrific yard in the north of the country. In Scotland, I have actually currently been capable to view seals, dolphins or also deer. But Scotland is actually additionally a traditionally intriguing property (that viewed Brave Heart?), Where you may check out splendid rock castles (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). The financing on its own, the impressive Edinburgh, additionally is worthy of attention, particularly during the course of the summer months events. nation Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, tory Scotland, info Scotland, scotland Scotland, our team Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, child Scotland, creed Scotland, map Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, information Scotland, past Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, learn Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, headlines Scotland, education and learning Scotland, little Scotland, navigating Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sporting activity Scotland, accessibility Scotland, online videos Scotland, highland video games Scotland, area Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, food items Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, museum Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, street andrews Scotland, cocktail Scotland, check out scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, take in Scotland, blog site Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sporting activities Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transportation Scotland. Edinburgh – Some ideas for checking out Scotland Traveling in Scotland ought to certainly begin with its own financing. Edinburgh is actually a beautiful middle ages a city along with particular stone buildings. Coming from the major street, the alleged The Royal Mile connecting the previous royal fortress along with the Queen’s summer season palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse) bolts a system of fascinating tiny streets (the alleged shut), making a puzzle in which it is actually truly worth acquiring lost. It takes about 2 times to see Edinburgh, however you can easily stretch this moment up to four. When it comes to a quick check out to Scotland, you can easily also confine yourself to Edinburgh just, spending 1 day on a rounded travel by bus in the Scottish plateaus (practically every holiday company in the capital delivers it). In this technique, at the very least for an instant our team will definitely experience the atmosphere of a genuine property of mists. An also better tip is to rent out an automobile for eventually as well as go on a private excursion (the program and attributes of the managed trips do not necessarily fit every person). Such a self-guided excursion is going to perhaps take us at the very least 10 hrs. Arran is called Scotland in miniature. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s 2 nationwide parks, a lovely lake neighbored by forests and hillsides. On the method, you can easily also see Stirling Castle. country Scotland, scottish Scotland, application Scotland, conservative Scotland, details Scotland, scotland Scotland, our company Scotland, edinburgh Scotland, little one Scotland, cult Scotland, chart Scotland, iona Scotland, food selection Scotland, trip Scotland, data Scotland, past history Scotland, automobile Scotland, ship Scotland, uk Scotland, train Scotland, celtic Scotland, glasgow Scotland, shetland Scotland, society Scotland, tay Scotland, bus Scotland, updates Scotland, education Scotland, bit Scotland, navigation Scotland, biscuit Scotland, covid Scotland, sport Scotland, ease of access Scotland, video recordings Scotland, highland games Scotland, community Scotland, golf Scotland, scots Scotland, meals Scotland, whisky Scotland, finances Scotland, visitscotland Scotland, gallery Scotland, e-newsletter Scotland, arbroath Scotland, heck Scotland, road Scotland, distilleries Scotland, st andrews Scotland, drink Scotland, see scotland Scotland, europe Scotland, castles Scotland, future Scotland, experience Scotland, weblog Scotland, dundee Scotland, driving Scotland, sports Scotland, covid-Scotland9 Scotland, transport Scotland. Low Budget Travel? Scotland, like the whole of Great Britain, is actually none of the most cost effective places. Nevertheless, you can discover an entire great deal of treking trails and also campsites listed here. Moreover, in Scotland the tent may be established up literally anywhere, therefore tourists can easily also sleep in the crazy. What is crucial in this situation is actually global accessibility to tidy water– we may locate mountain range flows, falls as well as rivers almost just about everywhere. The best well-known and some of the best lovely treking trails in Europe is actually the supposed West Highland Way. As a result of the fantastic perspectives, I heartily advise Longer trip? Just how about north along the west coast and afterwards back to the quieter, albeit a lot less exceptional east? A lot of tourists in Glasgow, takes a train to Mallaig (sometimes going to Glencoe or Fort William heading) after that check outs Isle of Skye (the absolute most attractive of the Scottish islands), then scalp along the shore in the direction of Ullapool, as far as Durness, on the method back checking out Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and lastly Street Andrews. Is it achievable by buses and also learns? Naturally it is actually achievable, yet you will definitely skip a whole lot, so it is far better to rent out an automobile for at least portion of the travel. 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Glen Affric in very early spring Thus why is it worth it? Scotland is mainly a fantastic landscape in the north of the country. Highlands– hillsides covered along with yard and louises, deep lochs (lakes), a dramatic coastline collection, glen (picturesque lowlands), and most importantly, hardly located in Europe (particularly in Scotland!) wild, where our team will certainly not find a single property. Space, area and also room once more! Wild attribute, a wealth of vegetations, birds and also other creatures await nature fans. In Scotland, I have actually actually had the capacity to watch tapes, dolphins or maybe deer. Yet Scotland is actually also a historically intriguing land (who checked out Brave Heart?), Where you can easily go to impressive rock palaces (Edinburgh, Stirling, Linlithgow, Eilean Donan). 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Edinburgh – Some concepts for going to Scotland Traveling in Scotland ought to absolutely begin along with its own capital. It takes around 2 days to see Edinburgh, but you can easily expand this time up to 4. In the instance of a quick browse through to Scotland, you can easily also restrict yourself to Edinburgh merely, investing one day on a round journey through bus in the Scottish plateaus (nearly every traveling company in the funding offers it). For a somewhat longer quest (albeit still confined to only a few days) from Edinburgh, I would certainly suggest to reach in 2 instructions: Isle of Arran or Loch Lomond. Arran is actually phoned Scotland in baby. Spending two or even three times on the isle, our company can easily appreciate the beauty of the west shore, rest on the beach front, climb up the greatest height of the island– Goat Fell, as well as appreciate the grassy hillsides and take pleasure in the room. Loch Lomond is just one of Scotland’s two nationwide parks, a beautiful pond encompassed by mountains as well as forests. Heading, you can easily additionally visit Stirling Castle. 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Many tourists in Glasgow, takes a learn to Mallaig (sometimes seeing Glencoe or Fort William heading) then brows through Isle of Skye (the very most lovely of the Scottish islands), then scalp along the shore towards Ullapool, as much as Durness, on the method back visiting Inverness, Fort Augustus (Loch Ness), Aberdeen and Cairngorms National Park, and finally St Andrews. Is it achievable through learns and buses? Of course it is feasible, yet you will certainly overlook a lot, so it is considerably better to rent out an auto for at the very least aspect of the vacation. 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After this awards ceremony, all of the subsequent hot topics revolved around Ruan Tian and Shen Shu, this former couple whose marriage had already ended. Any videos or pictures that happened to contain the two of them, whether on or off stage, were dug out by the curious netizens. Of course, after looking at them, all the normal people only felt that both of them had the words ‘We better not meet again in this life’ written across their faces. However, for the CP fans, this was no issue. They declared in a braindead way that only by being deeply hurt could you then deeply love. In addition, Shen Shu’s face was unexpectedly very impressive, which won him even more support. He had been born with the temperament of an aristocratic young master deeply ingrained in his bones and, combined with his good looks, even many actors in the entertainment industry couldn’t compare. Shen Shu was indeed good-looking, otherwise, Ruan Tian would never have fallen in love with him at first sight in the first place. He had a unique aura that seemed nine parts coldness and one part gentleness, as well as an extremely handsome face. Online, under the leadership of the CP fans, people were banging the gong of reunion and reconciliation. They all felt that, no matter which angle they looked at it from, these two were the real CP! “This is really love. When Sister Tian was on stage Shen Shu’s eyes never looked away from her once.” “Heh, but when Sister Tian left without hesitation, tsk… Shen Shu’s face really turned white. It’s obvious that ShenXRuan is the only real CP.” “All other CP are fake, only ShenXRuan is real. I want to see progress by tomorrow!” “I agree to this remarriage.” Ruan Tian suddenly became an object of envy for some reason. Before, everyone just thought of her as a shameful thing that had been kicked out of a wealthy family and she had suffered all sorts of ridicule. But now it seemed the winds had changed. The ex-husband seemed to want her back, and there were rumors that she had already gotten over a billion from the divorce. All in all, the netizens were clamoring with excitement and envy. They even came up with a litany of nicknames for her. FanCircleGirl: @RuanTian, sister, you really must be the first person to get so rich thanks to a divorce. We should all learn from you. The divorce agreement from when she separated from Shen Shu was still lying in her drawer, okay? She didn’t even get a dime! However, Ruan Tian wasn’t someone who would disclose her personal matters online, so she definitely wouldn’t take the initiative to publish something private like the divorce agreement just to shut up some random netizens. At the same time, the netizens began showing off their borderline supernatural abilities for finding all sorts of things. Within a short time they somehow even found a photo of Ruan Tian in high school. In the photo, the school uniform she was wearing was a bit too big and obviously didn’t quite fit. She was standing near the door of the classroom with her hair tied up in a bun, her face was small and pale, and her eyes were a little red. She was looking at the camera blankly as if she were in a daze. The CP fans quickly took this photo and edited it together with a photo of Shen Shu. Meanwhile, Ruan Tian recalled that the photo was actually from a time when her teacher had been punishing her by making her stand in the hallway. It wasn’t a good memory, and the photo definitely hadn’t been taken with good intentions. In fact, she didn’t have many good memories of her time in high school in general. She had rarely laughed or smiled, and overall she hadn’t liked it. Mostly she had just clumsily and stubbornly done her own thing. Ruan Tian turned off her phone and tried to go to sleep, but found that she couldn’t. After tossing and turning for a while, she turned on an old movie before laying down again. Around when she saw the clock hit 2 a.m. she finally began to feel sleepy and gradually drifted to sleep. When she slept, she dreamed of high school, of Shen Shu and that group of boys. And then, just before 6 a.m. the next day, Ruan Tian woke up with a throbbing headache. After washing up and changing her clothes, she sleepily went to the kitchen and made breakfast for herself. Once she had eaten, she suddenly remembered that she hadn’t taken out the trash yet. Thus, Ruan Tian took her garbage to the dumpster downstairs. However, when she came back up, there was an unexpected figure in front of her door. Previous TOC Next One thought on “REHC – Chapter 105” May 26, 2021 at 10:33 pm Poor thing but really stupid Why did she keep banging her head against the that wall 🤨 Guess that was the psychological damage from her childhood being desperate for love and acceptance 🥺 Of course if all our characters were mature and had common sense we wouldn’t have angsty romance novels	5,054
In my Last Post I talked about ditching Interactve Notebooks in favor of binders and Cornell Notes. I used to be a teacher who cringed at the thought of using binders at all. Notebooks seemed so much... neater. Until you factor in all of the glue that you have to use. Do you know how many pages in a composition notebook can become stuck together if you use enough glue? The answer is ...all of them. All the pages. this post contains affiliate links. If you purchase products from these links, I might make a small commission So when I began my mission to end my relationship with Interactive Notebooks, I knew that I had to have something more effective and time-efficient to replace them. Part of my school's School Improvement Plan the last several years has included the use of Cornell Notes, and I have seen some classrooms that use them, and it was lost on me what was so terrific about them. What I saw was teachers handing students printed sheets with questions in the left column, and lines on the right for them to answer the questions. These are text-based questions, so students have to essentially hunt for the answers in the book. How in the world can I teach concepts related to my ELA classroom this way? There certainly is a lot of room in the Language Arts classroom for students to answer text-based questions, but that is only one part of the equation! How can I provide my students with effective notes on the big concepts - theme, central idea, context clues, word parts...? There had to be more to Cornell Notes than simply reformatting the question-and-answer-from-the-text snoozefest of yesteryear. It turns out, Cornell Notes are actually totally awesome! Once I realized how they worked, I was hooked! I started creating one-pagers for all of our Florida ELA Standards right away. Cornell Notes pages are divided into three sections. There is a left-hand column, a slightly larger right-hand column, and a section along the bottom of the page. I created a template for this (seen to the left) which you can download here (for free) that also includes a section at the top for students to include the Standards/Learning Targets/Goals/Objectives/Essential Questions. The left-hand column is intended to be a "cue column." This section should include vocabulary terms, key words and phrases, and potential exam questions (this is my favorite one! Using question-stems, you can provide students with sample questions that might mirror what they'd see on a state exam! This can be helpful when having students dissect questions in prep for testing - I wrote a post about this last week!) Essentially, this column would contain the "what," "who," "when," and "where" information. The right-hand column is the note-taking column. This is where students take notes during a lesson or in-class. In this section students would include the main points, graphs, charts, bullet points, etc. This section is where the "meat" of the lesson would go. The bottom section is for summarizing after the lesson is complete. This is a sort of student reflection zone where they can sum up the lesson in their own words. This process helps solidify their understanding of the concepts. In my classroom, I provide students with the left and right-hand column information during a lesson because 7th graders haven't acquired the skills to effectively take their own notes, however, the summary box at the bottom is their responsibility after a lesson is over. This can be a home work assignment, an exit-slip assignment, or just something they do in the last 10 minutes of a class period. By practicing the process of taking Cornell Notes with good models, students will learn what good notes should look like and they will be familiar with the process for the future. Encourage students to draw diagrams or pictures to represent their notes. Encourage them to use different colors and to be creative Cornell Notes don't have to be rigid and boring! At the beginning of each lesson, we create a Cornell Notes page. These should be no more than one page! Be succinct. If you try to give students multiple pages of notes at once, you will lost their attention completely. Students put their Cornell Notes pages in a sleeve protector that serves as the section divider for that particular standard or skill. Any work/questions/articles/etc. that I pair with that lesson goes behind that Cornell Notes page to serve as examples of how that skill is used. Many standards have to be broken down into multiple skills, so one standard may have multiple Cornell Notes pages, but of course, you would not teach Chronological Order and Compare and Contrast in the same day or at the same time, even though they both sit under the umbrella of "text structures" within the standards. In fact, I have found that chunking content is much easier when using Cornell Notes and standards can be broken down better into individual skills/components. Below are photos of some of the Cornell Notes pages that I have created this spring for the standards that I use in my classroom. These are an upgrade from my original ones, but as I get better at using Cornell Notes myself, my own notes get better. These are one-pagers that include the standard and skill at the top of each page and my own summary at the bottom. When students are learning how to take Cornell Notes, I show them my own summary as a model until they are more comfortable with the process of summarizing their own notes. Eventually, students should be able to complete their own summaries from the notes that they are given. Also, you can read my latest post about how I differentiate using Cornell Notes! UPDATE on August 9, 2018: You can now get a copy of my Cornell Notes in a full, typed, ready-to-print document that covers every ELA standard, including writing and grammar. This also includes a student fill-in-the-blank page! This is available on this post! Tags : Back To School, Cornell Notes, teacher You May Also Like 186 comments Unknown May 5, 2018 at 4:57 PM What size of binder do the students use? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 5, 2018 at 5:00 PM A 1.5 inch binder has been perfect. We don’t put everything in them, just things that exemplify standards and can be used as reference to study or complete assignments. Delete Replies Unknown August 4, 2018 at 5:04 AM The page protectors, do your students buy them or do you? Delete Replies Unknown May 6, 2018 at 3:34 PM Your notes are gorgeous! How do the kids' look? Are they able to keep things that neat? I have 6th grade sped students and I think these look fabulous but I'm not sure they could keep it that neat. ReplyDelete Replies theora May 11, 2018 at 7:13 PM I use a cloze version of my Cornel Notes for my SPED students. I just copy my notes, white out key words then make enough copies for the SPED students in my class. When we take notes in class, the gen ed students write everything on their own and the SPED students fill in the blanks on their copies. Delete Replies Kaily May 12, 2018 at 1:46 PM Theora I love the differentiation! That's a wonderful idea. Delete Replies Unknown August 4, 2018 at 5:02 AM I give my special ed students an overview, and we annotate directly on the pages in much the same way as these Cornell notes (but more random). Delete Replies Morreale May 6, 2018 at 6:56 PM Do you have a ppt that you used to teach the initial skill of Cornell notes that you wouldn’t mind sharing? ReplyDelete Replies Unknown May 8, 2018 at 6:47 PM Thank you for posting all of this information on Cornell Notes. I am in planning mode for next year and this has completely changed the way I want to structure my 7th grade ELA instruction for next year. The pictures are fantastic! Thank you again. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 12, 2018 at 1:46 PM No problem! I'm so ghat that this is helpful for others! Delete Replies Unknown May 10, 2018 at 8:33 AM I'm a 7th grade ELA/Social Studies teacher and I'm loving this idea! I integrate my subjects and my brain is full of ideas to implement this information on Cornell Notes! Thank you for posting examples of your notes. They are very helpful. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 12, 2018 at 1:46 PM Awesome! I am so glad that this is helpful fo others! Delete Replies Unknown May 10, 2018 at 11:49 AM I found this last night, and am currently sitting with my ELA 8th grade PLC (also here in FL) sharing this gold-mine! We LOVE that you created your notes BY STANDARD! Would you mind sharing any other standards you have created notes for? Our school is an AVID school, so we are familiar with Cornell Notes, but your notes are SO BEAUTIFUL, we'd love to see what else you have created. Thanks in advance! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 12, 2018 at 1:51 PM If you don't mind sharing, what county are you in? I'm in Collier. Apparently we are going to be moving to AVID soon - the trainings have started. It was important for me to have notes organied by standard and even by the skills within each standard. I'll take some photos of my mother notes - do you have na email address I can send them to? I'm so glad this was helpful or your team! Delete Replies Unknown May 16, 2018 at 8:01 AM We're right over in Pasco County! Thank you so much for your help! Can you believe we're planning for next year already? My email is catbarlo@pasco.k12.fl.us Thank you! Delete Replies English teacher June 14, 2018 at 2:33 PM Hi, I love this! I shared it with my PLC and support facilitator. They are all in! I'm in FL as well-Seminole County. Could you email me the mother notes as well? Thanks. My email is nollme@myscps.us Delete Replies Unknown July 10, 2018 at 8:05 AM I am in AZ and would like to incorporate these notes with my 6th grade ELA and possibly my 5th grade ELA. Do you mind sending me the notes? lfrazier@nadaburgsd.org. I will be sharing this idea during our beginning of the year PLCs. Another question... Do you have multiple classes? When you model for the multiple classes, do you start a new model of the same notes or project the notes from another class? Delete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:52 PM I will be emailing you my note pages, so look for an email from me :) Also, I do have multiple classes. I only have 1 page of notes and I use that for every class. I just cover the page with a blank sheet of paper to cover the notes we haven't gotten to yet. This way it doesn't matter where each class stops or what pace we are moving at! Delete Replies Unknown July 17, 2018 at 6:24 PM May I be a part of this email sharing... I am new to 7th and 8th grade ELA and I want to utilize the cornell note taking methods you have shown in here. I love them! Delete Replies Unknown July 22, 2018 at 5:16 AM It was like your pintrest was sent to me by a higher power...I dreaded using the interactive notebook and had completely forgotten about Cornell notes. I was familiar with them when I taught high school but had not thought to use them with 7th graders. I love how you have broken them down by standard which seems so logical. If you do not mind sharing your notes, I would love to introduce your suggestion to the other teachers at my school. My email address is tammy.holdip@cobbk12.org. This just seems so logical. Thanks. Delete Replies Lisa Cantu July 22, 2018 at 5:31 AM Kaily, can you please share the rest of your samplea with me as well? I really like how you've broken down your notes and I'm thinking about implementing this next year with my fourth graders. Cantul@navasotaisd.org Delete Replies Coffee,teach, create, wine repeat August 7, 2018 at 11:32 AM Do you have a ppt to teach the skill that is a great idea? Can you please send me your notes please? Lesliem.kendra@gmail.com Delete Replies Cindy Warming May 12, 2018 at 5:43 PM I love the simplicity of this and how it is so tangible to students. Would love to begin creating this for next year. Did you have a resource that you used to help you create your teaching notes? How did you create notes that were effective, complete, but not overwhelming? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 14, 2018 at 11:33 AM I am fortunate to work in a school district that took the standards and broke them down into Marzano-style scales so the foundational level skills are already determined for each standard. I just took that information and used it to create basically leveled notes. I wouldn't mind sharing the scales that my district uses if you are interested, email me kailysimpson@gmail.com Delete Replies Unknown June 16, 2018 at 9:15 PM Wow, could I see your scales as well? Delete Replies Stacie July 11, 2018 at 9:54 AM Can you please send me this information as well. Thank you. yaunsems@gmail.com Delete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:50 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown July 22, 2018 at 5:19 AM Delete Replies Irmagination July 29, 2018 at 11:49 AM Love your article. I too, am ditching the INBs for this year. I teach 4th grade ELA and went to the the AVID Summer Institute this year. I am going to try your method of having a note page of each standard and would love to have a copy of your Marzano-style scales. Thank-You! irmagination@yahoo.com Delete Replies Unknown August 3, 2018 at 9:33 AM Hi. I just happened to be browsing and found your great idea using Cornell Notes. I have been looking for something different to do in my 6th grade ELA class. I do use Cornell Notes in my history class using questions from the chapter.. This idea is awesome. Could you please send me the scales as well? Thank you. Delete Replies Unknown August 7, 2018 at 4:42 AM Hi Kathy! Can you share the scales with me too? I teach 4th ELA and working to improve the interactive notebook process this year. thanks! jamcam9502@gmail.com Delete Replies Cindy Warming May 12, 2018 at 6:00 PM Two other questions. Do you share your notes with students and they write what you've written as you discuss? How often would you introduce a new standard/one pager? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 14, 2018 at 11:32 AM Some students copy my notes while we discuss, others have notes that are partially filled-in. I have SPED students, so differnetiating this is essential. At the beginning of the year, I introduce a new standard every week or two weeks. They only take notes on the standard once throughout the year. When we re-visit a standard, we simply review the notes that we previously took! Delete Replies Unknown May 13, 2018 at 11:27 AM I have 4th grade math. I would like to use this but my kids tend to write very large. Do you think 2 pages facing each other would work? Also is it in marker? I prefer marker but assume it would bleed. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 14, 2018 at 11:30 AM I think that 2 pges facing each other would work perfectly! I use felt-tip pens, not markers. They tend to belld through the pages less! Delete Replies Unknown May 13, 2018 at 5:14 PM I currently teach 7th ELA in Texas. My campus implemented Avid last year. Cornell Notes is a large component of their course but I'm not too savvy with it. I get the basic concept now that I've read your article and I really like how you've given some of your samples. Would you be willing to share the rest? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily May 14, 2018 at 11:30 AM Absolutely! What is your email address? Delete Replies Stacie July 11, 2018 at 9:57 AM Kaily, can you PLEASE share these with me as well. I feel so lost. I'm a first year teacher assigned to teach 7th grade ELA. yaunsems@gmail.com Delete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:50 PM I have emailed you! :) Delete Replies Unknown July 26, 2018 at 9:34 AM I would love if you would share with me as well. Greatly appreciate it!! azucena.zepeda@nisd.net Delete Replies literacy museum May 14, 2018 at 1:37 PM LOVE this! I just landed a job as a 4th grade ELA/SS teacher and I've been playing with the idea of using interactive notebooks. But, like you said, ALL. The glue! I left a 5th grade class one day with glue in my hair from an INB addition. How do your students store their notes? Trashed 3-ring-binders drive me crazy. lol ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:38 AM I am with you on the trashed 3-ring binders. My students keep them in the classroom. I buy cardboard magazine boxes (in my "shop my classroom" section, you can find the ones that I buy from Ikea, they are super cheap) and then I cut the front off of the boxes so that the binders just slide in. So each student has a box for their binder and they don't get trashed! Delete Replies Unknown May 15, 2018 at 11:21 AM Hi Kailey. I am in love with these notes. We too tried our hand at interactive notebooks and have been searching for another option. I teach 8th grade language arts. I was wondering if you could share any other samples you have. My email address is sstull@wvwsd.org. Thanks in advance and for this idea! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:39 AM I included links to all of my Cornell Notes pages in an edit of this post! Delete Replies Unknown May 16, 2018 at 4:05 PM Hi there! I love this!!! I, too, ditched interactive notebooks last year and focused more on using graphic organizers and anchor charts in my notebooks. I’ve heard teachers rave about Cornell notes for years, but like you, never understood quite how they would work for ELA and wasn’t sure how to get started. Do you complete the whole left column at the beginning of the lesson and then complete the right side as you work your way through the lesson? I’d really love to incorporate Cornell notes in my interactive notebooks next year. Any additional resources or samples you are willing to share would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks in advance! newberr@pitt.k12.nc.us ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:40 AM We do the left-hand side together because it includes academic vocabulary, and then as we work through the lesson we do the right-hand side, and then add things to the left side as-needed. Delete Replies Unknown July 10, 2018 at 8:22 AM How would you handle this for multiple classes? Delete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:49 PM I only have 1 page or copy of my own notes that I would show students. I put that page under the doc cam and use blank pages to cover whatever we haven't gotten to yet. So my notes are ready to go no matter which class I am teaching. Delete Replies Unknown May 16, 2018 at 4:20 PM Hello! Would you mind sending your sample pages to me to help with my 8th grade language arts class? jodymurphy1205@gmail.com. Thank you! Jody Murphy ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:41 AM Delete Replies Nonni August 5, 2018 at 6:28 AM Kaily, I teach 9th grade ELA in TN. Would you please email me your sample pages, so I can share your idea on Cornell Notes with my academic team? I believe this would work wonderfully with our standards,too. Thanks! Delete Replies TG May 22, 2018 at 5:13 PM Can you please share your examples, or anything that would help getting started, with me? tguillerman@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:41 AM Delete Replies Unknown May 26, 2018 at 11:00 PM Hi! I love the way you use Cornell Notes. I am going to teach ELA for the first time (7th and 8th grade). I have been reading up on how to use mentor texts to teach concepts. I was wondering how to get children to take notes about these concepts and your blog post has given me some ideas! How does a typical lesson of yours go? I would really appreciate it if you could share more of your work in this area! (nithya.naag@gmail.com) ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:42 AM Good luck teaching 7th and 8th! Middle schoolers are a mixed bag of fun and frustration :) Typically I begin with notes to discuss vocabulary, give examples, and discuss the big concepts. Then we use a mentor text and "I do, you do we do" to highlight those concepts, and then students use a diferent text to practice. Depending on the skill, this can take a few days to a week. Delete Replies Minimizing_Missy May 27, 2018 at 3:43 AM Ohmygosh! I spent SO much money on interactive notebook materials through TPT and I gave it up, too. It was WAY too little bang for the buck. I am so glad I found this! If you would add me to your email list for your mother notes, I would love that. missymmichaels@gmail.com One of the things that is going round and round in my head is my use of Scope Magazine skills pages. There are usually multiple standards in an assignment. I'm wondering how you've dealt with this in the binders. I'm thinking I could either keep the multi-standard pages at the end, coding them with the standards sections for reference, or just keep all of the notes separate from the assignments. I don't want to over think and complicate the heck out of this. I tend to do that. =P If you have advice, I would really appreciate it. =D ReplyDelete Replies Minimizing_Missy May 27, 2018 at 4:24 AM I just found you on TPT! I'm going to get your graphic organizers for argument, but we're not going to cut them up. I'm SO done with that. =P I wish you had an organizer for the counterclaim/rebuttal paragraph. We use the Lucy Calkins program, so we not only have to acknowledge other view points in our G7 writing, we also have to explain how our evidence outweighs the counterclaim(s). If I had the energy, I'd try to make one, but you know how that is at the end of May... lol I'll be sure to leave good feedback for you on TPT. I especially like your font. :) Thanks again! Delete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:45 AM Awesome! i am so glad that those resources were helpful for you! I organize my binder by standard. Each section begins with a Cornell Notes page that we put in a sleeve protector, and then we use a post-it as a "tab" so that page acts as the placeholder for that standard for easy finding. Then any graphic organizers go behind that, and any mentor texts. I use all kinds of diferent resources to find mentor texts and I photocopy or copy & paste into a word documnt so that every student has a copy of whatever it is. I hate "don't write on these" copies. Every student should have one that they can write on! Delete Replies Mme I May 28, 2018 at 4:35 PM Typo on your title: needs an N ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:46 AM I read the title over and over and couldn't find the misplaced N and then BAM! I saw it and it cannot be unseen lol. Thanks :) Delete Replies Unknown June 1, 2018 at 9:36 AM I love this, Im a lang arts/ss 3rd gr teacher in Tx. Any suggestions on bringing it down so 3rd gr could use it? Also can you email me your samples? Mandy.chube@kellerisd.net ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:47 AM I will email you my samples! I think that 3rd grade is an excellent starting place for Cornell Notes. If they master this before Middle School, they will be taking their own notes without a mentor copy and that would truly be beneficial to them later in their education! Delete Replies Unknown June 2, 2018 at 8:39 PM I teach ESL and would love samples as well. Can you email me at millicentmor@msn.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:47 AM I will be emailing you! Delete Replies Anonymous June 4, 2018 at 10:23 AM I would love some samples, as many have also requested. I teach 6th and 8th grade ELA and currently use Interactive Notebooks and foldables and the gluing has been outrageous this year. I think I'm done. Any samples would be greatly appreciated amtowlor@wcps.k12.md.us ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:48 AM Yes! All of the glue! I didn't use a singe glue stick after i ditched interactive notebooks. In fact, I donated all of my glue to the math department for a project that they were doing. It was a weight off of my shoulders! I will email you my examples! Delete Replies Unknown June 8, 2018 at 8:06 AM I teach 7th ELA and have used IN for years. Would love to know the implementation process and is the binder the only supply students need? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 8, 2018 at 8:50 AM Students need a 1 1/2 inch binder and I use sleeve protectors. We put the Cornell Notes page for each standard in a sleeve protector and then use a post-it to make a "tab" that labels that section by standard, so it acts as a sort of divider for easy finding of that standard. I buy sleeve protectors in big boxes for under $5 at Costco. Other than that, it's just a matter of making copies of mentor texts and graphic organizers. Significantly less materials than interactive notebooks! Delete Replies Alisha Mahaffey June 22, 2018 at 9:14 AM I can't seem to find sheet protectors for a decent price. Have you bought them recently at Costco? How many do you get for $5? Delete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:34 AM I bought a box at Costco about 2 weeks ago for around $5. I think it was like $4.98. There are 250 in the box and they are the heavy duty ones, so they are nice and thick! Delete Replies Rae June 9, 2018 at 6:03 AM This! I’m moving to 7th Grade ELA next school year, from 6th, and I wasn’t sure about how to implement INBs. On our campus we were forced to use them. However, we are an AVID campus so Cornell notes are not new to me. I do LOVE the way you’re tweaked them. My students always had the hardest time coming up with questions for the left-hand side. Your use of the left-hand side is more beneficial to the student. I’m totally ditching INBs and using a binder next year. Thanks for all the photos . I attempted to download the template you provided but it did not work. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:49 AM the left-hand side needed to be more structured for my students, they don't really know how to come up with their own questions yet, which is why I decided to utilize it the way that I did! Delete Replies Jessica Genise June 11, 2018 at 3:09 PM Your notes are awesome!! Thanks for taking the time to explain how you use Cornell notes in your class. I teach 7th grade ELA and I'm constantly trying to find a better way to take notes. I think I'd like to give this a try. If possible, I'd also like examples. Genise88@gmail.com Thanks! ReplyDelete Replies C. Spalding June 13, 2018 at 12:55 AM Interested in seeing how you implement the writing standards with the Cornell note taking strategy. I would like to see any examples you have. Love your concept! Bravo!! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:51 AM There is a link in this post to the documents in my google drive that contain all of my master copies! Delete Replies JHaskins June 13, 2018 at 10:32 AM AWESOME! I am really thankful for your honesty about ditching the INB. I had to ditch them mid-year and felt some level of guilt for not continuing with them. Thanks for sharing how much more effective Cornell notes can be. I would love it if you could share the Marzano break down of standards that you use to organize and set up your lessons. My email is jehaskins@cps.edu ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:51 AM I am so glad that you found this helpful! I will email you my master copy links and the Marzano scales! Delete Replies Unknown August 21, 2018 at 6:59 PM Kaliyah, I wish I taught with you! Would you be willing to share the marzano scales and master copy links to me? I teach 7th grade ELA. Also, how can I subscribe to your blog? Delete Replies Unknown August 21, 2018 at 7:07 PM My email address is svenderley@gjcs.k12.in.us. Delete Replies Unknown June 13, 2018 at 5:01 PM I would also love the Marzano breakdown of standards as well. I have been using IN for years and my scores have been declining due to many reasons you abandoned them!! I would also love the sample pages if you would email them to me. I teach 7th grade language arts and have just had an eye muscle surgery so I can't really read on my phone. ljf2773@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:52 AM Delete Replies Courtney June 13, 2018 at 7:05 PM These are fabulous!! I would love to see/ have copies of all that you've done. Do you have them available on tpt or anywhere else for sale? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:52 AM There are links in this post to the files that I uploaded to my Google Drive that contain all of my master copies! Delete Replies Michelle H. June 15, 2018 at 5:31 AM This is fantastic!! I get so frustrated with the glue/scissors problem from interactive notebooks - you have plenty of glue at the beginning of the year and then you're all of a sudden out of glue in November. And if your kids are like me, your glue bottles mysteriously disappear and end up as slime... Question for you though, if you don't mind - I teach 6th grade SS and would love to implement Cornell Notes in my classes but often our notes are lengthy. Do you find your students needing multiple pages of Cornell notes on one topic? Or do you just cut down the notes you give significantly so that it will all fit on one page? If that makes sense...thanks for your template too! ReplyDelete Replies Unknown June 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM Great question, I'm 7/8 as and was wondering the same thing Delete Replies Unknown June 15, 2018 at 8:07 PM Delete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:54 AM Cornell Notes can be multiple pages of it is necessary! I agree that SS has a significantly higher number of notes than ELA, so I could definitely see using more than one page. Maybe back to back? I would just recomend sticking to one idea or concept per note-taking session, actually, I have found that this has helped me chunk the content for my students better! Delete Replies Unknown June 15, 2018 at 6:12 AM I am in love! Thank you for this post I am wanting to learn how to become better with Cornell Notes so that I can effectively teach them this upcoming school year. I would appreciate any mother notes that you are able to share. I teach 5th grade and think this is a wondeful way to get them middle school ready. Thank you! My email is fergusonal@lcsedu.net ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:55 AM I will be emailing you! Delete Replies Unknown June 17, 2018 at 5:32 AM I am not a middle school teacher. I teach third grade. I also struggled with notebooks this year. My students used so much glue and sometimes it took forever!! I think I will be able to use this idea in my third grade classroom, too! I think the hardest thing for some of my kiddos will be writing small enough. Would having notes on a front/back format work? I love that everything is all on one page tho! Thank you for sharing this. I stumbled upon it on Pinterest, and now I am so excited about the upcoming school year!! I am planning to try with Math and ELA. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:55 AM Yes! Cornell Notes can be used at any age and if they need multiple pages, or bigger spaces to write in then it could totally work! I think that getting kids started with notetaking skills in elementary school would help them so much in the future, and your secondary teachers will thank you! Delete Replies Unknown June 18, 2018 at 12:33 PM I really like this as well! Would you mind sharing your scales and samples? I love how you put this together—-it makes so much sense! Thank you. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:56 AM I will be emailing you! Delete Replies Anonymous June 18, 2018 at 7:56 PM I, too, would love to see your scales and samples! We tried some Cornell Notes last year with my HA 3/4 combined classroom. They were quite impressive, but I see so many ways to improve by seeing your samples. Thank you in advance. bennisd@franklinschools.org ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 19, 2018 at 11:56 AM Yes! I will email you the scales and links to my sample pages. I am so glad that this was helpful for you! Delete Replies Linda Barnett June 21, 2018 at 4:40 AM I teach in Broward County Florida (5th grade ELA/SS) I , too, would love to see your scales and samples please! Linda.barnett@browardschools.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:27 AM I will be emailing you today! Delete Replies Unknown June 21, 2018 at 3:57 PM Me too. I teach all subjects in 5th and would love to see scales and samples. Tina_hall@gwinnett.k12.ga.us ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:27 AM I will be emailing you today! Delete Replies Michelle June 23, 2018 at 6:14 AM I'm a 5th and 6th Reading teacher. I too dumped my INB in the middle of last year. Too time consuming. I would love a copy or samples of your notes, please! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:27 AM I will be emailing you today! Delete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:38 AM Hi Michelle! Your email was returned to me, is it maybe not typed correctly? Let me know and I will resend it! Thanks! Delete Replies Teachergirl June 24, 2018 at 7:30 AM Hello! I am very intrigued by this method and I teach 5th grade ELA/SS in Alabama and I integrate them. We have no ELA textbook or resource other than the standards. This seems like an amazing way to sort of create our own "textbook" resource in our binder. Your examples show a lot of amazing flair pen color. :-) Do you run your notes in color for your students? You mentioned you give note pages with both right and left side completed by you, and students fill in summary. Do they get to use colored pens? Also, do you eventually release more responsibility for them to complete the notes? Regarding your SPED cloze notes, would it be possible to see a note sheet that you give your reg. ed students and then the same sheet with how you've modified for your SPED students. I would live to see a beginning/middle/and end of year set of notes to demonstrate progression for me. Thank you so much!!! I am very excited to try this next year! My email is Hstrickland@auburnschools.org . I know I have asked for so much! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:26 AM I will email you my master copies, but to answer your questions - most of my students get a blank Cornell Notes sheet. I put my copy under my Document Camera so that they can see my notes and I discuss as they copy. For certain students in my ESL and SPED classes, I give them a version of the notes page that has a lot of the notes filled in already, and they just have to follow along and fill in the blanks on their notes. I do start with the left-hand side and cover the right with a sheet of blank paper. We discuss vocabulary before getting into the meat of the lesson. Later, I incorporate other vocabulary activities, but for the purpose of having these intheir notes, this is where we start. To begin the year, I do show them my entire notes page including the summary part. As the year progresses, I do begin to release the summary portion to them. The time frame on this depends on the class. Sometimes it clicks fairly quickly, and other classes require more guidance. Delete Replies Unknown June 25, 2018 at 6:42 AM I am so glad I came across this last night! I will be teaching 7th and 8th grade ELAR for the first time in 4 years. I feel like this will benefit my kiddos tremendously! I've tried interactive notebooks, but usually dismiss them about half way through the first semester. Would you mind sending me copies of your other examples? And maybe an example of how you do the cloze notes? I'd like to make a plan for next year while I'm still on summer break :) My email is memoreno@irvingisd.net Thanks for your fantastic ideas!! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:27 AM I will be emailing you today! Delete Replies Unknown June 25, 2018 at 4:24 PM Could you please share your other samples and any resources you may have . I have decided to not use interactive notebooks this year and look forward to implementing Cornell Notes in my 6th grade ELA classroom . Thank you, ReplyDelete Replies Kaily June 26, 2018 at 10:28 AM I will be emailing you today! Delete Replies Unknown June 27, 2018 at 10:02 AM I was having trouble trying to post my response to you here last night because I was using my phone, but I wanted to let you know that I love the resources you have shared. I work with English learners and feel like the Cornell notes would be a good tool for them. Would you mind sharing more of your awesome resources and samples? I would really appreciate it! kristen.baker@cms.k12.nc.us ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 5, 2018 at 5:14 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown June 27, 2018 at 3:52 PM Wow! I started my 5th grade career using Cornell notes and then felt the pressure to switch to ISN. I LOVE what you had to say about ditching the notebooks and going back to Cornell notes. Would you be willing to share your examples and Marzano scales with me? Thank you! amoystner@randolphcentral.us ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 5, 2018 at 5:14 PM Delete Replies Unknown July 1, 2018 at 9:15 PM Oh my gosh, I'm so relieved to discover that I'm not alone in my frustration with Interactive Notebooks majoring on tons of glue & paper & minoring in engaged student learning! I've heard of Cornell notes but not seen examples of these in use--thank you for sharing. I'm a 4th grade teacher at a school using Marzano & Jay McTigh Backwards Design Instruction. Would you be willing to share your examples with me? My school email is jenise.jackson@humboldtunified.com Thank you for helping me become excited about the new year ahead! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 5, 2018 at 5:14 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown February 15, 2021 at 8:11 PM Will you still share your notes? Delete Replies Unknown July 2, 2018 at 4:16 PM I love this idea! I've been doing a lot of research on interactive notebooks, but I like this better. Could you send me a link to more examples or how you came up with the information in the notes? Thank you for your willingness to share with other teachers. I teach 6th and 7th grade ELA in Michigan. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 5, 2018 at 5:13 PM Here are some links to download PDF examples of my Cornell Notes and the differentiated notes as well: If you have any other questions, please email me at kailysimpson@gmail.com Delete Replies Unknown July 5, 2018 at 7:39 AM We are an AVID school and use Cornell notes as well. Yours are awesome! Could you share some more examples of how you do the Cornell notes on the standard break down? I love this! It would really help the students and teachers know exactly what to teach within the standard. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 5, 2018 at 5:13 PM Here are some links to download PDF examples of my Cornell Notes and the differentiated notes as well: If you have any other questions, please email me at kailysimpson@gmail.com Delete Replies Unknown July 26, 2018 at 10:44 AM Thank you so much!!! You have helped me out so much! Very much appreciated. Delete Replies Kaily July 26, 2018 at 2:03 PM Delete Replies SnoopyRocks July 6, 2018 at 8:22 AM Kaily, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for not only for your brilliant teaching strategy but also for being so generous by sharing your examples. Thank you so much! <3 ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:45 PM I am just SO glad to help other teachers! :) Delete Replies Unknown July 6, 2018 at 1:42 PM Hi Kaily! I too teach 7th graders and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!!!! I have been researching the best way to organize student materials and teach note taking skills. This has both ideas in one! Is there a place or way you would be willing to share what a completed notebook looks like? How do you tab or easily find each section? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:47 PM So for each new standard, we create the Cornell Notes page, and then we put them in a sheet protector and that page becomes the divider for that standard's section, so everything that goes with that standard would go in that section. We create a "tab" by using post-its for easy finding. This way, we only have to create the notes once and when we spiral review, we just revisit the notes that we took previously, review, and add things if we need to (post-its are great for this!) Delete Replies AHunt July 6, 2018 at 2:12 PM Hello, Kaily, and thank you so much for sharing. I too am pretty much over the cutting and pasting for INBs and would love to see any other examples you have of your Cornell Notes. I teach 7th grade in Okaloosa County, Florida. Appreciate you! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:47 PM So glad to be helpful! :) Delete Replies Kaily July 11, 2018 at 9:48 PM Also, if you email me at kailysimpson@gmail.com I will get back to you with my other examples! Delete Replies Unknown July 12, 2018 at 6:17 PM Wow! I love what you’re doing!! I teach 7th and 8th ELA and 8th math. As you can imagine, I have A LOT of classes to prepare for each day. I would be extremely grateful if you could email me links to your Cornell notes! Thanks! Glassmeyer.julia@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 12, 2018 at 9:41 PM I have emailed you! :) Delete Replies Unknown July 13, 2018 at 11:58 AM I have attended many AVID trainings and I must say, you nailed Cornell Notes in an ELA class! I am moving from 6th grade ELA/SS up to 7/8 ELA. My class levels will range from RSP (SPED) through Jr. Scholars (Pre-AP). I never could fully wrap my head around interactive notebooks. The pages would tear out from being heavy with glue and added cutout paper. I switched to 3 ring binders a few years ago so that kids could add to different locations as needed. I would love if you would be willing to share your masters with me for the standards you have completed. Thank you so much for your willingness to share with all of us. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown July 18, 2018 at 7:12 PM Hello! I am a 6th grade ELA teacher in PA and I couldn’t agree more with the interactive notebooks being fun and pretty, but take wayyy too much instructional time. I have never heard of Cornell notes until reading your posts tonight. I love that they teach the kids not only the skill but the HOW-TO of note taking. Would you be willing to share your notes with me in an email? I am excited to implement this in my class this year for a variety of skills! My email is Mallory.hopple@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Jeni Greenshields July 19, 2018 at 12:20 PM Hi! I am a teacher at an alternative high school. We find that our students are lacking so many basic skills This binder system with the Cornell Notes seems to address so many issues we want to strengthen in our kiddos including notetaking, organization, and attention to detail as well as content. If you would be willing to email me your notes as well, I would be so appreciative. Thank you for all this great information! jenigreenshields@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown July 20, 2018 at 9:30 PM Thanks so much for this info! Could you please send me the Marzano scales and your notes as well. Amandanickles3@gmail.com I’m starting a new position and would love to incorporate these into my classroom. ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown July 22, 2018 at 7:38 AM I’m a 4th grade science teacher trying to understand Cornell Notes. Could I get your samples please? Thank you for your time to help us all! Campbella@trinityklein.org ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Chalkboard Blurbs July 24, 2018 at 7:35 AM Wow! I am overjoyed and relieved to have found your blog! I was searching ideas for notes in binders and "poof" your blogs came up! I, too, am ready to ditch the interactive notebooks. I had a good 5 year run with them, but am tired of all the money spent on glue and cleaning up messes. Also, with our school switching from 2 to 1 period of ELA, I know I need to save time. I know I may not be expressing myself the best, but everything you wrote clicked with me. The idea of using the sheet protectors and standards-based teaching. My administrators have been talking more about chunking and the Marzano scale, so I feel that following your lead will greatly benefit me next year! What do you think about having a pre-typed cloze notes for my special ed students? Also can you please share any more resources or samples and any information on the marzano scales? Thank you!!! LVC6@VERIZON.NET ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 26, 2018 at 2:01 PM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Damey Pierre July 27, 2018 at 3:05 AM You are a blessing. I’ll be teaching middle school ELA this year and I’m already feeling the pressure. I am in FL as well and could really use the help, especially with the standards. Please share Cornell samples and the Marzano scales. Your photos are awesome! damelapierre@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 31, 2018 at 9:11 AM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown July 27, 2018 at 3:25 PM This is great! I would love if you would share it with me!! azucena.zepeda@nisd.net ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 31, 2018 at 9:11 AM I have emailed you! Delete Replies rmmeadows July 28, 2018 at 6:21 PM Hi there! I have spent years doing I interactive notes and at first it was great but each year it seems harder, more time consuming, MESSY! Your article has struck me. I've always been scared off by the term Cornell notes but your pictures make sense! I'm in Virginia and we use SOLs but they look a lot like your standards. I'd love a mother notes copy if you get a chance! Rachelmeadows@pagecounty.k12.va.us ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 31, 2018 at 9:07 AM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Kaily July 31, 2018 at 9:07 AM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown July 29, 2018 at 6:44 AM This is so amazing, however, I have trouble creating my own standards pages because I overthink everything. Do you have any TPT information that I can download? Not just a template, but an example? Thanks! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 31, 2018 at 9:07 AM If you leave your email address I will email them to you! Delete Replies Chris July 30, 2018 at 4:35 AM Phenomenal! I also teach ESL and ESE ELA in high school and tried IN and gave up in the middle . Your notes are amazing! Please share email me your current ones and the Marzano scales at cpmori@hotmail. Hope you get examples for each of the standards and get it on TPT ASAP-- you got yourself a winner!!!!! And congrats on your new sweet baby! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 31, 2018 at 9:06 AM Thank you! I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown July 30, 2018 at 11:53 AM I would love it if you can email me the standards pages for 7th grade....this is my first year teaching 7th!! lpenniston@dadeschools.net THANK YOU!!! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 31, 2018 at 9:06 AM I have emailed you! Delete Replies AHunt August 1, 2018 at 5:15 AM Good morning! I left a note earlier, but I believe operator error kicked into play and I did not leave my email address! Gracious. ahunt@lizajackson.org ReplyDelete Replies Kaily August 2, 2018 at 9:45 AM I have emailed you! Delete Replies Unknown August 1, 2018 at 11:16 AM Can you please email me anything to help me with 6th grade ELA? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily August 2, 2018 at 9:44 AM Sure! What's your email address? Delete Replies Unknown August 3, 2018 at 9:51 AM Could you send to me as well. I teach 6th grade ELA. email: sxs9783@lausd.net ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 3, 2018 at 8:13 PM Thankfully I haven’t started planning my INB stuff - enjoying summer way too much! Ha! But THANKFUL I came across your post. I have been doing Cornell Notes with my 8th grade SS class, but never thought of using it in ELA. Would you mind sharing your materials with me? Thank you so much!! michelleLcampbell3@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 5, 2018 at 8:37 AM Would you share the rest of the notes with me, please? AlainaMBarron@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 7, 2018 at 6:05 AM ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 7, 2018 at 4:14 PM Hello! I am AVID trained but am new to teaching 6th grade ELA. Would you share the notes and scales with me? egullik@yahoo.com ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 7, 2018 at 5:42 PM I would love to use these in my 7th grade ELA classroom as well (Citrus County) if you could email them to me. Skylaskylanevansmom@gmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Joanna S Williams August 8, 2018 at 4:32 AM Omg! Amazing. I teach in Hillsborough County, FL. I attend the AVID training next week. Can you please share your mother notes? Joanna.williams@sdhc.k12.fl.us ReplyDelete Replies Greta August 12, 2018 at 7:20 AM Wow! I teach 6th grade ELA. Would you mind sending me the notes and scales? gretawen@hotmail.com ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 20, 2018 at 2:56 AM Our test scores have also not been the best and Cornell Notes seem like a great replacement for interactive notebooks. My students also would take a very long time with cutting and gluing, so would really to see how this goes instead. I teach 6th grade reading and language arts in Spanish and would also love to see the notes and scales. My email is pcocco@d45.org. ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 26, 2018 at 3:16 PM Hi! I homeschool my Aspergers child after having taught ELA in SPED for over 16 years. Could I have your samples emailed to me as well please? Thank you! Andrea Stanton ReplyDelete Replies Unknown August 26, 2018 at 3:18 PM So Sorry, I thought my email address would have shown up but it didn't. You can email me at andrstan1@aol.com or andrstan1@gmail.com. Thanks! Andrea Stanton ReplyDelete Replies Unknown September 3, 2018 at 11:06 AM Could you email me your notes pages? I love this resource? You need to set this up on Teacher Pay Teacher! ReplyDelete Replies Unknown October 15, 2018 at 4:30 PM Hello! I just found you on Pinterest and am so inspired. Could you share how you use Cornell Notes in the use of your stations? ReplyDelete Replies Kaily October 17, 2018 at 6:39 AM We take Cornell Notes when we start working with a new standard. When we review a previously touched on standard, we just review/use the notes to practice the skills. Students keep these in a binder in the classroom. Delete Replies Unknown May 9, 2019 at 10:50 AM I just came across this and I am intrigued!! Is this bundle in your TPT store? If not, will it ever be available there? ReplyDelete Replies Unknown May 9, 2019 at 10:56 AM I just came across this and I am intrigued!! Is this bundle in your TPT store? If not, will it ever be available there? I figure maybe I should have added me email address...herndonc@pcsb.org :) ReplyDelete Replies Unknown July 4, 2019 at 12:24 PM This is wonderful! I have been looking for something to replace the "beautiful" interactive notebooks. I'm OVER them! However, I teach 5th grade in San Diego. Any ideas for bringing it down to their level? Not having done this before I'm a bit nervous to implement. Thank you so much!! jstoke@delmarpines.com ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 9, 2019 at 9:22 PM I am emailing you! Delete Replies Unknown July 10, 2019 at 5:03 AM This is simply amazing! I thought I commented last night but can't find the post. I teach 5th grade ELA and am wondering if there is a way for you to share an editable version so that I can change any that I need to? I will purchase first but want to know if this is only a PDF and if you have other grade levels. My email is jgoubeaux@russiaschool.org. Please respond there as I find it hard to locate my previous post. Thanks so much and nice work! ReplyDelete Replies Kaily July 28, 2019 at 11:13 PM Hello! After you purchase, email me at kailysimpson@gmail.com and I will send you an editable version right away! :) Delete Replies Unknown August 25, 2019 at 8:48 PM I am new to teaching high school students in an ELA classroom and would love resources, examples, etc. Will this work for low/intermediate ESOL students in an English 10 classroom? I would appreciate any examples via email at eslthomasw@gmail.com . Thank you and will visit your store. ReplyDelete Replies Unknown September 7, 2019 at 2:12 PM When you purchase some already, where does it go? ReplyDelete Replies Kate October 9, 2019 at 5:29 AM Hi, this is really helpful. I'm currently teaching in Azerbaijan, and we've been asked to use Cornell notes this year (they showed examples for the high school, but none for the elementary!). Could I possibly have the examples/notes emailed to me too? katharineh05@gmail.com Thank you :) I was thinking of using interactive notebooks, but I would rather mine do the cornell notes. How do you differentiate for the different abilities within the class? ReplyDelete Replies Tracy May 20, 2020 at 6:17 PM Do you have these for 5th grade standards? ReplyDelete Replies Unknown February 15, 2021 at 8:18 PM thank you. ReplyDelete Replies Unknown June 30, 2021 at 10:27 AM I am so excited about the Cornell Notes. I purchased the notes, but I live in a different state and would like to be able to change the standards to my state and grade levels. Is it possible to get a copy that I can edit? Thank you so much! 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Your browser does not seem to support JavaScript. As a result, your viewing experience will be diminished, and you have been placed in read-only mode. 2022 IDGC: Foundation advocates implementation of comprehensive sexuality education in schools This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it. 2022 IDGC: Foundation advocates implementation of comprehensive sexuality education in schools The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has urged government and stakeholders on implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools to ensure the rights and future of the girl-child is protected. Dr Echey Ijezie, the Country Programme Director, AHF Nigeria, made the call in Abuja in commemoration of the 2022 International Day of the Girl-Child (IDGC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that IDGC is commemorated annually on Oct. 11, to celebrate the importance, power and potentials of adolescent girls around the world, as set aside by United Nations. The event which was hosted by AHF has its theme: Our Rights, Our Future, which intends to educate and empower girls to succeed by taking control of their health, promoting girls rights and bringing awareness to the challenges they face. Ijezie said access to age appropriate Comprehensive Sexuality Education would promote positive attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health among children. The reality is that girls from the ages of eight, nine, through 10, 14 to 15, may engage in risky behaviour. AHF and our strategic partners, the agencies and ministries and schools must help educate everyone including girls on the need for a safe space to understand CSE, their rights and future. The need to avoid risky behaviour among girls which can lead to unwanted pregnancies, HIV infection is key, that is why access to appropriate CSE is very important Hence the information you give to an eight-year-old is important, but different from the information given to 14 years to 18 years to make sure they protect their rights and future. He listed some of the topics of CSE, also known as Family Life and HIV/AIDS education in Nigeria, to include setting boundaries, self-esteem, decision making and consequences, menstrual hygiene, sexual and reproductive health, puberty, among others. The country programme director however urged government and all stakeholders on concerted efforts in educating the public and ensuring the girl-child make right choices, become assertive and able to report issues. Mr Nsu Rabo, the Deputy Director, Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), said the IDGC was a significant day for every girl-child, stating that teachers play significant role in nurturing and wellbeing of a child. Teachers are supposed to be mothers in the children upbringing, so my advice to teachers is to see the students as brothers, sisters and children, because they are representing their parents. Speaking on appropriate measures mated on teachers who display unruly behaviour towards students, Rabo said the teaching profession was guided by code of ethics. According to him, once there is a report of misbehaviour against any teacher, the school authority must report to ensure appropriate disciplinary measures are taken. This starts with investigation and if established a query is given and could also lead to suspension or outright dismissal, he said. Mrs Francisca Osibe of Federal Ministry of Health, appreciated the foundation for organising the event and its partnership with the ministry in ensuring that the girl-child is knowledgeable about their sexuality and personal health. The Ministry hopes to sensitise the girls, provide free medical test and sanitary pads and educate them on reproductive health, how to take care for themselves and to avoid harmful practices. Speaking, Mrs Bose Enuiyin, the Counselor, Abuja School for the Deaf, also appreciated the organisers for organising the event for girls and all stakeholders including parents of children with hearing impairment. This will help some of the parents with children that dont have the knowledge of children and sexuality education especially for the deaf kids, many parents do not know how to go about it. The counselor further appealed to the foundation and other stakeholders to visit schools especially during the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) programme to educate parents on sex education. Ms Rapture Yakubu, a 15-year-old student of Light Way Academy, Abuja, expressed her appreciation on the event, adding that she learnt a lot about her rights and CSE. I learnt all I need to know about how to take care of myself especially when am menstruating, how to talk to people, speak out and be confident, she said. Yakubu appealed to parents to create time for the children and be interested in their wellbeing, adding that such act will encourage the children to always be open with their parents. NAN reports that representatives from Ministries of Education, Health and Women Affairs, FCT Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), School Based Management Committees (SBMCs), female students, among others, were present at the occasion. The highlight of the event included distribution of free sanitary pads, dance presentations from various government and private school students within the FCT and its environs. (NAN)	5,478
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Your firm did an outstanding job Your firm did an outstanding job of handling my case and I appreciate the professionalism and timeliness in getting the case settled. I was so impressed I was a witness for the opposing side in one of Mr. Daly's trials. I was so impressed that, after the trial, I hired him. 2211 Norfolk Street, Co-Counsel Offices 1301 Common St, The information on this website is for general information purposes only. Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.	22,084
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Today in 1845, 24-year-old Lemuel Ray died in Jewett City, a borough in the rural Eastern Connecticut town of Griswold. The young man, one of several children born to the Ray family, had died from tuberculosis, a disease then commonly known as “consumption” because of the way its victims would lose weight and become… March 8: A Fearful and Spreading Disease? Or A Vampire Attack? Today in 1845, 24-year-old Lemuel Ray died in Jewett City, a borough in the rural Eastern Connecticut town of Griswold. The young man, one of several children born to the Ray family, had died from tuberculosis, a disease then commonly known as “consumption” because of the way its victims would lose weight and become… March 8: A Fearful and Spreading Disease? Or A Vampire Attack? Today in 1845, 24-year-old Lemuel Ray died in Jewett City, a borough in the rural Eastern Connecticut town of Griswold. The young man, one of several children born to the Ray family, had died from tuberculosis, a disease then commonly known as “consumption” because of the way its victims would lose weight and become… March 8: Connecticut’s 19th Century Vampire Panic On this day in 1845, 24-year-old Lemuel Ray died in Jewett City, a borough in the rural Eastern Connecticut town of Griswold. The young man, one of several children born to the Ray family, had died from tuberculosis, a disease then commonly known as “consumption” because of the way its victims would lose weight…	1,476
Found yourself running dry of Netflix content to watch? You’re in luck. Because the streaming platform is treating us to a number of new drops this month, including a couple of blasts from the past and brand new originals. From Tiktokers trapped in a house together, to the binge-worthy series that’ll ease you through the bluest month of the year, here’s our guide to everything new to Netflix this January 2022. The Gentlemen, January 2nd Credit: Miramax The Gentlemen pulled in quite the crowds at the cinemas upon its original release in 2019, and it’s pretty easy to see why. Guy Richie directed. Star-studded cast. The hope of being the next Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels or Snatch. It even had some fantastic reviews from critics. And now, it’s dropping on Netflix. Starring the likes of Charlie Hunnam, Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant, the movie follows McConaughey’s weed mogul character Mickey Pearson, as he plans to sell up shop and retire once and for all. Expect the typical Guy Richie gangster antics. Stream it from January 2nd. Hype House, January 7th I think it’s safe to say, we either adore the Tiktok generation, or we’re simply fascinated by them. Something Netflix has capitalised on in the new reality series, Hype House. Providing a fly-on-the-wall look into the personal lives of the people behind some of the world’s most popular social media accounts, Hype House follows as a number of influencers navigate love, fame and friendship while creating content and living together. Basically, it’s kinda like Big Brother, but with a huge Gen Z overhaul. Watch it from January 7th. Brazen, January 13th Alyssa Milano stars in Nora Roberts’ Brazen, a murder mystery/romance which follows mystery writer Grace, who discovers her sister has been murdered. As the investigation unfolds, Grace must come to terms with the shocking double life her sister led as a webcam performer, all the while trying to keep her investigative instincts under lock and key. Watch it on January 13th. After Life (S3), January 14th Ricky Gervais’ After Life is back for a third and final season, so get the Kleenex at the ready. Little is currently known about what’s in store for Tony, however, Gervais has promised the character’s dog will not die during Tony’s mission to manage his grief (thank the heavens), so there’s always that little nugget to cling onto. What we do know is that season 2 left off with Tony coming to terms with his feelings for Emma while learning to find happiness in the world around him, so we can likely expect the story to pick up where it left off last year. Binge-watch it from January 14th. Archive 81, January 14th Produced by the King of horror, James Wan, Archive 81 is inspired by the found footage horror podcast of the same name – following an archivist named Dan Turner who finds himself wrapped up in an unsettling investigation about a demonic cult after uncovering a collection of damaged videotapes from the 90s. Stream it from January 14th. Ozark (S4), January 21st Ozark is coming to an end with its fourth and final season, which will begin with Part 1 on January 21st. Star of the show Jason Bateman has promised “super-sized problems for the Byrdes”, with four additional episodes added to the series to help the show go out with a bang. Expect tensions to be at an all-time high, plenty of cartel drama and plenty of buried secrets that won’t stay… well… buried. Watch part one on January 21st. The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window, January 28th Kristen Bell is back doing what she does best: satire. Taking swipes at the many, many mystery thrillers that have graced our screens over the years: The Woman in the Window, The Girl on the Train, to name just a few, Bell stars as Anna in the Rear Window-esque dark comedy, a ‘heartbroken’ recluse who sets her sights on a handsome new neighbour across the street – that is, before she witnesses a shocking murder. Produced by Bell and Will Ferrell, viewers can expect some satirical laughs throughout the series. Watch it from January 28th.	4,191
The end of the year is fast approaching! People can experience the same thing very differently. So, how does someone from each grade level in high school experience high school? This reporter caught up with freshman Sasha Tesmer, sophomore Hayden Daoust, junior Alex Vihlen, and senior Jules Sadowski. When asked about their high school experience so far, their answers varied, to say the least. Describe your high school experience in three words. Daoust: “Challenging, fun, special.” Vihlen: “Inspiring, exciting, unforgettable.” What has been the best part of high school so far? Tesmer: “I’d say the best part has been being able to see my peers despite the circumstances. Our school has stayed relatively safe throughout the pandemic and has allowed me to feel comfortable to return back in person.” Daoust: “Meeting new people and making new friends. LMP attracts a wide variety of people who are interesting to meet and talk with.” Vihlen: “Getting to know different people with various interests and skillsets has been a really fascinating experience. Especially in a classroom setting, the people around me have definitely been a great part of the overall experience.” Sadowski: “I’m not sure anything could quite compare to the memories made and friendships formed on our international trips; although being able to take Mr. Niven’s APUSH class is a close second, as I had been looking forward to that since 8th grade!” What has been the worst part so far? Tesmer: “The worst part has probably been the unprecedented quarantines. I believe it’s important to quarantine because it keeps us all safe, but I do wish people were more careful in public so conditions return back to normal. However, we have been pretty adaptable which has given me a better experience.” Daoust: “The classes can be very difficult at times, which can take us away from our social lives and other activities.” Vihlen: “Time management is always an issue. Especially with multiple AP classes and extracurriculars, it can be difficult to make time for things outside of school. Regardless, it’s important to take time away for yourself!” Sadowski: “It’s a solid tie between 1) my inability to manage my time and the overwhelming stress and consequences I encountered as a result and 2) losing friends as a result of school transfers and graduations. Both definitely get in the way of the perfect high school experience, but you live and you learn.” And finally, what advice would you give to future or current high schoolers? Tesmer: “Don’t be stressed out academically; there will always be time for you to communicate with your friends and finish your work as long as you manage your time. Take the time to relax and don’t overload yourself.” Daoust: “Doing all the work, especially homework, helps to understand and fully develop the ideas you will learn in class. I know it can be hard especially because it’s no longer worth a grade but it is truly helpful.” Vihlen: “Don’t stress yourself out! The people who tend to do well in high-level classes are those who no matter what the situation keep calm and focused. Mostly, just enjoy it while it lasts. The more fun you have the better your overall experience will be.” Sadowski: “Keep looking ahead! Just keep your head up and keep moving forward. To quote Dr. Clarke during any of my mid-AP Bio breakdowns: how do you eat a killer whale? One bite at a time. Funny, I know, but it’s the truth and it’s stuck with me.” college experiences high school Rhea Thakkar, Staff Writer Hi! I'm Rhea and I am a freshman at LMP. This is my first year on staff. I have been going to LMP for 11 years now and I am your typical brown girl. Instead...	3,827
I have Hepatitis C. My genotype is 3 a. I was informed of this in prison. After diagnostics, where officials decide where you will spend your time, I was sent to Washington State Prison in Davisboro, Georgia. It is called Washington because that is the name of the county where the prison is located. When I’ve told people about that prison they think I was in Washington, D.C., and thus a career criminal. I am not. Hep C, as it is referred to, is a disease that affects the liver and causes eventual scarring that can lead to cirrhosis and death if not stopped in time. In 1996 I was officially diagnosed and told what not to do: drink alcohol, take drugs, smoke cigarettes. But the worst thing the doc said was definitely not take Tylenol and other over-the-counter medicines. I did my research and discovered a few more bad things that can affect Hep C. The main one is sodium benzoate, a preservative in soft drinks and other foods. And salt. Yes, salt. Salt removes all the water around the cells of the liver causing them to dry up and die. The liver cells should be recovering and preparing for the next day of antagonists. The water keeps the cells moist and happy. Salt could be the worst antagonist of the Hep C virus because it is in almost everything we eat and drink. It’s very subtle and hides itself. Salt is sometimes even undetected by taste. Watch out for salt if you have Hep C. While I was in prison I had two liver biopsies that determined my liver is as healthy as a baby’s. I was told “you won’t die from this disease. It’ll be something else that takes you out.” What will that be? I asked the doctor. She didn’t know what would be the cause of my demise. She simply said, “It won’t be hepatitis that kills you.” What a relief. I am one of the lucky ones. In prison I knew a lady who had two life sentences without parole. She had been a prostitute. One of her customers was a guy who hired a taxi. They got in the back seat and the guy leaned over the seat and demanded all the driver’s money. The driver was foreign and new to this country. His English wasn’t too good. The driver didn’t have a chance when the guy in the back pulled out a screwdriver as thin as an ice pick and stabbed him in the back of his brain. His fingerprints were on the weapon. He had the cash in his pocket. He was caught. Wanda was there so she was a co-conspirator. He got the death penalty. She got life times two, without parole. Wanda had Hep C. She and I worked together and I liked her. She seemed genuine, a good girl. I had told her that I had Hep C and she told me that she’d had it since before she’d been locked up. She told me she had the disease for years. But when she started to become real sick with inflammation of her legs and abdomen, nausea and feeling exhausted all the time, she said it was too late for her because by the time the prison doctors admitted to her that she had Hep C, the disease was too far gone. When she asked them why they didn’t tell her in the beginning as soon as they knew, their reply was that since she had two life sentences without parole it was in the better interest of society that she not be treated. Nor would a liver transplant ever be permitted. So, she developed cirrhosis. Finally, Wanda couldn’t work anymore. I’d see her from time to time wandering around outside of her building. I’d take her arm and ask where she was going. She would say she was running to the store to get something for dinner or some cigarettes but she would be going in the wrong direction. It was plain that the ammonia, which had built up in her system because her liver wasn’t working any more, had gone to her brain. It can make you say wild things, even hallucinate. She started hemorrhaging and bled internally because her blood vessels were exploding; the blood would be thrown up or come out the other end. Her roommates were terrified of catching the disease and were grossed out by not only blood but other body fluids as well. No one that lived near wanted to touch Wanda to help or even comfort her, except one person. You’ll be surprised to discover that person was Big Bird. She offered to be Wanda’s roommate so she could take care of her. The prison officials agreed that Big Bird could live with Wanda. So she moved into Wanda’s room. And they say she really did do a wonderful job caring for her. Big Bird did everything for Wanda. She helped her bathe, clothed her and cleaned up all her bodily disturbances from the disease, kept their room inspection ready and so on. Amazing, that was the Big Bird I knew when I wanted her for my roommate. But then that was before Big Bird quit taking her own medication. Wanda let me know who to contact for help with Hep C in prison. I am grateful for her advice because I could have ended up like her. Wanda knew she was dying and told me about a visit she’d had from an angel. One night it appeared on the wall of her room. Her roommates were surprised when they found Wanda smiling as if she were in perfect health. She seemed to be talking with someone, although no one was there. Wanda came to church and told this story. We were amazed because prior to this Wanda had been out of her mind with the toxins in her brain. Then, after her vision, she suddenly became lucid just like the old Wanda we all knew and loved. We thought she was back. Two days later she died in the hospital. As I was leaving prison the doctor told me my next liver biopsy would be due in 2010. After my release in 2009 I went to the liver doctor and told him everything I knew. I fully expected to be prescribed Interferon therapy, an injection taken once a week for six months that, when used in combination with other drugs, is supposed to cure hepatitis. The doctor took blood, lots of blood. He told me we’d wait for those results before deciding on a plan. I told him I wanted to start Humira for treatment of the scalp psoriasis that I had developed. He said I needed to take that up with my other doctor, but that it shouldn’t interfere with the Hep C. I was feeling very bad one day and proceeded to get worse. I stayed home from work and went to my regular internist. I thought I had strep throat and the flu. The strep culture was negative and I didn’t have a fever. I just felt really bad. A couple of days later I received a phone call from my doctor who said I needed to see the liver doctor ASAP because my liver enzymes were up to 122 – 200 range, which is extremely high for me since for years it had been in the 40’s range. I suspected I needed Interferon Therapy immediately if I didn’t want to get cirrhosis. I made the appointment and was seen in another couple of days. They weren’t surprised or alarmed like I was. They told me I could wait to do the treatment because my last Fibrosure test, a blood test that determines the state of your liver, showed no scaring or inflammation. They assured me that the scaring can take many years to develop and that I was overreacting. We determined that because the Humira slows down the immune response the liver takes even longer to recover from its daily onslaught, which results in higher enzymes. The Humira has gotten rid of 80% of the scalp psoriasis. Now my hair looks really healthy. I don’t have to use the smelly dog shampoo that I used to apply every night. Now I only need it maybe once or twice a month. What a huge difference this has been for me, not to mention a great time saver. Now I just have to deal with the decision on when to start the Hep C treatment with Interferon. Once this is done, I’ll never have to worry about the Hep C again. It will be cleared from my blood once and for all. I’m thinking of waiting until the first of next year. Then I’ll have gotten my yearly salary adjustment and hopefully other things will have conspired so that I can afford to stay home for six months on disability and get through the treatment without going bankrupt. I’m hoping to win the lottery or at least a small portion of it so I can afford the treatment before I get too old. But I wouldn’t have made it this far without the guidance of a former prostitute who had visions of a guardian angel. Thank you, Wanda. I hope you and your angel are happy. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)	8,748
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It has been seen that a borrower looks better to potential lenders the higher his or her score. Most of the time, a person’s credit score is based on their credit history, the number of accounts they have, and how well they pay their bills. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 2. What do you mean by a “good credit score”? Different credit bureaus have different ways of giving credit scores, but in general, the range is between 300 and 850. Most of the time, a “good” credit score is 670 or higher, but this is just a rough estimate and may depend on the person. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 3. How do you figure out your credit score? In India, the three biggest and most important credit reporting agencies are Experian, Transunion, and Equifax. The report looks at and updates the credit histories of consumers. Even though different people may use different ways to figure out a credit score, there are five main things that are always taken into account. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. a. The history of payments b. The total amount of money owed c. How long you’ve had credit d. What kinds of credit you have e. Any new credit About 35% of a person’s credit score is based on how they have paid their bills in the past. This shows whether or not they can pay their bills on time. Thirty percent of the total amount owed is made up of the person’s available credit, which is also called credit utilization. 15 percent of your credit score is based on how long you’ve had credit, which helps show how you’ve paid your bills in the past. The types of credit make up 10% of a person’s credit score. This is mostly used to see if they have a mix of installment loans like mortgage loans and car loans. The new credit makes up 10% of a person’s credit history. It shows how many accounts they have recently applied for or how many new accounts they have. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR 4. In most cases, what credit scores matter? The most important credit score is the one that the company you work with uses to check your credit. When you apply for a loan, credit card, or any other type of credit, the organization you are applying to can choose how and where to check your credit. Most of the time, FICO scores are used, especially when getting a loan. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 5. How do FICO scores work? A FICO score is a credit score made by FICO, which is also known as Fair Isaac Corporation. Lenders usually use FICO scores and other information to figure out how likely it is that a customer will have trouble paying their bills. FICO ratings look at five types of information to figure out how trustworthy someone is: payment history, the amount of debt currently owed the types of credit used, the length of credit history, and new credit accounts. To get a high FICO score, you need to have a lot of different credit accounts and a perfect payment history. Borrowers should also be responsible and keep their credit card balances well below their credit limits. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. FICO ratings can be hurt by too much credit card use, late payments, and random credit applications. Also, since a high FICO score can affect many credit options, it might be worth spending money on a reliable credit monitoring service to keep your information safe. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR 6. How do you fix your credit in North Little Rock AR? Once you get your credit score from one of the official credit bureaus, you can fix your credit in North Little Rock AR. If you have a low credit score, you should make sure to fix it, especially for the reasons listed above. You can also improve your credit score in other ways, such as by paying off your credit card balances on time, becoming an authorized user, paying your utility bills on time, and checking your credit report regularly for any mistakes. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR Today’s society is becoming more and more dependent on credit, so lending institutions are more careful than ever before when they look at and understand people’s credit scores. Since credit scores are such a big part of your financial decisions, you need to fix your credit in North Little Rock AR so that it doesn’t get in the way of your purchases. We hope you found this article helpful and that it will help you fix your credit in North Little Rock AR. In North Little Rock AR, you can get help to fix your credit. You can get help fixing your credit in North Little Rock AR by signing up at our Credit repair firm, which has been in business for many years.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR Excellent customer service and staff who know what they are doing. I have nothing but good things to say about my time in North Little Rock AR. It’s easy and free to get help to fix your credit. There are several easy ways to get help. 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We can help you figure out what’s going on with your credit and give you tips on how to fix it. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. There are steps you can take to get your credit back on track if you’re having trouble.First, get your credit report fixed and in order by working with a company like Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. This will show lenders that you are a responsible borrower who can be counted on to pay back a loan. Fixing your credit takes time, and if you don’t feel like things are getting better, it can be hard to keep going. But keep at it! When you have good credit, you have a lot more power over your money. You don’t have to use the old ways of doing business to get the things you need. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. You can apply for loans, credit cards, and other lines of credit. As your credit score dropped and your finances got worse and worse, you might have felt helpless and hopeless. But now that your credit is worse than it has ever been, you have even more power than you did before. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. Some issues that Affects Your Credit Score History of Payments Length of Accounts You can now put fixing your credit score ahead of any other financial goal, like saving for a down payment or paying off debt faster. This lets you make smart choices about where to put your money, which will help you build a better financial future. How low credit scores hurt a lot of people in real ways. Our lives are changed in big ways when our credit scores are low.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. Having a low credit score directly affects our lives, whether it keeps us from getting a loan or stops us from getting a job. Today, having a low credit score is like having a small amount of money in your bank account. It’s a concrete way to show that we can’t keep buying the things we need because we can’t keep track of our money well enough. A person’s life is changed in big ways by having a low credit score.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. Low credit scores not only make it hard to get loans, but also make it hard to get credit, which can make it hard for a person to save money for emergencies and other important life needs. Many people with low credit scores also have trouble getting loans to pay for school or buy a car, which can also hurt their way of life. Most people with low credit scores have enough money to meet their basic needs, but it’s hard for them to save money or build up an emergency fund.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. How exactly credit scores and credit reports work A credit score is a three-digit number that shows how likely you are to pay your bills on time. Your credit score is based on a number of things about your credit history, such as how long you’ve been paying your bills on time, how many times you’ve missed payments in the past, and whether you have a long or short credit history. A credit score is a number that shows how well you handle your money. It takes your payment history, payment history, and payment amounts and puts them all together into one score. It’s a three-digit number that shows how trustworthy you are. The information in your financial reports is used to figure out your credit score. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. Your life can be changed in big ways if you have a low credit score. It can change what kinds of loans and credit cards you can get, where you can get credit, and even how much you can pay for things. But there are ways to improve your score, and if you know when to use them, you can make your life better.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. Does your bad credit affect you in any way that you can see? First, it can make it hard for you to get a loan for a car or other things you want. This is because if potential lenders know you have bad credit, they won’t want to lend you money. Second, it can make you lose a job offer or stop an employer from thinking about you for a job. Absolutely. It can hurt your credit score and make it harder to get a loan. You’re not alone! If you have bad credit, you might be wondering if a loan modification or a loan for people with bad credit would be better to help you get back on your feet. Not sure which option would work best for you? We’ll take care of you! Why is it so important to fix your credit in North Little Rock AR? We sometimes think that if we have bad credit, we won’t be able to get a certain loan or credit. A bad credit score, on the other hand, is a very serious problem that can leave you homeless and without a job. So, you need to find the right services for your 1. Saves money on interest costs If you have a low credit score, you will pay more in interest, which will make your credit card balances cost you more in finance charges. So, if you fixed your credit, you could get a much better interest rate and save money on the huge amount of interest you had to pay. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 2. Payment for deposits with high security Utility companies and phone companies usually check your credit before giving you a service. To lower the chance that you won’t pay, these providers ask for a bigger deposit. If you pay your rent on time, you can get your deposit back. This will also help your credit score and keep you from having to pay a higher security deposit. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 3. Getting your insurance rate to go down It’s also important to know that your insurance rates depend on your credit score. This can include insurance for your life, your home, and your car. Insurance companies will usually charge you more if you have a bad credit history, so you need to have a good credit score. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. If your credit score is low, it will be hard for you to get a credit card for yourself. This means that you will have to pay cash for everything you buy. This can cause a lot of trouble. So, if you fix your credit, you can easily get credit to help you quit, which will make you less reliant on cash payments. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. Basically, your credit score goes up when you pay your bills and settle up with your creditors by the due date. So, when you want to get a credit card, it’s really important to check your credit score.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. If you have bad credit, you might not be able to get a credit card with a high credit limit. So, if you have a low credit score, you should make sure to use the right services to fix it. 6. Stopping debt collectors from being rude Rebuilding credit means paying off debts and making payments that have been due for a long time. But if you don’t pay your debts on time, you’ll have to deal with calls and messages from debt collectors all the time, which isn’t fair. You can take steps to stop debtors from calling, but most of the time, the debt gets passed from one collector to another. So, when a new collector takes over your debt, you have to go through the same steps to stop debt collectors from calling you. When your credit score goes up, these things will be a lot easier for you. Buying a New House. Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 7. Every American wants to buy a house and build it the way they want it. But if you have bad credit, this dream can turn into a nightmare. Most of the time, banks won’t give you a mortgage until your credit is fixed. Even if they agree to it, they charge a high interest rate, which makes it expensive to own a home. So, you need to improve your credit score. If you don’t, it will be very hard for you to build a home for yourself.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. You might think that a bad credit score only matters when you buy a house, but this is not the case. Your credit score is important even when you are renting an apartment. Before renting you an apartment, most landlords will check your credit score. Hence you must get your score for credit repair North Little Rock AR done as quickly as possible. 9. Buying a New Car Before they lend you money, car dealers and lenders check your credit score, just like any other business. If you don’t have a good credit score, you might not be able to get a car. So, if you want to buy a car, you should fix your credit in North Little Rock AR so that you don’t lose the chance.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. Most of the time, an employer will look at your credit score before deciding to hire you. But there may be jobs in finance, management, and the government that require a certain credit score. So, employers will sometimes try to find out about your credit history. Also, a bad credit history can sometimes keep you from getting a job, so you need to fix your credit in North Little Rock AR, CA.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 11. Getting your partner to ease up on the final pressure When one partner or spouse has a better credit score than the other, that person is usually the one who applies for loans and credit cards. So, you need to fix your credit score so that the weight of debt doesn’t fall on just one person.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. 12. Make less use of co-signers If you have bad credit, you usually have to ask a co-signer to help you get loans or credit cards. Most people, unfortunately, say no to being a co-signer, and you have to go all over to try to convince them. By getting credit repair in North Little Rock AR, you can save yourself time and reduce your need for co-signers. If you live in North Little Rock AR, and want to fix your credit, you don’t have to look any further. Our team of experts can help you fix your credit right away. We know that people make mistakes, but that doesn’t mean that you have to pay for them for the rest of your life. Let us help you fix your credit so you can start making money again. We can help you improve your credit score and get you on the road to financial success in many ways. Our team is committed to helping you get your finances back on track and improve your credit score. We have many services that are made to fit your needs, so contact us today to find out more about how we can help. North Little Rock AR, shows signs that it will be able to help its residents financially in the future. Can you say the same about your money and your credit score? Most credit repair companies in North Little Rock still do things the way they were done years ago. These simple dispute companies only want to make money, not help you get better credit in the long run. Credit-Repair.com offers clients a more aggressive alternative to the way credit repair has been done in the past. Our tried-and-true, one-of-a-kind program is designed to help you make money as quickly as possible.Credit Repair North Little Rock AR. MyCreditFocus.com doesn’t waste your time and money by sending out automated dispute letters like these other North Little Rock AR credit repair companies do. In these scams, you are charged every month for “services” that don’t do what they say they will. If you join our aggressive 4-round system, you will be in a tough program that goes after the real problems. We check up on creditors and ask each one to prove that the information they put on your credit report is true. To do it this way, you need credit analysts, a team of people who look into things, and lawyers who work for the company. Mycreditfocus.com is a business in North Little Rock AR, that helps people raise their credit scores. We know that buying a home is one of the biggest investments you’ll make in your life. Also, owning your own home is the American dream, and Credit Repair North Little Rock AR can help make that dream come true. No matter what your credit score is now, our team can help you improve it so you can get a mortgage. If you have bad credit, you probably won’t be able to buy a house, get a mortgage, refinance, or make another big purchase. You will almost certainly have a hard time getting good interest rates on loans, credit cards, and other investments. Changes in these rates, even small ones, can have a big effect over time. Because of bad credit, interest and other costs add up to thousands of dollars. Credit-repair.com has made a simple 4-step process that can take up to 6 months, but most people finish the program in 3 or 4 months. We’re upfront about our timeline. We’re also honest about how long it takes for our clients to start seeing results: on average, it takes 30-45 days. Want to find out more about how we can help? You can talk to one of our professional credit analysts about your situation and get a free credit check and consultation. We have helped people just like you get the credit they need to buy their dream home for many years. Example for best credit card approval please visit: Frequently Asked Questions I need your service? Inaccurate information or a single negative item on your credit reports can lower your credit FICO score with all three major credit bureaus. Low FICO scores can affect your chances to obtain lower interest rates for home mortgages and auto loans. It also will increase your auto insurance rates and affect your ability to obtain employment. MyCreditFocus.com has been very successful in the past with removing negative credit items. Although you can attempt to do this yourself, many individuals have found that it becomes very frustrating and time consuming when they do not achieve the results that we can provide. The fact is that the credit bureaus may choose to ignore your attempts or choose not to re-investigate the negative items at all. Are you a licensed company? Yes, in most states the law requires that you be licensed. How do I know my personal information is safe? Any personal information that you submit to MyCreditFocus.com has the fiduciary duty to protect your information. Not only are we ethically and morally bound, our license also requires it. We will not disclose, resell, or allow your personal information to be viewed by anyone. How long does it take to improve my credit? The bureaus must respond in 30 days of the dispute. Within the first 60 days you will start to see improvement in your credit report. Depending on the number of negative items appearing on your credit reports will determine the duration of time that services will be needed. Can I apply for credit while my credit is under repair? No, do not apply for any new credit because it will interfere with the process of restoring your credit and void our guarantee. How often should I expect to get mail from the credit bureaus? You will receive updated credit reports about every 2-3 weeks until your account is completed. As items are disputed, the bureaus will forward correspondence directly to you regarding the progress of the disputes. When I receive my credit reports/correspondence, what should I do with them? Send the original reports to MyCreditFocus.com and make copies for your records. How to Write a Credit Report Dispute Letter? Submitting a properly-written dispute letter is extremely important while concerning on the clearing of credit report. Sending an inappropriately-written dispute letter to the credit bureau might prove to be quite dearer for the person as, such a vital document assist in receiving in multiple valuable purposes including a job, loan or even a new home. Buying a House with Bad Credit? Owning a home is a long-driven wish of people for which they take a lot of sincere efforts. Home is the ideal place that we look as our shelter during bad times. Home is a place that witnesses our joyful moments as well as our days of despair. However, buying a home is quite a difficult prospect mostly, because of the poor credit history. Whilst there are several problems that generally arise due to a bad credit score, especially when you have to opt for borrowing options, there are various loopholes that can sanction the loan even with a bad credit score. However the prime question that still remains is whether a bad credit really has numerous drawbacks that it carries? How long does it take to Fix Bad Credit? Fixing a poor credit report is of prime importance for an individual and the entire task must be completed in a minimum number of days as possible. However, there is no such appropriate answer to the question that how much time is required for it. Individuals with the need of so often face problems as in case of urgent requirement, they end up in facing delays to make the purchase or losing their chance of getting a loan. Whom Should I Approach to Fix My Credit Score? There are numerous laws and regulations provided to the customers, which give them the ability to interrogate the creditors regarding those accounts that are finally reported or submitted to the credit bureaus. Everything that gets appeared within a credit report must encounter the three basic consumer protection standards. It is obvious that you are feeling overwhelmed with high credit card debts. But do not think that you are not alone. For those people who are carrying a balance in their credit cards month after months, they may also suffer from bad credits. There are several ways to get rid of the bad credits if you have any. “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. 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One test of a life of worship is found in the words we speak about others. I should know, as I’ve stumbled in this area more than I care to admit. Not long ago I was talking with a family member on the phone. During our conversation, we started talking about someone we both knew, and soon I caught myself saying some negative things about that person. Almost immediately The Holy Spirit shed light on the sin of my words, and I asked forgiveness of God and the family member for my reckless words. Later the other family member and I agreed we would keep our words positive and prayers upward for that person. This week a pastor reminded me of an important principle. He quoted the late corporate strategist, writer, and speaker Steven Covey: “Be loyal to the absent.” These are wise words for all of us to appropriate in our lives. It’s far too easy for our human nature to kick in and we spew harsh words against the very people God asks us to reach and love for him. The writer James put it this way in the Bible: “Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless…With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? As Christ followers, we are called to worship God with our thoughts, lives, and words. The spiritual strategy of “taking every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ” (see 2 Corinthians 10:5) is an effective tool to filter our words before they come out of our mouths. I continually ask God to help me to pray for those who offend or hurt me and let my words reflect the grace and mercy He has given to me. When inappropriate words come out of our mouths—and until we meet the Lord and are completed in Him they occasionally will— it’s important to immediately turn from the sin of our words and seek forgiveness from God and anyone else we have hurt. When we do this, we have a strong, perfect defender in Christ Jesus who forgives, picks us up, dusts us off, and restores us to ‘go and sin no more.’ Here is how the writer John described it: “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. “ 1 John 2:1 Our words about God and others can be an act of worship that soars above the downward pull of our old nature. I pray our words will be filled with the love and grace God has freely given us, and uplifting to those we meet as we go through the day. God bless you. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Δ Recent Posts Two Women and The Post Office Chris Atkins has a new blog series beginning November 15th! November 2022 March 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 December 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 Log in Comments feed Events Archive Archives Select Month November 2022 March 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 December 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014	5,202
Stocks have gotten off to a tough start in 2022. Why has the market pulled back and what might we see going forward? We think the most important thing to remember is that periodic stock market volatility is entirely normal. Historically, the S&P 500 Index has averaged three pullbacks of 5% or more per year and one correction of more than 10% annually. Investors have grown accustomed to steady, consistent gains over the past couple of years which makes the current bumpy ride feel more uncomfortable. After only a single 5% pullback in 2021, we have been anticipating more volatility in 2022. But even though volatility is normal, it is usually responding to something. Stubbornly high inflation, higher interest rates, and less support from the Federal Reserve are getting most of the blame, and probably deservedly so. Supply chain disruptions and some economic weakness because of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are also playing a role. Additionally, market history tells us that stock market action in mid-term election years (which we’re in now) are historically quite volatile and most gains tend to happen in the back half of the year. While we expect inflation to start improving soon and the impact of the virus to fade, the Fed has shifted its priority to controlling inflation. That signal of less support for the economy has made markets nervous. The good news is that the Fed is prioritizing inflation because the economy overall is in pretty good shape. Since that’s usually true when the Fed starts to hike interest rates, the S&P 500 historically has had solid performance (on average) in the year before and after the first-rate hike of an economic expansion. Importantly, we still remain confident corporate America has enough earnings power left in the tank to support stock market gains. There are challenges facing corporate America this earnings season, including supply chain disruptions, wage and other cost pressures, and the COVID-19 Omicron variant. But while it is still early in earnings season, corporate earnings are growing strongly and companies are mostly optimistic about the future. This pullback in the S&P 500 could easily go to 10% or even a little more. Remember, the average maximum drawdown in a positive year for stocks is 11%. But based on the still solid overall economic and earnings backdrop, our expectation is that the inflation clouds will soon start to clear. And with the stock market’s historically solid track record early in Fed rate hike cycles, we wouldn’t expect this pullback to go much further. Here’s to a successful and healthy 2022. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Saturday, January 1st, 2022 With the New Year comes new beginnings, new goals, new challenges, new friendships, and new opportunities. 2021 was an incredible year for the economy and investors, but to us the future remains bright for 2022 and beyond. Let’s take a look back at 2021. Our economy is on track for over 5% growth for the year, which could end up being the best year for economic growth since the early 1980s. The dual tailwinds of fiscal stimulus and monetary policy helped steady the economy as it dealt with historic supply shortages, record inflation, employment shortages, and the pandemic. Looking to 2022, as the U.S. economy moves to more mid-cycle, 4.0-4.5% gross domestic product (GDP) growth is quite likely. This isn’t as strong as 2021, but would still be much better than recent years. One of the key themes we see in 2022 is for the economy to be ready for a handoff, moving away from government spending and monetary policy, back to a greater emphasis on the individual choices of households and businesses. We see this passing of the baton in 2022 with consumers, productivity, small businesses, and capital investments all playing a part in the next stage of economic growth. Inflationary pressures may steadily decrease over the next year as conditions improve, but how smoothly that handoff is executed may determine the course of the recovery. The stock bull market continued last year with very solid gains. In fact, the S&P 500 Index had the second most new all-time highs in any year ever in 2021. It was an incredibly consistent move higher as well, with all 12 months of 2021 making a new all-time high along the way. Strong earnings growth and an adaptive corporate America helped contribute to the healthy stocks gains. This economic cycle likely has at least a few more years left, increasing the chances of another good year for stocks in 2022. The battle against COVID-19 is far from over, but we continue to see light at the end of the tunnel. The Omicron variant is the new dominant strain, but hospitalizations and deaths are fortunately still well-off previous peaks from earlier strains, even as new cases soar. Cases of the flu are beginning to show up, something that we haven’t seen since early 2020, and yet another clue COVID-19’s grip on us could be loosening. Lastly, 2022 is a mid-term year, which means Washington talk will dominate the news cycle. Please remember to separate your political views from your investments, as the stock market cares more about the future of the economy than anything else. Though 2021 was an easy year for investors, 2022 will probably be harder. Mid-term years historically have been quite volatile for stocks. It is always important to have a plan in place before the storm potentially comes. The time to plan is before, not during, the storm. Here’s to a successful and healthy 2022, and please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Thursday, February 24th, 2022 February 24, 2022 – Positivity Amidst Uncertainty Stocks have gotten off to a very rocky start in 2022, with the potential for Federal Reserve rate hikes coming and the geopolitical worries over Russia and Ukraine only adding to the uncertainty. We don’t want to minimize the impact of that major geopolitical event, but there is some positive news out there, even though it might not feel like it. Starting with Russia and Ukraine, the truth is the U.S. economy and the overall stock market likely won’t be impacted much by the recent conflict. In fact, stocks took most previous major geopolitical events in stride. Looking at more than 20 geopolitical events such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and 9/11, the S&P 500 Index fell only about 5% on average. With anxiety running high, here are some important numbers that should help calm some nerves. The S&P 500 Index officially moved into a correction of 10% this week for the first time since March 2020. Since 1950, there has been an average of one 10% correction per year, so some volatility was likely simply due. On average, the index sees a peak-to-trough correction of 14% in any given year, and even in up years there is an 11% correction on average. After a correction of 10-15%, the index has seen an average one-year gain off the lows of 22% and has gained in 12 of the 13 one-year periods. Midterm election years tend to be among the most volatile out of the four-year presidential cycle. In fact, the average midterm year sees a peak-to-trough pullback of 17.1%, but stocks are up more than 30% off the lows on average a year later. The good news is corporate America continues to see strong earnings. S&P 500 earnings per share in the fourth quarter are tracking to a 31% year-over-year increase (FactSet), roughly 10 percentage points above the consensus estimate when earnings season began. The top-line growth was extremely strong as well, with revenue growth up close to 15%. Lastly, profit margins saw very little compression, as companies with pricing power have been able to pass along higher costs and largely preserve those high margins, which are well above pre-pandemic levels. Finally, COVID-19 trends are very positive as well, with new cases down more than 90% from the January peak (John Hopkins University). Many states are lifting mask mandates and a strong reopening will likely take place over the coming months and into the summer. Backlogs and bottlenecks continue to slowly trend the right way, and the labor force remains quite healthy as well. The concerns and uncertainties are real, and the road ahead could be filled with more bumps and bruises. However, with U.S. consumers and businesses in solid shape, we think the U.S. economy could grow as much as 4% this year, much better than the pace of the last recovery. They say it is always darkest before the dawn, and long-term investors should keep this in mind as better times are likely coming in 2022. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of February 24, 2022. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 March 8, 2022 – Market and Economic Update Dear Valued Investor, The green shoots are hard to see right now as spring approaches, clouded by war in Ukraine. Democracy is under attack and innocent lives are tragically being lost. But while we keep one eye on overseas developments, the other remains squarely focused on the fundamentals of the U.S. economy and the stock market to help investors stay the course. Geopolitical uncertainty can be tough for investors to manage. The natural impulse for many is to sell, which history clearly shows is usually poorly timed. As difficult as it may be to see the green shoots through the fog of war, these periods usually end up representing good buying opportunities for investors. Stocks have historically proven to be quite resilient to major geopolitical events and this time shouldn’t be an exception, even if the wait is uncomfortable. Over the past 70 years, only three major geopolitical events took the S&P 500 Index more than nine weeks to recover its post-event losses: 1) Pearl Harbor (307 days), 2) the breakout of the Korean War (82 days), and 3) Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait (189 days, when the U.S. economy was already in recession in 1990). None of these events seems comparable to the Ukraine conflict. Looking at all major geopolitical events since World War II, the average post-event loss for the stock market has been just 5%, with an average recovery time of less than seven weeks. The U.S. economy’s track record of resilience and corporate America’s ability to adapt are unparalleled. The war in Eastern Europe will, however, carry an economic cost for the United States, though it will be modest. Although U.S.-Russia trade is minimal, we use very little Russian oil, and our banks hold a negligible amount of Russian assets, higher global oil prices will be felt by U.S. consumers. But it won’t be enough to stop us from spending, especially as COVID-19 restrictions disappear. For Europe, the cost will be higher due to the continent’s greater reliance on Russian energy, so steering investments away from Europe and more toward the U.S. makes sense for now. This is a tough time for everyone as compassionate human beings and as investors. Russia’s aggression is unsettling and the images of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine are disheartening. Ukraine’s resistance is inspiring, and we pray for the country and its people. While it’s impossible to know how this conflict will play out, the outlook for the U.S. economy and corporate profits remains bright. Stocks have become more attractively valued following the latest correction, interest rates remain low, the Federal Reserve will likely now take a go-slow approach with its rate hiking campaign, and markets have historically proven resilient to major geopolitical events. Be patient and stick to your plan. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately delete. This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. 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Thursday, April 7th, 2022 April 7, 2022 – Market and Economic Update “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” – Sir John Templeton According to the guidance of revered investor Sir John Templeton, it appears to us that this market may have a bit more left in the tank. The market returns we witnessed in March seem to bear this out, as stocks surged during the month despite the backdrop of war in Ukraine, inflationary pressures, and surging interest rates. However, over the intermediate term, the path forward may only be partially defined by Federal Reserve policies, global diplomatic efforts, and rates. Why? For one reason—earnings from corporate America remain strong and the jobs market is back to approximate pre-pandemic levels. Indeed, there seems to be plenty of skepticism, but market fundamentals have yet to be materially shaken from their foundation. Historically, geopolitical events have typically dented market sentiment for a period, but stocks have shown a tendency to rebound rather quickly when initial pessimism subsides. Past performance is no guarantee of future outcomes of course, but the latest market rebound seems to fit historical precedents. After hitting a March closing low of 4,170, the S&P 500 Index has regained considerable ground and is hovering near 4,500 at the time of this letter. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve’s first move to raise interest rates (in March) was well telegraphed by market participants, and most expect further tightening from the central bank. The primary policy target is rising U.S. inflation, an undesirable circumstance driven by unprecedented COVID-19-induced economic volatility and a massive policy response. That has been further complicated by current geopolitical tensions. The good news is we expect inflation to come down significantly as the year progresses. And finally, the third pillar in the latest wall of worry is new concern over yield-curve inversion. Recently, the 10-year Treasury yield fell below the two-year Treasury yield, an occurrence that has preceded economic recessions in the past, but not always. A similar circumstance transpired in 1998 and 2005 and no recession immediately followed, while a recession following the yield curve inversion in 2019 would have been very unlikely if not for COVID-19. So, while yield curves may tell a cautionary tale and the media is quick to report on it, we do not believe a recession is imminent, given the overall strength in the economy. To sum it all up, March has given us some signs that staying the course may be the most prudent investing decision to make. Although we warned that volatility was likely to return in 2022, and it has, we believe riskier assets, like stocks, still may present opportunities for investors. In our view, financial conditions remain favorable, earnings may continue to surprise to the upside, and economic data in many corners of the economy remain favorable. These elements help us label the recent market skepticism as potentially healthy and help us to forecast that the upswing in the business cycle may yet have a ways to go. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. 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Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 April 2021 Spring into a positive outlook “The real key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.” Peter Lynch They say April showers bring May flowers. Well, after a lot of showers and storms over the past year, flowers are starting to bloom and things are looking a lot better. Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the bottom of the vicious pandemic-induced bear market for the S&P 500 Index. Despite the turmoil of the past year, investors who did not get scared out of stocks have had a lot to smile about. The S&P 500 completed its greatest one-year rally from a bear market low in history, gaining nearly 75% as the arrival of vaccines facilitated the reopening of the economy. While the first year of a new bull market can provide a relatively easy investing environment, year two of that bull market has a knack for challenging investors. That second year has still historically provided solid returns for stock investors, yet often comes with greater volatility. In fact, stocks have never been lower during the second year of a new bull market. But gains over the next year may not come as easily considering the average pullback in that second year following a 30% bear market has been more than 10%. However, there continues to be plenty of reasons to remain positive on the investment landscape going forward. It may be early to declare victory against COVID-19, but significant progress in that battle has been made this year, even in the face of new variants. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), half of the U.S. population above the age of 65 has been fully vaccinated, while a third of the total population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. We expect this trend to accelerate in the coming weeks, as many millions more Americans become eligible. The progress against the virus combined with historic stimulus measures have certainly helped the U.S. economy emerge from the shadow of the pandemic. Roughly $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief was signed into law on March 11, including additional direct payments to households to help provide a bridge to the end of the pandemic. A $3 trillion infrastructure bill could be coming later this year, which would represent yet another shot in the arm to the economy. Sir John Templeton once said, “People who think they know all the answers probably don’t even know the questions.” We don’t have all the answers, but we do know that the battle with COVID-19 is likely winding down, the U.S. economy could see its best year of growth since 1951, and we should continue to see benefits from record monetary and fiscal stimulus. These developments are likely to provide the ingredients for solid stock market gains through the remainder of the year. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Thursday, May 5th, 2022 May 4, 2022 – Market and Economic Update “It has been a turbulent 2022 thus far. The S&P 500 Index had its worst April in more than 40 years, the Nasdaq entered a bear market on April 26 with its more than 20% decline, and bonds, which typically provide ballast for diversified portfolios during periods of stock market volatility, have not protected investors. Markets face a number of threats. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a disappointing start to the year for the U.S. economy as evidenced by the -1.4% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) reported on April 28. COVID-19 continues to disrupt global supply chains amid intermittent lockdowns in some of China’s largest cities. Russia’s devastating assault on Ukraine, arguably the biggest geopolitical threat in Europe since WWII, has added to the worst inflation problem in the U.S. since the 1970s. The bond market is now pricing in nine more Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes, after looking for only three when the year began. That’s a lot for investors to digest. But during a market correction it’s easy to forget that this volatility is actually quite normal. So, let’s turn to the historical data for reference; The S&P 500 Index has fallen 14% peak to trough this year, the average drawdown of all years. During midterm election years, the average stock market correction is 17%, but stocks rebounded 32% on average following those midterm year lows over the next year. Of the last 21 times the S&P 500 has been down double-digits since 1980, stocks rallied back to end the year positive 12 times with the average gain a stellar 17%. We concede a double-digit gain in 2022 is unlikely, but a U.S. consumer willing and able to spend, which makes recession unlikely in the near term, and steadily rising corporate profits still make a positive year for stocks in 2022 more likely than not in our view. Inflation remains a big concern, but a number of factors could put downward pressure on prices beginning this summer. On the supply side, where most of the problem lies, supply chain normalization and more jobseekers coming off the sidelines could help ease pressure on goods, prices, and wages. An eventual cease-fire in Ukraine could remove some of the upward pressure on commodity prices. On the demand side, higher interest rates can help cool housing. I feel like I say every day that the bond market is already doing some of the Fed’s work with the 10-year Treasury yield doubling in four months to 2.9%. These factors could easily cut headline consumer inflation in half by year-end from the current annual pace of 8.5%. The outlook for corporate profits remains positive and may help prevent stocks from pulling back much further. Coming into this week with about 180 S&P 500 companies having reported, double-digit earnings growth appears within reach while analysts’ estimates for 2022 have continued to rise. These numbers are excellent considering slow economic growth, supply chain disruptions, and inflationary pressures. The investing climate is quite challenging, but history suggests patience will be rewarded. Investors, there may be some downside and continued volatility in the short term, nevertheless consumer and business fundamentals remain supportive. Strong profits and lower stock prices mean more attractive valuations. Our belief is that current levels will end up being an attractive entry point over the intermediate to long term. Stay safe and stay the course. Also, happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s that make it happen day in and day out. I know how lucky my kids are and how grateful I am for my wife, and my mom. Please contact me if you have any questions Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately delete. This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. 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All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Thursday, May 6th, 2021 May 2021 – Out of the Shadows Dear Valued Investor: As the calendar has turned to May, the popular “Sell in May and Go Away” stock market cliché is getting a lot of airtime. This is the idea that the stock market tends to be weakest between May and October (and strongest between November and April). Stocks have done so well recently that preparing for a pause in the rally makes sense. A lot of good news is priced into stocks. Worries about the Federal Reserve tightening its monetary policy may intensify this summer as inflation picks up, potentially pushing interest rates higher. Tax increases are probably coming in 2022, and deficit spending continues largely unabated. Investors have not been well served recently by following the “Sell in May” pattern and avoiding stocks from May through October. Over the past decade, during that six-month period the S&P 500 Index was higher eight out of 10 times, with an average gain of 3.8%. Going back to 1950, even though the May-through-October period has been the weakest, stocks have gained 1.7% on average and have been higher 65% of the time—hardly a disaster worth avoiding. The U.S. economy continues to storm back from the pandemic lockdown-driven recession. After growing at a solid 6.4% annualized pace during the first quarter of 2021, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is just a small fraction away from recovering all of its lost output from 2020. Economists’ consensus forecast for U.S. economic growth of 8.1% in the second quarter of 2021 (source: Bloomberg) may be too low given the additional progress toward a fully reopened economy and continued steady vaccine distribution. With more fiscal stimulus likely coming soon, GDP growth in 2021 may be the strongest in four decades, hardly supportive of a bearish view. Nearly 1 million jobs were created in March, and April’s number due out on May 7 could be even bigger. First-quarter earnings season has been a record setter. The percentage of S&P 500 companies beating earnings per share targets (88%) and upside to revenue targets (over 4%) are both the highest that earnings data aggregator FactSet has ever recorded. The year-over-year increase in S&P 500 Index earnings will likely double—yes double—the 24% estimate as of April 1—one of the biggest earnings upside surprises ever, and frankly hard to believe! The strong earnings growth has allowed stocks to grow into their valuations. In fact, stock valuations remain quite reasonable compared with bonds given still-low interest rates, suggesting a “Sell in May” decision based on elevated stock valuations may be a mistake. This fundamental backdrop suggests any market selloffs may be shallow and short-lived, and therefore difficult to time. Volatility is like a toll investors pay on the road to solid long-term investment returns. In general, we think investors should pay that toll and favor equities over bonds in their portfolios. For those with extra cash on the sidelines, we would look to buy on weakness given the favorable fundamental backdrop. But for investors with extra risk in portfolios, now might be a good time to consider taking a little bit off the table. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Monday, June 20th, 2022 June 20, 2022 – A Bear Market is “Officially” Here A bear market is officially here thanks largely to stubbornly high inflation. For many of us, it has felt like a bear market for most of 2022, but the S&P 500 Index didn’t close more than 20% below its January 3rd record high until Monday June 13th. Tech stocks are down a lot more—the Nasdaq Composite is more than 32% below its November 2021 record high. It’s hard to find a silver lining in inflation over 8%, but here’s the good news when you look at the economic data; Durable goods saw a rate of inflation that came down quite a bit, which is likely to continue. Also keep in mind that the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, the core personal consumption expenditure index also known as the PCE is just under 5%; with the next core PCE report due out June 30. The PCE inflation reading factors in product substitutions, making it a better reflection of how consumers are actually coping in this tough environment. For those worried the Fed may be overly aggressive in its fight against inflation, consider the market, specifically the bond market has done a lot of the work for the Fed already. Home price appreciation has slowed on higher mortgage rates. Lower stock values will likely slow spending. Wage increases have leveled off as layoff announcements and pulled job openings have started to hit the newswires. The cost of credit has increased based on bond spreads between investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds. Financial conditions are already tightening early in the Fed’s campaign. This is all actually good news, since these factors suggest the Fed may take its foot off the accelerator faster than anticipated on its rate hiking campaign in the fall. Keep in mind a good part of the inflation problem is on the supply side, not demand. The supply disruptions due to COVID-19, China lockdowns, and Russian oil sanctions, show there’s only so much the Fed can do by curbing demand. While some of these supply issues may take many months to resolve. With oil prices being the wildcard, we are still confident that a sizable piece of the inflation problem will get better in the months ahead and patient investors will be rewarded. So, what should investors now come to expect being in a bear market? For starters, stocks are near their average decline in a bear market without a recession at about 24%, potentially introducing an attractive risk-reward trade-off for stock investors. The job market and consumer balance sheets simply look too strong for a recession to come in the very near term. The Monday, June 13th trading session got us closer to the type of capitulation and indiscriminate selling that has marked prior major lows. The Volatility Index known as the VIX which is the measure of implied stock market volatility rose above 35 on Monday June 13th, very close to the 40 level that has accompanied other major lows suggesting extreme fear and pessimism. These times are often looked at months later as what would have been very attractive entry levels at or close to market bottoms. An encouraging statistic to help investors stay the course is after the S&P 500 enters a bear market, the median 1-year gain has been 24% with advances in seven of the past 10 instances back to 1957. Only 1973 and 2008 saw large deviations from historical averages. But wait, we are in a mid-term election year, where historically the corrections are steeper which we have experienced already; but the average 12-month gain off a midterm election year low is over 30% to the upside. In closing, don’t forget that lower stock prices can lead to attractive valuations, improving prospects for future returns. It’s so tempting to sell, but history shows us time after time, that after big declines it can be the wrong move. It’s a great time to review your portfolio allocation, and ensure you are positioned efficiently according to your constraints, objectives, and to maximize the upside potential on the next recovery. Please contact me if you have any questions. Stay safe and stay the course. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately delete. This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of February 24, 2022. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Friday, June 3rd, 2022 June 3, 2022 – Market and Economic Update The bull market that began in March of 2020 came dangerously close to an end. From March 23, 2020 through January 3rd, 2022, the S&P 500 Index gained 114%. From that January 3rd closing high through the recent low on May 19th, the S&P 500 fell nearly 20%, narrowly avoiding the level at which bull markets end and bear markets begin. While we wait uncomfortably to see if the S&P 500 can hold its recent lows, it is somewhat reassuring to know that bear markets that are not accompanied by recessions tend to be milder: Bear markets without recessions tend to last an average of about seven months, and we are already five months into it. 1970, 1973, 1982, 2001, and 2008. These are the only bear markets that took more than 46 days to bottom after the initial 20% decline. All were associated with recessions— Bear markets not accompanied by recessions have historically experienced smaller declines, losing an average of 24%. Bottom line, if the U.S. economy is able to avoid recession over the next 12 to 18 months, then this selloff may be over sooner rather than later, and stocks could potentially make a run at previous highs. That doesn’t take away from the increasingly challenging environment consumers and businesses are facing as sky-high inflation shows few signs of relenting. Recession risk is rising, increasing the chances of a larger decline—the average recessionary bear market decline is 34.8%. The Federal Reserve has taken away the punchbowl, giving markets a hangover. The cure is lower inflation, but it will take time. Those who believe this environment is like the 1970s, 2000-2002, or 2008-2009, may want to consider more defensive positioning of portfolios. Those are the types of environments where some companies don’t survive. But if the economy stabilizes as the Fed fights to tame inflation which Fed Chair Powell aspires to achieve leading to the so-called “soft landing”, then the best path forward may be to ride this out. Market timing is hard. The sharpest rallies tend to come during bear markets and are very costly to miss for long-term investors. Investors are anxious right now and understandably so. Legendary investor Warren Buffett tells us that situations like this are an opportunity to be greedy, not fearful. Sir John Templeton, another legendary investor, tells us bull markets are born on pessimism (and grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria). Well, we have a healthy dose of pessimism right now to provide fuel for the next rally. Buffett’s advice makes sense but is difficult to follow in practice. For those who can fight off the temptation to sell when stocks are down and have an investing time horizon spanning more than a year or two, history suggests you will be positioned to do well. Again, Bear market recoveries prior to record when not accompanied by recession, take on average seven months to recover. From a long-term investing perspective, that’s not long time to wait. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately delete. This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. 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Monday, June 14th, 2021 June 2021 – Gearing up for Summer As we move into June, a path to normalcy is coming quickly with stadiums allowing full capacity, restaurants filling up, and summer vacations in full swing. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy continues to recover remarkably quickly and the stock market is near all-time highs. Although there are many positives, a lot of this good news could very well be priced into stocks. Companies are having trouble finding workers, while higher inflation has many wondering whether this means the Federal Reserve is behind the curve and will need to quickly tighten monetary policy to stave off inflation. Add to that higher taxes and more deficit spending are likely on the way, causing a lot of things for investors to worry about. The U.S. economy continues to open up faster than even the most optimistic economists expected at the start of the year. Much of this is due to COVID-19 cases hitting new lows and restrictions being lifted across our country. The U.S. economy has likely already recovered all of its lost output from 2020, with U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) expected to grow close to 10% in the second quarter of 2021 (source: Bloomberg). As of now, this year is on pace to be the best year for GDP growth since the early 1980s, bolstered by fiscal and monetary stimulus. First-quarter earnings season is over, and it was simply amazing. The percentage of S&P 500 companies beating earnings per share targets (87%) and upside to revenue growth (over 4 percentage points) were both the highest that earnings data aggregator FactSet has ever recorded. The 52% year-over-year increase in S&P 500 Index earnings per share came in more than double the 24% estimate as of April 1. Lastly, overall earnings estimates for 2021 have increased 12% this year, right in line with the return from equities. Strong economic growth and massive stimulus has brought with it major worries over the economy potentially overheating. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April sparked much of the worries, with the core reading (excluding volatile food and energy prices) rising 0.8% month over month, the hottest since the early 1980s (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). You are likely seeing higher prices when you go to the grocery store or fill up your car, making this a real concern. Problems filling jobs and supply chain issues are adding to the inflation pressures on top of the pent-up demand coming through as the economy fully reopens. Although these concerns are real, longer-term inflation should come back to trend. Technology, globalization, the Amazon effect, increased productivity and efficiency, automation, and high debt (which puts downward pressure on inflation) are among the major structural forces that have put a lid on inflation the past decade plus—and will likely continue to do so. The next several months are historically the most volatile of the year for investors and I wouldn’t be surprised to see that happen once again. In general, investors should continue to favor stocks over bonds in their portfolios, as appropriate. And should there be any downside volatility, you may want to consider using the weakness to buy stocks at cheaper prices given the still favorable economic backdrop and strong company fundamentals. Most importantly, go out there and plan a fun vacation this summer! Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Thursday, July 14th, 2022 July 14, 2022 – Midyear Outlook Markets rarely give us clear skies, and there are always threats to watch for on the horizon. But the right preparation, context, and support can help us navigate what lies ahead in the financial world we operate in. So far, this year hasn’t seen a full-blown crisis like 2008-2009 or 2020, but the ride has been very bumpy. We may not be flying into a storm, but there’s been plenty of turbulence. How businesses, households, and central banks steer through the rough air will set the tone for markets over the second half of 2022. The sources of turbulence are clear. A global economy that was already vulnerable to inflation from supply chain disruptions, tight labor markets, excess stimulus, and loose monetary policy then came under more pressure from Russian aggression in Ukraine which added sharply rising commodity prices and has pushed Europe on the brink of recession. The effects of these forces have included renewed pressure on interest rates, which hurts bond investors and the so called 60/40 investor. The most recent reading on the Consumer Price Index for June showed continued price pressure with index rising to 9.1% year over year inflation. This has substantially contributed to tightening financial conditions, and a much more aggressive stance by the Federal Reserve (Fed) along with other global central banks. Add in the typical market challenges of a midterm election year and the third year of a bull market, and it’s no surprise it’s been a very bumpy ride. Those are quite a few reasons to be pessimistic or scared as investors. Understandably, rising prices, slowing economic growth, and a challenging first half for both stocks and bonds have many investors on edge, and outright fatigue from more than two years of COVID measures. But investors remember with your intellect and not feelings, the markets are ALWAYS forward looking, it’s important to remain focused on what lies ahead, not what has already occurred. There will most certainly be challenges ahead in all investing environments, but there are also some tailwinds that don’t get enough headlines such as a strong job market, resilient businesses, and the likelihood that inflation will soon start to slow. Markets historically can get a little lift from lower uncertainty around elections as midterms approach. Turbulence cannot be completely avoided, but it also need not deter us from making progress toward our financial goals. The LPL Financial Research department has spent countless hours have been spent focused on the volatility felt in 2022, but more so, what are we doing to position portfolios for the recovery, when that happens. There are many cycles that are intertwined and have dramatic effects on the markets. Cycles like economic cycles, credit cycles, the business cycle, and market cycles. What I often observe is how easy the everyday noise can take away from the perspective of where we are in the cycle. Afterall, we do not know where we are going, but we sure as heck better know where we are. An understanding of where we are in cycles allows us to have clarity and remember that cycles don’t start and stop, they peak and trough, and then peak again. Without knowing where a trough or bottom of a cycle is doesn’t appear to be very relevant or a smart proposition to invest on. Rather, investing when fear and pessimism is highest is often associated with attractive long term entry points. In LPL’s Midyear Outlook they focus on navigating the turbulence and is designed to help you assess conditions over the second half of the year, alert you to the challenges that may still lie ahead, and help you find the smoothest path for making continued progress toward your goals. When times are turbulent, the surest path toward progress remains a sound financial plan centered around your goals and long-term planning. Certainly, this advice must come from a dedicated professional who operates under strict ethical and moral principles. Please contact me if you have any questions. Stay safe and stay the course. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately delete. This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of February 24, 2022. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 July 2021 – Midyear Outlook 2021 In the first half of 2021, the U.S. economy powered forward faster than nearly anyone had expected. Speed can be exhilarating, but it can also be dangerous. In our view, the overall economic picture remains sound and will likely support strong profit growth and additional stock market gains. But the pace of reopening also creates new hazards: supply chains are stressed, some labor shortages have emerged, inflation is heating up—at least temporarily—and asset prices look expensive compared to historical figures. Markets are always forward looking, and in LPL Research’s Midyear Outlook 2021: Picking Up Speed (Due out on July 15), we help you keep your eyes on the road ahead. The next stretch may be a fast one and will have its share of opportunities, but also new risks to navigate. As always, sound financial advice can be as important as ever to help steer you through the environment and put in the miles toward meeting your long-term financial goals. The U.S. economy has surprised nearly everyone to the upside as it speeds along—thanks to vaccinations, reopenings, and record stimulus. The growth rate of the U.S. economy may have peaked in the second quarter of 2021, but there is still plenty of momentum left to extend above-average growth into 2022. Despite the natural challenges of ramping back up, the recovery still seems capable of providing upside surprises, and in the end, we could have our best year of real GDP growth since the early 1980s. Although higher taxes and more regulation are likely coming, an extraordinary amount of support from the Federal Reserve (Fed) and more than $5 trillion in fiscal stimulus so far (with more coming) should continue to support the stock market and economy for the rest of 2021. Speaking of the stock market, we expect the robust economic recovery to continue to drive strong earnings growth and support further gains for stocks. Don’t forget though, after a more than 90% gain off the March 23, 2020, lows for the S&P 500 Index, some choppy action during the historically challenging year two of a bull market would be perfectly normal. Turning to bonds, it has been a historically tough year, as yields surged earlier this year. Should the economy continue to improve, the door would be open for stocks to continue to do quite well, but we will always appreciate bonds’ important role in a portfolio as a source of income and as a potential diversifier during equity declines. Midyear Outlook 2021: Picking Up Speed was designed to help you navigate a year in which economic conditions may continue to improve. Understanding the road immediately ahead is essential for navigating its twists and turns, but it will be thoughtful planning and sound financial advice that will keep us on the journey. The first half has been a good one for investors. While the road ahead may bring more gains in the second half, it might be a bumpy ride. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Friday, August 12th, 2022 August 12, 2022 – Market and Economic Update The past two weeks have been epic for market-watchers and those that live and breathe financial news. It started a couple weeks back with a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike of 75bps, then a much-anticipated gross domestic product (GDP) report, followed by the busiest week of earnings season which got most of the headlines. And this was all before the past couple days which were riddled with inflationary data which added to the evidence that inflation has peaked. There was even a surprise out of Washington D.C., with a Schumer-Manchin agreement on a climate-healthcare-tax bill. What a start to August it has been. Stocks expressed approval of this news, securing three straight solidly positive weeks and a breath of fresh air for investors. The S&P 500 Index enjoyed its best month since November 2020 and its best July in over 80 years. Last week’s gains were encouraging, and this week’s gains turned investors heads. Let’s look at each piece of news individually. First, the Fed hinted at slowing the pace of interest rate hikes later this year then we receive the economic data everyone has been waiting for, reliable evidence in CPI and PPI that peak inflation has been seen. Now, whether markets may have gotten a little ahead of themselves remains to be seen, but in the past six weeks, nearly 75bps has come out of the market’s expectation for the peak fed funds rate, which is the short-term rate controlled by the Fed to affect monetary policy. The inflation battle is far from over, but the market’s reaction has been encouraging, and the Fed may be poised to surprise the market with a pause by year-end. Next, the first read on second quarter GDP revealed the U.S. economy contracted for the second straight quarter. The rule of thumb is two quarters of negative GDP defines a recession, but the official definition by the National Bureau of Economic Research is broader than that. With a strong, even if slowing job market and resilient consumer spending, we believe not enough sectors of the economy are contracting to qualify as an official recession. If a recession comes—probably a 50-50 proposition for the first half of 2023—it will likely be mild. A mild recession was probably already at least partially if not fully priced in at the June stock market lows, suggesting June 16 may mark the S&P 500’s ultimate low. Capping off the busy week, the flurry of earnings reports demonstrated that corporate America has managed stiff headwinds effectively. Given the slowing economy, intense cost pressures, and a strong U.S. dollar clipping foreign-sourced profits, a 6% year-over-year increase in S&P 500 earnings per share during the second quarter is quite impressive. Estimates for the second half of 2022 and 2023 have come down as expected, but with expectations having gotten so low, stocks generally rallied on results even as estimate were cut. Looking ahead, we are in August which has historically been a weaker month for stocks. We must also consider that midterm election year lows typically come around this time on the calendar for the S&P 500. These lows have historically been followed by an average gain of over 30% over the subsequent 12 months. Moreover, some of the timeliest leading indicators of inflation, such as commodity prices and various consumer and business surveys, indicate cooling to continue, even if it may be a slow process. Market-based interest rates—those not controlled by the Fed—have also come down quite a bit, which is supportive of stock valuations. At the same time, geopolitical tensions are rising as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan and the war in Ukraine continues. We watch these developments closely and look for trends or leading indicators that the landscape has changed, and I report to you our investors to provide what we believe to be the most prudent advice. We believe the recipe of low valuations, lower interest rates, projections for inflation reducing, and the possibility that the Fed signals a pause over the upcoming months tip the scales toward the bulls. The ride probably won’t be smooth, but we believe long-term investors who sticks to their financial plan, and continue to invest with discipline, won’t have to wait too long to be rewarded for their patience. Please contact me if you have any questions. Stay safe and stay the course. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately delete. This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of February 24, 2022. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Thursday, August 12th, 2021 August 2021 – Six Months and Counting Six months and counting. That is the current monthly winning streak for the S&P 500 Index. To take that a step further, this key equity benchmark has posted gains in 13 of the last 16 months—dating back to the March 2020 low. With stocks nearly at a double from those lows, it has indeed been hard to quibble about what stocks have provided recently. The primary upside equity catalyst in July appeared to be another healthy earnings season. So far, with over 60% of S&P 500 companies reporting results, 88% have beaten their earnings estimates. This would be the highest ever recorded if it stands, according to FactSet—and well above the 75% five-year average. There’s more. Add in the steady recent decline in interest rates, which help with equity valuation calculations, and you get an equity market on a hot streak. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) has, so far, remained relatively quiet about its plans to roll back its historic accommodation. Its recent two-day meeting closed with little fan-fare and negligible new information. Monetary policymakers are still discussing a plan to taper bond purchases that we expect to see uncovered in the fall. Second-quarter U.S. GDP was reported in the last week of July. Although the 6.5% reading (quarter-over-quarter annualized) was below the Bloomberg consensus forecast of 8.4%, consumer spending exceeded expectations. Moreover, inventories declined at their second-worst rate in 12 years, setting up a possible boost in coming quarters when those inventories are replenished. While the post-COVID economic rebound has certainly been robust, supply chain issues continue to take some edge off growth. Although we booked a lot of good news in recent months, we have now come upon a typically volatile period for stocks. The months of August and September have historically been a bit choppy as trading volume tends to dissipate and it may take less selling to move the major averages lower. That could be something investors will want to keep an eye on now that August has arrived. Also, consider that the second year of a bull market has historically brought more ups and downs. Looking ahead, our stock market outlook remains positive as fundamental drivers have been robust, though we acknowledge that valuations are elevated. The latter point puts us on the lookout for a pullback that we believe is overdue, given the S&P 500 has not fallen as much as 5% since October 2020. The typical trading year brings several 5%-plus pullbacks and potentially one correction of the 10% variety. Should we get one, we believe investors may want to step in to do some quick bargain-hunting, as we would not expect a drawdown to last uncomfortably long. That said, stocks have come a long way and investors may want to double-check their allocations against their risk tolerance. Getting too far out over one’s skis is never a good idea. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Friday, September 30th, 2022 BASH Capital September 2022 Market and Economic Update In the last several weeks, we have continued to face elevated uncertainty in financial markets due to high inflation and rising interest rates. We believe it is an important time to take stock with the final quarter of 2022 just days ahead. It has been a difficult year, not only for investors but also for households and businesses as we navigate higher prices along with higher cost of borrowing to finance short term needs or operations for businesses. Economically speaking, there remains challenges ahead as the Federal Reserve (Fed) continues to raise rates in their attempt to control inflation. We believe the Fed is doing the right thing for the long-term health of the economy, while also increasing the near-term economic risks. As the efforts of the Fed continues and we see how sticky inflation can be on the economy, I am reminded that inflation is the one guest at the dinner party that never leaves. Given the risks, we are receiving many questions about stagflation and concerns that we may again be facing the investment environment of the 1970s. This is not your 1970s- style stagflation. While growth has stalled and inflation has been high, the unemployment rate has remained very low. The average unemployment rate during the stagflationary years in the 1970s and early 1980s was 6.7%, compared with just 3.7% in August of this year. Unemployment will move higher, but it’s likely to remain low by comparison, giving the economy is more resilient than in the 1970s. At the same time, inflation is decelerating. For example, Gas prices and agricultural commodity prices, have declined throughout this summer. Moreover, rents in some areas of the country are dropping, durable goods prices are declining, and many import prices are falling. When our central bankers are sufficiently convinced, the Fed can slow the pace of tightening as inflation moves closer to their long-run target. Some of the recent market volatility has come from mixed inflation data and signals, so as these data points become more aligned, we expect volatility will fall and investor sentiment will improve. The level of bearishness right now is very high, but remember that historically extreme negative sentiment has often been followed by strong market performance. The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) has been doing a weekly survey since the 1987. Last week’s survey had a level of bearishness seen only four other times before. Subsequently, the S&P 500 returns a year later averaged over 30%. We don’t know whether that will happen again, but just like in 2020, when a lot of negative sentiment is being priced into markets, it may set the bar low for stocks to outperform expectations. Investors should avoid the impulse to time the market, and should spend time in the market focused on their allocations, rebalancing, and repositioning for current investing landscape. Bank of America did a study on S&P500 returns over the decades. Specifically in the decade starting in 2010, the price return on the index was 190%. But if you missed only the best 10 days of the decade, your return was slashed to 95%. From 2000-2010, the price return on the S&P was a negative 24%, but if you missed the best 10 days, your return was actually a negative 62%. And since the start of the current decade, it’s been no different and even more lopsided due to the increased volatility experienced from Covid-19 and the bear market of 2022. We also have some positive seasonal patterns ahead with November through April being historically strong months for equities along with positive historical stock performance after mid-term elections and the third year of the four-year presidential cycle has historically been the strongest for the equity markets. Never the less, the recent declines are concerning and we can’t be certain when the volatility will end. We do know that conditions continue to indicate that better times are ahead. Market volatility and negative sentiment can make it harder to make investing decisions, but we believe the surest path forward remains sound financial advice centered around a comprehensive financial plan. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.” The information contained in this e-mail message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately delete. This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of February 24, 2022. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Saturday, September 25th, 2021 The bull market continues, with the S&P 500 Index now up seven months in a row. Stocks have impressively gained 20% year-to-date, with the S&P 500 making 53 new all-time highs before the end of August—another new record. All of this has happened with very little volatility, as the S&P 500 hasn’t had so much as a 5% pullback since last October. We came into this year expecting a stronger economy and robust stock market, but even we are surprised at just how resilient things have been. Earnings help drive long-term stock gains, and what we’ve seen from earnings so far in 2021 is a big reason stock returns have been so impressive. A record-breaking second quarter earnings season saw more than 86% of S&P 500 companies beat their consensus earnings estimates, the highest ever recorded and well above the 75% five-year average. S&P 500 earnings are now 26% above pre-COVID-19 levels based on the 2021 consensus estimate, helping to justify stocks at current levels. Another reason stocks have been so strong is Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policies. The Fed is expected to begin to taper its monthly bond purchases (currently $120 billion), but it appears to be committed to leaving rates low for the foreseeable future. The Fed likely won’t consider increasing rates until the employment picture improves significantly, and it will be leery of quickly removing stimulus after the deepest recession of our lifetimes, especially if COVID-19 is still influencing behavior. We believe this historic Fed accommodation will continue to be a tailwind for equities. Worries are adding up though, even as stocks hit new highs. Supply chain disruptions are contributing to higher input prices in select industries. There are concerns about the future of Afghanistan. The highly contagious Delta variant has nearly 100,000 Americans nationwide currently hospitalized. And, China’s regulatory crackdowns could lead to further bouts of volatility. As a result, domestic consumer confidence has taken a hit recently, which could lead to a weaker-than-expected third quarter for the U.S. economy. However, if Delta concerns ease, any consumption that is lost in the third quarter will likely be made up in the fourth quarter. Additionally, late summer through early fall has been a seasonally volatile period for stocks historically. Although stocks shook off the traditionally weak August, September is upon us—and this month is historically the worst of the year for stock returns. Not to mention October is historically the most volatile month of the year for stocks. Also, the second year of a bull market has historically seen stocks pull back after big gains in year one. Looking ahead to the final four months of the year, we remain positive on stocks and the U.S. economy. However, stocks haven’t pulled back 5% for nearly a year, and we believe investors should be on alert for potential seasonal volatility, aiming to use it as an opportunity when stocks go on sale. They say the stock market is the only place where everyone runs out of the store screaming when things go on sale. It’s good to have a plan in place when that sale comes along. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Monday, October 11th, 2021 October 11th 2021 BASH Market Commentary One constant in life is change. During the past year and a half, we have experienced more change than any of us bargained for. Change is disruptive—but also brings opportunities. For investors right now, there is no shortage of changes to think about, but those changes may set the stage for the next leg higher for this powerful and still relatively young bull market. The trajectory of the U.S. economy has changed recently because of the Delta variant of COVID-19 and related disruptions to companies’ supply chains. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s estimate, the growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter is tracking to just 1%, down from 6% two months ago. Rather than the start of a new downtrend, however, we expect growth to pick up through year-end as further progress is made beating COVID-19. The stock market changed paths last month (consistent with historical seasonal patterns) as the S&P 500 Index experienced its first 5% pullback since October 2020. The good news, however, is that the fourth quarter has historically been the best for stocks with an average gain of 4%. As we look to next year, if the U.S. economy produces above-average growth as we expect, double-digit gains for stocks would be a reasonable expectation. The Federal Reserve (Fed) may experience a big change early next year. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term is up in February and his reappointment by President Biden is not assured. Mr. Powell’s progressive critics don’t believe he is tough enough on banks. The Fed is also about to start tapering its massive $120 billion per month bond-buying program before embarking on an interest rate−hiking campaign. That’s a lot of change. One thing we hope doesn’t change is that the U.S. government keeps paying its bills. The debt ceiling, which has been raised 78 times since 1960, will need to be raised by October 18, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen—or the country could (inconceivably) default on its debt. Congress will figure out a way to get this done but the political game of chicken could cause some jitters for markets if not resolved quickly. Democratic policymakers are trying to effect a lot of change with the nearly $5 trillion in proposed spending on infrastructure and social programs. The two proposals will likely be scaled back closer to a combined $3 trillion to secure support from moderate Democrats (the $1.2 trillion hard infrastructure package has bipartisan support). This spending will come with tax increases to help pay for it, but that won’t stop the federal debt from piling up. Thankfully that debt is cheap to service with interest rates still low. That’s a lot of change. These changes create uncertainty, but markets may have already priced them in. The outlook for the U.S. economy still looks bright. Corporate profits are growing strongly. Low interest rates are supportive, and while inflation is still elevated, the worst of it may be behind us. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. 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Thursday, November 10th, 2022 BASH Capital- November 2022 Market and Economic Update October is now behind us and it has delivered on its long-term trend as a historically favorable month for stocks, offering some respite for investors as major equity indices rose for the month. The downside pressure on equities had gotten a bit overdone after investor pessimism during September reached lows not witnessed in quite a few years. At the end of the third quarter after seeing year-to-date performance across all markets, it was admittedly difficult to be optimistic. The most recent quarter saw both stocks and bond prices fall in tandem again. The negative returns for both markets were the third consecutive quarterly declines for stocks and bonds. 187 quarters since 1976, never has there been a period that has seen negative quarterly returns for both stocks and bonds three quarters in a row. Said another way, this is the longest period since 1976 that bonds have not played the traditional role in portfolios of offsetting losses in the equity markets. From a contrarian perspective, extreme pessimism can often be followed by a market bounce. Such a reaction can serve as a reminder not to react too quickly to near-term market developments. Gains in October helped deliver that message again, though they have only slightly offset this year’s losses during what has been a very tough environment for all areas of capital markets. While it may be easy to consider the October market reaction as only temporary, there are some potentially sustainable developments that may continue to provide a slight tailwind. First, investors may have begun to look beyond current inflation pressures and the Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy tightening cycle toward potentially better conditions in 2023. The market is always forward-looking, and asset prices tend to reflect what may happen months or quarters ahead. If investors continue to look ahead to better inflation readings and an eventual end to the Fed’s rate hikes, asset prices may begin to reflect some budding optimism more regularly. The Fed may have been slow to attack inflation, but its policies are working. Jobs and housing markets have been cooling, which are two inflation variables the Fed is seeking to influence. Some recent softening in economic data, coupled with signals from the bond market, could be indicating that Fed policymakers’ concerted inflation fight may be closer to the end than the beginning. We will be paying close attention to potential subtle directional shifts in Fed policy expectations, which may be instrumental in shaping future market direction. We are very aware that drawing elements of optimism from a stubbornly poor equity and bond market trend is no easy task. However, times like September when pessimism is at an extreme and emotions are running high, is often when investors need to steadfastly adhere to a clear-eyed view of market history and a good plan. As we look ahead, the months of November and December have historically been constructive for asset prices. This year’s calendar is complicated by political implications of the midterm elections, but markets historically have responded positively to the opportunity for course correction that mid-term elections provide. We should also have slowing corporate earnings growth and greater economic uncertainty to contend with, some formidable seas to navigate. Still, as we survey what are better equity valuations, long-awaited income opportunities in the bond market, and a likely less-antagonistic Fed in 2023, there may be emerging reasons to believe that the next year may be more constructive than the last. 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Asset allocation does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. For a list of descriptions of the indexes and economic terms referenced, please visit our website at lplresearch.com/definitions. Thursday, November 4th, 2021 Nov 2021 – Many Reasons to Be Thankful The past year and a half have tested all of us, but overall, the economy continues to strengthen, COVID-19 trends are greatly improving, and this still relatively young bull market is alive and well. As the leaves turn colors and begin to fall to the ground, there are many reasons to be thankful. The economy slowed considerably in the third quarter (as the growth rate of gross domestic product [GDP] slowed to 2.0% from 6.7% in the second quarter), well below the 10% that was expected back in early June. The good news is—this likely isn’t the start of a new trend. The COVID-19 Delta variant slowed the economy considerably in the third quarter, but growth is expected to pick up in the next few quarters. Big purchases were likely pushed back a few months, which helps the growth outlook for the fourth quarter. Additionally, consumer balance sheets remain very healthy, with trillions of dollars in savings and money market accounts. The consumer, which makes up about two-thirds of the economy, is in very good shape heading into 2022. Supply chain disruptions are being felt all across our country. Goods are taking longer to get to us and costing more than they did in the past. But over the past few weeks, we have seen some signs that the worst of the supply issues may be ending. Although these issues lasted longer than most expected, the bottlenecks will continue to work their way out of the system over the coming months and provide relief—something consumers are sure to appreciate. Earnings drive long-term stock gains and continue to justify stocks at current levels. Third quarter S&P 500 Index earnings have been extremely strong once again, with more than 80% of companies beating estimates (FactSet) and earnings up nearly 40% from 2020 levels. Yes, many companies have been impacted by the recent COVID-19 Delta variant-induced economic slowdown and supply chain problems, but corporate America remains quite optimistic about the future. The strong stock market performance this year is yet another thing to be thankful for. In fact, November has been historically the best month of the year for stocks, with the usually strong December right after that. Although some of the late seasonal gains could have been pulled forward by the 6% gain in October, the bull market is alive and well. The loss of so many lives to COVID-19 is a tragedy beyond comprehension, but some recent trends show light at the end of the tunnel. Approved booster shots and vaccines for children will continue to help the economy reopen. Additionally, hospitalizations are down by more than half from their September peak, suggesting we are over the worst from the Delta worries. Another reason to be thankful indeed. These last two months will go by quickly, as this time of year is always busy—and that’s a good thing because it means we are getting closer to normal. We’ve come a long way since early 2020 when COVID-19 first arrived on U.S. shores, so let’s not forget to take some time to remember how lucky we all are. Please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. 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Thursday, December 9th, 2021 Dear Valued Investor: Our resurgent economy grew at over a 6% pace in the first half of 2021 and is on track for over 5% growth for the year by the time 2021 draws to a close. During the early recovery, we had a hand up from stimulus and policy that saw us through a period of unique challenges. In 2022, the economy may be ready for a handoff, back to a greater emphasis on the individual choices of households and businesses. How smoothly that handoff is executed may determine the course of the recovery. As the U.S. economy moves more to mid-cycle, our forecast is 4.0–4.5% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2022. Fiscal and monetary policies played big roles in the economic recovery in 2021, but we see the baton being passed in 2022—from stimulus bridging a pandemic recovery to an economy growing firmly on its own, with consumers, productivity, small businesses, and capital investments all playing a part in the next stage of economic growth. As the world moves past COVID-19 globally, Europe and Japan could be ripe for potentially better economic growth in 2022. Meanwhile, emerging market economies may disappoint as growth in China could be constrained by regulatory crackdowns. 2021 was the year nearly everything was in a shortage, and it translated to added inflationary pressures. Record numbers of ships waiting at ports, a lack of materials, unfilled job openings, higher commodity prices, and a myriad of supply chain disruptions have added to price pressures. We believe inflationary pressures may steadily decrease over the next year as conditions improve. We expect solid economic and earnings growth in 2022 to help U.S. stocks deliver additional gains next year. If we are approaching— or are already in—the middle of an economic cycle with at least a few more years left, then we believe the chances of another good year for stocks in 2022 are quite high. We favor U.S. over developed international, tilt value over growth, and prefer cyclical sectors over defensives. We expect interest rates to move modestly higher in 2022 based on near-term inflation expectations above historical trends and improving growth expectations once the impact of the COVID-19 Delta and Omicron variants recede. However, an aging global demographic that needs income, higher global debt levels, and rebalancing into fixed income from equities may keep interest rates from going much higher over the next year. Nonetheless, with starting yields still low by historical standards, bond returns are likely to be flat to the low-single digits in 2022. LPL’s Outlook 2022: Passing the Baton provides insight and analysis for the next set of challenges the economy and markets may face. Happy holidays, and please contact me if you have any questions. Scott A. Shaw, CFA®, CFP® CIO \| Chief Investment Officer 40 E Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor Ardmore, PA 19003 This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All data is provided as of April 1, 2021. Any company names noted herein are for educational purposes only and not an indication of trading intent or a solicitation of their products or services. LPL Financial doesn’t provide research on individual equities. This Research material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however LPL Financial makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 We hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. While life has been challenging during the pandemic, we have a lot to be thankful for. At this time, we are especially grateful for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments that have helped us make so much progress tackling the pandemic. Unfortunately, the emergence of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and the related market selloff in the days after Thanksgiving offered an unpleasant reminder that the pandemic is not over. The economy and financial markets remain somewhat reliant on the medical community and research developments. Predicting the impact of the new variant is difficult, if not impossible, at this point. But there are logical reasons to expect limited economic impact, such as high vaccination rates, advances in treatments to reduce instances of severe disease, and various containment measures to limit spread (masks, distancing, etc.). Lockdowns are extremely unpopular, so we’re probably not headed there again, but we have a playbook that we can be reasonably confident will work. However, key questions remain unanswered. Will existing vaccines be less effective against Omicron? Will symptoms be more severe than prior variants? Is this latest variant more transmissible than prior variants? So, while we think the drag on the economy will be modest, we simply won’t know for sure until we get more data over the next couple of weeks. Markets don’t like uncertainty, but we’ll have an extra helping of it on our plates along with Thanksgiving leftovers for a little bit. Omicron does not change the fact that the U.S. economy is showing some strong momentum. A solid 1.7% increase in retail sales in October and a good start to the holiday shopping season point to strong consumer spending in the fourth quarter. The National Retail Federation sees holiday sales potentially increasing by 10% this year compared with 2020. Meanwhile, new filings for jobless claims for the week ending November 19 fell to a 50-year low, an impressive number even considering distortions from seasonal adjustments. Businesses are doing their part to support financial markets in a tough operating environment. Profits from S&P 500 Index companies rose nearly 40% year over year in the third quarter and are expected to rise another 20% in the fourth quarter (source: FactSet) despite persistent supply chain disruptions, shortages of labor and materials, and related cost pressures. Net profit margins for S&P 500 companies in the third quarter remained near record-high second quarter levels, a remarkable feat given the circumstances. Finally, manufacturing surveys point to solid demand while offering signs that supply chain disruptions, and possibly inflation pressures, may be at or near a peak. The path back to normal has been bumpier than anticipated, but we’ll get there. Omicron probably won’t derail the economic recovery or cause a stock market correction, but we just can’t know for sure. At least not yet. Stay tuned. Here’s hoping you have a wonderful and healthy holiday season. Please contact me with questions. Scott A. 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February 8, 2008 by Kurt Magic: Carlos Arroyo (although maybe Jameer Nelson, who has been playing well), Mo Evans, Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis, Dwight Howard Lakers Notes: Kobe is going to play tonight against Orlando, even through he stated his recently dislocated pinky finger on his shooting hand is bothering him (obviously, he is 7 for 27 from the field in the last two games). However, his participation in All Star weekend and the three-point shooting contest is up in the air. I hope he recovers, I really wanted to see him in that. The question the Lakers need to answer for themselves in about 8 days is: Do we keep DJ Mbenga for the rest of this season? My gut feeling is yes. Bynum isnâ€™t back for about six weeks, so we still need a backup big, and even when Bynum is back we may want another large body to spend some time on the Yao Mings of the world. Heâ€™s cheap and a decent post defender â€” he is a +2.9 per 48 minutes and has held opposing centers to a PER of 11.8 so far this season. You could look at other options, but heâ€™s starting to know the system and has done what you ask of him off the bench. My meaningless vote is to keep him. Weâ€™re big in Brazil Well, apparently. I donâ€™t speak Portuguese, but Gustavo, the very nice NBA blogger at the official NBA site for Brazil asked me a few questions about the Gasol trade then used them and thoughts from other bloggers in this post. Regular commenter and poster here Gatinho actually speaks Portuguese, and has a Brazilian wife (which should make you jealous â€” have you seen Brazilian women?) and he and his wife gave us a translation: Our friend Kurt from Forum Blue and Gold agrees with Ryan (from Hoopsaddict) and thinks that the Lakers have become a force in the West no matter what happens. â€œOver the next few years they will be the best team in the NBA, at least on paper,â€ says the beat writer for the Lakers. Thereâ€™s a question whether the arrival of a new star would affect Kobeâ€™s ego, Kurt answered directly, â€œWhen Kobe was asked after the Nets game how he felt about only scoring 6 points but getting the victory, he had a big smile that we havenâ€™t seen in years and said, â€˜You have no idea.â€™â€ It seems that finally things are coming together in the City of Angels. Well, weâ€™ll let the beat writer thing slide. Gatinho added he likes the blog â€” â€œHis blog is actually pretty good. He talks about the Golden Globes and the Cohen brothers.â€ The Magic Coming In: Third seed in the East, starting Mo Evans â€” what is going on in Orlando? To get a few answers, I posed a few questions to Ben Q. Rock at the quality Third Quarter Collapse blog (and I answered a few Qs on his site): Since the trade from the Lakers, how have Brian Cook and Mo Evans fit into the Magic? Do they fit in any long-term plans? The idea behind the trade was to improve three-point shooting and depth at power forward; Cook was the featured player because of his size, but Evans has contributed far more. He’s started the last 15 games for the Magic (an 16 overall), averaging 10.9 points and shooting .547 from the field. File him under “S” for “Surprises, Pleasant.” Cook only recently cracked the rotation, languishing on the bench for two months because he wasn’t in good enough shape. His production is spotty at best, and he does not play defense, as you’re well aware. Honestly, I think the trade was worth it, if only because Cook nailed three big treys in the third quarter in the win against Boston which ended on a Turkoglu buzzer-beating triple. Getting that win alone was worth it. Evans’ contract ends at the end of the season, and I don’t get the sense the Magic are interested in keeping him. He was basically a throw-in, and he’s taking minutes away from J.J. Redick. Personally, I think that’s a good thing, but the Magic tend to disagree because there’s going to be a riot of angry Duke fans and 12-year-old girls if J.J. keeps getting DNP-CDs. It’d definitely be a shame to see Evans go. Other Magic fans agree, as you can see in this thread on the MagicMadness forums. Nearly everyone who has responded thinks the Magic should retain him. He’s one of the few players we have who plays hard every second of every game. Cook has another three years on his deal, so he’s probably not going anywhere. If the Magic get a power forward with actual power forward skills, Cook will be valuable as a specialist. But as the first power forward off the bench? That’s gonna be ugly. In his eighth year in the league, Hedo Turkoglu is suddenly playing his best basketball. His shooting, rebounding, assists are all much better than his career average, and in the last couple weeks he has been nearly Dwight Howard good. What is he doing right? Turk is succeeding because Stan Van Gundy has freed him. Under Brian Hill last season, he was basically a spot-up shooter, rarely handling the ball or taking it to the basket; last season, 77% of his attempts were jumpers, compared to just 70% this season. This year, with the Magic’s point guards struggling, Turk has taken over the role of facilitator. He runs the pick-and-roll with Dwight Howard better than anyone else on the team, and the fact that he’s 6’10” makes it almost impossible to defend. Half a season in, how do you view the Rashard Lewis trade? Lewis’ scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage have taken significant dips this season. He’s not much of a defender. He’s grossly overpaid. Yet I’m still happy with the trade because his presence opens up the middle for Dwight Howard, who is scoring better than ever. Yeah, he’s overpaid, but he’s also Rashard Lewis, and he also drills open threes. Are you really going to leave him open to double Dwight? Part of the numbers downturn is due to him playing out of position. He’s a power forward in name only. He’s not used to being defended by bigger, stronger guys; likewise, he’s not used to defending bigger, stronger guys, so he’s probably pretty worn-out. Oddly enough, he did a damn good job defending Dirk Nowitzki (!) the other night. Where Lewis kills us is on the boards. As I pointed out in a recent post about why the Magic need a “true” power forward, Lewis is 54th out of 55 players at that position in rebound rate. At some point, either by the trading deadline or over the summer, we’ll get a “true” power forward to put alongside Dwight. That’d move Lewis to the 3 and Turkoglu to the 2. The mismatch possibilities are pretty fun to think about. Not many teams have the size to guard four guys 6’10” or taller playing at the same time. When talking about contenders in the East, most people bring up Boston and Detroit, then Cleveland as a darkhorse. Should Orlando be in that conversation for this season? Why? And how do you see the team growing in the next three or four years? No, I don’t think we’re quite ready to join that conversation just yet. From a talent standpoint, yes, we belong there. It’s hard to argue that Cleveland, even with LeBron James, has a deeper or more talented roster than we do. However, no one will take us seriously until we have a few playoff series under our belts. Sobering fact: the last time we won a playoff series, Bill Clinton was running for re-election. Given that long drought, it’s fair to exclude us. Then again, Toronto legitimized itself pretty quickly last year. We’re talented enough to duplicate that. Going forward, I feel good about our chances to seriously contend. Dwight Howard is only going to get better. He’s only 22 and he’s already one of the best centers in the game. Turkoglu and Lewis are in their primes. Boston and Detroit are getting older, although Detroit’s youngsters (Jason Maxiell and Amir Johnson in particular) scare me. Toronto and Cleveland will probably be up there, too, but we can hang with them. We just need more time and an upgrade at power forward. Point guard is a bit of a concern — does anyone think Jameer Nelson, who turns 26 on Saturday, can lead this team to an NBA title? — but Turkoglu’s ballhanding skills neutralize it. Overall, I like our chances of at least making the Finals during the Howard/Lewis/Nelson era, and even beyond. Did I mention Dwight is only 22? Keys To The Game: Right now the Magic provide a difficult defensive challenge for the Lakers. Without Bynum the Lakers have nobody who can begin to slow Howard on the block (no offense to Pau here, but low-block post defense is not his fortÃ©). I expect DJ Mbenga may get some extended run tonight. The other problem is that the Magic have a lot of very good three-point shooters starting with Nelson, Lewis and Turk. We have in the past talk about the Lakers tendency to sag off the three-point shooters to protect the paint (Odom, weâ€™re looking right at you) and if the Lakers do that tonight it could rain threes. Also, the Lakers need to play smart on the high screen-and-roll with Howard and Turk â€” Howard rolls fast and gets deep position down on the block, and if you let him get that spot itâ€™s too late to do anything. He is a beast. Also, the Lakers need to focus on rebounding and not let Howard get a lot of offensive boards and easy putbacks. On offense, Pau needs to make Howard work hard, drag him out of the paint with his midrange game and open things up some. Also, Kobe canâ€™t really have another of those horrific shooting nights â€” Mo Evans is a nice player but Kobe should get his in that matchup. Another big night from Odom is needed as well. Where you can watch: Another of those annoying delayed television broadcasts in Los Angeles. I canâ€™t wait for that to end. Anyway, 4 pm start but 5:30 television in LA (KCAL 9 â€” which means news promos through the game blatantly targeting men). Nationally, youâ€™ll need the League Pass. Previous Post Next Post Comments jodial says February 8, 2008 at 12:58 pm I also think signing Mbenga for the rest of the season would be a good move. I like what I’ve seen from him, when used in the right situations he’s effective, and he seems to be working hard both on and off the court. Signing him still keeps the roster at 14, provides decent depth at the 5 (who knows what we can expect from Mihm?), and gives the team another 6 fouls to use on Shaq & Duncan come playoff time. Plus, I just like having a tough African martial arts expert on the squad. desus32 says February 8, 2008 at 1:06 pm Keeping Mbenga is fine with me. But I really wish Mihm was healthy enough to play. It’s why we re-signed him, right? Pau is gonna have to just face up Howard on the defensive glass and allow the other Lakers to corral the rebound. If Pau tries standard box-outs, Howard is going to punish us on the boards. All 5 to the defensive glass tonight, fellas. After a day’s rest, we should be ready for this challenge. I know that Kobe is playing through the injury, but we are gonna need the guy who we think is MVP of the league, and soon. I’d like to see him attack the hoop more if his finger is bothering his jumper (and no doubt it is). Let’s go out and get a win! (You know, since we are integral to the success and all.) Bill Bridges says February 8, 2008 at 1:07 pm If Gasol picked up the 5 in one practice, maybe he picked up the 4 in his second practice. In which case, it would be nice to see him playing the 4 w/ either Ronny or Mbenga at the 5. jodial says February 8, 2008 at 1:10 pm If everything breaks right for Pau, he could conceivably be in position to have as good an NBA career of any European player, when all is said an done. I know Dirk has won an MVP, Kukoc won 3 rings, and Vlade’s in that mix somewhere too, but Gasol’s ROY and numbers have already put him in the conversation, and if the Lakers play the way we think they’re capable of playing the next 5-6 years…well, he’s in position, that’s all I’m saying. Some other top NBA careers by continent: Africa: Hakeem, by a mile. Asia: Yao, hasn’t had much competition to date. Australia: Guess you’d have to say Luc Longley. Gatinho says February 8, 2008 at 1:14 pm I agree on Mbenga. And after watching Chris Webber huff and puff last night, I’m glad to have Mbenga. There is also a decent site for any Brazilians who frequent FB andG called http://www.lakersbrasil.com. George says February 8, 2008 at 1:23 pm I also (meaninglessly) vote to keep Mbenga. No harm in keeping a cheap player who is a decent defender, so-so rebounder, and at times a good shot-blocker. Obviously fouls are a big factor in this, but I’d also like to see Gasol play some 4 with Turiaf or Mbenga. Goo says February 8, 2008 at 1:45 pm I think Mbenga should send Shaq a fruit basket (or a donut basket, and maybe a pizza) because I think that trade solidified his need on the team. Since we’re paying the lux tax I was thinking he’d be out but now…… The Dude Abides says February 8, 2008 at 2:00 pm We definitely need to keep Mbenga. Not only can he block shots, but he frequently catches passes, and has shown the ability to dunk the ball, including one nifty reverse dunk. I agree with Bill Bridges that Ronny should get some time against Howard tonight. In fact, I think Ronny should start at center on defense, with Mbenga being the backup center. Why subject Pau’s sore back to maximum minutes on Howard, who is an absolute beast? When Howard goes to the bench, we can take out Ronny or DJ. fanerman says February 8, 2008 at 2:14 pm “Not only can he block shots, but he frequently catches passes.” I can’t believe we’ve resorted to saying that seriously, with a straight face. SD Laker Fan says February 8, 2008 at 2:16 pm Its amazing what one trade can do. I have only missed one or two games this season, but since we got Gasol (btw does he have an awesome nickname yet?) there is no way im gonna miss another game. I am very excited to see what he can do at the 4. I say, at least for a bit tonight, put him there with Ronny or Dj at the 5 and lets see what he car really do. Nik says February 8, 2008 at 2:20 pm why is Kobe not offering to sit out? If the injury is pretty serious, why not give it some time to heal? Craig W. says February 8, 2008 at 2:25 pm Kobe sit out??? It’s not in his DNA. That’s was one reason we were saying he wouldn’t dog it this year, regardless how he felt about management. February 8, 2008 at 2:30 pm Gotta defend the 3pt line tonite, we haven’t been good at that. Hopefully Lamar can take advantage of Lewis tonight, that’s the key matchup gosujim says February 8, 2008 at 2:44 pm I think the Lakers should not abuse of the capability of POW to play at 5 position, facing a center as D. Howard would need a re-adjustment in my opinion. I think Pau should be 4 in this game and Turiaf 5, just to help defending the big man. But who knows… let’s see what Phil do. In any case… cireland 3 says February 8, 2008 at 2:50 pm I support starting Turiaf at center, there can’t be any doubling on Dwight Howard tonight the magic can destroy teams from three point range. I also think we need to see the 90’s Kobe, attacking the rim at will. Not only because of his finger, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Dwight have to leave his rebounding stance to try and block shots or possibly getting into foul trouble. gosujim says February 8, 2008 at 2:59 pm Yeah, definitely. We’ll need to defend hard on this one and we’ll need the real Kobe to show up as well. Kurt says February 8, 2008 at 3:08 pm I’d be surprised if Phil starts Ronny, but I like the idea of him and DJ getting the majority of minutes at the five and getting Pau time at the four. He too, just like Odom, could destroy Rashard Lewis’ “defense.” Louis C. says February 8, 2008 at 3:40 pm #4 – I know Longley won all those rings, but he was hardly the key member of those Bulls teams, and from a strictly talent perspective, I’d take Andrew Bogut. Tony - SD says February 8, 2008 at 3:45 pm If you were Phil – how would you match up tonight? Pau on Howard? Vlad on Hedo? Kobe on Mo Evans. L-O on Lewis? The match-ups don’t seem to work for me. Lewis is too quick for Odom, Howard is too big for Pau and neither Hedo or Vald plays any defnse, so I guess they should be fine. Craig W. says February 8, 2008 at 3:48 pm Hey, my cousin in PHX said he would get tickets to the 20 Feb game if I came over. I got tickets on Southwest and their confirmation # is K24… Tell me that isn’t an omen. February 8, 2008 at 3:52 pm 4 – Don’t forget Rik Smits. The Dunking Dutchman was seriously underrated! desus32 says February 8, 2008 at 4:08 pm #4: lauren jackson of the wnba is easily the most accomplished aussie hoops player, gender be damned. 1331 says February 8, 2008 at 4:23 pm sorry if this is a repost. got this link from other lakersblog. the story is about bynum: (really nice story) enjoy. carl says February 8, 2008 at 4:37 pm 23. Thanks for the article; really nice story. Nagaz says February 8, 2008 at 4:38 pm Is there a reason for the KCAL delay (not that it affects me)? Pedram says February 8, 2008 at 4:45 pm I assume KCAL delays games because no one is around to watch them at 4PM. Goo says February 8, 2008 at 4:45 pm Nagaz, pretty sure they get better ratings pushing the game back until 5:30 since alot of people are at work until 5.. the other Stephen says February 8, 2008 at 4:45 pm my soul wil continue to be incomplete until bynum and ariza come back. here’s to our front line of wookie, baby, and dumbo. and their backups, crashy, bashy, and smashy (mihm, turiaf, and ariza). okay, i don’t know where the hell i got that. chris h says February 8, 2008 at 4:47 pm the reason KCAL delays is to get closer to prime time, so people can watch the game after work., (which means higher ad revenue, and they are a business…) I also vote for keeping DJ, and I agree that the Shaq signing was the kicker for me and hopefully management, and yeah, DJ owes Shaq a nice dinner. looking forward to some more POW! and KB#24 pick and rolls tonight. Kurt says February 8, 2008 at 4:57 pm I don’t blame KCAL for the delays, it’s smart business. It is just an annoyance on this blog. The Dude Abides says February 8, 2008 at 5:31 pm “I canâ€™t believe weâ€™ve resorted to saying that seriously, with a straight face.” Fanerman, I said it with only a partial straight face. For DJ’s limited minutes, all we really need him to do on the offensive end is to not brick dunks that turn into long rebounds and fast breaks for our opponent, or not drop routine passes when he is in a perfect position for a layup or dunk. He also goes to the rim very well when one of his teammates drives to the basket, so he’s usually in good position to receive a pass or get an offensive rebound. These qualities of his were not shared by our recently departed former center, but I will admit that he who shall not be named would have prevented some of those offensive rebounds by Horford. I also like DJ’s mobility on defense and his willingness to defend the rim. He’s the kind of guy whose athletic ability could translate into good results on the court when given playing time. Not only should we re-sign him for the rest of this season, but we should also sign him to an extension after the season. I’m sure we could get him for slightly above the minimum. The Dude Abides says February 8, 2008 at 5:33 pm ‘Not only can he block shots, but he frequently catches passes.’ The above sentence was the quoted first sentence in my previous post, but I guess it vanished into the ether. sthompson625 says February 8, 2008 at 5:59 pm Gasol nicknames…well the obvious is “Serpico” but I also like “The Apostle” (Pau). chris h says February 8, 2008 at 6:12 pm don’t forget, DJ mbenga is being paid by Mark Cuban for this season and next season, at least this is what I think this link means- Karl says February 8, 2008 at 6:22 pm Does anyone know what the status update of Chris Mihm is? I thought he was supposed to play midway through the trip. Samy says February 8, 2008 at 6:23 pm SPOILER: God damn SOB Evans. Seriously I miss the guy and now he’s reminding us why. February 8, 2008 at 6:31 pm great news guys! the lakers are leaving the magic three point shooters wide open! they’ve hit 7 already and the first quarter isnt even over. its just ridiculous. laughing hard says February 8, 2008 at 6:34 pm SPOILER Why the hell couldn’t Evans ever shoot like that as a Laker? euph0ria says February 8, 2008 at 6:35 pm SPOILER: Too much Brokeback for these eyes…44 points given up in the 1st quarter. Curses on Cook and Evans. LO looks nonexistent in the game. February 8, 2008 at 6:35 pm SPOILER: glad to see they learned their lesson by now. oh wait, they haven’t. cook just drained a 3 to end the first. they hit 8 threes on their way to setting a franchise record for most points in a quarter with 44! please phil, do some coaching. earn that money. Ap says February 8, 2008 at 6:36 pm SPOILER: Is it just me or did Orlando shoot 21-24 in the first quarter. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??? They also only shot one free throw…HIT SOMEBODY. February 8, 2008 at 6:37 pm BTW guys, if you want to catch the game live, raptorsnation.net is up and working. click the lakers/magic link on the right side navigation laughing hard says February 8, 2008 at 6:58 pm SPOILER Hey–if Kobe can’t play in the 3-point contest next weekend, can the Machine to take his place? kc says February 8, 2008 at 7:13 pm while watching tonight’s game, i couldn’t agree more with exhelodrvr’s statement about splitting up Pau’s time at PF and C. Gasol was doing so much more against their second unit… granted he was paired up with howard at first, but still… i think he would be more effective and provide the team with much needed offensive power. February 8, 2008 at 7:15 pm kc says February 8, 2008 at 7:51 pm man, i love the way how lakers didn’t give up and just kept at it… despite giving up 44 points… in a quarter! Cary D says February 8, 2008 at 7:55 pm SPOILER: Gasol is just perfect for us on the offenive end. Man, he went on a tear in the 3rd quarter. He has such a pretty stroke for a 7 footer. Lakers back in it after a horrible start. Not a game we can afford to give away now. our 13 point lead is shrinking a bit. 81 Witness says February 8, 2008 at 8:10 pm SPOILER Lakers new hobby: Finding new ways how to give up big leads. pgblooded says February 8, 2008 at 8:10 pm Whats up Phil? Pau ain’t worth extra minutes? Walton is killing us. F__cking sit his ass out! February 8, 2008 at 8:11 pm Lakers need to run their offense in the 4th like they do the other 3 quarters. Only up 2, 7 mins left pgblooded says February 8, 2008 at 8:18 pm SPOILER Phil’s new job… CHEMIST!!! Let’s see, a dash of shasha here, oopps it worked. Hmnnn a drop of radman there, ok it works. Big lead. Let’s try somehing new… a scoop of Walton. Opppss not quite working. Let’s keep that walton substance there. Oh, no. its really not working. Lead’s gone, Time-out. Well, I guess it really isn’t Phil’s style to ride on the hot combinations. Substitutions, no matter how it may affect the game is a must for this team, I suppose. laughing hard says February 8, 2008 at 8:18 pm SPOILER pgblooded says February 8, 2008 at 8:27 pm If we will not be able to execute properly, we are gonna lose this game the same way we did to Atlanta. 81 Witness says February 8, 2008 at 8:28 pm SPOILER I don’t know what PJ is upset about. Foul looked like it was on the floor, not in shooting. pgblooded says February 8, 2008 at 8:39 pm Good thing we have enough cushion going to that experimental fourth quarter. I hope there’ll be no more games were the team will lose big leads and leave us very disappointed. Nice save by the starters!!! Samy says February 8, 2008 at 8:41 pm February 8, 2008 at 8:47 pm SPOILER Odom got away with one on Lewis, but hey, he was fouled in Detriot and it wasn’t called. I’m so glad Fish is on this team, dude has big…stones Warren Wee Lim says February 8, 2008 at 8:57 pm SPOILER I’m pretty sure a lot of us penciled this as a loss on our predictions and we managed to get a close one. I still cannot believe that we lost to Atlanta but hey, I think the win tonight guarantees we go .500 on this trip at least. Next up, Miami, Charlotte and Minny. Happy days are here… can anyone say 7-2 ? Gasol showed what he had in his game. I bet teams are starting to raise eyebrowns on this now that we have given Kobe Batman a legitimate Robin. Not to mention that he has 2 robins when Drew comes back! Oh did I mention that Lamar here becomes Alfred? hey says February 8, 2008 at 8:59 pm ufff, too much suffering. Great effort anyway… laughing hard says February 8, 2008 at 8:59 pm SPOILER What was the last time two Lakers had 30 points in the same game? Do we have to go back to when Shaq was here? Cary D says February 8, 2008 at 9:00 pm wow, what a tight win this was. i appreciated Kobe’s sense of urgency in this game. Dude took some terrible shots, but he played some key defense on Hedo down the stretch. I agree with the team, this was a must-win for us. This will give us some momentum, and this was our biggest test remaining before the all-star break. Lakers have 3 left till this trip is over – Heat, Bobcats, and T-Wolves. Let’s hope we smell the blood in the air Samy says February 8, 2008 at 9:08 pm Now that we’re 4 and 2, how do you guys think we’ll finish the 9 game trip? hey says February 8, 2008 at 9:13 pm Cary D says February 8, 2008 at 9:13 pm 56 – 6-3 or 7-2 is a must now. anything worse would be a terrible letdown for the team. But, being the Lakers has a few curses, one of them is everyone you play comes out playing very hard. Always extra motivation when the Lake Show comes to town. Can’t take anyone for granted. But a 7-2 trip would make us 18-10 on the road this year. What a far cry from last year… gosujim says February 8, 2008 at 9:17 pm What can i say? This is the new Lakers. laughing hard says February 8, 2008 at 9:17 pm I’ll say 7-2 as well. I think that this win will generate enough momentum to carry the Lakers the rest of the way to the all-star break. That, and the Heat, Bobcats, and T-Wolves don’t really seem like that much of a challenge for anybody… G says February 8, 2008 at 9:21 pm Spoiler doesn’t really work Is Kobe and Pau really injured….doesn’t really look like it the way they played tonight. February 8, 2008 at 9:23 pm Stupid Knicks gave up a 3 at the end of the game to let San Antonio take it into OT, where the Knicks promptly laid down Cary D says February 8, 2008 at 9:26 pm 68 – yea saw that kwame a. 8 game losing streak. 14-36 record in NYC. sad really. hey says February 8, 2008 at 9:27 pm Hmmm, i really don’t like the t-wolves game (5-5 in the last ten and right now: 84-84 against Boston Muffin-Man says February 8, 2008 at 9:43 pm Man, Pau is the real deal. I just love watching him play. As others have noted, he and Kobe already have a great chemistry together. The thing about Pau is he just doesn’t seem to ever force anything. If he doesn’t have a good shot, he just passes the ball. I saw him do the patented check for blood on his mouth after getting fouled by Howard. Love it. On a different note, the Celtics and the Spurs pulled wins out of their butts tonight after boneheaded plays by the T-Wolves and Knicks respectively. The one by the Knicks was the worst: up by 3 with a few seconds left and the guy guarding Finley goes to help on a drive by Ginobli leaving Finley wide open–he promptly nails the 3. Terrible. The Spurs then ran away with it in OT. They have this team beard thing going on. jodial says February 8, 2008 at 10:18 pm That just felt like a really essential win, the Lakers needed to win one of these close ones on this trip. No one is talking about him much, but Vlad Rad is playing very well. Another well-rounded and efficient game tonight – 32 minutes, 10 points on 5 shots, 5 boards, 4 assists (he’s moving the ball nicely in the offense), 2 steals, a block, no turnovers. Chise says February 8, 2008 at 10:39 pm I hated giving that Hawks game away, but was happy to walk away with a win on this one. I only watched the last 6 minutes, but the Lakers had spotty execution in the last 6 min. I mean, iso, iso, absurd passes, missed jumper. Ugh. Guys came through in the end… Which leads me to two key plays…and they both included LO. First, LO had that tough shot in the lane, which Howard clearly goaltended on. Then, that block on Lewis was great. Howard set a hard screen (he might have been moving two) but LO somehow got around him and used his length to block Lewis’ jumper. Really good hustle on the block. 1331 says February 8, 2008 at 10:46 pm it’s a good win, after losing the previous two close game (against pistons and hawks)…at least it shows that we could close game down the stretch although 4th quarter looked really scary, we blew a double digit leads. overall, i think we have no problem offensively. I think everyone contribute, starters and bench all have a scoring opportunity and making shots. (we shots 53.2% from the fields) but we are helped by howard’s foul trouble. if it’s not because of his limited time on court, i think we would lose this game (kudos to pau for drawing 4 fouls from howard) this fact surely shows that we have no answer to howard’s huge body (he went 8-8 from the field – BEAST) i guess this shows how much we miss bynumite as our defense anchor. cannot wait till he returns this game also once again shows that we have a defensive dilemma between stay in the perimeter defense or collapsing to help penetration/post play. ORL shots a lot of three and they made more than enough to the liking of PJ. 1st quarter perimeter defense is horrible. we started getting better once howard is in foul trouble. i think we need to improve our defense scheme for these kind of situation, where opponent has a post threat and three points shooter. this won’t be a problem when we go against miami, but we need to sort this one out, before playoff (although i have a pretty good answer already – bynum) another important note of the game is KOBE is surely one tough guy. Dislocated finger is not an easy injury and he played through it incredibly today. (his shooting percentage could be higher but not bad enough to received a critic) I am pretty sure other players might already sit this one out, while KOBE receive around the clock treatment (I could imagine his finger receive a therapy while he’s sleeping)… awesome guy…his determination is beyond my imagination…(and i am a pretty dreamy guy hahaha) Louis C. says February 8, 2008 at 10:47 pm 57-I thought Odom got away with a foul at first too, but they showed a replay from the side that showed pretty clearly that he got the ball and nothing else. He barely got the ball at that. It was clean. Let’s give Odom credit on this one. 60-They said the last time two Lakers scored 30+ in a game was back in 04-05 and it was Kobe and Caron. Craig W. says February 8, 2008 at 10:49 pm For all you young pups out there. Elgin Baylor and Jerry West AVERAGED over 30pts/game for an entire season. Now that was a scoring duo. Still this was great to watch – after the fact. During the game I was too intent on making sure I could reach my heart medicine easily. Anonymous says February 8, 2008 at 10:53 pm They combined for 66 points, 19 rebounds, 56% FGP. As USA Today put it, “they looked as though they had been playing together for years.” Never mind that Kobe is injured, Gasol is recovering from a sore back, they have had a long-stretched road trip so far, and it’s only their third game together. Yes, Mr. Kupchak, Odom would have never been able to put those numbers up as Batman’s Robin. If you observed the game closely tonight, you would have seen that together they executed the pick-and-roll so flawlessly. Kobe has found his “Pippen”. hertagnism says February 8, 2008 at 10:55 pm LO with the key block at the end. Even though he was almost invisible most of the game, he came up with key plays down the stretch. Drawing the goaltending call and blocking the Lewis 3-pt attempt. Kobe strayed away from the team near the end of the 4th but it was still a pretty good game for him. I’m surprised SVG decided to gamble and leave Dwight Howard in at that stage of the game. Does he not trust the other teammates to deliver? That decision was questionable. Lakers bench disappeared but Kobe and Gasol picked up the slack. Hope the bench recovers and the team takes out the last 3 gimme games at the end of the road trip. The West is getting tougher and tougher. Esp. when the Spurs are getting breaks and the Suns just got a break too (Wally from SEA calls a timeout when they have no timeouts left. Sonics were down 1 at that point but that error gave the game away). 7-2 is very probable for the Lake Show. chocco says February 8, 2008 at 11:04 pm I hope we can finish 7-2, but we have this endlessly frustrating inability to easily take care of Charlotte (remember Jumaine Jones 2 yrs ago?) and they lost both games to them last year. And let’s just say D-Wade is gonna be more than rdy for Kobe on sunday. I think this has been a pretty successful road trip so far, but we really really miss Andrew and our defense has slacked a bit. February 8, 2008 at 11:04 pm 72-I agree with you about the bench. Sasha has played pretty good, and Ronny is adjusting to his new role off the bench. However, Farmar has had a tough trip, especially on the defensive end, and Walton has been terrible. We need Farmar to get going again, and Walton to find a seat at the end of the bench, dude got blocked terribly by BRIAN COOK February 8, 2008 at 11:07 pm Also, in New York, Washington, Atlanta and now Orlando, the crowd has chanted MVP for Kobe. He is the only player in the league who can be an entertainer and dominate the game at the same time, it’s even more apparent on the road. Coop says February 8, 2008 at 11:14 pm I’m noticing something about Pau that I don’t recall seeing while he was with Memphis: really emphatic/emotional reactions to plays, like yelling and fist-pumping following an assist or make. His reaction to drawing Dwight’s 3rd foul comes to mind. I always figured he was passionate player, just quietly so. For those of you who are more familiar with Pau’s court personality: is this typical for him? And secondly, is he talking smack out there, or just supplying a Ronny-like reaction to big plays? I have to say that seeing a 30 & 30 night for Kobe & Gasol put a smile on my face, but back-to-back tentative 4th quarters is something that needs swift attention. Rob S. says February 8, 2008 at 11:16 pm Way to go Wally Sczerbiak…”pulling a Webber” and calling a timeout when they didn’t have any. That clinched the win for the Suns. Craig W. says February 8, 2008 at 11:28 pm Hey people, we got enough of a break with Mitch getting Gasol; don’t complain if other teams don’t beat our competition for us. I will be happy if that is our job – constructed as we are for any type of play. Travis Y. says February 8, 2008 at 11:52 pm Watching the end of the game I had no idea why Radmonovic was still in there. He is not a good defender and Kobe was not kicking the ball his way. Kobe got in his take over modes towards the end. Would’ve liked if he passed to the open guys but you live and die with your closer don’t u? Eshan says February 9, 2008 at 12:05 am 74, you are right, some players would sit for a finger injury. some would even sit five + games, someone like lebron james. Samy says February 9, 2008 at 12:06 am Craig, at this point in the WC ones assets can be counted as the success of the bottom feeders – there is just too little of a margin and the Bynumite fuse is a few weeks out still. Warren Wee Lim says February 9, 2008 at 12:17 am In my eternal search for depth and prospects, isn’t it better for the Lakers to keep DJ and trade Mihm to some team needing some depth at C? Cary D says February 9, 2008 at 12:17 am 74, 85 — Kobe played all but 2 minutes today. Just a site to behold. His play was erratic, but his effort motivated his teammates to step it up a bit. He played so aggressive all game. Massive kudos to him for gutting it out the past 3 games. we almost went 3-0 with our best player hurt. I’ll take that on any road trip in any year! Coop says February 9, 2008 at 12:34 am DJ has provided us with a little of the frontcourt releif that we’ve needed in this stretch, but I can’t say that I’ve seen anything from him that makes me think that he warrants replacing Chris. As far as acquiring depth goes… when Chris is healthy he is–and has been–our second best center. I believe that when he returns he will continue to be that (if you look at Pau as a PF, as he will be when Andy returns). On the prospects front, I would be all for getting a first-round pick for him (to replace what we gave up for Pau), but I highly doubt that there’s a team willing to give one of those up for him. The idea of losing him for a second-rounder doesn’t sound all that enticing. Frankly, I don’t think we need to worry about making moves at this point; just cross your fingers for the Lakers’ collective health at this point. If that comes to fruition, I think we’re golden. Anonymous says February 9, 2008 at 12:36 am LO played like a $4 million level player, not a $12-15 million player. With that kind of money, the Lakers can get 3 LOs. He is a big zero on the court other than silly turnovers. The “block”? A player never wants to make play like that at the end of the game, at the mercy of the referees. How about the moving screen before that? If the Lakers just wants to go to the first round of playoff, LO will do. If they want to go to the final, get someone better. Mark my words. Check the stat. An average player should get 1 point per two minutes on the court. Top players like Kobe and Gasol can get 1 points per minute. LO gets about .5 points per 2 minutes. He is simply not worth the $12-15 million salary. February 9, 2008 at 1:27 am The Saga of Pau Gasol the Laker is going to be more interesting than I realized. He just got tested as a center and more than held his own. Many of us were convinced that Gasol/Howard was a matchup nightmare for the Lakers–and for much of the first quarter it appeared that way as Howard seemed to have his way with Pau. However, before the third quarter was over, Dwight was sitting on the bench in serious foul trouble–totally failing on defense and shut down on offense. Pau was doing fine. Dwight was a respectable 19-11, but Pau was 30-9. They both had 1 assist. Pau had a block-Dwight had none, and Pau had a turnover-Dwight had 2. Could Bynum have done any better? All the Laker starters were in double figures and looked good. Despite the score, the Lakers played pretty good defense. That 44 point first quarter completely distorted the game as a whole. Watching the new Lakers emerge should continue to force us to think many times before we fully assemble the pieces and put humpty together. The Dude Abides says February 9, 2008 at 1:43 am #71-Muffin Man re Knicks/Spurs: that was hilarious. Knicks up three with four seconds left. Manu drives to the hole and is TRIPLE-TEAMED, including the guy who was supposed to stay with Finley beyond the arc. Pass to Finley, he makes the three. LOL-GREAT COACHING by Isiah. After the game, he said the “Spurs know how to win these games. We’ll get there.” “Yes, maybe next time we’re up three with four seconds left, I’ll tell my guys to guard the three-point shooters. I wish I’d thought of that tonight. Damn.” Chise says February 9, 2008 at 1:48 am @91: It’s not all about the money and it’s not all about the points. For the money, LO’s contract was NOT signed by us and it is up after next season. To move the 12-15, you have to take back at least 11+. Who’s gonna give up contracts that total 11-12 and expire after next year? Not worth it. And as for the points, please. Lamar is a double-double machine, can pass, ignite the break, can drive, and is so versatile. When Ariza comes back to provide the perimeter defense, and Walton/Radman see less time, you will see how much LO helps this team. Brian Tung says February 9, 2008 at 3:31 am Anonymous (91): Kobe and Gasol score faster than 0.5 pts/min so the others don’t have to. Besides, who are you going to get for Lamar, exactly? Someone has to want to take him. If the average per player rate were 0.5 pts/min, anyway, the team would average 120 points. 1331 says February 9, 2008 at 3:32 am on mbenga contracts…i just read a latimes article that says lakers are not expected to sign mbenga for the rest of the season. the only two reasons i could come up with are: 1. luxury tax because we are way over salary cap 2. if you look at ronny’s minutes after pau’s trade, you could see that it’s hard to find minutes for mbenga, even ronny is averaging half of his usual minutes during those games. i just hope that we don’t have any injury to our front court anymore. personally, i think mihm is better than mbenga. mihm has the skills to make post play (he got a baby hook, turn around jumper, etc). although it’s a bit a stretch now since we don’t know which mihm will show up after this injury. but based on the two reasoning above, i could say that signing mbenga is redundant. as for prediction of the last 3 road games, i would say we should win all. 1. Miami…now that shaq no longer there, they don’t have a inside threat (the only big man they have that we should pay attention is haslem – which would be outplayed just by turiaf)…they don’t have a solid perimeter threat too. wade is a better known for his penetration than his shooting ability. marion and banks is new addition in their early period of adaptation. (i am sure currently riley’s playbook are still has a bunch of play made for shaq, and without their shaq presence, it will be useless and need to be modified) moreover, marion has never been a real threat to lakers when he’s with suns…(suns has nash – so marion in heat without nash, shouldn’t be a real problem) + odom always creates a matchup problem for marion. so it would be awful if we lose to miami. 2. Bobcats….i think we might lose a game in the last 3 games, this probably is the one. Bobcats has the potential to win game against big teams (ask Boston). Matchup wise, they are pretty good. they have okafor as their defense anchor and inside presence in the offense. their perimeter players are a pretty good shooting players (richardson, wallace and felton). carroll also is a three point threat. we might need to be really careful against bobcats, although i would say that we should beat them (at least on paper) 3. Minnesota…well the only players that could be a threat is jefferson. the rest is really just a role player who might show up as a good player in one game and disappear in the other. i think we have more than enough firepower to muscle through this team. we need to win this game. so my prediction, we will be 35-17 by the end of this road trip, which will push our record 4 games better than the time we lose bynumite through injury. Oh btw, a note about vlad rad. I really think we are seeing his better contribution to the team. if you look at his contribution during this road trip, you can say that he’s getting better. his points is up (high percentage too), better rebounding, better assist, several blocks, he’s penetrating – not just standing in the three point line. so i am pretty confident that we are starting to see the kind of vlad rad we expect to see every game when we signed him for 30 mio. personally, i think he’s the type of player you need to have in lakers team. his plays are quite similar with glen rice or later robert horry. we need someone who could rebound a little, pass to open man and shoot with high percentage when left wide open in triangle offense. i think he’s the guy we need. if he keeps developing his inside and penetration game, he might end up like hedo turkoglu, which most of nba pundits think deserved to be put in east all star line ups. Brian Tung says February 9, 2008 at 3:34 am Also, if anything, referees are more reluctant to make the foul call at the end of the game, not less. At any rate, replays show that Lamar got all ball (plus possibly the hand that’s part of the ball). His moving screen was hardly that. It’s a slight hip turn on the pass-off that lots of people have done. He shouldn’t have done it, but it’s pretty nitpicky to get after him for that. Anonymous says February 9, 2008 at 4:20 am Not true. With a total 240 minutes of playing time, each minute of playing time need to generate .5 points to get 120 points. So in average a player should score close to .5 point per minute (or 1 point per two minutes). Unless the Lakers can cruise through all the elite teams, they need to upgrade below-average players who are paid $12-15 millions a year. If they want to go to the final, something must be done about getting money’s worth. They can get a .3 points per minute player easily for less than $5 million a year. A player in this level can rebound and dribble too, except all the silly turnovers. Remember, we are talking about $12-15 million a year. Anonymous says February 9, 2008 at 4:27 am Forgot to answer the following: 92: “Kobe and Gasol score faster than 0.5 pts/min so the others donâ€™t have to.” Not true. Kobe and Gasol have bad games too. That’s when other starters need to step up. A starter that averages about .3 points per minute can hardly fill the void. Anand says February 9, 2008 at 4:46 am Dudes check this out..Gregg Popovich goes nutso on the Pow trade..like I said,we are the Yankees of basketball once again..and i love it.. kik says February 9, 2008 at 5:07 am iÂ´m spanish and i read this blog since Pau was traded to LAL. And iÂ´m really learning a lot about NBA with your posts and comments. Thank you everyone who writes here. About Pau yesterday… the offensive game is very well but i liked very much how he expelled Howard of the game including two attack fouls; when Howard was out, the work in paint was easier for him. chearn fan says February 9, 2008 at 8:44 am Not one to work the stat machine (too much like math homework), but has anyone ever done a stat on Kobe’s takeover mode games and contrast or compare that to his willingness to play injured! I would be interested to know the over and under on that stat. All of the games that he has played injured, hurt and with off court problems. Yes, we have lost some games because Kobe has gone into his takeover mode, but we have also won games when Kobe has played injured or hurt or distracted. Kobe will play when other superstars sit, one of the many reasons why he is MY second favorite Laker of all time! Samy says February 9, 2008 at 9:35 am I am wondering where Ariza is, his two-four weeks should be up by now. Anyone know anything? exhelodrvr says February 9, 2008 at 9:53 am I believe Ariza is also supposed to be about 8 weeks. February 9, 2008 at 11:14 am 92-The question is not “Can Bynum do better”, it is “how awesome will the Lakers be when Bynum and Pao play together” KurkPeterman says February 9, 2008 at 11:19 am Lakers pulled through with another great win last night! K-Pau attacked for some killer numbers (which hasn’t happened very recently in Lakerland). For some perspective, here are the last 6 games where 2 Lakers scored 30 points or more: Standing at 4-2 (and a couple plays away from 6-0), I think we have a great shot at knocking out the rest of the games for a 7-2 record on the trip. Ko-Pau Show says February 9, 2008 at 12:53 pm That dunk by Kobe in the lane last night was OFF THE HOOK. Seriously, the guy is superhuman. Paul says February 9, 2008 at 12:57 pm Finally, Lamar comes through in the clutch. Twice at the end of the game. Winning shot and winning block. Bill Bridges says February 9, 2008 at 1:17 pm Better execution down the stretch but still not good enough… I would have liked to have seen Sasha in there instead of Vlad as Sasha is fearless, plays good man D and does not shy away from taking his shot. With Fish, Sasha, and Gasol, Kobe could give up the ball without fearing that his teammate chokes. Kobe was very aggressive offensively. When he’s aggressive he likes to post on the right low block. As this is the only place LO is consistently effective, LO was exiled to wander in the triangle hinterlands. He happened to make his shots. But except for the 2 layups, as we know more than anybody, his 3 pointers are not a good bet. If we want LO involed PJ has to run low post sets for him to start the game much like Detroit does for Prince. Remember the Bulls would start every game with 2 plays drawn up for Cartwright starting from the left low block. Louis C. says February 9, 2008 at 2:07 pm I was reading someone’s opinion on ESPN, complaining about the Pau trade, saying we should’ve given up Farmer or Vujacic because Crittenton had more “upside” and a better “basketball body”. Since when has potential become more important than results? This kind of talk annoys me. Samy says February 9, 2008 at 2:22 pm Ok so if the 8 weeks is true aboput Bynum he’ll be back on March 9 – which would be a home game against the Clippers. Samy says February 9, 2008 at 2:22 pm Ok so if the 8 weeks is true about Bynum he’ll be back on March 9 – which would be a home game against the Clippers. Craig W. says February 9, 2008 at 2:26 pm I also really liked Crit’s potential. However, Farmar is now a proven commodity and a very good fit for the triangle. Crit likes the open floor better and will probably flower sooner in Memphis. I think this is a really good move for Crit. chris h says February 9, 2008 at 2:34 pm I was wondering about Mbenga, and that I heard that Dallas is paying his salary. if this is the case, then why would we worry about salary cap restrictions? and with Shaq coming to the west, I think it makes sense to keep him just for the extra big body to have around, especially if we need to resort of “hack a shaq”. can someone explain this about Dallas paying DJ and how this affects us? gosujim says February 9, 2008 at 2:49 pm I really loved how Pau defended vs Howard last night, really smart, forcing some early fouls and inviting him to have a seat soon. Again it shows how versatile as a player is POW. Gotta love him. February 9, 2008 at 4:16 pm 113 – It’s not salary cap restrictions we’re worried about, but luxury tax penalties. I’m not 100% certain, but I believe the Mavs are paying the remaining guaranteed portion of Mbenga’s rookie contract, this year and next. However, even though he’s still collecting paychecks from Dallas, that doesn’t mean we can keep him for free. If we sign him for the rest of the season, we still have to pay him a pro-rated portion of the minimum salary. And since we’re over the luxury tax line, we pay a dolloar-for-dollar penalty on that salary. So essentially if we sign Mbenga for, say, $200,000 (I’m just making that number up as an example), after we pay the luxury tax penalty, it ends up costing us $400,000. For anyone who has questions about the salary cap, luxury tax and other things relating to the business side of the league, there’s a terrific faq you can check out: Kurt says February 9, 2008 at 4:23 pm I think Mat in 116 hit the nail on the head with Mbenga. The Lakers should get Mihm back soon and they are already paying him, so the theory is he is the other big. I’d like to keep Mbena, as I said, but it’s easy for me to say “it’s just $500,000.” Bryan says February 9, 2008 at 4:49 pm I don’t know if players and teams can restructure contracts (i confuse salary rules between the MLB and NBA all the time), but if its possible, what are the chances that Kobe would restructure his contract to allow Odom to stay past next season? Jeff says February 9, 2008 at 4:51 pm Nope, restructuring contracts are not allowed under the current CBA. Tim says February 9, 2008 at 5:18 pm Kobe’s shooting is still off because of the finger, but it was much better than against Atlanta. He does so much else for the team that you have to play him, and he wouldn’t voluntarily sit out as long as he thinks he can contribute. Gasol had a great bounce back game after a mediocre effort in Atlanta. Most of the other Lakers played well, with Odom coming up big in crunch time at both ends of the court. Goo says February 9, 2008 at 5:31 pm Realistically, how much could Odom be resigned for? I’m not sure which teams will be FA players in 2 years, but I’m guessing he’d be more expensive than Vlad/Walton are, so maybe 2 mil more than the MLE? Puts him around the 7-8 million range. Contract restructurings aren’t allowed, but theoretically Kobe could opt out and then resign for less money Lakers says February 9, 2008 at 5:53 pm This is great! now proclaim the lakers 7-2 on this road trip. Daniel Sagal says February 9, 2008 at 7:07 pm 7-2 is where i made my prediction orginially, but said 6-3 just to be safe. The real bright side to all this is that they could’ve potentially gone undefeated on this road trip had 1) Prince missed one 3-pointer and 2) Kobe didn’t injure his finger causing a few too many turnovers and bad shooting from Kobe. The future looks quite bright for this Lakers team, both this year and for the years to come. February 9, 2008 at 7:55 pm Yeah, they should finish 7-2 on this road trip IF they dont overlook anyone of these teams. Who knows how well Miami will play. Anyone have news if Marion plays? Should beat the Bobcats easily and should definitely beat the T’Wolves as well. Nice game for the lakeshow last night. Kobe seems to be getting better after the pinky injury. Gasol is only gonna get better and better with the triangle, scoring 30 points. Looks real good and hopefully better when Bynum gets back. Agree that they should really be 9-0 on this road trip. alex v says February 9, 2008 at 8:25 pm I just want to defend poor LO, who was 2-2 (!) from behind the arc. More seriously, I’m glad that he’s still putting in effort to find his game (more the drives than the jump shooting, and more the defense than that). I think (and hope) he doesn’t read the boards, but I still think it would be pretty easy for him to say “I’ve been replaced” and quit trying. I think he can still be a big asset for us in the stretch run and the play-offs. Also, I had mixed feelings about Bryan Cook in the past, but the fact that it was reported that he didn’t play for the first few weeks with the Magic because he “wasn’t in shape” makes me really glad we are rid of him. (It’s not like the Magic are a running team, after all.) Craig W. says February 9, 2008 at 8:25 pm The only thing Odom could do would be sign an extension with the Lakers this summer – to take affect starting next summer. This helps nothing at all for next year, but if he agreed to $7-8M for 2-3 yrs (can’t do 1 yr), then Buss might be willing to pay the Luxury Tax on his salary next year. I just don’t see Lamar doing this unless he really, really wants to stay with the Lakers. The odds are he would be leaving several million dollars on the table if he agreed to this. He won’t be able to command $14M from any team, but he might be offered $9-10M over 5yrs. If we win a championship this year or go to the WCF, Lamar might be able to approach Buss and get this done. However, if we only get to the 2nd round, I don’t see Lamar with the Lakers next year. Tim says February 9, 2008 at 8:39 pm I think the Bobcats is the trap game of the last 3 on this trip. It’s the Laker’s second of a back to back and Charlotte has some athletes to make it interesting (Wallace, Richardson & Felton). One plus is the Bobcats will also be on the second of a back to back after playing in Detroit Sunday. If the Laker’s bench mob is on I think they win easily because the Bobcats aren’t that deep. Otherwise the starters have to control the Bobcats streaky shooters, minimize turnovers and dominate in the paint. STU says February 9, 2008 at 8:53 pm Samy says February 9, 2008 at 9:07 pm I guess we have to stick to the shuffle function on our IPods because the DJ’s not coming back… But my Bynum prediction was solid. February 9, 2008 at 9:26 pm 126-To add to that worry about the Bobcats (not to disregard Miami at all), we got swept by them last year, including that terribly irritating triple overtime tape delayed game i sat through. Hope Carrol thanks us when we see him, we aided him in netting a multimillion dollar contract with his performances against us February 9, 2008 at 10:51 pm They’re still confused in Phoenix, but the coaching staff has already figured out how to integrate Shaq into the Suns offense. It’s been leaked to the net. Jeff says February 10, 2008 at 12:37 am Congratulations, you have found THE single funniest thing to come from that trade. I snorted. I’ll be on the lookout to see how many times D’antoni goes to “the Stretcher” It’ll be his new bread and butter. chris h says February 10, 2008 at 2:03 am read this on hoopsworld about DJ- pretty impressive about what it says about his character and life experience. between him and Ronnie, they know something more about what matters in this world, like health and freedom. I wish the team would keep him. chris h says February 10, 2008 at 2:06 am oh yeah, I’ve been meaning to say this but keep forgetting… we all owe drrayeye a Wayne’s world, “we’re not worthy” bow. he’s been saying for months now that Pau would be available and what a difference he would make, (but he never would have ever dreamed we’d get him for Kwame…) but he sure was right about Pau! (POW!) Jimmy says February 10, 2008 at 3:11 am #110 – Look at what we got now in Bynum by holding him (potential) rather than trading him for Kidd (proven results). Goo says February 10, 2008 at 4:01 am #134/5, the craziest part is that a year ago today any Laker fan would have traded Bynum, Odom, and whatever else they wanted to get Gasol. Hell over summer we all would have been content trading Bynum if it meant getting Jermaine O’Neal or both for KG I’m pretty sure we are truly lucky that Bynum improved by THIS much. Not even for how much he has made the team better, but just the fact that he went from decent C prospect to untouchable in trade talks is pretty remarkable. A year ago we’re waffling on whether to deal the guy for Jason kidd, an old PG with a huge contract that can’t shoot 3’s consistently…this year Chris Wallace doesn’t even bother trying to pry him loose for a legit all-star PF. February 10, 2008 at 4:47 am Thanks for the link chris h, that was a nice article on Mbenga. Reading that really makes me wish we would keep him. I’d much rather root for a guy like that than some of the spoiled, me-first kids coming out of college. gosujim says February 10, 2008 at 7:03 am February 10, 2008 at 7:35 am The value of Pau Gasol to the Lakers keeps going up. He seems to have learned the triangle in one practice. Despite having a bad back, Pau came to the rescue in his first game as a Laker to save the game when Kobe hurt his hand. Against Orlando, we found that when the game is on the line, Pau has “attitude.” Even as a center, not his natural position, against Dwight Howard, the most dangerous opponent, Pau gets the job done. He makes the players around him better. Pau understands the enormous opportunities that he has as a Laker–and he loves the challenges. His attitude is amazingly similar to Kobe’s. I can understand why other teams in the NBA are scared. Pau Gasol has the heart of a champion. Mico says February 10, 2008 at 8:58 am It was quite amusing hehe flop or not, I’m pretty sure a whole lot of acting went there (especially with the last one). Hmm and what about the no charge zone rule thingie? Is that still in effect? I was wondering about that with the Hedo call. And is that another example of home announcer bias? I mean if that was a laker broadcast would they really blatantly call those things as flops? icaro says February 10, 2008 at 10:42 am Hey, I-m form Spain and I enjoy reading you. For 128, who posted an interview with Gasol in spanish. It was long and here are the main things he said: 1 Asked about the optimism around the lakers he said that superiority, real or supposed should not allow them to relax, and they needed more concentration specially to close out games like the Atlanta one. 2 He said that they have chances to win the ring and that he has been more impressed by Phil Jackson than by Kobe, even though its an honour for him to play with both of them. 3 He pointed out that he needed to time get more involved and know how to play because he finds himself somwhat lost from time to time. 4 What he did in Memphis is the past and he has to prove himself now with the lakers. 5 About the chemistry with Bryant: he answered that they are in the same boat (not shure if that makes sense) becauses all they cared about was winning. 6 FInally and waht I found more important: His first goal is to be more aggressive, that he has to be a real presence in the paint and establish himself there thereby making kis teammates feel at ease playing with him and maing the most of his screens and assists. Hope it makes sense The Dude Abides says February 10, 2008 at 4:06 pm That makes sense to me, icaro. Your point #5 is a common expression here in the USA…”on the same boat” means that they have the same goal. In this case, that goal is to win. Thanks for the translation. dwight4prez says February 12, 2008 at 11:08 pm Seriously tho, there’s no such thing as “Dwight Howard good” — there’s only one Dwight, and his “good” is beyond comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIz7sYjp1Sc Tweets by @forumbluegold Archives Select Month November 2022 April 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004	68,316
When it comes to motivating your employees, monetary incentives might be the obvious choice. However, motivation is less about the reward and more about the emotional journey. Some years ago, Dan Ariely, a psychologist and behavioral economist at Duke University, conducted a study on motivation at Intel’s semi-conductor plant in Israel. Workers received either a $30 bonus, a voucher for pizza or a complimentary text message from their boss at the end of the first work day as an incentive to meet work targets. On day one, pizza was the clear winner but as the week unfolded, the complimentary text message had the best effect – even better than the cash incentive. Ariely discovered that when people receive money as a bonus, they seem interested in the work but it doesn’t secure long-term commitment or increase the motivation of employees. A small bonus, such as a complimentary text message from the boss commenting on job performance, changes how employees think about their job and their relationship with the company. Ariely describes in his book, Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations, how it is possible to inhibit motivation: “Imagine, for example, that you worked for me and I asked you to stay late three times over the next week to help complete a project ahead of deadline. At the end of the week, you will have not seen your family but will have come close to a caffeine overdose. As an expression of my gratitude, I present you with one of two rewards. In option one, I tell you how much your extra hard work meant to me. I give you a warm and sincere hug and invite you and your family to dinner. In option two, I tell you that I have calculated your marginal contribution to the company’s bottom line, it totaled $27,800, and I tell you that I will give you a bonus of 5% of this amount ($1,390). Which scenario is more likely to maximise your goodwill toward the company and me, not just on that day, but moving forward? Which will inspire you to push extra hard to meet the next deadline? As the compliment condition at Intel and our other experiments on social norms show, my thanks, hug, and our family dinner would make all the difference in your feelings of current and future engagement. The bonus, however, would put a numerical value on something that wasn’t countable to begin with: your commitment. And while you might appreciate the cash, the next time I ask you to help me with a deadline, you will most likely ask: ‘how much?’” Very often, we assume that money is a primary motivator for employees. For some, it will be, depending on age and stage, but research tells us that it is the relationship between employees and the company that is most important. People rarely work in isolation in organisations. We need to be able to draw on relationships and trust our colleagues, particularly when work is difficult and stressful. No amount of cash bonuses will encourage that type of motivation or commitment. The challenge for today’s managers is to motivate staff while avoiding the traps that inhibit motivation. Ariely’s research tells us that, in a lot of cases, money is a disincentive. Motivation is an emotional process and it is connected to our sense of belonging and self-worth. The best thing employers can do is remind themselves how valued and valuable their employees are, and then let their employees know. This article was first published in Accountancy Ireland and subsequently in Fora.ie Developing a coaching culture Introverts are good for business Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Recent Posts Basic Income for the Arts On mothering and being mothered 6 job skills to succeed in… Managing a remote team Mental health Annette Clancy on How to disappoint Stuart Reid on How to disappoint	4,118
The Cotton Bowl faded into relative obscurity over the past two decades, due to the death of the Southwest Conference and a reshuffling of the New Year’s Day bowl lineup. Beginning in the latter half of the 1990s and continuing for a number of years, the Cotton Bowl was moved to a late-morning kickoff for a number of years on Jan. 1, leading to a decrease in visibility and prominence. It regained some punch in recent seasons due to a Friday night January slot on FOX, but it still wasn’t a crown jewel on New Year’s afternoon. That changes this year. The Cotton Bowl marks its return to the big time with an ESPN slot for a huge contest between Michigan State and Baylor. One of college football’s four greatest bowl games is once again a destination event, not a landing ground for third- or fourth-place teams in conferences. Due to the Cotton Bowl’s long-overdue return to the spotlight, we present the 10 most significant games in the event’s history: This was an unremarkable game, and it didn’t decide a national title, but this marked the only meeting between Joe Paterno and Darrell Royal, two of the best coaches in college football history. The bowls will sometimes bring together the top coaches in the sport, whereas regular season games fail to do the same. Had it not been for the 1972 Cotton Bowl, Paterno and Royal never would have matched wits against each other. The Big Ten in the 1970s was a Michigan-Ohio State conference. It’s easy to similarly think of the Southwest Conference as being the sole domain of the University of Texas, but the 1970s and early 1980s disproved such a notion. Baylor made the 1975 and 1981 games. SMU made the 1983 game (albeit due to paying players and such). No non-Texas team illustrated the depth of the SWC in the 1970s more than Houston. The Cougars won three SWC titles in four seasons, and by winning this game against Tom Osborne and Nebraska, coach Bill Yeoman’s Houston crew forged a 2-1 record in its three Cotton Bowls. Everyone quite understandably talks about the Cotton Bowl Yeoman and UH lost in 1979 to Joe Montana and Notre Dame. What people forget is that Houston was the best team in the SWC over a four-season span… and was tough enough to respond to the 1979 Cotton Bowl gut-punch by winning the event the next season. Bear Bryant got four cracks at Texas, all of them in bowl games. Three times, he faced a fellow icon in Darrell Royal, but this game came against Fred Akers, Royal’s successor. This was Bryant’s best chance to break through against Bevo, and when Alabama forged a 10-0 lead early in the fourth quarter, it seemed that the Bear would corral some cattle. However, the Longhorns stunned the Tide with two touchdown drives to take a 14-10 lead. Alabama started a possession at the Texas 38 with 1:54 left following a long kick return by current South Alabama head coach Joey Jones, but quarterback Walter Lewis threw an interception at the Texas 1. The Longhorns took a safety at the end of their subsequent possession but won the game, 14-12. Thus ended the Bear’s last Cotton Bowl and his last appearance on the New Year’s Day stage. This Cotton Bowl pitted Royal — the greatest coach in Texas history — against Ole Miss’s most iconic coach, Johnny Vaught, one of the giants in the history of the SEC. Vaught won six SEC titles in Oxford, a feat whose magnitude only grows with the passage of time. The fact that Texas and Ole Miss both entered this game in the top five only enhanced the meaning of this matchup. Ole Miss and Vaught smoked Royal and Texas in the 1958 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Here, Royal and Bevo gained revenge in Dallas. The foremost coach in Tennessee history is General Robert Neyland. In 21 seasons in Knoxville, Neyland won 83 percent of his games. From the mid 1920s through the early 1950s, Neyland lost more than two games in a season only four times (keeping in mind that seasons were usually 10 games long then, 11 with a bowl). Neyland didn’t produce a winning record in bowl games, but this game is immensely significant for him and Tennessee because it marked the general’s second bowl win, following the 1939 Orange Bowl. Capturing a prestigious bowl title over No. 3 Texas, 12 years after a previous New Year’s Day victory, powerfully affirmed Neyland near the end of his legendary career. The Darrell Royal-Ara Parseghian matchups were the centerpieces of “Texas-Notre Dame At The Cotton Bowl” in the 1970s, but the 1978 game between Fred Akers and Dan Devine said something about the durability of these programs in a subsequent period of time. Notre Dame won this battle for post-icon prominence, setting the wrong tone for the Akers era in Austin. Texas became an “almost” program during the Akers years, and while the program enjoyed an occasional return to a big bowl game, it wasn’t until Mack Brown arrived that the Longhorns once again became an entrenched power. Notre Dame did indeed falter during the Gerry Faust years, but this win against Texas helped make Devine an unquestioned success in South Bend. When Darrell Royal and Ara Parseghian met in consecutive years at the Cotton Bowl, this was the rematch. Notre Dame broke Texas’s 30-game winning streak and denied the Longhorns a third straight Cotton Bowl win. Thus ended one of the great runs in the sport’s history, alongside Oklahoma under Bud Wilkinson in the 1950s, Miami under Butch Davis and Larry Coker in the early 2000s, and USC under Pete Carroll just after The U’s big run, among others. The Fred Akers era at Texas began with the 1978 Cotton Bowl loss to Notre Dame. It officially ended after the 1986 season, but it essentially died on Jan. 2, 1984, with this loss to Georgia. When Miami beat No. 1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, Texas could have been the national champion with a win in Dallas. However, the Longhorns’ offense never got off the ground. For all the sweet triumphs Texas has earned in this event over the decades, this loss marked what was perhaps the program’s most wrenching and lasting defeat. The Longhorns had already been proclaimed national champions by President Richard Nixon, in a story that will be documented by the ESPN 30for30 franchise this weekend: Yet, after beating Arkansas at the end of the 1969 regular season, Texas still faced a moment of truth against a Notre Dame team that was making the school’s first bowl appearance in 45 years after a self-imposed ban. Notre Dame appearing in a bowl? That was a national occasion. The hype associated with this game went through the roof, and the quality of the competition lived up to the buzz. Texas, trailing 10-0, rallied for two touchdowns and a 14-10 lead early in the fourth quarter. Notre Dame scored with just under seven minutes left to retake a 17-14 advantage, but the Longhorns scored with 1:08 left to win the game and prove to the nation that yes, they were the best team in the nation in the 1969 season. This game is historically significant for a number of reasons, and the football reasons are only a modest part of the larger story. At the time, this was the second bowl game in history matching the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country, the previous instance being the 1963 Rose Bowl between USC and Wisconsin. This game also pitted one of the sport’s superpower programs against the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Navy’s Roger Staubach, a man who would make even more of a name for himself in the city of Dallas several years later. The 1964 Cotton Bowl marked one of the last times that a service-academy program competed for a national championship. This is a kind of game permanently consigned to a distant era — it’s not going to be replicated or re-created anytime soon. Yet, all these facts pale in comparison to a matter of overarching importance: This Cotton Bowl was the one which immediately followed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas (in November of 1963). This game didn’t solve any problems or fix any lingering issues, but it did help the community of Dallas to move forward, step by painful step, in the aftermath of one of the nation’s deepest and most wrenching tragedies. Editor, @TrojansWire \| CFB writer since 2001 \| View all posts by Matt Zemek → www.thecomeback.com/TheStudentSection is a college football and basketball fan web site and is in no way affiliated with the NCAA or its Properties or Organizations. 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