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While a lot of us weren't looking, green grew up and went off to college – think multiple degree programs, from sustainable agriculture and ecotourism to environmental liberal arts.
GGGGoing green on campus used to mean placing recycling bins in the dorms. Today, sustainability is increasingly found in the classroom, as more schools add sustainability degrees and programs to their academic offerings. From energy efficiency certification programs at community colleges to complete environmental immersion at Unity College or College of the Atlantic, green degrees are on the rise.
One of the latest efforts is under way at University of Maine Machias, a campus on the coast with about 1,000 students.
This fall, University of Maine Machias officials are deep in the process of re-branding their entire school around the current interest in environmental and community sustainability. It's an outgrowth of the schools' environmental liberal arts program, created about six years ago.
Machias already offers programs in marine biology, environmental recreation and tourism, and requires students to take "The Maine Coastal Odyssey," a four-seminar course steeped in environmental sustainability.
"This is certainly in response to both what students are expecting and in anticipation of their career needs," said UM Machias Provost Stuart Swain. "These issues of sustainability are interwoven in not only many different kinds of professional work, but also in preparing liberally educated students to confront the issues they'll face in the world."
Among the possibilities campus leaders are considering is shifting Machias to a three-semester academic year, or to create a "semester by the sea" program to attract students from other University of Maine campuses. That could bring in more students and more revenue, and take advantage of the weather and mostly empty facilities during the summer months. Much of the coursework in these programs is outdoors, officials said, and there are ways to maximize the potential of the school's location and environmental focus.
"There's a lot of opportunity," President Cynthia Huggins told system trustees earlier this year.
Universities have long had natural sciences programs, and started carving out "green degree" programs in the 1960s as part of the burgeoning environmental movement. More recently, the trend has been toward degrees that are explicitly tied to sustainability, and overlaying those sustainability practices onto traditional fields of study, from architecture to engineering.
Many of the earliest environmental studies programs were at private universities such as Unity College and College of the Atlantic; the first environmental studies undergraduate degree was launched in 1965 at Middlebury College in Vermont.
According to the Princeton Review, more than 600 colleges and universities around the country offer degrees in environmental sustainability. Even specialty schools, such as the Boston Architectural College, offer specialized programs. In addition to historical preservation and classical architecture, the college offers a sustainable design program.
The academic programs have been fueled by a need in the marketplace, experts say.
According to federal labor statistics, the number of "green jobs" is increasing and as of 2011, the most recent data available, 3.4 million people were in jobs that produce goods and provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.
In some cases, the sustainability program might be a minor to a traditional major. Or it could be a completely new degree.
In June, the University of Maine System trustees approved two new degree programs, both keyed to the growing sustainability movement.
Starting this fall, the University of Maine in Orono is offering a bachelor of arts degree in Human Dimensions of Climate Change, while the University of Maine at Farmington is offering a bachelor of arts in Outdoor Recreation Business Administration. At UM Presque Isle, they've started a sustainable agriculture concentration within their Environmental Studies and Sustainability program.
And sustainability is seen as a need in almost every sector. Earlier this month, the South Portland city council adopted a raft of local sustainability initiatives, and said they support hiring a full-time sustainability coordinator.
Sustainable ecotourism is another growing area, particularly in the Maine tourism market, according to David Jones, an associate professor in the Recreation and Leisure Studies at University of Southern Maine. Among the new offerings are the Maine Huts & Trails, with hiking between four eco-lodges, and an increase in sea kayaking, biking, and whale watching.
"That's the niche right now, a whole new area" said Jones, who oversees a USM certification program in sustainable tourism. "People are starting to recognize that the environment is what people are coming here for."
At Unity College, all students take the "Environmental Citizen Curriculum" as a base, conceived as a framework of sustainability science for all students. The school offers 16 environmentally focused majors.
Similarly, College of the Atlantic is another higher education institution in Maine that has long woven its entire curriculum around sustainability. There, all students major in human ecology, and tailor their individual programs from that base into their own specific academic design.
At Machias, rebranding the school to emphasize the environmental liberal arts program made sense for students and the school, the provost said.
"We know that issues about the environment, and our ability as individuals and as a community to flourish within that environment, will be paramount questions over the next century," Swain said.
Meghan Duff, an associate professor of psychology teaches one of the intro environmental liberal arts courses to Machias freshmen. "We're always trying to think about large, complex problems and how to solve them," she said of the class. "That's the gist of sustainability. It's not just water and trees. It's how do we build a neighborhood that's sustainable?"
Duff said she takes the students out to local farms, working with them to identify and solve specific challenges in the workplace. "I like getting students to see how things connect," she said. "I think we do better by our students this way than with a narrow focus."
Hands-on work is critical to the programs, several instructors said.
"It's designed so we're not just teaching about sustainability, the students are actually doing it," said Robert Sanford, chairman of the department of environmental science and policy at USM.
All freshmen and transfer students in that department take a field immersion course, for example, spending a long weekend at a camp on Coffee Pond in Casco, learning basic orienteering and map reading, topographical surveying, GPS use, and plant and tree identification.
"We work really hard on building community, and we work really hard on preparing the students for jobs," Sanford said.
At the community college level, several Maine colleges have added new certification programs to meet the demand for more people trained in renewable energy fields.
Southern Maine Community College in South Portland has a Sustainability and Energy Alternatives Center that is used to train students in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
The University of Southern Maine has a similar "energy house" at the Gorham campus, which is used for hands-on training.
Travis Wagner, who oversees USM's sustainability minor program, said companies are moving beyond compliance with regulations and are recognizing that it's good business to proactively seek out ways to be more environmentally sound.
"You can't just say you're a green company anymore. Customers are a lot more savvy," Wagner said. "We're seeing the rise of the sustainability manager."
Many Maine schools see themselves as perfectly positioned to meet that need, since they can provide hands-on training with local businesses, and using abundant local natural resources, to train the next generation of sustainability workers.
"It's all about continuity," Machias Provost Swain said about the evolving identity of the school. "We're in a rural community and tied closely to that community and the natural resources here. Environmental liberal arts is formally recognizing that, and enhancing that identity."
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Enable custom 3rd party authentication providers
Outside of out of the box providers like facebook and google, provide samples and guidance on how to authenticate with others like LinkedIn.
I've gotten a few questions about this item recently, so I just wanted to give a more detailed status. We still have this on the backlog; it hasn't been forgotten. But we don't have a clear timeline for when we would get to it right now. The "unplanned" status just means that it can't be tied to a timeline, but we do think this is a valid request that we would like to have in the product.
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Heymega commented
Whilst you cannot do this with Azure Functions, you can do it with Azure API Management. If you were to put this API gateway in front of your serverless functions then you could use this to delegate the security.
I believe you can add custom OAuth2.0 and OpenID Connect providers through Azure API Management.
A slightly more costly solution but an API gateway is generally a must have anyways.
Erik Ralston commented
Would love to add Okta security to my Azure Functions; otherwise, might have to convert them to an ASP.Net WebAPI and I'd rather not.
Stephen commented
I use an Identity Server (ThinkTecture) and could be deployed on any cloud or on-premise....the Identity Server provides end-points to call - OIDC/OAUTH 2 - returns a JWT with scope - identity and resource. Should be able to point to this with simple configuration of URL, ClientID, Secret and redirect URL in Authentication/Authorization settings thru App Service.
Also, having option to let user choose from multiple ID Servers (google, facebook, linkedin...etc) could be very popular too, it is only one that can be configure I suppose?
Andy Booth commented
JWT decoding would be a very welcome addition.
William Noel commented
I'm using B2C to front end my Azure Mobile App from which I issue my own tokens. I have to add claims and other handle refresh directly.
I have no intention of ever having an identity store and the liability that goes with it.
I would like to be able to add Functions over time, but need to be certain that all endpoints are secure. Haven't looked at AF just yet, but seems almost certain it will be useful.
Steffen Gammelgård commented
Sortof agree with this, but simply validating tokens issued by my applications is fairly straight forward in a function, as long as the function has a signing key. -with RSA that should even just be a public key, so not that bad.
What would be really neat would be something like asp.net identity, only with bearer tokens and tablestorage, where i simply supply a few basic settings and configuration of endpoints (change password, password reset, get token, the usual account management stuff that we usually dont need to touch)
Rolling my own isnt really difficult, just tedius and not as easily reusable. (mostly because of the way we deploy to Functions right now, which for me has been writing code directly in the browser)
Steve Lee commented
Adding Auth0 as a provider could enable this but outside of Functions itself so might not offer some options.
Anonymous commented
Shared Access Signatures (SAS) may provide a basic authenticated/unauthenticated scenario to reduce abuse and traffic generation which would incur charges if the function did the validation itself. This was a big problem with AWS Lama until they fixed it with the API gateway hook.
I'm currently fronting my async functions with a queue and SAS. The SAS model is simple and effective.
Anonymous commented
AWS finally addressed this for Lamba. They gave you a hook in the pipeline of their API gateway to process an auth token and return into the context session attributes.
Better than nothing but there needs to be native support ODIC (mainly JWT validation and decoding) and OAuth support. Not everyone uses Azure AD as the OAuth server to issue API tokens and token translation for OAuth/ODIC is problematic. There is no STS.
Christopher Anderson commented
Thanks for the feedback, Jeff. Expanding our authentication scenarios is something we'd like to address in the future.

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|Windbreak – first trees!
When the weather has allowed, we've been busy in the garden. We've planted 3m cypresses, pine trees and ficus in an embankment of rocks at the North edge of the plot which we had constructed. We've had to make up our own soil – adding peat, sand & fertilizer, as the native stuff is so full of clay its almost impossible to work. And each tree has to be staked and secured with stays in three directions to stop the winds blowing them over. Every morning when we wake up we check to make sure they haven't been blown over during the night!
Inside we've been experimenting with bread making, and have now got a super and reliable country loaf – good texture and crumb, crisp brown crust, and the most wonderful smell of baking when we get up in the morning! Added to that the aroma of hand crafted coffee – each round individually ground and filtered from beans which we unashamedly say are one of 8 varieties we get from Starbucks (my do they do good beans!), and we hope you are already yearning to be here!
Recipes which have made it include pork loin wrapped in pancetta tray baked over apples with a sauce of dried figs and apricots, poached in concentrated local grape juice, flamed in tsikoudia (the local spirit, made from the remainders of winemaking), spiced with anise, cinnamon and cloves. Continuing the winter theme, duck on quince slices cooked in a local pomegranate liqueur, with copious saffron. The cooked duck meat fried in duck fat with raisins & prunes in Amoroso sherry, and the juice of a fresh orange. Wow, it was lovely, tho I have to say we did drink a splendid full fruity Santa Alicia Cab Sauv from Chile – can't always stretch to Cretan wines!
Over the past month or so, the outside works are virtually complete – a crazy paving driveway up the hill, circling the huge fig tree in an oval island; a splendid pool terrace, linking the basement reception room to the pool, all on the level.
|New Pool Terrace, almost finished
The website continues to be embellished – we've now got a small slideshow of pictures of the accommodation on both floors, and have made some contacts with others offering information or activities in the area – more to be added to the website in due course.


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A wet night and even wetter morning until lunchtime lifted the river to the extent that it was running strongly under the west arch at New Inn. Consequently there should be some decent fishing for a time tomorrow although the best conditions are probably right now.
I have been away from this keyboard for several days helping Sheila prepare an exhibition on the history of Horton school. The village school closed yesterday for the last time bringing to an end nearly 600 years of continuous education provision at Horton. The earliest reference to a school here that we have found is dated 1523, a will leaving money to "our ladies school at Horton". Until 1876 the school was a free grammar converting in that year to an elementary which it has remained until yesterday.
The MAA in the early 20th C organised sports events and awarded prizes for the children. Times change, families are smaller, village populations age and small village primaries with their wonderfully happy and nurturing cultures become untenable. Very sad.


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Host a {Frugal} Fondue Party
One of my very favorite dinners out is fondue! However, if you've ever visited a fondue restaurant, you know that it isn't exactly the most budget-friendly night out. Several years ago, my girlfriends and I decided just to do our own fondue night in. What resulted was a night of deliciousness – for a lot less money.
Now that fall is here, I thought it would be the perfect time to share the tried-and-true cheese fondue recipe I've been using with you. I've made this recipe for book clubs, as an appetizer for holiday meals, and just for a fun dinner. Not only it is easy, it only requires a few easy-to-find ingredients.
You'll save even more money by shopping at Fred Meyer! I have made this recipe several times now using their Kroger brand cheese. Lucky for me, the week I went to make the recipe, the cheese was on sale! (And even if it's not on sale the week you're there, it's always very reasonably priced.)
Here is what you'll need:
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 1/4 cup beer or dry white wine (I like using Hefeweisen)
- 1/4 cup flour
- dash of garlic powder
As far as what to dip in your fondue? It's really up to you. My personal favorites are cubed French bread, cubed Granny Smith apples, and fresh vegetables (I like broccoli and baby carrots).
This recipe gets thrown together quickly, so gather everything you'll need in one spot. Start by mixing the two cheeses and toss with the 1/4 cup of flour.
Heat your fondue pot and pour in your beer or white wine. If you don't have a fondue pot, you could just as well use a saucepan over the stove.
Once your beer or white wine is starting to bubble, toss in a handful of cheese and stir until melted. Keep adding handfuls of cheese until it's all melted and smooth in consistency. Finally, toss in a pinch of the garlic salt and stir.
That's it!
The whole thing should take you roughly 5 minutes and then it's ready to serve. Delicious! Your only problem will be not devouring the whole pot within minutes. (Trust me, it's *that* good!)
After the cheese fondue, surely you'll want some chocolate fondue too! No worries, I've got you covered with an equally simple (and delicious!) recipe.
Here is what you'll need:
- 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 bag milk chocolate chips
- 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (I used my homemade version)
What to dip in it? I picked up a bag of Jet-Puffed Marshmallows and a small angel food cake from the Fred Meyer bakery. I also chopped up a banana and I love fresh strawberries! Other ideas include pretzels, pound cake, and other fruit. Be creative! (I mean, can you really go wrong dipping anything in chocolate?)
Start by heating your cream in a fondue pot or saucepan. Heat until gentle bubbles form.
Very similar to the cheese fondue, you're going to dump in handfuls of the chocolate chips at a time, and stir until melted. Continue this process until all the chips have been added. Finish with a teaspoon of vanilla.
As with the cheese fondue, assembling the chocolate fondue shouldn't take you more than a few minutes – and it's absolutely delicious! Now if you really want to kick this recipe up a notch, add a shot of your favorite liqueur – perhaps Kahlua, Bailey's, or Grand Marnier!
Make Your Own vs. Eating Out
By shopping at Fred Meyer, I was able to put my fondue on the table for a fraction of the cost than buying out. For fun, I thought I'd provide a breakdown of my costs versus eating out:
Of course, it is difficult to compare apples to apples here, but pretty much any way you slice it, having your own fondue party is going to save a killing over going out. (And I think it tastes every bit as good as the restaurant version, too!)
A final way to keep the cost down even further is to ask your friends to contribute. Tell your friends you'll make the cheese and the chocolate if they can provide the bread, apples, veggies, and pound cake.
Fondue Equipment
As you can see from the pictures above, I used a simple saucepan to create my chocolate fondue, but if you want to get fancy and pick up a fondue pot or fondue set, check out the best-selling products on Amazon here!
This Cuisinart Electric Fondue Maker gets great reviews and includes fondue forks, or if you're using your own saucepan you can pick up this set of 6 Trudeau Fondue Forks, color coded to help you figure out whose is whose.
Inexpensive Decor for Your Fondue Party
Fall is all about cozy and I couldn't help but notice all the great deals on fall decor, harvest-scented candles, table linens and more at my Fred Meyer store. Since you're already saving a lot on your ingredients, why not pick up a candle, new centerpiece or tablecloth to tie it all together?
For more ideas, you might want to check out the Cozy Up to Fall post I put together a couple years ago featuring items I found at Fred Meyer!
If you garden, another inexpensive way to decorate is with your pumpkins, squashes, and corn stalks! Check out how our front porch looked last fall. (This photo reminds me it's time to tidy it up again for this year!)
I'd love to hear from you: have you ever hosted (or attended) a fondue party? Any ideas you'd add to my recipe or decorating? Please share!
Disclosure: This is sponsored content from Fred Meyer. All opinions are my own. For additional information, please see my Disclosure Policy. Prices and items shown in photos above are reflective of the time/date I was at my store and may vary. Please see your store and/or the current ad for pricing and availability at your Fred Meyer.


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March 09, 2016 | By a Falun Gong practitioner in Las Vegas
(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in Las Vegas were invited to participate in celebrating the Lunar New Year on February 21, 2016, the eve of the Lantern Festival. It was a joint celebration by Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Americans, with dragon and lion dances and other ethnic performances.
At their information booth, practitioners played the Falun Gong exercise video, taught people the exercises, and helped Chinese tourists quit the Chinese Communist Party organizations they had joined. It was the 16th year that Falun Gong has been represented in the Lunar New Year celebrations in Las Vegas.
People of different ethnic backgrounds took this opportunity to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution of the practice in China. They asked questions and took introductory materials to read. Some learned the exercises.
Compared to past years, more Chinese took flyers and talked to practitioners this year. A Chinese lady bought a copy of Zhuan Falun. Another lady started to learn the exercises. A Chinese man said, "Falun Gong practitioners are extraordinary! I see you everywhere around the world, Paris, London, Hong Kong…!"
Congresswoman Dina Titus and administrators of Las Vegas Chinatown visited the booths in the afternoon. Representative Titus was given a paper lotus flower and a Chinese New Year calendar, and asked for her continued support of Falun Gong.
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- Rudolph Days - Anything Goes
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Super card with a beautifully coloured image. xx
such a pretty Christmas card! the image is so sweet and I love the papers with a vintage look. thank you so much for sharing with us at the Rudolph days challenge!
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Fabulous card Helen love it! X
This is a sweet image and water coloured so nicely. Your card has a vintage feel. It looks great!
Thanks for taking part in the August Rudolph Days Challenge.
Love your card, fabulous image and love all that stitching too! Thank you for joining our challenge at The Sisterhood!
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A great card, a cute image and I like the layered papers.
Jean x
Thank you for sharing your lovely crafting for Penny's challenge 343 – hope to see you again soon – Hazel DT x
OMG what a fun and fabulous creation! Love the sweet image and your 'stitching' design is awesome! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood's 'Anything Goes' challenge and please come back again soon!
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WOW love the gorgeous image and the background papers look sooo cool
Thank you so much for joining us at the Rudolph Days Challenge!
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Adorable image and card. Thank you for sharing with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.


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I'm looking for recommendations on a prototyping tool that helps non-technical Founders build a clickable prototype of their MVP (desktop experience for now). I know there are tons of options out there, here are specific requirements I'm hoping to address:
Thanks in advance!
I suggest you to have a look at Pidoco:
1. It's an online based tool with which you can work simultaneously on different decives with your colleagues. You can also share the prototype with customers or test users for commenting.
2. You can create several screenflows, visualizing the structure of the app for different use cases.
3. creates clickable prototypes with realistic behaviour and user interactions for websites, desktop or mobile apps.
4. It's online-based and works on any platform. With the app, you can run moobile prototypes directly on mobile devices.
5. Very easy to learn, it allows to quickly create prototypes from scratch. There are pre-built elements for low to medium fidelity prototypes so you don't have to bother with graphics yourself.
Hi Sanjeev,
The 2 tools that are industry standard for prototyping are Invision (invisionapp.com) and Marvel (marvelapp.com).
I believe they both satisfy requirement 1,3 and 4.
I wouldn't make #2 a requirement since the goal of this stage should be for validation and thinking about the UX as components could easily cause you to lose sight of the big picture (the flow).
I hope this helps.
Great - thanks Danny! Do you have a personal favorite between Invision and Marvel, or what might be the pros/cons of each? Given your UX background, figured you would have a POV!
proto.io is a 100% web-based tool that works really well for mobile apps, secondarily for web and desktop. There are runtimes for iOS and Android to simulate apps, and you can do a lot of commenting/collaboration as you run the prototype. Because there's no editor to install, it's very easy to just pop open a web browser and start working.
I used Proto.io - the learning curve is a bit steep, but it lets you define the user interactions and navigation in a very detailed matter. It also has commonly used design paradigms for good ux and look and feel, along with samples to get started.
There is also a very decent image library so you don't have to waste time with finding artwork.
I looked into Invision but settled on Proto.io.
Playing around with Invision. Looks slick, but I'm concerned it may distract too much into graphics/ look and feel. Will keep digging.
Thanks, Alan! Proto.io looks slick. I'm primarily defining the Desktop experience for now, so will need to see how well that goes.


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Given Saudi Arabia's own priorities and strategic roadmap imperatives, Pakistan will remain a preferred ally as long as it does not harm Saudi interests directly
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad-bin Salman (MbS) is touring the three most important capitals beyond Washington, DC, in his post-Khashoggi phase. The Western capitals were ultimately not amused by MbS' ingrained feudal instincts in carrying out the rash internal purge, l'affaire Khashoggi and other unwarranted military interventions, after the initial hoopla surrounding the ostensible modernisation drive by the "real power behind the throne." His initially feted socio-economic promises of "Vision 2030" and steps to liberalise and reform the society were soon undone by reports of increased human rights violations and clumsy interventions in Syria, Yemen and Qatar as also a purported kidnapping of the Lebanese Prime Minister!
However, the crude and brutal assassination of Saudi dissenter Jamal Khashoggi, attributed directly to the recklessness of the young Prince himself, was the last straw for the Western nations in condemning MbS openly. His style of management by intimidation, coercion and "buying out" became obvious as indeed his deep-rooted insecurities and ambition that saw him systematically "neutralise" all opposition.
Recent international opprobrium has led to heightened insecurities and the Saudis have, therefore, made a deliberate outreach towards the alternative global platform of the East as they hope to enhance their economic and geo-political stability with two of their top three export markets, namely China, the biggest, and India, the third biggest revenue generator. However, his pit-stop at Islamabad was, perhaps, the most significant for it addressed the perennial and foremost fear in the minds of the Saudi Royal family — regime change.
Historically, Saudi Arabia's closest Muslim ally, Pakistan has been the trusted go-to nation for managing all internal and external threats to the vulnerable House of Saud. The role of the Pakistan Army's Special Services Group (SSG) in overcoming the seizure of the Grand Mosque at Mecca in 1979 typified both the sort of domestic challenges that beset the rule of the Saud family as indeed the faith reposed on Pakistani soldiers.
In the 1970s and 1980s, up to 20,000 Pakistani soldiers were said to be deployed within Saudi Arabia to protect its sensitive spots. With the sixth largest military in the world, reasonable combat-exposure and even nuclear capabilities on Pakistan's side, the Saudi-Pakistan relationship became more symbiotic, logical and mutually-gratifying.
Custodianship of the two holiest mosques and as the ready 'investor' in all domestic urgencies of Pakistan led a former Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to famously state that the security of Saudi Arabia was a "personal matter." It is often claimed that the Saudis had even secretly funded the Pakistani nuclear programme as it allowed them the plausible option of deniability as also ensured the requisite protection via Pakistan in the face of growing threats from its sectarian-nemesis, Iran and also states like Saddam's Iraq and Israel.
The Saudi funding of the Pakistan-controlled Afghan mujahideen in the 1980s and 1990s is a matter of recorded fact. Today, a leaner Pakistani contingent in the form of "advisors," trainers and even combat soldiers, ensures the continuity of this crucial comfort-factor for both nations. Deteriorating relationship with the US and parallel growing proximity of both nations with the alternate power centre of China is yet another matter of strategic option and convergence.
The influence that the Saudis can wield on the Pakistani state and also its powerful military was in full display when the Saudi brokered release and exit for the deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the 1999 military coup by the then Pakistani General, Pervez Musharraf.
Later, the Saudis were able to rope in the just-retired Pakistani Chief of Army, General Raheel Sharif, to head the controversial 41-nation Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Alliance (IMCTA), based out of Riyadh — without General Raheel Sharif completing the mandatory two-year "cool-off" period required before accepting any international assignment.
There was a minor bump in the relationship with Pakistan shying away from committing its military forces in Saudi Arabia's misguided war in Yemen, owing to sectarian implications within the tinderbox of Pakistan itself. Soon, security desperation for the Saudis and the dire economic desperation for Pakistanis ensured that the two nations perpetuate and strengthen the umbilical cord of quid pro quo.
Expectedly, Pakistan pulled out all stops to roll out the red carpet for MbS and he did not disappoint his hosts with a slew of $20 billion investments for cash-strapped Pakistanis. More pertinently, the loaded statement, suggesting the dissuasion of "politicising the UN listing regime," when India was in the midst of making international efforts to name and shame Jaish-e-Mohammad's Masood Azhar, did not go unnoticed in New Delhi. Maturity, gravitas and nuanced diplomacy is not a known MbS strength, and particularly at this moment of vulnerability for himself, he would be driven by the urge to buy out Pakistani guarantees for securing the Kingdom's worst nightmare — regime change.
No other country of the 41 nation IMCTA grouping has either the quantity or quality of readily-deployable military or is as deeply indebted to Saudi Arabia for its own economic survival (2.5 million Pakistani work in Saudi Arabia) as the Pakistanis — affording a win-win solution for both by deepening ties. Imran Khan's charm offensives elicited a candid and spontaneous, "Consider me Pakistan's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia," from MbS.
Therefore, given Saudi Arabia's own priorities and strategic roadmap imperatives, Pakistan will remain a preferred ally that will always benefit from a deliberate overlook for any of its misdemeanours as long as they do not harm Saudi Arabian interests directly.
India shares common ground with Saudi Arabia on religious extremism (finally) and on organisations like the Islamic State (IS) or Al Qaeda — though a similar aversion and clamp-down on the subcontinental extremist bodies like the Jaish-e-Mohammad or even the Pakistan-sponsored Taliban, may not be as forthcoming.
On the contrary, equity with the likes of the Afghan Taliban may actually give Saudi Arabia counter-leverage against the US in its battle of wits. Diminishing the Pakistani establishment, especially its military, would be perceived to be extremely counter-productive to Saudi interests, as it risks portents of regime-change in Saudi Arabia — a nightmare that Pakistan willy-nilly guarantees against.
(The writer is former Lt Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry)


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The other day, I ate in a restaurant with my wife.
She examined the menu and said "Shall I have the chicken or rabbit?" "Have the chicken" I said, " I don't think I can stand much more rabbit!"
Seemed to work. She barely said a word for the rest of the meal.


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Moon phase on 1 July 2091 Sunday is Full Moon, 15 days old Moon is in Capricorn.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Full Moon is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 100%. The 15 days old Moon is in ♑ Capricorn.
* The exact date and time of this Full Moon phase is on 1 July 2091 at 01:54 UTC.
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Moon is passing about ∠15° of ♑ Capricorn tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 0.2% wider than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1890" and ∠1887".
The Full Moon this days is the Buck of July 2091.
There is high Full Moon ocean tide on this date. Combined Sun and Moon gravitational tidal force working on Earth is strong, because of the Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy alignment.
The Moon is 15 days old. Earth's natural satellite is moving through the middle part of current synodic month. This is lunation 1131 of Meeus index or 2084 from Brown series.
Length of current 1131 lunation is 29 days, 11 hours and 35 minutes. It is 1 hour and 29 minutes longer than next lunation 1132 length.
Length of current synodic month is 1 hour and 9 minutes shorter than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 5 hours longer, compared to 21st century shortest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠245.7°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠280.5°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
4 days after point of perigee on 27 June 2091 at 11:38 in ♏ Scorpio. The lunar orbit is getting wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 8 days, until it get to the point of next apogee on 9 July 2091 at 13:01 in ♈ Aries.
Moon is 379 164 km (235 602 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves farther next 8 days until apogee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 404 243 km (251 185 mi).
9 days after its ascending node on 22 June 2091 at 07:10 in ♍ Virgo, the Moon is following the northern part of its orbit for the next 3 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from North to South in descending node on 5 July 2091 at 03:56 in ♓ Pisces.
9 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♍ Virgo, the Moon is moving from the beginning to the first part of it.
1 day after previous South standstill on 30 June 2091 at 20:26 in ♐ Sagittarius, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-18.969°. Next 13 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠18.955° in the next northern standstill on 15 July 2091 at 05:57 in ♋ Cancer.
The Moon is in Full Moon geocentric opposition with the Sun on this date and this alignment forms Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy.


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|Ax Faction Zombie Hunter, work-in-progress with just the base completed
While I am pretty sure the Ax Faction Zombie Hunter's base was meant to be painted as a small stone cliff, it also had a texture that reminded me of a gnarled tree bark. So with that in mind, I primarily used dry brushing and washes to replicate the texture as well as colours found on tree bark.
|Base was sculpted in such a way that I felt it could be painted either as a small stony cliff or gnarled tree bark
|Back of the base was painted to somewhat resemble wood grain
In keeping with the wood-theme, I also tried painting the back of the base to somewhat resemble wood grain. At this stage, it looks like it will need a fair bit more work before I am happy with it.
|Tree bark was painted primarily via a combination of dry brushing and washes
|Zombie on the base is highly detailed and will be the part painted next
|Good details on the base made painting it fun and easy
Next up for the 32-mm Ax Faction Zombie Hunter will be the zombie at the foot of the base. I have a rough idea of the skin tone I want to achieve but still no clue as to what colour I should use for its cloak. That in turn will determine the colour scheme for the Zombie Hunter himself. Well, that's it for this short update on my miniature project pipeline. Thanks for reading and have a good weekend.


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A lady standing next to my teller asked me what kind of business I had. I said "I'm a writer and speaker about leadership, sales and customer experiences!" with a smile.
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I don't know if I'll switch, but I was so proud that she had the opportunity and took it. It takes guts. And moxie. And willingness to be rejected.
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Aix-en-Provence is not a wild and exciting town at the best of times, and on a Sunday the best word to describe it would probably be sleepy. Or possibly comatose. If it hadn't been for the tourists, not a creature would have been stirring. Well, not really, I'm being a bit unjust. All the restaurants were certainly open. Even if we had the money for restaurants, though, there's a limit to how much time you can spend in them without going mad from boredom.
As an aside, I now understand that there's an encoded language used in guidebooks in the same way (and for the same purpose) as in real-estate and rental ads. For example, when an apartment is referred to as cosy it really means dark and cramped - and when a guidebook stays about a town that you can just have a leisurely cappuccino at one of the many cafes and watch the world go by it can safely be read as there is nothing to do in this town. Travel writers, I'm discovering, are a lazy and dishonest group of people.
Aix is that sort of town, but it suited us today - neither of us were interested in partying or running around trying to see the sights. There was a nice big outdoor food market and a nice garden with flowers. There was one long street that was all a flea market, and it reminded me of the flea market in Ljubljana in Slovenia. There was some sort of classic car enthusiast's convention, and they were driving all through the old city showing them off and occasionally honking their horns and making that strangled-goose sound that all old car horns make.
Toward the end of the day we visited the Musée Granet, the town's art museum. It was a bit sad. It always is when galleries have more money than they have interesting artworks. Considering that Paul Cézanne lived and worked in Aix for most of his life, you'd think they'd have a lot of his pieces, but they only had a couple. Not enough quite money, apparently. Besides these there were a couple of Rubens and Rembrandt, several Giacometti sculptures and paintings, a Léger, a Picasso, a Klee and a Mondrian. By far the majority of the museum was given over to its namesake François Granet, a religious painter from Aix in the Rembrandt school. I imagine if you find dimly-lit depictions of monkish life interesting, then Granet might be worth a look. By The most interesting artwork in the museum, I thought, was Cézanne's palette. I say that without sarcasm, because it seemed to me that the palette of a great painter is just as much a work of art - albeit an implicit and accidental one - as any of his canvases.


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When you find a vehicle that seamlessly combines incredible safety ratings, a powerful engine, and front-line technology features, it can seem like a dream come true. However, the 2018 Ford Explorer is no figment of your imagination.
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Ford Explorer Safety
The 2018 Ford Explorer received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, making it one of the safest midsize SUVs currently on the market. Ranked above 11 other vehicles in its class, this vehicle is equipped inside and outside with top-notch safety features.
The model's exterior redesign isn't all aesthetic. Exterior safety features, like its LED headlights, work to improve visibility while helping to minimize the vehicle's carbon footprint. These last longer than traditional filament-based lighting while increasing its energy efficiency by up to 60%. The Blind Spot Information System also provides protracted visibility by using sensors to detect vehicles in your blind spots and then alerts you.
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The base trim of the 2018 Ford Explorer comes standard with a front-wheel drivetrain, a 3.5L V6 engine, and a 6-speed automatic transmission. This mechanical combination gets this vehicle an EPA-estimated 17 city/24 highway MPG. Its impressive horsepower maxes out at 290 and delivers 255 lb-ft of torque.
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I realize that both Peter and I were a little off our game but such is the life of a podcaster. This week we took a very hard look at Ubuntu and gave it a little criticism (only a little). But, believe me, like my father would say "it hurt me more".
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- WSJ – Linux's Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone
- Ubuntu for your grandmother
- All Macedonian students to use Linux desktops
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- FOX-Getting Started With Linux
- FOX-Six Top Linux Distributions
- Mozilla spins off Thunderbird
- PCLinuxOS
- iTunesDB Hacked in a Couple of Days!
- SCO Group Shares To Be Delisted From Nasdaq, Effective Sept. 27
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How do you know when you don't check your email enough?
- When you have over 800 unread messages in just one of your now 6 different email inboxes….
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- When you could have been a morning runner….in 2013, but just tried to find out how in 2015….
The moral of the story is…..just call me if you have something important!
Thanks Amanda for allowing me to share on this Think Out Loud Thursday.
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According to AP report Secretary James Mattis and now a new Chief of Staff John Kelly agreed in the earliest weeks of Trump's presidency that one of them should remain in the United States at all times to keep tabs on the orders rapidly emerging from the White House. If true it pretty much sounds as a political babysitting. Can this somehow work in the long term? Do you think it is the (only) way how to, let's say, to safe Trump from himself? Read few comments.
Russell Riley, Associate Professor and Co-chair of the Miller Center's Presidential Oral History Program, University of Virginia
I cannot vouch, of course, for the veracity of the reporting, but the core of it sounds entirely plausible to me. I do think that the generals in particular are highly attentive to making sure that this volatile president does not do something catastrophic on a whim. Mr. Trump's tendencies are unmistakable and amply proven even after his rise to the presidency, when some (including me) thought that the weight of the responsibilities and the institution would make him a more sober and responsible person as president. On the evidence that has not happened.
I would offer one modest amendment to your characterization—I'm not sure this constitutes POLITICAL babysitting, although there is a bit of that. I think of it more as SECURITY babysitting. I doubt they are paying much attention to his flatulent Tweets about politics—but they are surely extraordinary attentive to anything that might complicate American security interests across the world. Here they clearly want to avoid the trouble that might be caused by an unwise executive tantrum.
There is, I think, precedent for this. General Alexander Haig felt similar responsibilities during the final days of the Nixon White House, when there was a fear that Nixon might do something intemperate abroad to deflect attention from his troubles at home. There is a widely reported account—which some people think incorrect—that Haig actually quietly asked to have any prospective presidential orders to the nuclear command ignored absent his own affirmation. That may not be entirely true, but the general point is sound—Haig worried about Nixon and sought to make sure he didn't do something stupid for political reasons. Same here.
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Professor and Chair of Political Science, University of North Texas
I am not sure of the history behind this, but it wouldn't surprise me that other administrations have also had a similar arrangement, especially in the post 911 era of national security. It certainly makes sense from a practical point of view to have one of the DOD and DHS secretaries in the country at a time. Of course, presidents have relied on their national security advisors for advice, perhaps even more so than DOD or DHS, and so this could be those departments trying to protect their political power and influence. It does appear, from the AP article, that this agreement is a function of early stumbles of Trump Admin, that there was poor communication, individuals (including Mattis and Kelly) were not consulted on the travel ban. But just because you are in the country does not mean you are going to be consulted!
Obviously, this appears to be a bigger deal given the chaos of the Trump administration. But Trump has a way of ignoring his cabinet, whether they are physically abroad or at home. And it is not entirely clear whether this is a big deal unless we compare this administration to practices of prior administrations.
Robert Busby, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Liverpool Hope University
With respect to the appointment of John Kelly it is a good and much needed change in the location of authority in the White House. Without a central figure to coordinate the activity of others in the White House there appeared to be a range of different individuals with different mandates, competing to be the person who spoke for Trump of commanded his attention and trust. This is not to say that Trump had lost authority in the administration or had acted in a manner that was unbecoming of his position. Rather it is to suggest that a sense of hierarchy now gives a greater sense of the passage of power from staffers to the President and potentially from the President to the White House staff. How long this may hold is open to question given the fluid nature of the Trump White House and the potential for friction between Trump and Kelly. The idea of the gatekeeper at the door of the Oval Office is not new. Richard Nixon had two aides, Haldeman and Ehrlichman, who acted as a barrier between the President and his staff, and were given the nicknames of the 'Berlin Wall' on account of their Germanic names. In 1994 Bill Clinton made Leon Panetta Chief of Staff to give a greater sense of order in the White House. This appointment lasted 3 years, worked well in giving the President assistance in providing political stability and perhaps serves as a good template for Kelly to observe in giving a strong political structure in the key executive institution.
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Get the kids into the holiday spirit with Christmas decorating ideas for kids rooms. These Christmas decoration ideas for kids will be perfect to get into the Christmas spirit.
A great way to get kids in the holiday spirit is to decorate their rooms with a variety of child-themed Christmas decorations. In this post, I'm going to share 4 simple Christmas decorating ideas for kids rooms. These tips you can do with the kids to get them involved in the decorating.
Christmas is a magical time of year it's a time to get everyone involved in the Christmas spirit. I hope that these Christmas decorating ideas for kids rooms will give you some inspiration to start decorating the kids' rooms too.
Consider These Christmas Goodies
Fun and Creative Christmas Decorating Ideas For Kids Rooms
Decorating Kids Windows for Christmas
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Kids can decorate their bedroom windows in a variety of ways. Sticking up paper snowflakes they have cut out or using Christmas themed window clings, like snowmen or snowflakes. They could also take holiday-themed stencils, available at any craft store, place them on the window, spray the cutout area with spray snow and then peel away the stencil to see the snowy image.
Using Garlands and Lights in Kids Rooms
String indoor mini lights (make sure they are for indoor use and LED so they use less energy) or novelty lights around their windows or from one corner to another. Amazon has novelty lights such as pinecones and snowmen that would be fun. This is best for older kids who know not to touch the lights or the sockets, and it would probably be best not to leave the lights on all night.
String garland made of paper snowflakes, snowmen, candy canes or felt gingerbread men across the room. These are garlands kids can make themselves. Make sure the lights or garlands are strung safely. This way kids cannot entangle themselves, and that the lights are not touching anything that could be flammable.
A Child's Own Christmas Tree
Give kids their own small tree for their room – just an artificial three-foot tree. This is a great place for them to hang all the Christmas ornaments and crafts that they have made over the years. These trees are usually under $30. Artificial trees now come in a variety of colors such as hot pink, blue, purple, silver, and lime green so it is easy to find a color to match their room. To further coordinate, only purchase ornaments in the same color as the tree.
Other Kids' Christmas Décor
There are other Christmas décor objects for a kid's room. Decorations like wooden nutcrackers, kid-themed snow globes, and advent calendars are simple to find and add to their rooms. Christmas card holders, or music boxes or carousels with a holiday theme are other options you can try.
You can even find a Nutcracker Ballet music box that features three scenes from the ballet with curtains that actually open and close and plays nine songs from the famous ballet.
They could have a nativity scene displayed on their dresser. Playmobil makes one that would be perfect for a child's room. For a toddler's room, Fisher-Price has a Little People's Tree Lighting in Discovery Park and a Little People's Night Before Christmas, both of which could be used for display purposes.
Hang kid-themed ornaments by ribbons from light fixtures, window sills or bookshelves. For a girl's room, the Snow Wonders Angel Collection would look nice hanging around the room. For boy's rooms, hang the Lego holiday ornaments or the Star Wars ornaments will be a huge hit.
There are so many Christmas decorating ideas for a child's room that are inexpensive and whimsical, plus they will have fun making some of their own.
I hope that you found these decorating ideas inspiring. It's always fun to see kids light up and get involved with the decorating. It's never too early to get them involved.
Thank you so much for stopping by. Have an amazing holiday season!


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I've heard of the guy. But, I have no idea why he's popular or why his ass got banned from social media. Someone explain it to me while I get drunk here on the beach and discuss the issue of free speech.
The live feed got cut off abruptly so I didn't get to end the broadcast in a formal manner. Not sure if YouTube shut me down for talking about old Alex or if it was because I got an incoming call.


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We've had a strong year to date, despite experiencing a higher level of competition than before on every account we write. The increased competition has pushed us to substantially increase our production efficiency in order to remain competitive with our pricing. Thanks to your team efforts we have managed to meet this competition head on by increasing our operational efficiencies while still maintaining the highest level of service available in the market. The final numbers are not in yet, but it looks like we are going to hold onto our first-place position of being the best at managing our overdues as ranked by JO for an entire year. It's always a challenge to ensure we deliver the highest level of customer service, while being aware of the cost associated with delivering this service, but you, our team, are doing a very good job meeting this challenge.
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Hiking Thingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss
When I think of Iceland, the film location for Game of Thrones comes to mind. Game of Thrones is one of my favorite shows of my all time.
Game of Thrones is a fantasy story about kingdoms, conquering impossible environments, and the people who overcame against all the odds. Like Game of Thrones, Iceland is about conquering the elements. I have no idea how the Vikings overcame the environment in Iceland. The thought of being a settler in Iceland is mind numbing. If the weather doesn't get you, the lack of sunlight in the winter would get the best of me.
There is something 'other' worldly about Iceland. It may be that it is so sparsely inhabited, that the eery quietness is deafening and the beauty penetrates the cold harshness of the landscape.
Hiking Thingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss – Why Do A Tour?
The tour package I went on was all right for one day in Iceland. It was full of friendly tourists like me, who were eager to see the fantastic sights. But, our tour guide was as harsh as the environment. She was a drill sergeant. I guess you have to be when you are herding tourists. But, perhaps a little gentleness and a softer approach or tone might make her more approachable and less intimidating. It wasn't just me who felt that her rules were madatory. My friend Jim, went to Iceland during the summer – he took a different Tour – read about his Awesome, Iceland Golden Circle Day Trip.
A lovely, English couple Sally-Ann and Darren celebrating his 50th birthday made some kind of funny jokes about her. I must admit, I immediately bonded with them because I completely agreed. Several of the guests from the bus raced back early to make sure they weren't late, not even one minute late. Everyone feared the lady tour guide.
Another man and his partner said they feared she would leave them behind. So, no one dared step out of line. Law and Order, 'established' when she said, 'be back a 1:32, not one minute later.' Maybe the odd time was so we remember what she said. Nevertheless, she was intimidating.
Hiking to Thingvellir
Thingvellir a National Park in Iceland and is commonly known as the birthplace of the nation. Also known as Þingvellir, it is a World Heritage Site.
As the rain came down, we walked along and could see the settlement site below.
As you can see in the photo, low cloud cover filled the air and rain fell as we walked the trail. We didn't have a guided tour, and that explained what we saw. We were told to talk our walk and be back in 20 minutes.
Exploring is fun. Stopping for photos along the way is relaxing because the views are breathtaking.
Hiking to Geysir
Little geysers were everywhere. The earth felt like it was about to split open. A strong smell of sulfur is in the air. But, the smell somehow seemed therapeutic. It felt like the earth was moving even though it wasn't as far as I could see. The fire and ice of Iceland felt and seen in this photo refers to the underground volcanoes. Surprisingly, I just noticed, we had a break in the weather during this section of the tour. It is beautiful at Geysir!
Surprisingly, posting my photos, I just noticed, we had a break in the weather during this section of the tour. It is beautiful at Geysir! Rain or shine go there.
There She Blows – Everyone Cheered!
I love taking photos of benches. Everywhere I go, I take this photograph of a bench. I have no idea why I love benches? This picture is of my favorite bench in Iceland. The light in Iceland is pretty remarkable, but I found it pretty difficult to get a good photo because the light is flat. Unfortunately, our tour guide only gave us 20 minutes at each of the first two locations. Luckily, she gave the group an hour at the waterfall. She was rushing because the daylight was going to be gone soon and she wanted to give us enough time to see the waterfall in daylight.
Waterfall – Walking to Gullfoss
Pictures of me are never in focus – but at least I have one. I have to say I am thrilled this one came out. Next time, I will have to remember to wear some make-up.
Travel tip: Notice how the light is changing and how blue everything looks. It actually looks this blue!
Snow Messages
Purple WaterFall
I have no idea why this photo came out with a purple waterfall. Perhaps it's not a great picture, but, with the limited time that we had, I felt lucky to have any photos to share.
Next time I go to Iceland, I am going to take a Photography Tour, so I have time to set up a tripod and take a decent photo.
Sun Break
I liked the way the sun was setting and the way it broke through the clouds. The landscape felt crazily dramatic and unreal. Since this is the land of Game of Thrones, it's possible to see how the landscape inspires drama and surreal beauty.
If this were in the USA, we would have ugly guard rails everywhere. But, at Gullfoss, there are only stakes with two thin ropes connecting the stakes as guide rails. The line sags and only came about half-way up to my to knee and in some locations to my waist. Because the rope is so low, nothing blocks the magnificent view, just don't trip over the little line.
It's completely unencumbered.
Walking back to the Tour Bus
We barely had time to explore, even though we left the park at closing. The good news is we saw all three spots with the remaining light of the day.
By the time we got back on our bus, it was very dark. Time to head back to our hotels.
Travel tip: If you are staying in town, you will need to walk to your hotel. The tour buses are too big to fit on most of the small streets. So expect to walk a short distance to your hotel.
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Matlala Junior Secondary School administration block was engulfed by fire over the weekend causing damage to property, headmaster, Humphrey Mhlanga has confirmed.
"Although the fire has not destroyed most of the property we are worried that the computers have been damaged,"
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I am a twenty year old Junior at the University of Denver. I was born and raised on a dairy farm in a small town in California where I grew up with my four younger brothers. Since age 12 I've been babysitting for families throughout our church, school, and community. I love kids, hanging out, playing games, making crafts, etc.
Arts and crafts are always fun to do with the kids, I love playing outside (when it's not too cold), and I'm always up for a good Disney movie. Considering I've grown up with four boys sports have become one of my favorite past times as well from basketball, volleyball, softball, to even football or lacrosse. I'm also willing to help with homework, clean, do dishes, and drive to and from school when necessary.
I have had so many opportunities growing up and my skills vary greatly. I was a three sport athlete in high school playing volleyball, basketball, and softball, although I also enjoyed soccer and swam for the school's swim team senior year. In college I played a year of D1 volleyball for the University of Denver which I loved, but unfortunately quit recently to study abroad in Spain. I love to draw and consider myself fairly talented. I also enjoy reading immensely. In high school I played the drums, piano, and the saxophone for a while. My favorite subjects in school have always been math and science and I hope to eventually be a nurse after I graduate.
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