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Our next destination was Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort which is perched 3,000 feet above sea level. It is interesting to note that 15% of Genting is actually situated in Selangor (contrary to popular belief that Genting is exclusively a Pahang state tourism spot) and Awana Genting actually lies in the Selangor state.
The warm hospitality from the Awana Genting staff was very evident from the time when we stepped out from our buses at the reception are of Awana Genting. Not only were our luggages promptly taken to our sleeping rooms, we were ushered into the Flavours Café with a welcoming drink.
As we gathered ourselves at the lounge area, I spotted this huge backdrop on the stage depicting the MSS 2011 event.
Dato' Anthony Yeo, who is the Senior Vice President – Public Relations & Communications gave a welcoming speech shortly after at the cafe. Since the MSS 2011's theme emphasizes on Eco Tourism, Dato' made a point that contrary to popular belief that Genting is solely an entertainment park, Genting Awana focuses a lot on nature conservation programs which is in line with eco tourism.
Do you know that Awana Genting has been appointed as a bird conservation area with 745 bird species during migration? In fact, Genting Highlands is also part of an Important Bird Area (IBA) with the international designation, MY10, making it a prime site for birdwatchers and nature lovers alike.
YB Elizabeth Wong (EXCO for Tourism, Environment & Consumer Affairs) was also there to give moral support to our fellow bloggers.
Later we were being ushered into a briefing room where Mr. Mohd. Najib Ariffin (Head of Awana Genting resort's Fun & Adventure Unit) who heads the Awana Genting outdoor activities gave us a few pointers on the do's and don'ts when we enter the jungle later on.
Apparently there are certain 'rules' that we need to adhere to when we stepped into the jungle for our safety sake.
Mr. Zul who is the Eco Challenge Chief then gave a brief introduction of himself as he will be leading all the bloggers for the outdoor activities during our 2 days one night stay at Awana Genting.
We had a chance to take a group shot at Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort before going for our first eco adventure!
Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort
KM 13, Genting Highlands
69000 Genting Highlands
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: 03 – 6101 3015
Fax: 03 – 6101 3535
Website: www.awana.com.my
For reservation or enquiries on the Fun & Adventure activities, call 03 – 6436 9000 ext 7619 / 853018 / 53020
The Flavours Cafe & Lobby Lounge
Ext: 7663 / 53213
Operating Hours
Monday – Friday (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 midnight)
Saturday, Eve & Public Holiday (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m)
Sunday (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 midnight)


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"MNF's" Dolphins-Saints Telecast Helps ESPN Win the Night among All Networks in Households and All Key Male and Adult Demos
Last night's Monday Night Football telecast - a New Orleans Saints' 38-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins - helped ESPN win the night among all networks - broadcast or cable - in households and all key male and adult demos. The MNF game ranked as the top telecast of the night across cable and broadcast in those same categories. ESPN and MNF ranked second for the night, among all networks and programs, respectively, in total viewers.
The Dolphins-Saints telecast earned an 8.6 US rating, representing an average of 9,945,000 households and 13,717,000 viewers (P2+), according to Nielsen. Coverage peaked from 9:30 -9:45 p.m. ET with a 10.4 US rating.
In Miami, the game delivered a 13.1 rating on ESPN and a 4.0 on WSFL-CW, for a combined 17.1 rating in the market. In New Orleans, the game delivered a 21.7 rating on ESPN and a 39.3 on WDSU-NBC, for a combined 61.0 rating in the market
The top 10 metered markets (in addition to the markets of the competing teams) were West Palm Beach (15.4), Sacramento (14.5), San Diego (14.0), Las Vegas (13.6), Norfolk (12.2), Richmond-Petersburg, Va. (12.2), Charlotte (12.1), Memphis (11.7), Nashville (11.6) and Seattle-Tacoma (11.5).
Through four weeks (five games), ESPN's MNF is averaging an 8.8 US rating, 10,201,000 households and 13,985,000 viewers in 2013, virtually even with the same period in 2012.
NFL on ESPN Digital Platforms
ESPN Digital Media's NFL content across all platforms - ESPN.com, mobile Web, apps and WatchESPN - through four Monday Night Football games so far this season have logged significant growth, generating an average minute audience of 592,000 during telecasts, an increase of 26 percent compared to the same time period last season. Specifically, last night's Dolphins vs. Saints game on WatchESPN logged 178,000 unique viewers, 12.6 million live minutes and an average minute audience of 62,000, up 88 percent, 130 percent and 117 percent respectively compared to a year ago. Season to date, Monday Night Football on WatchESPN is averaging 195,000 unique viewers (up 114 percent), 13.8 million live minutes (up 165 percent) and an average minute audience of 69,000 (up 170 percent) per game.
Additionally, season to date on Sundays, ESPN Digital Media's average minute audience across all platforms is 592,000, up 11 percent compared to the same time period the previous year. Other highlights:
· ESPN.com generated 2.3 million NFL video starts on Sunday alone, up 9 percent compared to the same day last year.
· Mobile apps logged the largest growth on Sunday, with the ScoreCenter app generating an average minute audience of 161,000 (up 58 percent) and 7.8 million unique visitors (up 14 percent) while the ESPN Fantasy Football app logged an average minute audience of 200,000 (up 117 percent) and 4.3 million unique visitors (up 80 percent).
This Week on MNF
ESPN's MNF returns this week on October 7 with another AFC East vs. NFC South matchup as Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons host Geno Smith and the New York Jets at 8:30 p.m.

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Administration Delays Obamacare Employer Mandate
The delay of a major health reform provision means that employers won't be required to offer their workers health insurance next year. The complex and unpopular Obamacare requirement will now be implemented in 2015, after next year's election, the Treasury Department announced on Tuesday.
The decision is a relief to employers, which have been struggling to prepare for a series of new requirements next year. Under the health reform law, any business with 50 or more full-time workers would need to provide affordable health insurance to its workers or pay a fine. But the rules were complicated, and even businesses that currently insure their workers were complaining it would be tough to comply.
"We have listened to your feedback," Mark Mazur, the assistant secretary for tax policy wrote on the Treasury website. "And we are taking action."
Politically, the decision cuts both ways. The employer mandate was never very popular among business owners, especially in the retail and restaurant sector. This decision placates them for now and undercuts criticism that the law hobbles business.
But the delay, originally reported by Bloomberg, also allows Obama's critics to allege that the administration is falling down on the job of administering its health reform law. Christopher Jacobs, a senior policy analyst at the conservative Heritage Foundation, quickly posted on the organization's blog that the administration now "admits Obamacare's a job-killer."
It also does little to appease the Affordable Care Act's most determined political critics. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., didn't hesitate to use the news to renew calls for repeal. "This further confirms that even the proponents of ObamaCare know it will hurt jobs, decrease economic growth and make it harder for families to have access to quality and affordable health care. Rather than continuing to delay the predictable pain until another election day has passed, we should scrap this entire law and instead implement patient-centered reforms before any more damage is done to our economy or the health care families depend on," he said in a statement. House Speaker John Boehner's statement said the move was "a clear acknowledgement that the law is unworkable."
But despite the rhetoric, the practical effects of the delay may not be large. A 2010 RAND analysis of the employer mandate found that the provision would influence the behavior of very few employers. Most large employers already offer their workers insurance. And many who expanded coverage would do so in response to employee demand, not the fear of penalties, the study found.
"The employer mandate didn't end up having much "bite," says Christine Eibner, a RAND economist who worked on the analysis.
The law's biggest features will still roll out on time. Administration offiicals continue to say that new insurance marketplaces will be ready for people to sign up as scheduled on Oct. 1. And just last week, the administration issued its final rule on the requirement that individuals obtain health insurance, which means the law's most unpopular provision will kick in next year.


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Well, Jay Glazer looks positively super-fun. Watch Fox Sports' intrepid NFL reporter celebrate 2009 as he perfectly executes the Glazer/Strahan sandwich on the former Mrs. Eddie Murphy. After the jump, of course.
Well, they look like they're having fun. I hope the sweat from his bald pate did not ruin her outfit.
Mr. Strahan appears to be not impressed with Jay Glazer's inseam.
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This is Mr. Strahan showing off his spatulated hands. Jay Glazer investigates.


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Szwg Spec Typicalboot
- Embedded Linux boot procedure is very different from enterprise/pc linux. First of all, in most cases, there is no mass storage devices. Typically, Linux kernel is stored in ROM/Flash on the target system. In order to save the area where Linux kernel is stored, the kernel is compressed as zImage.
- The following is the procedure.
- Boot loader copies zImage kernel from ROM/Flash to the specified RAM area and let zImage kernel execute.
- zImage kernel (precisely speaking, the routine attached to zImage kernel) decompress the zImage Kernel and load the image on the specified RAM address.
- Boot loader let the newly loaded kernel start.
- Depending on the conditions, several different file systems are used. We picked ext2 as typical file system and as normalizer.
- This method saves ROM size (a little bit) because the kernel is stored compressed.
< Recommended implementation for boot loader >
- Boot loader SHALL initialize accessible RAM
- Boot loader SHALL initialize CPU - cache,MMU,interrupt
- Boot loader SHALL initialize memory controller,if necessary
- Boot loader MAY initialize serial controller to get debug message
- Boot loader MAY check Linux kernel stored in ROM/Flash whether it is XIP executable image or zImage
- Boot loader SHALL copy zImage kernel from ROM/Flash to the specified RAM area
- Boot loader SHALL let zImage kernel (in RAM) start.
- Boot loader SHALL initialize accessible RAM
< Specification for the Kernel >
- zImage Linux kernel SHALL copy the executable Linux image to the specified address.
- zImage Linux kernel SHALL let the executable Linux image start.
Notes(informational and non-normative)
Pros and Cons:
- This method saves Kernel ROM size because the kernel is stored compressed, but require RAM space for Kernel image to run.
- It takes time to make kernel copy(from ROM to RAM) and decompress (RAM to RAM) before kernel boot.
- Kernel execution speed shall be fast as the kernel code is located on RAM. note memory access speed to/from RAM is faster than ROM/Flash.
- In this configuration, File System is located in ROM/Flash as ext2 file system and it shall be used as Read Only, unless the driver has special implementation.
Actual data is shown in Appendix ( [wiki:Appendix A_R2])
- This feature is implemented in CELF 1.0 as well as master Linux (2.4 kernel at least)
Remaining Issues
- Some data on the platform are still missing.
#noprint * TimRiker asks: why ext2? It's much larger and slower than romfs or cramfs * TimRiker comments: the inclusion of this specification in the CELF spec seems to forbid XIP. which is '''required''' elsewhere in the spec. This conflict should be resolved. #noprint


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This beautiful fall-colored peplum knee-length is a must have for your closet. Classy, classic, and chic it can be worn with several different top styles from simple to complicated, Easily accessorisable, the earth toned color scheme blends well with rich and vibrant tones.
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Wolseley is the world's largest trade distributor of plumbing and heating products and a leading supplier of building materials. We build our businesses through the quality of our people – the excellent service they provide and their strong relationships with vendor and customers.
Wolseley UK is the operating subsidiary of Wolseley plc and is headquartered in Royal Leamington Spa with another major office site in Ripon. The company is organised into trading brands, serving distinct customer groups. The brands are market leaders with outstanding reputations for supplying professionals in the construction market.
The company provides an unrivalled daily delivery service to almost 800 branches from four regional distribution centres in Melmerby, Worcester, Milton Keynes, Measham, all backed by a national distribution centre at Royal Leamington Spa. This daily service, supplemented by branch-based vehicles, utilises one of the country's largest fleets of specially-designed commercial vehicles.
Wolseley UK invests heavily in information technology and supply chain software in order to maximise efficiency and minimise costs.
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It's that time of year again. The end of an old year and time to make another mosaic of past projects. I must admit I kind of like doing this at the end of the year. Makes me look back and feel productive. I will give 2013 props – it has been a good year. A little crazier in some respects than I'd expected, but here we are at the end of it and we're hanging in there.
I'm looking forward to 2014. I have some fun goals and plans in the works and I'm excited to see how they all develop. I'm sure 2014 will have it's share of curve balls as well. In the mean time, a huge thank you for stopping by this blog. The encouragement I receive here is amazing. Thank you!
And now a question for you: What would you like to see more of in the quilt blog world in 2014?
Also, don't forget, lots of year-end fabric sales end today. There are still good deals to be had from shops like Cuts of Cotton, Pink Castle Fabrics, Southern Fabrics, JAQS fabrics, Honey Be Good, Mad About Patchwork, and Bloomerie fabrics.


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Printed program books are handed out free of charge at most Cleveland Orchestra concerts. Books include information about the performance and performers, as well as program notes about the music, donor and sponsor recognition, and other information about the Orchestra's current and upcoming activities.
The Cleveland Orchestra's program books are funded through advertising. For more information and rates for advertising in our book, please contact LPC Publishing at 216-721-1800.
Printed commentary in Cleveland Orchestra program books are intended to inform listeners about the composers' lives and the historical background of the works performed at every subscription concert. These program notes are written to encourage open-minded listening to new works and provide fresh insights for hearing familiar pieces. Program notes are usually available in advance through this website's online Event Calendar.
To access program notes online, hover over a concert date on the mini-calendar above, choose "More Info" on your selected concert, and click on the "About the Music" or "Program Book" tab.
Click to read a sample program note.
Most of The Cleveland Orchestra's program books each season are printed on paper that includes 50% recycled post-consumer content. The number of program books printed each week is based on expected ticket sales. All unused program books are recycled through an ongoing collections system that recycles many office materials and waste from throughout Severance Hall and at each summer's Blossom Music Festival.The program books are printed using EcoSmart certified inks, containing twice the vegetable-based materials and one-tenth the petroleum oil content of standard inks, and producing one-tenth of the volatile organic compounds.
To view some books from recent seasons, visit our online Program Book Archive.
Click or tap here to read about current concerts on your phone with our mobile-friendly ExpressBook, available the week of the concert.
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One of four injured people has died
Families of those killed will be given 1 million rubles, which is about $33,000
The cause is under investigation
The death toll from a plane crash in Moscow has risen to five, Russian state-run media said Sunday.
A flight attendant who was among the four wounded has died at a hospital, Ria Novosti reported, citing Red Wings Airlines.
Families of those killed will be given 1 million rubles, which is about $33,000, in financial aid from the Moscow government, Ria Novosti reported.
The passenger plane overshot a runway at a Moscow airport on Saturday, emergency management officials said. The plane was arriving at Vnukovo International Airport from the Czech Republic when it crashed through a fence, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
All eight people on board were crew members.
The plane, a Tupolev Tu-204, is capable of carrying 210 people.
Video taken from a nearby highway shows debris from the plane, including a tire and what looks like a row of seats, flying onto the roadway. No serious injuries were reported on the highway.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a special commission to be established to investigate, Ria Novosti reported.
Moscow prosecutors are launching a probe into the airline's compliance with Russian aviation safety rules, the report said.


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Athletic sports teams will start conditioning on October 5th.
Please contact Coach Walters for more information.
The CIF Central Coast Section's Executive Committee has determined that education‐based athletics for the 2020‐2021 school year will have a modified season of sports. All Fall sports have been postponed. The 3 seasons (Fall, Winter and Spring) seasons have been broken into two seasons.
CCS 2020‐21 Sports Calendar and Bylaw Modifications
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Athletic Director, Louie Walters at firstname.lastname@example.com.
With a wide variety of athletics to choose from, more than half of the students participate in at least one after school sport. Sports offered include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball, cheer leading, cross country, football, lacrosse, softball, surfing, swimming and diving, track and field, water polo and wrestling.
SVHS has had many SCCAL and CCS championship top finishes in football, wrestling, baseball, golf, girl's soccer, girl's tennis, diving and cheer.
In order to participate in after-school sports all students, including those with special needs, must meet the eligiblity requirements.
SVHS Athletics and Falcon coaches emphasize the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, and personal development. They teach responsibility to oneself and team, commitment, physical fitness, and the skills and strategies of each sport. You are encouraged to participate on an athletic team during high school.
Fall: cross country, football, girls tennis, girls volleyball, girls golf, cheer.
Winter: basketball, soccer, wrestling, cheer.
Spring: baseball, boys golf, lacrosse, softball, boys tennis, track & field, boys volleyball, swim and diving.
2018-19 Sports w/# Participants
|Basketball 51
|Competitive Cheer (Coed) 12
|Cross Country 45
|Football 60
|Golf 14
|Lacrosse (Coed) 29
|Soccer 67
|Softball/Baseball 53
|Swimming & Diving 10
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|Track & Field 60
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|Wrestling 5
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VAZQUEZ, Mabel et al. Soybean (GLICINE MAX L. Merr) response to basic amendments in soils of Santa Fe and Buenos Aires province. Cienc. suelo [online]. 2012, vol.30, n.1, pp.43-55. ISSN 1850-2067.
Soybean (Glicine max L. Merr) is a widespread crop in the Pampas region of Argentina and it is characterized by its high requirement of basic nutrients. Due to the acidification of some soils of this region, four field experiments were carried out in soils of moderate to high actual pH. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of different rates and combination of amendments on soybean yield and yield components, as well as on soil chemical properties. The experimental design was in randomized complete blocks with a factorial arrangement. Treatments included rates between 0 and 2000 kg ha-1 of calcite/shells and dolomite, with and without gypsum addition (200 kg ha-1). The variables evaluated were yield, number of grains/plant, 1.000 kernel weight and soil chemical variables (actual and potential pH, CEC and exchange cations, organic C and N, extractable P). The addition of basic amendments produced crop responses between 209,2 and 1.264 kg ha-1; these responses were negatively related to pH and Ca, and showed a positive correlation with the production level. Crop yield responses could not be explained by the effect of only a few of its components. The changes that occurred in the edaphic properties were not related to the yield increase. Dolomite additions tended to produce greater crop responses, as well as the highest rates of both amendments. In P-deficient soils, a synergistic effect was observed when combining the amendment with P fertilizer.
Palabras clave : Calcite/shell; Dolomite; Gypsum; Exchange complex.


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Bits and bobs of ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) have been popping up on the market for some time now however none are probably as big as the camera app itself which developer moblynx has ported and managed to get working for a whole list of handsets.
The app itself come in a free and ad-supported option and a $0.99 option however if I were you I would take the free version first to see if it suits.
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SOQUEL — The melodic tolling of the gong echoes through the room, and as the sound sinks in, all activity and talk in the classroom ceases.
At pint-sized tables around the room, students stop journaling, coloring, molding "Play-doh" into improbable shapes, eating, trying to get each of their teachers" attention. Pausing, they deeply breathe in and out, raising their arms above their heads, then bringing them down to their chests, inhaling the calm and exhaling the bad feelings.
Seconds later, almost as if time simply stuttered for a couple seconds, the gong"s toll dissipates, replaced once again with the voices of a dozen chattering children.
They are among the roughly 90 students enrolled at Tara Redwood School, which is based at the Land of the Medicine Buddha in Soquel. While most of the younger students remain there, nearly three dozen 5- to 9-year-olds have spent the last couple months in limbo, attending school at a site on Glen Haven Road while waiting for their new school to be completed. Work on that building, across from the fire station on Soquel Drive, finally wrapped up this month, and classes resumed at the new location Monday.
"We"re down from the redwoods and into the community," said Ami Cayton. She"s one of five teachers at the new site, and starting next week will lead a month-long, introductory session of "Wisdom Way." The after-school program is open to the entire community, and teaches the basics of the "Three C" program — creating, compassion and cultures — to emphasize social and emotional development. The cost for the four-week session is $35, or $10 for a drop-in session.
The building contains several different classrooms, as well as a large room with wooden floors and large, wicker baskets filled with blue, rolled-up yoga mats.
For now, the school only accepts kindergarten through third-graders, and some spaces are still available. But a new grade level will be added every year over the next few years, meaning it will be a K-6 school by 2015-16. The main campus will be undergoing renovations in the meantime, and the entire student body eventually will be brought back there.
Tara Redwood operates under a Montessori model that encourages students to pursue their individual interests. But it also incorporates the Buddhist teachings of compassion and the interconnectedness of all living things.
Thursday, many students were working on a crepe-paper flower, each of the seven colors representing a different virtue, and learning the opposite of that virtue. Purple represents courage, blue is compassion, and green, rejoicing, said head teacher Katie Groark. Yellow represents respect, and students learn its opposite is boastful pride.
"As we go through the colors," Groark said, "the children talk about what they"re going to do to bring those (good qualities) into our classroom."
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Kindergartners through third-graders are taught on a Montessori-based model
"Wisdom Way" after-school program starts next week and is open to the entire community
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Governor Chris Christie just can't seem to stay out of the headlines lately. Usually, for someone considering a White House run, that's good news as long as they spell your name correctly. But in terms of primary voters, a number of these stories aren't doing him much good. Another one may be the legislation imposing a new raft of taxes on E-cigarettes and additional tobacco products which has landed on his desk.
Whether you chew, smoke cigars or a pipe, or have traded traditional tobacco products for electronic cigarettes, New Jersey consumers would pay a lot more for their habit under a bill a state Senate committee approved Monday.
Members of the fast-growing e-cigarette industry and retailers warned the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee that the higher taxes would drive demand for the devices to the internet or other states — taking sales tax revenue with it.
This isn't something that's being forced down the Governor's throat, either. It's very possible that Christie may be planning to sign this, though it's tough to imagine why. Increasing revenue by way of jacking up taxes doesn't come out of any conservative – or even Republican – playbook I can think of. Making it a sin tax – using the strong hand of the nanny state to modify behavior and save the citizenry from themselves – steers it even further afield.
But even if we were to assume for a moment that Christie were simply being his usual, pragmatic self and latching on to a solution to a state level fiscal problem, his reputation as a problem solver takes yet another hit on this one. It's a bit early to conclude that discouraging the use of e-cigarettes will help save his citizens when any number of reputable sources have already weighed in to say that this could be a significant boon to those looking to quit smoking. Further, as we've discussed here at great length, higher taxes on tobacco and related products simply provides an additional incentive to smuggling – already taking place in his state – while states already lack the resources to fight it.
If Chris Christie is serious about raising his national profile in the GOP he needs to step off this path. True, he seems to take great delight in insisting that he doesn't care what other people think about him – that whole Jersey maverick thing, I guess – but at some point he's got to exceed the limit on his conservative good will credit card. (Said with the acknowledgement that said card has already been cancelled by more than a view readers here.)


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What better road to break in your new bike, than the one up in the mountains so I decided to tour the Cordilleras, and traverse the very beautiful Maharlika and the scenic Halsema highway. When I did my Solo North Loop last year, it was a different experience altogether, so this time, to make it different, I wanted to visit the beautiful provinces, at the middle of the map, Kalinga Province in particular.
I didn't know what to expect, which made it even more interesting for me.
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From Manila up to San Jose, Nueva Ecija, it was quite a boring 3 hour ride. Had my breakfast in Cabanatuan then proceeded straight to San Jose. After San Jose, that's when the experience starts. Beautiful mountains both on your sides.
Just outside San Jose.
Region 2 tower in Nueva Vizcaya. Monument to give tribute to our Chinese comrades in WWII
Had my first gas stop in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya (after 304 kms).
A sample of one of the road accidents I encountered… this one's just after Solano.
Reached Santiago, Isabela at about 4 PM so that gives me 2 hours before sundown. I wanted to reach Tabuk, Kalinga with the sun still up because I actually do not know how is it travelling there at night, with all the stories that we hear in the news about that province. Was on full throttle for almost two hours when I reached the town of Quezon in Isabela, a couple of kilometers before the left turn going up to Tabuk.
There were alternating police and military checkpoints every 5 kilometers going to Tabuk. I'm not surprised why.
While I was travelling in pitch black (headlights on of course, I know) there were a lot of animals on the road. It was hard to drive like this, add the fact that you are going up in zigzags. This was probably the only city I've been to which had a lot free roaming animals on the main highway – cats, dogs, pigs, chickens, cows, goats, etc. Dmax gave me the warning not to hit any animals on the road, or else…
Upon arrival, one would see a big white Carabao in the middle of the road, signalling your arrival in Tabuk, Kalinga.
Immediately asked for directions from a tricycle driver on how to get to Davidson Hotel. I did not make any reservations, so thank God there were vacancies. 1100 Php per night.
Took a bath then proceeded to their Coffee Shop/Restaurant to chill out and rest.
They are selling Musang Coffee in this place.
This is what I had for my late dinner. Ilocanong Pinakbet with rice. The hotel staff were kind enough to give me a complimentary extra rice, on the house. They said the viand was good for 4, and true enough, I was not able to finish it all, inspite of my hunger for the past 6 hours.


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'Mindy Project' premiere ratings soft; 'New Girl' fights 'Go On'
Mindy Kaling vs. Ellen Barkin! Zooey Deschanel vs. Matthew Perry! Tuesday night unleashed a trio of new shows into competitive time slots: Fox's Ben & Kate, CBS' Vegas and — probably the most buzzed-about of the bunch — Fox's The Mindy Project. Here's how they stacked up.
First, Kaling's debut disappointed a bit. The Mindy Project (4.7 million viewers, 2.4) was down 23 percent from last year's Raising Hope premiere in this slot and dropped from its lead in. Still, Mindy Project fended off its 9:30 p.m. comedy rival, NBC's The New Normal (5.2 million, 2.0). Mindy also performed better than Fox's other new sitcom. At 8:30 p.m., Ben & Kate (4.2 million, 2.0) opened weak.
Both Mindy Project and Ben & Kate had the benefit of the same lead-in (weirdly). Fox aired a special New Girl (5.3 million, 2.7) at 8 p.m., then aired New Girl's official regular time-period debut at 9 p.m. (5.2 million, 2.7). Both episodes delivered the same demo number, down a steep 44 percent from last fall's series premiere. The 9 p.m. New Girl tied NBC's Go On (7.3 million, 2.7). The Matthew Perry comedy was down a bit this week, but NBC will gladly accept this outcome against the return of a tough rival. Oh, why can't all these sitcoms just be friends? (Friends?).
At 10 p.m., CBS rolled out Vegas. I gotta confess: Thought I didn't publicly bet on Vegas, I was starting to think this show could be a ratings surprise. So I was expecting a big number here. Vegas (14.7 million, 2.5) delivered a rather huge total audience for this slot, yet a weak adult demo rating (translation: a lot of older folks watched). Shows like NCIS, which we'll get to in a minute, manage to have the best of both worlds — delivering a ton of older viewers, but also a big enough younger viewers to still kick butt where it counts (from an advertising perspective, at least).
The premiere of Vegas is … fascinatingly schizophrenic. Based on total viewers, Vegas drew the biggest CBS fall drama premiere audience this time period since Judging Amy in 2002. Vegas is also, based on the 18-49 demo, the lowest-rated CBS Tuesday drama premiere since something called Century City back in 2004 … I'm not even convinced that's a real show. So Vegas breaks records in two different directions. Expect to see a lot of conflicting headlines around the Web about this one.
So let's take a step back now: CBS won the night; ABC came in fourth. The return of NCIS (20.2 million viewers, 4.1) was the night's top-rated show and only down a smidgeon from last year, followed by a similar story for NCIS: LA (16.7 million, 3.4). In addition to its comedies, NBC had The Voice (11.3 million, 4.0), down 15 percent, and Parenthood (4.8 million, 1.8), steady. ABC had Dancing With the Stars (11.6 million, 2.0), which continued the all-star edition's bummer ratings story this fall, down 31 percent. The return of Private Practice (6.6 million, 1.9) was down 32 percent from last fall's Thursday premiere and down somewhat from Body of Proof in this slot last year — taking Private Practice off its Grey's Anatomy life support on Thursdays firmly hurt it.
Now let's taken an even bigger step back: All three of the newbies — Mindy, Vegas and even Ben & Kate — launched to a workable number … Ben & Kate just barely so. Comedies sometimes grow from their premieres, while CBS' drama audience is like giant migrating herd that gradually shifts around the schedule as the viewers develop new habits. Let's see what next week holds…
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake (1-1-1, 4 points) played Rocky Mountain Cup Presented by Mark Miller Subaru rival the Colorado Rapids (0-2-1, 1 point) to a 1-1 draw in its 2013 home opener at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday.
RSL controlled Saturday's match, holding a 70-30 possession edge and creating a number of good chances. Despite that, the Claret-and-Cobalt didn't score until the 80th minute, when FW Alvaro Saborio bagged one to tie the game at 1-1. Rookie FW Deshorn Brown had Colorado's goal, putting the Rapids up 1-0 in the 37th minute.
Real Salt Lake started the match strongly, registering its first chance of the game in just the third minute. Captain Kyle Beckerman had the look, hitting a shot from distance that Colorado GK Matt Pickens tapped over the bar.
Pickens went down with an injury just one minute later; breaking his left forearm after it collided with the head of RSL DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe. GK Clint Irwin came in for Pickens, subbing on in the sixth minute to make his MLS debut.
Colorado had the next chance, with Brown forcing RSL GK Nick Rimando into a save in the 24th minute. The sixth-overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, Brown collected the ball on the left side before cutting along the endline and firing a close-range shot that Rimando parried away at the near post.
Brown put the Rapids on the board in the 37th minute. The Jamaican attacker stripped RSL DF Chris Schuler deep in the Claret-and-Cobalt's defensive third, running into the right side of the box before firing a low shot inside the far post from 15 yards out.
Brown nearly doubled Colorado's advantage in the 39th minute, collecting a through ball and running into the middle of the box for a 1-v-1 chance before firing a shot that Rimando stopped nicely.
RSL MF Luis Gil almost equalized in the 41st. The U.S. Under-20 international collected a MF Sebastian Velasquez pass at the top of the box, turning a firing a shot toward the top-left corner that Irwin made a diving stop on.
RSL had another look in the 44th, when Velasquez curled a Saborio lay off inches wide of the top-left corner from 15 yards out.
The Claret-and-Cobalt made one change at the break, bringing on MF Ned Grabavoy – who had missed RSL's first two matches while dealing with a family matter – for MF Khari Stephenson, who suffered a mild sprain to his left knee in the first half.
Grabavoy nearly had an assist in the 64th minute, getting to the endline on the left side and firing a cross through a goalmouth scrum to wide open DF Tony Beltran at the back post. Beltran looked poised to put the chance away, but his 15-yard shot was stoned by Irwin, who ran quickly off his line and parried the shot away.
Colorado had a golden chance on the counter in the 68th, when substitute MF Nick LaBrocca ran in on Rimando on a breakaway. The former Chivas USA player couldn't take advantage of the opportunity, hitting a weak shot right at Rimando, who held comfortably.
Rimando had a big save in the 78th minute. Colorado FW Tony Cascio slalomed through the RSL defense on the left side, firing a low shot from 10 yards that Rimando dove to parry away.
Saborio made Rimando's saves count when he equalized in the 80th minute. Gil started the play, picking up a loose ball on the edge of the area before finding substitute FW Joao Plata in the right side of the box. Plata turned and played Saborio through to the right edge of the six, allowing the Costa Rican international to slam a low shot home inside the far post.
Saborio had a good look at a winner in the 83rd. Substitute FW Devon Sandoval laid a lofted long ball off of his chest to an open Saborio at the top of the box, but the 30-year-old striker couldn't quite corral it, sending his half-volley well over the bar.
The Rapids had a final look on the counter in the 89th minute. FW Atiba Harris had the chance, dribbling into the left side of the box before firing a close-range shot that hit Rimando flush in the chest. LaBrocca followed up the shot, collecting the rebound and firing a low effort toward goal that Schuler blocked.
RSL will take a couple of days off before returning to training on Tuesday ahead of its March 23 road game at FC Dallas. The Claret-and-Cobalt next plays at home on March 30, when the team will take on Seattle Sounders FC at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 1-1 COL
- RSL GK Nick Rimando was honored by the club in a pregame ceremony for becoming the second player in MLS history to reach 100 career regular season shutouts. Rimando trails only unsigned 'keeper Kevin Hartman (112) on the all-time clean sheet list.
- Saturday's sold-out crowd of 20,370 was the sixth straight MLS regular season match with a capacity crowd at Rio Tinto Stadium.
- Saturday's result keeps RSL unbeaten all-time in home openers, moving the Claret-and-Cobalt to 4-0-5 all-time.
- RSL FW Alvaro Saborio's goal was his third of the 2013 season. The Costa Rican international scored two goals in RSL's 2-0 win over San Jose on March 3. RSL is now 31-5-6 when Saborio scores.
- RSL MF Ned Grabavoy made his first appearance of the season on Saturday, coming on in the 46th minute for injured MF Khari Stephenson. A regular starter, Grabavoy missed the first two matches of the season due to a family matter. He wore "Grabavoys" on his jersey on Saturday to honor his family.
- Saborio will depart for duty with the Costa Rican national team on Sunday. Costa Rica will play the U.S. in Denver on March 22 and Jamaica in San Jose, Costa Rica on March 26.
Saborio's 80th minute goal broke a 404-minute home scoreless streak for RSL. MF Javier Morales scored the Claret-and-Cobalt's last goal at Rio Tinto Stadium in the 36th minute of RSL's 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers on Sept. 22, 2012.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 1 1
Colorado Rapids 1 0 1
Scoring Summary:
COL – Deshorn Brown – 37'
RSL – Alvaro Saborio (Joao Plata, Luis Gil) – 80'
Misconduct Summary:
RSL – Kwame Watson-Siriboe (Foul) – 6'
COL – Atiba Harris (Foul) – 9'
COL – Hendry Thomas (Foul) – 49'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2) – Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Chris Schuler, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Lovel Palmer (Devon Sandoval, 79'); Kyle Beckerman (C); Sebastian Velasquez, Luis Gil; Khari Stephenson (Ned Grabavoy, 46'); Alvaro Saborio, Robbie Findley (Joao Plata, 67')
Substitutes Not Used: Josh Saunders (GK), Yordany Alvarez, Cole Grossman, Carlos Salcedo
Colorado Rapids (4-3-3) – Matt Pickens (Clint Irwin, 7'); Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor, Diego Calderon, Brian Mullan; Dillon Powers, Kevin Harbottle (Nick LaBrocca, 65'), Hendry Thomas; Atiba Harris, Deshorn Brown (Jamie Smith, 81'), Tony Cascio
Substitutes Not Used: Andre Akpan, Kamani Hill, Christopher Klute, Shane O'Neill
Referee: David Gantar
Referee's Assistants: Kevin Duliba, Baboucarr Jallow
4th Official: Tyler Ploeger
Attendance: 20,370
Weather: Clear and 56 degrees


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Nov. 19, 2012
NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion University men's and women's swimming and diving teams finished up their third and final day at the Nike Cup in Chapel Hill, N.C.
ODU won a total of four events on Saturday, November 17 including a CAA record breaking swim by Sidni Hoxha. Hoxha (43.43) nearly shaved a full second off his preliminary run in the 100 yard freestyle final to capture the gold medal. Hoxha now has the fourth fastest time in the NCAA this season for the 100 free.
On the first day of competition in Chapel Hill, N.C., Hoxha won the 50 yard freestyle championship. Hoxha's time of 19.9 qualified him for the NCAA B-cut, which means he is now eligible to be selected to compete in the NCAA Championships on March 21-23 in Indianapolis, Ind. On the second day of Cup action, Hoxha (1:37.55) finished a fingertip behind Jonathan Boffa (1:37.41) of N.C. State and took second place in the 200 yard freestyle final. The 1:37.41 finish places Hoxha atop the ODU record books.
Kimberley Rashleigh capped off quite the weekend with yet another first place finish in the 200 yard backstroke final by posting a time of 1:59.53. Rashleigh also set a school record for the 200 yard freestyle when she swam the first leg of the 800 yard freestyle relay in 1:49.62.
In day one of the Nike Cup, Rashleigh posted a time (2:01) in the 200 yard IM final that qualified her to be eligible to be selected to compete in the NCAA Championship in March. Rashleigh made the most of day two in Chapel Hill, as she won the 400 IM championship with a time of 4:14.26. Rashleigh also was part of a relay team that placed fourth in the 800 yard freestyle relay along with Savannah Bowers, Morgan Johnson, and Danielle Naylor.
The Lady Monarchs also got a very strong performance from Yesim Giresunlu in day three. Giresunlu won the 1650 yard freestyle final by four seconds with a time of 16:43.15. Teammate Danielle Naylor cruised to sixth place finish, while Abby Vance finished in eighth out of 17 competitors.
Senior Jessica Hubert kept the Lady Monarch's success going when she won the 200 yard butterfly championship by hitting the wall at the 1:58.50 mark.
Bernardo Figueredo took second in the 1650 freestyle final, finishing in 15:49.41. Jason Haigh placed fourth out of 21 competitors in the 200 yard breaststroke after completing the race in 2:03.72.
The men's 400 yard freestyle relay team of Sidni Hoxha, Ben Hansen, Andrew Crockett, and Vitor Sa placed sixth. The women's 400 freestyle relay team consisting of Kimberley Rashleigh, Mackenzie Payment, Savannah Bowers, and Morgan Johnson also finished in sixth.
The Lady Monarchs ended up placing fifth as a team out of eight schools. While the men's team finished fifth out of six schools.
Old Dominion will return to action on Dec. 1 when the Lady Monarchs will host George Washington and Rutgers and Monarchs will host George Washington at the J.C. "Scrap" Chandler Pool.


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On scoping out the budget for attacking Syria:
An article in Defense News estimates that if President Obama attacks Syria the cost would likely be "hundreds of millions of dollars in weapons," including $1.4 million for each Raytheon Tomahawk missile that is launched. All last week I saw estimates that were equally vague and varied from the tens of millions up to and over a billion dollars.
Of course, that's hardly the press's fault; no one can know the cost of the proposed attack without knowing the details of the war plan, and even then, the ultimate cost would depend on how the plan pans out — including how many weapons are used and how long it all takes.
Still, I would like to see two stories this week related to the Syria war debate and money.
First, someone should try to scope out the likely cost with greater precision — including fuel and logistics support for the war ships in the area, extra costs for putting various forces, such as those protecting embassies, on high alert, as well as the exact cost of the missiles to be used. Maybe budgets for different scenarios have been submitted to the relevant congressional committees. One would hope someone on Capitol Hill has bothered to ask.
Suppose the budget is $500 million. Then, a sidebar ought to list a half dozen or more other items the federal government could buy for $500 million. For example, according to this CBS News report it would take just $425 million to restore all the sequester-forced cuts to Head Start that have forced 57,000 low-income children out of the early childhood education program beginning this month.
Second, there's got to be a good story about Raytheon's Tomahawk missile business. How come it seems to be the weapon of choice for conflicts like this? What's the gross profit margin on each one it sells to the U.S. and to what seem to be lots of other countries around the world? Does it charge the others more or less than it charges the U.S.? And what's the competition like for weapons like this?
Second, please tell me what to think about fracking:
Last week, while in Colorado I saw a TV ad sponsored by an energy industry group in which a young couple explains how they have been able to hang on to their family farm and its traditional lifestyle because of the income they have received by leasing their land for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The young woman explained how she had made sure that fracking would cause no damage to her land or water while providing steady supplemental income.
With great visuals, it was quite an effective argument that fracking is safe and offers a ticket to a bright future for that family and others — a conclusion that would seem to be buttressed by the fact that Colorado's liberal, environmentally-sensitive governor, John Hickenlooper, is a big fracking booster.
The same week I happened upon a Bloomberg Businessweek article headlined: "A Shrinking U.S. Trade Deficit — Brought To You By Fracking." In the same issue another report largely attributed what the magazine predicted would be Russian President Vladimir Putin's waning global influence to the competitive threat that fracking poses to his country's all-important energy exports.
So fracking, which most of us hadn't heard of half a decade ago, seems to be a gift from the gods — a new technology that is a game changer for the American economy, for the national security threats posed by our dependence on Middle Eastern oil, and even for the family farm.
Except that all kinds of environmental groups insist that fracking will be a national disaster, that accidents in the process — and byproducts from the chemical runoff even if there are no accidents — will threaten the water supply in vast areas wherever the wells are being drilled.
The public interest journalism organization ProPublica even has a section on its award-winning website devoted to a long-running series of reports exploring the dangers of fracking. The latest, dated August 13, 2013, is titled, "New Study Finds High Levels of Arsenic in Groundwater Near Fracking Sites." And in Colorado, Hickenlooper has faced stiff opposition to his support for fracking. Meantime, in New York the fight between fracking supporters and opponents has been so fierce that Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is up for re-election and might be eying a 2016 White House bid, has apparently become so fearful of offending one side or the other that he's continued to delay a decision on whether to allow the high-tech drilling.
To be sure, there have been countless stories about fracking. Many emphasize its economic benefits and suggest that the dangers have been overstated. Others, like the ProPublica reports, emphasize its perils. Still more, in what could be called the mainstream press, have diligently quoted both sides. So I can't complain that there has not been enough coverage.
Yet I feel as brain-locked as Cuomo when it comes to fracking.
Sometimes, especially when the issue is complicated and can be clouded by each side's jargon-filled scientific arguments, a different kind of journalism is needed. What I'd like to see is a comprehensive story from a completely credible and thorough reporter with no ax to grind and no preconceptions who could, yes, tell me what I ought to think about this.
Is fracking the next asbestos or lead paint, or is it our ticket to a new golden age? Or is it perhaps both?
Opponents often talk about how drilling accidents could kill thousands. Is that true? If so, does that mean it should be stopped, or do the benefits outweigh the costs?
If I told you at the beginning of the last century about a new technology that could revolutionize American industry and the American way of life and you countered that it would also cause 30,000 to 40,000 accidental deaths per year, we would both have been arguing about the advent of the automobile. So what can be authoritatively said about the likelihood and scale of fracking accidents or other dangers, and how do these threats weigh against the benefits?
Steven Brill is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.


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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Evan Gordon scored 15 points and Yogi Ferrell had 14 points with seven assists to help Indiana rout overmatched North Florida 89-68 on Saturday.
Noah Vonleh posted his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds and added four steals as the Hoosiers recovered from a stretch of two losses in three games.
Indiana (7-2) has won 35 straight nonconference games at home. The Hoosiers shot 46.4 percent from the field and limited the Ospreys to 37.1 percent in a game played at an often-hectic pace. Jeremy Hollowell contributed 12 points for the Hoosiers, who had 16 offensive rebounds and 42 points in the paint.
UNF (5-6) dropped to 0-6 all-time against Big Ten teams. The Ospreys, facing their third RPI top 40 opponent this season, never led. Freshman point guard Dallas Moore had a game-high and season-best 27 points.
The Hoosiers led by as many as 34 in the first meeting between the schools. They bounced back from a 69-52 loss at Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Coach Tom Crean criticized Indiana's effort after that defeat, believing his players gave less than their best effort in the second half.
On Saturday, the Hoosiers started strong and kept their foot on the gas pedal.
Nine Hoosiers scored in the first half on their way to a 52-35 lead. Defense fueled offense for Indiana before the break, with seven steals helping create 11 fast-break points. The crowd erupted when a powerful swat by Troy Williams was gathered by Ferrell, who quickly turned it into a pull-up 3 in transition.
Moore had 15 points in the first half. His trey from the right corner capped an 11-2 run by UNF and cut the lead to 28-24 with about nine minutes remaining in the half. The Ospreys were never that close again.
Indiana responded with a 7-0 run. Ferrell made two free throws and assisted on a 3-pointer by Hollowell before Will Sheehey added a layup. After five straight points by UNF, Indiana unleashed another spurt of 14-0. Stanford Robinson scored five and Vonleh had four in the run, during which UNF coach Matthew Driscoll used two timeouts to little effect. The lead hit 20 for the first time when Vonleh made two free throws with 2:45 left before intermission.
After Charles McRoy completed a three-point play to make it 54-42 early in the second half, Indiana's defense clamped down and limited the Ospreys to five points over a stretch of more than nine minutes. Reserve big men Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Luke Fischer combined to score 12 straight points for the Hoosiers to push the lead to 32 with about eight minutes remaining and remove all doubt.


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Following my recent post about the leather hangings at Bateman's I thought I would show a few more images of the interiors of the house.
The writer Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) and his wife Caroline (known as Carrie, 1862-1939) bought the Jacobean-period house in 1902 and filled it with antiques. Kipling's father, John Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911), helped with sourcing furniture and furnishings from the antiques trade.
Although the Kiplings clearly tried to make the interiors as authentic as possible, the house also has a distinctly Edwardian feel, reflecting the period's taste for artful antiquarianism.
It is no coincidence that two pillars of British conservationism, Country Life magazine and the National Trust, were founded at around this time (in 1897 and 1895 respectively).
The house also reflects the Kiplings' memories of India. Rudyard was born in Bombay and set many of his stories and novels there. Kipling senior worked as an art teacher and museum curator in Lahore and used many Indian subjects and motifs in his own art.
Mixing and melding these diverse places and times, the interior is a self-conscious work of art in its own right.
In addition it is now of course a 'shrine' to a well-known author.
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Hello! I'm Sue Greaney, and I work for English Heritage as a Senior Properties Historian. A historian, I hear you gasp? I thought this was a place for archaeologists? Fear not, I am an archaeologist – my job title isn't particularly accurate as its archaeology and prehistory that are my specialist subjects!
Today is an office day in Swindon. Not huge amounts of digging in my life, unfortunately, unless you count digging in archives, libraries and my own computer filing system. My day also doesn't have any meetings or scheduled site visits in it, so that is a bonus – I'll be catching up on quite a few different pieces of work, so you'll get an idea of the wide range of things I do.
The major project that I'm currently working on is the new visitor centre that we are planning for Stonehenge. I'm the archaeologist advising on the content of the new exhibition and the new interpretation for our thousands of visitors. It's a really important project and most days I have to pinch myself that I get to work on it. I work closely with a small project team dedicated to the interpretation, learning and outreach elements of the project.
First thing I uploaded photographs from a field visit to Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, Scotland last week and put them on our SharePoint site. Not a usual port of call as by its very nature working for English Heritage usually involves England! But Kilmartin House Museum is renowned as a prehistoric museum, and the landscape has been fully interpreted and designed for visitors to explore. It even has two podcasts. We went to see the new European funded interpretation scheme in the area, to meet the museum curator. It's not a dissimilar approach to the one we'll be taking at Stonehenge– we want to equip people in our visitor centre to understand Stonehenge, but also the various monuments and features they'll see in the landscape, and also encourage them to get out and explore the rest of the World Heritage Site.
A series of phone calls followed. Talked to an interpretation colleague about the reconstructed Neolithic houses that we're planning for the external gallery at the visitor centre, arrangements for a site visit to Stonehenge next week and our temporary exhibition programme. Talked to a scientist colleague of mine down at Fort Cumberland about some externally commissioned research. Talked to a visitor operations colleague at Stonehenge about the Neolithic houses. You wouldn't believe what a busy summer they're having! Couple of e-mails sent to Stonehenge team members and archives staff at our National Monuments Record.
Tea break. Right, onto some proper work. The rest of the morning was spent doing some research that will support the contents of our display cases in the visitor centre exhibition. This involved writing up a paper for discussion at a meeting next week, using our own internal (and rather wonderful) webGIS, the Pastscape website (we have our own internal databases behind this, but Pastscape works so well I use it a lot) and the fantastic Wiltshire Heritage Museum collections database. I can't tell you much about what's actually going into the cases, as it wouldn't be a surprise when you all come and see the new visitor centre when it opens in 2013! Suffice to say that I spent the rest of the morning and a few hours after lunch looking at lovely prehistoric objects and reading antiquarian and 20th century archaeology accounts of their discoveries.
After sending off this and another paper to the Stonehenge interpretation officer and curator, I sent confirmation to a freelance researcher that we were taking him on for a small piece of synthesis/writing work.
Ok, time to clear some of my e-mail inbox. I've been so busy this week that several things have been neglected for quite a few days. First, I arranged a meeting date with colleagues in September to review the next stages of the Stonehenge scanning project. Next, I responded to a query from the curator at Salisbury Museum about where the late Paul Ashbee's archive is residing. I downloaded some mapping tiles that I need to create a map which will go on an interpretation panel at Kingston Russell Stone Circle, one of our small free properties down in Dorset. When I'm not thinking about Stonehenge I usually pick up a few interpretation projects at our free properties.
And then the most important e-mail of the day – anyone up for the pub? Well, it is a Friday! Cue random exchange of e-mails from my friends at work.
Next I respond to request from BBC Learning for an EH expert on Vikings. Not sure if we have one of those! And reply with photographs to a colleague of mine in York who is working on the EH Coastal Risk Assessment and wanted some information about cliff erosion near one of our guardianship properties at Halangy Down on the Isles of Scilly. This is somewhere I did some research and interpretation a couple of years ago.
Well, there ends the Day of Archaeology. Now to add the blog post! Let's do this again next year.