Content marketing can be time consuming. There is ideation, content creation, optimisation, amplification, tracking and monitoring. It is a cyclical process that can, and should, be improved upon time after time. Without the proper tools in place to help you handle all the steps in the content marketing process, it can be an uphill battle from the word go. So, why not have all the right tools set up, and in place, so that your content marketing program can have the best chance of success in 2015? With the rise of content marketing set to reach new heights in 2015 (as I predicted in Content Marketing in 2015), now is the time to work out which of the tools below could make your life as a content marketer easier, much more productive, and infinitely more efficient.
I should mention: none of your regular social media networks (like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit and LinkedIn) are covered below. When it comes to content marketing, there are plenty of tools, software platforms, and websites that you can use apart from all the usual social media suspects. It's these tools that I've decided to focus on below.
1. Feedly (www.feedly.com) Read more. Know more. Feedly is one of the best, and most popular, options when it comes to RSS. This particular platform claims to have more than 15 million readers, and over 40 million sources. All you need to do is sign up, and then add your favourite websites or blogs to your feed. Best of all, it takes just three minutes to set up your account. Quick. Easy. Content ideas on demand.
2. Trapit (www.trapit.com) According to their website, Trapit uses search, artificial intelligence, and human curation in a winning combination so that users can find meaningful content across more than 100,000 sources. You can publish content direct from Trapit to your social media networks or your blog, and it is even intuitive, learning from the type of content you post and revealing more relevant search results every time. It also offers analytics and reporting features so that you can determine what type of content is most effective for your audience.
3. Inbound (www.inbound.org) If you consider yourself a modern marketer, then you should be using Inbound. Established in 2012 by Rand Fishkin from Moz, and Dharmesh Shah from Hubspot, Inbound is an online community of inbound marketers. The website is effectively one big discussion board, where users share the best content and new marketing ideas. It is a veritable gold mine for informative, engaging, entertaining content.
4. BizSugar (www.bizsugar.com) This website is similar to Inbound, although it has a slightly broader focus. Small business owners and managers are encouraged to share and vote on (or give a little sugar to!) relevant content. There are often marketing articles posted on this site, and you can filter for marketing related topics. Another gold mine for top quality content.
5. Paper.li (http://paper.li) A nifty little site that enables users to automatically find, publish and promote articles, photos and videos from across the internet. Effectively, it is a content curation platform that publishes more than 200 million articles per day for its users.
6. Alltop (www.alltop.com) This is another content curation service, which refers to itself as an 'online magazine rack'. Alltop collects the latest news headlines from the biggest and brightest websites and blogs. These headlines are then grouped into 'collections' on separate webpages that include the five most recent articles and their first paragraphs. The 'collections' cover all sorts of topics, from acting to zoology, and everything in between.
1. Canva (www.canva.com) The perfect graphic and image generator for all those content marketers that are not graphic designers (like me!). Canva is a simple-to-use online design platform, which enables you to create professional quality designs. Canva has hundreds of pre-set design templates (including a whole range of typographic, infographic and pictographic options), as well as a huge stock image library available for general use for the bargain price of $1 per design. Alternatively, you can upload your own images, which enables you to use the platform completely free of charge.
2. PicMonkey (www.picmonkey.com) Quite similar to Canva, PicMonkey is a free graphic generator and image editing online platform. Although, there is a paid, premium version available, aptly called Royale, which starts from US$33 per annum. The paid version provides access to an ad-free editing mode, and addition tools, effects and frames.
3. GIMP (www.gimp.org) While we're on the topic of all things image-related, its well worth taking a look at GIMP (don't let the name put you off!). GIMP is a versatile graphics manipulation software package. It enables you to enhance photos, correct distortion, enhance colours, and undertake digital retouching. It is almost like a free (albeit less powerful) version of photoshop.
4. Fotor (www.fotor.com) Yet another online photo editing tool, in much the same vain as three content marketing tools above. But, there is one subtle difference when it comes to Fotor. It proudly proclaims that it is the only online editing tool that gives you access to HDR photographic techniques. If you're not too sure what HDR techniques entail, it's where you upload three images: one with a normal exposure, one underexposed and one overexposed. The software then amalgamates all three into the best possible version.
1. Google Keyword Planner (https://adwords.google.com.au/KeywordPlanner) While this tool was built specifically for use in creating Google Adwords, it can be invaluable when it comes to creating online content. Using Keyword Planner, you can search for keyword ideas, generate historical statistic reports, and form some idea of how particular keywords might perform in a Google search. Once you know which keywords are performing best within your niche, you can work them into your content, particularly blog posts and webpage content, using them in headings and body text (without keyword stuffing).
2. Desk (http://desk.pm) Awarded by Apple as one of the best apps of 2014, Desk is built specifically for Mac users. Desk focuses on what matters most: writing. It is the ultimate in distraction free writing, and has built in quick publish functionality, integrating seamlessly with WordPress, Blogger, Facebook, and more. It is on the pricey side though at $29.99.
3. Anti-Social (http://anti-social.cc) An amazing little app, Anti-Social makes it easier for writers to both target and block any distracting websites, ensuring distraction free writing and enhanced productivity. At a cost of just $15, Anti-Social can be installed on both Windows and Mac devices.
4. Grammarly (http://www.grammarly.com) Grammarly is an automated proofreader and your personal grammar coach. The free online platform corrects up to 10 times more mistakes than popular word processors. It is able to check for things like faulty parallelism, word order, punctuation, colloquial speech, improper formatting and wordiness. It even checks for plagiarism. Then, it gives you error explanations and correction tips, context-optimized synonym suggestions, and a list of citations to help avoid plagiarism. Nifty.
1. Buffer (https://bufferapp.com) Buffer helps you manage and schedule content marketing programs across multiple social media accounts simultaneously. It integrates with Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and is even intuitive enough to determine the best possible times to post content, based on the usage patterns of your specific audience. It even generates a rich array of statistics on how all your social media channels perform. It really does streamline social media management.
2. HootSuite (https://hootsuite.com) This platform shares many of the same features as Buffer, enabling you to manage all your social media channels from the one, easy-to-use dashboard. The output of both Buffer and Hootsuite are fairly similar; it really depends upon which user interface you prefer.
3. MailChimp (http://mailchimp.com) My personal favourite when it comes to email marketing platforms, MailChimp is super easy to master, with its incredibly user-friendly interface. You can design sleek, slick, professional email blasts, easily integrate sign-up through your website and generate a detailed report on every single campaign you create and send. It even offers a whole host of pre-set templates. It's no wonder than more than 7 million people use Mail Chimp to send approximately 500 million emails each day.
4. PRWeb (www.prweb.com) With a background in PR myself, it should come as no surprise that I'm an advocate of PRWeb – one (if not the) biggest online PR platforms in the world. PRWeb sends your media release to all the major search engines, more than 30,000 journalists and bloggers, and over 25,000 subscribers. All media releases are hosted on their website as well, which receives more than three million visitors each month. PRWeb even provides in-depth reports on how many times your release was read, how many impressions, and what activity it receives. Be warned though: this service is not cheap. Prices start from $99 per release, and go up to $499 per release.
Given the growing length of this particular post, I think it might be time to draw to a close for the time being. Tune in next week, when I cover the best tools for content marketing monitoring and reporting.


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Ichiban oroka na mono wa nande shou ?
Soredemo itoshii mono wa nande shou ?
The blue sky which seems to be piercing ino a canvas on which I draw you.
Oh flying bird which spreads its wings, please just give me wings.
Those ideals are far far away.
There are too many wishes that do not come true.
Because I never forget you.
You may not be afraid.
I could not say it for a long, long time.
Maybe those scars remain somewhere and are different from regret.
It accumulates like fallen leaves.
I love you, I say yet, the lies overflow.
The whereabouts of such a world.
I thought I would want to see it with you, yes, with you.
Inside of a shallow sleep.
It reaches you riding on the wind without becoming dirty.
Certaintly, undoubtedly, I guess these feelings can be said someday.
There would not be anything to regret, right?
With that I'll be saved.
Certaintly, undoubtedly, I guess this heart will heal someday.
Nokosa retano wa tatta hitori ?
fake star , fake star . I don ' t accept you .
Iiwake tokui deshou ? nee ?
Aa , atodore kurai yoru wo koe tara kimi ni tadori tsuke ru ?
Mou junshin muku na ano gorono boku wa inai ?
Itsuno mani iroase ta ?


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Dr LEUNG Paul
Email paulkh@vtc.edu.hk
Northeast Louisiana University
Diploma in Business Administration
Hong Kong Shue Yan College
Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Hospitality, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
Project Director, Research & Intelligence, Hong Kong Disneyland
Director, Strategic Planning and Research, Hong Kong Tourism Board
Programme Director, HKU SPACE, The University of Hong Kong
Part-time Lecturer, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Assistant Professor, School of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lecturer, Hong Kong Shue Yan College
Marketing Assistant, Philip Morris Asia, Inc.
Assistant Marketing & Promotion Manager, The Hong Kong Standard
Promotion Manager, Pacific Audio Supplies, Ltd.
Marketing Coordinator, Tom Lee Music Company Limited
Vice Chairman, Holistic Community Association
Chairman, TASE
Propoor Tourism
Tourism Governance
Resort and Destination Design and Development
Jamie Lo, Paul Leung (2015) "The Preferred Theme Park", American Journal of Economics, Vol. 5, No. 5: 472-476
Paul Leung (2004) "The southern sound" (Nanyin): Tourism for the Preservation and development of traditional arts, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research Vol 9, No. 4
Paul Leung (2004) Rejoinder, Journal of Tourism and Recreation Research Vol. 29, No. 3
Paul Leung, Terry Lam (2004) Crisis Management during The SARS threat: A Case Study of the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong, Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism 3(1)
Paul Leung (2003) Child Sex Tourism, Journal of Tourism Recreation Research Vol 28, No. 2
Vincent Cho, Paul Leung (2003) Towards using Knowledge Discovery Techniques in Database Marketing for The Tourism Industry, Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism Vol. 3, No. 3/4
Paul Leung (2002) Tourism and Economic Development of Less Developed Countries: the case of Cambodia, Journal of Tourism and Recreation Research Vol 27, no.1
Andrew Chan, Simon Wong, Paul Leung (1998) Ethical Beliefs of Chinese Consumer in Hong Kong Journal of Business Ethics 17 pp 1163-1170
Ray Pine, Andrew Chan, Paul Leung (1998) The current and future impact of Asia's economic downturn on the region's hospitality industry International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 10(7) pp 252-256
Paul Leung, Terry Lam, Simon Wong (1997) Tourism in Cambodia : An analysis of perceived motivations and barriers Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 1(2) pp 27-33
Kevin Li, S.W. Man, Paul Leung, Lily Dai (2002) 誰偷走湄公河的未來-一水六國千民族的啟示, Hong Kong: Oxfam
Paul Leung, A Trace of the History of Tea Culture, In: Jolliffe, L. (editor). 2006. Tea Tourism: Tourists, Traditions and Transformations
Paul Leung, Tea Experiences in Two Chinese Communities: Yunnan, China and Taiwan In: Jolliffe, L. (editor). 2006. Tea Tourism: Tourists, Traditions and Transformations
Paul Leung (2003)Sex Tourism: The Case of Cambodia, In: Bauer, T.G. and McKercher, B. (editors). 2003. Sex and Tourism: Journeys of Romance, Love, and Lust
Paul Leung, Catherine Cheung (1996) The Star Chain: The game of closing down Hong Kong Management Cases in Hotel and Tourism Management
Paul Leung (2017) Tourism: a peacebuilder or a trouble maker – an atypical case of cross border tourism in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Tourism Association 2017 Annual Conference. Busan, Korean. June 18-21, 2017.
Paul Leung, Creamy Kong (2004) A typical case of crisis management: the outbreak of atypical pneumonia (SARS), The 10th Annual Conference APTA. Nagasaki, Japan. July 4-7, 2003
Thomas G. Bauer, Paul Leung (2003) Development of Tourism Products Contributing to Poverty Alleviation, UNESCAP Seminar on: Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Tourism Development. Kathmandu, Nepal, 26-28 August 2003
Paul Leung and Pamela Ho (2003) Religious Events as Tourist Attraction: A Case of Jiu Festivals (Temple Parades), The 9th Annual Conference APTA. Sydney, Australia. July 6-9, 2003
Paul Leung (2003) Ecotourism: Between Exploitation and Conservation, The 9th Annual Conference APTA. Sydney, Australia. July 6-9, 2003
Paul Leung and Pamela Ho (2002) "Southern Sound": Tourism as a Factor in the Preservation and Development of Traditional Arts, The 8th Annual Conference APTA. Dailin, china. July 10-13, 2002
Andrew Chan, Simon Wong, Paul Leung (1998) The ethical beliefs of Hong Kong hotel employees APTA '98 Tanyang International Tourism Conference "The Role of Tourism : National and Regional Perspectives Aug. 18-21, 1998 pp106-112
Paul Leung, Christina Ha (1998) The perceived motives for golfing : an empirical study of the Hong Kong young adults APTA '98 Tanyang International Tourism Conference "The Role of Tourism : National and Regional Perspectives Aug. 18-21, 1998 pp74-78
Paul Leung (2007) 當瘋狂的市區重建遇上白痴的城市規劃, 香港經濟日報
Paul Leung (2004) 發揮旅遊業的滅貧作用, 無窮, 2004/06:1. Oxfam
Paul Leung (2003) Tourism and Development in Less Developed Countries, Contours, 13(1): 11-12
Alan Wong, Paul Leung and Thomas Bauer (2002) Impoving Tourism in Guangxi and Detian Falls, The Voice of TIC, Vol.2, pp.14-17
Paul Leung (1995) Competitive Analysis: A Way To Create Competitive Advantage Hong Kong Manager Nov/Dec pp 6-10

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Q: TFS 2010 proxy is missing from install options on 64-bit server When we install on a 32-bit server, we get the option to install the proxy server, but installing on an x64 only gives us the option to install the build service. Does TFS 2010 Server Proxy support Windows 2003 64-bit?

A: Found my own answer:
2.1.3 64-Bit Windows Server 2003 Not Supported
No 64-Bit edition of Windows Server 2003 is supported.
To resolve this issue:
You must use a supported operating system.

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Home › Forums › What does President Trump's pardoning frenzy actually mean?
Trump has wielded the power of the presidential pardon with a near-despotic authority. He's ignored decades of precedent and procedure while turning pardons into a publicity stunt.
To fully understand the Trump strategy in the recent Dinesh D'Souza pardon and other rumored pardons – particularly those of Martha Stewart and Rod Blagojevich – it's important to look at the shared principles that underlie these cases.


90' - Second Half ends, Everton 2, Bournemouth 1.
90'+6' - Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6' - Corner, Everton. Conceded by Charlie Daniels.
90'+3' - Jordan Pickford (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' - Foul by Dan Gosling (Bournemouth).
90'+2' - Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2' - Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
90'+1' - Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Pickford.
89' - Offside, Everton. Morgan Schneiderlin tries a through ball, but Oumar Niasse is caught offside.
87' - Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny with a cross.
85' - Attempt missed. Lys Mousset (Bournemouth) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Junior Stanislas with a cross following a corner.
84' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Jonjoe Kenny.
83' - Substitution, Bournemouth. Lys Mousset replaces Nathan Aké.
82' - GOAL!!! Everton 2, Bournemouth 1. Oumar Niasse (Everton) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner.
81' - Attempt blocked. Tom Davies (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
80' - Oumar Niasse (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80' - Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80' - Foul by Oumar Niasse (Everton).
79' - Substitution, Bournemouth. Steve Cook replaces Joshua King.
79' - Offside, Everton. Leighton Baines tries a through ball, but Oumar Niasse is caught offside.
78' - Mason Holgate (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78' - Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
77' - GOAL!!! Everton 1, Bournemouth 1. Oumar Niasse (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Davies with a through ball.
76' - Substitution, Everton. Jonjoe Kenny replaces Cuco Martina.
75' - Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Jermain Defoe.
74' - Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74' - Foul by Ashley Williams (Everton).
72' - Attempt blocked. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké with a headed pass.
71' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
70' - Attempt blocked. Mason Holgate (Everton) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
70' - Corner, Everton. Conceded by Dan Gosling.
64' - Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64' - Foul by Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth).
62' - Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leighton Baines with a cross.
61' - Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin.
61' - Attempt saved. Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
59' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
59' - Attempt blocked. Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Gosling.
58' - Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton).
58' - Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' - Attempt missed. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua King.
57' - Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56' - Tom Davies (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56' - Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
56' - Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' - Substitution, Everton. Oumar Niasse replaces Wayne Rooney.
55' - Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Davy Klaassen.
54' - Mason Holgate (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54' - Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
51' - Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua King.
49' - GOAL!!! Everton 0, Bournemouth 1. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Daniels.
45' - Second Half begins Everton 0, Bournemouth 0.
45'+2' - First Half ends, Everton 0, Bournemouth 0.
45' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Cuco Martina.
43' - Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
43' - Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' - Wayne Rooney (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' - Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
42' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Cuco Martina.
37' - Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37' - Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
35' - Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' - Delay in match Wayne Rooney (Everton) because of an injury.
33' - Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33' - Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
32' - Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
32' - Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' - Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton).
29' - Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28' - Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' - Foul by Dan Gosling (Bournemouth).
27' - Davy Klaassen (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20' - Attempt blocked. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
17' - Nathan Aké (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' - Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
16' - Attempt saved. Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
15' - Morgan Schneiderlin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15' - Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Everton).
15' - Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' - Attempt saved. Ashley Williams (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Holgate.
12' - Corner, Everton. Conceded by Joshua King.
11' - Foul by Dan Gosling (Bournemouth).
11' - Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10' - Offside, Everton. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
6' - Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leighton Baines with a cross.
5' - Attempt missed. Ashley Williams (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a corner.
5' - Corner, Everton. Conceded by Junior Stanislas.
4' - Offside, Bournemouth. Dan Gosling tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
3' - Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
3' - Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Leighton Baines.


Erect, rounded form. Single main stem. Grey-green leaves, slightly twisted. Flower heads to 2" diameter, in terminal clusters, yellow, maturing to red. Good drainage and air circulation. Do not disturb the roots.
Published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 104 in 1810.
Synonyms from ProteaWorldOnline: Protea criniflora L.f., Leucospermum cryptanthum H.Buek ex Meisn., Leucospermum molle R.Br., Leucospermum penicillatum H.Buek ex Meisn., Leucospermum schinzianum Gand., Protea venosa Lam.
From Cult. Prot. Leucadendron criniflorum Salisb. ex Knight. - Salisb. cites: Protea criniflora L.f., Protea crinita Thunb., Leucadendron oleifolium P.J.Bergius.


Moscow's Crocus Expo Convention Centre recently added a 285,000sqm shopping and entertainment mall which is expected to help generate up to a million visitors to the complex each week, James Willsher reports.
Vegas Crocus City launched earlier this year, with 300 shops across five floors featuring international and Russian luxury and high street brands; architectural replicas of New York's Rockefeller Centre and Times Square; a skating rink; Europe's biggest multiplex cinema, with 22 screens; a 5,500sqm extreme sports theme park; and 50 bars, cafes and restaurants.
The original Vegas – currently the largest shopping mall in Russia, at 480,000sqm – opened in November 2010 in southern Moscow at the intersection of the Moscow Ring Road and Kashirskoye Shosse.
The new development not only has an eye on the visitors the convention centre brings in and those from neighbouring Moscow districts, but also the new and expanding residential high-rise developments of Krasnogorye nearby, with its 1.5m sqm of new housing.
Vegas Crocus City was designed by KlingStubbins architects, and is the latest addition to the sprawling Crocus Group complex of three events pavilions and 49 conference halls on the outskirts of north-western Moscow.
The whole Crocus site, which also features a concert hall; business hotels; a yacht club; and 24-hour supermarkets, is served by Myakinino Metro Station, an overground train link from the Russian capital built and financed by privately-owned Crocus Group at the request of Moscow's city authority.
Next year is expected to see the start of construction of Holiday Inn's biggest hotel in Europe, with 1,000 rooms over a total of 81,082sqm; a new Marriott Hotel; and residential and business complex.
The new Marriott will have 1,550sqm of meeting space, featuring a 650sqm ballroom divisible by four, six flexible meeting rooms, and two boardrooms, while the Holiday Inn includes 2,500sqm of meeting facilities.


East Midlands Trains has today (29 September 2014) announced a package of improvements for passengers travelling between Nottingham, Newark Castle and Lincoln, thanks to over £2m of local and central Government funding.
A combination of extra carriages and timetable enhancements will see faster journey times introduced on many services between Nottingham and Lincoln and additional trains between Newark and Nottingham. The new timetable will also deliver extra services for passengers in Hykeham as well as stations between Nottingham and Newark Castle including Carlton and Burton Joyce.
Our proposals have been developed in partnership with the Department for Transport, Nottinghamshire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, Lincoln City Council, Newark & Sherwood District Council, North Kesteven District Council, Gedling Borough Council as well as the Local Enterprise Partnerships for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (D2N2) and Lincolnshire.
These proposals will help support the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire communities in 2015, as the nation starts the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, with the Magna Carta 800 celebration and the exciting opening of the Newark Civil War Centre.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "I know how important good rail links are for communities like Newark and Lincoln, which is why we are investing record amounts to deliver better services across the country and boost growth as part of our long-term economic plan.
David Horne, Managing Director for East Midlands Trains, said: "The East Midlands region is home to some of the UK's most important cities and towns and we have had a long standing aspiration to improve the train service between Nottingham and Lincoln - two of the region's major cities.


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Prof. Thomas K. Jewell Retires
Prof. Jewell with his grandchildren
Thomas K. Jewell, Carl B. Jansen Professor of Engineering retired after over 36 years of dedicated service, which included 12 years as chair. Prof. Jewell joined Union College in 1978. He earned his B.S. degree in 1968 from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. He earned his M.S. in Environmental Engineering in 1974, and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering in 1980; both from the University of Massachusetts. Prof. Jewell is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York. Prior to his retirement, he served a three year term as the Director of Environmental, Science, Policy, and Engineering (ESPE). For many years, Prof. Jewell also served as the Director of the International Programs for Engineering where the programs expanded to many countries all over the world. Prof. Jewell intends to continue to be active in teaching and will offer selected courses to the ESPE students. He will also continue to teach the environmental engineering sessions in the Professional Engineering refresher course. Prof. Jewell likes skiing, boating, gardening, and home maintenance. He plans to travel and continue to be a program reviewer for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) where this takes him to many engineering schools nationally and across the globe.


i965_dri.so does not support the 0x1912 PCI ID.
Is my GPU just not supported yet, or did I do something wrong? I tried setting both i965 and i915 in my VIDEO_DRIVERS flags, but I'm not sure what that changes.
afaik, skylake is needed to have blob firmware being built into kernel.
For the driver to work on the new Intel Skylake (6th gen.) GPUs, i915.preliminary_hw_support=1 must be added to your boot parameters.
I'll try adding the kernel boot parameter as well, but the kernel part of the driver seems fine, I have mode setting working. It's only OpenGL applications that aren't working.


Just wanted to pop in today and share a few outfits that I think are perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday. I know everyone's plans vary from friend gatherings to traveling far to visit family. I hope these outfits inspire your own looks for the holiday. You can also look back at last year's outfits here.
Happy Thursday, friends! Thanks for stopping by!


When Samsung announced the first Galaxy Note, it WOWed the world with its 5 inch display and the reuse of a stylus, during that time, everyone was skeptical about it like the first generation iPhone. Even Apple mocked at Samsung for releasing such an unpractical screen size which doesn't allow one hand usability. The original Note later proved to be a successful product with its great software features and S-Pen, which creates a new category between a smartphone and tablet – Phablet.
Enter the Galaxy Note 3, the successor of the already popular Note 2, which is a true flagship model of this year from Samsung. Check out the full review video below.
The Note 3 was announced one week earlier than Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C, along with the Galaxy Gear which we have not received one for review. It was received with mixed feelings and many would've expected Samsung to come out with such kind of hardware specifications.
Samsung has changed the design language of the Note 3, it no longer has such a rounded shape like its predecessor, the bezel has been reduced that a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED HD display is able to fit in to a compact body. Addtionally, the back cover of the phone is no longer the slippery hyperglaze coating (it's still plastic!) and stitched with faux leather, which makes the Galaxy Note 3 looks expensive and disguised like an executive notebook, it also makes the phone less slippery. The new S-Pen also looks less plasticky this time although its still made of plastic, it requires some effort to be taken out and you need to have nails to do that.
The Galaxy Note 3 has the most monstrous specifications that you can find among all other Android smartphones today. We have to give credits to Samsung Malaysia for bringing in the device that early. Welcome to Malaysia, Galaxy Note 3.
The Galaxy Note 3's display is one of the best that we've seen on a mobile device, the Super AMOLED HD display demonstrates vibrant colors, good viewing angles and great visibility under direct sunlight. Touch sensitivity is perfect, we love typing on Samsung's software keyboard and using the S-Pen to scribble notes is just a pleasure as we face no lags or stutters.
The Note 3 is probably the first non-Nexus smartphone to run on Android 4.3 out of the box. As usual, TouchWiz runs on top of it and we aren't a big fan of the TouchWiz skin, however we have to report that the Note 3 has the best TouchWiz experience ever, it is smooth and reliable, we no longer face that infamous lag in many iterations of TouchWiz, thanks to the powerful Snapdragon 800 processor and generous amount of RAM.
The Note 3 has some new features and tricks in its built-in apps and S-Pen this time, and we are just going to list down the notable ones here.
Probably the most popular note taking app found on Galaxy smartphones that allows you to draw, write, and type. S-Note now supports adding a few new stuffs – Charts, Idea Sketches, and Maps. These new features are cool and can be very useful at times when you just want to note down some important stuffs. Sadly, the Notes can only be exported to an image or PDF file.
This is a pretty hidden feature, and can be refreshing if you're bored of the widget based home screen. Slide your fingers up from the bottom of the screen and you will get My Magazine, a HTC Blinkfeed like home screen powered by Flipboard, it has three sections. News, to show what's happening to the world. Personal, to see your recent activities on the phone. Social, to see all your social media updates. It also has easy access to phone functions such as the Dialer, Contacts, Messages, Email, Google Search, Browser and App drawer.
A notebook keeps all of your private stuffs that you do not want anybody to see, and a typical smartphone isn't secure even with a passcode on the lock screen. Samsung Knox takes users into an isolated secure environment that doesn't have access to any Google services and content outside of the Knox environment, connecting the phone to your PC will not reveal files stored in the Knox environment as well. Samsung includes a Knox app store which includes a few enterprise apps, which we think it will improve overtime should developers support it.
Taking the S-Pen out of the device activates Air Command, which has five features that we really love, check out the video below to see how the features work.
Action Memo – Instead of just taking notes down, it converts your notes into action, very practical as most users will use it for taking down phone numbers, locations and reminders. Action Memo allows you to convert those notes to a contact, location, phone call and etc.
Scrap Booker – The most interesting feature of all five, it allows you to capture a selected area on your screen and save it into the Scrapbook app. You will be able to capture YouTube videos, web images, screenshots of webpages and locally stored media content, and you will be able to get a link to those content, not just only storing the screenshot.
Screen Write – A standard feature which lets you capture the screenshot of your phone and edit it.
S-Finder – A universal search tool that helps finding content in your phone, be it on the web, contacts, handwriting, pictures, message etc. S-Finder will be able to help you to dig stuffs that you've forgot.
Pen Window – Allows you to draw an area of the screen to create a window and execute apps, pretty limited apps supported at the moment however it is good enough.
The Note 3 shares the same 13 Megapixel optics as the Galaxy S4, what's different this time is that the camera app on the Note 3 supports 4K video shooting, which we find it an overkill for screens at this point of writing as many consumers do not possess a 4K resolution TV at home. We are glad to report that the camera takes wonderful pictures with great detail in good lighting condition, low light shots are also acceptable. Check out sample pictures and 4K video recording samples down below.
The Snapdragon 800 processor is the best SoC that you can find today, and Samsung has opted this chipset for the LTE version of its Galaxy Note 3 and paired with 3GB of RAM. The Note 3 is a multitasking power house, applications launched and switched without hesitation, we have to mention over here that Apps2SD is finally back on the Note 3, which allows you to move big apps to your SD card instead of the built-in storage, of course we would still prefer to store some apps in the internal storage for faster access. Benchmarks on the Galaxy Note 3 shows awesome results, despite of the recent 'BenchmarkBooster' issue, we believe in the Note 3 scoring such high scores – 36147 and 21622 points in Antutu and Quadrant respectively. Due to OpenGL ES 3.0 support in Android 4.3, the Adreno 320 GPU unleashes its true graphics capability by having fantastic effects, detail and anti-aliasing in games such as Asphalt 8.
Battery life on the Note 3 is reasonable, with mid to heavy usage on the S-Pen most of the time to do messaging, e-mail and web browsing, 1 hour of Spotify streaming, synchronizing 4 e-mail accounts, 80% of the time on LTE/HSPA, the Note 3 manage to last for 1 working day before requiring a charge. If you do find battery life an issue, fear not as the battery is user replaceable.
Call quality on the Note 3 is fantastic, the three noise cancellation microphones do a good job in effectively reducing background noise and our callers reported no issues on listening to us even in noisy environments. The loudspeaker of the Note 3 outputs reasonable call volume as well.
The Galaxy Note 3 is the best Android smartphone that you can get your hands on in the market, it has everything that anybody would want – lightning fast performance, user expandable memory, huge internal storage, removable battery, great camera, good build quality. The Note 3 is a huge leap from the original Galaxy Note which people think its ugly, gimmicky and slow, with the new redesign of the Note 3, we would assume Samsung using the same type of design language for its future Galaxy flagships. The Note 3 is now available in Black, White and Pink at a recommended retail pricing of RM2399, and available in telco contracts as well. Here's a summary on what we think it's good and bad.
As the bad part doesn't really affect the overall phone's performance and usability, we decide to give the Galaxy Note 3 a full 5 star rating for the best all rounder in features and performance.


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Temples of God
by Candace | Nov 27, 2007 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons | 0 comments
Much as the synagogues of ancient Israel, these temples hold sacred and
precious truths which are revealed to those worthy to receive them.
President Gordon B. Hinckley, the living prophet, seer and revelator of God, and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) said of temples:
"The work that goes on in these buildings sets forth God's eternal purposes with reference to man — God's child and creation. For the most part, temple work is concerned with the family, with each of us as members of God's eternal family and with each of us as members of earthly families. It is concerned with the sanctity and eternal nature of the marriage covenant and family relationships.
"It affirms that each man and woman born into the world is a child of God, endowed with something of His divine nature. The repetition of these basic and fundamental teachings has a salutary effect upon those who receive them, for as the doctrine is enunciated in language both beautiful and impressive, the participant comes to realize that since every man and woman is a child of Heavenly Father, then each is a member of a divine family; hence, every person is his brother or sister." (Why These Temples, Gordon B. Hinckley
My husband and I were sealed in one of these temples, the Bountiful Temple located in Bountiful, Utah in the United States of America.
Why did we choose to live our lives in such a fashion that we were worthy of entering into a temple of the Lord and be married? Simply because we knew that within the walls of that holy and sacred temple, one holding the sacred keys of the priesthood, would unite us for all time and eternity.
We are, my husband and I, as President Hinckley said, filled with a divine spark. In nurturing our testimonies, studying the gospel of Jesus Christ and learning of the eternal aspects of our natures, we loved each other so much that we wanted to be sealed through all eternity, not just for this brief moment we call mortality. And so we lived by the gospel principles, practices and precepts so that we would be worth to enter that temple.
President Hinckley continued:
"Was there ever a man who truly loved a woman, or a woman who truly loved a man, who did not pray that their relationship might continue beyond the grave? Has a child ever been buried by parents who did not long for the assurance that their loved one would again be theirs in a world to come? Can anyone believing in eternal life doubt that the God of heaven would grant His sons and daughters that most precious attribute of life, the love that finds its most meaningful expression in family relationships? No, reason demands that the family relationship shall continue after death. The human heart longs for it, and the God of heaven has revealed a way whereby it may be secured. The sacred ordinances of the house of the Lord provide for it.
"But all of this would appear to be unfair indeed if the blessings of these ordinances were available only to those who are now members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The fact is that the opportunity to come into the temple and partake of its blessings is open to all who will accept the gospel and be baptized into the Church. For this reason, the Church carries forward an extensive missionary program in much of the world and will continue to expand this program as widely as possible, for it has the responsibility, under divine revelation, to teach the gospel to "every nation, kindred, tongue, and people." (Why These Temples, Gordon B. Hinckley
And so this is the purpose of the holy temples of God which have been built across the world: To unite families, to redeem our dead (perform the saving ordinances for them that they were not able to do in life) and to build upon our own testimonies and knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
About Candace


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Born April 2, 1954, in San Diego, CA; daughter of I. Henry (a writer) and Eva (a professor of chemistry) Schwartz; married Leonard Marcus (a children's book author), May 20, 1990; children: Jacob Henry. Education: Attended Antioch College; California College of Arts and Crafts, B.F.A., 1976.
Home and office—Brooklyn, NY. Agent—Jane Feder, 305 E. 24th St., New York, NY 10010.
Freelance illustrator, 1976—, and author of children's books. Windrush School, Berkeley, CA, art teacher, 1977-78; Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, NY, production assistant, 1981.
100 Best Children's Books citation, New York Public Library, 1982, for Bea and Mr. Jones; National Jewish Book Award for Illustrated Children's Books, and Association of Jewish Libraries Award for Best Picture Book, both 1984, and Sydney Taylor Book Award, 1985, all for Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks; Parents' Choice Award, Parents' Choice Foundation, and 100 Best Children's Books citation, New York Public Library, both 1984, and Children's Choice citation, International Reading Association/Children's Book Council (IRA-CBC), 1985, all for The Crack-of-Dawn Walkers; Children's Choice citation, IRA/CBC, 1985, for Her Majesty, Aunt Essie; Christopher Award, 1987, for The Purple Coat; Parents' Choice Award, 1989, for The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee, and 1991, for Magic Carpet; New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book designation, 1995, for A Teeny Tiny Baby; Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Book Award, 2007, for Oscar.
Bea and Mr. Jones, Bradbury (Scarsdale, NY), 1982, reprinted, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2006.
Begin at the Beginning: A Little Artist Learns about Life, Harper (New York, NY), 1983, published with new illustrations, Katherine Tegen Books (New York, NY), 2005.
Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks, Jewish Publication Society, 1983.
Her Majesty, Aunt Essie, Bradbury (Scarsdale, NY), 1984.
Yossel Zissel and the Wisdom of Chelm, Jewish Publication Society, 1986.
Oma and Bobo, Bradbury (Scarsdale, NY), 1987.
Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner, Orchard (New York, NY), 1988.
(Adaptor) Lucretia Hale, The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee: From the Peterkin Papers, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1989.
(Editor, with husband Leonard S. Marcus) Mother Goose's Little Misfortunes, Bradbury (Scarsdale, NY), 1990.
Camper of the Week, Orchard (New York, NY), 1991.
A Teeny Tiny Baby, Orchard (New York, NY), 1994.
(With father, Henry Schwartz) Make a Face: A Book with a Mirror, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1994.
Old MacDonald, Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 1997.
How to Catch an Elephant, Dorling Kindersley (New York, NY), 1999.
Some Babies, Orchard (New York, NY), 2000.
The Boys Team, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2001.
What James Likes Best, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2003.
Things I Learned in Second Grade, Katherine Tegen Books (New York, NY), 2004.
A Glorious Day, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2004.
(And author with Leonard S. Marcus) Oscar: The Big Adventures of a Little Sock Monkey, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2006.
A Beautiful Girl, Roaring Brook Press (New Milford, CT), 2006.
Starring Miss Darlene, Roaring Brook Press (New Milford, CT), 2007.
Elizabeth Metzger, The Breakfast Book, Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), 1979.
Diana Saltoon, The Common Book of Consciousness, Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), 1979.
Henry Schwartz, Tales of Old Town, Associated Creative Writers, 1980.
Amy Hest, The Crack-of-Dawn Walkers, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1984.
Eve Bunting, Jane Martin, Dog Detective, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1984.
Joanne Ryder, The Night Flight, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1985.
Donna Guthrie, The Witch Who Lives Down the Hall, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1985.
Amy Hest, The Purple Coat, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1986.
Mary Stolz, The Scarecrows and Their Child, Harper (New York, NY), 1987.
Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell, Maggie Doesn't Want to Move, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1987.
Larry L. King, Because of Lozo Brown, Viking (New York, NY), 1988.
Henry Schwartz, How I Captured a Dinosaur, Orchard (New York, NY), 1989.
Nancy White Carlstrom, Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lilly, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1990.
Amy Hest, Fancy Aunt Jess, Morrow (New York, NY), 1990.
Stephanie Calmenson, Wanted: Warm, Furry Friend, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1990.
Pat Brisson, Magic Carpet, Bradbury (Scarsdale, NY), 1991.
Henry Schwartz, Albert Goes Hollywood, Orchard (New York, NY), 1992.
David Gale, editor, Funny You Should Ask: The Delacorte Book of Original Humorous Short Stories, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1992.
Kathryn Lasky, My Island Grandma, Morrow (New York, NY), 1993.
Amy Hest, Nana's Birthday Party, Morrow (New York, NY), 1993.
Kathleen Krull, Wish You Were Here: Emily Emerson's Guide to the Fifty States, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1997.
Amy Hest, Gabby Growing Up, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1998.
that has struck an emotional chord in me. A specific incident or relationship may be my starting point, or some set of feelings about a situation in my current life, which melds with childhood memories to produce a story and a set of characters reflective of both past and present." The author then uses her trademark rounded and elongated drawings, rendered in pen-and-ink and watercolors, to add detail and atmosphere to her tales. "Characterized by her comically droll illustrations," wrote O'Brien, "virtually all of Schwartz's books include one overriding theme: that anything is achievable if you just put your mind to it."
Schwartz grew up in Southern California, the third of four sisters in an extended family which included her grandmother. Her parents, who had their own interests in writing and painting, fostered a love for tales by reading and storytelling. "Every summer my family took a long car trip," Schwartz recounted in SAAS. "I remember deliberating which parent to ask for a story during these lengthy drives. If I asked my mother I was sure to hear a long, comforting tale…. On the other hand, if I asked my father, the story would be short, but probably quite wild and preposterous." Books also played a vital part in her family's life. "We always had stacks of library books at home and my father could not go near a bookstore without making several purchases," Schwartz recalled. "Sometimes, for an evening's entertainment, we would all be given twenty minutes to decide on a literary selection, then reconvene in the living room to read aloud to each other. My parents also organized play readings with their friends now and then, and we children would be given small parts."
A quiet, studious child, Schwartz spent much of her time reading and drawing. "Some of my strongest memories from my childhood involve books," the author once told SATA. "I remember attempting to read as I walked home from school every day, trying not to run into someone's hedge, or fall off the curb, or lose my place in my book when I crossed the street." Graduating from high school early, she then attended Antioch College for a year and a half before returning to California to study art. After obtaining her degree in drawing, a friend introduced her to children's book illustration, and she began to consider the field as a possible career. Although a trip to New York City did not result in job offers, the encouragement she received motivated her to relocate to the city permanently to continue pursuing her goal. After several editors suggested she might have a better chance selling her illustrations if she wrote a story to accompany them, Schwartz took several classes in writing and illustration.
Schwartz's first picture book, Bea and Mr. Jones, was published in 1982. The self-illustrated work introduces a kindergartner who, tired of the childish activities in class, switches places with her father, a burned-out advertising executive. While a Publishers Weekly reviewer wrote that Schwartz's "talent for satire" "goes overboard in burlesquing the characters" in her story, Kenneth Marantz noted in School Library Journal that the "efficiently trimmed and noncondescending story" in Bea and Mr. Jones serves as "a parable about the way we organize our lives." "Best of all are the pictures," Janice Prindle declared in a Village Voice review. "Full of chubby little dumpling people bearing purposive expressions, they form an extended cartoon satire."
Begin at the Beginning similarly uses "a refreshingly unique style" in portraying young Sara's frustration in trying to complete an art assignment, wrote Nancy Palmer in School Library Journal. The little girl's problems in starting her project and her family's bothersome attempts to help "will all strike a sympathetic chord," the critic added, "as will the lesson to bite off what you can chew." Reviewing the 2005 edition of the book, which features new illustrations, Booklist contributor Gillian Engberg noted that the author/illustrator's "watercolor-and-pencil drawings … extend the spot-on emotions in the smooth, well-paced text."
Schwartz's Jewish upbringing informs several of her books, among them Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks. Asked by a publisher to write a book about the Jewish Sabbath, the author recalled her own experiences of the weekly day of rest and worship, in particular the welcoming feelings she got from observing the day at a friend's home after moving to New York. Schwartz explores those feelings of "home" through the elderly Mrs. Moskowitz, who has just downsized from her house to a small city apartment and believes it will never feel like "home." When her son arrives with a misplaced box of belongings, the woman discovers her Sabbath candlesticks and recalls the happy times her family shared around them. After she polishes the candlesticks, Mrs. Moskowitz begins to fix up her new quarters to match, and soon her new home is ready for a family Sabbath dinner. The "warm story" is complemented by Schwartz's drawings of "the appealing characters and their neighborhood," wrote a Publishers Weekly critic. These illustrations are "full of emotion and humor," stated Booklist critic Ilene Cooper; "even more than the text, they show that when one door is closed, another can be opened."
Family life is portrayed in a more lighthearted fashion in Her Majesty, Aunt Essie. Here young Ruthie is so certain that her visiting Aunt Essie is of royal blood that she makes a bet with her best friend—with her beloved pet dog as the prize. Ruthie's attempts to prove Essie's royalty to Maisie make for "a funny story that will tickle American children who share the fantasy" of royal lineage, Lillian N. Gerhardt of School Library Journal remarked. While Cooper felt the book's "premise is far too sophisticated" for its audience, she noted that "all ages will enjoy Schwartz' roundly shaped people, who manage to pack a good deal of emotion into their small features." Colin Mills had similar praise for Schwartz's pictures, adding in Books for Keeps that the ending "has irony and pathos that is still too rare in books for the age group."
A multi-generational tale also unfolds in Oma and Bobo, Schwartz's tribute to her own grandmother. The story of Oma's growing acceptance for her granddaughter Alice's new dog Bobo "is a fresh portrait of an unlikely friendship that allows room for both humor and dignity," according to Roger Sutton in a review for the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Calling the "vividly written" story "insightful as well as entertaining," Cooper also praised Schwartz's illustrations as "unusual in the best sense of the word." The critic cited details such as cross-hatching and patterns as things that "add to the visual interest." Oma and Bobo "has all of the elements that a picture book should have," Trev Jones concluded in School Library Journal: "A strong story, memorable characters, and pictures that are self-explanatory. Like Bobo, it deserves a blue ribbon."
The author's next two original stories follow young girls dealing with situations away from home. In Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner, Annabelle's first day at school is complicated by her big sister Lucy's bad advice—until Annabelle turns out to be the only one who can count the class's milk money, a skill also taught to her by Lucy. "This engaging story has tremendous appeal for young children" just starting school, Ellen Fader commented in Horn Book, and Schwartz's "ability to highlight Annabelle's eventual triumph makes the book exceptional." In addition, the author/illustrator's "well-designed, cartoonish illustrations are brightly colored and wonderfully expressive," a Kirkus Reviews critic noted, calling Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner an "exceptionally perceptive look" at childhood concerns. Schwartz's "droll illustrations perfectly capture Annabelle's expressions," a Publishers Weekly reviewer concluded, dubbing the work "a sweetly endearing tale, told very much from a child's perspective."
Camper of the Week similarly shows a young girl trying to fit in with her peers. Rosie's good behavior has earned her the title of "Camper of the Week," so when she helps her friends stage a prank against the camp bully, she feels guilty when they are caught and punished. "Schwartz once again shows her ability to evoke children's half-submerged fears, and readers will empathize," a Publishers Weekly critic observed. While some critics believed Rosie's feelings about her problem are unclear—does she feel guilty, or just left out?—School Library Journal contributor Karen James deemed Rosie's solution to be "satisfying." In addition, the critic praised Schwartz's illustrations which, while "showing minimal facial features," are "surprisingly expressive." Young readers "are likely to respond" to Rosie's dilemma and solution, Zena Sutherland concluded in the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, the critic also commenting on the book's "textual simplicity, and the brightness of [its] … spacious line-and-wash pictures."
In What James Likes Best a little boy is seen in four vignettes: traveling to a country fair, riding in a city cab to visit Grandma, taking a bus trip, and walking next door to play with his friend. In each circumstance, James—as well as the reader—has the chance to offer an opinion as to what part of each excursion was the most enjoyable. "For young children, the ability to express opinions is an exciting measure of independence," observed Christine M. Heppermann in her Horn Book review, and in What James Likes Best Schwartz shows that everyone has a different view of the same circumstances. Writing that the author/illustrator "is known for capturing the moods and motivations of young ones," Cooper praised the book's "signature paintings" as "simple, bright, and touched with patterns." Another young boy is the star of Things I Learned in Second Grade, which features Andrew's narrative of how second grade enriched his life and how third grade promises even more adventure, learning, and fun. Giving the red-haired boy's recollections a "dignity usually reserved for grownups, Schwartz introduces to young readers the idea that their memories are worth preserving," concluded a Publishers Weekly contributor. In School Library Journal Linda L. Walkins praised the book's "precisely drawn, softly colored illustrations" and "optimistic and cheerful ending," while Mattson dubbed Things I Learned in Second Grade a "tribute to the fruits of second-grade labor."
Turning from boys to girls, Schwartz's A Beautiful Girl finds a spunky young girl in a flowered dress traveling to the market. On the way, Jenna meets up with a series of animals—a baby elephant, a robin, a fly, and a gold-fish—each of whom attempts to find in Jenna a physical characteristic it also possesses. The elephant asks about her trunk, the robin her beak, the fly her many eyes, and the goldfish her gills, but all are tolerant of her differences when Jenna answers that she has none of these characteristics. "Jenna's explanations are a zesty and realistic mix of sugar and spice," concluded Jennifer M. Brabander in Horn Book, the critic adding that the animals' "matter-of-fact curiosity sounds genuinely childlike." In Publishers Weekly a contributor described Jenna as "a ponytailed gal with oodles of personality and an answer for everything," while Cooper concluded that in A Beautiful Girl Schwartz "adds a whimsical touch to the literal place where kids often live."
The female presence in Starring Miss Darlene is that of a young hippo who is following her dream of becoming an actress. In three chapters, readers can follow Darlene as she takes an acting class, attends auditions, and is ultimately cast in a series of humorous stage shows. Despite Darlene's worries that her performances are inadequate (cast in the title role of Sleeping Beauty, she snored through the prince's fateful kiss, for example), a local theatre critic praises the play. In the pastel-tinted line drawings she contributes to the story, "Schwartz indicates the full array of the hippo's emotions … in a perfect extension of her brisk, uncomplicated but goofy text," according to School Library Journal contributor Kate McClelland. In Publishers Weekly a reviewer wrote of Starring Miss Darlene that Schwartz's "abundant [artistic] funny flourishes are matched by a droll, perkily paced narrative." The "straight-faced animal cast" of Starring Miss Darlene "is stellar," maintained Brabander, noting the book's reassuring message that "you can make mistakes and still be a star."
Inspired by the birth of her own child, Schwartz's A Teeny Tiny Baby finds a two-week-old infant relating how he commands the family's attention and can "get anything I want." The author/illustrator's "pitch-perfect ear and her comedienne's timing find visual expression in her upbeat, inviting gouaches," a Publishers Weekly reviewer remarked, creating work "sure to be appreciated and enthusiastically revisited." A companion book, Some Babies, attracted equal praise. Writing in School Library Journal, Joy Fleishhacker commented that "the soothing tone of [Schwartz's] … repetitive text balances nicely with the high-energy illustrations," making Some Babies "an engaging choice for toddlers who like to look at other toddlers."
mat. In Yossel Zissel and the Wisdom of Chelm she brings to life the foolish village of Chelm, a place well known to readers of Jewish folklore, and retells the story of how Yossel Zissel spread their brand of wisdom all over the world. Cooper hailed Schwartz's "always pleasing illustrations" whose "highly distinctive style … [is] one that is perfect for the story's humor." In The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee: From the Peterkin Papers, the author/illustrator takes an episode from Lucretia Hale's classic The Peterkin Papers, about a charming but foolish Victorian family. In adapting the story of how the family searches for a remedy to salty coffee, Schwartz "has succeeded brilliantly, showing respect for her material and appreciation for the time and place in which it is set," according to Horn Book reviewer Mary M. Burns. In School Library Journal, Susan Scheps also praised Schwartz's revision as "more accessible to today's children" and hailed the artist's "whimsical characters with [their] wonderfully expressive faces."
No matter what the inspiration for her stories, Schwartz tries to invest each work with a personal feeling. As she explained once in an interview, "I assume that my heroine's emotions are the same as my own, only the situations which provoke these emotions might be different for a child than for myself." Illustrating these story ideas is a creative art as well, she told Jim Roginski in Parents' Choice. "It's creative problem solving. It's not as simple as just fitting pictures to words, because you could make a very small book with stick figures or you could make a very large book with lush oil paintings. If you look at the same story—for example, a fairy tale—illustrated by two different artists, it becomes clear what power the illustrator has to present a specific viewpoint to the reader." The artist continued: "You do want your pictures to match the words in books, but it's so much more than that. You're creating a world for the reader."
Children's Literature Review, Volume 25, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1991, pp. 183-192.
Silvey, Anita, editor, Children's Books and Their Creators, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1995.
Something about the Author Autobiography Series, Volume 18, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1994, pp. 277-289.
Booklist, August, 1984, Ilene Cooper, review of Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks, p. 1629; January 1, 1985, Ilene Cooper, review of Her Majesty, Aunt Essie, p. 643; January 1, 1987, Ilene Cooper, review of Yossel Zissel and the Wisdom of Chelm, p. 788; April 1, 1987, Ilene Cooper, review of Oma and Bobo, p. 1210; June 1, 1997, April Judge, review of Wish You Were Here: Emily's Guide to the Fifty States, pp. 1692-1693; January 1, 1998, Ilene Cooper, review of Gabby Growing Up, pp. 822-823; May 15, 1999, Lauren Peterson, review of Old MacDonald, p. 1700; November 15, 1999, Shelle Rosenfeld, review of How to Catch an Elephant, p. 639; December 15, 2000, Ilene Cooper, review of Some Babies, p. 82; November 1, 2001, Ilene Cooper, review of The Boys Team, p. 485; March 1, 2003, Ilene Cooper, review of What James Likes Best, p. 1196; February 1, 2004, Ilene Cooper, review of A Glorious Day, p. 982; August, 2004, Jennifer Mattson, review of Things I Learned in Second Grade, p. 1948; May 15, 2005, Gillian Engberg, review of Begin at the Beginning: A Little Artist Learns about Life, p. 1667; May 15, 2006, GraceAnne A. DeCandido, review of Oscar: The Big Adventure of a Little Sock Monkey, p. 52; August 1, 2006, Ilene Cooper, review of A Beautiful Girl, p. 94; August, 2007, Carolyn Phelan, review of Starring Miss Darlene, p. 86.
Books for Keeps, November, 1986, Colin Mills, review of Her Majesty, Aunt Essie, p. 15.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June, 1987, Roger Sutton, review of Oma and Bobo, p. 196; July, 1991, Zena Sutherland, review of Camper of the Week, p. 274; September, 2007, Deborah Stevenson, review of Starring Miss Darlene, p. 53.
Horn Book, March-April, 1988, Ellen Fader, review of Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner, pp. 194-195; January-February, 1990, Leonard S. Marcus, interview with Schwartz, pp. 36-45; January-February, 1990, Mary M. Burns, review of The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee: From the Peterkin Papers, p. 51; November-December, 1990, Ellen Fader, review of Mother Goose's Little Misfortunes, p. 755; March, 1999, Mary M. Burns, review of Old MacDonald, p. 200; January-February, 2002, Lauren Adams, review of The Boys Team, p. 72; May-June, 2003, Christine M. Heppermann, review of What James Likes Best, p. 337; May-June, 2004, Christine M. Heppermann, review of A Glorious Day, p. 332; September-October, 2006, Jennifer M. Brabander, review of A Beautiful Girl, p. 569; July-August, 2007, Jennifer M. Brabander, review of Starring Miss Darlene, p. 385.
Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 1988, review of Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner, p. 59; June 15, 1990, review of Mother Goose's Little Misfortunes, p. 879; October 1, 2001, review of The Boys Team, p. 1433; March 15, 2003, review of What James Likes Best, p. 478; March 1, 2004, review of A Glorious Day, p. 229; June 15, 2004, review of Things I Learned in Second Grade, p. 580; May 15, 2004, review of Begin at the Beginning, p. 595; May 15, 2006, review of Oscar, p. 523; July 15, 2006, review of A Beautiful Girl, p. 730; July 15, 2007, review of Starring Miss Darlene.
New York Times Book Review, November 9, 1986, p. 60; May 17, 1987, p. 40; November 11, 1990, p. 31; November 13, 1994, p. 29; March, 1999, Mary M. Burns, review of Old MacDonald, p. 200; November 12, 2006, Patricia T. O'Conner, "The Secret Life of Toys," review of Oscar, p. 23.
Parent's Choice, Volume 12, number 1, 1989, Jim Roginski, interview with Schwartz, p. 1.
Publishers Weekly, May 28, 1982, review of Bea and Mr. Jones, p. 71; May 11, 1984, review of Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks, p. 272; January 15, 1988, review of Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner, p. 94; February 26, 1988, Maureen O'Brien, interview with Schwartz, pp. 176-177; July 12, 1991, review of Camper of the Week, p. 66; August 29, 1994, review of A Teeny Tiny Baby, p. 78; July 26, 1999, review of How to Catch an Elephant, p. 90; February 24, 2003, review of What James Likes Best, p. 70; June 28, 2004, review of Things I Learned in Second Grade, p. 49; June 26, 2006, review of Oscar, p. 50; July 24, 2006, review of A Beautiful Girl, p. 56; July 16, 2007, review of Starring Miss Darlene, p. 164.
School Library Journal, August, 1982, Kenneth Marantz, review of Bea and Mr. Jones, p. 105; August, 1983, Nancy Palmer, review of Begin at the Beginning, p. 58; November, 1984, Lillian Gerhardt, review of Her Majesty, Aunt Essie, pp. 117-118; March, 1987, Trev Jones, review of Oma and Bobo, p. 150; October, 1989, Susan Scheps, review of The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee, pp. 85-86; September, 1991, Karen James, review of Camper of the Week, p. 241; October, 2000, Joy Fleishhacker, review of Some Babies, p. 136; March, 2003, Janet M. Bair, review of What James Likes Best, p. 206; August, 2004, Linda L. Walkins, review of Things I Learned in Second Grade, p. 93; July, 2005, Mary Elam, review of Begin at the Beginning, p. 82; June, 2006, Wendy Lukehart, review of Oscar, p. 126; August, 2006, Julie Roach, review of A Beautiful Girl, p. 98; August, 2007, Kate McClelland, review of Starring Miss Darlene, p. 90.
Village Voice, December 14, 1982, Janice Prindle, review of Bea and Mr. Jones, p. 76.
"Schwartz, Amy 1954-." Something About the Author. . Encyclopedia.com. 24 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


What Your Love Can Do!
Here is a story from our Quantum-Touch Facebook group page that is incredibly inspiring to me: The Story of Sprocket.
Sprocket was attacked by two Pit Bulls, in our yard Sunday. She was shaken, like a chew toy. Her back legs are not working. Please send her love, light and healing! She is a very sweet, and sensitive soul. She desperately needs help. Thank you!!!
Sprocket's progress is mind blowing! On Sunday-Tuesday, I thought she was a goner. Yesterday, hope was restored, and today I am overjoyed! Her tail is wagging like crazy, she is a bit wobbly when she walks, but she is walking! THANK YOU! Hooray!
Notice the blur of Sprocket's tail, & that she is standing!
Thank you for all of the Quantum-Touch Facebook Group members! This group has become a wonderful exchange of energy for people who are posting healing requests and all members of the community who are sharing love and healing. And the group now has over 13,000 members!


Totally unpredictable, you sometimes sit back in a crowd, but only for a short time then… BOOM!! You have the cheesiest grin ever and laugh at your own jokes – which sometimes are funnier than the story (sorry!).
People love your spontaneity and your enthusiasm, and life around you is constant entertainment. Look at you, head tilted, with the "who me?" eyebrows and your flamboyant feathers, or, WAIT! Are they really feathers? Can I see something deeper there too? You want to share the party with your friends, and carry a few along for the ride, so they will also learn a bit along the way. Superstar you! Don't change ok?
Banjo Patterson wrote some fabulous prose about the white cockatoo – have you read it? This wee cockatoo has some great stories for you to create, just make sure they are all about you, and how amazing you are ok? Oh, by the way, why do you like turtles??


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Xylem's ozone technology helps Zurich wastewater plant to meet new Swiss regulations
admin 12th September 2016
Werdholzi wastewater treatment plant in Zurich, Switzerland has awarded a contract to Xylem to provide ozone water treatment technology.
The wastewater treatment plant in Zurich is considered to be one of the largest facilities in Switzerland that serves more than 434,000 people. The water treatment technology from Xylem will help Zurich in meeting new Swiss regulations in protecting water bodies and particularly in eliminating micropollutants.
For upgrading the Werdholzi wastewater treatment plant, Xylem will supply eight of Wedeco SMOevo ozone systems at a cost of CHF50m ($51.17m).
With the installation of these machines, the plant in Zurich will be able to produce 153 kilograms of ozone per hour (kgO3/h) which will be used in treating at least 6,500 litres per second (l/s). Xylem claims that this will be the largest ozone utilizing plant for removing micropollutants in the world.
According to Xylem, many countries in the world today are facing the issue of treating wastewater containing micropollutants released from everyday products such as industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides and hormones and these pollutants cannot be removed from conventional treatment technologies.
Xylem key account manager Florian Milz said: "The elimination of micropollutants from wastewater is a challenge which more and more facilities must address. While conventional treatment processes do not remove them completely, oxidation with ozone is proving to be one of the most efficient methods for reducing these contaminants.
"Pollutants, colored substances, odors and microorganisms are directly destroyed by oxidation, without creating harmful chlorinated by-products or significant residues.
"We are pleased to support this ambitious project in partnership with Carl Heusser AG, Xylem's official distributor in Switzerland, by providing our Wedeco SMOevo ozone systems which combine maximum flexibility and reliable operating characteristics for operations of varying capacities."
The European Union has put up a list of prioritised substances that have become a threat to both ground and surface water resources. Switzerland has taken up a process to upgrade major wastewater treatment plant after about 20 years. Under a new rule in the country, wastewater treatment plants had to remove additional micropollutants.
Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich chief operating officer Peter Wiederkehr said: "Wastewater treatment plants serving a population of 5,000 or more must be equipped now with a new treatment stage which ensures that up to 80% of pre-selected micropollutants are removed.
"Extensive research has confirmed ozone as a preferred technology for this stage. Xylem's Wedeco SMOevo ozone systems will enable us to meet the new treatment regulations with a reliable, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective solution."
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Energy management of DVS-DPM enabled embedded systems powered by fuel cell-battery hybrid source
Jianli Zhuo, Chaitali Chakrabarti, Naehyuck Chang
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Knowledge Enterprise (KE)
Dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) and dynamic power management (DPM) are the two main techniques for reducing the energy consumption of embedded systems. The effectiveness of both DVS and DPMneeds to be considered in the development of an energy management policy for a system that consists of both DVS-enabled and DPM-enabled components. The characteristics of the power source also have to be explicitly taken into account. In this paper, we propose a policy to maximize the operational lifetime of a DVS-DPM enabled embedded system powered by a fuel cell-battery (FC-B) hybrid source. We show that the lifetime of the system is determined by the fuel consumption of the fuel cell (FC), and that the fuel consumption can be minimized by a combination of a load energy minimization policy and an optimal fuel flow control policy. The proposed method, when applied to a randomized task trace, demonstrated superior performance compared to competing policies based on DVS and/or DPM.
ISLPED'07
Proceedings of the 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design
ISLPED'07: 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design - Portland, OR, United States
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design
ISLPED'07: 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design
Hybrid power
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Voltage scaling Engineering & Materials Science 100%
Power management Engineering & Materials Science 86%
Energy management Engineering & Materials Science 81%
Embedded systems Engineering & Materials Science 74%
Fuel cells Engineering & Materials Science 71%
Fuel consumption Engineering & Materials Science 29%
Dynamic loads Engineering & Materials Science 15%
Flow control Engineering & Materials Science 15%
Zhuo, J., Chakrabarti, C., & Chang, N. (2007). Energy management of DVS-DPM enabled embedded systems powered by fuel cell-battery hybrid source. In ISLPED'07: Proceedings of the 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (pp. 322-327). (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design). https://doi.org/10.1145/1283780.1283849
Energy management of DVS-DPM enabled embedded systems powered by fuel cell-battery hybrid source. / Zhuo, Jianli; Chakrabarti, Chaitali; Chang, Naehyuck.
ISLPED'07: Proceedings of the 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design. 2007. p. 322-327 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design).
Zhuo, J, Chakrabarti, C & Chang, N 2007, Energy management of DVS-DPM enabled embedded systems powered by fuel cell-battery hybrid source. in ISLPED'07: Proceedings of the 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, pp. 322-327, ISLPED'07: 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, Portland, OR, United States, 8/27/07. https://doi.org/10.1145/1283780.1283849
Zhuo J, Chakrabarti C, Chang N. Energy management of DVS-DPM enabled embedded systems powered by fuel cell-battery hybrid source. In ISLPED'07: Proceedings of the 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design. 2007. p. 322-327. (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design). doi: 10.1145/1283780.1283849
Zhuo, Jianli ; Chakrabarti, Chaitali ; Chang, Naehyuck. / Energy management of DVS-DPM enabled embedded systems powered by fuel cell-battery hybrid source. ISLPED'07: Proceedings of the 2007 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design. 2007. pp. 322-327 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design).
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Q: How to save Graphs in Neo4j? I'm very new Neo4j and I was wondering how to save a graph and upload it again. When I try to save my graph in either a CSV or JSON file it seems to only save the nodes and none of the relationships. I want to be able to completely save a graph and import the identical graph back with all the nodes and relationships intact.

A: The graph itself is stored in the graph.db directory, which you can find in your neo4j data (2.x) or data/databases (3.x) sub-directories.
You can simply back-up that folder and later move/copy that back-up in the appropriate place, before starting up the neo4j server to get your graph back.

A: I'm not quite sure what you mean by upload it again, but it sounds like you're referring to a backup of the database, and restoring from backup later.
This answer might be what you're looking for.
Otherwise, you might look at the import/export options offered by the APOC procedures plugin.


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Myth of Central Bhutan
We explore western and central Bhutan. We land at Paro airport, scenically the most beautiful, having flown via awe-inspiring peaks of the Himalayas. We scour four districts in western Bhutan, and head towards the central which is known as the spiritual heartland of Bhutan. This tour provides arresting insights on Bhutanese culture, history, nature and environment, flora and fauna, and breathtaking views of Himalayan landscapes. All along, we also meet people from all walks of life.
Our Bhutan itineraries are suggestions and are fully customisable according to your needs, interests and budget.
Treat these itineraries as inspiration and one of our experts will create your unique, tailor-made Bhutan holiday with your requests in mind so that you can truly experience Bhutan with Seven Senses.
Day 1. Arrive Paro
A flight to Paro is one of the most spectacular of all mountain flights. You will be received by your guide and escorted to a restaurant for lunch. In the afternoon visit Ta-Dzong, the Rinpung Dzong built in the 17th century to defend the valley against Tibetan invaders. Every Dzong has a dual system housing a political and a religious section as well.
Day 2. Paro - Punakha
Visit Punakha Dzong the winter capital for over 300 years, and still the home of Je Khenpo (chief Abbot) and the central monastic body. Take a mini hike to Khamsum Yuelly Namgyel Chorten, a village hike to the Divine Madman Monastery, which is named after a man from Tibet who came to Bhutan in the 15th century. He is known as the Lama.
Day 3. Punakha - Trongsa
This morning we will drive to Trongsa through the Pele-la pass at 3300m, a landmark between east & west. On the way we will come across Yak herders' camps and encounter Yaks especially during winter. We will see high Himalayan villages like Rukubji and Chendebji. You will see the 18th century Nepalese style stupa built by saint Shida.
Day 4. Trongsa - Bumthang
Take an excursion drive to Kuenga Rabten. It was the winter Palace for our beloved 2nd King Jigme Wangchuk.
The trip from Trongsa to Kuenga Rabten will give you an intimate insight into the early days of Bhutan's Monarchy.
Visit Trongsa Dzong, one of the largest & most impressive Dzongs in Bhutan.
Day 5. Bumthang
Take a hike to Thangbi Mani countryside. It is a very easy trail and we will come across a few villages where we will visit a very old monastery with Gomchens & the local community school. After lunch we visit Jambay Lhakhang, Kurjey Lhakhang, Tamshing Lhakhang, Guru Lhakhang, and the Swiss Cheese Processing Unit.
Day 6. Bumthang – Gangtey – Wangdue
Visit the Gangtey Goemba. Further down you will reach the Phobjikha valley, reserved for the migration of the black Neck Crane.
Day 7. Wangdue – Thimphu
Drive to Thimphu, visit one of the oldest dzongs in Bhutan, the Tashichho Dzong. Later, opportunity for a leisurely walk around Thimphu city.
Day 8. Thimphu
Visit the National Library, which holds a vast collection of ancient Buddhist manuscripts followed by a visit to the School of Arts, famous for carving and free hand art. Visit the National Memorial Chorten, the Handicrafts Emporium, the General Post Office, the Traditional Medicine Institute where the ancient healing arts are still practiced.
Drive up to the viewpoint and take a hike for about an hour to see clear views of Thimphu valley.
Day 9. Thimphu - Paro
Drive to Dodena 2600 meters above see level, which is the starting point of our half-hour mini hike to Cheri Gonpa monastery, a meditation centre at the top beside the monasteries. One of the most important is a cave where Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel meditated to gain the power to fight back the invasion from Tibet.
Day 10. Paro - Taktsang hike
Drive to Ramthangkha (6 Km from the site) and walk to the Taktsang Monastery perched on a rocky ledge with a sheer drop of nearly 4000ft. Taktsang is one of the most venerated pilgrimage sites in the Himalayas. Our hike will take 5-6 hours round trip. On the way back from Taktsang monastery visit the Kichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest monasteries in Bhutan.
Day 11. Departure
Your guide will take you to the airport according to your flight schedule and will bid you farewell and a safe journey home. Board your flight back towards the UK.
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There is an opportunity to add some spiritual experiences to this tour for those who are interested in learning more about Buddhism:
We look at what makes Bhutan the last Mahayana (Tantrayana) Buddhist Kingdom. We delve into how the country's cultural construct and identity is derived from Buddhist values, and how art, craft, architecture, monuments, prayer flags and rituals contribute to a vibrant and living faith.
We interact with monks, nuns and other religious practitioners and discover the rhythm of their daily lives engaged in prayer and meditation. We also receive religious initiations and teachings from great masters, and spend time meditating under the guidance of a master within the spiritually enriching confines of a monastery.
11 DAYS / 10 NIGHTS FROM £2,390 per person + flights
Air conditioned private vehicle with driver for the full duration of the tour as described in the itinerary
10 nights medium range hotel accommodation in twin/double room
All tours mentioned in the itinerary with private English speaking guide
All meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) without drinks throughout your time in Bhutan
All visa fees, entrance fees and permissions to the sites visited
Return flights from the UK to Paro
Anything not specifically mentioned above
Tips to the guide and driver
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