This four bedroom terrace home is inspired by Igbo nobles of the same name who led a democratic, merit driven African society. Nze stands on its own merit, a compact but thoughtfully planned home for the growing family in which everyone gets their own space.
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For a start I should probably explain that the name of Great Basin is rather misleading. By a basin most people understand a flat area surrounded by hills or mountains. In the case of the Great Basin it is a bit more complicated. For a start it is an absolutely huge region, not much smaller than the whole of Spain, but with a small population. The only real population centres are located on its edges. But more importantly it is not flat at all. In fact the Basin includes valleys, basins, lakes and mountain ranges of Basin and Range topography. For example driving the US Hwy 50 in Nevada includes crossing at least half a dozen substantial mountain ranges and the road often climbs up to 7000-8000 feet. (2100-2500m) above the sea level. They run parallel to each other and are roughly oriented from north to south.
That means that driving here is never boring. Yes, there are long straight stretches of open highways (perfect for testing the top speed of our rental Camaro) but there are also twisted mountain roads as well as great vistas from the higher elevations. All this with minimal traffic. In fact some of the lesser roads were virtually empty. For example when we chose Nevada Hwy 722, which for 65 miles bypasses the main highway to the south, we only encountered 3 or 4 vehicles.
If the landscape wasn’t wild enough then there was the weather. We were crossing the Basin at the same time as a cold front from the North Pacific stretched this way. That meant spectacular cloud formations, dark mysterious skies and snow. Yes we did experienced snowfall along with some freezing temperatures, especially crossing the mountain passes.
It took us the good part of the day to cross most of the Basin from Fallon in the west to the town of Ely, close to the Utah border in the east, where we decided to spend the night. On one hand we were mostly speeding but on the other hand we made plenty of photo stops. Probably too many judging from the number of pictures of the empty highways I now have on my laptop but it was damn difficult to stop taking pictures as the landscape kept changing every few minutes and the spectacular sky even more often.
In Ely we stayed in an old-school, family run motel and had a great breakfast in a local diner. It was probably one of the least touristy locations on our 3300miles road trip and I absolutely loved it. Sure there was a casino, located in what was once the tallest building in Nevada, but the whole town had picturesquely desolate feel (still not as desolate as some of the communities we passed like Austin or Eureka) and even the casino had a very provincial feel. It is all a far cry from the glitz of Vegas.
One thing not to miss in this fascinating little town is Nevada Northern Rail Museum located in East Ely Yards. It is definitely one of the best rail oriented museums I have ever visited. It displays steam engines (some still operational, used for excursion trains) diesel engines and even an electric one. It also has a steam operated crane, one of the few left in the world and the oldest in America.
But what was best was not the collection itself (which might be smaller than in some more established railway museums) but the feel of the place. After paying a small fee we could wander on our own pretty much everywhere including in the workshop where the engines are renovated. There were no ropes or barriers and we could climb pretty much anything. There were also no educational displays, instead plenty of tools just lying around and the place was dark, oily, dirty and dingy, the way the proper railway works should be. I absolutely loved it but at the same time I was really surprised that there was no one around to keep eye on us. We could literally drive off in one of the steam engines which was actually powered up in preparation for an excursion train in the afternoon, with no crew in sight. Maybe it was due to the early hour we were there but we honestly had the place to ourselves. Still we managed to stop ourselves from stealing a train…
We could have stayed in the museum for most of the day but it was time to move on as we wanted to finally do some walking. For that we chose the Great Basin National Park located about 60 miles SW of Ely near the tiny town of Baker. It is one of the least visited parks in the National Parks System and it was clearly visible. When, after a spectacular scenic drive from the gate, we finally reached the parking lot at our trail head, there were only three other cars (which were gone by the time we finished our walk). We started our hike at the elevation of about 10000 feet (just above 3000m) and at this elevation there was still snow on the trail (that could be reason why so few people were there that day). Luckily it was only a few inches and the weather was actually very nice with a perfect blue sky, decent temperature and no wind. We chose the Bristlecone-Glacier Trail which let us see the oldest living trees on the planet, the bristlecone pines. Some of them are well over 3000 years old and still growing but if you expect Sequoia sized giants you will be disappointed. These trees live so long because they grow incredibly slowly in their harsh environment. They are just few meters tall and look half dead but they are still amazing organisms. Their wood is so dense that it is resistant to insects, fungi or other pests. In fact it is so dense that it practically doesn’t rot, even after tree dies. The interpretive trail loops around the grove of these amazing trees but instead of heading straight back to the parking lot we decided to push along the Glacier Trail to see the Wheeler Peak Glacier. It is the only glacier in Nevada as well as one of the southernmost glaciers in the US and one of the closest to the desert. After Bristlecone Grove we quickly climbed above the tree line and entered the cirque under the mighty Wheeler Peak. From there the glacier (a rock glacier to be specific) was clearly visible in the distance. We could push all the way to it (probably no more than a mile) but at that point we decided that time might be an issue and we didn’t want to get stuck if the weather changed. So after reaching an elevation of about 11000 feet (3350m) we turned back. In total we hiked probably about 8km in glorious weather and with spectacular vistas all around. It was one of the best hikes I have done for quite a while.
From the fascinating Great Basin NP we headed towards southern Utah as the Grand Canyon was our next destination. But there was still quite a lot of basin driving in front of us. By now the sky was clear (unlike the previous day) the sun was low and landscape looked more spectacular with every minute. I was really hoping that this day would never end. But finally the sun set and we arrived to the town of Parowan where we effectively ended our wanderings around this absolutely fascinating region.
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I've always held the attitude that I have no real enemies or strangers in my life ... just friends I haven't met yet. As mentioned in the Jimmy Bowskill review, I recently changed positions in my day job and I now work in Peterborough, Ontario. Now that I'm spending large amounts of time in Peterborough, I am now realizing what fertile musical ground exists in this part of Canada.
At my workplace I've made a new friend in John. John is a great guy, very knowledgeable about a lot of things and is always up for a good conversation about two of his greatest loves in life, that being hockey and music. They happen to be two of my greatest loves in life as well, so we hit it off well in this regard. We have had many conversations about the state of music, the quality of singers, the value of being a singer-songwriter, and most importantly, who we're really in to musically.
John is great friends with a local performer in the Peterborough area named Uncle Jim. Uncle Jim is a veteran of the Peterborough music scene and has a steady gig at one of the finer local establishments in town called Elements. This past Saturday, John mentioned that if I wasn't doing anything and would like to see a great show, come on up to Elements and check out Uncle Jim. The bonus in all of this, was that Uncle Jim's daughter was also going to be on the show and she is a singer and musician "that will just blow you away." This was the second such time John had mentioned Jim's daughter and that she was incredible, so something told me it Peterborough was the place to be the next night.
And so it was on Saturday that my lovely lady and I made our way up to Peterborough to Elements to see this family in action. Little did we know that we were going to see one of the most uniquely talented up-and-coming performers I have ever seen.
When John introduced me to Uncle Jim, it was just before the show was set to begin. We greeted each other with a warm handshake and Jim was clear on this evening that he was setting the stage for his daughter to go up and take the mike. While he may have made his intention clear to me, I want to be clear that Uncle Jim is no slouch on stage. He is an excellent singer, songwriter and first-rate blues musician, as he so capably demonstrated playing the blues on guitar and harmonica at the same time. I'm always thrilled and impressed when I see something like that. I once played guitar and tried to sing at the same time ... it was a trainwreck. I have no idea how people play two instruments fluently at once, but thank God they can do it. It's a credit to the art when people can perform such a task.
Following Uncle Jim's first thirty minute set, the gushing father turned the stage over to his daughter Billi. Opening with a Ray Lamontagne number, this young lady had the hair on the back of my neck standing up by the time she hit the fifth word of that song. Billi Cope is arguably the finest, most talented up-and-coming star that has not been discovered. I had the great pleasure of meeting Billi briefly before and after her first set. My assessment of Billi is that she is a singer, songwriter, musician and artist of the highest order. Her guitar playing is among the best I've seen, clearly the beneficiary of growing up in a musical family. Perhaps it was those surroundings that gave Billi the skill to develop a strong set list which flowed from solid covers of the aforementioned Lamontagne to Tracey Chapman and a stellar version of John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery", to original material such as the mournful true story of "Josh's Song." Simply put, Billi Cope is the real deal. This girl is going to be a star. I may not be the only one who senses that fact.
As I was watching Billi perform, I caught a glimpse of Uncle Jim out of the corner of my eye. I could see this proud father wiping away a tear as he witnessed his daughter holding the crowd in the palm of her hand and guiding them through her songbook. I believe the day is coming soon where we won't be able to see Billi perform at Elements anymore. Rather, she will be performing on the stage next door at the Showplace Theatre in front a much deserved larger gathering.
I agree totally agree with your comments about my uncle Jim my mom's brother and Billi. Uncle Jim has brought music to my life and all his family since i can remember.There has been many a night sitting at his feet as he played and sang for us all.
Billi has a great chance to make herself well known across the country and I wish her all the best in her dreams and goals, keep strumming cousin!!!!!
I had the pleasure of being acquainted with Billi through the music scene in Waterloo, about 15 years ago now. Her voice and presence are unique.
I was lucky to have heard Billi sing as a young girl of 11. Even then she had a unique sound and was developing a stage presence of somebody so comfortable in this environment. When we heard Billi was coming into town for Father's Day, and was going to perform with Uncle Jim, we made the spontaneous decision to drive up to Peterborough to hear her. My partner Keith is a longtime musician (drummer), who has played in bands since the 70's. He was blown away with Billi's sound and style. My background being dance (Ballroom), and I was really impressed with not only her fabulous voice, and presence, but her musicality. From the moment she stepped onto the stage she had the crowd in the palm of her hand. She has a natural grace and is comfortable performing. It is so blatantly obvious that music is her thing, and she's very aware of her audience. We will definitely be seeing big things to come for Billi Cope in the near future.
Yes, I too have had the honor of hearing and seeing and also knowing Billi, and she is AMAZING!! There is so much emotion in her singing that is grabs you by the throat and hangs on until the show/song is over. Billi has worked so hard, and deserves all the recognition and success in the world.
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During an exam, candidates are monitored continuously via video, physical walk-through, and observation window. All testing sessions are video and audio recorded.
You must present valid, unexpired identification in order to take your test. Validity and number of IDs required are predetermined by the test sponsor.
Each time you leave the exam room, you must sign out on the test center roster. You must sign back in and show your ID to the Test Center Administrator (TCA) to be readmitted to the test room.
You are prohibited from communicating, publishing, reproducing, or transmitting any part of your test, in any form or by any means, verbal or written, for any purpose.
You must not talk to other candidates or refer to their screens, testing materials, or written notes in the test room.
You must not use written notes, published materials, or other testing aids, except those allowed by your test sponsor. (The TCA will refer to the applicable client practice for allowances.)
Clothing and jewelry items worn in the test room must remain on you at all times. Removed clothing or jewelry must be stored in your locker.
You must not bring any unauthorized items into the testing room. Such items include, but are not limited to, outerwear, hats, food, drinks, purses, briefcases, notebooks, pagers, watches, cellular telephones, recording devices, and photographic equipment. Weapons are not allowed at any Prometric Testing Center. You will be asked to empty and turn your pockets inside out prior to every entry into the test room to confirm that you are not in possession of prohibited items.
You must comply with the policy of your test sponsor regarding the use of phones during scheduled breaks in your test.
Your test may have either scheduled or unscheduled breaks that are determined by your test sponsor. The TCA can inform you what is permitted during these breaks.
Repeated or lengthy departures from the test room for unscheduled breaks will be reported by the TCA.
During a break, if you need an item stored in your test center locker, such as food or medicine, you must inform the TCA before you retrieve the item. You are not allowed to access any prohibited item, as defined by the client practice applicable for the test you are taking.
You must conduct yourself in a civil manner at all times on the premises of the testing center. Abusive behavior toward the TCA or any other test center staff may result in criminal prosecution.
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For less common surnames, the figures get progressively less reliable the fewer holders of that name there are. This data is aggregated from several public lists, and some stats are interpolated from known values. The margin of error is well over 100% at the rarest end of the table!
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Why I Think This World Should End by Prince Ea It’s almost a certain guarantee that most of the people who watched this video are going to do the same exact thing they did today… tomorrow. But if we can change our ways of thinking, open our minds to new realities, maybe we can effect change in this world. This amazing video was done by Prince Ea (also known as Richard Williams), an American rapper and activist. His work left me in profound thought. In this particular video he talks about the way we live now, what we care about and what we have forgotten. “And the path towards a new beginning starts within you”. The world is coming to an end The air is polluted, the oceans contaminated The animals are going extinct, the economy’s collapsed Education is shot, police are corrupt Intelligence is shunned and ignorance rewarded The people are depressed and angry We can’t live with each other and we can’t live with ourselves So everyone’s medicated We pass each other on the streets And if we do speak it’s meaningless robotic communication More people want 15 seconds of fame Than a lifetime of meaning and purpose Because what’s popular is more important than what’s right Ratings are more important than the truth Our government builds twice as many prisons than schools It’s easier to find a Big Mac than an apple And when you find the apple It’s been genetically processed and modified Presidents lie, politicians trick us Race is still an issue and so is religion Your God doesn’t exist, my God does and he is All-Loving If you disagree with me I’ll kill you Or even worse argue you to death 92% of songs on the radio are about sex Kids don’t play tag, they play twerk videos The average person watches 5 hours of television a day And it’s more violence on the screen than ever before Technology has given us everything we could ever want And at the same time stolen everything we really need Pride is at an all time high, humility, an all time low Everybody knows everything, everybody’s going somewhere Ignoring someone, blaming somebody Not many human beings left anymore, a lot of human doings Plenty of human lingerings in the past, not many human beings Money is still the root of all evil Yet we tell our kids don’t get that degree The jobs don’t pay enough... read more
Some of the world’s biggest, most profitable corporations enjoy a far lower tax rate than you do–that is, if they pay taxes at all. The most egregious example is General Electric. Last year they generated $10.3 billion in pretax income, but ended up owing nothing to Uncle Sam. In fact, it recorded a tax benefit of $1.1 billion. How did this happen? It’s complicated. GE in effect consists of two divisions: General Electric Capital and everything else. The everything else–maker of engines, power plants, TV shows and the like–would have paid a 22% tax rate if it was a standalone company. It’s GE Capital that keeps the overall tax bill so low. Over the last two years, GE Capital has displayed an uncanny ability to lose lots of money in the U.S. (posting a $6.5 billion loss in 2009), and make lots of money overseas (a $4.3 billion gain). Not only do the U.S. losses balance out the overseas gains, but GE can defer taxes on that overseas income indefinitely. It’s the tax benefit of overseas operations that is the biggest reason why multinationals end up with lower tax rates than the rest of us. Can you believe that GE not only pays no taxes, they actually get credit from the US government? They ship US jobs overseas and then reap huge tax benefits as a result. What’s wrong with this picture? And they are not the only corporations paying little or no tax at all. Now you know! Are you awake Yet? As a reader you deserve to know the truth behind the disasters America and the rest of the world faces. If you want to learn more about what is going on in America then consider joining America’s Great Awakening Newsletter. These newsletters are free and we encourage you to distribute to your friends and family.JOIN US TODAY If you are already a member you can, sign in... read more
Just another corrupt politician who will get away with deceiving the American people. And you people keep voting them into office. Hillary Clinton deleted all her emails. There are no longer any copies of tens of thousands of emails from Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state. Secretary Clinton decided to permanently delete all emails from her server when the Department of State asked the Secretary to return her public record to the Department. The committee had issued a broad subpoena to Clinton asking for her communications related to the attack. In his statement, Gowdy noted the committee did not receive additional emails from Clinton even after her team asked for a two week extension on his subpoena. The State Department has already turned over approximately 300 of Clinton’s emails that were related to the attacks to the committee. Earlier this month, the New York Times revealed Clinton exclusively used a private address. This is a violation of federal recordkeeping regulations as well as a security risk. Clinton and her team have maintained she turned over all relevant correspondence when she was requested to do so by the State Department. They have also claimed she copied government addresses on all official correspondence, which would have ensured it was kept on State Department servers. Not only was the secretary the sole arbiter of what was a public record, she also summarily decided to delete all emails from her server, ensuring no one could check behind her analysis in the public interest. And you let these people run our country. Are you awake Yet? As a reader you deserve to know the truth behind the disasters America and the rest of the world faces. If you want to learn more about what is going on in America then consider joining America’s Great Awakening Newsletter. These newsletters are free and we encourage you to distribute to your friends and family.JOIN US TODAY If you are already a member you can, sign in... read more
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry’s passionate declaration for independence from Britain is widely acknowledged as the catalyst for the convention’s decision to deliver Virginian troops to help fight the Revolutionary War. “Liberty or death!” became the rallying cry throughout the colonies. Not all, but enough of the founding generation cared enough to risk their lives fighting the War for Independence. To them, it indeed amounted to a choice between liberty or death. Much has changed since. Today, most Americans clearly care for many things other than liberty. If this were not true, Americans would by now have thrown off the chains of the Federal Reserve. Likewise for the fear-mongered, liberty-suppressing “wars” on drugs, terror, poverty, etc., and the host of other policies, programs, agencies, bureaucracies, and departments comprising the unsustainable American welfare/warfare state. “Fear is the passion of slaves” said Henry. By and large then, are Americans not slaves? Are Americans not afraid of liberty itself? “When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.” By 1775, the trend was running away from liberty. Patrick Henry’s generation helped slow it, if only temporarily. How do Britain’s punitive “Intolerable Acts” (or “Coercive Acts”), imposed upon the colonies – the final straw of-sorts before revolution – stack up to today’s abuses against Americans by their federal government? The lying, the spying, the inflation, the taxes, the regulations, the wars, the groping by the TSA at airports, the domestic militarization, the multitudinous assaults on civil liberties and the pervasive disdain and utter disrespect for private property and voluntary economic transactions? If alive today Henry would be the first to thunder “Liberty or death!” “I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.” If Henry is correct, then something in the near-future, as in early 1775, has to give, no? Patrick Henry is correct. He was guided by knowledge of the past – by experience: “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.” Here, Diogenes the Cynic is evoked. He was banished from Sinope for debasing the currency, but found a redemption-of-sorts in part by carrying a lamp in broad... read more
For those that didn’t get the memo, there is nothing real about the Federal Reserve. It is neither federal nor reserve. There also is nothing real about the U.S. Dollar anymore. It’s no more real than BitCoins, that popular cyber ‘money.’ In 1913 when the Federal Reserve Act was fraudulently pushed through Congress, Congressman Charles Lindbergh stated: “This Act establishes the most gigantic trust on earth….When the President signs this Act, the invisible government by the money power, proven to exist by the Money Trust Investigation, will be legalized….The new law will create inflation whenever the trust wants inflation….From now on, depression will be scientifically created.” Most people assume that the Federal Reserve Bank is federal–that is, part of the united States’ government. However, the Ninth Circuit Court put that issue to rest in 1982 when they ruled: “Examining the organization and function of the Federal Reserve Banks, and applying the relevant factors, we conclude that the Reserve Banks are not federal instrumentalities for purposes of the FTCA, but are independent, privately-owned and locally controlled corporations.” [Lewis vs. U.S., 680 F. 2d 1239, 1241] Today, we have in this country one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are U.S. government institutions. They are not government institutions. They are private credit monopolies; domestic swindlers, rich and predatory money lenders which prey upon the people of the united States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers. The Federal Reserve Banks are the agents of the foreign central banks. The truth is the Federal Reserve Board has usurped the Government of the United States by the arrogant credit monopoly which operates the Federal Reserve Board. In the united States we have, in effect, two governments….We have the duly constituted Government….Then we have an independent, uncontrolled and uncoordinated private government in the Federal Reserve System, operating the money powers which are reserved to Congress by the Constitution. They problem though… The Federal Reserve is not part of government. They just want you to think it is. Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders….The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and….manipulates the credit of the united States. Article I, Section 10 of the united States’ Constitution states: “No State shall…make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.”... read more
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