Vallejo Blog

mayerperezm asked:

el mas grande artista de la Prov. de Oyon, hace mas de 20 años se marcho al cielo y hoy suena sus cantos como si el estuviera en vida… Salud a la gente Oyonista desde Stgo-Chile.

TREFFERT

Tomer Harel asked:


Explore the California wine route, from San Francisco to Napa and Sonoma Valley.

Indeed, a California trip wouldn’t be complete without having a sip of its world famous wines. And what could be more fitting than a personalized visit to the Northern part of Sunny California, where the divine wine will prove to be just the icing on the cake.

Excited? There is every reason to be. But before you trek any further, it’s time for some trip planning for there are many things to explore along the way.

Located 35 miles north of San Francisco is the charming Napa and Sonoma Valley, home to the world-famous California wines. Punctuated with the romantic meeting of the Russian River and Pacific Coastline, the famous wine tour is a complete experience of revisiting olden times. Aside from the rolling hills bereft with vineyards, a long line of redwoods, historic towns and lush gardens abound.

Plan your trip with friends. Make sure to bring along your digital camera. Picture perfect scenery is part of the journey.

Heading up north, Calistoga and St. Helena will readily greet you with vineyards and lovely farmlands. Calistoga, also known as the “hot springs” of the West offers more than mud baths. You will also enjoy Sharpsteen Museum, Faithful Geyser and hot air balloon rides. St. Helena on the other hand is nestled in the heart of Napa Valley. The things do here are easy to remember: eat, drink and be merry! Famous for its sumptuous menu, St. Helena was part of General Vallejo’s land grant which was settled in 1834. And to this day the tradition of having good and cheerful lives is well kept.

Relaxing treats beckon the moment you set foot in Santa Rosa, Sonoma’s largest city entrenched right smack in the Sonoma Wine County. Your social trip planner will suggest indulging in Santa Rosa’s art and culture or may even challenge you to a cycling tour. Whether you choose one or both, you will definitely enjoy the city’s old brand of hospitality combined with urban art, recreation and wine.

Passing through Sonoma and into the Bodega Bay, you’ll reach the old settlement of Miwok and Pomo Indians. Up until the fall of 1775, this hilly terrain was home to hunting and gathering lifestyle as well as harvesting the seas and rivers. When Captain Smith reached the place a little over a hundred years after the Indians, he built California’s first steam powered saw mill. Rich with wood resources, Bodega Bay’s population is now under 100 after attracting settlers at the turn of century to its peak. It is now better known as the setting for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Bird.

Moving on to the rest of the journey, Healdsburg welcomes one in a big way. It is located in the center of three valleys and houses 60 wineries. Pomo Indians had their villages built here along the Russian River. Other settlers reached this place when the Gold Rush was at its peak and formed farming communities. Healdsburg is now known as the heart of wine country. A trip along the West Dry Creek Road will unravel more wineries. Check out Lambert Bridge, Quivira, and Preston and have a much-deserved sip. Cheers!



VANDEVOORDE

Sai Vallejos asked:


“Drive for show, putt for dough” is the lesson we’ve all seen and learned from watching professional golfers in every tournament and championship.

The masters of golf can drive a ball from here to eternity, but it all boils down to how many strikes of the ball it takes to put the ball in the hole. The long accurate drives don’t amount to anything if you’re unable to putt accurately.

Choosing a putter is important, but using whatever putter you have consistently is more so. I’ve had the same putter for fifteen years; I know what it feels like in my hand, I know its weight and how that plays into my putts.

Putting takes lots of practice. Typically, we drive the ball eighteen times in a game, but putt at least double that number. Doesn’t it stand that we should practice our putting at least twice as much as driving? If you can’t get to the practice green regularly, practice on your carpet at home.

Keep in mind that no ball can make it into the hole if it doesn’t have enough power behind the ball to get there. Take the time to get down and look at the path from your ball to the hole; does it slant one way or the other? Is it uphill or downhill?

Stand with your feet spread for balance and line up the putt. Keep you hands, arms and shoulders completely still; imagine that you are a “bobble head” but you move from just below your chest. Keep your head directly over the ball. Pull your club back; keep your hands, wrists, arms and shoulders teady-the movement comes from your chest. Hit the ball, following it with your club.

Visualize to stay positive. Confidence plays a huge role in putting. As you stand over putts on the practice green, visualize a trough leading from your putter to the cup and imagine hearing the sound of the ball dropping into the cup.

Put down a chalk line to practice keeping your putter on-line. You can find a chalk line in a hardware store - it’s that string carpenters snap to a surface to leave a chalk imprint.

Practice keeping your putter on line and hitting the sweet spot in your living room. Use an alignment tool (a ruler, for instance) and putting aids you can buy to affix to your putter’s head that will help with centering the stroke.

One of the most important factors in golf is the ball position. Don’t forget it is the back of the ball that you are stroking with the putter, and not the centre. Remember that the back of the ball is in the middle of your stance, or slightly forward of this, if you are using a square-to-square stroke.

Learn from each putt and remember the lesson. Practice, practice, practice!



CAPELLO

squeezie4u2@sbcglobal.net asked:


I was told it was suppose to be a state park, but also its suppose to be an indian burrial ground, and thats whats holding it up, as it being a state park..

SIMLEY

Sai Vallejos asked:


The mere mention of Banaue immediately brings to mind the world-famous rice terraces, a 20,000-hectare engineering marvel built more than 2,000 years ago by Ifugao tribes people, using only their bare hands and crude implements.

The terraces, which have drawn awe-struck tourists from all over the globe, have merited a place in the World Heritage List and are touted, with good reason, as the Eight Wonder of the World. A long hard trek through the “Stairway to the Sky” is best rewarded by a refreshing dip in the spring-fed stream of Guihob or the magnificent Tappiya Waterfalls, which has an enormous basin for swimming.

Bontoc, not to be outdone features such picturesque attractions as Tucucan, with its hanging bridges of vines and logs, Mainit Hot Springs, and its medicinal sulphuric waters, and the petroglyphs of Alab, which have been declared as a national cultural treasure.

Sagada is the country’s answer to Shangri-la. The long, arduous journey on the Halsema Highway, is well worth what awaits: sylvan landscapes, natural marvels, and some of the most friendly people this side of the archipelago.

It’s no surprise that many visitors have decided to forego the wearying return trip and make this quiet mountain town their new home. the morbidly attractive “hanging coffins,” the astonishing limestone formations of Sumaguing Cave, and the invigorating waters of Bokong Falls are just a handful of reasons to explore this areas but the chilly mountain weather, irresistible mountain brew, and pleasant company of the laid-back townsfolk and travelers are equally good reasons to stay in town and watch the day lazily crawl by.

BRIEF HISTORY

Mountain Province became a special province of the Philippines in 1907. It was made up of the sub-provinces of Bontoc-Lepanto, Amburayan, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao and Kalinga. The Provincial Supervisor, Samuel Kane, was appointed Governor of the province and Bontoc was then the capital town.

In February 1942, the dreaded Japanese Army arrived in Bontoc via the Nueva Viscaya and Kalinga route. A garrison was established in the town. The Anglican Mission dormitories were served as quarters for the officers. Dr. Hillary Clapp was made governor of Mountain Province and during his term, the people were spared from so much suffering from the Japanese colonizers.

On January 9, 1945, the American Forces landed in Lingayen and the Japanese forces retreated northwards. In February of the same year, American planes dropped incendiary bombs in Bontoc and bombed again the place the following month. It razed the town so the people fled to the mountains for cover while the Japanese troops arrived daily fleeing towards Aparri and Kiangan to join the troops of General Yamashita.

In August 1945, USAFE troops arrived and the people came out from their hiding. Peace came earlier in Bontoc than the rest of the country.

On July 4, 1945, the Philippine Republic was born. Bontoc slowly rose from the ruins of the war and the following years marked the changes and developments. Being the provincial capital, people flocked to Bontoc and business flourished. Hotels, lodging houses, restaurants, stores and houses sprouted.

The Baguio-Bontoc road was rehabilitated with the assistance of Lepanto Mining Corporation and the Dangwa Development Corporation. Mountain Province became an independent province on March 25, 1967 when President Ferdinand E. Marcos officially appointed and inducted into office the first set of provincial officials: Alfredo Lamen as Governor; Victor Dominguez as Vice-Governor; and Pablo Felva and Alejo Manao as Board Members. On April 7, 1967, the new Mountain Province came into operation.

This date was unanimously adopted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on their regular meeting held on June 10, 1980 as the Mountain Province Day.

To date, Mt. Province is growing in popularity as a “Spelunkers Delight and Weavers Paradise”. It is becoming a favorite destination of both local and foreign visitors.

LANGUAGE/DIALECT

The inhabitants are generally speaking Kankanaey with Bontoc as their major dialect. Others speak Gaddang and Kalinga. English and Ilocano are widely spoken and understood.

HOW TO GET THERE

From Manila, the quickest way to Banaue is by bus 9 hours. From Banaue to Sagada take a jeepney to Bontoc (2.5 hrs) and connect with another jeepney to Sagada (40 minutes).

Source: The Philippine Department of Tourism



CARDER

Kadence Buchanan asked:


Etymology is the study or the science of words, their history, their origins, their sources, the time periods in which they made it into a specific language or a set of languages and under which circumstances as well as the evolvement and transformation of their meanings. Demography, on the other hand, is the study or science of the very important statistical information about communities, populations, societies or nations. Demography is that part of human history which deals most specifically with mathematical accounts of births, adoptions, deaths, diseases, immigration and emigration, marriages, divorces, and so on.

Due to the obvious fact that it is human population which uses language to name objects, activities, situations and everything else and because each individual society take on or formulates words based on its life experiences, philosophies, traditions and cultures, I contend that etymology and demography go hand in hand.

It is my intention to introduce you to the etymology of California and Sonoma within the context of the demographical markers of the territory which we know today as Sonoma County of Northern California. Let us begin with the larger entity - California. The etymology of “california” has two very distinct theoretical presumptions, both of which stem from the Spanish language spoken by the region’s occupying military and missionary forces of Mexico and Spain. One presumption maintains that California was named by Herman Contes, a Spanish conqueror of Mexico, after a queen named Caliphia who reigned over a legendary island mentioned in ancient Greek Mythology. The second and the more credible presumption asserts that California was named by early Spanish settlers who reacted to the region’s intense heat and called it Caliente Fornalla which means “hot furnace” in Spanish and it later, no one knows exactly when, it transformed to Calenforna and then to California.

The first known reference to a place called California was made in romance novel called “La Sergas de Esplandian” that was written and published in 1510 by a Spanish author named Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo.

The etymological explanation of the name of Sonoma County is based on translations from the tribal languages of the Coast Miwok and the Pomo Indians. Those languages are very similar and their word “sonoma” means “valley of the moon” or “many moons” in English. According to ancient legends of these native Indian tribes, this territory is where the moon chose its permanent nesting. The first known records where Sonoma was mentioned in writing were within the pages of log books of baptisms and they date back to 1816. The first translated version, “Valley of the Moon,” appeared in a correspondence written by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo to the Ligislature of the State of California in 1850. Jack London, the famous American writer, brought the English translation of Sonoma to public awareness when he first published his well received novel “The Valley of the Moon” in 1913.

Another school of etymologists came up with a different theory based on the fact that there are two very commonly occurring suffixes in the native languages of the Sonoma County and they are: “tso” which means “earth” and “noma” which means “village.’ Put the two together and you end up with “tsonoma” and its English translation, “earth village.”

Well, there you have it; the etymology and demography of Sonoma County as part of the State of California in a nutshell.



TAUBMAN

Sai Vallejos asked:


For every income there is always an opportunity cost, and this includes online futures trading. This type of business allows online futures trading traders to calculate risk to minimize cost on online futures trading (OFT). True, there are many guidelines in OFT, but they are not risk free common to all types of businesses.

Following rules on OFT, strictly speaking cannot earn you lots in online futures trading, but if you combine with thinking and gut feel, most online future trading traders will agree, that they earn more profits compared to just following the rules of OFT.

To be successful in online futures trading trader, it is important to have a plan. First, it is important how much amount will be put in as a capital for your trading business; second, thr secret is experience. A successful online futures trading trader ought to have experience, it is important to look for a trainer or a mentor who is a seasoned online futures trading trader.

Third, is identification of OFT style; is it short or long term OFT? Risking an amount as a capital for online futures trading should be calculated, to avoid loosing a big sum of money. It can provide higher profits, but it can also make you loose money for online futures trading.

Too little investment in online futures trading, limit your capacity in practicing sound speculation in financial management in an online futures trading environment. It is best to study one’s trading style and the quantity of hours spent in online futures trading. OFT traders require the whole day on line, if trading during the day or swing trade futures are preferred.

There are four important principal ideas about to consider in an OFT, they are: trend trading, diminishing losses, running profits, and risk management. Trend trading is a tactic used by position traders in online futures trading, they follow the market closely, at least yearly but it is advisable to follow the market closely .

The second idea of online futures trading is diminishing losses or minimizing losses, it is the most challenging principle to apply but easy to conceptualize. It is actually knowing when to stop online futures trading when a certain loss is about to occur, after identifying the market trend.

Running profits or “letting the profit to run” is allowing your capital to roll when the profits are good in OFT, it also takes fortitude when the trend is loosing. It takes practice to master this skill of online futures trading, but it is easy to understand.

The last principle in the business of online futures trading is risk management; it requires lots of training and not easy to understand. It’s actually protecting your capital for OFT profitable, if the trend improves, the online futures trading commodity trader trades, this will require skill, practice and experience.

Another secret is to avoid investing in highly volatile markets to minimize risk.



LOYAL

klodcabit asked:

La nouvelle bombe de Christiane VALLEJO !!!

MOLLICA

rival412 asked:


i thought of taking the bart up to richmond and trying to find a bus there, but i dont know if any buses go to six flags

KESSELMAN

Vessie asked:


I’m looking for potential off days to visit Six Flags to avoid the big crowds and long waits for rides.

SLIDER