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US road trip 2014

just completed a California-Navada-Arizona 17 days road trip (actual driving: 13 days), our 3rd driving holidays.
total 2253 miles (3625.85203 km) covered with this trustworthy Dodge Avenger (:

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[updated 3rd July] Itinerary of the trip
Day – Point(s) of interest [Lodging]
Day 1 SIN to LAX
Day 2 – Day 4 Disneyland and California Adventure Park [Americas Best Value Inn Anaheim]
Day 5 – Begin car rental days; SeaWorld @San Diego [Dolphin Motel]
Day 6 – Day 7 Legoland [Legoland Hotel; Hollywood La Brea Inn]
Day 8 – Universal Studio [Hollywood La Brea Inn]
Day 9 – Las Vegas [Circus circus]
Day 10 – Hoover Dam; Meteor Crater near Winslow; Sedona via historic route 66 [Sky Ranch Lodge]
Day 11 – Sedona; Grand Canyon [Maswik Lodge]
Day 12 – Grand Canyon; Barstow [Holiday Inn Express Bakersfield]
Day 13 – Sequoia National Forest [John Muir Lodge]
Day 14 – Kings Canyon National Park; Moonstone beach & elephant seals [Silver Surf Motel]
Day 15 – Beach@ Monterey Bay [Sanctuary Beach Resort]
Day 16 – San Francisco Pier 39 [Coventry Motor Inn]
Day 17 – Return car; SFO to SIN

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us prepaid sim card

if you are looking to buy a prepaid SIM card to be used in the us (united states, or usa), AT&T is one choice, and you can get it shipped to you in advance and activate it according to this guide by datago.co.

you can buy it from datago.co, or do a search on ebay if you like to compare prices from other vendor. good to do buy it at least 3-4 weeks in advance to allow time for (slow) shipping (:

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critical realism critical realist

β€œThe critical realism is critical because researchers accept that their investigations are fallible, and stress the importance of a critical examination of values and facts. For critical realists, knowledge is gained through neither induction nor deduction but by a process of explanation of a phenomenon at deeper levels. As we gain knowledge, we constantly revise previous knowledge and understsandings.” (Hartas, 2010, p.41)

Patomaki and Wight (200:224, as cited in Hartas, 2010) summarize critical realism as:
– An ontological realism (there is a reality,, which is differentiated structured and layered, and independent of mind)
– An epistemological relativism (all beliefs are socially produced and hence potentially fallible)
– A judgemental rationalism (despite epistemological relativism, it is still possible, in principle, to provide justifiable grounds for preferring one theory over another)

Reference
Hartas, D. (2010). Educational research and inquiry: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. London: Continuum International Publishing Group.

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Expertise, Ownership, Humility, Leadership, Ability to Learn …

took the 5 items from this article by Erica Anderson that talks about the 5 (above) things google looks for in their employees. not taking time to verify the truth, but it does appear to me that anyone with this 5 qualities can excel (not just survive) in any workplace or organisation. a statistical analysis based on exam results/marks/scores and the qualities, and perhaps survivability in the 21st century, will be interesting (:

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