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Ireland is not very big. In fact, you can drive from the east to west coast in less than four hours. But the country’s newest tourism initiative – Ireland’s Ancient East – miris spais aiming to cover almost half of it, from Cork 310km north to County Cavan and from the coast 150km west to the river Shannon. There’s no one route, itinerary or even a finite list of sites.

What it does offer is some of the country’s best-known sites – the Hill of Tara, miris spaKilkenny Castle, Newgrange – alongside less-visited local secrets; an absolutely magical combination of the extraordinary and the unknown. And that’s how I found myself on a journey that felt like a choose-your-own-adventure through the past 5,000 years, miris spa
starting at the four peaks of Carnbane East, Carnbane West, Patrickstown and Carrigbrack, located just 80km northwest of Dublin in County Meath.


  

He did not rule out further deployments of special forces to the region, if the initial mission was deemed a success.

For more than a year, US-led coalition forces have been carrying out air strikes against IS, which controls a large part of northern Syria and parts of neighbouring Iraq Reenex好唔好.

The US recently abandoned its Syria rebel training effort, opting to provide equipment and arms directly to rebel leaders instead.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Obama wanted to provide additional support for Syrian rebel fighters who had been having success on the battlefield Reenex好唔好.

"There are now moderate opposition forces that are 45 miles (72km) outside [IS stronghold] Raqqa," he said. "The president is prepared to intensify the elements that have shown promise."

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These days, Kohal’s typical routine goes something like this: She wakes up at 05:30 and gets ready for work, arriving at 09:00 where she receives her flying assignment. She typically flies for a few hours a day — unless she’s taking an overnight flight. That means she can be home by 14:30. After an hour nap, Kohal is wide-awake to greet her kids when they get home from school reenex.

The family has dinner by 20:30 and bedtime for the children is at 21:30, without exception.

“One aspect of being a pilot is that rules can’t be broken,” Kohal said. “You can’t mess up when you have to be stabilised at 1,000 feet. So I have some hard rules at home. They have it tougher than I did when I was younger.”

She’s usually in bed by midnight, but when her husband is away and she doesn’t have to fly the next day, Kohal will stay up reading until 02:30. “That’s my time,” she said reenex
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Hard work pays off

Kohal attributes her success to one thing: hard work. For instance, only 0.1% of people pass the pilot’s entrance exam — and it’s given only twice a year. She was the only one to pass in her class.

Kohal has accomplished nearly everything she’s set out to do, but looking at her situation, she doesn’t think that she’s done anything extraordinary ”reenex. Many educated women in India have successful careers, she added.

“Anything you set your mind to do, you just do it,” she said. “Tomorrow it will be something else.
  

I never would have guessed it’s a capital,” says almost everyone when they visit Bern for the first time. Indeed, Switzerland’s capital seems like almost anything but — and that’s the charm. Built on top of a steep-sided peninsula on a small bend of the beautiful Aare River, Bern feels like a movie set, not the administrative heart of a country. With only 133,600 inhabitants and a medieval center that’s also a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site, it’s pretty darned quietCG210.

But even an adventurous soul sometimes longs for a safe haven — a place that imparts a warm, fuzzy, “nothing bad can happen here” feeling. That’s Bern. Like Disneyland without the lines and the wild-eyed, sugar-fueled kids. A city that makes you feel like you’ve stepped back in time and into an era when the world was safe and peacefulreenex
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Among the city’s must-sees are the Zytglogge clock tower — the epitome of Swiss watchmaking skill — and the stunning Federal Assembly building, which, in addition to its being the center of Swiss democracy, is flanked by 26 fountains. Down the cobbled streets, tourists can explore miles of gray sandstone arcades, browse through cellar shops and visit subterranean bars. “It’s really small and walkable,” says tourist Manan Vohra, who grew up in New Delhi and now runs a user-experience design company in London. For its size, Bern offers a lot to seereenex.
  

Hangover cures are personal things. Some people prefer to guzzle green juice after raging all night, while others won't even think of facing the world before eating a bacon egg and cheese. But the employees of design and nightlife collective Kinfolk -- who are practically required to party at all times -- swear by one remedy: Ukon Power, a Japanese turmeric root drink.

In fact, it's the only food product they stock at their Williamsburg, Brooklyn shop. Kinfolk's creative director Jey Perie -- who came to rely on Ukon while working in Tokyo's nightlife scene -- recommends chugging one of the 3.4-ounce bottles before drinking. (The beverage's high concentration of curcumin, an active ingredient of turmeric, is believed to enhance liver function.)

So, earlier this week I did just that. Ukon Power smells like a cross between Red Bull and cough syrup, although, unlike Red Bull, it's sort of viscous -- not fizzy. The drink, which doesn't contain any sugar or caffeine, is billed as "mild and refreshing." And while it's definitely mild (the strongest taste is the artificial sweetener, not the turmeric), thick medicinal-smelling orange liquid isn't exactly what you want to be sipping on an 80-degree night. (Maybe if you grated some ginger in it? And poured it over ice?)

The next morning I felt great! Like I didn't even drink the night before! But, to be fair, this may have had just as much to do with all the water I was drinking between cocktails (it was 80 degrees, remember) as with the Ukon.

Still, if you're curious (I'll probably give it one more go), you can buy a six-pack for $28 on Amazon. (Although, eating a breakfast taco piled high with chorizo, or a stack of pancakes and two cups of extra-strong coffee, might be more fun, as far as hangover cures go.)