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April 28, 2011 will be a day I will never forget. While driving home, I got a call from my oldest daughter who lives with her husband and six children in upstate N.Y. It was a call that no parent ever wants to receive.
The Way I was Parented
To set the stage, I was raised by a single mother with a brother and two sisters. My mother was an entrepreneur and very successful in business.
She would raise us all with a very tight fist. In fact, a favorite saying of hers was, "I don't care if you love me or not, but by God, you will respect me!!"
Now a child will be trained by their parents and other people close to them. Children learn by what they see, hear, feel, smell, and taste. They can become the parent in the way they were raised, with the same actions, sayings, and rules for their children.
Some children though, make a conscious decision to not be like their parents and choose to raise their children differently. I am very thankful that my oldest daughter chose to raise her kids differently than she was raised.
You see, I adopted many of the rules, moods, emotions, and sayings that I grew up with. Things like, "if you don't finish your dinner tonight, you can have it for breakfast in the morning." or "Go get the hairbrush and bend over my knee and I'll really give you something to cry about!"
In my house, it was the same environment. So much so that it was extremely hard for my kids to develop a relationship with me as their father. They were more scared of me and my moods than anything. It was like walking on eggshells for them.
My Self-View Impacted my Personal Relationships
Also, I did not make great choices with other relationships. One extreme example was a very abusive relationship. One incident was when this woman walked into my apartment and was so angry that she started to break every potted plant I had, throwing them on the floor. It scared the kids and I so much that I took them into the bedroom and we huddled in the corner until she left and we heard the door shut.
You see, I had such low self-esteem that I could not even get out of a very bad relationship because of the guilt and low self-image I had. I wanted someone to love me and I would take anyone that had the appearance of love. What I thought love looked like. Something that I did not feel growing up.
As you can imagine, this did not build a great relationship between my kids and me as their father. Who would ever expose kids to a relationship like I did and not protect them from seeing anything like what they were exposed to? That too, played heavily on my guilt. It just piled guilt upon other guilt and a self-image that I had accumulated during my life.
When they could, both girls decided to see what it was like to live with their mother. So they moved when each was around 14 years old.
Each did come back however, and live with me after a couple of years. My oldest daughter graduated high school and went on to college. She met her now-husband and moved after graduation to N.Y., where her husband grew up.
My Daughters Grew Up
As a little girl, my eldest had a fantasy of having a family just like Laura Ingalls Wilder on "Little House on the Prairie." Her husband has a core family and many brothers and sisters. He is such a great husband and father and she is such a great wife and mother. See, she made a conscious choice to not accept the "program" that I offered on how to parent.
My youngest daughter, Erin, did not fare as well. Ever since she was a pre-teen, she was being treated for different types of neurological symptoms. Uncontrollable hiccupping, depression, and other emotions that I thought might just be age- or stress-related.
But as she got older, symptoms got worse. By the time she graduated high school, she was on many neurological drugs to combat symptoms such as hearing voices, hyperventilating, and lack of focus. She would start school and not last two weeks before she would get sick and have to drop out. She would start a job and have to quit.
She was admitted to in-patient facilities and counseling sessions to help her figure out what was wrong. No one in the family or the professional community could figure out what was wrong with her. I always thought that it was because of my actions and relationships that she was like this.
One afternoon I got a phone call at my office from my oldest daughter. She told me she got a call from her sister, who wanted to come to N.Y. and live with her and her family. But my oldest did not want that. She did not want the responsibility of taking care of her sister along with her own family.
So being the good Dad, I talked with my youngest on the phone and told her that she could not go out and live with her sister. Well, I was told that I could not tell her what to do and she was going to go anyway.
That is when I hit the roof and yelled into the phone that "she was not going and I forbid her" from going out to live with her sister.
All I heard from the other end of the phone was a "click."
That was the last time I heard from her or anything about her for more than nine years. She did go out to N.Y. but she did not let anyone tell me where she was, how she was doing, or anything about her.
Then nine years later, I got that phone call from my oldest daughter when I was driving home. She said that she had something to tell me about her sister.
My youngest daughter was taking a nap one afternoon. When she woke up and got out of bed, she fell to the ground and died.
It was that quick.
The next time I saw my youngest daughter was in the funeral home, lying in a cardboard coffin, wrapped in a sheet with only her face and one hand showing so I could at least touch her one last time. Since it was an unobserved death, she had to have an autopsy and the funeral home did not prep her for viewing since she was going to be cremated and we were not having a public viewing.
What we found out was that she did not have psychological issues. She had Lyme disease.
In tracing it back, as far as I can figure, she had been bitten by a tick around the age of nine. We would go for walks in the woods and when we got home, we would check for ticks. I must have missed one.
Great Relationships are now my "Why."
My poor relationships with my daughters and my poor choices in my intimate relationships became my "why." The why I choose to teach families, businesses, communities, and organizations how to build awesome relationships, because you might not ever get a second chance with a person.
The best teachers are the ones that have failed the worst. The best teachers are the ones that have been through the darkness and learned how to come out better on the other side. The best teachers are the ones that can take their mistakes and offer them to others as lessons to be learned from and not repeated.
Relationships are everywhere and the basis of everything. We need them in the workplace, we need them in our families, we need them in our lives, period.
However, if you do not have a great relationship with yourself first, you cannot have a great relationship with anyone, ever.
I teach relationship-building because I have a passion to help others so they do not have to go through what I went through. I live those moments every single day but I do not live in them. I have learned to forgive myself and hope and pray that I am forgiven by those that I have hurt and truly love.
Here is what I have learned.
When you Learn the Be WUCA! Way, Act the Be WUCA! Way, you can then Teach the Be WUCA! Way.
When you pass the Be WUCA! Way to others, you change the world building great relationships.
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I've been baking sourdough bread since January, so in this series of posts, I'll be sharing with you what I've learned over the last four months from baking my own.
|Slicing into a beautiful loaf of bread you've created yourself is really rewarding!
In my first post, I gave you an overview of the process in general, with a few perhaps somewhat deflating truths: what to expect in general, and some things I think you should be prepared to deal with if you want to give this rewarding process a whirl.
In the second post, I explained to you WHY it's important to only use the ingredients specified in this recipe, and also mentioned specific tools you will need.
Today's post is the third in this series.
Unfortunately for some of you, this post is NOT about how to begin your very own starter. There is a simple reason for this: I have never done it.
There ARE books that will tell you precisely how to do this, and the one I'm reading and loving right now is called Local Breads, by Daniel Leader. After checking this book out from the library, I knew it was important and informative enough that I actually wanted to own it. So, that's a pretty high recommendation. I'm looking forward to trying quite a few of its recipes.
Here's how I stumbled into unintentionally owning (but not making) my own starter.
I was given my starter by a neighbor who had ordered it for herself, but who upon receiving it, then realized the level of involvement one needs to be a good sourdough parent, and who (happily, inasmuch as it concerned me) asked me if I might be willing to adopt. I jumped at the chance, produced my first "meh" loaf of bread by following the directions that came with my King Arthur starter, and began my journey toward making truly wonderful sourdough bread.
My search goes on for different varieties and uses of sourdough, and so far, I've found I can make a scrumptious sourdough pizza crust, and wonderful waffles using my sourdough starter. I've also discovered that there are some phenomenally bad sourdough recipes out there on the internet, and that you can't trust every recipe you run into, no matter how yummy it sounds. But at least I don't have to make THOSE cinnamon rolls again!
What I will give you in this post are the directions you need for refreshing and maintaining a sourdough starter.
So the very first thing I want you to understand is that these directions have very little to do with actually baking a loaf of bread.
This is just the necessary background work you have to do so that you CAN make a great loaf of sourdough bread.
This is NOT a recipe for sourdough bread.
That will come in the next, and last post in this series.
In other words, these directions, for refreshing and maintaining a sourdough starter, while NECESSARY, are not SUFFICIENT.
Once you have obtained a sourdough starter, (and you can obtain one like I did from King Arthur, if you like), you will need to follow the package directions for getting the starter active, (a one time process), THEN you will follow these directions so that you can be ready to make your first loaf of bread. Following these directions for refreshing your sourdough starter involves around 36 hours, total.
So if you want a couple of loaves of bread on Wednesday, you'll follow the "refresh the starter" process for 36 hours, beginning on Sunday night, and you'll be ready to begin the bread baking process on Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday, once the bread dough is kneaded and prepared, it needs to enjoy a nice, slow ferment overnight in your fridge on Tuesday night, and then you'll be ready to let it do a final rise on Wednesday outside your refrigerator, and then, you'll be ready to bake it.
It's involved, I know.
But two big loaves of sourdough bread last us for a week. I generally serve it when we have time for a nicer sit down meal together. (And we're pretty busy these days, with activities scheduled for 3 nights out of each week.) If my menu doesn't lend itself to a loaf of bread on the night I've baked my loaves of bread, then I freeze the uncut bread, and then I have beautiful loaf of sourdough bread available for a special meal when guests come over.
Do you know how great the bragging rights are when you can tell someone you made that wonderful sourdough bread they are enjoying?
Huge! 😀
If you want to be ready to bake bread any day you like, you CAN omit refrigeration of your starter, and store the starter out on your counter, but if you choose to go that route, you must refresh it daily with flour and water. That will cause you to go through a tremendous amount of flour, pretty quickly. But it will give you more flexibility in terms of being able to start a loaf of bread at a moment's notice. If you need to bake bread pretty often, because, for example, you have a large family, storing your starter on the counter and feeding it daily might be your best bet.
|See how much my starter grew overnight? Look how high it got in the jar. (Note that the weight didn't change: it's just that after I took the last picture, I added the jar lid.)
The Directions You Need to Refresh and Maintain a Sourdough Starter
(Assuming you plan to refrigerate it when not in use)
- Sourdough starter
- Bottled or filtered water
- Unbleached, all purpose flour with 11 to 13% protein content
- Begin this process in the evening, two days before you plan to begin the recipe to bake bread.
- Stir the starter well to recombine any liquid that may have gathered on the top. Measure out 1 c. (9 oz.) of starter, and discard remaining starter. (I dump mine down the sink. You also, however, have the option of giving what you would have discarded to a friend who is interested in trying sourdough baking.) Place measured starter in a glass bowl or container with at least 1 1/2 quart capacity. Stir in 1 c. (8 oz.) of bottled or filtered water, until combined. Then stir in 1 1/2 c. (7 1/2 oz.) flour, until evenly moistened. The mixture will be lumpy, like pancake batter. That's just fine. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Let stand at room temperature for 8 - 12 hours.
- Now repeat this process two more times. The first time will be the next morning; the second time will be the next evening. (For example, if you start refreshing your starter on Sunday evening, you will refresh it a second time on Monday morning, and the last time on Monday evening. You will be ready to USE the starter you have refreshed in a recipe on Tuesday morning.)
- Now that your starter is refreshed, you can use the amount specified in the bread recipe that you are baking. Return the unused portion of refreshed starter to the refrigerator for a week. At that point, you will need to give it another feeding.
- If you don't plan to bake for a while, you can store your starter, covered, in the refrigerator, even up to several weeks, and revive it the next time you'd like to bake, following the steps given here. It is best to feed it weekly, however, even if you don't plan to use it that week. Just stir it up, and follow the directions given for one feeding (discarding excess, and adding the prescribed amounts of flour and water). Leave it out for 4 - 6 hours to allow some bubbling to occur (that means the yeasties are doing their thing), and then return it to the refrigerator.
Please let me know if you have questions, or if anything I've said is unclear.
I recommend that you print out these instructions, and pin them to a Pinterest board, as well. Please feel free to share this on Facebook or Twitter, also.

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Top Watch Trend: Leather on Sporty, like the CFTAB003TMarch 10th, 2011 | 2 Comments
Some things just go together. Peanut butter and jelly. Yin and Yang. Ben and Jerry.
When it comes to watches, a sporty dial and a leather band is the perfect combination, and the Orient CFTAB003T is just one example of this popular trend.
Keep reading to find out why we think this combination works so well, how to wear the trend, and where to find it:
- Sporty on Leather: A Great Team
- When to Wear It
- Where to Find One
Sporty on Leather: A Great Team
It might seem like an unlikely combination, but a sporty watch face and a leather band complement each other very well.
Sporty dials, like on Orient racing watches, usually have more modern design features. From tachymeters to semi-skeleton faces, a racing watch can have a number of features that create a sporty and modern look, and they're often in bright colors like the orange hands on the CFTAB003T.
A leather watchband, on the other hand, is a classic and timeless feature. Leather watch bands have been around, and they add a refined look to any watch.
That's why these 2 features work so well together. They function like any great team should. They each have something unique to offer and balance each other out. The combination of a trendy, busy dial with the simple elegance of a leather watchband creates a unique combination that gives you the best of both worlds.
When to Wear It
So, when should you sport this trend? The answer is simple.
All the time.
Because watches like the CFTAB003T combine trendy and classic design elements, they're very versatile and can be worn for many different occasions – sporting events, vacations, casual dinners, on a date. They make great conversation pieces for social gatherings.
While the CFTAB003T is great for casual business outings (think golfing with your coworkers), it may be too casual for dressier occasions. If you're wearing a nice suit, a busy racing watch will clash. You may want to opt for a more minimalistic dress watch, like the CEV09001B, and save your sporty model for after you clock out of the office.
Where to Find One
Since it's such a popular combination, it's easy to find a sporty watch with a leather band. Orientwatchusa.com offers plenty of models in different colors, so there's something for everyone.
There's the CTD09005W, with an elegant rose gold case, or the CDB02001W, with a unique sporty semi-skeleton dial. If you like a unique case shape, like the one on the Orient CFTAB002B, then it's leather-banded brother, the CFTAB003T, might be the best option.
So, what do you think about this trend? Do you like the unique combination of a sporty dial with a leather band, or do you think they clash? Share your thoughts below.
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I feel like I've read every single thread about moissanite vs diamond and I still don't feel like I know what to expect. I know most people are advising to just buy a loose moissanite and see if I like it, but it's not something I can do. Me and my bf are long distance right now and he'd be purchasing the ring straight and I wouldn't see it til the proposal! Anyway so here are my thoughts:
I like shiny clear rocks that sparkle lots…and thats about it. I've never really worn jewelery, I've always been pretty simple, but I do want a nice shiny engagement ring. I have nothing against diamond, but I also have nothing FOR diamond. I don't own any diamond, nor have I really seen any other than on random peoples fingers/quickly browsing at a jewlery store. Therefore, I feel like I really have no expectations from the ring haha. From all I've read about moissanite/seen in pictures/videos, I think that it is very shiny ring that shoots out lots of colors-and I like that. My boyfriend could easily afford a diamond of the size we are looking for, but I can't for the life of me justify him spending that much just on a piece of jewelry…especially when I probably wouldn't even notice if it was a diamond, or CZ, or moissanite, or any other clear stone for that matter. I'd rather save up that money for an eventual downpayment on a house.
What my main concern is though are the people around me. I know their opinions shouldn't bother me, but my family is very old-school and would think my boyfriend is incredibly "cheap" if he didn't buy me a diamond. I don't buy into the notion that I absolutely need a diamond for him to show me his love-but unfortunately not everybody sees it that way. But at the same time, I don't think anyone in my family knows much about diamonds either, let alone moissanite. So my ultimate question is, would they know? Obviously I'm not going to straight up say it is a diamond, but I also don't want them to wonder. I don't think they will be rude about it and ask me straight up if it's diamond, unless there is very very obvious reason to.
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Things to do in the Loire Valley
For Children
There are numerous lakes with beaches, playgrounds and boating in the area – a great (and cheap) way of spending a hot day!
Within ten minutes is the Lac du Rillé where there is a large Go-Ape forest zip wire park, water-skiing (using a zip wire), crazy-golf, a narrow gauge railway, nature walks and a café bar. A little further on is the set of lakes at Hommes, with an inflatable assault course, beach bar, volleyball, BBQ stands and playgrounds for younger children.
Doue Zoo or La Fleche Zoo – We are lucky to be near two of the best zoos in France. Doue is set in an old quarry pit, with habitat set into caves and deep pits, while La Fleche is more open – and has recently installed guest lodges within the animal enclosures.
Terra Botanica – A bit like the Eden project in the UK, but this one is in Angers and has more in the way of rides to entertain – our daughter enjoys the Walnut Mono-Rail, where it's up to the parents to do the pedalling!
Puy-de-Fou – Voted the Number One theme park in Europe. It's a hour and a half to get to, but wow – is it worth the effort! In fact, it's worth just coming to France to see this!
Futuroscope – A theme park based upon multimedia, cinema and audio-visual techniques. It has 3D and 4D cinemas along with many other attractions and shows – it's hard to describe, but great if you've got older children (+8) and about 1 hour 15 from the gites.
Saumur Forest Adventures – Zip wires and swinging through the trees – great for older children and adults as well.
For the Family
Fabulous chateaux, many that kids will love. We have some of the most famous right on our doorstep.
You are right in the heart of Chateaux country – and this is a selection of the best, closest and most interesting.
Breil – Parc du Chateau de Lathan – Right on your doorstep, very cheap to get in and a lovely way to spend a few hours wandering around the grounds. The kid will love the underground grotto, which brings you up in different parts of the garden. You may need to ring the bell to give the owners your money! (5 mins walk.)
Gizeux – Ten minutes from the gite – head to Parcay-les-Pins and then on to Gizeaux. Once a 16th century art school and they are busy restoring the frescos painted onto the walls by the students. A Chateau that is off the beaten track, but one of the most endearing. (10 mins)
Langeais – A medieval fortress guarding the Loire – so battlements, drawbridge, turrets and the oldest castle keep in France. Children will enjoy the tree house in the grounds. Nice Creperie just around the corner and a lovely chocolate & coffee shop opposite. (20 mins)
Chateau de Breze – South west of Saumur, the Chateau is famous because all of the really interesting stuff is underground, with a complex of underground caverns and rooms where the present occupants' ancestors first lived – before they built the Chateau on top. (35 mins)
Villandry – The last of the Renaissance Chateau built in the Loire Valley and now home to world famous gardens, so quite a busy place in peak season. If gardening is your thing – this is a must! (35 mins)
Azay le Rideau – Famous for its idyllic position on a lake and probably one of the most recognisable.(45 mins)
Usse – The inspiration for the author of Sleeping Beauty – dreamy turrets and terraced gardens, with a distant view of the River Loire. (45 mins)
Chenonceau – Probably the most magnificent, with an arched gallery built across the River Cher and the busiest. So arrive early and then picnic in the grounds before the busses start arriving later in the day! (1 Hour 10mins via Autoroute)
Angers – If you've decided to spend a day in Angers then the Chateau is worth visiting. It's a medieval fortress overlooking the Maine river and surrounded by winding old streets. Inside is the tapestry of the Apocalypse a large medieval set of tapestries and the oldest medieval tapestry to have survived intact. (1 Hour)
Chinon – A castle overlooking pretty medieval Chinon, with connections to the English Kings (Henry II & Richard the Lionheart) and where Joan of Arc met the French king before taking the war to the English. So lots of Joan of Arc references around the Chateau and the town below! (40 mins)
Chateau de Riveau – Just north of Chinon if you have younger children then this is great. The Chateau is a small fairytale castle and the beautiful grounds continue the theme with giant objects, climbing frames, sculptures and quirky things for the kids to discover. One of the few Chateau that has a restaurant inside the grounds. (50 mins)
In and around Saumur
Our nearest large town – a beautiful Loire riverside town with an imposing Chateaux perched high above. The town is famous for horses, the cavalry, tanks, sparkling wine, mushrooms & Troglodytes (caves).
Cadre Noir stables – Saumur is home to France's national riding school, the Olympic horse eventing teams and the Cadre Noir – a troop of horses trained to perform complicated manoeuvres. The stables at St Hilaire/St Florent are open to visitors and the shows attract hundreds of people from around the world.
Bubbly Houses – All along the road from Saumur to Gennes, running along the Loire are the Saumur wineries that make the Crement de Loire – the white, rose and red bubbly that Saumur is famous for. Made exactly the same way as Champagne – so fill your boot up if you have room!
Fontevraud Abbey – The largest renovated Abbey in Europe – burial place to Henry II and Richard the Lionheart of England and spiritual home to the Plantagenet Kings that ruled England up until Tudor times. The kings of England for over three hundred years originated from here in Anjou in the Loire Valley.
Musee du Champignon – Saumur is France's third biggest producer of mushrooms and so there is a museum dedicated to the mushroom. Head into the caves to find out – especially good if it's a rainy day!
Parc Miniature – Pierre et Lumiere – Next door to the mushroom museum, Pierre et Lumiere is a set of caverns within which are miniature stone sculptures of the region's most famous landmarks. If you're heading out this way, the road towards both the mushroom museum and Pierre et Lumiere passes by a number of large wineries including Ackerman and Bouvet Ladubay, both famous for their sparkling whites.
Cavalry Museum – Saumur's horse riding heritage stems from the Cavalry School that existed here before the French Revolution. Cavalry officer training is still conducted in the centre of the town and there is a regiment of Dragoons stationed at Fontevraud – so Saumur is still a military town. The Museum reflects the shared history.
Tank Museum – Le Museum des Blindes reflects the modern cavalry and has over three hundred tanks of which over one hundred are on display – one of the largest collections in the world. The winery, Louis de Grenelle is just up the road so there is somewhere else to go after or during!
Pretty Villages – Around Saumur there are pretty riverside villages that are worth seeing – the best are Montsoreau, Candes St Martin, Turquant and Le Thoureil
We are surrounded by marked cycle routes and because our roads are so empty it's the perfect place for a cycling holiday.
Local Restaurants
Bar du Musee, Parcay les Pins. Our nearest bar/café and our friends Darren and Louise will give you a warm welcome – just let them know where you are staying – they know it well! FREE WIFI.
Le Bouff'tard, Hommes (14kms). One of our favourites with a great menu ouvrier which includes wine but not coffee.
L'Oree des Bois, La Breille les Pins (14kms). More of a gastronomique restaurant with a formal atmosphere but very high quality fair – one for the evenings.
Café de la Gare, Linieres Bouton (9 kms). Always busy for lunchtime, with a buffet self-serve starter (as much as you want) and choice of 2/3 main courses. Price includes wine, cider, coffee and cheese!
Le Pelican, Vernantes (10kms). Offers both a Menu Ouvrier at lunchtime and a more formal environment in the evenings. Lovely high quality food.
Moulin Bleu, Bourgueil (18kms). If its sunny there is a lovely terrace with views over the Bourgueil vineyards. No Menu Ouvrier but a nice menu that represents the local area.
Saumur (25kms) – The large town of Saumur has many restaurants to choose from. Just ask us and we can provide recommendations and directions.
Huttopia – In July and August for something less formal try the campsite in the evenings at Hutopia – on the road to Rille. From 6pm every night you can get pizza, tapas style bits to share and steak and chips. There is also a little playground for children next to the eating area.
For Adults
- Wine tasting, reds, whites, rosés and sparkling varieties
- Local markets on five days of the week
- Visit the cities of Le Mans, Tours or Angers
- Tennis in the local village
- Golf at Chateau des Sept Tours and Baugé
- Marked walks through forests, vineyards, open countryside and along rivers
- Wine towns of Saumur, Bourgueil and Chinon
We provide you with lots of information in your gite and living locally we are on hand to book events on your behalf or provide you with further information. We want you to make the most of your stay and really appreciate our part of the Loire Valley.


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I am from Panama. My son is Amilcar Jr. is 18 years old and my daughter Esmeralda is 14 Years Old. When I was a kid I used to race BMX and then later on I used to ride a road bike with my friends in my home town.
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Town ups fines for Clooney gawkers
Linger too long near George Clooney's Italian villa in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the actor-director and his new bride and you might pay dearly.
The town of Laglio, where Clooney bought an 18th-century mansion with private dock on Lake Como a dozen years ago, has hiked fines for those who create "problems of public order" when gathering to gawk on the main road behind the villa or approach by boat closer than 100 metres offshore.
Mayor Roberto Pozzi said he signed ordinances last week introducing fines as stiff as 500 euro (£365), five times higher than before.
The twin ordinances - one to discourage land-based out-of-town gawkers, the other for boat-based voyeurs - run through to September 30, covering the spring-summer period when Clooney usually stays in Laglio, at the base of forested foothills stretching towards the Alps.
Clooney married London-based human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in September in Venice.
"We haven't seen him since he got married," Mr Pozzi said. "We'll see if he comes in his usual period."
Mr Pozzi said so far "common sense" has prevailed and no one has been fined.
The ordinances, posted around town, "aren't aimed at repression", said the mayor. "If a tourist wants to come by the villa and take a photo, that's OK."
Instead, by raising fines, the town wants to discourage what he called "knots of people" from gathering and lingering, posing traffic dangers on the busy road.
Mr Pozzi noted Italian navigational law already forbids boating within 50 metres of shore. Sports clubs' canoes are exempt from the ordinance.
Townspeople have enjoyed good-neighbour relations with Clooney and his frequent Hollywood star house guests.
The celebrity put sleepy Laglio on the tourist map. The mayor said property values for choice villas have tripled.
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Dear PIEI brothers and sisters in the USA,
My missionary work during the past year included:
• Classes that began with 24 students and have multiplied to over 130
• I preached at several evangelisms, including one at the stadium in Novoselitsa, where 6000 people attended and after which 17 accepted the Lord.
• I organized the PIE camp in August, where I taught the book of Revelation to 125 young people and after which 15 of them accepted the Lord.
• I coordinated 10 small groups of bible study. There are 280 students in total. •I taught several studies on the book of Acts and the Gospel of John.
We regularly organize district youth meetings where the youth study the Bible and plan their ministry in local churches. Over 100 young people come to these meet- ings. I was present at a 16
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My family and all the PIE missionaries Ukraine wish you a Happy New Year with the Lord, and may His blessings over- flow on you, your families, your churches and your country.
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text: BUSINESS How China's Stock Market Woes Affect Hollywood 8:32 AM PDT 7/9/2015 by Clifford Coonan FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME AP Box office has not been hurt, but the stocks of some Chinese partners of Hollywood giants have declined or trading has been halted, with some also predicting that the market slide could affect film funding. China's battered stock markets rebounded Thursday after falling 30 percent since mid-June, but the devastating slide that has wiped out $3.2 trillion in market value is a reminder to Hollywood investors that the world's second-largest economy and film market is still a work-in-progress. Entertainment companies' exposure to China is mostly in the form of box office, and box-office revenue has so far not been hurt. Jurassic World, for one, earned more than $230 million in China during the period of the market's biggest declines. If anything, box office is set to become more important as investment in the industry continues. "I do not expect any significant impact on the film business due to the stock-market slide. It may affect some productions, but most production money is not from public companies," Jimmy Wu, founder and CEO of the Lumiere Pavilions theater chain, tells The Hollywood Reporter. Chinese box-office revenue is rising by 30 percent a year, and film quotas are set to be lifted in coming years, which experts expect will continue to fuel expansion. "China is still going to explode in box-office terms to two or three times its current size," said Wu. "Attendance in 2014 was 830 million, meaning individual residents in China only watched half a movie for the year. By lifting the import quota, the number of movies showing in China can easily increase to 600-plus, which means the average individual will watch one movie a year and box office will be over 60 billion yuan ($9.66 billion)." One burning question regarding Hollywood and China relations is always if, or when, a big Chinese company will buy a Hollywood studio. The most serious contender is widely seen to be U.S. stock market-listed e-commerce giant Alibaba. The company's founder and executive chairman Jack Ma has ambitions to become a major player internationally and has described Alibaba as "the biggest entertainment company in the world." And he visited Hollywood last year. Alibaba had the largest U.S. IPO in history in September, raising $21.8 billion, but fears of contagion by the Chinese crash have affected investors' sentiment, driving the stock to an all-time low this week. But on Thursday the stock was trading higher. The group's film unit, Alibaba Pictures, which trades in Hong Kong, closed the day up 37.9 percent Thursday, after a decline of 5.6 percent on Wednesday. Li Daxiao, chief economist at Yingda, believes that the recent hit to Alibaba's market capitalization means it was less likely to make acquisitions for now, but added that its fundamentals remain strong. "Alibaba is still a very promising and powerful company," Li said. "I don't think the stock pullback will have any influence on its normal business. In terms of acquisitions, if it is to make a deal with its market value, the stock crash might have some influence." Li also said: "Like Alibaba, [our market] was going too fast, and now there is a pullback. This is just normal. There is no need to panic." The market meltdown has, however, affected various Chinese entertainment and digital media players with Hollywood relationships. Authorities have halted IPOs, which affects companies, including in the entertainment sector, that have been planning to go public, and stock prices of sector companies have dropped. In terms of planned IPOs, state film colossus China Film Group, currently collaborating with Legendary on the Matt Damon-starring Great Wall, is affected. It isn't clear yet when it may seek to revive its plans for a stock market listing. Imax China is planning a $300 million Hong Kong IPO, but as that is not a mainland listing, it should not be affected by government rules banning IPOs, said observers. Overall, at least 1,400 Chinese firms listed in the country have halted trading in their stocks to prevent the value of their businesses falling further, including entertainment stocks. For example, the stock of production company Huayi Brothers, which partnered with Robert Simonds' STX Entertainment for the co-financing, co-production and distribution for 12-15 theatrical releases each year, has been halted since Tuesday when the stock fell 10 percent. Trading has also been halted in Wanda Cinema Line, the stock-market listed business of China's biggest exhibitor. Some observers also say that the recent market woes, if they persist, could have longer-term effects on film companies looking to raise funding for projects. "There are go-betweens who solicit rich people to invest in movies," said one Hollywood producer who does business in China and requested anonymity. "That money is going to dry up" if the crisis continues. While the producer said Huayi Brothers could be affected by the slide in that way, he also thought Fosun, which last year invested $200 million in Jeff Robinov's Studio 8, would not be much affected for the time being. Fosun has seen its stock rise in recent days amid a sharp drop in many smaller stocks, with some observers calling it a possible safe haven. The Beijing government's armory of measures to give liquidity a boost and ease investor worries finally seemed to pay off on Thursday, with the Shanghai Composite rising 5.8 percent and the Shenzhen market gaining 4.3 percent. While this will have soothed anxieties in Hollywood a little, it remains to be seen if the Thursday rebound will mark a real turning point, with the bull run resuming, or if it will be merely a brief pause during an ongoing decline. With box office seeing 30 percent growth rates every year and with China set to become the world's biggest movie market at some stage in the next three years, not even a big market crash will keep investors away, some say though. IAC/InterActiveCorp chairman Barry Diller told reporters in Sun Valley, Idaho that he wasn't concerned about the recent sell-off in Chinese stocks. The recent market meltdown in China comes after a strong run of stocks in the country. After the bursting of the real estate bubble in China, thousands of small investors ploughed their savings into the market, driving up valuations. Many now say that the market has run up too much too quickly, and some have drawn comparisons from a Chinese stock market bubble in 2007. 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Looks like such a good time! On another note, when that first picture came up, I thought how much Peter is looking like Dan. He's looking so much older!
Looks like SO. MUCH. FUN!!!Glad you could go and glad you are safely back home!
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Why do people invariably enjoy visiting old one-room schoolhouses? They are human places, on a human scale, for the education of little human beings.
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Discover bespoke creations, creative gift ideas and delicious treats made from boutique producers, many of whom are from the local area. There will be live music, plus complimentary mulled wine and mince pies for members.
Norfolk's Best Large Attraction 2015. Hootz House voted Best Sustainable Project 2015. Norfolk's Best Large Attraction 2014. Norfolk Tourism Award Winner 2005; National Environmental Award 2005, Berry Savory Award 2004/05.
Event details
|Sun 24 Nov 2019
|10:00 to 16:00
Free entry
Entry into the Christmas Market is FREE!
The Christmas Market is held in our courtyard hub area so you do not need to pay to visit our Christmas Market. We are, however, offering reduced admission for entry into our park on the day of our Christmas Market at £8pp (under 3's free)*
*Reduced price entry for Sunday 24th November 2019 only.
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Pensthorpe Natural Park
Pensthorpe Natural Park,
By Road:
One mile east of Fakenham off the A1067 Norwich to Fakenham road.
By Public Transport:
From King's Lynn station it is 20 miles to Pensthorpe Natural Park.
: 18 miles from King's Lynn station
- Baby changing facilities
- Coach parties accepted
- Credit cards accepted (no fee)
- Disabled toilets
- Education/study area
- Facilities for groups
- Facilities for educational visits
- Gift shop
- On-site catering
- On-site light refreshments
- Picnic site
- Public toilets
- Regional Tourist Board Member
- Wheelchairs available
- Accepts groups
- Facilities for conferencing
- Facilities for corporate hospitality
- Children welcome
- Disabled access
Norfolk's Best Large Attraction 2015. Hootz House voted Best Sustainable Project 2015. Norfolk's Best Large Attraction 2014. Norfolk Tourism Award Winner 2005; National Environmental Award 2005, Berry Savory Award 2004/05.
Self-Assessed Accessibility Details
- Designated parking for guests with disabilities
- Within 50 metres approx. of entrance
- The surface of the car park and pathway leading to entrance:
- is solid
- is gravel
- The route from the parking area to the entrance:
- Is flat (i.e. without steps)
Public Areas
- Baby changing facilities
- Clear signage
- Wheelchairs provided
- Free
- Routes/pathways suitable for wheelchair users or visitors with limited mobility
- Entrance is well lit
- Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift to cafeteria
- Good contrast between the floor and walls
- Restaurant / cafe provide meals for visitors with special dietary requirements:
- Sugar free (diabetic)
- Gluten free (coeliacs)
- Vegetarian
- Seating suitable for wheelchair users, ie moveable and good height for person sitting in a wheelchair
- High chairs for children
- Children's menu
Although not all of our reserve is accessible via wheel chair given the nature of the attraction, special care has been taken to provide pathways and routes with a firm surface and wheel chair friendly access, these are highlighted on our Park Guide. Every attention has been paid to accessability for all abilities and ages and our wardens and staff are happy to reserve wheel chairs and assist wherever possible


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YW November Lesson #3 Work
November Lesson #3
This Power Point covers:
"Why is work an important gospel principle?"
Next time your kids complain about chores...you can remind them that work is a commandment! :) This is a great lesson that gives the girls the "why" behind work. Work and teenagers don't always mix but this lesson will hopefully show the YW that work is essential to happiness.
I used all of the talks in the lesson outline as well as a 2007 New Era article entitled "Good Work" by Elder Oveson of the Seventy.
I did not include a place to watch the video but feel free to include it. If you don't use it in this lesson its a great FHE video. It talks about being "easily guided" and doing what is asked of us.
Have a great lesson!
YW November Lesson #1 Self Reliance
YW November Lesson #1
This Power Point covers:
"What does it mean to be self reliant?"
The game of Life was one of my family's favorite growing up! What job would I get? Would I get married? Would I have children, would I be wealthy? These questions were fun and exciting while playing a game, but when its real life it shouldn't be left to chance. This was my basis for the handout...
Becoming self reliant now as youth, these young women will be able to set their own course for their lives. True, we can never predict or control the future, but basing our lives on the guidelines set by the gospel of Jesus Christ will ensure true success and true eternal victory!
Have a great lesson
Self Reliance Checklist
(It's not the best copy. I'm hoping I'll find time to retype it one of these days! :)
**If you have an older version of Power Point and have trouble downloading the original file above, you can try the file below. Hopefully the older format will work for you!
YW November Lesson Helps
November: "Spiritual & Temporal Self Reliance" Outline
This Power Point Covers:
"Why is work an important gospel principle"
"Why does the Lord want me to be healthy?"
Self Reliance isn't exactly one of those topics that makes the girls sit up straight and listen! I wanted to make sure I held their attention. This is one of the reasons I love using the Power Points. The girls are usually very good about focusing on the screen and reading from the screen. This lesson is one I found super important. I really, really want the girls to understand the importance of gaining an education, working hard and preparing for their futures. Also, being healthy in both mind and body is crucial. I remember being a young woman and was never quite happy with my appearance. Heck, I'm a grown woman and I still battle that! (stupid thighs ;) Anyway, I did not show any videos this week. Surprising I know. Feel free to add that to your lesson plan if you'd like.
**Please Note: Due to different versions of power point the slides may need to be adjusted after you download them. Please go through the power point before your lesson to make sure the pictures and the text are formatted correctly! I just opened a file I made using my laptop with my iPad and the font was different, colors were different and some of the pictures were in the wrong place. It may take a little tweeking! :)**
I'm a 36 year old Mom of 4 kiddos, 3 boys (12, 4 & 2 years old) and one little princess (9). I have an awesome hubby who puts up with my craziness...He supports me when I spend way too much time on my YW lessons. I started this blog for fun and have been so excited to watch it grow and watch others being able to use the Power Point lessons, handouts and other ideas I have posted. Thank you for stopping by!
October 2017
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the farmers' market
liz lamoreux
Today, a trip to Olympia's Farmers' Market. Picture: A man with long blond hair plays the guitar, singing, as a man and his young daughter look on - she dances and giggles. The rain has stopped for a few minutes as people sit eating clam chowder, crab cakes, chicken on skewers. Apples, apples, and more apples. The last of the peaches and summer squash. Beautiful tomatoes, lettuce, carrots. A young woman sells gorgeous vases, frames, lamps that are made of clay (and I stop every time wanting to buy something but not yet ready to decide on a piece). A man who strains to hear any questions asked of him sells ostrich meat and hollow ostrich eggs. A booth with tie-dyed shirts for all, including baby pj's and bandanas for your dog. Dahlias and sunflowers everywhere. A grandmother sells wondrous jam (and yes, I tried some and then yes, I bought some). Handmade cards, copper bowls, soaps. The market vibrates with the exchange of ideas, laughter, goods.
I love the days when I just get in the car and go exploring. Working from home sometimes invites feeling of walls closing in and lonliness. So good to get out and breathe in the fresh pacific northwest air, duck in and out of the rain, and talk to people.
(photo: apples for sale, olympia farmers market, 9/30/05, canon digital rebel)


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Barbados is in a state of crisis, and what is now required to effect a rescue of our country is a massive injection of accountability and people participation in our system of national governance.
In my opinion, the best and perhaps the only way to achieve this, is to establish a serious and meaningful system of community-based Local Government that would enable ordinary citizens to exercise some control over the ship of state and to contribute desperately needed creativity, intelligence and energy to the administration of the country's public affairs.
And please don't tell me about the currently existing system of so-called Constituency Councils, for that is a sham! It is nothing more than an unelected partisan appendage of the currently ruling Democratic Labour Party administration, and is beholden to the Government minister who ultimately sanctions the selection of all of the so-called councillors. Indeed, this institution is so useless that the only thing it is known for is the staging of the annual David Thompson Memorial Football Competition.
No, I am talking about a serious system of local comunity-based governance that is based on the principle of elections; that is autonomous and not subject to the diktat of any Government minister; and that is given a mandate to carry out substantial and critical public functions.
Such a system of Local Government could be structured around the currently existing 30 political constituencies, with the residents of each polling district in a constituency being permitted to vote for and elect two representatives to sit on the Local Government Council of their constituency.
All candidates would be individuals who are resident in the polling district, and they should be required to contest the election as individuals and NOT as representatives of any political party or other institution. Furthermore, no electioneering should be permitted in polling district elections other than having the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) publish the CVs of each candidate, and each candidate being permitted to address their fellow residents at a town hall meeting convened by the EBC. And, very importantly, all elected councillors will serve on a totally voluntary basis.
This type of electoral exercise would produce 30 Local Government Councils composed of some 20 members each, thereby constituting an overall pool of 600 Local Government councillors.
In addition, each Local Government Council would elect its own presiding officers — Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer– and will meet regularly as a Council in order to make decisions about and coordinate the constituency-based work of the Local Government Council.
In addition, the 30 Council chairpersons would also regularly meet together in a Chairpersons' Caucus under a revolving chairmanship, to make decisions about and coordinate the national duties of the pool of 600 councillors.
And since this Local Government system will be taking over some of the functions that are currently performed by the central Government, our Parliament would include an annual financial allocation in the Government's annual Budget to be divided equally among the 30 Local Government Councils – financial allocations that would be audited every year by the Auditor General. (Parliament could also free up additional funds by curtailing the currently existing practice of Government annually giving money to the MPs of the two traditional political parties to pay the salaries of their constituency secretaries.)
Each Local Government Council would be required to establish a modest office in the geographical area of the constituency that it represents, and to have attached to it (perhaps on secondment from central Government) a full time professional social worker.
Each Local Government Council would perform the following functions or services for the people of their communities :-
1. Policing of Government agencies
The pool of 600 Local Government Councillors will be available to carry out a number of national duties, including – for want of a better word – "policing" several important Government agencies.
There are many Government agencies that are supposed to be serving the Barbadian public, but which are falling far short in their performance.
Prime examples would be the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (patients dying due to negligence and equipment failure) and the Barbados Water Authority (a major sewage crisis on the south coast of the island). The existence of some 600 Local Government Councillors would make it possible to set up a number of "Oversight or Public Accountability Committees" to investigate and "police" the public service operations of all Government agencies that interact with and provide critical services to the public. For example, the members of a QEH Oversight or Public Accountability Committee would be given the right (by appropriate legally binding regulations) to walk into and inspect any department of the QEH; to receive complaints from the public; and to hold meetings with the QEH Board in order to have discussions about the problems and to suggest and demand accountability and remedies. Similar Oversight or Public Accountability Committees would police the Transport Board, the National Housing Corporation, the Barbados Water Authority, the Royal Barbados Police Force, the Welfare Department, the Government Polyclinics, and the list goes on.
2. Office of Contractor General
Yet another critical area of national life that Local Government Councillors could usefully help to police is the awarding of Government contracts. At present, individual Government ministers play key, and even determining, roles in the awarding of contracts pertaining to their ministries, and as a result, the system is vulnerable to rampant corruption. The solution is to establish a centralized, insulated, and autonomous "Office of Contractor General" to deal with the awarding of all major Government contracts, and to permit representatives of the Local Government system (in their capacitiy as the eyes, ears and conscience of the people) to exercise an oversight role in relation to any such office. The ultimate role of the councillors will be to ensure that every precious dollar of the taxpayers' money is properly accounted for!
3. Community well being teams
It would be the duty of each Local Government Council to ensure that troubled or deprived children, and the elderly, needy, and disabled residents of their Council area are all properly looked after, and that no-one is permitted to fall through the proverbial cracks. Thus, a Community Well being Team – organized and led by the professional social worker assigned to the Council – would be established to check on, and to procure and provide assistance for such 'at risk' residents. Indeed, Councils – with the assistance of their social workers – will liaise with such agencies as the National Assistance Board, theWelfare Department, the Division of Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the National Disabilities Unit, the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), BARP, and local churches to ensure that no one is neglected.
Furthermore, Councils will pay special attention to the well being of elderly residents who are in need of caregiver services, and will organize training for persons who are willing to undertake caregiver duties for elderly members of their family.
4. Sanitation/Roads
Where there are emergency cases of garbage pile-ups, excessive overgrown bush, or potholes in the minor roads of the constituency, the Council will not have to wait on and beg the Sanitation Service Autrhority, the National Conservation Commission, or the Ministry of Transport and Works for assistance. Instead, the Council will be able to respond immediately and independently by contracting a community-based service provider and his or her local community-based workers to clear away the health hazard or to carry out limited patching of the road. In addition, the Council would be mandated to engage in general environmental and anti-littering campaigns in the communities that make up the Council area, as well as to undertake responsibility — in collaboration with the DEM — for clean up and repair operations that may be required in the wake of hurricane and storm systems.
5. Education
The Ministry of Education would be required to consult with the Local Government Council on the appointment of Boards of Management of all Government schools within the Council area, and to permit at least one councillor to sit on each school board. A much closer relationship between schools and the communities in which they are located will emerge as a result of this.
6. Welfare
The Local Government Council will supplement the work of the central Government Welfare Department by administering an "Emergency Local Welfare Fund" for residents, as well as for students attending schools within the council area.
7. Community development and sports
Local Government Councils will assume responsibility for establishing Boards of Management of the Community Centres (and community playing fields) within the council area, and – in collaboration with the National Sports Council and the Community Development Department – for establishing and overseeing community development and sports programmes.
8. Vendors' licences
Local Government Councils would also be responsible for the granting of vendor's licences within the council area and for identifying locations where wayside vendors would be permitted to operate.
9. Community forum
Provision will be made in the Rules or Standing Orders of Parliament obligating both the House of Assembly and the Senate to give consideration to all recommendations made to them by Local Government Councils in relation to all parliamentary Bills. And the Local Government Councils, in turn, would be required to hold regular public community forums where the residents of the council area will meet under the auspices of their Local Government Council, to discuss parlimentary Bills and any other relevant aspects of the public affairs of the country.
10. Planning permission
The Town and Country Planning Department and the Ministry of Economic Affairs would be required to consult with the Local Government Council before deciding whether to approve applications for major construction or other development projects within the council area. In addition, councils would be expected to play an important role in the putting together of Government's development plans and annual budgets by advising the various ministries and Government departments as to the needs of their council areas for such things as roads, housing, health clinics, jobs, and sporting / recreational facilities.
If implemented, this system of Local Government would bring thousands of new citizens into public life and would be a training ground for future national leaders. It would also renew and reinvigorate the civic life and spirit of our country, eradicate corruption, and help to raise standards throughout the public sector.
And most importantly, it would create a state of affairs in which responsibility for the public affairs of Barbados — responsibility for the failures and the successes — would reside not with a mere 30 Members of Parliament, but with the entire body of citizens.
Maybe, just maybe, we can still save Barbados through a system of Local Community-based Government. It is certainly worth a try.


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Paul Hartnoll (Orbital).
Paul Hartnoll is a British writer, producer, and composer of music, widely recognised for his pioneering work with Orbital. Over the span of their 25 year career at the forefront of electronic music, Orbital toured extensively and released eight albums, culminating in a performance at the 2012 London Paralympics Opening Ceremony with Professor Stephen Hawking.
As Orbital, Paul scored and composed new material for movies and television, including "Event Horizon", "The Saint", "The Beach", "xXx", "Football Factory", "Keen Eddie", "Octane" and "Pusher". His music for commercial campaigns includes clients such as Volkswagen, Range Rover, Rolex, Ralph Lauren, and Channel 4. Most recently, Paul scored Season 2 of the BBC Series "Peaky Blinders" and wrote music for the movie "American Ultra". Paul has also released two solo albums, 2007's "The Ideal Condition" and 2015's "8:58", featuring collaborations with Robert Smith, Cillian Murphy and Ed Harcourt.


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about Japan
Home > Traditional Arts
"Suiboku-ga" is famous Japanese culture , originated in China.
"Suiboku" means "water and black ink". "Suiboku-ga" artists can draw pictures of?Japanese landscapes ?only by ?gradation of black ink....
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Visiting Ibaraki prefecture to enjoy the water fall and beautiful scenary!
Let's have a fun with the most famous festivals in Japan
Let's enjoy the summer by visiting one of the top three waterfalls in Japan
Trip to the rural area by a rental car!
If you are tired of the rainy season, please visit Hokkaido!
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