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Come and explore Egypt with me, personally. Let me tell you about the Egypt that has an un-explainable hold on me. We cover Pharaonic, Medieval and Islamic Cairo, the pharaonic sites in Luxor such as Valley of Kings etc, and the pharaonic sites between Luxor and Aswan. Our tour incorporates a Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan as well as a stay in Luxor.
Places, buildings and objects mean nothing to me without the stories behind their builders, owners or users. Finding the human stories behind the monuments has always driven me and, apart from explaining the Egyptology of the sites, these are the stories we will be sharing with you. I would like to give you the stories of the monuments and a feel for the people who lived in and used them. Then, hopefully, when you walk in these places you will have a better feel for them. Hopefully also my personal tour will give you a timeline of stories about people and places that make sense. If I succeed you will be forever hooked on Egypt – as I am.
If Egypt is your dream trip or on your "bucket list" I advise early booking as the number of places on each trip is limited to 15 – 16. Ask for full details
All the trips and packages I offer are based on my own personal experience – not because I believe I know what is best for everyone else, but because I do believe everyone deserves a quality and hassle free holiday. So, while I don't personally know you, I do presume you would like a trip where
- you know the full cost of what you are buying
- that has no hidden extras
- gives you a real feel for the country and customs
- helps you avoid the tourist traps.
- is hassle free
- eliminates the need for decision making on subjects you have little or no knowledge what your choices may entail.
For full detail and to check availability on the following tour dates please contact Mara
2019 only available date to travel with Mara as guide:
- 2019 Nov 10 – 23
Update 7 Aug 2019 – there are now only 4 seats available for the Nov trip.
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Craig Golds, Australia, 19 April 2019 •
Well what can I say. This trip for my wife and I has been awesome. The team at Mara House have also been awesome. From our initial first contact with Mara House throughout the trip and sadly it's conclusion has been absolutely exceptional. Mara and her team have done everything in their absolute power to take any stress or hassle away from us so we can sit back and truly enjoy Egypt. Stunning place with its history and culture has certainly broadened both our horizons about the country and this wouldn't have been possible for us without the Mara House team. If we do return to Egypt, Mara House will be the first phone call.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Augusta University communication major and women's golf standout Jessica Haigwood competed in the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif., August 5-7.
Day 1 - Practice Round
"Today was the first day of practice rounds, and I couldn't be more excited. Being here is very surreal, and I couldn't be happier. The course is in great condition, there are definitely lots of birdie opportunities out there. Can't wait for Monday to be here!" - Jessica Haigwood
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September 7, 2019
Start/Finish and HQ are at Isaiah Tubbs Resort
The 2nd Annual Prince Edward County Gran Fondo will take place on September 7, 2019 with 3 course distances: 50km; 100km; 150 km.
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Friday, September 6
6:30-9 pm: Participants can pick up their Rider package at Isaiah Tubbs Resort at the O'Neill Pavilion, our HQ for the event.
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7-10 pm: Celebration dinner festivities with live music with Victor Cooper in a spectacular barn winery. Bus transportation available from Isaiah Tubbs ($10 return). Tickets (150 available total) for the Saturday night event will be $35 with proceeds going to local charities. In 2018, we donated $1500 between ROC Prince Edward County Youth Outreach Center, YMCA Strong Kids Program and the Picton Hospital. Quick, get yours.
Sunday, September 8
We encourage participants to stay in the County and sample from some of the breweries and vineyards. Show your plate number to participating breweries and wine makers to taste the best of the county! Just be sure to have a designated (non-tasting) driver!
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At least 100 Longford workers employed at Carrick-on-Shannon's MBNA credit card company are facing an anxious wait this week as fears grow over the future of more than 700 jobs.
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The Famed Detective.
The Cheeky Penguin who
Loves Fish as Almost as Much as
He Loves Fighting Crime!
The Players:
Polar Bear — A Hungry Animal
The Walrus — A Certain Tusked Mammal
Seal — A Happy Fellow
Pelican — A Creature with a Large Mouth
Archibald Penguin — Our Bird
Henrietta Puffin — Penguin's Ever-Present Companion
Shark — A Miracle of Evolution
Killer Whale — Poster-Fish for the Misunderstood
Chapter 3
Seal looked at the pair, clearly undone by the situation. "Okay! All right! I can't hide it any longer. I took –" Seal made one more nervous scan around his surroundings and lowered his voice. "I took a correspondence course."
"A correspondence course?!" Henrietta Puffin was clearly taken by surprise at his answer as evidenced by the high pitch of her voice. "A correspondence course! A course for what?"
Seal looked down. "Circus performance. I'm interested in becoming a circus performer."
"Off to join the circus? Oh, for goodness sake!" Ms. Puffin was a bit undone. Perhaps due to the absence of her breakfast?
Our Bird calmed Ms. Puffin with a gentle touch of his flipper, then turned his attention to Seal. "We are investigating the whereabouts and possible recovery of the fish. Please tell us what you know Seal."
"Well. I went to the cove early this morning. For breakfast, you see. But there wasn't a fish to be seen. Not close by at least. I didn't want to venture out too far into the water. There's that Killer Whale. He's been swimming so close to shore lately. I don't like him."
"I agree with you on that count." Ms. Puffin said. "And that shark friend of his."
"Well, I don't know about sharks. Killer whales though. Us seals have to keep a keen eye open for them. So I say enough with this. I've been taking the course for a while. Train to be a circus performer." Seal frowned.
Archibald nodded. "Go on."
"It's harder than you think. It's a real art. I know everyone around here talks poorly of the circus. 'You're nothing but a caged animal.' Well, I don't know. At least they feed you. And after this morning. No food at all. I've had it.
"So I figured today was the day I nail down my routine. I've had enough of living in this place. And if those other seals say that the circus is so bad because you're locked up. That you're not free. Well, I'll take being locked up and safe over being free and being eaten by some old killer whale." Tears trickled as Seal began sobbing.
Henrietta frowned. "You have nothing to be ashamed of. It's all right. It will be all right." Then she hugged Seal as best as seemly decorum would allow.
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With a drove of emotions thus released, it took some time to calm Seal down. Having done so, Archibald Penguin and Ms. Puffin wished him well and went on their way. Their icy walk back to the start of the trail was undertaken without a word being spoke. The occasional stomach grumble provided the only discourse needed.
Archibald's feet hurt, he flexed, but he said nothing as he looked at the three sets of prints. Again, Pelican was flying overhead, his shadow trailing over the ground Archibald had no choice to walk across. Our Bird looked up to the sky, watching the seemingly effortless movement of the bird.
Henrietta could almost read Archibald's thoughts. "This no matter. Not every bird can fly, but every bird has its strengths."
"Yes Henrietta." Archibald smiled as he looked at her. "We do all have our strengths."
"The polar bear then?" Henrietta suggested.
If was a cold and hungry walk following the trail of the polar bear. Polar bears have quite a longer stride than do penguins! So by the time the pair reached the ice cave of the polar bear, the sun was past its zenith. The two bird's stomachs were growing in vocality about their unwanted vacancy.
If there had been a jovial mood to the start of the investigation, then it was gone now. Replaced by some hunger pangs that were working in partnership with mounting frustration. Because of this Archibald came straight out with the purpose of their visit.
"You know. Always I'm being accused of something." Polar Bear grumbled. "Just because I'm big, well then that must mean I'm such a big old brute too. Gobbled up those fish all for myself?"
"I meant no offense." Archibald calmed.
"You know what. I did eat some fish. I ate a lot of fish, but I'm big. Takes a lot to fill me up. Would you rather I ate some penguin?"
At this most blatant potential breakdown in fabilic rule and logic, Our Bird took a few nervous steps sideways. "Now see here bear. I'm simply doing my job."
"And me mine!" Polar Bear stopped short. He looked a bit embarrassed. "Look. I don't have anything against you. I'm sorry. I'm a bit undone lately." He put a paw to his eyes and tried to rub the sleep out of them. "I have three little mouths to feed. Kids!" And from out of the cave came three little polar bear pups. Three of the cutest fuzzy puffballs of cuddly white fur.
Have ever polar bear cubs failed to stir and warm the heart?
"That's nothing to be ashamed of. Providing for your family." Archibald counseled.
"Well maybe for you male penguins it's fine to sit on eggs all winter. But us male bears are supposed to be strong. Oh. I ah. I ah. I didn't mean anything by it."
"No no. I understand Polar Bear."
"If you don't mind my asking." Henrietta interjected. "Is the missus not with you?"
"She's still with us. Just looking after her mom. She's getting on in the years. Poor thing, her old claws can hardly cut through a half foot of ice anymore."
Archibald nodded sympathetically. "We will continue our search then. In the mean time, if you happen across any information, please pass it on, will you?"
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Back again at the water's edge, the two birds were quite hungry, and quite out of tracks to follow.
"Penguin." Henrietta tentatively started. "Could it be the killer whale and shark are in collusion? I know they're not the smartest lot. But perhaps? They've eaten all the fish so that every other animal has to venture further out to sea in search of food? We'd all be easier to catch then."
"Yes." Archibald absently looked up at the sky. "That could be." He thought some more. "I think they have some involvement in this affair, but they're not the chief culprit of this caper."
"If not them, then who? We are out of tracks."
"My dear Ms. Puffin. The party responsible for the removal of these fish did not leave tracks in the snow."
"No. But I know who took the fish!"
Did He?
Read our next installment to find out!
to be concluded . . .


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How to Pair Food with Wine ft. Flora Springs
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Happy weekend, friends! Did you see the tee I posted on Instagram? I feel like it ties in perfectly to this post! The other day, a co-worker of mine randomly asked "what do you eat with wine?" to our portion of the office (Hi Meghan ;) ) and I was like "what do you mean...?!" Obviously you have your cheese boards and such but what do you really pair with it?! I guess I've never had to think of it that way, because Nick always poses the question "which wine do you want to have?" vs "can I pair wine with this?". Here are are some easy tips and basic principles to help you on your selections!
First off, let's name our wine categories. While they are vastly different and in reality have a lot of sections, let's break it down to 5 basic categories.
- Medium and Bold Reds - Honestly, these belong in 2 different categories, but if I talked about each category, you'd be reading this all night! They are close, so you can't go wrong grouping them together. Bold reds usually have a very expressive tannic structure. If you are like WHAT THE HECK IS TANNIC, it is a derivative of the word tannin and can be found in grape skins and seeds. Tannins make your mouth feel dry and have that almost alcohol taste to them - think of a Cab or well balanced Merlot. Still trying to identify bold reds in your life? Think of Malbec, Cab Sauv, and Bordeaux blends. Medium Reds are similar, but typically with less body and more fruit. Examples include Merlot, Zin, and Barbera.
- Rosés and Light Reds - Light reds are exactly what they sound like...light bodied reds. They are typically fruit forward with a refreshing finish. Examples include Pinot Noir (my fave!!) and Grenache. A Rosé is actually made with red grapes, but the skins are not left on as long as a typical red resulting in a pinkish hue, instead of deep red. Rosés have the same crisp finish as a light red, but have a much lighter body and only subtle fruit flavors. No examples here, because Rosé can be made out of any red grape.
- Whites - White are made the same way as reds; however, the skins are removed. Since most grapes have a white, juicy interior, this creates white wine, instead of red. Whites can also range from sweet to dry and exhibit various bodies. You've got Chardonnay and Sauv Blanc on the dry side, with Moscato and Riesling on the sweet side.
- Sparkling - Sparkling wines are made quite differently than the rest of the wines. Here fermentation happens inside of the bottle, instead of before botteling. What does that mean to you? This makes the BUBBLY! They can range from very dry (brut) to very sweet (doux). To learn more about champagne vs sparkeling wine see my blog post here.
- Sweet and Dessert - These wines have a wide variety of production methods. Some sweet wines are made by picking frozen grapes or grapes that are extra ripe and some dessert wines are fortified with brandy or liqueur. Examples here are Port, Sherry, Ice wine, and Late Harvest Wine.
On to the next thing...there are three different ways to pair wine with food. You're not required to abide by them; however, if you are a newbie, you might consider these guidelines to aide you in this process! In fact, many pros use these same methods.
- Single Ingredient Pairing: This is your most basic and probably easiest pairing. That doesn't mean it is bad, it just the most straight forward...in fact, you have probably heard of some of these! You know, medium and bold reds go with red meat, light and medium reds go with red fish, whereas whites goes with white fish and pasta. You can also use this method to highlight a specific ingredient, as long as it is already prominent in the dish. If you make a killer marinara sauce and you're pairing it with pasta, pair the tomato in the marinara with a Grenache or Malbec. On the white side, if you have a lamb or pork chop with heavy seasoning like Oregano or Thyme, shelf the red in favor of a Sauv Blanc to highlight the herbs. There's nothing wrong with making substitutions like this. It simply allows you to be creative and highlight specific flavors.
- Multi Ingredient Pairing: This method is great for a dish that has many ingredients or many sides to accompany a main course. Here, you want to think about all the ingredients on the plate, and choose the wine that will pair with most of them. Think of a venn diagram - If you're making shrimp curry with grits, the shrimp will pair with a light red or a white, the grits will pair with a dry white or medium red, and the curry will pair with a creamy white or medium red. Using this method with this dish, we would probably pick a light or medium red, as this is the closest to the center of the venn diagram we could get. This pairing will not only accentuate the dish, but will help to marry all the flavors of the dish and ultimately enhance the experience of the meal.
- Opposition Pairing: This is where we get to have fun! Opposition pairing is choosing the wine that wouldn't typically go with the meal...not to specifically be a rebel, but to highlight pieces of the entree that wouldn't otherwise be accentuated. For example, King Salmon is a red fish that is very oily and dense and typically would call for a medium to bold red. If you are serving the fish with white wine beurre blanc (fancy for white wine-butter sauce), pair it with a dry Chardonnay or a white Bordeaux blend to focus attention on the sauce. You aren't doing anything wrong here, you are simply directing the dinner's attention to a specific area.
Ultimately, as long as you put thought into your selection, you can't go wrong! There is no specific science, just fun guidelines! Never underestimate the power of a really cool pairing!
Have any tips or tricks that you use? Send them my way! Always looking for more ways to easily pair mu favorite things together...wine and food! I wrote this post with the Dallas Wine Club. Check them out for more fun wine info!
This post features wine from Flora Springs! I have talked about them before and genuinely like their wine. Last month they celebrated their 40th anniversary in Napa. The wine featured here is their Trilogy - a Cab Sauv based wine, that includes smaller amounts of red Bordeaux varieties. This vintage launches on February 4th. If you can't be at their 15th annual release party, try a bottle of their sweet nectar. You won't regret it! They celebrated their 30th vintage of this wine in 2014...can you say well worth the $80?! Would be a perfect gift...V-day gift at that!
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"Mat sat," the code said. "Sam sat." And then, inexplicably, "Mat sat on Sam. Sam sat on Mat." By the end of the book, a mere dozen pages long, Mat and Sam had stopped sitting on top of each other.
A seating crisis had been averted. A friendship had been restored. And Mrs. Maslen's readers — a few Oregon students in the mid-1970s and then millions of children across the country — had learned a short vowel sound and finished their first book.
Mrs. Maslen, whose Bob Books series was a teaching tool that became a publishing sensation, died Aug. 16 at a hospice center in Portland, Ore. She was 87.
The cause was Alzheimer's disease, said her daughter Lynn Maslen Kertell, who oversees and writes for the series.
When Mrs. Maslen created Bob Books, she was teaching children ages 3 to 6 at the private Catlin Gabel School in Portland. "I couldn't find the books I wanted to teach reading — books that would make it an easy, joyful experience for kids," she later told Publishers Weekly. "So I took typing paper, cut it and folded it into a small book, and asked my students to help me think up stories and draw the pictures. That was the beginning."
The stories were personalized, tailored to each child and his or her reading level, and drew from the phonics-based teaching methods of linguist Leonard Bloomfield and British educator James Pitman. Vowel sounds, rather than whole words, were the main focus.
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"She wanted it to be even simpler than 'Hop on Pop,' " the Dr. Seuss picture book, said Maslen Kertell. "The kids would read the book with her, sound it out, and when they finished the book she would staple it, and they could take it home and color it. She did this dozens, hundreds of times — until she finally realized she could copy these and save time."
Mrs. Maslen spent one summer vacation standardizing the books, devising texts that have remained in use for four decades. She compiled three sets of books, with about 12 books in each set and no more than a dozen pages in each book. Beginning with the sit-based saga of Mat and Sam (characters inspired by a pair of leather puppets she found at a craft fair), readers encountered only four letters — M, A, T and S — and three-letter words.
The texts became gradually more complicated, as letters were added until the first set introduced everything but Q, culminating in a sequence that featured a vet, a van, a big cat and a bad leg: "The cat ran zig zag. The vet ran zip zap. ZAM!"
Characters such as Dot, Mit, Peg and Ted also entered the mix. The eponymous Bob, of course, was Mrs. Maslen. "When I realized that I'd written the first set of books primarily with three-letter words," she said, "I wanted my name to be similarly short, so I went from being Bobby to Bob."
Her books remained tiny, about the size of a three-by-five index card, which made them easy for both small hands and printers. Mrs. Maslen persuaded her school to let her print 300 copies at its print shop. In an online history of the series, she said she packaged early books in "little sandwich baggies" she bought at the grocery store.
When a parent from another school approached Mrs. Maslen, asking where he could buy the books for his children, she decided to go into the book business. Her husband, John Maslen, an architect and watercolorist, provided new line-drawing illustrations, and the books were published for several years by Portland State University before the Maslens struck out on their own in 1980.
Retiring from their day jobs, they took mail orders through a P.O. box in West Linn, Ore., and became a regular presence at book fairs and publishing events. When they received a favorable notice from syndicated columnist Marguerite Kelly and were featured as a Children's Book of the Month Club selection in 1992, sales boomed. Within two years, they turned over the series to Scholastic, tired of shipping and packaging tens of thousands of copies on their own.
More than 16 million Bob Books are in print, according to Scholastic, and the series has expanded to include five basic sets along with supplementary books, workbooks, iPad apps, dolls, flashcards and games.
"What we wanted to create was not only the skill of reading but the love of reading. That's why we made them as easy as we could with the best stories that we could," Mrs. Maslen told United Press International after Scholastic acquired the series. "It's the gift of a lifetime. Snuggling down with child and book — it's such a wonderful thing for parent and child."
Bobby Lynn Hartness was born in Sanford, N.C., on Dec. 10, 1930. She was 5 when her mother died. She was raised by her father, who operated a local flour mill, Sanford Milling.
She studied clothing design at the Rhode Island School of Design and, after graduating in 1952, worked for the Youngland clothing company in New York City. She designed children's outfits and dressed and entertained her 5-year-old models before runway shows.
In 1955 she married John Maslen, a classmate from RISD. They settled in Oregon, where Mrs. Maslen focused on raising her four children. She had been volunteering at their preschools when she joined Catlin Gabel in 1968.
In addition to her husband of 63 years, of Portland, survivors include her children, Lynn Maslen Kertell, David Maslen, Sylvia Maslen Davids and Paul Maslen; and eight grandchildren.
Mrs. Maslen received a torrent of fan mail through the years, and the occasional children's drawing of Mat and Sam. The letters often featured a probing question, one that Mrs. Maslen never fully answered.
" 'Why did Mat sit on Sam?' " Maslen Kertell recalled. "I don't think we'll ever know."
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the year Mrs. Maslen graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. It was 1952, not 1954. The story has been revised.
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3. Cooper was a handful. Per usual.
4. After the wedding, Life settled down. A bit.
5. Once upon a time, I declared I didn't want to date a guy who played video games. And then I met DH.
6. Attack of the Red Monster.
8. I found my snooze button.
9. My favorite part of the day.
10. I got a fertility goddess for Christmas.
Thank you friends. For being here. For reading. For commenting. I appreciate each of you for you.
As I did last year, I put together a little video with pictures from the year. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
2010: Our Year in Pictures from Becky Mochaface on Vimeo.
Music: Forever Young by Rod Stewart
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This was my first homework assignment for my figure drawing class at the San Francisco Art Institute. 36″ x 24″. Vine charcoal. Two hours.
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I did a smaller study with graphite before tackling the larger piece so get a feel for value distribution.


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MARCO ROUNTREE CRUZ Club del aburrimiento
Opening Friday September 27, 2013
CYRIL: Well, I should fancy you are all a good deal bored with each other
VIVIAN: We are. This is one of the objects of the club
Oscar Wilde, The Decay of Lying
Marco Rountree Cruz's entire career has been built as a practical answer to the question: Who is an artist? What does an artist do? In Marco's particular case his being self-taught is fundamental to understanding the idea of the artist's calling. His attention is directed to all kinds of things: small and big, important and trivial, and it is through the mixing and transformation of these things that his practice as a visual artist earns its meaning.
In his use of everyday things and materials he intentionally "upgrades" them to transform them into decorative objects. For Rountreee it is indeed the concept of ornamentation what turns a common object or a trivial material into a special one, what brings it out of its natural environment and inserts it into the art field.
Under this perspective the title of the show The Boredom Club is in itself a statement, a declaration of intent that is only in part an ironic reference to the contemporary artist's leit motif. Rountree's works sets off the problem of the definition of art: Are these objects plain and common ornaments or are they enhanced with and artistic aura? Does art result from intention or from chance? Is art useful?
In his essay The Decay of Lying, Oscar Wilde defends a series of concepts that invest the works included in Rountree's exhibition: art only expresses itself, life imitates art more than art imitates life and lying is the true and ultimate purpose of art. It is still to decide if Rountree´s works are the product of an elaborate ruse or of an unbreakable faith in art.


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National Taco Day
Celebrate National Taco Day!
- "Last year Americans ate over 4.5 billion tacos!"
- "That's 490,000 miles of tacos, which could take you to the moon and back or, if you prefer, could, at 775-million pounds, equal the weight of two Empire State Buildings."
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How about some fresh seafood tacos? Here's my favorite recipe.
Shrimp Tacos with Cabbage
- 1 pound medium-sized Florida shrimp, peeled
- 8 corn or flour tortillas
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 cups Florida cabbage, shredded
- 2 Florida tomatoes, diced
- 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (your favorite)
- 1 fresh lime, juiced
- vegetable oil (cooking)
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon dried cumin
- sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in 300-degree oven.
- Preheat a medium-sized sauté pan over medium-high heat.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the yogurt, lime juice, cumin and hot sauce.
- Stir ingredients to combine.
- Taste, adjusting seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Set aside the yogurt sauce for later.
- Lightly season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the preheated sauté pan.
- Carefully add the seasoned shrimp to the sauté pan.
- Cook for 2 to 4 minutes or until completely done throughout.
- Assemble tacos by starting with a tortilla, then layer cabbage, cilantro and tomatoes.
- Place an even portion of shrimp on top of the vegetables.
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Thursday, 6 June, 2002, 09:09 GMT 10:09 UK
Go ahead for schizophrenia drug
The NHS's drugs advisory body has said a newer but more expensive type of drug to treat schizophrenia should be available to patients.
Mental health campaigners welcomed the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's decision on the use of atypical antipsychotics, but said the government must foot the bill for the drugs.
Atypical medicines, including risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine and olanzapine, cause considerably fewer side-effects than older antipsychotics such as haloperidol.
But atypicals are significantly more expensive. NICE has estimated the decision could increase the NHS's medicines bill by around £70m.
Around 210,000 people could become eligible for the drugs because of the decision.
Mental health campaigners have also welcomed NICE's statement that which medicine people with schizophrenia should be a joint decision between the doctor and the patient.
Side effects
NICE has also said atypical medicines should be used for people newly diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Those with treatment resistant schizophrenia should be given clozapine "at the earliest opportunity".
But there would be savings made because there would be reductions in hospital admissions.
Anne-Toni Rodgers, NICE communications director, said: "NICE estimates the increase in drug costs to the NHS, in England and Wales, will be about £70m per year.
"However, the use of these newer medicines is expected to result in a shift away from inpatient hospital care to residential or community care, which is less expensive.
"Ten years ago it was estimated that the indirect costs of schizophrenia in the UK were about 1.7 billion pounds.
"If the use of these newer agents, alongside the more traditional medicines, enables more individuals with schizophrenia to live independently there could be substantial savings to the economy as a whole".
Bodies in the NHS which hold the purse-strings, such as Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), will have to implement NICE's decision, but campaigners say mental health services would have to receive extra funds so other patients do not miss out.
The National Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSF) has surveyed people using the drugs.
It found 92% had experienced side effects from older drugs - such as muscle spasms, shaking and weight gain.
The drugs had affected 43% of people's ability to carry on with everyday life "a lot".
Almost half of those using the older type drugs had stopped taking their medication at some point without talking to their doctor, compared to just one in three on the newer medications.
'Clear guidance'
Cliff Prior, chief executive of the NSF, said: "People have been telling us for years that old-style 'typical' medicines had severe unacceptable side effects but they were denied choice by cost restrictions.
"Now NICE has come out with clear guidance that cannot be ignored.
"People must be involved in the decision-making about which medicines they use and be offered a choice to suit them.
"From today, only the best will do. Second-class citizenship for people with severe mental illness is no longer an option."
"The government has a duty to foot the bill so that its plans to raise standards across mental health services stay on course.
Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of SANE, said: "To date, people have not been given the choice of medication for schizophrenia, leaving many to struggle with the stigmatising and damaging side-effects of the older medications.
"The newer drugs may have their own side-effects, but we have lobbied for them to become more widely available because it is our experience that they enable many more people with psychotic illnesses to lead a more fulfilling life."
Jayne Zito, founder of The Zito Trust, said: "Schizophrenia places a tremendous burden on all involved, so it's great news that people with schizophrenia should now have access to the best treatments, as there are large discrepancies currently.
However, she said the guidance would only be a significant step forward if resources were made available by the government to ensure that the recommendations can be implemented across the country.
Health Minister Lord Hunt said: "Improving mental health services is a key government priority and the NHS must ensure that the most clinically and cost effective drugs are available for service users."
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Flea market finds, a study in grays
On Sunday, we went to the Alameda Flea Market and while we didn't bring back a haul like last time, I did find a couple of really fun things I thought I'd share.
It's funny how, as time has gone by, I find myself wanting to buy less stuff. Or maybe I'm still just feeling the effects of having to move all my worldly possessions two years ago and have a deep worry about accumulating too much stuff again. In any case, both Joey and I were feeling very selective at the flea. Him more so than I as he came home empty-handed (unless you count the Italian ice he ate) and me with only three items. All in a black/grey color palette too, for some reason! I swear that was unintentional. But I may or may not be listening to Bauhaus and contemplating mortality right now, so… who knows.
The first thing I bought was this small black bag. At first glance I couldn't tell if it was a purse or some kind of camera bag, but when I opened it up and saw a very purse-like interior, I realized it must have been a kind of "lady briefcase" of it's time. It's rather business-like on the outside, but it's made of very soft, lovely leather and has a feminine vibe about it. My guess (and really, it's just a guess as I am prone to hyperbole and fantasy) is that this was some early "Lady Executive" briefcase. Halfway between a serious man's briefcase and a trifling lady's purse.
So of course I had to buy it. For historical (invented or otherwise) purposes alone. It also looked like a perfect fit for an iPad (which it is). So modern! If they only knew how truly forward-thinking they were being with this little bag. I just need to ask my friend Vince what I should do to recondition it. It's got some worn spots, but otherwise it's in pretty great shape.
The second thing I bought is this black metal trash can with hand-painted ducks on it. I've been looking for a nice vintage trash can to replace the aggressively utilitarian Rubbermaid one we had in our bedroom. It's surprisingly hard to find a good vintage trash can (that isn't heinously "shabby chic" — wait, is that still a thing? God, I hope that goes away soon) so I was really excited to find this understated, masculine (my husband does still live with me after all) and yet still bright and playful trash can. It wasn't until I was paying the man that we both realized it was a paint-by-numbers scene on the front. Even better! I didn't know they made PBN trash can kits — or maybe this was just someone being very inventive?
Lastly, I went by my very favorite eyeglass vendor Allyn Scura. I already have a stupid number of eyeglasses, but I firmly believe that there is nothing wrong with changing your glasses as often as you change your shoes. I also have this damn medical flex spending account that I need to use before it runs out, so more eyeglasses it is!
Somehow I got enamored with the boxy Michael Caine section and ended up with these. I really like them though. I've been trying to replace my beloved "Midge from Vertigo" glasses that broke a few years back and I've still never found a pair that are anywhere near as great. But, I think these capture the spirit of them a little bit. And the spirit of Michael Caine as well. What girl doesn't want to look like Michael Caine, really?
I tried unsuccessfully several times to take this photo without looking weirdly smug, but I guess this is just how my face looks today. I am weirdly smug today.
And that was it for my flea market finds. We also "found" our friends Jen & Aaron and Baby-Doe & Otto out on the old tarmac. And they had found this haunting painting. Their theme for next year's Tiki Oasis is going to be Beatnik (I know, I'm so excited too!) so they are getting in the mood. Starting with art!
Photo courtesy of Baby-Doe and the stranger man who took it. Thanks!


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As Vice President of Development for Apple Leisure Group®, Federico Moreno-Nickerson, is part of the team commissioned with the task of expanding the company's footprint in Mexico, the English-speaking Caribbean and Latin America. Leveraging over 30 years of relevant experience in destination marketing, hotel management, operations and product development for the high-end segment, Federico also focuses on strengthening relations with partners and tourism organisms in target destinations.
Before joining Apple Leisure Group, Federico spent 13 years as Director of Product Development at Classic Vacations, Expedia's luxury brand. During this time, he worked closely with hotel partners and tourism boards to expand their mutual business in the Caribbean and Mexico's top selling vacation destinations. During his tenure, Classic Mexico outpaced the destination growth, and in 2015 Classic Caribbean became Classic Vacation's top selling destination, surpassing Classic Hawaii for the first time in the company's history.
Throughout his career, Federico worked for several international chains such as Accor, Hilton International, Hyatt Domestic, Posadas and Camino Real, in Mexico, the Caribbean, United States and Europe. His career in Mexico City lasted almost a decade and concentrated on hotel operations and destination marketing. As Senior Director of Marketing at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, he successfully opened the hotel in Mexico City and the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. During this time, Federico also accepted the Promotions Committee President role at the Mexico City Hotel Association where he was responsible for making recommendations on how to best allocate the funds generated from the recently implemented occupancy tax. Federico was later appointed as Chief Counsel of Mexico City's first Tourism Organization, where he co-authored the destination's first Strategic Marketing Plan. Prior to this, as opening General Manager for Hotel Marquis Reforma, he crafted the business and marketing plans and laid the operational foundations that were instrumental to the success of this independent property in Mexico City. Recognized for his luxury travel and destination marketing expertise, Federico is a founding member of the World Heritage Alliance between Expedia Inc. and the United Nations Foundation, and a frequent speaker on UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Federico is a graduate of the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston where he earned both a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Masters in Hospitality Management.


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Town of art and history
The capital of « Cornouaille » is located between Pays Glazic, Cap Sizun and Pays Bigouden.
Architecture and famous rivers blend together in this river valley. Walk up to Frugy to admire the view. Plenty of entertainment, watersports, trips on the river Odet, hiking, pottery, the old part of the town, Cornouaille festival…
Add a touch of magic to your holiday when you visit Quimper.


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Tips for Picking a Brokerage/
I've been with Keller Williams for my entire real estate career and I cannot imagine working anywhere else! For a number of reasons—the interdependent business model, the continuing education/support/coaching opportunities, and technology resources (the list goes on!)—I truly believe it is the best brokerage, bar none. That's why I started this website and why I serve in leadership roles for the company. But…
There are other solid brokerages out there that might be a better fit depending upon your personality, goals, working style or preferred business model.
No matter where you ultimately decide to put your talents to work, make sure you've asked the questions (and received the answers) you need to make an informed decision. To help you a bit with that, I'll share the 5 questions I'd encourage you to ask real estate brokerages before you decide which one is right for you.
What business model does their company employ? Is it an independent model in which you are completely on your own as an agent—essentially owning your own business with all the risks and rewards that can entail?
Is it a dependent model, in which you are an employee subject to their rules, regulations and job descriptions?
Or is it an interdependent model (Keller Williams fits into this model)? As you may have guessed, an interdependent model combines many of the best parts about independent and dependent modes. In this model you get all of the perks that come with a big name brokerage: name/brand recognition, access to technology, educational, coaching, staff and other resources. At the same time, you get to build your own business under the brokerage's umbrella. You get to set your own goals and build a business that is the size and scope you want.
What are their commission splits and office fees? Do you ever sell enough that you get to keep 100% of your commission? This is a very big deal. You need to know how much of what you bring in is going to go back to the brokerage and for what. And whatever that percentage is, you must decide whether you think it's a fair tradeoff for the support and resources you're getting from that company and how it compares to the other brokerages for whom you could work.
At Keller Williams you do get to keep 100% of your commission, once you've reached your annual responsibility to the company. As of this writing, once I've paid $19,000 to Keller Williams I get to keep 100% of any other commissions I make.
What kind of training is provided and, if so, what does that training cost? You'll want to know what kinds of educational opportunities exist for you at whatever brokerage you select. And I mean formal, established programs. If you want to move into a leadership role, is there a curriculum you can follow to learn what you need to know to do that? If you want to start investing in properties and being a landlord as part of your business plan, does that brokerage have a program to help you be successful in that venture? Is there a mentoring or coaching program established at that brokerage, in which you could be matched with a more experienced agent who has a career similar to the one you want to pursue for yourself?
Ask to see a list of the educational and coaching programs that brokerage offers and make sure that the things that are of interest to you are available.
What kind of technical support is provided and what does that cost? By tech support, I don't mean someone who can fix your computer if it breaks, although that is worth knowing too! When I talk about technology in this context, I mean does the brokerage provide you with the following:
- A Website
- Contact Management Database
- A Personal Mobile App
- Listing Syndication (and how many sites?)
- Technology Training
- Marketing Materials
What kind of support/support staff is provided? Does the brokerage have administrative support to offer you? How about transaction coordinators to handle the paperwork and manage the due dates associated with the purchase or sale of a home? If so, how many hours per week will you have access to that support and for how much money? Will they provide you with a computer, a printer, copier or other practical support you need to do your job?
These questions are by no means a comprehensive list of things to ask, but I think they are the five most important ones and a good place to start in drafting your list of questions.
I do office tours regularly for prospective agents (some already licensed and some who are not). If you haven't taken one already, but would like to come in, ask me some questions and learn more about Keller Williams and careers in real estate, click on the Get Started page and send me a message.
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Today arrived the first packet for this year containing seeds of beautiful plant named Utricularia asplundii. Thanks to Sebulon! I will inform you all about how the seeds will grow.
Testing macro mode on Phalaenopsis flower.
Cephalotus follicularis. Easy grower at least under my conditions. Biggest plant has made 2 new and smaller plant one new growing point.
Nepenthes veitchii 'Golden perisome' has now this 3 cm(1.18") high pitcherwith some nice colour.
About the Finn in the other end of the cable
- Eastern Finland, Finland
- Hello and thank you for visiting my blog! I'm DW and I'm 19 years old Finnish guy who has grown carnivorous plants since 2009 alongside with orchids, bromeliads, cacti and chilies. Besides growing plants I keep this blog, take photos, cook, read books and watch movies. At the moment I'm highschool graduate studying audiovisual communication in career college. For contacts my e-mail address is kihokki01[at]gmail[dot]com. You can also find here my grow list and want list
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"Holt, in effect, reasoned his way to libertarianism from his relentless, dogged analysis of what worked and didn't work in education, in the schoolroom."...
"To live well with other human beings, adults or children, is a subtle art," Holt wrote.
Rules for doing it are not much help. But if I had to make a general rule for living and working with children, it might be this: be very wary of saying or doing anything to a child that you would not do to another adult, whose good opinion and affection you valued. "Mind your own business" is not a bad minor rule in human affairs.
Podcast episode for 13 April 2010. Jeff Riggenbach is a journalist, author, editor, broadcaster, and educator. [20:35]
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In-depth review: Apple's third generation iPad and iOS 5.1Apples third-generation iPad offers major improvements in its hardware, software and Internet cloud services, but retains the same overall form factor, price and extended battery life of its predecessor.
In our initial review of the first iPad in 2010, we had to introduce it as an entirely new category of product. A new form factor, a new feature set, new user interface and a new overall way of working with technology that Apple has since come to refer to as a Post-PC device.
In our subsequent review of iPad 2 last year, we had to note how quickly Apple had improved upon iPad in comparison to successive generations its earlier products, including the iPod and iPhone.
The latest iPad delivers new enhancements at an even faster pace than last year's iPad 2. While it took Apple four years to bring its Retina Display to iPhone 4, iPad is getting similar treatment in just three.
The new iPad also offers 4G LTE mobile data service that no version of the iPhone yet delivers. Unlike other vendors' 4G devices, the new iPad doesn't compromise its long battery life to do so. The new iPad also delivers twice the RAM and twice the graphics processing performance of the latest Phone 4S.
This year's iPad also now provides the same high-quality FaceTime (thats Apples new brand for VGA-quality video conferencing cameras) and 5 megapixel iSight (its resurrected brand now applied to cameras capable of HD video, with higher quality photo optics) cameras that debuted on the more expensive iPhone 4. Previous iPads used the same basic 720p rear camera as iPod touch.
Back to the iPad
Of course, the new iPad isn't competing against the iPhone. Apple's iOS devices are collaborating, leveraging upon incremental advancements delivered every spring by iPad and every fall by a new iPhone model. A major example of that collaboration comes with the latest iOS software. Some features debut on the iPad (as Apple's iWork apps or Photo Booth, still exclusive to iPad) and some originate on new iPhones (such as FaceTime and Siri/Dictation).
The new iOS 5, for example, erases one of the biggest drawbacks of previous versions of iPad: its mandatory tether to iTunes for content, sync, backups and initial configuration.
Among the "obvious limitations" of iPad 2 that we complained about last year, we noted, "it's modeled after the iPod as a peripheral you attach to iTunes," adding that this "means you can't use iPad as a computer replacement."
Well now you can, thanks to iOS 5's "PC free" set up and iCloud.
Apple has similarly incorporated iOS features into OS X Lion (Auto Save, Mac App Store, LaunchPad, Full Screen Apps, Photo Stream, Find My Mac) and the upcoming OS X Mountain Lion (iCloud features such as Reminders and Notes, Twitter integration, iMessages, Notification Center, Game Center and AirPlay Mirroring).
Being an iPad
The overall depth and breadth of advancements in the new iPad offer an explanation for why Apple is simply calling it the new iPad. While competitors may offer tablets branded third-generation or 4G or HD, they can't call their new products an iPad.
Being an iPad means the ability to run a vast portfolio of tablet-optimized apps, deep integration with iTunes for easy content management and simple connectivity with iCloud for email, messages, contacts, calendar, bookmarks, photos, Documents & Data and remote find and alarm services, all in one place.
Being an iPad also means the ability to work with "Made for iPad" Dock Connector compatible peripherals, low power Bluetooth 4.0 devices, and accessories including Apple's Smart Cover introduced with iPad 2.
Apple just enhanced what it means to be an iPad with the release of iOS 5.1 (and new apps including iPhoto and updated versions of other iLife and iWork apps) and with the incorporation of blockbuster new hardware features in the latest iPad.
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Eighth on high bar at recent Challenger Cup in Ghent, reigning Australian all-around bronze medalist Jayden Bull told IG he now aims to be a valuable part of the team at next month's world championships in Tokyo.
"Based on my experience at Ghent, my main priority is to make the team," said the 21-year-old Bull. "I would say that, having shown my capabilities on high bar, I now really need to show to the selectors that I can be valuable in terms of scoring and consistency on other apparatuses as well. As for high bar, more work would include better execution score and better routine fitness."
Bull, who placed third all-around at the Australian championships in July, said team success in Tokyo is his top priority. The top eight teams in Tokyo will qualify for next summer's Olympic Games in London. Four additional teams will qualify for the Games at a test event in January in London.
"For Tokyo, my main goals firstly would be for the team, to contribute my part to the team so as to try and cement a spot for Australia in the top 16," he said. "Obviously doing well on high bar would be great as well, but not as important as contributing to the team score."
Despite Bull's recent success in Ghent, he said he needs to show his all-around reliability for a chance to compete at worlds and beyond.
"I'm one of the younger guys trying to break into the team, and basically the only way I can achieve that is to show that I can contribute on more than one or two events," he said. "For us, the world championships are not about individual achievement, but rather putting a team into the top 16. So whether or not I fit into that team of six gymnasts is up to the selectors."
Bull said bolstering his performances on apparatuses other than high bar should boost his chances for Tokyo.
"Obviously I'd love to be in the team, but if I can't contribute as one of the other guys, then of course the best decision would be to put that guy in," he told IG. "At this point my biggest contribution is high bar, followed by rings, parallel bars and maybe floor. So to make my self valuable to the team, I must improve those other three apparatuses."
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How to outsmart the competition through superior knowledge management | Smart Business.
Superior knowledge management (KM) is often credited with boosting shareholder value, jumpstarting innovation and improving customer service, but with little evidence to support vendors' heady claims, executives have to rely on faith instead of facts when approving costly initiatives.
Finally, research confirms that acquiring, sharing and using knowledge in meaningful ways definitively improves a company's return on assets, sales and operating income…..
What is KM and what types of knowledge does it typically include?
KM generally refers to a tool or automated system where companies gather, archive, analyze, and share tangible and intangible information from a variety of sources. In most companies, knowledge is scattered across the enterprise; it resides in databases, documents, manuals and people's heads. The disparate formats and locales make it virtually impossible to tap or review holistic data when tackling business problems, and efficiency is compromised because business units and managers operate independently.
Top-performing firms use accumulated data to solve business problems, create new products, educate employees or drive operating efficiencies. For example, KM helps managers proactively spot patterns and relationships among customer complaints, product returns and diminishing sales. In turn, they eliminate restocking costs by altering product designs or instruction manuals, which boosts goodwill, sales, market share and the bottom line.
What are the benefits of a knowledge management system?
The top benefits include:
- Superior knowledge acquisition: Centralization allows executives to measure knowledge collection and make it a priority. Plus, a KM tool reduces the tendency for a manager to collect and hoard separate data.
- Superior storage and retrieval: KM systems allow companies to collect, organize, codify, store, safeguard, and access institutional knowledge and data. Without a tool or program, information stored in a variety of formats and systems can't be retrieved or analyzed, and staff turnover often results in the loss of critical institutional know-how.
- Superior sharing and dissemination: It's easy to share best practices and foster collaboration when everyone shares the same goals and has access to the same information. Plus, studies show that superior KM is capable of transforming run-of-the-mill companies into powerful learning organizations.
- Superior decision-making: It's hard to make good decisions when managers have to react to problems. KM lets them analyze suppliers, customer preferences and the competitive landscape so they can forecast the impact of a new product on revenue, accounting, manufacturing and distribution, customer service and the bottom line. Our research revealed that superior KM firms are more efficient and profitable because they use data instead of hunches to anticipate problems, establish priorities and align valuable resources.
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& Emotions - The account of an on looker
"The images of the horrific annihilation of civilians maybe have prompted our anger as we stared in disbelief at the faceless dead lined up in hospitals or scattered amid the slums that used to be their homes. The mind registers those as "effects" of war and power rather than individuals with names, histories and lives.
The image that made me cry since the beginning of
the war was one broadcast on Al-Jazeera TV today. An Iraqi
man, probably early fifties, wearing a white Abbaia, a small
white hat under the red and white Kuffia without Iqal. An
old sandals.
The four-minute scene documents the humiliation of a "liberated" man but he is not dead. His old shabby Kuffia will slide down again and he would eventually lose it along with the little hat. With the loss of that Kuffia, history will register our loss of dignity and the beginning of our degradation and dishonour as a nation"


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