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Pitchapalooza Barnes & Noble Big Apple: The Goddess Next Door, Two Female Presidents, & a 1/2 Swedish 1/2 African Gigolo (With Pitching Tips)
10 years ago, before 9/11, the Kindle, Facebook and Twitter, Arielle, my ex-agent and current wife, and I both had books coming out. One about my childhood hero, Leroy "Satchel" Paige. The other was about her childhood hero, Jane Austen. Our publishers, Random House and Simon & Schuster, seemed disturbingly uninterested in helping us sell our books. So we called up our local bookstores and proposed doing events. They said if we could bring Leroy Satchel Page or Jane Austen down to the bookstore, they'd love to do an event with us, otherwise they were completely uninterested in us or our books.
Then one night we were at a party in San Francisco, and word got out that there was a literary agent in the house. Like moths to the flame writers flew furiously, pitching their books to Arielle. This was the lightbulb moment. Why not create an event that would explain how to take something you're passion about, develop a book out of it, get it published and deliver it into the hands, heads and hearts of readers all over the world? Thus was born the Putting Your Passion Into Print event. I personally set up a 20 city West Coast tour. We were flabbergasted by how many Citizen Authors flooded out of the woodwork. Grannies, Goths, surfer dudes, soccer moms, PhD.s and homeless ex-vets. They all had two things in common: 1) They wanted to getsuccessfully published. 2) The wanted to pitch their books to an industry professional who could help them makes their dreams come true.
Thus was born Pitchapalooza—an American Idol for books where writers would get one minute to pitch their books to a panel of book professionals. The panel then critiques their idea while an audience of aspiring writers and those who love them soak the whole thing in. The panel evaluates everything from character to plot, presentation to marketing, title to comp books, befriending booksellers to finding an agent.
Pitchapaloozas prove Einstein's theory of relativity over and over. Sometimes a minute goes by in a second. Sometimes it takes six months. But wherever we went, there were so many great stories out there, so many passionate writers who just don't know how to navigate the stormy waters of the publishing ocean. And we're proud to report that many Pitchapalooza participants have gone from being talented amateurs to professional authors with published books.
Which brings us to Thursday night, November 11, at the Barnes & Noble on E. 86nd St., in the throbbing center of the publishing mecca, NY, NY. It was the launch for The Essential Guide To Getting Your Book Published and our biggest Pitchapalooza yet. We had Larry Kirshbaum, a 40 year veteran of the publishing business, former CEO of Time Warner Book Group, now the head of his own literary agency, LJK Literary Management. And Bob Miller, newly minted Group Publisher of Workman Publishing. Since our book is published by Workman, it was a make or break time. We knew that if we put on a great event, it would go a long way to generating enthusiasm from the top down. And if it sucked, and nobody showed up, it could sink our book, which is just a brand new baby. We sent out hundreds and hundreds of e-mails to writing groups, publishing people, friends, relatives, friends of relatives, and relatives of friends. We invited all of our Facebook "friends" and Twitter tweeters. Luckily, we are blessed with a rarity in the book business: a publisher who actually supports their books. They hooked us up with Gotham Writer's Workshop, who sent out an e-mail promoting our event to 70,000 writers. And Workman and Barnes & Noble took an ad out in the Village Voice.
So as we showered, shaved, and dressed in our Sunday best, we were tingling with excitement and sick with nerves. Imagine our surprise and delight when we showed up at 6:15, and there was already a gaggle of nervous writers with dreams in their hearts and stars in their eyes, waiting to pitch. By 7:00 Citizen Authors of all hue, with hair blond, green and even blue, packed the room, 130 strong, Standing Room Only. As we took our places at the podium with the other judges, you could smell the fear. It was a stifling hothouse of wide-eyed hungry hope and raw vulnerable terror, electricity crackling and buzzing through the room. It was one of the most charged atmospheres I've ever been in, and I worked at Chippendale's Strip Club in the mid-80s, when it was the hottest show in New York City.
And then it began. An old white guy pitched a book about black wisdom. A lawyer lady pitched a thriller involving a lawyer lady. A life coach who called herself The Goddess Next Door pitched a book for women Entrepreuners. An Italian immigrant septuagenarian pitched a book about how he learned English when he came to America as a youth, the first words he learned were: zank you, asshole and son of a bitch. A Norwegian oncologist pitched a book about how fragile life is. Two different people pitched novels about the first female president. A Puerto Rican man pitched a thriller with a mambo beat. A half Swedish half African immigrant pitched a memoir about being homeless and ending up in the sex business: "Coming to America meets American Gigolo." A tall stately young woman pitched a book about helping women get athletic scholarships to college. A woman who spent time in jail pitched a prison memoir. A security guard pitched a memoir about becoming his own lawyer and winning a lawsuit against NYU. A woman driven by the desire to help sick children pitched a kid's book about Pointy the umbrella. A man in a hat pitched a book of poetry about how awesome women are. But the winner, Verne Hoyt, gave a pitch which sent shivers through the judges and the crowd. It was a stunning story, simply and exquisitely told.
The event was America at its best. A simmering melting pot of grit, humor, pathos, wild imagination, mad passion, and stories about triumphing in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Sadly, only 23 people got to pitch, so over 100 writers were victims of pitchus interruptus. So the second the event was over, they rushed the stage, clamoring to be heard, ravenous to tell their stories. It was the closest we'll ever get to being a Beatle: getting swallowed up by a crowd obsessed with grabbing a piece of us. It was terrifying, overwhelming and incredibly cool all the same time.
I honestly believe there were a dozen pitches which, if properly executed, would make powerful, important, and deeply entertaining books. A number of writers were approached by agents and publishers who were in the audience. And it was a true education to see what ignited the crowd and what made it glaze over. For us, it could not have gone better. The head of Barnes & Noble events was there, and he was incredibly gracious. He told us he thought this was a reality show waiting to happen. Which is just what we've been saying for years.
Every once in a while you get a vision, an inspiration, an idea that seems so powerful and valuable and right that it won't leave you alone. Inevitably everyone tells you why it won't work. But sometimes, the vision is so powerful that you push on through, determined to prove the playa haters wrong. You work, you buff, polished, and refine. Then somehow, suddenly, it all comes together, and your vision becomes a beautiful reality. Exactly like you saw it in your head. Wouldn't it be great if life was always like that?
6 tips from the Book Doctors on how to perfect your pitch:
1) A pitch is like a poem. Every word counts.
2) It's always better to present specific images than make general, generic statements.
3) Don't tell us it's funny, make us laugh. Don't tell us it's scary, scare us. Don't tell us it's lyrical, wow us with your poetry. It's like those people who wear T-shirts that say SEXY. Please, let us be the judge of that.
4) Don't oversell. Claiming to have written the next Eat Pray Love or Harry Potter only makes a writer look like a deluded amateur.
5) Never say that your book is like no book ever written. That book will never be published. Publishers want books that are familiar but unique.
6) Develop an elevator pitch . An elevator pitch is a Hollywoodese short hand way of describing your book, where X meets Y. For example, Jaws in Outer Space=Alien. Ann Rice meets Gossip Girl=The Twilight Series. The elevator pitch for our book is the What To Expect When Your Expecting of publishing. Yes, we borrow from a title in an entirely different section of the bookstore, but you know exactly what you're going to get from this elevator pitch.
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The Essential Guide Tour Pitchapalooza #10: Nov. 10 – The Day that Would Never End
7:10am – Olive wakes up.
7:11am – David & Arielle wake-up.
7:12am – 7:33am – Olive watches Clifford the Big Red Dog. David and Arielle sleep.
7:34am – 7:52am – David & Arielle frantically cram clothes, computer cords and Dora the Explorer coloring books into bags. Olive dresses, dances, sings and asks David & Arielle to read her Dora the Explorer.
7:53am – 7:58am – D, A & O shlep WAY TOO MUCH stuff: suitcases, backpacks, satchels and tote bags, into elevator. O pushes elevator buttons with tremendous glee.
7:59am – 8:08am – A checks out, D negotiates with ridiculously understaffed and thoroughly confused parking attendants until they retrieve the hybrid rental car. O dances, sings, and asks to play tag.
8:09am – 8:12am – A & D cram WAY TOO MUCH stuff into hybrid rental.
8:13am – 8:28am – D drives, A navigates, then fills hybrid tank with gas so they won't be charged $14 a gallon by Hertz
8:29am – 8:34am – D & A unload WAY TOO MUCH stuff out of hybrid rental onto sidewalk while O dances, sings, and asks to color in her Dora the Explorer coloring book.
8:35am – 8:39am – Good-hearted salt-of-the-Earth Midwestern Hertz employee takes pity on D, A & O and drives them and their WAY TOO MUCH stuff right to Continental check-in.
8:40am – 8:47 – Continental charges us $50 to check a bag and a box of books while O & D play tag.
8:48am – 8:59am – A & D shove WTM stuff through x-ray scanner while O sings American Pie.
9:00am – 9:26am – D, A & O eat truly gruesome breakfast at Carl & Erma's restaurant inside the Dayton International Airport. Carl & Erma should be ashamed.
9:27am – 10:21am – A tries to get that taste of Carl & Erma out of her mouth while D repeatedly belches fire burps and plays hide and seek, tag and does 50m sprints with O.
10:22am – Continental announces 10:48 flight delayed due to unspecified mechanical issues.
10:23am – D sighs with irritated resignation. A begins to worry. O asks to color in her Dora the Explorer coloring book.
10:24am – 10:48am – A & O color in Dora the Explorer coloring book. D writes blog.
10:49am – Continental announces 10:48am flight delayed indefinitely due to further unspecified mechanical issues. Mechanics have been summoned, but have not yet arrived.
10:50am – D grunts with exasperated frustration. A worries with deeper intensity. O requests juice box.
10:51am – 11:22 – D teaches O to run backwards. Just in case, A makes sure they are booked on next flight out, but there is no next flight out until 8pm. So she books them on flight to Cleveland where they will have to pick up a second plane to get to Newark.
11:23am – Continental announces 10:48am flight delayed even more indefinitely. Mechanics nowhere to be found.
11:24am – D groans with dyspeptic agitation. A worries that D will have nervous breakdown. O announces need to go pee-pee.
11:25am – 11:31am – D takes O into foul hell-smelling men's bathroom, wondering if the women's bathroom could possibly be this nastily funkified. O pee-pees. A edits D's blog.
11:32am – 11:38am – O & D play hide'n'seek, tag, and do 50m sprints. D helps O develop running-backwards skills. O. while running backwards, slams her head HARD, with a sickening SMACK, on the sharp edge of the ledge behind which the Continental employees stand.
11:39am – 11:48am – O howls, yowls, screams, shrieks and cries hysterically. A comforts while D apologies to O. A runs to get "boo-boo ice" while D continues to apologize and comforts O.
11:49am – 11:56am – "Boo-boo ice" relieves pain for O while A gives kisses hugs, and D apologizes some more.
11:57am – 12:09pm – O announces she's all better and wants to run races. D & O run 50m sprints. A worries.
12:10pm – Continental announces 10:48am flight canceled.
12:11pm – D screams "OH MY GOD!" way too loud! A worries that D may have an aneurism.
12:12pm – O tells D in a sweet voice: "Daddy, don't freak out."
12:13pm – D & A crack up. O asks to hold hands & dance.
12:14pm – 12:19 D demands to know what Continental is going to do to compensate him for his suffering. Continental tells him he can have a shitty free lunch. Proving once again: There is no such thing as a free lunch.
12:26-1:40 A reads New Yorker while D & O do some sprints, and run backwards very carefully.
1:41-1:49: D, A & O hump WAY TOO MUCH stuff into tiny, scary, twin propeller airplane.
1:50-1:56: O freaks out when propellers start. A & O happen to be sitting in row right with propellers, which like they're going to propel right into the plane. O cries. A comforts.
1:57 O calms as the propellers disappear in their speed. A calms. D laments.
1:58-2:30 O, A, & D fly from Dayton to Cleveland.
2:31-2:41 Plane to Newark is in whole other terminal. O, A & D have to schlep WTM stuff for what feels like miles. O decides she no longer wants to carry her suitcase.
2:42-3:31 O & D play tag, sing, dance, pee-pee in foul Cleveland Men's room, and run 50m dashes. A buys remarkably decent salad, which they all consume.
3:32-3:33 Continental announces that plane is delayed to Newark
3:34-5:15 D makes crazy sounds, A freaks out, O is starting to show signs that a breakdown is impending.
5:16-7:01 O, A & D fly from Cleveland to Newark, happy to be finally really on their way home.
6:50-7:09 O, A & D de-plane, fetch and lug WAY TOO MUCH STUFF to curb side of Newark International Airport. O & D run 50m sprints, dance and play tag.
7:10-7:59 Granville, husband of O's babysitter, picks up O, A & D and their WTM stuff into Lincoln town car. Granville drives to Montclair while D&A stare like road-burned zombies and O falls into a coma-like sleep.
8:00-8:03: D carries O sleeping into their house and gently places her in her bed. O never stirs. A trundles WTM stuff out of large dark car into home where Joann, A's mom has a home made dinner waiting to be eaten.
8:04 A & D collapse. Never have been happier to be home…
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Thanks to Savannah Ashour for being an awesome editor, writing a beautiful post about our event at B & N upper east side, and being a swell human.


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Get it all: The world comes to town
I brought the world home in a brown paper bag today. A bottle of San Pellegrino water (Italy) clinked against a bottle of Lorina sparkling lemonade (France). A sack of tart cherry scone mix (Spokane, WA) and a jar of double Devon cream (England) bonded with a jar of mango chutney (India) and a tub of fortune cookies (China). Chocolates from Switzerland and France compared notes with a can of Illy espresso (Italy), a bag of tortilla chips (Mexico), and another of wasabi peas (Japan).
Topping off this global cornucopia was an Italian-designed Casabella micro-fiber screen cleaner (made in Korea) and a basket from Bali.
Stuff from all over the globe is for sale at the World Market, a national retailer that opened its first Charlottesville store three months ago on Route 29 adjacent to Best Buy. The flagship shop of this mondo merchant debuted in 1958 on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf and now operates 256 stores in 31 states.
In a sort of Pier One meets Foods of All Nations, the market stocks everything from farm tables, paper lanterns, linens, and wooden screens to spice jars, spatulas, and classic rubber "duckies." Head to the back of the store for the international packaged foods section. Here you'll find shelf after shelf of candy, curries, jams, oils and more. Some sections are "ethno-specific," while others present a panorama of different takes on a single food or drink (i.e. chocolate, cookies, tea).
There's also a whole world of wine and beer, which, like the rest of the store, is "self-serve." Prices, when you can find them, suggest that there's a benefit to buying and selling– in bulk.
In stark contrast to World Market is the new, family-owned and operated Grand Market International Foods which opened its doors last week in the blue-tiled building on West Main Street across from the Greyhound Station. Whereas the Main Street Market a block away caters to more European tastes, this market and convenience store fits a variety of Middle-Eastern and Asian ingredients onto its shelves and into its coolers.
Owner Abdul Rahim, a native of Afghanistan, recently moved to Charlottesville from Northern Virginia. His market may seem small (especially after a visit to World Market's warehouse), but a perusal of the inventory enlarges the confines. Basmati rice, durum atta flour, kabob seasonings, pita bread, halva, olive oil, Moroccan sardines, and a bag of red dal lentils for $4.19 are just a few of the offerings. There are also bulk bins (chickpeas, nuts, figs, couscous) and a fresh produce section (baby eggplants, okra, potatoes).
Grand Market also fills a gap in this neighborhood with "convenience" items like milk, eggs, chewing gum, and of course– toilet paper. Halal meats aka goats, chicken and lambs slaughtered in accordance with Muslim dietary laws are available fresh at Grand Market. Such specific cultural nuances are something that all-encompassing retailers like World Market could never fully appreciate.
Corner Update
Dish made her rounds of The Corner district this week, and here's what's happening. Construction is finally under way on the ground floor of the Red Roof Inn, where windows are now papered with logos announcing the new occupant: Jimmy John's Gourmet Subs. The old Chesapeake Bagel Bakery space inside has been entirely gutted, and rebuilding should begin any day now.
My next stop was the White Spot where owner Dmitris Tavampis let me inside the space next door (formerly Coyote). Demolition is just about done, but the secretive Tavampis still wouldn't tell me what this new spot will be store, café, both? I took offense until I talked to Tavampis's son, who was also completely in the dark. I'll make another attempt to charm in a few weeks.
As for new eats on Elliewood, I'll bring you that story next week.
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Apple Updates AirPort Express
Apple sure is a sneaky one. Without any of the fanfare of the other WWDC announcements, the company released an updated version of its AirPort Express wireless router today. The most notable improvement is the added support for simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi, which helps optimize your wireless network for faster performance. It also adds AirPlay support and sports a new design that's reminiscent of the Apple TV. The AirPort Express is available now for $99.


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- Yield
- Makes 16 brownies
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 1/2 cup Passover cake meal
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- Preheat oven to 325°F. and butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
- Chop unsweetened chocolate and in a small heavy saucepan melt with butter over low heat, stirring until smooth. Cool mixture 10 minutes. In a small bowl whisk together cocoa powder and cake meal.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs and sugar until thick and pale and beat in sour cream and melted chocolate mixture. Add cocoa powder mixture and beat at low speed until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts with a wooden spoon and spread batter evenly in baking pan.
- Bake brownies in middle of oven 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering. Cool brownies completely in pan on a rack before cutting into 16 squares. Brownies keep layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature 5 days.


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Forget everything you know about guitars – acoustic or otherwise — because a hi-tech guitar has been designed that replaces strings and strumming with a touchscreen and Linux.
The Misa Digital Guitar is shaped like a traditional electric guitar, but made from plastic and – instead of strumming — requires the player to tap their fingers on an 8.4in LCD.
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The process sounds bizarre, though Misa's creator – a software developer known only as Michael – makes playing the futuristic guitar look extremely easy in his demonstration video (shown above).
Misa replaces strings with six rows of metal contacts and 24 sets of equally-spaced frets, allowing players to produce different notes as they simultaneously tap their fingers on Misa's screen.
Misa's frets are not pressure sensitive
The guitar's touchscreen only supports single-touch tapping. Sounds get louder the further towards the bottom of the touchscreen you tap, with more distorted sounds created by moving to the right of the screen.
Misa contains a 500MHz AMD Geode processor and runs the Gentoo version of Linux, which Michael said "is just for the brains of the guitar". Sound is produced by plugging the instrument into a Midi controller.
Michael has promised that the guitar will be produced in black and white body colours. A price or launch date hasn't been set, though you can register your interest online now.
Misa Digital – presumably the company set-up to handle the instrument's impending sales – is based in Australia. Register Hardware is keeping its fingers crossed for a UK launch. ®


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Effective methods of business spending.
With the calendar year coming to an end, it's time to give serious thought to how you plan to divvy up your business spending for 2001.
- Have a vision. That means look at the short term vs. the long term. "Are you trying to position yourself in your market as something that will take two or three years to develop?" asks Rick Caro, president of Management Vision, in New York City. If so, you can spread out your spending over that time frame.
On the other hand, if you're determined to make 2001 the year you become a more family-friendly club, then you'd better allocate a large chunk of your spending for kids' programming and the staff and the promotions to make it happen.
Also, look at the big picture, advises Caro: Where do you want to be in five years? What kind of club do you want to be? How do you want to differentiate yourself from your competitors? "Once you know the answers to these questions, you can ask yourself the harder question: `How are we going to get there?'" says Caro.
At Gainesville Health & Fitness, in Florida, management knows exactly where each year's spending will occur: "Our rule of thumb is we try to keep our club very modern," says Mike Kline, CFO. "We want the club to look brand new. We want the latest equipment. (It's replaced every three to five years.)"
For that reason, Gainesville makes sure its yearly capital budget allows for a "certain percentage of depreciation," says Kline. "The thinking is that every year you are writing something off, you should be replacing it."
- Institute a 12-month plan. According to Caro, this plan should be divided into your annual operating budget and your capital expenditure budget.
Your operating budget should be broken down by month and, ideally, by department "with real accountability," says Caro. "Theoretically, your department heads and your general manager would put together their request lists for the resources they need to succeed in that plan."
Your capital expenditures budget should consist of monies that would take more than one year to get a return on, such as fitness or computer equipment, the renovation of your facility or expansion.
- Prioritize. Each department head may have three or four items on her wish list. "Maybe eight or 10 requests turn out to be the priorities you focus on for the year," says Caro. "The rest may be things you consider in the future."
-Don't overlook staff. "If I bring in an expert who runs wellness classes and weight-loss programs or programs for seniors, that sounds like something that could lead to all kinds of joiners," says Caro.
- Have a marketing budget. "We try to keep ours as a percentage of gross revenues," says Kline. "From there we develop what the dollar number is and see how we can make it fit. Sometimes we adjust it upward or downward. We have a good handle on what we are going to market and spend in the advertising area."
- Tie your spending plans to the season whenever possible. For example, Gainesville is a college town, so August is a big month for college students returning. "That's when we hit all the apartment complexes," says Kline. "We go drop off flyers and meet with the fraternities and sororities."
- Spread out the wealth. Rather than unveil all your new 2001 equipment in January, phase it in. Introduce a few pieces in January, one or two in March, another two pieces in September and another two at the end of October. And publicize the installation of each new piece.
- Give your staff its financial due. Service businesses have got to create performance-based compensation, according to Caro: "They need to tie decision-makers - meaning department heads and above - to measurable criteria so if someone creates additional bottom-line results, they should benefit."
- Listen to your members. Before you decide where you are going to put your money, survey your members. Read the suggestion box. Have staffers talk with members.
- Be thrifty as well as philosophical. "My philosophy has always been `Sock away the money during the good times to have it during the slow times,'" says Kline. "We've been pretty successful doing that. When I talk to people from other clubs, they may have a great summer and they go gangbusters and spend it all, and come January, February or March, they don't have the money. They don't put it away for a rainy day."


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At the 2000 Tribal Feast, Lloyd Briggs, Medicine Man Silver Running Bear, was named as the 71st Presiding Chieftain of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.
Lloyd became an Honorary Warrior in 1969, a Sachem in 1984, and a Medicine Man in 1989.
Lloyd has received the Scouter's Award, Scouter's Key, Paul D. Arend Award, Award of Merit, and the Silver Beaver. He received his Wood Badge Training at Philmont. Lloyd served as an Assistant Scoutmaster at the 1991 World Jamboree in Korea, and on the staff at the 1993 National Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Additionally, Lloyd has served on the Bartle Commissioner Staff for many years.
Lloyd has served as Cubmaster and Committee Chairperson for Pack 483, Scoutmaster and Committee Chairperson for Troop 347, Blue Elk District Commissioner, and Council Commissioner for the Heart of America Council. He is currently serving on the Executive Board for Heart of America Council.
Professionally, Lloyd worked as an Accounting Analyst for Farmland Industries prior to his retirement. He has served as an Elder, Deacon, Treasurer, and Board Chairman for Eastgate Christian Church.


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There are cat people, and then there is Ann van Dyk. Living on her family's farm north of Pretoria, she bought two cheetah cubs from a local farmer – much as any farm girl might take in a stray dog or cat – only to have them confiscated because they were an endangered species.
Chastened but unbowed, she and her brother would eventually offer 99 acres of their family's farmland to the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa in Pretoria, which had a cheetah breeding program but needed rural land in order to expand it.
So in 1971, the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre (recently renamed the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre) was born. Its goal: Breeding cheetahs and educating native farmers about their value.
"I think the fact that cheetahs are an endangered species, and nobody was doing anything about it, that was the reason I started this center," says Ms. Van Dyk, now in her 70s but still very much like the idealistic girl who started the center.
There were no books about how to raise cheetahs, she says with a smile. "It was very much hit-and-miss. We just put up camps for the cheetahs and slowly learned what was required."
Today there are perhaps 7,500 cheetahs left in the wild, down from 100,000 around the turn of the 20th century, and some scientists believe that cheetahs could become extinct within the next 15 years. In the past, hunting and farming were the big cats' main enemies, but now their numbers are so small that scientists worry about the dangers of inbreeding among those who survive.
What is needed is land and lots of it – without sufficient land in which to roam, cheetahs go into a kind of neurotic depression and stop breeding. This is where conservationists like Ann van Dyk can make a difference.
Van Dyk isn't the only conservationist to successfully breed cheetahs, but few can match her numbers. Since 1971, she has bred 800 of the big cats, some of them tagged and released into the wild and others sent to zoos.
This success has won her respect from zoo authorities and other conservationists. In 2004, the Cheetah Conservation Fund named Van Dyk as Cheetah Conservationist of the Year, saying that her "years of dedicated work in South Africa exemplify how conservation has evolved" and calling her organization "one of the most successful breeding centers in the world."
IN PICTURES: A Sanctuary for Cheetahs
But she has drawn some hostility from local farmers, some of whom still shoot wild cheetahs as a threat to their livestock.
"Cheetahs take their livestock, so you have to look from their point of view," says Van Dyk of the farmers. But because her center offers to capture and remove cheetahs from their property free of charge, some see Van Dyk and her conservationists as allies.
"You can never put a wild-caught cheetah into a captive situation," she says. "We'll take them in, but usually we'll relocate them to a game park. And it's been a great success; they are breeding."
Van Dyk walks into a pen belonging to a cheetah named Big Girl. The cat recognizes Van Dyk, and after a few strokes on the head and under the chin, Big Girl settles into Van Dyk's lap, purring. At this point, Van Dyk tells some visitors that they can come into the pen as well.
"Now, I have great admiration for the leopard," she says, "but you will never get that look of trust that you get with a cheetah."
She points at Big Girl's face, which seems as relaxed and contented as a tabby cat's – albeit a large one. "A leopard will look at you with a cold eye – 'I'm going to have you for supper.' A cheetah looks at you the way a child does."
If Van Dyk feels a bit maternalistic about her cheetahs, it's understandable. In a sense she's been midwife to nearly 800 of them.
Visitors to her center are given equal parts love and caution. "Please don't feel tempted to pet the cheetahs," one guide says to a group. "And please don't bend down to take pictures. Cheetahs don't generally attack and eat people, but when you bend down, you can possibly look like their prey."
There is one cheetah at the center that everyone, even children, is encouraged to pet. His name is Byron.
"Byron doesn't even know what a cage is," says Marilyn Hull, general manager of the center, who often takes him to schools around South Africa to educate children about the need to conserve cheetahs. "At hotels, he sleeps in the same bed with you."
Like other cheetah reserves – such as the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia Cheetah Conservation Botswana and Cheetah Outreach in Stellenbosch, South Africa – the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre has begun a breeding program for Anatolian shepherd dogs, which are given to local sheep farmers to help ward off predators such as cheetahs, so there's less temptation to shoot the big cats.
Van Dyk knows it will take a monumental effort to prevent cheetahs from becoming extinct, but says it must be done. "Cheetahs have been on the planet for so long that we should not let [them] die out now."
Like many animal lovers, Van Dyk occasionally despairs of that predator known as Homo sapiens. But anyone who has put so much energy into preserving animals cannot be a pessimist. "I've got a great team," she says, "and when I'm not here anymore, they'll carry it forward."
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Has nothing to do with it being a Wing and more to do with being a Honda. My 06' Honda CBR1000RR shifts smoother than my 11' C14...and I ride them both like I stole 'em.
The funny thing is some people shift smooth, some don't. Some people have vibration handlebars, some don't
I wish I could drive other folks Connies and experience the 'no vibration engine bolt torque cure' which I didn't, nor the grind-less shifting at lower rpm, which I do, or the cure for the surge at low speed which did not happen with the throttle tamer as claimed by some.I either don't know what I am doing, or this particular bike has idiosyncrasies that others don't. Since I been riding these horses since the 60s, I would dismiss the first notion. If I could ride a Connie and not experience the vibrations nor the grinding shifting I would trade mine in immediately for a newer model. When I bought this bike there was some murky insinuations by the service manager that this was a 'returned' bike or something like that. I never quite got it, but it could be this one has a boogie-man in it.I tried putting the OEM potato launcher back, the original throttle tube back...nothing. The engine runs really smooth. I mean like butter. I had a valve and throttle body and it was a great improvement on how the bike ran. But the vibs persisted. Hard luck I guess.
Both of my bandits shifted like dump trucks compared to my Connie.Matt
Quote from: mattchewn on March 07, 2014, 01:32:50 amBoth of my bandits shifted like dump trucks compared to my Connie.MattMaybe it is something with our black 2012's Matt. Mine shifts smooth too, and never felt any vibration not related to the stock tires.
Have you considered the Murph's "Bearinged Up" shifter mod?https://www.murphskits.com/product_info.php?cPath=130_133&products_id=463
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This year the International Gaziantep Gastronomy festival will take place between 12-15 September. Try delicious local treats and participate in festival activities by booking a flight to Gaziantep.
|26-29 September
MilyonFest Eskişehir will be held between September 26-29, and lots of famous artists will be in attendance. For 4 days of music and to explore exciting places, book a flight to Eskişehir.
|01-18 September
This annual theatre festival will take place between 5-28 September and has many events to discover.
|19-22 September
The Istanbul Coffee Festival is holding its' 6th festival between 19 – 22 September. From panels, to workshops, seminars to concerts, there is no end to the fun. Engage in coffee tours and enjoyable activites by booking a flight to Istanbul.
|06-08 September
This year the Kaş Caz Festival is opening on the 6-7-8 of September. To enjoy the performances of foreign and local musicians, book a flight to Antalya.
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10 November
The 16th Istanbul Biennial will take place this year from 14 September-10 November at MSGSÜ Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum at Büyükada. You can see the works of 57 artists and artists collectives from 26 countries by booking a flight to Istanbul. There are also guided tours you can take part in at the event.
|04-06 October
On the 4-6 of October, young people will flock to Konya to watch rock stars and alternative musicians perform. Join in the festival fun, by booking a flight to Konya.
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01 November
Turkey's longest running film festival takes place every October and was created to boost Turkish cinema. Watch countless films and see famous actors and actresses by booking a flight to Antalya.
|05-06 October
This year, the Istanbul Games festival is brining together street games and digital games on October 5-6. Book a flight to Istanbul, to participate in E-sport tournaments, and try VR.
|31 October - 03 November
Many famous musicians are gathering at the Ankara Youth Festival. This festival does not have an 18 years age limit. Book a flight to Ankara, for music and camping all in one.
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03 November
The Istanbul Comedy Festival, which has been taking place since 2016, will be held this year from October 18 -November 3 in various parts of Istanbul. Book a flight to Istanbul to participate in comedy shows, exhibitions, panels and film screenings.
|16-30 November
Held annually, each October, this concert brings together worldfamous musicians. Book a flight to Antalya to witness this musical treat.
|07 November
Celebrating it's 41st year, the Zeytinyağlı festival offers olive oil dishes and deserts as well as exciting competitions.
|16-17 November
On the 4-6 of Bursa Youth Festival, will take place between 16-17 November. Book a flight to Bursa, to watch the performances of Pinhani, Son Feci Bisiklet, Şanışer, Yüksek Sadakat, Anıl Piyancı and Dolu Kadehi Ters Tut.
|30 November
World-famous chefs will come together to discuss "inspiration" at the Gastromasa event which will take place at Haliç Congress Center, with the food and beverage industry in attendance. Book flight ticket to Istanbul to attend.
|19-22 December
The Ankara Coffee and Chocolate Festival is bringing coffee and chocolate lovers together between 19-22 of December. As well as tasting events there are seminars and workshops. Book a flight to Ankara to join in the festival.
|03-07 April
There are numerous cultural and artistic events held annually at the International Orange Blossom Carnival in Adana, and the highlight event will be the costume cortege which will take place on the Saturday 6 April. During the carnival you can find a variety of vibrant street performances, dance shows and concerts to enjoy all over the city. Book a flight to Adana to celebrate the only carnival in Turkey.
|04-25 April
The 36th Ankara International Music Festival will feature around 400 artists and ensembles from Germany, Brazil, Estonia, France, Georgia, Spain, Italy and Ukraine, performing classical music, dance and jazz pieces. For this great musical privilege book a flight to Ankara.
|05-16 April
The 38th Istanbul Film Festival will present the most discussed works of Turkish cinema and world cinema. Istanbul Film Festival is at the heart of Turkish cinema and offers masterpieces of great directors, the classics, new works and cults classics. Stay up-to-date with new releases and book a flight to Istanbul.
|06 April
Flavors of the World Festival brings you a delicious feast from Turkish, Italian, American, Asian and French cuisine. Amble along to music as you peruse the restaurants stands brimming with a limitless number of treats. The best chefs in Turkey and the world will be holding talks and food courses. To join in the festival fun, book a flight to Istanbul.
|05-07 April
A feast for the eyes is nigh at the Alaçatı Herb Festival. Gaze in awe upon the sheer variety of herbs, learn secret recipes and allow yourself revel in the fine display of regional herbs. A cortege will usher you into the first day of the program. Don't miss out on this delightful experience, book a flight to Izmir.
|12-14 April
Delicious treats await you at the Chocolate&Desert Festival where you can find chocolate desserts, sherbet dessert, cakes and much more. This festival will take place in Izmir, a beautiful sea side city. In addition to dessert decadence, there will be art, fashion and dancers galore. Join in the festivities and book a flight to Izmir.
|18-21 April
The top Turkish rock bands and musicians will be gathering for Çukurova Rock Festival. Adana is calling all music lovers everywhere. Join in the fun and book a flight to Adana.
|18-28 April
Brace yourself for the Ankara International Film Festival. Local and foreign movies from all over the world will be screened for your viewing pleasure. If you are a cinephile or a film lover book a flight to Ankara, because this is the perfect festival for you.
|24-29 April
During the 14th Tulip Festival, there will many festivities and events occurring at Emirgan Grove and Goztepe 60. Years Park. Book a flight to Istanbul to frolic amongst the tulips at this special festival.
|25 April
Konya Tam1Fest, brings together nature, students, and furry friends. Great performers such as: Selda Bağcan, Mor ve Ötesi, Feridun Düzağaç, Manuş Baba, Haluk Levent and Can Bonomo will take to the stage. Join in the festival fun and book a flight to Konya.
|27-28 April
Famous musicians will be gathering at the Balıkesir Youth Festival this year on the 27th and the 28th of April. To experience Balıkesir's one and only youth festival, book a flight to Balıkesir.
|29 April
As always, the 101 Istanbul Flavors Festival is here to bring you the most delicious food, most qualified restaurants and most talented chefs this year. Take part in the feast and book a flight to Istanbul.
|02-05 May
The biggest rock celebration in Izmir is taking place on the 2-3-4-5 of May. All music lovers are meeting at Karşıyaka to watch famous musicians: MFÖ, Şebnem Ferah, Athena, Selda Bağcan, Manga, Ceza, Pentagram, Pilli Bebek, Pinhani and Pamela take to the stage. Make the most of Izmir at the great concerts and book a flight to Izmir.
|02-04 May
Great pop singers will be taking the stage at the Edirne Spring Festival from 2-3-4 of May, such as Gülşen, Mehmet Erdem, Yıldız Tilbe and Gaye Su Akyol. To join in the festival fun, you can book a flight to Istanbul, or book a flight to Tekirdağ. To reach the festival area, you can rent a car.
|03-04 May
Turkey's first night-time picnic Urban Picnic is on the 3-4 of May this year at Kemerburgaz. Prepare yourself for delicious treats and surprise performances. For a unique experience, book a flight to Istanbul.
|03-05 May
The flower-filled festival Floralfest will take place in Ankara on 3-4-5 of May. Flower scents will fill the air as Turkey's most creative florists assemble to amaze you with workshops, and information on hundreds of different flowers. For an incredible experience, book a flight to Ankara.
|04 May
Color Fest, also known as Dream of Color Fest around the world will take place on the 4th of May at Konya this year. There will be color fights, Hindu dance performances and live performances at this festival. For exciting festival fun, book a flight to Konya.
|04 May
Genç Bir Şenlik is a favorite for Istanbul highschoolers, and will be attended by great musicians Manga, Haluk Levent, Adamlar, in its fourth year. Book a flight to Istanbul to be amongst music lovers and for amazing performances.
|05 May
Baba Fingo Fest will take place on May 4th in Edirne with Suzan Kardeş and Balık Ayhan in attendance. To join the fun book a flight to Istanbul or book a flight to Tekirdağ. To reach the festival area, rent a car.
|08 June
Aiming to be the biggest youth festival in Turkey, Big Fest, will take place in Istanbul on the 9th of June. Teoman, Edis and Melek Mosso will be taking to the stage. For a fun-filled festival, book a flight to Istanbul.
|11-30 June
In order to contribute to the production of contemporary music, the Istanbul Music Festival, has commissioned composers at home and abroad, and will be hosting the world premiere of two new such productions. You are in for a music-filled, historical treat as this festival will take place in some of the most historical places in Istanbul. Discover the Istanbul Music Festival and book a flight to Istanbul.
|14-16 June
Ankara's first technology fair I-TECH will take place at Ankara University, from the 14-15-15 June 2019. For those curious about technology this is an ideal choice, just book a flight to Ankara.
|14-16 June
The annual Bebek Festival held in Bebek Park, is a shopper's dream. Displays brim with beautiful clothes and decorations belonging to designer brands. In addition, the festival has delicious food on offer when you are not browsing the beautiful surroundings, as Bebek Park overlooks the Bosphorus. To take in the scenic views, enjoy a vibrant festival and enjoy a pleasant trip in Bebek, Book a flight to Istanbul.
|15-16 June
Chill-Out Festival is one of the most popular music festivals in Turkey and it's no wonder with so many great musicians lined up. For the festival of a lifetime, book a flight to Istanbul.
|16 June
World-famous bands The 1975 and Starsailor will be performing at Istanbul on the evening of 16th of June. To watch amazing performances, book a flight to Istanbul.
|19-23 June
Enfest Street Festival, will be held from 19-23 June in Ankara. Artists Can Bonomo and Yeni Türkü will take to the stage. Book a flight to Ankara for a gastronomic treats accompanied by great music.
|20-23 June
The biggest festival in the Blacksea region, the Samsun Youth Festival, delivers music lovers from far and wide to join in the musical fun. The most popular bands and musicians favoured by the youth of the Blacksea region will take to the stage. Book a flight to Samsun for a fun-filled festival experience.
|21-23 June
The first music festival to take place in the East of Turkey, GezginFest Van, brings together music lovers of 'World Music' together from all over the country. A journey on the Van Lake express, Akdamar island, historic Urartu and the famous Van breakfast await you. It's time to discover a beautiful city, book a flight to Van.
|19-29 June
The most famous names in jazz will be performing at Antalya between 19-29 June. To watch the great concerts on show, book a flight to Antalya.
|10-14 July
"Always good music" is the slogan for the Kuşadası Gençlik Festival, that will host the best musicians in industry and music lovers alike. Dreamy sea views and incredible music awaits you. For an unforgettable musical experience, book a flight to Izmir, or book a flight to Muğla. You can rent a car to reach the festival area. "
|13-14 July
Turkey's longest electronic music event, Electronica Festival is taking place at Istanbul from 13-14 July. Join the electronic music lovers at this great festival by booking a flight to Istanbul.
|18-21 July
Trakya Fest, "a multi-coloured festival" will be held in the magical Saros Bay, where music and nature will become one. To attend, book a flight to Tekirdağ, or book a flight to Istanbul. Reach the festival area with ease by renting a car.
|18-21 July
Istanbul's largest open-air music festival of all time, MilyonFest, will be held this year between the 18-21 July 2019. MFÖ, Şebnem Ferah, Athena, Duman, Ceza, Manga, Cem Adrian and Feridun Düzağaç will take to the stage. Witness some unforgettable performances, by booking a flight to Istanbul.
|19-21 July
Bozcaada Festival offers a weekend of sun, nature and music with superb open-air jazz and improvisational music performances. There are also surprise concerts, gastronomy events, courses for children, body-oriented workshops, Bozcaada exploration routes, and tasting events. Experience a lively, short getaway by booking a flight to Çanakkale.
|19-20 July
Chill Out Festival is taking place in Bodrum for the 5th year in a row. Ideal for chill out music lovers; Book a flight to Bodrum for a festival by the sea.
|26-28 July
The Otostop Festival, with the slogan 'Don't miss out on the fun, don't miss out on life' will take place on 26-27-28 July at Istanbul. Great musicians like Feridun Düzağaç, Yüzyüzeyken Konuşuruz, Yüksek Sadakat and Adamlar will take to the stage, so book a flight to Istanbul.
|26-28 July
This great festival will take place in the historical, cultural, touristic spot Arsuz. For a fun-filled festival, book a flight to Hatay.
The Folk-Dance festival is organized annually by the Metropolitan Municipality. Local dances will be performed in Samsun this July.
|2-18 July
Between 29 June-18 July, Istanbul Jazz Festival will take places at a variety of venues in Istanbul. Guests Jacob Collier a 2-time Grammy award winner and the talk of the town, Kamashi Washington, will be in attendance. Enjoy a star-filled jazz experience and book a flight to Istanbul.
|01-04 August
Trakya Music Festival will take place at Erikli beach on 1-2-3-4 August, with a great artists and bands lined up. Popular artists, such as Yıldız Tilbe, Athe, Duman, Şebnem Ferah, Teoman, Hayko Cepkin will take to the stage. Book a flight to Çorlu or book a flight to Istanbul, to join in the fun. To reach the festival area, you can rent a car.
|02-04 August
At the Kuzey Fest in Sinop on 2-3-4 of August, you can camp and enjoy great music, with a great lineup: Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Can Bonomo, Büyük Ev Ablukada and Feridun Düzağaç. For an unforgettable experience book a flight to Sinop. Don't forget to bring your camping gear with you.
|29 August-01 September
Zeytinli Rock Festival, also known as the parade of Turkish Rock music, will be held from 28 August – 1 September 2019. Join the famous rockstars, bands and rock festival lovers at Edremit Akçay Beach by booking a flight to Balıkesir.
|30 August
The Chill Out Festival that takes places in three different cities annually, is set for the 30th of August, this year in Çeşme. For an unforgettable festival experience, with sea, sand, sun and music, book a flight to Izmir.
|Last week of August
The Watermelon Festival started in 1987, in the Bafra district of Samsun and continues to offer a variety of competitons, events and plenty of entertainment. Take part in this fun festival by booking a flight to Samsun.


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Note: The Guy H. Burnham Map Library is no longer part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The Guy H. Burnham Map & Aerial Photograph Library is an active spatial data information center of global scope. The collection consists of 230,000 maps, 7,800 aerial photographs, 1500 CD-ROMs, as well as atlases, journals, globes, map reference materials, tourist information and monographs (primarily on the subjects of cartography, history of cartography, computerized cartography, map and imagery interpretation, remote sensing and GIS). The library provides service to the faculty, students, and staff of Clark University, as well as the general public throughout New England.
Opened in 1921, the Map Library at Clark University was an integral part of the newly established Graduate School of Geography. The use of maps figured prominently in the program of study designed by eminent geomorphologist, Wallace W. Atwood, the first Director of the Graduate School of Geography and simultaneously President of the University. The collection of maps grew under the guidance of Cartographer and Map Curator, Guy H. Burnham, from 1922-1966. The library was dedicated to Mr. Burnham in 1971, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Graduate School of Geography. In 1987, the administrative function of the library was transferred from the Graduate School of Geography to the Robert Hutchings Goddard Library.
The Library is located on the lower level of the Geography Building. Enter the building by the door located directly across from the University Center. Proceed straight ahead, through a second set of doors, the large room with the high ceilings, and a third set of doors. Immediately after exiting the last set of doors, take the staircase to the basement.
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Enter the Geography Building by the door located directly across from the University Center. Proceed straight ahead, through a second set of doors, the large room with the high ceilings, and a third set of doors. Immediately after exiting the last set of doors, take the elevator on the right up to the second floor. Turn to the right after leaving the elevator and go straight ahead to the Graduate School of Geography Office. Someone there will telephone the Map Library for you. We will be happy to come up to discuss your request for cartographic information.
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Several nonprofits providing health and education services in Fairfax County were awarded 20 grants totaling $218,360 from the United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) during the Tuesday, Jan. 1, Board of Supervisors meeting.
The funds came through designations to the Fairfax/Falls Church Community Impact Fund in United Way NCA's annual workplace giving campaign.
Recipients included FACETS, Herndon-Reston FISH, Just Neighbors, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, Main Street Child Development Center, Northern Virginia Family Services, Our Daily Bread, Shelter House, The Arc of Northern Virginia, United Community Ministries, and Western Fairfax Christian Ministries and others.
Our Daily Bread, which provides emergency safety-net services and financial literacy education to those living at or below the poverty level in Fairfax County, will use its grant to extend and expand the organization's financial literacy services.
"Our financial literacy program teaches basic budgeting skills and other financial tools that clients can use to remain self-sufficient for the rest of their lives," said Executive Director Lisa Whetzel. "Working families who are struggling to make ends meet need strong budgeting tools to make every dollar they have work for them. Financial education rounds out our emergency safety net services because it provides more than a band-aid in a time of crisis—it empowers people to take control of their finances and their lives."
Each of the grants directly addresses United Way NCA's focus areas of education, health and financial stability. In total, nearly $1.65 million was raised through Community Impact Funds in United Way NCA's eight regions, thanks to the support of employees from more than 800 workplaces with more than 3,000 locations throughout the Washington region.
"United Way Community Impact funding is vital to ensuring that 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention services are available to anyone in Fairfax County and Falls Church," said Julia Stephens, executive director of CrisisLink.
Each year, United Way NCA solicits funding proposals from its member nonprofit organizations for specific programs and work in the Fairfax/Falls Church community. This year, member organizations submitted 88 proposals totaling $1,751,700. Funding decisions are made by a volunteer, citizen-led task force that works together with area nonprofits, governments and business leaders to determine where there are gaps in services and where the funds will do the most good.
"The members of the selection committee are citizens first and professionals second," said Cassia Sookhoo, a credit analyst with Wells Fargo, who served on the Fairfax/Falls Church Community Impact committee for the second year in a row.
"The generous contributions from the Fairfax/Falls Church community, the teamwork of the selection committee volunteers, and the localized, collective power of the Community Impact Fund showcase what Living United is all about," said Bill Hanbury, president and CEO of United Way NCA.
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Be at the heart of the city when you visit Plaza de Mayo. See the amazing works of local artists at MALBA: The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires. Another feast for the eyes is the city's Floralis Generica steel flower sculpture.
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Are you a fan of the classics? Catch a ballet show or a music performance at the gorgeous Teatro Colon. At night, during dinner or while having your nightcap, don't forget to take a photo of Buenos Aires' The Obelisk.
Of course, the best way to experience the Argentines' way of life is by sharing their love of festivals. Feel the beat and give in to the rhythm of the Tango Buenos Aires Festival. Watch the films at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente. Catch a football match and watch the city's beloved Argentina National Team. Spend your Argentine peso at the famous Recoleta, Palermo Soho, Simonetta Orsini, and Patio Bullrich too.
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The best time to visit Buenos Aires is any time of the year because you can enjoy the sunny climate year-round with very minimal rain. If you want fewer tourists and lower room rates, visit Buenos Aires from April-June and also September-December, when it's the cheapest time to fly to Buenos Aires.
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In following, a writer quotes and summarizes Bill Read's remarks regarding Hurricane Irene:
"This is not just a coastal event," said Bill Read, director of the National Hurricane Center. He said he was highly confident of the storm's track, meaning that it would be a rare hurricane that travels right along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor.
There are two parts to this. One, I expected an idiom along the lines of 'It would be a rare hurricane that didn't have an eye'. But here, the writer disappoints me by seeming to start the "it would be a rare X that Y" idiom that means "it would be an unusual X that Y, so not Y", but not finishing it. (Instead, Mr. Read meant that, quite unusually, Irene would travel along the I95 corridor.)
So the question is, is this something an editor should advise be changed? Or is it a pleasant ambiguity, easily resolved?
Another, more humorous example (from SNL?) of ambiguity: "You can't put too much water on a nuclear reactor".


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Debussy Piano Teacher Business Card
Debussy's Piano Studio is now open for business!
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This template for the Debussy Piano Studio Business Card includes five lines for content. If you're downloading the template and customizing the design on your own, then you're free to add more lines, designs, ect.
Fonts for the Debussy Piano Teacher Business Cards
This information is important because many fonts are free for personal use but not all fonts are free for commercial use. In order to use these fonts legally on your piano teacher business cards, you must purchase a license, then download and install the font. Please install the fonts before opening the the file.
Fonts Used for the Debussy Piano Teacher Business Cards
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DIY Template
This template is geared specifically towards piano teachers and is available for free as a downloadable MS Publisher file. The font information is included, but you must purchase the license and then download the font(s) yourself before opening the file.
Installing Fonts
Installing fonts is incredibly easy.
Step 1
Search for the font in google. Many sites host font files. Just download the font file (.ttf file) or in some case, the zip file.
Step 2
Double check the license. If necessary, go to the site of the font creator and purchase a license.
Step 3
After downloading the font file (.ttf) just double click on the file. When the installation window comes up, press install. For zip files, just unzip the zip file and then double click on the ttf file(s).
And that's it. Your new font is installed.
The easiest way to print these business cards is to export the file as a high quality pdf and then send it to your preferred print shop. Some places only except image files, so you must either save the file as a high quality image file or extract a high quality image from the pdf file."


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Every Website needs to be prepared in order to defeat the feared Error 404.
You need a modern, cool looking "Page not Found".
This is the perfect image for you to integrate it in that page…. you found it.
In this item you will find a layered PSD File, and font information.
The design is very easy to customize to your needs an everything is editable. Remember to add a helpful text according to your website capabilities in order to show the lost user what he can do. (It is up to you if you place a search there, or a tags cloud… )
Did I mentioned is uses shapes from Photoshop? Great right?
(More Pages for the error 404 in my portfolio)
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Abortion clinic bill stalled in Senate
AUSTIN — Texas Republicans are one vote short of passing a controversial abortion bill in the Senate — and the fate of the legislation now rests squarely on the shoulders of two South Texas Democrats.
Sens. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, oppose the bill, and without their votes it won't have the supermajority needed under Senate rules to get to a floor vote.
Both senators occasionally have sided with Republicans to pass anti-abortion measures, voting as recently as 2011 for a contentious bill that requires women to have a sonogram before an abortion. But if they maintain their opposition to Senate Bill 537, which would increase regulations for abortion clinics, the bill is stuck.
The measure has been on the Senate's calendar for nearly two weeks but has yet to be considered. The Senate requires a two-thirds majority, or 21 votes, to consider legislation. SB 537 has 20 supporters — 19 Republicans and a lone Democrat, Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville.
Opponents argue the bill could shutter more than three-fourths of the clinics that perform the bulk of the state's abortions, requiring those licensed exclusively to perform the procedure to meet the physical and safety standards of ambulatory surgical centers, which provide a wide range of operations.
"Some of the Democrats are pro-life. I just need to talk to the whole (Democratic) caucus and explain what the bill does and doesn't do," said Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, one of three physicians who co-authored the proposal. "It's been couched as an anti-abortion bill and I've got to overcome that."
The legislation would require that the clinics have X-ray equipment, pre- and post-operation areas, specific sizes for rooms and additional infrastructure such as anesthesia pipelines.
Supporters, including co-author Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, say that would ensure legal abortions are safely performed.
Opponents say it's designed to close 37 of the state's 42 abortion clinics that don't currently meet the proposed standards. Abortion clinics provided 77 percent of abortions in Texas in 2011, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Heather Busby, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice, said the last death of a pregnant woman reported at an abortion facility in Texas was in 2001. More than 72,000 abortions were performed in the state in 2011.
Zaffirini said she is "strongly pro-life" but opposes this bill because it "does nothing to make abortions less necessary" and "has the potential to limit access to critical health care services for thousands of Texas women."
"Instead of attempting to address problems that do not exist, the Texas Legislature should focus on making women's health care and prenatal care more accessible and affordable," she said.
Uresti, who voted against the measure in committee, said it would reduce health care services, including abortion, for women in his district, specifically in rural areas.
"I don't want to create barriers for women to access health services," said Uresti, noting that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists opposes the bill.
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Word of the Day, Web Site of the Day and Number to Know.
Word of the Day
Bifurcate BYE-fer-kayt (verb) To divide or cause to divide into two branches or parts -- www.merriam-webster.com
Web Site of the Day
Chabad.org: Jewish Holidays
This guide to everything Hanukah offers factual information about the history of the holiday, as well as inspirational stories, a menorah and driedel "wizard," video and audio, plus a section just for kids.
Number to Know
65: Percent of people who make their new year's resolutions between Dec. 28 and Jan. 1, according to Funfacts.com.


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The Manchester Metropolitan University
Computing (38NL)
PGCE with QTS full time
- Financial support
- Scholarship, bursary or student finance if you're eligible
- Qualification
PGCE with QTS
A postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS) will allow you to teach in state schools in England and may allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.
It may also allow you to teach overseas, though you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you'd like to teach in.
Many PGCE courses include credits that count toward a Master's degree.
- Course length
- 1 year
- Date you can apply from
- 8 October 2019
- Date course starts
- September 2020
- About the course
- Interview process
- How school placements work
- Fees
- Financial support
- Requirements
- About the training provider
- Training with disabilities and other needs
- Contact details
- Apply
- Support and advice
About the course
Our one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) prepares you to teach the computing secondary school curriculum.
You'll explore how to teach students computing and digital skills through hands-on activities such as programming and practical projects using Raspberry Pis or robots.
On this course, you'll mainly study with your group. You'll consider how to plan lessons, reflect on your planning, learn how research can develop your teaching practice, and look at ways to develop your teacher persona.
Some of the topics you'll learn include algorithms, data structures, keeping safe online and programming languages used in secondary schools (such as Python and Visual Basic). You'll complete sample projects set for GCSE and A-level students too, so that you understand the tasks the students will be doing.
You'll also have guest lectures from people working in industry, Computing At School (part of the British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT) and exam boards.
After learning ways to teach coding or how to assess a pupil's use of HTML to create a web page, you'll teach these skills in schools.
Interview process
Your interview session will last a maximum of 4 hours. Interviews are conducted by tutors from the Faculty of Education and/or partnership schools.
During the interview, you will have the opportunity to:
- Relate the subject content of your education to the role of a secondary school teacher
- Discuss your relevant experience, e.g. voluntary or paid work, lesson observations, youth work etc.
- Give an account of your knowledge of the National Curriculum and what your chosen subject has to offer learners
- Communicate effectively your insights into teaching and learning
- Share views about the qualities of a good teacher
- Discuss how you might teach a topic from your chosen subject area
- Discuss principles of inclusion in education
How school placements work
We try to organise a range of school experiences for you across your two core placements. This helps you to develop your practical teaching skills and explore the types of schools you could work in when you graduate.
We have partnerships with primary and secondary schools across the North West region. As a trainee teacher, you'll be expected to travel up to 90 minutes to your placement school.
You'll spend a minimum of 120 days on placements, in schools engaged with the new computing curriculum.
These are the course fees for 2019/20, may be subject to change for 2020/21.
Financial support
You could be eligible for either:
- a scholarship of £28,000
- a bursary of £26,000
To qualify for a scholarship you'll need a degree of 2:1 or above in Computing or a related subject. For a bursary you'll need a 2:2 or above in any subject.
You can't claim both a bursary and a scholarship - you can only claim one.
Find out how to apply for a scholarship. You don't need to apply for a bursary - if you're eligible, you'll automatically start receiving it once you begin your course. Find out how you'll be paid.
You may also be eligible for a loan while you study – note that you'll have to apply for undergraduate student finance.
Find out about financial support if you're from outside the UK.
Financial support from the training provider
Please see (https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees/pgce-funding/) for information on financial support available.
2:2 UK Honours degree (or international equivalent), which must support the National Curriculum subject knowledge requirements
For exceptional candidates, particularly those with substantial relevant work experience in schools/relevant occupations, we consider applications from those with a 3rd class degree.
GCSEs grade C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics (equivalency tests may be offered). We do not accept the following qualifications as equivalent to GCSE: Adult Numeracy or Literacy, Functional Skills or Key Skills
Personal qualities
Successful candidates will demonstrate a good understanding of teaching and learning within a secondary school setting. Candidates may wish to evidence their understanding by drawing on related examples or experiences, such as time spent in schools or other learning settings.
Other requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service Check and Fitness to Teach assessment and satisfactory declaration in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulation Act 2009 are all required.
About the training provider
At Manchester Met, you won't just develop the practical and organisational skills you'll need to teach a subject in the classroom. You'll explore how children learn and factors that can affect the way we learn, from our environment to our teachers.
You will look at the latest educational research, identifying how research might help you in the classroom, perhaps when you're dealing with children's behaviour or you're investigating if there's a new way to teach a topic.
We offer University-led and School-led routes into teaching both Primary and Secondary education.
Both routes lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and include 60 masters level credits (a full-time masters degree typically consists of 180 credits, and you can usually put your 60 credits towards your masters).
We work with over 500 primary schools and over 400 secondary schools across the North West region. This means you could experience placements in inner city or rural settings, mixed or single gender, faith schools, selective or comprehensive schools. This variety helps you to experience different situations and develop your practical skills as a teacher in different settings.
You can also choose from over 20 secondary subject specialisms. Maybe you're excited to share your love of Shakespeare or perhaps you can't wait to hear your year 7 class share their first words in Mandarin. Or, you're already thinking of all of the incredible science experiments you'll show your class.
You will learn in a diverse community of students, replicating the environment you will experience in schools.
Training with disabilities and other needs
A member of staff from Disability Service is often available at MMU Open days and Visit Days to offer advice on disability related issues. However, you can always phone or email us if you have any specific queries.
Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to providing equal opportunities in education for all students and will take reasonable steps to meet both the general need for access and the specific needs of individuals with additional support needs. The University works with disabled students to ensure they are not disadvantaged as a result of their disability.
Before accepting a place, disabled applicants should explore how the university might be able to meet any additional study support or accommodation needs they may have. This should be done at the earliest opportunity by contacting the Disability Service on 0161 247 3491 or (email@example.com)
Contact details
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All Saints Building
All Saints
Greater Manchester
Support and advice
For questions about this course you should contact the training provider using the contact details above.
Get support and advice about teaching
Register with Get Into Teaching, the Department for Education's free support and advice service, for personalised guidance from teaching experts. They can help you to prepare your application, book school experience, and access exclusive teaching events. You can also call them free of charge on 0800 389 2500, or speak to an adviser using their online chat service, from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday.
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Study Japanese at Calvin
Study Japanese within the context of a broad liberal arts education presented from a Christian perspective.
Calvin University is one of just a few Christian universities in the United States to offer a comprehensive program in Japanese. Studying the subject at Calvin will give you a truly 360-degree view of Japanese culture through classes in Japanese philosophy, history, culture, religion, and language.
- Study abroad for a semester or May interim in Japan.
- Combine Japanese with other majors like business or international relations for great career opportunities.
- Outside traditional class time, learn to love the Japanese culture through opportunities that include lectures by guest speakers, a weekly cultural activity, local events organized by the Japanese community, and more.
Explore Japanese at Calvin
Majors, Minors and Courses
Take Japanese to fulfill your core requirement, or study the language and culture through a major or minor.
Study Abroad
Study for a semester in Japan or spend three weeks there in May and June.
Careers & Outcomes
Learn more about the success Japanese students have after graduation.
No upcoming events at this time.
Asian Studies grads influencing multiple fields
Graduates of Calvin's Asian Studies program are serving in multiple fields, using the knowledge of Chinese or Japanese language and culture they began to acquire at Calvin College. News & Stories, February 1, 2017
From learning Japanese to teaching in Japan
Roz Scoular '13 teaches English to elementary school children in Ono City, Japan. News & Stories, August 18, 2016
U.S. News recognizes Calvin's global focus
Calvin again ranks among the top colleges and universities in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Guidebook. News & Stories, September 16, 2015
Four Japanese majors accepted into JET Programme
Four Japanese language majors have been accepted into the highly competitive Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. News & Stories, May 22, 2014
Say what? ¿Qué?: foreign languages at Calvin
Explore Calvin's extensive foreign language offerings
VERGE, Spring 2014
Q&A: A Christian approach to teaching languages
Calvin professors of German, French and Chinese discuss how foreign language pedagogy has changed and how to teach a language Christian-ly. News & Stories, June 14, 2012
Q&A: Japanese tsunami
Calvin professors talk about earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear power, radiation and the resiliency of the Japanese people. News & Stories, March 15, 2011
Herzberg earns exemplary teaching award
Larry Herzberg, the father of Asian language studies at Calvin was honored the college's highest teaching award. News & Stories, February 11, 2011


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This memorial provides information on the historic Nuremberg Trials on the site where they originally took place.
Parts of the original dock from Courtroom 600 as well as authentic audio and film recordings create a vivid impression of the court proceedings. On 20 November 1945 the Nuremberg Trials for the main perpetrators of the Nazi atrocities began in Courtroom 600 at the Palace of Justice. Twenty-one accused were called to Nuremberg to face trial for war crimes and crimes against peace and humanity.
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9 Salty-Sweet Dessert Recipes We Love
In the world of desserts, sugar often reigns supreme. But just a little salt can bring out the flavor in many sweets, whether they're caramel, chocolate, or nut-based. Here are nine of our favorite dessert recipes that come alive with a pinch of salt.
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Salted Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Bacon Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Toffee
Beer Caramel Ice Cream
Salted Caramel Shortbread Cups
Spicy Pumpkin Seed-Pecan Brittle
Sweet and Salty Super Bowl Brownies
Bacon Mincemeat Pie
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Optionally, with deeper examination and analysis, we will flush out detailed plans and techniques to validate our thinking and to implement specific actions for you and your organization to undertake.
The end result is a more productive, valuable, effective, and profitable organization.
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Avtor Bond Consulting Services
Dynamics 365 | Power BI
Avtor Bond Consulting Services
Dynamics 365 | Power BI