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The Main cycle path is regarded as one of the prettiest and best constructed cycle paths in Germany. Bamberg and Aschaffenburg are the endpoints of its most popular subsection - one of them is a UNESCO world heritage site, while the other is the glamorous seat of the Electorate of Mainz. You will be impressed by ample nature and viticulture alongside charming timber-framed houses. This tour on the Main cycle path is suitable for experts and novice cyclists alike.
Day 1 Arrival in Bamberg
Enjoy your first evening in the winding alleys of the historic centre with a hearty Bavarian beer. This day of cycling ends in the pcituresque viticultural town of Haßfurt and is great for getting into the cycling groove.
Day 2 Bamberg - Haßfurt, ca. 37 km / approx. 23 mi
Schweinfurt's industrial centre is shaped by modern and Renaissance architecture, after which the route will lead you to the very rural town of Volkach.
Day 3 Haßfurt - Volkach, ca. 56 km/ approx. 35 mi
The princely-episcopal seat of Würzburg, with its Residence the Marienburg and countless winding alleys is definitely worth a visit. Here, at the very latest, you should consider buying some wine.
Day 4 Volkach - Würzburg, ca. 65 km/ approx. 40 mi
The route will lead you past the episcopal summer residence complete with a Rokoko garden. Slowly, the Spessart's forest dominates the scenery in place of the vinyards.
Day 5 Würzburg - Lohr, ca. 60 km/ approx. 37 mi
The Main valley is now visibly tighter and deeper. Once in Wertheim, you will have reached Baden territory. Indeed, the town used to be nicknamed "The Siberia of Baden".
Day 6 Lohr - Wertheim, ca. 46 km/ approx. 29 mi
n today's route - which can be cut short by taking the train - you'll see impressive timber-framed houses: the bishops of the Mainz electorate shaped this region with all their magnificent buildings.
Day 7 Wertheim - Aschaffenburg, ca. 36-77 km/ approx. 22-48 mi
On today's route - which can be cut short by taking the train - you'll see impressive timber-framed houses: the bishops of the Mainz electorate shaped this region with all their magnificent buildings.
Day 8 Departure or extension
Your tour ends after breakfast. But why not extend your tour along the Main River Cycle Path?
Included in your package "Main River Cycle Path":
Bikes for hire:
Travel time 2020:
Prices for category M:
All prices apply per person in a double room, incl. breakfast.
Prices for category L:
All prices apply per person in a double room, incl. breakfast.
For children:
Parking in Bamberg:
Bamberg-Hallstatt: Underground car park by the hotel, approx. EUR 30/week, alternatively: free parking on public streets
Bamberg downtown: Car parks in close proximity to the hotel, approx. EUR 8/day
Arrival via train:
Train station: Bamberg Hbf or Hallstadt b. Bamberg
Arrival at Frankfurt airport::
by train to Bamberg, every hour, journey takes approx. 3 hours, 1 x change, train ticket price per person: approx. EUR 60.
Aschaffenburg-Frankfurt Airport: every hour, journey takes approx. 1 hour, without change of trains, train ticket price per person: approx. EUR 25.
Pre-booked rental bikes are ready for you at the hotel.
Return transfer:
Perfectly looked after:
During your tour, we are available between 8 am and 8 pm, 7 days a week. We are happy to help with any kind of problems you might be having. You will find this emergency number in your travel documents.


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The normally irrepressible and irreverent breastfeeding advocate had been strangely quiet the last few days ( weeks?). We miss the controversy that is her life.
Jenn posted this on her website, The Lactivist Breastfeeding Blog today-
Sorry folks. I've had some emails from people telling me I need to at least post an "I'm Alive" post on here.
I am. So are the kids and Greg and everyone else in the family.
Just have some private things going on making it difficult to post. I'll be back soon, I promise.
Lactating moms around the world breathe a collective sigh of relief and await hearing about her latest mammary adventures.
You can help Jenn's cause to promote breastfeeding and milk bank by visiting her Lactivist Store- all kinds of neat and unusual breastfeeding support gear.

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An advice surgery is being held this weekend, giving residents a chance to meet and chat with their local councillors.
Darwen East ward Labour Councillor Jane Oates and Darwen West ward Labour Councillors Brian Taylor, Dave Smith and Stephanie Brookfield will be at Darwen Library on Saturday August 17 from 10:30am to 11:30am.
Residents with any council related queries or questions are invited at attend.
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Tony McEvoy's multiple Group 1 winner Sunlight impressively won her trial at Randwick on Monday as the four-year-old Zoustar mare is prepared for The Everest (1200m) on the same course on October 19th.
Alassio under Leah Kilner led the 900m Group and Listed trial on the Course Proper with Sunlight and Luke Currie camped outside as they went through the turn for the main straight leaving the rest 2L behind.
Currie had a good hold of Sunlight and then allowed her to ease forward in the straight and with 200m to run they had 1L on the tiring Alassio. Currie then allowed Sunlight to cruise to the line.
The Anthony Cummings trained Mizzy (Zoustar) under Tommy Berry closed well to finish 1/2L from Sunlight with the Snowden's Catch Me (I Am Invincible) and Tim Clark third, the margin 1 1/4L. Alassion was fourth.
The time was 52.56 on the Good 4 track with the final 600m in 34.11.
Sunlight was last seen when third to Santa Ana Lane in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes over 1200m on the same track back on April 6th. Sunlight will race in the Max Whitby and Neil Werritt slot in The Everest.
The mare is currently sharing $9.00 with Classique Legend, who did not trial on Monday, with TAB.com.au on their Everest market, Santa Ana Lane is the $5.00 favourite.
Cummings supplied the winners of the first two heats over 1000m with Baller and Libertine respectively showing they were ready for new campaigns.
HOW GOOD IS THIS GIRL 💪 - #TheTABEverest contender Sunlight looked the goods winning her Group and Listed trial @royalrandwick this morning. Is this slot holder Max Whitby's year? Check out the latest @tabcomau market here 👉https://t.co/DnDkx8A4Ea. pic.twitter.com/uaUgq11jrJ— Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) August 11, 2019
😲 OH MY WORD 😲! Check out Libertini for @Acummingsracing winning the Group and Listed trial @royalrandwick this morning. @TommyBerry21 loosened his grip for a second and she gobbled up the leaders. Download the new Sky Racing Active app for race replays... pic.twitter.com/x9vjVWIqSg— Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) August 11, 2019


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The two students selected for the AJ Student Prize by the University of Cambridge
About the Department of Architecture
- Courses BA (Hons) Architecture, MPhil Architecture and Urban Design, Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Architecture
- Location Cambridge
- Head of department François Penz
- Full-time tutors 16
- Part-time tutors 22
- Number of students 158
- Staff to student ratio 1:8
- Fees £9,250
Malcolm Ebose, BA (Hons) Architecture, Studio 2
Undergraduate malcolm ebose
Project title Still Waters, a building for wellbeing
Project description Students are struggling. A combin-ation of fees, instrumentalised training, and pressure from social media is jeopardising what Professor Gert Biesta calls 'the beautiful risk of education'. On a complex and contested site, sandwiched between a leftover Georgian terrace and an anodyne school of social sciences in Manchester, the project proposes a therapeutic arena for an individual with a Miesian spatiality and Frank Lloyd Wright's joy in the domestic. Confounding expectations of a soft space, a new institutional building both represents and embodies the energy, commitment and investment of the university in helping their students remain well.
Tutor citation 'Malcolm's project is three things. Firstly, a strategic response to a particular situation in the context of Manchester University. Secondly, an epistle to Marie, a Cambridge student with mental health problems who acted as Malcolm's "client". Thirdly, an embodiment of his own confident, experimental and optimistic approach to the discipline. Our teaching staked out general interests in complexity, the university in ethnographic terms, and the qualities of institutional architecture.' Rod Heyes
Tom Grillo, MPhil Architecture and Urban Design
Postgraduate tom grillo
Project title Parco Agricolo Sud
Project description The project is situated in a preserved agricultural landscape to the South of Milan, the Parco Agricolo Sud. The current neglect of the area belies the historic and contemporary qualities of this agricultural landscape. The project confronts issues associated with this urban region: the expansive periphery beyond traditional city limits. Urban sprawl has transformed the city's hinterland, resulting in new types of physical, economic and socio-political conditions. Qualities existing in this region are captured by the project and brought within reach of the city's inhabitants, with the aim of finding new types of architectural and urban spaces for the 21st-century city. Building upon existing urban policy to inform the development of an outline urban strategy, presents an expanded public realm in the Parco Agricolo Sud. Activities existing at the Park edge are relocated to the hinterland to form public corridors occupied by a new, ludic type of mixed land use. Preservation is a key theme: the strategy aims to promote new land uses in order to retain existing landscape and structures which are currently in a state of neglect.
Tutor citation 'Tom's work wrestles with a challenging urban context, a shifting political climate, and a rich architectural history. It does so with confidence while maintaining the scale and dispersed nature of the site, imbuing it with a mysterious atmosphere that bridges between landscape intervention, traces of agricultural form, and the monumentality of a new and unusual civic realm.' Ingrid Schröder


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You've decided to repair, upgrade or replace software at your company. You've done your research. You've found who you believe to be a vendor capable of getting this done for you. The process for developing an application is unique for every business, but there are basic steps in the process that need to happen before wireframing and developing a prototype.
You'll be meeting with your vendor's team, which may include an account manager or seller, a developer, or someone with a title like project manager. Their job is to find out what you want to build, what it will do, if anyone outside a manager or a super admin will be regularly using the application, and what features are most important to you.
Is it complicated? It is, but it's not supposed to be for you. A great vendor is going to keep all of the crazy stuff off of your desk and keep you focused on features and endgame – launch.
Three things should be clear in your mind, for your sanity and the project timeline. Here are three critical questions to ask.
1. How am I going to stay updated on the progress of the job?
If the vendor suggests email, hold up. You're asking them to build software, you're not ordering sandwiches for lunch. An experienced vendor will have internal communication tools for the developers and project manager to speak with each other. But how will they clearly and concisely get to you? Imagine an email string with 15 reply-alls on it. You already have a headache thinking about that. Slack is great, and there are a bunch of similar messaging services available. As long as you are comfortable with it, great. Ideally, you're going to have a stream of conversation, in a somewhat linear fashion so no one gets confused. Your vendor will schedule weekly or bi-weekly catch-up meetings to brief you on the project's progress, and they should be able to show you who was working on what, and the billable hours they put in. Again, there are many tools for presenting this data. It needs (for you) to be visual, not a clunky spreadsheet, and it needs to clearly show the progress of your investment.
2. I've changed my mind about some features of my application. Can you adapt?
The most challenging customer is the one who doesn't know what s/he really wants. In a huge company, this could be a mid-level manager on a fishing expedition. Their budgets are so vast they can dip their toes in the water on several possible ideas, and possibly not all stakeholders are really looped in on the process. A good software builder is going to go to great lengths to understand way up front what the goal is, to prevent mid-course corrections that require going back and re-doing something. Costs are going to escalate immediately, and nobody wants that. But stuff happens. Something at your company has changed, the business environment demanded a focus on a different feature. You're not a bad customer if you have to make a big decision which happens to fall in the middle of a software build. But if you and your developers have been communicating well, a change can be less chaotic. The answer to question 2 is "Yes, we can. Tell us what's going on. We may have alternative paths to take that'll get us to the same place."
3. We're done with the build. Are we done?
Software is never really "done." After the application is built, debugged and released, there will always be little maintenance items to keep an eye on. Security is #1. The tools the bad guys have are always improving, and you need to make sure your data is as secure as it can be. You may, over time, add users to your system. That may uncover a bug or two which will need to be fixed. And as you grow your business, there may be pieces you want to add to your existing platform. These don't have to be expensive, they're simply occasional tune-ups you'll want to make to reduce downtime and improve productivity. A reputable software developer will be there when you need them, to jump in and correct issues as they arise. It's like taking care of your otherwise great house: pipes leak, the front door lock breaks, things like that. Regular maintenance will keep your system running at peak performance.
These three questions, if answered properly, will go a long way toward building a relationship of trust with your software artists and support staff, it will save you money, and it'll give you confidence you've chosen a great partner to help improve your business operations.


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Welcome back to another Thankful Thursday! I almost didn't post a Thankful Thursday this week because...it has been a one of those weeks. This week was supposed to be an easy week for me at work, home and in life! I guess, that should have been the first red flag, huh?
My boss, the doctor, is out of town on Spring Break, which means that I don't have a lot of phone calls coming in and usually not having to make many either. It is usually a week to play catch-up.
Well, nothing has gone as planned this week and will all the different things that I had planned to do...none of them went like I had hoped for. They all to way longer than I expected or had alloted time for and you know what happens to the rest of your day when this happens. I feel like so much time this week has been "wasted" compared to what I should have been able to accomplish. Oh, I forgot to mention that I added a huge project/responsibility/commitment to my already long list of "to-dos".
I became so overwhelmed Tuesday night and the entire day yesterday that my chest felt (all day) like I was having a (mild???) heart attack. My chest would have shooting pains so much so that it would stop you in mid-sentence, tightness in the muscles across my chest, pain down my arm, neck and shoulders also hurt. I know...some of you are thinking...you assumed that you weren't having a mild heart attack? Yes, I assumed so because I've had previous "spells" like these and it is only stress and anxiety. When I get things back under control and the stress/anxiety will lessen and the pain goes away. Now, granted...I might not actually take a real heart attack episode seriously and wake up...dead one day :-)
**This is why I haven't been on visiting and commenting much this week, ladies...I'm sorry!**
Roger kept telling me to slow down and several of you told me to just breathe. I told Roger when we met for lunch, (I really needed to unload a lot of what I was carrying onto him...just talking it out with him always seems to help), that I felt like if I slowed down or stopped...I would burst into tears. I really needed a clone yesterday and could still use one today. I need someone who thinks like me, works like me, is driven like me, has the same determination as me, as personality as me and is focused just like me to get everything done.
I had a friend say that they had seen several of her friends had made the same comment yesterday on Facebook about needing a clone. She asked if it was something in the Spring air. My reply was:
Too many projects and demands = not enough time in the day or enough of me to go around to accomplish them all :)
For many of you, the answer would be simple...take one thing at a time, breathe, slow down or don't worry about what doesn't get done because it will all still be there tomorrow. That is part of the problem...I don't want it here tomorrow!!! lol! The main problem with this thought is...they all have deadlines that must be met and you can't take your time on these. When one thing doesn't get accomplished, then it spills over into the things that you have to do tomorrow or next week...making that day or week even crazier. We aren't talking about just dirty dishes, nasty house or piles of laundry...we are talking about responsibilities with my job, church, commitments, Tyler's school, income taxes and several unfinished projects.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I took both the boys (Brandon & Tyler) shopping Saturday and bought Ty a new pair of American Eagle jeans (he was down to 2 pair) that he loved. He wore them to school on Monday and loved them so much (doesn't like his other two...says they are baggy) that he asked me to wash and dry them so he could wear them again Tuesday.
I was with Dorinda (pastor's wife) and Jackie (children's church minister) going to different churches to view their creative decorations for the children's Sunday school rooms and halls. Yes, that is the huge project that I finally committed to overseeing the entire renovation project, forming a budget and getting it accepted by the board. Ty called me after he got out of football practice and asked me if I was still with Mrs. Dorinda. I said "yes, why?" He said "good, that way you can't say anything ugly when I tell you what I have to tell you!" Someone broke into his locker in the field house dressing room and stole his new jeans! They have had a lot of theft this year. The lockers are very flimsy and they are locked but they bend the corner of the locker back, stick their hand inside, pull out the jeans (hoping to find a wallet or cell phone), throw the jeans somewhere else and leave. However, we wised up after another friend had his wallet stolen...Ty doesn't carry his wallet to school anymore...just a few dollars in his pocket and he gives his cell phone to the coach, who locks them in his office until after practice. I guess, this must have made the thief mad plus these were new, nice jeans...the thief took the jeans and his leather belt that was on them. I was furious! I handed this off to Roger to handle. He is a part-time police officer and a level headed man. I told him that they might take him more seriously than from this mad mom. He went to the school to meet with the coach and athletic director yesterday.
Ok...I know you must be thinking...how on earth is this post a Thankful Thursday? Well, here is how...
I am thankful:
- That this week is nearly over!
- American Eagle and Aeropostale have their jeans on very cheap (online clearance is the way we shop)
- Spring break is next week
- The colors are officially picked out and the ball is in someone else's court for the time being
- I am not leaving this house today and solely, working hard at my job
- By tonight, Ty's CAP...Career Action Planning will be done...meeting with advisor at 5:30 PM...his 4 year plan will be complete (only 3 yrs. left)
- I can just refuse to answer the phone depending who's on the caller ID
- Friday is my day off and Ty is out of school starting tomorrow
- I get to sleep in tomorrow (I'm very tired)
- I am working 3 days next week and then taking Ty camping...can you say...no phones and no internet!
- One week left and my part of the team registration for the 1st Annual Brothers for Hope St. Jude Golf Classic will be finished until the actual tournament on April 18th
Yes, it is truly a Thankful Thursday...wheee...this week is almost over! Praise The Lord!!!
I have made it without saying anything ugly, offensive, haven't created any enemies, haven't lost any friends, haven't lost my religion...not once, no angry outburst and I am feeling much more relaxed today.
For more thankful hearts, visit Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage.


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Stability at nine and ten is only at the surface level for the Springboks
DURBAN - Faf de Klerk's recall from the Springbok wilderness after he made the move to Sale in England has paid huge dividends for the Boks as they try and fill the massive void that was left by Fourie du Preez after the 2015 World Cup.
Flyhalf has also been a bit problematic for the Boks, but new coach Rassie Erasmus has put his faith in the undoubtedly talented Handre Pollard who is probably still trying to get back to his best. However, the stability at these critical positions is only at the surface level, which is worrying considering the World Cup is around the corner and having two players good enough for two positions, such as scrumhalf and flyhalf just won't do.
Erasmus has admitted that part of his mandate is to strengthen and grow the ability of his squad; he has also said that in reaching this goal he will be testing and trying out a few new players. However, what gave a lot of insight into just how difficult this will be for the coach was an instance in Durban where reserve scrumhalf Embrose Papier, clearly the chosen understudy to De Klerk, came onto the park late on in the game - at wing.
Now, the game was never really safe enough for Erasmus to throw it all in and let chaos reign with substitutes, bugger the consequences, and thus he had to think on his feet much more than he let on in the week. Decisions like managing Eben Etzebeth's game time, playing Damian Willemse at fullback, and giving key reserves a good run went out the window. So now, Papier, another cap to his name, has gained zero experience in his key position and is nowhere nearer to being a good and seamless replacement for De Klerk.
At flyhalf, Pollard's kicking game was probably the biggest black mark on Saturday's match, and as this is a key role of a flyhalf it should be quite concerning. Sure, it could be an off day, or a quick fix, but of more concern is that De Klerk was the backup kicker - even more reason not to shift him off the park. Erasmus has also opted not to play a specialist flyhalf on his bench, choosing rather to use the versatility of Willemse despite wanting him to be a deputy fullback.
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Again, Erasmus pivoted on his original plan to play Wilemse at the back, moving him to flyhalf in his debut after a week of probably mostly playing at No 15 - and the pressure told. Erasmus has in his stable a three-time Super Rugby finalist in Elton Jantjies, but there has been criticism levelled at the Lions man for not being able to step up in the Bok jersey, and regardless of the truth of that sentiment, Erasmus is clearly not his biggest fan.
It again means that if Pollard was to go down, or fall out of form, the back up for him is currently a one-capped youngster who is trying to build himself into a useful fullback to cover for another key figure - Willie le Roux. It will be tough for Erasmus to walk the talk about giving other players opportunities in these positions, especially in the Rugby Championship.
The remaining games are bound to only get tougher as the opposition steps up, and the venues change. However, the coach will need to be bold, and maybe take some hits, in the remaining nine Tests of 2018, before the World Cup next year. But, no South African coach ever wants to lose lest he invokes the poisoned chalice that comes with the position.
Big day for Damian Willemse making his debut for the #Springboks. Here he share his thoughts! @MTNza @FNBSA @ASICS_ZA @CastleLagerSA pic.twitter.com/yDI0hDLQhJ— South African Rugby (@Springboks) August 18, 2018
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Time for the Lov
Unlike the 2014 title charge which was led mainly by Suarez, this season everyone has played a significant part or other:
1. Alisson – worldie saves, routine saves, saves which make opponents' free kicks look meh
2. VVD – well
3. Robertson and TAA – those whippy crosses
4. Gomez – early season solidity a large part down to him
5. Matip – recent solidity a large part down to him
6. Milner – Mr Penalty
7. Hendo – second coming of late
8. Wijnaldum – shielding, holding, releasing, then shielding some more
9. Keita – important first goal when it counted, and taking over the gauntlet from Gini as the latter tires as the season enters the last lap
10. Fabinho – that pass to release Mane for the first goal against Man United, and generally being the best DM I have ever seen
11. Lallana – one full game, one MoM performance. We won.
12. Mane – recent fiery form and goals
13. Salah – that goal against Southampton, and always being in the right spot when opposing goalkeepers blunder
14. Firmino – the few games he missed, we looked like piss
15. Origi – ooh Everton
16. Sturridge – ooh Chelsea
17. Shaqiri – crucial in 1st half of season, culminating in Man United game
This leaves one man to clinch it all in the final game against Wolves. Conjuring the spirit against Dortmund, up pops Dejan Lovren in 90th minute with a header to win the title. You hear it here first.
weech, Singapore
The biggest indictment of Man Utd's quality
I'm not sure I can milk 16 conclusions out of that United game so I'm just going to freestyle this one.
West Ham were better than us in almost every regard on Saturday, besting us in every department except tackles (and goals for, obviously, but we had a big helping hand there). The fact that (aside from Pogba's penalty-assisted WhoScored rating of 8) our best players were Rojo, Jones and Dalot speaks volumes about the type of performance we saw from United. Although, the biggest indictment of our quality on Saturday was that Paul Pogba got the man of the match.
Looking only at the ratings it would seem like he had a good game, but anyone who watched it happen will know that was simply not the case. He had 4 shots, of which only the two penalties were on target, was dispossessed 3 times, and had a passing accuracy of just under 78%. Granted, nobody else really had much of a claim to being MotM, but that only undermines that "award" further. Ok, you can point to the two goals that eventually won us the game but let's be honest: as professional footballers, any one of the 28 players who featured should be able to score two penalties. Scoring a penalty isn't exactly a remarkable achievement; watching him dance around like he'd just scored a couple of worldies is just embarrassing.
As Ian Watson alluded to, the problem really is with the front three. Aside from the two penalties, we only managed two shots on target and one of those was an outside-the-box effort from Rojo. Lukaku, our striker, only managed one shot and it was off target. In fact, I can't really remember Fabianski having to do much at all other than picking the ball out of the back of the net following the penalties. This is only half the problem though, as the setup play is also severely lacking at the moment; we just aren't creating anything like the right quality or quantity of chances, regardless of who the striker is. Of the 20 crosses that were played in on Saturday, only three were accurate – that's just appalling. We only played two through balls yet attempted 34 long balls on Saturday, despite the entirety of this season demonstrating that Lukaku is not now, nor is he ever likely to be a good target man.
Even the second penalty was a blessing because Martial had effectively ballsed up the chance before the tackle came in. He and Lingard were especially awful, having one shot, playing one key pass, completing just three dribbles, and taking ten unsuccessful touches between them. Lingard did manage a passing accuracy of 90% but that only equates to 18 passes. To be fair, he did contribute defensively (5 tackles, 1 interception and 2 clearances) but that really shouldn't be his job in a game like this. Are these things a hangover from the Mourinho effect? It's hard to say for certain but it does look like the players have reverted to a mean that was established under Jose. Solskjaer must take some of the blame, if only for allowing his players to continue playing so naively; if we know we don't have anyone who can play a cross accurately, why are we still trying them? If we know Lukaku doesn't do well as a target man, why are we still treating him like one? Having said that, the squad is so woefully short on form and fitness that there's not a great deal else that could be done with the starting lineup at the moment.
Lucky is how I would describe the win; if the referee hadn't generously awarded us our first penalty, or allowed their questionably disallowed goal to stand then it could have been a different story. We can't keep expecting Rashford to run through brick walls for us when he clearly isn't fully fit, or relying on opponent profligacy to stay ahead, or receiving referee generosity to provide us with penalties when we look impotent in attack. At some point the players are going to have to stand up and be counted and start to turn in the sorts of performances we saw from them in the first months of Ole's tenure. Rashford tweeted after the game that the three points are all that matters and, to a degree, he's right. But the likelihood of collecting said three points becomes a lot more remote when you don't really do anything to deserve them game after game.
I think it was telling that Ole uttered the phrase "we'll have to see who's here next season" when discussing the captaincy because I think it's clear that there is going to be a reasonable turnover of players in the summer. I read of an impending £130m bid for Pogba from Real Madrid, which I would snap your hand off for right now. I can only assume that the interest from Madrid has turned his head but it's just not good enough. Even if we did sign him to a new mega-money deal, how long before his head would be turned by PSG? Or Barca or Real again? He's not committed to the cause, which you can clearly see from his overall efforts on the pitch, and he hasn't been all year (except when it suited his own narrative). If we did get that kind of money for him, it would bump up the apparent £200m transfer fund considerably, so I'd use it to do a proper rebuild – even if it means that the upheaval disrupts our title prospects next season – and bring in the young, hungry players that we need.
Ted, Manchester
Football and Racism
Dear Football 365,
It's really great that you're writing about racism and I enjoyed John's recent article on the interviews he's been doing. As an anti-racist campaigner and football lover, and someone who has experienced racism throughout throughout my life particularly when playing football, I wanted to challenge some of what he said.
The article, and a lot of media on this issue in general, suggests that you have your racists – like the facist John interviewed – and you have your not racists who may say racist things – like the other two interviewees. Both groups are, however, racist. One group is overt, the other is covert, often subconscious. Being a racist isn't only about having facist beliefs around racial superiority and difference. It's about ignorance and using your power in society to denigrate others. Even if its subconsious, the roots of racial slurs are different to simply picking on an obvious characteristic to bully someone with, as one interviewee suggests.
I think we are sometimes concerned a bit too much with the label 'racist' and people immediately want to say 'I'm not a racist'. The more courageous thing to say would be 'I am/was racist, but I'm trying very hard to unlearn things – sometimes things go well but sometime I don't quite act how I would like'. This acknowledgement is crucial in tackling the problem.
I am conscious that it's a cut version of things, but I would have been interested to hear more about the first man's journey to losing his overt racism. He just said he met people from a variety backgrounds and then, easy as you like, he became part of the 'not a racist' group. But its a difficult journey and one which never really ends. It would have been interesting to hear about the conversations and people which helped change his mind. This would help us think about possible remedys.
Also, while the story about the man and his wife is touching and beautiful, I am sometimes concerned that people want forgiveness and absolution from guilt, rather than to take responsibility for changing things. If anything, I think that the man talking to John about this issue is much more powerful and useful than his apology to his wife, where it feels a little like she was asked to be the "black people's representative".
I know you have a mailbox for these things, but if you are interested in my challenge, I would request that we work together to publish as a separate article to give the topic the space and thought it needs, and that any associated fee goes to an anti-racist campaigns group.
It's a really important issue and one which I think F365 has done amazing work on. I'm just keen to push things that one step further, so we begin to arrive at more concrete solutions.
All the best,
Great article JN. I would also like to highlight a Case of bullying I see in the comments where one user is constantly asking another whether they have been to a live game. This constant putting down of another person is off putting. A bully will constantly pick on someone for a particular thing. When the bully happens to be white and the one being bullied is black, there is a thin line between that and racism…
Forever imprinted on my mind
We're playing tonight but you know what? I don't really care.
The events of 15 April 1989 are forever imprinted on my mind.
RIP to the 96, who went out to watch a game of football and never came home.
Liverpool remembers you but so too do clubs up and down the land.
Graham Simons, Gooner, Norf London
Jimmy…I'll bite…
There have been a few Jimmy's (probably the same guy) writing in gleeful about our descent into mediocrity here are a few things
* The state of our squad – this is not down o the current manager it's the product of years of bad decisions
Quality of Manager _ Apparently he is pub standard even though since he has performed almost as well as Klopp and Pep since he took over.He also led the so called pub team to titles so make of that what you will.
The performances -So we played badly and won which the Manager acknowledges this ,the manager also acknowledged we deserved to get something out of he Arsenal and Wolves games so it's neither here or there.I don't see you complaining about Liverpool's lucky wins.
You can bask all you and who knows you a want but let's remember football in this country is cyclical a decade ago the league was dominated by Chelea,Utd and Arsenal this year all three were out of the running with six games left . Klopp is having the perfect season and you get the feeling his team won't be as lucky next year and Pep you feel/hope will one day get bored so this two shall pass.
Timi, MUFC
How to ruin your team's chances
I put my cock on the block and of course, the blade came down at Fulham.
I am like a reverse clairvoyant, whatever I say will happen, the opposite occurs, therefore Liverpool will win the league, Man Utd will win the champions league and Jordan Henderson is shite.
I should start my own reverse deggsy. Fat Man's Failures it should be called. I predict a football event and you bet on the opposite.
Fat Man
A football romantic
I'm a football fan first and a Gooner second.
And, if Liverpool keep going as they're going and win the league, then I can only salute them.
Make no mistake, I've delighted in their title drought.
I started following English football at a time when the only question was who would be second to Liverpool.
I watched the Anfield '89 match live on tv here in NZ and it remains one of the best days of my 54 years on earth.
I was in the press box at Anfield in 2007, when Cesc Fabregas equalised with minutes to go and when I leapt in the air everybody glared at me.
So, Liverpool has never had a place in my heart.
But, I'm a footy romantic, most of all and if Liverpool can do the unthinkable and finally draw the curtain on their Monty Python football skit, then I doff me cap to 'em.
Nige. NZ (PS: But I'll also laugh my tits off, if they f*ck it up again.)
Keeping it real?
It's so exhilarating watching this season. But I think football365 should be careful about bandying it as something we've never seen before or will see again. I'm a Liverpool supporter through and through but I'm not sure what we do to surpass that Agueroooooooo moment.
That being said, I watched the match with the Mumbai Official Supporters Club event last night. Ridiculously brilliant.
Whatever happens we're going to be happy for the ride.
Kind regards
MK (LFC) Manila, Philippines but in India for a couple of weeks
What's even is the point of Chelsea?
Not surprising to see any discussion of Chelsea after the game yesterday – not a criticism there are just obviously bigger stories.
Which leads me on to the broader point here: in a Abramovich imposed period of (relative) austerity, where their squad is relatively likeable, Utd still absolutely owning the fallen giants schadenfreude, and the general impression that other 'big 6' clubs have a higher propensity for comedy (Hello Arsenal and Spurs) what even is the point of Chelsea anymore?
Simon, London


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BelAir apologizes for not seating Giannis after big Bucks win
The biggest Bucks story on Twitter Sunday night wasn't about Milwaukee evening its playoff series against the Celtics. Rather, it was a photo and tweet from Twitter user @MoSokanhe, who said he watched Giannis Antetokounmpo wait several minutes for a table at the BelAir Cantina at 1935 N. Water St., then leave without getting served.
He tweeted, "At @BelAirCantina on water street and just watched @Giannis_An34 wait for a table for 10 minutes and no one helped him so he left... Dude just won Milwaukee a playoff game! Get him some service."
Apparently, Giannis left and went to DiModa Pizza, 1758 N. Water St., where he did get seated. In an Instagram post, the restaurant wrote, "Thanks Giannis for stopping in after a huge win today!!!"
At @BelAirCantina on water street and just watched @Giannis_An34 wait for a table for 10 minutes and no one helped him so he left... Dude just won Milwaukee a playoff game! Get him some service pic.twitter.com/hcjsJfThiA— Morgan (@MoSokanhe) April 22, 2018
Sunday night, Bel Air's co-owner, Scott Johnson, provided OnMilwaukee with a statement about the apparent lapse in customer service, and will offer all customers a free taco on Friday.
"We are very sorry we weren't able to seat Giannis in as timely of a manner as we would have hoped," said Johnson.
"The Bucks big win, thanks to his tip in and the team's great play, combined with today's spring weather had people turn out in droves to celebrate and we had quite a wait. We were honored he came in for a celebratory meal, and wish we could have accommodated him right away. We welcome him back Thursday after another Bucks win and will hold open a table."
He continued, "And to turn this into a positive for everyone, we are pledging that if the Bucks win the series Thursday night in Milwaukee, we will provide all Bucks fans with a free taco with any purchase all day Friday at all our locations #GoBucks #BucksIn6"
BelAir also released a photo from the surveillance camera that showed the Bucks' star being greeting. Johnson told me the restaurant was very busy Sunday night and this was a case of staff being slammed.
For his part, Giannis (via his girlfriend, Mariah Danae), accepted BelAir's apology:
"Its all good, much love for you guys ❤ also thanks to all of the concerned fans I appreciate your support."
Its all good, much love for you guys ❤ also thanks to all of the concerned fans I appreciate your support @BelAirCantina pic.twitter.com/gBKSV3CTGJ— Mariah Danae (@mariahdanae15) April 23, 2018
@MoSokanhe also tweeted, "Lol I kid you not, as I walked out the cops showed up because other patrons of the restaurant who were at the game were so upset he didn't get seated. Weirdest experience…"
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Shame on the originator of the post for making it seem like Giannis was ignored when he actually was not. But good on Giannis for not having sour grapes about the whole thing. And good on BelAire for turning negative publicity into a win for the whole community!
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|Jim MacLaren
|April 13, 1963
|Motivational speaker
Jim MacLaren (born April 13, 1963) is a motivational speaker and author, noted for his record-breaking performances in the marathon and Ironman triathlon after having his left leg amputated below the knee.
Jim was born on April 13, 1963. He was a standout athlete in football and lacrosse at Yale University, and before Yale had been a leading athlete at Vermont Academy. In 1985, at the age of 22, Jim lost his left leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident. He recovered, and went on to run the marathon in 3 hours, 16 minutes, and to finish the Ironman Hawaii in 10 hours, 42 minutes.
Then, in 1993, during the Orange County Ironman, Jim was struck by a van during the bike portion of the race and collided with a signpost, rendering him a quadriplegic.
Jim's accident inspired members of the running community to raise funds to allow him to purchase a van he could drive with his hands. The fundraiser rose above and beyond the amount of funds necessary, and the Challenged Athletes Foundation was founded in an effort to support other disabled athletes in their efforts.
Again, Jim recovered, and now uses a wheelchair. Jim works as a motivational speaker and author.
He was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2005 ESPY Awards presentation.


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Yesterday was a really busy day out at the farm. A lot was accomplished. Just look below...
Thomas worked hard at getting his walls ready to prime and paint.
Michelle started painting the girls' room.
Some friends came up to help with the doings. Michael and his Dad helped with the carpentry
His sister Olivia worked on painting in the girls' room.
The cabinets went up.
The drywall in my office was finished and is looking well.
Paul worked at getting the mower working up to his standards.
The girls got the room all painted.
Thomas got the walls in his room primed.
The cabinets were all installed. I think they look so nice. We are going to go pick out the counter tops today.
Paul worked in the kitchen too.
The stove was set up in it's new place. The guys got it hooked up and running before they left.
The peninsula was laid out. The sinks are bought and ready to install once the counter tops are ready. The kitchen will be ready to use when we are ready to move in. Way to go Sweetheart!!
The farm is coming along!


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Tag: waterfall
Anne Frank Memorial
Boise, ID ~ Boise is a beautiful town with many parks and trails. My daily walk consisted of walking past the capitol, through downtown, and past this particular park: The Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. In addition to the beautiful fountain and sculptures, the memorial park contains a large "Quote Wall" featuring historical quotes from inspirational figures. The nearby bridges are also spectacular. Wintertime was fun; living with snow was new to me, now it is just an annoyance.
Categories: Boise, Idaho • Tags: Ann Frank, boise, bridge, bsu, fountain, human rights, idaho, iron, memorial, park, pond, river, rocks, snow, spring, structure, trees, water, waterfall, winter


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Welcome to offseason coverage of Hoosiers In The NBA! Today I will be recapping how the first weekend of free agency affected almost every former Hoosier, including how well Eric Gordon will fit on the Houston Rockets. Please try to spread the word by liking it on Facebook or retweeting this on Twitter if you enjoyed it. Of course this is completely optional but it is greatly appreciated. Otherwise I hope you enjoy and for more coverage follow me on twitter at @QTipsForSports or just look for the hashtag #HoosiersInTheNBA:
The first weekend of free agency is in the books and already a lot of important moves were made. Even though only one former Hoosier moved teams this weekend, almost all of them were affected by their teams either signing or not signing certain free agents. So for this edition of Hoosiers In The NBA, I will look at every former Hoosier and discuss how they were affected by the last 96 hours.
How Gordon Fits In Houston
Initially I thought Eric Gordon's poor overall shooting percentage (41.8%) and two finger injuries (37 games missed) last year would limit him to only getting a one-year deal in free agency for around $5 to 8 million, but it seems I underestimated the salary cap increase.
Instead, Gordon has signed a four-year contract with the Houston Rockets worth $53 million. That deal is almost identical to his last contract (four years, $58 million back in 2012) despite the fact Gordon has missed 116 games since he signed his last deal.
However, when Gordon has been healthy he has proven to be one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA, shooting 39.5% (411 of 1040) from long-range during the past four seasons. That's why Gordon was a no-brainer for Houston, especially now that Mike D'Antoni is the head coach.
Famed coach of the mid-2000s Phoenix Suns "Seven Seconds Or Less" Offense, D'Antoni looks to replicate that in Houston with James Harden as the focal point. Here is a link to an explanation of how D'Antoni's fast break offense operates, but basically Gordon would be an ideal corner shooter for Harden to drive-and-kick to. The Rockets also signed Ryan Anderson to fill the role of stretch-four.
If Gordon can stay healthy, he could play a vital role in helping the Rockets get back to the playoffs. If he doesn't start, I could see him play the role of sixth man, where he can relieve Harden for stretches and play with him during crunch time.
Oladipo's Success In OKC Now A Mystery
Unfortunately the idea of seeing Victor Oladipo play on a title-contender was short-lived after Kevin Durant decided to sign with the Golden State Warriors. Now his new team is one big decision away from potentially being in the same position his old team was in during his whole career.
The Oklahoma City Thunder need to try and get Russell Westbrook to sign a contract extension or else they may have to trade him so they don't lose him for nothing like they did with Durant. If Westbrook stays, the Thunder should still make the playoffs and Oladipo could become the second-best player on the team. If Westbrook is traded, Oladipo will be in the same situation he was in during his three seasons with Orlando. This will definitely be a something that will require monitoring over the coming days and weeks.
Charlotte Chooses To Build Around Zeller
Last season Cody Zeller proved that not only could he be a good NBA center, but also proved that he was the exact type of center the Charlotte Hornets needed to run their offense effectively.
Those beliefs were backed up this past weekend when the Hornets let Al Jefferson leave for the Indiana Pacers. For most of his time in Charlotte, Jefferson was the starting center and the best offensive player on the Hornets. Yet when the offense started to click with Zeller filling in for an injured Jefferson, there looked like there might be a changing of the guard but nothing was for sure. With Jefferson now out of the picture, Zeller is now the unquestionable choice at center.
For anyone wondering, the signing of Roy Hibbert will not affect Zeller at all. Hibbert was signed only for depth purposes as Zeller was the only center on the Hornets' roster.
Vonleh Still In Portland's Plans For Now
Technically the Portland Trail Blazers haven't made a free agent move that directly affects Noah Vonleh. Yet the fact they haven't made such a move does affect Vonleh when you consider the circumstances.
After making a surprising run to the playoffs, it wouldn't have been surprising to see the Trail Blazers try to sign a veteran power forward to help sustain the team's success. They tried and failed with Pau Gasol, but other than that the Trail Blazers haven't been looking for someone who would prevent Vonleh from competing for the starting power forward position next season. There's still a chance that kind of player could still get signed in the days to come, but for now it looks like that, despite a shaky season, Portland still believes in Vonleh.
Ferrell's Path To Make The Nets' NBA Roster Just Got Harder
One look at the Phoenix Suns' roster and you can tell Troy Williams will have an uphill battle to make the team's NBA roster with players like P.J. Tucker, Brandon Knight, and Devin Booker headlining a loaded logjam at wing.
Yet there was hope for Yogi Ferrell when he signed with the Brooklyn Nets for summer league. With the team's giant hole at the point guard position, it became plausible that Ferrell could end up being the Nets' backup point guard.
Now all of that looks unlikely after the signing of Jeremy Lin and the probable signing of Tyler Johnson (unless the Miami Heat match Brooklyn's offer sheet). There's still a chance Ferrell could make the NBA roster as a third point guard (Johnson is technically a combo guard so it's possible) but the chances have greatly diminished since the beginning of free agency.


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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Acquisition_Is_Initialization
Resource Acquisition Is Initialization, often referred to by the acronym RAII, is a popular design pattern in several object oriented programming languages like C++, D and Ada. The technique, invented by Bjarne Stroustrup[1], ensures that when resources are acquired they are properly released by tying them to the lifespan of suitable objects: resources are acquired during the initialization of objects, when there is no chance of using them before the resource is available, and released with the destruction of the same objects, which is guaranteed to take place even in case of errors.
In C++, objects residing on the stack are automatically destroyed when the enclosing scope is exited, including the case of exceptions [2]; their destructor is called before the exception propagates.
RAII helps in writing exception-safe code: to release resources before permitting exceptions to propagate (in order to avoid resource leaks) one can write appropriate destructors once rather than dispersing and duplicating cleanup logic between exception handling blocks.
object releases the lock, if held, when destroyed
file class closes the associated file, if open, when destroyed
the memory is released when the RAII object is destroyed


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Carol Wright has always been a physical fitness bug, but in her younger years, she focused on diet and working out on her own to stay in shape. Running and biking were her two primary types of exercise. But running marathons at age 75? That was way beyond the norm and wasn't really in her thoughts.
Those thoughts changed after moving to Sandpoint, meeting other distance runners, and particularly meeting Mike Ehredt.
Wright was originally from Ontario, Canada but moved to Washington, D.C. with her parents when she was 18. She later was to meet and marry Bob Wright, and in 1988, they moved to the Sandpoint area.
Bob had a dream of coming to some small, quiet place in the Northwest, where he could write. That brought them to the Grouse Creek area near Sandpoint, but living off the grid became more difficult, and in 2000, they moved into Sandpoint.
Sandpoint is an outdoor type of town with hunters, hikers, campers, fishermen, skiers, and runners. Wright continued her physical regime of running and biking and added cross-country skiing to the list. It wasn't until 2012 that this regime changed.
First, her daughter decided to enter a half-marathon race, and Wright decided to join her. Of even more importance, she was introduced to Mike Ehredt.
Ehredt's history is nothing short of phenomenal. He is a Hylands Master Athlete and has been a USA Track and Field coach for eight years.
In 2010, while in his late 40s, he began Project America Run to honor American soldiers who died in Iraq. This was a 4,425-mile trip from Oregon to Maine with no support vehicles.
He pushed a jogger stroller as he ran, stopping every mile to plant an American flag with the name, rank, age, and hometown of veterans who died in combat. Every day he ran the equivalent of a marathon or longer. Bear in mind that a marathon is over 26 miles.
Two years later, he did a similar run from the Canadian border in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. That took two months with no days off, for a combined total of 6,570 miles.
Ehredt is now a running coach in Sandpoint. Wright commented, "If I hadn't met Mike, I probably would have done the first race to support my daughter, but not much more. Mike's a wonderful motivator and one of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet."
She filled out a questionnaire that asked how long she had been seriously running. She answered, "two months." It also asked about her goal. Wright's response was to run a half-marathon in two months to support her daughter.
Ehredt told her he had no doubt she could do it if she would follow his instructions and because it's something she really wanted to do. The mental attitude has a lot to do with it.
Most of Ehredt's clients are over 50, but Wright was unique in being the oldest, at 70, when she started training with Ehredt. She needed a clean bill of health from her doctor, and she got that. Then Ehredt put her on a program of running and walking.
"That was for about a year," he explained. He stressed time spent rather than distance. "Seniors, and everybody, put too much pressure on ourselves when we put a mile tag on it. So we started out slow, combining running and walking. All too often, one does what I call the terrible too's: too much, too fast, too soon."
Wright started a year-long regimen of run-and-walk. "When can I run non-stop?" she asked. Ehredt felt she was ready, and she signed up and completed a 10K.
He then asked her if she could do just one thing, what would it be. "I've always dreamed of the Boston Marathon" was her reply. Ehredt answered, "Why don't we have you on the start line in three years?"
Her first marathon was at Liberty Lake near Spokane. She ran her second in Coeur d'Alene with a time that qualified her to run the Boston Marathon, her ultimate goal. That three-year target was now a reality.
Training for Boston began on November 30, 2015, and in April, she headed east for her first Boston Marathon. She was 73. She ran her second at 74, and now that she's again qualified, she will be on the starting line for her third Boston Marathon in 2018.
Ehredt explained that when his clients run as a group, everybody starts and finishes together. Wright knew what fitness level she was in. "She had a focus, a goal, and her life isn't going to be measured by doing a marathon. She does something every day, not drastic cardio," said Ehredt. "I put on her on a schedule. Thursday you're going for a walk. Go on your walk with your dog. I don't care how long you go, just go. If she wants to run, I say no, Friday is your running day."
He added that seniors lose their VO2, which is the amount of oxygen our bodies can use to exercise. That drops every single year as does our muscle strength. To reach her goal of running in Boston, they had to work on her VO2. "You have to work the cardio system to work the muscular system and have to work your respiratory system to see fitness gains," commented Ehredt. "Doing these things gets you fitter and hopefully adds a few years."
"I didn't start out hoping to be an inspiration to younger people, but I'm finding that happening," Wright explained. "Like the race I did last weekend, I told the pacer I wanted to cross the finish line in less than five hours, so I could quality for Boston. The whole group asked, 'how old are you?' I said I'm 75, and some of the women, when I crossed the line, said they were as happy for me as I was," said Wright. "That's the type of thing I see over and over again."
Wright has ambitions of running as long as she can.
"I'd love to run the New York City Marathon and Chicago and maybe the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C.," she said. "I was just starting to run seriously at 70. I think the older you get, you just slow down a little bit, and it takes longer to recover. You hear of people running into their 80s, and I hope that's me."


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Welcome to CHW Victoria
CHW Victoria was founded in 1926, after a visit by Lillian Freiman, the first National President of Canadian Hadassah (as our organization was then known). Although a small Jewish community, the Victoria chapter enthusiastically embraced the goals of Hadassah and jumped in to support Israel wholeheartedly. Over the years, many fundraisers, speakers, lunches, trips to national and international CHW events, fueled our love of Israel.
Especially popular were the famous Chocolate Sundays, held from 1990-1997, chaired by the late Stephanie Gilbert. Book sales, bazaars, Purim parties, Casino Night, fashion shows. Musical tea, the famous Chanukah parties held at the home of Drs Ana and Alex Porzecanski, poker and bridge groups, garage sales. We have had members on the National Board of Directors. We have 3 generations of the same family in our chapter. We have members who live all over Vancouver Island. CHW was often the first organization women belonged to upon arriving in Victoria. Life long friendships were made and carry on to this day. All this to raise money for Youth Aliya and these days for Hadassim, our day care centres, hospitals, schools and help lines in Israel.
Today our bi-monthly birthday lunches are a great success as we get together socially and raise funds. Our annual campaign launch and our Sukkah tea are successful annual events.
Our Executive for 2018/2019 are: Sharon Fitch, Past President, Damaris Notte, Secretary, Esther Laredo, Treasurer, Eleanor Mintz, Newsletter Editor, Celia Negin, Membership, Josie Davidson and Selma Linzer, members-at-large.
If you are planning to visit Victoria, or if you are planning to move to Victoria, then CHW is your organization. All are welcomed. Contact Sharon at 250-381-1166, email@example.com, or Celia at 250-995-1414, email@example.com.
Contact Us
Sharon Fitch
Phone: (250) 381-1166
Email: email@example.com