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If you are interested in coming to New Zealand to play football, you can apply for a working holiday visa. New Zealand has working holiday arrangements with many countries - check this link to see if your country is included.
If you are applying from the UK, you must be able to meet the eligibility criteria as follows -
You must:
If you are older than 30 or have children, then you may be able to work in New Zealand through another scheme
- follow this link
There are some occupations that New Zealand has indicated as being in demand. The attached lists show the immediate and long term skills shortages. If you - or your partner - work in an occupation on these lists and you meet the qualification or employment criteria - then you could stay longer than your working holiday visa term. These occupations include common jobs such as:
LGV Drivers
Diesel Mechanics, Electricians
All types of Engineers
All Health professionals, including Nurses, Midwives, Physiotherapist
Further information:
Firstly, a note to clarify what games we play!
Football in New Zealand is played during both Winter (April - August approx) and Summer.
Winter football is the traditional period where the game is played in regional, district and local leagues. Regional football is played in three divisions geographically based. They are; Northern League, covering the top half of the North Island, Central League, covering the lower half of the North Island, and Southern League, which caters for the whole of the South Island. These regional leagues represent the highest level of winter play.
Napier City Rovers 1st team plays in the Central League during winter.
In addition, New Zealand's version of the FA Cup, called the Chatham Cup, is played during the winter season.
The National competition is played during summer and comprises of an 8 team league with end of season "play-off's". The winners of this competition go forward to represent New Zealand in the Oceania Qualifying Tournament for the World Club Championship.
The local province of Hawke's Bay has a team in this Competition.
As a Club, we offer the opportunity for players to compete at the highest level of New Zealand football, winter and/or summer. Over the years many players from the UK have gained residential status and have gone on to play for the National side, while others have gained additional experience and returned to professional clubs back in England and Scotland.
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I always wanted to travel so when I found out about this league and the great set-up at Rovers it was a no brainer.
Stephen Hoyle
I found a new start, new club and a full time job.
Miles John
I was given a chance to do what I love doing in a country that I'd only heard good things about.
Saul Halpin
About Napier
Napier is a coastal city located on the east coast of the North Island. Geographically, it is on the same latitude as Southern Spain and enjoys a benign climate. Napier, together with close neighbour Hastings, combine to make the region NZ's 6th largest population centre (approx 150,000).
The local economy is largely agricultural & horticulture based, with processing plants for meat, wood-pulp, fruit and vegetables (Heinz Wattie & McCain Foods have plants in the area) forestry, and viticulture. There is also a flourishing Port at Napier exporting local materials worldwide.
The booming local economy has resulted in a shortage of skilled people, with electricians, plumbers, fitters, mechanics and builders in short supply. In fact all skilled people are welcome.
We work in partnership with local employers/agencies to ensure prospective players have job opportunities available to them.
The pleasant climate along with its street cafes and boutique wineries gives the area a distinct Mediterranean feel and a life style far removed from the hurly burly.
For more information on Napier, immigration, and employment opportunities, check out the following web sites :-
If you are considering coming to live in New Zealand, contact Mark Luscombe at Luscombe Legal for expert immigration advice.


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Kane Lewis has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, with the young defender impressing Jurgen Klopp enough to warrant a new deal, as reported by Liverpool's official website.
The versatile teenager has been one of the more impressive players to come through the academy recently, and his ability to play at both centre-back and right-back make him a very appealing player.
Klopp has watched Lewis perform several times, and while the manager looked on the player has certainly impressed (via the Mirror). He appears to have a future more as a full-back than a centre-back, but his positional play, his aerial ability, and his reading of the game are all excellent.
Having arrived from Brentford in 2014 he has been a mainstay in the U18s, and will no doubt be looking to kick on and battle his way into the first team.
Martin Skrtel shockingly calls Jurgen Klopp a 'd*ckhead'
Jurgen Klopp is known for putting faith in youth and bringing players up through the ranks, so Lewis will be confident of getting a fair shot.

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By Mara Galeno
"I don't like reading" is probably a common thing we hear from others when bringing up the topic of reading. Why do people not read? Why don't they like reading?
It all goes back to our education. In school, we are always taught to analyze and read between the lines of every single book. Some of us are told to keep a reading log and read a certain number of books in a certain amount of time to keep up with our grade.
I, for one, loathed reading back in 6th grade when I had to keep a reading log and write a page summary of every single book I read–a total of about 40 books for the whole school year.
Wanting to get over the irksome assignments, I decided to scan through the books instead of taking my time to read; ultimately, killing the joy of reading.
Unlike myself, two of my best friends loved reading. They would often read a book and discuss it in my class with each other. Feeling left out, I asked what book they were reading. They immediately handed me a copy of "The Hunger Games" followed by an enthusiastic look on their faces saying, "You have to read it!" and so I did.
I've never felt so much thrill while reading a book. It was exhilarating. I continued reading the trilogy and became intrigued. I wanted to pursue my new-found love for reading.
I became a frequent reader and was known as a "bookworm" in high school. My peers would often catch me walking in the hallways reading a new book or two every week (and witnessed my knack for walking without tripping as I would read).
By reading, I noticed a change in how quickly I would read, gained an extensive vocabulary, developed remarkable spelling and grammar skills, and most importantly: a tremendous method of entertainment and stress-relief.
So why read? Reading can help for a vast amount of reasons such as improving in your academics, your work environment, health, and entertainment.
A great way to improve academically is by reading. When you read, you are reading a book the author wrote–a professional with an extensive knowledge on language arts and proficiency in writing. You tend to see words you aren't familiar with and you create a definition from the context given. You develop the author's use of vocabulary, and you witness how sentences are formed and how they use punctuation.
A vital skill you pick up from reading a book is comprehension. As you read, you discover what it is the author wants you to know, how certain topics and ideals made you feel, and summarize the book in your own words with your own opinion on it.
Being able to gain all those skills can really help when you're put to the test. According to the American Library Association, "Fourth grade students who read for fun every day score the highest on reading assessment tests."
Reading can be very beneficial when it comes to working. Before you even apply for a job, you must write a résumé. With your acquired knowledge of reading and absorbing the author's writing skills, you can be able to write your résumé to seem more appealing in comparison to those of other job applicants.
Reading can also improve your speech and communication skills–which is essential in the workplace, while in an interview or speaking with your boss, co-workers, or customers.
Reading can help you sleep. When you create a habit of reading every night, you condition yourself to sleep–especially if you struggle sleeping. Once you pick up a book at night, your brain will automatically relax and subconsciously get ready for slumber.
Picking up a book and reading can benefit your health. Stress reduction is one of many. Figuratively, reading has the ability to mentally transfer you to another place and escape from your surroundings.
Reading may even help prevent Alzheimer's Disease.
According to the Alzheimer's Research Foundation website, "Reading books and magazines, writing and participating in other mentally stimulating activities, no matter your age, can help to keep memory and thinking skills intact. The findings of a new study add to growing evidence that mental challenges like reading and doing crossword puzzles may help to preserve brain health and stave off symptoms of Alzheimer's in old age."
Lastly, my all-time favorite reason to read is for entertainment reasons! There's no better feeling than getting sucked into a book. After reading for hours and hours as I use my imagination based off the words displayed on a book. Reading is one of the best methods for entertainment, especially when one starts binge reading and can't put the book down (like Netflix when you can't stop watching a show, but better, I promise!)
There's so much detail and so much imagery in a book that you can't quite catch when you're watching TV.
"If you don't like reading, you haven't found the right book."
(J.K. Rowling).
I guarantee that there is a book out there for you yet to love and enjoy.
Now that you know the benefits of reading, you may be wondering how you can start developing it as a hobby.
Visiting a library regularly or a bookstore can help increase your chances to read. You are offered a wide selection of books as well as a quiet space to concentrate while reading.
Keeping your book in hand, on your phone, or tablet and taking it to places with you helps promote reading; especially when you're waiting in a long line, in a bus, train, or Uber, at a waiting room, or even when eating lunch.
Having a friend or even a blog to express your thoughts and ideas can also keep you motivated to keep reading and even gain more book suggestions from people who enjoyed the book you did.
You can also reward yourself by reading. If reading has been a struggle of a hobby you've been wanting to pick up, you can always treat yourself to something you want to propel reading.
Remember, don't force yourself to read a book if you don't like it. Read the first 30 to 50 pages of a book, and if it doesn't catch your interest, simply put it down and search for another book.
If you really need motivation to read, check out 4-year- old Daliyah Arana's story about reading over 1,000 books before entering preschool and hopes to read another 500 more before she starts kindergarten.
Reading is a habit worth picking up and the benefits that come with it are countless. Creating it a habit can be easier than you think, and it is a good investment of your time. Improve your test scores, gain communication skills, relax and unwind, and simply entertain yourself with a good book of your choice; you won't regret it.


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OK, so it's been a while since the first post in this series... Maybe there's an open source antipattern lurking? :-)
The second antipattern I'd like to describe deals with the costs of developing in open source. Since open source software typically can be redistributed freely (within the terms of use in particular cases, YMMV), somehow otherwise savvy tech and business people jump to the conclusion that open source is free. Free to develop; a sort of perpetual motion machine for creating software! Money for nothing!
But, of course, it does cost something to create open source software, even if the end result is made freely available. That's probably obvious (once the hype fog mentioned above clears). But, here's a secret: developing open source software makes you incur costs that you would have otherwise avoided if you decided to create the software some other way (say, for example, the standard closed-source model). That's not to say closed-source development doesn't have costs (potentially) avoided by open source-development, but rather the costs associated with open and closed-source development not always the same. To further complicate the picture, many open source initiatives are taken by employees on behalf of their companies, and so -- if you're not careful -- you can end up incurring both open source and closed source development costs for the same component! (Though, unless you try really hard, you probably will not incur all the possible costs associated with each.)
So now the antipattern: Not understanding the cost structure discussed above before embarking on open source development. Next, you (or worse, your boss!) discovers the open source-specific costs, and things get unpleasant. One way of helping the situation (aside from understanding the cost structure in advance) is to isolate the additional, open source specific costs and seek to share these specific costs with the community.
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Goodbye spring and hello summer! The weather became hotter and we all need to lighten up our casual wears to feel comfy and more relaxed. The light weight fabrics like chiffon, cotton and jersey are the most popular in summer, most of our casual wears should be in these fabrics. We have here in our collection some clothing suggestions to pick some ideas from them.
The printed kimonos are rocking this season; you could wear it with simple tee and with your favorite jeans. Complete the look with a simple cross-body bag and flat comfy shoes. Kimonos came in floral prints or in boho vibes. We can say that kimonos are more bohemian outfits that are most women love to wear.
We have as well the striped jumpsuits in all colors such as black and white; they are very easy to wear and you could be ready in them in no time. Wear them with flat or medium heels shoes to feel the comfy look.
Summer loves the maxi dresses, and there is no wardrobe without maxi dresses. They are cute and lovely with denim jackets or without. The floral prints make them so feminine and girly, wear them with flat sandals and enjoy the summer break.


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With 128 Ironman and 70.3 races, over 40 challenge races plus other long distance events such as the Outlaw how do you decide and pick the one that best suits you and your family?
Most think a sub 10 hour Ironman (11 hours ladies) is the equivalent of the magic sub 3 hour marathon so if it's this golden time you are after then a fast flat course is the way to go but then you also need to consider the following.
You have to consider if the swim is a Sea swim, Lake or River as all can have a massive effect on your race and also if it will be a wetsuit or non wetsuit swim?
- Sea = Salt water and if you swallow a lot of this it can lead to tummy issues and you struggling to keep your nutrition down resulting in a very tough day
- Sea can mean Waves, Swell, Chop again all can be massive obstacles for the weaker swimmer
- Lake can be warm if shallow increasing the chance of a non wetsuit swim so make sure you look at the past history of the races and the predicted water temps.
- Rivers again can be warm but also flowing sometimes this can go in your favour and others it can be working against you so again do your research.
As I said above if it's a PB or a fast time then a flat bike and run gives you the best chance so things to consider about the bike are
- Hills As a general rule history shows hilly courses tend to be slower for obvious reasons but if your a Kona chasing great climber than this type of course will suit you
- Descending some think this automatically means free speed but descending is a skill and a good descender / bike handler will obviously go better than someone who is nervous on steep twisty descents.
- Road Surfaces especially in the UK can be very poor compared to say Mallorca or Barcelona and this can make a huge difference over 112 miles
- Technical if its a technical course this will obviously suit an experienced cyclist who can handle the bike better
Race Date depending on what month the race is depends on when you need to be putting the hours in training in the months leading up to it. So if you are UK based and pick an early race such as South Africa or Lanzarote you are going to need to put the training in during the potentially cold icy Jan-April months in the UK. Then if you chose a later race like Tenby in September you would hopefully have the British summer to get your longer bikes and runs in. Plus open water swimming is much kinder to the body in the summer.
Climate is something you must take into account Hot, Cold, Windy, Wet etc can all have a massive effect on your race and also your support crews day or weekend cheering you on so this one really is a big decision pick the climate that best suits you and your family and I assure you this will make everyone's occasion a better one.
Cost these races are not cheap and thats just the entry fee so a race closer to home helps keep the cost down as once you start adding flights and hotels on top it really does have an effect on your bank account.
Coach whether you hire a coach, read a book and devise your own training plan give yourself the best chance by considering all the options.
Course design are T1, T2 and the finish line all in the same place as this can be a total nightmare after the race if you have miles in between each to collect your bike etc. Also consider is it a multi lap route as this is much better for spectators that have traveled to watch you. If it's a single out and back 112 mile ride and 26.2 mile run it can be a lonely day not seeing your loved ones whilst racing.
Kona Slots if this is what your racing for then you really do have to pick the race that best suits your ability but also look at championship races as these have nearly double the amount of Kona slots than a standard Ironman. In 2016 Ironman UK and Wales (2017 Wales increased to 65 slots) will have 40 slots each where as Ironman Frankfurt which is the European Championships will have 75 slots available.
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Hello, We are Preeti and Ashish from The land of spices "India".
We both share a love for food, passion for cooking, traveling, and photography.
We welcome you to try Indian food in Wroclaw. Not only as a guest but as a friend.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a number of tips on how to save energy and money and stay warm this winter.
The average American family spends $2,200 a year on energy bills, according to the EPA's Energy Star program. Nearly half of that goes toward heating and cooling.
Saving energy can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, according to the EPA.
Here are some EPA tips:
– Maintain your heating equipment. Dirt and neglect are the top causes of heating system failure. Check your system's air filter every month and change it when it's dirty and at least once every three months.
– Use a programmable thermostat, which can save up to $180 a year.
– Seal air leaks in your home with caulk, spray foam or weather stripping.
– Use Energy Star's Home Energy Yardstick to compare your home's energy use to similar homes and see what improvements you could make.
– Look for Energy Star-qualified products. The Energy Star label is on more than 60 kinds of products, ranging from heating and cooling equipment to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).


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Namik Kemalin
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(1840 – 1888)
Great national poet and famous Turkish Journalist lived during the Ottoman period. He was a poet full of feelings for his country and the nation. He had his most famous work "Vatan Yahut Silistre" staged at Gedikpasa Theatre in 1873. He produced his best work during prison life which lasted for 32 years.
Some of his works titled "Rüya" (Dream), "Zavalli Cocuk" (Poor Kid), "Kerbela", "Akif Bey", "Gülnihal", "Intibah" and "Emir Nevruz" were published with pseudonyms and others anonymously.
Namık Kemal was born in 1840 in Tekirdağ, Turkey. His real name was Mehmet Kemal but he used the pen names Ahmet Nafiz, Hitam-ı Acemi, and Sabir. Kemal came from a prominent family, and as a youngster he took Arabic, Persian and history lessons. As an adult, he worked as a state official and held many important positions. Kemal moved to Istanbul and met Şinasi, who was one of the illustrious literary and political figures of the time. This meeting was to become a turning point in Kemal's life. Namık Kemal joined the staff of Şinasi's newspaper Tasvir-i Efkâr, who upon moving to Paris handed the publication over to Kemal.
Kemal was soon sentenced to exile by the Ottoman government because of the paper's critical coverage of the government and escaped to Paris in 1867. This move proved to become a turning point in his life. In 1868, he began publishing the newspaper Hürriyet in London, and continued his support for political freedoms in the Ottoman Empire. He eventually parted ways with fellow intellectuals at this paper and decided to move back to Istanbul upon the invitation of the Ottoman grand Vizier. Namık Kemal returned to Istanbul in 1871 and resumed his career at the Diyojen, but he never published under his real name again. In 1872, fate repeated itself and Kemal was forced to leave Istanbul for Gelibolu (Gallipoli) where he published his newspaper İbret, and sought solutions to the various troubles that the country was experiencing.
Namık Kemal's national fame came to him with his dramatic play Vatan Yahut Silistre. The play was a call for patriotism and freedom and had just that impact on audiences throughout the Empire. When Namık Kemal returned to Istanbul, excited and enthusiastic masses paid visits to the office of his newspaper İbret, much to the discontentment of the government of the period. İbret was closed for an indeterminate time, and Kemal was again sent on exile to Famagusta for 38 months. Following the demise of the government during the coup of 1876, he returned to Istanbul to become the first Turkish literary figure to deal with modern concepts such as individual freedoms and nationhood.
Rather than focusing on the ideal state, Namık Kemal draws the portrait of an ideal human being, and concentrates on the issue "what kind of an individual should one be." Namık Kemal maintains that the individual must follow ideals and personally struggle to attain freedom, progress and development. His drama was an appeal to personal responsibility, demanding that "the people" rise to the challenge to secure their freedom. His eulogy to "Hürriyet" (Freedom) contains seven essential concepts; the individual and his personal attributes, love of motherland and the defense of its territorial and political integrity, freedom and the fight for freedom, reverence to ideals, the need of a national history, the current state of the homeland, and the portrait of a new and ideal human being or individual. When he wrote this text that epitomizes his philosophy of freedom, Kemal was exiled in Famagusta.
Namık Kemal proclaimed, "Literature does not have a motherland," and emphasizede its universality. He also maintained that literature had to be true to life. Kemal managed to unify his political struggle with his prolific literary career, and during his short life he made valuable contributions for the improvement of the political structure of the Ottoman government. Namık Kemal died on December 2nd 1888 on the island of Sakız (Chios).
His Works;
Poetry: Namık Kemal'in Şiirleri (Poems by Namık Kemal, after his death first complied by Sadettin Nüzhet Ergun, 1941).
Novel: İntibah (Regret, 1876), Cezmi (Cezmi, 1880).
Play: Vatan Yahut Silistre (Motherland or Silistra, 1873), Zavallı Çocuk (Poor Boy, 1873), Akif Bey (Mr. Akif, 1874), Gülnihal (Young Rose, 1875), Celalettin Harzemşah (Celalettin Harzemşah, 1885), Karabela (Misfortune, 1910).
Critique: Tahrib-i Harabat (Destruction of Ruins, 1885), Takip (Pursuit, 1885, critique on divan poetry on account of the opinions of Ziya Paşa which were stated in the preface of his anthology Harabat), Mes Prizon Muahazenamesi (Mes Prizon Critique, views that he stated when Recaizade Ekrem wrote a similar translation to his with the Italian poet Silviyo Pellica, serialized in Mecmua-ı Ebuzziya, 1885 and 1912), Renan Müdafaanamesi (Critique of Renan, work in which he defended Islam against the views of Ernest Renan, 1908).
History: Devr-i İstila (Invasion Period, the enlargement of the Ottoman Empire, 1867), Barika-i Zafer (Conquest of İstanbul, 1872), Evrak-ı Perişan (Scattered Leaves, disordered papers, with the meaning, the lives of Selahattin Eyyubi, Fatih Sultan Mehmet and Yavuz Sultan Selim, 1872), Kanije (Kanizsa, 1874), Silistre Muaharası (Silistra Siege, 1874), Osmanlı Tarihi (Ottoman History, new edition, 3 volumes, 1971- 74), Büyük İslam Tarihi (Great Islamic History, edited by İhsan Ilgar, 1975).
* Biographical information concerning Namık Kemal has been gathered from Tanzimat'tan Bugüne Edebiyatçılar Ansiklopedisi.
Reference: Yesim Gokce (Bilkent University)/Turkish Cultural Foundation.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will host talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders later this month.
Speaking in London Wednesday, Mr. Brown said the talks will focus on how to make real progress on economic and political issues in the next year. Officials close to the prime minister said he would meet separately with the Palestinian and Israeli delegations.
Mideast peace talks launched last year by U.S. President George Bush have stalled as a fragile cease-fire between Palestinian and Israeli forces erodes and political upheaval on both sides creates uncertainty.
Tensions are still high in the West Bank Wednesday as Israeli security officials sent hundreds of riot police to Hebron, where the illegal occupation of a house by Jewish settlers has led to fighting.
Officials say soldiers will be replaced by the border police, who will help patrol parts of the city that were declared closed military zones today.
Police are prohibiting non-residents from entering Palestinian areas of Hebron and have set up road blocks and guards on the roof top of the contested house. Settlers have illegally occupied the house since last year.
Both Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres condemned Tuesday's attacks by settlers against security forces and Palestinians, insisting the house would be evacuated according to law.
Elsewhere in Israel, a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack he says was committed by a group of Jews.
Also Wednesday, Libya requested emergency U.N. Security Council consultations about an aid ship it sent to help the blockaded citizens of Gaza but was turned back by Israeli forces.
Israel has tightened its borders with the Palestinian territory in response to rocket fire from Gaza hitting Israel. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and relief groups have called on Israel to lift the blockade.
Israeli army radio reports that Palestinian militants have fired eight more mortar rounds today into Israel territory. The rounds landed in the western Negev desert. There were no reports of injuries
And police in Hamas-controlled Gaza today freed three Palestinian journalists accused of writing false stories about the Palestinian territory. The three work for groups with ties to Hamas rival Fatah.
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N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ)
N'Djamena International is the only international airport in Chad. It has a single runway and is used for both civilian and military aviation. The airport's French military base is shared by Chad's small air force. There are frequent direct flights between N'Djamena and Paris, and a number of African cities, such as Addis Ababa, Kano, Khartoum and Cairo.
The airport is located two miles (4km) away from N'Djamena.
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This Note argues that judges should invalidate terms in contracts of adhesion that place the risk of loss on the costlier cost-avoider or that grant an option to one of the parties to impose non-reciprocal costs on the other. It goes on to justify this rule, arguing that it minimizes both the primary and secondary costs of contracts of adhesion.
Recommended Citation
Andrew Tutt,
On the Invalidation of Terms in Contracts of Adhesion,
Yale J. on Reg.
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Gardening Archive
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Hannah Genders describes the creation of a special garden for the Malvern Show.
It's always very exciting and completely nerve-wracking to do a show garden. Exciting because there are fewer restrictions than redesigning an existing garden and the freedom of this allows you to really "think outside the box".
At the same time it's very nerve-wracking because everything has to be completed to a strict timeframe, it needs to be as near perfect as you can get it for the show opening and then of course it is judged.
It is in this position that I find myself again this year, as I have been commissioned to do a garden for the RHS Malvern Spring Show in May.
It's a special project and close to my heart because it is for St Michael's Hospice in Hereford – the hospice is having an eco rebuild and I was privileged enough to do the landscape design work for the gardens in the early stages of the project.
I was so impressed with the complete care I witnessed at the hospice that I'm thrilled to be representing them. The setting of the hospice on the edge of Hereford is stunning and there is enough land around the building to include a number of therapeutic features for the patients, staff and families.
Each area has its own garden, there are wildflower meadows and kitchen gardens for healthy eating and a large community orchard which is being replanted with local Herefordshire varieties of fruit.
The hospice decided they would like to tell the story of their redevelopment and new build through a garden at the Malvern show, with the theme of sustainability, community and therapy. I loved the brief and was happy to take up the challenge of designing a garden to try to do this.
In any show garden the theme needs to be strong and clear: I wanted a central piece that spoke of the sanctuary the hospice offers to so many people and I wanted it to be large, like a shelter that people can get under.
With this in mind I approached Matt Sanderson to work with me on a large sculpture – I had met Matt through a BT project and was so impressed with his work and how he makes everything he can from recycled materials.
Working creatively together we came up with "The Angel Tree". Using the St Michael's theme, Matt will build an eight-foot tree that gives shelter for a central seating area.
The tree is made from all the metal coming out of the refurbishment of the old hospice, so Matt has already been to St Michael's to collect old beds, which are now at this workshop, making the project very sustainable.
A curved path, again made from recycled materials, takes you on a journey through the garden, up to the angel tree – which has a backdrop of apple trees to depict the community orchards – and on through a small allotment.
The path finishes at a water feature at the front of the garden and this represents the pools and water features at the hospice; again this will be built from recycled materials.
The planting is soft and flowing with lavender following the curved path, which I'm hoping I can get in full flower in early May! The front area of the garden is going to be a "no-grass" lawn. This idea has been researched at Reading University and is a way of having more biodiversity in a garden than the usual turf.
The no-grass lawn is made up of low-growing perennials all tightly woven together; they can be walked on and only need cutting a couple of times a year. The added benefit is the abundance of wildlife in the form of bees, beneficial insects and butterflies that the flowers will attract.
As I want this to be in flower for the show, I am searching out plants like Ajuga, Violias, Bellis daisies and Achillea – the low-growing one. All the plants you wouldn't usually want to see in a lawn and would probably consider as weeds. . . these are what I will be planting.
This again tells an important story of the landscape at the hospice with its enthusiasm for creating flower gardens to encourage wildlife around the new building.
To complete the story, the area under the apple trees will be planted up as a small wildflower meadow; I've managed to source this already and the nursery have promised me they won't cut it so it should be in full flower by then.
This garden would not be sustainable if it was just a show garden and didn't get rebuilt afterwards, so I'm very happy to say that it will be permanently situated at the hospice for the whole community to enjoy.
The RHS Malvern Spring Show runs from May 7–10. For tickets and information see http://www.threecounties.co.uk/rhsmalvern
More on St Michaels Hospice: http://www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk
Do have a look at Matt's work: http://www.sanderson-sculpture.com
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A new exhibit introducing the Rice community to Jainism, one of the oldest religious traditions of India, is now on display at Fondren Library. "Structures of Striving," consisting of colorful 24-by-36-inch photos of Jain temples and structures, will be viewable through March 23 in the main first-floor hallway of the library.
The exhibit is the result of a collaboration between Brianne Donaldson, the university's first Bhagwaan Mahavir/Chao Family Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Jain Studies, and the local and national Jain community. The fellowship, established in 2016, is administered by the Chao Center for Asian Studies, and the fellow contributes to the center's Transnational Asia Research Initiative.
The basic philosophy of Jainism promotes nonviolence (ahiṃsā) to all life forms, including insects, plants, animals, people and, when possible, microorganisms. Other key concepts include aparigraha, or the non-accumulation of material goods, and anekāntavāda, or many-sided view, which suggests that every aspect of existence can be understood from multiple perspectives simultaneously and the best views will account for as many perspectives as possible. Followers of Jainism are called Jains, and there are between 5 million to 7 million worldwide, including approximately 100,000 in the United States.
"The goal of the exhibit is part of a larger aim to build awareness and capacity for Jain studies at Rice," said Donaldson, who had overseen Jain exhibits in the past when she was director of the Center for Jain Studies at Claremont School of Theology. "We aim to introduce library visitors and students to the term 'Jain,' to the fact that it is a living tradition and to introductory concepts through visual images. The Jain tradition is lesser known in the U.S. — and there are misconceptions that it is only an ancient tradition of wandering mendicants practicing extreme austerities — so an exhibit is one of several ways we begin to create greater familiarity with Jainism as a living tradition composed of both lay and mendicant adherents, and thus, to add another foundational layer to the future of Jain studies at Rice."
Jainism emerges out of the śramaṇic ("striving") communities of mendicants in the northwest Ganges plain that existed at the time of Mahāvīra (fifth century B.C.) considered by the tradition to be the 24th and last liberated teacher, or Jina, for the present period of time, Donaldson said. The śramaṇic view asserted people could strive toward liberation through ethical understanding and conduct and without specialized Vedic ritual or the limitations of birth caste, she said.
"Jain architecture and images reflect the pathway of striving toward liberating perception and knowledge known as mokṣa," said Donaldson, who also teaches undergraduate multidisciplinary courses on India at Rice. "The pathway includes progressive development of right understanding of what reality and life are constituted, acting carefully toward that life through nonharm and austerities in order to cease accumulating negative karma, and ideally the eventual achievement of mokṣa exemplified in the Jain liberated teachers (called Jinas or tīrthaṅkaras) or better rebirth. 'Structures of Striving' demonstrates how temple architecture reveals the Jain universe, ethical path and ultimate ideal."
Rice undergraduate students Akhil Jonnalagadda, a Hanszen College junior, and Vishnu Kumar, a Hanszen College senior, worked with Donaldson to select the images from a DVD of extensive images taken for the annual calendar published by JAINA (the Federation of Jains in North America) for Jain community members in the U.S. and Canada. The students chose images that reflected specific themes they wanted to explore in the exhibit, such as ahiṃsā (nonviolence), aparigraha (nonpossessiveness), anekāntavāda (nonabsolutism), Mahāvīra and the mendicant context, among others. "We also composed one hybrid image of 'Jainism Here and Now' that included the two Houston temples, an intermediate Jain nun in Houston and an image of the board of directors of Young Jains of America to show that Jainism is not merely a tradition of historic temples, but is active and evolving in our own city and university," Donaldson said.
"I'd like visitors to see that Jainism is a living ancient tradition characterized by strong commitments to multiple perspectives, nonattachment to material goods and nonharm to as much life as possible — ideals to be considered and acted upon creatively still today," Donaldson said. "Students from Jain families have attended Rice for decades, up to the present, and now through the courses offered by the Bhagwaan Mahavir/Chao Family Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, any student can take courses on this tradition and its complex history and philosophy in India and abroad."
In connection to this exhibit, the Chao Center will host a guest speaker, M. Whitney Kelting, associate professor of religious studies at Northeastern University, as part of its public Transnational Asia Speaker Series March 1. Kelting's lecture on "Building Jain Masculinity in Maharastra Temples" will be at 4 p.m. in Fondren's Kyle Morrow Room.


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Pixel Mags Adds Canadian Currency Support to Branded Webstand
Branded Webstand is a customizable web-based Newsstand store, which allows publishers to upload their magazines for web browser reading. Users will be able to purchase and read magazines on any desktop or mobile device web browser directly from publisher websites.
To provide support to the several Canadian publishing partners, Pixel Mags has expanded the currency types accepted to include the Canadian dollar. "After review of our currency supported and based on the large number of Canadian publishers we support, we deemed this integration absolutely necessary," stated Amin Soleimani, the Senior database developer at Pixel Mags. "We're committed to providing for the needs of all our publishing partners in any way we can."
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WESTLOCK, Alta. — Heavy rain has caused significant flooding in areas north and west of Edmonton.
The Alberta government had issued an emergency alert for Westlock on Monday night but cancelled it early Tuesday as floodwaters began to recede. The government said there were still areas under water, but that the risk of flooding had been reduced.
Dean Krause, chief administrative officer for the town about an hour north of Edmonton, says some businesses in the downtown core are flooded as are basements, but key infrastructure such as the hospital is safe and accessible.
He says longtime residents have told him they haven't seen flooding like this for 40 years or more.
Flooding in Westlock, Alta., is shown in this photo from Monday. (Photo: CP/HO-Adrienne Rimmer)
Environment Canada had issued a rainfall warning for the area, saying it could receive 50 to 75 millimetres by Tuesday morning.
Adrienne Rimmer, duty manager at the Westlock Inn, says the water was up to their doors and their parking lot was flooded on Monday.
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Krause said some town roads are closed off and emergency crews were out assisting people.
"Portions of our town's streets are under water. We've closed Highway 44 coming into town from the south, we've closed Highway 18 going west from the town because it's flooded and our industrial park, we have closed the roads there because of flooding.''
Krause said the province has contacted the town to see if they need assistance, but so far they don't.
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Some competitive Christmas presents for cinema from the government
- The improved national and international tax credits in favour of film production have been approved by the Parliament
Passed yesterday by the Parliament, the draft Amending Finance Law 2014 confirmed some very good news for the French film industry: from 1 January 2016, several improvements to national and international film tax credits will come into force.
The national film tax credit prime rate of 30% (of eligible expenditure) that, up until now, had been applicable exclusively to budgets of less than €4 million will also be of benefit to movies with an estimated budget of €4-7 million. Indeed, these "mid-level" feature films, which often include the crème de la crème of French arthouse cinema, have been particularly badly affected by the fall in investment.
This same national film tax credit (for which the standard rate remains at 20%) will see all animated films benefit from a rate of 25%.
The competitiveness of the international film tax credit has also been improved: its rate will jump from 20% to 30%, and its ceiling will be raised from €20 million to €30 million. This mechanism, which was initially intended to attract foreign productions to France, is especially vital in order to provide a boost to the drawing power of the highly efficient French animation companies – an efficiency that has recently been demonstrated yet again by the SolidAnim studio, which was selected as a partner on the upcoming instalments of Avatar by James Cameron.
The French film industry's professional organisations have been unanimous in welcoming these developments, which are being implemented in an environment marked by strong competition between the tax credits of different European countries, but also those of Canada. Bearing in mind the global economic impact of the film sector in France (estimated at €7.5 billion by a study conducted by BIPE) and the strained economic climate (investment in French film production fell by 22.7% over the first nine months of 2014 – read the news), the industry professionals were very pleased with this decision, which seems set to strengthen the country's drawing power and have a positive impact on employment, the competitiveness of firms and government revenues. Indeed, according to a recent study by the CNC: "For every euro of tax credit allocated since 2004, €12.20 of expenditure is made in the sector, and €3.30 of tax and social-security revenues are collected by the state." In fact, the CNC is ending the year on a high note after having strongly supported the need to improve tax credits and taken steps to restrict access to public funding for films with excessive levels of remuneration (read the article).
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Biden Asks Mayors to Fight for Gun Control
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WASHINGTON–Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday asked a group of mayors to consider whether the law should require states to share mental-health information with the federal government as part of a new push on gun control.
Mr. Biden also asked the mayors to join the White House's fight on gun control in the wake of the elementary-school shooting last month in Newtown, Conn., saying the tragedy has affected the public psyche. "I would ask you to continue to push–push your legislators, push the governors," Mr. Biden said while speaking at the U.S. Conference of Mayors at their annual meeting in D.C.


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Golf Tidbits: The Sunday no one wanted to win
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Michelle Wie. Patrick Reed. Pablo Larrazabal. And finally, Mark Hubbard.
What does this eclectic group have in common? They all led entering the final round of their respective tournaments this past weekend, and none of them won.
No one ever said winning is easy, and winning two weeks in a row is nearly impossible. If the first win is your first major championship, forget about it.
That was what Wie faced at the NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday. She won the U.S. Women's Open the week before, and went on a media barrage through New York City on Tuesday before heading to Arkansas.
Wie opened her final round with eight pars in a row, but then stumbled to three straight bogeys to tumble to minus-7. She finally made her first birdie on the 17th. However, after a par on 18, Wie finished four strokes behind the winner, Stacy Lewis.
Wie can be excused for not holding her 2-stroke lead after her whirlwind week, but what excuse do the others have?
Reed, who proclaimed himself one of the best players in the world after winning the WGC-Cadillac Championship earlier this year, had been 3-for-3 with the third-round lead.
The 23-year-old had missed five cuts and finished tied for 35th or worse in his other three events since proclaiming himself one of the best in the world. Of course, he had that little distraction of a pregnant wife, who gave birth to the couple's first child just over a month ago.
Reed started the Quicken Loans Invitational with three straight rounds of par or better. The last time he did that was the final three rounds of the Honda Classic, which was the week before he won the Cadillac.
He struggled to a 77 in the final round. Reed had five birdies, five bogeys and three double-bogeys in the final round. Ouch! That's one way to lose a tournament.
Larrazabal earned his third European Tour win earlier this year, and was three strokes clear of the field entering Sunday's final round.
The Spaniard notched two birdies and two bogeys in a final-round 72 that left him two shots outside a four-man playoff.
In that four-man playoff, world No. 2 Henrik Stenson made such a mess of the fifth extra hole, he conceded the title to Fabrizio Zanotti, who was waiting to hit his birdie putt.
Lastly, Hubbard was looking for his first Web.com Tour win. He played the front nine in 1-over par, but still led heading to the final nine.
Hubbard stemmed the tide with a birdie on the 10th. But he had back-to-back bogeys at 13 and 14, before dropping a shot at the last to lose the title by one.
And he wasn't alone. While winner Greg Owen started seven groups ahead of the leader, Hubbard's playing partners, Tony Finau and Andres Echavarria, also coughed up the lead late on Sunday.
Finau bogeyed three of the last four to end two strokes back and Echavarria ended three behind Owen after a pair of double-bogeys on the final two holes.
Excluding Hubbard, the players who coughed up the lead weren't chumps by any means. Reed was ranked 29th in the world, Wie was third and Larrazabal was 61st.
If people want to know how hard it is to win a golf tournament, go back and watch the replays of those four final rounds and they'll get a pretty good idea of how hard it is.
Justin Rose earned his sixth PGA Tour win over the weekend at Congressional Country Club. That win just added to the impressive list of courses at which he has been victorious.
Rose's first PGA win in 2010 was at Muirfield Village, home of the Memorial. One month later, he won at Aronimink Golf Club. In those two wins, he broke par in seven of the eight rounds.
The following year he won the BMW Championship, a FedExCup Playoff event, at Cog Hill. He broke par in three of four rounds there, and shot par in the final round to earn the win.
In 2012, Rose broke par in all four rounds en route to winning at Doral. Last year, he won his first major championship at Merion, where a final-round, even-par 70 was enough to give him the title.
Of the six courses which Rose won on, just one (Muirfield) is under 50 years old. And each course has a tremendous history.
Former winners at Muirfield include course-builder Jack Nicklaus as well as Tiger Woods, Tom Watson and Greg Norman. Other winners at Aronimink include Gary Player, John Jacobs and Nick Watney.
Cog Hill's biggest winners include Woods, Nick Price and Ben Crenshaw, but they are just a tip of the iceberg. Doral also has a strong group of former champions like Woods, Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd and Tom Weiskopf.
Merion has seen Bobby Jones complete his Grand Slam on the East Course, while Lee Trevino and Ben Hogan won majors on the legendary course. Lastly, Congressional has had past winners like Woods, Arnold Palmer, Ernie Els and Ken Venturi.
Rose has added his name to the list of winners at those venerable courses. For the Englishman, it seems the bigger the name and the harder the course, the better he plays.
That is not a bad thing.
- Reed wasn't the only golfer making a mess of Congressional. Rose beat Shawn Stefani in a playoff to win the Quicken Loans Invitational. Stefani made it easy on Rose, too, by driving into the trees, then splashing his second in a pond next to the green.
- My favorite part about the schedule in July is having three straight weeks of British Opens. The order this year goes Women's British, the Open Championship and the Senior British Open. The courses those championships will be contested on are Royal Birkdale Golf Club; Royal Liverpool, also known as Hoylake; and Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.


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Along with his wife, Carla, and mother, Norma, Steve owns and operates both Enterprise Park Lanes and Sunshine Lanes. Steve's favorite part about what he does is working with staff and new bowlers. Outside of work, Steve enjoys bicycle riding. In fact, if he could travel anywhere in the world, he would choose to go on a bike ride in Ireland. Steve's favorite cartoon character is Underdog, and he enjoys splitting firewood. The Wiemer family are fantastic people to work with and for, and both centers are thankful for the contributions they've made to the bowling community. Next time you're in one of our centers, be sure to say hello!
Chris, or CT, has worked for Enterprise Park Lanes for almost eight years. During his time with the center, he's held positions such as Front Desk Staff, Shift Manager, and Assistant Manager before becoming our Center Manager. He's been a core part of our team for some time. CT has many responsibilities in his current position. He forms and facilitates leagues, oversees staffing and daily operations, helps set up relationships and partnerships with outside companies, and more. His favorite part of his job, however, is creating relationships with current and new bowlers. He really enjoys helping people improve their game. Outside of work, CT enjoys spending time with his family, watching the popular television show, Game of Thrones, playing golf, and of course, bowling.
Ronda started working for the Wiemers back in 1998 as a server/bartender. In 2008, when the center added a full grill, she moved on up to her current management position. One of Ronda's favorite things about her position is being able to watch young kids bowl in league, applauding their accomplishments throughout their bowling journey. Ronda loves college football, and takes much pride in her Cornhuskers. She also enjoys planting flowers and playing Bingo. She's a mother, grandmother, and definitely an integral part of our team here at Enterprise Park Lanes.


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It's hard to believe that 2 years ago, right this minute, I was only a few short hours from meeting my little guy for the first time. How quickly the time goes by.
I remember how scared I felt when I found out I was pregnant with him. M and I had been together over a year, but we mostly saw each other on weekends only, which I knew was completely different from living together and having children together. I knew that having a child together would change us. I liked us the way we were, happy and in love, with the two kids I already had. I wanted this baby, very much, but it didn't change the fear that came along too.
M moved from his hometown in Illinois to live with us, wanting to be present for every moment of his child's life (and, I like to think, wanting to see me more often). Learning to live with each other is a quite the task when life changing events are NOT happening, let alone when they are. We adapted, but not without a few squabbles!
During the pregnancy, I thought about my past co-parenting (and I use that term loosely) experiences and how I could improve on them…aside from the obvious, parenting with someone else. We discussed parenting a lot, how we felt about issues that were important to us, what we were willing to compromise on, etc. I realized that parenting with someone who wants to be a parent is completely different from parenting with someone who really just doesn't care. In many ways, the workload is lessened by having two people who are involved and care, but in some ways, the work is more because the other person's opinions/thoughts/feelings come into play. I also realized that one of the ways I failed my older children was by not allowing their father to ever find his own way or have any control (not that I didn't have good reason, but still). When they were born, they were mine and I was in control all the time. No one, including their father, could take care of them like I could. I think that hurt their relationship with him.
I worked diligently at changing this attitude before our baby was born. It felt important that M knew this was his child too, not to mention he was adamant about playing an equal role. I like to think that I've done a good job appreciating how much he loves our children as well as his different style. What I finally decided was that while he may not do everything exactly the way I would, that's OKAY. He's different from me and he really shouldn't be my carbon copy. The kids have me, they need their father to be their father, not their mother dressed like their father.
Anyway, back to memories. I remember the first time we heard the heartbeat. It was right around 9ish weeks. Heartbeats are always cool to me, but the look on M's face (and the tears in his eyes) was awesome. I had never seen that look before. It really struck a chord with me and I thought, "This is going to work."
I remember the first time I felt him move, 10ish weeks for the flutters and a few weeks later for the bigger movements. I LOVE that feeling. There's nothing else in the world like it. I remember the first time M felt him move…both awed and disgusted. His view on womb movements is tainted by the viewing of Aliens as a youngster. For those of you who haven't seen it, the woman character becomes impregnated with aliens and watching a baby move in utero is very similar (who knew?) to watching an alien move in utero, right before it jumps out of your skin! I have learned to be entertained by his mixed feelings and faces, instead of dismayed that he doesn't see it quite like I do.
On to the memories everyone always wants to hear about, the birth and first moments. If you want to read the full birth story, click here.
There were many stops and starts with C. I can't recall how many days I spent thinking, "this is it!" only to have things fizzle out. M found it frustrating (the "should I come home from work?" syndrome) but I figured it was just my body's way of getting things all lined up. Intimate relations sucked. For those of you who haven't tried 9months pregnant sex, it *can* be fairly difficult! Mamas full of baby don't move so well and we're way bigger than the guys are used to. Also, the climate tends to be either Sahara Desert or Niagra Falls, neither of which is super pleasant. I know some women who rave about the final days of intimacy, but we found it frustrating and more chore-like. 😉
I remember laying in bed at night looking at the empty co-sleeper beside us and wondering when baby would be here to fill it up. The baby clothes were washed, folded, set out. Birth supplies were in "the" box and the birth pool had been tried out.
Finally, the day came. It's been long enough now that I don't remember much of the pain, just the words used to express the pain! The first thing I remember after he was born is actually a snapshot in my head of M holding him and looking at him with the love I always felt for my children, but was sure no one else did. Unconditional, immediate, unwavering. Yes! I was so relieved to see that.
He's a boy! He's huge! Lots of crying. Lots of relief.
This boy has changed everything. Every day, he challenges us to dig deeper within ourselves. He has a ton of personality, as anyone who spends a few minutes with him can tell you. I love this little guy and I love watching him grow.
Happy Birthday Big Boy!


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ACE Group has appointed Huang Lijia as its casualty manager for South Asia.
She will be based in Singapore and will report to Adam Clifford, head of casualty, Asia Pacific.
Prior to ACE, Huang was the casualty underwriter for South Asia at the Singapore branch of an international specialty lines insurer specialising in casualty, crisis management, construction and energy.
Clifford said: "Lijia's appointment underscores our commitment to strengthening our regional Casualty team as well as offering market-leading solutions for our brokers and clients. Her experience and success in managing casualty portfolios and client relationships will be valuable to ACE as we continue to execute our plans for sustainable growth in the Asia Pacific region."
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Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah
About the Book
Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah
In a wild combination of "Desperate Housewives," "Sex and the City," and "Gilmore Girl"s --- with all of the drama but none of the taboo --- beloved author Melody Carlson offers readers her final installment in the 86 Bloomberg Place series, THREE WEDDINGS AND A BAR MITZVAH. Written in her well-known conversational, colloquial style, Carlson's latest novel continues to follow four diverse young women, with varying levels of faith, differing interests and unique personal issues, through the high dramas of their romantic lives.
The four-book 86 Bloomberg Place series offers an emotionally engaging look at the individual dilemmas of four unlikely female friends --- Kendall, Lelani, Anna and Megan --- who share a small bungalow while launching their careers and maturing through difficult family situations and romantic relationships. Carlson's unique ability to capture young women's attitudes, voices and heartfelt desires with meaningful storytelling keeps pace with the lives of her readers as she weaves varying perspectives and voices together with both humorous and poignant threads.
In THREE WEDDINGS AND A BAR MITZVAH, Lelani has returned from Maui to Bloomberg Place with her toddler Emma and is trying to book her wedding date. Unfortunately, there are scheduling conflicts for that same weekend. For starters, Megan and Marcus have a family wedding commitment. Anna and Edmond have promised to attend his stepbrother's Bar Mitzvah and, to everyone's surprise, Kendall has just accepted her "Maui Man's" proposal of marriage and also wants to be wed on that same weekend in June. Let the games begin!
To complicate matters, Lelani wants to keep her wedding simple, but Gil (the groom) has a Latina mama with other ideas. Meanwhile Kendall (the pregnant bride) wants to pull out all the stops on her wedding --- and suddenly her absentee parents are on the scene. A crazed competition for bridesmaids, wedding locations, showers, attention and a little peace and quiet takes over 86 Bloomberg Place. Yet at the same time, friendships are being forged that will last a lifetime.
With only two months to pull off both weddings (on the same day), the pressure is on, and the stress just might kill all promise of happily ever after. Are their friendships strong enough to weather the hassles and heartaches?
THREE WEDDINGS AND A BAR MITZVAH © Copyright 2011 by Melody Carlson. Reprinted with permission by David C. Cook. All rights reserved.


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The Live Hacking 2010 South Africa workshop has just finished and it was an overwhelming success. This ethical hackers training course was conducted by Dr. Ali Jahangiri based on his book 'Live Hacking: The Ultimate Guide to Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures for Ethical Hackers and IT Security Experts'.
Dr. Ali Jahangiri, the well respected information security and ethical hacking expert, is pleased to report that the Live Hacking 2010 South Africa workshop was a great success. The workshop was fully booked and the level of demand has ensured that there will be a future Live Hacking Workshop held in South Africa in August 2010.
This definitive and comprehensive workshop, which was held in Johannesburg between March 8th and 10th, was based on Dr. Ali Jahangiri's book 'Live Hacking: The Ultimate Guide to Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures for Ethical Hackers and IT Security Experts'.
During the workshop attendees are introduced to the world of hacking and information security and given the knowledge they need to thwart the criminal elements in cyberspace. The South African attendees learnt how to hack and crack using the techniques and tools of real hackers.
"The workshop was great, we had participants from many different industries and governmental organizations. I would also like to thank InfoCure, our local partner in South Africa, for making this workshop a success" said Dr. Jahangiri at the end of the workshop. "I am pleased to announce that there will be a second Live Hacking South Africa Workshop in August."
Places are limited for the second Live Hacking South Africa Workshop and there are only a few seats remaining. During the workshop Dr. Jahangiri will reveal the "tricks of the trade" while drawing on his many years of academic, professional and practical experience to equip you and your organization with the know-how you need to defend your data against the rising tide of ubiquitous and persistent cyber criminals.
Any IT professionals interested in attending should visit the live hacking website: livehacking.com for more details. This August Dr. Jahangiri will also conduct a cyber forensic workshop in South Africa.