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Italian Easter Sweet Bread
|Italian Easter Sweet Bread
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend and enjoyed the nice weather that I think most of us had. I think it's finally really Spring outside! As I type this, I'm sitting at my kitchen counter with my windows open. It's so nice to air the house out! I'm knee deep in laundry and housework today on my day off, but that's ok. I'll get that all done and then my reward will be a nice long walk outside in this beautiful weather.
So yesterday I decided to make Easter bread for the first time. I had been wanting to make this bread for years and just never got around to it. Also for some reason I thought it was going to be a lot more difficult than it was... I have no idea why. But, thanks to Laura Vitale over at Laura in the Kitchen, I saw that it really wasn't all that difficult to make and according to Laura, it tastes so so good! So, I decided to make it myself on Easter morning to share with Mark's family for Easter dinner and thankfully it was a success! I think the finished product is really pretty and fun and I plan to make it every year from now on! The taste and texture is amazing. It's got a sweetness to it and a hint of an orange flavor from the orange zest. The outside is a little crusty and the inside is so light and pillowy. The sprinkles add a little more sweetness on the outside as well.
So thank you so much, Laura Vitale, for showing us all how to make this bread as well as hundreds of other recipes on your YouTube channel! Be sure to check Laura's channel out here and check her blog out here.
To see now to make this bread, check out Laura's video below. I decided to color my eggs, but that was pretty much the only thing I changed. Good luck making your own Easter bread and if you do decide to make it, email me a pic of how yours turned out!
- Yield: 2.00 loafs of bread
Recipe courtesy of Laura Vitale of "Laura in the Kitchen" on YouTube
- ½ cup of Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup of Milk
- 1 Envelope of Yeast (2 1/2 tsp)
- ½ cup of Warm Water, about 110 degrees
- 3 Eggs, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup of Sugar
- 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract
- 1 Tbsp of Orange Zest
- 4½ to 5 cups of All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp of Salt
- 6 Hard Boiled Eggs (optional)
- Multi-Colored Sprinkles
- 1 Egg, beaten with a little bit of water to make an egg wash
1) In a small saucepan, heat the milk and butter together just until the butter melts, set aside to cool.
2) Add 1 Tbsp of the sugar to the warm water and stir to mix, then sprinkle the yeast over top of the warm sugar and water and set aside for about 5 minutes.
3) In the bowl of a standing mixer with a hand held whisk, mix together the eggs and sugar until combined, add the butter and milk mixture, the yeast and water mixture, the vanilla and orange zest, mix everything together so you have all the wet ingredients well combined.
4) Switch the attachment to a dough hook and add in 4/12 cups of the flour and the salt, mix until a soft dough forms. Gradually add a little more flour (1/4 to ½ cup ) to make a nice smooth but slightly sticky dough.
6) Lightly grease a large bowl with some vegetable oil, place the ball of dough in the oiled bowl and brush a tiny bit of oil over the top as well. Cover with plastic wrap and place it in a warm spot and let it rise for about 1-1/2 hours or until it has doubled in volume.
10) Lift the braid onto the prepared baking sheet and pinch the ends to seal so now you have a circle. Place 3 eggs in each circle lengthwise, tucking them between the ropes.
12) Cover with plastic wrap and place them somewhere warm for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
13) Brush the tops with the egg wash and sprinkle over some sprinkles, bake them at 350 degress for 30 minutes or until golden, making sure to rotate the baking sheets half way though for even baking.
14) Let them cool completely and then slice and serve.


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PROVIDENCE, RI-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's volleyball team defeated host Johnson & Wales and lost to Plymouth State on the second and final day of action at the Johnson & Wales Invitational Tournament, at the Harborside Recreation Center Saturday.
The Corsairs downed JWU, 26-24, 25-20 and 25-22; then lost to PSU, 25-17, 25-20, 16-25 and 31-29.
In the opener, senior middle blocker Cami Ascher (Natick, MA/Natick HS) had 14 kills, senior outside hitter Allie Mastrocola (Swansea, MA/Case HS) had 10, and junior setter Jess Goncalves (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) 33 assists and 14 digs, In the nightcap, Ascher had 11 kills, Mastrocola and senior middle blocker Kaitlin Hogan (Tewksbury, MA/Shawsheen Tech HS) had seven apiece, Goncalves had 21 assists, and senior libero Shannon Brodie (Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford HS) had 13 digs.
"We opened up with a solid match against Johnson & Wales, and the second match of the day was a barn burner," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Steve DeRossi. "We came from seven down in the fourth set to tie the score at 20."
Goncalves represented the Corsairs on the All-Tournament Team. In four matches, she had 18 kills, no errors and 26 hitting attempts for a .692 hitting percentage, with 84 assists, 21 digs and four blocks. "Everyone played well, and Jess was phenomenal," said DeRossi.
The Corsairs are now 10-6 while PSU is 12-5 and JWU is 3-18.. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they visit Rhode Island College Tuesday evening.


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- Country: New Zealand
- Region: Marlborough
- Vintage: 2016
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Brian "Cage" Button
Brian "Cage" Button
Height: 5'11
Age: 28
Off season weight: 220
Competition Weight: 190
Occupation: Sales and Nutrition Coach at Max Muscle Fresno Ca. Independent Pro Wrestler.
All My Life I wanted to be a Professional Wrestler (since age 10). And I heard it all, "You'll grow out of that.†"Well it's nice to have dreams.â€, "You'd have better luck winning the lottery.â€, "Well, what do you really want to do when you grow up?†But through it all I never wavered or gave up. My passion fueled me, and I knew what I wanted! However upon graduation I realized I had all this determination but was only 155lbs. My PE teacher (Mr. Talerico) new my drive and passion to be a wrestler and told me I would be allowed to use the weight room during the summer Mon-Thur. So every morning, no matter how late I stayed out(till 3am on some occasions) I would wake my 9, eat breakfast, and jog to my HS and work out. Every week, Mon-Thur, I didn't miss one workout session all summer, and I was hooked!
Problem was, I didn't really gain that much weight. And that was because I was only eating like 2 meals a day (cheerios and frozen burritos) and whatever mom cooked for dinner. I knew nothing about supplements or nutrition at that point. I quickly started to familiarize myself with proteins, creatine, gainers, pre/post workouts, etc. And read and studied so many muscle magazines and the nutrition and training plans they had listed in them. I blew up from 155 to 225 in roughly 18months. I kept putting on size until reaching 237, looking good in a t-shirt, but not how I wanted to look in the ring. So I changed my ways and started to cut down. I had finished my Pro Wrestling training, and working up and down the state (CA). I decided to move across the country to Atlanta, GA in pursuit of better opportunities for my career, and also where I enrolled in receiving my credentials for nutrition and personal training.
I eventually relocated back to CA where I had worked up a good following for myself and was training clients and getting in the best shape of my life, and the idea of competing was getting very desirable. However that would not be the case as I got an email and booked for a set of dates with WWE. I ended up getting signed by them and relocating to FL for about 2 years.
I ended up parting ways with WWE, but still competed nationally and internationally on the Independent level. I also started personal training, and setting up diet and training programs full time independently. Still having a strong desire to compete in bodybuilding, but missing a competition due to wrestling bookings in 2010, then I suffered an injury that kept me out of action for most of 2011.
I walked into Max Muscle looking at their 6 pack bags not knowing I would meet a good friend and someone who would be extremely helpful in my bodybuilding venture. Matt Stephenson (manager of the Fresno Max Muscle store at the time) was sitting behind the counter and engaged me in conversation. Feeling he was trying to sale me on something I already knew about I paid him no attention, and tried to blow him off. Whoops! He was nice about it and I realized he wasn't trying to shark me on anything and I began coming into the shop often to purchase product after that. We became great friends this time and started my come back from my injury in the ring. I was immensely determined to get in the best shape of my life. After putting some good size and strength back on by the end of '11, Matt approached me about competing in bodybuilding. Since I had wanted to, for quite some time but kept missing the boat for one reason or another, I figured this was it; it's either put up or shut up time.
Matt knew a lot about preparing athletes so I figured this was the perfect opportunity, especially feeling 100% after injury. Matt helped prep me for everything, diet, posing, cardio, and all the right supplements and tanning from Max Muscle. I couldn't have asked to have been lead any better. I felt awesome, looked awesome, and though it was one of the hardest things I've trained for, was very proud at the amount of effort I had put in without slipping or missing anything. The last 2 week protocol was grueling, but perfect. Every day was something specific whether it was cardio, diet, water intake, carbohydrate intake, water depletion etc. He was there to push me through work outs when I had nothing left, go 15 more min on treadmill or stepper when I wanted to get off, and constantly work on my posing when I was so run down I'd want nothing to do with him. But he stayed calm and professional and did everything exactly how it should be done. I knew I could not have done anything more than what I had done come the day of the show. I was exactly where I needed to be, and that was a big thanks to Matt and Max Muscle! And being my first time ever on stage, I was elated to walk away winning not only the novice light heavyweight class, but the open light heavyweight as well. And taking a close 2nd in the overall!
I complained and questioned Matt all the time, but stuck with it and knew deep down he knew exactly what he was doing, and the proof was in the pudding. A big thank you goes out to Matt Stephenson for coaching me into excellence for my first show. Another huge thanks for Max Muscle supplying the best supplements out there. I couldn't of done it without them! I've taken a lot of stuff out there, but nothing worked like their product line did, and proof was in the pudding as I am undoubtedly in the best shape of my life!
Supplements: High 5 Protein/Max Liquid Carnitine/Max Complete Multi-vitamin/Max L-glutamine/Max BCAA's/Max Kre-alkalyn/ F.B.X/Max cleanse and lean/Max Anabolic cuts2/Max nitros/2TX/
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They say that there is no holy grail in trading but if there is anything that resembles it, that is diversification. During the past few decades portfolio theory has evolved into a very important part of finance and a "must learn" for anyone wishing to manage large amounts of capital or succeed in the investment world. However it is true that for the majority of retail forex traders the notion of diversification is primitive and there is no real sense of what "needs to be done" in order to effectively diversify investments within the forex market. On today's post I will give you five important tips that will help you better diversify your forex trading and achieve potentially better results in the longer term.
What is diversification and why is it important ? When you invest your money within a certain system or trading tactic in the forex market there is a certainty that you will reach draw down periods that may either be temporary – the system is merely facing its market exposure under unfavorable market conditions – or catastrophic, the system has become too risky to be traded. In order to increase the like hood of survival in the long term we need to come up with several trading tactics so that the importance of draw down scenarios is diminished and the failure of a system only brings minimal consequences – at least not catastrophic – to our overall trading profits.
Diversification is exactly this, using different trading strategies and instruments in order to have a higher chance of survival. However diversification must be done correctly because when it is not done adequately it can have an opposite effect and compound instead of diminish risk. The following six tips will help you increase the effectiveness of your diversification efforts.
1. Draw down periods should not overlap. When you analyze the long term reliable simulations of your trading tactics you should ensure that the overlap between draw down periods is as small as possible. The idea here is that when a system goes into draw down, the others will go into profit and vice versa. A good diversification effort has systems which have very different draw down and profit period distributions so that the overall draw down risk is greatly reduced. Having a monthly distribution analysis and locating the worst periods of draw down of each system to compare them is very important when building a portfolio as systems that have draw downs located in very different dates will have a much better hedging effect while those that have overlapping draw downs can dangerously compound risk.
2. It is not so much about having different trading "tactics". Many people believe that the key to diversification is to have a system that is "trend following" another that is a "range trader" and a scalper or something that trades very short term movements. This idea doesn't have any ground since the actual "strategy used" by the different systems you trade makes no difference provided that their draw down periods are hedged correctly. A good example of this is seen in Asirikuy where you have many portfolios that use different trend following systems which hedge each other extremely well while other portfolios made of "counter-trending" and "trending" tactics do not hedge each other that well. When you build your portfolio don't focus on the strategies used but on the distribution of draw down periods, that is the most important aspect you need to cover in order to have good diversification.
3. Systems more important than instruments. Through my experience during the past few years I have noted that diversification in systems is much more important than diversification in instruments. Having many systems trading one same instrument is better than having a single system trading many instruments because different trading tactics provide more robustness than adding other instruments. This can perhaps be explained by the fact that all forex instruments are correlated to a certain extent while different trading tactics can be almost fully uncorrelated. Of course, the best diversification comes from using many systems on many instruments but if you only have one option trading one instrument with many systems seems to provide a better long term approach.
4. Diversify brokers. Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of forex trading and diversification on this market is the fact that you should NOT use a single forex broker. Since there is no central exchange in forex trading and brokers can have different liquidity and execution issues it becomes important to always diversify brokers in order to achieve good longer term results. I personally use about 7 different forex brokers with similar trading setups on all of them and I always advice Asirikuy members to diversify their trading through at least a few brokers to obtain better long term results. Broker diversification in forex is a must.
5. Keep tabs on individual performance. A very important part of portfolio trading and diversification is to keep a record of the performance of individual systems so that you can tell if any particular system is behaving statistically very different compared to how it behaved during your previous live testing and simulations. For this reason it is always important to keep a separate record of each system's performance characteristics so that they can be evaluated individually as a "bad system" loaded within a profitable portfolio may camouflage itself and lower portfolio returns for a long time before you actually notice its influence. Always keep an individual system record and evaluate draw down depths and lengths compared to the historically expected values.
6. Keep an eye on open draw down when designing portfolios. A very important issue that is generally overlooked when designing trading portfolios is the potential open draw down that is created by the different strategies. Since account statements do not include record of open draw down and largest equity losses it becomes easy to underestimate maximum equity draw downs by ignoring potential open draw downs. This becomes even more important when a large number of systems are used. In order to do this make SURE that all the systems have set stop loss values and make sure that each system is traded on a risk that will put its individual maximum loss below 2% (this is especially important when using more than 3-4 systems). Ideally you would want to build an equity curve of each system so that you can calculate true maximum equity draw downs when building the portfolios.
As you see diversification is a very important aspect of forex trading that has the ability to increase our chances of long term survival by an important amount. By using several different trading systems with draw down periods that tend to remain separated, trading several systems on different instruments, diversifying your broker and keeping a record of each individual system's performance you certainly will gain a higher probability of surviving in the long term.
If you would like to learn more about portfolio design and how you too can build your own trading systems and use them to have a robust and well diversified approach to forex trading please consider joining Asirikuy.com, a website filled with educational videos, trading systems, development and a sound, honest and transparent approach to automated trading in general . I hope you enjoyed this article ! :o)


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Remember the Goodwill where I found the Gwen Stefani jacket back in November? I decided today would be a good day to visit it again.
Fifteen years ago, we bought our first house. It has a formal living room, a family room, a large bonus room and a large master suite. That means four sofa sets! We brought with us one sofa set that we'd bought at the thrift store. During the ensuing years, we bought two more sofa sets – inexpensive but brand new. Then a co-worker gave me her old sofa set.
But after 15 years of two growing boys and a menagerie of animals, two of those sofa sets are long gone. And one of the "new" sets has seen better days.
Buying brand new furniture is out of the question. So I've been looking for a sofa set that would fit my teeny tiny budget for a LONG time. I've seen some really nice ones at the SA but even at $200-$300, they are not in the budget for now.
This set was in really good condition and I really liked the style and colors. I assumed they would be priced at about $200 each. Even so, I checked the price tag. What?! That can't be right; it must be an error. I doubled checked with the manager and couldn't believe it when she told me the price was right. Yes, THE PRICE IS RIGHT! With my senior discount, the set was only $50! I have no idea the brand name, but they were clean with no stains or tears.
Turns out they had just been donated and taken out to the floor while I was shopping. The donor was still in the store when I overheard her surprise that "her" sofas had already been bought! I was tempted to approach her to thank her, but, no, I didn't.
This store had some great stuff. One of the employees told me they always have nice stuff, but had recently received some great donations.
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The Paris Yiddish Center - Medem Library English newsletter is now on line
on the website : http://yiddish2english.canalblog.com
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New cultural season - March 8 to May 13, 2012
THE UTOPIAS OF YIDDISH- Birobidjan, Argentina and the others
Thursday March 8 at 7.p.m.
Opening of the exhibition Utopias of Yiddish
Admission free of charge. March10 to June 26, 2012.
Sunday March 11 at 5.30 p.m.
Concert by Efim Chorny and Susan Ghergus.
Songs of the Jewish pioneers in the Soviet Union. All new show.
Admission: 30 €. Members: 20 €.
Tickets available at Maison de la culture yiddish.
Theater « Passage vers les étoiles », 17 cité Joly, 75011 Paris (Métro Père Lachaise, Rue Saint Maur)
Saturday March 24
3.00 p.m. Lecture
Red flag and blue star: the kibbutz as a community experience in Eretz-Israel.
By Meïr Waintrater, director of l'Arche.
Admission. : 5 €. Members: 3 €.
5.00 p.m. Film showing
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment. Directed by Toby Perl Freilich.
Admission: 5 €. Members: 3 €.
Saturday March 31
3.00 p.m. Lecture
The Jewish agricultural colonies in Argentina, Brazil and the United States created at the initiative of Baron Maurice de Hirsch.
By Dominique Frischer, author of Moses of the Americas: the life and works of the munificent Baron de Hirsch (éditions Grasset).
Admission: 5 €. Members: 3 €.
5.00 p.m. Film showing
Legado. Directed by Vivian Imar and Marcelo Trotta.
Admission: 5 €. Members: 3 €.
Palabres Centre-européennes
Tuesday March 13 at 7.00 p.m.
Panorama on books of Central Europe
Christine Lecerf, specialist on Austrian literature, journalist, producer at France Culture, will present her selection of new publications concerning Central Europe (see attached program).
Organized by the CIRCE, in cooperation with the Heinrich Heine Center, Polish Institute, Czech center, Hungarian Institute, Slovak Institute, Romanian Cultural Center, Austrian Cultural Forum and Litterall.
Every two months, authors, translators and publishers present books dealing with Central Europe recently published in French.
Download complete program _here.
Springtime of poets
Saturday March 17
3.00 p.m. Our measure is not beauty but horror.
Following the publication of his novel D'un pays sans amour (éd. Grasset), Gilles Rozier proposes a bilingual presentation and readings of poems by the three writers who are the heroes of the book: Peretz Markish, Uri-Zvi Grinberg and Melekh Rawicz.
The poems will be read in Yiddish and French by Sharon Bar-Kochva and Noëmi Waysfeld.
5.00 p.m. Encounter with Charles Dobzynski, poet and translator from Yiddish
His collection of poems, Je est un juif, roman, published in 2011, is an in-depth questioning of Jewish identity and Jewish condition.
Admission: 5 €. Members: 3 €.
Wednesday March 21 mars à 20h00
Encounter with Israeli writer Moshe Sakal
On the publication in French of his novel Yolanda (éditions Stock).
With the participation of his translator Valérie Zenatti and (subject to confirmation) publisher Marie-Pierre Grâcedieu.
Presented in French by Sharon Bar-Kochva and Gilles Rozier
In a style that is at once sensitive, moving and funny, Moshe Sakal takes us into the inner world of a cosmopolitan family heavy with secrets.
Thursday March 22 at 8.30 p.m.
Myriam Anissimov, writer
On the publication of her biography of Vassili Grossman (éditions du Seuil).
Novelist, journalist and biographer, Myriam Anissimov is the author of biographies of Primo Levi and Romain Gary. After detailed investigations in Russia, Ukraine and Israel, Myriam Anissimov presents the life of the author of « Life and Fate ». As Grossman gradually became aware of the tragedy of Stalinism, he fell victim to a regime of which he was once a partisan, a system which, through its persecution of all opponents, and Jews in particular, became profoundly destructive.
Admission: 5 €. Members: 3 €.
Tuesdays of history
Tuesday March 27 at 8.00 p.m. Philippe Boukara
The Jews and Asia: India, Central and Southern Asia (2/4).
Part of a cycle of lectures on the theme: « Other Promised Lands? »
The geography of the Jewish people, past and present, is not limited to the « western world » and the Arab countries. It also includes fertile interactions with the non-western civilizations of Asia and Africa.
Admission: 5 €. Members: 3 €.
Annual General Assembly
Thursday April 12, 2012 at 8.00 p.m.
You who have all year long contributed to the success of our projects, your presence, support and mobilization have given our team the strength that is indispensable to achieving our goals.
The general assembly is the occasion to better understand the work we have accomplished, to open a dialogue or express your opinion on future projects. The agenda of the meeting will be posted in our Center and can be downloaded on our www.yiddishweb.com as of March 19, 2012.
To vote, your dues must be paid for the year 2011/2012. There is still time to renew your membership, if you have not yet done so. If you are unable to attend this meeting, it is essential to send in the proxy ballot which you will be given, in order for the General Assembly to take place.
Workshops of the Maison de la culture yiddish
This month – don't miss!
Dance workshop: Saturday March 10 from 3.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Cooking workshop: Friday March 30 at 6.30 p.m. (sharp)
Choral group Tshiribim: Sunday March 25
Theater workshop: Tuesdays March 6, 20 and 27
Klezmer workshop: Sundays March 4 and 25
Translation workshop: Tuesdays March 6, 13 and 27
For further information on the program of workshops here as well as Yiddish courses and price Yiddish courses and price information.
Led by Sharon Bar-Kochva, Anyel Fisbein and Fleur Kuhn
With the occasional participation of Marthe Desrosières and the Klezmer workshop.
Sundays from 2.30 to 5.30 p.m.: March 18
Nineteen sessions of 3 hours each, including Jewish holidays
Purim: Sunday March 11 at 2.30 p.m.
Download program of courses for children and price information in pdf format.
Monthly Seminar in Yiddish literature
Directed by Yitskhok Niborski and Natalia Krynicka
Themes of the year
1. Jewish humor, original version
2. Traditional motifs and their avatars
Sunday March 11
1-Humor and the holidays. Selected stories.
2- Traditional motifs in modern authors.
This seminar is conducted entirely in Yiddish; it is accessible to any student who has studied the language for about three years.
Participants eat lunch together: everyone brings a contribution of food or beverage.
From 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2.00 to 4.30 p.m.
Admission: 34 €. Members: 27 €
Photocopy fee: 10 € for the year.
Summer University of Yiddish language and literature
The 7th summer university of Yiddish language and literature will be held in Paris from July 9 to 27. Students who would like a room with a local resident, or Parisians who can provide lodging (room or apartment, free or at low rent) for a student for the duration of the summer course should go to the Face Group specially created for this purpose: Parizer zumerkurs 2012.
For further information, contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The program of courses, the registration form and the scholarship request form are available here.
News of our co-workers
The Léon Skop and Féla Rosenblum Foundation (under the auspices of the Fondation du Judaïsme Français) has awarded its prize for 2011 to Yitskhok Niborski "for his overall work for the preservation and renewal Yiddish". The award ceremony took place on February 9 at the offices of the FJF.
Radio Program
On the air:
Yidish haynt, monthly program devoted to Yiddish culture (in French), produced by the Maison de la culture yiddish, is broadcast on RCJ 93.9 FM. You can hear previous programs here.
On internet:
The new weekly web-cast in Yiddish Tsu zingen un tsu zogn, produced by the Maison de la culture yiddish, is moderated by Sharon Bar-Kochva, Nicole Wajeman and Gilles Rozier. You can listen to the latest program on our site and also hear previous programs here.
The MCY recommends
Haïm : à la lumière d'un violon
From January 28 to June 3, 2012
(Saturdays and Sundays)
Created by the company Characteres, written and directed by Gérald Garutti.
Narrated by actress Anouk Grinberg, this story recounts the life of Haïm Lipsky, born in Lodz in 1920 in a working-class Jewish family, who became a violinist through sheer willpower, and survived the concentration camps thanks to his music.
Vingtième Théâtre 7 rue des Platrières, 75020 Paris (Métro Ménilmontant or Gambetta)
Admission: 24 €. Members: 19 €.
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Cogswell's Grant is a coastal farm of 165 acres located along the banks of the Essex River, just two miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. As one of the largest land masses remaining in the Town of Essex that originated as a seventeenth-century land grant, and with extant landscape features on the property dating from each of its ownership periods, it is an extremely significant historic agricultural landscape.
The Historic New England walking tour explores Cogswell's Grant as a working farm since 1636 to present. Although the last owners, Bertram and Nina Fletcher Little, used the property as a summer home and filled the farmhouse with their collection of antiques, the farm was an important part of their life and they benefited year-round from its produce. Walk through fields and down to the marsh, discover the rich history of the families that lived and farmed here, and learn how coastal farming has evolved over the centuries.
Special Instructions: Long pants, comfortable shoes, and bug spray are recommended, as we will be walking through fields.


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Gull Island N42 31.814 W82 40.845 This is a popular party spot located at the end of the St. Clair River, at the end of the South Channel. It splits the the "Old Channel" and the "St. Clair Flats Canal." Weekends are always busy and the boat chop created by the party boats makes it […]
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How Franchises Can Utilize Alabama Graphics
Calling all franchisees! Alabama Graphics can be a reliable resource for you. With our services, we can help you manage important documents while streamlining your marketing efforts.
First of all, our scanning and archiving services will allow you to efficiently store and distribute important franchise documents. With this service, you can quickly scan paper documents and convert them to space-saving and sharable digital files. Not only will this keep your documents safe and protected in case of emergency, but you'll also no longer have to deal with lost records and expensive storage space. Most importantly, utilizing this service will provide each franchise with easy access to important franchise documents, such as the operation manual, marketing plans and franchise agreements.
Secondly, Alabama Graphics' printing and design services can help you create effective and consistent marketing materials, such as signage, banners, window and floor graphics, posters, displays and more. Marketing materials like these are crucial to spreading the word about your business's products, services and events. With our help, you can easily duplicate projects for each new franchise.
Here are a few franchises we've worked with:
- Milo's Hamburgers: We have worked with Milo's Hamburgers, a Southern restaurant chain, for several years, and have printed new items for all of their locations, including menu boards, drive thru menus, drink dispenser labels and table top cards. We also created window graphics promoting new locations, and their new breakfast menu items.
- Hardee's: We created window graphics for Hardee's promoting its menu items and a canvas for the restaurant's 2015 5 Star Awards Night. We also worked with Hardee's to produce several trophies to honor the top students at Kinston Elementary School for the last 3 years.
- Ezell's Express: Located in Tuscaloosa, Ezell's Express offers the same staple items and traditional recipes featured in other Ezell family eateries with a modern flair. We added some character to the empty walls of its new location with multiple polymetal wall graphics.
- 32 Degrees Yogurt Bar: This franchise features the ultimate frozen yogurt experience, complete with various flavors and more than 40 toppings. We worked with 32 Degrees on various items, including posters, labels, food and flavor tags, hanging graphics, wall decals, window and floor graphics.
Whether your franchise is interested in producing promotional items or managing its documents, we're here to help. Give us a call today, and we'll find the perfect fit for your franchise.
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KABUL, Afghanistan — A close adviser to President Hamid Karzai was killed on Sunday night after two gunmen stormed his walled home here. It was the second killing in less than a week of one of the president's trusted but controversial political allies.
The aide who was killed on Sunday, Jan Mohammed Khan, served as governor of Oruzgan Province until 2006, when he was removed at insistence of Dutch officials over concerns that he was linked to drug rings. Since then, he had been a regular presence at the presidential palace.
He was killed alongside Mohammed Hasham Watanwal, a member of Parliament from Oruzgan.
The killing was another potentially heavy blow for Mr. Karzai, whose powerful half brother Ahmed Wali Karzai was assassinated on Tuesday by a close associate in southern Afghanistan. It also heightened concerns that militants were trying weaken the president's standing and unravel the tenuous security gains in the still-violent south after months of intensified fighting by NATO and Afghan forces.
In response to the attack, Afghan police officers, soldiers and intelligence officers swarmed Mr. Khan's neighborhood in western Kabul, where government officials and businessmen live behind high walls and steel gates, protected by many men with many guns.
Government security forces killed one of the gunmen Sunday night and the other on Monday morning.
More than three hours after the attack began at 8:30 p.m., sporadic shots still rang through the dark streets, and police officials said they had not managed to reach the remaining gunman.Continue reading the main story
"We are trying our best," said Gen. Mohammed Zahir, an Afghan police official. One Afghan police officer was killed in the fighting.
A spokesman for the NATO-led military coalition said that Afghan officials had not requested any help in the firefight, but he added that some coalition advisers were at the scene to offer guidance.
In a statement, Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, called Mr. Khan "a big stooge of American invaders" and identified his killers as being from Kandahar Province, in the south, and Kunduz, in the north.
Mr. Khan was imprisoned during the Taliban's rule and was seen as an eager and bitter foe of the insurgents. He worked with the NATO-led coalition during his time as governor, but was dogged by accusations of corruption and the failure to provide basic public services.
Oruzgan Province is just north of Kandahar, the Taliban heartland, where Ahmed Wali Karzai had been a polarizing but powerful leader. The Taliban also claimed responsibility for killing Mr. Karzai, but the motives of his assassin, who was killed at the scene, remain unclear.
The killings occurred less than a month after a team of suicide bombers stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, killing at least a dozen people and fighting off the Afghan security forces for hours. The siege did not end until NATO helicopters swooped in and gunned down three insurgents on the hotel's roof.
Kabul is one of seven areas of the country making a formal transition to Afghan-led security in July, a largely symbolic but closely watched milestone that has fanned fears of increased violence.
On Sunday, a coterie of politicians and security officials held a ceremony in the relatively peaceful province of Bamian to mark the transition there.Continue reading the main story


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Luftverteidigungszone West, location Vogelsang
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This article started as a research project we did for a planned field trip. On the former training area of Vogelsang there are bunkers located that were part of the Luft Verteidigungs Zone West. There are various bunkers from gun positions to munitions bunkers. The position is near Vogelsang and other Westwall bunkers. This article is updated after the actual visit.
Books and maps
From the book Bunkerstellungen der Luftverteidigungszone West im Rheinland und Hitlers Hauptquartier in Bad Münstereifel-Rodert by Manfred Gross we have took a map (page 225) were the bunkers were included on a map. From the book we noted that there were 17 buildings on the site. We have included the map below. All the bunkers are blown but still on location.
From map 6 of Der Westwall - Vom Denkmalwert des Unerfreulichen you can aslo see the bunkers as squares on the map. The circles are bunkers of the westwall.
Using Google Maps
We used Google maps at maximum detail level and scan for remains. As the anti aircraft bunkers are out in the open we can spotted them relatively easily. You can match the paths with the maps above taken from the books. Before the visit we had tagged the supposed bunkers and entered them in Mapsource.
The GPS locations
As explained above we had transferred the locations to Mapsource so we can upload the bunkers to our GPS. Below you can see actual bunkers found and projected in Mapsource.
To bring everything together again we have exported the found GPS points to Google Earth so they can be seen on a satellite image.
Bunkers found
See the bunkers in this section
Article created on 5/3/2010 by rene.
The last change was made on 11/2/2010 by rene.


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Agent Storm: My Life Inside al Qaeda and the CIA
Morten Storm, Tim Lister, Paul Cruickshank
Morten Storm was an unlikely jihadi. A six-foot-one red-haired Dane, Storm spent his teens in and out of trouble. A book about the Prophet Mohammed prompted his conversion to Islam, and Storm sought purpose in a community of believers. He attended a militant madrasah in Yemen, named his son Osama, and became close friends with Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born terrorist cleric. But after a decade of jihadi life, he not only repudiated extremism but, in a quest for atonement, became a double agent for the CIA and British and Danish intelligence.Agent Storm takes readers inside the jihadist world like never before, showing the daily life of zealous men set on mass murder, from dodging drones with al Qaeda leaders in the Arabian desert to training in extremist gyms in Britain and performing supply drops in Kenya. The book also provides a tantalizing look at his dangerous life undercover, as Storm traveled the world for missions targeting its most dangerous terrorists, and into the most powerful spy agencies: their tradecraft, rivalries, and late-night carousing, as well as their ruthless use of a beautiful blonde in an ambitious honey trap. Agent Storm is a captivating, utterly unique, real-life espionage tale.
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Why BrandBlox?
Creating an email shouldn't be a huge production.
Emails are supposed to be a fast and easy way to communicate. Why then does traditional email marketing force you to seek out specialists, spend weeks (if not months) planning and developing, and invest thousands of dollars to get the job done?
Since when does creating emails = spending tons of money?
The way email marketing is traditionally handled requires
- folks who'll code the template to adapt to every screen size,
- designers who'll ensure brand consistency and maximum impact,
- copywriters who cut through the fat to get your message across,
- oh, and project managers who move the project from person-to-person.
It goes without saying, given the talent required to see an email from beginning to end, multiplied by the number of emails you have to send, multiplied by the number of revisions and restarts…
Well let's just say, email starts to become exponentially and exhaustively expensive.
In a breakneck-speed society, the old way of doing things is slowing you down.
Each time the powers that be need an email to support demand generation or marketing communication, your team of designers, coders, and writers start from the beginning to come up with a new concept.
Then, revision after revision after revision after revision. (Sound familiar?)
Oh, and let's hope you have the final changes before the coding starts to make your email responsive and brand-consistent, else it's back to the drawing board you go.
Today's marketer needs flexibility. They should be able to come up with an idea, create a responsive, brand-consistent email, and send it out in less time than it takes to read War and Peace … shouldn't they?
Other solutions fall short.
Marketers have several options to simplify their email creation process. But most solutions have shortcomings or catch-22s that still complicate your world.
- Some solutions require that they create the emails – not you.
- Others fail to be responsive.
- Most aren't branded.
None deliver what BrandBlox does – a full and flexible email platform that integrates with your existing email automation platform.
Finally, the way email marketing is supposed to be.
Your BrandBlox will be configured to deliver brand-approved, pre-designed, and pre-coded templates that are always responsive. Anyone in your company will be able to create and send effective emails without the need for design or coding skills.
There are no "per user" fees, so anyone you deem worthy will have complete access to all of your branded and coded templates – giving everyone the power and freedom to create emails whenever you want, without having to deal with bottlenecks.
Are you looking for a fast, easy, and cost-friendly way to create fully brand-compliant emails that get noticed by your audience, no matter what screen they're using?


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With the New England Patriots squashing the Tim Tebow miracle out of the Denver Broncos with their 45-10 rout, Tom Brady and his Patriots accomplished in destroying the Broncos morale in the postseason. Denver Broncos coach John Fox was simply out-coached. The Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens fought each other tooth-and-nail, but the Baltimore Ravens defense stepped up when it counted to win 20-13. Now the Patriots will host the Ravens in the AFC Championship game, and this Ravens defense will be put to their ultimate test against the offensive firepower of Tom Brady at Gillette Stadium nonetheless. It doesn't look pretty for the Baltimore Ravens, but there's a glimmer a hope. If the 49ers can topple the offensive powerhouse of the New Orleans Saints, anything can happen.
Now to the top 10 list of the things we learned in the AFC Divisional playoffs:
- New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady is a Beast. With six touchdowns against the Denver Broncos, he broke a previous postseason record, and he came out a 136.1 quarterback rating on that game.
- Denver Broncos Tim Tebow Was Out of His Element. With the Denver Broncos going to the Patriots home, Gillette Stadium, you knew from the outset that it was going to be bad. How bad…how about 136 yards, no touchdowns and a pitiful 55.7 quarterback rating bad.
- Denver Broncos Head Coach John Fox Was Outfoxed. Continuing from the previous, facing Patriots head coach Bill Belichick alongside the offensive coordinator-in-training Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos head coach John Fox had too many chess pieces to contend with, no matter how prepared he was or how much he thought of Tim Tebow.
- Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens Are Fumble-Prone. Given that the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens both had three fumbles each, I would say ball security should be a focus in the postseason.
- Houston Texans Quarterback T.J. Yates Needs Some Work…A Lot of Work. Replacing Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart was difficult enough, but dealing with the Ravens defense was beyond this rookie quarterback. Ending the day with 184 yards, 3 interceptions and a pitiful 28.8 quarterback rating won't earn him a bonus this next season.
- Houston Texans Running Back Arian Foster is a Beast. Considering he dealt with the third-ranked defense overall during the regular season, he produced well with 132 yards rushing and a touchdown.
- Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco Will Never Be Elite. Although he's been at the helm of the playoff-driven Baltimore Ravens over the past four seasons, he has never developed into an elite quarterback. Considering he had 176 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, he'll never reach the elite status of either Tom Brady or Drew Brees.
- New England Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez is Versatile. Considering he produced 61 yards on the ground and 55 yards and a touchdown through the air, Aaron Hernandez is definitely the iron-man of the New England Patriots. His 61 yards surpassed both BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Danny Woodhead with their 28 and 25 rushing yards in their game against the Denver Broncos.
- New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski is a Beast. With his 145 receiving yards, he has shown he is one of the better tight ends in the league, if not one of the best.
- Defense Wins Games. Again, like with the NFC Divisional playoffs, it's the defense that ultimately wins games. The Ravens capitalized on turnovers when it counted.


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Monday, January 21, 2008
How Time Flies
So the mini woke up next to me this morning and shook me awake yelling "hey Mommy! I'm 3 now!" Now Poker Chick is a slow waker-upper but she managed to sit up and shake her head groggily. The kid's right. Even the weather's responding with a wind chill of just 3 today. Happy Birthday, mini. We love you, kiddo.
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OMG! Three. And I sure remember when she was just a gleam.
Happy birthday little girl.
- January 21, 2008 at 9:27:00 AM EST
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Politics & Government
Struggling homeowners find little hope in federal program
WASHINGTON — In the nearly four months since Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson challenged mortgage lenders to modify distressed home loans voluntarily to ease record numbers of foreclosures, it remains difficult to gauge the program's success.
McClatchy followed several homeowners as they worked with — and sometimes battled — lenders and loan collectors during the mortgage modification process, called Hope Now.
These homeowners got their loan problems fixed, either temporarily or permanently, but the process was arduous and varied. Some got stays from foreclosure, while others merely saw the threat pushed into the future. For many, the total values of their loans didn't drop and remained larger than the current values of their homes.
"You have to fight for your house. If you are in my situation, you have to be persistent and do everything you can imagine," said Chris Jennings, a homeowner in Shasta Lake, Calif., a sleepy town not far from the Oregon border.
An antiques dealer without a fixed income, Jennings had refinanced his home two years ago with an adjustable-rate loan that was about to tick up on Feb. 15, adding $440 to his monthly payment. He'd assumed, like many other Americans, that he'd be able to refinance again when the time came for rates to change. His house was appraised at $225,000 in 2005, but nearby foreclosed properties now sell for $191,000 or less.
Jennings reached out in December to Litton Loan Servicing, a Houston company that collects his mortgage payments for holders of mortgage bonds. Banks rarely keep home loans on their books, instead selling them into a secondary market where they're pooled and sold as mortgage bonds. Loan servicers collect mortgage payments, which then serve as the return on investment in mortgage bonds.
Litton told Jennings he didn't qualify for a modification, even though he mentioned the Hope Now effort that had been launched Dec. 6, just days before his call.
Less than two weeks later, he tried again and was told that he'd be considered. He then waited for weeks as his Feb. 15 deadline moved closer. Already struggling to make his regular mortgage payments, he pulled cash from his credit cards and borrowed from friends to stay current on his loan.
Litton alternately told him that a modification looked probable, then improbable. The turning point came, Jennings said, when he threatened to hand over the keys to his home. Soon afterward, Litton gave him a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage at 7.1 percent. The new loan knocked $200 off his monthly payment.
"It certainly wasn't for my benefit. They researched it well enough to know that if they'd foreclosed it, it would sit for a year or two with no income coming in," Jennings said.
He agreed to allow McClatchy to follow his negotiations, and Litton was told that a reporter was covering his case.
Donna Marie Jendritza, Litton's public relations manager, said that the industry initially struggled "to turn a big ship" because of the massive increase in requests for help from borrowers.
To cope, Litton increased its staffing for loss mitigation, the industry term for loan modification, by 150 percent last year, she said. The company services more than 340,000 home loans and now is modifying about 3,000 loans a month, she added, most of them involving permanent changes to the loans.
Those permanent modifications are important, but hard to verify.
Among the chief complaints about Hope Now is a lack of transparent data. Even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said that he can't get reliable data on loan modifications.
At the time of its creation, Hope Now sought to modify up to 1.2 million adjustable-rate mortgages issued to sub-prime borrowers, those with the weakest credit. In a statement March 3 on its Web site, operated by mortgage-industry players, Hope Now said that more than 1 million homeowners had received loan workouts since last July.
That just muddied the waters. It included a period well before Hope Now began, and didn't distinguish among one-month payment deferrals, temporary freezes on adjustable rates and modifications into fixed-rate loans.
"The big question is how many real loan modifications are happening, and I don't think they know," said Kurt Eggert, a professor at the Chapman University School of Law in Orange, Calif., and a member of a Federal Reserve consumer advisory board. "How can you say you are on top of the problem if you don't know how broadly the 'best solution' is being applied?"
McClatchy also closely followed another borrower, in this case without revealing to the lender that a reporter was watching.
Julie Mickley and her husband bought their home 12 years ago in Tracy, Calif., and refinanced two years ago at the urging of a mortgage broker, who they wrongly assumed had a duty to serve them and not the lender.
Interest-only loans have low initial rates, and during that period the payments go toward interest, not principal. In Mickley's case, a higher rate kicked in after 24 months, along with a first payment of principal. Together that added $1,200 to her payments.
Mickley, 48, said the broker never fully explained that the loan's rate would adjust, and she acknowledged that she didn't read the complicated contract closely enough. New federal proposals expected to pass later this year would force clearer disclosure of payment increases at the time that a loan is agreed to.
Interest-only loans usually are for borrowers who don't plan on living in areas long and can count on home prices to keep appreciating.
Unfortunately for Mickley, she was planning to stay and home prices plunged. She was upside down on her loan, owing about $120,000 more than her house was worth.
To make matters worse, the required uptick in her monthly payments was substantial. When she paid only the interest on the loan, her monthly payment was $2,800. After the first adjustment, when the rate rose from 6.5 percent to 8.5 percent and principal was included, her payment jumped to $4,011. In March, the loan terms were to change again and her monthly payment would have been $4,354.
"It's a double whammy. Not only can you not refinance and get yourself straight . . . but you're stuck with an adjustable-rate mortgage," said Mickley, a manager for a telecommunications firm.
For months, she battled loan servicer EMC Mortgage, owned by investment bank Bear Stearns. When she began calling about a loan modification last fall, unable to refinance, she was treated rudely, she said, sometimes left on hold for hours at a time.
Mickley was asked to document all her expenses, then was told that she could afford her mortgage because she still had $250 left every month after all expenses.
"When you take into consideration where we live, $250, anything from a vet visit to a birthday party (would eat that up) . . . it would basically make us a prisoner in our home," she said.
Mickley grew so angry that she sent a certified letter of complaint to the chief financial officer of Bear Stearns. Around Christmastime, just after Hope Now began, she got a call back and was told that her loan rate would be frozen at the starter rate of 6.5 percent for five years.
Even then, she was instructed to skip her January payment, which technically made her a delinquent borrower. She could never talk to the same person twice, and constantly had to start conversations from scratch.
"It actually put us into a spot where we looked at the house and said, 'Is it worth it,' because of what they were putting us through," Mickley said. She added that it took until late January before her temporary fix was finalized. "They handled all of the paperwork poorly, but by the time we got to the official documents, I was too beat up to argue."
EMC Mortgage declined to discuss her case, citing privacy restrictions.
In a statement, Renu Aldrich, a spokesman for parent company Bear Stearns, said, "Modifications can take as little as a few weeks to process, but more often it takes additional time to work through the issues and the legal constraints. We are pleased that we have helped this borrower reach a realistic resolution satisfactory to all involved."
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The Experience
The location of the hotel is perfect for business travellers as well as for anyone who wants to enjoy the sun and explore Muscat attractions. It is only 5 minutes away from Oman's most popular beaches, 12 minutes from the International airport and very close to city's commercial district. The hotel provides spacious meeting rooms for hosting unforgettable events, Fontana Health club where you can enjoy an intensive work-out followed by dry-sauna and outdoor swimming pool, and 6 on-site restaurants and bars.
- Free high-speed Internet in all rooms
- Located only 12 minutes form the Muscat International Airport
- Choose from a variety of international cuisine in one of 6 on-site restaurants and bars
Included flights
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- Departs: london
- Arrives: muscat, Oman
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- Departs: muscat, Oman
- Arrives: london
Radisson Blu Hotel Muscat
- Standard City View
- Bed and Breakfast
- Luxuriate around the stunning swimming pool
- Delight in the award winning bars and restaurants
- Ideally located to all the local attractions
This first-class hotel lying right at the heart of the diplomatic quarter of Muscat offers convenience and elegance is beautifully located against a mountainous landscape, only 12 minutes from the airport and a few steps away from the commercial centre. The helpful staff is more than willing to help travellers plan their trips to see Muscat attractions including the Muttrah Corniche and the Zawawi Mosque, both located only 2 kms away.
Modernly equipped and styled guest rooms at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Muscat are elegantly furnished and fully air-conditioned. Guests can benefit from an array of in-house eating facilities serving local and international cuisine. The all-day Olivos Coffee Shop offers al-fresco dining on a shaded terrace, Al Tajin Grill specializes in meat, while the Coral Bar offers piano bar jazz music and drinks until late in the night. Radisson Blu Hotel Muscat also features free Wi-Fi in public areas, 24-hour reception services and a specialised tour desk.
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Police last night issued a warning on a red or white transit van doing the rounds in Mid Ulster in a bid to sell pillows.
In a post on Facebook, the PSNI said those involved were "quite forward and will try to push a sale".
"Folks please be mindful that there is possibly a red or white transit van that has been in the Dungannon area, trying to sell pillows door-to-door," they warned.
"The people involved will be quite forward and try and push the sale.
"If you have any information about this type of incident please contact police on 101."


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Bookish Ink – Hypothetical Ideas for Theoretical Tattoos (Brought to You By a 16 Year Old With Underdeveloped Decision Making Skills and An Extreme Fear of Needles)
I've always found the concept of tattoos fascinating. The idea that someone can decide to just… print something on their skin, knowing it's going to stay there forever and ever is astonishing.
Of course, having considered getting a tattoo at some point in time, I always wonder what I'd get. Even if I somehow managed to overcome my extreme phobia of needles, I am such a bad decision maker that I'd probably end up dying before I made up my mind. I have decided though that if I were ever to get a tattoo, or even a few, they would most likely be book related. After I discovered Sir Douglas Adams's brilliant mind, that idea changed to "most likely be Douglas Adams related."
Now that we've covered that little intro I think I can begin with the actual point of this post, instead of just rambling on forever. I used to think if I ever got a tattoo it would be a quote, but recently the idea of images has appealed to me as well. Thing is, seeing as I am an avid book-to-film hater, many famous book icons or symbols come from their films. Also, I would want to get a tattoo that isn't the biggest cliché ever, one that I won't find on every single living being were I to attend a convention of some sorts discussing said book. These two criteria make it sort of hard to think up of ideas, but thankfully I have a creative mind and lots of time – infinite amounts actually, since this whole idea is hypothetical – so I can spend forever wondering how on Earth (and surrounding planets) I'll achieve this goal!
There are only a handful of books I've ever read that I can definitely define as "life changers," whatever that means. In most cases I can't even explain why or how – which is why I'll avoid reviewing these books, they are too important to me for that. I just… know. That's it really. I can feel them. I know that makes no sense at all. I feel like they have become a part of my thought, whether I'm aware of their influence or not. The books I put in this category are Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series by Douglas Adams. I am not so sure whether Harry Potter deserves a place in that category or a whole unique category of his own called "My Childhood." As for my favorite quote, the one I think describes me most from all of the sentences I've ever read, that award goes to Jodi Picoult in House Rules where she writes "Frankly, I wonder who Frank was, and why he has an adverb all to himself. I think I'll keep this post focused on these novels because I really can't cover all of the books I love and my ideas will multiply over time.
And now, for the ideas!


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Funding databases
Accessing funding for innovation and the implementation of innovative solutions or systems may be challenging. We recognise this as an issue that hampers innovation and therefore economic growth and development in our region. To this end, the Regional Innovation Forum have developed a database of funding available for innovation-related research and development. Funding has been classified to public sector funding and private sector funding, both in terms of corporate funding and funding made available by Not-for-Profit organisations.
View funding assistance available in the following categories:
Preparing a funding application
You have identified organisations to which you may apply for innovation-related funding. The next step is the preparation of an application for funding. Most funders have a specific template that you must complete. Some, however, do not provide any guidelines in terms of funding applications.
Many funders have noted that the Eastern Cape performs poorly in the preparation of funding applications. Therefore we lose out on funding that should find its way into the regional economy. The Regional Innovation Forum (RIF) notes this phenomenon and to this end, the RIF would like to support members in preparing comprehensive and compelling funding applications.
If you are interested in participating in a funding proposal preparation workshop to be hosted by the Regional Innovation Forum, please email us at email@example.com to be invited to the next workshop.
Alternatively if you require assistance in drafting a funding application, the following service providers may be contacted to provide funding application writing services. It is your (i.e. the applicant's) responsibility to contact and contract the service provider. The Regional Innovation Forum has not assessed any of the service providers listed below and therefore will not accept responsibility for the services provided by service providers.
- Business Doctor
Contact: Rob Wylde, call 072 252 3219, email firstname.lastname@example.com
- ED Solutions
Contact: Wilhela Gie, call 083 459 4465, email firstname.lastname@example.com
- Kyle Business Projects
Contact: Dr Anthony Albers, call 041 582 5289, email firstname.lastname@example.com
- PE Coach
Contact: Jeremy Barton, call 082 570 4068, email email@example.com
- Sebenza Enabling the Environment
Contact: Belinda Vabaza, call 041 373 8260, email email@example.com
- Wright Way Solutions / Wright Way Health and Safety
Contact: John Wright, call 041 373 4458 / 082 850 7122, email email@example.com
Review of funding applications
The Regional Innovation Forum (RIF) provides support to individuals and entities in the preparation of funding applications.
The RIF will contract an experienced service provider to review your draft funding application and provide written feedback in terms of suggested amendments to improve your funding application.
It should be noted that only complete draft funding applications will be reviewed.
All service providers are bound by a confidentiality agreement and therefore all information included in funding applications remains highly confidential.
To make use of this service, please complete the application form.


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Agenda and Notes, May 14, 2007
1. "Catching up" reports:
- Stuart: In the past round of funding NSDL extended funding on several standards projects, including ASN, WGBH (for its intermediary), DLESE, CNLP. They were supposed to be working together, using ASN as their data source for standards. The group committed to create a test collection of records with human reviewed correlations, so that the tools could be tested and evaluated. Stuart was trying to build a schema to express the correlation, using a correlation entity, and a vocabulary expressing strength of fit. The simple case is a "conformsTo" with a URI. More complex case you have strength of correlation, authority (who says), etc. CI didn't know what to do with the results, so called together a group to discuss this. Their contention was that they couldn't do anything outside of standard DC. For an illustration, Stuart tried plugging in URIs for some of the terms in DLESE records, to illustrate the complexity coming. They also demonstrated the CNLP tool that does standards mapping. Stuart asked where the URIs were coming from, and learned that CI was not using any of the Registry URIs for any of the vocabularies. Stuart will keep pushing these issues within CI.
- Diane: London meeting, Chicago testimony, Rochester collaboration, TERMS proposal
Stuart suggested that we might get Cliff to bring CNI in as a partner, and go to Mellon or one of the big funders. He thinks it should be a two-three year project.
- Jon: Has been updating the backend, and fixing bugs. The sandbox has been very busy and they've been identifying bugs as well. None of this has been exposed yet, but will be in beta 'soon.'
- Joe: Has CARLCore application profile to distribute for us to look at. This is for research libraries in Canada, who are trying to do harvesting. They are not seeking DCMI approval, but will be using this. Joe was at the CASE meeting in Montreal and there was another paper with some quality issues explored (he will send a cite along).
2. Moving forward with our projects. What threads should we be gathering?
- We all agree that moving forward with Registry improvements will be important, as we attempt to make our efforts more visible.
3. Singapore, DC-2007
- Workshop: Metadata That Works: Making Good Decisions Diane will send around the outline for some ideas on presenters. Stuart will be flying back on Friday so can't present. He has been talking with UW about hosting the software and perhaps sponsoring an occasional papers series for project reports.
- Jon and Diane have been talking about the idea of a traveling 'road show' that might be less of an event that every one needs to fly to than something that can be hosted more easily and provide more 'how-to'. Diane will try and draft something to send out to the AB, hopefully before the meeting. Important to meet several needs: education, expert F2F, etc.
Next week we return to our regular schedule.


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Are you are going away for the holidays and do you plan to share your adventures via social media? There is a group who will pay rapt attention – and most importantly – when you will be home.
I've always found it unsettling how much information about being away from home
some share online. Recently, a young couple we know avidly documenting
their cruise.
Another friend, who travels frequently on business, uses Tripit to manage his various
itineraries. Tripit will share your travels to Facebook, if you choose. I always know
when he is leaving, and I am alerted when he's on his way home. I worry about the
wife and teenage daughters when he leaves at home.
A recent Facebook post from county police confirmed the danger of sharing your
travel information online. It points out posts mentioning travel or showing check-ins
at airports or airline lounges can indicate travel – to bad guys.


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Bruce Willis has joined the growing ranks of international celebrities who are working with Engel & Völkers, enlisting our Sun Valley office to sell his Idaho estate for $6.49 MM.
You don't need a "Sixth Sense" to realize this lakeside retreat in Hailey, Idaho is a dream come true. Situated on 23+ acres of beautifully manicured land, the 8403 square foot craftsman-style lodge has 6 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. The house centers around a great sunken living room with soaring ceilings and two stone fireplaces. The 2,200 square foot master suite features two heated decks and a custom granite bathroom.
The property also boasts a charming guest-house, a spa, and a forested area with tranquil streams and ponds. The fabulous pool is one to "Die Hard" for with its dramatic waterfalls. Every detail of the estate has been carefully thought out to maximize convenience from the heated walks for a shovel-free winter to a media room to enjoy your favorite Bruce Willis films.


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Our staff provides a full range of services, ensuring experienced and comprehensive care focused on results, with a friendly touch!
You can be confident that we've got the expertise to help you with any type of muscle, articulation, bone or nerve problem.
Whether it's a muscle strain, an arm recently out of plaster, recurring or consistent back pain, a surgical reconstruction of a ligament in your knee, or an ankle that you twisted this morning… we are here to help you!
Our physiotherapists were trained to the highest standards and are fully qualified members of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (MISCP).
Here's a list of the main therapeutic services our team can provide:
- Exercise programmes
- Workstation assessments
- Sports injury rehabilitation
- Deep tissue physio massage
- Low-level laser therapy (LLLT)
- Heath / cold therapy
- Dry needling
- Stretching
- KinesioTape
- Gait scan
- Chiropractic adjustments
- Paediatric chiropractic
- Custom orthotics
- Nutritional advice


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Dr. Graham Peaslee of the Hope College chemistry faculty has received a second major grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create a system for doing some recycling at the atomic level.
The two-year research award will support continued development of a method for harvesting leftover radioisotopes generated through the use of large particle accelerators. The $800,000 grant, shared by Peaslee and researchers based at Washington University and the University of Missouri, follows a two-year, $840,000 grant from the Department of Energy for the project in 2011.
Peaslee noted that although such isotopes begin as leftovers from other experiments, they are often themselves highly desirable and can be put to a variety of uses depending on the type collected, from cancer treatments to detecting illicit nuclear activity abroad. The new collection system includes a means of retrieving the isotopes, which are otherwise lost, and a methodology for recovering specific types.
The first award took the project from initial vision to working prototype. The new grant, which will run through 2016, will help expand the system's capabilities.
"Last time we were talking about what we were going to do," Peaslee said. "Now we've built it, and it works well."
"We know a few design tweaks to do, but basically we'll be using the same system," he said. "Now we're going to go after different isotopes."
The system is being created with a particular emphasis on how it can function with the federally funded "Facility for Rare Isotope Beams" (FRIB) that will be operated by Michigan State University, which is also home of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. FRIB is currently being developed and could become operational in 2021. Peaslee and the other members of the research team have been connecting regularly with MSU to test their system and help assure its compatibility with FRIB.
In addition to Peaslee, the Hope team includes multiple students who participate in the Hope College Nuclear Group, which is co-led by Dr. Paul DeYoung of the physics faculty, as well as a post-doctoral researcher, Dr. Aranh Pen, a 2002 Hope College chemistry graduate.


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What can your Advisor do for you?
The Academic Advisor for most Majors under the Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) is Dr. Julie Major.
I can help you with a wide range of questions and issues including program selection; transferring from other programs or institutions; choosing courses; dealing with academic impacts of health or personal issues; tailoring your program to your goals and objectives; integrating research, exchanges and field studies into your program; administrative changes to your academic record, and more. If I can't help you with your question myself, I can direct you to someone who will.
My office is a safe space where you are welcome to discuss anything confidentially, including gender and cultural identity, disability, mental and physical health, and sexual orientation. I am happy to advise in English, français, español, ou Português.
Dr. Julie Major, agr.
Macdonald-Stewart Building, Room MS2-083 Tel: (514) 398-8380
Office Hours
Mondays: 9:00-noon, 1:00-4:00
Tuesdays: 9:00-noon and 1:45-4:00
Wednesdays: 9:00-noon, 1:00-4:00
Thursdays: by email only
Fridays: 9:00-noon, 1:00-4:00
While I am usually at my desk during these times, I may be with other students or attending a meeting outside the office. You are welcome to try dropping by, but I suggest booking an appointment.
Avoid ever saying: I wish I had known this!
Understand your program's structure and rules
Life Sciences
Specializations: An. Biol.; An. Health & Disease; Life Sc. (Multidisc.); Microb. & Mol. Biotechnol.; Plant Biology
Environmental Biology
Specializations: Applied Ecology; Plant Biology; Wildlife Biology
Agro-Env. Sc.
Specializations: Animal Production; Ecological Agriculture; Plant Production; Professional Agrology
Are you an undergraduate student in Food Science, Nutrition, or Bioresource Engineering?
If so, consult the list of Academic Advisors to obtain information related to your program.


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To receive Anointing of the Sick, call the parish's main number: 281-333-3891. If it is during business hours, you will be transfered to the pastor. If it is after business hours, you will be given the emergency number.
The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament of healing. It reaches out to those who are sick and draws them into the heart of the Church. It is also given to those who are about to die.
Sickness, pain, and death were not written into God's original plan for mankind. Part of Jesus' ministry was to heal the sick, and he went about curing those who were ill or disabled. Jesus came to announce that the Kingdom of God was now a reality here on earth. One of the signs of this reality was that the sick were healed and the dead raised up, because suffering and death can have no place in the Kingdom of God.
The Church has always had a special mission to the sick, from visiting a sick person at home, giving communion to those who are housebound, to building hospitals and clinics. Human beings are made body and soul--the physical side of human life is as much the Church's concern as the spiritual side, and those who are sick and in pain are especially in need of comfort and healing.
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is administered by a priest or bishop. It begins with a short rite of penance followed by a reading. Then in silence the priest lays his hands on the sick person and anoints that person's forehead and palms with oil, saying these words:
Through this holy anointing, may the Lord, in His love and mercy, help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up. Amen.


text: Digital Woodruff Named Guest of Honor For 19th Annual Roast for Spina Bifida By Patrick|August 24, 2007Share By Patrick|August 24, 2007Share From the release: ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, nearly killed by a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq, will be the guest of honor during the 19th Annual Roast for Spina Bifida on Monday, Oct. 29 in Washington, D.C. A who's who of media and political leaders will gather to roast Woodruff and raise funds to further the fight against Spina Bifida, the most common, permanently disabling birth defect in the United States affecting more than 70,000 men, women, adolescents and children. At Washington's Omni Shoreham Hotel, media colleagues and legislators will rib Woodruff on his endeavors to date including his time as co-anchor of "World News Tonight." The distinguished leaders who will roast Woodruff will be announced in September. Mark Sields will emcee. Share http://adweek.it/2kGaDIr copy Adweek Adweek


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Individual Giving Fundraiser
- Recruiter
- Location
- Crawley
- Salary
- £28.4k per year
- Posted
- 22 Mar 2018
- Closing date
- 19 Apr 2018
- Ref
- Contact
- Dagmara Wolosiuk - DePaula
- Industry
- Marketing & PR, Fundraising
- Job function
- Marketing & PR
- Job level
- Experienced (non manager)
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
- Education level
- A levels/Advanced GNVQ
A great opportunity has arisen for an Individual Giving Fundraiser for a national charity based in West Sussex in order to plan, develop and implement a programme of individual giving, to grow and maximise income for the charity. In addition, all fundraisers will maximise income, recruitment and retention, through the cultivation of individual supporters, by developing and delivering tailored solicitation and stewardship plans and asks.
Key Responsibilities will include:
To oversee the day to day execution of all individual giving activity, which supports both the fundraising and individual giving strategies,
To develop, manage and deliver an agreed programme of direct and digital marketing activity, including creative development, agency management, fulfilment, income and expenditure monitoring, and reporting and performance evaluation.
To devise and implement cultivation plans/donor journeys for all activity, including appeals, in memory, regular giving and lottery, for individuals, using individual giving techniques to manage the donor s relationship.
To develop and write compelling copy for all individual giving activity, which clearly demonstrates need and impact.
To effectively brief creative and fulfilment agencies to produce and deliver direct marketing when appropriate
To support the development and management of designated budgets and targets, ensuring accurate and timely allocation of gifts, and develop and manage monthly reports and data audits for individual giving activity.
To undertake data planning and analysis for all activity, to support the identification, implementation and development of effective and targeted campaigns and products.
To work with the Individual Giving Manager to explore ways of developing individual giving fundraising, including new initiatives and product development, to encourage long term giving to the hospice.
To be responsible for planning, preparing and implementing an effective stewardship programme, including thanking for individual gifts, and creating automated supporter journeys to develop our donors.
To take ownership of all other aspects of stewardship when required, being aware that every communication, via email, phone, text, letter or face to face, all form part of the donor experience.
To understand the importance of legacies, and legacy income, and treat legacy pledges as the ultimate mark of success of our stewardship programme.
To be sensitive to the nature of a donor s involvement with us, understanding the reasons people choose to support us, such as in memory of a loved one.
In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:
Significant fundraising experience
Experience of producing written materials to a high standard
Experience of liaising with the public by phone or face to face.
Proficiency and experience of using Microsoft office packages and databases.
Excellent organisational, administrative, planning and time management skills
Ability to update and maintain databases
Ability to report on income and expenditure
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Problem solver and flexible creative thinker.
Self reliant and able to take initiative
Excellent attention to detail including proof reading
Ability to manage a variety of tasks concurrently.
Flexible approach to change, innovation and progress in the work environment
High standard of diplomacy, integrity and reliability
Open minded and able to embrace change.
Willingness and ability to work occasional unsociable hours to support fundraising events when required.
A positive assertive attitude to all aspects of work and development
Professional, confident and compassionate approach to work


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Feeling grouchy today. Stuff going on at work that's depressing.
So I'm just going to post pictures of something that always brings a smile to my face:
There, that feels better. See you tomorrow.
They are just too cutE!!!
Sooo sweet! I feel better too!
Cuties! Just have a smile on my face too!:)
I'm a cat person, but those are some sweeeet faces for sure! Blog about the good, bad, and the ugly. It'll make you feel better. Not that I don't love the doggie faces, too, though!
They do that!
They certainly make me smile!
Thank you.


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Автор:Lesa Longley
Название:Anaesthesia of Exotic Pets
Издательство:Saunders Ltd
Размер:30,9 MB
Для сайта: bukvy.net
Anaesthesia of Exotic Pets provides a unique and quick reference guide for all those working in veterinary practice. The book covers the common species seen and includes: the basic approach to the case, equipment required, drug doses, and anaesthetic induction and maintenance as well as anaesthetic monitoring techniques. Peri-anaesthetic nursing care, such as husbandry, fluid and nutritional support, is discussed for each species. Written by experienced practitioners, the book provides a common sense and practical approach to anaesthesia to enable a variety of techniques to be performed confidently.
•Covers practical information on anaesthesia for a successful outcome: how to assess and prepare the patient, lists of equipment required, how to perform the anaesthetic, husbandry, fluids and nutritional support
•Discusses commonly seen pathological conditions and their effect on the choice of anaesthetic and patient prognosis
•Provides an overview of the relevant anatomy and physiology in each species as this improves understanding of effects of anaesthesia and techniques used
•Describes both basic nursing and more advanced anaesthesia techniques, catering for all abilities and knowledge
•Contains tables of drug doses by species giving a quick reference for the busy practitioner


text: Circular Logic Studios is a company devoted to creating the best digital content in the world, created by Derek Badichek and Phil Allen. This was the home of the "Breaking Badichek" podcast with host Derek Badichek and Co-Host/Producer Phil Allen. It's also the place to find the "Phil Interrupted" podcast! Do look around and enjoy!


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Mary Fons refers to herself as "a writer who grew up under a quilt." She co-hosts Love of Quilting on PBS alongside her mom, popular quilter and educator Marianne Fons.
In 2010, Mary created Quilty, a weekly online program for the beginner quilter (New Track Media, now F+W Media). Today, there are over 200 episodes of Quilty available at QNNtv.com, as well as a bi-monthly magazine. Quilty magazine, of which Mary is the editor and creative director, is available nationwide at bookstores, quilt shops, and via auto-ship and digital subscription at www.heyquilty.com and www,fonsandporter.com. Each issue has more than a dozen projects aimed at the beginner quilter.
Mary's quilts are frequently featured in Love of Quilting and Quilty. She lectures and leads workshops across the country, has written her blog, PaperGirl, since 2006, and her first book, Make + Love Quilts: Scrap Quilts for the 21st Century is out now from C&T.
So, who is Mary Fons? What inspires her? In a recent PaperGirl post entitled "The Question Must Not Be Asked," Mary writes:
"I will always prioritize writing. Always. If I'm not writing here, I'm in my journals. If I'm not in my journals, I'm reading, the other half of writing. There's time every day for one part of this endless, bizarre, oft-fruitless, occasionally ecstatic process of mine and I refuse to be told there isn't. I can't help it. I actually can't. Without the writing thing in my life, I feel nothing short of impoverished. And when I feel like that, well, no one gets anything at all — not on time, not late, not anything."
Born and raised in rural Iowa, Mary lived in Chicago for twelve years where she worked as a theater artist and freelance writer, writing for books, magazines, syndication, and educational companies. This summer, she moved to the heart of New York City, "for love," as she says in her blog, found at www.maryfons.com/blog.
Mary started quilting in earnest seven years ago while recovering from a life-threatening health issue. Though she started quilting when the modern quilting movement was beginning, Mary's quilt style is not modern, but "traditional with an updated palette."
When buying fabric, Mary applies what she calls "the Dress Test." She asks herself, "If this fabric were a dress, would I wear it?" If the answer is no, the fabric is bypassed. She loves every fabric she buys, therefore, no fabric sits long. Mary makes big quilts and tries to use as many fabrics as possible in each. She does not use just one color of pink, but rather twenty shades or more, as in her Pink Waves (2010) quilt. Mary loves to make scrap quilts and likes to add a rogue fabric or color just for the thrill.
Having an influential mom in the quilt world has been a mixed blessing. While certain introductions were made more swiftly as a result of her last name, Mary's struggle has been to establish herself as distinct from her mother's style and name while showing the sincere respect she has for all her mother's contributions and for the art of quiltmaking as a whole. What has never been in question: the love and true camaraderie she and her mom have with each other. "You can't fake that," Mary says of her and her mother's rapport on public television. "We really do love each other and love working together – always have."
Mary recently started a monthly webinar series, Color Me Quilter, where each month, she examines using a different color in your quilts. Webinars continue to gain in popularity for quilters who want great instruction from the comfort of their own homes. Mary's series is attracting fans already for its fun, engaging approach to selecting fabrics for your next project. Go to www.shopfonsandporter.com to purchase a "ticket." You can watch the webinar live as it happens or buy it later as a download to watch at your convenience.