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Bologna, Parma, Regio Emilia, Ferrara
Will be spending 6 days in late September '15 in that area. Please advise how my time might be divided among specific cities. Should I base in one city and use day trips or move at least once? You might also recommend specific lodging alternatives as well.
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I forgot to add that our interests are culinary as well as specific sightseeing. I have reviewed various posts previously made for these specific cities but wish thoughts on dividing my time from people whom have been there.
Thank you.
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I just revisited Ferrara, which I like very much. I also use it as a base for a day trip to Ravenna, which has fabulous mosaics. I stayed at the Locanda Borgonuovo, which I recommend if you like B&B type places, but not if you want a hotel. I stayed three nights, and could have stayed four.
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DH and I based in Bologna for side trip to Ravenna (agree with thursdaysd about the mosaics). We ran out of time for Parma and Ferrara. And Faience, darn it. We stayed at what was a Sofitel opposite the main train station for ease of taking the train.
We ate well in Bologna but decided Ravenna was so much lighter without all of the porticos (even though some were very pretty).
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If you are using a train then
Bologna for most nights, with day trips to all but Ravenna (one night trip)
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Any recommendations in Bologna for lodging (B&B or Hotel?)
Thanks to all, just what I am looking for.
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bilboburgler are you thinking Varenna? We did Ravenna easily as a day trip. For sure one could stay there longer though!
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You can reach Ravenna in an hour by train from Bologna if you pick the right train. No reason to stay the night.
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Bologna Centrale is really handy for side-trips and central enough in Bologna to consider staying nearby (also handy for the airport shuttle).
What I've done in the past is go to www.booking.com and pull up your dates, then use the map feature over lower left on the screen to zoom in to the area between the train station and Piazza Nettuno. I've stayed both at the Mercure across from the station (no complaints) and at the Milenn Hotel a block or two away (OK), but there are some nice boutique hotels (like i Portici) and popular standbys (like Paradise) just a couple blocks further.
If you use the map function you can look at price, and then customer review scores, then descriptions, to nail down something that sounds like it best fits your style.
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FWIW, in 25 trips to Italy since '98 one hotel stands out in a year's worth of stays. Google booking.com for Petronio Residence in Bologna. Across the street from the due torri, keyless entry, new elevator, ultra modern décor, affordable, tutti conforti.
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I like the Paradise Hotel in Bologna. An easy walk to the Piazza Maggiore, and also to the train station. The airport bus has a stop very near the hotel.
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Bologna is a lively city with a lot to see. We stayed for 5 days with one day trip ...to Florence (45 min)
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I'm going to Bologna in December/January and will be staying at the Hotel Metropolitan. I'll post a trip report here if you want to check in then.
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I stayed here in a single room this summer. Was very happy with the hotel and its location.
I loved Ravenna and the mosaics. With more time I would have spent the night just to soak up a little more of the ultra-relaxing vibe.
Have a fab trip!
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Thanks to all for your responses. Any votes for Parma or Regio Emilia?
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we are big fans of parma, as well as bologna. parma has a very nice, walkable center. i think it's worth a visit-- even without the amazing food, beautiful baptisery, and so forth-- just to see the very moving 'Camera di San Paolo'.
if you do go to bologna, we absolutely LOVED our airbnb place, which was right on the canal!! (we always fantasized about who was lucky enough to live there!) it was an amazing $75us a night and was a studio with kitchen. grocery store around the corner. just perfect. (but not for light sleepers, as the canal viewing spot can cause people to gather late at night.) if interested in details on the listing, let me know.
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Ravenna, only reason for staying overnight is there is so much to see, I couldn't do all the mosaics in one day unless I was very organised and then there is lunch etc.
I've never stayed in Bologna (Faenza, Ferrara and some tiny villages around) but having been through it, it look the logical place to stay and certainly is the central train hub for the area. If you like smaller towns then I recommend the bicycle-centric Ferrara.
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Bologna, the Albergo Centrale is a very good hotel with reasonable rates.
And in Parma, be sure to have a meal at La Fochetta.
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- I had the privilege of meeting Stanton Freedman, recently. I found him a thoughtful and pragmatic man, a man of integrity, and clarity of thought. I was even more honored to see him read, with great interest, a couple of my articles, I had printed out. What a delightful surprise it was for me to learn that he had actually been a student of Enrico Fermi, the subject of one of my recent articles. Stanton felt that Professor Fermi's question, "Where is everybody?" has often been misunderstood. He pointed out that Professor Fermi used the Socratic method of teaching, with questions. To teach with questions causes the student to ponder the answers and seek them out. It is a motivational method of teaching that pushes the student into teaching him or herself.
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Unanswered: ADO/Access connection problem
I have a problem when connecting to a Access database using a vba plug-in made in Autocad 2000. I supposed that my problem is related to my secured Access file (MDW) that is setting the group security. I have tried a lot of variant way to connect my database but I am still stuck with it. Maybe someone could help me finding out what I am doing wrong or what should I do to fixed it. I am using the Access XP(2002) version on an XP platform with the ADO object.
Here's what I have tried yet:
strDBPath = "H:\GOD\Ing\Ing - BD Principale.mdb"
strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; " & _
"Data Source=" & strDBPath & "; " & _
"User ID=" & UID & "; " & _
"Password=" & PWD & "; "
Set objADOConn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
objADOConn.Open strConn
If Err = 0 Then
Set FaireConnection = objADOConn
Set FaireConnection = Nothing
End If
strNumero = "Select [Numéro de dessin].[tbl_Dessins_Mecaniques] " & _
"From tbl_Dessins_Mecaniques;"
Set rstNumero = CreateObject("adodb.recordset")
this code is giving me the error at this line (when trying to set the recordset):
rstNumero.Open strNumero, objADOConn, adOpenDynamic, adLockPessimistic
Here's the error code:
Record(s) cannot be read; no read permission on 'tbl_Dessins_Mecaniques'.
Anybody knows about that. Thanks a lot!
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HI breeze76!
I have try your connection string. It has almost work but I am still having one more problem. First, I have to tell you that my principal Access database is located on a network drive. If I am writing the DBQ paramater in the connection path as follows : f:\PrincipalDatabase.mdb, I am getting a 'err: -2147418113 Catastrophic error'. This not a very talkative error description.
Anyway, I have tried to see if it could be fixed by putting the database on my local drive (c:\PrincipalDatabase.mdb), And it finally worked out. The only thing is that it has to write my info on my network DB. I have tried by creating a local database that links all tables from the database to my principal network database. This workaround does not work. Do you have another way to do this?
Thanks a lot...
P.S.: I have noticed that your are using the Vbscript way to write the string by using the Server argument in front of the createobject function. It is not working for me in VBA.
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Did you make sure that the proper permission are set to the network drive? Are you hosting your own site or is this an intranet site?


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Fiat may have to shut down two facilities in Italy due to the weak auto demand in Europe if the plans for exporting to the United States market do not materialize, according to CEO Sergio Marchionne. He added that Chrysler plants in the U.S. were already operating at full capacity. He also disclosed that facilities in Canada, Europe or Mexico are required to fill a third of the demand in the U.S.
This means that the Italian sites of Fiat had the chance to export to the U.S., he informed Italian daily Corriere della Sera in the interview. Marchionne told the paper that all the facilities will "remain where they are," but it will have to withdraw from two of the five facilities in Italy if the exporting to the U.S. will not happen.
The CEO also said that the new labor agreement of Fiat provides the automaker's facilities in Italy the adequate competitiveness to export to the U.S. He did not identify the two facilities concerned. Fiat also declined to provide a comment to Automotive News Europe. According to Automotive News Europe sources, however, the plants of Fiat in Cassino, Central Italy, and Mirafiori, Turin, may be at risk.
The Mirafiori plant manufactures the Fiat Punto, Lancia Musa and Alfa Romeo MiTo. It has a capacity of 200,000 units. The facility is set to manufacture a new compact Jeep beginning in 2014. Dubbed B-SUV, this new Jeep will be sold in Europe and the U.S., among other markets.
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The Inside Line Highlights packs use telemetry data to authentically recreate the top moments from NASCAR races. Players will have the opportunity to relive and rewrite the greatest moments of the 2013 season, starting with the Daytona 500 and racing till the epic finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. A new Highlights pack will be released after every race.*
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The Pentax MX-1 is a 12MP high-end compact camera with a fast 28-112mm equivalent zoom lens - the first camera of its type that Pentax has created. With a rich history in camera design, it seems fair that Pentax would seek to recapture the two-tone camera designs of the last century with its MX-1 enthusiast compact (the MX-1 is also available in an all-black model as well). A metal top and bottom and a leather-like band around the middle provide a gripable surface as well as a classic look. Thanks to the painted brass top and bottom plates, we're told users will enjoy that old tendency toward 'brassing' exhibited in well-used vintage cameras as the MX-1 accumulates wear. We haven't yet bashed the Pentax MX-1 around enough to test this feature, but there's still time.
Following the near extinction of the standard pocket digital camera in the wake of the smartphone juggernaut, camera manufacturers are aiming more squarely at the enthusiast market, and the MX-1 is a clear sign that Pentax considers it an important segment to serve. Dominated largely by cameras like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 and Canon Powershot S110, and more recently by the Sony Cyber-Shot RX-100, the enthusiast pocket camera market consists of cameras with larger sensors, premium lenses, raw capture and a bias toward manual controls and modes, in addition to the usual auto and semi-auto modes.
The MX-1 shares a lens (and probably sensor) with the Olympus XZ-2: a 28-112mm equivalent zoom with a relatively bright F1.8-2.5 aperture across the zoom range. Physically though, they're very different cameras. The MX-1 is both wider and thicker, lacks a hot shoe, and surprisingly has only one control dial, skipping the trend toward a customizable control ring around the lens. In the MX1's favor are a slightly larger LCD (thanks to its 4:3 aspect ratio), that flips up and down in the same way as the XZ-2, and an EV adjustment dial that hangs over the right rear edge ever so slightly, for quick changes to the auto and semi-auto capture modes; it's also stiff enough that it doesn't turn by accident.
We were a little disappointed to see no hint of Ricoh's influence on the interface (Ricoh purchased Pentax 18 months ago, so we'd expect to see some of the fruits of that deal appearing soon). In particular, some of the GRD and GXR's control features, with customizable access to key menus and simple, smart controls would have been welcome. But several other omissions show that Pentax isn't aiming the MX-1 at quite the same market as some other premium compacts.
Built as much as a premium camera for the casual snapshooter as it is for the photographer craving more control, the Pentax MX-1 makes accessing its high quality optic and potentially good sensor less intimidating. It looks cool, and if it measures up to expectations, particularly from its lens and sensor, it will make a good street camera for semi-auto shooters, and a reasonable substitute for carrying an SLR everywhere.
Pentax MX-1 key features
- 12MP backlit CMOS sensor
- 4x 28-112mm equivalent F1.8-2.5 lens
- 3.0 inch, 920K dot LCD screen
- JPEG, Raw (DNG), Raw+JPEG capture
- 1080p 30fps video recording with stereo microphones
- Rear control dial and EV dial
- Pentax SLR-like interface
- HDR mode
CMOS sensor
The Pentax MX-1's 1/1.7" backlit CMOS sensor has a total resolution of 12.76MP, outputting a 12-megapixel image measuring 4,000 x 3,000 pixels. Many of the Pentax's rivals, including the Olympus XZ-2, Nikon P7700 and Samsung EX2F also use 1/1.7" 12MP BSI CMOS sensors. It seems likely that most of them share a single sensor, possibly the one Sony published details of in October.
Sensor sizes compared
The diagram below compares the size of the MX-1's 1/1.7" sensor to those in its nearest competitors - in general larger sensors potentially offer better image quality. The MX-1's sensor is equal to most of its direct competitors, like the S110, XZ-2, and LX7.
|The MX-1's sensor is smaller than recent premium pocket leaders, but on par with most premium pocket category competitors.
Enthusiast compacts: lenses, sensors and background blur
The table below compares the MX-1's lens specifications and sensor size against its main competitors and the X20. Along with the familiar 35mm-equivalent focal length, we've also included a 35mm-equivalent aperture range, which gives some idea of the control over depth of field offered by each camera's lens.
|Sensor area, mm2
|Focal length range
|Focal length range (equiv.)
|Aperture range
|Aperture range (equiv)*
|Dimensions (mm)
|Pentax MX-1
|Fujifilm XF1
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|Canon S110
|Fujifilm X20
|Panasonic DMC-LX7
|Samsung EX2F
* Equivalent aperture, in 135 film terms - this gives an idea of the depth of field control offered by the lenses when the sensor size is taken into account.
** Panasonic DMC-LX7 sensor area figures based on 4:3 aspect ratio mode
Photographers tend to be interested in how well a lens can blur backgrounds when shooting portraits at full telephoto, and in this respect the MX-1 is among the best in its class - matching exactly the ability offered by the Olympus XZ-2. This isn't the sort of shallow depth-of-field that a DSLR will offer with a specialized lens, but at the long end of the lens it'll give about the same flexibility as most DSLR kit lenses will offer.
The equivalent apertures also give a rough idea of how the cameras might compare in low light; to a degree they indicate how far a larger sensor should be offset by a faster lens. Obviously this isn't the whole story; the characteristics of the individual sensors matters too, as does the quality of in-camera processing for JPEG shooters. But the story is essentially the same - the MX-1 should do a bit better than most small-sensor cameras, but not as well as the RX100 over most of its lens range.
Size compared
The MX-1's larger lens and articulating screen means it's a little thicker than most cameras in this category, as well as a little wider. It's also thicker than the XZ-2. The Pentax MX-1 is still small enough to slip into a shorts or jacket pocket, and there's enough space on the back for a few extra buttons and controls. We have a feeling many users are likely to want to take advantage of the camera strap to show off this good-looking camera (though unfortunately we found it doesn't hang as well as we'd like with the strap lugs mounted in the front).
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I am a long time Pentax supporter starting from the ist to the k-x to the k-30. When I first saw this, I thought great, I can dump my xz-1 and carry just one flash on holiday and use it between my dslr and my advance compact. But sadly, no. There is no hotshoe for this, so no flashgun, no evf. Also while there is the wired remote option for the k-30 and xz-1, it is only ir for this?
After a decidedly love/hate relationship with my Canon G10 where I get fabulous full light shots and pitifully noisy low-light images, I decided to purchase the MX-1 as the successor. Obviously it has much faster glass and a slightly larger sensor but the thing that sold me is the DP comparison shots. The MX-1 image is equal to or noticeably sharper than other enthusiast level cameras in the comparison list - has anyone else noticed this ?, is it an anomaly ?
Blunty's reviews are pretty fun to watch.
I purchased the MX-1 because liked the look of it and that it was a compact. Would be great for traveling. So got my MX-1 and went on a Holiday sad to say it worked for two day and them the LCD stopped working :( No pictures of my holiday except for my IPhone. I am trying to get it returned, replace or repaired but no one seems to care.
I ordered one of these today. They are now selling for half of their original list price. To me that seems like a bargain. I really like the colors of Pentax jpegs, so much so that I may just shoot jpegs for ease and convenience. This looks like a great travel camera to pair with my K-3. Looking forward to trying it out.
This is the first camera I want to return as soon as I got it, and I really wanted to like it despite its strange form factor. The operation is frustratingly slow. Most of the controls are well laid out and the buttons have good feel to them, but their response is sluggish most of the time, taking away the fun from the photography. The AF is desperate in all but casual static shooting, even in macro mode with enough light it struggles at times. The funky chroma NR artifacts at ISO 1000-1600 and the lack of NR / image parameter settings finishes the bitter feeling. I'm going back to my X10, sorry Pentax.
I picked one up on the Woot $199 deal and have to say that's a lot of camera for the money. I'm still getting used to this particular form factor - no viewfinder and a LCD screen that tilts up and down (only). The technical quality of the photos is quite nice - it's my compositional skills that are lacking.
One thing that has helped is enabling the view screen overlay with vertical and horizontal lines as well as the electronic vertical and horizontal levels. I'm learning to shoot more from the waist, but I still keep trying to bring it up to my eye to look through the nonexistent viewfinder.
I still have an old film MX, into which I long ago placed a viewfinder screen with vertical and horizontal lines. The point is, my lack of compositional skill is certainly not the fault of any one camera.
A silver Pentax K-3 kit & MX-1 as a back up P&S cam
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You can pick it up on Woot today for $199, plus $5 shipping.
This is a terrific RAW-capable high-end enthusiast compact, and at current prices (Jan. 2014) it is an excellent value and a very attractive option when compared to similar cameras in its class. Image quality is just about as good as you can expect for a camera with this size sensor. Build quality is outstanding. The menus are straight forward and inituitive in use. Performance is snappy all around. It's also a very good-looking camera, in addition to its decent performance. And maybe it's a matter of personal preference, but I rather like the accentuated oblong shape, as it gives me plenty of room to easily access the right buttons and make adjustments. The dedicated Ev knob is a very handy plus, too. I'd like to see a hot shoe and a reasonably-priced optional EVF like the Olympus XZ models have in the next iteration. But without hesitation I highly recommend the Pentax MX-1.
This is all the comments this camera got? That's a little disappointing, it's such a winner. Studio comparison tool, Fuji XQwhatever vs. Pentax MX-1 vs. Canon G16.....well, you'll see it. When I need a replacement for my G11 I'm almost certain the MX-1 will be the compact in my pocket for many years.
I bought the MX-1 after comparing it to the Olympus (XZ-2) and Fuji (X10 & X20) options. Picture quality is superior, control setup is logical and the camera itself is drop-dead gorgeous! Looking forward to years of happy clicking.
I've bought one too. I feel you, bro.
This is the camera that's unobtrusive, no ostentation. People give it a look (with a dog's interrogative expression) wondering if it is an old, well preserved 35mm with the ordinary 50mm lens. You won't provoke the "Pros (?)" with their phallic gear nor step on the toes of the P&S crowd. You are the Chevy Nova parked between the Hummer and the Porsche.
When it comes to menu, I love the simplicity and the friendly use of it. IQ is just superb. Colors are just off the wall, especially blue skies when shooting in winter. It easily accommodates up to 3 f stops. It makes me go back to my first SLR: Pentax ME Super.
This is a First Love camera. The LOVE that so many have forgotten: The LOVE for FUN!!
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AS PORTRAYED IN Jane Campion's Bright Star, John Keats (Ben Whishaw)—degree of talent not withstanding—is virtually interchangeable with any modern-day, slacking, would-be musician/artist/DJ/graphic novelist you might meet at the nearest Stumptown Coffee. The thin frame, angelic face, shabby/debonair wardrobe, and ear-framing hair translate as easily to present-day fashion as does Keats' chronic under-employment. In order to enjoy Bright Star's treacly but pure-hearted romance, it's necessary to overcome the utter refusal of this central character to lift a finger, even in the aid of his own interests.
True to historical events as it may be, it's incredibly difficult to sympathize with Keats' heart-wrenching ineligibility to marry his true love—Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). The only hurdle is his lack of funds, yet he considers it an earnest day's work looking for inspiration by way of dozing on the couch or drifting through a flower garden. It's hard not to be reminded of the well-documented inspirations of manual labor, not to mention the visceral motivational benefits of the occasional well-timed ass kicking. Brawne, for her part in this impossible pairing, has at least the monolith of patriarchy to blame for her inability to control the situation.
Placing all practicality and problem-solving ability aside, Bright Star is a rapturously repressed celebration of unrequited longing that belongs particularly to the fusty annals of British literary history. In love for the three years preceding Keats' death at 25 of tuberculosis, the poet's affair with Brawne was defined by long absences, dramatic gestures, earnest written exchanges, and bursts of tears. Drawn in the manner of a Jane Austen character, Brawne as the lippy, fashion-obsessed love interest is warmly relatable, and takes home the prize for coolest dramatic gesture when she begins farming butterflies in her bedroom.
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How well has California legislature tackled food and farm issues?
The 2014 Report on Legislation Related to Food and Farming [PDF], came from the California Food Policy Council, a relatively new coalition of 26 organizations from around the state. The report tracks 15 bills that made it through the legislature this year, identifying what changes the bills proposed to make, who voted for them and whether the bills were ultimately passed into law.
You can read the story at SF Gate.
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When it comes to food and agriculture policy, "the important action today is most likely to occur within states, counties and cities," says Michael Dimock, president of the Roots of Change, in a column written to accompany a 2014 grading of California's state legislature by his group and the California Food Policy Council. "And most concrete food system innovations have been happening there anyway." That's why he says the CFPC began publishing its annual report on California.
You can read the story at Politico.
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From the labeling of sugary drinks and genetically engineered foods to a proposed increase to the statewide minimum wage, California's legislature has tackled no shortage of hot-button issues related to food policy in the past year. According to a new report, a total of 22 bills appeared before the state legislature that advocates believed would have a sweeping impact on making California's food system more sustainable and equitable.
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From the labeling of sugary drinks and genetically engineered foods to a proposed increase to the statewide minimum wage, California's legislature has tackled no shortage of hot-button issues related to food policy in the past year. According to a new report, a total of 22 bills appeared before the state legislature that advocates believed would have a sweeping impact on making California's food system more sustainable and equitable.
You can read the story at Politico.
A just food system for all Californians
By Justin Rausa, Roots of Change.
I live in Oakland, California, around the corner from a trendy bar that touts more than a dozen local beers on tap and even more craft brews by the bottle. Down the street from me is a homeless encampment under a freeway overpass, where people look for empathy, money and food.
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During an interview with Kim Kessler, former feader of the NYC mayor's Office of Food Policy and host of NYC's Heritage radio program Eating Matters, ROC's President Michael Dimock talks about his latest projects as well as recent legislation concerning food, and what he has observed having been in the trenches lobbying for the food movement issues.
Heare more on Heritage Radio Network.
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Michael Dimock, president of Roots of Change, a nonprofit working to assure healthy, ecological and affordable food in California, will share his perspective on how every person has a stake in the next phase of the food revolution.
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David Chiu and David Campos to debate in food-focused forum
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Food Dialogues: Helping Consumers Understand How Food is Raised
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (US-FRA) waded deep into issues of animal welfare and GMO (genetically modified) foods during the June 10 "Food Dialogues" in Chicago, a discussion it hosted regarding the marketing efforts of food professionals in response to consumers' increased demand for information about their food. More
Tending the concept of urban agriculture
It's not easy being green. Ron Rutherford has been toiling for a year now, trying to sustain a community garden in a vacant lot. Heaped with junk, strewn with hypodermic needles, the dusty plot in Sacramento's Oak Park was a mess in the autumn of 2012 when he bumped into a couple of neighbors clearing trash there. The neighbors saw blight; Rutherford, a resident of public housing, saw a shot at cheap produce. So they got the lot owner's permission and on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they did a communal planting. After a week or two, though, it became clear why so many still view urban agriculture as an oxymoron.


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England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Heap family lived in Lancashire.
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Lancashire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Norman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Heap, Heaps and others.
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I'm definitely beginning to warm to Catalogue City (via cj.com) as a UK merchant. Although 5% commission is paltry by US terms, it's pretty good in UK terms and CC take care of the datafeeds from lots of different programs, including those that don't normally have individual product deeplinks.
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This event celebrates the opening of Imagination Station's latest temporary exhibition, Dinosaurs Around the World. This one-of-a-kind exhibit features life-sized animatronic dinosaurs from all seven continents of the world, and takes visitors through the age of Dinosaurs, from the fierce plains of Africa to the tropical beaches of Antarctica. Tickets to tour the exhibit are available online or at Visitors Service. You won't want to miss out on this exciting day of dino fun.
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Properties in Walsall, Dudley, Oldbury, Tividale, Hurst Green, Rowley Village, Winson Green, Edgbaston, Bearwood, Blackheath, Cradley Heath around £400-£500 per month that accept dhss
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The best thing to do is speak to the local authority and they will have a list of agents and landlords that will take dss. Also, you can try Gumtree as they have a lot of private landlords that will also take DSS.Answered on Nov 18 2009, Report content
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