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Robert Louis Stevenson - Prince Otto (1885)
This novel was the forerunner of The Prisoner of Zenda school of novels of political adventure in imaginary kingdoms. It was dramatized soon after its publication, and the leading rôle was a favorite in the repertoire of the late Richard Mansfield up to the time of his death.
ONCE on a time the map of Europe made space for the state of Grunewald, of which little principality Prince Otto was the unruling ruler.
Fonder of the hunt than of princely duties, he passed much time away from his young wife, the Princess Seraphina, who report said was much too fond of one Baron Gondremark, an adventurer from East Prussia.
At the close of a spring day Otto had contrived to elude his attendants, with whom he had been hunting, and to pass over the boundaries of Grunewald into the neigh-boring principality of Gerolstein, which nestled in the valley. A few moments passed and he found himself knocking at the door of a farmhouse and was shortly admitted by a very old man.
After the Prince's wants and those of his mare had been fully attended to, with rough but sincere hospitality, by the good Killian Gottesheim, who did not recognize his royal guest, the talk fell on politics, and for the first time in his butterfly existence Otto heard men's real opinion concerning him and his wife and the affairs of state and learned that his throne was trembling on the brink of a revolution, the old man's helper, Fritz, being in sympathy with Baron Gondremark, who plotted to overthrow Otto and be ruler himself.
Prince Otto, debonair, well-wishing to all men, and good at heart if hitherto irresponsible, heard all with burning ears and vainly attempted to combat in argument the dictums of his rustic host and the boorish Fritz, and was nothing loath to seek the rustic bed the farmer offered him, where he tossed, unable to sleep even in that balsamic atmosphere, with a brook singing merrily near by and the calmness of the rural night enfolding him.
Very early in the morning he was up and out and fell in with Ottilia, Gottesheim's daughter, who, having suspected that he was of the royal blood, had shrewdly examined his stirrups and finding his crown upon them sought him out to beg his pardon for the frank remarks that had been made the night before.
Ottilia found it hard to take the Prince seriously, he seemed so boyish, so devoid of princely air; and several times she pulled herself up short for some familiarity of speech.
Her talk somewhat restored his equanimity, and when on rejoining her father he learned that the old man was dreading the sale of the farm and his consequent ejection after a lifetime spent on it, Prince Otto gave him to understand that he had "a friend" who would buy it and retain his services thereupon.
Otto the man left the farm, having won golden opinions from Killian and his daughter, although Fritz, who was in love with Ottilia and of a jealous disposition, thought him overly friendly in his attitude toward the charming girl.
The day was still young when Prince Otto took up his way toward home, and stopping at an inn in the course of his journey he fell in with a young student who interested him with his views concerning principalities in general and that of Grünewald in particular. According to this young man, a prince should be lively, courtly, not deficient in understanding, receptive, accommodating, seductive.
"In short, such a man as yourself," he concluded.
Otto replied that he must take the liberty of doubting his own ability to fill the rôle of prince; but the young stranger insisted that, with an able counselor—" like Herr Doctor Hohenstockwitz, the cousin of Prince Otto"—he would do very well. He wondered at his companion's merriment at this remark.
In academic, philosophic talk on rulers the hours fled away in the little inn, and when night fell Otto was sorry to leave his new acquaintance; but feeling that he must press on he took advantage of the convoy of a company of wood-merchants who were going to Mittwalden and who passed a part of their time in singing a ribald song that concerned the Princess of Grünewald and Baron Gondremark.
Coming to a turning of the ways, Prince Otto was glad to escape the musical insult, and soon found himself in his castle, having gained his own rooms by a secret passage. But after he had thrown himself on his bed in fancy he could still hear the rousing chorus of the woodmen as they pursued their course along the highway.
Early the next morning Herr Doctor Hohenstockwitz, the librarian, was visited by Otto, who, advancing the idea that perhaps he had idled long enough and would better begin to govern himself and his people, was laughed at by his cousin, who told him that he liked him better in his native state, assuring him that the wisdom of a ruler would not become his youthful years.
"But the manliness of a husband!" said Otto. "Look at me—a cuckold, leaving to Gondremark to make what he will of the woman I married in love."
Gotthold reminded him that as an old celibate he could not personally advise him in his matrimonial affairs.
"No, but all this must stop. I will be a husband. I will be ruler."
At this point their conversation was interrupted by the Chancellor, who, surprised at seeing Otto abroad so early, would have withdrawn with the papers he had come to Gotthold to get. But Otto insisted on talking with him, in order to gain some knowledge of the events of the past few days while he had been absent.
The Chancellor seemed ill at ease; he was evidently hiding something, but at last Otto forced him to say that an English traveler, Sir John Crabtree, had been arrested the evening before.
"What! my guest arrested? On what pretense?"
The Chancellor stammered and would have evaded the question, but Otto insisted on an explanation; at last he learned that the old man held certain documents belonging to Sir John Crab-tree, which documents turned out to be Memoirs of a Visit to the Various Courts of Europe.
"Ha! ha!" laughed the Prince; "this should make interesting reading." And with a "By your leave" to his conscience, he proceeded to read the chapter that dealt with Crabtree's visit to Grünewald.
He found therein at greater length much the same story that he had gathered from the woodsmen's song and the talk of his friends of the day before; and his anger against Sir John was tremendously kindled.
"A pestilent and foul imagination and a cursed gift at exaggeration! Let me to him."
Prince Otto found Sir John at his toilet. The Englishman was imperturbable, and to Otto's question as to how he could eat his bread and make so scurvy a return for it Sir John replied that he felt honored in that Prince Otto had read his manuscript; that he should be pleased to say that the Prince, so far from being idle, took upon himself the duties of the police; that the burlesque incident of his arrest would make lightsome reading; and that as to the rest he had already communicated with his Ambassador at Vienna, and whether Otto willed it or no he should be at liberty in a few days.
"And now, if my turnkey will allow me the privileges of a prisoner, I will finish my toilet after you have withdrawn."
Otto, assuming a princely air, which nevertheless he felt was taken humorously by Sir John, affixed a seal to a passport; and having given Sir John his liberty he demanded the privilege of fighting a duel with him for having lied about his wife, the Princess Seraphina.
Sir John reminded him that he could not fight with a reigning prince, nor must his Highness expect grapes from a thistle; he said that he had but set down a cynical account of what he believed to be truth; that, compared to other European courts, the court of Grünewald was innocence itself; he concluded by saying that he realized he had been greatly mistaken in his conception of the character of Prince Otto, who he now perceived was a sovereign endowed with all manly virtues; and he begged for the honor of kissing the Prince's hand.
"But," said Sir John, at their amicable parting, "remember that to sprint is one thing, to run a long race is quite another; and you are what you were made."
Comforted by the morning's incidents, Otto bent his steps toward the Princess's anteroom, and once among his courtiers he was quite in his element, going from group to group to utter graceful witticisms and gallant nothings. Here he knew he was popular, whatever his subjects at large might think of him.
Master and mistress, respectively, of verbal fencing, he and the Countess von Rosen—whose heart was said to belong to the all-conquering Baron Gondremark and who dwelt in a rustic cottage that he had given her conversed with an animation that had behind it something of friendly feeling. But she, like all the others, soon verged on the unpleasant topic of the Princess Seraphina's supposed relations with Gondremark; even now the two were closeted in the Princess's apartments.
"And now," she concluded, "may I dismiss my sovereign? My bear is jealous!"
So the exigéant Gondremark was jealous! Ah! Somehow Otto never had realized before how lovely Madame von Rosen was!
Meanwhile in the Princess's apartments Gondremark and Seraphina were plotting against the Prince, not without some misgivings on the part of the Princess.
"Suppose the people, the abominable people, rebel? We should be the laughing-stock of Europe if I lost my throne while plotting the invasion of Gerolstein."
To this Gondremark made reply that with Gerolstein over-come the taxes in Grünewald would be remitted and a happy family would be the inevitable result.
"But let us not keep Otto waiting without," said he, and forthwith departed himself.
When Otto was admitted to his wife's boudoir he attempted to. bring her to her senses and to recall the time of their love-making; but she was not in a sympathetic mood.
"What would you be at?" she said, her voice hardening. "I would be at this: Seraphina, I am your husband after all, and I love you."
Warming as he spoke, he reminded her that he had left her free; that he had gone his own way and had not irked her with his society; but that she should be careful of her good name and see to it that scandal was not bred.
"Scandal! And about what?"
"You are too much with Gondremark, and your intimacy is the ground of scandal."
"It is you who bring me first news of it my husband! Is this the return I get for governing your kingdom for you in your absence? Gondremark, indeed!"
"Then you refuse to be more circumspect?"
"Absolutely, After this interview I shall summon Herr Gondremark to visit me."
"I will ask you a last favor then."
And he led her to her bedroom, where he shot the bolt on the outside in token of her freedom.
"I have been much amused," laughed the Princess; and Otto knew that so far from appearing heroic he had merely made himself ridiculous in the eyes of his wife.
While pacing his own apartment in mingled anger and abasement, he received a hurriedly penciled scratch from Gott-hold :
"The council is privately summoned at once.—G. v. H.
Ah! So he was feared, else they would not call a council without him. Well, they should be disappointed.
It was a council of tools that had assembled—with the exception of Gotthold, whose presence had not been looked for. A secretary brought a paper, and it would have been held as read and so signed by Seraphina had not Gotthold asked to have it read to him. It proved to be a declaration of war.
Gotthold immediately insisted that they send for the Prince, and while the consequent confusion was at its height Prince Otto came in. He made his visit to the council the occasion for several unwonted displays of authority. His request for four thou-sand crowns was denied on the ground that the exchequer was practically empty, many munitions of war having been purchased since the last accounting.
"One might think that we were going to war," said Otto. "We are," said Seraphina.
It then came about that a flimsy pretext was to be used to pick a quarrel with Gerolstein, after which war would be declared.
"It appears that I came just in time," said the Prince; and, asking the Chancellor to take his pen, he made known to the Grand Ducal Court of Gerolstein that the council were entirely at one with it.
Gondremark begged leave to say that the wish for war was popular, and that if the people were balked of it in one way they might have it in another.
In the opinion of the Prince, some honorable means of safety must be devised.
"Then sign the despatch," said Seraphina.
"I said honorable," Otto replied. "Why should Gerolstein bleed for Grunewald's misdoings? I will try to evolve some plan that shall get us out of our difficulty with credit; and should I fail I shall abdicate."
At this Seraphina flew into a rage and upbraided the idler for waiting until the eleventh hour before doing anything and then talking of abdication. Forgetting herself, she poured out her contempt for his lack of statesmanship.
" Gentlemen, the council is dissolved," said the Prince calmly.
Within an hour Gondremark and Seraphina were once more in consultation. He pointed out to her that she was born to command, he to obey. He told her that he had long admired her masculine grasp of statecraft, and suggested that now, with the fall of Gerolstein's capital, the throne of her empire might be founded.
"What, is not all ruined?"
"By no means."
By dexterous means he prepared her mind to receive and accept the idea of the enforced abdication of Prince Otto. "Let him go hunting again—and stay there!"
The significance of this remark did not immediately dawn on her.
"But it is a crime," said she.
"He will not be harmed. He will be shut up in the Felsenberg."
While she hesitated a messenger brought a note from Otto to Gondremark:
"At the first council the Princess's right of signature is to be withdrawn."
"Enough," said she, and signified her intention of signing the order for Otto's removal to the Felsenberg.
" Good ! Tomorrow at midnight he shall leave," said the Baron.
Then in her own hand (at the Baron's suggestion) she wrote the order for Otto's removal and included in it his cousin Gott-hold.
Unable to obtain money from the exchequer for the farm, Otto conceived the idea of breaking into the treasury and called on Madame von Rosen to aid him.
She consented at once when she learned his reasons for wishing the money and the inadequate reasons the council had given for refusing him the sum. As he said, it would be "fun," although not a dignified act. But when at the place appointed he met the lady he found that she had brought him money of her own—all that she could carry in a bag—and placed the full sum at his disposal. He was touched at this evidence of her loyalty. All she asked in return was—well, she would give something instead. She would give him leave to kiss her!
All was still supposed to be in jest, and yet when their lips met Otto was alarmed at the electric shock it gave him. Suddenly the Countess said: "As for your wife—"
But Otto stopped her, saying that he would hear naught against Seraphina. "For," said he, " after all, I love her."
"And that is the reason why I mentioned her. I am not dying of love for you. What I have done was done in a friendly way not for love. And now let me tell you another thing. Your wife is innocent of any offense against your honor. Good night!"
The next day at noon Otto met Killian, and before an attorney he signed the papers that transferred the farm to him, and great was old Killian's excitement when he beheld the signature and knew Otto for what he was. He called Heaven to witness that never in his long life had he met so generous a gentleman.
The Prince returned to the castle not ill pleased with him-self; but half an hour's talk with his blunt cousin served to lessen his conceit. In Gotthold's opinion, Seraphina was the better man of the two and certainly the more capable of ruling.
On the following day Gondremark sent for his mistress, Madame von Rosen, to tell her a bit of news—to inform her that he would soon be so situated that he could do without the help of the Princess Seraphina. One more move, and he would be at the head of the state. Then he told her that Otto was to be taken to the Felsenberg—and by the Princess's own orders.
"I will not believe it," said the Countess, and she asked to see the order. When the document was in her hands she accused Gondremark of being in love with Seraphina, which brought from him the entirely honest declaration that he loved the Countess next after himself.
"Very well, then. I will join your plot."
" Give me back the paper."
No, I shall need it. His valets are devoted to him. It is I who must get him out of the palace. He is devoted to me. Let Colonel Gordon be on hand with a carriage, and the rest will be easy. But I need this paper in order to show my authority to Gordon."
And she was gone.
To seek out Otto and show him the paper was to have been expected of this woman, to whom honor and morality meant nothing. But when, by sending word that it was a matter of life and death, she had obtained an audience, and had told him of the conspiracy, he refused to do anything to escape from the net.
"No, I have too often been proved to be a bundle of weaknesses. I need a change. It is all a farce. I will go."
"But if your wife has conspired against your liberty she may conspire against your honor also."
"Even so. She shall be free. I have been found wanting." "But reflect! I am the gainer by this, by Gondremark's victory."
At this Otto was reminded to give to her the title-deeds to the farm.
"They will be of no use to me. Go, with my gratitude."
"Colonel Gordon," said the Prince, when that Scotchman came for him according to orders; "now is come that happy time of life when I have orders to receive but none to give."
And he entered the carriage without More ado.
"A philosopher!" quoth the Colonel.
The Prince gone, the Countess sought an audience with the Princess, looking forward to it with gusto. As an emissary of the Baron she was admitted.
Once in the presence of the Princess she used all her eloquence to describe the grief of the Prince on hearing of his wife's order. "I left poor, pretty Prince Charming crying out his eyes for a wooden doll," she said.
The Princess made no reply. "I offered him his liberty," the Countess continued, "showing him your order, and he refused it, saying that he would go if it pleased you. He could have changed the parts, but he went to prison in your place,"
The Princess was not unmoved by this and signified that what she had done had been for "reasons of state."
"What is the state compared to a man's love?"
"Madame, I have learned in a hard school that my own feelings must everywhere come last."
The Countess looked at her in amusement. "Is it possible that you do not know of the intrigue in which you move? See! Read this letter, which Gondremark wrote me yesterday and which I have not yet opened."
The Princess read, with a sickening shock, these words:
" Come at once. Seraphina has signed the paper sending her husband to prison. This puts the minx in my power and she will now dance to my piping or I'll know why. Come!—HEINRICH."
"I will give you the order for his release at once," said the Princess, all aghast at the revelation of these words; "but it must not be used until I have seen the Baron."
"I promise. And Madame, the Prince left a letter for you that you should read."
"I thank you. And now please leave me."
The self-sacrifice in the letter that Otto had left so moved his wife that she saw herself in a true light for the first time. She had been cruel and false. She would be the laughing-stock of Europe. But no! She snatched a dagger, and with a word-less prayer she pressed it to her bosom; yet with the prick her desire to take her own life passed away and new courage came instead.
Soon the Baron came, and when she asked him to look into his heart and tell her the true state of his feelings, he misread her words and poured forth a sickening torrent of passionate protestations until the Princess cut him short with a reference to the Countess that showed him how foolish had been his action. Then anger filled her heart and taking the same dagger she plunged it into his breast, and he fell heavily to the floor just as a mob beset the palace. The revolution had begun, and Seraphina, leaving the body where it had fallen, fled for her life.
All night she wandered in the woods while the palace burned; and in the morning she came on Sir John, who, taking her to his chaise which stood in the road, gave her wine to drink and some-thing to eat and also a picture of her husband as he had seen him last, which caused her to ask him whether he believed in the scandals he had heard. On his vehemently denying such a be-lief she told him that she was as true a wife as ever lived. Sir John then drew for her such a picture of her selfishness as caused her to demand that he let her out of the carriage as she desired to continue her journey to the Felsenberg on foot.
It was a merry party that had ridden to the Felsenberg when Prince Otto and Colonel Gordon and Gotthold set out, for the Colonel had provided wine, and he was a man of parts, with an engaging philosophy that struck a responsive chord in the breast of the royal prisoner.
At last the Felsenberg came into view against the starry sky. "See, Gotthold, our destination."
Gotthold, who had been pondering, awoke from his trance. "If there is danger, why did you come of your own free will?
You should be there to help her in case of an insurrection." Prince Otto's cheeks paled.
Next morning a beautiful lady in a riding-habit drew rein at the gate of the Felsenberg. She had passed the night in her own bower and knew nothing of the insurrection.
The Colonel hoped that she had not come after his prisoners, for they were enjoying themselves too much. "Come and join us," he added.
She laughed. "I have come to see the Prince."
"Ah, Madame," said Otto, when the Countess had fallen on his neck, full of sympathy for his position; "what would I not give if I had resisted. Oh, that I had my freedom." "And what would you give?" she asked archly.
"I have nothing to give; I can only plead."
When the Countess had enjoyed the situation long enough she tore her dress open and threw the order on the floor.
"There! I am at your mercy," said she; "I forced it from her."
In a moment Otto was calling down blessings on his wife.
The Colonel was forced to admit that the order was genuine; and in a few minutes the Prince, having bade a gracious farewell to his hospitable jailer, set off with the Countess.
On the way they met Sir John, who told them of the revolution; of the declaration of a republic; the burning of the palace; the flight of the Princess and the stabbing of Gondremark.
In an instant the Countess was off at a mad gallop.
"Who would have thought she cared for him?" said Sir John.
"And my wife? What of her?"
"Down the road."
A moment later the Prince dashed off in search of his wife.
When Seraphina saw her husband approaching she ran to him with a little cry and began to abase herself, in which she was followed by Otto, who told her that it was his duty to be beside her, whether she loved him or not. Now they were mere man and woman, poor as Job, and could begin life anew.
"I said we were as poor as Job, but I have a little house in the valley below that is all mine own. Thither I will conduct you; and if the attentions of a husband are distasteful I will be your brother. You used to say you liked me in every capacity save those of prince and of husband. Let us begin life again."
Down the hill they walked; then at last he ventured to look into her face, and saw shining in her eyes the light of love.
"Seraphina?" The single word asked all.
"Here in this glade is where we meet for the first time," said she. "The leaves are coming out on the young trees and the flowers are beginning to blossom."
And there was a deep thrill in her speech.
( Originally Published Early 1900's )
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SEABROOK — If the contract details can be hammered out successfully, former Methuen Mayor William Manzi III will be Seabrook's next town manager.
Selectmen announced their decision to go with Manzi at yesterday's meeting, after listing the other candidates who made the list of three finalists: Stephan J. Gunty, currently of Indiana and former town manager in Old Orchard Beach, Maine; and Leslie Boswak, a Hooksett resident who is currently town administrator in Deerfield, N.H.
Some 31 candidates applied, and the nine who were interviewed presented superior qualifications, said Selectman Aboul Khan. He said that made the decision so difficult that at one time he wished he could hire "five town managers." But Manzi rose to the top with all three selectmen.
"We all thought he was the best candidate," said Selectman Ray Smith. "It's one of the few things we all agreed on."
Manzi, 57, has a lengthy background in government, having served as a member of Methuen's City Council for 12 years and its mayor for six after that, before he stepped down due to term limits.
"In Methuen, the mayor has a two-year term of office and a person can serve a maximum of three, two-year terms in office," Manzi said yesterday. "I served from 2006 through 2011."
After leaving the mayor's office, Manzi, a Democrat, made a run for the Massachusetts Senate seat from his district, after it was vacated by former state Sen. Steve Baddour in 2012. Manzi lost the Democratic primary to current state Sen. Kathleen O'Connor Ives, D-Newburyport.
Moving to Methuen after being born in Lawrence, Manzi is a Central Catholic High School graduate who early on showed an interest in government. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UMass Amherst in 1978, then followed that up with a master's in business administration from UMass Lowell in 1981.

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Moving to Spain
At the beginning of January it was finally time for me to move to Spain, after waiting to do so for almost my entire third semester. I have to say, though, that not everything about the change of countries was easy. First of all, finding a flat in Barcelona was interesting. The flats, and especially rooms in flat sharing, are usually not what they look like on the pictures I got send before visiting the flats. This meant that I had to look at several places before I found somewhere I liked and wanted to live for the next month.
Another problem I had was getting used to the different systems of universities. At my Spanish University we have to hand in homework in nearly every subject once a week, write papers and prepare presentations. On one hand it is a nice experience because the exams are only a fraction of our final grades which means that I will not have to study as hard at the end to pass the courses. Though, on the other hand, there are basically deadlines every day and it is a lot more intense to keep up with all the dates.
Although there has been a lot of personal adjustment from my part, after having been in Barcelona for a few weeks now, I am enjoying my time here. The weather is great; the sun is shining a lot. Also, I do have enough free time to go and do sports every other day. As for my cultural activities, Spain is a good country to go out dancing with friends, especially Salsa, and to have a glass of Cava.
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Practical Experience at EBS: Smile
Leadership, Management, Organisation and Planning are words that frequently appear during the lectures at the EBS; however, theory and practice are usually two different things.
At EBS, we actually have the opportunity to acquire knowledge about how organisations work and how tasks can be solved. We can do this by participating in one of the different student initiatives, called Ressorts. Ressorts are centrally delegated and organised in our ?Studentenschaft?. Basically every student participates in at least one out of the 19 Ressorts, which differ a lot. The biggest and probably best known is called Symposium (www.ebs-symposium.de), but beside s that there are also groups organising the student parties or MAD (Make A Difference), which is engaged in several social issues.
One of the initiatives I took part in was SMILE (Students Marketing Initiative Linking Europe). We organised the 11th SMILE Marketing Forum in October of last year with the topic ?Marketing and its limits ? gewagt wie nie zuvor?. It was an interesting experience during which I saw how much work needs to be done in order to set up a larger scale event such as a congress.
Our work started about a year in advance. We had to choose a topic, find a date, start talking to companies in order to find speakers that had interesting and maybe even controversial views on our topic. Additionally we had to acquire sponsors, design our posters and flyers and think the whole day through in order to not forget any important detail.
Over the months our planning became more precise; we had our first speakers and sponsors, the first participants sent their applications, and our planning went into the final stages. Because our organisational group was made up of only seven persons, we needed some extra help for the actual day. Some of the greatest problems that we faced were: short-notice cancellation of speakers, helpers that could not make it, and rooms that were double booked. These challenges required last-minute creativity from our part.
Despite minor problems, the day turned out great. We had brilliant speakers such as Mr.Bräunl, the Marketing Director of BMW, and a lot of sponsors including Vodafone, Tchibo and Lindt. Attendees had many opportunities to communicate with other participants and speakers. Some of the talks were even interactive. Overall, I feel that the day turned out to be a great success, and I can only thank the others in the team and in particular our group leaders, sponsors and speakers again for this great opportunity.
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My First Week in Spain
My semester started at the very beginning of the New Year 2010 on January 7th. Because the date was so close to Christmas, I was not able to arrive in Barcelona a long time before university started. My first day was an introduction day where we got most of the important information about the university, the lectures, and about Barcelona in general.
From the second day on we started with our normal lectures and courses, and it did not take long for me to find out the first differences between the system here and the system at the EBS. A very obvious difference was the size of the university; there are around 5,000 to 6,000 students here, which people here say is a small university!
Generally, the whole system is more similar to high school. In the lectures here there is a maximum of 30 students. In every subject we have two two-hour lectures and one exercise group a week, which means most of the learning is done in class. Additionally, our participation during the lectures and our weekly homework (!) make up around 30%-50% of our grades in most of the subjects. The only difference which is not similar to my time in high school is the times our lectures start. As all of us know, punctuality is more important in Germany than in the majority of the more southern countries in Europe. Our lectures dont ever start before 10 minutes after the official time they are meant to start. Well, viva España!!!
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Why I Chose to Study Abroad in Spain
Currently I am an exchange student at the UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) in Barcelona, Spain. You might be wondering how, out of all the countries in the world, I decided to come to Spain. The first decision I made was to go to a Spanish speaking country because I am studying Business Languages. Finally, I wanted to get my Spanish skills to a standard where I would be able to speak fluently. Additionally, I had already been to Spain several times and enjoyed the culture and the mentality of the people a lot. The open-mindedness, the music and dances, the food and the laid back and generally sociable attitude of the people are some of the things I really enjoyed.
Regarding my choice of university in Spain, the UPF is the second best business school in Spain and is a short distance to the beach-- in addition to the good weather. These were factors that made it even easier to decide to come here. At the end of the day, the semester abroad is not supposed to be solely about academics but also a time where we as students are meant to experience different cultures and different systems of learning. It is a time where we are able to meet new people, where we have to show that we are able to adapt to new surroundings, and where we have to learn to organise ourselves and be more independent.
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EBS Bachelor Blogger: Maike
Hey everyone,
My name is Maike and I started my Bachelor studies in General Management at the European Business School in September 2008. I am currently in my second year at EBS where my focus is on business languages, particularly Spanish. In January 2010 I will be going to Spain for my semester abroad.
I came to the EBS from Hamburg, in the north of Germany, where I was born and where I lived for most of my life. However, the last two years of secondary school I spent in a boarding school in England. I was 16 when I went to the small village of Worksop, located at the northern edge of the Sherwood Forrest. It was an interesting experience living in a different country, meeting new people and being without my parents. Over my two years abroad in England I became a lot more independent, learned very much about myself and got to know another culture. One of the most interesting things about being abroad was being a foreigner and a stranger in a new land, specifically entering a new environment, realising how many differences there were and, by the end of my time there, managing to fit in. The year after I graduated from school I took a gap year where I did some internships and was a leader on an interchange with children from Colombia.
Although I have been at the EBS for nearly one and a half years now, it feels like a lot longer because so many things have happened. EBS expects a high level of academic excellence, which takes up a lot of my time, but there are several other non-curricular activities I enjoy as well. I have attended numerous congresses and was able to help organize some of those events, have had many opportunities to meet and listen to the talks of representatives of a number of companies, have participated in competitions, and have enjoyed spending time with new friends.
This was a first brief insight into my life, and I hope I will be able to give you some interesting information about the EBS in general and my study program, as well as a few cultural insights from my own experiences.
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The Tablet Scene Is Changing (Emergency Management)
I love technology and applying it to the profession of emergency management. I think one of the most exciting developments in technology is the recent proliferation of tablets. Whether you like Android, Apple, or Windows, there is an option for pretty much everyone. I started using tablets for emergency management at the start of my career, and I've used Android, iOS, and now Windows 8. The development community are coming up with excellent applications that aid public safety professionals for all three platforms.
I'm currently using a Dell Venue Pro 11, which runs full Windows 8.1 (not Windows RT, which runs on a limited number of devices and does not support legacy programs). Despite some glaring technical issues with this device, I love having a tablet which runs a full range of productivity tools. I can have Cameo and MARPLOT (two tremendous free tools emergency managers should be using), as well as ESRI GIS tools and advanced productivity software right in my hand.
I like where technology is taking the profession of emergency management. It places libraries of technical data right in the palm of your hand. It makes managing incidents with tools like GIS mapping and resource management databases easier. It allows data to be collected, manipulated, and disseminated much more quickly. It allows crowdsourcing of situational awareness through social media. The conversation once centered around how emergency managers would use these tools. Now the issue is how these new technologies are forcing emergency managers to adapt. Technology moves at a rapid pace, and you either get pushed ahead or you fall woefully behind.
Emergency Management-Centric iPad Apps
The utility of the iPad directly correlates to the apps used. I had a few dollars left on an App Store gift card, so I spent the balance on two emergency-management centric apps. These are digital versions of two valuable references that are familiar to most first responders.
The first is the Emergency Response Guidebook (.99, Gary Huntress). This is an iPhone only app, so it will not run full screen on the iPad without the blockiness of the 2x feature. This is an electronic version of the reference document that many first responders use on a daily basis when responding to the initial phase of HAZMAT incidents. You can search by chemical name, which makes finding the information you need during the crucial first moments of a HAZMAT incident faster and easier. The ERG app also features initial response guidance and placard information and diagrams.
The second app is also an electronic version of a familiar HAZMAT reference guide. NIOSH Chemical Hazards ($2.99, Random Support) is an electronic version of the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Safety. This is a valuable reference for the later phases of an incident. Like the ERG app, this lets you search by chemical or trade name as well as synonyms and CAS or RTECS numbers. One feature I like is that you can add substances to a "favorites list," so you can rapidly reference commonly-encountered substances.
These apps place a lot of valuable information into my hands in a rapidly accessible format. When used together, they provide information that can guide all phases of a HAZMAT response. If you're an emergency management professional or first responder that uses an iPad, then you need these apps. Both are highly recommended.
How I Use My iPad for Incident Management
As many of you know, I am an avid iPad user. It has revolutionized my incident management process. It is really an all-in-one incident management toolkit. Here is a quick walk through of how I might use my iPad on an incident scene.
I arrive at the incident scene, throw on my vest, and grab my iPad and install the Bad Elf GPS. I open Documents to Go and load my incident report form. I familiarize myself with the incident by being briefed by the current IC (believe it or not, emergency management does always need to be in command of an incident). I begin filling out my incident report on the iPad.
I will also grab the coordinates and create a quick location map using the Bad Elf GPS and an offline navigation app (right now I am using Topo Maps).
This is certainly not high-powered GIS capability, but it is a way to get a quick map of the scene. You can add additional pins to the map to denote additional information if necessary.
Should the event grow in complexity, I have the entire set of ICS forms that I can use to set up and document a formal command structure. This allows me a great deal of flexibility in managing both small and large scale incidents. And I've failed to mention the obvious access to Email and to documentation on the Internet. With access to cellular data from my phone or a mobile hotspot, I have an entire library of information at my fingertips. And I can file my incident report or send detailed sit-reps right from the scene.
There is no doubt that the iPad is a revolutionary incident management tool. I'm not planning to pick up the iPad 2, though the front and rear-facing cameras would add even more versatility to this tool. And yes, this post was drafted completely with my iPad :)
Bad Elf GPS Review Part 2: Field Test
I'm sorry that it's been a while since I posted part 1 of the Bad Elf GPS review. I finally had a chance to use the Bad Elf GPS today on an incident scene. I was called to the scene of an abandoned "shake and bake" meth lab. As part of my reports, I need to obtain the coordinates of the incident. I had previously used the Bad Elf and updated the satellite data using the app from the app store, so the acquisition did not take long. I have an older Magellan handheld GPS, and the Bad Elf GPS seems to be more accurate and acquires a signal lock much more quickly.
Coupled with the ability to use the Bad Elf with an app like Offline Topo Maps, this definitely provides a powerful new tool for my incident management toolbox.
Bad Elf GPS Review Part 1: The Unboxing
There was a nice suprise waiting for me this afternoon when I got home from the Basic EOC Training in Ashland–my Bad Elf GPS! I snapped a few pictures of the unboxing, but performance testing will have to wait until better weather. Until then, here's a few pictures of the Bad Elf GPS.
My unopened Bad Elf GPS. I like the minimalist packaging.
The Bad Elf GPS, documentation card, and charging cable that can charge and sync the iPad with the Bad Elf installed.
The size of the Bad Elf GPS compared to a dollar bill
Here is the Bad Elf GPS installed in my iPad.
When the weather clears and I have some free time, I will take the Bad Elf out and test it. Feel free to leave your questions in the comment session and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability.
Emergency Management in the Cloud
With mobile data connections becoming ubiquitous, it is only logical that more of the more of the tools used by emergency management professionals are hosted "in the cloud.". In addition to Dropbox, there are a couple of other web-based tools I use. The Kentucky Divison of Emergency Management has proven to be extremely proactive in implementing cloud-based storage. We now use Sharepoint (okay, it's not really "the cloud," but it works that way for end users) as a standardized document management solution to share information between the local and state levels, as well as a way to share information with our peers. The implementation has been seamless and it puts a powerful new tool in our hands.
I am also awaiting the roll out of WebEOC for all local users. Some local directors have it now, but the solution in place is hosted and administered by public health. KYEM is going to host it for local emergency management directors in the near future. Again, this will put a powerful information sharing and collaborative tool at our fingertips. And as a techie, I have to admit that I am extremely excited!
How do you use cloud-based computing in your EMA? Feel free to share your best practices or your concerns.
Bad Elf GPS
After an unscheduled and unexpected hiatus, I'm ready to start posting regularly again. I apologize for my absence.
The iPad has become one of the most powerful tools in my Emergency Management Agency. It is an essential part of my workflow. There is an interesting accessory that I'm looking forward to trying–the Bad Elf GPS. This little dongle gives any iPad GPS capabilities. The Bad Elf is backordered, but I have my name on the waiting list. I would love to score a unit to test and review. Paired with an offline topo map viewing app, this could become a very powerful tool for search and rescue. When I have more information, I will pass it along.
The iPad as an Emergency Management Tool
It's been a little over a week since my iPad arrived, and it has proven to be an indispensable tool. Does it do everything a notebook can? Not quite, but it does the 75% of the most common tasks that you would use a notebook for and does them well. I'm looking forward to using in the field and I've already been designing the workflow I will use.
The usefulness of the iPad is determined by the Apps you use. I have downloaded a few that I think will be useful for emergency managers. These include Dropbox, which creates a 2GB storage space in the cloud that you can access from just about any Internet-connected device through an app or a web browser. This allows you to easily sync documents between machines and you can even set up a folder to be accessible by others.
Another app that I have been using extensively is Penultimate
(Cocoa Box Design, $3.99). This app let's you take handwritten notes. I'm using a Griffin Stylus along with my iPad for quick note taking. It's not quite as seamless as an experience as using a tablet PC with an active digitizer, but Penultimate features a palm rejection feature which largely eliminates stray marks caused by resting your wrist on the screen. Highly recommended.
Since my incident report and other forms are in Word format, I needed a way to work with them on the iPad. Documents to Go Premium for iPad (DataViz, $14.99). This app let's you edit Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files and view PDF documents. It preserves most advanced formatting, so forms should work and look the same way on a notebook or desktop. Documents to Go also integrates with Dropbox, so retrieving or saving files to the cloud couldn't be simpler. If you're going to get some serious work done, you need Documents to Go.
In the next few weeks I plan to try out a new service called ProntoForms with my iPad. Prontoforms allows you to create forms for collecting data and syncing it with a database. This could be a real breakthrough for my workflow. I'll check it out and report back soon.
If you have any questions about the iPad or how I'm using it, feel free to post a comment.
Apple iPad
I picked up an iPad (32 GB Wi-fi) and I'm really enjoying using it so far. It's lacking a few of the features of my perfect device, but it's a very good tool. The screen real estate is great and the battery life is excellent. I look forward to using it as a tool to improve my emergency management program. More to come soon!


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30 for 30: day twenty eight
Today marks the first day that I was openly laughed at while taking outfit photos. Luckily they were drug addicts and not some high-powered lawyer-types. Refer to picture 5 on how I handled said incident.
Jacket: Urban Planet-remixed here, here, here, here, and here
Faux fur vest: Winners-remixed here, and here
Sweater: H&M-remixed here, here, and here
Tank top: Aritzia-remixed here
Jeans: Paige via Winners-remixed here, here, and here
Shoes: Modcloth
Bag: Steve Madden via Winners
Earrings: Leah Alexandra Jewlery (gifted from fiance!)
Bracelets: Coach
* All photos taken by Rhys Albrecht
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ohh i adore the red shirt!!!!! and the bag. good job!
Oh my goodness, your pictures are beautiful! And so is this outfit..I love your shoes and bag. And are you from Kelowna?! I am from Kamloops and you are the nearest style blogger I know of. You just made my day!!! x
Alana, I have to say that I really don't understand how you don't get like 20 comments on each of your posts? I love your style, your outfits, and your photos!!!! Just doesn't make any sense to me…
Anyways, I love your use of colour on day 28 and am so excited for you with only 2 days left!!!! Way to go Can't wait for the last couple looks xo
Hahaha, I love your response to them. Just smile, wave, and act like what you're doing is completely normal. Which it totally is. I mean, a guy taking pictures of his pretty, stylish woman in the street- what's not normal about that?
OK, let's talk about how awesome all this texture is. Leather, fur, lace, and velvet (the shoes ARE velvet right? They look that way anyhow)- I just want to rub this whole outfit. But not in a weird way. Like, only if it were on a mannequin. But yeah, textures. Awesome outfit.
Tiffanny! I almost peed my pants reading that! You are hilarious! And yes they are velvet. And you can rub my outfit whenever you're in Canada…..I mean……wow this is going in the wrong direction. And I can't go back. Love you Tiffany!
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New York, NY (February 11, 2014) – The Trump Organization announced today their purchase of the spectacular Atlantic Ocean fronting Doonbeg Golf Club in County Clare, Ireland. The acquisition, which was highly sought after by many major hotel and golf companies, marks the 16th golf club in the Trump Portfolio and the 1st Trump Hotel Collection property in Ireland.
"I am thrilled to announce that we have purchased yet another incredible golf resort. From Trump National Doral, Miami to Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, known as "the greatest golf course in the world," we only have the best. Doonbeg is an already terrific property that we will make even better --- it will soon be an unparalleled resort destination with the highest standards of luxury," stated Donald J. Trump, Chairman & President of the Trump Organization.
Doonbeg Golf Club, to be renamed Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, is situated on over 400-acres fronting for 2 ½ miles on the Atlantic Ocean and features an 18-hole championship golf links course. The world-renowned course is named the "#1 Resort in Europe" by Condé Nast Traveler, a "World's Best" by Travel + Leisure and "European Golf Resort of the Year."
The Lodge at Doonbeg, consists of 218 hotel suites, an expansive spa and several restaurants all which will be managed directly by the Trump Hotel Collection, Trump's award-winning hotel management company --- the fastest growing luxury hotel company anywhere in the world. Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland will be 12th hotel in the collection and is the 4th addition in less than one year following the announcements of Trump International Hotel, The Old Post
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Recently named by Jerry Tarde of Golf Digest Magazine as "Golf's Greatest Builder Today," Mr. Trump has yet again proven his tremendous commitment and investment to growing and enhancing the game of golf. Over the past 18 months Trump has dominated the industry most recently with the addition of Trump International Golf Club, Dubai, Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, which is located just 10 minutes from midtown Manhattan and Trump National Doral, Miami, home of the World Golf Championships - Cadillac Championship and the iconic "Blue Monster" Golf Course. Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland is a welcome addition to this impressive collection of iconic properties and when complete, will soon be the finest resort destination in Ireland.
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Watch: Brooklyn band Great Caesar's song against homophobia and racism
US jazz rock fusion band, Great Caesar, has been making a splash on YouTube this week with the launch of their new track 'Dont Ask Me Why', an equality anthem penned by the band's guitarist John-Michael Parker last year.
The track was filmed after the band generated $50,000 from a crowd sourcing fundraiser, and according to Great Caesar trumpet player Tom Sikes the song's message is simple: "all people deserve to be able to love who they want to love".
Since launching the song on YouTube last week, the song has racked up over 100,000 hits.
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As more than 400 Coronado High School seniors walked across the stage Saturday, their Mustang baseball team was running the bases in Abilene. 13 seniors helped lead the team to victory.
On Sunday it was only fitting that family, teachers, classmates, and fans honored the young men for advancing in the playoffs and in life.
When red and gold fans heard the news during the ceremony Saturday, The United Spirit Arena erupted with applause.
It's been 24 hours that a baker's dozen ballplayers will never forget.
"That was one of our goals since the beginning of the season, to be playing during graduation so we'd have our own. A 2 hour graduation versus a 30 minute graduation, it's kind of fun this way," said Brayden Blackwell.
Parents of the young men were there to support both accomplishments. "We're lucky to be here, proud of them for graduation and proud of them for baseball," Jana Hoffman continued. "Today is a day these boys have hoped for and dreamed of since a year ago."
As juniors they watched their senior leaders graduate in after a devastating playoff loss. This year is different.
"Today's the biggest day in their life. All the hard work they put forth on the baseball field is nothing compared to what they've put forth the last 13 years in school," said their coach Gary Hix.
10 of the 13 graduated with honors.
Players like Blake Bass will stick with the sport. "I'm going to go to Texas Tech and play baseball there and hopefully have some good seasons."
Others will hang up their bat and glove, like Hoffman's son Blake. "No baseball for him, he's just going to college and switching gears."
Even though they're done with school, they'll get one last shot at a state championship.
"We're going to have to come out and play the way we can and keep hitting the ball and give ourselves a chance," said senior left fielder Brennan Johnson.
The Mustangs will face L.D. Bell in Abilene starting Thursday at 7p.m.
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