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The mighty Mara River snakes across the northern tip of the Serengeti National Park on its westward flow into Lake Victoria. The Mara River is most famous for the legendary wildebeest crossing,
a dramatic event, which is featured in countless wildlife documentaries. Hippos abound in these dark waters, along with massive Nile crocodiles looming just below the murky surface. Large herds
of buffalo graze on the verdant floodplains and groups of giraffe glide through the shady groves of acacia trees. Mile after mile of vast pristine wilderness awaits the more adventurous safari
traveler, as this part of the Serengeti is way off the beaten path. We think the Mara River and the bordering Lamai Triangle is a must see if visiting the Serengeti in the late dry season
during August, September or October.
One of Tanzania's best kept secrets is the fact that nearly half of the Mara River is situated in the North Serengeti (30 miles in length) versus the Masai Mara's segment in Kenya (40 miles in length). While there are hundreds of vehicles just a few miles upriver in the Masai Mara, the Serengeti side of the Mara River is an isolated wilderness virtually devoid of tourists. On the Serengeti side of the Mara River, one is able to witness the same caliber of game viewing without hordes of other vehicles and the resulting solitude sets the stage for a much more intimate and rewarding experience. An ADS specialty is our 'Mara River Adventure Drive', which can be conducted while staying at any of the lodges and camps in the North Serengeti. This game drive is a full day of adventure, including an excursion through Wogakuria and some time spent exploring the Mara River (both on foot and in the vehicle). The 'Mara River Adventure Drive' culminates with a game drive in the stunning Lamai Triangle, which is the main dry season range for the great migratory herds during the dry season. This is a spectacular game drive through one of the most remote areas of the Serengeti where few tourists pass. A special perk for those visiting this area is we are permitted to drive off the road in any direction, allowing one to get especially up close and personal with nature. Walking safaris along the banks of the Mara River are also permitted, granting visitors a unique perspective of the abundant wildlife and captivating scenery that surrounds this remarkable place. For safety and direction, you will be escorted by an armed park ranger and your own ADS guide. As you stroll along the riverbank you will undoubtedly see hundreds of hippos huddled together, spouting and grunting in the shadowy water. If you approach quietly you may spot the massive Nile crocodile, which is the largest species of crocodile in the world.
The Mara River supports a unique canopy forest and the surrounding floodplains sustain an abundance of wildlife. Groups of hippos numbering over 50 individuals are commonly seen in the Mara at the oxbow, which is approximately 1-mile east of the bridge at the Kogatende ranger post. One can walk along the sandbank in front of the oxbow to capture great pictures of the hippos as they submerge, resurface and sometimes battle over this prized territory. The riverbank above the oxbow makes a fantastic spot for a scenic bush lunch. Large herds of giraffes are commonly seen feeding on the acacia trees that dot the floodplains along the river. Lumbering elephants and graceful elands are also regular visitors to the Mara River. Shimmering bands of resident impala melt in and out of surrounding forest and are abundant here as they are throughout the woodlands of the Serengeti. As mentioned above, the Mara River also contains a healthy population of Nile crocodiles. Although these grinning reptiles are extremely shy, most people are able to glimpse these prehistoric animals basking in the sun on the tops of boulders in the river. They are surprisingly well camouflaged but are more noticeable with careful observation through binoculars. Amazingly, these crocodiles feed only once or twice a year during the wildebeest crossing; it is thought that some of these mottled green giants are over 50 years old! Birding along the Mara is also very good. Common species to look for include fish eagles, kingfishers, bee-eaters, weavers and some guests have reported seeing the colorful and rare turaco.
Kay Turner in 1962 wrote: 'on safari there were some areas of the Serengeti that gave me greater pleasure than others. One of these lay to the north. Our camp there overlooked the swirling brown waters of the Mara River, in a grove of shady trees a mile from the Kogatende ranger post. Heaving and splashing whenever they surfaced, the hippos honked and roared below us, slapping the water with their tails to scatter their dung. With forests, hills, rivers and open glades the Mara was idyllic and harbored a great variety of animals, especially buffaloes in large herds. Most of the dwindling numbers of rhinos in the Serengeti were to be found here, and it was a favorite haunt for the migration, too, during the long dry months when they withdrew from the plains...once we saw an elephant gliding down to drink in the moonlight, making no sounds as he stretched his trunk across the water, then raised it to his mouth. His movements were almost dreamlike as he drank, the soft light glinting along his tusks, until at last his thirst was sated and he melted again into the shadows as silently as he had come.'
During the dry season, massive herds of wildebeest and zebra will be thundering across the river. The ultimate destination for the migratory herds is the Lamai Triangle, which is a triangular shaped watershed area just north of the Mara River. The river forms the bottom of the Lamai Triangle, which is a critical refuge for the migration during the long dry season. Depending upon the length of the preceding green season, the great migration usually begins arriving at the Mara River in early August. The herds then cross and re cross the river in a restless ebb and flow, pursuing the scattered thundershowers during August and September. The onset of more widespread downpours usually commence sometime in October. These cloudbursts initiate the southward migration as the wildebeest lift their heads toward the rain washed skies and embark on their long journey to the southern plains. The southward migration is an extraordinary event as mile after mile of wildebeest march southwards in single file fashion, marking another season in their unending pilgrimage in search of food and water.
Myles Turner wrote in 1966: 'when the wildebeest move on across the Mara River into Lamai country, spectacular deaths occur at the river crossings. The herds build up on the banks in huge numbers while dust clouds churned up by their constant movement swirl overhead and vultures gather in ominous clusters in nearby trees. As more animals continue to arrive, those at the front begin to fling themselves from the steep banks and plunge into the river. More follow, until the movement becomes a wild stampede with hundreds of wildebeest struggling to swim across. Inevitably, casualties are high. Some animals become stuck in the mud. Others are crushed by wildebeest jumping off the steep banks on to those already in the water. Sometimes it is as if they are intent on committing mass suicide. At one crossing place I counted more than 500 bodies floating in the Mara river with several huge crocodiles enjoying the feast.'
Predators such as lion and leopard are abundant in the Mara area but are difficult to see compared with other areas of the North Serengeti. As this area receives only a trickle of visitors, both lion and leopard tend to be shy and secretive and will often seek cover upon hearing an approaching vehicle. One typically finds numerous bones in the North Serengeti and it is not unusual to come across whole skeletons. In areas where there are many hyenas such as the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Plains one rarely finds a single bone. It is thought that hyenas thrive in more open areas and do not do well in the woodlands. Hans Kruuk, who undertook the most extensive study of the Serengeti Hyenas, writes: 'One rarely sees many hyenas in the northern extension of the Serengeti. This lack of hyenas is especially striking in the most northern area around the Mara River. Even when the large concentrations of wildebeest are there, corpses of ungulates lie unattended by any carnivore and there are few hyena tracks and droppings about.'
Approximately 100 meters to the south of the Mara River lies the Kogatende ranger post. The post is just to the left of the main road immediately before the Mara River bridge that one crosses on the way to Lamai. The Kogatende ranger post is built like an ancient fort. This part of the Serengeti was heavily poached by a neighboring tribe called the Wakuria in the 1950s and 1960s. The Lamai Triangle was added to the Serengeti National Park in 1965; when this occurred, a Wakuria insurrection ensued as the tribe lost access to their traditional hunting areas. Kogatende was constructed to protect the Serengeti rangers and anti poaching patrols, hence its formidable appearance.
The mighty Mara River snakes across the northern tip of the Serengeti National Park on its westward flow into Lake Victoria. The Mara River is most famous for the legendary wildebeest crossing,
a dramatic event, which is featured in countless wildlife documentaries. Hippos abound in these dark waters, along with massive Nile crocodiles looming just below the murky surface. Large herds
of buffalo graze on the verdant floodplains and groups of giraffe glide through the shady groves of acacia trees. Mile after mile of vast pristine wilderness awaits the more adventurous safari
traveler, as this part of the Serengeti is way off the beaten path. We think the Mara River and the bordering Lamai Triangle is a must see if visiting the Serengeti in the late dry season
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The Independent Expert's next report to the General Assembly (October 2010) will explore the relationship between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and social protection. It will identify how the MDGs framework can be best applied to promote the strengthening of social protection. The report will also address how gender dimensions of poverty should be reflected in social protection schemes.
All States have committed to the Millennium Declaration, pledging to spare no effort in freeing the world's population from extreme poverty. By increasing international focus on poverty, the MDGs have demonstrated the need to invest in social protection in developing countries. This report will review States' lessons learned in achieving the Millennium Development Goals for the most vulnerable through social protection interventions, and their compliance with core human rights principles. The report will address how social protection measures can play a significant role with a number of the MDG targets helping ensure that it is the most marginalized that are reached and helped.
The Independent Expert will discuss how the Millennium Declaration has contributed to placing social protection on the agenda of States engaged in reducing poverty domestically or though international cooperation. She will also highlight how some omissions in the MDGs may have diverted attention from addressing the needs and vulnerabilities of those living in extreme poverty in a sustainable manner. Finally, she intends to formulate recommendations for States on ways to integrate human rights to the MDG framework – in particular the right to social security and the right to an adequate standard of living.
The Expert will also identify how the gender dimensions of poverty and vulnerability should be reflected in social protection programmes. Despite strong evidence on the different ways in which men and women experience poverty and vulnerability, little attention has been paid to the role of gender in complying with the MDGs and in implementing effective social protection systems. In this sense, she will examine specific social protection initiatives in which women have been targeted as beneficiaries (e.g. several cash transfers programmes) or when specific quotas for women have been established in public work programmes) and assess the impact and challenges of such policies, including how they have contributed to the achievement of the different MDGs.
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Policies and programmes that aim to enable people to respond to various contingencies and manage levels of risk or deprivation that are deemed unacceptable by society. These schemes aim to offset the absence or substantial reduction of income from work, provide assistance for families with children, provide people with health care, housing, water and sanitation, education or social work. Relevant social protection schemes addressing the needs of those living in extreme poverty are: cash transfer schemes, school stipends, social pensions, food vouchers, food transfers, user fee exemptions for health care or education or subsidized services.
Expert Meeting on MDGs Social Protection and Gender: 1 and 2 June 2010
An expert meeting gathering academics and professionals working on MDGs and/or on social protection and who have specific expertise on gender will contribute to the preparation of the report.. The meeting will be convened together with Center for Women's Global Leadership of Rutgers University.
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To prepare her report, the independent expert sent a questionnaire requesting States and civil society organisations to provide detailed information on the different social protection schemes as they relate to the various MDGs. To read the questionnaire, click here: English, French, Spanish.
To read the submissions of Governments in response to the questionnaire, please click here: Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus and Addendum, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Indonesia, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden 1 and 2, Tanzania, Turkey and Ukraine.


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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, after a closed-door meeting between President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders to negotiate the framework for a deal on the fiscal cliff. The end game at hand, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday to prevent a toxic blend of middle-class tax increases and spending cuts from taking effect at the turn of the new year. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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WASHINGTON — The House and Senate will be in session on Sunday to try to avoid the looming Monday fiscal cliff deadline as President Barack Obama is daring GOP senators to filibuster a Democratic-drafted bill.
Obama said after meeting with the four top congressional leaders on Friday that he was "optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time."
The last-ditch sprint to avert a fiscal crisis will start in the Senate, possibly on Sunday afternoon. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and their staffs are working this weekend on a filibuster-proof compromise.
In the event Senate leaders can't cut a deal, Obama called on Reid to ask for an up-or-down vote on a bare-bones package that would avoid tax hikes that would impact almost everyone.
Democrats hold the majority in the Senate — but Republicans have leverage because a supermajority of 60 votes are needed to avoid a filibuster threat.
Obama is betting that Republicans don't want to take the heat for blocking a roll call on a bill — just because it could win with Democratic votes alone.
The Senate Democrats huddle at 3 p.m. Sunday, with GOP senators likely to hold their own conference.
House members are returning from Christmas break by 6:30 p.m. Sunday — to be on stand-by in case the Senate can send them a bill.
Whether any legislation the Senate sends to the House could survive is compounded by the lack of time for lawmakers to digest details.
"We're dealing with big numbers," Reid said from the Senate floor on Friday. "And some of the stuff we do is somewhat complicated."
Obama makes a rare Sunday morning talk show appearance when he guests on NBC's "Meet the Press," where I expect he will press the case for up-and-down votes in the House and Senate.
I bet few outside Washington really care about arcane House and Senate rules that govern how bills get to the floor for a vote and in this context will be utterly unsympathetic to procedures that led to the crisis.
Obama is confident that there is a majority of lawmakers in the House and Senate who do not want the blame for large tax increases that will sock everyone if Congress does nothing.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) guests Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation."
Even if the Senate gets a bill to the House, its fate would be uncertain because House members would be — though not for certain — able to offer amendments.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are not involved in any weekend negotiations, waiting for the Senate to send them something. Pelosi, after the Friday White House meeting, was asked if her members would back letting tax hikes rise on households with incomes of $400,000 or $500,000 — more than the $250,000 Obama had campaigned on.
"It's very hard to answer anything in isolation, it depends on what the package is, it depends on what the package is," Pelosi said.
I've spent most of this column on process, because the policy proposals are informed at this stage by what can pass.
While a lot of mega numbers are under discussion — the size of the automatic federal spending cuts to be imposed if Congress does nothing is $1.2 trillion over 10 years — the most important numbers are these:
It takes 217 votes in the House, 60 (or maybe this time 50) votes in the Senate to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff.


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Definitions for offerˈɔ fər, ˈɒf ər
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of•ferˈɔ fər, ˈɒf ər(v.t.)
to present for acceptance or rejection:
to offer a drink.
to propose or put forward for consideration:
to offer a suggestion.
to show willingness (to do something):
I offered to go first.
to give, make, or promise:
She offered no response.
to present solemnly as an act of worship.
to present for sale.
to tender or bid as a price.
to attempt or threaten to do, engage in, or inflict:
to offer battle.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to put forth; exert:
to offer resistance.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to render (homage, thanks, etc.).
to present or volunteer (oneself) as a spouse.
(v.i.)to present itself; occur.
to make a proposal or suggestion.
(n.)an act or instance of offering.
a proposal or bid to give or pay something.
a proposal of marriage.
Origin of offer:
bef. 900; ME offren, OE offrian to present in worship < L offerre=of-of-+ferre to bring, bear1
Princeton's WordNet
offer, offering(noun)
the verbal act of offering
"a generous offer of assistance"
offer, offering(noun)
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
"noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer(verb)
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
"The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
offer, proffer(verb)
present for acceptance or rejection
"She offered us all a cold drink"
volunteer, offer(verb)
agree freely
"She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
put forward for consideration
"He offered his opinion"
offer, extend(verb)
offer verbally
"extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
make available for sale
"The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
offer, bid, tender(verb)
propose a payment
"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
produce or introduce on the stage
"The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"
offer, offer up(verb)
present as an act of worship
"offer prayers to the gods"
put up, provide, offer(verb)
mount or put up
"put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
extend, offer(verb)
make available; provide
"extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question(verb)
ask (someone) to marry you
"he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
threaten to do something
"I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
to ask sb if they want sth
I offered him a glass of wine.
to say you are willing to do sth
He offered to take me to the airport.
to state you are willing to pay a particular amount of money
I offered her $500 for it.
to provide sth for people to buy
the resort that offers the best service
the act of asking sb if they want sth
his offer to help us; a job offer
a proposal to pay a particular amount of money
an offer of $32,000
a lower price than usual
This offer is available for one week only.; See inside for our special offers.
being sold at a lower price than usual
Are these shoes on offer?
available to buy or use
We have many activities on offer.
agent noun of off
Origin: From offren, offrien, from offrian, from offero, from ob + fero, from bʰer-, later reinforced by offrir. Cognate with offria, offron, opfern, offra. More at ob-, bear.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'offer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1008
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'offer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1576
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'offer' in Nouns Frequency: #647
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'offer' in Verbs Frequency: #70
Anagrams of offer
Translations for offer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
an act of offering
an offer of help.
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- عَرْضArabic
- предлаганеBulgarian
- ofertaPortuguese (BR)
- nabídkaCzech
- das AngebotGerman
- tilbudDanish
- προσφοράGreek
- oferta, ofrecimientoSpanish
- pakkumineEstonian
- پیشنهادFarsi
- tarjoutuminenFinnish
- offre, propositionFrench
- הַצָעָהHebrew
- प्रस्तावHindi
- ponudaCroatian
- ajánlatHungarian
- tawaranIndonesian
- boðIcelandic
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- 申し出Japanese
- 제공, 제안Korean
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- ponukaSlovak
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- önerme, teklifTurkish
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A little about me
So, I have never really done a blog before, other than for my AP Environmental Science class (Which I will now refer to as APES for short). We'll see how this one turns out! Feel free to post comments or share your thoughts, ideas, aspirations, or whatever :) I suppose I should start off with a little about myself, as no one reading this knows who I am, or so I hope...
I am a 17 year old, from the USA, and just like the rest of the world, I have problems, and loads of them. This spring, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, anxiety, and insomnia. I am taking Lexapro for the depression and anxiety, and currently nothing for the insomnia. In some ways, these diagnoses feel like a life sentence, as I will be on medications for the rest of my life, which could potentially be a really long time. On the other hand, the meds have lifted a huge weight off of my shoulders. Not only do I laugh and smile, I actually feel happy for the first time in a long time, and that is something worth living for.
But, as people have told me again and again, I am more than my Dx. I cannot say that I am like most teenage girls... I hate shopping more than anything. I don't wear makeup, why hide the natural beauty... not that I think I am at all attractive. I do have an eating disorder, and I know it, but I am not really willing to get help for it, yet.
My favorite thing to do is play with my animals, they are my life. Right now, I only have 2 dogs, but in the past I have had hamsters (now that is a sad story) to go along with the dogs. I also consider one of my friends horses to be mine, although she really isn't. Smokey, is a rescued racehorse, that I love to death... Toby, my first dog, is a 3 year old cavalier king charles spaniel (for all that don't know what that is...large name, small dog) He is my dog, and I have plans to take him to college with me, but I will get to that a little more in a bit. Thor, is my other dog, she is a golden retriever, and is my brothers dog. Yes, Thor is a female, for all who were wondering.
Lets just say that my family did not have the best of luck with hamsters (such bad luck that I am going to make this a paragraph of its own). My brothers first hamster, Bond, got out of its cage and jumped off my dresser (suicidal?!), breaking its leg in the process. It then lived in our couch for a while until we found him... He died shortly later. My brothers next hamster, Ninja, escaped from the cage, and lived in another couch of ours, where it died. We never did tell my parents what happened to the hamster, and they ended up giving the couch to charity... oops. My other brother had one hamster, Timmy, who eventually just stopped drinking, and died. Now my hamster, Peaches (who ironically hated peaches, but loved every other fruit), kept getting out of the cage, so we tied the door shut, as we were afraid my dog would eat it. The hamster somehow loosened the knot and got stuck half way through the door, crushing all of its ribs in the process... that was a lovely thing to wake up to in the morning. My parents will not get us any more hamsters, I wonder why...
Now for my family (is it weird that I talk about my pets first?)... I live with both of my parents, and my 4 siblings, of which I am the second oldest. I have three brothers, ages 20, 15 and 13, and my sister is 7. I have always been closer to my dad than my mom... My parents both work real long hours, and are almost never around, so we grew up with au-pairs. Our last au-pair left in January, so most of their responsibility has been put on me. That was part of the reason I "cracked" in the spring.
I was hospitalized 3 times in 2 months, each time for 5 day stays. The last time, however, I had to do a 3 week outpatient program with it. That is alot of school to miss! Overall, I ended up missing 22 out of the 45 days that 4th semester of school, but it all turned out okay, I passed all of my classes. Now, however, I really have to work to get my GPA back up, so I can get into a good college. I only have a few months to work on it... I am a senior, and likely should have already applied to colleges.
Some of the colleges I am looking at are Stephens College in Missouri. I like this college because I can bring my dog with me, and he can stay with me in the dorms, that is like a dream come true. Another college is Stevenson College (formerly known as Villa Julie) in Maryland. It is small and close enough to home, yet far enough away. Another is Alma college in Michigan. Once again a small college, but not my favorite. Albion college is my second favorite college. The campus is beautiful! It is another small college, and I can really see myself going there, and it is only 2 or 3 hours from family. The last college is Anna Maria in Massachusetts. Yet another small college, and I would be finished in 2 years with my RN, but I would not be able to walk at my graduation, and I would miss senior week... is it worth it?! Prolly not. I just realized that that list is made up of colleges all in states starting with the letter M... lol
I am sure there is a whole lot more about me, but I am sleepy, so I think I will go to bed now. After all, I have work tomorrow! I LOVE LOVE LOVE my job. But you will hear all about that sometime soon :P
Sweet dreams and *huggles* to all,
Alleine :)
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I think the fact that your able to bring one of dogs(is it toby?) to college is great!:)
well i myself have been hospitalized once and I had abad feeling about it in the beggning but as i stayed there a couple of days i found that everyone was really inviting and just like me
well i hope you feel better soon your in my prays BYE
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In sport, a round robin is a tournament in which each contestant is matched in turn against every other contestant. For our workshop, artists will be the contestants matched, in turn, with circulating sheets of paper and given the opportunity to make their mark. A variety of mark-making techniques are welcomed and encouraged (drawing, collage, frottage, tracing, transfers, stamping, etc.). As the papers circulate, we will fold them into sections to define the pages and create our own itineraries through the book. The second half of the day will be spent learning a variety of binding options for finishing our books. Each participant will have a hand in the creation of the edition and end the day with a personalized, one-of-a-kind copy.
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This is the public beta of Below the Ice (not the full stable version). Contains about the first 3/4 of gameplay. Requires episode 2!
Why are you going to Antarctica? Who sent you? What are you looking for? What will you find?
There are dark secrets hidden deep below the ice, and there is a price to be paid to know the truth.
This is a story-driven, non-shooting, mystery, horror, puzzle mod. It started as a personal experimental project but I strive to make it fun for all other players as well.
The full version will require Source SDK Base 2013 SP that comes free with any Source game (and nothing else!)
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Hello again!
I know it's been a while. This mod is NOT dead. I recently began working on it again with renewed motivation. You see, I really hate dead mods and disappointing the people tracking it, so I decided to actually get it done instead of giving up.
I've been working on this on and off for 14 months now (and much longer than the 1 month I predicted it to be, lol) so I want to get it off my to do list.
Many, many, many things have been fixed, and added, and improved. I can't really number them all.
But I'm trying to make this mod as good as I can get it, and I hope it won't be disappointing. Sure, it won't be as good as some maps made by those geniuses working on the big ones, but it'll be good enough for me.
I don't want to post more pictures right now because the mod is relatively short and I don't want to spoil everything. I might delete some of the old ones and replace them with updated versions, if I have the time.
Expect me to put up a release date soon.
This is the public beta of Below the Ice (not the full stable version). Contains about the first 3/4 of gameplay. Requires episode 2!
How do I install this I am confused
Copy or move the folder "belowice" to the directory where Steam is installed, under the folder "SteamApps" and then "sourcemods". All mods for Source engine go in that folder.
I'm glad this hasn't closed yet. My life has been sucky again and I haven't had time to work on it. But I hope to get some new pictures up or something. I still plan on finishing this mod.
Mod is not dead. I just like to take long breaks.
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No, I released a demo, and then a private beta to a few people. I never did this, though.
Do i need SDK?
No, you just need Episode 2.
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This is, of course not true of every man. You have the workaholics. The Type As. The extremely ambitious. However, if you were to poll even them, they'd tell you that they love to get the most results you possibly can while implementing the least amount of effort.
This of course, rarely works.
As with anything, to be successful with women, you have to work at it. You can not sit around and be a lazy slob, and then wonder why success isn't coming to you.
Today, we'll talk about the very first thing you need to do to put yourself onto the Pickup Path towards getting the odds in your favor. We all know that not everyone is equally good looking or attractive. That's a fact of life. You can, however, make yourself as attractive as you can possibly be. This entails accentuating your virtues while hiding your flaws.
It's not something that is the easiest to explain, but think of it this way: Think of the absolute most ideal version of yourself. The version of yourself that is the closest to James Bond or Indiana Jones or whatever. Think about how that person would dress. How he would look. How he would act. This version of you is your Avatar. The interesting, awesome, and attractive version of yourself you will become.
Now, it's not always easy, and some people find it harder than others. For instance, if you're chubby, you may have to work out. It's not necessary, mind you, but it definitely helps. If you feel you can still be successful without working out, then go for it.
Please note that you are not changing who you are when you create your avatar. You are simply putting your best foot forward.
Here are some guidelines to follow when creating your avatar.
-Have a good haircut. You don't have to pay a hairdresser millions of dollars, but find something that suits you and bring him a picture so that he gets it right. If you're balding, shave it. Shaved head is far more attractive than combover.
-Wear stylish clothes that fit. You don't have to start splurging on Armani suits here. Even if it's a t-shirt and jeans kind of day, make sure the t-shirt and jeans are clean, stylish and fit your style.
-Try and stand out. Try and have your avatar convey who you are. You should be having fun with this. Don't start wearing something that you feel uncomfortable in or that doesn't suit you. There are a million different things you can wear that look great. Find something that suits you and that is noticeable. Do not use this as an excuse to wear hideous, out-of-fashion stuff. Just because you love your 10-year old short-sleeved plaid shirt, doesn't mean it's fashionable.
You have to do your research here, and come up with something that will be both stylish and congruent with you. You'll be on the cover of GQ in no time.
-Hygiene. Come on. You know this one. Trim nails. Shower. Style your hair properly. Smell good. Wear clean clothes. I know this stuff should be obvious, but you'd be surprised.
-Eat Well and Get in Shape. This is a tough one, but it's the one that can show the most results. If you're healthy, you will feel better with your life and being in shape is guaranteed to make you more attractive to the opposite sex. They may be less shallow than men, but a flat stomach is still more attractive than a pot belly any day of the week. Remember… we're still animals, and the female of our species wants healthy mates, because it will ensure healthy children.
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GNOME (pronounced /ˈnoʊm/[5] or /ɡˈnoʊm/[6]) is a desktop environment and graphical user interface (GUI) that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software and is developed by both volunteers and paid contributors, the largest corporate contributor being Red Hat.[7][8] It is an international project that includes creating software development frameworks, selecting application software for the desktop, and working on the programs that manage application launching, file handling, and window and task management.
GNOME is part of the GNU Project and can be used with various Unix-like operating systems, most notably GNU/Linux.
There are countless GTK+- and Clutter-based programs written by various authors. Since the release of GNOME 3, The GNOME Project concentrates on developing a set of programs that accounts for the GNOME Core Applications. All programs that form the GNOME Core Applications, have a certain design and the tight integration with one another in common. Some programs are simply renamed existing programs with a revamped user interface, while other were written from scratch.
The current surface of GNOME 3 is GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell obsoleted GNOME Panel. An alternative surface is, e.g. Cinnamon.
|GNOME Core Applications: Conversations
|GNOME Core Applications: Files
|GNOME Core Applications: System
|GNOME Core Applications: World
|GNOME Core Applications: Utilities
There are numerous programs based on the GTK+ framework. Some of them are considered to be part of the GNOME desktop environment, even if they are not part of the GNOME Core Applications and will never be.
Together with the KDE SC and other desktop environments, GNOME relies on programs hosted by freedesktop.org, such as e.g. PulseAudio.
GNOME was started in August 1997 by Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena[9] as a free software project to develop a desktop environment and applications for it.[10] It was founded in part because K Desktop Environment, an already existing free software desktop environment, relied on the Qt widget toolkit which at the time used a proprietary software license.[11] In place of Qt, the GTK+ toolkit was chosen as the base of GNOME. GTK+ uses the GNU Lesser Public License (LGPL), a free software license that allows software linking to it to use a much wider set of licenses, including proprietary software licenses.[12] GNOME itself is licensed under the LGPL for its libraries, and the GNU General Public License (GPL) for its applications.[13]
The California startup Eazel developed the Nautilus file manager from 1999 to 2001. De Icaza and Nat Friedman founded Helix Code (later Ximian) in 1999 in Massachusetts. The company developed GNOME's infrastructure and applications, and in 2003 was purchased by Novell.
GNOME 2 was very similar to a conventional desktop interface, featuring a simple desktop in which users could interact with virtual objects, such as windows, icons, and files. GNOME 2 used Metacity as its default window manager. The handling of windows, applications, and files in GNOME 2 is similar to that of contemporary desktop operating systems. In the default configuration of GNOME 2, the desktop has a launcher menu for quick access to installed programs and file locations; open windows may be accessed by a taskbar along the bottom of the screen, and the top-right corner features a notification area for programs to display notices while running in the background. However, these features can be moved to almost any position or orientation the user desires, replaced with other functions or removed altogether.
Initially, "GNOME" was an acronym of GNU Network Object Model Environment, referring to the original intention of creating a distributed object framework similar to Microsoft's OLE;[14] it was dropped, because this no longer reflects the core vision of the GNOME project.[15]
|Release history
|August 1997
|GNOME development announced[16]
|March 1999
|First major GNOME release[17]
|May 2000
|April 2001
|June 2002
|Major upgrade based on GTK2. Introduction of the Human Interface Guidelines.[20]
|February 2003
|Multimedia and file manager improvements.[21]
|September 2003
|"Temujin": Epiphany, accessibility support.[22]
|March 2004
|Nautilus changes to a spatial file manager, and a new GTK+ file dialog is introduced. A short-lived fork of GNOME, GoneME, is created as a response to the changes in this version.[23]
|September 2004
|Improved removable device support, adds Evolution.[24]
|March 2005
|Lower memory requirements and performance improvements. Adds: new panel applets (modem control, drive mounter and trashcan); and the Totem and Sound Juicer applications.[25]
|September 2005
|Nautilus improvements; improvements in cut/paste between applications and freedesktop.org integration. Adds: Evince PDF viewer; New default theme: Clearlooks; menu editor; keyring manager and admin tools. Based on GTK+ 2.8 with cairo support.[26]
|March 2006
|Performance improvements (over 100% in some cases); usability improvements in user preferences; GStreamer 0.10 multimedia framework. Adds: Ekiga video conferencing application; Deskbar search tool; Pessulus lockdown editor; Fast user switching; Sabayon system administration tool.[27]
|September 2006
|Performance improvements. Adds: Tomboy notetaking application; Baobab disk usage analyser; Orca screen reader; GNOME Power Manager (improving laptop battery life); improvements to Totem, Nautilus; compositing support for Metacity; new icon theme. Based on GTK+ 2.10 with new print dialog.[28]
|March 2007
|Performance improvements. Adds: Seahorse GPG security application, allowing encryption of emails and local files; Baobab disk usage analyser improved to support ring chart view; Orca screen reader; improvements to Evince, Epiphany and GNOME Power Manager, Volume control; two new games, GNOME Sudoku and glChess. MP3 and AAC audio encoding.[29]
|September 2007
|Tenth anniversary release. Evolution backup functionality; improvements in Epiphany, EOG, GNOME Power Manager; password keyring management in Seahorse. Adds: PDF forms editing in Evince; integrated search in the file manager dialogs; automatic multimedia codec installer.[30]
|March 2008
|Addition of Cheese, a tool for taking photos from webcams and Remote Desktop Viewer; basic window compositing support in Metacity; introduction of GVFS; improved playback support for DVDs and YouTube, MythTV support in Totem; internationalised clock applet; Google Calendar support and message tagging in Evolution; improvements in Evince, Tomboy, Sound Juicer and Calculator.[31]
|September 2008
|Addition of the Empathy instant messenger client, Ekiga 3.0, tabbed browsing in Nautilus, better multiple screens support and improved digital TV support.[32]
|March 2009
|New optical disc recording application Brasero, simpler file sharing, media player improvements, support for multiple monitors and fingerprint reader support.[33]
|September 2009
|Addition of GNOME Bluetooth module. Improvements to Epiphany web browser, Empathy instant messenger client, Time Tracker, and accessibility. Upgrade to GTK+ version 2.18.[34]
|March 2010
|Improvements to Nautilus file manager, Empathy instant messenger client, Tomboy, Evince, Time Tracker, Epiphany, and Vinagre. iPod and iPod Touch devices are now partially supported via GVFS through libimobiledevice. Uses GTK+ 2.20.[35]
|September 2010
|Addition of Rygel and GNOME Color Manager. Improvements to Empathy instant messenger client, Evince, Nautilus file manager and others. 3.0 was intended to be released in September 2010, so a large part of the development effort since 2.30 went towards 3.0.[36]
|April 2011
|Introduction of GNOME Shell. A redesigned settings framework with fewer, more focused options. Topic-oriented help based on the Mallard markup language. Side-by-side window tiling. A new visual theme and default font. Adoption of GTK+ 3.0 with its improved language bindings, themes, touch, and multiplatform support. Removal of long-deprecated development APIs.[37]
|September 2011
|Online accounts support; Web applications support; contacts manager; documents and files manager; quick preview of files in the File Manager; greater integration; better documentation; enhanced looks and various performance improvements.[38]
|March 2012
|New Look for GNOME 3 Applications: Documents, Epiphany (now called Web), and Contacts. Search for documents from the Activities overview. Application menus support. Refreshed interface components: New color picker, redesigned scrollbars, easier to use spin buttons, and hideable title bars. Smooth scrolling support. New animated backgrounds. Improved system settings with new Wacom panel. Easier extensions management. Better hardware support. Topic-oriented documentation. Video calling and Live Messenger support in Empathy. Better accessibility: Improved Orca integration, better high contrast mode, and new zoom settings. Plus many other application enhancements and smaller details.[39]
|September 2012
|Refreshed Core components: New applications button and improved layout in the Activities Overview. A new login and lock screen. Redesigned Message Tray. Notifications are now smarter, more noticeable, easier to dismiss. Improved interface and settings for System Settings. The user menu now shows Power Off by default. Integrated Input Methods. Accessibility is always on. New applications: Boxes, that was introduced as a preview version in GNOME 3.4, and Clocks, an application to handle world times. Updated looks for Disk Usage Analyzer, Empathy and Font Viewer. Improved braille support in Orca. In Web, the previously blank start page was replaced by a grid that holds your most visited pages, plus better full screen mode and a beta of WebKit2. Evolution renders email using WebKit. Major improvements to Disks. Revamped Files application (also known as Nautilus), with new features like Recent files and search.
|March 2013
|Refreshed Core components: A new applications view with frequently used and all apps. An overhauled window layout. New input methods OSD switcher. The Notifications & Messaging tray now react to the force with which the pointer is pressed against the screen edge. Added Classic mode for those who prefer a more traditional desktop experience. The GNOME Settings application features an updated toolbar design. New Initial Setup assistant. GNOME Online Accounts integrates with more services. Web has been upgraded to use the WebKit2 engine. Web has a new private browsing mode. Improved Boxes. Documents has gained a new dual page mode & Google Documents integration. Improved user interface of Contacts. Files has received a number of improvements as well as Disks. Introduced Clocks and Weather applications.
|September 2013
|A reworked system status area, which gives a more focused overview of your system. A collection of new applications, including Maps, Notes, Music and Photos. New geolocation features, such as automatic time zones and world clocks. Hi-resolution display and smart card support.
The GNOME project provides two things: The GNOME desktop environment, a graphical user interface and core applications like Web, a simple web browser; and the GNOME development platform, an extensive framework for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop and mobile user interface.[40]
The GNOME project puts heavy emphasis on simplicity, usability, and making things "just work" (see KISS principle).[41] The other aims of the project are:
As with most free software projects, the GNOME project is loosely managed. Discussion chiefly occurs on a number of public mailing lists.[43] Developers and users of GNOME gather at an annual meeting known as GUADEC to discuss the current state of the project and its future direction.[44]
GNOME often incorporates standards from freedesktop.org to allow GNOME applications to better interoperate with other desktops, encouraging both cooperation and competition.
GNOME relies upon a large number of different projects:
A number of language bindings are available, allowing applications to be written in a variety of programming languages, such as C++ (gtkmm), Java (java-gnome), Ruby (ruby-gnome2), C# (Gtk#), Python (PyGObject), Perl (gtk2-perl), Tcl (Gnocl) and many others. The only languages currently used in applications that are part of an official GNOME desktop release are C, C++, Python, Vala and Javascript.[45]
Each of the component software products in the GNOME project has its own version number and release schedule. However, individual module maintainers coordinate their efforts to create a full GNOME stable release on an approximately six-month schedule. Some experimental projects are excluded from these releases.
GNOME releases are made to the main FTP server in the form of source code with configure scripts, which are compiled by operating system vendors and integrated with the rest of their systems before distribution. Most vendors use only stable and tested versions of GNOME, and provide it in the form of easily installed, pre-compiled packages. The source code of every stable and development version of GNOME is stored in the GNOME Git source code repository.
A number of build-scripts (such as JHBuild or GARNOME) are available to help automate the process of compiling the source code.
Until the release of GNOME 3.0, GNOME used the traditional computing desktop metaphor. Users can change the appearance of their desktop through the use of themes, which usually consist of an icon set, a window manager border and GTK+ theme engine and parameters. In GNOME 3 Adwaita replaced Clearlooks as the default GNOME theme. The Human Interface Guidelines help developers to produce applications that look and behave similarly to each other, which provides a cohesive GNOME experience.
GNOME has evolved from a traditional desktop metaphor to a user interface where switching between different tasks and virtual workspaces takes place in a new area called the overview. The redesigned GNOME features several main changes: released as the new interface for Gnome, GNOME Shell replaces the original GNOME Panel; Mutter replaces Metacity as the default window manager; and the minimize and maximize buttons no longer appear on the titlebar by default. Many of the default GNOME applications have also gone through redesigns to provide a more consistent and unified user experience.
In the default configuration of GNOME, the desktop has a top panel holding (from left to right) an activities button, clock, system status area and user menu. Clicking on the activities button or moving one's mouse to the top-left hot corner brings one to the overview.
The default interface also features a new system for notifications. In GNOME 3, notifications pop up from the bottom of the screen, instead of showing in the top right of the screen as in GNOME 2.x.[46]
GNOME runs on top of the X Window System and as of GNOME 3.10 can also run on the Wayland Compositor.[47] Current versions of GNOME are available in most Linux distributions either as the default desktop environment or as an installable option. GNOME is also available on Solaris since the Solaris Express 10/04 release and on some BSDs.[48] Currently only GNU/Linux officially supports GNOME from version 3.0 onwards however other operating systems are providing unofficial builds and are working on achieving full GNOME 3 compatibility.[49][50][51]
In May 2011 Lennart Poettering proposed systemd as a dependency for further releases of GNOME.[52] As systemd is available only on Linux, the proposal led to the discussion of possibly dropping support for other platforms in future GNOME releases. While some people responded to the proposal with criticism[53][54] others suggested the idea of a GNOME Operating System on top of the Linux kernel.[55]
GNOME 3.2 Release Notes state that multiseat support is only available to those using systemd.[38] The systemd dependency was questioned again in November 2012, where the GNOME release team concluded that it can be relied upon for non-basic functionality[56]
Since GNOME 2.0, a key focus of the project has been usability. To this end, the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) were created. Following the guide, developers can create high-quality, consistent, and usable GUI programs, as it addresses everything from GUI design to recommended pixel-based layout of widgets.
During the 2.0 rewrite, many settings were deemed by the development team of little or no value to the majority of users and were removed. For instance, the preferences section of the Panel was reduced from a dialog of six tabs to one with two tabs. Havoc Pennington summarized the usability work in his 2002 essay "Free Software UI", emphasizing the idea that all preferences have a cost, and it is better to "unbreak the software" than to add a UI preference to do that:
|A traditional free software application is configurable so that it has the union of all features anyone's ever seen in any equivalent application on any other historical platform. Or even configurable to be the union of all applications that anyone's ever seen on any historical platform (Emacs *cough*).
Does this hurt anything? Yes it does. It turns out that preferences have a cost. Of course, some preferences also have important benefits – and can be crucial interface features. But each one has a price, and you have to carefully consider its value. Many users and developers don't understand this, and end up with a lot of cost and little value for their preferences dollar.
GNOME 3 abandoned the traditional desktop metaphor in favor of GNOME Shell. This move received mixed reaction from the user community, though the outcome is not yet clear. The MATE desktop environment, software forked from GNOME 2, aims to retain the traditional GNOME 2 interface while keeping it compatible with GNOME 3. The Linux Mint team addressed the issue in another way by developing the "Mint GNOME Shell Extensions". This led to the Cinnamon user interface, which attempts to provide a more traditional user environment based on the desktop metaphor, like GNOME 2.
In March 2013, GNOME 3.8 was released, which includes a new "Classic mode" that restores a number of features such as an application menu, a places menu and a window switcher along the bottom of the screen, as extensions to the Shell.[58]
|Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Using GNOME
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to GNOME.


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I dropped the ball. I thought I had talked about Kingdom Death here before this, and it turns out I hadn't. And now the kickstarter is closed. Doh.
Still, if this game makes you squee as much as it makes me squee, I urge you to toss it in your bookmarks. Release is still quite a long ways away, but even though the kickstarter is over, eventually you'll be able to buy a copy because it was funded like fifty-eight times over. So toss it in your bookmarks, you'll probably forget about it, but then later on you'll see it there and think "oh yeah, that badass game..." and remember to check in on it. Maybe it will be out by then.
As you might have noticed, I'm updating the Sillies again. Tuesdays and Thursdays. That gives a straight five days of comic updates, Monday through Friday.
I'm hoping to have the first issue of the new Ethan and Lucas comic out in late winter/early spring. I'm writing the script now, so I'll keep you posted as soon as that is finished to my satisfaction and we move on to art.


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In the three years Gwyneth Paltrow spent writing her cookbook, "My Father's Daughter," she was also publishing an online newsletter, Goop.com.
This "lifestyle" site is divided into six overlapping categories: Make, Go, Get, Do, Be and See.
It contains a personalized exercise routine she credits for getting her in shape for Iron Man 2, as well as sightseeing recommendations in such diverse destinations as Marrakesh, Nashville and Hong Kong.
Some critics have savaged Paltrow's site, calling it shallow and self-centered. What gives this great looking, fit, multi-talented multimillionaire the right to tell us how to exercise?
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A few friends of mine have suggested that I start stocking up on diapers while I'm pregnant. One said she bought a pack at each paycheck and it really helped in the long run.
My questions are: what brand do I go with and what sizes do I buy?
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April 18, 2008
Facebook: By Adding This App, You Agree to Be Used in an Ad
This kind of caught me by surprise — I've never seen anything — even in the Facebook App Developers' small print — indicating that a user's adding of an app equivocates signing away one's likeness to said app for use in an add on your friends' profiles. Here's my friend Patrick Neeman of Speaktech being totally USED and I wonder if he even knows it?
Is this unique to the "Friends for Sale" App being advertised here or is this a standard policy allowed by developers who build Facebook Apps? Seems a little much to me… What do you think? Is this the kind of cross-promotion of your likeness you should expect when participating in an online community / social network?


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Pepperdine University School of Law took gold at the sixth annual ABA Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Competition in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30-31. Students Richard Gillespie, Seth Laursen, Hannah Montgomery, and Zack Shine comprised the winning team.
The Pepperdine team, coached by Professor Harry Caldwell and Michael Crowe, who is of counsel at RoganLehrman in Santa Monica, California, defeated SMU in the final round.The win marks the second time in three years that Pepperdine has won the national competition.
Previously, the team of Richard Gillespie, Seth Laursen, Hannah Montgomery, and Alicia Campbell took top honors at the ABA Labor and Employment Law Western Regional Trial Competition in Los Angeles, California, in November. After Campbell graduated in December, Zack Shine joined the team.
"This was an amazing experience where I truly appreciated our team's cohesiveness and dedication," says Hannah Montgomery. "I credit Pepperdine and our talented coaches for equipping us to go against the best in the country."
The ABA Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Competition introduces law students to the challenges and rewards of employment and labor litigation. Regional competitions are held in eight locations across the country.
Since 1972, Pepperdine's School of Law has had a developed advocacy program competing at the highest levels. This important, time honored law school tradition, allows students to hone advocacy and public speaking skills while participating in mock appellate proceedings. By participating in realistic appellate, trial, and dispute resolution proceedings, "mooters" put their advocacy skills to the test by competing against other law students from the United States and from around the world.
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It's Thursday morning here on London, barely 48 hours after I arrived at Heathrow for the start of my Euro2013 Road Trip.
This year's trip will see me traveling to Amsterdam, Milan, and Paris after I leave London. It's chocolate festival season here in Europe. It is true, however, that I am missing some events in the US - the festivals in Chicago for example, as well as Dallas. While I would enjoy being able to attend either or both those events, the lure of being back here in Europe was just too great to ignore.
It's Chocolate Week in the UK which means that there are all sorts of activities going on and people in town from all over.
Shortly after arriving in London on Tuesday morning I made my way to the judging room for the 2013 World Finals judging of the International Chocolate Awards. 6 sessions over the course of two days judging the winners of the various regional competitions in order to arrive at the top picks, which will be announced during the inaugural London Salon du Chocolat (formerly Chocolate Unwrapped) over the weekend.
I arrived in time for the second judging session of the day and to lots of familiar faces and new.
Also at table 1: Maricel Presilla.
The judging process at the ICA is will thought out and quite detailed. The process and all of the forms and instructions used are posted online for anyone to see, and, more importantly, they are subject to regular review based on the feedback of entrants and judges. The judging process is designed to tackle managing subjectivity - the fact that every judge has different tasting abilities, experiences, and biases.
This turns out to be a very good thing because during the first judging session I took part it, something went haywire with my mouth and everything (we were judging plain dark/origin bars) and I mean everything, tasted over-roasted and astringent. I mentioned this to the organizer of the judging (Martin Christy) because I know that there are statistical checks that can be done to identify consistent outliers (like my giving everything a 3 or 4 when the average scores of all the other judges was much higher) that will enable them to take that into account when doing the final tallies.
Over the course of two days I participated in four judging sessions. On Wednesday, that amounted to 8 flights (plates) of between 3 and 6 pieces. Judges are never asked to taste more than 6 entries before returning to a "palate check" chocolate that helps judges know when their palates start to get fatigued.
The overall judging process is very different from the one I encountered at the Good Food Awards, which makes sense as the Good Food Awards is looking to award different things and has only one general chocolate category (not separate ones for dark, milk, white, and flavored/filled) and one general confectionery category.
While one may quibble with the results, given the huge number of entries, the process is better managed than any other I have encountered and been involved with. I've organized and managed judging and it's tough to do well. What's very cool is that I have no idea who the winners are going to be, I just have my impressions of what I tasted.
After finishing the judging what did I do? Go to a chocolate tasting, of course. This was a presentation I was asked to do for the Guild of Food Writers, co-organized with the Academy of Chocolate. The title of the presentation was What Is Fine Flavor Cocoa? This is a topic that's getting a lot of interest these days with organizations as diverse as ICCO and FCIA trying to figure it out. I am giving the presentation again at the Salon du Chocolat over the weekend, as well as another presentation, How Chocolate Gets Its Taste. After the presentation last night I sampled five different chocolate, four of which were award winners either in previous ICA competitions or Good Food Awards, and/or were entrants in this year's competitions. Three were from Fruition Chocolate (Hudson Valley, NY) - 66% Peruvian Dark, Peruvian Dark Milk, and Toasted White Chocolate. The fourth was from Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate; not the fig bar which was an ICA winner, but the Dominican (Elvesia) bar. That's because the fifth bar, Chuao Chocolatier's Salty Crunch bar, had inclusions and I didn't want two of the five bars in the tasting having inclusions. Both Dick Taylor and Chuao are represented in this year's ICA world finals judging, as is Fruition.
Today is an "off" day to relax and enjoy. There is a reception to attend in the evening, but nothing planned until then. Time to wander, sightsee, and enjoy London. (Because it's not raining.) And no, I did not see Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, or anyone. I am staying near Earl's Court tube station at a flat I found through AirBnB and it's turning out to be an incredibly convenient location. I had to connect through Notting Hill Gate station to get to the ICA judging location.
The next update will probably be on Saturday morning, after my first full day at the Salon du Chocolat. On Sunday I leave London for Harwich en route to Amsterdam via the overnight ferry. Next Wednesday is the Origin Chocolate conference where I am co-presenting with chef-chocolatier Kees Raat.
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