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The Audacity of Yuai
Japan's voters show they aren't happy with stagnation.
The only political event rarer than ousting an incumbent Congressman from California has been the fall of a Liberal Democratic Party government in Japan, but yesterday Japanese voters did the unthinkable and threw out the LDP in a landslide. We wish we could be more confident that this healthy transfer of power to the opposition will mean better policies.
The huge victory for Yukio Hatoyama and his Democratic Party of Japan at least sweeps away the LDP and its backroom deals with the powerful bureaucracy and business elites. Yesterday's election represents only the second time that the LDP has lost office in 54 years, and Mr. Hatoyama succeeded brilliantly by campaigning on the audacity of ambiguous "change." But now that the DPJ is in charge, the focus will turn to policies, and on that score Mr. Hatoyama may be disappointing.
Like the LDP, the DPJ wants to protect the politically powerful agricultural lobby, reshuffle public handouts, raise taxes in the name of environmentalism, and protect workers and small- and medium-sized businesses from competition. On the campaign trial, Mr. Hatoyama sold these old ideas as a new vision of government focused on yuai, or friendship and love.
This is not the way to revive growth in what is still the world's second largest economy. Japan's public-debt-to-GDP is about 180% and the fiscal deficit is projected to approach 8% by year end. Mr. Hatoyama promises to trim the budget to pay for his 16.8 trillion yen ($177 billion) in spending promises. But that ignores the gaping debt hole that must be serviced eventually.
Mr. Hatoyama's public attacks on capitalism also suggest that he doesn't understand the imperative of encouraging entrepreneurship. He suggests that China's rise to economic dominance in Asia is inevitable and that Japan should do more to redistribute the wealth it currently has. On foreign affairs, Mr. Hatoyama wants the U.S. to remain the main guarantor of Japan's security, but with fewer troops and bases in Japan. He is strong on human rights but supports international institutions like the United Nations that coddle rogue regimes. (Mary Kissel offers more details nearby.)
New leaders sometimes surprise, of course, and the magnitude of the DPJ's victory will give it room to be more daring. The LDP's rout also shows that Japan's voters aren't as pleased with their economic stagnation as the media's conventional wisdom would have it. Here's hoping Mr. Hatoyama proves to be bolder than his campaign agenda.

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In Georgia, Clinton will underscore America's commitment to its pro-Western partner's defense and its hope of regaining control of breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Both declared independence after Russian troops routed the Georgian military over five days of fighting. Few governments beside Moscow have recognized them.
In Azerbaijan, America's top diplomat will continue efforts toward a breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, while addressing democracy and media freedom shortcomings. But she'll also underline oil-rich Azerbaijan's close cooperation with the U.S. on counterterrorism and its booming economy, which has expanded fourfold since 2004, attending an energy industry gathering in the capital of Baku to promote American companies and future investments.
She will likely speak to officials as well about Azerbaijan's southern neighbor, Iran.
Azerbaijan has arrested dozens of people it claims were hired by the Islamic republic to carry out attacks against the U.S. and Israeli embassies, as well as Western-linked groups and companies.
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The Yankees are the front runners for Nate Schierholtz
Dec 5, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT
There was a time when no one would think much of the Yankees talking to a non-tendered guy like Nate Schierholtz as particularly newsworthy, but in the brave new world in which the Yankees actually have a budget and are trying to do things economically, this is news:
The Yankees are the early frontrunner in Nate Schierholtz's talks for his next team.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 5, 2012
Despite the non-tender — which was kind of odd to me given that the Phillies really don't, you know, have any outfielders — Schierholtz could be a nice fit in New York. While nothing in his career numbers jumps out at you, as a left-handed hitter, if he is going to make it anywhere, it's in Yankee Stadium where the home runs should be more plentiful than AT&T or Citizens Bank Parks.
- proudlycanadian - Dec 5, 2012 at 12:36 PM
A very interesting contrast between the first place Yankees and the last place Red Sox this off season.
- APBA Guy - Dec 5, 2012 at 12:38 PM
Can't say this is the type of player you add when you look to win Championships. His peak WAR is 0.8.
- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Dec 5, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Depends on the money and his role. Context is everything
- allforfunnplay - Dec 5, 2012 at 12:51 PM
as a Giants fan, I can say that Schierholtz is a very good defensive outfielder (awesome right field arm). He has really good power. It's just his batting average is below par and he doesn't put the ball in play often (which is important to teams playing more small ball like the Giants…unlike the Yankees) he's streaky and tends to strike out a lot. Schierholtz always had chances with the Giants but he didn't get an extended amount of playing time as a platoon player and kept getting yanked during one of his extended (and frequent) cold streaks. Some always wondered if he would have performed better if he had been left alone to work through being an everyday player.
But when he get on his short hitting streaks, he hit with power even inside AT&T Park. So maybe hitting in the Yankee's hitting friendly park will help his power make up for his lack of consistency.
- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Dec 5, 2012 at 12:55 PM
The last three years he has OPSed .770 against RHP and OPSed almost 760 away from ATT park. If used properly, and with Yankee Stadium as his home, he should be an asset.
- yournuts - Dec 5, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Great arm, very good defensive outfielder and a streaky hitter with power. Would be a great fit at Yankee Stadium.
- uyf1950 - Dec 5, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Nothing wrong with the Yankees signing him. It obviously would mean that the Yankees wouldn't be re-signing Ichiro. Also, the Yankees will still need a right hand power bat for the line up. And they still need someone for the left side of the infield while A-Rod is out and also as a back up for both A-Rod and Jeter during the season.
- sonoco - Dec 5, 2012 at 1:10 PM
He's a great fielder and streaky hitter . . . his problem in SF seemed to be whenever he started to put a stranglehold on the every day job in RF he'd get hurt and be out just long enough to watch another player get hot and make us all forget about him.
- randygnyc - Dec 5, 2012 at 1:23 PM
2014 can't come soon enough for me!!!
- shanabartels - Dec 5, 2012 at 1:24 PM
As a Yankees fan who also watches the Giants every day (they're my NL team), I just hope Nate Schierholtz will end up somewhere that he gets a real shot at proving himself. I think Bruce Bochy is a good manager in some ways, but it really bothers me when he plays favorites and has some kind of irrational bias against certain guys (Schierholtz was a prime example) because for whatever reason, Bochy had made up his mind that Nate would never be one of his favorites.
No matter what Nate accomplished in San Francisco, he never got a fair shot there, and I felt bad about that. If he does in fact end up with the Yankees, I think Joe Girardi is a lot better about using guys for their strengths and not just letting them rot on the bench for weeks on end. Granted, he's not perfect — sometimes the Yankees will have a "forgotten man" on their roster too. But I could see this working out favorably for both sides.
- yankeepunk3000 - Dec 5, 2012 at 1:37 PM
I want him on my team so bad…I also watched the giants a lot, my bro is a diehard giant fan. and he never got a fair share, bochy always ALWAYS kept him from playing full time even though he was a much better option then what they had…I felt he just didn't like Nate. if he joins the yanks I hope he gets to play everyday so we can see what he can REALLY DO!
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In the past few decades, CEO compensation has skyrocketed to as much as 354 times more than their average worker, while workers' wages have stagnated to some of the lowest levels in our nation's history. Senate Bill 1372 is an important first step to combat this growing disparity by creating a tax structure that rewards companies that have a reasonable CEO-to-worker pay ratio, while increasing taxes on companies with excessive wage gaps.
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Lonnelle Gay Hickox Stannard, 65, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 28 2011. Gay grew up on Pompey Hollow Road on a farm. She loved plants, flowers gardening, herbs, antiques, traveling on bus trips, England and music.
She was a member of Aurica Herbarists and a frequent guest of the Manlius Herb society. A graduate of Cazenovia High school, she often returned to the area to make wreaths and to travel with her best friend Mary Reeve. She would also visit her cousins, Dee and Marlene Brown.
She was predeceased by her parents Jane and Lionel Hickox. She is survived by her spouse Carl, sons Kent and Ross, her brother Joel, niece Kristen and two grandchildren, Katelyn and Rowan
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I stopped in here for a quick lunch and ordered a potato spinach burger. It was absolutely delicious. No long wait, no crowds, and the place looked very clean and inviting. I'm definitely going back to try more things on their menu.
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I was really excited about this place when it opened, but did not try it because of the high prices. Luckily for me, GrouponNow offered a half-off deal so I finally stopped by. The store is new so it was nice-looking and clean. The woman behind the counter was nice and very helpful. I tried the Vietnamese banh mi, the sweet potato chiplets, and the gingerbread cake. The banh mi was so disappointing. There was too much onion, the tofu was flavorless, the mint was wispy and felt old, and the pickled radishes were limp and bland and tasted old. The cake had a lovely spicy flavor of ginger but was a little dry for my taste. The highlight of the meal was the sweet potato chiplets, which must have been cooked to order because they were hot, fresh (even after walking two avenues in the freezing cold), crispy and delicious. I also got the guacamole and it was fresh and delicious (on par with Chiplotle) but would have been much better if it had less onion. I will not go back, especially not with their high prices. I can buy much tastier vegetarian food elsewhere, and for cheaper.
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best vegeterian/vegan place in the area ! food is great and staff is super friendly !
Posted by Purplecrayon on 07/20/2011
While the food is pretty good, do not order delivery from them. They have the slowest delivery imaginable-- even though they say it will be 15-30 minutes, be prepared to wait 45-60. This has happened multiple times now, and I guarantee I won't be making that mistake again. After calling the restaurant to complain, I got a lame excuse about how the delivery guys were being sent in many different directions today because it was busy and that was why I still hadn't received my food. According to them, my order had just come out and 20 minutes later I am still waiting for it. How much do you want to be bet it will be cold when I finally get it?
Posted by Kitty on 09/15/2010
I love the Tex-Mex Burger. The sweet potato chips and cous cous salad are tasty. Have also enjoyed the vegetable biryani. Not crazy about the noodle dishes or burritos b/c servings are tiny. Tacos were pretty good but much smaller serving than Chipolte for about the same price. Choc-o-cake is very good.
Posted by llbnyc on 07/17/2010
Exceptional service, decadent food and a fabulous concept- executed to perfection. Really loved this place, would definately recommend to non-vegans as well- can't say enough great things about Otarian, LOVED IT!
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If the stuff is all sourced locally you'd expect more, soul or something. Really didn't satisfy, but wouldn't rule out going again. Fountain drinks were a rip off too.


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Calmer backdrop to market as Fed concerns ease
nepal The calmer mood that has prevailed in financial markets this week continued Thursday, though the upcoming end to the half-year may prompt some volatility in trading.
Markets have had a better week after suffering big losses and swings earlier in the month, and that was helped by figures showing the U.S. economy grew at only a 1.8 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, instead of the previous estimate of 2.4 percent.
The Fed has indicated that it is inclined to start reducing the financial assets it buys in the markets later this year - so-called tapering - and possibly end the stimulus next year. But with economic growth still sub-par, analysts said the central bank may have to wait for a little longer. That is positive for stocks as investors have become conditioned to the extra liquidity the stimulus has provided markets over the past few years.
"The market welcomed yesterday's downward revision given the implication that it should mean that the Fed decides not to taper too quickly," said Jane Foley, an analyst at Rabobank International.
"A measure of calm has descended on the markets over the past session or so, though it is likely that investors will remain jittery in the coming weeks," she added.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 0.4 percent at 6,191 while Germany's DAX rose 0.1 percent to 7,952. The CAC-40 was also 0.1 percent higher at 3,730.
Wall Street was poised for a solid opening following a run of positive sessions - Dow futures were 0.2 percent higher while the broader S&P 500 futures rose 0.3 percent.
Given that the markets continue to be focused on the Fed's policies, weekly jobless claims figures and pending home sales data later in the day are likely to garner attention.
Also, trading may increasingly be driven by calendar effects as some investors look to make their portfolios look better for the end of the half-year. Even after the volatility over the past few weeks, stocks have had a pretty strong first half to the year.
"Traders may also be inclined to start undertaking a degree of position keeping in the near term - tomorrow marks the end of the month, quarter and mid-point of the year," said Fawad Razaqzada, market strategist at GFT Markets.
Earlier in Asia, markets were also buoyed as interbank lending rates in China continued to ease after a pledge earlier in the week by authorities to shore up banks facing cash shortfalls.
The central bank had allowed rates that banks pay to borrow from each other to soar last week, part of an attempt by Beijing to clamp down on massive credit in the informal lending industry.
Fears of a credit crisis in the world's second-biggest economy had contributed to a rout in global markets that ended when policymakers in China softened their stance with the promise to provide "liquidity support" if needed.
Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 3 percent to close at 13,213.55 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5 percent to 20,440.08. South Korea's Kospi surged 2.9 percent to 1,834.70. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1.7 percent to 4,811.30, a day after Julia Gillard was ousted as Prime Minister to be replaced by Kevin Rudd.


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Local stocks were sluggish on Wednesday ahead of a much-anticipated testimony by the chair of the US Federal Reserve before the American Congress, from which investors hope to find more clues about monetary policy direction in the world's largest economy.
The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index shed 8.83 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 6,574.72, weakening for a second session. Across the region, trading was mixed ahead of Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's semi-annual monetary report to Congress.
"While I think Bernanke will not be hawkish in his testimony, investors likely have their alternative strategies in place. The tapering and eventual end of QE (quantitative easing) was never a question of if but when," said Manuel Lisbona, deputy head of PNB Securities.
Bernanke earlier hinted at an end to the QE or the aggressive bond-buying activities that have boosted global liquidity and helped perk up asset markets especially in emerging markets.
Jose Mari Lacson, head of research at Campos Lanuza & Co., said the testimony could validate views on the improving US economy that, in turn, would lead to a tapering of the QE after the third quarter.
"Given that, our market view over the next quarter is volatility. We'll be in a consolidation pattern. We won't be looking for excessive returns within volatile period," Lacson said.
Joseph Roxas, president of Eagle Equities, said investors would await signals on the economy from Bernanke's testimony. He said the next support levels for the PSEi were at 6,500 and 6,300.
Value turnover was still thin at P6.67 billion. There were only 50 advancers, which were overwhelmed by 97 decliners, while 45 stocks were unchanged.
Citigroup, in a recent research, said the "taper" risk leading to a tighter external funding environment would be a bigger concern for current account deficit countries like India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and, more recently, Thailand.
Increasing China growth risks would also likely hurt the more trade-linked economies, Citi added, noting that East Asia looked more exposed to a China slowdown risk relative to other regions. The research said a China slowdown would thus be a bigger risk to China-trade linked economies like Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, followed by Korea and Malaysia while Thailand was cited as an "intermediate case."
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Awesome, Lassen Park is on my bucket list. I just picked up some old 1960's info on the park from my mother.
A little outdated but thinking about a trip soon. Burney Falls, Special place for sure. My wife's last camping trip before she passed away 3 weeks later. I may never go back.
Yeah, I know how places can have a sentimental value attached to them. The question is would going back be a wonderful time of remembrance, or take you to place you don't want to go. You'll make the right choice
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Been thinking of exploring the Lassen area...this may push me over the edge
It looks like most of what you rode was paved--any idea what are the opportunities in the area for dirt riding? Since it's a NP, it would be like Death Valley where the constraints for off-pavement riding is licensed vehicle on roads only...
This was a road trip for certain , even though I did do a few miles of dirt in the area to find a nice place for an afternoon nap
Until I get a better skidplate sorted out I'm definitely not seeking anything tougher than a dirt road.
I really don't know what the OHV opportunities are in that area. I do know I saw tons of dirt roads on the map I'd like to explore, which is what I really bought my Tenere for, a comfortable sport tourer that's surprising at home on unpaved surfaces. Probably hit up the regional section and you could get the low down on the best spots. I always see a ton of dualsports up that way, but they have plates.
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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Only one brass ensemble in the state - Slippery Rock University's - has been invited to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Education Association's 2013 conference April 18-20 in Erie. The 45-student band was also asked to perform at the opening ceremony.
"There were 100 groups in the state that sent in recordings. This was quite an accomplishment to be selected," said Stephen Hawk, SRU professor of music and ensemble director. "It's a big performance and opportunity for these students and the music department."
Abi Young, director of meetings and membership for the association, said the 15 performing groups were chosen by "blind audition." Committees comprised of music educators listen to recordings without knowing which college they represented.
"They select the groups based on that listening," Young said. "Slippery Rock University was highly recommended by the committee that listened to them."
Hawk said the ensemble, which performs in the British brass band style, would perform two, 20-minute concerts that feature three or four songs in each performance.
The invite illustrates the music department's progress in recruiting outstanding musicians, Hawk said. When he joined SRU in 1989, four music majors focused on brass studies; now there are 45, he said. The ensemble recorded a CD, "Brass at The Rock," two years ago.
"It's not only that we have more, the quality of the players is astounding," Hawk said. "It didn't happen by accident. This happened because of dedicated faculty who went out and recruited."
Brass Ensemble musicians say it is a privilege to be invited.
"To say that I feel honored to play at PMEA is a gross understatement. I am so thrilled to have this amazing opportunity to perform in front of hundreds of influential music educators, performers, colleagues and prospective music students in high school," said Victoria Culp a music therapy major from Grove City who plays euphonium. "I'm excited that our group was chosen. Out of all the talented groups in the state, it is such a privilege to be chosen as a performing group."
Culp, who chose SRU for its music therapy program, said the performance does more than promote SRU's superb music program.
"Our school is a wonderful example for what other schools could do if they too would like to start a brass band since many schools are hesitant to begin an ensemble that is not widely known in the U.S. I cannot even begin to thank Dr. Hawk, our fearless leader, enough for pushing us to the level where we are as a group now."
Jordan Stehle, a music education major from Port Allegany who plays tuba, serves as student president of the ensemble.
"It is truly an honor and privilege to be selected to play at this event in front of hundreds of current Pennsylvania music educators," he said. "The SRU Brass Ensemble has been working toward being selected to play at this event for several years. The state conference is a huge opportunity to showcase the quality, professionalism and talent our music department has in all of its performing ensembles at a venue that hosts the best of the best."
He said hundreds of students from across Pennsylvania who qualified to perform in the state conference bands would have the opportunity to hear the SRU band play, which is a huge recruitment opportunity.
"Recruiting is very important for the music department because it is how we find students that have the right amount of talent, potential and work ethic to become positive members of the workforce, expanding and creating music around the world," he said.
The Hamburg-based Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, more commonly known as PMEA, is a non-profit organization with more than 5,000 members. It promotes music education.
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Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency Offers New Payment OptionsContact: Norm Isotalo (313) 456-2939Agency: Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
JUNE 3, 2008 – The State of Michigan has begun offering unemployed workers two new electronic options for receiving their unemployment benefits. The new options are debit cards and direct deposit.
"These new payment options will improve service to unemployed workers in the state, and help us to better manage costs," Keith W. Cooley, director of Michigan's Department of Labor & Economic Growth, said. "These new options are a win-win for everyone."
The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) expects most workers will opt to collect their unemployment benefits electronically, though they may still elect to receive payments by mail. Unemployed workers may apply for benefits by telephone or through the Internet (www.michigan.gov/uia).
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Hollywood legend Harold Ramis who is well known for his films like "Caddyshack," "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day," and "Animal House" -- has died at the age of 69.
According to his family, the writer-director passed away early this morning at his Chicago home from complications stemming from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease involving the swelling of blood vessels reported Tmz.com
He was surrounded by his family at the time of his demise.
Ramis was 69. He is survived by his wife Erica, his sons Julian and Daniel, his daughter Violet, and two grandchildren.
Besides "Caddyshack" he has directed "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Analyze This" and several other films.
He also played Seth Rogen's father in Knocked Up and had directed four episodes of NBC's The Office.
Harold Ramis, born in Chicago in 1944, has created or starred in some of the most successful comedies of all time, includingCaddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Knocked Up, and many more.
Earning a degree in English literature, Ramis graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1967.
After a string of jobs, including working as a substitute teacher, he landed a position at Playboy magazine as a jokes editor. Ramis eventually became an associate editor there before leaving to join the famous improvisational comedy troupe Second City in 1969.
Ramis co-wrote the screenplay for the hit college comedy N ational Lampoon's Animal House (1978), which starred John Belushi and was directed by John Landis.
Ramis made his directorial debut with Caddyshack (1980). Starring veteran stand-up performer Rodney Dangerfield, this comedy pokes fun at a posh country club and its snooty members. Ramis also wrote the script for the film along with Doug Kenney and Brian Doyle-Murray. Stepping in front of the camera, Ramis co-starred with Bill Murray in the military send-up Stripes (1981).
He played Murray's best friend who joins the army with him.
Murray and Ramis went on to battle the supernatural with Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters (1984). In perhaps one of his best-known roles, Ramis played the super intellectual Dr. Egon Spengler in the film. Murray and Aykroyd played the two other scientists with whom he forms a company to remove unwanted ghosts from people's homes.
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Though surprised by Suns' success, Sarver didn't see tanking as a good option
The main storyline of the Phoenix Suns' 2013-14 season has been beaten like a dead horse.
Like a broken record, we've heard over and over: no one saw this coming. The whole thing, from beginning to end, was a drawn out surprise.
And, reflecting on the out-of-nowhere season that ended with 48 wins, the team's owner placed himself among the throng of surprised.
"I didn't think it was going to be as bad as most people thought, but I didn't think we'd win 48 games," Suns owner Robert Sarver told Burns and Gambo on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM on Friday. "But I remember sitting during the first game and watching Miles Plumlee and my 14-year-old was looking at me like, 'Holy smokes! Where'd we get these guys?'"
For Sarver -- the man signing the checks and presiding over the entire organizational rebuild -- the plan was never to lose. But to win at the rate his team did -- that threw even him for a loop.
"The idea was to try to have players who could be a part of the next (great) Suns team, not trying to intentionally get bad," he explained.
Prior to the season, most pundits branded the Suns as prime candidates to "tank" -- intentionally selling off their best talent in order to position themselves for a high draft pick. Sarver, president of basketball operations Lon Babby and general manager Ryan McDonough bucked against that philosophy, though.
"We wanted to play with young players, but we wanted to play good with young players. We also wanted to see what some of our younger guys could really do," he said.
"I wouldn't call it tanking, but we were playing with youth in the rebuilding process."
The Suns explored the idea of tanking by studying past teams in similar situations to theirs who chose that route for their rebuild, as the owner described to the show.
"We went back and did a study (of) the last 24 years of all teams who went through what we call the tanking process -- defined as really trying to get bad -- and the average team took seven to eight years to get back into the playoffs," he said. "So we didn't really think that was a good option.
"There's no guarantees you're going to win the lottery. There's no guarantees you're going to draft the right people. You may end up with a bunch of young players but you still may not be good."
The Suns, on the other hand, proved that they already were good. Their 48 wins were the second most ever by a team that didn't qualify for the playoffs. Only the 1971-72 Suns, who won 49 games, had more victories without clinching a playoff berth.
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Since these three mysterious members of Flown were in on the whole garage girl-group explosion of the late 2000s, does this mean that the next big trend will be stony metal girl groups? I would fully endorse that.
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Crispy chicken with a sweet-tart sauce is served alongside wilted spinach for this special meal. From Virginia Anthony: Jacksonville, Florida. Shallots are part of the onion family and have a mild onion-garlic flavor. In place of 3 to 4 shallots, use 1 medium onion plus a pinch of garlic powder or (if you like the taste of garlic) 1 minced garlic clove. Recipe published in Healthy Cooking April/May 2009.
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- 1/2 cup(s) panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
- 1/3 unblanched almonds, coarsely ground
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- Butter-flavored cooking spray
- 3 teaspoon(s) canola oil, divided
- 1/4 cup(s) chopped shallots
- 1/3 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup(s) strawberry preserves
- 3 tablespoon(s) balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon(s) minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 9-ounce package(s) fresh baby spinach
- • In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the bread crumbs, almonds, salt and pepper. Add chicken, one piece at a time, and shake to coat.
- • In a large nonstick skillet coated with butter-flavored spray, cook chicken in 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm.
- • In the same pan, cook shallots in remaining oil until tender. Stir in the broth, preserves, vinegar and rosemary. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5-6 minutes or until thickened.
- • Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add spinach; cover and boil for 3-5 minutes or until wilted. Drain; serve with chicken and sauce.
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I have no problem with Alan being gay...but once again DC is retconning and tweaking by subtraction, not adding new characters. I don't get why they can't create new characters or whatever instead of changing current ones? I thought that was one of the whole points of this relaunch...I don't really want to engage in a political debate in this thread, but to me this is just one more editorial decision that doesn't make much sense to me. I guess Obsidian doesn't exist but Jade will continue to do so. Wonder how they'll explain Jade suddenly not having a brother anymore.
I also agree with the Newsarama I posted the other day about the top ten worst things about the New 52. They have condensed their universe and mythology for some reason (I am guessing maybe this is an easier way of telling stories for them?). It feels a lot smaller than the DCU did.
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"The Cheltenham Festival in Göttingen, often referred to as the Big Party Visit, will take place from 25 to 31 July 2015. This visit to our German twin town is open to everyone, young and young at heart, who wish to spend 6 days in Göttingen experiencing German culture and life. Accommodation can be with a family or in a hotel / guest house and a full programme of activities is organised for the group including a twinning reception and party, local sightseeing and tours to places of interest with time to spend with host family and friends enjoying the cosmopolitan atmosphere of Göttingen city. If you are interested in particpating please email the Twinning Officer to register your interest:
Annette's email is firstname.lastname@example.com "
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Future Twinning Events 2015/16
March – May 2015 Project on raising awareness of Europe in Cheltenham with Annecy and Göttingen reps invited to meet local media, students, residents
25-31 July Cheltenham's Big Party visit to Göttingen Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra going to Göttingen as part of Big Party Visit
14-21 Aug 2015 International Youth for Peace Camp in Göttingen – invite for 8 young people and 2 leaders Source group and leaders by March 2015
20 Aug – 1 Sept 2015 Sport and Sprache visit to Cheltenham Host fams, & programme organisation
Autumn 2015 Apprentices from Göttingen to Cheltenham for 4-6 weeks 4 from Stadt Göttingen, 4 from Landkreis Göttingen Source placements by the summer
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European Awareness
As part of an initiative to raise awareness of Europe in the run up to the General Election, two internships have been organised for students from Annecy and Göttingen. Arthur Cheul from Annecy is helping out at the Lib Dem Office until after the elections and has been here since January and Stina Buengte from Göttingen arrives on 23 March and will be working with the Council's Election team until after the election. It is hoped that both will get involved with local residents, students and the media to put across their (personal) point of view of Europe and its benefits.
National Star College link with Annecy
The Director of International Development and a colleague will be visiting Annecy in April to hopefully establish a link with ADIMC74 http://www.adimc74.org/– an organisation that cares for those with special needs. We hope this will lead to an exchange between staff and possibly students.
Göttingen Schools visit Cheltenham
In the next few weeks a group from the IGS School in Göttingen will be visiting their exchange school Ribston Hall High School and a small group from the Heinrich Boll Special Needs School in Göttingen will be coming to Cheltenham again and wish to visit a main steam school to see how it engages with special educational needs. Pittville School have been approached.
YMCAs link
Six staff from the Cheltenham YMCA are stepping up their training and fund raising as they plan their bicycle ride from Cheltenham to Göttingen in July. Each participant hopes to raise £1000 towards the work of the YMCA. Once in Europe the group will be met by members of the Göttingen YMCA and they will cycle together to Göttingen and be welcomed by their Mayor.
Gottingen Old Town Run
An invitation has been received for 3 runners to participate in the Göttingen Old Town Run on 22 July. This was passed on to Cheltenham's Almost Athletes who recently expressed an interest in linking with a running club in Göttingen and they have shown interest in participating.
International Peace Camp
We are delighted that 3 young people from Brizen Youth Club and 3 from Whaddon youth centre are interested in taking part in the 25th International Peace camp being held in Göttingen in August.
11 March Prof Joachim Ahrens of PFH Private Uni Göttingen visited Uni of Glos School of Business and Management with view to Erasmus exchange of students and also met with GB and AW
18-21 March 2 CBC employees in Göttingen for Erasmus conference in conjunction with Uni of Glos and Göttingen uni on employability of sports graduates
29 March – 2 April Visit to Cheltenham YMCA by CEO of Göttingen YMCA, Roland Elsas, and 3 others. Reception 2 April
1-6 April Jonathan McNaught concert in Göttingen 4 April
15-20 May Visit by the Heinrich Boll (special needs)school, Göttingen – reception 16 May
29 May – 2 June Bridge club tournament in Göttingen – 4 teams (16 people) invited from Cheltenham Bridge Club
4-7 July Twinning weekend to commemorate WW1 centenary. Delegations from Annecy and Göttingen attended the Music Festival WW1 centenary concert on 6 July and other WW1 events
9 July Visit by 30 students from IGS Göttingen to Ribston Hall High School, Reception 9 July.
9 Sept – 18 Oct Göttingen Youth Sport visit – youngsters stayed in host families and visited London, Alton Towers and Gloucester as well as sporting activities in Cheltenham.
5-9 Nov 60 members of the Göttingen Stadtkantorei were in Cheltenham for 4 days and performed a joint concert of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with Cheltenham Bach Choir and the Regency Sinfonia, at Cheltenham Town Hall on 8 November. A Mayor's reception was also held on 6 November
9 Nov The first Deputy Mayor from Annecy Mireille Brasier and the conductor of the Göttingen Stadtkantorei laid wreaths on behalf of their towns at the Remembrance Service in Cheltenham
14-17 Nov Invitation to Göttingen to mark their National Day of Mourning. Andrew North gave a talk on commemorating WW1 and laid a poppy wreath at Gottingen's WW1 and 2 war memorial as well as at the graves of 2 British soldiers.
20 Nov Everyman Theatre WW1 primary schools project – participation of Göttingen Geschwister Gesamt Schule showing of a DVD of a play of life during war time and Annecy Carnot primary school sent drawings related to WW1
5-27 Nov Cheltenham – Göttingen Exhibition on 100 years since outbreak of the first world war. Pictures supplied by Göttingen and Cheltenham Camera clubs and artefacts by Melissa Web from Cheltenham. Exhibition in the New Town Hall in Göttingen for 3 weeks. Melissa Webb travelling over to collect artefacts and stay with a host family for the end of the exhibition.
6-9 Dec Three members of Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra to Göttingen on a pre-planning visit for their concerts in 2015.
Youth Sport Visit
From 25 October to 1 November 2014, a group of 27 young people aged between 12 and 15 came to Cheltenham to spend their half term week exploring their twin town. The youngsters all stayed in host families so that they had the chance to learn more about the English way of life and practise their English. The group went on trips to Gloucester, London and Alton Towers, as well as enjoying the sports facilities at Leisure-at, exploring and shopping in Cheltenham and having a reception with the Mayor in the Council Chamber.
Stadtkantorei Visit
Sixty members of the Göttingen Stadtkantorei joined with the Cheltenham Bach Choir for a joint concert of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis at the Town Hall on Saturday 8 November. The Göttingen choir were in Cheltenham from 5-9 November as hosts of the Bach choir with whom they have had a link for over 30 years. A Mayor's reception was held for the group on 6 November and the conductor of the choir, Bernd Eberhardt, laid a wreath on behalf of Göttingen and its people at the Remembrance Day Service on 9 November.
National Day of Mourning in Göttingen
The following weekend Andrew North, Councillor Garth Barnes and Annette Wight represented Cheltenham in Göttingen at their National Day of Mourning on 16 November. Andrew North gave an address at the service and a poppy wreath was laid together alongside the Göttingen wreaths at the memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in World Wars 1 and 2 in the town's cemetery. Wreaths were also laid at the tomb stones of two British soldiers who had died in world war 1 and who were buried in Göttingen in a moving and poignant show of unity between the Göttingen and Cheltenham people present.
WW1 Exhibition
Two other events have been taking place in both towns to mark the beginning of world war 1. In Göttingen from 5-27 November, an exhibition is being held in their Town Hall commemorating the outbreak of the first world war. Photographs supplied by the camera clubs of both towns of WW1 monuments and memorials in Cheltenham and Götttingen, together with many British artefacts and newspaper cuttings are on display, providing an interesting perspective of the war from both sides. The British artefacts have been sourced and supplied by Melissa Webb who earlier this year staged a WW1 exhibition at the Maxima Forum Centre in Lansdown Road. We are very grateful to Melissa for her co-operation with this project and Melissa is driving over to Göttingen to see the end of the exhibition and bring back her goodies!! She is kindly being hosted by a Göttingen family and Melissa plans to visit the Göttingen Christmas market and try some Gluhwein!
Cheltenham Schools WW1 Showcase
In Cheltenham on 20 November, the Everyman Theatre commemorated world war one in Gloucestershire through working in partnership with local primary schools. An evening show casing dance, drama, poetry and singing from the pupils of various schools was organised as well as a display of a variety of art and crafts all relating to WW1. Annecy and Göttingen had been invited to participate in this showcase and 40 pieces of art work from the Carnot primary school in Annecy had been sent to Cheltenham for display, and a video extract from a play that the senior school, Geschwister Gesamt school in Göttingen had produced on life during war time, was also shown.
Kind regards
Heidrun Berger who came to Cheltenham with the Twinning Association last summer sent us this recipe for Poppy seed cakes. When I was in Cardiff with some Germans we unintentionally went into a Viennese café and I had a poppy seed slice. I thought it was a bit like carrying coals to Newcastle. I believe the Germans say "Eulen nach Athen tragen". (Greg)
Mohn Streuselkuchen.
(Oben knusprig, innen saftig – das Reinbeißen weckt Kindheitserrinnerungen!)
(Für den Hefeteig)
400 g Mehl
1 Päckchen Trockenbackhefe
¼ l Milch
75 g weiche Butter
60g Zucker
1 Prise Salz
1 Ei
(Für die Füllung)
250g Mohn (frisch gemahlen)
Scale und Saft von 1 Limette
150g Zucker
1 Päckchen Vanillezucker
½ l Milch
100g feine Grieß
500 g mager Quark
2 Eier
(für die Streusel)
200g weiche Butter
150g Zucker
350g Mehl
1 Päckchen Vanillezucker
At a ceremony on 11th October Cheltenham Borough Council's Department of Tourism awarded the Twinning Association a trophy in recognition of all the work done to promote Cheltenham to our 7 Twin Towns. The July visit below, in which the German Club was heavily involved, was singled out for praise.
The biggest event of the twinning calendar took place in summer, with the visit of 121 people from Göttingen, led by the Bürgermeister of Göttingen, Ulrich Holefleisch. The visit was a huge success with some 30 or so members of the German Club acting as hosts or assisting with the programmed events and participating in the scheduled official meetings.
Our Vorsitzende, Bärbel, translated the whole programme booklet and this year it was a very handsome production, much more detailed and comprehensive than in earlier years.
Highlights of the visit included a Welcome Reception in the lovely grounds of Cheltenham Ladies College when our expert team of canapé makers and meeters and greeters circulated amongst the guests, whilst Helga interpreted the speeches, capturing perfectly the friendly, humorous tone of the occasion.
Then there was our truly spectacular Sommerkonzert at St Andrew's Church with music from Chorus Felum, Nella Hunkins and Angelika Campos de Melo. This was very well attended indeed and we received numerous plaudits for having put the concert on and for its very varied programme: there was something for everyone. And Bärbel got as many compliments for her speech as the musicians did for their performances!
A party at Dean Close school brought everyone together for a fun evening with a great atmosphere. Iris, charmingly dressed in a dirndl that had belonged to her mother, acted as interpreter for the speeches by the two Mayors.
Club members acted as guides / interpreters on the coach trips to Cardiff, Bourton on the Water, the city of Wells, and on guided walking tours of Cheltenham and (on the very hottest day) on the country walk from Burford towards Swinbrook.
Jenny had the most glamorous role of all, spending the day at the Municipal tip to interpret talks between Göttingen expert, Friedrich Jütting, and Cheltenham's Ubico about recycling, waste, rubbish, and street cleaning.
Michelle was our expert interpreter at the wide-ranging talks between the two towns' twinning committees - a challenge as speakers spoke at length without pausing for Michelle, so she had to précis as well as interpret.
During the week, productive contacts were made between representatives of the Göttingen and Cheltenham Local History Societies.
And most importantly for us we gained a lot of recognition and good publicity for Cheltenham German Club. Sadly it was confirmed that there really is no counterpart for us, no Göttingen English Club. Perhaps we have sown the seed?
As the group left, the deputy mayor of Göttingen invited Cheltenham people to Göttingen in 2015 for the next twinning festival. The date will be 25 - 30 July.
And now Bärbel says I have to include these words she has sent me:
"The overall organisation and coordination of the involvement of the German Club was taken on by Jo Dean who managed the different tasks brilliantly especially the execution of the summer concert. Without her determination and enthusiasm this event would not have been such a success."
Anne Irvine and Jo went to the reception in the Mayoral Parlour for these pupils and their teachers, Claudia and Horst, hosted by the Mayor and by Councillor Diggory Seacombe. After the reception the group went to the National Star Centre for a tour, followed by lunch. It was a very happy and worthwhile visit and here is the message that Claudia sent to Annette:
"vielen Dank für die Unterstützung bei unserem Cheltenham-Aufenthalt. Der Empfang beim Major war für die Schüler auch dieses Mal wieder ein tolles Erlebnis. Besonders beeindruckend finden Sie immer die schwere goldene Kette, die sie auch umlegen dürfen. Danke auch noch an die drei Mitglieder des Partnerschaftsvereins, die bei dem Empfang dabei waren und uns anschließend beim Ordern des Taxis behilflich waren.
Das National Star College hat uns alle sehr beeindruckt. David Finch hat uns sehr freundlich empfangen und uns die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten seines Colleges aufgezeigt. Ein älterer Schüler fand das Angebot so toll, dass er am liebsten dort zur Schule gehen würde.
Am Sonntag haben wir die Vintage-Ausstellung nebst Ruderregatta in Evesham besucht und am Montag haben wir in Gloucester die Kathedrale und das Waterway-Museum besichtigt. Die Schüler und auch Horst Konrad und ich haben den Aufenthalt in Cheltenham wieder sehr genossen. Vielleicht ergibt sich in der Zukunft ja doch mal wieder eine Partnerschaft.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Claudia Gunkel-Mann -Förderschulrektorin"
For a number of years these two schools have had a very successful exchange programme and in March 2013 a group of some 35 pupils and their teachers paid a return week-long visit to Ribston Hall. All were accommodated with Ribston pupils' families. On Tuesday 5 March a Mayoral Reception was arranged for them attended by Ribston staff past and present: Susanne Hauser-Braun, Jane Kennedy, Elise Forbes, and Bärbel of course. And Jenny and Jo from German Club went along to help out.
The students had gone for an early hike on Cleeve Hill and then came to the Council Chamber where the Mayor and Councillor Garth Barnes welcomed them very warmly. Then Bärbel spoke about the Club and the importance we attach to German language and culture. After refreshments and a chance to try on the Mayoral Chain of Office, the students had free time to spend in the town.
It was a fantastically sunny day and the students from both schools were a most rewarding group to welcome. There are some photos on the gallery page of this hugely successful visit to Cheltenham.
At the end of October Jane Kennedy went with the CBC for the Rückspiel following Göttinger Stadtkantorei's visit to Cheltenham in 2009 when there was a joint performance by the two choirs of Mendelssohn's oratorio 'Elijah'. This time, in another joint performace, the programme included Missa Angelorum by Carl Rütti and Elgar's The Music Makers.The Konzert was held in the Johanniskirche. Jane said it was a massive success with some 800 in the audience, and Carl Rütti himself present.
The visit included a reception in the splendid Altes Rathaus and a party at the Gemeindehaus. There was also a trip to nearby Hannoversch Münden, where there are so many colourful Fachwerkhäuser. And of course Jane made another visit to Cron und Lanz, the famous 1876 Kaffeehaus und Konditorei - who could resist?
This item sparked a very interesting email from one of our most senior members, Ronald Kay -
"Very many thanks for this account of the Bach Choir's visit to Göttingen. It triggered many memories. I first saw Hannoversch-Münden as a schoolboy in 1936, when my enjoyment of its pastoral charm was ruined by a local dignitary who insisted on using our visit to plug the Nazi party's line on Germany's need for Lebensraum. But we did then go on to Göttingen, where I enjoyed the lovely smell of lime-trees outside the Theologischer Sprachenkonvikt where we were quartered.
What we probably most enjoyed on that schoolboy visit was our handling of the ubiquitous Nazi salute. Our Quaker headmaster had advised us to conform by returning the salute when given. So, whenever approached by a German soldier riding a bicycle while always carrying his rifle, we gleefully saluted him with 'Heil Hitler' since he had to return the salute and inevitably wobbled about in a very undignified manner. There were far more soldiers in uniform in what was still peacetime than there should have been, and so we felt we had done what we could as a pinprick to the Herrenvolk.
I recalled all this with pleasure when I went with the Bach Choir to Göttingen in the 1990's and stayed with a welcoming family . The choir was not at full strength on that visit, and the report in the local paper was rather less fulsome than on this more recent trip. I am so pleased that the Deutscher Klub is now so closely linked to the choir of which I was a member for 30 years. Best wishes, Ronald"
As the German Club is affiliated to Cheltenham Twinning Association, our members assisted at the Mayor's reception for this group of visitors. They had spent time in London attending Olympic events each day and kindly paid Cheltenham a visit. This is taken from the DOG website about their visit to the Olympics:
"Die Bezirksstelle " Südniedersachsen" der Deutschen Olympischen Gesellschaft mit Sitz in Göttingen wird am 04. August mit 57 Teilnehmern und einem Bus der Fa. Randhan abreisen und bis zum Ende der Spiele am 12. August zahlreiche Wettbewerbe verfolgen können. Wir haben Tickets für die Leichtathletik im Olympiastadion, für Tennis in Wimbledon, für Fußball im Wembleystadion, für die Kanurennen am Dorney Lake sowie für die Spiele Handball, Tischtennis und Hockey im Olympiapark. Die Vorbereitungen unter Leitung der beiden bewährten 'Olympiaführer' Petra Reußner und Prof. Wolfgang Buss sind weit fortgeschritten und das Startfieber steigt nicht nur bei den Aktiven, sondern auch bei den Unterstützern der deutschen Mannschaft aus der Deutschen Olympischen Gesellschaft.
Wie immer ist unsere selbstorganisierte Fahrt von einem Mix aus dem Besuch von Wettkämpfen, der Suche nach freundschaftlichen Begegnungen mit Aktiven und anderen Olympiafans aus der ganzen Welt sowie einem kulturellen sowie touristischen Beiprogramm durch Besuche in der Göttinger Partnerstadt Cheltenham sowie der als Weltkulturerbe ausgewiesenen frühzeitlichen Kultstätte Stonehenge bestimmt."
So - Carol, Iris, Michelle, Emma (and Diane), Anne, Irene, Roger, Beate, Jennie, Peter and Jo all attended the Mayoral reception, followed by a buffet lunch and then we did the Stadtbummel for them. It was a lovely sunny day so Cheltenham was looking good.
Here is a message from Annette:
"Dear Jo - First of all a big thank you to you and all the members of the German Club who came along on Saturday and helped with the Göttingen Olympic group. I certainly was very grateful I had so many hands to help...So very many thanks. I think it was a very successful reception and visit and there was a lovely article in the Echo last night."
And this is an extract from the Echo article:
"When Professor Wolfgang Buss watched the Olympics as a young man, he knew he wanted to experience the atmosphere of them time and again. The sports science lecturer, from Cheltenham's twin town of Göttingen in Germany, decided to watch the Games every four years in the host nation. Four decades on from his first Games in Munich, he organises the trips for a regular group of sports fans...since then he has travelled with a growing group of people to Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing and now London.
The latest trip saw 57 members make the journey to the London Olympics and they decided to visit to their twin town of Cheltenham at the weekend. Members of the contingent, who met Mayor Colin Hay before touring the town, had nothing but praise for the event. Rainer Hald, who was part of the group coming over, said: "The people were all very friendly. "We were hearing in the press and on television that the security was going to be fierce. But everybody was very helpful and it was so well-organised."
Germany picked up 11 gold medals in London - putting them in sixth place - behind the 29 golds won by Team GB in third place. But the visitors were far from bitter, with one former Olympian admitting it was the best he had seen. Gunther Perleberg won a gold medal for his country in canoeing during the 1960 Games in Rome. He said: "The Games now are such a big event with more than 10,000 people coming to see them. "Back in 1960, there was a totally different atmosphere - it was more like a family."
And even the big wins by Team GB were not enough to crack a frown on the face of the Germans. Rainer Hald said: "Probably one of the best events was the equestrian event. Normally Germany would win, but this time it was Great Britain getting all the medals. Even so it was great to watch - and most of the horses were German."
Annette Wight, Twinning Officer for Cheltenham Borough Council, said: "It was interesting to hear about their experiences at the Olympic Games this week and we are delighted that they found the time to come and visit our twin town for the day."
And from the German Club standpoint it was a brilliant opportunity to chat (mostly in German) with them about their passion for the Olympics. We had all swotted up on names of sports - including "der Beach Volleyball" - which Germany won. It was a great pleasure to meet such a lively, interesting group and also to be able to assist the Twinning Association in this way.
Several DK members were involved in the visit by 29 people from Trier to their twin town Gloucester.The weather could have been kinder but the programme was packed with outings and events and the visitors were so appreciative of what had been arranged for them. Jean Dawes led walks around Gloucester and Sue Parker took the group around the Cathedral, all talks were in German of course. Chris Davies was also involved in the visit, although not hosting this time.
A number of the visitors were staying in a hotel rather than with host families and four of these accepted our invitation to come to Cheltenham for a German guided walk here. Anne Irvine and I (Jo) had a hugely enjoyable morning with Elisabeth, Maria, Ute and Gert doing the Stadtbummel. They were so interested in the history of the Spa and also in present-day Cheltenham. Over coffee we discussed the effects of the recession on both our towns.
I took a lot of photos of the visit for the website gallery without realising that the stabiliser on my camera was kaputt so they are all poor quality. If anyone has photos they could email me I would be grateful.
In late June Birgit Kepke and Maria Casan, the Göttingen co-ordinators of the EU MOVIDA project, came to Cheltenham again to discuss further development of the project. MOVIDA is a Leonardo da Vinci EU funded project which is concerned with offering short internships to students to gain experience of working in other EU countries. The first from Göttingen was Francesca who came in October 2011 to work at the Cheltenham Film Festival. There have been a number of placements since then working for the Borough Council, for local firms and at the Festivals. They have often come along to our meetings and Konversationsabende and it has been good to meet them.
Birgit and Maria were looking to extend MOVIDA beyond the twin towns, and were establishing new links. They had already been to Vitoria in northern Spain and were in Cheltenham to discuss with Carol Stephens of Delingua - UK & European Training - their plans for widening the project to include other towns in Lower Saxony and in Gloucestershire.
(Some photos of this visit in the gallery).
At the beginning of June Cheltenham Bridge Club hosted a tournament for players from the two twin towns. It was a massively successful event:
"Our French and German guests at our Town Twinning event have returned home with wonderful memories of their time with us. They complimented us on how well we organised everything and commented on the friendliness of everyone at our club.
Whilst with us our guests attended a reception by the Mayor, a guided walking tour of Cheltenham, a guided tour of Gloucester Cathedral, a coach tour of Cotswold towns and villages and played in pairs and teams bridge competitions."
The Cheltenham Town Walk was led by one of the town guides - Mike Ivory interpreted for the Germans and I (Jo) for the French. They put lots of very interesting questions to us, way beyond the content of the standard walk and talk.
None of our DK members play bridge at Cheltenham Bridge Club as far as I am aware - am I right?
Olympic Torch Relay Stopover - Wednesday 23 May
Official delegations from Cheltenham's twin towns - Göttingen, Annecy, Sochi, Weihai and Cheltenham Pennsylvania - came to celebrate this event. A very full programme was arranged for them by Cheltenham Borough Council Twinning Association headed by Garth Barnes and Twinning Officer Annette Wight. The visitors began arriving on Monday and left after lunch on Thursday. In addition to the officials, Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, brought Lubo, a quite stunning dance ensemble; and a "Randhahn" coach party of people from Göttingen came to join in the celebrations.
Four members of the German Club were involved: Anne Irvine, Carol Stephens (who runs Delingua Training, a company specialising in UK work experience programmes), Iris Ferchland-Howe and me, Jo Dean. We assisted with meeting and greeting, interpreting, and generally doing whatever we could to help make the week a success.
Highlights were the reception and dinner at Pittville Pump Room, a perfect setting on a warm summery evening. We were entertained by the Russian troupe and by young dancers from Janet Marshall Dance Studios – both groups were absolutely superb. (Simon Lewis's daughters were dancing – but I'm not sure they are in the photos I took).
The Town Walk was fun: Anne looked after a group in Russian and French whilst Carol went with one group of Germans and I took the Randhahn party round. My group were brilliant, so interested in the buildings and the history of Cheltenham - and they helped me with my German too. This group is in the photo gallery - we were in Montpellier Gardens, very appropriately near to the statue of William IV. Iris went as interpreter for the same group on a day out to Stratford - she had used a day of her annual leave for this!
After a day out in the Cotswolds we arrived at the racecourse in style (if rather hot) on the steam train, and then waited for the Torch. Zara Phillips controlled Toytown splendidly, he had looked a bit resistant to the whole idea initially - the flame, the crowds, the noise - but it really was an impressive sight in the evening sunlight as Zara rode him right along the course against the beautiful backdrop of Cleeve Hill.
Thursday was given over to business and contact-making. Presentations were given by each delegation to show-case their town, with Cheltenham of course leading on this. Sochi had produced a stunning video and the town is now very high on Anne's To Visit list.
Quite a week then - and quite amazing work done by Annette to pull all this together.
We all enjoyed the evening at Copa when we met Ole, who had come to Cheltenham to do a brief spell as an Intern at Spirax Sarco. This article from the local paper gives his impressions of his time in our town. He was great and will surely go far.
Praktikum in Cheltenham
Dass Cheltenham eine Partnerstadt Göttingens ist, wusste Ole Benstem anfangs gar nicht. Der 22-jährige Feinwerkmechaniker in Ausbildung war auf der Suche nach einem Auslandspraktikum, vorrangig in Skandinavien. Dort aber war es aus versicherungstechnischen Gründen nicht so einfach, etwas zu bekommen.
"Es gab Rumpsteak, das war nicht schlecht": Ole Benstem nach seiner Rückkehr aus Cheltenham.
Göttingen. "Das war doof, ich bekam nur Absagen", erinnert sich Benstem. "Aber in England lief es dann besser." Schon kurze Zeit später hatte er das Praktikum bei der Firma Spirax Sarco in Cheltenham in der Tasche.
Der Kontakt kam über die Partnerstadtverbindung zwischen Göttingen und Cheltenham zustande. Dadurch stand dem 22-jährigen Reinhäuser, der seine Ausbildung an der Universität Göttingen absolviert, auch eine Ansprechpartnerin vor Ort zur Verfügung: Carol Stephens. Die kümmerte sich sofort um eine Gastfamilie. Unterstützung kam auch vom Jobstarter-Projekt Movida der Volkshochschule.
Haus war mitten in Cheltenham
Stephens hatte schnell eine Gastfamilie gefunden, besser gesagt eine Gastmutter. "Das Haus war mitten in Cheltenham. Zu Fuß war ich in fünf Minuten in der Stadt, in der Firma in einer halben Stunde", sagt Benstem. Er lieh sich ein Fahrrad. "In Göttingen fahre ich auch jeden Tag mit dem Rad zur Arbeit, 30 Kilometer hin, 30 Kilometer zurück. Das ist ein gutes Training für die Tour d'Energie", sagt der 22-Jährige, so als wäre das das normalste auf der Welt.
So gut wie seine Unterkunft gefiel ihm auch die Firma, in der er während des fünfwöchigen Praktikums arbeitete. Ohne Bezahlung. "Aber es gab Gastgeschenke." Darunter ein Hemd, eine Krawatte, eine Tasse und einen USB-Stick. In der Firma ("Der Chef war echt locker") durfte der 22-Jährige einiges machen. "Ich hatte schon vorher ganz gute Englischkenntnisse, daher konnte ich denen gut helfen", sagt Benstem. Das ging so weit, dass er den Ingenieuren nicht nur über die Schulter guckte, sondern auch eigene Teile entwickelte und herstellte. "Das hat Spaß gemacht", sagt Benstem. "Ein Modell kann ich jetzt hier präsentieren. Und ein Zeugnis bekomme ich auch noch." Am Ende durfte er die Chefs sogar zu einem Geschäftsessen begleiten. "Es gab Rumpsteak, das war nicht schlecht."
Schöne Stadt
Jetzt ist Benstem wieder in Göttingen – und blickt gerne zurück auf die Zeit in Cheltenham. "Ein dicker Pluspunkt für spätere Bewerbungen" sei der Auslandsaufenthalt, bei dem er nicht nur seine Sprachkenntnisse verbessert, sondern auch Einblicke in die Arbeitsprozesse einer ausländischen Firma erhalten habe. Außerdem weiß Benstem jetzt auch etwas mit Cheltenham anzufangen. "Eine schöne Stadt mit englischer Architektur, vielen Geschäften und kleinen Cafés und Pubs." In einem von diesen feierte er seinen 22. Geburtstag – mit neuen Freunden in einer doch nicht so fremden Stadt.
Weitere Infos zum Jobstarter-Projekt bei Birgit Kepke von der VHS Göttingen unter Telefon 05 51 / 38 43 83 34. Infos zur Städtepartnerschaft im Internet unter goettinger-partnerschaftsverein.de.