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Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, leaves following his meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (not seen) in the League headquarters in Cairo on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
CAIRO: Syria's main opposition leader signaled on Monday that his offer of talks with the government to end the country's 22-month-old civil war was still open, a day after a deadline he had set passed without a response.
Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib, speaking after talks with the head of the Arab League in Cairo, said President Bashar al-Assad's government had not responded by Sunday to his initiative to discuss a transition of power.
"The regime has not given a clear answer so far, clearly, frankly, that it accepts leaving to spare destruction and blood," he told reporters in Cairo.
"No meetings have been arranged, and no formal contact with any party has happened so far."
Pressed to say whether his offer was still open despite the timeline he had set, Alkhatib said: "We are still waiting for the government response and then we are going to study that."
The SNC is an umbrella group of most of Syria's opposition political forces.
International Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi discussed the initiative with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby on Sunday as a deadline set by Alkhatib for talks with the government on ending the conflict passed with no sign of movement.
The opposition leader said last week that Assad's government must release thousands of women prisoners by Sunday, Feb. 10, or he would consider his offer to have been rejected.
Alkhatib later said on his Facebook page he was prepared to hold talks with representatives of Assad in areas of northern Syria under rebel control, without mentioning a deadline.
While there has been no direct response from the government, Syria's Information Minister Amra al-Zubi said on Friday the opposition was welcome to come to Damascus to discuss Syria's future in line with Assad's proposals for a national dialogue, repeating a standard line.
"So far we got nothing but those ridiculous comments from the information minister, however we are still willing to study any real initiative that could lead to the end of oppression and violence in Syria," coalition spokesman Walid al-Bunni said.
Leaders of Islamic nations urged Syria at a summit last week in Cairo to enter into a "serious dialogue" with the opposition alliance on a political transition to end the conflict.
The presidents of Egypt, Turkey and Iran, influential outside players on opposite sides of the conflict, conferred on a framework for peace negotiations. But there has been no sign that Assad is interested in a negotiated exit.
Alkhatib offered last week to open talks with Assad's ceremonial vice-president, Farouq al-Shara, if the government released women prisoners as a goodwill gesture.
However, with intense fighting continuing in an around Damascus, it is also not clear how much influence Alkhatib and the SNC have over fighters on the ground.
Responding to those concerns, the opposition leader played down divisions among the opposition, saying it was part of a healthy democracy among the government's opponents.
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Microsoft not out of legal woods yet
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Most prominent is the European Union's ongoing pursuit of Microsoft through the courts. In March 2004, then-European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti levied a 497 million euro ($596 million) fine after ruling that the company had unfairly wielded its market power against rivals.
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RealNetworks was the largest corporation participating in the European Union's antitrust prosecution and must withdraw from those proceedings under the terms of the settlement. But RealNetworks' absence likely won't make a difference during Microsoft's appeal.
"The settlement strengthens the Commission's case," said Thomas Vinje, an antitrust attorney with Clifford Chance in Brussels, Belgium. "Real has already provided evidence for the case, and that record is complete and in Luxembourg."
Vinje predicted the Commission will continue to scrutinize Microsoft's adherence to its ruling even though RealNetworks has dropped out. "Nothing changes," he said. "The EC will vigorously pursue this case as they had before. The only thing that happened is they did make Real's U.S. antitrust case go away."
The European Union's ruling requires Microsoft to provide key technical details to server software makers and to offer a version of Windows without Media Player. That was in part designed to help RealNetworks' competing RealPlayer application. (Microsoft has appealed the requirement to the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, but no date has been set for a hearing.)
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Tuesday's announcement highlights the divide-and-conquer legal strategy Microsoft has doggedly followed while defending itself from antitrust claims. Though technical details of the settlements have varied, two things have remained constant: a fat check from Microsoft and a mandatory withdrawal from the European complaint process.
When Microsoft agreed to pay Novell $536 million last November, the condition was that Novell agree to drop out of the European proceedings. The same requirement attached to the $1.95 billion deal with Sun Microsystems and the $750 million peace treaty with AOL Time Warner. Microsoft also settled a lawsuit with IBM.
Microsoft has paid a pretty penny in the last few years settling notable legal cases, largely on antitrust issues.
$1.95 billion Sun Microsystems
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$536 million Novell
$460 million RealNetworks
$440 million InterTrust Technologies
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The Computer and Communications Industry Association--another critic that was a vocal agitator in Europe--also cashed a hefty check, and CCIA President Ed Black received a pay raise from $200,000 to nearly $1 million a year.
In a telephone interview Tuesday, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith acknowledged that the European antitrust process may have spurred the RealNetworks lawsuit toward a settlement: "To some degree those hearings also helped to sharpen those issues."
Remaining Microsoft foes pursuing their complaints in Europe include VideoBanner.com (formerly AudioBanner.com), the Software and Information Industry Association in Washington, D.C., the Free Software Foundation Europe, and the European Committee for Interoperable Standards. FSF Europe says it is "worried that the loopholes in the (EU's March 2004) decision can be exploited by Microsoft's lawyers."
Future problems
For the world's most famous antitrust defendant, other possible legal woes remain.
EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes told The International Herald Tribune last month that: "We have had informal complaints, and we are using our time now to look at them. We're not going to wait and do nothing."
There's the Kai-Fu Lee case involving a bitter employment dispute with Google (which Microsoft characteristically offered to settle). A federal judge in Baltimore has permitted portions of a subsequent lawsuit filed by Novell to proceed.
Microsoft lost a round last month when the U.S. Patent Office reaffirmed the Eolas Web-browsing patent, and pen-computing pioneer Go sued Microsoft in July on antitrust grounds.
And the software titan remains such a tempting bull's-eye that it's likely to face a continued barrage of lawsuits, said one attorney who specializes in antitrust matters.
"They're a big company and have a dominate position in the OS business, so they will always be a target," the attorney said. Microsoft has been hit with antitrust lawsuits, including from Real Networks, over the bundling issue with Windows.
But it's unlikely the Justice Department or Federal Trade Commission will take action against the software giant for bundling issues, since the U.S. settlement already exists to address them, the attorney said. "I think the agencies will wait to see something more substantial, not the same music as in the old cases," said the attorney, who previously was an antitrust lawyer for the federal government.
CNET News.com's Ina Fried contributed to this report.
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- I'm glad to see so many of the lawsuits getting finished up. It's time all companies put their lawyers back in the drawer and started focusing on their products.
HOWEVER, I believe that Microsoft should unbundle IE and Media player from the OS. I'm not saying it can't be included just not innertwined with the OS. Here's why. First, having IE and WMP not part of the core os takes down on the chances of security problems. Second, it allows OEM's to include (without the other) a browser or media player of their choice.
Realistically allowing Microsoft to include by default, and with out a way to completely remove, IE and WMP you are in effect allowing them to control the browser and media player market.
Imagine this, if OEM's had the option of installing Firefox and Quicktime instead of IE and WMP, how long before Firefox made better headway. Of course you can insert your own browser and media player their. And yes I know those two can be installed by OEM's with out the need to unistall the other, but the point is if IE and WMP weren't avaliable by default to everybody how long before they weren't the majority?
My point is that their should be restrictions placed on any company that can use it's strong hold to unfairly block competition. With Microsoft that truly is IE and WMP. You have to ask yourself this question, if IE and WMP weren't apart of the OS itself and you had to download it would it be popular?
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Bat-killing culprit identified by scientistsJeremy Hance
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"By identifying what causes white-nose syndrome, this study will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers to develop management strategies to preserve vulnerable bat populations and the ecosystem services that they provide in the U.S. and Canada," said Anne Kinsinger, Associate Director of Ecosystems with the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome in Greeley Mine, Vermont, March 26, 2009. Photo by: Marvin Moriarty/USFWS.
White-nose syndrome has been recorded in 16 states and 4 Canadian provinces, and it is still spreading. In the US's Northeast, where the disease was first discovered, 80 percent of bats have died.
"While our study confirmed that G. destructans is spread bat-to-bat, it is also important to note that virtually all pathogens, especially spore-producing fungi, are spread by multiple routes," said David Blehert, USGS microbiologist and co-author. "This is the reason that in an effort to further control the spread of white-nose syndrome, resource management agencies have implemented universal precautions, including limiting human access to sensitive environments occupied by bats, decontaminating equipment and clothing moved between these environments, and restricting the movement of equipment between sites."
Bats play a big economic role in North America. As insect-eaters they help farmers control pest populations, providing 'free' ecosystem services worth billions.
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(05/26/2011) Researchers have declared a new species of bat from the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. While the new bat had been documented before, it was long believed to be a member of a similar species that is found throughout South America and a few Caribbean Islands, that is until PhD student Peter Larsen noticed it was far larger than its relative down south.
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(04/03/2011) US agriculture stands to lose billions in free ecosystem services from the often-feared and rarely respected humble bat. According to a recent study in Science bats in North America provide the US agricultural industry at least $3.7 billion and up to a staggering $53 billion a year by eating mounds of potentially pesky insects. Yet these bats, and their economic services, are under threat by a perplexing disease known as white-nose syndrome (WNS) and to a lesser extent wind turbines.


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Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has not ruled out making changes to his squad before the deadline for emergency loan deals.
Pearson is happy with the balance of his squad and has no immediate plans to make any short-term additions before Thursday's deadline, despite the recent injuries to midfielders Matt Oakley and Andy King.
"We are always looking to strengthen the squad, but the criteria for whether you can or you can't is a bit more complex than just saying you like that player and off we go," Pearson told the Leicester Mercury.
"At the moment we have competition for places, which is healthy, and I am pleased with the squad and how it is developing. I am pleased with how the players are applying themselves," he continued.
"It is striking the balance between the right number or too many, or being too short, and that can change very quickly with suspensions and injuries.
"There are no immediate plans, but that is not to say we are not always on the look-out. You always have to have an eye on the next move but I don't go public on that type of information and I don't intend to do that now."
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Shabelle media network is celebrating its 11th anniversary today. Abdi Fatah Ibrahim Sabriye, a Somali politician applauded the media group and its workers during the annual celebrations.
Mr. Abdi Fatah said that the staff of Shabelle media worked hard in difficult environment and some of its workers murdered while on duty but that did not stop the remaining staff from working. He sent condolence to the friends and families of those murdered while working for the media group and encouraged the current members to continue working for the public.
Mohamed Abdullahi Carig is another figure head who sent his congratulation message to the media group and members of its staff.
Mr. Carig who was the former spokesman of Banadir region and currently working as a journalist in Banadir region added that Shabelle media group worked on transparency and aired genuine news across the region.
Mr Carig urged the working staff of Shabelle to continue with their good work of providing authentic news to its public regardless of the dangers they faced.
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Designed specifically for stucco remodeling applications, the Series 2051 garden window installs like a new construction window. It incorporates aluminum nail flanges for mounting directly to the outside of the existing window framing (knee braces are required for support). The sill flange can be mounted prior to window placement which aids installation of the unit. A major advantage of this design is that there is no disruption to the interior wall treatment.
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Zichron Menachem- the Israeli association for the support of children with cancer and their families – set a Guinness World Record for donating the most hair to cancer victims in a single day drive. Some 250 women – some of them cancer survivors – cut 53.1 kilograms (117 lbs) of their locks for wigs for cancer patients.
The previous record was 48.7 kilograms (107 pounds).
"In order to make a child with cancer feel as normal and beautiful as possible, the goal is to fashion a wig that looks exactly like his/her hair. The child's head is measured, and the wig is constructed from hair that is the closest match to his own," reads the Zichron Menachem hair drive mission statement. "A curly-topped kid wants curls. A girl with red braids wants red braids. A teen with frizzy brown hair still wants…frizzy brown hair, even if she's always complained about it!"
Some 200 hair salons across Israel took part in the benefit.
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So you want to do archaeology?
You've seen it on television, or visited heritage sites, and now you think you want to do archaeology for yourself. If this sounds like you, then read Don Henson's step by step guide on what archaeology is, and how to get into it here.
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By Tomtrainer
from calif
brush handle came off the first time I used it in shower. Very disappointed.....
Bottom LineNo, I would not recommend this to a friend
By Durango52
from Binghamton, NY
I really wanted to like this, but the bristles don't hold soap and I found the feel of the bristles to be unpleasant in use. I would certainly not describe them as soft. Overall the product was not at all as described by the other reviews I read. Well, I do agree it looks like a toilet bowl cleaner and it does have a long reach.. but to what purpose if it doesn't work to clean your back.
Good Product
By Tiffy4luv
from McKinney, TX
I really appreciate being able to wash my back in the shower with this brush. The handle is nice and long to make for easy reaching and the bristles are just right.
Works like a charm
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from Green Bay, WI
This is a most welcome item. Long arms or short, it's going to help.
Too heavy
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from Connecticut
Like how it feels on body,but way too heavy,especially with my Carpal tunnel
husband loves this
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husband loves this brush
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This is the first time in my life (79 years) that I have a back brush with the bristles longer than the handle! I LOVE it!


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Posted: February 08, 2013|
Welcome to the first of my photography and video blogs.
It will offer a mixture of comments, reviews, critiques and advice in a light and enthusiastic style.
I'm looking for input from you too, so let me see your photographs – or you can ask for advice when taking pictures, getting the right equipment or help with post processing.
I'll be keeping you up to date with the team at the Cambridge News and their tales while out and about.
Having photographed more than 48,000 assignments over the years, I'm as passionate now about the digital era as I was in the days of film.
Photography is such a brilliant thing to do and never has there been such a complete record of our daily lives.
The important thing here is: Don't lose those precious memories.
So here's my first tip: no matter if you use your phone or a professional camera to take your photos, make sure you back them up.
I can go and get a film negative from 100 years ago and still scan it to view it.
You must make sure you back your pictures up in more than just the device itself. There are lots of ways to do it. If you're on a smartphone, email yourself a copy and post it on Facebook and Flickr or, better still, put a copy on one or more of the online storage sites like Dropbox or box.net.
If you're using regular cameras, copy your memory card to your computer, make a copy on CD or DVD and also store them on an online storage site. That way, when you're with friends or at family gatherings you can get to your pictures and view or share them. Do it regularly!
Have you lost your precious photographs?
I'd love to know your story: Did you recover them?
This week's photo:
Here's a good example of why you should really get to know the device you take pictures with well. When something happens spontaneously in front of you, you need the camera set for the circumstances you're shooting in, so that you're able to react to the moment, knowing you will not miss it and regret it afterwards. This picture I took of a man from Jimmy's shelter kissing the hand of the Duchess of Cambridge was a definitive moment of the visit there and a rare event with royalty.


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CINCINNATI—June 21, 2011 – Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) today announced that it received a Spirit of Diversity Award at the 2011 South Central Ohio Healthcare Supplier Diversity Symposium, a regional event that brings together senior leaders in the healthcare supply chain to enhance relationships with diverse suppliers in the region. Cintas received the award in the Major Supplier category for the development of diverse suppliers through mentoring and capacity building courses, providing actual results, leadership commitment, and accountability and outreach.
"Cintas is truly leading the way in supplier diversity development," said Amelia Rodriguez, CEO of Vocalink, a multilingual management company that provides services to Cintas and participant in Cintas' capacity building programs. "Cintas has made enormous strides granting minority suppliers opportunities for free training and extensive mentoring from top-level executives. Cintas works tirelessly to ensure its diverse suppliers are equipped with the tools necessary to be successful."
Cintas' commitment to supplier diversity is a corporate-wide initiative to educate its employees about the importance of having a diverse supply chain. While working to increase the number of small, minority and woman owned businesses that provide Cintas with products and services, the programs' goal is to ensure that every small, minority and woman owned business is treated fairly during the supplier qualification process. Last year, 11 percent of Cintas supplier spend was with minority or woman owned businesses.
Selected as the 2011 corporate participant for the Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce "Breakfast with the CEO Program," Cintas has partnered with the organization to provide its members an opportunity to establish meaningful relationships with Cintas' leadership. Cintas also offers minority and woman owned businesses strategic selling courses around the country, Six Sigma training and other educational programs.
"We are honored to be recognized for our commitment to economic inclusion within the healthcare industry," said Pamela Coleman, Senior Director of Supplier Diversity and Sustainability, Cintas. "Our goal is to educate and provide sourcing opportunities that will enable diverse vendors to be successful as our suppliers and in business in general."
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Financial Fitness Challenge Facts
Q: What is the Financial Fitness Challenge program?
A: The Financial Fitness Challenge is an event-based online financial wellness program that provides employees with unbiased instruction in personal finance, investment, and retirement fundamentals. Participants consistently demonstrate significant improvement in their financial knowledge, attitudes and behaviors.
Q: Who can benefit from the Financial Fitness Challenge program?
A: This proven online training program is designed for all types of employees, regardless of age, education or income. Participants from 17 to 70 have successfully completed the program.
Q. Who is eligible to participate in the Financial Fitness Challenge program?
A. The Financial Fitness Challenge program is available for up to 300 organizations that will receive a scholarship to engage up to 250 employees in the program free of cost (up to a $25,000 value per organization).
Q. What does the Financial Fitness Challenge program cost?
A.The Financial Fitness Challenge program has a $100 per participant value, but thanks to the program sponsors, the program is free for up to 100 employees at each organization that receives a scholarship—that's up to $25,000 in free training per company.
In addition, all participating companies will enjoy a steeply discounted enrollment fee of $995. Note: Fee waiver may be available for Iowa healthcare and Puerto Rico organizations.
NOTE: The $995 fee may be waived for Iowa healthcare organizations thanks to the support of the Iowa Insurance Division.
Q: How does an organization apply for a Financial Fitness Challenge program scholarship?
A. Applying is easy. Click the Apply Now button at the top of the page or simply click here, and you will be taken to the application page where you will find instructions and an online interview form. You will need to complete and submit the online interview form to be considered for a scholarship.
Q: After we submit the online interview form, when will we find out if we will receive a Financial Fitness Challenge program scholarship?
A. We will notify you within 7 business days whether or not you will receive a Financial Fitness Challenge program scholarship after you submit the online interview form.
Q. When is the program running in 2014?
A.The 2014 Financial Fitness Challenge will have 3 complete sessions, starting in February, May and September. We are currently enrolling for the May 2014 session. Each session will run for a total of 9 weeks.
Q. How do employees access the program?
A.The Financial Fitness Challenge program is available 24/7 via the Internet using all standard browsers. Participants can use computers, tablets and smartphones to access the program.
Q. Is participant information kept private?
A. All participant information is kept private and confidential and is not shared, sold or rented. Employers will have access to aggregated reports about participant progress, but will not have access to participant scores or personally identifiable information.
Q. Does the program sell or promote products or services?
A.The Financial Fitness Challenge is completely unbiased and does not sell, recommend or promote any products or services. In fact, the program makes it easy for the employer to promote its existing benefit plans to participants via the program's automated emails.
Q: What are the courses included in the Financial Fitness Challenge program?
A: Participants will be able to choose one of three different learning plans. Each learning plan will consist of 5 financial education courses that cover topics such as:
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PHOENIX -- Sen. John McCain said the federal government shutdown that was caused primarily over a debate of the Affordable Care Act was a "fool's errand" for the Republican Party.
"This shutdown did very great damage to our party," he told News/Talk 92.3 KTAR's Rob & Karie on Wednesday. "It was a fool's errand. It harmed the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of citizens of [Arizona]."
Arizona was hard hit by the shutdown. McCain said that more than 600,000 tourists were turned away from the state's national parks during the shutdown at a huge cost to Arizona.
"We lost $45 million in tourist revenue."
As the battle raged in Washington, McCain said he grew irritated at certain Republicans, particularly when the shutdown was leaving some in Arizona stranded.
"They had to fly food to our citizens because we can't get an agreement in Washington? There's something very wrong with that picture."
He also said he felt for the thousands of federal employees who were left without a paycheck while the government fought to reopen.
"It's not acceptable to do that to innocent American citizens because we are in a fight in a sandbox in Washington," McCain said.
McCain said that, though he respected the efforts of certain Republicans to carry through on their campaign promises to fight Obamacare, they should have realized that the current political atmosphere would make that nearly impossible.
"Many of us said, 'Elect Mitt Romney and we'll replace and reform Obamacare' That didn't happen, so to think you could do it by a majority in the House, when the Democrats had both the presidency and the majority in the Senate was a fool's errand."
During the infighting, it was reported that a GOP leader told President Barack Obama that he couldn't stand to look at him. McCain said he didn't see anything like that happen, but that if it did, the Republican was disrespectful.
"If it did happen, then of course that's disrespectful to the institution of the presidency," he said. "There's a certain courtesy that all of us have to extend to the institution."
As the GOP seeks to shake off the damage done by the shutdown, McCain said the party needs to both convince Americans that such a situation won't happen again and turn to a positive agenda that citizens can get behind.
"Come up with a contract for America, which we've done in the past, positive things ranging from simplifying the tax code to the [Keystone] XL pipeline so America can be more energy independent," he said.
McCain also said that Americans simply want Congress to work together in the style of former President Ronald Reagan and former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, who hammered out a deal to save Social Security.
"Most Americans want us to act together the way Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill did," he said. "I believe that you can come up with a compromise without betraying principles."


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Let My People Go (1942/3)
BPJC is proud to publish electronically a historic booklet written by Victor Gollancz in December 1942 entitled "Let My People Go". Gollancz explains in this 16,000 word pamphlet that between one and two million Jews had already been murdered in Nazi-controlled Europe and "unless something effective is done, within a very few months six million Jews will all be dead." Gollancz proposed a series of practical responses, centred around a rescue plan, and undertook a lecture and fundraising tour. Published early in the new year of 1943, the pamphlet sold a quarter of a million copies within three monthsand was quoted in the Canadian Parliament in 1943,and in The Adelaide Advertiser on Saturday 15 May 1943. Gollancz's pamphlet, seen through today's eyes, is remarkably well informed about the plight of European Jewry at the height of World War 2, in the midst of the Holocaust.
Sir Victor Gollancz (9 April 1893 – 8 February 1967) was a British publisher, socialist, and humanitarian. He was born in Maida Vale, London, the son of a wholesale jeweller and nephew of Rabbi Professor Sir Hermann Gollancz and Professor Sir Israel Gollancz.
Gollancz formed his own publishing company in 1927 and was one of the founders of the Left Book Club. In addition to his highly successful publishing business, Gollancz was a prolific writer on a variety of subjects, and put his ideas into action by establishing campaigning groups. His 1943 pamphlet "Let My People Go", which called for an attempt by the Allied powers to rescue Jews under threat of extermination in occupied Europe, was widely read in 1943, following coverage in the British media in December 1942 of the Nazis' extermination policy.
A subsequent pamphlet, published by Gollancz later on in the war, failed to reach a mass audience. By then the British media had almost entirely ceased coverage of the story of the Nazi attempt to exterminate European Jewry, after it had become clear that the western powers were unwilling to respond to popular British sentiment at the end of 1942 and early 1943 in favour of an attempt to rescue Jews in occupied Europe, which would have meant diverting resources from the war effort. He was made Vice-President of Eleanor Rathbone's National Committee for Rescue from Nazi Terror. Along with Eleanor Rathbone, Gollancz was the foremost British campaigner during the Second World War on the issue of the Nazi extermination of European Jewry.
BPJC is very grateful for the generosity of Theo and Joy Castrikum of Woorim, Bribie Island, in donating this important historic pamphlet.
The BPJC Board is always looking for ways to support Jews living outside of South East Queensland. We provide a range of information through our website and Facebook page and welcome any feedback or suggestions for improvements.
Unfortunately, the Awcast option for the broadcast of services is no longer available. Awcast started charging a substantial monthly fee and the Board regretfully decided that the cost is too high.
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Download a fascinating guide to Jewish burials at Toowong Cemetery. The document was written in 1998 by Morris S. Ochert OAM Queensland Researcher, Australian Jewish Historical Society and edited by Hilda Maclean from Friends of Toowong Cemetery.
BPJC welcomes and supports all Jewish students visiting or studying in Brisbane. All students are welcome to attend our services and festivals. We offer discounted entry to our events and can also help with transport. BPJC can provide students with chaplaincy and advocacy support through the wider community. Leadership opportunities are available within our congregation and the wider Brisbane Jewish community through our affiliations with Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies, State Zionist Council of Queensland and other community groups.
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The Association needs your support to continue this important service to our community. Please contact us if you would like further information.
Netzer is a youth movement committed to encouraging individuality, critical thinking and personal growth through developing an ideological community of knowledgeable, empowered youth.
What is Netzer Australia?
Netzer Australia (Inc) is the Zionist Youth Movement of the Progressive Jewish Community of Australia. We are part of an expanding world-wide movement, with Netzer branches in Israel, Europe, North and South America (we are in fact the largest Zionist youth movement in the world as of 2004). We are also expanding within Australia-we have chanichim (participants) in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.
JNF Queensland publishes a monthly newsletter, Shalom, to inform the local Jewish community of social gatherings, fund raising activities and general interest news items. To subscribe to this publication, email the editor.
For the past 47 years AUJS has been sending young Australasian Jews to Israel on the trips of their lives. This year is no different. AUJS is committed to sending Jewish students to Israel on fun, educational and meaningful programs. The life changing experiences that AUJS provides Jewish students get are unparalleled from other short-term program offered around the world. Full details are available here.


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West Eleventh Townhouse Apartments Policies
Check in between 2 pm and 10 pm by appointment; check out before 11 am by appointment.
To obtain a confirmed reservation, a 25% deposit is required paid by a valid credit card, cash or travelers checks. Please take note of our Policies, before committing to a reservation.
The balance of the amount of your reserved stay is due upon arrival or scheduled arrival payable by your credit card or in cash or travelers checks. Confirmed reservations are considered as final and any change requested will be at the discretion of management. Please let us know immediately of a cancellation or change in plans.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. Other forms of payment accepted: postal money orders, official bank checks, travelers checks or US$ currency. If paying by money order, official bank check, or travelers checks, please make payable to: Therese Kontos. One quarter (1/4) of the amount is due upon booking and the balance is due on arrival or scheduled arrival.
Add 14.75% + $3.50 per night state & local sales and hotel tax to our quoted rates. (City and State Sales Tax 8.875% plus NYC Hotel Room Occupancy Tax 5.875%)
Please email or call us to check availability and specific minimum stay requirements. Minimum reservation of two (2) nights during weekdays and three (3) nights during weekends may apply. Some holiday or high-season periods may have a five-night requirement. Minimum stay requirements may be reduced for reservations made within one week of arrival. Shorter stays may be subject to a surcharge. The entire amount for a single night's reservation is payable upon booking and there is no refund in the event of a cancellation.
Shorter than minimum stays will be booked ONLY to fill short room-occupancy gaps or in the event of a last-minute cancellation.
During the high season from September 1st through January 5th we require a 5-night minimum stay, except if nights are available in between existing bookings.
No arrivals or departures on December 24th, December 25th, December 31st and January 1st.
Upon arrival at the airport we would appreciate telephoning the person who is scheduled to check you in to West Eleventh Apartments; several days before your arrival we will email you or call you to provide you with the name of that person and their cell phone number; we receive our guests by appointment as we do not wish to keep guests waiting. Arrivals after 10 pm require special arrangements.
Cancellation Policy
Our cancellation policy is as follows: during regular periods, cancellations must be made at least ten (10) days prior to check in. A $100 cancellation fee will be charged for all cancellations made during the accepted cancellation period. ($100 per reserved apartment plus the actual processing cost that the credit card company charged us for the deposit.) During high season/holiday period, cancellations must be made at least 15 days in advance. The cancellation fee for a cancellation of any reservation made for the high season/holiday period (Sept. 1 - Jan. 5, 2009) for cancellations made during the acceptable cancellation period, will be a charge of one full night's booking; this is for bookings of 1 to 5 days; for bookings longer than 5 days, the cancellation fee applicable will be at the discretion of management.
Patrons cancelling reservations after the acceptable period will be charged the full room rate for up to four nights, depending on the length of the reservation. We will, however, credit patrons if we are able to re-let their accommodations for the original reservation period. We process credit card refunds at the end of each month.
We recommend that guests purchase travel insurance to cover any loss resulting from a cancellation of a reservation.
General Points of Interest
- Policies are subject to change.
- Quiet, mature guests only, 18 years and older, for the enjoyment of all our guests.
- Absolutely no smoking on premises. Smoking and/or candles are strictly prohibited. Any violation or any evidence of smoking will result in the offender being charged $500 for cleaning expenses and loss of income.
- Sorry, no pets.
- Continental breakfast available.
- Housekeeping/cleaning is provided and included in our rates.
- All reservations made 2 months or more in advance are covered by a special cancellation policy. We will inform you in writing of our policy upon receipt of your reservation request form.
In consideration of all our guests we would like to advise you that visitors of guests are received by appointment or other special arrangements for the security of all; as we are a boutique size guesthouse we wish and try to maintain a sanctuary-like environment at all times for the pleasure of all our guests.
You may email us your reservation request and we'll get back to you as soon as possible if we have availability.
Check in between 2 pm and 10 pm by appointment. Checkout is before 11 am by appointment. We need details about your arrival because we are not available at all times. Please provide airline or other arrival information so that we may know when to expect you. Should you encounter any delay or change, please inform us of your revised schedule.
Upon arrival, the balance of your payment is due and is payable in cash (USD), travelers checks (USD), or by a valid major credit card.
To make long distance calls, we recommend that you bring with you a 1-800 number from your local phone company or you may use your credit card to charge your calls or purchase a prepaid phone card.
West Eleventh Townhouse offers complimentary Broadband Internet access. Guests will need to connect by plugging their ethernet cable into our wall ethernet outlet. Fax services are available at: Mail Boxes Etc., 302A West 12th St. Tel: 212-206-6996, Fax: 212-206-7640; and Typewriters'n Things, Inc., 56 Eighth Ave. at Horatio St. Tel: 212-255-5252, Fax: 212-255-9070. Whenever possible, we will accommodate you with the use of our own fax machine, Fax: 212-255-1523.
If you want to go to a spa, gym, or a health club, the following athletic facilities are located within walking distance:
- West Village Workout
140 Charles Street
Tel: 212-229-1399
- Printing House- Fitness and Racquet Club
421 Hudson Street (at Leroy St.)
Tel: 212-243-7600
- Equinox Fitness Club
97 Greenwich Avenue
Tel: 212-620-0103
- New York Sports Club
128 Eighth Avenue (at 16th Street)
Tel: 212-627-0065
If you have further questions or requests, please email us.


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"We challenged the kids not to leave without a win," the Sandusky Post 83 coach said. "We weren't going to give up two."
Behind the arm of Plymouth's Zach Butler, Post 83 (5-3) beat Ashland 4-1.
"Obviously from the scores, there was not a whole lot of run production from either team," Palsa said. "We played two really tight games. There was just outstanding pitching in the first game. We struggled. Their kid has us off-balanced and threw a great fastball." In the second game, it was Butler keeping Ashland off-balanced.
"We knew we could be confident with Zach Butler and could expect a good performance from him," Palsa said. "We put two runs up early and Zach did a phenomonal job at shutting them down. Alex Manner (Bellevue) came in (in the seventh inning) and slammed the door shut."
Butler gave up two hits, no runs, walked six and struck out 11.
Manner gave up two hits, a run and struck out one. Amherst's Alex Walts stepped up in the top of the seventh with a single to start the Post 83 lineup off right. Manner lined out to the pitcher but Perkins' Seth Bryant smacked out a double that scored Walts.
Willard's Kyle Fluharty drove in Bryant with a double. Fluharty finished 2 for 3 with an RBI.
In the first game, Thane Walton was the lead hitter with two hits and two runs scored.


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Many homeowners may feel that their money is flying right out of their windows, but it may actually be their ductwork that is to blame. An estimated 15 to 30 percent of a home's total heating and cooling energy is lost through leaky ductwork, costing consumers about $5 billion dollars annually. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a method for internally sealing heating and cooling ducts using a pressurized aerosol sealant. Aerosol duct sealing can reduce duct leakage by up to 90%, reduce energy use by up to 30%. It can also be used on existing homes without moving attic insulation or removing wall and ceiling finishes to gain access to ducts.
Aerosol duct sealing forces vinyl acetate adhesive particles into heating and cooling duct systems via specialized equipment. The adhesive particles are kept suspended by the airflow until they naturally try to exit the duct system through leaks. In the process, particles are flung against the holes where they adhere and build up until the leak is closed.
Savings tend to be greater when air ducts pass through space outside the insulation envelope, such as through attics or crawlspaces.
By reducing monthy energy costs, Aeroseal Duct Sealing can contribute to affordability.
By sealing a common source of energy loss in homes, Aeroseal Duct Sealing contributes to home energy efficiency. Energy savings will depend on the leakiness of the original ductwork, the location of the ducts, and the climate.
Aerosol duct sealing is commercially available through Aeroseal, Inc. in limited geographic areas.
The estimated cost for aerosol duct sealing is $300 to $1800 per home.
There is no ongoing cost associated with aerosol duct sealing. Rather, savings for a typical home's heating and cooling bills are estimated to be $300 per year.
Aerosol duct sealing is performed in conjunction with required building code methods of sealing air ducts, such as tape and mastic, to improve the airtightness of the ducts. Only an insignificant amount of adhesive particles is deposited on interior duct walls, and they have no harmful effect on the indoor air quality of a building.
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The initial step in aerosol sealing is to temporarily seal all supply and return registers with tape, as well as junctions between register boots and wall or floor surfaces. The air handler also is sealed to prevent the adhesive particles from depositing on the heat exchangers. A large plastic tube is then attached to connect the blower to the duct system at the return or supply plenum.
Before aerosol sealing, the ducts are tested to determine the leakage volume. The ducts are then pressurized and aerosol is dispersed by the blower until the sealing is complete (about an hour in most homes).
Aerosol sealing is not recommended for gaps larger than 1/4-inch.
Aeroseal offers a 10-year warranty.
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13th European Youth Goe Championships
Mikulov, Czechia, 6th - 9th March 2008
This took place in Mikulov in Czechia. 101 under-18s and 58 under-12s took part. Winner with a perfect 6 was Ukraine's Artem Kachanovskyj (4 dan). Second was Thomas Debarre (4 dan) from France, on tie-break from Javier Savolainen (3 dan Finland) and Andrij Kravec (4 dan Ukraine). Winner under-12 was Jurij Mykhaljuk (1 kyu Ukraine) on 6 wins. Second was Nikita Khabazov (1 kyu Russia) with 5 wins.


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The national monument is a very remote and undeveloped place managed by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). There are no paved roads into the monument and no visitor services. About 20,000 acres (81 km²) are within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The Interagency Information Center is located in the BLM Office in St. George, Utah.
The name is derived from paiute Pawteh 'ee oasoasant which means, "tanned elk hide," or "softening of the elk hide.
So far, a 2005 expedition to examine 24 caves in the park has produced two new species of millipede, the first barklouse discovered in North America, a whole new genus of cricket and four new cricket species.


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The Christian focus should not be on the law of man, but on the heart of man.
The line between fiction and Washington can be very, very blurry.
Sequel to Tom Cruise jet-jockey 1986 action-film hit is bound to crash and burn.
Stop being a couch potato. Working out makes life easier, not more difficult!
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One great website provides tech dads with a funny take on Baby 101.
True Religion stood up and was counted with the "Charleston Witness Statement."
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POTUS tries to get the focus back on himself with his childish and divisive antics.
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Photos of your humble narrator playing an extremely rare 1958 Les Paul electric guitar, and much more.
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Adoption of ARM big.Little Technology Accelerates
Seven ARM® Partners Set to Launch Systems Based on ARM big.LITTLE Technology in 2013
CAMBRIDGE, UK, 26 FEBRUARY, 2013 ARM today unveiled that its big.LITTLE processing technology has been adopted by many of the worlds leading mobile chip manufacturers. Samsung and Renesas Mobile have already announced their plans, and subsequent implementations will be revealed during 2013 by five more companies including CSR, Fujitsu Semiconductor and MediaTek. ARM big.LITTLE technology saves up to 70 percent of processor energy consumption in common mobile workload tasks, essential as the performance of the smartphone has jumped by 60x since 2000 and 12x since 2008, causing a massive increase in both content generation and consumption.
With tablets and smartphones out-shipping PCs and some 1 billion smartphones expected to ship in 2013, there is an explosive growth in smart mobile devices. Users now want a richer mobile experience, and it is low-power technologies like big.LITTLE that are making previously impossible experiences possible - such as instantaneous browsing, console-quality gaming and days, rather than hours, of battery life.
ARM big.LITTLE processing technology addresses the challenge of creating a system-on-chip (SoC) that meets the diverse needs of smartphones and other mobile devices. These conflicting demands require a smartphone to deliver high-performance when needed, while also extending the battery life. ARM big.LITTLE technology increases the dynamic performance range and energy efficiency of the mobile device while being completely transparent to the extensive range of applications available today for ARM processor-based platforms.
The big.LITTLE solution pairs the industrys highest performance Cortex-A15 processor, delivering up to 2x more performance than todays smartphones, with the ultra-efficient Cortex-A7 processor and the ARM CoreLink Cache Coherent Interconnect (CCI-400), which together enable devices to seamlessly use the right processor for the right task based on performance requirements to deliver the best user experience and optimal energy usage. Future implementations may also pair the Cortex-A53 and Cortex-A57 processors.
This is complemented by ARM system-wide IP including: POP IP core-hardening acceleration technology to streamline the implementation of big.LITTLE technology SoCs at advanced process technology nodes; Development Studio 5 (DS-5) debug and analysis tools, and Active Assist design services.
big.LITTLE processor technology builds on ARM low-power leadership and sets a new standard for high performance and energy-efficient processing. By reducing processor energy consumption by up to 70 percent on common workloads, big.LITTLE technology enables users to do more with their smartphones for longer, said Simon Segars, president, ARM. As smartphones and tablets continue to evolve into users' primary compute device, our partners are increasingly looking to ARM for innovations to help them deliver performance as well as the always-on, always-connected service their customers expect.
In addition to being suitable for smartphones and mobile computing devices, ARM big.LITTLE technology enables the development of powerful, yet low power consumption SoC for a broad range of embedded applications, said Mitsugu Naito, executive vice president, Advanced Products BU, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited. Our SoC development expertise coupled with ARM big.LITTLE processing technology will provide the market with the combined performance and low power required for the next generation of innovative embedded products.
big.LITTLE processing is the next logical extension after symmetric multi-processing to increase performance in a mobile device within the same power budget, said Johan Lodenius, chief marketing officer, MediaTek. We look forward to extending the capabilities of our extremely successful multi-core chipsets through the use of big.LITTLE processing, bringing new experiences to smartphones.
The mobile device market is demanding ever increasing performance and Renesas Mobile is well placed to deliver world-beating smartphone platforms based on highly integrated communications processors and by application processors to meet this need, commented Shinichi Yoshioka, senior executive vice president & chief operating officer, Renesas Mobile. Our smart design approach and ARMs big.LITTLE processing will provide the mobile device market with the combined performance and battery life it needs to satisfy the growth in mobile computing.
In an era when smartphones and tablets are evolving into the users primary compute device, Samsungs Exynos 5 Octa, as the industry-first big.LITTLE enabled application processor, will drive innovation to bring outstanding user experience by handling diverse mobile workloads while also being optimized for power consumption, said Tae-Hoon Kim, vice president of System LSI marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics.
Data usage is dramatically increasing as the mobile internet becomes more accessible for customers. As such were seeing the consumption of HD content and multimedia services increase and new connected experiences emerge, said Yves Maitre, senior vice president, Mobile Multimedia and Devices, Orange. To make the most of the advances in high-speed mobile networks, operators and device manufacturers need to have high-performance, energy-efficient processing power, such as ARM Cortex processors and big.LITTLE technology, to continue the growth in the connected device market and create new experiences.
Battery consumption is an important factor with the use of smartphones, especially with the exponential growth of data use that we are seeing today. ARM Cortex processors and big.LITTLE processing have great potential to help increase smartphone performance and energy efficiency. commented Von McConnell, Director at Sprint.
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Dell Studio 1557
SpecificationsNotebook: Dell Studio 1557 (Studio 15 Series)
Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 512 MB
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 850 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 4 reviews)
Reviews for the Dell Studio 1557
Processor Giant. Slowly, Intel's brand new processor generation Core i7 is also advancing into current notebook series, and promises more performance with the same power consumption. The for some time already available Dell Studio 15 has now found its way to us with an Intel Core i7 Q720 CPU and has to prove just how much it can benefit from the new little computing power station in the following test
Source: Techradar
Stunning quad-core power at a great price, but mobility is inevitably flawed. Dell's Studio 15 greatly impressed us last year by combining power, usability and features at a truly affordable price, and even won our award for best laptop of 2009. Building on its already strong foundation, the Studio 1557 makes stunning quadcore performance truly accessible to the consumer market. While the restrictions it places on mobility are unfortunate, they were inevitable and do little to flaw this impressive portable.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/27/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Pro
When we first caught sight of Intel's mobile Core i7 we were unashamedly excited. Finally, the prospect of serious quad-core power lay within tantalising reach of the mobile market, and without the heinously bad battery life of the previous Core 2 Quad generation. Dell's Studio 15 brings Intel's mobile Core i7 into the realms of affordability, offering quad-core power for substantially less than £1,000.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/27/2009
Rating: Total score: 100% price: 83% performance: 100% features: 100%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/21/2009
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 83% display: 72% mobility: 76% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 91% emissions: 70%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/16/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 70% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 50%
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570: Lower middle-class GPU that features a low shader count and a 64 Bit memory bus but a high clock speed. Similar to the desktop Radeon 4550. Supports Avivo HD and DirectX 10.1.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
720QM: The Core i7-720QM is the slowes Core i7 Quad Core in 2009 and clocks between 1.6 and 2.8 GHz (due to the Turbo Mode). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 720QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.6": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.6 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Dell: Dell Inc. is a multinational technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Based in Texas, Dell employs more than 82,700 people worldwide (2009). In 2006, Dell purchased the computer hardware manufacturer Alienware. In most countries, the laptops are directly sold to consumers by Dell and each notebook custom-assembled according to a selection of options. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
84.2%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.


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AuntyVague wrote:Two more wonderful postcards finished their swim to Oz today!
A beautiful and very thoughtful 'Jewel of York' (just the sort of jewel that I love!) from Meercat and a wonderful print of Smaug from...Florida! I was so excited to find them both waiting for me today - it's been a tough couple of weeks and the cards have been such a lovely thing to receive Now I really need to find something to display them all on!
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