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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday May 16th: Chocolate a Toute Heure!
Chocolate for dinner and dessert, or for snack, and why not, it's fabulous and so good for you! I'll be demonstrating: Black bean burritos Chicken breasts with cranberry chocolate sauce Chocolate zucchini bread Chocolate jasmine marble cake Chocolate espresso bark Chocolate hazelnut meringues Click here to register!
Filed under: Chocolate Cake Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Kosher Cooking Classes, Kosher Cooking Demos, Kosher Cooking Demos in New York City, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes
Vegetarian Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms Recipe. Fish and Meat Variations
Artichokes: A great Sephardi favorite, we grew up in Morocco eating them in every shape and form, even for dessert. Someone in the food industry, bless him, has done all the pesky job of snapping the leaves off the artichokes, and the even peskier job of scraping the fuzz off the artichoke...
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Filed under: Artichoke Bottoms Recipes, Beef Recipes, Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Ground Turkey Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Lamb recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday May 9th: Yom Haatzmaut Israeli Feast
We will celebrate Israeli Independence Day right at the demo! I am including some of the great and fun dishes we were served during a recent trip to Israel, including a delightful and fun rose water-scented dessert. I'll be demonstrating: Yemenite Halbah meat soup Zaatar-rubbed flat bread Stuffed artichoke bottoms...
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Filed under: Cooking Demos Gift Certificates, Israeli Independence Day Recipes, Kosher Cooking Classes, Kosher Cooking Demos, Kosher Cooking Demos in New York City, Sephardi Recipes, Yom Haatzmaut
Onion Goat Cheese Tart Recipe
Onion Goat Cheese Tart Delicious, fun and easy! A dairy take on the rustic French Tarte a l'oignon. Will work perfectly with gluten-free flour. Get the good goat cheese, the one in the log. INGREDIENTS: Crust: 2 cups flour, any flour 1/2 cup natural margarine (health food stores) 1 teaspoon...
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Our Passover Vacation: Honeymoon at the Fairmont Scottsdale
Lynda and I at a Wild West BBQ at the Fairmont In nearly thirty five years we have been married (that's right, my marriage predates my electronic Facebook marriage announcement by about thirty-three years, but thank you all anyway for your recent and misguided avalanche of heartfelt good wedding wishes:...
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 - Uma Thurman, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Quentin Tarantino
Threat advisory: Severe - Severe risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
After having killed the first two on her death list, O-Ren Ishii and Vernita Green, The Bride (Uma Thurman) continues in her journey of vengeance to hunt down and kill the remaining victims, Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah), Budd (Michael Madsen) and ultimately, Bill (David Carradine). However, matters become complicated when The Bride learns that her daughter, whom she presumed dead, is still alive.
Theatrical propaganda posters
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film martial arts action revenge samurai murder violence assassin
Persons of interest
- Uma Thurman .... The Bride/Black Mamba
- David Carradine .... Bill
- Daryl Hannah .... Elle Driver/California Mountain Snake
- Michael Madsen .... Budd/Sidewinder
- Sonny Chiba .... Hattori Hanzo
- Julie Dreyfus .... Sofie Fatale
- Samuel L Jackson .... The Organ Player
- Chiaki Kuriyama .... Go Go Yubari
- Chris Nelson .... The Groom
- Shana Stein .... Erica
- Bo Svenson .... The Preacher
- Michael Jai White .... Alburt
- Quentin Tarantino .... Screenwriter
- Uma Thurman .... Screenwriter
- Quentin Tarantino .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Kill Bill official movie site
- Kill Bill QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Cannes Film Festival 2004: Out of competition
- Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2004: Won: Best sequel, prequel or remake; Nominated: Best film, Best actor with a uterus (Uma Thurman), Best criminal (The Bride/Black Mamba - Uma Thurman)
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2004: Nominated: Best Performance By An Actress - Drama (Uma Thurman), Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role (David Carradine)
- International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards 2004: Nominated: Actress In A Supporting Role - Drama (Daryl Hannah), Actress In A Motion Picture - Drama (Uma Thurman), Actor In A Supporting Role - Drama (David Carradine), Motion Picture - Drama
- MTV Movie Awards 2005: Won: Best fight (Daryl Hannah vs Uma Thurman); Nominated: Best movie, Best female performance (Uma Thurman)
- See also Kill Bill: Volume 1
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Hmm... what to say about such an authentic film?
Obviously, Kill Bill (in toto) is a tour de force from Quentin-san. The second volume is a bit of a let-down because you've had a few months to think about what you saw in the first volume. Just like with the second and third chapters of The Matrix and even The lord of the rings. They should really be seen together, the way they were shot and edited until the studio stepped in and said, "It's too long."
Still, the visuals are cool, the fighting is awesome and the drama is intense. It's well worth the price of admission.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen (2.35:1)
- Special features:
- Deleted scenes: Damoe
- Documentaries: The making of "Kill Bill: Volume 2"
- Music video: Chingon performance from the Kill Bill: Volume 2 première
- Subtitles: English, English captions, English closed captions
Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Medium level violence, medium level coarse language, drug use)
Surveillance time
137 minutes (2:17 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 22 April 2004
DVD rental: 15 September 2004
VHS rental: 15 September 2004
UMD retail: 22 February 2006

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The Proskys: Worth the Price of Admission... and MoreBy Gary TischlerMARCH 2008The Georgetowner
This is a theater story. Some things could only have happened in a theater, which is not to say that what happens on stage is anything less than real. Things happen, and they happen over and over again, pretty much the same way, except that everything is always different too. Theater folk go to sleep and wake up, and have lunch, and go to work and play their roles, big and small. This happens almost every day and night, except Mondays.
And then, there was the opening night of Arthur Miller's "The Price" at Theater J in the Washington Jewish Community Center's Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater on a Wednesday. That was a different sort of day and night.
That afternoon, actor Robert Prosky was walking in the Capitol Hill neighborhood where he lives when he tripped and fell. He cut his lip, got a black eye, needed a band aid over his eye and suffered a broken rib.
That night there was a full house which included critics, long-time friends, Washington actors, Theater J subscribers, and Prosky's wife Ida, who was understandably worried. All of them had come in anticipation of seeing Prosky put on the clothes of the nearly-90 Jewish furniture dealer Gregory Solomon and perform in Miller's powerful play with his two sons Andrew and John playing the contentious Franz brothers.
Theater J Artistic Director Ari Roth came on to make his usual introductory comments, but also added that "one of our cast members fell today".
And this way the play began with a special aura, a special tension and emotion beyond that which already existed.
You need to know only one or two things for now. Fifteen minutes or so, maybe later, into the play, Gregory Solomon appeared out of the darkness of a side entrance and shambled up a small set of steps leading to the set.
The second thing is that Prosky, always, except at the end, in the company of one or the other of his sons, gave a memorable, out-of-the-ballpark performance. In the beginning this was a story about a father and two of his sons, the Proskys, actors all. And like the play, it resonates with the life of the theater, and with life its own self.
The last time I sat down with Robert Prosky, we were at his home on Capitol Hill, 14 years ago. He had a full white beard, grown for the part of Solomon in an Arena Stage production of "The Price" opposite Stanley Anderson.
Fourteen years later, we talked again. He was sitting in the library at the Jewish Community Center on 16th Street. The beard was a stubble this time, but it was for the same part.
He was Gregory Solomon again, the Jewish furniture dealer at the center of a family drama in Arthur Miller's deeply engrossing 1967 play "The Price," in which two brothers square off over long and deeply held wounds and betrayals while they sell off their late parents' last remaining furniture and belongings.
Same Solomon – and then again not – but different family, different brothers.
Prosky is playing Solomon again, but this time the parts of the two brothers are being played by his sons, John and Andrew. We sat and talked, Robert, John and Andy, in the audience seats the day before opening night, facing the set rich in bric-a-brac. Prosky, in a wind-breaker, stretched his legs. He is 77 now, and creeping up on the age of his character, which is stated as 89.
"It's great working with my boys," he says, stretching out in the audience seats in the Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater at the JCC. "They can drive me around town. Not that I can't drive. But it's a nice thing."
Andrew – he's an Andy in person if there ever was one – is the youngest of three Prosky sons. He carries himself big and boisterous, a strider who's immensely affable, while John, smaller in size, with less hair, is the quick, silky, quieter guy, not so directly vocal, but armed with comebacks. If the two were fighters, Andy would be a roundhouser, and John would be a bobber and weaver, a dancer. As it is, they both turned out to be actors.
"I've always known they were good actors, the both of them," he says. "But with this, we've done this in three different places now. I can tell you I discovered they're REALLY good."
When you're sharing the stage with an actor the quality of their father, it's paramount that you stay on your toes. Asked if they ever coasted through a performance, Andrew Prosky rolled his eyes. "Are you kidding? Not with HIM on the stage. He wouldn't let you, believe me."
They're an interesting trio, sitting there in the chairs, facing the artfully designed set of the play, with its bulky furniture, its memory stuff, and skylight, the weathered harp, the soft sunken chairs, the solid-wood dining room table. They don't look alike; Prosky is built low to the ground even when slouching like this. Andrew has a bristling mustache and military butch haircut of a cop. John has fewer edges, he's thinner than either man, probably taking after his mother.
"My mother is our rock," John says. "She is the perfect wife for an actor and a great mother who doesn't let you get away with things. What she does and has always done is to make it possible to do what we do." There is another son, Stephan, a scientist, who now teaches visual arts at Georgetown University.
Watching them banter, you see a man and his two sons, enjoying each other's company as of old. It's quick talk, going every which way, formality out the window, filled with memory, stories, a laugh here, a compliment there, a reminiscence there. "Did you bring the baby pictures?" Andy asks his father.
"This family, in this play, that's a dysfunctional family," Robert Prosky says. "The brothers, they're Cain and Abel, it's an old story. Solomon sees what's happening, he tries to head them off, offers healing. But he's energized by the task at hand, the tensions, even. He likes to talk, to find out things."
"It's hard," John says. "I mean, Andy and I, we get along, we're really close. The whole family is. But compared to this, well, we had to really reach to get into the parts." We didn't fight much when we were kids. I hero-worshipped John," Andrew says.
They first shared the stage with their father in a play about young Tom Edison and Teddy Roosevelt when they were young boys. This production of "The Price" was originally performed at the Cape May Stage and then later at the Walnut Street Playhouse in Philadelphia, where Prosky grew up.
The sons grew up in Washington, both attending Gonzaga High School. Both have carved out successful careers in acting, in theater, television and films. Both know a little something about family. Andy has a 14-year-old son named Kyle "who lives with his mother," and John has a four-year-old son named Joseph Kai. He is married to actress Kimiko Gelman.
Robert Prosky himself has had a storied career in some ways. Many of his roles at Arena are legendary for staying in the mind and memory – Brecht's "Galileo," Willy Loman, (Miller himself said he was one of the top three Willys, with Lee J Cobb and George C Scott), grandpa in "You Can't Take It With You," the stage manager in "Our Town," a play which Arena took to Moscow; "Glengarry Glenross." So many lines cross – his great triumph "Death of a Salesman" will be performed at Arena as part of the current Miller festival, and another "A View From the Bridge" also. "Yeah, but people really liked him in "Gremlins II," Andy says. That was the movie in which he played a late night, Dracula-caped horror movie host. Not to mention his priest in "Rudy," the paean to all things Notre Dame. Not to mention the cop on "Hill Street Blues." "The truth is that I went into movies so that I could make a little money," he has said.
"This play, let me tell you, it stays with you a while, you can't just drop it at the end," John said.
"This is the only version of "The Price" as far as we know, right, that real brothers have played the part of the brothers," they tell you. And it's true, and that's what makes it, on opening night, even more affecting.
Sitting in the audience, knowing what you know, you wonder about them, what part of them are the Franz brothers, what part concerned sons as the play proceeds...
You wouldn't know anything was amiss. Andrew's Victor Franz, the policeman brother who cared for his father, paralyzed by the depression, is all edges, he's holding so much inside that it's almost impossible to touch him. John, who plays Walter Franz, the successful doctor son, is more fluid, he moves smoothly. They spend large amounts of time, especially in the second act, without Solomon on the stage, and they hold it solidly in their fists, along with the Leisa Mather as the frustrated wife of Victor.
And Solomon comes out one last time. He says his words, sits in a chair in the darkness and laughs. And the audience, his friends, their friends, family, neighbors, scribes, and actors, visibly moved, rise as one.
Arthur Miller once wrote: "The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life."
There are you are. That's "The Price".


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A man with a knife attempted to rob a Burger King in Coopersburg on Monday afternoon, police said.
The man allegedly went to the restaurant at 105 S. Third St. at around 2 p.m., pulled a knife and demanded money, but did not get anything, according to Coopersburg police. He was last seen running to the back of the building.


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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder that causes extreme fatigue over extended periods of time which persists after rest and limits one's ability to conduct ordinary daily activities. Discuss topics including causes, exams and tests for CFS, treatments and how to live with CFS.
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Last week, the Earth Institute and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society hosted a discussion on cities, food and climate. What were people saying? Find out in this Storify recap of reactions from across Twitter!
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We Don't Know All About Hurricanes–But We Know Enough to Act
Sandy instantly brought a new kind of national media attention to the influence of global warming on weather disasters. After several years of near-silence on climate from our political leaders and the mainstream media, the renewed attention is profoundly welcome.
Brownfields: Untold Stories, Unrealized Value
Across the country, in distressed urban centers, hundreds of thousands of industrial sites have been left lying fallow. These properties, known as brownfields, embody the story of America's twentieth-century industrial might and bear the mark of that period's unenlightened practices. Their closing and subsequent abandonment culminated in the loss of well-paying manufacturing jobs, the creation of urban blight and the legacy of environmental contamination. However, research suggests that brownfields may be the missing link in the emerging green economy and one of the keys to America's economic comeback.
Cities Produce the Emissions. Cities Must Deal With Them.
By Elliott Sclar
It is always good news when the international community gathers to address an important problem. On the other hand, an international conference on climate change implicitly frames this as a nation-state problem. It is, for all intents and purposes, an urban problem.
Nations are supposed to be the ones governing carbon emissions; yet it is the world's metropolitan regions where […]


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Recipes: Queso Fundido with Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa
I don't think there is anything better than comfort food paired with cold January days and great football games on TV. And when it comes to comfort food, my favorite just happens to involve cheese, cheese and more cheese. Especially melty, stretchy cheese!
This Queso Fundido with Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa is an updated version of the ever-popular game day cheese dip. Our recipe uses a combination of Monterey Jack and queso Chihuahua cheeses, both of which are known for their fantastic melting properties. Add a little spice in the form of roasted poblano pepper, chorizo and salsa and you're pretty much guaranteed to win over every football fan at your party.
Queso Fundido
1 fresh poblano chile pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 ounces uncooked chorizo sausage, casings removed
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (8 ounces)
1 cup shredded queso Chihuahua cheese (4 ounces)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Tortilla chips (we used Food Should Taste Good)
Heat oven to 475°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. Brush poblano pepper with oil; place on pan. Roast uncovered 15 minutes, turning once or until pepper is browned and tender.
Place roasted poblano in medium bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel poblano; discard seeds and membranes. Chop peeled pepper.
Heat an 8-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo and onion; cook until onion is softened and meat is cooked through, stirring frequently. Stir in roasted chopped poblano. Reduce the heat to low.
Add Monterey Jack and Chihuahua cheeses and cook, stirring constantly, until fully melted and bubbly, about 2 minutes.
Sprinkle with cilantro and serve immediately with fire roasted salsa and tortilla chips.
Prep Time: 30 Minutes | Total Time: 30 Minutes | Servings: 8
Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa
1 can (14.5 ounces) Muir Glen organic fire roasted tomatoes, well drained
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 small fresh jalapeño chile, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
In medium bowl, mix all ingredients.
Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Total Time: 10 Minutes | Makes: 2 cups
Craving more? Here are some cheesy dip recipes to try:
- Grilled Corn and Poblano Queso Blanco from Sugar and Grace
- Chorizo and Caramelized Onion Cheese Dip from FoodieCrush
- Spicy Beer Queso from How Sweet Eats
- Garlic and Mushroom Queso Fundido from Girl Versus Dough
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14 Day Best of USA
Contiki Guided Tour starting in Los Angeles and finishing in New York
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The name says it all. With 4 hot USA cities wrapped into 1 tour, these are 2 weeks you don't want to miss out on! Start in the 'City of Angels' & hit the streets to see the Walk of Fame and the stars' homes in Hollywood Hills. Fly north to San Fran, famous for its cable cars & the Golden Gate Bridge, before partying with the high rollers in Vegas. Then after all the West Coast action, more excitement awaits you under the bright lights & hustle & bustle of the Big Apple, where you'll finish your tour in style.
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| Arrive Los Angeles
Meet up with your fellow travellers and Tour Manager before heading straight out into the city that mixes up glamour, grit and the American Dream: Los Angeles. It's packed with legends, full of energy and there are loads of things to do. You'll head out for an insider's look at downtown LA on our morning walking tour. Your Local Guide will tell you all about the architecture, fill you in on American pop culture and show you some of the old theatres from Los Angeles' heyday. Then head to mythical Hollywood and onto holy ground for the stars. Check out the Kodak Theatre, where the Oscars are held every year and the Chinese Theatre, where so many greats have pressed their hands into the cement. We'll cruise down the hottest shopping street in LA, Melrose Avenue, and one of the best areas for nightlife, the Strip (Sunset Boulevard), with its billboards, clubs and eateries, before getting a glimpse at one of the world's wealthiest suburbs in Beverly Hills, where your Tour Manager will give you the background on the who's who of Hollywood A little further west and we arrive in Santa Monica, LA's oldest beach resort. Known for its liberal vibes, art galleries and wide sand beaches, Santa Monica is all about the California coast lifestyle. Your Tour Manager will give you some history on the city and then show you the famous pier, which serves as a permanent amusement park, complete with a solar powered Ferris wheel. Later, we travel out to LA's quirkiest suburb where anything goes: Venice Beach. A favourite hang out spot for locals, colourful Venice Beach attracts all sorts of people. Get a feel for street life when you hit the buzzing boadwalk, where performers, tattoo artists, hair braiders, musicians and roller bladders gather. Make sure you check out the markets and stalls, as well as the greased-up body builders pumping iron at the famous open air gym, Muscle Beach. After dinner, you'll head straight out for an optional Hollywood Pub Crawl through some of the towns hottest bars and clubs. Meals: Dinner (1)
| Los Angeles
In your free time, explore more of this colourful metropolis. LA has it all when it comes to shopping. Hit the boutiques of Melrose Ave or window-shop the designer stores of Rodeo Drive. Visit the Fashion Museum for inspiration and see famous outfits from movies on display, then hunt down some funky threads and interesting materials in the Garment District. This city has food as diverse as its residents - you can find anything from burgers or tacos at a pavement stand to sushi in Little Tokyo, so make sure you make the most of this cultural melting pot. For some all-American sports, check to see if any basketball, baseball, soccer or football games are on while you're in town. Spend a fun day exploring the world-famous theme parks of LA. Get inside Walt Disney's magical imagination at Disneyland, where you can experience different theme zones and rides like Indiana Jones or Pirates of the Caribbean. For a behind-the-scenes look at movie making, head to Universal Studios and enjoy the thrills of this park's film-themed rides. Otherwise, have a look at the Hollywood Bowl programme, pack a picnic and head to an outdoor summer concert or hang out with some of your new friends in the funky bars and live music clubs of Hollywood. Meals: Breakfast (1 day)
| Los Angeles To San Francisco
This morning, we board our flight for San Francisco. Colorful, cosmopolitan and creative, San Francisco is packed with characters, free-thinkers, and artists. You'll see the signs of its recent history where it served as the hub of the gold rush, as well as the center for Beatnik and Hippy cultures. Get familiar with this buzzing city as your Tour Manager shows you around San Francisco's key sights. Walk across San Francisco's landmark suspension bridge, the Golden Gate. We stop off at Fisherman's Wharf for a slice of the historic waterfront lifestyle, where you can order some fresh fish or crab from sidewalk stands. You'll also check out the city's iconic row houses on Alamo Square. Thriving with activity, Chinatown is a fun, kitsch experience. Your Tour Manager will take you there to see its hidden spots tonight. Learn about the history of the gold rush as you walk through the bustling district, past traditional herb-sops, Buddhas, and flashing neon lights. Then eat together at one of its many authentic restaurants.. Meals: Dinner (1)
| San Francisco
With 2 full days here, get a real feel for San Francisco and its hilly streets. Chalk up a local experience by jumping on a cable car and exploring the city. If you've booked ahead of time, catch a ferry out to Alcatraz, the former island jail that once held A-list criminals like Al 'Scarface" Capone, Soviet spies and crime bosses. Walk around the old cells and get the background on these bad boys. You could turn back the clock to the 'Summer of Love" with a visit to cool Haight-Ashbury, the center point of 1960s alternative culture. Once packed with 75000 hippies, it now has chilled-out cafes, record stores, second hand clothes shops and bookstores to rummage through. With over 3000 places to eat and drink, San Francisco has endless choices. Head to the city's gritty Latin American quarter, Mission District, for Mexican tacos or El Salvadorian pupusas (corn flat breads stuffed with cheese, pork or beans) or hit North Beach for some Italian. Tonight there's an included sunset sail out on San Francisco's famous bay. Meals: Breakfast (2 days), Dinner (1 day)
| San Francisco To Las Vegas
Get ready to arrive in larger-than-life Las Vegas - a man-made entertainment oasis smack in the middle of the desert. Often dubbed Sin City, it's all about glitz, neon lights, and excess. See the bright lights of this city and its world-famous casinos in a first taste of Vegas kitsch as the group heads down the main drag, the 'Strip", and your Tour Manager fills you in on the story behind Vegas. Then cruise downtown to Freemont Street and experience a slice of the spectacular at a light and laser show in a massive pedestrian mall. Meals: Dinner (1)
| Las Vegas
With two free days, you've got time to get a real feel for this outrageous town, so keep an eye out for Elvis impersonators and fast-paced chapel weddings! Explore more of the Strip and check out over-the-top versions of international icons, like the Eiffel Tower, Venetian canals and gondolas, a Roman temple or the pyramid, whose nightlight can be seen from the moon. Try your luck at one of the casinos and sit yourself down at a blackjack table with the high-rollers. For a different kind of thrill you can visit a Strip-view roller coaster or sky-high theme park. If you work up an appetite, tuck into an all you can eat buffet or eat from the kitchen of a celebrity chef. Discover the quirky side of Las Vegas' at the Neon Museum and for a look into this town's atomic heyday in the 50s, visit the Atomic Testing Museum. If you just want to relax, position yourself poolside back at the hotel and soak up the Las Vegas sun. There's a chance to discover the mind-blowing landscape of the Grand Canyon, one of the world's most recognizable natural wonders, in a fantastic optional helicopter flight. See an optional variety show with the group then get some pointers on Las Vegas' hot spots from your Tour Manager before your included limo ride; whatever you do make the most of this towns' 24/7 action with some of your new friends. Meals: Breakfast (1 day)
| Las Vegas To New York
Leaving Las Vegas behind, we catch a flight and hit New York next. Cool, chic and pumping with urban soul, this is one knock-out town. From yellow cabs to delis, from hit shows to cutting-edge galleries, from iconic monuments to street culture, this city has it all.
| Hello Big Apple!
Get familiar with the Big Apple as your Tour Manager shows you round New York's core spots today. You'll kick start the day as your Tour Manager opens up Manhattan. See the USA's economic heart on Wall Street and the famous stock exchange NYSE, before checking out the cultural hub of Harlem and the famous Apollo theater, where jazz, blues and soul greats like James Brown performed. You'll see Museum Row, which includes some of the world's most prestigious museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum. Check out the towering Rockefeller center, which took 70 000 workers to build, the Gothic St Patrick's Cathedral and the exclusive jewelry store, Tiffany's before making a sobering stop at the World Trade Center Site, where the Twin Towers once stood. After dinner tonight, we'll all head down to Times Square. Take in the bright night lights of this popular meeting point, right in the thick of the theater district. With free time, maybe you could catch a late show, New York style. Or else, with so much variety and so many places to go, head out with some friends and explore the city's incredible nightlife. Meals: Breakfast (1), Dinner (1)
| New York, New York
Get up close to one of the world's most recognizable icons, the Statue of Liberty. Then, with a free day, you can take off at your own pace and discover more of the ultimate big city. Get on 2 wheels in a fun optional guided tour and peddle your way through Central Park, New York's heart and 'lungs". Our Local Guide knows this popular haunt's hidden spots and will tell you all about this iconic green space. Otherwise, get familiar with New York's various flavors and step into its global kitchen. Try some hand made pasta in atmospheric Little Italy, or authentic noodles from a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in bustling Chinatown. Pick up a bagel and some salami from a deli or buy an authentic American hot dog from a street stand. Use your free time to explore New York's vibrant and diverse neighborhoods up close. Soak up the bohemian feel of the former center point of the folk movement, Greenwich village. This hub of alternative culture still has a buzzing street life and cute, sidewalk cafes. Take a walk through stylish Soho and check out its hip, funky boutiques, the warehouse district and its trademark iron architecture. Shopping-wise, New York is one of the world's hottest cities and a leading trend-setter, so get some tips from your Tour Manager on where to go for the latest fashions. If you're into the hit show 'Sex and the City", don't miss your chance to find out more with our fun optional locally guided tour around the girls' favorite city hot spots in New York this afternoon. Use your free night to head back to your favorite city spot for a cocktail or ask your Tour Manager for some fresh ideas and head out with your friends. Meals: Breakfast (1)
| More Of Manhattan
Start the day of with an adrenaline-pumping optional ride on the famous Hudson River. Hit speeds of up to 72km/hr(45mph) and check out Manhattan's incredible skyline from the water. Otherwise, use your free time to get out of the city for a change of scene. Head out to beautiful Brooklyn by walking over the historic Brooklyn Bridge or visit the colourful suburb, the Bronx, known for its zoo and botanical gardens. For something different, hit the Lower East Side and learn about New York's mixed history and immigrants at the Tenement Museum. If you're feeling hungry, visit the Chelsea Market - it's packed with gourmet foods from brownies to lobster. Tonight is the last night on tour, and we're going to make it unforgettable. After a farewell dinner, we'll head straight to the top of New York's most famous landmark, the Empire State Building. Take in the gorgeous night lights of Manhattan and sweeping views over the city from 102 floors up.
| Depart New York City
Your tour ends this morning so it's time to say goodbye to your new friends and Tour Manager.
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Tour reviews from past clients of Global Journeys. 1 Reviews. Average Rating 4.0 of 5.
Our tour was really good and had an amazing time. I would have loved it more if it was longer as I felt rushed in certain cities. There was so much to do and not enough time! Tour manager was exceptional and very knowledgeable. Overall, fantastic trip and would use Global Journeys again. Thank you!
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|Region: USA
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|Age Restriction: 18-35 years
|Style: USA
|Coach: 5 Star
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|Accommodation: 3+ Star
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|Airport Transfers: N/A
|Hotels: Central - Mostly
|Free Coach WiFi: No
|Tips: Optional on Tour
|* Source: Contiki for tours in USA . Some variances may occur on this tour and information is provided as a guide only.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do many people travel on Contiki solo?
Yeah they do, and they have an amazing time! About 50% of Contiki travellers are on their own, but not for long! The experience of travel builds lasting relationships which you'll cherish for your lifetime. If you're concerned about travelling alone, don't be, you're making one of the best decisions of your life.
Is Contiki only for 18 to 35 year olds?
Contiki are the original travel company for 18–35s. For Contiki, travelling is all about discovering amazing places with a bunch of like-minded people and having a great time doing it. To cater to this market and provide a product which not only meets, but exceeds your expectations, Contiki tours are only available to those between 18 and 35. In some circumstances, a passenger aged 17 will be accepted onto Contiki tours under the supervision of another passenger over 18 and with the consent of their parent or guardian.
How much luggage can I bring?
For Contiki's USA tours, luggage is restricted to one reasonable sized, non-expanding suitcase size up to 29" x 20" x 10" (73cm x 50cm x 25cm) and a maximum weight of 20 kilos (44lbs.) plus one small hand/day bag that can go on the coach with you. No metal frame backpacks please, their bulky shape makes coach packing difficult and they are likely to damage other luggage. Contiki reserves the right to refuse to accept larger suitcases on tour. Note: Baggage is carried at the owner's own risk and insurance is strongly recommended.
What should I pack?
Like spending money, everyone's bound to be different depending on how many unique outfits you want to wear, what the weather is going to be like, how often you're willing to do washing - (most of the places Contiki stay at have the facility to do washing). A great tip is to pack a range of things that can mix, match and layer!
How much spending money should I bring?
We're all different; some of us want souvenirs, some of us want to indulge in nights out and some want to shop til they drop and some just want to experience it all! Travellers cheques in small denominations (in a main currency) are the safest way to carry your personal spending money. In America, carry US$ travellers cheques. You can also get cash at local ATMs along the way if needed. Remember that you'll need to allow enough to cover lunches, some dinners, shopping, entrance fees to some attractions, optional activities and activities, souvenirs, drinks and evening entertainment/nightclubs. A full list of optional activities and approximate costs will be sent to you with your travel documents.
The tour I'm looking at doesn't have dates in the month I want to do it in, why not?
If departure dates are not showing up in the month you wish to travel, it's because the tour does not depart during that time due to operational or seasonal reasons.
Where will my tour start and finish?
The majority of Contiki tours start at the Contiki Hotel where you will spend your first night on tour. This information will be on your Contiki tour documents which will be issued to you 21 days prior to departure.
When will I get my Contiki documents?
Global Journeys will send your documents 21 days prior to your departure from Australia. Bookings made less than 21 days prior will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Can I book and pay for my Optional Activities now or on tour?
All Optional Activities are booked and paid for on tour with your Tour Manager. Usually on the first day you'll have a chance to discuss what's available and then, when it comes time to book, your Tour Manager will collect a cash payment for the activities.
How much free time will I have?
Contiki schedules plenty of free time during your trip so that you can also explore on your own. If you're concerned about having too much free time, Contiki offers fabulous optional activities. Also if at any time you feel like even more 'you' time, just have a chat with your tour manager about meeting up with everyone later. You can tailor your trip how you like; it's YOUR holiday!
Do I need a passport and travel visas?
You will need a valid passport. Obtaining correct visas is your own responsibility. Not having correct visas could mean you missing out on part or all of your trip. Please refer to the Visa section on our website - which should be used as a guide only. Then, double check with the individual Embassies before you depart, remembering that visa requirements can change at short notice. For most of the countries where visas are required, it is NOT possible to obtain the visa whilst on the trip and some visas take 3-4 weeks to obtain.
Does the price shown include flights?
Contiki Holidays are inclusive of all transport once the tour begins. On tour, all coaches, trains, ferries, tuk tuks, bicycles, internal flights, whatever, are included in the cost of your tour. Everything you need to get around from the first to last day of tour. However, flights to and from your home city are NOT included. Global Journeys can also organise your flights if you wish, & we also recommend booking with your favourite airline online.
What's the weather going to be like?
Weather is tricky as everywhere is different and it's always changing. Luckily, Global Journeys provide temperature, and rainfall averages on every itinerary webpage. Look to the right of this page!
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Most prices are based on double occupancy, unless otherwise specified. For example, Most Concept tour prices are based on quad share with twin room bookings on a request basis incurring a surcharge. Some tours offer single occupancy for an additional cost, or triple– or quad–share for a reduced price.
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Codes of ethics are a necessary element of good governance. Municipal codes of ethics not only provide ethical guidelines for municipal officials and employees, they are critical in restoring public trust in government. Such codes ought to affirm transparent conduct and government practices, by mandating that elected officials and executive-level personnel file financial disclosure forms disclosing assets and liabilities in excess of a certain value threshold.
Similarly, codes of ethics for NGOs, professional associations and the media, must also lay down the principles of expected behaviour from the other pillars of society. Such codes can act as one of the most effective tools for bringing about positive changes within civil society organizations and the constituencies they serve. Codes of ethics for these organizations must be developed and applied through active participation of all concerned stakeholders.
Purpose of municipal Code of Ethics
To establish transparent frameworks for government officials with respect to voting and other decision-making processes.
To ensure transparency and ethical conduct by government employees and officials.
To restore or foster public trust and citizen confidence in the administration of government.
To demonstrate a formal and codified commitment to ethical behaviour by government officials.
Purpose of code of ethics for civil society
To provide a framework for self-governance of the civil society organizations and institutions through a set of statements of principles and values that inform and improve decision-making.
Linkage to transparency
All Codes of Ethics, whether for municipal officials, civil society organizations, the media or professional associations, must include certain basic principles of professional conduct. These could comprise (but need not be restricted to) the following
Impartiality, objectivity, discrimination
Due diligence/duty of care
Fidelity to professional responsibilities
Avoiding potential or apparent conflict of interest
Legality (respect for the rule of law)
Integrity and honesty
Transparency and openness;
Justice; and
Responsibility, i.e., maintaining ones reputation and responsibility for faults.
There is no single method for constructing an ethics infrastructure in public service. Rather, a combination of incentives and sanctions is needed to encourage professional standards of conduct. This is also prudent counsel to those who are taking on the responsibility of drafting, adopting, and implementing codes of ethics.
Codes of Ethics, when combined with other tools such as Conflict of Interest Laws (see 2.15) and Disclosure Laws (see 2.16), promote openness and transparency by establishing processes that support the application of the latter.
How It Works Municipal Code of Ethics
Creation. The process of producing a code of ethics must itself be an exercise in ethics . It must intentionally involve all members of the social group that it will include and represent. This necessitates a system or process of setting out "from top to bottom", from the sundry to the specific, and constitutes progressive agreements in such a way that the final result is recognised as representative of all the moral and ethical character of the group. Governments, for instance, can begin by conducting surveys to determine the core values and concerns of the community and government employees, and the most pressing problems.
Determining jurisdiction. This is critical for municipal bodies. What governmental entity or independent agency will have authority to interpret and enforce the code? Municipalities need to designate individuals responsible for establishing enforcement guidelines and advisory procedures, and subsequently, including named entity within the code of ethics.
Disseminating the Code of Ethics. Municipal employees and officials must understand the rules, obligations and expectations of standards to which they must abide. An important consideration at this stage is determining how the code of ethics will be produced and made readily available to the public. Generally, printing brochures or creating "plain language" informational guides has been a useful tool. The codes also need to be made available via the Internet (See also 2.22 - Ethics Training.)
Co-ordinating inter-government support. Here, the relevant municipal stakeholders need to strategise enforcement, communication and administrative support. The various activities involved might entail, for instance, delegating responsibility for the collection and review of financial disclosure statements; maintenance of lobbyist registration and reporting requirements, post employment forms and distribution of the printed Code of Ethics.
Identifying gaps and loopholes. Generally, codes of ethics are works in progress. Weaknesses and loopholes in such codes emerge during the process of interpretation and application. There must be a process for continual review of the codes to determine what provisions, for example, need to be clarified, rewritten or eliminated.
Establishing a library of decisions and opinions. The transparent element of a code of ethics is best effectuated through cogent opinions and decisions interpreting the various laws and provisions. Understanding the application of the code is an important element for transparent municipal governance. Therefore, under this component, local governments should consider an on-line library of opinions so that employees, officials and the public can view who is requesting opinions and access the nature of those requests.
How It Works Code of Ethics for various professional and civil society organizations
The components of an ethics infrastructure for professional and civil society organizations can be categorised into three functions: guidance, management, and control.
Political Commitment: Without sustained commitment and support from the political leadership of the organization or institution to ethical standards of conduct, most efforts will be in vain. The leadership of the association needs to demonstrate by its actions a sustained commitment to enforcing the code. In the politics of association management, its a political commitment.
Workable Codes of Conduct: These codes define in varying degrees of detail the expected standards of behaviour in the workplace. These will be recognized as formally adopted statements of applied ethics or what is expected in practice from those individuals who operate within an organization that has formally declared its operating values and principles. Most codes of conduct describe, in preamble-like statements, the principles and values their organization aspires to. Many of these, while primarily espousing principles and values, also feature the prohibition of specific behaviours or actions on the part of those covered by the code. The ICMA Code of Ethics (see Boxes 46- ICMA Code of Ethics - Central to the City Management Profession, 50-The Code of Ethics for City Managers' Association, Gujarat (CMAG)) fits this hybrid model.
Professional Socialisation Mechanisms: These are the ways organization members learn about and take on the norms and standards of conduct that are expected of them. Training, role models, and recognition of exemplary service that highlights accepted behaviour are some of the socialising tools available to the organization.
Creation of an ethics coordinating body: In the case of a local government, this might be a specially created working group representing elected leadership, organization employees, and the public with oversight responsibilities on issues of ethics within the organization and its working environment.
Supportive public service conditions: This refers to the provision of acceptable working conditions within public service employment that, when absent, can often tempt employees to undertake unethical actions. For example, low pay, discrimination in the workplace, promotions based on personal connections rather than merit these practices and many others can foster unethical behaviour on the part of employees.
An effective legal framework that defines the outside boundaries of acceptable conduct and penalties for stepping over them.
Efficient accountability mechanisms for tracking and reporting ethics-related activities.
An active civil society with rigorous expectations about the norms and standards of public service.
Professional codes of ethics are only as effective as the actions that result from those who live by them. The results can be measured in two ways. First, have they had a positive effect on the overall credibility and performance of the profession and its membership association? This will depend in large measure on the associations ability and commitment to manage the implementation and enforcement of the code.
The second measure of effectiveness is more difficult to either qualify or quantify. Its not just the unblemished track record of the professionals who comply with the code, although this is important. It is also the leadership they bring to their organizations and communities to establish the ethics infrastructure and integrity systems. Professional city managers and finance officers, for example, are valuable assets in providing guidance within their own organizations, and their leadership roles are enhanced when backed by their professions stand on ethics as defined in a formal code (See Box 46).
At the very heart of managing a code are two challenges: one proactive, the other reactive. Managing a code of ethics proactively is about constant learning and yearning helping members to live within the values and principles of such codes more effectively through constant dialogue and learning opportunities (See also 2.22 - Ethics Training) and helping them yearn to set the standard for exemplary performance within their respective work places. At times, the profession will need to react to member indiscretions to assure that the code is complied with in a fair and judicious manner.
City/Country Examples
ICMA Code of Ethics - Central to the City Management Profession,
Ethics in South Africa - Disseminating the Code of Conduct and evaluating its impact,
Queensland's Public Sector Ethics Act,
Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia
The Code of Ethics for City Managers' Association, Gujarat (CMAG)
Further information and contacts
UN-HABITAT (2002). Developing and Managing Professional Codes of Ethics: Resource Guide for Professional Associations Contributing to Good Local Governance. UN-HABITAT, Nairobi
UN-HABITAT, P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, Website: www.unhabitat.org
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Code of Ethics, History, Guidelines, and Rules of Procedure
ICMA, 777 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20002, USA.
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com,
Website: http://www.icma.org
South Africa
The Government of South Africa and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Regional Office for Southern Africa - UNODC/ROSA (2003) Country Corruption Assessment Report South Africa.
The Parliamentary Monitoring Group, 10th floor, Church Square House, 5 Spin Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
Tel: +27-21-465-8885; Fax: +27-21-465-8887;
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://www.pmg.org.za/docs/2003/appendices/ ETHICS.htm
Queensland, Australia
Pope, Jeremy (2000) Transparency International Sourcebook (Chapter 20)
Transparency International (TI), Otto-Suhr-Allee 97-99, 10585 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49-30-343-8200; Fax: +49-30-34703912
E-mail: email@example.com; Website: http://www.transparency.org
Queensland Government, Australia. Website: www.qsl.gov.au
Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)
Training Centre, P.O. Box 5674, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel.: +251-1-420100; E-mail: email@example.com;
Website: http://www.crdaethiopia.org
Gujarat, India
The City Managers Association of Gujarat,
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation West Zone Office,
Usmanpura crossroad, Ahmedabad 380013, India
Tel: +91-79-7561184/ 7561185; Fax: +91-79-7551595
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Mission: Chicago a cappella is a creative enterprise devoted to furthering the art of singing together without instruments.
An ensemble of professional singers founded in 1993 by Jonathan Miller (right), Chicago a cappella presents an annual Chicago-area subscription series, creates studio recordings as well as live and broadcast-media musical content, produces educational outreach programming, and gives performances on tour and in special engagements. Long recognized for vocal virtuosity and innovative programming, the ensemble enjoys a reputation as a leader in the choral field.
With more than 350 performances to its credit, Chicago a cappella has produced more than 200 concerts on its Chicago-based series. On tour, the group has appeared in 13 American states and in Mexico. The ensemble has been heard frequently on WFMT radio and through broadcasts distributed by American Public Media, including the highly-regarded Performance Today. The ensemble has produced nine CD recordings of music ranging from Renaissance masses to contemporary works.
From its inception, Chicago a cappella has been a champion of living composers. Since 1993 the group has presented more than 100 works in their world, national, or local premiere. Chicago a cappella has commissioned new music from composers including Joseph Jennings, Chen Yi, Stacy Garrop, Rollo Dilworth, Tania León, and Ezequiel Viñao.
Chicago a cappella is also active in educational and community engagement. The ensemble produces an annual Youth Choral Festival for young singers from the Chicago area, and leads an innovative High School Internship program, a multi-faceted immersion for selected students in the worlds of performance and arts administration.
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Artistic Director Jonathan Miller was the ensemble's founding low bass and directed rehearsals for the group's first 14 seasons. Miller stepped back from singing in 2006 to concentrate his efforts on musical direction and programming. In 2007, focusing further on programming and long-range planning, Mr. Miller appointed Patrick Sinozich as the group's first Music Director. In 2008, Miller was honored with the prestigious Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal from Chorus America, given in recognition of his efforts in developing Chicago a cappella as a professional vocal ensemble. Matthew Greenberg, a founding singer in the ensemble, joined the administrative staff in 1995 and has been recognized nationally in his role as Chicago a cappella's Executive Director. Chicago a cappella's audiences and activity have grown ever since its founding, and the group now presents a series of concert programs each year in Chicago, Evanston, Naperville, and Oak Park, IL, performing most usually with an ensemble of nine singers. After five successful years of service, Patrick Sinozich was designated Music Director Emeritus, and Chicago a cappella has appointed John William Trotter as Principal Guest Music Director beginning with the 2014-15 season, with Guest Music Directors leading the remaining programs. The group's administrative offices are at the historic Athenaeum Theater building in Chicago.


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Vasile Orleanu, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Socialist Party of Romania, was elected chairman of the preparatory committee.
The preparatory committee set a celebration period from March 25 to April 15 and decided to organize diverse political and cultural events including remembrance meeting and seminar in the period.
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A GROUP of green-fingered volunteers from Boston has received an award as part of Britain in Bloom.
Boston Greenscapers has scooped the level three award as part of It's Your Neighbourhood Campaign during Boston's first-time entry into the Britain in Bloom awards.
Their allotment, rented from Boston Borough Council and the Cuckoo Land allotment site at Wyberton, is now a focus of attention in readiness for the next growing season.
Volunteer Rob Lauberts said: "We hadn't had the allotment very long and didn't think we really had that much to impress with, then the in-bloom judges came here.
"They also saw the results of our labours around town but we were amazed to do so well in the first year."
As an important part of the Boston in Bloom 2012 project the group used some grant money from the community growing programme, Grow2Eat, to equip themselves, planted bulbs gifted by Asda, sowed wild flower seeds donated by Boston Seeds, grew their own plants and begged and borrowed others.
They then weeded, litter picked and generally tidied their way around the town.
With sweet smelling success still on their minds the group are ready to take on a campaign to green up the town using their new allotment to raise new stock.
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Rachel Lauberts, said: "The Greenscapers evolved from a Placecheck project for the Main Ridge area where, among the focus of their first attentions, was a clean-up of the Burgess Pit play area and weeding and planting along John Adams Way."
Rob added that they soon realised they had something special going, with a team of hard-working and dedicated volunteers prepared to pitch in to make not just Main Ridge, but Boston, a better place.
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Tracking Visits with Piwik Analytics in Rails
Piwik is an open source web analytics tool written in PHP. With the first release in 2007 it quickly gained popularity as it is easy to install and organizations and individuals have complete control over the tracked data and not a third party (like Google). Right now (2012) Piwik has a global market share of about 2 percent and is ranked second place in Germany with 14 percent.
After installing Piwik on your server and creating a website, you get a JavaScript tracking tag which you have to include in your website. When working with Rails the tracking tag will most likely be embedded in the
application.html.erb view. It is not very convenient to include snippets into your views.
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Add the
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In this case the site ID is "1". As a last step you need to set the URL of your Piwik installation. If your Piwik is hosted under
http://example.com/piwik/ you need to set the URL to
example.com/piwik (without the trailing slash).
Piwik supports an asynchronous tracking script since version 1.1. In case you want to use asynchronous tracking in your application, simply set
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AFC Bournemouth have revealed that former England goalkeeper David James is training with the club.
The 42-year-old, who has accrued 53 international caps, is a free agent following his release from Bristol City last season.
He had been training with Exeter City this term. Bournemouth manager Paul Groves and advisor Harry Redknapp are looking to shore up a porous defence, as only basement dwellers Bury have conceded more goals than the Cherries in npower League One.


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One of those surprises was delivered Wednesday, when Microsoft paired a quad-core Intel Core i7 microprocessor with a solid-state-disc drive and what Ruston Panabaker, the principal program manager for strategic silicon partnering at Microsoft, called a generic build of Windows 7. Panabaker fired up the system, and presto! An 11-second boot time.
Sure, this was most likely a fresh build on fresh hardware, and an SSD makes all the difference in the world. But there was a little magic going on behind the scenes, as well
According to Panabaker, the boot process can be parallelized across all four cores and all eight threads provided by Intel's hyperthreaded processor. "It's an Intel reference design," Panabaker said. "But with high-performance hardware, this shows what system manufacturers can do."
Part of the improved performance comes from the telemetry data that helped Microsoft boost battery life by a significant amount when running on Intel's next-generation processors. Other work was done by Microsoft itself, removing "thread locks" that stalled the system. Intel also works with the Windows 7 scheduler to migrate threads to idle cores, and then to shut those idle cores down if there truly is no work to do.
Microsoft has been working with the software ecosystem to take advantage of the battery-boosting, low-power API. And Intel executives, like others in the industry, have reported that Microsoft has been diligent about providing its partners time (about 12 months) to nail down drivers and the like.
Panabaker did say that there will likely be a Knowledge Base article listing incompatible hardware, as Apple's Snow Leopard does. When that will be released is not known, but it will likely be closer to launch, he said. One feature that Microsoft plans to include: community features, which will help users and Microsoft nail down what doesn't work, he said.
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Jim Davidson is now the odds-on favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother 2014 next week.
According to Ladbrokes, the comic is the bookmakers tip to triumph in the final on Wednesday night.
It has been coming for a while as the support has been relentless, and Jim now finds himself ready to be crowned as this year's winner at odds of 4/5.
Should any one manage to cause an upset it could be Ollie Locke at 3/1, Dappy at 5/1 or Sam Faiers at 6/1 as all other housemates have odds of 25/1 or higher.
Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: "The support for Jim is unprecedented considering he started the show as a 50/1 outsider.
"He's clearly won over the public and they're putting their money where their mouth is."
It's the same story in our latest popularity poll too, with Jim having now overtaken Ollie Locke as the favourite.
Ollie however continues to prove popular and could topple Jim after last night's drama, while Luisa has seen her support tumble following her clash with the Made In Chelsea star.
Dappy and Sam Faiers complete the top five while it's Linda Nolan and Lee Ryan who look in danger of being evicted tonight.
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South Africa - Travel and Tourism
South Africa's stock has skyrocketed over the past decade, thanks to the 2010 World Cup.
The motto of this Johannesburg-based museum is "A history forgotten is a future lost," and the Apartheid Museum works to keep that loss from happening.
South Africa is a country of many climates, and the weather varies according to an area's proximity to coasts or elevated lands.
Make sure you have two blank, consecutive pages in your passport before traveling to South Africa. Really.
There is no better way to experience the diversity and richness of Africa's people, cultures, and landscapes than through video.
The U.S. Department of State's consular website has a great deal of information about safety and security in South Africa.
South Africa has nine provinces in all, the largest being the Eastern Cape and the Northern State.
More than 300 of the approximately 1,000 museums in Africa are in South Africa.
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Jesse Crain Not Ready To Start Throwing
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The Houston Astros took a risk signing Jesse Crain to a one year, $3.25M deal after he missed a half of a season with shoulder problems.
His status for opening day is unclear but CSNHouston.com reports that he won't begin throwing for 10 days.
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…of bleach that is. Last night at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, the reality TV star was spotted with much lighter locks. We kind of got a preview of the new 'do when she donned a wig back in April, but she made a big splash on the red carpet with this hair transformation. Kim shared her excitement over her new look before walking the red carpet via Twitter saying, "I am REALLY a blonde this time!!! Just got to TCA's! Stepping out on the red carpet as a blonde….!! Ahh!" We think the mix of warm caramel and dark blonde blend well for her. Wonder how many will follow suit?
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VITO SCHNABEL was asked at an art event in Miami Wednesday night if there's "any truth to the rumors" that he's dating DEMI MOORE. He said NO. --He was also asked if Demi was coming to Miami this weekend, and he said he had no idea. --He was probably lying, though, because Demi was ALREADY IN MIAMI. And they even attended a party together that same night. They weren't photographed together, but sources say they were acting like a couple, whatever that means.
Playboy skank and Hugh Hefner's ex, HOLLY MADISON will give birth to a baby girl early next year and she hopes her daughter doesn't follow her into the pages of "Playboy". She says, quote, "I don't think people are treated with respect in that environment . . . You think it's this glamorous thing until you realize how much you're judged for it."
STEPHEN BALDWIN was arrested in New York yesterday for TAX EVASION. He allegedly owes the state more than $350,000. And they don't think it was a simple oversight. They claim he never even filed a return in 2008, 2009 or 2010. --The D.A. says, quote, "At a time when Rockland County and New York State face severe fiscal shortfalls, we cannot afford to allow wealthy residents to break the law by cheating on their taxes." --This is a felony, and Stephen could face up to four years in prison for it. But he pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer says he did nothing wrong.
BROOKE BURKE had her thyroid cancer surgery yesterday . . . and it sounds like everything went well. She even Tweeted about it. --She said, quote, "Thank God it's over. I'm clean, surgery went well and I can talk. Losing my voice was my biggest fear. Thanks for all your prayers and light." She added, quote, "Feels like I got hit by a car." --Pre-surgery, Brooke posted a picture of herself in her hospital gown, to give us the, quote, "last looks at her neck" before doctors sawed into it.
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Let's Be Real About Re-Makes/
What movies are you excited about this fall? I'm partial to horror movies and comedies, as well as the period dramas that no one else in my age group likes.
How do you all feel about this? Personally, I'm not a huge fan of re-makes. But I try not to count them out until I see them.
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Student Workbook to Accompany Crisis Communications
A Casebook Approach, 4th Edition
By Kathleen Fearn-Banks
Routledge – 2011 – 120 pages
Series: Routledge Communication Series
Routledge – 2011 – 120 pages
Series: Routledge Communication Series
No company, organization, or individual whose livelihood depends on public reaction can afford to function without a crisis communications plan. This student workbook reviews the critical terminologies, processes, and skills needed for understanding and responding to crises. It prepares individuals for responding to crises in a variety of contexts, and reinforces strategies and tactics to be used during a crisis. Chapters include instructive case studies of public relations professionals in crises: what they did, what they wished they had done, and what hampered their progress. The exercises provide students with the opportunity to respond to real-world crises, sharpening their own skills and practicing response behaviors. This workbook will serve as a useful tool for all future practitioners.
Chapter 1 Crisis Communications Today
Chapter 2: Crisis Communications Theory
Chapter 3: Communications to Prevent a Crisis
Chapter 4: Communications When the Crisis Strikes
Chapter 5: Social Media and Crisis Communications—
Chapter 6: Rumors and Cybercrises
Chapter 7: Textbook Cases
Case: Johnson & Johnson and the Tylenol Murders
Case: Exxon and the Valdez Oil Spill
Chapter 8: Culture Crises
Case: Saginaw Valley State University and the Theater Controversy
Case: AIDS in Africa
Case: Texas A&M University
Chapter 9: Environmental Crises
Case: Häagen Dazs and the Honey Bees.
Chapter 10: Natural Disasters
Case: New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 11: Transportation Crises (two new crises)
Case: Holland America Cruise Lines and Cruise Crises
Case: US Airways and the Emergency Landing in the Potomac
Chapter 12: Product Failure and Product Tampering
Case: Yuhan-Kimberly and Baby's Wet Wipes
Case: Maple Leaf and the Battle Against Listeria
Case: Wendy's and the Finger in the Chili
Chapter 13: Death and Injury Crises
Case: Columbine High School and the Shooting Tragedy
Case: Metro Transit: Driver Shot, Bus Flies Over a Bridge
Chapter 14 Individuals In Crisis
Chapter 15 The Crisis Communications Plan
Kathleen Fearn-Banks (A.B.D. Ed.D. in Instructional Technology, USC; M.S, Journalism, UCLA) is associate professor in the School of Communications at the University of Washington. Her research is primarily in crisis communications. Prior to her academic career, she spent 25 years as a feature writer at the Los Angeles Times and a news-writer, producer, and reporter for a Los Angeles network affiliated television station. She also headed nationwide publicity campaigns for NBC Television Network series, specials, and movies. She was vice-president of development and public relations for the Neighbors of Watts, an entertainment industry non-profit which raised funds for daycare centers in underprivileged areas of Los Angeles.
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The CDC Says Royal Caribbean Illness Is New Strain of Norovirus
Feb 07, 2014 6:00 am
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As cruise ships become more sophisticated, so do the viruses that prey on the vessels.
A new strain of stomach bug was the virus responsible for almost 700 recent illnesses on a Caribbean cruise ship.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said by the new Sydney strain of norovirus was the cause of the illnesses on board Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas.
The ship, carrying 3,050 passengers, docked in New Jersey last week after 630 passengers and 54 crew members grew ill during a Caribbean cruise. It was one of the largest norovirus outbreaks on a cruise ship in the last 20 years.
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I used to love watching the show Lie to Me. For those who clearly do not watch enough television, its now cancelled tv show about a psychologist who is an expert in detecting lies through subtle clues in body language. He uses his skills to help solve crimes. I have never taken a psych class before, so when I heard that the show was based off of a the work of a real person (Paul Ekman), I was convinced that everything they said on the show must be true. I was sad to see that the textbook rejects this notion and that even so called "experts" often do little better than chance when determining whether or not someone is lying. Why not? Although the textbook does state that there are certain primary emotions whose expressions are universal (That is, that a surprised face is a surprised face everywhere), lying is not an emotion. Furthermore, there is no emotion universally associated with lying. Perhaps Ekman was actually reading people's emotions through microexpressions and just happened to be really good at interpreting them. I wish the textbook had more on microexpressions and body language.
You, sir, are a liar and a scoundrel.
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Here is a promo video of the show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXytQOkNaq4 The link didn't insert properly, sorry!
I like the show as well, but it sometimes seems a little staged. To me, it doesn't seem possible to pick up on some of the tiny details. I think using emotions to try to predict lying makes more sense. At least personally, my emotions are easily identifiable.
I read in another person's blog about this topic that "human lie detectors" should be used in law enforcement. Do you think this could work in real life, not just in Lie to Me? If so, why?
I've never seen the show Lie to Me, but it sounds very similar to what Patrick Jane does on the Mentalist. I can empathize with you, as I was very hopeful that Patrick Jane's work was accurate.
I absolutely loved that show and was sad when it was cancelled. The whole concept of being able to tell if someone was lying by facial expressions and solve cases to me was fascinating. Now looking back, I agree with an above comment that emotions would be easier to read. I know my facial expressions give away my mood. I can tell my friends moods as well just by their facial expressions. One might argue that because I know them so well is how I know what they're feeling, just like anyone could with a close friend. However, there are the basic emotions that are the same across cultures which Lie To Me talked about. Maybe there was a little science behind, just probably more reading emotions than detecting lies.
Honestly I have never seen the show lie but I have seen the mentalist and read many spy/action books that involve using micro-expressions to determine if someone is being honest or not. I always used to think how cool it was that people could do this. I also wish that the book would have talked more about the body language and micro-expressions that may or may not be involved in the process of telling a lie. I personally want to learn more about the effects of telling a lie has on brain activity.
I have never seen this show but it reminds me of the show 'The Moment of Truth' which was very controversial as to whether or not a polygraph detector could determine if the contestants were lying or not. Long story short, the show had bad ratings and caused several relationships to come to an end due to whether or not the contestants were actually lying about some pretty serious questions involving their private lives. This show, like 'Lie to Me' must have some truth to it but it is highly probable that it is inaccurate often.


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Genealogy of the Cooper family sampler, ca. 1832
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Sampler of the Cooper family genealogy of Pittston by Eleanor Bailey Cooper, the daughter of John Bailey and Mary Turner Bailey.
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- Title: Genealogy of the Cooper family sampler, ca. 1832
- Creator: Cooper, Eleanor
- Creation Date: circa 1832
- Subject Date: circa 1832
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