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Events » Family & Youth Programs » Stories in the Afternoon
Stories in the Afternoon
Tahitian Woman and Boy, 1899
Paul Gauguin
French, 1848–1903
Oil on canvas
37-1/4 x 24-3/8 in. (94.6 x 61.9 cm)
Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Mr. Norton Simon
Paintings in Dialogue
Date: Sunday, February 02, 2014
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Speaker: Staff Educator
Type: Stories in the Afternoon
What would it be like if characters from different paintings could interact? Listen to a story about paintings interacting in a museum gallery, and then make up your own story or picture about works of art in the Norton Simon galleries. Perhaps Van Gogh's Patience Escalier would like to take a walk in Monet's garden at Vétheuil, or Gauguin's Tahitian woman and boy would like to dance with Degas's dancers at the Paris Opera. You decide!
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One of the most important decisions to make when deciding to build an application is "Upon what foundation should I build?" This is a two-fold question, depending not only upon the language in which the application will be developed, but also the framework, if any, that will provide fundamental services and infrastructure to your system.
Cocoon is essentially an XML-publishing framework. That means that it facilitates the generation, transformation, and serialization (delivery) of XML content. Super! Also, Cocoon is written in Java, giving it many benefits from the cross-platform and code manageability perspectives. The information presented here was gained from our development of ContentXML Content Management Suite, an enterprise content-management system built on top of Cocoon 2.
Let's take a percursory look at Cocoon before we get into the thick of it. Because Cocoon is built around a web context, the flow of control is centered around the familiar request-response web paradigm. To illustrate how Cocoon is involved in this model, a simple example will suffice.
The user initiates a request from a web browser for a particular HTML
document, say, hannonhill.com:8080/app/get/pressrelease/384792.
Note that this request is most likely generated from a link on your site. The
port 8080 is where Cocoon listens by default on our Tomcat/JBoss installation.
Cocoon is installed as a web application archive (WAR), mounted at
/app on hannonhill.com. Thus, Cocoon receives
get/pressreleases/384792 as the URI of the request. This URI is
passed off to the Cocoon sitemap, which performs some magic and then returns
the result of the processing to the user as HTML.
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Java & XML Data Binding
If you didn't get all of that, no worries. It will all become clear in due time.
The Cocoon Sitemap is the entry point for all Cocoon-related requests. It is an XML text file (that is eventually compiled into a Java class automagically) and is typically named sitemap.xmap. It is logically divided into two sections: components and pipelines.
Speaking of frameworks, Cocoon itself is built upon the Avalon Framework, which, to quote: defines relationships between commonly used application components, best-of-practice pattern enforcements, and several lightweight convenience implementations of the generic components.
Avalon makes it very easy to plug in custom components to other applications built upon the Avalon framework. This is exactly what we can do in the first part of the Cocoon sitemap, the components section. Being able to write our own components and plug them in is extremely convenient, as we are able to customize the framework to do our own bidding. Before I start wringing my hands, let's table the components section and move on to the pipelines.
You can think of a Cocoon pipeline as a series of ordered buckets into which certain requests may fall into and be processed. A pipeline consists of one or more matchers that basically return true or false, with the true state implying processing by the components that are encapsulated by the matcher. To illustrate, a request is made. This request has a URI. Cocoon loads the sitemap, looks at the pipeline, and starts comparing the URI against each matcher (bucket) from top to bottom. When it reaches a matcher that evaluates to true, flow of execution transfers to the code inside of that matcher XML element.
You have probably guessed by now that the matchers themselves are components that you can plug in and swap out, if you want to match against something other than the request URI. For instance, we have developed matchers that evaluate a user's membership within a particular group, or examine request parameters to test for certain conditions.
The question arises: "How do you implement your own matcher?" Simple. Create
a class that implements
org.apache.cocoon.matching.Matcher, which
mandates that the following method be implemented:
public Map match(String pattern, Map objectModel, Parameters parameters);
Cocoon supplies, at run time, environment-related data (through the
objectModel object) and special parameters that you can pass into
your custom matcher through the sitemap (through the
parameters object, which
is basically a hashmap of key/value pairs). Once this class has been deployed
in your WAR, invoke it in the sitemap like any other matcher. Here is an
example sitemap that employs a custom matcher:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<map:sitemap xmlns:map="http://apache.org/cocoon/sitemap/1.0">
<map:matchers default="wildcard">
<map:matcher name="wildcard"
<map:matcher name="premium-customer"
<map:matcher name="request"
<map:match pattern="get/pressrelease/*">
<map:match pattern="goldCustomer" type="premium-customer">
<map:generate src="docs/pressreleases/{../1}.xml"/>
<map:transform src="xslt/premiumPressrelease2html.xsl"/>
<map:serialize type="html"/>
<!-- executed if not a gold customer -->
<map:generate src="docs/pressreleases/{1}.xml"/>
<map:transform src="xslt/pressrelease2html.xsl"/>
<map:serialize type="html"/>
As you can see, we have listed a number of different matchers in the
components section of our sitemap. Also, note that this is quite
an incomplete sitemap. I have only shown those items that are relevant to the
discussion at hand. For each matcher that you list, you must supply a name and
a source class file. The name is how you will reference that matcher in the
pipeline section of the sitemap, and the
src attribute is the
fully qualified name of the class that implements that component; in this case,
that matcher. So you may say from our example above that the custom matcher
implemented by the class
com.hannonhill.cocoon.matching.PremiumCustomerMatcher is
referenced elsewhere in the sitemap by the name
Before we get into our own custom matcher, note that it is wrapped in a
higher-level matcher that does not specifically list a type. This is assumed
then to be the default matcher that, from the
components section
of our sitemap, we assume to be the "wildcard" matcher. This is a matcher
supplied in the Cocoon distribution that matches a request URI against a
certain string, including wildcards. There are two wildcards,
**. The former matches any string, excluding the
/ character, while the latter matches any string whatsoever,
including the
/ character.
A matcher indicates a successful match by returning a
(possibly empty, but definitely non-null). This
Map may contain
parameters that are available later on in the sitemap through variable
interpolation. In our example, the request URI
get/pressrelease/384792 would match our first matcher and the
wildcard would match the string
384792, returned to the sitemap
through the
Map. This string could be referenced later in the
sitemap through the
{1} string. Thus,
src="docs/pressreleases/{1}.xml"/> would evaluate to
<map:generate src="docs/pressreleases/384792.xml"/>.
You might wonder what
{../1} means. Since the
returned by the matchers are nested, you can traverse them in much the same way
as you would traverse a directory. Thus, the
{../1} variable
interpolation is not looking in the
Map returned by the
premium-customer matcher, but instead one level up, in the wildcard matcher!
Your custom matchers will usually return a sitemap parameter with a meaningful
name (for readability's sake). This particular Cocoon matcher uses numbers to
indicate which wildcard match to dereference. Thus, a match pattern of
get/*/* would match our URI with
{1} containing
pressreleases and
{2} containing
Our custom matcher would implement the following method:
public Map match(String pattern, Map objectModel, Parameters parameters) {
if ("goldCustomer".equals(pattern)) {
if (customerIsGold()) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
} else if ("silverCustomer".equals(pattern)) { }
From this, you can see that Cocoon is responsible for instantiating our
custom matcher and executing the
match() method to determine if
the code inside of that
<map:match> statement is executed.
Otherwise, it skips the code inside and go to the code directly below it.
How exactly does Cocoon generate information? Glad you asked.
Now that you understand the sitemap and how matchers help us direct sitemap flow within Cocoon, it is appropriate to dive into a discussion of how data moves out of Cocoon and into a web browser. Each request made of Cocoon results in three distinct and closely related events happening:
Just as the request/response model is guaranteed in a web environment, this Cocoon model is a truth, an anchor to which you may tie yourself. Keep this in mind when learning Cocoon. Once the sitemap has resolved the request sufficiently, these three steps will be executed.
As mentioned previously, Cocoon is an XML-publishing framework. It uses SAX (Simple API for XML) transforms to enable this three-step process. Originally, Cocoon was structured around the DOM (Document Object Model) format, which was slower and used more memory. SAX is significantly faster and enables us to very easily make subtle changes to the XML during the XML publishing process. We'll get more into how SAX affects this process when discussing transformers in depth.
Our previous example used the example of a Cocoon app that served press releases:
<map:match pattern="get/pressrelease/*">
<map:match pattern="goldCustomer" type="premium-customer">
<map:generate src="docs/pressreleases/{../1}.xml"/>
<map:transform src="xslt/premiumPressrelease2html.xsl"/>
<map:serialize type="html"/>
<!-- executed if not a gold customer -->
<map:generate src="docs/pressreleases/{1}.xml"/>
<map:transform src="xslt/pressrelease2html.xsl"/>
<map:serialize type="html"/>
With our example URI,
http://hannonhill.com:8080/app/get/pressrelease/384792, and
assuming that the user requesting this resource is not a gold customer, the following is executed:
<map:generate src="docs/pressreleases/{1}.xml"/>
<map:transform src="xslt/pressrelease2html.xsl"/>
<map:serialize type="html"/>
The first line actually substitutes the matched string from the wildcard matcher, producing:
<map:generate src="docs/pressreleases/384792.xml"/>
<map:transform src="xslt/pressrelease2html.xsl"/>
<map:serialize type="html"/>
Note that in our pipeline, we did not specify which generator to use. How
then does Cocoon generate
docs/pressreleases/384792.xml? It uses
the default generator defined in our sitemap
components section
— the
file generator. This generator reads a file off of
the disk, generating SAX events that are then processed by one or more
transformers, if any, and are then serialized. This means that whoever was
creating this press release would have to create a file named
docs/pressreleases/384792.xml in the webapp/
<map:generators default="file">
<map:generator name="file" label="content,data"
src="org.apache.cocoon.generation.FileGenerator" pool-max="32"
pool-min="16" pool-grow="4"/>
<map:generator name="serverpages" label="content,data"
<map:generator name="status"
XML is great for separating content from presentation. The XML file created by the press release author might look like this:
<press-release name="ContentXML Launched">
<title>ContentXML Launched at Internet World</title>
<author>David Cummings</author>
In our example, we run this XML through an XSL file, which converts it into HTML for viewing in a web browser. The serializer then transforms the SAX events into a byte stream and sends it back as the response to the initial request.
While exciting, this is not yet really ContentXML exciting, but we're almost
there :) The file generator is actually a Java class (more specifically, an
Avalon component) that reads in the contents of a file and generates the SAX
events from the file content. Cocoon gives the developer the ability to
generate these generators dynamically through the use of a markup language
called XSP, or eXtensible Server Pages. XSP is a subset of XML and provides
custom tags that the XSP generator (specifically, the
generator) recognizes and uses to generate a custom Java generator.
A custom XSP would do really nicely! Here we go:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsp:page xmlns:xsp="http://apache.org/xsp">
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
Hi There. The current time in milliseconds is <b><xsp:expr>time</xsp:expr></b>.
As you can see, this is just an XML file with some very specific XSP tags
that will get parsed and substituted. First off, every XSP file must have
xsp:page as its root element. That element will not get returned
into the resulting XML SAX stream. What will be returned is the
html element, followed by the
body element, followed
by more stuff.
You can embed your own Java code in the XML by encapsulating it in
<xsp:logic> tags. The XSP generator will generate a Java class
with one very long
generate() method, which Cocoon will eventually
invoke. Thus, the variables you define inside of your
<xsp:logic> tags will have visibility throughout the XSP
There is one exception, though.
<xsp:logic> tags defined
outside of the root content element (in this case,
html) define
class-level Java code. In other words, if you place an
<xsp:logic> tag right after the
element, the contained code will be placed outside of the
method. Typically, you would define any functions there. I recommend against
using variables in class-level Java code. The very nature of XSP is to define
dynamic XML generators. Having variables stick around could have unwanted side
Also worthy of notice is the
<xsp:expr> tag. This tag allows
Java expression evaluation outside of the context of the
<xsp:logic> tags. In our example above,
<xsp:expr>time</xsp:expr> evaluates to the millisecond value
of the current time.
Another typical use of XSP is to loop over a result set, producing dynamic XML:
String[] members = getClubMemberNames(); // defined elsewhere.
for (int i = 0; i < members.length; i++) {
<xsp:attribute name="name"><xsp:expr>members[i]</xsp:expr></xsp:attribute>
which produces something like this:
<member name="hannonhill.com"/>
<member name="contentxml.com"/>
<member name="superupdate.com"/>
<member name="zapedit.com"/>
Remember that the XSP page is XML, so inserting superfluous
< and such characters is a big no-no. In fact, the XSP
generator will throw an exception telling you so when it tries to compile the
XSP XML into a Java Generator. If you need these characters in your Java code,
you must use the XML-escaped equivalents. For instance, in our example:
for (int i = 0; i < members.length; i++)
This is definitely one of the tradeoffs of using XSPs, albeit a relatively small one.
From an application development perspective, form creation has always been approached with both brute force and elegance. We like to think that XSP provides a healthy lean towards the latter! For the purpose of this discussion, assume that all of our form generation goes through three steps:
Why is step #2 necessary? Why not generate all of your HTML straight from the XSP? Isn't less better? In this case, the advantages you get by abstracting display logic out of the generator and into the transform is leagues better. Most importantly, all of your display logic is in one place. One change will have application-wide propagation effects, and this has a huge impact on application maintainability.
Assume that a user of your content management solution is trying to log in,
hitting the URI
/login. In the sitemap, this matches the
<map:match pattern="login">
<map:generate src="docs/login.xsp" type="serverpages"/>
<map:transform src="common/stylesheets/display2html"/>
<map:serialize type="html"/>
In fact, this is how Cocoon applications generate most of their form content! docs/login.xsp could look something like this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsp:page xmlns:xsp="http://apache.org/xsp">
<title>Log in to ContentXML</title>
<form-item type="text">
<output>Login Name:</output>
<form-item type="password">
<form-item type="submit"/>
As you can see, there is no HTML anywhere in the XML that is generated from
this XSP. When the XML is generated, it is then transformed by
common/stylesheets/display2html.xsl, which "understands" the
<form> XML element, processing its sub-elements accordingly and
applying all applicable formatting to produce a pretty form with a login text
field, a password field, a submit button, and anything else you may desire.
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June 2015
August 2014
The location is really unique, with a stunning view and a beautiful garden. It
is in an excellent position for exploring Umbria.The pool is something special,
large, clean and well looked after by the management.
I have learned how to cook pasta with zucchini and eggplants, following the
precious advise of the owner, Maurizio, who is not jelous of his recipes and is
very generous with the produces of his kitchengarden.
The main assets of La Torriola are quietness and silence, but also the
opportunity of practising my favorite sports: swimming,biking and even rafting
in a river near Marmore waterfalls: great experience! (Richard P. from UK)
June 2013
We stayed at Torriola for two wonderful weeks in June. My sister, myself, my girlfriend and our 1-year old son stayed in a 3-room apartment and my parents stayed in a 2-room apartment.
We all agreed on that it was the best vacation we ever had.
Anders from Sweden
October 2013
We came to La Torriola for our wedding in Todi. finally met our host Maurizio in person who can only be described as a kind gentle soul who you feel like you have known all your life and will do far into the future. Our villa is perched on a hill overlooking the Tiber river and high on the opposite hill our medieval town of Todi.
Richard and Lavinia from Australia
August 2012
Thanks Maurizio, I was a pleasure meeting you and your lovely place. It really re-energized us and gave us the right holiday.
Witold from Holland
July 2012
I'm hoping to go back at some point in the future - really one of the more spectacular places I've ever visited.
Jon from USA
July 2012
Hello,Since Friday we are at home ... we miss the sun, Torriola and the beautiful view of Todi.
Danielle Laurence and Georges from Belgium
June 2012
Een heerlijk schoon en ruim appartement.
Een geweldig gastvrij welkom door Maurizio die ons overigens regelmatig op een heerlijke verrassing trakteerde.
Spectaculair uitzicht op Todi. We hebben enorm genoten.
Ardi from Holland
May 2012
Very nice, comfortable accommodation. Property located in the peace and quiet of Umbrian hills. Friendly owner with lots of advice about the surrounding area including visits to Todi. Really enjoyed Grandma's cake and the produce we received on arrival - oil, eggs, coffee etc.
Alex from England
May 2012
Wir hatte das Apartment Papavero,1. Stock, mit überdachter Terasse. Am Abend mein Lieblingsplatz. Das Glockenspiel von der Kirche im Tal, einen lieben Menschen an der Seite,ein Glas Wein vom Hausherrn...
dieser ist übrigens ein besonders lieber und geduldiger Mensch,die Begrüßungsgeschenke sehr großzügig. der Kuchen a`la Nonna mhhh. Unbedingt probieren, die Lasagne seiner Frau, sein Wein hat die Kraft Umbriens.
Helmut from Austria
18 Agosto 2011
Mio marito ed io ci siamo decisi di andare nei dintorni di Todi, perchè è situata in mezzo dell'Umbria, quella meravigliosa provincia che volevamo conoscere.Abbiamo avuto un bellissimo appartamento con una terrazza con una bella vista panoramica sulla città e la campagna verde intorno. Fare colazione all'aperto nel sole di mattina è una cosa che ci desideriamo tutto l'anno in Austria dove purtroppo non siamo in grado di goderla così. Prima di fare dei giri attraverso la regione ci si tuffa nella piscina grande e sempre pulita e con una vista fantastica sulla città di Todi. Abbiamo fatto tanta escursioni interessanti- Orvieto e Spoleto, e su consiglio del Proprietario Maurizio anche Civita- la città che muore a Bagnoregio. Da non perdere! Di non perdere anche la Cascata delle marmore, che è indimenticabile:uno spettacolo della tecnica Romana e della natura. Ci siamo goduti giornate con tanto sole, eravamo tanto stanchi di sera e ritornando a "Torriola"siamo stati contentissimi di fare una nuova piccola nuotata in piscina invitante. Noi due ci siamo goduti quel soggiorno tantissimo e possiamo consigliare questo amabile posto a tutti che stanno riflettendo di passare le vacanze in Umbria. Maurizio, ti ringraziamo davvero per tutto che hai dato a noi a fare le nostre vacanze indimenticabili! Scusa per errori, ma il mio Italiano non è troppo buono.
Eva e Gunther Gruber- Austria
16 Agosto 2011
This was our second visit to La Torriola and I recommend it unreservedly. It is located approximately 10 minutes from the hill town of Todi which can be seen across the valley from the apartments and Orvieto is a 35 minute drive away. It was an easy drive from Rome. The apartments are on a quiet hillside with grounds and a pool area that are beautifully maintained. Our two bedroomed apartment was spotless and had everything necessary to cook simple meals. Maurizio is an attentive host, regularly arriving with fresh produce from the garden or newly laid eggs. Nothing is too much trouble - including escorting me to a local garage when I had a problem with our hire car. A holiday at La Torriola is very much about quiet relaxation in the countryside with access to a lovely pool. Perfection!
Caroline Eynon- UK
2 Agosto 2011
This was our first visit to Umbria, less known (so, less touristic) than its "big brother" Toscany. Well, Umbria is at least as beautifull as Toscany. Cities and places to visit include: Assisi, Perugia, Spoleto, Orvieto, Todi, .... a daytrip visit to Rome is also feasible. With its central location in Umbria (Todi), La Torriola is an ideal starting point to visit these places. We stayed 14 days at La Torriola and were very pleased with the warm Italian welcome by Maurizio and his wife, as well as with the accomodation. The appartments are comfortable, well equiped and clean. From the swimming pool, you have a superb view on Todi. We hope to come back (next year?).
G.W. from Antwerp-Belgium
20 Giugno 2011
This is our third stay at La Torriola and we love it here. It's a very peaceful and relaxing spot with superb views of Todi yet within easy reach of the town & local facilities. The proprietor Maurizio Giannini is always very helpful and the apartments are excellent. We enjoy walking in this area - especially in the Spring & Autumn - and there are several lovely walks starting almost from the front door of the property. It's also easy to drive to other towns in the region such as Spoleto & Spello for a different experience. Looking forward to the next time !
The Willcocks- UK
11 Giugno 2011
The apartment was fabulous, as well as the pool and common areas. Centrally located to many attractions worth seeing. Our host was most helpful and delightful. Overall a wonderful week with no regrets in choosing La Torriola. We will recommend highly to family and friends planning to visit this region.
Jeffrey B. USA
Thursday, October 05, 2008
Hello Maurizio,
I hope you'll remember us, Ton and Ans van Krieken from Holland. We did make you a promisse to let you know wen our daugther has her baby. Well, it happened last wednesday 22 october. She (and her husband of course) became parent of a little boy, named Thijs. A beautiful, perfect little man!
Now we have also a new status, grantparents !! Very nice....
Maybe in the future your daughters will make you that also.
About the week we stayed at your place, in one word, fantastic ! I think that maybe in the future well come again.
May greetings from Holland, also to your wife.
Ans van Krieken
Friday, May 04, 2007
Dear Maurizio, Hope that you and your family are all well, and that the mayoral preparations are proceeding nicely. We are enjoying Tuscany, and have so far visited La Cinque Terre, Pisa, Garfagnana, and this weekend we go to Firenze. The peace, quiet, and tranquility of Todi all seem a long distance away - but it is all still very much in our minds.I have attached a letter to you which we would be very happy for you to use as an endorsement of your property.
Regards, Michael
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Hi Anna and Maurizio, our friends !
Of course, we are delighted to be called as friends by you. We felt also that our relation was a bit more than that of a professional host and his guests. So we are happy to have one more friendly family in this small world.
This sounds a bit sentimental, I know.
OK, we are pleased to expect your visit, hopefully in the not too far future.
All the best for the coming year, a lot of guests, etc.
Ciao Valeria&Imre
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Hi Maurizio, Just to let you know that I arrived home on Monday, I am fine, Thank you so much for all your assistance, and for such a lovely holiday in beautiful Torriola. Love to Annamarie and the girls. Kiss to you.
Monday, October 02, 2006
I think we look pretty good for two old gals.The small town of Pian de San Martino is in the background. There are 4 buildings in this small town other than homes....a church, bar, elementary school and post office. The grocery store was in the town of Ponterio and about 5 minutes from where Barb and I were standing. Such fun! Every town we visted was only about 30-45 minutes from the sunflowers.Location, location, location!
Monday, September 4, 2006
It was a wonderful visit to Italy. I think we enjoyed Umbria even more than Tuscany, in part thanks to your hospitality. La Torriola was a friendly place. Perhaps we will see each other again.
Stuart Cohen
Monday, October 10, 2005
Torriola is a lovely place. The view is beautiful and the area scenic. Maurizio is a gentleman and a very caring and attentive host without being overbearing. The accommodation is of a high standard and would suit a family as it is extremely safe a self contained. Thanks for your help and finding Torriola, it was a treat.
Andy Thomson Northern Ireland
Thursday, September 01, 2005
DPlease accept our sincere thanks for the wonderful week we and our friends had at La Torriola.
You have created one of the most comfortable and beautiful holidays spots we have ever stayed in- and we have travelled very widely, so that is a real compliment!
Your website had given us a good idea of how enjoyable it would be, but I must say that LA TORRIOLA exceeded our expectations.
We have given your brochures to some of our friends, with a very warm recommendation for anyone coming to stay in Umbria.
We ourselves would love to come back and visit you again some time.
Susan and Jim Wakefield
Christchurch- New Zealand
Friday, July 08, 2005
Lieber Sig. Giannini,
sehr gern denken wir an unsere Ferien in La Torriola zurück. Es war eine wunderbare Kombination von Ruhe und Genießen in Ihrer gepflegten Anlage und den vielen Möglichkeiten Natur und Kultur in Umbrien zu genießen. Von Torriola aus sind es nach Orvieto, Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto jeweils nur 30 bis 40km auf guten Straßen, sodass alles ohne Stress erreicht und geruhsam besichtigt werden konnte. Danke auch für Ihre freundliche und hilfsbereite Art als Gastgeber.
Viele Grüße von Gisela und Gregor Blum aus Würzburg
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Dear Signor Giannini
We had an excellent holiday at La Torriola. The position of the apartments is superb with views of Todi and the surrounding countryside. We came to do walking so we did not spend much time at the apartment but the facilities are very good.
You were most helpful by providing us with details of local walks and we would encourage other people who stay at La Torriola to try as many as possible of the walks, especially the ones nearby. They may seem to be a little long at 13 km but if you are suitably prepared they make a great day out and it is the best way to appreciate the countryside and the local activities. Just to walk for part of the way is better than not at all !
We will be sure to return to La Torriola again
Kind regards
Graham & Geraldine Willcocks
Friday, April 8, 2005
Caro Mr Gianinni,
We are back in the Napa Valley, but still recalling vividly (and fondly) our trip to Italy, including the wonderful time at La Torriola. First, I want to thank you for the wonderful restaurant suggestions: Fattoria At Latisana at Lignano and Suban in Trieste. At Latisana, the waiter was extremely friendly; we enjoyed a superb meal and great wine. The menu at Suban is very interesting and a wonderful blend of the different cuisines that are unique to that part of Italy.
La Torriola offers the kind of holiday residence and facilities we wish we could find in other parts of Italy and France. We enjoyed our stay very much, and would like to thank you and your daughters for your generous attention and helpful suggestions. Of course, we think Umbria is one of the most attractive and intersting areas in Italy, and La Torriola is a great location for seeing Umbria.
Best wishes,
Morgan Reis
Saturday, February 19, 2005
"Beautifully situated with breathtaking views - quiet and tranquil, providing the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of Rome. Genial and friendly host."
Paul and Anne Ansbro Hitchin England
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Dear Maurizio and AnnaMaria,
We are delighted to hear from you. Idyllic memories of our stay with you last summer come to mind. The view of Todi from La Torriola's hilltop is spellbinding at any time, dawn to sunset. With the conveniences of town only a short drive away, we were enveloped in the peace and solitude of the country. We easily settled into the spotless and modern accomodations and found ourselves very much at home. We enjoyed our conversations with you and appreciated your suggestions about local festivals and points of interest. Our visit at La Torriola was a perfect introduction to illustrious Todi and its environs. Another time, we hope to stay longer and make use of your acquaintanceship with local teachers of Italian language and cooking.
Marthe and Smokey (USA)
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Dear Mr. Giannini,
We had an good journey and we returned safe in Berlin. Up to the Austria we had good weather conditions. Now back in Berlin it is cold compare to the temperature in Todi. Thank you very much for your nice hospitality. We have enjoyed the time in Todi very much. I think we will very often think about you, of sure when we enjoy your wine. Please give our best regards to your family.
Peter and Chieko (Germany)
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Our warmest greetings Maurizio, you have been in my thoughts over the months
since our return and I will be writing to you in any case before Christmas.
Warmest regards to the family,
Dennis and Ilona (Tasmania)
28 agosto 2004
Il posto e' incantevole, ho passato una settimana indimenticabile.
11 Luglio 2003
Cara Famiglia Giannini, non dimenticheremo le belle vacanze godute a Torriola, la bella residenza e i bei dintorni. E poi la vostra gentilezza e quella dei vicini. Grazie a voi tutti e molti saluti da Essen
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Andruis (L)
Born December 31, 2000
Down syndrome
Listed: 2007
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2014! From one of our adoptive families who visited with him: "The institution he is living in has undergone a lot of changes in the last year after a new director was appointed. The building has been remodeled so that the children now live in family style groups with multiple bedrooms for two children each, a living room, small kitchen, dining room, two bathrooms, laundry room and a visiting area. During free time the children move around between the rooms as they please and we have seen the children in Andruis' group helping with some of the daily living tasks – clearing dishes, vacuuming, assisting children who cannot feed themselves and so on. Andruis is in a group with seven other children of varying ages and special needs. He is a very quiet, peaceful, gentle boy. He prefers to play with dolls and stuffed animals and he generally keeps his distance from the loudest and most active children. We watched him sit with a much smaller, weaker child who crawled on Andruis and stroked his hair for a solid half an hour and Andruis was not at all defensive or rough with the littler boy. His caregivers say that he does not speak, but hears and understands what is said to him. He can dress and use the bathroom with minimal assistance. He has had trouble with his teeth since being transferred to the institution and eats only soft foods, but he feeds himself neatly and clears his own dishes when he is finished. He is shy and new people in his environment cause him to withdraw a bit, but I saw him snuggle up to and smile at a familiar caregiver and he interacts appropriately with the other children in the group. He attends a nearby school for children with special needs and participates in many therapies and activities. If he is not adopted he will remain at the same institution for the rest of his life, moving from the children's to the adult's wing when he turns 21. The director is very interested in seeing children adopted, but a bit incredulous that anyone would want them. Our daughter is the first child ever to be adopted, domestically or internationally, from this institution. It would be wonderful if Andruis could be the second!"
Thank God for a new photo and updated info about Andruis! He is a New Year's Eve baby, so he brings the promise of great things in every new year! Andruis has some hearing loss and wears hearing aids. He continuously receives speech and music therapy. As you can see from his photo, he is doing well, but desperately needs a family as he has been living at the institution since 2007. Andruis attends the 5th grade at the special needs school. He is able to walk/run and is active. He smiles and is affectionate, but shy around people he doesn't know. He does not have much speech at all, but so much of this is due to his poor hearing. Imagine how is world could open up with improved hearing aids! His entire world, everything he processes, is delayed due to hearing impairment….signing may be the key to opening his whole world. He is able to eat on his own. He needs help with self-care/hygiene. Andruis has SO much potential in a loving family. He's been waiting SO long and has lost so much time when he should have been at home!
From his medical records: born premature at 35 weeks, 4th pregnancy. Down syndrome, cognitively delayed, cochlear neuritis – hearing impairment. Atopic dermatitis. Hypermetropia on both eyes. FULL MEDICAL RECORDS available upfront.
This is a GREAT country program, with excellent health and social care, and full medical records available upfront. Andruis has been listed with us for many years, it's his turn to find a family! Interested families should be home study approved (or close to it) to adopt an older institutionalized child and should not have very young children in the home.
Experienced adoptive families may be the best fit for Andruis. Please inquire! He is running out of time.
- Married couples only (married at least 2 1/2 years)
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The biker's way; Motorcycling is a frame of mind
That was the moment when I suddenly realized that these people, and others like them, were really on to something here, something the rest of us can only hope to find at some point on our journey through life.
Most of us are taught—indoctrinated, really—to plan, to analyze, to set concrete, measurable goals and engineer our way toward attaining each in turn. Study so you can get good grades. Get good grades so you'll be accepted into a prestigious college. Go to college so you can land a lucrative job. Work hard so you can acquire the things you desire. Acquire those things so you can… what?
Enjoy life?
So "the one who dies with the most stuff wins?"
We are conditioned to approach life as a series of milestones. "Keep your eye on the ball," we are incessantly enjoined.
"Plan your life and live your plan."
How easy it is, with our eyes so fixedly glued on some nebulous destination, to totally ignore the rich and varied scape along the way.
So, does this mean you have to sell that minivan, buy a Harley and set off on a cross-country jaunt like "Easy Rider" in order to be happy?
Of course not. What brings one person joy would bring another only discomfort. Viennese psychiatrist and author W. Béran Wolfe wrote: "If you observe a really happy man, you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden, or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi desert. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that has rolled under the radiator."
The mantra of "bigger," "better," "more," "flip this house"… is utterly inimical to the true biker mentality. While most of the bikers I interviewed clearly lavished great effort on maintaining and accessorizing their vehicles, almost none seemed at all inclined to "trade up" every couple of years. Rather than seeking fulfillment in that next acquisition, these people are completely focused on enjoying and appreciating what they already have.
Living in the here and now. What a concept!
As I pondered this avalanche of profundity on that sunny Sunday afternoon at the Baer Open House, I suddenly realized something: I wasn't sure at first, so I started looking around, and sure enough, I was
Nowhere in this gathering of several hundred people did I spy a single individual chatting on a cell phone, texting some far-away phantom, or surfing the web. I saw nobody videoing the event for future analysis. They were there, for goodness sake. Completely. Wholeheartedly. They were with the people they loved.


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He invited me for a chat about my concerns, so I and a friend went up for a couple of hours. A very nice man, honest and forthright - and held nothing back when asked a question.
Prior to the meeting, I had written to Wigan with regard to their (amazing) crowd stats - on the rise despite losing a lot of games and struggling to stay off the bottom. Their reply was rapid and interesting, without telling me the secret. "Our marketing strategy in not based on results on the field but on other aspects" - hmmm well it certainly worked.
So it was my main point for Peter Hood - how could we turn round the falling attendances? Was he willing to listen and learn from the Wigan model?
His reply at the time was to run the video of the proposed new stadium - which he believed to be the crux of the problem. He thought that crowds would not rise until we had proper facilities.
At the time - I thought it was a big gamble - and a necessary one. But I could not understand why the stadium was the only answer and maybe more backroom work on bringing fans back wouldn't go amiss.
4 years on and as expected - not a chance of a new stadium - which, compared to the current crisis at 1st team level has become almost a secondary issue.
I believe Bulls are now heading toward extinction, caught in the spiral of falling finances related to falling supporter income, based on the performances on the field of play. The people who have now stopped going find other things to do with their time and generally do not go back.
Its harder to recover now than in the sixties as all the standards and requirements for re-birth are higher and the competition is tougher. Also since the sixties (and eighties), the target audience in Bradford has radically changed and diminished.
The dogged determination to stick with McNamara, for me is the biggest error made. As said before - its not the defeats - its the manner and attitude behind them that is the biggest indicator of the team moral.
" Lowlights include getting stuffed at Odsal by Hull in front of a crowd of less than 2,000 during the Barry Seabourne coaching era. Almost managing to lose a Cup tie against Highfield under the dreadful tenure of Aussie coach Ron Willey. The cries of 'Willey Out!' during the game being the only thing that lightened the mood that day. And best (worst) of all, the debut of our �80k RU signing Terry Holmes away at Swinton. He got injured in the first ten minutes and missed the rest of the season, we lost the game 8-0 and went bottom of the league.
But you know what? It wasn't the end of the world."
All fair points - but can you see a light at the end of the current tunnel?
"I recall Wigan being second bottom well into the season a couple of years back.No moans, no groans, and big crowds turning up to back the side, and back the side they did."
Prior to the meeting, I had written to Wigan with regard to their (amazing) crowd stats - on the rise despite losing quite a lot of games and struggling to stay off the bottom. Their reply was rapid and interesting, without telling me the secret. "Our marketing strategy in not based on results on the field but on other aspects" - hmmm well it certainly worked.
More to this than meets the eye - fantastic job done by someone at Wigan - but what fantastic facilities and what a great chairman they now have.
"The crowds will be down again next season as people who have been following the club since the 50's, 60's and 70's turn their back on the club, meaning even less money coming into the club, to spend on players.The players are badly underperforming, showing no effort or determination whatsoever, they don't look interested when out on the field. I can't remember Northern going through such a bad patch. I'm actually ashamed to be wearing the the famous red, amber & black right now, such was the embarrassment that I've just seen. "
Mick cops a lot of criticism - but he remains the most ardent Bulls fan. Which is why his quote above is the most accurate indicator of where we are today and where we will be next season. I personally shredded my season ticket last year after the performance V Warrington (Home) - I just found it too depressing. I would guess another 2000 have followed me since.
Problems Short List
- Cannot attract (high calibre) players
- Cannot attract (high calibre) coaches
- Falling attendances
- Falling income
- 1st team have given up
- Crumbling Stadium consumes the diminishing income
Finally - I have no doubt that Peter Hood will have to move the club to Valley Parade for it to remain in existance, which in itself would have been very difficult with a succcessful team. Now, although he has no choice, it will likely be seen as the final nail in the coffin.
And my final question, You have been the Chairman of Bradford Bulls since January 2006. What would you have done different and what decisions would you have made to resolve our issues?


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April 16, 2014 —
MONTICELLO, NY — It is hard to overstate the enthusiasm Jeff Siegel has for his baby—the Bagel Festival. Last year, in the run up to the first Bagel Festival, Siegel obtained resolutions from the village, the town, the county, the state assembly and state senate all naming Monticello the Bagel Capital.
His marketing efforts led to an event that drew 5,000 people. At a press conference at the government center on April 9, Siegel said that, for a first festival, 5,000 people is "unheard of." Attendance, he said, would more usually be in the range of 500 to 1,500.
He noted that some in the county "chuckled" when he started promoting his Bagel Festival. But he said he is expecting 15,000 in 2014. And he said he's aiming for 50,000 by the end of five years. He said, "I will get to that 50,000 people and no one will be chuckling, they'll be happy and smiling and the tourism, commerce and job creation will be flowing."
He noted that this is a national event. Of the 5,000 that came last year, only 1,500 were from Sullivan County; the rest were from outside of the county and other states, and some from other countries.
He said there are a couple of new items this year to help draw tourists. One is the creation of a seven- or eight-foot-tall bagel statue that will be created by Callicoon artist and welder John Cook.
The bagel statue will be stationed on Broadway. Siegel said, "On the rear side of the bagel, which will be flat, people who come to the Bagel Festival in 2014 will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sign their name on the back of the bagel. After the Bagel Festival is over we're going to seal the bagel so that nobody else will be able to sign, and that statue will remain there forever."
Another attraction this year is the prototype for the first bagel machine made in the United States, which was created in the 1960s by Sullivan County resident Louis Wichinsky.
While working on obtaining the metal for the sculpture, Siegel learned that the prototype for the bagel machine was in the possession of Quickway Metal Fabricators, who said they had tried to donate the machine to a museum but no one was interested.
Siegel was interested, and now the machine will be on display at the festival in a clear case that will cost $1,000 to create.
Siegel said that the cost of mounting this festival is $50,000, which is why he is seeking sponsors. So far, two of the biggest sponsors to sign on are Empire Resorts and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Go to thebagelfestival.org/event/ for more information.


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Creative play and learning for kids
by Anna Ranson
Larissa says
I will not be doing this again this week as I can see it will be really full on – we will still read lots, but not any specific titles this week.
It will be my daughter's 3rd birthday on Thursday, so we have a round of cupcakes to take to childcare that day, a birthday dinner that night and then a birthday party with the extended family at home Saturday night, so quite full.
The shelves our books reside are also close to being overrun, so we're off to buy her a new bookshelf this week so we can actually see all the choices we have available! Doesn't help that I got a couple of boxes of books down from the top of the cupboard last week of my old children's books to include!!
Looking forward to seeing all the lovely choices of everyone else this week though. We have quite a few new books as presents for her this week, so we'll have some lovely selections to begin back with next week!
– I loved The Diggiest-Dog when I was little too, though I believe it got so scruffy that was one of the few loved ones that was tossed when I got 'too old' for it! I hope your little ones enjoy these Ann – they look great!
So happy to be back online and participating again 🙂
Lori says
Loving the dog theme! My grandson and I love Kipper!
Brigette Joy says
My daughter loves dogs right now. Thanks for the suggestions.
Mama Pea Pod says
We have kind of fallen apart with this the last couple of weeks so I haven't been linking up 🙁 Things have just been too crazy busy lately. We are still reading, of course, but not from any particular books. Hopefully we'll get back on track with this when we get settled down a bit.
PS – We LOVE the Usborne 'That's Not My…' series as well – both the 15 month old and the almost-4 year old!
Jodi says
Just happened onto this blog! Thank you for sharing your book selections!! I love the book Elephants Can Paint by Katya Arnold!
Toddler Approved says
Love the dog books this week!! For some reason I couldn't add an image to the linky, so sorry for the weird generic linky icon 🙂
I am looking for baby board book recommendations, so pass along your favorites if you have a moment!
northernmum says
I love hairy mcclarey.
We are reading brown bEar brown bear at the moment. It has been a favourite for years…
The Book Chook says
So pleased I could join in this week – I have a review of a Dog Book I love – Wishbone by Janeen Brian and Kilmeny Niland. I also love the Hairy Maclary books and have found children respond so well to their rollicking rhythm and rhyme.
PuppyLovePrincess says
yay for books! yay for puppies!
Gary Masskin says
5 A Day Books is a wonderful concept and I'm particularly loving the doggy theme.
I've actually just made my first attempt at writing a picture book and it just so happens to have a dog theme itself. For anyone interested in having a look, it is published as an eBook over at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/86657
I'd love to know what everyone thinks of it.
Anyway, keep up the great work with these reading lists and with reading to your children… I find reading time with my 4 year old daughter is one of the best parts of my day.


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Things are looking up for the Red & Black.
Watertown's semipro football team has improved since the beginning of the season -- and that's an understatement..
The team has had two wins in a row, the second when it beat previously undefeated Plattsburgh Saturday night 20-13.
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Two sides debate education
MONTPELIER What role should government play in education?
That was the question posed during a debate Tuesday night at the State House, where two sides squared off to discuss the merits of operating public schools versus giving parents vouchers to allow their children to attend a private school of their choice.
On the public school side was Paul Cillo, president of the Public Assets Institutes, who was joined by Bill Mathis of the National Education Policy Center, who also serves on the State Board of Education.
The other side of the debate featured Rick Gordon, director of the Compass School, a private school in Westminster, and Rob Roper, president of the Ethan Allen Institute.
If the system theyre in isnt working for them, they have the right to find a system that is right for them, said Roper, who advocated vouchers as a means for a parent to shop around for a school that is right for her or his child.
Roper said a situation where businesses compete for customers empowers the customer, and the same rings true when it comes to shopping around for schools.
Education is not like breakfast cereal where you can try one brand after another until you find the one you like, Cillo responded.
Cillo said that public schools are the cornerstones of most communities, noting that they are democratically controlled, unlike private schools, which are typically operated by boards of directors.
Private interests have an eye on your money and they dont have the best interests of your child, your school or your town, Mathis said.
Gordon took exception to Mathis remark.
Money is not the object. Giving every child the best education is the object, Gordon said. At our school, we have the hardest kids. We have the kids who werent thriving elsewhere.
Roper shared figures to support an argument that independent schools are able to deliver education at a lower cost than public schools. Mathis asserted that the numbers are hard to confirm because independent schools are not required to disclose their finances to the public.
According to Mathis, during the 2013 fiscal year, 2,525 of the states approximately 90,000 students attended independent schools, at a total cost of $36.7 million, or $14,137 per student. During that same period, it cost $12,789 per equalized pupil in the public school system.
Mathis acknowledged there is a difference between counting students and counting equalized pupils, but said the figures were comparable.
For a true apples-to-apples comparison, during the 2013 fiscal year, private high schools in Vermont cost $14,671 per student, versus $13,144 for each student attending a public union high school.
The topic of independent and private schools has come up numerous times during the current legislative session. On the Senate side, S.91 would require an independent school to provide special education in at least four categories, as well as have a blind admissions policy, meaning an independent school could not deny admission to a special education student.
On the House side, H.521 would prohibit a public elementary or secondary school from closing and reopening as a private school to serve the same population, which is what the North Bennington Graded School did in 2013.
If you vote to privatize your school, that will be the last public decision you will make regarding education, Mathis said.
Roper said that the public schools model does not serve the needs of every student.
The public school model is supposed to educate all, but it only educates some, Roper said.
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Republic of Flixton vs South Manchester SC 2nd
August 28, 2012
Republic of Flixton got their MJSL season off to the perfect start with a crushing 6-0 win over South Manchester SC 2nd.
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During the first part of the meeting Fire Chief Giles presented the truth and taxation information and potential changes to the tax rate for Wasatch County residents. (See graph below). He also gave an overlook of expenses the local fire stations have had over the past few years. Following his presentation, the Wasatch County Council open the floor for questions.
Dennis Goudy, a Midway resident and retired firefighter from Salt Lake, began by apologizing to Chief Giles for signing the petition. "I feel I was mislead and misinformed by the group that was getting signatures," he said. Goudy went on to say that times have changed and if all Wasatch County residents assume fires are not going to happen they are incorrect. "This valley has witnessed a lot of growth and for us to think that things like taxes should not increase is crazy. Legally the equipment has to be updated and with that there is a cost," said Goudy.
Next to speak was Ken Mickelsen of Midway. Mickelson wanted to know if there was a policy for response time [in case of a fire.] He was informed by Chief Giles that there is a national policy that the Wasatch County Fire department follows. Mickelson also wanted to know where the tax increase was going to be spent. "I still have not heard a good rationale to why we need the tax increase," he said. "We just can not give an open check book and expect it to be spent correctly."
One of the speakers suggested to the council that they put together a board for the fire department that consists of Wasatch County Council members, the Fire Chief, a Fire Fighter, and a couple of citizens from the county that have some expertise in the fire field.
Dave Kennamer praised the fire chief and council on getting the fire station up and going in Timber Lakes. He said he has many friends that live in Timber Lakes and their house insurance dropped adding the fire station. He commented to the council that he would like to see a referendum on the fire issue so that the group would not have to get signatures against it.
Doug Murdock spoke and said he was sorry his group did not get more signatures. He challenged Chief Giles to find out the average age of all of the equipment that the Chief thinks is old and needs to be replaced. Murdock said he does not feel the equipment really is as old as [the Council] wants to make it out to be. Murdock says he does not feel an 80% increase is needed. He also stated that he does not feel firefighters get called out as much as EMS and EMS is running on a much smaller budget.
The conclusion of the meeting was a question and answer session. One of the biggest issues that the citizens want answers to is a detailed budget on where the tax increase is going and not just an open budget to be spent wherever the council sees fit.


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Dordt College News
Dordt Wins First Round Game
March 7, 2013
The Dordt College Defender men's basketball team used a 19-29 shooting performance in the second half to win its first round game at the NAIA Division II National Basketball Tournament on the campus of the College of the Ozarks near Branson, Missouri. The Defenders outscored Nothwest (Washington) 50-39 in the second half to forge a 79-59 win.
The Defenders trailed 10-6 early in the game but used a 9-0 run over a two and a half minute stretch to take a 15-10 lead that they never relinquished. A Chris Sievers three-point play started the run with back to back buckets by Trevor Wolterstorff adding to the lead and Jordan Vogel had a dunk to end the run.
The Defenders eventually led by 10 late in the half and went into the intermission up 29-20. Dordt scored six of the first eight points of the second half to establish a 13 point lead but Northwest rallied to within eight at 39-31 with 14:52 remaining in the game. Cliff Warner then drained a three and Vogel and Tyler Wolterstorff hit a short shot for a 46-31 advantage at the 12:58 mark.
Northwest got no closer than eight in the final 10 minutes as Dordt won by their largest margin 79-59.
Dordt was 31-59 from the floor for 52.5 percent for the game and converted 11-15 free throws. Northwest was 20-55 from the field for 36.4 percent and made 9-28 three-point shots. Dordt held a 36-26 rebounding advantage and forced 16 turnovers to 15 for Dordt.
"We defended the arc very well and Trevor did a good job of limiting their post-player (Nemanja Grujicic) from setting people up," said Dordt College Coach Ross Douma.
Cliff Warner scored 20 on 6-15 shooting and he hit three, three-point baskets. Trevor Wolterstorff added 15 with five rebounds and Chris Sievers had 13 points with five assists. Austin Katje added 12 and Kyle Lindbergh had a team high 10 rebounds with six points.
Northwest was topped by Ryan McIntosh with 18 and Michael Greene had 14, all in the second half.
Dordt will face Indiana Wesleyan at 10:15 a.m. Friday morning. Dordt is 27-6 entering the game while Indiana Wesleyan is 26-6.
"That's the challenge of this tournament. Now we have less than 24 hours to prepare for a very good second round opponent. They're a lot like us in that they look to get it inside and can shoot it from the outside," said Douma.
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Mishka confronts the people he betrayed and "Jon" shoots down Jay the doorman.
"Jon" gets his own prank show.
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Network budget cuts hit "Jon" and Delocated hard.
"Jon" is stunned when he finds out who David's new girlfriend is.
"Jon" is pushed to the brink in a shocking season finale.
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