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WASHINGTON -- Thousands of pages have been written about Americans who personally took themselves to wars they shouldn't have fought.
Before World War II, the cause celebre for ideological purists was the Spanish Civil War. Americans poured into the deserts of central Spain and into the romantic south, most of them hoping to defeat the powers of upright, stern Catholic Generalissimo Francisco Franco. It seemed so beautiful, so transcendent, so RIGHT. Unfortunately for these homesick Yanks, their liberal side lost, although the fight was forever sanctified in the literature of Hemingway and the art of Picasso.
Many individual Americans have gone abroad, by themselves or with pals, to fight others' wars. Gringos fought on all sides of the revolutions in Latin America; Amerikanski fought by the legion next to the Russians for their precious Soviet Communism; and some &%#*&& even helped the Chinese Communists in their Civil War.
But now, we are witnessing a new kind of American "vacation" to fight for the radical terrorist Somali group al-Shabab, both inside that divided country and within the borders of its neighbors Kenya and Ethiopia. There are roughly 50 Americans who are now members of al-Shabab, having "joined up" in that desert country on the Horn of Africa.
Probably for the first time, Americans here became aware of the scope of these adventures when, last weekend, Washington sent special forces operations against specifically targeted al-Qaida targets in Somalia and Libya. The one in Libya was caught and removed for questioning; but in Somalia, the gunfire from the Somalis was too heavy, and the Americans retreated by sea.
These attacks, coming on the heels of the deadly terrorist attack on the big, beautiful Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, opened up another new story: the part those young Somali "Americans," most of them from Minnesota, are playing in the deserts of their homeland and the danger it might have specifically to us.
These young adventurers are called "Muhajirun," which means simply "emigrants" in Arabic, reports Oussama Romdhani, one of the best analysts on the region, for Middle East Online. But in this situation, it refers to the Prophet Muhammad's followers who went with him in the seventh century from Mecca to Medina. Today, a group of "Jihadis" or wannabe Jihadis even produced a video entitled, "Minnesota's Martyrs: The Path to Paradise," which glorified the martyrdom of going "home" to fight in Somalia.
Paradise in Somalia? Someone has been smoking something -- but that's not hard to find on the Horn of Africa, either.
As it happened, I was on a U.S. Information Agency-sponsored tour in 1980 to speak about journalism in Africa, and Somalia was one of the countries we stopped in. I found a strange country stretched along the seemingly endless sands between the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. The people were unusually tall Muslim tribespeople, many of them with long, thin, handsome faces and brown skin.
The capital city, Mogadishu, bore more marks of the Cold War than anyplace I had seen. Early on in the war for the Third World, Moscow had given Mogadishu the nod, and there were huge, spare buildings -- a sports arena, government buildings, educational buildings and, of course, the Russian embassy -- all over the city. Regular streets were unswept and dirty, with shops selling African ivory carved into every possible animal, and with the occasional tiny cafe for coffee.
Interestingly enough, as a correspondent, I was kindly invited to the Saudi ambassador's home for lunch, and then to still another ambassador's. They lived quite elegantly and artfully, far from the scrutiny of the mobs.
But the country was filled with security. When I went at 2 a.m. one dark, early morning in 1980 in Mogadishu to see then-president Siad Barre, we had to stop five times and keep the car, and ourselves, absolutely still. At each stop, a soldier fixed his machine gun on us until it was 2 feet from us and he was, for some reason, satisfied.
Then, in 1992, a civil war broke out. American troops went in and many were killed. One of our diplomats, who had been there in those years, watched one morning while a large group of young male Somalis was loaded onto a plane bound for America. They were supposed to be the "lucky ones," going to America with visas in hand. They were going to Minnesota.
The diplomat ruminated to me later: "Everybody was thinking those Somali boys were so lucky. They were going to America! I saw boys who were totally dysfunctional, who didn't know where they were going or why. I've never forgotten that. They just didn't want to go!"
There are others besides the Minnesota boys. One of al-Shabab's most famous internationalists was Omar Hammami. He was a Syrian-American, raised a Baptist and a native of Alabama. He wrote rap songs such as "Make Jihad With Me." He ended up being executed by his own al-Shabab leaders with a bullet in his head.
It may seem romantic during Minnesota's cold nights to fly away to fight others' wars, but the end result is more often tragic than transcendent.
(Georgie Anne Geyer has been a foreign correspondent and commentator on international affairs for more than 40 years. She can be reached at gigi_geyer(at)juno.com.)


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Government arts and heritage officials have been asked to help find a new home for a 16-metre-long, glazed-tile wall in Wan Chai - modelled on the Nine Dragons Wall near to Beijing's Forbidden City - which is being relocated because of redevelopment.
China Resources Property offered the wall - built for HK$2 million in 1983 - to the government as a gift, but officials said it could not be stored.
The wall, which stands on the ground floor of the China Resources Building, on Harbour Road, will have to be removed from the site in September to make way for rebuilding and refurbishment of the public park that stands in front of it.
It was created in a Beijing workshop, then shipped to Hong Kong when the company set up its base here 27 years ago, Daniel Kwan Pok-man, the company's deputy general manager, said.
'The company wanted a strong presence in Hong Kong as a reminder of its roots. The wall has become well known among Hong Kong people. Many people have come to have their photographs taken alongside it,' Kwan said.
The wall, which is four metres high, features glazed tiles depicting nine different coloured dragons flying in heaven. One end of the wall shows a scene at sunrise and the other end shows night time with moonlight shining over the sea.
The wall was modelled on the design and proportions of the original Nine Dragons Wall in Beihai Park, to the northwest of the Forbidden City, and created during the Qing Dynasty.
It was assembled with 4,700 glazed tiles made in a burning process under 1,300 degrees Celsius.
The company is refurbishing the existing office building to improve its efficiency and enhance the working environment and has obtained government approval to renovate the public park in front of the building. But the wall, which stands between the park and the tower, would block access and sunlight, Kwan said.
'We'd like to keep this wall and move it elsewhere, but we can't find a suitable place that is large enough. We actually want to give it to the government,' he said.
The company approached the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Development Bureau for help. 'Officials said they had no place to store it and that the wall was not old enough to be recognised as heritage.' Kwan said.
China Resources Property plans to carefully place the wall in storage until a new home is found.
A spokeswoman for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said staff would be visiting the wall today before making any comment.
Yeung Chun-tong, director of the museum and art gallery at the University of Hong Kong, said he found the wall quite beautiful. 'It is difficult to make such a huge wall with glazed tiles. It would be a pity if it is broken up and thrown away,' he said.


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Google Chrome OS: Facts and Rumours
Published on 21st July 2009 by Tim Smalley
1 - Will Google Chrome OS really matter?
2 - Fighting familiarity
3 - New Opportunities
4 - Closing Thoughts
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Fighting familiarity
The search giant's strength is, of course, its online portfolio, so its desire to make a ruthlessly online focussed OS comes as no surprise. The platform doesn't appear to offer much for application developers: "
the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favourite web technologies,
" said Google's statement.
Does this mean that users won't be able to install anything at all on the OS, or will we see an application store similar to the Android Marketplace? It's difficult to put into perspective at the moment but given that there's a redesigned security infrastructure, Chrome OS could forego application installation completely.
That's not going to please everyone because many of us still live and die by our local applications, spending as much of our time offline as we do online. I certainly do and, while I work online and have much of my working life in the cloud - my calendars, contacts, documents, email and photos are accessible on any device I happen to connect to the Internet with and I've got multiple devices syncing data - it's still far from perfect. There are often times where I'm greeted with frustration because I didn't have time to prepare for an offline stint.
This isn't an unsolvable problem though, because with frameworks such as Google Gears, it is possible to work in your browser while you're offline... providing you've opened the web app (e.g. Google Mail) before pulling the plug. HTML 5 will also help to solve this problem as well, as it features support for offline web apps - by the time Chrome OS is released, developers should hopefully be using HTML 5 to some extent and all major browsers should have support by then too.
A cut down version of Windows 7 will run on netbooks
Another concern that many will have is being able to use applications that are familiar enough (if not the same) as the applications they've become accustomed to under Windows XP. Chrome will be Linux based so you're not going to be able to install Windows apps on it. "
Is that what most people want?
" asked PC Magazine's Michael Miller on his
Forward Thinking
blog. "
Today, the answer is clear: no.
Part of the reason why Linux on netbooks didn't succeed was because it simply wasn't as familiar as Windows XP. "
The vast majority of users wanted Windows XP, because they wanted the interface they were familiar with, application compatibility, and support for all their devices,
" Miller added.
Of course, there are plenty of applications that could be classed as the Linux equivalent of your favourite Windows application. They do a similar job as their Windows counterparts, but they aren't exactly
the same
and people in general are resistant to change - based on what Google has said though, users won't even be able to use the Linux equivalent apps, meaning there'd be no Microsoft Office, no Photoshop, no iTunes and there wouldn't even be a local email client.
This would be a bad thing because "
both users and developers are still hungry for so-called 'native' applications - that is, software designed for a particular operating system,
" said Nick Mediati at
PC World
. The prime example of this at work is the iPhone because, at Worldwide Developers Conference 2007, Apple said that developing web apps would be a "
pretty sweet way [to develop for iPhone]
", but users and developers didn't want web apps; they wanted real apps "
that could take full advantage of the technology the iPhone offered.
However, in the case of the iPhone, Apple didn't see the web as a fitting destination to develop its own apps - it was using object orientated C and the result was a user experience far and above anything developers could create in Mobile Safari. With that in mind, Chrome OS "
sounds a lot more like Palm's WebOS than it does the iPhone [OS],
" said John Gruber on
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In addition, there are parts of the Microsoft Office suite that are heading to the web, but they won't be fully functional like their desktop equivalents as they will be free providing you've got a Windows Live account. There's also Photoshop.com for all of your image editing needs, but again it's very limited in many respects and you're unlikely to replace real Photoshop with that on your desktop.
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Beit David Highland Lakes Shul to Host Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf
Beit David Highland Lakes Shul to Host Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf on May 18th.
According to Rabbi Wolf, "'My goal is to provide people with a personal empowerment to take back their lives from the clutches of fear-laden media projections and advertising, as well neutralizing the anxieties and stresses of a world sliding into economic meltdown and geo-political breakdown. I believe that wisdom teachings coupled with personal mind and body disciplines are the roadmap to healing an ailing society".
The lecture will take place at 2600 NE 209th St., Aventura FL 33180, on Wednesday, May 18th, at 8:00 pm. People interested in attending may contact the Shul's office at 305-935-4140 or firstname.lastname@example.com for directions. Couvert $5.
About Beit David Highland Lakes Shul: The Beit David Highland Lakes Shul is a Shul without a 'label' – suitable for Jewish people from any religious or cultural background. We are lovingly bound to halacha and tradition. At the same time, we are boldly innovative, fresh and new. We are committed to prayer, learning, tikkun olam, tzedakkah, celebrations, acts of loving-kindness, and the State of Israel. We are a growing and vibrant community. The participants, who are mostly young families, come from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. What brings us together is a shul that is warm and welcoming to all people. We provide inspirational services, intriguing classes, and creative programming for the entire family. As our logo says, "Always Open".
About Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf: Often described as the Jewish synthesis of Deepak Chopra and Anthony Robbins, Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf of Australia, has been a spiritual mentor and a worldwide teacher of spirituality for a generation. His expertise blends contemporary positive psychology with ancient Kabbalah to facilitate a 'behavioural'
He is university trained in law and psychology, an unusual blend of Hassidic Rabbi and universal teacher, and is as much at home in a Buddhist ashram as he is in a synagogue.
Addressing groups as divergent as the American Psychological Association, the Fortune 500 Convention, and Buddhist monks, he is often the keynote speaker at worldwide conferences such as the Argentinean convention on 'Economy and Psycho/Spiritual Solutions' and the Gawler Convention on Mind/Body Medicine. He has met with world spiritual leaders such as the revered Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Dalai Lama and others. Founding lecturer in Jewish spirituality at Melbourne University, Australia, he has most recently founded Spiritgrow - the Josef Kryss Wholistic Growth Centre - a cutting edge personal growth training centre in Australia (www.spiritgrow.org)
Laibl's teachings utilise meditation and consciousness training techniques to enable personal growth and emotional mastery. He has adapted the deep Kabbalistic insights providing an insightful training program with practical application to the minutiae of everyday life.
The son of Polish holocaust survivors, he received his Rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Israel. His degrees in law, psychology, and comparative religions were earned in Australia, Israel and USA. Rabbi Wolf lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife Leah, with whom he has seven adult children. More information about Rabbi Laibl Wolf can be found on his personal web site: www.laiblwolf.com
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LONDON firm Palmer Cowen has initiated a new association of international law firms which will focus on the needs of individual businesspeople as well as multi national companies.
Law Link has member firms in Bahrain, Lebanon, India, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Germany, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UK.
Palmer Cowen, which has an office in Bahrain, is the only UK member firm.
Law Link members will have exclusive lines of referral within the association, providing the client approves and the firm offers appropriate speciality.
Palmer Cowen partner John Riddick said that the main difference between Law Link and existing legal networks was that member firms were keen to cater for individual businesspeople.
"We are interested in multinationals as well, but most of our work is for internationally minded businesses and individuals," he said.
It is anticipated that Law Link membership will assist firms working with inter national commercial agreements, real estate transactions and offshore trusts.
The association may also be used by businessmen moving from one country to another within Law Link's jurisdiction, with member firms advising on immigration, taxation, succession matters.
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This page gives lots of information about how to become a volunteer. For information about work experience, please click here.
Why Become a Volunteer?
- The satisfaction of knowing that you are doing something for others
- The opportunity to become part of a team
- The chance to make new friends
- Experience of working in a busy hospital
- Opportunity to gain confidence if returning to the workplace
What do Volunteers Do?
Volunteers work in a number of areas around the hospital, including:
On the wards
You could befriend patients on many of the wards at the hospital. You could read to them, help them write letters, arrange flowers or help at meal times or with refreshments.
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You could become involved in a wide range of administrative duties, from answering the telephone and filing to directing and escorting patients to various clinics.
In the snack bar within the Children's Outpatients Department
You could help to serve refreshments to patients and their carers.
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Dealing with enquiries and escorting patients, relatives and visitors around the hospital.
And many other placements across both hospitals at Lewisham and Greenwich
How Much Time Would You Need To Give?
As little or as much as you are able; we will always try, where possible, to arrange the hours to suit our volunteers.
The only thing that we do ask is that you make a regular commitment - normally we encourage new volunteers to start by giving two to three hours a week of their time for a minimum period of six months.
Please note that Voluntary Services does not cover short-term work experience - for this, please see the work experience section.
Will You Be Given Any Training?
Yes. We provide induction training for all volunteers. You will also have the opportunity to attend other courses that are relevant to the work you are doing, for example listening skills, health and safety etc.
When you join as a volunteer, you will be given a description of the task that you are expected to carry out in any given area and a member of staff will be on hand to provide help and supervision.
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Our volunteers come from all backgrounds and age groups within the local community. If you would like to become a volunteer, you will need to provide the names and addresses of two referees, be health checked with our Occupational Health department and have a Police (CRB/DBS) check completed.
No previous experience is necessary, but you will need to be a good listener and someone who can readily understand the needs of individual patients.
New volunteers are always welcome. We ask only that you are reliable, willing and aware of the need of confidentiality when dealing with patients. As long as there is a suitable vacancy, we will always try to arrange your placement so that it matches your particular skills and interests. There is a one month probationary period and help with expenses may be available.
How Do You Become a Volunteer?
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer the first thing to do is to contact Voluntary Services or make a personal enquiry at the hospitals if you are not on the phone.
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You will be invited for an informal chat to discuss your interests and a possible placement. You will be given all the necessary forms to fill out and once the paperwork has been satisfactorily completed, you will be ready to start.
The Voluntary Services Department staff organise all the voluntary services throughout the hospital and are available during working hours for advice and support.
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Chaplaincy volunteers have a very special role at the hospital, building up relationships with patients and staff. Volunteers are welcome from all faiths and training is provided. You will be allocated a ward which you will visit weekly and the chaplains at the hospital provide support and guidance.
If you are interested, please contact Chaplaincy on 020 8333 3299. or via email@example.com.
Before becoming a chaplaincy volunteer, you will need to register with the Voluntary Services Department.
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I've written articles on why high school may be a waste (see this one and this one) and why college may be a waste (see this). Now it's time to take on grad school and to do that is my great friend and provocative inspiration Penelope Trunk who has been writing about how graduate school may be a waste of time and money (yes, business school and law school too). When radio and TV producers need someone to bitch about graduate school, they call Penelope.
I just loved her interview on NPR last week. It's a great interview in part because of how quick she is at supporting facts and backing them up with research, but also because she completely lost patience for people still defending grad school. She explains in her wildly popular career advice blog that even to defenders of grad school it is clearly a bad financial decision. The guy she is bantering with int the interview actually resorted to saying that you need to go to grad school to be a good person. That's where Penelope went nuts on him.
Penelope recognizes that not only is grad school a rip off but college is a rip off (here's a great discussion in New York magazine with James Altucher, a venture capitalist in NYC) And she goes on to share that folks like me are saying that High School isn't even necessary. She concludes that the future belongs to home educators because they are self-learners.
Her advice for those desperately seeking direction through grad school is this:
So all there is for adult life is you, following your nose, trying to figure out what brings you joy. Each time I see someone who has done that, in some little way, I feel relief and hope for myself.
The comments below are quite insightful as are the comments on Facebook which you can read here.


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Shortly after their arrival at the resort, he became gravely ill, and required hospitalization. While hospitalized, he deteriorated rapidly, to the point where doctors doubted his ability to travel back home. My close friend (his wife) kept me apprised, and said to me, "it's highly unlikely we will be able to get him home.
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Not to start any arguments, but there is rain forest in North
America. It may not be tropical, but the maritime area of the Pacific
Northwest, from Washington thru coastal British Colombia to Alaska is a
"rain forest". I'm sure this note will make us all remember this fact and
the need to preserve this forest system which the lumber industry wants to
cut down. There is little of the diversity to be found in tropical rain
forests but the trees are indeed magnificent.
VicAt 11:16 PM 5/1/2008 +0200, you wrote:
>You are right, in North America there are no rainforests, only deciduous
>subtropical forest, in Panama or Southern Mexico down throught Brazil and
>other Southamerican countries you can find evergreen tropical rainforest,
>the same in Asia, down to about 20 deg. of N latitude there are deciduous
>forests and where the monsoon climate begins there equally start the rain
>forest. And of course it also depends from the subclimate, when it's dry
>and cold of too hot, the rainforest od not occur at all (like Sahara in
>Africa), the rainforest are present only in the narrow area between the
>tropics, the equatorial Africa.
>Every continent except Europe (and Antarctica :) ) has it's own belt of
>tropical rainforest. It is always cut by the Ecuator, then there are
>deserts, priairies and similar dry bioms, and as we go longer there are
>deciudous leaf-bearing (?) forest gradually replaced by the coniferous
>evergreens taygah. Also rainforest do do not occur in high mountains even
>when the latitude could allow them to grow there.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:email@example.com>ExoticRainforest
>To: <mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>Steve Lucas Exotic Rainforest
>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:49 AM
>Subject: [Aroid-l] When is a rain forest not a rain forest?
>Well, now I'm terribly confused! A note published on the Aroid l last
>night from Leo Martin, director of the Cactus and Succulent Society of
>America indicates Epiphyllum species are not rain forest plants. But they
>live in rain forests. "Steve - They aren't rain forest plants. I've seen
>some of them in Mexico. There are indeed cacti that are rain forest
>plants but Epiphyllum in general aren't, with the possible exception of E.
>chrysocardium. They are denizens of tropical deciduous forest. In other
>words, 4 months of summer rain, 8 months of no rain (but with normal
>nighttime dew.) Most (not all) of Mexico has this climate regime. I
>haven't been to Central America but there's plenty of tropical deciduous
>forest there too."
>This dilemma appears to involve the definition of what is and isn't a rain
>forest. I've read many times in Dr. Croat's material these forests are
>known to have dry, moist and wet regions and I thought I understood
>that. But now it appears I am left to consider plants that live in the
>dry region not to be rain forest plants. I'm really confused and
>obviously have a lot more to learn. But, I am trying.
>I spent a good deal of the night working Mr. Martin's note into the page
>and am doing my best to not take a position. I am not an expert and will
>not try to defend a position just because I don't understand all the
>ramifications. But this one is rattling my mind!
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CVC-KKR ahead in battle for Philips' lighting business - sources
By Pamela Barbaglia, Arno Schuetze and Freya Berry
LONDON/FRANKFURT, March 11 (Reuters) - A consortium of private equity firms CVC and KKR has tabled the highest bid to take control of Philips' lighting components business, though rival Bain Capital could still make a better offer, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Philips is keen to keep the bid battle going until the end of the week in an effort to get the best price for the asset which could be valued at roughly 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion), the sources said.
One of the sources spoke of a "significant price gap" between the two offers tabled so far, playing down Bain's ability to match or outbid its rivals.
"Unless CVC and KKR fear they're overpaying, it's their deal," this source said, who asked not to be named as the matter is confidential.
Philips' adviser Morgan Stanley aims to enter exclusive talks with one of the two sets of bidders in the coming days, wrapping up a process which started a year ago when the Dutch electronics group combined its so-called Lumileds and car lights divisions into a standalone company ahead of a spin-off.
Spokesmen for Philips, Morgan Stanley and Bain Capital declined to comment. Representatives at CVC and KKR were not immediately available for comment.
Philips, which started making light bulbs 123 years ago, has vowed to focus on higher-margin activities as earnings from its lighting operations have been squeezed in a price war with Chinese makers of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
The Dutch electronics group makes revenues of 1.4 billion euros from its lighting operations, with the sale initially whetting the appetite of heavyweight investment firms including U.S. buyout group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp.. Continued...


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Mario Batali is a chef who truly loves food, as the many fans of his Food Network shows, 'Molto Mario' and 'Mediterranean Mario,' well know. So do those diners lucky enough to have sampled his cuisine firsthand, at his beloved New York City restaurant Pó and his hot new Babbo. His rustic, simple, yet innovative food is drawn from two major sources his two villages. One is Borgo Capanne, the tiny hillside village in Northern Italy where Mario lived and cooked for several years; the other is New York City's Greenwich Village. In Borgo Capanne, Mario learned the secrets of Italian home cooks and professional chefs, cooking their traditional dishes and understanding the simple combinations of excellent ingredients and clear flavors that characterizes true Italian cuisine. In Greenwich Village, he fell in love with the incomparable specialty produce from the city's farmers' markets and the artisanal products, from cheeses and free-range chickens to cured meats, made by nearby culinary craftspeople. These two influences have combined in Mario's cuisine to yield uniquely innovative yet authentic dishes that are surprisingly accessible to the home cook, as he proves in his long-awaited new cookbook, Mario Batali Simple Italian Food.
Imagine sitting down to a delicate but hearty dish of Baked Lasagne with Asparagus and Pesto, or Balsamic Glazed Chicken with Grilled Radicchio. Or how about Black Olive Polenta with Shiitakes, Garlic, and Rosemary, or Rigatoni with Sheep's Milk Cheese, Black Pepper, and Arugula? This is the kind of food that lovers of Italian cuisinecouldhappily eat every night of the week, and they'll find plenty of dishes in Mario Batali Simple Italian Food that are perfectly suited to time-crunched weeknight dinners. Which is not to say that there aren't a few perfect special-occasion dishes included from Sautéed Langostinos in Almond Flour Crust with Sweet and Hot Chiles to Stuffed Veal Rolls made with wild mushrooms and fresh herbs but even these are simple enough for everyday, with only costly ingredients pushing them into the realm of the celebratory. If you love Italian food, and if you love to cook using great ingredients and simple recipes written by a personable and creative chef, Mario Batali Simple Italian Food will find a place among your most-used cookbooks. Kate Murphy Zeman


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IPC Homes Network editor Jessamy Smit on maternity leave
Stephanie Hendries has taken over as Homes Network editor as Jessamy Smit has now gone on maternity leave. Previously web editor at Salon Business, Hendries will be looking after IPC Homes Network titles including housetohome.co.uk, homesandgardens.com, idealhomemagazine.co.uk, livingetc.co.uk.
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Crime in Belize is not generally considered to be a major tourist concern. However, international travelers would always be wise to take precautions.
While most travelers will never experience any crime, it is certainly something to be wary of. Statistics suggest that the crimes are concentrated among the native lower classes, not aimed at travelers. There are plenty of things you can do to avoid all kinds of trouble:
Do not accept any drugs you are offered, as drug policies are quite strict, and you can never be sure what the drugs may be laced with.
Avoid wearing flashy jewelry or showing large amounts of money.
Men should carry their wallets in their front pockets, and women should keep their purses zipped and close to their body.
Women especially should avoid being out alone, or even in small groups, at night.
It is also important to note that homosexuality is still considered a crime in Belize. There have not been any cases of arrests of visitors, but locals have been imprisoned. Therefore, homosexual travelers will want to maintain discretion.
Crimes travelers will need to watch out for include: violent crimes - armed robbery, shootings, stabbings, murder, and rape; petty crimes - theft, burglary, purse snatching, and pick-pocketing; and drug-related crimes. Stories have also come up of women who have been raped via the use of the drug Rohypnol, or, "roofies."
Travelers will encounter the most crime in Belize City, and the tourist centers, such as San Pedro, Caye Caulker, and Placencia. It is also best to be careful in less populated areas and especially along the Guatemalan border.
Be especially careful during the times of year associated with high levels of tourism, the U.S.'s spring break, and the winter season, specifically around the holidays. Of course, extra caution should be taken after dark as well. Cities and rural areas are equally as problematic after dark.
Keep abreast of the latest information regarding crime and safety in Belize by visiting the U.S. State Department's Travel website, http://travel.state.gov.
With safety in mind, most travelers will avoid any problems in Belize.
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Maltese-English/English-Maltese Dictionary and Phrasebook
€ 12,99
Bisher € 13,49
Lieferbar innert 2 Wochen
November 1997
BeschreibungThe island nation of Malta, located in the center of the Mediterranean Ocean, is among the world's gems. It is home to approximately 400,000 people and annually hosts over a million foreign visitors. This dictionary and phrasebook is an essential guide for travelers and businesspeople. The bilingual dictionary contains more than 1,500 total entries, while the phrasebook offers guidance for numerous situations relating to travel and daily life. Topics range from transportation and customs to restaurants and hotels. The book also includes a pronunciation guide and a concise grammar. Visitors to this beautiful island island locale will find it indispensable.
PortraitGrazio Falzon
Untertitel: 'Hippocrene Dictionaries & Phra'. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: HIPPOCRENE BOOKS INC
Erscheinungsdatum: November 1997
Seitenanzahl: 160 Seiten
Format: kartoniert


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Another day of history
... glider landed. We then went to the Pegasus Bridge Museum which was very informative as have all the museums we have visited in France. The original Pegasus Bridge is displayed and also a full scale model of a Horsa Glider. After this we ...
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Built in 1908, this traditional hotel has a total of 34 double rooms, which are spread over 2 floors. The air-conditioned hotel offers guests a lobby with a 24-hour reception desk and a bar serving drinks and light snacks. A range of culinary specialities are on offer in the hotel restaurant.
This hotel is located close to St. Francis' Church in the city of Assisi The nearest public transport stop is 100 m away.
The air-conditioned rooms come with a bathroom with hairdryer and a direct dial telephone.
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The final day of the season. The past seven months of players' blood, sweat and tears, laid on the line week after week, reaching a thrilling climax. Emotionally frayed and loyal supporters crammed into a stadium, watching the final denouement play out before their eyes. The excitement of the unknown, building to a crescendo as full-time whistles blow across the country. Furious checking of radios or mobile devices for the results that matter to your team, searching for the information that could prove to be the difference between silverware, titles, pride and glory, and disappointment, hurt, ignominy and embarrassment. That's how it should be, the final day of the season.
Yet, there will be none of those fraught emotions in Australia this weekend, at least not to such an extent, as the NRL's home-and-away season drags its feet along towards a rather protracted close. The final round of fixtures, a round that will decide the identity of the minor premiers and that of the eight teams who will fill the finals berths in the closest regular season for years, if not ever, will by the final reckoning have run (or should that be ambled) over four days. During that period from Thursday to Sunday, amid a whole host of permutations, a great deal of the excitement of a potentially climactic finale will have been lost, diffused over three sleeps, softened by the passing of almost half a week.
So, as it is, the Roosters celebrated a thrilling win over the Rabbitohs on Thursday night – hard, as they would any victory over their great local rivals - but they will have to wait until Saturday night and the sound of the siren at 1300 Smiles Stadium before they find out if they have become minor premiers. Defeat for Manly against North Queensland in Townsville will hand the regular season title to the Roosters, but Chooks players and fans may find it difficult to get too excited about it, given they'll likely be watching from the comfort of their couches at home, if at all. Yet imagine the thrill of not only beating their bitter rivals in front of more than 30,000 at Allianz, but also discovering at around the same time that Manly had fallen in Queensland and that the minor premiership was all theirs. Pandemonium. Equally, imagine if Souths had roared back to complete their attempted comeback against the Roosters as news filtered through that Manly were losing up north. Double celebrations and truly a night to remember.
Ask any Manchester City fan if their unbelievable last-day Premier League title win in 2012 was better or worse off for their great rivals Manchester United kicking off their final game at the same time, as happens every season in England. You'll only get one response. In his match report, the Guardian's chief UK football writer Daniel Taylor brilliantly managed to capture the madness of the final few moments of that day, the emotions surrounding those barely believable events only heightened by what was happening simultaneously different parts of the country. It just wouldn't have been the same had there been a couple of days' 'cooling off period' between the two games.
Of course, the end of the Premier League season is a different beast to that of the NRL; given the finals format that Australian sport favours, far less kudos is attached to the minor premierships. That more should be afforded to it, given that the best team always prevails over the course of a 24-game season and should be rewarded as such, is perhaps a debate for another time. But winning the minor premiership is still an achievement of quite some importance, not least because of the implications placings have for the finals themselves.
So diminished excitement aside, there is also the issue surrounding the dubious fairness of staggered scheduling. Possessing knowledge of what exactly is required on the final day of the season can be an undoubted advantage, despite inevitable bluster about how professionals will always play the same, give their all, no matter what the situation. But when the for-and-against column can be a decisive factor – as it can for prospective finalists this year – knowing whether to push for more points can only be beneficial. Another reason to regularise kick-off times for just one round a season.
Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. It's no secret why the leagues and their television partners are treading this path – Paul Connolly, in his final-round preview, refers to the "bean-counters at the NRL, Nine and Foxtel laughing and slapping their thighs", a odious image that sadly is all too easy to visualise – and as long as the game stays popular and TV rights remain king, it will be the executives who dictate when the fun is served up, regardless of other considerations. That's a shame; sport should be about drama, but as things stand fans are missing a treat by being deprived of exactly that on what could be the most dramatic of days.


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It was quite a college football season here in Kershaw County and South Carolina, with both Clemson and the University of South Carolina turning in sparkling seasons. And the final BCS championship game of history -- there will be a four-team playoff starting next year -- might have been the best championship game ever played, with the Auburn Tigers and Florida State Seminoles scoring four times in the waning moments of the game.
As of today, three public officials have decided not to seek reelection. Several days ago, Kershaw County Councilman Stephen Smoak said he would not run again. Today, Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers and Kershaw County Probate Judge Harriett Pierce announce they are not running for reelection, either.
• The concept of energy conservation has never been stronger, as the amount of electricity consumed in U.S. homes fell in 2013 for the third straight year. Usage is at the lowest level since 2001. Several factors are involved, in addition to Americans being more conscious of saving power: homes are better built; appliances and gadgets are more efficient; insulation has become better and cheaper; and there are nifty new devices such as smart thermostats. It's all a good thing, of course, for this country.
The people of Kershaw County and South Carolina will be the big winners as a result of an agreement that will leave a huge piece of land near Lake Wateree protected from development forever. Sen. Vincent Sheheen deserves a great deal of credit for making the deal happen, as he was the point man, and he says it was the culmination of a years-long dream for him.
The beginning of a new year is a traditional time for people to try to improve parts of their lives with which they're not satisfied. New year's resolutions aren't always kept, but they're a step in the right direction, and they often revolve around people determining to take better care of themselves. It's long been know that exercise cuts the risk of heart disease and a host of other physical ailments, including diabetes. Researchers are now finding that fitness has a long-term effect upon brainpower and can play a crucial role in staving off dementia.
• Yes, we know South Carolina is a strong second-amendment state, and we're surely aware that this is an election year. But Gov. Nikki Haley's posting on Facebook of her Christmas gift, a Beretta PX4 Storm pistol, took posturing to an extreme.
Congress finally made some semblance of an effort to work together a couple of weeks ago in passing a two-year budget agreement which will preclude the possibility of another government shutdown this year. That's the good news. The bad news is that with the agreement completed, lawmakers in Washington appear to be done with serious deficit reduction for the foreseeable future. Those members of Congress who believe the country needs to address the horrid deficits plaguing the country apparently have little leverage against their colleagues, who are apparently satisfied with the plan cobbled together by Republican Paul Ryan and ...
We offer this timeless piece which was first published in The New York Sun in 1897, when editor Francis Church was faced with the following letter from a little girl named Virginia O'Hanlon:
• It's sad to note that 2013 has been an "average" year when it comes to mass killings and victims in the United States. There have been 29 mass killings with a total of 147 victims, which is in line with other years since 2006. A few decades ago, nobody could have predicted such sobering figures; now, unfortunately, we Americans live with the threat of such violence on a daily basis.
A Greenville legislator has pre-filed a bill in the General Assembly that would prohibit motorists from driving slowly in the left lane, thus holding up traffic. It would also ban drivers from using cell phones in the left lane and would make it illegal to drive five miles per hour slower than the posted limit while in the left lane. And it would outlaw ever driving in the left lane except for passing other cars.
One of the things that Democrats in Washington have done successfully over the past couple years is planting the obstructionist label all on the Republican Party. In reality, Democrats on the far left are just as unyielding as Republicans on the far right, and there's plenty of room for blame when it comes to Congress' failure to compromise. Still, we're glad to see House Speaker John Boehner finally stand up to Tea Party-motivated members of Congress and call them out for being obstinate.
• The Chronicle-Independent offers a tip of its hat to Rigdon Boykin, Ann Bass and everyone at Kimbrell's Furniture on completing renovations to its Camden store. The $350,000 spent on the project isn't just an investment in the store, but an investment in downtown Camden. Camden Mayor Tony Scully called it a "transformational vision, showing us what's possible." We agree, hoping not only that other property owners will upgrade their buildings, but that Kimbrell's lead will entice new businesses and developers to invest in Camden as well.
Guns in schools is always a touchy subject, and of course it was newsworthy when a Camden Middle School student recently was apprehended at school with a loaded .38 caliber revolver as well as a box cutter. We have all read too many incidents of horrific school shootings across the country, so parents and other citizens are sensitive to security in schools. Local law enforcement authorities say school administrators handled the situation well and praised the school's staff, headed by principal Byron Johnson, for doing "a great job."
The state of Alabama recently took a step towards righting one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice ever perpetrated in this country, issuing posthumous pardons to three members of the "Scottsboro Boys," who were wrongly accused in 1931 of raping two white women on a train. Eight of the nine charged were swiftly convicted and sentenced to death by an all-white jury, with a mistrial being declared for the ninth, 13-year-old Roy Wright.
• A new study shows that dementia is going to be even a bigger problem than originally thought, estimating that 135 million people will have the disorder by 2050; that's a 17 percent increase above previous predictions. Dementia -- with Alzheimer's Disease being the best known type -- has stubbornly fought the best efforts of scientists to discover a cure or a way to slow the progression. These new figures are a stark reminder that for all its advances, medicine is still an inexact science.
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The Princess and the Dragon
There was once a beautiful princess who lived in a castle far away.
Every day, the proncess would bring a different prince to her father and ask whether she could marry him.
Every day, her father refused- the princess' taste in boys was appalling. Each day, her father told her "Darling, if you really want a suitable husband, consult the fairies of marriages! They will guide you to the PERFECT prince!!!" and each day the princess replied "thank you, daddy, but could I please have 1 more chance to find the perfect prince myself?" to which the king always sighed and said "of course..." because he loved his daughter very much
One day, every last boy in the kingdom had been rejected by the King, and he was at a complete dead-end. The princess didn't know what to do, and so she ran to her room in tears.
Sobbing, she chanted the mantra to summon the 4 marriage fairies to her room.
"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue!"
Suddenly, 4 fairies appeared at the foot of her bed. One looked like a kindly grandmother, the next like a baby, the third was wearing items to big or too small for her, and the fourth was wearing an entirely blue outfit. "You called!" they sang.
"Yes." sighed the princess, "I need your help!"
The fairies looked understanding.
"We know what to do!" they smiled "Go North until you get to the mountains, and on the way you will meet your perfect match."
And with that, they disappeared.
Straight away, the princess got up, packed her bags and left to head north.
On the way, she met many handsome princes, but decided on each one that he was not the one for her.
About 10 miles from the very edge of the kingdom, she found a cave. Exhausted, she fell down on the stone floor and went to sleep. When she woke up in the morning, she found that a giant dragon was blocking the entrance to the cave.
At first she thought "oh no!" but then she took a closer look at the dragon. His shiny eyes, his gorgeous tail and his fit bod! "actually..." she smiled.
The princess was never seen again, but there have since been sightings of half-human-half-dragon children flying over the mountains.
And they all lived happily ever after.


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Hikers will trek 10 miles and ascend 800 feet, following scenic Noland Creek past historic home sites. The hike offers the opportunity to works toward the 'Hike 100' challenge, which encourages visitors to hike 100 miles in GSMNP in celebration of the National Park Service Centennial.
Hike participants will also learn how donations made to Friends of the Smokies help fund wildlife management projects. These projects enable the park to monitor and sustain healthy wildlife populations by tracking habitat use and removing invasive species.
Wildlife management programs also promote public safety by providing traffic control for "wildlife jams" and reducing backcountry bear encounters.
Meeting locations for the daylong excursion will be in Asheville, Waynesville and at the trailhead.
Monthly guided day hikes in the Classic Hikes series cost $20 for members. New and renewing members may join Friends of the Smokies and hike for $35. Donations benefit Friends' Smokies Trails Forever program which supports trail rehabilitation in GSMNP.
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Keuka Pines Bungalow C
16053 West Lake Road
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- Lake:
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- Location:
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- Bedrooms:
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- Full Baths:
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- Stairs to Property:
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- Slope of Lot:
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- Stairs to Beach:
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- Lake Frontage:
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Keuka (Native American for: Canoe Landing)
Keuka Lake is called the "Lady of the Lakes" because of its amazing beauty. The Indian name Keuka means "canoe landing," but this Finger Lakes area used to be called Crooked Lake by the early settlers. It is very unique among the Finger Lakes because it features a scenic bluff over seven hundred feet above the lake, and is the only Finger Lake that outlets into another Lake. Keuka Lake is roughly 20 miles long and varies in width all the way up to 2 miles.
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DescriptionThis charming cottage is split into two units, each with a bedroom and full bath with shower, a full kitchen, dining/living room, and a sleeping loft.
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- Firepit
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- Water can be 12ft. deep at the end of the dock
- Gas Heat
- No telephone service provided
- Bedroom 1, First Floor - 1 Queen
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Make Your Own Gear › modifying a golite jam2
May 20, 2010 at 8:39 pm #1259210
Justin ChausseeMember
@judachLocale: Earth
I know I've read posts on people who own the golite jam2 pack and have modified it by cutting off the waist strap, but I can't find those posts. Long story short, I have a golite jam2 pack and want to cut off the waist straps. Has anyone done this? If so, how'd you do it? Pictures? Thanks.May 21, 2010 at 5:25 am #1612096
Tim MarshallBPL Member
@marshlaw303Locale: Minnesota
I would suggest scissors, or maybe a knife, by hand or with your teeth would take way too long in my opinion and the result would be ungodly.
-TimMay 21, 2010 at 8:47 am #1612155
Dan DurstonBPL Member
@dandydanLocale: Cascadia
To actually remove (ie. un-sew) the waist belt you'd need to crack open the major seams along sides of the back and maybe the bottom seam too. It would be a lot of work. You're probably best off to just cut it really close to the back and then melt the small edges that are left with something red hot.May 21, 2010 at 1:13 pm #1612246
chris kerstenMember
@xanaduLocale: here
On my jam2 the shoulder straps are connected to the waist straps. If you cut them off, it would be a project in itself to attach the shoulder straps again. I might have read the question wrong though.May 21, 2010 at 2:24 pm #1612278
Justin, I have cut off the waiststrap off my Jam2 and it is not as difficult as one might think. All you need to do is cut through the "wings" following the shoulder strap cutting just outside the shoulder strap. Cut about 1/2" beyond the strap, fold the edge over and sew. Its hard to explain, but here are some pcitures.
JamieMay 21, 2010 at 2:47 pm #1612282
chris kerstenMember
@xanaduLocale: here
That looks like it would work great. How much weight did it get rid of? I almost feel bad for taking mine out of the box and taking about 5 ounces off of it before I ever used it. (I should send back all of the extra material to golite for a refund or credit)May 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm #1612284
Chris, Thanks…I also removed the hydration sleeve and the sternum strap. The final pack weighs 16.75 oz. Though that includes both the backpad and pad pocket which most people remove to get this low. I personally like to use the pack as a day pack. If not carrying much I simply use the compactor system and put my items in the pocket. I have found the pad adds great structure for a day pack. I have also used the pad+pack under my legs when sleeping.
JamieMay 21, 2010 at 3:26 pm #1612289
Tim MarshallBPL Member
@marshlaw303Locale: Minnesota
no credit for jokes? sad.
-TimMay 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm #1612330
Luke SchmidtSpectator
@cameronLocale: Idaho Falls
Its your call but I would not be inclined to cut the hipbelt off. I have a jam and I usually use the hipbelt.May 21, 2010 at 7:36 pm #1612374
I think the use of a hip belt depends on pack weight, style, and personal preference. After reading Ray's Beyond Backpacking I started experimenting with no hip belt, no sternum strap, and single shoulder strap carrying with nice success. Since then I have used 5 different packs all without hip belts. My baseweight ranges from 4.5 lbs in summer to 6.5 lbs winter (NC winters). So I'd say yes cut it off if you know your style matches it. I hiked 70 miles with the hip belt dangling from my side…came back and whacked it off. But make sure you aren't someone who may want it later or you don't want to sell it later as I think this would reduce its value.
JamieMay 21, 2010 at 10:17 pm #1612431
Luke SchmidtSpectator
@cameronLocale: Idaho Falls
I agree with you Jamie I just wanted to point out that hipbelts can be good at times so you might want to think about hacking it off. To me it depends on the weight of the pack and the shape of the pack. If a pack rides low on my back I want a hipbelt (my Jam does this) if it rides higher I can go without just fine. I'm keeping the belt on my Jam because I only use it on "heavier" trips when my baseweight goes above 7 pounds or so.
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Shake it with Bollywood: dance workshop (Ages 12-16) (Gungahlin Library)
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Friday, October 4, 2013 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM (AEST)
Event Details
Participants must be aged 12 - 16 years due to the nature of this program.
Join in the fun of Bollywood dancing. Learn flexibility, rhythm and coordination in the Bollywood movie inspired dance workshop.
No prior dance experience is necessary to learn this very energetic and enjoyable dance style.
Wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely e.g. track pants, T-shirt, skirts, jeans. Dancing is done barefoot.
Please bring a bottle of water.
Bookings essential.
Please take note:
- Bookings are essential for this program. We are unable to accommodate participants who have not made a booking.
- Places are limited, please contact the library if you wish to amend or cancel your booking.This will enable others to participate in the program.
Age ranges do apply. Participants must be within the specified age range. The age limit is necessary and made due to required skill level / coordination for the activity.
Please arrive 10 mins early to allow time to check in; this assists the program to run on schedule.
When & Where
Cnr Hibberson & Gozzard St
Friday, October 4, 2013 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM (AEST)
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