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Loewe – A Hint Of Vintage For Spring 2010 Campaign
Leather, leather and more leather this spring.
Loewe brings a new vintage unique touch to this season's must have clothing. The pieces presented all include suede this spring. One might say that leather has nothing to do with the usual trends for the beginning of the year. Oh, but it does when designed and cut so beautifully.
The Spanish company has made some revolutionary technological advances in processing leather so it reached the level where this material became paper-fine, suitable for pretty little dresses like the ones presented in this collection for spring 2010.
Also a must have from this collection are the coats worn for every outfit. The classic fashion lovers will for sure adore them. Another important aspect lies in the details and perforations of the suede which give a final touch to this trendy collection.
Not to mention the grays, kakis, purple or the sandy beige combined with a perfect nuance of orange.
The classic Amazona bag matches perfectly with these stylish, vintage and sexy outfits Loewe proposes in the 2010 campaign. One might find the small pieces of clothing proposed like the small dresses, visible bras or short pants outrageous. But what is fashion if not being unique and shocking the world with something new and daring every season?
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Alachua County Commission Votes to Keep Archer Braid Trail Out of Haile Plantation
GAINESVILLE- By a 3-2 margin Tuesday night they cast a decisive vote on whether the planned trail should run through Haile Plantation neighborhoods.
The decision may have been cemented by the results of a poll taken by Haile residents.
The Homeowner's Association of Haile presented the result of a community referendum on having the Archer Braid Trail run through Haile Plantation neighborhoods...82 percent were against it.
County Commissioner, Winston Bradley voted in favor of running the trail through Haile last time the issue came up in a meeting, but also asked for a sense of what Haile residents thought.
As a result he changed his vote and the plan failed.
Haile resident, Dorothy Benson says, "It doesn't mimic the way the existing trail system blends with the environment and in my opinion it doesn't match our community's design or enhance our community aesthetically and the 82 percent tells you alot of my friends and neighbors agree with me."
Commissioners directed county staff to develop plans for the multi use path to run along archer road, instead of Haile Plantation.
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Made in Chelsea star Alexandra "Binky" Felstead has revealed her biggest fashion faux pas — but said being young means you can "look good in a bin bag".
The fashion blogger, 24, said her least favourite outfit to date was a pink jumpsuit she wore when the reality show won a Bafta. She explained: "I was quite chubby at the time so I wasn't feeling very confident with myself."
She told ES magazine her mother had the best style advice. She said: "My mum always says, 'You look good in a bin bag when you're young, so don't bother spending lots of money on clothes, wait until you're older.' I like that advice."
She added: "I'm appalled by what I used to wear when Made In Chelsea first started. I would always be in leggings and baggy off-the-shoulder jumpers. When it became a daily thing, I knew I had to up my game. Being surrounded by gorgeous people forced me to make more of an effort."
But she confessed: "I dress for comfort more than anything. I'm a country girl."
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Make the patio a focal point. Place a birdbath and pots of blooming annuals such as purple nemesia and bacopa in its center.
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A benign boilerplate indie character study in which quirky and cute stand in for thorny and troubled, A Bird of the Air, based on the novel The Loop by Texas writer Joe Coomer, revolves around Lyman (Jackson Hurst), a thirtyish isolato who works nights for the New Mexico highway department and by day resists the flirtation of college librarian Fiona (Rachel Nichols). His drain-circling is disrupted when a parrot with a repertoire of cryptic phrases appears at his trailer home. Lyman sets out to trace the origins of the bird's vocabulary with Fiona's help, working his way through a succession of previous owners (played in appealing cameos by Buck Henry, Anjanette Comer, and Gary Farmer, among others) and eventually coming out of his shell enough to warm to his companion and, by extension, his species. Not a bad premise, but first-time director Margaret Whitton fails to temper the sappiness with real human crustiness, making the stakes for Lyman and Fiona vaporous at best. The cast detracts, too—Fiona, a flighty loner in the book, is a grating twit in Nichols's hands, and Hurst, while likeable, is flat and too hunky. The bird's got more charisma, which in a better movie would've been the point.
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I decided to do Yojimbo as everytime I make a cosplay I want a bigger challenge. I'm from the schooling of 'the bigger the better'. I'm not exactly one for cosplaying as humans haha.
So far, I've managed to make his head/hat and part of his underneath kimono thing. I have about 8 weeks to do it which is crazy, BUT I WILL MANAGE IT.
I'm also quite excited to wear this, especially on the DLR =]
ohh wow yojimbo ^^ hope you get it done in time the hat/head thing looks great =) the people on the dlr will have a shock xD
Wow! Cant wait to see it all in May =D He's my 2nd fave ^^ keep up the great job
My god. This is gonna be ace xD
Oi oi Mio it's me Pheebs ;D
See, the hat is looking kickass already.
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Awesome looking Yojimbo so far! :D
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this is going look so awsome at expo. This sertainly a 1st class cosplay.
This is looking incredible, cannot wait to see it finished!
I'd love Yojimbo, I'm in awe of your awesome work! <3
Though I've gotta say, if you're bags behind the groin armour thats going to look so funny when you want some money or something! XD
Oh i know what you mean XD
But it means its a very safe place to keep my ticket/fags as I'm always hideously paranoid about people stealing my things >__<
My god this is looking awesome! i cant wait to see this at expo! i sooo need pics with you!!!!
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I thought this costume was amazing and was my fave out of all i saw at the expo you should of refused to do anything till the crowd chucked money at you though
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I absolutely loved your Yojimbo costume it was stunning! I was the Samurai Yuna and giant-afro-with-a-door Mighty Boosh character respectively. I will have to look out for you at other conventions!
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Middle Name Help!
I am pregnant with baby boy #2. Baby #1 is named Finnegan Eric, but we call him Iggy for short. Baby #2's first name is going to be Huckleberry-unusual, but hey we're going with a literary theme with the kid's names... and are going to/already call him Huck. The original name we had in mind for him was Lawrence Huckleberry. But I've since decided I don't like Lawrence (I don't want him to be called Larry!), and it seems silly to me to have his middle name be what we plan on calling him. So I want the first name to be Huckleberry. But don't know what to do for a middle name... HELP!! The last name will be Peterson.
how bout huckleberry wayne. thats a hard one, but hang in there youll find the perfect one it might come to you in a dream.as silly as that sounds.
Lets see... literary...
We're (which means to say I) am still working on it... my husband thinks since we settled on a name that I've grown to dislike that he doesn't have to help, men, though he did say he liked Louis... but I don't know... Lou Peterson sounds like a used car salesman to me! I know I'm being SUPER picky, but it is the kid's name!
I'm kind of leaning towards something more traditional for the middle name because Huckleberry is so out there... unfortunately our grandparents/fathers offer some rather slim pickings... Howard, George, Grove, Ernest, Leo, Leslie, Michael, Raymond, and Grady... none of which I'm very crazy about... I just don't know...
Huckleberry Lawrence (I have to uncles named Lawrence and they go by either Lawrie or LawLaw)


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Newly-created medical corp may battle virus
Mercer County
By Shelley Grieshop
Mercer County commissioners this week approved the creation of a Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) to help prepare residents for likely emergencies such as an outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
The MRC is the newest division of the county's Citizens Corps Council (CCC), an organization registered with the U.S. government for aid in disaster preparedness. The MRC will include medical professionals and non-medical volunteers, officials said.
The CCC was created in March 2003 through the local Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and reaffirmed by the commissioners this week. It, too, solicits volunteers willing to be trained for a variety of emergency situations.
Currently spearheading the formation of both organizations are Wanda Dicke of the EMA and Dale Palmer, the administrator for the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department. Their immediate goal is to hire a part-time coordinator by September to jump-start the MRC in lieu of the current threat of H1N1 (formerly called swine flu). In late June, a 14-year-old Mercer County girl was diagnosed with the virus and is recovering.
In the event of a pandemic illness such as H1N1, the medical community would need assistance, Palmer said.
"We need help. We can't rely solely on our first-responders," he added.
Palmer is currently creating a job service contract for the coordinator position and others, which would outline duties, list the chain of command and other operating procedures. Before being adopted, the contract must first be approved by a steering committee, which also is in the initial stages of formation, he added.
MRC members, particularly those without medical backgrounds, would be used in a variety of scenarios such as helping with vaccination/immunization clinics, creating crisis shelters and transporting medical supplies, Palmer said.
Soliciting the help of Mercer County residents with medical backgrounds isn't easy, officials say. Contacting the local hospital or medical offices doesn't always reach everybody, Commissioner Jerry Laffin said.
"Quite a few (Mercer County) people in the medical field work outside the county," he said.
The coordinator to be hired this fall will help educate the public on emergency response, provide training to medical and non-medical personnel and gather names of volunteers for a call list. His/her salary and other MRC expenses will be paid through several funding sources including a $14,000 Homeland Security Grant issued in 2007 and a $5,000 grant through the health department.
Palmer also is awaiting word from the U.S. Surgeon General's office about a $10,000 grant through the National Association of County and City Health Officials, which is earmarked for newly-formed MRCs. The grant could include a $5,000 grant award each year thereafter, he said.
The local CCC currently consists of more than a dozen community leaders, politicians, health and school officials and emergency response personnel. There are more than 2,300 Citizen Corps councils across the U.S., including one in Auglaize County headed up by EMA Director Todd Anderson.
For more information or to volunteer call Palmer at 419-586-3251 or go to serveohio.org/ohiocitizencorps_MRC.aspx.
H1N1 status:
Local health officials say vaccinations against the continuing spread of the H1N1 virus likely won't be available to health departments until mid-October or later.
Two back-to-back doses will be needed over a 28-day cycle, according to Administrator Dale Palmer of the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department.
"Everything is so uncertain right now," he added. "They're just starting clinical trials on the vaccine."
Once the local health department receives the vaccine, they plan to hold clinics for its distribution. At least one of those clinics likely will be a "drive-through" event at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina.
Health officials around the world are concerned about the virus for numerous reasons. Palmer said the seasonal flu typically dies off in the warmer months but that hasn't been the case with H1N1 (formerly called swine flu).
"We've seen it at summer camps and it seems to be much harder on children than the seasonal flu," he said.
His concern, which is shared by many, is that students will further spread the virus when they head back to school in the coming weeks. Educational talks are being planned at all school districts in the county with the focus on proper handwashing - the biggest key to prevention, he added.
Mercer County had one confirmed case of H1N1 in June. The victim, a 14-year-old girl, reportedly contracted the illness while at a church missionary event out of state. She is recovering.
The World Health Organization recently declared the H1N1 a global pandemic due to how fast it continues to spread, not its severity. The virus is most severe in young children, the elderly and those with chronic health problems.
The U.S. continues to report the most cases of any country. Current reports show more than 43,700 cases and more than 300 deaths in the U.S. Worldwide numbers include 134,500 cases and more than 800 deaths.
- Shelley Grieshop
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Smack Mellon's Hot Picks program was launched in 2007. The top artists, as selected from the Studio Program applicants by a panel of esteemed curators, arts professionals, and established artists, are featured on the Smack Mellon website for one year.
The panelists who selected the 2016-2017 Studio Artists were: Larissa Harris, Curator, Queens Museum; Amanda Hunt, Assistant Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem; Nat Trotman, Curator, Performance and Media, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Preliminary panelists were: Golnar Adili, Ira Eduardovna, Steffani Jemison, Franziska Lamprecht (of eteam), Lori Nix, Chat Travieso, all former Smack Mellon Studio Artists.
The Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council Member Stephen Levin, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of The New York Community Trust, Jerome Foundation, Gilbert Mackay Foundation, The Robert Lehman Foundation, The Greenwich Collection Ltd, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Inc., Select Equity Group Foundation, and Smack Mellon's Members.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 , 4:10 PM Black Cultural Center Auditorium Dr. Peter H. Gleick is co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California. His research and writing address the critical connections between water and human health, the hydrologic impacts of climate change, sustainable water use, privatization and globalization, and international conflicts over water resources. Dr. Gleick is an internationally recognized water expert and was named a MacArthur Fellow in October 2003 for his work. He serves on the boards of numerous journals and organizations, and is the author of many scientific papers and seven books, including the biennial water report, The World's Water, and the new Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water.
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I love Sunday afternoon footy. In the old days all football was played on Sunday and I remember the excitement in the crowd as progress scores from other games bellowed out over the loudspeakers.
It will be like that today. All three games boast sell-out crowds and all will have a bearing on the make-up of the top eight.
The highlight will be the much-awaited top-of-the-table clash between Brisbane and St George Illawarra - the premiership leaders standing up to the new favourites. The Broncos and the Dragons need this game right now with the finals less than a month away.
The Broncos have been the most consistent team in the NRL in 2005. They obviously worked hard during the off-season making significant changes to their attacking structure. In recent years their game had been looking old-fashioned and tired, but this year they look reborn and full of intensity.
Barry Berrigan (unfortunately, not playing today) and Casey McGuire have created more variety out of dummy-half to keep the opposition guessing and it has taken the pressure off the traditional attacking options around Darren Lockyer.
Their forwards also developed a passing game to provide relief from their all too familiar pattern of just tucking the ball under the arm and smashing head first into the opposition. Many tries this year have been instigated by passes from Shane Webcke, Petero Civoniceva or Neville Costigan, creating space for outside supports.
Then we have the ever-developing combination among skilful players such as Brett Seymour, Lockyer and Karmichael Hunt igniting Shaun Berrigan, Justin Hodges and Brent Tate.
The Broncos deserve their position at the top of the table but I reckon coach Wayne Bennett will be happy now that the race for the minor premiership is well and truly back on. There is nothing worse than coasting into the play-offs in games of little significance, but now motivation will come easy and with motivation comes better performance.
The Broncos got the staggers in the past few weeks but they will snap out of it today. That's why they need this game. They need the challenge. They have been watching the Dragons coming after them for some time. I suspect every time they hear experts gush praise over the team with the big red V, the Broncos players would experience that little surge of adrenaline and that feeling I think you call competitiveness. The Broncos have it in bucketloads.
The Dragons have been great over the past month, with big wins over the Sea Eagles, Sharks, Roosters and Cowboys. But let's be honest, those teams really offered only token resistance.
The three things about the Dragons that really stand out for me are:
They are playing as a team. This might sound a little simplistic and maybe you expect all teams to do this, but the Dragons have only recently discovered this phenomenon and they are like kids with a new toy. It is really working for them.
They are making fewer mistakes. Their ball control has been outstanding, whereas early in the year they had little or no respect for possession.
Their defence is the best in the NRL. The size and mobility of their forwards and the size and strength of their backs have allowed them to control the game even without the ball. Defence wins premierships.
I don't know who will win today and, to be honest, I don't care. I just can't wait to get to Suncorp Stadium. I am a football junkie.
I will also be keeping an ear to progress scores from other games.
This time last year the Cowboys defeated the Tigers at Campbelltown and it was a case of "sliding doors" as the Cowboys boarded the semi-final train and headed for greatness while the Tigers were left at the station wondering what might have been.
I got the impression the Cowboys were a little underdone against the Dragons last weekend. They rushed a few players back from injury for that game and they weren't quite ready for the intensity of the Dragons. I saw some definite signs they were about to strike some good form.
The Tigers have been outstanding but last week against the Raiders I saw some signs of wear and tear. They might be ready to put in a wobbly one.
I think the Cowboys can win today.
The "house full" sign will go up today at Newcastle, where Manly will have their hands full with the rejuvenated Knights. On recent form, Newcastle probably rate among the top six teams in the comp even though they are still in last place.
They won't let their fans down today. Manly will be aided by the return of second rower Anthony Watmough, but I am confident the Knights will add another big scalp to their growing collection.
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PARIS – French police on Tuesday arrested a 48-year-old man as part of their investigation into the 2012 murders of a British-Iraqi family and a cyclist in the Alps, the local prosecutor said.
Annecy prosecutor Eric Maillaud said the man, from the Haute-Savoie region, was placed in formal custody and was detained following the release in November of an identi-kit image of a mysterious motorcyclist seen near where the quadruple murder took place.
"This arrest, which may not be the only one, was the result of witness statements" that came in after the image was released, Maillaud said.
He said there was no apparent "direct link" between the man and the victims.
A source close to the investigation said police were carrying out a search of the man's home near the scene of the crime, in the presence of his girlfriend.
The source described him as "taciturn mountain man" and a gun enthusiast who lives on the fringes of society.
Maillaud said the man bore a "strong resemblance" to the man in the identi-kit image.
It is the first time anyone has been arrested in France in connection with the case, which has stumped investigators despite major efforts on both sides of the English Channel.
Saad al-Hilli, a 50-year-old Iraqi-born British tourist, was gunned down in September 2012 along with his 47-year-old wife Iqbal and her 74-year-old mother in a woodland parking lot close to the village of Chevaline in the hills above Lake Annecy.
Each was shot multiple times in their British-registered BMW estate car and more than two dozen spent bullet casings were found near the vehicle.
The couple's two daughters, aged 7 and 4 at the time, survived the gruesome attack, but the older girl was shot and badly beaten.
The younger girl survived unscathed after hiding under her mother's skirts for hours after the killings, initially escaping the notice of police.
A 45-year-old French cyclist, Sylvain Mollier, was also killed after apparently stumbling on the scene.
Saad al-Hilli's brother Zaid was arrested in Britain last June on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, but police said last month there was insufficient evidence to press charges.
Investigators had been looking at an inheritance dispute between the two brothers, but Tuesday's arrest focused attention on the possibility of a local killer.
The source close to the case said the arrest was "an important step forward in the investigation" but added that "other arrests should follow."
French police can hold suspects in criminal cases for up to 48 hours without charge.
The source was cautious about the arrest, noting the lack of any links to the victims.
"This is someone who lives around Chevaline and who has no known employment," the source said. "He was someone that investigators were looking at as part of their local leads."
The identi-kit image released in November featured a man sporting a goatee and wearing a rare type of motorcycle helmet.


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Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
That's about this:
"Weather conditions are usually benign during the summer, although the north and west coasts of the island are not good places to be if a mistral blows up, as there is a long fetch all the way from the coast of France. Seabreezes are mostly light along the coast, with the exception of the Strait of Bonifacio, where yachts will often encounter winds 2 or 3 Beaufort more than the prevailing breeze. A bracing 4/5 SE will often be experienced as a near-gale 6/7 as you near the Straits."
There are plenty of protected anchorages and marinas. I was talking about a passage to continental France with a fixed date. that could be a bad idea because that piece of sea is the one more exposed to the Mistral.
Check out this:
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Check out on Google earth and you will find out plenty shelters with sandy beaches and turquoise waters.
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
Thank you everybody for your valuable tips!
Gisele is my wife, and while she's looking at the entertainment affairs ;-) I am looking at some pilot charts of the area and noticed what you said about the mistral (= tramontana?) during summer. It's from N or WNW induced by a low pressure over the lion gulf right? If it happens and reach corsica are there sheltered anchorages in the island coast?
What about "levante" from E?
Should we expect it during summer time (jun/jul)?
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Hi everyone, thanks for the replies!
Our idea is spreading among our friends and we´re currently a group of 9 people coming from Brazil, the US and France. We intend to get together in a week late June for a cruise in a catamaran.
Corse seems to be a unanimity amongst all. We´d like to take advantage of being on a boat and sleeping aboard to explore places you can´t go by car. Anyone who knows the Island of Beauty can reccommend best spots to visit (ex: north or south?)?
Apart from that, I´m looking for a nice place in land, nearby, to take a French course, perhaps a month long. Aix-en-Provence has been reccommended, but I´ll definitely check the spots PCP mentioned.
and you will have a lot of good recommendations.
One week is not much to know Corsica. Recommendations will depend where you are going to charter, I mean the port: 3days in a direction and 3 days back will not give you a big choice. Maybe you can do that for 15 days and in that case the possibilities are bigger.
I will recommend you to charter on Corsica. If you charter on mainland and sail to Corsica you can be surprised by the Mistral on the returning date and can have to face it. A Mistral is no joke and is not very predictable.
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
Hi everyone, thanks for the replies!
Our idea is spreading among our friends and we´re currently a group of 9 people coming from Brazil, the US and France. We intend to get together in a week late June for a cruise in a catamaran.
Corse seems to be a unanimity amongst all. We´d like to take advantage of being on a boat and sleeping aboard to explore places you can´t go by car. Anyone who knows the Island of Beauty can reccommend best spots to visit (ex: north or south?)?
Apart from that, I´m looking for a nice place in land, nearby, to take a French course, perhaps a month long. Aix-en-Provence has been reccommended, but I´ll definitely check the spots PCP mentioned.
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
I went to the University of Nice way back in 87. Spent a week in Corsica, it was great for a student's budget even spent a few few nights on the beach with nothing more than a beach towel and a rice mat. Nice was not too expensive either. Went to Cannes, worth a visit but not for very long. Villefranche is beautiful, as is Monaco. All can be done on a budget, food is was not too expensive if you were careful. I imagine the marinas though are very expensive, we did not have a boat of course. As long as you do like the locals it is not too expensive, but if you do it like the tourists, ouch!
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
I lived and worked outside of Antibes, next to Juan les Pins and between Nice and Cannes. It is a wonderful area and worth exploring by car (or, in my case, by motorcycle). From the warm Med waters a short drive takes you up the Alps to Grasse (where they make pretty much all the French perfume and the industrial zone smells like Jasmine and roses, literally!) and further up to Opio and beyond.
Antibes is home to many, if not most, of the biggest yachts in the world and is worth seeing - lots of great restaurants and bars and even the hangout for the megayacht crews (a place called La Gaffe) is fun to visit.
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
Corsica rocks! Seriously, if you have a rogue's heart, the cote d'azur will empty your wallet while corsica will fill your soul.
on the other hand , if you want the perception of safety that ameinites buys, sell your soul to cannes, nice and monaco.
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
Yes MarK is right, the south of France is lovely. I know all those places he mention but they are absolutely crowded in the summer. I prefer go there in the sprig when it is not so crowded, by car not boat and as he says it is very expensive and very difficult to find a place to anchor near those places. To be true In the summer I prefer places like Arles, Aix-en-provence, Aigues Morts or Nimes, great places full of culture and cultural live and not so crowded. If you go there rent a car and don' go to hotels but try rural tourism. Look here for the nice places and explore the country side that is wonderful and not so crowded:
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Corsica it is also expensive even if not so much but you will find more places to stay at anchor and it is a lot more savage, I mean it has not houses everywhere:
It has some very interesting and nice cities and villages: Ajaccio, Calvi, L'ille Rousse and Bastia are some of them.
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
If you have never been to France, or the Mediteranian before then I would suggest starting at the top.. The Côte d'Azur. From St Tropez, through Cannes, Antibes, Nice and on to Monaco...
The only hint about that area is to pack a little more money than you normally would. It can send millionaires broke, but can also be done without having to sell all your kids.
Villefranche, between Nice and Monaco. If they made villages any better than this they would be in a story book.
Re: hints for French Mediterranean?
The French call it the Island of beauty and it is a very hot spot (maybe the best) for them and you have Sardine just south of it (very few miles) that is also very beautiful. I have circumnavigated both Islands and I know what I am talking about.
But take into consideration that I don't know very well the Mediterranean French coast that I know has also some very good spots.
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With all the free time summer affords, it's the perfect season to introduce your teen to the world of employment. Nearly all kids of this age have some degree of work capability and having a job can be a great way to teach responsibility while bolstering self-esteem.
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h6. Organizations
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will invest an additional $150 million in its Window of Opportunity initiative, which was created to preserve and improve at least 300,000 units of affordable rental housing in the United States. The foundation's goal is to encourage policy reforms that reverse the loss of affordable privately owned rental homes. By the end of 2007, Window of Opportunity will have helped renew nearly 50,000 affordable rental homes. nhi.org/go/macfound.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is providing 11 grants, totally more than $4.5 million, to the Sound Families Initiative to expand housing and services for families in the Seattle area that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The initiative, created in 2000, has reached its goal of tripling the amount of service-enriched housing in the region. nhi.org/go/gatesfoundation.
The Genesee County Land Bank (GCLB) was the winner of the 2007 Fannie Mae Foundation Innovations Award in Affordable Housing. The efforts of the Michigan-based organization have led to increased property values of more than $112 million. GCLB has worked to demolish blighted structures, green vacant lots, and rehabilitate and rebuild vacant and deteriorating properties in Flint, one of the most underinvested cities in the county. Funded through an $8 million land-reutilization fund and a $12 million bond, the GCLB has demolished more than 800 abandoned properties and reconstructed 90 affordable rentals and 80 single-family homes. nhi.org/go/innovationsaward.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $1 million to New America Media (NAM) to develop HUD's first national media campaign about discriminatory lending. NAM, a nationwide association of ethnic media organizations, will produce television, radio, and print advertisements to educate the public about their rights under the Fair Housing Act. Kim Kendrick, HUD's assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, said there were more than 10,000 housing-discrimination complaints filed in 2006. nhi.org/go/hud.
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After eight years as the founding executive director and CEO of Smart Growth America, Don Chen is stepping down to join the Ford Foundation as a Community Development program officer. Chen will manage a substantial grants portfolio and lead efforts to shape a new strategy for the foundation's community-development work.
Doris W. Koo, president and CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, received the Famicos Foundation Visionary Award for Enterprise's work to help house the chronic homeless through the Housing First Initiative in Cleveland. The award goes to individuals who have led the way in addressing some of greater Cleveland's most persistent housing and community-development challenges with long-term, cooperative solutions.
The National Housing and Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) honored two Boston housing leaders for their dedication to providing affordable housing for low-income families in Massachusetts. NH&RA presented the Vision Award to Amy Anthony, housing advocate and preservationist, and Herb Collins, real-estate developer. Anthony is executive director of Preservation of Affordable Housing and has served as secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Communities and Development and on the National Housing Task Force, where she was instrumental in the creation of federal housing policy, including the HOME program. Collins is chairman and CEO of Collins & Company, LLC, a housing-development firm that preserves existing affordable housing.
The Orton Family Foundation named Michael Wood-Lewis winner of the 2007 Innovator in Place Award for his Front Porch Forum, a free online service based in Burlington, Vt., that promotes social and community capacity. The award honors under-recognized grass-roots community activists and leaders. In 2006, Wood-Lewis and his wife Valerie founded Front Porch Forum, which allows citizens to connect with each other through web postings.
Affordable-housing advocate Clara Fox died in November at the age of 90. Fox, founder of the Settlement Housing Fund, which houses 2,200 families in New York City, was a champion of subsidized housing and a critic of the federal government's "incredible indifference" to it. Housing advocates credit her with the idea of combining social services with low- and moderate-income housing. She also was the first to train tenants on how to manage a coop building when massive cooperative conversions took place in New York in the 1960s. Until her death, Fox served as co-chairwoman the New York Housing Conference, a coalition of more than 70 housing organizations, professionals, and funders.
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One of Hillsborough County's worst-kept secrets formally was acknowledged Friday evening, when loved ones, colleagues, and former players of longtime county coach Joe Severino gathered to honor him before his final home game at John Adcock Stadium.
Severino, whose 1-7 team hosted Steinbrenner on Friday, is retiring as a teacher in June after 35 years, and walking away after 18 seasons as a head coach in Hillsborough County.
Affectionately known as "Big Daddy," he'll coach his final game Thursday at Hillsborough.
A West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman graduate, Severino, 58, entered Friday's game with a 72-114 career record that included stints at Gaither, Tampa Bay Tech, King and Chamberlain. His teams reached the playoffs three times, collecting three postseason victories.
He took over Chamberlain's program 2 1/2 years ago when the program was in total disarray. John Colbert, hired in April 2009 to replace legendary Chiefs coach Billy Turner, resigned two months later following an exodus of players to other schools.


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Washington Redskins Cheerleader Alyssa shares one of her go-to recipes with WOW!
Hey Women of Washington Redskins!
Well, we all know it's that time of year: we're getting up early to hit the gym, counting calories, and just taking extra steps to make up for those holiday feasts. The bottom line is; we strive to make changes in our lifestyle to ensure a healthier, HAPPIER new year.
For my New Year's resolution, when I'm not training in the studio, I've rejuvenated my passion for cooking and definitely made a greater effort to cook well-balanced meals. However, as we all know, it's not always easy finding time between family, work, and the rest of life's busy moments to prepare a square meal.
Here's a great recipe for Greek Orzo Salad that I love to whip up when I'm on a time crunch. I usually have enough for left-overs which can be wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with a spread of my favorite Cava Tzatziki. So here's to a fantastic new year and a new, healthier you!
Greek Orzo Salad
1 bag baby spinach
1 c. orzo
1 tomato
1 yellow pepper
1 orange pepper
Black olives
1 c. feta cheese
Olive oil, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano (to taste)
1. Dice tomato, yellow pepper, and orange pepper. Toss evenly into spinach with black olives.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add orzo. Cook for 8-10 minutes and drain.
3. Add warm orzo and feta cheese to salad and toss evenly.
4. Drizzle olive oil
5. Add salt, pepper, basil, and oregano
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An entry into the column contest for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists consists of three articles published in the previous calendar year. This year, I placed in the General Interest Category! On June 28th, at the conference in DC, I will find out if I placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
Here are the articles that made up my entry–
The Mystery of my Grandfather's German Love
Ginger Truitt
Originally published 9/23/2013
Today is a melancholy day. I am sitting in Berlin, listening to the rain drizzle against the slanted windows of our attic apartment. In the distance I can see the American flag flying over the U.S. Embassy, and beyond that, the glass dome top of the Reichstag which is the German Parliament building.
There are tourists below, wrapped in sweat-inducing, plastic ponchos from the souvenir stand, fighting the elements in order to get a glimpse of history. If I crack the window, I can hear the thick accent of the tour guide explaining that our apartment building sits on top of Hitler's bunker; the bunker where he died.
I am fascinated with Germany due to my ancestral ties. My family immigrated to the U.S. long before either of the World Wars, but my grandpa was stationed here during WWII. He was fluent in German because it was one of the languages his mother spoke.
Recently, my dad produced a shoe box that he had found deep in the recesses of grandpa's garage. It contained letters and pictures from grandpa's time here in Germany when he was still single.
The faded black and white photos draw me to speculate on a part of my grandfather's life about which we know very little. They depict a young soldier resembling Clark Gable, posing with a woman; holding her hand, laughing with her, kissing her. I can imagine how easy it would be for a good-looking soldier, who was fluent in the language, to get involved with a local girl.
There are several pictures of him with an unidentified child just a few years old. Was she the girlfriend's daughter? A buddy's daughter? Perhaps she was his daughter? I don't think he was here long enough to have fathered this child, but my romantic mind likes to wander that direction. Sometimes, on the bus, I will study the faces of women over sixty-five and look for family resemblances.
I have not yet had a chance to scan the letters and make proper notations so that I can fully research it. There is one that Grandpa's girlfriend wrote to his mother. The handwriting is beautiful, and the sentiment is precious. I cried when I read it, causing my sisters to think I am crazy. After all, he came home, married our grandma, and created a happy family of which we are blessed to be part.
But I can't help but wonder about those years in Germany, and the woman he once loved. How did it end? It was clear she thought he would come back for her. Was he a cad who made promises he had no intention of keeping, or in his youthful ignorance did he believe they could make it work?
It is possible she is still living. Perhaps she tells her granddaughters the story of the good-looking, American soldier who swept her off her feet. Or maybe it's a secret she keeps buried from her family, in a shoebox, in the back of the garage.
Today is a melancholy day. I peer through the rain running down the window, and picture the city war-torn and destroyed. I imagine my grandfather on clean-up duty, making the best of a bad situation by falling in love with a girl whose voice would have sounded like those floating up from the street. I am fascinated with Germany due to my ancestral ties, but I am captivated by the mystery one particular ancestor left behind.
Someone please tell me I don't look old enough!
Ginger Truitt
Originally Published 8/6/2013
Last week, on the occasion of my eldest child's twenty-first birthday, I spent most of the day trying to garner compliments. Perhaps "compliment" is the wrong word. It was really reassurance that I needed. I didn't care who said it, I just wanted to hear those magical words, "My goodness, young lady! You do not look anywhere near old enough to have a twenty-one year old daughter!"
Truth be known, I was pathetically desperate. I carefully stopped the gas pump at $19.79. When the cashier handed me the change, I laughed, "That's really funny! Twenty-one cents. My daughter turns twenty-one today!"
"Uh-huh," he muttered as he looked past me to the next person in line. If he had had taken two seconds to make eye contact, he would have been shocked to see such a young woman claiming to have a twenty-one year old child. Someone really needs to work on their customer service skills.
Next stop was the grocery store. I was picking up the usual-bread, milk, double chocolate fudge brownie ice cream-when inspiration hit. I stocked the cart with six boxes of wine, two cases of beer, and a gallon of Sangria. Nothing says youth like liquor in boxes and jugs.
There are occasions when I get carded even though the sign says, "Any customer clearly under the age of 40 must present an I.D." I always appreciate the rare clerk who can't tell for sure if I've reached forty. They will never be hired as carnival age-guessers, but they would do well in any business that requires ego boosting. I should ask them to guess my weight too.
But on this all-important date, the clerk rang up my cartful of boxed liquor without batting an eye. As she handed me the receipt, I gave her a second chance, "I guess I could have had my daughter pick this up for me. She turns twenty-one today!"
"Uh-huh," she chirped, snapping her gum and turning to the next customer.
Glancing at my to-do list, I cringed.
An hour later, I signed in at the front desk. Required fields were Name, Date, and Procedure. I sat in the waiting area, grumbling to myself about the poor magazine selection. Golf Digest, Architectural Digest, Travel and Leisure; who reads this stuff? I wanted something lighthearted to take my mind off of the impending discomfort. I said to the old man sitting next to me, "I should have brought my twenty-one year old daughter's fashion magazines."
He responded while turning the page of his AARP mag, "Uh-huh."
Suddenly, I became aware of some commotion at the desk. Two receptionists and a nurse glanced furtively in my direction while whispering over the sign-in sheet.
Finally, one approached me.
"Are you Mrs. Truitt?"
"What procedure are you here for?"
"A mammogram."
"The problem is, we don't do mammograms here."
"But I'm certain I've been here before."
"Yes, ma'am, you were here two years ago for a scan of the soft tissues in your neck."
"Oh. So, where would I have scheduled my mammogram?"
"I'm sorry, I really couldn't say."
"This is so embarrassing! I guess I'm just really distracted because my daughter is turning twenty-one today."
"I understand," she reassured, "the same thing happened to my mom once. She said it's just part of getting old."
Hope Heals the Pain of Death
Ginger Truitt
Originally published 4/14/2013
Fifteen years ago, today we celebrated my mother's life at her funeral. Because she was a school teacher, it was a grand funeral with hundreds of people in attendance. The memory that stands out most is of her third grade class, tearfully singing a song in her honor. They had only been back from spring break one day when she fell ill at school, and was rushed to the hospital.
She died at the age of 47. In four years, I will be 47. The closer I get, the more I realize how truly young my mom was.
I've written each year about her death, and I always try to inject a public service announcement. If you do not have a spleen, or your spleen has been damaged, get a pneumonia shot every year. Not every three years, or every five years, but every single year. It could very well save your life. It would have saved my mom.
I didn't want to write about it this year because it's just so darn depressing. I've started at least three other topics, but they fall short, and the words just won't come to the forefront of my beleaguered brain. Nothing will do until I write about that time.
For the past two months, a very specific subject related to my mom's death has been swirling in my mind. That is the subject of hope.
On February 19th, my nephew turned fifteen. As his birthday approached, I recalled a sweet memory.
In my mind's eye, the day we buried my mom was dark and dismal. At the cemetery, my younger sisters and I said our final farewells. I turned away as my dad stretched his arms across the top of the casket, and my grandmother broke into sobs. There was so much pain. So many loose ends. So many things I'd never said, and too many things I wished I could take back.
As I turned, I saw my mother-in-law at the edge of the crowd, quietly waiting with my sister-in-law. Sitting on the ground next to them, was an infant seat. My nephew was a baby of absolute angelic perfection. From between the blankets, the most precious brown eyes gazed up at me. It was then that I felt it. Hope.
Maybe the sun had been shining all along. I have no idea. Maybe it never actually broke forth that day. But when I recall that moment, I remember the warmth of the sun shining on my face. It seemed as if those eyes were penetrating straight into my soul, and reassuring me that all would be well. It was peaceful, and serene, and I was so thankful that my sister-in-law made the effort to come that day. It's not always easy when you have a new baby.
Fifteen years later, he's over six feet tall, and has blue hair (we're hoping it's a phase), and I still feel hope when I look into his eyes. Hope that somehow the wrongs in life will be righted, and the world will become a better place. People in every walk of life encounter times when they need to know that the sun will shine again. Sometimes, you only have to look into their eyes to convey hope. And sometimes, you just need to take a baby to a funeral.


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San Diego-based Active Network and Triathlon America announced this morning that the two have linked in a strategic agreement. According to the two, they will work together on a comprehensive study of triathletes, to better identify who is participating in triathlon events. The two said they will provide research on demographics, spending and training habits, brand preferences, and more on triathletes through the effort. Terms of the strategic deal were not announced.


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THE people of Chester are being asked to help trace the library where a mystery photo was taken.
Cheshire West and Chester Council librarians discovered the photo of a branch library when sorting through old photographs alongside staff from Cheshire's record office.
The photo was discovered as staff were preparing for National Libraries' Day on February 8 and were sifiting through old memorabilia in order to put them on display.
Cllr Lynn Riley, executive member for localities, said: "February 8 is an annual event celebrating the diversity of libraries and reinforcing their role as a focal point in their local communities.
"The mystery photo was found in a box which contained many old library photos but this one cannot be identified.
"It is thought it is a scene from an old Cheshire West library but it could be from further afield in east Cheshire, or even Wirral, Halton or Warrington, from the days when these areas were part of Cheshire County Council. If you recognise the library or the people in the photo please let us know and we can make sure that it is displayed in the correct library and also take a new photo if we can trace any of the people too."
For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/libraries.aspx.
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