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Finding the balance between family and work
Marisa Thalberg, 37, a working mother in New York City, has not owned an alarm clock for years. Every morning, her five-year-old daughter Hannah or her five-month-old daughter Avery takes care of waking her up in the early hours.
Like millions of women around the world, from the moment her day begins, Marisa starts juggling the competing and sometimes conflicting worlds of work and motherhood.
With women making up approximately 40 per cent of the global workforce, finding childcare that is both high quality and affordable is a struggle for many dual-career families. In many parts of the world, parents sometimes rely on extended family members to provide childcare. Frequently an older child, generally a daughter, is entrusted with care of the younger children often at the expense of her own schooling.
Fortunately, this is not the case for Marisa and her family.
Mornings are mostly organized chaos at the Thalberg home, a fine-tuned routine. Marisa and her husband, David, get ready for work, dress and feed their children, wait for Averys babysitter to arrive and drop Hannah off at school. Then they each rush to their respective jobs: Marisa is an executive in an advertising agency, while David works as the executive director of a public relations firm.
Towards the end of their busy workdays, Marisa and David start text messaging each other to see who can make it home closer to 7 p.m. to relieve the babysitter and put the children to bed. It is not easy to juggle all this, but they manage.
My husband and I are real partners, says Marisa. We are partners in providing for our family and we are partners at home. When we both come back in the evening, we dont regress into antiquated gender roles of me doing housework and him reading the paper. In fact, we would never have a home-cooked meal without him!
A place for working mothers to come together
After giving birth to her daughter Hannah in 2000, Marisa knew that she would go back to work, both because it was a financial imperative and because of the sense of fulfilment she felt as a successful executive.
A lot can be derived from work: being with other adults, a sense of self and the feeling that you are making a contribution in the world, she says. But she felt she needed to be in contact with other women in the same situation. Marisa lives in New York City, which is home to many professional women, but she had great difficulty finding a support group of mothers working outside the home with whom to share experiences, advice and support.
In 2002, Marisa decided to create the group Executive Moms. I found that I stumbled onto this gaping need that existed among thousands of mothers all across the country, she says. The irony, of course, is that in my efforts to solve my own issues as a working mother, I ended up giving myself a second career!
Executive Moms offers peer support for mothers who are also professionals, giving them networking opportunities and emotional resources to help them cope and thrive in their dual roles. The organization, which currently has several thousand members, has a website, weekly Executive Momorandum e-mails for members and a variety of special events.
In 2005, Marisa was named Outstanding Contemporary Woman in Business by Project Legacy as a result of her work with Executive Moms. She has also become a spokeswoman to the media on issues involving motherhood, careers and busy womens lifestyles. But perhaps the most rewarding part of her job as founder of the organization has been the opportunity to challenge some stereotypes.
Many people believe that working mothers are harried, beleaguered and would do anything not to have to juggle work and family, she says. But the very first survey that we circulated among our members revealed that 97 per cent of the women in Executive Moms felt that working made them better mothers.
Despite the many rewards of balancing a professional life and children, the challenges faced by many working families are substantial. We cant escape the fact that maternity leave in the U.S. and other countries is shrinking, both in its length and in its quality, says Marisa. Many workplaces let you know that it is not OK to check out completely, that you need to come back soon. When you add to that the fact that paternity leave in this country is not well established and it is very hard to find affordable, quality childcare, you end up with a very challenging scenario.
Given these persistent difficulties in making the juggling work, womens support of each other in the workplace is all the more important. In my career, I often found that women are not as good to other women as they should be, says Marisa. We should leverage some of our maternal qualities and bring them to the fore at work to support one another.
Social policies and programmes should be promoted to enable women and men, like Marisa and her husband, to reconcile their work and family responsibilities and encourage men to take on an equal share of domestic chores and childcare. Read more about empowerment in the workplace.


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This is the ideal place for enjoying a glass of fine Italian wine or a cocktail. Our garden is also a quiet place for reading or working using free high-speed wifi connection. The garden is a smoking area.
An historic building from the early 20th century is located in the garden. The villa hosts 4 suites all elegantly styled with all comforts and a fin du siècle touch.

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Mary Azalee Green Bryan
Westminster – Mary Azalee Green Bryan, 95, formerly of the Tabor Community, widow of the late Harold Vernon Bryan, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Oconee Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held 2 PM, Saturday, December 15, 2012 from the chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Oconee Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM, prior the service at the funeral home.
The family is at their respective homes. Flowers are accepted, or memorials in her memory may be made to the Cottingham Hospice House, Attn: Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672.
Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com


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The Barbara Bush library recently celebrated their 40th year of serving the northwest Harris County community. Throughout those years the Friends have provided supplemental funds to enhance programming, the collection and provide for other needs. It is the busiest branch in the Harris Count Library System.
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The Barbara Bush Library Friends has made it possible for the Spring community to enjoy numerous programs for adult, young adult and children. They are an asset for our community.
I am a forever library user, and The Friends group at The Barbara Bush Library makes my library even better! New to texas, i joined the Friends' Board as away to meet new folkls. Volunteersman the Friends' bookstore, we provide funds for new ebooks, offers stimulating programs and social events all ages, and actively supports the summer reading program for the young people in the community. The Board is active, involved, and always looking for new faces and new ideas.
This organization has been a part of my life since 1999. I have even involved my family in their activities. They provide things for the library the County cannot afford to supply. Libraries are an essential part of any community and this organization enhances their presence.
The Friends supplement the County funding for this library, helping to make it a great asset for our community. The library provides print and electronic resources, popular classes, and programs for all ages from infants to seniors. This group has been called the "Rock Star" of Texas Friends groups.
Would be lost without our library. So much outreach to the public,children,adults,seniors alike. A real asset to our community.
The Barbara Bush Harris County Library offers amazing services and exemplary creativity in serving the public. Much of this is made possible by the Cypress Creek Friends of the Library. This organization is a model for what it means to support literacy and learning in America.
As a mature client with mobility issues I have found the library staff to be gracious, informed, and interested in my needs and requests. They have been particularly accommodating with my ipad usage of audio and ebooks.
This branch of the Harris County Library System is a resource this community cannot possibly do without. I have been a borrower and a member of one of its book clubs for the last seven years and just recently, became of member of the Friends board. To say I spend a lot of time here at the Barbara Bush branch, is an understatement but I'm not alone in that. It is one of the most heavily used branches in the system as evidenced by the number of books that pass in and out of circulation. Their children's programs are many and varied, from infants to elementary students. The community outreach is significant, with a considerable number of volunteers who assist the small staff that has survived the cutbacks. I'm constantly amazed at the countless hours Nancy Agafitei, our branch librarian works to efficiently oversee this library and all of its programs. Thanks, Nancy and your staff, for all you do!
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The first thing I did when I retired in 2006 was join the afternoon book club at the Barbara Bush branch and have read every book on our list and, except when I'm out of town, have attended the discussion every month. Nancy Agafitei, the branch librarian, is tireless in promoting the branch to the community and has made it one of the most active branches in the system. I also use the database for research in my work as a volunteer docent for the adjacent Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts. My life without the Cypress Creek Barbara Bush branch library? Unthinkable.
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If you want to give your child a gift this Easter, the Georgia Department of Agriculture recommends that you stick with marshmallow Peeps and chocolate bunnies rather than their living counterparts.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is trying to discourage parents from giving baby ducks, chicks and rabbits.
"They're not play things," he said. "If something is alive, it's got to be taken care of. It's a long-term commitment. In many cases, that's not taken into consideration."
Irvin noted that birds such as chickens may become aggressive as they get older, and often are not appropriate in a suburban setting.
Also of concern is the fact that many chicks and ducks carry salmonella bacteria, a source of gastrointestinal illness. Salmonellosis can cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramping that lasts up to a week and is sometimes severe enough to require hospitalization.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 600 people die of salmonellosis each year, and young children are especially susceptible to salmonella infection.
Still, some folks can't resist purchasing a fuzzy chick or duckling at Eastertime.
"People like them as pets," said George Fortner, co-owner of Southwind Tack and Feed in Clermont.Southwind began selling baby chicks at its Hall County store this Easter for the first time, but has sold chicks and ducks at its Dahlonega store for several years.
Fortner said most of his customers are accustomed to handling animals. If an Easter chick or duck reaches maturity, the owners just keep it on their property or, in some cases, they may slaughter it for food.
Rick Aiken, president of the Humane Society of Hall County, said few Easter pets live long enough to grow up. "Most of the chicks and ducks usually die pretty quick," he said.
Ken Neidenbach, owner of Village Pets on John Morrow Parkway, said he doesn't sell chicks and ducks as Easter gifts.
"We sell those birds only by special order, such as if someone wants ducks for their pond," he said.
In contrast to barnyard fowl, Aiken said a rabbit can be a good pet as long as buyers know what they're getting into.
"You can litter-box train a rabbit. They're clean animals and fairly intelligent," he said. "But they have special needs. People need to do research before they buy. Too often, it's an impulse-type thing, and people don't think of the consequences."
Rabbits are by nature skittish and easily frightened, and preschool children tend to handle them too roughly, Aiken said. People also forget that rabbits don't remain cute little bunnies for long. Some of the giant breeds can weigh 16 pounds when full-grown.
"Most people don't want a big rabbit in the house," he said. "They stick it in a cage out in the yard. It never gets any socialization and it doesn't take long for a child to lose interest."
Too often, the rabbit becomes an unwanted burden, and gets dumped at the humane society.
But Neidenbach said it doesn't have to turn out that way, if people choose the right pet to begin with.
"We carry rabbits year-round, and don't really have an increase in sales at Easter," he said. "Rabbits have passed gerbils and hamsters as the fourth-biggest-selling pet. It's not an impulse purchase anymore. Most people research them on the Internet."
The secret for success? Keep 'em small. "We sell only the dwarf varieties, the ones that don't grow bigger than about five pounds," Neidenbach said.
His rabbits are about the size of guinea pigs and are ideal for keeping indoors, he said. "They're low-maintenance and not noisy," he said. "We make sure each customer gets a brochure on how to care for them. It's a good first pet for a child."


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How should U.S. Catholic nuns and sisters -- rebuked by the Vatican for paying more attention to social justice issues than to championing pro-life doctrine -- stand up to Rome?
Calmly, with integrity in tact, their leadership concluded this week in an much-watched meeting of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the umbrella group of leaders representing 80% of America's nuns.
According to the National Catholic Reporter, the 900 nuns and sisters attending the LCRW's annual assembly agreed they will:
... proceed with discussion with the Vatican "for as long as possible" but will reconsider if the sisters are "forced to compromise the integrity of [their] mission.
The sisters were shocked -- and many U.S. Catholic supporters along with them -- by an scathing report from from the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which set up a three-bishop committee to "reform" and run the LCWR. When their president, Sister Pat Farrell went to see then CDF head Cardinal William Levada, the cardinal later dismissed their talk as a "dialog of the deaf."
The sisters decided to pray and discern the path forward together at their annual meeting, where Farrell, wrapping up her term as president told them a "prophetic response" would...:
Be humble, but not submissive ... (Be) rooted in a solid sense of ourselves, but not self-righteous; truthful, but gentle and absolutely fearless...It would ask probing questions. Are we being invited to some appropriate pruning and are we open to it? Is this doctrinal process an expression of concern or an attempt to control?
According to coverage by the National Catholic Reporter, Farrell said,
Concern is based in love and invites unity. Control through fear and intimidation would be an abuse of power.
David Gibson, reporting for Religion News Service, said the nuns wanted to hang in, despite their "deep disappointment" with Rome, to maintain a voice for the laity and for women in the church. According to Gibson, Farrell told reporters
Dialogue on doctrine is not going to be our starting point.
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Farrell spoke of how the sisters have historically been committed to serving the poor and marginalized as well as to pushing boundaries within the church. That sometimes led to suppression by the hierarchy, she said, but also to sainthood for many nuns, and to far reaching changes that have benefited Catholics as a whole.
The next crucial step in the process will come on Saturday, when the LCWR board is set to meet for two hours with Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, the head of a three-bishop team appointed by Rome to oversee the overhaul of the LCWR over the next five years.
Sister Sandra M. Schneiders, professor emeritus of New Testament studies at the Jesuit School of Theology/Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., told Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times:
There is definitely a desire to de-escalate the conflict, because fighting is not what we're about. But there are also non-negotiables," she said, including the belief that God speaks through many people, not just through the bishops.
Questions abound: What will Sartain say back? How will Catholics who praised the Vatican for reining in the activist sisters view this? And what will liberal Catholics, who rushed to lavish praise on sisters who touched their lives, have to say?
Cathy Lynn Grossman is too fidgety to meditate. But talking about visions and values, faith and ethics lights her up. Join in at Faith & Reason. More about Cathy.
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Minor in Art History
The minor in Art History provides students with opportunities to appreciate different world views and insights expressed in art. Students gain a broader historical and cultural understanding of the context of world art by studying the processes and methods that inspire the creation of art. The minor will prepare students for more advanced study of Art History or other related disciplines.Degree Requirements


text: Posted December 1, 2010 Looking at this roster right now, what players do you consider to be the core of this team. If we were to be in the Super Bowl a few years from now what players on the current roster would you expect to be there? Just have been taking an in depth look at our roster, and looking through stats and using personal opinion of what positions I think we are good at and who I want this team to keep. Wanted everyone elses opinion as well. 1 person likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Given the excitement with which the reinvention of Apple TV was greeted when Steve Jobs announced it two weeks ago at Macworld, it's surprising how little critical attention has been paid to the fact that the free update he promised to deliver by Tuesday has run into a snag.
The news was slipped into an Apple (AAPL) press release about the Macbook Air that was issued on Wednesday. Apple TV's second coming is now due "in a week or two" or "within two weeks," depending which paragraph you read.
Why the delay?
The update, according to the release, is simply "not quite finished." But that hasn't stopped outsiders from speculating that there might be more going on.
Could it have something to do with that awkward moment in Jobs' Macworld keynote when he went to demo Flikr photos on Apple TV and the giant screen went blank? ("I'm afraid Flikr's not serving up the photos today," he joked, but you know that inside he was fuming.)
Or could the hang-up be, as
's Jordan Golson speculates, some last-minute wrangling with the movie studios? If that's the case, a week or two may be optimistic.
I'm reminded of Daniel Eran Dilger's lovesong to the new Apple TV posted in Roughly Drafted last week, in which he praised it as "a full fledged, self contained media computer for watching and ordering Internet content" and bid good riddance to Blockbuster.
With the iPhone now running along smoothly at top speed, Apple now has the opportunity to fire up Apple TV as its fourth engine [of growth]. This time, the professional naysayers only have a couple weeks to disgorge their rivers of fear, uncertainty, and doubt before Take Two hits the public's hands and shows up their analysis as the stupefying nonsense that it is. (link)
Apparently Apple saw fit to give the naysayers another week to two.


text: I recently came back from a one week vacation in Paris. It was my first time in Paris and besides seeing ALL the touristy places I managed to get a little shopping in. I though I'd share some of my shopping experiences there. The first stop for any tourist shopper is either Printemps or Galeries Lafayette on Haussmann blvd. Both are huge department stores which carry higher-end brands. Both also market aggressively to the tourists, including offering a 10% discount card. However, the discount is only for regular-priced items. Even it was sale season, and most things actually were on sale, the prices were still fairly high. Maybe it's just the high Euro. I don't think there was anything in either store that couldn't be found cheaper elsewhere ie. in smaller shops. I stopped by Albaladejo Shoes on ave de l'Opera. The main person there is Miguel. There was also a very helpful young woman whose name I can't remember. Both don't speak much English but fortunately my wife speaks French. The shoes are very, very nice and are reasonably priced at around 300 Euros. Most of the styles are fairly classic. Like I said, the regular shoes look very nice, but he also had on display some shoes with a finish that was absolutely outstanding. Antiquing, I guess it would be called? How he does this is of course a proprietary secret. Miguel says that he's able to do it for most models he has available. It costs an extra 50 Euros and takes two days. After comparing the shoes with and without the finish I think it's definitely money well spent. In fact, there's not many excuses for not getting the finish; it is that impressive. They also had a selection of women's shoes. The saleswoman was very helpful in that she brought out ALL the models in my wife's particular size to try on. How do I explain to my wife that a high-quality $300 shoe is better than her usual glued-together, pleather $100 department store shoes?? Miguel also confirmed that Albaladejo produces women's shoes for Edward Green. "Edward who?" my wife asks. Anyways, I purchased a pair of reddish-brown double-soled Norwegian-front(?) split-toe shoes. Of course I got the extra finish on the shoes. It looks amazing. I can't tell you how pleased I am with the shoes as well as the service at ALbaladejo. BTW, they don't have a catalog or much of a web presence, but Miguel tells me both will be up by September. I came by a shoe shop Shipton & Heneage on Raspail. Very nice shoes. The salesman told me that most of the models are produced by Crockett & Jones and that a few of them were by Sargent. The prices were 250-350 Euros, and were cheaper than similar-appearing shoes at the C&J shop. I bought a very nice oxford, the Bedford. Same models in the shop as on their website shipton.fr. Just some brief notes on other places: La vallee outlet (It's out near Paris Disney and we were visiting there anyways): Not many stores. Prices not that great for an outlet. Nothing really interesting. John Lobb, Berluti, Kiton, Dunhill: nice stuff to look at in the windows but I was too embarassed wearing my tourist-clothes to actually go in. Louis Vuitton: This place is nuts. It's a small shop near where the main shop is being renovated. There was a lineup going all the way out the door. I'm not kidding. We stopped in and asked if they was a sale going on or something. There wasn't. I guess I'd charge those high prices too if people are lining up to pay what they're asking. Consignment shops: Ridiculously overpriced for very used goods. Think smelly, OLD, scuffed-up, soles-worn-down-to-cork John Lobbs for 500 Euros. OK, that's enough from me. Any comments especially from those more familiar with the above Paris shops are welcome.


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City Cyclops Commands You to Get It
Truth Serum has been solicited in the November issue of Previews! Listed under the name City Cyclops, you can now order many, many copies of the Truth Serum collection due out in January. Here's the full-page ad we've purchased for an absurd amount of money.


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phylloxera struck in the late 19th century, and in the 20th century, Soviet winemaking mandates encouraged quantity above quality.
The original vines on the estate perished in the late 19th century from oidium and phylloxera, and Klein Constantia shut down.
The cause of the mischief, the terrible phylloxera devastatrix, was brought to light in 1868.
Want of rain and the phylloxera are constant anxieties at the Cape.
What is the phylloxera, and what shall I do to my grape vines if they infest the roots?
Why may we not grow these grapes if we protect them from phylloxera, fungi and cold?
The roots are soft and fleshy (for an American grape) and in some localities quite subject to attacks of phylloxera.
The winter egg may be taken as the beginning of the life cycle of the phylloxera.
The phylloxera also made its way to the island, and every vineyard in Madeira was more or less affected by it.
Like those of Vulpina, the roots are slender, hard and resistant to phylloxera.


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The Baldwin town board met to establish a 2014 budget proposal at a budget workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the town hall.
The intention is to provide residents information as to what the board's plan is for spending in 2014 and how the board came up with the proposed levy amount for 2014.
As part of an ongoing objective to improve accountability and transparency between the Baldwin town board and the citizens of Baldwin, a Powerpoint presentation is being planned for the annual meeting at 8:01 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12.
"The people are owed an explanation as to what we are planning to spend the money on," said board chairman Jay Swanson.
All five members of the board agreed they would keep the proposed levy the same as 2013, the total levy amount being $894,000.
"I don't think we can increase the levy. I don't think it would be wise,"
Supervisor Kim Good said.
The 2014 levy will be approved by Baldwin township residents at the annual meeting.
The proposed budget is divided between six funds: road and bridge, general, fire department, debt service, park and capital improvement.
The road and bridge fund is by far the largest fund, claiming over half of the total levy. Of the $480,000 allocated to road and bridge, $100,000 is designated for crack sealing and general road repair, another portion is set aside for snowplowing and sanding. A good portion of the money will go towards the 112th Street project. There will also be some money left over to pull out some stumps, said Supervisor Larry Handshoe.
"I think we can stretch the road and bridge fund out," said Good. "Taxes are high enough, especially for commercial property.
The next fund in order of dollar amount would be the general fund. This is the money it takes to keep the township lights on, so to speak. "We seem to be functioning pretty well as we are," Good remarked. The 2013 levied amount for the general fund was $185,000.
Next is the fire department fund. Officially the Northeast Sherburne Fire and Rescue Department, the fire fund has been levied at $110,000 for 2013 and will be proposed to be the same amount for 2014. Expenses for the department are expected to remain stable.
The next fund is the debt services fund. The 2013 levied amount was over $87,000. This fund is likely to be reduced for 2014 because the fire hall has been paid in full. The savings from debt services is slated to go into the capital improvement fund.
The park fund amount for 2013 is set at $25,000. Most of this amount will go to install a pavilion at Young Park. Boardwalks are scheduled to be put in early spring and the pavilion will be up by May. Supervisor Tom Rush said the park board has made do with what they had to work with and they will continue to do so moving forward. The township has acquired a second park, Goose Lake Park.
Since this new property is mostly water, the board hopes to put up a boat rack of some sort. In addition, the county is requiring signage for Goose Lake Park.
The last fund is the capital improvement fund. The 2013 amount was $
6,268. As was mentioned, the savings from the debt services fund will be put into the capital improvement fund in order to be available for the bigger purchases of the township. "It is a small step in, I think, the right direction," Good said.


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Glentress, nestled in the Tweed Valley of Southern Scotland has developed a reputation as THE trail centre to visit with routes to suit all abilities, an award-winning cafe and bike shop (with hire bikes available) and post-ride facilities such as showers and a bike wash. The trails are graded from Green to Black, providing a plethora of riding options for the whole family. There's a Freeride Park in a state of constant development and improvement and a Skills Loop to help novice riders progress to the next level.
Arriving at The Hub In The Forest, there are loads of riders hanging around the car park; people arriving back from their rides, a smile on their face from the final ripping descent to the cafe; riders saddling up to head out onto the trails; families sat in the sunshine on the cafe veranda, plates of cake in front of them.
As with most trail centres, the routes start with a climb away from the cafe and car park at the trailhead. This used to be one long fireroad grind but the constant development of new trails here has provided a lovely undulating singletrack trail through the woodland, beautifully engineered in that it never really feels like a climb but you pop out onto the fireroad much further up! At the top of the climb is the Buzzards Nest car park, location of the Freeride Park. It's here that the gravity boys and girls congregate, big bikes and body armour the order of the day as, further up on the hillside, the wide bermed trails and wall rides catapult the riders over the drops and jumps.
The beauty of the marked routes here is that, once you get to know them, they're interchangeable and riders will frequently mix and match, combining the best bits of Black and Red, perhaps climbing back up for another run down one of the other descents available. At "only" 29km, the Black route doesn't sound intimidating but the relentless arm-pounding descents, the technical climbs and the feeling of isolation combine to make it an epic day out. No matter how many riders are hanging round the car park, once out on the trails it's rare that you'll see more than a few dozen others except at the popular gathering spots such as Spooky Woods, a grin-inducing section on the Red route of jumps, berms and drops which riders will often spend several hours riding and re-riding, honing their lines, gaining confidence and speed with each run.
The longest climb on the Black loop is known as the Tower Climb. Steep at first it soon heads into tree lined switch-backed trail which once again do a great job of masking the actual height gained, maximising the fun without inducing that sense of despair most riders get when faced with an interminable climb! It's actually quite a technical section, the tight bends and rock-strewn singletrack combining with the gradient to create a challenging climb. Before you know it you're out above the tree line, climbing round the hairpin bends to arrive at the highest point on the route by a wooden shelter which provides an ideal rest spot with some stunning views over the Tweed Valley.
Further on round the route at the radio mast on Dunslair Heights the trail divides, following either the Black out round the edge of the woods or heading downhill into the woods to pick up the Red route at the Spooky Woods playground. The Black route throws in optional extras such as Redemption, a loop of a long descent, liberally sprinkled with bermed corners, drops and bridge crossings followed by a gut-wrenching but ultimately satisfying climb back out. Or if you're pressed for time you can bypass it and pick the trail up further on. Clever huh? With the end in sight, the fun factor is turned up to 11 as the trail heads downwards, split by fireroad transitional sections to allow the arm-pump time to ease. The first section heads into optional North Shore, rough hewn wooden structures providing a challenge to the brave but with the ever present chicken runs round the side for the less foolhardy! At the bottom the trail is shared with the Red Route as tracks towards The Hub converge, short whoopy sections with an occasional sharp climb, sections to allow easy overtaking and all constructed with the expertise born of long experience to maximise the grain of the land and give a real flow, flattering your skills as a rider and often feeling faster than it actually is. There are options towards the end to climb back up to the Buzzards Nest car park and take one of several descents back down, the Black, Red and Blue combining and splitting, flowing seamlessly down the hillside. The easier Blue option fits in nicely as either a gentle day out for the more experienced rider or an introduction to the rigours of mountain biking for a relative novice. The well-designed combination of Routes on the way back in allows novice riders to experiment with harder grade features or alternatively an easy spin back down if the day out has been a bit tiring! Meanwhile, the separate Green Route is ideal for families with kids on tagalong bikes or who are just getting started out on their own. If you plan your day right at Glentress there's often time for a ride in the morning, lunch at The Hub then a different option in the afternoon, either following the marked trails or heading off to explore the surrounding areas (see the http://www.singletrackworld.com/trailguide/uk/southern-scotland/peebles/ Route Guide for more information).
Loads more information about everything that Glentress offers including Skills Tuition Days, bike hire, cafe opening times etc plus details of forthcoming trail work and developments can be found at http://www.thehubintheforest.co.uk
Where to stay?
If you want to be as close to the trails as possible, the Glentress Hotel offers dinner, bed and breakfast options for not too much money. There are a host of bike friendly hotels (such as the Green Tree Hotel) as well as bed and breakfast providers in Peebles itself together with the Rosetta campsite for those on a tight budget.
For self catering with the option of getting your dinner made for you, www.innerhaven.co.uk offers accommodation for up to six people and is run by keen mountain bikers, Andy and Aneela McKenna, they can offer local knowledge on both the man made and natural trails in the area.
Eating Out
Peebles is well served by places to eat from several hotels on the main street through to dedicated eateries such as Francos (great pizzas) and the ubiquitous Indian, The Prince of India, both of which are located on the main street.
Other Trail Centres
Glentress is 5 miles from Innerleithen, 50 miles from Newcastleton and 65 miles from Ae.


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'The Vampire Diaries' Season 5, Episode 5, 'Monster's Ball'
In perfect trick or treat fashion, this episode of "The Vampire Diaries" opens with creepy biology professor Dr. Maxfield scheming away in his dark chambers, where he's completing the cycle of turning Jessie into a vampire. On a serious note though, does "The Vampire Diaries" really need a "special Halloween special" – as if every Thursday episode isn't already about the supernatural?
Upon Bonnie's request, Caroline and Elena return to school. And while Caroline and Tyler are back together getting hot and heavy in the dorm room, Elena is off distracting herself from Bonnie's death. Her new vendetta: Dr. Maxfield.
Silas checks in on Nadia, who still holds Katherine hostage. Remember, Katherine's blood is the new cure for immortality, aka: Silas will stop at nothing to find them.


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7 years ago
Created attachment 504572 [details]
Minimal test case
When editing a contenteditable element, -moz-user-select:all elements are treated as atoms (i.e. single characters) when you delete them, but as totally absent when you navigate with the arrow keys.
When hitting backspace, the following happens (| is the cursor, <atom> is the -moz-user-select:all element):
Before: 123<atom>|
After: 123|
That's good, and everything makes sense to me there. However, when I hit the left arrow, this happens:
Before: 123<atom>|
After: 12|3<atom>
It would be more consistent if after hitting the left arrow, you got "123|<atom>" instead.
In general, I would assume that if it takes me N presses of the backspace key to delete everything, it should also take N presses of the left arrow to get to the beginning.
Attached is a minimal test case that you can play with to see this in action.
Comment 1•
7 years ago
Oh, one more thing I just noticed, which is especially weird considering how backspace works. If I press delete, the following happens: Before: |<atom>123 After: |23 The result should probably be "|123" in this case.
Comment 2•
6 years ago
A cross-browser test-case, using contenteditable=false as the atom: data:text/html,<!doctype html>
 ABC
 Start before "A" and hit the right arrow key. IE9: Three presses to get to the end Firefox 12.0a1 (2012-01-24): Two presses gets to the end Chrome 17 dev: Three presses gets to the end Opera Next 12.00 alpha: Behaves weirdly I don't plan to write a spec for this anytime soon, but IMO IE and WebKit are correct here.
Comment 3•
6 years ago
Also, FWIW: I was speaking with a MediaWiki developer working on a Google Docs-style replacement for contenteditable because it's so buggy and inconsistent between browsers. This is one of the problems he cited as a reason not to use contenteditable. The use-case is having non-editable atoms in text, like the [1]'s and [citation needed]s here (link may go stale): http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:VisualEditorSandbox
Comment 4•
5 years ago
Any news on this? Or, failing that, a pointer of where to start looking so I can fix it myself?
I have not had a chance to work on this yet. It would be great if you can, Jim! To get started, I suggest you set a breakpoint on nsFrameSelection::MoveCaret, open the test case, place the caret after the user-select:all section for example (using the mouse so that the breakpoint doesn't get triggered needlessly), and then press Left. Now you should break inside the debugger, where you need to step through the caret navigation code to see what's going wrong. Please let me know if you need help. Thanks!
3 years ago


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New Closed Sessions Label Launches In Chicago [News]
Mike Kolar, Omar Solis and DJ RTC have formed a unique partnership that has resulted in the founding of Closed Sessions, a new record label based in the heart of Chicago. The three individuals have years of experience within the music industry in their respective areas of expertise, and the artists signed to the project are internationally known in the Hip-Hop world. The likes of Rhymefest, Bun B, Kidz In The Hall and Skyzoo amongst others will all participate, and have all featured on DJ RTC's Ruby Hornet website at some point in their careers. The first Closed Sessions Vol.1 project has a confirmed tracklisting which can be viewed below.
1.) Curren$y: "Rapper Weed" (Tony Baines)
2.) Truck North and Big Pooh: "Dutch Dalton" (Tony Baines)
3.) Amanda Diva: "I Can See" (Slot-A)
4.) Kidz In The Hall, Chip Tha Ripper, Mikkey Halsted, Donnis: "Fresh Academy" (Double O)
5.) Tanya Morgan: "Posted" (Tony Baines)
6.) Emilio Rojas, Scheme, Astonish: "Helluva Year" (Dario)
7.) U-N-I, Hollywood Holt, CurT@!n$: "So Cold" (Million $ Mano)
8.) Skyzoo and Rhymefest: "Crack The Code" (K-Salaaam and Beatnik)
9.) Bun B and GLC: "Happiness Before Riches" (The Weathermen)
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