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Alan Dein explores Jewish comedy through the stories of four Jews with a knack for making people laugh
Alan Dein explores the world of shampoo, shaving and the sheitl, finding remarkable stories with Jewish hair at their roots.
Alan Dein digs out four remarkable stories on the theme of encounters
Four stories of Jewish life on the age-old Chanukah theme of tenacity and persistence against the odds
Four stories of Jewish life on the theme of beginnings, from the Hasidic woman breaking away to start a new life to comedian Judy Batalion's tasting of the forbidden … a pork wonton
Writer Denise Grollmus goes on a personal journey of Jewish discovery in Poland, the country where 3 million Jews were murdered by the Nazis during the second world war
A B Yehoshua, Judith Butler and Sam Leith join Hephzibah Anderson at Kings Place to mark Jewish Book Week 2013
Naomi Alderman, Yossi Mekelberg and Alexander Bodin Saphir join Jason Solomons to discuss the Israeli elections, the Oscars and the Gerald Scarfe cartoon in the Sunday Times
Robert Popper, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Jacob Steinberg join Jason Solomons to discuss why Jewish culture was on-trend this year … and why Jews love Christmas lunch
Ian Black and Mark Gardner join Jason Solomons to discuss the eight days of conflict between Israel and Hamas in and around Gaza
Naomi Gryn joins Jason Solomons to discuss the descendants of Holocaust survivors who are tattooing their grandparents' Auschwitz numbers on their own arms. Plus Mark Gettleson on the importance of the Jewish vote in the US presidential election
Joining Jason Solomons this month is theatre director and playwright Julia Pascal
Jason Solomons talks to Rafael Behr about contemporary ideas of Jewish identity in the UK
From Petticoat Lane legend Mike Stern to 'bagel poet' Ben Mandelson, a special soundscape edition of the podcast pays tribute to the Jewish East End of London
Joining Jonathan Freedland in a Jewish Book Week special are guests Shalom Auslander, Etgar Keret, Meg Rosoff and David Schneider
Sounds Jewish: In this month's podcast, Jason Solomons hosts a discussion about the growing row dividing Britain's Jews over how to relate to British Muslims
In this special end-of-year edition of the show, we'll be celebrating Hanukah and reviewing the Jewish highs and lows of 2011
This month we look at the burning issues that fired up the tent protesters in Israel; allegations of misogyny amongst the ultra-orthodox; and political cartoons that have provoked a deluge of hate mail
Sounds Jewish: We take a journey of sound, music and speech to mark the 10 Days of Penitence, from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur
Sounds Jewish: Jason is joined by doyenne of Jewish food Claudia Roden and leading food critic Giles Coren in this culinary special
Sounds Jewish: Jason discusses antisemitism in football with David Baddiel and Gerald Jacobs, and Jesse Eisenberg chats about his new film
Audio: Comedian David Schneider is joined by Maureen Lipman, Amy Rosenthal and Rabbi Jeremy Gordon as they gather for an evening of theatre based on the seder's central theme: freedom
Sounds Jewish: In a Jewish Book Week special Jason Solomons meets Maureen Lipman and Anne Frank's last living relative
Sounds Jewish: Joining Jason Solomons are Hagai Segal, Middle East politics lecturer at New York University London, and playwright Ryan Craig, to discuss regional turmoil and Israel on stage and screen
Sounds Jewish: Jason Solomons is joined by Jonathan Freedland as he reviews the Jewish highs and lows of 2010
Audio: This month, Jason is joined by Birds of a Feather writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Audio: In a bumper New Year edition of Sounds Jewish, Booker-shortlisted author Howard Jacobson reads from his latest novel, The Finkler Question
Sounds Jewish: Is the pope wading into troubled waters in his relations with Jews? Plus, an important anniversary for female rabbis. Jason is joined in the studio by Peter Stanford and Miriam Berger
Audio: Free speech on campus, the meaning of Yiddish word broigus and a comic turn from motormouth yentas Ronna and Beverly
Audio: In this month's podcast, Jason Solomons is joined in studio by comedian and novelist David Baddiel and Sarfraz Manzoor
Join Jason Solomons in London for Jewish Book Week: with literary stars Kathy Lette, Will Self and Jonathan Safran Foer
Jason Solomons visits the new Jewish Museum of London and talks Jewish dating with Miriam Shaviv and Tim Samuels
Audio: Jason Solomons talks Hanukah and boxing with comedian David Schneider and singer-songwriter Sean Altman


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Thalidomide, the drug pulled from markets around the world for causing severe birth defects among an entire generation of babies, is set to be prescribed to Australian patients again for the first time in 40 years.
The drug is expected to return before the end of the year after the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee recommended its re-registration for the treatment of multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, a spokeswoman for the drug maker Pharmion said.
It would also be used to treat a complication of leprosy known as erythema nodosum leprosum.
Thalidomide was originally used to treat morning sickness in pregnant women, but was withdrawn after an Australian obstetrician, William McBride, alerted the world to its dangers.
About 2000 Australian patients would be eligible for the drug under its new registration, the spokeswoman said.
The decision makes Australia the second country in the world after the United States to receive registration for Thalidomide.
The drug would be available only under a restricted distribution program and patients would have to sign a consent form. In addition, women of child-bearing age taking Thalidomide would have to agree to use two forms of contraception and undergo regular pregnancy tests.
Their partners would also have to use condoms, as would all men taking the drug who have sexual contact with women of child-bearing age.
Taken during pregnancy, the drug can cause severe birth defects or death in the unborn baby.
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What are the chances that you are going to be in New York City the week of July 4th? If you are and you were hoping to see a show, I may be able to help.
I just found out through one of my affiliate relationships that there are tickets to see "Nice Work If You Can Get" available at a discount during the holiday week.
Here's the deal: tickets that would normally cost $137 can be had for $83. That may still seem expensive to my frugal fans, but for a first-rate show with a first-rate cast–Matthew Broderick is one of the stars–that really is a deal.
From what I can tell, tickets are available on the following days:
- July 2nd
- July 6th
- July 8th
Click through this link to Goldstar, a ticketing company, to see about ticket availability for this show. While you're there you can search around for other shows, too.
If you haven't yet registered on the Goldstar site, you'll need to do that first in order to search for the tickets. It's an easy-peasy registration process, and Goldstar doesn't spam you once you sign up with them. I think I get, maybe, three emails a week, at most, from Goldstar.
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So what do you know about how college rankings are developed? It's one of my favorite subjects to discuss, as I find parents and students are unaware of the methods and the politics behind the ranking of fewer than half the colleges and universities in America. My suggestion? A bit of research—and that would be true regarding any source of information—from college rankings to college guides, to college marketing materials, to admissions consulting, advising or coaching services.
Take a look at:
Frank Bruni's NY Times article, Why College Admissions Are a Joke (9.18.16) and then the Letter to the Editor from Brian Kelly, Editor and Chief Content Officer at U.S. News & World Report (9.22.16).
For more in depth information, read The Gate Keepers, by Jacques Sternberg.
And, a favorite of mine, for those looking for hidden gems is, Colleges That Change Lives, www.ctcl.org. There's great information on the site and in the book.
Choosing the right campuses—because students will consider, and most likely apply to over half a dozen colleges and universities—is a task of enormous proportions. There's a lot of great information to be discovered and assessed.
Yesterday I saw The Beatles, and the memories of that time in my life flooded back to me. While I was in second grade when John, Paul, George and Ringo appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, I grew up with them…
What are your memories of high school? What was the college admission process like for you—or did you go straight to work? What are the thoughts and feelings you have around that time—of yourself, your friends, your classes/education, your parents, and how you entered and completed the college search and selection process? Are you aware of the influence those memories may be having on your teen's experience—or how you are interacting with your teen? It's one of the first—of the zillion—questions to be asking yourself.
If you're the parent of a junior—fantastic! You have an early start on the process. If you're the parent of a senior—well, it's not too late, but there is some serious catching up to do.
Here's a recent interview with Bianca and Phillip, of Let's Talk! We had a wide-ranging, information packed conversation which posted on September 8th. (Search for that date.)
Before listening, think of what's important to you and your teen right now and in the coming months. If you don't hear an answer or if you want to learn more, contact me to set up a complimentary Strategy Session.
As the beginning of the school year approaches, have you made the time to reflect on your summer?
Think back to the end of the school year and your plans for the summer months…
- What were your plans?
Did you travel, work, go to camp, take a MOOC, read some books, take classes… or any one of a zillion things? What have you achieved—both planned and unplanned?
- Did you achieve most of what you set out to do?
Did you do even more? Or, did you do less because that felt right to you? (More is not always better.)
- What has been the impact—both short and long term—of your experiences this summer?
Do you think and feel differently than at the beginning of the summer? What are some of the lessons you have learned? How will they influence how you go back to school?
Whether you are a junior, with plenty of time to begin your college search, or a senior who needs to gear up and maintain momentum, now is the time to make your plans for the school year.
Here's a mindmap I created of "A Year in the Life" of a teen preparing for college. While it starts in January, if you're a junior, check it out and begin to plan now… If you're a senior, check in and discover what you have accomplished and what's on the horizon for you. These are exciting times! If you feel anxious, confused or overwhelmed, there's lots of help available. Shoot me an email and I can point you in the direction of resources.
This was a summer oozing with new opportunities for me—how was it for you? Are you going back to school with new knowledge/information/ideas about yourself, other people, new areas of interest, maybe even new skills? I know that I am brimming over with new experiences:
- Training international audiences at a conference in Berlin—sharing my passions and expertise, and learning from the folks in my sessions
- Reading about—and trying—new ways to be a leader
- Discovering and applying Appreciative Inquiry to make my coaching and training practices even more rich for my clients, audiences, and for me.
What did you do this summer that was a step outside your comfort zone, novel, different, exciting, or challenging? In what areas did you succeed? What are you still learning? What failures did you have while you were learning? Because if we don't make mistakes or fail a few times, are we really pushing ourselves to do our best work?
It's not necessary to travel far to make discoveries. While my trips in France and Germany were exciting as I saw old friends, made new ones and learned new ideas, practices, and skills—I did some of my most meaningful learning sitting on my couch reading, with my dog resting by my side.
This summer, I made sure to live one of my favorite quotes, by Marcel Proust.
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
I have "new eyes" in so many aspects of my life as a result of seeing/thinking/living differently—no matter where I was… What about you?
The sun is beating down, I'm talking all the time with students and parents about senior year schedules, lists of colleges, essays, and more… and I think back to a conversation on a cold day this winter at Clark University. I was delivering a workshop for parents about their changing roles in the lives of their teens, and a man (who looked familiar) asked if I had any information about what to be doing when on this long and winding journey. I was happy to tell him that I had created a timeline/mindmap for teens… yet had to admit I had never done the same for parents. This man—who turned out to be a neighbor of mine from back in the day, it's a small world we live in—said that such a resource would be helpful.
Today I started to create this tool! I've talked with parents for years about their questions and concerns, yet I want to check in again. WiIl you help? If you are a teen or parent in the throes of the college admissions process, or just finished it, would you share your thoughts about…
- what you would like to know/like to have known
- what questions you have/had
- what insights do you have about the your role in this process.
Here's the mindmap I created for teens.
It highlights the tasks to be accomplished and the timing for each. The framework that I use for my coaching program, Making the Grade, is crafted around the pieces of this puzzle and makes sense of this big, unwieldy process.
This afternoon I started re-conceptualizing this process and will be creating new maps—for both teens and parents. I hope that you will help me by providing me with your ideas! Teens and parents, please contact me here. I can't wait to hear from you!
What is of value to you? This question was put front and center for me on Monday when Clark University was named one of the top 25 service-oriented schools for return on investment, http://bit.ly/TJmjuM
What did you think when you heard about this story? I have to say that I was initially skeptical. I hear from so many students about names and reputations of colleges but not how they are the right matches for the students talking with me… because those students have not yet done the work necessary to make the most thoughtful decisions.
So I read about Kwasi Enin with great interest and discovered that he was very thoughtful about the process. He realizes that the environments of these eight schools are very different and he is searching for the one among them that will enable him to to do his very best work.
"… Enin said he decided to seek admission to all of them because each had different qualities. Each school has different admission criteria as each seeks the right mix for entering classes." (LA Times, 4.1.14)
Think for a minute. Is it your impression that these schools
University of Pennsylvania
- have the same core values
- that all the departments are of equally superior quality (or that there's variation depending on the size of the department, the age and/or tenure of professors, etc.)
- offer the same types of opportunities, such as study abroad programs, internships, and/or opportunities for research
- the students bodies are the same in terms of approach to the academic environment, diversity, social life, etc.
- the physical environments are equally pleasing?
We can be certain that each school has its own unique character… and finding the best fit involves considering all these factors and more. My bet is that this young man is thinking about these variables and will weigh them along with the financial packages offered to him—he will make the decision with his eyes wide open, thinking first about himself.
Parents and teens need personally relevant, crystal clear, and complete information about the college admissions process. Over the past two years, I have discovered (to my shock and amazement) that very few schools, in particular the guidance counselors, are not open to having a speaker who focuses on the personal side of the transitions that are happening in families of juniors and seniors. For parents, that means help in figuring out their roles in this process and shifting into a new aspect of parenting. For teens, it means stepping into responsibility and becoming college ready, not just college eligible. Dozens of guidance counselors and principals in my tri-county area have told me, "We have that covered." In general, what they have is:
- a webpage with a packet of information full of dates for paperwork to be submitted
- a few nights for parents to learn the steps for completing the paperwork
- a speaker about financing college: scholarships and loans
There's no doubt that the very personal aspects of the process, what really matters most in the decision-making process, are hot topics. I deliver workshops in a few high schools and on college campuses every year and parents love the opportunity to focus on themselves, ask their questions and hear the real life experiences of other parents. And students come to my sessions at conferences, literally by the hundreds, to be heard, to learn, and have their questions answered.
I am always interested in sharing my expertise and experience, so I offer workshops at local libraries, PTA meetings, through teleclasses, and at conferences. This Thursday, I will meet with parents at my local library to complete my three part series, For Parents Only. I hope that you will comment on this post or send me an email, firstname.lastname@example.com, to tell me where you get the best information about the college admissions process—not just the paperwork or the latest poll that sends you and your teen into a tailspin about all that has to be accomplished. What are the sources of current, reliable, and realistic information? My guess is that you have the same question…
Though it's January and college seems far away, now is the time reflect on your abilities to manage all the aspects of your future life on campus. Take a moment to think about your life right now:
What are you fully capable of doing?
What areas can you grow into before stepping onto campus?
The list of possibilities is LONG!
- Manage all the time in your day (classes may be 12-16 hours a week, readings/assignments might be another 50 hours a week… there's still LOTS of time!)
- Get up and out the door on time
- Be prepared for classes/Complete assignments on time
- Travel with friends or on your own—to see friends on other campuses or explore nearby towns, cities, ski slopes, or beaches
- Make sure you're doing everything from eating right to getting enough sleep to doing laundry to understanding your finances to mindfully choosing friends, relationships, and socializing options…
Once you realize what you already know how to do and what you have yet to learn, make the time between now and August to get comfortable with new and different tasks and responsibilities. Take charge of your schedule, your responsibilities (making some meals, spending money and using credit or debit cards, getting around to new and different places). Start the conversation with your parents about how you can make a smooth transition from life at home to life at college.
Just two nights ago I spoke to parents at a PTA meeting in Montrose, NY. We spent some time, and had a serious conversation, about how parents can shift into being supportive of their teens stepping into adulthood. Teens stepping up and parents stepping back. It's critically important for everyone involved.
While this article on www.Edutopia.org begins the conversation, there's more to be considered and discussed. Check out more of my ideas College Eligible vs. College Ready
I just spent the first 10 minutes of my day planning to have fun… because I had to make sure it got done!
Yesterday* was full of promise! I had big plans to clean up my studio while watching a DVD, find a jewelry project I wanted to start, start a quilt, and take pictures of some recent craft work. In fact, I started by checking my email, getting caught up in interesting future projects, and then a friend called out of the blue… Over an hour later I had really connected with my friend, and had even worked on a craft project while I was on the phone, but my plans for the day were going sideways… And so, while I recovered some of my plans/fun, by watching the DVD/cleaning up and finding my long lost jewelry project, I never got to the quilt—well, that's not exactly true. I took out the main pieces, looked at the clock, and decided I couldn't start so late in the day. There's a lesson in this story. And so this morning, I decided to sit down and plan my fun!
In reality, I'm really adept at making sure I have fun, but I realized yesterday that it's so easy to get knocked off schedule and begin to lose control… Of my day!
So here are my big picture plans for fun projects this year…
I think that sometimes I don't get to all my plans because I have so many of them! I'm going to test that theory by planning my fun for the next month. Does that sound like drudgery to you? It actually sounds exciting to me! I know that if I brainstorm everything I want to do, create a plan/schedule there is a much better chance I will get it all done. It also gives me something to look forward to—completing projects and beginning new ones.
I appreciate the irony of sharing all this, when my most recent post written for www.teenlife.com (to post this week) was all about having fun everyday through creating a list and a plan for enjoying 10 Delicious Daily Habits—not to mention Plan Your Fun! which I created when my daughter was in high school, feeling that the burdens of school and the college admissions process were overwhelming. In reality, I get to my Delicious Daily Habits because I have made them a habit. My (short-term) projects are different, they're not ingrained in my daily life. Now I realize that I need to make that so!
What's your takeaway from this meandering tale? Do you find that big plans often get blown off course by unexpected events? When I have a long term project—for fun or for work—sometimes it feels like I can miss a day, because it will take so much time to complete, and that's okay. The answer is, sometimes it is and other times it's not okay. It's fine to take a day off from a project if it's a mindful choice and the deadline permits. In reality though, projects and tasks begin to drag on when I become caught up in what pops into my life, without wresting control of my schedule.
So, a word of caution, whether it's planning for fun or planning for college, be sure to make the time to develop a timeline… and actively decide how you will spend your precious time every day!
*This piece was written Monday/yesterday morning.


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I love this song, as well as the lyrical version (you have a gorgeous voice). I was wondering if I could get the lyrics for it? I'd like to sing a cover of it, if that is OK. I'm a girl, so it would be interesting to hear the change ^.^
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i heard this after watching "hellami" and i got to say,this was truly a masterpiece!
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Really great job!! I love composing, just all my songs have a really creepy sound.. I have more this dark harmony.. But yours is happy =D and full of positive thoughts.. Maybe someday if you want you could help me composing something more happy
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This was a sweet song you made,i loved the way it sounded with the mix of rock and orchestra and i think it would go great with a lot of flash videos here,overall you did an awesome job on this song.
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Look, I know you wanted an educated comment, but I just wanted to congradulate you. I honestly thought this was the intro to an actual anime, only to find out it was your creation. (Heard it in Hellami, case you're wondering.) I loved this song so much, it's on my iPod now. So keep up the good work!


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The experience
Converge at Exit 8 of the Euljiro 1-ga Station before embarking on a journey to the Petite France cultural village in Gyeonggi-do, where guests walk the streets of this quaint European-themed village, complete with brightly coloured buildings and available traditional French clothing for children and adults alike to strut on the streets. Visit the Butterfly Park, take in the sights of the actual filming site of MBC's Beethoven Virus, or tread through the Theatre de l'etoile – a doll theatre featuring classic French marionettes. Move from cobblestone streets to sprawling forestry with a visit to Namiseom Island, where guests stroll along the footpath of tall Metasequoia trees, or browse the Song Museum where traditional ethnic musical instruments are gathered from around the world and placed on display. Finally, cap the day's adventure off with a visit to Gangchon Rail Bike Park and paddle around the countryside of Gapyeong from the comfort of your rail bike before returning to Euljiro 1-ga Station for dismissal.
- Assemble at Euljiro 1-ga Station, Exit 8
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The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Committee's monthly luncheon took place on March 20 at the Radisson Hotel Phoenix/Chandler.
The luncheon topic was health care and also served as a mini trade show where several members displayed their products and services in the health care field.
During the luncheon health care professional Dr. Amy Puls explained "7 Ways to Age Healthfully," Nurse Practitioner Agnes Oblas, A.N.P.-C., spoke on "Women and Exercise," Kavita Hatten, M.S.,L.P.C., gave insight to "Emotions and Personal Health," and Amber Marie Hamby discussed "Cardiac Health for Women."
The next Women in Business luncheon will take place Tuesday, April 17 at the Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive, and focus on networking and building referrals, with guest speaker Gelie Akhenblit of NetworkingPhoenix.com.


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Last week I ran another 1/2 marathon, the Hillbilly Half Marathon hosted by Guerilla Running (love this group!) This one was a trail run through Capitol Forest located between my hometown of McCleary and Olympia. It had snowed a few days before the race so the course was super slippery with snow.
I only fell three times. Three times flat on my front covered in snow and water and mud.
This is a view of some runners coming up on the trail through the trees. The ground looks muddy but it is actually tons of mud and snow and water.
Here you can see the trail running along the side of the mountain. It was so pretty!
Ok, so I had to take a picture of me on the way back down. My goal for this race was to finish strong and without injury. That's exactly what I did. It felt so good. I tell you what, I would moan and groan every Sunday morning when I had to get up early for our training runs but it was so worth it. There's nothing like the feeling of running through the woods. If you have ever thought you should start running but can't get yourself to run on the road give trail running a try. It's a completely different experience, not only for your mind but your body too.


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The Monthly Rubdown: Cowtown BBQ
The Monthly Rubdown is back and this time we're bringing you the rubs and sauce from our absolute favorite barbecue restaurant in Kansas City. Granted, KC is known for the legendary classics like Gates, Arthur Bryant's and Jack Stack, but if you ask any local, they'll point you in the direction of true Kansas City style flavor. Even Anthony Bourdain recently christened this hot spot as one his "13 Place to Eat Before You Die". If you've ever had the chance to swing through, then you know exactly what Anthony is talking about.
Over the last decade Oklahoma Joe's has risen from the historic ranks of Kansas City barbecue to become one of the most coveted barbecue joints in town. Starving patrons will wait in lines that stretch all the way through the restaurant, out the front door and into the parking lot for the chance to taste their smoked delicacies. Luckily, their serving staff is a well oiled machine that can slap together barbecue lunches faster than you can light a bag of Matchlight, so you never have to wait too long. Trust me, I've spent many-a-lunch in there gorging myself on brisket and french fries…oh those delicious french fries…mmmmmm. For those of you that aren't "in the know", Oklahoma Joe's seasons their french fries with their salty All-Purpose Barbecue Seasoning to create the most delicious fried potato you've ever tasted. Dip it in their sauce and you've got a little piece of Kansas City heaven!!!!
Their competition team goes by Slaughterhouse Five and has won countless Grand Championships including the American Royal BBQ, the Jack Daniel's Invitational and the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle. In 1993 the team was even named the overall KCBS Team of the Year. Slaughterhouse Five is held in high regard on the competition trail and according to the label on the shaker, they attribute a great deal of their success to use of their Squeal Hog Rub. It's garlicy goodness is the flavor profile that carried them into barbecue stardom.
Their entire line of barbecue products proudly sports the name Cowtown BBQ. The self-titled sauce, which won "Best Sauce on the Planet" honors in 2001, is a true KC style barbecue sauce that sports a rich and smokey molasses flavor with just enough spice to feel the heat. Aside from the obvious, one of my personal favorite uses for this sauce is as a dressing on a salad. Of course any good salad isn't complete without pulled pork or brisket, but if you're going to eat vegetables they might as well have a delicious barbecue flavor!!! Trust me, one bite and you'll never go back to ranch.
The Sweet Spot Barbecue Rub is low on salt and high on sugar. It works great for those fans of sweet ribs, and works even better on bacon based dishes such as the Bacon Explosion, MOINK Balls, and Pig Candy (more on those to come)!!!
As with all our Monthly Rubdowns, we've got all these great products available in our online store, including a couple combo deals to help you save a few bucks:
Cowtown Barbecue Sauce (18 oz) – $3.99
All-Purpose Barbecue Seasoning (6.5 oz) – $4.99
Sweet Spot Barbecue Rub (7 oz) – $4.99
The Squeal Hog Rub (7 oz) – $4.99
Cowtown 3 Rub Combo (all three rubs) – $13.99
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I use all of these rubs regularly, and they are all great.
If you can include it on your online store, Cowtown's "Night of the Living BBQ Sauce" is an amazing spicy sauce for people who like a well-balanced hot bbq sauce.
Cowtown BBQ sauce was my favorite sauce, then they changed the recipe last year a ruined it. I dont understand why change a winner. Im so sad, No more cowtown for me.
A couple years back cowtown changed its recipe, I believe they took the fructose corn syrup out and replaced it. I would mail order 2 case a year and would rate it 5 stars. Now with the recipe change I don't mail order anymore and buy my sauce from trader Joe's and would rate this new recipe sauce a 3. Why would anyone change an Award winning sauce???


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You Will Find What You're Looking For: Vision of the Seas Cruise Review by dbdarrough
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You Will Find What You're Looking For
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Embarkation was very quick and painless. The excitement of cruising was not ruined at all by the process of getting checked onto the boat. We aided this by double checking that we had all of the required documents ready to present at the port.
As we stepped on the ship, we had people from the speciality restaurants offering us More discounts to make reservations on the spot. This was a bit frustrating as I was trying to get my bearings about me and find my way and really didn't want to be bothered about my dinner plans for the evening. We ended up signing up and having an average experience at "Chops". When we arrived the restaurant, they immediately started pushing expensive wines and steaks on us.
Demographics of the Cruisers
This was a much "younger" mix than my last cruise but all ages were represented. There was a great mixture of cultures, which I loved. During the day, the pool area on deck 9 had a lot of kids who were jumping, kicking, and splashing people in the face. This was quite frustrating but fortunately there is an adults only interior pool that is designed for "chilling" out.
Friendliness of staff
Other than a few exceptions, the crew was not overly friendly on this cruise but they were not rude either. The crew was doing their job but for the most part, they did not go out of their way to "spoil" the guests.
Decent selection but it is cruise food. The Windjammer was consistent and was a good "buffet" option for dinner if you didn't want to spend the entire evening being served in the main room. The menu wasn't extensive but I felt like there was something for everyone.
This was a busy cruise with a lot of activities. I think the staff did a good job of trying to keep up with the ship. To be honest, I think some of the cruisers could have done a little better job of not being slobs and picking up after themselves.
Getting on and off the ship was decent. My frustration was that many people don't realize that when they are late for excursions, it makes others have to wait. If you are participating in an excursion, be on time! We went to Key West and Cayman on this cruise. I loved Key West but didn't care for Cayman. The island was much too "touristy" and I felt like we were being herded around in packs. Key West offers clean shops as soon as you get off the boat. We parasailed with Fury and it was great. The Pub Crawl was excellent, too. Cayman seemed dirty and I was ready to get back on the ship by noon. Others on the cruise shared my sentiments.
Go check out some shows. You can always walk out if you don't like them. The Broadway Rhythm and Rhyme was really good. (The choreography was better than the vocals) - I did not care for the Elton John show. The performer was an excellent musician but I didn't feel like he sold the crowd. The piano player in the Schooner Bar was great. We had a huge sing along on the last night of the cruise.
I am really glad I took this cruise. The ship is old but the refurb brought some new life back into it. We went looking for a good time and found it. Anything negative that I posted are just my observations and I think they are fair opinions of what I experienced. Less
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Rooms My stateroom was a large ocean view. I consider my room to be a place where I can re-charge and head back out to join the fun so as long as I have somewhere to stretch out, I'm good. The area area around the window needed cleaned. There were a few long hairs that were pretty gross. The bathroom shower had great pressure but being 6'5 and 240 pounds, I was barely able to turn around. As the trip progressed, I started to smell sewage in the hallways leading to my room. This was not good. My room attendant was wonderful!
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The word coblyn has the double meaning of knocker or thumper and sprite or fiend; and may it not be the original of goblin?
Shut up like a rat-trap, and trotted off twist-ways, the "thumper" did, huffed in 'is boozy old style.
She did not want a "thumper," for Mimi would play as many waltzes and polkas as the company desired.
By the bones of Prosodius, I expected a lie, but not such a thumper as that.
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Kanye West's Black Skinheads video popped up on the rapper's website on Monday night, July 8, only to be taken down rather immediately. The video, which included scary barking dogs and a distorted, shirtless Kanye, was replaced with a photo of a pair of jeans announcing the hip-hop mogul's collaboration with APC. West seemed angry that the video got out, tweeting the following day: "And to who ever leaked the video ...FUK YOU!"
The music video has yet to pop up again on the web so in the meantime, here's the rapper's performance of Black Skinheads on Saturday Night Live.
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Meatsauce's MN Wild Intermission Report
FIRST INTERMISSION: I took me awhile to get here! By the way I'm at the wild game. I will be giving updates at each intermission. As we all know the wild scored first. I thought it was an alarm, but it was indeed a goal. I wish the wild still had pretzels and cheese. We will worry about that later. The Blackhawks went ahead 2-1 and the wild pulled the goalie!!! You know you laughed, I sure as heck did. I finally got some snacks at the 9:10 mark. Popcorn shreds. I think I just saw Lenay Kukua, nope just a shadow. Meanwhile back to the hockey, the Blackhawks are very good with the puck and move like a flock of seagulls. Our guy Konopka got a penalty for what I assume being a bad ass! He is hideous! He won't read this will he? I'm almost out of popcorn. The Blackhawks goalie made a sweet save on the 5 on 3 the home team had. If there are not Jets or Yankees highlights you may see it in the top 10. During a timeout, they asked the wild players what actor would play them in a movie, little upset no one picked Stallone or Earnest Borgnine. It's the end of the first period and the wild are down 2-1. Stay tuned for update 2 during the second halftime!! Ps do they serve dome dogs here?
SECOND INTERMISSION: I was informed they don't do half times, they call them intermissions. Wild score on a tip goal!! That's what s.... Never mind. It's two-2. But that will change by the time this report ends! I'm sorry about the horrible grammar but I was to busy hammering rectangular pizza with ranch in middle school to be caring about spelling. Well we have a second, does anyone have any Flag Day gift ideas for Falen? Back to the hockey, but before that anyone wanna meet for Maltcups at the next 7th inning stretch, your treat? Ok hockey time, for two guys making 96 million, they do sit around a lot. I did that a lot when I worked at Dairy Queen when I was 16. That job F word Shred! Favorite blizzard...8.9.... Go? Wait this isn't a live chat! F word yes.. Kiss cam time, I feel super bad for the dude that gets shot down by some chick he spent a lot of money on.. Who I'm kidding, half the time the dudes look like willow and Lyle Lovett had a kid. Back to hockey, the score is still 2-2. I would get chicken strips if they weren't 32 dollars. Still 2-2. Does anyone have any good dip recipes for Super Bowl parties? Our phone lines are open or email me email@example.com. The game is currently at a commercial. I'm going to find a way to do Lets Play Hockey! The score is still 2-2. I'm going to open a restaurant that serves high school cafeteria food, but cheaper. Super beefy nachos are super good and I assume good for you. They played a tune off Danny Heatleys iPod, it was too much by DMB! That just moved up my list of greatest moments! I just witnessed the worst power play since that Van Damme movie in the mid 90's. Its 2-2. Time to break its halftime. I'm going to try and get everyone in the press box to follow me on twitter. Meatsauce1. It's 2-2. Ps I want 49er pancakes from Original Pancake house. It's still 2-2
Third INTERMISION: Intermission round 3. I walked around the lower level and some lady offered me a mini donut, so if I'm not found tomorrow she drugged me. But I bought my own bag. I really could go for some Cream cheese wontons. It's 2-2. Did they ever make Sister Act 3. Still 2-2. Does anyone have a line on the AC Beach Innovational? You know women's billiards? Nobody? I just got done talking to chuck Fletcher and him and I agree Mortal Kombat 2 is the best one of the series. Then I was asked to leave his booth. It's still 2-2. The Ice girls are really good at their jobs. Anyone know where the closest super America is? To whom it may concern, please put moving walkways to and from the parking lots. It's still 2-2. Does anyone have a wolves update? For a hockey game this is really fun. Patrick Kane looks like The kid from Malcolm in the Middle. You know the show with the Meth dealing dad? Back to Hockey, it's 2-2. Billion dollar idea coming at ya. Put the tires that are on the Zambonis on every car and think how much lives you could save. I've gone two and half blogs without saying Nude or Naked. Here we go. It's 2-2. Naked. The wild have power play right infront of the 2 min warning. Mike Yeo looks like Mr. Clean quit the juice. What's everyone doing 9 summer's from now? -George Carlin
Hockey should constantly have one guy how did that spin around the bat trick, that everyone was doing in the 80's and have him skating the other way on the ice at all times. No? Ok even I know that was about the worst grammar can possibly get! Back to hockey it's 2-2 in ot. A ton of broken sticks in this game, somewhere Smoky the Bear is Ticked.
It's still 2-2 and we are going to a shoot out. Well we're not I have nothing to do with this. How does everyone think the twins are going to do this year. Double click your mouse if you think more than 35 wins? No one? Tough crowd. What's the latest anyone has heard from ray Lewis? During a shoot out they should have the outside of the rink on fire you know to add some spice. I need a warm bed. I also want Cadbury eggs. Ok the wild are winning the shoot out and the wild won.
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The first of April is upon us again which means that for the rest of the day we need to be prepared for any sort of jokes by Blizzard and our fellow players -- and who knows what we can expect. Back in 2005, Blizzard announced the Pandaran Express. And in 2006, they fooled yours truly with a fake Burning Crusade race announcement. (Hey, they announced it on March 31st -- what were we to think?!) And this year? Well, nothing unusual has come from Blizzard yet -- but the day is still young!
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There is one underlying reason that people go to bars, and that's to drink. Whether its to shake off a day's worth of work, catch up with friends or meet new ones, to check out a band, or to feed the juke box, bars act as venues for patrons to socialize while enjoying their favorite spirits.
My goal is to photograph subjects in a setting in which a drink is directly or indirectly involved. Creating images in a non-invasive manner without the use of a flash, capturing both motion and emotion with one hand, with a drink of my own in the other.
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Sure enough, President Obama ducked into Kozy Corners Family Restaurant in Oak Harbor this afternoon, ordering a burger and glad-handing patrons at the cash-only diner in the small town about 30 miles east of Toledo.
"Let me tell you -- first of all -- I love nurses," Obama told a nurse named Kim Weis, who told the president she's a grandmother.
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A fourth-grade girl named Sydney showed Obama her sketchbook.
"You're very talented," the president said, flipping through pages of drawings. He later inscribed the book: "Dream big dreams."
Obama plans later to have dessert after his burger, hosting an "ice cream social" in Sandusky, Ohio.
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Abdurrahman Wahid, the former Indonesian president may have stepped down, but he still wields immense influence as a religious scholar - a leader of some 40 million Indonesian muslims. He spoke to Jennifer Byrne during a visit to Sydney where he was guest of honour at Foreign Correspondent's 10th anniversary celebrations.
Byrne: I'd like to talk first, not about politics but about religion – specifically about Islam, which you've described as a religion of peace. How then do you see what's happening in the Middle East, and in many Arabic countries where Islam is effectively being used as a banner for fundamentalism... for suicide attacks, for war?


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Do you get told to wash your hands after playing outside or using the bathroom, even when there isn't any dirt on them? Try this experiment to see why you should wash your hands, even if they look clean!
After getting the glitter on your hands, you should have noticed it spreading very easily to anything you touched, even your helper's hand. When you tried to use a paper towel to remove the glitter, some of the glitter probably came off, but most of it stayed on your hands. But when you used soap and water to wash your hands, the glitter came off pretty easily. The glitter is acting the same way that the germs on your hands act - there are a lot of them, they spread around easily, and it can be tough to get them off. The difference is that germs are so small you can't see them without a microscope, so you have to know when you may have come into contact with germs and wash your hands often.
If you accidently touched your mouth, nose, or eyes while doing this experiment, you may have found glitter getting left behind near these areas. Germs travel the same way and can easily enter your body if you touch your face with dirty hands, which can make you sick. That's why it's important to wash your hands before you eat. It is also important to wash your hands after touching something that might have germs, such as when you use the bathroom or play outside. If you don't, the germs can easily spread to more places and to other people and cause sickness.
Germs can be found just about everywhere, but some places have more germs than others. Try this experiment to see where germs are hidden. (Note: This experiment takes a week to complete.)
Do you see black, green, or white fuzzy stuff on your potato slices? These are germs, called mold or bacteria, growing on the pieces. The number of germs has grown so large that now you can see them without a microscope (like the piece of bread in the picture). The potato pieces that were handled by you, rubbed on a surface, and placed outside probably had the most growth on them. That's because the potatoes picked up germs from those places. The potato piece that did not touch anything probably has the least amount of growth on it, because it didn't touch anything that had germs. But that potato piece is important, because it lets you see how many germs already existed on the potato. The other potato pieces probably had just as many germs on them from the start, but once they touched other things, the potato pieces picked up more germs and the germs began to grow more than the germs on the first potato.
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Add Bob Cochran to the list of high-profile 24 co-creators returning to the Fox franchise's upcoming event-series reboot. The Emmy-winning executive producer/showrunner Cochran will serve as executive producer of 24: Live Another Day. Cochran, whose credits also include co-creating the La Femme Nikita television series, most recently wrote the Starz pilot Pinkerton, based on the famous 19th century detective, Alan Pinkerton. He is repped by APA and Gendler & Kelly's Michael Gendler. Fox in May announced Kiefer Sutherland has closed a deal for the event series at its upfront presentation in New York City. The continuation was pitched to Fox by longtime 24 showrunner Howard Gordon (now executive producer of Showtime's Homeland). His 20th Century Fox TV-based Teakwood Lane is co-producing with original series producers Imagine TV and 20th TV. It's one of two event series the network unveiled at its upfront confab — the other being M. Night Shyamalan's Wayward Pines starring Matt Dillon.
'24' Veteran Bob Cochran Joins 'Live Another Day' As Exec Producer
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Nice. Cochran does good work.
Fantastic news. Cannot wait for my favourite series to return and in safe hands with Bob Cochran will make it even better.
We are waiting for the season 9 of the season 24
How many of the crew from the last season are going to be in this new series? It'll still be on Fox right?
Great news.tried to find a show to hold my attention,but there is nothing out there quite like 24.
Great news! We really are getting the band back together! Now we need to close Mary Lynn Rajskub's deal.
Isn't she booked on a show already?
I heard that!! She has to be a part of it. It would not be the same without her…
Yep. It won't be 24 — or 12 — without Chloe. And I'd like Tony to have a chance to redeem himself as well.
It's great he still there if its not broke don't try to fix it
That is a great news,with Bob cochran is gonna be fantastic.
We waiting for season 9 of 24
Yay!! Myself and my cats, Jack and Bauer are very excited to hear this great news :)
Salue quant le prochain nummero 8
I hope they bring back Audrey so Jack can finally have some happiness.
Can't wait for Jack to be back!!!
This is the best news I've ever had!!! Love Jack Bauer and 24. No other TV show even comes close!!! I've missed it so much. The sooner it's back, the better – I can't wait!
Oy vey, not one person seems to realize that Cochran CREATED 24 with Joel Surnow. Were it not for those two guys I would not exist. People seem to think Howard Gordon created 24. Wrong. Joel & Bob created me.
I waited for the movie, but I feared it would go the way of the X-files – which came out much too late. To hear the series will return, even if in a slightly different format is wonderful! I loved this series for all 8 years!
Pssh, who thinks Howard Gordon created it?! He was showrunner for the brilliant Season 5 and then the disasterous Season 6. He also wrote some of the worst X-Files episodes. I'm glad to see he's improved since then.
Are you sure he was showrunner for Season 5? I always heard he took over running of the show from Season 6 onward, because Joel Surnow was doing 'Half Hour News Hour' at the same time whilst Bob Cochran's contract expired in Season 6…
Absolutely sure. He had a lot of defending to do when they decided to kill off Tony and Michelle. Of course, they completely cheated continuity to bring Tony back from the dead, which is crap but a different rant for a different time.
No probs there Michelle (wait, didn't you die in Season 5, haha?), I'll take your good word for that, although Tony never got a silent countdown that season because Carlos Bernard convinced the producers to leave open the option of bringing him back at some point… and good for them he did, the seventh season wouldn't have been nearly as good if Tony hadn't been in it!
I absoulutley can not wait for Jacks return…I have missed this show so very much and am just so thrilled it is coming back….Thank you to whomever made this possiable.
Me too – this was my absolute not-miss show since 2002. I anxiously awaited for the movie – but like the X-files movie it was going to be too little and much too late. I appluad the return of the series.
Thank you. Bob
we all was waiting for this.
Bring back Tony Almeida!!!!!
Yes agree!!! Jack and Tony together is the best.
This would all be cool, had not the last two seasons been absolute garbage. (Season 6 was inferior, but still entertaining.)
I'll absolutely still watch this. I'm just not expecting very much.
I hope they don't try to make political points this season. Loved 24 until the last season and the religious points it attempted to make. Keep it heavy on action and keep it heavy on suspence. Keep politics and religion out of it.
What religion are you talking about in Season 8? In fact, just what are you talking about full stop? The hard-left says '24' was a dangerous neocon fantasy whilst the hard-right says '24' went PC in it's latter couple of seasons… both assertions are just plain loony as anyone who actually watched the show would tell you!
I would much rather have had the movie, I believe '24' needed to move to the next level to continue, and that next level was as a theatrical feature film, but thanks to 20th Century Fox and their overly tight wallets, this new limited series will do just nicely as consolation… and the return of Mr Cochran to the '24' staff is a very welcome and encouraging sign for sure!
Cant wait to watch d new season of 24. Welcome back Jack Bauer see u soon!
we are ancientl waiting for you mr bauer on 24 season 9
I didn't know he co-created Nikita. So that's how him and Jon Cassar met…always interesting to see the web of Hollywood.
Now since Dexter has ended, Manny Coto should be available. Go get 'em!
it should be live another year. for I don't want this series to end
Jack and CTU…Anticipating "24" one of the best shows on TV…keeps you at the edge of your seat…very intense and exciting…there is always constant action…"Jack" is all the superheros & rambo in one… I am in agreement with alot of fans for many more episodes….Bob Cochran is awesome!
"24" one of the best shows!….This show keeps you at the edge of your seat and it is extremely intense and exciting!! There is always constant action!! Jack is superman,batman, spiderman, hulk and rambo. Are the main characters going to remain in place?…I agree more & more episodes


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This family-friendly Athens hotel is located in the historical district, steps from Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Hellenic Parliament, and Syntagma Square. Benaki Museum and Zappeion Hall are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, a conference center, and 24-hour room service.
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All 102 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and iPod docks. Guests can enjoy deep soaking tubs, and other standard amenities include 24-hour room service, wired Internet, and LED TVs.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
King George, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms.
A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 430 square feet (40 square meters) include a conference center. This luxury hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. A total renovation of this property was completed in June 2013.
King George, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens is a smoke-free property.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Porter/bellhop
- Multilingual staff
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Bar/lounge
- Wedding services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Express check-out
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Computer station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 102
- Number of floors - 9
- Meeting rooms 2
- Conference center
- Year Built 1936
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 430
- Conference space size (meters) - 40
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Wired internet access ( EUR 10 per day )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Slippers
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Wired Internet access (surcharge)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- iPod docking station
- Soundproofed rooms
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillow menu
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11 AM.
Tudor Hall Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Greek cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 11 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 60.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
Hotel Registry Number - 0206K015A0000701
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: EUR 42 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: EUR 10 per day (rates may vary)
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 60.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel King George
- King George Hotel
- King George Luxury Collection
- King George Luxury Collection Athens
- King George Luxury Collection Hotel
- King George Luxury Collection Hotel Athens
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Integrated Tribal Development Programme (ITDP)
Tribals are the integral part of the forest eco-system and their economy depends on the forest resources. Tribal villages are mostly enclosures located within the forest area. In order to improve the productivity of the forests close to the tribal settlements, afforestration works over an extent of 15,000 ha was undertaken to plant useful tree species yielding Minor Forest Produce (MFP), bamboo, small timber and poles. The different components of ITDP are: Buffer Zone Activities- It consists of Income Generation Activities (IGA) and Community Development Works (CDW). Through CDW infrastructure development in the village such as providing drinking water supply, roads, etc. are undertaken. Through IGA the SHGs and individuals will be given loan to take up alternate employment. Village Forest Councils - Village Forest Council (VFC) is formed in each project village. All willing households in the village are represented by one male and one female member. An Executive Committee (EC) consisting of 5 to 15 members is elected by the VFC. The EC elects a President. The Forest Ranger of that area is the Member Secretary of the VFC. Micro plan- VFC conducts Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to understand the resources available and needs of the people and then prepares a location specific Micro plan for implementation of activities under the project. The Micro-plan gives the details of the village and the adjoining forests. SHGs act as an effective tool for women empowerment. At least two SHGs will be formed in each project village. Each member of the group will be given a loan up to Rs.5,000/-.


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|8th May 2011, 05:36 AM
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Questios about designing with opamps
Hi everyone, as the title says I have a few questions regarding designin with opamps. In specific, I'm trying to better understand their use in mic preamps. For these questions, let's assume no phantom power and a dynamic mic like the shure 57 with a 300-500 impedance and output voltage of 1.6mV max.
I'd like to use the OPA2134 as reference for my questions.
Let's say I want to use the dual ic for a single channel with the first half having the balanced input into the in+ an in- respectively. The output then goes to pin 6, the second in+ for a second gain stage. An example schematic can be found at www.namad.ee/micros/micamp1.gif
How is the first and second gain stage calculated? The author claims 20dB and 40dB respectively but I don't get how.
Next question, I've read that mic pres should have an input impedance 5-6 times the mics output impedance. Since my mic is 300-500, that means my amp range should be 1k5 to 3k ohms. Yes? If that's the case, that impedance should be used to ground at both in- and in+, correct?
I've tried a simpler setup using the mic unbalanced and simply connected to one in+ of a opa2134, a 22x gain (66dB right?) and the output right to my interface for recording. It actually sounded pretty darned good, better than the tascam us800 pre and with lower noise. I feel like more gain is needed though. Will this change if i switch to using balanced and differential input. Basically I don know if using unbalanced by connecting the mics - and ground pins kills some power, adds noise, etc. Assume all this happens at the pre, located at the interface.
Would anyone be willing to give a quick description of biasing input voltages and such. I've seen it mentioned but never explained. In reality, while sure building a Green mic pre or Taos is the way to go for ultimate performance, I was amazed at how good a simple circuit sounded compared to want I'm currently using for recording. Honestly, I don't really have the cash for a dedicated Green pre at the moment.
Thanks all!
|8th May 2011, 06:08 AM
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22x gain is NOT 66dB. Is 27dB...
Use: gain [dB] = 20 log(Amplification [ratio])
|8th May 2011, 06:33 AM
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Thanks Sonic, I had forgotten how to convert that! Learned it recently but guess it did not stick
|8th May 2011, 06:49 AM
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The gain is set by the feedback resistance. For the first stage, it's the resistors marked with an asterisk. The 10k and 1k form a 10:1 ratio; 10x is 20dB. For the second stage it's the 1k R10 and the 100k pot. 100x is 40dB. The pot is a gain adjust.
Next question... well, your math is correct. R4 & R5 in your example are 10k; that would probably work well for you also. I'm not sure 3k would necessarily be better. I just don't know.
22x (roughly 27dB) gain isn't much for a mic. Your example has a more practical 1000x (60dB). Balanced lines are used in low-noise apps because they utilize common-mode rejection. The noise is present on both lines (balanced) so it gets rejected by the circuit (an op amp amplifies the difference between its inputs).
Download a copy of TI's Op Amps For Everyone. It is pretty thorough in describing the basics of op amps.
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|8th May 2011, 07:09 AM
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Thanks Sofaspud, appreciate the feedback.
I believe I understand now about the feedback. Previously I though the denominator for the feedback ratio was everything until you hit a ground. I assumed that one simy had to sum all the resistors. Guess it is always just the two resistors, the one between inverting and output, over the resistor closes to he inverting junction. Is that right?
Thanks for the link, I'll definatley check it out.
Another question though, any suggestions for how to do each gain stage assuming a max final gain of 60dB (1000x)? Best to do equal gains or small the big, etc. Though, given the amount of gain needed and the noise of parts, I'm guessing two chips should be used.
|8th May 2011, 07:46 AM
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No, the gain calculations are little more involved than that. They are different for different configurations, eg inverting, non-inverting, buffer, differential. I wanted to stick with the example and not overwhelm you needlessly.
Do check out the link, and TI's site. They have lots of free and excellent op amp pdfs.
I think the example is a good design. There are other issues that come into play when you set op amp gain too high or too low. A 10x stage followed by the adjustable gain stage is a good compromise between performance and parts count/complexity IMO. There is no reason to have equal 32x gains for each stage.
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|8th May 2011, 03:14 PM
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Thanks again for your response. Now let us see if I am getting any of this as reading through the TI Design pdf has brought up a few questions for me.
First I'd like to point out that the my link above to the example has a typo in it. It should be http://www.nomad.ee/micros/micamp1.gif and I will link it here for convenience. Note it is not mine and credit is as shown on the image.
From the TI Design pdf I see I have two different circuit types in the example. Stage 1 with the in+ and in- is a differential setup, which is useful in limiting source/line noise as it provides CMRR. Gain calculations for that are G= V1[-pin]-V2[+pin](Rf/Rg). I think the input voltage would be the same at each pin, but inverted, so the gain equation becomes -V - V(Rf/Rg) or -2V(Rf/Rg). Since V is small this is just -2(10/1) or -20. Gain is then 20log(-20)= ~26dB. Correct?
Stage 2 is inverted. The TI OPamps of Everyone pdf shows gain is G=-(Rf/Rg). IN the example above, max gain is then -100, GdB= 20 log(-100) = 40. Right? The negative part confuses me.
Pretending all the above is right, and we ignore the phantom power/diode I the above, what can I do to maximize performance and minimize noise using a OPA2134 or similar?
|8th May 2011, 07:36 PM
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In this case, the negative sign denotes the signal is inverted. If you remember where inversion occurs, you don't need to include the sign in the formulae.
There are entire books on maximizing op amp performance. I think the most important things you could do are match the asterisk resistors and use a clean power supply. It looks like one DC blocking cap is labelled 4.7 and the other 7.4. An obvious typo.
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|8th May 2011, 07:54 PM
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The common way to reduce noise in a opamp mic pre is to add a JFET LTP (drain coupled pair ?) at the input. The dominant noise source of almost all amps with voltage gain is the first stage.
|8th May 2011, 08:34 PM
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Thanks sofa and cbdb!
I figured that about the sign since I got the right answer by ignoring it
With a JFET input stage, that is similar to the ESR project 66 (sorry, hard to link on my phone). Right? Any starting links where I could read more into how that sort of thing functions?
Thanks again all. I threw together a quick perfboard version of the linked circuit using a virtual ground and 9v battery with the 2134. I ignored all the phantom power and diode stuff. Sounded better noise wise than the built in pres on my tascam interface. That's with the spagetti of allegator hook up wires. I think it needs a high pass filter. It is really clear but a little to clear on high frequencies with an acoustic guitar.
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Generalized least squares (GLS) for model parameter estimation has a long and successful history dating to its development by Gauss in 1795. Alternatives can outperform GLS in some settings, and alternatives to GLS are sometimes sought when GLS exhibits curious behavior, such as in Peelle's Pertinent Puzzle (PPP). PPP was described in 1987 in the context of estimating fundamental parameters that arise in nuclear interaction experiments. In PPP, GLS estimates fell outside the range of the data, eliciting concerns that GLS was somehow flawed. These concerns have led to suggested alternatives to GLS estimators. This paper defends GLS in the PPP context, investigates when PPP can occur, illustrates when PPP can be beneficial for parameter estimation, reviews optimality properties of GLS estimators, and gives an example in which PPP does occur.
Generalized least squares (GLS) for parameter estimation has a long and successful history dating to its development by Gauss in 1795. In some settings, alternatives to GLS can be effective, and are sometimes sought when GLS exhibits curious behavior, such as in Peelle's Pertinent Puzzle (PPP).
PPP was introduced in 1987 in the context of estimating fundamental parameters that arise in nuclear interaction experiments [
A GLS estimate lying outside the range of the data causes heartache among nuclear scientists. Therefore, PPP continues to be of theoretical and practical interest. For example, a summary report of International Evaluation of Neutron Cross Section Standards [
We quote the original PPP problem proposed by [
Although this PPP statement is vague, by converting it to something more interpretable, GLS can be applied and the resulting estimate is 0.88 (with an associated standard deviation of 0.22), which is outside the range of the measurements. Zhao and Perey [
In this interpretation, the common error (the "fully correlated" component) is understood to be
One of our contributions is to make explicit assumptions and examine their implications in order to convert vague statements to statements about which it is possible to find agreement among physical scientists and statisticians regarding suitable approaches. We also defend GLS in the PPP context, illustrate when PPP can be beneficial, briefly describe properties of GLS estimators, show that PPP cannot occur for certain measurement error models, and calculate a covariance matrix Σ for
The vagueness of the original PPP statement is one reason there are so many interpretations of PPP [
Let Σ be the 2-by-2 symmetric covariance matrix for
Readers might find it informative that those with traditional statistical education among the authors were the most willing to accept GLS estimates despite the apparent flaw of lying outside the range of the data. Statisticians will often consider alternatives to GLS, but recognize that GLS estimation is difficult to beat, at least in terms of typical performance measures such as being close on average to the true parameter value over hypothetical repeats of the pair of experiments [
Although Peelle [
As shown below, prior to substituting the approximation for
The fact that
To focus on GLS behavior when PPP occurs,
It is well known that the GLS method can be applied to
GLS is usually introduced in the context of estimating
The GLS solution of
GLS estimation has a long and successful history, but met with serious objection within the nuclear physics community in the context of combining estimates from multiple experiments upon observing a tendency to produce estimates that are outside the range of the data. More specifically, to date the tendency has been to produce estimates that are less than the minimum data value, so have been criticized as being "too small" [
GLS estimation is guaranteed to produce the BLUE even if the underlying data are not Gaussian. However, if the data is not Gaussian, then the minimum variance unbiased estimator (MVUE) is not necessarily linear in the data. Also, though unbiased estimation might sound politically correct, it is not necessarily superior to biased estimation [
If the data has a Gaussian distribution, then it is well known that the GLS estimate is the same as the maximum likelihood (ML) estimate. This is because the log of the Gaussian likelihood involves a sum of squares, so choosing an estimate (the GLS estimate) that minimizes a sum of squares corresponds to choosing an estimate (the ML estimate) that maximizes the likelihood. Ordinary LS (OLS), weighted LS (WLS), and GLS are all essentially the same technique, but OLS is used if Σ is proportional to a unit-diagonal matrix, WLS is used if Σ is proportional to a diagonal matrix, and GLS is used if Σ is an arbitrary positive definite covariance matrix. The Gauss-Markov theorem [
The ML estimate depends on the assumed distributions for the errors. For example, if we replace the Gaussian (Normal) distributions with logNormal distributions, the ML estimate will change. In the cases considered here, ML gives the same estimate as GLS, because the data distribution is Gaussian. Because the ML approach makes strong use of the assumed error distributions, the ML estimate is sensitive to the assumed error distribution. The ML method has desirable properties, including asymptotically minimum variance as the sample size increases. However, in our example, the sample size is tiny (two), so asymptotic results for ML estimates are not relevant. It still is possible that an ML estimator will be better for nonGaussian data than GLS [
The original PPP does not clearly state whether the common error is additive or multiplicative. This ambiguity was examined in [
If instead
In Sivia's [
If Σ is given by
The covariance matrix Σ can be expressed as
Notice that
Several authors explored different values for the covariance matrix Σ to understand the relationship between the covariance matrix and the estimates. Some numerical examples are in [
Next rewrite
First assume
The fact that the GLS estimate is the BLUE estimate (and also the MVUE estimate if the data is Gaussian) and that it lies below the range of (
In addition to GLS's BLUE property, we can add support for GLS by numerical example to illustrate features one and two.
Thus far we have not demonstrated any error model which exactly (without approximation) produces a Σ that leads to PPP. A situation that leads to PPP without the approximations in
The proof is by demonstration. Specify any values
If If
One example in which the assumptions of Theorem 3 hold involves subtracting a background measurement from a region of interest (ROI) measurement to get a net result. Because the background measurement often involves a different number of channels than the ROI measurement, a scale factor
Suppose each ROI and corresponding background are analyzed separately, and consider the first ROI in
Because Peelle's original statement is vague, there have been several interpretations and solutions. In our experience, there is considerable variation among experimentalists in the expression of measurement uncertainty, and a wide the range of analyses can result from vague uncertainty statements.
The three main contributions of this paper are: (1) illustrating examples when PPP cannot occur (Theorem 1); (2) providing insight when PPP is effective and appropriate (related to Theorem 2), and (3) deriving a realistic covariance matrix Σ for which PPP occurs according to physical descriptions of realistic measurement scenarios (Theorem 3). We also showed via numerical integration that an estimate lying outside the range of the data is sensible. This is because the unequal variances of
Of course GLS provides a good estimate
There will almost always be estimation error in Σ̂, and often the measurement errors are nonGaussian. Therefore, we consider the following two topics in [
Finally, [
Contours of example bivarate normal density of
Example region of interest and corresponding background that can lead to the PPP condition.
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Grilled Chicken a L' Orange
Chip Burrus
I tend to go heavy on the cumin (in most every recipe). It's so smoky all by itself and really adds something special to grilled meat. I add it to recipes whenever I can.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
- 1
- orange, grated zest only
- 1
- medium orange, about 1/3 cup juice
- 1 tsp
- dry mustard
- "just a pinch" of cumin
- 2 Tbsp
- optional red wine vinegar
- 1/3 c
- olive oil
- 4
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp
- butter
- 2 Tbsp
- flour
- 1/2 Tbsp
- sugar
- 1/4 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp
- dry mustard
- 2 Tbsp
- red wine vinegar
- 1/2 c
- orange juice
How to Make Grilled Chicken a L' Orange
- 1In a 9x13 dish make the marinade by combining the first 5 ingredients; zest, juice, mustard, cumin, if using, and vinegar.
- 2Spread out a sheet of plastic wrap about 2 feet long and place chicken breasts on it.
- 3Spread another sheet of plastic wrap over the chicken breasts.
- 4With flat side of a mallet, pound the chicken to an even 1/2 inch thickness.
- 5Remove plastic wrap and place chicken in marinade.
- 6Cover and allow to marinate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- 7When you are ready to cook the chicken, preheat the grill.
- 8Then prepare the sauce.
- 9In a wide skillet, melt the butter over low heat and stir in the flour.
- 10Cook this roux over low heat for a minute or two, until it bubbles.
- 11Add the sugar, cinnamon, mustard and vinegar and stir until well combined.
- 12Whisk in the orange juice, bring the heat up to medium, and stir until thickened.
- 13Lower the heat and cover the pan to keep the sauce hot while you grill the chicken.
- 14Grill the chicken just until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
- 15When serving, place the grilled chicken on a heated platter, pour some of the sauce over it and pass the rest of the sauce.
- 16Serves 4.
About Grilled Chicken a L' Orange
Main Ingredient: Chicken
Regional Style: American
Collections: Grilling Favorites, Butter Up The Grill
Other Tag: Quick & Easy