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Late February 1806
The Austrians did not take too kindly to General Buxhoewden sacking Vienna. Their ire took the form of an attempt to retake the city while it was still burning. Before Buxhoewden could fall back to Budapest he was forced to hold off the Austrian assault while suffering casualties I could ill afford.
Eduard Sazhin has not used his time as Lord Secretary of the Fleet wisely. He has been replaced with Daniil Poushkin who will now be responsible for growing the Imperial fleet to a size large enough to conduct commercial raiding in the Baltic Sea. If this is successful the fruits of this labor shall be used to grow the fleet even larger for eventual expansion into English waters.
Early March 1806
It would seem the Viennese people are still loyal to their displaced oppressors as they have taken to the streets in large numbers. This lawless rabble is not worth the time and energy it would take to discipline them, so Buxhoewden has retired to Budapest to replenish his losses.
General Kutusov has retaken Lemberg from the Austrian incursion. It would seem he has acquired quite the reputation for commanding well when attacking; this is perfectly aligned with my plans for domination as I do not plan on sitting back to let my enemies break their armies on my walls. This marks the last time liberating my territory from Austrians will be necessary as they have become too big of a hassle to allow to exist on my border. They shall be dealt with shortly.
During an attempt to slow the Ottoman army marching on Iasi, Gorbachev was captured and executed by firing squad. I shall have a hard time replacing such an experienced man. Now Iasi is all but undefended, as Kutusov cannot reach the city in time if the Ottomans continue to march north. Still he presses on, as his presence may be enough to discourage the Ottomans from angering me further.
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Give and Take
Late March 1806
General Kamensky has made his way to Aabo in Finland and has laid siege to the Swedes holed up there. Now that they're cornered they can be starved into submission. Soon enough my northern border will be secured and Kamensky can cross the Baltic Sea and march on Prussia.
The Ottomans have done what I feared and have assaulted Iasi. The stalwart Opelchenie and citizens remaining there made a valiant attempt at holding the city but there was not much they could do in the face of such great numbers as the Ottomans have thrown at them.
Barricades are erected to deter Ottoman cavalry
My captain moves around the flank to take the Ottomans by surprise
Ottoman infantry storms my buildings
Iasi is lost but Kutusov is mere days north of the city. The Ottomans shall be removed from my lands soon enough.
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Settling Old Scores
Early April 1806
The sloop Gavriil has been launched into the Baltic Sea and will ferry reinforcements from St. Petersburg to General Kamensky. She will then carry his army south into Prussia to reignite my feud with those hated curs. Though she is the first of my Imperial fleet she shall not be the last. Russian might shall be projected into lands far and wide now.
General Kutusov has done his duty and retaken Iasi from the Ottomans. Their army of peasants was no match for the professionals in Kutusov's ranks. Now Kutusov is poised to march further south towards Bucharest. From there it is on towards Istanbul and a port from whence I can launch fleets carrying my armies into the soft white underbelly of Europe.
With my recent rash of successes even more men are offering themselves up for my service. A General Karl Karlovich Sivers has offered to lead my men in the field of battle. I shall consider hiring him should his services become necessary. Losing Gorbachev was a great blow, but a man named Yakov Komorov has presented himself for my service. He shall immediately be put to use against the Prussians to aid Kamensky's inevitable attack.
General Sivers offers his services.
Kamensky has decided not to let the Swedes die of starvation or by their own hands, so he has assaulted Aabo and captured it with minimal losses. With the Swedes ousted from Finland I am now free to move his army south across the Baltic Sea and take the Prussians unaware. It would seem the Finnish people have been under the yoke of the Swedes for too long, for as soon as Kamensky marched his men into the city the people there greeted him with flowers strewn across the roads.
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New Developments
Late May 1806
In an act of cowardice typical of their people, the Ottomans have surrendered Bucharest to General Kutusov as soon as he marched his army up to the city gates. That such a ripe prize be given over to me with nary a shot being fired shows that they realize they cannot withstand the might of Imperial Russia. Soon Istanbul will be mine and Kutusov will be able to send his men to the west to fight less craven opponents.
Early June 1806
With General Buxhoewden resting his men in Budapest the French have taken this opportunity to send an army against Vienna. They are spending time ravaging the countryside and harassing Austrian forces. This is my first observation of the famed Grande Armée and I shall have to proceed with more caution as Napoleon has quite the reputation as a leader of men. My advisors tell me that the French are not to be taken lightly as they are perhaps the only nation that can begin to rival the might of Russia.
Early July 1806
The sloop Gavriil has unloaded the army of General Kamensky north of Warsaw and continued west to raid Prussian shipping lanes. While one sloop will not be enough to strangle their economy it does give the Prussians more cause to be concerned about the mighty Russian Empire to their east.
Gavriil becomes a headache for Prussia
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The Second Battle of Vienna
France marches on Austria
With the French harassing Austrian forces, General Buxhoewden takes this opportunity to move west from Budapest and into Vienna. His plan backfires though as before he can reinforce his position none other than Napoleon Bonaparte attacks him in the largely ruined city.
I am outnumbered but my men have become quite experienced on the long hard road to Vienna
The Russian forces are deployed to the east of the city in an attempt to divide the French attack into two parts - one which can march directly on me under fire from my artillery and a second that can will be broken up and slowed by the constricting streets of Vienna. In order for Russia to win this fight the French will have to be defeated in detail.
An observation balloon gives Napoleon a good view of the upcoming battle
Upon seeing my army's deployment, Napoleon wisely shift his line to match mine. He does however send several units through Vienna, no doubt in an attempt to try and flank me. I immediately send my grenadiers into the city streets on my left flank to prevent the French from getting behind my line of battle.
Two armies clash
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The Second Battle of Vienna (cont.)
Jägers doing what they do best
When the smoke clears, the death toll is great for both sides
Victory over the French upstart!
Though many men were lost, the French Emperor has been humbled. He will think twice before tangling with the might of Russia again. This victory may prove to be Pyrrhic as the Austrian people have decided they have had enough of both French and Russian soldiers in their homeland. A rebellion has begun and a large army has been raised, from whence it came I know not. General Buxhoewden will need to fall back to Budapest once again to replenish his losses.
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Loose Lips
Gavriil sails to meet her destiny
The Danes have objected to me raiding their shipping lanes with Prussia and sent several ships to sink Gavriil. Seeing as how they sent two merchantmen instead of warships, this fight should have ended differently than it did. Gavriil's captain's inexperience showed when his ship was lost with little damage to the Danish ships.
Russian sailors leap into the sea
Russia's first and only warship now rests at the bottom
To make matters worse, an enemy agent was detected attempting to infiltrate General Kamensky's camp but escaped before he could be captured and interrogated. I shall have to increase security as the last thing I need is another general assassinated. My foes continue to attempt to defeat me with trickery as they know the Russian army cannot be stopped by giving battle.
Run little rabbit, run
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A pretty disappointing showing from the man himself. Especially considering the odds they gave you in the pre-battle screen.
A Bridge Over Troubled Water
Late July 1806
Word has reached me about a mutiny in the faraway land of India. Though the mutineers have been executed, the British have suffered a black eye from the locals. If this so-called empire cannot tame savages they deserve to be conquered by the likes of me.
General Kamensky has marched into Selesia, setting up camp at the bridge on the Oder River. The Prussians know he is intent on capturing Breslau and have marched against him in an attempt to remove him from their lands. They must have less sense that I thought as the army they sent is primarily undisciplined militia.
Prussian infantry cross the river ford...
... into the fire of Russian musketeers
Prussian ulans attempt to defend their cannon from Russian hussars
The battle is won without too much difficulty, but something strange happened. The Prussians seemed very intent on reaching my cannon and sent cavalry through devastating volleys of fire to reach them. Though the cavalry was slain, they did manage to kill some of my gunners. The reason for such seemingly irrational behavior would become apparent to me the next day when the Prussians send an even larger army at Kamensky's position. This time they have reinforcements and I am vastly outnumbered.
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A Bridge Over Troubled Water (cont.)
Day 2
The second Prussian army is made up of professional soldiers, and in larger numbers. My battle-weary men will have to fight desperately to hold back the Prussian tide once more.
Attacked from three sides at once
Perhaps the Prussians were not so foolish as I first thought. The attack yesterday was obviously a probe to test my strength, and to destroy my guns to prevent their use in the real fight. Though I retained all of my guns their crew were sufficiently diminished to give me concern for being able to hold off attacks from the Prussians at both the ford and the bridge. Now I must also face a contingent of Austrians attacking from the rear. Truly this day's battle shall test Kamensky's mettle like no other before.
The Prussians try the ford in greater numbers
Smoke and bodies cover the battlefield
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A Bridge Over Troubled Water (cont.)
Early August 1806
Though Kamensky prevails, he has lost half of his men. With the loss of so many experienced soldiers, his army is in no shape to continue on to take Breslau. With his offensive thus stalled, he marches his army east to Łódź in Greater Poland to recover. It would seem the Prussians have done the same as the battered remnants of their armies have marched west towards Berlin.
Enemy forces have been loose in my lands, sowing destruction where they march. Salzburg and Debreczin have both been put to the torch. I vow that henceforth, when presented with the opportunity, my foes shall be treated in kind. Their farms and villages will not be spared my wrath. All who oppose the Russian Empire shall learn a hard lesson about my power.
What's so civil about war anyway?
In brighter news, my gentlemen at university have been successfully discovering new ways to help their empire. Their most recent discovery is a new system of land drainage. This should increase the output of Russia's farmland and raise more money for the war effort. Things are starting to look slightly better for my economy.
Industry is the heart of any civilized nation
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To The City
A lynchpin of commerce and culture, Istanbul is the key to my strategy in the south. Capturing the city will not only secure my southern border and free General Kutusov to proceed west against Austria, it will also allow me to construct a mighty fleet to sail into the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Whether raiding shipping lanes or establishing them for myself, capturing this city represents a major opportunity to fuel my money-starved empire. With the future of the empire hanging in the balance, Kutusov marched south to secure his nation's destiny.
The Ottomans find themselves in a crossfire
Victory comes easy to Kutusov these days, and capturing Istanbul proved to be no different. Performing a half-encirclement the Russian army exacted a heavy toll on the Ottomans. With cannon on one side and infantry the other, no matter which way the Ottomans turned they were faced with an unsurvivable hail of lead. It didn't take long for their leaderless army to quit the field in the face of such superior firepower and command.
With the city captured, the temptation to loot it of everything of worth was high. Such a large amount of booty would be an instant injection into my war machine, but the resulting unrest in the surrounding region would not have been worth it. Such a rich city as Istanbul would better serve as a long-term addition to my economic growth. Repairing the damaged infrastructure in the city has drained the last of my coffers, but soon enough its wealth will start contributing to the glory of the Russian Empire.
A key part of holding Istanbul and preventing the people of Rumelia from rebelling against me is the destruction of the universities at Edirve and Sofia. The less educated the people of my conquered lands are the easier it will be to keep them in line. Such acts surely upset the upper class in my own lands, but I must do what is best for the empire. Heavy is the crown indeed.The Medallion of the Imperial Psychopath, a Napoleon: Total War AAR
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Glory Be
With several impressive victories in recent weeks, the future of the Russian Empire is looking brighter.
Finally a net gain
My people are happiest when their armies are near
Tsar Aleksandr I's popularity rises with every victory
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The Second Battle of Istanbul
Late August 1806
Not content to let me hold his former capital, General Alemdar Sadik of the Ottomans has rallied the remaining forces in Rumelia and marched on Istanbul to displace General Kutusov. Veterans each and every one, Kutusov's men aren't going to give up their prize without a fight.
With the Ottoman force being made up of so much cavalry and artillery, I decide to station my infantry in the city streets. With the buildings sheltering them from enemy artillery, they hastily construct anti-cavalry barricades to channel the enemy horses into killing zones should they dare to enter the city. Jágers are to screen the bulk of my army, and set up ambushes with improvised explosive devices on the main approach to the city.
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The Second Battle of Istanbul (cont.)
The trap works as intended as Ottoman light infantry are lured into pursuing my jágers as they retreat to the city after lighting the fuses. The resulting explosions cause many casualties among the enemy.
Ottoman infantry eventually make it into the city, only to be confronted by volleys from my musketeers. Once engaged, the hussars are sent in to mop up the remaining men.
With the enemy infantry out of action, all that remains is their cavalry and cannon. The cavalry are being held in reserve as their massive 18-pounders shell the city from well outside the range of my own 6-pound guns. It falls on my own cavalry to convince the remaining enemy to cease their hostilities or die by the sword.
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The Second Battle of Istanbul (cont.)
My hussars get behind the enemy line and attack. They manage to slay the enemy general and break through to the gun crews. Though they suffer heavy casualties, the hussars escape annihilation and fall back to the safety of the city, hotly pursued by Ottoman cavalry intent on avenging their slain general.
Ottoman sipahis make it into the city only to find their route blocked by barricades and angry musketeers. There's not much they can do other than swear impotently as they fall like flies. The streets run red with blood as the day once again goes to General Kutusov.
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Gaining Momentum
General Kutusov is named a Hero of the Army for his actions in Rumelia. Such an aggressive attacker will soon be put to use against the Austrians and remaining Ottoman forces to the west.
A saboteur is loose in Hungary, as the militia I sent to secure my gun manufactories there are consistently having their baggage train tampered with. It looks like I may soon have to send in someone to permanently take care of this persistent irritation.
Early September 1806
With money flowing into the royal coffers I have ordered a 38-gun frigate to be built in the Burgas Dockyards in Rumelia. As this is where Trubachev was captured and slain over a year ago, I shall name the first ship constructed there in his honor so he can have revenge on his slayers from beyond the grave. Soon Trubachev will sail the Black Sea and sink or capture enemy trade ships found there.
Early November 1806
General Kamensky has taken the opportunity created by the Prussian withdrawal from Breslau to capture the city. The citizens there surrendered the city after realizing their precious Prussian army has moved north chasing after a small force I sent razing the local farmlands. These fools have no hope to stand against me if they try to defend against every action taken by splinter groups of my army. Soon enough Kamensky will be able to strike at the heart of Prussia itself: Berlin.
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This is great.
I'm loving every bit of this AAR.
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Total War
In an act of amazing audacity, Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz has marched an army through the mountains and forests of Eastern Europe and launched an attack into Transylvania, deep behind my lines. Klausenburg did not stand a chance against such a formidable foe and fell quickly. Such an act of unchecked aggression will not stand, and General Kutusov is just the man to answer in kind. His army moved north and west from Istanbul a few weeks prior and he is in a position to strike at von Clausewitz in just a few days time.
Saxony has decided to throw their men into the fray now that General Kamensky is within striking range of Dresden. This marks the sixth nation that has opposed me on the field of battle these past two years, and it shall not be the last. Like all others before them, they shall be swept aside on my march to glory.
Kamensky's work is never at an end
The right flank
The left flank
The Saxons brought many men but no cannon, leading to a very bloody fight on the open fields of Silesia. While the Saxon army was annihilated, Kamensky lost more than two thirds of his men in the fight. This time he shall not retreat to Poland to recover, he will hold the city that has changed hands so many times. Though the foe continue to throw men in his way, Kamensky will not be deterred and will fight on until Berlin belongs to Russia. Such dogged determinism coupled with heavy losses has led his men to nickname him The Bloody-Handed General.
Late November 1806
Kutusov has reached Klausenberg to remove von Clausewitz from Russian lands forever.
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Shiites have staged a series of anti-American demonstrations over the past two weeks and have been linked to violent unrest in the holy city of Najaf, where a prominent cleric who had recently returned from exile in London was assassinated.
The interim American leader of Iraq, the retired general Jay Garner, yesterday hosted his first meeting with residents of the capital in a walled compound ringed by tanks, armoured vehicles and scores of troops in full battle dress.
What General Garner likes to call "a town hall meeting" was such in venue alone. About 60 hand-picked academics, professionals and senior public service bureaucrats turned up for what had been touted as a free-ranging event to sample the views of the war-ravaged capital.
In his opening remarks - before journalists were evicted - General Garner promised swift action to restore order and government services to the people of Baghdad.
"Our purpose here in your country is to create an environment for you that we can begin a process that leads to government in a democracy for all Iraq," he said.
Several delegates, who would not give their names, said they did not know why they had been invited or what the meeting was about.
"They sent a soldier with a message to my house yesterday and told me I had to be here at 10am. That's all I know," one of them said.
Before the closed-door discussions began, Dr Firas Marouf, professor of linguistics at Baghdad University, said the US was welcomed for its role in toppling the regime, but had lost the support of many people for its failure to control the looting and violence that has swept the capital for the past two weeks.
"The US did not come with an effective plan for peace; absolutely no program," he said.
General Garner plans to travel to southern Iraq next week to discuss reconstruction and steps towards self-government with religious leaders.
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Job Title: Clinical Business PartnerCompany: Reed Talent SolutionsReporting to: The Staff Bank Account Manager Base Location: LeedsSalary: £25,000 - £30,000Reed Talent SolutionsOperating since 1960, REED is one of the best known names in the recruitment industry because people trust us to deliver world class recruitment solutions. Reed Talent Solutions is a key part of the REED group of companies, and exists to win, develop and retain profitable, long term and complex resourcing contracts with clients in the Private and Public Sectors. The revenue generated from Reed Talent Solutions client portfolio accounts for approximately one third of all Reed UK income and is growing year on year. Do you want to be part of this exciting and expanding company?We currently have a unique opportunity for the right individual to join the team to promote the best practice in the delivery of staff bank services to our brand new client. Your role as a Clinical Business Partner will be to design and support innovative solutions across the business to ensure contract performance and client satisfaction leads to referenceability, retention, and extension of the contract.This a fantastic opportunity to help shape and develop this brand new high profile contract win within Reed Talent Solutions. If you are interested in the recruitment and selection for nurse roles and you are a member of a NMC body, then this could be the perfect career opportunity for you. The Role: As a Clinical Resourcing Business Partner you will be responsible for building the relationship with the client at a ward level. You will work with the wards to understand their needs for bank shifts and feed this into a both a fulfilment plan and a recruitment plan.Your role will be to define the recruitment process for recruiting/assessing specialist Nurses - Band 5 and above. Your role will be to deal with issues that arise either with the staff bank nurses on-site. You will also need to analyse skills shortages and areas for growth for the business. You will be required to hit challenging delivery targets. A big part of your role will also be to develop strong client relationships through weekly ward visits. You will liaise with various contacts and will need to demonstrate a clear and up-to-date understanding of the client's needs whilst also documenting these visits. The Person: To be successful in this role you will need the following experience: • Membership of a NMC body• Ideally some experience in recruitment and selection for nurse roles, ideally across a range of clinical areas - or strong knowledge in how to do this• Experience of working across a number of clinical disciplines is desirable• Ideally experienced in clinical governance would be advantages• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a recruitment service• Knowledge of public health issues both locally and across the wider health economy• IT literate and proficient in the use of Outlook and Microsoft Word and Excel• The ability to work independently is essential as are excellent verbal and written communication skills• Flexible• Enthusiastic• Team PlayerAll job offers are subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role. Reed Specialist Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business


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Bonita (Bonnie) Booth of Spencer was recently appointed to the Fisheries and Wildlife Board by Governor Deval Patrick to represent the Central District (Worcester County). Booth grew up on a family dairy farm and is still actively involved in farming. Her 20 years of natural resources training and experience began in 1987 when she was employed with the Worcester County Conservation District in Holden as the district administrator for Worcester County and the Buck Hill Conservation Education Center in Spencer. In 1992, she joined the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) staff in Holden. During that time Booth worked with Worcester County farmers and landowners to implement Best Management Practices mitigating environmental concerns and helping landowners develop conservation and forest management plans for their property. She was involved in implementing USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Programs to address soil erosion, non-point source pollution programs, and administered other Farm Bill programs. Booth conducted Soils Evaluator workshops and partnered with the Massachusetts Watershed Coalition to provide outreach and education to landowners and communities about water quality issues. She also served on the Massachusetts Envirothon Steering Committee, a natural resource team competition for high school age students.
Retired in 2005, Bonnie Booth is an active volunteer as a Supervisor with the Worcester County Conservation District, a Steering Committee Member and Instructor for the Massachusetts Becoming an Outdoorswoman Program and an Instructor in both the state Basic and Bowhunter Education Programs. Booth and her family have been active with the Spencer Agricultural Association and 4-H for over 30 years. Prior to her employment with the USDA, Booth was the Vice President of Investments for Dean Witter Reynolds, an investment firm. She also served on the Finance Committee and Personnel Board for the Town of Spencer. Booth actively engages in hunting, scuba diving, hiking, and golfing, as well as wildlife and underwater photography.


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The 2006 Nissan Frontier is a compact pick-up truck offered in King Cab and Crew Cab body styles, in SE, LE and NISMO trim levels. The standard engine is a 265 horsepower 4.0-liter gas-powered V6 with either automatic or manual transmission depending on the configuration. NISMO stands for Nissan's motor sports branch segment and in this case, the NISMO models come equipped with specially-designed off-road equipment. Standard equipment includes air conditioning, cruise control, power accessories, AM/FM/CD, front tow hooks, ABS brakes and airbags.Read more Read less
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text: By restricting himself to his home patch on the northern jazz circuit, saxophonist Nat Birchall is not as acclaimed across the UK as he deserves. His debut album, Sixth Sense, was hailed by Mojo magazine, in a John Coltrane reference, for its "sunship beauty". Coltrane is indeed Birchall's primary inspiration, musically and spiritually – a connection audible from the first gong-sound and McCoy Tyneresque piano trill under his saxophone on the opening track, and sustained with hypnotic bass riffs and brooding drum patterns all through the session. On tenor, Birchall has a woody, pliable sound, resonance and restraint about "sheets of sound" tumults that marks him out from the throng of Coltrane disciples, and, like Pharoah Sanders, he sounds like a man trying to contact Coltrane through emotional nuance and a trancelike focus rather than floods of notes. It's a modest session, perhaps too close to classic Coltrane materials of the 1960s. But Birchall's ability to coax meanings from tonal subtleties – such as when his tenor sax hovers over humming low bass drones on Going to the Mountain – is pretty effective.


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In 2015, Bobby won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Host in his work on Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction.
In 2014, Bobby won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Host in his work on Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction.
Bobby's books:
• Bobby Flay's Bold American Food (Warner Brothers, May 31, 1994)
• Bobby Flay's From My Kitchen to Your Table (Clarkson Potter, March 31, 1998)
• Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill (Hyperion, May 19, 1999)
• Bobby Flay Cooks American (Hyperion, September 30, 2001)
• Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill (Scribner, May 18, 2004)
• Bobby Flay's Grilling For Life (Scribner, May 3, 2005)
• Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook (Clarkson Potter, October 16, 2007)
• Bobby Flay's Grill It! (Clarkson Potter, April 18, 2008)
• Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries and Shakes ( Clarkson Potter, April 11, 2009)
On May 15, 2009, Bobby Flay was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the "Lifestyle/Culinary Host" category for Grill It! With Bobby Flay.
When asked if he were on a desert island, which spice could he not be without, Chef Flay responded, "black pepper."
In the summer of 2009, Bobby Flay opened two new restaurants, Bobby's Burger Palace and Bar Americain, in partnership with Connecticut's Mohegan Sun casino.
Effective January 8, 2009, Bobby Flay will host a five-week series of live call-in radio shows on Sirius XM. Titled Bobby Flay Radio, the series will will explore the essentials of good living for men all ages and backgrounds.
According to Thoroughbred Times (November 5, 2008), Bobby Flay has purchased My White Corvette at the Keeneland November breeding stock auction in Lexington for a price of $825,000.
Bobby Flay appeared at the NASDAQ on October 3, 2008, to ring the closing bell and to promote the New York City Wine & Food Festival.
After fierce bidding, Keeneland announced on September 13, 2008 that Bobby Flay is the new owner of the Medaglia d'Oro filly, which was purchased at an undisclosed price. The thoroughbred horse had previously been bid upon at $1.1 million.
Chef Flay, who is a self-professed burger maniac, opened Bobby's Burger Palace on Long Island in July 2008.
Bobby Flay's awards: • James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef of the Year (1993) • French Culinary Institute Outstanding Graduate Award (1993) • International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Design – Bobby Flay's Bold American Food (1995) • Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Service Show – Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay (2000) • Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Service Show Host – Boy Meets Grill (2004) • Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Service Show Host – Boy Meets Grill (2005) • James Beard Foundation's National Television Food Show Award – Bobby Flay Chef Mentor (2005) • James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America (2007) • Bon Appétit magazine's Best Cooking Teacher Award (2008) • Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Culinary Program - Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (2012)
Bobby Flay was voted the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef of the Year in 1993. This award honors the country's most accomplished chef under the age of 30. In the same year, the French Culinary Institute honored him with its first-ever Outstanding Graduate Award.
Bobby Flay has been a Master Instructor and Visiting Chef at the French Culinary Institute, where he personally selects the recipient of the annual scholarship that he established for a New York City high school student to attend the French Culinary Institute.
In March 2001, Bobby met his wife, Stephanie March, on a blind date that was set up by Mariska Hargitay. He proposed to her on December 19, 2004, while they were ice skating at Rockefeller Center and they were married four years after their first date. Bobby and Stephanie were married on February 20, 2005.
Bobby Flay's first book, Bold American Food, won the 1995 International Association of Culinary Professionals award for design.
Bobby was listed at #100 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.
Bobby Flay's books:
• Bobby Flay Grilling for Life
• Boy Gets Grill
• Bobby Flay Cooks American
• Boy Meets Grill
• From My Kitchen To Your Table
• Bold American Food
• Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes
Bobby Flay's restaurants:
• Mesa Grill and Bar Americain - New York City
• Mesa Grill Las Vegas - Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
• Bobby Flay Steak - Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
• Mesa Grill Bahamas - Paradise Island, Bahamas
Bobby Flay guest-starred in Japan on Ryori no Tetsujin (Iron Chef) to compete against Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and using rock crab as the secret ingredient. Bobby won the competition.
Bobby appeared on Pyramid on November 18, 2003.
Bobby Flay appears twice a month as a food correspondent on The Early Show on CBS.
On January 17, 2005, Bobby appeared on Life & Style.
Bobby's nickname is Bo. He is also known as "The Bad Boy of Cooking."
Sophie, Bobby's daughter with his second wife (Kate Connelly), was born on April 19, 1996.
Bobby Flay: I'm thrilled to be opening two of my restaurants at Mohegan Sun. It's my first foray into New England.
Bobby Flay: (describing his perfect day off) With my daughter and my wife. Cooking at home or somewhere else far away. I love going to places where I don't live, like Europe. Going to the local markets and then bringing the food back to wherever I'm staying and cooking. I love that. I make a whole day out of that because I go at my own pace. It's really relaxing for me.
Bobby Flay: (when asked what he misses the most after becoming so famous) I miss being a line cook. I cooked on a line as a cook for seven or eight years and I loved the camaraderie of it. I loved the energy. I loved being in the heat of being busy. I felt like I was part of a team. I was always an athlete growing up and into my early adulthood. I love being able to high-five someone next to me because we accomplished something. Now I'm the head coach. It's a little bit lonelier being the head coach.
Bobby Flay: (when asked about the demands of his grueling schedule) The great thing about cable is you shoot a little bit and they show it a lot. I shoot television but I shoot it in chunks, in bunches. It's the only way I'll do it. I'll do a whole season of Grill It in six days. That's only half the day. The other half, I'm in the restaurant at night. The only time I'm not in the restaurants is when I have to travel with Throwdown. I have restaurants in other places as well. I multitask always.
Bobby Flay: (discussing his 2008 Bon Appétit Magazine Cooking Teacher of the Year award – September 5, 2008) Telling someone to get a bunch of ingredients together has zero impact. When you take the dish and show someone how it's done, it becomes so much clearer. My passion comes from being able to create on the fly.


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The City Centre Partnership pleased to be supporting the Chichester Street Art Festival which has turned heads and set the cat among the pigeons - and blue foxes and mushrooms and blue tits...
At 2pm on Thursday 2nd May, world-renowned London street artist Stik started the first artwork to kick off the first ever Chichester Street Art Festival which ran until 6th May throughout the city of Chichester.
Launched at Pallant House Gallery at 6pm on the 2nd May, the reception marked the start of the four day festival running over the Bank Holiday weekend, during which visitors to Chichester could see the works in progress. The festival presents a series of private and public walls throughout the city as blank canvasses for a group of world-renowned street artists to make their mark and also welcomes 15 'Shrooms', or mushroom installations, by South African artist Christiaan Nagel, dotted around the city.
The festival sees the biggest gathering of respected international street artists ever, as it welcomes the involvement of London artist STIK, Berlin Wall artist Thierry Noir, NUNCA from Sao Paulo, Brazil, ROA from Belgium, Liquen from Spain, RUN from Italy, Pleghm from Sheffield, Dscreet from London, Hitnes from Jean Spezial, Paris, Christiaan Nagel from South Africa (resident in London) and UK-based The Rolling People.
Painting started on Thursday afternoon with the first work of art by STIK who made his mark on the wall at the side of Superdrug on East Street, Chichester. The festival then continued until 6th May, as more works of art were completed and unveiled. Artworks are continuing for the next few days and will be in place for three months - a real talking point for Chichester!
The festival has been coordinated by Neil Lawson Baker, director of The National Open Art Competition; a proud ambassador for modern art who has gathered a great deal of support for the project, including Chichester City Centre Partnership.
The street art festival is supported by Chichester Business Improvement District and a number of private and public partners throughout the city who have offered up art space - the ex- Mayor of Chichester Michael Woolley has even offered up his own gate off Baffins Lane Car Park to be painted as a part of the Festival!
City Centre Manager Kim Long comments: "The City Centre Partnership felt that we couldn't turn down the opportunity to showcase the city through these talented, world famous street artists. Although we appreciate that street art might not be to everyone's taste, this temporary project will certainly put the city on the map."
So far, we're pleased to have achieved BBC coverage, excellect support from the Chichester Observer and Portsmouth News - and numerous mentions on Twitter and street art forums!
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This month's Spotlight will focus on the amazing participants of the Amazing Race Wellness Challenge.
The Amazing Race Wellness Challenge began on January 23 and will end on February 26, 2012. There are 10 teams plus a few individual participants for a total of 77 participants on the UBC Okanagan Campus competing in the race. Everyone has been racing hard and at the end of Week 2 the UBC Okanagan teams had earned a combined total of just over 31,000 points. Total points for both campus' totaled just over 165,000 points. Check out the latest Amazing Race news: www.ubc.ca/okanagan/hr/health/amazingrace2012.html
Each week a prize is given to a race participant with all teams vying for one of the grand prizes for their workplace at the end —Nintendo Wii Fit or Xbox Connect, a massage chair or a team lunch ($400 value)
Week 1 Participant Prize Winner:
Jamie Basran, of the Sweaty Suit
$100 Gift card
Congratulations Jamie!
Week 2 Participant Prize Winner:
Vanessa Lomas, of IT Power
$100 Gift card
Congratulations Vanessa!
Everyone is encouraged to keep going, to try and complete the Detour Challenges along the way for the bonus points, and we'll see you at the finish line!


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Shelter: Provide a safe refuge by adding trees, dense evergreen shrubs and conifers to your landscape. Bird
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Food: In addition to bird feeders, plant flowering shrubs, perennials and vines as a natural food source.
Any plant producing berries attract both birds and butterflies.
Water: Birds and butterflies need water to drink and bathe in. Incorporate water sources such as bird baths
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Volatility of Resource Inflows and Domestic Investment in Cameroon
Cameroon is a small open economy that relies on the export of a few primary products for its foreign exchange earnings. The low rate of savings cannot meet the investment requirements, and investment has been declining despite many years of economic reform. There is consequently a resource gap that has to be filled by both official and private resource inflows, but these resource inflows have similarly been declining. They have also become highly volatile, thus undermining their positive effects on capital formation and consequently on economic growth and poverty reduction. This study examined the effect of resource inflows and their volatility on domestic investment in Cameroon. The results show that inflow volatility is high and that export revenue volatility is the prime mover of aggregate volatility. There is no evidence of inflow volatilities reinforcing or offsetting each other. Aggregate resource flow is important for both public and private domestic investment, while its volatility is detrimental. When total resource flows is disaggregated into export revenue, official flows, foreign direct investment and "other private flows", only export revenue and "other private flows" significantly affect private investment, indicating that the impact on investment varies depending on the type of inflow. The volatility of official flows and export revenue hurts investment directly, but also negates the influence of the other inflows on both private and public investment. The study suggests that government make more efforts to attract more resource flows into the country and, especially, to reduce their volatility. Diversifying export supplies to minimize price fluctuations, complying with aid conditionalities (this should be facilitated with the country ownership of the poverty reduction strategy), developing a robust and transparent financial sector and stock exchange, and avoiding frequent and unpredictable policy shifts are among the actions that can go a long way to reduce resource flow volatility. Domestic investment, and consequently growth and poverty reduction, should be the main beneficiaries.
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O'Malley Dismisses Questions About Whether He'll Be Elected Pope
Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley says he expects to be wearing his brown hooded habit "until I die" despite questions about whether he may be a candidate to be the next pope.
O'Malley is in Rome along with other Roman Catholic cardinals who will choose a successor to recently retired Benedict XVI. He met with reporters on Tuesday along with Galveston-Houston Cardinal Daniel DiNardo.
O'Malley was asked if he'd continue to wear the habit of his Capuchin religious order if he became pope. He replied, "I don't expect to be elected pope" and added "I don't expect to have a change of wardrobe."
The cardinals haven't set a date for the papal election.
O'Malley said they want to give themselves time to make "the most important decision that some of us will ever make." (Associated Press)


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[Verse 1: Polzin]
I can't dougie, I guess that makes me Douglas
But check my fresh, it's on point like a compass
Can't say I'm loveless, 'cause all my bitches love me
And you can't top this 'cause there ain't shit above me
Perfect balance, can't stop the grind
G&C it's our time, watch the clocks align
I'm the guy that's on your sister and your mother's mind
And I'm going harder then a Rubik's to the color blind
Yeah I'm headed for greatness, show you before it ends
I'll be the barbed wire if you're stuck on the fence
We getting bigger 'cause I'm feeling immense
Feel like I run the crap camp 'cause my shit's intense
I'll give my two cents, it's not that expensive
We'll crank your brain and we'll see what dispenses
Some food for thought to get your palate feeling pensive
And wash it down with your ideas, taste a slight resemblance?
[Verse 2: Trofee]
They be like Trofee
I'm like oh what, you don't know how to Dougie?
All you gotta do, is watch me step like Dougie Fresh, get nutty
We G&C, them Greatness & Co. g's, we can teach you a lot of things
We, got swag even though we ain't from Cali
Who would've guessed that a couple of white boys teach you how to dip, them hips
Lean side to side, like sippin' on that good shit
I'm good with, the way I get up, set up like to park it
Then switch up my setup, shaking my arms like moving targets
We fresh up, in the market, already targeting the top of the game
The same things, getting played all day, well make way for a new face
The saying that problems come with fortune and fame
No matter what our status say, we still gon' do our damn thing


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Golden Villas
Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
Golden Villas Introduction
Golden Villas are a group of villas built on a northern hillside slope of Mount Dicti near the village of Hersonissos. All villas are maisonette style and benefit from a fabulous view over the port and the Aegean Sea.
Well-equipped, the two bedroom villas are designed in open-plan style with a wealth of modern comforts including a private pool, plus use of a communal swimming pool and comforts including TV, open-fireplace and all the mod-cons needed for a pleasant stay. The open-plan space accentuates the feeling space, and all the rooms are carefully furnished in Cretan and Neo-classical style.
The outside of the villas matches the interior standards, with a superb terrace perfect for sunbathing and admiring the breathtaking views. The air of privacy is enhanced by a lovely backdrop of greenery which adds to the sense of seclusion.
Golden Villas Facilities
• 1 double bedroom • 1 twin bedroom • 1 bathroom • 1 shower room • FREE cots • Private swimming pool • Communal swimming pool • Communal children's splash pool • Satellite TV (limited English channels) • DVD player • Washing machine • Microwave • Coffee machine • Safety deposit box • Air-conditioning • Access to onsite lobby bar, restaurant and café • Barbecue
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DAYTON (AP) -- Ohio has begun testing a scrap metal sales database in its effort to curb widespread metal thefts.
The Dayton Daily News reported that the Ohio Department of Public Safety is working with selected dealers to input sales information that could help identify and track thieves.
With Ohio leading the nation in metal theft claims in one insurance industry ranking, the state took action in 2012 to require scrap metal dealers to register, and then for the state Public Safety Department to create a database, along with a "do not buy" list of suspect sellers.
Authorities want to reduce the anonymity for illicit metal sales and reduce the number of places where thieves can get quick cash for stolen metal.
"When you have some place to go and sell them -- that's what the law is targeting," State Highway Patrol Staff Lt. Anne Ralston said. "We want to limit the number of places where people can sell and where they can go."
The Daily News reported that Ohio safety officials say they are on schedule to have the database operating on a wide scale this summer. An earlier transaction reporting effort relied on paper copies that were hard to keep up with, said J. Jeffrey McNealey, a Columbus attorney who represents the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. in Ohio.
McNealey said the goal is a workable system to help control the problem.
"You can't stop it; you can't put a cop at every downspout," he said. "So you have to try to channel this flow through a limited number of data collection points, and from that course of action, you figure out (a suspect) is a person of interest and start figuring it out."
Dealers pay a first-time registration fee of $250 and an annual $150 to support the reporting database.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported that Ohio had 3,228 metal theft insurance claims in 2010-12, the highest number in the nation.


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Singapore is one of the cleanest places I've ever seen. It actually kind of reminds me of Boca Raton, Florida in a strange way.
We had a great turnout for the seminar – about 250 people – and there's some really great creative stuff going on in Singapore. It's such a livable city, very multicultural, vibrant, and beautiful (even though it's quite hot & humid this time of year). The folks from Adobe Singapore took us out for an amazing dinner of Singapore Chili Crab at "No Signboard Seafood", an amazing restaurant on the waterfront.
It really wasn't at all like I expected (from what I've read in the news I figured it was a pretty uptight place, but it turns out that it's a thriving metropolis with a lot more to it than its reputation would suggest).
On the plane now, enroute to Brisbane, Australia. Below is a picture of the situation I find myself in on a daily basis.


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Beginning August 1, 2014, LSU will implement a tobacco-free policy, in accordance with a recently passed Louisiana statute. Restricted tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, pipes, water pipes, all smokeless tobacco (chew, snuff, etc.), and all non-FDA approved nicotine products. Gradual Policy Implementation over the Years The Louisiana legislature, in 2007, passed the Smoke-free Air… Read More
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|From: Ivan Altaparmakov (ialt at tu-sofia.bg)
Date: Thu May 7 06:10:10 EDT 2009
Hi When i started to study scheme it was because i wanted to improve myself and i studied it entirely without computer. I can say i have improvement in myself because of scheme and HtDP but i am not sure i become a good programmer ... So studding without computer is possible it has some advantages, but is it always practical ? :) This question "are computers harmful?" is connected to that how we obtain knowledge - as far as i understand there are two ways first: by collecting facts and rules by generalization. this is the way that is preferred by people saying that computers are harmful (in my opinion) second: rather by training neuron network in the brain by examples - this is preferred by people that want "work done". they don't think computers are harmful. So i think the real question is which way of obtaining knowledge is better? I think this question is not solved ... Both ways has their pros and cons perhaps there might be some balance. May be dynamic balance as in dynamic system: increasing amount of one side (and decreasing amount of the other) will show need of increasing amount of other side ... but if the system is unstable there might be a point after which it wold be difficult to increase other side and the system would collapse ... I think the modern trend is to increase amount of the second approach but it alone (i think) would lead nowhere ... So the educators have to keep balance :)) And perhaps we have to invite method to transform knowledge obtained by the one of the two above mentioned ways to knowledge obtained by the other - how i know this is not done yet (i mean there is no recipe for doing this)... And is it possible at all? (in one direction it is possible (from experience to facts and rules), but in the other direction (i mean direct transformation- without generating examples to train the neuron network) ? ) And if possible is it possible to teach someone to use such method? Perhaps someone have to write a book HtTK (How to Transform Knowledge) :))) best regards
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dew Jr. of Covington announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer Michelle Dew to Michael Francis Dineen of Conyers, son of Paul and Terry Dineen of Hyde Park, Mass.
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Mr. and Mrs. William (Nancy) Domm of Ontario, N.Y., and Mr. and Mrs. William (Terry) Gibbons of Covington are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Ashley Anne and Kevin Stewart, respectively. Ashley and Kevin are pursuing master's degrees at the University of Sheffield, England, completing their studies in September 2010. The bride-to-be is a Wayne Central alumna and a graduate of Gettysburg College majoring in history and German. She earned a master's degree from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies. Ashley is currently working toward an MSc degree in Arts, Cultural and Heritage Management ...
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Aside from that I'm a new homeowner which I find to be very exciting. I have no problem doing work around the house and find pleasure in chores such as mowing and planting flowers(none planted this year).
During my free time I enjoy walking through the metroparks, exploring new places to eat, playing with my cat, and cooking.
I am also decent at playing the saxaphone, tennis, bowling, and simulators.
Movies - Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Studio Ghibli, zombie movies, James Bond, West Anderson, Alien, Predator, Psychological horror, Adam Sandler, Johan Hill, Will Farrel
Shows - House, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Game of Thrones, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, The Walking Dead. I also like animated shows like Archer, Bobs burgers, South Park, Simpsons, and a selection of anime.
Music - Linsey Stirling, Bealtes, Rolling Stones, Eagles, the weeknd, System of A Down, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rhianna, Taylor Swift, zedd, Matisyahu, sam smith, Lorde
Food - I love to cook my own food but when I cant I enjoy chinese, thai, Indian, mediterranean. Favorite snack foods include dark chocolat, gummy bears, popcorn and kettle corn, and can never forget a good molten lava cake
A kitchen to cook in
My car
The means to support myself
My health
A comfy sofa to crash on after a long week
I also think about starting a new exercise routine at the gym. When I start going I don't stop until I'm in great shape but starting a routine is a challenge.


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I hope you don't mind me copy and pasting my comment from the full article. I thought you'd wnat it here too. 🙂
I wondered why it seemed there was little response to my posts. I don't have a business but I can see how that would hurt a business that worked hard to build up a fan base.Reply
C&Ping your "real and relevant" comment from my FB design page to here is not a problem. I appreciate you taking the time to do it.
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Even though Facebook has been around a while, I am still not too keen on this whole social media stuff. Why would I send somebody to FB where they make a ton of money from the ads, when I can have the same posts on my blog – and make some money with my own ads!
Perhaps, I still need to do some more research on the benefits, but I will take my time.
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You're not necessarily sending people to social media, but rather attracting them from social media to your site. Social media is where the people are gathering. It doesn't matter if it's facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc.
That is where they are. So you post teasers on social media that link back to your site, where you want them to be. You do indeed use the same posts as on your website, just not the full post. You need to give them a reason to go to your site.
Once there, you need to give them a compelling reason to become a subscriber, opt-in for an offer, or at the very least, watch that social media channel for your posts until you have built enough know, like, and trust with them to take action that gets them into your system.
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Hi Rob,
I think what Facebook is really doing is trying to get us to "boost" posts and spend money to promote our content on their platform.
I don't find it an ethical approach as they are pretending to solve all marketing answers but what they are really doing is trying to create a massive global data base that will sooner or later try to use/abuse.
Hope this helps.Reply
That's exactly the point. This is actually a post on my FB Design site. If you click the "continue reading" link, you'll see why Facebook is hiding you from your fans. You'll also see what you can do to improve the likelihood of your fans seeing your posts.
That's at: http://rcalie.com/fbdesign/its-not-enough-for-people-to-like-your-business/Reply


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Controversial plans to change the name of the Spring Gardens Shopping Centre have been approved.
The precinct will be renamed The Springs Shopping Centre after planning officers gave the go-ahead to the rebrand.
Signs with the new name and logo will be installed in and around the shopping centre.
A spokesman for The Springs Shopping Centre said: "We are pleased that the building will be able to enhance its visibility from the main routes into Buxton with improved and consistent signage.
"Our aim is to make the shopping centre's offering clearer to shoppers and help encourage more visitors to the town."
The spokesman was unable to disclose the cost of the changes.
The changes have come under fire from some shoppers.
On Twitter, Angela-KM commented: "What a waste of money." Lesley Draper added: "It sounds pretty much the same to me and people will carry on calling it 'the precinct' anyway."
The original plans featured the new name and logo on a green background. However, the plans were revised to only feature the name and logo.
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This is very early to really say, but in your opinion are we going to be a playoff team without Peja?
Our lineup right now:
PG: Tinsley/Johnson/Saras
SG: Jackson/White
SF: Granger/Williams
PF: O'Neal/Croshere
C: Foster/Harrison
Granted we will make changes to that lineup. Consider that Tinsley and Jackson are as good as gone, keep in mind we won't get much for them in a trade.
Peja was a good player. Losing his shooting is going to hurt. When you lose one of your best players and get nothing in return, I think that is going to hurt you in the win column.
Looking at the other teams in the East that will probably make the playoffs.
- Detroit
- Miami
- Cleveland
- Chicago
- Washington
- New Jersey
I think that these 6 teams are pretty much locks to make the playoffs right now.
Boston will be up there if they get Allen Iverson. The Bucks could be a playoff team, so could Toronto, and then us. It really depends on what other teams do of course but right now I do not like our chances of making the playoffs.
Again it is very early to discuss this but when considering the likely possiable transactions I don't like our playoff position.
It's still early in the off season as I said above, and IMO us, Boston with AI, Toronto, and the Bucks may not be that far apart from each other when it's all said and done.


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HCSO bomb squad nets new X-ray machine
EUREKA- Humboldt County has the only accredited FBI bomb squad in the tri-county area that includes surrounding Mendocino, Del Notre, and Trinity Counties. They are assigned to defuse explosive devices, but in order to disarm those explosives; they rely on necessary equipment to help them complete their job. A recently purchased x-ray machine is latest version of technology that the squad has acquired, which allows them to photograph potentially explosive devices in an instant.
"It is important to us to have that type of equipment," said Humboldt County Sergeant Ernie Stewart, "because when we go out on scene and there is a closed package, you cant see what is inside of it. Now we have the ability now to go up to it, x-ray it, see what is inside the package without having to touch or hand-enter the package," he said.
Before the new machine the squad would enter a package or suspicious device remotely, using a robot, but now they are able to take a simple snapshot of and peer inside,
"This way if it is just clothes or something of a non-hazardous nature inside the package then we are not unnecessarily destroying someone's personal property," said Stewart.
Bomb squad commander Bryan Maus said it takes clear images of just about anything, wood, plastic, cloth, even the human body, and can also snap photos of any type of vehicle.
"We should be able to get through cars, car doors, including something in the seat, so it is pretty powerful, or it can be," he said.
The images captured are of better quality said Stewart, "It gives you a better crisper, clearer image with fine detail."
The machine cost a little over $26,000 but the squad was given that money through a federal grant from the Department of Homeland Security.


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Adrianna Grace Marie Rajala
MILFORD – Adrianna Grace Marie Rajala, infant, died peacefully Nov. 18, 2012, in the loving arms of her family, at home. She was born Oct. 16, 2012, in Bangor, the daughter of Brenda Holmes and Michael Rajala.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by maternal grandparents, Barbara and Bill Smith and Timothy and Elaine Holmes; paternal grandmother, Kathy Rajala; uncle, Josh Holmes; and aunt, Sarah Mersinger; great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was predeceased by paternal grandfather, Robert J. Mersinger.
A funeral service will be conducted 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Birmingham Funeral Home, 438 Main St., Old Town. Burial will be at Gould's Ridge Cemetery, Passadumkeag.


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Celebrity NO Customer Care: Celebrity Millennium Cruise Review by Calpespain
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Celebrity NO Customer Care
Destination: Asia
Embarkation: Hong Kong
Upon admittance to the cabin we found it to be less than spotlessly clean and now with the obligatory quilt now replacing blankets as the preferred and easier option, once the steward appeared at 5pm we asked for this to be changed , an allergy thing for us. Unfortunately this was not an easy option as this ship only has single blankets, although new, it does not make for a double bed, no matter which way the stewards tried to stretch it. The best and last options was More to have single beds made up which was a success, although not ideal if you were on a honeymoon or possibly celebrating a wedding anniversary or indeed wished to sleep as a married couple.
The cabin door glass windows leading to the balcony was very dirty with finger prints and coughing spots all over, along with the outside balcony glass full of dust and grime which had not seen a good wash down in months. The whole balcony was dirty and full of peeling cork particles which had apparently been redone on the refit some 6 months earlier and in all probability had not seen a dustpan and brush-up since. The curtains in the cabin had been rehung the wrong way round, instead of the net curtain on the window glass side it was the full curtain first with the net on the second run as being the prominent one. Clearly rehung after the refit the wrong way round but no one at Celebrity had noticed as all cabins had similar configuration of hanging. This is clearly a cultural issue when using a cheap refit. $30 million dollars we were told was the cost of the latest refit, although that included the 30+ extra cabins added at the rear of this ship on each deck above the promenade deck, no wonder the money left over to actually enhance the comfort and enjoyment of something new was sparsely apportioned upon closer inspection.
The ship is suffering from a massive dose of long-term neglect with rust showing everywhere on the extremities of the hull which is not only not nice to look at is kind of concerning considering this was supposed to be a full refit and upgrade to as Celebrity say "solatize" this ship. Cleary they consider us all just simpletons when choosing which cruise line on which to travel for a vacation. Celebrity say compared to Royal Caribbean we are a far superior cruise line with enhance guests expectation levels, You have to be joking, come on Celebrity you have a real bad attitude of dealing with customer satisfaction enquiries both onboard and off shore side. I could not disagree more strongly than to say, they have to be delirious in the thinking of that statement. In all departments they fail to come a close second to Royal Caribbean.
We left the dirty bathroom and balcony for a further 7 days giving the cabin steward's time enough to put right what they may have missed on the busy, yet long, they say changeover day. But after 7 days having taken the pictures of the excrement under the rim of the toilet pan and the thick dirty particles under the bathroom cabinet which we pointed out to the steward who them blamed his cabin assistant for not carrying out his duties satisfactory. Of course he could not accept responsibility could he, after all, we learn, he does not clean toilets or showers anymore since his promotion to a cabin steward. However still, the thick grimed-in dirt that lies on the walls of the shower remain, which is clearly visible in the pictures and could easily with a good old fashion scrub down be removed and look immaculate. Considering now that these cabin stewards on Celebrity have an increased basic monthly salary over $1,000 and receive 100% of the gratuities which if given at the recommended rate of Celebrity which is $5 per day per person with a minimum of $10 per cabin and taking their 16 cabins they service, in a month this could be around $4,800 on top of the $1,000 making this $5,800 per month and if they work which most do 6 months on a two off equating a 10 month year, that's $58,000 tax free with board and lodging paid whilst away from home, for most this has to be seen as a amount and a job that they would strongly try to keep considering most back in their homeland would only be able to earn $400 per month, so no wonder they are keen to pacify you but not clean or indeed know what real cleanliness is. This ship throughout has all the hallmarks of being top cleaned only.
The food was of poor quality with quantity and quality suffering as a result of much in evidence of financial cutbacks from the boardroom. I wonder if the CEO's salary has been decreased in line with the passenger's poor evening meals as served by embarrassed waiters, who they themselves admit they have seen a steep decline in the standards of these evening meals that they have to serve to some unsuspecting guests of this unscrupulous cruise line. If you want or are customised to quality food presented in a professional manner then look elsewhere, as this line is now cheap and nasty and not as advertised delightfully sophisticated. We will never again board a Celebrity ship and I urge you all reading this take note this is not an upper class ship, it allows you to dine on a formal night in the main restaurant in board shorts and tee's so there you go, make you choice. Low class Celebrity. Less
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Hey all.
So I've had a bit of a strange couple of months, hence I've been pretty quiet on here!
First, I quit my job as a bipolar researcher- without another job to go to. I could not stand to be around so many 'experts' who knew so little about the lived experience of bipolar, and who were not keen to learn. It has probably been one of the most frustrating experiences of my life.
Then just a week later, I got married and then had an amazing honeymoon. Then I got back and was offered a job at another university, which I took. I am due to move to another city to take this job up in a few weeks.
Now in theory I have lots to be happy about (and don't get me wrong- I am!); A new job, new husband, new house etc, but I am so wrought with anxieties about my new situation that my mood is really fluctuating quite badly and I have been very low at some points. I hate change. I even freak out when my therapist changes the flowers in her therapy room (literally, it has given me panic attacks!). Now everything is changing and I'm not handling it well.
Does change and uncertainty affect you too? How do you deal with it? I'm trying to grin and bear it but I feel awful and am so scared it will make me ill.
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Paris in Black and White is a collection of black and white photographs taken in April and October 2009. The images are organized in two chapters: City Life - Solitude and Connection; and Père Lachaise Cemetery - Connection Memorialized.
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- Category Fine Art Photography
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
40 Pages
- Publish Date Jan 09, 2010
- Tags pere lachaise cemetary, black and white, Paris, photography, connection, solitude
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Virginia A. Bonesteel
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ms. Bonesteel lives in Boston with her husband. They spend two months a year in Paris. Virginia enjoys taking street photos in Paris, photographs of her family (especially her granddaughter) and portraits, both formal and informal, of friends and neighbors of all ages.
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Margot Robbie thought she was blowing it. There she was, living out every aspiring actress's dream: auditioning for Martin Scorsese, a man she calls "god of the industry," opposite Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio, for a major role in The Wolf of Wall Street (now in theatres, and in awards contention). But the chemistry, the magic, wasn't happening. She had to do something memorable, and fast.
Just getting in that room had been intense. Robbie, now 23, an Australian bombshell, played a dream girl in the film About Time, and co-starred in two TV series – Neighbors, a hit show in her home country; and Pan Am, a short-lived series in the U.S. – but she was not a known quantity. She'd made an audition tape for Ellen Lewis, Scorsese's casting director, "like probably every other actress in L.A.," Robbie said, laughing wryly, in a phone interview this week. Lewis had shown the tape to Scorsese, who liked it; she then phoned Robbie, who was auditioning for something else in London, and told her to get to New York, pronto.
The role was a heady one: Naomi Lapaglia, second wife of the title character, Jordan Belfort (DiCaprio). He, flush with excessive success, spies her at a party. She's The Girl, the archetypal blond goddess, the one with the face and the body and the hair, the woman every man would choose if he had his pick of any woman on Earth.
As if those demands weren't daunting enough, Robbie had met with Lewis before the audition, and Lewis had seen what she was planning to wear: jeans and a shirt, her usual look. "Ellen said, 'No, no, no, what else do you have with you?'" Robbie remembers. Her answer: Nothing. Lewis sent her to SoHo, and told her to buy the highest heels she could find, the tightest dress she could squeeze into, and a push-up bra. "I never dress like that, ever, but I thought, 'Just do what she says,'" Robbie continues.
By the time she walked into the audition room, her feet were sore, and she thought she looked ridiculous. She didn't think, "Oh my God, I'm walking into a room with Marty and Leo." She was just thinking, "Don't trip, don't trip."
The three chit-chatted. "After 10 minutes of letting them know what the weather forecast was for the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia," where she had been raised, Robbie says, they launched into an audition scene, Jordan and Naomi's first date. It was rocky: DiCaprio began improvising, which Robbie didn't pick up on; she thought he was talking to her, not her character. She started panicking, because she hadn't improvised since her high-school drama class. Trying it now, with DiCaprio, in front of Scorsese, "was a little intimidating, to say the least," Robbie says. "I pretty much failed miserably."
So when they started the second audition scene, a domestic argument, Robbie remembers thinking, "You have maybe 10 seconds left in this room; do something impressive." She began screaming at DiCaprio, which was not in the script; he hollered back, and before she knew it, she slapped him in the face. That's right – she smacked the star.
"For a heartbeat, I thought, 'They're going to sue me or something,'" Robbie says, a bit amazed at herself even now. Instead, Scorsese and DiCaprio laughed. The director called her back for a second audition, and gave her the role in the room.
Because Scorsese and DiCaprio had made four previous films together (Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, and Shutter Island), on-set they had a nonverbal shorthand that left Robbie feeling "a little behind at first," she says. "I would have to keep up with whatever they had just established without words. They have this momentum. They're like a snowball that keeps rolling." Soon, however, she and DiCaprio were watching the Gangnam Style video, which had just dropped, "obsessively, on repeat" between takes, and Scorsese was sharing with her his wealth of stories.
"Marty's really warm, really chatty, he laughs a lot, he's really easy to be around," Robbie says. "He knows every film ever made in any country of any era, and the most interesting facts about Charlie Chaplin or gangsters, or things from when he was growing up, or a German film he saw from the 1920s. He never ceased to amaze me. I really just tried to remember to shut up and soak up every moment I could listening to him."
A committed environmentalist, DiCaprio made her watch a 20-minute YouTube video of all the endangered species that had died off in the last decade. "I was so bored," Robbie says, giggling. "But he's so passionate about it. He's a really cool guy. He's honestly the most talented actor I've ever come across. I really don't know how to explain it. He's so believable that I forget I'm acting when I act opposite him. I've never experienced that with anyone else." (That's saying something, since, in Robbie's next two films – Focus and Suite française, both due out later this year – she acted opposite Will Smith and Michelle Williams, respectively.)
Robbie giggles again, and for the first time, sounds her tender age: "Every single interviewer has asked me, 'What's Leo like?'" she says. "I want to mess with him and answer once, 'He's a dick. He not that talented, he's just had good directors all this time.' But he was awesome."
Throughout the shoot, Scorsese continued to urge his actors to improvise, and Robbie found one more memorable moment to let loose. During a scene in their child's nursery, Naomi seduces Jordan to get her way. The action line in the script instructed her to pull her underwear aside with the heel of the stiletto she was wearing.
"I remember thinking when I read it, 'That's just impossible,'" Robbie says. She actually sat down at home and tried it. "I was like, 'No, I'm right, that is absolutely impossible.'"
So on the shoot day, she knew she had to come up with something else, and it had to be racy. She did. (Spoiler alert.) This ingenue, this newly minted goddess, lifted her stiletto heel, and ground it into DiCaprio's face.Report Typo/Error
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