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There's a movie opening nationwide on June 8, a documentary directed by Madeleine Sackler called "The Lottery." It chronicles four families who are trying desperately to escape some of New York City's worst public schools by switching from traditional public schools to charter schools.
The star of the film is really the Harlem Success Academy, a public charter school started by Eva Moskowitz. Since this school is public and must take anyone who applies, demand far outpaces supply. When this happens, by law the school must hold a lottery. Over 5,000 parents are hoping and praying their child will have his number drawn for an opportunity for a better education and life.
Some interesting comparisons are drawn. Beri Weiss of the Wall Street Journal tells us that on 118th Street in New York, Harlem Success Academy is on one side of the street and a traditional public (zone) school is on the other. Harlem Success Academy is number one in the entire state of New York in math, beating out schools in Scarsdale and the moneyed Upper East Side. Third graders in Harlem Success Academy pass the English language arts exam at a rate of 95 percent, while the zone school pass at barely 50 percent. And the two schools are serving kids from the same neighborhoods.
In New York, there are 40,000 parents currently on the wait list for these charter schools, 11,000 of which are in Harlem alone. Nationwide there are hundreds of thousands of parents who can't get their children into the school of their choice.
Director Sackler asks, "If there are these great schools, why aren't there more of them?" The answer is what Moskowitz calls the union/political/educational complex. By that she means the status quo.
The audience meets face to face with forces trying to kill the charter school movement, namely, teachers' unions and some elected officials. A clip from the film shows the determination of people opposed to this movement. "The unions are playing hardball. They don't want to be the face of the opposition to the press and expose the fact they are hell bent on putting their own adult interests ahead of the success of the children. So the United Federation of Teachers hires outside groups to do the dirty work (not that teachers' unions aren't eminently capable of their own dirty deeds). One of their favorite hires is ACORN, that community group of outstanding citizens, who will bus their troops to protest charter schools in general or a particular school.
At one rally, there was no one from the school district in attendance. Vagabond ACORN hired guns are screaming at the charter supporters, "You're not welcome here!"
Charter wars are happening all across the country as Obama puts billions of dollars in aid to schools on the line. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is encouraging states to revamp their education laws to compete for $3.4 billion in grants under the federal" Race to the Top" program. States can improve their chances of winning the money by increasing the number of charter schools they allow. In an election year, it behooves President Barack Obama to throw small amounts of money around to a large amount of states, worthy or not. Applications were due yesterday.
Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal editorial board member, says we need to have a vast expansion of public or private charter schools on the national level. "This is an education marketplace development where schools have to serve the needs of kids or risk losing customers. When schools compete for children, there is an incentive for all to do better," Riley believes.
"I think there are charter schools in 40 states and D.C. serving around 5,000 kids. That's still a very small percentage," he reports. He wants critical mass of these charter schools applying pressure on the traditional public school system to improve. I agree.
The nation was horrified to hear about a mixed martial arts cage fighter who allegedly "ripped out the still-beating heart of his training partner, cut out his tongue and ripped off most of the victim's face" in a brutal assault. The suspected killer claimed he was under the influence of hallucinogenic mushroom-laced tea. I wonder what the unions' excuse for wanting to rip the heart out of school reform and silence its champions is.


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Students were also very excited to see Musharaf Asghar and his teacher Mr. Brown, who we had learned about in an assembly from Miss Cooper. It was inspiring to hear this pair speak about how they had worked together to overcome Musharaf's struggles in school and ensure his success.
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One of the oldest cities in the world, Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, lies astride the two banks of the mighty Dnipro River. Legend has it that it was founded in the late 5th century BC by three brothers, Kiy, Shchek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybid, and named after the eldest. Barely a millennium later, Kyivan Rus was one of the most powerful states in Europe and marrying into the family of the Kyivan Prince was considered an honor among European monarchs. The onslaught of the Mongol hordes over two centuries eventually destroyed the beautiful city and more modern hordes razed it once more during WWII. But Kyiv the Golden-Domed rose up again and again.
Today, Kyiv is on the rise once more as the cultural, administrative and financial heart of Ukraine, in addition to being one of the most beautiful capitals in Eastern Europe. It's truly worth seeing with your own eyes the harmonious combination of antiquity and modernity, of classic artisanry with cutting-edge technology, of thousand-year-old churches and monasteries whose gleaming domes reflect the most contemporary architectural complexes.
The whole world discovered the city's main square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti, in late 2004, when the Orange Revolution took place. Khreshchatyk, Kyiv's chestnut-lined main street, cuts through the Maidan. On weekends and holidays, when the street is closed to cars, Khreshchatyk takes on the air of a festival as people stroll and children chase each other down the avenue, watching mimes and musicians, eating fabulous "plombir" ice cream, sipping freshly-brewed coffee at an outdoor café, checking out the latest fashions in upscale boutiques, or buying a good book from a street stand.
There is a saying among Kyivans, "Who has not seen Andriyivskiy Uzviz has not seen Kyiv." This winding, cobbled street runs from the upper administrative center to the lower historic commercial center, Podil. Some call the Uzviz "the Montmartre of Kyiv" — but those who have seen the Parisian one will agree that the quality of art and artisanry that you can find on the Uzviz is far superior! Its charm is enhanced by the many cafés and terrace restaurants, the restored Ukrainian baroque buildings that line the Uzviz, the myriad visitors from all over the world and its atmosphere of cosmopolitan, unhurried enjoyment. At the very top of the hill is the priceless Andriyivska Tserkva — St. Andrew's Church — , a lovely teal-blue, white and gold confection designed in the baroque style by the famed Italian architect, Bartolomeo Rastrelli. It regularly features delightful chamber concerts against the backdrop of an astonishing three-story high wooden iconostasis all in golds and reds.
Kyiv is becoming an artistic hotspot in Eastern Europe. The PinchukArtCentre located in Kyiv's historic architectural complex in the Besarabsky area and the recently opened Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art offer townspeople and city guests the opportunity to enjoy the very best of international and Ukrainian contemporary art. If you are shopping for art explore Kyiv's many art galleries and studios to find the original artworks that will become family heirlooms.
Kyiv is also home to edgy fashion designers. While you can shop for Ukrainian designer clothes in London and Paris, Zurich and Berlin, Monaco and Amsterdam, the experience is more exciting down here. You can see the latest and greatest from the leading designers at the annual Ukrainian Fashion Week or you can always flick through the racks at their shops in downtown Kyiv.
Founded as early as 5th century AD Kyiv has been touted the cradle of Christianity in present-day Ukraine. The Saint-Sophia Cathedral located in the heart of the old city was designed to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and be center of the Christian principality of Kyiv. The Cathedral has survived since the 11th century to become one of the city's best-known landmarks. The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a sprawling monastery complex in a wooded area on two hills overlooking the right bank of the Dnieper River, is famous for its numerous monuments and grottoes. The candle-lit narrow tunnels of the Lavra's underground monastery and richly-decorated churches evoke the power of ancient orthodox traditions. The Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Travel in Ukraine is impossible without visiting this gorgeous ancient city called by the amazing and powerful lion. They say Lviv is where the West meets the East. Throughout its history the City of Lion has been the melting pot for various influences and it can still be seen today in Lviv's architecture, traditions, culture and people. In its urban fabric and architecture, Lviv is an outstanding example of the fusion of the architectural and artistic traditions of Eastern Europe with those of Italy and Germany. The ensemble of the historic center is listed among UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Ploshcha Rynok with its maze of surrounding streets is the favorite place for all visitors to Lviv. You can climb up to the very top of the City Hall tower and enjoy the panoramic view of the city. Or step into one of the many eateries the city has to offer. Every owner tries to outdo the rest in presenting something unique that the visitor will not find anywhere else in the world: a chocolate factory, where you can see the entire process of hand-making chocolates with your own eyes and then enjoy a rich sampling with some delicious coffee or else buy a gift box in the shop on the second floor; the coffee mine, where legend has it that coffee beans are mined and brought straight to your table in a steaming, aromatic cup; the hidden bunker of UPA guerillas, where you can not only sample the best that underground cuisine has to offer, but even check out your level of patriotism with bold yells and soldierly jokes. At Christmas time, mummers come here dressed as the heroes of the Story of Bethlehem, an experience not to be missed. Add to these, Jewish coffee shops, Polish patisseries, and exquisite French restaurants — every gourmand can find that perfect place to feast their palate in Lviv.
Lviv was the first place in Ukraine where they started making coffee back in 1780 s (although Kamyanets-Podilskyi would contend this claim) and it is still the best place today for those who appreciate that beverage. Don't miss the opportunity to immerse yourself in the city's rich coffee-house tradition enjoying a flavorful morning espresso with a splendid 360-degree view of the Old City on the roof patio of the House of Legends or sampling a rich cappuccino with a bit of hand-made chocolate at the Lviv Chocolate Factory.
The city also has many churches that charm with their variety and beauty: the 14th century Roman Catholic Cathedral on Katedralna Ploshcha; the Armenian Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, with an angelic singing voice wafting among the gorgeous Secessionist Polish frescoes in a 14th century tower; the classic Baroque architecture of the Dominican Church on Ploshcha Muzeina; and, of course, the famed Sviatoho Yura, or Church of St. George, the main shrine of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic community and a monument to baroque and rococo architecture.
Christmas is the best time to come here, too, when carols echo throughout the church and on the streets to the accompaniment of organs. Meanwhile, the main square in Lviv is abuzz with the Feast of the Doughnut, as locals and guests alike sample their fill of freshly-made buns to decide which is the tastiest of them all.
If a carefully measured approach to life is not your style, our advice is — come to Odesa!
This non-stop port city on the shores of the Black Sea will bring a smile to your face the minute you arrive. Get ready for the brightest impressions, the merriest company and — most of all — get ready to fall in love with Odesa the way you fell in love with things when you were 16.
Don't be surprised if some passer-by suddenly asks you why you're not dressed for the weather and, not two minutes later, a bunch of cheerful, laughing strangers invite you to join them for a picnic by the sea. Because the best thing about Odesa is the people of Odesa… who genuinely consider themselves a nation onto their own, a place where people speak every possible language at the same time — without an interpreter!
Founded in 1794 as a seaport, Odesa was called the "Window on Europe." This "Southern Palmyra" as locals still love to call it, was born and grew up under the influence of European culture and, what's more, its flowering was fostered by famous European governors: Admiral José de Ribas, the Duke de Richelieu, Earl Vorontsov, and Count de Langeron.
Many years have passed since that time, but Odesa has kept its French subtlety and energy. You can still hear people call someone "Madame" or "Monsieur," order a fine cup of coffee sitting on a bench in a garden, and ask the young lady in the little hat sitting next to them to read aloud from her book. The burbling of fountains, the heavenly scent of the acacia tree, the fresh sea breeze and Odesa artists at their traditional improvised open air exhibition in the City Gardens — altogether like a scene from an old movie, only this isn't the past: it's an ordinary moment in modern-day Odesa.
And Odesa has more. This is home to the longest stairway in Ukraine, the 19th century Potemkin Stairs. Its 192 steps are a unique architectural marvel and take visitors down from the heights of the city to Prymorskiy Bulvar, from which you can see an amazing panorama of the grand architectural complex and the country's largest port.
As you stroll in the gentle sunshine and warm air, you might not even imagine that, deep under your feet, are the endless labyrinths of the Odesa catacombs, which run some 3,000 kilometers… By comparison, the catacombs in Paris run only about 300 kilometers and those in Rome, only 200! Yet nobody has managed to put even an approximation of their topography together in Odesa.
Aboveground, this does not seem to affect the whirlwind of life on Odesa's charming streets or in its colorful buildings with their pleasant, leafy courtyards. The legendary Deribasivska, grand Richelievska and elegant Hretska or Greek Street all lead to the world-renowned Odesa State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. This is one of the most impressive buildings in Europe and here you can catch some of the greatest performances, not only in Odesa, but in the entire country. Watch a ballet, listen to an opera and chat about high art with the local bohemians. Not 20 minutes later, you could be at Arcadia Beach, with its sparkling mosaic of the best nightclubs in the country. This is where the Beautiful People live for the day, laughing, dancing and watching the sunrise on the seashore. Yes, it's true that anything is possible in Odesa.
But the best gift of all that Odesa has for you is the chance to really laugh. This is the Motherland of comedy, great jokes and humorous tales that are known far beyond the borders of this country — the reason why Odesa has been called the "First City of Humor" for many decades. Every year, the huge Humorina Festival of Jokes takes place, a kind of carnival of comic celebration that reflects the daily manners and amazing mentality of Odesites. Here in Odesa you can forget all your woes and return to the basic joys of life. Odesa will make you love life and sing in happiness.
Only after you have returned home to your familiar daily routine, and begin to feel the sweet trembling in your heart as you remember this wonderful city, will you finally understand that it's not you that fell in love with Odesa, but Odesa that fell in love with you.
Founded by a Welsh businessman John Hughes as a mining settlement in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk has grown into a large population center famous for its steel plants and coal mines, but also for its opera theater and last, but not least football. The cityscape is dominated by the recently-built high-rises and vegetation-covered spoil tips, the testaments to the city's industrial past and present. One of the tallest spoil tips close to the downtown area offers excellent panoramas of Donetsk.
Donetsk is home to two major professional football clubs playing in the Ukrainian Premier League: FC Shakhtar and FC Metallurg. Shakhtar's victory in the 2009 UEFA Cup and its recent exploits in the national championship have firmly put Donetsk on the European football map and transformed it into one of Ukraine's top destinations for football fans.
The brand new Donbas Arena, which can comfortably host over 50,000 people, is not only a state-of-the-art stadium, but also the city's major attraction. The venue features FC Shakhtar's museum, conference facilities, and offers guided tours both on-site and on-line.
Donetsk's downtown area has got a recent lift-up and the central streets turned into fashionable shopping promenades with boutiques, good restaurants, classy hotels, and green areas. True to the city's industrial prowess crafty blacksmiths have created the alley of iron sculptures and installations in one of the city's downtown parks across from the city hall. If you have only half a day for this city in your travel in Ukraine plan you can venture on a tour of the salt mine located in a town of Soledar, 100 km away from Donetsk and 300 meters underground. The sight of salt caves is very impressive and some of them are used to host a symphony orchestra concerts and art exhibitions.
Whenever you are planning a travel in Ukraine — include Kharkiv on your must-see list! Kharkiv has had the ambition to stand out from the rest and it has been quite successful at that. One famous demonstration of Kharkiv's unbridled ambition can be found in the city's Uspensky Cathedral bell tower. It is said that the tower was built to be taller than the Moscow Kremlin—a shocking departure from the imperial etiquette of the time. Today Kharkiv stands out as one of Ukraine's leading intellectual, cultural and industrial centers.
As the first capital of Soviet Ukraine in the 1920 s and 1930 s, the city was the lab for constructivism and innovation in urban planning and the site for the development projects which transformed Kharkiv from a merchant town into the industrial, intellectual and infrastructure hub for the whole country. The Derzhprom Building (also known as Gosprom) in downtown Kharkiv known for innovative construction methods and seminal design features is the first Soviet skyscraper and famous constructivist landmark in the city. The building stands on the vast Ploshcha Svobody, one of the largest public squares in the world.
Kharkiv is one of the largest centers of learning in Ukraine and Eastern Europe in terms of the number of post-secondary institutions of education and the sheer number of students. For that reason it is also called the Student Capital. The city's first educational institution, opened in 1805, was the Imperial University, known today as Karazin National University of Kharkiv. It has given the world three Nobel Prize winners: Illya Mechnikov, for medicine in 1908, Lev Landau for physics in 1962, and Simon Kuznets for economics in 1971. Today, some 200,000 students are enrolled in Kharkiv in technical, legal, creative, medical and other faculties, including around 12,000 foreign students, which creates a unique atmosphere of student fraternity in the city.
Kharkiv has always felt itself to be young and loves to be in the center of events, to chose untraditional approaches, to be first in everything.
Ukraine's Black Sea Pearl is the marvelous Crimean peninsula, famed for its generally mild weather and exceptional natural environment. Its amazing range of varying climactic zones covers the five continents on this relatively small bit of earth. Indeed, it seems almost as though every square kilometer has its own climate and its own flora and fauna. The endless steppes of the central plateau combine with green valleys filled with vineyards, primordial meadows and impenetrable forests, canyons and waterfalls, picturesque mountains whose peaks are sometimes covered in snow until June, and, of course, golden, sandy beaches. In a single day, you can see the wildlife of America, Asia, Africa and Europe — as well as plants that you will not find outside of Crimea.
Crimea is a fairy-tale place whose history goes back thousands of years, its origins enveloped in myths and legends. Discover the mysterious Scythian burial mounds, feel the grandeur of ancient Chersonesus, wander the trails in old caves, explore the ruins of medieval fortresses, and stroll through the luxurious palaces of Khans and Tsars. This amazing peninsula reflects almost all the history of humanity, from the settlements of prehistoric people to the secret soviet submarine base at Balaclava.
The best-known symbol of Crimea is the Swallow's Nest castle, perched on a steep, 40-meter high cliff called Aurora, in the village of Gaspra. Designed as a Neo-Gothic knight's hold, this castle's romantic appearance attracts thousands of visitors every year, its deliberate isolation, withstanding sea storms since 1912, it exudes a feeling of mystery, as no one really knows its complete story.
The other striking building in the Yalta area is Livadia Palace, a famous monument to 19th and early 20th century architecture and history. The one-time imperial summer retreat, "Livadia My Dear Heart" is what the ill-fated Nicholas II called this corner of paradise. On February 1945, the famed Yalta Conference of the Big Three took place here, that is, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin.
In the tiny resort town of Alupka is the Vorontsov Palace, another architectural marvel of the 19th century. This was the summer residence of the well-known Russian statesman, Mikhail Vorontsov, designed in a blend of Scottish Baronial, Gothic Revival and Moorish Revival styles.
Crimea's lovely mountains are an elongated massif with gentle northern slopes covered in dense forests and southern ones that sharply break into the sea, forming a great steep wall as high as 500 meters in places. The most picturesque of its peaks is Ai-Petri, which is 1,234 m high. Its odd peak, with its large and small teeth can be seen from many points on the South Shore, while from the top of Ai-Petri, the climber can admire the breathtaking panorama of the South Shore — the cozy coves and bays, scenic forests and groves, and the cliffs and beaches of the seashore — as though on the palm of your hand.
Crimea has many things that other resort areas in the world have — but Crimea also has things that cannot be found anywhere else. After all, Crimea is the entire world in miniature — well, almost…
Once a closed-off naval base on the Black Sea coast of the Crimean peninsula, nowadays Sevastopol welcomes tourists from all over the world. The whitewashed Mediterranean-style buildings, stone forts, waterfront promenades and the naval port will continue to impress you time and again.
Being one of the most famous naval citadels in Europe, Sevastopol's fortunes have always been tied with the navy. The navy spirit and traditions steeped in history are still alive and have been preserved carefully by the city residents. The Eagle Column commemorating the scuttling of the Russian warships at the mouth of the harbor in 1854 to protect Sevastopol from the impending invasion.
Chersoneses, an ancient Greek colony, nicknamed the Ukrainian Troy, was the gateway to Christianity in Ukraine and Russia. Chersoneses' ancient ruins which include a Roman amphitheater and a Greek temple are a popular tourist attraction and important archeological site.
The formerly classified submarine base in Balaklava, the suburb of Sevastopol, was built to house Soviet nuclear attack submarines. Built deep in the hillside to withstand a direct nuclear strike and connected to the harbor through a system of underground canals, the base is an impressive engineering feat. The base has been decommissioned and is now open to the public for guided tours.
Have you ever dreamed of actually experiencing what you've read about in books and to breathe the air of an epoch from the distant past, to feel what it's like to be a medieval knight or stately townswoman dressed in a fine wimple? Well, Ukraine has a secret: you don't need a Time Machine to see a city from the past with your own eyes. You can walk through medieval fortresses towering above centuries-old ramparts, wander down narrow, winding streets paved in sturdy cobbles, and solid rocky cliffs above which loom stern defensive towers—in Kamianets-Podilskiy. This is a charming, unique town where history walks the many pathways alongside you.
Morning. The town is still asleep as the sun creeps up the walls of this 12th century masterpiece, slowly illuminating its many architectural features. In your hotel room, you feel a keen desire to see this famous fortress, serene as a fairytale castle rising above a high precipice. Far below, a river snakes under these towering cliffs, although you can only see it through the crenels and balistraria that line the defensive towers. The pathway down, both inviting and unapproachable at the same time, twists in a steep wave and remains a fully functional roadway to this day.
The old town starts with a number of narrow lanes lined with buildings that huddle together, both tidy and timid. Tiny courtyards, archways and walls covered in wild grape vines beckon the visitor to meander among them. The small street that first runs down to the right behind the local botanical garden and bridge unexpectedly brings you to a 16th century tower called the "Royal" or "Furrier's" Tower. A small sign warns trespassers that the structure is in dangerous condition, but its exterior is in remarkably good condition. Suddenly you hear a car drive through the narrow archway of the tower and the contrast is startling. Somehow, you were already expecting to see the coach of some nobleman and hear the rattle of its wooden wheels on the wet paving.
Consisting of 12 towers, a new fortress, a Turkish or Castle bridge, and two bastions—Northern and Southern—, the ancient fortress is a marvelous creation of medieval architects, a unique defensive complex that protected the town under Armenian, Polish and Ukrainian rule, from enemy assaults. There is no precise record of its construction, but historians place the founding of the stronghold and town in the 12th century.
The fortress was built of stone whose laying impresses the visitor with its scale to this day. The lower sections contain deep stone wells that brought water from the river to the inhabitants of the fortress. During times of siege, this water was only used for technical purposes for fear that it had been poisoned. The fortress is particularly beautiful at night, when dusk falls over the city and lights envelop the medieval walls and towers, emphasizing their silhouettes in the darkness of night. The courtyard now contains a wooden platform for the performances of ethno-groups at the annual Festival of the Tournaments of Knights.
The center of the modern town is cozy and well-kept: authentic cafés and cozy restaurants, family-run B&Bs, and even a hotel complete with fancy interior and spa center. Down an alleyway of souvenir shops has been painted to look like a cluster of tiny Dutch houses, visitors can find any number of mementos of their visit to the fortress, whether mass-made, or hand-made by talented local artisans.
This is the kind of town where you can easily peruse nearby homes and slowly saunter through courtyards without worrying that you will get annoying looks from locals—on the contrary, the townsfolk are remarkably welcoming and friendly. They themselves will even come up to you on the street and offer their assistance if you look lost.
Everyday, tour buses leave from the center of town, carrying visitors to yet another famed kozak fortification, the Khotyn Fortress, which is in the town of Khotyn, about 28 kilometers south of Kamianets-Podilskiy. When you enter the main gate, a stone road winds downhill to the fortress, revealing a stunning panorama: a majestic defensive stronghold from the Middle Ages stands among natural ramparts covered in a carpet of green grass, while the broad, slow-moving Dnister wraps the lower walls in its blue embrace. Above, a sparkling blue sky spreads as far as the eye can see and a fresh wind blows.
Who knows what undiscovered secrets these silent walls, broad towers and the natural ramparts that surround them still hold. How many mysteries still sleep underground and in the ancient churches here? The very air is different here, for you can feel the past as you walk along these marvelous places. So take out that map and stick your little flag on the name, Kamianets-Podilskiy!
How many memories are hiding in the ancient oaks of Poltava with their time-twisted branches? How many visions have these old churches seen as they prayed to heaven for peace with their wooden domes? How many centuries of history? You won't find the answers in any history textbooks. To see this history with your own eyes, come to Poltava: the land of kozaks, of embroidered runners, and of masterpieces of noble architecture.
As you drive up to Poltava, the road is flanked by those twisted brainchildren of the USSR, collective farms. Then the suburbs: ungainly clusters of five-story soviet-era apartment buildings, interspersed with older single-family homes hiding behind faded green blinds: here people are used to creating their own micro environments, protecting their property from prying eyes with high wooden fencing.
At first glance, the city is a somewhat disappointing clutter of new buildings and small private homes, but that changes when you reach the center of Poltava. Here, the transformation is dramatic, like the story of the city itself: majestic columns, plasterwork façades, and leafy old chestnut trees ranging along both sides of cobbled streets. All of it is in the best traditions of imperial landscaping at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1802, Poltava began to turn into a smaller version of St. Petersburg and today the imprint of the Russian empire marks all of the city's oldest streets.
The city's grandest feature is the Enclosed or Korpusniy Garden, a monument to botanical art. Begun in 1840, it boasts more than 70 varieties of rare trees and blooms. In its heart stands the Monument to Glory that was erected to commemorate the victory of Peter the Great's Russian army over the army of Carl XII of Sweden and Hetman Ivan Mazepa's force of the Ukrainian kozaks at the ill-fated Battle of Poltava in 1709. It was a battle whose impact on European history lasted for centuries.
Walking down Nedilniy [Sunday] Uzviz to Soborna [Sovereign] Ploshcha, you will see a unique site among Poltava's many monuments — this is Ivana Hora or Ivan's Hill. The central feature of this square is the Ouspenskiy Sobor, one of the greatest Orthodox cathedrals in Ukraine. Right behind it stretches the historical museum home of Ivan Kotliarevskiy, author of the first work in literary Ukrainian, Eneida [Aeneid], a comic kozak epic based on Virgil's classic.
But to touch the heroic past of Poltava, to really feel the air of a more glorious era, you should drive another 9 kilometers past the center of town. On the outskirts of Yakivtsi is the Poltava Battlefield Museum, where the historic landscape of the 200 year-old battle has been preserved unchanged. Fragments of the fortifications stand next to sculptures of the defenders of Poltava and the brave Swedish soldiers who died under its walls.
If you take a wander north of Poltava, don't forget to stop in at the legendary village of Dykanka, that mystical place from the pages of the spooky books written by Nikolai Gogol. Despite the typical rural landscape, everything has the air of nobility and lost luxury. The lush estates of the ancient Kochubey family, who owned the village in pre-revolutionary times, the massive, 600-year old oaks that have witnessed so many human events, a marvelous church decorated by incredible artists that fits perfectly into its surroundings — its as though you yourself have stepped into a book that has suddenly awakened from a long, long sleep and come to life.
The charms of Poltava country peep out from the pages of world literary classics, tempting visitors to immerse themselves in the times of kozaks and stately young demoiselles that you can just about hear murmuring in the shelter of the ancient Kochubey oaks. If you want to feel the breath of a glorious past, Poltava is the place to see.
How many cities have you seen where you can experience several countries without leaving? This mid-sized town, half way between Kyiv and Bucharest or Krakow and Odesa, lies in Bukovyna country. It's name? Chernivtsi, of course! The secret of this surprising cosmopolitanism lies in Chernivtsi's turbulent history, a history that saw the flags of many different countries and empires change places, sometimes within a single generation. Today, this multiculturalism has left its mark on the city, an aura that you can feel in the architecture, in the monuments from various epochs, in the very plantings in the parks and the churches whose spires rise to the heavens, placed by the hands and hearts of many different peoples.
Founded as a fortress in the 12th century on the banks of the Prut River, Chernivtsi is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine. Today, some people call it "Little Vienna," possibly because the 150 years it spent as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire have left their imprint in the form of amazing architectural ensembles and charming old streets, and the cozy atmosphere of a provincial city of the Austrian era that still dominates in Chernivtsi. There's also the unusually tolerant nature of the residents of this town, shaped by the many different ethnic groups and religions that rubbed elbows here for many centuries — Ukrainians, Jews, Germans, Romanians, Poles, and Russians… Today, Bukovyna Country is the happy home of people from some 90 different nationalities.
One of the loveliest streets in Chernivtsi is the pedestrians-only vulytsia Olhy Kobylianskoyi, which some compare to Paris's Champs Elysees. In the olden days, this street was called Herrengasse, or Gentlemen's Lane and was famed across half of Europe for the fact that every morning the porters would wash down the pavement with warm soapy water and sweep up the sidewalks with bouquets of roses, while the police never allowed anyone to step onto it with dirty shoes. As in the past, this small lane is lined with fancy cafés today, where fancy people sip their porcelain demitasses and talk about fancy things. Every city has a street that seems to draw people to itself like a magnet. But vulytsia Olhy Kobylianskoyi is not just an architectural jewel… it is the very reflection of how the people of Chernivtsi feel about their own city's past.
In the olden days when Chernivtsi, being at the far eastern reaches of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was considered hopelessly provincial and even referred to as a backwater, a marvelous work of art appeared in the town: a unique architectural composition by the renowned Czech architect Josef Hlávka. Originally the residence of the Bukovynian Metropolitan, today this lovely mansion is the central building of Fedkovych National University. Every year, thousands of tourists come to Chernivtsi just to admire this lovely architectural jewel. Recently, the University building was entered into UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
Encircling the residence is a street named after the creator of this stone masterpiece, Josef Hlàvka. As you wander around Chernivtsi's picturesque side streets, you will see the names of many a great personage who was honored by this city's residents. From vulytsia Ivana Franka, named after Ukraine's great writer and playwright of the early 20th century, you can cross to vulytsia Mihai Eminescu, named after the 19th century Romanian poet and writer, then Goethe, Schiller, Adam Mickiewicz, and Anton Kokhanovskiy, an eminent burger and one-time mayor of Chernivtsi. Further down, you will come across streets named after Jewish writeres Steinberg and Aleichem and Yiddish actress Sidi Tal.
When you look around Bukovyna country, it feels like you are looking at the entire world. Here, you can still see evidence of the lives of countless cultures and faiths — Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim… It is a real miracle that brings the present day more than a thousand years into the past and creates that everyday tolerance that makes Chernivtsi a town worth living in.


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Spring has well and truly sprung here in Oz, with the cherry blossom trees in our yard in full bloom, the scent of jasmine in the air and to top it off it was 27 degrees the other day, magic !
I was given a bag of lemons recently by my kind neighbour and my thoughts instantly turned to our family's favourite cake recipe, Lemon Syrup Cake. It is an old recipe from my grandmother and I have made it so many times now I think I could bake it in my sleep.
Lemon Syrup Cake
This recipe is my 'go to' if I have to whip up a quick afternoon tea for unexpected guests, but 9 times out of 10 I bake it for the hubby and Callum who are both big fans.
You only need a couple of ingredients and most will be staples in your pantry or fridge.
Place the sugar, lemon rind and butter in your mixer
Cream the butter, sugar and lemon rind until light and fluffy
After beating your eggs into the butter mixture, fold in the milk and flour
Our little man is always on hand to lick the spoon
Serve it hot out of the oven with a cup of tea and I promise you won't be disappointed ! My grandmother's recipe for Lemon Syrup Cake is posted below for you and your family to enjoy.
Recipe - Lemon Syrup Cake
125g butter, softened
1 1/2 cups of self raising flour sifted
1 cup caster sugar
Rind of one lemon finely grated
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
Lemon Syrup
2 lemons juiced (approximately 1/3 cup)
1/2 cup caster sugar
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius. Grease and line a 7 inch springform cake tin or loaf pan.
Using your electric mixer, cream butter, 1 cup caster sugar and rind until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add half the flour and half the milk to egg mixture and gently stir to combine, then fold in the remaining flour and milk. Spoon the mixture into your cake tin. Bake for around 45 to 50 minutes (depends if your oven is fan forced or not). Insert a skewer into the centre of the cake and make sure it comes out clean.
For the syrup, combine 1/2 cup caster sugar and juice of two lemons, use a fork to mix well. Pour the lemon syrup over the cake whilst it is still hot. I like to skewer the cake a couple of times to allow the syrup to really sink into the cake. Stand in the tin until cooled (I can't bear to wait this long and usually start cutting up the cake when it is still warm from the oven. Yum !)
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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14 comments:
- An Ordinary Mom said...
I am actually super impressed with your artistic abilities. My skills remain in the drawing ability remain right above Cory's :) !!
- February 5, 2008 at 6:30 PM
- Misty said...
You are an IMPRESSIVE one, dear.
You'll do it, if any one can.
And, I have some thing for you on my blog. Come get it! (when you have time)
xo Misty
- February 5, 2008 at 8:04 PM
- mom huebert said...
What a commitment. I do wish you luck and success!
- February 5, 2008 at 8:28 PM
- Sea Star said...
My daughter is always telling my husband that I am on the computer all day. I am not but I do often get on to just check one more thing.
Maybe this is a good rule. No computer in front of the kids. I don't know if I could do it but it sounds great!
Good Luck!
- February 5, 2008 at 9:57 PM
- Scribbit said...
I LOVE the cartoon--you should have that put on notecards or something!
- February 5, 2008 at 10:00 PM
That sounds hard!! I like the idea, though. I have been thinking a lot lately, about how much (little) real attention my kids get from me. I have energy again, in this second trimester, I should use it for good and not.... well not as good!
Good Luck!!
- February 6, 2008 at 5:38 AM
- Family Adventure said...
Good luck. You'll be missed...but the kids will love it, I'm sure!
- February 6, 2008 at 12:21 PM
- Lisa said...
I love that cartoon, too!! Such talent. There are so many ways that I can relate to this. I think when the kids are young it is so easy to be in front of the computer. However, when they are older, it's easy to wish to turn back time to redo. You are doing the right thing. I worked from home and was always on the computer. I am so thankful to have given up that job, but it's hard to make up that time. Good luck. Lots of prayers for you!!
- February 6, 2008 at 4:40 PM
- Becks said...
So convicting!
- February 6, 2008 at 7:50 PM
- Sonja said...
I also think you are a terrific artist! Good luck with Lent. I totally understand.
- February 7, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- Packer Family said...
I'm going to do it too! Just reading your blog I realized that I have been on the computer with Caden awake way too much! I'm starting today!
- February 7, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I needed to read this and oh boy, do I need to work on this one too! I actually have a really funny story about this, I think I'll blog about it soon. I'm trying though, I use Google reader for about 30 blogs and I don't comment nearly so much, though I miss that interaction. I love all the good ideas I find, but forget that if I don't get up off this chair I don't have a chance to use them all. Anyway, thanks for this.
- February 7, 2008 at 8:35 PM
- just jamie said...
What a good Mommy you are (and artist, too). I can empathize. My daughter said to me the other day, "Mommy when are you going to be all-done with your computer?"
Kind of makes me wince.
(They're still sleeping right now.)
- February 8, 2008 at 6:36 AM
- Kim said...
I think this is a really great idea. I have thought often that I need to do this as well. Good luck with sticking to it. I know you can.
Loved your self portrait, you have some hidden talent there.
Kim @ TheBitterBall
- February 10, 2008 at 5:27 PM


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Your venture takes into consideration the impact of its operations on the environment, people, and communities in which it operates. Social Impact You are able to prove that your venture's activities create real and measurable impact. Stage of Venture Ventures must be in operation for a minimum of one and no more than three years. Legal Form The Venture can take any legal form. Entrepreneur Eligibility Individual entrepreneurs or founding teams of up to three may apply. Entrepreneurs must be willing and able to work out of the accelerator's co-working space (221-181 Keefer Place, Vancouver) for a 12month period (Jan 2015 – Dec 2015) and participate in all program activities. There is no cost to participate in the program but we ask for a commitment to all the program's components. If you meet the eligibility criteria, we want to hear from you! 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Since you asked, here's my test from this evening. The shadows are bamboo in the "foreground".
This was a test shot this evening through a 60D, using a ND3.8 Baader film filter built on the weekend. T adaptor to shoot through a 25mm eyepiece in my cheap and nasty $100 3" Dob.
Looking good for the eclipse tomorrow, have also got Canon utility prepped on the laptop to drive said camera tomorrow - the live view feature looks VERY promising, should be able to get great focus if I can keep my scope from wobbling while I fiddle with the focuser!


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Here in New Mexico I'm looking out the window and watching the CV-22 Osprey and the C-130 Shadows used for our Special Forces doing touch and goes on the runway. I just returned from a retirement ceremony of a friend of mine. He's a Major and a great human, father, husband, son, and patriot. It's Friday before a three-day weekend and a beautiful autumn day. It made me think and start reflecting on all the great men and women I have had a chance to work with since I was a young Airman in 1975… and, my life.
Bear with me while I ramble on.
I've worked with some great leaders. Number one on this list is Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) Willie A. Bell.
Chief Bell was my Fire Chief who I served with from 1977-78 at Castle AFB in California. He was a leader who had the respect and admiration of everyone – both his subordinates and leadership. As firefighters we would have followed him into hell with water pistols. His honor and integrity was his most outstanding traits. He demanded our best always and he stood up for his men. No one of any rank was allowed to give us shit. I remember one day a rookie firefighter was on his first airfield fire patrol when he saw a fuel spill under an aircraft. He called it a class III fuel spill. We rolled all the crash equipment. When we arrived on scene we saw that, while technically a Class III fuel spill, those of us with more experience would have called the spill a Class II spill. Airman (Amn) Gordon was standing there while the Maintenance Squadron Commander, a Colonel (Col), was pounding his finger into Amn Gordon's Chest yelling at him. CMSgt Bell walked up, pulled Amn Gordon back and then stepped up into the Cols face. He calmly asked what the issue was. The Col started yelling about declaring it a Class III fuel spill. Chief stood there silent and calm until he was done. When the Col was finished Chief raised his radio and said, "This is the Fire Chief. I declare this a Class III fuel spill. Foam the area!"
We discharged foam all over the area, on the aircraft from our crash trucks. Then the Chief turned around to the Col and put his finger in his chest and said, "Don't you ever fuck with my men."
After we returned to the station Chief called Amn Gordon into his office and calmly told him that we probably could have called it a Class II fuel spill, but he was correct: by definition he had made the right call as a Class III. Then Chief told Amn Gordon, "When in doubt, ring them out".
There were only a handful of successful Black men in the U. S. Air Force in those days. He retired after thirty years of service shortly after I left Castle AFB.
I loved the Fire Service and had the opportunity to see a lot in the eighteen and one-half years I was a firefighter. At Chanute AFB I had the opportunity to work with my favorite Rescue partner.
Dave Donan is still a great Fire Chief and a retired CMSgt. When I met him he was Staff Sergeant (SSgt) E-5 Donan. I was a Technical Sergeant TSgt E-6. We were posted to Rescue Squad -3 together.
We were very different people but on duty we were one mind. People would marvel at the way we worked together. On a scene we hardly talked. I knew what he needed and he knew the same about me. Either of us could put our hand out while as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) working on victims of a mishap and the other one would lay in our hand exactly what we needed. No matter the carnage. We went about our jobs quietly and confidently working together as a perfect instrument of the Fire Rescue Service. I could walk into a 100,000 square foot building with hundreds of rooms and walk right up to Dave and he could do the same to me. We knew each other so well that by knowing the nature of the emergency and listening to what was happening, I knew what Dave would be doing. Every day is a true pleasure to get up and go to work with a partner like that. It did have its pitfalls though.
Dave had the raunchiest farts in the world and he liked nothing better than to gas me in the truck. The bastard! Dave and I also were fire instructors together at the Department of Defense Fire Academy. It was always a pleasure working with Dave. A true professional.
During my firefighting career I had the pleasure of delivering three babies into this world. The last one was the most memorable.
At 02:30 in the morning we were dispatched on a call of "baby not breathing". We hauled ass to save the baby. When we arrived at the house the father was in shock in the front yard. I had two rookies in training on the truck with me and I was thinking how much I wish Dave was with me this night. I ran in the house and called out. I heard the mother's voice upstairs. I raced up the stairs and my rookies followed, bringing the first aid kit and oxygen with them. They were going through their EMT training so I was the only EMT that night.
I found the mother in the bathroom and discovered the father had called and in his shock, "baby not breathing" was actually "baby's coming". Mom was on the floor in the bathroom. It was apparent that the baby was about to deliver so I sent a rookie to get the OB kit off the truck. I heard the ambulance siren in the distance and was relieved. Then I heard the ambulance siren fading and knew they were lost. I had one of the rookies talking to them on the radio.
The bathroom was small so with momma leaning up against the bathtub with her arm over the toilet seat, and me hunching up under the sink she and I (more her) delivered Chad into the world. My rookies had just been through the child birth part of their EMT training. While I was delivering the baby I could hear them talking and one of them said, "Wow, just like in the movie!" I smiled to myself and kept calming the mother. After Chad made his grand appearance I laid him on mom's chest and I cut the umbilical cord. Finally we were able to talk the ambulance to the residence and I had the rookies bring in a stair chair off our truck so we could get mom down the stairs to a gurney in the living room. I carried little Chad in a blanket to the ambulance to keep him warm – it was a cold night in Illinois. When we picked up mom to transfer her to the ambulances gurney, her placenta plopped out, onto the floor. I couldn't help it as I looked at the two shocked rookies, I said, "Just like in the movie?"
After getting mom in the ambulance and finding dad still in shock, I told my rookies to take the placenta with them to the emergency, room, clean up the blood in the bath room and put the towels in the wash so mom wouldn't come home to a dried mess. I rode in the ambulance to tend to mom and dad while the ambulance crew cared for the baby. It was a night to remember.
That morning after our shift we went to visit mom and gave her a little outfit for Chad. It had a fire truck on it and said "Catch Me If You Can!" We also gave her a card we had signed and a picture of us in front of our Rescue Squad. Then the rookies went home and I went to take care of the birth certificate. Since I had delivered Chad I had to sign the certificate and give the time of birth.
It had been just another good day at work.
I also had the displeasure of removing many deceased people from car wrecks, suicides, wrestling down overdosed, and drug crazed people. But I also was able to save many and reduce their pain.
The scales are balanced.
I've done things, been to war and have my demons. But I have lived a life of honor and wouldn't change a thing.
I have trouble when I hear people brag about what they have accomplished in civilian life. They have no clue! I smile and nod but think, "You ain't shit, buddy!" They brag they have a college degree and I smile. I have five college degrees, thanks to Uncle Sam, but I don't brag. I have a Masters degree from the school of life. A damn good life. A hard life… but still…a good life.
They have no idea. God Bless our veterans who know what I'm talking about.


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Arrest made in stabbing outside grocery store
An arrest has been made in the brutal stabbing of a 29-year-old man outside a Merced grocery store last month.
Suspect Abraham Roberto Ayon, 28, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in Los Banos by Merced police and members of the Merced Multi-Agency Gang Task Force.
He was taken into custody without incident after detectives received information Ayon was at a residence in the 400 block of I Street, according to Detective Joe Deliman.
Ayon is accused of stabbing the victim multiple times outside Grocery Outlet, located at 1125 W. Main St.
Police believe the victim was stabbed after interrupting an argument between Ayon and another man in the parking lot of the store around 5 p.m. Feb. 19.
After the victim walked up to the two men, the suspect attacked him, slashing him across the face and stabbing him several times.
Although the victim has been released from the hospital, Deliman said he hasn't fully recovered from his injuries. He suffers from speech problems and is being treated by a speech therapist.
Police said the victim didn't know Ayon before the stabbing.
Ayon was booked into the Merced County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder.
Merced police are asking for witnesses who have information about the stabbing to call Detective Sgt. Scott Skinner at (209) 385-4702 or the department's automated tip line at (209) 385-4725. Callers can remain anonymous.
Reporter Victor A. Patton can be reached at (209) 385-2431 or email@example.com.


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Freshwater fish directive
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- Regulations and directions
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- New Designations 2003
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- Further information
The EC Freshwater Fish Directive (2006/44/EC) was originally adopted on 18 July 1978 but consolidated in 2006. The Directive seeks to protect those fresh water bodies identified by Member States as waters suitable for sustaining fish populations. For those waters it sets physical and chemical water quality objectives for salmonid waters and cyprinid waters. The Directive will be repealed in 2013 by the EC Water Framework Directive.
Regulations and directions
England and Wales
- 1997 Regulations
- 2003 Amendment Regulations
- The Surface Waters (Fishlife) Directions 2010 (PDF 88KB)
Northern Ireland
Implementation of the Directive
The regulatory authorities for implementation of the Directive in the UK and links to their websites, with contact details for queries relating to implementation of the Directive, are:
- England and Wales - The Environment Agency
- Scotland - Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Northern Ireland - Environment and Heritage Service
Designations in England and Wales
Waters protected under the Directive are formally designated through the issue of a notice. In England and Wales the notice is issued by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Welsh Assembly Government and it places an obligation on the Environment Agency to ensure that designated waters meet their objectives.
Previous designations in England and Wales are detailed in a notice published in July 1998 (PDF 20KB) and the schedules.
New Designations 2003
At the end of 2002 the Commission issued an Article 226 Reasoned Opinion to the UK for failing to comply with the Freshwater Fish Directive. In response, the following freshwaters have been designated in addition to those already in existence:
- all rivers down to an average natural daily flow of greater than 0.31 cubic metres per second;
- any gaps between existing designations on rivers or canals;
- previously designated river stretches to be designated to source;
- all still waters of surface area greater than 50 hectares.
Defra/Welsh Assembly Government undertook a consultation on the designation of new waters under the Directive. The consultation took place from the 9th of June 2003 until the 8th September 2003.
It was advertised in regional newspapers and key consultees were informed by letter or e-mail. There were a total of 52 responses by letter and e-mail. The link to the Government Response to the Consultation is shown below.
The Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment included within the consultation document has been revised to take account of the further work undertaken by Defra in estimating potential costs and benefits, responses to the consultation exercise and the 2004 Periodic Review of Water Prices (it should be noted that the costs shown in the RIA relating to the water industry will be subject to further change as a result of the ongoing PR04 process).
A Notice (with Schedules) was issued by Defra/WAG on 18th December 2003 to designate over 14,500 km of rivers and canals and 14,000 ha of still waters in England and Wales.
Consultation on New Designations
- Notice published in December 2003 (PDF 15KB)
- List of Terms and Abbreviations (PDF 10KB)
- England and Wales Cyprinid Waters Schedule (PDF 100KB)
- England and Wales Salmonid Waters Schedule (PDF 200KB)
- England Cyprinid and Salmonid Waters Schedule (PDF 20KB)
Further information
If you would like further information not covered in these pages then please contact Edmund Beard. The Environment Agency's web site also contains some information on the Directive: Freshwater Fish Directive (Environment Agency)
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Inspirational Display: Clipboards as Wall Art
I am in love with this chic and simple office space. My favorite part is the use of the clipboards to bring life to the bare white wall. I've seen clipboards used to display art (or to organize an office) before, but I am especially loving the multiple rows of clipboards.
This is like having your own version of Pinterest on your wall! I think it would look even better if you painted the clipboards in bright acrylic. You could try different shades of a single color (I can envision a wide spectrum of soft, pretty greens) or use it as an opportunity to test out a new color combination. A few combos that I think would look really sharp: pink, black and grey; chocolate and aqua; or any neutral paired with a bright yellow or orange.
Layering your favorite photos, prints, or fabrics creates a collage effect that looks really neat. And as an added bonus, it is that much easier to swap out your old photos and inspirations for new ones!
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Distance: 172.5km
Category: Flat
Highest point: 250m
Can a stage with a summit finish be described as flat? The route of this stage suggests it can. Although the riders face a vicious climb at the finish, the final ascent is short and there's barely a bump of note before they reach it. The Lobeira 'lookout' provides a stunning 360-degree view of the coastline and region around Vilagarcía de Arousa – not that the riders will be interested in that. The final climb isn't as tough as last year's ascent of the Mirador de Ezaro, where Joaquim Rodríguez gained valuable seconds on his rivals. Yet its average grade of 10 per cent over more than 2km will line out the peloton significantly. The gaps between the GC contenders will be a matter of seconds.
Abraham Olano: "This a complicated stage with lots of ups and downs, and with an uphill finish, which should be contested by a good-sized group. This final climb is not hard like the Mirador de Ézaro but it will favour a puncheur, a rider such as Peter Sagan or Philippe Gilbert perhaps."


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Duke senior captain Matt Jones will compete in the Great Clips Men's 3-Point Shooting Championship Thursday at Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix. The 29th annual event will air on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET.
Jones has been selected for the eight-man field alongside Bryce Alford (UCLA), Torian Graham (Arizona State), Kris Jenkins (Villanova), Peter Jok (Iowa), Nazareth Mitrou-Long (Iowa State), DeWayne Russell (Grand Canyon) and Derrick Walton, Jr. (Michigan).
The DeSoto, Texas, native finished his Duke career as a .370 shooter from long distance, going 170-of-459 from 2014-17. Over his last three seasons in a Duke uniform, he connected on 38.8 percent (165-of-425) of his 3-point tries.
Jones scored 55.9 percent of his career points (510-of-912) from outside the arc. The two-time captain had his best shooting year as a junior, finishing fifth in the ACC in 3-point percentage (.415) and 10th in 3-pointers per game (2.2).
One of the defining moments of Jones' Duke career came in the 2017 ACC Tournament final, when he nailed a 3-pointer from the right wing with less than a minute on the clock to effectively seal the Blue Devils' win over Notre Dame and their 20th ACC Tournament crown.
Jones played in 143 games for Duke, tied for the eighth-most in program history, and helped lead the Blue Devils to a 113-30 (.790) record in those contests. His timely 3-point shooting and defensive efforts were integral in Duke's run to the 2015 NCAA championship.
Duke finished the season with a 28-9 record, making its 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Blue Devils made history at the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn, becoming the first team ever to win four games in as many days to capture the crown. Duke has won a record 20 ACC Tournament titles, including 14 under Coach K – the most in league history by a coach.


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Every morning, we make muffins, cookies, brownies, scones, cheese sticks and other surprises to satisfy your cravings for quality wholesome snacks. Our decadent delights are 100% organic, and made with fair-trade sugar, cocoa, and where possible, fruits. So, if you must indulge, you can do so happy you've made an ethical choice.
We serve several types of muffins daily. For many years, our Morning Glory, Raisin Bran Muffins, Spelt and Apple And Oat have been baked every day.
We also have a choice of delicious gluten-conscious muffins.
Cinnamon, Chocolate and Berry Buns
With cinnamon sugar and raisins, with chocolate chips and walnuts and with berries, our take on this classic pastry is made without eggs or dairy products!
We have a number of tempting cookies baked every day, many with wholesome organic ingredients like hemp or sunflower seeds, nuts, and dark fair-trade chocolate.
Check us out around the holidays for a special assortment of festive treats.
We also bake gluten-conscious cookies everyday, too!
And the popular Cheese Sticks!
Made with organic Canadian cheese, these are one of our most popular items. Regular, spicy flavour or with chives available every week.


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Whatever reservations I might have had towards taking photos on a catamaran, were instantly gone when I saw how they came out. The funny part of staring at these photos is the fact that Necker actually is exactly how it seems. Many of the guys in my crew jumped off the boat to go kiting off Necker's beach, but me, along with a few others, stayed put on the catamaran for some snorkeling, sunbathing and conversation. In the background of these shots, you can see Necker Island's Great House, along with a lovely outline of the island. These moments were positively some of the most glamorous moments of my holiday.
Coco wears a Ralph Lauren Stripe Swimsuit, Prada Sunnies, Vintage Anchor Earrings. Moments captured by Johnny Dill


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Property & Casualty (P&C) insurers, like other industry verticals, are looking to make better use of automation and data analysis to drive more informed business decisions and streamline their operations. With an eye to these trends, Towers Watson has updated its ResQ reserving software to version 3.7.
With the latest version of the platform, Towers Watson has concentrated on performance and scalability enhancements, for a more efficient analysis process and a deeper understanding of the underlying insurance exposure. It also contains a generalized scripting solution and enriched improvements to the user experience, so that P&C actuaries have the tools they need to really understand their business.
ResQ combines a suite of modeling and reserving methods with flexible mechanisms to structure, access and manage data sets. There are nearly 300 insurance companies worldwide that currently use the software. In the new version, performance has been enhanced significantly, particularly for large projects, with speed increases of up to 100 times for some activities, the company noted. With a better ability to slice and dice data using advanced data mining and predictive modeling techniques, actuaries can better manage risk and ratemaking.
It also includes a generalized scripting solution in the Enterprise edition. This feature allows ResQ's functionality to be extended by the user, so that common tasks can be automated. This streamlines the reserving process and provides efficiency gains. For instance, users could build customized reports from ResQ directly into Microsoft (News - Alert) Excel.
"Regulatory initiatives and changes to financial reporting require clearer audit trails from claim data to management information," said Peter England, Towers Watson's global product leader for P&C reserving software. "Among other things, the scripting solution in ResQ 3.7 can assist with automating key tasks, reducing the possibility of human error and strengthening the governance around reserving processes."


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Made a lot of interesting contacts and treated myself to a Jardin De france (ratchet) sacateurs. I was so impressed with the demo that I actually bought one there and then! Fabulous bit of kit, and they were being offered for £20.00 instead of the usual £30.00. Did you get one after Wonky?Just catching up on your pic's , Gee, couldn't help but notice these marvellous secateurs. I bet you bought these from the same two enthusiastic French chaps that sold me a pair at a craft show in Exeter last year. I bought them for Ruth as her hands aren't that strong but to be quite honest I use them all the time.After eliding not to move to France I had a lot of extra cutting back to do; these made it a doddle. have EASILY sliced through 1" thick prunings with these. Thoroughly recommended.


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\R Madrid, Jul 13 (AFP) Police have busted a narco gang in southern Spain whose French and Spanish members posed as security forces while stealing hashish from other drug dealers, the interior ministry said today.
In the joint Franco-Spanish operation, police detained seven people and seized more than 1,700 kilos of hashish, as well as guns, unspecified police equipment and a "sophisticated system of number plate duplication," it said in a statement.
"To rob drugs, they pretended to be members of state security forces with the help of false ID, guns with a lot of ammunition and police equipment," it added.
The gang would then distribute the hashish in Spain and France.
Drug gangs are becoming increasingly bold in southern Spain, unloading hashish on beaches in broad daylight and clashing with police, alarming authorities.
The Spanish government has responded by sending extra police to the area. (AFP) KIS KIS