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Our annual Heritage tourism gathering will take place in July 2017 in Plainview, the heart of the Texas Plains Trail Region, a crossroads from buffalo trail days to the age of the Interstates. In addition to being a Texas Main Street City with a thriving courthouse square and downtown, Plainview is home to Wayland Baptist University, which has recently opened an excellent new museum dedicated to one of West Texas's most influential musicians, Plainview native Jimmy Dean. The event will provide opportunities for inspiration and education, with a special emphasis on Texas music heritage and the state's historic trails and highways. From Wednesday's museum tours and banquet program, through Thursday's informative sessions and evening entertainment, to Friday's hands-on session to help communities implement new tourism and economic development strategies, you won't want to miss a moment!
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Roundup 2017 Program Details
Starting at 1 pm EXHIBITOR SETUP and REGISTRATION FOR EARLY ARRIVALS, Plainview Civic Center, at Plainview Country Club, 2902 W. 4th St., Plainview TX 79072. Overlooking the city's lush 19-hole golf course and only a short distance from downtown and from museums on the Wayland Baptist University campus, the Plainview Civic Center is the venue for all Roundup meetings.
2-3:30 pm TPTR Board meeting, Open to the public. Plainview Country Club.
4-5:30 pm TOUR A DUET OF MUSEUMS on the Wayland Baptist University campus, 1900 W. 7th St., Plainview. The Museum of the Llano Estacado and the new Jimmy Dean Museum weave together a rich harmony of music and history on the campus. Drop in and enjoy an introduction to the rich heritage and culture of Plainview and the heart of the Texas Plains Trail Region.
5:30-6:30 pm WELCOME RECEPTION, featuring local fare and libations, Plainview Civic Center. Mingle with friends old and new in the luxury of Plainview's revamped ballroom as you sample refreshments (including craft beer and local wines from the birthplace of the Texas wine renaissance) and enjoy the Lone Star musical stylings of 93-year-old award-winning piano artist Lucy Dean Record of Lockney, Texas.
Breakfast and networking on your own at hotels or local establishments
8-9 am Registration, COFFEE, AND LITERATURE setup
9-9:30 am WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:30-10:15 am Fifty Years Along the the Texas Heritage Trails Just as the 50th anniversary approaches for the first international exposition ever held in the U.S. Southwest - San Antonio's HemisFair '68 - so does the golden anniversary of the Texas tourism initiative originally tied to it, the Texas Heritage Trails Program (back then, the Texas Travel Trails).
10:45-11:30 am New OLD Trails across West Texas Our 52-county region has many tracks of history to explore; we'll hear from several explorations and initiatives that tap into our history.
11:30-noon Inviting Travelers to Experience Your Community's Trails and Tales Fifty years ago, a statewide network of signs and a map beckoned visitors to travel into every corner of Texas, reveling in the sites and sights along the way. In 2017, how do we attract another generation of visitors? With those at your table, list one tale you'd like visitors to appreciate about your destination-and a strategy for sharing it. How will you get the word out during our Golden Anniversary Year of 2018?
Noon-1:15 A Music Trail for Texas with STEVE RAY, Texas Music Office, Austin (Luncheon onsite) In 2017, the 85th legislature authorized a Texas Music Trail to celebrate and capitalize on the state's music legacy, live performance, and fascinating stories. What artists, destinations, songs, and styles will it encompass? And how can you make your community's musical heritage known? (Be sure to stay for Friday morning's workshop with Steve Ray, too.)
1:15-2:30 pm WEST TEXAS MUSIC, MUSEUMS, AND MORE The Texas Plains Trail Region boasts scores of music-related destinations, from concert halls to recording studios, performance and festival venues to walks of fame. We'll hear from a few places fans can visit year round.
2:30-3:15 pm The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside While driving in 2007 on a solo road trip from California to central Texas, photographer Ryann Ford was struck by a recurring sight: humble, solitary rest stops The Last Stop captures the remarkable, effective design of our nation's road stops. It preserves a moment that is quickly fading, a unique period in the American travel experience when the journey was just as important as the destination. These modest structures shaped our collective experience of golden-age car travel across the vast United States - and continue to attract travelers today.
3:35-4:20 pm TEXAS FRIENDLY: WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE! How do we make our destinations more welcoming and more informative for today's savvy travelers? Learn about new opportunities-with West Texas TravelHost, Authentic Texas Magazine, the State Fair of Texas Travel Booth, and Texas Friendly Hospitality.
4:20-4:30 pm Roundup Wrap-up and Evaluation.Help us make next year's Roundup even better! Fill out the yellow form in your packet and drop it in the basket before you leave the museum.
4:30-5:00 pm Conference take-down/venue cleanup Dinner on your own at local establishments
7:00-8:00 pm "The Comanche with Blue Eyes"
9:00-11:00 am MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR MUSIC HERITAGE
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Roundup Lodging and Travel
Plainview, Texas, seat of Hale County, is situated on I-27 between Lubbock and Amarillo.Although its award-winning Hale County Airport just served as a stop on the annual Air Race Classic, it does not offer commercial flight service -- but flights are available into Lubbock (45 miles) and Amarillo (85 miles).
COMFORT SUITES, PLAINVIEW, JULY 19 and 20
Plainview has a variety of accommodations, but the Comfort Suites, 2 blocks from Plainview Civic Center and 1 mile from Wayland Baptist University, has been selected as our conference hotel.
3615 Grandview Drive, 500 N. I-27, Plainview, TX 79072
V. J. Kotaiya, Manager
(806) 293-7700
$89 per night; reserve via hotel and mention "Texas Plains Trail" for rate.
Go to www.ci.plainview.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=9 for a directory.
Information for Exhibitors
|Exhibit booths for Roundup 2017
are conveniently located in the Ballroom of the Plainview Civic Center, at Plainview Country Club, 2902 W. 4th St., Plainview TX 79072, (806) 296-2627, where all Roundup sessions are taking place. Breaks for snacks and booth visits are generously scheduled throughout the day Thurs., July 20; exhibitor booths are readily visible around the perimeter of the hall throughout the conference; loan-in and load-out are convenient; and there is ample space for everyone! Learn more here
Texas Plains Trail Board Meeting; THC Meeting
Like to learn about the rich heritage of our communities, while helping to make a difference in preserving it? The board of the Texas Plains Trail Region meets every other month at a site within our 52-county region, to conduct business and tour the area. The public is always welcome to attend, and these occasions are excellent opportunities to network with others, discuss best practices and new ideas, and explore the historical, cultural, architectural, and natural resources of Texas.
PLAINVIEW, WED., JULY 19, 2-3:30 pm
Brief business meeting at Plainview Civic Center, during Roundup registration time, to elect directors and officers, thank outgoing volunteers, and review strategic planning and projects for 2017-18.
Thanks to our sponsors
Thanks to our TrailBlazer Sponsors for leading the way! We couldn't do it without you. Sponsorship opportunities are still available; call 806-747-1997 for more info.
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RedLine West Chester/Mason is Cincinnati's premier facility for youth sports performance training. The new center covers more than 13,000 square feet, including a basketball/volleyball court, 8,000 square feet of low profile turf for speed and agility drills, batting cages and a strength room featuring new Hammer weight equipment. With a training team of current and former college and professional athletes, we offer memberships programs, one-on-one, group and team workouts, and customized training for just about every sport. Help your young athletes take their game to the next level at RedLine Athletics!
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There are many who think to reach your goals in driving income from social networking, you'll need a big budget.
Nevertheless, investing big money doesn't always lead to large income. Just like, McDonald's, a major fast food chain expended as much as $988 million dollars on advertisements year 2003. While most of their ads are satisfactory, one in particular finished up doing more harm than good.
For instance was when the food chain was made to apologize due to an advertisement putting fun about the haze problem in Singapore.
Although a number of major advertisements are effective and offer an enormous effect on customers, huge capital advertising methods don't invariably generate revenue in the long run. These days, it will take some meticulous planning to be able to seize the attention of a more demanding customers. For example would be the cookie band Oreo, won the marketing Super Bowl with a real-time tweet in the course of a 34-minute blackout.
The Oreo's social media team seized the best chance to post an advertisement that read "Power Out? No problem." with an image of a single boldly lit Oreo cookie and then the caption, "You can still dunk in the dark." This caught on very fast with approximately 15,000 retweets.
Just like any marketing strategy, you'll find risks when opting to use social media marketing for advertising purposes. Several businesses have used it improperly. Some were lacking an ideal approach and strategy before launching the social media ad.
A good example was a careless online video campaign month of November, 2008 manufactured by Johnson & Johnson for Motrin as pain relief for mothers who carry their babies in a sling. It came off as mocking mothers who "wear their babies". Many mother bloggers struck back saying they're fulfilled by carrying their children and this won't cause them pain. There was clearly an ugly kind of reaction on social media. Although Johnson & Johnson tried to limit damages caused by this ad, their brand came out as unmindful and insensitive.
Johnson & Johnson is not the sole brand which has suffered the unfavourable effect of social networking. After researching a lot of the bad campaigns, it's obvious that many firms miss out on social websites because of a weak communication of their company value. The truth is, research has revealed that a majority of businesses turn out losing as much as $4 million plus.
Nevertheless, if connection on a genuine degree is accomplished with the targeted market, you'll find amazing opportunities. A number of startups and small businesses, have actually earned big profits because they did their homework and tried to intimately recognize potential prospects.
Here are some examples:
Ah Seng Durian
Here's a second example – Singaporean business, Ah Seng Durian. According to the Singapore's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, imports fell from 23,300 tonnes during 2008 to only 19,000 in 2010. Estimated figures for 2011 were at 22,700, nonetheless they connect this increase to good harvest. Even with a shortage of supply, the business has learned its values and effectively sold-out its products through Social networks. The business separated well and recognized their brand value – by choosing to be educative.
Without having to spend a cent, they posted photographs of their products, teaching the general public about the types of durians and the ways to identify them. The business presented purely truthful marketing by educating their buyers about their product by way of Facebook. They not only offer good quality product, but they also share good information. For this reason this small company is profitable, and it has even sold out of durians successfully..
Morninghead is another great example of success in Social Media, created by Max Valverde. This showercap like product absorbs water before it's put on an individual's head and could be most identified as a bed head treatment for messy hair in the morning. It is extremely user friendly and is also handy for those on the move.
One video – which was all Valverde needed to market entirely online.
Max Valverde initially made this and put it on kickstarter, a crowd-funding website, around 2012, projecting a target of a thousand dollars in the first Four weeks. The project not only raised the needed thousand dollars, but secured around $6,300, all from total strangers. Since that time, product sales consistently go up climb and Morninghead is currently
He appeared on the show Shark Tank to advertise the product to prospective buyers, and the product got sold out right after. Valverde's creation then started to be popular on social media platforms and one product is sold for every single hit on Youtube. This had become possible due to a single post through social media.
Another good demonstration of a new venture business that invested on Social Media Agency and social evidence is Xiaomi, a Chinese tech brand. Techcrunch Daily revealed that it sold 26.11 million handsets in first few months of 2014. This is a rise of 271% from 2013. The company only sold 7.19 million in 2012, but is now aiming for an astounding 60 million.
Xiaomi is known on social media and they are extremely effective at marketing and advertising their items by means of this approach. The company ran a campaign titled "Flaunt It. If You Have It" online where people can flaunt their mobile phones. After commenting on the page and tagging Xiaomi, many lucky consumers have won free items. It is a testament of how tactics using social media could be the opportunity for a business success.
Here is an illustration of Xiaomi's sales for that first five months of 2014:
As reported by Canalys, Xiaomi is now China's top vendor smartphones and has replaced Samsung on the spot.
In conclusion, all types of companies have great chance of increased ROI when they launch small but create the suitable strategic method to surely get attention through social media. Startup organizations may utilize social media to market their products, and possibly draw in opportunities on the market.
Social Media Evens the Playing Ground Between Small Companies & Big Brands
Most social media advertisements that effectively earned profits didn't start from a big capital. These companies all began from understanding first the values of their brand, avoiding expensive social media problems by recognizing their market, and developing an appropriate plan. The rest of the magic lies within the particular rendering of the campaign thru social media.


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About the owners
Femke and Lars Roobol (both born in 1966) did their first genealogical research (on their own families) in 1983, after Lars had followed a course at the Central Bureau of Genealogy in the Hague. After this, genealogy has never left their minds.
After their studies at the University of Leiden (Lars majored in numerical mathematics and low-temperature physics, then did a Ph. D. in experimental physics, Femke majored in Italian language and literature, analysing a 16th century text for her M.A.), they went to live in Bayreuth (Germany), London (United Kingdom), and Groningen (the Netherlands). There, they enhanced their efforts in genealogy further, which led to the birth of Family Affairs on January 1st, 2000. After that, they lived in Alkmaar, and Stompetoren.
- Femke has been a committee member of the Dutch genealogical society (NGV), division of Groningen, responsible for press releases and the website of the division. She also has organised genealogy workshops in collaboration with the archives of Groningen.
- Lars is host of two rootsweb discussion lists: those of the provinces of Friesland and of Overijssel.
- Femke and Lars have been GenLias volunteers , typing in the marriages of the city of Haren, and the church books of Losdorp and Kleinemeer, all in Groningen.
- Together, they have held a series of lectures on Dutch internet genealogy at the archives of Groningen.
- In May of 2006, Lars has held a series of lectures on Dutch internet genealogy at the 60th anniversary symposium of the NGV (Dutch Genealogical Society).
- They are members of the NGV (Dutch Genealogical Society) and "Ons Voorgeslacht", the society for genealogy in the province of Zuid-Holland, and the CBG (Central Bureau for Genealogy).
- They have been recognized as professional researchers by the CBG (Central Bureau for Genealogy).
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They have done research at the following archives:
- Bisschöfliches Münsterisches Offizialatsarchiv, Vechta.
- Bistumsarchiv Münster, Münster.
- Municipal archive of Duisburg.
- Presbytery of Ahaus.
- Staatsarchiv Aurich, Aurich.
- Municipal archive of Aachen.
- Municipal archive of Copenhagen.
- Municipal archive of Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.
- State archive of Denmark in Copenhagen.
- Regional archive of Bornholm in Rønne.
- Provincial archive of Limburg, Hasselt.
- Central Bureau of Genealogy (CBG) in the Hague.
- Municipal archive of Aa en Hunze, Gieten.
- Municipal archive of Amsterdam.
- Municipal archive of Arnhem (now joined with the provincial archive).
- Municipal archive of Delft.
- Municipal archive of Haaksbergen.
- Municipal archive of the Hague.
- Municipal archive of Hardenberg.
- Municipal archive of den Helder.
- Municipal archive of Hulst.
- Municipal archive of Kampen.
- Municipal archive of Leeuwarden (now joined with the provincial archive).
- Municipal archive of Leiden.
- Municipal archive of Lisse.
- Municipal archive of Maastricht.
- Municipal archive of Nijmegen.
- Municipal archive of Rijswijk.
- Municipal archive of Rotterdam.
- Municipal archive of Schiedam.
- Municipal archive of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zierikzee.
- Municipal archive of Tholen
- Municipal archive of Vlaardingen.
- Municipal archive of Vlissingen.
- Municipal archive of Winschoten.
- Municipal archive of Zwolle (now joined with the provincial archive).
- National Archive (also provincial archive of Zuid-Holland), the Hague.
- Provincial archive of Drenthe, Assen.
- Provincial archive of Friesland, Leeuwarden.
- Provincial archive of Gelderland, Arnhem.
- Provincial archive of Groningen, Groningen.
- Provincial archive of Limburg, Maastricht.
- Provincial archive of Noord-Brabant, den Bosch.
- Provincial archive of Noord-Holland, Haarlem.
- Provincial archive of Overijssel, Zwolle.
- Provincial archive of Utrecht, Utrecht.
- Provincial archive of Zeeland, Middelburg.
- Regional archive of de Achterhoek, Doetinchem
- Regional archive of Alkmaar, Alkmaar.
- Regional archive of Dordrecht and surroundings, Dordrecht.
- Regional archive of Eindhoven.
- Regional archive of Goeree-Overflakkee, Middelharnis.
- Regional archive of Groene Hart, Alphen aan de Rijn.
- Regional archive of Groene Hart, Gouda.
- Regional archive of de Hoekse Waard, Heinenoord.
- Regional archive of Krimpenerwaard, Schoonhoven.
- Regional archive of Voorne-Putten and Rozenburg, Brielle.
- Regional archive of Waterland, Purmerend
- Regional archive of West-Friesland, Hoorn.
- Regional archive of Zaanstad and surroundings, Koog aan de Zaan.
- Royal archive, Noordeinde palace, the Hague.
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- Graven in en rond de kerken van Groningen, 1814-1828, published on the Internet, (1999).
- Groningse kerkboeken: Losdorp, published on the Internet, (1999).
- Het dubbelleven van Jan Koerts Davids, HuppelDePup, 7/3 (Sept. 2000).
- Hanna Schijveschuurder, dochter of nicht?, Gens Nostra 56 (2001), p. 649.
- Wiskundige Voorouders (with Jan and Pieter Moree), Nieuw Archief van de Wiskunde 5/2 (June 2001), p. 160.
- Groningse kerkboeken: doopboek Kleinemeer (RK), published on the Internet, (2001).
- De eerste Joden in Heemse en Hardenberg, Rabbi J.A. (Jeff) Marx en Dr. L.P. (Lars) Roobol, Gens Nostra 67 (2012), p. 525.
- Hundreds of research reports, 2000 - present.


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This May is a big month for anniversaries from the glitzy world of cinema. Not only is it the 70th Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, but a number of high-profile Hollywood actresses from the golden age of Hollywood also celebrate anniversaries this month too. Take a look at some of the upcoming anniversaries in the world of film.
Cannes Film Festival
70th Festival, (71 years since founded – May 1946)
Whilst last year saw the 70th anniversary of the first festival, two breaks in its history mean that this year marks the 70th Cannes film festival but its history dates back a little further. In 1939, French writer Philippe Erlanger proposed the creation of an international film festival for France, one to rival the Venice Film Festival. The French Minister of National Education, Jean Zay, subsequently organised the festival, making Louis Lumèire the president. However the start of WW2 halted the festival until 1946.
Often considered the top dog of the European festival circuit, Cannes is known for showcasing a range of international and French cinema, from Indie dramas to Hollywood classics (and even the occasional blockbuster). However, the festival isn't always about the films, with many weird and wonderful moments from the world of celebrity. Since its conception, we've seen Brigitte Bardot premiere the bikini, Madonna wear her underwear as outerwear and Sacha Baron Cohen reminded us why the mankini can never, ever catch on.
Joan Crawford
40 years since death. 10th May 1977
American film and television actress, Joan Crawford was considered one of the greatest film stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Born Lucille Fay LeSueur, Crawford began her career as a dancer and stage showgirl.
Her films brought in plenty of revenue throughout the first half of the 1930's, but by 1938 she (along with Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, and Katharine Hepburn) was labelled "box-office poison" by the Independent Theatre Owners Association of America. This led to a series of lesser-known films during the 1940's, but Crawford soon made a comeback. In 1946 she won an Oscar for her role in Mildred Pierce.
Off camera, Crawford famously had a bitter rivalry with fellow actress Bette Davis for years, but the pair joined up for what turned out to be one of their most successful films Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Crawford's familial ties were equally strained. A year after her death, her estranged adopted daughter Christina penned Mommie Dearest, a memoir about Crawford's alleged poor treatment of her adopted children.
30 years since death. 3rd May 1987
Born Yolanda Cristina Gigliotti, Dalida was an Egyptian-born Italian singer and actress who performed and recorded in more than ten languages. She spent most of her career in France and became the only European singer to have won the Oscar mondial du succès du disque (World Oscar of Recording Success) twice.
Her 30-year career began in 1954 with her first film, she began singing professionally two years later. Whilst most known for her singing career, she had tried to establish herself as an actress. Of this she once said:
"My cinematographic experience did not leave me any souvenirs, because I was only in very bad films that no one saw! It was better they didn't! In Europe, it is rare for women singers to be in movies. And then, may be that deep within me I didn't really wished to be in movies, for it is my belief that if I really wanted to, I'd be in the movies. I firmly believe that everybody is able to realise what their wishes, provided that they really want to."
Her personal life was marred with difficulty, with many friends and ex-partners committing suicide throughout her life. In 1987, she died from the same fate.
Rita Hayworth
30 years since death. 14th May 1987
American actress, dancer, singer and producer, Rita Hayworth was the ultimate pin-up during the 1940's – a golden era for Hollywood. Her career spanned 37 years and she was best known for her roles in Gilda and The Lady from Shanghai, directed by her then-husband Orson Welles. Half Spanish, Hayworth changed her name from Margarita Carmen Cansino to have an all-American appeal and avoid being typecast as 'exotic'.
Her acting abilities became somewhat limited from the 1960's due to an early onset of Alzheimer's disease. Sadly, it wasn't diagnosed until 1980, leaving many to assume alcoholism and other issues were also impacting her performances. Her last role was in the 1972 film The Wrath of God.
Marlene Dietrich
25 years since death. 6th May 1992
German actress and singer, Marlene Dietrich was one of the highest-paid actresses of the era, with a career spanning from the 1910's to the 80's. In 1999, she was named the ninth greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute.
Her career began in 1920's Berlin, where she acted on the stage and in silent films, her first being Tragedy of Love in 1923. She made her name in the 1930 film The Blue Angel. The film brought her international fame which resulted in a contract with Paramount Pictures. Following the success, Dietrich went on to star in highly successful Hollywood films such as Morocco, Shanghai Express, and Desire.
During World War II, Dietrich lived in the US and was a high-profile entertainer. She housed a number of German and French exiles. She also received a number of honours from the United States, France, Belgium, and Israel for her work on improving morale on the front lines. After the war she spent most of her career performing worldwide as a marquee live-show performer.
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Grand Opening of Our New Nursery Building
Last Thursday Buckingham Primary School was delighted to welcome the Mayor, Andy Mahi, to officially open their new Nursery Hall. The hall which will primarily be used as an additional space for the school's Outstanding Nursery, The After School and Holiday Clubs, will also be available for the wider community to use for meetings, training and small events.
The design and structure of the building was carefully thought through and certified sustainable resources used in construction, which provide a naturally calm environment with great acoustics.
Members of the local community, including Town and District Councillors, Age Concern, Buckingham Library, Children's Centre and U3A joined the celebration and the cutting of the ribbon.


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Atrophic vaginitis is experienced by around 50% of postmenopausal women with a host of symptoms including vaginal dryness and irritation, burning and itching. Declining oestrogen levels affect vaginal flora allowing bacteria to proliferate, causing a vaginal discharge. Lower oestrogen levels are related to increased urinary tract infections as the walls of the urethra and bladder become thinner. Painful intercourse is another distressing symptom that's often difficult to discuss with a partner or doctor so this condition may go untreated. Women who have not experienced a vaginal birth have more severe symptoms with atrophic vaginitis.
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You guys know i made Paalada for Oh Chef Team … so to go along with Paalada best combination is Chicken Korma. I thought i need to bring some difference in this thats y i made Red chicken Korma 🙂
This Recipe is actually a blend of spices cooked in slow flame to give a juicy and soft chicken Curry . Our Paalada is waiting , so lets start with recipe
Red Chicken Korma
- Chicken – 1 kg
- Onions large-3 finely chopped
- Small onions/Shallots- 1 cup halved or Crushed
- Ginger garlic- 2 tbsp chopped
- Tomato -2 chopped
- Chili powder- 3 tbsp
- Coriander powder-2 tbsp
- Turmeric powder- 2 tsp
- Pepper powder- 2 tbsp
- Garam masala Powder- 2 tbsp
- Salt – as required
- Curry Leaves- as required
- Chopped Coriander leaves- as required
- Oil – as needed
- Cloves, Methi seeds, Cardamom – as required for Initial Tadka
- Cashew/ Almond paste – 1/2 cup
- Coconut milk- First extract-1 cup
- Wash the chicken well and keep in strainer
- Now heat a heavy bottom pan
- Add oil to it
- Add dry spices like cloves, cardamom, methi seeds
- Soon add finely chopped onions, stir until translucent
- Now add Small onions and Saute
- Saute well and add ginger garlic
- Saute well , add the tomatoes and close the pan with lid
- Stir in small intervals
- Once everything is mixed well and the tomatoes are well blend
- Add in masalas one by one
- Saute well and add the washed chicken to it
- Add salt
- Mix well and close with lid
- here we should not add water to this, water will come out slowly from the chicken
- The chicken should cook for at least 20 mins ,
- Mix in between
- Once chicken is cooked well, water dries up add in the cashew paste
- Mix well again and check salt
- Finally add In thick Coconut milk and mix well
- Switch off flame when Bubble starts to come
- Add in chopped coriander and close with a lid
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Aggressive, coercive, antagonistic, and hostile are some of the words various Asia-security experts have used over the last several years to describe recent Chinese foreign-policy choices. Such talk heated up dramatically in November 2013 when China declared—with no official advanced warning—an Air-Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, a geographic flashpoint between various powers in the region. This unilateral action sparked intense global debate as to the logic of such a move, but also amplified larger concerns over Chinese intentions throughout the Asia-Pacific and wider Indo-Pacific regions.
This essay, divided into several sections, offers a rationale for China's ADIZ declaration, with an eye towards an even more important question: Will Beijing declare such a zone in the area of the South China Sea? This author believes China's recent island-reclamation projects are an effort to create the core infrastructure for the declaration and enforcement of such a zone within the next several years. Unless serious action is undertaken to change Beijing's calculus for creating such zones—utilizing confidence-building measures to change the core of its geostrategic thinking, along with strategies that will challenge such island reclamations—a Chinese ADIZ in the South China Sea is a near certainty.
There are various prospective motivations behind Beijing's 2013 ADIZ declaration that are worthy of consideration—the rise of a great power acting in its own self-interest, a deeply rooted sense of historical wrongdoing at the hands of stronger nations in the past, combined with an attempt to shield itself from future actions, as well as nationalistic motives. While all of these explanations lie well within the realm of possibilities, this analysis will explore an equally if not more plausible rationale: China's 2013 declaration and possible moves towards an ADIZ in the South China Sea should be seen as part of a series of actions that are rooted in an effort to push U.S. and allied forces away from Chinese "near seas" and areas of "core interest," while at the same time attempting to negate operational concepts like the much- debated but often-misunderstood Air-Sea Battle (ASB) concept and associated weapons platforms that could challenge China's growing antiaccess/area-denial capabilities (A2/AD).
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- 1 lb Tilapia, 4-5 fillets (or fish of your choice)
- 1/4 cup flour
- Johnny's Jamaica Me Crazy Lemon Pepper
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Tbsp .lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
- Rinse the Tilapia fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towel.
- Place flour in a bowl and flour the fillets from both sides. Shake off excess.
- Season fillets with Johnny's Jamaica Me Crazy Lemon Pepper from both sides.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over high heat, add 1 Tbsp. olive oil and heat as well.
- Place half of Tilapia fillets in the pan, turn heat down to medium and sauté for about 4 minutes on each side.
- Repeat with another Tbsp. of olive oil and remaining fillets. Remove Tilapia from pan and cover to keep warm.
- Turn heat to high and add butter and lemon juice to the pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes for the butter to turn golden and take on a nutty aroma. Whisk in parsley and remove from heat.
- Serve sautéed Tilapia with rice and drizzle each fillet with a little lemon-butter sauce.


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The US$64-million question here is more like a 64-billion-peso question – will savings on that scale indeed materialise and if so, will a lower fiscal deficit or Buenos Aires province Governor María Eugenia Vidal be the main beneficiary?
Michael Soltys, who first entered the Buenos Aires Herald in 1983, held various editorial posts at the newspaper from 1990 and was the lead writer of the publication's editorials from 1987 until 2017.
"Never say never but this might just be my last email to you in 2017. Christmas is rapidly approaching and who knows how many relatives known and unknown will be descending on me or how many hours lie ahead of clearing snow off the front drive – no wonder they've had to change the phrase from 'global warming' to 'climate change' with some of the recent winters up here.
"So just in case I end up totally disconnecting from Argentina until the New Year, I'll ask you everything now. And by everything I mean both the general (some thoughts on both 2017 as a whole and the year lying ahead) and the particular – the pension reform in the last week. I won't load these questions any further (as I so often do) except to say that I recently saw Argentina listed among the world's half-dozen countries with the worst inflation, topped only by Venezuela (already four-digit and spiralling into hyperinflation), South Sudan, Congo, Libya and Egypt (Zimbabwe has been out of this league for almost a decade since dollarising in 2008). And Argentina aspires both to chair the G20 and enter the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) while keeping this kind of company – the challenges posed to both 'permanent reform' and 'gradualism' by inflation on this scale cannot be underestimated."
My reply:
"You're a week early in asking me to close the book on 2017. December can be a very tricky month – and not just the unforgettable meltdown of 2001 but the looting in 2013 was very nasty, not to mention the Indo-American Park in 2010 (which gave birth to the Security Ministry). I'll never forget in my Herald days leaving a New Year editorial for 2002 beginning: 'The only thing we know for certain as the year starts is that Adolfo Rodríguez Saá is president for now…' only to have to catch the first flight back from the coast because a presidency commencing on Christmas Eve failed to complete 2001. Furthermore, Congress is still at work with the tax bill (which looks like ending up broadly neutral) following on the heels of pension reform scheduled for approval next week.
"Furthermore, 2017 has been a pretty mixed year hard to pigeonhole. Obviously any year can only have one valid growth figure, whether positive or negative, but 2017 had a bit of both.
A recessive 2016 with -2.3 percent negative growth persisted deep into 2017 – curiously enough, the first positive numbers came with the first data of the revamped INDEC statistics bureau in midyear (this might look suspicious but I at least believe it to be a coincidence).
Electoral feelgood was then followed by the ongoing reform drive of uncertain depth and impact. I could also throw in minor curiosities such as the Global 100-year bond but, I insist, any last word on 2017 risks being premature.
"Forecasting any year in Argentina always has its hazards (as the Adolfo Rodríguez Saá example cited above should demonstrate) and 2018 is no exception. But not because Argentina is especially unstable or volatile at the moment. All too often it's the old story of 'the best-laid plans of mice and men…' and then along come the black swans but not this time – in this case the 'best-laid plans' are as clear as mud. While the Central Bank has set a 10-12 percent target for 2018 inflation, its interest rates continue in a 28-29 percent range while Treasury Minister Nicolás Dujovne has defined a wage cap increase of 16.6 percent (which was 15.7 percent in the 2018 draft budget) for the next round of collective bargaining. If inflation is your big anxiety, Dr Hale, where does all this leave targeting? Central Bank inflation targets are frequently criticised as unrealistically ambitious, which of course they are, but if they were raised a few points, inflation would only be that much higher – such is the nature of pricing in Argentina.
At the same time it should be understood that the fight against inflation becomes progressively more difficult – bringing it down to 10-12 percent from around double that range now will be harder than the progress so far and reducing it to single digits (the Mauricio Macri administration's ultimate objective) harder still, especially with plenty of relative price correction (i.e. household utility bills and transport) still in the pipeline.
"As for pensions (assuming your interest is professional rather than the street show), PRO deputy Pablo Tonelli was roundly criticised for bluntly saying that pensioners stand to 'lose money but not purchasing-power' yet that is pretty much how it is panning out. Quite apart from the transitional gap, the mechanism so traumatically replaced at the start of this week was more generous in seven of the nine years it was applied, including this one when it upped pensions by 28 percent as against 23-24 percent which would have resulted from the new quarterly indexlinking– perhaps this fiscally negative generosity was even justified to compensate all pensions above the minimum being frozen in the preceding half-decade. As for the new system, the guarantee of staying ahead of inflation is not absolute because the 30 percent wage increase component could lag and because runaway prices will always outstrip the updating.
"But the chief flaw of the old formula was that it was pro-cyclical and hence volatile. Clearly the system is not sustainable – Argentina's 6.2 million private-sector employees (around half the workforce with the public sector and the self-employed roughly a quarter each) are actually outnumbered by the 6.8 million retirement benefits (out of a total of over eight million pensions), even if Argentina has better demographics than most developed countries. And robots lurk in the near future.
"The US$64-million question here is more like a 64-billion-peso question – will savings on that scale indeed materialise and if so, will a lower fiscal deficit or Buenos Aires province Governor María Eugenia Vidal be the main beneficiary? Needless to say, it would be impossible to make such savings and up pensions, as claimed by some government voices – Tonelli was honest here.
"Finally, it only remains for me to wish you a Merry Christmas, Dr Hale, and also (if not in touch next week) a Happy New Year with these season's greetings also extended to anybody sharing our correspondence (although I cannot for the life of me imagine how)."
(*) Michael Soltys, who first entered the Buenos Aires Herald in 1983, held various editorial posts at the newspaper from 1990 and was the lead writer of the publication's editorials from 1987 until 2017.
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- 50% of Guatemalan children under the age of 5 suffer stunted growth due to improper nutrition: one of the highest percentages in the world. -USAID
- Guatemala has the highest incidence of children's malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, and ranks sixth highest in the world.
- Protein-energy malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and parasitic worms all contribute to the major health burden in Guatemala and other developing countries.
Malnutrition is the most significant risk factor for illness and death, particularly among pregnant women and young children. Since we began, Refuge International has recognized the importance of solving the malnutrition crisis in Guatemala as part of improving the overall health of its citizens and over the years we have built an effective network of people and partner organizations that extend our reach and impact. When Hurricane Stan hit in 2005, we distributed over 1 million meals with the help of USAID.
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Statistics indicate 1 in 3 teens have or will experience dating violence. For almost 20 years, Safehome has provided education to youth on healthy and unhealthy relationships to prevent further violence. Middle and high school is the time when youth learn to develop impactful relationships with their friends, family, and dating partners. The dynamics of these relationships lay a foundation for all relationships throughout their lifetime.
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- Causes and Effects of Violence
- Healthy Relationships
- Respect, Boundaries, and Communication
- Technology, Media, and Digital Safety
- Sexual Harassment and Sexting
- Consent and Victim Blaming
- Engaging Bystanders
- How to Help a Friend
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Curriculum Mix-n-Match (Don't have time for 8 sessions?)
You can choose 4 stand-alone lessons. You may speak to our educators about the recommended topics for your students.
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Participants learn that healthy dating relationships are based on equality and respect. They learn to recognize signs of abusive relationships, how to seek help, and how to stand up to unhealthy relationship behaviors around them.
Middle School Curriculum
From the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence comes In Their Shoes, an interactive tool that uses real life scenarios to educate audiences about teen dating violence. This activity is ideal for both teens and the professionals who work with them. Facilitated by a Safehome educator, it takes one hour to complete and is great for groups that would like a one-time presentation that is powerful and informative. (Ask about In Her Shoes, for adults.)
Technology and Media Influence on Relationships
Participants will learn about responsible media consumption, staying safe while navigating different technology, and how to advocate for healthy and respectful media use among their peers.
For more information or to schedule a presentation, please call 913.432.9300 and ask for the Education and Prevention Coordinator.
Elementary School Curriculum
Friendships Don't Hurt
Participants will learn healthy communication styles, how to establish personal boundaries and how to develop healthy and respectful friendships with their peers
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PLATO'S ETHICS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM by Don Shepherd
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The key to understanding Plato's philosophy is that ethics is a form of knowledge. For Plato, ethics is the knowledge of measurement of short-term and long-term consequences. While everyone and everything strives for the "Good" as it appears to them, it is this lack of knowledge of measurement that determines the extent of the failure to reach the true "Good."
For example, seen from a child's perspective, a lollipop is a greatly desired treat—or the "Good"—because of its immediate effect on the taste senses, but there is no utilization of the knowledge of measurement of long-term consequences, such as upset stomach or tooth decay, in the child's decision-making process. Adults make the same mistake. A political tyrant pursues his short-term policies because they appear "good" to him, but he lacks the capacity for measuring the long-term consequence of the degradation of his own human nature. Thus, an individual in possession of a greater degree of knowledge of measurement of consequences establishes the true "Good," or Transcendent, into his life more fully, thereby acting ethically as opposed to the individual who is in possession to a lesser degree.
If the purpose of life is to attain this form of knowledge, the question arises whether ethics can be taught. Plato gives a 'yes' and 'no' answer to this. If the teacher is brilliant-minded like Socrates, then 'yes.' But, if not, ethics is learned by another means entirely. It is in the explanation of this means that Plato introduces the ground of his metaphysics—in this case, the metaphysics of transmigration or reincarnation. Plato's winged soul, the essence of man, alights on earth for a while and is consequently de-winged. At death, the de-winged soul claims its wings again, soaring through the heavens in a circuitous learning curve bringing it into superior realms and ultimately back to the earth where the soul is de-winged once again. Some individuals, however, are able to remember a glimpse of their previous winged state and act thereon. It is not really so much a glimpse as an impression that remains in the background of their thought, directing that thought along certain lines whether they know it or not.
This retained vision, or lack thereof, accounts for the division between a dangerous love and a moderate love. The ethics of love for Plato is rooted in this metaphysics. While both the tempestuous man and the moderate man give in to their physical inclinations, the moderate man only does so with 'half' his mind, reserving the other half as a reservoir to hold the vision—in fact, a vision of the goddess Love, intermediate between man and the true "Good"—and draw upon it to erect a right relationship between lover and beloved. In that right relationship, the goddess Love touches and tinges the lover's aroma with her own superior measurement of knowledge of long-term consequences, thereby removing the danger to the beloved of misleading, short-term promises and temporary infatuations.
Ethics, then, is a graded form of knowledge, a stairway of sorts, leading to the "Good" or Transcendent. If the goddess Love symbolizes a superior form of that knowledge on higher, refined realms nearer the Transcendent, then the Transcendent itself must be the perfection of the knowledge of measurement.
Plato's successors particularly took up this line of argument. Aristotle maintained that the Divine Intellect was the singular pleasure of unending thinking or the Divine in rational activity expressed through human lives in their acts of contemplation, or the highest human good. Aristotle's entelechies, or the astral mould and the physical body, passed through successive states of character—from selfish utility to self-absorbed pleasure to contemplation as the human good for all—on the rise through the affections for Passive Intellect (irrational), Active Intellect (rational), and finally to the perfection of the Divine Intellect reflected in human life through the Doctrine of the Mean of right action at the right time at the right place in the right way. The Doctrine of the Mean was in fact Aristotle's way of capturing the immediacy of knowledge held by the Divine stepped down into human activity as the natural instinct towards happiness.
Like Aristotle, Plotinus envisioned a series of Knowledge Principles stretching from the sense body to the Transcendent or Plato's "Good." The Reason Principle, just above the sense body, could reason on a Permanent Right—this Permanent Right being the immediate sensing of the knowledge of measurement of short-term and long-term consequences. Once in possession of this Permanent Right the Reason Principle could overthrow the higher Intellectual Principle on its way to the Transcendent—an esoteric explanation of the exoteric overthrow of Kronos by the Greek Zeus and the 'burying' of Uranos, a theme reiterated in the Christian allegory of the Dragon Chaos being slain by its lower aspect, Archangel Michael, or later St. George, as outlined by Helen Blavatsky in The Secret Doctrine.
For Pseudo-Dionysius, this Transcendent, or Non-Being, was simply an excess of being spilling into the lower levels of existence through a series of rays. The Transcendent was a superabundance of knowing. Boethius, the sixth-century reconciler of Aristotle with Plato, took that argument for an "excess of being" one step further, granting Plato's "Good" with an immediacy of knowledge of cause and effect to the extent that all events impacting individuals, whether fortunate or unfortunate, happened at an instantaneous rapidity within the Divine Mind, measuring all the variables involved in meting out justice—sometimes giving wealth to the weak of character to prevent their further fall into wrong-doing or poverty to the strong of heart to encourage perseverance—without delay like a modern-day computer. Plato's Transcendent or the "Good" measured short-term and long-term consequences instantaneously—so rapidly that, solving the age-old riddle of free will, it knows what will happen even though what does happen does not have to happen by necessity.
In closing, Plato's ethics is the 'Elephant in the Room' because it informed classical philosophy for nine-hundred years and even influenced the works of Thomas Aquinas as late as the thirteenth century. Even philosophers as late as the seventeenth century, such as Benedict de Spinoza in his Ethics, adapted Pseudo-Dionysius' concept of superabundance stepping down the power of God to the Mind and its sensory affects as the reason for the human being's lack of ability to remember his alternate cognitive states in sleep upon waking—the rapidity of instantaneous knowledge was too much for the human brain to process. More importantly, it is the 'Elephant in the Room' because Plato's definition is so singular, yet all-encompassing that it allows for the creation of a self-contained metaphysics while at the same time addressing the fundamental issue facing each of us as human beings which we often do not want to acknowledge, "Can I trust myself and can I be trusted?" For Plato's Gyges, a man who found a ring of power that made him invisible to this instantaneous meting out of justice, the answer was 'no'—he went on to kill the king, illicitly marry the queen, and rule according to his passions and lusts.
On the other hand, seeking men and women, taking the core message of Plato's Republic to heart— rooted in a knowledge of measurement of short-term and long-term consequence somewhere along the path towards the perfection of that knowledge in the Transcendent— can lift their heads, look above, and, linked with the Divine, answer in the affirmative.
The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Theosophical Society Pasadena.
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I don't grow grapes but you wouldn't want to plant these along fence line with cows on the other side of the fence. My suggestion would for you to put up your own trellis or whatever for them to grow up on.
Many different options on making a grape trellis.
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Muscat of Alexandria here - a lovely dessert grape - in our greenhouse. The roots are planted outside and the vine itself is inside. Yours sound delicious.
Look up spraying grapes in early spring with a copper sulfate or fungicide. Bottoms rot and ruin the crop if you don't. We have wild grapes where I live. They are about the size of peas and very grape flavor though not an eating grape. Jelly or jam only. Maybe a liqueur. That sounds good.ReplyDelete
I have a 100-year-old grape vine here, Scuppernong. It has never been sprayed and has not rotted at all. It is on a 9'x18' arbor. When the neighbor's tree started shading it, the grape production dropped off a bit. Grapes like sun. Think of grapes growing in long rows in the sun.
I also have a smaller arbor of "old fashioned grapes." I showed them to old-timers when we moved here and that is the only name I ever got!
Don't you just love those surprises?
Our cats WOULD have treated them as a cat toy. As they do cherries. And rather a lot of other things.ReplyDelete
Great looking grapes you have there! Are you going to add wine-making to your skills?
As for trellis or arbors, have you ever visited the Antique Rose Emporium outside Brenham? They have several great styles of arbors for their roses, which would also be great for your grapes. You can google the ARE for some pictures.
Do you have any wild mustang grapes growing on your property? They make great jelly and wine also.
Hope you get them in the ground soon, then they will be settled, established and ready to put on some serious growth next spring.
An arbor sounds fantastic, so pretty to look at from the porch, all cool and shady underneath for the very hot days to picnic outside or just sit under with a vino and some nibbles. ....bliss
Remember to have the open ends where the breeze will waft through, ahhhh G&T here I come!
You can also harvest the leaves for wrapping rice stuff, not sure what it is called. Copper sulfate is a wood preservative, not sure it would be safe.ReplyDelete
When you make pickles adding a grape leaf to each jar makes them crispier. You can also preserve the young leaves in a brine and stuff them ( actually a roll) We have muscadines on the edge of the yard they grow through the young redwood trees planted in a power company easement. I usually only get enough for a couple of small pjars of jelly, since they are on the squirrel highwayReplyDelete
I grew up with a grape vineyard. We had the wild ones too. It is a fickle crop but one well worth the trouble.ReplyDelete
We have old fashioned Concord grapes and some very tiny wild grapes growing up on the hill. Over the years we tried Canadace Niagra and several other types but none of them lived more than five or six years. THE concord have been here over seventy years. On the trellis we would suggest metal posts set in concrete with hurricane type fencing fittings. A wooden trellis is much prettier but wood does rot (even treated) and trying to put a new trellis under a large vine is an awful job.ReplyDelete
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Foundation of the German Empire
On 10 December 1870 the North German Confederation Reichstag renamed the Confederation as the German Empire and gave the title of German Emperor to William I, the King of Prussia, as President of the Confederation.[16] During the Siege of Paris on 18 January 1871, William was formally proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.[17]
The 1871 German Constitution was adopted by the Reichstag on 14 April 1871 and proclaimed by the Emperor on 16 April,[17] which was substantially based upon Bismarck's North German Constitution. The new empire had a parliament called the Reichstag, which was elected by universal male suffrage. However, the original constituencies drawn in 1871 were never redrawn to reflect the growth of urban areas. As a result, by the time of the great expansion of German cities in the 1890s and first decade of the 20th century, rural areas were grossly overrepresented.
Legislation also required the consent of the Bundesrat, the federal council of deputies from the 27 states. Executive power was vested in the emperor, or Kaiser, who was assisted by a chancellor responsible only to him. The emperor was given extensive powers by the constitution. He alone appointed and dismissed the chancellor (which in practice was used by the emperor to rule the empire through him), was supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces, final arbiter of all foreign affairs, and could also disband the Reichstag to call for new elections. Officially, the chancellor was a one-man cabinet and was responsible for the conduct of all state affairs; in practice, the State Secretaries (bureaucratic top officials in charge of such fields as finance, war, foreign affairs, etc.) acted as unofficial portfolio ministers. The Reichstag had the power to pass, amend or reject bills and to initiate legislation. However, as mentioned above, in practice the real power was vested in the emperor, who exercised it through his chancellor.
Although nominally a federal empire and league of equals, in practice the empire was dominated by the largest and most powerful state, Prussia. It stretched across the northern two thirds of the new Reich, and contained three-fifths of its population. The imperial crown was hereditary in the House of Hohenzollern, the ruling house of Prussia. With the exception of the years 1872–1873 and 1892–1894, the chancellor was always simultaneously the prime minister of Prussia. With 17 out of 58 votes in the Bundesrat, Berlin needed only a few votes from the small states to exercise effective control.
The other states retained their own governments, but had only limited aspects of sovereignty. For example, both postage stamps and currency were issued for the empire as a whole. Coins through one mark were also minted in the name of the empire, while higher valued pieces were issued by the states. However, these larger gold and silver issues were virtually commemorative coins and had limited circulation.
While the states issued their own decorations, and some had their own armies, the military forces of the smaller ones were put under Prussian control. Those of the larger states, such as the Kingdoms of Bavaria and Saxony, were coordinated along Prussian principles and would in wartime be controlled by the federal government.
The evolution of the German Empire is somewhat in line with parallel developments in Italy which became a united nation-state a decade earlier. Some key elements of the German Empire's authoritarian political structure were also the basis for conservative modernization in Imperial Japan under Meiji and the preservation of an authoritarian political structure under the Tsars in the Russian Empire.
One factor in the social anatomy of these governments had been the retention of a very substantial share in political power by the landed elite, the Junkers, resulting from the absence of a revolutionary breakthrough by the peasants in combination with urban areas.
Although authoritarian in many respects, the empire had some democratic features. Besides universal suffrage, it permitted the development of political parties. Bismarck's intention was to create a constitutional façade which would mask the continuation of authoritarian policies. In the process, he created a system with a serious flaw. There was a significant disparity between the Prussian and German electoral systems. Prussia used a highly restrictive three-class voting system in which the richest third of the population could choose 85% of the legislature, all but assuring a conservative majority. As mentioned above, the king and (with two exceptions) the prime minister of Prussia were also the emperor and chancellor of the empire – meaning that the same rulers had to seek majorities from legislatures elected from completely different franchises. Universal suffrage was significantly diluted by the gross overrepresentation of rural areas from the 1890s onward. By the turn of the century, the urban-rural balance was completely reversed from 1871; more than two-thirds of the empire's people lived in cities and towns.