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Sheraton Grand Krakow
About the Hotel
Why We Love This Hotel
- A luxurious hotel overlooking the River Vistula, with a rooftop bar offering excellent views
- The main market square & Wawel Castle are within a 10-minute walk; guests can rent bikes for free
- Some rooms have views of the river or castle
- There's a restaurant, vodka bar, snack bar & indoor pool
The Sheraton Grand Hotel Krakow is a luxurious modern hotel on the banks of the River Vistula, with a stunning rooftop terrace offering excellent views over the city.
The main market square (Rynek Glowny) and Wawel Royal Castle are both within 10 minutes' walk of the hotel.
Classically decorated, pet-friendly rooms include Wi-Fi (for a surcharge; it is free in public areas), a flat-screen TV, and tea- and coffee-making facilities. Upgraded rooms feature river or castle views, while club rooms and suites offer free Wi-Fi and access to a lounge with complimentary breakfast. Suites add separate living rooms; one has a kitchenette and a Jacuzzi. Room service is available, including breakfast in bed.
There's a Mediterranean restaurant with a courtyard garden, a vodka bar and café, a bar/lounge serving Tex-Mex snacks and a rooftop terrace bar serving cocktails. Other amenities include a concierge, a lobby shop, a heated indoor pool, an exercise room and a sauna; bicycles are available to rent free of charge.


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NASA has identified more than 4000 asteroids in space that can pose a threat to our home planet-Earth. No wonder, asteroids were one of the foremost reasons which completely wiped out the dangerous dinosaurs from earth. So what's next? Here comes another reminder from the Solar System that we are not alone. No, I haven't seen a science fiction disaster film lately, but this has been making headlines around the globe for the obvious reasons.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 is heading towards Earth on February 15, 2013, and astronomers are carefully tracking its course. They have estimated that when it comes closest to us, it will be within the orbit of the moon, i.e. 240,000 miles away, and also within the orbits of geosynchronous satellites, i.e. 26,000 miles. It's one of the closest earth approaches which will be occurring about 19:26 UTC. And this is quite a record-setting approach for a known object of its size ever witnessed in space science.
It is 45 meters across i.e. 150 feet long and has a mass of 130,000 metric tons. If an object like this strikes earth, its destruction would be equivalent to an explosion of 2.4 megatons of TNT. This is almost 200 times more powerful then the Little Boy atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 which exploded with an energy of about 12.5 kilotons of TNT.
However, the question arises here is; will Asteroid 2012 DA14 strike us? Will it bring any destruction with it? The answer is a clear "NO". All the risks and probabilities of this asteroid to hit the earth have been ruled out by the astronomers. The asteroid will neither alter the tides nor would it cause volcanoes. Nevertheless, this journey of the asteroid will give unique chances and opportunities for researchers to study the peculiarities of asteroids more closely. So you need not worry as now you can enjoy your valentine's day without getting the blues for the next day.
Amazing Facts about the safe flyby of Asteroid 2012 DA14:
- It was discovered by the astronomers in Southern Spain at the La Sagra Sky Survey Program in Feb 2012.
- The asteroid has magnitude of 7 on the brightness scale, which means it will be somewhat fainter for a naked eye to see, but can be visible through solidly mounted binoculars and small telescopes.
- The path of this asteroid recurrently comes in contact with the earth's orbit in every six months. The last time this asteroid passed our planets was on the 16th Feb 2012.
- The orbital path of this asteroid is 366 days. It approached Earth on 16th Feb 2012 and is retracing its steps after a gap of exactly one year, i.e., 15th Feb 2013.
- The asteroid will fly at a startling high speed of 17,400 mph, i.e. 7.8 kilometers per second.
- The best viewing location to experience its stirring closest approach will be Indonesia. Africa, Asia and some parts of Europe will also get to enjoy stargazing for some time.
- On average, such objects come in very close contact with Earth once in every 40 years.
- Asteroid 2012 DA14 is estimated to be as big as half a football field.
- Chances are there that if there is any alteration in the path of Asteroid 2012 DA14, it could also bring it closer to the Earth in the near future.
- In 1908, an asteroid about the same size that of 2012 DA14 which exploded in Siberia had leveled hundreds of square miles of forests.
- Scientists estimate that this happens once in 1,200 years that such big sized asteroid flies this close to the Earth.
- There is a cumulative risk of 0.033% for this asteroid to impact Earth in 2026-2069.
Keep watching the skies!
Even if, it's not posing a threat for us in 2013, we definitely need to keep our eyes on this fellow to see if it can be a potential threat in the time to come. And if ever it does, then you can be assured as you'll be hearing about it from me in my blogs. Till then spiral out and keep going!

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Craft Night: Picture Frame Calendar
Picture Frame Calendar Craft Night
MSU Union, Room 50
University Activities Board welcomes you back to campus with the first craft night of the semester! Come out with your friends and make a calendar using a picture frame in order to get organized for your new classes and the new year. UAB provides the supplies, you bring your creativity! Free while supplies last, MSU students plus one guest. All must show ID.


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Hometown: Appleton, WI
Favorite Pizza: She gravitates toward the veggie, but at this point her favorite create your own concoction features cheese curds, green peppers and calabrese peppers.
Favorite Non-Pizza Item: Pesto Chicken Sandwich
Favorite Beer: As a true Girl Stout her favorite beer is the Oskar Blues Ten Fidy. Right now she's into Root beer on tap at Fish Creek.
Favorite Musician/Band: "I've always been into bluegrass, I usually put on the Trampled by Turtles or Lumineers Pandora Station and I'm set. Anything I can clean my house to."
Katie has been with Wild Tomato since day one. Chances are if you've dined at the Fish Creek restaurant you've seen her as a server, hostess or doing double duty as Front of House and Beverage Manager. She is an integral part of the Wild Tomato Team.
"I've grown so much during my time at the restaurant. It's always challenged me. I've learned so much about relationships through my bonds with coworkers and customers, through creating a positive customer experience. Not to mention, all that I've learned about beer. I have developed a passion for food and sustainable practices," says Katie.
And, although it was her sister's restaurant that brought her to Door County, it is the beauty that makes her stay. A lover of the outdoors, on her days off you'll most likely find Katie camping, hanging at the beach with friends or hiking with her dog Juno.
Beyond that she loves to gardening, brewing beer or working with her boyfriend Ashley on their house. "I can't wait to get back to brewing beer, that is a real passion of mine. That or gardening."


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When we moved in I started a garden in an empty corner of our backyard to attract birds and butterflies. As usual it attracted bunnies, which bit the heads off of all the flowers as soon as they began to open! Last summer we set up a temporary fence around the garden to keep the bunnies out and give the plants a chance to get established. This summer the flowers were finally able to bloom! I'm hoping the plants are strong enough now to survive on their own so I can remove the fence next spring.
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The California legislature has passed a bill that will regulate and restrict access to the highly purified butane supply that is used to make BHO, butane hash oil or butane honey oil. AB 1120 will allow those with commercial extraction licenses to get butane for closed loop extraction and the amounts allowed appear to be sufficient for people to refuel their lighters and dab-torches.
Health and Safety Code 11107.2. (a) It is unlawful for a manufacturer, wholesaler, reseller, retailer, or other person or entity to sell to any one customer more than 600 milliliters of nonodorized butane in any 30-day period. …
(d) The limitations in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to any of the following transactions:
(1) Butane sold to manufacturers, wholesalers, resellers, or retailers solely for the purpose of resale.
(2) Butane sold to a person for use in a lawful commercial enterprise, including, but not limited to, a volatile solvent extraction activity licensed under Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code or a medical cannabis collective or cooperative described in subdivision (b) of Section 11362.775 of this code, operating in compliance with all applicable state licensing requirements and local regulations governing that type of business.
(3) The sale of lighters, torch lighters or other appliances, or lighter refill canisters that contain or use nonodorized butane and contain less than 150 milliliters of nonodorized butane.
However, a registry will prevent large scale sales of butane to the public. This appears to be an effort to block home BHO blasting, which has left a legacy of exploding garages and homes while driving consumption of the solvent-extracts.
California's solvent extract ban, HSC 11369, was originally written to prevent methamphetamine production. However, the broad language of the law has plagued people who try to use safe extraction methods like closed loop solvent extraction, CO2 and even alcohol-evaporative concentrates. This is due to the definition in the law.
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Located in Nusa Dua, Horison Hotel Nusa Dua is a short drive from Jimbaran and features a rooftop pool. It also offers free Wi-Fi.
This cosy hotel provides a kids pool, a ballroom and 24-hour room service. Corporate amenities include meeting rooms and a business centre.
Each room is well-equipped to make guests comfortable and offers a mini bar, free wireless internet access and a private balcony. All are air conditioned and provide an in-room safe, a private bathroom and a seating area.
Horison Hotel Nusa Dua houses both a restaurant and a bar where guests are able to unwind at the end of the day with dinner and a drink.
Horison Hotel Nusa Dua provides easy access to Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park. Garuda Wisnu Kencana is within a short drive from the hotel.


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I'm currently trying to move a RHEL based server to Citrix XenServer (5.6) VM.
My plan was to use Clonezilla LIVE CD, which i have had good suceess with to clone physical to physical before. So i have already created the image of the physical server.
I have created a new VM in XenCenter, with 1 single CPU and 1Gb Memory - for simplicity - will put more resources in later.
However on the restore part, I can boot Clonezilla on an new VM and i get the splash screen where i can choose different modes of Clonezilla. But i have never gone successfully past the first splash screen. The ISO's are located in a network share.
Now i have tried different builds of Clonezilla, both default Debian and the alternative Ubuntu based, in amd64 and i486 flavors. 4 ISO's in total.
a) clonezilla-live-2.1.0-26-amd64 : Stopping at below lines, with blinking carriage after
[2.808077] Refined TSC clocksource calibration: 2666.841 Mhz
[2.808108] Switching to clocksource tsp
b) clonezilla-live-2.1.0-26-i486 : Stopping with a black screen
c) clonezilla-live-20130226-quantal-amd64 : Stopping with a white screen
d) clonezilla-live-20130226-quantal-i386 : Stopping with a white screen


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Genesis would like to thank Mattress Mick, from Mattress Mick's furniture Superstore in Coolock, who has agreed to donate 5euro from the sale of all mattresses sold online for the months of April, May and June.
This donation will make a huge difference in allowing Genesis to continue to provide low cost Psychotherapy and Family Therapy to members of the Dublin 15 community and we are sincerely grateful.
Mattress Mick regularly supports local charities and mental health and well being is an area in which he is keen to show his support.
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Taking a little break from talking about Tiny Hawk to talk about backups. I spent a bunch of time looking into different online backup services, so I thought I should write a little bit about them. I feel like this should be useful to other enterpreneurs or just people with data they don't want to lose. I should note that I wrote some of the following a few months back, but I only now took the time to finish the post and updated it with some of my latest thoughts:
Since I'm running my own business now, I have to be extra careful about my data. That means I gotta back everything up. Now, local backups are all right, but if my apartment burns down, I'm out of luck. That's why I've chosen to use an online backup service.
Here are my requirements:
- Automated backups
- No restructuring of my data
- No required action for adding new files and directories
- Affordable
- Light on resource use
- Linux and Windows support
- Easy restoration of files
Automated backups
This should be pretty much a given, and most backup services do offer automated backups. That's pretty much the whole point, I think.
No restructuring of my data
Some services, like Dropbox, require you to put your files in a special backup folder. This is probably fine for more casual use, and might even be better if you want to easilly control what data gets backed up, since you can move stuff in and out of that special folder. I don't really want to have to do that though, and I have stuff that I can't really move easilly, like my Cygwin home directory. Most backup services do offer this, but Dropbox is a significant exception since it's pretty popular.
No required action for adding new files and directories
What I mean by this is that once I've added my home directory to be backed up, I want the service to keep backing up any new stuff I put in there. The options that I have on the table will all do this, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
Prices vary from service to service a lot. Some services charge per gigabyte, some have unlimited data, and some have tiered pricing.
Backblaze might currently be the cheapest option, since they offer unlimited data for just $5 a month per computer. SpiderOak is also fairly good at $10 a month for 100 gigabytes. Jungle Disk will only charge me $3 a month as a baseline and then $0.15 a month for each gigabyte beyond the first 5, so that's cheaper than SpiderOak until you hit about 50 gigabytes.
Light on resource use
I found this to be a problem with SpiderOak and Backblaze. SpiderOak would hog a lot of memory, which was especially a problem on my Linux server which only has a gigabyte of RAM. It seemed like the program was actually leaking memory, which is very bad indeed. Both SpiderOak and especially Backblaze also used a lot of CPU to do their work, and would interfere with regular use of my computers. I should note though, that I did this testing a while back, and Backblaze just released a new version that's supposed to have better performance.
I found that Jungle Disk does an amazing job with not hogging my CPU much at all. I've been running it for months now, and I haven't really noticed any CPU usage problems with either of my computers. Memory usage however seems to be a problem on my server. It seems like there's a memory leak that will slowly bloat up the Jungle Disk process. It's not too fast at that though, so I could just restart it every month or so and it wouldn't get unwieldy.
Linux and Windows support
This category is pretty clear cut. Pretty much all services support Windows. SpiderOak and Jungle Disk support Linux. There are also options like rsync.net and Tarsnap which are pretty much geared towards Linux users and techies in general. I would rather not use those on my Windows desktop though.
Easy restoration of files
Backing up your data is important, but what could be even more important is getting your data back. With Dropbox, it's really a non-issue because of the way it works. You'll be able to connect back to your special Dropbox folder, and it'll still be there. If you want to restore old versions of your files though, you have to go to their website. That process could be better. The other service that's an odd one out is Backblaze. You can download a ZIP file or have them send a DVD or a USB drive in the mail. I feel like this isn't very elegant, although it does work, and the physical media option would be nice if your network connection is slow and you needed to restore a lot of data. As for others, I think I like JungleDisk's restoration method the best. I can browse through my backups in any revision that I have saved, so I can easilly restore any folder or file I want from any point in time, which is very handy. SpiderOak seems to let me choose revisions of individual files, but I couldn't figure out how to restore a specific revision of a whole folder.
After testing a few different options, I've found some gripes with each, and some good things too. I'll go through them service by service:
- Dropbox: A popular choice. What I like especially is the ability to share a folder and collaborate with other people. This works especially well because Dropbox is so popular, so most people will already have it, so you don't have to make them jump through a lot of hoops. Dropbox is somewhat more pricier than some of the other options though, and there has been some doubts raised recently about their security. I will continue using it for folder sharing when I need it though.
- Backblaze: Inexpensive and you get unlimited data capacity. That's a pretty good deal. I'm not a big fan of their ZIP file based restore system though, although the option of having them send physical media is nice.
- SpiderOak: They seem to have a bunch of things going for them, but I had problems with CPU usage and memory usage especially on my server. The UI also seems to have some performance problems, so selecting the files to backup can be a bit more tedious than it needs to be. I do appreciate their attitude towards open sourcing their code, security, and their customer support. They also offer really good referral bonuses (free gigabyte for each friend referred, up to 50), which is nice.
- Jungle Disk: I'm really liking Jungle Disk so far. I'm using their Desktop version, which is great for a single user use case. The restoration utility is great, they seem very secure, and apart from the memory leak on Linux, performance has been great. They also have a network drive and syncing options, which I wasn't really looking for, but I still like having those features for syncing files between my computers. No sharing features though, but I have my own server, Dropbox, imgur, github, bitbucket, etc. for handling that when I need to, so it's really not a big deal.
One extra honorable mention goes to Tarsnap. I actually may end up using it on my Linux server. Tarsnap is a commandline only program for $0.30 a month per gigabyte. It seems very secure, and I think it's a better solution for a server than any of the options I mentioned. I wouldn't use it on a desktop though, but between Jungle Disk and Dropbox I think I have that area covered.
So, the overall winner of my comparison is Jungle Disk. I did look at services other than the ones I listed above, so if you're interested in any others, let me know in the comments. I may have tried it or at least looked into it.
Update: By request, a couple of pricing charts for a few services:
Dropbox's pricing seems to jump up to $800 after 100 gigabytes, but that would have ruined the chart, so here it just drops to zero. Doesn't mean that it's free after that. ;) It's pretty easy to see here that if you have a lot of data, Backblaze is going to be very cost effective because they offer unlimited data. If you did have a lot of data though, I would feel like restoring them as a ZIP file would be pretty annoying. Of course you could opt to pay them to send the files on physical media ($99 for a DVD, $189 for a USB drive), which would probably be pretty convenient depending on how fast your internet connection is and how well you trust shipping your precious data in the mail, or whatever service Backblaze uses to send the data. A year back Backblaze customer support did tell me they have plans for implementing a restore function using the client program, but it doesn't seem like that's available yet.
Update: Looks like the images ended up getting scaled down, so I have reuploaded them on imgur at full resolution.


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Glean from Pastor Chuck Smith as he teaches an in-depth commentary on the book of Acts.
Through the years, I have had the privilege of seeing the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit in the growth of the Calvary Chapels. Thus it is my desire to pass along the basic principles we have learned along the way, many learned the hard way, but these are fundamental principles that God has blessed. They express Gods intention for the church and are to be found in this in-depth study of the book of Acts. - Pastor Chuck Smith
Pastor Chuck has a uniquely beautiful way of "taking the hay out of the loft and putting it on the barn floor where the cows can eat it!" And this caused me to be oh-so-deeply-impressed ... with Jesus. Thus, it is with a heart of expectancy and anticipation I wholeheartedly commend this commentary to you. - Jon Courson
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Kelley revolutionized the industry in 1994 by bringing air bag lifting technology to the loading dock, introducing the air-powered dock leveler. This innovative product is simple, durable and contains minimal moving parts, so operation runs cleanly. The Kelley aFX® series dock leveler takes the loading dock to the next level of performance, adding a proprietary airDefense® Technology leg design. When your warehouse needs safe, powered performance at an affordable price, the air-powered dock levelers in the aFX series are your best choice.
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Your Sound Starts Here: EV at NAMM 2016!
January 24, 2016
Thanks to everyone who visited the EV booth at the recent NAMM trade show in Anaheim! Here's a photo overview of EV's big presence at the show, along with links to video roundups of each day.Highlights included:
- The global launch of the new ND Series microphones under the banner "Your Sound Starts Here," with the largest interactive mic display at the show.
- The EV Loudspeaker Experience – an all-new demo room at the booth with a audio-visual program giving an overview of the most powerful family in portable sound, featuring ZLX, ELX, EKX and ETX models. Thanks to all who signed the EV wall on the way out!
- Happy Hour – one of the busiest at the show, and a great chance to meet EV people and products – thanks to all who stopped by!
"Thanks to everyone who visited the EV booth at the recent NAMM trade show in Anaheim!"
Video links:EV Loudspeaker Experience Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four ND Series Microphones
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Perhaps no any marital life or domesticity could be free of some problems from time to time. As the married life or domesticity is associated with children, relatives and other persons, besides the two spouses, it is often possible that the ever-changing circumstances, preferences, and situations would create some problems in the domesticity among them, at least from time to time. Here, in this responsibly drafted and very useful web-article dealt exclusively with are the disputes and quarrels in marital life ever occurring between the husband and wife, and the surefire and brisk astrology solutions to these all types of problems.Here, it may also be just mentioned that our grand and world-famous astrologer pandit Ankit Sharma holds the magnificent credit for having solved diverse problems between numerous husbands and wives of the world over, during last two decades. The outstanding qualities of his astrological solutions for disputes and problems between the two spouses are the following:
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Simon is a Partner in the firm's corporate team and leads the firm's international Transport & Automotive sector.
He advises on all manner of corporate law but specializes in M&A advising on transactions across a range of different industries (including logistics, aerospace and defence) but predominantly focusing on transport and automotive. He has built up particular expertise in the field of transport technology, working with innovative businesses on transactions in such areas as vehicle telematics and wider automotive technology including connected, autonomous and electric vehicles, digital rail and smart ticketing.
Simon qualified in September 2000, joined Osborne Clarke the same year and became a partner in 2006. He is based in Bristol but spends a lot of time working out of London also. He speaks regularly at international conferences on transport and automotive matters and is recognized for his focus on smart cities and how transport is changing to fit the urban mobility demands of the future.


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Brian Setzer
The Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA
FM Broadcast recording (KFOG-FM), very good quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and mp3 (320 kbps) versions
Here's a fun New Year's Eve show from Brian Setzer and his big band/swing orchestra from 1995, featuring a variety of songs and styles (including a big band rendition of Zeppelin's Black Dog). It's a very good quality FM broadcast recording and just right for NYE. Hope you are all having a fine holiday season, and here's to a better, brighter year ahead.
Disc One:
1. Introduction
2. James Bond Theme
3. Hoodoo Voodoo Doll
4. Good Rockin' Daddy
5. Your True Love
6. Town Without Pity
7. Brand New Cadillac
8. Stray Cat Strut
9. Sittin' On It All The Time
10. Johnny Kool
11. That Mellow Saxophone
12. There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
13. Sleepwalk
14. Straight Up
15. New Year's Count Down
16. Auld Lang Syne
17. Black Dog
Disc Two:
18. If The House Is A Rockin'
19. Rumble In Brighton
20. Rock This Town
21. As Long As I'm Singing
22. Tequila
23. Raunchy
24. Hoodoo Voodoo Doll #2
25. KFOG- FM outro
mp3: Brian Setzer_1995-12-31_SF_mp3_pt1.rar
Brian Setzer_1995-12-31_SF_mp3_pt2.ar
FLAC: Brian Setzer_1995-12-31_SF_FLAC.rar
Happy New Year!


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Zephyr Real Estate Expands Photo Library into New Territory
San Francisco, CA – July 11, 2016 – Zephyr Real Estate's ever-growing photo library, which at last count comprised over 4,000 images of San Francisco and Marin County, is taking another giant leap forward. In preparation for the launch of their new website, Zephyr's community photo library will include images for San Mateo County, Alameda County and Sonoma County.
Additional areas now included are Petaluma, Sonoma, San Mateo, San Bruno, Daly City, South San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Emeryville, San Leandro and Hayward. Another 65 communities in those counties plus the addition of Napa County and Contra Costa County are poised to launch in the coming months.
The photo library is a crucial tool for agents and clients for neighborhood exploration and familiarization as important real estate decisions are made. Zephyr's website has long been recognized for its thorough views of San Francisco's 89 distinctive neighborhoods, and has even been used as an educational tool in the classroom. Those same inclusive and robust details will now be available in five more Bay Area counties.
The photo library captures the character of the many cities in the Bay Area as well as lifestyles, points of interest and scenic attractions. Agents have an essential accessory for educating their clients, and clients have an excellent opportunity to choose the perfect setting for their real estate investment. The entire collection is free to agents and their clients.
"The new photo library is always a work in progress as the Bay Area continually expands and shifts," commented Melody Foster, Vice President of Marketing. "Our website and our photo library will track that ebb and flow so that the best information is always available."
The new website is slated to launch at the end of the month with the latest in marketing technology, statistics and collateral information about the Bay Area and its all its remarkable diversity. Be sure to take a look.
About Zephyr Real Estate
Founded in 1978, Zephyr Real Estate is San Francisco's largest independent real estate firm with nearly $2.3 billion in gross sales and a current roster of more than 300 full-time agents. Zephyr's highly-visited website has earned two web design awards, including the prestigious Interactive Media Award. Zephyr Real Estate is a member of the international relocation network, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World; the luxury real estate network, Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate; global luxury affiliate, Mayfair International; and local luxury marketing association, the Luxury Marketing Council of San Francisco. Zephyr has six offices in San Francisco, a brand new office in Greenbrae, and two brokerage affiliates in Sonoma County, all strategically positioned to serve a large customer base throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit www.ZephyrRE.com.


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RIDE TO THE COUNTRY: Throw on your boots and hat and head out to Hartford Friday night. Country music mega-star Toby Keith is hitting the stage at the Comcast Theatre. Keith's behind hit record after hit record, and you can hear some of your favorites like "Should've Been a Cowboy," and some new songs from his upcoming album "Bullets in the Gun." Joining Keith on his American Ride Tour is Trace Adkins. Tickets are $38.25-$74.25. The show starts at 8 p.m.
ARE YOU THE WALRUS: The Warner Theatre in Torrington will be packed to the rafters with Fab Four Fanatics Friday night. Abbey Road, the complete Beatles Tribute show will help you relive some of your favorite moments from the glory days. The show is filled with great costumes and even better music. In fact, they were voted "Best Tribute Band" by the Hartford Advocate. Head down memory lane for just $29.50. The show starts at 8 p.m.
DAY TRIPPER: See what I did there? I used a Beatles song to introduce our next event. It's what we in the business call a segue. Anywho... You can take a trip to Asia this weekend, withouth having to get a passport, book a flight (and pay all those hidden fees) or even leaving Connecticut. Head to Trinity on Main in New Britain Saturday for the Asian Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. The festival features the customs (singing, dancing, costumes and martial arts) of places like Mongola, Korea, India, China and even Hawaii. Tickets are just $10. The show starts at 6 p.m.
PARTICLE MEN: They might be the kings of art/alternative rock. They Might Be Giants has been making some of the quirkiest music in music for years. They've hit the mainstream with tunes like "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," and "Particle Man" (though I suppose real fans will know far more about their catalog). They've even won a Grammy for "Best Children's Album. Saturday night, they take the stage at the Wolf Den at Mohegan for a free show. The tunes kick off at 8 p.m.
WINDING ROADS: Since she exploded onto the scene with her multi-platinum album "Tuesday Night Music Club," Sheryl Crow has been one of the first ladies of music. Saturday night, Crow is bringing her decade-plus worth of experience (including Grammy after Grammy) and giving it all to you, when she hits the stage at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods (did we oversell it?). Tickets for the show (which also features singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile) are $55-$75.
COMEDY NIGHT DONE RIGHT: Where do the best comics in the world come from? L.A.? Canada? France? Perhaps Australia. Jim Dailakis would probably answer the latter. Dailakis hails from Perth, but since coming to New York City for a three-month stand-up comedy tour, he's become a fixture in the U.S. He's appeared all over the television and at some of the best comedy clubs in the country. This weekend, you can check him out at City Steam in Hartford. Jim will take the stage Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 10pm. Tickets are $10-$15.
PUTTING A SPIN ON IT: He hit it big back in the '90s with the Spin Doctors. With hits like "Two Princes," Chris Barron and his band seemed poised for greatness. But while they never quite reached the same level of success again, that doesn't mean the music stopped. Sunday night head to Infinity Hall in Norfolk to see what Barron's been up to lately. "Songs From The Summer of Sangria" is a song-oriented mixture of American musical forms that showcase the beauty, versatility, subtlety and raw emotional power of his memorable voice. Tickets for the 8pm show are $20-$30.


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I thought it would be helpful to put together a page of recommended resources to start, grow and manage your bakery business.
Since you're all at different stages in your business (and in different niches in some cases), I've put together a wide range of resources.
Full disclosure: Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links - meaning I will earn a small commission if you decide to do business with that resource (enough to buy me a cup of coffee or to pay to upkeep this website). Please understand that I only recommend resources that are truly valuable and not ones based on commissions.
Education & Online Courses
- The Wilton Method®: Baking Basics with Beth Somers
Bake the perfect cake — every time! Learn the skills to make a classic yellow cake with rich chocolate filling and scrumptious buttercream icing.
- Introduction to Cake Sculpting with Amanda Oakleaf
Conquer cake sculpting under the direction of custom cake designer and Food Network Cake Challenge competitor Amanda Oakleaf.
- Sweet Elegance: 16 Cookie-Decorating Techniques with Amber Spiegel
Create inspired cookies customers will order again and again. Decorate your treats with brush embroidery, antiquing techniques, floral accents, watercolor painting and more!
- The Perfect Cupcake with Jennifer Shea
Deliver heavenly cupcakes no one can resist. Combine creative cupcake flavors, fillings and frostings with gorgeous decorating for out-of-this-world treats!
Website Setup and Marketing
- [Tutorial] How to Build a Website For Your Bakery in Less Than 10 Minutes
If you're starting or own a bakery and want to build a website, this video is for you. I will show you how easy it is to build your own website - in less than 10 minutes!
- Website Domain Name - Godaddy
Godaddy is a great place to buy the domain name that you'll need for your bakery website. Use the link above to get yours for only 99 cents!
- Website Hosting - Bluehost
Along with a domain name, you'll also need website hosting to set up your website. Why do you need both? An easy way to think of it is that a 'domain' is the address of your bakery while the 'host' is everything inside your bakery. You can't have one with the other. Use the link about to get awesome hosting for only $3.95/mo.
- Website Builder - Web.com
The fastest and easiest way to get your bakery website up and running is to use a website builder like the one at Web.com. You get a free domain name, a professional layout and point/click editing which makes managing the site so easy.
- Website Templates/Themes - Themeforest
This site is great for finding professional, pre-made templates for your website. It's the next step up from a website builder like the one I recommend at Web.com.
- Custom Websites - Clickstream Marketing
If a website builder or template isn't custom enough for you, then contact these folks for a complete custom website. They also offer a service to install the theme you purchased at Themeforest.
Equipment & Supplies
- Amazon
I mean what can't you find on amazon? From supplies to equipment, chances are you'll find it on amazon at a great price.
- Craftsy
This site has tons of baking supplies with a specialty of cake decorating supplies.
Setting Up Your Business
- LivePlan Business Plan Software
This software simplifies business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking for small businesses and startups. Set business goals, compare performance to industry benchmarks, and see all your key numbers in an easy-to-use dashboard so you know exactly what's going on in your business.
- LegalZoom
Easy online incorporation or LLC creation.
- Indeed Job Search
Often times the best preparation for starting your own bakery is to work under a master baker or chef to hone your skills.


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-ways Also -way.
Way, direction, or manner.
[Middle English wayes, the genitive of way.]
Examples of the form include edgeways, lengthways, sideways, and widthways. Anyway is the only common British English example of a word without the final s, though everyway, someway, and noway are found in North America (even here, however, the final s is not unknown, at least on the last two). Leastways is now dialect or informal. Though once common, no new forms in -ways are being created, -wise being preferred.
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This blogpost supports a new report that is available to secondary schools in FFT Aspire, but may be of interest to a wider audience.
Download the report for your school now – log in to FFT Aspire, go to the downloads menu in the top right-hand corner (↓) and choose 'FFT special reports'.
We are also making an Excel workbook containing more multi-academy trust-level data available for download by all here [XLS].
Multi-academy trust (MAT) league tables have started to be a regular feature of the Department for Education's release of performance table data each January.
As our analysis at the time found, there is considerable variation in the performance of the largest MATs when judged using the DfE's main secondary school measure, Progress 8.
But how does the qualification offer differ between MATs?
Multi-academy trusts
First, a quick note on definitions: we have used the same definition of trust membership as the DfE's multi-academy trust performance tables [PDF] – namely, schools that had been with a MAT for at least three years, in the 62 MATs with at least three such schools.
The MATs vary considerably in size. The Seckford Foundation Free Schools Trust runs three schools in Suffolk at which 105 pupils completed Key Stage 4 in 2017. By contrast, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) had 29 schools and over 4,000 pupils. In total, some 54,000 pupils completed Key Stage 4 at a school in one of the 62 MATs in 2017, a shade over 10% of the total population in the state-funded mainstream sector.
EBacc entry rates
Our analysis shows some substantial variation between MATs in the number and types of qualification entered. (There is also variation between schools within MATs but that's a story for another day.)
Firstly, pupils in the 62 named chains are less likely to be entered for the EBacc. In 2017, 33% of pupils in the named trusts entered all six EBacc slots (including two sciences) compared to a national average for state-funded mainstream schools of 39%.
However, there is much variation between MATs. Full EBacc entry ranges from 72% (Bourne) to 7% (Hart). Unsurprisingly (given blogposts like this one) this measure is heavily correlated (r=0.91) with entry in modern foreign languages.
Progress 8 scores are mildly correlated (r=0.53) with EBacc entry at MAT level as the chart below shows.
ECDL entry rates
Secondly, ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) entry rates in MATs are higher than average. (We look at ECDL due to concerns that we, and others, have expressed about the comparability of the qualification with other qualifications that count in school and MAT league tables.)
A total of 49% of pupils across the 62 MATs were entered for ECDL compared to a national average of 29%.
Again however, there was a lot of variation between the MATs. All three of the Inspiration Trust, Delta Academies Trust and the Seckford Foundation Free Schools Trust entered over 90% of pupils. By contrast, there were eight trusts in which fewer than 5% of pupils were entered.
Within Delta Academies Trust, almost all pupils were entered for ECDL in 10 of the 12 academies, suggesting a trust-wide policy. Amongst the other larger MATs (those with at least 10 academies that counted in the MAT performance tables), ECDL entry rates tended to vary, suggesting that entry was more a matter for individual academies.
How to interpret a box plot
The charts used here are box plots, a type of chart which most people are likely to recognise – but the details of which we may not all remember.
The line across the middle of the box is the median – the value which exactly half of results fall below, and the other half fall above. The box itself shows the range between the lower quartile – the value below which exactly a quarter of results fall – and the upper quartile – the value above which exactly a quarter of results fall. This definition means that exactly 50% of results are within the range of values covered by the box.
The difference between the lower quartile and the upper quartile is the inter-quartile range. The whiskers stretching out from the box reach to the maximum and minimum values, excluding outliers, which are shown as dots. Outliers are defined as results more than 1.5 times the inter-quartile range away from either the lower or upper quartile.
Number of qualifications
MATs also vary in how many qualifications they enter pupils for. Nationally, 57% of pupils are entered for 10 or more eligible qualifications (GCSEs and non-GCSEs). Among MATs, this figure ranges from almost 90% (Bourne) to 2% (Hart), with an average of 53%.
The chart below shows as histograms the number of qualifications taken by pupils in the nine MATs with at least 10 academies that counted in the MAT performance tables.
In most of these large MATs, pupils tend to take nine or 10 qualifications, though pupils at Ormiston academies tend to take 10 or 11. Entry in 11 or more qualifications was also more common among pupils at academies in the Harris Federation and, to a lesser extent, Delta and United Learning.
What do we conclude?
As with our findings about MAT-level progress scores, there is considerable variation even when only a relatively small number of trusts are considered. This is likely to be a result of multiple factors including:
- the mix of schools within each trust (the balance between converter and sponsored academies, as well as free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools);
- local labour market conditions (how easily can the language teachers needed in order to enable EBacc entries be found?)
as well as trust- and school-level policies on curriculum and qualifications. In itself, our finding about ECDL entry rates suggests that among the largest trusts there may be a reasonably large degree of autonomy given to member schools on these matters.
Now, explore how qualification entries in your school differ from national patterns in the new report available in FFT Aspire. To download a copy, log in to FFT Aspire, go to the downloads menu in the top right-hand corner (↓) and choose 'FFT special reports'. Or explore MAT-level data available here [XLS].
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Archive for December, 2011
Coffee time – the most sacred of Greek social rituals
I have been trying to write something about Greece that will not be related to the crisis. It is not easy, I must admit. On the other hand, when I cannot solve a riddle I turn to something else, occupy my mind for a while and when I return to the riddle it seems to solve itself.
I want to tell you what coffee means to Greek society. It often baffled me when people trying to compare prices with other European countries referred to the price of coffee!! Not milk or bread, much more substantial, but coffee!! The answer was staring me in the face: we consume as much coffee as bread and much more than milk. Coffe is synonymous to leisure and friends, to chatting in the sun in open air cafes, to solving personal, local or universal problems. Drinking coffee in Greece is very expensive, complain my friends from abroad. I try to explain to them that the café owner charges not just the coffee but also the time you occupy his table. An Italian who drinks his espresso in one gulp and rushes out cannot be charged as much as a Greek who will spend one or even two hours over his coffee, with his friends joining him and the shop owner often providing some treat in addition.
I suspected this all Greek weakness some years ago when I read Ilias Petropoulos book on Greek coffee. He presented more than 50 ways to produce this thick, aromatic beverage shared by all the countries previously belonging to the Ottoman Empire. The one recipe that struck me most is the one of monks in Mount Athos which is laced with ouzo!!!
Is it just the mild climate and the sun that shines nine months a year? Is it an inborn need to communicate with other people? Probably a combination of those two and many more that lead to cafes being packed every day of the year.
I was shocked the first time I saw my gran smoke. "Greek coffee without a cigarette is like a church without a priest", she told me with a twinkle in her eye. She would have suffered today but in her time coffee drinking for women was limited to their homes and possibly their yards so she would have enjoyed her innocent, therapeutic chat just the same.
The Greek coffee scene has been invaded by various western type coffees like cafe frape, capuccino, espresso, capuccino fredo and so on but the idea behind it remains the same: coffee is an excuse to relax, meet friends, mix with strangers, chat and enjoy social life. It is worth paying that little bit extra just for that.
Greeks and tobacco: a love-hate affair
The only law that the Papandreou government actively pursued is the law against smoking in public places. There were incidents of public health officials actually charging café owners with heavy fines ( 6.000 Euros is the latest) for allowing smoking in their establishments.
This has proved to be one more mistake. It was the wrong time and the wrong place to tell people that "you are looking after their health"!! The government's credibility dropped below zero. The Minister of Health asked for permission to smoke (this is just a rumor but I love it..) in the Parliament Building and one of the most popular stand-up comedians, Jimmy Panoussis, advertised his new act saying "come and smoke in peace in our establishment"!!!
Last year, when I visited Istanbul I was pleasantly surprised by the organized fashion in which the Turkish people faced the banning of smoking: large ashtrays in every corner of the city made the stubs invisible and no one tried to curb the law. Another one of the popular Greek sayings was disproved: "you smoke like a Turk". Well, Turks do not smoke anymore and we are left alone.
Smoking and cigarettes abound in Greek modern music and their lyrics mark our peoples relationship to this imported "pleasure" or pleasure, please yourselves.
«Η ζωή μου όλη είναι ένα τσίγαρο που δεν το γουστάρω αλλά το φουμάρω» – My whole life is a cigarette which I don't like and yet I smoke sings Akis Panou. On the other hand we have "άναψε το τσιγάρο δος μου φωτιά, έχω μεγάλο ντέρτι μεστην καρδιά» -" light up a cigarette and give me a light I am desperately in love" – the translation cannot give the full impact but this is roughly the meaning.
The list of extremely popular songs about tobacco and smoking seems endless and it shows how much it has invaded and permeated social life in Greece.
Here is a more modern version sung by Kotsiras
It is one of the smaller sacrifices we have to bear and strangely enough the one we resist most!!


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On June 24, 2015, Jeremiah J. McCarthy, United States Magistrate Judge at the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, published its report and recommendations on United States of America ex rel Dr. Kent Takemoto v. ACE et al, concluding that since Dr. Takemoto's Amended Complaint fails to allege a basis for liability "above the speculative level" against any particular named defendant, it fails to plausibly state a cause of action, and therefore recommends it should be dismissed.
On July 18, 2011, Dr. Kent Takemoto commenced an action on behalf of the United States pursuant to the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§3729 et seq., seeking to recover damages from defendants, including various insurance and holding companies, for their alleged failure to reimburse the government for payments made by the government to Medicare beneficiaries. On March 14, 2014, the United States elected not to intervene in the action. By Order dated April 3, 2014, Judge Skretny unsealed the Complaint and directed that it be served upon the defendants within 20 days.
On April 10, 2014 Dr. Takemoto moved for an extension of that deadline, stating that he intended "to substantially amend his complaint to narrow the number of defendants and add additional detail gathered since the complaint was filed". Instead of narrowing the number of defendants, on October 31, 2014, over three years after filing the original Complaint, Dr. Takemoto filed an Amended Complaint significantly increasing the number of defendants. Arguing that the Amended Complaint fails to properly state a cause of action, defendants here seek its dismissal.
31 U.S.C Section 3729(a)(1)(G) imposes liability upon "any person who knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Government." The word "or" is almost always disjunctive, that is, the words it connects are to be given separate meanings, strongly suggesting that the "knowing avoidance" prong of §3729(a)(1)(G) does not require proof of fraud, and instead applies "regardless of whether such actions involve a falsehood."
While the statute requires knowing concealment or knowing and improper avoidance of an obligation to pay, the Amended Complaint repeatedly alleges that defendants "have knowingly concealed and knowingly and improperly avoided their obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Government." At oral argument, Dr. Takemoto's attorney, Mr. Robert King, requested leave of court to drop the "knowingly concealed" allegation. The Magistrate here grants counsel's oral request to drop the allegations of knowing concealment, so as to "strictly focus on a knowing avoidance claim."
The court notes that although Dr. Takemoto need not plead with the specificity required by Rule 9(b) for fraud allegations, his Amended Complaint must still comply with Rule 8(a)(2), which requires "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." "Rule 8 requires that a plaintiff provide facts sufficient to allow each defendant to have a fair understanding of what plaintiff is complaining about and to know whether there is a legal basis for recovery." This requirement is important, because the FCA "penalizes a person for his own acts, not for the acts of someone else."
The court finds that the Amended Complaint groups related corporations together without differentiating as to the involvement of each, and that such grouping violates Rule 8(a).
The court noted that Dr. Takemoto's failure to specify each defendant's involvement was hardly surprising in light of the troubling admissions made by Mr. King during oral argument. For example, when the Magistrate Judge pointed out that "the named defendants include parent corporations" and asked how the court can "know from the allegations that those defendants would have had any obligations under the False Claims Act as opposed to one of their subsidiaries," Mr. King responded that "if in fact those defendants were truly holding companies and not operating companies and did not write insurance, exactly which companies did which things is far from clear at this point. Sorting out which company on the front end before any discovery, which company did what is not an easy thing."
The Magistrate Judge then asked Mr. King whether there was a problem with "naming companies that you don't even know whether or not they did any of the type of activity that would even conceivably give rise to a False Claim Act violation", to which Mr. King replied "I don't think that is a problem here as that is something that I expect that we will learn in discovery."
The court indicates that if that approach to pleading was ever acceptable, clearly it is no longer. "The day is past when our notice pleading practice invited the federal practitioner to file suit first and find out later whether he had a case or not." "Complaints should not be filed in matters where plaintiffs intend to find out in discovery whether or not, and against whom, they have a cause of action."
The court finds that not only does the Amended Complaint fail to make allegations specific to each defendant, it also fails to properly allege the basis for a claim against any defendant. A party cannot "knowingly and improperly avoid" an obligation to repay the government unless there is first an obligation to repay.
The court also notes that while the Amended Complaint does not identify any particular payment obligations which defendants have avoided (knowingly or otherwise), Dr. Takemoto argues that "allegations may be based on information and belief when facts are peculiarly within the opposing party's knowledge," and that he "has supplied information and belief, that permit a plausible inference that each of the defendants have incurred MSP repayment obligations under either the pleading standards of Rule 8(a) or 9(b)." The court however finds none of the Amended Complaint's allegations are made "upon information and belief," nor does Dr. Takemoto explain why the facts as to whether or not the beneficiaries have reimbursed the government – or which have done so – are "peculiarly within defendants' knowledge".
"To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face. A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged." Even if there was factual support for the allegation that only a small fraction of Medicare beneficiaries repaid the government, it would still be unclear as to whether the remaining beneficiaries (who presumably did not repay) had received payments from any particular named defendant, or whether that defendant knew or should have known about the beneficiary's failure to repay – meaning that the obligation of any particular defendant to repay the government would be speculative at best.
The court therefore concludes that since the Amended Complaint fails to allege a basis for liability "above the speculative level" against any particular named defendant, it fails to plausibly state a cause of action, it should therefore be dismissed.
While arguing that the Amended Complaint is legally sufficient, Dr. Takemoto suggests that "in the alternative, should the Court determine that any of Dr. Takemoto's allegations are insufficient and require dismissal, the dismissal should be without prejudice, and Dr. Takemoto should be given an opportunity to cure any such deficiencies". The court concludes that such bare-bones request does not warrant granting leave to replead. As a matter of fact, the court indicates that the statements made by Mr. King at oral argument lead him to conclude that Dr. Takemoto lacked a good faith basis for the allegations of the Amended Complaint. Although the court did not impose sanctions, the Magistrate Judge considered this factor in deciding whether to allow him to replead.
For these reasons, the Magistrate Judge recommend that the Joint Motion be granted and that the Amended Complaint be dismissed, with prejudice as to Dr. Takemoto, but without prejudice to the government's ability to assert claims on its own behalf. All other pending motions were also denied as moot, with leave to renew if his recommendation to grant the Joint Motion is not adopted.
This may not be the last we hear about this case as most expect Dr. Takemoto to object to these conclusions. As a result, unless otherwise ordered by Judge Skretny, any objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation must be filed by July 13, 2015. In addition, it is expected that there may be additional requests for extension of this deadline, as a party who fails to object to such recommendations timely, waives any right to further judicial review of this decision. As always, Helios Settlement Solutions will continue to follow this case and report on any further activity.


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A young reporter comes to a California asylum for the criminally insane to interview a man who is about to be released, a man who laments having killed his own mother in cold blood.
Click here to see the trailer!
Director: George Hickenlooper
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald, JT Walsh
Year: 1993
Country: USA
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Genre: Drama


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In trauma therapy this week, I broached an uncomfortable topic with my therapist at the beginning of the session. After last week's intensive trauma-based emotional discussion, I was left feeling overly distraught and depleted. In fact, after I got home, I lay wrapped in my heated blanket on the couch for the entire remainder of the day, unable to work, carry out other responsibilities, or even enjoy leisure activities (or TV!). I was utterly spent, and my mind was unhappily churning through distressing feelings and premonitions. Some amount of that is healthy and a necessary means to the achieve the outcome I desire, but I can only handle so much at once. The amount of exposure to the traumatic thoughts and feelings that gets drummed up has to be carefully titrated in order for my highly sensitive little body and mind to tolerate the insult. Beyond a conservatively calculated dose, I get emotionally overloaded, which sends me reeling and spiraling into a bad direction. As my mom so astutely pointed out this week, my autoimmune disease started flaring up just after the stressful therapy. My doctor told me that one of the biggest risk factors for triggering a flare up is stress; the brain-body connection is very real. Needless to say, while last week's aggressive probing into the trauma emotions I keep forever guarded and locked up was informative and an important step in my eventual healing, it likely was too intensive for the resilience and the supports I currently have. It was just a few days ago, for instance, that I compared myself to a precarious Jenga tower; I feel on the verge of emotional collapse with the slightest of perturbations much of the time. Objectively, that means that my tolerance to withstand significant exploration into my most painful memories and buried feelings is low. Such an aggressive deep dive as last week's inquiry and discussion teeters into being more destructive than beneficial at this point. It is more healthy and productive for me to explore these topics and emotions at a slower, gentler pace, gradually working through the layers of successive painful intensity when the previous layer has been digested and absorbed safely.
The effects of the difficult therapy session last week were not confined to that afternoon and evening. My brain continued to feel inundated with thoughts about the attack, the feelings I guard, my metacognition in general, and the regular host of deliberations that always occupy my mind for days. And I got sicker. Fevers spiked, digestion went even more haywire than normal, and my joints became palpably hot and swollen, which although freakish and unnerving, pales in comparison to the degree of pain they caused me. This is unhealthy and counterproductive. It made sleeping harder, moving around near impossible, and pushed my emotional resilience buttons to the brink of their capacity. I'm trying so hard to keep depression, anxiety, low self-worth, and pessimism at bay. This is a constant battle but one I'm committed to. It becomes that much more onerous when I'm exhausted from not sleeping, achey to the point of debility, and immobile because of diseased connective tissues. Chronic pain is wearing.
As I took to my usual chair in the therapist's office, I reluctantly looked down at my hands as if studying them for the answers. When my therapist asked me how my week was, I blushed and said, "Surprisingly manageable, but I need to talk to you about last week's session first." I hate confrontation, even when the situation isn't heated or contentious, and even, like in this case, where I'm simply advocating for my needs to a provider whose sole job is to help me (and thus also wants to do whatever is best for me). Nevertheless, it makes me feel unbearably uncomfortable and guilty. However, I sucked it up like a responsible and confident person and expressed my concerns about my reactions to last week's session. I suggested we keep delving into the lock box of trauma memories and feelings but that we do so in my conservative bouts, peppered in with discussions about the myriad other problems I have. I laughed at my open honesty about my dire need for lots of psychological work to demonstrate that I can be good-humored about a serious bevy of issues. You kind of need to develop a healthy ability to laugh at yourself when you're engulfed in such an exhaustive list of challenges; it makes it more bearable. I do, of course, understand the gravity of some of the issues I do deal with, like the trauma, my lifelong battle against depression, my health and food allergy restrictions, etc. because it's my reality, the only life I know. But I try to stay positive and keep perspective on everything. Ultimately, I'm doing really well and it's valuable to recognize that when things start to feel too defeating and painful.
Fortunately, my therapist handled my suggestion and explanation of my experience fine, as she should. I always seem to carry this burden of worrying that I'll upset someone else by sharing my thoughts or needs, even if, like I said, that other person is a professional dedicated to helping me. I just hate ruffling feathers so much and truly have my whole life. I remember being a toddler and swallowing my words that would convey my feelings or needs if I thought they'd be potentially controversial or unharmonious with what was expected or already occurring. Where do these fears derive from? My memories of worrying about this type of thing and imagining scenarios and conversations actually stem all the way back to being in diapers, and I graduated out of diapers at an early age (that is to say, I was very young!). It's been one natural tendency I've never outgrown or put to rest, and yet I recognize its self-limiting and even self-sabotaging consequences! The day I discover the secret way to reprogram my brain will be a mightily powerful one, but in truth, I think I'm learning that I can do it, it just takes way longer than a day. These are deep-seeded behaviors and thought patterns that have worn very deep grooves in my brain. All this self-improvement work is a process that will gradually reroute the trenches. As permanent as they feel, I must remember that they don't have to be. It just requires a lot of work, patience, and persistence to dig out of them and start tunneling a new groove instead. The good thing is that becoming aware of your problems gives you more of an aerial view so that you aren't rerouting blindly; instead, you have a sense of where you want to go and where your previous grooves deviated from that course. Therapy, in this sense, as well as all the thinking I do on my own, have helped me design my own road map from which I can plan an itinerary that allows me to go to the places that are important to me. Other people may be guided more successfully than I have with intuition alone; and while I seem to lack this good direction sense, I'm able to work hard to build my own supports to help me chart a smart course.
I think there will still be some growing pains in trying to determine how much trauma work I can productively handle in one session. And more than likely, it'll be variable, depending on concurrent other factors in my life and how wobbly they render my Jenga tower. I imagine some days, we will overdo it again. However, I feel more comfortable voicing my tolerance concerns with my therapist and more confident that we will err on the side of caution, at least for now, and prioritize my health and stability. The traumatic memories aren't going anywhere, so theoretically, I'm in this healing process for the long-term. I'm naturally impatient, and this is even more apparent when it comes to feeling better, but I'm learning to stretch the bounds of my patience and keep the ultimate achievement of the end goal in a way that feels good as the priority, not the pace with which I work towards it. This is yet another thing I'm working on. I'm starting to realize it's not hyperbole to say it's a never-ending list…good thing determination has always been my strength!


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After graduating from Hollins in 1960 and working for the next 11 years in the editorial department at Houghton Mifflin, Ravenel moved on to other ventures in publishing. In 1977, she returned to Houghton to edit one of their most successful and well-respected publications, the anthology Best American Short Stories.
In 1982 Rubin invited her to help form a new venture that would become Algonquin Books. Although it wasn't easy, they were convinced that forming a small, accessible publishing house that concentrated on bringing out quality books, and locating it in Chapel Hill, was a great idea.
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Shannon Ravenel: Everything is different now with everybody moving around so much. When I started writing the introductions to these books in 1986, I first thought I'd only use stories of writers who were born or lived in the South. Well, that was ridiculous, because they were all over the place. Some of the best stories about the South have been written by writers who aren't from the South. So I decided the stories have to be set in the South, and that's the only initial criteria.
Independent: In your estimation, how have the definitions of what makes a story "Southern" changed over the past 20 years?
I'm not sure how others might answer this question, but for me, the most obvious change in Southern short fiction over the years is its reflection of the South's increasing diversity. No longer is Southern America just black and white. Now there are many, many foreign cultures represented, and our book, emphasizing as it does, the new Southern setting, charts this. Examples from some of our volumes include "Relic" by Robert Olen Butler (about Vietnamese on the Gulf Coast), "I Am Not Like Nunez" by Jane Shippen (one of many stories about newly arrived Hispanics in the South) and "Cool Wedding" by Latha Viswanathan (about east Indians in Texas). As fiction does, contemporary Southern fiction tells what it knows.
You've said that in the process of selecting stories you narrowed your lists to ones you liked and ones you didn't. Is there something, an instinct or an idea, in your mind that says, "These are the traits I'm looking for in a story?"
The one thing I can tell you that would keep me from picking a story is that it wouldn't end. I think I have a pretty sure criterion about the denouement. Originality is paramount, and that was one thing I looked for in the stories I read. I felt that when I was doing my own volumes [before guest editors began to help in 1990] I always owed it to the readers to give them a good range -- And sometimes I'd choose stories that I¹d know were very good even though I didn't like them that much because I think I wanted to appeal to many tastes.
If you had to choose three or four stories over the years that stand out in your mind, what would they be?
Well, Larry Brown's "Facing the Music" (1988), because he can look at the most painful things and not blink; Abraham Verghese's "Lilacs" (1992), which is the story of a doctor in Boston who treats gay men infected with the AIDS virus, because it is a compassionate, exquisitely written story that I'll never forget. I put it in even though it is set in Boston because I liked it so much. And Robert Olen Butler's "Relic" (1991), which is a story about a Vietnamese man in Texas who's bought a shoe he's convinced belongs to John Lennon. I just thought that the combination of the place, the person and the situation was just brilliant.
After all these years cultivating this remarkable anthology, Ravenel is stepping down with the publication of the 2005 edition and Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South, a companion volume. Ravenel is both pragmatic and forward-thinking in her decision: "You get to be 67 and you think, 'Oh, I should let a few things go.' I really thought that the anthology needed a kick in the ass. We needed to try something different, and it was time for somebody else to take over." (That somebody will be senior editor Kathy Pories, who has worked alongside Ravenel on each edition of New Stories since 1998.)
When asked what she hoped would be her most important legacy after 20 years of editing New Stories from the South, Ravenel responded: "I'd like to think that I shone at least a moderately bright light on a great literary genre: the short story. I'd also hope that I talked enough about the richness of Americas 'little literary magazines' that a few more people actually subscribe to one or two of them."
A celebration of the publication of Best of the South, featuring readings by Jill McCorkle, Thomas McNeely, Pam Durban and Lee Smith accompanied by Sugar Hill Records musician Scott Miller, will take place on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at The Pour House, 224 S. Blount St., Raleigh. 828-1588. Free.


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Thursday, March 15, 2018
Progressive Larry Krasner Legalizes Prostitution In Philadelphia
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In Philadelphia, under our new D.A., Progressive Larry Krasner, it's now basically legal to be a prostitute, providing you're just getting started.
Under new policies announced on Feb. 15th by Krasner, his assistant D.A.s are being told "do not charge prostitution cases against sex workers where a person who has been arrested has two, one, or no prostitution convictions." In the case of a novice hooker, ADAs are instructed to "withdraw all pending cases in these categories that would be declined for charging under this policy."
But if a person has "three or more prostitution convictions," then an individual can be "charged with prostitution and immediately referred to DAWN Court," the new rules state. It's enough to make you wonder what Larry Krasner has against old hookers.
Other offenses that ADAs are being told to decline charging include possession of marijuana "regardless of weight," and paraphernalia offenses "where the drug involved is marijuana."
A former prosecutor who read the new policies described them as "agenda driven," adding, "He [Krasner] is very naive and obviously he's someone who has zero experience dealing with crime victims and the effects of crime." Another former prosecutor was even more blunt: "He doesn't give a fuck about victims."
Summary offenses, such as loitering or disorderly conduct, are the most minor type of criminal offense in the state, and are usually punishable by a fine. When it comes to retail theft, if an ADA wants to actually charge somebody with a bigger offense, there's a problem. Under the Krasner regime, ADAs are told in the new policies, "You must seek supervisory approval to charge and dispose of retail theft cases at misdemeanor or felony levels."
"Remember, that a summary conviction permits a sentence of 90 days incarceration, fines up to $250, and full restitution," the new policies state. "These penalties are sufficient to hold a retail theft accountable."
Under the new policies, Krasner is telling his ADAs that he wants them to divert more cases. Diversion programs, such as community service, restitution, or taking an educational course, are an alternative to normal sentencing that allows the offender to avoid charges and a criminal record.
"All attorneys are directed to approach diversion and re-entry with greater flexibility and an eye toward achieving accountability and justice while avoiding convictions where appropriate," the new policies state.
For example, "an otherwise law-abiding, first DUI (driving under the influence) defendant who has no driver's license (regardless of whether or not that defendant's immigration status interferes with obtaining a license under Pa. law) may apply for individualized consideration for diversion with a requirement of efforts to overcome license impediments where possible as an aspect of any diversionary program."
Also, defendants charged with marijuana delivery or possession with intent to deliver may apply for diversion programs, the new policies state.
When it comes to sentencing, Krasner wants his assistants to "state on the record the benefits and costs of the sentence you are recommending."
"The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world," the new policies state. "It has increased 500% over a few decades. Pennsylvania and Philadelphia have been incarcerating at an even higher rate than comparable U.S. states and cities for decades -- a 700 percent increase over the same few decades in Pennsylvania; and Philadelphia in recent years, has been the most incarcerated of the 10 largest cities. Yet Pennsylvania and Philadelphia are not safer as a result, due to wasting resources in corrections rather than investing in other measures that reduce crime."
Accordingly, ADAs under Krasner are actually required to state the costs of incarceration when they're recommending a sentence to a judge in a criminal case.
"At sentencing, ADAs must state on the record their reasoning for requesting a particular sentence, and must state the unique benefits and cotes of the sentence," the new policies state. The document then lists the costs of incarceration, $42,000 a year for one person, which boils down to $3,500 per month or $115 a day. If you add up pensions and other benefits to correctional employees, the total cost for incarcerating one individual in Philadelphia is "close to $60,000 per year," the new policies state.
That's comparable to a year's salary for a beginning teacher, police officer, firefighter, social worker, assistant district attorney or addiction counselor, the new policies state. So if an ADA is recommending that somebody go to jail for three years, the cost to the taxpayer is at least $126,000, the new policies state. If you're going to put somebody away for 25 years, it will cost $1,050,000. If an ADA is going to recommend a sentence such as 25 years, he or she must "explain why they believe that cost is justified."
At a press conference today to announce his new policies, Krasner declared, "A dollar spent in incarceration should be worth it."
In addition, Krasner is asking his ADAS to request shorter periods of probation. The new policies cite chronological studies that show that most violations of probation occur during the first 12 months.
Krasner also instructs his ADAs that a positive drug test for marijuana is no longer a parole violation, as is possession of marijuana "without supervisory approval."
So all you parollees, as far as Larry Krasner is concerned, smoke 'em if you got em.
Meanwhile, John McNesby, president of the FOP, did not sound optimistic about the new world order unfolding under Progressive Larry Krasner.
"It's gonna get worse," he said.
22 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2018 at 6:49 PM
These policies will move Phila. higher on the list of Criminal Sanctuary Cities that the Federal Government will defund.ReplyDelete
Progressive Larry is only reinforcing the mandates that DA Crime Czar Rufus Williams set forth before his corruption set him down.
The Weiss Brothers and the Gayborhood continue to spread their power and influence and thrive and will be loaded for bare in their brothels tonight.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2018 at 10:25 PM
This guy is crazy! All's he is doing is giving drunks permission to drive, thiefs the ok to steal, etc. Our City will be a criminal's haven. Ita scaryReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 7:30 AM
Come on, state and local charges are distinct from fed. matters. Feds plan to defund as a matter of course.
Also, *loaded for bear* is the correct term. (Work on that run-on sentence too.)Replies
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 1:58 PM
Give your opinion, not grammar lessons.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 6:33 PM
I think bare was a play on words. Reread the contextDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 6:56 PM
You have won 1st Prize on the new and popular DA Krasner Show
Stump the Dummies.
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 10:48 AM
And eho do you think is paying this Krasner guy really worling for, the City and the People or the underworld?! Give me a brake!!! Investigate the fuck out of him!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 1:15 PM
Calling on all Christians to pray for this city and that gods hand would move also to pray for out District Attorney and that god will convict him of these sins of legalizing prostitution and grant Mr. Krasner wisdom to do the right thing as this policy will have noting but destruction come with it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 4:27 PM
This is GREAT!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 6:24 PM
Illegal Immigrant street walkers and sex slave traffickers are now a protected class.ReplyDelete
No wage or sales tax collected but make sure to raise the City property taxes, so that illegal urchins have a refuge to sell their drugs in the schools.
Kenney Krasner and Commissioner Ross should be investigated and are regulars at Jose Garces' Taco Stands.
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2018 at 8:48 PM
Now he is worried about the taxpayers?? He didnt have a problem stealing from the taxpayers when he had his drug dealing clients sue the city...he is an absolute disgrace.ReplyDelete
To minimize the effects of shoplifting by disposing retail thief cases Ikea's than $500 in value will cause merchants to consider closing their shops and moving out of the city. The empty stores will cause property values to slowly decline in the neighborhood. To legalize prostitution will spread the horrific sufferings of sex workers to more arras of the city. To expose families with children the open effects of prostitution will cause then to list house and move out of the city. Imagine people spending 400K to purchase a townhouse only to be confronted by a prostitute is not what a neighborhood wants to see happen.To be progressive and enact reforms that legalize the behavior you do not want to see flourish will only lead to a growth in crime that will affect men, and women with children isn't what Liberals, Social Progressives and Conservatives want to see happen as they want their families safe. Kenny needs to talk to Krasner about his choices of reckless reform unless he wants to see strong minded people come out-of the woodwork to challenge him for Mayor. We deserve better frothed people we put in charge of running this city.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2018 at 1:25 PM
I wish the starting salary for a teacher/social worker/ drug counselor etc was 60k. That's more than most midcareer positions in those fields.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2018 at 3:21 PM
Criminal justice reform is a topic of national conversation that is decades overdue but when is reform ever going to happen? Who can we count on to give us relief, prosecutors who answer to no one and have immunity from prosecution, judges who are former prosecutors? The Inquirer, who is an extension of the prosecution, are they going to advocate for reform?.ReplyDelete
The current administration is looking to roll back hard won battles on sentencing, even suggesting new tactic that drug dealers/traffickers be put to death. Tough on crime did not work in the 80's, it did not stop the drug epidemic we have now and is not going to work if reinstated. We are being told that jailing our population is going to cure our social ills.
With the largest segment of our population in jails in recent history, we need another way to deal with our problems other than more jails and more laws. Who would have imagined that school shootings would be commonplace or that we would have an addiction problem this widespread, that mass shootings come and go with no change in laws protecting us from deeply troubled individuals?
As for prostitution, how horrifying to think that women or men for that matter, need to reduce themselves to selling their bodies to people that are outright exploiting them, to either continue a drug addiction or survive at all.
- AnonymousApril 9, 2018 at 1:50 AM
Consenting. Adults.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 9, 2018 at 12:16 PM
Not agreeing with that statement, no one sells their body unless they are desperate.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2019 at 3:01 PM
What are you a moron? Do you really believe that women only have sex for money unless they are desperate? Idiot. And it's a shame there's probably a lot of others who are ignorant enough to feel the same. Consenting Adults is correct! Krasner is correct also to divert resources and incarceration away from minor nonsense to focus on major crimes.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2019 at 3:02 PM
Visible after approval is b.s. also!!! Whoever is running or controlling this site!Delete
Is it alright to post some portion of this on my site essentially present a hyperlink on this page? best backlinksReplyDelete
Go for it. Progressive Larry deserves credit for his many accomplishments in making our city a more dangerous place.ReplyDelete
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