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Best Location in Lagos: 5 minutes walk to the beach, marina and old-town. A large town-house with spectacular private terraces overlooking the quiet beach at Meia Praia in historic Lagos. Walking distance to all amenities including the pool, beach, marina and old town. Its the perfect spot for a relaxing week in the sun.
Check out our reviews - most people give us 5 star ratings for Location, Value and Quality.
Both new-built villas are equipped to the highest standard with air-conditioning, TV & DVD, BBQ and all the space you need to relax with friends, host a dinner party or just spend some quiet time with the family....the villas even a table-tennis table for the kids!
The Master bedroom and living rooms have private balconies and spectacular sea-views and luxury bathrooms with hotel-quality towels and linen.
The great attraction is not just the chic design or the ample space...the clincher for most people is the beach at Meia Praia! 5 miles of perfect, soft sand with a gentle slope into the ocean. That's where most people spend their days and evenings...the perfect setting for the perfect holiday.
There are 4 championship golf courses close by: Boa Vista is a 5 minute drive away
Pineara is a 3 minute drive away
Plamares is a 15 minute drive away
The courses at Villamoura are a 30 minute drive. The courses at Quinta de Lago are a 40 minute drive...there's lots to do for the non-golfer too. You are a short drive from water parks, horse riding, sailing, micro lighting and water sports too.
******Public Pool not Private - we do not own the pool it's operated by a restaurant down the street. Allow Eur 5 per person per day for access******
Beach activities: The properties are moments walk from Meia Praia with its 5 miles of soft sandy beach. Set back from the gentle sloping sands are several beach bars and cafes....the more adventurous can try their hand at kite-surfing, canoeing, take a dingy-sailing course or even try parascending....many people prefer to just sit and enjoy the beautiful surrounds..with the occasional dip to cool off!
Great beaches, great food, lots to do and see: With one of the best beaches in the Algarve just 7 minutes walk away....the town just 10 minutes walk away and watersports and sightseeing on your doorstep....you will have a fantastic holiday in Lagos
******Public Pool not Private - we do not own the pool it's operated by a restaurant down the street******
A great combination of being 3 mins walk to the beach, a pool that never gets too busy and walking distance from town and the supermarket. Its the best apartment in town if convenience and luxury is what youre looking for
From the moment we arrived in the villa we were not disappointed. We were a family of 7 ( 4 adults 3 teenagers) and at no point during our stay did we feel cramped or under each other's feet. The villa is more than big enough to accommodate a party of our size. The 4 bathrooms allowed everyone to have space and privacy and the super sized kitchen really was great and the washing machine, coffee maker and dishwasher just made it feel like home from home without having to compromise. The location is superb and literally a few minutes walk to the local pool. Although you pay to enter it is more than worth it as you never fought for beds or brollies and the fact it didn't open until 10am meant no silly towels on beds at stupid hours. This was the case for the amazing beach as well which is under10 mins walk away. The beach is probably the best I have come across in Europe with a wonderful breeze most of the time. No struggle for beds or brollies and super beach bars serving food. The fab marina is within walking distance and filled with great bars and restaurants. I can't rave enough about the whole holiday and we truly understand why people fall in love with Portugal and return year after year. We intend to do just this!!
We were a group of 9 people (2 families) staying in this lovely apartment. It is very well situated only 8 mins walk to the beach, 15 to the old town of Lagos and very close to all amenties including restaurants, bars and grocery stores as well as the marina and the train station. We loved the location. The apartment is very spacious and nicely decorated. There is a great rooftop terrace where we enjoyed some nice evening cocktails. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. Paul was very easy to deal with and reliable.
Thank you for a lovely holiday!!!
Our Canadian group (three couples) recently spent a week at the villa. The pictures tell the story, the villa is large and multi-leveled - it is an ideal set-up for a large family or multiple couples. We enjoyed the roof top terrace for drinks in the evening and sun in the afternoon. Once we figured out the path that is not far from the villa and provides a shortcut to the marina, we realized how close everything is. The marina has good restaurants and is just a five minute walk, from there you can walk to a grocery store (another five minutes or so) and then into Old Town where there is lots of shopping and wonderful restaurants - such a beautiful place. The beach is close - about a five or ten minute walk - the two beach bars are a great spot for dinner or just to get a drink while you are on the beach - the beach is beautiful! We enjoyed our stay very much - Lagos is central and has a lot to offer - we hope to return!
Incredible villa, very clean, great kitchen, good bbq and hot tub.
If I was to be very picky, the lift was broken and some of the towels were slightly stained, but they were plentiful and clean so can't complain.
Very good experience overall. Would recommend.
We rented both a villa and an apartment in honor of my husband's 50th birthday and we couldn't have chosen a better place to the stay. Our group included 7 adults and 2 teenage boys. The boys loved the ping pong table in the garage in addition to the boogie boards and other athletic gear that was available. The apartment was on the first floor and had great access to the pool. One night we had a barbeque out on the patio of the apartment and it was great. Both the villa and apartment we're incredible, the water pressure was great, tons of hot water, comfortable beds and tons of space. The view of the villa balconies was also amazing, you could see both the beach and the town. At night the town was beautiful to look at. The location was also one of the best parts, you could walk to town or the beach in about 15 minutes. Tons of restaurants and things to do in town. We stayed a week and wish we would have stayed another week. Paul was great to work with and logistics all went smoothly. A couple of cons – we could have used a few more tails or mid-week towel service. One towel per person for 7 days in a place without a dryer was difficult. The elevator in the villa also did not work, so we needed to carry our luggage up two floors in the villa (but I guess that is what teenage boys are for). Other than that would not have changed anything.
We are a family of five (3 kids under 12) and we have just returned from a wonderful 10 day stay in the Villa. The location is excellent - 10 min walk to the beach ( a 5km beach with great sand), 5 mins to the Marina and 10/15 to the old town. It is a quiet location, especialy in the evening but we liked that.
The pictures of the villa dont do it justice, it is spacious, warm and with 3 balconies, including a full roof one, it works for any time of the day. At the end of a busy day it was much appreciated that the beds were extremely comfortable which makes a big difference and has proper double beds rather than finding two twins pushed together. On the odd wet day we had it was great that the kids (and myself) were able to play table tennis.
We engaged with the owner who was a gentleman and extremely helpful and responded quickly to all queries - in addition, the local agent could not have been more helpful or responsive to requests.
Couldn't recommend it more.....
Location, Location, Location! Luxury family or golfing holiday right on the beach, a busy marina with sailing, canoeing, water skiing and within easy reach of the water parks. The historical old-town of Lagos and its surrounds are the perfect location for a family getaway or a fun-filled break. Relax on Meia Praia's 5 kilometres of soft sandy beach, play volleyball outside Bahia beach-bar or snooze the day away under the sunshades by the lifeguard station. You can always be busy doing something....or doing nothing!
A holiday in Lagos has it all. Families return for the care-free lifestyle, the gently sloping beach and the paddling pool (for the apartment users only). The gentle breeze means it doesn't get too hot and keeps the mosquitoes at bay. Air-conditioning throughout means nobody gets too hot. After a day on the beach, sailing or playing golf, enjoy a jacuzzi or power shower before strolling into town or to the marina for some of Portugal's famous Algarvian food.
Other Activities: kite surfing, micro lighting, water park, sailing courses
Golf: 3 championship golf courses within 15 minutes drive
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2018 Jan - April
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2018 May - June
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Aerospace industry leaders have gathered in Abbotsford at the 2014 Aerospace, Defence & Security Expo Aug. 7 and 8 at Tradex.
The two-day expo gathers together federal and provincial government cabinet ministers and officials, aerospace industry experts and military and security-industry executives.
It's the third time Abbotsford has hosted the event, which is led by the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
The expo will include a trade show and professional forum with discussions focused on aerospace industry opportunities and strategies.
Last year's expo featured more than 300 delegates and 60 exhibitors from a range of companies.
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Heartland Symphony Orchestra (HSO) has a new conductor and music director — Sergey Bogza.
Bogza is a native of Taganrog, Russia, and has been living in the United States since 1995. He holds a bachelor's degree in music education from Portland State University, a master of music degree in orchestral conducting from Central Washington University, and he is pursuing a doctorate of musical arts degree at the University of Minnesota.
"I'm excited to be selected as the new music director and conductor of the Heartland Symphony Orchestra," said Bogza. "And I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to embark on a musical journey with its musicians, audiences, community members, volunteers, supporters and donors. HSO is a unique ensemble with a rich history in community investment, collaborations, and presentation of high level classical concerts.
"I'm confident that we will achieve new heights as we continue to uplift, inspire, and educate our audiences through passionate and sincere music making," said the new conductor.
Recommended highly as a sensitive and sought-after conductor, Bogza is equally at home in symphonic and operatic repertoire. He is a James Sample Conducting Fellow at the University of Minnesota where he conducts campus orchestras, campus string orchestra and serves as an assistant conductor for Opera Theater.
In addition, Bogza is in his second year as music director of Hyperion Singers, a Twin Cities-based vocal ensemble specializing in music from the baroque and classical periods.
Previously, Bogza was the artistic director and founder of the First Slavic Youth Orchestra, assistant conductor and graduate instructor at Central Washington University, guest master class teacher for Music in World Cultures, and has appeared extensively as a guest conductor, presenter and clinician in the Northwest.
In addition to Bogza's work at the podium, he is also an international-performed composer. With more than 40 compositions and arrangements for orchestra and chamber ensembles, his works most recently have been featured at the 21st International New Music Festival in Kazan, Russia.
His new composition, "Remember," for soprano and baritone solo, chamber choir and chamber orchestra, has received its world premiere in May and has been scheduled for performances in both Germany and Russia by professional and educational institutions.
Currently, Bogza is working on a chamber version of Richard Strauss's tone poem Don Quixote with performances scheduled for April 2014.
The Fall Concert Series will be Bogza's debut concert conducting the Heartland Symphony Orchestra. "Americana" will take place Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Charles Martin Auditorium in Little Falls and on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 2:30 p.m. at Tornstrom Auditorium in Brainerd.
Concert and ticket information for HSO's 2013-14 season will be available starting Aug. 15 on HSO's website at www.heartlandsymphony.org. Contact HSO for a free season brochure with concert descriptions and repertoire at 1 (800) 826-1997.
This activity is made possible through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council and a grant from the Laura Jane Musser Fund.


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You should have found out by email by now if your parents were lucky enough to get hold of some in the Olympic ballot.
And we want to know which tickets you got!
Maybe you got the ones you wanted? Or maybe you're excited about seeing a sport you don't know much about?
Use the form on the top right of this page to let us know.
This chat page is closed now but you can read your comments below.
"I wanted to go to the Olympics more than anything! I was willing to give up my 13th birthday for one of the events! They only gave tickets to people who bid thousands. It is so unfair!"
Amy, 11, Surrey, England
"We applied for a few and got rowing, which isn't that bad. But me and my friends would have rather seen the gymnastics. But at least I'm going to the Olympics!!"
Anna, 13, Reading, England
"I got no Olympic tickets! I think that the people who run the Olympics should come round to your house and ask how many people are in your family and give you that amount of tickets. Because if your family don't get tickets it's not fair!"
Simran, 8, Essex, England
"We applied for showjumping and athletics and didn't them. My friends didn't get any tickets either!"
Natalie, 10, Cumbria, England
"We applied for quite a few tickets, and didn't even get the ones that had hardly any ticket applications. I really wanted to see the Taekwondo. It would of been nice to get at least one because we live quite close to the Olympic stadium."
Sumina, 14, London, England
"I didn't enter for any tickets but I would have loved to go to the canoeing because I live right next to it."
Chloe, 11, Essex, England
"We applied for 20 and got none!!"
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"We applied for badminton but we haven't heard anything yet."
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"I am going to see the tennis!"
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"NONE! It's totally stupid that we didn't get any!"
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"I applied for two and I got both of them! I guess that makes me very lucky!"
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"I'm SO excited! We applied for the athletics including the 200m, 800m and triple jump final. We got three out of the four tickets! Can't wait to go next summer!"
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"We applied for tickets and got three - synchronised swimming, tennis, and my brother and my dad got football (boring!!)"
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"We applied for 6 sets of tickets, but unfortunatly we didn't get any! My family and I were dissappointed, especially as we live really close to the Olympic Park!"
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"We applied for lots of events and we got table tennis and trampolining."
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"Sadly, me and my family didn't get any tickets and we are absolutely gutted."
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"We got equestrian events, most guys don't enjoy them, but I'm all for it, especially cross-country!"
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Jerusalem (May. 21)
While Revisionist groups all over Palestine demonstrated and rioted, demanding the freedom of Aba Achimeier, Revisionist theorist arrested on the charge of being a leader of a secret terrorist organization and said to be on the fourth day of a hunger strike protesting his continued detention, police informed a visiting Revisionist delegation that "Achimeier has not begun any hunger strike as yet and is still eating."
The Revisionists approached the police and requested that a private doctor be allowed to examine Achimeier. The Revisionist organization in Palestine issued an appeal to the Jews of the country, asking them to wear mourning and to abstain from visiting movies, concerts and theatres until Achimeier is freed.
Achimeier is still detained in the same cell he occupied with Abraham Stavsky and Zvi Rosenblatt, Revisionists on trial for the murder of Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff.
The chief rabbi of Palestine, Rabbi A. I. HaCohen Kook, sent a special greeting to Achimeier.
Achimeier, originally one of the three defendants charged with the murder of Dr. Arlosoroff, was released when the judges held that the evidence against him was insufficient.
He was rearrested by the police and charged with having been the leader of the Brith Habiryonim, secret terrorist organization unearthed last July during the police investigation of the murder of Dr. Arlosoroff. The other defendants in the Brith Habiryonim case are free on bail.
Police refused to assent to the release of Achimeier on bail and the Jerusalem District Court upheld them. Horace Samuel, attorney for the Revisionist, appealed to High Commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope to order the release of Achimeier on bail.
The news of the alleged hunger strike begun by Achimeier created great excitement in Revisionist circles and led to the organization of protest demonstrations, which were held yesterday and which led to minor riots and vandalism.


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NJ's Tax Freedom Day Comes Later Than Last Year [AUDIO]
New Jersey workers must wait until the fourth day of May before they are done paying off their tax obligations for 2013, and they can start earning money for themselves. It takes an estimated 124 days to have a worker's wages completely cover taxes at the national, state and local levels.
The Tax Foundation has announced that May 4th is New Jersey's Tax Freedom Day, weeks behind the national average of April 18th. New Jersey has consistently ranked later than most states in years past; its Tax Freedom day is earlier than only New York and Connecticut this year.
"The income per capita in New Jersey is a lot higher than the national average," explained the Tax Foundation's Elizabeth Malm. "The state and local tax burden in New Jersey is also a little higher than the national average."
Last year's Tax Freedom Day for New Jersey was May 1, and the national average was April 17. Malm said the 2013 dates have been pushed back due to the "fiscal cliff" scenario that's resulted in the return of payroll tax cuts.
"Also, because our economy's improving, that means that profits and incomes are up," Malm added. "So that means there's more taxes being paid on incomes and taxes. It's sort of a double-edged sword there."
Mississippi and Louisiana will bear the lowest tax burdens in 2013, according to the Tax Foundation; their Freedom Days arrived in late March.


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Have the night of your life in Waterloo and dance the night away at le Rétro. The disco that will bring back all your very best memories.
- Go back to your youth in the Rétro.
- Your kind of music.
Far from the enormous modern discos, Rétro is the ideal spot for relaxation for the over 25s.
Relive the hits of old that got you swinging and swaying. Enjoy a romantic slow dance. The music has been carefully selected, the golden years of Disco, the hits of the 1980s and 90s at the start of the evening, contemporary music later on.
Just a few kilometres from the Lion mound in Waterloo, an old Brabant farm serves as the backdrop to all your great nights out.
Park on the main road and walk into Rétro's courtyard. Once you have entered the big wooden door, you'll find yourself surrounded by beautiful people and the party can really begin.
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By ALLEN MOFF | STAFF WRITER
If the weather cooperates, Kent State baseball fans will be in for several treats as they watch their team chase its sixth straight Mid-American Conference East Division crown over the next three days.
The Golden Flashes close the regular season with a three-game set against arch-rival Akron beginning with tonight's 8th annual Diamond Classic for Kids charity contest, set for 6:35 p.m. at Canal Park in downtown Akron. All proceeds from the game benefit Akron Children's Hospital.
Last year's charity battle went 17 innings before the Flashes prevailed 5-4. Kent State went on to sweep the series, and now owns six straight victories over the Zips.
The series moves to Schoonover Stadium in Kent on Friday, where the Flashes will celebrate 100 years of baseball. There will be numerous throwback features in a nod to the first KSU baseball team, the Normal Nine, that began play in 1914.
The festivities will begin with the rededication of Rollins Way at 4:50 p.m. Members of the 1964 team that won the Flashes' first MAC Championship will be on hand and honored pregame, and a card set of the All-Time Kent State Team that was selected by public voting will be given away to the first 300 fans in attendance.
A large crowd is expected for Friday's game, which will begin at 6 p.m. Construction issues have made it difficult for fans to walk from the Allerton Parking Lot to Schoonover Stadium, so shuttle busses will run throughout the game transporting fans from the Allerton and South parking lots to the stadium.
On Saturday the Flashes' seniors will be honored before playing their final home game, which is also set for 6 p.m.
Kent State (30-20, 14-10) enters the last series of the regular season trailing Miami (26-25, 15-9) by one game in the East after losing three in a row and five of its last seven overall. Akron (23-26, 11-13) is among several teams battling for the final bids to the eight-team MAC Tournament, which will begin next Wednesday at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon.
"It's a big series for this university," said first-year KSU coach Jeff Duncan. "I look at it as an important series for us to get ready for the MAC Tournament. At this point we want to have a good series against Akron and take that momentum into the tournament."
Freshman Eric Lauer (7-3, 3.04 ERA) will start on the mound for Kent State tonight, followed by sophomore Nick Jensen-Clagg (4-2, 4.78) on Friday. The starter for Saturday's finale has not been announced.
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A living example of knowing the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge
Yesterday, in my post "To know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge," I ended with some simple questions. Primarily, I said that Paul prays that the Ephesians have the power to know something that cannot be known, i.e., the love of Christ.
Our discussion about that passage and statement led me to think about BeckyLynn Black, the wife of Dave Black. She has been fighting cancer for a couple of years now. And, last week, she needed emergency surgery for a perforation in the lower part of her stomach.
During the last two years, the Blacks have walked into aspects of life that they have never experienced before. And, do you know what they found there in the midst of pain and struggle and suffering? The love of Christ.
For example, consider this excerpt from his post yesterday, Monday, October 29, 2012 at 9:47 p.m.:
These are days of great blessing for Becky and me. We have been plunged into a deep mystery, facing momentous decisions, longing for intimacy with our Lord, riding (as Becky says) "on a raft of mercy and grace down a mighty river." Because of His grace, we are staying on deck, surrendered in faith to His truth and character. He loves us whether in a state of health or illness, just as we are, not necessarily as we should be.
I just got home after some pretty heavy-duty ministry, a bit bedraggled and worn out, but shouting "Wow!" at what I have seen God do since I last updated you. Perhaps the gut issue is not Becky's health as much as it is Am I experiencing God on a moment-by-moment basis? In times like these, theoretical Christianity collapses. Becky and I have been swept up into the embrace of God, into His inexhaustible, unfathomable love. His outstretched arms exclude no one, not even a tired old Greek prof or a woman undaunted by cancer and its consequences. So what of these circumstances! I am David Black, and I am my Daddy's son. I am an eyewitness to the truth of the Gospel: God loves me! And Becky Lynn!…
So it's been one of those crazy, wild, hectic, enjoyable, satisfying weekends. I remember so vividly when all of this craziness started, with Becky literally writhing in pain last Wednesday, but since then God has done some really great things. I honestly can't say enough about the excellent care we're receiving at UNC. I am now, more than ever, convinced that truly nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. No matter how hard things get, He has given us each other and especially His Spirit to help us make it through all the weariness and frustration and heartache.
Did you catch that? Because of everything they have gone through, they are convinced that "nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Now, as a New Testament professor, I'm guessing that Dave Black has read, thought about, and taught that verse many, many times. He's probably parsed it, translated it, and interpreted it for many different classrooms full of students.
But, now, he's living it in an entirely different way – a way that he's never experienced before. Do you know what he's finding? The love of Christ… everywhere he goes and everything he goes though.
I think that's a great living example of "knowing the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge."
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Kenmore is a village presently located in the Osgoode Ward of the City of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. It consists of a small commercial centre flanked by two small residential neighbourhoods and farmland. It is adjacent to the Castor River, a tributary of the South Nation River.
Prior to the amalgamation of the entire County of Carleton into Ottawa in 2001, Kenmore was located in Osgoode Township. It was incorporated as a police village in 1910.
The site of the townhall was settled in 1830 by former Rideau Canal construction worker John McDonald. In 1857 the citizens asked resident Squire Peter McLaren to choose between "Glen Lyon" and "Kenmore" as the village name. He chose Kenmore for his home in Perthshire, Scotland.
The Carkner Mill (a sawmill) was built on the banks of the Castor River in 1857. It was enlarged in 1883 to manufacture cheese boxes. At its zenith, the mill employed 30 people and used logs driven down the Castor River.
Map of Ottawa and Carleton County from Wikipedia Commons. The same map in Wikipedia locates Kenmore.
Research Tips
The primary source for basic documents (vital statistics, land records, wills) for people who lived in the Province of Ontario is the Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M7A 2C5.
Early Records
Civil registration did not begin in the province until 1869. Before then there may be church records of baptisms and burials. For the most part these are still held by the denomination who recorded them. Copies of marriage records made pre-1869 had to be sent by individual clergymen to the registrar of the county in which the marriage took place. These marriage records are available through Ontario Archives, on micorfilm through LDS libraries, and on paid and unpaid websites, but because they were copied at the registrars' offices, they cannot be considered a primary source.
Vital Records after 1869
Birth, marriage and death registrations are not open to the public until a specific number of years after the event occurred. Births to 1915 are now available [October 2014]; dates for marriages and deaths are later. Birth and death registration was not universally carried out in the early years after its adoption. Deaths were more apt to be reported than births for several years. The more rural the area, the less likely it would be that these happenings were reported to the authorities.
Land Records and Wills
Information on how to access land records and wills is best sought on the Archives of Ontario website. An ancestor's land holding might be found on Canadian County Atlas Digital Project if he was in occupancy circa 1878.
Association for the Preservation of Ontario Land Registry Office Documents (APOLROD). A list of Land Registry Offices for all Counties of Ontario.
The original censuses are in the hands of Library and Archives Canada, known to Canadians as "LAC". Copies of original microfilms are online at the LAC website for all censuses up to 1911. Each census database is preceded with an explanation of the geographical area covered, the amount of material retained (some census division material has been lost), the questions on the census form, and whether there is a name index. Census divisions were redrawn as the population increased and more land was inhabited. The 1921 census is only available through Ancestry.ca, but it is free-to-view.
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A previously unreleased concert recording from 1986 of a group of leading out jazz artists (Billy Bang, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille, &c.) playing original compositions as well as a cover of Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat".
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Recorded live on September 13th, 1986 at the Jazz Center of New York.
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"Part of the magic of jazz in New York City is groups of musicians coming together for brief engagements and then moving off into other groups and configurations, leaving fond memories but little recorded evidence of their existence. The Group was a very talented amalgam of musicians, veterans of the free jazz and loft scenes: Ahmed Abdullah on trumpet and flugelhorn, Marion Brown on alto saxophone, Billy Bang on violin, Sirone and Fred Hopkins on bass and Andrew Cyrille on drums. This previously unissued concert was recorded at the Jazz Center of New York in September 1986. The musicians stretch out on long performances of originals and a fascinating cover of Charles Mingus's "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." "Joann's Green Satin Dress" opens the concert will a well played medium-uptempo free-bop performance, the music is exciting and serious, but quite accessible. The Mingus composition is taken apart at length, and it takes a lot of stamina and patience to play at a slower pace for extended period of time, but the song works really well as each member of the band touches on the melody and makes it their own. "La Placita" has a jaunty Latin or Caribbean vibe to it, reinforced by Marion Brown's wonderful opening solo, seemingly adrift on currents of air, backed by hand percussion and drums. Over twenty-five minutes in length, "Amanpondo" takes the music even further out, playing free but with a great degree of lyrical content. The musicians are very comfortable with each other and this brings out the joy in the music."-Tim Niland, Music and MoreAlso available on CD
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Crosby, who over the years has had his share of differences with Stephen Stills — has always remained a distant supporter of all of Neil Young's varied career moves: "I have so much respect for Neil because he always follows his muse. It's often counter to what I want, because I want to work with him. But I also want him to follow his muse. I want him playing music that excites him right that minute. And if that includes me, that's wonderful. If it doesn't, that's wonderful too. He's still making great music and still tries to push the envelope. Sometimes he succeeds, sometimes he makes Trans."


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WPIAL Class A semifinal matchup: Sto-Rox vs. North Catholic
Class A semifinals: (2) Sto-rox (10-1) vs. (6) North Catholic (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dormont Stadium
Heading into the season coming off a trip to Heinz Field for the WPIAL title game last November, Sto-Rox returned star quarterback Lenny Williams, four linemen and not much more starting experience. It didn't take long for the rest of the Vikings' roster to catch up to Williams and his linemen.
As expected, Williams has been one of the best quarterbacks in the WPIAL, and Sto-Rox's play in the trenches has been strong. But it's been the play of others that's been the difference in the Vikings' return to the semifinals.
"I hate to say it this way, but it kind of went according to plan," first-year Sto-Rox coach Dan Bradley said. "We ended up getting the leadership from the guys who returned from playing all those big games in the playoffs last year, and there was a group of younger guys who really have stepped up at a good pace."
Included in that group are running back Brendan Blair, fullback Marcus Jackson and receivers Ben Shackleford and Javelle Kirkland. Sto-Rox entered the quarterfinals ranked seventh in the WPIAL in total offense, split almost equally between rushing and passing.
"We're playing well-balanced football," Bradley said.
The Vikings are averaging 39.4 points per game, tied for second in WPIAL Class A. But it's been the defense that has been at the forefront lately: Sto-Rox has allowed only 15 points in its past five games. Then again, North Catholic's defense has been its strength all season. The Eastern Conference champion Trojans rank third among Class A teams in opponents' scoring (11.7 per game) and have four shutouts.
North Catholic's offense has increasingly been built around a player who has emerged as one of the top sophomores in the WPIAL — P.J. Fulmore. His 22 touchdowns and 1,616 rushing yards rank among the WPIAL leaders.
The Trojans won the Eastern conference title, and the Vikings shared the Big Seven championship with Neshannock and Rochester. North Catholic beat Rochester last week, one of three common opponents between the teams. Sto-Rox and North Catholic both lost to Neshannock, who is in the other WPIAL semifinal. The Vikings, which beat Rochester in the regular-season finale, topped Northgate, and the Flames beat North Catholic in September.


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School Foundation Officer Richard Witt said: "It was a big day for the school, and some local people came along to the school who hadn't seen it before.
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THE SECRET GARDEN - THE MUSICAL to Open 11/30 at Chance Theater
Chance Theater presents the fifth show of its 15th Anniversary Season - a family-friendly holiday offering The Secret Garden - The Musical with book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Marsha Norman, music by Tony Award nominee Lucy Simon, and directed by Casey Long and KC Wilkerson. The Secret Garden - The Musical will preview on November 29 and 30, open November 30 and continue through December 29 at Chance Theater.
This enchanting classic of children's literature is now a brilliant musical by a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. Orphaned in India, an 11 year old girl returns to Yorkshire to live with an embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son. Her own personality blossoms as she and a young gardener bring new life to a neglected garden. This Tony Award winner is a treasure for children and adults alike.
"I am so delighted to be returning to this musical again this season," says director Casey Long. "It is certainly the darkest of the three shows that make up our Holiday Literature Series - along with Anne of Green Gables and Little Women - but that means that it has to work that much harder for its happy ending. There's a reason this show won three Tony Awards - it has a powerful score and deals with some real issues, but also holds onto the magic and wonder of a timeless coming-of-age story where the garden isn't the only thing that finds life again."
The Secret Garden - The Musical premiered on Broadway at St. James Theatre in April 1991. The cast featured Mandy Patinkin, John Cameron Mitchell and Daisy Eagan (who would become the youngest female recipient of a Tony Award).
In addition to Eagan, the show would win two additional Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical (Marsha Norman) and Best Scenic Design (Heidi Landesman). The production was also nominated for Best Musical, Best Original Score (Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman), Best Featured Acress in a Musical (Alison Fraser) and Best Costume Design (Theoni V. Adredge). The show also received 14 Drama Desk Award nominations, including Outstanding Musical, and received three for Book, Orchestration and Set Design. After 709 performances, The Secret Garden closed on January 3, 1993.
The musical is of course based on the popular novel, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially released in 1910 in serial format. Interestingly, the novel was mostly overlooked during Burnett's lifetime. In fact, her obituaries mainly focused on another work entirely - Little Lord Fauntleroy. It is now widely regarded as one of the best children's books of the twentieth century. In addition to the Broadway musical, there have been numerous other adaptations, starting with a movie in 1919, but also including a Japanese anime series and an opera by American composer Nolan Gasser which premiered earlier this year at Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, Berkeley.
Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. In addition to The Secret Garden, she has also written the book and lyrics for the Broadway musical The Red Shoes, as well as the libretto for The Color Purple. Norman's first play Getting Out was produced at The Actors Theatre of Louisville and then Off-Broadway in 1979. The play reflects Norman's experience working with disturbed adolescents at Kentucky's Central State Hospital, and had a successful run. This success led to continued work with Actors Theatre and eventually writing 'night, Mother, which would turn out to be her best-known work, given its Broadway success and its star-powered film version. The play, dealing frankly with the subject of suicide, won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Hull-Warriner, and the Drama Desk Award. Most recently, she has written the libretto for the musical adaptation of the film The Bridges of Madison County, with the score by Jason Robert Brown. The musical premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival on August 1, 2013 and is expected to open on Broadway in January 2014.
Lucy Simon began her professional career at the age of sixteen singing folk tunes with sister Carly as The Simon Sisters and later folk-rock. Simon made her Broadway debut as the composer of The Secret Garden, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award. She also wrote songs for the Off-Broadway show A... My Name Is Alice. She composed the music for a musical version of the Russian novel Doctor Zhivago, with lyricists Michael Korie and Amy Powers and book writer Michael Weller. The musical had its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse, in May 2006. She won a Grammy award in 1981 together with her husband, David Levine, in the Best Recording for Children category for In Harmony/A Sesame Street Record, and again in 1983 in the same category for In Harmony 2.
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Homecoming General Rated:All
Imrahil returns home to pass judgment on pirates and on his dearest friend.
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Chiseled in Stone General Rated:Teens
AU: An elvish sculptor deals will his own sorrow while creating the most difficult artwork of his life.....
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Anemone Romance Rated:Teens
In the Blessed Realm, Frodo meets a mysterious and enchanting small creature from the sea. Could this be true love at last?:)
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Bear Me Away! General Rated:Teens
How Frodo and Bilbo found happiness and peace in the Blessed Realm. A prequel to "Anemone". Stories can be read in either order.
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Drop of a Hat General Rated:All
Pippin notices something about Gandalf the White: something is missing! What could it be??? :D Original idea from Shirebound. Both book and movie based.
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Woman of the Secret Shadow Tragedy Rated:Teens
The tale of Thuringwethil, messenger and consort of Sauron...and the mother of all vampires.
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Foundered Land General Rated:All
In the dark times, will we be singing?
Yes, we'll be singing of the dark times.
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The Dove General Rated:All
Short sequel to "Chiseled in Stone." Mikala meets a stranger with a troubled past beside the Monument.
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Elanor's Yuletide General Rated:All
A homesick Elanor Gamgee anticipates the season of Yule at Minas Tirith. Written for the LOTR Community Challenge Yule Fic Exchange.
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Long Lost Dreams General Rated:All
Sam's sisters, Daisy and May, develop a crush on a certain newcomer. Guess whose help they enlist? From a Shirebound plotbunny.=:3
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Washed Clean Drama Rated:Teens
Bilbo Baggins watches his beloved Frodo come alive again on Tol Eressëa. A drabble series inspired by the Tolkien Weekly "Water" prompts. Cues: rain, ice and snow, puddle, fountain, river, lake, tears, the sea, drink.
For Ellynn and Armariel for their birthdays.
Beta by RiverOtter.
Chapters:9 Words:959 Reviews:0
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Chili With a Chance of Mushrooms Humor Rated:All
In which Frodo participates in a most unusual competition. A remix of "The Cook-off" by Larner. Written for the LOTR GFIC Community's 2010 Remix Challenge.
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Full of Wisdom and Perfect in Beauty General Rated:Adult Serial
The History of the Downfall, from Ar-Sakalthôr´s accession to Ar-Pharazôn´s Armada. Long saga. (Rating for possible future transgressions) NEW CHAPTER: Amandilçs life takes a new turn.
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Favourite Rings Humor Rated:All
Inspired (if that's the right word) by the July 2005 filkfest over on the H-A list, and by Dwim and Marta bribing my Terrible Comic Song Muse out of her slumber with cookies, curse them. Two filks of "My Favourite Things" from The Sound of Music.
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An Unexpected Party General Rated:All
An eleventy-first birthday tribute to Professor J. R. R. Tolkien. Waking from a doze in the snug of his favourite Oxford pub, the Professor finds he has been joined unexpectedly by a few old friends...
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Ship Carol Poetry Rated:All
I saw a ship come sailing in, to Avallonë, to Avallonë... For the H-A LoTR Holiday Carols challenge, a bit of happy fluff.
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A Ranger's Carol Poetry Rated:All
To the tune of "I wonder as I wander", for the 2003 H-A Carols Challenge.
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On the Bleak Morannon Poetry Rated:All
Memories of standing before the Black Gate, on the bleak Morannon, long ago. To the tune of "In the Bleak Midwinter", for the 2003 H-A Carols Challenge.
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Night and Fog Drama Rated:Teens
"They reached the west-shores of Anduin a little north of Sarn Gebir, as they had trysted; and there received horses and raiment that were secretly ferried over the River." What a lad from the Eastemnet saw one night in July 3018 on the banks of the Anduin.
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International Legolas Month Humor Rated:All
There is no excuse for this. Oh, all right, it was Marta's fault. (Though she's now trying to claim it was all Dwim's idea...) Over on the H-A list she declared June 2004 International Legolas Month, because of all the June birthdays who'd requested Legolas drabbles, and challenged anyone to write a fic incorporating the phrase. It's not quite a fic, but my Terrible Comic Song muse was roused from deepest slumber...
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Your Child's Coach
This photo, taken at an All-Star game in our neighborhood soccer league, has nothing to do with the subject at hand: WE NEED COACHES.
Gustavo, the world-class player we recruited last season, had to take a job in Lakeland. Mohammed, who coached hundreds of players including both my children, is recovering from a Christmas Day car wreck. Mirian is in online college, others kind of disappeared, and I quit coaching when The Times reclassified me from editor to reporter. Work comes first and, in my current job, that sometimes means working after-hours.
At our draft this past weekend, the board tried to pencil me in for a U-6 team. Mind you, I'm not Mia Hamm; they were just that desperate. But I held firm. Now they are recruiting coaches from the ranks of parents because we never, ever like to turn away children.
Parents, no matter where you are, I hope that if you can play a sport and get that frantic phone call -- or if you can be a team mom or dad, which requires no athletic skill whatsoever -- you will give it some serious thought. With so much stress at home, now more than ever kids need these happy childhood memories.
-- Marlene Sokol, Times Coach (well, not really a coach this season, just helping out when I can)


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By J.P. Martin, illustrated by Quentin Blake
If you think Babar is the only storybook elephant with a cult following, then you haven't met Uncle, the presiding pachyderm of a wild fictional universe that has been collecting accolades from children and adults for going on fifty years. Unimaginably rich, invariably swathed in a magnificent purple dressing-gown, Uncle oversees a vast ramshackle castle full of friendly kooks while struggling to fend off the sneak attacks of the incorrigible (and ridiculous) Badfort Crowd. Each Uncle story introduces a new character from Uncle's madcap world: Signor Guzman, careless keeper of the oil lakes; Noddy Ninety, an elderly train conductor and the oldest student of Dr. Lyre's Select School for Young Gentlemen; the proprietors of Cheapman's Store (where motorbikes are a halfpenny each) and Dearman's Store (where the price of an old milk jug goes up daily); along with many others. But for every delightful friend of Uncle, there is a foe who is no less deliriously wicked. Luckily the misbegotten schemes of the Badfort Crowd are no match for Uncle's superior wits.
Quentin Blake's quirky illustrations are the perfect complement to J.P. Martin's stories, each one of a perfect length for bedtime reading. Lovers of Roald Dahl and William Steig will rejoice in Uncle's wonderfully bizarre and happy world, where the good guys always come out on top, and once a year, everybody, good and bad, sits down together for an enormous Christmas feast.
Hardcover, 176 pages
These extremely funny books were never a mass-market proposition, but nearly 40 years on retain a cult following. Blake still gets irate letters from parents demanding to know why they aren't in print, because they want to read them to their children.
— The Independent (London)
Uncle's neglect may be partly due to the fact that in the supposedly egalitarian age in which we live he is an unfashionable figure—a millionaire elephant in a purple dressing gown exercising one man rule over "Homeward," a vast moated castle rather like a combination of Manhattan and Battersea Fun Fair. The Wind in the Willows, Robinson Crusoe, and many other classics would, I suspect, find it hard to find favour with modern publishers in search of inoffensive matter with the right kind of message. Such people could easily mistake the violent horseplay in Uncle for cruelty and be uneasy about political undertones.
— The Sunday Times
J.P. Martin's books are very funny or satirical depending on one's own depth in reading. Uncle is a magnificent take-off of the benevolent despot. It is all a matter of tradition. You ask any class "Who's heard of Alice in Wonderland" and up goes a forest of hands. Uncle is on the same level and should be more widely read and enjoyed.
— The Junior Bookshelf
This is fantasy in the grand style; in the tradition of Lear and Graham. Younger readers will take it at face value and enjoy it thoroughly. Older readers will be able to see into the depths of these adventures. This is true, however of most juvenile fiction; who appreciates Alice when it is first read to them?
— The Times Educational Supplement
I've never met a child who didn't love Quentin Blake.
— Daily Telegraph
Those who fall for it may find that many lasting shared jokes spring from J.P. Martin's eccentric story...A classic of British nonsense, the book was originally published in 1964 at the behest of the author's grown children, who wanted the stories they heard in their youth passed down to the next generation. And a most elegant nonsense it is, utterly silly and deeply sophisticated at the same time...In the tradition of the best English children's literature...
— Newsday


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Pretoria - The two most senior ANC leaders in the Tshwane region squared off in court on Thursday over a report on allegations of the dubious awarding of a municipal tender.
ANC deputy chairman for the Tshwane region, Mapiti Matsena, who is also a strategic executive director in the office of the Speaker, on Thursday failed in his bid to stop Tshwane mayor and ANC regional chairman Kgosientso Ramokgopa from tabling a report authorising his suspension over the tender allegations.
The report and the investigation into Matsena have for some time raised questions about the relationship between the two Tshwane ANC leaders, which is believed to have been on and off for this year.
Matsena's lawyers claimed on Thursday that the handling of allegations against him were indicative of bigger political issues at play. The court rejected Matsena's application, ruling that he was not entitled to have the report or comment on it before the council could debate and discuss it as he had claimed in his application.
However, the municipality was also ordered to give Matsena access to the report after having failed to do so since September.
Matsena's lawyers said he was actually victorious as the court acknowledged that he was entitled to be given the report before any disciplinary action could be taken against him by the municipality, a process, they said, that had been flouted.
His lawyer, Zondeka Mokondo, said the disciplinary issues concerning Matsena and the subsequent investigation could be related to his activities in the regional leadership of the ANC.
"The municipality is a political structure, you cannot separate the two. As a senior executive in the municipality, these issues have affected Matsena.
"There has been a stigma attached to him for the fact that he's being investigated and there's a report pending.
"They charged him before they had anything, suspended him and then went back on the suspension."
This strongly raises the possibility that these things emanate from elsewhere, Mokondo said.
Matsena was suspended with the strategic executive director for housing, Mapule Phora, and the strategic executive director for services infrastructure Lefadi Makibinyane.
Ramokgopa told the council on Thursday that they believed the three officials have cases to answer.
"I am not saying that the officials are guilty. What I am saying is that we believe that there is a case to be answered," he said.
Ramokgopa said the investigation against Matsena related to the promotion of ward committee elections early this year. Matsena was put on special leave from January 27 to April 1.
The municipality stated at the time that a forensic investigation had suggested that certain supply chain management processes "might have been compromised in the appointment of a service provider to market the ward committee elections".
An estimated R10 million was used by the municipality as part of its plans to drum up support for the ward committee system. But questions were raised about how the tender was eventually awarded.
"We believe that the funds allocated were too high… and we believe that we did not get value for our money," Ramokgopa said.
The decision to suspend Makibinyane was taken after he had failed to submit reports as instructed by the council, he said.
Ramokgopa said the council asked Makibinyane to submit a report on the Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations. "It's been five months since the council asked for the report. It is not forthcoming."
He added that the municipality is investing in the power stations without any returns.
Phora was suspended in connection with an estimated R70 million which has been unaccounted for from the city's housing division, Ramokgopa said.
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(CNSNews.com) -- The United States is facing the weakest economic recovery in the post-World War II era -- the worst in over 62 years -- and this is happening despite the fact that the recession officially ended in June 2009, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a net growth of only 18,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate reached 9.2 percent.
Using data from the BLS, the Heritage Foundation's July 5 report documented that the current recovery is "the weakest recovery of the post-World War II era."
"The recession officially ended in June 2009, but payroll employment remains 6.9 million jobs below its December 2007 peak," states the report. "The average unemployed worker has been without work for 39.7 weeks (nine months) -- the longest since the government began keeping track in 1948."
The report explained that "[i]n past recessions, employment fully recovered within two to three years. As of May 2011 – three-and-a-half years after the recession's onset -- payroll employment remains 5 percent below pre-recession levels. Unemployment stands at 9.1 percent."
The unemployment rate creeped up to 9.2 in June. The real unemployment rate hit 16. 2 percent, affecting more than 25 million Americans. (The "real" unemployment rate is technically a combination of three measures of unemployment: the unemployment rate, the number of people working part-time who want full-time work, and the number of people "marginally attached" to the workforce.)
The last weakest economic recovery occurred after the recession of 2001, which faced employment rates of 1 percent below pre-recession levels 41 months after the start of the recession.
Because of the current sluggish recovery, the return to a "natural rate of unemployment" will take even longer, based on previous economic expansions. From 2003-2007, for example, "employers added an average of 176,000 jobs per month." Based on this rate, "unemployment will not return to normal rates until January 2018."
The Congressional Budget Office expects the economy to recover at approximately the same rate as the 2003-2007 period, according to the report.
Heritage further reported, "The economy needs to add between 100,000 and 125,000 jobs per month to keep pace with population growth. Unemployment will rise if employers consistently create fewer jobs than this.
"Over the past year, employment has grown by an average of just 122,000 jobs per month. If job growth continues at this rate, then the unemployment rate in January 2021 would stand at 7.4 percent. At the current rate of recovery, high unemployment will become the new normal."


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All inclusive birthday teas in the Unicorn Room are designed for
little ladies turning 6 or younger.
What we recommend for little ladies turning 7 or older is a birthday tea in the Tea room
We apologize that we cannot offer any of the below
options during the month of December.
(see our variety of birthday theme teas below)
Birthday Party Theme Teas
in the Unicorn Room
Mommy (or Grandma) & Me Tea: $ 58.00
Are you a Mother thinking that your daughter needs some quality "Mommy time"? Or maybe you are a grand mother wanting to make some very special memories with your very special grand daughter. If so, this is the Myrtle's Tea experience you need!
We will serve you a special tea in the Unicorn Room! The adult tea includes soup, fresh fruit, five tea sandwiches and a crudité. The wee sipper tea includes heart shape peanut butter and jelly tea sandwiches and fresh fruit. We welcome you to choose a pot of tea from the tea menu or perhaps choose pink hot chocolate…………..
For up to 2 hours, you will also be able to indulge in all the activities the
Unicorn Room has to offer, including coloring Unicorn pictures, painting your
nails with glittery nail polish, or dressing up with the princess accessories
that fill the Unicorn Room. We also offer sweet story time chosen from the many
books available including "the Magic Unicorn". All the while, the Disney
princess music plays in the background. Photo opportunities abound in the
Unicorn Room to capture your very special time together……….
The Unicorn Tea Party: $ 120.00
This tea party may include up to six wee sippers between the ages of three and six. For up to two hours, we invite you to "steep" yourselves in all the activities the Unicorn Room has to offer. Wee tea partiers can dress up with the many princess accessories available, color a picture of a Unicorn, or Mom is welcome to do manicures with glittery nail polish available in a myriad of colors! We also include a craft, which is decorating a hand fan. My grand mother Myrtle who was from Florida taught me that every southern lady needs to have a fan, especially at the tea table when the tea is hot!!
We will serve each young lady a lunch of heart shaped peanut butter and jelly tea sandwiches, fresh fruit and a sweet for dessert. If this is a birthday tea, we also offer a pink hat cake that the ladies can decorate and turn into a very special cake for the birthday girl. We include the pink hat cake, all the decorations and candles for $ 28.00.
If Mom's wish to stay for the party, tea service is available for $12.00.
A sandwich platter can be added for $6.00 per person, and is served in the office sanctuary located just across the hall from the Unicorn Room.
Take a Tour of the Unicorn Room
Decorating the Pink hat cake
Ladies turning 7
or older may opt for a special three course birthday tea served in one of the
main tea rooms.
The birthday tea begins with pots of pink hot chocolate and raspberry or peppermint herbal tea.
After some time spent sipping and chatting, we will serve the first course, consisting of 2 scoops of sorbet to cleanse the palette.
Next, the Merry Myrtle Maids will serve the main course of 5 different tea sandwiches and a fresh fruit cup. The sweet course is last, featuring 3 tasty tea desserts.
$ 14.00 per person
The Pink Hat Cake can be
added as a fun activity to decorate for the
Happy Birthday Girl!
The Merry Myrtle Maids will help sing and cut the cake.
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ORGANISERS of a York fireworks show have promised next year's event will be bigger than before and are planning to set up a "sparkler park".
The Kaboom 2012 display was held at Rawcliffe Country Park in November, with thousands of people attending, and although the team behind it have admitted it was "far from perfect" and issues needed to be addressed, they were now looking to next year.
The 2013 event is provisionally earmarked for November 3 and, in an email to those who attended this year, Kaboom said they were considering including a junior firework show and a cordoned-off area specifically for use of sparklers, as well as possibly adding a bonfire if agreement can be reached with City of York Council that it can be held safely and without smoke causing problems on nearby roads.
The firm said poor weather conditions meant the park had "suffered" and Kaboom was now working with the council to "reinstate it to its former glory", although the ground will have to dry out first and work is unlikely until spring. The organisers apologised to anybody handed out-of-date McDonald's vouchers at the event – with new and valid vouchers having been sent to those who attended – and have asked for feedback on suggestions that the fairground for the event should be held in the site's car park, closer to catering facilities."


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This bracelet is made in Turkey - this whole collection has been extremely popular with store customers.
8, small, vintage styled conchos sit snuggly on your wrist.
This bracelet is also secretly elasticated so that you can slip it on and off without undoing the clasp each time. (This is Fiona's favourite bracelet in the store!)
Material: pewter
Size: 7.5" x 0.75"(including adjustable chain and clasp)
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text: SourceFAIZABAD, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, October 26, 2012 (BBC): Tension prevails in Faizabad town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after two people were killed in religious violence on Thursday. The town was put under curfew for the entire day after rioters burnt several shops and vehicles. Curfew was lifted on Friday morning, but few people are out on the streets. Clashes between Hindus and Muslims began on Wednesday night after rumors that a statue of the Hindu goddess Durga had been vandalized, police said. The violence on Wednesday night broke out when a group of Hindus were taking a Durga Deity for immersion in a river at the end of the 10-day Durga puja festival. Police used tear gas shells and fired in the air to control the fighting, reports said. The state government has suspended senior local police and administration officials accusing them of "negligence" and ordered an inquiry into the incident. Religious violence has been on an upswing in Uttar Pradesh state where at least 12 people have been killed in the last seven months.


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PokerStars EPT Campione final table set
After four days of action at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Campione Main Event the final table is now set, and it's two well-known poker pros who are leading the final eight players, Fabrice Soulier and Olivier Busquet. Both men are looking for their first EPT title, as are the other six players at the EPT Campione final table –With the elimination of former EPT winner David Vamplew in 10th place the chance for the first ever repeat-winner on the EPT went out the window.
Busquet is considered one of the best online poker players in the history of the game, and has done pretty well since moving into the live poker arena, while Soulier is a longtime poker pro and considered one of the all-time best players from France.
Soulier and Busquet will be joined by a very strong contingent of players at the final table including Belgian Koen de Visscher, Italian Stefano Pucili (a well-known online player and former IPT San Remo winner), the Online PLO stud from Denmark Jannick Wrang, and a pair of online tournament pros in Hungarian Blazs Botond and Swede Robi Ylitalo. Joining the bevy of pro players at the final table is the lone amateur (perhaps semi-pro would be a better description) Mario Nagel from Germany, who has a SCOOP tournament win on his resume.
Here is a look at the chip counts the players will take into Saturday's final table in Campione:
1. Fabrice Soulier – 3,480,000
2. Olivier Busquet – 3,011,000
3. Jannick Wrang – 2,882,000
4. Balazs Botond – 2,080,000
5. Koen De Visscher – 1,856,000
6. Stefano Puccilli – 1,450,000
7. Mario Nagel – 1,210,000
8. Robin Ylitalo – 1,153,000
With no real chip-leader, and nobody with an overly short-stack this could turn out to be one of the more exciting and strategic final tables in quite some time, especially with the two chip leaders being arguably the two best players at the final table.
The tournament attracted a solid field of 570 players across the two starting days in the Northern Italian city, generating a total prize-pool of over €2.7 million. 88 players managed to make the money in the tournament, and the winner of the event is in line to receive a €640,000 prize.
Here is a quick look at what the final table participants will be playing for:
* 1st place: €640,000
* 2nd place: €430,000
* 3rd place: €240,000
* 4th place: €157,000
* 5th place: €124,000
* 6th place: €92,000
* 7th place: €71,500
* 8th place: €54,000
The final table will get underway at 2 PM local time, with the players in the middle of Level 24 on the format sheet: Blinds of 12,000/24,000 and a 3,000 chip ante.
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363 days later
Nearly a year to the day later, Autumn hits Jindai Gardens in Tokyo again. Last year's trees revisited.
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A Saturday walk in Western Tokyo
Walking through Jindaiji temple area with Chiharu. One ice cream cone and one dongo is all it took for her to let me shoot today!
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Tokyo Day Trip: Ueno Zoo & Imperial Palace
A day walking around Ueno Zoo and the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Great weather and great sushi!
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The Longest Sunday…
A long day shooting from 1:00 am around Mt. Fuji and Chofu!
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Three nearby parks
Our planned Saturday trip to Mitake-san mountain did not work out due to a 30km traffic jam. So we visited a couple parks in the neignborhood… sometimes the best photos can be found in your backyard.


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Monday, August 4, 2014
Micron Completes Sale Of Nampa, Idaho Team, Product
Boise-based Micron Technology has completed its sale of its Color Filter Array (CFA) processing image line to Aptina, the two said this morning. The deal gives ownership of Micron's related fabrication facility in Nampa, Idaho, and nearly 100 manufacturing employees at the location. Aptina said it will continue to operate that facility, which will aid its existing pixel optics research and development team. The products developed at the site are used in automobile imaging systems, smartphone cameras, gaming consoles, surveillance and medical products. The deal had been announced in May.


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Tetra Pak survey shows demand for renewable materials, environmental labeling
Separate-and-sort recycling remains most popular in mature markets.
Tetra Pak's fifth biannual environment survey, released last month, showed increased consumer and stakeholder demand for renewable materials and environmental labeling in food packaging. Industry respondents listed bio-based materials as one of the most important environmental trends shaping the future of food and beverage packaging. The ability to recycle packaging material is regarded as a top priority when developing a new product or service.
Consumers consider recycling important too, as it has represented the most common environmental activity among consumers since 2005. Approximately three out of four consumers in mature markets report sorting and setting aside for recycling, along with 39 percent of consumers in developing economies. However, consumers in the developing world are actually more active in all recycling activities (except for sort-and-set-aside), including considering environmental aspects when purchasing, looking for environmental information labeling and avoiding a beverage in a carton container for environmental reasons.
Around 75 percent say they have purchased or considered purchasing a product with environmentally friendly packaging, representing the second-most popular activity and a new addition to the list. Fourth-most popular and also a new edition was purchasing an environmentally friendly product, even if it costs more.
"The findings of this year's report reinforce the importance of putting environment at the heart of our strategic agenda," says Dennis Jönsson, Tetra Pak president and CEO. "We have set firm commitments to reduce our environmental footprint across the value chain, to develop sustainable products and to increase recycling rates; and we are making good progress toward the goals that we have set for ourselves in each of these important areas."
According to the report, consumers are also demanding more information than ever before, with 37 percent regularly searching for environmental logos on food packaging. Just over half of consumers reported trusting environmental logos, compared with 37 percent in 2011.
Consumers continue to rate cartons most environmentally friendly, due to their use of paper, a renewable resource. Over 50 percent believe bio-based plastics will further improve the environmental performance of food and beverage packaging.
Tetra Pak polled more than 7,000 consumers and 200 food industry stakeholders in 13 countries for the survey, which you can read here(.pdf).
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Unmentionable: Best-selling Conservative Books and the Networks That Ignore Them
What follows is the executive summary of a New Culture & Media Institute Special Report (co-written by myself and Zoe Ortiz).
Since the 1940s, an appearance on The New York Times Best Sellers List has been the mark of commercial success for any book. Authors with titles on the list can count on media attention to help sell even more copies. Unless they are conservatives.
Conservative books and authors have been very successful recently, as evidenced by their showing on the best sellers list. Since January 2009, conservatives enjoyed 95 total weeks on the list, compared to just 80 weeks for liberal books and authors. At this writing Michelle Malkin's "Culture of Corruption" is at No.1, and several other conservative titles have prominent berths on the list.
But as the Culture & Media Institute discovered, viewers of ABC, CBS and NBC might never know of the popularity and commercial success of conservative books.
CMI studied the coverage network news organizations gave to 25 books that appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers List during the first half of 2009. Of those, 14 were liberal (either in subject or author) and 11 were conservative. The books in question covered current events and politics, political biography and economics. Analysts discovered a dramatic imbalance in the amount and quality of coverage.
Major Findings
CMI discovered a glaring imbalance in network coverage of liberal best sellers vs. comparable conservative titles.
• Liberal Books Favored: The networks covered liberal books three times as often (36 to 12) as conservatives.
• Liberal Authors Favored: 79 percent of the liberal authors on the list received at least a mention on the networks, compared to just 36 percent of conservatives.
• Levin Snubbed: The book that was by far the most successful in both longevity and position on the Best Sellers List, Mark Levin's "Liberty and Tyranny" did not garner a single network mention.
• Interviewers Hostile to Conservative Authors: When conservative authors did appear on the networks, they were greeted with skepticism and adversarial questions. Conversely, liberal books were complimented.
• ABC the Worst: ABC was the least balanced of the three networks, favoring liberals eight mentions to two (four to one). NBC was a close second at 20 mentions to six.
• CBS the Best: CBS did the best job ensuring ideological balance in its book coverage, mentioning liberal books eight times and conservative books five times.
Networks must work to balance the quantity and quality of coverage they give to liberal and conservative authors. Some suggestions:
• Watch the Numbers: While one-for-one parity isn't necessary, producers should keep in mind which authors and what books they've covered recently, and try to ensure diversity of perspective.
• Make it a Popularity Contest: Networks should consider the popularity of the books – they do viewers and themselves a disservice when they ignore remarkably successful titles.
• Even-handed Interviews: Interviewers should either read and compliment the books of both sides, or refrain from complimenting any of them.
• Consistency is a Key: Before interviewing someone from either side, on-air personalities should review the tone and type of questioning they used the last time they interviewed an author.


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News Release - CSB Invites Public to Dialogue on FY 2010 Budget Issues
Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 836
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Hans Petersen, Communications Director
703-324-7003, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-7092
September 3, 2008
Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Invites Public to Dialogue on FY 2010 Budget Issues
The Challenge
Fairfax County is projecting a budget deficit of more than $430 million for FY 2010 (beginning July 1, 2009), which must be addressed through a combination of spending reductions and other strategies. The County's challenge is to develop a budget with an appropriate level of services that are sustainable, affordable and acceptable to the community. The County will begin its budget development process by conducting a Line of Business Review. All County agencies have been given a target of a 15% permanent reduction in County funding which will be publicly presented to the Board of Supervisors for its review beginning in September. The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board's assigned amount is $16.2 million.
Our Response
The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) has already distributed a draft of the Reduction Options which were available on the CSB website. The CSB is hosting a dialogue session with stakeholders to gather comments regarding the DRAFT Reduction Options for FY 2010 which were recently released for comment. The dialogue feedback will be used to make any final adjustments needed before the CSB Board adopts a prioritized list on September 24th. The CSB expects to release this list, with any needed edits, no later than September 17th.
The Format
The CSB plans to use an outside facilitator to guide the discussion following a question and answer format. Most useful will be suggestions about improving the description of the Reduction Options and especially the Impact Statements. It is not necessary to sign up to speak. It is the CSB's hope that this format will foster an open sharing of information that can be helpful to everyone.
The Location and Time
The dialogue session will be held at a special two-hour meeting of the CSB Board on September 11, 2008, at the Fairfax County Government Center in Conference Rooms 9 and 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and ending at 9:30 p.m.
Community input will be very helpful as the CSB finalizes the presentation to the Board of Supervisors on November 14th.


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- Set in the small village of Vacallo in Ticino, the family-run Conca Bella is only 2 km away from Lake Como. It has 2 restaurants and offers free WiFi access.The hotel was renovated in 2012 and each room is equipped with a bathroom, a minibar, a telephone and a TV. Air conditioning is available in the superior rooms.The Conca Bella's gourmet restaurant, awarded with 1 Michelin Star and 16 Gault Millau points, serves Mediterranean cuisine with fresh seasonal products. A wide range of fine wines is available, and the wine shop stocks 5,000 bottles from all over the world. Wine tastings can be organised on request. The new Al Conca Bistro offers simple and high quality cuisine. The snack bar with terrace serves a selection of small dishes and wines. Hotel Conca Bella is 1 km from Chiasso and the Swiss-Italian border. Lugano is 20 km away and the Milan Conference Center is reachable within a 35-minute drive. Free public parking is available nearby. ... more less
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