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In the centre of Germany is Hesse. Several holiday destinations such as Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt and Kassel are located here. Go to one of those cities of Hesse and you will notice how easy it is to get to another city. A stay in Hesse means a great holiday for you and yout children.
It is a modern city where young and old can have fun. On the one hand there is a leisure centre and the other sights such as the Dom, the Leinwandhaus, various churches, the Goethe House and many museums. You will not be bored during your holiday in Hesse!
Wiesbaden is a spa resort. In the square in front of the large church is the statue of William of Orange because Wiesbaden is linked to the House of Nassau. Darmstadt is known as the birthplace of Jugendstil art movement and is a important part of classical music. Kassel is best known for the Documenta, the five-yearly exhibition of modern and contemporary art. The Kassel site is beautiful: in the 'Kasseler Becken', a stretched circus, whose lowest point coincides with the channel of the Fulda river. The city lies in the valley, almost entirely surrounded by five mountain ranges means. It is definitely worth seeing during your holiday in Hessen!
Landscapes Grimm accounts
The graates sky in Frankfurt
Cycling on old railways
Great Wood
Fortresses and ruins
Average temperature in summer: 23 degrees
Count the skyscrapers of Frankfurt from the Main Tower 200m
Walk in the landscape of the Brothers Grimm
The frankfurters
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For those Brothers Grimm fairy tales are interested, start by visiting the castle Philippsruhe in Hanau. Between May and July, enjoy the festival of fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Do not miss the Grimm Museum in Steinau in a beautiful half-timbered building dating from 1562. See also, the castle of Sleeping Beauty near Hofgeismar and Dame Holle pond on Mount Meissner (754 m) .
Fill up shopping in Frankfurt am Main. Special recommendation: the "Zeil", one of the busiest shopping streets in Germany. You will find among others a modern six-storey shopping center shopping paradise "My Zeil" with over 100 stores.
The summer in Hesse, that is the time for festivals. Be it music, theater or festival castles, variety of events will please everyone, see the website of Hessen Tourismus (German or English).
The Hesse Land is an ideal for cycling, which offers a colorful variety of suggestions for interesting itineraries for your holidays with the family camping holiday perfect.
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Honda Civic Type R Sets New Lap Records At 5 European Race Tracks
Campaign includes new benchmarks on Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, and Monzaby Ciprian Florea, on
The new Honda Civic Type R has set lap records for no fewer than five race tracks across Europe. According to the Japanese manufacturer, the Civic Type R is now the fastest front-wheel drive production car on the Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Estoril, and Hungaroring.
The new benchmarks were set in just two months. The campaign started in April at Silverstone, wheree three-time British Touring Car Championsip winner Matt Neal set a lap time of 2:31.85. In May, Honda moved to Belgium's iconic Spa-Francorchamps, where Honda Racing driver Rob Huff drove the high-performance hatchback to an amazing 2:56.91-minute lap.
The third record was achieved later the same month, when Norbert Michelisz, another member of Honda's World Touring Car Championship squad, piloted the car around Italy's famous Monza track in 2:15.16. Also in May, Honda established its fourth record on Portugal's Estoril circuit. With Tiago Monteiro, the driver who was supposed to drive the Civic Type R on home turf, injured during the WTCC Race of Germany, Honda turned to Bruno Correia for the official lap. The Portuguese needed only 2:04.08 to lap Estoril.
Finally, Honda arrived at the Hungaroring track in Hungary on June 6, where local favorite Norbert Michelisz pushed the Japanese hatchback to a 2:10.85 lap and the car's fifth record.
"This challenge secures Civic Type R's position as the benchmark in the front wheel drive performance segment. With the support of our touring car stars, it is a fitting testament to the team who engineered and designed it as the ultimate race car for the road," said Philip Ross, senior vice president of Honda Motor Europe.
Continue reading for the full story.
Why it matters
The mighty and popular Nurburgring might not be on the list, but Honda set some pretty impressive records here on five important race tracks across Europe, of which three have attained legendary status after hosting motorsport events for several decades. Campaigns like this don't happen every day and even though it's true that Honda made use of its WTCC drivers who have a vast experience on these circuits, the fact that it achieved five different benchmarks in just two months is impressive to say the least. Some of you may remember that the Civic Type R was also the fastest front-wheel drive production car on the Nurburgring from 2014 until 2016 as well. That record was broken by Volkswagen's new Golf GTI Clubsport S and it seemed a bit painful for the Japanese given the fact that the Germans were less than a second quicker, but it probably doesn't matter now with the Type R being the quickest on famous tracks such as Spa and Monza. Hopefully this will start a new trend and we'll get to see more records on race tracks other than the Nurburgring.
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Read our full review on the Honda Civic Type R here.
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Honda's 'race car for the road' Civic Type R has crisscrossed Europe in an effort to set new benchmarks for front wheel drive production cars at five legendary circuits across Europe.
Inspired by the Civic Type R which smashed the front wheel drive lap time at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in May 2014, the Honda team developed this European challenge to assert Type R as the leading front wheel drive performance hatchback.
The campaign started on a rain soaked day in April at Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix. Three-time British Touring Car Championship winner Matt Neal took the wheel to set a time of 2 minutes 44.45 seconds. Not content with this time, Matt and the team returned to the circuit later in the month to set a dry lap time of 2 minutes 31.85 seconds.
In early May, attention shifted to the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. The track, beloved by racers of all nationalities and featuring the famous Eau Rouge section, was taken on by Honda Racing new boy Rob Huff. Huff set a blistering time of 2 minutes 56.91 seconds.
With two attempts successfully completed, Italy's historic Monza circuit was the next target. Another member of Honda's WTCC squad, Hungary's Norbert Michelisz, took the wheel and piloted the car around the famous Parabolica to return a time of 2 minutes 15.16 seconds.
Momentum was building towards the final session at the Hungaroring, but first a trip to historic Estoril with Tiago Monteiro taking the reins on home turf. However, a nasty crash at the WTCC Race of Germany put the Honda ace out of action. Fellow Portuguese racer and WTCC safety car driver Bruno Correia was drafted in at 24 hours notice. With just one day in the car, Bruno posted a time of 2 minutes 4.08 seconds.
Finally, the team arrived at the last session in Hungary on 6th June. The perfect driver for this mission was once again Norbert Michelisz, following his race win here in 2015 while racing a WTCC Civic Type R for independents Zengõ Motorsport. Over two days, Norbert pushed his production Type R to the limit to set a benchmark of 2 minutes 10.85 seconds and wrap up the five circuit effort.
Philip Ross, Senior Vice President of Honda Motor Europe, commented, "This challenge secures Civic Type R's position as the benchmark in the front wheel drive performance segment. With the support of our touring car stars, it is a fitting testament to the team who engineered and designed it as the ultimate race car for the road."

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text: Content that gets coverage: How a PR mind-set can help you achieve inbound links Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from QUBA! Microsoft ends Internet Explorer support Microsoft has announced that they are ending support for all but the most current version of Internet Explorer. Here's what to do if you're affected... 05 Jan 2016 Jump to article ↓ Share a link Copy Link Copied! Helen Morgan Following the launch of Edge - Microsoft's brand new internet browser for Windows 10, the corporation has announced that as of 12th January 2016 (next Tuesday) it is discontinuing support on all versions of Internet Explorer, with the exception of their most current version - IE11. Internet Explorer 11 is the last version of the platform, and as such it will continue to receive security updates, compatibility fixes and technical support on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Microsoft is encouraging users to upgrade to IE11 and stay up-to-date on the latest browser for a faster, more secure browsing experience. Microsoft also states that "Internet Explorer 11 offers improved security, increased performance, better backward compatibility, and support for the web standards that power today's websites and services." Without browser security updates, your computer may be vulnerable to spyware, malware and viruses that can compromise and steal your personal and business data. In their update, Microsoft also state that: "businesses that are governed by regulatory obligations such as HIPAA should conduct due diligence to assess whether they are still able to satisfy compliance requirements using unsupported software." What does this mean for me? If you're an Internet Explorer user on version 10 or older, you should consider upgrading your software as a halt on security updates and technical support could expose you to vulnerabilities including malware. If you don't want to upgrade to Internet Explorer 11, it would be wise to look at other browsers such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to ensure you and your data is kept as secure as possible. If you're an small to medium business there are a few options when considering a browser upgrade. For those with less than 500 employees and without web applications, you can update using Automatic Updates. Those with dependencies on existing web applications can locate a Microsoft Certified Partner to understand the best options for you. Home PC users are likely to have Automatic Updates switched on, and have likely already upgraded without having to do anything. If you don't have Automatic Updates switched on, make sure you update your software before 12th January. Listed in: Development , In The News


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A TOAST To TOMORROWManning ColesCrime Club ($2). The deputy chief of the German Police in 1933 recovers from amnesia to remember he is actually Hambledon of British Intelligence in World War I. Thereafter "Klaus Lehmann" spies to end all spying, raises hell with German war plans. Timely, well done and not very corny.
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Tyrannical old lady Stanford, smothered in bed on her Lake Michigan island, leaves $20,000,000 worth of murder and grief to her collected mismarried heirs. Intricately well-plotted.
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Pre-ordering for the latest iPhone starts June 15th and it will be available at Apple and AT&T stores on June 24th. However, it seems like Apple has a more aggressive sale goals this time. For the first time, the new iPhone will also be sold through a number of large retail chains including Wal-Mart and BestBuy.
Lot of retailers have previously carry iPhones but none of them have been lucky enough to sell the device on its launch day. This will provide people some convenient alternatives and cut the lines short at Apple and AT&T stores. From Apple's point of view, it will be easier to cater to the already huge and growing demand of iPhone buyers and not make them wait for hours. Plus, this strategy is in sync with Apple's plan to sell more iPhone units than ever before. According to this latest report from Apple Insider, Apple has ordered enough parts to sell an average of 3 Million iPhone 4's per month.
Asia Optical is a company that makes VGA lens kits for Apple iPhone 4 camera and according to its chairman Robert Lai, they are currently delivering 3 million units per month to Apple. If Apple does sell 3 million units per month, this will be a 20% increase in year-over-year sales.


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The players are summoned to the urban dwelling of Gephard the Diviner. Upon arrival at his brownstone, the door will open before they knock The interior of the building is dimly lit, and everything is draped in black velvet. The room is huge and filled with various beakers and magical devices, all from ongoing experimentation and also for information gathering. An unseen voice says "I'll be with you in a moment" After waiting a few minutes the diviner enters the room, a tall bald man of indeterminate age dressed in tight fitting clothing.
Gephard will inform the party that there have been a series of moonquakes here on the swamp moon of Dire. He will pay them handsomely to head directly west out of the canaled city of Mysantia and into the deep swamp. He is extremely concerned as the so far mild tremors are both very regular and increasing exponentially in severity.
After trekking through the dense swamp for 3 days, only able to make about 5 miles a day. They hear a loud bellowing sound to their north. Upon investigation a large winged whale is discovered in a very bad state, along with a dead whale sized bat. The whale is making a tremendous sound.If they approach within 150 feet , the whale is able to communicate telepathically.
The whale will communicate in telepathic like picture hieroglyphics that will be surprisingly clear. He had been starting.the mating ritual with his wife when they were attacked in space by the predatory bat. He killed the bat and all three plummeted to the surface of the swamp moon.His wife , in spasm because of the interrupted ritual is causing the moon quakes. She will not be able to go back into space and the only way to stop the quakes would be to impregnate her. First they will have to "ahem", "harvest" his seed.and take it with them to her. He will need months to recover and she will literally shake the moon apart in only a few weeks.
After a further 3 day trek deeper into the swamp, they will discover that the female space whale is incredibly sexually dymorphic and has taken on the form of 25 square miles of swamp! They will need to explore the females camouflage to find the right "ahem" spot to climb deep into. Scattered through out the female are giant angry space crabs.
The artificial insemination will cause the moonquakes to cease!!!!!!
Scatter hostile swamp encounter as desired.some suggestions: velocerapters and other dinos , Giant carnivorous apes and swarms of both fist sized mosquitoes and killer frogs.


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Please Vote NO on SB271 and SB272
Vote Yes SB86
Nevada Families for Freedom
186 Ryndon Unit 12, Elko, Nevada 89801, 775-397-6859, Sparks 775-356-0105
Janine Hansen www.nevadafamilies.org email@example.com
February 14, 2017, In the Year of Our Lord, U.S. Constitution Art. VII
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Support SB86
Requires instruction in cursive handwriting in elementary school
Common Core has eliminated handwriting!
hursday, 3:30 Rm 2149 Senate Education Committee
Las Vegas, Rm. 4412E Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave.
Watch online: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/
MESSAGE: Vote Yes on SB86. It is critical that children need to know how to write in cursive. How will they be able to sign their name on any important document, for their driver's license or marriage license? How will they be able to read a Birthday card from their Grandmother? (or write your own message)
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Explanation: This bill requires the teaching of cursive handwriting in the government schools in elementary grades. The instruction must be designed to ensure that a pupil is able to create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the completion of the third grade. Common Core "Curriculum" has eliminated cursive handwriting. "Many states are returning to a requirement that children learn to write. Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee include cursive in their curriculum for the 2015-16 school year. A Washington state legislator is trying to bring back cursive. One district in Ohio snuck cursive writing in under the guise of art curriculum."
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"Handwriting engages the brain in important ways that selecting letters on a keyboard does not. Research continues to show that the hand-brain relationship is important for children and adults. The sequential strokes required to form letters and words activates regions of the brain involved in "thinking, language, and working memory." "It seems there is something really important about manually manipulating and drawing out two-dimensional things we see all the time," according to an Indiana University psychology and neuroscience researcher. Researchers used MRIs to see that "practice helps with learning letters and shapes, can improve idea composition and expression, and may aid fine motor-skill development." (Wall Street Journal, 10-5-10)
"Today, most use keyboarding. Yet the skills of handwriting remain important. They are memory, focus, prediction, attention, sequencing, estimation, patience and creativity." (National Science & Math Initative.org, 10-25-13) http://eagleforum.org/
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Ulster Bank is to offer more than 900 distressed home loans to so called vulture funds, as part of a sale aimed at clearing the decks of the bank's boom era problem assets.
The sale of €2.5bn of distressed business loans (65pc), buy-to-let mortgages and owner occupier mortgages is aimed at substantially clearing out all remaining toxic property linked loans on the bank's book on both sides of the border.
The bank has appointed PWC to seek buyers for the loans, either in a single lot or broken into tranches
Debtors won't be told until the deal closes whether their loans are included in the sale.
It is the first time customers' home loans have been sold by Ulster Bank since the crash, though it has previously offloaded billions of euro of distressed commercial property loans.
It is understood that 95pc of the 900 home loans being sold are two years or more in arrears on repayments, and all are already subject to court action by the bank to repossess their home.
David Hall of the Irish Mortgage Holders' Organisation says the Ulster Bank sale of the loan book would be the first of many, as other banks would now do the same.
He said mortgage holders who are part of the Ulster Bank loan book sale were likely to be people unable to make any repayments on their home loans.
"It is completely unacceptable that vulnerable people who may not be able to make any payments are being nuked and sold to vulture funds.
"This is simply the outsourcing of the repossessions process to vulture funds," he said.
An Ulster Bank spokesperson said: "Ulster Bank has confirmed a significant impaired loan portfolio sale enabling the bank to strengthen its balance sheet for the benefit of its customers and much needed competition in the banking market. The loans involved do not belong to typical customers, they are all in Ulster Bank's problem debt management unit and in arrears or under specialist management for a significant period of time."
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i'm very interested in the sharing of personal thoughts, ideas, experiences, epiphanies, interpretations, etc.
be here, now ... fully, passionately.View all answers to this question
i've recommended krishnamurti to a few people, but only if i feel they are on a similar path already and can take the fire of krishnamurti's words.View all answers to this question
yes. and i think it could be a good thing to do. with one big caveat: you'd have to make sure that the 'user-friendly-izing' of krishnamurti did not introduce any falsehoods into the teachings. this would be quite challenging.View all answers to this question
both, as i see it. krishnamurti had a genius for 'spiritual work' just like mozart had a genius for music. the exact transformation he spoke of was fully accessible only to him; it was his unique path. but it is possible for others to undergo a transformation that 'brings them' to the same state of realization.View all answers to this question
i hardly ever study krishnamurti's teachings anymore. i need to work these things out for myself, on my own. reading krishnamurti tends to take me away from the inner personal work i need to do.View all answers to this question
i'm interested in seeing/living the Truth, not in understanding krishnamurti's teachings. for this reason, group dialogue around subtle points of krishnamurti 'logic' doesn't interest me; in fact, it tends to do more harm than good for me, keeps me locked up in the head. i am very drawn to group sharing (ideas, feelings, epiphanies, etc.) but not if it is beholden to one man's philosophy.View all answers to this question
yes: the methodology (or lack of same). effortless transformation through deep understanding of 'what is' feels right. but without some map/path most people are going to remain lost and eventually get frustrated and give up.View all answers to this question
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StrikeMaster® Debuts Efficient, Fast-Cutting Lite-Flite Lazer™ Drill Unit
"After a hard winter of testing it, I can say without hesitation the Lite Flite is, hands down, the fastest-cutting, most-efficient and lightest-weight ice auger I've ever used - bar none," says James Holst, host of the influential "In-Depth Outdoors" TV show on the Fox Sports North channel.
Indeed, in head-to-head speed-drilling match-ups, the Lite-Flite Drill Unit beat two other drill-powered augers three out of three times. An identical cordless electric drill was used to power each auger.
The ultimate advancement for run-and-gun ice trolling, the new Lite-Flite Drill Unit can be powered by any professional-quality, 18-volt (or higher) brushless, handheld, cordless electric ½-inch chuck drill or StrikeMaster ice auger powerhead. Its twin serrated stainless steel Lazer blades ensure a smooth, clean cut every time.
What makes the new Lite-Flite Drill Unit truly innovative and unique is full-length, synthetic resin-molded segmented flighting and a blade-attachment carriage formed from exclusively engineered compounds.
The 6-inch Lite-Flite Drill Unit weighs 4.4 pounds - 1.6 and 2.6 pounds less than StrikeMaster's two other 6-inch auger drills. The 8-inch Lite-Flite Drill Unit weighs 5.3 pounds - 2.7 and 3.3 pounds less than StrikeMaster's other 8-inch auger drills.
Additional features of StrikeMaster's new Lite Flite Drill Unit include:
- Heavy-duty, steel hex shaft and a reinforced "T" carriage connection, for strength.
- Power Point to keep the drill unit in place while drilling
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'Tis the season – to eat goose and get presents from an old woman on a broomstick? Depending on where you live, both of those things could be true. Here are some of the craziest and most fun holiday traditions from across Europe.
1. Guy Fawkes Night, November 5 – United Kingdom
What occasion is more worth celebrating than the day when a plot to blow up the parliament building failed? Every year on November 5, Brits celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, to commemorate the day in 1605 when government forces uncovered the Gunpowder Plot and arrested Guy Fawkes, one of the plotters attempting to kill King James I. Nowadays, people gather around bonfires to celebrate and set off fireworks all over the country. Although November 5 has been and gone for this year, you can prepare yourself for the 2016 edition with our handy guide to Guy Fawkes Night.
2. St. Martin's Day, November 11 – throughout Europe
While each country celebrates St. Martin's Day a little differently, it is at its heart a harvest celebration, and it's not just about food. By November 11, the young wines are ready to drink, and the farm animals are fattened and ready to eat – whether it's the cattle, which provide the Martinmas beef in the UK, or the goose that graces the tables of people across Europe, from Sweden to Croatia. People seem to disagree about the weather connected with St. Martin's Day, however. In Sicily and the UK, the day is associated with a period of late-autumn warm weather that Americans would generally refer to as the Indian summer. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, however, St. Martin "arrives on a white horse", traditionally bringing in the first snow of the season.
3. St. Catherine's Day, November 25 – France
In the countries where it is recognized, St. Catherine's Day acts as a sort of female equivalent to St. Martin's Day. It happens only weeks afterwards, on November 25. Women, however, take the spotlight this time, and in France, this means specifically women who are 25 and unmarried. While the celebration has certainly started to fade out in today's society, these women traditionally wear spectacular green and yellow hats made for them especially for this occasion and parade them around. Paris even has a runway show to honor the "Catherinettes".
4. St. Nicholas Day, December 6 – throughout Europe
Much like St. Martin's Day, St. Nicholas Day, on December 6, is another holiday that takes different forms in different countries. It originated in the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine, where families tell stories of the saint and make special sweets, and children receive chocolate from St. Nicholas himself. In Italy, St. Nicholas Day replaces St. Catherine's day as a time for unmarried women to pray for a husband. In much of Central Europe, children put their shoes out the evening before in the hopes that St. Nicholas will leave a small gift. In many Slavic countries, like the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Ukraine, St. Nicholas comes with both an angel and a devil, who help him decide whether the child was good or naughty. If you're outside that day, you're likely to see many of these figures wandering the streets.
5. Sinterklaas, December 5-6 – the Netherlands
The Dutch iteration of St. Nicholas Day, Sinterklaas, deserves special attention for all of its peculiarities. Here, St. Nicholas takes the form of Sinterklaas, a man in a red bishop's outfit with a long white beard, who would eventually morph into the more recognizable figures of Father Christmas and Santa Claus in the UK and the US, respectively. Legend has it that he arrives from Spain with his companions, Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete, a curly haired figure in blackface – allegedly due to soot from chimneys, but this has caused much racial controversy in recent years. Sint and his helpers arrive in the Netherlands around 3 weeks before the big day itself via a huge procession that's watched by thousands of children across the country. Sinterklaas brings presents to everyone, each gift accompanied by a short poem and often including the letter that starts the person's name in chocolate. Many families and groups of friends will draw lots to determine whose Sinterklaas they will be, much like a Secret Santa gift exchange. But beware, naughty children are threatened with being taken away to Spain in a sack! (We always wonder what the kids think when the summer holidays roll around and the family takes their summer vacation to Spain!) For more information, read our Sinterklaas Guide.
6. Krampusnacht, December 5 – Austria, Baravia, and South Tyrol
Yet another St. Nicholas tradition worthy of special mention is Krampusnacht, in the so-called Austro-Bavarian Region that encompasses Austria, the southern German state of Bavaria, and the region in northern Italy called South Tyrol. The Krampus, a horrifying black, hairy, horned figure, is another of St. Nicholas' traveling companions, and he has the explicit purpose of punishing naughty children. Many Krampuses will appear on December 5, the night before St. Nicholas Day, often armed with a sort of whip to carry out their punishments and powered by Krampus schnapps, a special variety of fruit brandy.
7. Wren's Day, December 26 – Ireland
If you're in Ireland and you see people parading around town covered in straw on the day after Christmas, have no fear! These merry revelers are just celebrating Wren's Day. They're called mummers or strawboys, and they're following an old Celtic tradition of hunting down and then celebrating the wren. Although nowadays you're far more likely to find a fake wren rather than a real one, it will still be at the top of a decorated pole, acting as the centerpiece for all the dancing. The strawboys ask for donations from the crowd and then use part of it to put on a dance before giving the rest to a local charity.
The same date is known as Boxing Day in Great Britain and St. Stephen's Day in Finland. While Boxing Day was originally the occasion when servants would receive gifts from their masters, it has since turned into a shopping holiday and a day full of highly anticipated sporting events. St. Stephen's Day is recognized as a feast day in many catholic countries, but in the protestant country of Finland, they celebrate it with horse-pulled sleigh rides.
8. Silvester, December 31 – various countries
You probably know Silvester better as New Year's Eve, but this name comes from the feast day of Saint Sylvester and is still used in many countries across Europe and even Israel as well. New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe take many forms, from the familiar (fireworks and countdowns almost everywhere) to the bizarre. In Spain, people eat one grape for each chime when the clock strikes midnight – Portugal does the same, but with raisins. In Finland, people melt tin in boiling water and analyze the shape it makes to jokingly tell fortunes. In Scotland, the Hogmanay celebrations have gained fame the world over; the cannon at Edinburgh Castle fires at midnight, and parties in the street last until morning.
9. Befana, January 6 – Italy
The festival of Epiphany, marking the end of the 12 days of Christmas, is also widely celebrated in many different ways. In Italy, the figure of Befana takes center stage. Legend says that she declined to accompany the Three Wise Men on their journey to welcome the Christ child and later regretted that decision, so now she goes around the country on a broomstick, bringing gifts to all of the children in Italy. Befanas parade around in cities all over the country, and children receive "coal" (actually rock candy) for their bad behavior, and other candy and gifts for when they were good.
10. Burns Night, January 25 – Scotland
Leave it to the Scots to extend the holiday season past when everyone else has already taken down their trees and gotten back to work. Burns Night celebrates the great Scottish poet Robert Burns, and has grown into a celebration of Scottish culture that has spread Burns suppers to cities the world over. Guests are greeted with bagpipes, and the pipes reappear to greet the guest of honor, the haggis. The host will then address the haggis with Burns' Address to a Haggis, calling it the "great chieftain o' the pudding-race". He will then cut it open from end to end, sprinkle it with whisky as part of a Scottish whisky toast, and serve it with the traditional side dishes of mashed neaps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes).


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Apparently the Men's Rights section on Reddit (did you even know there was such a thing? I didn't!) hosted a conversation about how a guy was labeled "creepy" after waiting for his girlfriend outside a mall changing room.
One Redditor wrote:
Creep shaming is probably one of the most insidious and anti-equality things you can do. The ability to label men as "creepy" is just one privilege that women enjoy, and a constant source of fear of ostracizing that all men must fear in our society.
A bunch of feminist bloggers, and then Hugo Schwyzer of Jezebel leapt on this comment to vilify the (anonymous) author and loudly defend the right to accuse men of being "creeps."
"Though the word may be occasionally used unfairly," Schweyzer explains in his article, "'creepy' serves a vital function. No other word is as effective as describing when a man has crossed a woman's boundary; no other word forces a man to reflect on how his behavior makes other people feel. A guy can disprove accusations of being weak by displaying strength (often in foolish ways.) But a guy can only disprove the charge of creepiness by fundamentally altering his behavior to be more genuinely respectful of women."
Now, I'm not sure the guy standing outside the changing room deserved to be labeled a "creep" – but I do agree with the backlash against the "anti-creep shaming campaign," as it's apparently been called on Reddit.
I think "creep" is actually a perfectly acceptable term to describe a guy, as long as he's genuinely deserving of it.
More than that, I think the reason so many men are getting their knickers in a twist about "creep shaming" is because they themselves might deserve to be called "creeps."
Being called a creep hurts. As Schweyzer succinctly puts it: "Creep is the only insult that instantly centers women's perceptions. Trying to disprove "creepy" involves trying to talk a woman out of an instinctual response to a potential threat. Most men recognize (or eventually learn) that the harder they try to deny their creepiness, the creepier they appear."
And that's true. Other labels and names can be brushed off, but "creep" resonates on a much deeper level; perhaps something to do with that offensive (but nevertheless extremely accurate) quote by Margaret Atwood: "Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them."
But while "creep" is a humiliation-filled label, I don't believe "creep shaming," as it's described by Reddit, actually exists yet – but perhaps it should.
I was inspired by "pet shaming" (where you take pictures of naughty pets next to signs listing their crimes) and wonder if "creep shaming" could be equally successful on the 'net.
Just imagine it – a tumblr or blog in which acts of creepdom were broadcast to the Internet, using screenshots of creepy emails, Twitter posts and Facebook messages guys have written to girls.
What would be the purpose of naming-and-shaming the "creeps"? Perhaps as a means of educating the rest of us men about where the "creep" line is drawn, and how never to step over it.
That's an extremely useful thing to learn. Most men step into the creep zone at some point in their adult lives, and we have a vested interest in being guided as swiftly out of it as we can be.
I can only remember one occasion in which I crossed into the creep zone, but I did, and perhaps unknowingly did so other times, as well. When I was 18, guided by too much alcohol and too little experience with women, I failed to comprehend that a girl wasn't interested in me long after I should have, and from there, my seduction technique had gone from "cute" to "makes everybody feel uncomfortable."
But I was one of the lucky ones, and the girl in question later explained where I went wrong, and helped positively shape my relationships with women forever after. Other men need that too.
"Creep" is an offensive, humiliating, cringe-inducing label to put on a man, but if the shoe fits, the onus is on us "creepy" men to change our behavior; not for women to quit using the term because we find it "offensive."
But before I condone or encourage "creep shaming" entirely, there's one thing that bothers me.
Hugo Schwyzer's original creep-shaming article was also followed by a troublesome comment which actually ends up supporting the "anti-creep shaming campaign":
A man who can't recognize when a woman is out of his league is a creep because he lacks an understanding of a basic social structure.
So while I'm totally sold on the idea of "creep shaming", it's only appropriate for a guy who makes a woman feel uncomfortable by inappropriate physical contact, overly suggestive comments, invading her personal space or simply just not leaving her alone when she indicates (even just through body language and demeanor) that she's not interested.
That's a BIG difference from a girl labeling a guy a "creep" because she's conceited enough to believe she's "out of his league" and he shouldn't dare presume to talk to her. In that case, it's the girl being creepy (or crazy), and the only appropriate response would be something equally "creepy" – and something that generally works with girls that superficial.
From my days as a PUA (Google it), I learned that the strategy with superficial women is to 'neg' them (make a backhanded compliment, intended to make a woman feel insecure), then ignore them, so a woman feels compelled to pursue you. And they almost always do.
It's strategic, manipulative and ultimately, perhaps the "creepiest" kind of behavior of all. But unlike in all these other examples, PUAs aren't generally "creep shamed" for their behavior for the most insidious reason of all: Because it worked.


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Must-see destinations to make the most of a seven-hour stop off in Barcelona, Spain.
• Visit the Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi's masterpiece, an opulent cathedral started in 1882 and still unfinished today.
• The Gothic Quarter, or Barri Gotic, is the ancient heart of the city. Originally a Roman village, it is where locals and tourists throng to shop and eat and pray and stroll.
• Park Guell is another space stamped by the fantastical imagination of Gaudi; it is a park like no other, inhabited by weird and wonderful mosaic creatures and boasts gorgeous views of the city from the brightly tiled terrace.
• Casa Batllo, another Gaudi wonder was built between 1904 and 1906 and is now a museum to his distinctive swirly, trippy style.
• And for something not designed by Gaudi, the Picasso Museum celebrates the works of one of Spain's most famous sons (who lived in Barcelona for a time) with a stunning and expansive collection of his works.


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THE next meeting of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle will be a whisky tasting session, purely in the interests of furthering our education and appreciation of our national cultural heritage!
It will be held at 5pm (for 5.30pm) on Friday 10 December at:
Sinclair Scott Chartered Accountants
3 Wellington Square
Ayr KA7 1EN
By kind arrangement with Andrew Sinclair, director of Sinclair Scott.
Maybole-based company A D Rattray Ltd will present six exclusive and rare single malt Scotch whiskies that represent the different cask styles and whisky regions of Scotland.
A D Rattray Ltd managing director Nick White will lead the tasting, supported by Morag Brotherton.
Nick and Morag will explain the unique flavour experience and taste from single cask whiskies at cask strength.
Through the art of nosing and slowly savouring the aged Uisge Beatha, "Water of Life", they will leave you with a new appreciation of Scotland's greatest export in its purest form.
To find out more about Dewar Rattray in advance of the meeting, visit the company's website at www.dewarrattray.com
Numbers for this event are limited, and demand is expected to be high, so it is imperative that you let me know if you will be able to come please.
Please note, this meeting is not at our usual time, but an early evening kick-off (5pm for 5.30pm.) It was felt that some members might not be accustomed to whisky first thing in the morning.
Murdoch MacDonald
Elite Ayrshire Business Circle
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Ayrshire, Scotland
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials are currently scoping for potential regulation changes for speckled trout and flounder on the Texas coast. What is the status of these fisheries?
Here is some interesting data on the trout fishery.
Recruitment of spotted seatrout from each of these areas has remained relatively stable. The declines in relative abundance observed on the middle coast in 2009 were corrected with the high recruitment levels observed in 2010 and 2011. Recruitment levels in 2012 are consistent with levels from previous years, with the exceptions noted above for 2010 and 2011.
In 2007, special rules were adopted for the lower Laguna Madre (LLM) of which size limits were the same as the rest of the coast, but the bag limit was reduced to 5 fish. Since implementation of these regulations in the LLM, gill net surveys show that relative abundance has remained relatively stable though considerable year-to-year fluctuations occur. For example, the fall 2013 gill net catch rates are one of the lowest observed following one of the highest catch rates recorded from the spring 2013 sampling.
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Nanny And The Recession
(You Hurt My Feelings world premieres at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival. It screens on June 17, 21, 22. Visit the film's official website to learn more.)
A male nanny—a gentle, meaty, confused presence—is forever trying, and failing, to get control of a working mom's two little girls, and, we sense, of his life in general. He lacks any adult self-confidence or sense of authority. In the opening shot of You Hurt My Feelings, and repeatedly through the film, John (John Merriman) is seen laying on the floor, his intense, worried eyes staring into space. He exists in a state of guilt and inadequacy, particularly in relation to his frozen-in-resentment girlfriend Courtney (Courtney Davis).
Writer-director Steve Collins creates a visual shorthand for the recurring, titular state of hurt feelings: a frontal traveling shot of a character (usually Courtney) striding forward along the side of the road, as the offending person trails behind her at a distance. Courtney's anger remains unexplained, and as You Hurt My Feelings progresses it becomes evident that Collins has built his film around a series of highly dramatic plot points, each of which has been excised from the story—leaving only their emotional fallout. The result is a stylized film cloaked in a naturalistic visual style. And it absolutely works, thanks in large part to the richness of the script and outstanding performances.
A new man, Macon (Macon Blair), appears in Courtney's life, and he's John's polar opposite: playful, outspoken, ridiculous, and effortlessly charming, even coaxing a half-smile from her stony face. He quickly develops a huge guy-crush on John. After helping him jump-start his stalled car (another recurring theme), Macon gets his beer on and gushes, "It's just nice to have a buddy, a good buddy, a really, a really good buddy—it's great!" Blair is an exciting actor to watch—he does some fantastic physical comedy on his front lawn, drunkenly playing with John's attempts to be responsible and get him safely inside the house. Later, he conveys volumes of subtext and terrified humanity in a single wordless close-up.
Gradually the story starts—unsettlingly—to jerk forward at key moments. We miss crucial scenes and dialogue; Collins proposes that common knowledge about story can be turned inside out, that plot points can be left to the viewer's imagination by showing their aftermath. He focuses on the shifting texture of his characters' lives, their loneliness, their isolation from each other, as the love triangle that started with John and Macon competing for Courtney increasingly leaves her the odd woman out.
Credit must be given to cinematographer Jeremy Saulnier's bold and imaginative use of an austere box of toys. He creates a theatrical sense of space by shooting a John-chasing-down-the-little-girls scene through a loose thicket of bare branches. He accentuates the working-mom's whiny rant by placing her small in the background as her unconcerned infant plays with a doll in close-up. A lovely underwater shot paints the simple joy at the heart of John and Macon's friendship.
Collins' film is painfully relatable for anyone who's paddled around in the shallow end of the economy. Brief interludes of simple happiness—a day at the beach, a furtive swim in someone else's backyard pool, John's kind and nurturing connection with the little girls—can't disguise the downward spiral of John's life. He faces a series of tragic-comic humiliations; the droning, pseudo-caring monologue with which the working mom, who's been offered childcare at her work, fires him ("I have to take this benefit" is her mantra) is torn from today's headlines and laser-accurate. And if that doesn't make you squirm, wait 'til his retirement-age parents take him to the mall to buy him a suit.
Merriman's performance is a gem, his big-and-strong physicality contrasting with and accentuating the daydreaming, boyish sweetness and passivity of his character. Blair's drunken words about having a buddy are a beacon in the dark night of John's existence, and increasingly come across as the film's cri de coeur.
You Hurt My Feelings is like a Buster Keaton comedy of pain slowed all the way down to the depressive pace of jobless-recovery culture. It's poetic and subtle, never more so than in its oblique final scene, which could be interpreted as either hopeful or the death of hope. It rarely raises its voice, but look inside and you'll find a funny and heartfelt microcosm of the malaise (and moments of joy) of American life in the here and now.
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June 19th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Beautiful and astute review Paul!


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17 Mar · GelatoMyWay · No Comments
Spring is coming, the days are getting longer but still the sun is'nt shining every day, at least here in Italy…
Why not trying to brighten our gloomy day with a nice sorbet?
A Strawberry sorbet seems perfect!
I love strawberries, one leads to another as well as cherries …
Here's the recipe …
250 gr. of strawberries (You can use frozen strawberries if You do not find fresh ones )
210 gr. sugar
500 ml of water
4 gr. of stabilizer
a few drops of lemon
Measure the water, then pour the sugar and strawberries; blend well in a blender and strain through a fine-mesh strainer.
Add the stabilizer and mix again, turn on the gelato maker machine and pour the liquid in, then stir for at least 25/30 minutes.
If You have it You can replace 2 gr. of stabilizer with 2 tablespoons of strawberry fruit paste improving flavor .
When ready,let rest in the freezer for at least an hour and …
Good appetite,
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This week I finally told people at work that I am pregnant. I didn't really plan on telling my boss just yet, but an opportunity came us where we were having a big talk (i.e. she was telling me off) and it was the right time to tell her. She then proceeded to tell my team a few days later because she said if I wasn't going to do it, she was going to tell them. So that seemed a bit weird. No one believed her at first, which has been a common reaction. I am not sure why this has shocked everyone so much?!
So now just about everyone I am close with knows I'm pregnant. It has been such a weird and awkward experience telling people I am pregnant because it feels like such a personal thing to share. I really hate talking about myself normally and now I am getting so many questions (which is lovely of people to care) but I feel quite uncomfortable. Has anyone else felt like that?
How far along: 16 weeks, yay! Ive been excited to get to this point. It seems like I am really getting there. Next milestone is 20 weeks. 🙂
How big is baby: The size of an avocado, which is weird when I have eaten avocado for lunch every day this week.
Sleep: The insomnia hasn't been too bad this week, but sleep has been a bit lacking due to the very early mornings for my long commute to work.
Symptoms: Just so bloody tired. I have found myself pretty much done for the day at 3.00 pm and barely able to function after that. It might have more to do with the heat and the commute to work than the baby. Also, I feel like my hair looks like shit lately, is this a pregnancy thing or just having a bad hair month?
Best moment of this week: AJ got a new job, which has nothing to do with the baby, but I am excited for him. Unfortunately this means he won't get much paternity leave, but hopefully he'll be able to take 2 weeks off when I have bubs. I have a feeling I will have my hands full!
Miss anything: I'm still missing my mum. Ive been trying not to think about it, but I had a horrible dream on Saturday morning that my gran passed away and my mum was hysterical because it meant that I didn't have her or my gran to be there for me and the baby and she was worried about me. I woke up sobbing and just haven't felt good all week. My gran is actually alive in real life, but she hasn't known who I am for 5 years and can't really communicate with me at all. So even though she's still alive, I miss her so much too. It's just really bought home for me that I don't have my mum or gran with me. It doesn't help when so many people keep saying things to me about my mum. People just assume my mum is still around and will help me with the baby and I have to correct them. The HR girl at work was awful because she was pushing me to give her a date for my return to work and I said it would depend on childcare and she flippantly said "can't your mum just babysit?", which was just annoying on a number of levels.
Movement: I'm not feeling anything. Maybe in the next few weeks.
Food cravings: Nothing too much, just dry/carby foods and fruit. Nothing weird. I am trying to eat better this week after eating sooooo much take away while we were moving.
Anything making you queasy or sick: No issues this week, but I still can't stand the sight of chili, onion, capsicum, tomato, mints, coffee and pepsi max. That's been consistent for my entire pregnancy.
Gender: I still don't know, I always think of it as a little girl, but that's just because I want a girl!
How's your mood: Don't ask! Oh dear, its been a bit tough again this week. I have felt teary and emotional all week and just not like myself. I am blaming the hormones.
Looking forward to: Just fast forwarding through the next 4 months and being in my new house and having a big fat baby bump.
The Bump: I can really feel it now when I am laying in bed, but no one else can really see it yet. Now that people at work know I am pregnant everyone keeps saying that they can't believe I am 16 weeks pregnant because you can't tell. I think it's quite normal not to have a bump until about 20 weeks for your first pregnancy. Obviously I have a bit of padding for the bump to poke through yet.


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Duchess doubtful her TV show could air in Britain
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson says it's doubtful her new television series "Finding Sarah" could ever air in Britain.
"I think that Fergie baiting sells a lot of papers in Britain, and Fergie does tend to fall into the traps so could it air on Britain? Probably not without dramatic ramifications and negativity," Ferguson says.
"Finding Sarah" is a six-part series airing on Oprah Winfrey's Network, OWN, where Ferguson goes on a soulful journey to rebuild her self-esteem. Along the way, she is helped by experts (and friends of Winfrey) including Dr. Phil McGraw and financial adviser Suze Orman.
Ferguson says the most difficult lesson she had to learn was about regret and to accept that she can't change the past.
One regret she is likely referring to is the scandal from May of last year where she was filmed by an undercover journalist, posing as an Indian businessman negotiating a payment to the duchess for access to Prince Andrew.
Ferguson maintains that she never really would have sold access to her former husband and that she needed the money for a friend.
Now, she also says she had a feeling something wasn't right at the time and knows she should have listened to her gut.
"I knew this guy was wrong. I knew that he was a journalist. I had an instinct as it was and yet my people-pleasing addiction kept me going on that if he could help me and if he could invest in my business. And he also promised to build schools in Afghanistan that maybe then everyone would love me more or maybe then all my staff would be paid and you know what? It wasn't real."
Ferguson says she has the proper tools now to deal with her life. She can spot and dismiss negative thoughts that used to plague her.
"A thought comes in and it's a nasty thought, it's horrible about yourself ... or horrible about someone else," she says. "Change it. You just made it up. It's not real. So how are you allowing your thoughts to ruin your day if it's not real? You've made it up. That's it."
"Finding Sarah" premieres June 12 on OWN.


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How do i make a reservation & can I book online?
To make a reservation or to to check our availability please call 01253 341218.
We currently do not have an online booking facility as we like to discuss your individual needs to ensure we have everything you need in place before your arrive.
Is your hotel fully accessible?
It sure is! We are the UK's Largest fully accessible hotel catering for people with disabilities. The hotel and its facilities are all wheelchair accessible and we have lift access to all floors.
We have single, twin and triple bedrooms along with a selection of adjoining suites that range in size sleeping between 3 and 6 people, all fully wheelchair accessible and designed with access as a top priority.
Do you offer transport to and from the hotel?
Yes. Our 'Door-To-Door' transport service offers fully accessible transport to and from the hotel from anywhere in the UK.
The vehicles used are all fully adapted to cater for wheelchair users. Drivers are all Midas qualified and vehicles range from 3 to 51 seats. Journeys are priced individually based on the mileage covered.
If you would like to arrange your own transport we can recommend the following companies, booking direct quoting 'The Bond Hotel' may save you money on your travel.
- Atkinson Travel: 07921290544 (8 Seater Minibus)
For large groups we work very closely with a local coach company that can assist with your travel, we are happy to arrange group travel on your behalf if you prefer.
- Walton's Coach Hire: 01772634563 (Full size coaches including space for 8 wheelchair confined passengers)
For more information please call 01253 341218.
Do you cater for large groups?
We sure do! With 62 bedrooms and catering for up to 110 guests The Bond Hotel is an ideal choice for your group holiday.
Booking a group holiday couldn't be easier, with a full range of mobility equipment on site to use, cabaret shows designed to WOW our guests, specialist diets catered for coupled with the option of booking your coach travel along with your accommodation. We really can provide everything you need to ensure your group has a wonderful time in Blackpool.
Contact our reservation team today to obtain a quote for your group on
01253 341218
Do you offer 1 or 2 night stays?
Unfortunately the minimum stay we offer is 3 nights. If you only want to stay for 1 or 2 nights that is perfectly fine but you will still be required to pay for the full 3 nights.
If you would like to arrive within the next 14 days we may be able to provide a 1 night stay. Please call us on 01253 341218 for details.
What parking facilities so you have?
We have a large level access FREE car park for guests to the rear of the hotel.
We also have a drop of point situated on Bond Street, opposite our main entrance.
What equipment is included during my stay?
We have a very wide range of mobility equipment available to use during your stay, the following items can be added free of charge to your reservation.
- Ceiling Track Hoists (Own slings required)
- Portable Hoists (Own slings required)
- Electric Profiling Beds (with pressure relief mattresses)
- Bed Rails (with or without bumpers)
- Stand Aids (Own slings required)
- Rotundas
- Shower Chairs
- Reclining Shower Chairs
- Lifting Poles
- Bed Levers
- Commodes
- Kylies
- Raised Toilet Seats
- Toilet Frames
- Room to Room Monitors
- Secure Medication Boxes
For a small additional charge the following items are available for hire
- Manual Wheelchairs – £8 per day
- Scooters – £16 per day
- Air Mattresses – £16 per night
- In House Laundry Service – £8.50 per bag
- Clinical Waste Disposal – Should you require the disposal of clinical waste during your stay, this can be provided for £3.00 per bag. Bags are available from the hotel reception when you check in.
Are bedrooms en-suite?
Yes. All our bedrooms have an en-suite bathroom with wetroom.
The majority of our bathrooms are level access but a small amount have a raised step or ramp. Our bathrooms vary slightly depending on the individual room. For more details on our bathrooms please contact us 01253 341218
What facilities are in the bedrooms?
Our rooms have all the modern conveniences that you would expect plus the added accessibility and ease of use to suite our service users needs.
All bedrooms come as standard with the following
- FREE WiFi
- Large flat screen TV with Freeview
- Tea & Coffee making facilities
- Towels
- Power Points
- En-suite wet room
The following additional items can be requested free of charge
- Iron & ironing board
- Hairdryers
- Secure medication boxes
- Mini Fridges
- Fans
We can remove certain items from the room on request to suit the service users needs and requirements.
Does the hotel have Wifi?
We sure do! We have FREE WIFI access throughout the hotel.
Can i hire a wheelchair or scooter for the duration of my stay?
Yes. For a small additional charge the following items are available for hire
- Manual Wheelchairs – £8 per day
- Scooters – £16 per day
You can add any of the above to your holiday package when making your booking.
Where can i charge my electric scooter?
We have a dedicated charging station in our reception area which is free for hotel guests.
This area can be used to charge scooters.
What is the cost of your Care Packages?
Our care packages are priced at £17 per hour, per carer and are tailored to meet your needs. Bank holidays will be charged at double the hourly rate.
A 10 hour waking watch support package can be booked at £170 per night.
I have specific care requirements, is this something you can help with?
Of course! Although all our hotel staff are fully trained to offer the highest standards of service and guest relations, we realise that some of our guests may need additional support for personal or social care. We are delighted to offer a solution with our very own care company, 'Holidays With Care'.
All of our care packages, which are delivered by expertly trained and friendly staff, are tailored to suit the guest and the level of care they require. We cater for those with physical and learning disabilities, those with mental health needs and individuals with hearing and visual impairments.
As part of your Holidays With Care package, you can expect:
- Dedicated personal care as required, including full 24-hour care packages.
- A commitment to maintaining and protecting privacy and dignity.
- A pledge to confidentiality in accordance with data protection act.
- Opportunities for holiday makers to try new experiences.
- Staff who encourage and promote participation and choices in set activities.
- We will ensure the Holidays With Care experience is a fun and enjoyable one.
If you require more details, please contact us on 01253 341218 and ask to speak with our Care Manager who will talk you through the services we can provide for you and your loved ones.
Are holiday prices the same for carers/ support staff?
Yes. All our prices are the same for service users as for support staff/ carers.
All our prices can be found on our website or in our brochure.
Are all meals included during my stay?
All of our breaks are half board which includes breakfast & evening meal.
We do offer all a full board/ all inclusive upgrade for an extra £12.50 per person, per night which includes breakfast, lunch, evening meal & all draught soft drinks (alcoholic drinks are not included).
Do you cater for specific dietary requirements?
Yes. We are able to cater for all dietary requirements including but not limited to vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, puréed, liquidised, soft, dairy, Kosher & Halal. All food allergies can be easily catered for just mention any special requirement during your booking and we will ensure your needs are met.
There is a wide choice of food available for our evening meals which always include a vegetarian option. We always display the full 7 days menus but our chef is very accommodating & will prepare alternatives if required. Simply ask at reception during your stay.
With table service and self service available to keep your dining experience as flexible as possible.
When is your entertainment/ cabaret on?
Throughout the year we offer 2 acts performing EVERY NIGHT hosted by our incredible compères Nicole Jordan and Brian Brodie.
Our shows start at 7.30pm in our cabaret showbar and the hotel really does take on a whole new life of its own. Get ready to hit the dance-floor and really let your hair down!
For your chance to win a FREE holiday don't forget to pack your fancy dress outfit for our competition every Thursday & Sunday evenings.
For all you bingo lovers out there we host a nightly game of cash bingo – where all the money goes straight back out in prizes to you!
The live music finishes at 11pm followed by a short disco, plenty of time to party before a good nights sleep to enjoy the thrills of Blackpool the next day!
Can you advise me whats on in Blackpool during my stay?
Sure we can! Blackpool is a fun and vibrant town with plenty to see and do.
Ask our reception team who are highly trained on all of Blackpool's attractions & accessibility. Our aim is for you to have a fantastic holiday!
Do you offer day trips to local attractions?
We certainly can! Although we cannot provide day trips ourselves we work closely with Atkinson Travel who can arrange any day trips you may require. These can be booked directly by calling 07921290544, all vehicles are fully wheelchair accessible.
What Blackpool attractions offer free or discount carer/ support staff entry?
The attractions below offer FREE carer/ support staff entry. You will be required to show a carer ID card or identification card to obtain your free entry.
- Blackpool Tower Circus
- Blackpool Tower Ballroom
- Blackpool Dungeons
- Blackpool Tower Eye & 4D Cinema
- Madame Tussauds Waxworks
- Blackpool Sealife Centre
The attractions below offer DISCOUNTED carer/ support staff entry. You will be required to show a carer ID card or identification card to obtain your DISCOUNTED ENTRY.
- Blackpool Zoo
- Sandcastle Waterpark
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Intel's Threading Building Blocks (TBB) open source library looks really interesting. Even though there's even an O'Reilly Book about the subject I don't hear about a lot of people using it. I'm interested in using it for some multi-level parallel applications (MPI + threads) in Unix (Mac, Linux, etc.) environments. For what it's worth, I'm interested in high performance computing / numerical methods kinds of applications.
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Security: Quantum Cryptography
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When you first read about quantum mechanics in a college textbook, it seems ridiculous. Electrons can spin in two different directions at the same time. They quit spinning both ways when you look at them. It sounds a lot like Snuffleupagus, a character who shows up only when no adults are around. The idiosyncrasies of electrons, photons, and other very small particles are so very different from the behaviors of objects you can see and touch as to stretch belief.
But quantum mechanics isn't fantasy. It's hard science, and it could soon affect our macroscopic lives. Drawing on 20 years of academic research, two companies have used the principles of quantum mechanics to create the most secure form of computer encryption the world has ever seen.
id Quantique introduced a quantum cryptography system last summer, and MagiQ Technologies will follow suit by the end of this year. These systems use photons to send secret encryption keys, hiding each key behind the most famous tenet of quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. When you exchange quantum keys with someone, you can be sure that no one could ever hope to figure them out. Any e-mail message, telephone call, or financial transaction encrypted with these keys will be safe.
"If there are things that you want to keep protected for another 10 to 30 years, you need quantum cryptography," says Burt Kaliski, chief scientist at RSA Security, the world's leading cryptography company.
The reigning encryption technique is RSA encryption, which lets two people send each other private messages over the Internet using a public key and a private key. Cracking RSA is extremely difficult, but given many years, today's supercomputers can do it.
RSA keeps improving as machines get faster, but it will be absolutely useless if scientists ever develop a quantum computer. While a silicon transistor is either on or offholding either a 1 or a 0an electron in a quantum computer can exhibit two different spins at the same time, holding both values at once. A machine that tapped into this superposition principle would be exponentially faster than any current supercomputer.
How can you protect your data from a quantum computer? You have to fight fire with fire by using encryption based on quantum mechanics.
According to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, if you try to measure the behavior of a quantum particle, you alter it in such a way that your measurement isn't completely accurate. This means if you send encryption keys using photons, which adhere to the laws of quantum mechanics, no one can steal them.
The example on page 108 steps through the process. Alice sends Bob a series of individual photons, using the polarization of each photon to indicate a binary digit. If Eve tries to read the photons en route, she can't help but change their polarizations in some cases, leaving telltale signs she was eavesdropping.
As the photons reach Bob and he tries to read them, he ends up changing polarizations as well. But he doesn't change them all, and with the help of a clever algorithm, he and Alice can confer and ascertain which photons he altered and which he didn't. They can then determine whether Eve was eavesdropping and, if she wasn't, build an encryption key that no one could ever hope to deduce.
The only problem is that the photons must travel over a medium that doesn't disturb their polarizations. You have to send them across a dedicated fiber-optic cable, and with current technology, the line can't stretch any longer than a few dozen kilometers.
MagiQ Technologies is working on a technique that skirts this limitation, and some say that quantum cryptography systems are already up and running in Washington. "I'm sure that the government is already using quantum cryptography systems for real applications," says Chris Fuch, a Bell Labs researcher. Still skeptical about quantum mechanics? You shouldn't be.


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Reflection on the Daily Readings for 9/06/09 by Fr. Bertrand Buby, SM
Today's Readings
Scripture: Lectionary # 129, 23 Sunday (B). Isaiah 35:4-7. Psalm
146:7.8-9.9-10. James 2:1-5. Mark 7:31-37.
Scripture is always calling us to wholesomeness and integration. God
wants us to reach our highest potential as humans both in the ordinary
levels of life and especially in the spiritual area of life. To help us
see how God works this through with many different types of people who need
a lot of help, we learn there are certain "catch words" that refer to these
people. Of course, we are among them when we reflect on how God helps them
to reach their maximum potential. We help one another in this endeavor
because the commandment of love is at the center of human potential. Jesus
has the power to bring this potential to those who are marginal in society,
to those who are alone (widows, orphans), to the poor, the blind, the
addicted (with new kinds of demons), and to the deaf and lame.
Isaiah shows us that in Messianic times (the the time of Jesus) even nature
will respond to this potentiality. The blind have their eyes opened, the
deaf their ears cleared, and the lame are able to leap for joy. Our being
stewards of creation help to bring this about.
We hear the same message in the Psalm and its responsorial, in the letter
of James,and in the Gospel in a specific instance of a man who is deaf is
cured by the healing touch of Jesus. We help the poor according to James
when we do not favor just those who seem to be our rich friends, but when
we see the indigent in need to be clothed and fed. James is advising us to
clear ourselves of our prejudices, anger toward others who do not think
like we do–even politically, and by reaching out to those who need help.
Jesus himself gives us the example of healing a man who was deaf and not
bragging about what he has done (part of the humility of Jesus and a hint
of the Messianic Secret in Mark). We are called to be creative agents of
God's redeeming love for the poor and for those who need us to help them
reach their potential in the physical world and in the spiritual realm.
Widows, orphans, the blind, the deaf, and the lame have always been helped
by institutions that are motivated by Christian values and principles
learned from the Gospels. The catch words used in the Bible for such people
who need us and our need of them enable us to reach our potential while
helping them to reach theirs in the sight of God. We ourselves may be
spiritually blind or deaf to the word of God. We may be alienated from the
community or consider ourselves outside the Church. Yet, God is concerned
for all of us to reach our potential. That is why God created us in his
image and likeness.
In listening to the Scriptures today we have some areas that touch our
needs for reaching our potential as other Christs. May God bless us with
such a desire and the effort to do something about it. Amen.


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Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers Reprise Roles as Philly Rockers
The foursome reunites at the Electric Factory in November, featuring opener Bricklin.
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When I first moved from Chicago to Philadelphia almost 30 years ago, I knew about Robert Hazard. That was about it for the local Philly music scene. Boy oh boy, was I in for a treat! The music scene in this area during the '80s was electric. From Dobbs and The Ripley on South Street to the Cabarets (23 East, Chestnut, West Chester) to the Buggy Tavern to The Empire Rock Club to the East Side Club. You get the idea—there was always a choice on a weekend. Or even during the week.
Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers bounced into that vibrant Philadelphia scene as the newer kids on the block. With his boyish good looks and a slightly suggestive grin, Tommy became an instant heartthrob. The ladies loved him and the guys wanted to be him with his high-energy, bar-leaping, guitar-slinging stage persona. "I'm Not Your Man" was a No. 1 song and as one of the album titles suggested, the Rumblers were "walkin' on water."
Through the years, Tommy has continued with his musical career as well as establishing himself as a radio personality. And for something to be truly thankful for this Thanksgiving season, Tommy will reunite his Rumblers for a show at the Electric Factory on Nov. 23. Chris Day, Jim Hannum, Rob Miller and Paul Slivka will reprise their roles on stage with Tommy, and the show promises to be one rollicking good time, not to mention a great way to dance off the pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes! Plus, Tommy promises to pull out at least one unrecorded gem that the band hasn't played in at least forever—one for the failthful fans!


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Devastating Truth Some Families Face Living In the Spectrum
Today I read an article from The Province that I came across on facebook indicating that a mother of a severely autistic 16 year old boy from Prince Rupert, BC had committed an act of murder-suicide. As I read the article it pulled at my heart strings as I could not even imagine the place this mother must have been in to commit such an act. I will never fully understand how hard it is for parents who have children that are nonverbal. I can only remember the fears I had of an unknown future when my Monkey was not yet speaking.
Click here to watch a video about the incident from Global BC.
Many of us in Canada face the fact that services, in almost every province, are lacking and a lot of the burden is left entirely on the parents to find a way to fund their own private therapies or take on the role of learning all they can and doing therapy with their children on their own. Many of you (like Rebecca and I) work full time, many of you are single parents or have spouses that are rarely home, many of you have multiple children on the spectrum at varying ends of the scale yet the majority of us still manage to do the best that we can with what we have.
Stories like the one above sadden and anger me because I do not see autism in such a grim and devastating light. When I read stories like these that blame a lack of services on the root cause of the decision to commit such an act I have to question what else was going on? I understand the human need to want to blame such an act on something out of ones control but a lack of services is not the only thing going on here that would contribute to her taking her sons life and her own. We can not begin to understand what life was like in their home on a daily basis but I can assume that stress, depression, hopelessness for her situation, played a major role in her decision and going at it alone would be difficult.
As a parent I could never imagine losing my child let alone taking his life and then my own. Regardless of a disability their life is precious and there is always another solution. So when I read this article the first time I found myself judging her for what she had done. How could she be so selfish? If you take your own life there is usually depression at play so did she ever go see a doctor regarding her feelings of despair? What types of services did they have access to and did they use them to the fullest? Were they using schedules or PECS to try and communicate with her son? Why was there an increase in his aggression? Could there have been something else going on either at home or at school? Had there been a change in routine? Was he sick or possibly having headaches?How were the other family member's helping? I judged her negatively for something I can never begin to understand as I have not walked in her shoes.Then I stepped back.
We do not know what life was like in their home or what services had been received. Their journey was their own and we will never know what were the circumstances that led to such a decision. We only see what is shown to us by the media. In the end this poor women felt that this was the only way that she could help her son and herself. Life in the spectrum can be very lonely and so I can not judge her for the decision she has made but merely feel sorry that such a thing had to occur and that two lives were cut short. A lack of services, when trying to find long term care for her son, may have been the final straw that pushed her over the edge of what she felt that she could humanly tolerate but in the end it still does not justify the final act.
During a month where we try to bring awareness to autism it is a sad note that this is what is in the forefront of the news. To often it is the devastation that autism sometimes brings that is brought to everyone's attention. Rarely does the beauty and uniqueness of autism ever get highlighted by national news reports. This is a sin in my eyes as the public then only associates autism with children who run away, who can not speak, who are a burden to their loved ones when this is furthest from the truth. Although this incident will draw the attention towards the lack of services needed for our children through all stages of their lives it isn't the happiest way to end Autism Awareness month.
To any of you that are feeling lost, alone, and like you can not do it anymore please find someone you can speak with. There is always a way out of any situation, suicide is never the answer.
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"This second cd of Shadowlands is much more for the collectors and the die-hard fans of Klaus Schulze than for a public ready to finally discover the Master"
1 Shadowlights 41:12
2 In Between 17:07
3 Licht und Schatten 17:23 CD 2 (73:14)
1 The Rhodes Violin 55:24
2 Tibetan Loop 17:50
Synthetic Symphony – SPV 260070 2CD (148:56) ***½
(Contemporary, eclectic and minimalist ambient EM)
Why two chronicles for the same album? Well because said album is presented in two formats; a simple album which will survive the special edition of two discs, but especially because the global note for "Shadowlands" would suffer enormously if I will melt both chronicles in a single one. You see me coming?
A great majority of comments are very laudatory concerning this 2nd CD offered in limited edition. I am quite enough shared about it. By moments (yes it could happen to the Master) our friend Schulze has the annoying mania to want at all costs to fill the 80 minutes of the digital bits of the silvery disc. It's a little bit what happens on this second disc of "Shadowlands" which puts us into our ears a much too long minimalist dissection of "The Rhodes Violin". True that the small gleaming arpeggios which sparkle in Oriental moods, into the tears and riffs of Thomas Kagermann's violin and his vague prayers are mesmerizing. Also true that the rhythm, absent in the beginning, which is drawn and which increases by some sequencer keys fitting into a wound stroboscopic movement, that the bass line which pumps its round and hopping chords and that the percussions which pulse a delicate techno for zombies are ending by offering one of these always magnetic rhythms on behalf of the Master of the electronic serial art. But it's also true that "The Rhodes Violin" suffers of these too long minutes between each of these aforesaid musical elements are integrating in order to harmonize its 56 minutes scattered in the spheres of boredom. Truncated of 20 minutes, and "The Rhodes Violin" would have been as delicious as "Shadowlights" is. "Tibetan Loop" leads us at another level with a fascinating spiritual incantation chanting on the wings of an abstract musical art. The synth waves are dark and strangely musical. They weave these walls of comfort which bear the weight of the vocalized heresies created by Schulze where the violins of Kagermann get lost within a skillful fusion of two musical entities which confuse the hearing with enchantment. Except that "Tibetan Loop" is all of ambiences. It's a mixture of lunar and clanic ambience with singings which are more Berber than Tibetans. Chants which get lost in a wind mosaic where synth and violins mislaid their fragile nomadic harmonies, confirming by moments all the questioning on the necessity of this 2nd cd which is more for the collectors and the die-hard fans of Klaus Schulze.
Sylvain Lupari (March 10th, 2013)
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KLAUS SCHULZE: Shadowlands Limited Edition (2013)
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Right now, at this very moment, I should be working on my thesis. But there are only so many articles you can read about how poor our medical care is for those who need interpreters or the legislation on multilingual signage. Also, it's still hot. So I'm going to turn on my fan and take a break from academia.
I've been traveling around quite a bit, and have had two consecutive family visits to tour around Sevilla, so I haven't really been in my apartment to cook anything. One of my favorite waiters and my favorite bars asked if I was working, or if the people with me were "mine". Tomorrow I go off to Rome, where I have three or four "best" gelato places to try. Four days after I get back, I'll be moving back to the Pacific Northwest (the economic crisis has completely erased any possibility of me getting a job here, and oh god it's hot). I do have several more Spanish recipes up my sleeve that I'll be parceling out over the next year, but for those few of you who follow my blog: there will be a change in tone. For one, I'll have access to a full kitchen for a short time, until I finish up my Master's and strike out on my own. Again. I'm going to do my best to keep on with this blog because I love it, but please have mercy if there are gaps (like just before I posted this).
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