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Bomb brought down Russian plane in Egypt
More than two weeks after the A321 airliner crash over Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 passengers onboard, Russian security agencies confirmed that the plane crashed due to a homemade bomb placed on board
Moscoew: Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed vengeance as Moscow yesterday confirmed that a bomb attack brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board.
A file picture dated Nov 1 shows the wreckage of the plane at the crash site in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Pics/AFP
Putin pledged to ramp up Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria in response to the attack but stopped short of blaming any one group as the country's security agency announced a $50 million (Rs 330 crore) reward for information leading to capture of those responsible.
IS responsible
A group linked to IS had earlier claimed responsibility for downing the plane, and Russia had halted all flights to Egypt despite refusing to endorse growing suspicions in the UK and the US that the plane was blown up by a bomb. Putin did not expressly blame IS for the attack but pledged to step up air strikes in Syria.
Putin's rage
"It is not the first time that Russia confronts barbarous terrorist crimes. The murder of our people is among the bloodiest crimes in terms of victims. We will not wipe away the tears from our soul and hearts.
Vladimir Putin, Russian President
This will stay with us forever but will not stop us from finding the criminals. We will find them in any part of the world and punish them," Putin said.
Rs 330crore
The reward offered by Russia for information on Sinai plane attackers.
Russia's security chief Alexander Bortnikov said "A homemade explosive device equivalent to 1 kg of TNT went off onboard, which caused the plane to break up in the air, which explains why the fuselage was scattered over such a large territory."
"We can say unequivocally that this was a terrorist attack," Bortnikov added.
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Yesterday historic Pompano Park celebrated its 50th birthday.
The harness racing dream of Frederick Van Lennep became reality in 1964, when it developed, opened, flourished and following his death in 1987, was managed by the late John A. Cashman, Jr. for the Van Lennep estate.
They had many other assets including Lexington's famous Castleton Farm, Wolverine Raceway, the Red Mile in Lexington and multiple tracks in Italy, until sold in 1994 to Casino America, Inc. (now Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.). The selling amount was subject to upward adjustment in the event a constitutional amendment was passed permitting casino gambling. The buyers agreed to continue standardbred racing at the facility. The sale followed failed negotiations to sell to the then owners of Hollywood Greyhound Track and Hazel Park near Detroit.
The real story, however, takes place many years before, when in 1926, another racetrack was located on the site. It proved to have an interesting history with government intervention, not unlike today's equine industry. In that in 1926, the $1.25 million construction of the original Pompano Park, with grandstands that could seat 7,000 fans, was completed. The mile track, made of clay and sand, was 100 feet wide and many years later served as the hub of the famous training center at Atlantic Blvd and Powerline Road.
The grand opening was celebrated on Christmas Day 1926 and huge crowds of spectators reportedly poured into Pompano on chartered buses from around Florida. The track might have been an immense success but there was a barrier (in Florida, at that time, pari-mutuel betting was illegal). It said, racing was to start Christmas Day until Governor John Martin branded Pompano Park "a center of law breakers" and threatened to send the military to plow up the track and "plant it in cowpeas" unless racing ceased, and it did. The original Pompano Park was then used for automobile races, Polo and boxing matches, without lasting success.
In 1928, two years after the track opened, a hurricane ravaged South Florida with 2,000 fatalities and many injuries. Pompano Park became a savior as it was used as a Red Cross station to aid more than 1,000 hurricane victims. Subsequently, the track became dormant until 1953, when Fred Van Lennep, then a prominent Kentucky horseman and former advertising executive, spotted the old track from an airplane.
Van Lennep saw great potential for a future racetrack. He purchased the land and immediately began plans to construct a new facility. After lobbying for many years, Van Lennep was able to get pari-mutuel legislation on the ballot and in 1962 it was overwhelmingly voted into law.
Van Lennep fulfilled his dream, and his promise, and built what was the well-designed state leader of horse racing tracks.
The new Pompano Park opened on February 4, 1964 to a crowd of nearly 6,600 people. The track featured a "state of the art" grandstand, clubhouse and restaurant facility and for the many owners (who also had access to an owners' club), trainers, drivers and caretakers, three racetracks, two being one mile and half mile training tracks and a five-eighths mile main race track.
Once completed, there were stalls for 2,000 horses, living quarters for more than 500 caretakers, a swimming pool for horses, a nine-hole golf course and driving range. The main facility featured one of the largest dining rooms in South Florida with seating for more than 800 people. Van Lennep's wife, the renowned horsewoman, Francis Dodge Van Lennep, loved pink flamingos and much of the track was painted in that color.
Named the "Winter Capital of Harness Racing", Pompano Park grew in popularity among people in the sport, plus leading celebrities enjoyed their nights at the races. Notables Ed Sullivan, Minnie Pearl, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, Walter Matthau, Sammy Davis Jr., Rodney Dangerfield, and many others came to Pompano Park regularly along with leading sports figures Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, George Steinbrenner, Arnold Palmer, Charlie Keller and Lee Elder. They were regulars during the season and Ford, Steinbrenner, Palmer and Keller became horse, farm and track owners. Years later, celebs still came out for a night at the races including Pulitzer prize-winning author and columnist Dave Barry, baseball's Dennis Martinez, Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler, UK and NBA basketball's Sam Bowie, also a prominent standardbred horse owner and breeder.
During the 1980 and 90's Pompano Park bloomed at its 331 acre site (including the 180 acre training center that was sold years later for industrial development), hosting the prestigious Breeders Crown numerous times as the world's top Standardbreds, owners, trainers and drivers trained and raced during the winter for some of the sports' richest purses.
Records fell annually with the sports' greatest reinsman, the "Gold Dust Twins" Stanley Dancer and Billy Haughton, calling Pompano Park their winter home. The tracks biggest night was on December 27, 1980 when the great pacer Niatross arrived at Pompano Park There were 18,451 fans on-site to see the remarkable pacer, barred from the betting, team with trainer and Hall of Famer Clint Galbraith to a 1.54.3f win by open lengths. Reportedly another 5,000 fans had to be turned away, as cars were parked on the median divider of Powerline Road and across the street in Palm Aire after all racetrack parking areas had been filled to capacity. Every mutuel pool record was rewritten by the fifth race that evening.
Pompano continued to play a leading role in the Standardbred sport during the early Breeders' Crown years with its Van Lennep Trotting Series that attracted many of the best US aged performers and some Europeans. John Cashman was a great supporter of international racing and the Van Lennep was his and Pompano Park's trotting showcase during that era. One such event I remember best occurred in 1987. Re-live it below with Dave Joseph's memorable stories.
European Flavor Adds Spice to Van Lennep Invitational
By DAVE JOSEPH, Racing Writer, October 4, 1987
Pompano Harness Track`s $150,000 Frederick Van Lennep Invitational Trotting Series has lured five of the six European trotters that were extended invitations to compete in the two-race series. The Van Lennep, run over a mile track Oct. 24 and a 1 1/4-mile track Oct. 30, will have Germany`s Reado, Norway`s Scott Iran, Finland`s Black Laukko, France`s Quito du Couronne and Big Spender, who has campaigned throughout Europe. The only trotter who declined the invitation was Sweden`s Emile, second twice this year to two-time Breeders Crown winner Grades Singing.
Van Lennep Trot Lures Three of the Best
By DAVE JOSEPH, Racing Writer, October 18, 1987
POMPANO BEACH -- For the past four months they have crossed paths. First New Jersey, then New York, finally Illinois. In pursuit of being named Aged Trotter of the Year, Sugarcane Hanover, Tabor Lobell and Express Ride have battled on three tracks. But after the three meet tonight in a $10,000 invitational trot at Pompano Park, the trio will have only two more chances to lay claim to seasonal honors. World record holder Express Ride, two-time Breeders Crown winner Sugarcane Hanover, and Invitational Challenge Cup winner Tabor Lobell will use tonight`s invitational as a prep for Pompano`s upcoming $150,000 Frederick Van Lennep Invitational Trot.
Express Ride Sets Pompano Mile Record
By DAVE JOSEPH, Racing Writer, October 19, 1987
POMPANO BEACH -- It was supposed to be a leisurely prep race; a chance for some of the trotters racing in the upcoming Frederick Van Lennep Invitational to get a feel for Pompano Harness Track. Ah, but it was so much more. World record holder Express Ride, driven by Berndt Lindstedt, trotted the fastest mile in Pompano`s 24-year history Sunday night, clocking 1:56 2/5 in the sixth race, a $10,000 invitational trot. It broke Grade`s Singing`s record set in last year`s Van Lennep by 3/5 of a second.
Hey, Big Spender Spent A Little Time with Malaise
By DAVE JOSEPH, Racing Writer, October 24, 1987
POMPANO BEACH -- The travel plans, Berth Johansson thought, were firm. Big Spender, his 6-year-old horse, would trot in West Germany Oct. 11, then be shipped to Paris the next night and prepare for his trip to Pompano Park and the Frederick Van Lennep Trotting Series. How much easier could that be, Johansson thought. "We would race Sunday," the Swedish trainer-driver said. "Then he would sleep, wait 24 hours, and then go to Paris Monday night." Simple, right? But four hours after trotting two heats in West Germany, Big Spender was loaded on a train and spent the next 20 hours riding to Paris.
Express Ride Gets Leg Up In Van Lennep
By DAVE JOSEPH, Racing Writer, October 25, 1987
POMPANO BEACH -- The opposition put it this way: "He`s a monster," trainer Jim Gluhm said. "What else can you say?" Gluhm, trainer of Tabor Lobell, was speaking for all of the estimated 6,000 here who witnessed the performance of Express Ride. The 4-year-old world-record holder won his fifth consecutive race Saturday night when he led throughout the $50,000 Frederick Van Lennep International Challenge over a mile distance at Pompano Park in 1:56 4/5. Reado, an 80-1 long shot from West Germany, finished second by 1/2 lengths.
Tabor Lobell`s Finale To Be In Van Lennep
By DAVE JOSEPH, Racing Writer, October 29, 1987
POMPANO BEACH -- There was really nothing distinctive about that morning, trainer Jim Gluhm said. It was just like any other May morning at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. "It was cool," Gluhm said. "And there wasn`t much sunshine." That morning, in fact, probably would have slipped from Gluhm`s mind if it wasn`t for one of his workers running out to the track and saying, bluntly, `What the hell are you doing?` "I was starting to train Tabor Lobell to go a 1 1/4 miles and 1 1/2 miles when the horse`s groom came running out asking me that question," Gluhm said. Tabor could handle the distance as on August 30, 1987 he upset many of the best in the sport to win the 1-1/2 mile $100,000 Challenge Cup at Roosevelt.
Tabor Lobell Wins Challenge Cup: Tabor Lobell, a 25-1 shot driven by Buddy Gilmour, held off Callit of Sweden last night to capture the $100,000 Challenge Cup, a mile-and-a-half invitational trot at Roosevelt Raceway. The 4-year-old son of Speedy Crown-The-Pro raced third over most of the event, but caught Callit, winner of the International Trot last week, at the head of the stretch. The two went neck and neck to the finish, and Tabor Lobell won by a head, covering the course in 3:03 3/5. Whip It Wood, driven by John Patterson Jr., took third. Tabor Lobell's victory, only his second in 12 races, was worth $50,000 and pushed his career earnings to $199,095. Tabor Lobell was third in the International Trot behind Sweden's Callit and Potin d'Amour from France. (NY Times archives)
Record Falls in Van Lennep Sugarcane Hanover Upsets Express Ride
By DAVE JOSEPH, Racing Writer, October 31, 1987
POMPANO BEACH -- There was silence on the other end of the line for several seconds before trainer Jim Simpson could express his feeling. "I`m ecstatic," said Simpson. He paused. "I got a tear in my eye." Simpson`s tear came courtesy of Sugarcane Hanover, who came out of hiding at Pompano Harness Track Friday night in world record fashion. After finishing second and ninth to Express Ride in his last two races across Pompano, John Simpson`s Sugarcane Hanover returned to form here when he trotted past 4-5 favorite Express Ride in the final yards to win the $100,000 Frederick Van Lennep International Championship by three-quarters of a length.
Sugarcane Hanover with Gunnar Eggen up winning 1988 March of Dimes at Garden State over Ourasi, Mack Lobell and Napoletano
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We normally did not have Hot Cross Buns for Good Friday in Romania. In fact, Good Friday would normally be a fasting day in preparation for Easter. However, my kids are born in the US and, even though we go by the Orthodox calendar, they want to celebrate everything so here we are making Hot Cross Buns.
'Mucenici' are a traditional Romanian baked sweet bread that is only cooked and served on March 9 to celebrate the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sabastia (know in Romania as 'Mucenici').
Backyard Sugaring
This is not something I had on my wish list but since we have few maple trees in our backyard, last year we decided to tap some of them so the kids would see the process of making Maple Syrup. It was such a great experience that we will continue to do this every year.
Eclairs are one of my favorite desserts. If you only tried the mini-frozen eclairs that you find at the grocery store you have not tried the real thing. So give this recipe a try and you will never buy the frozen eclairs ever again.
This recipe can look intimidating but I assure you that you do not have to be a French pastry chef to make croissants. You do need some patience and a wood rolling pin, other than that you should have all the gifts needed to master this recipe. The best part is that you can use the same recipe for sweet, savory or plain croissants and I make all in a batch.
Baked Polenta with Cheese
If you are to ask a romanian to list few staple foods in Romania polenta would definitely be at the top of the list. We eat polenta as a substitute for bread, as a side dish and as a main course.
Chicken and Dumplings Soup
We eat soup year round in our household – no matter if the weather is warm or cold, soup is one of the staple things I make each week – each week might be a different variety and the kids have their favorites but my favorite thing about them eating soup is the amount of vegetable I can get them to eat each day.
My son loves pierogi and we are lucky to have a really good pierogi place nearby. However, I decided to try and make some pierogi myself and I was surprised of how easy it is to make pierogi. Mine don't look as polished yet but I can assure you that they taste delicious.
Tomorrow, October 8, is actually National Pierogi Day so what better timing to try making some?
SugarFree September
Sometime in August we decided to cut sugar during the month of September and by we I mean 'I' decided to try a sugarfree month for our family and had to convince everyone else to jump on board (by everyone else I mean a 3 years old, a 5 years old, a 7 years old and my husband who likes Pepsi). Once I got my husband's approval I started preaching to my kids and getting them ready that we will not have any sugar in September. I will start by saying that our September SugarFree month was not completely sugar free (at least not for all the members of the family) but overall it was a success. Also, we went though a lot of maple syrup, honey and bananas.
Mushroom Spread
If you are looking for an appetizer idea this is a great option. It's easy to make and you can prepare in advance, who doesn't like that? Also, it's a one pot dish (if you exclude the strainer) so in my mom of 3 world this would be a perfect dish – minimum effort, no dishes to clean and tastes great.


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I have no idea. But I don't think it's going to change. I think they disabled some of them to avoid formatting errors when it comes to the look of the site.
This is weird. I can edit thread titles and opening posts now. And not just my own! Someone should fix that.
Really? Seriously? Everyone's??
Yay, I just checked and I can still edit opening posts and thread titles in babble book lounge. I think I have been able to do it during the change over (I know since the winter), I mentioned it before and the techs were suppose to look at it but I guess they didn't. But only editing thread titles and opening posts and only in the book lounge.
[url=http://www.rabble.ca/babble/rabble-reactions/reporting-tech-issues-rabbl... asked[/url] some time ago about a spell checker for babble. The current FireFox browser has built-in spell checker in case anyone wants to know. Type your post as usual, and then right-click on the edit window. You should see options for spell check as well as adding dictionaries(Mozilla has a Canadian dictionary that you can add yourself btw)
And if anyone does happen to be trying out IEPro add-on for IE browsers, there is a spell checker option in that one. I think it's to make up for IE not having a spell checker. I think I like FireFox's spell checker over IEPro's spellchecker that works with tinyMCE editor(the miniature text editor we're using here). Speller for IEPro is also a right-click and use type of thing and must be enabled through the IEPro menu under " preferences"
Really? Seriously? Everyone's??
Refuge is correct. It's only in the book lounge. But you can do other neat stuff there too.
Unionist, or whom ever can assist y non-geek aspects,
I was following a thread about Haiti and it terminated but I don't know how to pick it up in it's new opening. Can you email directions so I can follow. I know the scene 'really has legs", but that termination of 'thread' was like the phone went dead.
Well E.P., which thread was it? Most Haiti threads (not all) will be in the International News and Politics forum, so you can just click [url=http://rabble.ca/babble/current-events/international-news-and-politics]h... and start looking down the list of topics, which will be in reverse chronological order of when someone last posted to one of them. Some threads, like [url=http://rabble.ca/babble/canadian-politics/ndp-and-haiti]NDP and Haiti[/url], will be elsewhere (in this case, the [url=http://rabble.ca/babble/current-events/canadian-politics]Canadian politics[/url] forum) - so try there as well. Often, a continuation thread will have as its first post "Continued from here", with a link to the previous one.
If you can't find a continuation thread, and you still want to comment on the topic, just open one yourself, preferably in the same forum as the old one and with a "continued from here" OP.
Catchfire asked some time ago about a spell checker for babble...
Actually, I asked why Firefox's automatic spellchecker does not work in the babble edit window--any other text window and spelling flags are automatic (with the familiar squiggly red line). Not so with babble's unique technology. But I didn't know about the right-clicking work-around. Thanks Fidel!
Anyway, linking to that old "tech" thread provoked all kinds of utopian nostalgia, back when babble tech glitches seemed like one day, they might be fixed. Now, like the US Marine Corps, babblers make do.
Is it possible to somehow go directly to the last unread thread in a post?
Scrolling down through post after post one has already read gets old real quick.
Right under the black title on the page is a red "button" that says go to new. Just click on that. And if you like to do things old school go to the thread then go to the address bar and type in #new after the address and this will also take you to the new posts!
Right under the black title on the page is a red "button" that says go to new.
Not on what I'm looking at-Firefox browser if that makes a difference.
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A Novel
We slipped into this country like thieves, onto the land that once was ours.
With these words, spoken by an illegal Mexican day laborer, The Madonnas of Echo Park takes us into the unseen world of Los Angeles, following the men and women who cook the meals, clean the homes, and struggle to lose their ethnic identity in the pursuit of the American dream.
When a dozen or so girls and mothers gather on an Echo Park street corner to act out a scene from a Madonna music video, they find themselves caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. In the aftermath, Aurora Esperanza grows distant from her mother, Felicia, who as a housekeeper in the Hollywood Hills establishes a unique relationship with a detached housewife.
The Esperanzas shifting lives connect with those of various members of their neighborhood. A day laborer trolls the streets for work with men half his age and witnesses a murder that pits his morality against his illegal status; a religious hypocrite gets her comeuppance when she meets the Virgin Mary at a bus stop on Sunset Boulevard; a typical bus route turns violent when cultures and egos collide in the night, with devastating results; and Aurora goes on a journey through her gentrified childhood neighborhood in a quest to discover her own history and her place in the land that all Mexican Americans dream of, "the land that belongs to us again."
Like the Academy Awardwinning film Crash, The Madonnas of Echo Park follows the intersections of its characters and cultures in Los Angeles. In the footsteps of Junot Díaz and Sherman Alexie, Brando Skyhorse in his debut novel gives voice to one neighborhood in Los Angeles with an astonishing and unforgettablelyrical power.
"Skyhorse excels at building a vibrant community and presenting several perspectives on what it means to be Mexican in America, from those who wonder how can you lose something that never belonged to you - to those who miraculously find it. " - Publishers Weekly
"Eye-opening and haunting, Skyhorses novel will jolt readers out of their complacence." - Booklist
"Starred Review. Essential for fans of Sherman Alexie or Sandra Cisneros but with universal appeal for readers who favor in-depth character-centered stories, this is enthusiastically recommended." - Library Journal
"A beautiful sweep of Los Angeles, told through multiple viewpoints that showcase Brando Skyhorse's breadth. The Madonnas of Echo Park is a terrific journey, where characters re-emerge unexpectedly until by the end, the book has created a full and vivid world." - Aimee Bender, author of The Girl in the Flammable Skirt and Willful Creatures
"Brando Skyhorse writes with great compassion and wit (and a touch of magic) about the lives of people who are often treated as if they are invisible. The stories that make up this novel weave together to create a complex and vivid portrait of a Los Angeles we seldom see in literature or film. The Madonnas of Echo Park is a memorable literary debut." - Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply
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Brando Skyhorse's debut novel, The Madonnas of Echo Park, received the 2011 PEN/Hemingway Award and the Sue Kaufman Award for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The book was also a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. He has been awarded fellowships at Ucross and Can Serrat, Spain. Skyhorse is a graduate of Stanford University and the MFA Writers' Workshop program at UC Irvine. He is the 2014 Jenny McKean Moore Writer-In-Washington at George Washington University.
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Heuer Globetrotter, an unprecedented exhibition
10 exhibitions, 10 cities, 10 themes
TAG Heuer is celebrating more than 150 years of history by bringing together 400 pieces
The Watch Quote - September 5th, 2017
These exhibitions are being organised for the first time as a close collaboration between TAG Heuer and its collectors. A brand new avant garde concept, to showcase the brand's heritage.
Heuer - Ad Heuer Chrono 1936
Heuer - Ad Heuer Chrono 1941
The event will be launched as part of an initiative to reinforce and showcase TAG Heuer's rich history, conceived by TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver in 2015. Since then, heritage has become one of TAG Heuer's four pillars of communication, along with sport, lifestyle and art/music. TAG Heuer's heritage is one of the strongest and most important of all the Swiss watch brands. Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds for 150 years, TAG Heuer has taken Swiss watchmaking to unprecedented levels of accuracy and performance while preserving its avant garde spirit. The brand also has very close ties to the Heuer family, including the founder's great-grandson, Jack Heuer, who ran the company from 1958 to 1982. Responsible for numerous pieces which have since acquired iconic status, including the Autavia, as well as the first sports sponsorship agreements, he is still the brand's Honorary Chairman.
Heuer - Atelier Brugg - 1864-1867
From the pocket watch to on-board counters, including the many patents that have revolutionised the history of the watch brand and the industry, this exhibition will showcase TAG Heuer's rich heritage in all its glory.
Heuer - Bienne 1968
About this project, Jack Heuer, TAG Heuer Honorary Chairman stated: I am overwhelmed about what is happening to the old Heuer and TAG Heuer brand. I am truly very thankful to find the rich heritage of this brand so brilliantly and professionally translated to write a bright future!
Heuer - Charles-Auguste Heuer - 1871-1923
From the 16th to the 30th September, collectors, fans of the brand and those who are simply curious will be able to discover unique pieces from the brand's history. Each city will have a specific theme within the exhibition: Paris the classic Heuers; Geneva the major inventions; Munich the military watches; Venice - cars and timekeeping; Dubai sailing and diving;, Hong Kong cars and drivers; Sydney multisports, Tokyo design through history; Miami design and Singapore Formula 1, where the exhibition will be launched on September 13th in the presence of the Brand Ambassador Patrick Dempsey.
Heuer - Charles-Auguste Heuer
For each participating boutique, TAG Heuer has chosen one key collector to select the twenty pieces to be exhibited from among other local collectors.
Heuer - Charles-Auguste Heuer
This event represents a fresh opportunity for TAG Heuer to excite and involve its community of collectors, and to offer a unique look back at its heritage while strengthening its customer relations.
Heuer - Charles-Auguste Heuer
Heuer - Charles-Auguste Heuer 1922
Heuer - Charles-Edouard Heuer 1953
Heuer - Coat of arms
Heuer - Edouard Heuer Blossom Trademark - 1888
Heuer - Envelope logo Heuer
Heuer - Heuer Catalog
Heuer - Heuer Building Bienne - 1960
Heuer - Hubert Heuer
Heuer - Jack Heuer
Heuer - Jules Heuer - 1888
Heuer - St Imier - 1964-1999
Heuer - Heuer showcase- 1931
Heuer - Workshop Bienne - 1966
Autavia (Venice centrepiece)
Mikrograph (Geneva centrepiece)
Ring Master (Sydney centrepiece)
Time of Trip (Tokyo centrepiece)
Bundeswehr (Münich centrepiece)
Camaro (Miami centrepiece)
Carrera Gold (Singapore centrepiece)
Indianapolis (Hong Kong centrepiece)
Mareographe (Dubai centrepiece)
Monaco (Paris centrepiece)


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Pawnee Mental Health Services, Inc.
Goal: $2,000.00
Specific Need
S.T.A.R.S. (Strength, Teamwork, Attitude, Relationships, Self-Esteem) Camp is a summer camp put on by Pawnee Mental Health Services for children age 7-17 who suffer from Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED). Children with SED have conditions such as attention deficit disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, depression, bi-polar, anxiety disorders and other challenges due to a variety of causes such as physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect. Like a typical summer camps, children attending S.T.A.R.S Camp will have the opportunity to participate in horseback riding, swimming, canoeing, completing low ropes courses, riding mountain bikes, wall climbing, crafts and much more. For many of the children, S.T.A.R.S. Camp is the ONLY summer camp they can attend due to the symptoms of their disorder.
For the past 17 years S.T.A.R.S. Camp has predominately been funded through the Pawnee budget. The children's families pay no cost for their child to attend camp because most of the children attending camp come from families who meet federal poverty guidelines so the families cannot afford to pay for their children to attend S.T.A.R.S Camp. However, over the past few years it has become increasingly difficult for Pawnee to make overall revenues cover expenses, due to reduced state and federal funding, reduction in Medicaid reimbursements and an increased number of clients who are uninsured or underinsured. Therefore, in an effort to continue to provide children who suffer from SED the same summer camp opportunity that other children have, we are seeking philanthropic enthusiasts to help provide financial support for this project.
The mission of Pawnee is to provide comprehensive quality mental health and substance use treatment and recovery services to strengthen the wellness of our communities.
Pawnee Mental Health Services (Pawnee) is a private not-for-profit community mental health center (CMHC) and substance use treatment facility offering a full range of outpatient services including emergency services, individual and group psychotherapy, medication services, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation and education in ten counties in North Central Kansas. Pawnee serves children, adolescents and adults experiencing concerns related to their emotional and mental health and/or alcohol or drug use. Pawnee also provides community support services to adults diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness and children diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance.
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Contact406 North 3rd Street, Suite 3
Marysville KS 66508
Phone: (785) 564-1059


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Bryan Turner (sociologist)
Bryan Turner
Bryan Stanley Turner
16 January 1945[1]
|British, Australian
|scholar, professor
|Presidential Professor[2]
|Academic background
|Alma mater
|University of Leeds
|The Decline of Methodism[3] (1970[3])
|Academic work
|Sociology of religion
|The Graduate Center, CUNY, University of Western Sydney[2]
Bryan Stanley Turner (born 1945) is a British and Australian sociologist. He was born in January 1945 in Birmingham, England. Turner has held university appointments in England, Scotland, Australia, Germany, Holland, Singapore and the United States. He was a Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge (1998–2005) and Research Team Leader for the Religion Cluster at the Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore (2005–2008).[4]
Turner is currently Professor of the Sociology of Religion at the Institute for Religion, Politics and Society at the Australian Catholic University. He is also faculty Associate of the Center for Cultural Sociology[5] at Yale University, Research Associate, GEMASS at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,[6] Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[7] and Member of the American Sociological Research Association.
Early life[edit]
Turner attended Harborne Collegiate School for Boys and George Dixon Grammar School. He went on to the University of Leeds, where he completed a first class honours degree in Sociology in 1966. He received his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Leeds in 1970 with a thesis titled "The Decline of Methodism: an analysis of religious commitment and organisation". He has received several honorary degrees recognising his contributions to Sociology: Doctor of Letters at Flinders University in 1987, Master of Arts at the University of Cambridge in 2002 and Doctor of Letters at the University of Cambridge in 2009.
Professor Turner's research interests include globalisation and religion, concentrating on such issues as religious conflict and the modern state, religious authority and electronic information, religious consumerism and youth cultures, human rights and religion, the human body, medical change, and religious cosmologies.[8]
Turner wrote his first book Weber and Islam[9] in 1974 and has since established an international reputation for his work on religion, Max Weber and comparative sociology.[10] He is one of the world's leading sociologists of religion;[better source needed] he has also devoted significant attention to sociological theory, the study of human rights, and the sociology of the body.[11]
He is the founding editor of the journals: Body & Society (with Mike Featherstone), Citizenship Studies, and Journal of Classical Sociology (with John O'Neill). He is also an editorial member of numerous journals including: British Journal of Sociology, European Journal of Social Theory, Contemporary Islam and Journal of Human Rights.[12]
He is the editor of two book series for Anthem Press: Key Issues in Modern Sociology and Tracts for Our Times; and with Gabriele Marranci he edits Muslims in Global Societies for Springer.
Professional recognition[edit]
|Award or Recognition
|Morris Ginsberg Fellow, London School of Economics, University of London.
|Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences
|Alexander von Humboldt Professorial Fellow, University of Bielfeld, Germany.
|Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland.
|Fellow, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK.
|Member, American Sociological Research Association.
|Alona Evans Distinguished Visiting Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College[13]
|Honorary Fellow of the Albanian Academy of Arts and Sciences
|Max Planck Research Award[14]
Selected bibliography[edit]
|The New Medical Sociology. New York: Norton.
|Vulnerability and Human Rights. Penn State University Press
|Rights and Virtues. Political Essays on Citizenship and Social Justice. Oxford: Bardwell Press
|Body and Society. Explorations in Social Theory. London: Sage (third revised edition)
|Can we live forever? A sociological and moral inquiry. London: Anthem Press.
|Religion and Modern Society. Citizenship, Secularisation and the State. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
|The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
|The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory. Oxford: Blackwell-Wiley.
|The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies. London: Routledge.
|The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
|Secularization. (Four-Volume Set). UK: SAGE.
|Joint Authored
|Turner B., Khondker H. Globalization East and West. SAGE: London.
|Susen, S., Turner, B. The Legacy of Pierre Bourdieu. Anthem.
|Turner, B., Arslan, B. Z. Shari'a and legal pluralism in the West. European Journal of Social Theory
14(2): 139–159.
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- ^ a b "Professor Bryan Turner". Religion and Society Research Center. University of Western Sydney. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b Turner, Bryan S. (1970). The Decline of Methodism: An Analysis of Religious Commitment and Organisation (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Leeds. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Center for Cultural Sociology – Yale University – http://ccs.research.yale.edu/fellows/faculty/#turner Archived 14 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Centre national de la recherche scientifique – http://www.cnrs.fr/
- ^ Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) – "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ World Who's Who – http://www.worldwhoswho.com/public/views/entry.html?id=sl2170601
- ^ Weber and Islam Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies – http://www.uws.edu.au/cscms/centre_for_the_study_of_contemporary_muslim_societies/key_people
- ^ The Graduate Centre – CUNY – http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/new_faculty/Turner.htm
- ^ CSCMS Profile – http://uws.edu.au/cscms/centre_for_the_study_of_contemporary_muslim_societies/key_people/professor_bryan_turner
- ^ Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Award for two pioneering thinkers in the fields of religion and modernity - Max Planck Society".
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- Graduate Center, CUNY faculty
- Fellows of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
- Living people
- Academics of the London School of Economics
- British sociologists
- Sociologists of religion
- 1945 births
- Western Sydney University faculty
- Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Members of the Sociological Research Association


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New York City may be gearing up for Fashion Week, but here in Toronto it's all about the Toronto International Film Festival. Officially starting yesterday, the 37th annual festival runs until September 16. Not only is it the place to see one of many buzz-worthy films (there are a record-number 367 to choose from), it's also happens to bring out the stars (we're talking everyone from Ryan Gosling to Gwyneth Paltrow). Whether you're in it for the films, the celebs, or maybe a little bit of both, we breakdown the scene here.
Soho House
Truth be told, the best parties are the one's you need a golden ticket to attend. Opening up last year as a pop-up for the festival, the member's only destination is now a permanent fixture in the city. The location for last night's Looper post-premiere party, the stars of the film partied away, including Emily Blunt (with hubby John Krasinski) Bruce Willis, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. With last year seeing the likes of Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender and Shia LaBeouf, we suspect this is just the start of the stars making their way into the House. Now if we could just score an invite…
Star-Spotting: 5+
Where to Find: 179 Adelaide St. West
TIFF Bell Lightbox & Malaparte
While the Internet has ended the now archaic process of waiting in long lineups for tickets, the central hub of the action can be found at the 2-year-old TIFF Bell Lightbox, where multiple screens will play films throughout the day and evening. Post-flick you sit down for a meal upstairs at Luma (we suggest making a reso) or grab a bite at the O&B Canteen on the ground floor, where their Executive Chef Jason Bangerter has created a Luma Lunchbox to Go ($15) that includes a sandwich, salad, drink and treat. The real party however happens on the 6th floor at Malaparte, where you'll most certainly need an invite to party at any of the post-premiere celebrations.
Star-Spotting: 3
Where to Find: 350 King St. West
The Ritz-Carlton
We love the open air patio here, DEQ, where there is cozy seating and an arms-length of cocktails to choose from. A recent addition to the luxury hotel options in the city, there's no doubt this hotel is going to be hosting many A-listers. According to our research George Clooney is a fan, as is Terrance Howard and Kiefer Sutherland. If you can't score a seat on the patio, there's also Toca Bar off the lobby. Plus there is an incredible 13,000 square-foot spa to indulge yourself in. If you can't spot at star, then at least you can get pampered like one, right?
Star-Spotting: 4
Where to Find: 181 Wellington St. West
It was a close call between Yorkville and the hip and happening Ossington strip, but between the restaurants and high-end shopping, we suspect day or night, this neighbouhood will be bustling. Truth be told, it gets a little bit rammed with star stalkers and tweens loitering outside the Hyatt, Hazelton and around the rock garden, but if you're actually on a mission, let's say to hit up Holt Renfrew or Teatro Verde it's a great excuse to hit the area. Hoping to stay a while? Grab a seat on the patio at Hemingway's (a Yorkville staple), at One Restaurant at the Hazelton or Cafe Nervosa. Just be prepared for a long wait on the weekends.
Star-Spotting: 3
Where to Find: Yorkville Ave. and Cumberland St. between Avenue Rd. and Bay St.
The Thompson Hotel
Between the rooftop patio with stunning views of the Toronto skyline, Scarpetta, where last year's Vanity Fair TIFF party was held, to the hotel's refined version of a diner on the ground floor, there is much to enjoy as a guest (or party-goer) at the Thompson. Last year saw celebrities including Elizabeth Olsen, Carey Mulligan, Marion Cotillard and James Franco, to name just a few. Go early if you want to get on the rooftop patio. Party crashing potential? Dress to impress.
Star-Spotting: 4
Where to Find: 550 Wellington St. West
Weslodge Saloon
Opening its big yellow doors only a couple months ago, this modern and refined take on your classic saloon is less about cowboy hats and more about slinging back custom-crafted cocktails. No word yet on any celebrity sightings, but with drinks like the Tobacco Manhattan (made with Basel Hayden's Bourbon, Antica Formula Vermouth, Angostura bitters and in-house tobacco tincture) and Smoking Poncho (made with Tromba tequila, Emmascardo mescal, Maplewood simple syrup, and Angostura, chocolate and vanilla walnut bitters), we can definitely see the male celeb crowd flocking here — say Johnny Depp, Ryan Gosling, Bill Murray or Javiar Bardem. Ladies, are you listening?
Star-Spotting: 3
Where to Find: 480 King St. West


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11 July 2007
by Ash Nallawalla
U3 is an initiative of SanDisk and msystems. They transformed USB flash drives from simple storage devices into USB smart drives that people can use not only to carry data, but include password protection, anti-virus software and the ability to launch popular Windows applications on any PC wherever they went.
U3 Smart drives solve a common problem – when you use a new computer or borrow one, it does not have your familiar programs, files and browser bookmarks and preferences. U3 drives contain special versions of popular programs and make it feasible to use other computers without being tied to yours.
How It Works
When you insert a U3 enabled drive into a USB port, a U3 icon appears in the System Tray. You can click it to launch the U3 Launchpad, which is similar to the Windows XP Start button. This designates the USB drive as a U3 Smart Drive.
U3 Smart drives are available from several manufacturers, including:
You can run the supplied programs, or download more from http://software.u3.com. Many are free, some are not.
Some of the more interesting free U3 programs include:
You get to use your own desktop wallpaper and familiar icons when using a borrowed PC. You are not hampered by the lack of administrator privileges on that PC because your portable applications are already on your U3 drive. This is great for backpackers and other travellers who don't need to take a laptop PC with them.
There is a strong U3 developer community, which is releasing new, compact versions of popular desktop software. For more information, see http://www.u3.com.
You cannot install regular PC programs such as Microsoft Office on a U3 device because desktop programs require much more space than the U3 drive can offer and they need to write some information to the PC's Registry. Here is an informative video:
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[…] MB Flash drives to capacity, so why would someone need an 8 GB drive? The answer is partly U3 (see earlier post) and partly our desire to make our data portable. It is certified for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, […]
I have the U3 SanDisk Cruzer 4 GB. I can't get it to download because I have lost the launch pad. Can I reinstall it from your web site? Thanks, George
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A record four million Europeans enjoyed cruise holidays last year according to the latest statistics unveiled by the European Cruise Council.
The ECC'S 2007 'Markets Report' also shows how rapidly cruise holidays are growing in popularity:
In 2001, only 2.6million Europeans took a cruise holiday
In 2006, it had leapt to 3.4million
And, in 2007, further 17 per cent taken the figure to a record high of 4 million.
Some 60% chose to travel in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Islands; 24 per cent cruised in the Caribbean and other parts of the world; and 16 per cent cruised in Northern Europe.
David Dingle, chairman of the ECC and chief executive officer of Carnival UK, announced the latest trends and said:"The popularity of cruising for European holidaymakers is growing faster than anyone in the industry envisaged.
"The ECC had predicted we'd hit 4 million cruise passengers from Europe by 2010. We've beaten that target two years early with impressive growth across the region. Spain has seen cruising grow by a third and Italian cruise passengers have increased by a quarter.
"There is no doubt Europe is the new centre of gravity for the cruise industry and we're seeing increasing numbers of cruise lines basing ships in the region, which will encourage even more Europeans to cruise in future."
The top five source markets for cruise passengers in Europe in 2007 are:#
1) United Kingdom at 1.3 million (11% growth)
2) Germany at 763,000 passengers (8% growth)
3) Italy at 640,000 passengers (24% growth)
4) Spain at 518,000 passengers (32% growth)
5) France at 280,000 passengers (16% growth)
The full report is available on www.europeancruisecouncil.com


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I am from worn out books,
From Goya and lost disc tapes.
From the park we call Inwood
(Green trees and plants to hide your secrets and crimes,
where you have no choice but to let
the smell of pine engulf your nose).
I am from the neighbor's dog,
whose broken back legs remind me of home.
I am from heavy cologne and lost albums.
I'm from my mother Angela and my father who never shows.
I am from the noisy night owls and the lying tongues.
I'm from "Callate!" and "It's gonna be fine".
I'm from "Let's pray to God" and "Who's that?".
I'm from Sherman and Santo Domingo.
From the badge my Grandmother earned
and her shattered angel statue.
In my room there is a bookshelf with hidden pictures of
my father and mother, a lost family album,
with lost memories that can never be salvaged.
A family from New York to Santo Domingo,
With dreams of exploration and discovery,
we're all apples who didn't fall far from the tree.


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It opened its doors to guests earlier this year and was immediately the hottest new venue in town. Say hello to Ned — that is, The Ned — a cool £200 million joint venture between Soho House chief executive Nick Jones and US hotelier Rydell Group that has transformed a former bank building into a combined luxury hotel and members club. This eleven-storey social space features nine uniquely themed restaurants and 252 bedrooms, not to mention a bunch of other incredible stuff (of equally incredible proportions), including but not limited to: gym, pool, library, rooftop, grooming services. It simply stuns.
Named after the bank's architect, Sir Edwin "Ned" Lutyens, the Grade I-listed building's interiors have had quite the opulent upgrade. The original 92 African verdict columns are still there, and serve to palatial effect. The first time I visited the Ned I was struck by the sheer scale of it. It's big. It's also a dream for design buffs. Richly patterned furnishings exude 1920s/30s glamour; bedrooms are sumptuously styled with vintage pieces, plush fabrics, king-sized beds, and polished walnut and mahogany panelling.
The thing I like best about The Ned is its range of restaurants and their distinct 'personalities'. Eight bars and restaurants, each themed around a particular cuisine, occupy the large hall on ground level: Cecconi's does modern Italian dishes; Cafe Sou is Parisian-inspired; Zobbler's is a New York-style deli serving quick & easy sandwiches (think: something you can grab on your lunch break); Millie's Lounge is a 24-hour British brasserie, bright and spacious by day, dark and buzzing by night; Kaia is a modern Asian-pacific-inspired restaurant specialising in poke bowls and vegetable skewers; The Nickel Bar is an American-style bar that offers staple Chicago diner dishes like mac and cheese; Malibu Kitchen focuses on Californian health, serving superfood salads, juices and smoothies; and finally Lutyen's Grill is a steakhouse for members and hotel guests only.
I'm most familiar with Cecconis and Millie's Lounge, although I've also eaten at Zobbler's and Lutyen's Grill. Of all four, I'd say Millie's Lounge and Cecconi's are the ones vying for first place, and you're not missing out on too much at Lutyen's. I also have to emphasise that Zobbler's isn't the place for a dinner date: in true New York deli-style it is fast and functional rather than romantic, and since the menu is limited mainly to sandwiches you'll be in and out of there in quite literally a couple of bites. If low-lit romance is what you're after, go for Millie's or Cecconi's. Must-orders at Cecconis include their pizzas – the most popular item on their menu and the no.1 draw for me – and their tagliatelle bolognese; both are excellent.
Above all, though, there's one thing that consistently draws me back to The Ned week after week: the Sunday brunch at Millie's Lounge. Millie and I are on a first name basis by now. For £35, from 12-5pm every Sunday, you can eat as much as you like from a mouthwatering buffet spread that includes a breakfast section (eggs cooked your way on the spot, sausages, bacon, baked beans, bread, pastries, yogurt), a salad section, a lunch section (lobsters, oysters, chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, veggies, etc), and a separate table for desserts. Much to the pleasure of my insatiable sweet tooth, the dessert spread here is very (dangerously) generous. In fact, some of the desserts I've had here have been the best I've ever had; Victoria sponge cake, lemon drizzle cake, carrot cake, Eton mess, freshly baked brownies and chocolate chip cookies are just a few amongst one too many of the treats I've piled mile-high on my plate. You have my veteran word that 1) all of the food here is absolutely delicious, 2) winding up in a food coma is pretty much inevitable, and 3) there's a good chance you'll be back here again next Sunday.
It's not just the great food that makes a Sunday at Millie's Lounge so attractive, but the beautiful surroundings. It's a bit too dark and crowded for me in the evening, but during the day huge painted glass windows flood the space with natural light — and for that reason you want to be sitting in the comfortable booths right next to them. Unfortunately Millie's Lounge only seats groups of 6 people or more at the booths, but if you can pull together a crew for it, trust me, it's worth it!
You can still have a blast at The Ned without being a member, but members do get access to some fantastic perks worth talking about. Hotel guests can also experience these throughout the duration of their stay. A state-of-the-art fitness centre, a library workspace/reading room, the bank building's original underground vault converted into a bar, a rooftop bar and heated pool overlooking London's skyline, as well as the aforementioned members-only steakhouse Lutyen's Grill — these are the things The Ned offers behind its more exclusive doors.
I've been a hotel guest here a few times already so can assure you from first-hand experience that all these things are top quality; The Ned has high standards and maintains them throughout. The gym sprawls across what is effectively two 'floors': a central space houses strength and cardio equipment, while a short staircase at the back leads down to a large studio filled with more equipment (e.g. battle ropes, sandbags, monkey and pull-up bars), a boxing ring, and two 'smaller' studios for spin classes and pilates. An indoor swimming pool and sauna are also included in the fitness facilities on the 2nd floor.
On a sunny day you've got to get yourself up to the rooftop, where you'll find a pool surrounded by big sofa beds, a bar, and a restaurant. When the sun goes down you should follow suit and head underground to the luxurious late-night lounge bar situated inside the former bank's vault, lined with the original 3,800 safety deposit boxes and the entrance to which is a formidable 20-tonne 2-metre wide vault door. It goes without me saying that this bar is really something special; I could go on about great bars at any hotel, but the fact is that having an old VAULT for a bar is entirely unique to The Ned. If you ever get the chance to go you really must do, because it's not like anything found anywhere else. I promise you will be wowed!
I think that ultimately, the idea behind The Ned is to offer something for everybody. You can do it all here — business meetings, work breaks, nights outs —and of course if you're a member or hotel guest you can do even more! No matter the occasion, you can always rely on The Ned to be a solid choice. It's fashionable, functional, and guaranteed fun, which is why it's already cemented its status as one of the top haunts around.
The Ned membership costs is £3500 per annum, £2500 for founding members, and £1500 for under 30s. Book rooms via thened.com


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"No, no, no, it's 'gel-AH-TOH', not gel-ah-DOUGH!" my Italian friend says as he reminds me how one pronounces the famous Italian treat. Gelato is a mainstay in any Italian's life and any tourist's blitz of the Italian peninsula. The tradition goes back hundreds of years to the mountains in Northern Italy, when snow was used to keep the mixture of cream, sugar, eggs and flavoring at the perfect temperature all the way back to the 1500s. For those thinking "Wait, what about Sicily?! I heard that's where gelato comes from!" Not so fast, that's where the delicious art of granita (a frozen, flavored drink that a layman would equate to slushies and slurpies while simultaneously turning any granita connoisseur over in her grave), and sorbet come from. Alas, a topic for another post.
Back to gelato. After spending many years exploring Italy's towns and cities sprinkled across the "touristy" spectrum, I've picked up a few tips on how to select the right gelateria. This is important as you'll never find a gelateria willing to give out as many samples as a Baskin Robin's 31. You may get away with one or two tastes before you commit (as long as you ask nicely- i.e. "per favore," "grazie" etc). But after that, you've gotta choose.
Picking a Place
Here's what you have to look for when selecting your gelateria:
1. Color. Check out the Banana and Pistachio flavors, and make sure they're the right color. "What's the right color?" you ask. The natural one, of course! So, for banana, that's a grayish white, and pistachio should be an earthy green, not a neon or lime green. If the banana flavor is bright yellow, I'd wonder how many peels they're putting into that recipe, and keep looking.
2. Shape. Gelato is kept at a warmer temperature than the "ice cream" Americans may be used to back in the states. This allows the flavors to be that much more pronounced and vivid. The right temperature for gelato puts the mixture at an almost-liquid state, so the best gelato will be found when you look into metal tins behind the window. Touristy places attract customers with piling their gelato high and slathering it with all sorts of beautiful memorabilia. While nice to look at, you should do only that and keep on moving until you find your gelato in metal bins you have to look into!
3. Ingredients. You want real, authentic ingredients in your gelato, don't you? So keep a lookout for stacks of artificial flavoring bags just behind the counter. Don't ask me why, but some gelaterias stack their artificial flavoring in plain sight for all to see. That's another immediate indicator for you to keep on walking if you want a memorable gelato experience.
Picking Your Taste
Cool, so you've picked your place. You've confidently put all your gelato eggs in this one frozen basket. More likely than not, the place is packed, loud and busy. Remember, that's a good thing! The more you've got to sharpen your elbows, the better. Italians just wouldn't have it any other way. Here's what to do next:
1. Pay first. Alright, you've found your gelateria, and you're about to make your mouth very happy. But first, you generally have to pay at the cashier that may be on the other side of the store. Let the attendant know what size you'd like (cone and cup are usually the same price). Personally, I always stick with a small cup with two flavors. It lets you save room for some more sampling later on.
2. Head to the bar and select your flavors. Take your receipt to the smocked-up team behind the gelato bar and say "cono" or "coppa" (a little sign language never hurt anyone either), followed by your flavors. Important: there are some unwritten rules of etiquette that the gelato-scoopers may enforce upon you. They have mainly to do with flavor pairing. As gelato is either cream-based or fruit-based, those who take gelato a touch more seriously believe you should never mix the two. Let's talk scenarios: Pistachio & Coffee: A-Okay. Orange & Melon: cool. Lemon & Chocolate: that's a no-no. For those having a hard time wrapping their mind around gelato flavor etiquette, they're generally grouped by their base to help.
3. "Panna?" And lastly, every gelato-eater is entitled to a slathering of fresh whipped cream on top. Don't worry, it's up to you to decide if you want it.
Congrats, you're now equipped with everything you need to know to track down and taste Italy's best gelato!
P.S. Last week, I was at Giolitti, one of Rome's most popular gelaterias, and I found this little doo-dad: a QR scanner so you can skip the line, pay via phone and go straight to redeem your tasty reward. I was struck by the seamless combination of this age-old tradition and modern technology. It was the first time I had seen this application used in this way, and I'm excited to find out where it takes us!
Want to sample the best gelato in the city for yourself? Download WSA's app to get step-by-step directions to hit the best kept foodie secrets in town!
Andy Steves (Notre Dame '10, John Cabot Spring '08) helps students make the most of their time and money while overseas through an online resource and weekend city packages for the students abroad in Europe. Check out www.wsaeurope.com for more on Andy and free online resources like recommended mobile apps, tips on finding cheap flights, great hostels and more. He's given travel workshops at JCU and more than 30 other campuses across Europe each semester since launching Weekend Student Adventures upon graduation from ND back in 2010. He'll be visiting JCU once more during orientation week so be sure to come out and say hi!


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Because of the involvement and high expectations of our parents, teachers and community our students are able to achieve these high humanitarian goals.
We offer group lessons on Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Saturday's at GM Shulman's house (428 Waverly Rd., Barrington, IL 60010).
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There are two groups on Tuesday and Saturday:
- Advanced (rating around 1000)
- Beginner/Intermediate for unrated and players up to 400 rated players.
- Advanced players – might be interested in learning the new openings, advanced chess tactics, endgames, postional play and strategy, planning, learning about Chess World Champions and their style of playing.
- Intermediate players – might want to learn how to checkmate Lone King with Queen and Rook, Queen, Rook, learn about opening principles, chess tactics.
- Beginner player – might want to learn how to move pieces, or might want to learn what is check, checkmate, castling, pawn promotion, en passant, value of pieces.
Tuesday flier is available here: http://shulmanchess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Tuesday-Chess-Club-Fall-20121.pdf
registration online is available here: http://shulmanchess.com/2012/08/tuesday-chess-club-registration-form-fall-2012/
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registration online is available here: http://shulmanchess.com/2012/08/saturday-chess-club-registration-form/
All our chess clubs registrations can be found here: http://shulmanchess.com/2012/08/chess-clubs/
Please contact us if you have questions.
Congratulations to Aidan and Zander Kitchen who have excelled as Marketing Agents for the sales of the documentary produced by Chess Without Borders called "A Future for Meher". Aidan and Zander are identical twins both are also enthusiastic chess players but now they have found a new calling as Marketing Agents. They have sold a record number of DVD's combining charm, knowledge and spirit of helping. The funds raised from the documentary will be used for establishing a computer center in the Govindpuri Slum Education Center in Delhi, India. The service the students render will qualify as a project for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Chess Without Borders is proud of the humanitarian education it is able to provide through projects such as this.
Photograph of Aidan and Zander taken by Joseph Ridgway last year at a tournament. We salute their humanitarian spirit.
Be sure to visit the Barrington Area Library to view our photo Display about Chess Without Borders. The display will last till the end of this month. Each of you has made it possible to combine humanitarian goals with chess education. We have donated $80,000 to various charities, volunteered over 50,000 hours and educated over 10,000 students through this program created in 2000 at Grove Avenue School. We have won many awards/scholarships/honors for this unique program.
The display was a result of the hard work of Amanda Vondrak and Dr Kiran Frey
The tournament held at Countryside School was a success in many ways thanks to the students and volunteers. The players continue advancing in their knowledge as they get an opportunity to test their skills at tournaments. Through food sales Chess Without Borders raised $490 thanks to the efforts of our student and adult volunteers. The money will be donated to a local Illinois charity that will provide a meal for prisoners who are being rehabilitated into society. Our student volunteers were Toby Schwartz, Millen Srivastava, Varun Ahuja, Prathnik Kandimala, Zander and Aidan Kitchen and Jane Bradley. They were terrific in their charm and service.
A special thanks goes out to our adult helpers who generously donated their time and effort as they taught our students the value of service and what it means to make a difference in this world. We salute our very own Grandmaster Gourmet Chef Zein Bertacchi who has made it a tradition to serve hand made hummus at many tournaments. We have donated $75,930 over the last ten years and won many awards for our unique combination of education with service.
Special thanks to adult volunteers Margo Bradley, Jeff, Marian Wulff, Nina Sethi, Peggy Schwartz and Zein Bertacchi who worked tirelessly to reach our goals. The supplies were donated by Chess Without Borders, Shona Ahuja, Sethis and Margo Bradley. Each tournament is an introduction to the rich world of learning and service for our students many of whom go on to win the Presidential Award for creating projects through service.
The documentary, A Future for Meher", chronicling the humanitarian work done by chess families and students is entered in the Elgin Film Festival. The chess community has raised $31,000 in the last 4 years allowing 8-year-old Meher to have 3 plastic surgeries on her hands and face. Meher was a victim of severe burns after her mosquito net caught fire when she was an infant. Because of her circumstances she was unable to receive any medical care untill chess students stepped in. The documentary is a triumph of how students can work together to accomplish incredible goals. In this case they gave Meher a favorable chance at life.
Students competing at the 4th Annual Hough Street Chess Tournament
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Chess Without Borders has won awards, honors and recognition for its work combining chess education with service and philanthropy. Several students won scholarships for their leadership roles at fundraising and most recently 16-year-old Madison Rossi qualified to join the UN Youth Assembly in New York. Madison joined youth volunteers from around the world at this prestigious Assembly. Her article about her experience appears in the Barrington Courier today.
Any student in the Chess Without Borders program who volunteers can qualify for attending the UN. Please email at email@example.com. Also a copy of the documentary is available for $10. The money will help buy a computer for the school run by Project Why in the Govindpuri slum in Delhi, India.
This is the 9th year of BHS hosting the world class chess camp. The camp is nationally well known for its ability to attract world class international players like GM Alex Onischuk. GM Onischuk is ranked in the top 20 players in the world and he is an outstanding chess teacher. Taraq and Zaed Hallak who are living in Montreal, Canada came to the camp to learn from him after they heard he was teaching there. They were excited about learning chess and watching students like them notate their games. They are determined to return to Canada and start competing in chess tournaments.
Picture of Zaed and Taraq on the right playing a match with students from the camp.
The chess camps began in 2004 as the population of chess players grew exponentially since 1999 when chess was started in the Barrington area. GM Shulman relocated to the area in 2005 co-founding Chess Without Borders with Rishi Sethi. District 220 schools and parents supported the program which uniquely combined chess education and philanthropy since its inception. GM Shulman continued to uphold the tradition of the program and today over $75,000 has been donated to various charities locally around the world. The program has won several awards and students who volunteer win scholarships/honors and awards for their contribution.
Summer chess camps are a powerhouse for building knowledge, skills and philanthropy. Quest Academy hosted summer camps with world class grandmasters, Anna Sharevich, Alex Onishuk and Yury Shulman. Students had a chance to interact and learn in small groups from them. These grandmasters have competed in world class events and sharing their experiences of losses and triumphs helps students build a deeper understanding into the rich world of chess. In addition, $300 was donated towards establishing a technology center at the Govindpuri slum school in Delhi, India. This is a rare opportunity where students are able to actively engage in helping other students through learning.
Picture of GM Onishuk teaching at Quest Academy June 2012
Recently Sujit Johnston, who had volunteered last year at Quest Academy visited the Govindpuri slum school in India donating $100. These donations will allow the purchase of a new computer according to the Director at project Why Ms Anou Bakshi. We are delighted to make things happen through education.
Students in school at the Govindpuri slum school in Delhi, India.
The chess program established a tradition of bringing high quality chess education to the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Since its inception ten years ago GM Shulman has brought world class Grandmasters to the area to teach at summer chess camp. Other Grandmasters such as the US Woman's Chess Champion Anna Zotonskih and World Woman's Chess Champion Susan Polgar have volunteered as guest artists at chess clubs. This powerful cultural and educational experience has excited students to excel and be proud of their skills.
Picture of GM Alex Onishuk the 2006 US Champion with students at the camp.
Chess Without Borders has also established itself as a force in the world of Youth Service of America Students have attended the UN Youth Assembly in new York and 50 students have received Presidential Service Awards for volunteering over 100 hours in one year. Through their participation in learning at the chess program students will make a donation possible towards the technology center at Project Why. This is an organization that brings education to families living in the Govindpuri slums of Delhi, India. The documentary, A Future for Meher was entered in the 2011 Emmy Awards showing the impact of the humanitarian work done through the chess program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSI3OQKVQ_c
Students are learning chess while serving as leaders in the program becoming stars at the Youth Service of America. Their efforts are recognized through the many scholarships, honors and awards they continue to win each year.
Picture of students at the Quest Academy camp with GM Shulman
Longstanding CWB volunteer Sujit Johnston travelled to India to spend time with Meher and other children from Project Why in the Govindpuri slum in Delhi, India. Sujit along with other students at CWB has been helping to raise funds for Meher's surgery and education for these last 4 years so it was a fulfilling trip to witness the impact of his work firsthand.
Picture of Sujit giving Meher a check of $100 for Project Why
Picture of other students at Project Why
We are grateful for the enthusiasm and drive of our volunteers who continue to surprise us with their amazing journeys of self discovery and creativity in their volunteerism.


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We had pretty strong suspicions before, but it's now clear Aaron Kampman was badly miscast as an outside linebacker with the Green Bay Packers.
Kampman never took to the move from defensive end and had only 3.5 sacks before going down with a torn ACL in game nine, last season.
Kampman signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the offseason, primarily to return to the 4-3 defense and his traditional position. So far, the results have been night and day.
Kampman had 1.5 sacks and six QB hits in the Jaguars season-opening victory over the Denver Broncos and generally looked like his old self, even though he's less than a year removed from knee surgery.
"The No. 1 thing is that I didn't put a timetable on my return, because my mindset from the beginning was that this would be something that made me stronger," Kampman said. "It's been a tremendous experience, actually; tough, hard, but usually the things that I value in life are hard, so I learned a lot of great lessons through it."
Perhaps even more impressive is Kampman played all but two defensive snaps in week one. The Packers rotated their linebackers so much last season, that was rarely the case in Green Bay.
The season is young, but Kampman looks like he's returning to the quarterback sacking machine he was prior to his position switch in Green Bay, and good for him. Kampman was always a class guy and deserves nothing but the best.
It's just too bad he had to go to Jacksonville to get it.
Watched part of that game just to see him play. awesome player. best of luck to him.
ya gotta love kampman but its unfortunate he doesn't fit in our defense. thanks for the years kamp and good luck. now is the time for Clay "The Murderer" Matthews
What this article leaves out is the Broncos constantly running right at Kampman because he is undersized against the run. Expect the same all year. Dude is terrible against the run. Watch 2008 game film for evidence. You'll see big run after big run, right at Kampman, and usually, you'll see a TE or FB blocking Kampman, and probably burying him. Sorry, great guy, good pass rusher. Terrible against the run. His best bet would have been as a 3-4 end who primarily rushes the passer, aka. DeMarcus Ware, whose body type he resembles. As a 4-3 end, he has to play against the run, which is a sore spot for him.


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Before we get Bromantic…
Most of the people who read my blog are familiar with my sense of humor. And for the most part, they can tell when I'm being comical – or combative. Just to be clear, the tone of this post is not combative. But I do get excited. I do talk (and write) with my hands (obviously).
This post is very specific to Sacramento. While it might make you chuckle somewhere else in the world, it's important to note it's a topic that will probably only resonate close to (my) home. It may not make any sense to you if you don't a) live in Sacramento and b) eat and drink Downtown.
I realized, while writing and reading (and rewriting and rereading) this post – how large things seem when you deal with them every day (even when they're small in the grand scheme of things). Believe it or not, this is a topic that comes up, for my employer and I, almost every single day. This has probably never crossed your mind. At the very least, I hope the idea of us being forced to have conversations/meetings about it…makes you laugh. We laugh about it too.
I also hope it teaches you what it's teaching me. It's healthy to consider other opinions and perspectives. And it's acceptable to expect people to extend the same respect to you.
I recently started working for a group of restaurants, bars and nightclubs in Sacramento – one of which is home to the region's resident "Bros."
Because they employ me, I sound biased.
I'm actually not "that" biased.
I prefer beards (and bangs)…to Bros.
BUT (and this is a Sir Mix-a-Lot size a$$)…
Warning: I'm about to seriously stereotype.
These full-sleeve having, True Religion buying, flat-billed baseball cap wearing, rhinestone toting, bench-pressing, Fireball drinking, protein shaking Bros – didn't do ANYTHING to you (at least I don't think they did).
I swear…
You won't get stung if you don't irritate or swat them…in their own hive.
Say what you like about BarWest (my friends and I certainly have), but the buzz is getting old.
BarWest is a LOCAL business that abides by the same laws and pays the same taxes as other LOCAL businesses. It actually gives back to our community (in its own special ways). The bar also employs your sibling, or girlfriend, or spouse, or children, students and friends.
BarWest is a successful LOCAL business for a reason. The patio is packed for a reason. They keep selling hot wings and fishbowls for a reason. There is a demand. There is a group of people in this region that like to go there. You don't have to hang out with them. Or even stand close enough to smell their cologne.
Just get over them.
TIME magazine said Sacramento was America's most diverse city. It wasn't a city-regional publication. IT WAS TIME. And TIME Magazine said, "Although many cities are diverse, in Sacramento people seem to live side by side more successfully."
The owners love vibrant cities. They love hospitality. They love food and beverage. They love nightlife. They love what they do.
The owners knew better than to put one identical bar next to another. They turned up the country music and the UFC fights for a reason. They want EVERYONE on the block to hippity-hop successfully (see what I did there Red Rabbit, can you feel the love?).
The owners didn't want to compete for business. They wanted business of their own. I assure you, when BarWest stops making money…when it stops making its clientele happy…it will reinvent itself. But there is no need for that now. Whether you want to admit it or not, it serves a purpose.
It gives the Bros a place to go.
I honestly had no idea how much a large part of this community hates (on) that place.
And why? For what (good) reason?
It's certainly not professional.
I think it's personal.
It's a culture clash.
That's all this really is.
People are discriminating. Against the Bros.
Funny thing is, the Bros really only care about…THEIR BROS. They don't want to hang out at hotels or hipster bars. The Bros aren't trying to swarm your safe havens. The Bros just want to have a good time, like everyone else. This doesn't mean a Bro has never caused a problem, but like a lot of other human beings, the Bros really only notice the people that pay close attention to them.
I admit. It's hard NOT to notice the Bros. But isn't that the point? Shouldn't you unapologetically want to be…yourself? Shouldn't you just own who you are? Or aren't? And appreciate those that are capable of being the very biggest version of…themselves (that pun was absolutely intended).
Normally, when I don't like places, or people – I simply try to avoid them.
You don't have to hang out at BarWest if you loathe it.
Go somewhere else.
Get another LOCAL business/bartender to craft you a cocktail.
You can do it.


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Tai Chi is an ancient martial art literally translated as "Supreme Ultimate Force" which became popular in China due to its natural proactive health benefits. It was promoted through the country as a health regime which would help people maintain their mental, physical and energetic health, even through the elderly years. It provides multiple health & physical benefits to a range of people from those with recovering health to those who are physically active already.
At first glance, you might suspect that the slow nature is only valid for those recovering from surgeries and in need of safe exercises during this recovery period. However, on closer examination, the slow nature results in deeper programming of our muscles for improved biomechanics including better posture and balance while truly engaging the smaller muscles of our body which allows us to achieve true body strength. Even the tai chi moves themselves when done correctly and slowly are the best forms of muscle engagement for strength and stability.
Firstly, it engages the small muscles of our bodies as much as the large ones which we use consciously. Secondly, the tai chi moves engage our bodies in eccentric muscle contractions which athletes training for strength and endurance understand as a necessary part of improved performance. Only, we all need to engage our bodies fully with eccentric muscle strengthening to reduce or eliminate low back issues and other physical challenges that appear due to long hours sitting at a desk, repetitive physical work or our natural aging process.
As a martial art, what makes it a "supreme-ultimate" is the use of yin / yang energies simultaneously which means implementing both forceful and yielding energies in every move. While learning how to engage our vital energy starts from the very first day of tai chi practice, it takes a lot of training, conditioning and practice to master the use of our body, leading from our core and the balance of yin / yang energies.
Finally, tai chi is known as a moving meditation due to the focus and calm of mind achieved from breathing into movements and engaging our personal qi, our body's intrinsic energy.
To get started, take a look at our tai chi programs for beginners. Supplement these fun, physical and social programs with some background knowledge and interesting insights found in our various blog postings.
The 5 Family Styles of Tai Chi
In general, tai chi is known as 5 family styles. Read about the history of tai chi and the origins of the different family styles.
Qi Gong
Qi gong is an ancient practice which is over 5,000 years old pre-dates both tai chi as well as TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine).
Tai Chi Forms and Qi Gong Sets
You can download the list of moves for each of the forms that we teach at our school.
Taijiquan Treatise
This is the famous Taijiquan Treatise from Wang Zong Yue translated by Tina Chuanna Zhang and Frank Allen.
Tai Chi Terminology
If you are unsure about a word or phrase that is used when reading about Tai Chi, we try to describe it here.
Tai Chi Talk (Our Blog)
This is our monthly blog where we will discuss health, fitness and energetic well being. Want to know more about Tai Chi and what it has to offer? Click here to read some of the interesting insights into the wonderful benefits of tai chi practitioners.
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By Rep. Cynthia Thielen (Kailua-Kaneohe Bay) It's official: In 2016, homelessness ranks as the No. 1 issue facing Hawai'i state government, said global research firm OmniTrak in its January report, "The People's Pulse." The pervasive problem has long since blurred the former stereotypical ... (more) Continue Reading


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A term used by Hebrew and Semitics scholars for the heavenly host, the pantheon of divine beings who administer the affairs of the cosmos. All ancient Mediterranean cultures had some conception of a divine council. The divine council of Israelite religion, known primarily through the psalms, was distinct in important ways.
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Images of Norwich Lanes appear on building in Bangkok
PUBLISHED: 12:30 18 December 2017 | UPDATED: 12:30 18 December 2017
Images of Norwich's famous lanes have been spotted in the Thai capital of Bangkok.
Retired businessman Justin Lambe, a die-hard Canaries fan currently living in the South-East-Asian city, noticed the images whilst out and about in Bangkok earlier this month.
The 44-year-old then shared the familiar images of Lower Goat Lane in Norwich on Twitter.
They appear to be covering up a refurbishment of a former 7/11 convenience store in the Ratchayothin area of Bangkok.
It is not yet known why the photos - which show the Norwich Lanes in previous years - have been specifically chosen for this purpose.
"I had to do a double take when I saw it," said Mr Lambe. "I recognised my hometown straight away."
He also said that images of a London arcade have been used alongside the Norwich pictures.
Earlier this year a former Great Yarmouth bus was spotted in Bangkok. It was being used to people to mourn the former King of Thailand.
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