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Thanksgiving Leftovers: How Long Can You Keep Them Safely? Read This! by Margaret Steck
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When it comes to Thanksgiving, a common question is, "How long will cooked turkey stay fresh in the refrigerator?" According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):
- Cooked turkey can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. After that, you can store your leftovers for up to four months in the freezer.
- Turkey broth or gravy can be refrigerated for 2 to 3 days and frozen for 2 to 3 months.
- Stuffing and mashed potatoes can both last up to 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
Just remember to keep all of your leftovers stored in airtight containers or storage bags.


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Prague's culinary scene has come alive in the past few years and there's a real buzz around food in general. There's the emergence of farmers markets (and direct-from-farm food stores too). The TV schedules are packed with cooking and food-centric reality shows (the star of the Czech version of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Zdenek Pohlreich runs Café Imperial in the city center). There are currently two Michelin-starred restaurants in Prague with more tipped to be anointed in the next edition, plenty of Bib Gourmand listed eateries too.
above: Lukas Skala, head pastry chef at Zlata Praha at the InterContinental Hotel Prague. Photo by Mikulas Gottwald
Different approaches
An obvious manifestation of this vibrant foodie scene is the addition of several festivals to the city's culinary calendar every year or so. A brand new festival for 2014 is garnering lots of attention for taking a different approach. Whereas some festivals are about a particular region and others focus on getting people in the door of participating restaurants with a low ticket price, or some are 2-3 day events at a single outdoor venue with restaurant kitchens out of their element in makeshift kitchens this newcomer turns the spotlight back on the people who create the dishes in the first place, the chefs.
Time for Chef Time
Chef Time began as a series of videos featuring the stars and up-and-comers of Prague chefs. The format was a recipe and short interview. With chefs queuing up to be involved, the concept was expanded to a live event, but instead of an overwhelming and massively disrupting three days in a castle garden somewhere, Chef Time Fest is instead a calendar of events spread over three weeks, all taking place at the neat Prague 6 restaurant AvantGarde and featuring 19 chefs, 18 of the very best chefs from Prague and one Michelin-starred guest chef visiting from France – Reine Sammut.
Who's Cooking?
The best part of Chef Time Fest is the interaction between the chefs says Edita Zeit, project manager of the festival and presenter of the original Chef Time videos. At all the preparatory events there's been tremendous camaraderie and enthusiasm. Most festivals isolate the chefs or pit them against each other to compete on a purely monetary level. Chef Time has given them the chance to hang out with each other, on work time. The organisers have been able to get the head chefs of most of Prague's fine dining restaurants involved. Jiri Stift, judge on Czech Masterchef and head chef at the Mandarin Oriental is probably the most well-known but his counterparts at white-hot-on-TripAdvisor Pot-au-Feu and Kalina Cuisine&Vins as well as the head chefs of Buddha Bar Prague, Chagall's Club Restaurant, Le Grill at Kempinski, Kampa Park, Zlata Praha at the InterContinental, Zinc at the Hilton Prague Old Town, Coda Aria Hotel and more are all taking part.
Head to head Duel or Chef's Table?
There are several different formats to the events that make up Chef Time. The classes are probably of least interest as they'll be in Czech but most interesting to foreign visitors are either the head-to-head Duels between two chefs where for each of three courses both chefs present a dish with the same main ingredient or the Chefs Tables, where 5 chefs prepare one course each of a menu they came up with together and dine with a table of 12 for the rest of the meal.
Tickets for the events are on sale now and we're told, selling well, so if you're a foodie who's going to be in Prague between mid January and early February 2014 you'll want to get your place secured soon.

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Understanding State Report Card System
The Ohio Department of Education revamped its Report Card System in 2013, and set higher standards for success for both schools and school districts. The new Report Card system assigns letter grades to a broad range of measures that help families, communities and educators better understand the strengths of each district and school, as well as areas needing improvement.
The new Accountability System features a number of measures to evaluate the performance of districts and schools throughout the state. These include:
- Academic achievement for all students by grade level and subject compared to national standards of success.
- Progress, which measures the average annual improvement for each student during the course of a year (Note: This measure was formerly known as "Value Added").
- Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO), which measures how well a school or district is doing narrowing gaps in reading, math, attendance and graduation rate among students according to socioeconomic, racial, ethnic or disability status
- Graduation Rate, which measures the percentage of students who enter the ninth grade and graduate. Data is examined in four- and five-year trend patterns.
- K-3 Literacy, which measures improvement in reading for students in grades K-3.
- Prepared for Success, which measures whether graduates are prepared for college or a career.
These designations are now awarded in terms of letter grades, similar to those on students' school report cards.
In the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years, no overall district or school ratings were issued. Only the first four components --academic achievement, progress among students in grades 4-8, AMO and graduation rate -- were assessed. Progress measures for high school students will appear on the state Report Card in August 2016. The K-3 literacy measure was added to the Report Card in late 2014, and the Prepared for Success measure will was added in 2016.
The combination of the measures above will eventually be used to determine the rating of each school district and school building.
Understanding Ohio's New Report Card System: Resources
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Originally, I was going to do a list of my favorite beauty products of 2010, but then I realized that I've used most of these products for years- they are my "go-to" Beauty Staples, I'm never without any of them! So here they are, in no particular order:
This cream, for me is Nectar Of The Gods… it moisturizes and hydrates while adding a lovely pearlescent sheen to your skin, making it seem to glow from within. Well worth it's price… hell, worth its weight in gold!
I love this foundation because it's light, has great coverage without looking cakey, comes in a range of colors – I like to mix two or three shades to match my skin-tone at any given time of the year. I alway mix this with Strobe Cream because used together, it gives my face a fresh, dewy finish.
Great if you are doing a touch-up at home…or on the road! Good coverage leaves your hair silky and shiny (it comes with conditioner, too) and who can beat the ten-minute timing? Glamour on the go!
Hands down, the best eyelash glue EVER!!!! This is non irritating, it comes in clear and black tones, and peels off the lashes easily so you can re-use them. Throw away that dumb crappy glue that comes with your lashes and use this! You can also use Duo for applying bindies and facial jewels, and in a pinch even use it instead of fashion tape!
(Tie: $$ VS. DRUGSTORE) MAC & NEUTROGENA
Both wipes take off your face without irritating your skin, even stage-makeup and glitter comes off with one swipe. Of course, I prefer MAC, but the Neutrogena wipes are about twenty bucks less!
Amazing matte lipstick in a blue-red tone that makes your teeth appear snow white. This color works on EVERYONE, trust me. Also has incredible staying power, pops onstage, and looks fantastic in person. YESSSSSS!!!!!
The best drug-store brand eye shadows in my opinion. Heavily pigmented, they come in matte, satin and metallic finishes, and there's no creasing, the price is right, and the duo-compacts save space in your make-up bag.
(Tie: $$ VS. DRUGSTORE) MAC & SONYA KASHUK FOR TARGET
Both lines of brushes are terrific, and both come in a wide range of sizes and shapes…pick your price range.
The soft , natural-looking coral color flatters most skin tones and will add a pretty, peachy glow to your skin.
You know, the classic pink tube with the lime-green cap? Still great after all these years- a winner!
I love these cheap (usually about a dollar!) lip-pencils. They come in a huge range of colors, and are soft but not greasy. Ya can't beat the price, and they seem to last for ever. My favorite color is "Cabaret" a deep, rich red.
Everything I said about Jordana lip pencils applies here….except that the red color only applies to the packaging!
This affordable line of polish has great coverage (even one coat would usually do the trick) and comes in fantastic colors, with really cute names. Also, it's very easy to remove, with no lingering stains.
This unbelievable gorgeous coal-black eye shadow has sparkly flecks of silver glitter in it…it also stays on well, works dry or wet, gives great coverage, and a little goes a long way. Try it- you'll get addicted!
I saved my favorite thing for last! Don't even get me started on this amazing product or I won't shut up about it! This fine, cosmetic grade glitter is like fairy dust from another universe: ethereal, amazing and otherworldly. Use it on your body, on your face…the best scientific discovery since penicillin, in my opinion!
It's not an exaggeration to say that I feel the same way about Reflects Pearl as Tony Montana in the movie "Scarface" did about his "yayo"… I want to fill my house with it, horde kilos of it, risk going to jail for it, risk my life for it, and I'd protect it with "my lil' friend" - an AK47!
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Labels: beauty products, L'Oreal, MAC Cosmetics, Princess Farhana
Monday, December 27, 2010
As the year draws to a close, it gives me great pleasure to bring you the last "Fun With Keywords" of 2010.
For those of you who don't know, Key Words are the words or phrases people type into search engines that direct them to various websites. Aside from the obvious ones ("belly dance", "costumes", "Egyptian Style", etc.) I always get a kick at the random, downright ridiculous and often surreal things people from all over the world search that directs them to my blog! Hope you get as many giggles out of this as I do!
So here's the last crop of 2010, printed here exactly as typed:
Illustration: Why, it's a CUCKOO Clock, of course! : )
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Labels: belly dance, burlesque, cuckoo clock, kittens, Princes Farhana
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Professional dancers work for years to perfect their art, but though dancing is definitely an art, essentially, dancers are athletes. Even if you are just dancing for fun, you are still making demands on your body, far above and beyond what the average person would consider exercise. Drilling in class or even at home takes physical strength, stamina, and co-ordination. For a professional, rehearsing and performing takes more of the same, but is also amplified by the intense repetition of movement and with the individual dancers stage adrenalin.
When a dancer is training, the movements inherent in her unique style of dance ( no matter what it is) constantly use particular muscle groups, in the same way, over and over. So, for reasons having to do with physical health and muscle development, it would behoove you to cross train, the same way athletes do.
The main thrust behind cross training is that it will enhance your performance by diversifying your training in a variety of ways, such as improving co-ordination or working different muscle groups. This expanded training compliments the effectiveness of your primary skill by combining it with other physical activities that will advance your abilities in general. Learning another discipline and taking advantage of the theories and benefits that come with it will help your entire body to become stronger, as well as improve your endurance and mental acumen.
For example, an Olympic caliber swimmer may run to increase endurance; a boxer will practice his fighting technique, but he might also train with weights for strength and run or skip rope for cardio. There are also many other examples of cross training techniques that are not sports-based. In the military, the elite squads are generally those who are proficient in many types of combat strategies. They are well versed in multiple specialties, such as weaponry; wilderness survival, martial arts, parachuting, disabling explosives and can also perform the duties of a medic. Visual artists often work in many different mediums simultaneously for the same reason. A painter who primarily works with oil may also work with many other mediums, like watercolors, ceramics, pen and ink, and found objects.
To make sure you are building muscles and strength in a healthy way, you may choose to cross train with something physical that compliments your dance practice, like Yoga, Pilates, or swimming laps. Aerobic activities like tennis, spinning, running or even fast-paced walking will all improve endurance and stamina as well as work different muscle groups on your body. Strength training, such as working out with weights or resistance bands will benefit your dancing as well as stave off osteoporosis. Taking a leisurely hike out in nature a few times a week may be enough for one person, while another may want to try trapeze or pole dancing- it's your choice, because only you know what your body is capable of physically, and what you will enjoy.
And of course, learning new types of dance that are different than your primary style will not only move various muscle groups, but also enhance your art!
Remember, stretching in itself is not a warm-up and may actually cause injury, so make sure you warm your body up with a few minutes of cardio or some light dancing before you stretch. And before and after you practice, rehearse or perform, take some time to warm up-and cool down- thoroughly, IT'S THE LAW!
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Labels: belly dance, burlesque, cross-training, Princess Farhana, stretching, warm up
Monday, December 6, 2010
The holiday season is wonderful and amazing; with all the beautiful holiday decorations sparkling everywhere, we dancers can't help but feel as though we are totally in our element.
But as we all know, the holidays can also be stressful time, and not just because of the frantic pace at the malls. As usual, many of us are juggling our gigs, classes and rehearsal schedules with day jobs and family obligations…but in some cases the family situation itself may not be optimal, and during the holidays especially, this adds into the mix and creates stress.
During the holidays, more than at any other time, temptation abounds- scrumptious food and alcoholic beverages are everywhere, enticing us to fall of whatever wagon we may be on with a resounding thud. The urge to make unhealthy choices is always heightened by a hectic schedule, lack of sleep, underlying anxiety and keeping late hours.
Over the years, I experimented with a number of ways to keep my holidays "safe and sane"... and one of them is re-thinking my holiday gigs.
For many dancers, the holiday season is a usually huge moneymaker. There are oodles of private gigs for Christmas, Hannukah and New Year's Eve parties. There are also many corporate gigs, office Christmas parties, and charity events going on. Clubs and restaurants are more crowded and want more live entertainment that during other times of the year, and patrons customarily tips more generously, too.
I don't have to tell you that the bad economy has affected everybody- we can all feel it. This is probably having an influence on the amount of holiday gigs-and rate of pay- you are being offered this year. The standard rate for New Year's Eve gigs used to be triple what you'd normally receive, but with money being tight everywhere, this sadly isn't the case so much anymore.
Still, though there is an opportunity to make bank, this year, especially may be an opportunity to think of what you are forfeiting by doing those shows. Since we dance so often on holidays no matter what time of year, they usually don't seem like a day off for dancers.
Basically, because of gigs, you are spending your holiday away from loved ones, to begin with. You dance at other people's holiday celebrations ( not to mention birthday parties, weddings, graduation ceremonies, etc.) year-round, but don't celebrate those occasions yourself, because you are working! Also, during Christmastime through New Year's Eve, in order to work, you're braving bumper-to-bumper holiday traffic, long lines at police sobriety check-points, and even if you don't imbibe at all,risking the potential hazards of others who are driving while under the influence.
I have always had a steadfast rule about my holiday gigs- especially New Year's Eve: JUST SAY NO. It doesn't mean that I don't accept holiday gigs- I do, frequently. It's just that I am ultra-choosy about which ones I accept, as well as how I schedule them.
Though it might seem crazy, throughout the years, the "Just Say No" policy has served me well. Unless I am absolutely certain I can get to and from a show (or multiple shows) on time and get paid what I am worth, I'd rather stay home. That means I won't be spending the New Years Countdown stuck in traffic, stressing cause I'm late for a show; or shivering in a drafty backstage or lonely hallway waiting through endless techno renditions of "Auld Lang Syne" and lengthy toasts to perform a set for a bunch of revelers who are more focused on where their next glass of champers or spiked egg-nog is coming from! Choose your holiday gigs wisely, and decide for yourself it it's worth the sacrifices you will inevitably make.
Another thing to think about is your own safety- and I don't mean the common-sense rules that usually apply, like bringing an escort to a private gig or making sure you get a deposit in advance.
Holiday gigs present a variety of "hazards" that may not be present at other times of the year. Specifically, I'm talking about things like open flames from candles, spiky evergreen boughs, breakable glass ornaments, and clusters of snaking extension cords for holiday lighting. While these all make a home or restaurant pretty and enticing, they could be dangerous for YOU…so scope your performance space out carefully, don't get too close to anything that could break and cut you or snag your costume – or set it on fire! And seriously, while you are performing in a smaller space, really try to get a bead on the drunks in the audience (they're always there, but even more so at this time of year!) and practice your crowd-control skills…because you'll need them!
If you are an animal loving dancer like me, you'll protect your pets, too. While you're out running around, they could potentially be in danger in your own house. Mistletoe and Poinsettias are extremely toxic to cats, and chocolate –in any form- is horrendous for cats and especially dogs. Don't leave any of these things around where your pets can reach them. Tinsel and metallic elastic gift-wraps are like catnip for the kitties – so shiny and pretty and interesting! But they can be ingested and cause massive internal problems that require surgery, as well as being a choking hazard. Glass and glitter-covered ornaments should never be hung low on your tree for the same reason, and your electrical cords should be taped down securely or housed in a box (secured at the spot where they plug into the wall) so they don't get chewed on, causing a short and possibly electrocuting your pet. Need I mention that you should turn all your Christmas lights off when you leave for a gig?
On a less-cautionary note, just after Christmas has passed is always a fantastic time to go shopping for your year-round costume needs. Everything you need to make fantastic costumes and accessories will be on sale, from beaded garlands to luscious fabrics and metallic ribbons, from fantasy feathers to fabric paints, sequin trim and crafting supplies…stock up while it's cheap, and use them later in the New Year!
Though many people find it hard to stick to their New Year's Resolutions, making resolutions you KNOW you'll be able to keep easily is a good idea. It doesn't have to be a grandiose plan, it could be something as small as vowing to take an extra class per month, or learning some new songs, or experimenting with a new style of dance. I always make a ritual of spending the first couple of days of the New Year going through my costumes and accessories, making sure that everything is in working order, to start things off right. I check to see if hooks need to be sewn on to costumes, or if skirts need to be hemmed, shoes re-soled, crystals replaced, that sort of thing. I also toss a lot of old make-up (especially liquids and creams) that could be contaminated with bacteria, and sew new elastic onto all my finger cymbals… and believe me, that's a damn chore!
One last thought: give yourself a holiday gift. As dancers we spend most of the year giving: we give our time and energy all year round to students and to audiences. We are always "on", whether we are actually onstage or not. Though we may try to rest and prepare for this, we always seem to put ourselves last on the list of recipients. It's a wonderful thing to do, that whole external out-pouring of energy… but by the end of the year, you may develop a deficit that can sap you emotionally and mentally as well as physically.
During hectic holiday season, make sure to take some much-needed "quality time" to recharge your batteries and give back to yourself… even if it's just a few moments of quiet each day! A massage, mani-pedi or a nice hot bath with Epsom salts are great year-round, but a necessity at this time of year, so treat yourself, because you deserve it!
Happy Holidays!
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Labels: belly dance, burlesque, Holidays, New Year's Eve, Princes Farhana
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Will Obama's 'No Combat Troops' Pledge Hold in ISIS Fight?
During Senate testimony, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, left the door open to the possibility of U.S. ground troops being used to combat the Islamic State.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... in a speech to the country last week ... President Obama outlined his administration's strategy to confront the Islamic State ... Obama made to keep the court ... that the US would degrade and destroy the Islamic State and that no U S combat troops would be used in that effort but in a meeting before the Senate armed services Committee ... Secretary of Defense Chuck Kable ... and chairman of the joint Chiefs of staff General Marc Dann see revealed that there may be some the last Tuesday on that statement is the goal coming out of the president's speech was to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS that appeared to get ... amended slightly at one point in his testimony General Dempsey said the US can destroy ISIS in Iraq ... and disrupt ISIS and Syria on the question of boots on the ground ... General Dempsey said he's open to requesting combat troops as quote a close combat advisors ... especially for major initiatives like to be taken to the city of Mosul ... PNC noted that President Obama agreed to human out on a case by case basis ...


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If you found all your way to this article, chances are you ran into the following error during installation of Sitecore 9.0: "Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Signer' because it is null."
Sitecore provides many ways to integrate own logic while executing specific actions. One of those ways is event handler.
1. Default Event Handler
Sitecore have per default some events which are defined in Sitecore.config configuration file.
This blog post is based on the Article Add Export to File Functionality in Sitecore's Search Options by Dean Mark Soriano.
To follow this guidance as well as possible it is required that you have already completed the steps from this blog post:
Now we want to export the result list into an excel file.
Visual Studio plugins and extensions are kind of tools which could make our work easier and much more efficient. With the VSIX Project Templates in Visual Studio SDK, we are able to extend the functionality of Visual Studio and to create own features. Every developer using Visual Studio could implement tools according to his needs.
Many of you know this problem: We have a bucket containing items and we want to visualize the items in a list with all values and not only the standard properties like:
- Template
- Location
- Version
- Created
- By
- Language
The magic words to do this, is "Dynamic Placeholder"!
First of all some words about Sitecore and Upgrades
When I was a beginner in Sitecore developement, the Sitecore world stands almost still for several months to years with the release of Sitecore 6.5.
So what I want to say with that is the product was more or less very stable with few small issues and no big need to update the solution for business or technical reasons.
What we did was creating wonderfull solutions without thinking to much about "how we will update/upgrade this in the future". In my opinion Sitecore haven't done the same in that dimension they have to do it now.
Often a Sitecore infrastructure consists of a single server instance with two – maybe three – environments (development and production) which was easy to maintain and handle.
Years go along management environements separate from delivery machines more and more, single server instances disappear in many cases to high scalable solutions with multiple servers for webapplications, sql servers, mongodb instances. Publishing instances and third party products not included.
On the other hand, we all get a little bit older: the employees searched for new challenges in other companies and you remember them only from some years ago.
Die Sitecore Usergroup Deutschland traf sich zum dritten Mal in diesem Jahr. Diesmal am 31. August 2017 in Frankfurt am Main. Das Treffen mit etwa 40 Teilnehmern fand in der Nähe der Frankfurt Messe, im Kino "Orfeos Erben" statt. Ein … Weiterlesen
Szenario: Die Sitecore Webseite bietet ein Videofeld für Autoren an. Unsere Implementierung im Template sieht folgendermassen aus:
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Financial Literacy Month provides us a wonderful opportunity to highlight the importance of Personal Finance Education! And, it offers a special chance to remind folks about why we do what we do. We offer professional development for teachers because it takes "on average, 20 separate instances of practice, before a teacher has mastered a new skill" (www.centerforpubliceducation, 2013 and Ermeling, 2010; Joyce and Showers, 1982). The difficulty for teachers lies not necessarily in learning new information, but rather in "implementing" these concepts into practice (www.centerforpubliceducation, 2016; Ermeling, 2010; Joyce and Showers, 1982).
What we do is to provide teachers with the financial literacy content and resources they need to feel both more confident in their knowledge and in implementing the standards in their classroom. The strategies and teaching resources we offer are designed to make it easier for educators to implement the financial literacy standards, and often, for elementary teachers especially, finding a way to work smarter, not harder, by teaching across the curriculum. In other words, by using trade books, both fiction, and non-fiction, to provide teachers the opportunity to hit the Maryland English Language Arts College and Career Ready Standards, while at the same time, teaching financial literacy content. For Middle and High School educators, we encourage you to check out not only our website, but also www.econedlink.org for all kinds of great financial literacy teaching resources.
It is important to note, according to the Corporation for Enterprise Development's (cfed) Scorecard, that although Maryland is ranked #1 for financial literacy education policy, our state's 2016 statistics place us 22 out of 50 states in terms of the data that correlates and supports "household financial security" and its "policy solutions" (cfed's "Scorecard", www.assetsandopportunity.org, 2016).
This shows that we still have considerable work to do to make sure that by the time that our students are adults that they have the skills and knowledge necessary to better position long-term financial well-being. Middle and High School teachers, consider using some of cfed's infographics in your classroom for financial literacy month! (www.assetsandopportunity.org/scorecard/newsroom/media_resources/infographics/)
This month, teachers, we hope you will take this opportunity to dedicate at least a few hours a week to teaching about financial literacy. To make your job easier, feel free to visit our resource page on www.econed.org, and/or check out the Council on Economic Education's (CEE) Financial Literacy Month Calendar which features a financial literacy lesson for every day in April (http://goo.gl/J1LR4u). CEE is also showcasing personal savings stories of people like fashion designer Elie Tahari, and national best-selling author Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and entrepreneur Rosie Pope for each day in April. Feel free to share them with your students. In fact, have the students create their own personal savings stories! To view the #savingstories, follow this link, www.facebook.com/councilforeconed/.
Teachers, send us some activities that you have planned for this month to celebrate Financial Literacy Month by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll share them with other teachers on Twitter to help spread Financial Literacy Awareness! Also, consider registering for our Financial Literacy Summit scheduled to take place on June 28th, 2016, www.econed.org/events.
Corporation for Enterprise Development, (2016). Cfed Scorecard, www.assetsandopportunity.org. Retrieved on April 1, 2016, from www.assetsandopportunity.org/scorecard/
Center for Public Education, (2013). Teaching the Teachers, www.centerforpubliceducation.org. Retrieved on April 1, 2016, from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/teachingtheteachers


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Back in 2006 when the first e-cigarette, was first introduced to the market, there has been a lot of speculation over whether they pose a health threat or are in fact healthy. Roll forward 12 years to today, and a lot has not changed.
We often see in newspapers about new risks associated with vaping, or dangers that vapers face when vaping. But reading between the lines and actually finding the truth is somewhat of a tough task.
Nevertheless, we look at the actual reports, journals and studies released and report the actual facts, along with recommendations they found without trying to manipulate the results for personal gain (like selling newspapers, selling other quit smoking aids, or even persuading users to go back to cigarettes)!
Why not start with the big one and the question most people want to know!
Quick answer - No!
The art of vaping is not healthy, the vapor contains Propylene Glycol, Vegetable Glycerin, Nicotine, and artificial flavoring. Inhaling these foreign substances into your lungs is not healthy and should really be avoided. If you are a vaper, you should really think about when to quit vaping.
However, of all the studies conducted on e-cigarettes, none appear to show carcinogens or toxins found at any levels harmful to humans. Some reports were discredited where there were traces of metals.
Tobacco cigarettes contain over 6,000 toxins and 66 known carcinogens. E-cigarettes contain 13 ingredients all of which have been in the US food supply for decades and all are "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) by the FDA
This may appear as a contradiction in terms, but the facts are simple: Any foreign objects or chemicals, including in vapor form, going into your lungs is essentially a bad thing. No study has found carcinogens that may affect users, but as vaping is a relatively new practice, this may well change.
Although there are only 4 reported ingredients of e-cigarettes, i.e. VG, PG, nicotine, and flavorings, there are actually many more. This is mainly due to the compounds in the above.
Each flavor will consist of a different break down, so below we give you an example of one tobacco flavor e-liquids ngredients, as found by the FDA:
Yes, vaping is a lot better than smoking, Public Health England reported that vaping was, in fact, 95% safer than smoking.
To understand it a little more, it's best to get up to speed with the terminology and equipment, we answer the question of what is vaping? in another guide.
Without doubt vaping is the most successful product on the market to help smokers quit
Reducing nicotine levels to almost zero, without the user being exposed to harmful carcinogens or tar.
Nicotine is a naturally occurring liquid alkaloid, which is an organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. Unfortunately, these compounds can have a definitive effect on the human body.
We heard this a lot in the vaping community. As caffeine is another liquid alkaloid, it is very easy to compare the two and yes they are comparable.
There is a slight difference though. Both caffeine and nicotine are classified as secondary stimulants because they affect the sympathetic nervous system. Both caffeine and nicotine produce an increased energy level, without a feeling of intoxication. Nicotine acts as a stimulant mostly in new users, whereas long-term users claim that it relaxes them.
Although there are many positives when it comes to comparing vaping with smoking, e-cigarettes are still a nicotine delivery system.
Nicotine is not as harmful as many believe, due to its close relationship with smoking, but it is still an addictive chemical that is harmful.
E-cigarette do a great job in reducing the nicotine levels ex-smokers are addicted too, and it is our job to help vapers quit vaping altogether.


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50th Anniversary!
(1967) dir Jacques Tati w/Tati, Barbara Dennek [124 min; 35mm]
Hilarious, inventive, and gloriously choreographed, Jacques Tati's sublime comedic masterpiece thrusts the endearingly clumsy, resolutely old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a bafflingly modernist Paris.
"A hallucinatory comic vision." – Time Out
★★★★★ "A majestic creation." – Empire
"Tati's most brilliant film." – New York Times
★★★★★ "Glorious." – Total Film
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Begin your day with our signature breakfast and let our chefs spoil you with your favorite dishes. Choose from our selection of tasty lunch menu items or enjoy a well-balanced combination of seasonal, international specialties and local flavors a tour evening buffet.
Opening Hours:6:30AM–10:30PM.
Located on the seventh floor, Diwan Roof top overlooks the amazing views of Aqaba bay and features a wide selection of local and international dishes, Shisha and cocktails in addition to a healthy bar.
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The sMS-200ultra has been given a facelift! Introducing the new and improved sMS-200ultra Neo, with a deeper mid-range and richer bass expression as compared to the original. The Neo will be replacing the original sMS-200ultra once it becomes available. The pricing will remain the same as the original sMS-200ultra.
The sMS-200 continues to impress, with great dynamics and a brighter sound, as compared to the new sMS-200ultra Neo.
Already own a sMS-200ultra? Upgrades are available for $80 plus shipping costs back and forth to South Korea. Please contact us for details.
This price includes:
- the sMS-200ultra with a switch modification unit
- NETGEAR GS105NA 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet switch (5, 7, or 12V)
- cost of shipping the switch back and forth to SOtM
- labor to enabling the sCLK-EX 1 clock point, and
- SMB connector installation and cables
Why should you modify?
- The sMS-200ultra has the sCLK-EX clock with 4 points. The sCLK-EX can be used for all digital devices that require clock signals such as DAC, USB host card, CD player, PC main board and LAN controller.
- Two points are used by the system internally (sCLK-EX2425) and two points left
free to clock other digital devices (eg Ethernet switch).
What is the modification?
- Enable one point (clock)
- Replacing 2 x regulators in the Ethernet switch
- Replacing the capacitors in the Ethernet switch
- Add SMB connection (coaxial RF connectors)
This modification works to eliminate noise coming from the Ethernet connection and improves/cleans the sound as a result.
sMS-200ultra is the newest generation of audio network player with a built-in 'Media Player Board' developed by SOtM.
The sMS-200ultra is similar to the sMS-200, and boasts a dedicated ARM processor board, purpose-built to support only audio. The difference lies in the addition of the upgraded sCLK-EX clock board – in a compact and specially-designed case. The clock is one of the most important factors that determines the sound quality your digital devices, and the inclusion of the clock in this unit will improve your entire system – giving an overall solid performance to your listening experience. This means that you get a custom-built product focused on creating the perfect audio sound performance with strong functionality, with none of the performance problems and deterioration of sound that can occur with ready-made processor boards from other manufacturers.
Player software: ROON, MPD, DLNA, SqueezeLite and others are available. You can use your music files from an external USB storage device, network shared folders or streaming services – or easily add even more functions via a software upgrade. Simple and nice looking Web GUI allows users to choose the desired audio function, setup and control playing music file through Apps on users' smart devices.
sMS-200ultra is the only network player of its kind – delivering high fidelity together with impressive sound at a great price. Immerse yourself in the difference with the sMS-200ultra.
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High-End audio grade USB port x 1
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Input voltage : +6.5V ~ +9Vdc(Optional 12.0Vdc)
Input current : 2A max
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Internal reference clock
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External master clock input : Optional
Input frequency : 10MHz
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MIDDLESEX, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Gov. Chris Christie is implementing a unique tool in an effort to break down some Jersey Shore homeowners' resistance to the idea of building sand dunes to fortify communities against storm damage.
Speaking from Middlesex on Tuesday, the famously brash governor announced he will personally announce the names of all those who have yet to sign easements to let the government build dunes.
"We will go town by town and if we have to start calling names out of the selfish ones who care more about their view than they care about the safety and the welfare of their neighbors, then we are going to start doing that," Christie said. "I will use my normal sense of gentle persuasion to try to make sure that we bring people along."


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Tübingen is a traditional university town in , Germany.
Hitchhiking out
Direction West (B28 West, A81 North and South, Herrenberg, Stuttgart, Siegen)
The Street later turning into B28 is called Rheinlandstraße. You can try to
- stop cars at the crossing with Westbahnhofstraße
- ask people at the petrol station where the Herrenberger Straße meets the Rheinlandstraße
- stop cars at the bus stop about 150 meters west of this petrol station.
The latter worked very well for me on a sunny afternoon.
Direction North (Stuttgart, Heilbronn) East (Ulm/München) and West (Karlsruhe)
Most drivers use B27 to reach the mentioned highways. Note that in morning hours (7am to 9am) B27 on its last kms before joining A8 (near the airport) is regularly blocked by traffic jams. In this case B28 can be the better choice if you want to continue on A8 West or A81 North. To hitch B27 ask drivers at the Aral petrol station near the crossing B27/B28 (Reutlinger Straße). You can also stand at the driveway in direction Stuttgart. Generally connecting from Tübingen is not so easy as the nearest gas station on the highways are quite far away. If you go north next is "Wunnenstein" near exit Ilsfeld, if you go to Ulm/Munich it is "Gruibingen" near exit Aichelberg. As many cars also go to Stuttgart it is rather hard to find the proper car in Tübingen. A good option is to change cars at the airport. Nearly all cars on B27 pass by the airport. Go to departures where you will find your car soon. It generally takes us not more than 30min. This hub also works perfectly when arriving back to Tübingen.


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Brown Bread
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Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)
Recipe type: Breads
Cuisine: International, Fusion
Serves: 10
- Bundt or tube pan
- 1 cup white flour
- 2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup minced raisins
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Mince the raisins. Beat together the eggs, vanilla extract, buttermilk and oil.
- Sift the flour and add the cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder. Mix well and add the liquid mixture to make a soft dough. Stir well in the minced raisins.
- Pour into a greased pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes or till brown. Allow to cool before serving.
Click here for step by step recipe with pictures.
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RAVELLO, ITALY, November 18, 2017 — When it comes to scenery and dramatic picturesque settings, it is difficult to find any place in the world more spectacular than Ravello Italy. Even the worst photographer in the world becomes Ansel Adams in Ravello because there is a photo op in every direction.
Ravello is not a destination for first-time travelers in the sense that it makes a good base for sightseeing. It is a relatively remote location that is not difficult to reach, but neither is it convenient for travelers with wanderlust in their shoes.
No, this is a place for relaxation, contemplation and savoring the best life has to offer; a combination of sunshine, landscaping, superb cuisine and elegant wine all blended with a history that reads like a who's who of celebrities who have discovered its charms.
Italy's La Posta Vecchia: Italy's luxury hotel wrapped in history
Ravello is small with a resident population of about 2,500 people. It nestles above the villages of Amalfi, Atrani, Maori and Minori overlooking the scenic wonderland of the Amalfi Coast where mountains plunge into the sea to create a coastline that defies description.
Ravello Italy: A UNESCO World Heritate site
In 1996, Ravello earned a listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the only question would be "what took them so long?"
Founded in the 5th century as a shelter against the barbarian invasions that marked the end of the Western Roman Empire, Ravello's geographical location in the forested hills above the Amalfi Coast made it an ideal vantage point with natural protection from outside invasions.
Today, local SITA buses and taxis drop visitors off at the village's main square, Piazza Vescovado, in front of Duomo di Ravello, the Cathedral of Ravello, where the open space is surrounded by shops filled with high-quality local ceramics small cafes, post office and a bank. This is the spiritual center of the city.
Travel: Taormina, the Amalfi Coast of Sicily
Ravello is also accessible by self-driven cars but be forewarned, the roads are narrow and twisting and can be difficult to negotiate for inexperienced drivers.
Upon arrival, most visitors check out the cathedral or Villa Rufolo (1270) after they are able to catch their breath from the breathtaking vistas that spread out before them.
The appeal of the two sites is initially due to their locations as the first things a visitor encounters. It doesn't take long however, to realize that location is only the carrot at the end of the stick, because both offer far more than first meets the eye.
Villa Rufolo sits on a ledge that has attracted thousands of visitors over the years, thanks, in large part, to the inspiration it provided Giovanni Boccaccio in his Decameron and as the location where Richard Wagner composed the second act of his opera "Parsifal" in 1880.
Each summer since 1953 the "Ravello Festival" has honored Wagner with concerts held on the dramatic Villa Rufolo stage overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
From Villo Rufolo, most visitors turn left through a narrow passageway lined with ceramics shops and cafes en route to Villa Cimbrone, about a ten-minute walk from the center of town.
Ravello Italy: An impressive guest list
Because of its location, Villa Cimbrone would have become well known in its own right eventually, but the catalyst for its notoriety came when Virginia Woolf and other members of London's Bloomsbury Group discovered it as a retreat.
In 1938, reclusive actress Greta Garbo took up residence in Villa Cimbrone with the intention of marrying Leopold Stokowski, the musical genius behind Walt Disney's "Fantasia."
It's not difficult to see how D.H. Lawrence drew inspiration from Villa Cimbrone in 1927 where he wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Be sure to meander through the lush forested gardens to view the "Terrace of the Infinite." The row of white sculptures merely serves as an enticement that enhances the stunning vistas that spread out below and into the "infinite" horizon of the sea.
American author Gore Vidal lived in Ravello for 30 years, eventually earning himself the distinction as an honorary citizen.
The great English novelist, E.M. Forster, famous for "A Passage to India," "Howard's End" and "A Room with a View," wrote his first short story, "Story of a Panic," while staying at the Villa Episcopi.
Ravello Italy: Hollywood "Beat the Devil"
Other Hollywood legends have discovered Ravello as well.
The 1953 movie "Beat the Devil" was filmed in Ravello using a script written on the site by Truman Capote. The all-star cast included Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Jones, Robert Morley, and Peter Lorre, all of whom stayed at Hotel Palumbo
Situated beside a narrow entrance road that is only wide enough for one car and housed in a medieval palace dating to the 12th century, Hotel Palumbo preserves reminiscences of the original medieval structure of Palazzo Confalone offering a magical atmosphere with refined hospitality.
Ancient marble columns, mosaic-tile floors, and museum-quality antiques contribute to the intimate charm of this luxury.
Rooms at Hotel Palumbo have no numbers. Rather they are identified by names. Each is unique and each offers panoramic views of the Amalfi Coast that defy description.
The Confalone Restaurant features frescoed rooms including a stunning painting of San Giovanni Battista by Guido Reni, a student of Caravaggio. The terrace overlooking the picturesque landscape is almost too breathtaking to describe.
In addition, Hotel Palumbo produces its own wine under the Episcopio label. You can tour the Episcopio wine cellar but don't expect a massive operation. The facility is almost toylike in its location, but never underestimate the quality of the wine it produces.
Take time to browse through the hotel guest book and you will know you have visited someplace unique when you encounter names such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, General Dwight Eisenhower, who in World War II plotted the allied advance on Monte Cassino while staying at the Hotel Palumbo, Winston Churchill and Jackie Kennedy took a two week vacation in Ravello along with her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill.
Other celebrities include; Edvard Grieg, Tennessee Williams, Graham Greene, Leonard Bernstein, Sara Teasdale and, of course, Richard Wagner who composed on the piano in the lobby.
One final tip. As mentioned above, most visitors turn left when they arrive in Ravello and fail to explore the other side of the village. Big mistake.
As stunning as the views are from Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone, they are equally dramatic at the other side of Ravello. Miss them and you have missed half of the city.
Visit Ravello Italy once to experience its charms, but be sure you return to savor its magic.
About the Author: Bob Taylor is a veteran writer who has traveled throughout the world. Taylor was an award winning television producer/reporter/anchor before focusing on writing about international events, people and cultures around the globe.
He is founder of The Magellan Travel Club (www.MagellanTravelClub.com)
His goal is to visit 100 countries or more during his lifetime.
Read more of Travels with Peabod and Bob Taylor at Communities Digital News
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from the AJC....
For the third year in a row, Georgia students who took the ACT test outperformed their peers nationally.
Most colleges and universities consider test results, among other indicators, when selecting students for admission or scholarships.
"For the third time and the third year in a row, Georgia's students have outperformed the national average on the ACT. That's a testament to the hard work of our students and educators," State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a press release.
The 2018 ACT results also brought positive news in the area of equity, as students in Georgia's two largest minority groups outperformed their counterparts nationally. The average composite score for black/African American students in Georgia was 18.0, compared to 16.9 nationally. For Hispanic/Latino students in Georgia, the average composite score was 20.4, compared to 18.8 nationally.
Newly released ACT scores show Georgia holding its lead over the nation for the 3rd consecutive year
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During the month of October – a time when Catholics often take up the prayer of the Rosary with greater devotion – Priests for Scotland invited friends to offer up one decade of the Rosary each day with the intention of praying for Vocations to the Priesthood.
In this, we were led in prayer by pupils of St Peter the Apostle Secondary in Clydebank, near Glasgow.
Go to our Facebook page to find out more, and to join with the pupils as they pray (via video) and reflect on the mysteries of the Rosary in prayer for priestly and religious vocations.


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The Game Products Trust Fund (GPTF) was established by an Act of Parliament that was signed by the President on 07 September 1997 and published in terms of Article 56 of the Namibian constitution. The formation of the GPTF was aimed at ensuring that revenue raised from the use of wildlife and their products that are recovered from state land is reinvested into activities that are aimed at wildlife management, conservation, rural development and activities aimed at promoting the coexistence of human and wildlife. The need to establish the GPTF was also engendered to address issues related to human-wildlife conflicts. The GPTF has been supporting wildlife management, conservation, projects to improve rural livelihoods and activities aimed at harmonizing the co-existence of human and wildlife for over ten (10) years by awarding grants to communities and organizations throughout Namibia. This website features information about the GPTF, how it is managed and steps on how to access its funding.
The GPTF approved funding to implement the Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-reliance Scheme, to purchase food rations for the Police Anti-poaching Team until March 2018; to repair vehicles for the Directorate of Wildlife & National Parks in critical areas, and other projects.
Contents to be updated soon...
At its meeting held on 16 August 2017, the GPTF Board approved applications for grants to improve wildlife managment, protection and conservation to the value of N$ 10,4 million.


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Celebrating women in high places dedicated to making our lives better...
The latest batch of nominees in our 50 Over 50 Awards – in association with JD Williams – are in.
The Changing Our Country category celebrates British women in high-powered positions who are using their influence to make all our lives better.
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The shortlist below is the latest of the ten categories to be revealed. We'll be announcing the other shortlists both in the magazine and online over the coming months, and you can see the full list here.
The overall winners of each category will be announced at a special event this autumn.
Until then, read on to discover more about the five women to make our Changing Our Country shortlist…
Her Honour Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC, 50
First non-white female judge at the Old Bailey
State-educated, dyslexic, and born in Dundee to Indian parents, Anuja has been a barrister for 23 years and QC for two.
She was appointed Circuit Judge in 2012 and Old Bailey Judge in 2017.
Anuja says: "I'm motivated by the professionalism of the people I work with and their commitment to getting it right every time.
"My proudest moment was being appointed as a Judge – it's a huge privilege as well as a responsibility.
"I'm a mother of three. One of the advantages of a judicial career is the option of part-time work, which I hope means more women feel able to apply."
Air Vice Marshall Sue Gray CB, OBE, 54
The second woman to be made Air Vice-Marshal
Previously Director of Combat Air, Sue is now Air Officer Commanding Number 38 Group (over 3,000 people providing RAF's Engineering, Logistics, Communications and Medical Operations units.
She served in both Gulf wars.
Sue says: "I'm the Chief Engineer for the Chief of the Royal Air Force. My proudest achievement – returning from the second Gulf War having delivered everything that was asked of us.
"As an RAF STEM (science, tech, engineering and maths) champion, I have a lot of contact with younger people, who never fail to impress me.
"My approach to midlife? Full speed ahead."
Deborah Cadman OBE, 54
Chief Executive of one of the largest combined authorities
Deborah is Chief Executive of West Midlands Combined authority (WMCa). She works with the Elected Mayor, Andy Street, seven metropolitan local authorities and others to deliver economic growth to almost three million people.
She has had a distinguished career in public service and received an OBE for services to local government in 2006.
She has also won the First Women Award for Public service.
Deborah says: "The public sector is a force for good. Despite the challenges we face, when it works well it makes a real difference to those who need it.
"I've built my career and success as someone who gets things done. I love the opportunity to break through a maze of complexity to find a practical solution.
"I'm only as good as the people I work with, and seeing those people grow and develop is a major inspiration."
Professor June Andrews OBE, 62
Leading dementia expert in the UK
As a consultant, nurse and teacher, June is one of the most influential clinicians in the UK.
She has dedicated her life to raising awareness of how to make life better for dementia patients, receiving numerous awards including the Chief Nursing Officers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
June says: "I love being with older people. They have a bad reputation, but that's only because we often notice them when they're poorly or unhappy. When dementia happens, they are still the same, just a bit harder to understand but well worth the effort.
"I'm motivated by the fact there's a lot you can do to make things better in dementia, and am still surprised at how much misinformation there is. My proudest achievement is my book, Dementia: The One-Stop Guide, which outsold Fifty Shades of Grey and Top Gear on Amazon for two weeks!"
Kathy Abernethy, 56
Menopause specialist and educator
Kathy is a Specialist Nurse and Chair of the British Menopause Society - the first non-doctor to be elected in its 30 year history.
She educates GPs and Practice Nurses by hosting menopause study days, and co-leads an NHS menopause clinic, where she's an independent prescribing practitioner.
She also educates women through workplace awareness sessions and published resources, such as Menopause: The One-Stop Guide.
Kathy says: "The menopause often occurs when life pressures are also at a peak – financial stress, relationship breakdown, elderly parents.
"Good health in later years can be influenced by positive changes made around the time of the menopause."


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Coat: Primark
Dress: Primark
Boots: Schuh
Bag: Urban Outfitters
Today I had a rather lovely day which included taking my Mum to a spa for her birthday and we both enjoyed massages and sauna time. We then went on to the lovely Tenterden for a birthday lunch and as a surprise we met my Dad, Dan, my sister and her husband which my Mum was rather surprised and happy about.
We decided to head to Prezzo for lunch which was surprisingly my first one and I had this yummy 'light' pizza. I couldn't not take a photo of my brother-in-law's burger, wow! As you can see I wore my new Primark dress which is rather bright for winter but I love a pop of colour so I couldn't resist. I think this is going to be a popular dress!
After having a lovely day in the cold sunshine we had a nice meal at a family friends where we laughed and ate a lot. Overall I've had a pretty great weekend and it makes it all the hard to go back to work tomorrow!
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FMLA Clarification
Kegler Brown E-mployment Alert February 4, 2008
Our "e-alert" last Friday reported the new amendments to the FMLA for military-related leave. Most employers already grant some form of leave for such exigent circumstances and, for most employers, the new leave requirements should not pose a hardship.
However, many employers were hoping for a different type of amendment. Last year, the Department of Labor sought public comment on the FMLA, and intermittent leave was among the most frequent comments. Many hoped that new regulations or a new amendment would tighten and curb some of the perceived intermittent leave abuses. However, the new amendment does not address any problematic areas of the existing law; hence, the title of the Alert - "FMLA Amended - But Not In A Good Way." We certainly did not mean to imply that granting leave to employees whose family members are called to duty or injured in the Armed Services is not a good or justifiable goal.


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Thursday October 20, 2011
From Jambands
A Cosmic Thing Happened With John Scofield
By: Randy Ray
John Scofield returns with his first studio album since 2009's Piety Street. Whereas that project focused on music familiar to gospel music lovers, the guitarist turns another corner on A Moment's Peace and shifts his musical ear on the ballad. Neither too quiet, nor too rambunctious, Sco finds a sweet sonic balance between the notes that makes his original and cover tunes on the even dozen project a pure listening joy. The legendary axe man has been quite busy of late, playing in various configurations and featuring layers of collaborations in the 'million bands' he has formed and focused in the past few years.
Jambands.com caught up with Scofield before he takes another variation of his group, a quartet, on the road in the United States for a one month trek which begins on October 18 after numerous international dates in South America and Europe with other outfits. The ballads album showcases another side of his playing while also offering yet another look at the artistic colors in the man's myriad of stylistic choices. What is so refreshing is that whereas Scofield can play in everything from a Danish orchestra to the Allman Brothers Band to Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood, he never loses his consistently powerful voice on guitar. The instrument speaks loudly and softly within the textures of these many musical environments, and he does very well here, too, in our conversation.
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It's impossible to attend every pre-shift meeting held at MGFD, let alone at our other restaurants, so sometimes there are nights when I hear about verbal specials but don't see or taste them since the staff has already been there, done that. One such night was this past Wednesday. "Wood oven roasted Lake Meadow guinea hen with bourbon brown butter and pomegranate gremolata," chef de cuisine Bradley Herron rattled off in his usual tear. What might seem like an unfortunate occurrence is actually an auspicious one. Bradley was hungry too, so he had no problem plating one up for us to taste with the cooks as soon as the meeting wrapped. I assumed the perch I like so much at the food bar, and away we went. The rest is Instagram history, as you can see above. We recently reciped a take on this dish, using quail and pan-frying the bird instead, for the kind folks at Maker's Mark. It's perfect holiday recipe that they're sharing as Thanksgiving approaches so that you can go little bird, instead of big bird this season, just like us! Please find it below, and don't forget the crusty bread to mop up all that gorgeous pan sauce.
Pan-fried Quail with Maker's Mark Brown Butter and Pomegranate Gremolata
Serves 4
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
½ teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted and lightly cracked
4 semi-boneless quails
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ cup shallots, minced
½ cup Makers Mark bourbon
½ cup pomegranate seeds
2 tablespoons Italian (flat leaf) parsley, chopped
Zest of 2 lemons
1 garlic clove, minced
In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, mustard powder, chili flakes, and fennel seeds.
Wash the quails and pat dry with a paper towel. Dredge each bird in the seasoned flour mixture, shaking to remove excess and placing on a platter until ready to fry.
Add grape seed oil to a large cast iron skillet over high heat. Once the pan is smoking hot, fry the quails, browning them on one side for 2 minutes, then flipping to brown the other side for another two minutes. Remove the birds from the pan to rest on another plate while emptying the grease from the skillet. Lower the heat to medium high, and add the quails back to the pan with the butter. Let them brown in the pan for about two minutes more. Remove quail to the plate to rest, leaving butter and juices in the skillet. Reduce heat to low. Stir shallots into the browned butter and then add the Makers Mark, using a wood spoon to deglaze the pan sauce over low heat, about 3 more minutes or until the shallots are translucent. Spoon the sauce over quail to finish.
In a medium bowl, a combine the pomegranate seeds with the parsley, garlic, and lemon zest for the gremolata. Add salt and pepper to taste, top the quail, and serve family-style.


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Chris - it certainly bodes :-) - but I think we may see it (at least tentatively) as a positive sign.
The original copy says nothing about "tremendously", only that the S2 technology gain will flow into "enabling" the development of a new generation R System.
The way I see it is that this frees up production and development facilities to get the S2 (and, hopefully, the R10) on the road, while cutting down on needless expenditure at the same time.
Cheers Douglas Chris L wrote:
------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Miha Golobic <miha.golobic@xxxxxxxxx> *To:* leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Sent:* Thursday, March 5, 2009 10:56:45 AM *Subject:* [LRflex] A sad news for Flexers I got this e-mail from Leica forum:After the good news regarding the LEICA M8 Firmware, not so positive news about the Leica R-system in this newsletter issue: Leica yesterday informed their sales agencies and dealers, that *Leica has no more stock of Leica R9 cameras and Leica R Lenses. A new production is not planned either. *Leica also writes that they are working hard "on making a generation change possible for the current R-System", for this the knowledge gained through the development of the LEICA S2 has helped tremendously. This fits into the Leica's and Dr. Kaufmann's commitment to a digital R camera during the photokina. In this moment I have no clue what this means for the Leica R photographers among us. But I'll keep on pestering my contact persons with questions in order to keep you up to date.Discuss this topic in this thread. Advertisement The good news:Sh Photo has acquired the whole remaining stock of Leica R cameras and lenses from Leica Camera AG and offers it in their online shop.Here it is: The last chance to acquire new R9 cameras and lenses! Order now, stock is limited!Oh great!! I absolutely hate SHP/Arsenal....Hope this really is a bad rumour, as it bodes ill to any future R10.
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Kurdistan Regional Government
|Kurdistan Regional Government
حکومهتی ههرێمی کوردستان
Hikumetî Herêmî Kurdistan
حكومة اقليم كردستان
Emblem of the KRG
|Iraqi Kurdistan
|Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani[1]
|Appointed by
|President Massoud Barzani
|Main organ
|Responsible to
|Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament
|Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
|Part of a series on
Kurdish history and Kurdish culture
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) (Kurdish: حکوومەتی هەرێمی کوردستان, Hikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan; Arabic: حكومة اقليم كردستان) is the official ruling body of the predominantly Kurdish region of Northern Iraq referred to as Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan.
The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The president is directly elected by the electorate of the region and is the head of the cabinet and chief of state who delegates executive powers to the cabinet. The prime minister is traditionally the head of the legislative body but also shares executive powers with the president.[2] The president of Iraqi Kurdistan is also the commander-in-chief of the Peshmerga Armed Forces.[3] Parliament creates and passes laws by a majority vote, and the president has the power to veto any bill.
Election process
Since 1992, the governing bodies have been primarily based in Arbil (Kurdish: Hewlêr), officially declared the capital of the region. The KRG parliament, or the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP), is elected by popular vote. Voters are given one vote and may choose a single party from the list. The cabinet is selected by the majority party or parties. The majority party or coalition appoints and negotiates terms for the prime minister of the Kurdistan region. The president of the Kurdistan region is directly elected by its citizens.[3]
Currently, the cabinet is composed of the largest two governing parties, the KDP and the PUK and their allies.
Current cabinet
|Massoud Barzani
|Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq
|Vice President
|Kosrat Rasul Ali[4]
|Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
|Prime Minister
|Nechervan Idris Barzani
|Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq
|Deputy Prime Minister
|Qubad Talabani
|Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
|Minister for the Interior
|Abdul Karim Sultan Sinjari
|Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq
|Minister for Finance & the Economy
|Rebaz Mohammad
|Minister for Justice
|Sinan Abdulkhaliq Chalabi
|Minister of Peshmerga Affairs
|Mustafa Sayid Qadir
|Minister for Transport and Communication
|Jonson Siyawash
|Minister for Education
|Pishtiwan Sadiq
|Minister for Health
|Rekawt Hama Rasheed
|Minister for Labour and Social Affairs
|Muhammad Kader Hawdeyani
|Minister for Endowments & Religious Affairs
|Kamal Muslim
|Minister for Agriculture & Water Resources
|Abdulstar Majeed
|Minister for Housing and Reconstruction
|Darbaz Kosrat Rasul
|Minister for Planning
|Ali Sindi
|Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research
|Yousif Mohammad
|Minister for Martyrs and Anfal Affairs
|Mahmoud Haji Salih
|Minister for Culture & Youth
|Khalid Doski
|Minister for Electricity
|Salahaddin Babakir
|Minister for Natural Resources
|Ashti Hawrami
|Minister for Municipalities & Tourism
|Newroz Mawlood Amin
|Minister for Trade & Industry
|Samal Sardar
|Source: Official Website of the Kurdistan Regional Government
Other members of government
- General Director Of Ministry of Interior - Kameran Mahmood Abdulrahman
- Head of the Department of Foreign Relations - Falah Mustafa Bakir
Recent elections
1992 Elections
On May 19, 1992, 6 months after Kurds had gained their freedom, the first elections were held. Due to the 7% threshold the only parties which had a chance of winning seats in parliament were the KDP and the PUK. The election resulted in a narrow victory for the KDP, which with 45% of the vote gained 51 seats while the PUK with 44% of the vote gained 49 seats. However, due to allegations of election fraud they divided the seats 50-50 and created a unity government. The government however collapsed and resulted in a civil war breaking out in 1994. The last parliamentary meeting was held in 1996.[5] It resulted in the creation of two Kurdish states, a PUK-controlled state based in Silemani and a KDP-controlled state based in Hewler, both proclaiming themselves as legitimate rulers of Kurdistan.[6]
2005 Elections
The primary goal of the 2005 elections was to end party-rule in the Iraqi Kurdistan and unify the two major parties - the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) - who fought a civil war in the mid-1990s over territorial disputes and control of the Kurdistan Region. Previously, the region was divided up by administrative provinces that were under control of either the KDP or the PUK. In 2004, the two parties created one unified list or coalition called the Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan, which included several smaller parties as well. Not surprisingly, the coalition received the majority of votes (an overwhelming 90%) allowing the KDP and PUK to effectively divide key positions in government. The coalition achieved 104 of the 111 seats in parliament.[7]
In June 2012, the IKP held its first official meeting with Massoud Barzani as the elected president. After six long months, the IKP finally agreed on administration positions. In 2006, the government was selected with Nechervan Idris Barzani as prime minister.[7] The parties also negotiated terms for the prime minister. Nechervan Barzani, who is a member of the KDP, was expected to serve two years and would be replaced with a PUK candidate in 2008.
Governorate elections were held in Iraq, in 2005, including in the three Kurdish provinces. The elections resulted in a KDP victory in Hewler and Duhok with PUK a victory in Silemani. In total the PUK won the most votes during in these 3 provinces together with a total of 765,544 votes (43.4%) however they won only 48 seats while the KDP with 741,483 votes (42%) won 62 seats. Other parties won only 4 seats in Kurdish provinces. Kurdish parties also won majorities in Ninawa and Kirkuk.[8]
2009 Elections
The latest parliamentary elections were held on 25 July 2009. Kurdistan List, a joint list of KDP and PUK, won the largest share of seats and was tasked to form the next government. Major opposition parties include Change List and Reform List with 25 and 13 seats respectively. The new prime minister, Barham Salih of PUK, assumed office on 28 October 2009. Minority Turkmen have five seats and Christians (Assyrians and Armenians) are represented with four seats. This KRG government comprised 19 ministries.[9]
In 2005, Massoud Barzani was elected as President of Iraqi Kurdistan by the parliament. In 2009, the KRG decided that the president would no longer be selected by parliament, and instead, direct elections would take place. In the 2009 elections, President Barzani ran for re-election and faced a host of opposing candidates including Halow Ibrahim Ahmed, Kamal Mirawdily, Ahmed Mohammed Rasul and Hussein Garmiyani. The election was a landslide victory for Barzani getting approximately 70% of the votes. Kemal Mirawdily came second with 25%.[10]
2013 Elections
The Kurdish elections were held on 21 September 2013.
Role in Iraq
The KRG has assumed governmental responsibility in the federal region of Iraq. As stipulated by the Iraqi constitution, Iraq will be divided into federal regions that will handle their own domestic affairs while the Baghdad central government will deal with international affairs. The single most controversial issue regarding federalism is oil. The KRG under Nechervan Barzani has signed several oil contracts with foreign states, including companies in the United States and China.[11] According to Bloomberg L.P. if it were a country KRG would rank 10th amongst countries with largest reserves.[12] While the KRG asserts that such contracts are legal under Iraqi law and the constitution, many disputes remain.
The main Kurdish parties and Peshmerga cooperated with the US-led coalition during the 2003 invasion of Iraq that led to Saddam Hussein's overthrow. Kurdish politicians were represented in the Iraqi governing council. On January 30, 2005 three elections were held in the region: 1) for Transitional National Assembly of Iraq 2) for Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly and 3) for provincial councils.[13] The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period recognized the autonomy of the Kurdistan Regional Government during the interim between "full sovereignty" and the adoption of a permanent constitution.
The Kurdistan Regional Government currently has constitutionally recognised authority over the provinces of Erbil, Duhok, and Silemani, as well as "de facto" authority over parts of Diyala and Ninawa provinces as well as Kirkuk Province.
One particularly difficult issue yet to be resolved is the future boundaries of the region. Many Kurds wish it to be expanded to include the largely Kurdish cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, but this is complicated by the Assyrian, Turkmen and Arab populations of both cities and the opposition of Turkey, which is concerned about the region's potential to break away from Iraq (with possible consequences for its own Kurdish minority). The final boundaries of the autonomous region are set to be decided through a number of referendums which were scheduled to be held before the end of 2007 as stipulated in the Iraqi constitution. However, the preparations needed for such a referendum to take place have not been made by the Iraqi central government, and the promised referendums have been postponed for up to six months.[14]
In the wake of the ratification of the Iraqi constitution in October 2005, Iraqi Kurdistan reconstituted itself as a federal region under the new constitutional framework. Kirkuk's status with respect to the federal region should, under that framework, be decided by a simple majority vote in the provinces.
The Kurdistan Regional Government has inaugurated a movement to distinguish itself from the rest of Iraq, entitled "Kurdistan - The Other Iraq", in a bid to attract investors by showing its security and economic progress amidst the Iraqi War.[15]
The Iraqi Kurdistan region, has in 2005, established a sister-state relationship with the US State of Oregon.[16]
On November 26, 2012, combat between Baghdad and Kurdish-Irbil military units broke out into open clashes and required an urgent security agreement between federal and Kurdish military officials to avert further fighting.[17]
In 2013, KRG ordered twelve MD 530F helicopters for police and fire-fighting duties.[18]
For the last year, KRG has "built up their own defenses by creating a security belt stretching more than 1,000 km (600 miles) from the Iranian border all the way to Syria - skirting around Mosul, a city of 2 million people, they appear to have no intention of fighting for the ISIS.[19] In August 2014, ISIS attacked the Kurds.
On 13 June 2014, the city of Kirkuk and the surrounding area was seized, without firing a shot,[19] by the Peshmerga and added to Iraqi Kurdistan.[20]
On 1 July 2014, Massud Barzani announced that "Iraq's Kurds will hold an independence referendum within months."[21] Although Turkey has traditionally been heavily opposed to the notion of a Kurdish state, there are now indications that modern Turkey is ready to recognize an independent Kurdish state outside of Turkey. Hüseyin Çelik, Deputy Chairman of ruling AK-party, is quoted to have said "If Iraq is divided and it is inevitable, (the Kurdish Regional Government) are our brothers. Unfortunately, the situation in Iraq is not good and it looks like it is going to be divided".[22][23][24][25]
See also
- Kurdish Supreme Committee
- List of diplomatic missions in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Koma Civakên Kurdistan
- Rojava
- Ezidkhan
- ↑ About the Kurdistan Regional Government
- ↑ Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
- 1 2 Constitution of the Kurdistan Region
- ↑ "Kosrat Rasul Ali". pukmedia.co. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ↑ "Parl". Knn.u-net.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ Lee, Andrew (2006-03-17). "Trouble in Kurdistan". TIME. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- 1 2 "Iraq: Sulaymaniyah Governorate assessment report". Reliefweb.int. 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ "Provincial Politics in Iraq" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ "Kurdistan Regional Government". KRG. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ "AFP: Opposition set to break Iraqi Kurd stranglehold". Google.com. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ "Sinopec bid to take part in Iraq oil deals rebuffed". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ "Kurdistan's Oil Ambitions". www.businessweek.com. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- ↑ H. Walker, T. Clark, Election in Iraq - 30 January 2005:An Assessment, Journal of Asian Affairs, Vol.36, No.2, July 2005, p.182
- ↑ "Iraq: Kurdish Official Says Kirkuk Normalization To Proceed - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY". Rferl.org. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ "Kurdistan". The Other Iraq. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, Oregon Laws 2005
- ↑ Salem, Paul (November 29, 2012). "INSIGHT: Iraq's Tensions Heightened by Syria Conflict". Middle East Voices -VOA. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "MD Helicopters Receives Orders for 12 MD 530F Helicopters from Kurdistan Regional Government" AviationPros, September 24, 2013. Accessed: October 13, 2013.
- 1 2 "Kurds realize dream as Baghdad loses grip on north Iraq". Reuters. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "Struggle for Iraq: In maps". BBC. 18 June 2014.
- ↑ Agence France Presse (1 July 2014). "Kurdish Leader: We Will Vote For Independence Soon". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.todayszaman.com/national_celik-signals-turkey-to-welcome-independent-kurdish-state-in-iraq_351625.html
- ↑ http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/130620142
- ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/turkey-may-support-independent-kurdistan-2014-7?IR=T
- ↑ http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/07/idiz-kurds-independence-ankara-krg-isis-mosul-iraq-kirkuk.html#
External links
- Kurdistan Regional Government official website
- Kurdistan's Politicized Society Confronts a Sultanistic System (Carnegie Paper)


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This Week's Public Picks: Camouflage Monk
Records: Side A and Side B by Camoflauge Monk
Recommended if you like: Ka, Westside Gunn, Madlib
Earlier this week, Buffalo-based hip hop artist Camoflauge Monk released two records via Bandcamp titled Side A and Side B. The instrumental beat-based tracks across the two records range from ironically idyllic on tracks like "Drama on Wilcox Avenue," to foreboding on tracks like "Per Capita."
The titles of the tracks across both records all reference works by the artist Basquiat. The mostly downtempo tracks begin with clips from interviews with Basquait which refer to his working process before launching into minimal and hypnotically repetitive hip hop beat loops.
"Poison Oasis" on Side B pairs a moody saxophone sample with pattering, minimal drums while "God, Law" on Side A, the only track to feature a vocal sample, however brief, builds tension with heavily echoed piano vamps and distant percussion. Of the seven tracks across the two releases, four are available for streaming right now while the rest are available with purchase of the records.


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I generally find Mark's views insightful and see nothing wrong with buying fairly cheap U.S. large caps. But this is advice, not Ned Davis Research's (the firm has a more positive view on equities). I do not believe that the indicator is flashing a red 'SELL' signal. Actually, I believe that the indicator is likely to fall back into safer territory in the coming months even in the absence of market declines:
But what you do with the thousand is as important as what you don't do. For a beginning investor, one of the most important goals should be to keep costs low, diversify and invest in line with your personal risk tolerance.


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The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world's leading professional association for angel investors, recently announced that three recent winners of the association's Luis Villalobos Award, have achieved milestone exits, all within one month. Since 2010, ACA's active 13,000+ member angel investors have nominated the most innovative of the thousands of startups they fund for this award. Competition is stiff andRead more


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Finding your graticule
There are a few ways to find your local graticule. You need to know it in order to find where to go on your expedition, and you should probably bookmark the wiki page for your home graticule because you'll use it to communicate with local geohashers.
If you know your home GPS coordinates
Start by figuring out which graticule you are in. If you already know your home latitude and longitude coordinates, then look at the whole degree portion only. If the latitude is north consider it positive. If the latitude is south, put a minus sign in front of it. Likewise for the longitude. An east longitude is positive and degrees west are negative. For example, I am writing this sitting at N58 48.157 W122 41.335. My current graticule is therefore 58,-122. Note the comma, no space. You can type that right into the search box at left and hit Go. That should redirect you to a page showing the name of that graticule. If it doesn't work, try one of the following methods.
By place name
If you live in or near the largest city around, chances are your graticule is named after that city, or at least named on the graticule page. Try typing the name of the city into the search box to the left. Click Search (not Go). Look for a page in the results list that describes the one degree square in which you live. It may be that you are in the next graticule over and can click the links above the map to get there.
The graticule page typically has a map and description of the graticule, a list of local geohashers, and links to previous expeditions. There should also be a today's location link on that page. Click it and it will take you to the peeron map, with a red teardrop pinpointing the day's location.
If you can't find the page, or the today's location link go to the next section.
Using the peeron map
Go to the Coordinate Calculator (which everyone tends to call peeron after the server where it is hosted), zoom out, and scroll around the world as necessary to find your home. Click on where you are so that a red rectangle appears around it. If your graticule has been named, the name will appear at the bottom, in a row beginning with the words Wiki pages: Day / Meetup /. The name is a link that will take you to the graticule page. You can click a button to set your graticule as the default for next time you use this application.
If there is no name (you may need to wait a moment for it to appear), or if when you click on the name it takes you to an edit box instead of a page, then no one has yet created a page for your graticule. You have the honour of being the first geohasher there.
Note the coordinates, in which ever style your GPSr uses, plan a safe route, bring anything you'll need, and go!
We all hope to see you at our coordinates someday, and look forward to reading your report when you get back.
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