text:
Local Industries with a Global potential
Makpromet is a Public Company, owner of the bakery Zito Leb, the confectionery products manufacturer Evropa, the printing company Illinden 2002, and the Makpromet Supermarkets. Indirectly the company owns the printing company Delpak, the steel construction company Makmonting, the seeds distributor and manufacturer Semenarstvo, and the industrial real estate of the former leather and textile manufacturers Godel and Makedonka. Our family of businesses integrate to take advantage of the convenient economic climate in the emerging market of Macedonia which has free trade agreements with the EU, Turkey, Ukraine, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Albania, Moldova, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. Our produce are available in both foreign and domestic markets, however we are more inclined to deliver our products to a wider range of consumers. Among our partners and stockholders we are known as a stable, growth company with long-term goals in every endeavor. Nevertheless, we are always open to new lines of business, so feel free to contact us.
Commerce +389 32 390 558
Finance +389 32 391 272
Marketing +389 32 380 141
Bregalnichka bb,
Shtip, 2000,
Republic of Macedonia
Monday - Friday
7:30 - 15:30
A Leader in the confectionery industry on the Balkan Peninsula
Back in 1957 several of the local candy producers in Stip, each using traditional, generations old recipes for their sweets, combined their knowledge to form a corporation they named Evropa (Europe) to symbolize the goal of the organization, to produce candy that would be available to satisfy a wide range of tastes in many countries with diverse cultures. Ever since the corporation has prospered, and our production capacity and range of products have continuously expanded to satisfy the tastes of the new generations.
To achieve continuous growth we have invested all our energy in satisfying the tastes of our customers, and our reputation in the eyes of our business partners. These goals have been met because of our three step quality control system and our reliability in doing business. Our quality control ensures that the raw materials are of an exceptional quality, and that the intermediate and finished products are in compliance with our standards and the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) system.
On the other hand, our internal standards demand that from the moment an order is made we need to ship our product in maximum 30 days. As a result we have received more than 30 awards for exceptional product quality, and our products are sold in 23 countries among which are the USA, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and every country in the Balkan Peninsula.
In a while all children from Slovenia to Macedonia knew the story of Cunga Lunga and enjoyed the taste of the chewing gums. Furthermore Cungo's friends, known as the chewers crew, were also established as part of the story that started developing subjects related to the typical problems for young teenagers, such as first love. To strengthen the spirit of the brand, we introduced the city where the chewing gums have always been produced, Stip, as Cunga Lunga city. In addition, one of Macedonia's best football players Daniel Georgievski became part of the Cunga Lunga story as a brand ambassador who proudly wears the colors of the brand.
The story of Cunga Lunga starts out as a parallel of the development of comic books like Superman and Wonder Woman in the west. At a time when children's quest for inspiration and entertainment in comic books wasn't satisfied in Yugoslavia, the best illustrator of comic books and children characters in Slovenia at the time, Miki Muster, created a character called Cungo that would embody the dreams and hopes in every child. Cungo is a boy that lives to fulfill his dreams which are as diverse as his imagination. The endless stream of children who could recognize themselves in Cungo created an instant sensation among the young when the brand was created. Children started competing with each other to make bigger balloons or swap stickers outside their homes for the contest for collecting all Cunga Lunga stickers.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Illinden 2002 & Delpak
Zito Leb
your delight is our responsibility
Opened in Stip in 1957, using steam powered ovens Zito Leb created bread that quickly became a standard addition to the dining table in each home in Stip. To meet the growing demand, in 1976 our company started using automated tunnel ovens. Since then our production underwent several upgrades to reach the capacity of 3000 loafs of bread per hour we have today.
Through our well organized distribution network we supply fresh bread and pastry to more than 200 markets. The quality of our products and the ingredients we use are continuously tested in our laboratory. In addition, we regularly send samples to the Ministry of Health to conduct more extensive tests to ensure that our customers enjoy natural, fresh, healthy and great tasting baked goods. Our production and distribution are also in accordance with the HACCP system. A testimony to our quality is the fact that for more than 50 years over 65% of the local population has chosen Zito Leb, instead of other bakeries.
The core of our quality control system are our standards for:
- Identity of ingredients and products - which defines the type, quantity and concentration of ingredients in each product
- Quality of ingredients and products - which defines standards for color, taste, smell, volume, softness and texture
Furthermore, part of our quality control system are the daily surveys we conduct to satisfy our customers' different tastes and preferences which have guided us in the introduction of new products and the upgrade of our technology. Our most recent products are the Cunga Lunga packaged croissants and frozen pastry. Since we are currently looking for partners to expand our presence on a global level with our croissants and frozen pastry, if you are interested in distributing our products or need a bakery to work for you under private label, please feel free to contact us. Also, if you are looking for a different recipe for your new private label product, contact us so that our experienced technicians can show you the additional options that we have for each shape and type of pastry.
email: email@example.com phone: +389 32 391 368 fax: +389 32 386 888
Makpromet Markets
your gift in the neighbourhood
Space renting
your opportunity to grow
The factories Godel and Makedonka used to be huge leather and textile producers for Yugoslavia at the time. These days, the industrial complexes from soviet time are meeting points of innovators and entrepreneurs who use the area to assemble and manufacture their products. Both industrial complexes, Makedonka in Stip, and Godel in Skopje have administrative buildings, empty manufacturing plants and open real estate which can easily be modified to suit your needs. Godel has buildings with a total size of 29 000m², plus 40 000m² of real estate around the buildings. In addition, Godel has two electrical substations connected to the grid, with a total capacity of 5 MW and a private well with a capacity of 70 l/s. Makedonka has 70 000m² under a roof and 31 00m² of open real estate, it also has private electrical substations and wells with a total capacity of 18 MW and 60 l/s respectively. Also, both locations have boiler rooms that can produce heat of up to 50 MW for all kinds of purposes. In both Makedonka and Godel we sell and rent spaces, please contact us if you are interested...
+389 75 441 048
+389 2 2551 077


text:
'The Pentax K-S2 is an attractive option for photographers who don't put an emphasis on video capture.'
'The company may not have the clout of Canon or Nikon, but this camera deserves to win Pentax a few new fans.'
'Lots of fine-tuning options for a prosumer model. '
'a broad feature set'
'Disappointing video features'
'The built-in pop-up flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and adequate overall exposure. '
It's tough, fast and powerful, and Pentax's new DSLR is aimed at adventurers
A bit like a bigger version of the Pentax K-3
Excellent high ISO image quality, Shoots at 8.1fps
Delivers great performance, weather-resistant build quality
Will the weatherproof K-3 be enough to tempt consumers away from Nikon and Canon?
Pros: Price, rugged build quality.
Weather-sealed body that's unique in its price class
Large pentaprism viewfinder, Weather-sealed design
Still image quality remains excellent
Very good still image quality, Eye-Fi wireless compatibility
Waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and crushproof
Sharp lens, Wide aperture, Short shutter lag
Capable of a low-resolution burst mode
Solid product in more ways than one
Good photo quality, with respectable high ISO performance, Very rugged body
The WG-2's shooting performance isn't particularly fast and it only has digital image stabilization
Soft lens. Slow to start and shoot
Easy to handle
Great results in good light
'Many of the cameras more advanced features remain unexplained within the cameras menus and are not intuitively named.'
'Dated, complicated interface.'
'built-in GPS system'
'Post-processing options.'
'It offers not just peace-of-mind supplying brawn - complete with screw heads visible on the faceplate and a lens with a folded mechanism that ensures that at no point does it protrude from the camera body - but brains too.'
'The Optio W90's underwater capabilities are impressive, and it's a camera that Pentax designed as a tough, well-built model.'
'one tough camera'
'very compact little camera'
ReviewGist helps you find the best products to buy by making sense of online reviews.
We are currently aggregating 376,500 reviews
covering over 29,483 products.
© 2019 ReviewGist.com. All Rights Reserved.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Fix It or Quit It
Senator's bill gives administrators TennCare ultimatum.
By Janel Davis
A health-care bill sponsored by state Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) gives TennCare administrators eight months to prove the program's validity and develop a plan for its future.
The TennCare Stabilization and Wind-down Bill (SB998) has passed through the Senate Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture Committee on its way to the Finance Committee to await its outcome. The bill calls for the TennCare Bureau to submit a TennCare Viability Report to the state general assembly by January 15, 2004.
According to Norris, the bill is the result of several reports to the committee by TennCare administrators and state financial officers during the past four weeks. TennCare deputy commissioner Manny Martins, state finance and administration commissioner Dave Goetz, commerce and insurance commissioner Paula Flowers, and treasury comptroller John Morgan have appeared before the committee regarding the state's health-care program. Norris called the opposition to the wind-down portion of his bill "half-hearted at best," saying, "All Martins can say is, 'It'll be a bad thing if we lose TennCare,' but TennCare may be losing itself."
Administrators reported on the program's financial needs and pending litigation. "We've been trying to get straight answers about the prospects of TennCare's survival," said Norris. "About a month ago, after the comptroller reported to us the condition of TennCare, I said, 'What we've just heard is TennCare's obituary, because what he was outlining for us were TennCare's needs that [the committee] doesn't think the state can meet. The program needs more money than [the state] can feed it."
In the state comptroller's latest audit of TennCare released last month, the audit outlined 39 findings against the program, most of them ongoing problems.
The January 2004 report must include information on cost savings in the pharmacy program, resolutions to pending legal actions, possibilities for federal funding increases, and liquidations of managed-care organizations.
Norris quickly pointed out that neither he nor the committee wished that the program "would crater" but that the program needs a contingency plan. TennCare currently serves 1.31 million Medicaid-eligible, uninsured, and uninsurable people. "I don't have my own idea for a back-up plan, but you can't just go back to Medicaid," said Norris. "Based on what we're hearing, we may have to shut the program down whether we want to or not, and that's going to have costs of its own associated with it."
The plan received a partial reprieve last week when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lifted a stabilization cap that was negotiated last year as part of the TennCare waiver. The 18-month cap established a fixed cost for the federal government's funding portion of the program, with any costs beyond that amount paid by the state. The cap lift allowed Tennessee to receive $175 million in federal funding. Even with this allotment, Governor Bredesen made it clear in a letter to the General Assembly that the money would only provide short-term assistance. "I can't emphasize enough, however, that this does not impact our situation for the next year in the least," he said.
While Norris' bill awaits its day before the finance committee, he has also proposed a TennCare pharmacy plan, coinciding with Bredesen's own pharmacy legislation to deal with rising costs. The governor's legislation would involve a preferred drug list to be used by TennCare providers, hospitals, and enrollees. Norris' plan would require the TennCare bureau to implement a process to manage drug therapies for patients taking significant amounts of prescription medicine.
Although the governor is dedicated to finding solutions to the program's financial problems, Norris is not optimistic. "You've got the [Medicaid] cap that's lifted for the rest of this year and the prospect of some pharmaceutical rebates," he said. "The question is, what other changes can be made, if any, that will keep this program together? There are any number of variables, so the program is really at risk. I think that TennCare can survive one [more] year at best. I'm afraid that between now and June 30th may be the end."
Memphis March
Latinos want to raise awareness of crime.
By Chris Davis
A march to raise awareness of the disproportionate amount of crime in the African-American and Latino communities will take place Saturday, May 10th.
The march will begin at the McFarland Community Center and Cottonwood and end at the Memphis Police Department's East Precinct on Mendenhall.
The event, organized by Fuerza Latina Unida (United Latin Movement), is designed to raise public awareness of a study conducted by FLU in conjunction with the Advancement Project in Washington, D.C. The study suggested that communities and civic bodies enter into a partnership in order to cope with crime.
Latinos make up 3 percent of the Memphis population," said Latino activist David Lubell. "But in 2002, 11.2 percent of individual robbery victims were Latinos."
FLU's Rolando Rostro, a minister and onetime migrant worker, said that beyond the obvious language barrier a number of reasons exist for the disproportionate levels of crime within immigrant communities.
"So many of these people don't trust the police because they come from countries where the police are very corrupt," Rostro said. "Also, they don't trust the banks, so they always have money on them. They keep their money in their homes. This makes them easy targets."
Plans to combat these problems include hiring bilingual 911 operators, offering incentive pay while recruiting bilingual police officers, and creating liaisons between the police and the Latino community.
According to Pastor Ralph White of Bloomfield Baptist Church, creating an African/Latino American Credit Union may also help the two communities. Pastor White was asked to lend his resources to the march after it occurred to organizers that similar problems continue to exist in African-American communities. For instance, African Americans make up 61.4 percent of the Memphis population, but in 2002, they were victims in 79.6 percent of the reported homicides.
White explained that one way to lessen the tension that exists between these two communities as a result of economic competition is to look at the issues they have in common. "None of us can be free until all of us are free," he said.
Revamping the Riverfront
RDC picks finalists to create new image for Memphis.
By Mary Cashiola
It may or may not be called the Beale Street Landing, but the Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC) is one step closer to building it.
The RDC announced five finalists in the Shaping the New American Riverfront design competition Tuesday, including teams from England and Argentina. The juried competition received 171 entries from 20 countries outside the United States, including one nation we recently bombed.
Some of the entries resembled landscapes out of science fiction, while others tackled the mundane with riverboats and buildings shaped like music notes. The finalists' entries include plazas and piers that overlook the river. One design, called Recording Memphis, features a floating dock that rises and lowers with the river. Another, Memphis Belvedere, has a shade structure that designers say will act as "an urban porch." The competition, which awarded cash prizes to the five finalists to allow them to develop their designs more fully, wants to reconnect the city with the river.
"We want a signature landmark that sends a statement of what Memphis is," said architect and competition juror John Gosling. "The last thing Memphis needs is another practical thing. The city needs something that will bring people from around the world to explore it."
Urban designer Toni Griffin, with the office of planning in Washington, D.C., thinks Memphis needs an iconic image on the waterfront. "When you think of your favorite cities, you think about distinct buildings: In Paris, it's the Eiffel Tower; in London, Big Ben. ... We want it to leave something in your memory and make Memphis a distinct place."
Dance Finale
U of M may eliminate dance program.
By Bianca Phillips
The University of Memphis has the only modern dance program in West Tennessee, northeast Arkansas, and north Mississippi, but the entire program is in danger of being dropped due to state-required budget cuts facing the university.
The Tennessee Board of Regents has asked the U of M to slash $9.6 million from its budget for this fiscal year. The cuts are part of a statewide effort to trim university budgets by $57 million. As a result, the U of M has been forced to evaluate its programs and eliminate those with the fewest students enrolled, and one of those is the modern dance program in the department of theater and dance.
According to Curt Guenther, director of communications and services for the university, the final decision has not been turned into the board yet, and the university has assembled a faculty group to evaluate other options. Under the provisions of this group, no new students will be admitted to the dance program for the next two years while the department considers the role of dance within the university.
The dance program, which doesn't offer a major in dance but a concentration within the department of theater and dance, currently has 29 students enrolled with a concentration in dance, 15 students enrolled as minors, and 150 students taking the classes as electives.
"The juniors and seniors will be allowed to finish out the program, but freshman and sophomores will be asked to change their focus, and the dance concentration would be phased out over the next two to three years," said Guenther.
Several local dance companies will also be affected by the cut. Project: Motion, The Metal Velvet Dance Project, and Breeding Ground depend on the university for practice space and dancers. If the program is cut, they will be denied those benefits.
"One of my biggest concerns is the fact that it's the only program in such a large area, and they won't save much money by cutting the dance program because it's never been very expensive," said Holly Lau, who heads the dance program. "I do understand that the university is in a very tough place, and if we don't cut this, they'll cut something else. We just want to be sure that in making these decisions that they have all the information."


text:
She's been a witch, a thief and a wallflower's bestest friend, but Emma Watson's next role might be her most interesting yet: According to Deadline, the actress is set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of "Your Voice in My Head," in which she'll play a young English writer living in the U.S. and struggling with bipolar disorder.
The movie is based on Emma Forrest's book of the same name, a powerful memoir of the writer's journey through the turmoil of mental illness—and her ultimate recovery, thanks to the support of a gifted and dedicated psychiatrist. The project has been in the works since 2012, with both Emma Watson and Emily Blunt rumored to be its leading lady before Emma sealed the deal this week. (Also rumored: Stanley Tucci in the role of the wonderful shrink.)
Meanwhile, this is new territory for Emma, who pushed the limits of her good-girl image with "The Bling Ring" this year but still has yet to play a real grown-up role—and considering the content (Forrest's memoir doesn't spare any details when it comes to her struggles with cutting, bulimia and abusive relationships), we can expect to see the actress in some seriously challenging, gritty scenes.


text: Compact, modular and ingenious. These are the key words characterising the personality of the Victoire Companion. This card holder unlike any other has been designed to be used in two ways. Independently, as a card holder in its own right, it is a smart ally - as functional as it is refined. The very essence of Goyard expertise, the hand-finished edging, exterior cuts, rounded corners and extreme finesse, make it easy to slip in and out of a jacket or trouser pocket smoothly and comfortably. As an addition to the Victoire in which it fits perfectly, it increases the wallet's functionalities providing two extra card slots and an extra pocket for papers. Just what's necessary or everything you could possibly need? The Victoire Companion makes this dilemma permanently irrelevant. 07-05-2017 Source: Goyard.com


text:
Lymph link metastatic tumor or cancer is a metastatic tumor thatability accounts for thereabouts v pct of all cancersability. It preponderantly private property males but is not elite to men. Those utmost at venture are relating the ages of xv and cardinal iv and those terminated the age of liv. This does not tight thatability someone uncovered of this age variety is not at venture but statistically it does seem to be to tumble wrong those age groups at a greater charge per unit. Like-minded all some other cancers, wee recall and use is the key to a greater unsystematic of salvage.
Hodgkins Illness is a word form of humour connexion metastatic tumor but is unusual in its event. It too statistically private property for the most part men relating the ages of xv and xxxiv and men terminated the age of liv but is not snobby to men with the sole purpose. A number of of the utmost widespread symptoms of Hodgkins Sickness are time period sweats, unexplained somebody loss, unwavering fatigue and unexplained restlessness. If you are experiencingability any or all of these symptoms it is sagacious to have yourself examined by a surgeon as these too could be the symptoms of other wildness.
All some other left behind types of humor link metastatic tumor are well-known as non-Hodgkinsability malignant neoplastic disease. The number of humor connexion cancersability treated are of the non-Hodgkinsability variety. The symptoms of non-Hodgkinsability malignant neoplastic disease are the very as Hodgkins Bug. Darkness sweats, unexplained fever, seasoned temporary state and undetermined weight loss.Lymphability connexion metastatic tumor is too well-known as bodily fluid metastatic tumor. Those next to a unit yore of liquid body substance connection metastatic tumor statistically tumble inwardly a superior venture working group of acquiring the virus. This is truthful for some men and women.Post ads:
Allary Project Tote 9-1/2 Inch by 8-1/2 Inch by 5 Inch, / 4 WHEEL COLOR DROP (P-93) (DESK TOY) / Silhouette Cameo 12-Inch By 24-Inch Cutting Mat / Sanford Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil Set 12/Tin with / Step2 Creative Projects Table
Lymph link metastatic tumor is a variety of metastatic tumor thatability involves the bodily fluid set-up. The humor set-up is an intrinsical subdivision of the bodies status set-up. Statistically, the event of bodily fluid link metastatic tumor has redoubled thereabouts cardinal proportionality since nineteen-seventy-threeability in the Amalgamated States. Investigation has unconcealed thatability thereabouts one in cardinal men and one in 61 women in the Amalgamated States will written agreement non Doctor malignant neoplastic disease inwardly their period. Studies have indicated thatability a greater revelation to herbicides and pesticidesability is greatly obligated for this widen.
Lymph connection metastatic tumor is curable and if detected wee and next to utile use a soul next to humor link metastatic tumor has a greater unsystematic than of all time up to that time of woman well of this virus and if well can wish to untaped a yearlong and conventional vivacity. Several new and ultramodern treatmentsability for humor connexion metastatic tumor have been formed and are now visible. The learned profession village has a greater version of humour connexion metastatic tumor than in time of life ultimo. Treatmentsability thatability were sometime enquiry and have been saved to be utile are now woman utilized to victuals and nurse back to health liquid body substance connection metastatic tumor.
As a soul ages it is to be matter-of-course thatability he or she will clash learned profession challenges, it is subdivision of the senescent system. Humor link metastatic tumor strength be one of those challengesability you clash in your life's journeying. How persuasively these challengesability are licked depends greatly on how you waylay them. A warfare vital principle has been well-tried occurrence and over again to be a all-powerful instrument to have in your armoury once battling cancersability of all types. Acceptive get the better of in any dare well-nigh guaranteesability conquer. The will to barney and untaped on has carried so various metastatic tumor survivorsability to conclusion terminated the virus.Post ads:
3M General Purpose Masking Tape 203 Beige, 24 mm x 55 m / Darice Ceramic Christmas Tree Star 3.875" x 2.625" 2/Pkg: / Clover Knitting Stitch Counter Mini Kacha-Kacha / Pioneer 200 Pocket Fabric Frame Cover Photo Album, Deep / Perler Beads Glow in the Dark Activity Bucket


text:
This item is not currently sold in our web store, please check with your local grocery store to see if it is available in your area or contact customer service for more information.
Rolled Anchovies are flat anchovies with a twist, or rather a roll. They are painstakingly prepared just like the flat anchovies, and then carefully rolled around a luscious caper. This makes the product perfect for a traditional Puttanesca Sauce. They are also great for antipasto trays, salads, pizza, pasta dishes, butter spreads, potato salads, and breads.
Product Specifications
Product Info
- Country of Origin:
- Packed in:
- Best By Date/Location: ;
- Serving Suggestions:


text:
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Nothing Can Go Wrong
By CIP. About the regrettable fracas between the Commies and the Beys.
3 comments:
William Connolley • a day agoReplyDelete
As FL says, they weren't killed by Turkey. Obviously some "turkmen" you've never heard of killing a Russian pilot you've never heard of is more newsworthy than the many turkmen the Ruskies have bombed to death recently; or at least, I don't recall you bothering to note the turkmen deaths.
Then there seems to be one missing, where I point out that not only isn't it false that Turkey killed the pilots, but even his own source says so.ReplyDelete
Your post *still* says Turkey killed the pilots, even though you now know that's wrong.ReplyDelete
Would it help if I pointed out that one of the pilots isn't even dead? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34925229
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Free Shipping Over $39.99
Orders $39.99 or more ship free within the contiguous U.S.Free Shipping Policy
No Restock Fees
Doesn't fit? Don't love it?
Return any unused item within 30 days for a full refund.
No-Hassle Returns
- Obtain an RA number
- Package your product
- Send it back to us!
Price Match Guarantee
Found it for less?
RevZilla will match any advertised price on new merchandise available through another authorized U.S. dealer.Price Match Policy
ZillaCash Rewards
The ZillaCash rewards program is very straightforward - if you have a RevZilla account, you may already be taking advantage of ZillaCash rewards. Review the following guidelines to see how easy it is to maximize your rewards and put your ZillaCash to work for you.
- Earn and redeem ZillaCash credit automatically with each order - no fine print, no strings attached, and no hoops to jump through to cash in.
- All you need is a RevZilla account to start earning - Simply log in each time you shop with RevZilla and we'll take care of the rest, keeping more money in your pocket just for shopping with us.
- Earn $5 for Each $100 You Spend on eligible products - up to a maximum of $30 ZillaCash per order for orders totaling $600 or more. Any ZillaCash you earn is automatically applied to the next purchase, so you can sit back, enjoy the ride and feel the savings blow through your hair.
No Toil Filter Rim Grease
Similar Categories
Product Details
No Toil Rim Grease
No-Toil Air Filter Rim Grease is scientifically designed to keep your air filter sealed tight against the air box to ensure that no dirt sneaks into your engine by the seal.
- Biodegradable rim grease
- Super sealing grease ring will provide extra protection from dust and dirt from entering intake
- Waterproof, will not wash off with water alone
- Easy clean up with No-Toil filter cleaner
|Product Style
|RevZilla Item #
|MFR. Product #
|Product Style 4 oz
|RevZilla Item #1257491
|MFR. Product #NT05/
|AvailabilityIn Stock: Ships within 24 hours
|Product Style 16 oz
|RevZilla Item #1257492
|MFR. Product #NT06
|AvailabilityIn Stock: Ships within 24 hours
Orders $39.99 and over qualify for our fast free shipping offer. Click Here for FREE Shipping Terms and Conditions.
Please see our International Orders page for orders shipping outside the US.
We show real-time availability on this product page when you select the size/color item you want. Most items will ship the same business day an order is placed,however if an item requires additional processing time a message will be shown indicating such.
See our full Shipping Policy for further details.
If your order arrives and it is not right, we will fix it, NO NONSENSE, we promise.
Doesn't fit or just not happy with it? You can return any new, unused and unaltered item within 30 business days of delivery receipt of your item. We will issue a full refund to your original payment method.
See our full Return Policy for all of the pertinent details.


text:
Crepes are very popular in France. You can get them everywhere in Paris. It is a quick and delicious way to have a bite during lunch time or after work. There are different combinations available: with cheese and ham, with an egg, with vegetables and French or Italian cheese, but also sweet versions with Grand-Marnier (orange-flavored brandy liqueur) or simply with Nutella.
It is also lots of fun to invite friends and do them together! Everybody can customize their own crepe.
Follow us on Facebook & Instagram
Here some ideas for salty crepes!
For around 10 crepes:
♥ 160g flour (1 glass)
♥ 500g milk (2 glasses)
♥ 2 eggs
♥ oil (I use olive oil, but butter will be very good here too)
To put inside the crepes:
♥ cheese (eg. Gouda, mozzarella, Parmesan)
♥ ham
♥ tomatoes
♥ Leek
♥ Mushrooms
♥ Red paprica
♥ Avocado
♥ Eggs
♥ salt, pepper, herbes de provence (thyme, basil etc.)
1. Cut leek and few mushrooms and fry them on a pan with a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper.
2. Mix together flour, milk and eggs (you can use a blender).
3. Put a drop of oil on a hot pan (a bit more than medium fire or power of stoves). Here the best is a flat, pancake pan. As soon as oil is hot put appropriate amount of crepe dough. You want your crepe to be very thin.
4. After around 1min the crepe will start to be done enough to be able to flip it on the other side.
5. As soon as you turn the crepe on the other side, start adding cheese, ham and vegetable. then fold it into half.
6. Another combination might be: cheese, ham, fried leek with mushrooms and an egg.
7. As soon as the egg white will start to get white (instead of transparent) you can fold the crepe and still bake it 30 seconds on each side.
8. I also love crepes with some avocado!
9. These salty crapes can be served with a simple salad with french dressing.
Bon appétit!


text:
It's that show about zombie-killing badasses
If you don't already watch The Walking Dead, then you need to re-evaluate your life choices. The show has grown leaps and bounds from its second season, which suffered from slow storytelling, insufferable characterization, and simply not enough zombies. (You can't have a zombie show without zombies.)
Season 3, which takes place the winter after Rick & co. — our main characters — escape from Hershel's farm, really revved up the action (meaning lots of gore and lots of kicking ass) and introduced us to some fascinating characters. There's the katana-wielding Michonne (played by Danai Gurira) who speaks very little, but to make up for it has honed in the art of the perfect "side-eye". If looks could kill… and don't be mistaken, she will kill you.
David Morrissey gives his character, aptly named The Governor, the right amount of menacing stare and Southern flair. He seemed gentlemanly enough on the outside to Andrea, but there was something much more sinister brewing underneath that Michonne picked up on right away. The menacing factor kicked up a notch after his fight with Michonne — who was determined to prove that The Governor was crazy as f**k — left him with only one good eye and a dead daughter… more dead than she already was, anyway.
That zombie daughter represented the last bit of sanity The Governor had left. Now it's gone, and I'm anxiously waiting to see what he does next. The last episode of the season left us with a cliffhanger: Daryl and Merle were at the mercy of The Governor. Not good.
And finally, we were introduced to a popular and much clamored-for character: Tyreese, a character that originated from The Walking Dead comic books. At the beginning of "Made to Suffer," Tyreese and his crew stumble upon the prison where Rick & co. are staying and tragedy quickly strikes when one member is bitten. We begin to learn more about Tyreese by how he deals with the situation and the way he treats people. Although he's an intimidating figure, he's protective of his crew and appears to be loyal and good-natured. He's not overly pessimistic like some characters and there's a sense of moral righteousness about him, which makes for a refreshing addition to the show.
It's not great that it seems to be impossible to have more than one black man on TWD at a time, but here's hoping Tyreese gets more lines than T-Dog ever did.
The Walking Dead comes back from its two-month hiatus this Sunday (February 10) at 9/8 central on AMC.


text:
Best Milk. From the grass to the glass.
The agriculturist and particularly also the milk production constantly have to face new challenges. The high individual animal performance associated with good economy shall always remain at the core. However, also sustainability and minimal resource burden in the life cycle (LCA) are current and future focal points.
The high annual milk performance alone will not be the central parameter of the future. The focus shall shift toward life performance of the cow or greenhouse gas emission per product unit. Accordingly, the basic feed performance, the ration design or the health of the animals will continue to gain importance.
In order to achieve these goals together with you and contribute to the sustainable development and intensification, AGRAVIS Raiffeisen Group provides you with ideas, sound expertise, operation-specific strategies and high quality operating resources under the "Best Milk" concept.
Feed cultivation, silage, feeding and hygiene contribute and interact in the milk production. Our "Best Milk" concept is designed accordingly and the products are coordinated.


text:
Hahaha...asyik b'crite sal buah ati pengarang jantung aku si naim firdaus je..ape kate aku cite kn sal aku pny kekasih gelap..hehehe...gelap sesgt...just peminat jep..x lebey...x de la cam org tu smpi nak tggu g-dragon msok minang...hahaha...ade spe2 trase x...hehehe.gru2 je...
This is a Big Bang Team...group team singer favourite aku at korea...sbb ensem2...+ kiut miut...huhuhu....
Skills: Rapping, Dancing, Beat Boxing, Composing, Singing, and Languages (Chinese, English)Debut: DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex (2001)
Likes: Fashion, Acting, Cooking, Crispy Donuts, Dogs, Cars, The Drawing 'Is it like stars or skeleton', books (poems, mangas, and magazines), watching cartoons, and himself
Personality: He is pretty bright…When he is quiet, he is extremely quiet. He lightens the mood a lot. He leads the group. His senses are fast, has high self-esteem and likes to be outstanding.
Pendent: A bball cap (GD's favorite style of cap) on top of a star meaning "to become a big star in the music industry."
Position: Vocalist
Real Name: Kang Dae Sung (강대성)
Stage Names: D-Lite, Delight
Date of Birth: April 26,1989
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Blood Type: O
Blood Type: O
Education: KyeongIn High School
Skills: Singing
Debut: BIG BANG
Likes: Rap, Beat Boxing,Cooling
Family: Parents and Older Sis [Bora]
Personality: Always bright. Does his best in everything. When he is around people, he lightens the mood. Loves goofing off and eating. Doesn't like showing his sadness, known to be the "happy" one in the group.
Musician He Admires: Usher, Omarion, Ne-Yo, Wheesung
Determination: "I'll work my hardest and become the best."
Pendent: A pair of headphones surrounding the globe of the world meaning "to let the world listen to your music."
Position: Rapper / Beat BoxerReal
Name: Choi Seung Hyun (최승현)
Stage Names: Tempo, T.O.P
Date of Birth: November 4,1987
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood Type: B
Education: Seoul Art College (Majoring in Musical), Dangook University in Theater & Film ( starting 2008 )
Skills: Rapping, Beat Boxing, Lyrics Making
Debut: BIG BANG
Hobbies: Reading and Swimming
Likes: Theatrical Performances, Musicals, and Fashion Designing
Family Members: Parents & Older Sis
Personality: He speaks well and is extremely stubborn. He likes to be the leader of things and speaks his mind. Shy and he thinks he's cute.
Musician He Admires: Usher, Omarion, Jay-Z, B2K
Pendent: A hand holding a megaphone with a Superman style diamond behind it meaning "to inspire people with his voice and become big"
Seung Ri (승리)
Position: Vocalist
Real Name: Lee Seung Hyun (이승현)
Stage Name : Seung Ri (승리); V.I
Date of Birth: December 12, 1990
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Bloodtype: A
Bloodtype: A
Skills: Singing, Dancing
Debut: BIG BANG
Likes: Foreign Languages
Family: Parents and younger sibling
Personality: very strong for the youngest member in the group. He is pretty mature because blood type is A. He is shy and keeps lots of things to himself.
Musician He Admires: Justin Timberlake, Omarion
Determination: fighting!I cannot return home
Pendent: A planet surrounded by rings. Looks kind of like Saturn. "A new style of music set on the music industry"
Tae Yang (태양)
Position: Vocalist
Real Name: Dong Yong Bae (동영배)
Stage Names: Tae Yang, YB Tae Kwon, YBTK
Date of Birth: May 18, 1988
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 56 kg(? I think something goes wrong =='')
Blood Type: AB
Education: Daejin University in Theater & Film ( starting in 2008 )
Skills: Rapping, Dancing,Beatboxing, Singing, Languages (English, Japanese)
Debut: YG Family's Second Album in 2002
Hobbies: Basketball, Music, Watching TV
Likes: Church, Summer, Clothers, Game, Manhwa
Religion: Christian
Family Members: Parents and Older brother (Dong Hyeon-Bae 동현배)
Personality: Does his best in everything. Over achiever. Doesn't like to fight. He talks about his problem with his opponent. He listens to you well and thinks about what he is going to say before
he says anything.
Musicians he admires: Usher, Omarion, Justin Timberlake
Pendant: A sun (taeyang is korean for 'sun') which has a crown on top and "YB" in the middle meaning "to become the best in music industry


text:
Author Liesel K. Hill explories all things fantastical, one alternate world at a time...
- Home
- Welcome!
- Current Contest: Desolate Mantle
- Giveaways!
- Advice for Writers
- Visit My Website!
- Crime Fiction: The Botanist
- High Fantasy: Dragon Magic
- The Walking Dead!!!
- Thoughts For Thursday
- Signings and Events
- Contact and Links
- Dystopian: Interchron Series
- Historical Fiction: Kremlins Series
- Crime Fiction: Street Games Series
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Follow Friday: Bookcase Showcase
The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!
How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!
Bookshelf Tour. Give us a tour of your bookshelf.
My first question when I saw this week's topic was, which one? I have more than one! This one is one of the main ones. You probably can't tell from this pic, but the top shelf is mostly fantasy and sci-fi. The second shelf is classics and more contemporary publications. The bottom shelf is full of larger, coffee-table or reference books that I haven't touched since college. (Really ought to get rid of them, but I doubt anyone would enter a giveaway where the prizes are textbooks, LOL.)
This is a smaller shelf. I have random titles up top and the first shelf down is mostly religious fiction. The second shelf is--that's right--full of children's books. I live with my sister and two-year-old niece and these are all her books. She throws them all over the floor daily and I have to pick them up. Isn't she cute?
This shelf is in my room and, as you can see, it's a bit disheveled. I don't categorize these books by any specific genre or group, but that stack on top are ones I want to get to sooner rather than later. Yeah, they've been there for months. Hehe. And yes, those brown boxes on the floor are copies of unsold copies of Persistence of Vision I'm hoping to sell at Peach Days in Brigham City this weekend. Wish me luck!
Remember, there's a **free story** involved if you follow via email. Just sayin'. ;D
What's your bookshelf look like?
9 comments :
Gotta love a full shelf, although empty ones are nice too because that gives you more room to fill them!ReplyDelete
Here's my Follow Friday
Have a GREAT weekend!
Old Follower :)
I'd have the same question as you - which shelf do you want to see? We have one in almost every room.ReplyDelete
Wow you have a lot! Envy!ReplyDelete
Mine are spread out too - it means you have a lot of books, which is a good thing :0)ReplyDelete
Here's my Bookshelf Tour
New follower via Networked Blogs. Please follow me back atReplyDelete
Shelf Full of Books
great shelves! I definitely need more in my house, I'm out of room on mine! Love the silly face in one of the pics :) She's adorable!ReplyDelete
Old follower!
Here's My FF
Amber @Paradise of Pages
Love how you have shelves everywhere! LOL.ReplyDelete
This week, I didn't do a feature. I am doing this project and it would mean a lot of you commented on THIS instead... And follow via email too!
- Nova @ Musings of a Blogder
You can never have enough books Liesel and I keep meaning to organize them somehow. She is very cute and I hope you sell a ton of books this weekend!ReplyDelete
I have stacks everywhere as well.ReplyDelete
New email follower, Old GFC follower.
Here is my Follow friday


text:
Sign up below to be added to our mailing list for the latest news updates, access to exclusive contents, and more!
ATLANTA - A picture of a dog standing over its injured companion has gone viral – and now the dog needs a new home.
According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia man Michael Mason was leaving church when he said he noticed a dog standing on the side of the road. As he looked closer, he said he saw the dog standing over its injured companion. Mason turned back around, snapped one picture and shared it with a friend asking for help. He posted it online and it took off.
"The look on his face. 'Can someone help me?' He was watching over him like a guard dog," Mason said.
The picture made even more rounds online after "The Walking Dead" actress Kylie Szymanski posted it on her Facebook fan page.
"I never thought it would happen to me (going viral). I wasn't thinking about it. I was thinking about the dog," Mason said.
The dog, now named Herman, is at Fulton County Animal Services and he needs a new home. A vet was unable to save Herman's companion.
"We are grateful someone stopped and cared enough to take a picture and share it to demonstrate the power of a dog's love. And this sweet animal didn't leave his friend when she was injured," said Cicley Gay with LifeLine Animal Project, a metro Atlanta shelter that works closely with Fulton County Animal Services.
"They do feel that companionship and when somebody is gone they miss them," explained Kerry Moyers-Horton, a staff member with Fulton County Animal Services.
WSB-TV reporter Craig Lucie got to know Herman and he says he is a smart and kind Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Herman quickly figured out how to open the back fences at animal control.
He asked Mason if he would consider adopting Herman, and Mason said he would if his wife would let him.
Animal services officials said considering how friendly Herman acts around people, he must have come from someone's home. He is up for adoption, so if you are interested, contact Fulton County Animal Services.


text:
In 1912, the aristocrats and servants at Downton Abbey live in a world where bad news comes by telegram – like the one informing Lord Grantham that his cousin and heir has been lost with the Titanic. By the end of this sumptuous, endlessly entertaining miniseries, it is 1914, a new-fangled telephone has been installed, and we can see far better than the characters can that World War I is about to explode their stable world.
Writer Julian Fellowes, who also wrote Gosford Park, has crammed this mini-series with swirls of intrigue and drama, upstairs and down. And the design is as extravagant as you could hope for. (Some people will envy the huge pile of a house and its estates; I want the ladies' hats.) Fans of Masterpiece will automatically be there. But even reluctant viewers might be surprised as how much high drama and social conflict Fellowes has included. On one side are people like Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) and his dowager mother (Maggie Smith, as good as she has ever been), who prize their family's history and resist change. On the other, those like Lord Grantham's new heir, his distant cousin Matthew (Dan Stevens), a lawyer who sees no need to give up his interesting day job or let a valet pick out his tie.
Lord Grantham – Robert to a very few– so romanticizes the legacy of Downton that he refuses to try to break the entail that says the estate must pass to a male, that his oldest daughter cannot inherit. But Fellowes has no such romantic notions. Robert married his American wife, Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), for her money, and fell in love with her later. The oldest of their three daughters, Mary (Michelle Dockery) was engaged to marry the heir, keeping the estate tidily in their grasp. The natural next move would be for her to marry Matthew, but she resists being told what to do, and besides, how could she marry someone so middle-class?
Throughout, Fellowes lets his plot lead in a predictable direction, only to make some swerve you didn't see coming. And while he creates a few pure villains, most characters are as complex as life. Lord Grantham is backward-looking, but driven by a sincere sense of duty. Mary, admirable for her strong will and less so for her snobbishness, is a fascinating heroine tethered to the past but with an eye on the changing world. Matthew comes to see how important running the Downton estate might be for the workers who live on it.
The cast is full of other intriguing characters, including the Granthams' plain middle daughter, who wants only to marry, and their pretty youngest, a feminist. Penelope Wilton is wonderfully subtle as Matthew's mother, Isobel, a former nurse who can move between the middle class and aristocracy, but shows the tentativeness on her face.
The servants have their own class system, their own secrets and villains. It turns out that the rigid head butler, Carson (Jim Carter; all these actors are familiar faces if not names, you'll see) has a past that casts his posture in an eye-opening light. One of the younger maids hides the typewriter she is learning to use, hoping to get a job as a secretary, a huge move upward for a poor farmer's daughter.
Social upheaval is about to erupt everywhere, but this undercurrent never slows down the story, which is laced with just enough melodrama. When a handsome Turkish diplomat comes to visit, you can see his tryst with someone in the household looming. (Jane Austen's characters were never this sexy.) But the end of the affair is a stunner with lasting repercussions. In another bedroom, there is even a gay kiss.
At times Fellowes' dialogue is surprisingly clunky. Maybe he did have to include the exposition about the entail, but he didn't have to make the characters announce themselves so bluntly. Lord Grantham, the man of conscience, tends to say things like, "I just didn't think it was right." More often, the lines sparkle. "I'd hate to go behind Robert's back," Cora tells her mother-in-law, and the dowager countess responds, in Maggie Smith's drollest voice, "That is a scruple no successful wife can afford."
Masterpiece will show Downton Abbey over four weeks on PBS, beginning on Sunday. Later in the spring, it will show the new sequel to Upstairs, Downstairs, the beloved 70's series. In Britain, where both new series have already aired, Downton edged out Upstairs, Downstairs in the ratings, and a new season in already in the works.
Take a look at this clip, in which middle-class Matthew first comes to dinner, and you'll get a glimpse of what makes Downton Abbey one of the richest miniseries in years.
Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.
Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.


text:
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Bethany is Making a SPLASH!!!
Congratulations go out to our very own Bethany Kartchner. She not only had her amazing art work published, but a whole article in the Jan/Feb edition of Somerset Studios on her Shimmerz technique. This a HUGE accomplishment and we are so proud of her!
Congratulations BETHANY!!!
Labels: Shimmerz Vibez
3 comments:
- Rbarakat said...
WooohOOO girl congrats thats so awesome!!!
- January 25, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- Lesley Langdon said...
Bethany ROCKS!!! WTG girl!
- February 3, 2011 at 7:25 PM
- Lydell said...
Wonderful news Bethany! Congratulations!
- February 7, 2011 at 6:41 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
A 16-year-old from Allentown is in critical condition after being shot late Saturday night on the city's east side.
The teen, whose identity was not released by police, was shot in the torso. He underwent emergency surgery and has not yet been able to speak with investigators about what happened, said Assistant Chief Joe Hanna.


text:
READ List of Famous Tattoo Artists
List of famous tattoo artists, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top tattoo artists in the world? This includes the most prominent tattoo artists, living and dead, both in America and abroad. This list of notable tattoo artists is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic tattoo artists were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned tattoo artists.
This list includes Kat Von D, Alan Oversby and more.From reputable, prominent, and well known tattoo artists to the lesser known tattoo artists of today, these are some of the best professionals in the tattoo artist field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous tattoo artists ever?" and "What are the names of famous tattoo artists?" then you're in the right place. (59 items)
Kat Von D, best known as Kat Von D, is a Mexican-born American tattoo artist, model, musician and television personality. She is best known for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show LA Ink, which premiered August 7, 2007, in the United States and ran for four seasons. ...more on Wikipedia
Also Ranked
#44 on The Best Cat Thingssee more on Kat Von D
Alan Oversby was one of the primary figures in the development of contemporary body piercing in Europe. He was better known by his professional name Mr. Sebastian. ...more on Wikipediasee more on Alan Oversby
Ami James, is an Israeli-born tattoo artist. His father, an American, converted to Judaism three years prior to moving to Israel, where he joined the Israeli army and met James' mother. James lived in both Israel and Egypt as a child, and spent much of his childhood without his father who left the family when James was four years old. Suffering from severe ADD, James explains that he was drawn into art and tattooing from a young age as his father had tattoos and was also a painter. James moved to the United States aged 11 or 12, living with his father's parents before moving to Miami at the age of 12. He moved back to Israel in his teens and completed his military service in the Israel ...more on Wikipediasee more on Ami James
Darren Brass is an American tattoo artist. He was featured in the reality television show Miami Ink. ...more on Wikipediasee more on Darren Brass


text:
Traditional economies are a source of inspiration for many of the tourism industry's most innovative products. The fur trade in North America certainly was one of the earliest industries where the traditional modes of transportation and journeying practices were integrated from pre-contact origins into a more "Western" economic realm.
In Yukon, the Gold Rush certainly helped foster the preservation of dog sledding knowledge and its economic value for today's tourism operators. Dog sledding as a tourism product takes on many forms in different parts of Alaska and Canada. Some dog sledding product provide more superficial experiences - generally those that might involve an hour-long tour in the basket of guided sleds. Those are geared more to lucrative mass markets. While they may provide a quality service and a lasting impression for guests, the impression might well be rather superficial overall as a result of the short lenght of exposure to the world of dog sledding.
A more rewarding approach to dog sledding might be one comparable to that offered at Sky High Wilderness Ranch just outside of Whitehorse. Here the product is a truly immersive adventure. 5, 8, 11 or 15-day trips are offered to guests from around the world. Each guest is exposed to the world of Huskies and mushers as they themselves learn to mush as part of the product.
Trip participants get to drive their own sleds, under the guidance of experienced mushers who share their passion and provide tips on how they can motivate the dogs to make the team and mushers gel as a wilderness journeying formation.
Here are some of the comments made by former clients that I sent to Sky High in the past:
Helen Weir of California wrote this in April:
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
"The Alaskan Huskies!!!! The dogs are just incredible... athletic, fascinating to watch, and beautiful. Our guide Laird was fantastic as were all the other people at the ranch. This was a 'working' adventure and we did work. We started each day with breakfast, packed a sandwich and thermos, went down to the dog area, scooped poop, readied the dogs/sleds and off we went! Everyday was a new adventure. Back for late afternoon snack, clean up then dinner. The meals were made from scratch - everyone pitched in cooking and with the clean-up. "
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
"Travel light and do the layers. I purchased 'Hot Chillys' #10 thermals top and bottoms and they worked well. A pair of light weight ski pants, fleece top (thin worked for me), wool sweater, scarf, thin fleece gloves and hat. I rented their jacket/coat, sleep bag and mits. I was there in February so needed a pair of boots for going potty outside. Wear house light weight shoes for inside. Knowing how to ski/cross country would be an advantage as trails up and down and switch back. There is no power (they use propane) so no cell phones or TV. "
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
"The benefit is for the dogs. They are treated with respect and are loyal and very friendly and they do get excited :) I have fond memories of all the dogs from my team. The ranch recycles everything. The dog poop is scooped and sent to a company for recycle. Local people do work at the ranch. "
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
"I had a fabulous time. Pushed my limits. I am a back packer so I knew what the lodge was like and what my out put would be... We all worked hard but worked together. Met some very cool people. Whitehorse (was only there on arrival and departure day, is a great town. Small but perfect. The whole area in Winter is very 'white', pristine and kickback. I say, go and play and learn something new. Most people I know are just amazed that I booked this trip on the spur of the moment and went alone. I am glad I did... this has been 'one' of the best holidays I have been on... I like the 'working' vacations. My next trip maybe Cambodia teaching English..."
Lee Unsworth of England sent these comments in 2010:
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
"I would say the trip up to the trappers cabin to stay overnight as this was a pretty challenging run with the dogs but truly awesome once we got up into the mountains. Some of our group did decide to take a few of the downhill stretches trying out various "freestyle" methods of dog sledding... on knees, stomachs and backs...
Also, falling in love with at least couple of my dog team. (Gomer / Riley / Amigo / Leica / Yoda / Boomer) If I could have brought them home I would. And the food - what we were given to eat was fantastic EVERY day. Our guides looked after us both outside and in!"
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
"Expect a bit of hard work if you want to do the higher trails… but you will reap the rewards! If you are new to dog sledding as was I, try to anticipate the hills and jump off and help them a little before they grind to a halt and you will keep them moving rather than leaving it until they have pulled as far as they can...They do appreciate it!
Don't "over-pack". You need thermals etc, but don't think you need to be changing clothes every day. We took far too much and didn't use half of it. The fact is, it is pretty "sweaty" work and you just have to go with the flow. Its not a fashion parade. :) Also don't take thick clothes...layer.
Don't be afraid... when you see a grizzled giant 7 foot tall mountain man looming toward you through the trees... that's just Ian, he owns the place. :) He's a true gent. "
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
"I would say running dogs through the mountains is very environmentally friendly. "
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
"Fantastic. I have always wanted to try sledding and finally did. Now I just need to convince my other half to go again next winter!"
Alessandra Badino of the UK wrote this in 2009:
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
"A very difficult task to single out a moment of so many amazing memories of my 15 days in the Yukon wilderness! The trip to Bonneville Lakes does stand out as one of the best places I visited during my stay at Sky High Ranch. I trailed to the lakes twice during my stay and I found each time completely different due to the changing weather conditions: the first time we mushed through powdery deep snow, totally immersed in a white landscape; whilst the second time the sun had warmed up the environment making us trail over ice and overflow water in a clear blue sky. The bond that generated with both the people and the dogs at the ranch is also something I carry in my heart as a very sweet memory. "
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
"First of all I would recommend considering carefully the time at which you travel: if you go early in the year (Jan, Feb) you are in for experiencing true arctic weather, with lots of snow but also pretty fiercely cold temperatures at times that may shorten your trips out with the dogs (and your trips to the outhouse pretty challenging!); if you go later in the year (March, April), conditions will be milder and you will enjoy daylight for longer, but you may find some trails are not accessible because of the lack of snow. Secondly, I would strongly recommend booking your flight legs with the same airline, which would help in case of flight delays or cancellations. Finally, as there are generally many different combinations of trips on offer, make sure that you are clear about the trip itinerary that you have booked."
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
"I felt that all the people working at the ranch had a very high consideration for the impact their activity has on the environment. All the rubbish was packed and brought back to the main lodge to be dutifully disposed of or recycled where possible. All supplies during the trips in the wilderness were carried with our sleds, so skidoos/truck use was reduced to a bare minimum. Tourism is an important element in the local economy, especially during the cold winter months and all tour guides and people employed at the ranch are from the local area."
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
"A truly amazing experience: I have been back for three weeks now, but I still dream about it! All the guides, and especially our guide Keri, have made us feel extremely welcome and in experienced hands for the whole duration of the trip, trying in all possible ways to attend to our needs."
John Baker of the UK wrote this in 2008:
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
"Sledding down to 'Mud lake', about 40 miles south of the mian lodge after w'd spent the night in the wall tents (they are about half way between each!) and then having lunch! And this wasn't just a sanwich affair either; we got a decent fire going and our guide kari got some sausages on the fire goingm, plus she brought the mustard too!
Apart from lunch the views that day were absolutely amazing becuase of some lucky weather; and the route gave a few challenges too so made the sledding worth every mile."
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
If you go early feb or before then take lots of middle layers; jumpers etc. It went down to -47 at night and can be quite chilly on any outhouse visits too; but even more so theres a risk of frost bite so everything has to be covered. This is where gimp masks and neck protectors etc come in; ski goggles are a good idea even though they will mist up.
As a note; if it's too cold then the dogs can only run for a few hours or they literally freeze so you may experience some shorter days at these temps but even so just a few hours with these amazing dogs was enough; and a nice hot cup of tea was needed either way!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
"All my flights went through major airports so there were no special flights and all were pretty much full.
Yukon is strangely not that popular around this time apart from the Quest dog sled race so any extra tourism does give a nice boost to the locals who are all more than happy to help and chat to you about what you're doing, where you're from and about local stuff going on.
Dog sledding itself is very good; no snow mobiles are sent ahead or behind the dogs. The guides cut trail (go over powder covered trails) if needed and do most of the time; the snow mobiles are only used if needed and generally not at all. All rubbish is collected and returned to Whitehorse and any rubbish at camps etc is collected and brought back. Supplies are brought up every few days but these generally coincide with guests arriving and leaving so carbon emissions are kept to as few trips as possible. All the guides and staff make sure the focus is on the environment and the dogs which is happily accepted by the guests."
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
"Simply amazing. There's is no question that I'll be going again to Canada if not Whitehorse and the same ranch I went dog sledding. Plus it's even planted the seed of me thinking about moving there; so must have been a good trip!
The local people in Canada and even in Vancouver were all really friendly, the guidesmore so and had some fabulous food and receipes there, nothing to miss home about thats for sure!
There was one hiccup which taints the journey; my Air Canada flight to Vancouver was cancelled and I eventually had to fork out for a new plane ticket to London as it made me miss my connections that would get me back to the UK. However, the Air Canada staff at Whitehorse did all they could and got me on the next available flight (even though it was operated by Air North) so it wasn't through lack of effort just bad luck. If anything I'd say avoid KLM/Horizon Air/NWA as their check-in staff just didn't seem to care I was stuck in their airport!
However, thats nothing to put me off Canada or going back for another dog sledding adventure!"


text:
Get in touch with us!
Anansi and Groundwood books are distributed to the book trade in Canada by University of Toronto Press Distribution and in the U.S. by Publishers Group West. For orders outside North America, please contact us.
Canadian OrdersUniversity of Toronto Press5201 Dufferin StreetToronto, OntarioM3H 5T8
Tel: (416) 667-7791Toll-Free Tel: 1-800-565-9523Fax: (416) 667-7832Toll-Free Fax: 1-800-221-9985Email: email@example.com
U.S. Orders Publishers Group West / Perseus Books Group 1700 Fourth Street Berkeley, CA 94710
Toll-Free Tel: (800) 343-4499 Toll-Free Fax: (800) 351-5073 Email: email@example.com
For all author/illustrator correspondence, please mail your letter to the attention of the author/illustrator at our office mailing address.
See our submissions page for details on how to submit queries and submissions.
Media and blogger review copy requests: submit via email email@example.com Author appearances and interviews: submit via email email@example.com Book donation requests: submit via fax or email on organization letterhead to email@example.com
For desk copy requests, please visit our Teachers' section
For rights and permissions requests, please visit our Rights section or Permissions section
We acknowledge for their financial support of our publishing program the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Canada.


text:
Get Off the Gringo Trail, Experience the Real Arequipa: A. I. Travel's Reality Tour
Note: The Intrepid Monkeys were hosted on the Reality Tour by Miguel Fernandez from A.I. Travel Tours.
Most tourists who visit Arequipa usually check out the Monastery of Santa Catalina, the spectacular volcanoes surrounding the city including Misti and Chachani, then make their way to the Colca Canyon (the second deepest canyon in the world) to see the infamous circling condors. Intrigued by the opportunity to see the other side of Arequipa, I wasn't going to say no to the Reality Tour offered by A.I. Travel Tours.


text:
Study in New Zealand can be a life changing experience for you. Educational institutions in New Zealand offer a wide variety of courses and New Zealand welcomes international students at all of its institutions.
New Zealanders value fresh thinking and teach original thinking. When students educated in New Zealand embark on their chosen careers they're valued for the new ideas they are able to contribute in today's new world. New Zealand bases its education programs on the British system.
Method to get admission in Universities of New Zealand
Application procedure
Write directly to the educational institution.Or you can contact your nearest New Zealand Education Centre or Office. There are some High Commissions and Embassies which have specialized NZECs. If there is no New Zealand Education Centre or Office in your country please contact your nearest New Zealand Embassy or High Commission. Contact local agents and representatives. Many New Zealand institutions have local authorized agents and representatives like Student Visa Expert.
Note: When applying to study at New Zealand secondary schools and tertiary institutions, you will be required to send supporting documentation. This may include your education records, transcripts, testimonials, and evidence of English language ability (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS and other tests). English Language Schools do not require evidence of English language ability. Applications must be accompanied by original or certified true copies of academic records (translated into English where necessary and with translations certified).
Process to obtain New Zealand's Student Visa for international students
Immigration and Visa Information
New Zealand has many agreements with other countries, which allow a person to come to New Zealand for 90 days without a visa. During that time, you can study or be a tourist. Please consult your nearest New Zealand Embassy or High Commission for information on visa requirements. The school or institution you choose can also help you with visa information. However, the standard requirements are:
Complete the 'Application for Student Visa' Form :
These are available at the New Zealand Embassy or High Commission and your local travel/education agencies. With the 'Application for Student Visa' you will need to include:
A recent passport-size photograph.
Payment of a non-refundable visa application fee :
An 'Offer of Place' from a New Zealand education school or institution which states that you have been accepted by the school, the name of the course, the minimum time to complete the course, whether a course fee is required to be paid or the student is exempt from the fee (e.g. scholarship students). The New Zealand institution, which has confirmed your enrolment, will send this 'Offer of Place' to you. Evidence of payment of course tuition fee or evidence of exemption from fee.
Note: Students are no longer required to produce evidence of payment of course fees before their applications are approved in principle.
A guarantee of accommodation :
A written assurance from a New Zealand education institution or other persons that suitable accommodation is available to you in New Zealand. Most New Zealand institutions will assist you with accommodation.
Evidence of sufficient funds to cover your living expenses and return travel back to your home country. You will need to provide medical clearance and character references ONLY for courses, which are longer than 24 months. Contact the New Zealand Embassy or High Commission for further information on this.
Students will only be issued with a student visa if they have enrolled in an approved course at an institution or establishment, which is accredited to offer it. If your application for a student visa is approved you will need a passport which will be valid for 3 months beyond your initial date of departure from New Zealand.
- Lincoln University
- Massey University
- University of Auckland
- University of Canterbury
- University of Otago
- University of Waikato
- Victoria University of Wellington
Living Cost for International Students in New Zealand
As far as cost of living is concerned it is advised that students budget around NZ$10,000 per annum. Tuition fees can range from NZ$ 11,000 to NZ$ 18,000 per annum depending on course/ program of study. Details of costs can be obtained from the New Zealand High Commission, any of the approved Education Advisors or direct from the NZ institution.
New Zealand takes particular care of students' welfare. NZ institutions assist students in finding accommodation whilst studying in New Zealand. Various types of accommodation are available.
Halls of residence, Student Hostels, dormitories – these are usually located on campus with single or double (shared) rooms. Costs range from NZ$ 500 – 600 per month including food.
Home Stay
Students will live with a New Zealand family with their own room. As a family member, the student has every opportunity to experience the New Zealand way of life. Cost for this (including food) also ranges between NZ$ 500-600.
Apartments/Flats – this is a popular option with Indian students. Most institutions help students find a flat. Students choose their own flat mates. Costs range from NZ$ 450 – 525 per month. This includes food + other expenses.
If you've already decided on an institution contact Student Visa Expert to find out about the application process and visa requirements. If you haven't decided yet, let our Student Councillors help you in selecting a course, enrolling to study in New Zealand, visa application guidance and much more till your arrival in New Zealand.


text:
Hello Fellow Members!
It's been a joy and a privilege serving as your VP-Administration for the past four years. Thank you for trusting me to serve in this capacity. As always, I am dedicated to providing the best service and seek to continuously raise the bar on the level of Chapter operations.
Even though PMINJ is a non-profit organization, the PMINJ Board is committed to continuing serving you, our Membership, in the most efficient and effective manner. In other words, we run the Chapter like a business which involves Strategic and Tactical Planning, Financial Management, Portfolio Planning and Prioritization, Performance Reporting, Continuous Improvement … just to mention a few.
The Board conducted working sessions in November and January to develop 2016 Strategic and Tactical Goals, as well as to review and revise our Vision, Guiding Principles and Strategic Objectives.
Strategic Objectives:
1. Engage and develop members in the Project Management profession
2. Increase the value of PMINJ membership
3. Provide an environment that promotes collaboration and networking
4. Increase awareness of PMINJ
5. Demonstrate the value of applied project management practices to NJ through outreach
6. Foster mutually beneficial partnerships
7. Maintain and enhance chapter operations
The Board approved the Operating Budget for 2016 to ensure that as a non-profit organization we remain financially viable now and in the future. They also prioritized and approved the Portfolio of Projects thereby making sure we are working on the right initiatives that deliver the most value for our membership.
Now that the planning is done – it's time to execute –
and outperform!
"Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things". Peter Drucker.
Laura has been an active volunteer of the Symposium
Registration Team for more than 10 years. Laura can be
counted on not only to do a great job with her specific area
of responsibility (preparing the certificates for the
attendees, vendors, & speakers) but she regularly offers
her time to help make the overall event registration process
more efficient.
With a smile on her face, Laura works at the registration table for the symposium and makes registration experience pleasant for the attendees. Laura is always willing to pitch in and help to coordinate the registration activities when needed. On multiple occasions, she came to the rescue for the registration team, when a team member could not attend the event due to a personal emergency. Laura regularly provides suggestions for improvements for the registration process and shares her ideas during the Symposium Lessons Learned session. Laura always goes the extra mile to help our chapter members and other volunteers. The success of PMINJ's symposium and other chapter events is attributed to the volunteers like Laura.
Back by popular demand – it's Breakfast with the
Board! PMINJ Board members will host breakfast
meetings to start a series of casual meetings and candid
conversations about the Chapter, its services, the
profession, and how PMINJ can help support members'
growth and success as project management professionals.
Breakfasts will be held at locations around the state, so if you're interested in joining the conversation, check the calendar on the website for an upcoming breakfast, and sign-up to attend. Only PMINJ Members are eligible to register for the breakfasts, and reservations will be limited to 10 people per event. Registration will open about two weeks prior to each event, and will close three days before the event, or when reservations are full, with location details / directions sent to registrants the day before the event.
Have breakfast with a Board member, and join the conversation! See additional details and schedule on the website.
Do you
need to sharpen your Strategic Planning or Business
Development skills? If so, then you should consider
attending the upcoming June workshop. PMI requires a
minimum of eight Professional Development Units (PDUs) or
eight Contact Hours focused on Strategic Planning and/or
Business Development. The PMBA provides eight
contact hours to satisfy both the Strategic Planning
element and Business Administration element.
At the completion of the PMBA course, attendees will be able to lead teams in Strategic Planning efforts, have a positive impact on the profitability of the company, and thus demonstrate more value to the company as an employee.
Learn more and register on the PMINJ website.
At 8am sharp on
May 2nd, Judy Balaban, President of PMINJ chapter and
Jerry Flach, Director Symposium, kicked off the 30th
Annual Symposium to a full house at the Pines Manor in
Edison NJ. Opening keynote speaker, Brett Knowles,
consultant and thought Leader in strategy planning and
execution picked up this year's Be Strategic: Revive Your
Project Portfolio Management Skills theme with his
presentation on Strategic Project Portfolio Management
Using the Balanced Scorecard. Strategy needs to be part of
the ongoing conversations and PMs have to make it simple
enough to communicate and ensure that it's understood by
everyone so that all decisions are based on strategy from
moment to moment. Multiple views can be captured and
prioritized by first creating a Strategy Map then
weighting objectives and assessing current state including
process alignment. A Balanced Scorecard also requires that
the organization and project team proactively consider
project and strategy alignment over time.
The lunch keynote speaker was Lorna Kelly,
a transformation speaker and author of "The Camel Knows
the Way" and "In the Footsteps of the Camel". She
held the crowd's rapt attention with the story of her
personal encounter with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries
of Charity. Lorna described how she tended to the poorest
in Calcutta with the Missionaries. Lorna defined Mother
Teresa's decisive, passionate, joyful and well organized
leadership skills, bringing the audience with her on an
inspirational journey.
Closing keynote speaker, Carl Belack, author of "Managing Complex Projects", and practitioner, consultant, speaker, and educator in project and program management elaborated on brain science to reveal sub-conscious biases and other influences that impact behavior, interpersonal interactions, and decision making. Attendees learned how to accept, recognize and minimize the adverse effects of biases using portfolio management decision making processes. He highlighted anchoring bias, that is over reliance on 'first' information, overconfidence in personal beliefs through confirmation bias, and optimism bias; be aware!
Several value added tracks provided PMPs with the opportunity to gain insights and PDUs across the leadership strategic, and technical categories of PMI's new Talent Triangle. In the leadership track: Jerry Brightman President of The Leadership Group, launched with an interactive session that challenged mental models as required to reframe problems and opportunities and bring in new perspectives for sustained project and portfolio management success. Tom Crea, an ex-Army officer and experienced leader empowered attendees in his session to continue striving for excellent interpersonal communication skills among the essential career and personal skills for anyone especially project managers! John Stenbeck, Founder of GR8PM, Inc. and Agile expert shared inspirational and insightful strategies on how to develop your innate leadership skills by conquering ones fears and engaging with others in thoughtful goal setting.
In the Strategic track, Ed Chapel and Te Wu highlighted Portfolio Management as the bridge between ideas and planning and concrete action. Portfolio Management increases project success and can be set up first by assessing current state practice, taking inventory of existing work and assuring the governance model and training. Robert Medary continued the track with Hybrid Agile "The Best of Both Worlds" in which he combined waterfall and Agile methodologies, for example having users provide feedback at an early stage, to minimize risk. Lindene Patton finished with a discussion on risk management, citing $4.7T in financial risks from climate related impacts and its resulting impact on lowered S&P ratings throughout the supply chain. Solutions such as resiliency strategies and related infrastructure investments are required especially in the face of unsustainable escalating insurance costs.
In the Technical track, Sadiq Shariff and Baisali Sarkar started with the 3Ps of Project, Programs and Portfolio Management to align budget scope and metrics when unleashing the Value of Program Management. Aita Salasoo provided PMs with tools and techniques for managing and communicating complex stakeholder relationships such as in multi-vendor and platform environments. Attendees were given a detailed questionnaire to leverage when interviewing stakeholders.
This year the symposium included a Career Track for PMs seeking new opportunities. Attendees had the confidence bolstered with a career panel session; discussions with hiring managers and recruiters; and advice for resumes, interviews, and the process to complete the transition to their next position.
The 30th Annual Symposium affirmed PMINJ's commitment to excellence in Project Management and the value its members receive.
The 2016 Tour de
Franklin Charity Bike Ride, held on April 24, 2016, was the
largest in the Franklin Food Bank's history with 775
participants raising $78,000 for the Food Bank. The
event is the Food Bank's largest annual fundraiser and takes
a team of over 100 volunteers months of planning to secure
support from many local businesses and the community to make
the day a success.
For the past five years, PMINJ volunteers have been a vital part of that support. The Tour de Franklin has grown significantly from the inaugural ride in 1989 when 30 riders banded together to raise $1,500 to between 400 -700 annual participants. To manage that growth, the Food Bank partnered with PMINJ for help with the event planning, execution and analysis. PMINJ's role has expanded from event day volunteers in 2011 to volunteer management, process improvement, total event planning, public relations management, and management of food donations for the cyclists.
This year the Planning Committee made significant infrastructure changes to further accommodate the recent growth including moving the Tour to a new venue, implementing a new registration platform, and expanding the use of social media as a communication forum. PMINJ volunteers not only helped plan and execute the changes but also led and participated in planning committees for four months leading up to the Tour. Committee members in 2016 include:
|PMINJ Member
| Planning Committee
|Doreen Clark
|Public Relations / Media Coordination
|Lystra Haynes
|Food Planning & Donations
|Melinda Posipanko
|Volunteer Coordination
Nine additional PMINJ members volunteered on
the day of the Tour. PMINJ volunteers often manage processes
or volunteer teams during the Tour, providing critical
structure during an extremely busy day.
The Franklin Food Bank is not part of any government agency and is supported only by community donations and targeted grants. While the $78,000 raised by the Tour de Franklin sounds like a lot, it is a small fraction of the Food Bank's annual budget. Demand for the Food Bank's services have increased approximately 10% each year since 2007 with close to 12,000 food packages provided to Franklin Township residents in 2015. The Food Bank seeks innovative ways to fight hunger, including managing a community garden, working with local farms for surplus produce, and collaborating with larger food networks.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to make the 2016 Tour de Franklin a success!
Volunteers from the PMINJ Corporate
Outreach group participated in Resource Management Day on
April 13th at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) at their location
just off Route 1 in New Brunswick. Many thanks to
Kate Bogumil, a chapter member and consultant at BMS for
suggesting to her manager, Roger Williams, to involve
PMINJ. Claudia Campbell-Matland and Bruce Fieggen
also participated. Bruce presented a one-hour
interactive and engaging lecture on Portfolio Management
as it relates to prioritization and allocation of
resources as well as changes to the CCR, as there were PMP
certified Project Managers in the room with questions
about the changes.
Between sessions, BMS Project Managers from disparate groups and locations highlighted their projects with visual displays. Claudia perused the displays while Tod manned the chapter table. One of the main messages shared was that the PMINJ chapter encourages all members to think about whether their employer would appreciate our involvement in a similar event. The purpose of Corporate Outreach is to strengthen awareness and build relationships with corporations, while providing members an excellent opportunity to volunteer and share their positive experiences, knowledge and skills.
Why is
it difficult to get the whole picture from one or even
several pieces of information? Sometimes the
information is just too fragmented and chunks of
linear information do not stimulate most people's
brains. So what is the best way to comprehend and
learn? I hope to shed some light into this mind
boggling dilemma that we all face.
Tony Buzan popularized a thinking technique called "Mind Mapping" which resulted in a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2011. Tony once said "The more you know and learn, the easier it is to learn and know more."
What is Mind Mapping?
Mind mapping is a visual tool that enables us to structure, organize, prioritizing, brainstorm, learn and memorize information in a highly specialized way. Traditional notes require a person to scan the information from left to right and top to bottom of the page but the brain's natural preference is to scan the entire page in a non-linear fashion. Mind Mapping combines words and pictures in a nonlinear fashion thus helping simulate logic (left brain) and creative thinking (right brain) thus stimulating both parts of the brain.
There are many Mind Mappers out there – two you might recognize are Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein.
The benefits of Mind and Visual Mapping are virtually endless. Here are just a few:
Are You Ready to Give Mind Mapping a
To start: think of a dinosaur in a jungle near a volcano. Now close your eyes and think of a dinosaur in a jungle near a volcano.
Did you actually see the words "dinosaur in a jungle near a volcano" or did you envision a dinosaur in a jungle near a volcano? Did you think of Dino from The Flintstones? If so, then immediately contact me because you have a very vivid imagination!
When it comes time to recall your Mind Map from memory, the words you write down become secondary and the visual images, colors and symbols you use are what leave a lasting impression on your long-term memory. All of this works together to help improve your photographic memory and recall of information.
Now you know the meaning behind the
quote: "A picture is worth a thousand words."
How to Draw a Mind Map
You don't have to be an artist to draw a Mind Map! Here are some quick guidelines to help you draw your first Mind Map:
Utilizing a Mind Map
Boeing condensed its manual into a 25-foot-long Mind Map. This enabled its aeronautical engineers to learn in a few weeks what had previously taken a few years. I can't promise you this type of results. But with practice who knows you may be able to do better.
Retaining Your Mind Map in Memory
Here are some tips to help you build a strong long-term memory of the information you are learning:
Recalling a Mind Map
What if you need to recall your Mind Map perhaps at executive meeting or an exam? Drawing a Mind Map can help to stimulate imagination while at the same time creating strong associations. And it is these two factors that stimulate long-term memory and recall of information. Review it to refine or correct certain areas. This will enable you to fill in any areas which may have been missed and this will also reinforce important associations.
To move your Mind Map from your short term to your long term memory Tony Buzan recommends the following interval review schedule:
At this point your Mind Map will
become part of your ongoing long term memory.
Take these techniques for a test spin and let me know
how it turns out for you.
Igor Zdorovyak is a PMINJ Marketing/PR volunteer. If you'd like to share your success story, then please contact him at – you might be part of his next feature!
|Mona Abdeo
Elizabeth Alexander
Joan Berg
Haiwahangela Chen
James Cunningham
Kevin Daubert
Carl Enriquez
Joaquin Garcia
Sarah Gerardo
|Roosevelt Jefferson,III
Claire Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Patricia Kissinger
Joseph Kubler
Ajay Kumar
Lisa Kurzman
Rick Lieberman
Irena Maksimovic
|Charles Mandala
Elizabeth McCutcheon
Kevan Meltzer
Eddy Miller
David Peterson
Simon Purdy
Giulia Stephanik
John Straley
Susan Trapp
Kathleen Walsh
Ray Leslie
Prasad Kulkarni
Thomas Canto
Jared Coffin
Dipeshkumar Patel
Srinivasa Chekuri
Anu Khandelwal
Vujwala Vangury
Abhijit Sheth
Karl Cheney
Publication Information:


text:
Christmas Cannibalism
What would Christmas be without chocolate? I, for one, like to begin my Christmas morning seeking out my favorite chocolates from the numerous Sees Candy boxes lying around my parents' house, for breakfast. Don't tell my parents.
The word chocolate originates from the Aztec cacahuatl, "black nut." The species name, cacao, from the Mayan language, is a reference to the tree, fruit and drink that was made from it. The Mayans regarded the cacao as a holy tree, both life sustaining but also as a portal to death.
The Aztecs often called cocolate yollotl, eztil - "heart, blood." In turn they called the still beating hearts ripped from the chests of their live human sacrifices cacahuatl - "cocoa fruit" or "Gods' food."
Just before a victim was actually sacrificed they were given a drink called itzpacaltl, "water with which obsidian blades are washed." It was used to intoxicate the victim into an ecstatic state.
Shamans or sacrificial priests took the sacrificial knives and washed off the blood from the last victim in water. They then combined it with chocolate and pumpkin. It is said that the drink had the following effect: "He became nearly unconscious and forgot what was said to him. Then his good mood came back and he started to dance agaain. It is believed that, bewitched by the drink, he gave himself, full of joy and happiness before death." - Diego de Duran
Our first Christmas-centric chocolates were produced in the guise of Father Christmas. Even if its only symbolic one could argue this practice still amounts to a sort of ritualistic cannibalism.
Keep all this in mind next time you gleefully decapitate and devour your chocolate Santa.
As long as we are on the subject of chocolate and after all, it is the Creepmas season - let's take a look at chocolate gifts with a creepy twist.
Famed parapsychologist, Loyd Auerbach has recently taken up another title - chocolatier. His new venture named appropriately enough, Haunted By Chocolate, features Ghost Drops. They come in various familiar flavors but also gourmet ones like dark chocolate with saigon cinnamon and dark chocolate with black sesame. http://www.hauntedbychocolate.com/index.html
Also, don't forget our friends at Cryptocurium http://www.cryptocurium.com/ who I posted about ealier this year - http://merricatblackwood.blogspot.com/2011/09/call-ofchocolate-yes-rlyeh.html They've promised a debut of a new candy today, December 5th. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a chocolate Krampus!
2 comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Rasam Powder – 4 tsp
Tamarind Extract – 1 cup
Salt as per taste
Grind to a paste:
Toor Dal – 1 tblsp, lightly fried
Peppercorns – 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds – 2 tsp
Curry Leaves – few
Dry Red Chillies – 5 to 6
For tempering:
Ghee – 2 tsp
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves – few
1. Heat a pan over medium flame.
2. Add the tamarind extract, rasam powder and salt.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Add some water to the ground paste and add to the rasam.
5. Bring to a boil again.
6. Heat ghee in a small frying pan.
7. Fry the tempering ingredients.
8. Add to the rasam and remove the pan from flame.
9. Serve.
HomeVegetarianSouth IndianRasamJeera Rasam
You might also like these recipes
Feel free to comment or share your thoughts on this Jeera Rasam Recipe from Awesome Cuisine.


text:
Einstein by Fumero
Photo by G. Art by Fumero.
New York! If you are a like me and rarely make it out of Manhattan, here's a fun field trip: Welling Court in Astoria, Queens. Located at 30th Avenue and Main, there's a ton of street art and gorgeous murals such as the "Einstein" by Fumero as pictured above. Admission is free and these great works of art are on view 24 hours a day. More photos will be posted soon, so bookmark this site to make sure you don't miss out.
In other Fumero news, save the date. On August 13, 2011, Fumero will be having another solo exhibit entitled "In Your Face" at 17 Frost Gallery in Brooklyn. More details to come, so for now, keep that date free.


text:
Join the fearless crew of the Far Orbit, the first Rebel privateer ship. The Far Orbit's mission is simple: stage a daring series of strikes on the Core Worlds and wreak havoc on the forces of the Empire. The Far Orbit Project is the first supplement designed for use with the material presented in Pirates & Privateers.
12 page detailed deck plans of a EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate.
Source material on the Ringali Shell: Planets, locations, law-enforcement agencies, black market and criminal organizations, infochants, and much more.
Complete campaign outline.
Several scenario hooks and staging tips.
Eight instant adventures that can be linked into a complete, stand-alone campaign: Preparing For War, The Hijacking of Shipment 1037, The Capture of Coh Veshiv, The Rival, The Trap, Raid on Brentaal, Hunter/Hunted, The Grand Price.
New optional rules for space combat.
Dozens of player handouts.


text:
Anonymous on 09/06/2015
We stayed at the hotel in April. No problems whilst there. A few weeks after returning home, I was covered in bites for weeks until the penny dropped as to what was biting me. It was the only hotel we had been to, so the only conclusion was they came home with us! It was very stressful but fortunately we seem to have banished them after spending money getting the professionals in!
Anonymous on 07/25/2015
Approximately 20 bites from two nights. Woke up on second morning itchy and actually found two bed bugs IN the bed... One on the pillow and one on the bedskirt. Hotel was very accommodating. They dry cleaned my clothing and took my life luggage to disinfect and gave me a new room. After a night in the new room, I noticed a few more bites. They dry cleaned my remaining clothes again and agreed to move me to the Hilton, where I had no issues. The hotel also provided me with meal and drink tickets
as a nice gesture, so I was impressed with how it was handled, at least.
Anonymous on 05/06/2015
Stayed here 4/19 -4/23/15 on 17th floor.. First night home had bites on both arms and side. We somehow brought the bedbugs back with us and now our home is infested.
Anonymous on 04/16/2015
Bites all up and down both forearms and on the side of my torso. Hotel management had an "inspector" say they found nothing in the room. Two days later and the bites are swollen welts.
Anonymous on 05/20/2011
Bites all over my right foot. 5/20/2011
1087 bedbug reports near this address:
|Crowne Plaza Hotel Times Square Manhattan
|0.005 km
|Time Hotel
|0.047 km
|Mayfair New York Hotel
|0.090 km
|230 W 49th St
|0.092 km
|Amsterdam Court
|0.104 km
|Renaissance New York Times Square
|0.105 km
|Best Westernpresident Hotel
|0.109 km
|Best Western President Hotel
|0.112 km
|1633 Broadway
|0.137 km
|1634 Broadway
|0.147 km
|Hotel Edison
|0.151 km
|228 W 47th St
|0.151 km
|Edison Hotel
|0.156 km
|W New York - Times Square
|0.159 km
|Doubletree Guest Suites
|0.174 km
|Paramount Hotel
|0.216 km
|0.226 km
|Days Inn
|0.240 km
|300 W 49th St
|0.247 km
|Sheraton Manhattan Hotel
|0.251 km
|0.251 km
|790 7th Ave
|0.255 km
|825 8th Ave
|0.255 km
|157 W 47th St
|0.262 km
|Novotel New York Hotel
|0.264 km
|New York Marriott Marquis
|0.268 km
|Radio City Apartments
|0.271 km
|New York Marriott Hotel
|0.275 km
|Sheraton Manhattan At Times Square
|0.276 km
|152 W 51st St
|0.285 km
|150 W 51st St
|0.288 km