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China's luxury accommodations have kept pace with its meteoric development - when we first toured in 1994, the range of luxury hotels was limited and the quality disappointing. Nowadays, the choice is broader, and it has become common for a new hotel to garner several prestigious international awards as part of making its mark on a far more sophisticated market. Particularly in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, China offers a smorgasbord of top quality luxury hotels such that you can easily find one right for you. Meanwhile, lesser-known destinations such as Guilin and Hangzhou already feature uniquely wonderful properties, and given China's growth, it won't be long before many other interior destinations follow suit.
When you receive an itinerary from us, please take special note of the room categories detailed for your trip. Based on the information you supply, we will attempt to match you to the right room in the right property. On many occasions, that will mean that we are not assigning you to an entry level room – this is something you should pay attention to when comparing itineraries.
The Peninsula - Shanghai
With the opening of the new Peninsula, Shanghai makes its case for first class hostelry. When paired with the superlative Park Hyatt across the Huangpu river, these two excellent and complimentary properties put Shanghai on a par with cities like New York, Tokyo, London and Paris for quality. A cursory comparison of their price point against their competitors highlights the unparalleled value for money that China is able to offer at the high end of the luxury market. (Apologies to those who feel it is tautological to specify that luxury can have a high end.
Given the history of the Kadoorie family in Shanghai - Sir Ellis Kadoorie, the patriarch made his fortune here - the new Peninsula was always going to be a passionate affair. History so oozes from this property's pores - from the 1920's Schindler elevator to the Art Deco glassware - that any visitor will be amazed to learn this is a new build in the grounds of the former British consulate. Evoking the same period as its iconic sister property in Hong Kong, the Shanghai Peninsula adds the benefits of the latest room technology with features such as low cost, IP telephone calling and free internet service. Aficionados of the gorgeous Tokyo property will recognize the room layout with a dressing room and bathroom either side of the entry hallway giving way to a generously-sized and graciously-appointed bedroom.
For more information on the Shanghai Peninsula Hotel, visit their website.
Park Hyatt - Shanghai
Satiating all the senses with the height of contemporary sophistication, the Shanghai Park Hyatt evokes the same aristocratic art de vivre of a Parisian Grand Palais, and so it is no surprise to find a French General Manager at the helm. This is a property of superlatives, from the lofty ceiling height of its Diplomatic Suites to the panoramic cityscapes accented by the room design. One would expect the tallest-hotel in the world, with a lobby on the 87th floor, taking in breathtaking views of the city, to be impersonal and imposing rather than residential and personal in character, however apart from investing in incredible hardware, a lot of work has clearly gone into creating a professional but personable service ethos. Tony Chi, the American Chinese designer, was clearly not tasked with anything other than producing excellence at any price. From the subtle accents of its leather-bound walls to the intricate flower arrangements in its corridors to the exquisite fineness of its contemporary art, this hotel displays a proprietor in love with the best of the best in hostelry.
For more information on the Shanghai Park Hyatt, visit their website.
Hyatt Hotel - Shanghai (A Virtuoso Property)
The Grand Hyatt is one of those places that will put you in awe of the changes taking place in China. Occupying the 53rd to the 87th floors, the Grand Hyatt has set worldwide standards of luxury and sophistication which remain unrivalled. Floor to ceiling windows afford guests views from every point in the hotel, whether it be from your seat at one of the gourmet restaurants or from the bath of your hotel room. Incorporating such Chinese elements as bronze sculptures scattered throughout the lobby or grid work in the ceiling patterns, the design and architecture is ultra contemporary without being anodyne. Your stay at this amazing hotel may become as much a topic of conversation as your visits to the Forbidden Palace or the Great Wall.
To read about the Shanghai Grand Hyatt Hotel in greater detail,
please visit its website.
Four Seasons Hotel - Shanghai
The delight of Shanghai's Four Seasons Hotel stems from its familiarity.
The calm lobby, spacious bedrooms and marble-lined bathrooms boast
the ready comfort and muted elegance characteristic of Four Seasons
Hotels around the world. The hotel's immediately recognisable circumstances
and superior service make it a wonderful platform to begin your
day in Shanghai. The skill of the spa personnel make it a fantastic
place to return to in the evening!
To learn more about this Four Seasons Hotel, please click here.
The Mansion Boutique Hotel - Shanghai
Situated in the old French concession quarter of Shanghai, the Mansion is this city's first heritage boutique hotel. The 32 guest bedrooms are housed in a mansion, designed by French artchitect Lafayette in 1932. This was a period when Shanghai, swinging to the tunes of Russian émigrés dance and jazz bands, was one of the wealthiest sea ports in the world. This palatial residence was originally commissioned by Jin Ting Sun, a cohort of the infamous Shanghai gangster Big Eared Du.Guests should note that since this property is an elegant low-rise mansion in the heart of the French concession, there will be more street noises heard from the bedrooms than in a more conventional high-rise city hotel.
Hotel - Beijing (A Virtuoso Property)
The reason Raffles' new hotel is such an exciting opening is that
it is inside the only historic hotel property in the capital. The
Grand Hotel de Pekin, as it was known in the 1900's, hosted such
visiting celebrities as George Bernard-Shaw, Sun Yat Sen and Henri
Cartier-Bresson. Located centrally, the Forbidden City is a short
stroll away. The combination of this beautifully restored period
building with Raffles' exacting service makes this hotel, opened
in late 2006, a powerful competitor in Beijing's luxury hotel scene.
To inspect Raffles Beijing in more detail, please
visit the hotel website.
Park Hyatt - Beijing
The tallest hotel in Beijing, towering over a historic transport artery in the heart of the Central Business District (CBD), the Park Hyatt offers the most spectacular views over the modern megalopolis. With public areas, including an extensive hi-tech spa, designed by Super Potato and generously-sized bedrooms echoing the Mandarin Landmark Hotel by Peter Remedios, there is no questioning the pedigree of its interiors. The stylish "China Grill", offering 360 degree views, created by visionary Head Chef, Jack Aw Yeong, was the first Park Hyatt restaurant in China to offer the option of savoring a wide variety of cooking styles, whether international, Chinese or Japanese, at the one same table. The glamour of the property is summed up by one of the best-stocked champagne bars in town. Sipping champagne on the 66th floor is one of Beijing's highlights.
To read more about the Beijing Park Hyatt hotel,
please click here for it's website.
Aman-Summer Palace - Beijing
The graceful characteristics of many Aman properties are epitomized by this resort located within the traditional parameter and courtyards of the Imperial Summer Palace. The original purpose of these buildings was to provide temporary quarters for visiting dignitaries whilst they awaited an audience with the Dowager Empress or young Emperor. Aman facilitated the restoration of the architectural structures, exteriors and murals to their original Qing dynasty splendor. They opted for the simpler elegance of Ming dynasty furniture and fittings for the fully renovated interiors, upgraded with all the mod-cons expected of a five-star luxury hotel. With a private entrance into the Imperial Summer Palace, guests are on the doorstep of this World Heritage listed site.
Click here to visit the Beijing Aman Summer Palace website.
Grand Hyatt Hotel - Beijing
The Hyatt's latest property in China is located within the spectacular
Oriental Plaza, a show-piece development of Hong Kong's legendary
rags to riches business tycoon, Li Kai Shing. It benefits from the
amenities of a luxury shopping mall and is within easy walking distance
of Wangfujing, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The rooms
and public areas of Beijing's Grand Hyatt are chic and modern, their
linear elegance adorned with vases of lilies and orchids. The hotel
houses some of the best restaurants in Beijing, including Da Giorgio's
for Italian and Noble Court for delicious dimsum as well as, of
course, its Grand Cafe's well-loved buffets. A final highlight is
the hotel's palm-tree lined pool and minimalist spa, magnificent
for creating a space inside an urban center that recreates the tropical
serenity of a luxury Bali hotel.
More information about the Grand Hyatt is available
from its website.
Peninsula Hotel - Hong Kong (A Virtuoso Property)
The Kadoorie family, which continues to own the Peninsula
Hotel group, has a long standing history in China. The Kadoories
were already operating both the world-famous Palace and Astor Hotels
in Shanghai when they opened the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong in
the 1920's. Although it might be tempting for such owners to rely
on their impeccable pedigree to promote their hotel, they have continually
invested in it, such that The Peninsula Hotel has become a byword
for excellent service, comfort and style. The hotel's restaurants,
lobby, spa, rooms and service continue to receive the highest plaudits
around the world.
Learn more about this prestigious hotel by visiting website.
Intercontinental Hotel - Hong Kong (A Virtuoso Property)
What the Intercontinental lacks in pedigree, it makes
up for in location on Hong Kong's harbor front. Its comfortably-appointed
rooms and suites offer stunning and expansive vistas across the
waters of the contemporary skyscrapers for which Hong Kong island
is famed. The hotel's facilities meet in every respect the expectations
one might have of a Virtuoso property. In addition, "Spoon",
the hotel's latest restaurant by Alain Ducasse, is causing a stir.
To browse through the Intercontinental Hotel's website,
please click
Xian Sofitel
With few exceptions, especially in secondary cities, it is axiomatic that the newest hotel is the best available. The Xian Sofitel is the newest five-star leisure hotel in Xi'an, and as such its hardware is second to none. Although some service elements can on occasion be wanting, the gap between it and its nearest competitor is so great as to trivialize this issue. The Sofitel is contained in a new wing of a collection of historic buildings in a central and convenient city location. Accor, the French holding company, has installed some of its lower-pitched hotel brands in neighboring buildings, and has established a customer base large enough to justify five different restaurants at the various properties.
For more information on the Sofitel in Xian, please visit the hotel's website.
Of Modern Art - Guilin Area
The dream of a Taiwanese tycoon, the Hotel of Modern Art represents
one element of a massive project dedicated to the promotion of the
contemporary arts and environment in China. An international arts
center, exhibition center and a huge atelier are incorporated within
the delightful 1,500 acres of land, strewn with modern sculptures
by artists from 47 countries. The hotel, only recently opened, has
applied for a five-star rating.
Hangzhou Aman Fayun Resort
Aman has taken a wonderfully aesthetic approach to its latest China resort, the Hangzhou Aman Fayun. The resort is named after an ancient village nestled between Tortoiseshell Bamboo groves and 14 hectares of low hills terraced with tea bushes. Aman has preserved 47 original dwellings of the village and restored its traditional exteriors to pristine condition. Meanwhile the interiors offer comfort, elegant Chinese furnishings and the modern conveniences of the twenty-first century. A TV and a music system will be brought to the room…upon request. Otherwise, travelers are meant to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the village, and replace their IPods with the susurrations of the wind through the bamboo groves and the trickling stream nearby; Gentle paths are organized through the luxuriant vegetation to any of the 7 Buddhist temples in the nearby hills. And if guests wish to venture out, they will find that it takes but twenty minute's drive to break Aman's spell for the real world beyond the village.
To learn more about Aman Fayun, please visit its website.
Regency Hotel - Hangzhou
This brand new five star hotel, set on the eastern shore of West
Lake, offers tremendous views over the lake. Every evening, there
is a fountain display, reminiscent of the Bellagio Hotel in Las
Vegas, by the water's edge. The quality of the decoration and food
at the hotel's cafe and Chinese restaurant are in keeping with this
city's reputation for fine dining, while its bedrooms and accompanying
bathrooms have set a new standard in this city. Additionally, the
hotel's location within a recently developed pedestrian area has
been deemed sufficiently smart to attract the interest of the world's
leading luxury brands.
To learn more about this property, please visit its website.
© Imperial Tours, October 2009


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As some of you know, I have created an Amazon Wish List with pre-selected items to purchase for the boys. What is an Amazon wish list you may ask? I'll explain! Amazon.com allows you to select items to put on a list. I've made this list public so you can check it out and if you feel so inclined, purchase a gift for the boys at Les Enfants de Dieu. Some of you have already purchased an item or two. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Unfortunately, Amazon does not let me see who has purchased an item, so it is an anonymous donation. Because of this, I can't send you a thank you card, but if you check my blog again in early January, I'll be sure to post pictures of the boys receiving these gifts. I am really moved at the number of purchases in these past few weeks. I cannot begin to explain how excited the boys will be when these items get here.
So, if you are curious about how this process works, here's the deal:
1. CLICK HERE to go to the wishlist and check out the items listed.
2. You purchase a gift.
3. This gift is then sent to my house in Vermont where my parents are getting them ready to be transported to Rwanda.
4. My lovely friend Ally (check out her blog: http://rwandaally.blogspot.com/) will attempt to fit as many of the donations in her suitcases as possible and bring them to Rwanda in early January where we will bring them to the center.
5. All remaining gifts will be brought to Rwanda in mid-February by the Harwood group on their annual trip.
What's on the list? Many things! Right now, I would say the TOP priority is underwear. The boys are asking for it, and I'm a FULL supporter of it. I think it would make everyone happy. Other than that, I've selected some games and activities the boys will love. Right now, the only board game we have is Connect 4 and the boys go crazy for it. They kick my butt every time.
So, if you're in the Christmas mood and you want to spread some holiday cheer all the way to Rwanda, I suggest you take a look at the list.


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There are a few important announcement to make.
Announcement #1
For Aspiring Bakers #16: Fun with Fondant! (February 2012), hosted by Yvonne of iceamericanos this month:
1) The closing date will be extended to 6th March 2012, and the roundup will be posted on the 7th March 2012. This is because I believe many bloggers are not aware that the new theme has already started on 1 February, and since this month is also shorter, we will extend the closing date so that you have more time to play with fondant. :)
2) To encourage members to play around with fondant this month, we also accept entries that do not come with any cake/cupcake/cookie recipes. As long as there is an attempt to make and decorate with fondant, we will accept it. (This exception is only for fondant theme this month only).
Announcement #2
From this month onwards, we will reveal our Aspiring Bakers new theme 1 month in advance. So you will know March's theme now, instead of 1 March 2012. Bloggers can now have more time to come up with the bakes/dishes and write about it. At the same time, the host will not have to rush doing the roundups (assuming that bloggers post up their entries earlier). :)
The rules of joining Aspiring Bakers remain the same. Means for March's theme, you post it on your blog between 1 March 2012 and 31 March 2012, and so on for the following months.
To take a peep at the upcoming themes, you can refer to Aspiring Bakers Page, scroll toward the end, under Upcoming Hosts. You can also check all the previous roundups here.


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Placid Lake Trail is a 1.7 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Stevenson, Washington that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, trail running, camping, and fishing and is best used from July until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
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Directions from Carson: Travel north on the Wind River Highway (County Route 30) for approximately 4-5 miles to Forest Route 65. Follow 65 north across the forest boundary. Continue of 65 north for approximately 15 miles to Forest Route 6507. Follow 6507 north past Forest Routes 129 and 131 to Primary Forest Route 30. Follow 30 northeast to for approximately two miles to Forest Route 420. Take 420 east for about one mile to the trailhead.
Very short hike when coming from cougar side. Beautiful- small lake caught a couple 8 in cutthroat trout. If fishing bring an inflatable to fish from. Trail doesn't go around entire lake.
beautiful meadows and alpine rainforest but it was heavy with mosquitos in boggy areas - it must be a fantastic autumn hike, and I'd give it a much higher rating if I'm able to check it out when the bugs aren't so thick.
My oldest and I did an overnight backpacking trip and started at Trail Head to Placid Lake. Pretty nice trail with a few "bumps" along the way. Placid Lake was a nice lake but with the summer in full swing the waters seemed low. Pretty area. There was a family camping along the lakes shore. The mosquitos weren't very bad here but each day proves a new day and the mosquitos may have simply been full :)


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Birds of a Feather: Flocking Together Online in Real Time
Novell Cool Solutions: Feature
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Tech Talk #1 - Birds of a Feather: Flocking Together Online in Real Time
by Eric Harper
Novell Connection Magazine - Q1 2007
Here's an excerpt:
The term "networking" has long held two different meanings in the world of business. First, there's the computer network?a collection of hardware technology that connects computers and enables the sharing of resources. Second, there's a social network of contacts that make employees a more valuable asset in their organization.
As the technology that enables communication improves, these two different views of "networking" are starting to converge. People now rely on the computer network to maintain and grow relationships in the human network. In other words, we now have a wide variety of tools to help us work better with each other.
Sure, we've had communication and collaboration tools in the past?e-mail and instant messaging, for example. And we've had workgroup solutions, like document managers and group calendars. But competing in a global economy means that scheduling conference calls around time zones and e-mailing attachments simply won't cut it anymore. Today's business environment demands a lot more?a virtual team workspace with application and content sharing, workflow tools, discussion boards and more.> Introducing a New Generation of Collaboration Tools
Novell has long been an industry leader in workgroup communication and collaboration. In fact, Novell NetWare, with its stellar file system and drive mapping capabilities, was the first widely adopted software that allowed people to collaborate and share data. Today, Novell offers a contemporary version of these core workgroup services, but with the added benefits of Linux. The Novell Open Workgroup Suite, for example, combines a secure and flexible infrastructure with proven Novell services to deliver a complete workgroup productivity solution from desktop to server. A complete solution, that is, that provides platform and application flexibility and costs up to 70 percent less than competing product stacks.
But users today want to extend these capabilities with a new generation of tools that will help them make quantum leaps in user and team productivity. To address these needs, Novell recently announced a partnership with SiteScape, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, SiteScape is releasing its latest collaboration platform to the open source community. Novell will then leverage this open source code to develop enterprise-class products that deliver two new capabilities to its customers: teaming and real-time collaboration. These capabilities will serve as a valuable extension of the Novell Open Workgroup Suite and significantly enhance Novell's ability to deliver innovative workgroup services on Linux.
The Novell teaming solution lets users create workspaces and invite other members of the workgroup to participate. The team can share and access documents, calendars, discussion boards, wikis, blogs and workflows. These features let the entire team share the different types of content they produce so they can work together more effectively.
The real-time collaboration solution gives users the ability to IM with team members?either individually or as a group?and participate live in voice or Web conferences. The Web conferencing components let users share desktops, show slide presentations and participate in whiteboarding sessions. During a conference, a few members can split off into their own breakout session while the remaining participants stay in the main conference room. And if anyone on the team misses the conference, it can be recorded and saved so users can replay it later.
Read the complete article here
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If EU constitution fails, U.S. won't be gloating
/ friends / helping / friends /
This IHT article about positive American attitudes towards the European Constitution might help to ground to reality those that somehow suggest that the European Constitution is the beginning of a more independent Europe. Like Chirac.
Please note this rather funny (and telling) concluding point:
...So the American yes on the EU referendums is not only coherent good sense, but also an investment. An official, sitting in his office here, couldn't have been clearer on the European constitution: "If they think it would get them a few yes points, we've told the French we're ready to condemn the thing in minutes."
Also worth pointing out is the suggestion that the outcomes are not symmetric, the "No" vote being reversible:
France and the Netherlands should re-run referendums to obtain the "right answer" if voters reject Europe's constitutional treaty, Jean-Claude Juncker, current holder of the EU presidency, said yesterday.
Which surely says something about the way democracy is perceived up there...


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When medication works, it works. Yet what about when it's used to mask symptoms of a larger issue? For children (and adults) with autism spectrum disorder, this happens all the time. Medication for irritability and aggression is often prescribed before a thorough investigation of the reasons for such behavior. As Janet Lintala, founder of the Autism Health! clinic, discusses on her website, "[The Un-Prescription for Autism] explains what is making them irritable, and gives helpful suggestions for providing relief at the source. This can reduce or eliminate the need for unnecessary medications."
THE UN-PRESCRIPTION FOR AUTISM: A Natural Approach for a Calmer, Happier, and More Focused Child by Janet Lintala with Martha W. Murphy helps parents correct or ameliorate underlying issues common to those on the autism spectrum. Autism isn't "treatable"–but people with autism are, and Janet Lintala has proven, actionable tools to lead to better health and happiness on the spectrum.
Journalists, booksellers, book reviewers, librarians, and media professionals interested in health with autism spectrum disorder are invited to request The Un-Prescription for Autism for review.
Each year, more than 50,000 U.S. families receive an autism diagnosis. On top of turmoil and worry, they share the same urgent question: What can we do to help our child?
The answers parents find can be contradictory…even dangerous. The conventional approach (employed by too many pediatricians) is to medicate difficult behaviors into submission—suppressing symptoms while leaving underlying health challenges untouched. Surfing the Internet for alternatives just leads to confusion.
Now, Dr. Janet Lintala, founder of the Autism Health center and an autism mom herself, shares the natural protocols used in her practice to dramatically improve the function and well-being of children on the spectrum. Drawing on the latest research developments, as well as personal and clinical experience, she targets the underlying issues (chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, gastrointestinal dysfunction, immune dysregulation) associated with the behavior, bowel, and sleep problems so common to autism.
Correcting these overlooked conditions with digestive enzymes, probiotics, antifungals, and other nonpsychiatric treatments brings transformative results: less pain, less aggression, and a child who is more receptive to behavioral and educational interventions.
While the medical profession is slow to change, autistic kids need help immediately. The Un-Prescription for Autism provides clear explanations, detailed protocols, and examples to help parents act quickly to restore their child's health, self-control, and language—paving the way for reaching their full potential.
JANET LINTALA, DC founded and heads Autism Health!, serving children and adults in 12 states. Her advice integrates the clinical expertise of a nonprescription autism practice with the firsthand experience only an autism parent can deliver. MARTHA W. MURPHY is an award-winning health writer.
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Steven Spielberg: Filmmaker Extraordinare
Now that Steven Spielberg's newly released Lincoln film is enjoying its top box office status, all eyes are on Daniel Day-Lewis, whose portrayal of The Emancipator has convinced many of his chameleon-like acting talents. Yet despite that transformation, there is one thing I am even more curious to see. Ever since I saw my first Spielberg film, Jurassic Park, at the age of five, I've associated a very grand and dare I say, epic feeling to his work (emotions that arguably err on the side of cheesy). So as I ponder whether Lincoln will bark up the same tree or tread new territory, let's take a look back at the director's career as a storyteller and why it is he is so undoubtedly Spielbergian. Spielberg's stories are classics, viewed by some as melodramatic and others as heartwarming, but chances are we've all seen them. From Jaws in the 70s, Indiana Jones in the 80s, Jurassic Park in the 90s, Minority Report in the 00s and now Lincoln in the doesn't-really-roll-off-your-tongue 10s, Spielberg has dedicated his life to filmmaking—a life he started with his first 8mm camera when he was just 13 years old.
Spielberg in 1978. Filmmaking was an escape for the young Spielberg. It was the one way he could express his feelings and soon it became his lifelong obsession. Even when he was directing his first short films, he took the craft very seriously. In Joseph McBride's book, Steven Spielberg: A Biography, he quotes Steve Suggs, a classmate of Spielberg's who played a fighter pilot in his first World War II film, Fighter Squad. "He had a script; he knew what he was doing. It wasn't just the boys going out and screwing around…It just blew me away. It's as if you hear this nerd play piano and suddenly he's Van Cliburn." Nerdom aside (although making a Van Cliburn reference is pretty nerdy), Spielberg's dedication was fueled by his passion for the craft and since then that passion has never been extinguished. In a joint interview with George Lucas for Entertainment Weekly, the pair was asked if they were alarmed they were already in their 60s. Spielberg's reply? "I've always sort of time-locked and mind-blocked myself in my 30s, and that's always the age I feel," he said. And look where he was in his 30s: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark and, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. That period was the birth of classic Spielberg.
Spielberg has always been a filmmaker who holds to certain principles of filmmaking. Take for instance his loyalty to his longtime editor Michael Kahn, who's been cutting almost all of Spielberg's films using an upright Moviola, which was the first device invented for film editing in 1924. While there'll always be room for the film vs. digital debate, I'd like to think that the film techniques in Lincoln has just as much merit as the CGI thrills we get from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. My journey with Spielberg began as a little boy obsessed with dinosaurs, and my life forever changed when actor Richard Attenborough offered me his warmest greetings on the silver screen as he triumphantly uttered the famous line: "Welcome to Jurassic Park."
Remembering that day makes me wonder if Lincoln will have such a moment. Will children or adults feel inspired? Will it be by reading the pages of history or by the Spielbergian portrayal of it? Will it be an immediate moment of awe? Or will it take someone looking back 20 years from now to find it? Either way, Spielberg's passion and dedication will continue to fuel his need to share stories and give us the chance to find out.


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Florida Division of Emergency Management
Food Emergencies and Disaster Preparation
Hurricane Disaster Handbook (University of Florida)
IRS extension: the Internal Revenue Service has granted an extension to January 31, 2018, for any tax return, extended tax return or tax payment that was due on or after September 4, 2017. This applies to persons who live in in or whose business is located in any Florida County designated by FEMA as disaster areas eligible for individual assistance. See https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/help-for-victims-of-hurricane-irma
The IRS is urging survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Maria to see if they qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Click HERE to see if you qualify.
Mortgage Assistance for Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae Loans: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have instructed loan servicers to extend a 90-day forbearance due to Irma:
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For downloadable brochures on the following topics, click on the link:
• Disaster Information for Homeowners
• FEMA FAQs
• Florida Senior Legal Helpline Disaster Preparedness
• Home Repairs Do's and Don'ts After the Storm
• Disaster Information for Renters
• Disaster Relief (FEMA)
• Education Rights of Children Displaced or Homeless due to Natural Disasters
Many homeowners cannot qualify for much needed homestead exemptions or FEMA assistance due to their inability to prove they are the titled homeowner. The No Place Like Home project can help! For more information in English, click HERE. Para más informacíon en Español, oprima AQUÍ.
The new extension of the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for Puerto Rico families who lost their jobs due to Hurricanes Maria and Irma provides an extra 26 weeks of benefits (in the form of a retroactive, lump-sum payment) to all those who ran out of their basic 26 weeks of DUA or their regular unemployment insurance (UI), and up to 52 weeks of benefits to those who never applied for either DUA or regular UI and had a legitimate reasons for missing the February 9, 2018, filing deadline.
Puerto Rican workers and self-employed individuals who lost their jobs after Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma may now qualify for up to 52 weeks of Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Find out who can qualify and how to apply: http://bit.ly/2Rx7yJc
Trabajadores puertorriqueños - incluyendo a las personas que trabajan por cuenta propia - quienes perdieron sus trabajos después de Hurricane Maria o Hurricane Irma califican para hasta 52 semanas de Asistencia de Desempleo por Desastre. Más información: http://bit.ly/2UA2plO
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Address: 137 Avenue Rd.
Phone: 416-975-1717
Store Hours: Lunch | Private bookings only; Dinner | Mon-Sun 4 PM - Close
Website: www.cocolezzone.com
I attended a private media event for the Rebirth of Coco Lezzone last week. It was a networking event for event planners and food bloggers. Coco Lezzone is high-end Italian restaurant in Yorkville, near the intersection of Davenport and Avenue. At the beginning of the event, they served different food samples such as meatballs and slices of pizza. My foodie friends loved the Sicillian Pizza ($19) since it had the best toppings. After, they brought out plates of appetizers, ranging from Italian Cold Cut Plate ($16) to Calamari ($15). Those ran out pretty quickly.
The host brought out four of Coco Lezzone's popular dishes for the food bloggers to take photos of. Unfortunately once the photos were done, all the plates were demolished between 10 or so people. Therefore I had a less than accurate tasting opinion on all these dishes (I believe I missed out on the Osso Buco completely!). I personally enjoyed the Seafood Risotto ($22) because I like my meal to have some sort of grain in it. Everyone raved about the Chilean Seabass ($38). I'm not a fish person but it was good, based on the one forkful I had of it.
I think Coco Lezzone would be a lovely anniversary spot or even for a private company party. They also have a Date Night menu where you get a three course meal for a deal of $35.


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Sunday, October 7, 2012
7 comments:
- Claudia said...
Beautiful! Both of you! I love the smell of newborns.
- October 7, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- BIKBIK AND RORO said...
Haha "mini me".. That's what people call my kids too, even now that they're no longer babies. Don't they just look so cute and cuddly in their little sleepy suits :)
- October 7, 2012 at 9:59 PM
- Rhianne said...
She really is your mini me :) I got your amazing gift today and seeing your name next to Felix's on the card just made my day xxx
- October 8, 2012 at 3:07 AM
- Marz said...
It was SO surreal to see Felix for the first time in the nursery at the hospital after she was born. I couldn't stop crying and laughing with joy and I just couldn't get over that she looked JUST LIKE YOU!! Or should I say just like us when we were babies ;) She truly is your mini me. And hearing her newborn baby cry made me just want to soothe her and from that moment on I just knew there was no possible way I would love anyone more than her! ;) I'm so thankful for our little blessing. SO happy you got the girl you prayed for. The girl you always wished for! <3 I love you Fe xo
- October 8, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- ginanorma said...
wow, TOTALLY!!! So amazing:)
- October 8, 2012 at 10:27 PM
- Lottie Simm said...
she is literally your mini-me--so adorable.
i am my mum's mini-me i get told it all the time--there are worst people to look like ;)
- October 9, 2012 at 7:16 AM
- ladydazy said...
Again, she's so beautiful!!
- October 22, 2012 at 6:18 PM


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Hello. I found ecasound again after searching for a screen reader
friendly multitrack editor. I can't figure out how to do the following:
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(CBS) – Friends and colleagues are mourning a Highland, Ind. volunteer firefighter killed over the weekend.
Richard Haschke was killed near the fire house, CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
A small flag about 100 yards from the station's back door marks the spot where Haschke died in an all-terrain vehicle accident. He took the ATV out early Sunday morning with two friends.
"He took the equipment without authorization, without permission, and left the building," Highland Fire Dept. Chief Bill Timmer says.
Timmer struggles to understand why the 50-year-old Army veteran and one-year department volunteer decided to take the Polaris from its station spot. It was a fatal decision.
Haschke died at the scene. His two friends were injured.
Timmer says all members of the paid on-call department have station passes allowing around-the-clock access. Procedural changes could occur, he says.
Bernadette Rhoades says besides being a veteran, Haschke was also active in Highland. She hopes he's remembered for that.
"He would have died for anyone. He loved his kid. He loved his family," she says.
"It's a hard thing. We've never experienced anything like this," Chief Timmer says.
Police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. It is still under investigation.


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Buses And Trains And Ukuleles With Bachelor Girl
Blast from the past Bachelor Girl joined us for the latest edition of Uke Can Do It.
It was really hard not to sing along at the top of our lungs.
The 90s staple have just released new music, 20 YEARS after Buses and Trains was first released.
'Cos who doesn't love a good comeback!
Take a listen above.


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Dardennes Win Palme d'Or, Haneke Awarded Directing Prize at 58th Festival de Cannes
by Eugene Hernandez
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "L'Enfant" was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 58th Festival de Cannes, tonight in France. The two brothers from Belgium also won the coveted prize in 1999 for "Rosetta". "L'Enfant," however, remains without distribution in the United States, so far.
"We are very happy naturally, it's a very strange (feeling), we have not come back down to earth yet," said Jean-Pierre Dardenne, who returned to Cannes from Belgium today with his brother. "For the film — the people who have worked with us and the actors — we have dedicated that this Palme d'Or is for the actors."
Michael Haneke, the Austrian filmmaker who directed the critically-acclaimed "Caché", won the prize for best director. The film, acquired late this week by Sony Pictures Classics, was one that insiders had tipped as a front-runner for the Palme d'Or. Seeming perhaps a slight bit disappointed, Haneke said at a press conference after the ceremony, "It's quite normal if you go to a competition, you hope to get a prize — it is already wonderful to be in a competition of this splendid caliber, it is even better when you have a prize."
Miranda July, director of "Me and You and Everyone We Know," which is set for release this summer from IFC Films, shared the Camera d'Or for best first film with Vimukthi Jayasundara for "Sulanga Enu Pinisa" (The Forsaken Land). Talking with the press after the ceremony, indieWIRE asked her about how she might write about the prize on her blog, once this day is over.
"This day for me started 15 hours ago in Seattle when I was told to get in a cab now and go to the airport," she smiled, adding that she has been taking pictures and documenting her experiences along the way back to Cannes. "I made a movie of the red carpet, with all the photographers," she said, prompting the press conference moderator Henri Behar to ask if the footage is for her next film. "No," July reacted, "(it is for) the one I am going to show tomorrow on my website."
The Grand Prix runner-up prize was awarded to Jim Jarmusch for "Broken Flowers," winner of the Camera d'Or here in Cannes in 1984 for "Stranger Than Paradise." Asked by indieWIRE about this festival's role in supporting not only his work, but that of American independent film over the past 20 years, Jarmusch explained, "It not about nationalities." Elaborating he offered, "I say death to the constraints of nationalities."
"Cannes has been a great place for celebrating the diversity of people who are all from the same tribe — it has been a very positive thing throughout my work somehow. Sometimes I am not even sure if my films would been seen by the same number of people without the support of Cannes."
Guillermo Arriaga won the best screenplay prize for his work on Tommy Lee Jones' feature, "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," for which the actor/director won the Cannes best acting award. At the post ceremony press conference, a thrilled Arriaga recalled a trip to Cannes years ago as a tourist with his brother. On that visit, he explained that he saw the Palais des Festivals for the first time, hoping to return someday.
Congratulating the writer, Henri Behar noted that this festival has now made him a star. Arriaga responded humbly, with a smile, "I am not a star, I am a writer."
Complete list of winners:
Palme d'Or: "L'Enfant," directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Grand Prix (runner-up): "Broken Flowers," directed by Jim Jarmusch
Prix de la Mise en Scene (Best Director): Michael Haneke for "Caché"
Prix du Scenario (Best Screenplay Award): Guillermo Arriaga for "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"
Camera d'Or (For best first feature) – shared: Vimukthi Jayasundara for "Sulanga Enu Pinisa" (The Forsaken Land) and Miranda July for "Me and You and Everyone We Know"
Prix du Jury (Jury Prize): "Shanghai Dreams," directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
Prix d'interpretation feminine (Best Actress): Hanna Laslo for "Free Zone"
Prix d'interpretation masculine (Best Actor): Tommy Lee Jones for "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"
Court-Metrage (Short Film): Palme d'Or (short film): "Podorozhini" (Wayfarers) directed by Igor Strembitskyy
Prix Du Jury: "Clara," directed by Van Sowerwine
The winners of other prizes are posted on the indieWIRE @ Cannes blog.
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has made a name for himself with his ability to literally drop the ball, and now he's expanding his repertoire into the figurative realm. Bowe told ESPN the Magazine the lurid details of his veteran teammates using MySpace and Facebook to recruit female groupies to wait for the players in their hotel rooms when they would arrive for road trips. I think I speak for heterosexual males across the globe when I say: Dwayne. Dude.
Ol' Blabbermouth explained that he first became aware of these social networking sexcapades as a rookie when the team played at San Diego and his elder teammates went as far as to fly girls into town for some… consultation. The girls, in turn, used Internet resources to learn about the players, both on and off the field, to create a feeling of comfort before they got down to the sexin'. It's unknown whether or not the players paid the girls for sex, but if they did I'm sure Dwayne will let Sports Illustrated know all about it.
Accept my friend request, Kansas City Star:
"Anyway, these girls had the whole top floor. They know everything about us — first and last names, sisters and brothers, salary. This one girl was talking to me like she'd known me for years. 'Hey, D-Bowe, how's Grandma?'
"I'm like, 'How do you know my grandma?' She knew that I talk about her every time I'm interviewed for a story. I told her I had a girlfriend, but she didn't care. She was wearing my jersey, sitting in my lap, making it look like we knew each other. Then she took a picture and put it on Facebook. That almost got me in trouble."
Bowe has since met with Chiefs coach Todd Haley and the pair has been silent with the media in regard to further details. Bowe's teammates, in the meantime, have signed the inconsistent receiver up for a Foursquare account so he can locate his talent.
This is Bowe's second gaffe in a week, as he's also managed to upset gay and lesbian groups after an interview on the ESPN Radio show "What's Wright with Nick Wright" (Ed: HURRRRRR). Bowe likened Matt Cassell to his on-field "girlfriend" and then added the obligatory "No homo" to clear up any confusion. "No homo" roughly translates into "I would like to point out for clarification that there is no homosexual orientation behind my previous comments," and is popularly used among athletes and rappers. Regardless, blogger Jim Buzinski of Outsports.com took offense:
At least he cleared up his sexual orientation. I wouldn't want anyone to think someone as moronic as Bowe is a homo. It gives us all a bad name.
Yup, that's a burn. And it's FABULOUSSSSSSSSSS!


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For a quick start, replicating our live tutorial:
1. In Pure Data go to Preferences > Path and add the "rj" and "pd" folders you downloaded from the rjlib github.
2. Open "rj/s_cwc-help.pd" and press "pd detailed help"
This will get you something with a GUI to play around with. You can start from some presets. Those sliders drive a 4 harmonic oscillator synth. You can modulate it with a waveshaper and FM (frequency modulation) stage.
To go on exploring, the rjlib wiki gives a nice general overview. Just some shortcuts:
1. Open rj/OVERVIEW.pd and you can click through a list of the objects available. They are split into readable categories. Probably the best start is with the Synths section.
2. When you are confortable with the structure, open the help files straight from the rj folder. Their prefixes help you understand what they do:
s_ synthesizers and instruments
m_ mapping objects (translate events into parameters of synths and effects)
e_ effects and filters
c_ control data generation objects
u_ utilities
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UNESCO supports training for women journalists in Haiti
UNESCO supported the Haitian women's media association REFRAKA in organizing training for women journalists from different regions of the country. The three-day workshop focused on the production of reports and shows, interviewing techniques and editing. UNESCO believes that increasing the capacity of women journalists can have a positive impact on the gender situation in Haiti.
The position of women journalists within the Haitian media has always been a key concern for UNESCO, whose efforts aim at promoting gender equality among media professionals. This priority has become all the more significant following the damage caused by the recent earthquake, which destroyed the premises and most of the equipment of REFRAKA, a network of 26 Haitian women's community radio stations.
Since 2001 REFRAKA has been providing training for women journalists. "Our objective is to increase the capacity of women communicators and to enable them to take care about other aspects of the work in their radio stations," explains Samia Salomon, co-head of REFRAKA and trainer in the UNESCO workshop. "For example, some women, who are at the moment only DJ presenters, will be trained to write news reports, prepare features, make interviews and produce an educational magazine in different formats. We are showing women that they don't need a Master of Arts in literature to carry out this kind of work."
UNESCO considers that communication, in particular through community radio, is an essential way to reach the Haitian population. The radio has an important role to play in community outreach, including raising awareness about specific problems faced by women, such as sexual health, childcare, education and gender issues. In general, Haitian women have lower levels of education than men and are more often victims of violence and discrimination in terms of education and professional opportunities. Increasing the presence of qualified women journalists and radio presenters is likely to have a positive impact on this situation.
For these reasons, UNESCO decided to support REFRAKA in organizing training for 15 women journalists and radio presenters. Every trainee received a digital recorder and a USB flash drive for their future work. In addition, UNESCO provided a complete production studio in Port-au-Prince to REFRAKA, which will enable the association to restart the production of its own radio programmes, in particular of a popular broadcast on education.
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To learn more call Pam Thode (720) 254-7529
Sunny Horse Foundation, a Broomfield nonprofit since 2012 that has operated "low-key" over the past few years, will host it's first major program this spring, with a nod to Broomfield veterans.
Founder Pam Thode said the nonprofit began when a small group wanted to promote the use of aging horses. At the time, Thode had several older, rescue horses that the nonprofit would take to memory care centers, a local school and to foster children.
The group has also taught horse trail safety with Boulder Parks and Recreation.
Now, with the help of someone who has done this work before, she wants to host a program that focuses on men and women who have served in the military.
"There is such a need," the camp's lead instructor Kimberly Hollstein said. "They're no different than anyone else — they don't want to be treated any differently."
Hollstein has trained veterans in Boulder and Arvada over the past few years on horsemanship. Her classes are not therapy-oriented, but focus on basic skills such as learning how to approach and handle a horse.
"People don't need to know anything about horses," she said. "The more you learn, the more you're not afraid."
Veteran's Equine Experience, a six-week course where veterans meet once a week, will take place at Thode's home at 4131 Creek Drive.
The class will meet one day a week for "hands-on experience with horses, basic handling and training skills, connect and build a relationship with a horse and be part of a group of like-minded individuals."
Thode is a certified instructor through PATH International, or Professional Association of Therapeutic Riding. PATH works primarily with people with disabilities, Thode said, but in her experience disabilities can range from a fear issue or physical therapy for surgery recovery to autism or post traumatic stress disorder.
Dates are subject to change, but Thode tentatively scheduled classes 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday starting April 5.
Thode will provide her five horses to the program, which will be led by Hollstein. Thode said Broomfield resident Shanelle Wenell will also be present as a counselor if veterans care for that service.
Sunny Horse has operated on a small budget over the past several years and has a goal of raising $3,600 to put up to nine veterans through the first six-week class, Thode said. Money raised will go to pay for Wenell and Hollstein's services and to help feed and care for the horses, three of which are in their 30s and require a more expensive diet.
Thode said the foundation will seek donations from businesses and individuals to help offset the cost of the program, which is about $400 per veteran. She hopes to raise enough money to cover the costs for veterans, but said they are welcome to donate to this class or future programs.
Jennifer Rios: 303-473-1361, email@example.com or Twitter.com/Jennifer_Rios


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Increased appetite!
This may be a tad off of the subject but it still affects WHAT we eat, and thus our BS. I recently had a kidney removed, plus a malignant mass. The problem is, while I was ill,I didnot know why, I was so PLEASED that I had lost my appetite and had lost 20 some pounds!!! Thought that it was strange, for ME—-but thought that it was a GOOD THING!'
Not, the cancer was eating the fat in my belly, was getting larger and crowding my intestines to make them feel full, and not want to eat more than a few bites!
Three weeks later, I am STARVED!!
I want to eat EVERYTHING in SITE!!! This is a new twist for me as I can usually control my diet to some extent, but now I get almost panicky about food, I GOTA HAVE SOMETHING< ANYTHING__—NOW!
Has anyone else experienced a similar experience? I do NOT want to regain my lost weight, BUT itis like I have been at times when I was on Prednisone or such, STARVING—BUT I am NOT on ANYTHING at this point!! What to do now, I had been so proud of my efforts to control my intake, losing weight, and holding my BS in check—-Now what??? Any advice??
Hugs to All, Pat Roth
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Hi Pat,
I am sorry…I just saw this post.
One Rhinocerous coming your way…you do know how to cook it, right?
Hi, Sheila!! Been missing you!! I now have a tad to add to the "starving" sensation—-my new med, Glipizide! As I adjust to this new med, for me, it sure does drop you in a heart beat, doesn't it?? Plus the SWEATING and hunger!!! We were on a 2 hr jaunt, got so hungry, talked my hubby into stopping at a spot and devoured crackers and a diet pop, got home and checked and it was 90—-so am sure that it was lower earlier—-got down to 49 the day before and on retaking it—was 50, plus I didn't feel right——Before when I had an unexpected low, I re-took it and it had been a fluke—-THOT so as that time I had felt OK
Oh, DEAR, more learning every day. A sign that one can not become complacent with diabetis—-sigh——PR
After my kidney transplant I gained 27 pounds. Now only was I put on a diet(strict for dialysis) I followed it to a tee. Now after the transplant you can eat what you want to your own diet, like I am diabetic. But I took huge amounts of steroid and was famished. It was due to the steroids, like I was taking Prednisone…Debe
Now that makes sense, so you had a kidney transplant? Who gave it to you? Were you limited to the amount of eggs that you could eat when your kidney was in distress? I haven''t been back to my main Dr yet, think I will make an appt for next week, that should be about right, had another cat scan done today of that left side——is gradually aching more—-don't know why yet—Maybe just normal for after a surgery??
It helps to hear of others with simialr problems, helps me to keep things in a better perspective——I am still adjusting to not having but one kidney—seems so strange since I didn't KNOW that it was having a problem, then it was deteriorated! hmm—-How—-But I also hear that cancer of a kidney is usually found accidentally when having a cat scan or x-ray of the chest etc. so lucky for me that I had that cold and cough, or I would never have known untill it was too late. As it is, I think that I am in good shape for the shape that I am in! haha—PR
I got my transplant in Jan 2007. I had a 26 year old cadaver…Debe
Wow—-I wondered how that worked!! I asked one of my nurses what they did with old, body parts and he said that they save them for someone else,—-BUT mine was already shot—-dead for some time, so no one would benefit from that! So glad that you were able to be helped. Now does that mean you still have one kidney, or did the transplant make two kidneys?
What was wrong with your kidneys, I am just learning about such—-Hugs, Pat R
I hope this information will be helpful. I have read that Steel Oats (breakfast food) provides fiber and fullness so, maybe when you feel the ravenous hunger if you were to eat the Steel Oats it would help your body to feel full longer.
Though I did not have surgery I recently was in the hospital ill and lost more weight too. I am also facing the extreme hunger pains but I am getting full still, are you? But I have to eat a lot which sucks. I don't want to gain any weight back either. ugh I guess just watch what we eat yanno? Eat salads with tuna…that fills me up pretty good and is healthy. Keep us updated on things. Yeah, definitely keep in touch with your MD too I would think. I am close with mine right now. Hugs! Sheila Great job btw!
Hi, Girls!!! It does help me so much to hear of others and their STARVING feelings!! I did OK this morn then this afternoon I FORCED myself to eat a certain amount of 4 crackers and 1 tbl of peanut butter, at a CERTAIN TIME (just like being in the hospital when you HAVE to wait till eating time——then WAITED (slept and read) till 6pm, supper time, then I made a bee-line for the kitchen and we had SUPPER! And instead of piecing, I ate portions that were filling, and knocked that piecing thing out of my mind!!! I find when I TRY TO NOT EAT—JUST PIECE, it makes my appetite worse, feels like I am starving, when I am not, but if I don't eat enough to feel full, yet stay within limits, I want to eat every minute all day long!! NOT a good plan, Pat! hah—
I am coming right along, thinking better, think the O2 is helping to clear the anesthetic cobwebs from my mind but am not feeling the NEED for it like I did at first.
I know, I really need to go to my primary Dr.—-my diagnosis was so surprising, I hope that they do NOT think that I was covering up, or not being honest! I WAS, but was relieved to hear of others accidentally finding a mass, when they were focused on something else. So don't feel like such an odd ball—-will talk to them next week, get my meds in order again—
Thanks again for your kind support!! Pat R
Pat - I joke about my Catholic guilt..feel guilty about everything…when I fly and use the bathroom I have to clean it before I exit so next person doesn't think I am the slob. SO I understand your concerns that you are wondering if doc will think you were "covering up". But I am also a healthcare professional of some 30 going on 40 years and I am here to tell you you are wasting your time and energy worrying about that! Doc should be worried you are going to give him holy H**** for failure to diagnose. But do find out about your meds -changes are understandable going from home to hospital to home. Take care of yourself and remember it is all about you!!!
haha—Thanks!! My psychiatrist said he thought that I would blame myself for his getting a flat tire going home. I responded, YES! and that was 40 years ago, think I am improving, but obviously have a ways to go!! Thanks for your realistic common sense!!! Hugs, Pat R
well i felt like this after my operatin as well. and i find the change in the weather when it is cold i am more hungery also i find sometimes i need some water i am not realy that hungery. and some protien helps curb the hunger have a couple of string cheese for a snack. that might help as well. good luck Pat.hugs
I have run across another little problem, had my stitches out yesterday and my BP was 157/80—-When in the hospital it got down in the 90/s over 50's, so they stopped the evening pill, Lisinopril. I am uncertain as to whether to take it or not, with the kidney/ urine—-BP issue——Guess I need to go back to my primary Dr., I so HATE to—-not sure of how I will be perceived at this point—-but guess I better, need a few other basics checked too, my need and use for this oxygen—-etc—-I am trying to wean myself off of it and doing fine—-I think—-if I don't gasp when I put it back on, I guess that is a good sign, so am leaving it off more and more, think it has helped the healing process, so now I should be able to go and do as I FEEL able.
Pat R
I am so glad you have come thru your surgery and are getting healthy again. I have never been thru anything like what you discribe. I just want to encourage you to control your portion sizes and your good choices. I fight the battle of the bulge myself and am newly diagnosed. I am learning to portion and choose wisely. It's not easy, but it is sure worth it. I have lost 14 lbs in the last 8 weeks, and it encourages me to keep going. Hopefully, your weight loss will help you to keep on track. Glad you are feeling better!
Thank you, Suzy! Like I said at Tops, Mon night, after weighing in a PLUS .2 pounds, even after that surgery—-at least I now know what is REALLY ME, not the tumor etc, so the same rules do apply, and even tho I was dissapointed to not have lost MORE, I have lost 20 pounds, so will continue to get back on the band wagon and go from here—-
I am not so ravenous this morn, eve seems the worst, so will get out my crocheting once more—-or get busy, since my stitches are out, get back to a NEW NORMAL! Hugs, Pat R
May be you are feeling hungry because your body is trying to replenish nutrients it has been missing or you may be ravenous because of the stress of what you have been through is catching up with you or a combination thereof. I encourage you to keep trying to eat in moderation, selecting nutritious foods and checking the effect on your blood sugar ONE DAY AT A TIME. I offer these words of encourgment and hope even if the content isn't useful to you that the intention of trying to show you I care about you comes through!
I went through this after I had my jaw wired shut after it was broke in a car accident. I had it wired for months and was on a liquid diet. I was 15 at the time and got so darned skinny :) But once my jaw healed and I could start eating again I felt as if I was starving 24/7. It took my body quite a while to get used to eating again. I went from a size 7 to a size 12 very quickly. It was very hard to control.
I hope you figure out a way to get rid of those hunger pains. It is definitely a struggle.
Dear Alicia, your words too, make sense, as I recall my eating habits before the surgery—-I THOUGHT that I wasn't hungry, when in fact that cancer was eating the fat in my belly, and the size etc. of the tumor made me FEEL FULL! Makes perfect sense when hearing it from others in similar experiences. Thanks so much for your input, it does help—-now I don't feel so all alone! Pat R
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The British privacy injunctions controversy began in early 2011, when London-based tabloid newspapers published stories about anonymous celebrities that were intended to flout what are commonly (but not formally) known in English law as super-injunctions, where the claimant could not be named, and carefully omitting details that could not legally be published.[1] In April and May 2011, users of non-UK hosted websites, including the social media website Twitter, began posting material connecting various British celebrities with injunctions relating to a variety of potentially scandalous activities. Details of the alleged activities by those who had taken out the gagging orders were also published in the foreign press, as well as in Scotland, where the injunctions had no legal force.
In England and Wales, as in many other places, an injunction can be used as a gag order, in which certain details of a legal case, including identities or actions, may not be published. These were originally created to protect people whose lives might be at risk if their details were made public, such as child offenders. However, with the passing of the Human Rights Act 1998, which wrote the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law, judges began to use a passage of the Act to extend the powers of these legal rights to cover the right to privacy.[2][3] An injunction whose existence and details may not be published, in addition to the facts or allegations injuncted, became informally known as a "super-injunction".
The controversy has led to a number of wider issues being publicly examined including freedom of the press, freedom of speech, online censorship, the effect of European treaties on the UK legal systems and fundamental constitutional issues regarding parliamentary privilege and the relation between the judiciary and parliament.
- 1 The Guardian and Trafigura super-injunction
- 2 The Sun and celebrity injunctions
- 3 Injunctions reported by Private Eye
- 4 Twitter leaks
- 5 Max Mosley
- 6 Jeremy Clarkson
- 7 Parliamentary privilege
- 8 Report of judicial committee on super-injunctions
- 9 British government position
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 External links
The Guardian and Trafigura super-injunction
The first major publicised event involving the use of injunctions to prevent reporting in the UK was in October 2009, when The Guardian newspaper reported that it had been prevented by a legal injunction applied for by London libel lawyers Carter Ruck from covering remarks made in Parliament.[4] Other sources, including The Spectator and the blogger Guido Fawkes, then speculated that it related to previous reports the Guardian had printed regarding the oil company Trafigura and their alleged waste dumping in the Ivory Coast.[5][6]
The Guardian confirmed that Trafigura was the source of the gagging order, after the order was lifted the next day.[7] The question that they were unable to report was from Labour MP Paul Farrelly:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation to protect (a) whistleblowers and (b) press freedom following the injunctions obtained in the High Court by (i) Barclays and Freshfields solicitors on 19 March 2009 on the publication of internal Barclays reports documenting alleged tax avoidance schemes and (ii) Trafigura and Carter-Ruck solicitors on 11 September 2009 on the publication of the Minton report on the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast, commissioned by Trafigura.[8]
The case did a great deal to arouse public suspicion of these types of injunction, eventually leading to a debate in the House of Commons, where Bridget Prentice, the Justice Minister, said that the government was concerned about the over-use of super-injunctions. She would consider whether further guidelines needed to be issued to the judiciary, and she stressed that the Parliamentary Papers Act 1840, which allowed the proceedings of Parliament to be reported without interference, was still in force.[9]
The Sun and celebrity injunctions
In April 2011, British daily newspaper The Sun started to publish stories about the alleged sexual behaviour of various celebrities, omitting details which it was barred from reporting, while the injunctions were in effect. The stories variously included Helen Wood, the prostitute who had previously attained notoriety for allegedly sleeping with Premiership footballer Wayne Rooney[10] and an unnamed married actor; Imogen Thomas, former Big Brother contestant and Miss Wales winner and Ryan Giggs, who was later named in the USA and on Twitter as the married footballer; and around thirty other injunctions which had been granted in the preceding year.[11]
This was followed by many supportive editorials in other newspapers, decrying the injunctions limiting of free speech, and their instigating a 'privacy law' by judicial precedent.[12][13] The heavy coverage of this matter led to British Prime Minister David Cameron and culture secretary Jeremy Hunt expressing their own reservations about the manner in which the law was being enforced.[1]
On 26 April 2011, following legal action by Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, an interview with BBC journalist and political correspondent Andrew Marr was published in the Daily Mail, in which he revealed that a super-injunction he had taken out in 2008 had prevented the reporting of an extramarital affair he had had with a female journalist.[14] As his job often involved pointing out the hypocrisies of the politicians he interviews, he was roundly criticised by many commentators for his behaviour, including Ian Hislop himself, stating, "As a leading BBC interviewer who is asking politicians about failures in judgment, failures in their private lives, inconsistencies, it was pretty rank of him to have an injunction while working as an active journalist." Andrew Marr also stated that he was both embarrassed and uneasy about his actions.[15]
Injunctions reported by Private Eye
In its issue of 5 May 2011, Private Eye reported on further privacy injunctions, including ones forbidding publication of:[16]
- "[t]he name of the entertainment company which sacked a female employee after an executive ended an extramarital affair with her and told bosses that 'he would prefer in an ideal world not to have to see her at all and that one or the other should leave.'"
- "how an author of best-selling books and newspaper columns drawing on his own personal life has blocked his ex-wife from writing a book of her own or talking to any journalists about her time with him" - later revealed as Jeremy Clarkson (AMM v HXW)
- "'Private information' that MoD [Ministry of Defence] adviser Bernard Gray – since appointed to the position of Chief of Defence Materiel – communicated to an individual, or who exactly that individual was."
Twitter leaks
On 8 May 2011 an account on social networking site Twitter posted[17] the alleged details of several of the injunctions that had been mentioned in the papers.[18] Public interest was such that the record for visits to Twitter in the UK was exceeded, with one in every 200 visits being made that day to its website. On the same date, details revealing the identity of UK footballer Ryan Giggs who had obtained an anonymised injunction in the case of CTB v News Group Newspapers and the woman with whom he had an alleged affair, Imogen Thomas, were posted on Twitter and reported by international press sources.[19] The allegations were repeatedly reposted by many users, in a pattern similar to that in the legal defence of the Twitter Joke Trial the year before, making it difficult to prosecute any one user.[20] Nevertheless, legal action was instigated by the footballer against Twitter in an attempt to obtain information on which users were involved.[21]
Some of the allegations have been strongly denied by those named. As these have been widely reported in the media, which would then break any injunction, it has been speculated that these details posted on Twitter were incorrect. Jemima Khan flatly denied the rumours involving her, tweeting, "Rumour that I have a super injunction preventing publication of "intimate" photos of me and Jeremy Clarkson. NOT TRUE!" and, "I have no super injunction and I had dinner with Jeremy and his wife last night. Twitter, Stop!", finally labelling the rumours as "Vile hate tweets.".[22] Khan took no legal action for libel against either the poster or those who publicised the story. Final Score presenter Gabby Logan also spoke out against the allegation she had an affair with former England and Newcastle United footballer and fellow sports presenter Alan Shearer, stating that the controversy "is muddying the waters for people who have done nothing wrong."[23]
Sunday Herald
On 22 May 2011, Scottish newspaper the Sunday Herald published on its front page a photo of Ryan Giggs,[24][25][26] the footballer alleged to have had an extra-marital affair with Imogen Thomas. The picture showed Giggs with his eyes blanked out with the caption "CENSORED". The newspaper editor, Richard Walker, stated that the injunction applied only in England and Wales, and had no legal force in Scotland.[27][28]
Journalist and alleged contempt of court
On 13 May 2011 Giles Coren, a journalist for the Times newspaper, attracted controversy by posting jokes on his Twitter web feed about Gareth Barry and privacy injunctions. They were later deleted, but had been archived.[29] It was reported on 22 May 2011 that a journalist might be jailed over Twitter comments about injunctions, as the case had been referred to the Attorney General for England and Wales, Dominic Grieve.[30][31] Paul Staines implied in his Guido Fawkes blog that Giles Coren was the journalist involved, while on 23 May 2011, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament John Hemming spoke in the House of Commons and used parliamentary privilege to identify Coren.[32] Coren acknowledged on Twitter that he could face jail for alleged contempt of court.[33]
ETK v News Group Newspapers Ltd is an anonymised privacy injunction that was reported in April 2011. ETK, a married man in the British entertainment industry, had an affair with X, a colleague. Some issues arising from the affair led to X losing her job.[34]
ETK won an injunction to prevent News Group Newspapers Ltd from disclosing his identity, to protect his children. The woman, X, also agreed to the injunction being sought.[34][35]
On 5 June 2011, Irish tabloid newspaper the Sunday World published a story on its front page naming David Threlfall and Pauline McLynn as involved in the injunction.[36][37] Other Irish media sources have published the names of the people involved in the injunction.[38]
Max Mosley
In another case, former F1 boss Max Mosley, who had some time before been the subject of a story in the News of the World about his actions and successfully sued the paper for breach of confidence, took the United Kingdom to the European Court of Human Rights, in an attempt to prevent stories about people's private lives being published without first warning those concerned. Knowing that a story was to be published, the subject could apply for an injunction prohibiting publication, effectively creating a privacy law. On 10 May 2011 Mosley lost the case, on the grounds that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights did not require a pre-notification and that such a measure "might operate as a form of censorship prior to publication" due to the severity of the civil and criminal penalties and control thereof, violating its own Article 10, "Freedom of Expression".[39][40][41]
Jeremy Clarkson
In October 2011, Jeremy Clarkson voluntarily lifted a privacy injunction known as AMM v HXW,[42] which had prevented the UK media from reporting claims by his former wife that they had an affair after he remarried. Clarkson commented: "Injunctions don't work. You take out an injunction against somebody or some organisation and immediately news of that injunction and the people involved and the story behind the injunction is in a legal-free world on Twitter and the Internet. It's pointless."[43][44]
Parliamentary privilege
On 10 March 2011, John Hemming invoked parliamentary privilege (where politicians under most circumstances cannot have civil or criminal proceedings brought against them for comments made within the scope of Parliamentary business) to reveal another super-injunction.[45] The discussion involved an anonymised privacy injunction, concerning former Royal Bank of Scotland head Sir Fred Goodwin.
On 19 May 2011, the rule of privilege was invoked again, in the House of Lords, Lord Stoneham stated:
Does [my noble friend] accept that every taxpayer has a direct public interest in the events leading up to the collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland? So how can it be right for a super-injunction to hide the alleged relationship between Sir Fred Goodwin and a senior colleague? If true, it would be a serious breach of corporate governance and not even the Financial Services Authority would be allowed to know about it.[46][47]
On 23 May 2011, shortly following a ruling by the High Court to retain the injunction, John Hemming once again utilised parliamentary privilege to name the footballer who sought the injunction in a parliamentary question. The BBC initially declined to report the question or name given by Hemming, but later updated its website with the news that the player was Ryan Giggs.[48] Sky News immediately named the player as Ryan Giggs after Hemming's speech.[49]
With about 75,000 people having named Ryan Giggs on Twitter it is obviously impracticable to imprison them all and with reports that Giles Coren also faces imprisonment...the question is what the Government's view is on the enforceability of a law which clearly does not have public consent?[50]
Hemming was called to order mid-question by the speaker John Bercow who reminded the MP that 'occasions such as this are for raising the issues and principles involved, not seeking to flout for whatever purpose' – however, the speaker permitted the MP to complete the question and took no disciplinary action against him.[51][52]
Report of judicial committee on super-injunctions
A report by a judicial committee led by Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger reported on 19 May 2011 with a number of recommendations and observations:[53][54]
- That the media be given advanced notice of any super-injunction to be passed (but not that the media should inform those to whom the allegations refer)
- That the judiciary had not created laws independent of parliament (a "privacy law") but that super-injunctions were being used too frequently and should be more time-limited.
- That reporting of statements made in the Commons or Lords, or in parliamentary committee, may not be covered by parliamentary privilege unless it can be proved they were published "in good faith and without malice". The report gave no judicial ruling or criteria as to statements which may or may not meet this criterion.
The report made no mention of the Internet or new media and how the courts would propose to enforce injunctions against non-UK publishers and non-UK hosted websites. However, commenting on the committee report, the then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, stated that he believed ways would be found "similar to those used against child pornography" to prevent the "misuse of modern technology". Lord Judge has also commented on related technological challenges to the legal system such as use of Twitter in court and use of search engines by juries.[55]
Lord Judge also commented on the wisdom of MPs and Lords using parliamentary privilege to subvert super-injunctions, asking "whether it's a very good idea for our lawmakers to be in effect flouting a court order because they disagree with the order or, for that matter, because they disagree with the law of privacy which parliament has created". In response, John Hemming MP accused the judiciary of attempting to gag parliament.[56]
British government position
David Cameron was reported in April 2011 to be "uneasy" with the use of super-injunctions.[57] The Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has stated that the Government does not intend to introduce a privacy law[58] and that it would instead look towards clearer guidelines for judges ruling on injunctions. This was reaffirmed by David Cameron on 10 May 2011 when he blamed lack of parliamentary guidance forcing judges to rely on strict European law in their judgements.[59][60] A spokesman for the Prime Minister welcomed the Neuberger report, stating that "We think this is a very useful report and it is something we will be considering very carefully."[citation needed] On 23 May 2011, speaking on ITV's Daybreak the Prime Minister stated that the law should be reviewed to "catch up with how people consume media today" and that the situation was "unsustainable". Ed Miliband, the leader of the opposition, commented that the law was "not working" and a review would be required.[61]
See also
- Ferdinand v Mirror Group Newspapers
- Kaye v Robertson
- MJN v News Group Newspapers Ltd
- NEJ v BDZ (Helen Wood)
- PJS v News Group Newspapers
- Privacy in English law
- Scots law
- Spycatcher
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- ^ David Leigh "Gag on Guardian reporting MP's Trafigura question lifted", The Guardian, 13 October 2009
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Ireland's Sunday World newspaper has "broken" a UK super injunction by publishing the names of two actors it says had an affair.
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External links
- Sex, lies and super-injunctions Duncan Lamont, Channel 4 News. 28 April 2011.
- Why super-injunctions don't happen in US Tom Geoghegan, BBC News. 10 May 2011.
- The Goodwin and Giggs Show Stephen Sedley, London Review of Books. 16 June 2011.


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Photo By Eliesa Johnson
Jason DeRusha and John Tauer eat at Mancini's in St. Paul
John Tauer is entering his slow season—at least as slow as it gets for a guy who's a University of St. Thomas psychology prof, head coach of the men's basketball team, CEO of a summer basketball camp, and single dad of two sons.
Tauer's been an achiever—and a basketball player—his whole life. He won the state championship with Cretin-Derham Hall in high school, he was an Academic All-American at St. Thomas in college, and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal named him to its "40 Under 40" list when he was, well, under 40. (He's 41 now.) His picture is on the wall of fame at Mancini's in St. Paul, where Tauer and his two sons joined me and my two sons for dinner.
Mancini's. Mancini's has been a place I've come since I was a kid. It's a St. Paul classic. If you live in St. Paul, this is where you come for a great steak.
Your picture is awesome. It's my buddy Matt McDonagh and I with our coach from high school, a photo taken before our senior year, 1991. We went on to win the state championship that year.
Did high school Johnny think he'd be involved in basketball today? I probably thought I'd be a 41-year-old shooting guard in the NBA. I was pretty delusional.
Your dad coached eighth graders at Nativity school in St. Paul. I spent a lot of time with him, almost every night in the gym. That's a place I associated with fun things: shooting a basketball, hanging out with my dad, and looking up to the kids that he coached.
Do you worry that you're sentencing your kids to a life of basketball coaching? Sentencing?! I teach intrinsic motivation—I don't want to force it on them. My parents always encouraged me but never pushed me into anything.
What's it like living and working where you were a standout athlete as a kid? St. Paul is a special place. Life is really good. It's a balancing act—spending time with my boys, coaching, biking, hanging out with friends. These are things I love doing. I don't feel consumed by any one thing.
I've always been interested in your research—I'm always trying to find the best way to motivate my kids, my co-workers, myself. I was never the most gifted athlete. I wasn't the fastest kid, didn't jump exceptionally well. I worked really hard. What fascinated and confused me was people I played with or against that didn't have that intrinsic motivation to work hard to hone their skills.
Our Dinner
The restaurant: There's always a Mancini in the house when you eat at this St. Paul institution. John Mancini greeted us as we piled into one of the iconic red vinyl booths.
What we ate: Tauer ordered his usual, the New York strip, which was seared with the flavors of a grill that's been cooking for years. My filet was perfectly medium rare. The scent of garlic toast—white and pumpernickel—filled the air. When you arrive, you find enormous relish trays—piled high with pickle slices, pickled cherry peppers, and tomatoes—on your table.
My dinner date: Tauer wanted dinner to be a family affair, exactly how Nick Mancini would have wanted it when he opened the place 66 years ago.
What's the biggest misperception about motivation? That we can motivate others. If it were that easy, my athletes would never lose a game and my students would get straight As.
Who's harder to motivate: college student athletes or your kids? It depends. The student athletes usually want to be there. Jack and Adam? They're usually motivated by Skittles and ice cream. (Laughs.)
Motivation seems really squishy. We're motivated by the biological, psychological, and environmental. Each one of us is wired differently, we think differently, and we're in different situations. It gets pretty complicated.
I have a theory that everybody knows some kid who has gone through Johnny Tauer's Basketball Camp. It's famous. It's crazy. This is the 20th summer—20 years. We started the camps when I was a senior in college. We had 25 kids for two weeks the first summer.
Today? We have nine weeks, about a thousand kids. Literally thousands and thousands of kids have gone through the camps. It's gotten bigger every year.
What's the secret? We try to motivate but also balance that with the lessons we hope they're learning from the game of basketball: teamwork, the psychology, having fun—that's a recipe for success in anything in life
Jerry Kill just got a million-dollar raise. Richard Pitino is around a million bucks. St. Thomas? You're in the same league? I'm sure this article will push me into that league.
Is what those guys do much different from what you do? The media, publicity, and the pressure-cooker environment are on a different level when you talk about a revenue-generating sport.
If a Division I school came calling? If someone were to offer me $2 or $3 million to coach, the intrinsic motivation researcher may be extrinsically motivated.