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This story is all in the comments below.–CT
Is it the restraint of love? Is it reverence? Amid the effervescent joy of buildings that look like music; the muscular formality of a 50-foot-high gate on an ancient wall; the fleeting intoxication of wafting jasmine: Why, exactly, amid these things, do I feel the contrary impulses to stop and snap an iPhoto yet not snap an iPhoto?
It's reverence is what it is, no? Reverential surrender so deep snapping a photo would be like naming a nameless God or stealing a soul.
You just plain want the beauty of Florence and that's enough. Forget the illusion that it can be taken home in a doggy bag. Just want to be here among the Hard Rock Cafe and New York City T-shirts worn by Italians that make sense when worn by Italians. Just want to be here in the shadows of the Italianate style. Just want to stand in the shadow of a medieval gate and imagine its closing in an evening.
Outside our window at the Pensione Crocini a bone-colored awning shimmers in the breeze through ancient wavy glass, looking like nothing so much as a pixellated screen momentarily frozen: emblem of colliding worlds.
OK and lemme say this, too, vis a vis distilling rules from beauty: three stories is the right number of stories for a building and its windows. Three three three three three. All up and down the Arno, buildings face the river and they all have three stories: It's a river of architectural rules that could be spelled out like this: If you have a river, put some buildings along it. Make the buildings similar enough that there is harmony on the river, yet different enough that there is variation. Color them in shades of earthy amber, sandstone, mustard and salmon; place clay tiles on the roofs; make pale bone and white awnings that ruffle in the breeze off the river. In the distance place a tower with a crenelated wall at the top from which cannons might be shot. Put the whole thing in early spring and make the temperature between 68 and 74 degrees F. Put puffy white cumulus clouds in a blue sky and add the sound of children playing and Vespas whizzing over the Ponte Vecchio.
Tomorrow: to Le Santucce to meet folks and for three weeks spend time dreaming aloud.
p.s. I didn't take any pictures for the aforementioned reasons i.e. some kind of scrupulosity born of profound reverence. Tomorrow however before we leave it may be different. I said to Norma on our walk today that I'm not taking pictures because you're just going to have to take my word for it: We were here, it was beautiful beyond all imaginings and beyond all iPhoto renderings and we will leave it behind tomorrow but it will be here for you later, should you come, any time at all, until the inevitable catastrophe of time erases it all but we'll be gone then too, all of us, won't we?
Kids are beautiful in cities. They ain't been ground up yet. There's harmonicas. After grueling San Francisco-Paris-Florence flight we ride the tiny Pensione Crocini elevator to the tall windows on the courtyard, wash, nap, then espresso at the cafe and luxuriating in the beautiful visual rhythm of the Italianate style, the beautiful rhythm of spring on the Arno, which is rushing past the American Consulate now with the heavy spring rains (spotty snow still on the Alps as we flew from Paris), art students in retro '80s T-shirts and Deloitte employees in white shirts and black ties on motos, and the carabarini with their carbines guarding the embassy down Corso Italia a block from the Arno, golden buildings in blue light, our tiny cage elevator with the seat where the operator used to sit, our courtyard with the magnolia tree in flower, the salmon-colored apartment block sprouting satellite antennas and bedsheets drying in the warm May air and laundry and awnings and the ubiquitous shutters. A city like a painting, pretty in its particulars, well composed, holding together, yielding up its treasure as long as one cares to keep looking, flowing past on bicycles and Maseratis and scooters. Three euros for two espressos at a red metal table under an awning in the breeze off the river. High walls. High fashion. Mysteries behind towering doors.
Saturday we meet Janet Shepard and Joya Cory and her husband Richard here at the Crocini and Sunday we take the train south from Florence to Castiglion Fiorentino and start the first of two nine-day writing workshops at the Le Santucce residence, looking forward to seeing our hosts Alfeo and Miranda and Luisella and Luca .
Would you like to come to the Chateau du Pin writing retreat with a well-planned route that is easy to follow? My wife Norma is a great planner, plus she reads French, German and Italian, so she has figured it all out for you.
First: Would you like to fly into Paris, or into Nantes? The advantage of flying into Paris is that it's Paris. Paris is an amazing, life-changing city. Nothing can describe Paris. If you haven't been there, you owe it to yourself to come a couple of days early and see Paris. The advantage of flying into Nantes is that it is easier to get to the chateau from Nantes than from Paris.
To get to the chateau from Paris, you will need to take the TGV from Gare Montparnasse to the city of Angers. To get to the Gare Montparnasse directly from Charles de Gaulle Airport, take the Les Cars Air France shuttle (16.60€) to Gare Montparnasse. (If you are spending a few days in Paris, take a taxi or other form of transport to Gare Montparnasse.) From Gare Montparnasse take the one-hour and forty-minute TGV ride to the city of Angers (book via Raileurope.com: $88 U.S. and up. Trains travel at speeds up to 200mph. They depart every one to two hours.) Then from the train station in Angers, take a fifteen-minute local train ride to the village of Champtocé-sur-Loire. Trains depart from Angers to Champtocé-sur-Loire at 12:30 pm arriving 12:45 pm; 3:37 pm arriving 4:00 pm; and 6:05 pm arriving 6:30 pm. Depending on which train you take, we can pick you up at the Champtocé-sur-Loire train station at 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm, or 6:30pm. If you arrive and have not made prior plans to be picked up, or you don't see anyone there waiting for you, call or text Norma at 415 317-4460. We are here to help!
It's easier and quicker to get to the village of Champtocé-sur-Loire if you fly into Nantes, and the total prices are comparable, once you add up all the train travel. In Nantes Airport, Hall 1, buy a 7.00€ shuttle ticket for Gare de Nantes. At Gare de Nantes, buy a ticket to Champtocé-sur-Loire, 17.00€. Take train from Nantes to Champtocé-sur-Loire (7:41 am arrive 8:30, 12:11 pm arrive 12:58 , and 5:35 pm arrive 6:30 pm). (You can also buy this ticket in advance through RailEurope.) We can pick you up at the train station at Champtocé-sur-Loire at 8:45 am, 1:00 pm, or 6:30 pm. Or call or text Norma at 415 317-4460. If you have any questions please let us know–we are here to help!
Maybe you're perfectly content writing by yourself day after day in your kitchen on that old table, or at your cramped desk in the spare bedroom. Fine. À chacun son goût. You can find us this September at Le Château du Pin, a private French château in the Loire Valley which the French government has officially classified as a "Monument Historique." We'll be writing together in daily Amherst Writers and Artists workshops, using the power of the group to keep us from the many devilish maladies endemic to the literary calling.
Now look. I'm not a rich guy. I don't come from money. I wouldn't know how to get up on my high horse even if I could afford one. I'm as proletarian as the next lug.
But who doesn't like a well-appointed Louis XIV drawing room? I mean, even a person of modest means has choices. We could do our workshops in a nice Ramada Inn conference room in Fremont, or Watertown, or Atlanta. Or we could go to France. What's it gonna be?
Maybe our writing will get an extra boost from Le Pin's gardens and grounds, which the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication has designated "Des Jardins Remarquables." Or maybe we'll just enjoy that for its own sake and let our writing take care of itself. All I know is—and I've been a professional writer for about 30 years—this stuff gets old. Writing, or trying to learn to write, or looking for inspiration in the same old postage stamp of land, well, it worked for William Faulkner, but he was an odd duck. He liked to get so drunk he couldn't get out of bed and then write from there. So, like I said. À chacun son goût. Or, in English: What's wrong with getting out of the house now and then? I like to at least put my slippers on. Anyway …
You have to hand it to my wife, Norma, she of the many languages spoken and the intrepid traveler's spirit. She found this place. She did all the work. We'll just go and sleep in big French beds and come down in the mornings and eat croissants and then languish in the glory of our own collective unconscious.
So here's the program, basically the same as the program at the Marconi Conference Center, and at Guest House in Chester, Connecticut, and in Tuscany and Amsterdam:
Mornings and most afternoons will be devoted to writing workshops. Workshops at Le Château du Pin will take place in the Grand Salon on the ground floor. When workshops are not taking place, the entire ground floor, including the tower library, Grand Salon, Petit Salon, and dining room are at your disposal for reading, writing, dreaming, and relaxing throughout the day. Feel free to wander into a secluded nook in the gardens to write, walk the trails of Le Pin, relax by the pond in the formal garden, or venture into the charming small town of Champtocé-sur-Loire. Angers is the nearest major town (about 15 miles away) and is also a beautiful place to visit. Nantes is also in easy reach. Check out this page to get more information on getting to and from Château du Pin.
Prices range from $1699 to $1999. Some of the rooms are small singles and others are large with king- or queen-sized beds. Bathrooms are shared with no more than one other person. If you choose one of the smaller rooms, rest assured that there is plenty of room in the château and on the property in which to escape for peace, relaxation, and a beautiful view. All workshops, breakfast, nightly family-style dinners, and a private conference with Cary are included in the price of registration. $975 saves any room. For more information about rooms and reservations check out our online store. If you have further questions or would like to talk to Cary about your writing goals, give him a call at 415.308.5685 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Allez, on y va!
A super-big thanks! to all the Amherst Writers and Artists workshop leaders, friends and fans who have spread the word about our upcoming four-day AWA workshop/retreat at the Guest House in Chester, Connecticut! (And if you know somebody who might like to know, please feel free to pass this along.)
Big thanks go to Jan Nielsen of the Universalist Church in West Hartford, Ct., Patricia Bender of Rutgers University, author, teacher and workshop leader Annecy Baez, author and teacher Grace Farrell who can be found at the Carolina Fiber and Fiction Center, and Beth Goren, practitioner of Body-Mind Centering, and Marcia Gomes, and Maureen Ciara, and Jill Quist, and Robert Haydon Jones, and the Westport Writers' Workshop and Valerie Ann Leff.
And a special thanks to Patricia Chaffee for alerting Connecticut writer Sherri Daley of Moffly Media, whose May 1 roundup will highlight not just my Chester retreat but Sandi Shelton's "Words at Play" workshops, Lisa Saunders and the Mystic Writers Colony, and mystery writer Roberta Isleib's Seascape "Escape to Write" Writers Retreat taking place at the Guest House in September. And of course Pat Schneider, Maureen Buchanan Jones and all those who make Amherst Writers and Artists the amazing organization that it is today. You are all making my upcoming visit to Connecticut a special treat!
Did I leave anyone out? If so, contact me. Just wanted to say thanks. With your help this thing will come off and we'll be able to come back in 2015.–CT
Cary Tennis
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Yesterday in my intro to the column I mentioned "how we need to fill the January getaway," and that apparently set off some worries, like, it won't be cancelled, will it?
Of course not. The Creative Getaway Jan. 17-20, 2014 at Marconi Conference Center is definitely happening. It's just that some people who were hoping to make it found they couldn't come, so there are some open slots.
Norma said to me, What will we do if there are only 5 people? And I said, Well, they'll get a very good workshop! They'll get a lot of attention and will have a lot of time to write! And what if there was only one person? Then we might lose money! It would never occur to me to cancel.
And then I thought, why is that? Why would it never even occur to me to cancel? Am I not thinking enough about the bottom line? And I realized: I've never been motivated by money — even when doing business. Business is just a way to make great things happen.
As I thought about it, I realized that's what it comes down: I don't do things for money. I do things for their social utility, or for their beauty, or for love. And then I try to figure out how to make the money work. Usually if something is socially useful or beautiful or if there is love involved the money part can be made to work.
It's so funny what you think of as business expertise — the other night I was at a dinner in San Francisco with some experienced, cosmopolitan people from the world of business journalism — much more sophisticated in the world than I am — a speechwriter for the head of the Federal Reserve, a business editor for a major metropolitan daily newspaper and now for the Wall Street Journal, that kind of person.
You should have seen them trying to figure out the check.
Heck, I can do the arithmetic. But that's not what the getaway is about. The getaway, if I may be so bold, is really a spiritual and aesthetic experience.
So why is Marconi so special?
Come to think of it, what happens at Marconi fulfills all three of my values mentioned above: It is socially useful, it is beautiful, and it is done with love. That's why we do it.
It is also a response, a critical response, to contemporary American culture. It is a brief respite from life in America. Most of the time it is like we live in pressure cookers. We run around taking care of business and then we sleep. Underneath all this frenetic activity, our best and highest thoughts, our creative dreams, and our deep pains — the stuff of our souls, basically — simmer, shut off, made to wait. As what is delayed or put aside for later or repressed continues to press against us, at times will become a shadow, threatening and perverse. And that is how we live in America day to day: overworked, insecure, unloved, delaying the best parts of ourselves, hindered in our dreams. And yes, I say, unloved in a way. Unloved for that creative part: the part that dreams.
I feel this. I feel it intensely. But because of the unusual, countercultural way I grew up, because I always assumed I would be an artist, an outsider, mostly broke, because it never occurred to me that I might have a comfortable and secure life, because I never worried about that so much, I take material deprivations with good cheer, feeling essentially taken care of and lucky to live amidst so much luxury and splendor in the U.S. I always go for the risky but true aspiration, the dream that is underneath the daily grind. That seems the natural path. But it is a different path.
That path is what Marconi is about: It is about taking this chance, for just a few days, to live in the realm of the creative, the possible, and the true.
What we do at Marconi is provide a setting in which one can put one's inchoate dreams first. When that happens energy is released. People make plans and change their lives.
Last year was amazing. Seven women — yes, it was economically perilous, like this one because there were only seven participants; I think we made a profit of $24 but that is the nature of the thing. Sometimes we do well; sometimes we make $24. But what made it socially useful, beautiful and full of love was how the seven women (and yes, it happened to be all women, but it is not by any means always women) bonded and shared their stories, which were amazing and inspiring and at times full of pain and doubt and longing. I won't go into details but I am looking forward to the return of some of them, to try and shepherd along the stories that began to take shape last year. But not all seven can make it. One, on the strength of her experience last year, entered an MFA program in poetry and is taking up seriously her calling, so she is otherwise engaged this year. She's very talented. But she found the courage to pursue it at Marconi, in our workshops and in our private conversations. She was clearly a person deeply literate, steeped in the American tradition of poetry. But it was sitting in McCargo Hall, with the freedom to improvise and let her voice rise naturally, like that voice of the baby in Sylvia Plath's poem "Morning Song" — "And now you try/Your handful of notes;/The clear vowels rise like balloons." So we're happy that she is able to do that. People go back to their lives changed in fundamental ways, renewed, ready to be more authentic and to take some chances, awakened to the fragility and brevity of life and determined to be more alive.
People come and they bond with each other and then go on to do things in their lives with more passion and clarity. Like one of our "people of the week," Amy Souza. Like Bill Kerr, who is organizing writers workshops in Baltimore to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans speak their war-torn truths to power. Like Brian Herrera, who dazzled us with his voice and his performances and is now teaching drama at Princeton. Like Mary Burnham, who found her voice and style and is writing books about wine. Like Lisa Eldridge and Kathy Doran and Gil Schwartz and Gil Gallagher and many, many others. Something starts at Marconi and it echoes and ripples outward into the culture and that is why we do it.
Meanwhile, in the weeks running up to it, I belly-ache. I kvetch. I pace and worry and pace. So what if we make only $24 or even if we lose money? That's not why we do it. We do it because it is one of the few things in this world that is socially useful, beautiful to behold, and full of love.
It is also a really enjoyable time for me personally. The people at the front desk who run Marconi — Margaret, Julie, Venta and James — are really sweet, kind and likable people, and we love to see them whenever we come up. And the food is outstanding. It is really, really good to eat.
Here's one other interesting thing about Marconi, which I just realized it has in common with Burning Man: Basically, you don't spend any money there. Everything is already paid for. It's subtle, but I think there is something about being liberated from paying for things that releases one more strand of worry, one more little link to the everyday grind. We just go and eat breakfast and then write. Then we eat lunch and write. Then we eat dinner and gather to read and tell jokes or perform or sing, or just crawl into bed in the great, serene, quiet darkness of Tomales Bay, West Marin, the Point Reyes Peninsula a dark finger jutting north into the Pacific.
There might be a better place than Marconi to do these things, but for the price I haven't seen it. And we looked around. I mean, when we started out in 2008 we looked around. And we looked around again last year when we thought we might not be getting the best deal, or that people might be tired of Marconi. We looked at retreat centers in Napa and up the coast and down the coast; we looked at a number of well-known and well-regarded centers. But nothing beat Marconi. We just love it. The serenity of the location. I mean, you just have to go there and walk about in the morning and you get it. Or at night, walk up Tower Hill — where the first trans-Pacific wireless receiving station stood in the early 20th century (yes, it's named for that Marconi), and look up at the sky, or down at the few lights twinkling on the bay.
It is always memorable. So that's why we do it. There's no better way to start a new year, in my opinion.
And it's easy. Whatever needs to be done payment-wise, we'll do. We're revamping our Internet store but meanwhile, if you want to go, and you're not sure about the payment options or how to proceed, or how to get there from the airport, just email email@example.com, or just phone. We'll work it out. We can run your card, or we can take a check. There are no real barriers.
See you there.
Dear Reader,
Well, I'm in Monterey this morning, here to help some writers. Also here to write on my own.
When I was writing the Since You Asked column for Salon.com, which I did for nearly 12 years, every day I wrote it I wanted to be proud. It was an extraordinary opportunity for a writer, for someone who really doesn't know how to do much else and so has had to find jobs writing and editing and weather the uncertainties and deprivations of such jobs. Having had writing jobs and lost writing jobs I knew also that it would eventually end. That had been my experience and my observation, that writing jobs end. They live at the most 15 or so years, like dogs. So I was ready for it to end.
But every day until it ended I wanted it to be something I could be proud of. So I never slacked. I never dashed anything off. It may have seemed at times that I did but when the column was sloppy or not well thought out it was just because I reached the limits of my own personal ability. Because I knew it would end and I wanted to serve in that strange army with whatever strange distinction I could muster.
So when I left Salon, when that job ended, I thought at first that the noble and fine thing to do would be to end it. I did not want it to have a sloppy, drawn-out death of half-starts. So if I were to continue, I would have to give it the same effort as before. This I continue to hold to. So if I cannot give it the same attention and care and desperate effort as before, I do not think I should do it.
This raises a problem, because the one reason I was able to throw myself into it every day was that I knew it was paying the bills. I knew that as long as it was a salaried occupation, I could give it everything and be exhausted and unable to do much else for the rest of the day, and that was OK because the nut had been secured.
The nut is now not secured. So when I write the column I must somehow again reach that fevered certainty that what I am doing is vital.
I am going to try to reach that condition by placing "Donate" buttons at the end of the column. I will see if that works. I figure on some days, if the column reaches a person, truly reaches them, changes their life for the moment, as I have been told these columns occasionally do, then it would not be unreasonable to say that such a column might be worth $25, or $50, or more. Not every day of course, but I would like to present that option, that when a column truly moves someone, they can express that, and by doing so, they can keep me writing it. And of course it would also be possible to donate $1, or $5, or nothing. The column would be free. The donation would be like an expression, a statement: Yes, Cary, I want you to keep doing this. Do that again. Here's some vital inducement to do that again.
Because I really am going to have to figure out how to make a living.
So for today, because I do not feel I can give it everything I have, because I am in Monterey and have to go to breakfast and see if I can be of service to some other writers, because the day is uncertain and I am in a strange hotel, because I never want to rush it or short-change it or cut corners, I do not think I am going to write a column today. Besides, I have to figure out how to work those "Donate" buttons.
Thanks for being there.
p.s. Oh, one other thing. I find that I miss the daily writing for an audience. I have never acquired the habit of blogging about whatever, because that seemed pointless and self-indulgent and also because I had the column as a perfect outlet for my daily writing obsession. But now that I don't have the column, and I can't afford, mentally, spiritually and economically, to write the column every day, I may just adopt the habit of blogging every day about just whatever. It would at least give me the illusion of being in touch with others. And the bar would be a bit lower, so that if I had nothing of any consequence to say, I could still meander a bit, like a morning walk with friends, not saying much of anything, just mumbling, but being there.
Anyway, that's it for today, from me, for real this time, down here in Monterey in the fog, by the beautiful, beautiful sea.
Over the past six years of writing workshops and retreats we have met so many extraordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell that Cary and I decided to feature a person every week and share their writing or other creative project with rest of our writing community. My pick for this first column is Archana Kalegaonkar. We first met Archana at our 2013 writing retreat in Tuscany. After this adventure she started a blog in which she paints beautifully rendered, intimate portraits of life in India. Here is a link to her site. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Even from as far away as Australia, I could feel the relaxed, open atmosphere he created among us and found it surprisingly easy to get writing.
— Alice Allan, Melbourne, Australia
I was writing descriptions without events, like jokes without punch-lines. The workshops led me to try more active, engaging and complex storytelling. I gave up some fixed ideas about what kinds of writing I do and what kinds of writing are worth doing. After a while a novel erupted.
— Anonymous
I avoid workshops because of the damage they can do to writers. Cary's workshops are nothing but helpful, quietly and subtly leading writers to do their best in an open and welcoming environment.
— Randy Osborne, Author of Big Pinch World, Made of This, and a forthcoming memoir
It was a cozy place with all of us talking across borders. I felt charged, and my imagination took me to various lands. I could be myself. I had thought I was a certain kind of a writer and then suddenly I wrote about a Pterodactyl and I was like "Whoa… who wrote that?"
— Geetanjali Dighe, Mumbai
I hadn't done any real creative writing in years. If only I could find a workshop where my writing wouldn't get ripped to shreds and I wouldn't feel like a loser idiot. Cary's approach is flexible and supportive. The prompts take the work in interesting and unexpected directions.
— Lorri Leon, Pacifica, California
Nobody waits with a red pencil, nobody judges. The comments are limited to what rings true, what strikes your imagination. After a while I noticed I was writing to feel that ring of truth for myself.
— Leslie Ingham, Palo Alto
We write together. We're all in the same boat. Now I'm a writer, because here I am, writing. I wouldn't take a class from anyone else. I wouldn't let anyone else see inside my head.
— Judy Evans, Los Angeles
The rules protect the often fragile and sensitive nature of writing. Cary is the ultimate host and leader. I've been in writing workshops for over twenty years. This one, by far, is the best. Norma almost always bakes amazing snacks, and the dogs provide a little levity. I would urge anyone to attend a series of these workshops and feel your soul begin to expand.
— Julia Penrose, Half Moon Bay, California
The structure is creative and supportive; I like it so much that I've been back every week. Writing is part of my life now. I look forward to those two hours of group writing each week, both to spark my own creativity and to hear the amazing things others write.
— Molly Mudick, Phoenix, Arizona
We write in warm surrounds of vibrant voices from far away places in an intimate cyber-circle. We write of things, ideas and stories that lure and propel. Cary guides us to ways of knowing each other and remembering ourselves. It's where I breathe deeply and write.
— Treva Stose, Annapolis, Maryland
"A writer is someone who writes." Hearing that line every week and reading my writing aloud, without fear, made it come true. I write. I am a writer. I want to be a surfer… A surfer is someone who surfs. I've been surfing since May 2010. I dance harder and smile while I'm moving and twisting my body, because that is what dancers do. I am a dancer. I took pieces of wood from the basement and painted them and hung them on a fence. It's my gallery. Open studio is tonight. Or tomorrow. Or whenever anyone passes by. … I am an artist.
— Shannon Weber, San Francisco


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A car was abandoned by its occupants after it crashed into a road sign and a water-filled ditch this morning (Tuesday March 31).
Just after midnight, an ambulance crew travelling on the A283 over Wickford Bridge, Wiggonholt, spotted a car in the ditch.
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The car's occupants had left the scene before the arrival of emergency services.
The car was inspected and the incident was left with Sussex Police. The vehicle was recovered shortly before 1.30am.

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Helping to prevent you from becoming a victim of crime.
A question often asked is what crimes happen in my town, this can be at certain key times, such as when deciding to move house, or when certain suspicious things are noticed.
We have tried to answer this question here
There are a large number of Ultra Violet pens and lights that can be purchased to try and stop your valuables being lost forever if they are stolen, this article covers some of the best of these.
Ultra Violet pens, or Security Marking Pens as they are sometimes called are a tool designed to protect your property.
The basic idea is that you draw an identifiable symbol or postcode onto your valuable items, if they are stolen and subsequently recovered the authorities can use a Ultra Violet light to search for your identification.
Depending on the type you order keypad door locks can be used on garden gates, garage doors, sheds, external doors, internal doors and cupboards. There are a large range available, we look at some of the options here.
The Borg 2201 Digital Push Button Door Lock with Holdback comes in Brass or chrome
Product Dimensions 17 x 10.6 x 6.2cm
60mm latch
Weight 400g
Suitable for internal applications.
The simple design of this fully mechanical push button coded locks are a positive.
You can choose from over 8000 different combinations.
The load plate design is patented and helps to eliminate code cracking attempts
This device is tested to 100,000 operations.
Very reasonably priced and comes in brass or chrome
Read customer reviews here of the borg push button door lock here
UPDATE: One of the best home security products now has a £15 off RRP voucher code.
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Suitable for internal and sheltered external applications.
Stainless steel components
Tested to 100,000 cycles
Designed for medium to heavy duty applications
Read reviews of the Borg 5001 (5401) Digital Push Button Door Lock with Holdback in Satin Stainless Steel here
Good sized keypad for ease of use
Supplied in satin steel chrome
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Borg 5001 (5401) Digital Push Button Door Lock with Holdback in Satin Stainless Steel
There are many options, but what are the best keyless entry door locks? Here we look at the options for a range of prices.
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Electronic keyless locks have many advantages, you don't have to use keys, or worry where you have left them anymore – a single code can be used. They often work with existing door lock fittings (however this should be checked), a code can be temporaily given to a visitor and landlords can change codes easily when tenants leave. There are a number on the market, here we look at three very different models.
Digital Door Locks for about £100
Lets start with those locks currently priced at about £100 at the time of writing this article. This is the lower end of the cost range for a digital door lock.
Yale KeyFree Digital Door Lock with Touch Pad Display
The Yale Keyless Digital door lock can be retro fitted to most 60mm backset nightlaches.
Set your pin code. Forget about needing keys again, simply enter your code and turn the handle.
This lock looks great with it's chrome finish and stylish blue backlit display.
Great support to aid fitting yourself is available with the instructions and the video above.
Just enter your pin and turn the handle, no need to try and find your key when it is raining!
You can choose a 4 to 12 digit code to use, this is very simple to programme.
The illumination and backlighting is ideal for night time use.
If you have guests then are temporay code can be set for their use.
3 minute lock out feature if code is entered incorrectly 5 times.
Low battery warning with emergency battery connection.
Insurance approved if it is fitted with a Maximum Security BS3621 Mortice Lock.
Simple to install yourself.
Yale digital door lock, convenient, simple and intelligent.
They are more expensive than a traditional key operated door lock, but for that price you get a modern, convenient, great looking door lock.
Read customer reviews of the Yale Digital Door Lock with Touch Pad Display product here from Amazon.
The second option is the SAMSUNG DIGITAL SECURITY LOCK .
This is a mid-range price bracket unit, although it is considerably more expensive than the Yale option.
As you can if you click on the Amazon picture link below, or watch one of the two videos this is a very sleek looking product – winning design awards.
Some models include a Intrusion alarm function, this may be a benefit.
In addition some models have the ability to sound the alarm and open the door if fire is detected within your home!
The lock can be operated by a smart card, the smartcard can be carried in a wallet purse and the door can still be opened.
This is quite a bit more expensive than some of the other options on the market, a negative for some.
There is not a strong set of independent customer reviews and testing for this product.
Product detail.
The product weighs 1.8kg
With dimensions of 27 x 21 x 8cm
The power source is 4 x AA batteries
High End Models
There are a number of more expensive models such as this from Samsung below, however they are considerably more expensive than the other two models featured in this short article. We have included a product link to one of the higher end models below, at the time of writing the SAMSUNG DIGITAL SECURITY LOCK does not have any independent customer reviews recorded.
If you are thinking about purchasing a digital door lock watch the videos highlighted in this article and read the independent reviews on the Amazon website, they can be viewed here digital door lock reviews.
We've also included some other articles you may be interested in.
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The Officer is the third and final class in the 1.10-1.13 builds, and the third of five in 2.0.
The Officer serves several roles in his team. The Officer can spot enemy positions with his binoculars and direct team mates while calling in artillery and gas strikes to support his allies. The Officer is often required to stay behind the attacking force, keeping out of harms way. Should he be locked in combat, the officer is equipped with a handgun for ranged combat, which he can use to pistol whip opponents should they get too close.
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Want to know how to make a birthday cake really special? Give it the Dobosh Torte treatment, with 15 layers of richness!
- 1 lb. 6 oz.
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$1000 Explosive Doubles- 1st place Wins $1000 starts May 7st at 7pm
This is a competitive doubles league open to both men & women. $14 weekly per person
For 13 weeks (based on minimum of 10 teams)
Starts April 30th at 7:00p.m. Bowls 2 games for 8 weeks
Only $8.00 weekly fees, includes a Free Bowling Ball
& free shoe rental!! $20 registration fee.
Cosmic Monday Madness
9 pins counts as a strike! Free Shoe Rental!! Starts Mon. June 4th at 9:30p.m. for 8 weeks
The black lights are on and the music is cranked up. Come in and party with us!!!!
TUESDAY Spring Youth 8 Week League at 5pm & Spring Adult /Child 6pm. Both Start May 1st
Wednesday: 10 Week choose a prize league Only $10 weekly and everyone chooses a prize!! 4 per team
Starts April 18th at 7:00p.m. for 10 weeks. $10.00 weekly w/ a $20 reg. fee. Incudes 2 game league
& shoe rental weekly, pizza party on the last night, your choice of prizes! Prize options: Custom fit Ball w/bags, your own new bowling shoes, a tickets to a Detroit Tigers game or Certificate for a Tattoo from Loyalty Tattoo Co. here in Grand Blanc
Thursday: Alley Cats 4 per team
Starts June 7th at 8:00 p.m. Bowls 3 games for 8 weeks
Only $10.00 weekly fees, includes free shoe rental!!
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Starts May 4th $10 weekly for 8 weeks
Saturday: Every other Week Fun Mix - 4 per team
Starts May 19th at 6:30 p.m. for 8 weeks (no bowling holiday weekends)
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Polka Dot Mesh Splicing Long Sleeve Peplum DressSKU: 007121
DescriptionWanna have an elegant office lady look? You cannot miss this charming red peplum dress. Illusion polka dot mesh splicing round neck and long sleeves bring enchanting look. Flounced waist shows your feminine charm. Zipper back closure.Occasion: Party, Holiday, Work, Valentines, Daily Casual, Rave Club, Office
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Symptom: ACNS goes to kdb mode after a reload and syslog consists of an error message as: KERNEL CRASH DUMP: /local/local1/crash/... .... <1>kernel BUG at /users1/acns_5.5.9-b9/bfc/linux/kernel-2.6.x/net/core/skbuff.c:91! ... Conditions: Rarely when the box is reloaded.
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The Chancellor said it was only fair to impose this tax on banks who pay out more than £25,000 in individual bonuses because all UK banks have benefited from the taxpayers' bailouts and fiscal measures.
The move was widely predicted today and is expected to raise £550m. It is a one-off levy.
Darling said: "This should be a time for banks to rebuild their capital base and become stronger.
"A tax on profits, as has been suggested, will prevent them from doing this. So I have decided against a windfall tax."
He added: "However, there are some banks who still believe their priority is to pay substantial bonuses to their already high-paid staff.
"Their priority should be to rebuild their financial strength and increase their lending.
"So I am giving them a choice. They can use their profits to build up their capital base. But if they insist on paying substantial rewards, I am determined to claw money back for the taxpayer.
"I have decided to introduce from today a special one-off levy of 50 per cent on any individual discretionary bonus above £25,000. This will be paid by the bank not the bank employee."
Darling said that high-paid bank staff would also have to pay, as usual, income tax at their top rate on any bonus they receive.
He said that "on a cautious assumption" the one-off levy is expected to yield £550m, which would be used to fund measures announced elsewhere in the pre-Budget report, like help for the young and older unemployed to get back into work.


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Is rabbit your pet? Do you want to keep it in Denver apartments? It will be a nice experience because rabbits are very sweet. But, keeping rabbits with you in the flat is not as easier. Rabbits are not noisy but these are difficult to handle due to some other reasons. Commonly, the atmosphere of the flats or condos is not suitable for rabbits even for pets. In the variety of the animals these are welcome here due to the pet-friendly environment. Rabbits are calm in nature but their uncomfortable behavior due to apartment atmosphere is painful. They get irritated due to the change of environment.
How to train your rabbit for living in Denver apartments
To train a pet at home is not an easy task. It is really hard to master especially at beginning if you have a tame baby, you should leave it fairly undisturbed for some days. Because it is a new surrounding for it and it needs some time to get familiar of the environment? If you have a new pet at your home so you need to maintain good relationships with it. It needs to take it gently and play with it for short period. It will develop a good and solid bond in your relationship. Never try to irritate your pet for your interest it will be constraint in the training.
Domestic Rabbits
Domestic rabbits are proved the best pets and many people prefer them to keeps at homes. Rabbits can get any type of training very well. They are able to learn new commands in few tricks be making less efforts. They need a quality time of yours to feel themselves familiar and secure. It will help you to produce good bonding and refresh your feelings.Pet training is not an overnight task it needs mostly of your patience and time. Moreover training will never be succeeded without the consistency. Rabbits are good learner in an older age. They always give good learner output to you and better learning in quick and easy ways.
Rabbits are the animals which can live in a better way in the garden. You must have to develop an artificial garden in the Denver apartments. It will be a nice way to keep your pets in an innovative. In this way, they will not create problem for you. Small animals are the perfect choice for the apartments.


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Yes it's that time of the year! Spring break?! No, no, not yet you silly. Apartment hunting!
As you may or may not know, now's a good time to be looking for apartments as leasing contracts approach their end towards the summer. For those you already hunting for your next humble abode, the city is trying to crack down on people like Lakireddy Bali Reddy, who might make your experience living in an apartment miserable if not potentially fatal. Though crooks like Reddy are not that common, the ASUC Renter's Legal Assistance site is a great resource to brush up on some knowledge to protect yourself against scamming landlords.
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Hello everyone,
Welcome to my website and home of Centurium The Land Of Creedon. My name is Denis Thompson, and I am a singer/songwriter and author of Centurium The Land Of Creedon fantasy fiction novel and soundtrack.
I decided to write Centurium because it offered me a new challenge but also because it allowed me to get away from everyday reality. Soon after I began to formulate the story I realised that I needed to bring this world of Centurium to life in a different way and began recording songs to complement the journey and tasks that the characters have to endure on their quest.
This is my first novel and I hope to bring you more fantasy fiction stories and accompanying songs for those who love reading and music.
My aim was make a silent piece of work sound like the strange world that is written within its very pages. This gives the reader a chance to experience the story in a unique way by listening to the soundtrack while reading or alternatively enjoy them both separately and this is what is so special about Centurium.
My site will provide you with links to buy and/or stream Centurium soundtrack and offer you a chance to purchase Centurium The Land Of Creedon paperback and ebook.
I Love hearing from readers, and I especially like hearing from readers of Centurium, so feel free to contact me and I will do my best to respond to everyone.
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Project 2000 Kx250
So after a few months without a dirtbike, and itching to have 2 wheels under me again, I decided to take on another bike rebuild project. I will be keeping my 2003 Raptor 660 as a play machine because it's fun to wheelie and not tear up my entire lawn. I stuck up a wanted ad on good old craigslist for a 2 stroke motocrosser that needed work, and a few days later got an offer for a 2001 Kx250 for $400. I snatched it. Owner said it locked the lower main bearings up and needed some TLC. How it looked when I brought it home in the trusty '88 Ranger. Turned out it's a 2000, not a 2001. Darn.
First Impressions
I was glad to see the front and rear rims are Excel laced to stock hubs, it has Vforce 3 reeds, and Protaper 1 1/8 bars with a matching top tripple. The left radiator is shot, the inner clutch basket is broken, and the stator is shot. All these will be sourced on eBay, craigslist or somewhere else.
The Tear-down
Day 1 Teardown Conclusions
Sprockets and chain are good, crank is a Hot Rods with no play in the rod, rear shock is blown, so I popped it apart and cleaned the seals and it stopped leaking, forks are leaking (I'll see if I can clean those seals too), rear rim is missing a spoke, tranny is in awesome shape, clutch is good, plastics will make a good learner pair, and frame will need to be re-painted. All in all, I got a great deal! It looks crappy right now, but will go together nice. I'll make sure to document the port work I'm planning to do on the engine also. More to come...
Update April 10, 2011
The linkage bearings are toast. I repacked them all, but the last one had dried out, and all the needles were missing. I picked up a HVLP spray gun, and will be sandblasting the frame hopefully tomorrow and paint it then. How the bike looks now:
You may wonder why I didn't just touch the frame up? The frame had so many nicks and chips, it would have been poka-dotted by the time each one was fixed. It's better use of my time to lay some good paint on it instead.


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Today, after a very long time – I finally picked up my pen and began to write again. It was wonderful to open the folder of my very rough first draft and my clutch my red pen, poised to eagerly correct. I'm coming home, I thought. Then, I giggled, feeling very clever, because the working title of my novel is "Coming Home". Feeling very smart and writerly, I pulled out the first couple pages, trying to remember where I left off over a year ago and went,
Wow. It was brutal. In two hours I got through two pages and one partial new scene I had left out writing "til later". I cannot describe the equal parts elation and frustration I felt. Thankfully, I know writing can be a slog – especially edits – and I know I love writing more than anything. I'm just terribly out of practice. Quite frankly, as with most writers, I enjoyed the agony just a little bit!
My goal is to get through a page a day, except for on Sabbath – until I am comfortable doing more. Also I signed up for a free course on Coursera that starts June 20th. The course is called "Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade". Quite frankly, I believe it to be below my ability level, however it will be a much needed refresher on gramatics and punctuation.Also it will help jump start my writing process and habit.
The goal is to have at least one book published – or well on it's way- by the time The Beau and I head out on our Camino (April 2017). Then, after the Camino, I hope to be able to write about my/our experiences as Peregrinos as well. Long story short, like most, I want to be able to live by my pen someday – whatever it takes.
Anywho, stressful or not, it feels wonderful to come home to writing.
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News and Announcements
August 23, 2018
Arabella was a great success at Pittsburgh Festival Opera and Katie immensely enjoyed taking on her first Strauss role. Check out the press and gallery pages for links to the review and new photos from Arabella.
This fall, Katie will appear in two concerts in Maryland and Pittsburgh, singing arias from Gluck's Orpheus and Euridice and Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride in Maryland and a program of Debussy art songs in Pittsburgh.
April 27, 2018
Some announcements about upcoming engagements!
1. Katie will appear with Aria 412 for a second time this Tuesday night to perform some beautiful Spanish language music with friends from the Pittsburgh opera community. She will reprise a couple songs from last fall's Granados concert. Come on by for a casual night of drinks, bites, and singing.
2. Katie will make a new role debut and debut in a Strauss opera as Zdenka in Arabella with Pittsburgh Festival Opera this summer. This opera will be a Pittsburgh premiere!
3. The Debussy anniversary concert has been postponed until September due to scheduling issues with the venue.
Also, check back to the gallery page of this site soon for photos from last March's US premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko in Russian! It was a gorgeous, unforgettable production involving collaboration with two dance companies and performed for a wonderful, appreciative audience.
Upcoming Performances
January 11, 2019
Aria412 Fundraiser -- The Wheel of Opera!
Contact the organizers for information:
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Nov 14, 2012
2nd year BA Travel and Tourism Management and BA Adventure Tourism Management students had Dublin in their sights as they travelled from Tralee to experience the Culture and Heritage product on offer in the capital with lecturers Fiona Tobin and Majelle Pierse. Having a firsthand knowledge of the tourism product of Ireland is vital for students working in the industry and it also forms a very important part of both Tourism programmes in the Institute. 'There is no better way for students to understand the importance of Culture and Heritage to Tourism in Ireland, than to let them get out and experience the product for themselves' says Arts and Cultural Tourism lecturer Majelle Pierse 'and that is what is behind this trip. It also allows us to see the interpretation being used and informs our class discussions'.
The jam-packed itinerary included a stadium and museum tour at Croke Park, where the students visited the dressing rooms and warm up areas, as well as learning about the history of the ground and the plans for future tourism developments at the stadium. Unfortunately, there was no time for the skyline tour this time, but it will be included in future trips for sure! Next up was a walking tour of the developing Cultural Quarter in Dublin's Docklands as well as visits to the National Museum of Archaeology, the National Gallery and the Natural History Museum.
An interesting feature of this year's trip was the chance for students to go on the Literary Pub Crawl, hosted by 2 actors in various pubs and venues around the city centre. Great fun was had by all as we heard stories about Behan and Larkin, Wilde and Beckett! Other sites visited included Glasnevin Cemetery and one of Ireland's most popular tourism attractions – The Guinness Storehouse. The highlight of the trip for many of the Heritage students was undoubtedly the chance to visit Newgrange, one of only 2 World Heritage Sites in the Republic! Standing inside the monument, which predates the pyramids, is a truly unique experience.
Returning to Tralee the students gave a resounding 'thumbs up' to the trip. Adventure Tourism students Denis O'Sullivan and Barry Rogers both said that it had been 'a really interesting trip' and 'great fun'! We really couldn't ask for more than that!


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Plenty of animals can live equally well in air or water. They don't call frogs amphibians for nothing, after all. But insects — whoever heard of an amphibious insect?
Daniel Rubinoff, a biologist at the University of Hawaii, has. In a paper in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, he and a post-doctoral researcher, Patrick Schmitz, report on not one but a dozen very small caterpillars that can feed and breathe indefinitely both in and out of water. They are the first insects known to be truly amphibious.
The caterpillars are members of the moth genus Hyposmocoma that is endemic to Hawaii and has about 400 known species, almost all of which are strictly terrestrial. The amphibious ones live around rocks in Hawaii's mountain streams. Dr. Rubinoff said he did not know why collectors had not noticed them before. "It's almost like they closed their eyes when they crossed the streams," he said.
The caterpillars, which build silk cases in different shapes according to the species, breathe in air like other insects, through small openings called spiracles. When under water, Dr. Rubinoff said, the caterpillars most likely obtain oxygen through diffusion across the skin.
The researchers performed genetic analyses of close to 90 Hyposmocoma species and discovered that the amphibious ones "pop up essentially unrelated to each other," Dr. Rubinoff said. That suggests the amphibious trait evolved independently several times rather than once.
Dr. Rubinoff has an idea as to how that evolution occurred. Given Hawaii's high rainfall, the water level in the streams these species inhabit fluctuates greatly. A caterpillar that spends its time on a river rock cannot move fast enough when the water level quickly rises and the rock becomes submerged. "If you're a little caterpillar you've got to hunker down and hold on," he said.Continue reading the main story


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"The hair is the richest ornament of women." - Martin Luther
Finding your ideal hairstyle as a bride is no easy feat. You've spent hours on finding the perfect dress, shoes and jewelry, and the way in which you wear your hair might require just as much research.
A good starting point is to browse online and collect as many different photos of various styles as possible (Pinterest is a great site for this sort of searching). Be sure to keep your dress and other accessories in mind; for instance, it might be nice to have your hair flowing down if you're donning a strapless, sweetheart neckline, but if you've got your heart set on dazzling, chandelier stunners, you might be better off with your tresses pulled back to showcase your ear candy.
The next step is securing a hair stylist for the big event. If you don't already have a hairdresser in whom you have faith, ask friends and former brides for some solid recommendations. My hair guru, Christina Stavropoulos of St. Laurent Coiffure in Montreal, came highly acclaimed from multiple friends and acquaintances. When I went for my hair trial (a MUST before booking a stylist), we instantly clicked. It's that connection and her superior talent that allowed my dream 'do come true!
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Trendy tendrils and luscious locks; a bride's coif is the 'mane' accessory.


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We're kicking off Christmas in July here at Sew in Love with Fabric! This week we are showcasing our new holiday collections, and next week we'll be hosting a blog hop of holiday-themed tutorials.
Today we're sharing Frosty Forest by Cherry Guidry.
This sweet line features a panel showing a group of frosty friends celebrating the season and a bunch of fun coordinates. We asked Cherry to tell us more about her new collection.
Click here to see the entire collection.
This sweet line features a panel showing a group of frosty friends celebrating the season and a bunch of fun coordinates. We asked Cherry to tell us more about her new collection.
What inspired the Frosty Forest collection?
I am crazy about owls and Christmas is my favorite time of year, so a fabric collection that combined the two was my inspiration. Sam, the little owl, celebrates the holidays with Frosty snowman and his sweet woodland friends… a raccoon, squirrel, fox, and little birds, all gathered in the woods to share the holiday spirit.
Did you design the panel first? Can you talk about the different scenes in the panel? What do you envision it being used for?
The panel was the first design in the collection and started it out with a curly Christmas tree filled with ornaments… imagine that in the middle of the forest! After several revisions, Frosty took center stage and became the focus of the panel. One of my favorite elements in the design are the winter trees and the little deer, as well as the smaller blocks that surround the center panel. I think the panel would make a lovely wall hanging on its own, or the different blocks could be used independently as table toppers, mug rugs, pillows, etc., or fuzzy cut to be used as the center of a block, surrounded by sashing or more intricate piecing as part of a larger quilt.
What is your favorite print and why?
A favorite… that's a difficult one, but I'd have to say my first favorite in the collection would have to be the stripe, perfect for borders, fussy cutting… it would be so cute as an apron or in a little girl's dress; it would also make a fun stack-n-whack quilt… so many possibilities.
Tell us about the color palette you used.
My favorite color since childhood has been green, any bright, vibrant green, followed by aqua, so add a little red and you have a fresh, fun Christmas palette, of course, I had to have a touch orange to add a little pop of color.
Would you share some of the patterns and other things you've designed to go with the fabrics?
I have three new appliqué patterns using Frosty Forest and an embroidery collection digitized by OESD called Frosty Forest; all my patterns are also available with SVG files to be cut with an electronic cutter such as the Silhouette Cameo. Here are a few of my favorites:
Frosty is a wall hanging that is fun and quick:
Frosty's Wonderland is a large throw that has a little hand embroidery and can be embellished with buttons, also available as a Block of the Month is several shops now:
Let it Snow is a tree skirt that would also make a lovely table topper, with a little hand embroidery and available carrot, mittens, stars, and tiny buttons made to coordinate:
You can also check out my Frosty Forest embroidery collection.
Thanks, Cherry!
We also have several free quilt patterns available on our website featuring Frosty Forest:
Frosty Forest by Cherry Guidry
It's Snow Time! by Heidi Pridemore
Peppermint Twist by Tailormade by Design
Click here to see the entire collection.
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By Jindong Cai, Sheila Melvin, Jindong Cai and Sheila Melvin
At the turn of the twentieth century, students returning from abroad brought Beethoven to China. The composer's perseverance in the face of adversity and his musical genius resonated in a young nation searching for a way forward. Beethoven remained a durable part of Chinese life in the decades that followed, proving a remarkable chameleon; an icon to reformers, intellectuals, music fans and party cadres alike, playing a role in major historical events from the May Fourth Movement to the normalisation of US-China relations.
August 31, 2015
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TSC Falcons Athens was founded and activated in 1992 by Konstantinos Triantafillou and his team mates and friends, based on an idea and initiative of its major co-founder since 1987. Note that it is an official amateur sports club since 2009.
The mission of the club was and still is, to have a systematic organization with sponsors, academies of young players and further transfers of good players having the same mentality and vision, setting higher and long-term goals.
The results of this restructuring plan were immediately visible, as many new young players surfaced in the Hellenic table soccer scene, placing an example for other strong clubs to follow. Many talented players had the opportunity to be members of our team together with some known and experienced ones. This mixture of talent and experience made TSC Falcons the most successful Hellenic team till today, winning several Hellenic as well as European titles and competing in many more for the years to come.
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East Lansing's hot race
MSU student giving City Council incumbents a challenge
Two incumbents are running for reelection to the East Lansing City Council, but Michigan House Democratic Leader Sam Singh is telling voters to look out for the new guy, Aaron Stephens.
"I was impressed by his compassion for getting involved and engaged," said Singh. "Even though he's younger, he understands the larger issues facing the community."
Singh, who represents East Lansing in the House and came up through the Council, has endorsed the 21-year-old Stephens for one of two Council seats that will be filled on Nov. 7. But he is backing neither incumbent, Susan Woods, 65, and Ruth Beier, 56.
Another Stephens backer is longtime Ingham County Commissioner Mark Grebner, who represents East Lansing. Grebner said he's also backing Beier over Woods because of Beier's caution in approving property deals with developers.
Ingham County Treasurer Eric A. Schertzing, an East Lansing resident, said Stephens was impressive and suggested that Beier and Woods should "start knocking on doors." Schertzing endorsed Beier but hasn't decided between Stephens and Woods, though he pointed out, "Stephens has reached out to me, Woods has not."
Stephens, a senior majoring in political science and pre-law at MSU, cut his teeth during last year's presidential election, working with both the Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton campaigns. He helped lead the successful student registration drive, which East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks said was "pretty nuts."
"We went from 19,999 in August to around 27,500 by the time of the election," Wicks said.
Stephens said a conversation with a resident during that registration drive inspired him to run for office.
"I sat down with him on his porch and talked with him for hours," said Stephens. "He told me people would knock on his door during an election season but never return again after they were elected. This man felt forgotten. I'll never forget that moment. It taught me what being a public servant is about, representing people like him no matter what."
Still, Stephens has an uphill battle because the incumbents have greater name recognition.
"People already know what I stand for," said Beier. "Aaron does not have that. The way for him to get known is by doing what he's doing. I'm more interested in talking about the income tax than my own reelection."
Beier referred to proposals also on the Nov. 7 ballot that ask voters to lower the property tax and impose a 1 percent income tax on residents and a half percent on nonresidents.
Woods said she has been preoccupied with the East Lansing Film Festival, which she founded and serves as executive director, but she said she does plan on visiting with voters in the coming weeks.
Citizen journalism website East Lansing Info published an article highly critical of Stephens, relying on statements from Michael Metiva and Emily Weiner, former colleagues of Stephens at MSU's model United Nations organization, where Stephens was one of four vice presidents.
Metiva and Weiner accused Stephens of mismanaging the student organization's finances after his resignation to work for the Clinton campaign.
"Their argument was that because I did not return a checkbook, they couldn't become financially viable, which just isn't true," said Stephens. "I do apologize for not returning the checkbook sooner, but the idea that would create financial instability is ridiculous."
Beier and Woods have both defended Stephens' position.
Woods, who according to Singh is likely to be Stephen's primary competitor, has faced scrutiny over an alleged conflict of interest between her role as the festival's director and the Council's liaison to the East Lansing Arts Commission.
Woods recused herself in September from any Council decisions that would financially impact the film festival. "I apologize for not recusing myself sooner," said Woods. "But the festival never had influence on anything I've ever done as a Councilmember."
The demolition of the bank building on the corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbot Road may have given Beier and Woods momentum as incumbents. East Lansing residents greeted its destruction with a collective sigh of relief on Frida, and Grebner said he was happy to finally see it come down.
All three candidates support the income tax. "We need to get it passed, so we can pay our obligations," said Beier. Should the income tax proposal fail, Stephens suggested renegotiating a deal with MSU similar to President Lou Anna K. Simon's offer of $20 million over eight years. Stephens said he will remain optimistic if defeated. "My generation has to be the one to step up and really make a difference," said Stephens. "People may think they can get rid of me, but I am not going anywhere."


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Fort Worth, TX, is considering a proposal that
would ban trucks from the left lane of Interstate 30 in the city, The Fort
Worth Star Telegram reported.
The city's Police Department had planned to
offer the proposal to the City Council Jan. 6.
Police officials
told the paper that the plan was designed to save lives; however, truckers and
highway engineers in the state told the newspaper it might not do so.
According to The Associated Press,
a 1997 state law authorizes cities to restrict truckers from the fast lane of
major highways during peak travel hours.
Houston was the first city in the state
to implement the rule, acting in September 2000 to restrict lanes on an
eight-mile stretch of I-10, roughly from I-610 to Sam Houston Parkway. Trucks
were ordered to stay out of the far left lane from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays, except when passing other vehicles.
A Texas
Transportation Institute study conducted after Houston implemented the change
found that accidents decreased 68 percent on that portion of I-10 over a
nine-month period, with no deaths in the crashes that did occur. Houston
officials then decided to expand the lane restrictions to portions of I-45 and
State Highway 225.
However, highway experts have warned that the accident
reductions may be more the result of more police on the highway and less due to
the restriction, The Star Telegram reported.
"Load up the roadway
with police officers, Mike Sims, a transportation planner with the North
Council of Governments, said, "and watch the accident rate fall."
But despite those warnings, the
left lane bans expanded. In the wake of the I-10 ban, a series of Houston
suburbs worked together to add the restriction to Highway 255 through their
communities. In March of 2003, La Porte became the final city to approve the
restriction, which will run from inner Houston to the Gulf Coast.
If the Fort Worth City Council
approves the left lane ban there, it could be in place in six months, The Star Telegram reported. Other nearby
cities, such as Arlington, may then be asked whether they want to extend the
ban to the portions of I-30 within their boundaries.


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Selena Gomez recently enjoyed a trip to the Coachella Music Festival with her boyfriend, The Weeknd, and during their visit to Indio, California, they reportedly discussed taking the next step in their relationship.
While Selena Gomez didn't appear to be sporting an engagement ring on Monday when she and The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala, a new report claims the 24-year-old "Same Old Love" singer may be engaged.
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Selena Gomez and The Weeknd began dating months ago and confirmed their romance during a joint outing in Santa Monica, where they were seen kissing outside of Giorgio Baldi restaurant.
Since going public with their relationship, Selena Gomez and The Weeknd have done tons of traveling. In late February, the couple ventured to Italy for sightseeing tours in Florence and Venice, and weeks later, they were seen in Amsterdam and France.
Prior to her relationship with The Weeknd, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber were involved in an on-and-off relationship that abruptly ended last August when Gomez called out Bieber for blasting his relationship with Sofia Richie to his many fans and followers on Instagram. As fans of the singer and actress may recall, Gomez stood up for Bieber's fans after he threatened to make his account private due to the backlash he received in regard to his relationship with the model.
During their public spat, Justin Bieber accused Selena Gomez of using him for attention, and she fired back at her former boyfriend by suggesting he cheated on her during their relationship.
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A woman holds her child as they wait in a line to receive food at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Friday, April 15, 2016. More than 11,000 people have been stuck at the makeshift camp for more than a month amid hopes that the border would reopen. (Photo by Amel Emric/AP Photo)
A boy looks while standing on used cars batteries in Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 7, 2016. (Photo by Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters)
A Jewish girl plays in Jerusalem's Old City April 8, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)
Children take a dip in a container outfitted as a swimming pool, to cool off from the intense heat, in Manila April 11, 2016. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)
Boys play with water as they celebrate Myanmar's New Year Water Festival of Thingyan in Yangon, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
Grace Chee, 4, poses for photographs in front of Chinese New Year decorations in one of Kuala Lumpur's largest shopping malls, in this January 28, 2015 file photo. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)
Mia Duarte plays with a cat at her house in Hurlingham, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 21, 2016. PIcture taken April 21, 2016. (Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)
A Palestinian boy runs during a local marathon organized by Culture and Free Thought association, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip April 28, 2016. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
A child plays as she enjoys a day out in Laguna de San Carlos, Panama May 1, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)
Shi'ite pilgrims make their way to Kadhimiya to mark the death of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, in Baghdad, in Iraq May 2, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)
Milli Astill, age 7, attempts to persuade 3-year old Lissi-Lu to have her photograph taken with her in their Leicester City tu-tus in Leicester, Britain April 22, 2016. Leicester City's Premier League title dream became reality on Monday as their only remaining challengers Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 at Chelsea to complete one of the greatest ever sporting achievements. The Foxes' Premier League campaign has captivated fans in the provincial English city as well as sports fans worldwide. (Photo by Darren Staples/Reuters)
A boy sit in a burnt area after fire destroyed shelters at a camp for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims in the western Rakhine State near Sittwe, Myanmar May 3, 2016. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
Syrian refugee children stand outside their tents during the visit of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to their camp in Zahrani village, southern Lebanon May 3, 2016. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Reuters)
A girl grimaces for a selfie as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, arrives for a European project day at the Lycee Francais school in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. (Photo by Markus Schreiber/AP Photo)
A girl plays with a doll at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees near the village of Idomeni not far from the Greek-Macedonian border on April 30, 2016. Some 54,000 people, many of them fleeing the war in Syria, have been stranded on Greek territory since the closure of the migrant route through the Balkans in February. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP Photo)
In this photograph taken on April 14, 2016, children wearing traditional cosmetic paste watch performers wearing colorful ethnic costumes performing on stage during a cultural program of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party celebrations marking Thingyan, a water festival which brings in the country's new year, in Yangon on April 14, 2016 under the new government of Aung San Suu Kyi, ending decades of military junta iron rule. The Buddhist festival of water pouring symbolizes spiritual cleansing and begin the new year free from worldly impurities with celebrants devoting the four days of Thingyan in merry making of water dousing until the eve of new year. (Photo by Romeo Gacad/AFP Photo)
A young girl yet to attain puberty is dressed up as living goddess before being worshipped as "kumari" or virgin during the Bengali Hindu festival of Basanti Durga puja performed in the spring in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 15, 2016. Worshipping kumaris or virgins on the ninth day or navami of the festival is an important ritual when they are worshipped as the base power of all creation. The more popular form of Durga festival is performed in autumn when the Hindu mythical figure Rama is said to have called upon goddess Durga to seek her blessings to defeat the evil character Ravana. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)
The photographer is reflected in the eyes of a Yemeni girl posing for a photo near a makeshift shelter at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) after they were forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing fighting in the country, the northern province of Amran, Yemen, 01 May 2016. According to reports, a yearlong conflict between the Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels has left more than 2.4 million people forcibly displaced, pushing this impoverished Arab country to the brink of humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Yahya Arhab/EPA)
An Indian child swims in a dirty pond on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, 03 May 2016. The temperature in the city has touched 45 degrees Celsius mark, according to the meteorological department. (Photo by EPA/Stringer)
A shaven-headed boy yawns during a lighting ceremony to celebrate Buddha's upcoming birthday on May 14 at the Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Ten children entered the temple to have an experience of monks' life for two weeks. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
An Indian boy plays in a local fountain to cool off on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, 04 May 2016. The temperature in the city has touched 45 degrees Celsius mark, according to the meteorological department. (Photo by Harish Tyagi/EPA)
A young visitor experiences being blind as she kicks a ball during a blind football event in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district Monday, May 2, 2016. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)
Two boys smiles after having their heads shaved during a service to celebrate Buddha's upcoming 2,560th birthday on May 14, at the Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea Monday, May 2, 2016. They are two of the ten children who entered the temple to have an experience of monks' life for two weeks. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)
Sema el Husein, from Syria carries her brother Yamin as they walk amongst tents, at the makeshift camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Monday, April 11, 2016. More than 12,000 people have been stuck her for more than a month amid hopes that the border would reopen. (Photo by Amel Emric/AP Photo)
Freddy Tisdale and Teddy Tisdale attend Volunteer day for "Yo Soy Univision Contigo" at Para Los Ninos Charter Middle School on April 29, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Univision)
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This is Zac - a challenge, a bundle of neuroses, loving, sensitive - our much loved dog.
He is affectionately known as Zac-a-Doodle-Dandy-Dog (or variations, thereof!)
Zac's life has been a complex one. His history includes abandonment, and probably some rough treatment. He wasn't easy to re-home, but it has been exciting and fun to get to know him, and to teach him that life isn't all bad! If you, too, own a difficult dog and want to know how we coped - or simply love a doggy tale - then read on.
We re-homed Zac when he was 4 years old. When we took him home, we knew he was "nervous of strangers." He certainly did not want to know us. What we didn't know was that this would mean he would soon bite two of our friends, terrorize the neighbours, be unwelcome in relatives' homes, and be avoided by the local dog owners. Zac's major problem was plenty of fear aggression!
Today he is a bit of a handful at times, but generally welcome wherever he goes. His behaviour is now usually acceptable, with occasional misdemeanors. His obedience is better than any of our previous dogs. It's been hard work but so very worth it. Have a look and see how we managed it ... and maybe take a peek at Zac's talents, too.
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