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In this post we take a look inside the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum where many historic and vintage vehicles have been preserved and are on display. Railroad cars have been and will always be very popular, whether you see them in person on in a photograph like this one that racked up more than 1500 pluses over on Google Plus in less than 48 hours. I think my love of trains started with my first Lionel train set one Christmas.
We begin with this black and white photo showing a few of the trains that welcome you inside the museum.
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The railroad museum, like most others, began with a mission of saving old historic locomotives from deteriorating conditions and the eventual scrap heap and over time has amassed a very large collection of railroad artifacts.
This class of passenger locomotive, known as an EMD E7 was built between 1945 and 1949 by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. This one, built in 1945 and numbered 5901 is the last of the more than 400 manufactured. I really like the way this looks in black and white but to be true to its current appearance I have included the color version of the photograph below.
She looks pretty spiffy for a machine that is in it's 70th year. Let's pull back for a better view of this huge machine.
Housed within this 71-foot frame are two 12 cylinder, 1000 HP diesel engines. What a massive machine!
We will close out with this overhead view of a section of the museum.
This place is loaded with history, from signal lights that have saved lives to actual seating from train stations to 19th century luggage, its all here to see and enjoy. Also, I haven't even mentioned the train excursions on authentic locomotives from yesteryear through the surrounding countryside, until now. :-)
If you ever find yourself in the area of Strasburg Pennsylvania and have a day to spare, do yourself and family a favor and drop in for a day of memory making. It's an experience you will cherish for a lifetime.
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When you think about your dream home, you probably imagine a large farmhouse kitchen, a luxury spa bathroom, separate bedrooms for all of your kids, a large lower level complete a theatre room, and an outdoor living room. Whether your dream home includes all of those things or not, you need to have a plan of action when it comes to building an Indianapolis custom home. Without a set plan, you can easily be swept away in upgrades, fees, additional costs, and time delays.
When building an Indianapolis custom home, you have to know what to avoid and what not to do in order to get the home of your dreams.
1. Without a plan, you could end up not being prepared for all of the little decisions that come with building a custom home and when that happens, the
timeline could be impacted by serious delays.
- 2. You might also end up paying for features that you don't even want. A plan will help you know exactly what you're looking for and help you stick to your original budget.
- 3. Not having a plan as you build your custom home can also result in a home that you don't love. Your custom home should be your dream home, not someone else's dream home.
To help you prepare for building your Indianapolis custom home and getting a plan ready, here are some things you should NOT do during the process:
- Ignore room layouts: Sure, you're paying someone to design a custom floor plan, but you need to pay attention to the room layouts. Everything from the size of a room to how much closet space will be included should be considered.
- Forget about natural light: Lighting can be tricking depending on the size of your home, but usually natural light is the preferred way to light a room. If your floor plan allows it, include windows in every room and maybe even consider skylights in certain rooms.
- Include unused rooms: The theater in the lower level sounds great, but how often do you actually find yourself sitting down to watch a movie? Design is great, but function should trump design in this case. If you're building a custom home, make sure you love every square foot of the place.
- Poorly place the laundry room: Upstairs? Behind the kitchen? Through the mudroom? Where is the best place for the laundry room? The best place is wherever you think it will be best utilized. Placing it upstairs means you don't have to lug dirty and clean clothes up and down the stairs, but downstairs could flow better with your home.
- Exclude proper kitchen design: Your kitchen needs to work efficiently and smoothly with the rest of your home. It should be close to where you bring groceries in, but it also needs to be close to the dining room. However, you also have to keep in mind the actual layout of the kitchen. If you're constantly walking around an island to get to anything, will that work? If your sink is incredibly far from the stove top, how will you boil water?
Planning each and every step of the custom home building process is crucial to success. At Carrington Homes, we take pride in our building process. We'll work with you through each and every step of creating your dream home.
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Ok, if you are a guy….you know you have fantasized about it. You know what I mean – Stealing a Steamroller.
Now we have a PSA…Don't do it drunk.
Drunken Joyride On Steamroller Ends Badly
From the Ontario's Sudbury Star:
A 19-year-old Greater Sudbury man remains in stable condition in hospital after a steamroller accident in Bell Park early Sunday.
Traffic Sgt. Gary Lavoie said Monday the man had to undergo emergency surgery to treat a serious leg injury and has yet to appear in court on the charges.
The man was found pinned underneath a steamroller in Bell Park about 3:20 a.m. Sunday.
Investigating officers determined the man had taken the steamroller for a joyride and lost control. The steamroller tipped over on him. The man had been drinking, police say.


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The brief for the 2nd half of this job said: Estimate to spend 4 days on a snowy location to capture 5-vehicles at 5-locations covering 4-lifestyle scenarios (stills) + running footage (a 3rd model will be shot beauty/static only).
What it took to get all these images is a production tale too long for this blog. And one I could likely never tell. So I asked my trusted long-time producer, David Zickl, and he was happy to give some insights…
"What I know after having a few of these Subaru shoots under my belt with Shawn and Carmichael Lynch, is that after all their years of working together, ACD Jeff Terwilliger, Art Producer, Sandy Boss Febbo, and Shawn have their own unique shorthand. Theirs is a long relationship layered with trust - as in they trust Shawn, he trusts them, and then they entrust me to interpret it all - that ultimately gets us where we need to go to make the magic happen for the client.
And for this shoot, I chased snowfall patterns for 2 months over 5 states, cast talent in 48-hours, booked and rebooked a handful of last-minute airplane tickets, coordinated movement for embargoed cars + pursuit vehicle/team, paid some people not to plow their driveways, organized an early morning hockey game for some 11 year-olds, had numerous dump truck loads of snow brought in the night before to cover the roads, ultimately turning Ketchum, Idaho into the winter wonderland that everyone envisioned.
What I also know after 20+ years producing shoots for Shawn, is that he is always steady and prepared, a real master of this craft. And in the end, he just makes it look easy to do the difficult.
And while the brief didn't mention Shawn's daughter then buying one of these cars a few months later, that also happened.
Thanks for the adventures brother, always great to work with you. -DZ"


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Let me start off by telling what I have going on. So my cooling fan wasnt working, over heated engine. Fixed that but I need new spark plugs, my cats are clogged so I'm about to cut the exhaust all out and run straight pipe from the manifold. I'm going to try and use the spark plug no foulers to pull the o2 sensor out of the line of exhaust, if that doesn't work I'm going to try an electronic mil eliminator, lastly if that doesn't work I'm buying a hand held and remapping. But I want to tune it up real nice before I do that. I'm a delivery driver and really beat on it, I'm also putting in high performance coil packs. The manufacturer recommends motorcraft agsf-32n for the plug. What can you recommend. I started to look into different types of plug configurations and mororcraft model number identification charts. I'm a little lost in the forest. Anything you can explain or any advise would be appreciated. Thanks
My car has 180000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
Try using the factory plugs first and use them until you get all the modifications done. Then keep checking the plugs every month to see how they are burning to see if you need a hotter plug or a colder plug if there is one made that fits this engine.
You should do a search on the spark plug number and their meanings to know what plug to look for. As far as I know Motorcraft plugs AGSF-32n is a pretty hot plug and should work for you for now. If you need help sourcing, replacing, or installing the spark plugs, a certified technician from YourMechanic can come to your home or office to perform this task.
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Chevrolet Aveo
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Chevrolet has unveiled the showroom-ready version of its new Aveo here at the Paris motor show.
What is it?
This supermini goes on sale in the UK next summer, and follows on from the sporty Aveo RS concept versions that we saw earlier in the year at the Detroit and Geneva motor shows.
Chevrolet says that the car has undergone comprehensive development work so that it suits the European market.
Optical illusion
At first glance, the Aveo looks like a three-door car because the handles for its rear doors are hidden in the C-pillars. Its longer and wider than the old model, while the cabin offers more space and some nifty design features, including a motorcycle-inspired instrument binnacle.
Two petrol and two diesel engines will be available from launch. The 1.2-litre petrol develops 85bhp while the 1.4-litre has 99bhp and will be available with a six-speed automatic transmission. The 1.3-litre diesel delivers either 74bhp or 95bhp and will have engine stop-start technology to improve economy.


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'Sleepless' is all things good about "just another genre entry"
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Dr. Brian Kerr
Dr. Brian Kerr was raised in Tacoma, graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School. He completed his undergraduate studies at Washington State University, before moving to Portland for his dental education. He earned his dental degree at OHSU and has been practicing in Tacoma ever since.
Dr. Kerr is committed to comprehensive dental care and strives to offer the best that dentistry has. To achieve this goal, he spends many hours away from the office taking continuing education courses. His membership in professional organizations include:
- American Dental Association
- Academy of General Dentistry
- International Congress of Oral Implantology
- Academy of Osseointegration
- Pierce County Dental Society
When he's away from the office, Dr. Kerr enjoys time with his wife Tiffany and two sons, Gavin and Parish.


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So I have not talked much about this project as I was not sure it would actually happen, but over a year ago I was invited to a massive anthology with some really big names in it (including Hugh Howey the biggest name in independent publishing), but it fell through and restarted some many times I almost gave up on it, but it actually happened! As of this morning the anthology is live on Amazon, and at least in the US Amazon store FREE.
It is 101 different authors, each of us writing a single 1000 word story. I have not had a chance to read much of it yet, so I can not attest to any of the content other than my own story. I am sure it runs the gambit of family friendly to not so friendly and awesome stories to not so awesome. That is just how these things work out.
The collection includes a story I wrote featuring Dusty and Spectra called "Rage." It is official canon to the series, and started out as a cut scene from Spectra's gambit. Since the anthology is FREE you might as well get it, even if you just read Rage. 🙂
Click the cover, or here to go to Amazon and get the book. I hope you find much enjoyment in it!


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As coastal sea levels rise, Congress sticks its head in the sand
12:00 p.m. EDT, April 2, 2013
Thanks for your article on climate change and rising sea levels ("Survey shows Americans wary of sea level rising," March 29.) Global warming is driving major change in sea levels.
In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world's leading authority on climate science, projected an annual sea level rise of less than 2 millimeters per year. But from 1993 through 2006, the oceans actually rose 3.3 millimeters per year, more than 50 percent above projections, according to Scientific American magazine.
Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion — warming ocean temperatures causing water to expand in volume — and glaciers and ice sheets melting into the oceans. And studies show that sea level rise is accelerating.
Unless, that is, you live in North Carolina, where climate change deniers insanely passed a law last year forbidding the use of current science in planning for sea level rise. Instead, the law there only allows the use of historical data.
North Carolina scientists predict a sea level rise of 39 inches. But planners there are only allowed to project an 8-inch rise, based on measurements made over the last 100 years. Good luck to homeowners on North Carolina's coastline.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 123.3 million people, or 39 percent of the nation's population, lived in counties on a shoreline in 2010. Sea level rise is making planners redraw flood plain maps, affecting many more people.
The cause of this major sea level rise is the burning of fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that is warming the planet. This is another example of the hidden costs of burning fossil fuels.
It's a failure of the free market to not factor the costs of rising sea levels into the price of fossil fuels. Keeping up the charade that climate change is not a problem puts Americans and all of life on the planet at risk.
A steadily rising tax on carbon-based fuels, with 100 percent of the revenue returned to every household, is a simple and fair way to wean us from fossil fuels that Congress could implement immediately to address global warming's devastating impact on U.S. coastlines.
Jon Clark, Dover, Pa.
The writer is Mid-Atlantic regional coordinator of the Citizens Climate Lobby.
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Tags: China Glaze
It isn't Summer until we have a China Glaze Summer collection rammed with neons and this year the collection is a total wow. Most of the neons have a subtle shimmer that make them really amazing, there are a couple of creams and a jelly in there as well and it's taken me ages to get this post done because I've kept most of the shades on for at least a day or two rather than doing one mega swatching session!
You're going to have to forgive the varying state of my nails and cuticles in these pictures, in some of them I have acrylics on, in others I don't, some of the acrylics are not good, some are overdue an infill and in nearly all of them my cuticles are terrible. As I've been wearing acrylics I can only use a non-acetone based polish remover and I have to say I find it far more damaging to my cuticles than pure acetone…. anyway, I'm heading off topic so lets just crack on with it. Also, please forgive me, I find neons very difficult to capture with my camera. Oh and PS – I have extremely bright white acrylic tips on in some of these photographs which are nigh on impossible to cover with polish… normal nails would almost certainly achieve full coverage.
Final note, a lot of these colours contain shimmer but because of the size of the images that I can fit on this page you can't see them too well, please feel free to click to enlarge the pictures.
Surfin' For Boys
No top coat. Super incredible bright orange with a hint of purple shimmer… original and glorious but alas my picture does not do it justice.
Love's A Beach
No top coat. This is so neon it's incredible, neon pink, also with a hint of purple shimmer. Much much much brighter than it appears here.
Ride the Waves
Blue jelly. Very sheer, which isn't a complaint, jellies are sheer, this was three coats. Nice blue but definitely not my favourite of the collection.
Beach Cruise-r
This is perhaps my favourite of the collection, shown with a flash here because out of all the photos I took of this, this is the most accurate, only it's a bit brighter. Like wow.
You know those reflective jackets you can get, or patches or bands on bike riding gear so you can be seen at night? That's what this is. In the flesh its mind blowing, even causing my husband to proclaim "woooahhh" and he never has a reaction of any kind to nail polish. Incredible.
Flirty Tankini
I honestly wished I could get away with not showing you this one since my photo sucks. After over 50 attempts at photographing this one I had to give up. A warm pink shimmer, it's not orange, although it does have hints of coral, it also has hot pink shimmer.
Orange You Hot?
Bright orange shimmer with a yellow shimmer, it's gorgeous. The name really makes me chuckle because of Chloe's favourite joke:
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Banana who?
Banana who?!
…Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say banana???
I'm With The Lifeguard
Unbelievably bright neon green, shimmery and gorgeous. I'd imagine this would be stunning with a tan!
Pink Plumeria
Not really neon, well, not as neon as the others, this is flattering and gorgeous, a warm pink with shimmer.
Hang Ten Toes
The shade I am indeed wearing on my toes. Glorious bubblegum pin neon with purple shimmer. To die for.
Under the Boardwalk
Gorgeous cream shade, not quite sure what to call it, but I like it! Sort of a pinky purple.
Splish Splash
Very pretty shimmery blue. Not my cup of tea as I don't generally wear these shades but if I saw it on someone else I'd think it was lovely!
And there we have it. I'm sorry my pictures just don't do the collection justice, my camera does NOT love neons! The only colours it captured well are all the less neon shades. For more accurate pictures, take a look at Vampy Varnish because hers are amazing.
Guhh I want like every single one! x
I got Turned up Turquoise China Glaze the other day, and so begins my love affair. This has give me a shopping list. 🙂
Stunning collection, screams summer! I might surprise myself and get something pink!
wow those nails pics rock.but how long can these last?


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SFC7 Day 16 Tribal Council
November 17th, 2010, 10:54 pm
Author's Comments:
Reply SWSU-Master, November 17th, 2010, 11:00 pm
Well, its official. I'm gonna get alot of hate for this XD
Reply Advertisement, November 17th, 2019, 6:14 am
User's Comments:
Reply cRaZyKiD (Guest), November 17th, 2010, 11:03 pm
....you bastard
Reply Vilecheese, November 17th, 2010, 11:04 pm
Nuff said.
Reply Lasercatz, November 17th, 2010, 11:10 pm
You know what, fuck it, here's my rant.
To start off, Russell could've actually not been so bad. If done correctly, he would have made a decent villain, and a semi-memorable character. Unfortunately, all we saw was him, and him alone in Samoa. Frankly, the only reason it didn't happen again was because HvV was an All-Star season. And all he did was say the same old shit all the time. Never changed.
Reply SWSU-Master, November 17th, 2010, 11:10 pm
cRaZy: Thanks ^_^
Reply godmoderncommander, November 17th, 2010, 11:12 pm
Reply cRaZyKiD (Guest), November 17th, 2010, 11:14 pm
Thats it I'm moving to Canada (packs bags and leaves)
Reply SWSU-Master, November 17th, 2010, 11:24 pm
gmc: Because if he left now it wouldnt be that epic.
Reply FroggyDumm (Guest), November 17th, 2010, 11:28 pm
I need to spread some love in these parts.
Reply Lasercatz, November 17th, 2010, 11:47 pm
BTW, I'm fine if you do like SFC Russell. He's like a MUCH more negative version of Craig. And hey, if you're into that, fine. ^_^
Reply shadow0knight, November 17th, 2010, 11:58 pm
Not only is Russell's still here, but now Betty's gone.
Reply ANGRY SHUUGS (Guest), November 18th, 2010, 12:02 am
Reply Vilecheese, November 18th, 2010, 12:16 am
I probably would've been...a LITTLE okay with this if, I dunno, we were SHOWN the part where Russell got the idol.
Reply SWSU-Master, November 18th, 2010, 12:23 am
Froggy: Yay!
Reply mydoctor93, November 18th, 2010, 12:42 am
Reply FroggySmart (Guest), November 18th, 2010, 1:06 am
lulz bad writing.
Reply KrayTX, November 18th, 2010, 1:17 am
Son of a bitch! I effing hate Russel, way to ruin the season. I love your writing but by having Russel do that once more, it's so annoying.
Reply SWSU-Master, November 18th, 2010, 1:25 am
mydoctor: He isnt making the finals. Trust me.
Reply LaMoop, November 18th, 2010, 2:06 am
I saw this coming a mile off.
Reply Celestial_Wolf, November 18th, 2010, 3:54 am
Well, it's prefectly in character for Russell. I suspect he will make the merge before he falls, just so he can troll the other tribe.
Reply AkumaTh, November 18th, 2010, 5:54 am
Talk about luck. If it wasn't for the Vamp's slip up, he would have been gone.
Reply LordViking (Guest), November 18th, 2010, 6:01 am
They should evict him from their shelter, force him to search for his own food and search his belongings before going to TC to make sure he doesn't have another HII stashed away somewhere.
Reply The_mad_one, November 18th, 2010, 6:47 am
Krauss: Russel your teamwork sucks, your game sucks, you suck. HAHAHAHAHAHA who do you think I'm voting for?
Reply BAZ Zerfire, November 18th, 2010, 6:47 am
Ok, screw politeness
Hate, hate, hate, HATE THAT FAT FUCKING BASTARD!!!!! Seriously, he's worse than craig. At least Craig had funny moments.
Reply SkylerJ, November 18th, 2010, 6:58 am
Predictable... Like LaMoop I saw this coming a mile away. It was too obvious he was staying in the game. *Sigh*... and for once I was hoping to be surprise... This is going to make the series even more harder to read. I don't think I can even be happy when he actually leaves since it seems pointless now that most of the cast that I enjoy are gone.
Reply Tinyhammer (Guest), November 18th, 2010, 7:30 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NO! No! Noooo! Nononono! No! NO! No. No. No... NOOOOO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
Reply Masterweaver, November 18th, 2010, 8:51 am
Jasen, you can go without sleep. WATCH HIM. LIKE A HAWK.
Reply SWSU-Master, November 18th, 2010, 9:00 am
LaMoop: I dont think the target will be lifted from his back
Reply SkylerJ, November 18th, 2010, 10:54 am
True, seeing by the reaction, I think everyone was pretty certain he was going to go home. I wish the tv series would follow your style and keep the hidden immunity idol hidden. It be such a shocker if someone just randomly pulled it out! Btw whats everyone opinion of Brenda going home last night? I enjoyed it.
Reply SPDark, November 18th, 2010, 11:58 am
1) @SkylarJ: The votes are way too predictable in Survivor S21.
Reply Lasercatz, November 18th, 2010, 12:19 pm
4th comment, I officially have no life >_<
"You know, you don't talk much."
Reply SkylerJ, November 18th, 2010, 1:38 pm
@Lasercatz: You should go on CBS and watch her confessionals. Especially the one about the volcano. It truly made me like her more!
Reply Sine Diego (Guest), November 18th, 2010, 5:42 pm
UGH, that smug smile of his!
Reply Darth AWQ, November 19th, 2010, 9:19 pm
Why am I bleeding!??! Aaaugh the Agony of russel has caused Scuvy! Aaaaauugh!
Reply qazox, October 5th, 2011, 2:58 am
I love the RL Character that Russel hantz portrayed on Survivor (1st episode he was evr er in, he stated it was a character...) But come on.... Even I think this was an ass-grab.
Reply Daves (Guest), March 18th, 2019, 1:42 pm
There go all the Jasen winner picks :/
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Touring the Inn Town Campground
Take the woods and create a space that invites people to experience the trees and stars. Build sites with power and hookups. More sites for tents. Then finish with canvas tents complete with decks overlooking the forest. Sounds like a dreamy quest. And a lot, a lot, of work.
That's exactly what's happening in Nevada City. The Inn Town Campground is this dream come true. The campground is so close to our charming little towns. Yet towering pines shade sites.
I walked the campground a few months ago. The transformation is amazing. And, even though I live all of five minutes away, I want to spend time in these tents. Glamping is my new dream vacation! And these tents will be the perfect family getaway!
Erin's family owns the campground. They're all working incredibly hard to make it amazing for this summer's opening. As it happened, we both wore similar shirts for the tour. We did not call each other and organize this!
Even dogs will be welcome in glamping tents 1-8. Great news! Our Lhasa Apso was very please to hear that.
The campground is taking reservations now. I predict this place is going to be very popular. I better get our family organized to reserve dates.
You can also tour the campground for yourself before it opens to the public. This is a great chance to see which sites and tents are your favorites. It's also fun to see the campground before people arrive to pitch tents. The campground will be open year-round starting on July 1, 2016.
Follow the Inn Town Campground on Facebook to hear the latest updates about events. The next tour will be June 9, 2016. Learn more here.
Let's sleep under the stars this summer. Sounds dreamy. And dreams can come true :)


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Other Information about National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans
Madagascar is a megadiverse country with a high concentration of endemic species. Its ecosystems include many types of forests, savannah, steppes, rivers, lakes, wetlands, mangroves, drylands and reefs. Currently, these unique ecosystems are home to approximately 12,000 species of vascular plants (96% endemic), 586 species of ferns (45% endemic), 194 species of palms (97% endemic), 1000 species of orchids (85% endemic), 389 species of reptiles (90% endemic), 278 species of amphibians (100% endemic), 282 species of birds (37% endemic), 159 species of fish (66% endemic), 104 species and subspecies of lemurs (100% endemic), 60 species of non-flying small mammals (92% endemic), 43 species of bats (73% endemic) and 13 species of carnivore (77% endemic)... More »
The general trend of biodiversity degradation, both for flora and fauna, is primarily caused by destructive human practices, such as the clearing of natural habitats (0.55% per year) and overexploitation of natural resources. Hunting is also a major threat to large species in Madagascar. More recently, the impact of climate change on biodiversity has become apparent, particularly in the marine and coastal environments... More »
The National Strategy for Sustainable Management of Biodiversity (NSSMB) was established in 1996. The principles of the NSSMB are: to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of the entire population by reducing poverty, based on knowledge (modern and traditional), ownership, and a sense of common welfare; to be part of the development process (at the local, regional and national levels); to take the development of international trade into account; and to promote realistic alternatives... More »
A notable success in the implementation of the NSSMB and the National Environmental Action Plan is the increase in protected areas from 3% in the past to about 8% of the country's total area (4,751,895 ha) in 2009. The Humid Dense Forest of the East, composed of 6 national parks with a total area of about 479,661 ha, has been nominated as a World Heritage site... More »
The Environmental Units Platform serves as an interface between environmental authorities, other sectoral ministries, decentralized structures, operators and other partners, offering support and advice on environmental issues relevant to each concerned ministry. The functions of Madagascar's Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) and knowledge management on biodiversity and biosafety are ensured by the National Office for the Environment... More »
The country has a national environmental dashboard that regularly generates reports on the status of the environment. Although initially designed to be a decision-making tool, the national environmental dashboard proved useful to the different types of actitives undertaken in relation to research and training at the country level... More »


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A friend, someone I knew in college, found a nest with two newborn bunnies in his yard. They were just days old, eyes still squinched shut against the world. Here's a photo Percival (not his real handle) uploaded on Facebook for all to see:
Naturally, Percival's 1,200-plus FB friends were in raptures over the photo, with lots of comments about how precious/sweet/adorable/cute the little guy is, along with suggestions for names, and a few jokes about rabbit stew.
I'm conjecturing here, but I believe Percival, buoyed by the comments his photo generated, decided it was his duty to keep the Sheeple informed of the bunnies' progress with a pictorial diary. This, of course, meant repeatedly uncovering the nest, handling the little creatures, and just being, in general, the worst kind of neighbor possible.
Again, the photos generated a barrage of positive comments, with some folks calling Percival a rabbit whisperer. Percival was on a roll and not to be stopped. With the weather forecast calling for first, rain, and then, freezing temperatures, Percival set about building an enclosure to protect his charges from the elements, never mind that wild rabbits have evolved to survive harsh weather:
Mama bunnies don't stay with their babies. This keeps predators away from the little family. But mama hangs nearby, and visits a couple of times each day to feed her babies. Can you imagine what this particular mother rabbit must have thought when she encountered the new, but not necessarily improved, nest?
Despite my friend's best intentions, the poor bunnies were found dead on January 24. Percival announced the deaths on FB, saying the little things had not survived the cold. (My daughter's text to me after she read the blog, "The babies DIED?!") Percival lives in Austin, which ain't exactly Buffalo, NY when it comes to frigid weather. I Googled the overnight low temperature for Austin for January 23 - 24, and it was 26 degrees.
Now, I don't claim to be any kind of expert on wildlife, but in my opinion, these babies didn't expire from the cold, but from starvation. Mama got scared away from the constant interference or, being just a dumb bunny used to simple nests of hair, grass and dirt --- materials that have served her kind for untold eons --- she couldn't figure out how to get past the fortifications. Either way, the babies didn't get the nourishment they needed to accommodate their rapid growth and maintain their body heat in the cold. So much for being a rabbit whisperer.
A couple of springs ago, a sparrow laid her eggs in an empty flower basket we had hanging in our backyard. The basket had hung out there all winter long --- for some reason, no one could be bothered to take it down and store it --- and it was nothing but packed down dirt, with a sort of depression in the middle where the flowers had been rudely yanked out. I can't imagine why this mama sparrow thought a basket of dirt would make a good nest; perhaps she was lazy. Firstly, the basket was completely, and I mean COMPLETELY, open to the elements. Secondly, it hung on a chain and it didn't take much of a breeze to blow the thing around. If there's such a thing as avian Section 8 housing, this was it.
Anyway, that damn mother bird made my life hell until her babies finally flew away. It was early spring and the nights were chilly, so I worried about hypothermia. I worried about direct heat from the sun. When the wind blew the basket, I worried the eggs would get tossed out like miniature hand grenades, or the babies would get seasick. When it rained, I worried. I worried about predators. I wouldn't let anyone out on the deck because I didn't want to disturb the babies and their idiot mother. Phoebe, who loves to prowl around our backyard, wasn't allowed out, either, and I had one very pissed-off cat on my hands. I wouldn't allow Richard to grill outdoors or mow too closely, which led to marital strife. Honestly, I worried and fretted more over those baby birdies, than I ever did over my own kids. In the end, we learned a very valuable lesson: put hanging baskets away for the winter.
Because of this, I understand only too well Percival's concern for the wee wabbits. The difference was that I kept my distance and didn't interfere, despite the mother bird's poor choice of suitable housing, and my strong desire to help make things a little more homey for the babies. Just little things. Like a roof, curtains and maybe a throw rug.
There's a book the Percivals of the world should read. It's called:
There's a Hair in My Dirt! tells the tale (from a lowly worm's perspective) of fair Harriet, a nature lover, whose dim understanding of the very thing she professes to love so much wreaks havoc wherever she goes. The amusing drawings and sly humor aside ("Father Worm sat back, stretching himself out to his full, glorious three and a half inches"), the story reminds us that we humans are very much a part of the natural world, not just interested observers in a cute and cuddly zoo. Nature is a complex, fragile and violent system where every creature plays a vital role. As wise Father Worm tells us, "...loving Nature is not the same as understanding it."
Rest in peace, little baby bunnies,
Rabbit pictures: from Percival's FB page (no links provided to protect Percival from PETA and bunnies bent on revenge)
Book: http://www.betterworldbooks.com/there-s-a-hair-in-my-dirt-id-006019104X.aspx
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Spotlight Playlist: Laurel Smyth
This page contains the 100 all-time favorite songs from the Laurel Smyth. This is not a ranking—just a collection of 100 favorites, designed to hang together as a great playlist. A new playlist will publish in this space until we hit 50 playlists–5,000 favorite songs chosen by a group of true music lovers.
Click the Archive link above to visit a page that aggregates previously published Top 100 playlists.
This will be the final project of The Great Unheard, which began in 2008 as means for celebrating underappreciated music.


text: Congratulations to MA TESOL alum Daniel Scharf for receiving the Mary Finocchiaro Award for Excellence in Unpublished Pedagogical Materials last week at the 2019 TESOL International Association Conference. Daniel and his colleague (Vanessa Armand from the University of Illinois at Chicago) were awarded this honor for the creation of a handbook and training materials for their Peer Advisors for Writing (PAW) program. The program assists international students with their academic writing. Daniel said about his work with PAW: "What makes our program unique is that most, up until this semester all, of our peer tutors are not English L1 speakers. They were chosen because they not only have an excellent command of English but they also have a high degree of academic literacy skills. It's a great program and I feel lucky to be a part of it."


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Day 2 of DFW saw sisters Reem and Hind Beljafla present abayas from their label DAS Collection. I love the creative cuts and combinations of different fabrics within the body of the abaya itself. Any favourites?
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LOVE it!!! especially the one with brown criss-cross on sleeve and top
and the one with black and white checker-board pattern on one side
very very modern and elegent....
I love your blog! Thanks for soo much effort!
oooh! I love the second from the top on the right!!!! So classy and it's a welcome change to the belted batwing abayah I've been seeing around lately. I'm gonna have to save up plenty of pennies, to be able to afford that gorgeous creation!
these are really cool outfits.
That black & purple abaya looks so pretty!
mashaAllah i love 8..how can i buy 1 of dos?


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I read a few posts that seem similar to mine, but thought I would get some insight before calling TWC/Spectrum. I would much rather find and fix the issue myself.
I have come home twice in the last week to find no connection to the internet. That usually happens to me about 2-3 times a year. I simple reboot of the modem does the trick, but I picked up on a trend a couple of days ago I had not noticed before. My internet in the evening (7-10pm) seemed sluggish. Especially from 9-10pm. I have been running periodic speed tests and noticed that during the morning or early evening I am getting my usual around 68-70Mbps. I pay for 60 so I am usually estatic and have not had any issues. Now it seems that starting around 6pm that starts to trend down to the 30s and eventually dips into single digits around 9pm and stays there until after 10. I never stay up late enough to see when it recovers, but at 6am the next day it's back around 68-70.
I checked connections, disconnected all items except those being used for testing, bypassed my WIFI router, checked for tight connections in the attic, etc..., but then went into the modem and sure enough found an error log starting about the time I can remember having an outage. Some of it I know is from me playing with it. Wondered if any of this is off or what it might mean? I live in a new subdivision, but service has been built out for about 2 years. Modem is a Netgear CM400. Thanks in advance.
Do you have any sort of cloud backups, scheduled updates, antivirus, etc. running during the times of the slowdowns?
I thought about that too, but no. I bypassed the router and connected straight to my ATV4K and then did it again with my Mac with a different CAT6. Same results either way. Maybe it has been going on for a while and I just didnt notice it until I started dabbling in 4K 2 weeks ago.
You have serious noise issues. please describe what's between the pole and the modem...
Is something corroded or loose?
there should not be a splitter if you're internet only... Replace it with an "F" splice
repost the level page..
Thank you again for the assistance. Here you go. Did not seem to help, at least running a speed test. Looks like about 9pm it just hits a wall. I tested about 8:30 and was getting mid 40s. Not upper 60s, but good enough. At 9pm and just now I am down to 8-12. It spikes into the upper 30s and then drops and levels out at 8-12 right now. I also took the wall plate off and tightened the connection behind. It was hand tight, but solid. Tried wiggling the cable too during the test to see if it was a badly made up head. Just throwing darts....lol.
Here is current while it seems to be working at about 75% speed.
|<tabindex=-1>Downstream Bonded Channels
|<tabindex=-1>Upstream Bonded Channels
|Current System Time: Fri Oct 13 20:34:26 2017
corrected and uncorrecteds didn't increase so it appears it's either one of your devices hoarding bandwidth or the entire node is slowing down.
Make sure you don't have cloud, sync, onedrive or win 10 peer upgrade running on any of your devices...


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Pat Kirwan is a former NFL coach whose spells with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Phoenix Cardinals and New York Jets allow him to bring a real expertise to his punditry. His aim with this book is to help NFL fans get more out of watching the game by drawing their attention to some of the less obvious things that happen on the field. [amtap book:isbn=1600783910]
It's not a book for complete novices; Kirwan assumes a fair amount of knowledge of the sport but anyone beyond beginner level will find something useful here. I've been watching American football for 25 years but I still learned a lot from reading this.
Kirwan provides a lot of detail on how coaches prepare for a game, draw up their game plans and how they monitor what's going on during the game. I knew, for example, that teams use different 'packages' of players for different situations but I had no idea that much of the time this is determined by what they've had time to practice.
There are lots of little rules of thumb: the number of steps a quarterback drops is usually half the number of steps a receiver has to work with before receiving the ball; a running back will watch the helmet of the lead blocker to judge where to run - if the helmet is outside the defender, the running back will head outside the blocker; and a star pass rusher can expect to sack the quarterback on fewer than two per cent of attempts.
Some of the most interesting material comes when Kirwan gives his thoughts on where the game is headed. For example: "Someday there will be an NFL team based in London. There may even be two teams in European cities, so that a team from the US could go over for two weeks, play two road games, and come home." I'd love to think that he's right.
The NFL has always been far more open to technological advances than a sport like soccer, which prides itself in being resistant to change, even in situations where technology would bring clear benefits, such as with instant replay. Kirwan has some good ideas for how the NFL could further benefit from technology:
"...the day is coming when every team's playbook will be recreated as an EA Sports-style video game. When players take their playbooks home, they'll interact with it instead of reading it. They'll be able to see themselves in every play and perhaps even enjoy the learning process."
He also talks about having cameras in the locker room, realtime polling so that coaches can see what fans think of the game and the idea of virtual reality simulators so that quarterbacks can practice passing. Some of his ideas seem bizarre but it's his openness to change and to thinking about the structure of the game that makes the ideas so intriguing.
It's a well-written book and easy to follow given the often complex ideas that Kirwan is trying to explain. Obviously it's of value only if you're a fan of the sport but for those that are, it's a treasure trove of information and will enrich your experience of watching the game.


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Transit Initiatives Are Giving a Boost to Businesses, a Report Says - NYTimes.com: "In Brooklyn, where a parking area on Pearl Street was converted into a plaza, retail sales have increased 172 percent for neighboring businesses, compared with 18 percent throughout the borough."
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The scientist Richard Heede, has done a research on the cumulative (historic) carbon emissions from 90 carbon producers, published in a paper called Tracing anthropogenic carbon dioxide and methane emissions to fossil fuel and cement producers, 1854-2010 which was peer reviewed this year and is now published in the journal Climatic Change.
Based on the best available data, he has estimated the cumulative carbon pollution each producer has contributed to date and compared that to the best global estimates for emissions from all sources. It means those who have been the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions so far can now be named and challenged on their contribution to climate change and the impacts we are now experiencing.Download Heede's full report, Carbon Majors: Accounting for carbon and methane emissions 1854-2010, here. [updated version 7 April 2014]Find a short Greenpeace fact sheet about the research here.
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Arts Council plans 'healthy competition' for grants in major financial shake-up
Arts Council England (ACE) is considering major changes to the way it distributes grants, merging funding pots for museums and arts organisations and introducing a competitive bidding process for the first time.
ACE says the change will "stimulate healthy competition for funding", but the new system will come into force in 2018 at a time when local councils are continuing to reduce the amount of money they hand to the arts as a result of cuts in government grant.
Birmingham city council cabinet approved the first stage of a £3.5 million funding cut for arts organisations last December, reducing the budget for the likes of the CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Town Hall, by 1.827 million in 2016-17.
A further £1.673 million cut is planned for 2017-18.
The Birmingham Arts Partnership (BAP), the group of leading cultural organisations based in and around the city centre, is working with the council to develop ways to diversify income, share costs and maximise commercial revenue. It will launch a new cultural development agency, backed by ACE, in the Spring.
ACE has expressed concern at being the major – and perhaps only – public funder of the arts, with reducing local authority investment. Arts organisations are being encouraged to look to the business community to increase support for culture, seen as vital for attracting investment, tourists and enhancing quality of life.
All eyes will be on Arts Council England to discover exactly how the organisation's funding changes work out in practice, particularly at grass roots level.
Proposals out for consultation could lead to major theatres getting four-year funding deals, and a separate grants budget for individual artists.
The suggestions are among several proposed by the arts funding body in an attempt to address challenges it faces around "funding, reach and relevance".
It is also suggested that organisations should have different responsibilities based on the level of funding they receive.
So-called National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) – world-famous arts organisations receiving grants of more than £1 million – would be required to "play an active leadership role" in the arts sector and report more data to ACE, while fewer expectations would be set for those who receive less than £250,000.
ACE is also proposing a separate fund for individual artists.
Museums – currently funded by ACE under the separate funding strand Major Partner Museums – would be integrated into ACE's national portfolio for regularly funded organisations, along with the money currently designated solely for them.
This would help stimulate both "healthy competition" and increase collaboration across the arts and cultural sectors, according to ACE.
And for the first time, ACE is planning to open its funding streams to artistic or cultural games and "digital content about arts and culture". This could include blogs and websites about theatre, educational content or documentaries.
The full proposals document can be found online.
People are invited to participate through a series of events and a website where they can submit their views.
ACE's proposed banding streams for grant allocation, and the responsibilities attached to organisations receiving funding, are:
- £40,000 to £250,000: This is likely to be the largest group. The expectations ACE would have of organisations in receipt of less than £250k would be less than is currently the case.
- £250,000 to £1 million: This banding is likely to have similar expectations and responsibilities as currently expected by ACE.
- More than £1 million: Organisations funded at this level would be expected to play an active leadership role within the art and culture sector. ACE would require more clarity from these organisations in terms of activities that they might undertake to demonstrate their leadership role.
By integrating funding pots for museums and arts organisations ACE says "greater collaboration" will be stimulated as bodies work together to obtain grant aid.
A consultation paper states:
We believe that we should consequently adopt an integrated approach to funding arts, museums and libraries. Integrating funding will stimulate greater collaboration between arts organisations, museums and libraries, and build on their existing links.
This will be a positive development for practitioners, audiences and communities: each sector will share its expertise with the others. We are already seeing the benefits of this at a local level, where museums, libraries and cultural organisations collaborate on creative projects.
We also think that integration will stimulate healthy competition for funding.
Of course we are mindful of our responsibility to balance the overall cultural ecology – in practice, our initial modelling shows that the likely impact of this change will be fairly limited.
We believe that this approach will help us achieve our strategic goals by identifying and funding work of the highest quality, representing the best public value, whether created in a museum, a theatre or a library.
ACE chief executive Darren Henley said:
The future we want to see for art and culture is set out in Great Art and Culture for Everyone, our 10-year strategy.
Since we launched it we've seen many successes, with exciting work and new audiences. We are also facing considerable challenges around funding, reach and relevance.
The proposals here address how we invest in the talent and ideas needed to address these challenges. We must ensure public investment creates more opportunities for everyone to enjoy a rich cultural life. We look forward to working with the sector on these proposals.
In this complex and changing context, it is paramount that our funding processes and decisions are transparent and demonstrate best value. Whether the source is lottery or grant in aid, we are always investing the public's money, and this privilege brings considerable responsibility.
We must ensure that our investment benefits communities right across England, with a particular focus on the least engaged.
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In pictures: Android 4 'Ice Cream Sandwich'
Google's mobile OS gets a major upgrade this week if the tipsters are right, but there's no need to wait to see some of the new capabilities in action.
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There are a lot of things about Google's Android operating system that appeal to geeks. It's open source, it offers a lot of flexibility when it comes to customising your handset, and, despite not yet matching the iPhone when it comes to the number of apps available, the Android Market continues to grow.
Tablets -- Apple's iPad in particular -- have found many fans among IT managers, developers and CIOs.
Devices running Google's Android operating system have dethroned Apple's iPhones and iPads as the biggest drivers of worldwide mobile ad traffic, according to a new study from Opera Mediaworks.
Smartphone ads, thus far, have tended to follow a few fairly standard blueprints – there's the high-concept ad, full of pretty pictures and pompous voice-over about "simplifying everything" or whatever the slogan du jour is. Then there's the hater ad, where the company indirectly but obviously makes fun of a chief competitor. And there's the shock-and-awe ad, where they just can't fully express to you how amazing the phone is.
The latest major version of Android, known as Jelly Bean, is now the most widely used variant of the platform, according to new statistics from Google.
Apple's iOS is closing the gap on rival Android in the US market, according to new statistics released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which says that the three months that ended in May 2013 saw iOS' share of the American smartphone market grow by 3.5 per cent.
Sales of tablets running Google Android and Microsoft Windows are picking up in Australia and New Zealand, according to analyst firm IDC.
Google's Android operating system is riding a wave of popularity that has rapidly eclipsed Apple's iOS, and by the end of 2010 it's expected to overtake RIM's BlackBerry as the world's leading smartphone platform. However, despite the relative openness and flexibility of the OS, your Android phone still isn't as powerful and customizable as it could be. To unlock all of your phone's potential, you'll need to root it.
Smartphones are meant to make our lives easier--or at least more connected to people we want to communicate with--so why does typing on them sometimes seem on a par with performing root canal surgery?
Are you using your smartphone to its fullest? Probably not--smartphone owners typically push their devices up to only about half their potential. Here are 14 smartphone apps to help your Android handset, BlackBerry, or iPhone become all that it can be.
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It's official, and it's been official for a while -- Android is far and away the most popular smartphone OS in America. Ever since January 2011, when the platform surpassed RIM to take the top spot for the first time in comScore's monthly market share rankings, Google's operating system has continued to grow its user base, which accounts for 52% of the market as of this January.
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Sssh, don't tell Lulu but I'm treating her to a dose of her own medicine and taking over her blog today. I'm Euan, Lulu's BFF. Mummy and I are helping out at Vialii Towers whilst they prepare for the arrival of the latest team member (Lulu's new brother or sister). This blog is all about bonfire parties, turning leaves into fire and yummy food to have at the party...
|Catherine Wheel cookies, yum!
I LOVE this time of year because we get to go to Vialii Towers to watch a big bonfire night party with amazing fireworks and bonfire, but most importantly yummy food and cake. Auntie Jill and Uncle Michael let us watch the fireworks from their garden as long as we give donations to charity including the clever people at the Round Table who organise it every year. I thought bonfires might just be an excuse for a party but apparently it is all to do with some man called Guy Fawkes who tried to be very naughty more than 400 years ago. Do you think I might get a night named after me if I'm naughty? I think Euan Boutell Night has a ring to it don't you?!
|The Bridge of Allan Fireworks
Here's a cool fact: did you know that the different colours of autumnal leaves are due to changes in the number of "packages" of colour inside the leaf. Green, yellow and orange colour packages are always there but red packages are only made in autumn. Green ones are super busy packages and it is only when they get tired and used up that yellow and orange packages can be seen. Red packages are made when sugars get trapped in the leaves at this time of year.
|The chemistry of changing leaf colours
Since bonfires are a bit dangerous for toddlers, plus I think the leaves on our pretty acer tree look like flames, I decided to make my own bonfire from lots of pretty coloured autumnal leaves that I gathered from my garden. Here's how to make your own...
You will need:
- Leaves
- Glue
- Paper
To make:
1. Collect leaves from around the garden. Look at the huge range of shapes and colours I managed to find.
|Off collecting the leaves
2. Spread glue on the paper.
|Spread the glue on the paper
3. Press the leaves into the glue in a bit of a triangular shape.
|Stick the leaves on the paper
So there you go, a lovely bonfire to look at and get you in the mood for 5th November.
|The finished masterpiece!
Mummy says it is not polite to go to a party empty handed so I asked if we could make some cookies to take. We used this fab recipe for brightly coloured Catherine wheel shaped ones that Kate blogged about. Here's what to do...
You will need:
- 350g butter, at room temperature
- 300g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 550g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 2 heaped teaspoons ground ginger
- 100g cocoa powder
- red food colouring
- 200g milk chocolate (optional)
To make:
1. Mix together half of the ingredients: cream 175g butter and 150g sugar until light and creamy.
2. Beat in one egg and a few drops of red food colouring.
|Rolling out the dough takes great precision
3. Sift the ground ginger in with 300g flour then add to the batter, giving you a soft dough.
4. Repeat the process with the rest of the ingredients: cream together the remaining 175g butter and 150g sugar until light and creamy.
5. Beat in one egg.
6. Sift the cocoa in with 250g flour, then add to the batter, giving you a soft dough.
7. Shape the two balls of dough into flat rectangles and wrap in cling film. Chill these in the fridge for 20 minutes.
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8. Roll each piece of dough on a floured surface to about half a centimetre thickness, keeping the rectangle shape and both the same size. You might need to trim the edges – keep the offcuts to one side to make other cookies ( I squished some with my clean hands to make "finger print biscuits").
9. Sit one rolled out rectangle of dough on top of the other. Roll up lengthways like a long swiss roll and wrap in cling film. Chill this in the fridge for 30 minutes or longer.
10. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan oven/gas 4. Slice the dough into approximately 1 cm thick pieces and sit each biscuit on baking paper on baking sheets. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes then cool on a wire rack.
If you want to go the whole hog, and let's face it you probably do, gently melt the 200g milk chocolate then dip each biscuit into it. Leave the biscuits bottom-up while the chocolate sets, then enjoy!
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So there you have it, yummy Catherine Wheel cookies. They have the bonus of being chocolate and ginger flavoured- my Daddy's favourite!
Finally, remember that if your family and friends are building a bonfire this year that it is really important to check before lighting that no wild animals such as hedgehogs have crawled into the pile. Also your pets might not like fireworks as much as me so keep them warm and safe inside. The PDSA has lots of useful advice for pet owners.
Have a great Bonfire Night and keep safe and warm.
Big hugs,
Euan x


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As anyone who's visited Tutoni's knows, we leave a small guest book for our visitors to sign when they leave. Here's some of our favorite comments from the month of July! (Be sure to check back to see if the comments from your last visit made it up!)
7/10 "Sarah is a pleasure. We enjoy every meal we have here." –Melissa & David
7/11 "This place is amazing : ) The food was so good. Thank you for catering to my dietary restrictions! We will definitely be back!" –Kaley & Zack
7/20 "A wonderful delight to have such an exceptional restaurant in York. Cheers!" –Michael & Tony
7/22 "First time here and absolutely loved it! Thank you for a wonderful dining experience! -Nick F.
7/26 "Best Italian I've had since my Italian Grandmother Rose. Yum!!!" – Kim Carlo Snyder
7/30 "A lovely evening! Delicious!" – Brian & Susan Wood
We are extremely excited to have had signatures from patrons who live in Arizona, Colorado, and even Quebec! We look forward to recapping next month's signatures, stay tuned.


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Beyond the Classroom
Our co-curricular programme works together with the academic curriculum to ensure that our children have a holistic and rounded education, giving them the opportunities to excel in whatever talent or gift they would like to pursue.
Over 70 Clubs and Activities
There are over 70 clubs and activities to choose from, as well as a wide range of different sports including a variety of watersports which are available in lunchtimes, after school and as part of our Wednesday Afternoon Activity programme.
This extensive co-curricular programme means that your son or daughter can try something new each term or improve their skills in something they already enjoy.


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A decade after the Russians left, Estonia's capital citizens are racing headlong into the 21st century. But they haven't neglected to preserve their compact, colourful city's delights.
Four years ago, even three, the notion of spending a long, luxurious weekend in Tallinn would have been inherently absurd, both because of the total absence of luxury facilities, as well as the safe conditions required for enjoying them. An adventure, yes, but a weekend of fine indulgence? How well I remember a Finnish coastguardsman's rejoinder to me as I boarded the cross-Baltic ferry in Helsinki, prior to my visit to post-Soviet Estonia in 1996. "Be careful," he intoned, his eyebrows pointing southward. "There is danger there."
But that was then — and in the whirling carousel that is modern Estonia, four years ago was very much then. Now, booming Tallinn, capital of the most successful of the former Soviet republics, has numerous places where you can splash you — and you don't have to look over your shoulder while you're doing it.
Proof positive of how much Tallinn — and Estonia — have changed is the brand new and breathtakingly modern Tallinn International Airport. Just don't try to chat up the conscientious, Finnish-trained customs officers; they may reprove you for interfering with their work. Ditto the stone-faced taxi driver who whisks you the 3k from the airport into town. The super-rational, purse-lipped Estonians just aren't the chatty type. However what they lack in garrulousness, they more than make up for in genuine human warmth.
You won't regret asking your taxi driver to drop you off at the renovated St Petersbourg Hotel on Rataskaevu, in the heart of Tallinn's history-drenched Old City. In its previous incarnation, during Estonia's arduous "Soviet time" (1944-1991), the St Petersbourg, whose vbenerable, mural-inlaid premises date back to the 14th century, was the favoured hostelry of Politburo types on official business from Moscow.
Today, though, the spacious, but still intimate-feeling 27-room establishment, is light years away from the hotel's old apparatchik self. The luminous, yacht-like Hermitage restaurant is one of the best in the city. It is surpassed only by the Stenhus restaurant at the St Petersbourg's even more lavish (though to my mind slightly claustrophobic) sister hotel, the Park Consul Schlösse. Compare veal noisettes with wine, herb broth and potato fondant at the Hermitage, with the Stenhus's breast of wild pheasant.
The Hermitage, which was designed by British designer Torill Knight — as was the rest of St Petersbourg — also boasts a wonderfully eclectic collection of modern art, fauvist-like paintings of Tallinn mixed with photos and caricatures.
After breakfasting on a veritable cornucopia of juices and cereals (providing the intrepid traveller with sufficient carbohydrates for a day of trekking up and down the Old City's cobblestone streets), head out through the hotel's luminous foyer, whose picture windows overlook Raekoja plats, or Town Hall square. The foyer is also the perch for the St Petersbourg's mascot, a surprisingly voluble (for an Estonian) parrot named Mickey.
The only individual in Tallinn I know of who is more talkative than Mickey is Jens Moustgaard, owner of Eeslitall, the famed subterranean restaurant-bar next door to the St Petersbourg. Moustgaard, who almost single-handedly brought the hospitality business back to Tallinn, is always good for a chat, or an argument, in various languages, including English. He holds court over his fine kitchen and bar, which serves a mean wiener schnitzel wand a very fine Manhattan. Check out the 18th century hand-painted ceiling in the main dining room.
Luxurious accommodation is on offer just outside the Old City at the Palace Hotel. Once best known as the headquarters of the local mafia, it is now much spruced up and its sprawling presidential suite is Tallinn's largest and most expensive. The King and Queen have bedded down there, as have other royals, including the Rolling Stones, who played Tallinn in 1998.
Raekoja plats is the natural starting point for your exploration of the Old Town (after Prague, Europe's best preserved medieval old city). The massive square has been significantly enlarged since it was built during the 15th century, when Tallinn was a major Hanseatic entrep ôt and traders from all over northern Europe gathered here; it also was the site of numerous public executions, including one of a 16th century priest who killed a waitress for supposedly serving an omelette that was cooked too hard.
Overlooking the square, and rounding out its dioramic appearance, is Tallinn's best-known building, the 14th century town hall, with its soaring 61.5 metre-high, weather vane-topped steeple. A closer look at the other quaint, gabled building lining the square reveals most to be inhabited by some of the new-fangled shops, banks, and galleries that have lately come to town. The delicate balance between the venerable, frozen-in-amber historic Tallinn, and the brash, modern one is better maintained here in Raekoja plats than elsewhere in the Old Town, which is already showing distinct signs over development.
The Café Anglais, which is located on the second floor of one of the buildings overlooking the square, is the city's trendiest café. In addition to mogul-watching, this light-filled, high-ceilinged bistro offers photographic exhibitions, live jazz and poetry readings. The food is worthy of your attention as well. Try the marineeritud kanafilee salat (maranated chicken filet salad) or an einevõilevad sink (Estonian cured ham sandwich).
Return to Tallinn's shadowy, tragedy-strewn past by leaving the square at its north-eastern corner via Saiakang, a dark and echoing passage which is the site of a medieval bakery — and numerous murders. Emerging from this tunnel street, directly on your right is the impressive 14th century Church of the Holy Spirit, looking much as it did during the middle of the last millennium. You'll recognise it by the large, ornate, still-ticking 16th century timepi9ece etched into the exterior. Take a moment to savour the church's rich interiors, including its folding altar and ancient pulpit, Tallinn's oldest.
Just across this historic intersection, at Pikk 17, stands the gothic, saddle-roofed headquarters of the Great Merchant Guild, now the Estonian History Museum. A brief your of this repository of Estonia's striated past, with its Danish, Livonian, Swedish, and Russian (to name a few) periods, may leave you slightly confused, but nevertheless amazed at how these doughty people, who have experienced but three decades of freedom (including the last one) over the past 800 years, have managed to survive with their identity intact.
It also may help you to understand the go-for-it attitude of today's turbo-charged Estonian youth. The latter may be seen mingling uneasily with their elders across the street at Tallinn's oldest café, the century-and-a-half old Maiasmook. Enjoy the scene while sampling a kapsa pirukat (pastry with cabbage). Look up to admire the delightful lattice-work pattern ceiling mirror, dating from Russian imperial days.
Continue your history walk along Pikk to admire the renaissance facade of the medieval guild, the Brotherhood of Blackheads, at No 26, and a few doors down, a trio of Tallinn's most intriguing old houses, the matching, ochre-coloured "three sisters." At the end of Pikk is the less beguiling but still formidable former KGB headquarters, where hapless locals were caged prior to being deported back to Mother Russia. Pikk ends in the Great Coast Gate, and Tallinn's most bulbous fortification, the aptly named Fat Margaret, now used by the Maritime Museum. On the museum's wall is a plaque commemorating the British sailors who fell during the 1918-1920 Estonian War of Independence. Estonians don't forget anything.
By now, you may need to clear your head. Double back up Pikk (or along adjoining Lai Street) and climb the long winding balustrade leading up to Toompea, the Upper Old City. It's worth the trek, for at the top is a sweeping, panoramic view of the Gulf of Finland.
Now for dinner. It's difficult to go wrong at the sumptuous Egoist restaurant, the fantastically decorated creation of waiter-turned-restaurateur Dmitri Demjanov. Go mad on caviar and duck with raisins and mango, followed by chocolate mousse. Afterwards, retire to one of the plush sitting rooms, festooned with 1930s radio sets, and order a glass of the potent local liqueur, Vana Tallinn.
At least another morning or afternoon should be given over to the other major sights of Toompea, especially the imposing Alexander Nevski Cathedral, and the incongruously jolly Kiek in de Kök (Peep in the Kitchen), a tall, fat, six-storey cannon tower that played a key role in the 15th century Livonian War, between the hapless Livonian Order and the invading Russians (while the even more hapless Estonians looked on).
Today, Russians, like other visitors, come to Tallinn to shop in the city's plentiful shops and street markets, such as the capacious Müürivähe market. Kaatarina Gild, on nearby Vene Street, is a good place to find Estonian craft objects. Draakoni Galerii, back on Pikk, has a wonderful range of watercolours and oils.
Stock up on both women's and men's clothing at top local designer Ivo Nikkolo, on Suur-Karja. Estonia also boasts the newly enlarged 14,500 square metre Stockmann, the plentiful satellite of the famed Finnish department store, and, as locals will proudly tell you, the largest store in the entire Baltic region.
The Tallinn offers a surprisingly wide array of nightlife. Hollywood is the most popular disco in town, if techno is your thing. Go to the balcony and watch the people who are watching the people dance on the jammed floor below. Or head for the most happening bar in town, the high-energy, high-tech, restaurant, bar and disco, Võitlev Sõna, just around the corner from the Palace. Ask for Darryl, the enthusiastic British expat who set up the place. Ask him — as another drop-dead Estonian couple sashays through the groping coloured searchlights — why he thinks Tallin is the northern European city of the future. Of course, by that time, you probably won't need much convincing.


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A former Coventry detective who can't work and can't retire is taking legal action against West Midlands police.
Pat McKeown, aged 44, has been left in limbo after being told he will never work as a police officer again.
He has been off ill for 18 months and the Home Office ruled last October that he was permanently disabled with psychological problems and would not be able to return to work.
He wants to be pensioned off on medical grounds but has been unable to get West Midlands Police to agree to let him retire.
He is now considering taking legal action to end the dispute because his claim has reached a stalemate. He says he has heard nothing about his claim since winning the Home Office appeal last year and has now instructed a solicitor to seek a judicial review in the crown court. The aim of that is to try to force West Midlands Police to resolve the situation.
Mr McKeown, an officer for more than 25 years, worked on several high-profile Coventry cases in his 10 years as a detective constable before transferring to the drugs squad in
His wife Jill told the Evening Telegraph her husband's career had been ruined after allegations were made against several drugs squad officers in 1996, and - although Mr McKeown was later cleared of accusations against him - he had never been returned to detective duties and felt he had been made a scapegoat.
Mr McKeown was one of several officers caught up in an internal investigation called Operation Gunther launched in March 1996.
In July of that year, he was transferred from the drugs squad to uniformed duties in Birmingham, after 20 years working in Coventry.
Four disciplinary charges were brought against him, but three were dropped before his hearing.
In April 1998, Mr McKeown was called before the Chief Constable of South Wales Police at an independent disciplinary hearing, who decided there was no case for him to answer.
His wife said: "This cleared my husband's name but he felt he was still being treated as if he was guilty."
Mr McKeown, who before 1996 had taken no sick days off in 11 years, began to suffer from severe stress and was diagnosed with clinical depression. Between July 1996 and September 2000, the officer had 358 days off sick due to stress-related conditions.
Mr McKeown says that in September 2000, the force doctor advised him to go sick permanently and to claim a medical pension. Mr McKeown has not worked since, and remains on half-pay.
He was asked to provide independent evidence that he was unable to return to work, and submitted reports from a psychologist and psychiatrist who had assessed him and agreed he would never be able to work for the police again.
This view is shared by Mr McKeown's own GP and an independent doctor who assessed him for incapacity benefits on behalf of the DSS.
But when the force's doctor ruled Mr McKeown's condition was not a permanent disability, a Home Office review was required to settle the matter.
A report prepared for the Home Office by Dr Marzanski, consultant psychiatrist at Walsgrave Hospital, states: "His symptoms have been attributed to the stress related to his work, specifically the investigation of the Drug Squad during the Gunther enquiry... He feels he has been treated unjustly, victimised and scape-goated. In my opinion, Mr McKeown is unlikely to recover if he remains a member of the police force."
Mrs McKeown - who also had to take 18 months off her civil servant's job with the strain of the early investigations - said: "Everything has revolved around this for the past four years. I want it resolved, and I want to know why they are behaving this way.
"They have made life hell: not just the effect it has had on Pat, but the knock-on effect on everybody else in the family."
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "The situation is under review but we are unable to discuss specific details of individual cases."


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text: Share: Comments Print January 16, 2013 at 1:02 PM Scouting report: Colorado Posted by Percy Allen [do action="script" url="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=gxdTZmODohhf8UeX3BXUlN1OsyVgsEck&width=630&deepLinkEmbedCode=gxdTZmODohhf8UeX3BXUlN1OsyVgsEck&height=400″/] Scouting report: Colorado Game info: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000 capacity). TV: Pac-12 Networks (Kevin Calabro and Lenny Wilkens). Radio: KJR 950 AM and 102.9 FM (Bob Rondeau and Jason Hamilton). Record: 11-5, 1-3 Pac-12. Stats/schedule: Click here. Game notes: Colorado and Washington. Coach: Tad Boyle is 59-31 (.656) in his third season with the Buffaloes and 11-5-97 (.542) in seven years as a head coach. Prior to joining Colorado on April 19, 2010, he spent four years at Northern Colorado where he amassed a 56-66 (.459) record. Prediction: Picked to finish sixth in a preseason poll in the Pac-12 by media who cover the conference. Series: The series began Dec. 30, 1953 and it's tied 7-7. Washington is 5-1 in Seattle. The last time the Huskies hosted the Buffaloes, UW won 76-68 on Jan. 2, 1996. Last meeting: Washington traveled to Boulder, Colo. last season and got waxed 87-69 on Jan. 5, 2012. Tony Wroten Jr. led UW with 21 points, seven steals and six rebounds while C.J. Wilcox added 19 points and Terrence Ross 13. But the Huskies' offense bogged down and defensively they were no match for CU's balanced scoring. The Buffs had five players score in double figures. Previous game: Lost 78-75 at home to UCLA on Saturday. PLAYERS TO WATCH: — At 6-6, sophomore guard Spencer Dinwiddie (right) can be a matchup nightmare. He's the primary ball handler and he puts a lot of pressure on opponents because of his height and length. In two seasons, Dinwiddie has started every game for the Buffs. Last season, he scored 13 points to help them in the win over Washington. He averaged 10 points last season and was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team. This season, Dinwiddie does a little bit of everything for CU. He's first on the team in assists (2.7 per game), second in scoring (14.4), third in rebounding (3.9) and fourth in field goal percentage (46.0). Dinwiddie also averages 1.4 steals and 2.4 turnovers. He scored a career-high 29 points on Dec. 5 against Colorado State. He was named to the Bob Cousy Watch list. — Junior forward Andre Roberson gets most of the attention because he's on pace to average a double double for the second straight season, which would be a first for a CU player. The 6-7 big man averages 11.8 rebounds, which ranks third in the nation. He's always in constant motion. Think Dennis Rodman. Roberson isn't particularly big – he weighs 210 – but he's a rebounding savant. Colorado is 16-5 when he grabs 12-plus boards and 8-0 when he's over 15. Roberson isn't Colorado's first, second or third offensive option, but he averages 10.9 points and shoots 53.7 percent from the field. His season high is 18 points and his career best is 21. He has six of his 31 double doubles this season. The Buffs are 25-6 when he has a double double. Roberson is also an accomplished shot blocker who ranks seventh on the school's all-time list with 109. Last season he was named to the all-Pac-12 first team and all-Pac-12 defensive team. — Sophomore guard Askia Booker has made a big jump in a short time. Last season he provided a spark off the bench and began to really come into his own late in the season. This season he moved into the starting lineup and continued to get better. Booker was the MVP of the Charleston Classic and won the Pac-12 Player of the Week award in November. He leads CU with a 14.9 scoring average and 29 three-pointers. Booker is quick with the ball and will take big shots. OVERVIEW: — It's been a tale of two seasons for Colorado. The Buffaloes played well in the non-conference season, started 10-2 and was ranked as high as No. 19 in both national polls. Then CU lost 92-83 in overtime at Arizona following a controversial referee call that negated what appeared to be a game-winning three-pointer from Sabatino Chen as time expired in regulation. The Buffs are 1-3 in the past four games. — Colorado is loaded with weapons, including freshman forward Josh Scott who has started every game and averages 13.4 points and 6.1 rebounds. He's a strong candidate for postseason honors. He's scored a career high 21 points and leads CU with a 54 percent shooting from the field. — Dinwiddie and Booker are one of the highest-scoring backcourt tandems in the nation, but the Buffaloes are last in the Pac-12 averaging 10.8 assists. — Roberson is a prolific shot blocker, but the Buffs are 11th in the conference averaging 3.3 blocks. — CU is 17 in the RPI. — The Buffaloes are looking for its first Pac-12 road win after losing at Arizona and Arizona State. — Tonight's game will tip off at 9:30 p.m. in Colorado. It's the latest start time for the Buffs this season. — Colorado uses as many as 10 players. Freshman forward Xavier Johnson has made three starts and leads the reserves with 9.3 scoring average and 3.7 rpg. Freshman guard Eli Staltzer and 6-11 center Shane Harris-Tunks also receive significant minutes. STARTING LINEUP: F – Josh Scott, 6-10, 215, Fr., 13.4 ppg., 6.1 rpg., 0.7 bpg. F – Andre Roberson, 6-7, 210, Jr., 10.9, 11.8, 2.1 spg. G – Spencer Dinwiddie, 6-6, 200, So., 14.4, 3.9, 2.7 apg. G – Sabatino Chen, 6-4, 190, Sr., 5.1, 2.1, 1.5 G – Askia Booker, 6-1, 170, So., 14.9, 3.5, 2.3 UW COACH LORENZO ROMAR ON COLORADO: "They play very good defense. I think they're one of the top 3-4 defensive teams in our league. Secondly, they have multiple weapons that can go out there and put the ball in the basket. Askia Booker is kind of a free spirit that goes out and makes plays. Spencer Dinwiddie is a 6-5, 6-6 guard that is very good and has a chance to play in the NBA. Andre Roberson is the leading rebounder in our league, 11.8 rebounds per game and is a very good shot blocker. Also a fantastic basketball player. They have a young freshman named Josh Scott that looks a little awkward maybe, but is highly effective. He's averaging double-digit (scoring) as a freshman. That's hard to do. They play together. They are well coached. They're a very, very good basketball team. "Nate Tomlinson, Carlos Brown and (Austin) Dufault, those three guys, three seniors did a lot for that program and won a lot of games. They kind of led them down the stretch when they were able to win the Pac-12 Tournament championship. They're minus those guys, but they've replaced them with some pretty good basketball players. It's just a matter of them coming together and gaining experience. In the preseason, they looked really good. It's amazing, amazing how one call can change perhaps your psyche and how you approach the game. I would imagine they were so up. Such great range of emotions there with the shot going in, then they cancel it and they lose in overtime. Now you got to come back and play a very good Arizona State team. And now you end up going from ecstasy to getting swept. It's tough. I hope it's not against us, but they're going to bounce back and they're going to be a really good basketball team. They're a really good basketball team now, I just think they're going to be more in the win column as we go. "They lost to a team that is playing really good right now in UCLA. Again, they're probably reeling from what happened in Arizona. But when they come in here and play us Wednesday night, we're going to see a very, very good basketball team. And they have our team's attention. Our team really respects them. We know what happened last year. Our team is aware they won the Pac-12 Tournament championship. And all of our guys watched that Arizona game, so they know what Colorado is capable of. Hopefully we'll be ready to meet that challenge." Comments | More in Scouting reports, Video | Topics: Colorado, Spencer Dinwiddie