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The landslide victory of Thailand's Pheu Thai (PT) in Sunday's parliamentary election reflects broader trends that are affecting South-East Asia, including Malaysia. The Thai people in a clear mandate signalled that they wanted better and fairer governance and overwhelmingly rejected the authoritarian rule of Abhisit Vejjajiva's Democrat Party.
It is important to understand that Abhisit was in office through a coup and what many perceive to be unfair decisions by the courts and anti-corruption bodies, similar to what had taken place in Perak.
Thailand's election on Sunday sent a clear message repudiating the 2006 military coup and rejecting the increasingly draconian steps in Thailand that included banning of Twitter on election day, crackdowns on peaceful protest, arrests for commenting on the monarchy, and banning of radio stations.
While Thailand remains divided between the reds in the rural areas and yellows concentrated in Bangkok, and considerable uncertainty surrounds the role of the military, the royal transition and the return of Thaksin Shinawatra, the election is seen as minimally a step toward reconciliation and people's power.
Important lessons
As such, Thailand's election is a watershed event for democracy in the region. Given the close proximity of Thailand to Malaysia and the close personal ties between former Thai prime minister Abhisit and Malaysia's Premier Najib Abdul Razak, it is important to flesh out some of the important lessons in Sunday's vote.
1. Anti-democratic crackdowns haunt leaders: Despite the Democrats winning most of the seats in Bangkok, a large share of the votes went to PT. Throughout Bangkok, posters of Abhisit were mutilated and many were torn down altogether as anger over the killings in May 2010 and subsequent arrests for peaceful protest remained. When leaders cross the boundaries of civility, voters remember.
Malaysia is not immune to this phenomenon as well, as many voters recall the raising of the kris at the 2005 Umno general assembly and the Hindraf crackdown, to name but a few examples.
South-East Asians have long memories. One has to look to the Khmer Rouge trials under way in Cambodia to know that calls for justice when injustice has occurred survive. The vote in Thailand sent a clear signal that crossing red lines – literally shooting on red protestors and killing an estimated 90 people after intimidation – is not acceptable.
2. Party image counts: The image and behaviour of political parties can overshadow individual leaders. The Democrat Party under Abhisit worked hard to garner support. It spent more money on populist policies than Thaksin's government, and was earnest in the outreach efforts. Yet, the image of the Democrat Party – as one connected to bankers after the 1997 crisis and tied to coming into power through a coup – could not be revamped.
The image marker that permeated the most was its elitism, distance from ordinary people. Although the party responded by adopting new campaign messaging – pictures of the PM with ordinary folk – the sense that the Democrat Party was still in the old mode persisted. This party has not won a national election since 1992.
Despite all the efforts by Abhisit, his party proved unable to transform, to leave behind the baggage of the past and offer a new face through substantive reform. Voters across the region know if a party is really reforming and genuinely connecting to people.
3. Need for national base: Abhisit's party was not a national party, and when the votes were counted, it showed. An appeal to one geographic or ethnic base does not make for national leadership and engender confidence. If a party aims to rely on one community or region, it ultimately creates more instability and uncertainty for itself and a country.
This action promotes polarisation and anger, not a solid foundation to govern from. In Malaysia, it is not enough to hold on to power from one region or community. This election, the PT picked up 1 million votes in Thailand's central region through outreach to different communities, making it into a more national party.
4. Machinery is important: This election was as much about machinery than national messaging. Both leading parties won in the areas where they did their groundwork and mobilised voters.
Whether it was the PT north-eastern heartland or the Democrat south, the legwork and networks connected to support. Parties that win long-lasting support do so through hard work and an early presence on the ground.
5. Never exclude groups of people: PT's strength came from his ability to recognise and respect ordinary voters, especially the rural communities. While Malaysia is much more urban than Thailand, the Malaysian share of seats from the rural areas is high. Campaigns that focus on urbanites and focus development programmes on the cities, out of a corporate mold, leave behind communities and widen the gap between the haves and have-nots.
The loyalty of the rural areas to PT stemmed from a sense of inclusion, of appreciation. Rural Malaysia – from Kedah to Sarawak – is being comparatively left out of development compared to Selangor and Penang. East Malaysia in particular is being left out. Thailand's election is a wake-up call for greater inclusion and the need for a new paradigm not based on race, but place.
6. Adopt decentralised people-centred policies: The loyalty of PT voters was tied to concrete policy initiatives in health care and development. Under Thaksin, governance decisions were decentralised and local communities were given more power to make decisions for their communities.
When ownership is fostered in communities, coupled with the priorities on basic human needs, people remember. They remember the Thaksin period as successful, in part since they were given a role in governance.
7. Treat voters with respect: With the focus on colour politics, red and yellow, there is often a mistaken sense that voters in Thailand are not sophisticated, an image reinforced by the violence of 2010 and mass mobilisation since 2005.
In fact, Thai voters are comparatively well-informed and made careful reflective decisions. Rural voters knew their votes counted and embraced their civic duty to vote. Campaigns were forced to deliver better messages to win support, with programmes and policies. The days of simplified loyalty to a party are long gone in Thailand. This trend is regional, from Indonesia to Singapore. Voters expect to be wooed with respect, with clear party platforms and good candidates.
8. Embrace women for victory: With the election of Thailand's first woman prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, an important ceiling in Thai politics has been broken. Comparatively, women in Thailand have traditionally had among the lowest political representation in the region. With a woman at the helm, there is now an opportunity for greater gender inclusion.
This election was arguably the most feminised in Thai history, with a record number of female candidates and record number of successes. Historically, parties that have embraced women in Malaysia, initially Umno, later MCA, DAP and PKR, and more recently PAS and PBB, have picked up support.
9. Recognise flaws in election processes: The election on Sunday was marred in many ways. There are concerns about ballot stuffing and money politics, although voters in Thailand like those in Indonesia have long moved away from being swayed purely by money.
Over 1 million votes were spoilt on Sunday. The main cause appears to be the complicated nature of the ballot papers, as voters continue to be confused by the party list and constituency electoral systems adopted. This points to the need for better voter education, something that Malaysia comparatively lacks.
While the election was peaceful, serious questions surround the independence of the election commission. It is vital for any government in any region that an election process be one of integrity.
10. Election is not everything: Sunday's polls are a step forward for Thailand. The burden on PT is to govern – to select a good team, to prove to be genuine in reconciliation, to set policy priorities and implement good policies. They now have a window to carry out their mandate.
There are many clouds that threaten stability and democracy in Thailand – the military, the yellow shirts, Thaksin (left) and a stable royal transition are the most pressing. There are serious issues to address from the economy to border issues in the south and with Cambodia.
It is important to recall that Thaksin's tenure was marred by corruption and authoritarianism and voters in Thailand worry that his sister will not be her own person. The steps ahead are as important as the election itself. Thailand – like Malaysia – is in dire need of statesmanlike leadership that respect elections and strengthens the country through respect of all groups and strengthening institutions.
The Thai people spoke out on Sunday and sent a clear message of change. There is hope in Thailand for reconciliation and better government. At this juncture in Malaysia, Thailand provides some valuable lessons indeed.


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September is Mold Awareness Month, designated by the EPA as the time to discover what's growing in those unseen corners of your basement and/or the damp corners of your guest bath. You may find mold, which left untreated can become very toxic and endanger your family's health, causing possible damage to lungs, sinuses and overall well-being. We've found some helpful information at Inspect-A-Pedia on where to look and how to identify mold in your home. Below is the EPA's own "Top Ten" list and you will find more resources on the EPA website as well.
Ten Things You Should Know about Mold
- Potential health effects and symptoms associated with mold exposures include allergic reactions, asthma and other respiratory complaints.
- There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture.
- If mold is a problem in your home, you must clean up the mold and eliminate sources of moisture.
- Fix the source of the water problem or leak to prevent mold growth.
- Reduce indoor humidity (to 30-60%) to decrease mold growth by:
- Venting bathrooms, dryers and other moisture-generating sources to the outside
- Using air conditioners and de-humidifiers
- Increasing ventilation
- Using exhaust fans whenever cooking, dishwashing and cleaning
- Clean and dry any damp or wet building materials and furnishings within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth.
- Clean mold off hard surfaces with water and detergent, and dry completely. Absorbent materials such as ceiling tiles, that are moldy, may need to be replaced.
- Prevent condensation: Reduce the potential for condensation on cold surfaces (i.e., windows, piping, exterior walls, roof, or floors) by adding insulation.
- In areas where there is a perpetual moisture problem, do not install carpeting (i.e. on concrete floors with leaks or frequent condensation).
- Molds can be found almost anywhere; they can grow on virtually any substance, providing moisture is present. There are molds that can grow on wood, paper, carpet, and foods.

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Finally we leave Milan at the sunrise, and after a very quiet flight of just over two hours we arrive in Santiago. The feeling is to breathe the air of home: everything is known to us, every corner of the city, the buildings, rituals and places where to quench the hunger of typical Spanish tapas. The emotions that we can read in the faces of the pilgrims who come, we know them very well: we were facing the cathedral to contemplate the facade that is finally free of scaffolding, when a group of pilgrims come to celebrate that near the stone km 0, they put in circle in a moment of great silence and concentration. The scene nails me to the ground for its great intensity and strength because I feel all their emotion and energy, as much so that I am moved to tears (and I still get excited, writing), my god, how I would like to be there with them!
A visit to the cathedral is a must, to greet the saint and to ask for support and protection for this unique adventure: the moment of meditation in front of the presumed remains of the saint is very strong and the emotions that vibrate in the air, yet another time, they are palpable.
Before saying goodbye to the city, we can not make the night more precious with a dance tour with the Tuna de Derecha (a very famous Galician group).
Finally Malpica, start of the #ocaminosdosfaros.
To reach the sea, to be in front of spectacular waves, the sun that warms our skin, spectacular food (pulpo feira, impossible not to eat it!): All this can impress on our faces bright smiles.
But it is too much time that I don't run, and if the other guys decide to relax on the beach, I decide to dedicate the afternoon to an exploratory and regenerating race. It seems so strange for me to realize such a great and incredible dream: to run in Galicia !!!
Everything is so strange and surreal that it doesn't even seem true: the eucalyptus woods, the gentle slopes of Galicia, the bright green pastures. Everything is magical, everything is perfect.
But tomorrow everything start to get serious. Tomorrow, the first day, I dedicate it to walking with my traveling companions, and then, from the second stage, away to run!


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Strawberry Line
Stopped for a quick photo of the Strawberry Line, a disused railway line, and propped the bike up against this bench which carries a plaque commemorating the 70th wedding anniversary of Alan and Beryl Pratt in 2015. Hope they are still going strong. Whilst there, heard a cuckoo over in the Congresbury direction and again a couple of times later as I carried on towards Congresbury. That is a definite indicator of Spring, despite the cool north wind.
Churchill Jubilee Clock Tower
Headed back towards Weston, through Churchill, past the Jubilee Clock Tower erected in 1897 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign. Later restored in 1977. The drinking fountain no longer works but the clock certainly does, and fairly accurately too.
Raod Closed
This is on the Sandford to Banwell Road, just prior to the junction with the A371. Managed to walk past the pinch point near the junction without annoying the workmen.
Weston Colour Run
An annual event, now in its third year, that raises much needed cash for the Weston Hospice. These three ladies kindly agreed to pose for the blog before they were sprayed with a variety of colour dyes and charged up and down the beach between Weston and Uphill. A modest 5k event, it goes a long way towards bolstering the funds of this very worthwhile charity. Well done you three.
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Managed to get a photo of the start of the Colour Run event from home.
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Mayor Mel K. Norton and members of Common Council of the City of Saint John cordially invite you to join them at an afternoon tea social in honour of Elizabeth II's reign as Queen of Canada.
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It is the day on which Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch in Canadian history, the day on which she breaks the record held fore more than a century by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
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Shirley Kaplan, painter, director, and playwright has worked extensively in theatre within the United States and Europe.
Her paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries including solo shows at The Stable, Terry Dintenfass, and Hacker Gallery in New York City. Her first exhibit was at a very early age at the Newcomb Macklin Gallery on 57th St. Through art historian Richard Guggenheimer at Briarcliff she received a grant to study in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and spent four years painting in Paris during the artistically active post war period of the 1950s. Returning to New York she began to explore collaborative, visual theatre projects.
She is one of the co-founders, along with Remy Charlip, Sudi Bond, and Judy Martin, of the OBIE-Award winning Paper Bag Players and she is the founder/director of Painters' Theatre. She continues to work with visual storytelling and she has painted images for many of her own plays including The Connecticut Cowboy (music by Arthur Siegel, finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize), The Dream Box, Neon, and Floating Cathedral. She designed and painted projections for all of Ben Bagley's Cole Porter Shows and created original works for an early AIP film. She created paintings for Glen O'Malley's Concertina's Rainbow at the Cherry Lane Theatre.
She has written and directed plays at Ensemble Studio Theatre, La Mama, UBU Repertory, Playwrights Horizons, All Seasons Theatre Group, Image Theatre, Music Theatre Works, New York Performance Works, and the Zipper. She is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre where she directed first productions of Richard Greenberg, Eduardo Machado, and many others. She has collaborated and directed with many companies developing original theatrical material and was commissioned to create a piece for Festival St. Archangelo in Italy with an ensemble of Italian performers.
Ms. Kaplan has been commissioned to create inter-disciplinary workshops based on personal stories and visual interaction for NYC museums and has led workshops at The Kitchen. Working with The Connecticut Commission On The Arts-Project Create, her early Theatre Outreach work was part of the basis for one of the first community arts projects in the United States. She is the founder and co-Director of Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Outreach program where she also was the Director of the Theatre Program and continues to be on the faculty.
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Life presents us with all sorts of challenges, issues and crisis. Sometimes in these difficult situations we feel overwhelmed and our strategies for coping do not work. Counselling in these situations can help. Counselling can offer a safe secure space to work through these challenges helping you to find answers from within yourself, enabling you to feel able to cope again.
My name is Cheryl and I am a graduate of Newport University holding a Post Graduate Diploma (level 7) in Integrative Counselling. As an integrative counsellor, with a firm base in a humanistic approach, I provide a confidential, non judgemental safe space where a therapeutic relationship can be initiated. I believe it is the relationship that is most important, where collaboratively we can work together incorporating aspects of CBT and psychodynamic techniques where necessary and useful for each individual.
Counselling is an opportunity to explore any difficult situations you are experiencing, working together to find positive meaning in your life.
Over the last 9 years I have studied Counselling Skills & Theories, Advanced Counselling at Bridgend College leading to Post Graduate Integrative Counselling at Newport. In this time I have been a volunteer at Porthcawl Counselling Service. I also provide Counselling for children aged 11-18 and adults experiencing domestic abuse, sexual abuse, self harm, relationship problems, self esteem, depression, anxiety, bereavement, PTSD/trauma, eating disorders, sexual orientation, stress and health issues. In particular I have several years experience counselling young people and their families with issues around substance misuse.
I am a professional member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work within their ethical framework for good practice and undertake continuous development to expand my skills. I also attend regular supervision sessions to help develop my practice and ensure I am working ethically with clients.
Prior to training as a Counsellor I worked as a support officer for a housing association dealing directly on a one to one basis with domestic abuse, substance misuse, homelessness, debt, anti social behaviour and tenancies. This gave me an insight into the every day pressures and conflicts experienced by ordinary people. I passionately believe in treating everybody with dignity and respect, seeking not to judge but to help and provide a valued service for those needing support.
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07 Aug Can An Out Of State Attorney Sue Me For A Debt?
Frequently I will see clients in my bankruptcy law practice that have received a demand letter from an out of state attorney seeking payment of a debt.
What is the likelihood that the out of state attorney will sue to collect on the debt?
The answer is not very likely! There are a couple of reasons.
First, look to see if the attorney letterhead indicates that he is also licensed to practice in your state. If he is not licensed in your state, he cannot sue you in your state since he cannot represent clients in a state if he is not licensed in that state.
Secondly, even if the attorney is also licensed to practice in your state, there is also the practical aspect of whether it is cost effective to have an attorney travel from one state to another to pursue a debt. Generally speaking, it is not worth the attorney's time to travel out of town, let alone out of state to represent a creditor on a debt.
Now, if you incurred the debt while living in the state where the attorney is licensed, hecould sue you in that state even if you have moved away. If this is the case it is important to let your attorney know that the debt was incurred in the other state since this may affect the attorney's advice to you.
If you do get a served with a lawsuit, whether from another state or from the state in which you live, you should see an attorney immediately.
Often, you only have a very short time to respond to a lawsuit before a judgment can be taken against you.
The lawsuit can many times be stopped or delayed to give your attorney the opportunity to review your case and recommend the best course of action to take.
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Having a Brain Healthy Lifestyle
by Amanda Link
Maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle as a senior is important whether it be exercising your brain or exercising your body. In fact, physical exercise is one of six important factors in keeping your brain healthy. The six steps in maintaining a healthy brain lifestyle are:
- Regular Exercise
- Healthy Diet
- Mental Stimulation
- Quality Sleep
- Stress Management
- Active Social Life
There are other factors such as not drinking or smoking and keeping your cholesterol low, but those six steps can help one prevent getting Alzheimer's. By working at these steps each day, it will train your brain and make it work stronger and harder longer than it would have before.
Step #1: Regular Exercise
According to the Alzheimer's Research & Prevention Foundation, physical exercise reduces your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by 50%. Below are some tips for getting started on your exercise plan today:
- Aim for at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise five times per week.
- Build muscle to pump up your brain.
- Include balance and coordination exercises.
- Stick with it for a month.
- Protect your head.
Step #2: Maintain a Healthy Diet
Just like the rest of your body, your brain needs a nutritious diet to operate at its best. Focus on eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean protein, and healthy fats. Eating habits that reduce inflammation and provide a steady supply of fuel are best. These food tips will keep you protected:
- Follow a Mediterranean diet.
- Avoid trans fats and saturated fats.
- Eat a heart-healthy diet.
- Get plenty of omega-3 fats.
- Eat 4-6 small meals throughout the day, rather than 3 large meals
- Eat across the rainbow.
- Enjoy daily cups of tea.
Step #3: Mental Stimulation
Those who continue learning new things throughout life and challenging their brains are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and dementia, so make it a point to stay mentally active. In essence, you need to "use it or lose it."
- Learn something new.
- Practice memorization.
- Enjoy strategy games, puzzles, and riddles.
- Practice the 5 W's.
- Follow the road less traveled.
Step #4: Quality of Sleep
Your brain needs regular, restful sleep in order to function at optimum capacity. Sleep deprivation not only leaves you cranky and tired, but impairs your ability to think, problem-solve, and process, store, and recall information.
- Establish a regular sleep schedule.
- Be smart about napping.
- Set the mood.
- Create a relaxing bedtime ritual.
- Quiet your inner chatter.
Step #5: Stress management
Stress that is chronic or severe takes a heavy toll on the brain, leading to shrinkage in a key memory area of the brain known as the hippocampus, hampering nerve cell growth, and increasing your risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Yet simple daily tools can minimize its harmful effects.
Maintain Stress Levels By:
- Remember to Breathe!
- Schedule daily relaxation activities
- Nourish inner peace.
Step #6: Maintain An Active Social Life
Oftentimes, we become more isolated as we get older, but there are many ways to keep your support system strong and develop new relationships:
- Volunteer
- Join a club or social group
- Visit your local community center or senior center
- Take group classes (such as at the gym or a community college) • Reach out over the phone or email
- Connect to others via social networks such as Facebook
- Get to know your neighbors
- Make a weekly date with friends
- Get out (go to the movies, the park, museums, and other public places)
Information courtesy of Melinda Smith, M.A., Melissa Wayne, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. Last updated: May 2013.


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Monday 27th February SHSG Weekly Gazette
The week before half term saw our annual Inter-House Music Competition take place across four lunchtimes in the hall. Students from all houses in Years 7-13 competed against each other to win the coveted trophy that was won last year by Athene. To read more about this and other activities going on in school please click here for the SHSG Weekly Gazette.


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Even if I am really busy as you all know with different projects, thanks to you I am being able to compete at the top for the title of Miss Metaverse 2013.
Here is a list of all brands and people who are sponsorizing me with their creations.
I am still looking for a lot of items I will need to prepare my outfits and performances. If you wish to help me and offer me your creations, please contact me through IM or NOTECARD.
I will be posting here and on the top of my blog all people that sponsorize me. And I will be posting my outfits and my performances on this blog and all social medias I am involved into.
Please note your logos are next to this banner, above:
Thank you all! There will never be enough words to express you how thankful I am!
Before posting all brands and owners that are supporting me, here you see my officials Miss Metaverse Austria 2013 pictures.
Thank you designers, managers, store owners!
INNUENDO - Ciccia Bergamasco
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5 DIY Projects for Every Room in Your Carillon Lakes Community Home
5 DIY Projects for Every Room in Your Carillon Lakes Community Home
Redecorating your house in Carillon Lakes community may be expensive considering the cost of hiring an interior designer and the materials needed for a great makeover. Fortunately, there are a lot of ideas and projects you can do on your own without spending too much. One good thing about DIY projects is that you can create and design something personal while having fun. Check out these 5 DIY projects you can try:
Living room:
Arrange picture frames to make a personalized clock. If you have picture frames and you are not sure how to organize them, try hanging them on your wall in such a way that they resemble the numbers of a clock then use the hands and machine of your old clock and place it on the center. It is a creative way to display those photos of you and your family.
Fireplace area:
Design candle holders. There a lot of candle holders sold from stores and they are just too plain. One thing you can do is to decorate it with things you can easily find at home, like twigs. All you have to do is cut it into pieces, just a little longer than the height of your candle holders. Then attach it around the glass with the use of a glue gun. The twigs' uneven structure will allow some light to pass once the candle inside have been lit up.
Laundry room:
Give your laundry basket a new look by using colorful ropes. You can easily attach different colors of ropes around plastic laundry baskets using a glue gun. Mix and match the colors of the rope according to your preference.
Mason jars can help you reduce the clutter on your bathroom sink. Simply clamp up some mason jars horizontally on a piece of wood then anchor it to your bathroom wall, near the sink. Before listing your home for sale in Carillon Lakes community, you might want to try this artistic and very useful project.
Some potential buyers of Carillon Lakes community homes for sale are sometimes looking for something special in a house. Add some uniqueness into your bedroom by mounting your mirror into wooden frames. After that, you can paint the wood frame with different designs you want.
There's no need to spend so much money just to give your home a fresh new look. Enjoy making these DIY projects with family and friends. For more helpful decorating tips on a budget, visit http://www.LakelandFloridaLiving.com.
Call me, Petra Norris, at (863) 619-6918 or send me an email at email@example.com if you're looking for a Lakeland Florida real estate agent with superior local knowledge, experience, professionalism, integrity, and personal service to help you sell or buy Carillon Lakes community homes for sale.
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Marsh announced with immediate effect the appointment of Tom Davies as global CEO of Bowring Marsh, Marsh's international wholesale placement broker. Davies previously led Bowring Marsh's hub in the UK and Ireland.
Based in London, Davies has global responsibility for Bowring Marsh, which has more than 300 colleagues across key placement hubs in the UK and Ireland, Continental Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, United States, and Bermuda.
Davies has more than 25 years of insurance broking experience with Marsh. He has an extensive background in managing large, complex, and global property and casualty insurance programs, both in the retail and wholesale markets.
Dean Klisura, global head of Industry Specialties and Placement at Marsh, commented: "Under Tom's leadership, Bowring Marsh's operations in the UK and Ireland have delivered exceptional value for clients. With his skills and experience, Tom is ideally suited to lead Bowring Marsh globally and expand our services to clients across our key placement hubs."
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- Enable Basic Authentication.
- Activate Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Producer feature.
- getRepositories and getRepositoryInfo Services.
- Test CMIS in SharePoint.
- Get Documents from Document Library using CMIS.
What's The CMIS?
CMIS stands for Content Management Interoperability Services. It's a web service standard that allows different content management systems to inter-operate seamlessly over the Internet.
What's The SharePoint CMIS Procedure?
The Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Producer is a SharePoint feature that allows the applications to interact with SharePoint document libraries programmatically by using the interfaces that are defined in the CMIS standard.
- CMIS is turned off by default on all on-premises sites.
- CMIS is available after the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Producer feature is activated.
- List is not supported in SharePoint CMIS Producer.
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- CMIS is not supported in SharePoint Online.
How to configure CMIS Procedure in SharePoint 2016?
To configure CMIS in SharePoint 2016, you should do the following:
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There are so many resources for assisting parents in the education of their children available today that it's hard to choose the best ones. Keep in mind that children are different and select them accordingly. Here is a list of books I bought and I use to play/teach my son.
I do not plan a specific time for these activities. Instead, I try as much as I can to address them on-the-go; Sometimes I am initiating such learning moments but generally, I wait for the best time to start a science experiment or to connect math with something we encounter in the daily life.
Observe your child's mood and approach him naturally otherwise you risk to provoke an unwanted rejection. The main goal is to ignite his curiosity and to make him understand that all things are connected and, more important, the knowledge he is getting at school will help him dealing with the world around.
In the right column you can see some of the books I am using in my sons education.As a general rule,I have purchased and used all the books and software programs I am recommending in this LINKS page.
The following programs are not directly related with aviation. However,I have decided to link them here because they are highly educative and they fit in the concept of project based education and interdisciplinary learning.Also these educational games and simulators are a great tool for you,as a parent,to assist your child in the discovery of new field of knowledge and to approach them in a nonformal way .This can be an excellent complement to the standard academical curriculum followed in schools.
I strongly recommend you to download the free book (pdf format) "The Great Logo Adventure" written by Jim Muller. The author has had a lifelong interest in translating high technology into understandable, practical, and enjoyable applications — especially for young people. He began working with Logo in 1979 while public relations manager for Texas Instruments Incorporated. The book is written in a very "kids friendly" format and it might spark your children interest for programming and math.
MSWLogo is based on the Turtle Geometry that was added to Logo by Seymour Papert in the late 1960s.Using a small turtle (actually a triangle on the screen) the students are introduced to different mathematical notions in a very intuitive and exciting way. Papert has been widely known for focusing on the impact of new technologies on learning in general and in schools as learning organizations in particular.Whilst working at MIT he used Jean Piaget work to create Logo as a tool to improve the way that children and solve the problems. For more information about Seymour Paper work I will recommend his book" Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas".
Logo programming language was initially used by Lego Company in the development of their Lego Mindstorm robotic kit.
The springs are then connected to a muscle wave that makes the springs expand and contract rhythmically. With careful design of the springs you can make your structure move across the screen.
There is a Soda Constructor zoo, where users can share the creatures they have made.
To successfully build a structure, builders must understand the concepts of centre of gravity and cross-bracing. These concepts can be discovered by trial and error.
Students can experiment with existing creatures from the zoo or built in library and explore the effects of adjusting gravity, friction and spring strength.
In addition to the SodaZoo, there is a SodaRace competition, which consists of an online olympics competition.
To use this program just follow the link.You do not have to download anything.
The intersections between origami, mathematics, and science occur at many levels and include many fields of the latter. I have discovered that origami can be a very useful tool in showing kids how math is connected with real life. You can start by folding paper planes and learn about symmetry, center of gravity, kinetic energy and forces of the wind on the airplane. If you want to go further, you can create complex shapes.
Check Robert Lang's web page for some amazing projects and information about the applications of origami in life and technology.You will also find here some links to other sites where the mathematical aspects of origamy is explained in detail.
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Most of the science projects presented in this site have short videos.I have a lot of fun with my son during their production and I too the chance to introduce some basic notions about editing a movie.
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This is the credo of the FutureLab,an extraordinary non-profit organization based in Great Britain.You will find in their web site many projects,links and ideas regarding a new approach in children education.
WARNING! This site creates addiction! I just could not stop reading the information provided there and trying different programs form their PROJECTS page.Get a large cup of coffee and take your time to explore this amazing resource.I guarantee you won't regretted!
Helping Your Child Learn Math is for parents of children in kindergarten through fifth grade. It has been revised to include a variety of activities that will help children learn and apply mathematical concepts such as geometry, algebra, measurement, statistics, and probability in a useful and fun way. All of the activities relate math to everyday life and complement many of the math lessons that children are learning in school. These fun activities use materials that are easy to find. They can be done in the home, at the grocery store, while traveling, or just for the fun of it.
Bob Web started at the age of nineteen, during the Korean War, as a machinist in the Marine Corps. Later, he worked to the Panama Canal Zone where he learned five computer languages and became supervisor of the computer department.
Here is one excerpt from his My Story web page: "Unknowingly, I was learning the art of learning how-to-learn — self-education — a technique that would follow me the rest of my life, a technique that would bring me success and make my wildest dreams come true."
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I didn't plan on writing about the beer. I planned on writing about the food, but when the food isn't quite as good as the beer, well...
That's what I discovered at Café Brussels, the subject of this week's cafe review. The place has a lot going for it. It's in a cute building, the décor is lovely, the Belgian beer selection is one of the best in town, and the recipes come from Catherine Duwez, who crafted excellent Belgian food at Café Montrose and The Broken Spoke before moving on to this venture.
And yet, the food at Café Brussels doesn't live up to that of Café Montrose or Jeannine's Bistro, opened by Andrew Klarman, Duwez's ex-husband and former partner at Café Montrose. Presumably, with Duwez's talent behind it, Café Brussels could be just as good, but something gets lost between the concept and execution.
And so, instead of filling my belly with mediocre food, I drank.
Belgian beer is, in my opinion, some of the best in the world. It was first brewed back in the middle ages, when monks sold it to fundraise for the Crusades. Beer was also safer to drink than water was back then, and the low alcohol content made it possible to drink a lot of it and still be more or less functional.
There are more than a dozen different styles of beer brewed in Belgium, but it's known for Flanders red ale, a sour beer made with red malt; pale lager, originally produced in Bavaria; and lambic, made by exposing the beer to wild yeasts and bacteria in the air, creating a slightly sour, cider-like beer.
Café Brussels has ten Belgian beers on draught and another 13 in bottles. If you're looking to get a good feel for the beers, ask for a flight of four of them on tap. You'll likely get some St. Bernardus in the mix, as well as Kwak, and perhaps even some Delirium. I swear I'm not making these names up.
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St. Bernardus is labeled on the menu as a Trappist-style beer, but Trappist refers to where it's made (in a monastery in Belgium, the Netherlands or Austria), not the style. It was originally made using recipes from monks though, so we'll give 'em that. It's a dark, moody beer that's slightly sweet and has undertones of figs and sweet red fruit. Pair it with something sweet, or just drink it in lieu of dessert.
Kwak, when ordered on its own, not as part of a flight, is served in a branded glass with a unique shape, almost like an hourglass. The Kwak comes from Bosteels brewery, which has been in operation since 1791 and is still owned by the same family. It's a strong amber ale that's a bit malty and caramel-y and pairs well with a steak topped with Roquefort sauce.
Delirium is a bit more common in the United States than are the previous two beers, but no less refreshing. It's brewed with three different yeasts and was named the best beer in the world by The World Beer Championships in Chicago in 2008. It's a strong, citrusy blonde with bitter hops that I enjoyed with the restaurant's spicy and sometimes creamy mussels in several different sauces.
Then, of course, there are the Chimays, the Lindemans and the Duvels, each unique and each indicative of Belgian beer. I recommend you try them all, just, please, not in one sitting.


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On June 26, 2016, Carleton University's Board of Governors approved a proposal to change the name of the School of Canadian Studies to the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies. While this name change is long overdue, it comes at an important moment in the history of both Canada and Carleton University.
Canada has moved towards understanding the conjoined histories of Indigenous peoples and Canadians as a complex, ambiguous, and often tragic and violent relationship which continues to impact every resident of the country. The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls for reconciliation through an active process of decolonization. This is a shared undertaking in which Carleton and all other educational institutions will play a leading role.
Coinciding with the approval of the School's Combined Honours degree in Indigenous Studies (to be launched in 2017), this name change recognizes the prominent place of Indigenous Studies in our academic mission and signals a collective commitment to this process of active decolonization. It also formalizes the fact that it is inappropriate to subsume the interdisciplinary study of Indigenous histories, cultures, experiences, and identities under the umbrella of Canadian Studies. This is one step in furthering Carleton's commitment to Indigenizing the university and our commitment to making the School and the University welcoming spaces for Indigenous scholars and students alike.
This commitment is best exemplified in the university's embrace of the Algonquin concept, aditawazi nisoditadiwin, an idea that deeply informed the institution's Aboriginal Coordinated Strategy. Aditawazi nisoditadiwin, in Màmìwininìmowin (Algonquin language), is the concept of being between two worlds and developing an awareness and understanding of both. In adopting the new name "School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies," we are looking to recentre our students and our scholarship in this space between.


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Shouldn't The Servants of the Lord Be Blessed?
It is 12:58 a.m. and I am still awake. My body is on such high doses of steroids, it makes sleep quite impossible. Just over a week ago, I came back to the United States to be diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis, a disease attacking my spinal cord and leaving me with severe nerve damage. Just a week before that, I was happily serving the Lord in Ethiopia as a missionary wife and mother. God was greatly blessing our ministry with fruit and opportunity–particularly since we have only been there for ten months and are still learning the language. I woke up one Thursday morning with tingling in my toes. By the end of the day, that "tingling" had progressed to my waist and would later spread to my chest, face, and arms. We had a missionary doctor friend who was able to alert us to the severity of my symptoms and within 24 hours, we were back on a plane to the United States for emergency treatment.
Transverse Myelitis is pretty rare. Every year, 1400 cases are diagnosed in the United States. So why would I get this kind of disease? I'm trying to serve the Lord in Africa–the quintessential "no-one-wants-to-go" location.
It is easy to get the idea that if we are in the Lord's work (be that "full-time" or otherwise), He should reward us with blessing. If we are serving the Lord, He should keep bad things from happening to us; He should protect us and give us the comforts we desire in life. We act as though this is the least He should do.
But, oh beloved, the dear Lord Jesus did not die on the cross so that I could sit in comfortable America and have good health. Take a look at these precious words in I Corinthians 6, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" (I Corinthians 6:19-20). When I think about my lovely Lord and what was done to His body on the cross, I think of the great price that was paid for my own body. He purchased it with His own blood. The torture He went through on Calvary was so that my body, plagued with Transverse Myelitis as it now is, will not spend one second in the fires of hell! Not only that, but I have the promise of a new, absolutely perfect, glorified body waiting for me in heaven. He did that for me! The body that I reside in for such a very short time here on earth, was purchased by my lovely Lord to spare me the agonies of hell. When I think about this, I think, "Lord, I am so unworthy of that kind of devotion and love. You can do whatever you want with my body. Paralyze it. Weaken it. Afflict it. Scar it. Only glorify Yourself in it."
He does not owe me anything, you see? He does not owe me good health, wealth or the comforts of life. In fact, I am indebted to Him in a way I could never repay!
To answer my original question, however, shouldn't the servant of the Lord be blessed–let me tell you the answer is 100 times yes. God blesses His servants more than they could ever imagine and it almost does not make any sense to try and describe those blessings because they are not the blessings you may first think about. Sometimes we may look at someone here on earth who was great wealth or abilities and we say, "Oh, God has blessed them." And He has. Every good gift comes from above. Maybe we see someone who got to go on a nice vacation or had some other wonderful opportunity and we easily spot that as a blessing. But these are such fleeting, temporary blessings. They are not at all His finest. His greatest blessing is Himself! In Genesis 15:1, God tells Abraham, a man He calls His friend, "Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward." Those of us who give our lives to serve our Maker get Him as our blessing! He comforts us and cheers us in ways that we could never explain, in ways our fellow man never fully can. He puts sweet reassurances into our souls. He speaks to us. Not with new revelation, of course, but with revelations so wonderful that sometimes we feel like they were just for us. He gives us moments in our lives where we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God Almighty is moving and working in our life and we get to be a part of what He is doing in the world. Once you have tasted that kind of blessing from the Lord, let me assure you–you would NEVER want to trade it for some temporal blessing like a comfort of this life or even good health.
I am not saying that God's servants are perfect people. We feel sorry for ourselves and get our eyes off the Lord just like anyone else. We do not live on those mountain tops of blessing all the time. In fact, when I was first given the news that we would have to leave Ethiopia for emergency medical treatment, I burst into tears and cried out, "Lord, I'm on your team!" Do you know what my wicked heart was crying? "Lord, shouldn't I be blessed? I am serving You!" What I didn't know was that He was going to bless me–but not with something temporary like perfect health (Though He has blessed me with health in the fact that I can still walk and breath on my own–not everyone with my disease can). He was going to give me such sweet reassurances during this time and help me see Him in ways I never have in my Christian life before. He was going to bless me with Himself. And I will be carrying those sweet reassurances with me every day until the day I meet Him face to face in heaven.6


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Friday, February 7, 2014
Fog Over Snow in Maine
On a recent cross country ski outing in Maine I came across this picturesque scene just before sunset. The mist (or fog) was forming over the field I was about to ski over.
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Planned giving is a process of making a gift that uses tax, financial and charitable estate-planning techniques to enable a donor to make a sizable gift commitment and receive significant tax and financial benefits (as well as the pleasure of making a gift to something important and worthwhile in the Howard County community.) Future planned gifts to CFHoCo qualify donors for membership in the Howard Legacy Society.
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Westpac Direct from Account is a secure API technology-based payment method that works using Payment Express' secure Account2Account payment service. It eliminates the need for a debit or credit card for online purchases.
Melissa Steward, Westpac NZ's Head of Global Transactional Services and Enterprise Payments, says this first to market innovation makes payments simple and secure for consumers and businesses.
"We are continually looking at ways to make things easier, faster and more secure for customers and payments are a big part of that, " says Steward in a statement.
"Partnerships are key in this rapidly evolving marketplace, and the experience and expertise of Payment Express has been a key part in developing and delivering this."
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practicing unpredictability
Oh, October.
Falling acorns, leaves and branches and a hurricane coming up the coast with such an unpredictable trajectory that no one knows what the weekend will bring.
Yesterday it looked like it would hit us. Then they said, no it'll hit Virginia. Then today it looks likely to bypass landfall entirely.
(I hope that our coastal areas don't get hit too hard.)
Uncertainty is actually much more of a constant than most of us would like. Part of my practice of being human means practicing flexibility in the face of uncertainty. That's why one of the phrases I use most is "We'll see."
Because we don't actually know until that moment, when what might happen actually has happened.
("See" in this case means processing it in the moment with whatever senses we are able to use.)
Most of the time, life is predictable enough that we don't need to take a "wait and see" approach, at least not actively.
But a hurricane (like a lot of other major events) changes that predictability.
And so, I shall once again actively practice not knowing.
I shall actively practice waiting and seeing.
I shall actively practice letting life be as unpredictable as it always is.
This is good practice - a reminder me that life is about practicing flexibility, whether I remember or not.
We'll see.


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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
The Late Bloomer
As if I needed another reason to love, adore and be completely smitten with Dr. Estes. I have been listening to The Late Bloomer audio series this past month...I have it playing every single chance I get and the wealth of stories, healing and connection she offers is breathtaking. Life changing...truly.I can't even begin to go into the layer upon layer of psychic magic she works...where would I start??
For so much of my early life I thought that if you hadn't come into blossom + bloom by the time you were of a certain age...then all was lost. So many people around me had figured out (or so it seemed) what they wanted to do in life while I floundered around lost and searching...sometime drowning + gasping...very very broken. What I didn't know at the time was that all of this breaking open had deep meaning; it was soul medicine. In the losing of mySELF was the finding of mySELF. And sure...my path was definitely not linear...more of a zigzag kind of thing; one step forward, two steps back. But deep within all of this healing lay the seeds of strength, tenacity and beauty; the makings of an invincible heart.
"To be ourselves causes us to be exiled by many others, and yet to comply with what others want causes us to be exiled from ourselves." - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
In this series one of the things Dr. Estes talks about is how, when we "lie in a bed not of our own making" ie. live our lives according to the proscriptions of others (society, culture, whatever else) ...we simply cannot thrive. It is only when we look deep within our hearts and define, for ourSELVES, how we want to live our lives...that is what leads to blooming. Taking the power away from the "overculture" (as Dr. Estes puts it) and placing it where it belongs; within our deepest selves is the key to doing our life's work. Work that is not always easy, approved of or successful but work that has deep meaning and feeds our soul.
-Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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- Amanda@runninghood said...
love this: "To be ourselves causes us to be exiled by many others, and yet to comply with what others want causes us to be exiled from ourselves." - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- April 30, 2014 at 6:34 PM
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Our Tasting Room will be closing at 4 pm on Wednesday, December 18th! For additional hours this month please check our Early Closings blog post.Close
"We are passionate about our wines and food. We cherish the history, the stories about it, the people who produce it, and our terroir. We welcome you to experience Pippin Hill and look forward to sharing our craft." - Dean Andrews
It's a love story, really. Which is how all good stories begin. And so it is with Pippin Hill—the lovechild of proprietors, and husband and wife team, Lynn Easton and Dean Andrews. Lynn and Dean (as you'll read below) have a combined wealth of professional experience in luxury properties and bespoke events, and Pippin Hill represents the marrying of their complementary talents, in a place they love—the undulating green hills of Virginia's wine country. Here they have brought together a team of hospitality pros who share their love of this place. A farm family. A vineyard ripe with people who love people and love what they do—ready to welcome you.
As the CEO and co-founder of Easton Porter Group, Dean Andrews knows the nitty-gritty of five-star hospitality as well as anyone. Before launching EPG, Andrews served as senior operating officer for Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd., overseeing some of the world's most exclusive properties. He's acquired, repositioned and operated resorts, small and large luxury hotels and acclaimed restaurants across the globe, helping elevate the standards of hospitality excellence worldwide. Today he loves nothing more than honing the finer points of EPG's boutique properties, because that's what three decades in the hospitality industry has taught him: every detail counts.
As creative director and co-founder of Easton Porter Group, Lynn Easton brings her exceptional design eye and event expertise to complement Dean's business acumen. All EPG properties bear her signature style imprint. As founder of Easton Events, a leading event planning and design company, Lynn's classic taste and bespoke events and weddings have earned her a devoted following as well as a nod as one of Vogue's Top 5 Event Planners. Her work has been widely published including Martha Stewart, Town & Country, The Knot, Southern Weddings and Southern Living Weddings.
At Pippin Hill, Dean's unparalleled background in hospitality management and Lynn's eye for exquisite detail come together in one vision: a classic winery and culinary vineyard in the hills outside of Charlottesville, a place they love. A place that reflects their combined passions: for estate wines and exciting cuisine, for upscale events and warm hospitality, for an authentic celebration of people and place.
Acclaimed and Accomplished Vine Whisperer Chris Hill has more than three decades of experience in the vineyard and wine industry, and knows agriculture and the subtleties of grape growing better than anyone in Virginia.
His depth of trial-and-error knowledge includes vineyard design, ideal grape varieties, how to put up trellises, what and when to spray, how to prune and when to pick. Chris serves on the Board of Virginia Vineyard and Winery Associations.
One to Whom Grapes Bow Down Michael Shaps is the founder of Michael Shaps/Virginia Wineworks. He has been making wine for more than 20 years, the past seventeen in Virginia and Meursault, France.
In Virginia, Michael was the winemaker at Jefferson Vineyards for 6 years before leaving to start his winery-consulting firm and to produce wines under the Michael Shaps label. The Michael Shaps award winning wines have been recognized by several regional and national publications as some of the best wines made in Virginia.l.
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Charlottesville-based hospitality company Easton Porter Group, owned by Dean Porter Andrews and Lynn Easton, manages Easton Events and distinctive boutique hotels and restaurants in Charlottesville, VA, and Charleston, SC. Properties in Charlottesville include Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards and Red Pump Kitchen; and in Charleston, Zero George Street Hotel, Zero Restaurant + Bar, and Cannon Green. Easton Porter Group is passionate about high-quality hospitality, food, wine and events, and delivers distinctive products and services without compromise. EASTON PORTER GROUP


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Boris FX has released Boris XML Transfer, an "After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations."
Looks good -- they promise the world and all its effects, at least in the trip to AE -- but compare with established solutions by Automatic Duck.


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Thomas Jefferson championed vegetable cuisine, plant experimentation, and sustainable agriculture. The 13th Annual Heritage Harvest Festival, hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in partnership with Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and Seed Savers Exchange celebrates Jefferson's legacy, and the contributions to American cuisine by enslaved workers, in a family-friendly, exciting, affordable and fun-filled atmosphere, promoting gardening, sustainability, local food, and the preservation of heritage plants.
The 2019 Heritage Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, September 21, at Monticello: on the historic West Lawn, in the vegetable garden, and in Jefferson's Lower Grove. The venue provides a beautiful showcase for the restored gardens and features the wealth of Monticello's programs in not just gardening, but also natural history, foodways, and the roles of the entire plantation community.
Learn about organic gardening, seed-saving, cheese-making and southern recipes. Explore Jefferson's 1,000 foot long vegetable garden and ornamental mountaintop landscape. Taste hundreds of heirloom tomatoes, melons and peppers and savor local artisan jams, honey and chocolates. Learn new and period cooking techniques at chef demos, pet heritage breeds of animals with the kids, or revive your own kitchen garden at the 12th annual Old- Timey Seed Swap.
The festival highlights American chefs and foodways by exploring the diverse food cultures that comprise Southern and Mid-Atlantic cuisine. Native American, European and African influences are weaved throughout the dishes prepared by today's Southern chefs. African traditions in particular have had a profound impact on the flavors and methods of the each region's cookery.
At the heart of the Heritage Harvest Festival are educational programs on seed-saving, botanical medicine, heirloom varieties, sustainable agriculture, organic gardening, edible landscaping, regional cookery, and other aspects of sustainable living. Interpretive tours of the restored Monticello garden, plus specialty tours on natural history and native plants, will take place every hour. Monticello will come alive with cooking programs highlighting the little mountain's cross-cultural legacy.
The Heritage Harvest Festival is a grassroots, volunteer-oriented event with serious educational goals. The festival seeks to educate garden and culinary enthusiasts preserve heirloom plants and foodways, and celebrate Thomas Jefferson's agricultural and epicurean legacy. We invite you to join us for a meaningful and fun day celebrating sustainable living and the good things that come from the earth.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers more than 700 varieties of vegetable, flower, herb, grain and cover crop seeds. We emphasize varieties that perform well in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, although gardeners and farmers from all over the country grow our seeds including many unusual Southern heirlooms.
Seed Savers Exchange is a nonprofit located in northeast Iowa that has been dedicated to growing, saving, and sharing heirlooms seeds since 1975. In addition to stewarding the largest non-governmental heirloom seed collection in the nation, Seed Savers Exchange shares and facilitates a nationwide seed swap called The Exchange between 13,000 members.
For almost 90 years, Monticello has been maintained and kept open to the public by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., which owns over 2,500 acres of Jefferson's 5,000-acre plantation. As a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, the Foundation receives no ongoing federal, state, or local funding in support of its dual mission of preservation and education.


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Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs Alex Flint issued a statement this week praising the U.S. House after it passed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Capabilities Act (H.R. 4084) this week.
Flint said the bill would provide necessary support for the continued development of advanced nuclear-reactor technology and would keep U.S.-based nuclear power generation at the forefront internationally.
"The nuclear energy industry has driven innovation throughout its history, in plant design and operations," Flint said. "In Georgia and South Carolina, new reactor designs with advanced safety systems are being built to take us beyond the existing light-water reactors that are the backbone of our electric grid. At the same time, small modular reactors and other advanced technologies are being designed. This legislation will accelerate further innovation by enabling continued private investment in new reactor designs and directing the Department of Energy to prioritize research and development that will support advanced reactor technologies."
Flint said one of the challenges the country's energy sector faces is satisfying the growing demand for cost-effective methods of energy generation while eliminating carbon emissions in line with national and international climate-change mitigation goals.
The bill now goes to the Senate for further consideration.