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"Early data on the 11th participant suggest potential clinical comparability with the preliminary safety and efficacy results seen with the initial 10 trial participants, who all have discontinued routine infusions of factor IX concentrates," said
Updated data on all 11 participants in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial will be presented by Lindsey A. George, M.D., attending physician in the
Spark Therapeutics is transferring the enhanced SPK-9001 manufacturing process to Pfizer, which intends to utilize material generated with this process in the Phase 3 clinical trial of SPK-9001. The activities outlined in the license agreement as amended will occur in parallel to Pfizer's ongoing preparation to assume responsibility for SPK-9001 after the transfer of the Investigational New Drug application to Pfizer.
Subject to the terms of the amendment, Spark Therapeutics will receive from Pfizer an initial
About Hemophilia B
Hemophilia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder that causes the blood to take a long time to clot because of a deficiency in one of several blood clotting factors, is almost exclusively found in males. People with hemophilia are at risk for excessive and recurrent bleeding from modest injuries, which have the potential to be life threatening. People with severe hemophilia often bleed spontaneously into their muscles or joints. The incidence of hemophilia B is one in 25,000 male births. People with hemophilia B have a deficiency in clotting factor IX, a specific protein in the blood. Hemophilia B also is called congenital factor IX deficiency or Christmas disease. The current standard of care requires recurrent intravenous infusions of either plasma-derived or recombinant factor IX to control and prevent bleeding episodes. There exists a significant need for novel therapeutics to treat people living with hemophilia.
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Spark Therapeutics and Pfizer entered into a collaboration in December 2014 for the SPK-FIX program, including SPK-9001, under which Spark Therapeutics is responsible for conducting all Phase 1/2 studies for any product candidates, while Pfizer will assume responsibility for pivotal studies, any regulatory activities and potential global commercialization of any products that may result from the collaboration.
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A further description of risks and uncertainties can be found in Pfizer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
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This is a whirlwind journal entry, a roller coaster journal entry with a bit of resolution at the end of the second part of it.
The old GP's office called twice today, once this morning and then directly after hanging up from my therapy session. The GP's office wanted to remind me that I am no longer their patient and to say a third time that the script for the muscle relaxer had been denied. This has been well established. Thank you for that.
Then......as soon as my super heavy phone session with Dr. D ended the old GP's office called AGAIN. This time the GP said he was willing to write me a script for 30 pills, not a refill but 10 days worth of medication. I was then told to make it last. "Make it last."
I took the opportunity to explain to triage nurse R how devastating it is to have him drop me like this. I told her that I put up with his attitude for two years then got dropped on my head. I said, now he wants me to make ten days worth of medication last for 30 days. Tell him his dog says thank you for the biscuit. She then said, "Now 'I'm offended. I went back there and asked him for that medication for you. If you want him to know you're upset about him dismissing you then you can tell him yourself". I said, how did I offend you? She said, I'm ending this conversation. Have a good day. ... um, what???? What just happened?
That's the moment I realized the world has gone mad. This is crazy!!!
How is that offensive to her? She said, I went back there and talked to him and told him you wouldn't have anything to hold you until your new appointment. I said, but if he can write 10 days, he can give the 30 day refill without telling me to make it last. What he gave me was a biscuit and it's insulting and typical of him. She said, I'm hanging up. Good Luck, Faith. ......
They called me twice today, once to remind me they denied the medication and that I'd been "dismissed from the practice" then they called to toss salt on a wound, but I'm still in the wrong!!! What?
When she told me "Good luck" I told her to keep her biscuit. You keep those 30 pills. She said, you want me to retract the script? I said, I don't want the biscuit. Don't throw me scraps and think it's okay. It's not.
I am in no shape to do another dental appointment. That has been cancelled.
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Discussion in 'SSDs & Data Storage' started by _Gea, Dec 30, 2010.
Did you try a remote CD/DVD ISO via the Supermicro IPMI Virtual Media to install OmniOS ?
- Jon
no, as I had laying around an Sata drive and an iso cdr but IPMI should work
I am working on a preconfigured and ready to use storage server image with OmniOS and napp-it that you can download and clone to a/any mainboard with any supported nic and an Sata bootdisk > 60GB from a 16 GB USB stick with Clonezillea or import as an ESXi template in case of the ESXi VM. This may be my future default distribution method (napp-it toGo)
OmniOS 151018 stable is available
Main advantage: many improvements regarding SMB2, see http://napp-it.org/doc/downloads/performance_smb2.pdf and ReleaseNotes/r151018
I am working on preconfigured images for a napp-it ZFS storage server
beginning with the SuperMicro Boards X11-SS where you cannot install OmniOS from USB sticks.
The ready to use images are cloned with CloneZilla. You can also use this method for backup and disaster recovery, see http://www.napp-it.org/doc/downloads/napp-it.pdf
About a year ago, I was writing about my problems with ZFS pool freezing and iSCSI target dying.
On random and towards the end, at the same time every week, our iSCSI target died (svc reported service running, but there was nothing listening on 3260 port) and we were unable to write to pools (issuing touch /zpool/a hung for 1min-2h). There was also no chance to restart iSCSI, since svcadm restart target resulted in svc going to online* state and waiting for service to shutdown. Reboot was the only solution.
Since we were running unsupported configuration with Supermicro 28bay case with SAS expander and SATA enterprise drives, we decided to ditch this configuration and go with all HCL hardware from Nexenta list.
After 3 months of successful running and slowly moving users from old storage to the new one, target started to crash again when we reached 100 iSCSI clients.
Since we were unable do find the solution, we turned to OmniTI. With the help of Dan (maintainer of OmniOS) and some memory dumps, we discovered 2 problems:
One was a rare case of broken iSCSI packet, that resulted in system to panic and reboot. Dan found a Nexenta's patch, we applied it and one problem solved. Patch has also, as far as I know, been upstreamed to Illumos and latest OmniOS.
Second problem was the iSCSI target crashing. Dan discovered that when target crashed, a thread was waiting in kmem allocator for mpt_sas. It looks like we hit a case of memory exhaustion. I remembered that we didn't limit the size of ARC and that the system ate all the memory for ARC and could not freed it fast enough. I limited the max size of ARC and we didn't have any problems with iSCSI target for the last month.
So now it looks like we have a stable system and we couldn't have done it without Dan's help. Sometimes it really helps to have someone on the call, who can produce a fix in a few hours instead of trying to find the problem yourself.
I hope my experience will help someone.
Thanks for that Info. I have seen that already in the omnios-discuss mailing list
and added this info to my tuning tipps.
One question.
What is your ARC limit or more exact how many RAM should be left free?
Glad I can be of help.
Currently I did "over the finger" limit and just limited my ARC to 200GB.
Looking at my graphs, I usually had around 10GB of free memory and now I have around 18GB after ARC is filled.
You have 256 GB RAM with ARC limited to 200 GB?
This gives a first thumbrule of limit ARC to 80% on systems with a lot of RAM
I suppose the problem grows with more RAM.
The ZFS defaults are 75% of memory on systems with less than 4GB RAM
and physical Memory - 1 GB if you have more memory
This may become a problem with a lot of RAM as freeing RAM costs time
ZFS ARC Parameters - Oracle Solaris 11.1 Tunable Parameters Reference Manual
The default timeout values of ZFS for disks or initiators are way too high
Have you limited disk timeout or Initiator timeout to a smaller value like the 7s of TLER?
IIn napp-it I have added a tuning panel in menu System > Tunings to set system values
and an Initiator option in menu Comstar > Initiator > Settings to set system values.
I will add an option in my default tuning settings to limit max arc to 80% of physical RAM.
Interesting limits. Wonder why there isn't a bigger default limit on systems with more memory. In my case, time that was needed to free ram cost us crash of a service. Unfortunately my graphs are already aggregated and I can't look back at them to see if there was a momentary lack of free memory. It's also possible collectd didn't catch the lack of memory.
What timeouts are we talking about?
On initiator or target?
I did change the timeout values on initiators according to AWS recommendations. I had some clients having problems with timeouts and windows dropping drives (event IDs 7,20,47) (no problems on Linux clients though). Since update, there has been no disconnects, but every now and then I see a drop of iSCSI traffic for up to a minute.
According to Dan, COMSTAR is a little fragile. Nexenta did a lot of work on COMSTAR, but there is no one out there that would upstream the fixes to Illumos and later to OmniOS.
Also related: on our old server, where we used to have problems with target dying and ZFS locking up, since we moved the majority of users to the new server, we hadn't had a target crash for the last 2 months, which tells me it really could be ARCs fault.
A target is waiting for a disk to answer, so the disk timeout is relevant as this blocks services (default 60s).
On Initiator side, you can reduce timeouts as well as this can block the system as well (default timeout 180s)
Configuring iSCSI Initiators Tasks - Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: SAN Configuration and Multipathing
It is a first step with current OmniOS where some Nexenta fixes are included.
I didn't change any settings on the server (target), but I must set higher timeouts on clients (initiators) because of the way we use iSCSI, which is not ideal (remote clients, sometimes high latency,...) and lower timeout lead to iSCSI drives dropping. I know iSCSI wasn't made for that kind of use, but currently it works for us.
Will need to switch to something else in the future, but for now, this is what we have and it works for our purpose.
What's currently the best distro? I'm using the first build of OI based on Illumos!! Just backing up my data to do a complete fresh install.
Also, I currently have 2 raid-z2 spanned with 12 disks (+ 2 hot spares), so effectively raid 60. I'm thinking of moving to 3 way mirrors for a bit better data protection. I don't need copious amounts of space anymore as not going to bother with dvd/blu-ray rips as streaming has come a long way. So just pictures, music and home videos.
One thing I was thinking, if it's possible with any of the distros: can you have say a pool with 3 3 way mirrors, so 9 disks, then a 3 disk raid-z1 and have data sync'd between the 2 pools automatically. For some backup facility. If so, I could save a bit by using 2 way mirrors instead of 3 way. So 4 2 way mirrors and a 4 disk raid-z1 to use all 12 disks (and keep the 2 hot spares).
You want to set up a 1-direction replication (i.e. zfs send/receive) to mirror the live pool to its backup.
I would suggest the new OmniOS 151018 stable as it offers some huge SMB improvements
and support for newer hardware ex the new Intel i219 nics
I think OmniOS is the way to go if you want stable server OS.
Regarding my post about iSCSI target dying. I guess I spoke too soon. It just crashed 4 times today. Will report when I'll have some more info.
Random problems without a clear reason are really annoying.
Based on advice from Gea a few months back, I've decided to have a go at running my file server for my home network of Macs on OmniOS, now that r151018 with SMB 2.1 is out. My goal is to do the simplest config possible, with no unnecessary steps and if possible no added software. It's gone well so far but I've got a few questions that my digging has not found answers for yet.
1. Bonjour
I want to advertise my SMB shares via Bonjour. I enabled the built-in mDNSResponder by running
svcadm enable dns/multicastTo configure, I ran
dns-sd -R "MyServer" _device-info._tcp. local 445 model=Xserve &
dns-sd -R "MyServer" _smb._tcp local. 445 &
This works perfectly but, and I could be wrong, it doesn't seem to be persistent. Is that correct? If so, where would you recommend putting the commands such that they get executed on each boot?
Once I had an SMB share running, I tried to connect to it from my Mac using a pre-existing user on the OmniOS box. I received an error whose exact text I've forgotten but which basically said that I didn't have permission. I had seen mention on some pages of having to configure PAM, yet other guides didn't mention it. So I put the following line at the end of /etc/pam.conf:
other password required pam_smb_passwd.so.1 no warnThen I set the password for the user I was trying to connect with. I noticed that there seemed to be password complexity requirements that weren't there before (but I could be wrong about that). After that, I was able to connect from the Mac. The question is: Should I have needed to do these steps? I only ask because they seem to be omitted from some online guides.
3. ZFS Filesystem Creation Parameters
I created a zpool with no parameters, opting to set the options during the creation of the filesystem(s). For the pool I simply did:
zpool create Pool mirror d1 d2 (forgot the actual identifiers)Then my confusion was which parameters to use for the filesystem. I've used two different ZFS variants on the Mac (Zevo and OpenZFS) and in both cases I always used certain parameters because I had heard Macs liked them. What I don't know is whether I should use those same parameters making this filesystem knowing that it will be accessed exclusively by Macs. Anyway, I did:
zfs create -o compression=lz4 -o utf8only=on -o normalization=formD -o casesensitivity=insensitive -o nbmand=on -o atime=off Pool/FileSystemI guess the utf8only is implied by the normalization so that could be left out. But should I be setting normalization=formD? Any comments on the other parameters, appropriate or not?
Yes, you must adjust pam.conf as SMB does its own authentication with an additional password file to the Unix one.
Have you installed OmniOS manually without napp-it as napp-it comes as a ready to use systemimage for a webmanaged
appliance that you only need to restore to your system or an online installer that configures these settings automatically.
see http://www.napp-it.org/doc/downloads/napp-it.pdf chapter 4
Regarding Bonjour
You can call these settings either with a bootinit script or cron
When you use napp-it, you can place them in menu Services > Bonjour and Autostart
Regarding filesystem parameters
Wit napp-it, pools are created automatically with your settings.
The normalization=formD is a default suggestion for OSX to (try to) keep national characters in filenames
identical over services and platforms.
Zpool - OpenZFS on OS X
On Unicode Normalization -- or why normalization insensitivity should be rule (Nico's blog)
Regarding password restrictions
You can set them in napp-it menu User > pw restrictions
Infos for the Napp-it ToGo ZFS Storage Server
I have uploaded new images (freely available)
New OmniOS 151018 stable with SMB2.1 and napp-it 16.02f,
Base-Tuning, TLS Alert Emails ex to Gmail. Alle Nics are autoconfigured for DHCP.
Napp-it ToGo Sata
These are images for a barebone/ hardware setup to an Sata disks.
After Cloning the image to Sata, your appliance is ready to use
The images are intended for a Kingston V300-60GB or an enterprise class
Intel S3510-80 with powerloss protection.
HowTo: http://www.napp-it.org/doc/downloads/napp-it.pdf
The images were created on an SuperMicro X11-SSH-CTF but are running on
other mainboards and systems. If you have installed them successfully on
other systems ex Dell or HP, please send an email to email@example.com
Napp-it ToGo VM
These are images for a virtualized SAN/NAS under ESXi.
You can import the image ready to use (deploy a template)
HowTo: http://www.napp-it.org/doc/downloads/napp-in-one.pdf
Current Image 2016.04 for ESXi 5.5U2 - 6.0U2
Open-VM-Tools, vmxnet3s and MTU9000
Open-VM-Tools are now integrated in OmniOS 151018
Thanks Gea.
While I know Napp-it would solve these problems for me, I have a desire to do it myself for gaining more experience and insight. I may use Napp-it anyway because of the web interface. And, thank you for the product and your expertise freely shared with all who ask.
Regarding PAM, my curiosity was whether some other step that I skipped would normally have added the line automatically. For example, seems that in some tutorials people say to enable SMB sharing for the OS (don't remember the command at the moment). I didn't do that, just used a zfs command to create my share and nothing more. Should you still "officially" enable SMB sharing and if so might that have added the PAM line? I guess no need to ask here, I can just try it. I guess in the end it's just a goal of mine to use the fewest steps necessary to get to the end goal.
Regarding mDNS, so you affirm that the commands are NOT permanent and that they do need to run for each boot?
SMB settings
Depend if you use SAMBA or the into the kernel and ZFS integrated Solaris SMB server.
With the last, you must edit pam.conf and enable sharing as a ZFS property - no other settings-
With SAMBA this is different as SAMBA does not know anything about ZFS
and the smbshare property is there only for ZFS compatibility but without the usual SAMBA behaviour
The settings are not persistent over a reboot
Hi Gea,
Can you please help me out with enabling guest smb shares. (Sorry I'm a bit lost)
Up from OmniOS 151018 guest access requires
-a user guest
-smbadm enable-user guest
I'm using the Napp-it ToGo VM
I got it to work, ran these commands:
useradd guest
smbadm enable-user guest
Recreated the zfs filesystem with smbguest on.
Is there anything I might have missed?
I have not tried myself but you should
- create a user named guest in menu user
- enable guest to login without a password
enter the command at console or the napp-it cmd field
smbadm enable-user guest
see the mail from Gordon Ross in the OmniOS-discuss maillist
smbadm enable-user guest
You mentioned that you could use cron for the mDNS commands. In your experience, do these commands need to be continually run on some regular interval or once set do they persist until the next reboot, no matter how long that is?
You start the commands as a background task so they run until reboot or until you manually kill them.
If you start them via cron or at, you should run them only once ex on reboot or you must use a script that takes care about.
The usual way to start services/daemons at boottime is a service manifest or a startscript in /etc/init.d
Thanks both for the replies.
However..... we've just upgraded some tin at work to Windows Server 2012 R2 and I've seen the ability to use Windows storage spaces in a Hyper-V Failover Cluster (!!!) so it's got me thinking about moving my home NAS to Windows Server! I can't play with the ones at work because they're in production and we use SANs with their own RAID so storage spaces is redundant.
But I'd like to know if Windows storage spaces can replicate what ZFS can do in regards to grouping raid sets. My current setup is 2X 6-drive RAID-Z2 for one pool. Could I do that in Windows, or even group 7X 2-way mirrors for one pool? Or would it be 7X distinct 2-way mirrors?
I cannot comment the Windows options as I am happy that I was able to switch all my storage away from Windows to ZFS and the Storage spaces concept with ntfs or even ReFS iseems far away to change my mind.
What you can do, is to offer Storage for Windows via iSCSI and this is a serious option with ZFS.
maybe you can follow the discussion at (german, may translate with Google):
[Sammelthread] Microsoft Hyper-V Stammtisch
I have some limited experience with Storage Spaces and ReFS. First, if you're using their equivalent of RAIDZ/2, which they call "parity spaces" I think, the performance is awful. This is well-known. Their equivalent of a mirror is fine. Also, dealing with Storage Spaces is very convoluted compared to ZFS. I tried to implement it for our server at work but I just couldn't bring myself to. It was just so clunky compared to ZFS. I ended up with a standard hardware RAID controller (gasp!). If I were doing it over now I'd do either OmniOS running an iSCSI target or have a go at directly sharing via the built-in SMB 2.1 server, assuming that can be properly and seamlessly integrated into an AD domain, which I have no experience or information about.
The Solaish kernelbased SMB server works perfectly in an AD.
As it supports Windows SMB groups and stores Windows SID as extended ZFS attributes you can even replicate or move a pool to another AD member server without loosing Permissions, unique for a Unix SMB server on a Unix filesystem.
That's really awesome. Next time I redo our work setup that's how I'll go.
I think I'm missing something. I didn't think those commands stayed running, I thought they were just to configure the already-running mDNSResponder. That's not correct?
ypo must find a way to start your following commands at boottime as a background task
(thiis is what the & at the end means)
dns-sd -R "MyServer" _device-info._tcp. local 445 model=Xserve &
dns-sd -R "MyServer" _smb._tcp local. 445 &
dns-sd -R "MyServer" _device-info._tcp. local 445 model=Xserve &
dns-sd -R "MyServer" _smb._tcp local. 445 &
Ah, didn't know that about the &. Based on that, I assume it should be fine to put both commands in one shell script, right?
For my first attempt, which works, I put each command in its own script and have those linked into rc3.d per the Oracle article Run Control Scripts (System Administration Guide: Basic Administration)
If they will reliably run from the same script, I'll do that. It just seemed from my experience running them "by hand" that there might be timing issues in that they didn't quite seem to return right away and that I didn't see the shell prompt after running them until I hit Enter again.
No problem, you can add all commands in a single script
That's working, thanks. Only odd thing is that once today my Mac told me when I clicked on the server name in the sidebar that the object was no longer valid or something. I relaunched Finder and all was well. Not sure what happened.
Anyway, after experimenting all week with a VM, I installed and configured my real server today. Aside from the hiccup above (which may be the Mac's fault), it's running well, and seems very quick.
I have a few picky questions. The first one is:
Is there a way to use uppercase letters in an (Illumos kernel based) SMB share name? I can put uppercase letters in the name specified in the zfs command but they show up all lowercase on the Mac (not sure about Windows).
The lowercase naming is the same on Windows.
I cannot say why. If you want to know, ask Gordon Ross (he is maintaining the SMB server) at #illumos irc or the illumos-discuss maillist.
regarding performance
the OmniOS defaults are quite conservative and optimized for 1G and less RAM
For faster networks or RAM > 1-2GB, you can increase tcp buffers or MTU settings,
see http://napp-it.de/doc/downloads/performance_smb2.pdf
Wow, that's a great write-up and similar in a lot of ways to my setup since I'm also running 10GbE with an X540, although my Mac is a self-upgraded 2010 with an internal ATTO NT12 so that's different. I haven't run any benchmarks yet.
Regarding jumbo frames: If I'm reading correctly, it's enabled on the server always and you just vary it on the clients to see the result. True? Aside from speed, any other issues with an MTU "mismatch"? What actually happens, does the server see that the client can't handle 9000 and drop back to 1500?
Mostly unrelated question: How would you compare built-in SMB to Samba? Clearly SMB is easier, don't need to install it and configuration is super easy.
So ease is on the side of SMB. What about performance and stability? Any other reasons to pick one over the other?
If you want Jumbo Frames, you must enable on server, clients and switches.
If a client is set to mtu 1500 it should work.
In the Solaris world, you can use the Solaris kernelbases, multithreaded SMB server or SAMBA that is available on any X system.
regarding stability
The Solaris SMB server is very stable as it is part of the OS and ZFS and maintained by the OS provider, either Oracle for Solaris or Illumos.
regarding performance
The Solaris SMB server is multithreaded and very fast
regarding Windows compatibility
The Solaris SMB server offers SMB groups and uses Windows SID als extended ZFS attributes. This keeps permissions intact even when you move or replicate diles to another Solaris AD member-server. The Solaris NFS4 ACL are nearly identical to ntfs permissions. As Shares and snaps are a ZFS property, Snaps as Windows "Previous versions" work out of the box without any problems.
This is unique in the Unix/ Linux world.
But there are features that only SAMBA offers, ex
- special features ex veto files, AD and Master Broser server
- sharing not a ZFS filesystem property but based on the regular folders
- using the SMB server in zones (nor possible in Solaris, possible in OmniOS from 151016 up)
- SMB3 (Solaris SMB is currently on 2.1) but mostly you should use currently SMB3 only on Windows
What about Mac extended attributes on files? At first glance it appears they're not coming through. I say this because an example JPEG which, when stored locally on the Mac, shows lots of info in Finder Get Info, such as camera model, dimensions, etc, but when copied to the server (OmniOS/kernel SMB), does not display any of that info.
Another question. What about Spotlight support for netatalk on Illumos-based OSs like OmniOS?
I know this requires Gnome Tracker being installed and netatalk being compiled with support for it. This seems possible on FreeBSD although my half-hearted efforts at making it work weren't fruitful.
Would it work on Illumos?


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Banvou tourism and travel guide
Visit Banvou: highlights and tourist informationTo Visit Attractions
Banvou is situated in the Orne department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 54 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Banvou is 214 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Domfront at 10 km and Bagnoles de l'Orne at 16 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Banvou, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Banvou in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Orne
Map of places to visit near Banvou
Markets in and near Banvou
- Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
- Briouze: market Monday (15km)
- Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (16km)
- La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (17km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (21km)
- Sourdeval: market Tuesday (27km)
- Vire: market Friday (31km)
- Gorron: market Wednesday (34km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (36km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (37km)
More information about Banvou, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Banvou, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Banvou.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (49km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (32km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Normandie-Maine (31km)
Remarkable gardens
- Sassy (42km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (50km)
- Jardins de la Pellerine (53km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (28km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (39km)
- Signal d'Écouves (45km)
- Mont du Haut-Fourché (50km)
- Forêt de Fougères (54km)
- Source - Couesnon (54km)
- Roches de Ham (54km)
Towns of Art and history
- Mayenne (39km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (52km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Fraimbault (22km)
- Saint-Loup-du-Gast (31km)
- Domjean (50km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (40km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Banvou
from Alencon (prefecture): 54 km
from Paris: 214 km
from Calais: 308 km
from Nice: 816 km
from Bordeaux: 425 km
from Strasbourg: 610 km
Getting here
Banvou is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Banvou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Champsecret, Dompierre, La Chapelle-Au-Moine, La Chapelle-Biche, La Ferriere-Aux-Etangs, Le Chatellier, Messei, Saint-Andre-de-Messei, Saint-Bomer-les-Forges, Saint-Clair-de-Halouze and Saires-la-Verrerie.
This page in French: Visiter Banvou


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AUBURN, N.Y. – The Salisbury University baseball team saw its 2018 season end when it fell to Baldwin Wallace University, 14-3, at Falcon Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the third round of the NCAA New York Regional.
The Sea Gulls (34-12) got off to a rocky start, as a pair of hit batters and a fielding error loaded the bases with no outs for the Yellow Jackets (33-13). They would bring home two runs on a single to left center field in the next at-bat, but a fielder's choice, fly out, and groundout limited the damage, leaving three runners stranded.
A single and another hit by pitch in the top of the third inning doubled the Yellow Jacket lead to 4-0 before Jack Cheney took the mound in relief of starting pitcher Wes Whitlock. Cheney got a strikeout swinging and an infield pop up to end the inning.
Salisbury had a chance in the bottom of the third to get itself back into the game when Will Gutekunst forced a one-out walk, then stole second base. Jake Terry drew a walk in the next at-bat, and both runners advanced on a wild pitch, but were left stranded when Jackets starting pitcher Brandon Wysong forced a fly out and a strikeout to end the threat.
The Baldwin Wallace bats continued to be relentless, pouring on another 10 runs over the final six innings of the game, including five in the sixth.
The Sea Gulls would break through, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning on a Jack Barry one-out double to left center field that brought home both Ron Villone and Justin Meekins. They would score again in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI fielder's choice by Scott Ardoin.


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I need some help choosing my next adventure, where do I start?
There are so many amazing adventure trails out there, if you're new to trekking it can be tough to know where to start. Visit www.wildwomenontop.com for some fantastic trip ideas. Book something in! We look forward to getting you started on your training for it.
How do I choose my Level of Fitness?
As you sign on to the app, you'll be given the opportunity to choose your current level of fitness. After 12 weeks of workouts on the app, you'll automatically be progressed to the next level. If at any point you want to change though please just CONTACT US and we can adjust it for you.
|Beginner to outdoor fitness/usually active 2 or more times per week. Have not walked more than 5-10km in the last 6 months in one instance.
|Active 3 or more times a week on a regular basis, have walked more than 10kms in one instance in the last 6 months
|Regularly active 4 or more times a week, run or walk more than 10kms on a regular basis
|Recommend you build up slowly and ensure you can walk briskly for up to 2hrs at a time as a base. You should repeat this level two or more times as you build up your fitness before progressing to the next level.
|You can repeat the program again at this level and choose a different specialty or add weight to your pack to increase the intensity and resistance of each workout.
|You can repeat the program again at this level and choose a different specialty or add weight to your pack to increase the intensity and resistance of each workout.
What do the different Speciality Trek Types mean?
During your 12 weeks of Luvmyhike, you can choose to focus one of your workouts a week on either Endurance, Altitude or Full Pack Training. At any point, if you'd like to change your Speciality, please just CONTACT US and we can change it for you.
- preparing for a long distance trek;
- preparing for an endurance event like Coastrek (30-60kms in one day);
- preparing for a multi day trek on challenging terrain;
- or generally want to build up your ability to do longer day walks/overnight hikes.
- preparing for a multi day trek usually walking 5+ hours a day, often supported by porters, on undulating terrain at altitudes over 2000;
- you need to build good lung capacity through short, sharp interval training, and have the leg strength to get you both up and down those long summit climbs and descents. You also need to build mental toughness and learn how best to walk at altitude (technical walking) to preserve energy and reduce your chances of altitude sickness wherever possible.
Full pack
If you are preparing for a trek which involves carrying all your gear in a backpack, weighing more than 10kgs choose Full Pack Training. You will need to build up your pack weight slowly over time, know how to pack correctly for comfort and safety and build strength in your legs, back, ankles and core to support carrying this weight on uneven terrain.
Even if you don't have a trek booked, training with a full pack is a great addition for those who want to take their fitness and strength to the next level by adding resistance to the Luvmyhike workouts.
More info and videos about choosing a Speciality: READ MORE>
What is a Check Trek?
You will complete a Check Trek twice in your 12 weeks, which is a longer trek/hike session, designed to give you the opportunity to test your gear, fitness, mental toughness, hydration, foot care and nutrition over a longer period, to mimic a trek day out in the wilderness. On these practice treks you will learn lessons you never dreamt of, which will give you the experience, confidence and resilience you need to take with you when you head out in to the wilderness to face all the challenges and unexpected situations that you might find yourself in!
What is the Fitness Test?
A short but relevant test involving specific movements which we feel give a good indication of the endurance, leg power, core strength and mental toughness required to get your fit for your big trek! You will complete the test 3 times during your 12 week program, so you can keep on track with your training, see improvements and gauge your progression.
What is the RPE scale used in the workouts?
Rate of Perceived Exertion is used to describe your perceived level of exertion during physical activity.
Perceived exertion is how hard you feel like your body is working. It is based on the physical sensations you might experience during physical activity, including increased heart rate, increased respiration or breathing rate, increased sweating, and muscle fatigue. The scale refers to levels of exertion ranging from No exertion, through to light exertion, moderate exertion, hard exertion etc.
Exercise intensity is important to gauge because it can tell you whether you are working too hard or not working hard enough. Self-monitoring how hard your body is working can help you adjust the intensity of the activity by speeding up or slowing down your movements.
Luvmyhike uses a simplified 6 point scale from 0 to 5 to assist you in knowing how easy or hard you should be working on specific exercises/intervals. This is to assist you in getting the most out of your workout, by exercising at different intensity levels. But, always listen to your body and if need be, adapt your intensity down if you feel unwell, are new to fitness or have any pre-existing conditions that might be exacerbated by exerting yourself. The RPE scale is a guide to give you an idea of how hard to work during different parts of the program, and also to indicate when it's time to dial it down and cool down or stretch!
Can I repeat the program at the same level?
The Luvmyhike App moves you up to the next level (Newbie >Moderate > Hard Core) after completing 12 weeks. If you'd like to remain at the same level and repeat the program at Newbie/Moderate/Hard core, please use the Contact Us form to let us know and we will adjust back for you so you can do the program at the same level again.
How will this program prepare me for a 2 day hike vs a multi day trek at Altitude?
First consider your fitness level and your trekking/hiking experience.
If you are a Newbie starting out, you would need to do the Newbie program, consistently, at least twice (24 weeks) to get your base fitness up to Moderate before considering a multi day trek.
Here's a description and indication of the level of fitness plus trekking experience you would need to consider when choosing an adventure goal:
|Example of trek types
|No trekking experience required, moderate fitness level required, able to trek a minimum of 5-6hrs at a slow and steady pace with a 6-8kg pack, well-formed trails, with some moderate hills or stair climbing
|2 day overnight supported hike/trek with daypack
|Some trekking experience required, good fitness level required, able to trek a minimum of 6-7hrs at a steady pace on difficult/uneven terrain, significant hills or stair climbing and may involve rock scrambling. May involve exposure to heights.
|Multi day trek, supported, at altitudes below 5000m. Or if a full pack trek, reasonably easy terrain. Consider training for a min of 24 weeks especially if going to altitude.
Significant trekking experience required, very good fitness level required (including very good levels of strength, balance, agility and endurance), able to trek a minimum of 7-8hrs at a steady pace with a pack (up to 15kg), significant part of walk on difficult terrain, a good deal of sustained and strenuous ups and downs on uneven terrain. May involve difficult rock scrambling and/or creek crossings. May involve significant exposure to heights. Potential for variation in weather conditions
If already at Hard Core Fitness level, with trekking experience, consider the difficulty rating/grading of the trek you are training for - check with the tour provider as to the grading. Min of 12 weeks training however we recommend 24.
e.g. summit climbs to over 5000m; endurance treks over multiple days, carrying full pack…
How do I update my password for the app?
Your password gives you access to login to both the app, and the Luvmyhike website. To update your password, login to this website (see Login button above in the navigation bar), go to Settings and update your password. This will update your password to access the app too.
Where should I train and what do I pack?
Luvmyhike is designed for outdoors. Choose green open spaces, preferably natural surfaces wherever possible, but also where you have access to a set of stairs, a big hill or ramp for your interval training.
How do I connect with other Luvmyhike members?
As a paying member of the program, you will be given access to join the private, global Luvmyhike Community Group, where you can share ideas, gear tips, training, and link up with other local Luvmyhike members for training walks and hikes.
How do the billing periods work?
The cost of the program is AUS$7.99 per week, which is billed weekly in advance. Your subscription will continue with Luvmyhike until you cancel it. Every 12 weeks you will be progressed to the next level of fitness (Newbie> Moderate > Hardcore), afterwhich you will stay on the Hardcore level, and can use the app as your long term fitness buddy. For further details about billing and cancellations please visit our Terms and Conditions.
How do I buy the App?
You can buy your subscription to Luvmyhike on the Luvmyhike website, in the App store or Google Play. If you purchase your subscription on the Luvmyhike website, you will be given the chance to setup your login details when you subscribe. You then download the App from the App store/ Google Play and login with your details. If you purchase the subscription in the App Store/ Google Play, you'll create login details via the app.
How do I cancel my subscription?
If you bought the Luvmyhike App in the App store, you need to go in to your App store account and cancel it via the App store and follow their prompts. The subscription settings on an iphone can be found in Settings> iTunes & App Store > Click on your Apple ID> Subscription.
If you bought a subscription online via our website, please refer to the Terms and conditions and contact us with a cancellation request. You'll need to contact us at least 7 days before your next billing period, or 2 working days before your next billing period if you're still within your 7 day free trial period.


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Paula wants to win the third-grade science poster contest more than anything.
There's just one problem - and her name is Cynthia Lyden.
Also known as Miss Perfect.
Cynthia, a girl with a different hair scrunchie for every outfit.
Cynthia, who handwrites whole pages without a single cross-out.
Cynthia, who framed her poster and brought it in a day early.
Is Paula clever enough to compete with Cynthia? And if so, will it matter? As the two girls compete, Paula makes a startling discovery that changes her desire to out-do her rival.


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You can create your very own superhero online for free without having a drop of artistic ability or talent. You can create your own heroes and print their pictures to show to your friends.
Visit UGO.com (HeroMachine 2.5 application), and Marvel.com. The procedure is almost identical for both websites. These applications will allow you to craft every aspect of your superhero without requiring you to download software. You will be able to customise your hero's hair, lips, eyes, clothing, boots, capes and weapons.
Choose your superhero's body type. The HeroMachine application allows you to choose male or female body types for your superhero and will allow you to adjust the character's height and skin colour.
Customise your superhero's face and hair. You can choose among a variety of hairstyles and hair colours. Choose your hero's eye shape and colour, then choose the ears, nose and mouth. Pick colours that complement each other.
Select clothing for your superhero. You can choose to have your hero wear traditional tights, body armour, T-shirts and jeans, and other types of clothing. You can also choose a pair of boots or shoes to set off the outfit and give it a hip edge. No costume is complete without a utility belt!
Choose a coat or cape for your superhero. They have a variety of styles for capes and coats. Some capes are long and flowing, while others are shorter and full of attitude. Some of the coats are made like trench coats and give your superhero that anti-hero edge.
Pick out your superhero's weapons. The HeroMachine has a ton of weapons, including firearms, old maces and swords. Choosing the right weapons for your hero will help you complete its look, so take into consideration what type of superhero you are building. Are you building a Punisher-style vigilante who takes on street thugs, or a Boy Scout Superman type?
Pick a cool background for your superhero picture. The background will put the finishing touches on your superhero picture and will capture your hero's essence. There are different layers of things you can add to the background, such as lightning strikes.
Name your superhero. Come up with a name that will set your superhero apart from the rest and that suits that hero's personality. After you pick a name, save your hero and print out the picture.
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First Thursday on Calder
December 5, 2019
Get transported into another world with some of the best international food money can buy. Have your fill of gyros and hummus or chicken panner and delicious curry that will make your taste buds pop. If you are looking for something outside of the box, make sure and try some of these unique stops in Beaumont.
Begin planning your adventure by viewing the Official Southeast Texas Visitors Guide. Or, request a copy by mail and sign up for email updates.
Deep fried ice cream? Sure! What about ice cream and espresso? Ok! And, did you know you can even watch ice cream being made with liquid nitrogen?
Take the stress out of choosing the perfect dinner spot & check out one of these family friendly restaurants!
Located near Houston & the Gulf of Mexico, Beaumont hangs its hat in Southeast Texas. Explore our trip planning tools to get started!


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It's just a case of trial and error.
I had a look to see what Zafal had to offer and here's what I got...
The first dress is a really gorgeous pink maxi and is my favourite of the bunch. Firstly, it's pink which is always a great start. But the tiny floral print and slits up the side make it really flattering and easy to wear. It's a great summer staple and is also on sale right now for £13.05, so a complete steal.
The second dress is this really cool, simple black dress with white lace trim. It is a really lovely thin fabric, which is perfect for the hot weather, and even more perfect as a beach cover up. Also, if you're not sure about the off the shoulder look, the elastic straps break it up, making it more flattering on the shoulders. It's a really great basic for the summer, and for less than £10 you can't complain.
Lastly, we've got this really cute floral orange dress. The print and colour is so summery and a colour which I think suits most people. It looks fab with a tan too, so definitely one to pack on holiday. However, this was the only dress which wasn't completely true to size. I'd suggest sizing up to achieve the best look and feel comfortable too.
Zafal is a great place to start if you're trying out this look for the first time as they have so many choices of style and are really affordable.
Check out the rest of their off the shoulder dresses here.


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Yesterday, another unexpected surprise came my way while on a beach holiday at Stanwell Park with two of my sweetest friends.
Mei and Amber, who both have a fear of heights, threw me off into the unknown earlier than I had anticipated – they sent me hang gliding off a cliff!
It was a fitting surprise for a person who's definitely jumping into the deep end without much of a life jacket.
Stanwell Tops is famous as one of the best places for hang gliding in Australia. It felt surreal to fly like a bird, to see the impressive cliffs and escarpment looming over a series of secluded beaches. At one point, I let go of my tandem pilot and just hung from a hook. I was at peace with the world. Though the experience lasted for about half an hour, I did feel that time stood still.
Thank you lovelies for this experience, and for being the audio and video directors of my little video – all edited on the smart phone.


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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Cloud Eagle: A Historical Recording from the Seasonal Singers of the Jemez & Zuni Pueblos
In October of 2014, I received a request and the subsequent honor of having my original painting "Seek" chosen to be the artwork for the historical recording of "Cloud Eagle" by the Seasonal Singers and Dance Group from the Pueblos of Jemez and Zuni.
The Seasonal Dance Group dances their traditional Buffalo, Corn, Rainbow, and Eagle dances and "Cloud Eagle" is the very first album capturing these songs after 24 years of this group. "Cloud Eagle" is also the very first recording in their tribal history.
From group member Glendon Toya: "Our project is mainly to promote our culture through song and dance. Being that my family comes from the Tribes of Jemez and Zuni and us speaking the only languages of our kind in the whole world, we cannot sit back and let our culture and language fade away. Many people in our tribes will benefit through this CD, it will bring happiness and knowledge into homes. It will make people suffering from illness's sit up and enjoy these songs. We strongly believe that the drum beat wakes up the spirit within us and we can be healed of depression, stress, etc. Imagine being in a place and you hear a drum at distance, your heart is going to hear and lead you to it. We see it all too much. The Grandfather Drum as we call it is a healer."
About the choice of this particular painting, Glendon said, "This to us represents the 4 directions of life also the 4 seasons. We can seek out to these 4 directions, but we will always be who we are and we will always be protected within."
Of note, one of the songs from this recording, "Living in the Moment" was recently awarded a 2015 New Mexico Music Award. The Zuni Pueblo Seasonal Singers are: Lawrence Toya, Glendon Toya, Delvin Toya and Riley Gachupin.
Please scroll down this post to see videos of the Seasonal Singers and Dance Group from the Pueblos of Jemez and Zuni.
"Seek" by Stephanie Smith.
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"She is (I AM) Light" is about the acknowledgment and acceptance of our full radiant selves. It is about healing, self-love, and having faith that we can become whole again. During this process, our armor begins to crack and will eventually fall away as we begin to embrace that which we have resisted most: Our Greatness.
(06/18/14 Note: Several months after completing this painting, I read a The Bhagavad Gita and learned about the concept of the Atman which may be defined as, "the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual." Hmmm...)
The Six Guardian Mandalas are representative of our never having to do the work alone - angels, ancestors, and spirit guides are always around us, gently nudging and guiding us along our path to becoming our whole, true selves.
This original painting "She is (I AM) Light" is currently available for purchase. Please contact me for details.
Part of my artistic evolution during this project has been to document and share my creation process:
"She is Light: Who I Am But Only That Others Can See" New Major Work In Progress
"She is Light" Work In Progress Part 2: Drawing Her In
"She is Light" Work in Progress Part 3: Mantras, Affirmations & Blessings
"She is Light" Work in Progress Part 4: "I am That"
"She is Light" Work in Progress Part 5: Perfection at Our Core
"She is Light" A Work in Progress Part 6: A Layer of Protection
"She is Light" Work in Progress Part 7: Awaiting the Next Vision
"She is Light" A Work in Progress Part 8: I Get Busy
"She is Light" Work in Progress Part 9: I Stop Caring What Other People Think
"She is (I AM) Light" A work in progress Part 10: The Double Helix Eludes Me
"She is (I AM) Light" A work in progress Part 11: The Helix Prevails!
"She is (I AM) Light" A work in progress Part 12: The End is in Sight
She is (I AM) Light: A Work In Progress Part 13: Putting it Into Words
She is (I AM) Light: Part 14 The Origin of My Mantras
She is (I AM) Light: Part 15 The Guardian Six Completed
She is (I AM) Light: Part 16 Ok, now that's done... now what?
She is (I AM) Light: Part 17 It's all over but the shouting, I've come to take what's mine
She is (I AM) Light Part 18: First Friday Comes, and Goes...
You can also view all my photos from this project on Flickr.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
― Marianne Williamson, Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
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French President Emmanuel Macron called for a "real European army" for defence against Russia, China and even the US during a tour of World War I battlefields ahead of Sunday's Armistice Day commemoration. As his popularity continues to decline, he also commented on domestic politics, notably petrol price rises and violence in schools and deprived neighbourhoods.
"We have to protect ourselves with respect to China, Russia and even the United States of America," Macron told Europe 1 radio in an interview recorded at Verdun, the site of a 1916 battle that cost more than 300,000 lives.
Claiming that, after 70 years of peace in Europe, the situation is now "precarious", he warned of "intrusion attempts in cyberspace and numerous interventions in our democracies" - an apparent reference to Russia - as well as the danger of US President Donald Trump's plan to quit a Cold War-era nuclear treaty.
"We will not defend the European people unless we decide to have a real European army," he said.
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There was a "real paradox" in commemorating the French soldiers who "gave their lives to defend their nation, to defend their borders and at the same time being so aggressive, so violent and hateful towards people who politically, peacefully and democratically want to defend their nation and borders", she told Radio Classique.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates recently announced they're looking to update the buccaneer logo and are asking for fan input. Since I'm a local designer, I figured I'd fuse my passion for sports and creativity and submit my own design for consideration.
Bob Gessner was the artist behind the 1968-1987 "friendly pirate" logo. I know Bob, and he has inspired me for this design. I wanted the new logo to remind fans of the glory years. Between 1968-1987 the Pirates won a couple of World Series championships and fielded many great players such as Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, and Steve Blass to name a few. This was also the era when "We Are Family" was adopted as the Pirates anthem. The city of Pittsburgh and its fans embraced those great teams and a new logo for 2014 should pay homage to the important times in Pirates history.
I didn't want to simply regurgitate and tweak any recent Pirates symbols, rather I wanted to design an original icon, something that feels right as the modern buccaneer. My new logo is a positive, forward-facing character, looking right into the future. He has the confident gaze of a leader. It resembles tradition, but has a modern flare.
I hope the Pirates and their marketing staff would consider my design not just because of the logo itself, but also because it's done by a local guy. I'm a Pittsburgh-based designer – born, raised, and living in the Burgh my entire life. It would cool if that happened…
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Hi All --
The following article that just came out earlier this month looks very familiar to what John Bedini
was doing many years prior to this article and these college students making it a research project.
Then saying its a new way of thinking. This is part of what John Bedini was trying to get out in the world.
The article talks about making batteries from Brass, Steel, Water and a common Laundry detergent salt.
Sounds very familiar to Copper (Brass), Magnesium (Steel), Water and Mule Team Laundry detergent.
See quote from article below and URL link to the article.
"Unlike the recent bout of exploding lithium-ion cell phone batteries, the steel-brass batteries use non-flammable water
electrolytes that contain potassium hydroxide, an inexpensive salt used in laundry detergent."
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Best sewing machine for quilting and embroidery is a tool to save your time. Quilting is something that is challenging but can make money. Here are some machines that work for embroidery and quilting.
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This is a work of art that can decorate your clothes with intricate and beautiful embroidery. You can work comfortably because the tables are great for embroidery and quilting projects. This is a special table for the project. This machine has legs that can knit and walk but you do not need to worry because the price of this machine is very affordable.
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Maybe you are hesitant to do quilting but you need not fear because you have this machine. You can put your feet freely in a comfortable position. A large desk is required to work on the project. This is a great machine that can be used by beginners.
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Administration backs Islamists blatantly
by Animitra Chakraborty
Deganga remains the same as it was a few years back – escalating Hindu persecution prevails (and also expands) the vicinity whereas the administrative apathy to Hindus (even if it's an eyesore) does remain at an all-time high. Nothing has changed, contrary to the expectation of law-abiding citizens of Bengal, and it can also be said whatever changes have taken place in all these years here is for the worse only.
Hindus in Deganga are left high and dry.
Basudevpur and Ballavpur in Berachanpa, P.S. Deganga are two adjoining villages containing a marginal Hindu population, residing there, hence, in an environment of abject fear all these years. Like every year this year too, Nabajagaran Sangha, local club in Ballavpur, organized annual Durga Puja with splendor. The 34-year long Puja ended (as expected) with fanfare. Even if Bakra Eid or Eid al-Adha was on October 27, 2012, Hindus expected that there would be no trouble.
Their folly came to the fore on October 28, 2012 at 6.30 am when beef was perceived in the area bordering the temple. The sudden revelation, a distinctive act of profanity, stunned Hindus leading to a cacophony in Ballavpur. Hindus from Basudevpur rushed to the spot only to the find the cruel reality out. Even if Hindus informed the local Panchayat members of the gruesome development, none of them did turn up before 10.00 am.
Ali Ahmed, member of the District Council (Zilla Parishad), came to the spot at 10.30 am and without consulting anyone took the beef away. When he returned Hindus asked him of this strange attitude; he replied that it was done to retain communal harmony in the area.
During this altercation police arrived; police failed to appear (sooner) despite repeated pleas of Hindus in the early morning.
When administrative and police officials (SDPO and Officer-in-Charge) were communicated the weird activity of Ali Ahmed, they did not stop by supporting him only; he was also showered with lots of praises. As per administrative and police officials, they would have done the same if there was any such need. Hindus, reaching the brink of desperation owing to police inaction and also its manifest antipathy to them, formed a blockade – refusing to lift it till the restoration of beef (to its former position) and arrest of culprits behind the dastardly act.
However, nothing like this happened ultimately (thanks to blatant anti-Hindu posture of administration) and aforesaid officials opted for a meeting, joined by Ali Ahmed and a few Hindus and Muslims. During the meeting, SDPO threatened that Hindus were carrying out an illegal Puja and if necessary the same would be ended forever and a day. Hindus, as a result, had hardly any other option and had to remain content with the fact that police would patrol Ballavpur till Kali Puja.
Hindus in the meeting did also point out a few other aspects, nullified by the administration both willfully and mischievously.
On the word of Hindus, contrary to the previous years, Muslims in the village were witnessed to endeavor to spoil the Durga Puja 2012 – groups of Muslim boys were found to fight among themselves (near the temple) with the intention to blemish the Puja only. Again at 11.30 am, when the road blockade by Hindus was in full swing, a few Muslims tried to break it forcefully and all these happened before the police. When Hindus objected, police chased both Hindus and Muslims.
A great anxiety dominates Hindus in both Basudevpur and Ballavpur; even if police is present there, Hindus are apprehending worst in the coming days.
(The Hindu Temple)
(Beef found behind left column of the Hindu Temple)
(Local Hindu Club)
(Junction of Basudevpur and Ballavpur)


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Henry Says the Darndest Things
Here are some random funny things that Henry has been saying lately. I can't think of a way to tie them together into one coherent blog entry, so you're getting a bullet list. And you'll like it.
And yes, the photos are of my son's feet. I painted Henry's toenails today at his request, like any good mother would.
- The other day Henry told Jack, the very sweet eight-year old next door, that he loved him, that he was his best friend, and that he did not want him to die.
- Henry and I were discussing last names. We went over everyone in our family with our last name, and then moved on to the next-door neighbors. The mom and kids have one last name and the dad has a different one, Johnson. We went through each person and each name, and then Henry said them again: Zoe S., Jack S., Paige S. and C. Johnsonville. I guess we've been grilling brats a little too often this summer.
- The same neighbors gave us a plant when my dad died. Henry has started talking about his grandpa dying a bit lately, and he said, "Grandpa died, and now we have a plant."
- Henry told me that his stuffed tiger works at the courthouse. I asked, "Oh, does he work with Paige (a public defender)?" Henry paused and said, "Not recently."
- Sometimes when Henry does not want us to do something, like change his diaper or put on his sandals, he'll say, "I'm busy!"
- The other day Henry wanted my husband to help him build a lighthouse out of cardboard "bricks." My husband told him he would, but asked that Henry get out the bricks. Henry said, "But you know how to do that."
- One morning Henry told my husband, "I want to make a mobe." My husband said, "Okay, make a mobe," and Henry said, "You're supposed to say, 'What's a mobe?'" So my husband said, "What's a mobe?" and Henry replied, "It's a sidewalk."
- Some mispronunciations that I may have already mentioned: apple trips (apple crisp), hop-sis (hospice) and hot air gaboon (hot air balloon).
- When asking a question Henry always says the negative of what he wants to know. For instance, if I put my shoes on, he'll say, "Why don't you put your shoes on?" or if a neighbor rides by on her bike, he asks, "Why isn't Patti riding her bike?"
- On a recent rainy day, Henry looked out the window and said, "Rain rain go away. Come again another time."
- I've been trying to explain the concept of saying you're sorry when you hurt someone. Henry gets it, but he's also begun intentionally injuring me so that he can say, "I sorry. Tiss! (kiss)" Not really what I was going for.
- I was reading him a book from the library called Hats Off for the Fourth of July. After I read the title Henry pointed to the cover and said, "Their hats are on." Not thinking, I said, "That's right," and he replied, "But you said, 'hats off.'"
- The other morning he told me, "I'm WET!" I said, "Okay, let's change your diaper," and he replied, "Not yet. I'm still peein'."
- Henry has long had trouble with the difference between the words "beard" and "beer." My husband recently tried to explain it to him: "I drink beer. I grow a beard." Henry responded, "You drink beer, and it comes out a beard."
- Sometimes Henry cracks himself up: "I coughed so hard I tooted!"
- Yesterday Henry was looking out the front door and saw some people stopped on the sidewalk. He commented, "There's someone talking to no one."
- And today, walking home from CVS pharmacy, we passed a couch leaning vertically against a garage in an alley. Henry said, "THAT doesn't look safe."