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Richard Coutts attended the inaugural meeting of the Floods Advisory Group at N° 10, Downing Street last week, chaired by minster's Andrew Percy MP, Minister for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse and Dr Therese Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State. The National Flood Resilience Review sets out the Government's commitment to develop and pilot a new model of self-financing investment, which is intended to increase local flood resilience and enhance urban regeneration. The Advisory Group will now establish a framework in order to establish these objectives and will report back to Government over the forthcoming months. Sheffield has been identified as the pilot scheme.
Baca Architects shortlisted for the 2016 British Homes Awards
Baca Architects is shortlisted for this year's British Homes Awards. The shortlist was judged by a high-profile jury chaired by Robert Adam of ADAM Architecture. It included AJ editorial director Paul Finch, Jo McCafferty of Levitt Bernstein, BRE chief executive Peter Bonfield and architect Lynne Sullivan. The annual awards, is backed by the Sunday Times. Read more about it here https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/finalists-named-in-british-homes-awards-flood-resistant-house-contest/10009716.fullarticle
During the UK's most recent floods we have been inundated with enquires from news agencies from across Europe asking whether the threat of water can be mitigated. We believe it can, but only through an integrated approach that makes space for water alongside resilience and traditional defences. A home for the flood resilient property showcase has been found at the BRE innovation park. Baca are now working with the BRE and industry experts to deliver this demonstration for the end of 2016. After 2 years of writing and preparation 'Aquatecture: Buildings and cities designed to live and work with water' by Baca Directors' Robert Barker and Richard Coutts (consisting of 50,000 words with over 500 illustrations) has gone to print. The book brings together over 10 years of research by the authors with exciting case studies from around the world. Early reviews have been very positive. "This book will make a fascinating read for all those concerned with planning, architecture, design and engineering… by turning water into an opportunity rather than a risk." Professor Chris Zevenbergen, UNESCO-IHE "Aquatecture is an exciting contribution to the growing body of literature on how applying water-conscious design allows us not just to live with water, but to thrive with water.' Elizabeth C. English, University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada "This book is an important contribution to meeting the challenges that climate change is providing to the built environment as it encourages new developments to be resilient, sustainable and attractive." Dr Stephen Garvin, Director, BRE Centre for Resilience "Defra wants to see more resilient places, where local people have the ability to reduce, prevent and cope with floods. This book can help professionals in the construction world understand what can be done to help this happen." Robbie Craig, Defra Policy Official Please follow links to our book and recent news http://www.ribabookshops.com/item/aquatecture-buildings-and-cities-designed-to-live-and-work-with-water/81927/ Water Lane, a recently complete elevated house in Oxfordshire:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVF65N_PqvU
Salcombe Rise
Planning consent has been granted for the 2nd Amphibious House in the UK in the seaside town of Salcombe. The innovative scheme, includes the construction of a new flood resistant dwelling within the envelope of an old stone store building and the replacement of a small boat shed with an elegant amphibious studio as part of the overall dwelling. Check Salcombe Video Here The first amphibious house was featured on Grand Designs Season 16 Episode 8 – The Floating House: Revisited, and has been published in numerous articles.
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News of Baca's recent awards has attracted international recognition with exciting commissions for work in Belgium, Dubai and Doncaster. Media attention has also been growing with recent coverage in France and Germany as well as closer to home. In 2014 Baca won the AR/MIPIM future masterplanning award. This has lead to commissions in Belgium and the UK. In 2015 Grand Designs revisited the Amphibious House to see the final finished building in all its working splendour. In 2015 Baca won the NLA award for ideas to tackle the housing crisis. This has lead to an invitation to design a floating village in Dubai, which the team are currently working on with ARUP international.
Tonight: Grand Designs Revisits The Amphibious House, 9pm C4
One year on from the original show, Kevin McCloud returns tonight to discover what has happened with one of the most ambitious Grand Designs ever – the UK's first Amphibious House.The fully completed building is revealed to the cameras and put through its paces to find out if it floats. The owners of this remarkable residence show how they have settled into their stunning and distinctive home. The couple's dream of living in a flood-prone location with strict planning constraints was made possible by the construction the UK's first amphibious house – a building that rests on the ground on fixed foundations but, whenever a flood occurs, rises up in its dock and floats there buoyed by the water. You can catch the story of this pioneering building, see how it has progressed and watch new landmark events since its completion tonight at 9pm on C4.


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Was trying to play around with Co-processors by trying to launch the following co-processor of type RegionObserver in a standalone HBase instance, deployed in distributed mode (meaning ZK, Region Server and Master running as three separate JVM instances on the same host) <property> <name>hbase.cluster.distributed</name> <value>true</value> </property> Following is the simple co-processor code package com.myemployer.group.project.hbase.monitoring.coprocessor; <Import stmts> public class HbaseMetricsDumper extends BaseRegionObserver { public static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(HbaseMetricsDumper.class); public void start(CoprocessorEnvironment e) throws IOException { log.debug(" Starting the co-processor HbaseMetricsDumper "); } public void preGet(ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> e, Get get, List<KeyValue> results) { log.debug(" About to invoke 'get' "); } } Here's the corresponding entry on the Hbase region server hbase-site.xml. <property> <name>hbase.coprocessor.region.classes</name> <value>com.myemployer.group.project.hbase.monitoring.coprocessor</value> </property> Once I start hbase ,I don't see the expected log stmt " Starting the co-processor HbaseMetricsDumper " logged in the start() method. Neither do I see the log stmt logged through the preGet() callback. Could anyone see the problem here.. -- View this message in context: http://apache-hbase.679495.n3.nabble.com/Co-processor-seems-to-be-failing-to-load-tp4032590.html Sent from the HBase User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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Why Homework?
Research on homework indicates that it should be approached not as an afterthought to the school day, but as a focused strategy for increasing understanding. Knowing which type of homework is needed, helps teachers design appropriate homework assignments. Effective teachers align homework to the learning goal during the lesson planning process.
As you watch the following video from the Teaching Channel think about the following questions..
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As you watch the following video from the Teaching Channel think about the following questions..
1. What are the advantages of using this homework routine?
2. How does this process encourage student accountability?
3. Notice how the use of small groups increases both the efficiency and effectiveness of reviewing homework.
Teachers can make homework more meaningful by giving students interesting and motivating assignments.
Suggested Minutes Spent on Homework
Well planned and TEKS aligned homework can extend the school day and serve as an extra pathway to ensure mastery. Research has consistently proven that well-aligned, meaningful homework does have an impact on student learning past the primary grades. Below is a chart describing Marzano's findings based on minutes spent on meaningful, effective homework assignments. Remember to plan 10 minutes per school grade per night as a general rule of thumb.
Key Research Findings
- Grade level is important when teachers assign homework. Impact of homework on achievement increases as students move through the grades (Cooper, 1989, a, b). At the high school level, for every 30 additional minutes of homework completed daily, a student's GPA can increase up to half a point (Keith, 1992). Elementary students should be assigned homework to establish good learning and study habits (Cooper, 1989; Cooper, Lindsay, Nye, & Greathouse, 1998; Gorges & Elliot, 1999).
- Grading homework is helpful, but homework in which a teacher has embedded instructive comments has the greatest effect on learning.
- Homework assignments provide the time and experience students need to develop study habits that support learning. They experience the results of their effort as well as the ability to cope with mistakes and difficulty (Bempechat, 2004).
- Mastery requires focused practice over days or weeks. After only four practice sessions students reach a halfway point to mastery. It takes more than 24 more practice sessions before students reach 80 percent mastery. And this practice must occur over a span of days or weeks, and cannot be rushed (Anderson, 1995; Newell & Rosenbloom, 1981).
- Teachers in the United States tend to compress many skills into practice sessions and instructional units. Students learn more when allowed to practice fewer skills or concepts, but at a deeper level (Healy, 1990).
- Complex processes should be broken down into smaller bits, or skills, which should be taught with time allotted for student practice and adaptation (Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001).
Practice makes Permanent!!
Practice means students are engaged in applying new learning, often repeatedly. The goal of practice is for students to get as close to mastery as possible. The following charts outline some of Marzano's pointers for making practice meaningful and effective.
How many skills should students practice at once?
Design practice that focuses on specific elements of a complex skill or process.
Homework and practice should be planned as teachers plan their face to face lessons. Independent or collaborative practice should be assigned after new learning has been acquired. Practice assigned to students should not consist of new learning.
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After giving it a second go, Ryan has finally made it to Azerbaijan. Last time, it went down that the Azerbaijani government changed the visa rules without telling anyone and Ryan had to turn around mid-flight and head to Beijing instead of Baku. This time, he got through and we spent our first night in Baku, getting ready to take on a quick tour of Lankaran. But who knew the weather wouldn't cooperate? Last year, there was nearly no snow at all in Lankaran. This year, it might be a little different. Today we woke up to whipping wind and sheets of rain. Mid-morning, it alternated between snow and rain, and then just snow. And more snow. At least a few inches of snow. After a tame winter in 2009-2010, and snowless 2010-2011, an early November snowstorm was not expected. Global climate change? Ask Həzi Aslanov:


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Hint: there is no destination called "happiness"
I believe we all live on a spectrum of potential. On the left side is what I call your "Current Self". That's a representation of you and where you are in your life right now.
On the right side of the spectrum is what I call your "Potential Self". That's the ideal version of who you want to be.
Your potential self might help more people. Have more money. Life a more interesting life. Run a better business. Exercise more. Be a better husband/wife/parent, etc.
When you work long hours and make sacrifices, they're done with the intention of moving closer to your potential self.
Now, I'm not saying you should be upset with your current self. If you're happy with how you are, then great. You should be.
But what's the one thing that helps people "bridge the gap" from their current to potential self?
It's drive.
People who make huge, consistent progress simply work smarter. They make more sacrifices. And they've learned to rewire their brains so that what most people consider pain is, to them, actually interpreted as progress.
Complacency becomes their enemy. And they do whatever they can to avoid it. If they get too comfortable for too long, they make drastic changes in their relationships, their business or their environment.
If they feel like they're coasting along, they'll risk everything on a new venture or idea to shake things up and re-focus themselves on where they want to be.
But here's the interesting thing about your potential self…
You don't ever want to become it. Because if you do, it won't make you happy. That's the funny thing about drive, hustle and ambition that you won't find in any books.
Drive not only gets you on the right path, but should also keep you on that path indefinitely, continually becoming and then upgrading what your own personal definition of "potential self" is.
That last paragraph is important. Read it again if it didn't make sense.
"Why wouldn't I want to become my potential self?". Great question. And the answer is a simple one: because the end state isn't what makes us happy.
It's who we become during the learning journey from our current self to our potential self that makes us happy and keeps us energized every day.
If you ever meet a successful person that's "made it" and is completely miserable, there's a very good chance they got to where they THOUGHT they wanted to end up, but didn't decide on a new potential self first.
On the other hand, if you meet a successful person that's "made it" and is completely happy, you can be sure of 3 very important things:
- They're driven like you wouldn't believe. To become their best potential self and/or to help a huge number of people along the way.
- They don't ever feel like they've achieved their life's purpose or become their potential self. They work like they haven't yet "made it".
- They continue to learn and challenge themselves in all areas of life, including business, fitness, relationships and contribution.
In summary, the journey is designed to be better than the destination. Not because the destination isn't great, but because the journey should be architected so that it never ends.
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Kent's purpose in life is to change people's lives with the Word of God and help others do the same. He has spent his life pastoring God's people, preaching God's word, and helping pastors around the world serve their Savior more effectively.
Dr. Edwards is the tenured Professor of Preaching and Leadership at Talbot School of Theology / Biola University (La Mirada, CA). He previously served on the faculty Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (S. Hamilton, MA), and, for 13 years, served as Director of the Doctor of Ministry programs at Gordon-Conwell Seminary and Talbot School of Theology. Kent has earned a Ph.D. in Intercultural Education (BIOLA University), a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching (Denver Seminary), a Master of Divinity (Tyndale Seminary), and a Bachelor of Theology (Ambrose University).
He has authored two award-winning books, Deep Preaching (B&H 2009) and Effective First-Person Biblical Preaching (Zondervan, 2005). Kent began pastoral ministry in 1981, was ordained by the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination in 1986, and has successfully pastored churches across Canada and the USA ever since.
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Johnny Borrell has said that he had wanted to release an album with the last line-up of Razorlight but that his record label would not let him.
Borrell assembled a whole new line-up for the band before he announced the group was on hiatus while he focused on his solo career. However, speaking in this week's issue of NME, available digitally and on newsstands now, the singer claims that he wanted to make another Razorlight album only his record label were not impressed enough by his material.
"We really felt we had a record that we wanted to put out, but my label was very fractured and it was very hard to communicate with them. The label was focused on having a super-mega hit, and unless I played them a 'Golden Touch' or 'America' they wouldn't let me make a record. All I was trying to do was make a good record," said Borrell.
Asked if he can imagine returning to his former band, Borrell adds: "There'll definitely be a point where it's going to feel exciting to do a Razorlight record. When? I dunno, somewhere in the future."
'Borrell 1', the first Johnny Borrell solo album, was released this week (July 22) and features the single 'Pan European Super Model (Oh Gina!)' plus tracks including 'Erotic Letter' and 'Ladder To your Bed'. Scroll down to see Borrell perform album track 'Joshua Amrit' exclusively for NME.
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Understanding clinical depression will help you to know that depression is very treatable, even in its most severe forms. Aside from getting professional help, many sufferers need to maintain management of depression both during and after an episode. This often means learning new depression management techniques to cope, one day at a time.
Depression Management Techniques
There are many self-help techniques you can try for daily management of depression. You may want to try the following for management of depression symptoms:
- Be hopeful. With treatment, dealing with depression will be easier.
- Be persistent. Although depression management techniques may not work right away, continue them anyway.
- Eat a balanced diet of healthy foods.
- Get plenty of exercise. Exercise increases the blood flow to the brain, releasing endorphins, which are natural pain-killing chemicals. Exercise acts as an all-natural antidepressant. A short walk every day is a good start.
- If itÕs part of your belief system, take time to pray or meditate.
- If your depression treatment plan includes antidepressants, take them only as prescribed.
- Keep a diary, making note of anything, no matter how small, that gives you hope or pleasure.
- Laugh, even if you donÕt feel like laughing. Just going through the motions will actually start to make you feel better.
- Make a list of what you want to accomplish in a day. As you complete each task, you will feel a sense of accomplishment that will help elevate your mood. Reward yourself.
- Make time for creative, right-brain activities. Dance, cook, write, draw or work in the garden. It doesnÕt matter how well you do the activity, as long as you do it.
- Understanding clinical depression includes realizing that negative thinking is part of the condition. With treatment, negative thinking begins to fade.
- Spend some time in the natural world, whether itÕs at the beach or in the middle of a city park.
- Stick to a regular sleep schedule for improved management of depression.
- Take five to ten slow, deep breaths. Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. The simple act of breathing deeply works on the involuntary nervous system and helps lower stress.
Understanding Clinical Depression
Dealing with depression is a one-time experience for some depression sufferers. For others, depression management techniques are crucial, as they will continue dealing with depression, especially in stressful times.
Regardless of how often you experience depressive episodes, these depression management techniques can be helpful, along with assistance from others. One of the symptoms of clinical depression is a tendency to isolate yourself; although negative thoughts and fatigue make it difficult, try to fight these tendencies. The best way to get help for depression is to reach out to others.
As you continue understanding clinical depression, you'll see that treatment is necessary to reestablish your life. Talk with a trusted, supportive friend or relative to start the healing process and begin your management of depression symptoms.
Depression Guide Staff. (n.d.). Depression self help. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from the Depression Guide website: www.depression-guide.com/depression-self-help.htm.
Everyday Health Staff. (2009). Self-help for depression. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from the Everyday Health website: www.everydayhealth.com/depression/self-help-for-depression.aspx.


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The Young Women's Movement is looking for one trustee from anywhere in Scotland to join our Board of Trustees this autumn. In their own words, here's a message from our current Board (Rachel, Kate, Liz, Lipa, Molly, Briana, Cat, Mridul) …
I joined the board because I wanted a seat at the table where my contributions and opinions would be valued but also be taken on an actionable basis. The YWCA board has enabled me to experience conversations and topics I had not previously ventured into, that experience is invaluable. When I look at the board I see a better reflection of the kind of sisterhood I want to see more in society and having that seat is a big responsibility but a privilege.
… Do you share our belief that every young woman can shape their journey? Do you feel strongly the voices of all women in Scotland are important? Do you want to help young women feel valued, learn, grow and fulfil their potential? If you share our passion, then we want you.
We encourage everyone interested to apply and we especially encourage applications from ethnically & culturally diverse young women, as well as people with a wide range of life experiences. We are especially interested in applications from women with experience of business development and/or social enterprise. We are flexible and Board members will have the option of taking part in meetings remotely via conference call. All meeting venues are fully accessible. We want every volunteer and employee to feel welcome, included and supported.


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Welcome to Milwaukee, Alex Gonzalez. Gonzalez was almost instantly a fan favorite after he was signed to a $4.25MM deal this offseason, not so much because of what he's done in the past, but because he is replacing the much-maligned Yuniesky Betancourt. Betancourt was not an unmitigated disaster least season; his early-August hot streak helped the Brewers go 10-2 through that stretch, and defensively he was not as bad as he had been in years past. Still, he lived up to his reputation as one of the worst players in baseball. Defensively, Betancourt amassed a career-low .965 fielding percentage, a -7.5 UZR/150 (standardized ultimate zone rating), and a -7 DRS (defensive runs saved). It didn't get much better with the bat; although Betancourt's .252 average and 13 dingers were passable, he rarely walked and swung at an obscene number-nearly 60%-of pitches thrown outside the zone. It's amazing that he struck out only 63 times.
At the plate, Gonzalez doesn't offer much more than Betancourt did. He's slashed just .247/.291/.398 for his career. No one will be mistaking the guy for Troy Tulowitzki. With Atlanta last year, Gonzalez became more aggressive than at any other time in his 13-year career, chasing pitches outside the zone and striking out 126 times (although, in Gonzalez's defense, he did make contact with what would be balls at a 70% rate). Unfortunately, he also reached base less than at any time in the last five years. It would be wonderful to see that OBP edge up past .300 again, but I'm not holding my breach.
Where Gonzalez shines, though, is on defense. He rarely commits errors and has great range at the position. Braves fans raved about his defense last year, rating him a "great" or "Gold-Glove caliber" shortstop. Jim Powell had nothing but good things to say about Gonzalez's glove, too. DRS rates him slightly lower, as an "above-average" or "great" fielder. Any way you cut it, Gonzalez should be a welcome addition to an infield that struggled mightily to convert batted balls into outs in 2011.
Gonzalez certainly started off on the right foot this spring, too. Gonzalez scorched the ball in his 22 games, amassing a .473/.517/.836(!) line in 22 games. Usual disclaimers regarding opposition quality and sample size apply, but still, it's a nice way for him to begin his tenure with a new team.
2012 Projection: 145 G, 550 PA, 520 AB, 132 H, 56 R, 30 2B, 1 3B, 15 HR, 61 RBI, 23 BB, 107 K, 1 SB, .254/.271/.401


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I am so tired of adjusting draw order! Why would I want text or even tags obscured by other objects like hatching? Why would I want hatching above other objects? Okay sometimes I might. Anyway I don't know why they buried the display order option on your right click deep down in the 'Basic Modify tools' but it's easy to bring it up one level so it's right there and available on your right click.
To accomplish this, type CUI and make sure you are looking at the contents of your ACA.cui.(drop down at top - shown with a tick). Track down to the shortcut menus and it's in at least 2 of the menu's as shown in the picture, tucked under the BMTool's menu. Drag it up and drop it into the position above. Can you pick the error I made. I have put it before and then after the Isolate Objects menu in the two different spots. It's important to be consistent in placement as it will help you find it quicker each time - so I fixed it. Now my draworder is found on the first menu displayed on the right click and I don't have to go search for it.
BTW : I find it more efficient to have the tool at my right click rather than a tool bar, pallete or ribbon. I did even try to alias the draworder commands but the syntax failed for reasons I'm not smart enough to deduce.


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The Operations, Safety, Planning and Emergency Management (OSPEM) Committee is open to all AAAE members who wish to join and engage with their aviation colleagues regarding policy relevant to these topic areas. The committee is chaired by Dean Schultz of Reno-Tahoe International and vice-chaired by Lisa Gardner of The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Melissa Osborn of Fairbanks International Airport and John Kinney of the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. Justin Barkowski of the AAAE staff acts as the primary staff liaison of this committee.
The full committee meets in person twice per year, at the AAAE Annual Conference in the Spring and at the F. Russell Hoyt National Airports Conference in the Fall. Conference calls are held in opposite quarters to update the committee membership on recent policy changes, proposed legislation and any other relevant developments in the industry. Each of the OSPEM Working Groups also provide updates on their recent activities at each meeting or call.
All members of the OSPEM Committee are highly encouraged to join one or more of the committee's working groups. The operation of each working group varies, but they typically meet via teleconference either monthly or quarterly. Some of the working groups are very active year-round, while others take on issues and projects as they arise. In either case, having these organized collections of subject matter experts provides both the committee and AAAE an invaluable resource as we are confronted with specific policy issues. Any AAAE member can join the OSPEM Committee online through your membership account and working groups can be joined by emailing the AAAE staff.
Visit the AAAE Hub to engage with fellow committee participants and members!
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1) You believe that you own yourself. Wait, what?! Who else would own you? Or the product of your labor? Well, another person might own you and your labor (that's called slavery), everyone might own you and your labor (AKA socialism), or YOU could own you and your labor. Let's call this idea of self-sovereignty "natural law". Which makes the most sense to you?
2) Taxes make you angry. Ok, I'm sure most people don't appreciate paying taxes, but let's examine this a little further. A fancy, yet accurate, description of taxes is state-sanctioned theft. If the local thug comes and beats you unless you give him 30% of your income, we can generally agree that an injustice has been done. By the same token, you get thrown in jail if the state doesn't get its cut of your earnings. In the second case, however, there is no outcry because everyone has been conditioned to believe that the government is entitled to your money.
3) Warfare is not a last resort, but a racket. Stick with me here. It's nice to believe that war is waged in defense of life or property, but that hasn't really been the case. In most cases, the outcome of war is destruction of MORE lives and property. I fail to see what the benefit is here (unless you're a 'defense' contractor).
4) You recognize that redistribution of wealth is not charity. I'm going to borrow a quote from Penn Jillette here: "It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered. If we're compassionate, we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. There is great joy in helping people, but no joy in doing it at gunpoint."
5) You appreciate consistency. Democrats typically recognize ownership of your body*, but not of your property. Republicans prefer to let you keep (more of) your property, but dictate what you can do with your self. Libertarianism recognizes that individuals will make different choices, and one person is not fit to dictate what is proper for another. It is consistent in that a libertarian society would recognize an individual's ownership of himself and his property.
*Many Democrats are pro-choice. I am not. An article regarding abortion & libertarianism is forthcoming!


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So Apple is giving us the opportunity to run Windows XP on our macs. How cool is that! I must admit even I am tempted to buy a mac now :) But what does it mean for your website?
Once again the World Wide Web has made me eat my words. Yesterday's show was recorded a week ago and there I am telling Marcus that the mac doesn't "officially" support Windows. Little did I know that by the time the show went live that information would be out of date! Sure, Boot camp is only in beta and there are already reports that the process is patchy, but nevertheless this is an exciting development.
Despite what some are saying I think this will cause a significant spike in the sale of macs over the coming years. Although users may well be drawn to the mac because of the combination of sleek hardware and a universal operating system like windows, I think we will quickly see people seduced by the great user interface of the mac operating system. I believe this move will actually increase the number of people using the mac OS rather than decreasing it as you might first expect.
I am convinced it will also lead to a growing number of people accessing our websites via the mac OS using alternative browsers. This will cause a further decline in IEs market dominance in favour of browsers like Firefox and Safari. In fact it wouldn't surprise me if this actually lead to a significant jump in the usage of Firefox as it would provide a consistent users experience across both windows and mac.
Whatever the case I suggest you keep an eye on your web stats and monitor browser and operating levels. But don't expect things to change in the immediate. You wont see significant variations until macs start shipping with Windows and OS 10 pre installed.


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Release Type: Album — Release Date: 10th April 2014
1 – The Manak Tribute (feat. Pargat Khan)
2 – Aaja Hun (feat. Jaswant Heera)
3 – Ki Lehna (feat. Billa Ferozepuria)
4 – Shera Varge (feat. Kaka Bhainiawala)
5 – Din Kushiyan Da (feat. Bakshi Billa)
6 – Pyar Tere Naal (feat. Jaswant Heera)
7 – Galwakri (Hug) [feat. Kaka Bhainiawala & Jyoti Gill]
8 – Udham Singh In London (feat. Major Chanalia)
9 – Full Speed (feat. Jaswant Heera & Demonic)
10 – Shera Varge (Remix) [feat. Kaka Bhainiawala]
11 – Yaar Himesha (Remix) [feat. Bakshi Billa]
12 – Gulabi Suit (Remix) [feat. Meet Malkit]
13 – Aaja Hun (Istrumental)
14 – Full Speed (Instrumental)
After the success of the singles 'Aaja Hun' & 'Shera Varge', HIGHFLYERS return with their highly anticipated 2nd Album… 'BORN DESI'.
In 2011, Highflyers released their self-titled Debut Album which featured the smash-hit songs 'Baa Farke' (feat. Late Kaka Bhainiawala), 'The Shinda Duet' (feat. Surinder Shinda & Maninder Shinda), 'Daru Naal Yaari' (feat. Late Kaka Bhainiawala) & 'Gulabi Suit' (feat. Meet Malkit). This album firmly introduced the Highflyers sound into the industry.
For their 2nd album, Highflyers wanted a name which represented their roots and music style, the name 'Born Desi' was selected. Highflyers always infuse traditional elements in their music, representing their roots in each song they produce.
The 14 track album is accompanied with a video for 'The Manak Tribute', which is a tribute to the Late Legend Kuldeep Manak Ji. A folk anthem destined to rock the dancefloor! The Track features the powerful raw vocals of PARGAT KHAN, the nephew of Kuldeep Manak, with lyrics by the legendary writer Dev Therikewala. The video was filmed in different areas of Punjab, part of which was shot on the well known GT Road, displaying a modern twist to the story told in the lyrics.
The album promises to showcase a variety of different styles, while still featuring the signature Highflyers sound. It will bring a fantastic vibe to the scene and display the growth of the Highflyers (Gurj & Indie) as artists.
The Album 'Born Desi' by Highflyers will be released on 3rd April 2014 on VIP Records and will be available to purchase on iTunes, Google Play and all other trusted digital retail stores.
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Jeter talks the Game with Gatorade G2
Gatorade ran an ad featuring Derek Jeter during the Super Bowl to promote G2, a low-calorie drink that keeps athletes hydrated off the field. Teaser ads in December 2007 featured two pairs of feet belonging to unknown basketball and baseball players who turned out to be Derek Jeter and Dwyane Wade. Here's the follow up…
Derek Jeter on The Game
Jeter is walking through New York as fans congratulate him on a great game. As he walks through the city the paving stones below his feet morph into grass. Balls come tumbling out of fire hydrants. The street and everything around him morph into a baseball field. "The next game begins when the last one ends," says Jeter. Also appearing are Peyton Manning and Bill Parcells. Click on the image below to play the video.
The Gatorade G2 campaign was developed at Element 79 Partners, Chicago, by creative directors Jon Flannery and Doug Behm, art director Matt Kubis, copywriter Jason Weinberger and executive producer Tom Cronin.
Filming was shot by Fredrik Bond via MJZ, Los Angeles, with executive producer Lisa Margulis and producer Ryan Holst.
Editing was done by Alex Hagon at Final Cut, New York and Los Angeles.
Visual EFX were developed at The Moving Picture Company by post producer Andrew Bell, VFX Supervisor Bill McNamara.
Behind the scenes
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The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) will officially launch the 2015 Melbourne Cup Carnival on Monday 26 October with a star-studded event at Flemington.
Media call: 10.15am, with official proceedings to begin at 11am
Location: Pre-parade Ring, Flemington Racecourse
Parking: Members' Carpark, enter via Epsom Road
At 10.15am media can capture a dramatic horseback entrance into the Pre-parade Ring by Myer Fashions on the Field Ambassador Georgia Connolly and her predecessors Rebeccah Panozza, Rebecca Stoneman and Alison Saville – bearing the feature Melbourne Cup Carnival trophies.
Hosted by Channel Seven Sunrise presenter Mark Beretta, official proceedings will commence at 11am with the Minister for Racing, the Hon Martin Pakula, on hand to declare the 2015 Melbourne Cup Carnival officially open.
The 'Cups King' Bart Cummings' record-breaking 12 Melbourne Cup trophies will be on display alongside his Flemington statue, coinciding with a special announcement by VRC Chairman Michael Burn on how the legendary trainer will be remembered this Carnival.
Connections of leading contenders will be in attendance to speak about their chances in the Carnival's major Group 1 races and available to media following the event.
Models will showcase the Myer racewear looks of the four days and Myer Fashions on the Field Ambassador Georgia Connolly will highlight the looks of the season.
The Melbourne Cup Carnival begins on Saturday 31 October with AAMI Victoria Derby Day, and continues with Emirates Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday 3 November, Crown Oaks Day on Thursday 5 November and concludes with Emirates Stakes Day on Saturday 7 November.
More than 325,000 racegoers are expected to attend the four days at Flemington, which last year injected $374.2 million into the Victorian economy.
More than $17 million in prize money will be won by connections, with $6.2 million on offer in the Emirates Melbourne Cup, the world's richest handicap.
Tickets are still available for purchase from Flinders Street, Southern Cross and North Melbourne train stations or jump the queues and buy online from Ticketek on your mobile.


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What is FUNdamentals? FUNdamentals in a FREE member resource for USASF program members. FUNdamentals is designed to be a short term, non-committal low cost introduction to All Star in a weekly class format. FUNdamentals will help create a new entry into our sport and help generate a new revenue source for your program. FUNdamentals establishes a FUN, low-pressure, non-competitive, technique centered path for new cheer athletes.
Accessing FUNdamentals is an easy two step process that is right at your finger tips.


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Marxman is now part of the Exile Events arsenal and this 17 year old DJ already packs a lot of firepower. You can now reach out to us if you need this artillery barrage to support your fireparty.
We are already upgrading our insurance for when he brings destruction to our own events. He destroyed the studio stage at Footworxx – The Underground Festival (SOLD OUT) last weekend and will annihilate Raveolution Hardcore come back next month.
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Congratulations to TCE as the campus leader at the end of Lap 10!
Lap 11: Cues, Questions, & Advance Organizers
"It is probably safe to say that cueing & questioning are at the heart of classroom practice." ~Robert Marzano Classroom Instruction that Works
Unlocking student's prior knowledge, or schema, is essential to developing mastery. Giving learners a chance to think about what they know and draw on that knowledge to formulate new questions and infer answers are powerful tools in any teacher's toolbox. The art of questioning in order to lead students to the correct answer is one any great teacher must work to perfect.
Advance Organizers
Advance organizers are tools to be used prior to teaching the lesson. They are designed to help students unlock their prior knowledge about a certain concept. When teachers give time to allow students to unlock schema, deeper understanding occurs. Students should be encouraged to monitor their learning and revisit the advance organizer throughout the learning task. The four general types of advance organizers are:
- narrative ~ presents information in story format
- illustrated ~ have students
Anticipation Guides
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Cues and Questioning
Cues and Questions account for 80% of all classroom practice. During the learning activity, it is important for teachers to continue to lead students through the task with purposeful and planned cues and questions. This allows the learner to develop his/her own understanding of the concept and add to prior knowledge.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway has partnered with Colombian-American artist and Deltona, Fla. resident Alberto Gómez to create commemorative artwork for the prestigious Rolex 24 At Daytona twice-around-the-clock challenge on January 28-29.
Gómez will complete two unique projects. The first is a 4' x 4' commemorative 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 painting, highlighting one car and team from each of the five decades. Sports car fans will be asked to select a car and team combo to represent each decade through an online pole. Voting will continue until October 31, 2011.
In addition, Gómez will create a special 12' x 8' mural depicting children's vision of sports car racing at Daytona. Parents of interested young "artists" can submit their drawings for consideration in this one-of-a-kind piece by mail to Daytona International Speedway, Attention: Rolex 24 Painting, 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Drawings can be submitted until December 31, 2011. The opportunity is open to children ages 12 under.
Daytona International Speedway officials and Gómez will select 15 drawings to be used in the mural. The children whose drawings are selected will be invited to the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 to assist Gómez in painting the final mural in a fun and interactive area in the Sprint FANZONE. This area will be open during the race weekend, and all children attending the race are invited to assist in painting the mural.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1956, Gómez began his artistic endeavors in 1979. He studied visual arts in Bogotá, Colombia and in Caracas, Venezuela. Gómez is recognized worldwide for his powerful murals, which are 500 square feet and larger, and his depictions run the gamut between ancient civilizations to the present.
Gómez's art is found in diverse museums, non-profit organizations and private collections around the world. He has received various honors, distinctions and grants throughout his long and outstanding career.
The Rolex 24 At Daytona, the kick-off event to Speedweeks 2012 as well as the international motorsports calendar, showcases the world's best drivers competing against each other lap after lap for 24 hours on Daytona International Speedway's challenging and demanding 3.56-mile road course.
Tickets for the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona are on sale online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.
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Revue de presse du 24 janvier 2017
Former US President in BVI for vacation
BVI News
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrived at the Terrence B Lettsome International Airport in the British Virgin Islands on January 23. They will spend their time on Necker Island owned by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, who openly campaigned against Trump in the lead-up to the elections held last November.
PM on Dr. Raymond's fate : "I can't rush to judgement"
St Lucia News Online
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has said he is awaiting the outcome of the court matter involving his Junior Finance Minister Dr. Ubaldus Raymond before he can decide on his fate. Chastanet was referring to the nude photo scandal that Dr. Raymond is embroiled in, where an 18-year-old college student was charged for blackmailing him. The Prime Minister says that as soon as the details are available to him and he can make a decision then he will do so. He promised to react once the case is concluded.
Businesses want better interest rates
Antigua Observer
President of the Antigua & Barbuda Employer's Federation Leslie Salmon said a tripartite of the government, unions and social partners should come together to force down the cost of doing business in Antigua & Barbuda. He is also asking the Prime Minister to assist the private sector to operate their businesses in Antigua, since he was able to negotiate good rates of capital for the Government. He also stated that costs are high to operate businesses throughout the Caribbean and that serves as a hindrance to investors.
Antiguan diplomat warns of developed countries seeking to undermine CIPs
Dominica Vibes
Dr. Clarence Henry, Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador to CARICOM), says Caribbean countries operating the CIP should be under no illusion that developed countries like the United States would be seeking to undermine the initiative. Henry said many in the international community including the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have for many years operated investor-residency programmes which are not too dissimilar from the CIP programmes in the Caribbean.
Antigua and Barbuda pushes past St. Kitts and Nevis in economic growth in 2016
South Florida Caribbean News
The St. Kitts and Nevis economy once dubbed by the late Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Governor Sir K. Dwight Venner as the "one bright spot in the ECCU," under the Dr. Denzil L. Douglas-led St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Administration, is no longer glowing under the Team Unity Government (TUG) of Dr. Timothy Harris.
IMF reduces its regional growth forecast
Barbados Today
The International Monetary Fund has revised downwards its economic growth projection for the Caribbean. This follows a contraction of 0.7% which occurred in the region last year. However, the organization is predicting that regional economies will grow by 2.1 per cent next year but also warned that the region continued to face several risks, to include a high degree of policy uncertainty in the United States.
New security measures implemented at prison working well says Superintendent
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Superintendent of Prisons, Junie Hodge, has indicated that new security measures have been implemented at HMP and such are bearing fruit, following the seizure of a large quantity of contraband items. This was followed by a 21-day security lockdown. Among the new measures are improved screening at the facility's entrance with security monitors, a thorough search of the individuals entering the facility and their contents, along with the installation of CCTV Cameras on the perimeter fences.
Minister Francis assures action on IMPACS report 'very shortly
St Lucia News Online
National Security Minister, Hermangild Francis, has assured that action will be taken in the IMPACS report shortly, given recent discussions relating to the matter with the DPP. There has since been no action on the recommendations, prompting the European Union representatives to write the former Prime Minister seeking clarification on the status of the report and calling on those responsible to ensure due process in accordance with St Lucia's criminal law system. In August 2013, the United States suspended all forms of assistance to the RSLPF, citing allegations of serious human rights violations.
Dr. Anthony accuses Chastanet of 'politicizing' Oliver Gobat's murder investigation
St Lucia News Online
The Former Prime Minister has stated that his then government never gave the British Government any undertaking that it would not pursue the death penalty for anyone found guilty in the murder of Oliver Gobat. This is in response made by Prime Minister Chastanet during a press conference on 17 January relating to the investigation into that matter.
New management structure to form part of New National Hospital
Dominica News Online
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Roosevelt Skerrit, has stated that with the new national hospital, now under construction, a new management structure is one of the components that holds much significance. Skerrit said that a board would be needed to manage the day to day running of the facility. The 40 million dollar facility is funded by the People's Republic of China and will include 16,500 square meters of new construction, 4,160 square meters of general repairs to existing buildings which will not be demolished and 400 meters of roof guttering.
Dominican reported missing at sea from Guadeloupe
Dominica News Online
It has been reported that a Dominica national who has been in Guadeloupe for a few weeks now has been missing at sea. A group of 3 persons went out to sea from Guadeloupe since 17 January when their boat began experiencing difficulties and started sinking. Intensive searches by the French Coast Guard have been futile so far.


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Madrid, Spain, Mar 19, 2007 / 11:02 am (CNA).- The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, said this week a government-sponsored pornographic and blasphemous catalogue that insults the Virgin Mary and Jesus is a "crime" that is helping to" undermine and destroy" Spain.
In an article entitled, "Freedom at Risk," the Cardinal wrote that in order to survive, "Spain needs to renew its acceptance and foster a greater respect" for her tradition and her history, "which is rooted in that which is truest of the Christian faith."
In a state governed by the rule of law, the Cardinal continued, "we can and must demand that fundamental rights be observed and respected: the first of these is the right to religious freedom. The state itself, its institutions and persons, must refuse to have anything do with actions like the one that unfortunately concerns us now. This is not an error but rather the harming of fundamental rights. Refusing to get involved, on the other hand, is leading to deterioration in this area that is growing little by little and is becoming more extensive every day."
Cardinal Cañizares noted that while denigration of the Koran is rightly met with statements of an almost quasi-institutional nature, "when it comes to Christ and that which is sacred to Christians, it seems then that everything goes and it doesn't matter. Nobody gets upset. For sure, I am unaware in our case of any relevant persons condemning these acts as some did on other occasions regarding attacks against other religions."
"When it's about something having to do with the Church," the Cardinal stressed, "everyone refuses to get involved and makes lukewarm and lame excuses that convince nobody. It's not enough to say you're sorry. Something more is demanded: the rejection of such expressions of attack against that which is most sacred; and this has yet to be done by those who should be doing so," he emphasized.
While the Cardinal underscored that he was not calling for the state to embrace one particular confession, he said "an exclusive ideological secularism that does not safeguard the exercise of the right to religious freedom is unacceptable to me."
"Everything that impedes, endangers, cuts off, or does not sufficiently and adequately promote the full recognition of religious freedom disfigures and destroys society," he warned.
In the face of repeated insults and attacks against sacred realities and individuals, the Cardinal went on, bishops, priests and the laity often remain silent and put up with the disgrace, "perhaps in order not to alarm people, or for evangelical reasons or a sense of martyrdom."
"But this cannot continue, for the good and for the wellbeing of our society, and above all, out of respect for the most sacred realities," he said.
"Christians and all people of good hold that which is holy and sacred to others with the highest respect, and we demand that same respect for our convictions and the holy realities upon which our lives are sustained. Without that basic respect there is no peace nor authentic coexistence, nor freedom, nor future."
In conclusion the Spanish Cardinal exhorted "the Christian people not to return evil for evil, but to respect everyone and to demand that we be respected, and to be witnesses of Jesus Christ. "With freedom of spirit let us show that secularism is never the path for a free society, that it has no future nor can it offer one."
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I've been writing a bit every evening, using comments or postings on Facebook as a prompt. When something captures my attention, I start writing, trying to take an analytic view in the case below of riff on the 2016 Presidential campaign. Some replies on Facebook become a complete idea sometimes.
For example, this evening my friend Scott Anderson commented on an article I posted about Donald Trump.
He wrote: Is he worse than Cruz? They are all bat shit crazy
And the improvisation started:
They're both in the batshit crazy category, but it is so batshit crazy inside that category that you can never say which is currently more batshit crazy.
You may think one is batshit crazier than the other with a high degree of certainty and just then, with an audibly sharp "Frack," the other goes batshit crazier to take the lead. I haven't been able to test it, but I theorize that this happens several thousand times a second. The egos of Trump and Cruz are so massively bat shit crazy that the pressures must be intense. If we could tune into the signal, see the singularity of batshit craziness in the Republican primary, where would that insight lead us?
How about Gore/Warren, with Bernie Sanders designated to become Attorney General or Secretary of Health and Human Services, against Rubio/Kasich (Strident and Duller)? That's my prediction. Gore's too rich now to be bought, an idea the Trumpies seem to value, and he could tap the Kennedy era spirit of reinvention in the face of global warming. Gore has the money, and could bring plenty of Democratic money, to battle the Koch Network. Finally, he can take the mantel of economic growth from Bill Clinton, something Hillary can't do. Just spitballing that Gore idea.
Jump in, Al Gore, jump in! [End improvisation]
I'm going to keep this up. I'll post the complete ideas that emerge. Some of these will be steps toward broader consequences of the election, but I'll write about technology and business, too.


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Civilization on Facebook renamed Civ World: Alpha test starts Jan. 12
The ubiquitous "Add Me" thread has already begun and is over 200 comments long, so don't worry about any potential lack of friends to play with. Meier has apparently opted for transparency going forward with Civ World, describing the reason for the name change from Civilization Network to Civ World:
Find more details on Civ World after the break.Why a name change you say? The name better reflects the main theme of the game; in Civ World you will be joining your friends to form nations, which will compete with other player-nations to rule the world. Civ World's shaping up to be a really fun Facebook game, as well as another addictive Civilization experience.
Surprisingly, Civ World will play much like its source material, according to Meier, with each game having both a beginning and an end. This is far different from most traditional Facebook games, but then again this is going to be far from your run-of-the-mill city builder. Game sessions will end with the most advanced player victorious, but Meier goes on to explain what will keep players coming back for more:
Consider this somewhat of an achievement system for Civ World, which is already featured in Civilization 5. Some features that we're still in the dark about include combat, map design and virtual goods among a long list that surely the more dedicated Civilization fans have already compiled and sent to Firaxis in a neatly organized letter. Either that or they've thrown their questions with reckless abandon among the litany of "Add Me" posts. For now, we're going to go with the latter.Along the way, as you progress through the different eras of time, you'll have the chance to win era victories as well. We want players to have both a final goal to work towards, as well as short-term objectives to achieve as they play. The trophies you unlock with your triumphs will carry over from game to game, and you can show them off in your throne room.
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These days, Chinese people all over the world celebrate the coming of the year of the Snake. The celebration of the lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is a time filled with customs. One of these is the tradition of giving a red envelope containing "lucky money", the hong bao, to your loved ones. It symbolizes good luck for the coming year and according to the legend, it also scares illness and evil far away!
Do Chinese still adhere to the tradition of giving hong bao for Spring Festival? And how is it in other parts of the world? Can we find similar customs there? gbtimes' reporters took to the streets in China and Europe to find out.
For the young and the old
"We give Hong Bao to children and elderly for the Spring Festival every year. By giving gift money to the elderly, we show our care and respect for them," the 36-year-old editor, Chen Xiaoyan, explains.
Another Beijing citizen, 72-year-old Zhang Jinghong, tells that he gave his children red envelopes with money until they found jobs. He still gives his grandson a hong bao every time the Chinese New Year arrives.
"I gave 200 to 300 yuan (about US$25) when he was a little child. The amount increased to 1,000 yuan (US$160) when he was a primary school student. And I will give him 2,000 yuan (US$320) this year, because he's now a middle school student," he says and adds: "However, my grandson never spends the gift money I give him. His mother has kept the money in the bank and plans to give the money to my grandson on his 18th birthday, when he becomes independent as an adult."
Xu Jingnan is a college student. That means that she still receives hong bao from her parents and grandparents. Yet, she is not obliged to give gift money to others yet. Typically, this obligation lies on the shoulders of married family members.
"I usually receive the envelope from my parents when we are having lunch on the Chinese Lunar New Year's Day," she explains and elaborates: "The gift money is often given in even numbers, which means 'good things should come in pairs'."
And, as civil servant Xu Zhongting, 48, reveals, there are other rules of thumb, when it comes to the bills you stuff your red envelope with:
"We would use bank notes in series as gift money, implying good luck. We would also use new money, heralding a new year," he says and adds, "My family attaches great importance to the tradition of giving gift money."
For weddings and circumcision
Though it might not be served in a red envelope, money is also a popular gift in other places than China. The people gbtimes met in Macedonia could easily relate to the concept of giving money as a gift on festive occasions.
"In Macedonia, presents are given for the celebration of the New Year. When it comes to money gifts , people usually give money for weddings and birthdays," the 22-year-old student Arijana Koskarova says.
"I often give a money gift because it is difficult to decide what to choose for a wedding present," dentist Gabriela Stojcevska, 35, says.
The 37-year-old lawyer Marta Jewic also primarily thinks of weddings, when asked about money gifts in her country:
"Macedonia has a gift money custom for weddings. In the past in Macedonia people gave gold coins, then gifts and today again they give money," she explains.
But some Macedonians also receive money on other occasions:
"In the Muslim religion, the most valuable gifts are given during circumcision. The family gives toys, bikes and expensive clothes. Often people give mobile phones, but mainly money," 24-year-old student Alush Destemov explains.
Bribery and difficulties
Also in Greece, money is a popular gift object. Actually, giving gifts in general, is popular in Greece, as the Greek waitress Alexandra says:
"On Christmas, for New Year, on name days… We exchange gifts all the time" she laughs.
"On New Year's Eve we put money in envelopes and give them as a present. We also give such envelopes to bribe doctors. Also at Easter and on birthdays. On festive occasions, in general," 25-year-old Emilio in Athens says.
Another Greek, called Panayiotis, reminds us that not everyone can afford to give away a lot of money.
"I think that due to the economic crisis, it is really difficult for us to exchange presents," he says.
Luckily for those of us who cannot afford stuffing a lot of shiny bills into a red envelope, no matter how thick or thin a hong bao, the meaning is the same: We wish our loved ones all the best for the coming year.


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It is easy to find Jean-Pierre Vazart: the tall vigneron usually stands out from the crowd and welcomes everyone with a gentle and kind smile. He is the third generation of the domain Champagne Vazart-Coquart & Fils, located in Chouilly, a Grand Cru village of the Côte des Blancs, and which he took over from his parents in 1995.
In the last two years he has built a new winery to gain more space and increase flexibility. Just a short drive from his domain he now has all the modern facilities he had hoped for, giving him enough space to work more comfortably compared to his previous small facilities, and also enabling him to let other vignerons use one of his presses during harvest.
Owning 11 ha of vines exclusively planted in Chouilly, Jean-Pierre Vazart has become one of the specialists of this terroir over the last 23 years. With its soft and approachable minerality, relatively early drinkability, and its tender exotic notes, the Grand Cru Chouilly terroir stands out from the rest of the Chardonnays of the Côte des Blancs, who are much more austere, severe, and unforgiving compared to their direct neighbor. Just like his wines, Jean-Pierre Vazart is gentle and kind, loves to joke, and can sometimes be a bit shy. However, he is one of the few vignerons who has understood how to use the flavors of this unique terroir and bring out the best in it.
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Frank speaks at the 2014 BD Conference
Frank is back!
It has been a little while since frank last spoke at the New Zealand Annual Biodynamic Conference. Last Sunday morning the family got up before sunrise and piled into the car, and I really mean piled! The little ones insisted on bringing pillows and blankets. This year the BD Conference was in Palmerston North, so we had a bit of driving to do. The speeches started at 8.40 and frank followed on from a Rachel Schneider from America speaking about CSA's over there; a great intro into the ideology of a CSA.
At Home, Frank and I had prepared a talk and slideshow (which we have posted here below), but after hearing Rachel talk about her CSA, the 10 principles of CSA, and the CSA situation in the US (around 13,000 CSA are operating over there!?!?), Frank ended up giving a very passionate and personal presentation that is still booming in my head. Watch the video here!
I am sure you will feel inspired too! So here we have filmed Franks Speech as is was:
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And here we have Franks prepared PowerPoint:
Trip back home
We are probably a bit more emotional than normal lately as we are getting ready to make the difficult but necessary trip to see family back home in the Netherlands (June 11 to July 20). As winter slows down activities on the farm, this is the best time to 'escape'. Frank's father is living with cancer and it is time to reconnect with our roots after a 10 year gap and finally introduce our smallest 2 to their grandparents and wider family. We are very much looking forward to see everyone again, and it is great to have a marvellous team of dedicated people wanting to take care of the CSA and the farm while we are away. For you as our CSA member everything will stay the same as normal, just remember that if you need to get in contact with the CSA, use our CSA email address, which is email@example.com.
Fermented Veggies on their way!
Your CSA share next week will include some fermented veggies from our friend Hella. Please klet us know if you do NOT like it as part of your share. Hella makes little batches of fermented veggies and this will give us the opportunity to add it to the shares more or less once every 4-5 weeks. Hella, a Steiner kindergarten teacher and keen gardener has, together with her partner Joep, been completely self sufficient in vegetables for the last 3 years. All surplus gets fermented and it was out of this that the wish arose to produce sauerkraut or mixed fermented vegetables for the CSA.
They apply the BD compost preparations and have a house cow and calf who give us plenty of manure to build good size compost heaps.
Their land borders the Tararua National Park and they have opened up an area for education and recreation such as; school groups, EC centers or any other groups who would like a day out in the country. For more information about the "Stoney Springs" outdoor classroom you can contact Hella Coenen or Joep de Greeuw 06 3725624 or 0273543273.
Look forward to hear your feedback on Frank's talk,
have a great week,
Josje and the farm team


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OPI - Get Your NumberHere is another texture polish. I love this one. It has so much glitter in it. It is sheer at one coat so this is three coats. The formula was good and it dried fast. Sorry so many pictures! Because I love it. Can't wait to do gradients. I'm really digging the texture polish now.
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There are six different species of carpenter ants that will infest wood. The one found in this region of the United States is Campanotus Pennsylvanicus. Carpenter ants do not eat wood or use cellulose for food, but will eat almost anything else. They prefer protein in spring and carbohydrates in the fall, and prey on other insect populations around flowers, such as aphids. Carpenter ants will forage up to 100 yards, and are very active at night.
Carpenter ants need high moisture (near 100%) to maintain a reproducing colony. They need a source of liquid water to maintain health, and are usually found in association with high moisture and water-damaged wood. They build their nests in chambers that they have excavated and dropped in "sawdust" from the nest opening.
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In the early 2000's Paul had the distinct priviledge of serving on the Board of Trustees of the Advertising Club of New York. His relationship with "The Club" goes back to the late 1980's where he received some of his best initial training and forged important lasting relationships.
Today Slightly Mad is partnering with "The Ad Club" to launch the first ever satellite here on Long Island. The Long Island "Chapter" will seek to enhance the advertising and marketing community on Long Island by bringing the same level of expertise, education and networking opportunities that the New York club has enjoyed since 1896 to the Island in a meaningful and regionally focused way.
Slightly Mad is partnering with the Ad Club to launch a comprehensive research initiative which seeks to identify the core marketing needs, concerns and issues facing the Long Island market. For more information on the Ad Club's Long Island Chapter or the research study call Paul Levine at 800.279.2971.