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The newly finished cycle paths and promenade in Pranburi and the new beach road surface are definite improvements to the area and make it easy to cycle along the Pranburi coastline, enjoying the fresh sea breeze as you take in the stunning views and pass through the fisherman village. The new cycle path brings better access and experience for cyclists in Paknampran, along with Hua Hin you will find some of the most breath-taking views while enjoying the health benefits and fun of cycling
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Villadee location on the gulf of Thailand
The villa is located right on the sea front at Pranburi Paknampran. Approx 3 hours from Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok's major International airport, And just 30 minutes from Hua Hin town, we are on the main beach road, if traveling from Dolphin Bay or Sam Roi Yot area you will find us after you go past Khao Kalok mountain on the right hand side. If you enter the main beach road from the other end you may pass Evason Hua Hin resort on the right, continue on this road for a short distance until you pass Villa Maroc on the left and past aleenta and you will find the delightful village on the beach on the left side.
Pranburi Resort
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Pranburi is a quiet, but up-and-coming beach resort, ideal for those who are looking for an unspoiled beach and an opportunity to explore nearby Sam Roi Yod National Park.
Pranburi is a quiet beach town south of Hua Hin near Sam Roi Yod National Park. A burgeoning tourist destination, Pranburi has a number of quiet and beautiful stretches of beach that are slowly seeing the development of a number of mid-range and up-scale hotels and resorts. Pranburi is becoming popular with those who are looking for a quiet alternative to nearby Hua Hin, particularly those who wish to combine time at the beach with day trips to nearby Sam Roi Yod National Park.
Situated just 30km south of Hua Hin, Pranburi is beginning to attract more visitors to its quiet and pristine beaches along the Gulf of Thailand. While perhaps not as beautiful as the beach at Hua Hin, Pranburi features a peaceful environment and is located near Sam Roi Yod National Park and Pranburi Forest Park, which features a spectacular mangrove forest where a river flows into the sea.
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Pranburi is named after the River Pran which runs through it. 'Paknam' meaning river mouth and 'Buri' meaning town. The quaint village of Pranburi is becoming more popular but thankfully remains unspoiled and beautiful and retains a sense of privacy,
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Klai Kangwon Palace
Klai Kangwon Palace stands by the sea in the Hua Hin District of Prachuap Khirikhan Province. King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) has graciously built it as a summer palace for Queen Rambai Barni by using money from Privy Purse. He ordered Prince Iddhidehsarn Kridakara, an architectural graduate from the Ecole Des Beaux Arts in France and the director of the Department of Fine Arts, to design and supervise the construction. His Majesty King Bhumibol (Rama IX) has graciously commanded to expand the area of the palace. He ordered to build a mansion for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and other buildings in the same style as the original seventh reign buildings so as to preserve harmony among the buildings of the palace. Also, the accommodation has been built for their entourage.
King Rama VII commanded the Klai Kangwon (Far From Worries) Palace to be built in 1929. This Spanish-style summer palace faces the sea and dominates an extensive ornamental garden. The Thai Royal Family still customarily spend the hottest months of the year, usually March through April, there. Members of the public can visit the palace between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day, when the Royal Family is not in residence. Admission fee is 20 baht. Call 0 3251 1115.
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Khao Hin Lek Fai
Situated 3 kilometers west of Hua Hin district, Khao Hin Lek Fai or Flint Mountain is 162 meters high and is accessible by a road. On the mountaintop, there is a public park and scenic spots from where the scenery of Hua Hin and its surrounding area can be viewed with clear visibility you can see for miles around. Definitely a vantage point to see the whole town of Hua Hin, the hill is located approximately 3 kilometers west of the town. The best time to see the city is in the early morning.
Hua Hin Walking Street Market
Hua Hin night market known as 'Walking Street' has become popular for both local residents and travelers and foreigners alike. Everything is on offer as you walk down the street through the stalls from clothing and gifts, toys and traditional Thai style items and there are plenty of sit down restaurants and also food stalls cooking various Thai delicacies, ice- cream stalls and even cocktails bars. Just outside of the walking street area are plenty more restaurants and shops so you are sure to find the perfect souvenir or gift to take back back home.
Plearn Wan
Experience a trip back in time and see the retro style artifacts at Plearn Wan. The outdoor shopping mall brings back some treasured memories of the old days of Hua Hin. Be transported back in time as you walk past the vintage stores, restaurant and cafes that have food and ice-creams to toys as well as vintage fashion and other old style shops. Plearn Wan has also become popular for its " nang klang plaeng" or the open air cinema where you can sit on the well kept green grass and enjoy old movies just how they used to be.
Hua Hin Vineyard
Hua Hin Hills Vineyard Is the first vineyard of Hua Hin far from Hua Hin town 40 kilometers.Hua Hin Hills Vineyard is producers of premium wine of Siam Winery company wine was included with 20 federations Acres of cultivated farm of 200 rai in 1200 rai.enjoyed the fantastic views at the vineyard which is surrounded by mountains. The Hua Hin Hills Vineyard offers a tour of the vineyard on the back of an elephant. Hua Hin Hills Vineyard is worth a trip and suitable for all type of visitors. It is not one hundred percent finished but it is now open everyday except mondays. And the new travel of Hua Hin with Landscape surrounded by mountain Coastal Mediterranean Sea and cool well.In addition have elephant Services for tourists sitting amidst view Central valley of Hua Hin Hills Vineyard or will to sit sip wines and eating diverse food menu at Restaurant style Bistro name The sala with a view panorama of Hua Hin Hills Vineyard.Appropriate month to view Vineyards are in the months from December - March.Hua Hin Hills Vineyard available on Tuesday - Sun. Open at 11.00-18.00 pm .To view the details www.huahinhillsvineyard.com
Cicada Market
Cicada night market is situated just outside of the main Hua Hin town area and offers many stores of mostly hand made items. Everything form clothing, purses, jewelry, ornaments, and more. This lovely arts and crafts style market also has live entertainment on stage, a food center with delicious Thai and other region foods. It also has its own art gallery featuring paintings and sculptures from local and international artists. There is something here for everyone and the market opens all weekend (Fri - Sun ) evenings, approx 6 - 11.30pm
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Recycling is still the emphasis while using any plastics. Why would it not be? Let's understand 3 types of plastics that have either bio or degradable in their names:
- Oxy-degradable: these resins will break down on exposure to oxygen over the long-term. Useful for short-term applications for containers or films, but can cause serious problems in the recycling industry if they get integrated into the plastics that are going back into the resin production cycle.
- Bio-degradable: these resins break down organically, not necessarily from exposure to air, but that does help promote the degradation. Again, this resin is useful for short term applications for containers or films, but can cause serious problems in the recycling industry if they get integrated into the plastics that are going back into the resin production cycle.
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What is Art to you?
Art to me is something man creates with the intention of learning more about themselves or the world around us or to teach. . . many forms of self expression that we use to better us on out journeys of life.
How long have you been painting for and what have you learned about yourself thru art?
Kind of hard to pin point exactly when i started. I've always taken to art and always tried out different mediums and growing up in Barbados my school was very determined to make us well rounded. I've learned everything from painting, from technique to just the way i live my life and approach things in the real world. It's not about what it teaches you rather what you choose to take from it.
Ahhh good answer [laughs] what is your favorite drawing medium to work with?
Oil paint. I find it to be one of the most challenging and rewarding. It's traditional [laughs] kind of badass actually
Who or what inspires you to create?
just knowing that i can makes me want to. Everyday knowing that i'm getting better is more motivation to create. Not sure who even inspires me. . . everyone and everything inspires me.
What is your process? like how do you come up with an idea and manifest it?
It's so hard coming up with ideas sometimes. Most of the time i have to force myself. Recently i've just been asking myself what truly inspires me and use that as a jumping off point, by the time I've decided what i want to do [laughs] i'm like five points before the jumping off point.
five points?
You know when you start with one idea, then it turns into another, next thing you know it looks nothing like your first idea.
Where do you see your work in five years?
In a home near you [laughs] Honestly i'm open to wherever my work leads me. It would be nice to be famous and rich off of my work and that is a hope. . but for now it's a personal journey.


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I respect cultures that know how to enjoy every moment, I really do. I am a fervent believer in slowing down. Urgency, rush, business. These are not good things. Some of us take pride in being so busy, and I am even convinced some people I know are busy because they create work for themselves in order to feel busy: not good. Calm, peace, smelling the roses. These are good things.
But surely there is a limit.
Last night, an evaluation team presented the findings of the research they had conducted in communities where we work. It was a fascinating discussion about how to reach the neediest people in the community, and how fulfill the goal of meeting ALL their needs - not just give them one thing or another. After the presentation, we sat down to dinner together.
The presentation was 1 1/2 hours long, and we ordered the food before the presentation began. So when we sat down, it was with a general sense of anticipation that our food would soon be happily in our tummies.
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A couple of minutes she came back with the tray again. This time with one plate. When she arrived we discovered it was also shrimp. I accepted. She left again and emerged eventually with one more plate of shrimp. No one else wanted the shrimp. They were waiting for the fish. So she just stood there and looked at us. The boss rolled his eyes and made some comment about the poor quality of service.
This pattern repeated itself for the next 15 minutes until all 15 people had a plate. I was desperately thirsty and accidentally mentioned this out loud. While the group gratefully dug in, the girl walked over to a refrigerator and pulled out a few bottles of soda. She didn't bring them to us, though; she put them on an empty table across the room. The boss pulled her aside and asked if there was any rice coming.
I kid you not: without answering him, she abandoned the drinks project and moseyed into the kitchen, emerging 3 minutes later with one small plate of white rice. She dropped it on the table in front of the boss. Then she took a few more bottles from the refrigerator, set them on the table, and disappeared into the kitchen.
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Only recently re-discovered near the
Men gurta
this "kistvaen" or entrance grave. It consists of two huge slabs of stone of a similar type to the nearby menhirs and the quoit at
. I had seen it marked on some old maps but two separate books on local sites said it no longer existed!
First record by William Borlase in 1872 in his work Naenia Cornubiae.
He writes.....
"About 150 yards of the taller stone (Men Gurta) and upon equally high ground lies a flat stone of spar 9 feet 6 inches long by sis feet broad at its greatest breath resting on the ground at its northern edge and at its southern, diagonally upon a second stone 7 feet 6 inches long by 2 feet 6 inchesin breadth, and about the same in hieght above the ground. It has the appearance of an imperfectly form Kist-Vaen and therefore should pehaps have been inserted at a previous page.
A barrow of small stones from 30 to 40 feet in diameter lies around it, and a farmer mentioned the fact that an old man digging among them had once discovered something curious, but of what nature he could not remember. A small cairn also surrounded the adjacent monumentwhile barrows are scattered in abundance over the neighbouring downs."
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This species of monument is sometimes called an "earth-fast Cromlech" sometimes a "demi-dolmen" - Examples are not uncommon in Brittany and at Kerland bears a strong resemblance to the above.
The site is almost unchanged compare with the sketch in Borlase's book although the area is slighty grown over. There is a trig point nearby, the site can be found slighty off the track that leads from the trig point if you walk to Men Gurta.
An exciting find and no Cornish guide book mentions it!
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How impressive is your customer service? And how much better are you and your service levels when compared to your competitors?
I'm Jim Pancero. I've spent over 30 years as a sales and sales management consultant and trainer, helping sales teams like yours to increase their competitive advantage and selling success. I'd like to share with you a three stepped process you and your entire sales team can work through to improve your current and future service levels and even your competitive advantage.
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The first step is to build a list as a team on a white board or flip chart of all the great things you do that impress your customers. No critiquing or disagreeing as you build your list at this point. Just build your bragging list. What do your buyers most value in how you support them? What do you do best? What are the services you provide that keeps your customers loyal to you and your organization?
Your next step is to now take your completed list and cross off anything you're sure is being said and promised by the majority of your competitors.
When I lead sales and service teams through this exercise some of the lines commonly crossed off are things like "Our experienced sales and service people," "Free shipping," "Our next day delivery" or "our trained technical experts." Those are things that all of your competitors already promise and are talking about on their sales calls to these same buyers.
What do you need to cross off your list? After all…why would you want to spend time talking about and promoting a level of service that your buyer already assumes is already offered by everyone else?
So what needs to be crossed off your list?
By the way, don't be too discouraged if you eliminated almost everything on your lists because your competitors are already offering and promising the same things. Keep working through these steps because we'll get to what you and your team can do in a few minutes to help make you more competitive and of more value to your buyers.
Your third step is to now evaluate your list from your buyer's perspective.
Forget what you're promising or proud of with your customer service, instead we want to now take a look at your service and support levels…but from your buyer's perspective.
You have two types of competitors you need to worry about. The first group is your traditional competitors, anyone selling the same products, equipment or services that you do. But the second set of competitors we need to consider are the influencing competitors…they don't sell what you do…but they're still influencing or biasing what your buyers expect and how they'll evaluate all other vendors they deal with.
How impressed will your buyers be with your promises of next day delivery…if all the other suppliers to that buyer have been promising same day delivery if ordered by 1:00 pm?
We need to look at your buyer's current expectations about all their suppliers or providers and assign what level of impressiveness or impact each of your service items left on your list will have on them and their company.
There are four levels of customer service when evaluated from the buyer's perspective.
The first level of service is you did something for your customer, that they assumed you were going to do anyway.
How impressed would you be if a car sales person told you "We're running a special sale this week…buy a new car and we'll throw in a fifth tire free…we call it a spare."
Talking about services or extras to a buyer, that they assume everyone is already offering anyway, can actually hurt your persuasive conversations and competitive positioning.
Your second level of service, from your buyer's perspective, is you offer something they've already expected you to be promising.
How many of your buyers already expect all of their suppliers to offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee? How impressed do you think a buyer would be hearing in depth about your guarantee and return policies when they expect that as a minimum support level from any vendor they buy from?
How many of your support offerings and "added value" services fall into these assumed or expected categories when evaluated from what your buyer sees being offered by everyone else in today's hyper-competitive environment?
Your third and fourth levels of service from the buyer's perspective now moves into the competitively positive level of uniqueness and competitive differentiation. They're either impressed…or even amazed with what you're offering.
Notice how the majority of service efforts buyers take for granted and view as either assumed or expected tend to also be the reactive things you do…things everyone assumes or expects you to do when asked, or when they complain. Things like "We respond to your calls immediately" or "We'll do extensive set-up and user-training on every piece of equipment we sell." No one today gains a competitive advantage just supporting a customer…you gain a competitive advantage when you initiate efforts that impress and amaze your buyer without them having to ask.
Look at the difference between your reactive and proactive service levels. Reactive service would be the sales person following up after a sale with a phone call to make sure your buyer is satisfied, proactive service would be to have a manager also call a buyer to ask how your company did and what you could be doing better. They expect a sales rep to call, that's reactive service, but a manager calling when it happens so rarely to them, now that could be seen as impressive…or even amazing.
Other things that can be seen as impressive or amazing include you offering end of year inventory or service planning for the next year, additional product or usage training, that they didn't request or private time with your product or solution experts.
There's a simple rule of thumb with this, the more surprised a buyer is with your offer and the more you initiated the idea instead of waiting to be asked by them, then the more impressed and amazed they'll be with your offering and competitive advantage to them.
So what do you do that's assumed, expected, impressive, or amazing to your buyers? And more importantly what else can you now add to your list that'll move you into this competitive edge of them being impressed and even amazed?
It's time for you to now work with your team to brainstorm ways you and your entire organization can identify and develop more support or customer offerings your buyers'll see as impressive or amazing.
This is also a great time to go interview and research some of your most important buyers…to see if you can uncover more ways to impress and amaze them…and to keep their business…without having to cut your margins.
But I also want to warn you of the reality of today's hyper-competitive markets. What's amazing today…is impressive in a few months…is expected next year…and will become assumed as soon as your competitors start copying you and offering the same things to your buyers.
A competitive advantage today is a constantly moving and changing goal…and one you need to keep talking about with your team…and researching with your buyers. It's also critical to continually evaluate and observe your markets…so you can identify the next service or support offerings that can provide you with a competitive edge, at least for a little while.
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MAP - NSW maritime heritage sites
The Central Coast is a region that loosely centres on Gosford. It then extends south from Budgewoi and to the north of Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River.
European exploration of the Hawkesbury River began soon after settlement at Port Jackson. Governor Phillip explored Broken Bay as early as March 1788. He noted its good waterways, picturesque appearance and also its rocky shores.
Europeans began to settle in the Central Coast in 1820 and timber and shipbuilding quickly grew as major industries. A large percentage of Australian-built wooden ships were built on the Central Coast.
The area also exported cattle and vegetables exported shell (often from Aboriginal middens). Shell was turned into lime and used in mortar on many buildings in Sydney.
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A rather anonymous company named Southern Gas Networks is about to start yet another phase of essential gas main replacement works in Farnham, this time on Station Hill.
It's rather convenient that the company responsible for notifying residents and planning to minimise disruption during the works is not a domestic supplier of energy. Of course I wouldn't want to suggest that this fact would affect how Southern Gas Networks views relations with residents during the works.
But it is worth pointing out that Southern Gas Networks is owned by a holding company, Scotia Gas Networks.
And it's also worth pointing out that Scotia Gas Networks is, according to Wikipedia at the time of publication, 50% owned by Scottish and Southern Energy plc, who some readers may recognise as their domestic supplier of energy.
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House sellers' asking prices have risen at their fastest annual rate since 2007, amid signs that the market recovery will push into next year, a property website has reported.
Rightmove said sellers have been asking 4pc more in November for their property than they were a year ago, marking the biggest annual rise it has seen in six years.
The index is regarded by some economists as a leading indicator for the market (see below).
On a month-on-month basis, prices edged down by 2.4pc to reach £246,237 on average, marking only the third time in 2013 that there has been a monthly dip.
Asking prices usually fall by around 3pc in November amid the pre-Christmas slowdown, so the slower 2.4pc decline seen this month suggests that the recent upturn in housing market activity has cushioned the seasonal drop, Rightmove said.
Unusually, house prices in the East Midlands grew at a faster annual rate than those in London in November: they are 7.4pc higher than they were a year ago, at an average of £168,873. But the average asking price for a property in London is still more than three times that in the East Midlands, at £517,276.
House asking prices changed between October and November
Rightmove also said the choice for first-time buyers is holding up well, as the number of flats and terrace homes on the market has declined more slowly this month than the number of detached and semidetached properties.
Miles Shipside, a director of the firm, said: "Estate agents expect a more buoyant 2014, so this side of Christmas could be the time for eager buyers to hunt out keen sellers and do a deal."
Does the Rightmove index give an indication of the market's next move?
Because the Rightmove index is based on asking prices, it is volatile and amplifies the swinging sentiment of sellers. For this reason, the company suggests it may give an early indication of the market's next move.
This chart shows the Rightmove index against the figures published each month by the Office for National Statistics and the LSL Acadametrics property index, which claims to be the the only UK house price index to be based upon every residential property transaction in England and Wales.
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Fine Dining at the Lorenz Adlon - In
the Shadow of the Brandenburg Gate
Myrna Katz Frommer
Harvey Frommer
Night was beginning to fall when we entered Lorenz
Adlon, and the lights illuminating the Brandenburg Gate, visible from
the dining room's windows, had just come on. Lit from below, the
neo-classical columns and famed quadriga grounded the setting. We could
be nowhere but Berlin. At the same time, the restaurant bespoke a moment
-- the first decade of the twentieth century before the cataclysmic
events that would wreak havoc in decades to come. Time and place merged
this June evening in the gastronomic restaurant of the Hotel Adlon which
is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2007.
This is the legendary property that had survived the
bombing of the Second World War only to be destroyed by fire begun in
the straw-filled wine cellar at the war's end. It was not until 1997
that it re-opened, a total recreation of the original hotel albeit
enhanced by the benefits of modern technology and in a united Berlin at
a time of peace and new beginnings.
The restaurant repeats the original luxurious touches
of its former self with rich mahogany panels on the walls, thick
patterned carpets on the floors, plumed pillars reaching up to a ceiling
painted like the sky, and fine linens on the tables. Each table is set
with Rosenthal china, elaborate sterling flatware, four scarlet roses
plunged in a rectangular vase up to their blossoms, a silver ornamental
fowl of some sort, a silver bell that there was no need to use, and a
single candle in a silver candlestick. Sideboards are lined with
long-stemmed roses in tall vases, and melodies from the "Great American
Songbook" waft up from the piano lobby one floor below.
Such serene and elegant environs form an ideal
background for this Michelin-starred classic French restaurant whose
menu is enhanced by seasonal items in an array of combinations created
by the talented Thomas Nesser. Since it was late spring, asparagus
appeared in its own special section on the menu with the note that Chef
Nesser can provide "additional traditional asparagus dishes upon
There was also a Mediterranean menu featuring
yellow-fin tuna, Provencal-style vegetables, Iberian pork with avocado
and olives. And a five to seven Degustation Menu. All this, in addition
to a healthy selection of starters, soups and six traditional entrees.
Such an abundance of riches required some guidance
which was expertly provided by Headwaiter Sebastian Schwietzer, a true
new-Berliner who was born in the former East Berlin, was six years old
when the Wall came down, and grew up watching the city change. "I
remember when this area was all rubble, and then, a few years later, the
hotel was standing again," he told us.
Instead of passively waiting for us to make our
selections, Sebastian familiarized himself with our preferences and
suggested dishes, some of which were made specifically to order, every
one of which was excellent. They were also aptly paired with wines
selected by Norman Schmidt who comes from the north of Germany near the
Baltic Sea. Norman began his professional life working in fine dining
until he relocated to a newly united Berlin where he took up the study
of viticulture. Judging from the wines the young sommelier matched to
our dishes, Norman has learned his lessons well.
We began with a sparkling Riesling 2006 from Trocken,
a winery in Rheingau which is south of Frankfurt. "Germany is the
perfect region for Riesling, and 2006 year was an excellent vintage,"
Norman said as he poured the effervescent, perfumed wine created
specially for the hotel's centennial. "We told the winemaker what we
wanted, how we wanted it to be made, and how we wanted it to taste. We
were there from the beginning, watching the grapes grow, age, and be
made into wine. "
As we sipped the Riesling, an amuse bouche as light as
the Riesling, arrived: a tiny piece of sole in mustard sauce with
praline of mushrooms. It was followed by a pair of sublime starters: a
croquet of miniature shrimp topped with a creamy sauce and dollops of
caviar, and the anticipated asparagus, both white and green, cooked with
wild garlic, surrounding a mini breast of quail covered with a puree of
watercress (a gorgeous shade of lime green) and accompanied by a tiny
dumpling made of strudel dough and stuffed with squab -- "An anniversary
dish; it was served when the hotel re-opened," Sebastian said. "The soil
in this region is soft, perfect for asparagus," he added. "Wherever it
is possible, we rely on products from the region."
A vibrant duck broth prepared with fresh green peas
and ravioli filled with flavorful spring chicken, mushrooms and green
beans that suffused us with pleasure came next. Now Norman poured an
Austrian Chardonnay-type wine that comes from a small wine-producing
area south of Vienna. The Rotgiefler grape is darker and more golden
than the typical Chardonnay; the taste was almost like a white Burgundy,
a little fruity and long on the tongue.
After a raspberry and strawberry sherbet to cleanse
the palate, the main courses were presented: pan-seared Norway lobster,
which is like langoustine, done to perfection, resting on a bed of
sautéed white asparagus and accompanied by tiny ravioli containing a
puree of green beans. And amazing Atlantic turbot sautéed in white
tomato tarragon butter served with barely sautéed Provencal vegetables.
At this point, Norman opened a Montrachet, our favorite white Burgundy,
and also a spicy and fruity Portuguese Tempranillo.
For dessert there were young and small strawberries
with raspberries and cream, and an apple mélange: sorbet, parfait poached, and
rings with crystalline sugar. And just a sip of a sweet and fresh wine
from the southern part of Bordeaux that tasted like a light Sauterne.
What can
one say of such a dinner, of such an evening? A leisurely repast of
superb preparations in a beautiful dining room directed by two informed
and enthusiastic young Berliners. Nothing trendy; everything a
reflection of quality, care, and no small amount of talent. Would it be
possible to pay our compliments to the chef?
Chef Thomas Nesser
"The cuisine in the hotel is basically French
but we add to it German food," he told us, "international
touches, organic foods and regional products, a little bit from
Italy, a little bit from Asia. In the cold weather, we have more
of the cream dishes, the meats, the mushrooms. In the warm
weather, the fresh vegetables."
Thomas Nesser, Norman Schmidt, and Sebastian
Schweitzer -- a trio enhanced by other unseen but nevertheless important
members of a company who together choreographed an evening not easily
forgotten. Beyond extraordinary dishes, each so delicious, each so
attractively prepared and elegantly presented, there was a rhythm to the
entire process: the arrival and presentation of dishes, the clearing of
plates, the refills of water and wine at just the appropriate moment --
all performed with grace and unobtrusiveness.
To dine at the Lorenz Adlon is to partake of the
rarity of classical cuisine in the shadow of the Brandenburg Gate, which
after so tortured a history, has become emblematic of the new united
Berlin in a democratic Germany. Truly an experience of fine dining.
Lorenz Adlon at the Hotel Adolon Kempinski
Unter den Linden 77
10117 Berlin
Phone: 030 2261 1016
Web: http://www.Hotel-Adlon.de
Photos by Harvey Frommer
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team who successfully bridge the worlds of popular culture and traditional
scholarship. Co-authors of the critically acclaimed interactive oral histories
It Happened in the Catskills, It Happened in Brooklyn, Growing Up Jewish in
America, It Happened on Broadway, It Happened in Manhattan, It Happened in
Miami. They teach what they practice as professors at Dartmouth College.
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as well as cultural history and Jewish history and heritage in the United
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Chinese Villagers Try to Annoy Away Invasive Boars
Farmers in China's eastern province of Zhejiang have been facing a wild boar problem -- and they've found a novel way of combating it. In the last 10 years, the animals' numbers have skyrocketed, to the point where they are devastating crops and encroaching on tourist spots. Locals have tried hunting them. They've tried scaring them off with fireworks. None of that seems to have done the trick. Now, local farmers are trying to cast the boars away with two of the most annoying things on Earth -- vuvuzelas and karaoke.The estimated wild boar population in the province in estimated to be around 150,000 -- up from about 30,000 only ten years ago. According a report from Xinhua, the boom in pig numbers has been fueled by an increase in reforestation, which has increased steadily over the last two decades.
The county's director of wildlife protection, Song Weizhen, explains:
In some aspects, the growing boar population shows us the success of the policy of returning farm land to its original use as forests.
Because the boars are enjoying more room to grow, they're forced to look elsewhere for food, which can be found readily in the region's farmland. In some parts, as much as one-third of crops have been destroyed, but that's not the only toll. In the last decade, 22 people were killed and 188 injured by encounters with the animals.
When it became clear that something had to be done to reduce the boar population, the government authorized farmers to hunt them -- but the allowance of 10,000 boars proved not enough to quell their growth rate. Other, more humane methods were ineffective in scaring them off as well.
"The growing wild boar population is now a disaster to our village and neighboring ones. We knock on gongs, explode firecrackers and even use bombs, but there are just so many," one farmer in the region told Xinhua.
Now the gloves are coming off. Vuvuzelas, made infamous for their unrelenting drone throughout the World Cup -- and even karaoke -- are two of the most recent methods being used in the fight against marauding animals.
A group of 23 villagers have gotten together to form a "crops-protection team," patrolling the farmlands with noisemakers at night to ward off the invasive boar.
While it is certainly a more humane solution than killing the animals that, by no fault of their own, are destroying farmers' crops -- as anyone who watched the World Cup this year or has ever been to a karaoke bar knows, it's really not that humane.
More on Invasive Species
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Destructive Impact of Invasive Species Measured In 57 Countries
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Malus domestica 'Wickson Crab'
Wickson Crab is a popular crab apple with dense white blossom followed by attractive pink/red flushed apples.
Wickson Crab apples contain plenty of pectin and are therefore useful in the kitchen for jams and jellies.
Unusually for a crab apple, Wickson Crab is also surprisingly sweet. The high sugar content is balanced by a high acid content, and the juice of Wickson Crab is therefore very useful in cider blends.
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Wickson Crab is a small and hardy tree.
It has a wide climate range, and is suitable for both northern areas and warm climates such as southern California.
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Developed by the Californian apple enthusiast Albert Etter at the start of the 20th century. Etter named the variety after Californian pomologist Edward J. Wickson who was one of the few experts at the time who took Etter's breeding program seriously.
Wickson Crab was developed from two other crab apple varieties, Spitzenburg crab and Newtown crab - it is thought there is no relation with the mainstream apple varieties Esopus Spitzenburg and Newtown Pippin.


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the Institute of Urbanology in front of their first office in Dharavi, Mumbai
Matias Echanove & Rahul Srivastrava
Having worked on their obsessions in parallel worlds for several years, Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava joined forces through their blog airoots/eirut in 2006. They have since written extensively on urban themes and engaged in projects involving architecture, design, planning, anthropology, pedagogy and technology. They are the co-directors of the Institute of Urbanology, which has offices in Mumbai and Goa (India).
They are also co-founders of the urbz.net collective, which organizes collaborative design workshops in places such as Tokyo, Istanbul, Mumbai, New Delhi, Sao Paulo and Rio. They have presented their work in institutions such as MoMA, Urban Age, Columbia University, Berkeley, Princeton University, Strelka Institute in Moscow, the University of Rio, the University of Tokyo, the Royal Institute of Arts in Stockholm, the ETH and EPFL in Switzerland, and the World Bank.
They have co-written academic essays and commentaries for various publishers, magazines and newspapers including Oxford University Press, Strelka Press, Domus (Milan), Tokyo University Press, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Hindu, The Times of India, Time Out Mumbai, Art India and Indian Architect and Builder.
Matias Echanove studied economics & government at the London School of Economics, urban planning at Columbia University in New York and urban information systems at the University of Tokyo.
Rahul Srivastava studied social and urban anthropology in Mumbai, Delhi and Cambridge (UK). His previous publications include an ethnography of urbanized nomads around Mumbai and a novel published by Puffin, Penguin India.
Amitav Ghosh, Writer based in Brooklyn, Kolkata and Goa
Bhau Korde, Social activist in Dharavi, Mumbai
Yehuda Safran, Philosopher and professor at Columbia University, NY
Smita Srinivas, Urban planner, Bangalore
James Ferreira, Fashion Designer, Khotachiwadi, Mumbai
Frederick Noronha, Cyberactivist, Goa
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Bloggers and The Good Wine2:31 PM
The terrace adorned with beautiful open pool,the lovely tents and the table,inviting us for the gourmet,the barbecue and the wine,the association so amicable and friendly.By this time,we had already well known a few faces,thanks to the last event on Four Seasons.So it was all us "the Bloggers" ,"the Organizers" and wait.."A former Miss India Earth,Shamita Singha,also brand ambassador of Four Seasons".
The waiter served us a few glasses of wine,and as always,the wines were smooth and so was the weather.Bangalore is perfect for wines,neither too hot nor too cold,and that day the whole 4 hours in an open terrace was a delight.Then we started with our intros,a fellow food blogger,a fellow travel blogger,a fellow fashion blogger,after all it's not everyday you get to see so many like minded people.
We were then served the starters,the chicken starter with the sauce,a heady mix of spicy tangy,while,most of us were so into the food,not to mention we were there at 12 noon,and on Sunday,we were hungry,I know not many would admit it,but thanks to Four Seasons for understanding.So as I said,many were into the food,and some were clicking the best possible shot of food.How much I love the cameras in the event,and how much I love the enthusiasm of those who take best shots of the minutest detail..the food,the oil,the salad,the wine.
A little breeze of cool air swept in,when Mam' Shamita Singha came and introduced herself to the bloggers,making her way to each tent personally.Next was the session on wine and food pairing.The event was well planned,and the lady was a great speaker,who knew the intelligent talk and spoke from the heart.It's not always you see these things,a friendly Former Miss India Earth was never what I had thought of,but yes as I said this event was nothing of that sort.It had a more youthful,vibrant and fun touch.I even had my share of chit chat with the lady,on how she does her travel and how do I plan my Europe travel on a budget.
Next was..well if it's lunch time,and it's wine,there got to be food.Food served on platter is formal,food made live is wow.Yes it is,well before Four seasons cooking event,I had never known there's so much that goes into a Thai curry,I had a rare imagination which was that yes coconut does go in,and yes it looks green,but common it doesn't have to be all that rich and new ingredients.But I was wrong.The Thai curry is a delicacy and altogether different way of cooking.The salad with orange juice,lettuce,wine and cheese was a very new thing to us.And so when we had our salad,rice and Thai curry ready,we were the first to jump in,or say be in the queue.
And finally,when all was almost over,I thanked Akshay and Sumath,for the lovely afternoon we had.Hope soon,we have more such open air fun event,I said open air,because it's lovely out here in Bangalore.We started up with wine,and ended up with one.
It did remind me of a song while returning back..
Good Friend and a Glass of Wine by Leann Rhimes
"Every now and then, every now and then
Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine"
What a great way to celebrate the otherwise lazy boring Sunday.Hope to see many more bloggers,in the future events and many more interesting way to celebrate life!Thanks Four Seasons :)
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- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Nice eventReplyDelete
thanks for sharing
Happy onam
Same to you Krishna,A very happy Onam.ReplyDelete
Very cool post.ReplyDelete
Thanks Shiju,was just going through your blog and wow,you take amazing captures,really amazing ones!ReplyDelete
Hi. Just checked your blog post coz i am scheduled to go for my 1st ever '4 seasons' meet in a few hours. You come across as a sort of mini-celeb with so many trophies in your backpack. Kudos!ReplyDelete
@Ritesh:Thanks Ritesh.Mini Celeb,not really.Just trying my best in whatever.How was the Four Seasons Meet,you might have been to the one in Delhi,CP?Share your blogpost on the event.The wines are too good,dats the best part about any four seasons meet :)ReplyDelete
I just returned from the meet. It was awesome. You're wrong. The best part was meeting co-bloggers. Na, i havnt been to Delhi. Me from CalReplyDelete
@Ritesh Agarwal:To each his own.I enjoy the wine with the bloggers lol :P Oh there was one today in Delhi as well.ReplyDelete
Me too :D.ReplyDelete
Oh, I am not aware of that.


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Eliminating measles and rubella. Framework for the verification process in the WHO European Region (2014)
This document describes the steps to be taken to document and verify that elimination of measles and rubella has been achieved in the WHO European Region. Annual assessments per country will be based on information about measles and rubella epidemiology, virologic surveillance supported by molecular epidemiology, analyses of vaccinated population cohorts, quality surveillance and the sustainability of the national immunization programme.
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MATADOR REVIEW Seeks Submissions
Alternative art and literature magazine The Matador Review is accepting submissions for the Fall 2019 publication. Matador Review publishes poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative non-fiction, inviting all unpublished literature written in the English language (and translations that are accompanied by the original text) as well as many forms of visual art. The call for submissions will end August 31.
The Matador Review is an online literature and art quarterly based in Los Angeles and Chicago. Founded in January 2016, our purpose is to promote "alternative work" from both art and literature, and to encourage respect for online publications. In each issue, we offer a selection of work from both emerging and established artists, as well as exclusive interviews and book reviews from creators who are, above all else, provocative. Recent contributors include Damian Van Denburgh, Rachelle Cruz, Heidi Seaborn, Jeremy Radin, Marguerite L. Harrold, and others.
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Guide Your Teen's Emotional DevelopmentMay 23, 2017
By Jessica Vician
As you probably remember, the teenage years are taxing on everyone involved: the teenager, their parents, and brothers or sisters. Hormones are in flux and drama follows teens everywhere. Parents must be present to guide their teenager's emotional development in different ways depending on their age and needs.
In the first few years, it's important to focus on developing a positive body image. As mentioned by Dr. Denise Witmer in her article on Very Well, girls who develop early are often uncomfortable with their new, more mature bodies, but boys who develop early are often more confident.
Pay attention to your teen's physical development and that of their friends. Ask questions to understand how they are feeling. Are they developing earlier or later than their friends, and does that concern them? Assure them that in a few years, everyone's bodies will catch up to each other. Share an anecdote about what you went through, or a story about their favorite aunt or uncle or family friend.
Help build your teen's body confidence by complimenting them when they look nice or try a new look. As your teenager starts to express themself through fashion, embrace the change and show them that you notice—compliment a new hair style or their experimentation with jewelry. This mom shares more tips on how you can accept and embrace your teen's new style.
As your teen gets older and moves past the awkwardness of puberty, they will start focusing on independence and more privileges. Parents will need to set boundaries and stick to their rules, as they will be tested during this time. Teenagers will challenge the rules, argue about fairness, and desire more private time and time with friends, making it difficult for parents to know how to guide them.
First, remember that this behavior is normal and your teen doesn't hate you (even if they say they do). They are simply becoming more independent, which means you're doing your job right! You will question yourself and your rules often, which is okay—try to step back and look at situations objectively to see what rules are working and what rules aren't working. Then figure out why. You and your teen might even be able to compromise on some of the rules if you both understand the other's concern.
For example, let's say the issue is curfew. You might set curfew at 10:00 PM on weekends, but your teen's friends have a later curfew. Your teen feels left out having to leave early and wants an extension. You are worried about safety coming home late at night. To compromise, why don't you let your teen start heading home at 10:00 PM. That way, they don't have to leave too early or rush to get home on time. They can text you at 10:00 PM when they leave (even sharing a photo if you prefer), and you know they're on their way and will be home shortly.
Between physical and emotional changes that come with puberty and the desire for greater independence, the teenage years are tough on the whole family. Remember that you are your child's first teacher, even when they forget that. As their teacher, try to keep a cool head and take a step back for perspective on what they're going through. If they know you're hearing them and you're willing to compromise when possible, you will earn their trust and can help them through these emotional times.


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You've finally finished writing the greatest novel of all time. It's smart, it's fast. It's literary and popular all at the same time. You're just certain it will take the reading public by storm. If you can only get it in the hands of readers.
You've been told that the best way through the massive set of publishing hurdles is to start by querying an agent who will be so taken by your brilliance, they will sign you and immediately wrestle a six-figure advance from one of the major publishing houses.
You send out your manuscript samples and your letters. And you wait.
Through some experience with the process, I'd like to now share with you what I've discovered writing agents loathe seeing in the samples and letters they receive.


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Fatwa is providing a ruling (opinion) on a point of Islamic Shari'ah issued by an expert in religious law (mufti), pertaining to a specific issue, usually at the request of an individual.
The religious opinions (fatawa) published here express the fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) self understanding and the personal opinion of the Shari'ah adviser. These understandings benefit from all schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Therefore, the answer of a specific question may vary from one adviser to another. The fact of having more than one view and opinion is a mercy.
These religious opinions (fatawa) do not reflect the opinion of the Shari'ah Board of Minhaj unless it specifies so.
Dow Jones has a prominent Shari'ah Scholars. They put standards for all their Islamic Indices. You have the option to follow their standards or any other Shari'ah board standards.
Generally speaking, all Islamic banks in Saudi Arabia have Shari'ah board and the revise the banks' operations. They have their own fatwas and we respect all their ijtihad (self exertion).
We have two terms to accept Islamic window in insurance company:
1- To have separate financial accounts and this is technically possible. And
2- To have Shari'ah board to control the window operation.
All other terms and conditions are not in contradictions.
The person who received the Arbun should pay Zakat on this amount because this amount will be his property in any case. Meanwhile the person who paid the Arbun will lose the Arbun amount in all cases.
Takaful – Islamic insurance – is founded on the cooperative principle and on the principle of separation between the funds and operations of shareholders, thus passing the ownership of the Takaful (Insurance) fund and operations to the policyholders.
The premiums collected from the policyholders are considered as donations and they constitute the Takaful fund from which all claims are reimbursed.
At the end of each financial year, after deduction of expenses, any remaining cash surplus will not be retained by the company or its shareholders, but returned to the policyholders in the form of cash dividends or distributions.
In this respect, Takaful business is different from the conventional insurance in which the policyholders, rather than the shareholders, solely benefit from the profits generated from the Takaful and Investment assets.
The Investment assets representing the Takaful fund that accumulate over the retained reserves, surpluses and provisions are invested by the shareholders who manage the company on behalf of the policyholders. The shareholders are rewarded with a percentage of the profit on these investments.


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As photographers, we are always looking to capture the important people…and creatures…in our lives.
And that definitely includes our dogs. They are our best friends, our constant companions and, certainly, part of our families.
But chances are, if you have ever tried capturing a photo of your favorite four-legged friend, you know that the task can be challenging! They're fast moving and totally unpredictable. So getting a good photo of Fido can take some doing.
Here are a few quick tips to help.
Avoid Using Flash
If at all possible, avoid using flash because it can be harsh and unnerving and can startle your pet.
Instead, look to work in natural lighting by photographing outside on bright, overcast days or, inside, near an open window.
Get Down on Their Level
Add a personal, intimate and natural feel to your pet photos by getting down on their level.
Sit or lay on the floor and shoot from there. Shooting at their level can help you capture images of the word they live in.
Focus On The Eyes
With dogs, the eyes are more than just the window to the soul. When you are working with an animal, the eyes are the heart of their communication.
For that reason, a dog's eyes should be as sharp and crisp as possible. To that end, consider shooting using a single focus point that allows you to pinpoint the area of focus within the frame of your image.
Take Advantage of the Quieter Moments
Take advantage of your pet's quieter moments to capture glimpses of their personality and uniqueness.
Snap shots of them sleeping on a favorite pillow or couch, keeping guard in front of an open window or door, chewing on a much-loved toy or napping in a cherished shady spot on the front lawn.
Capture the Love
Our dogs are our best friends. Capture that love in your images, so that you can memorialize the wonderfully special place these sweet creates hold in our lives.
Snap photos of your pet's interactions with family members and friends. Keep your camera at hand, and be patient. These moments are typically sporadic and spontaneous. But the result is heartwarming and worth every minute of the wait.
Watch Your Settings
Dogs seem to be in a constant state of motion. For that reason, you'll want to use a fast shutter speed to avoid movement blur in your photos. Shutter speeds of 1/400sec and faster can work well when the dog is relatively calm, but you'll probably need to push it to at least 1/1000sec when they are more active.
Balance the fast shutter speed with a large aperture. A wide, open aperture will allow more light in but also softens the image background, giving your photos a more artistic look.
If you are still having problem getting enough light for proper exposure, increase the ISO enough to allow you to shoot without using your flash.
Finally, consider shooting in burst/continuous shooting mode. Burst mode, which lets you hold the shutter button down as your camera continues shooting multiple shots, increases your chances of capturing the perfect shot.
For more great tips on capturing the perfect picture of your favorite pooch, check out the videos below.
Further Reading
Tips From a Pro: Gary Parker's Dog Photography
12 Pet Photography Tips for Better Dog Portraits


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I'll admit, I was skeptical about using The Laundress Wash & Stain Bar on my boyfriend's dress shirts — the collar stains on those suckers were really set in. If regular detergent didn't remove them during a rinse cycle, then what made this 2-ounce bar so special? I bought the thing on a whim anyway.
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Written by Diane Gatterdam
Twenty-three years ago on this day Tuesday May 30th 1989, as the sun rose over Tiananmen Square, there she was, a beautiful white foam and plaster Goddess 37 feet high, shrouded in scaffolding, one arm held high in the air baring a touch of freedom, directly in front of Tiananmen Gate.
It was on the great axis, heavy with symbolism both cosmological and political, that extended from the main entrance of the Forbidden City (which in imperial times was thought to be the center of the earth) with the huge portrait of Mao Zedong over it.
The Goddess confronted the "Great Leader" FACE TO FACE.
When it came to the unveiling of the goddess a man and woman were chosen from the crowed to come forward and pull the ropes that uncovered a shroud over the statue's head. As the veils fell, the crowd burst in to cheers and there were shouts of:
"Long live democracy!"
"The statue of the Goddess is made of plaster, and of course cannot stand forever" explained a statement read out over the PA system in the Square. "But as the symbol of the people's hearts, she is divine and inviolate. Let those who would hurt her beware: the people will not permit this!"
The sight of this pristine white statue being erected to the accompaniment of the Western song "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God", allowed the Chinese people to hope that their country was at last breaking out of Communism and merging with a cosmopolitan political current that would bring more openness, tolerance and democracy.
For older intellectuals who had been trained abroad before 1949, it had been a long and agonizing wait. When the shroud fell, some openly wept.
Enormous crowds immediately gathered to gaze up at the towering Goddess and to enjoy the nonstop carnival on musicians, Martial-arts experts, storytellers, comedy teams, dancers, and dramatic troupes that began performing at her base.
For a moment it seemed like the first days of the hunger strike had returned.
Some foreign reporters began to write about signs of a "deadlock" in the confrontation, as if the government has been permanently paralyzed. In fact the foreign press treated the unveiling of the Goddess as a kind of coronation ceremony, for what most were now calling the "Chinese Democracy Movement." For Americans in particular, the Goddess's striking resemblance to the Statue of Liberty made it a TV image with which everyone could instantly identity.
In a devastatingly simple visual way, the Goddess again challenged the Party's claim of being rightful heir to the Square. Facing Tiananmen Gate, the Goddess looked almost as if at any moment she might swing her touch of freedom like a club and strike out at Mao's portrait.
Understandingly, Party hard-liners found everything about the statue an abomination.
As the presence of the Goddess in the Square fanned the protest movement back to life.
Party propagandists mobilized to nullify its influence. "Your movement is bound to fail! It is foreign. This is China, not the United States," a voice boomed out over the loud-speakers in the Square. "All citizens have the duty to cherish and protecting our motherland and our nation," fumed the People's Daily.
"The Square is sacred. No one should have the right to add any permanent memorial or to remove anything from the Square."
Because again the students had successfully occupied the Square with their powerful visual symbols, the Party propagandists were forced to create their own images.
A massive banner proclaiming "Oppose Bourgeois Liberalization" was unfurled down the side of the state-owned Beijing Hotel at the northeast corner of the Square.
At 9:00am Jiang Zemin was presiding over a meeting of the Shanghai Party Committee to discuss the guidelines set out by Party Central and the State Council on safeguarding social stability against turmoil. Suddenly he received an emergency call from the General Office of the Central Committee summoning him to Beijing. He boarded a special jet and arrived in Beijing that afternoon.
At 10:00 am the headquarters of the student movement held a news conference at the Square to announce that Chai Ling and Wang Dan were to be replaced by Feng Congde and Li Lu as student leaders.
At 1:30 Shen Yinhan a member of the BWAF standing committee cycled past to take a look at the Goddess. When he got as far as the Beijing Hotel, several men leaped out of a jeep, grabbed Shen, and threw him inside. Shen had the presence of mind to drop two notebooks on the ground. A passerby picked them up and wrote down the jeeps license plate number as it sped away.
At the BWAF headquarters Han Dongfang was getting word of many of his members being picked up by police and being arrested.
The arrests were like the first drops of rain that announce a coming storm.
Han Dongfang led a group of two dozen BWAF activists to the offices of the Beijing Public Security Bureau on Qianmen Street just off the Square. A line of police blocked the entrance. Some of them taped the BWAF delegation with video cameras. Behind the police line, the PSB building itself was blocked off by a customary wide screen wall with its gold inscription " Serve the People!" – in the slanting calligraphy of Mao Zedong.
The crowd swelled as hundreds of student rushed over from the square in a rare display of solidarity with the workers.
The crowd went wild; police with bullhorns ordered the crowd to disperse. The workers and students sat down instead, holding up placards that read " Secret arrests! show you true face" and " If we don't dare to descend into the jaws of hell, who will?"
Eventually the police allowed Han dongfang, Li Jinjin ( his legal adviser) and 3 bodyguards to enter.
"I am the legal adviser to the BWAF, can you confirm the arrest of our members, were these arrests carried out in due legal fashion, and what are the grounds for their detention?"
The PSB official looked at Li as if he had descended from another planet.
"By coming to quibble with us on these matters, you are in violation of martial law. You must leave right away."
Li pressed on with no avail and the 5 returned to the crowd outside.
Han took the microphone and proposed to the crowd a compromise. Since the authorities would not respond to their demands, the workers should move to the nearby Ministry of Public Security and maintain a token sit-in until all the workers were released.
The crowd had been there for 7 or 8 hours. Han had not raised his voice once, but the incident marked him in the minds of the authorities as the "workers' ringleader."
Amid the celebration and festivity that accompanied the unveiling of the Goddess of Democracy, the students never noticed the scruffy table and chairs that were installed that afternoon in the newly-roped off area in the far northwest corner of the square. The workers had now moved their headquarters to the Square.
Later that day Han tried to hold a press conference on the steps of the monument to report the arrests of the workers, the students agreed to it but later were upset that the workers were in their space.
On the evening of May 30th Wang Dan broadcast a call for society to organize itself in intellectuals associations, trade unions, and farmers associations.
He called to the emergence of a Walesa-like personality to lead civil society.
When word arrived that police had arrested autonomous labor organizer Shen Yinhan, some 300 students headed off into the night to demonstrate for his release.
*Personal Note: For me, as the Goddess rose on that square 23 years ago it became one of the most inspiring in the 50 days of revolt. This action still inspires me every day to believe whole-heartily that both China and Tibet will be free. Freedom still rings in that square underneath all the Party's rhetoric and is only lying dormant waiting for the next Goddess to be placed there.


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October 8th Sackett Systems will be gathering for an Employee Appreciation Luncheon. Sackett will celebrate, with a pizza party, our past accomplishments as well as the opportunities that lie ahead.
We ask for your patience during the hours of 11:00a.m. – 12:30p.m. Central Time when our employees will be away from there desks. Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.
Good things to come for Sackett Systems Inc.
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There's a lot to take care of when you're moving to a new home, including making sure all the paperwork is watertight and then, you know, actually piling up all your belongings into a van and taking it to your new home. When all of that is done, you'll feel a wave of relief pulsing through you: it's finally over. Unfortunately, you'll look around at your new dwelling, and you'll only see a house; you want to see a home. Below, we offer seven tips that'll have you more comfortable and at ease in your new abode.
A Closer Look
You'll have had a pretty thorough understanding of your new house before you moved, but now that the keys are in your possession, you'll want to go through the house with a fine-tooth comb. You'll likely only have seen the property when it had all the belongings of the previous owner inside, and now that it is empty and all yours, you might find a couple of extra things that you'll want to take care of. You don't have to take care of them straight away - major problems will have been flagged before purchase - but you'll rest easier knowing what precisely is going on in your house.
Feel Secure
It doesn't matter where you live; you always want you and your family to feel safe and secure while in the home. You might find vulnerabilities that the previous owners weren't concerned with, but which you want to tighten just to ensure that there's no chance of anyone illegally gaining entry to your home. Take a look at all the doors and windows to ensure they're secure. Also, you'll want to make sure that there's a fire extinguisher, first aid kits, and smoke detectors in your home so that you're well prepared should something go wrong.
Get Organised
Don't underestimate just how big an impact being organized can have! It's hard to feel like you've arrived at home if you're always trying to dodge boxes and other materials. Spend a good few hours putting everything in its right place. If you don't have the time or manpower to take of everything, then focus only on a few key rooms. Clear your living room, and you'll all be able to unwind, away from the madness of the rest of the house.
Comfortable and Cozy
It's hard to feel relaxed if you're battling against drafts or the heat. You want to be able to protect yourself against the elements of the outdoors, and if you're sitting in a cold or stifling room, then you're going to feel uncomfortable. Shortly after you move in, look into getting the right heating, ventilation and air conditioning for your property. This is especially important if you're making a move during the winter: there's nothing worse than braving the cold when you're trying to get comfortable in your new house.
Entertainment Up and Running
No-one's expected your house to be bags of fun as soon as you move in. For the first few days, you'll be sitting in bare rooms, eating uninspiring meals, and working so hard unpacking that you won't have time for fun. But don't leave it too long. Things like the internet, television, and cable make spending time in our home enjoyable and can offer a gentle reprieve from the hard work of moving. There's nothing like spending a night watching a movie with the family to gain that sense of arrival.
The Neighborhood
Your house doesn't exist independently from everything else; there's a whole world right on your doorstep, and it's important that you get to know it. Take the time to introduce yourself to your neighbors and spend some time exploring the neighborhood. You might find a nice little cafe that becomes your go-to in the morning or a park where you can take the children on sunny evenings. It's these little things that make a house feel like home; get to know your new surroundings, and you'll be on your way.
Cracking the Champagne
OK, the moment you've all been waiting for: christening your new home by cracking the champagne. It won't necessarily make your new property feel homier, but it will help you mark your arrival in style. From here on out, it's about showing patience and waiting to fall in with the rhythms of your new house. It'll take some time, but if you take care of all the small details and give it time, you'll feel right at home in no time.