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Did you get a new camera for Christmas and don't know what all those buttons and dials are for?
Posted on January 25, 2019
Do all those buttons and dials intimidate you?
Take control of your camera and master those buttons and dials while learning how to shoot in manual. You'll be surprised at how much clearer and sharper you photos can be!
This DSLR camera workshop is designed to take you from auto to manual and help you understand exposure, metering, and composition. There are 4 hours of instruction, hands-on practice, a workbook to take home, and a light lunch. By the end of the day you will have the tools needed to take creative control of photos, eliminate blurry photos, and use your DSLR camera with confidence.
All you need is a DSLR camera that changes lens.
"Learn to Click DSLR class was terrific! Lana, You truly have a wonderful gift- Thank You for sharing your time, knowledge, guidance, teaching, patience, and experiences. The teaching material was very well prepared and easy to follow. I am so excited to practice all that I leaned. THANK you!! – Angie G.
The next class is February 9!
Class size is limited so register today!
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A Fall Afternoon on the River
Posted on October 31, 2016
There's no better place in the fall to take family photographs than down by the river. You're probably asking which river. A lot of cities have a river, but this one is the granddaddy of them all…the mighty Mississippi…ol' man river…the big muddy. Whatever you call it, it's a great place to capture memories. This sweet family has two little boys who were fascinated by the barges and throwing sticks into the water. We were lucky—we got a barge heading upstream in their family photo!
This Senior Graduate has the Beat…
Posted on April 3, 2015
Musical talent exudes from this ambitious graduate. I was honored to capture this young man's senior portraits. We went to downtown Memphis and roamed the South Main district and the backstreets to find the perfect surroundings to capture his personality and style. One his favorite images is him walking down the trolley tracks with the confidence to tackle what's ahead! (For the safety conscious – the trolleys were not running and the tracks were abandoned). Congratulations, Logan! Can't wait to see where life and your talent takes you!
Posted on August 10, 2014
If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child.
~Linda Sunshine
Having two sisters myself I can attest to this statement by author Linda Sunshine! Having a sister gives you a forever best friend, she knows you better than you know yourself, and when the chips are down, will come to your rescue without a second thought. They are your biggest admirer… and your greatest nemesis!
When you watch these two sisters interact together you can tell they are each others biggest fan. When the eldest goes off to college in just a few short weeks, there will definitely be a void in the younger one's life. And even though they might be miles apart, they will always and forever be best friends!
"When you have a sister, you have a friend forever." ~ Anonymous
Bolton High School 2014 Senior…
Posted on July 11, 2014
This amazing young woman graduated from high school, worked during the summer as a counselor at a youth camp, and is now headed to her first year at college! You can see her quiet and gentle spirit in her big blue eyes, but give her just a little spark and she comes alive with fun! We wish this Bolton High School senior all the best as she begins her journey to become the woman God has designed her to be!
Welcome Sweet Little Baby A… (Bartlett TN Children's Photographer)
Posted on May 30, 2014
This little cutie was so sweet the morning we "played" together! She was wide eyed most of the time, except for about five minutes when we were able to capture some sleeping baby images. She didn't cry though, mostly just looked around with the biggest blue eyes and stretched her little legs. Thank you, mom, for letting me photograph your precious baby!
The Little Cowboy…
Posted on March 5, 2014
This little cowboy was so excited to visit the barn and see the horses. He had everything he needed to look like a real-live cowboy…a flannel shirt, a pair of boots, and a real cowboy hat! The only thing he was lacking was a little bit of courage. You see this cowboy had never been this close to a horse before, and this horse was so-o-o much bigger than he was. But the cowboy's newly found friend was so gentle that he eventually won the little cowboy over. They spent the morning getting to know each other and at times taking turns leading. After some guidance from the trainer the little cowboy got the hang of it and began to lead his new best bud around the ring with confidence. By the end of the day the little cowboy and the horse had become friends indeed!
I am so proud of this young 6 year old boy for taking the challenge to try something new and conquering his fears! Thank you to Oakland Stables in Oakland, TN for the use of their indoor riding area and providing the horse used in these images.
Rolling on the River…
Posted on November 12, 2013
The Mississippi River is an awesome backdrop for a photography session – especially in the afternoon with the soft golden glow of the setting sun washing over everything. This family was so much fun to be with. The brother and sister truly love each other and absolutely adore their mom! When we headed downtown to the river, we knew exactly what the mom was looking for…a large print of the kids looking out over the river with the sun setting. And as an extra bonus we got a barge in the background! It was an amazing afternoon – the weather was slightly crisp, there were some clouds in the sky, and the river flowed lazily south under the bridge.
Maras Family
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Never Underestimate…
Posted on September 10, 2019
When a girl is determined and has the spirit of an athlete…never underestimate her!
Hard Work…
Posted on November 12, 2018
This fall has been really busy with traveling with my husband and friends and working with my photography business, but it has been a fun-filled fall.
One of the highlights was photographing the Elmore Park Middle School football players this year – and they were a great bunch of students!
I did have a favorite player on the team – #54, and she played on the line! This girl is one mighty athlete. She gained the respect of her coach and more importantly, the other players by her hard work, perseverance, and determination.
Beautiful You…Andrea
Posted on July 25, 2018
This tall, beautiful young woman is beginning her modeling career and I had the privilege of photographing her. I wanted to try some new lighting equipment and she needed some images for her portfolio. What more could a photographer ask for, a beautiful model and new lights! We were a perfect combination!
Big Sky Country…
Posted on July 12, 2018
Big Sky Country… you have to see it to fully grasp the enormous expanse of land and sky. The sky seemed to go forever against the unobstructed horizon. When we were there, a storm was brewing and the clouds were amazing. They billowed and rolled over the landscape and mountains. We headed out from Bozeman traveling the backroads and found what we call in the south farms, but in Montana they're ranches. Some have been there for generations. Big Sky Country…breathtaking in every direction!
No Words for the Beauty of Yellowstone…
Posted on July 6, 2018
I've been very blessed to have been able to travel , both nationally and internationally…Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Greece, The Netherlands and 25 states here in the US. Each has their own characteristics from beautiful beaches to majestic mountain ranges to pastoral farmlands. But I have to say that Yellowstone National Park has the most varied landscape I think I've ever seen. There aren't enough words to describe the beauty and majesty of this park.
You can go to one part of the park and see bison grazing, drive 20 minutes and find the most bizarre, barren landscape this side of the moon. You can hike forests with mountain streams and waterfalls, watch geysers spraying high into the sky, and feel the warmth of boiling pots of liquid sending mounds of steam into the air.
Now onto the next adventure…South Dakota and the Badlands.


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The Caravan Industry Association of Australia is the peak national tourism body representing the caravan and holiday parks industry and offers a National Accreditation Program.
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Okposo scores in OT as Islanders beat Jets 4-3
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Okposo didn't care how the play developed. He was just happy to get a goal - and the win.
Okposo scored off a quirky rebound 2:20 into overtime to lift the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
Islanders center Frans Nielsen blasted the puck toward the net, but it hit Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers in the face and Okposo got the rebound and shot it in past goalie Michael Hutchinson.
''I'll take `em anyway I can get `em. I haven't scored in a while,'' Okposo said. ''We broke up the play (in our own end) and I tried to go to the net and got a lucky bounce off Ehlers' face and had a wide-open net.''
Okposo cut short his jubilation and waved toward the benches for help after seeing Ehlers down on the ice.
''I think Nik's going to be fine. We'll check him tomorrow,'' Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice said.
Calvin de Haan, Shane Prince and Anders Lee also scored, and Thomas Greiss stopped 26 shots as the Islanders improved to 5-1 on their season-high seven-game road trip that concludes Sunday against the crosstown-rival New York Rangers.
''These are good teams we're playing,'' New York coach Jack Capuano said of the team's success on the trip.
Mark Scheifele had two goals and Tyler Myers also scored for the Jets, who have lost six straight at home and nine of 10 at the MTS Centre. Hutchinson finished with 23 saves.
Scheifele gave the Jets a 3-2 lead with 2:03 remaining, but the Islanders took advantage of an extra attacker and Lee tied it again with 29 seconds left.
''That's a frustrating loss,'' Hutchinson said. ''To have the lead that close to the end and for them to score, and then in overtime for a goal to go in like that, it's unfortunate.
''Especially when you see one of our good, young players take the puck right in the face there, you never like to see that happen. It's an unfortunate thing that happened and hopefully he's OK.''
Prince, acquired from Ottawa on Monday, put the Islanders ahead 2-1 at 8:32 of the third period, but Jets defenseman Myers quickly evened it up at 9:56.
New York went into the game with the NHL's top penalty kill, but the Jets scored on the power play with 3:47 left in the first period while Johnny Boychuk was in the box for roughing.
Dustin Byfuglien, playing in his 400th NHL game, had his shot blocked by an Islanders player, but Mathieu Perreault picked up the loose puck and sent a pass over for Scheifele to tap in.
It was Scheifele's 16th goal of the season, a career-high for the third-year centre that he bumped up to 17 with his second of the night.
The assist extended Byfuglien's point streak to seven games, with one goal and six assists. Perreault also got his career-high 26th assist of the season.
Jets defenseman Anthony Peluso left the game in the first period after crashing into the net and didn't return because of what the team called an upper-body injury.
''We'll get final results tomorrow, but I'm not optimistic,'' Maurice said.
De Haan tied it at 6:02 of the second after Manitoba native Travis Hamonic passed the puck out of the corner to de Haan in front and his point shot beat Hutchinson.
Winnipeg had a 20-16 edge in shots on goal after the second.
Prince scored his fourth goal of the season after withstanding a slash around his right hand by Byfuglien as he went the net.
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Earthquakes are a natural disaster occurring in many areas of tectonic activity and along fault lines. This type of disaster, if occurring in densely populated areas can cause, suddenly, without any warning signs a large number of casualties and damages to vital infrastructures that may place a heavy burden on any nation - mentally, materially and economically.However, with a proper emergency system, timely planning and preparedness the impact can be minimized; casualties and damages can be reduced and the severe crisis may be managed in a more efficient manner.
Major steps needed to be taken in creating a national strategy and response plans to mitigate earthquakes, may consist of the following:
For this purpose preparing public education programs and utilizing all means of communication are essential.IsraTeam has the capability of preparing such a strategic national plan and mitigation system. This know-how is based on our experience in disasters in Israel, as well as from lessons learned from disasters in different countries, where we either took part in the rescue efforts or studied case histories.


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On 11 June 2017, we held the first Machakos Jazz Session which drew guests from as far as Kinshasha in Congo and Boston in Massachusetts. A pleasant surprise was one very energetic and positive guy, who bumped into the Jazz festival by sheer luck but ended up craving to come back for artist residency at Ubunifu Machakos. When you meet him at first, you will be drawn to the very beautiful beadwork hanging on his neck, and he will gladly let you know that he makes jewellery. But is beadwork all that he represents?
Abshai "the hunter" is an artist born in 1992 in Bujumbura, Burundi. At a young age, he enjoyed hunting rabbits. Later in life, the hunting spirit manifests on stage as he (cunningly) hunts for fans and followers.
Asked if he is a musician, Abishai responds; "No. I am an artist. Musician is just one box. I am a lot more than that. Music is part of what I do, and what I do is my purpose in life, and my purpose in life is to be happy, and share happiness, because I believe that no one deserves to suffer."
Abishai was influenced to become the artist he is by his father who was a guitar maker in the village of Nkenga, north of Bujumbura. As far as he can remember, he started his musical journey at 10 years, but his art-spirit could be traced to when he was born. 'You only know that you are an artist when you know what art means," he asserts.
He has tried a lot, including making jewelry and searching for indigenous knowledge in music. He makes the "All Nations" jewelry, a very colorful combination of beads, stones, chains, silver and plastic. He is also a dancer, who traces his influences to Michael Jackson. His curiosity led him to joining salsa classes in Kanyosha, as small village adjacent to Nkenga in 2010.
A few years later, he left Burundi to venture in the world, to explore art and particularly music, finally landing in Kenya in 2012. This is when he saw the diverse colors of music and real art. He joined Sauti Academy for a yearlong artist development program, where he learnt vocal techniques, songwriting and stage performance. He plays the acoustic and bass guitars, and he can comfortably transpose the sound of the nyatiti and inanga onto the guitar.
After graduating, Abishai started polishing his sound and finding the uniqueness of his music. Burken is a genre he created from Burundi country music and Kenyan traditional sounds, including the nyatiti. He calls his music ABI music, a cheeky short-form of his own name. As is evident from his style and demeanor, Abishai is driven by originality, and he believes that everyone is an original copy of himself or herself.
" You are unique as the finger print of our thumb," he concludes.
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People joining me on the Going Digital Protégé Programme and the 31 Day Going Digital Challenge are either:
That is you sell your time.
As a coach or consultant, you can work with one person or perhaps a small group in any one hour.
If you are good, you can charge handsomely for the privilege. And typically, you'll work with them for an hour or 2 at a time.
As a trainer or speaker, you are working with a few or several hundred people at any one hour. For an hour or two and then you will travel often many miles – some many thousands of miles – for several hours to go to your next gig.
The good thing is that, if you are good, you can charge a much higher hourly rate than the consultant rate.
As a Speaker, you work fewer hours – though most good speakers spend more time in airplanes and business class lounges than with their clients or their families.
Trainers, good ones that is, can be working a lot more hours, usually with a smaller group – perhaps 20 to 25 people, and if they are truly blessed, they can repeat the exact same workshop many times with the same client.
But what if you could clone you?
Double the number of hours you sell, or more?
Well, you can't clone yourself… just yet anyway. You can employ a team, but that's raising your fixed costs and might reduce your margin.
Instead, you can add products to your portfolio.
But what product?
And can I create a digital product? I can do email and PowerPoint or Keynote but websites and membership sites and email automation and forms and podcasts and video or interactive presentations, erm, not too certain where to start.
And even then, if I create something will they buy it?
Well I've been there, seen it, done it and got way more t-shirts than I need.
And it all starts with finding that ideal product!
I know that you don't have time. And that's why I've designed this programme this way. All you need is 15 to 30 minutes a day.
And if that isn't the case at the end of this Challenge. I'll give you your money back with a smile. A sad smile because I will have failed you, and I really don't like to fail.
You can then join my special Going Digital Protege Programme, where I will personally support you and a small group of elite peers to: create your product content, your website, systems and processes all the email and
Everything you need to successfully create and launch your first profitable Digital Product or service.
All on the platform of your choice (though I have some strong recommendations).
Everything you need to successfully create and launch your first profitable Digital Product or service.
I will continue to guide and support you as you iterate the process to awesome. Perhaps improving your first product or adding a second, third or even fourth product to launch and market over the following 6 months.
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the movie wages a one man war against Hell. Constantine
on the PS2 wages a one player war against mediocre
game design.
you will encounter in this movie tie in is as generic
as the Constantine T-shirts, action figures and beach
towels that no doubt would have been taking up an
aisle in Wal-Mart had the Hellblazer series been more
person shooters dealing with demons and Hell has been
done before and better than this. Even Devil May Cry
2 comes off as the winner in a side by side comparison
and DMC2 tanked. Had Constantine been a budget priced
$19.99 it would have been much easier to recommend.
As it stands, there are just too many flaws apparent
in the final product to overlook the $39.99 price
of you who literally know nothing of Hellblazer, John
Constantine or the movie will be hard pressed to figure
out why you're shooting all of these demons and how
it's possible the lead character can stand in a puddle
of water, say a magic latin incantation and go immediately
to Hell without passing Go. Think of Constantine as
a companion to the movie which sets up the entire
backstory and provides the character with impetus
to carry out his fate, because the game just throws
you right into the thick of things with nary a morsel
of motivation aside from "I have a gun. I have
ammo and there are demons coming at me." Deep.
gameplay isn't half bad if you're looking for a mindless
shooter that throws in some relatively easy puzzles
to figure out. Most of the puzzles require you to
move from one plane of existence to the next and/or
move boxes around. Generally when you reach a dead
end, look for the puddle of water and you'll be on
your way. Not too taxing overall. Like most repetitive
games that rely more on the "Wow, I'm playing
as 'insert character here' " eventually the whole
game collapses under the weight of not being able
to sustain the excitement past the 6th level. The
game is lengthy I'll give it that much, but it's too
much of a not great thing. The formulaic design pits
Constantine against hordes of demons and then mixes
it up with a boss battle, where you're only a cerebral
synapse away from figuring out the weakspot and pattern
so you can get back to shooting the hordes again.
I'm certain some of these game designers learned their
craft from the back of a shampoo bottle. You know
"Lather. Rinse. Repeat."
spells to defeat enemies adds some variety to the
genre but the interface is a tad clunky. You will
need to select your spell with the D-Pad, open the
casting screen to see what buttons to press to actually
execute it and then enter those buttons. It's not
something you'll want to be doing when you're surrounded,
but if you have some space to work with, the spells
can be a lifesaver.
the game looks decent at times. Hell is represented
well and some of the bosses are kind of cool, but
the framerate bogs down so much on the PS2 version
that it renders the game unplayable in certain spots.
The Xbox version handled the onscreen graphic multitasking
much more competently.
a matter of weeks Constantine the game will be reduced
in price to where it should have been retailed at
originally. For $19.99 I can see fans of the original
source material or the movie losing themselves in
that reality for awhile. Until then you're ordered
to either rent it or ignore it altogether. Your call.
is the newest adventure game from Bits and THQ. It
will be based on the huge Warner Brother's Movie coming
out in early 2005 starring Keanu Reeves who will play
the main character, John Constantine. For those who
know their comic books, yes, this is based on the
DC comic series written by Alan Moore. Fans will know
the series as Hellblazer. The story is about a guy
who is not your typical comic hero. In fact he is
part thief, mage and con artist. Let's just hope that
Keanu does not have one of those cheesy lines where
he looks at the camera and goes "Whoa Dude".
The role should fit Mr.Reeves very well since he has
the look of the character already.
game will be in a third-person view where gamers will
control John on his way to solving some bizarre paranormal
events. The graphics will feature stunning CGI and
will showcase some fantastic visual effects. After
all, John Constantine is a paranormal investigator
who just happens to possess some unique hidden talents.
He can enter the same realm he is assigned to investigate.
He has charm, he can con and he can kick some demon
ass when need be. Players will need to use his talents
to reach the next objective. Of course, the game will
tie in very closely to the Movie and stay true to
the comic series. The twist in the game is the fact
you will play in LA and the evil plane that exists
but can only be seen through the eyes of John Constantine.
fans will be happy to know there will be extras added
for fans of the series. Visuals look great. We will
have more on this truly different adventure game when
the date gets closer. For now take a look at the great
screen shots of the early demo and stay tuned for
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The Importance of Investing in Research and Partnerships
Advancing Sustainable Agriculture in Australia
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is a corporation founded in 1990 whose purpose is to invest in research and development to benefit Australian grain growers.
The GRDC invest in projects and partnerships that drive profitability and productivity within the Australian grains industry by funding, managing and promoting hundreds of world-class research and development projects each year.
The HIP program is a five year agreement in partnership with the GRDC that is one year down the track. Its primary goal is to provide growers with new technologies to break herbicide resistance.
Why do we need to break herbicide resistance?
Weeds cost Australian Growers about AUD 3.25 billion per year. Chairman at the GRDC, Richard Clark says, "Growers have told us that managing resistance is one of the biggest problems they face."
The HIP program is taking place at a world-class research laboratory in Frankfurt, Germany.
Australian farmers have invested their private money into the HIP program, so that we can research herbicides targeted for Australian crops and bring this experience back.
The fundamental difference of this program is that the molecules will be tailored to Australian farms, and tested on Australian crops from the moment they are out of the lab. A major focus is to provide Australian agriculture with solutions to manage weed control problems including ryegrass, wild radish, feathertop rhodes grass and fleabane.
The program also gives post-doctoral researchers the opportunity to work in facilities unlike any we have here in Australia. This will help expand scientific know-how among Australian researchers.
Hear from some PhD researchers:
"Since the world population is growing rapidly, we have to increase crop yields. Currently, the best way to do that is to make sure that weeds do not compete with crops – so we need herbicides," Bruno Bašić, PhD graduate.
Stephanie Bellmaine, another PhD graduate working in Frankfurt says, "I like the strong, pro-scientific, innovative feeling here. In contrast, industrial agriculture chemistry research in Australia does not have the same scale, because we are a very young country." She explains that, "This is one of the main reasons to have partnerships like the Herbicide Innovation Partnership. Here in Germany, we benefit every day from the equipment and herbicide knowledge that has been developed over decades at the Frankfurt laboratories."
What next?
The first molecules began process of screening on January 1, 2015. These molecules require a year before they can hit the field, so the first new discoveries will be happening in 2017, with more than 20 new molecules being tested in the field.
With 39 new staff employed, including 10 from Australia and 1 from New Zealand, 33 new post-docs will be trained to work in integrated teams and deliver new modes of action.
For more information on this partnership and the GRDC as a whole, visit https://grdc.com.au/
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is a federal government agency for scientific research in Australia, founded in 1916.
The CSIRO use science to solve real world issues and attempt to make a difference to people, industry and the planet through a number of collaborations with leading organisations around the world.
In the past, Bayer has supported the CSIRO's Sustainable Futures program, which aims to educate young people in primary schools of the importance of agriculture and sustainability.
The CSIRO offers Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships that run over the Australian summer holidays, offering high achieving undergraduate students the opportunity to collaborate with leading CSIRO scientists.
Every year around 100 opportunities are offered to eligible undergraduate students in a range of scientific areas, and the scholarships are highly sought after. Providing promising students with these kinds of opportunities is an integral step towards a more sustainable future.
To find out more information and see if you are eligible, visit www.csiro.com.au/en/Careers/Student-and-graduate-opportunities/Vacation-scholarships
The Future Farmers Network (FFN)
The Future Farmers Network (FFN) is an organisation whose mission is to empower, support and retain young people in Australian agriculture. This means they are focused on building the engagement and network of mainly those aged 18-35 who are involved in agriculture.
The FFN provide a support network for young people in the agriculture industry through Advocacy, Ag Events, Agricultural Information, Bursaries & Study Grants, Industry Networks & Forums, Regional Support, Scholarship Opportunities, Social Networking, Professional Development and Work Experience.
Through the Future Farmers Network, we are helping to generate enthusiasm for agriculture and the environment in the next generation of scientists and farmers.
If you'd like to get involved in the Future Farmers Network, simply visit https://www.futurefarmers.com.au/


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There's something a little bit special about winter; about getting all dressed up and cosy and braving the snow (she says hopefully) for a little Christmas shopping. In London, it also means a selection of cute and cosy pop ups, including the very special special Winter Terrace at The Churchill!
Designed with a vintage British theme in mind, the Winter Terrace at The Churchill is a haven on Portland Square, with heaters, hot water bottles and a delicious menu and cocktails!
I tend to find myself avoiding Oxford Street at the weekend; it's so busy that it's almost quite stressful. But somehow this weekend I've managed to arrange two lunch dates there – and they've both been in little, quiet havens in this area. You'd be forgiven for forgetting that the winter terrace at The Churchill is actually so close to London's busiest street, as it's so quiet and relaxing.
With cosy, personalised blankets, faux fur throws and even Mr Churchill himself, there's been no thought spared turning this little part of London into a vintage, Narnia like terrace!
Last year, I visited with Andy for a perfect Christmas date, but this year, it was time for a bit of girly fun with Elle. As always I was a touch early, so snuggled into my fur lined seat and gratefully accepted a hot water bottle to keep any hint of a chill away! With heaters, snuggly hot water bottles and more blankets than there are chairs, there's no possibility of feeling the cold – even in mid-winter.
We had a gorgeous table at the end of the terrace, right beside the water fountain, giving us a view of the rest of the beautiful terrace!
Every little detail, from vintage posters, London street signs, down to this snow covered British red letter box has been thought of and adds to the cute, festive atmosphere at the Winter Terrace at The Churchill! As Elle arrived our friendly waiter explained the menu to us, suggesting that we share some plates and fondue (which I wholeheartedly vouched for after our date last year!) as well as ordering some cocktails.
At the other end of the terrace, there's a super sweet bench, and blooms that I wondered if I could subtly pop into my handbag! I'm ever so slightly obsessed with chalets and little log cabins, and so every detail at the winter terrace at The Churchill made my heart skip a little beat.
And possibly to book a log cabin getaway asap…
Having been to The Churchill before for cocktails, I was really excited to try the latest creations from this very talented team. They've created nine limited edition cocktails which reflect just some of Winston Churchill's most memorable and impressive moments. For example, The Journalist (a tequlia based cocktail topped with candy floss!) celebrates Churchill's Nobel Prize for Literature and his passion for writing.
London is so full of history and I really enjoyed that there's a fun space where we can celebrate just a little bit of that history, as well as learning about one of Britain's most famous politicians.
To cheers to elongating the weekend and making the most of a sunny Sunday in London, Elle ordered an Orchard Crusta, The Churchill's twist on a Bellini, made with Granny Smith Apple, lychee and prosecco. A slightly acidic and all round delicious cocktail!
My surroundings rather took the better of me when it came to ordering my cocktail, and I couldn't resist the Churchill's Mulled Wine; made with Churchill LBV port, a full-bodied Rioja, Courvoisier
Exclusif VSOP Cognac and topped with a little sugar, cinnamon and lemon – it was a taste of Christmas in a glass!
When it came to ordering lunch, we were both in one mind: fondue! The smoked applewood cheddar and bacon fondue, served with fresh bread, new potatoes, pickles and grapes transported us to the slopes of the Alps!
The menu has been made, much like the cocktails, with a little Churchill inspiration. The chefs have added a few twists to his favourites, as shown in Churchill's cookbook written by his personal chef Georgina Landemare.
Including these white truffle croque monsieur with honey wafer ham; which were indulgent and topped with a perfect cheese sauce.
Rounds of losing grapes, bread and potatoes in the cheesey deliciousness ensued…
As we talked about skiing holidays, potential far flung secondments and Christmas plans, we laughed our way through our fondue and croque monsieurs…
It's an idea spot for escaping the Oxford Street madness and celebrating all those brand new purchases!
Though having sat beside those skis, I couldn't quite get the idea of booking a ski holiday out of my head…
After all that fondue, we weren't for leaving just yet and so had just one more cocktail!
For Elle, The Botanist – a Chase vodka based cocktail with basil, lemon and ginger – which she managed to convince herself was going to cure her cold with all that ginger as well as warming her insides!
And for me, a Blenheim Fizz, a cocktail named after Churchill's former home. Made with Beluga vodka, lemon juice and topped with Pol Roger Champagne, it was a delicious cocktail to round off our lunch. But when it was time for Mr Churchill to get his hat and scarf out, it was time for us to head home.
Now that I've had my first mulled wine of the seasons, I'm already starting to fee a little festive – so is it time to start preparing that Christmas list yet?!


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Informatica Acquisition of Itemfield Demonstrates Increasing Interest in Unstructured Data by BI and Data Integration Vendors
The last few months has seen a lot of interest from both data warehousing and BI vendors in applying content management technologies and using unstructured data in decision making applications. In the content management technology area, for example, Business Objects, Cognos, and Information Builders have all announced support for search in their BI tools.
For accessing unstructured data, Composite Software and IBM have for some time supported federated data access to many different types of unstructured data. The data integration vendors are now also beginning to increase their support for extracting unstructured data, and transforming and loading it into a data warehouse. Informatica already offers a PowerCenter option for handling unstructured data based on technology from Itemfield. This option has been particularly popular with financial and healthcare companies for processing industry specific XML formatted data. Informatica announced this week its intent to acquire Itemfield for approximately $55 million.
There is considerable business value in unstructured data and we are likely to see increasing interest in bringing this type of data into the BI and data warehousing environment. This data will be used not only to improve the power of traditional BI analytical processing, but also to create new e-business intelligence applications for supporting business requirements such as e-pricing and e-discovery.
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NEW DELHI: The months of April and May are that of scorching heat and humidity in most parts of the country. With the temperature crossing 40 degree Celsius on most days, the 'above normal' heat makes it extremely difficult to maintain a healthy sleep cycle.
MUMBAI : The season 2 of India Intimate Fashion Week (IIFW), a fashion show dedicated to lingerie and Intimate wear, will be held on April 22 at The Leela hotel, here.
Some of the participating designers and brands are Hongking based Jewellery designer Mona Shroff,
NEW DELHI : Adventure sports are unique in their adrenaline-inducing capabilities, owing to the thrill and 'risque' factor involved. However, a sports lover must venture into such extreme activities after being educated into the art of taking a 'calculated risk, say experts.
NEW DELHI : Indian consumers are aware and updated about the ingredients used in beauty products and they can't be fooled with wrong information, says Sweden-based global skin care expert Allison Toledano. "Natural ingredients are in trend," Toledano told IANS here.
NEW DELHI: Did you know that your skin ointment and fairness cream can make you prone to fungal infections and resistant to anti fungal treatments? Dermatologists and family physicians have been noticing an unusual increase in the Fungal (commonly called as ringworm infections among the public) across the country over the past few years.
LONDON: Friendship is a mutual relationship between two or more people who are attached to each other in a friendly manner. However, you can't force anyone to be your friend and the best possible way of being someone's best friend is to spend more time with them.
LONDON : Actress Kerry Washington has created a diverse make-up range to help women feel "flirty and elegant". Washington, 41, felt intimidated by the overwhelming choice of products in the beauty industry. So, she decided to create an affordable eye and cheek palette for people to achieve the look they want with minimal effort, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
MEDELLIN : Worsening land degradation caused by human activity is undermining the well-being of two fifths of humanity, driving species to extinction and intensifying climate change, the world's first comprehensive evidence-based assessment of land degradation and restoration said on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, launched the QS I-Gauge, India's first nationwide higher education rating system for Indian universities and colleges. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pranab Mukherjee emphasized the importance of globally-benchmarked quality assurance systems.
WASHINGTON D.C: Symptoms of depression escalate quickly when exercise is stopped suddenly, finds a study. PhD student Julie Morgan from the University of Adelaide's Discipline of Psychiatry has reviewed the results of earlier studies that examined the effects of stopping exercise in regularly active adults.
NEW YORK: Living abroad can clarify your sense of self, according to new research by a team of social scientists at Columbia Business School, Rice University, and the University of North Carolina. The researchers found that living abroad increases "self-concept clarity," the extent to which individuals' beliefs about themselves are clearly and confidently defined and consistent and stable over time.
NAIROBI : The world's last surviving male northern white rhino who lived in Kenya, has died after months of ill health, his caretakers said on Tuesday. Sudan, 45, lived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. He was put to sleep on Monday after age-related complications worsened significantly, reports the BBC.
WASHINGTON D.C: Social media use may have different effects on wellbeing in adolescent boys and girls, according to a recent research. Researchers at the University of Essex and UCL found an association between increased time spent on social media in early adolescence (age 10) and reduced wellbeing in later adolescence (age 10-15) - but only among girls.
NEW DELHI : Six designers like Anju Modi and Nida Mahmood picked fluid fabric for their autumn-winter collections which they showcased here. Following a live performance, which was an ode to the six designers, models hit the ramp at the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2018 on Friday in Anju Modi's creations that were flexible and fluid.
March16, 2018, celebrated the worlds sleep day with the slogan ' join sleep, preserve rhythm to enjoy life'. It was intended to emphasise the importance of circardian rhythm in healthy sleep. Through the World Sleep Day the World Sleep Society raises awareness of sleep disorders and their better understanding and preventability,
NEW DELHI : Ace designers Abraham & Thakore brought Delhi's street style to the runway at the ongoing Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) Autumn-Winter 2018.
Female models with messy tresses and colourful hair pins hit the runway on Wednesday in outfits like embroidered ivory top and sari and printed ivory skirt, black cotton palazzos, khaki gabardine trench and salwar teamed up with jutis or trainers.
NEW DELHI: Summers are fast approaching and it is rattling the fashionistas looking for latest fashion trends for summer months. Some summer fashion trends can be seen continuing from the yesteryear such as pleated pants and crop tops. However, here is an insight on latest tips on summer trends of 2018 by Ashima Sharma, a fashion designer and founder of Ashima S Couture.
From the world of book fair 2018, author speaks for the writer in you: Interview with Smita Maheswari
To all the readers who strongly aspires to become a writer in your life. Here are some truly inspiring words from the author of 'At crossroads', a book born in 2018. "World Book fair, 2018 was a wonderful experience, I met many new people, made new friends, found new opportunities and of course my book found buyer s and readers" Smita Maheswari, the author of 'At cross roads 'said.
NEW DELHI: As temperature is rising nowadays in the capital, the National zoological park began its preparation for the comfort of animals. The authorities have put in place a series of special arrangements like installation of water sprinklers and desert coolers to help its animals stay cool.
NEW DELHI: An increasing number of urban parents are now choosing to refrain from second pregnancies to focus on raising one child while maintaining the delicate balance between their professional and personal lives. For some parents, the added cost of raising another child is also a major deterrent, especially if they are already facing issues financially.
NEW DELHI : Textile revivalist Madhu Jain has been awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 by President Ram Nath Kovind for her contribution to women's empowerment. The designer says it is a formal ratification of the invaluable skills of Indias master weavers and craftspeople.
NEW DELHI: The safety of women has been accorded the highest priority in the recent past, owing to an increase in the crimes against women. Women of the millennial are now moving outside their homes, be it for higher education, employment or post marriage. Travelling alone can be quite daunting, particularly at odd hours.
CHENNAI : Among the several types of idlis -- a healthy South Indian dish -- the Kanchipuram idli has a special, even divine, status. It is offered to the Lord Varadharaja Perumal in Kanchipuram. An official of the Varadharaja Perumal temple told IANS that no other temple has the Kanchipuram idli as the main offering to the Lord.
NEW DELHI: The festival of colours of Holi can be a bit harsh for your beauty routine. While the colours damage your skin, harsh sun rays and chemicals present in colourful foams damage your hair. Here are some of the tips to be followed for a complete beauty care to be performed before and after the playful celebration.
NEW DELHI: The annual holiday festival of colours, Holi, is less than a week away, and as usual, we can expect the traditional promises to be made of renewed friendship, forgiveness for sins committed in the recent past, and a fun-filled day of frolic marked by a splashing of coloured powder, water and balloons, and a chanting "Holi Hai".
NEW YORK : Bespoke creations by a 75-year-old Indian jewellery brand dazzled at the New York Fashion Week runway here during designer Bibhu Mohapatra's show.
Some exquisite Forevermark Diamond pieces from Narayan Jewellers by Ketan and Jatin Choskhi were featured at the gala for the third time in a row.


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If you read my post about Hawaii, you saw that we were unhappy with the outcome of a tour we booked with the resort's Expedia desk. I'm here to tell you we've achieved a resolution that made us happy. The facts: (1) Wednesday, February 20, make reservations on a Moana Kea Stellar Viewing Tour for … Continue reading A Squeaky Wheel Gets Results
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Good Finds on the Big Island
We're six of us, on the Kona side of Hawaii for almost a week. Our first excursion, suggested by the travel desk at the resort (I refuse to mention Expedia because, by the time we leave, we will be very unhappy with them), is north of Kona a few miles to visit Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park. … Continue reading Good Finds on the Big Island
Inter-island? Fly Mokulele Air
We're wined up, having finished the Prosecco, the last half bottle of red, and some white left from days ago. What to do with the remaining five bottles of beer and an unopened bottle of wine? Too much to leave for the maids. Three days before Christmas and we're heading to Maui after five days … Continue reading Inter-island? Fly Mokulele Air
Stones Not Collected
Stones, my favorite keepsakes. When my suitcase is not at the weight limit, stones make a nice little travel remembrance to bring home. Not from a National Park, mind you. And I'll never take a piece of lava home from Hawaii. Here is why. When I read my Stones story (link) at the Wednesday afternoon … Continue reading Stones Not Collected


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By TROY PETENBRINK | Houston Voice
Life partners Deb Hyman and Paula Morris own and operate a Signs by Tomorrow franchise in Silver Spring, Md., and often find themselves working late into the evenings and weekends. They look forward to the times when they can get away.
Hyman and Morris have averaged an annual vacation for each of their 21 years together. Their travels have included trips to London, Cancun, Montreal, Key West and Chicago as well as an Olivia Caribbean cruise. They rank a trip to Hawaii as their best vacation.
"We like vacation spots that have a gay population," says Hyman. "We might not go to a place if it is not considered gay-friendly."
Hyman and Morris are not alone in their desire to travel. U.S. gays and lesbians represent a $65 billion-travel market, according to estimates by Community Marketing, a San Francisco-based consulting company that specializes in the gay travel market.
It's not clear what percentage of the total gay travel marketplace lesbians occupy.
"Unlike the information available regarding gay men, it is currently difficult to find a complete body of segmented knowledge regarding lesbians' travel habits," says Bob Witeck, CEO of Witeck Combs Communications. Witeck's D.C.-based company, in partnership with Harris Interactive, conducts-frequent national surveys of gay consumers.-
BUT THERE IS no doubt in some people's minds that lesbians represent a significant portion of the travel market. Philadelphia, which made history by investing $1 million in a three-year campaign to attract gay travelers, recently announced that it would extend the city's message of brotherly-—-and sisterly-—-love to be more inclusive of lesbians.
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, which directs the campaign, found through its surveying of gay visitors to Philadelphia that lesbian travelers spend, on average, the same amount of cash per day ($233) as gay men. Lesbians, however, stay for a shorter period of time, on average (1.8 nights), compared to gay men (2.4 nights).
GPTMC's goal is to increase the length of time lesbian visitors stay as well as the overall number of women visiting the city by highlighting all there is to see and do in Philadelphia, including historic sites, artistic and cultural attractions, shops, restaurants and a visible lesbian nightlife scene.
Jeff Guaracino, who directs the gay marketing campaign and serves as a spokesperson for-GPTMC, believes Philadelphia's drive to attract lesbian travelers is good business and "the right thing to do."
"We have come to learn that the gay travel market is actually-two very distinct markets: male-and female," says Guaracino. "And I-think Philadelphia has an opportunity to position itself as a top travel destination for lesbians. And we want lesbians to know that they are just as welcome in Philadelphia as gay men, and they will find lots to do here-— both day and night."
Some of the changes GPTMC is making to it gay outreach efforts include-having more lesbian-specific advertising, sponsorship of lesbian events such as Dinah Shore Weekend and placing additional information of interest to lesbians-on its website (http://www.gophila.com/gay).
THOUGH PHILLY IS the first to launch such a substantial push to bring lesbians to its city, other destinations have long appreciated their lesbian visitors.
Provincetown's Women's Week (Oct. 6-15), sponsored by the Women Innkeepers of Provincetown, has been attracting lesbians to its seaside shores for more than 20 years, and has been a driving factor in making the city a popular year-round destination for lesbians.
Research by Community Marketing found that Provincetown ranked as the No. 1 destination among self-identified lesbians.
Jody Struve and Erinn Auletta, who live in New Jersey and take a couple of vacations each year, have visited Provincetown previously. They are expecting their first child in April, and are already considering a future return to P-Town for its annual gay Family Pride Week (July 29-Aug. 5), which is popular among lesbians and gay men with children.
"It will be very important for us to include vacations where, without a doubt, we'd know our child and family would feel safe and able to be who we are, relax and have fun," says Struve.
In Florida, the long-running Womenfest (Sept. 5-10) in Key West, which attracts more than 4,000 women annually to party on the United States' southernmost point, has been joined in recent years by two other events: Miami Beach's Aqua Girl (May 11-14) and Orlando's Girls in Wonderland (June 1-5) — a counterpoint to the male-dominated Gay Days in Disney World that takes place every spring.
Though open to all women, the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival (Aug. 8-13) has become a mainstay on the lesbian travel circuit. Not only does this annual event filled with workshops, sports and entertainment, attract thousands of lesbian attendees from across the nation and around the world, it has played host to numerous lesbian performers such as Le Tigre, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Betty and the Indigo Girls.
Last year, Palm Springs, Calif., had a record number of women attend Dinah Shore Weekend (March 29-April 2), an annual extended weekend of girl-powered events centered around the Kraft Nabisco Championship Golf Tournament. This year's event is scheduled to include a comedy night, numerous social events and performances by Taylor Dayne and Carmen Electra.
Sandy Sachs who produces the event with her partner in business and life, Dr. Robin Gans, says, "This year is truly an electrifying Dinah Shore Weekend talent line-up." In addition to organizing Dinah Shore Weekend, Sachs and Gans operate Girl Bar, an entertainment company that sponsors weekly lesbian events in Las Vegas and Los Angles.
ONE OF THE best-known names in the lesbian travel arena is Olivia. Originally started as the first women-owned independent record label, Olivia morphed into what can only be described as the mother of all lesbian travel companies.
It hosted just two all-female cruises when it entered the market in 1990. This year the company will sponsor 15 events including women's cruises and resort vacations, family trips and mixed lesbian and gay active vacations. The company also sponsors prominent lesbian athletes, like Houston's WNBA player Cheryl Swoopes, and was even featured in Showtime's hit drama "The L Word." It has experienced a remarkable 40 percent annual growth rate, with expected 2005 revenues of $21 million.
Olivia's CEO Amy Errett credits the company's success to its deep understanding and experience with the lesbian travel market. Witeck noted that Olivia's special expertise in women's travel likely makes it the leading authority on lesbian travel as well as a leading brand.
"We put the 'L' in LGBT travel marketing," says Errett. "We understand what these women want. We are creating a space for women to be truly who they are."
And Olivia is working hard to expand that space. Last month, Olivia launched a branded credit card program in partnership with MBNA America Bank. The card is linked to MBNA's WorldPoints program and allows users to earn points that can be used for various rewards including many travel-related items: car rentals, hotel stays and airline tickets.
Olivia is also planning a new membership program focused on creating benefits for the gay community. According to Errett, the program will provide "AARP-type" benefits to its members including savings opportunities for travel. The company is also exploring expanding into the development of resort retirement communities.
The company's focus remains on its core lesbian constituency. But Errett says just like its traditional travel offerings anyone who wishes will be able to participate.
Following in Olivia's fertile footsteps is 12 Muses, a new female-owned travel company that has announced a series of trips for 2006.
Margo Maller, a travel-industry veteran who has spent more than a dozen years leading small-ship educational cruises for alumni and cultural groups, founded 12 Muses to provide travel experiences to women who want both physical comforts and intellectual stimulation. Many of the company's trips will be limited to no more than 34 individuals.
The five programs for 2006 include a culinary cruise to Southern Italy and Sicily in April; the Greek Isles in late May/early June; golfing in Scotland in July; Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest in September and Southern Turkey in November.
Each of the company's trips will include a "featured muse," such as women's studies pioneer Lillian Faderman, poet Honor Moore, marriage historian Stephanie Coontz, archaeologist Cheryl Ward and golf pro Patty Rizzo.
Experts believe creating a travel "experience," beyond just visiting a new destination is an important factor among lesbian travelers, whether they are traveling on their own or as part of an organized trip.
"Women are looking for a holistic experience. They are looking for connections. They appreciate cultural things," comments Errett.
"There is no question in my mind – this market is going to grow."
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Aguero happy at City
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero insists he is happy at Manchester City.
The 24-year-old has been linked with a move away from the club, although City chief executive Ferran Soriano said on Friday he was not for sale.
Aguero told the Sun: "There are always rumours in the summer. But I am very happy at City. I'm going to work hard and everything else is just rumours."
He added: "Every player wants to play in big teams that win titles. We didn't win anything last season but we have won trophies in the last few years so there is no reason to go."
Aguero's comments came a day after Soriano said the club would not entertain offers for the record £38million signing.
"We have never had an offer and even if we had an offer we would say no," he said.
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text: 104 STAT. 1388-630 PUBLIC LAW 101-508 —NOV. 5, 1990 (4) The Congressional Budget Office shall be exempt from section 203 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to any book, record, or information made available under this subsection and determined by the Director to be confidential under paragraph (1). (f) REQUIREMENT TO REPORT LEGISLATION. —(1) The committees of jurisdiction in the House shall prepare and report to the House no later than September 15, 1991, legislation to ensure the financial soundness of GSEs and to minimize the possibility that a GSE might require future assistance from the Government. (2) It is the sense of the Senate that the committees of jurisdiction in the Senate shall prepare and report to the Senate no later than September 15, 1991, legislation to ensure the financial safety and soundness of GSEs and to minimize the possibility that a GSE might require future assistance from the Government. (f) PRESIDENT'S BUDGET,—The President's annual budget submission shall include an analysis of the financial condition of the GSEs and the financial exposure of the Government, if any, posed by GSEs. Approved November 5, 1990. Certified February 22, 1991. Editorial note: This printed version of the original hand enrollment is published pursuant to section 2(c) of Public Law 101-466. The following memorandum for the Archivist of the United States was signed by the President on January 10, 1991, and was printed in the Federal Register on January 14, 1991: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby authorize you to ascertmn whether the printed enrollment of H.R. 5835, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), approved on November 5, 1990, is a correct printing of the hand enrollment and if so to make on my behalf the certification specified in Section 2(c) of H.J. Res. 682 (Public Law 101-466). Attached is the printed enrollment that was received at the White House on January 7, 1991. This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register. The Archivist on February 22, 1991, certified this to be a correct printing of the hand enrollment of Public Law 101-508. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5835 (S. 3209): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-881 (Comm. on the Budget) and No. 101-964 (Comm. of ConfGrGncG) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): Oct. 16, considered and passed House. Oct. 17, S. 3209 considered in Senate. Oct. 18, H.R. 5835 considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 3209. Oct. 26, House agreed to conference report. Oct. 27, Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 26 (1990): Nov. 5, Presidential statement.


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Sustainable Connections
The 2017 project year for The Partnership for Regional Sustainability was launched under the theme: "Connecting, Cooperation and Expanding Circles of Active Members"
Thirty-five community and educational projects got underway this year in the Partnership for Regional Sustainability. Twelve of these were new projects, joining other projects that are now in their third year. The new projects are spread throughout the entire region, and cover a range of themes including: reducing consumption – a second hand shop in Binyamina; an outdoor library in Zikhron Ya'akov, a library of things; maintaining open spaces around the community – a community garden in Binyamina; managing the Langa Grove in Zikhron Ya'akov and sustainable renovation of the youth center in Aviel. The existing projects continue in built-up and open spaces throughout the region, operating in partnership with residents, business owners and farmers: along the Taninim River, in the Alot Ada Forest, in the pedestrian mall of Zikhron Ya'akov. All of these create waves of activity in the spirit of sustainability, reviving the region's communities.
Out of a desire to improve support and guidance for the projects, and with the aim of strengthening cooperation among projects throughout the region of the partnership, we developed a new model this year – content clusters.
Content clusters will enable project leaders to connect with each other based on a common field of interest or main focus of activity. For these people, we initiated mutual learning while encouraging cooperation across the region.
One of the main challenges raised by the project leaders during the first meeting this year was recruitment of active members to the projects. How can we recruit new active members and how do we maintain the motivation of existing active members? For this purpose, we set up a unique meeting in which the project leaders developed and defined a vision for each project. The following meeting will deal with interactions between the project leaders and the active members.
The meetings of the project leaders' forum, both in the broad context and in the context of content clusters, provide a solution to the need for connections among fields of content, among municipalities, and most importantly – among people.
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Following news last week of Oliver Samwer, Marc Samwer and Fabian Siegel's new €150m VC fund, we take a closer look at the opportunities and challenges ahead:
In Rocket Internet's Berlin HQ reception, there's an excellent, enormous poster detailing the various venture capital flows in Germany. Who backs what – and what, therefore, are the relationships between investors?
That's one of the questions facing Global Founders Capital, the new €150m investment fund from two of the three Samwer brothers behind Rocket Internet. Oliver and Marc Samwer are partners at the new fund, together with former Delivery Hero co-CEO Fabian Siegel. The latter left his role at Delivery Hero in January 2013.
The Samwers: the road to Global Founders Capital
Global Founders Capital will be stage-agnostic and able to invest anywhere between €100k and €10m. The fund will focus on markets traditional VCs have tended to overlook, including Africa, South America, the Middle East and southeast Asia.
It's likely to lean towards the business model the Samwers and Siegel know best – eCommerce – but, according to an interview with TechCrunch's Ingrid Lunden, is likely to branch out into apps, big data and other areas of online commerce.
One big difference compared to peers: portfolio companies will gain access to Oliver Samwer, one of the most prolific and prominent internet company builders.
Founded in 2007, the Samwers' Rocket Internet now spans over 50 active portfolio companies in over 40 countries. This includes fast-growing copycats of eBay, Amazon and Zappos in Europe, Africa, southeast Asia, the Middle East and South America.
The portfolio also includes Payleven (inspired by Square's first product), Paymill (inspired by Stripe), Dropgifts (a copycat of Wrapp) and Pinspire, a shameless clone of Pinterest. In 2009, the Samwers sold clone CityDeal to Groupon and Marc and Oliver became key influencers in that company's rush for international growth.
Before Rocket and CityDeal, Oliver, Marc and Alexander Samwer made their name with eBay copycat Alando, founded in 1999 and sold to the original for $50m that year. Then came ringtone company Jamba, sold to VeriSign for $270m in 2004.
With a few exits behind them, the brothers set up their first fund, the European Founders Fund (EFF) in 2006. In the next three years, with financial backing from Germany's United Internet, the EFF made about 100 investments including Eventbrite, LinkedIn, HomeAway and Trivago (which sold to Expedia late last year for about €477m).
While the name and strategy are different, Global Founders Capital is essentially a successor to the EFF (which hasn't been active for the last few years). The funds share legal infrastructure and are registered to the same address in Munich.
"Oliver wants to participate in everything"
So why set up the new fund now, apart from having a little extra cash to invest – possibly from the Trivago exit?
Rocket Internet – even with 27,000 employees around the globe – can't do everything. "Rocket does some things very, very well; other things they don't do so well," Siegel (pictured above) explains, from his temporary office at Rocket Internet in Berlin.
"And then there's certain things Rocket is just missing – it's too late, somebody else has done it. Rocket does so many things; it can't do everything. But Oli wants to participate in everything. So that's where the fund comes in."
Keeping a healthy distance from Rocket Internet
The close-yet-separate relationship between Rocket Internet and Global Founders Capital may be a tough balance to nail.
Rocket Internet is not the only company builder to have started a VC fund – in 2011, for example, the investment branch of Team Europe (an investor in our parent company Vertical Media) spun off to become Berlin-based "angel VC" Point Nine Capital.
Still, we note that Team Europe's partners Lukasz Gadowski and Kolja Hebenstreit left Point Nine's investment committee earlier this year. At the time, Point Nine Capital's Pawel Chudzinski said it was a move to help distinguish Point Nine's independence from the company builder. The VC firm also makes it explicit that they'll strictly honour requests not to share investment proposals with advisers from Team Europe.
How will Global Founders Capital grapple with its relationship with Rocket Internet? For a start, the fund's limited partners are different to the investors in Rocket Internet, according to Siegel. A "big part" of the €150m fund comes from the Samwer brothers, he told the Wall Street Journal. It's not clear who else is involved.
This will help – Oliver Samwer won't be keen to back companies that can directly compete with Rocket Internet. Meanwhile, Global Founders Capital's other investors will have no interest in giving up advantages to Rocket.
But what about entrepreneurs who pitch but don't win investment? Founders are wary enough about sharing info that could later be given to a competitor. What if that potential investor is also a notoriously aggressive company builder?
Maybe it's not fair to put Global Founders Capital under unusual scrutiny – as we noted, they're not the only company builder to have started a VC fund – but the Samwers are not ordinary investors. While Siegel also has a high profile in Germany, founders around the world will most likely pin their thoughts about Global Founders Capital to their thoughts about the Samwers. The next year will tell how that pays off…
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Eggnog Bavarian Cream Cake
By á-174942
- Chocolate Ladyfingers (see recipe)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons brandy or Cognac
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly-ground nutmeg
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Chocolate Curls (see recipe)
Servings 8
Step 1
Make the chocolate ladyfingers as directed. Line a 5-cup brioche mold with the most attractive ladyfingers, trimming them to fit if needed and placing the rounded sides facing the mold.
In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water, stir and let soften until opaque, about 3 minutes. In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm the milk and 1/4 cup of the sugar, stirring occasionally, until small bubbles appear along the edges of the pan.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar until well combined. Pour the hot milk mixture into the yolk mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly, then return the mixture to the pan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens and registers 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the softened gelatin. Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain the custard into a bowl. Stir in the brandy, vanilla and nutmeg. Set the bowl in a larger bowl partially filled with ice water and whisk occasionally until the mixture cools and is just starting to set, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, whip the cream to soft peaks. Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold one-third of the whipped cream into the custard, then fold in the remaining cream. Pour the custard into the lined mold. Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours.
Invert the mold onto a serving plate and warm the sides of the mold with a kitchen towel soaked in hot water and wrung out. Lift off the mold. Decorate the top with chocolate curls. Refrigerate until serving.
This recipe yields 8 servings.


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Christina Tringi MBACP(Accred)
About me
I am a qualified and experienced Integrative psychodynamic counsellor, working with both shorter term and longer term contracts. I provide a safe and confidential setting in which to explore issue/s affecting individuals in order to expand self awareness and alleviate distress.
As an Integrative Psychodynamic therapist, unconscious processes and defenses are acknowledged, explored and worked with. I am MBACP(Accred) and receive regular supervision. I am also a practitioner of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy(EMDR)
What you can expect from your first session is an assessment where we can meet and talk about what brings you to therapy, gather some historical content, as well as what you might hope for from therapy. It is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Counselling session are one-to-one on a weekly basis for 50 minutes. Evening sessions are available.
I have worked within both statutory and charity based organisations, having qualified approximately 17 years. I work with a variety of issues in a respectful, transparent and genuine manner. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Bachelor of Science - Psychodynamic & Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Diploma - Psychodynamic
Certificate -Person Centred
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Affairs and betrayals
- Alcoholism
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Binge-eating disorder
- Body dysmorphic disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
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- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Physical abuse
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Insurers 'lagging' on public disclosure: APRA
General and life insurers are being encouraged by APRA to review and improve the approaches they take on publicly disclosing prudential matters.
In a letter to the chief executives of Australia's general and life insurers, APRA said a number of insurers are "lagging behind industry better practice" when it comes to disclosing prudential information to the public.
While the regulator stressed it is important for the insurers to improve the quantity and quality of the information they disclose, APRA said it would "prefer" if the insurers took the lead without interference.
"On this basis, APRA is not proposing to impose any additional [requirements] on insurers at this time," the regulator said.
"Instead, this letter draws attention to industry better practice and suggests practical and effective steps that each insurer can take to enhance the quality of its public disclosures for prudential purposes," APRA wrote.
The prudential regulator highlighted that the "key benefits" of improving public disclosure for prudential purposes would be increased confidence in the "soundness" of insurers and the "promotion of stability" in the insurance industry.
"Public disclosures can give rise to better informed market participants (including investors, analysts, policyholders, other insurers and rating agencies)," the letter said.
"This provides for a more informed assessment of the soundness of each insurer, including assessment of each insurer's capital adequacy with respect to its risks, governance and risk management practices."
Along with the letter, APRA also provided a number of practical approaches that could assist insurers in making improved public disclosures.
These included making financial, directors' and auditors' reports freely available; providing qualitative disclosures that support and make financial disclosures more meaningful; improving corporate governance, remuneration and risk management disclosures; and considering the "appropriate mediums" for making public disclosures.
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VMagic Intimate Skin Balm – Pump
Do you think you moisturize every nook and cranny of your body? Think again. The vulva needs moisturizing too. Medicine Mama's VMAGIC is the first All-Natural intimate skin cream recommended and sold by women's health specialists. Its unique combination of rich emollients and organic ingredients is the perfect blend to nourish & soothe. This organic cream reduces itching, burning, and redness. It is 100% natural and free of all dyes, fragrances, soy, hormones, steroids, synthetic preservatives, petroleum or parabens.
Active moisturizer to rejuvenate dry, thin vulvar tissue
Anti-inflammatory to reduce itching, burning and redness
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The Future Of…
Watts Wacker is one of the most celebrated and influential minds in modern business. Mr. Wacker – lecturer, best-selling author, political commentator and social critic – is one of the world's most respected futurists. His uncommon versatility and vision has allowed him to help the world's top corporations and organizations navigate the sea of change that is taking hold in the new millennium. He has been the futurist at SRI International, the legendary Menlo Park think tank, and spent ten years as the resident futurist at the preeminent social research organization, Yankelovich Partners.
While Watts' personal client list is a veritable who's who, it is what is said about him that is the most intriguing…
As founder and director of FirstMatter LLC, Mr. Wacker has focused his attention on creating a new kind of think tank and he describes himself as a twenty-first century alchemist as well as… "a cross between James Brown and the unknown comic, (the hardest working nobody in the business.)" His speaking style has created many references to Mr. Wacker as being one of the best storytellers alive today. His book, The 500 Year Delta was an international bestseller having been translated into ten languages and was an "editors choice" top five selection on the Amazon.com book list for 1997. The Delta was also selected for the NASA library. Watts' second book, The Visionary's Handbook is required reading at many of the world's finest business schools and received outstanding reviews. Both books were coauthored with Jim Taylor.
Recent work has included contributing, editing and ghost writing numerous books, broadcast commentary as well as magazine and journal articles. His third book, The Deviant's Advantage received a tremendous reviewer response including from TIME Magazine, Fortune, The New York Times, and the Harvard Business Review. His fourth book, What's Your Story? Storytelling to move markets, audiences, people and brands, was a finalist for advertising/marketing book of the year. Both books are co-authored with Ryan Mathews. Mr. Wacker and his "wizardry practice" has been featured in the media the world over. He has been labeled a "must quote" by the Associated Press.
Mr. Wacker was the original consulting pollster to the Fox News Division and directed the TIME Magazine Poll, while at Yankelovich Partners he also managed the preeminent trends prediction service in the United States, for ten years. Mr. Wacker's additional previous experience also includes management positions in the health, beauty, toy and food industries, and ownership and operation of two radio stations outside Corpus Christi, Texas.
Mr. Wacker's matriculative background includes degrees from both Tulane University and the University of Texas in Austin as well as a research fellowship at The Institute for Constructive Capitalism. He has lectured at many colleges and universities around the world.


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Root Slaw Recipe
A raw dish, perfect as a salad or starter.
1/4 jicama, peeled and shredded
1 beet, peeled and shredded
2 carrots, shredded
4 sunchokes, shredded (optional)
1/2 yacon, shredded (optional)
2 tbsp nama shoyu or Bragg Liquid Aminos
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp flax oil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp cumin seeds, ground
1/2 tsp mustard seeds, ground
1/2 tsp kelp powder
Step 1: In a large serving bowl, combine the jicama, beet, carrots, sunchokes, and yacon.
Step 2: Combine the shoyu, mirin, flax oil, lemon juice, cumin and mustard seeds, and kelp powder in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture over the roots, toss well, and let sit for 1 hour, mixing every 10-15 minutes or so. Serve.
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Filled to the rim and filled to the brim both make sense. Find out which phrase is more common.
On Twitter, @PlainTeaGirl asked whether a cup is full to the rim or full to the brim.
Rim and brim both refer to the edge of a glass or cup, but there is one small difference: The entry at Dictionary.com notes that whereas rim refers generally to the edge of a cup or glass, brim usually refers to the inside edge. Further, in the late 1600s, people started using brimming as an adjective to describe streams and rivers that were filled to overflowing. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, brimming was first used in writing by John Milton in Paradise Lost.
Rim, on the other hand, has not spawned an adjective form that means overflowing.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms says that filled to the brim is the correct phrase, and a Google Ngram search, which shows how often phrases are used in books in the Google Books collection, also shows that filled to the brim appears much more often than filled to the rim. The graph is similar when you compare full to the rim and full to the brim.
Verdict: Stick with filled to the brim.


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Refereed Papers
Track: Internet Monetization: Recommendation and Security
Paper Title:
Secure or Insure? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Information Security Games
- Jens Grossklags(UC Berkeley)
- Nicolas Christin(Carnegie Mellon University)
- John Chuang(UC Berkeley)
Despite general awareness of the importance of keeping one's system secure, and widespread availability of consumer security technologies, actual investment in security remains highly variable across the Internet population, allowing attacks such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and spam distribution to continue unabated. By modeling security investment decision-making in established (e.g., weakest-link, best-shot) and novel games (e.g., weakest-target), and allowing expenditures in self-protection versus self-insurance technologies, we can examine how incentives may shift between investment in a public good (protection) and a private good (insurance), subject to factors such as network size, type of attack, loss probability, loss magnitude, and cost of technology. We can also characterize Nash equilibria and social optima for different classes of attacks and defenses. In the weakest-target game, an interesting result is that, for almost all parameter settings, more effort is exerted at Nash equilibrium than at the social optimum. We may attribute this to the ``strategic uncertainty'' of players seeking to self-protect at just slightly above the lowest protection level.
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Tier 5: A Hearthstone Podcast - Episode 47 Ridiculous Nips
The fabulous https://twitter.com/RidiculousHat reappears! We cover the meta and how its evolving. Also, Rod sings a really terrible song to ben brode.
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You can find Rod on twitter @rod_johnston and on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/rod_johnston.
You can find the podcast on twitter @tier5podcast and through email at email@example.com. You can find a link to our discord at https://discord.me/tier5