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Olimpia is a detached, three-bedroomed, stone villa in the garden renovated from a barn . Entrance to fully equipped modern kitchen-dining room, double-height living room with free-sat TV & DVD player, double bedroom, bathroom with shower over bath-tub and lobby downstairs, two further double bedrooms and shower room on the first floor. The ground floor bedroom has a large double bed and french windows onto the courtyard. One upstairs bedroom has two single beds and large picture window onto the courtyard. The other upstairs bedroom with large 4-poster double bed, has a magnificent view west, over woodland, the valley and mountains beyond. French windows from the living room lead to the private patio with outside dining area. Interior walls are mainly exposed stone whereas the external stone walls have been insulated and plastered inside. There are antique timber beam and planked ceilings in the bedrooms and kitchen and a new wooden roof over the double-height, living area.
Conveniently located 10km from the 'Rioveggio' exit of the A1 motorway, backbone to Italy, between Bologna and Florence, 6Stanco is situated at the beginning of the Apennine mountain range on the southern slope of Monte Stanco, with stunning mountain views towards Tuscany. Set in the intimate village of 'Stanco', 6Stanco is a group of stone buildings surrounding a courtyard, originally the main landowner's home, private chapel, barn and haywain, residence of their farm workers and harvesters. Refurbished in 2011, the converted chestnut-drying barn, Olimpia, is a three-bedroomed independant villa, beside the garden and the 5x11m pool, completed in 2013. Giacomina and Giuseppina are the two mirror-image, studio flats on the raised ground floor of the converted haywain and cattle stalls, each with its own balconied entrance. We can accommodate groups of friends or extended families for unforgettable holidays! We live most of the year in the restored main stone house; also a Bed & Breakfast with three double rooms available.
The lower level of the Haywain is the 60sq.m Course Room; adjacent to the main sun terrace. There is Horse riding at our local Pegasus Riding Stables and trekking for seasoned riders. At 600m.a.s.l. no air-conditioning is necessary here and the mountain panorama is breathtaking.
We probably watched too many 'buy a ruin and do it up ' television programmes, but that's what we chose to do, left the big city and now we live most of the year in the community of this small mountain village.
Ruth, an architect by profession, was born and educated in London, UK. Andrea is Bolognese and is a Restaurant food company director. We have two daughters and a son. We like good food, wine and when not travelling, at least planning and discussing the next trip!
Ruth Hodkinson purchased this villa in 2005
Beautiful, stylish, comfortable and well-equipped stone buildings. New, modern convenience but with architectural character where you can relax and enjoy yourselves. Situated in a safe, peaceful village with friendly locals and very helpful hosts next door! New swimming pool and plenty of space for al fresco dining, sun bathing or just reading a book in the garden. Only 12 minutes to the closest motorway exit which is between Bologna and Florence so very well-located for daytrips all over Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, even as far as Venice. The perfect combination of cultural visits to a variety of important Art Cities, or more low-key trips locally, by day, then coming back to your beautiful 6Stanco apartment each evening to cooler, balmier temperatures, after a sometimes stiflingly-hot, inner-city visit in mid-summer, with no need for air-con here, breath-taking sunsets across the Reno valley, less noise than the bustling towns and cities and easy parking! Unforgettably fantastic holidays!
Our complimentary, weekly, summer dinners under the ancient grapevine in the company of the other interesting guests. Animated by master funster, Andrea. Relaxing in a private homestead and garden, not a huge impersonal complex, with the new pool in 2013. Regional cookery, English, Yoga, Painting, Massage, Horse-riding and Ceramics courses can be offered: We run English language courses in June and September, Ceramics is available if requested at time of booking and Johann runs a Painting Course every September. The local 'Nel Castagneto' restaurant runs a regional cookery demonstration course each week, usually a Tuesday afternoon, throughout the summer. Hatha Yoga and Massage can be organized in the summer if requested at the time of your booking. Our shared, inside- knowledge of the best places to visit in this relatively un-tourist-trodden area, plus what to avoid when you day-trip further afield.
We have lived from the 15.06 to the 19.06 with you and we have visited
Dieter with his family in Olimpia. It was a wonderful time for us and your porcetta
party was dreamlike. When we had to depart, the earthquakes started in the region around
Ferrara. I hope you have felt nothing of it and no damages have originated
with you.
Many thanks to you again for the wonderful time with you. We come again
quite dear greeting
Ursula and Uwe from Germany
IMPORTANT: The advertised rental rate is for use of the villa by up to 6 people and includes utility bills and use of our facilities. 50% of the total tariff is required as a non-refundable deposit to secure your booking. Your balance is then to be settled 10 days before arrival if booking online or on the day of arrival, if settling your balance by debit/credit card via our POS machine. Saturday is the changeover day in the summer. Optional final cleaning service of Euro60 to be paid once here. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for holiday quotes of more than a week.
This is our third holiday at 6Stanco and yet again we had a wonderful holiday. Our villa was clean and had everything we needed for our holiday. Nothing is too much trouble for a Ruth and she makes sure that you can relax and enjoy yourself
Relaxed and comfortable apartment (Olympia). A thorough and tasteful restoration of the building. The apartment facilities are very nice and "modern". Headroom in top bathroom somewhat limited, but nothing serious. Nice pool - kids depth, but refreshing on the hot July days. We had the good fortune of being invited to a social gathering with pizza in the village on the day of arrival - what an experience! Ruth and Andrea are the most caring and resourceful hosts you can imagine. The area is blindingly beautiful - even the trip to the post office is an experience! Highly recommended.
Our family of 4 (including 2 children, 10 and 7) stayed at 6Stanco in early July 2015. We were very lucky with great weather for the whole two weeks of our stay which certainly added to the experience.
We cannot say enough about how welcome Ruth and Andrea made us feel as guests at their beautiful property. 6Stanco is a beautiful location in a very small village with stunning views across the surrounding valleys and hills. It was a fantastic place to unwind and experience some real Italy, without hordes of tourists. The property is idyllic, clean and well maintained. The old building have been beautiffully renovated and are spacious and modern inside. It has a great pool which we certainly made use of, given the heat! There are also some great outdoor areas where several of the families ate together or enjoyed evening drinks as the sun set. Some of our highlights and tips for other who might be thinking of staying:
- Its less than 3 km down the hill to the village of Grizzana Morandi. We really enjoyed a morning walk to the village for a coffee and brioche in the local coffee shop/bar - Bar Pina. There is also a small supermarket and a local bakery (Forno Guido) than makes an incredible jam covered torte. Don't miss this if you stay! Also easy to continue further down the valley to Vergato if you need some more serious shopping.
- We used the local train station to make day trips to both Florence and Bologna. We particularly enjoyed Bologna as its a beautiful city with lots of shade from the sun under the porticos. Its also not quite as crazy as Florence in the summer.
- Also about a 1 hour car ride to Maranello or Sant'Agata to visit the respective homes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. Both car museums are well worth the visit and you can hire cars near both for a spin if your heart and wallet are up to the task.
- Some great little local restaurants within walking distance of 6Stanco. We particularly enjoyed Nel Castagneto, which is a short walk away. Christina who manages the restaurant also runs cooking classes where she will show you how to make the local pasta and biscuits. We brought the kids and we all had a great afternoon making our dinner for later that evening. La Prada, up the hill, was also very good.
- Lots of beautiful little villages, valleys etc to visit in the surrounding hills. Ruth has an excellent guide to these which provides all the details. I would mention the Labante waterfall and the lakes
We found Olimpia clean and well maintained, it's new and done to a high standard. They're all very friendly and helpful. You'll need a car. The nearest town, Vergato is good for groceries, very good groceries. It's well situated, you can see the motorway in the valley with Bologna to the north and Florence to the south. We made day trips as far as Verona, Siena and Pisa and Carrara and a lot in between. We ate in a local restaraunt, a place that translates to 'The Chestnuts' I believe, it was quiet and the food was very good. Everywhere, the food is of a high standard. There was four of us, my wife and 3 year old son and my father and my brother rode in by motorcycle for a couple of days and we all ate figs out of the garden.
We'd all recommend Olimpia to anyone.
We spent a week staying a 6 Stanco in late May 2009
We had an excellent time and after just a few days back at home we are already keen to make plans to go back.
We had a really peaceful and relaxing time. 6 Stanco is in a beautiful mountain setting, and has spectacular views and sunsets.
The apartment (Olimpia) was stylish, comfortable and well equipped. The other apartments are equally as good. Some real thought and effort has gone in to their design and conversion.
The property was very clean, well maintained and the owner (Ruth) worked very hard to make sure we had all we needed to make us feel at home.
The description of the accommodation provided was accurate.
Ruth and her family were very welcoming and my children were very sad to leave their new found friends at the end of the week. We are really missing being there.
My children enjoyed exploring the garden and loved the trampoline and pool (which Ruth kindly opened up early for us).
I am very keen to visit again and would strongly recommend this for a holiday rental.
The nearby village and restaurant are good and very welcoming; by the end of our stay we were starting to fell like part of the community.
The apartment was also an excellent base for exploring Emilia Romagna:
Modena and Maranello make an excellent day trips. Porretta Terme is nearby and good for shopping and restaurants.
The surrounding countryside would also me great for mountain biking.
The trip to/from Bologna airport can be done in 45 minutes (given a good SatNav or map reader)
This holiday gave us a great relaxing break, a taste of Italian life, with the added bonus of a chance to make some easy and very interesting day trips.
Between Bologna and Florence there are now two motorways to choose from. Our exit 'Rioveggio', lies on the Firenze - Rioveggio PANORAMICO branch not the new DIRETTISSIMA Firenze -Badia branch - which you should avoid.
The village of Stanco, GPS coordinates: n44d 14,790; e11d 08,200: is at an altitude of 600m and lies on the southern slope of Monte Stanco, offering wonderful panoramic views towards Tuscany and spectacular terrain for hiking or cycling. Only a ten minute walk away is the pretty medieval village of Stanco di Sotto, followed by the Pegasus Riding stables which offers great pony-treks or walks in the paddock for beginners. The town of Grizzana is on the boundary of the Regional Historical Park of Monte Sole, also home to wild boar, red deer, fallow deer & hare. There are specific Hunting seasons.
The museum-house of the painter, Giorgio Morandi, exhibiting some paintings in his summer studio, is at the 'Fienili del Campiaro' on the outskirts of Grizzana where there is also the restaurant of the same name. Grizzana also boasts the restaurant 'Il Crinale' and Trattoria at Bar Pina for lunch everyday.
Immediately to the south of Stanco are Montovolo & Monte Vigese in the Provincial Park of Montovolo. At Riola ponte, not to be missed is the newly renovated and opened, fascinating, eclectic castle of ROCCHETTA MATTEI. On the way to Monteacuto Ragazza, a 5 minute drive then 10 minute walk, is the site where Etruscan bronze statuettes were recovered, now housed in the Archaeological museum of Bologna. A 25 minute drive away lies the intact, medieval village of Scola with ancient Cypress tree, en route to the Church Sanctuary at the top of Montovolo. Beyond lies the Regional Park of Lakes Suviana and Brasimone, good for picnics and splashing around, then the Regional Park of Corno alle Scale. Good 'outlet shopping' three exits south on the A1 motorway at Barberino di Mugello, in Tuscany.
Other Activities: Montepizzo adventure park - climbing-ropes-pulley agility course up in the trees. Vidiciatico leisure pool with beautiful view. Guglielmo Marconi laboratory & museum
Golf: 'Molino del Pero' 18- hole Golf Course at Monzuno, approximately 25km from 6Stanco and about 35 minutes by car.
Ski: 'Corno alle scale' ski resort lies just above Vidiciatico, in the Bologna area, deeper into the Apennine range. It takes almost an hour to reach by car from 6stanco but is a beautiful journey with postcard views. You can buy day passes at the booths on the slopes and rent equipment too.
Marzabotto: 30mins drive to Misa, the Etruscan site, now with small intimate museum of Etruscan and Greek artefacts and temple ruins on the acropolis and tombs in the necropolis.
Riola di Vergato. Sole Architectural work in Italy of Alvar Aalto's Church. Modern but spiritual. The Rocchetta Mattei; 19th century castle / Neo-Medieval folly with references to the Alhambra plus some Russian minarets thrown in, on the original site of a medieval defence tower.
Labante: Spring water and waterfall which has over time deposited an amazing rock formation and grottoes
Local towns worth visiting: Castiglione dei Pepoli, Porretta Terme and Castel di Casio. A lot of the architectural heritage of Vergato and Sasso Marconi was lost during the second World War.


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The Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education provides an incentive for students to write papers, empowering them to share their knowledge with others. The call for papers spans the globe and will generate submissions from the most prestigious academic institutions in America and Europe.
Original materials are invited which discuss, in a robust academic and practically relevant way, the following issues:
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Here's a year-long study from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) proving that a plug-in electric vehicle has more advantages than a standard hybrid and more so over the current traditional cars.
Here are some of their selling points:
- The plug-in hybrid achieved 67 MPG, a 60-percent increase over thestandard hybrid's 42 MPG and a 205-percent increase in MPG compared with a standard car at 22 MPG.
- The plug-in hybrid achieved a 37-percent reduction in CO2 tailpipe emissions when compared with a standard hybrid and a 67-percent reduction compared with a gasoline-powered car.
- The plug-in hybrid had a monthly fuel cost of $94, an 18-percent reduction from the fuel costs of a standard hybrid ($115) and a 57-percent reduction when compared with a gasoline-powered car with a monthly fuel cost of $219 at $3.85 per gallon.
What's more, if the latest energy bill will pass, plug-in cars will get tax credits ranging from $2500 to $7500. Which is why auto makers are in a hurry to get their cars up and running and into the market before 2010.


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Some NY Hospitals Opting Out of Health Exchange Plans
If consumers buying insurance on health exchanges have their heart set on particular hospitals or doctors, they better do their homework.
Some hospital systems, such as NYU Langone Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, are available as in-network choices in relatively few of the plans offered on the New York state exchange. Other systems, such as Mt. Sinai, Northshore-LIJ, Montefiore and Maimonides, are available in many more plans.
"We were able to come to some good agreements with plans," said Kate Rose, senior director of public policy and government relations at Montefiore Medical Center, which dominates the Bronx health care market and is expanding into southern Westchester County.
Consumers can go to whatever hospitals and doctors they want, but other than for emergencies, their insurance plans only guarantee payment, if the provider is in-network. If not, providers can charge patients whatever they want. (There are some plans that allow out-of-network options, but they tend to be either limited or expensive.)
Networks are a result of negotiated contracts the two sides agree to. Insurers say that the best way to limit costs to patients is to drive a hard bargain with providers – and offer them less money for treatments and tests. If hospitals and doctors don't think the price is right, they do not go into the insurer's network.
"Some of the plans are offering us extremely low rates," said Dr. Neal Calman, head of the Institute for Family Health, a community clinic in the Bronx. "They claim they are putting their premiums out on the street at a very low rate to make them affordable, but we can't afford to see these patients for the same amount of money that a private doctor in his office with one assistant can."
Calman's health center is in-network for three insurance exchange plans. Most of the rest wanted to pay him less than the special rate he gets from Medicaid for taking high-needs patients and providing them not just with primary care but also dental care, mental health counseling and some social services.
But some consumer advocates say insurers and providers need to work harder to make sure networks are broad enough to serve all the newly insured.
"We need all hospitals and health centers to accept all plans," said Judy Wessler, former head of the Commission on the Public's Health System. "Many communities already have access problems, and as we add more people it could get worse."
Many providers say negotiations with insurers are ongoing, but here are some examples of major New York hospitals and how many insurance plans for individuals they are participating in, as of October 1:
- Montefiore will be in-network for seven out of the nine insurance plans offered in the region—all except for Fidelis Care, a Catholic non-profit, and MetroPlus, the insurance arm of the city's public hospital system.
- Mt. Sinai Health System, which recently grew to include Beth Israel, St. Luke's Roosevelt and other facilities, is in-network for six insurers.
- Maimonides Medical Center, in Brooklyn, is in-network for five.
- Medisys, which includes hospitals in Flushing and Jamaica, is in seven plans.
- Brookdale Hospital is in four.
- Northshore-LIJ, the state's largest hospital system, has its own insurance plan – and is in-network for five others.
- NYU is in-network for three insurers, Fidelis, Affinity and United.
- New York-Presbyterian is in-network for United, Emblem and Aetna.
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Kids enjoy sledding, hot cocoa at Flat River Community Library
GREENVILLE — Apparently, there is no cold that is too cold for area youngsters when it comes to sledding. As long as there's hot cocoa waiting inside, a little slope time — even with temperatures plummeting below zero — is a great wrap to Christmas vacation.
On Friday, the Flat River Community Library hosted a day of sledding, story telling, crafts and fun, sponsored by the Montcalm County Great Start Parent Coalition.
About 20 kids braved the frigid weather to repeated speed down the hill across the street from the library, many of new sleds that were given out free of charge by the Greenville Meijer store.
Eight-year-old Raya Hamel-Alleyne, of Greenville, seemed completely at ease with the cold as she repeatedly zipped down the well-groomed hill.
"I'm not freezing to death," Raya said. "I'm having fun."
One of the youngest sledders braving the day was veteran snow bunny Emma Putnam, 2, of Lowell, who was sledding with her father and grandfather, an activity the three enjoy on a regular basis.
When things got too cold outside, children's librarian Melissa McAlvey was waiting inside the library with hot cocoa, engaging stories and a choice of craft projects.
The Montcalm County Great Start Parent Coalition sponsored the event. According to Great Start parent liaison Brandy Minikey, the group exists to create a strong support network between parents, grandparents, caregivers and youth-focused professionals throughout the county.
The group meets each month at the Montcalm Area Career Center, 1550 W. Sidney Road in Sidney.
The meetings are open to the public. Dinner and childcare is provided.
More information on the group is available online at GreatStartMontcalm.org.


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Colorado State (10-2, 6-2, MW) and Utah (8-4, 5-4, PAC-12) will square off on Saturday, Dec. 20 in the 2014 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl. This is the first time since 2002-03 that the Rams have made back-to-back bowl appearances. In 2013, CSU earned a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Washington State in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Dec. 20 represents the first meeting between Colorado State and Utah since 2010, when the Utes were in the Mountain West. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. MT at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.


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We don't begrudge the effort by our friends in Bowling Green to attract commercial air service similar to what we have enjoyed in Paducah in recent years. More power to them.
But the materialization of a $750,000 recruitment grant to the community in a week when the governor pulled $21.2 million from the state's rainy day fund to plug a $91 million "hole" in the current budget certainly sends contradictory messages about the state's financial situation.
Could there be a little politics involved here? More on that in a moment.
It was not that long ago that only four cities in Kentucky had commercial air service - Louisville, Lexington, Covington and Paducah. Owensboro has more recently joined the list.
Like Paducah, Bowling Green struggles with the issue of "leakage'' of potential air passengers to Nashville. In fact the issue is more pronounced in Bowling Green because the trip to Nashville is roughly one hour, less than half what it takes doorstep to curb to get to Nashville International Airport from Paducah. Bowling Green leaders say studies show 700,000 people from the airport's 10-county market area travel to Nashville each year to catch commercial flights.
Bowling Green is seeking to attract air service connecting to Chicago or Atlanta, much as Paducah sought in the not-too-distant past. For the past several years Paducah has had the good fortune to have two flights a day to and from Chicago on 50-seat regional jets operated by United Express. Having daily jet service to one of the biggest hub airports in the world is undoubtedly an important economic development asset for a city our size, and it is understandable that Bowling Green wants the same thing.
To that end the community has put together an incentive package that including the state grant totals $2 million. It's a little unclear how the incentive would be used, since it obviously would be one-time money, although we will note that Paducah raised and spent substantial sums to promote passenger use of the United Express service when it was first establishing itself here.
However the money is used, we're happy Bowling Green received it and we respect the community's carrier recruitment initiative. But we also find the politics a little interesting.
Originally Bowling Green was set to receive $750,000 for its recruitment effort in the transportation budget approved earlier this year by the Kentucky Legislature. But Gov. Steve Beshear decided to veto the money. Beshear said the appropriation was unnecessary because there were funds available for aviation projects in the state's Aviation Economic Development Fund (although 53 public aviation facilities in the state compete for those funds).
The governor's veto of money that had been a sure thing for a top local priority couldn't have been a popular move in Bowling Green. But even as the state is wringing its hands over whether this year's budget shortfall means even bigger trouble for next year's budget, $750,000 falls out of the sky (no pun intended) for Bowling Green.
More interesting is that, according to a story in the Bowling Green Daily News, the money will become available by July 2015, conveniently just a few months ahead of the general elections for statewide office. Gov. Beshear of course isn't running for re-election next year; he's term limited. But Beshear's son Andy is running, for Attorney General, the same office that was the launchpad for Steve Beshear's eventual rise to governor.
Despite the adage about sins of the father, one can only wonder if the governor didn't feel it wise to expiate himself on this one. Form your own opinion. We just think it is an interesting coincidence. Folks in Bowling Green had to be pretty mad about the governor's veto. Nothing like three-quarters of a million as salve for the wound.
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While Mac OS X shares many things in common with other Unix operating systems, it also has a couple of missing parts. This can make installing software more difficult when compared to Linux or other *nix variants, and unfortunately, Duplicity happens to be one of those cases.
But just because it is more difficult to install Duplicity on Mac doesn't mean that it isn't worthwhile. Duplicity is one of the best command line backup programs available anywhere. Using the same program, you can backup to a local hard drive, FTP server, over SSH or even to Amazon S3. It uses the rsync algorithm, which means that backups happen quickly and only the parts of files that actually changed get copied. Subsequently, backups are smaller.
Nor does it mean that installing Duplicity is actually all that hard, it's just a bit tedious. Like many other *nix programs, Duplicity requires a number of additional programs (called dependencies) that you will have to search out and install separately. To make that process easier, this article explains how. Below, you'll find links to the download pages and instructions for how to compile each of Duplicity's dependencies on Mac OS X. The instruction set has been tested both on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
The first dependency you will need is a rather large one. Several of the software packages need to be compiled from source. But unfortunately, Mac OS X doesn't install the compilers by default. Thus, you will either need to install them from the Mac OS X installation CD, or by getting the XCode tools from the Apple Developer Connection (ADC). Note: ADC requires that you have an Apple ID – which is free – to log in into the site.
After you log-in, download the XCode developer tools package. Once XCode has finished downloading, run the package installer. It will ask you to select the destination drive and what components of the software you would like to install.
Choose the Develoepr Tools Essentials, System Tools and Unix Development Support options. This will automatically install and configure the GNU tool chain and the GCC compiler collection. Once it has finished, you can access the tools by going to the "/Developer/" folder on the root of the drive.
After XCode is finished installing you are ready to build and install the other necessary dependencies.
Note: All other steps in this tutorial will be run from the command line terminal.
GnuPG handles the encryption and decryption of tar archive files. If it isn't installed and configured correctly, Duplicity (and by extension) Time Drive simply won't work. On Linux and other Unix operating systems, GnuPG is typically included as part of the default installation. This is not true on Mac OS X, however. As a result, you will need to download, compile and install it from source.
You can find the source files on the project download page or the associated ftp site. Duplicity will work with version GnuPG version 1.4 or 2.0. The biggest difference between the two is that version 2.0 is slightly more modular, and as a result, has a speed advantage. From a practical standpoint, however, unless you are running large, frequent backups, you are not likely to notice any difference. I have been able to compile both without any difficulty on both Leopard and Snow Leopard, so the choice is largely one of preference.
After downloading the most recent version, extract the archive by typing:
tar –xf gnupg-x.x.x.tar.gz2
Where x.x.x is the version of GnuPG that you downloaded (at the time of this writing, it is version 2.0.12). This will create a new directory called gnupg-2.0.12. From that directory, you can configure, compile, test and install:
cd gnupg-2.0.12
make; sudo make install
When finished, return to the working directory by typing:
cd ..
GnuPG Interface – Python Module
Now that you have built and installed GnuPG, you will next need to install the Python bindings so that duplicity can make use it. You can get these from the GnuPG Interface Module project page, specifically from the download section. Grab the most recent version (0.3.2). To install, extract the folder, enter the setup directory and then use python to run the "setup.py" script:
tar -xf GnuPGInterface-0.3.2.tar.gz
cd GnuPGInterface-0.3.2
sudo python setup.py install
NcFTP enables Duplicity to make backups to FTP servers. The download files can be found on NcFTP's download page, which lists both the NcFTPd Server and the NcFTP client. We want the most recent version of the client source code (version 3.2.3).
Like GnuPG, we need to configure, compile and install:
tar –xf ncftp-3.2.3-src.tar.bz2
cd ncftp-3.2.3
make; sudo make install
Boto – Amazon S3 Support
To use Amazon as a backup destination, you need to grab the Boto python module. Boto provides a structured and integrated interface to most of the features offered by Amazon Web services, most importantly: the Simple Storage Service (S3). You can get the most recent version (1.8d) from the Boto downloads page on Google Code.
From there, the installation procedure is similar to that for the GnuPG python interface module. Extract the archive, enter the program folder and use python to run the setup script.
tar -xf boto-1.8d.tar.gz
cd boto-1.8d
sudo python setup.py install
Once you have installed GnuPG, the GnuPG python interface, NcFTP and Boto, you are ready to install Duplicity. Because it is a python program, the steps are identical to those of Boto and the GnuPG python interface. Download the source code from the project home page (keeping in mind that Time Drive requires at least version 0.6.04); then, extract it the same way that you did the previous libraries and enter the source code directory:
tar –xf duplicity-0.6.04.tar.gz
cd duplicity-0.6.04
Finally, run the python setup script:
sudo python setup.py install
Duplicity will byte compile and be copied to the python packages directory.
When finished, you can test the installatin by typing:
duplicity –help
If successful, you will see the text from the duplicity manual page.


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Kids are no more the same kids we may have come across some years ago. Whether the modern parents have changed that concept or the present world situations has made the changes, life of a kid has become one of the very important function in the house. The concept of a kid's life has changed. Once parents preferred to sleep with their kids and spent most of their time with the kid. Now the busy life replaced with very less time spent with their kid or no time at all. Most of the working parents are forced to leave their child for the mercy of their caretakers or creches.
The latest trend of the house requires a good kid room with all latest arrangements for the comfort of the kids. We can see that the furniture are no more the same as with the adults. Lot of colors are given to the furniture. If there are more than a kid, compartment beds or multi-tier beds have become a fashion. Material made either with wood or steel and given very attractive colors to it. Other furniture such as their study table, chair, cupboards, etc. arranged or made in such a way that the child should like their rooms and prefer to stay in their rooms.
Also, the latest technology items placed in the kids room such as a television, video games, music systems, etc. Color combination of different items will be play the vital part of their interior arrangement. It should be comfortable for the children. As we know, the world of children is in the colors. A color can change the full mood of a person whether it is a kid of an adult. Likewise, furniture, the study table should be smart enough to attract the attention of the kids with extra drawers and other arrangements to keep their different items. Since computer is an inevitable item in the life anybody in the present lifestyle, a good place or proper placement of the computer is very important.
Multi-tier or compartment beds should be comfortable if there are one more kid. Most of the kids are afraid to sleep alone and a companion near to them will change their mood and loneliness. Another human presence is precious than any other interior arrangement. Parents should have easy access to their kids room. A constant relationship or touch with the kid is very important to keep them feel safe and comfortable. Interior arrangements should not hamper the concept parent-child relationship. Interior arrangement cannot replace the love of parents. It has become a fashion to create lot space for keeping toys and electronic gadgets because parents have no time to spent time with their kid.


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Sept. 3, 2010
Raleigh, N.C.--Pitt women's soccer dropped to 2-3 on the season after the team suffered a 4-0 loss, Friday, at North Carolina State in the first away match of the season.
Four North Carolina State players contributed goals and goalkeeper Kim Kern made two saves to record the shutout. The Wolfpack outshot the Panthers 14-5 overall.
In the first half, the Panthers and Wolfpack traded chances but neither team was able to capitalize.
Late in the first half, the Panthers faced a setback when freshman Dana DelleFemine went down with an injury and did not return.
The second half belonged to the Wolfpack as they tallied four goals and outshot the Panthers 11-5.
North Carolina State freshman Ariela Schreibeis opened up the scoring in the 58th minute after the Panthers failed to clear a ball deep in the corner. Schreibeis collected the loose ball and fired it into the left corner.
Less than a minute later, the Wolfpack added to its lead when sophomore Kara Blosser connected on a strike from 20-yards in the center of the field to give North Carolina State a 2-0 lead.
The Wolfpack also picked up goals by Tanya Cain and Jennie Krauser. Cain's goal came in the 63rd minute and Krauser scored in the 86th minute.
Pitt forward Ashley Cuba led the Panthers with two shots while goalkeeper Morie Kephart registered a season high five saves.
The Panthers return to action Sunday when the team travels to Charlotte. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Miller Announces 2017 Schedule
Panthers to Host Trio of Summer Camps
Women's Soccer Spring Finale Time Changed
Chancellor Gallagher Names Heather Lyke Pitt Athletic Director
Panthers Announce April ID Clinic


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In Search of Our Future - Who will speak for the common good?
We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community…. Many fear the future. Many are distrustful of their leaders and believe that their voices are never heard. Many seek only to satisfy their private work wants; to satisfy private interests.
But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual. Each seeking to satisfy private wants. If that happens, who then will speak for America? Who then will speak for the common good? This is the question that must be answered in 1976. Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit sharing in a common endeavor or will we become a divided nation?
For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future. We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done. There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no president of the United States who can veto that decision.
As a first step, we must restore our belief in ourselves. We are a generous people so why can't we be generous with each other? We need to take to heart the words spoken by Thomas Jefferson: "Let us restore to social intercourse the harmony and that affection without which liberty and even life are but dreary things."
A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. In this election year, we must define the common good and begin again to shape a common good and begin again to shape a common future. Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
And now, what are those of us who are elected public officials supposed to do? We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: We as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good. More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.
If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce. If we say to the American people it is time for you to be sacrificial, sacrifice. If the public official says that, we (public officials) must be the first to give. We must be. And again, if we make mistakes, we must be willing to admit them. We have to do that. What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.
Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny. I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community. I have confidence that the Democratic Party can lead the way. I have confidence. We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic, there is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.
Now I began this speech by commenting to you on the uniqueness of a Barbara Jordan making the keynote address. Well, I am going to close my speech by quoting a Republican president and I ask you that as you listen to these words of Abraham Lincoln, relate them to the concept of national community in which every last one of us participates: "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
Excerpt of the speech presented by the late congresswoman Barbara Jordan (D-Texas) at the Democratic National Convention on July 12, 1976. Jordan was the first African-American elected to the Texas Senate since Reconstruction.
By Barbara Jordan


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Thierry Henry agreed his move to Barcelona on Monday afternoon. Arsenal.com editor Richard Clarke gives his personal reflections on the French striker's emotional farewell over the weekend
As someone who has written more words in tribute to Thierry
Henry than probably anyone else, it is difficult to sum it all up
for one final time. Arsenal.com has waxed lyrical perennially in
our Player of the Season award and, in October 2005, all prayed at
the altar of Henry 186 when he broke the Club's goal-scoring
It goes without saying Thierry is one of the finest players to wear an Arsenal shirt. He arrived as perhaps an 'ugly duckling'; out of favour for France and Juventus. But he became the most elegant swan under Wenger's protective wing.
Goal-scorer, penalty-taker, captain, talisman, assist-maker, free-kick taker, corner taker - those were his responsibilities.
Speed, strength, accuracy, precision, technique, mental tenacity - those were has qualities.
Charismatic, emotional, enigmatic, talkative, open - that was his character.
Henry's departure has drawn emotional responses from everyone. The transfer of a figurehead player with such talent and charisma will always bring out an extreme reaction.
For yours truly there was no time for anything like that. In the wake of his announcement, Thierry had asked to have a final interview with the Club's website. He wanted to communicate his thoughts and thanks directly to the fans.
So after a frantic Saturday morning, by lunchtime we had set up a shoot at Emirates Stadium and waited for Henry to arrive. His newspaper column that day had confirmed the sale and outlined his reasons for leaving. Our job was to expand on that then consider and celebrate his Arsenal career.
The transcription on Arsenal.com on Saturday evening reflects what was said - verbatim. To prove it just look at the video on TV Online and you'll see the words from the horse's mouth. You could see it was emotional for him but that was brought home by the last question when I asked him to give a final direct message to the fans. To my surprise, he turned straight to the camera, looked down the lens and… well… you can read what he said.
There will always be criticism of a world-class player leaving one top club for another when he still has something to give. However, if you had been in the room, then you would have absolute no doubt in Thierry's sincerity.
'Sympathy' is the wrong word for a highly-paid footballer making this kind of move. He was leaving after all. However it is obvious it was not done without the deepest of consideration. Thierry had asked for the interview and driven to the stadium on his own because he wanted to say his piece and, just perhaps, make his peace.
As ever, Thierry's phone had been ringing intermittently during his time with us. Today everyone wanted a piece of him. But, instead, at the end of the interview he chose to stay and talk to us. As affable as Thierry was, that was not normal. But then it was perhaps the most abnormal day of his Arsenal career.
We chewed the fat over any number of issues for a couple of hours. Anyone who has interviewed Thierry Henry knows that when he has something on his mind he will tell you about it. The conversation finally drew to a close, he hugged everyone in the room and left Emirates Stadium for the last time as an Arsenal player.
Undoubtedly the Highbury/Emirates crowd has seen the best years of Thierry Henry's career. And, despite the harbingers of doom that always attach themselves to news such as this, there is no reason to suspect the Club will not prosper next season. As Henry admitted, his influence last term was relatively small.
Life, football and this Club will go on just fine without Thierry Henry. But just as he meant a lot to every Arsenal supporter, his interview on Saturday confirmed - to this observer at least - that every Arsenal supporter meant a lot to him as well.
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