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Russian expat Anya finds Amsterdam a "culinary hotspot" but was "amazed" to see Dutch classmates eating in lectures. And don't let Dutch directness dampen your spirits, she urges: "they mean well."
Name: Anya Sokha
Nationality: Russian
City of residence: Amsterdam
Date of birth: July 1984
Civil status: Single
Occupation: Student
Reason for moving to the Netherlands: Studies (MA in English Linguistics)
Lived in the Netherlands for: 1 year
What was your first impression of the Netherlands?
Bicycles galore! Be it rain, wind or snow, Dutch people cycle no matter what.
What do you think of the food?
If you are into mashed potatoes, kale, carrots, onions, you name it, Dutch cuisine will certainly appeal to you. Spicy food aficionados, have no worries though: for one, there is always hot sauce; and secondly, international cuisines – Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, Turkish, and Moroccan – are represented aplenty in the Netherlands, restaurant-wise as well as on the shelves of the local supermarkets. Amsterdam is a culinary hotspot, of course.
Cheese! © Anya Sokha
What do you think of the shopping in the Netherlands?
Apart from mega malls, there are lots of charming shops and boutiques with their own ambiance and character, which makes the whole process of shopping much more exciting and memorable. As for food-shopping, while Amsterdam is not Paris, the city nevertheless is home for a number of French bakeries whose breads and pastry taste, well, like Paris – that is, "magnifique" (or as the Dutch would say "lekker"). Oh, and those cheese shops, and farmers' markets, and organic food stores! Mmmhhh.
What do you appreciate about living in the Netherlands?
Dutch people definitely understand that there is time for work, and time for rest. In this country, people (mostly) do not work themselves to exhaustion, anxiety and stress, so to speak.
What do you find most frustrating about living in the Netherlands?
Although Dutch people are friendly and helpful as much as they can be, generally it is somewhat difficult to make friends with them (luckily, there are always exceptions). It may be the foreigner (that would be you) factor, or rainy weather, but I am not entirely sure what's really accountable for that.
What puzzles you about the Netherlands and what do you miss since you've moved here?
I was amazed to see my Dutch class mates – I am a student – eat during lectures/seminars. What's more, teachers do not seem to mind. Where I come from (Russia), this is unimaginable.
A word of precaution: local dog owners are rarely enthused to clean after their pets when out for a walk, so watch your way. Always.
How does the quality of life in the Netherlands compare to the quality of life in other countries that you've lived in?
Water (hot and cold) is always running; power failures are almost unknown; the air is fresh; the average salaries (and prices too) are higher.
If you could change anything about the Netherlands, what would it be?
The first thing that comes to mind is ridiculously confusing bureaucracy.
What advice would you give to a newcomer?
Dutch people are rather direct in everyday interaction. For example, if on a particular day you don't look your best (God forbid) and still don't know about it (unlikely), they'll definitely keep you posted. But don't let this dampen your spirits; after all, they mean well.
Would you like to add anything?
I have learnt through my own experience that what's easy/good for the Dutch may not necessarily be of good service to a newcomer. That is, if you can't, say, cycle, talk on the mobile, hold an umbrella (it's rainy here), and eat a sandwich all at a time, don't do that just because the Dutch do. The same goes for crossing the roads on red: be patient -- wait for green. Lastly, being a foreigner does not mean that this country cannot be your home, if only temporarily.
Bicycles © Anya Sokha
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An upcoming renovation at the organization's headquarters has some concerned about asbestos exposure.
Mesothelioma Cancer News — Many have reportedly expressed concerns about impending renovations at the U.N. headquarters. As reported by Reuters, some of the staff at the international organization have voiced concerns over security and asbestos exposure risks possibly posed by the $2 billion renovation plans for the building, which is 60 years old.
Asbestos removal for the 40-story building is one of the main points of concern. Stephen Kisambira, United Nations staff union president, is quoted in the Reuters report as stating, "Asbestos abatement is a serious issue… The risk is there … They are saying that nothing can go wrong. How can they be sure?" Kisambira is also said to remark on issues with the bar on lawsuits against contractors performing the removal because of the U.N.'s legal status, which some believe will make the contractors less cautious than normal.
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- Date of passing: Jun 2, 2015
|Let the memory of SFC Michael be with us forever
"Michael they with time it gets easier but I for one think this is just an outright lie because it is no easier than it was the day we lost you and I believe it will never b ok again just wanted to say we love you always"
"Sergeant Tucker, I am so saddened to hear of your passing. You were a great friend to our son, a generous host when we visited your home, and you helped us work through our parental fears of leaving our son in the Army's hands. I pray for Sherry and your children, that they can think of you in time only with happiness."
"Sarge, you screamed as much at us as you did your own platoon... we'll miss your leadership, as much as your friendship, Till we meet in Valhalla brother, Pickles"
"SFC Tucker I was saddened to here that we lost a great Brother. You will never be forgotten. You were and will always be my battle from Fort Benning. You taught me so many things to live by as a leader and a family man. I know that your family was always your number one priority. When we were Platoon Sergeants together I looked to you for the guidance and mentorship that you had. I will never forget all of your table graphs and charts that you put together and still use some of them today. Taking Care of soldiers was one thing you enjoyed the most but it did have its ups and downs. SFC Tucker I will never forget you and know that all those you served with, know that it was an honor to have you by our sides. You are a brother in Arms and you will be missed Battle buddy.
SFC Mediano"
"Michael, there are no words to even explain what is going through my mind. I just talked to you last week. I've known you since 2004. You are so loved and missed by so many, by Everyone. You made a huge impact on all those who you met. You took two boys who were not yours and raised them, taught them, loved them. And now Michael, now they walk in your steps. You and Shery have a Love like no other. It will never be replaced, never forgotten. The boys carry your last name, and your daughter, my God, the spitting image of you. You made your mark, so many people hurt right now, but you will never, for one minute, ever be forgotten. Watch over my shery please. We Love you"
"I'm so sorry, Shery. You and you family are in my thoughts and prayers."
"we are so sorry for your loss our prays are with u all"
"we are so sorry for your loss and our prays are with u all i no he will be missed but always in your heart prays are with u all"
"May you forever rest in peace. You served your country honorably and faithfully, we are proud of you and your fellow Cavalrymen Scouts out, you wrll always be in our thoughts and memories. We salute you!!"
It breaks my heart knowing I will never be able to call you and hear "Hey sis, what's up?" Knowing I will never talk to or see y o u again. You were the best brother anyone could ever wish for, even if you did get my truck impounded. I will always remember the late night phone calls to come pick you up and making you miss the CSM 7 mile run. And I definitely will not forget the night you called and told me you wanted to marry Shery... You will always be my brother and Ashlynn's godfather. May you rest in peace and watch out for us from above.
I love you
"Michael you will forever be in my hearts and prayers. God will protect your family since your not around to protect them anymore. I cannot answer why you were taken at this age but everything does have a purpose.
Chris Karsten"
"Michael You will always be alive through Shery and your kids you were an amazing and on of a kind Father, Son, Brother and Son in Law and the love you gave Shery, your kids, family and friends will never be forgotten. I will always carry you in my heart and soul forever for being who you were and what you gave this family I cant believe I will never see your goofy smile, except through pictures or you trying to beat me in saying I love you first whenever we spoke on the phone, Michael It was a honor to have you in my life in my heart and for that Thank you I love you
Mom and Dad"
I don't even know where to start because writing this kinda means this is real and is not just a bad dream...
We have had some awesome times in our 13 years of friendship, you were like a big brother to me and I loved you very much. Even though we didn't talk as much as we should have in the last few years, it doesn't make it easier to say goodbye! You truly were an amazing person, I just wish that you would have had more time in this world so that everybody could have experienced your love and your goofiness. You were an amazing friend and brother and you will be missed more than you know!!! See you again someday buddy!
To Shery, Elaina, Zach, and Raistlin... My heart is broken for you!!! I know words cannot express what you are going through right now but please know that my love is with you now and ALWAYS. He was truly an amazing man!!!
To the rest of his family... Thank you for raising such an amazing person! My heart is with you ALL!!!
Hugs and kisses to you all,
Vicky Martin"
"Michael, I Thank You for being YOU. It was a real pleasure watching you with Shery and your family. Your love for them always made my heart smile. You will be missed by many but NEVER Forgotten. God Bless."
"Michael, you will forever be in my heart. You left this world too soon, we will all miss you. My heart breaks for your family, myself included. You were so special to me as a young boy with you cute little smile. I always knew you would grow up to be the fine man you were. I love you,
Aunt Sue"
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GFCI's or ground fault circuit interrupters are ingenious safety devices designed to protect against electrical shock. They were first introduced in the early 1960's, so you likely have several of them already in your home. GFCI's are sold in the form of wall receptacles, or breakers installed at the main distribution panel. GFCI wall receptacles are easily identified by the 'test' and 'reset' buttons on the front, and are often found in the kitchen or bathroom. GFCI's work by detecting current flowing where it is not supposed to and shutting off power before an electrical shock or fire can occur.
Electrical shock from ground faults account for two thirds of all electrocutions in the home. As little as 0.5 amps is enough to kill you, so it is important that these devices work when they are supposed to!
GFCI's are unlike a standard fuses and breakers, which measure the amount of current flowing, and shut off the flow when it exceeds a certain amperage (usually 15-20 amps). In new construction, national and local building codes require GFCI's in kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, unfinished basements, garages and anywhere outside.
GFCI's should be tested on a monthly basis to ensure proper operation. Press the 'test' button to trip the breaker, then the 'reset' button. If the GFCI does not reset, it should be replaced. Older homes can (and should) be retrofitted with GFCI outlets or breakers. This worthwhile upgrade can help save a life, protect your home, and can be done quickly and for very little cost. Remember, electricity is dangerous! If you plan to replace existing outlets with GFCI's, make sure to turn off the breaker and test the receptacle to ensure it is not live. If in doubt, seek the help of a professional.
Here is a great step-by-step guide to installing or replacing a GFCI outlet, courtesy of the Home Depot.


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It's Chrome OS' turn for the Google Now upgrade
Google has been increasingly pushing its Google Now virtual assistant and its "cards" convention across its different services and apps. The last one to get card-y was YouTube, where the cards will replace the older popups that relay additional information about videos. Now Google is teasing the next product to get a Google Now makeover, one that is probably long overdue anyway. The beta channel of its Chrome operating system has just gotten a new "Chrome Launcher 2.0", and the most outstanding feature is the presence of Google Now.


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No Bliss for Naomi Campbell
England- Naomi Campbell has decided her next attack isn't going to be on an innocent assistant or some other humble working person. This time she is taking her over inflated self-opinion to Cadbury and Kraft Foods (the parent company) after they had run a new campaign in England for their new chocolate bar "Bliss". The tagline is, "Move over Naomi – there is a new diva in town."
Spokespeople for Kraft have assured Naomi as well as the public that this ad was meant to play on Naomi Campbell's diva-like attitude and not the color of her skin. However, in light of her failing if not already over career she has found a way to put herself back into the spotlight by saying that the ad was purposely designed to insult black women and the black community as a whole.
Would a corporation as big as Kraft Foods be so foolish as to alienate an entire race? On the other hand, would it be more probable that someone who usually dishes out insults simply can't take it when she is the subject of the jest? Perhaps, but Cambell and her mother are pursuing this matter with all their might and have compared the now pulled ad campaign to racist material from the 1950's.
Simon Woolley from Operation Black Vote (OBV) has been spending his time writing to civil rights leaders like Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson in order to try to get the Afro-American population in the US aware and involved in this issue. Although, with the current real struggles that plague Afro-American families and individuals in the US, Woolley may find it hard to gain sympathy for someone like Naomi Cambell who usually bases her like or dislike of people on their status and wealth, and has made that very public with her mistreatment of others.
Cadbury has pulled the ad and released a statement explaining the advertisement was nothing more than, "a light-hearted take on the social pretensions of Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss". True or not, it is strikingly ironic that someone who puts so much emphasis on the importance of social separatism doesn't seem to like it when she isn't doing the victimizing. This sort of complaint is without a doubt about color, and that color is green!Tags: Ad, England, No Bliss for Naomi Campbell, racism


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To help pave the way to making data center migrations come off effectively, we're joined by three thought leaders from Hewlett-Packard (HP): Peter Gilis, data center transformation architect for HP Technology Services; John Bennett, worldwide director, Data Center Transformation Solutions at HP, and Arnie McKinnis, worldwide product marketing manager for Data Center Modernization at HP Enterprise Services.
The discussion is moderated by BriefingsDirect's Dana Gardner, principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions.
Here are some excerpts:
Bennett: We see a great deal of activity in the marketplace right now of people designing and building new data centers. They have this wonderful new showcase site, and they have to move into it.
The reasons for this growth, the reasons for moving to other data centers, are fueled by a lot of different activities.
In many cases it's related to growth. The organization and the business have been growing. The current facilities were inadequate -- because of space or energy capacity reasons or because they were built 30 years ago -- and so the organization decides that it has to either build a new data center or perhaps make use of a hosted data center. As a result, they are going to have to move.
Whether they're moving to a data center they own, moving to a data center owned and managed by someone else, or outsourcing their data center to a vendor like HP, in all cases you have to physically move the assets of the data center from one location to another.
The impact of doing that well is awfully high. If you don't do it well, you're going to impact the services provided by IT to the business. You're very likely, if you don't do it well, to impact your service level agreements (SLAs). And, should you have something really terrible happen, you may very well put your own job at risk.
So, the objective here is not only to take advantage of the new facilities or the new hosted site, but also to do so in a way that ensures the right continuity of business services. That ensures that service levels continue to be met, so that the business, the government, or the organization continues to operate without disruption, while this takes place. You might think of it, as our colleagues in Enterprise Services have put it, as changing the engine in the aircraft while it's flying.
Gilis: If you don't do the planning, if you don't know where you're starting from and where you're going to, then it's like being on the ocean. Going in any direction will lead you anywhere, but it's probably not giving you the path to where you want to go. If you don't know where to go to, then don't start the journey.
Most of the migrations today are not migration of the servers, the assets, but actually migration of the data. You start building a next-generation data center --most of the time with completely new assets that better fit what your company wants to achieve.
Migration is actually the last phase of a data center transformation. The first thing that you do is a discovery, making sure that you know all about the current environment, not only the servers, the storage, and the network, but the applications and how they interact. Based on that, you decide how the new data center should look.
... If you build your new engine, your new data center, and you have all the new equipment inside, the only thing that you need to do is migrate the data. There are a lot of techniques to migrate data online, or at least synchronize current data in the current data centers with the new data center.
Usually, what you find out is that you did not do a good enough job of assessing the current situation, whether that was the assessment of a hardware platform, server platform, or the assessment of a facility.
There's not that much difference between local storage, SAN storage, or network attached storage (NAS) and what you designed. The only thing that you design or architect today is that basically every server or every single machine, virtual or physical, gets connected to a shared storage, and that shared storage should be replicated to a disaster recovery site.
That's basically the way you transfer the data from the current data centers to the new data centers, where you make sure that you build in disaster recovery capabilities from the moment you do the architecture of the new data center. ... The moment you switch off the computer in the first data center, you can immediately switch it on in the new data center.
McKinnis: From an outsourcing perspective, companies don't always do 100 percent outsourcing of that data-center environment or that shared computing environment. It may be part of it. Part of it they keep in-house. Part of it they host with another service provider.
What becomes important is how to manage all the multiple moving parts and the multiple service providers that are going to be involved in that future mode of operation. It's accessing what we currently have, but it's also designing what that future mode needs to look like.
There are all sorts of decisions that go around that from a client perspective to get to that decision. In many cases, if you look at it from a technology standpoint, the point of decision is something around getting to an end of life on a platform or an application. Or, there is a new licensing cycle, either from a support standpoint or an operating system standpoint.
There is usually something that happens from a technology standpoint that says, "Hey look, we've got to make a big decision anyway. Do we want to invest going this way, that we have gone previously, or do we want to try a new direction?"
Once they make that decision, we look at outside providers. It can take anywhere from 12 to 18 months to go through the full cycle of working through all the proposals and all the due diligence to build that trust between the service provider and the client. Then, you get to the point, where you can actually make the decision of, "Yes, this is what we are going to do. This is the contract we are going to put in place." At that point, we start all the plans to get it done.
. . . There are times when deals just fall apart, sometimes in the middle, and they never even get to the contracting phase.
There are lots of moving parts, and these things are usually very large. That's why, even though outsourcing contracts have changed, they are still large, are still multi-year, and there are still lots of moving parts.
Bennett: The elements of trust come in, whether you're building a new data center or outsourcing, because people want to know that, after the event takes place, things will be better. "Better" can be defined as: a lot cheaper, better quality of service, and better meeting the needs of the organization.
This has to be addressed in the same way any other substantial effort is addressed -- in the personal relationships of the CIO and his or her senior staff with the other executives in the organization, and with a business case. You need measurement before and afterward in order to demonstrate success. Of course, good, if not flawless, execution of the data center strategy and transformation are in play here.
The ownership issue may be affected in other ways. In many organizations it's not unusual for individual business units to have ownership of individual assets in the data center. If modernization is at play in the data center strategy, there may be some hand-holding necessary to work with the business units in making that happen. This happens whether you are doing modernization and virtualization in the context of existing data centers or in a migration. By the way, it's not different.
Be aware of where people view their ownership rights and make sure you are working hand-in-hand with them instead of stepping over them. It's not rocket science, but it can be very painful sometimes.
Gilis: You have small migration and huge migrations. The best thing is to cut things into small projects that you can handle easily. As we say, "Cut the elephant in pieces, because otherwise you can't swallow it."
Should be a real partnership
And when you work with your client, it should be a real partnership. If you don't work together, you will never do a good migration, whether it's outsourcing or non-outsourcing. At the end, the new data center must receive all of the assets or all of the data -- and it must work.
If you do a lot of migrations, and that's actually what most of the service companies like HP are doing, we know how to do migrations and how to treat some of the applications migrated as part of a "migration factory."
We actually built something like a migration factory, where teams are doing the same over and over all the time. So, if we have to move Oracle, we know exactly how to do this. If we have to move SAP, we know exactly how to do this.
That's like building a car in a factory. It's the same thing day in and day out, everyday. That's why customers are coming to service providers. Whether you go to an outsourcing or non-outsourcing, you should use a service provider that builds new data centers, transforms data centers, and does migration of data centers nearly every day.
Most of the time, the people that know best how it used to work are the customers. If you don't work with and don't partner directly with the customer, then migration will be very, very difficult. Then, you'll hit the difficult parts that people know will fail, and if they don't inform you, you will have to solve the problem.
McKinnis: Cloud computing has put things back in people's heads around what can be put out there in that shared environment. I don't know that we've quite gotten through the process of whether it should be at a service provider location, my location, or within a very secure location at an outsourced environment.
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I'm currently studying Marketing at New Jersey City University. At New Jersey City University, I have taken leadership positions, such as Secretary of Federacion de Latino Americanos (FELA) and Student Assistant for TRIO Learning Community Program. I also have experience in business working as an administrative assistant at a dental office and as a receptionist at Aguadilla motors in Puerto Rico. These experiences have supplemented my learning at school and will hopefully help me achieve my goals.
Being a part of America Needs You is a blessing. The support I have found in ANY has helped my confidence. I am very grateful for this opportunity and the opportunities it has created for my career. ANY's mentorship is crucial in helping me transform both my vision and mission into workable strategies. Additionally, ANY is important in reaching my academic and professional goals as part of a much bigger picture — my personal growth. I feel honored to be a part of the 2016 Cohort.


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Well it is the New Year and many people will have started with a New Year's Resolution. For many this may be to lose weight or exercise more. Here's a rather crazy and fun idea that might just inspire you …. get 'Fit as a Bird'!!
(Disclaimer: We confirm that none of the below ridiculous exercises have been clinically proven to help with fitness or weight loss, but will hopefully cause some hilarity!)
- Flap your arms as if you are trying to take off. Do this vigorously for ten seconds then have a rest for ten then do it again – repeat several times until your arms feel like they might drop off or you succeed and actually take off! I reckon this will be good for all your arm muscles and your chest muscles too – birds have huge chest muscles attached to a large plate-like sternum so it must be good!
- Pretend you are a Sanderling – go down to the beach and follow the waves in and out. You have to keep from getting your feet wet by dashing back and forth up and down the beach – or use your imagination and do it in the living room if you feel shy
- Get flexible by pretending to be a heron looking for fish – lots of high steps and careful balancing, then lean right down and study the water (or carpet) carefully stretching those tendons at the back of the legs and stretching the back. You could even pretend to be a Reddish Egret and dash about while flapping out one arm then the other – trying to scare the fish into moving – what fun!
- Be a Turnstone. Gather together some large rocks and other heavy objects like logs, big books or small children – now go around flipping them over – great for arm and back strength (but do pull those core muscles in first!)
- Imagine you are a moorhen. Have you ever watched how they swim with their head moving back and forth constantly – very good for the neck and back muscles I suspect. Alternatively dip up and down like a Dipper or wag you bottom up and down like a wagtail or sandpiper!
- Eat seeds (and nuts) – great roughage, full of nutrients and very good for you generally – makes a better snack for you if you trying to be healthier than whatever you are having now (probably) – especially if what you have now is a biscuit! I imagine worms would be good too but I can't bring myself to try them
- Be a roadrunner – shout "meep-meep" and run as fast as you can for a distance – however far seems like a good idea. If you want your impersonation to be really good you should run a little way with back held horizontally to the ground, then stop and rise up to full height before dashing off again. You might want to make a long tail to hold out behind you to complete the effect – but that might get you funny looks!
- Dance like a Manakin or one of those crazy birds-of-paradise. They really do some fabulous moves – copy them to burn lots of calories
- Get someone to hide your food in containers round the house and in the garden. Birds have to search for ages for their food and you'll burn plenty of calories as you wander around checking inside and under things, becoming more and more frustrated at having nothing to eat
- I am sure there are plenty of bird mating rituals you could try out to see if they entice your partner into – ah, sorry, apparently I am now going too far – look up Great Crested Grebes dancing! (Or Cranes)
So there you have it – the fun way to lose weight and get fit for birders. Go for it and let me know if it works!! #birdfit2017


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Dover, DE
13) First State Heritage Park Delaware's first urban "park without boundaries" is where cultural and historic sites come together for a delightful, walkable days' worth of activities. The buildings are all beautiful to look at from outside, but your first stop should be the Visitor Center (121 Martin Luther King Blvd. North (a.k.a. 121 Duke of York Street) ; Dover, DE 19901 (302) 739-9194) where you can pick up a map that explains not only what each building contains, but also various programs offered at each. There are also walking tours of The Green, great for a quick overview of all that's here.
We got to sit in on a presentation in Legislative Hall by period dressed actors who retold what life would have been like here in 1787. Extremely well done, the powerful presentation gave one an understanding of just how different things have become since this nation's founding.
Download the latest schedule of events at destateparks.com/heritagepark. For even more information about Kent County, delve into all the resources on VisitDover.com.
14) The Brunch n Lunch All that walking around The Green is bound to work up a hunger. A great place to relax and rejuvenate yourself is The Brunch and Lunch (25 W. Lockerman Street; Dover, DE 19904 (302) 678-8999.) Just off the square, this funky little restaurant is great for a leisurely meal. The food is fresh and made to order, but give yourself plenty of time – they don't have a reputation for speed here.
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15) Air Mobility Command Museum That's a long title for an Air Force Museum housed inside and outside an old WWII hangar alongside Dover AFB (1301 Heritage Road; Dover AFB, DE 19902 (302) 677-5938). A true bargain, with free admission, the museum has a phenomenal collection of aircraft, from the simplest, smallest, single seater to the monstrous C-5A Galaxy. Many can be boarded, so you can see them from inside and out.
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Walking into the hole of the C5-A Galaxy gives new meaning to the word "huge." The one here holds the honor of being the only one that ever launched an inter-continental ballistic missile in-flight. Almost 250 feet long, the C5-A is notable in that both nose and tail hinge upwards for speedy loading and unloading.
Looking for the perfect selfie opportunity, why not in the Vice-President's Air Force Two. The DC-9 was also used as a make-shift Air Force One for presidents Reagan, Clinton and both Bush presidents when they flew into smaller airports that couldn't handle Air Force One.
16) Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company Fordham Brewery started in Annapolis, MD and Dominion started in Ashburn, VA. Joining forces in 2007, they opened this consolidated operation in 2009.
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company (1284 Mc D Drive; Dover, DE 19901 (302) 678-4810) offers something for the entire family. In addition to the hand-crafted beers and ales by both Fordham and Dominion, the kids (over and under 21) are going to love the four Dominion sodas. Sample a root beer, ginger ale, creamy orange or black cherry, and you are sure to be taking a pack home. They are just that good. Why not? A six-pack of the black cherry packs more than a pound of sugar. Mmmmm.
Factory tours are available on Fridays and Saturdays. The tasting room is open Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Check the website for hours.
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In 'They've done well out of the new school' (News Guardian, September 19, John Loughlin bemoans perceived or actual spin and misrepresentations by the Woodard Trust in respect of a lack of past investment in Priory Primary.
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HAMPTON, Va. — Minutes after completing his final event in a jam-packed schedule on Saturday at the Virginia AAA indoor track and field championships, Forest Park junior Mustaqeem Williams was already thinking ahead.
Williams had defended his 55 meters title in a blazing 6.39 seconds, scored in three other individual events and run the anchor leg on a record-breaking 800 meter relay to deliver the Woodbridge school its first state title in any boys' sport.
During the two-day meet at the Boo Williams Sportsplex, the 5-foot-10 speedster confirmed his status as one of the nation's premier high school sprinters, but he still felt he left a few points on the table. Not quite disappointed, he certainly saw room for improvement, chasing his own lofty standards that keep on climbing.
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- August 5, 2013 at 8:38 am #57729
The ayuntamiento (town hall) in Manilva are giving Spanish residents a 25% discount on this year's IBI, but charging non residents the full amount of the tax.
This appears to be in contravention of the EU rules that all its citizens must be treated equally for taxation.
Do any of the lawyers out there have a definite opinion and advice as to how to proceed.
- August 5, 2013 at 10:10 am #117787
Are they giving Spanish residents a discount or residents. It's probably an important distiction that'll keep lawyers in work for a while.
- August 6, 2013 at 8:36 am #117796
Where did you here this???
Mark are you sure its not that they give 25% to those who are on the 'padron'?
- August 6, 2013 at 9:46 am #117801
- August 6, 2013 at 10:06 am #117804
Thanks Marios,
so its not discriminating against residents or non-residents.
Quite a few municipalities have offered this in the past, as many who own properties down here tend to not be registered on the padron, and since the funds that a town hall is allocated from the central government is based on the numbers of the padron, they offer incentives to get more people registered.
EDIT: I guess it could be discriminatory against those that own properties there, yet live in other municipalities.
- August 6, 2013 at 2:03 pm #117813
- August 8, 2013 at 1:16 pm #117863
Ahhh. that's what I thought. Not to nit pick Mark, but in quite a few cases you can be on a padron, and this not be a fiscal resident in Spain (in my experience anyway).
Better to say discriminates against those who claim their primary residence is in Manilva and those who have a second home there.
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A HEFCE report this summer mixed up the degree attainment figures for students from state and private schools. By Richard Garner, The Independent. Quotes Chris Ramsey, joint chairman of the GSA/HMC universities committee and headmaster of King's School, Chester. Also quotes Hilary French, headmistress of Newcastle High School for Girls. The Independent also features a comment piece by Richard Garner on this story.
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A 2001 National Book Award Finalist
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The Tale of Despereaux. My goal is to also read Because of Winn Dixie.
Twelve year old Rob Horton and his dad live in the Kentucky Star Motel in Lister, Florida. They moved recently from Jacksonville after Rob's mother died. Rob tries hard not to cry, he keeps his emotions packed up tight. He has itchy red blisters on his legs that his father puts ointment on every night. Rob is harassed and bullied by the other kids he is in school with. On the same day Rob discovers a tiger in a cage near where he lives, and meets a new girl at school named Sistine Bailey. The story has another important character named Willie May, she is the housekeeper at the motel. Wise and dramatic Willie May befriends both Rob and Sistine.
This book is a tear jerker! As an adult reading a young adult book I am sure I picked up on "things" that a young adult or child would not. The emotions that Rob is stifling is like a boiling cauldron inside of his body, eventually he will have to release a valve. The strained relationship between Rob and his dad is heart rending both of them need hugs, and absolutely grief counseling.
I did of course love this book, it speaks loudly of the grief a child and husband go through in the death of a parent and spouse.
Willie May's character is noble beyond any of the other characters, she permeates wisdom. She is the Yoda of Lister, Florida. She is the anti-hero, the unsung hero. I don't mean to make light of young Rob, I just adore Willie May!
The author did a wonderful job of making the reader see through the eyes of twelve year old Rob.
His experiences of being bullied in school is common to an extent for most of us, yet we are there in this story with Rob when he is terrorized.
The tiger that is found in the story is a wild and awesome threat, yet Rob and Sistine are unafraid. An adult would be petrified, maybe the threat to them is minimal in comparison with the complex issues they are both having.
This is a short story, but memorable!
Blissful Reading!


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On our journey, I believe Jesus desires us to be our authentic, child-of-God selves.
Missing the Blessing As a Gorilla Prays
When visiting Amsterdam a few years ago, I saw a young woman pushing her baby stroller and approach the church where we had gone to worship. She stopped and chained the stroller to the bike rack bolted into the pavement there.
She peered into the stroller, cooing at the little one inside as she folded back the blankets. She then reached into the stroller for her baby.
But instead of the expected baby, she gently lifted a stuffed gorilla about the size of a one-year-old.
Not only that, she and the gorilla were wearing identical outfits: beige pants and green tee shirts.
I have to admit, I was curious. Especially as I traipsed into the sanctuary behind her and saw an usher greet the woman and then say "Good morning" to the gorilla, shaking its hand.
He led them to a pew perpendicular to the pews facing the altar.
I'm ashamed to say I asked for a seat in the rear partly because that was comfortable for us but mostly because I wanted to watch the woman.
Ok. I didn't watch. I stared. I couldn't take my eyes off the mother and her gorilla. The service began. Songs were sung and prayers were prayed.
The mother shared her hymnbook with the gorilla. She folded her gorilla's hands for prayer. She listened to the sermon, occasionally turning the gorilla's head, reminding him to listen.
Meanwhile, I hardly sang, kept my eyes open during the prayers, and half-heartedly listened to the sermon. I was gaping.
At the end of the service, I spoke the understatement of the year to the usher at the door. "I couldn't help but notice the woman with the stuffed gorilla."
After a moment to think of whom I might be speaking, she said, "Oh, yes. That's Janneke. If it weren't for her gorilla, she would never leave her home. In fact, she recently asked the elders if her gorilla could be
No condescension. No patronizing. Not even instant recognition of whom I was talking about. Where I
had seen peculiar, this usher had seen person.
On an early Sunday morning, I discovered that when I see irregular behavior, my first instinct is nosy curiosity. I had just spent an hour watching a woman teach a stuffed gorilla how to pray without even first considering the depth of trauma which would prompt her to give such profound motherly affection to a stuffed animal.
Funny though, this sister and I, both on a journey – different journeys born from different circumstances, had both gone to church that morning seeking the tenderness, compassion, and encouragement which comes
from being in the presence of Jesus.
I was too busy gawking. I missed the blessing.
She got it.
Love, Ruth
Ruth Vander Zee
Author of WOMAN MEETS JESUS
Journey of Faith


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THINK BEEKEEPING is all sweetness and sunshine? Not so much.
Tom Vercoutere, president of the Beekeepers Guild of San Mateo County, wasn't exactly encouraging about his hobby at a recent class for beginners.
"I think you're crazy for wanting to become beekeepers," he said dryly. "You're going to get stung."
A pastime that promises bee stings may not be immediately appealing.
But for backyard beekeepers in the Bay Area, the stings are outweighed by the rewards of gallons of honey, wax for candlemaking, pollination for fruit trees and vegetable gardens, and the joy of nurturing a living, humming hive.
And cultivated hives are more important than ever. Ten years ago, a bee-killing mite — its Latin name is the ominous-sounding Varroa destructor — arrived in the Bay Area. Like elsewhere in the country — Maryland lost 90 percent of its native bees — the varroa mite has been bad news for Bay Area beekeepers, making the hobby more of a challenge, but also ultimately even more critical for maintaining the bee population.
California has dozens of native bee species, but the ones kept in backyard hives are always the common European honeybee, Apis mellifera, which live communally and produce well-organized honeycombs, as opposed to the solitary, native bees.
Unlike wasps, which eat flesh, bees are vegetarians whose main food sources are carbohydrate-rich nectarfrom flowers and protein-rich pollen to feed their young.
Just like you learned in elementary school, every honeybee hive has a queen bee, the egg-layer, who controls the rest of the hive's occupants using pheromones. Five percent of the tens of thousands of bees in a hive are drones, male bees whose job is to mate with the queen. The rest are female worker bees that build the honeycomb out of wax they secrete from their abdomens. The workers are also the ones that fly out into the world, hanging around in flowers and gathering pollen and nectar — and in the process of going from one flower to another, pollinating them, allowing them to bear fruit.
Vercoutere, a geologist who lives in Redwood City, got into beekeeping when his wife, Martha, became concerned about having enough bees to pollinate their apricot, pear, peach, plum and apple trees.
"The honey was a byproduct," he says. "But it turns out it's a great byproduct. Most people who go into it are either into it for the honey or just the activity, the process of watching something appear that you have very little control over. You magically get honey out of these bees without doing so much."
Sweet rewards
Thomas and Tina Keller, the San Mateo guild's vice presidents, got into beekeeping because Thomas had allergies.
They started seeking out local honey, believing that having him consume local pollen in honey would help his body react better to the pollen in the air. He says it's worked.
Two years ago, they attended a beginning beekeeping class. Last summer, they had seven hives going in the backyard of their home in unincorporated Santa Clara County, but the half-hour per week of maintenance each of the hives required became burdensome, Tina says. This year they gave one away
and combined two others.
They also ended up with 70 gallons of honey, some of which they gave away, and some of which they sold — another nice benefit of a honey-making hobby.
"You do, after two or three years, make your money for the equipment back, but you don't make your money back for the time," she says. "You just do that for the love of the bees.
The basic beekeeping setup costs about $300.
Of course, remember: "The objective of a hobby is to spend money and have fun," Vercoutere says.
The set-up includes a wooden box hive; frames, on which the bees build wax honeycomb; a full suit to protect you from stings; a smoker to calm the bees; and a package of bees, complete with queen.
There's a wealth of information about bees on the Internet, but Vercoutere recommends joining a club where you can meet experienced beekeepers.
"The best way to learn about bees is to go into a hive with them," he says. "And it's better to go into a hive with somebody who knows what they're doing."
While many people paint their hives in bright colors, others go toward a more muted palette — greens and browns. Camouflage, basically.
Neighbors tend to be nervous about bees moving in next door, and cities usually limit the number of hives that can be in each backyard, but beekeepers insist that their bees don't bother people unless the hive is threatened.
Vercoutere says his neighbors had no idea he kept bees until he brought them gifts of honey a year and a half after he got his hives.
But you can hardly blame anxious neighbors, because again — there's the stinging.
While a small percentage of the population has allergic, sometimes fatal reactions to bee
stings, for most people, stings just cause redness and irritation.
Beekeepers, who open up their hives to check out the bees' progress about once a week, tend to get stung much more than the general population. And they become blase about it.
Once you're stung a certain amount, your body stops reacting to the venom, says longtime guild member Ray Hicks.
"You become quite immune to bee stings," he says. "I'd rather be stung by a bee than a mosquito."
Elizabeth Jardina is a Bay Area Living staff writer. E-mail her at email@example.com or call (650) 348-4327.
Bee facts:
– Beekeepers leave "bee space" — about 7.5 millimeters — between the frames in a hive, which is the perfect amount of crawl space for bees. Bigger than that and they'll build comb to fill it; smaller, and they'll fill the space with a tough gluey material they gather from plants.
-In the spring, when a queen has gotten old and the bee population booms, bees are likely to swarm. Thousands of bees leave the hive and look for a new home — which might be in a tree, a bush or in the trash. These bees are not dangerous, are full of honey and will not sting. If a swarm lands in your yard, check the yellow pages under bee removal; call the non-emergency number for the police, who will refer you to a beekeeper, or visit the Web site of a beekeeping society to find a beekeeper who will collect the swarm.
– The arrival of the bee-killing mites in California has been a huge worry for agriculture, because many of California's top crops — including almonds, strawberries, apples, cherries, melons and plums — require bee pollination. Scientists at University of California, Davis and elsewhere, are working hard to find solutions to the problem.


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I have often heard Heraclitus of Ephesus touted as the first general semanticist. As reason the touters cite his theory of flux or "constant change" as expressed by fragment 21: "You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing on."(1) Heraclitus lived from about 525 bc until after 475 bc. (2)
But an earlier philosopher had views even more in accord with modern general semantics. Xenophanes of Colophon, reportedly born before 590 bc, and who lived past 92 (until after 498 bc), in fragment 34 "states that men can have no certain knowledge, only opinion. . . . Xenophanes did believe (fragment 18) that, by searching, men can improve their understanding, but he implies that this will always fall short of knowledge."(3) One translation of fragment 34 goes: "Even if a man should chance to say the complete truth, he cannot know that it is the truth."(4)
[The Greeks] were also quite conscious of the need for verification. This they expressed by saying that every hypothesis must 'save the appearances' (. . .); in other words, that it must do justice to all the observed facts. * That is the method of science, as we understand it still.
* This requirement of Greek scientific method is often ignored, but Milton's Raphael knows all about it. See Paradise Lost, viii. 8I: 'how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances.' [Sic.](5)
This foreshadowed the modern scientific and general semantics view of knowledge -- we can hope for, at best, a not yet disconfirmed model. It also supports the view that we can improve the model by "searching" (empirical testing). Xenophanes descended from the Milesian school of Ionia founded by Thales, best known for predicting the eclipse of 585 bc (reported to have stopped a battle). Heraclitus of Ephesus differed geographically, but held similar views to the Milesians.
If we want to say that any one of these early philosophers should be called "the father of general semantics", we should chose Xenophanes. The view that we can't know what's going on (WIGO) -- that we can only have an understanding based upon a model, a model subject to disconfirmation -- forms a much greater aspect of general semantics than the view expressed by the currently not yet disconfirmed model (and not so current belief) -- that all things are in constant change. In other words, one particular tenant of our current model, which we describe as a part of the content of general semantics, asserts a belief in "constant change". Xenophanes gave us a way to view the world, a way of viewing much like general semantics; but Heraclitus only gave us something for that viewing process to believe -- a particular view not yet disconfirmed (after 25 centuries).
Korzybski was well versed in the classics and the philosophers, as is evident by his frequent quotations. I would not be surprised if he had known about Xenophanes.
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An Italian restaurant in a town in northern New York State has acquired a certain local fame because of its cook, Arnold Deller. A veteran of World War II, in which he was an army cook in Europe, Deller is fascinated by the art of cooking, and though the special dishes he prepares each week for the restaurant are not elaborate, they are unusual and meticulously researched. Deller has worked in the restaurant for twenty years. He is an avid reader, something of a philosopher, and a political idealist. He has three young daughters, and his son Rinehart has been killed in the Vietnam War.
Finnegan, the narrator, belongs to a teenage motorcycle gang called the Scavengers. Beneath their braggadocio, they are a harmless bunch; their custom is to visit the Italian restaurant in the afternoon to have a beer and listen to Deller hold forth in his eccentric but literate manner while he takes a break from work.
One afternoon, he harangues the boys with his notion of "the art of living." Also present are Joe Dellapicallo, the owner's son, a bartender, and Joe's daughter Angelina, a cocktail waitress in the restaurant. Although Joe seems indifferent to, and Angelina coldly irritated by, Deller's lecture, Finnegan is nonplussed by its intensity. Deller's argument is that the art of living is the ability to absorb rather than fight foreigners and foreign ways of thinking. His assumption is that man has always been both a social and a warlike creature. The need to have and protect children is at the root of this dual aspect of man's nature, according to Deller. The social contract has arrived at the point, however, where a man has to accommodate those he once regarded as his...
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