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Hamlet's Castle Tour, Countryside & Copenhagen Highlights
A treat to Copenhagen's best-loved sights and striking Northern Zealand countryside complete with fairy tale castles.
Our day begins with a drive towards Northern Zealand, the area north of Copenhagen, known for its scenic landscapes and fascinating history.
It's also the home of a number of famous artists. We will tour one of Europe's most beautiful renaissance-style castles, Kronborg, famous as the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet, and explore the charming, medieval merchant city of Elsinore. As we make our way along the beautiful scenic road out of Copenhagen, we will pass a number of fine residences, fishing villages and stunning coastal views of the Northern Zealand shoreline.
Upon arrival to the sprawling Kronborg Castle of Hamlet fame, you will enjoy a guided tour of this magnificent UNESCO World Heritage site.You are able get an up-close look at the castle's architectural grandeur and come to understand why it was the cornerstone of Denmark's centuries-long dominion of Baltic trade.
You'll also hear all the curious tales connected with the castle, including those involving royal feasts, the astronomer Tycho Brahe, the tragic fate of a queen and, of course, Hamlet himself.
Afterwards we will head towards the beautiful town of Hillerød, home of the unrivaled renaissance Frederiksborg Castle. A walking tour through the lush castle gardens is an encounter with many stories of former rulers of Denmark will help us understand what has shaped the history of this Viking Nation. While in town, we will also reserve some free time for shopping and lunch.
In the afternoon we return to Copenhagen to enjoy a tour of the city's highlights starting with a photo stop at the world-renowned Little Mermaid statue.
The other fantastic attractions include the Citadel, Gefion Fountain, Nyhavn Canal, King's New Square and Royal Theatre, Castle Island and Stock Exchange Building,Town Hall Square and a view to the Tivoli Gardens. A rewarding way to settle your days experiences is to continue exploring on your own after the tour ends or relish in the atmosphere of your harbor home on the cruise ship.
A day filled with romantic medieval tales, delightful coastal views and relaxing strolls through lush renaissance gardens is beautiful way to get to know this warrior nations vesatile identity in past and present time.
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BREAKING: 309" Indiana Buck?
I had been hearing rumors of a 300" wild buck killed in Indiana last season. And then today this picture popped up on my Twitter. Word is the rack nets 309. If so this could be biggest non-typical whitetail ever killed by a hunter. Has anybody seen this monster anywhere on the Internet, or know more? comment

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Starring Richard Dawkins, Sam "Ben Stiller" Harris, Charles Darwin, and everybody's hero, Piltodown Superman!
Various topics that I wanted to make noise about. Some are vitally important, some are a bit of fluff. Atheism, Christianity, Conservatism, Leftists, God, the Bible, the lie of evolution, scams, spam, software, whatever. בְּרֵאשִׁית, בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ.


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Which of the following companies use open source software for vital business functions?
a) Mailtrust
b) Microsoft
c) Google
d) NYSE Euronext
e) All of the Above
Answer: E) All of the above. Are you surprised? More and more companies are harnessing the flexibility and possibilities of open source software development. Open source refers to software with a publicly accessible source code that programmers can modify to their purposes. Mailtrust uses open source – a lot. We believe in the idea and like the ability to modify software to suit our needs. We use Linux, MySQL, Dovecot, Postfix, Funambol, Hadoop, and Zookeeper for a variety of functions from mobile sync to search. We contribute back to the open source projects where we can by reporting bugs, enhancing the code, and by encouraging others to use this free software.
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If you've never used open source software, now is the perfect time to start. Just search online for software that interests you, check out the project's website, download the software and use it for free, and if you're really brave you can download the source code and start hacking!
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|My sister-in-law, Erika, was trying to capture a serene moment of the Shrine's lush gardens on camera;
instead of taking a cue from her, I just stood there trying to capture awkward shots of her trying to
capture those serene moments.
|Incidentally, this was the picture she took.
Pretty pretty, huh?
|Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine - Pacific Palisades, CA
|We went that-a-way!
|I can't think of a more peaceful place in Los Angeles for for the World Peace Memorial,
its gleaming, golden lotus a symbol of the soul's awakening to the notion of world peace.
|Entombed in an ancient Chinese sarcophagus at the heart of the memorial, rest
a portion of Gandhi's ashes, (the only place outside of India with that honor).
|Built under the supervision of Paramahansaji, the memorial is a "wall-less"
temple whose archways perfectly frame the Lake Shrine and its landmarks.
|Enchanted by the architecture of 16th-Century Holland,
Mrs. McElroy insisted that a home be built in the style of an old mill.
|To complete the look, a functional windmill was added following the home's initial construction.
|We tried pinning it on the swans but as trusting and peace-loving as the Fellowship folks are, they were not buying it.
As it turns out, swans are incapable of operating a simple digital camera. And everybody loooves a swan.
Dismissed from the mill house, we continued on our path to self-realization and the third of the Lake Shrine's major landmarks (watermarks?), a houseboat.
|The Adeline
I have spent years laboring under the delusion that the houseboat harbored in the calm waters of Lake Santa Ynez was the very houseboat used in the 1958 Cary Grant/Sophia Loren vehicle Houseboat. (How's that for using "houseboat" three times in one sentence?)
|Obviously not.
But what about if you removed some of the gingerbread and painted it and...?
I blame this misunderstanding on Huell Howser.
|"Keep calm and KEEP QUIET!!!"
Even if you don't go in for that meditation jazz, it is nice to know that a sanctuary like this exists right in the middle of Los Angeles. It is a rare treat to find a space where one can just go and be quiet - or the closest approximation to quiet that a noisy, cynical, snobby jerk can achieve.
Don't wait go to take your own journey toward self-realization at the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine or you just might end up as jerky as I (see: I am a grammar jerk - who is often grammatically incorrect).
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About once a month, I organize a gathering of crafty friends for a day of creativity and fun. My 10 year old daughter, Paige begged to join me for the crafty day, and how could I tell her no? She was so excited to work on some projects and had a field day going through my stamps and picking out which ones she wanted to play with.
She had a grand time working on her crafty projects and even managed to create 2 cards that we wanted to share today for the Simon Says Stamp- Summer Vacation Kids Challenge.
First up- she thought the Science of Love set from Lawn Fawn was "totes cute" and she couldn't wait to ink it up!


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Hannah is 3 1/2 and busy, busy, busy. She's the new storyteller in our family, always talking about something, making up things about her brothers, and who is doing what and when.
She loves to play with her new kitchen and with her dolls. Within our fellowship group there are three 3-year-olds and it's fun to watch them play! Hannah definitely likes to be in charge!! She must get that from her dad. ;0
Hannah is very petite and yet she doesn't let her size get her down! LOL


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New Cookbooks with Great Photos and Recipes
January 28, 2011 // Filed under Uncategorized
Finally cookbook publishers are realizing that readers want to visualize the finished product before making an attempt at a recipe, especially one with a lot of ingredients and steps. The cookbooks shown below, new to Bernardsville Public Library, will not disappoint in that regard because they are heavily illustrated with beautiful color photographs for almost every recipe.
Try a young Irish blogger's first cookbook, Good Mood Food, for some delightful dishes. Donal Skehan's book features simple recipes with wholesome ingredients. For a great introduction to coffee – how to brew it in different manners – as well as delicious cake recipes, why not try (what else?) Coffee and Cake by Rick Rodgers? While you have the oven on, whip up a wide range of cookies from Crazy About Cookies by Krystina Castella. Each of the recipes will entice you with its accompanying photo. Then it's on to breadmaking. Peter Reinhart's book, The Bread Baker's Apprentice, is a James Beard Foundation Book Award winner as well as The IACP Cookbook Awards winner. In it you will find many recipes and detailed photographs illustrating the breadmaking techniques required to turn out wonderful breads. Lavash, muffins, ciabatta, limpa, and brioche are just some of the bread recipes included in this lovely book.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
It's all about the detail....
I have just a couple of my hidden treasures here. The cork screw and paint brushes I bought from SIMP in Paris in 2008.....the tiny tiny cotton reel I bought at "Poupee Tendresse"...an amazing little dolls house shop in Paris. The crystal wine glass is one of a set of four, which I bought while recently in New York.....and the tiny tiny clothes pegs...(that really work)...I bought at miniture shop in Bath, England.
....these little pegs are amazing, they are so small but they have a spring and really work, I have no idea who made them or how they made them....but they were one of those things that you 'had to have' and you knew you would find a use for....one day!
26 comments:
- Reiko said...
You are right it is all about the details and who could be more qualified to say so than you. I can only wish that the tiny clothes pegs where to be found in Denmark. :-)
- October 22, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- rosanna said...
You are only right. The pegs are amazing, I would have donethe same, buy them immediately. Mini hugs Rosanna
- October 22, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- maria cecilia said...
So lovely hidden treasures... I´ll show mine too someday... thanks for the idea.
Muchos cariños
maria cecilia
- October 22, 2009 at 8:23 AM
- Liberty Biberty said...
Yes, the pegs are amazing but I LOVE that little bundle of letters with the perfectly tied bow, just gorgeous Linda!
All your little details are awesome Linda!
- October 22, 2009 at 8:31 AM
- Marsha (Sassy Mini Dolls) said...
Such wonderful mini treasures you have, Linda! Those clothespins are awesome.
Years ago I purchased some diaper pins that actually opened and closed and pacifiers that had the tineest rubber nipple. I no longer have those as I put them in a nursery scene for a girlfriend of mine . . . .
- October 22, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- linsminis said...
The clothes pegs are fantastic Linda! Was it at Caroline Neville in Bath that you bought them? If so, you'll be sad to know that she is no longer there! Bath is my most favourite city..2 of my daughters were at Uni there, so I know it well! Mini hugs, Linda
- October 22, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Linda Carswell said...
Hi Linda...I thought Caroline Neville must have closed as I couldn't find her on the web any longer. I went there...bought a few things of course...but the pegs I bought from a shop on...and excuse me if I get this wrong...Putney Bridge...there is a shop there and upstairs they have miniatures....must add that the pegs were rather cheap, I remeber them being under 2GBP....bargain!!
Regards, Linda
- October 22, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- Miniature Patisserie Chef said...
I agree completely! It's all about the details!
The clothes pegs are amazing!
Pei Li
- October 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- Patricia Cabrera said...
You must use twizzers to make them work ,no? Darling!
- October 22, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Susanna said...
Aaaahhh.. the shop on the bridge, wasn't it lovely?
I was there a couple years back when following along my then 6th graders' camp school trip. We made a mad dash from the Roman baths to the bridge and had only 15 minutes to spare in that shop. It was torture... I could have spent two hours in there!
Pulteney Bridge I think it was...
- October 22, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- dales_dreams said...
I absolutely agree with you that it is all about the details. :)
Where is the shop in Paris that mention? I hope to return in the spring and would love to check it out. :)
- October 22, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Linda Carswell said...
Hello Dale,
The address of the shop in Paris is:
Poupee Tendresse
9, rue Poussin
75016 Paris
..the owner is Ingeborg Riesser
..check opening hours as she is only open 2 days a week and limited hours...but well worth the visit.
- October 22, 2009 at 3:56 PM
- dales_dreams said...
Linda, thank you so much! I have made notes of it for the future. :)
- October 22, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- Bear cabin miniatures said...
Your detail always amazes and inspires me. I don't often comment, buy I always read your posts and I felt for you when your photos were copied onto someone else's blog. We have had a problem with someone copying our houses this week and then selling them on Ebay, it is so frustrating. Anyway, back to your house, it is wonderful and I wish I had your vision. I think the crystal glasses are wonderful.
Have a great day, Julia x
- October 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM
- Linda Carswell said...
Thank you for the lovely comments Julia, sorry to hear that your work is being copied. I guess we blog to inspire and to be inspired, but not to copy or be copied...I find it hard to be flattered too much by this as I am sure you feel the same. I love to see new ideas and projects, not a repeat of something I have done. I shall keep blogging as I love it and the wonderful people I have contact with, but like you shall probably be a little more guarded with what we do blog....sad really, isn't it!
Regards, Linda
- October 22, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- synnøve said...
Oh yes the details are important.... and you have such a nose for them, and you know how to find them!!!!
That´s why I am so exited (amongst others) to visit the Kensington fair with Christel! For the first time I am not working at a fair... running like a mad between the vendors trying to find interesting things to feature in the magazine, and taking care of my own magazine stand...puhhh.
Keep up posting details:D
- October 22, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- Anneke said...
Hi Linda,
I'm so sorry to hear this copying is going on, and that it's ruining the fun we all have blogging and reading eachothers blogs :(
I always enjoy reading your blog and I'm very happy to hear you'll keep doing it!
I think I know who the maker is, of the corkscrew, the pencils, the cloth pins and the pencil..
Dieter Dorsch, a German man(or company?). He also made the broom I saw you have in your kitchen! (I have that same broom but in a different color, and also a brush and brush, I'll post pictures of it later on my blog)He makes the most beautyfull things, also wonderfull glassworks.
I always love seeing your pictures, indeed, because they are so full of wonderfull details! So dreamy and inspiring!!
- October 23, 2009 at 12:01 AM
- Stéphanie Kilgast said...
those pegs are amazing!
It reminds be of the work of a german miniaturist who did working scissor that I own. Of course I can't recall who that guy is nor where his website is...
If I find it I'll share it with you, his work is a delight.
Here's a photo of the mini scissor: http://petitplatbysk.blogspot.com/2009/08/im-back.html
- October 23, 2009 at 3:36 AM
- kimsminiatures said...
Yes It is all about the detail. You have such wonderful taste in miniatures. I have some of those tiny clothes pins myself. I put some little mail in mine and clipped it to the mailbox on my beach house. I was playing with the wonderful mail you sent me. I will taking pictures to show soon. Thank you again. hugs~ Kim
- October 23, 2009 at 6:28 AM
- vicki archer said...
Love the detail...and you are the master Linda with your wonderful creation...xv
- October 23, 2009 at 6:54 AM
- normabennett said...
I have just found your wonderful blog, Linda. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing photos, and like the others who have posted here I am so sorry that your generosity has been taken advantage of. I was taken with the pegs too and delighted to have the clue of the shop on Pulteney Bridge, Bath. A google search turned up their website www.dollhouseminiaturesofbath.com and they stock the little clothes pegs and the artists brushes.
Norma (in Sydney, Australia)
- October 24, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- MiniLover said...
There is another German by the name of Matthias Matthes who sells at shows in the US. His things are also available on this website:
He makes the clothes pins and all kinds of other neat stuff for the kitchen like bottle brushes, etc.
- October 25, 2009 at 5:47 AM
- cockerina said...
Hello Linda, I'm happy for you!
these things are cute!
but the clips are too funny ... how long they are?
a kiss for you, Caterina
- October 25, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- cockerina said...
Here they are! I found them!
bye, Caterina
- October 25, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- Sabiha Barkey said...
I love your hidden treasures...I have also treasures hidden in boxes,for some day to put them in there place.... I also love your macarons,they look delicious!
- October 25, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Jean Day said...
Amazing pegs!!!!
- November 7, 2009 at 12:33 PM


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Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) has been called "simply the greatest artist (America) has ever produced in any field of the visual or musical arts." Wright left college early and worked for 6 years at the prestigious architecture firm Adler and Sullivan and then opened his own office. Within a decade, he had transformed American residential design creating what was known as Prairie Style (low horizontal lines meant to blend with the landscape) and moved away from European models that were the standard at the time.
Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest of the architectural pioneers of the twentieth century, and during his 70 years in architecture he created over 1,100 designs which included government and commercial buildings, hotels, apartment towers, museums (most famously, the Guggenheim), and personal residences of which around 270 are still in existence today.
Ironically a few of these homes are on the market today as tracked by SaveWright.org and a way for some to own a piece of Architectural History.
Coonley House
Riverside, IL
Built in 1909
In his 1932 autobiography, Wright described this house as his "best house". The original owner, Avery Coonley was heir to an industrial fortune and spared no expense in his plans for the home.
The Millard House
Pasadena, CA
Built in 1923
This is the first residence to utilize Wright's highly inventive textile block building system which is seen both on the exterior and interior.
Thomas Gale House
Oak Park, IL
Built in 1892
This house was built earlier in Wrights career with Victorian motif but has been completely restored and updated and keeping with Wright's original design.
Tracy House
Normany Park, WA
Built in 1955
This home is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes and overlooks the Puget Sound. A bonus for Wright buffs: a complete set of archival documents including original plans, construction photos and correspondence between Tracy (original owner) and Wright.
Stromquist Residence
Bountiful, UT
Built in 1959
Built at an altitude of 6,000 feet on a 10 acre site this picturesque home is as much about the environment as the house itself.
Bring some Frank Lloyd Wright into your home:
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses at Amazon
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Buildings at Amazon
L "Axis" Desk Lamp at ShopWright.org
Adapted from the art glass window at Lake Geneva Hotel at SaveWright.org
Wrapping paper with design adapted from the light grille from the Guggenheim museum at ShopWright.org
More Resources
GoWright.org the Preservation Society that purchased Wrights home and studio but also features an amazing gifts store with Wright themed gifts, and does many tours and programs.
Save Wright Organization that is focused on saving Frank Lloyd Wright designed structures from destruction.


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Alice Clayton is one of my favorite authors. Her romantic comedies have great banter, are laugh-out-loud funny, and still bring the sweet and the heat. (Side note: The Sweet and The Heat sounds like a good band name.) Buns mostly fit that bill, but missed the mark in the second half. It started off great, I loved the premise and the tension between between the two main characters, Archie and Clara. I love a book where the love interests hate each other in the beginning. It really helps build it up until it boils over as passion. But … [Read more...]
Review: Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton
You always know what you're going to get with Alice Clayton. You know it'll be funny, it'll be sexy, and it'll be sweet. Cream of the Crop is no different. I think I'm in the minority in the fact that Alice's Redhead series is my favorite, but I think this is one of my favorites since that series and Wallbanger. I was drawn in early and really loved the connection and spark between Natalie and Oscar. They're hilarious together and they have some serious heat. I loved every moment of the book that they were together. I did find myself … [Read more...]


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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
So, it's December, and driving in the car is making me cry again. But this time, Ali says, 'Mama sad'. 'Yes, I'm sad, my love. I miss Zainab'
I'm so sad that our experience has made pregnancy scary for her, but so thankful as well for the prospect of being an auntie to this baby who is already so buoyed with love. The sadness and fear, the love and gratitude are two sides of the same coin now, they are my in- and out-breath. Neither can be banished, neither is unassailable.
'Meb', he says.
This is his name for her. It makes my heart leap that he has a name for her.
I try and stay in the left lane as much as I can. Away from the cars hurtling in the other direction. Sudden movement on the road makes the breath stop in my throat. There is no crash (this time) but I gasp with tears.
'Mama sad'
'Yes, Mama is sad. I'm ok, little one, sometimes I just feel scared.'
I should stop there but I don't.
'All these cars and trucks are so big, my love, if they bump into one another then people can get hurt'. The words catch and I sob again.
I don't want to give him a neurosis. But I also want to tell him the truth. I don't want this truth to come as a rude shock. I want him to know that 'normal' is not just the good, happy things (though I hope they make up the majority of his days) - that 'normal' includes the whole range of human experience - including heartbreak, grief, anger, not getting what you want. This truth won't, can't insulate him against the pain that accompanies all these things, but he should know that they are heartbreakingly normal, that they happen to everyone, that they aren't his fault. That these hard things are just one part of the big glorious horrific picture.
'Digger!' he says - and I'm relieved for the distraction.
It doesn't help that I've been sacrificing sleep for work. Sleep is the sawdust that keeps me solid. Without it the tears wash through me, blurring the boundaries between the one big old grief and all the surrounding griefs of this year (my dear friend Sam, cut short far too young, my two friends who have lost their dads in the last six weeks, one to a motorcycle crash, Stella Young, who I'd only exchanged emails with once, but whose wit and heart are sorely needed in the public conversations about disability and feminism). And then there's atmospheric grief - the colourful shapes that I spy from the train under a bridge, then realise are sleeping bags and mattresses. The sound of small voices at the library sing-a-along that make my heart ache for my own babies, one safe with his grandad today, the other in the care of the sandy dirt and gum leaves at Somers.
I have work to do, I need my focus, my solidity, my sawdust. But if I don't let this sadness leak out a little, it will drown me from the inside.
My sister is pregnant. She's just had her 20 week ultrasound and everything was wonderfully, swimmingly fine, but still she's not buying any baby things yet. They have bought a new fortress of a car though. It gives me the heeby-jeeebies with its 4WD bulk, but I can understand why they might want a fortress. She's been the one at the other end of the phone line, receiving bad news, she has no interest in making her own news.
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Big hugs, lovely xxxxReplyDelete
You are a fabulous mother to both your babes and will be the perfect auntie :)
I really, really love this piece.ReplyDelete
'Neither can be banished, neither is unassailable.' Very true words indeed.
I'm so sorry for the losses that you have endured this year. It does all seem to blur in one large ache at times.
I am also struggling with trying to tell the truth. But I think it is right that they know, that your Ali knows that he has a 'Meb.' All of mine are thoroughly confused about G but hopefully it will all come into focus one day. And they will see it in all its gloriousness and horror.
Wishing you lots of lovely sleep in the near future, everything seems so much more unmanageable without it x
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In Your Bible: Acts 22 and 23
In Jerusalem Paul tells the crowd greeting him what God has done through him in Asia Minor. Then he was arrested, lashed and taken before the Jewish high council. No guilt is found against Paul, yet he confronts the high priest. Paul would witness to the glory of God in Rome, whatever the cost.
Paul Arrested
Paul is encouraged by his welcome in Jerusalem. However, again trouble visited him by a boisterous crowd. After he is arrested and lashed by Roman soldiers, he reveals he's a Roman citizen. This changes everything for the commander of Roman soldiers who demands Paul be taken to the priest and high Council.
Before the High Council
Paul stood before the high council and defended himself. He said. . . "Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day." The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth (Acts 23: 1,2 NASB). This brutality was for the disrespect Paul displayed.
Paul, retorted . . . "God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law, order me to be struck?" (Acts 23: 3 NASB). Paul defended his outrageous accusation and said . . . "I didn't realize he was the high priest" (Acts 23:5 NASB).
Paul, how could you not know? He did know that he should respect the high priest. After the lashing by the Roman soldiers, he seemed to focus only on himself. Maybe we too would be in a dazed state under such stress.
You may have heard this accusation is against the priests, pharisees and sadducees often in sermons. Really the point here really is Paul cannot stand these religious leaders missing what God is doing among the Gentiles. What a shame.
Now two sets of people, the crowd and the high council were in an uproar. This initiated the need to call the Roman officers to calm the raucous crowd. They imprisoned Paul that night for his own safety.
God Ministers to Paul
When Paul was in prison that night, the Lord said to him . . . "Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also" (Acts 23:11 NASB). Paul would witness to the glory of God in Rome, whatever the cost.
Prayer: Father, help me be a witness to your glory and grace daily.
Questions: When was the last time you blurted out something you knew was wrong the instant you said it? When has someone has come to your rescue in a trying situation?


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Wider, Clearer, Better
Although it certainly doesn't show, there has been a massive amount of working going on behind the scenes for the E82 Project. Whether it be fixing audio, creating new concepts, or developing new art work, a lot of foundational work has been occurring for both E82 as well as my growth into a professional designer. (More on that Later)
After seeing it for myself (just yesterday), I am quite pleased with the recent conversion of Epcot's Oldest (Unchanged) Attraction. As I am sure most of you are aware, "Impressions de France" was quietly converted to digital projection. The color is amazing, the image stabilization is extremely well done, and the sharpness is astounding. The French Alps scene alone is literally breath-taking! In short "Impressions" is quite Impressive!
It is a testament to the filmmakers that this is the one presentation in all of Epcot that has endured in its original form. From Norman "Buddy" Baker's lush arrangement of France's greatest classical music to the artful cinematography the film sets the standard for which all travelogues should be judged. Based on previous reports it was thought that the film was set to be re-shot soon after Canada's replacement, I am quite relieved that WDI decided to simply update its technology and not it's content. If it's not Baroque do not fix it! Canada, China, and yes even Mexico needed their changes (badly), but France's Fantasia has stood the test of time. No improvements necessary, a simply perfect attraction.
That being said I would change the last 30 seconds of film, to cross-dissolve from the pre-millennial Eiffel Tower to the sparking strobes of the last ten years. (Maybe with some LED's behind the screen just to make it really pop) But in those two sentences, I probably cost the company at least $50,000 so let's just save that for next year's budget!
Speaking of Wide Screen presentations, you may notice that E82 has become a little wider today with additional graphics flanking the sides of the site. (It took for forever to come-up with a repeatable pattern that would fit the site and, as silly as its sounds, its final color design was actually inspired by one of my neckties!)
Stay-tuned later this week as I can clearly see a new Vista "growing" in the distance!


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Can Linux cut it on the desktop? That was the question Linux Magazine asked its readers three years ago, promoting an interview with Corel Software CEO Michael Cowpland. At the time, Corel wasn't alone in making a play for the desktop PC. Other companies, for example Eazel and games maker Loki Software, built their businesses around what they saw as a promising Linux desktop market. But all of them were wrong.
Three years later, Corel is out of the Linux business, its former CEO hounded by Canadian securities regulators, and Eazel and Loki have gone belly up. With less customer shipments than the Macintosh, the Linux desktop remains a minority player.
And yet, the Linux desktop dream seems closer to reality than ever before. In fact, the resurgence of interest in client-side Linux might just be one of the big stories of 2003. Red Hat — which two years ago seemed to be moving out of the Linux desktop business — is readying an enterprise desktop offering, as is its rival, SuSE, and, most intriguing of all, so is Sun Microsystems.
Lindows has replaced Corel as the high-flying consumer Linux company, and small independent software vendors like The Kompany.com, Ximian, and games maker TransGaming Technologies have jumped into the action.
But why this new interest in the Linux desktop? The investment climate is much tougher for these new companies than it was three years ago, and while Linux server shipments are posing a serious threat to Microsoft's server business, it's a whole different story on the desktop. According to the most recent International Data Corporation (IDC) numbers available, with only 1.7 percent of the market, Linux was the number three desktop OS, in terms of commercial units shipped, in 2001. Even if one factors in Linux's free downloads, Linux's market share remains miniscule.
Ironically, Linux's best chance at claiming the desktop may not come from a grass-roots movement of Linux boosters who have historically done so much to advocate its use, but from corporate IT: After years of skepticism, IT has finally come around to accepting Linux as a low cost and reliable server operating system, and is beginning to be excited by its configurability and flexibility as a corporate desktop.
Just as Microsoft established itself as a credible enterprise brand on the desktop, and used that exposure to build a server business, Linux appears poised to do the reverse and use its newfound enterprise credibility to make an assault on the desktop.
The Players Come Out to Play
2003 will be marked by the emergence of three brand new enterprise desktop offerings. Red Hat has plans to release the desktop equivalent of its successful Red Hat Advanced Server; SuSE is readying an enterprise client distribution called SuSE Enterprise Desktop; and the release of Sun's Mad Hatter enterprise Linux desktop is expected around the same time.
To a certain extent, the interest in the enterprise desktop has taken distribution vendors by surprise. Red Hat executives, for example, were downplaying the potential of the Linux desktop as recently as last year. And, according to SuSE Vice President of Marketing Rafael Laguna, the initial plan for its SuSE Office Desktop distribution was to serve small shops — companies in the 25-employee range. But now, he says, "We get customers in our face saying 'Why can't we use it on a larger scale?'"
Over the last few years, it seems, Linux's chances on the desktop have changed along with the economics in information technology. While run-away IT spending may have been the norm in the late '90s, that's no longer the case. "The departments used to have all the power in the 1990s," says Sun Microsystems Desktop Solutions Product Manager Kevin Strohmeyer. But, he adds, the economic downturn has changed things. "Today, it's almost the reverse. The IT department has complete power to figure out how to reduce costs."
And those costs are not simply hardware and software license costs, which make up a small minority of the total cost of ownership of desktop systems. Expenses also include the cost of deploying systems and keeping them up and running. Whether Linux, with its vaunted reliability, but less well-established portfolio of desktop applications can truly compete with Windows on the corporate desktop remains to be seen.
But customers are now beginning to at least evaluate this question. Last August, Australian telecommunications giant Telstra caused a major stir when CIO John Pittard revealed that his company was considering Linux combined with Sun's StarOffice desktop application suite as a replacement for Windows and Office on its 45,000 corporate desktops. Telstra has not yet announced whether it actually plans the switch to the penguin, but a desktop conversion the size of Telstra would be a major validation of Linux as a corporate desktop.
This is exactly the kind of customer win that Sun is now pursuing. While Sun has not had much success as a vendor of enterprise client products, it does have enough credibility as an enterprise vendor to catch the attention of the likes of Telstra. And Sun has deliberately charted a different course from its rivals — Dell, IBM, and HP — by branding its own Linux distribution, Sun Linux, and deliberately targeting the desktop.
"I think there's a sleeper in our midst and it's Sun Microsystems," says Linux advocate Bruce Perens. "Sun knows what to do to satisfy their customers," he says. And, he adds, after years of watching its technical workstation sales be eroded by low-cost Intel machines, Sun may finally be ready to push back with a low-cost Linux machine of its own.
Telstra is not alone in its curiosity. SuSE says the German financial services company Debeka has begun installing Linux on its 3,000 workstations, and insurance company Stuttgarter Lebensversicherung is in the process of converting 1,000 desktops to Linux.
And while the question of whether Linux, Mozilla, Evolution, and StarOffice comprise an adequate replacement suite for Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Microsoft Office remains hotly debated, there seems to be little debate that Linux is making headway as a client replacement for enterprises that are not dependent on the Microsoft application portfolio. One by one, vertical applications in industries like transportation, retail, health care, digital video, and mining — once the domain of a hodge podge of proprietary operating systems — are being ported to Linux.
"You could make the case that Linux is cannibalizing the low-end of the Unix market," says IDC's Dan Kuznetsky, who believes that Microsoft compatibility — particularly compatibility with the latest versions of Microsoft products — and Microsoft's iron-fisted control of the channels of distribution will keep Linux from competing directly with Windows on the desktop. However, he adds, "I think it's quite possible that Linux [could be] packaged in such a way as to make it desirable as a platform for transaction workers."
And that's exactly what got companies like Sherwin Williams interested. The paint retailer is currently moving its nearly 10,000 in-store computers from SCO UnixWare to Linux — porting its paint tinting, color matching, point of sale, and inventory applications to the free OS. And other companies, Regal Entertainment Group, Burlington Coat Factory, and Industrial Light and Magic for example, have adopted Linux as a platform for their point of sale and high performance workstation applications.
IDC's Kuznetsky says that Linux can only lose by trying to be a direct competitor to Windows and trying to clone or run Microsoft products with software like OpenOffice or Wine. He believes that this approach will leave Linux developers beholden to Microsoft and it's unchecked ability to make undocumented changes to its applications or file formats. Of course, developers of the Wine Windows emulation software disagree. "Good Windows compatibility is absolutely necessary for Linux to succeed," says Alexandre Julliard, leader of the Wine project. While Wine has a ways to go, Juliard adds, "We are very close to [running a subset] of the most popular applications like Office, Lotus Notes, and Quicken."
Looking on the server side, one could cite the Samba project and its success at keeping pace with Microsoft's SMB APIs as an example of how the open source community can succeed at this game.
Changing the Rules
But Kuznetsky says Linux cannot win at Microsoft's own game. "This is a rather large problem to overcome," he observes, "and the only way the Linux community can overcome it is to change the rules of the game."
And the rules of the game are changing, even without Linux. Sales of PC desktops have slowed dramatically in the last few years, their growth transferred to new types of devices — PDAs, game consoles, even cell phones — many of which already run Linux.
In fact, the emerging networked device markets are particularly well suited to Linux, which has been widely ported and whose GPL software license encourages experimentation and new applications. The popular Tivo home recording system, for example, was built on Linux.
Microsoft is also changing the rules of its own game. Last year, it introduced its revised Licensing 6 software licensing scheme. Microsoft billed the plan as a way of consolidating its sometimes confusing licensing schemes and as a way to let clients defer the cost of software over a number of years. But there was a catch: its cost. If you wanted to take advantage of Microsoft's steep volume discounts, you had to adopt Licensing 6. However, Licensing 6′s Software Assurance pricing is structured in such a way that customers are locked into paying just under one third the price of the software every year — so companies that typically upgrade their software every four years or more actually end up facing a significant price increase.
Licensing 6 was a major change for Christian Blessing, the technology coordinator at the Bisbee Unified School District in Bisbee, Arizona. "Licensing 6 has effectively ended the attractive volume pricing on Microsoft products," he says. "We cannot afford to upgrade to each and every iteration." As a result, Bisbee is deploying Linux and StarOffice in what Blessing calls a "deliberate and selective" integration plan.
For example, using software from the K-12 Linux project, he is re-using old PC hardware to set up a 16-computer, Linux-based humanities lab at one school, and also has eight stand-alone Linux desktops being used for "word processing and Internet-based research" at another. "I think Licensing 6 made a lot of Microsoft customers realize that they had a lot of eggs in one basket," says Alvin Park, a research director with Gartner Group. "They realized that they were too dependent on Microsoft across the board for almost all the software that they used, and they realized that that was not a good position to be in for the future." July 1, 2004 will be a particularly interesting day for Linux, Park says, as that's when the last of Microsoft's pre-Licensing 6 software agreements run out.
For schools and local government — with their tight IT budgets — Licensing 6 may just be the nudge they need to cut their ties to Microsoft. But the private sector is showing some interest as well. "I expect startups with limited funds will also start turning to Linux," says Andrew Grygus, the owner of Automation Access, a small business system integrator based in La Crescenta, California. "Traditionally, they just stole a lot of Microsoft software, but that's becoming both difficult and dangerous."
A Clash of Cultures?
Ease of use and third party software remain major concerns. Christian Blessing says that the lack of education software has kept Linux out of his elementary school, and as for ease of use, he says, "When it takes me, a fairly competent user, two days at the command line trying to get a scanner working, one can imagine the difficulty in selling Linux to students, teachers and administrators."
Many of the desktop ISV problems are familiar ones: ISVs are overwhelmed by the wide variety of Linux distributions and window managers and underwhelmed by Linux's desktop marketshare, and groups like UnitedLinux and the Linux Standards Base have yet to fully address the standardization of the desktop.
Andrew Grygus believes that the cultural differences between the Linux and Windows development communities may be creating a barrier as well. "The problem is not the major software packages," he says, "it's minor programs for selling, planning, and communication that need attention. The main avenue for filling these needs is proprietary software. Open source programmers just aren't interested in that stuff."
Others are more blunt. "The community is relatively rabid, and they pretty much hate commercial companies," says Shawn Gordon, president of theKompany.com, a commercial Linux tools company based in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. "We used to donate a lot more work to various projects. Now we barely ever do. They just bite our hand."
The community is addressing some of these desktop issues. In March 2000, GNOME developer Havoc Pennington set up the freedesktop.org Web site and created what has become an important working forum where KDE and GNOME developers work out incompatibilities between their window managers. ISV's have praised the effort for providing a single place where they can go to get Linux desktop issues resolved. "They're doing some good work," says Jermey White, CEO of Codeweavers, a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based seller of Windows-Linux interoperability software. "That's the place I go when I want to complain about the new menu structure in GNOME."
Linux desktop advocates are stepping up the marketing campaign as well. Earlier this year Lindows sponsored its first ever Linux Desktop Summit and a Desktop Linux Consortium was formed around the same time to market Linux as a desktop alternative to Windows.
And just last year, Lindows made what could be an important step in breaking Microsoft's dominance of retailers by signing a deal with web site Wal-Mart.com to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed. Though brick-and-mortar Wal-Mart has yet to decide if it will sell the Linux machines in its retail outlets, the company is encouraged by its initial results, according to Wal-Mart.com Senior VP of Marketing & Strategy Carter Cast.
Fighting the Good Fight
In the end, Linux's best chance for winning the desktop war may come from its relentlessness. Because of its open nature, Linux is constantly popping up in new and unexpected areas. It runs on virtually every hardware platform, and unlike the commercial world, when an open source company goes out of business, its code lives on. Eazel's Nautilus file manager continues to be developed by the GNOME community, and while Loki Software may be out of business, its code remains alive on the Icculus.org web site. Even Corel — which sold its Linux business to Xandros — has made significant contributions to Wine (adding DDE and OLE support, for example).
"Even the failed companies contribute to the progress," says Juilliard. He adds that though it "may well take another round of failures and new startups" before Linux makes it on the desktop, that day will come eventually.
Andrew Grygus agrees. "I think the Linux desktop is coming," says Grygus, "but it's going to be like 'the Year of the LAN.' Year after year, all of the computer magazines crowned that 'this will be the year of the LAN,' but the 'Year of the LAN' never came. Then one day people woke up and noticed that LANs were everywhere."
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First, let's talk about blending. The trick to blending properly is having the correct tool for the job. I use Real Techniques eye brushes. The shader brush is perfect for applying the colour, then their deluxe crease brush is perfect for all those blending jobs. I got mine at Walmart and they are really, really affordable.
Using a flat shader brush, be sure to pat the colour onto the lid, instead of sweeping it across the eyelid, to get the best colour payoff from your eyeshadow. We'll go into what kinds of colours to use where in the contouring section later.
The most important thing I can tell you about blending is to ALWAYS USE A CLEAN BRUSH TO BLEND WITH. I like to keep a makeup wipe on my counter top to clean my blending brush with as I go.
Blend in small, circular motions, taking care to work on top of your shadow, and not into it. Don't press down hard, as the eye area is very delicate, and also the crease/blending brush is designed for just the tips of the fibres to be used to gently blend the eyeshadow together.The finished look should be seamless, with no harsh lines of colour anywhere. The more you blend, the smoother the look, and depending how you want your makeup to end up looking will dictate how much time you need to spend on blending it out. You can always go back in with more colour to even out your look as you blend.
Eye contouring is a really great way to create gorgeous eyeshadow looks that really pop, and the basic eye contour has become a staple of makeup culture today.
We start with the lightest colour we're going to use, highlighting under the brow bone, to give depth to the eyes, and into the inner corner, to make the eyes look slightly larger and set wider apart (if you have large, wide-set eyes, this step will be one you'll like to skip). Next, the main colour you would like to feature in the look goes in the middle of the eyelid. You can see a really great example of this in the purple look here. I also like to use this colour, or a slightly lighter tone, up into and above the crease, blending it into the brow highlight as a "transition" colour.
Once you're done with the upper lid, depending on your look, you can also use an eyeliner brush (I prefer to use an angled push liner brush for more precise placement) to place some of your eyeshadow colour along the lower lashline. This is particularly nice if you're going for a nice smoked-out look.
Apply eyeliner and mascara as you wish, and your eyeshadow look is done!
A couple more tips now, to deal with fallout (powder falling from the brush as you use it, onto your cheeks).
If you're using really powdery shadows that do fallout a lot, start with your eye makeup, then do a cleanup with makeup wipes and apply the rest of your face. This isn't hard to do, and once you've tried it a couple of times, you'll find it easy.
Alternately, if we're just dealing with a tiny bit of fallout, use a large, soft brush to gently brush the powder away, being careful not to streak it all over your face. If you do happen to make a mess of it, you can always use makeup remover wipes to clean up and simply reapply makeup over the area.
Practice, practice, practice! It's only makeup! It washes off. If you mess it up you can try again. That's one of my best things about makeup, and why I love it so much. You can do anything you want to do, create anything you want to create, and at the end of the day, the canvas is clean to start again!


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This recipe in Lommebogen and Savoy is designed for 6 people, using glasses for measurements, and so I broke it down to one drink size. The only difference in the books is that Café Royal does not include absinthe in its recipe. This looks like a nice riff on a dry martini, with some orange notes and sweetness to round it out.
The Recipe
1 oz. gin
1 oz. French vermouth
.5 oz. grand marnier
1 dash absinthe (not in Café Royal)
The Tasting
Mmm, quite nice really. A little on the sweet side with that grand marnier, but not it isn't cloying, and is really an easy drinker.
This post is part of a series working through some of the cocktails in a Danish bartender's notebook from the 1930s, Lommebogen. You can read more about this project in my initial post, or browse all Lommebogen posts.


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A focus on frogs
Monitoring Utah's native amphibians
Chris Crockett is an aquatic biologist who specializes in native amphibians. When he isn't working, Chris enjoys fishing for native cutthroat trout, hunting forest grouse and kayaking with his wife, Emily, on the Great Salt Lake.
DESPITE A SLOW START, it looks like spring is finally here. Some frogs and toads emerged several months ago, but cold weather kept most of them in their winter refuges. They typically spend the coldest months under logs, in burrows and buried in wetland sediments.
Now, warmer temperatures and spring rains have brought many of these creatures out of hibernation, and they've begun their nightly chorus to attract mates.
One frog in particular, the Western (or Boreal) Chorus Frog, is especially vocal. This common frog is only around one to two inches in length but has a call that can be heard from hundreds of yards away. The call is a loud series of "preeps" and has often been described as the sound of someone stroking the small teeth of a pocket comb.
Utah has 14 species of native frogs and toads. Most of those species are very secretive, and the only clue to their presence is their nightly chorus. You can hear more of Utah's frogs online at amphibiaweb.org.
As a child, I spent many days and nights catching these fascinating creatures. Most summer evenings, I could be found at the pond near my house, covered in mud and holding a bucket full of tadpoles. Luckily my mom, a science teacher, didn't mind the mess and usually let me back in the house. Little did she realize I was honing my skills for a future career working with amphibians.
As an aquatic biologist for the DWR, I conduct annual monitoring surveys of Utah's amphibian populations. We use different methods of surveying, depending on the species and the project goals.
For example, we just recently finished our annual monitoring of Columbia Spotted Frog populations along the Provo River. These frogs are seldom seen, so instead of trying to count adults, we count the egg masses they deposited during the breeding season. The number of egg masses we count gives us an idea of the total population (one mass equals one female and one male frog). The gelatinous egg masses are about the size of a baseball and can contain up to 1,000 tiny embryos. Typically, less than five percent will grow up to be adult frogs.
I'm often asked about why amphibians are important. Frogs and toads actually fulfill several roles in the ecosystem. Their diet consists primarily of insects, many of which are considered a nuisance to humans. The amphibians, in turn, are eaten by other species, including fish, birds and otters.
What may be a surprise is the role that amphibians play in protecting and preserving human health. Many of the medicines we rely on today are based upon enzymes found on frogs and toads.
Recently, scientists developed a drug for the treatment of brain tumors based on an enzyme contained within the eggs of Northern Leopard Frogs. These frogs are native to Utah and found in most counties. The cure to cancer may very well be a frog in your backyard!
If you'd like more information on Utah's amphibians or you're interested in assisting with surveys in your area, please send an e-mail to email@example.com or contact your local DWR office.


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The Moneyfacts Pick of the Week showcases the best of the latest products or rate changes to hit the consumer finance market.
Brief product details together with independent Moneyfacts analysis can be used with confidence in your finance sections. You can select one or two products to sit beside a relevant story or use them all as a general feature.
OakNorth BankOakNorth Bank has increased the rate on its 12-month fixed rate bond, which now pays 1.36% on maturity. Savers must invest from £1,000 up to a maximum £100,000. Additions and early access to funds are not permitted. This account is for savers aged 18 and over and can be operated over the phone and by post.
Bucking the rate-cutting trend, OakNorth Bank has increased the rates on all of its fixed rate bonds. The 1.36% 12-month fixed rate bond is highly competitive, sitting in the top three in its sector and heading straight into the Moneyfacts.co.uk Best Buys as a result. This great rate means that the deal is likely to be an attractive option for many.
Shawbrook BankShawbrook Bank has reviewed its five-year fixed rate ISA, which now pays 1.45% upon its anniversary or 1.44% monthly. Savers must invest from £5,000 up to a maximum of £250,000. Additions are permitted, and early access to funds is also allowed subject to 360 days' loss of interest. This deal is for savers aged 18 and over and must be operated online.
Savers looking for a home for their tax-free savings will be interested in this latest offering from Shawbrook Bank. Paying 1.45%, this deal stays firmly in the Moneyfacts.co.uk Best Buys. Given its attractive rate, this is likely to be a popular choice for any saver looking for a long-term home for their savings.
Skipton Building SocietySkipton Building Society has reduced its two-year fixed rate mortgage, which is now priced at 1.49% to 31.1.19. This deal is for first and second-time buyers only who wish to borrow at 80% loan-to-value. A fee of £995 is payable, all of which can be added to the advance of the mortgage. An incentive package of free valuation is available. This deal has the flexibility of being able to make overpayments and take payment holidays.
The 1.49% two-year fixed rate mortgage from Skipton Building Society is highly competitive and enters the Moneyfacts.co.uk Best Buys as a result. With the added bonus of a free valuation, this is likely to be an appealing option for those looking to keep initial costs down.
Skipton Building Society's lending area includes Scotland.
Furness Building SocietyFurness Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate mortgage, priced at 3.98%. This deal is for all applicants who wish to borrow between £20,000 and £300,000 at 95% loan-to-value. No fee is payable and an incentive package for those remortgaging of free valuation and free legal fees is available. This deal has the flexibility of making overpayments of up to 10% of the mortgage advance.
Borrowers with a small deposit of 5% will be delighted by this latest launch from Furness Building Society. Priced at 3.98%, this deal heads straight into the Moneyfacts.co.uk Best Buys. With no fee, this is likely to be a cost-effective choice for many.
Furness Building Society's lending area includes Scotland.
Ikano BankIkano Bank has reduced the rate on its unsecured personal loan tier of £7,500 to £15,000. Customers can apply for this competitive loan with a term of one to five years at 3.1% APR. Customers must be 18 or over and have a minimum annual income of £10,000. Applications can be made online.
Ikano Bank receives an outstanding Moneyfacts personal loan rating following a reduction to its £7,500 to £15,000 tier. This deal is highly competitive, making it an ideal choice for anyone looking to consolidate their debts.
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Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - It will be Caritas Congo to distribute the funds raised by the campaign of national solidarity for the population in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, launched on April 13 by the government in Kinshasa.
The campaign, entitled "together for the east", will last three months. The Minister for Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity, Charles Naweji, pointed out that "all our social partners involved in the campaign want Caritas Congo Asbl to safeguard the funds."
The Congolese are invited to be in solidarity with the people of the East, exhausted by at least 20 years of conflict and to welcome those in charge of the national collection who will travel to schools, universities, public and private enterprises, markets, etc..
Among the partners involved in the campaign there are several religious denominations, Caritas Congo, the Conference of Rectors of universities, student associations and other NGOs. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 17/04/2013)


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Atlantic Technology to License H-PAS® Bass Technology to SpeakerCraft
The agreement will result in the development of several new SpeakerCraft products expected to come to market starting later this year and beyond.
NORWOOD, MA, Feb 13, 2012 -- Atlantic Technology has signed an agreement with SpeakerCraft to collaborate in the development of new loudspeaker systems using Atlantic's revolutionary H-PAS® bass configuration technology. Through their application of H-PAS technology, SpeakerCraft will be able to provide their customers with loudspeakers that will deliver deeper and smoother bass in much smaller cabinets than was previously possible.
The agreement will result in the development of several new SpeakerCraft products expected to come to market starting later this year and beyond.
H-PAS, or Hybrid Pressure Acceleration System, is a unique enclosure configuration that combines elements of several different speaker architectures-acoustic suspension, bass reflex, inverse horn, and transmission line-to produce exceptional bass response and low distortion while utilizing cabinets that are considerably more compact than those of speakers with similar performance.
The H-PAS configuration was originally developed by Philip Clements of Solus/Clements. In 2009, Atlantic Technology assembled a team of audio engineers and computer scientists to create, in collaboration with Clements, a proprietary algorithm that could be used to apply H-PAS to a wide range of enclosure shapes and sizes. In January 2012 the United States Patent and Trademark office issued the first patent on H-PAS enclosure architectures; Atlantic Technology expects to obtain additional patents on the technology in the coming year.
"We are excited to be working with SpeakerCraft," said Atlantic Technology's President Peter Tribeman. "The brand is a market leader in the custom installation arena. H-PAS technology will provide them a new opportunity to significantly differentiate their products in the marketplace."
"We've been very impressed with H-PAS technology," said SpeakerCraft's President Jeremy Burkhardt. "The articulate low bass response and remarkable clarity of voice are exactly what our customers want. It will be a huge benefit for custom installers to be able to move away from oversized boxes without sacrificing performance. In addition, since H-PAS uses higher resonance drivers, its' bass reproduction is exceptionally 'quick'."
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First, here is some perspective. The population of Greece runs a bit more than 11 million Greeks. The population of New York City and the city of Chicago combined run to 11.125 million.
The combined spending of the city councils of New York and Chicago runs to $82.2 billion. The last four quarters of spending by the Greek legislature runs to $45.184 billion.
Spending for each resident for a combined New York and Chicago is $7,388.76. Spending for each Greek comes to $4,092.54.
And now, here is the kicker. While spending per capita for a combined New York and Chicago is 1.81 times spending per capita by the Greek legislature, the GDP of a combined New York and Chicago is 8.12 times bigger than the GDP of Greece.
Compared to a combined New York and Chicago, Greek legislature spending ought to be closer to $909.95 each Greek or $10.037 billion in total. So what does that mean?
Greek legislature spending needs to fall -77.8% for their spending to fall within reasonable ratio to world class cities like New York and Chicago!
As it is, neither city is known as being cities where politicians exercise fiscal restraint.
For even more perspective, there are about as many Czechs living in the Czech Republic and Portuguese living Portugal as there are Greeks living in Greece, 10.538 million and 10.478 million respectively. Yet, Czech legislature spending per capita of $3,188.76 is only 77.9% of that by the Greeks. Portuguese legislature spending per capita of $3,510.49 is only 85.8% of that by the Greeks. Said another way, Greek legislators spend 1.17 times more than Portuguese legislators and 1.28 times more than Czech legislators.
At $242.26 billion, Greece GDP is slightly larger (1.066 times) than Portugal GDP at $227.3 billion and 1.16 times larger Czech Republic GDP at $208.8 billion. However, for Greek spending to get in line with the Portuguese legislature spending relative to Portuguese GDP, Greek legislature spending per capita would need to be cut -8.6% to $3,742.18. To get in line with the Czech legislature spending relative to Czech GDP, Greek legislature spending per capita would need to be cut -9.6% to $3,698.96.
Seriously, the representatives of the IMF have asked the Greek legislature to cut pensions by $2.02 billion and raise taxes by $2.02 billion. The spending cut would drop per capita spending a paltry 4.4% down to $3,913.33 and yet Greek negotiators believe the request is unreasonable!
Should Tsipras and Varoufakis lead Greek legislators to default, Tsipras and Varoufakis will go down in history known forever as Dumb and Dumber. The Greeks will be far poorer in Europe within a decade, much so.
Greeks have been living under a delusion, a delusion of legislators' credit flowing into the economy, which elevated prices and created a phony, unsustainable living standard. The European Financial Stability Facility has kept the charade going since 2008.
For Greeks, prices need to fall at least 220% maybe and that includes wages as wage rates are merely prices. Yet, Tsipras and Varoufakis don't want to let prices fall.
That is what those who side with the Greeks don't get. The Greeks have been living by the largest credit bubble in history of Greeks, albeit a public finance bubble. Tsipras and Varoufakis refuse a controlled-deflation of that bubble.
Printing what would be near-worthless Drachma won't let Greeks buy anything from anyone of the world. With near-worthless Drachma, Greeks will be lucky to buy from other Greeks.
How will Greeks pay for high-end, precision German-made machinery? What will a handful of German factory owners get for all of the Drachma presented to them as payment, 100 years worth of ouzo, 1,000 years worth of belly dances?
How will Greeks pay for oil? How will Greeks pay for natural gas? How will Greeks pay for pharmaceuticals? How will Greeks pay for steel? How will Greeks pay for semiconductors?
Greek law givers overspend relative to their private-sector economy. Their overspending cannot be maintained.
Greeks need to realize they're much poorer than they believe. Spending by Greek law givers needs to get in line more with the Portuguese or the Czechs.
SYRIZA, Tsipras and Varoufakis are the wrong Greeks in power. They are leading Greeks into disaster. What is being asked of Greeks isn't unreasonable, a -4.4% cut in spending that pushes Greeks closer to legislator spending in line with what the economy can sustain.


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email@example.com Haley Schuck, 18, was named 2014 Willits Frontier Days Sweetheart at the annual Sweetheart Dinner held on Saturday, June 28. Calayan Knight, 18, was first runner-up and Emily Leishman, 16, was second runner-up. Schuck will reign at the remainder of the 2014 Willits Frontier Days events.
Community members gathered under the giant cowboy "Willy" at the Willits rodeo grounds. The smell of barbecued ribs and turkey filled the air and the crowd buzzed with excitement as the Sweetheart contestants sat at the presentation table; all anxiously awaiting the ceremony to begin.
The contest, conducted by the Willits Soroptimists, is based 40 percent on horsemanship, 40 percent on ticket sales and 20 percent on poise and personality.
Sweetheart candidates are allowed to keep 15 percent of the funds they raise, said the Master of Ceremonies for the evening Kathleen Goss.
"The Soroptimist Club is the chairman, if you will, of the Sweetheart contest. They administer it. They make sure the rules are followed. They make sure the tickets are audited. They become mothers, really, to the candidates in the eight weeks prior to this event and make sure they stay on the right path and communicate with them on a more than daily basis," said Goss as she introduced Soroptimist President Vicki Ham.
Each contestant read their speech to the dinner crowd they delivered to the judging panel the previous weekend during the poise and personality section of the competition.
Schuck spoke on the history and present of Willits Frontier Days.
"Why is Willits Frontier Days such an important tradition to the small town of Willits? For some of us, it could be because the event brings the community back together as a family; like it was when it all began," said Schuck.
A total of 19 past Sweethearts were honored at the event, including the 1953 Sweetheart Claire Huffman, the 2013 Sweetheart Lilja Lamkin, and the Sweethearts in between. Each woman was greeted with a rose by City Councilman Bruce Burton.
Schuck was awarded with the traditional silver spurs, a tiara and a saddle.
Along with the privilege of representing the Willits community as she rides in the Frontier Days Parade and take part in other Frontier Days events, Schuck will also act as a Willits ambassador as she travels to surrounding area rodeos.
The Sweethearts lend a hand in the rodeo arena during this, and future, Willits Frontier Days.
"Willits Frontier Days takes you back to a time where we as people weren"t always in such a hurry to get somewhere. It takes us back to a much simpler time, a time where when you"d pass somebody in the street, you"d stop, shake their hand, or tip your hat to say hello. In this day in age, we are always in such a hurry to get somewhere or to do something that we often forget to take a moment and appreciate the people around us and our surroundings. Willits Frontier Days reminds us to slow down, shake hands, and tip our hats and enjoy the time you have with your family and your friends," said Schuck.