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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q:Do you allow dogs on the site? Yes - Dogs are welcome on site but must be kept on lead and not exercised on the Park.
Q: What time can I arrive with my touring unit? Anytime after 12 00hrs, please note that we have limited parking available for early arrivals and that the entrance to Milestone is quite narrow so we like to stagger the departures and arrivals.
Q:Can tents be pitched beside caravans? We only allow small 'pup' tents to be pitched on the same pitch as the caravan or motorhome.
Q:Do you have pitches to accommodate large caravans and/or RV's? We have pitches that are 9m+ in length but limited amounts. Please state when booking.
Q:Do you take tents? No.
Q:Do you allow BBQs? Yes we do subject to site rules.
Q:How far is it to Newark from the site? Newark is 7 miles from our site. It has a good cycle path from the site or it is around 15mins on the bus from the village (Hourly)
Q:Is there fishing on site? Yes. We try to accommodate for all kinds of fisherman on site but if you want something bigger there are two specialist fishing lakes in the village.
Q:Do you take card payment?Yes. We accept all cards excluding American Express.
Q:Can I chose my own pitch?You can subject to availability on arrival. Larger units may have a pitch allocated to them.
Q:What are the minimum bookings allowed? Bank holiday weekends must be minimum 3 nights.
Q:Do I need to book prior to arrival? Yes, it is advisable to book for a stay over Most weekends, Bank Holidays, School Holidays and New Year.
Q:Can I book a specific pitch or area?No. On arrival you may choose your own pitch. However larger units and disabled will be allocated a suitable pitch.
Q:How do I book a pitch? There are several ways to do a booking. Give us a ring on 01636 821244 or drop us an email: email@example.com
Q:How much is the deposit? For bank Holidays or busy periods we may ask for a deposit. The deposit will be £20.00 per pitch upon booking which is non refundable.
Q:What if I need to amend my booking? Call the office on 01636 821244 and one of our staff will be able to make the alterations for you. If you are calling out of office hours please leave a message and we will amend your booking as soon as possible.
Q:Can we connect to the Internet? Not through the park directly. we do have a private company, you can connect to their wi-fi via silver lining. BT Openzone is available throughout the site where you can purchase time or alternativly if you have a BT Connection at home you can connect to that for free once registered. Further there is a small cafe at the top of the village offering free WIFI to all customers.


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Understanding Health Insurance coverage By Krys Fenner
Consuming healthy does not need to be costly. There are thousands of ways to eat healthy when you find yourself on a funds. Within the examine we present here, our specific purpose was to explore whether group stakeholders would develop a causal mannequin that added to the pathways and mechanisms already hypothesized within the educational literature (and reviewed earlier in this chapter). Secondarily, we sought to discover whether the lived experiences of members would elucidate new descriptions and nuances about pathways which are already acknowledged however will not be totally understood. Although the theoretical model and empirical work involved in elaborating the relationship between schooling and health have developed since health disparities first garnered vast attention, 152 we believe this participatory method provides a singular framework for testing and expanding the theoretical mannequin.
Robert Laszewski is president of Health Coverage and Technique Associates, LLC (HPSA), a policy and marketplace consulting firm specializing in aiding its clients through the numerous health policy and market change afoot. Earlier than forming HPSA in 1992, Mr. Laszewski was chief operating officer for a health and group advantages insurer. The vast majority of Mr. Laszewski's time is spent being immediately concerned within the marketplace because it involves grips with the health care price and quality challenge.
It is a difficult balancing act for global powers — particularly the United States – to manage the combination of China into the 'new world order,' whereas simultaneously each of them compete for control of world assets, located primarily in regions of the world that are experiencing probably the most rapid and in depth 'awakening'. The imperial mindset — like that of Brzezinski's – seeks to rationalize world energy as being equated with 'international stability,' and that without empire, there's solely 'chaos'.
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Real Estate
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Tips for Finding the Best Real Estate Online Marketing Service
Real estate is a very big industry and for you to make it in the industry you have to market your products effectively. One of the best ways that you can market your products in the real estate industry is through online means. This is effective and delivers results in a short period. You have to ensure that you find the best online marketing service for your real estate products or else you will end up getting very poor results. Below are some o the tips that you can use when finding the best real estate online marketing service to hire.
Referrals and online reviews
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Crocodile Egg Eating Competition to celebrate Labor Day.
The 1st May is Labor Day here in Thailand and every year, the Pattaya Crocodile Farm holds a huge event, the highlight of which is a crocodile egg eating competition. Khun Suan, the owner of the farm opened the event which featured a number of foreign competitors. Contestants had to eat a total of 10 crocodile eggs as quickly as possible. Many could not eat the 10 eggs; however there was a winner who went away with a cash prize of 10,000 Baht. Khun Udom aged 43 from Ban Bung District, who won the competition last year, won this years competition. Second place and 5,000 Baht went to Khun Payup aged 38 with the 3,000 Baht third prize going to Khun Nopanun aged 41. Unfortunately none of the foreign competitors figured in the top 5. There were plenty of other events taking place at the farm including a Muay Thai Boxing Show.
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Chris Sutton revealed on BBC Radio 5 Live that he could have signed for Arsenal in place of Blackburn, but chose 'Alan Shearer over Ian Wright ' instead.
The former Celtic striker moved to the Blue and Whites in 1994 following a superb 28-goal season for Norwich.
The following campaign Sutton scored 15 goals to help guide Blackburn to league glory. But the 44-year-old pundit has now revealed he could have spent his playing days in north London.
Ian Wright added that George Graham spoke to him about signing Sutton.
"George Graham was very interested in signing Chris," said Wright. "He pulled me in and asked me, 'What do you think of Chris Sutton?'.
"I said, 'Yeah I like him'. It was a very exciting time."
Explaining his decision, Sutton said: "Blackburn were building, Kenny was the manager at the time and I had the choice - Arsenal or Blackburn.
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An english teacher's daughter, Tish Vallés has written poetry all her life. She now makes fire with her poetry in New York City where she has found her poetry family in the louderARTS Project. Tish is available for poetic collaborations and experiments and would love to hear from you. Write her at tish (at) tishvalles (dot) com.
after Jan Beatty
Late again and without an apology
this is how the Father became a man.
This betrayal, this dismissal
this I-don't-owe-anyone-an-explanation.
To be displaced, shoved behind
there, with his golf shoes, yesterday's
paper and the weary purse of this
woman who is not his wife.
The unforgivable doing of a man I will forgive
again and again. Only yesterday I was so green
and filled with sparkle. Today begins my tarnishing,
here begins the birth of my new spine
But my now heart knows only
this rupture, these crashing waves.
My shoreline is a fickle beast
blinded by salt and buck.
And there is no stopping these crashing waves
and there is no unknowing of things.
Sad sorry self, will it
ever become easy, this business
of loving an impossible man?
You should be better at it by now.
Gentle father hardened by this world,
let us begin our new story
after the last leaf has fallen, after the
wild beasts slumber. My broken heart
will see you with love anew, and my
well-rested arms will know how to hold you.
This is how you take a lover.
Build a church, write songs, mount a horse and defy territories
Find a country with lush greenery, plum fruit and abundant seas
Take the brown, black and yellow there, mix in your white to make marble babies, unbreakable
Build a church, write songs, mount a horse and defy territories
Ring bells, take the pulpit, introduce commerce, have them worship you
Take the black, brown and yellow there, mix in your white to make marble babies, unbreakable
Seduce them with your language, dizzy them into forgetting their own
Ring bells, take the pulpit, introduce commerce, have them worship you
Make promises of eternity, take their crops and bless them
Seduce them with your language, dizzy them into forgetting their own
Teach your babies to write only your letters, bury the rest into extinction
Make promises of eternity, take their crops and bless them
Keep your bed warm and comfortable, and everyone well fed
Teach your babies to write only your letters, bury the rest into extinction
Pick the offspring whose ear you own and call him President
Keep your bed warm and comfortable, and everyone well fed
Find a country with lush greenery, plum fruit and abundant seas
Pick the offspring whose ear you own and call him President
This is how you take a lover.
They call me Beautiful these ethnic men of New York City
We all own these streets, we walk them strongly as immigrants do
Each stride a love letter to our homelands, they recognize my cadence
A glimmer of home in a land so different so far away from the lush greenery
From the salsa, the creole, the harana, the movida, the rasta
They see all this in the swish of my skirt and the supple thigh peeking through there
They see their sunsets in my smile and smell ocean breezes in my breath
And this, all this in a flash turns them on, and I like it
They call me Gorgeous, these men and their fancy drinks in the Lower East side
All wielding their weapons on this sultry spring night, it is on
The wit, the strong brow, the expense account, the accent, the worldliness
How many times have we played this game in our lifetime?
And still we play We all want the same thing after all, crave affection masked by line after line
We all want the same thing after all, ache to be seen in the smokiness of it all
So we give some if it away, some kindness, some truth, something of the heart
And this is where the spark happens, the hooking up, the possibility of sex
They call me Angel, the ones I take to my bed, these lovers in progress
Games well played, lies well told it is all naked now and bare
It is after the sex that they see the angelic in me, only after the sex
It is after the sex that I see the real man, spent and softened, sweaty
He paints pictures of home on the scar beneath my navel
I breathe fables and folklore into the spaces between his ribs
It is only after the sex that we can touch each other like so
It is not for everyone, this honesty, this sweetness that burns
Tea Time Like Alice
Alice's Arbor, Brooklyn 18 July 2013
"Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.'
'I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!"
― Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking Glass"
My mother does not have
soft hands, does not own an
apron. Does not temper her words.
Not made like that, we
are made of micro minis
and straight As. Hard working
hands and words clear as crystal.
My mother was not built to
obey, was not built to submit.
Questioning, always questioning.
Never feeding the answer. Never
coddling, always trusting.
"Look it up." or "What do you think
it means?" or "How do you want
to resolve this?" She does not
have a green thumb, my mother.
Not the light of our home, she was
the fire. The weapon-wielding
shorty-short wearing warrior
who raged through a bus at
rush hour to confront the driver
who had cut-off our car and hold him
accountable for his almost
murder of her family.
My mother does not make
hot tsokolaté and pan de sal to
ease my pain. Not made
like that, we are made of tea
time like Alice and riddles without
answers. Rabbit holes leading to
rabbit holes. She did not hide things,
did not make things pretty. Wanted me
to see. Wanted me to know.
Took me to my own limits
so that I and I alone would say
how far was far enough.
Not made of modest things,
my mother was no brassieres
and the highest hemlines.
She showed me that the female
form was a celebration of
all things alive and beautiful.
She did not hide her skin,
never apologizing for who she
was. Brown woman in a weary
land the white man ravaged again
and again. She is no one else's
possession but her own.
My mother is not made of obedient
parts. Never acquiescing, not
to the nuns or the priests in the
schools she went to. Not to the
negotiators who would talk down
to the Filipino teachers union.
Not to my Spanish father who would
have us and our raised fists safely home
during the Martial Law protests.
She was always subversive
and she did not even know it. How
could she, what with all that fight?
Not made of meek things, my mother
will not apologize for what
she knows, And oh she knows
things. Brilliant woman, teacher
of young minds and the teachers
who would follow in the service
of learning. "My kids." She called them.
My mother was everybody's mother.
Everybody's teacher. She was never
mine, but oh how I hold her, as she holds me.
High as the moon, countless as the stars
at tea time, which is to say, always.


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Probability Project: Design Your Own Game
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Doug Riedel
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Where Water and Power Meet
Electric utilities have a greater need than ever to address all types of water use within and around their power generation sites. Burns & McDonnell has developed a team of experienced professionals dedicated to helping you find the water alternative that fits your plant, your situation, your needs. Our focus is on customized water solutions that fit each power plant, not a generic, proprietary solution. Among the alternatives we can help you evaluate:
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Converting the bottom ash handling process of a power plant from a wet sluicing system to a dry system was key to future permit compliance. The utility needed the new equipment to fit within the existing space, and it needed the project operational with a brief outage. Mike Roush led a team that included the client/owner, designers, vendors and construction personnel in a closely coordinated effort that fulfilled both requirements. The process included initial equipment selection, contract award, construction coordination and startup coordination. The plant is now operating seamlessly with a submerged flight conveyor and dry flight conveyors that handle the bottom ash, air heater ash and economizer ash.
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As a nationwide technical leader in ZLD system development, Don has 40 years of experience consulting with utilities on the water requirements for coal and other power plants. Tisha has led the installation of ZLD systems for clients facing regulatory challenges to their power plant water systems. They are two of our experienced professionals who can help you identify the water alternative that fits.


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Roger Dorband
A fellow artist once quipped that a photographer is a kind of a glorified tourist. In assuming that mantle, when I am working I don't worry about whether I am making artť. I walk and I photograph, making the best images I can in a given setting. I believe that if some love comes through in the pursuit it will bring grace to the effort and relevance to the work. It is also my firm belief that in the panoply of the visual arts, photography can promulgate and foster humanity's highest cultural and aesthetic values, and is best able to define who we are.
The photographs featured here are a sampler of 4 different bodies of work. A fuller depiction of these series can be viewed on my website ravenstudiosart along with my black and white photography.The Travel and Americana Series are extensive and diverse. The Ouzel image is from a collection of over 100 landscape images whose subject matter is the Rogue River. These images are collected in a coffee table book entitled The Rogue, Portrait of a River. The summit of Steens Mountain is also from a published book entitled Out Here, Poems and Images from Steens Mountain Country which features landscape images of Oregon's high desert.


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Softcover. Text in Russian. 3000 copies only. Pictorial cover (Avant-garde design by N. Kupreyanov). Cover of this book was reproduced in the book "Oblozhka" ("The Cover"). [Kupreianov, Nikolai (1894-1933): Graphic artist, book illustrator. Posters, Agitprop. Member of "4 Arts" (with Kliun, Lissitzky); "OST". Exhibited in 1918 (Petrograd) wit Al'tman, Popova, Puni (Pougny), Chagall, Exter; in 1919 (Petrograd) with Mayakovsky, Rozanova, Filonov; in 1922 (Berlin) with Archipenko, Burliuk, Vesnin, Gabo, Kandinsky, Klutsis, Malevich, Rodchenko, Stenberg, Stepanova, Tatlin, etc. - Rare]
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School mini poster, originally uploaded by artyuppie.
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A non profit school, mini theater poster I made for my dear sister. Students will print the poster on A4 in black and white and fill any extra or last moment infos with markers at the white spaces. Good luck boys and girls.


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Drunken Python is presented in the spirit of Drunken Master. It's a place for my ruminations along my twisted path to code done well. I may be off from time to time. But with enough test cases, I'll get there.
I'm currently an applications analyst with the Department of Marine Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This makes me very happy because I very much enjoy it.
With many other people, I also help facilitate the Triangle Python Users Group. My particular contribution is a Python user group training progam called PyCamp.
This blog isn't about providing a forum for comments. So if you feel you must comment, please simply drop me a line at cbc at the domain of drunken python dotted by org. If your comment is interesting enough, I might quote you.


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Congratulations to Tim and Laurie Munns for the winning bid for the Z tags!
Z TAGS has donated 300 custom ear tags and applicator for the Utah CattleWomen to auction off at our Annual Winter Convention on December 5, 2013. These will be available at the silent auction in the trade show area. Hope you can come to get some really good deals! See you at the annual convention!


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presentation & live performance
Many older people in Russia remember seeing and hearing strange vinyl type discs when they were young. The discs had partial images of skeletons on them, were called 'Bones' or 'Ribs' and originated in the Cold War years of the Soviet Union. In an era when the recording industry was ruthlessly controlled by the State, music-mad bootleggers had found an incredible alternative means of making illegal copies of forbidden recordings – they repurposed used x-ray plates obtained from local hospitals. The X-RAY AUDIO PROJECT is telling this amazing story of forbidden music, cold war culture, bootleg technology and human endeavour with an online archive, a book, documentary, live events and a travelling exhibition. Stephen Coates and Aleks Kolkowski will give a presentation about the history of this first bootleg culture and you will witness a live x-ray cutting from a musical performance.
ADLAS and DJ ION have been friends long before their musical career started. In their teen years they were unified by a mutual love for hip hop and graffiti, which to this day stays a strong influence. After hip hop there came techno for these two. Together they went on to discover gems of past decades and learn more about this new music they were into. The interest didn't stay limited to techno tough. House, electro, dubstep and electronic music in general are relevant and important sources of inspiration to this day for both of them. Their sound can be described as a techno centered occupation with electronic music. In their sets they display a mix of old and contemporary techno, Electro, house and whatever fits the bpm with a special interest in UK and US sound. They try to keep their musical program diverse and interesting and renounce from the ever dark greyscale techno. In January 2015 Adlas and DJ Ion launched the KRACH party series together as a chance for them to share their musical pursuit with a bigger audience.
ALEC EMPIRE, the creator of digital hardcore on how to start a riot. "If The German capital's music scene is a 'historic accident,' as Tobias Rapp once put it, then Empire is a quintessentially Berlin artist, a direct result of his unique history." "Electronic music is not about memorizing – it's about exploring the unknown & experimenting. That's what sets us apart from traditional pop," as Empire said. Germany in the eighties was deeply conservative and pop music in any form wasn't welcome on TV and Radio. Berlin was an island of creativity and Alec Empire, (then Alexander Wilke-Steinhof), was infused with the invention and liberality that set the city apart. (more…)
Alienata is a returning guest, she played Krake Festival twice until now and since she is constantly developing and renewing herself and at the same time keeping her unique alienated style we decided to book her again this year. ALIENATA moved from Spain to Berlin in 2011 and has influenced the Berlin music scene since then in various ways. Not only did she play at selected events in clubs like Suicide Circus, Berghain Kantine, Berghain, CTM Festival, About Blank or Tresor, she also works in her natural habitat at Record Loft. She recently released her first production on her own label Kat Channel, a collaboration with Snuffo from Snuff Crew. When behind the decks, Alienata is closely attuned to both internal and external influences, and is unconcerned with providing listeners with an 'easy experience.' "My main intention when I play as Alienata is to alienate people," she has said. There are not many DJs who always keep a little surprise for you, so we're thrilled to have her on board again this year! Click the link to watch an interview we did with her last year.
ANNA BOLENA started in 1995 as techno DJ in the free parties alternative scene in Italy and Europe. She has an eclectic and experimental approach to both her live and music sets; a non-conformist and with a socio-political narrative around radical ideas in art and organization. Interested in innovations and challenges, she runs the label Idroscalo Dischi since 1999. She has a degree in psychology and a master in neurolinguistic programming and communication. Anna lives in Berlin since 2004. Her residency at Homopatik / Buttons started 2010 at ://about blank club. Next vinyl with selected live acts is out soon.
ANNO STAMM is the preferred moniker for the funkiest and wonkiest exploits of Anstam's Lars Stoewe. For Krake he has developed a special performance with artist group Transforma, which will be performed for the first time exclusively at Krake 2016. Transforma have prepared a new live visual instrument for this special occasion which will accompany Anno Stamm's live set. The artist group TRANSFORMA was founded in 2001 by Luke Bennett, Baris Hasselbach and Simon Krahl. They met while studying experimental film and media at the Berlin University of the Arts and soon moved from making videos, sound works and images to installations, live cinema and performance. (more…)
The best introduction to Ansome is to watch his performing live. ANSOME finds himself well-poised. A relatively new name in UK techno, he's beginning to see the fruits of a couple years of hard work spent running two labels: Discos Dead from 2013 until 2014 and now South London Analogue Material (S.L.A.M.), a platform for both his own releases and those of like-minded producers. A university student whose background lies in electronic music and sound design, Kieran Whitefield, for Ansome is he, moved to London for study, with the city becoming the centre of his musical interests as he immersed himself in the sounds of fellow Londoner Ali Wells, aka Perc, and his Perc Trax label, which has risen to international acclaim in recent years by pushing its sound in ever harsher and more experimental directions. (more…)
No space for posing or attitude – it's all about music! Berlin based AXIOM started playing electronic music in the 90s. The biggest impact on him in that time after a still rooted hip hop period was techno and electro. In the early 00's, experimental sounds became the gravitational point of his musical interests. Electronica, IDM and ambient, stunning new grooves and feelings for harmonics took place in his approach for bringing high quality dancemusic to the audience. In 2006 he wanted to widen his view of what music is, especially the experimental electronic music scene by providing interesting music without putting it under pressure of the all-digesting and redigestive music market. (more…)
Rotterdam home-based DJ/producer BAS MOOY (1976) has been active on many fronts in the techno scene since 1999. Heavily influenced by a city that breaths industrial strength twenty-fourseven, he gradually found his way into creating a unique dark sound, which lead him to the forefront of the European techno scene. In 2002 he kickstarted the already legendary Audio Assault record label with label partner Jeroen Liebregts aka Radial, which resulted in the birth of sublabel Arms one year later. Since then the Audio Assault family built a strong and constantly growing fan-base worldwide, showcasing an impressive catalogue with a constant output of stand out twelve inches, setting the standard for today's quality dark techno. (more…)
Bunai Carus is an IDM/Braindance/Ambient duo based on Brussels. Founded in 2013, BUNAI CARUS [bunaj kaʁys] is a collaboration between Jeremy Louis and Guillaume Quet that started in Montpellier and continues now in Brussels. Both former instrumental musicians from different backgrounds, they desired to create an audiovisual project that would draw inspiration from sound experimentation by such artists as Autechre or Aphex Twin to the ambient landscape of Vladislav Delay among others. They blend various type of sounds like field recordings, contemporary classical samples and generated sounds with a visual to which they attach a great importance. So far they released six EPs on various labels which have been referenced on Many Feet Under (ITA), Clear Error (US), Brainstormlab (UK), SymbioticCube (GE). They are now making part of Mindwaves Music (GE), where they are going to release their seventh EP, Neend.


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The Business Council for Africa, a membership organisation for companies with business interests in Sub-Saharan Africa, has unveiled its programme of events for the first quarter of 2013, with events to focus on the business climate and investment trends in countries including Zimbabwe, Ghana, South Africa, Sierra Leone and Angola.
The BCA will launch its 2013 programme on 31 January in London with a discussion of the possible timing and impact of elections in Zimbabwe, which will feature analysis from HE Mr Gabriel Machinga, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to the UK.
Other upcoming events include a panel discussion on the impact on business following Ghana's recent elections, and a briefing from HE Ian Hughes, HM High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, on business prospects in the country.
The BCA's programme of events for early 2013 will deliver a varied range of discussions on Africa's business landscape, designed to deliver insights into the practicalities of doing business in specific countries and sectors. The BCA offers a comprehensive programme of networking events and roundtable discussions, throughout the year, with participants including key figures from the diplomatic and business worlds.
Jonathan Howard, CEO of the Business Council for Africa, said, "The BCA's programme of events for 2013 promises a wide range of thought-provoking, engaging and insightful discussions around business prospects in Africa. With growth rates in Africa forecast to exceed 5% this year, there has never been a better time to engage with Africa's business community and BCA events provide the perfect forum to do so."
The following events will take place in London:
- 31 January — How can Zimbabwe again be an African success story?— a briefing on the prospects for the anticipated elections with HE Mr Gabriel Mharadze Machinge, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to the UK
- 14 February — Ghana Post-Elections: the Business Community Speaks — a discussion of Ghana's political and economic prospects with Philip Walker, Regional Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit; Nana Adu Ampofo, Partner, Songhai Advisory LLP; Timothy Armitage, Vice President Global Country Risk, Nomura; and Ian Hargreaves, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
- 12 March – The Climate for Doing Business in Sierra Leone – A briefing on the country's business environment with HE Ian Hughes, HM High Commissioner to Sierra Leone.
Other upcoming events include briefings on business prospects in South Africa (20 March), Angola and Zambia, as well as discussions on agribusiness and SMEs.
Further details about the BCA's events, including timing, location and registration details, are available on the BCA's website:


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Reverend Cindy Towle Kephart
Pastor Cindy graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with an MDiv in 2014. She especially loved studying Hebrew, the Psalms, New Testament and Presbyterian Polity! She completed the ordination requirements in the San Francisco Presbytery in 2015 and in 2016 she attended Interim/Transitional Ministry training. Cindy was called to Grace to be our Interim pastor in 2017.
Cindy spent one year training as a chaplain at the UCSF Medical Center and worked at California Pacific Medical Center, also in San Francisco, as a staff chaplain. Much of her work at each hospital was in pediatrics. She also cherishes her time with elderly adults. Cindy had a family member who lived for many years in a dementia care unit and then in a skilled nursing unit. For two years, Cindy regularly conducted Sunday services and was a guest speaker at both a rehabilitation center and a retirement residence.
Cindy was a long-time member of Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church (PBPC) in Oakland, beginning there when her family lived a few blocks from the church. She has many happy memories of sitting in the pew with her three young children as they ate what they referred to as "church candy" and drew what they designated "church art." In the recent years Cindy served as a ruling elder at PBPC and frequently assisted in leading worship. Cindy was a pastoral intern at First Presbyterian Church, Richmond. She primarily ministered to members of the congregation who had fled the northern mountains of Laos in the late 1970's.
Before arriving at Grace, Cindy had been a frequent guest preacher at a number of churches in the Bay Area. She had the unique opportunity to preach numerous times from the back of a truck at a drive-in service held in a Safeway parking lot in Pinole!
Many years ago Cindy was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and worked in banking in San Francisco. Cindy and her husband, Murray, have been married for more than three decades. They raised their three children in Oakland and Lafayette, where they currently live. Cindy is delighted to be at Grace Presbyterian during this transitional time.
Parrish Associate Reverend Carrie Lane, M.Div., C.T.
Pastor Carrie is a proud graduate of UC Davis (Go Ags!) and San Francisco Theological Seminary. She began her ordained ministry in the Bay Area in 1994. In addition to being our Parish Associate, she is currently a specialized minister in Stockton Presbytery working at Hospice of San Joaquin as the Manager of Bereavement Services.


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My "muse-letter" is where you can get to know me a bit better. These are personal reflections where I share work struggles, "aha!"-learnings and crazy stuff I'm making or doing.
My promise to you: if I have nothing real to say I won't send you anything. I currently send around 5 muse-letters per year. Tops.


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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday came down heavily on the practice of elected representatives issuing letters recommending bail for prisoners, saying it amounts to an attempt to influence the judiciary.
This has become a common practice and reflects "direct nexus" between the elected persons and the prisoners, it said.
"It constitutes a direct interference in judicial functions of the court. The court does not need recommendations from any elected personality to perform its judicial functions," said a division bench of Justices Abhilasha Kumari and AJ Shastri in its order.
The bench was hearing a bail plea filed by Sandip Chauhan, a rape convict. With his plea seeking 30-day temporary bail to 'help the family financially,' Chauhan had attached a letter by Bharuch municipality councillor Babubhai Vasava, who `recommended' to the court that Chauhan be granted bail.
Taking a strong exception, the high court summoned Vasava, who appeared before the court and tendered apology for issuing the letter.
"The issuance of such a certificate is a thoroughly unauthorised act on the part of the councillor. Not only is this act beyond the scope of the duties to be performed by a councillor, it constitutes a direct interference in the judicial functions of the court," the court said in its order.
"Unauthorised use of official letterheads and seals by councillors such as Babubhai Vasava is being noticed by us in several applications," the judges said.
The bench turned down the bail application, saying that grounds mentioned in it were "vague and unconvincing." The court also directed the state urban development department to come up with guidelines "to curb this malpractice" (of issuing recommendation letters).
The bench, in another case, made similar observations while hearing a bail plea of a murder convict who had attached recommendation letter from a sarpanch. The court slammed the woman sarpanch (who was not present) for issuing the letter.
Your guide to the latest election news, analysis, commentary, live updates and schedule for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on firstpost.com/elections. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or like our Facebook page for updates from all 543 constituencies for the upcoming general elections.
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Happy to share a booth at the Fall Festival with my running mate and good friend, Teresa Reilly!
Wayne and his supporters enjoyed a fun filled day in Darlington, Maryland. Thanks for stopping by and saying "hi!"
A huge thank you to everyone who attended my Birthday Bash Bull Roast in November! It was a sold out crowd and I am one lucky guy! This is a photo of my little sister, Emily, and I from the big event. Thanks again!
I was very excited to meet so many new faces at the Cecil County Fair. Thank you to everyone and their support.
Norman and Reilly announce their run for Maryland Senate and Maryland House of Delegates as it was featured in The Baltimore Sun. You can find the article here.


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Day 1 in London
This is going to be a relatively short post today. We caught the red eye out of Toronto and landed in Heathrow around 11:30am London time. I managed to sleep a bit on the plane but poor Peter didn't. He has been running a marathon of no sleep today.
We managed to get to our hotel by 1:30pm and about an hour and a half later our bikes arrived so everything went well. I have already met a lot of people from the team at the hotel. As well as other teams. We popped into a little cafe to get a caffeine jolt and bumped into the Chinese Junior and Under 23 team. They were getting in trouble from their coach about ordering french fries with their meal. Made me feel really guilty about the fish and chips I had for lunch.
After lunch we found a grocery store and stocked up on some fruit and veggies to snack on and then headed over to Hyde Park. We bumped into more athletes but mostly Canadians. It feels like Canada has taken over Hyde Park. Peter took a few pictures with the iPhone but tomorrow he hopes to get some better shots with the camera he has borrowed from friends. As you can tell it has been raining all day and is suppose to rain for most of the week. It is a whopping 13 degrees celsius during the peak of the day. At the moment the water is warmer than the air.
We plan on waking up at the crack of dawn to test out the bike course when there is little traffic and to get use to the wet roads. I got some great tips from a local cyclist. Mostly beware of the grates, that's what causes you to wipe out not the paint lines and that the roads in the park are oily. Making them more slick than the rest of the roads in the area.
The pictures are of the finish line set up and the Serpentine, where I swim. As you can see there are a lot of birds. Two weeks ago the lake didn't pass it's water quality test. Let's hope it has improved.
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A cultural shift is needed to incorporate exercise into our children's daily lives. - Darell Hammond
I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. - George Osborne
Fast track is about pushing through the TPP, TTIP and future trade agreements that would massively increase the power of big international corporations and affect the daily lives of Americans. - Jan Schakowsky


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Welcome to The Zoo Lounge, a diverse collection of films and videos, podcasts and articles about all sorts of industries, interview techniques, political posturing, announcements or just inspiring stories. Some funny, some informative and some slightly dull, but all might provide a little help here and there in deciding what job to pursue, how to pursue it and hopefully, how to successfully get it.
An overworked Chinese advertising employee died of a heart attack in his office at the age of just 24. Li Yuan had been working till 11pm every night at the Ogilvy & Mather China offices in the month before he died.MORE >
Posted on 03 June, 2013
The army is undergoing a new drive to get more young people to join the Army. The campaign called Step Up features a short TV ad which shows the life of a soldier through his or her boots. The aim is to persuade up to 10,000 young men and women to sign up for duty in the coming year.MORE >
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Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer. In a heart-felt article in the New York Times the 37-year old mother six has explained her reasons for having the surgery.MORE >
Posted on 14 May, 2013
JCB has announced its largest ever recorded profits with a £10m profit from 2012. The turnover in 2012 was relatively static, however the company has experienced a huge level of growth in a number of countries recently which has been a massive boost. For example, a £63m factory was opened in Brazil in September 2012 and trade doubled in Africa and rose by 12% in the Middle East.MORE >
Posted on 15 April, 2013
A new scheme has been put into action today where Olympic-style ambassadors will be placed in schools across London. The pink and purple-jacketed Team London volunteers will encourage pupils to take up activities like planting trees and visiting the elderly.MORE >
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A Man must be a man. If a man starts behaving like a woman then he better cross-dress! At least we will know the difference. I am talking about a straight male who is extra macho while his wife is around. For every little thing he has this urge to run back home. I don't know who controls whom behind the closed door but the least bit you can do is open your mouth and talk. Of course there is plenty of room to change your opinion later (after you consult your wife, I mean).
It's rather funny what happens to few men once they get married. Yes, it's a husband's duty to keep his wife happy but sometimes you need to pull up your socks and be a man! It is laughable when you see such poor souls. It happens when you let your wife take decisions for you; when you are so addicted to consulting your wife for every little thing. It is when you blindly believe everything your wife says is right. It is when you are too damn weak in calling the final shots. Sometimes you have to use brain or it might get rusted.
Nonetheless there are exceptions to this rule: When the wife is the only breadwinner or if the husband is mentally ill or if he is a lazy bum to find a job…
I am not mean to the wife but there is a thing called 'discussion'. The husband and the wife converse nicely and as a man you bring forth the idea if there is a need for such a discussion at all. If someone asks for your opinion give them YOUR opinion and not wait for your wife to tell you what to tell them.
There is also a need for the wife to let your husband to be the man. It is easier for people to notice if it is otherwise. You don't want your husband to be a joker in public. Do you?


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(Reshare for #SignSunday curated by +Gene Bowker)
Our tour group passed through a mixed residential and business area of Prague where I spotted this sign. Most Americans don't know that there is a different Budweiser brand in most of the Eurozone. The conglomerate that currently owns Anheuser-Busch is allowed to market its products as Bud, but not as Budweiser, which is trademarked by a Czech brewery. It's an interesting David-and-Goliath style history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budweiser_Budvar_Brewery


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I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
~Ezekiel 36:26-27
New year, fresh start -- many people think that way. All over, people are making resolutions with the best of intentions. I'm not much for resolutions at new year, myself, but I certainly have made plans for personal renovation over the years. I've planned to lose weight, lose my temper, be more patient, procrastinate less, improve my finances and countless others. In fact, I'm a bit of a self-improvement junkie. I used to fill my bookshelves with self-help books. But not now. I've found the only self-help book I'll ever need in the Bible. And I found the only way to lasting change -- the renewing of mind and spirit through Christ Jesus.
People who know me, know that I used to change like the weather. I re-arranged furniture, changed jobs, changed careers, changed ideologies, suddenly and without warning. So naturally, when I found Christ, those around me figured it to be my new flavor of the month. Now, more than a decade later, it's been the most profound, lasting change in my life ever. And all the other improvements I had been longing to make have been coming into line ever since. I wouldn't pretend that I'm perfect -- I'm certainly a work in progress -- but I can see a continual improvement. And more importantly, I have a clear goal to move toward. Instead of how the World says I should behave or think, I have the model of Jesus to follow. It is not an easy model. I would never deceive anyone by suggesting that becoming a Christian is an easy road. It is as filled with trials and tribulations as life without Christ. But the difference is Christ in you. With the Holy Spirit living in you, and by referring to the Bible, and speaking with God in prayer regularly, trials do not seem so daunting. Fear is replaced by hope, and the assurance that God will work all things for the good.
So, my New Year wish for you is that God would put a new heart and His Spirit in you and me so that we can love His Truth and follow in His ways, and be renewed, and re-made in His image. This is the path to true positive change.


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by Andrew Stratton
VWs are cars that stand for Volkswagens. These are great cars and there are many different styles to choose from. These cars have been around for a very long time.
A VW is a Volkswagen, a type of car that you can purchase if you are looking for a new ones. These cars have quite a history and today they are still very popular. When people begin looking for a new car, they may have an idea of what they want or they may not. If a person doesn't know what type of car to buy, there are several things they should do. One of the things that the person should do is to begin looking around at cars. You may have to go to several different car dealers in order to get a good idea of what is available. By visiting several different car dealers, you will be able to see all of the options that are available. You will also be able to see the prices of cars and this may help you decide which one to buy. Most people purchase a certain brand of car because that is the brand they like. They may not know exactly which model to purchase, but at least they know which brand they want. One of the key factors when choosing a model to buy is price. Price is very important because you should only buy a vehicle that you can afford. To do this, get a price in mind of what you want to spend. Don't look at any cars that are over this price a lot. If a car is slightly over this price, then it is alright to look at it.
One brand of car that many people really like is VW. Volkswagens are cars that have been around for many years. In fact, the first one was designed in the early 1930s. These cars have been around since this time and they will probably continue to be around for many years. Over the years there have been major changes to these cars. If you could see what a VW looked like in the 1930s, it would be very different from the ones that are manufactured today. One of the most unique vehicles that this company ever created was the van. The Volkswagen van or bus was a vehicle that was very unique. It did not look like any others and these were only manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s. After this point, they lost popularity and the company decided to go in different directions. These are very unique vehicles though and you can still buy used ones from people. One of the key attributes of these is the shag carpet they had on the walls. If you are interested in flowerchild and hippie things, this is the type of vehicle that you might be interested in.
Today, VW makes many different types and styles of vehicles. They make sedans, mini vans, compacts, wagons and they still also make the popular beetle. You can choose from many different styles as mentioned here. Every style of each of these cars is available in many different colors to choose from.
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One for the warmer months of the year, activities include the water slide, canoeing, or just splashing around in the swimming pool.
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Duration: 90 minutes
Age: no age limit
Our waterslide is a great way to cool down during a hot day in the bush. There is no age limit but there is a minimum height of 110 centimetres—anyone under 110 centimetres must ride with an adult 16+ years. Our waterslide is also heated so you can enjoy the thrill on those cooler days.
Duration: 90 mins
Age: Year 3+ / 8 years+
Our Instructors will teach participants all the basics of canoe handling, paddling, and safety. Along with the basic canoe techniques, our Instructors will run a number of fun games and activities. For safety reasons, personal floatation devices (PFDs) and enclosed footwear must be worn by all participants. PFDs and paddles are provided.
Raft building
Duration: 90 minutes
Age: Year 5+ / 10 years+
Everyone will find raft building a challenging and unique experience as they learn to work together. The real thrill begins when they must climb aboard their creation and paddle across to the other side of the dam in order to determine their raft's seaworthiness. Participants should bring clothes and shoes they don't mind getting wet.
Swimming pool
Duration: 90 minutes
Our two outdoor pools are located close to hot showers and may also be used for night swimming.
Note: adult supervision is required at all times with one first aid person trained in CPR and bronze medallion qualified. If you are unable to provide this, Wesley Vision Valley staff can be provided at an additional charge.
This is a self-guided activity. Visitors are requested to follow the swimming pool policy.
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We all know that seaweed is a great superfood and treats our body from the inside out, but it's now finding its way into our beauty and skincare products and for good reason. We're predicting it's going to be the hottest and healthiest beauty trend of 2018 and here's why.
Our friends at Seaweed & Co. have been raving about the benefits of seaweed for years and support claims that seaweed can aid in cell restoration and repair, delay the signs of ageing, and increase hydration! It's also said to contain UV-absorbing compounds so can protect the skin and hair from sun damage – no wonder those mermaids look so damn good!
They're not the only ones investing in seaweed, brands from Crème de la Mer to the Body shop are harnessing the benefits of marine algae in their beauty and skincare to that we can look and feel our best with the help of Mother Nature.
For those of you lucky enough to have been on Spa breaks you may have come across Thalassotherapy. From the Greek 'Sea treatment' it uses natures best to relax, heal and improve the mind and body. Try out seaweed wraps or marine mud baths to feel the effects. In 2018 make like an ancient Greek and get yourself to Champneys who have their own Thalassotherapy pools.
We've recently come across ishga Skincare, who harvest seaweed from the clean waters of the Hebridean for their organic Scottish skincare range. With beauty products ranging from their Anti-Oxidant Marine Face Cream to their invigorating body lotion, you can be sure that the seaweed will work its protective magic to revitalise repair and moisterise! They also have a fab men's range too.
So that you can be part of 2018's hottest beauty prediction we've teamed up with ishga for a chance to win a choice of any 3 ishga organic seaweed skincare products worth up to £200!
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The scan's a bit blurry, but I really like the background, especially the colors. The builiding in the back is awesome too ^_^ Good job!
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Blargh.. I utterly, utterly hate trend whore wallpapers so this will be my last one :D Until I truly find my style that
is ^^ I'll try freestyle, abstract, grunge etc. in the next wallpapers. Erm... what can I say about this wallpaper....
=_= I HATE the blue colors, it drove me nuts ToT I started this wallpaper back in May, but procrastinated and never got
to finishing it until yesterday~ So many flaws, so so many.. T_T I know I could have done better, but my it hurts my
brain to work on this more-
Yes its my first wallpaper in 7 months xD *ahem* coz I spent 900+ hours in the summer playing ROSE Online >o< (level 126 cleric legit! then quit cuz of hackers, exploits, frog, nubs etc.) No stock photo reference what-so-ever, everything popped up from my head x] Very few sloppy vector works esp. the buildings. I was planing to stick in a statue somewhere but I didn't now how to paint one >w<
Comments, esp. Critiques are welcome ^^
Nee Calamity is my walling signature T_T Don't you forget that ^^;;
More resolutions at http://angelfeather.org (Finally got to working on it!)
EDIT :: I know the scan is kind of blurry. ~_~ I'll fix later
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Khei Nov 23, 2005
that is so cute! i love her eyes! Y____________________Y;; and the background is so pretty :)
Angel-on-Dragon Nov 23, 2005
The wallpaper looks really cute. I love the colors they look really great ^^ But why do you use them, if you hate it?
Anyway, the scan looks a bit blurry.... The quality is a bit poor...
But the idea is quite nice and if the scan was a bit better, I'd even fav it....
Thanks for sharing ^^
sukie Nov 23, 2005
nice nice! even thought the porportion can use somemore work...i'd say it's really good...mmm..blue is a nice colour! =D
Zoamel Nov 23, 2005
I like the background very much but the quality of the scan is poor. To poor... :(
darkar Nov 23, 2005
Well,You want some critiques rite?
Here you go, the eyes, u didnt capture the emotion well.
The colour contour on the dress, is not good.
One might not be able to notice the wings unless they look carefully! The colour, the contrast are just bad.
The logo tempest, shd have make it more realistic, or artistic.
Everything looks too bright!
The door of the building, looks like jail. You are portraiting a heaven, why make it like castle door? All rite, look carefully, it might be just a window not door.... BUt still...........
It seems like a lot of people only draws building around the heaven sky. Maybe you could try something like a big green field? With a lot of nature feel?
And yea, add some birds will be nice ~
Anyway, good luck~
shyxsakura Retired Moderator Nov 24, 2005
o_o yu made a wall and i wasnt notified? T_T
anyways, the scan is in a bit of a bad condition.. >_>
butbut i love that house yu drew behind! gotta make tuts on that!
stevenghost Nov 25, 2005
Pretty girl & nice background really good >_<
Pisces Nov 26, 2005
Nice ^ ^ . The carecter very cute >_< and good color background. I like its very much.
Thank for sharing
kinoko-san Nov 26, 2005
Wai,wai!Cute angels.....nice as usual....thx for sharing!
Lucifur Mar 12, 2006
very beautifully done , somehow it reminds me of a certain Love Hina girl, know who ;)
pooolj Nov 19, 2006
very beautiful, so cute
Tannis Jun 26, 2008
Hahha,, this is a pretty good wallpaper. But one thing
that leaves me hanging is that you should of detailed
the wings more. You have to look closely in order to
see them. But other than that,, I think everything is good.
=D. Great job,, continue your works ^^.
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...sternly warns others of how History Will Remember Them!Not one Republican Senator will stand for the rule of law when it counts.— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 8, 2018
Not. One.
Furrowed brows and deep concern are excuses, not actions.
Corrupted by Trump, and in most cases willingly so, history will remember them not as patriots, but as co-conspirators.
Rick Wilson has made a very nice, post-Republican ratfucker career for himself that depends entirely on pretending that history began in 2016.
And just like the Fake Tea Party scam that preceded it, sustaining this confidence game would be impossible without the mainstream media -- including his pals in the "Liberal" media -- going along with it.
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I guess living off the largess of the Liberal Media has made him soft.
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By: Iqbal Yusuff
Like many others, I grew up learning how to read the Quran, but I never understood what I was reading. This first struck me when I moved to the USA in the mid-1990s to study engineering on the graduate level. Shortly after I started school, one of my non-Muslim classmates casually asked, "So you read the Quran but don't understand it; that doesn't bother you?" It made me think for a while, but at the time, I was focused on life's other priorities.
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When I planned this meal, I had originally intended to make Chicken Marsala. But like a blank canvas, the original project turned into something else. Due to a lack of wine and a few other ingredients, I just decided to wing it and see what I ended up with.
Ingredients: (serves 4)
8 oz sliced mushrooms
1 tsp butter
1 can of condensed cream of mushroom
1/2 cup of chicken stock (or milk if you want it creamy)
4 chicken breasts (.5 inches thick)
salt and pepper
In a large skillet, melt the butter over a medium-high heat and add mushrooms once the butter is melted. Sautee the mushrooms until they are soft- about 7 minutes. Add the cream of mushroom to the pan and stir to loosen up the thick sauce. Allow the sauce to heat up for about 1-2 minutes and slowly add in the chicken broth. Stir constantly. Once the sauce is well combined, bring to a simmer and keep over a low flame.
While the sauce simmers, season with salt and pepper and then pan fry the chicken breasts. Pan fry over a medium-high heat for 4 minutes on each side. When the chicken is no longer pink in the center, add chicken to the mushroom sauce. Let simmer for about 10 minutes, covered.
Prepare the egg noodles until al dente.
When egg noodles are done, serve and top with chicken and mushroom sauce. With the holidays approaching, my family and I are revisiting some holiday traditions. Its nice to create some nostalgia these days- this is probably not the best dish in my repertoire, but its still good.