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Dehradun is best known as the bustling, busy and hectic capital of Uttarakhand with plenty of remnants from the British era.
Also known as the Doon valley, many say Dehradun has lost its charm, however the charm is still there it is just a different kind. It changed from a small pleasant town into a sprawling city with many treasures still hidden but available for those who would take a Dehradun tour. It is still very worthwhile stopping here.
Things to Do and See on Dehradun tour
Said to be one of the oldest cities in India it is believed that the lord Rama and his brother did penance here for killing Ravana, the demon king. It was taken over several times in its history, however the British had the most influence and seemingly the longest lasting influence. Under the British rule the city became an elite center. The Brits left behind many institutions in Dehradun including the Huge Forest Research Institute Museum, an Indian Military Academy, The Wildlife Institute of India, and The Survey of India among many more. All these places are popular attractions for tourists on their tour to Dehradun.
South of the city in clement town is a brilliantly vibrant Tibetan Community, worth a visit for its colorful temple and people. The city boasts a bustling culture of its own and they are fast becoming known for their brilliant schooling. Children from all over the country are sent here to learn. What's more because of the quality of schooling here plus the international remittances Dehradun has seen an overwhelming amount of growth in the last 20 years. One of the few places in India that enjoys a high amount of income per capita compared to the average of which is around 1000 dollars in value more than the rest of India. With a four-lane highway the economy here is bound to see another boom.
The city is surprisingly compact and in most cases you will find the best form of travel is on foot although buses, auto rickshaws and shared auto rickshaws are available. However walking across town take approximately 30 minutes ad is well worth a travel on foot to get the true feel of the city.
Dehradun is a center from which to spring off into trekking and adventure tourism, but there is also the usual assortment of stunning temples and religious places to visit. Beautiful and ancient Tapkeshwar Temple, only few kilometers from the center of the city is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Be sure to pay it a visit if your India tour package takes you to Dehradun. Surrounded by the sulphur springs, it is important pilgrimage place, famous by a fair which is organized here. One place that cannot be missed is also Clock Tower. Built by the British it is still the central focal point of this bustling little town. Ultimately this city offers a unique experience for many different travelers.
For those who love to go to picnics, Dehradun is just a place. Around the town there a few beautiful locations, like Malsi Deer Park, Dapatthar, which is on the banks of river Yamuna, and Sahastradhara, with its waterfalls and springs famous for their healing powers.
Dehradun is well connected with Rishikesh, Haridwar and Mussoorie who are also popular among tourists, and very often they find their place in India tour packages together with Dehradun.
Pleasant Climate for Tourists
The climate here in Dehradun is amicable not as sweltering as the plains below it or as cold as the mountains above it. It does have cool winters but the summers are not as hot as elsewhere in India. The city itself is prone to hail storms in the winter however the climate over all is pleasant enough to enjoy.
The Best Time to Travel:
This particular hill station can be visited throughout the year, but the choice can also be made depending on the desired activities. Monsoon season (July to September) may bring about a moderate amount of rain, but it also brings out the green beauty of the area. October and November have all leaves turning red, and this provides a beautiful scene altogether. December to February provide a very cool climate, and snowfall happens only at the highest peaks. Summer months, though somewhat warm, are the best times to visit if hiking trips are part of the tour plan.
The climate is temperate, though summer months may have temperatures as high as 40 deg C. Winters in Dehradun are not known to go below freezing, and the highest temperature during this time would be a cool 20 deg C.
Located in the northern part of India, the capital of the state Uttarakhand, Dehradun sits some 500 meters above sea level.
Things to See and Do:
Being a hill station, Dehradun has a wide array of activities to offer. Hiking, trekking and rock climbing are obviously on the list of things that can be done here. It is also surrounded with forest reserves and bird sanctuaries, and these would offer days of excitement for nature lovers. For the spiritual types, numerous temples surround the city, so a day's exercise can be capped off with exposure to a new culture.
Population: 578,420 (city)
Language: The languages spoken are varied, and these are English, Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni and Sanskrit.


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ye gods and little fishes
(hmm is it fishes or fish? the plural i mean. :s) Anyway friends, non-romans and non-countrywomen, we are not here to bury any defunct disintegrated roman. it would be a waste of effort and space. we are here for greater things than that.
i am here to bury my brain. ye gods. i want to bury this brain and request a downgraded one. please. can the gods who attend to little fishes (or fish) help me out in this urgent requirement. i find it is pointless having a brain right now. i would like a little bit of fluff - sufficient to get the daily tasks thought through.
i definitely do not want a "bird brain" (see my next entry on my opinion on avian grey matter). just a bit of basic grey and white fluff. thank you very much. instead of a proper intenstinal looking convoluted bit of sponge.
can i also have an extra pair of hands. thank you. i need them to mark exam scripts. no don't even ask me about it. hear the desperation in my voice and the drastic nature of my actions. and make your judgement.
i am weary of academia. i cannot tolerate it - i see myself buried feet deep in examination papers, endlessly. this is why the removal of the brain might be useful. it would provide another pair of hands to mechanically mark the papers. possession of a brain in this diabolic activity, will render me suicidal. so can i please have brain removal. there are 1500 more 1st papers from feb 2006 to be marked. and going by the final year paper standards, i have little hope for any shred of sanity. and hold your breath...the next batch of first year papers will soon be in. not to mention the internal exam papers.
while we are about the re-installation of a fluff brain, can i hope that an internal self-cooling system will be installed (without too many additional pipes and such like). i need it sorely.
and, finally,
whoever is out there is at it, can i have a spiffing new pair of feet. i really need those because the current ones are killing me slowly (nothing to do with killing me softly with anybody's love). i can't promise not to pain the toenails - i mean with two pairs of hands, i have to keep everything busy and occupied.
i have balked at the thought of acupuncture...although the thought is being processed out of sheer desperation. needles in head and feet! now isn't that an appropriate singular conclusion to a phd. my head needs pins in it. i mean what can i say? well whenever i do go, IF i do go, i will have to be tied and dragged into the surgery. the dr is not that goodlooking though. not that these things matter to me - no really they don't. but look at it this way, if someone is sticking needles into you, it helps to look up appreciate the aesthetic alignment of the item that is inflicting such torture. i would hate to look up and see something that was not pleasing to the eye.
i wonder whoever is out there - you don't get tired of these requests. at least be thankful that i am not asking you for things like an empty parking space, or a seat in the bus. god, just think about that, those are the kind of the requests HE gets on a daily basis. i at least am channeling my trivia in the right directions.


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This scheme is now running again for 2014. If you would like to donate vouchers, there is a labelled bag on the notice board in the corridor. In previous years we have benefited by collecting for games/sports and cooking equipment for all of the youth groups.
We would be grateful for your support again this year.
Thanks Gill Chisnall
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Sydney-Perth 8th August 2011
I am on my way to Perth as I write this blog after spending the last couple of days (off the radar :))in Sydney. I am also on my way to some totally different project environments, in application as well as in the way projects are managed and approached. Over the years I have noticed that the type of projects we do in more developed nations such as Australia are markedly different from those we do in the fast development economies like China and India. In the latter countries projects mostly revolve around (the speed of) economic developent related to tourism and commerce (read hotels, F&B and shopping malls) and infra-structure growth (read transport, road systems, public facilities), while in developed nations the projects revolve around renovations, beautification and human well being (read heritage trails, parks and gardens, sports facilities, new trends, etc). In the first everything revolves around money (cheap and fast) in the latter about quality (good and durable).
The attitude towards project management is quite different too. While in countries like China and India every thing is in a rush and there seems to be no time to properly time and budget projects, in Australia everything is generally organised, time schedules for the projects are locked in and so are budgets. Most projects are tendered and awarded as per specs as budgets have been compiled around the actual lighting specifications so there is no need to substitute fittings with cheaper (less quality) ones. As I write this blog I received a call from India were the client is complaining about some light fittings that are tripping due to water leakage. I have my doubts…The interesting thing is namely that the light fittings are as per specifications! However having seen the quality of the electrical workmanship and installation works it is no wonder that these problems occur. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys…isn't that the saying?
In Light Watch today one of these new trends called "dinner in the sky", see www.dinnerinthesky.com for more info. A platform with a dinner table, complete with guests and butlers are all hoisted up high into the sky by a huge crane and you end up have a ("romantic"?) dinner dangling a few hundred feet up in the air. Lighting is probably a bit of a challenge as you need enough lighting to see your food (guess there is a safety aspect to it) as well as making sure one can enjoy the views.
Light Watch 137: Dinner in the sky near Brussels landmark The Atomium, Belgium.


text: Montreal, Canada - An election in Canada's largely French-speaking province of Quebec on Tuesday could deepen political uncertainty with none of the three main parties likely to get a decisive mandate. The election was called a month ago by Premier Jean Charest, whose Liberal Party government has come under fire for plans to raise university tuition fees, as well as growing allegations of corruption. His main opponent, Pauline Marois of the pro-independence Parti Quebecois (PQ), has been leading opinion polls, but only slightly with about a third of voters backing her. A side story of the campaign has been the meteoric rise of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ), led by former PQ stalwart Francois Legault. A successful businessman, Legault has promised if elected to put the eternally unsettled question of Quebec's independence on hold for at least a decade, and sort out the province's shaky finances in the meantime. Students challenge politicians The months leading up to Charest's election call were marked by recurring and occasionally violent student protests over his government's plans to raise fees by 80 per cent for post-secondary education. Quebec students already pay the lowest tuition in Canada, and the increase would have left that distinction intact. But the province has a long history of social agitation and the right to cheap education is a powerful allure for young and progressive Quebeckers, who took to the streets in their tens-of-thousands. The Partis Quebecois is an iconic force in Quebec that has long campaigned for independence from Canada. Charest tried to face the protesters down, then rushed a new law through the National Assembly that limited the right to demonstrate, and imposed severe penalties on violators. Though the public seemed weary of the nightly rallies in Montreal and other cities, the harsh new emergency law proved more of a catalyst as lawyers, trade-unionists, environmentalists and others soon joined the students on the streets. At the same time, growing allegations that tied Charest's government to corruption in granting public contracts has led to a judicial inquiry that seems almost certain to lead to embarrassing revelations. Yet despite the growing unpopularity of his thrice-elected government, his main opponent Marois has seemed unable to make substantial gains. Independence party struggles with identity The PQ is an iconic force in Quebec that has long campaigned for independence from Canada. It has held two referendums asking Quebeckers to approve a split with Canada. It lost on both occasions, but the second only by a narrow margin of less than one per cent. Marois has said she's in no hurry to call a third referendum, should she win Tuesday's vote. But in what is seen as an acknowledgement to the party's pro-independence base, she said she intends to press the Canadian government to transfer more power to Quebec. If that fails, Marois could use Ottawa's refusal as a basis to push again for a vote on independence at some future date. The debate over independence has always been emotional and potentially costly for Quebec. Montreal was once Canada's business capital, but the PQ's landmark election victory in 1976 sent many of the country's top companies to Toronto. The economy has recovered and changed since then, but many businesses remain wary of investing at times of political uncertainty. While the idea of independence remains popular with many Quebec voters, an actual mandate to split with Canada - with all the attendant costs and uncertainties - still remains difficult, if not impossible, to win. Quebec police arrest protesting students [Mimi Wells/Al Jazeera] Marois has also said she will restrict access to English-language education, and plans more rigorous enforcement of Quebec's already-strict laws favouring the French language. More alarmingly for those Quebeckers whose mother tongue is neither French nor English, she has promised to bring in a "Charter of Secularism" that - among other things - restricts civil servants from wearing overt religious symbols such as Muslim hijabs, or Sikh turbans. Quebec has long seen itself as a religiously neutral society, somewhat like France, and has been debating the issue of religious symbols in public life for years. A secularism law, such as Marois promises, might be against Canada's constitutional guarantees of Freedom of Religion, and could be struck down by Canadian courts. New party rises Then there is the CAQ, Quebec's newest political party, which seems to have garnered the support of Liberals tired of the current government, and more than a few disaffected pro-independence voters. Leader Francois Legault does not have the most coherent set of policies, but he has promised to fight corruption and has attracted star candidates from business, the police and elsewhere. The CAQ has surged from nowhere to a tightly contested second place in pre-vote polls, and a few of the province's staunchly pro-Canada newspapers are somewhat reluctantly endorsing Legault in their editorial columns. Still, his prospects at the ballot box remain uncertain, say opinion pollsters, because it is harder to identify committed voters for a party that has not run for office before. Many other issues abound, not least Quebec's heavy indebtedness, and its somewhat worrisome fiscal situation. Taxes are already among the country's highest, and many Quebeckers expect health care and other government services to improve, not be restricted in the name of austerity. No matter who wins Tuesday's vote, tough decisions lie ahead. It is hard to find anyone beyond partisan politicos who truly believes any possible outcomes at the polls will mean immediate improvements for the people of Quebec. SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHOR Daniel LakCanada Correspondent Politics US & Canada Canada France


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Initiative aims to provide practical answers on questions ranging from jobs to legal issues
A guide book for Filipino expatriates will soon be released to help them better prepare for their future and avoid getting on the wrong side of the law due to lack of awareness.
Gulf Law, in cooperation with the Philippine embassy, plans to hand out the 150-page guide book for free to Filipino expatriates in the UAE this year itself. The book will provide practical answers to common questions and detail step-by-step processes that have to be followed to meet various requirements whether they be for overseas employment, financial literacy, obtaining proper documents, or in case people get into trouble, among others.
"The book will provide essential information starting from pre-migration to the pre-departure orientation seminar to arrival in the host country to their return to their country. So it covers the full cycle of migration," Grace Princesa, Philippine ambassador to the UAE, told Gulf News.
Princesa said she wants the book to be part of her legacy to the Filipinos in the UAE before she leaves her post in October this year. The guide book also supports her advocacies on migration, development, financial literacy, reintegration, and "knowing the life and shadows of overseas labour migration."
Attorney Barney Almazar, a licensed UAE legal consultant and partner at Gulf Law and co-author of the book, said many of the questions that were answered in the book were collated from their free legal aid sessions and seminars held in the Philippine embassy and consulate-general throughout 2014 that saw 4,000 Filipinos in attendance.
It will specifically target the major issues Filipinos face in the UAE that are easily summed up by the 'five Is' — indebtedness, intoxication, immorality or illegal affairs, illegal recruitment, and improper documents, Almazar said.
"It addresses concerns like what to do if you have a police case, it tackles the main difference between a limited and unlimited contract, how to get help from the Central Bank, how to get a birth certificate, to name a few," Almazar said.
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I say "to a certain extent" for a couple of reasons.
First, the system is way-loaded in favour of the existing Top 8. The bottom sides in the IWC won't be relegated directly, but will play-off against the higher-ranked sides in the second tier for the right to appear in the World Cup. (And presumably be part of the top tier in the following cycle.)
Second, as we all know where the ICC are concerned, these rules can become remarkably flexible when needs-be! Would they really allow England or Australia to be relegated? (Clue: No!)
Of course, England or Australia finishing towards the bottom of the IWC is unlikely; but as things stand right now, there is a very real possibility that India could do so; and much as the BCCI have shown their general indifference to women's cricket recently, it is difficult to believe that they or the ICC would allow India to be relegated from the top tier!
Overall though, I think the IWC sounds like A Good Thing(TM) -
- It will mean more cricket - maybe not for England, who already play more than anyone else - but for the other top sides.
- It will give additional significance to the bilateral series which occur between World Cups, as teams fight for potentially crucial points.
- It provides a clear path for the likes of Ireland and Scotland to make progress in the women's game.
- Ireland or Scotland making headway would be fantastic; but I do fear what would happen to (say) Pakistan if they end up back in the bottom tier - they've made such progress, and it would be a real pity to lose that by putting them back to Square 1. Of course, for an Ireland or a Scotland to get promoted, someone is going to have to be relegated; but given the fragile state of women's cricket in some of the potential relegation countries, it could be a death-sentence for the game there, and that would be a bitter pill to swallow after everything that's been achieved.


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Bornova is a metropolitan district of İzmir in İzmir Province in Turkey. It is the third largest district in İzmir's Greater Metropolitan Area of and is almost fully urbanized at the rate of 98,6 per cent, with corresponding high levels of development in terms of industry and services.[3] Bornova center is situated at a distance of 8 km (5 mi) to the northeast from the traditional center of İzmir (Konak Square in Konak, İzmir) and 5 km (3 mi) from the coastline at the tip of the Gulf of İzmir to the west. Bornova district area is surrounded by the district areas of Manisa center and Menemen to the north, Kemalpaşa to the east, Buca to the south, and Konak and Karşıyaka to the west, where the larger part of İzmir's urban area extends. Bornova is home to Ege University's main campus and for many at national level in Turkey Bornova's name is synonymous with the university's hospital, one of the largest and the foremost medical centers in western Turkey since decades.
Name and origins
During the Ottoman period, Bornova was called "Birunabad", often rendered as "Bournabad" or "Bournabat" in Western sources, although explanations as to how that name was composed vary. A number of sources seek the explanation in the Persian and Ottoman Turkish term birun, which means "outer, exterior", abad being a suffix common to a number of cities across the Islamic world and which forms a place name when attached to the name of a person or to a proper name, such as Haydarabad or Islamabad. Although befitting a settlement slightly outside a greater metropolitan zone, that the name "Birunabad" is based on an adjective in Bornova's case, makes an association with an earlier Byzantine name more likely. In fact, under the Byzantine and Nicean Empires the region was called "Prinobaris" and was notable for being a source of considerable revenues for the Haghia Sophia from its attached properties here, and was for this reason alternatively known as "Hagiosophitike chora".[4] As such, Birunabad, Bournabat and now Bornova could be converted forms of this name.
The recent discovery, within the boundaries of Bornova district, of Yeşilova Höyük, on which the fieldwork continues, seems to indicate that Bornova's alluvial plain, fed by several small streams, was the site of the very first settlement by the Neolithic-Calcolithic inhabitants of the region across present-day İzmir's metropolitan area.
Administrative divisions
The municipality of Bornova was established in 1881 and the town became a district center in 1957. The incumbent mayor of İzmir Greater Metropolitan Municipality, Aziz Kocaoğlu, was the mayor of Bornova before taking over his present office for the city as a whole.
The urban area is divided into 36 officially constituted and delimited neighborhoods. Several unofficial denominations for neighborhoods are also in common use across İzmir and beyond to describe localities often with determined centers but vague boundaries, such as Altındağ.
Twelve small villages, mostly located in the forested uplands around Mount Yamanlar and with a cumulative population of 6,354 -as against the district total of 464,694-, depend Bornova prefecture. According to the estimates made by the Izmir Chamber of Commerce, commuters and other people visiting Bornova on a daily basis could account for an additional 300,000 to be cumulated with the district population.
19th century Bornova and the great Levantine mansions
With a total bed capacity of only 400 across the district, most of which is accounted by the suburb's single large hotel, the accommodation facilities are rather limited inside Bornova, and the hotels in İzmir's center is generally preferred for a night's stay.
Despite that, visitors on a leisure tour are a common sight in Bornova's streets due to the town's historical center having been much in favor in the 19th century among İzmir's European and Levantine residents who left very visible architectural traces, in the form especially of the Levantine mansions of İzmir.
Indeed, Bornova used to be a summer residence for many foreign consuls and wealthy businessmen fleeing the stagnantly hot weather in central İzmir to seek the cooler breeze of the slopes of Mount Yamanlar, the departure point of Bornova in its beginnings. This move by diplomats and the rich was at the very origin of the town's growth in the beginning of the 19th century, until which time Bornova used to be a small forestry village, recorded in Ottoman times principally in connection with the task of guarding the mountain passes leading to İzmir which was assigned to its inhabitants in exchange of certain tax reliefs. Moves to Bornova during summer for a month or two had entered among the habits of İzmir's European/Levantine inhabitants since the preceding century, but while their rich increasingly opted to live here on a permanent basis, the city's Europeans/Levantines with more modest social conditions seem to have ceased to come to Bornova, even for the summer, by the 1820s.[5] The mansions and residences built in the 19th century, most of which reached our day, restored and in public or private use, are usually still called under the prestigious names of the former owners, such as Whittall, Maltass, Paterson, Giraud, Edwards, Belhomme, Pandespanian. There is a small Catholic Church named the "Church of Santa Maria" in the main square of Bornova and an Anglican chapel and Bornova Anglican Cemetery nearby,[6] both dating from the 19th century, landmarks of Bornova's cosmopolitan past. Despite the obvious luxurious style of the residences they built, these new inhabitants did not always have lives in all comfort. The soar observed in the course of the 19th century in a particular form of brigandage, sometimes interpreted as a form of social resistance and usually associated with efe tradition and with the coastal strait along the Aegean Sea as well as its valleys reaching inland, often had Bornova as its frontier land. A number of notorious cases of kidnapping involving brigands and the owners of these residences and high demands of ransom occurred on a frequent basis for almost a hundred years.
Bornova also made sports history in Turkey when the first football match ever held in the Ottoman Empire was played in Bornova in 1890 between British sailors on shore leave against young men of İzmir. Turkey's first athletic contest was also held in Bornova in 1895.
Modern Bornova
Bornova greatly extended in the last decades from its nest under Mount Yamanlar, where the historic and popular Turkish quarter of Erzene was juxtaposed by Levantine settlements, and covers today almost fully its surrounding plain, formerly renowned for its fertility, that carries the same name as the district. The previous tangerine orchards, as well as the famed okra (gumbo) gardens synonymous with the town's name (Bornova bamyası),[7] which had a secure place among the dozen cultivars, traditional and commercial, of Turkey,[8] were for the most part replaced by apartment blocks and the notoriety of Bornova's okras are now taken over by those of Urla. The urban growth occurred the direction both of the seashore and to the east towards Kemalpaşa, as well as to the south in Altındağ zone and İzmir-Aydın motorway.
The population's growth rate reached as high as 30-35 per cent in certain years. New neighborhoods consisting of block apartments were built rapidly and some of these neighborhoods carry the names of the real estate developers who had initiated the construction boom, such as Özkanlar and Çamkıran. Bornova could nevertheless preserve its orderly outlook, with privately -and legally- built constructions and social housing projects keeping at pace with the increase in population, and very few slum-type residences, of which many boomtowns across Turkey are still scourged with. Bornova district counts 147,037 residential buildings.
On the other hand, a number of tragedies occurred in recent past due to delays in improvements along the river beds of the four streams that cross Bornova to join the Gulf of İzmir (Bornova, Laka, Manda and Şeytanderesi brooks), while residences were mushrooming around these. Furthermore, two cement mills which were constructed and stone quarries which were opened in what was empty fields decades ago are now located next to residences, and the pollution caused by the former establishments is an ongoing issue of concern.
A "square", more in the form of crossroads in roundabout, slightly past the entry into Bornova coming from Manisa and which continues towards İzmir center, is the focal point of motor vehicle traffic in Bornova, with Ege University campus and large department stores extending to its south and residential areas served by smaller streets to the north.
Bornova center is served by a railway connection since 1867, initially by a branch line of İzmir-Kasaba (Turgutlu) railway completed during the same decade.
Bornova is currently the eastern terminus of İzmir's subway rapid transit line whose extension continues, and access to and from the city center, as well as between various localities of İzmir is relatively easy with either public or private transports.
Since İzmir's central bus terminal, the huge İZOTAŞ in Altındağ quarter where an estimated fifty thousand people arrive or depart each day, as well as the road junctions connecting İzmir and the regions to its south, to İstanbul, Ankara and the rest of Turkey, are located within the boundaries of Bornova, intercity connections are made relatively easy.
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Bornova counts 80 primary schools and 102 kindergartens. At secondary-level education, there are 19 high schools and 22 professional schools. The figures for the student and teacher's corps are shown in the table. The average student per teacher ratio obtained (22,1%), with primary education the most congested at 25,5%, correspond to rather comfortable levels compared to many cases across Turkey.
Higher-level educational institutions are assembled under the very large structure of Ege University, which brings together 11 faculties, 7 institutes, 6 higher education centers and 7 higher professional schools and 25 research centers. The university had 42,693 students and 2,895 academic staff in 2007. Its campus is also an important center of culture, sports, leisure and entertainment for all across İzmir.
In adult education, the state-managed Public Training Center and Professional Training Centers offer courses in various practical fields with a total of 100 trainers, and 12,356 people including participants in literacy courses received courses in these establishments in 2006. Illiteracy is an issue almost exclusively restricted to new migrants into Bornova, and especially to women among these. There are also a number of private initiatives in the same field, such as the 29 companies offering drivers license courses, although the necessity of extending such services further and deeper is a common concerrn frequently expressed at all levels.
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|Nr. of auxiliary
|Nr. of patients
served in 2006
|Public clinics
|Urgency and
traumatology hospital
(for tuberculosis)
|Mothercare, childcare,
family planning centers
|Village clinic
|Dental institute
|Medical labs
The total of district's commercial enterprises numbering 28,016, the figure reached by cumulating the total production, retail, wholesale units and connected offices neighbors around forty five thousand, which results in the picture of a very active district.
855 Bornova companies are registered exporters and a total amount of 596,224,735 US Dollars could be estimated for 2006 as exports which were made by Bornova district companies. 83 companies with foreign capital participation operate in Bornova and the recorded amount of foreign direct investments between 1997-2007 was 71,928,267 US Dollars. Among instantly recognizable international names which operate with sizable Bornova bases, BMC, Tuborg, Efes Pilsen, and CMS Tyres can be cited. The textile and clothing wholesalers are concentrated in MTK industrial and marketing zone, built specially for these industries.
Bornova's vast plain has been a preferred location since more than a century for İzmir's industrial base. The choice of Bornova by numerous official institutions as their regional headquarters, combined with the services industry, with medical and legal services especially standing out, as well as other professions, all contribute to the pace of the district. Agricultural production is comparatively very modest in added value.
Shopping and leisure
One of the two largest shopping malls of İzmir, Forum Bornova, extending over 67,000 square meters, is located in Bornova and it includes an IKEA store, a Tesco Kipa superstore, seven movie theaters, and other leisure and entertainment facilities. Bornova's other shopping mall, Park Bornova, was, at 33,000 square meters, İzmir's largest at the time of its opening and the first to fit the description of a modern shopping mall in the city. It is still İzmir's largest outlet center and boasts of its own movie theaters, 8-lane indoor bowling and an entertainment center (Smart Play) with various games.
Bornova's open market days or bazaars (held every Wednesday and Sunday) are also well known in the region and a surprising variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, clothing, kitchenware and crafted products can be found by joining the youthful crowd of the market.
There are three theater buildings in Bornova, the one located inside the town's central park, Uğur Mumcu Theater being the most popular. The one museum located within Bornova is Ege University's large Natural History Museum, integrated into the university structure and it is the second largest in Turkey in its field after that MTA in Ankara. There are five libraries with a collection of books numbering 32,378 in total (excepting Ege University library) and three congress centers, all three privately managed within the structure of Bornova's single large hotel.
279 parks in all, almost all with playfields for children, are scattered across Bornova. The Pınarbaşı Racing Circuit for go-kart and motorcycle racing is situated in Pınarbaşı, Bornova, which is Turkey's second longest, covering an area of 25 hectares, 7 swimming pools, 8 tennis courts, 2 indoor sports halls, 4 soccer fields and 54 basketball fields compose Bornova's sports infrastructure. 8,591 licensed sports persons inhabit the district.
Five newspapers are published in Bornova and two radio stations are in activity. The total number of cable TV subscriptions is 27,066. 412 civil associations are registered in Bornova and the total number of their members is 36,525. There are about a hundred mosques and three churches, including the abandoned, but still in reasonably good condition, Greek Orthodox Church in Doğanlar neighborhood.[9]
A large recreational area which bears Homer's name, to whom İzmir lays one of the strongest claims, is in phase of construction in a 3,5 km long valley to the northeast of Bornova center, and it is already very popular among residents although, located at some distance from the poet's native river Meles, the choice of the name may be historically discutable for pedantics. There is also a Roman bridge on part of the River Nif which crosses Bornova district area. The mountain passage at the locality called Belkahve where, coming from the east, one sees İzmir for the very first time and in a very impressive panorama, is within Bornova district and is now arranged into a park and picnic area in memory of one such impressed incomer in 1922, Atatürk. Efforts are also made to preserve, restore and promote the picturesque village of Yakaköy with many old houses and fountains in Turkish style.
See also
- Ege University
- Bornova Anadolu Lisesi
- Bornova Belediye
- Bornova (Izmir Metro)
- Altındağ, İzmir
- Yeşilova Höyük
- Levantine mansions of İzmir
- Bornova Ice Sports Hall
- ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ↑ A total of 28,016 commercial enterprises are based in Bornova, particularly concentrated in the three "general" organized industrial zones, and seven others grouping enterprises within the same or similar fields of activity, such as zones for shoemakers, foundries, land transport, timber merchants, dealers in scrap, warehouses and producers of kitchen utensils. Enterprises also number high in the orbit of the two large shopping malls the district has, Park Bornova and Forum Bornova. A total of 17 banks offer their services through a total of 72 branches and 128 ATMs in Bornova. Medical and legal services are also found at high levels of concentration due to the presence of Ege University hospital and İzmir's central Hall of Justice within the boundaries of the district. See İzmir Chamber of Commerce Report.
- ↑ Joan Mervyn Hussey (1990). The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire ISBN 0-19-826456-9, ISBN 978-0-19-826456-9, p. 193. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Marie-Carmen Smyrnelis (2005). Une societe hors de soi: Identites et relations sociales a Smyrne au XVIIIe et XIXe siecles (Collection Turcica) ISBN 978-90-429-1675-3 (in French). Peeters Publishers.
- ↑ Sally Gallia. "A Survey of the Bornova Anglican Cemetery in Izmir, Turkey". Levantine.plus.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ↑ Kucuk, S.A.; Balkan, C.; Mutlu, S.; Ozcalabi, R.; Gurpinar, A.; Icer, B. (Aegean Regional Research Inst., Izmir (Turkey), General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara (Turkey) (1998). Selection breeding of Bornova okra. AGRIS Network, Food and Agriculture Organization.
- ↑ Eftal Düzyaman (December 2005). Phenotypic Diversity within a Collection of Distinct Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Cultivars Derived from Turkish Land Races. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Volume 52, Number 8, Springer Netherlands.
- ↑ S. Günay. "Spatial information system for conservation of historic buildings; A case study: Doğanlar Church, İzmir" (PDF). Cipa.icomos.org. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
The International Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage (CIPA)], 2007 Athens Symposium
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The celebratory dive in the mud was just an added bonus.
The members of the El Camino Real of Woodland Hills girls' soccer team already had their powder blue uniforms completely covered with the remnants of what used to be their field during Thursday's City Section quarterfinal match.
But the Conquistadores couldn't resist the opportunity to slip and slide around one more time in the aftermath of another hard-fought victory over rival Chatsworth.
Despite play being severely hampered by a driving rainstorm, Katie Etcher managed to sneak a shot past Chatsworth goalkeeper Dana Moreno in the 45th minute to lead top-seed ECR to a 1-0 victory, its 29th in a row in the postseason.
"It wasn't that bad at the time, but it definitely got worse," said Etcher, who lifted the Conquistadores (18-2-4) into Wednesday's semifinal match against No. 4 Hamilton of West Los Angeles.
"I saw the ball there and I knew I just had to shoot it. (In this weather) you take every opportunity you can get."
Etcher was one of several ECR players that repeatedly sacrificed their body on the water-logged field to intercept passes or deflect shots, with Lindsey Forte, Sasha Scott and Erin O'Leary all doing their part to protect the lead.
Chelsea Forte helped the Conquistadores dodge a bullet late in the first half by heading a shot off the goal line and Ashley Menin came up with one of the biggest saves of her career on a point-blank stop from six yards in the 68th minute.
"It's definitely one of the special (wins)," said Menin, who dedicated the victory to fellow senior Erin Kelly (sidelined with food poisoning). "I don't want our dynasty to end."
Chatsworth (9-10-3), which saw its winless streak against ECR reach 15, had one last surge that produced two throw-ins and a corner kick in the final minute. But Nicole Voets' six-yard shot sailed over the crossbar just before the final whistle blew.
"These girls come to El Camino Real to play in big games, to play for championships and to be challenged," ECR coach Eric Choi said. "They knew they were in for a game and they came through. Give Chatsworth credit. They played us hard every game this season."
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++Interview: NIS America's Phoenix Spaulding talks Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
I woke up on Thursday morning with an appointment to keep. An appointment requiring the procurement of delicious pastries from a well known establishment that made their reputation on cream puffs. After picking up the puffs and driving an hour from Los Angeles to Santa Ana, I arrived at the offices of NIS America. David Alonzo, my contact within the company, had invited me by to take an interview about a game I am extremely interested in, and you should be too: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
As I entered the office, I was greeted by a particularly large, stuffed Prinny, and and a smile and a wave from everyone within view. A happier bunch there never was, I though to myself. David saw the package I'd brought, having recognized it from a previous conversation, and invited me in for the tour. The NIS offices aren't large and grandiose, but they are very open, and extremely warm and friendly. Looking out over the sea of cubes, I could see all of the nick-knacks and artwork typical of this sort of setting. After relieving me of the pastries, and introducing me to Phoenix Spaulding, Editor at NIS, and the man with who I'd be speaking about the game, he showed us into an empty conference room, and we began.
James Bacon: Could you start by telling us a bit about the game, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc?
Phoenix Spaulding: It's a PSVita game that was originally a PSP game released in Japan a couple of years ago – which then got a sequel – and we're releasing the original here. Story-wise, the basic idea is that it's a murder mystery game. There's a lot of investigating, and a lot of searching around. The story is that you play Makoto Naede, and you're a high school student just about to enter this very prestigious school called Hope's Peak Academy. This school is very famous across the country [ed.: Japan] for being very… well, if you go to this school and graduate, you're set for life. The government, and all of these prestigious companies all look for people graduating from this school – so it's basically a ticket for a free ride for the rest of your life. Usually, they only want people at the top of their field: there's the ultimate swimmer, the ultimate write, all of these ultimate students; but as Makoto, you have no talent. You're just this very average kid. But you happen to win this lottery, and get invited to attend this school.
JB: So he's the ultimate lucky person…
PS: Yes! Yes! As you find out, throughout the course of the game, Makoto's ultimate ability is that he's very lucky, and that plays in from the beginning. Unfortunately, what happens, is that the first day you go to start school, you walk into the school, all of a sudden you start feeling dizzy, you go unconcious, and when you wake up you find out you're stuck in this place. All the windows have been barred, all the doors have been covered over with metal sheets… there's no escape. After you wake up, and as you explore, you find the other new students who started today, and you find out the same thing happened to all of them. So there's fifteen students stuck in this school, they don't know what happened. They all came expecting to start school life, and instead they find themselves trapped. Before too long you're introduced to the game's antagonist, Monokuma, who's this psychotic robot bear, and he informs you that the only way for anyone to escape is to murder a fellow student and get away with it. At that point, the game becomes a kill-or-be-killed environment where either you have to choose to live this life of solitude with just these 14 other people for the rest of your lives, or if you want to get out, you gotta kill someone and get away with it… but you're told that if you do kill someone and aren't discovered, everyone else in the school is going to die. So you aren't just murdering one person, you're sacrificing the lives of all 14 other students so that you alone can go free. Now, and this is a bit of a spoiler, but not really, as Makoto, you're not looking to commit murder. It sort of becomes your job to, as these murders happen one by one, investigate them, find out what happened. Who did what, who was where, who had the most to gain, etc., etc.
JB: So, it sounds like it sort of plays out like the Phoenix Wright series.
PS: Yeah! It's similar to Phoenix Wright in terms of the investigation segments, where you're going around the school after a murder's taken place and you're looking for clues, and then it'll move into the class trial segment, where you're taking that information that you've found and you're trying to use it to find out who the murderer was. I will say that Danganronpa is a little more active in some ways, though. Once you get into the class trial segment, there's a number of mini-games that, rather than just always looking for that clue, and information, there's also some timing elements, some visual cue elements; so there's a little bit more variety. It's still primarily searching and information gathering, but there's a little bit of extra interactivity on top.
JB: Oh! OK! While I was watching the series [ed.: Danganronpa: The Animation], and I'm FAR from finishing it, but it seemed like the show was developed specifically with a video game translation in mind, or if even the game and anime were developed in tandem.
PS: Actually, after the game became popular, they made an anime series out of it. The series, actually, relies on the popularity of the game. Kind of like "Hey, you remember this really successful game everyone liked? Here's a TV show that's based on it!"
JB: AH! I understand! I didn't know the game came first! Sometimes in the series, the episodes are introduced with what appears to be a rhythm game, which I thought was odd, but now it makes complete sense.
PS: Yeah! If you're planning on playing the game, avoid the anime at all costs. It's a play-by-play of the game, from start to finish. It'll spoil everything. Well, the game does have more time to go into character development, and explore the murders and each motive more than the show, because it only runs twelve or thirteen episodes, but it hits all the major revelations. I'm not saying the game is 'better,' just that it has more time to explore and explain. But, they pulled a lot of that sort of thing – the visual ques, and 'video game' aesthetic – stylistically, from the game. Like during the trial, even when you're just learning information, it's all timing based. Characters are talking, their text is appearing on screen, and you only have a certain amount of time to look at it, decide if it's important, decide if you need to call someone out on something that they said; and if you miss it, you have to go back through their dialogue again, all while a timer ticks down. If you get wrong answers, you're losing life, if you take too long to decide which piece of evidence is important you can lose life, or the trial can end. So, there's definitely a feeling of tense pressure. In terms of tone, or feel, however, it feels a bit more something like Virtue's Last Reward, or 999, and that's because it's actually developed by the same company.
JB: Neal really likes… well, I don't know if he likes it, but I notice he's been playing Virtue's Last Reward a lot recently.
PS: It has that same sort of dark, intense pressure with the suspicion, and paranoia… it's a much more dark game than something like a Phoenix Wright in terms of style and content. Also, in addition to the mainline investigations and murders, there's a similar system to Persona 4's system link mechanic. You actually get 'Free Time' – like a free period at the end of each day – that you can use to go spend more time with each character and sort of learn more about them, and become closer to them.
JB: Is that optional?
PS: It is. During the specific segments when you have to go and do this, you can either go talk to someone, or you can just go to sleep to start the new day. So, if for some reason you don't want to interact with other people…
JB: Then why are you even playing this game?
PS: (Laughter) Yeah. But, if you prefer, you can just skip it.
JB: So, it's sort of like Phoenix Wright meets a visual novel? Phoenix Wright already kind of pulls you through the story by your nose… which is OK, I guess. I mean, you get a hold of all the major plot points, but this, Danganronpa, seems more interactive, and I have more choice. I can talk to who I want to talk to, or I can not talk to anyone, and completely avoid the visual novel aspects, if that doesn't particularly appeal to me.
PS: Exactly. You can just follow the core plot; but if you do talk to people, you'll unlock skills that you can use during the trial, you'll unlock stat boosts and things like that. So, it is in your interest gameplay-wise AND story-wise – if you want to see more and be able to do more – to talk to these people. But, if you decide you don't like any of these people, you can just go to sleep and get on with the story.
JB: And this is a PS Vita release. What kind of launch window are you looking at? And was it your choice to localize this, or was it handed down from on high?
PS: It's coming early next year, 2014. The developer in Japan is Spike Chunsoft, and we've never worked with them before. This is sort of our first foray. They're an independent developer, and as a publisher we have a lot of freedom to pursue projects that we like, so this is something we've been working on. We've always been really interested in the games that they make, and so we just kind of lucked into an opportunity to do this. I won't call it a passion project, because that sometimes implies there aren't a lot of people interested, just a few people pushing to get the job done for personal interest reasons, and this game does have a lot of appeal, but there are a lot of people here in the office who were familiar with the PSP games that really like the style and the tone of this property.
JB: If I can interrupt you for a moment, I think 'passion project' is pretty appropriate where NIS America is concerned. I've always associated you guys with passion, and especially now that I see just how small your office is, and just how many people you have on your team. You're always turning out niche anime and video games, and you consistently do a really solid job.
PS: Well, thank you. We're lucky enough to have people here that… if we're working on a project, it's usually because there was someone here that was passionate enough about it to go for it, and try to get it for us. You know? Our whole anime side-business, which has become a core part of our entire business, took place because we had someone here who had some contacts and had some interest in exploring that, and we just tried a couple of things in the beginning, but that snowballed into something that's been really successful for us. But it starts with someone having that passion and that interest.
JB: Well, as I said, I definitely feel like the passion you have as a group of like-minded people shows all over the games and anime you bring to the States. To get back on topic, sort of, when I interview, I usually try to ask this same question of everyone. Is there a question you haven't been asked that you'd really like to answer, or maybe a feature you'd like to discuss you haven't yet been given the opportunity to discuss?
PS: Hmmm… What I'll say, and I have mentioned this in other places before, but I think a lot of people have been describing this as a straight-up visual novel, and it's something that's tough, because there's a certain expectation with visual novels where it's literally just wordswordswordswordswords with some pictures, and then maybe, like, "Do you like this girl, or this girl?" and then it moves on to the next chapter or segment. With Danganronpa, I hope people get a sense that there's a lot more to this than just the story. The story is the main thing, and there's a LOT of reading, especially when you are investigating a murder, or even before the murder happens… there's a lot of walking around around the school, talking to other characters, getting to know people; but there is a lot of interaction, and you're going to be making a lot of decisions as the player. You're going to have to use your own intuition to know where to go, what clues you're looking for, which clues are important; then when you progress throughout the trial, your timing is going to be challenged, your coordination is going to be challenged, just like any other game. You're going to be using powers and special skills, moving through dialogue while trying to figure out which piece of the puzzle fits in which spot… So, it's a lot more active, and interactive than I think the term 'visual novel' means to a lot of people.
JB: Well, I think that's fairly obvious, even with the preparation I did for this interview with watching the anime – and I didn't know the game came first, so maybe that's why it's obvious – but it seemed to me, without having any idea what the game actually played like, it kind of has to be more interactive, because there's just so much to it. I expected a sort of visual novel aspect to it, but even Phoenix Wright has that, and much more prevalent, and no one refers to that series as a visual novel.
PS: Yeah, exactly. I liken it to some of the old point-and-click adventures. It isn't nearly as difficult as any of those, but a huge aspect of those games is going around the world talking to people, and being overloaded with all of this information, but it's still up to you to proceed; it's still up to you, the player, to find those key pieces and key elements that you need to progress. Then you get to a certain point where all of the elements come together, and without your comprehension and understand, the story won't progress. You have to actively come to your own conclusion, and figure out what happened. I think some people see the words 'visual novel,' and it turns them away… it's definitely story heavy, and if you're not looking to read a bunch of text, or getting to know the cast of characters really well, then this game might not be for you, but there is definitely more to it than that. It's a really good mix of story and gameplay. And if you don't want to talk to people, just go to sleep.
JB & PS: (Laughter)
JB: But that's perfect, because for the people who don't want that portion of the game, they can skip it, outright.
PS: Exactly. It's really accessible, and really fun, and it's interesting to interact with the people and the world. If you're familiar with, like I said, VLR, or 999, if you like that style of story, very mysterious but with very strong characters, you'll like Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. It's very Japanese, it's really sleek, the soundtrack is really cool, for me, it feels like they took elements from Persona 4, Phoenix Wright, and VLR/999 and mashed it all together, and came up with something that feels really interesting, and really unique. We're usually really good about knowing our audience, but this is not an established brand here. The gameplay isn't established, and the platform isn't super established, but it's a really cool game, and I hope people out there give it a chance that maybe aren't familiar with this sort of thing. I think a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised.
JB: Well, I'm certainly on board.
Thank you to both David Alonzo, for setting up the interview, and Phoenix Spaulding, for taking the time out of his schedule to give the interview. Thank you to everyone at NIS America for welcoming me into your workspace, and especially those who complemented me on my awesome t-shirt.
Stay tuned for a preview of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc for the PS Vita.


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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Iguana Soup pt. II
Last time Elizabeth and I were in León, our friend Anry took us to eat iguana soup, not having a camera, I was a little bummed not to document it, so without further ado:
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The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies HealthierProfessor Richard Wilkinson at Café Scientifique, Nottingham, 13 November 2006
Café Scientifique is a nationwide network that regularly put on debates around scientific issues. Their branch in Nottingham is held at Wax bar, a rather poky but very welcoming little place in an area of the city more famed for its binge focused super-clubs than its cultural events. Inside, the crowd is not your usual Nottingham bingers either; whilst not everyone was middle aged, my companion, a fellow student, and I did have the feeling of lowering the average age by a couple of years at least.
This Monday night, we were here to see Professor Richard Wilkinson, an epidemiologist at the, and author of The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies Healthier, talk about some of the issues raised in his book and work more broadly.
Before the talk, the professor handed out a formidable bundle of graphs, documenting the correlations between income inequality in developed nations and ill health. His talk essentially followed these lines, demonstrating how nations like the US, UK and Portugal fare poorly when compared to the Japanese and Scandinavians. His research seemed (from my lay perspective) pretty convincing; and his data echoed that of the Radical Epidemiologists of the 1970s, a group of leftist doctors who blamed much of the ill health within our society on its inherently unequal structure.
When we got stuck into the questions and answers, however, it became clear that Wilkinson's solutions were in a far more Blairite mould than the (literally) revolutionary measures suggested by these earlier doctors and researchers. My question to him focused on the increasingly interventionist health policies enacted by this government; if inequality was a major contributor to obesity, heart disease and the rest, surely fixating on people's individual eating habits was at best a palliative, and at worst increasing the problem, by victimising and alienating the groups that most need help? He conceded that health promotion was often ineffective and costly, and suggested there could be better uses for our resources, but stopped there, with no recognition of its coercive implications.
It became clear that Wilkinson's focus was very much on relative rather than absolute poverty. He spoke about the psychosocial implications of inequality - the effect of being looked down upon, of feeling inferior to others. He used a study on dominance relationships within baboon populations to back up his point (rather bizarrely I am informed, as there was a 1970s study showing exactly this kind of effect in British civil servants - no need for apes). Wilkinson also questioned the usefulness of economic growth, at least after the initial round which moves a society from Third World conditions to industrialisation. To this end he quoted Richard Layard's work on happiness, very much the theorist du jour for everyone from Tony Blair to David Cameron and beyond.
However this focus on merely the psychosocial aspects of poverty neglects the real material problems that face thousands of people still. A single mother living on £45 per week in bad quality housing will suffer the stress and depression that will contribute to ill health not just because she has feelings of inferiority. Free childcare, decent housing stock, and a living dole, all provided by economic growth, would help her more than any rebalancing of 'happiness' in society.
In one digression, Wilkinson even ended up advocating carbon rationing; the fact that the poor would essentially no longer be able to travel abroad when they are forced to sell their ration didn't seem to register. His performance begged the question whether to him the problem with poverty is its malign effect on abstract 'public health', or the destructive effect it has on the lives and human potential of its victims.
Professor Wilkinson's problem, and what separates him from the tradition of the radical epidemiologists (to which he may well claim allegiance), is the uncritical acceptance of the market. To be fair, the drastic political changes of the intervening 30 years have made it almost impossible to think outside that particular political box. But that doesn't excuse the negative implications of that position; namely that real people, and their potential to take charge of their own lives take a back seat to an obsession with statistics and low expectations.
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Discrimination, in any form, at any time, against any person is never ok. My vote on SB 1062 was not about politics; it was about common sense and what's important for Arizona. As a life-long Republican who strongly supports religious freedoms, I view this bill as redundant and unnecessary. In Arizona, we have clearly articulated state statutes defining and protecting religious liberties. While people debate whether or not this bill would or would not allow discrimination to happen, the chance that it 'might' is why I voted no.
The unintended and unknown negative consequences of SB 1062 are too great. However, one thing is for sure – this bill is extremely divisive as we have already seen in the media. This bill simply attempts to magnify, exacerbate and perpetuate negative perceptions and caustic issues that separate us as a nation, state, and Party.
We need to recalibrate, realign, and refocus our attention, our priorities, and our politics to matters that truly affect hardworking families; issues like job creation, excellence in education, improved business regulations, improvements in transportation infrastructure and other matters of real importance.
Rather than working on legislation that divides our electorate, we need to be working on legislation that unites us and ultimately encourages outside investment in our state.
The past few days following the passage of SB 1062 have been a whirlwind. The outpouring of support I have received for my vote overwhelms me. People have sent me countless emails, messages and letters expressing their sincere appreciation for a common-sense approach to this controversial issue. The voices cross party lines, people from both inside and outside my legislative district, and from all over the country, have expressed grave concerns over this legislation.
However, it is certain that there will be groups and individuals who will attack me for my vote (and they have already begun), and my seat in the Legislature will be challenged. If like me, you believe that our government's attention should be focused on pressing issues that benefit our state, rather than serve to divide our electorate and Party, discriminate against any person or group, and blemish our reputation and brand, then I ask for your support. I want to hear from you – visit my website at VOTEHeatherCarter.com and send me an email. I encourage you to write to the Governor and encourage her to veto this SB1062, write letters-to-the-editor for your local newspapers, call-in to radio and television programs and voice your opinions.
We've worked diligently over the last few years since the economic downturn to restore the image of Arizona and put us on the road to recovery. I believe Arizona's best days are ahead of her, and I will work tirelessly to position our state to be the best place to live and prosper for years to come.
Together, we will stand against discrimination of any kind, and together we can restore the image of our state.


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Sherburne Co. to Test Sirens Near Nuclear Plant
MONTICELLO - Sherburne County residents near the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant will hear the warning sirens this (Wednesday) afternoon.
The Sheriff's Department says the brief test till be conducted at 1:00 p.m., and should last less than one minute.
Sirens within 10 miles of the plant are being tested to check the backup system.


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I was feeling a bit down this morning—weather, sickness, tired, finances, government, etc—and so I played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony this morning for my son. As I was waving my arms around in the air and pounding on the floor with my foot, I was reminded of this wonderful excerpt by Robert Fulgham.
Listen to the YouTube link of Leonard Bernstein conducting the end of the 4th movement while you read (and notice at about 10:22 when he jumps up and down:
My solace is not religion or yoga or rum or even deep sleep. It's Beethoven. As in Ludwig van. He's my ace in the hole. I put his Ninth Symphony on the stereo, pull the earphones down tight, and lie down on the floor. The music comes on like the first day of Creation.
And I think about old Mr. B. He knew a whole lot about depression and unhappiness. He moved around from place to place trying to find the right place. His was a lousy love life, and he quarreled with his friends all the time. A rotten nephew worried him deeply–a nephew he really loved. And Mr. B. wanted to be a virtuoso pianist. He wanted to sing well, too. But when still quite young, he began to lose his hearing. Which is usually bad news for pianists and singers. By 1818, when he was forty-eight, he was stone-cold deaf. Which makes it all the more amazing that he finished his great Ninth Symphony five years later. He never really heard it! He just thought it!
So I lie there with my earphones on, wondering if it ever could have felt to Beethoven like it sounds in my head. The crescendo rises, and my sternum starts to vibrate. And by the time the final kettledrum drowns out all those big Fs, I'm on my feet, singing at the top of my lungs in gibberish German with the mighty choir, and jumping up and down as the legendary Fulghumowski directs the final awesome moments of the END OF THE WORLD AND THE COMING OF GOD AND ALL HIS ANGELS, HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! WWHHOOOOOOOOM-KABOOM-BAM-BAAAAAA!!! Lord!
Uplifted, exalted, excited, affirmed, and over-whelmed am I! MANALIVE! Out of all that sorrow and trouble, out of all that frustration and disappointment, out of all that deep and permanent silence, came all that majesty–that outpouring of JOY and exaltation! He defied his fate with jubilation!
And I never can resist all that truth and beauty. I just can't manage to continue sitting around in my winter ash heap, wringing my hands and feeling sorry for myself, in the face of THAT MUSIC! Not only does it wipe out spiritual rot, it probably cures colds, too.
So what's all this noise about winter and rain and bills and taxes? says I to me. So who needs all this talk about failure and confusion and frustration? What's all this noise about life and people being no damned good?
In the midst of oatmeal days, I find within Beethoven's music an irresistible affirmation. In deep, spiritual winter, I find inside myself the sun of summer.And some day, some incredible December night when I am very rich, I am going to rent me a grand hall and a great choir and a mighty symphony orchestra, and stand on the podium and conduct the Ninth. And I will personally play the kettledrum part all the way through to the glorious end, while simultaneously singing along at the very top of my lungs. And in the awesome silence that follows, I will bless all-the-gods-that-be for Ludwig van Beethoven, for his Ninth, and his light.


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A practical task day in the woods, run by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. Coppicing hazel and controlling the spread of sycamore to promote biodiversity. The plan may change nearer the time!
As ever, please wear suitable outdoor clothing and stout footwear. Please contact George in advance if you plan on attending.


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Breslin Center
East Lansing, MI
Tom Izzo is about to enter the Hall of Fame. That speaks for itself. Yet this year he has perhaps his best team since he won the national title and his #8 ranked Spartans are sporting a 21-5 (8-5) record. With one of his best group of kids as well as a team, he took some time to talk about his star, Denzel Valentine.
He said of Valentine's performance this season that, "I think (Denzel) Valentine is playing at the highest level as maybe I've ever had a guy play at in the last six games when you look at everything he has done. I was looking at the all things and you really forget that he changed positions and when he changed positions that really changed his rebounding especially. At the point he has different responsibilities, and yet to do what he has done has been incredible and it has helped us. As I let somebody know, are you getting too one dimensional? Well when you have 13 assists somebody else is making baskets. It is not like the other guys aren't playing. Somebody else is making baskets. With all of the falderal around our team he has stayed pretty focused on what he has to do. That has been greatly appreciated. Winning has always been what he is all about. "
But the praise didn't stop while speaking here at the Breslin Center. He went on to praise him for not only playing at a high level, but being able to play multiple positions on a team with so many short term injuries.
Izzo said, "Denzel, when you look at all of the people that are changing around him, it's hard to be a quarterback when you got all of those moving parts and all of those guys that play in different ways. It's pretty amazing. I have had a lot of people call me and ask me where I rate him on who you are and what you are? As far as players you have coached in the past and how they've been? He's done some things as good or better than anyone I have had, at least in this stretch, but this is the real time of year now. As far as great players, I think they have to answer the bell on the biggest stages and the biggest moments of the year and we are getting near that time."
How good is the player of the year candidate Valentine? Get this. He has watched his points per game average over the last four years grow from five, eight, 15 and now 20. That is impressive, but not even close to the entire story. Look at how is rebounding average per game has matured from four, six, six and eight this season. Finally those are great personal figures but what about assists? He doesn't disappoint their either going from two, three, four and finally seven in his senior campaign.
So now that he has moved to the point is Zel more dangerous because he is leading the Spartan attack from the top? Izzo thinks so.
"Well that does help. He's a threat so they got to come up on him and maybe it frees some guys. He's a threat because we can ball-screen for him early in the break and he can read things off that and stills shoot the ball. Like I said, there are positives. The neat part would be if I could get Tum back a little bit more, now you'd have kind of two, like you have an option quarterback and then the next play you've got a passing quarterback. You have to cover people different. Nobody would feel as comfortable, and I do think the one thing we are doing is we're still wearing Zel down a little bit. I've got to keep him fresh somehow, whether it be practices, whether it be whatever we do, because not only is he playing a lot of minutes and that's not a surprise. When you're playing a lot of minutes at the point, and now you're being asked to guard a little bit better than you have in the past, as I said, the only thing he doesn't do is coach the team and he can do that some, too."
As demonstrated above, Izzo can use Valentine as a great example as what happens when a player stays and improves. Zel has gotten better every season.
Izzo elaborated, "In 'Zel's case, he's always had to work for everything he's gotten, so sometimes it's confidence. You think some of these guys, as cocky as they seem at times; confidence is a big factor in basketball. You see guys get up, get down, things are going well, who can handle that. I wish for a lot of guys that they had another year."
The Spartan Nation should be ecstatic to have such a great young man on and off the court holding the banner of the Spartans. Can he lead Izzo to his eighth Final Four and second national title? We will see, but I wouldn't bet against him and neither should you!
The Spartans tip off vs. Wisconsin tonight at the Breslin Center. That game can be seen on ESPN at 9PM.


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Architectural Features
Over the years a number of architectural structures have been added to the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum so that visitors could better enjoy the natural area. Some features like the Chapel predate the construction of the arboretum. Soon after the arboretum was established the tower was built so that visitors could get a birds-eye-view of the campus and the bay. There are also several seating areas in the arboretum that invite visitors to rest and enjoy the wildlife and scenery.
Arboretum Chapel (Shrine of St. Anthony of Padua)
In 1925, Odile Le Mieux had a small chapel built near her home in some woods that later became part of the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum. Le Mieux's descendents, the Jadin family, still maintains the chapel in the woods in cooperation with the maintenance crew at the university. It is favorite spot for family to visit during the summer months after Saturday evening Mass at Holy Cross.
Lenfestey Courtyard
The Lenfestey Family Courtyard in the center of Mary Ann Cofrin Hall was dedicated in June of 2002 and made possible by a generous gift from the Lenfestey Family Foundation. The courtyard includes a large water feature, vine covered arbors and tables and benches. Seven garden plots in the courtyard represent suites of ecologically related native plants and cultivars found in the Great Lakes Region. The Lenfestey Family Courtyard is popular with students and visitors looking for a quiet place to read, study, or to just view the gardens. It is also available for rental for weddings and other events.
G. Douglass Cofrin Gateway
The Cofrin Arboretum Gateway was dedicated in August, 2003 to commemorate the generosity of G. Douglass (Doug) Cofrin and his family. This green corridor links the center of campus with a 7+ mile trail system in the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum, a 300 acre natural area surrounding the campus.
Mahon Creek Water Monitoring Station
A permanent water monitoring station was installed in December of 2010 with the help of staff, students, and several generous donors. The data is used to help us manage water quality on the UW--Green Bay campus, in the bay of Green Bay and provides an important educational resource for students.
Peter Cofrin Overlook
The Cofrin Arboretum Overlook includes a deck and sitting area that provides views of the large open field in the Sager Tract. This resting and viewing spot along a bark trail just uphill from Upahki Pond and south of the soccer field and Bay Settlement entrance drive. In 2008 the overlook was dedicated to the memory of Peter Cofrin, who, in the 1970s, took a leadership role in establishing the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum.


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Target (red) and gun positions (blue) around Larkbarrow, Exmoor, 1940.
The manor of Bolsover
On 4 March 1644, the Scots occupied Sunderland, thus gaining a secure base of operations in northern England and a port to receive supplies. This
Royal Engineers, Bridging Battalion in camp at Wouldham, 1905.
Graffito carved on the church fonr by Anthony Sedley, one of the imprisoned Levellers
Image: Phyllis Court as rebuilt in the 1840s. Its predecessor was garrisoned and fortified during the Civil War.
The Second World War had a great impact on the restoration of the country house. A hiatus in the works planned by the Pearsons, combined with the
In July 1916 Codford was chosen as the depot for housing wounded New Zealand troops during their convalescence and the hutted military hospital in
Although Codford was peripheral to the main army training areas on and around Salisbury Plain, its easy rail and road access to Warminster and Sali
During World War I, military units were based throughout Salisbury Plain for training before deployment to the front.


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By Lois Hornbostel
Hammered and mountain dulcimers are different instruments with different playing techniques, but they have a lot of music in common, and many people play both.
In our February/March issue we would like to present some music in honor of St. Patrick's Day. This issue's music is certainly played in the Irish tradition, but also throughout the British Isles and around the world. We hope you enjoy these lively tunes! They are all of moderate challenge to play. You'll have some time to practice them for St. Pat's Day parties or playing for other people.
For Mountain Dulcimer (with notation and chord letters for hammered dulcimer):
. "Off She Goes," from MB95530BCD, Mel Bay's Complete Book of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer, by Mark Nelson.
. "Spanish Lady," a traditional Irish song arranged by Aubrey Atwater. Included is a video of Aubrey in concert singing and playing the song on her mountain dulcimer.
For Hammered Dulcimer:
. "Down by the Sally Gardens," from MB20207, Maggie's Big Book of Celtic Tunes,
arranged by Maggie Sansone.
. "Star of the County Down," from MB21306, Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements for Special Occasions,"arranged by Peggy Carter.
The Mel Bay Publications is the largest publisher of books for hammered and mountain dulcimers. You'll find outstanding resources for playing techniques and many colorful music styles by visiting www.melbay.com. Click on "Browse by Instrument" in the left margin. Then on "Dulcimer," which leads you to the books available for both "Hammered Dulcimer" and "Mountain Dulcimer."
Be sure to check our "Back Issues" that start with 2003 articles on the rudiments of playing both instruments. Many provide samplings of Mel Bay dulcimer books. You'll find about 130 free musical articles in all – courtesy of Mel Bay Publications.
I invite dulcimer players to submit articles to me for possible inclusion in future issues of Dulcimer Sessions. We offer a small honorarium for those articles use. Requests for articles on new subjects are also welcomed.
Enjoy! See you in our April/May 2011 issue.


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Dry-Fruits Oatmeal
Dry-fruits oatmeal. Oatmeal is nothing but oat porridge. There is nothing fancy about it. I remember the first time I tried oatmeal without any additional toppings. It was dull, gooey and bland, it stood for everything I do not like and it was totally out of my taste palette.
But I was not going to give up, I took up the oatmeal challenge because it was the primary breakfast listed on Sean T's nutrition guide and I wanted to try it no matter what. Like clockwork I used to whip the oatmeal and top it with milk, honey and almonds. Suddenly, it wasn't so bad!
I tell you, oatmeal grows on you. If you managed to get creative with it then you would actually start to enjoy it. They say oatmeal is a complex carbs(short for carbohydrates). Your body takes longer time to digest complex carbs and hence you don't feel hungry easily. Although it makes me full, my body doesn't seem to agree with the slow digestion process.
Or perhaps I have weird digestive system. I like certain things about this very basic, down-to-Earth recipe. Let me break it down. Also, if you had read my About page then you would know that I speak from experience and not from technical perspective. If you are not a fan of Oatmeal then you can try my basic Instant Indian breakfast Dry Idli Upma. I am sure you'd love it!
- Oats are rich in fiber
- Zero in cholesterol
- Rich in magnesium, for healthy immune system and strong bones
- Good fat. You know how there is good(unsaturated) fat and bad(saturated trans fat) fat categories? Like the name suggests this is good for your body. Other good fats include Avocado, Eggs, Dark chocolate, etc
- Again, zero cholesterol
- Rich in Vitamin E, healthy hair and skin
- Tasty
- Antioxidant which translates itself into anti-ageing
- Zero cholesterol.
- Rich in Iron
- Strengthen nervous system
- For bone health
- Zero cholesterol
Man, this dry fruit porridge has no cholesterol, does it? Never realised. I like to call this mini breakfast because I almost always have midday snack with it. Just following the concept of four small meals a day.
Dry-Fruits Oatmeal
Cook Time: 10 to 15 minutes
Servings: 1 person
1/2 Cup Quick Cooking or instant oats
1 1/2 Cup Water plus 2 Tablespoons
1 Tablespoon chopped Almonds
1 Tablespoon Raisins cleaned and rinsed
1 Tablespoon chopped Dates
1 teaspoon Honey or sweetener of your choice
dry fruits oatmeal, blue bg brainsandbeans.com
- Pound one tablespoon of almonds in mortal and pastel or dump it in a zip lock bag and pound until coarse with a rolling-pin. You don't need super strength, They are delicate under rolling-pin but not so under blades of a blender. That whole almonds being chopped by the blades , terrifying noise!
- I always wash raisins with water because of some rumour about added sugars. Yikes!
- Measure one and a half cup of quick cooking or instant oats in a round-bottomed vessel. It is easy to stir in a round vessel. Add one and a half cup of water to it and gently stir.
- Place the vessel on stove, lower the heat to simmer. Increase the flame to medium, approximately after 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Make sure the oatmeal is not sticking to the bottom of the vessel.
- When they are bubbling away like a volcanic lava, add the remaining 2T of water and stir. The porridge must be thick now, no water in it.
- Switch off stove. Add the pounded almonds, rinsed raisins, chopped dates and stir. Top the oatmeal with honey or any sweetener of your choice and serve hot.
- Even though the recipe is made with instant oats, I like to cook it slowly. Cooking it in high heat produces foam due to the starch content in it.
- I don't like the look of it. So I gradually increase the heat. Of-course foam is inevitable but by slow cooking process it blends pleasantly well with the porridge.
That is it!
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Bus tickets
Here are some links to the main coach providers in Europe. Even though the provider is local, they have journeys through the whole Europe at very reasonable prices. Coaches in Europe is a financially better option than train.
…Studentagency.cz – cheap tickets
…swebus.se – destinations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany


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Volvo World Match Play – London Golf Club 2014Leave a Comment
To perform our show at the Volvo World Match Play rounds off a great 2014 for the Golf Trick Shot Boys. This is our 4th appearance showcasing our golf tricks at a European Tour Event this year. We had a huge crowd watching as spectators poured off the golf course after the quarter final matches between Stenson V's Coetzee and Ilonen V's Luiten.
Just one hour before performing, the weather didn't look good as the rain came in and looked set to stay for the afternoon. We had visions of hitting the shots with no spectators at all, but thankfully it brightened up in time for our show which led to hundreds of spectators stopping by and seeing what all the fuss was about. By the time we were 20 mins into the show we had the practice ground buzzing with banter and entertainment.
We would like to thank IMG and The London Golf Club for allowing us the opportunity to come and perform on quarter finals day and a massive congratulations to Mikko Ilonen on being crowned the 2014 Volvo World Match Play Champion.
Next up for the Trick Shot Boys is the London Golf Show. This years event takes place at Glow, Bluewater in Kent. The show opens at 10am on Friday 14th November and tickets are available on the London Golf Show website. Click here for more details, we hope you can make it and we look forward to seeing you.
Thanks – KC & Swainey


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Late 17thc/Early 18thc oak gateleg table
Code: 145
Dimensions:W: 145.5cm (57.3")H: 71cm (28")D: 128cm (50.4")
A late 17thc/early 18thc oak gateleg table with one drawer and good patination.
This table has heavy turned legs with turned end stretchers, standing on unusual braganza (Spanish) feet.
The table is of good proportion and will easily seat six people.
Height: 28'' / 71cm
Width: 57.25'' / 145.5cm open
20'' / 51cm closed
Depth: 50.5'' / 128cm