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Burnbrae Vineyards have had several owners during its life time however in 1968 Allan Ellis and his wife Joyce took over Burnbrae and farmed the land, selling to the Turisse family who planted grapes in 1971. Wine production began in 1976 in an open-air winery situated under the shady peppercorn trees.
The name Burnbrae means "the brook at the foot of the hills" which describes the picturesque location.
The Turisse's planted about 20 acres of Black Muscats. A few years later they planted Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. They originally made the wine for personal use and sold table grapes and wine grapes to the markets.
A fully functional winery started to be developed in the 90's and has progressively been added to over the years. The winery can now produce over 180 Tonnes a year.
The original well developed and cared for grapes continue to flourish within the vineyard; with the addition over the years of Merlot and Chardonnay grapes.
Traditionally Mudgee Shiraz grapes are renown for being very earthy in flavour. The grape is very rich and sweet, a typical warmer climate Australian shiraz, when the grapes are crushed, are fermented in open vats with the wine frequently pumped over the skins, pressed in the old fashioned, hand-operated baskets then into French or American oak barrels for no less than 12 months.
Very few wines can match the richness of the ripe black fruit, the heartiness, and sheer good Australian-ness of a good shiraz. The greatness of shiraz grapes is the direct effect it has on your senses, you don't have to really think to enjoy it, it just happens, it will work magic on your tongue.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Australian Cabernet Sauvignon is more approachable then anywhere in the world especially from the warmer regions. This grape is considered to be an aristocrat of the vine, upright, sturdy, refined and produces small tight bunches.
Mudgee receives enough sunshine to create more mellow tannins and sweeter fruit flavours in the grape skins.
Cabernet grapes do very well as a single varietal wine however it is now tending to be blended with other varieties. This is either done to soften the cabernet if it's on the hard side or to add complexity to the finished drink.
Cabernet Sauvignon is complemented by an amazing tradition beef meal. The flavours of both the wine and food work wonders on the palette.
Chardonnay has a wide-ranging reputation for relative ease of cultivation and ability to adapt to different conditions. The grape is very "malleable", in that it reflects and takes on the impression of its terroir and winemaker.
Chardonnay tends to be medium to light body with noticeable acidity and flavours of green plum, apple and pear. In warmer locations such as Mudgee the flavours become more citrus, peach and melon. At Burnbrae we've been producing our Chardonnay using a newer style of winemaking, with less of an oak driven flavour.
Chardonnay is an important component of many sparkling wines around the world, including Champagne and has been used for also for our Cuvee.
Muscat grapes and wines almost always have a pronounced sweet floral aroma. The breadth and number of varieties of Muscat suggest that it is perhaps the oldest domesticated grape variety.
Some of the finest muscat in the world is made in Australia, which has the necessary hot climate to produce high sugar content grapes making it a luscious dessert wine.
A softer more perfumed grape, usually blended with the likes of Cabernet, sometimes referred to and 'Cabernet's little sister'. Merlot is an early drinking wine with soft tannins, a fragrance of ripe raspberry with side notes of leather to tobacco. We use our Merlot to produce the perfectly blended Clive Gale in our range.


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A proper Catalan / Spanish tapas bar and bodega with an almost european beer hall vibe. A great place for large groups looking to combine food and drinks in an authentic environment. That authenticity extends to the service, which while generally speedy enough can sometimes feel a little brusque. That aside, the place oozes character, from the pictures and neon on the walls to the ceiling that is filled with the traditional hanging hams of yesteryear that used to be so common, but are now hard to find. The restaurant has a great selection of tapas and more significant dishes if you're looking for a main meal. Prices and quality are excellent. All self-respecting Catalan bodegas show the Barca football, and El Bodegón has a pull down projector for this; but this isn't a sports bar and the atmosphere is more family oriented and relaxed. El Bodegón is the quintessential example of the "off the beaten track" place that locals frequent that hasn't attempted to just cash in on the tourist trade. If you're heading up to Gracia from the south, then El Bodegón makes a good pitstop between El Cine and Raim Bar.


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Greenpeace Statement on today's hearing at the House Committee on Appropriations on the House Bill to revive the BNPP
Greenpeace Southeast Asia Campaigns Manager for the Philippines Beau Baconguis said:
The ongoing debate on the House bill mandating the revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant which continue to drag on in the House Committee on Appropriations just goes to show that Mark Cojuangco's sordid nuclear proposal is clearly unsound and should not have been considered in the first place. Every single study conducted on the BNPP has concluded that this nuclear facility is unsafe to operate. There is no judicious reason why Congress should continue to hear this pointless proposal.


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The PF Post newspaper that insults, ridicules, judges and convicts others without giving them an opportunity to defend themselves is today asking for fairness from you bloggers and other internet sites like the Watchdog. Read below today's Post newspaper editorial and see the hypocrisy:
The observations made by Charlotte Scott on the abuse of the Internet or social media to insult, abuse, humiliate, harass and intimidate women deserve urgent and serious considerations.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for women to participate in public discourse due to the harassment and abuse they are subjected to on the social media. Of course, it is not only women who are subjected to this. Men are also victims of these abuses. But the brunt of this is predominantly being borne by women.
Many readers will disagree with us and that is normal and rational. People cannot have the same opinion on one subject because though we are all equal by our common humanity, we are also different by our individuality. But does the fact that we differ on an issue give those who disagree with us the right to insult and abuse us?
The Internet has given a true meaning to press freedom and freedom of expression by opening up all forms of media to anyone and everyone with access to the Internet as well as enabling anyone and everyone with access to Internet to freely express themselves. As a result, even the most powerful governments in the world can no longer easily curtail press freedom and freedom of expression.
The Internet has also given a voice to the voiceless and empowered the powerless in the area of press freedom and freedom of expression. However, we believe that many users of the Internet are seriously concerned about the way it is being used or misused and abused in the name of press freedom and freedom of expression in Zambia and by Zambians. The practice these days is such that it appears insults and abuses have become an integral part of the enjoyment of these rights by Zambians.
Without doubt, those who developed the Internet and other media avenues did not intend to create a forum for insults and abuse, but rather an opportunity for us to share ideas, expertise and to contribute to the development of our communities.
The insults and abuses know no limits. Please do not misunderstand the rationale behind this editorial comment. We are not in any way suggesting that Zambians should not hold their leaders accountable or criticise them. Far from it. But could that not be done without insults and abuses? We should be critical friends and offer constructive criticism.
We can disagree with our political opponents without being abusive. After all, political parties and politicians are in competition to win elections and not at battle to win wars.
The freedom to post comments on websites without any review of the contents of such comments has made the insults and abuses inevitable. This is tantamount to a licence to abuse the rights of others.
Most comments posted on some of these websites are nothing but pure defamatory and libellous in nature and against the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, the African Charter on Human and People's Rights and the Zambian Constitution. So why are Zambians violating their own Constitution by using the media and Internet to freely express insulting and abusive language and opinions, incite hatred against other members of the community and so on and so forth?
There is the urgency for appropriate action to be taken to address this danger and threat to the two freedoms. Those who regularly post these insulting, abusive, racist and ethnic bashing comments are enemies of press freedom and freedom of expression.
Sadly, we are tempted to suggest that if the insults and abuses do not stop, then, our media websites may have to introduce some software to weed out the insults and abuses. For example, in order to be able to comment on most if not all media websites in the United Kingdom, one must register with the website and provide name and contact details including a valid email address and telephone number.
Comments are approved in advance before they are accessible to the public. We are not suggesting this approach as our websites may not have the resources to review in advance the many comments posted on the websites each day. However, if these abuses continue, then drastic measures must be introduced to stop the abusers and enemies of progress.
We accept that this would not be easy as it may be defeatist and may even not be in the true spirit of press freedom and freedom of speech. But the enjoyment of these freedoms without due regard to the restrictions contained therein (international and regional covenants and our national Constitution) they would make a mockery of the very rights and freedoms we all cherish and must protect.
We know for sure that we will be subjected to insults and abuse for the contents of this editorial comment.
We are not daunted, rather, we take inspiration from what Martin Luther King Jr said: "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him or her is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law." He also said, "The ultimate measure of a man/woman is not where he/she stands in moments of comfort and convenient, but where he/she stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Current legislation and its enforcement does not provide adequate protection against insults and threats on the internet. As part of the solution, we require now that the law be updated and adapted.
It cannot be said too many times. Internet itself is not the cause of these insults and abuses, it is only a venue. The Internet is a channel where insults, hatred and other abuses can spread by wind-speed and where it seems easier to speak far more coarse and disgusting than face-to-face with someone.
To stop and prevent this requires action at multiple levels and by many actors.
The Internet has swept into our lives and we have smart phones and tablets into our hearts and into our homes. Many are the meetings, initiatives and ideas that have been born thanks to the internet. At the same time, we face a situation that is no longer sustainable.
Children and young people are exposed to serious violations online without doing anything. And oddly enough, there seems to be a general acceptance that a violation that occur on the Internet would be more okay than that that would take place elsewhere.
One may get the impression that the Internet is a lawless land, but this is not the case. The professional rules of zero tolerance of violations also applies to what is happening on the internet.
We need to talk about what is okay and not. We need to talk about what it feels when someone writes something that is lousy and how they want to be treated.
Insults, hatred and other abuses must go out into the light to be combated. Both because it affects individuals and hard for all of us to dare to express our opinions. And because when people do not dare to speak for fear of being insulted, abused in all sorts of ways on the internet, this becomes a threat to our democracy.
We cannot ignore it any longer, it now requires sharper action to change what is going on. The problem will not go away by itself. We need to put in place a system that promotes the rights that every human being has not to be subjected to slander, threats or other serious violations.
Our presence on the Internet has opened up new types of crimes and there may be gaps in the criminal catalogue that now need to be filled. Many of the crimes that many people suffer on the Internet lead to serous consequences, but are not always matched by the penalty that is possible to impose. The penalties should be reviewed.
We need to prioritise this crime and provide resources to the police and prosecutors. Often the police are powerless when it comes to abuses or crime online.
To stop these abuses is our common responsibility and here we all have different roles to play.
We need to strengthen the police's capacity to track these people down and have them arrested. Today very little is done to track down and arrest the abusers of the internet. We need a law and law enforcement agencies that would target people who insult, threaten, bully, harass and defame other people on facebook, forum, blogs, comment sections on blogs, comment sections on newspaper articles and so on and so forth. Some would see this as vial and undemocratic, but many people here would support it, so we guess it is at least democratic.
Day by day, the usage of the Internet is increasing. Some dishonest people abuse it. Anyway, Internet is becoming the necessity of every class of people. We need to restrict the activities of some heinous and immoral people who use the Internet to belittle and degrade others.
It is said that every man or women should have an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he or she pleases before the public; to forbid this, is to destroy the freedom of the press and the freedom of expression; but if he or she publishes what is improper, mischievous or illegal, he or she must take the consequences of his or her own temerity.


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You have a business. You have a website for your business. To make the website available to users, you need a web host. There are numerous web hosting companies that provide services with different features. How do you choose one that is right for you? Here is a list of features that you should consider while choosing a web hosting company as suggested by IT consulting firms.
- Economical and reliable: It is true that the web hosting company should be affordable. But at the same time, it should be reliable as well. You should remember that you get services according to your payment. So don't worry if you need to pay a premium price for the best quality services. To make sure that you get the best for the price you are paying, compare the features provided by other companies and their prices. You get to know from the research that round-the-clock in-house support and quality equipment will cost you more.
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- Features needed: Different websites need different features to make the website attractive and give a great user experience. Decide on the kind of features you need for your website. For this you may need some IT support to decide on the RAM you require, the amount of disk space and bandwidth you need etc. Check if your web host can offer what you need and provide uninterrupted support for these services.
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How cool is this ruffle back? I love that it's striped; it just adds such a nice touch to the look, but more importantly the way it flows away from the body is my favorite thing about it. I almost want to say 'business in the front, party in the back' haha, right? Because it really is! Clean gray cotton in the front and some flair in the back... I got it a while back on clearance at Anthropologie, but linked very similar ones below. Hope you're having a great day and thank you for visiting!
Wearing: Anthropologie top (old, similar here, here); Anine Bing jeans (sold out, similar H&M here, here and here); Pampiani ankle peep toes (via TJ Maxx, similar here and here); 3.1 Phillip Lim bag (via The Real Real, love this similar one here and here); Swatch watch.


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We had an amazingly fun annual Christmas Concert in December. The students had been practicing for the whole second semester to get ready for the big event.
The students made decorations and Christmas cards to decorate the hall! They were beautiful.
Act 1: Drum Performance
The first of the acts was the drumming performance. Children from Deedee Dear and Robby Rabbits performed songs from famous fables.
DeeDee Deer 2: "Ruslan and Lyudmila".
Robby Rabbits: "Carmen and Minuet".
Robby Rabbits: "William Tell Overture and Minuet"
Deedee Deer 1: "Nutcracker Suite and In the Mood".
Deedee Dear 2 came back on stage to perform drum medleys to the "Danger Zone, Thunderstruck and CARS".
Robby and Deedee Classes came together to perform: "Tomorrow".
Act 2: Song and Dance Performance
All classes got a chance to shine, singing and dancing to holidays classics in our second act.
Missy Mouse "Jingle Bells".
Missy Mouse: "Feliz Navidad".
All the girls singing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"and all the boys singing"One Way or Another".
Robby Rabbit: "Silver Bells".
Deedee Deer 2: "Christmas Time Again"
Beanstalk Teachers: "What Christmas Means to Me".
Beanstalk Mothers: "Beanstalk Christmas Special Medley".
Students took a break and enjoyed the teachers and parents performances!
The students returned to the stage for their final performance.
Robby and Deedee Deer sang together- 2 Japanese songs: "Awatenbo no Santa Claus"and "Yuki ya Konko". The final song of the evening was "We Wish You A Merry Christmas".
We hope you had a wonderful holiday, and we will see you at preschool soon!


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text: The TP-24G01 is a unique wireless keyboard from the house of Miyoshi that features an integrated touchpad. As you can see in picture, the touchpad is placed on right hand side, making it very easy for people to control cursor movement without the help of a mouse. The keyboard also features a 2.4GHz wireless capability and has several media hot keys for commonly used applications such as web browser, and email. The Miyoshi TP-24G01 is now available in the Japanese market for $108. [Miyoshi via Engadget]


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Hey guys! We're happy to announce that we will be having a Lucky Draw for our BomiBox subscribers. Random winners will be receiving this unique TU Mask Pack from MibyK in the next BomiBox which ships next week. If you're one of the lucky ones let us know! If you're not, don't worry we will be having more of these draws ❤
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You'll receive a monthly Bomibag which includes 7-10 Asian Beauty items. Products will include 1-2 full sized items, plus a variety of deluxe sized samples, foil samples or beauty tools from Korea, Japan or Taiwan.
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Today Upon arrival You will meet our driver cum guide & later get a
transfer to Gangtok. Gangtok is the Capital of Sikkim. On arrival, you can visit Local sightseeing of Gangtok like Cable
Car ( Own Ticket), Research Institute of Tibetology (Closed on Sunday), Do-Dul-Chorten (Stupa ) & Flower show
Overnight stay at the hotel.
A full day excursion to Tsomgo Lake - situated at a height of 3,780 Mts. with an average depth of 50 ft& Baba Mandir - The shrine maid in memory of Sepoy Harbhajan Singh, Back to Gangtok. Evening free, overnight stay at the hotel.
Today After breakfast proceed to Gangtok On arrival at Gangtok proceed for half day local sightseeing & You can cover Hanuman Tok, Ganesh Tok & Tashi View Point, Later proceed for rest of the points, that is the seven points - Jhakri Water Falls, Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms(Closed on Sunday. Evening free for personal activities & shopping Overnight stay at the hotel.
Today Morning After breakfast Check out from Hotel & proceed to Darjeeling, Upon arrival at Darjeeling, Proceed for half day sightseeing n which you can cover Himalayan Mountaineering Institute & Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park(Closed on Thursday) Overnight at the hotel.
Early morning, approx. 4.00 AM, you will visit Tiger Hill before the break of dawn, to see the sun rise over Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world (subject to clear weather). On your way back stop at the Ghoom Monastery, the holiest monastery in Darjeeling and Batasia Loop.Return to hotel for breakfast.You will be driven, Japanese Temple, Peace Pagoda, "One way Toy Train Joyride, Darjeeling to Ghoom OR Ghoom to Darjeeling (This will be on Direct Payment Basis) - Toy Train of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR) has always remained a unique experience to the tourists. Only few would let go such an opportunity. And there is a clear reason why so. After all this Toy Train has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage status, and thats for something special."Visit Happy Valley Tea estate Evening returns to your hotel or walks around the streets of the colonial city Darjeeling. Overnight at the hotel.
Today Morning After breakfast, Check out from Hotel & drive to Bagdogra for your onward Journey & your tour ends with unlimited memories.
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Day 01: NJP Rly Station / IXB Airport – Darjeeling (75 kms / 3 hrs)
Meet & Greet on arrival at NJP Railway Station / IXB Airport & transfer to Darjeeling (6,950 ft.). On arrival Check-in to hotel & rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at Darjeeling.
Day 02: Darjeeling Sightseeing Early Morning (at 04:00 am) drive to Tiger hill (8,400 ft.) to watch the spectacular sunrise over Mt. Khangchendzongha (28,208 ft. Worlds' 3rd highest peak), on your way back visit Ghoom Monastery and Batasia Loop. After breakfast visit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, P.N. Zoological Park, Tenzing Rock, Tibetan Refugee self-help Centre (Sunday closed), Tea Garden (outer view), Ropeway and Japanese Temple. Evening free for shopping or leisure. Overnight stay at Darjeeling.
Day 03: Mirik Excursion (49 kms / 2 hrs one way) After breakfast full day excursion trip to Mirik Lake (4,902 ft.) via Indo-Nepal Border (Extra vehicle charges will be applicable for Nepal Border to Pasupati Market). Mirik is famous for its man-made Sumendu Lake, Cardamom plantations and Tea Estates. (One can do Boating on direct payment basis in lake). In evening return to the hotel. Overnight stay at Darjeeling.
Day 04: Darjeeling – NJP Rly Station / IXB Airport (75 kms / 3 hrs) After breakfast Check-out from hotel and take the departure transfers to NJP Railway Station / IXB Airport for your onward journey. Tour End But Sweet Memories Always Remain ……
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With obvious influences from 1930's and 1940's such as Bob Wills, Cliff Bruner and Milton Brown, Slim Dime and the Prairie Kings throw a dose of Honky tonk and Bluegrass via the Delmore Brothers and Hank Williams to create a modern blend of classic sounds. With an energetic live show that feature smokin' guitar twang, slappin' bass and all guns blazing, Slim Dime and the Prairie Kings are an old time party band with a difference. These fine purveyors of boppin' Melbourne countrybilly released their second album "Yes Sir", in 2014, the follow up to their debut album Hillbilly Salad.
A collection of slick, yet ramshackle recordings, representing the bands unique take on the golden era of pre rockabilly, country, rock 'n' roll and western swing. Recorded live in vintage splendor by Paulie Bignell at Hailstone Studio, a studio rapidly becoming synonymous with quality retro sounds.
After stints in many other Melbourne bands the group slowly evolved from a three piece in 2011, playing classic hillbilly and country into a 5/6 piece with a more elaborate and sophisticated sound incorporating fiddle and steel appearing at festivals, pubs and clubs around Melbourne and Victoria.
Featuring: Lucky Pillows – Electric Guitar & Vocals
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Tigray Regional REDD+ Program
The program targets large areas of natural forest and enhancement of forest carbon stocks through ANR, A/R and rehabilitation of degraded areas, CSA and agro-forestry practices, climate smart livestock management through diversifying animal breeds, improved fodder; value chain efficiency improvements and rangeland and pastureland managementand distribution of energy efficient cook stoves to large number of households. The total emission reduction potential in the regional is quite high. If the program targets 50% of this potential, the estimated annual ER is about 3.28 million tCO2e. Over 20 year period, it can be up to 65.6 million tCO2e. For more download the Concept Note for Tigray REDD+ Program below.
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27 Jan 2013
Aero India 2013
The count down for the 9th Aero India has begun. It's going to held at Yehelnka, Bangalore from 6th till 10th Feb 2013. More than 700 companies across the globe from more than 30 countries are going to participate in 9th Aero India Show. Major players include Bombardier, Boeing, Airbus, Gufstream, Beechcraft etc will showcase their latest aircrafts.
You can visit the Aero India with a nominal fee ranging from Rs 400 to 2000 INR. Thousands of visitors are expected from various of countries. Since India is becoming a major place for showcasing military aircrafts ,defence people from various are also expected.


text: EAST LANSING, Mich. -- When seeking an emotional stimulus, Tom Izzo replays the videos of Michigan State's Final Four trip to Detroit. He brought four cameramen with him to capture the images around the city that he couldn't immediately appreciate. He was a little busy at the time, trying to win a national championship barely 90 miles from campus. "That whole experience and the memories it inspires helped crystallize what my purpose, what my mission should be," Izzo told me Wednesday, the day MSU announced another impressive recruiting class and a couple days before Friday's home opener against Florida Gulf Coast. "The reason why I'm staying is that I want that program that's immediately ingrained in people's minds as one of the best, that type of program whose symbol of excellence will endure 10 to 20 years after I've stopped coaching." He always talks about being the next Mike Krzyzewski, but what he's really saying is that he aspires to be the next Bo Schembechler. The days of NBA flirtations are over. He knows his rightful place is East Lansing, adding to an already sterling legacy of five Final Fours in 11 seasons, a national title and 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. This season marks Izzo's best chance of winning that second national championship he considers vital in climbing another rung up the ladder of the truly nationally elite. "I told my guys that I saw an Ohio State player get a triple-double in a game recently, and that he was only the second or third guy in school history to ever record a triple-double," he said. "And I told them that's what our goals should always be, always trying to achieve something unique even in a program that's accomplished plenty. That's the challenge." "Tradition is built on consistency, competitiveness and championships," he said. "That's my kind of triple-double for my program, and we're still not there yet." Izzo knows that although he has enjoyed more recent success recruiting Detroit -- he officially signed Mr. Basketball favorite Keith Appling from Pershing -- Motown remains inherently a U-M city largely because the parents of those kids he recruits for basketball grew up big U-M fans because Bo consistently challenged for Big Ten titles when they were their kids' age.


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Tonight, we put to bed an eleven month old. Tomorrow, we wake up with a one year old.
It's a strange feeling. Remembering where we were this time last year. A two, waiting to become a three. Curious as to who this little stranger was going to be. So much has changed in the past year, it's like our lives have been struck by lightning. Electrified.
In a rare bout of nostalgia, I've been wondering what I would say if I could pass on any words to myself, as I was a year ago. A letter to myself as a new mother...
Are you sitting down as you read this? You should be. Don't convince yourself that you should be up - you've just been through something seismic. You've earned a sit down. Rest. The cleaning/ cooking/ work emails can (and will) wait.
Take the time to drink in this new little person. Remember how he looks, how he sounds, even how he smells - like cinder toffee, how deliciously strange - it sounds like a cliché but this little bundle won't be like this long. He's a wanderer, your Little M. Curious, off on his own little mission of discovery for much of his days. Those precious, snuggly moments are fleeting.
You're confused and that's OK. Honestly it is. I know you've 'done the reading' - absorbing every piece of literature put in front of you. You've memorised the complex dance of clothing, layers and temperatures for perfect baby sleep. You planned out how your routine would be, unwavering from day one to create the best atmosphere and the happiest baby. But newborns and routines, they don't go together do they? You're starting to doubt. The advice now seems contradictory, complex and confusing. Trust your instincts, L. You know more than you think. If he's not crying, you did your job. Hell, even if he is - chances are you've done your best. Sometimes babies cry and there's not a damn thing you can do.
You're lucky. Being your own boss means you can be around him longer than many other mothers can. But there will be guilt. Guilt when you're working that you should be with him. Guilt when you're with him that you should be tending to your business. Unless you work out a way of cloning yourself, there's no perfect solution - so let the guilt go. If you can. When you can. It's not easy, but you'll be all the happier for it.
So much seems new and totally unmanageable. The feeding, the sleeplessness, the (shudder) colic. It all seems like an unscalable mountain right now, but hang in there. None of these things are a life sentence. Yes, you will hurt. You will cry with him. You will be so tired you hallucinate. But these things, that seem like they control your life? They get easier. Some will disappear altogether.
When they do disappear, and they will, they'll be replaced with moments of wonder. Seeing the world from his eyes is, literally, the most fun you've ever had. The sheer, uninhibited delight he will experience at seeing things for the first time. You'll feel it too. His enthusiasm is contagious - allow yourself to be swept up in it. Relax, put off the to-do list, enjoy being spontaneous.
You can do this, L. You can. This fierce, crazy love you have for this tiny guy will carry you over any obstacle. You are his, he is yours, you'll figure each other out sooner than you think.
Oh, and one last thing. You know how people keep telling you to sleep when he sleeps? Do it. Just do it. Like, now. Go.


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I chose Orange Truffles for the first recipe to try in Peter Greweling's book Chocolates and Confections: Formula, theory and technique for the artisan chocolatier for two reasons: one, they were truffles and therefore within my comfort zone (in theory), and, two, I had plenty of Grand Marnier on hand.
The first snag in the recipe was the "orange confit, diced 3mm/⅛ in" in the ingredient list. I didn't know there was such a thing; was it just a fancy way of saying candied orange peel in the syrup it was cooked in? That turned out to be the case. I used Carole Bloom's recipe for Candied Orange Peel from her book Truffles, Candies, and Confections; the recipe called for Grand Marnier as part of the syrup — an unexpected bonus. The candied orange peel was lovely. I added some lime and lemon peels to the mixture as well. The lemon peel turned out nice and chewy; the lime peel a bit tough. Anywho, I reserved twice the amount needed of the confit . . .
. . . then rolled the rest of the candied peels in granulated sugar.
The truffles were creamy and citrusy, but the success of the finished product was hard-won, for the candying and coating of the orange peel took over three hours, and the ganache was a bitch to make. You see, the chocolate disks barely melted in the hot cream, so I melted everything further over a bain marie. After the chocolate melted, the ganache refused to emulsify. After beating the heck out of it, letting it rest, beating the heck out of it again, letting it rest, etc., the ganache finally came together but it was then too solid to pipe so I had to use my Zeroll #100 disher to portion out the ganache. Turned out, this resulted in truffles twice as big as Greweling intended. Luckily, I caught this in time so I was able to cut each portion in half before rolling them into balls.
Perhaps the best part of all this was I now had plenty of candied orange peel to dip. Fresh, sweet, citrusy peel meets snappy bittersweet chocolate. YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM.


text: Posted by: Installer Online on August 21, 2014 in Advisory Leave a comment The right training can help strengthen customers relationships Fitting training into a busy schedule can seem a difficult task but, as David Hayhurst, National Training Manager at Zip comments, taking advantage of manufacturers' training schemes can help make more of time spent with customers, strengthening relationships and even providing additional selling opportunities. With so many pressures on our time, the value of training is so often over looked, yet the benefits can be far reaching. To use the metaphor of footballers, they are always training to stay at the top of their game even though the basis of the game always stays the same. As well as providing the obvious up-to-date training it also opens doors for new fitting techniques, trouble-shooting solutions and overall time saving ideas. Particularly when it comes to growing markets and energy efficient appliances, not only does it add another string to your bow but means you'll also be well equipped to spot extra selling opportunities as they arise and really make the most of them. In the age of the internet, you can expect customers to do their homework, so first-hand knowledge speaks volumes in terms of sincerity and confidence, putting you back in the driving seat. Boiling and chilled water taps, such as Zip's HydroTap, are fast becoming a 'must have' appliance for discerning customers planning their kitchen with a difference through to busy facilities managers looking to make workplaces more efficient. With the ability to make hot and cold drinks in an instant and even speed up cooking times, it is easy to see why these taps are finding their way into so many home and work locations. As with most things, installing an instant boiling water tap is easy when you know how, so taking time to attend a manufacturer's training session will pay dividends when it comes to saving time on a job. As a fairly high value appliance, you'll know what you are dealing with too. It is also all too easy to stick to what you know, so again training has a role, possibly opening up more effective and alternative ways to tackle a job. For example, as we hear about carbon footprints, saving energy and cutting costs; instantaneous water heaters such as Zip's InLine models may be the best option to provide hot water at point of use for hand washing or kitchens in larger buildings or schools – avoiding heat loss and the unnecessary purging of water along long distances of pipework. Up close and personal With this in mind, Zip has invested in the training it offers to installers across both its boiling and chilled water and instantaneous and storage water heater ranges. Half day installer training sessions now take place at the company's HQ in Clerkenwell, London. The fully equipped training facility features the latest boiling, chilled and sparkling water innovations, instant boiling water systems, instantaneous and storage water heating products, which are available to view and see in action. To make sure time is well spent, sessions take a module format, which gives the opportunity to address specific needs. Sessions include why and where boiling water taps, instantaneous or storage water heaters should be fitted, installation techniques, commissioning and setting up products for customer's requirements, right through to servicing, diagnostics and trouble-shooting. As there is nothing like having a go yourself, all products are available as working models to provide the opportunity to get to grips with technicalities. Step-by-step demonstrations and practical hands-on diagnostics form a large part of the sessions to show best practice and how to avoid any common pitfalls. All of the features, benefits, energy saving and safety functions are covered – and everyone who attends a training course will be able to confidently select, install and commission a Zip product competently. With legislation, in this case governing water storage and delivery, often updated and amended, the latest information is included in the session so installers can be sure they have the right advice at their fingertips. Simon Barkes, director of distributor, BEMCO, has attended one of the training courses and commented; "From a merchant perspective, the appliance market has tended to ride the economic storm, perhaps due to the 'improve rather than move' trend. So for both merchants and installers, being able to spot the opportunities and upsell where appropriate is so important but you need to have the background. The time we invested in training with Zip has meant we can talk our customers through the benefits and options, and give them advice that makes a difference. It has certainly be a key ingredient to increasing sales in our experience. "We see training very much as a tool to stay ahead. We read all the time about cutting carbon and saving energy, so we know we will need to be able to provide customers with the latest solutions. Again training is vital here to ensure we have the edge, knowing which products will work and where they suit." For more information about the training offered by Zip or to sign up for the training course, simply contact Zip's Customer Service on 0845 6 005 005 or visit www.zipheaters.co.uk. Share ! tweet


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We chattered excitedly as were getting ready to walk to Tamaki College.
Walking out of Point England school and in to the paths of G.I . Me and my group were walking to Tamaki College for our very first day at tech.
While walking at the back of Mr Barks, I had to pick up the paste and walk at the same speed as him, it was a bit annoying. I said to Mubasshira, "Mr Barks walks so fast doesn't he", Mubasshira agreed with me.
We finally reached our destination at last. Looking around a bit lost I just stood in line for about 10 minutes. The teacher that was going to teach us was the lovely Mrs Heka. We went inside the cooking class, all I could hear was oohhh and ahhhs.
We first had to get wash our hands and put an apron on. Me and Muba (Mubasshira) really wanted to be in the same cooking team, and we were. The thing we were cooking on that day was Chelsea Buns. It was really fun. First we had to get out the utensils and equipment out. Then Mrs Heka gave us a few instructions to do.
Just about 20 minutes in to cooking, we were melting butter, getting scone mix, holding measuring cups, measuring things and holding GIANT bowls. 10 minutes after that we had to rinse the dishes and wash them, then pack it away. In a few hours our Chelsea Buns were cooked and delectable.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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With our distinctive developer spirit and the flair for timeless lighting design, we create sustainable lighting solutions for living spaces. We see ourselves as the driving force behind the constant confrontation between light, space and people. With our work we want to inspire people and cultivate spaces, that is why we are involved in the cultural field and ask how artists work with the medium of light. We present the resulting collaborations in our magazine "cultivated" and on our website.
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For Swiss author Arno Camenisch, light makes a significant contribution to mood, which is required to develop his thoughts into stories. The high value he ascribes to light as part of his creative process has brought him into contact with RIBAG. At a meeting at the Solothurn City Theatre, the stage was set with VIOR, to focus on the author.
Those who tell stories well, transport moods. Arno Camenisch is a successful Swiss writer, who knows how to create atmospheres with cleverly juxtaposed words. His pictorial style brings his stories to life – often using selected lighting scenarios to lend sustainability to his words. In the spotlight of the Solothurn City Theatre, he talks about the role of light in and for writing.
Light means life." Arno Camenisch loves light in the early morning or evening, when the sun is low and casts shadows. So he enjoys every day as he wakes up in the mountains. The word artist originates from Tavanasa in Grisons, which in winter, lies in the shade. Maybe that is the reason why he likes to work in the rain or at night, "the night has a strangely beautiful silence". For Camenisch, light also represents ease, which he needs for his work: "Light has an uncanny influence on the mind and mood, which is essential for me for writing."
Shining through When the writer from Grisons creates stories, he works with moods. "It always revolves around how I illuminate a scene or a theme, of how light is brought into a story." Camenisch writes very visually, and it is only through the right lighting conditions in a text that the desired atmosphere is created, and a feeling arises. And when individual words have already disappeared from memory, readers will remember that feeling exactly.
IlluminatingArno likes to read his stories out on stage in front of an audience during his reading tours. "Light is extremely important on stage, it creates a focus, as well as an intimacy." Throughout the reading, the lighting remains the same, so as not to compete with the word in focus. "I prefer to work with white light, with spots, the face must be well lit, so that all expressions come to fruition."
EnlightenedArno Camenisch needs light – for his thoughts, the atmosphere, the stage, and above all for his work. His studio at home is always brightly lit: "I always write all my books at the same table, in the same chair, I sit in the same place, and the light is always the same. Only the years pass by."
Playing around with language, an exciting mixture of High German, Grisons dialect and Rhaeto-Romanic, is his trademark: Arno Camenisch, born 1978 in Tavanasa in the canton of Grisons, is one of the most famous authors in Switzerland today. His writing has been translated into more than 20 languages, and his readings take him from Hong Kong via Moscow to New York. His first book, "ernesto ed autras manzegnas", was published in 2005, followed by eight other novels in Romanic and German.
Arno has been honoured with various literary and cultural prizes, in 2012 he received the Swiss Literature Prize and in 2015, the German Prize for Comic Literature. In 2018, his novel "The Last Snow" is on the shelves –and has been highly praised. In his latest work, Arno Camenisch talks of disappearing and remaining. Above all, it is his melancholy-humorous narrative, a wavering between humour and tragedy, that is praised.
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Develop your self-discipline
Welcome to this online course on developing your skills for better self discipline!
Self-discipline is a fundamental skill you need to take care of for your own formation and personal growth.
One of the areas of personal struggle for many of us is that of self-discipline. We get easily distracted and dispersed with so many interests and activities, and in the end we may remain with a sense of emptiness and self-blame. Many of our good decisions remain merely desires. Can we change this predicament?
People who have contributed tremendously to the society and to their communities are people who have cultivated greater self-discipline and strength of character. Think of blessed Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa or great scientists, musicians, artists who have enriched the world with their gifts. We are beneficiaries of their contribution to the world, a contribution made possible by their hard work and personal discipline which enabled them to respond to the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
Have you sometimes felt the need to strengthen your inner powers to implement your good intentions and aspirations and make a difference in your life and that of others? Does your personal history have a list of many unaccomplished tasks that you regret now? Think of a situation when you can:
- finish your planned duties or assignments in time.
- not having to rush in the last minute to finish your preparation for exams, writing papers etc.
- do not have to ask excuses for not fulfilling your promises or accepted responsibilities.
- be in time for appointments.
- do your meditation and prayers with ease and joy
- carry out your study and ongoing formation according to your personal project.
- Protect your life journey from being distracted by trivial matters and keep yourself tuned to your long term and short term goals and ultimately to your purpose in life.
Well, it is possible. You need resilience to make decisions and start working towards accomplishing your chosen goals. Self-discipline helps you to persevere in your goals and decisions.
If you give some time each day until you complete the modules in this course, you will be able to organize your life and work better. Test and see for yourself the practical advantages of the principles proposed in these modules.
This online course is aimed at helping you to develop your will power and cultivate self-discipline so as to become more effective in your life and mission. We follow a practical step by step program to achieve this goal.
If your profession requires more of your initiatives and creativity, this course is going to help you very much to plan your goals and work towards their realization.
An on line course to develop self discipline and will power
- Based on psycho spiritual wisdom of the past
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Theodore Bryant, Self discipline in 10 days, HUB Publishing, Seattle, Washington, 1999.
Roberto Assagioli, The Act of Will, Penguine books, 1983
Abraham Harold Maslow, Motivation and Personality, New York Harper and Row, 1970
Remez Sasson, Will Power and Self-Discipline, E-book
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No. III/13 - 27 September 2013
PSI photon, neutron and muon user facilities newsletter
It starts with small little charges, accelerated and forced along vertiginous paths, giving away their energy and creating something which again is bounced and guided towards a new aim, the sample. This is the common starting point for the muon, neutron and photon facilities at PSI. But not only are the muons, neutrons or photons generated this way. Our scientific ideas also follow a similar path, initially looking easy and straightforward, but later taking surprising turns and transformations until in the end something like a result arises. Yes, performing experiments and achieving results is often a long journey filled with many set-backs - but when a surprising and beautiful result does show up, it is a rewarding moment.
Seeing how many excellent results are achieved at the PSI large-scale facilities, one can only guess how much time and determination this has cost. While we scientists are often aware of our contributions, we should not forget the invisible effort needed to keep this all running. But as we say, we make the invisible visible, so we should acknowledge the contribution of all the people behind the scene, such as machine workshops, secretaries, administration, designers, safety people, storekeepers, technicians, lab assistance, electricians, plumbers, cleaners, cooks, workmen, engineers and many more ... a long list of professional people we all rely on. Thank you!
Frithjof Nolting, Head of Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation - Condensed Matter, PSI
Research highlights
SLS - Material Science: Atoms are in motion
Scientists use nano-rods to investigate how matter assemblesA. Farhan et al, Nature Physics 9, 375 (2013), DOI:10.1038/nphys2613
In the microscopic world, everything is in motion: atoms and molecules vibrate, proteins fold, even glass is a slow flowing liquid. And during each movement there are interactions between the smallest elements - for example, the atoms - and their neighbours. To make these movements visible, scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a special model system. It is so big that it can be easily observed under an X-ray microscope, and mimics the tiniest movements in Nature. The model: rings made from six nanoscale magnetic rods, whose north and south poles attract each other. At room temperature, the magnetisation direction of each of these tiny rods varies spontaneously. Scientists were able to observe the magnetic interactions between these active rods in real time. These research results were published on May 5 in the journal "Nature Physics".
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SINQ - Towards the tuning of physical properties
1D to 2D Na+ Ion Diffusion Inherently Linked to Structural Transitions in Na0.7CoO2M. Medarde et al, Physical Review Letters 110, 266401 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.266401
We report the observation of a stepwise "melting" of the low-temperature Na-vacancy order in the layered transition-metal oxide Na0.7CoO2. High-resolution neutron powder diffraction analysis indicates the existence of two first-order structural transitions, one at T1 ≈ 290 K followed by a second at T2 ≈ 400 K. Detailed analysis strongly suggests that both transitions are linked to changes in the Na mobility. Our data are consistent with a two-step disappearance of Na-vacancy order through the successive opening of first quasi-1D (T1 > T > T2) and then 2D (T > T2) Na diffusion paths. These results shed new light on previous, seemingly incompatible, experimental interpretations regarding the relationship between Na-vacancy order and Na dynamics in this material. They also represent an important step towards the tuning of physical properties and the design of tailored functional materials through an improved control and understanding of ionic diffusion.
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SμS - Semiconductor technology: manipulating charge carrier concentrations with light
Photo-induced persistent inversion of germanium in a 200-nm-deep surface regionT. Prokscha et al, Scientific Reports 3, 2569 (2013), DOI: 10.1038/srep02569
The controlled manipulation of the charge carrier concentration in nanometer thin layers is the basis of current semiconductor technology and of fundamental importance for device applications. Here we show that it is possible to induce a persistent inversion from n- to p-type in a 200-nm-thick surface layer of a germanium wafer by illumination with white and blue light. We induce the inversion with a half-life of ∼12 hours at a temperature of 220 K which disappears above 280 K. The photo-induced inversion is absent for a sample with a 20-nm-thick gold capping layer providing a Schottky barrier at the interface. This indicates that charge accumulation at the surface is essential to explain the observed inversion. The contactless change of carrier concentration is potentially interesting for device applications in opto-electronics where the gate electrode and gate oxide could be replaced by the semiconductor surface.
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SwissFEL - Magnetisation controlled at picosecond intervals
Off-resonant magnetization dynamics phase-locked to an intense phase-stable THz transient .C. Vicario et al, Nature Photonics, Advance Online Publication 11 August 2013, DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.209
A terahertz laser developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute makes it possible to control a material's magnetisation at a timescale of picoseconds (0.000 000 000 001 seconds). In their experiment, the researchers shone extremely short light pulses from the laser onto a magnetic material, where the magnetic moments - "elementary magnets" - were all aligned in parallel. The light pulse's magnetic field was able to deflect the magnetic moments from their idle state in such a way that they exactly followed the change of the laser's magnetic field with only a minor delay. The terahertz laser used in the experiment is one of the strongest of its kind in the world. One special feature is the fact that it is phase-stable, which enables the exact change in the electrical and magnetic field within the individual pulses to be defined reliably for each laser pulse. As the majority of data is stored magnetically these days, the possibility to quickly change a material's magnetisation is crucial for new, rapid storage systems. The researchers report on their results in the journal Nature Photonics.
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Third Joint Users Meeting at PSI - JUM@P13
From September 18-20, 2013 the 3rd edition of the JUM@P user meetings was organized. The meeting brought together more than 150 scientists and users of SLS, SINQ and SμS. JUM@P'13 started with a plenary session with invited lectures as well as information about PSI and its user facilities. One highlight of the session was the award of the third PSI Thesis Medal to Matti M. van Schooneveld from the MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany. On the second day three topical parallel workshops have been organized. Two poster sessions and the 2013 annual meeting of the European Synchrotron User Organisation ESUO completed the program. In total, 55 talks and more than 70 posters have been presented by our highly active user community. Thanks to everybody helping us to make that meeting being a success. The full program is still available from the JUM@P website.
New calls for proposalsSLS: PX-beamlines
deadline: October 15, 2013
SLS: non-PX beamlines
deadline: March 15, 2014
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deadline: November 15, 2013
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deadline: December 2013
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An overview about all proposal submission deadlines of the PSI facilities can be obtained here.
Facility newsSLS: Proprietary shifts available through Swiss Light Source Techno Trans AG (SLS TT AG)
The main goal of the SLS TT AG is to facilitate industrial use of the Swiss Light Source. If you are not an expert in a particular technique or you are unsure of which technique is best suited for your application(s), we can help you. Our Mission is to coordinate any and all services for industrial/proprietary users - we want to be your one stop shop! Read more.
SINQ: New CAMEA Spectrometer
As joint venture with the Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM, EPF Lausanne) construction of the new spectrometer CAMEA (Continuous Angle Multiple Energy Analyzer) has started, which will be installed as option at the current RITA-II instrument at SINQ. This new spectrometer will be particularly suited for parametric studies under extreme conditions requiring restrictive sample environments such as high magnetic field magnets or pressure cells, and for experiments on small samples of novel materials. The novelty of the CAMEA design is that it employs a series of several upward-scattering analyzer arcs. This design allows each analyzer to collect neutrons over different energy ranges and a large solid angle that are measured simultaneously by position sensitive detectors. In a single data acquisition an entire constant-energy line in the horizontal scattering plane is recorded for a quasi-continuous angular coverage with tremendous gains in data collection rates. The project is financed by the R'Equip program of the Swiss National Science Foundation, EPF Lausanne and PSI.
SμS: Direct access to μSR analysis computer and raw data from outside PSI
A new computer (musruser.psi.ch) has been installed at PSI to allow μSR facility users to access their raw data and to perform data analysis using the MUSRFIT package without the necessity to have an own user account at PSI. This computer is especially intended to provide new users with all necessary analysis tools which are easily accessible from their home institutions. Interested users are asked to contact their instrument scientist for the login information.
SwissFEL: SwissFEL foundation stone ceremony
On the 3rd of July 2013 the SwissFEL foundation stone ceremony took place at the Paul Scherrer Institute. Around 130 guests from politics, science and industry were participating, read more.
Upcoming eventsGISAXS 2013: Workshop on Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-Ray Scattering
October 7-9, 2013, Hamburg, Germany
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Photos: Best from The 2017 Billboard Music Awards Magenta Carpet
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by Ludacris and Vanessa Hudgens, broadcast live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday night, showcasing this year's hottest and biggest music stars — and Parade.com has the best and worst looks from the magenta carpet in our photo gallery.
The nominees for the music awards are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring and social engagement. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.
The evening kicked off with a nine-minute performance by multi-platinum artist Nicki Minaj featuring special guests Jason Derulo, David Guetta and Lil Wayne. This was the fourth appearance by Minaj on the Billboard Music Awards stage, as well as her first television performance since breaking Aretha Franklin's long-standing record for Female Artist charting the most songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
Presenters for the evening were from all aspects of entertainment — film, television and music — and included Kate Beckinsale, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Mark Cuban, Noah Cyrus, Alexandra Daddario, DJ Khaled, Josh Duhamel, Ansel Elgort, Sara Foster, G-Eazy, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Prince Michael Jackson, Rachel Lindsay, Lea Michele, Olivia Munn, Rita Ora, Logan Paul, Rachel Platten, Bebe Rexha, Nicole Scherzinger, Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields, Jussie Smollett, Hailee Steinfeld, Lindsey Stirling, and Ashley Tisdale.
In addition to Minaj, performers on the broadcast included Camila Cabello, The Chainsmokers, Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, Drake, Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Halsey, Sam Hunt, John Legend, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Julia Michaels, Ed Sheeran and 2017 Billboard Music Awards ICON Award recipient Cher.
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"During the day, Jesus was teaching in the temple area, but at night he would leave and stay at the place called the Mount of Olives. And all the people would get up early each morning to listen to him in the temple area." — Luke 21:37-38 NAB
After a long day's work, do you still know how to rest? After a week of toiling, do you still know how to take a break?
Do you like taking a temporary escape from reality by watching TV in the evening only to wake up and face your dreadful reality again in the morning?
Do you like getting away during the weekend and disconnecting from the world only to go back, connect once more, and feel even more exhausted?
Maybe taking a break is not about temporarily escaping your dreadful reality. Maybe it is about retreating for a while and seeing your reality in a different, more positive light.
Maybe taking a break is not about getting away during the weekend and disconnecting from the world. Maybe it is about connecting more to God and reconnecting with your purpose to make a difference in the world and reconnecting with your God-given mission.
I guess that was how Jesus was able to keep on going with His mission. He knew how to rest meaningfully.
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Ty Chum is a father, husband, uncle, son, and grandson. He and his family were refugees from Cambodia who survived the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. Ty is the oldest son in the family, he too took the responsibility of setting a path for his younger brothers and sisters to achieve higher education because he knew that would fulfill his parents' dream.
Ty earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and has been a resident of Lowell for over 20 years. He started as a community helper and soon found his path in the social justice field. Ty was on the advisory board for Engaging Men and Boys as Allies in Sexual Violence Prevention (EMBASVP) with The Center for Hope and Healing and then became a consultant for the EMBASVP program. He has two missions in life, end sexual violence and being a good role model for his community and loved ones. His favorite quote "walk the talk" and "my life started when I met my wife".
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Accolade provides one-stop financial advisory, tax advisory and property management services. In other works, Accolade is your outsourced CFO, your outsourced tax advisor and your outsourced Chief Operating Officer (COO) for all your real estate properties -- all in one firm. For a full range of our services, click here.
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Specializing in the management of multifamily assets and commercial real estate properties, our team of professionals produce superior results for all types of real estate assets. We understand the dynamics of the marketplace and the factors that affect the correct positioning of an asset. The Accolade team works closely with each property owner to gain a thorough understanding of his or her unique investment objectives, from which a custom-designed investment and management strategy is established and implemented. Our mission is to build long-last relationships with all our clients and to have each client view us as a personal advisor and wealth optimization specialist.
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To support youth, and young women in particular, in their quest for individual development and economic independence through creative start-ups.
Middle East and North Africa
High unemployment, reduced freedom of expression and lack of financing opportunities for small and medium enterprises prevent young people – particularly women and marginalized groups in remote areas – from developing their full potential. These conditions strongly contribute to societal discontent, radicalization and migration to Europe, both legal and illegal.
Started as Mideast Creatives in 2014, Coworking for Sustainable Employment (CSE) supports creative start-ups by entrepreneurs, innovators, environmental activists, artists and journalists between 15 and 35 years old. It focuses on: coworking spaces for the creative economy, which heavily relies on collaboration to thrive; business start-up training and job fairs for youth – especially for women entrepreneurs; alternative financial models that make young entrepreneurs investment-ready and link investors to local businesses through matchmaking services; and (social) media campaigns with videos portraying women creatives.
Results so far
CSE successfully supports over ten three coworking spaces in North Africa, amongst which: Cogite, Tunisia's first coworking space; The District in Egypt; Sylabs in Algeria, and with mentoring from Cogite, Cirta, a cultural and coworking space in remote northwestern Tunisia. In 2016, Cogite was listed as the world's third best coworking space by Forbes. The space hosts more than 100 coworkers daily and 90 events every year. Walid Hammami opened Cirta following a CSE training on business modelling, finance, marketing, leadership and community building. He now employs 11 young people, including young men reintegrating after prison.
Period and budget
2016-2018, €5.1 million
Swedish International Development cooperation Agency and Dutch Culture (2014-2016); Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (donor) under its LEAD funding (2016-2018).


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Are you interested in hiring a personal tour guide on your trip to York? The following is a list of York tour guides available for hire. You can browse the tour guide profiles and contact them directly for questions and making arrangement. Hiring a private tour guide can be an excellent way to see a place since you will have a local expert to work as your personal assistant. Many tour guides can also help you arrange accommodation and day trips outside the city.
Private guide in York and Yorkshire Moors/Dales, England 10% off.
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Marisa Elisa Schlacher
Junior Associate
Diwok Hermann Petsche Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG
Not yet admitted to the bar
Mag. Marisa Elisa Schlacher is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Vienna office. Prior to joining the Firm, Marisa worked as a law clerk at the Vienna Commercial Court and as a research assistant at the University of Vienna. She also interned at the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York.
Practice Focus
Marisa advises multinational and domestic clients on data protection, telecommunications law, IT outsourcing, software licensing, cyber security and e-commerce matters. She also works on the IT aspects of mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, reorganizations and other strategic alliances.
- University of Vienna (Mag. iur.) (2016)
- University of Sydney (2014)
- University of Vienna (B.A. International Development) (2012)
- Sciences Po Bordeaux (Certificate d'Etudes Politiques) (2012)
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Diwok Hermann Petsche Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.


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Gold Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:
Large speculators continued to sharply raise their bullish net positions in the Gold futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.
The non-commercial futures contracts of Gold futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 245,298 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday September 5th. This was a weekly jump of 14,251 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 231,047 net contracts.
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Speculative positions are higher for a seventh straight week with net positions rising by at least +10,000 bullish contracts in each of those weeks. The bullish level is now at the highest threshold since October 4th 2016 when the net positions totaled +245,508 contracts.
Gold Commercial Positions:
The commercial traders position, categorized by the CFTC as hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -261,807 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decrease of -13,778 contracts from the total net of -248,029 contracts reported the previous week.
Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the GLD ETF, which tracks the price of gold, closed at approximately $127.46 which was a rise of $3.04 from the previous close of $124.42, according to unofficial market data.
*COT Report: The COT data, released weekly to the public each Friday, is updated through the most recent Tuesday (data is 3 days old) and shows a quick view of how large speculators or non-commercials (for-profit traders) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) were positioned in the futures markets. The CFTC categorizes trader positions according to commercial hedgers (traders who use futures contracts for hedging as part of the business), non-commercials (large traders who speculate to realize trading profits) and nonreportable traders (usually small traders/speculators). Find CFTC criteria here: (http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/ExplanatoryNotes/index.htm).
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Isabelle Huppert: Passion and Contradiction
June 9, 2006 - June 30, 2006
"I like to take unusual characters and make them as normal as possible," Isabelle Huppert (b. 1953) has said, "to play with the contradiction. To try to understand how the good and the bad live together." This great French actress's understanding of contradiction is embodied in the pair of roles that brought her to international stardom: the simple, fragile heroine of The Lacemaker (1977), and the amoral murderess of Violette Nozière (1978). (The latter film began a fruitful, decades-long collaboration with director Claude Chabrol, just one of the many major auteurs—Jean-Luc Godard, Joseph Losey, Maurice Pialat, Bertrand Tavernier, and Michael Haneke are others—whose films she has graced.) Huppert has crafted a remarkable series of performances marked by self-possession and a fierce, guarded intelligence. Always willing to take risks, she has played more than her share of debased or even monstrous characters, but has invested them with an unsentimental awareness. She says, "I don't try to sympathize with my characters, I just try to empathize with them. Try to understand. . . . I think I do this in films that are made in the shape of a question, not in the shape of an answer."
The San Francisco International Film Festival presents a screening of Huppert's new film Gabrielle at PFA on April 28. On April 30, Jean-Claude Carrière, cowriter of Every Man for Himself and Passion, will be present for an SFIFF screening of Belle de jour, and PFA presents four more of Carrière's films on May 5 and 6: see A Tribute to Jean-Claude Carrière.
Juliet Clark
Friday, June 9, 2006
7:00 p.m. The Lacemaker
In the role that made her an international star, Huppert portrays a fragile teen blossoming in and broken by love. "Built on tiny moments of human interaction, but observed with such precision and perception that this chamber drama is riveting. . . . Huppert's stunning performance gives the movie a luminous center."—New West
Friday, June 9, 2006
9:10 p.m. Loulou
Bourgeoise Huppert leaves her husband for working-class layabout Gérard Depardieu in Maurice Pialat's absorbing study of desire. "Loulou is as fresh and unsettling today as it was in 1980. [Depardieu and Huppert are] so explosively real and mercurial and spontaneous, that it's hard to think of them as acting."—Film Comment
Thursday, June 15, 2006
7:30 p.m. Madame Bovary
Huppert captures the title character, destroyed by an oppressive provincial society and her own romantic delusions, in Claude Chabrol's intelligent, rigorously faithful adaptation of the great Flaubert novel.
Friday, June 16, 2006
7:00 p.m. Every Man for Himself
Huppert plays Isabelle, a country girl turned prostitute, in Godard's lyrical comedy about the selling of the self. "At the end of the film, one's perceptions have been so enriched, so sharpened, that one comes out of it invigorated. . . . A stunning, original work."—N.Y. Times
Friday, June 16, 2006
8:50 p.m. Passion
Huppert and Hanna Schygulla in Godard's visceral, visually enthralling film about a film called Passion, based on tableaux vivants of famous paintings but extending beyond the screen-as-canvas to encompass dramas of labor and the labors of love.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
3:00 p.m. Heaven's Gate
The restored director's cut of Michael Cimino's monumental Western of cattlemen vs. immigrant farmers in 1890s Wyoming, featuring Huppert, Kris Kristofferson, and Christopher Walken.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
7:30 p.m. The Piano Teacher
Huppert is astonishing as a musician driven by dark sexual compulsions in Michael Haneke's scandalous melodrama. "At once an emotional thriller and a domestic horror movie—a woman's picture with a vengeance, in which the bloodletting is kept to a minimum, and ends up all the more powerful and profound for it."—LA Weekly
Friday, June 23, 2006
7:00 p.m. Malina
"In one of the rare truly visual films about writers, Werner Schroeter generates extravagant images to match the insights of the nameless writer he films—played with ferocious precision by Huppert."—New Yorker. Written by Elfriede Jelinek from Ingeborg Bachmann's novel.
Friday, June 23, 2006
9:25 p.m. The Trout
Huppert in a French film by American expatriate Joseph Losey, also starring Jeanne Moreau. "A penetrating portrait of a maddening personality—the innocent who damages what she touches. Chillingly beautiful."—Chicago Film Festival
Saturday, June 24, 2006
6:30 p.m. Merci pour le chocolat
Swiss chocolate flows in the veins of the haute bourgeois family at the center of Chabrol's "witty psychological thriller, more gothic than noir . . . Self-contained, enigmatic, illuminated from within, Huppert banks a performance that pays dividends throughout the film."—Village Voice
Saturday, June 24, 2006
8:30 p.m. Violette Nozière
A rare screening of Chabrol's classic, chilling portrait of a parricidal teenager in 1930s France. "The riveting Huppert provides a brilliant portrait of inscrutable fatalism behind an impenetrable mask."—Village Voice
Sunday, June 25, 2006
3:00 p.m. Saint-Cyr
As Madame de Maintenon, the secret wife of Louis XIV who founds a boarding school for young women but finds her ideals impossible to maintain, Huppert gives "one of her greatest and chilliest performances."—N.Y. Times
Sunday, June 25, 2006
5:30 p.m. Coup de torchon
Huppert and Philippe Noiret in Bertrand Tavernier's adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel. "Set in a small, parched town in French West Africa in 1938, [it] turns into a most provocative, wittily misanthropic melodrama set in the landscape of the soul."—N.Y. Times
Friday, June 30, 2006
7:00 p.m. La cérémonie
Based on Ruth Rendell's A Judgment in Stone, Claude Chabrol's acclaimed thriller pits a stolid new maid (Sandrine Bonnaire) and an insolent postmistress (Huppert) against a too-comfortable bourgeois family in a scenario that plays as "theater-of-cruelty Marx."—Village Voice
Friday, June 30, 2006
9:15 p.m. Story of Women
Claude Chabrol's austere and compelling portrait of Marie Latour, a housewife-turned-abortionist in occupied France, played by Huppert as "a cold but oddly sympathetic everywoman."—Chicago Reader
Curated at PFA by Susan Oxtoby. The Pacific Film Archive acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of this series: Marie Bonnel, French Embassy, New York; Christophe Musitelli, French Consulate, San Francisco; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris; Stéphanie Côté, La Cinémathèque québécoise, Montreal; Sarah Choyeau, Gaumont, Paris; Kino International, New York; Janus Films, New York; and Sony Pictures Releasing, Los Angeles.


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Production scheduling is the management and allocation of resources, events and processes to create goods and services. A business adjusts its production schedule based on the availability of resources, client orders and efficiencies. The goal of production scheduling is to balance client needs with available resources while operating in the most cost-efficient manner.
Production scheduling requires a strong focus on the availability of the resources of a business. Resources include the raw materials used to create goods, the availability of machines and the availability of workers. Typically, production schedulers track all resources and find constraints or resource outages that will affect different volume levels of production; this is called capacity planning. Once a scheduler identifies resource constraints, he adds additional supplies, machines and personnel to ensure production goals are met.
Production schedulers review client orders based on the time frame requested, client importance and available production capacity. They work closely with sales and marketing to meet customer expectations and maximize sales.
Production scheduling includes giving orders to the production department about the volume of goods produced, scheduling personnel, the order of production processing and due dates. Production scheduling also arranges necessary down time for routine maintenance and cleaning.
Production scheduling attempts to maximize personnel through job rotation, effective break schedules, cross-training and teamwork opportunities. A balance between work processes, training and group activities creates a more productive workforce.
Contingency Planning
Typically, production schedulers create plans that account for potential problems, such as resource outages, machine failure and employment shortages, so personnel and management know what action to take when facing an unexpected glitch in production.
Most companies with large-scale production use powerful software for scheduling, which must account for complex multiple constraints and varied information levels. Popular software includes AMS Real Time Projects, Artemis 7, Cando, Delmia 5, D-Opt, Hydra, Microsoft Project, Primavera and Prochain. Many software packages are tailored to specific industries and can be modified for individual business needs.


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Join us at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts for an exciting evening with our current Resident Artists!
Resident Artists presenting their work on April 19:
Holly Kranker, Visual Artist
Robin Rozanski, Writer
Alison Erazmus, Visual Artist
Jasmine Dreame Wagner, Writer
Rae Howell, Composer
View our current exhibition, "A Little Birdie Told Me: Works by Michael Villarreal" meet the artists, listen to their presentations, view and experience their work.
Enjoy snacks and wine generously provided by the Kimmel Orchard.
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts / 801 Third Corso / Nebraska City, NE / 402-874-9600 / Questions about this event? Contact Sara McNeilly Ammon, Assistant Director at email@example.com


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Like scorpions, closed records cause paralysis
October 30, 2014 in Medical Technology
Take a step back from the challenges that surround health information technology (HIT) interoperability and you will recognize that market forces and a desperately fragmented health care system make hospitals and vendors act the way we do.
It calls to mind the fable of the scorpion and the frog, which is worth revisiting.
Wanting to cross a river, a scorpion spies a frog in the water and asks for a ride to the other side. Naturally afraid of being stung and killed, the frog hesitates, but is finally convinced by the scorpion's argument that stinging the frog would be the end of them both in the dark flowing water. Midway across the river, the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When the frog asks why as they sink beneath the surface of the water, the scorpion says, "Because I'm a scorpion."
Compare what the fable has to say about innate characteristics with the current state of interoperability. The predominant proprietary HIT vendors know about the interoperability gap yet engage in prolonged foot-dragging on even basic data interfacing. Yes, healthcare IT is their business. No, interoperability is not in their nature.
A recent report by health research firm KLAS underscores this less-than-ideal reality: The federal government (they use our tax dollars, I must remind) has spent more than $25 billion on EHR adoption incentives and less than half of acute and ambulatory providers say their EHR is interoperable with other systems. Indeed, only 20 percent of providers are "optimistic" about vendor collaboration initiatives like the Cerner-led Commonwell Health Alliance.
The problem (apologies for beating a dead horse) is with the business model. The prevailing proprietary HIT business model is based on making the vendor the sole source of technology. Complexity of data sharing helps create a vendor lock scenario in which opening up the records is bad for business.
This situation has not gone unnoticed in Congress. As widely reported this past summer, U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), a physician and member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, singled out Epic for criticism, quoting a RAND report that asserts Epic provides "closed records."
With incentives focused on driving interoperability, Gingrey asked the obvious question:
"Is the government getting its money's worth? It may be time for the committee to take a closer look at the practices of vendor companies in this space, given the possibility that fraud may be perpetrated on the American taxpayer."
Of course Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner counters that her system is actually open and interoperable. In a September interview with the New York Times, Faulkner explained that Epic's Care Everywhere solution connects hospitals nationwide. What she did not say is that the company created this bridge to compensate for the complexity of Epic implementations, which are so unique that two distinct Epic systems cannot plug and play. Uniqueness drives complexity and dependence.
Article source: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/blog/scorpions-closed-records-cause-paralysis


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Iced Licorice is a mauvish purple polish with gold flakies. Freaking. Awesome. I absolutely love this polish. Oh so much.
Three coats, no top coat. Application was good. And it lasted five days without any chips until I started working. So that's pretty awesome. *Loves*
Now here's some more cute for you. Chibi Captain America.
By the way, the official name for these little figurines is: Marvel Heroes 2 Inch Self-Vending (no capsules) Buildable Figures.