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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - At first glance, the "City of Music" appears to be in perfect harmony with Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's lyrical capital of Carnival.
The soaring wings of the concert theater, one of the most ambitious architecture projects since the capital Brasilia was built from scratch in the 1950s, mirror the sweep of Rio's mountains and the waves crashing on nearby beaches.
Music is only rivaled by football among the passions of Cariocas, Rio's residents. So how could a majestic shrine to song as big as Rio's Maracana soccer stadium not be a hit?
To many Cariocas, though, the center's opening night last Saturday to the strains of Mozart and Johann Strauss was a source of anger rather than pride.
Supporters say the building, which cost 518 million reais ($220 million) and is still six months from completion, will help reclaim Rio's place as Brazil's cultural capital with an iconic building like Sydney's Opera House.
But budget overruns, a questionable location, and the stark contrast between the grand project and Rio's serious crime, transport and health problems, have turned many otherwise music-loving people off Latin America's biggest concert hall.
In a city where Samba, Bossa Nova and other Brazilian sounds rule, many question the decision to spend the equivalent of five percent of next year's city budget on a center where classical music and opera will dominate.
"The City of Music is a block of concrete costing a horrific amount of money for us Cariocas and which won't bring the benefits that the population needs," said Marcos dos Santos, a 38-year-old fitness and dance trainer.
The brainchild of Rio's unpopular mayor, Cesar Maia, the 94,000 square meter (one million square foot) building in the beach-side Barra de Tijuca area is impressive in scale and style.
Its main hall, which can be converted into an opera theater, holds 1,800 people and is set between the horizontal plates of the roof and a public terrace that gives access to cinemas, restaurants and classrooms. To be surrounded by a large park, it is like a massive, airy house on stilts.
French architect Christian de Portzamparc created the space to "democratize" people's experience — as if looking down from Rio's iconic Sugar Mountain or Christ the Redeemer statue.
"I think people will come here just by childish, beautiful curiosity to discover," Portzamparc, who also designed Paris' popular City of Music center, told Reuters last week.
A relatively sterile collection of condominiums and shopping malls up to an hour's drive west of Rio's center, the "Barra" district has attracted many wealthier Cariocas seeking respite from Rio's violence and other problems.
Backers say the center will give the area a public space and bring a cultural attraction within reach of Rio's poor north and west, which bear the brunt of the city's problems.
"This is giving a message that Rio is continuing in a new part of its territory," said Portzamparc, 64. "I think if it is well maintained and there are interesting programs, it will be alive because music and dance are important in Brazil."
But reports of spiraling costs helped the building become a subject of media ridicule and a vote-winning whipping boy among candidates to replace Maia in October elections.
News organizations have reported the budget more than sextupled from an original 80 million reais, although city officials deny that, saying the initial figure was only for one part of the project.
"Cariocas are very critical. You could say it is part of their DNA," said Rio culture secretary Ricardo Macieira, adding that the center would affirm Rio's "international identity."
Portzamparc says the budget roughly doubled, mostly due to delays caused by Rio's hosting of the Pan American Games in 2007, which led to a rush to complete the building with 3,000 workers toiling around the clock.
Maia, whose term ends in January, was also broadly criticized for spending more than $1 billion on the Games.
The Brazilian Symphony Orchestra was left hanging a week before Christmas when fire officials said the building was not ready hours before the scheduled first concert.
The music hall has no subway station nearby and ticket prices could be prohibitive for many of the city's poorest.
"Even the higher income people from other parts of the city won't go there for the concerts because we have transportation difficulties," said Ricardo Gouvea, an architect and human rights activist at Rio's Bento Rubiao Foundation.
Gouvea said the money would have been better invested in Rio's traditional culture, noting that some popular Carnival Samba schools that help bring thousands of tourists to Rio had struggled to raise enough funds in recent years.
Others argue the priority should be reviving the historic center of Rio, home to the lively Lapa nightlife area of bars and Samba clubs. Much of the center is virtually deserted on weekends, haunted by abandoned buildings and plagued by crime.
"Tourists come to Rio with a vague idea in their head that they will pass a guy on a street corner composing and immersed in music," said Dos Santos, the fitness trainer. "But this doesn't exist today, it's in the past."
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Editing by Kieran Murray


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As a partner at the Los Angeles office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP since 2012, Deborah Festa continues an extensive legal career. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, she gained experience in areas ranging from mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance to investment funds and securities, before accepting her current position. Presently, she advises clients throughout the financial industry as the head of her firm's West Coast investment management and securitization practice. Among Deborah Festa's practice areas are negotiations, regulatory compliance, and sophisticated investments.
Throughout her professional life, Festa has earned accolades from numerous sources. The Legal 500 United States included her as a top attorney in its "Structured Finance" section due to her "good business sense and experience." The Daily Journal named her as one of the state's "Top 20 Lawyers under 40." She has published articles on collateralized loan obligations in Practical Law Company and The Banking Law Journal. A regular speaker at industry conferences, Deborah Festa served as a panelist at the SCI's 7th Annual Securitization Pricing, Investment and Risk Seminar in 2014.

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Hernan Lander employs visions of modern art and creative forms of architecture in his designs. Since his beginnings at Altos De Chavon in the Dominican Republic, he was recognized with the Silver and Amber Thimble and was awarded a full scholarship to study at Parsons New School for Design. During his studies, Hernan won the Silver Thimble for menswear before he finished his junior year.
Before graduating, Hernan worked for many prominent New York designers (such as Velasco Couture) where he collaborated with names as Rogelio Velasco, Proenza Schouler and Ralph Lauren. He was a finalist for the Gap competition (2007), and won first place in the Nordstrom Competition (2007) where his first collection was produced and sold during the spring/summer 2008. Hernan Lander was nominated as Designer of the Year at Parsons School of Design and won the Gold Thimble during his senior year of his studies. Hernan had been working for Donna Karan until December of 2008 when he decided to start his own collection.
He has shown his collection at the Edison Ballroom as part of iFashion Week SS2010 and at the OpenHouse Gallery during FW2010. TimeOut magazine nominated him as "Breakout Designer for 2010".
His creations have graced the figures of Ashanti, Toni Braxton, Iron Man's Olivia Munn, Twilight's Eclipse actress Julia Jones as well as those of Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Dominican Republic. Pieces of his collection have also been featured in the video clips of The Valkyrias and Melaney Fiona and the season finale of Model Latina Season 3.
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The Dallas CASA folks have had a great week, thanks to golf. No, Dallas CASA Executive Director/President Kathleen LaValle has not been taking lessons from Jordan Spieth. Rather, she was presented a check for an eye-popping $2M resulting from AT&T, Goldman Sachs and Pioneer Natural Resources hosting the 20th annual Dallas CASA Classic.
With 700 golfers coming together from around the country on Monday, April 24, at Brookhaven Country Club and the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas on Monday, April 24, the event was needless to say a record breaker for the annual fundraiser.
According to Kathleen, "Dallas CASA would not have been able to embark on this tremendous and exciting growth plan without the Dallas CASA Classic and the incredible corporate partners we have in AT&T, Goldman Sachs and Pioneer. This tournament has brought hope and support directly to thousands of Dallas-area children living in protective care because it's not safe at home."
Other organizations and people who made it possible include:
- Platinum Sponsors — AT&T; Auction.com, a Ten-X Company; Ciena Corporation; Flotek Industries; Goldman Sachs; PfP Technology; and Pioneer Natural Resources
- Gold Sponsors — Arent Fox LLP; CBRE; Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC; Enterprise Products Operating LLC; FB Industries Inc.; Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Greystar; Haynes and Boone, LLP; Helmerich & Payne, Inc.; KDC Real Estate Developments and Investments; Jones Long LaSalle Incorporated; Kel-Tech, Inc.; KPMG LLP; LEAM Drilling Systems, Inc.; Lincoln Property Company; MasTec Network Solutions; NOV Completion & Production Solutions; OmniTRAX Inc.; Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC; Plains Marketing LP; PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP; ProPetro Holding Corporation; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Sunuco Logistics; U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.; Targa Resources; Tenaris; Trammell Crow Residential; Trinidad Drilling; Vinson & Elkins LLP; and Wood Partners
- Silver Sponsors — AEI Group; Aimbridge Hospitality; Alliance Residential Holdings; Alvarez & Marsal; ARA, a Newmark Company; Bank of America/Merrill Lynch; BP P.L.C.; Black & Veatch Corporation; Caron Transportation Systems; Clear Capital; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton LLP; CoreLogic, Inc.; Credit Suisse; Dawson Geophysical Company; Deloitte; DistributionNOW; Eastdil Secured; Ericsson, Inc.; Emerson; Energy Transfer Partners; Ernst & Young; Fairmont Santrol Holdings Inc.; General Dynamics Wireless Services; Gibson Dunn; Globe Energy Services, LLC; Goldberg Kohn; Halliburton; John Plott Company, Inc.; J.P. Morgan; LMC, a Lennar Company; McClatchy Bros., Inc.; McCollam Law Firm, Nabors Drilling USA, LP; Neustar, Inc.; Nexius; OpenInvoice; Petro Amigos Supply, Inc.; Platinum Pipe Rentals LLC; QuadGen Wireless Solutions Inc.; Quorum Business Solutions, Inc.; Rush Truck Leasing; Schlumberger Limited; Seitel, Inc.; Select Energy Services; Sun Coast Resources, Inc.; TechnipFMC PLC; USIC LLC; Wells Fargo; Wilson Elser
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Who can apply and what are the maximum grant levels?
We welcome applications from groups or individuals who feel their project will benefit Dartmoor, its landscape or people. The amount of the grants is at the discretion of the Trustees and will normally be less than £5000 and no more than 50% of total costs, but more may be available for projects of particular merit. Dartmoor Trust grants can provide the matching finance required to access funds from public and statutory bodies. The scheme is simple and flexible.
Am I eligible?
The grants are available to non-profit making organisations for capital works projects carried out on Dartmoor. Projects which primarily benefit private or commercial interests are not eligible. Projects located outside Dartmoor may benefit so long as they meet the eligibility criteria. Feasibility studies and other preparatory work may be assisted where the project under investigation would offer substantial benefits.
Eligibility Criteria?
In line with the Trust's objectives, applicants should be able to demonstrate that their project meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Helps to protect the natural landscape of Dartmoor. Helps to protect Dartmoor's wildlife.
- Helps to protect the archaeology and historic buildings.
- Raises awareness through education of the special qualities of Dartmoor, including the cultural environment.
- Supports research work to increase the understanding of the cultural heritage of Dartmoor.
- Will provide long-term benefits to Dartmoor Is based on sound ecological principles and sustainable use of resources.
- Demonstrates high design standards.
- Provides clear public benefits.
- Is unlikely to happen without help from the Trust.
- Has a realistic prospect of successful implementation.
Projects that are not eligible include
- Routine running costs of an established project. Funding for village halls or work within a private residence.
- Revenue costs, for example running costs or staff costs.
- Projects that have already received funding in the last 5 years.Projects which primarily benefit private or commercial interests.
- Work must not commence until full formal approval of the grant has been obtained from the Dartmoor Trust.
- Payment will be made upon the satisfactory completion of the project.
- Any building works must have had all relevant permissions, including landowners, planning permissions and permission from English Heritage before any work commences.
- All works must be carried out in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.
- All original receipts for costs incurred must be submitted with the final request for payment.
Photographic record of project
Where relevant, a photographic record should be made of the project illustrating 'before' and 'after' shots of the work carried out. One set of these photographs is to be sent to the Dartmoor Trust for their retention. In providing these images the grant recipient(s) agree to the Dartmoor Trust using those photographs for any purposes, free of charge, to promote the work of the Trust.
Applications for grant aid will be considered at the next Trustee meeting held after receipt of the application. Meetings are held every eight weeks. If you have any doubts about the eligibility of your project you are encouraged to discuss it with the Trust.
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cold and wet and miserable!! Can't even take the dogs for a walk .. don't like it!!
This is another instance where, I made a tag, and then simply attached it to folded cardstock and turned it into a card. I also seem to be stuck in a loop with the colours but I love this combination .. light and fresh and very 'Spring' (wishful thinking)!
The papers are from Megs Garden's 'English Rose Garden' Mini Paper Pack. As you can see, I used three layers and attached a strip of dry wall tape on one side. I also tucked some strips of lace in between the layers. The seam binding was coloured with watered down acrylic paint.
The roses are the 'Puffy Paper Flowers', also from Megs Garden (and my fave flower) which have been sprayed with watered down acrylic paint.
Added a stamen cluster, twine and strips of gauze to my cluster and also scattered some seed beads around.
A closer look at the metal trinket.
The inside with a pocket on the right hand side for a little note.
I dry-brushed the flowers and the trinket with gesso and my card was done! Hope you like it!! My friend did .. she said so on facebook .. thanks Linda!!
Well, as they say in the cartoons, 'That's all folks'!! For now anyway .. he!he!
Thank you all so much for paying me a visit and do enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and God Bless.


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1 Corinthias 7:20-24"Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. Were you a bondservant when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men. So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God." (ESV)
Martin Luther was once approached by a man who enthusiastically announced that he'd recently become a Christian. Wanting desperately to serve the Lord, he asked Luther, "What should I do now?" As if to say, should he become a minister or perhaps a traveling evangelist. A monk, perhaps.
Luther asked him, "What is your work now?"
"I'm a shoe maker."
Much to the cobbler's surprise, Luther replied, "Then make a good shoe, and sell it at a fair price."
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LDWF Expands Recreational and Commercial Fishing Closures in Lower Terrebonne both Inshore and in the Territorial Seas Because of Confirmed Reports of Oil Effective Immediately
Oiled trawls and boats were reported to LDWF today by a local shrimp harvester in Terrebonne parish. Upon receiving the coordinates and verifying the oiled areas, Secretary Barham made the decision to close the following areas to commercial and recreational fishing effective immediately, today, May 15, 2010.
Inshore Closure
Territorial Sea Closure
LDWF continues to work closely with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospital (DHH) to conduct tissue-sample analysis in an effort to guarantee the safety of Louisiana's seafood.
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This year is going in very quick don't you think? Just over a year ago Alan Grant offered his services as my manager and promoter…where has the year gone? This time last year I was preparing for my first appearance on Celtic Music Radio, as well as getting my plans together for yearly pilgrimage through the Hebrides to the Hebridean Celtic festival. In a weeks time I head off!
Whilst making my plans for the journey, I've decided to start a new regular blog on WordPress to follow my journey, but I plan to keep this going after the trip too. You can read the blog by visiting meetingsandpartings.wordpress.com. I have also started using WordPress to update my NewsBlog, which will continue to feed through to my official site. If you would prefer to read my news there, the link is andrewhuggan.wordpress.com.
In keeping with the island-hopping theme of this post, it's now only 2 days until the HitchHop guys head off on their fundraising adventure. I would just like to wish them both the very best of luck. They have already raised over £600 for RNLI. You can read more about HitchHop at hitchhop.wordpress.com.
Remember, "In the Reek of the Smouldering Peat" is available to download from my website for £1. All of the proceeds go to RNLI and well help to save lives around UK coastlines.


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I just recently installed Xubuntu 12.04. Instantly after installing it I updated all my packages, however one package,
grub-pc, failed to install. I'm not sure what caused it to fail, but here is the error:
bui@bluefly:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
hplip hplip-data libhpmud0 libsane-hpaio linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic printer-driver-hpcups printer-driver-hpijs
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Setting up grub-pc (1.99-21ubuntu3.1) ...
cp: reading `/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2': Input/output error
cp: failed to extend `/boot/grub/unicode.pf2': Input/output error
dpkg: error processing grub-pc (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I got worried and thought if I restarted my GRUB would fail to function. Unfortunately it did, and now I have this error:
error: ELF sectors outside core
grub rescue>
I'm stuck here and I'm not sure what steps to take. Advice would be appreciated. If it helps, here is a Boot Info Script log I took before restarting:
/dev/sda is my hard drive, /dev/sda1 is the partition Xubuntu is on. Thanks.
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Yay, it's block release day for the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long. It is actually double the fun today because there are two new blocks being released, and yes each block has its own prize drawing. This post is for my version of Block 3 and you can find my post for Block 4 here. If you are new to the QAL take a look at this post by Pretty Piney that has all the QAL links so far. It is not too late to join in the fun!
Are you ready for some Santa action? Laura Piland of Slice of Pi Quilts has designed an easy and fun pattern of Santa's Belt for Block 3.
Fabric Choice
I chose pretty traditional colors for this block. Solid red and black, with a speckled silver for the belt buckle. It will be fun to see what fabric variations others come up with.
My Tips for the Block
The piecing for this block is pretty easy and the pattern directions are straightforward. It is amazing how just a few rectangles and squares are immediately recognizable as Santa's Belt. What a clever design!
Enter the Block Prize Giveaway
We have another great prize bundle for Block 3: A 6 month subscription to Make Modern magazine and one pdf pattern from Cooking Up Quilts. As a BONUS, Make Modern is offering all QAL participants 25% off single issues and back issue bundles – just use code MerryQAL2017 at checkout! They just announced the prices are going up September 1st, so be sure to grab the issues you want soon! The code will still work until the end of the QAL in January though. (Note that the code won't work on subscriptions.)
To be entered in the prize drawing just post a picture of your finished Block 3 in one of three places:
- Facebook Group
- Instagram with hashtag #iwishyouamerryqal
- Or link up your post of your finished block with the linky party on the designer's blog Slice of Pi Quilts.
You must post your block in one of these locations by midnight EST on Monday September 11. Good luck and I'm looking forward to seeing how you make it your own!
Grand Prize Drawing in January
News Flash! There will be a drawing for an amazing grand prize in January. To be eligible for the grand prize drawing you must post a completed quilt top using all twelve of the QAL blocks by January 16. Even if you miss deadlines for some of the individual block giveaways you can still post your whole top for the grand prize. Look at these amazing sponsors for the grand prize!
Blocks and More Tips From Other QAL Hosts
Visit the other QAL hosts to see more versions of the block and read their tips.
- Abbie at Sparkle On
- April at JANDA Bend Quilts
- Becca at Pretty Piney
- Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting
- Diane at Cwilt
- Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter
- Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts
- Sherry at Powered by Quilting
- Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
- Vanda at Quilt in Piece
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Two keen gardeners in Milford, Jenny Spenser & Jan England, having met in 1996, decided that the village lacked any kind of focal point for gardening. This was just the incentive needed to ask a few friends to join them (thanks to Audrey & Tony Perkins, Liz Everard, Anne Jenks & Liz Bickle) and plan a years programme before launching the idea of a Gardeners Club on the Village.
The novice committee begged & cajoled local gardeners & nursery owners to come and talk to them – thanks here to Peter Chappell of Spinners, Chris Fairweather, Diana Grenfell & Roger Grounds of Apple Court, who all gave their time for free or almost – to help kick start the process of what was to become Milford Gardeners' Club.
The first evening in January 1997 was held at the All Saint's Church Hall. The committee had a 'Gardeners' Question Time' event in the hope this might inspire some people to venture out………not only did they come out, but they came in their droves. With 150 people squashed into the Hall another 50 had to stay outside and the form work delayed the 7.00 pm start by 30 minutes. Milford Gardeners' Club had arrived. Over the next 19 years the Club has had many new committee members, numerous fabulous speakers, great holidays and outings and its two founders hope that the enthusiasm for gardening in Milford continues for at least another 20 years.
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TEKO MODISE Nicknames: 'Navigator, General, Deco, Doni'
Born: 22.12.1982
Place of birth: Soweto, Johannesburg
Nationality: South African
Weight: 52.7 KG
Height: 1.68 M
Club: Mamelodi Sundowns F.C
Modise was born in Meadowlands, Soweto and was raised by his mother in Diepkloof. He is the third in a family of three children (a brother and a sister).
Playing career
Teko Modise had a stunning career at Orlando Pirates both creating and scoring goals. Modise became famous after a year at the pirates, a fan favourite for the whole of South Africa. His unique skill and shooting abilities earned him the PSL 'top scorer' award in 2008.
He was voted Mvela Golden League Player of the Season while playing for City Pillars during the 2005/2006 season.
In 2008 and 2009, he became the inaugural PSL Footballer of the Year playing for Orlando Pirates.
Modise was appointed ambassador by global company McDonald's for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and also the ambassador for Coca-Cola, Nike, Telkom and Samsung.
Further speculation mounted during the summer of 2009, when rumours surfaced that a number of clubs were considering an offer, including Manchester City, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Birmingham City and Derby County. Modise admitted to Sky Sports News that an offer from Italy would be too difficult to refuse, citing fellow international teammate Steven Pienaar's influence as a key factor. However, an asking price of £4m may have been too much.[1]
On 27 January 2011, it was announced that Modise was joining Mamelodi Sundowns after falling out with Orlando Pirates coach and Dutch legend Ruud Krol.
International career
Modise first played for the South African team during the 2007 COSAFA Cup. He made his first appearance with the senior team on 26 May 2007 against Malawi. He was named to the S.A. roster for the 2008 African Nations Cuptournament in Ghana. He has currently played 51 games with the senior team and has recorded ten goals. Modise has been an instrumental player in many of Bafana Bafana's international matches. His last appearance for Bafana Bafana was on 12 October 2012 against Poland in the Fifa international friendly, played in Warsaw.
Modise was part of the South African squad that won the 2007 COSAFA Cup.
He did not play for any of the age-limit national teams in South Africa.
On 14 June 2009, he was awarded the Budweiser Man of the Match award in the opening game of the 2009 Confederations Cup against Iraq. Modise was a part of the squad selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, unfortunately he did not perform to his normal standards during the tournament and subsequently received much criticism from the media and public.


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UPDATED: McDonnell cancels appearances to prepare for snow storm
Gov. Bob McDonnell has cancelled his pair of political appearances this weekend in the Washington-Baltimore region because of an impending snowstorm in Virginia that may leave as much as a foot of snow in parts of the state.
Tomorrow morning, McDonnell was scheduled to speak to Republican members of Congress who will gather for their annual retreat, titled "Winning Back America," in Baltimore.
In the evening, he was supposed to be the guest of major Republican donor Fred Malek at the exclusive black-tie Alfalfa Club dinner, an annual gathering of inside-the-Beltway elite usually attended by the president in Washington.
Instead, he will remain in Richmond to monitor what is expected to be a major storm.
McDonnell declared a state of emergency Thursday for an area stretching from southwest Virginia to Hampton Roads due to the approaching storm. The southern half of Virginia is under a winter storm warning.
In November, Republicans blasted then Gov. Tim Kaine for being in Arkansas on Democratic National Committee business while a storm continued to flood parts of the state.
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January 29, 2010; 11:33 AM ET
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MBS TMS is a one-stop shop for all tribal member services. The solution is web based for both back office member administrators along with a self-service portal for all tribal members to update information and apply for member related services. MBS TMS serves as the single source for all tribal member information. The system has been specifically designed to allow access for back office administrators or tribal members from any device (PC, tablet, mobile). The modular design allows tribes to select the appropriate components for their specific tribal member services. The following outlines the base solution features:
Tribal Member Self Service Portal: Provides members with a simple and intuitive interface for maintaining their information. Members can update their addresses and contact information. They can submit request for legal name change, ID Cards, and other services offered by the tribe. As member participation increases through the portal, back office staff will be freed up from some of the day to day maintenance of this data.
Member Only News: MBS TMS supports aggregation of multiple news feeds allowing several sources of news to be displayed to the user. The News page can pull items from a variety of Blogs, Facebook, and a private Member Only news feed.
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Dolan, Catherine (2007) Market Affections: Moral Encounters with Kenyan Fairtrade Flowers. Ethnos, 72 (2). pp. 239-261.
This paper explores commodity exchange as a morally inflected practice, one that mediates competing tensions of greed and generosity, the sacred and profane, and affection and estrangement through the fairtrade flower. Using the UK–Kenya fairtrade flower commodity chain to examine the cultural economy of fairtrade, I suggest that like the charity business and the international development industry, fairtrade complicates the distinction between the sacred and secular and the gift and commodity as Northern consumers and NGOs weave webs of obligation through the medium of the market. Further, I argue that while fairtrade is predicated on values of partnership and interdependence, it also operates within commodity chains that advance liberal ethics as a mode of 'governmentality' over African producers, translating consumers' sympathy-based humanism into new technologies of regulation and surveillance.
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Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Time needed
10 min preparation + 35 min cooking
Serving Size / Yield
6 servings
- 1 (1.5-2 lb.) pork tenderloin
- 1 lb. shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- ½ lb. thick cut pepper bacon
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1medium red onion, diced
- ⅓ C. cream cheese
- ¼ C. olive oil
- 1 ½ tsp. coarse sea salt
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Photo taken of me while I "shake it" at South Main Baptist Church's Summer Musical, South Pacific. This was in the Honey Bun number. Thanks to Laurie Sellers for taking the photo. Seemed perfect to use for this blog post. 🙂
Since the kids are back in school, I have been settling into my fall routine. And trying on some new routines. That has meant trying new things for me. Yes, I know, doesn't sound like me…yes, I consider myself as a fun person and can be adventurous from time to time, but I am pretty predictable, to be honest.
Mark has a new healthier lifestyle inspired by his co-worker who was on the The Biggest Loser last season. She has brought her personal trainer, Calvin Lawson, in to the office and they are receiving weekly training sessions on nutrition and exercise. This has resulted in my darling husband eating 5 times a day (a significant increase from his 2x/day) with smaller portions of healthier foods. This is a good thing for our family, but is has also been a CHANGE. Something that has taken some adjusting to, to say the least. It's like having an infant in the house again eating every 3-4 hours! Thankfully, most of his meals are at work but it does take a lot of preparation.
Also, we are all working out a lot more than we used to. Again, all good things, but it is something different for us.
I have been happily doing Yoga for 10+ years so to say I am "comfortable" in my exercise routine is an understatement. Yes, yoga is great because you never really get burned out because every class is different and you can always push yourself further than before. I have always told people that I go to yoga so I don't have to go to counseling each week! It is my meditation time, prayer time, my "me-time" that I hold as sacred time in my schedule each week. My once a week practice has increased to 2-3 times/week in the past few years and I am proud to see myself grow stronger mentally and physically because of it.
Now, in the spirit of being supportive and going to the gym with Mark, I decided to try a few new exercise classes at our gym.
What did I pick?
Bellydancing and Zumba.
Wow, I had NO idea what I was getting into but I had been by the class before and it looked fun. I figured, why not?
"New" attempt #1: Bellydancing class
I go into this class a few minutes after it started and everyone has on their little dangly, shiny, jingly belt things on. Ok, so I don't have one, but I can still shake it, right? I look around at my fellow classmates and they all look like they have done this before. There is a good mix of ages from a few teenagers up to a few senior citizens but mostly moms in their 30s-50s. So, I think "I fit right in." I am confident. I am strong. I think, I am a pretty good dancer (but I'm no White Chocolate, Kathy!) and I can hang with this group.
The teacher, Keyla, is great…energetic, fun, and broke things down and started slow for us. My only complaint is that she had one of those wireless mikes crammed in her face so that it was so muffled it sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher most of the time. At one point I hear "woh-woh-woh-smee!!!!!" That was "shimmy" as in "shake it" for the entire song. Yes, my hips hurt just thinking about now.
It was a great class. Although I felt awkward and uncoordinated, I had fun and got a thorough workout. It was a LONG hour. It was the sweatiest workout I had ever done.
Until I tried Zumba.
"New" attempt #2: Zumba class.
What is Zumba, you might ask? Well, according to the website, The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. I have never done Jazzercise, but I think it's like the new trendy Jazzercise, from what I can gather. I was glad to see that Keyla was also the Zumba teacher. This time, thankfully, without the awful microphone. But, she was still just as lively.
Perhaps moreso, because I was covered in sweat from head to toe. I am not used to sweating when I work out. I am not a big sweater in general. But…oh…my…goodness. This was QUITE a workout! There were lots of similarities to the bellydancing class, lots of "SHAKE IT!!!!!!!" being yelled out. But, again, I was awed and inspired by the diversity of folks around me and stuck it out for the whole hour. (I have even gone back to Zumba again!)
In closing, I will share some of the lessons I learned:
- BRING WATER TO BELLYDANCING AND ZUMBA CLASS! (Seems basic, but I didn't and I was hatin' it!)
- Grey is a bad color to wear…it shows the sweat stains much more clearly than black!
- Trying new things is GOOD for me, physically and mentally.
- I am tougher than I think I am.
This reminds me of a facebook post that said something to the effect of We complain about things the way they are but we are afraid of change so nothing ever happens. I don't want to be that person. I don't want to complain about my health or my body if I am not actively doing something to change it.
So in the spirit of a new season, now that is finally starting to feel like it is fall, here is to trying new things! Cheers!
(Would love to hear your stories about trying something new…please share your comments!)
P.S. So, be honest, with this title, who thought this was going to be a post about SKYROCKET!?


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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Go on, now. Stick a couple straws in your nose and say it like Will and Dee Dee did on that episode of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where Queen Latifah guest-starred as Will's full-figured lady friend that he was too embarrassed to take to the dance (She Ain't Heavy, Season 2.)
Our July Cupcake of the Month is worthy of just that kind of enthusiasm, because it is almost too delicious. Almost.
We take the freshest, ripest, juiciest strawberries from our pals over at Skagit Sun Farms, and we whip them up into a sweet and summery strawberry buttercream. Then we swirl it on top of our delicious, new, More Moisty-er! vanilla buttercake, and sprinkle it with a little bit of red sparkle. This is cupcake magic, people. It's like an old-fashioned strawberry shortcake, in cupcake form.
Skagit Valley Strawberry cupcakes will be in pastry cases starting July 1st, but you can call to order ahead today! They're the perfect summer treat for 4th of July BBQs, Sunday picnics, a day at the park, or just because it's summer, and you deserve it.
Also available in adorably delicious babycakes. Little green berry box not included.
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I am crying as I am writing what I hope to be a fitting tribute to one of the most inspirational players to ever pick up a football. Unfortunately, I know I can never do justice to the 16 years that John Elway has dedicated to his loyal and loving fans, teammates, and coaches. How can words properly express the hope and joy John Elway has brought into our lives? How can I describe the modest leadership Elway has given to his teammates? What could I possibly say to share with him our love for his courage in the face of adversity, his disarming smile, his undaunting perseverance in the face of 3 Superbowl losses? Finally, does he know how much we will miss him, how there will be a void in our lives without his sportsmanship and constant presence?
I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your lives pass you by
Weep not for the memories. . .
-Sarah Maclachlan
John Elway enter the National Football League in 1983, a rookie who had just graduated from Stanford University. (Dan Marino and Jim Kelly also entered during the same season). John Elway quickly became the 1st string quarterback. His first seasons were hell on him, as he was sacked more than any other quarterback, probably running more than any other quarterback as well. In 1984, Dan Reeves entered Mile High Stadium to take over as head coach for the Broncos. John Elway led the Broncos to become AFC Champions in 1987 and 1988, as well as 1991. The Broncos lost to the Redskins, the Giants, and the 49ers in these games, starting a rumor that Elway choked when the Big Game came around. In reality, Elway was struggling through a great depression brought on by Dan Reeves. Reeves, Elway's head coach until 4 years ago, had a tendency to verbally abuse Elway to the point that Elway had nightmares, and began to lose the love of football. Elway considered quitting during Reeves' term, but fortunately did not. In 1995, Reeves was replaced by Mike Shannahan, a former Broncos Quaterback Coach and close friend of Elway's. Soon the team began to prosper under the leadership of a more confident and healthy Elway. With the help of favored receivers Shannon Sharpe, Ed McCaffrey, Rod Smith, and runningback Terrell Davis, Elway led the team three times to the playoffs (1997, 1998, 1999), and twice led the team to the Superbowl (1998, 1999), making Elway the only quarterback to start in the Superbowl 5 times. In 1998, Elway won his first Superbowl ring, and was finally vindicated for all of the trouble he struggled through. In 1999, we just might become NFL Champs again.
What makes Elway so special, you say? I mean, I could have been describing the career of any ol' quarterback. That's true, but Elway possess a quality that elevates him above all the rest. It's not tangible. Yes, he has one of the most amazing arms in the NFL, which is capable of launching bullets sure to cause bruises on anyone unaware of his strength. Yes, he is one of the few quarterbacks willing to run when there are no receivers open, in spite of the abuse his body is subjected to. Yes, he has a special cadence in the calls that is designed to pull the opposition off-sides. All of these skills make him a good quarterback. What makes him an
quarterback is his attitude towards the game he loves, towards his fans and teammates. John Elway is the kind of player that makes you actually
the game of football. He smiles his big toothy grin when he makes a good play. He salutes his teammates. He shares the blame when a play goes wrong, and he says "Maybe next time". He is always willing to talk to reporters, and almost always gives the credit for good games to other players. He cheers on the defensive players when he is on the sidelines. He is not above the team, but
of it. All of these aspects of his personality evoke love from his fans, and respect from his teammates. If you ask any of the players who their favorite Bronco is, you will most certainly hear the name "John Elway".
Will there ever be another John Elway? I can most certainly say "No". With players like Brett Favre, Dan Marino, and Steve Young, you may say that the NFL has great quarterbacks, but none have the modesty and the charisma of Elway, none command the type of respect and love Elway is capable of garnering. I hope Elway leaves Mile High knowing how much we love him.
So now, I say "See you later" to John Elway, because I am sure that we will.
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As a result of cheating on emission tests with half a million vehicles in the US, Volkswagen is set to pay the largest fine in the history of car business: $16.5 billion.
Of course, VW is a very big company, selling millions of vehicles worldwide, so it can take the punishment. But that doesn't mean it isn't going to hurt.
According to Bloomberg's Tom Schoenberg and Alan Katz:
It's not clear what penalty range the U.S. is considering in the criminal case against Volkswagen. The company had net liquidity of 28.8 billion euros ($32.4 billion) as of June 30, and Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter said his goal is to keep the target for average net liquidity at 20 billion euros to ensure funding needs and protect the company's credit rating.
The carmaker generates several billions of dollars of cash each quarter and could tap into a credit line or raise capital if necessary to pay its obligations.
It's unlikely that even a massive and punitive fine would ruin VW, as Schoenberg and Katz acknowledge. But whatever Dieselgate ends up costing VW in the US, it isn't going to be good for the automaker's flagging American presence. In the most competitive auto market in the world, and with a deep brand legacy dating back to the original VW Beetle, VW has weak market share — only around 2%.
Sales have been swooning since the emissions scandal broke, but they weren't so hot before it hit. Thus far, VW hasn't given any indications that it wants to exit the US, at least with the VW brand (Audi and Porsche are still doing well).
But whether VW stays or goes is something that the Justice Department will probably have to consider, Schoenberg and Alan Katz report. If the company's ambitions to be a top-seller in the US weren't such a struggle, the government could conceivably be more aggressive.


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PraiseFest Ministries and Hope for the World provide clean water and the Gospel to children and families in 137 countries through an incredible water filtration system that lasts an estimated 10 years. PraiseFest Ministries works to equip missionaries and ministries with these tools for helping those in need. Our filters are better than any Gospel tract used on the mission field because they illustrate the Gospel by turning something dirty into something clean and by meeting a basic life need we can share Jesus effectively and with integrity.
Project Clean Water is a humanitarian project PraiseFest Ministries has undertaken to bring clean drinking water to needed families around the world. It is our goal to help bring clean drinking water to the farthest reaches of the world. Provide at least 1 child with an estimated 10 years of clean water and the Gospel today! To pay by credit card click Sponsor by Credit Card and provide payment information.To pay by check/cash, make checks payable to PraiseFest Ministries and mail to 16763 Emerald Cove, Northport, Al 35475. For more information on being personally involved and/or getting your church involved, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. Additional program details below.
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M alternifolia is grown in plantations and the entire aerial growth of the plantation tree is mechanically harvested using modified forage harvesters which chop the leaf and twigs into a finely cut mass ready for steam distillation of the oil. Plantation trees are usually harvested every 12-18 months. The trees are robust and with good husbandry some plantations have been able to harvest leaf from their trees for up to 27 years. All plantation operators and harvesters take care to preserve the natural environmental balance to sustain and maintain future resources.
A modified cotton picker harvesting Tea Tree for distillation
Many M alternifolia plantations are on the floodplains of the Northern Rivers area in NSW, Australia. During flood periods harvest can be delayed, though Melaleuca spp are well adapted to the area and can tolerate extendeed periods of inundation without being harmed.
The last of the floodwaters of May 2009 recede on a plantation near Bungawalbyn, NSW on the banks of the Richmond River.
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Participants at the Cultural Site Management Workshop heard
presentations and engaged in group discussions on the site
locale during the morning session and on authority structure and
financial support in the afternoon.
Workshop Facilitator Peter Auer opened the meeting by
that a group of participants had met the previous evening to
distill conclusions from Monday's discussions on natural and
cultural attributes of cultural site management (CSM). Noting
that an important objective of the Workshop was to help develop
a curriculum that could be tailored to both prescriptive and
educational purposes, they outlined key principles identified by
participants, including, inter alia: recognition of the natural
and cultural values associated with any cultural heritage
project; participation of relevant stakeholders from the start
of project development; provision of adequate time, budgets and
expertise to conduct effective assessments as a prerequisite for
project support; inclusion of regional and national management
planning; and development of a methodology, by the Bank, for
locally-based CSM.
Pietronella Van Den Oever, Environmental Sociologist,
Environment and Natural Resources, World Bank Institute,
identified necessary conditions for cultural heritage
preservation, including technical, economic, socio-cultural and
stakeholder factors. She emphasized that stakeholder
participation is essential from the start of the process as it
taps into a precious resource, helps distribute benefits
equitably, and ensures social inclusion while reducing the
likelihood of opposition and conflict. She said the costs of
failing to involve stakeholders are considerable. Steps to
involve stakeholders include: social and gender analysis,
including identifying stakeholders and their respective roles;
participation; and mediation/conflict prevention. She presented
a model for working through the process of cultural heritage
preservation projects that includes motivational assessment of
key stakeholders, technical and economic analysis of resources
needed for project implementation, and gender and social
analysis to determine sufficient conditions for project success.
Joseph King, Coordinator, Africa 2009 Program, ICCROM,
emphasized the importance of community involvement in all phases
of the site planning process: implementation, monitoring,
maintenance, and adjustment for the future. He stressed the need
to utilize and respect a community's existing mechanisms for
participation, while recognizing that a variety of interests and
values will exist within any community and ensuring that all are
given a voice in the process. He also noted that site security
can be significantly enhanced with community involvement.
Joseph Libsekal, Director, National Museum of Eritrea,
information on a number of valuable cultural heritage sites in
Eritrea. He highlighted methods to involve local communities in
the planning of the Gohayto site, including discussions with
them to learn their oral history, understand the local ecology,
assess community sentiments about the site, inventory cultural
assets of the site, and develop programs to train local people
as guides, interpreters and site managers. He reiterated that
actively involving the community contributes to protection of
sites from degradation.
Mario Bravo, Cultural Heritage Consultant, discussed recent
stakeholder involvement in CSM in Ouro Preto, Brazil. He
detailed the tensions between the city's economic requirements
and its preservation as a historic site. He identified its key
challenges: managing change without transforming the
environment; building consensus out of public discord and a lack
of trust; identifying viable alternatives to attract industries
that would not degrade the site; and implementing change within
a relatively short time frame. Steps to revitalize the economy
while preserving cultural heritage included: cross-dialogues
between all sectors of society; education and a public
information process, particularly through engagement of the
local school children; and a long-term perspective. He concluded
that there are considerable benefits from communications
campaigns that aim to involve the community, adding that an
informed and educated community is necessary and stakeholder
involvement throughout the process is essential.
Atakilti Hagege, Director, Bureau of Culture, Tourism and
Information, Ethiopia, outlined challenges and viable solutions
in cultural heritage management in Tigrai, northern Ethiopia. He
proposed: establishing training institutions in client countries
and cooperating with existing local institutions of higher
learning to develop viable curricula in cultural conservation to
address the shortage of skilled architects, archaeologists and
curators; investing in cultural infrastructure to transform
cultural resources into tourism products; and developing and
implementing training programs for site personnel, making them
direct beneficiaries from tourism revenues, and improving
information exchange on trafficking of stolen artifacts at the
international level to reduce theft of movable cultural
heritage. He highlighted the creation of interdependence between
tourists, host communities and attraction sites as a fundamental
basis for sustainable cultural heritage management. He also
noted that war is the primary threat to cultural heritage and
urged enforcement of basic principles, conventions and
international law in this regard.
In an ensuing discussion, participants raised a number of
and questions for the presenters. One highlighted political
tensions between different parties involved in site management,
such as certain parties who may seek to hamper full
participation of all stakeholders, and stressed the need to
address this issue. Another speaker noted that, when discussing
different stakeholders' values and needs, one must consider the
temporal dimension and tensions between "the real" (the short
term) and "the ideal" (the long term). For instance, while a
local community may value the cultural and historical
significance of a site, if they are living in poverty, the
urgency to fulfill their basic needs may be more pressing than
CSM concerns.
Participants then broke into small groups to address the
problems identified, propose solutions, and identify any other
issues and concerns related to the site locale. They presented
their conclusions to the Workshop as a whole. The first group
noted that specialists must be trained to work well with the
public and that trained staff should originate from the
community they work with to reduce suspicion and increase local
understanding. They emphasized the importance of capacity
building and said all projects should include a training
component. They noted that evaluation is important but cautioned
that measuring only economic benefits may be too simplistic and
that a methodology for evaluating benefits should be developed.
The second group emphasized the importance of scale and the need
to address and integrate national, regional and local factors to
achieve successful outcomes. Highlighting the local perspective,
they said a strategic approach to identifying and resolving
crucial problems is required, as is the use of cultural
resources to produce cultural products so the local population
benefits. Relevant stakeholders should be identified and
encouraged to educate each other about important issues in order
to promote understanding and agreement.
The third group stressed the importance of mechanisms for
achieving effective participation, such as: ensuring that all
stakeholders can participate and receive comprehensive
information about the alternatives and their likely outcomes;
increasing the number of stakeholders; involving a facilitator
who is neutral and trusted by all parties; empowering all
stakeholders to negotiate and trade; and guaranteeing follow-up
on participatory decisions. The group noted that mechanisms for
conflict resolution should be developed. The fourth group said a
successful CSM process should: identify stakeholders in a
systematic way; link the aims and interests of heritage
conservation with broader concerns and community needs; minimize
the social and economic costs and avoid disruptions caused by
relocation; work with communities to identify pressures early
enough to be able to influence them; ensure participation in all
stages of the planning and management of sites; and foster trust
among stakeholders.
Sharon Sullivan, former Executive Director, Australian Heritage
Commission, presented a planning model for the management of
archaeological sites. The first steps should be to document a
site's history and identify and involve key groups that have an
interest in the site or influence its management. A significance
assessment to determine the site's values and a management
assessment to identify constraints and opportunities that will
influence its management should both be undertaken. Management
policies can then be defined and strategies developed to achieve
management objectives, including strategies for maintenance,
conservation, visitor management, ongoing local involvement, and
business. Implementation, monitoring and reassessment are the
final steps. She emphasized the importance of moving
strategically in small steps and involving local actors and
managers in the management plan.
Giora Solar, Director of Conservation, Getty Conservation
Institute, presented the case of the Beit-Shean site in Israel
as an example of a successful management plan. He highlighted
employment generation for the local community and discovery of
the scientific and touristic values of the site as evidence of
the plan's success. He described the creation of a decision-
making mechanism that included the National Parks Authority, the
Antiquities Authority, a financing body, and town residents,
with the town mayor acting as Chairman. An implementation
committee decided on the need for a master plan for the town,
which recognized that the site was to be developed and should
bring benefits to the town. He highlighted efforts such as the
implementation of a program to train local maintenance personnel
and tour guides that enabled the community to reap economic
benefits from the site.
Geoffrey Wainwright, former Chief Archaeologist, English
Heritage, focused on economic and political issues involved in
recent CSM developments at Stonehenge. Noting that Stonehenge is
one of Britain's heritage icons, he said it has been described
by a parliamentary committee as a national disgrace. Problems
include the proximity of two roads and substandard visitor
facilities. He reported that English Heritage and the National
Trust plan to improve the site. Reforms include closing one
nearby road and tunneling another, which will be funded by the
British Government. A new visitor center is planned for a nearby
town, and a commercial partner is being sought to develop it.
The landscape around Stonehenge will be restored and nearby
fences pulled down in an effort to improve visitors' experience
and revitalize the surrounding landscape. He explained that
these reforms were possible only after a protracted political
process lasting sixteen years and involving four government
departments. He emphasized the importance of political will.
Frank Penna, Principal, Frank J. Penna and Associates, Inc.,
discussed measures to mobilize investment in tourism,
highlighting the Bank's efforts to encourage investment in
coastal tourism development in southern Albania. He said the
challenge is to harness tourism to produce societal benefits
while preventing site degradation. He emphasized that mobilizing
investment requires that the investment climate be improved to
make it more attractive to the tourism industry. He noted that
the Bank lends heavily for both components of the investment
climate: legislation on land use, zoning and regional planning
and its enforcement, and infrastructure. He described an
innovative initiative by the Bank to seek direct participation
from the trekking and small hotel industries to make
recommendations on where and how to best target investment. He
also highlighted the formation of joint ventures between local
communities and foreign tour operators to foster the trekking
industry in Bolivia.
Jane Covington, MBA student, University of Virginia, discussed
Zanzibar's Stone Town Conservation Plan to preserve the
location's historic character and benefit residents and
visitors. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, in partnership with
the Government of Zanzibar, implemented this project, which
included four elements: surveying the town, including
documenting building types, significant buildings and
infrastructure quality, and conducting a household survey with
economic and employment details; developing an action plan for
new construction in order to manage change; enacting necessary
legislation; and disseminating information about the plan to
relevant stakeholders through a variety of methods, including
training sessions, television and newspapers. She emphasized the
Aga Khan Trust's effectiveness at sharing responsibility for
funding and encouraging community self-reliance.
Tulin Sermin Ozduran, Architect, Ministry of Culture, Turkey,
made a presentation on the Pamukkale-Hierapolis site in Turkey.
She noted efforts to develop and maintain the site to protect
its natural and archaeological characteristics and prevent
degradation by tourism. She described a national competition to
be launched by the government to spur efforts to enhance
archaeological remains at Hierapolis. Some initiatives
undertaken thus far include restoration works and landscaping.


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Since When Did Experience Automatically Become Good Thing?
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Recent polls (IE. Quinnipiac) show people polled prefer Hillary over Trump on foreign affairs, because "she has experience." I can't help but wonder how the questions were asked.
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Here is how I measure Hillary's experience on foreign policy under her leadership: Honduras and Haiti, FAIL. Afghanistan, FAIL. Benghazi, FAIL. Libya, FAIL. Egypt, FAIL. Iraq, FAIL. Syria, FAIL. Ukraine (she laid the groundwork for the overthrow of the neutral government), FAIL.
Telling the truth about her foreign policy failures, success! She lies every time.
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I honestly can't think of one success she had as Secretary of State.
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The tapes go up on the new speedway season at Berwick on Saturday, when the Bandits take on Newcastle in the Tyne-Tweed Trophy.
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Take up for Lent
I have often preached (and acted on my own advice) that it might be better to take on something extra for Lent, rather than give something up. This year I meant to post something on this blog every day of Lent that would benefit my readers.
Well, you can see how well I've kept that resolution! But in my own defence, this Lent got off to a dreadful beginning with the news that our Assistant Priest, Fr Lawrence Sipe, had died suddenly. He was found dead in his apartment in Center City, and probably died on Ash Wednesday.
As you can imagine, this news shocked our whole parish and far beyond that. Fr Sipe was also a distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Children's Literature, so all his colleagues and students, past and present, are grieving his relatively early death (he was 61).
Much of my time since then has been spent talking on the phone with friends of his who have just heard the news, or answering e-mails and Facebook queries. I have also met with his family and the funeral director to coordinate the arrangements for his funeral. For those of you within reach, the High Mass of Requiem and Absolutions of the Departed will be in St Clement's on Saturday, the 19th, at 1 p.m. Our Choir will sing the lovely Faure setting, which was Fr Sipe's favourite.
As well as Fr Sipe's death, I have also celebrated a Requiem for the Great Aunt of one of our servers, whose funeral is this week. And on Saturday the 26th, I will be singing another Requiem for the mother of Will Bricker, one of our two churchwardens. So it has been a death-related start to Lent for me.
Nevertheless, at the end of Lent comes the great Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord, and the glory of Catholic worship is that the rites of the Departed leave no room for "sorrowing as others who have no hope", much less the mawkish sentimentality that mars so many secular funerals. Someone asked if there would be a place for personal testimonies at Fr Sipe's funeral, and I almost laughed when I pictured how he would have gasped at the very idea. He was Church of England enough (he was, in fact ordained in Canada) to have retorted in his precise way: "The place for that kind of thing is in the pub after the Mass!"
May he receive a place of refreshment, light and peace in the Kingdom of Christ.
Father Andrew Crosbie permalinkMarch 16, 2011
I will add Father Sipes name to our monthly Requiem. I am not sure if you remember Father Flatt at Lochgilphead. He died two days ago at the young age of 64.
Mike Smith permalinkMarch 16, 2011
I am truly sorry to hear about the death of Fr Lawrence Sipe, Can Reid, May God rest his soul.
From Mike in Solihull, Birmingham, England
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My heartfelt condolences to you and the people of St Clement's Church.
Charles Rileigh permalinkMarch 16, 2011
My very deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and members of St. Clement's at the death of Fr. Sipes. May his soul rest in peace, and may light perpetual shine upon him.
Charles Rileigh
kathleen whalin permalinkMarch 16, 2011
Thank you so much for the words about the kindest, warmest, loveliest of men. I only wish I could come to the mass- and, yes, he would be appalled that anyone would presume to improve upon Faure!
Stacey permalinkMarch 18, 2011
I'm sorry for your loss. Rest in peace.


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This is the fabric I've picked for Joe's quilt. A stack of Michael Miller's new Cotton Couture for the quilt top and this great City Scene print from Jessica Hogarth's VeloCity line (love!) for the backing. I'm planning to make a quilt like this one. Isn't it fantastic?!?! I know I can't pull of fancy quilting like that, but I really, really love the simple patchwork design. I think it'll be fun for him but something he won't grow out of quickly.
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