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We've eaten burgers all over Annecy – mostly when hungover, in need of a quick fix or simply too lazy to have anything else. It's a good option for when you're simply just not in the mood for Savoie cuisine – melted raclette cheese, reblochon, diot sausage etc., but to be fair – the best burger award does go to the wonderful, Savoie inspired burgers at the Savoie Bar in the Old Town, who melt huge quantities of regional cheeses all over their home made, huge beef burgers.
Read on for our pick of the best burgers in Annecy:
Restaurant: The Savoie Bar
If you're in Annecy during summer then admittedly you might find it difficult to get a seat in this rowdy little restaurant.. Well it's more like part pub, part bar, part restaurant, really. It's got a great spot for sun and it's right on the edge of the old town with a view of the Pont Perrière by the Palais de l'Isle – and it's a popular hit with the locals (including me for the short time we were resident). But to the burgers. There isn't a huge offering of burgers (but then Annecy itself doesn't have such a huge choice so be lenient) but what they do, they do with complete and utter wonderment. Take the Savoie burger which comes smothered in Raclette cheese or the version that comes with a very generous blob of melted Reblochon for a truly Savoie-like experience. The lashings of bacon on the bacon burger were some of the best I've ever had in France too. The burgers at the Savoie Bar are cooked to about medium rare without much input from the buyer – I suggest you ask if you want it any different – and the toppings are exceptionally generous. It isn't the best presented burger in the world, and the homemade patties can get a little messy – but it comes with a steak knife for those not wanting to get their hands dirty. Absolutely gorgeous.
Take Away: 231 East Street
So you're not really looking for a restaurant? Well, 231 East Street does without a doubt the best take away burger in Annecy. You can have your burger made to order – think Subway but good, freshly cooked and no microwaves – and you can take your burger rare, medium or well done. The toppings are okay – and you can choose from the selection exactly what you want – perfect for a quick take away dinner after a few drinks (though bare in mind the early closing time!). The decor of this place is quite cute, filled with pop art and stylised photography, and occasionally the guys working there are playing some great music – the first time I visited I was welcomed by the wail of Kele Okereke from Bloc Party – suffice to say I knew it had to be a good burger. Much in its favour – this is one of only two places in the whole of Annecy that I found that stocks Dr. Pepper!
Call At Home: Star Burger
There aren't too many options for this but if you're badly in need of a burger to nurse a hangover or are just too lazy to get out then I recommend Star Burger (open Sundays too – a rare treat in Annecy). The selection is okay – bigger than the previous two – but the burgers are a little hit and miss – mostly fine to eat when you're not in the mood for something special – but occasionally a little dry. They deliver all over the old town and around the station so most of central Annecy is pretty much covered.
What about the bad burgers!? Easy – stay away from Quick Burger Bar, – terribly slow service, dry and far too salty fries, flat and tasteless burgers – and you should be fine. For another good joint I suggest the little burger bar – L'Heure Tourne – though I didn't get to try it even though I lived down the road (they were mostly closed when we walked by) I've heard nothing but good things and all of the burgers look delicious – please let me know if you try it!
Update: There's a new burger restaurant recently opened in Annecy-Le-Vieux called the Roster. Unfortunately it opened after we left Annecy so I have no idea how good it is – however, from the images and descriptions on the website – it looks like it could be a good contender for the Best Burger in Annecy crown! Check it out online here and let us know if you try it!
If you try any of these or if you have your own recommendations then please let us know in the comments!
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Civilians working for South Yorkshire Police have been 'living in fear' for the last four years with the threat of the axe a union rep claims.
Ian Armitage, Unison branch secretary, said that since 2011 some 400 members of staff have lost their jobs, including office workers and support staff.
Now 28 civilian investigators from the force's major incident team, which runs murder probes, are set to lose their jobs – and local policing teams are expected to absorb their workload.
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It is thought some of the investigators could be offered roles in public protection.
Public protection is the only department expanding its workforce, following the child sexual exploitation scandal in Rotherham, where a report suggested 1,400 children had been abused by largely Pakistani-heritage men over a 16-year period while authorities turned a blind eye because of sensitivities over the ethnicity of offenders.
But Mr Armitage, who was a police community support officer before he was appointed as a union official, said by the end of the latest round of spending cuts he expects South Yorkshire Police chiefs to have shed a third of the force's civilian workers.
He said: "Civilian investigators review CCTV, take statements, put case files together and do witness liaison work – they are invaluable to those working on major incidents, so it is worrying to wonder how that work is going to be done in the future when people already have their own jobs to do. Our fear is police officers will have to come off the frontline to pick up the pieces.
He said he fears for the future of the county's police service with officer and staff numbers continuing to fall.
Mr Armitage said: "If they carry on culling like they are we will get to the point of no return and it will be the people of South Yorkshire who suffer.
"Morale is at rock bottom. Police officers are protected from redundancy, it is police staff taking the brunt of these cuts."
A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "There are presently 28 district-based civilian investigator roles. All will be removed as part of the district review.
"There has been a review and redesign of structures and processes which will see this function absorbed into inspector-led flexible local policing teams.
"Service to the public and our business community will not reduce. We will seek to concentrate resources where they are required.
"In terms of savings, this contributes to the overall £8.1 million local policing review savings target.
"The decision to reduce investigator roles was not taken lightly. The force is faced with funding challenges as a result of budget reductions. With the growth of public protection, it may be opportunities are available for district staff to redeploy into this field, an option we are exploring."

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Response to Gezaee Haile Michael
Getachew Reda
Nov. 24 2008
Dear brother Gezaee: I read your article titled under the the Ethiopian Government must do something to the people to it claimed to represent posted on Tigray online.com
Your feeling of bitterness regarding the Ethiopians in different Arab countries is legitimate. You are the first person to hear commenting this situation after I wrote to VOA Tigringa program and also posted their situation (in particular the Tigrayans sufferings in Saudi Arabia and in Egypt back in June19/2008. Imagine that? I cried, scream loud on the International radio and on other Ethiopian medias including on my blog www.ethiopiansemay.blogspot.com asking for help, so that we come all together write a petition and if necessary to bring lawyers to those who are languishing without any legitimate causes, to relieve them least from the whipping that they are punished every morning for the last two years. None Tigrayan or any Ethiopian came to response to my appeal.
I intention to write you a response was not meant to undermine your legitimate concern. I am here to response to the question you impose to us the media owners asking us What about the so called Ethiopian presses? Where are the Ethiopian Journalists? Where are the Ethiopian writers? Must we forget our selves and our people by talking only about Meles all along?Well, there I was on June 19/2008 crying, appealing, to all of you to contact me to do something about the situation none of you response to my appeal to come to rescue those who are victims of race, religion and politics suffering in Arab lands by Arab slave masters. I ask back what were you people reading back then when my appeal was posted all over including on my blog and heard my appeal all over the world through VOA Tigring radio? I am not really blaming you, but, I am just responding to your question by asking back a question. When I do that I made a copy of appeal to do something about it to each website owners, including to this website editor.
Dear my friend Gezaee, I know, you for a while now, that you are among the few who spoke his mind. I have defended you and you stood beside me when the Aiga cadre (the sale out Meles/Sebhat servants) attacked our legitimate concerns/views. But, I am just trying to re-address the situation of those mentioned victims one more time since you came to comment about it. In no way that I am disrespect your legitimate and heart felt concern for those brothers and sisters suffering in the Arab lands.
You do not know how much frustration and stressed I felt after I have posted and appealed on VOA to address their situation after hearing . But, no one came to response to the appeal. Let me chat with you and my reader brothers and sisters out hear one story with you regarding my frustration regarding this situation. I emailed and phoned many Tigrayans in private beside the public appealed for coming together to help the prisoners in Saudi Arabia and Egypt asking them to help me preparing English language a written letter of appeal on behalf of the prisoners to be addressed to the Ambassadors of the mentioned countries and their Kings and including online petition (as you can see, I am not as good as the Tigringa/Amharic language skill I have). None emailed me back, some gave me different reasons. I finally contacted an old friend with PhD knowledge who was active in the opposition group for a long time (Though, I do knot know his current stand and activity regarding politics). Literally, I begged him to prepare me an appeal of letter, he expressed his admiration and respect he had for me regarding the concern and effort I was tried to get to freed the victims from their sufferings.
I called back, he said he will do it this week, I called back, it is halve done, I call the next week, the letter need more additional thoughts to it to expand it after he learned reading more story about them on my Blog. I called the next week after, then after then after------- Ye-Wuha Shita as the Amharic proverb says it. This was what I went through since June 19/2008. No scholar, no media, none what so ever came to do some thing about it. It is fine, with me even if they do not like me in person in case as I always tells them who they are on their face> But, what protected them to do it themselves after I made their appeal public? What made me feel guilty still is that these poor victims languishing in Saudi Arabia after they learn and heard me on VOA saying we Tigrayans and others will be on your side ready to write an appeal of letter and protest in front of their Embassy, so that sooner or later you will get remedy. That promise I gave to those poor Tigrayans in Saudi Arabia and in Egypt on VOA trusting all of you my brothers and sisters Tigrayans and others to come as one to help the victims ended me as a liar that never kept his promise to help them was really a shocking stick on my head still felt guilt though I one person did what I can, but none of you came to my appeal to help them since June 19, 2000.
This was what frustrated me. Right after that, our brothers and sisters from Tigray organized themselves here in the USA calling each other to receive a warm welcome to Siye Abraha and Gebru Asrat. You know the rest of the story. How can one be looking for justice and unity if failed to come together to share the suffering of own fellow citizen (Tigrot) when his brothers and sisters fallen into the Arab slave master pry? Who need more gathering of help? Siye and Gebru or the poor who are getting 50 lashes of whip every morning by the cruel Arabs? I will leave it here for you to think about it. Good job my brother Gezaee Haile Michael for reminding me to come and pour my disappointment and anger here on behalf of the victims still suffering in Saudi Arabia jail getting 50 lashes of whip every morning to finish a total of 5000 lashes sentenced by the savage Arab judges in Saudi Arabian courts. If anyone is interested to revise and read the appeal and suffering of those brothers and sisters in jail still in Saudi Arabia- please visit two topics Tigrayans are suffering hellish persecution in Saudi Arabiaya and the other topic also Tsegay Berhe's Hotchpotch at Pal Talk geza tegaru


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City cuts stall Hwy 24 safety project
A $224,000 upgrade at Highway 24 and 21st Street, which was on the verge of being contracted, has been been put on hold indefinitely.
City Engineer Cam McNair said he removed the safety-improvement item from the agenda of the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (RTA) Nov. 12 because city budget cutbacks for the year 2010 will eliminate his department's 20-member roadway engineering team which oversees all RTA capital improvement projects.
ōWe cannot move forward with new contracts since we do not know if we will have resources to manage the work,ö McNair said. ōIn fact, we are beginning to plan for suspending work on other active projects (except for Woodmen-Academy which is mostly federally funded).ö
In what he termed a ōstop-gap measure,ö McNair had asked the RTA board to consider using RTA funds next year to pay the $1.7 million in salaries for the roadway engineering team. But he was unable to gain a consensus of the board on his contention that the plan would be OK within RTA rules because the team's positions would be continuing, not new. (The rules say that RTA member governments ōshall not add any permanent/regular employees to their staff paid from PPRTA funds.ö)
Without that approval, McNair explained in a report to the board that there would be $17 million worth of ōactive projectö suspensions as well as ōsignificant time delays to reconstruct PM [project management] staff in another form or to wait for the city budget to reboundģ significantly higher management costs [and] a loss of public confidence in the PPRTA.ö
Project manager duties include such areas as budgets and schedules, public communications, utilities relocations, coordination with other governments (as needed), legal matters, permit approvals, rights of way and ensuring that work meets specifications, according to McNair's report.
The Highway 24/21st Street improvements had been designed in response to the 2006 city ōdangerous intersectionsö list, which showed 21st and Highway 24 as the second worst in the city. Rear-end accidents were a particular problem, according to police statistics.
Work was/is to include modifications to the northbound 21st Street right-turn lane from 21st onto 24 (its approach would become less of a wide curve), left-turn lanes to improve visibility and the addition of a second northbound lane (there's one now) across the highway and up to the bridge over Fountain Creek.
Besides 24/21st, McNair's report listed seven other capital projects that he plans to suspend (all in parts of town other than the Westside). The total value of those eight projects is just over $17 million, according to the report.
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And he's going to be a July baby! This is the month, no matter what. Yowzers.
Looks bigger from the other side for some reason:
Some fun end-of-pregnancy info for you: on Thursday evening I got a prenatal massage and it was so delightful that I cannot even explain. So relaxing and just what I needed, why didn't I get these every week for the past month?? I walked to and from the appointment in an effort to get things slightly moving in the right direction, cervically speaking. ;)
Then at 1am the next morning, I woke up to pee and felt pretty crampy. Then I noticed very obvious contractions that were coming regularly. Hmmm. Interesting and annoying since it was the middle of the night and I was tired. I started timing them at 2 am to find they were coming every 5 minutes like clockwork, lasting 1 minute and were difficult to sleep through. By 3 am I decided to put in my headphones and listen to Hypnobabies tracks. It was either the start of the real deal or not, but either way I just wanted to collect my thoughts and try to rest. I knew I could hop up and start walking around the house, bouncing on a ball, take a shower or something else to push things into labor.....or I could just lay down and see what happened. I decide to stay chill and by 5 am, Nate's alarm went off for the day, and my contractions were coming 6-9 minutes apart. I fell back asleep for about an hour and my alarm went off for work at 6am. Bummed that nothing had come of that little stint of contractions, I got ready for work feeling like the switch had flipped and I am now officially ready to have this baby.
I got to work a little later than usual, just moving slower and feeling slightly strange like, 'is this a good idea to be at the office today?' and arrived to see my co-workers sitting around waiting for me. A big table full of amazing breakfast foods, coffee, flowers and a sweet card with a gift certificate for ANOTHER pre-natal massage awaited me. My sweet co-workers were throwing me a baby breakfast and we sat around eating and chatting for a solid 45 minutes before we actually got to work. Of course, now this means that going into the office tomorrow on Monday will feel like a bit of a let down, but with the holiday week not everyone will be there anyway. It was very special and unexpected and made for a great Friday.
Seems to have dropped!
My OB appointment was at 2pm and when she walked in she said, 'Well, you're still pregnant, huh?' I told her I didn't think I would be based on the early morning antics, but she agreed that just resting was probably the best thing to do since it was the middle of the night. I'm now a 'one plus' dilated, up from a regular old 'one' last week. Then I'm 75% effaced instead of 70%...so really no different but my goodness he is so low. And he's active and seemingly very happy, so there's nothing to do except keep waiting. We haven't talked induction because I have another appointment the day before my due date, this upcoming Friday. I'm thinking we will talk induction at that time and I will probably have my choice of how far to push this thing. I REALLY want to go on my own but I also agree that going past 41 weeks is not a great idea at this stage in the game for many reasons.
My mom flies in on my due date and Nate is off work the week following my due date. I really want to have him on or by my due date! Do you hear that, baby boy?? Come out and meet us, we are ready for you!
But then again, I know it's still pretty early to expect labor at just 39 weeks. The false alarm on Friday morning, plus feeling constant BH contractions, strange 'leaky' sensations (TMI, TMI, Sorry!), and zingers down there have me feeling positive like it's going to happen on it's own. I pulled out the exercise ball and started bouncing on it one night this week and plan to keep walking as much as I can tolerate. I'm so freaking out of shape, too---not sure when I stopped walking on the treadmill and outside during this pregnancy but yeah, should have probably kept that up! Anyway, it was a good appointment and she gave me a big hug, hoping to see me at delivery instead of my next appointment. I also found out her daughter's birthday (her fourth child!) is on July 4th, so she can't be there to deliver me on July 3 or July 4, celebrating her own fourth kid's birthday. So now I hope I have him tonight on July 2, or just wait until July 5-9th. Putting that out into the universe!!
Friday evening after work, I did not feel like cooking or compiling any sort of dinner, so I texted Nate that we should meet at a nearby pizza place for dinner. He had golfed that afternoon (rough life) and agreed that pizza sounded perfect. I pushed CC and Porter in the double stroller and Truman walked with me as we headed to eat. It was a glorious evening outside with delicious food and perfect weather. I slept amazing Friday night, which was much needed, and woke up feeling more like myself on Saturday.
Root beers, don't worry:
It's been an excellent weekend with the fam, even though I definitely feel the 'could this be the day??' maddening thought entering my head already. I'm focusing on staying positive that things will go down just the way they are supposed to happen. He will come when he's ready. He's in the perfect position for a wonderful birth. My body knows what to do. I'm ready to do this whenever he is ready to do it with me! And I will do my best to remain patient even though we are just so stinking excited to hold this baby boy and get the show on the road. End-of-pregnancy is such a trip, as many of you know.
Beautiful Saturday night on a friend's farm.
Frequent couch naps:
Took a major digger on the concrete yesterday, poor buddy!! He will probably look fairly rough for his first 'big brother' pictures. Good thing he is super tough and barely cried.
Summer! Strong (gangly) dude:
So basically, I'm feeling good overall. I'm not at the end of my mental rope or anything but I'm headed in the direction of being REALLY freaking ready. The track 'Visualizing Your Birth' on Hynobabies is my new favorite. Bags are packed, nothing else to buy to prepare for his birth....hoping this is my last weekly post! But if not, and I hit 40 weeks on Saturday, it will be okay that way, too. I think I was already shedding some tears or at least I was getting extremely cranky with Porter's pregnancy at this point. I still had another nine days to go, too;) With Cecelia's pregnancy, I was doing alright but felt eager to get her here safely at this point, but she would be here in just four more days. And with Truman? He was already a week old!!
When people ask me if I'm ready, and if there are any signs of this kid coming soon I like to say that I've been two weeks early, two days early (basically right on time), and three days late with my other pregnancies. So it's anyone's guess as to how this fourth babe will enter this world. I have a feeling he's going to be his own little person with his own opinions and personality and we cannot wait to see his sweet baby face. Gah, I get so emotional just thinking about it. Reflecting on pregnancy, imagining his birth day, and then preparing for life with a newborn and FOUR kids....what a special time in our lives. Insanely special, actually.
Signing off for now, but you know you can find me (stalk me for an announcement?) on Instagram a little easier than the blog: user name mrsjuliagoolia.
Will probably be posting here next weekend with an overdue update! ;)
39 weeks | Baby #4
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I remember being in my car after dropping the kids off at their first day of school after the Christmas holidays with a not quite 2 week old Paige in the backseat reading your pregnancy announcement and thinking a few things - 1) I was so glad you were having a 4th kid and not me, ha and 2) July seemed SO far away! I can't believe it's baby time!! Yay! Can't wait to see him and hear how amazing your delivery was.ReplyDelete
So pregnant. I am thinking of you and can't wait for this guy to make his arrival!!!ReplyDelete
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All game fish respond in varying degrees to chum. For some anglers chumming
has become an art form, even a science. One thing is absolutely sure, effective
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First, let's understand that there are as many types of chum and chumming
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The way you choose to chum fish to your boat may be the very best technique, because
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Over the years one chum recipe has worked for me. Following is my "Only
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Depending upon your target species, chum deployment is the next issue. When
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Chumming up bait is another auxiliary use for your new chum recipe. All the
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Years ago while fishing in the British Virgin Islands, I learned a new, simple
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of the process are endless. Another popular method is called chunking or chunk-baiting.
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A weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Top Ten Books I Enjoyed Recently
HannahCassie's Top Ten
Soooo...that tricky word recently...what is recently exactly? I think what I am going to do is this: I will pick five books that I have read in 2016 so far and enjoyed the most. How that sounds? Let's try.
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
If you have not read this book then...what are you waiting for? Go go go!
- To All The Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han
Ah you guys...this book is so cute. I luwed it so so much. Really wanna read the second one!
- Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
I wanted to read this book such much and for so long that when I got an ARC I thought I was dreaming. Perfection, my little perfection.
- Harry Potter Illustrated Edition by J. K. Rowling
Yeah. I think this title says it all.
- A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
Okay so by the time this list goes online I will probably be done reading the second book too and because I know I will love it to bits just like first...here is whoop whoop whoop for this amazing series.
Laura's Top Ten
I guess I'll have to add the ones I've read this year so far as well...
- A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
- Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
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Over the last few months, OLG has rolled out a new print campaign for the fine folks at Carson Boxberger. On the heels of promoting their new location and renewed commitment to clients and staff, we've taken a fresh look that touts some of their larger partnerships. Currently, we've showcased three of the practice's clients—Sweetwater Sound, Ash Brokerage and Master Spas. All of these clients have experienced significant growth or investment during their tenure with Carson Boxberger and believe that having CB navigate some of their law needs was a small part of their success. If these clients trust CB, why wouldn't your business take a look at what they have to offer?
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Your Ukrainian Brides
Earlier in the month when I wrote about a dating service aimed at hooking eligible bachelors up with marriage-minded Russian women, I gestured at the "risks of stereotype we incur" whenever we attempt to describe the traits on an entire nationality of women. Nations and cultures and peoples do have common traits, which dating sites aimed at facilitating international marriages are quite direct in discussing. But when Your Ukrainian Wives talks not only about the merits of Ukrainian women in general but specifically about how they are "way better and prettier" than Russian women, that's a degree of intra-Slavic competition that quite goes over my head. Like most American men, I couldn't pick the Ukrainian girl out of a lineup of Russian women if my life (or my new relationship) depended on it. However, you are wecome to try, if you think your Slavic woman-identification skills are up to the job:
If you want to woo a Ukrainian woman, though, don't be an ugly American. If you don't know what it means to be Ukrainian, keep a firm grip on your tongue until you have found out. And for damn sure, don't make the mistake of calling her a Russian:
People from the Western World are somewhat assured that all Slavic countries have a lot in common and can barely be distinguished. We do not know what exactly raises such a thought in people's minds – whether it is a negative effect of Soviet Union's policy of "international equality" or the plain absence of interest. Nonetheless, we have to admit that Russians and Ukrainians are completely different nationalities with dissimilar mentalities and attitudes. That is why a Ukrainian girl would be offended and distressed if you said you do not know the concrete difference between her native culture and the culture of Russia.
As I wrote before, The Nymph knows my proclivities, so I do not join sites like this out of respect for her. She emphatically does not want me flirting with distant Slavic women! Thus, I can't speak in detail about the site's offerings and amenities. If you need such a dating site, I'm sure you'll enjoy figuring out this one's particularities.
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Hmm.. havent use xcompmgr for a long time.. it starts to act weird always after first boot, works like 2sec and then dropshadows just disappear :?
maybe double_buffer yes in conkyrc helps ?
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Can i have your conkyrc? looks great!
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For the speed, now i use gnome!
Is it hard to setup such a menu, i mean the style.
Dungeon @ menu and panel
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|Part of the sercret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. - Mark Twain
No. 174, Part II, 9 September 1996
This is Part II of the Open Media Research Institute's Daily Digest. Part II is a compilation of news concerning Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Part I, covering Russia, Transcaucasia and Central Asia, is distributed simultaneously as a second document. Back issues of the Daily Digest, and other information about OMRI, are available through OMRI's WWW pages: http://www.omri.cz/Index.html CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT WARNS OF TRADE WAR WITH RUSSIA. Leonid Kuchma warned that Russia's proposed tax on Ukrainian imports could lead to a trade war, Reuters reported on 7 September. Last month Moscow said it would impose a 20% value added tax on imports from Ukraine to curb Kyiv's mass dumping on the Russian market. A one million ton quota on Ukrainian sugar was also to be introduced. Kuchma said the moves violated a free trade agreement signed within the context of the CIS. Moscow has postponed imposing the tax and quota until October. According to Kuchma, since the measures apply only to Ukraine, they are not motivated by economic considerations, but political ones, and must be resolved politically. Foreign Minister Hennadii Udovenko was more upbeat about relations. During a visit to Stockholm on 6 September, he said relations with Russia were developing successfully, ITAR-TASS reported. -- Ustina Markus BELARUSIAN PARLIAMENT SETS REFERENDUM DATE. The parliament set 24 November as the date of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's referendum and parliamentary by-elections, international agencies reported on 6 and 7 September. The parliament also decided to place its own questions on the referendum. Lukashenka proposed asking the electorate if they agreed with extending his term of office and his powers. He confidently told reporters he expected to remain president for 12 more years. Parliament added two of its own referendum questions, including asking the people whether they preferred the pre-sident's or the parliament's version of the constitution. The parliament's version abolishes the presidency. -- Ustina Markus MORE DEMONSTRATIONS IN BELARUS. Over 3,000 people gathered on 8 September in Minsk to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Orsha in 1514, when Lithuanian and Belarusian forces defeated Moscow, ITAR-TASS and NTV reported. The rally turned into a protest against Lukashenka and his pro-Russian orientation. Speakers denounced Lukashenka for trying to impose dictatorial rule, violating the constitution, and selling the country out to Russia. The demonstration ended peacefully. -- Ustina Markus ESTONIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS. Finance Ministry official Ingrid Preeks on 6 September announced the government's plans to lay off 963 officials and dissolve 36 executive agencies and inspectorates in the course of administrative reform, BNS reported. The dismissals, beginning as early as October, should result in salary increases of about 10% for the some 62,000 remaining employees financed from the state budget. According to the Public Service Act, dismissed employees must be paid six months salary. -- Saulius Girnius FOLLOW UP TO BUCHACZ'S DISMISSAL. Polish Prime Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz on 7 September explained his recent decision to dismiss Foreign Trade Minister Jacek Buchacz, Polish media reported. Cimoszewicz accused Buchacz -- a member of the Polish Peasant Party (PSL) -- of badly managing state funds. He said the chemical trade corporation Ciech's president wrote to him that he was pressured by Buchacz to sign documents conflicting with the Ciech board's resolutions. Ciech's president questioned a plan to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars of state funds to a private bank in Ukraine. The PSL had threatened to quit the coalition with the Cimoszewicz's Democratic Left Alliance, arguing that the unexpected dismissal was a breach of the coalition contract; however, meeting on 6 September, PSL leaders failed to decide on the matter. President Aleksander Kwasniewski said the ruling coalition should continue until the end of the parliament's term, in fall next year. -- Jakub Karpinski SLOVAK ACADEMICS PROTEST UNIVERSITY BILL. Slovak university representatives gathered in Bratislava on 6 September to protest a draft law that restricts academic freedom, Slovak and international media reported. The controversial bill was approved by the government last month (see OMRI Daily Digest, 21 August) and is expected to be placed on the parliament session beginning on 11 September. The academic community asked the parliament to confirm academic rights and freedoms and the autonomous position of university bodies and asked that the new university law respect the Rectors' Conference's recommendations. Meanwhile, on 5 September, some 700 cultural figures gathered to demand the dismissal of Culture Minister Ivan Hudec based on his interference in the operation of theaters, museums, and other cultural institutions. Although the opposition hopes to discuss Hudec's dismissal during the upcoming parliament session, both Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar and Slovak National Party Chairman Jan Slota have supported him. -- Sharon Fisher POPE ENCOURAGES HUNGARIANS. Pope John Paul II, appearing frail and exhausted, visited Hungary on 6-7 September for the first time since 1991, Hungarian and international media reported. On the second day of his visit, the pope celebrated mass in the western Hungarian city of Gyor, drawing some 150,000 people despite bad weather. He asked Hungarians not to be discouraged by economic and social difficulties, including unemployment, impoverishment, and declining moral values. The pope also held talks with Hungarian President Arpad Goncz and Prime Minister Gyula Horn. Horn and the pope approved three agreements between the Vatican and Hungary concerning state financing of churches, restitution of church property, and the financing of church schools. It was the pope's second visit to Hungary. -- Sharon Fisher and Petronella Gaal NEW HUNGARIAN INDUSTRY MINISTER APPOINTED. President Arpad Goncz on 6 September appointed Tamas Suchman as Industry and Trade Minister, AFP reported. Suchman, 42, replaced Imre Dunai, a non-party technocrat who resigned in mid-August (see OMRI Daily Digest, 16 August). In his new post, Suchman -- a Socialist Party member who had overseen privatization as minister without portfolio -- said he aims to promote exports and to serve businesses rather than control them. Although the cabinet scrapped the privatization portfolio, Suchman will continue to control privatization. -- Sharon Fisher SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE OSCE WARNS BOSNIAN SERBS NOT TO VIOLATE ELECTORAL RULES... Judge Finn Lynhgjem of the OSCE announced that "public statements that undermine or deny the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ... Bosnia-Herzegovina constitute serious violations of the [Dayton] agreement," and he called on those who have made such statements "to retract them," AFP reported on 6 September. This declaration comes after weeks of Bosnian Serb leaders openly campaigning for the division of Bosnia. Senior officials of the ruling Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) publicly declare that Republika Srpska (RS) has the right to secede from Bosnia and join Serbia. The OSCE has done nothing to punish the parties violating the electoral process, arguing that it can only act when receiving a complaint. The main Muslim Party of Democratic Action (SDA) has lodged a complaint on the Serb campaigning, and is waiting for the OSCE's ruling. -- Daria Sito Sucic ...BUT SERBS INTENSIFY SEPARATIST RHETORIC. Despite the SDS spokesman's denials of violating the electoral rules while campaigning, party officials have continued their campaign tour in the same tone. On 7 September SDS head Aleksa Buha said in the northern Bosnian town of Bosanski Brod that Bosnia will disintegrate into separate states, AFP reported. The next day in Trebinje, southeastern Bosnia, acting RS President Biljana Plavsic said Serbs who decide to live with Muslims "will no longer be Serbs, but Turks or Catholics (Croats)," AFP reported. Also on 8 September, in the northern Bosnian town of Kotor- Varos, Momcilo Krajisnik, the Serb candidate for Bosnia's new rotating presidency, promised to lead his supporters into a union of Serb states. He devoted much of his speech to the strategic town of Brcko, claimed by both the Muslim-Croat federation and the Serbs, saying it was "alpha and omega of the RS," AFP reported. -- Daria Sito Sucic IZETBEGOVIC FOCUSES CAMPAIGN ON RETURN TO BRCKO. During an 8 September SDA rally held in a village near this northern town, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic underscored the importance of Muslim refugees' return to Brcko, Oslobodjenje reported. Otherwise, he warned of serious trouble but did not clarify. Bosnian federation Prime Minister Izudin Kapetanovic told the crowd "a big battle for Brcko is ahead of us," AFP reported. The town is vitally important for Serbs because its narrow corridor links the western and eastern parts of the RS. It also controls a major communication route between the Muslim-Croat federation and Croatia. If international arbitration on Brcko fails, the issue could result in renewed fighting. In other news, a Ukrainian peacekeeper was shot dead on 8 September early morning by an unknown assailant. The soldier was guarding a warehouse where voter ballots were stored. -- Daria Sito Sucic CROATIANS LOOK AT HERZE-GOVINIAN NEIGHBORS. A survey conducted by the pro-government weekly Odbor showed that some 58% of Croatians surveyed think parts of Bosnia-Herzegovina controlled by Croats will eventually join with Croatia, AFP reported on 8 September. The Bosnian Croat mini- state of Herceg-Bosna was to have been dissolved on 31 August, with its powers devolving to the Muslim-Croat federation, but so far this has not taken place. In addition, only 19% of the 450 respondents said they feel 14 September elections in Bosnia will have the effect of reinforcing Bosnia as a multiethnic state made up of Muslims, Serbs, and Croats. Nearly 61%, however, said they feel the elections will divide Bosnia's ethnic communities. -- Stan Markotich VOJVODINA HUNGARIAN PARTY'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT COALITION POLITICS. The Democratic Community of Hungarians in Voj-vodina (DZVM), during its annual general meeting in Subotica on 7 September, resolved to stay out of any coalitions heading into federal rump Yugoslav general elections on 3 November. According to party leader Andras Agoston, joining a coalition, which may include parties not advocating regional autonomy for Vojvodina, may compromise the DZVM in its aim of promoting this objective, Nasa Borba reported on 9 September. Agoston, however, did not rule out coalition politics in local balloting to be held that same date. In related news, Sandor Pal, in behind closed-door plenary sessions that Nasa Borba reported went "late into the night," lost his post as deputy head of the DZVM. -- Stan Markotich SLOVENIAN UPDATE. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek on 6 September announced his country's candidacy for membership in the UN Security Council. "Membership in the Security Council would give Slovenia a much better chance to gain international recognition," he said. In other news, Reuters on 6 September reported that a section of border tunnel between Slovenia and Austria crashed that day, injuring one Slovene and two Slovaks. -- Stan Markotich ROMANIAN-HUNGARIAN MILITARY TREATY. Defense Minister Gheorghe Tinca and his Hungarian counterpart Gyorgy Kelety on 6 September signed in Arad, western Romania, a treaty providing for enhanced mutual trust and security. The treaty, which expands on the measures provided for by the 1994 Vienna OSCE document, stipulates that the two states will notify each other 42 days in advance on troop movements larger than one battalion within a radius of 80 kilometers at their common border, exchange information, and raise the frequency of mutual military inspections while at the same time reducing early notification of intended inspections. They are also to exchange observers at military exercises and conduct two yearly joint maneuvers. The treaty is not limited in time, and Radio Bucharest said it provides a proper background for the signing of the basic treaty on 16 September. -- Michael Shafir COURT REJECTS OBJECTIONS TO ILIESCU'S CANDIDACY. The Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected objections raised to President Ion Iliescu's candidacy in the presidential elections scheduled for 3 November, Radio Bucharest reported on 8 September. The court said the objections lacked foundation and that its decision was "final." It ruled that the number of mandates, limited by the constitution to two, counted only from the time of the basic document's adoption, and that consequently Iliescu's service as president before 1992 was not to be taken into consideration for this purpose. -- Michael Shafir GREATER ROMANIA PARTY "SWALLOWS" ALLY. The extremist Greater Romania Party (PRM) on 6 September merged with the small non-parliamentary Romanian Party for a New Society (PRNS). The latter formation had been part of the National Bloc, an alliance with non-parliamentary formations established by the PRM. The PRNS's leader, retired Gen. Victor Voichita, became a vice-chairman of the PRM. In other news, Titus Raveica, a former senator representing the Party of Social Democracy in Romania and later chairman of the Audio-Visual Council, announced his intention to run for parliament on the PRM lists, Curierul national reported on 7 September. Finally, PRM leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor demanded that the U.S. withdraw Ambassador Alfred Moses, whom Tudor accused of interfering in internal Romanian politics for having stated that Romania's post- electoral government should be "centrist." Calling him "an obscure provincial lawyer" and "an old man with dictatorial inclinations," Tudor said Moses displayed "political primitivism." -- Michael Shafir CHISINAU-TIRASPOL NEGOTIATIONS TO BE RESUMED? Infotag reported on 6 September that the leadership of the breakaway Dniester region will "consider" Moldovan President Mircea Snegur's recent proposal to resume negotiations on drafting a special status for the region. The region's leaders, President Igor Smirnov and Supreme Soviet chairman Grigorii Markutsa, stated their intent to resume negotiations following a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Moldova, Alexander Papkin, and the special representative of the Ukrainian president, Yevhen Levitsky. Levitsky said after the meeting that there was now hope that the process may break out of its present standstill. -- Michael Shafir IMPRISONED MOLDOVAN LEA-DER QUITS PARTY. Ilie Ilascu, who is imprisoned in the breakaway Dniester region where he has been accused of terrorist actions and condemned to death, has resigned from the Popular Front Christian Democratic Party (FPCD). In a letter addressed to the FPCD leadership and published in Saptamana, Ilascu, who earlier announced his intention to run for president, said he considers the party's decision to back President Mircea Snegur in the 17 November electoral contest "unwise," BASA-press reported on 6 September. Ilascu said he fails to understand why a party that is pro-Romanian unionist should help people who are "generally unfriendly to our national ideals." -- Michael Shafir IMF DELAYS LOAN TO BULGARIA. The IMF decided to withhold further loan disbursement to Bulgaria until the government speeds up promised economic reforms, RFE/RL and The Wall Street Journal reported on 7 September. IMF officials said Bulgaria is ineligible for the second installment of a $580 million standby loan because it did not get a favorable review during an IMF mission's recent visit. It is unclear when the installment of $116.7 million will be disbursed. The IMF mission said the government failed to implement structural reforms in the banking system and to close down 64 unprofitable state firms as agreed on with the IMF. Only five of those companies were closed down. The Bulgarian government had agreed with the IMF to implement a comprehensive reform package but after announcing it and receiving the first installment of the loan took no further action. -- Stefan Krause BULGARIAN PRESIDENT SLAMS GOVERNMENT. In a state TV address on 7 September, Zhelyu Zhelev accused the Socialist government of Prime Minister Zhan Videnov of leading Bulgaria to a "catastrophic state " and to economic collapse, Reuters reported. He blamed the Socialists in particular for the ongoing grain crisis and the rapid decline of the standard of living of large parts of the population. Zhelev said that if the situation does not improve, "responsibility will be sought not only through resignations but probably also through the courts." Zhelev accused Videnov of using rhetoric reminiscent of the "darkest years of Stalinism" in order to lay the blame on other people. The government in turn issued a statement the following day accusing Zhelev of delaying reform by vetoing legislation and of being irresponsible. The statement said Zhelev "relies on rude demagogy to force society to work against its own interests." -- Stefan Krause BIGGEST BALKAN SYNAGOGUE REOPENS IN SOFIA. The Sofia synagogue reopened on 8 September after major renovation, Reuters reported. More than 1,000 Jews from all over the world gathered for the ceremony that was attended by Zhelev and Israeli Knesset Speaker Dan Tihon. The synagogue was first inaugurated in 1909. It was hit by a bomb during World War Two and restoration was forbidden by the Communist regime. The renovation so far cost $370,000, mostly donations by the international Jewish community. Tihon said the synagogue was "a house of Jewish culture...not just a religious center." He noted that tens of thousands of Bulgarian Jews were "saved by the Bulgarian people" from Nazi concentration camps. 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Home > Laptop Reviews > Acer Chromebook C720-2800
What's Hot: Wildly affordable, sturdy, faster than the average Chromebook with more RAM.
What's Not: Display quality is middling.
Reviewed October 21, 2013 by Lisa Gade, Editor
in Chief (twitter: @lisagade)
Acer knows Chromebooks, and they, along with Asus rose to market majority when Netbooks were the rage. Acer's Chromebook C710 was a solid, affordable effort and the new Chromebook C720, available soon, is the faster version with Haswell inside. For $249, the C720 seems too good to be true. Honestly, you get a solidly built, though decidedly unsexy machine for the price. It has a matte 1366 x 768 display, Bluetooth, dual band WiFi, a decent keyboard and trackpad and good battery life. So what's the catch? It's a Chromebook.
What's a Chromebook?
Chromebooks are persistent little laptops that keep trudging up the evolutionary ladder even though many choose to ignore them. They're the new netbooks, and while that might sound disparaging, it's not: they're highly portable and relatively speaking, wildly affordable alternative computing devices. What makes them "alternative"? Google's Chrome OS is as ever an unusual beast where everything you do, you do in a Chrome web browser tab. There are no apps, no programs and no exes. There's a desktop but it's mainly there for familiarity's sake, it doesn't do much beyond letting you look at the pretty desktop image of your choice. Chromebooks depend on a wireless connection, be it WiFi or 3G/4G, to achieve maximum usefulness. Why? Because you're using web browser-based services like YouTube, Gmail, Google Docs and the like to get things done. Offline mode brings some semblance of productivity, but it still pales in comparison to what you can do with a viable Internet connection. Chromebooks are hard to mess up, unlike Windows but much like Android and iOS. That makes them good for deployments in public schools (where they have gained some traction) and for computing newbies who aren't up to maintaining a Windows or Mac PC.
Chromebooks have been on the market a few years now, so let's move beyond talking about what they are and how they're different to discussing the Acer Chromebook C720 itself. The machine is an 11.6" notebook/netbook form factor device and it stands out because it's one of the first Intel Haswell generation Chromebooks and it has 4 gigs of DDR3 RAM vs. the more common 2 gigs of RAM. Many Chromebook models (if we can say many when there are less than 10 models currently on the market) run on mobile OS CPUs like the Samsung Exynos dual core (also used in Samsung Android tablets and smartphones). We've seen a few Intel Celeron Chromebooks and battery life and noise have generally suffered. That's not the case with the Chromebook C720: battery life is better than average and though it does have a fan and copious vents, it doesn't get loud or hot.
We can thank the Intel Haswell generation CPU and integrated HD graphics for that. But before you get too excited, this is the Celeron member of the Intel Haswell lineup and not a Core i5. The Intel Celeron 2955U runs at 1.4GHz and it's a dual core 64 bit CPU without Turbo Boost. It makes for a perceivable performance improvement over the 1GHz last gen Celeron in the Acer C710, and noticeably better battery life. The 4 gigs of DDR3 RAM is also welcome because all those Chrome tabs do eat up memory, especially if you've got YouTube streaming, a Google video chat going, Gmail running and a tab open to edit a document or spreadsheet. The Chromebook C720 feels peppier than its predecessor and it's faster than the sexier looking HP Chromebook 11 that runs on the Exynos with 2 gigs of RAM. The Acer Chromebook C720 is basically the power user's Chromebook, with only the madly expensive ($1,300 and up) Chromebook Pixel challenging it.
The Chromebook C720 has a 16 gig flash drive, which is fairly standard for Chromebooks. By Google's grand design, Chrome OS products are cloud devices, and they use Google Drive storage as well as Google Play Music, Google Play Videos and Google Play Books to stream content to you. When using Music, Videos and Books, the experience is much the same as on Android: your cloud content appears along with anything you've stored locally. For music, you can upload your music collection to Play Music, so you're not limited to tracks you purchase from Google. The C720 can also access files of all kinds that are stored on SD cards, flash drives and external hard drives (music, Office docs, text files and MP4 videos).
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Build Quality and Design
This little laptop costs $249, so don't expect backlit keyboards, metal casings and other high end appointments. For a machine at this price, it's really pretty impressive: it's build strongly enough that I'd let a responsible child use it. The keyboard is very usable, though as ever those with large hands may feel cramped on an 11.6" keyboard. The trackpad works well, though we find the HP Chromebook 11 trackpad to be more fluid. The Acer C720 has 1 USB 2.0 port, 1 USB 3.0 port, an SD card slot, full size HDMI (with enough horsepower to drive 480p to 720p video playback over HDMI and 480p to Chromecast) and a 3.5mm combo audio jack. Chromebooks generally work with USB mice and keyboards as well as flash drives and hard drives. Beyond that, you're dependent on Chrome OS to supply drivers and those are minimal--USB printing is generally a no-go and you'll have to resort to Google cloud printing services.
Most Chromebooks have mediocre displays, and the Acer Chromebook C720 is no exception. Again, for the price you can't expect a stunning IPS display--but wait, HP somehow managed an IPS panel in their Chromebook 11! The HP does cost a bit more at $279, but it has a more affordable and slower CPU, so it's still a tradeoff game. That said, you're going to stare at the screen all day long, and I'd love to see manufacturers go with better displays. The C720 has a matte TN panel with just OK colors and the usual TN limited viewing angles. To my eye, it looks better than the C710 by a small margin and markedly better than first generation Chromebook displays that were abysmal. That said, it's not too hard to find an angle that provides decent contrast and colors and the display is decently bright. It looks no worse than most $500 Windows laptop displays. We also appreciate the matte finish so glare isn't an issue. Heck, you could even use it outdoors, though direct sunlight will overwhelm the internal panel's brightness.
Battery Life
Chromebooks greatly vary in battery life depending on their size, weight and CPU. Though the Acer Chromebook C720 isn't as svelte as the HP Chromebook 11, the added thickness allows for a larger battery. The 3 cell, 3950 mAh Lithium Ion battery averaged 7.5 to 8 hours of actual use time, in a mixed use scenario comprised of email, YouTube streaming, social networking and writing a review using Google Docs (all with WiFi on and brightness set to 50%). That places it among the top Chromebooks for battery life, and that's important for a highly mobile 11.6" laptop surrogate.
If you've decided you want a Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook C720 is worth a look. Sure it's not as good looking as the also new HP Chromebook 11, but it's faster and has longer battery life than most competing models, including HP's. That makes the Acer appealing to first time Chromebook buyers who are accustomed to faster hardware on PC platforms and to more experienced Chromebook users who tend to hit hard with lots of open tabs and multitasking. Is a Chromebook for you? If you live on the web, make use of cloud storage (particularly Google's cloud services) and want a laptop form factor machine that requires zero maintenance, then this could be your platform. Just make sure you have an Internet connection available with some frequency to get the most from Google's Chrome OS and Acer's hardware.
Price: $249
Website: www.acer.com
Display: 11.6", 1366 x 768 LED backlit TN matte display. Intel HD integrated graphics. HDMI port.
Battery: 3 cell, 3950 mAh Lithium
Ion rechargeable, sealed inside.
Performance: 1.4GHz Intel Haswell generation Celeron 2955U dual core, 64 bit CPU. 4 gigs DDR3 RAM and 16 gigs internal flash storage.
Size: 4.47
x 2.78 x .53 inches. Weight: 4.67 pounds.
Camera: 720p webcam.
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Rise and shine, Neighbours! The weekend is over and it's time to face another weekday. We're here to take you back to a golden era of music by serving you legendary local songs that surely will put you in a good mood. 90's and 2000's weren't that great in many aspects but for music, it was beyond phenomenal. This week's playlist will accompany you with some senior voices from Kahitna, Vina Panduwinata, Fariz RM, Utha Likumahuwa, Harry Roesly and many more. So without further ado, hop in to our Spotify below.
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From a Natural History Point of View the Amazon is still a green unknown world and new species are being discovered at an amazing rate. See this report of WWF that shows that between 2014 en 2015 every two days a news species is being discovered. In two years time 381 new animal and plant species. 216 plants, 93 fishes, 32 amphibians, 20 mammals (2 of which fossils), 19 reptiles en 1 bird.
One of the recent plant species is Vochysia peruviana, a new species described by Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, one of our ATDN colleagues.


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The State of Massachusetts is looking for an Executive Director (ED) for the Designer Selection Board (DSB).
The DSB is an autonomous eleven member board that selects designers for public building construction throughout the Commonwealth. Eight members are appointed by the Governor, three of whom are registered architects, three registered engineers, and two representatives of the public who are not architect designers, engineers, or construction contractors.
The ED plays a foundational role in DSB operations. In every aspect, the ED supports DSB's integrity, fairness, and transparency. S/he plays six very significant roles:
More information about the jobs responsibilities are noted in the pdf file below.
To apply for the job, please use the link below
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I would possibly look for a two-disc Cars to be announced around the time of its Blu-Ray issue in June.
Other than that, we need to wait and see what the features are for that version. If there's nothing amazingly new, then look for a double dip on DVD and Blu-Ray either for Christmas or sometime next year. If it DOES come stacked with new bonuses (and an "immersive Lasseter commentary" has been talked about) then I'd say we could be stuck with our current DVD.
So, I guess Pixar hasn't announced anything about a 2-disc/extra features Cars set yet, only Blu-Ray?


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The "1:99 Concert," named after the bleach-to-water ratio health officials here have recommended for an anti-SARS cleaning solution, featured some of the region's top entertainment acts.
Performers included pop sensation Nicholas Tse and the band "Four Heavenly Kings." Also appearing were singers Sammi Cheng, Joey Yung and Eason Chan.
Ellen Cheng of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild, the concert organizer, said $2.21 million had been raised by Saturday night. The proceeds will go to a fund providing education grants for children from SARS-affected families. Severe acute respiratory syndrome has killed 262 and sickened over 1,700 in Hong Kong.
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Fleetwood Town boss Uwe Rosler has thanked the Cod Army for their support during this current winless run and hopes they continue to back him and his men.
Don't miss the latest football transfer news and gossip from leagues in England, Scotland and Europe with footballwire.co.uk
Town haven't won at Highbury since October's 2-0 victory over Oxford United.
Town have dropped to within two points of the relegation zone but Rosler hopes the fans can be rewarded for their backing with victory at Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
He said: "I feel the supporters are supporting us, the team, me and I just can say thank you for that.
"This group of players, the last thing they need is boos or negativity; they take a lot of things to heart.
"They are honest and I have hardly have ever managed a more honest group of players.
"They all can read, they all can see the table, they care, they really care about themselves, the club, the team and hopefully our supporters will keep seeing that and support us through difficult times."
That continued support is mainly due to the fact that Town have given their all to the cause.
They went toe-to-toe with Blackburn Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Shrewsbury Town as well as in-form Gillingham in their last four league defeats.
Having lost Jimmy Ryan, Conor McLaughlin and David Ball in the summer, Town lacked experience in the first half of the campaign but addressed that in January by bringing in Paddy Madden and Toumani Diagouraga.
Rosler said: "I'm working with that group of players every day and of course when we are discussing things internally I say what I think.
"We have made mistakes, there in terms of the balance of the team. We have tried to rectify that and we have, in general, good players."


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Hi Andrew. Hope you are well. Just thought i would advise you that 234 LPC ,1959 MGA 1600 MK1 , Iris Blue ,that i purchased from you last year was awarded 1st prize in the Post War 1940-1959 classic car show at "THE GRAND OLD TIMER CLASSIC CAR SHOW" at the Leas Folkestone Kent.
I am told there were in excess of 500 cars at the show and i only went along for a bank holiday day out (in fact i never knew they were even judging cars!) , so i am extremely proud of the car.
More proof of the High Standard of cars supplied by yourselves
Thanks Again
Ian Ford
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For starters, kittens, I consider myself a pretty confident broad. Over-all, I love myself. I know who I am, what I want and I surround myself with people who treat me the way I deserve to be treated. I know my value and no one can take that away from me. But……
Like most women, I can admit that I am seriously fucked up about my own body. My head has become very muddled on the whole subject, my thoughts conflict each other. I'm usually decently proud of my body, and always feel that way at burlesque shows. And maybe that's why I'm feeling this so intensely, I haven't performed in about a month.
This post is going to be therapeutic, I'm figuring out my feelings as I write them down. I'm trying to figure this shit out, I'm tired of hanging onto it.
This is something I've been struggling with lately.
Oh my god, what am I talking about? This is something I've struggled with for as long as I can remember. It's just been right in my face lately.
I remember being about 7 years old and refusing to wear sweatpants because I thought they made my legs look fat. At 7 years old. What the hell?
I'm not one to blame my parents. It's not blame, per se, but just like anyone my parents input and actions certainly had a huge affect on me. And a lot of this I've only come to realize in the past few years. I just thought it was me, I never thought about why I felt this way about myself.
My mom was a dance teacher. So, I was raised by someone who was very body-concious. When we moved up to Northern California and she became a High School PE teacher, (she still led the dance team but could not be as active due to multiple knee and foot surgeries), she was on a constant diet. It was always this battle. She's 5'2″ so any extra poundage seemed to be immediately noticeable and cause for immediate action.
As a PE teacher, about once a year she would get out her little machine and test her students BMI (Body Mass Index). Guess who she would test it on every year? Yup. I got to hear how much of me was fat, bone, muscle and tissue. And how much I should weigh for my age/height….and how far from that I was. I was never where I was "supposed" to be. And I guess that's always stuck with me.
I remember being given protein shakes for breakfast around the age of 10. And I know that my mom genuinely meant well, she just wanted me to be healthy. But she didn't realize what affect this would have on my young mind and self esteem.
My father retired from being a fire fighter when I was about 11 or so. After a quadruple bypass, the constant smoke inhalation was clearly a no-go. He was a stay-at-home-dad for a few years and still cooked like he was still feeding the entire fire station. He was also a "clean-your-plate-that's-perfectly-good-food" dad. To this day, I have shame when I don't clean my plate. I will keep eating until everything is gone, despite how full and sick I feel. Without even thinking about it. Unfortunately, this time coincided with my pre-pubescent and pubescent years. Awkward Weight Gain Engage! Plus I had a Dorothy Hamill bowl cut. *Cringe*
The bottom line of what I believe: Body Shaming is wrong. For everyone ever. And for some reason, I cannot extend this compassion to myself. What the eff, Whendy?
As I developed very quickly, and was very shy, my body was a constant conversation piece for my peers and my mother and her friends and any talk of it made me feel ashamed and sick to my stomach. In Junior High, my friends were all about 4'11"-5'1″ and still had pre-pubescent bodies. I was tall and had almost-C cups. I felt like a freak. That and my mothers input taught me that basically my body is wrong, not what it should be. Not like everyone else's my age.
I consider myself a "Middle Sized" person. I've never been skinny or slender, not since childhood anyway, never had a flat stomach or muscle definition. And considering I shot up to 5'5″ in Junior High and then continued to 5'7″, I've never been what one would call dainty. But I've never been large enough to be in with the Big Beautiful Women. I don't quite belong to either camp.
*I realize the problem with this statement. This isn't a binary zone. There is more to the world than Skinny or Fat*
I started working in an office a year ago, outside of San Francisco. The time I spent walking to and from work is now spent sitting and commuting. I've gained 20 pounds and my energy is lagging. I feel it. I see it. I hate it. Before gaining this weight I already considered myself over-weight.
And I've had this moral conundrum for a while, and the next two things I'm going to say…I'm pretty ashamed to admit.
I feel that I would have more value as a woman if I was skinnier. But I feel as if I would have less legitimacy as a burlesque performer if I was skinnier.
The first statement is obviously ingrained in me from the media and all the other garbage I've been fed from a young age.
The second statement….well, let me first say that in NO way do I think skinnier/smaller burlesque performers are less legitimate. This is purely a statement based on my personal experience and how I feel about myself, no one else. Amazing performers come in all genders, shapes, sizes, colors and creeds.
But, what brought me to burlesque was the body positivity. I belonged somewhere! And I was celebrated for exactly what I was! I can't tell you the amount of times I've had curvy gals and larger women come up to me and thank me for my performance, "It was so amazing to see someone with a body like mine celebrating it." The fact that I was doing what I was doing with no apology made them feel better about themselves and encouraged them to like themselves just a little bit more. That's a powerful thing and I'm grateful to be a part of that.
Honestly, becoming a burlesque performer gave me the permission to like myself more.
So when I say I feel that being smaller would make me less legitimate, what I really mean is that I would be losing the part that made it feel really rebellious, exciting and scary for a shy girl who always thought she had no business putting her body on display like it's something to be proud of. The part that makes me feel like an activist. Being a sparkly naked lady already IS rebellious, but I've always felt it was on another level when you don't have a "commercially-acceptible" body. So it's like I'm scared of losing my effectiveness, if I was more slender. Not that that's going to happen any time soon. But then to feel that way seems to say that more slender performers aren't as effective, and I certainly don't think that's true. ARG jumbled thoughts!!
BBW Trigger Warning: I'm highly aware and sensitive to the fact that some things I may say might be offensive or triggering to women who have larger bodies than me. This is not my intent, I'm trying to approach this with as much respect and sensitivity as I can. I don't ever want to be that smaller gal who whines,"Ugh, I'm so FAT." in front of her larger friend. I don't talk like that anyway, but I'm aware of that behavior in others and the way it can make others feel.
Sometimes I look in the mirror on a "bad" day and just feel disgusted with myself. I just look at myself and think "BARF". And then sometimes I think, "Get it together, you're not gross. You don't have rolls really or a double chin that doesn't go away when you stop looking down." As if having negative feelings about oneself should only happen when you reach a certain weight. As if reaching a certain weight means you should look in the mirror and think "BARF", as if that's the way you should feel about having a larger body. WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF THINKING IS THAT??!!
And the converse side of this, is that I apparently feel that since I am not a certain size, I don't have the right to be unhappy with my body. And the base issue with that, is that I am telling myself I don't have the right to think or feel however the hell I want about my own body.
Yes, I have the right to think negatively about my body. What I'm debating today is should I? And, well, I know the answer.
Step One is to stop comparing my body to other bodies, as if some are Better or Worse. I know this thinking to be a big ol' stinky pile of bullshit. I want to purge this type of thinking from myself immediately. Bodies aren't good or bad. They just are. It is your story, your vehicle, it is YOURS. And the way it works and moves through the world is amazing
Earlier, when I said my thoughts conflicted, I was referring to some of this. I have so many amazing friends, many are burlesque performers, that are larger women. And I genuinely think they are powerful and beautiful and amazing and inspiring, and not just because of their body types clearly. They are all of these things without taking size into the equation. They are not these things DESPITE their body types.
What's conflicting is that I feel this way about them, and cannot extend these feelings to myself.
When did I get so brainwashed and judgmental towards myself? Well, I guess it's been part of me for about 20+ years. I'm only now beginning to see it for what it is. It is a self-worth issue. I can extend these thoughts of body positivity and support to other women but not myself because I believe I am not worthy of it. I am not skinny enough to be comfortable and "acceptable" to the masses and I am not large enough to be boldly proud of my body and sticking it to the Patriarchy by not hiding it.
So I'm saying I'm not skinny enough to be proud, and I'm not large enough to be proud? I am losing my damn mind.
And I clearly know and accept that ALL shapes battle with this. And that it is different for every person. God, I just want to hug everyone when I think of the similar feelings weighing on all our shoulders.
But, the truth of the matter is, just be being a woman and refusing to give up my autonomy; by being a burlesque performer; hell, just by being a woman and refusing to shut up, that IS standing up to the Patriarchy and status quo. Body mass doesn't even have to be a part of the equation, although it is a powerful part when it is. I am not any more or less of these things because of my size.
And then I just get irritated with myself for spending so much time thinking about this. Quit being such a bitchface to yourself already, what a colossal waste of time! SAME TEAM, dude.
At the end of the day, I have an over-all healthy body. It's strong and can carry heavy things, walk long distances, dance for hours. I have all my fingers and toes and things work the way they should. So be grateful, fool.
Step 2 is to change my relationship with food. I am a HUGE comfort and boredom eater. I give myself food as a treat. I give myself food when I am sad or stressed. I eat when I have nothing else to do. Which wouldn't be such an issue if my metabolism could keep up, but frankly it's a boring way to pass the time. I should teach myself to take comfort in other things. Take comfort in my ukelele. Take comfort in my hula hoop. Take comfort in a book.
Even just going over all this is exhausting. My own neuroses are tiring. But, just putting it out there feels good. Just to get it out of my head.
Step 3 is to dance more. Simple as that. I've been meaning to register for 2 dance classes, but haven't made the time. And that's a theme with me. Not making the time for myself. Not making the time to take care of myself, love myself, do what I need to to make myself feel better. I'm a dancers daughter, I took dance classes for about 13 years, why has it been so long? Plus, it gives me so much joy. So what am I doing here?
If I took the time to support myself and make myself feel better, not even from a weight-loss stand point, I think my body issues wouldn't feel so prevalent. That's what it's really about: feeling good.
If you've made it this far, thanks for reading. This was actually really difficult to write about. Maybe I've helped someone think about why they're so hard on themselves. Please do. Examine where these ideas come from. Maybe then we can all learn something and get rid of harmful, useless thinking.
I was going to add pictures, but then I decided it would derail from what this is about. This actually ISN'T about what I look like on the outside. This is about what I feel like on the inside. And I'm ready now to do the work I need to do to change that.
And I mean really do the work. Not just in the way I present myself to others, but in the way I think about myself.


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Canon Henry Scott Holland's a popular one. It's supposed to be "comforting". This is a version I've been sent:
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other
That we are still
Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way you always used
Put no difference into your tone
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed
At the little jokes we always enjoyed together
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was
Let it be spoken without effort
Without the ghost of a shadow in it
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolute unbroken continuity
What is death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind
Because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you for an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner
All is well.
Nothing is past; nothing is lost
One brief moment and all will be as it was before
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting
when we meet again!
How we shall laugh? Where did Henry get this idea? Did he have any evidence that one's dear departed would be lurking "just around the corner" (spooky) until you catch up with him or her? And would he or she be as we remembered him or her when fit and healthy, or when he or she was old and sick, for example? What about all the other dead people? Which ones would be waiting, and who would diplomatically stay out of your way because you didn't get on in life, so the thought of spending eternity in their company gives you the heeby-jeebies?
Few people have really thought about an afterlife, except in the vaguest terms. If they did, they might find, as I do, that it's a very unattractive prospect. For a start, eternity's a very long time. After the first few hundred years I think you'd be anxious to leave. What will you do? Eating chocolate, reading good books, gardening, all the things you enjoyed in life, are OK for short periods, but could grow tiresome. And then there's the business of who else is there. It's either very crowded, or you have a system that permits you to choose your companions, assuming they want to share with you. How old will you be? Twenty-one forever? You see, it's not straightforward, is it?
Give me oblivion, forever.