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PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Thursday that the Fourth-Annual Kelly Cup Tour will begin this weekend when the Dayton Bombers host the championship trophy for three games. The Kelly Cup stands 19 3/8 inches tall and weighs 25 3/8 pounds and is accompanied by a full-color display that chronicles and highlights the intensity and excitement of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
The 51-day tour is scheduled to visit nine cities in six states and one Canadian province traveling 13,013 miles which is the greatest distance since the Tour began in 2004. Each of the 25 teams in the ECHL were offered the opportunity to have the Kelly Cup visit their city during the tour which was created to give fans a chance to view the coveted trophy presented annually to the postseason champion of the Premier 'AA' Hockey League since 1997 and won in 2006 by the Alaska Aces.
The Kelly Cup has gained recognition and prominence as the championship trophy of the nationwide league and is a symbol of hard work, dedication and excellence at the 'AA' level. It has been displayed on multiple occasions with both the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup and the American Hockey League's Calder Cup.
The trophy is named in recognition of Patrick J. Kelly, who is one of the founding fathers of the ECHL which began with five teams in three states in 1988-89. Kelly served as Commissioner for the league's first eight seasons and was named Commissioner Emeritus in 1996, a title that he continues to hold. Kelly, who celebrated his 50th season in professional hockey in 2002-03, coached 1,900 career games and had 935 wins to rank second all time among professional coaches to only the legendary Scotty Bowman with 2,571 games and 1,511 wins. Kelly coached in the Eastern Hockey League, the Southern Hockey League and the National Hockey League where he was the only coach to ever lead the Colorado Rockies to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He also coached in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League, leading Peoria to the Turner Cup in 1984-85.
The trophy has visited 14 states since the Kelly Cup Tour began in 2004 and in addition to ECHL games has appeared at schools, sponsors, radio and television stations and other community events in each city. The Kelly Cup replaced the Riley Cup which was awarded to the ECHL postseason champion from 1989-96.
Following its weekend in Ohio, the Kelly Cup travels to Stockton, Calif. which is home of the Thunder on Mar. 2 and 3. In its second season, Stockton is again leading the league in attendance with 6,978 per game which is the largest average since 2000-01.
For the second consecutive year, the Tour will stop in West Valley City, Utah on Mar. 9 and 10 at The 'E' Center in, home of the Utah Grizzlies and the site of the ice hockey championships during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
The Kelly Cup makes its first visit to Arizona on Mar. 13, hosted by the Phoenix RoadRunners at the US Airways Center, and then travels to California for a Long Beach Ice Dogs game on Mar. 16. The trip from Phoenix to Long Beach is 381 miles which is the shortest travel segment of the year.
The Tour heads outside the United States for the second straight year traveling to the Save-On-Foods Centre in British Columbia, home of the Victoria Salmon Kings, on Mar. 23 and 24. The Kelly Cup will traverse the longest leg of this year when it travels 2,725 miles from Victoria to Wheeling, W.Va. where the Nailers host it at WesBanco Arena on Mar. 30 and 31.
The trophy heads back across the country to Bakersfield for a game on Apr. 4 and then makes its final stop on Apr. 7 with a stop in North Charleston, S.C., home of the South Carolina Stingrays, who won the first-ever Kelly Cup championship in 1997.
The trophy will then head back to Anchorage, home of the defending champion Alaska Aces, for the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
2007 Kelly Cup Tour Schedule
Feb. 16 Dayton, Ohio
Feb. 17 Troy, Ohio
Feb. 18 Dayton, Ohio
Mar. 2-3 Stockton, Calif.
Mar. 9-10 West Valley City, Utah
Mar. 13 Phoenix
Mar. 16 Long Beach, Calif.
Mar. 23-24 Victoria, British Columbia
Mar. 30-31 Wheeling, W.Va.
Apr. 4 Bakersfield, Calif.
Apr. 7 North Charleston, S.C.
2007 Kelly Cup Tour Facts
• 51 days (Feb. 16-Apr. 7)
• Nine ECHL Cities
• Distance Traveled – 13,013 miles
• Longest Travel Segment – 2,725 miles (Victoria, British Columbia to Wheeling, W.Va.)
• Shortest Travel Segment – 381 miles (Phoenix to Long Beach, Calif.)
2006 Kelly Cup Tour Facts
• 50 days (Feb. 10-Mar. 31)
• 11 ECHL Cities
• Distance Traveled – 10,339 miles
• Longest Travel Segment – 2,584 miles (Stockton, Calif. to Johnstown, Pa.)
• Shortest Travel Segment – 104 miles (Greenville, S.C. to Charlotte, N.C.)
2005 Kelly Cup Tour Facts
• 51 days (Feb. 18-Apr. 9)
• 12 ECHL Cities – Bakersfield, Biloxi, Boise, Charlotte, Columbia, Estero, Florence, Fresno, Long Beach, North Charleston, Reading and Toledo
• Distance Traveled – 7,112 miles
• Longest Travel Segment – 2,511 miles (North Charleston, S.C. to Bakersfield, Calif.)
• Shortest Travel Segment – 78 miles (Columbia, S.C. to Florence, S.C.)
2004 Kelly Cup Tour Facts
• 44 Days (Feb. 20-Apr. 3)
• 10 ECHL Cities – Atlantic City, Boise, Columbia, Duluth, Estero, Florence, Greensboro, Lafayette, North Charleston and Wheeling
• Distance Traveled – 7,543 miles
• Longest Travel Segment – 2,506 miles (Boise, Idaho to Atlantic City, N.J.)
• Shortest Travel Segment – 78 miles (Columbia, S.C. to Florence, S.C.)
Kelly Cup Champions
2006 – Alaska defeated Gwinnett, 4 games to 1
2005 – Trenton defeated Florida, 4 games to 2
2004 – Idaho defeated Florida, 4 games to 1
2003 – Atlantic City defeated Columbia, 4 games to 1
2002 – Greenville defeated Dayton, 4 games to 0
2001 – South Carolina defeated Trenton, 4 games to 1
2000 – Peoria defeated Louisiana, 4 games to 2
1999 – Mississippi defeated Richmond, 4 games to 3
1998 – Hampton Roads defeated Pensacola, 4 games to 2
1997 – South Carolina defeated Louisiana, 4 games to 1
Kelly Cup Notes
• The Kelly Cup Champion the last two seasons has been from the National Conference with Alaska in 2006 and Trenton in 2005 while Idaho was a member of the Western Conference when it won in 2004. The Kelly Cup Champion has come from the Northern Conference three times (2003 – Atlantic City, 2000 – Peoria and 1998 – Hampton Roads) and from the Southern Conference three times (2002 – Greenville, 2001 – South Carolina and 1999 – Mississippi). The first season that the Kelly Cup was awarded the ECHL did not have conferences but rather three divisions (East, North and South). The winner was South Carolina from the East Division.
• In the 10 years that the Kelly Cup has been awarded, the state of South Carolina has produced the winner three times (South Carolina in 1997 and 2001 and Greenville in 2002) and New Jersey has produced the winner twice (Atlantic City in 2003 and Trenton in 2005) while Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi and Virginia have each produced one champion.
• With the exception of Hampton Roads in 1998 and Idaho in 2004, every ECHL Champion has finished in the Top Five in the regular season standings. Hampton Roads finished 18th overall and qualified for the postseason on the final day of the regular season. Idaho finished tied for 11th overall. Ironically, only twice in ECHL history has a team finished first in the regular season and gone on to win in the postseason – South Carolina in 1997 and Alaska in 2006.
• The Alaska Aces hold the distinction of being the Kelly Cup Champion located the furthest west and also the furthest north. The latitude of Anchorage, Alaska is 61.1306 N while its longitude is 149.5357 W. The Kelly Cup Champion located the furthest south (30.40334 N) is the Mississippi Sea Wolves in 1999 while the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in 2003 are located the furthest east (74.431727 W).
• Twelve players whose name appears on the Kelly Cup have played in the National Hockey League: Sebastien Charpentier, Hampton Roads, 1998; Chris Schmidt and Travis Scott, Mississippi, 1999; Cody Rudkowsky and Cam Severson, Peoria, 2000; Zdenek Blatny, Simon Gamache and Luke Sellars, Greenville, 2002; Kevin Colley and Matt Yeats, Atlantic City, 2003; and Dan Ellis and Zenon Konopka, Idaho, 2004.
• Boardman Silversmiths, Inc. in Meriden, Connecticut created the Kelly Cup. Boardman also produces the Calder Cup for the American Hockey League as well as trophies for the U.S. Open tennis tournament and Masters golf tournament.
• There are 12 individuals whose name appears on the Kelly Cup twice. Seven had their name engraved for the second time while the eighth had his name engraved for the first time in 2001 when South Carolina won the Kelly Cup. Rick Adduono was assistant coach in 1997 and head coach in 2001 while Jason Fitzsimmons was a player in 1997 and assistant coach in 2001. Jared Bednar, Brad Dexter, Brett Marietti and Dave Seitz were players in both 1997 and 2001. Marty Clapton had his name first engraved in 1998 with Hampton Roads and in 2001 with South Carolina. Mike Nicholishen had his name engraved for the first time in 2001 with South Carolina and for the second time in 2003 with Atlantic City. Mike Haviland was head coach of Atlantic City when it won in 2003 and was head coach of Trenton when it won in 2005 while Steve Munn played for Atlantic City in 2003 and Trenton in 2005. Peter Metcalf and Joe Talbot both had their name engraved for the first time in 2003 with Atlantic City and for the second time with Alaska in 2006.


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Many might think the "World's Best Lasagna" might come from an Italian grandmother who has lived in Sicily her entire life and makes her own pasta. But they would be wrong.
According to AllRecipes.com--and its users--the title goes to John Chandler, a self-proclaimed non-foodie who lives in Texas and grills most of what he eats. When he posted the recipe nearly eleven years ago, he never imagined it would garner the attention it has received: 27,000 Pinterest shares, and almost 8,000 reviews, most of them rated 5 stars.
"I did not think much about it [at the time] and did not think it was the world's best, but named it tongue-in-cheek," Chandler said. "It's a very simple, easy recipe that everyone can appreciate and that everyone has in their pantry the things to make this. You don't need a masters in cooking."
The recipe is still number one on the site and is featured on the home page. Chandler says that people have posted their own versions of it after adding or taking away a few things here and there, and thinks it's wonderful that it's become a way to bring them together.
"People have made it their own. They've changed it and added red wine or rosemary. It's not just my lasagna; everyone has shared in it," he said.
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Colour, quirk key to Bay's grandest green honours
From picking ripe baby tomatoes from the vine to taking a leisurely stroll through the hand-carved green house.
Residents from across the Fraser Coast were treated to a morning of discovery and wonder on Sunday when award-winning hobby gardener Darryl Kelley gave guests a tour of the region's newly celebrated Grand Champion Garden.
While Mr Kelley said he had never fancied himself a "garden guru", a passion for creating colourful flower beds and experimenting with a mix of plants and layouts saw his 1.25 acre property bag top honours in the Hervey Bay Spring Garden Competition for the second year in a row.
Mr Kelley and his wife Daphne bought the East Booral property – then just a vacant block of land – 10 years ago.
While the pair had grown and maintained a prosperous vegetable garden at their former 100 acre property in the foothills of Mount Glorious, a budding retirement saw the Kelley's focus more intently on flowers as they worked to compose their new garden on the Fraser Coast.
Despite the gardening experience and past wins, Mr Kelley said being named the Grand Champion Garden had come as a surprise, especially after the bouts of heavy rainfall and wind that had wreaked havoc for gardeners in past months.
"It's not easy because you have to have all your plants flowering at the same time as they judge and sometimes they just don't flower until weeks after, or they flower before," he said.
"It's hard to get it all happening at once."
Each year Mr Kelley digs up, re-fertilisers and re-plants his gardens in preparation for spring.
Aside from the calming greenhouse that Mr Kelley built himself, Scotty's Beer Garden, named after his son-in-law, is one of his favourite parts of the garden and has played host to a few Father's Day celebrations.


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Awards & Recognition
Sowmya Kamath S's project titled "Predictive Analytics for Intelligent Healthcare Applications" was selected for participation in the Festival for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2018 (FINE 2018), organized by The President's Secretariat in association with Department of Science & Technology/National Innovation Foundation-India (March 19-21, 2018)
Sowmya Kamath S received special invite to participate in Innovation Exhibition 2018 & Interaction with Grassroots innovators at Rashtrapathi Bhawan (19th March, 2018)
G Ram Mohana Reddy elevated to the grade of Senior Member, IEEE in May 2015.
Ananthanarayana V.S. honored as Outstanding Alumni for the remarkable progress as an academician by Basaveshwara Engineering College during Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Computer Science and Engineering Department on 19 – 21st, February 2011.
Ananthanarayana V.S. conferred with the Distinguished Service Award during Golden Jubilee Celebrations of NITK Surathkal in August 2010.
IBM Faculty Award for $10,000 from IBM, USA to Prakash Raghavendra in 2010
Ananthanarayana V.S. PhD thesis supervised bagged BITES Best PhD Thesis Award for the year 2009 in the category of "Computer Science & Engineering", 2010 (Thesis Title: Abstraction and Knowledge based Mining of Inter‐database Association Rules. Candidate: Dr. Santhi Thilagam)
Best Paper Awards
- Shashi Roshan, Manish Kumar, Nikhil Vandanapu and Biju R Mohan, "Model Selection among log-normal, Weibull, Gamma and Generalized Exponential Distributions" in the 6th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO 2017), Sep 20-22, 2017
- Ashwin T S and G Ram Mohana Reddy, "Video Affective Content Analysis based on Multimodal Features using a Novel Hybrid RBM-SVM Classifier" at 3rd UPCON Conference [UPCON-2016], Dec 9-11, 2016
- Manjunath Vanahalli and Nagamma Patil, "Association Analysis of Significant Frequent Itemsets mined from High Dimensional Datasets" at 3rd UPCON Conference [UPCON-2016], Dec 9-11, 2016
- Mandar Shaha and Sowmya Kamath S, "A Quality-centric Scheme for Web Service Ranking using Fuzzified QoS Parameters" at 2016 International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking, and Informatics [ICACNI-2016], Sept 22-24, 2016 (ACM Kolkata Chapter - ICACNI 2016 Best Paper Award in Networking track)
- Ajay Kumar M A and Jaidhar C D , "Hypervisor and Virtual Machine dependent Intrusion Detection System for Virtualized Environments" at International Conference on Telematics and Future Generation Networks 2015, organised by Universiti Technologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26 -28th, 2015
Monisha Kanakaraj and Sowmya Kamath S, "NLP based Intelligent News Search Engine using Information Extraction from E-Newspapers", at 2014 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Computing Research (ICCIC), 18 -20th of December, 2014, organized by IEEE Podhigai, Madras Section and IEEE Signal Processing / Computational Intelligence / Computer Joint Societies Chapter (SIPCICOM) of Madras Section.
Geetha V and K Chandrasekaran, "Identification of parameters for trust management in wireless sensor networks" at Eighth International Conference on Communication Networks (ICCN-2014), organised by University Vishveshwariah Engineering College (UVCE), Bangalore, July 25th – 27th, 2014
Dere Kundan S. and G. Ram Mohana Reddy, "Projection and Interaction with Ad-hoc Interfaces on Non-planar Surfaces", IEEE Int. Conf. on Adv. Computing, Networking and Security (ADCONS 2013), December 15-17, 2013, pp. 1-6, NITK Surathkal, Mangalore, India.
Karthik R, Raghavendra Karthik, Pramod S and Sowmya Kamath S, "W3-Scrape – A Windows based Reconnaissance Tool for Web Application Fingerprinting", at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Communication and Information Technologies (ICECIT 2012), organized by SRIT Anantpur, December 22 -23, 2012 (Awarded the Best Paper Award for CSIT Track)
Melwyn D' Souza and Ananthanarayana V.S., "Delivering LBA with LBS using Service Oriented Architecture", International Symposium for Cloud and Services Computing (ISCOS) 2012, Dec 17 – 18, 2012, NITK, Surathkal
Alwyn R Pais, Hari Krishna R, John D'Souza, G. Ram Mohana Reddy, "Automatic Shadow Removal Algorithm for VOP and Generation of Super Resolved Video Object Planes (VOP), Intl. Conf. on Information Processing (ICIP-2010), Aug. 6-8, 2010, B'lore, India.
Santhi Tilagam and Ananthanarayana V.S, " EfficientTreeMiner: Mining Frequent Induced Substructures from XML Documents without Candidate Generation", In the Proc. of 14th International conference on Advanced Computing and Communication (ADCOM‐2006), pp: 541‐ 546, Dec 2006, India
Santhi Tilagam and Ananthanarayana V.S. , "Extraction and optimization of Fuzzy association rules using Multi‐objective Genetic Algorithm", In the Proceedings of International Conference on Bioinformatics and Diabetes Melitus (ICBDM 2006), pp: 121‐128, March 2006.


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POMPANO BEACH — – By the end of the day, Monday, investigators were probing two robberies at a pair of Chase Bank branches in Pompano Beach.
The first occurred around 9:30 a.m. near the corner of South Powerline Road and West Atlantic Boulevard. A sheriff's helicopter was circling the area, while investigators with the FBI were seen questioning bank employees, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
The parking lot at the bank was closed, but all the other businesses inside the Palm Aire Marketplace shopping center remained open.
The second hold up happened around 5:12 p.m. in the branch at 2401 E. Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach, according to the FBI.
Surveillance pictures show the robber entering the bank and demanding money from a teller. The suspect was last seen on foot leaving the bank with an undisclosed amount of money. There were customers in the bank at the time but there were no injuries, the FBI said.
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1. O Captain of God's host, whose dreadful might
Led forth to war the armèd seraphim,
And from the starry height,
Subdued in burning light,
Cast down that ancient dragon dark and grim;
2. Thine angels, Christ, we laud in solemn lays,
Our elder brethren of the crystal sky,
Who 'mid Thy glory's blaze
The ceaseless anthem raise
And gird Thy throne in faithful ministry.
3. We celebrate their love, whose viewless wing
Hath left for us so oft their mansion high,
The mercies of their King
To mortal saints to bring,
Or guard the couch of slumb'ring infancy.
4. But Thee, the First and Last, we glorify,
Who, when Thy world was sunk in death and sin,
Not with Thine hierarchy,
The armies of the sky,
But didst with Thine own arm the battle win;
5. Alone didst pass the dark and dismal shore,
Alone didst tread the winepress, and alone,
All glorious in Thy gore,
Didst light and life restore
To us who lay in darkness and undone.
6. Therefore with angels and archangels we
To Thy dear love our thankful chorus raise,
And tune our songs to Thee
Who art, and art to be,
And, endless as Thy mercies, sound Thy praise.
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A world of spinning discs floating in the eye of a storm; perhaps a storm the size of Jupiter's roving maelstrom. All around, the clouds sweep with mists and gaseous vapours, gradually approaching deadly speeds as you travel further from the civilised discs of the core. But for those willing to risk the discs on the edge there can be riches to uncover, fragments of civilisations lost to antiquity. For those willing to go further into the mists there are dreams and nightmares beyond imagining.
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5K with GAA Club
If you are interested in running 5K with Kenagh GAA on Sunday the 24th of May, we are organising a training programme for beginners. We will get you running from 0 to 5K in just 8 weeks! Begins Monday 30th March at 8pm at Kenagh track at Jim McGann Park. Only 40 euro for the 8 weeks programme (payable in installments) which includes race entry on 24th May. Contact James at 087 9870560 for further details. Get fit with Kenagh GAA.
Mass times Holy Week
Penance service Carrickedmond on Monday and Kenagh on Tuesday. Both at 7.30pm. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper in Kenagh at 7.30pm and in Ballymahon at 8.30pm. Good Friday: The Passion ceremony at 3pm in Kenagh and Ballymahon stations of the cross in Kenagh at 7.30pm. Prayer around the cross in Ballymahon at 8pm. Holy Saturday Vigil Mass in Kenagh at 8.30pm. Vigil Mass in Ballymahon at 10pm. Easter Sunday Kenagh at 10.30am, Ballymahon at 11.30am. The First Friday calls will be done in both parishes on Good Friday. Adoration: Sunday 7pm to 9pm. Monday 7pm to 8pm.
Longford branch of MS will be holding a church gate collection outside Saint Dominic's Church, Kenagh on this coming weekend April 4th and 5th, Easter Saturday and Sunday morning. This collection is being held outside all church gates in the locality this coming weekend. Your support will be greatly appreciated.
The numbers drawn in Kenagh GAA Lotto for March 23rd were 5, 14, 25, 30. There was one match three winners - Christina and Mickey, c/o Mike Duignan, win eighty euro.
Table quiz
There will be a table quiz in Gav's Bar Kenagh on Friday April 17th at 9pm. Proceeds in aid of Kenagh Tidy Towns. Please support. More later.
Clean up
Kenagh and district development Association are organising a major clean up of all the approach roads to Kenagh village commencing on Friday evening April 8th at 7pm. All residents from the village and surrounding areas are asked to come along and take part. Doyle's car park will be the assembly point where further arrangements can be made. The litter problem appears to have gone out of control over the past few months. Indiscriminate dumping around the bottle bank is becoming a major problem as there is a lot of waste left around and not placed in the containers provided. Dumping is also becoming a major problem on all roads around the parish with roads and lane ways being targetted by "fly by night" dumpers.
School notice
Enrolment for the next school year of 2015 – 2016 is currently taking place in Saint Dominic's National School, Kenagh. Enrolment forms can be obtained by calling into the school or by ringing 3322456.
Progressive 25
Winners in St Dominic's Centre last Thursday night were Noreen and Mark, twelve games, they win 35 euro each. Mickey and Tom, Larry and Tom, ten games, they win 20 euro each. Table prizes: Bill and Pete, Bernie and Tom, ten euro each. Raffle: Tom Farrell, Mick Maguire, Bernie Smith, Tom Mulvihill Pete Murtagh and Brendan Hanley, all win ten euro each.
Parents Association
St Dominic's NS Parents Association will hold a Spring fair on Sunday, 19th April 2015. The fair will take place from 1pm to 4pm in St Dominic's Community Centre and will be an afternoon of family fun for all. There will be stalls, games, face painting and lots of surprises – further details in coming weeks. The Parents Association Committee is now gratefully accepting donations of bric-a-brac, toys (no soft toys please) books and pledges of baked goods. For further details to make a donation or to book a stall please contact Caitriona 087 6960853 or June 087 0677595. Thank you to all parents and our community for your support.
Easter service
Church of Ireland group of parishes. During Holy Week and Easter 2015 the following services will be held to which all are welcome. April 3rd Good Friday special service for this special day in Kenagh Church at 11.30am. April 4th Easter Saturday Ballymahon, Holy Communion 7pm Kenagh Holy Communion 9pm. Easter Sunday April 5th. Ardagh Holy Communion 10am. Tashinney Holy Communion 11.30am. As usual holy communion to those who are unable to get to church because of age of illness and to those in hospitals and nursing homes will be administered during Holy Week by Canon Kingston. The details of the four annual vestry meetings for Ardagh , Ballymahon , Kenagh and Tashinney parishes will be announced at the Easter services.
This week we sadly record the death of John Moran, formerly of Cartronwar and later Castlerea, Moydow which occurred at the residence of John and Joan Nolan on Sunday, March 22nd after a relatively long and fatal illness. John was the last of a family of four, JP, Anthony and sister, Barbara McGann. John was born about seventy five years ago and lived in the locality all his life. He was a very laid back type of man, never worried and took every day as it came. A fact borne out his his remarkably fine head of hair with not a grey rib to be seen up to the day he died. John was a very talented musician, most notably with the way he could combine his playing of the mouth organ and the tamborine. He was also a very good singer, especially the old traditional airs which he picked up from his late father Paddy. During the time he was living in Longford town he acquired the nickname "Dolly" which came about from habitually singing a well known song of the time "Hello Dolly". Dolly as he was then known was a very happy go lucky kind of man, very inoffensive and soft spoken, gentle and easy going. After his illness was diagnosed he was very lucky to have a good home in very comfortable surroundings given to him by John and Joan Nolan. John and Joan looked after him very well with all possible comforts right up to the day he died. He was buried in Abbeyderg cemetery after his funeral mass in Moydow on March 24. To his nephew and niece, relatives and many friends, we offer sincere sympathy. We also sadly note the death of Bridie Dunning, Mullingar and formerly Bridie Tiernan of Loughlooney Kenagh which occurred at her home on March 24th. Bridie was a member of a very well known family in the Kenagh area where she lived during her childhood years. She went to work near Mullingar where she lived all her adult life of sixty eight years and reared a family of three children. She was predeceased by her daughter Ann McCann who died at a very young age. Bridie was interred in Walshestown cemetery after her funeral mass in Mullingar on Friday last. To her husband Seamus, son Joe, daughter Mary, brother Seamus, sister Margaret, friends and relations we offer our sympathy.


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Health systems throughout Europe are under pressure as the ongoing financial crisis leads to reductions in health spending and threatens the quality of care. Some healthcare leaders question whether the European model of universal, accessible, high-quality healthcare is under threat. Others see the crisis as an opportunity to implement game-changing, new approaches to financing and delivering care. Which view prevails depends on how health systems learn to do more with less in order to deliver high-quality care to their citizens.
Effective collaboration and the ability to scale up and learn from promising reforms will be key to success along this transition. One health system innovator cited Darwin in concluding that "it is not the strongest of the companies or governments that survives, nor the most intelligent. In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment."
Specialist Stroke Service in London
NHS London engaged the expertise of clinicians to improve patient outcomes and health system performance by matching the location of acute stroke care facilities to areas with the highest concentration of stroke patients.
Schizophrenia Care in Lower Saxony, Germany
AOK, the largest sickness fund group in Germany, has partnered with Johnson & Johnson to increase the quality and efficiency of care for schizophrenia patients through integrated, patient-centered care delivery.
The Alzira Model in Valencia, Spain
The Alzira model in Spain illustrates the role of a public-private investment partnership in addressing the infrastructure and care needs of an under-served population while lowering the cost of care delivery.
Europe's Innovative Medicines Initiative
Using public-private partnerships to leverage resources and address bottlenecks in medicine development during times of fiscal restraint and increased regulatory pressure.
Health Insurance Reform in The Netherlands
The Netherlands grappled with its healthcare delivery model until the government introduced insurance reforms that incentivized insurers to demand higher-quality care from providers on behalf of their insured populations.
Health System Reform in the Basque Country of Spain
Health system reforms in the Basque country demonstrate how a compelling narrative can be used to transcend the "cost-containment" agenda and mobilize public and private healthcare leaders to transform care delivery.


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ACLS Renewal (Update)
ACLS Renewal (Update)
This is a five hour course approved by the American Heart Association. Please bring a current copy of your ACLS Provider card to class. Same-day CPR Recertification is also available for an additional fee of $50.00
Here's What You Get:This course requires that each student have the 2015 ACLS Provider manual in class (not included in the $165.00). You must bring your own copy or purchase the manual (see purchase option below).
Required Materials:2015 ACLS Student Manual ($48.75)
ACLS Pre-Test Link: www.heart.org/eccstudent code: acls15
Center for Healthcare Education, Inc.
6690 Alessandro Blvd., Suite A
Riverside, CA 92506 Map It!
Additional Information:Continuing Education Units are $15.00 for 4 hours of California BRN or EMSA credit for Nurses, Paramedics and Respiratory professionals.
You can purchase CEU's by selecting the box below. Please be prepared to provide your license informaiton when signing in the day of class.


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Woman accused of drive-thru rage at Tim Hortons
BARRIE, Ont. — A 54-year-old woman faces charges for allegedly smashing a man's car in a fit of drive-thru rage at Tim Hortons.
Police in this city north of Toronto say the woman was in the drive-thru on Jan. 21 when she decided to clean the snow off her car, which caused traffic to back up.
When a 47-year-old Barrie man commented about the woman holding up traffic, police said the woman threatened to drive into his car.
She allegedly got into her car and backed into the man's car before pulling ahead and asking him, "How'd you like that? Want some more?"
The woman then reversed again and damaged both cars, police said.
Police arrived and gathered information from witnesses.
The woman is accused of uttering threats to cause damage, dangerous driving and mischief.


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(1) Four basic strands--perception, creative expression/performance, historical and cultural heritage, and critical evaluation--provide broad, unifying structures for organizing knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire. Through perceptual studies, students increase their understanding of self and others and develop clear ideas about the world. Through a variety of theatrical experiences, students communicate in a dramatic form, make artistic choices, solve problems, build positive self-concepts, and relate interpersonally.
(2) Students increase their understanding of heritage and traditions through historical and cultural studies in theatre. Student response and evaluation promote thinking and further discriminating judgment, developing students who are appreciative and evaluative consumers of live theatre, film, television, and other technologies.
The student develops concepts about self, human relationships, and the environment, using elements of drama and conventions of theatre.
student is expected to:
(A) develop self-awareness through dramatic play;
(B) explore space, using expressive movement;
(C) imitate sounds; and
(D) imitate and recreate objects in dramatic play.
|(K.2) Creative
The student interprets characters, using the voice and body expressively, and creates dramatizations.
|The student
is expected to:
(A) demonstrate safe use of movement and voice;
(B) assume roles through imitation and recreation;
(C) identify the characteristics of dramatic play; and
(D) participate in dramatic play.
|(K.3) Creative
The student applies design, directing, and theatre production concepts and skills.
|The student is expected
(A) create playing space, using simple materials;
(B) create costumes, using simple materials;
(C) plan dramatic play; and
(D) cooperate with others in dramatic play.
|(K.4) Historical/cultural
The student relates theatre to history, society, and culture.
|The student
is expected to:
(A) play and replay real and imaginative situations of various cultures; and
(B) play and replay stories from American history.
|(K.5) Response/evaluation.
The student responds to and evaluates theatre and theatrical performances.
|The student
is expected to:
(A) begin to identify appropriate audience behavior;
(B) respond to dramatic activities;
(C) demonstrate awareness of the use of music, creative movement, and visual components in dramatic play; and
(D) observe the performance of artists and identify theatrical vocations.


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Blue Ivy Carter & Beyonce: Maya Rudolph 'SNL' Spoof!
Maya Rudolph spoofs Beyonce, Jay-Z, and their newborn baby girl Blue Ivy Carter in this latest sketch from Saturday Night Live, which aired last night!
During the sketch, Maya (who played Bey), and Jay Pharoah (who played Jay-Z), welcomed many guests to pay a visit to baby Blue.
"I asked my doctor, did I have a boy, and he said no, you had a single lady!" Maya said during the sketch about Blue!
During the hilarious skit, Justin Timberlake made a surprise appearance as Bon Iver!!
Other celebrities spoofed during the sketch were Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Prince, and LL Cool J.
Click inside to see Justin appearing later in the show in the Bronx Beat sketch, which also featured SNL alum Amy Poehler!


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An Indiana man was sentenced to 9 years in prison today for attacks on two women on the Far South Side in July in which he rammed the victims' cars.
Jeffrey Slowinski, 28, of Whiting rammed his car into one woman's vehicle July 17 near 106th Street and Commercial Avenue, then told her he was going to rape her.
But she flagged down a passerby. A short time later, Slowinski rammed another woman's vehicle, but she sped away to a nearby Chicago police station.


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In our experiences, top ten lists normally have two flaws: they're poorly formatted for quick reading and they are normally wrong. Just check all the comments of any top ten list, and you'll see lots of other folks think the list is wrong, too.
With our TL;DR Top Ten Lists, we're going to fix both problems... with your help. We're just gonna give you a couple of things on our top ten list (to make it faster to read), and you fill out the rest in the comments below (to make sure the list is accurate). Add to the list, argue with us, argue with each other, but most importantly be nice and have fun.
Today's TL;DR Top Ten List topic is:
Top 10 Attractions We Want to See at the Star Wars Theme Park!
Yup, a Star Wars Theme Park is really in our future. We'll all learn more about it in 2015, but here are some rides we think are a must in a Star Wars Theme Park.
- Death Star Assault Roller Coaster
Step into this X-Wing-themed coaster and get ready for battle. Mounted behind you are a myriad of speakers (for surround sound of the battle) and projected onto the walls around the coaster are videos of ships and explosions. When the ride starts, you are instantly launched into the fray with Linear Induction Motors accelerating you to a top speed of over 100 mph in a matter of seconds. You'll have all the twists and turns and inversions your daredevil heart desires. And then the last big drop: the final trench run (actually surrounded by the trench)! That's where you hear the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi tell you to use the force. And that's when you notice a flashing red button in front of you. Do you have what it takes to launch the torpedoes at the right time?
- Speeder Bike Endor Chase Motion Simulator Ride
Using the latest in motion-based rides and IMAX projection technology, this attraction will show you what it's like to ride a speeder bike through the giant trees of Endor. You'll assume the guise of a visiting Galactic dignitary, ready to tour the new shield generator facilities. When suddenly, the Rebels attack! Your tour vehicle (a multi-seat variant of a speeder bike) is commandeered by a Biker Scout and gives chase to the Rebels. Zipping in and out of trees, feeling the wind in your face, you'll enjoy a thrill like no other. And when the Rebel leader takes control of your tour vehicle and you learn you've actually been working for the Rebel Alliance all along and you help in the destruction of the shield generator and you see a giant explosion in the sky... well, that's when you'll end the ride with a party full of Ewoks singing and cheering for you. Just kidding. No Ewoks. Ever.
- Death Star Trash Compactor Foam Play Pit
If you ask anyone who has ever worked at a place with a ball bit, they'll tell you ball pits are treasure troves of bacteria and disease. So, the Death Star Trash Compactor version is just matching the setting to the nature of the attraction! You'll slog through a variety of trash pieces, discarded droid parts, and various other bits of things the Empire wished to forget about - all made of safe and fun foam! Plus, there's an animatronic Dianoga for extra excitement. Oh, and every once in a while, the walls start closing in. Not a good attraction for those scared by close spaces. Or disease.
- Mos Eisley Cantina Bar and Grill
This is a no brainer. The Cantina Bar and Grill would be full of costumed employees who interact with the diners. It would serve intergalactic diner-style food, all with silly Star Wars names. Let's see, there'd be Spiced Mynock Wings (Buffalo Wings), Tuskan Taters (Tater Tots), gallons of blue milk (blue milk), and so much more! And every hour, there would be a floor show featuring the Modal Nodes and a staged scuffle between a Jedi and an agitated Aqualish!
- Dagobah Ropes and Climbing Course
This attraction is all about physical fitness. You will be strapped into a safety harness, complete with a plush Yoda on your back, and let loose on a ropes and climbing course designed to look like the wilds of Dagobah. But the Yoda on your back just doesn't flop in the wind; he spouts encouraging phrases through his internal speaker as you progress on the course. You will feel like a true Jedi in training as you swing and stretch and sweat and succeed. And when you are done and leave the attraction (after removing the harness and Yoda), you'll go down a dark path and meet Vader. With a little movie magic, the face you see inside his helmet after you've severed it from his body (because we just know you'll have bought a lightsaber by this point) will be your own. YAY!
And now it's your turn. What do you think numbers 6-10 are? Do you agree with our numbers 1-5?
Take to the comments and help us find the Top 10 Attractions We Want to See at the Star Wars Theme Park!
Written by Mindel, a certified Master of Disguise (so long as the disguise looks just like him).


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Still from The Whirled, by Ken Jacobs (1963) – © Ken Jacobs
The Whirled (1956-63), 18 min, color & b/w
The following four films include early images of Jack Smith. 1. Saturday Afternoon Blood Sacrifice (1956) 2. Little Cobra Dance (1956) 3. Hunch Your Back (1963) 4. Death of P'Town (1961) The first two sections were shot around Jack's loft on Reade Street on two 100′ 16 mm. rolls. Sunday morning, following Saturday's sacrifice, I saw there was another 50 feet left. In an impromptu way very different from my initial fastidious art-film approach, I quickly filmed Jack on the roof alongside his loft. The results had us falling onto the floor and I would never be an art-film true-believer again. After years of shooting my raging epic STAR SPANGLED TO DEATH starring Jack as The Spirit Not of Life But of Living, and after a few months of being on the outs with each other, we got together -summer of '61 in Provincetown- for one last stab at friendship and the making of a film. In 1963, a snatch of Saturday Afternoon Blood Sacrifice was shown on TV. I had somehow been invited to participate in a TV quiz program called Back Your Hunch. (Or was it Hunch Your Back?)
Blonde Cobra (1963), 33 min, color and b&w, sound
Jack says I made the film too heavy. It was his and Bob's intention to create light monster-movie comedy. Two comedies, actually, two separate stories that were being shot simultaneously until they had a falling-out over who should pay for the raw stock destroyed in a fire started when Jack's cat knocked over a candle (Jack was behind in his electricity bill). Jack claimed it was an act of God and wouldn't (couldn't) pay for the burnt film. In the winter of `59, Bob showed me the footage. Having no idea of the original story plans I was able to view the material not as the fragments of a failure, of two failures, but as the makings of a new entity. Bob gave over the footage to me with the freedom to develop it as I saw fit. I think it was in late 1960 that Jack and I ignored our personal animosities long enough to record his words and songs for the sound track. The phrases he repeated for me into the tape recorder were mostly ones I'd at some time heard him say; most were pet phrases he loved to recite, over and over, his lessons, and a very few I made up in his style. This was the procedure for recording his monologues and songs: I played him selections from my 78 collection, music from the `20's and `30's, often only the beginning of a record and if he liked it we would restart the record and immediately record. I don't think there was a second take of anything, the Cult Of Spontaneity was in the air. Any lack of clarity is due to the very second-rate equipment, third-rate, fourth-rate, we were using. I play a piano harp for the Madame Nescience monologue, Jack supplied the Arabic music from his small but choice collection. There's also some SAFARI IN HIFI; a Villa-Lobos string quartet speeded up; a haunting section of a children's 45… Baby Wants To Sleep. A small amount of my own previous shooting was cut into the film, the "drowning in nescience" color sequence near the beginning.
BLONDE COBRA is an erratic narrative -no, not really a narrative, it's only stretched out in time for convenience of delivery. It's a look in on an exploding life, on a man of imagination suffering pre-fashionable Lower East Side deprivation and consumed with American 1950's, 40's, 30's disgust. Silly, self-pitying, guilt-strictured and yet triumphing -on one level- over the situation with style, because he's unapologetically gifted, has a genius for courage, knows that a state of indignity can serve to show his character in sharpest relief. He carries on, states his presence for what it is. Does all he can to draw out our condemnation, testing our love for limits, enticing us into an absurd moral posture the better to dismiss us with a regal "screw-off".
Camera: Bob Fleischner.
America at War, The Home Front: Film Opening (2011), 32 min, color, sound. Anaglyph 3D.
Video technical assistance, Antoine Catala
Innocent movie-goers never given a chance, captured… in 3D while other Americans invade, bomb and burn to protect our freedoms (to invade, bomb and burn). They are civilians, with bodies and thoughts far from war. Distance protects our serenity, our amiable enjoyments. Innocent monsters? Perhaps.


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Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl thinks anyone caught with 10 grams or less of pot does not intend to sell it, and so should only be ticketed and fined — not jailed.
She recently asked the city's legal department to draft an ordinance that lightens the penalty for anyone possessing small amounts of marijuana. Tisdahl said she wants to keep a young person's criminal record from hindering employment.


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There are complaints that Sills, often in her fur coat would pull up to school in her BMW late every day if at all. Some say there are days out of the week where she has been seen out during school time, like the hair salon and nail salon.
Sills remains employed, but now, Richard Condon, the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools is recommending that she be fired. His latest reports outlines that Sills was rarely in the building when school started at 7:55 a.m., and that she typically arrived between 9:15 and noon.
The report also outlines that she instructed at least 2 members of her staff to make up time cards, so she got hundreds and hundreds of hours paid for.
What investigators saw was a year's worth of cell phone records. This is key evidence, they say, because it proves that Sills would call her school custodian to let her in a side gate every day when she arrived late.


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As Women's Month comes to a close, during South Africa's 20th year of democracy, we honour just some of the women who have made a solid contribution to the shape of tourism in Cape Town today.
Tourism as a catalyst for change
Tourism has played a major role in growing the economy of Cape Town; positioning it as a premier holiday destination to ensure international and domestic visitors throughout the year. This in turn has given rise to a diverse businesses landscape of tourism-related businesses. It has also opened up entrepreneurial opportunities and skills development, and has made its mark on the quality of life in Cape Town by encouraging lifestyle development, investment and cross-sector efforts to create a safe and liveable city.
The economic value of tourism in Cape Town is estimated to be over R12 billion a year, and generates close to 35,000 permanent jobs as a result (Economic Value of Tourism, City of Cape Town/Grant Thornton, August 2013).
Women are drawn into tourism in large numbers; from those that start a small B&B or tourism enterprise to bring in a small income, to those that influence the vision and direction of tourism in the region, here are 15 remarkable women impacting tourism in Cape Town:
Nisreen Bulbulia; Owner of Citi Hopper
Previously the Marketing Manager of Centurion Tours, Nisreen Bulbulia started Citi Hopper in December 2010; winning the 2013 ETEYA (Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Award), which recognises excellence in black-owned small businesses. The passionately run transport system offers shuttles and tours; including shark cage diving excursions, peninsula trips and city safaris.
Mariette du Toit-Helmbold: Owner of Destinate
Mariette was the CEO of Cape Town Tourism from 2004-2013 and has been widely recognised for her bold and innovative approach to destination marketing. Under her leadership, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation recognised Cape Town Tourism for its "world best-practice tourism organisational model and innovation initiatives in destination marketing." Mariette has since opened her own tourism and destination marketing company, Destinate, and is working with several major tourism brands around social media, PR and pioneering marketing strategies.
Lee Harris and Toni Shina: Owners of The Backpack
Lee and Toni share responsibilities for creating and running The Backpack, the world's first accredited Fair Trade Backpackers, recently voted as Best Value Hotel in the World by Lonely Planet.
In addition to being Fair Trade accredited, Toni and Lee take responsible tourism very seriously, contributing to a township animal clinic and a knitting project for AIDS orphans, as well as supporting the Great Commission United (GCU), a Cape Flats-based community project that aims to keep kids off the streets. All of this and a fantastic location beneath the slopes of Table Mountain.
Jenny Housdon, Owner of Nomvuyo Tours
Jenny Housdon has been involved in tourism since 1993. She is a passionate individual making a real difference with her interactive township tours in Khayelitsha, taking visitors to experience daily life in the community or stay in a 'township' B&B.
Philippa Jephson, Founder of Run Cape Town
The global passion for running has been harnessed to excellent effect by Philippa Jephson. This former speech and language therapist is an accredited Western Cape Tourist Guide who offers running tours through some of Cape Town's most scenic and historical areas. It's a great way to soak up the scene and meet some new people too.
Sabine Lehmann: CEO of Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
Sabine heads up one of the biggest attractions in Cape Town – The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway – which welcomed its 23rd-millionth visitor in December 2013 and takes visitors to the top of this iconic landmark; one of the world's New 7 Wonders of Nature. Sabine began her career at the Cableway Company in 1998 as Marketing Manager, thereafter advancing to General Manager, and in 2007 took the post of Managing Director. In addition to being MD, Sabine has achieved an MBA degree and sits on the Board of Cape Town Tourism and Groot Constantia. Recently, Sabine was the driving force behind the first ever Attractions Management in Southern Africa 2014 conference held in Cape Town; which focused on the role and development of attractions.
Thope Lekau, Founder of Kopanong B&B
Thope Lekau established Kopanong B&B in Khayelitsha in 1999, after completing a fellowship studying small scale entrepreneurship at the University of Pittsburgh. Thope is now a bright light in tourism and her community. She is a registered tour guide, community economic development worker and mentor to local women; teaching them about guesthouse and small business management and catering; Lekau is a local legend.
Jessy Lipperts; Owner of Extraordinary Travel
In 2003, Jessy moved from the Netherlands to South Africa for a five month project and never looked back. In 2004, Lipperts started her own travel company (Extraordinary Travel) offering tailor made tours for foreign visitors. In addition, she is an associate with a global venue finding service (www.helmsbriscoe.com), a freelance trainer for emerging entrepreneurs in tourism, an ambassador for InterNations (www.internations.org), and shares her love of Cape Town and travel with the world via Twitter.
Liz McGrath: Owner of The Collection Group of Hotels
Liz McGrath is the proprietor of The Collection, a group of three luxury 5-star Relais & Chateaux hotels in the Cape Province. Inspired to become a hotelier after Relais & Châteaux hotels became the focus of Liz and her husband's annual holidays abroad, McGrath is the only woman in the world to own three Relais & Chateaux hotels. She has also just gone into a five year partnership with the Lord Milner Hotel in Matjiesfontein.
Zainie Misbach; Founder of Bo-Kaap Cooking tour
Zainie Misbach is a Bo-Kaap resident with a passion for preserving Cape Malay culture. She has been showcasing Cape Malay cuisine for over thirty years, and opened the very first Cape Malay restaurant in South Africa; Biesmiellah Restaurant, along with the well-known Noon Gun Restaurant, though the latter has subsequently closed.
Nombulelo Mkefa; Director: Tourism at the City of Cape Town
Nombulelo Mkefa leads the City of Cape Town's mandate for managing and sustaining tourism in the city and has a vision to make Cape Town a globally recognised Responsible Tourism Destination. Mkefa won an Impumelelo Award (Silver) for her work on Community Based Tourism Development in 2004, and is responsible for encouraging the adoption of the Tourism Development Framework by the City of Cape Town that same year. In addition, she serves on the boards of Cape Town Tourism and the District Six Museum.
Laura Ndukwana; Laura's Township Tours
Laura was born and bred in the Guguletu Township, and has been involved in tourism for fourteen years. In addition to her work bringing visitors from around the world into the community she loves, she also runs several community building projects.
Sheryl Ozinsky; Manager of Oranjezicht City Farm
Sheryl Ozinsky is currently the manager of one of the most successful World Design Capital 2014 projects on the calendar; the Oranjezicht City Farm. Ozinsky has been CEO of a number of tourism organisations, including Cape Town Tourism, as well as being a board member for Iziko Museums, Artscape and the Cape Town Partnership. Sheryl is passionate about sustainability and has been involved in several projects in this regard, including the successful driving of this year's WWF Earth Hour City Challenge where Cape Town was awarded the title of Global Earth Hour Capital 2014.
Malmsey Rangaka ; Owner of M'hudi Wine Farm
Prior to founding M'hudi wines, Rangaka worked as a clinical psychologist in the North West Province. M'hudi was founded in 1999 by Malmsey and her husband, and is said to be the first black-owned wine tourism farm in South Africa.
Faldela Tolker; Owner of Cape Malay Cooking Safaris
Faldela Tolker owns Cooking with Love, a company that has run Cape Malay Cooking Safaris from the Bo-Kaap for nine years. In addition to showcasing the Cape Malay culture through food via tours and on numerous television shows, Faldela does cooking demonstrations with many charities and is in the process of writing her own Cape Malay cook book.
Says Cape Town Tourism CEO, Enver Duminy; "What would the Mother City be without its women? Our city, and our industry, is overflowing with extraordinary women. From the everyday heroes bringing up their children to be compassionate community members to those who are trailblazing and leading us all, we salute women and the central role they play in tourism."
*Images supplied by Cape Town Tourism


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Lord Henley: My Lords, I regret to say that I did not know about the Better Welsh Campaign, but I am very grateful to the noble Lord for bringing it to the attention of the House. I am sure that all noble Lords will have taken on board what he had to say.
Lord Quirk: My Lords, does the Minister agree that even if his office extended to being able to provide better English in Scotland or in Wales, it would be a grotesque misuse of public funds in view of the admirable English spoken west of Shrewsbury and north of the Border? Does the Minister further agree that the Better English Campaign, so admirably led by Mr. Trevor McDonald, would do well to concentrate its attention on English in a relatively public role--I am not thinking of radio and television but of railway station announcements and telephonists responding to outside calls whether in hospitals, police stations or, indeed, in government departments? Would it not be a marvellous achievement if someone telephoning the DFEE did not have to ask for the response to be repeated because the initial response sounded both uneducated and unemployable?
Lord Henley: My Lords, I apologise if the noble Lord had some problems in ringing my own department. As regards the main part of his question, it is a matter for Mr. Trevor McDonald as to how he develops the Better English Campaign. I am sure he will take note of some of the very helpful suggestions that the noble Lord has put forward. If he cares to know more of what the campaign is proposing I can send him a copy of the original press release which Mr. McDonald issued, giving some idea of the initiatives he intends to pursue.
Lord Jenkins of Putney: My Lords, can the noble Lord say whether the campaign will deal not only with unnecessary words but also with unnecessary and undesirable pronunciation such as the glottal stop?
Lord Henley: My Lords, the campaign is designed to promote good spoken English. As I made clear earlier, it is for Mr. McDonald to decide on his priorities. Again, I am sure that he will take note of what the noble Lord said.
Lord Peyton of Yeovil: My Lords, does my noble friend agree that for those responsible for this admirable campaign, government literature should offer them a very happy hunting ground?
Lord Henley: My Lords, I always find that most government literature is written with the most admirable clarity. I certainly notice that my noble friend Lord Peyton seems to have little difficulty in understanding it, especially when he brings it before this House.
Lord Morris of Castle Morris: My Lords, is it not a fact that Mr. Trevor McDonald said publicly that he was astounded at reports that some universities had to run remedial training classes in English for undergraduates? Is the Minister aware that many of us who have been connected with universities were by no means astounded--indeed, we were distinctly underwhelmed--since such remedial classes were common in universities throughout the 1980s, even for those with good grade A-levels in English who had been admitted to read for a degree in English? Can the Minister tell the House what steps the Better English Campaign is taking, or will be encouraged to take, to ameliorate this very regrettable situation?
Lord Henley: My Lords, the Better English Campaign is just one part of our efforts to raise standards. The raising of those standards has been at the heart of all the reforms we have pursued in terms of the national curriculum, national tests, teacher assessment and performance tables. I could go on. Our aim is to raise the standard of spoken and written English. We shall continue to pursue those reforms, probably with the opposition of the Opposition.
Lord Beloff: My Lords, does my noble friend agree that it is a handicap to this admirable campaign when the University of Oxford appoints to the Murdoch Chair of Communications a lady who does not believe in the importance of correct English and who is then brought forward by the BBC as an appropriate Reith lecturer?
Lord Henley: My Lords, I understand that my noble friend is a great believer in academic freedom. As a result, I believe he will accept that I am not responsible for the decisions of Oxford University.
Lord Bruce of Donington: My Lords, will the noble Lord give the House an assurance--
Lord Wallace of Saltaire: My Lords--
The Lord Privy Seal (Viscount Cranborne): My Lords, I know that this subject excites a great deal of interest in your Lordships' House, and rightly so. I observe, however, that two more Questions remain. Your Lordships may feel that the time has come to move on.
Lord Judd asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish): My Lords, at last week's meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, there was agreement that the burden of debt is unsustainable for a number of heavily indebted poor countries, and that action is needed to reduce it so as not to put at risk their reform efforts. Ministers, led by my right honourable friend the Chancellor, agreed that the IMF and the World Bank will move swiftly to make specific proposals to enable agreement to be reached at the institution's annual meetings.
Lord Judd: My Lords, I thank the Minister for that encouraging reply. Will he accept that he has the full support of this side of the House in all that the Government can do to encourage speed in restructuring the debts of the poorest countries? Does he not agree that one severe handicap at the moment is the reluctance of the International Monetary Fund to play its part? Can the Minister assure the House that at the G7 summit in June all possible pressure will be mobilised to persuade the IMF to restructure its enhanced structural adjustment programme with more concessional terms, perhaps financed by the sale of some of the gold stocks at the disposal of the IMF?
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Judd, for his support. He gave it to me when we last addressed this matter. We would like to see far quicker progress than we have made so far, but it takes time to reach agreement between the members of the IMF. We are pressing for a resolution of the debt problem. The fund's managing director and most other members of the IMF support this move. They want that body to make a real contribution to a solution in the context of a continuing, enhanced structural adjustment facility. A few members of the fund, regrettably, still oppose the modest sale of IMF gold which we and the managing director have proposed as a means of financing this project. We shall continue to work on this matter and to press for some form of agreement to be obtained in the autumn.
Lord Redesdale: My Lords, I congratulate the Chancellor on the initiative he has taken on debt relief, which I welcome. Does the Minister agree that the six-year time lag which some countries will have to face before they qualify for debt relief may be seen to be too long?
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish: My Lords, it depends on the position of each individual country. With regard to the countries most seriously affected by their very large debt overhang, the sooner they have a solution to the problem the quicker they can get on with trying to restore their economies and bringing some
Baroness Lockwood: My Lords, does the Minister agree that in dealing with this problem time is of the essence? Further, is he aware that for less than what is currently being spent by some of the poorer countries on debt repayment it would be possible by the end of the century, through social investment, to save the lives of around 21 million African children and provide 90 million girls with primary education? Therefore, will the Government undertake to continue this pressure until a speedy solution is found to this problem, which is so desperately needed?
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish: My Lords, the noble Baroness very graphically underlines the problem, which can be helped greatly by a resolution of the debt problems in the poorest countries in the world. I can only underline what I have already said; namely, that as regards multilateral debt, we are doing our very best to bring to a successful conclusion the plans brought forward and supported by Kenneth Clarke to sell some gold, invest it in resources which will generate interest and use that to reduce the burden of debt on the poorest countries.
Viscount Brentford: My Lords, will my noble friend ensure that my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer recognises that two issues are involved in relation to debt: the relief of interest on the debt and the cancellation of some of the debt which, frankly, will never be repaid by some of the less developed countries?
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For full consideration of an assistantship or fellowship, applications must be completed by January 15th.
The application review process begins in late January and continues until all assistantships and fellowships are awarded.
Admission is selective and competitive based on the number of well qualified applicants and the research opportunities available with the faculty. Meeting the stated minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission. However, applicants who do not meet some of the requirements aren't necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths.
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After the January 15th deadline, the graduate committee meets and makes the majority of their decisions on who will be accepted. Most offers, including financial contracts, will go out sometime during the month of February. Applicants have until April 15th to accept or decline the offer. Additional offers may go out at a later date depending on availability of positions. You will automatically be considered for financial assistantships.
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You should sign up for MEEG 690 in the fall.
You should also take at least two of the following four courses: MEEG 610 (fall), MEEG 620 (spring), MEEG 630 (fall), MEEG 640 (spring). Ph.D. Students with a Master's Degree are not required to take these courses, but must know the material for the Qualifying Examination.
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Timmerer, Christian, Martini, Maria and Huusko, Jyrki (2011) Editorial—MTAP special issue on mobile media delivery. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 55(2), pp. 179-183. ISSN (print) 1380-7501Full text not available from this archive.
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Strolled past a little grocery called Farm to Market and David bought me these sweet, sweet peas. Here they are in a water bottle in the cup holder of the pick up. I always like things like this – the dainty, little flowers contrasted with the big, rugged truck.
Then, to our delight, we spotted this!
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Look at the line. There were this many more people behind us.
Guess which one is mine. Yes, the chocolate with whipped cream inside and oozing out the top. It was even more delicious than it looks!
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This post is a couple of days late for Easter, but hey, there's always a next year. After all, Easter traditions vary from one race to another. For Christians, Easter is associated with the Lenten season where they sacrifice, reflect, and repent. Once the Lenten season is over, this marks a lavish celebration of Easter egg hunts with chocolate bunnies and Easter baskets.
The Easter bunny tradition goes as far back as the 17th century where it was believed that children who had been good will be given colored eggs by a hare, hence, the association with an Easter rabbit. For the chocolate part, this is more of an American thing. For them, a celebration would not be complete without chocolates or sweets and this gave way for the Easter chocolate eggs.
Easter is a fun celebration for the whole family. This is where parents get to bond with their kids and other relatives or neighbors. Here are some fun Easter activities for the whole family:
Easter Egg Hunt
Easter surely would not be complete without this. This is what every kid and adult alike look forward to. It is simple yet so much fun to do especially if you can get everyone to participate. Here are some wonderful ideas to decorate the eggs that they will all be hunting for:
- Marbleized eggs
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Guess the Eggs
Prepare an Easter basket in advance and make sure it is so beautifully organized so that the guessers cannot easily count the eggs. Hand all the participants a paper and a pencil and ask them to write down their number guess with their names on it. The one who can guess the correct number of eggs in the basket gets to take the basket home. In this game, you might want to prepare more than one basket just in case more than one person gets to guess it correctly.
Egg and Spoon Race
This is best done outdoors especially if you are using real eggs. Using boiled eggs is the best for this game. Get some spoons and a bunch of eggs. Ask the participants to put the eggs in their spoon and let them walk with the spoon on their one hand only. They should be able to walk without dropping the egg or they will repeat the task. The team who gets to finish first wins.
Do not limit yourself and let your creativity flow. There are a lot of other fun Easter activities for the whole family. You can even make some variations with the other games and simply incorporate a bit of Easter spirit to it.


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How to Cook a Whole Piece of Rib Fillet
A rib fillet, or rib roast, is similar to prime rib. Both come from the rib section of the cow. The only difference is that the rib fillet is a slightly different cut because it does not have the bones. When cooked properly, a rib fillet is a tender and flavorful cut of meat. You need to use a rack to keep the meat from touching the hot bottom of the roasting pan, which can overcook your meat.
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Preheat the oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Add the lemon peel and herbes de Provence to the softened butter. Rub the herbed butter onto the meat – cover the entire roast. Sprinkle kosher salt onto the roast, to taste.
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Put the rib roast in the roasting pan. Cover the pan and bake in the 500-degree oven for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, turn the heat down to 325 degrees and let the meat cook for 15 minutes per pound or until the meat thermometer shows the center has reached 125 degrees.
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