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- Volt : 7.4V
- Color : Grey
- Capacity : 6600 mAh
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LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2005
In an unprecedented display of memory, evangelist Karen Heimbuch brings the Scriptures to life as she tours the country giving dramatic, word-for-word memorized performances of the biblical book of Revelation, accompanied by an original score performed by the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra. Today, Revelation Media (http://www.Revelation-Media.com) announces the availability of The Revelation on CD, a stirring melding of the memorized spoken word and grand, sweeping music evocative of an epic film score.
Heimbuch brings the Scriptures to life as she performs The Revelation to standing ovations around the world. She delivers the biblical text in a dramatic fashion while employing theatrical body language similar to that used by professional storytellers. Colored lighting, smoke and a variety of other fantastic stage effects augment her performance. Heimbuch has performed The Revelation on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the Joyce MeyerÂs WomenÂs Conference, at The Church on the Way, a 13,000-member church founded by Pastor Jack Hayford, and dozens of other churches around the nation, in part or in its entirety.
Lloyd Ogilvie, former Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, describes The Revelation as a Âprofound spiritual experience. Jack Hayford, President of International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, and founding Pastor of The Church on The Way in Van Nuys, CA, says, ÂThis project turns this portion of GodÂs Word toward its greatest objective: stirring human hearts with truth, joy and hopeÂs expectation, and hails the new product as a "stunning, heart-stirring, one-of-a-kind presentation that everyone should have in his or her CD library."
The Revelation was a three-year process of working with the finest people and musicians in the industry, and is available as a 2-CD or 2-Cassette audio set for $24.95 plus shipping and handling at http://www.Revelation-Media.com. Each set consists of a dramatic delivery by Karen Heimbuch of all 22 chapters of the New International Version of the book of Revelation. 84 minutes of classical music composed and conducted by Michael Harriton, a composer with over 20 years of experience in the music industry, score this powerful performance.
The original soundtrack for The Revelation was performed by the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra, and recorded at Abby Road Studios, in London England, famous for recording albums made by some of the worldÂs most famous bands, including the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Queen, as well as soundtracks for blockbuster movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi. World-class choral singers and sound effects were brought in to enhance the music and serve as a powerful backdrop to HeimbuchÂs performance.
While reading the book of Revelation over ten years ago, Heimbuch was reminded of the unique promise in the third verse: ÂBlessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. ÂI knew from Isaiah 55:10 -11 that all of GodÂs Word is anointed, but all of a sudden I realized Revelation is only book in the Bible where there's an outright guarantee of blessing just for reading it, or for having someone else read it to you. I figured I could be that someoneÂI could memorize Revelation and deliver the Scriptures so that others could hear it and be blessed, Heimbuch explains.
ÂAfter hearing The Revelation, people come up to me and say, ÂI finally understand Revelation for the first time! ItÂs so rewarding to be a part of that process, Heimbuch says. ÂSeveral times people have asked me, ÂWhen are you going to sing Revelation again? IÂm not singing it, but the music and the performance are so intense that thatÂs the way they remember it, she explains. After hearing her perform, Heimbuch says people are also often stirred to read Revelation themselves or even memorize Scripture in general.
About Karen Heimbuch
An ordained minister of the Foursquare Gospel, Karen Heimbuch has spent the last 20 years ministering extensively in North America, as well as internationally. With compassion and zeal, KarenÂs heart is shared every time she ministers. She is a gifted worship leader, songwriter, composer, and speaker, and her three-fold ministry of the Word, Worship, and Drama fully express themselves in The Revelation. For more information about Karen Heimbuch, or to book a performance of The Revelation at your venue, please contact Karen HeimbuchÂs publicist Anne Sharp, at (818) 994-2309 or visit http://www.annesharp.com.
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SOURCE: VeriSign, Inc.
October 29, 2007 09:00 ET
Brother Canada, HMV and Travelocity.ca Offer Customers an Added Layer of Protection Online
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - October 29, 2007) - To help keep Canadian consumers from
falling prey to identity thieves and online fraud artists, Brother Canada,
HMV and Travelocity.ca are providing their customers with an extra layer of
protection thanks to VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of
digital infrastructure for the networked world.
The three Canadian companies have joined thousands of other businesses in
deploying VeriSign Extended Validation (EV) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Certificates. By protecting their sites with VeriSign EV SSL Certificates,
the companies are able to provide visitors to their sites that use
high-security browsers with immediate, visual confirmation that they are
genuinely in communication with the online business they expected to be.
EV SSL protection from VeriSign helps companies safeguard their customers
from impostor Web sites created by e-criminals in order to steal Social
Insurance Numbers, bank account details, or other sensitive personal data.
In its Canadian Consumer Handbook 2007, Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs
cites "Know Who You Are Dealing With" as the No. 1 tip for ensuring safe
transactions over the Internet(1). VeriSign EV SSL Certificates makes it
easier for consumers to follow that advice.
"It is increasingly essential for our many millions of customers to be
assured that the information they submit to us online is going to the HMV
Web site -- and no one else," said Dave Marien, V.P. of Information
Technology at HMV. "VeriSign EV SSL Certificates enable us to offer that
assurance in a way that is both instant and transparent for our customers.
This is a vital part of our strategy to offer all HMV shoppers the fullest
protection whenever they make purchases from us online."
"We're constantly looking for ways to increase customer confidence in our
service," states Luc E. Godard, Senior Corporate Director, Marketing, at
Brother Canada. "VeriSign gives us an easily identifiable way for our
customers to know their transactions are secure, and that they're on the
actual Brother Canada site."
When a Web site uses an EV SSL Certificate to identify itself, some
browsers display easily understood visual cues to provide tangible
assurance of a site's authenticity. The address bar turns green, a lock
icon appears next to the address, and a new field displays to the right of
the URL in the browser. This field contains the name of the organization
that owns the site as well as the security provider that issued the
certificate, such as VeriSign.
"Now more than ever, consumers the world over must be able to trust the
sites they visit and the businesses with whom they share sensitive personal
data," said Tim Callan, director of SSL product marketing at VeriSign.
"VeriSign EV SSL Certificates help visionary leaders like Brother Canada,
HMV and Travelocity.ca maintain that trust every hour of every day.
Although these three companies represent very different marketplaces, they
all are taking steps to see that Canada's consumers are protected from the
threat of identity theft online."
As the most respected and trusted SSL authority on the Web, VeriSign is the
EV SSL Certificate provider of choice for more than 1,500 Internet domains,
representing greater than 75 percent of the entire EV SSL Certificate
market worldwide. In fact, over 93 percent of the Fortune 500 -- and the
world's 40 largest banks -- rely on some form of VeriSign SSL Certificate
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) operates digital infrastructure services that
enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the world's
voice, video and data networks. Additional news and information about the
company is available at www.verisign.com.
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
VeriSign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied
by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties
include, among others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability
and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such
factors as the inability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new
products and services and customer acceptance of any new products or
services, including VeriSign's Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer
Certificates the possibility that VeriSign's announced new services may not
result in additional customers, profits or revenues; and increased
competition and pricing pressures. More information about potential factors
that could affect the company's business and financial results is included
in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes
no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the
date of this press release.
©2007 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VeriSign, the VeriSign logo,
the checkmark circle, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are
registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc., and its
subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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Not much concentrated sketching time this week. Our eldest son Jason and his lovely wife Carrie are out of the country, leaving their three very active young children with us.
This past spring, Jason was informed that his contract with the private school he taught physics at for the past 15 years was not being renewed. There are many ongoing problems with the administration; teachers, students and parents alike were enraged that Jason was being let go. But the Lord showed that He was in control --- a week after getting this news, Jason was informed that he had been selected as one of only 20 science teachers from the United States to attend a science conference in Greece, all expenses paid. And very soon after, he was quickly hired by another school system closer to home --- no commute time via freeway! And they had the extra money for Carrie to go to Greece with him; while he attends the daily sessions, she goes on long relaxing walks by the shore, takes photos, and sketches. Later, they see the ancient sites together.
Keeping up with Jayna, Josiah, and Judah is a bit distracting for me! Too busy with them to get much drawing done, but last night I just started sketching a few things from the shelves. The wee tea cup belonged to Bill's grandmother as a child; one of the metal Scotties is from our first Monopoly set. The Lego artist figure "paints" a Toulouse-lautrec poster on a box a friend once gave me. They stand in front of a few of the books I have by other artists.


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By Justyna Pawlak
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World powers and Iran will very likely meet again on Tehran's nuclear ambitions in February, shortly after a six-month deal restricting its atomic work goes into effect, a diplomatic source told Reuters on Monday.
The new round of talks will aim for a broad settlement in the decade-old dispute over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program that could ease the risk of mistrust leading to deeper tensions or even conflict in the Middle East.
The talks, led by the EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, will face the challenge of defining a permissible scope of Iranian nuclear work that will lay to rest western concerns that it could have military goals.
In return, Iran wants governments in the United States and Europe to end decades of painful economic sanctions.
The source said the first meeting in the new phase of diplomacy between Iran and six powers - the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany - would include Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
"It won't happen in January, because of the Chinese New Year, but it is very, very, very likely in February," the diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Senior diplomats from the seven countries will gather ahead of the meeting to prepare an agenda.
Iran says its atomic energy program is aimed purely at electricity generation and other civilian purposes, although past Iranian attempts to hide sensitive nuclear activity from U.N. non-proliferation inspectors have raised concerns.
The interim six-month agreement, which freezes Iran's most sensitive atom work in return for some sanctions relief, is scheduled to go into effect on January 20, pending verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Tehran is meeting its end of the deal.
That accord appeared to halt a slide towards another, wider Middle East war over Iran's nuclear aspirations, but diplomats warn it will not be easy to carry out because of long-standing mutual mistrust.
Partly in preparation for new talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week, Russian officials said on Monday.
"During his one-day trip to Moscow, Zarif will discuss bilateral and regional issues with top Russian officials. Also some topics related to Iran's nuclear program will be discussed," the Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted Iran's ambassador to Russia, Mehdi Sanai, as saying.
Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday welcoming a weekend decision by the six powers and Iran to set January 20 as the date to implement the interim accord.
"We hope that a successful implementation of the primary phase will create the necessary conditions for working out agreements going further that will result in a final and comprehensive settlement in regard to the Iran's nuclear program," it said.
Russia and Iran are also negotiating an oil-for-goods swap worth $1.5 billion a month, sources have told Reuters.
Russian and Iranian sources close to the barter negotiations have said final details were being discussed for a deal under which Russia would buy up to 500,000 barrels a day of Iranian oil in exchange for Russian equipment and goods.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had "no illusions about how hard it will be" to get a comprehensive agreement with Iran but that it was vital "for the sake of our national security and the peace and security of the world" to try to find a diplomatic solution.
The United States and Israel have both refused to rule out the possibility of military action against Iran's nuclear program if the matter cannot be resolved diplomatically.
(Additional reporting by Parisa Hafezi in Ankara and Gabriela Baczynska in Moscow, editing by Luke Baker and Tom Heneghan)


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Architectural Design takes a spatial view of the world and thus has a direct connection with the society of today and tomorrow. In the department, students are encouraged to adopt an artistic, experimental as well as functional approach, using their own fascinations as a starting point. To help them, the teachers – designers and artists from the practice – provide them with spatial skills, resources and theory. They challenge the students to reflect on themselves in relation to the outside world. An internship of at least three months is a compulsory part of their studies.
In the department, thinking about space and creating areas is developed by teaching spatial design in the broadest sense of the word, by experimenting and reflecting and by learning skills in a specially designed and ongoing workshop programme. Within the programme, there is a strong emphasis on theoretical education and reflection: writing, discussing, researching and questioning oneself and others are important learning activities. Students thus acquire the ability to apply place their own accents emphasis and develop individual qualities and interests during their studies. Through experimentation – not necessarily governed by the rules of the real world – students learn to incorporate their own fascinations in their work and give it content, depth and form. This ultimately leads to the development of their own artistic vision which is expressed in their own formulated projects and a thesis in the final exam year.
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UNDP part of global effort to reduce risks from hazardous chemicalsNov 27, 2012
New York – Stepping up international cooperation to reduce the risk of exposure to toxic and hazardous chemicals for the world's poorest communities is the focus of an inter-agency meeting which begins in New York today.
Populations in developing countries routinely face the highest risk of exposure to hazardous substances due to their occupations, lifestyles and lack of knowledge of safe handling practices, often exacerbated by weak national regulatory, health and education systems.
The 38th meeting of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) will examine vital next steps following the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June where countries reaffirmed the 2020 target of achieving the sound management of chemicals and hazardous wastes throughout their life cycle.
Hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the two-day meeting will bring together experts from seven UN agencies, the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to prioritise international action and coordination on chemicals management.
"Following the Rio+20 conference, it's an important task for the global community to support inclusive growth and green jobs by minimizing the adverse effects of hazardous chemicals and wastes on human health and the environment," the Director of UNDP's Environment and Energy Group, Dr Veerle Vandeweerd, said.
"UNDP views the sound management of chemicals and associated pollution as an important dimension of poverty eradication and we are committed to enhancing cooperation to integrate rigorous chemicals management schemes into national development policies and plans," Dr Vandeweerd said.
On the agenda at the two-day meeting are emerging issues related to the safe management of chemicals, for example concerning chemicals in products, including computers and other electronic waste (e-waste).
The IOMC meeting will also seek agreement on coordinated steps to implement decisions of the third session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM3), held in Nairobi in September, including pilot-testing a toolbox to enable countries to identify the most relevant and efficient ways to address national problems in chemicals management.
The Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions on chemicals, Jim Willis, and the Coordinator of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), Leonor Alvarado, will be among the participants.
UNDP is one of nine IOMC participating organizations alongside the World Health Organization, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, International Labour Organization, UN Environment Programme, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Institute for Training and Research, the World Bank and the OECD.
Actions to support mainstreaming the sound management of chemicals into national development planning will build on the results of a UNDP-UNEP partnership supporting pilot projects in 14 countries including Belarus, Cambodia and Liberia.
Established in 1995, the IOMC is seen as the pre-eminent mechanism for initiating and coordinating international action to achieve the sound management of chemicals.


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SMITHFIELD -- Ruby Wadsworth Collins, 82, died Monday.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sardis Baptist Church, with the Rev. Johnathan Massey officiating. Burial will be in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 4, 1928, the daughter of the late George Austin and Lillie Holmes Wadsworth. She was the widow of Lonnie Collins.
She is survived by a son.
Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sardis Baptist Church.
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A masterpiece by any measure. [July 2013, p.89]
It's a charming, charismatic adventure that will leave you with a smile across your face for the duration of your play.
There's a touch of brilliance to this game. You feel the incentive to play on, because solving a puzzle unlocks a new door and you enter into another uncharted and mysterious world. We love the music and the retro-style, pixelized art. Fez harks back to 2D classics, so if you're anything like me, nostalgia should kick in almost instantly.
The sum of Fez's intelligent level designs, perception mechanic, massive number of stages and secrets, and incredible art is so much more than just a shout-out to old-school gaming. Fez is a game in love with games.
A gorgeous puzzle-platformer that's both a treat for the eyes and a thorough workout for the mind. [July 2013, p.82]
Fez is a marvel of a game. Rotating its 2D world on the third axis transforms what would otherwise be a forgettable platformer into an instant classic. Paired with smart and satisfying puzzles, Fez provides hours of entertainment at a budget price. It is disappointing that PC controls and additional content come up short but the quality is unquestionable. Fez is a must buy.
FEZ is one of the most accessible and best experiences you can find in the indie game scene.
The variation of the broken-down elements of the game is such that, if you miss two or three of the dozens of screens of the game, you will have missed on something special and unique. [June 2013]
For $10, FEZ is one of the most solid "must-buy" titles in the indie game scene.
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Are you looking for things to do in Fort Bragg? Maybe an escape from the hustle-bustle of the city? A place surrounded by forest and sea? A romantic hideaway? A girlfriend getaway? Family fun time? Sweet solitude? Here are some highlights of things to do in Fort Bragg.
Fort Bragg, California (pop. 6,500), 150 miles north of San Francisco on the rugged Northern California Coast, is the perfect destination for all that and more.
We've got bookshops for the bookish, thrift stores for the thrifty, shops for the shoppers, art for the artists, camping supplies for the campers.
We're eco-friendly, vegan and vegetarian friendly, pet friendly and family friendly. Of course, you will feel right at home as a couple or a single.
There are no traffic jams, no rush hour (no rushing of any kind) and no parking meters downtown. The air is some of the purest on earth; the blue-green ocean pristine.
And, we are an official Gateway to the California Coastal National Monument. Let's go now!
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Glass Beach: actually, we have three and they are the story of how trash has become treasure. You can walk to two glass beaches from Downtown Fort Bragg. The third requires a trip by kayak.
The Skunk Train: leaving daily from its Laurel Street (downtown Fort Bragg) depot, you'll plunge into miles and miles of virgin redwoods shortly after leaving the station.
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens: these 47 acres stretch from Highway 1 (the entrance) to the ocean bluffs. Along the way, you'll experience a world of colorful plants populated by dozens of bird species.
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park: a 300-acre nature preserve with a working lighthouse, this unique state park features two museums, a gift shop, a marine life exhibit, walking trails and picnic tables.
Things to do in Fort Bragg: Mild
If you like strolling on beaches, digging your toes in the sand or hanging out in search of wildlife, then our mild pursuits are right for you.
- Walk on Ten Mile or another great beach. Read "Getting Beached in Fort Bragg."
- Ride a bike on the Haul Road through MacKerricher State Park
- Hunt treasures on Glass Beach.
- Go Birding at the Botantical Gardens. See List of 276 species on the Coast.
Things to Do in Fort Bragg: Wild
If you are intent on shaking up your day — in a good way — then there is nothing better than to hit the trail, ride the waves in a kayak or race through the forest on a bike. Check out our video.
- Horseback ride on the beach – Lari Shea will supply you with everything you need, including a guide.
- Kayak in the ocean – Jeff and Cate from Liquid Fusion Kayaking will guide you on a safe adventure.
- Mountain bike in Jackson State Forest – Fort Bragg Cyclery can recommend the best trails.
- Hike to the Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest in Jug Handle State Reserve – this is one of only four in the U.S. (two are on the Mendocino Coast, a third south in Sonoma County and the last, a private forest in New York).
Things to Do in Fort Bragg: Girlfriends
Go girls! Gathering your best buds for an amazing weekend away is your goal. Fort Bragg is the perfect escape.
- Take a cooking class at Living Light Culinary Institute
- Luxuriate with massages, facials, pedicures and special treatments at Bamboo Garden Spa, The Beauty Bar, 242 South and Belle De Jour
- Get that special tattoo at Madame Chinchilla's Tattoo Museum
- Shop downtown for clothes, shoes and antiques
- Walk to local bars and restaurants for nightlife
- Tango at the Weller House
- Swim at the C.V. Starr Center (adults and kids)
- Ride the Skunk Train
- Hang out at the Skateboard Park (older kids)
- Play at Wiggly Giggly Playground (younger children)
Pets OK
We're also a dog-friendly town where a pooch can get a free ice cream cone and dog parks (the C.V. Starr Center and Noyo Harbor Beach) are a popular hangout for locals and visitors.
Simple Pleasures
After hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, riding the Skunk Train, exploring the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, stepping back in time at Point Cabrillo Lighthouse or walking through redwood forests, you'll want to consider some quiet time … time to slow down and enjoy what we call "simple pleasures"—Fort Bragg-style.
Don't just take our word about the wonders of Fort Bragg. Check out these articles:
- Sunset Magazine about "The New Fort Bragg"
- The Canada Free Press.
- The New York Times also includes a great story called "36 Hours on the Mendocino Coast"which features lots of Fort Bragg attractions, restaurants, a brew pub and more.


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CPA firm WithumSmith+Brown, PC (Withum) Partners Tom Durkee and Lena Combs announced their offices (formerly known as Averett Warmus Durkee, CPAs) will once again undertake their highly acclaimed comparative review of Florida timeshare homeowner associations' (HOAs) financial performance. Results of their first study were released in January of 2011 and covered data accumulated from approximately 100 Florida timeshare resorts comparing seven years of historical information. This year's study will encompass thirteen years of history.
At that time ARDA President Howard Nusbaum commended them for undertaking the study and releasing their findings to the community at-large saying, "The information will probably substantiate what many resort operators are already finding to be true and in other cases, it may prove to be a wake-up call," he said in recognition of the study's value to resort operators throughout the timeshare industry.
"In past years, the study enabled us to reach several important conclusions about Florida timeshare associations, which were applicable throughout the industry," says Durkee. "These included factors such as the need for HOAs to improve their budgeting for bad debt expenses and to take a closer look at estimates for the allowance for uncollectible accounts, for example. It will be interesting to see how findings from the current year's data stack up against past years."
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I have been a substance abuse counselor for 17 years. One principle of sobriety is to rely on a Higher Power. Throughout my years of counseling, people always stumble on Step 3 of the 12 Steps of AA (or whatever _A group you attend). The step states "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood him." Many people misunderstand this step. They believe that some kind of magic will happen when they get to this step and they will not have anymore "bad" thoughts or behaviors. If you break down this step and really look at the words, it will take on a different meaning. To make a decision does not imply action. A decision happens in one's head. After making the decision, then there will be action steps to realize that decision in a more concrete manner. In AA, those steps follow in steps 4-9 of the 12 step program.
Yoga has a similar misrepresentation. Sometimes people think that practicing yoga makes a person automatically become calm and fluid. Like some stressed individual who just popped 2 Valium with a glass of Moscato. This could not be further from the truth. I practice yoga. I practice yoga almost daily. However, I still over-react to most things that occur in my life. I can throw out curse words like I was raised by the merchant marine. I hate confrontation and I'm definitely not all "Namaste" about things all of the time. That doesn't make me any less of a yogi or any less enlightened then anyone else. See, yoga teaches the principles of tuning into your inner peace but like recovery it's not a black and white deal. You don't either have it or don't have it. You cultivate it, little by little, breath by breath, posture by posture. The difference is, today I may recognize my neuroses a little sooner and have tools available to me to find my center again. In this way Yoga makes me a better person, even when you don't see that side of me.
Yoga has 8 limbs. Only one of those limbs has to do with the physical postures, called asana. In making one's way to true enlightenment, one has to pass through the Yamas, the Niyamas, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, and Dhyana. Only then can you get to Samadhi. As I study some of the sacred yoga and Hindu texts I have come to the conclusion that I may never want to be "that" enlightened. I enjoy worldly things and indulgences. I also sometimes enjoy the chitta (mind stuff) that allows me to be sarcastically humorous at appropriate (and inappropriate) times. I enjoy the taste of food, the feeling of making love to my husband and the sound of good music. I have no desire to renounce those things or even become indifferent to them...maybe in my next lifetime. For this one though, I will enjoy life, act wildly inappropriate sometimes, use the "f" word excessively sometimes, laugh uncontrollably and sob inconsolably sometimes. Through all of that, I will be a yogi. A perfectly imperfect expression of life and love. I will honor the light in myself and the light in you. I will not apologize for my tarnished yet authentic expression of self.
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Tropical Greens (Jamba Juice)
A combination of spinach, apple, chia and carrot
**I also had a single shot of wheatgrass while I was there.
Carrot/Beet Surprise (I made up the name)
2 carrots
1 apple
1/2 smallish beet
1/2 lemon
ginger (my juicer is a cheap one so it takes more then most juicers require)
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Nesreen Hussein is a contemporary art and performance practitioner. She joined the Department of Performing Arts at Middlesex University in July 2013 as a Lecturer in Contemporary Theatre Theory and Practice. Prior to this she was a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent where she joined a few months after completing her PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London. She also taught at Royal Holloway as a Visiting Lecturer and worked as a Research Assistant at the Centre for International Theatre and Performance Research, led by Professor Helen Gilbert. Before coming to the UK from Egypt, Nesreen taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in Cairo, where she gained her undergraduate degree in Fine Arts and Design.
Nesreen's interdisciplinary research and teaching reflect her background in visual arts and their intersection with theatre and performance practices. She worked as an independent artist with established practitioners, theatre companies and design studios, including designing site-specific and physical theatre productions (London and Alexandria), working as a performer and puppet making assistant with Improbable theatre company in Philip Glass's opera Satyagraha (London and New York), and a performer with director Richard Gough (Aberystwyth and Chichester).
In Spring 2011, she was awarded the Helsinki Essay Prize, which is presented annually by the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) on the basis of academic merit to a promising new scholar whose country of origin and first degree-level studies is in Africa, Asia, South America or the Middle East. She was also awarded in the same year the New Scholars' Prize, also presented annually by the IFTR to the best three essays, judged on originality, coherence and rigour.
Nesreen's teaching reflects her interdisciplinary background as well as her wide range of interests and areas of specialism. Particularly, it reflects her interest in the intersections between visual arts, theatre and performance and how this fluid relationship can be perceived and conceptualized in theory and in practice.
Research interests
- Materiality, and the different implications of the interchange between the human subject and the physical object in various contexts of art and performance practices.
- The role of objects and materials in performance practice and its reception, considering issues of politics and ethics in tandem with notions of 'performativity' and 'agency' that are raised by the spatio-temporal encounter between subject and object.
- The 'performativity' of acts of resistance (in political, social and artistic contexts). Using the broad notion of 'performance' as a conceptual framework, understanding it as an 'intervention' and as a vital mode of social practice that can aid in understanding and articulating dynamics of agency, identity and belonging in the political, social and artistic spheres.
- The Egyptian revolution, and the role of dynamics of 'creative' and urban practices in redefining notions of democracy, citizenship and identity.
- 'Cultural Practices / Resistant Acts: Cultural Production and Emerging Democracies in Revolutionary Nations'. Special issue of Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest. Eds Nesreen Hussein and Iain MacKenzie. 2014 (forthcoming).
- 'Performance Gestures between Art and Activism in No Time for Art'. Theatre, performance and activism: gestures towards an equitable world. Special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review. Eds Simon Parry and Jenny Hughes. 2014 (forthcoming).
- 'Cairo: My City, My Revolution'. Performance and the City. Eds D.J. Hopkins and Kim Solga. Performance Interventions. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave, 2013.
- 'Seeing through the Wall: Objectification between Resistance and Acceptance.' Platform: Objects of Engagement. 3.2 (2008): 62-78.
- 'Objects of Engagement: Conference Response.' (Co-authored with Roberto Sánchez-Camus and Grant Tyler Peterson) Platform: Objects of Engagement. 3.2 (2008): 9-15.
Conference Papers
'Cairo, My City, My Revolution: Creative Practices and Acts of Resistance.' Creativity and Revolution. The International Symposium on Comparative Literature. Cairo University. Cairo, Egypt. 2012
'An Urban Site of Rebellion: the Performative Dynamics of Resistance in Tahrir Square.' Tradition, Innovation, Community. International Federation for Theatre Research's annual conference. Osaka, Japan. 2011.
'Transformation as Action & Reaction: The Body as a Site of Material and Political Exchange.' The Body and Performance working group. TaPRA conference. University of Plymouth. 2009.
'Negotiating the Material Past: "Telling" as Rearticulation of Place.' Silent Voices, Forbidden Lives. Centro de Estudos de Teatro. International Federation for Theatre Research's annual conference. Lisbon, Portugal. 2009
'Bodies of Denial: Seeing the Invisible.' Emerging Scholars Panel (Performance Studies Focus Group). Difficult Dialogues: Theatre and the Art of Engagement. Association for Theatre in Higher Education's 22nd conference (ATHE). Denver, Colorado. 2008
'Material Bodies... Bodied Material: A Case of Subversion.' Objects of Engagement conference, Royal Holloway. 2008
'Time as Body, Body as Object, Object as Time: A Case of Materiality.' Theatre Materials / Materials Theatre, the Centre for Excellence in Training for Theatre conference, Central School of Speech and Drama. London. 2008.
Invited Presentations
'Reflections on observing, doing and writing for "practice-informed" research.' Practice and Research / Practice-as-Research Symposium. Royal Holloway. 2011
'Improbable Objects: Physical Materials between the Self and the "Other"?' Is Material a Performative Subject? Bodies, Objects and Performance Practice Research Group. Royal Holloway. 2011
Hussein, Nesreen and MacKenzie, Iain (2017) Issue 1 (June 2017): Cultural practices/resistant acts: cultural production and emerging democracies in revolutionary nations. Guest Editors: Nesreen Hussein and Iain MacKenzie, pp. iv-107 - special issue of Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest, Volume 5, Issue 1. Berghahn.
Hussein, Nesreen and Papadelli, Vanio (2017) Training and…borders. Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 8 (1). pp. 109-110. ISSN 1944-3927
Hussein, Nesreen (2018) Answer the question. Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 9 (1). pp. 118-119. ISSN 1944-3927
Hussein, Nesreen and Papadelli, Vanio and Goely, Mohamed and Picknett, Michael (2015) My city, my revolution. [Performance]
Hussein, Nesreen (2014) Working with and supporting early career academics. A provocation. In: The Standing Conference of University Drama Departments' annual conference, 11 April 2014., Aberystwyth University..
Organisation and Facilitation of Knowledge Exchange Events
Hosting the 'Dialogue Project': a series of international video conference seminars based at the American University in Cairo (AUC). University of Kent and the AUC. 2012.
Organiser of 'Creative Practices / Resistant Acts: Cultural Production and Emerging Democracies in Revolutionary Nations;' a one-day interdisciplinary symposium at the ICA, London. A collaboration between the School of Arts and the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent. 2011-12
Co-organiser of AHRC funded postgraduate symposium.'trans.form@work: Experimental Methodologies and Interdisciplinary Challenges in Arts Research,' Dept of Dance, Film and Theatre, University of Surrey. Collaboration between Royal Holloway, University of Surrey and University of Chichester. 2008-10.
Co-organiser of 'Indigenous Communities and Puppetry;' a one-day talk and workshop by Australian director, designer and puppeteer Sandy McKendrick. The Centre for International Theatre and Performance Research, Royal Holloway. 2009.
Co-organiser of Objects of Engagement postgraduate symposium, Royal Holloway. 2008.
Peer-reviewer for Platform, a postgraduate journal of Theatre and Performance Arts, based at Royal Holloway. 2009 – present.
Selected Performances
Satyagraha opera by Philip Glass. An Improbable theatre production in collaboration with the English National Opera and The Metropolitan Opera. ENO, London: 2007, 10, 13. Metropolitan Opera, New York: 2008. Performer and puppet-making assistant.
The Air Changes the Colour of Things. Physical theatre, site-specific performance. Dir. Vanio Papadelli. Hackney Empire Studio, 2009. Shunt Vaults, London, 2010. Designer.
Phantom Limb. Physical theatre performance. Dir. Vanio Papadelli. The Festival Of. Central School of Speech and Drama, London, 2009.Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups. Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Alexandria, Egypt, 2010. Designer.
Everyday Life in the Folds of a Serviette – A Journey Undertaken. A site-specific, promenade performance in Surrealism Laid Bare: Living in Surrealismconference. Dir. Richard Gough. Centre for Performance Research, in collaboration with West Dean College. West Dean House, Chichester. 2007. Performer.
A 100 Years in Boxes. A site-specific, promenade performance. Dir. Richard Gough. Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, Wales. 2005. Performer.
Memberships of Research and Professional Organisations
Research Awards and Funding
Helsinki Essay Prize. International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). The prize is awarded each year on the basis of academic merit to a promising new scholar whose country of origin and of first degree-level studies is in Africa, Asia, South America or the Middle East. 2011.
New Scholars' Essay Prize. IFTR. An annual essay competition for new scholars that awards the three best essays each year, judged on originality, coherence and rigour. 2011.
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I am presently six weeks pregnant with my second child and had gestational diabetes during my first pregnancy which required insulin. When I am not pregnant, my blood sugar levels are higher than those diagnostic of gestational diabetes. I have asked my doctor to do a glucose tolerance test now as I am fairly certain I will require monitoring in this pregnancy also, but he told me that the test cannot be administered until 16 weeks. Is this so? If not, how early can the test be done?
The glucose tolerance test can be done at any time. However, if the test is normal now, it should be repeated at the usual time (24-28 weeks).
If you have elevated blood sugars even when you are not pregnant, then I would be concerned about overt diabetes. Doing the test early may determine that diagnosis.
[Editor's comment: If you had elevated blood sugars between pregnancies, you probably will have high sugars now, or very soon. Start checking your blood sugars at home, dig out the meal plan from before, or better still the dietitian's phone number, and get onto the best possible meal plan now. WWQ]
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The utilities sector in Pakistan is undergoing major transformations on a vast scale. At one end the sector is trying to keep up with the ever changing requirements of the regulatory authorities, while at the other end efforts are being made to stay up to date with the increasing customer demand and the advancements in the field of information technology.
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How to Turn Your Brand Into a Social Crusade
This column ran in today's HuffingtonPost.
Today, successful brands create social movements around themselves: the key proposition is not 'buy me' but rather, 'join me.' That is particularly crucial in highly competitive and commoditized markets where performance is just the price of admission and customers increasingly make decisions based on emotional factors. Winning brands excite customers to care about them in non-rational ways, based on how the brand makes them feel and how it syncs with their personal values. So, how do you turn your brand into a rallying cry, and more importantly, what do you do when your potential customers are indifferent or simply don't care about you? It's the marketing challenge of our times.
It's well understood that we live in the era of the empowered consumer. As the thinking goes, with all the information in the world at their fingertips, better-informed consumers can now make much smarter, more discerning buying decisions. The premise: offer a well-priced, superior product or service and consumers will eventually sort through the data, figure that out and prefer you. But, it's a false premise. In reality, today's consumers are more often overwhelmed by too much information and too many choices, and information overload usually results in analysis paralysis. In other words, when in doubt consumers opt out.
Moreover, particularly in the tech world I come from, many companies (especially B2B) sell with cold logic while customers at even the highest corporate levels buy with emotion–usually fear or ambition (remember the old saw, "no one ever got fired buying IBM?").
However, what truly is empowering about these times is that consumers have access to what really moves them: social proof. Yes, as it has always been, consumers look around at others for their buying cues. Real user ratings and P2P recommendations are powerful influences, and so are valued associations (celebrities for example) and expert or curated endorsements. In an age of abundant information, consumers don't trust themselves and don't want to be the one dummy who bought wrong. Yet another recent study found that 80% of US online adults credit communication with people they know personally for helping them discover new brands, products, or services. Of those, 94% actually purchased or tried a new brand or product after hearing about it from a friend.
This dynamic continues to frustrate marketers because it means traditional mass media "carpet-bombing" methods don't work anymore. Spending a ton of resources in a mass attempt to shape individual choice is usually a waste of money today. What most marketers haven't come to grips with in the post-mass media age is that memes are nearly impossible to start, but movements are easier than ever. That's because social media is the perfect tool to scale a few diehard believers into a mass action. The real goal of marketing now is to spark a movement that snowballs a few true believers into millions of vocal devotees. For this, marketers need to borrow heavily from a new inspiration: the political uprising.
Mobile, always-on, user-generated social platforms are a social revolutionary's wet dream. One can only imagine what Mao or Che would have done with Instagram or Twitter. Social and political movements grow when regular people evangelize a cause to others. Thanks to the high adoption rates of social channels, grassroots movements are relatively cheap and easy to launch – but the triggers must be powerful ideas delivered by true believers in well-structured narratives.
Here are a few drills I run brands through:
Polarize the market: Force people to take sides. The best brands do not try to be everything to everybody–they courageously stand for something unique and occupy a distinct market position by turning off some in order to gain many others. So-called "high dispersion" brands cultivate a rabid consumer fan base precisely because they also have haters. Rather than placate detractors, provoke them. Haters serve a great purpose when they make your fans even more entrenched and more likely to come to your defense in social media settings. Starbucks is a good example of a polarizing brand. People either love them or hate them. Do they drive some to patronize a Caribou and Peets? Sure. But these days communities around the world consider it a badge of honor when a Starbucks opens up on one (or several) of their corners. Don't be afraid to piss some people off if you want a loyal love base.
Foment dissent. There's a political construct called the Davies' J-Curve of Rising Expectations that helps predict revolutions. When the trajectory of rising expectations of a populous exceeds reality by just enough, people will spill out onto the streets in rebellion. Similarly, you can upset an entrenched market or unseat the incumbent leader by relentlessly raising consumer expectations of something better thereby stirring general dissatisfaction. People don't know what they want until you tell them they aren't getting it. It is usually not about features and benefits – competitors will quickly catch up on those – it's about a different world view and better way of doing things. In early 2014 Jeff Bezos got the world and Wall Street buzzing about his "delivery drone" idea. Suddenly it became a canon of online retailing that overnight delivery is just too slow and this plays well into Amazon's coming strategies for same day delivery services (granted, via more conventional means). The vehicles for fomenting dissent are industry speeches, press interviews, 'leaked' development plans, manifestos, and white papers.
Create public 'rallies.' Nothing excites a throng like being part of a collective happening. Crowds are good. Crowds draw crowds. It's the most primal form of social proof–people voting with their feet. I have created quite a hubbub at massive, noisy events like CES simply by visibly staging a nerd-magnet like Marvel legend Stan Lee in my booth and allowing the photo opp line go on for miles through the hall. Crowds produce a visceral effect you feel in the gut. Apple stores get a lot of love for their innovative design and layout, but the biggest advantage is they are compact, open, visible from outside the store and they always seem crowded. And what better show of devotion than a camped-out line forming around the block for days before a new iPhone release? Foster more public assemblies so people see for themselves that it's cool to join your movement.
Overthrow somebody. Many markets have a tyrant – the complacent market leader milking the last vestiges of the status quo thereby slowing sector innovation and industry progress. For challenger brands it is immensely useful to position the competitive battle as a moral clash against an anti-hero. This anti-establishment position lets you quickly build a solid little army of malcontents, refuseniks, and complainers in a pitched resistance front against Big Leader. As much as it promotes the inherent economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, Solar City in California probably sells more home energy units based on universal consumer hatefor soulless utility monopoly Pacific Gas & Electric. To many of their customers, the prospect of flipping the bird to PG&E may be more satisfying than lower energy bills.
Appeal to what people really care about. At a tech conference I recently hosted in Silicon Valley, Twitter founder Biz Stone told the audience that "the future of marketing is philanthropy." Stone went on to explain why he believes connecting with consumers' true passions at a deeper level is the next big thing for all businesses in our socially-networked age. "Young people are attracted to meaning. People want to work at a company that they know also has some sort of cause associated with it — like a double bottom line. Consumers want to buy products and use services from companies with a double bottom line. Young people want to make a difference." Unless you're in the business of feeding the hungry, curing the sick or freeing the enslaved, your product or service won't on its own have a moral imperative worthy of a crusade. But you can triangulate to connect with customers' true passions. Companies like Toms shoes, eyewear maker Warby Parker and Boxed Water turn every purchase into something more profound. For example, if you sell bikes, odds are good that your customers are natural fans of the planet — a good place from which to build a brand movement.


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When I first heard of geoengineering as a serious response to climate change my response was deep scepticism. It seemed to me to be utter folly to attempt to address the problem of human influence on the climate system with some kind of counterbalancing intervention. This is what geoengineering by solar radiation management (SRM) attempts to do. I didn't like it. And yet here I am, a year and a half into a PhD project examining the effects on the atmosphere of SRM using stratospheric aerosols. How did this come about?
My interest in climate science stems from two quite distinct sources. One of these is a love for the scientific method as a way of understanding the world, in all its beauty and complexity. The other is concern for how humans can manage their existence sustainably. I see this as a form of environmentalism which recognises the extraordinary impact we have on the planet's natural systems. As humans spread and dominate this planet, we must recognise the burden we place on its resources and learn to manage our impact sustainably. For me this includes maintaining parts of this planet untouched by humanity, for I believe they have intrinsic value. Now, we may all have different opinions on the intrinsic value of Nature, but there can be no disagreement that we are pushing this planet's capacity to support us to its limits.
Here is the root of my concern about climate change. It represents our shift from a species in awe of the planet's systems to one actively influencing them. In a sense this idea is nothing new. We already manage environments on a small scale. In the UK we think of going 'back to nature' as going to the countryside. We feel at peace among patchwork fields of monoculture crops as if we are communing with Nature, but this landscape is as much a product of the human mind as the city. Thus we are no strangers to environmental management, but geoengineering requires that we move to planetary management. This is a big step, and not a direct extension of our previous efforts. Our track record on interventions in natural systems does not inspire confidence. We only need to look at the many cases of species introduced by humans destroying native ecosystems to see examples of this. This argument is at the heart of my concerns about SRM. I worry about how we can achieve sustainability when we are considering planetary management. If humans manage the climate system there is a serious risk it could go wrong. Human folly, just like human ingenuity, cannot be underestimated.
However, many of my concerns about geoengineering are the same as my concerns about unmitigated climate change: that human interventions in the climate system could damage the sustainability of human societies and the intrinsic value of our natural ecosystems. It is possible that the risk of climate change may in some future be so great it outweighs the risk of geoengineering by SRM.
In such a situation it would seem wise to consider carefully and research every option open to us. We may discover stratospheric SRM is a viable option, subject to ethical considerations (which, admittedly, may never be satisfied). We may find there are side-effects which make it unacceptable. Either way, I would rather research it and know the 'nature of the beast'.
This line of argument forces one to consider some uncomfortable questions. There must exist some situation in which I think deployment of SRM is desirable. And yet the conditions do not simply depend on the climate - it also depends on what we know about stratospheric SRM (i.e. what are the risks and benefits?). Thus it follows that we must know about this option so that we may decide on the conditions which make deployment acceptable. These requirements are scientific, ethical and political, which is why we need an interdisciplinary research effort.
Such ideas can (and perhaps should) make us feel uncomfortable. We are forced to confront the substantial power we can wield over the Earth's systems, and the fact that this power can be destructive. This destruction could be wrought by climate change or by geoengineering. Whatever happens, we much not pretend we do not possess such power—instead, we must acknowledge it, which is the first step towards managing this power in the interests of both people and planet.
You say that 'we feel at peace among patchwork fields of monoculture crops as if we are communing with nature.' I live in the countryside and I certainly don't feel at peace among the huge fields of chemically sprayed crops of wheat, barley and rapeseed where I live. It hasn't always been like this. I used to feel at peace in the countryside when I was a child, and could safely ramble and picnic on farmland, but such pleasures are long gone. Rather, my haven nowadays is in my own garden, where I grow a great variety of plants, each in small quantity, and where I grow my own vegetables, organically without the use of chemicals. Consequently my garden has an abundance of bumble bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other wildlife. The industrialisation of farming with its use of man-made chemicals and heavy machinery has given technology a bad press. But it's possible, even on a commercial basis, to grow crops organically without the use of harmful chemicals, and technology isn't always a bad thing. If a method of geo-engineering can be found that works with nature and doesn't have harmful side-effects, then I see no reason why in principle we shouldn't use the technology to do so.
Some questions . 1. In response to the above statement. " A form of geoengineering which is not harmful to nature ?" If Solar radiation management is the practise of dimming our natural sunlight on which all life depends . How can that not be harmful to everything natural ? What about vitamin D ? without enough of which the bones cannot absorb calcium and the immune system defunct . 2.Exactly what are the chemicals used to create the chemical cloudcover neccesary to dim the sun ? 3.Does the Oxford University Geoengineering community have any experience of chemical aerosol geoengineering within the Uk and if so , to what extent ? 4. Could extreme weather , flash flooding , crop failure or drought be the unfortunate side effect of any cloud seeding* SRM program ?


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What is amylin? I read that a biotech company was recently granted a patent on a synthetic form of this hormone, which they claim holds great promise in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Amylin is a hormone which is secreted by the beta cells in the pancreas along with insulin. Therefore it is (like insulin) deficient in Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
It seems to inhibit gastric emptying (so reducing glucose absorption by the gut) and by inhibiting glucagon secretion (another hormone that has glucose raising effects).
Studies are underway using a synthetic analogue of amylin (pramlintide) and in preliminary work it seems to help control blood sugars.
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El Palomar (the dovecote) is a very special and romantic little cottage that sits on three acres of land. You feel as if you were in the countryside, but you are really walking distance from Les Cabannes and a four minute drive from beautiful Cordes-sur Ciel.
The house is compact and charming. Once a train waypoint, it has been beautifully restored and has a charming country kitchen that opens out to a 'terrasse' with stone walls that has a large table for dining 'al fresco' and a small table and chairs for just sitting and sipping drinks during the pleasant afternoons and evenings. The kitchen has a refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave and a clothes washer/dryer. It is completely equipped with dishes, flatware and cooking utensils. It also has a small toilet for guests.
From the kitchen, you go up to the main living area that has a sofa and love-seat, and comfortable chairs. Then up to the garret sleeping area, with a heavenly iron framed bed and a full bathroom. There are linens and towels and feather duvets. The house has electric heating and there is also an air conditioning unit in the bedroom for when the summer nights get too warm.
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I am a Chopra Center certified meditation, ayurveda and yoga instructor. I live in Puerto Rico but spend months at a time at 'El Palomar', my cottage in France. I purchased this cottage as a complete ruin and lovingly restored it to the vision I had when I first saw it. It is my refuge. The area is beautiful and the people are wonderful.
Camille Carrion purchased this cottage in 2005
I went to this area in France to take a painting course. The beauty of the area and the wonderful friends I made there made me start looking for a home I could buy. When I saw 'El Palomar' I knew I had found it. It was just four stone walls and a crumbling roof but from the moment I saw it I knew what it could be. It took me two years but my dream has come true and it is exactly as I imagined it.
I love just staying there and 'living the French life'. I go to the Cordes market every Saturday and the sit at the café at the 'place' chatting with friends who stop by the table to say hello... There are so many beautiful little towns around, it's nice to go for day trips once in a while. There is a lake nearby where my friends and I have picnics. Every other Wednesday night during the Summers, Les Cabannes (the town where it is located) has a dance on the main road. Everyone sits on long tables that are set up on the sidewalks, there is music and food and dancing! Alternate Wednesdays the mayor gives open-air movies at the square. There are Summer concerts, festivals... so much to do!!
Only one drawback, two days of bad weather and it is no fault of El Palomar. We had very good lunches at Albi, Castres St. Antonin Noble Val and in the mos lovely town of CordesSur Ciel. This region has lovely views all over as well as historical cities that are easy to the eyes. In summary we had a lovely time.
Beautiful cottage in a quiet and peaceful location
My husband and I spent a very enjoyable week at the cottage, which is very close to the beautiful town of Cordes-sur-Ciel and not far from many other lovely places to visit. The cottage is very homely with all the facilities we expected, except for the fact that there was no TV although this was listed as being available. However, the lack of TV didn't spoil our holiday at all; in fact when we spent the occasional evening at home, rather than eating out, we thoroughly enjoyed listening to our music and reading our books, which we hadn't done for quite a long time! We would recommend this cottage for any couple or single person who wants a cosy and homely break.
Loved my stay at El Palomar!!!!
Actually I'm considering returning,this time with my honey!
It's a beautiful place,with everything you could possibly need...
"El Palomar" (The Dove) was certainly one of the highlights of our European holiday. Like most of our overseas experiences, it exceeded our expectations. The cottage is a delightful combination of Provencal rustic and French chic (we coined the term "Frenchic"!). It is beautifully appointed, is tastefully and thoughtfully decorated and is, frankly, a class act. It was spotlessly clean and immaculately presented. Quite simply, we love the Dove! Dealing directly with the owner was an absolute breeze and pleasure. The information we received prior to travelling was informative and extensive, not only for the cottage itself but also in relation to sightseeing , restaurants, shopping, markets, etc - even detailed to the extent that we given the name of the local butcher! Contemporary elements (such as Wi-Fi) have been incorporated without the cottage losing its charm and, importantly, everything in the cottage worked to perfection. And, as a special bonus, the local manager was the epitome of service - welcoming, warm, friendly, hospitable, caring and with a wealth of knowledge and experience of the region.
Being centrally located, the cottage is within easy reach (by car, bus or train) of all the so-called - and officially recognised - "Great Tourist Sites" of the Midi-Pyrenees.
We would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending "El Palomar" to discerning tourists who desire something quite special and unique. As we see it, the only down-side to the cottage, is that most will regret not having spent more time there! Certainly, we would hope to return.
El Palomar is a beautiful and quaint place to stay next to a charming and mysterious medieval city surrounded by a peaceful and breathtaking countryside. It is perfect for a couple looking for a slow but enjoyable vacation. There are a few places to eat and visit within walking distance or a short drive, and there are many towns and places nearby worth exploring (between 30 to 60 minutes) driving. The cottage itself is delightful; it is quaint but still comfortable. If you stay here, Your biggest problem will be deciding whether to go out and explore beautiful towns or stay in and relax in a provincial paradise. We stayed for 1 week. It felt like enough time, but we easily could have spend 2 weeks there without getting bored. We did not speak French. There were some people who spoke English, but most of the time we got by with about 5 phrases we learned from our Lonely Planet French Phrase Book. As long as you're adventuresome, language shouldn't be a major problem.
After one week near Cordes, my wife and I were planning how we could move there. What better review can be there than that!
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Last night the termites in the forest surrounding my home were flying everywhere.
Despite having all the doors and windows shut they were somhow getting inside and I cought about a dozen being attracted to the light.
Should I be concerened about my house?
Please only answer if you are an expert on this subject. I don't want any uneccessary worry as I have a stress related heart condition. I can take a photo and upload if you need to see the termites I caught.