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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule Friday but urged supporters to "go home" after they staged a major show of strength welcoming him home from an overseas trip.
Waving Turkish flags and chanting "We will die for you, Erdogan" and "Let's go crush them all", supporters of the premier's Justice and Development Party (AKP) staged their first rally after keeping largely silent during seven days of violent anti-government demonstrations across the country.
Flanked by his wife and prominent government ministers, the premier praised his supporters for their restraint in recent days, but stressed that he was "the servant" of every citizen in the country.
Earlier, tens of thousands of angry anti-government protesters again packed cities across the country to call for the premier's resignation.
The nationwide unrest, fuelled by anger against what protesters see as Erdogan's growing authoritarianism, has claimed a third life with the death of a policeman, media said.
Doctors have reported thousands of injured in the past week as police tried to quell the rallies in major cities with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon.
Erdogan has so far responded with defiance to the biggest challenge of his decade-long rule, and further enraged protesters on Thursday by vowing to press ahead with the redevelopment of Istanbul's Gezi Park, whose conservation fight lit the flame of the protests.
Speaking in Tunis ahead of his return, Erdogan reiterated his claims that extremists and foreign agitators were to blame for the violence.
Seven foreigners implicated in the unrest have been arrested, Erdogan said, without specifying what part they had played in the violence.
In Istanbul, whistle-blowing, banner-waving demonstrators said they were determined to keep up their protests.
A Turkish policeman died in hospital Wednesday hours after being injured in a fall while chasing anti-government protesters in the southern city of Adana, the private NTV news channel said.
His death marked the first police fatality in seven days of clashes, with two young male protesters killed earlier.
Opposition to Erdogan is intense, but the 59-year-old has won three elections in a row and gained almost 50 percent of votes in 2011, having presided over strong economic growth in recent years.
The national doctors' union has said that more than 4,300 have been injured in recent days, 47 of them seriously.
Erdogan's critics accuse him of forcing conservative Islamic values on Turkey, a mainly Muslim but staunchly secular nation.
Turkey, while acknowledging some police excesses, has hit back at criticism of its handling of the crisis, a Turkish foreign ministry source told AFP on Wednesday.
The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had told US Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone call Tuesday: "Turkey is not a second-class democracy."
The US State Department later denied suggestions this was Washington's view of its NATO ally, a key strategic partner in the region, but said it had concerns "about instances of police brutality".
A top US official urged Turkish leaders Thursday to refrain from "unhelpful comments" after Erdogan accused "terrorists" of stoking the protests.
Other Western allies of Turkey — a country that straddles East and West and has long aspired to join the European Union — have also voiced concern over the violence.
The Istanbul stock market plunged after Erdogan spoke in Tunis, closing nearly five percent lower. It had earlier recovered from a 10 percent plunge on Monday.


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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Veterans Day Art, Patriotic Art
I work closely with the music teacher, which I highly recommend to all art teachers. We arranged to project images of artwork during a couple of the songs performed. This first artwork was created by the third graders and played during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
I taught the students about the War of 1812, particularly the battle of Ft. McHenry, when Francis Scott Key penned the poem that became our national anthem. (This is a great cross-curricular lesson, especially since our students don't receive much social studies now a days)
Day 1) Power point on Ft. McHenry, Wax resist of the fort, flag, and ocean
Day 2) Power point on ships, Drawing a ship
Day 3) Trace ship lines with crayon and paint, wax resist
Day 4) Cut out ship, masts, and sails (use foam or 3D O's to make ship pop off the paper
Day 5) Add 3D waves and rigging
Day 6) Finish what is needed
The second artwork was in reference to American Gothic by Grant Wood and the photograph taken by Gordon Parks also titled American Gothic. Both artists were making a commentary on whom they felt symbolized America. The students created these artworks of their American Gothic, inspirational Americans.
Day 1) Intro to American Gothic Power point, distribute flag paper
Day 2) Create flag designs
Day 3) Proportions of the face, guided drawing
Day 4) Finish drawing and paint skin area
Day 5) Color with markers and/or colored pencil
Day 6) Finish coloring if needed, cut out figure and glue to the flag
Monday, July 26, 2010
Kindergarten Self Portrait, Line, Cutting, Gluing
Well, feel free to use this lesson. Just let people know where you got the idea. Another variation on this lesson is to use multicultural construction paper vs. the die cut people (I use to make it more doable for kindy) to cut out body parts. I have done just that with first grade and it goes pretty well. It may add a day to your lesson.
I hope to add example photos soon and keep your eyes peeled for more lessons to come as I gear up for the new school year.
a. This is a three day (40min. class), lower elementary (Kindy) lesson
a. To introduce multiple basic skills to new art learners
b. To gain excitement and a sense of accomplishment in creating art
a. During the activity the students will gain basic manipulation skills in drawing, gluing, and cutting
b. During the introduction and continued class discussions students will learn vocabulary including principal of design line (straight, fat, thin, zig-zag, wavy, broken)
c. During the activity the students will learn to use good craftsmanship in their work
IV.Standards and PCS Essential Learnings
a. VA.D.1.1.1 / E.L. 2 Use art words in a classroom discussion.
b. VA.A.1.1.1 / E.L. 3F Create artworks using mixed media.
c. VA.A.1.1.4 / E.L. 4 Identify and develop quality craftsmanship.
V.Motivational Materials
a. Ella Sarah Gets Dressed book by, Margaret Chodos-Irvine
VI.Materials and Supplies
a. 12"x18" construction paper (assorted colors)
b. Construction paper crayons
c. Multicultural die cut person
d. 3"x4.5" construction paper (assorted colors)
e. Precut yarn (assorted hair colors)
f. Precut "tiles" (about 1" paper squares in asst. colors)
g. Scissors
h. Glue
VII. Day 1
a. Teacher reads Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
b. Teacher discusses and demonstrates drawing various lines with the crayons vertically down the 12"x18" paper, show a finished example of paper completely filled with lines
c. Students are allowed to choose a color of construction paper
d. Teacher distributes containers of crayons and checks that students have their paper vertical
e. Teacher allows students to draw while rotating around the room encouraging students to use a variety of colors and lines
i.Depending on time of year and age group teacher may want to write the students name on the assignment for them
VIII. Day 2
a. Teacher setup trays of 1" squares and glue (red tap glue tops recommended) before students enter
b. Teacher explains that students will be creating the "tile floor" for the person to stand on with the small 1" square papers.
c. Teacher demonstrates how to use glue on the square first and then attaching the square to the lined 12" x18" construction
i.Suggestion: use phrase "dot, dot, dot, just a little not a lot
d. Teacher explains good craftsmanship: how to use the tiles in rows without overlapping (a good way to explain it is like real tile with grout in between and if they overlap you would fire the tile guy)
e. Teacher distributes old assignment and supervises activity while
IX. Day 3
a. Students to choose their multicultural die cut person to match their own skin color and two 3"x4.5" construction papers
b. Teacher demonstrate how to cut skirt or shorts, Students mirror and students to glue them onto the body
c. Teacher demonstrate how to cut tank top, Students mirror and glue to the body
d. Teacher demonstrates how to glue body onto the floor, not in the air, how to glue hair, and decorate the clothing
e. Teacher distributes hair while students work
Friday, July 23, 2010
Book Study, Teaching Literacy Through Art
Olshansky presents researched based evidence to advocate for using visual and kinesthetic teaching/learning styles to educate students in literacy. She used Dr. Sue Teele research which showed that in the average lower el. classroom 25 out of 26 students are visual and kinesthetic learners while only a little more than half the class has strengths in verbal learning. "Teele's research revealed that students retain their visual and kinesthetic strengths all through elementary and middle school. Her study documented that after third grade, students' strengths as verbal learners actually diminish. Today, this phenomenon, is often reffered to as 'fourth-grade slump'" (Olshansky, 12). She further iterates the connection between graduation rates/school success and a students ability to read on level in third grade.
With the new challenges that educators face in today's society and educational system there is a great deal of pressure to teach to the test. This kind of drilling is based in verbal learning so essentially we have created a system that does a disservice to the majority of our students. So, as art educators where does that leave us? We can support the learning taking place in the gen. ed. classroom through this art based literacy approach. I know all to well the worries that visual art teachers have in the back of their minds about losing the quality of their art programs to the other disciplines. Continually we are asked to be more, know more and do more. We are painters, ceramicists, photographers, graphic designers, therapist, nurse, and now math, science and English teachers.
Yes, it is sometimes overwhelming, but know that you are not alone. Art teachers across the country face the same challenges. In the end, our job description is changing and our methods must change with it. We do need to be more, know more, and do more as we struggle to justify why the arts should continue to exist in public schools. I know this battle becomes tiresome because we all already know why. We, art educators, see it and live it everyday. Art based literacy, and perhaps the ambitious undertaking of a staff book study group, is a great way to advocate for your program without endangering its content.
At the very least take a chance and read The Power of Pictures, Creating Pathways to Literacy Through Art. It is a tool that will make you a more understanding educator of your students' needs. It even includes a DVD which I can't wait to watch. I will let you know more as I complete the book and design lesson plans.
Artfully Yours, E
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Primary Colors Art Teacher Rap, an iMovie I made
So, I get to tell my students I did this over my summer vacation. I went to a two day training at the end of June on using video/iMovie and GarageBand in the art class room. As a parting gift for giving up two full days of our summer vacation the participants received a flip cam, mic headset, an a high end tripod. Thank you school district!
I didn't want to waist any time and know how we all get too busy to do much extra during the school year I started thinking about how I could use my new toys...I mean tools. I decided to create a video as part of the introduction to a lesson. I've been wanting to think of better ways to teach my at risk/high poverty students information for the purpose of retention. I do so much for the affect side of art that I really have gotten away from emphasizing some terminology. I may focus on foreground, middle ground, back ground in an artwork but totally glaze over the vocab in the color mixing.
Well, I decided to focus on a vocab lesson. To present it in a fun way I created a rap. First I thought up the words, then created the music in GarageBand, and finally edited a video in iMovie. Th whole process took a couple of days and I even had time for a leisurely swim in the pool. I also get some quality TV watching done while I edited.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Art Advocacy Video and School Websites
Ok so I was an idealist and thought that I would be all over this blog when I started it back in January. Well, that didn't happen right away but I have renewed vigor, especially during summer break, and wanted to give it a go. There are far too few resources for art teachers in this world so I hope to do my part to assist my peers in furthering art education.
In today's blog I'm keeping it light by adding a fun video. I have this video linked to my googlesite which is currently my school webpage. It is a fun way to do a little art advocacy on your art room webpage. You may want to consider looking art up on youtube or perhaps creating an art advocacy video of your own through iMovie for mac users or Movie Maker if you are a PC person.
If you don't have a website for your school you may want to consider using a free web host like googlesite. It is extremely user friendly and visually dynamic. The only problem I have found is the file capacity for uploaded pictures. I have run into a problem with having reached my space limit. I would like to delete files and add new ones but can't seem to get the system to let me. Please, don't let that scare you away. It is awesome to use if you are new to web making and like I said it is FREE! This is the link to my site if you would like to see an example.
A word of caution: find out your district's policy on website use and student permission. Protect yourself, your school, your students, and the district from any messy disputes. My school district is moving toward using moodle sites. It is a "black board" style web host that is lacking in visual appeal but that is the way we need to go so they have more control over content and legal issues.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Starting a Mini Business Website
I'm wondering how many normal folks like me would like to get into this kind of adventure. In fact I'm beginning to have my doubts that it is even possible to have a small hobby business. I am tired of paying fees for selling sites, even when some are very reasonable, with no guarantee of sales. Perhaps I don't take good photos of my items or perhaps I ask to much, but more often than not I find I don't charge very much in hopes of creating interest from a buyer only to regret it as I send it out in the mail. This is why I have decided to create my own site on my own terms. No auction deadlines, no re-listing fees, and no continually posting items just to get traffic. Don't get me wrong I do want to keep creating new items but I simply can't compete with the mass producing home business people. Where do they find the money to do this?
Well, wish me luck as I do you in your artistic endeavors weather they are for hobby or for sale. If you have any tips, ideas, or suggestions, please let me know. Also don't forget...check my site out...please, the more traffic the better, or so I hear. http://sites.google.com/site/artsyfartzy/home

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Your local Strada is currently set to Riverside (More London)
This Strada is an Italian restaurant located in what must be amongst the most stunning developments in London to date.
With breathtaking views of the Thames, Tower Bridge and the City skyline, a meal at Strada More London is an occasion to remember.
The restaurant has a full bar, plenty of outside seating and is perfect for business lunches, functions or romantic dinners.
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Although at first the staff seemed to have no idea who I was (I had booked in advance), the evening went very well. We were served by Stefano who was brilliant, attentive, informative, friendly and provided excellent service through the night.
The view at Riverside is absolutely wonderful and we were placed by the window - where the restaurant seemed to prioritise seating (filling window seats before central ones). The lighting was relatively dark but the atmosphere was brilliant.
The "Tasting Menu" offered a great range of food, some a lot better than others. There were limited choices - ultimately, the menu is fixed with the exception of the starter - but enough variety.
Overall it was pleasant and enjoyable, below I have outlined the different stages in the meal and my comments on each course.
The starter consisted of olives, a garlic and rosemary bread and a platter of cold cut meats, tapenade, bread and bruschetta. The garlic bread and tapenade were delicious. The tomatoes on the bruschetta didn't feel fresh enough for my liking and the meats felt inauthentic. The dish was well presented and the mozerella was well sourced with a smooth consistency and rich flavour.
There was pasta, risotto and pizza for mains garnished with pancetta, broccoli and chilli; pumpkin pancetta, spinach; and mushrooms, ham and artichoke respectively. Of the three, the Risotto Zucca was unexpectedly the best. It was very smooth, flavoursome and a variety of textures.
Pork fillet and sea bream were presented as the grill element of the meal and were also delicious. The pork was cooked to absolute perfection – still moist, bursting with intricate flavours and accompanied with a rich butter sauce. The fish was textbook literally slipping off the bone. Unfortunately there was little variety of the accompaniments to the grills – both coming with green beans and potato. This would have been a great opportunity to present something different.
The deserts were all very different. There was: a cooling pistachio ice cream that wasn't too sweet; an iced nougat which presented an original and interesting taste with well selected ingredients providing a gentle sweetness of Italy; and a chocolate custard soaked in amaretto liqueur. This final one was very sweet and tasted relatively alcoholic – the texture was great and it wasn't too heavy.
This was the first time I had eaten at Strada and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The food was always well presented and appetising. I would happily go on to recommend Strada, in particular, the Riverside restaurant at More London.
I took my Mum with me as I thought she deserved a treat.. And boy did we get that!!!
We had the Olives, Flatbread and Antipasto for starters.
The olives were big, the colour was so vibrant and ever so tasty. I'm not generally an olive fan but I couldn't get enough of these.
The rosemary flatbread literally melted in the mouth. I could of happily eaten a whole plate to myself.
The antipasto was goregeous to look at and even more so to eat. An absolute meat lovers heaven!!!
For main we had the strozzapreti pugliese and Sea Bream.
I didn't particularly enjoy the Strozzapreti Pugliese as the pasta was slightly too aldente for me, but the bits of sausage, pancetta and broccoli were nice. I would of preferred more sauce with it too.
The Sea Bream was delightful. Presented very well, smelled delicious and was cooked to perfection. I'm a big fish lover and this was one of the best I've ever had.
The affogato ice cream with the hot espresso poured on top was a perfect end to a perfect meal.
Well done Strada, you have totally outdone yourselves with this new menu.
Excellent and plentiful food, fresh and well cooked. We found portion size was ample and were pleased with a very attentive service.
I visited Riverside with two friends and we started on this wonderful menu at 12.30. Here are my comments:
The Olives were fantastic as was the Schiacciatella Aglio Flatbread
We then enjoyed the Antipasto of which the highlight for me was the buffalo mozzarella, although it was difficult to choose one item!
After a fairly lengthy break to make more room in our ever filling tummies, we continued with the Strozzapreti Pugliese and Risotto Zucca. The pasta was beautifully cooked with a touch of chilli and the Luganica sausage was very tasty. The Risotto was very light and easy to devour.
Another break ... and along came the Quattro Stagioni pizza. Our taste buds were tingling by now.
Then the piece de resistance ... Saltimbocca Maiale and Orata al Forno. We had tried the Saltimbocca many times before and this did not disappoint, together with the creamy mash and beans. The waitress kindly filleted the sea bream which was delicious, complemented by the lovely roasted new potatoes.
By now, we were three hours into our feast and needed to have a longer interval before the desserts ... and when they came, again they were so wonderful. The Affogato with the espresso to pour over was fantastic the pistacchio gelato gorgeous and smooth but our personal favourite was the Bunet Piemontese which was TO DIE FOR ... I don't usually like that phrase but it sums it up perfectly. My two friends' favourite liqueur is Amaretto, so you can imagine that they were in heaven!
We finally emerged from the restaurant - which of course has a fantastic view of Tower Bridge - at around 4.30, so full of gourmet delights that we wouldn't need to eat again all week!!!
I absolutely cannot fault this fabulous menu - everything was cooked to perfection and the staff were impeccable. They were attentive without being intrusive. I would not hesitate to recommend Strada to anybody. In fact I have been doing so for many years now.
Thank you for inviting me to be an official food reviewer.
Myself and some friends ate at a Strada last night which incidentally has some of the best views of London, particularly when it is warm enough to eat outside. We started with large, juicy olives and warm rosemary bread. This was followed by a plate of antipasto which all agreed was beautifully presented. The cold meats were all tasty and it came with an olive tapenade which was also tasty, although the boys thought it a little bland.
We then had a large variety of main courses. The Quattro Stagioni pizza had a nice crisp base and a very good covering of fillings. The Risotta Zuca was a huge surprise - unanimous decision of 'super' . It was very well balanced, had depth and the contrast of the crunchy pine nuts on top with the smooth rice gave a great texture contrast.
We shared both the Saltimbocca di maiale and the Orata al forno. This huge Sea Bream was cooked to perfection and was the overall favourite of my guests and I. I have eaten the Saltimbocca before and found it both delicious and filling. Just what you want on a cold winter's night. It was judged to be tastier than it looked on the plate.
On to our desserts which were Affogato, nougat semi freddo icecream with a shot of espresso to pour over it. Divine! and a long term favourite dessert of mine at this Strada. The Bunet was a soft chocolate dessert with Amaretto and hazlenuts - "5 Star" was our overall comment. We also tried the Pistaccio icecream which was ok, if you like ice cream but far out-classed by its companion desserts.
The restaurant was very busy but the staff, as ever, were helpful and polite and also managed to accommodate our extra, unexpected guest.
I find the food in this restaurant consistently good and I always get excellent service. I just wish the drinks bill wasn't always so high!!
Three friends and I visited Strada More London branch to sampled the reviewers' tasting menu. We were seated on the first floor by the window with spectacular view of Tower Bridge. We had some issue with the reviewers' voucher at first but the staff agreed to let us used the voucher at the end.
Olives- We all loved those big, green olives in light marinade.
Schiacciatella Aglio flat bread- Star of the starters, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Baked to perfection and served warm in a basket.
Antipasto- Nice presentation of ham and salad, great starter for friends or family to share.
Strozzapreti Pugliese- You would love this dish if you like spicy food. We found the plate was quite greasy when finished eating. Probably is because the sausages and chili butter were a bit too much.
Risotto Zucca- I enjoyed this main course the most. With pumpkin and butternut squash, this is a winter comfort food and very filling. We love that we got fresh parmesan generously grated on the top.
Quattro stagioni- Four pizzas in one. There is something for everyone. Although we love the flat bread more.
Saltimbocca maiale- The pork was seasoned well, but too dry. Mashed potato was nice and creamy with a very good butter sauce.
Orata al forno- Presentation was very good and it's a huge portion. You got the wow factor when the dish was put on the table. But the fish was dry and whole dish smelled too fishy. The side salad tasted like fish as well, which was disappointing.
Affogato- Espresso has a wonderful aroma and was the perfect company of the iced nougat semi-freddo ice cream.
Bunet Piemontese- You got the crunchiness from hazelnuts and Amaretti biscuits. The bunet was wobbly, a very interesting dessert.
Pistachio Gelato- Creamy but light, perfect dessert for ending a huge meal.
Throughout the evening the staff were changing our plates and cutlery frequently but they didn't offer more water or wine when our glasses were empty as every time we had to ask them for it. We felt the staff could be more concerned about it.
Thank you Strada for the opportunity. We will definitely back for the flat bread, risotto and gelato!
I was absolutely thrilled when I received an email informing me I had been selected to be a Strada reviewer. Out of the local restaurants available I decided to go with the More London Strada as I was looking forward to the spectacular views from the restaurants location, however the views where totally eclipsed by the delicious high quality food.
My guest and I where lucky enough to sample the entire range of new dishes. To start we where presented with large Castelvetrano green olives, we where pleasantly surprised as the olives where not bitter and had a smooth creamy taste, they where also firm and tasted fresh. After the olives our next course was Schiacciatella Aglio Flat Bread, the flat bread was wonderfully fragrant, it managed to be crisp and light whilst being hearty & warming. Whilst an Antipasto is essentially just put together, this one was superbly constructed showing off its vibrant colours making the mouth water.
The first of the mains we sampled was Risotto Zucca, whilst risotto is renowned for being a tricky dish to get perfect every time the rice itself was spot on however we did feel that pumpkin being one of the main ingredients we would of thought that there would have been more pumpkin than we discovered. The Strozzapreti Pugliese had a wonderful chilli kick and the pasta itself was pleasingly filling. Our next offering was Quattro Stagioni pizza, this regrettably whilst pleasing on the eye was lacking in flavour. The Orata Al Forno (whole sea bream) was presented superbly (although some people might not be took keen on the head & tail still attached) whilst I did my best to sample this dish, admittedly sea bream is not a favourite of either my guest or myself therefore our thoughts on the fish itself probably aren't as broad as they could have been, this being said the potato & salad accompaniment was absolutely delicious.
And finally deserts (our collective favourite course) the first one we where presented with was Affogato which was accompanied by a shot of hot espresso to pour over the top, if being completely honest we both found that each of these where very nice on there own but when tried combined we found that the espresso dominated the flavour. To our taste we the combination of this desert does not work however had this been a desert accompanied by a shot of espresso to take a bite of the desert and have a sip of the espresso afterwards does make for a tantalising combination. The penultimate course was Bunet Piemontese itself was superb and the crushed Amaretti biscuits and splash of amaretto liqueur absolutely topped it off perfectly and made a fabulous desert. Our final desert wad Pistachio Gelato which was smooth & creamy and is an ideal, light desert to follow a filling meal.
We visited the Strada just by Tower Bridge - what a beautiful setting its in, couldn't recommend it highly enough for either a romantic meal or family/friends meal.
This time I visited with my boyfriend, my pensioner mother and early 20s niece!
Going for something a bit different, we opted for some of the new dishes on the menu and we were delighted with our choice.
Such a variety - starters of juicy, plump olives, delicious tomato and pesto bread and an antipasto selection. It was really nice to share as not something we'd normally do with our dishes but it meant we all got to experience the different tastes.
For the mains we chose to share those so we all got a bite of each - I'd highly recommend the Risotto Zucca, filled with pumpkin, squash, pancetta and spinach in a creamy sauce.
We also sampled the Strozzapretti Pugliese pasta which was a nice fresh taste with a hint of chilli and the Quattro Stagioni pizza with a light thin base, interesting flavours and split into four different sections with four different toppings but for me my favourite pizza will always be Strada's Pizza Parma!
As if that wasn't enough from the grill we had a divine pork fillet dish with mashed potato, the Saltimbocca di Maiale and the Orata al Forno - a whole sea bream which comes out like a real fish! It felt very Mediterranean which was nice and the white fish was one of the best we've tasted.
By this point we didn't think we could manage anymore but not one to shy away from dessert - we tried the Bunet Piemontese - similar to Pannacotta - and a light pistachio gelato which was a flavour I wouldn't normally try but I'd definitely have it again.
Another dessert which I wouldn't normally choose but which was heavenly was the Affogato - an iced nougat ice cream with a shot of espresso over the top, couldn't get enough of this delight and can't wait to have it again.
Can't wait to go back!
I visited the Riverside More London Strada last week with three friends.
First of all the venue is simply spectacular, boasting an amazing view of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge! We were lucky enough to get a table by the window and that alone was worth the visit!
3 of us sampled the Strada tasing menu, and I have to say we really enjoyed it.
For starter we had the Schiacciatella (basically a white pizza with no tomato and no mozzarella) and the Antipasto (mixed italian cured meat and mozzarella), something which is a proper italian tradition and we were definitely not let down by the flavours! Especially the schiacciata which I definitely recommend to anyone going!
Then we moved to the "primi piatti" and we tasted the Strozzapreti Pugliese, which were simply excellent, and the Risotto Zucca. The latter was quite good, although slightly different to what we were used to. The rice was slightly overcooked but apart from that an extremely enjoyable dish.The Quattro Stagioni pizza which followed was also quite good, although not spactacular. Then we had Saltimbocca Maiale (this dish is traditionally made with veal but the pork was cooked perfectly and the flavour was great) and the Orata al Forno (also quite well done).
To end it all we had three desserts, one Affogato, one Bunet Piemontese and one Pistacchio gelato. The first two were simlpy excellent.
All in all it was a great evening, which confirmed my opinion that Strada is definitely the best Italian chain restaurant in London and a place I definitely can recommend to all who want to test good Italian food here!
Fantastic meal in wonderful surroundings with views of Tower Bridge, Tower of London and HMS Belfast.
Garlic and Rosemary Bread was a perfect accompaniment to nibble over with a glass of wine to begin. Everyone enjoyed the antipasto sharing platter with mozzarella, tomato and cured meat. With the bread, a perfect portion size for three people.
Strozzapreti Pugliese and Risotto Zucca were both flavoursome dishes made with good, fresh ingredients and executed perfectly. The pasta was also a colourful feast for the eyes. So much the better for the light touch of sauce.
The star of the show was the Orata Al Forno, skillfully deboned at the table. The fish was infused with flavour and the accompanying roast potatoes well chosen.
Pistachio ice cream and mango sorbet are both delicious and refreshing, but the Affogato served with good, strong espresso will be my regular choice in future.
The service was consistently of a very high standard from our waiter and other staff who served us.
The olives were the best olives I have ever eaten, the bread was 'possibly' the best I have ever eaten.
The Antipasto, was a delight to the eye and tasted as good as it looked, all ingredients were of the highest quality and it would be worth a visit just to devour this along with a friend and a glass of Wine.
The Pasta (STROZZAPRETI PUGLIESE) was very nice but could have done with a little kick, maybe some Cayanne Pepper (however, there is Chilli Oil so this can be used to taste).
The Risotto (RISOTTO ZUCCA) was a little bland, I boil Pumpkin with ground Cinnamon before using it in a dish and find it gives it the most wonderful aroma and subtle sweetness. (Maybe worth considering?)
The Pizza (QUATTRO STAGIONI) was beautifully presented and all was enjoyed except the Luganica Sausage which tasted somewhat sour and had to be left.
The Pork fillet (SALTIMBOCCA MAIALE) was beautifully cooked, nice and tender and easily cut, the Beans still crisp and the Mash very creamy. A nice easily eaten dish, however, did lack Panache.
The Sea Bream (ORATA AL FORNO) was gorgeous as always, I have had it several times at Strada. It is usually the Fish of the day. A lovely meaty Fish, well cooked and served with an ideal company of New Potatoes. Very nice indeed.
The Iced Nougat (Affogato) was my favourite of the Deserts, something completey new for me which I thoroughly enjoyed.
The Mouselike dish ( BUNET PIEMONTESE) was fabulous, rich and full of flavour though I think an accompniment of a scoop of Vanilla Icecream would just help to balance the richness.
PISTACHIO GELATO Was not available, or so we were informed.
Overall opinion: A hearty and wholesome menu which was hard to fault.


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You can change your mind after voting absentee By Tracy Samilton • May 3, 2018 State of Michigan In the final days leading up to election day two years ago, Tom Barrett, a Republican candidate for the 71st District in Eaton County, was knocking on doors when he met a voter he had a lot in common with. They got to talking about their shared military experience and after a while, the man said he wished he hadn't already voted for Barrett's opponent. Lawsuit asks judge to throw out Detroit absentee votes, as clerk's race remains contested By Sarah Cwiek • Nov 13, 2017 user jdurham / MorgueFile.com A Detroit activist has filed a lawsuit, asking a Wayne County judge to throw out absentee ballot results from Detroit's election last week. Anita Belle is co-chair of the Committee for Voter Justice and a gubernatorial candidate for the Michigan Green Party. She was an election challenger at Detroit's Cobo Center last Tuesday. Belle says per state election law and its manual for election officials, election workers are supposed to check ballot envelopes against absentee voter applications and precinct lists from the state's Qualified Voter File before counting the votes. Election challenger files lawsuit against Detroit City Clerk, Election Commission By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Aug 11, 2017 Michael Dorausch / Flickr, http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 A lawsuit filed Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court alleges Detroit's city clerk violated election law. Detroiter Anita Belle says she was trying to challenge the legitimacy of potentially more than a thousand absentee ballots. She says there are voters registered at addresses that are actually vacant lots owned by the Detroit Land Bank. Belle had hoped to challenge any ballots from those addresses. But she says she wasn't allowed to. Political roundup: The battle over voting rights, and should 401(k)s replace teacher pensions? By Stateside Staff • May 5, 2017 Paulette Parker / Michigan Radio Listen Listening... / 7:43 Stateside's conversation with former Republican representative Joe Haveman, and Vicki Barnett, former Mayor of Farmington Hills and a former Democratic legislator. Democrats in Lansing are seeking what they call a "Voting Bill of Rights." That means no-reason absentee voting, early in-person voting, voter registration as late as 15 days before an election, and other things making it easier for people to vote. Republicans have, in the past, offered bills for stricter voter identification laws. Who wants to make absentee voting easier in Michigan? By Zoe Clark & Rick Pluta • Mar 20, 2017 Listen Listening... / 3:11 It's Just Politics with Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta, March 20th, 2017 The effort to allow any Michigan voter to request an absentee ballot may be close to critical mass in the state Senate. 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Voters in Michigan confused over absentee ballot reminder, but it's nothing to worry about By Bryce Huffman • Nov 3, 2016 Paul Kanan / Michigan Democratic Party The Michigan Democratic Party wants to make sure all voters who got absentee ballots turn them in on time. But some recipients have been confused. Several voters have called their county clerk's office to ask about postcards, which were only sent to absentee voters who have yet to mail their ballots in. Michigan Democratic Party spokesman Paul Kanan says the postcards were never meant to confuse anybody, but instead, to encourage them to vote on time. "We just want to make sure that everybody who wants to vote does vote and has their vote counted," Kanan says. Despite worries over election rigging, officials confident in Michigan systems By Lindsey Smith • Oct 27, 2016 Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claims there will be "large-scale voter fraud" this election. But election officials say they're confident that will not be the case in Michigan. "We want to assure everyone, regardless of their political ideology or their partisan affiliation that their voice will be heard on election day and their voice will be counted," said Fred Woodhams, a spokesman for Michigan's Secretary of State. Woodhams says this isn't the first election he's fielded these concerns, and guesses it won't be the last. 2016 presidential election attracts record number of registered voters in Michigan By Lindsey Smith • Oct 17, 2016 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio There are 7,495,216 people registered to vote in Michigan in the 2016 presidential elections. That's more than 40,000 more than were registered in the last presidential election, according the Secretary of State's Office. There are more voters registered now than in 2008, the previous record. The deadline to register to vote in the November election was last week. 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A state House panel on Wednesday approved no-reason absentee voting in Michigan. People would no longer need to meet criteria to mail in their ballots before Election Day. Slower mail delivery may prevent some absentee ballots from being counted By Steve Carmody • Oct 27, 2015 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio Time's running out faster than you may think to mail an absentee ballot for next week's election. Roughly half of the votes in some of next week's elections are predicted to be cast absentee. But some absentee votes won't be counted. Lansing city clerk Chris Swope says changes in the way the post office processes the mail is adding a day to the delivery of absentee ballots. Michigan Senate GOP puts kibosh on no-reason absentee voting By Jake Neher • Jun 23, 2015 Lars Plougmann Republicans in the state Senate have put a damper on a legislative effort to allow no-reason absentee voting in Michigan. A Republican-sponsored bill in the state House seems to have wide bipartisan support. 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Opengear Certified Partner CTS Bilisim Helps Turkish Banking Group in First Phase Roll Out to Secure System Availability and Reduce Time to Fix at All of the Branches Across Turkey
Opengear Certified Partner CTS Bilisim Helps Turkish Banking Group in First Phase Roll Out to Secure System Availability and Reduce Time to Fix at All of the Branches Across Turkey
SLOUGH, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Jan 27, 2014) - Opengear (www.opengear.com), a leading provider of critical infrastructure management solutions through advanced console servers, remote management, monitoring, and cellular out-of-band products, today announced that Turkish banking group, Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası, has deployed Opengear's Remote Management Gateways at Bank's branch office sites with plans to roll out Opengear technology to a further 145 sites including several critical data centre locations.
Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası has 250 branches and approximately 4000 staff serving over 1 million customers across Turkey and internationally. The bank has a proactive attitude to protecting its IT systems and decided it needed to improve remote connectivity to critical infrastructure in branch locations, to help detect and resolve issues.
The bank turned for advice to CTS Bilisim, an Istanbul based expert in data centre and server room monitoring and management technology. Following a thorough evaluation process of competing solutions, Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası selected the Opengear ACM5500 Remote Management Gateway to enable secure remote monitoring, access and control of its distributed network infrastructure and remote sites using its built-in out-of-band connectivity.
According to Erdal Ek, Senior Network Specialist for Türkiye Finans, "Opengear had a clear price and performance advantage compared to other products we evaluated and it also had several advanced features that we felt offered us additional benefits." Erdal Ek highlights built-in remote site access including PSTN and cellular, and the ease with which remote admins can upload managed device configuration and operating system images from Opengear's internal flash drive for remote bare-metal provisioning and repair of critical systems.
The bank has installed Opengear at branches across the country and Erdal Ek confirms that the out-of-band solution has improved the IT departments' ability to both manage and configure remote devices during installation or if a problem arises. "Opengear saves us time and allows us to quickly understand and resolve a wide range of problems and ultimately increase customer satisfaction," Erdal Ek adds.
Working closely with CTS Bilisim, an Opengear partner, the bank is upgrading each branch with Opengear Remote Management Gateways, integrating a secure serial console server and remote access gateway hardened with stateful firewall, FIPS 140-2 certified SSL, strong-cipher SSH, OpenVPN and IPsec VPN, to ensure rigid security compliance around sensitive financial transactions. For its high-density data centre environments, the bank has specified the Opengear IM series Infrastructure Managers offering up to 48 console connections in a single rack unit.
Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası plans to complete roll out to an additional 145 sites during 2014.
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Founded in 2004, Opengear designs, manufactures and delivers the most feature-rich, cost-effective, flexible solutions for secure remote infrastructure management. With Opengear, companies can access and manage mission critical systems, devices and equipment remotely and securely, even if the network is down, to save costs and maximize business continuity. The company is headquartered in Sandy, Utah, has substantial operations in the UK and Australia, and sales partners worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.opengear.com.
About CTS BILISIM LTD. Co.
CTS BILISIM was founded in 2010 with experienced and dynamic team to serve IT market as a distributor company. CTS BILISIM targets to analyse the needs in Turkish market, to offer efficient solutions, to give priority to customer satisfaction and to develop a system that can supply the adaptation of CTS BILISIM to a rapidly growing market.
CTS BILISIM was started its business life with data centre equipment and making studies for consumer electronics products. One main purpose of the establishment of CTS BILISIM is to follow the opportunities in new technology products and to serve them to its customers. At CTS BILISIM, our strategy is to grow exponentially by supplying service with the best quality.
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A joint venture of the Boydak Group, the Ülker Group, and The National Commercial Bank (Saudi Arabia), Türkiye Finans is grounded Turkey's deep-rooted knowledge of and experience with participation banking.
Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası was founded following the merger of the companies Family Finans and Anadolu Finans, which belongs to the Boydak and Ülker Groups, two leading large groups in Turkey, in 2005.
A new period of tremendous change and transformation at Türkiye Finans began on 31 March 2008 when The National Commercial Bank (NCB) acquired a 60% stake in the company. By bringing together the strengths of the Boydak and Ülker groups, two of Turkey's leading industrial conglomerates, with those of the Middle East's most deeply-capitalized bank, capital structure and vision of this partnership resulted in its emergence as a leading player in the business of participation banking.
In 2011 Türkiye Finans laid out a five-year plan under which it redefined its goals and growth roadmap. As called for in that plan, the bank is currently undertaking a variety of projects and making important progress aimed at further developing its technological infrastructure, business processes and service approach.
As of end-2013 Türkiye Finans was the hub of a powerful service platform consisting of over 4,000 employees, over 250 branches, and an effective array of alternative delivery channels that enables the bank to offer innovative and high added value products, services, and solutions to a broad customer base in the corporate & commercial banking, enterprise banking, and retail banking segments.
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Game of Thrones has released a new poster in anticipation of season two, and it's bound to cause a bit of controversy...
... for what it reveals about season one.
We won't actually spell it out - just in case readers who wish to remain in the dark and are ferociously catching up on the first season DVD prior to April 1 can't figure out the spoiler - but the image is hard to miss. See for yourself:
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ABC is picking up a head of steam in the season's homestretch, proving how formidable it can be when all its players are on board.
Much like the start of the season when "Dancing With the Stars" bolstered two nights of the sked, the Alphabet has looked reinvigorated with original episodes of all its top series. Net won Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday among adults 18-49 and was the only major net up vs. the same frame a year ago.
Fox still prevailed in the adults 18-49 demo (3.9 rating to 3.7 for ABC), winning for a 13th straight week, but ABC closed the gap by logging its highest-rated frame since the week of the Academy Awards in late February. CBS (3.1/9) and NBC (2.6/7) were well behind the leaders, according to Nielsen estimates.
ABC and Fox tied for the week's lead in adults 25-54 (4.2/11), while CBS led in total viewers, averaging 11.25 million to ABC's 10.71 million.
An extra hour of "Grey's Anatomy" certainly helped the Alphabet's cause, as the show's spinoff characters were introduced in a two-hour Thursday episode (Daily Variety, May 7). But the medical drama was just one of four ABC shows among the week's top 10 in 18-49.
"Desperate Housewives," "Lost" and "Dancing With the Stars" also excelled for the Alphabet, which is off to a good start for the May sweep as well. Through Sunday, ABC led Fox in 18-49 (3.6 to 3.4), while CBS was on top in total viewers (11.1 million).
Leading the way for ABC last week was "Grey's" (9.1 rating/24 share in adults 18-49, 21.23 million viewers overall), the No. 3 show for the frame in 18-49 (behind two editions of Fox's "American Idol") and the No. 1 program in adults 18-34 (8.9/25).
Other demo victors for ABC during the April 30-May 6 sesh included "Housewives" (6.6/16 in 18-49, 17.16m), "Lost" (5.3/14, 12.33m), "Dancing With the Stars" (4.9/13, 18.97m) and Sunday's "America's Funniest Home Videos" (2.5/8, 7.67m), "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (4.4/12, 11.85m) and "Brothers & Sisters" (4.1/11, 10.83m).
Hanging in there for ABC on the comedy side is Wednesday's "Notes From the Underbelly" (2.3/7, 6.00m), which again was on par with its "According to Jim" lead-in.
Most of Fox's damage was done over the midweek stretch of Tuesday and Wednesday: The "American Idol" results show on Wednesday (11.0/28 in 18-49, 28.75m) and Tuesday's performance program (10.2/29, 26.73m) were the week's top shows in 18-49 as well as total viewers, while Tuesday drama "House" (8.8/22 in 18-49, 21.13m) was in the top 5.
Also, "Bones" led its Wednesday hour (3.1/10 in 18-49, 10.56m), while toon vets "The Simpsons" (3.7/11, 7.77m) and "Family Guy" (3.9/10, 7.95m) again produced on Sunday, winning their slots in 12-34.
Handicapping the net was a sixth-place finish on Friday with repeats of "Nanny 911" (1.1/4 in 18-49, 2.83m) and "Bones" (1.1/4, 3.57m).
CBS was paced by top 10 dramas "CSI" (5.6/14 in 18-49, 19.02m) and "CSI: Miami" (5.1/14, 17.24m), while its Monday comedy combo of "Two and a Half Men" (4.7/12, 13.71m) and "King of Queens" (4.7/11, 13.03m) tied for No. 11 in 18-49 and were the week's top half-hour laffers.
Elsewhere for the Eye, "Ghost Whisperer" led its Friday hour as usual (2.6/10, 9.25m) while Tuesday's "NCIS" (3.2/9, 13.83m) and Wednesday's "Criminal Minds" (3.5/9, 13.28m) were runners-up to "American Idol" in their timeslots.
Fourth-place NBC picked up a bit, rising to its best week since March behind slot winners "Heroes" (5.4/13, 11.92m) and "Law & Order: SVU" (4.1/11, 11.41m).
Also helping out was Sunday spec "Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture" (3.6/9, 7.88m), which gave the net its strongest Sunday in demos since January, and "Law & Order" scored a rare demo victory on Friday (2.6/9, 8.88m).
CW was led by "America's Next Top Model" (2.4/7 in 18-49, 5.23m) and "Gilmore Girls" (1.8/5, 4.08m) as well as the return of "One Tree Hill" (1.5/4, 3.25m). Latter placed second to "Idol" in Wednesday's 9 o'clock hour in 12-34 (2.3/7).
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The plaintiff brought proceedings in the NSW Local Court after her insurer denied a claim under her motor insurance policy. Her claim relied upon the evidence of her husband who had been a passenger in the vehicle and the driver of the other vehicle who all claimed a genuine collision had occurred (although with slightly differing versions of events). The insurer relied on a witness, who saw the collision from her living room window, and a crash investigator's report.
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The Supreme Court had regard to the substance of the dispute, namely whether the plaintiff's claim for loss or damage fell within the terms of the policy.
The Court found that while the Magistrate had made a finding that the plaintiff's witnesses were not credible, he did not explain why he had made that finding, nor did he explain whether his decision, that the plaintiff's claim was not covered by the policy, was on the basis that the collision had been staged, or upon some other basis. The Court also noted that the Magistrate did not reveal how the credibility of the defendant's witness led him to find that the plaintiff was not entitled to payment under the policy.
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Our Master's degree in Risk Management is a one-year course, providing technically-minded graduates with an analytical study of risk management and financial engineering.
The course is run by Imperial College Business School and equips our students with the cutting-edge risk management tools and strategies utilised by world-leading financial firms.
You will learn how to put the latest academic thinking and business strategies into practice from leading practitioners and world class faculty, giving you a thorough and hands-on understanding of risk management.
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Our graduates are well prepared for jobs in a wide range of industries in the UK, Europe and further afield, with employers including Barclays, RBS and Prudential.
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This degree is accredited by the Professional Risk Manager's International Association (PRMIA).
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