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Mexico celebrates a wide range of holidays
|English name
|Spanish name
|January 1
|New Year's Day
|Año Nuevo
|First day of the year
|February 5
|Constitution Day
|Día de la Constitución
|Celebrates the Promulgation of the 1857 and 1917 Constitutions
Observance: First Monday of February.
|March 21
|Juárez's Birthday
|Natalicio de Benito Juárez
|Commemorates President Benito Juárez's birthday in 1806
Observance: Third Monday of March
|May 1
|Labor Day
|Día del Trabajo
|Commemorates the Mexican workers' union movements
|September 16
|Independence Day
|Día de la Independencia
|Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810
|November 20
|Revolution Day
|Día de la Revolución
|Commemorates the start of the Mexican Revolution by Francisco I. Madero in 1910
Observance: Third Monday of November.
|December 1
|Change of Federal Government
|Transmisión del Poder Ejecutivo Federal
|Every six years, when a new President is sworn in
Next observance: December 1, 2012.
|December 25
|Christmas celebration; secular and religious holiday
In addition to these dates, election days designated by federal and local laws are also statutory holidays.
Civic Holidays
Observed nationwide, but workers aren't entitled to paid time off
|English name
|Spanish name
|February 19
|Army Day
|Día del Ejército
|Celebrates the Mexican Army on Loyalty Day ("Día de la Lealtad"), when President Madero was escorted by the Cadets of the Military College to the National Palace
|February 24
|Flag Day
|Día de la Bandera
|Celebrates the current Flag of Mexico and honors the previous ones
|March 18
|Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation
|Aniversario de la Expropiación Petrolera
|Celebrates the Oil Expropriation by President Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas in 1938
|April 21
|Heroic Defense of Veracruz
|Heroica Defensa de Veracruz
|Commemorates the defense against the United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914.
|May 5
|Cinco de Mayo
|Cinco de Mayo
|Very minor celebration of the victory of the Mexican Army, led by General Ignacio
Zaragoza against French forces in the city of Puebla, on May 5, 1862.
Although Mexican citizens feel proud of the meaning of Cinco de Mayo, it is not a national holiday in Mexico but is an official holiday in the State of Puebla where the battle took place.
|May 8
|Hidalgo's Birthday
|Natalicio de Miguel Hidalgo
|Commemorates the birth in 1753 of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the initiator of the Mexican Independence War
|June 1
|Navy Day
|Día de la Marina
|Celebrates the Mexican Navy
|September 13
|"Boy Heroes" or "Heroic Cadets"
|Día de los Niños Héroes
|Celebrates the Battle of Chapultepec during the Mexican–American War of 1847
|September 15
|Cry of Dolores
|Grito de Dolores
|Celebrates the Grito de Dolores, an event that marked the start of the independence war against Spain on the eve of September 16, 1810. It took place at a church chapel in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, led by Creole Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. Executive officers of all levels re-enact the Grito on this date.
|September 27
|Achievement of Independence
|Consumación de la Independencia
|Celebrates the end of the Mexican Independence War in 1821 11 years after it began
|September 30
|Morelos' Birthday
|Natalicio de José Ma. Morelos y Pavón
|Commemorates the birth in 1765 of Father José María Morelos y Pavón, one of the founding fathers of the Mexican nation
|October 12
|Columbus Day
|Descubrimiento de América
|Commemorates the Discovery of the Americas in 1492 by Italian navigator Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus in English, Cristóbal Colón in Spanish).
Traditional and popular, but not official
|English name
|Spanish name
|January 6
|Día de los Santos Reyes
|Celebrates the Biblical New Testament story of the arrival of the three wise men who each brought a gift to the Christ child. Traditionally, children receive toys, and people buy a pastry called rosca de reyes. Anyone who bites into the bread and finds a figurine of the Christ child must host a party for the Day of Candlemas (February 2).
|January 17
|Feast Day of San Antonio de Abad
|Día de San Antonio de Abad
|Religious Holiday during which the Catholic Church traditionally allowed animals to enter the church for blessing. Most churches these days "celebrate" animals without bringing them inside.
|February 2
|Día de la Candelaria
|Religious holiday that is celebrated with processions, dancing, bullfights in certain cities, and the blessing of seeds and candles
|February 12-28
|Carnaval is a holiday that kicks off a five-day celebration of excess before the Catholic lent. Beginning the weekend before Lent, Carnaval is celebrated exuberantly with parades, floats and dancing in the streets.There are a lot of local events that begin before the public celebrations are seen. As soon as the Christmas festivities are over, the carnaval participants begin preparations. The dancers begin practicing their dances and the designers begin work their creations.
Cozumel is one of the top celebrations of Carnaval in the world. There are many dances all over town and at the hotels, with parades at night. The best traditional foods are set up at restaurants all over the main square and everyone participates. The parade is usually best on the last night, which is Shrove Tuesday before Lent. Enjoy the delightful food stands set up downtown and around the palacio grounds. The celebrations bring famous singers, dancers and stars. It's suspected that many stars can get out and about without being identified because everyone is dressed up.
The biggest events are the parades which are Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday, before Ash Wednesday. The parade begins at the south part of town behind the municipal building, goes down the beachfront 'Malecon' to the airport road, and then back. Most parades begin about 6:30 and end about 9:00. The last one is usually the longest and best as that is the float competition night. This is Cozumel's best celebration and takes many weeks of preparations.
|February 14
|Valentine's Day
|Día de San Valentín
|Celebrates amorous unions. On this day, traditionally, men give chocolates, flowers, jewelry, dinner and serenade their special women, as well as their female friends.
|March (varies)
|Vernal Equinox
|Visitors gather on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes at the main temple at Chichén Itzá to witness the spectacular descent of the plumed serpent, Kukulcan. The ancient Maya constructed the pyramid-shaped temple in such a way that, during the equinox, a beam of sunlight creates a dramatic serpentine shadow that moves down the steps towards the earth, like a real snake slithering down the face of the temple.
|April (varies)
|Holy Week
|Semana Santa
|Holy week and Easter. During the days leading up to and including Easter, Mexicans hold celebrations and somber processions in observance of Christ's resurrection. This is a holy week that ends the 40-day Lent period. This week includes Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It is Mexican custom to break confetti-filled eggs over the heads of friends and family.
|April 30
|Children's Day
|Día del Niño
|Honors all children
|April 30 to
May 3
|Cedral Festival
|Feria del Cedral
|This historic festival is held in the small town of El Cedral, in the south of Cozumel Island. This annual event is said to have been started over 150 years ago by Casimiro Cárdenas, who was one of a group that fled to the island from the village of Saban, on the mainland, after an attack during the War of the Castes. The attackers killed many other villagers, but Cárdenas survived while clutching a small wooden cross. Legend has it that Cárdenas vowed to start an annual festival wherever he settled, to honor the religious power of this crucifix.
Today, the original Holy Cross Festival forms part of the wider Festival of El Cedral, which includes fairs, traditional feasts, rodeos, bullfights, music and competitions. The celebrations last about 5 days in all and are held every year at the end of April or beginning of May. La Feria de Cedral is a popular event for the locals. It is a fair-type event that includes an array of traditional Mexican and Yucatecan dishes and crafts. They exhibit livestock and have rides set up as well.
|May 3
|Holy Cross Day
|Día de la Santa Cruz
|Construction workers decorate and mount crosses on unfinished buildings, followed by fireworks and picnics at the construction site.
|May 10
|Mothers' Day
|Día de las Madres
|Honors all mothers
|May 15
|Teachers' Day
|Día del Maestro
|Honors all teachers
|May 23
|Students' Day
|Día del Estudiante
|Honors all students
|3rd Sunday of June
|Fathers' Day
|Día del Padre
|Honors all fathers
|September (varies)
|Festival of St. Michael
|Dia de San Miguel
|The patron saint of the town of San Miguel is the Archangel Saint Michael. Every year from Sept. 21-25 there are fireworks and a Naval procession in the town square in front of the pier.
About 90 years ago, a group of workers digging in an area north of town unearthed a statue of the archangel St Michael carved from ivory, brandishing a sword of pure gold and wearing a gold crown. This event occurred on a day holy to San Miguel — September 29. To the locals, this coincidence was too great to dismiss as less than a miracle, and thus the town was renamed. The statue is believed to have been a gift from Juan de Grijalva as part of an attempt to introduce Christianity to the island. The original statue was sent to Merida to be restored. Some say that the real statue never returned, and that the one on display is an exact replica rather than the original, but this has never been proven.Today, the locals wish for safety from hurricanes, a good tourist season, fruitful fishing season, and God's blessing.
|Autumnal Equinox
|The shadow pattern of the plumed serpent Kukulcan descends the main pyramid of Chichén Itzá, just as it does at the vernal equinox
|November 1
|All Saints' Day (Day of the Dead)
|Día de Todos los Santos
|Honors dead relatives or friends (who were less than 18 years of age and unmarried) with candles, food and flower offerings, altars, and rituals
|November 2
|All Souls' Day (Day of the Dead)
|Día de los Fieles Difuntos
|Honors dead relatives or friends (who were more than 18 years of age or married) with candles, food and flower offerings, altars, and rituals
|December 12
|Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
|Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe
|Celebrates the day the patron saint of Mexico, Our Lady of Guadalupe, appeared on Tepeyac hill to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
|December 16–24
|Las Posadas
|Las Posadas
|Commemorates the Biblical New Testament story of Joseph and Mary's search for shelter in Bethlehem. Consists of candlelight processions as well as stops at various nativity scenes.
|December 24
|Christmas Eve
|Celebrates the eve of the nativity of Jesus, as both a secular and religious winter holiday. The traditional treats for this holiday are buñuelos, tamales and atole or champurrado. Sometimes they eat gelatina de colores (different flavors of gelatin and a milk-based gelatin mixed together to make a colorful treat) Las Posadas are celebrated nine days before Nochebuena, usually accompanied by a piñata party for children and dance music for adults.
|December 28
|Day of the Holy Innocents
|Día de los Santos Innocentes
|On this day, people pull practical jokes on each other. It is equivalent to the U.S. version of April Fools' Day (April 1). People must not believe anything that other people say nor let them borrow any amount of money. If someone falls for a joke, the person pulling the joke will say "¡Inocente palomita!", literally meaning 'Innocent little dove' (equivalent to saying "April Fools!").
|December 31
|New Year's Eve
|Año Nuevo Vìspera
|Mexicans celebrate New Year's Eve, locally known as Año Nuevo, by downing a grape with each of the twelve chimes of the bell during the midnight countdown, while making a wish with each one.
Mexican families decorate homes and parties during this time with colors such as red, to encourage an overall improvement of lifestyle and love, yellow to encourage blessings of improved employment conditions, green to improve financial circumstances and white to improved health.
Mexican sweet bread is baked with a coin or charm hidden in the dough. When the bread is served, the recipient whose slice contains the coin or charm is believed to be blessed with good luck in the new year.
Another tradition is making a list of all the bad or unhappy events from the current year; before midnight, this list is thrown into a fire, symbolizing the removal of negative energy from the new year. At the same time, thanks is expressed for all the good things had during the year that is coming to its end so that they will continue to be enjoyed in the new year.
Mexicans celebrate by having a late-night dinner with their families, the traditional meal being turkey and mole. Those who want to party generally go out afterwards, to local parties or night clubs. Celebrations center around the Zocalo, the city's main square - you can expect a lot of firecrackers, fireworks and sparklers. At midnight there is a lot of noise and everyone shouts: "Feliz año nuevo!" People embrace, make noise, set off firecrackers, and, believe it or not, sing Auld Lang Syne.

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Antony House
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2009)
Antony House is the name given to an early 18th-century house, which today is in the ownership of the National Trust. It is located between the towns of Torpoint and the village of Antony in the county of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed building.
The house is faced in silvery-grey Pentewan stone, flanked by colonnaded wings of mellow brick and overlooks the River Lynher. It was built for Sir William Carew between 1718 and 1724, and ever since has continued as the primary residence of the Carew family, who have owned the estate since the mid-16th century. Sir John Carew Pole gave the house and formal gardens into the care of the National Trust in 1961, on the understanding that the family could continue to reside there. Currently Tremayne Carew Pole, lives there with his family.
The house and gardens are open to viewing by the public between March and October.
Collections and furnishings[edit]
Antony House hosts a splendid collection of portraits, including a portrait of Charles I of England at his trial, (Charles I granted a baronetcy to the Poles in 1628). The collection contains some of Sir Joshua Reynolds' works, and a portrait of Rachel Carew, believed to have inspired Daphne du Maurier's novel My Cousin Rachel.
Rooms are heavily panelled in Dutch Oak and contain fine collections of 18th-century furnishings and textiles.[1]
Gardens and estate[edit]
The grounds were landscaped by Georgian garden designer Humphry Repton and include the formal garden with the "National Collection of Day Lilies".[2] In the early 19th century, yew hedges and topiary were added to the formal landscaping. Adorning the gardens are stone carvings from North West India, a Burmese temple bell brought to Antony by General Sir Reginald Pole Carew, statuary and more recently acquired modern sculptures, including the Antony Cone water sculpture by William Pye.[3] This echoes the grand spectacle of the topiary yew cone nearby, which is almost as tall as the house itself. Other sculptures include Jupiter Stone by Peter Randall-Page[4] and Hypercone by Simon Thomas.[5]
Other notable features include a black walnut tree, cork tree, a Japanese ornamental pond and knot garden. The dovecote dates from the 18th century, while a folly has been added recently in the estate grounds.
The surrounding woodland garden (not National Trust, but owned by the Carew Pole Garden Trust) is noted for rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and magnolias, and surrounding woods provide delightful walks, which extend down to the river Lynher. The Bath Pond House situated in the woodland walks was built in 1789.
Film location[edit]
Filming for the 2010 Disney film production of Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton, took place in the grounds of Antony House in September 2008.[6] The estate was also used as a location for a Rosamunde Pilcher TV movie by German company ZDF with director Dieter Kehler.[7]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-antony/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ http://simonthomas-sculpture.com/gallery_larger.php
- ^ http://www.gardensofcornwall.com/site/outdoor-kids/antony-house-and-garden-p133063
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444936/
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antony House.
- Antony information at the National Trust
- GENUKI page
- Historic England. "Details from image database (61677)". Images of England.


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For all the talk of rebellion and freedom that metal music purports to stand for, the reality of the situation is that just like every other aspect of the world, metal music is buried as deeply in clichés as anything else. We don't like to admit it, and we try out best to point out the infinitesimal differences that allow us, in our minds, to think every band is offering something unique to the scene. But the reality is that clichés exist for a reason. There is always some truth that leads us in that direction, whether we want to admit it or not.
When it comes to female-fronted metal bands, there is a perception that all of them are only tangentially metal, gussied-up by operatic singers put in place as much for their looks as their vocal prowess. Not to speak ill of that type of music, but there are so many bands that fit the description that it became shorthand. Female-fronted metal has, for better or worse, been defined as a style all its own. Within those confines, there are great bands and others who don't meet the same standard, just like in every other subset of metal.
Seven Kingdoms isn't as symphonic or lush as many of their contemporaries, but they share enough of their sound with the cliché that many will write off "The Fire Is Mine" without giving it a fair chance. It doesn't take long into the first real track, "After The Fall", to realize that Seven Kingdoms is not a band masquerading as metal to appeal to a certain fan base. They are, at their core, a melodic metal band that pumps out the kind of speed-influenced power metal that overran the scene at the turn of the millennium.
Vocalist Sabrina Valentine is undoubtedly the focal point of the band, for obvious reason. In addition to the visual appeal she brings, her voice is what anchors the songs. Her voice deftly mixes the operatic approach that can be off-putting to so many with a more conventional rock tone, bridging the gap effectively, and appealing to fans of both styles. Much like last year's most surprising female-fronted album, Trillium's "Alloy" (the star vehicle for Amanda Somerville, whose voice bears a striking resemblance to Sabrina's), "The Fire Is Mine" is a cohesive collection of tracks that eschew melodic beauty for meaty hooks, offering up songs that are energizing and memorable, rather than window dressing for the vocal performance.
A song like "Forever Brave" is not constrained by the makeup of the band, transcending the boundaries and establishing itself as a top-notch metal song without the need for any qualifiers. Featuring classic riffs, a pair of melodic solos, and a hook Edguy would have been proud to write, it's the kind of song that can change people's minds on the subject of female-fronted metal. The title track follows along these lines, with an infectious hook that recalls everything that's good about metal. When Seven Kingdoms is firing on all cylinders, they are a formidable band.
Not all the songs work as well, notably the off-sounding "Flame Of Olympus". The composition appears solid, but the recording does it no justice. The thin, single-note guitars are shrill and give the song no heft, while the vocals are washed out and distant. I can hear the start of something good, but it doesn't come together in a satisfying way. The few songs that inch closer to the operatic, like "Symphony Of Stars" and the closing "The King In The North", are the most disappointing of all. They lack the identity the band has put together on the remaining tracks, feeling more like attempts to placate expectations than the music they truly want to make. They add diversity, yes, but undercut the core of who Seven Kingdoms is trying to be.
When the band sticks with pounding out straight-ahead heavy metal, they stand toe-to-toe with the best female-fronted bands in the world. They aren't divisive like Nightwish, plodding like Epica, or burdened with unnecessary gimmicks to appear more metal for the audience. "The Fire Is Mine" is nothing but a metal album, the kind that should appeal to everyone who claims to love the classics.
The best thing I can say about "The Fire Is Mine" is that, aside from the academic purposes of writing a review, I never once thought about who was singing. The songs are strong enough on their own that petty things like that don't carry as much weight as group-think has made the norm. In the end, Seven Kingdoms has managed to put together a solid album of classic heavy metal that shows their skills as songwriters and performers, and puts them ahead of the curve. "The Fire Is Mine" isn't forward-thinking, nor does it offer anything new to the equation, but it plays honest music in such a manner that we can see how the walls will someday be fully broken down. This is a good step in the right direction.


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Never has any one been less a priest than Jesus, never a greater enemy of forms, which stifle religion under the pretext of protecting it. By this we are all his disciples and his successors; by this he has laid the eternal foundation-stone of true religion; and if religion is essential to humanity, he has by this deserved the Divine rank the world has accorded him.
It is evident, indeed, that such a doctrine, taken by itself in a literal manner, had no future. The world, in continuing to exist, caused it to crumble. One generation of man at the most was the limit of its endurance. The faith of the first Christian generation is intelligible, but the faith of the second generation is no longer so. After the death of John, or of the last survivor, whoever he might be, of the group which had seen the master, the word of Jesus was convicted of falsehood.
Sometimes they reasoned thus: "The Messiah ought to do such a thing, now Jesus is the Messiah, therefore Jesus has done such a thing." At other times, by an inverse process, it was said: "Such a thing has happened to Jesus; now Jesus is the Messiah; therefore such a thing was to happen to the Messiah."
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- Born: February 28, 1823
- Died: October 12, 1892
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John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, John Lennon, Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln and that legendary queen of Queen; Freddie Mercury – so many showmen have graced the stage of life. They have enlivened our worlds and broadened our horizons. They have pushed us from complacency and made us look at the world with new eyes. They have enriched us and inspired us and they have left us before their time.
It was with heavy heart that I heard of Steven P. Jobs' passing. He was one of the greats. A man who pushed us and his peers, a man who showed us that there was a better way of doing things. Whilst his passage from this life was expected; his health visibly failing at every public appearance – his loss still came as a blow. Felt keenly around the world, it was a loss for which many of us felt wholly unprepared.
Jobs' legacy, from the Apple II to the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad have been part of the background of our lives. Those few who haven't used his products have certainly used those of his competitors – products which borrowed and benefitted from his great designs. He might not have been the sole creator but his influence was evident in the high standards of each.
My heroes in this world have been those lofty individuals who almost canonised have passed into legend – JFK, RFK, Lennon, MLK, Lincoln, Freddie Mercury. These men however are obvious choices. What surprised me about Steve Jobs' death was not how acutely his passing was felt, but that I hadn't realised he'd been a hero all along.
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Archive for January, 2017
Chinese capital controls to put damper on Aussie property bubbleWritten by admin on January 28, 2017 – 7:37 pm
China's most recent capital controls, introduced on the 1st of January, are having an immediate effect, with fewer Chinese buyers able to purchase property abroad. From London to Melbourne, Vancouver to Sydney, Chinese citizens are struggling to close property transactions in some of the world's largest property bubbles.
International experts believe the drop in demand is expected to be worst felt in Australia, the biggest beneficiary of the capital outflow. According to Christopher Todd at consultancy firm Basis Point, Australia approved A$24 billion of real estate investments from China in the financial year ended June 2015, the latest figures available, making Australia by far the largest destination for Chinese buyers.
China's currency has plunged to eight year lows on the back of a record braking capital flight. Its foreign exchange reserves has been slashed to $3.052 trillion, the lowest in almost 6 years. To help stem the tide, China further tightened controls on foreign exchange, a day prior to quotas resetting on the 1st of January.
In a statement from China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), it said it wanted to stamp out money laundering and illegal overseas property purchases. While the regulator has left the quota of $50,000 yuan (A$9,600) foreign currency, per person, per year unchanged, it has significantly increased disclosure requirements. Chinese citizens must now pledge the money wont be used for overseas purchases of property, securities or life insurance. They must also give detailed accounts of what the money will be used for. Banks will now report any overseas transaction made by an individual exceeding $10,000 yuan (A$2,000).
Bloomberg reports on the despair:
"If it's too difficult, I'm out,'' said Mr. Zheng, 66, a retired civil servant in Shanghai who declined to give his first name to avoid attracting regulatory scrutiny. He may abandon a 2.4 million yuan ($348,903) home purchase in western Melbourne, even after shelling out a 300,000 yuan deposit last August. He's due to make another big payment next month.
For Zheng, the decision on whether to walk away from his Melbourne property or risk breaking China's foreign-exchange rules is fast approaching. He's scheduled to wire another 800,000 yuan to Australia in late February to cover the rest of his down payment.
With the Lunar New Year starting today, an army of Chinese holiday makers are in the air heading for Melbourne and Sydney as local property agents prepare for the "golden week". The agents are already witnessing a substantial drop off in demand. Many Chinese view property with a tour group, but only half the number of buses are filled this year. Ray White Balwyn director Helen Yan told the Domain, fewer Chinese tourists would be hunting for property this year. A positive to come from all of this – they will have more time to enjoy a real holiday in Australia.
Happy Chinese New Year.
» China's crackdown on capital outflows sending shudders through global property markets – The Straits Time, 27th January 2017.
» China's Army of Global Homebuyers Is Suddenly Short on Cash – Bloomberg, 27th January 2017.
» China Gets Strict on Forex Transactions to Stop Money Exiting Abroad – Bloomberg, 3rd January 2017.
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Australian Banks placed on Credit Watch NegativeWritten by admin on January 17, 2017 – 7:15 pm
Credit rating agency Fitch has placed Australia's banks on a negative credit watch, citing an increase in macro-economic risks stemming from the property asset bubble.
Fitch indicated a key risk for the banking system was the banks' exposure to the overheated property market. Of special concerned is strong increases in household debt levels relative to household disposal income – at a time when Australia's household debt relative to household disposal income sits at a staggering 187 per cent, one of the highest levels in the world.
"Household debt is high and rising relative to disposable incomes, making borrowers sensitive to changes in the labour market and interest rates," Fitch analyst Andrea Jaehne stated.
Pressure from multiple fronts has forced Australian banks to hike interest rates in recent months following upward trends around the globe. But with significant levels of household debt, Australian households are going to feel the brunt of the rate hikes, more so than other countries with much more prudent household debt levels.
Fitch also expresses concern about growing job losses. Abnormally high housing costs has forced wages sky high in Australia, making the country a high cost economy and one struggling to compete in a global free market. This has caused the closure of complete industries and accelerated the offshoring of an increasing number of jobs, the very jobs required to service the high levels of household indebtedness. Essentially, Australia has a significant misallocation of capital towards unproductive markets such as housing, and at great expense to productive sectors of the economy.
Investor loans surge 21.4 per cent
Adding to macro-economic concerns is today's release of housing finance commitments from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Despite efforts by regulators to curb lending growth through macro-prudential controls, the value of loans to property investors surged 21.4 per cent over the year.
It's more mounting evidence just how ill-equipped Australian regulators are in engineering a controlled, safe landing.
» Fitch Ratings turns negative on Australian banks – The AFR, 16th January 2017.
» Housing investor loan approvals surge 21.4 per cent in a year – The Sydney Morning Herald, 17th January 2017.
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Anyway, I read a cool passage of a book I'm currently going through with my Bible study group, and thought I'd reflect on it a bit here. The book is Dangerous Wonder by Mike Yaconelli. In this passage, he recalls a story about a woman on holiday on one of the barrier islands of South Carolina, at a time of year when loggerhead turtles were laying their eggs.
One morning the woman came across the tracks of a female turtle going in the wrong direction, as she had apparently lost her sense of direction and had wandered into the hot dunes, where she would certainly die without help. The woman notified a park ranger, who arrived on the scene in a jeep. The next scene sounds rather alarming, as the ranger
"flipped the turtle over, wrapped chains around her front legs, and hooked the chains to the trailer hitch on the jeep. Then he drove off, dragging her through the sand so fast her mouth filled with sand and her head bent back as if it would break. At the edge of the ocean, he unhooked her and flipped her right side up."The turtle gradually began to move, and eventually pushed herself off into the ocean.
Yaconelli quotes the woman's reaction:
"Watching her swim slowly away and remembering her nightmare ride through the dunes, I noticed that sometimes it is hard to tell whether you are being killed or being saved by the hands that turn your life upside down."
The author argues that the fear that this turtle experienced was "life-saving fear" , the kind that comes when we offer our lives to Jesus. Her only choice was to hang on. Taking this passage out of its religious context for a moment, I began to think back on a lot of the crap I've experienced in the past few years, and I wonder if the pain and discomfort I may experience in the present is me on a journey toward something better. As I've learned over and over, painful experiences are a part of growth, and I often come out of them all the wiser, kinder, etc. Maybe, like the turtle, I got going in the wrong direction, and it required a difficult transition to get me turned around. It's hard to say exactly what will be the result of this journey I'm currently on, but I know the One whom I've put my trust in, and try to hope that sometime down the line things will fall into place.


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Oral Communication
Contributing to Seminars
The main way in which seminars differ from lectures is that their success relies on a lot of effective two-way communication. Unlike a lecture you will not spend the majority of the time listening to one person speaking. In the best seminars, all members of the group are equally committed to listening actively and putting forward their ideas clearly. The combination of speaking and listening will help you to develop a more critical approach towards your subject.
Being a good listener
It is essential that you develop and demonstrate good listening skills not only for seminars, but for any aspect of life that involves working with others.
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Being a good listener is a basic requirement in engaging in effective discussion.
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Speaking during a seminar
Try not to be too worried about the quality of your contribution. It does not need to be perfect - they rarely are! Other students and the lecturer will be pleased that you have contributed. Remember that the way you express your ideas and opinions orally will improve with practice.
Lots of people get anxious at the thought of speaking out in a group, especially when you do not know the others that well or do not feel fully confident about the topic. The best way to overcome this anxiety is to JUST DO IT. Build your confidence by participating as much as possible. Very few people are born with the 'gift of the gab' and those that are do not always make much sense. Most confident speakers have worked to develop their style. By learning a few simple techniques you'll be able to use seminars to develop strong oral communication skills that will stand you in good stead in any situation where you need them.
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|Finance Bill
Mr. Letwin: National insurance contributions are set at a given level, and earn given receipts for the Treasury, in the prevailing economic circumstances. Should they produce more money because of fiscal drag due to prevailing economic circumstances, that in no sense validates the raising of any tax, landfill or otherwise.
The Financial Secretary was merely amusing himself at the expense of the Committeeor perhaps I should not say that, because he also provided some amusement for the Committeein order to entertain himself in the dire straits of having to negotiate the Finance Bill. We are left with the same old problem that we started with. The tax increase is not accompanied by an equal and offsetting decrease in the rate of some other tax; therefore it is not a fiscally neutral measure. That is a harbinger that bodes ill, when we attend to the fact that the Government have introduced the climate change and aggregates levies.
Mr. Bennett: Where in Dorset does the hon. Gentleman plan to put the incinerator?
Mr. Letwin: It is clear that Labour Members have reached that stage of the Finance Bill at which they wish to amuse themselves. I assure the hon. Gentleman that I have no more desire than he does to see more incinerators. Nor, as I hope might become evident to the hon. Gentlemanwho is expert in such mattersand to the Financial Secretary, have I the least desire to see more landfill sites. However, taxes should not be increased without fiscal neutrality obtaining.
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): I am as opposed to incinerators as anyone in the Room; I spoke on the matter in the Westminster Hall this morning. The additional landfill tax would still leave landfill more attractive than incineration on economic grounds, ignoring the environmental grounds. Even the new level of landfill tax is not a disincentive to landfill as opposed to incineration.
Mr. Letwin: My hon. Friend makes telling points. The fact is that the Government are in a complete intellectual mess about such issues. They have no serious cross-elasticity studies or optimality analyses. The Financial Secretary has directly contradicted his own concessions on the aggregates tax this evening. We are facing a Government who make gestures towards environmental taxation, but who actually wish to establish a base for increasing fiscal revenues from whatever source they may, apart from income taxes. That is what we object to and will continue to object to, and I shall ask my hon. Friends to vote against the clause.
Mr. Timms: The hon. Member for Guildford (Mr. St. Aubyn) has obviously been listening to the organisations that have been calling for a higher rate of landfill tax. If he had been here earlier in the debate, he would have heard references to those representations. We should take a cautious step-by-step approach, so that we can see the consequences.
The position of the hon. Member for West Dorset is now completely incomprehensible. He is working with a definition of fiscal neutrality, but I have no idea what it is. The entire premise of his argument, and that of other Conservative Members, was that the increases in the rate of landfill tax meant that the Government's revenue from the tax was greater than the revenue forgone from the cut in employers' national insurance contributions. The hon. Gentleman has now, admittedly with speed, come up with a new but incomprehensible definition of fiscal neutrality. He should acknowledge that he was wrong and support the clause.
Mr. Letwin: If it were true that the Financial Secretary cannot understand mewhich it is notit would be necessary for me to do what I shall do in any case, which is to spell out the simple analysis of fiscal neutrality. When a tax is raised by the sum of x and accordingly collects revenues of the sum of y, another tax should be decreased so that it reduces the revenues by the sum of y. The two should offset each other. If the Financial Secretary were genuinely in doubt about the need for that marginal fiscal neutrality to maintain a serious intellectual case for environmental taxes, it would be necessary to explain it.
However, the Financial Secretary is well aware of such matters. The problem is that he does not want to admit it. It is inconvenient to his case, because he has increased the tax and then relied on the fact that some other item happens, through fiscal drag, to be increasing its effect on receipts. That is an intellectually disreputable positionjust as disreputable as the position on optimality that he jettisoned so notably earlier. There is no basis left for such a measure, and I shall ask my right hon. and hon. Friends to vote against it.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:
The Committee divided: Ayes 17, Noes 6.
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Clause 102 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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Telling the Story of Mid Cheshire
Weaver Hall Museum
Housed within the old Northwich Union Workhouse building, full of displays, tales and history of Mid Cheshire ....
Harlequin Players present Toast
Harlequin Theatre
5th Sep 2018 - 8th Sep 2018
Harlequin Players present Toast - a comedy by Richard Bean....
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13th Oct 2018
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26th Aug 2018 - 27th Aug 2018
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Note The Pumping Station is only open from 2pm - 5pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays from Easter to the end of September. Group visits can be arranged at other times. Call 07970 207 941 for further details.
The Pumping Station is at Weir Street, Northwich, Cheshire.
If you are travelling by car, it is just over a mile from the A556 at Davenham. It is 7.7 miles from the M56 at Stretton near Warrington.
It is five minutes walk from the Salt Museum which is well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Your most convenient railway station is Northwich Railway Station although you may find a more convenient rail service to Hartford Railway Station
The walk from Northwich Railway Station takes you alongside the railway arches, past Vickers Way Park and over the River Dane. It is one mile and will take about 20 minutes. You can stop off for an ice cream at Vickers Way Park!
Check out the Salt Museum for details of the walk.
You can alternatively take a bus service from the Railway Station. See Local Buses for full details.
If you choose to go by taxi, the journey is just over a mile from Northwich Railway Station and will take about 5 minutes under normal traffic conditions. From Hartford Railway Station it is 2.5 miles and will take about 15 minutes.
Northwich Railway Station is on the Mid Cheshire Line - a scenic route from Chester to Manchester via Knutsford, Altrincham and Stockport. Northern Rail operates this service.
From London and the South East take a Virgin Trains service to Stockport and change for Northwich.
From Liverpool take the Merseyrail service to Chester and change for Northwich.
From Birmingham and the West Midlands take a Virgin Trains service to Crewe, connect with a service to Chester then change for Northwich. If you are using a taxi from the station to the Pumping Station consider changing at Crewe and taking the direct London Midland service to Hartford.
From Sheffield and South Yorkshire take a service to Stockport and change for Northwich.
From West Wales and Shrewsbury take the Arriva Trains Wales Manchester service and change at Stockport. If you are using a taxi from the station to the Pumping Station consider changing at Crewe and travelling to Hartford.
From North Wales take a Virgin Trains or Arriva Trains Wales service to Chester and change for Northwich.
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For advertises, marketers and media gurus, the opportunity of data big and small is significant.
Programmatic buying, dynamic content and context-targeting promise the answer to that awful "How do we do more with less?" question. Consumers get more relevant ads, content and communications. Businesses get better insights for better decision-making. Real time actually becomes real. Data is here to rescue us from diminishing budgets, distracted consumers and fragmenting media. And it will, as long as we don't abuse it.
With opportunity comes responsibility.
Consumers upload terabytes of intimate data to social-media platforms every day. We revel in and rely on tracking the minutiae of our lives through websites and apps -- our money, steps, calories, vitals, sleep, the airports we visit, our children's milestones. We are creating data everywhere we digitally tread, both intentionally and unintentionally, and we are increasingly comfortable with that.
But this vat of data is a wicked problem for marketers -- a problem for which there are no definitively right or wrong solutions. Because while data can create great value and send ROI soaring, it can also make consumers feel violated, ruin their credit, compromise the safety and innocence of their children, or worse.
Yes, consumers should be more thoughtful and careful about their choices. But we're asking them to read the buried 6-point-font legalese to educate those choices? Yes, government should pass a bill or two. But we are an enterprising society that rejects severe legislation, and tactics like the Do Not Call registry and CAN-SPAM can't take us all the way.
The responsibility for data privacy falls on the shoulders of marketers more than anyone else. We simply have the most to lose if our efforts are poorly designed, and the most to gain if they're designed well.
Privacy standards: Everyone wins
As an industry we can be pioneers in setting boundaries that will protect consumers for years to come and still deliver on efficiency, effectiveness and customer experience. We understand this stuff; it is literally our job. As a result, we are in a unique position to create privacy standards that ensure everyone wins.
Here are some places to start:
1) Integrate data planning as an upstream design discipline
- Ask what data really need to be captured, and what data really need to be stored vs. what can be processed in real time without storing.
- Aim to store data showing a consumer action (e.g., customer visited the blue page) separately from data showing what triggered that action or the actual consumer behavior (e.g., received the blue banner).
- Preemptively outline data risks and intended course of action in the event of crisis.
2) Evolve from fine print to more transparent disclosure strategies
- Disclose all intended and potential future uses of consumer data in simple language at the point of data collection.
- Incorporate store/do not store and use/do not use checkbox options on forms next to sensitive data fields.
- Offer (and train) live chat experts to answer privacy questions (not just product/service questions) directly.
3) Make privacy a positive part of the brand experience
- Formalize robust preference centers as a new User Experience best practice, including options to receive (or not receive) content customized to location, interests and purchase history.
- Make privacy decision points more bite-size and contextual. For example: "The last two pages you visited suggest you may already be a customer, would you like to see content designed for existing customers for the rest of your visit?" Or: "You received this because you purchased this product. Let us know if you prefer we don't use your purchase history to customize your content in the future."
By adopting a privacy-by-design mentality, we can begin to transform ideas like these into best practices that have long-term benefits for both consumers and brands. Let's lead the way.
Jessica Kernan is chief strategy officer-North America at RAPP.


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NORFOLK – They're likely not old enough to even remember the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001, but that's not stopping college student from honoring the Day of Service.
A group of Northeast Community College students hosted a Day of Service event on campus Tuesday. Students could sign up and work various stations, providing services to six different organizations in Norfolk, like making doggie chew toys for the local animal shelter, packing breakfasts for Meals on Wheels or hygiene packets for the Norfolk Rescue Mission.
School officials say the response on campus was overwhelming, with some instructors bringing entire classes to help out.
"We had a crazy rush right away" said Northeast student activities director Carissa Kollath. "We're actually out of a lot of our projects, which is a good problem to have."
Northeast partnered with a number of entities like Bellevue University and Chartwells Food Service who donated a lot of the items. Organizers say that spirit of cooperation will help the event in the coming years.
"I've had a bunch of people reach out as we've started advertising this so I know we can grow this even more for next year," said Kollath. "We already have ideas of some different things that we want to do."
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#livingwithpain: Let's Make Pain Visible
What's it like to live with chronic pain? It's often hard for those living with pain to explain, and even harder for someone without pain to understand. As part of National Pain Awareness Week in November, we want to shine a spotlight on chronic pain and raise awareness about this often invisible issue. So join us for our annual #livingwithpain experiment!
What's the #livingwithpain experiment all about?
During National Pain Awareness Week, you can join the experiment:
- Clip a clothespin to your ear for 1 hour (or as long as you last!)
- Take a selfie with the clothespin on your ear
- Post your photo on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using #livingwithpain to describe your experience.
- Challenge your friends and family to try the experiment too!
"I chose to do the @PainBC clothespin #livingwithpain experiment (yes, for a full hour). A lot of people #livingwithpain don't have that choice."
Why a clothespin? That's not #livingwithpain!
We know that putting a clothespin on your ear is not the same as having chronic pain, but we want people to understand just how distracting, frustrating, and debilitating even a tiny bit of pain can be. Using a clothespin on the ear is a common tool for training health care providers to help them understand pain, and it's been proven to develop people's compassion.
"My mother did the @PainBC experiment to learn what #livingwithpain is like. She wanted to take [the clothespin] off immediately, which made her realize how lucky she is that she can end the pain while I can't."
Why raise awareness about pain? How does that help?
The more aware decision makers, researchers, health care authorities, and the public become about chronic pain, the more we can influence funding, policy changes, and improve services for people in pain.
"To support #PainBC and #PainAwarenessWeek I pinned a clothespin to my ear for 1 hour. My father has been living with chronic pain for 30+ years and I can't imagine the frustration that he and others go through on a daily basis… #livingwithpain"
How can you join in?
During National Pain Awareness Week 2017, try the #livingwithpain experiment, then post your message and picture on social media. Or skip the clothespin and just share your story about what it's like to live with chronic pain. Don't forget to use the hashtag #livingwithpain to tag your post. Most importantly, encourage your friends and family to show their support by trying the experiment. You can also take a look at a collection of #livingwithpain posts from the 2016 #livingwithpain experiment on Storify.
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Ah, but Hillary Clinton is Hillary Clinton.
Even in the face of substantial misogyny, she was still the wife of one of the great politicians of our time, who had substantial political skills herself, had built up a lifetime of political experience, and was, for better or worse, a polarizing figure. Even when she was being denigrated, no one could stop talking about her.
To go around the press the way she did you need someone of her caliber to be in the running.
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Registration for TCG's Leadership Teleconference on federal level advocacy is now open! We hope you will join us!
Leveraging Federal Policy: Successful Case Studies from the Field
Teresa Eyring, executive director, TCG, Moderator
Theatre leaders around the country have successfully navigated federal policy and appropriations opportunities to the benefit of their theatres. TCG's executive director, Teresa Eyring, will moderate a panel featuring advocates from Theatre Members with reports on a variety of federal legislative and policy issues:
- Gerard Stropnicky from Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble participated in Arts Advocacy Day 2011, met with his Tea Party Member of Congress, and won his support of the NEA in a subsequent vote. He returned for Arts Advocacy 2012 to thank his Member of Congress and to hold onto that support.
- Josh Loar, sound supervisor at Yale Repertory Theatre has helped influence the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to better respond to the needs of theatre companies with regard to their wireless microphones.
- Christopher Moses, education director at the Alliance Theatre will provide an update on their U.S. Department of Education multi-year grant and arts education advocacy efforts to preserve this funding stream.
- Grace Grillet, Managing Director of The People's Light & Theatre Company will report on field efforts to preserve the charitable deduction.
Registration Fee: TCG Member Theatres can register their first line for free. A second line will cost $35. For non-member organizations, the cost is $50 and only one person per organization may register. Please email Alissa Moore, government and education programs associate, if you have any questions. Registration deadline is Thursday, May 17 .


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The Camera Teaches us How to See Without a Camera
"The camera teaches us how to see without a camera."
Dorothea Lange
American photographer, Dorothea Lange, is a giant in the history of photography. Best known for her famous image titled Migrant Mother made during the time of the Farm Security Act (FSA) in 1936.
When The World Belonged To Men
Due to limited opportunities and a radically different social/economic structure few women at that time were able to work in creative fields like photography. To have produced such a large body of work, including a number of absolute classics, is an incredible achievement.
The history of photography owes much to the work of Dorothea Lange and other FSA photographers such as Walker Evans.
A Photograph Is A Slice Of Our World Made At A Specific Moment In Time
So, what's the relevance of her quote? To me it means that the camera, as a tool, helps us see much of the beauty of our world in a way that we might otherwise not be able to. The world around us is huge. The camera helps us slice that world up into smaller pieces and as moments in time, usually within a fraction of a second. Our choice of lens, camera format, framing, etc., help determine what slice we deal with.
By taking a creative approach to our photography we learn how to perceive and experience these moments, both with and without the camera. So a walk in the park or down a city street becomes an experience other than just capturing an image which, from my way of thinking, is a pretty ordinary term.
Better Photos Through Repetition And Practice
Photographers, as artists, are visual people. But to live the life of a photographic artist it's necessary to practice the discipline by making pictures, both with the camera and, for those who desire to take their craft further, on the desktop.
Photography helps us see and feel the world as it unfolds around us and, by doing so, better appreciate it. The act of photography can help connect us with the world around us and with that certain inner beauty between the known and the unknown. Once in this zone the photographer no longer needs a camera to make this connection. It's my view that, like meditation and religious practice, the camera is a tool to get us into the zone and to help share some of that experience with others.


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8 popular sugar shacks
We've highlighted eight family-friendly sugaring off locations near Montreal that will hopefully please the whole family.
Ready or not, here it comes: the annual "sweet" buzz that settles over this province during the sugaring off season. Families flock to rustic sugar shacks to fill up on food we health-conscious folks rarely eat anymore: sausages gleaming with fat, tasty baked beans and fluffy scrambled eggs — all covered with a generous coating of sticky-sweet maple syrup. To finish off the day, everyone piles outside where someone pours boiling-hot syrup onto packed snow, so it hardens into a delicious taffy or "tire" that can be gobbled up.
The sugar shack experience, which often includes traditional music played during the meal and a much-needed walk through the maple forest afterwards, offers families a wonderful diversion from the winter doldrums. The meals are usually served in a casual setting at long tables and little ones don't have to worry about sitting still for long. And the generous quantities of sweet things will please everyone! As well, many sugar shacks have added extra activities, including sleigh rides, petting farms and outdoor play areas for children.
The sugaring off season changes every year (it coincides with the winter thaw) but usually starts at the end of February. The weather cannot be too hot or too cold or the taste changes and the syrup is no longer edible.
To help families find places that offer family-friendly activities, Montreal Families has put together this sampling of popular sugar shacks that aren't too far from the city.
Chalet des Érables (Ste. Anne des Plaines)
It's almost impossible to be bored at this sugar shack, located about 35 minutes north of Montreal. In addition to eating hearty food and taffy, families can take a train ride, check out an old-fashioned fire truck, jump on giant inflatable toys, zoom around in miniature cars as well as visit the petting zoo, take a pony ride and watch how maple syrup is made. Prices for adults vary throughout the week $14-$20. The price is $11-$12 for children ages 6-12 and $7-$8 for ages 2-5. It's free for kids under 2. For reservations, call (450) 478-0822. For more information, visit www.chaletdeserables.com.
Cabane à sucre la Branche (Ste. Isidore)
Located near Chateauguay, about a 25-minute drive south, this sugar shack has three large eating areas where they serve an elaborate traditional meal on wooden tables. Kids can dance and listen to music during the meal. Sugar taffy is offered and then families can take a sleigh ride, see farm animals or take a walk through the maple forest. Prices vary throughout the week from $22 to $23.50 for adults, $18-$19 for children ages 13-15, $12-$13 for ages 6-12 and $8.50-$9 for ages 3-5. It is free for kids under 3. You need to reserve in advance by calling (450) 454-2045. For more information, go to www.labranche.ca.
L'Hermine Maître Sucrerie (Near Havelock)
Located about an hour's drive southwest of the city, this cozy sugar shack has a small, but kid-friendly eating area. Musicians play traditional songs and kids can watch the sugar taffy being made. There are free sleigh rides, farm animals and a tour of the maple syrup production area. On the weekends, there are pony rides for children. Prices vary depending on the time of the visit. Adults pay between $17.50 and $23 while it costs $10.35 to $11.50 for children ages 6-12, $6.90 for ages 2-5 and $2.30 for ages 2 and under. There are three set-times for meals so you must call to reserve (450) 826-3358. For more information, go to www.hermine.ca.
Cabane à sucre Bouvrette(St. Jerome)
Located about 35 minutes north of Montreal, this sugar shack has been producing syrup for 64 years and is extremely popular with families as well as daycares and schools. For many kids, the most exciting aspect of this place is the train ride through the forest. Although there isn't too much to see, many young kids just get a kick out of riding on locomotives. There is also a farm with a petting zoo and live music on Friday and Saturday evenings as well as a traditional meal for up to 350 people. There is the requisite making of taffy and then kids can take a sleigh ride ($3) or play in the park. Prices vary throughout the week, ranging from $15 to $21 for adults and $6.50 to $9.50 for children under 5. You need to reserve in advance by calling (450) 438-4659. For more information, go to www.bouvrette.ca.
Érablière Charbonneau (Mont St. Bruno)
Located about 30 minutes south of Montreal, the sugar shack serves its meal on large wooden tables in a spacious eating area that also includes a stage where musicians keep everyone's toes tapping with traditional music. At the end of the meal, there is a taffy-making demonstration. There are plenty of other activities for children, including pony and sleigh rides as well as outdoor games. Families can also visit farm animals, go snowshoeing or take a walk through the maple forest. The prices vary throughout the week from $21.55 to $29.20 for adults, $12.93 for children ages 11-15 and $9.48 for ages 3-10. It is free for children under age 3. People can also buy homemade maple syrup products. You need to reserve in advance by calling (450) 347-9090. For more information, go to www.erablierecharbonneau.qc.ca.
Cabane à sucre Paquette (Near St. Sauveur)
About a 45-minute drive north of Montreal, this sugar shack offers a plentiful meal with music provided (nice for the little ones who might want to get up and dance). Children can watch how sugar taffy is made and then enjoy a horse or sleigh ride. They can pet the farm animals and stroll through the maple forest. There is also a maple syrup museum where people can purchase various products and learn about the history of the sugar shack. The prices vary throughout the week from $16 to $20 for adults and $8 for children ages 4-12. It is free for children under 3. You need to reserve in advance by calling (450) 478-1074. For more information, go to www.cabaneasucre.ca.
Érablière au Sous-Bois (Mont St. Grégoire)
A 25-minute drive south of Montreal, this sugar shack offers copious meals in a kid-friendly dining room with plenty of room for little ones to move around or dance to the live music. Kids can watch the sugar taffy being made and then enjoy eating it. There are free sleigh rides as well as a chance to pet farm animals, play on the outdoor jungle gym or take a walk in the maple forest. Cost is $17-$20 for adults and between $7 to $10 for children, depending on their ages. It is free for children under 3. You need to reserve in advance by calling (450) 460-4069. For more information, go to www.cabaneasucre.com.
Sucrerie de la Montagne (Rigaud)
Located about a 45-minute drive west of Montreal, this large sugar shack (it holds up to 350 people) is situated on a Quebec Heritage site where three generations of maple syrup producers lived before selling it to another family. There is live music in the dining hall and sugar taffy offered after the meal. Families can take a sleigh ride or walk through the maple forest. There is also a shop selling pastries and various maple syrup products. Prices vary throughout the week from $32.19 to $36.79 for adults, $20.70 to $21.85 for children ages 7-12 and $13.80 to 14.95 for ages 3-6. You need to reserve in advance by calling (450) 451-0831. For more information, go to www.sucreriedelamontagne.com
Sugar shack websites
There are two helpful sites for finding a sugar shack: www.laroutedessucres.com and www.cabaneasucre.org.
You can search by region and then the sites provide information such as opening hours, prices, activities offered, as well as addresses and phone numbers
Montreal Families also has an extensive list of sugar shacks. Click here to see the full list.


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Home > GLQ > Vol. 47 > Iss. 4 (2010)
Publication Date
October 2010
The librarian-author discusses her personal library consisting mainly of cookbooks in three bookcases which reflects her love for cooking. She states that her favorite is the classic "The Joy of Cooking" which has the best recipe she has made for chocolate chip drop cookies and that she has all the Paula Deen cookbooks and "The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook" by Adela Hernandez Gonzmart. The author notes that each of her cookbooks evokes memories for her, like a particular item's time and place of purchase.
Recommended Citation
Odom, Karen
"My Own Private Library: A Peek into the Personal Library of a Librarian,"
Georgia Library Quarterly: Vol. 47
, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/glq/vol47/iss4/2


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Panaderia La Loma
All right, y'all, confession time: I've never really liked pan dulce from Mexico. Something about pan mexicano was always too dry, too frosted, too uninteresting. For years I've wanted to like the stuff, admittedly, because it is generally easier to find than Central American pan dulce (which has more rice flour, more egg, more cheese, that sort of thing–look for quesadilla hondurena at Compare! it'll knock your socks off ((pick one that feels heavy)). So I went into La Loma somewhat hesitantly the other day, drawn mostly by the relatively recent sign indicating they now have paletas and helados. In a hurry to get in because it was so freakin' hot I merely glanced at the handwritten sign on the door saying they also had tacos or tortas or something. Can I get a bleg! for someone out there to verify? If a panaderia is running tortas the sammich'd be made more awesome with fresh bread. Right.
Consider the spread above. I avoided the omnipresent concha (as it is called in most regions; a puffy round disc smothered in colored sugar frosting) to sample these delights. The oblong one was predictably the driest and hardest. A real dipper for coffee, that one. The large, dark one, bottom right, wasn't quite as good as I wanted it to be, but it was airy and enjoyable. Bottom left is a nicely layered version of the concha. Not quite a Mexican cinnamon roll, but much better than the dry dinner roll taste of many conchas I've had (see bottom left of second photo).
Here the limits of my camera are evident, but I tried to show the spiral shape of the last pan dulce. This one in particular was a delight. It had the light chewiness of a good bread while maintaining the delicate textures of a sweet bread. The thought of even sipping my coffee between bites of this one never crossed my mind. Unfortunately it is the hardest to see in the above photo, but I really recommend eating a dozen of them–if you're into that sort of thing.
Lastly but not leastly, is the helado. They were out of paletas but had about six different helados. I chose the one I knew nothing about. The baker didn't know what it was called in English, in Spanish it is la tuna–like the fish, he said–the fruit of the nopal. It wasn't until later I realized it was prickly pear. I've never had a prickly pear and can't really compare the taste of it. It was light and really refreshing. It was perfect for the hot day, certainly better than a quite sweet paleta from LocoPops (don't get me wrong, they do paletas quite right, though they're generally sweeter than this helado.)
The folks at La Loma are from outside of Mexico City. Perhaps that region has something going on when it comes to pan dulce. All I know is that the place smelled great and the breads were much better than I'm accustomed. They make a french bread that I think would do a po'boy/torta right, for those who venture to do it at home.
Panaderia La Loma (2908 Hillsborough Rd)


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Enrolment: Scoil Mhuire, Clondra, Co. Longford will be holding an Enrolment Week from 27 February–2 March 2012. Please call to the school or contact us at 043 3326417 for information/application form. Enquiries welcome before/after official enrolment week.
TABLE QUIZ: A table quiz is being organised to purchase a heater for Clondra Community Hall. The quiz takes place on Thursday 1st March at 8pm in the Richmond Inn Clondra. Table of 4 is 30 euro. All are very welcome and your support would be very much appreciated.
OFFICIAL OPENING: Official opening of Clondra National School extension. The official opening of Scoil Mhuire Clondra will take place on Friday 16th March. All members of the local community are very welcome to join us in our celebration at 2.30pm. Mass is being celebrated by Bishop Colm Reilly at 3pm. If you know of anyone over the age of 75 years who attended Clondra NS please contact us at 043 3326417 so as we can send them an invitation. We are also looking for old school photos for display on the day. A copy will be taken of the photographs and original photos returned to the owners. Anyone who attended the Old Clondra School " this building now known as the community hall. Past pupils are all included in the invite so please spread the word and we look forward to a wonderful reunion and local community attendance on Friday 16th March.


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The Failure of the Church of England
The Failure of the Church of England? The Church, the Nation and the Anglican Communion by Arthur Pollard
"The Church of England's primary function must ever be to glorify God. It must embody, convey and transmit the historic faith. It must constantly offer worship acceptable to God and understood by the people; its liturgy must be at once dignified and worthy of God; there must be no softening or evasion of His requirements. It is my contention that in all these respects the Church of England has fallen and continues to fall short."
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Promised You a Miracle (Promises)
Martha Wainwright and Jim Kerr record an original version of the iconic Simple Minds song 'Promised You a Miracle' to draw attention to the hundreds of thousands of women still dying from avoidable complications in childbirth and pregnancy.
World leaders can save the lives of an additional two and a half million mothers before 2015; the only question is whether they have the political will.
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Oxfam hits out at irresponsible aid critics and tells G8 leaders to stop dithering about poverty
Read the report: 21st Century Aid: Recognizing success and tackling failure
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The Town of Cary is interested in the success of your new business and wants to partner with you to help navigate through the process. Our development liaisons are here to help.
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This service focuses on all development customers (residential and non-residential). If you choose to participate in this free service, you will be assigned a liaison that will assist by serving as your primary point of contact with the Town throughout the life of your project. Cary's development liaisons have expertise in the areas of planning, zoning, permitting, building code and inspections. Our liaisons work closely with all Town staff involved in the development process. Participation in this service is completely voluntary and you can opt in at any time of your project.
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