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Reviews for Tailor made holiday to Egypt
Lorraine Buckley review 7 Nov 2011
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?The 24 hours spent in Abu Simbel, i.e. staying and eating at the Eskaleh Eco Lodge, meeting and chatting to the owner Mr. Fikrih and his many happy collaborators, going out with them for a boat trip on Lake Nasser, and then the sunrise visit to the great temples of Abu Simbel.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Our itinerary was tailored to our specific requests, and where we had doubts we requested suggestions from the operator, who always came up with excellent solutions. Had our timetable allowed, I am sure using a dahabeya rather than a larger commercial boat would be an extra-special experience and also more environmentally friendly...... we will bear in mind for a 'next time'....
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?We hope so. Information on the volunteering experiences available in different areas of Egypt look very well thought out too - I hope they are successful and would love to have another holiday visiting different parts of Egypt and getting closer to the daily lives of people who are not dependent on tourism.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?Fantastic holiday the operator exceeded all our expectations and made the experience very personalized too.
Sylvia Roba review 16 Jan 2011
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?The operator did an amazing job of coordinating all the different parts of our trip. Egypt is a fascinating and lively country.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Relax, enjoy and engage with the culture. Also, learn a few words of Arabic!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?Yes. In most cases our money was going directly to locals with no middle person. Not sure about whether the impact on the environment was minimized.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?Fabulous! Really had a good time.
Tereza Korbel review 18 Jun 2009
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?My husband and I spent 12 days in Egypt end of May/early June 2009. We visited Cairo, cruised the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, flew down to Abu Simbel and ended our trip back in Cairo. We were very pleasantly surprised by how warm and smiling Egyptians are overall! It was wonderful to be part of the crowd strolling the busy Cairo streets at night, seeing the locals enjoying the views of the Nile and each others' company... one of the friendliest big (huge... 17 million people) cities we've ever visited! People make eye contact, smile and generally leave tourists alone (ie not as much hounding, touts or beggars as we've experienced elsewhere). The Ancient Egyptian sites were amazing of course, one of our favourite moments was finding ourselves deep inside the burial chamber of Khafre's pyramid (the second large pyramid) and having the room to ourselves for a few minutes... riding camels around the pyramids was fun too! My favourite temple was Philae in Aswan, because of it's setting on an island (very pretty, and fun to ride out to by boat) as well as the awe inspiring Abu Simbel... Karnak and Valley of the Kings were unforgettable as well. Also don't forget that since the pharaohs, Egypt's culture has continued to evolve... so take a peak at Coptic Cairo and visit some of the amazing Islamic sites. Our favourite mosque was Sultan Hassan (and if you need more incentive, Obama had just visited a couple days before we saw it!)... beautiful, simple, different than most other mosques... unique and obviously still very popular with local Muslim youth!! Another highlight was taking the Nile cruise: it was the perfect combination of relaxing and site seeing, especially in the exhausting heat of early June. One or two sites each day, followed by an afternoon nap or dip in the boat's pool... yummy food and watching the scenery float by... heavenly!
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Think seriously about when you go. Our trip at the end of May, early June was during the quiet season... when it's starting to be very hot. It was nice to have fewer other tourists to share the sites and our Nile cruiser with, but the heat was too much at times, especially in the south (Aswan and Abu Simbel, 40C in the shade... nauseatingly hot!). Take food safety very seriously... our holiday was disrupted by two bouts of unhappy digestion and diarrhoea... Tip only when you feel you have received good service, don't feel obligated to tip at every single bathroom, even though the attendants can be quite insistent, remember, it's up to you! Keep your wits about you when out on your own: beware of pulling your entire wallet out to pay for small items (and keep that wallet in a safe place), rather keep a few small bills in easy reach; don't feel obligated to pay more for carriage rides or other services than you negotiated up front (we found the haggling never really ended, even once we'd agreed to a price, they always wanted more money); have a good look at the money you're about to hand over to someone, we had a couple guys pull a switcheroo on us, claiming we'd only given them a smaller bill. Read up on where you're going, so that you know what to expect, keep an open mind and don't let minor mishaps get to you. All the hassle to do with tips and haggling gets old very quickly, but don't let it get you down... take it as part of the experience and let any annoyance roll off your shoulders... overall, the people are friendly and smile lots, so dwell on that and the amazing sites instead.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?Since we used an Egyptian travel agency, and all their employees, and guides etc were locals, yes, we benefited locals. Also, the company has sustainable tourism as part of its mission statement, and, if I'm not mistaken, supports local charities/development as well... In terms of the environment, we tried to minimize our own impact by not buying anything we didn't need, reusing plastic bags (and bringing our own cloth bag). On the negative side, the Nile cruiser seemed to billow black clouds of exhaust into the air, we drank water constantly and created countless empty plastic bottles which I don't think get recycled in Egypt and though having our own driver taking us everywhere was a real luxury, it was probably wasteful at the same time. This is definitely an area for improvement...
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?Overall, we had a very memorable holiday... we were well taken care of by our travel company, were escorted by several very competent and interesting guides, who added to our experience of the sites and culture and we enjoyed ourselves very much. Being sick several times was definitely one of the factors that brought the holiday from excellent to just good... Also the heat was a bit too much, we knew going in we were going when the weather was supposed to get hot, but where unprepared for just how debilitating 40C is (this was our own decision, and was unfortunately the only time we were able to go in terms of work etc). We would definitely recommend Egypt to others, just do your research and be prepared. Also, a tailor made holiday was in our opinion an excellent way to go in Egypt... having someone else take care of the details (drivers, transportation, tickets to sites etc) was not only convenient, but decreased the amount of hassle and haggling we had to deal with ourselves.
Joanne Fitzpatrick review 31 Dec 2006
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?There were many memorable parts to the holiday - I think our favourite sites were Abu Simbel and visiting Kom Ombo by sunset (make sure you are given plenty of time here though - our guide took us out for over 2 hours but we found out that the rest of our cruise boat were only given 30 minutes then returned to the boat!!). Sunbathing on the Nile was also a lovely experience. However, personally I loved exploring the back streets and suburbs of Cairo and getting a real feel for the Egyptian way of life - all be it very modest and heart rendering at times. We also managed to (unknowingly) sneak into the Mosque at Ali Khalili market on a special holy day and I witnessed the full praying rituals of the women. We did not know until we read our guide book after, that this mosque is forbidden by non muslims and is regarded as the holiest mosque in Egypt. The women were fantastic to me although we did not speak the same language and they really helped me out with dressing and what to do. It was a privilege to be there - though obviously I wouldn't recommend other tourists do this!
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Tip to other holiday makers would be DO NOT book this holiday through your local high street travel agent - we saw so many tours that arrived by large coach and had one guide to far too many people. People were being rushed and the guides were all British - you gained the feeling they were just regurgitating information with no real knowledge of Egypt or the artefacts being spoken about. If you were unlucky enough to be standing at the back of the crowd - you could neither hear the guide or see what he/she was talking about. If we had booked the trip like this we would have hated the experience it would have made an enchanting place seem like a 'Britpack' holiday. Our private tour with local Egyptologists was fantastic.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?I can see how choosing to book through this operator benefited that company - and I am glad a local firm profited from us. The sleeper train option was obviously benefiting the environment (over the internal flight option). It is hard to say other than this, apart from seeing coach loads of tourists does ruin the landscape of any town/city and in a place like Egypt they do take away something of the true atmosphere of the place. It is encouraging to see the Egyptians helping themselves and not just letting the tourism industry come in from foreign operating companies.
4. Any other comments?4 Stars! Although if this was my first time outside of Europe - I may have given it 5.
Patrick McNeil review 1 May 2006
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?I loved walking through the town of Esna with our guide Emad. It was very special. I also loved Abu Simbel.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Try to get off the beaten track, which is difficult.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?Not particularly. The holiday was custom made, but still rather conventional. We interacted with locals only in very touristy contexts.
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We are quite disappointed that Mr. McNeil did not fully enjoy his travel experience with us. When we design the program for our travellers we only use hotels and suppliers that support our policy of sustainable tourism. We advise our travellers of the names of the hotels we are using, its policy and management. Mr. McNeil decided to book his own hotels in Cairo and Sinai, these hotels were located in typical tourist areas which did not allow him enough interaction with the local communities there. The part of the tour that Mr. McNeil praised was the Nile cruise that we booked and we assigned him one of our experienced local Egyptologist guides, who was able to help Mr. McNeil explore more of Southern Egypt. Also part of the tour pack that our travellers receive upon their arrival is a document that explains to the travellers about various community projects that we support and that part of their tour money will go to the project they choose. Unfortunately Mr. McNeil did not advise which project he would like to support. We are committed to direct our travellers to the best way to travel around Egypt and yet leave a positive influence. We always stress on our policy when travelling around local communities and heritage sites, but in the same time there are other travel choices that we can force on the travellers.
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I'm also going to assume that by "God" you mean the God that created the Heavens and Earths. As in the only God that the Bible talks about.
If I am correct to assume that, then I look forward to a good debate. I also look forward to see where your .006 probability came from.
Thank you and good luck.
I had hoped to encounter an athiest they seem to run shy of offering any actual probability assignment.
To make the debate interesting suppose I had instead made assignment from a probability filter over incompleteness of physics, a probability assignment to every even has a cause and probability measure of global inter subjectively derived assignment of belief and got that number.
The God of faith can be proved .or anything you suggest.
Two of the greatest 20th-century archaeologists, William F. Albright and Nelson Glueck, both lauded the Bible (even though they were non-Christian and secular in their training and personal beliefs) as being the single most accurate source document from history. Over and over again, the Bible has been found to be accurate in its places, dates, and records of events. No other "religious" document comes even close.
The names of over 40 different kings of various countries mentioned in the Bible have all been found in contemporary documents and inscriptions outside of the Old Testament, and are always consistent with the times and places associated with them in the Bible. Nothing exists in ancient literature that has been even remotely as well-confirmed in accuracy as has the Bible.
Historical evidence routinely includes ancient literature, business records, and government documents, analyzed in conjunction with linguistics, geography, and archaeological analysis of physical objects (pottery, coins, remains of buildings, etc.), using forensic science techniques.
I say all of this because I'm going to use scripture to defend that God exists with a probability much higher than .006. Scripture is in the Bible and the Bible has been proven to be historically correct.
In Genesis 18:1-2, God and two angels come to Abraham while he was at his tent. Abraham gets up and bows down before his Lord. God came that day to tell Abraham he would be the father of many angels.
God physically comes to earth in the bible, the bible has been proven to be historically correct, therefore God has a much higher probability of existing than .006.
Thank you and good luck.
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1) It is theologically unsound to place more weight on a created thing than God. Without God the Bible is nothing not the other way round
2) To cross this bound is idolatrous.
3) The fact that the Bible is important because of what it says and what it is for but is valuable only for the truths it expresses.
4) Uncorroborated second person evidence dos not count in a court of law as evidence and should not in general.
1. I was not saying God is nothing without The Bible. I was simply using God's Word(The Bible) to help prove his existence.
2. So by me reading the Bible to better prove God's existence is idolatry? That doesn't even make any sense. I in no way worshipped the bible.
3. That doesn't even make any sense.
4. This isn't the court of law and your opinion that it "should not in general" is irrelevant.
5. You say the bible contradicts itself? Where? I've never read any contradictions and I would love to be able to read about them if I could.
6. You say it's wrong to use the lesser to prove the greater. Yet how God is the greatest and most powerful in existence. So anything I use to prove his existence is going to be "lesser". God gave us The Bible so we could learn about him and learn the right way to live life so how can you say I can't use it to prove the greater?
1. Medical doctors all over the world are working together to document the countless healing miracles that are a very powerful reality on this planet. Some people choose to deny it, but those who get healed and the doctors who verify these healing miracles, know better: there is a God who heals. These medical doctors have already scientifically documented hundreds of healing miracles.
2. The Bible speaks about the supernatural gifts of the holy Spirit that God gives to believers in Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 12 & 14). These gifts are meant to encourage one another through the power, the love and the voice of God.
3. Despite of you not liking second person evidence, two scientists have formalized a theorem regarding the existence of God penned by mathematician Kurt G"del. I pasted the article below so you can continue to read it if you choose.
4. Final point, burden of proof is on you. Yet, so far you have done nothing to prove God exists with a probability of .006.
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WASHINGTON — Bankers and some lawmakers reacted with a mix of uncertainty and outrage on Wednesday after the conference committee opted to raise deposit insurance premiums on large institutions in an effort to pay the costs of the regulatory reform bill.
The panel approved a 20-basis-point hike in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s minimum ratio of reserves to insured deposits, to 1.35%, but limited the higher premiums that would cause to banks with more than $10 billion of assets.
Some Republicans derided the move as a "budgetary gimmick," and warned that Congress could again raise the reserve ratio the next time it needs to pay for new legislation.
"There's no question that this opens a Pandora's box relevant to the FDIC," said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., a member of the conference committee, in an interview. "If Congress can use this to offset dollars here, they can offset billions and billions in new spending claiming that the FDIC funds are available."
Some regional banks were even angrier. The proposed bank tax, which was removed and replaced with the higher reserve ratio, targeted just financial firms with more than $50 billion of assets.
But there are 69 banks between $10 billion and $50 billion that will now be subjected to higher premiums as a result of the bill. (A total of 105 institutions have more than $10 billion of assets.)
Some of those banks argued Wednesday that they had not caused the financial crisis, but now were required to pay for it.
"The midsize banks of $50 billion or less, we aren't the one who caused these problems," said Gerald Howard Lipkin, chairman and president of $14 billion-asset Valley National Bank in Wayne, N.J. "We didn't make subprime mortgages at Valley. We didn't securitize products that were bad for the consumer and bad for the country."
He argued that the largest banks should pay.
"If you cause the problem, you should pay to fix it," he said. "In the case of the oil spill, they're going after BP. They're not going after the little gas station on the corner who sells Gulf Oil."
Still, some observers said the new provision makes sense. They said the use of FDIC premiums as a budget item is not new, and that the FDIC would have been likely to raise the reserve ratio on its own anyway.
"It builds on the overall framework of changes to deposit insurance, which are intended to and will punish banks based on size," said Karen Shaw Petrou, the managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics Inc. "In that way, I didn't find it that drastic. The overall framework is a complete rewrite and this is the cherry on top, if you will."
Under the provision, the FDIC could continue its current restoration plan for the battered Deposit Insurance Fund, raising the ratio — now at negative 0.38% — to the current statutory minimum of 1.15% by early 2017. After that, the agency would develop measures to boost it 20 basis points higher by 2020.
Still uncertain was how the FDIC was going to bolster the fund while ensuring community banks did not pay higher premiums.
"The issue is: what happens in that intervening time period?" asked James Chessen, the chief economist of the American Bankers Association. "I can't believe that the FDIC would allow no premiums to be paid by smaller institutions in that interim period. How are they going to have a rule that is consistent with what this law requires?"
Yet FDIC officials, who have argued for years about the need to build up the fund in good times to prepare for future failures, were not alarmed.
Paul Nash, the deputy to the FDIC chairman for external affairs, said the agency projects it can hit 1.35% by simply extending the current premium rates for an additional three years. By the time it reaches 1.15%, it can decide how to shift the proportion of the premium burden toward larger institutions.
"While this was a Congressional initiative, we don't necessarily view this as being as complicated as others do," he said. "When we ran the numbers, it seemed that extending that plan with those same rates gets us to 1.35% in the new statutory time frame. It's not a change in what we're doing. It's just an extension of how long we're going to do it."
He said any change would be put out for comment in advance and ultimately approved by the FDIC's board.
Still, moving to 1.35% is a dramatic step compared with the agency's recent reserve levels. Until 2006, the reserve ratio was mandated by law at 1.25%. If the fund were at or above that level, healthy banks could not be charged premiums. But Congress finally made changes four years ago that let the agency set a target ratio anywhere between 1.15% and 1.5%.
If the final reform bill becomes law, the agency cannot lower the ratio below 1.35%, but due to other changes in the legislation, is free to build up the fund as much as it wants.
Nash said the crisis has proven that premium levels were too low when times were good.
"The FDIC views it as good policy to increase the reserve ratio," he said. Before the last crisis "we wanted to build up the fund but we couldn't, so the idea of having a bigger cushion is sound policy."
But some former FDIC officials disagreed with how Congress arrived at the provision.
Lawmakers turned "the FDIC into a political football," said William Isaac, a former FDIC chairman who is now chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp, who said he was not speaking for the bank. "You want to raise taxes, but you don't want to call it 'taxes,' so you order the FDIC to hike its premiums. That's a tax."
Isaac said targeting firms with more than $10 billion of assets captured too many small banks.
"It's a terribly unfair and unwise tax," he said.
"There are a whole host of banks larger than $10 billion that had nothing to do with creating the crisis and have not cost the Tarp any money at all, and here they are trying to raise their FDIC premiums in order to justify raising taxes without having to call it raising taxes. That's opening a door that we don't want to go through."
John Bovenzi, a former chief operating officer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and now a partner at Marsh & McLennan Co.'s Oliver Wyman, agreed with the principle of a higher reserve ratio, but a safer system didn't appear to be why Congress was making the move.
"It seemed like it was for a slightly different purpose," he said. "On its own, the idea of a higher reserve ratio makes sense."
Gregg, meanwhile, said the whole idea was a "fraud," saying money in the DIF is there to pay depositors, not fund the reform bill.
"This is double-counting: claiming you're using the money for one thing and then actually using it for another," he said.


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The car: No. 15 Honda (Steak 'n Shake, Rousseau Metal, MiJack among primary sponsors)
The driver: Turned 26 on Jan. 4. … From New Albany, Ohio, and resides near the team headquarters in Brownsburg, Ind. … Engaged to be married this fall to Courtney Force, a race-winning NHRA driver.
Season finish: Placed career-high fourth in Verizon IndyCar Series standings – an improvement of 15 positions over 2014 – in third season with the team co-owned by his father, Bobby, David Letterman and Mike Lanigan. … It was the highest team finish since 2004, when Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice placed third (behind Dan Wheldon and champion Tony Kanaan).
Season stats: Rahal recorded victories at Auto Club Speedway (after starting 19th) and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (after starting 13th), which were his first Indy car wins since April 2008 at St. Petersburg, Fla. … He added podium finishes at Barber Motorsports Park, Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Belle Isle-2 and The Milwaukee Mile. … Had four-race streak of top-four finishes in second half of season, which vaulted him to second in the championship. … Average finish on five street courses was 11.4; average finish on five road course was 6.2; average finish on six ovals was 8.0. … Led career-high six races for total of 76 laps. … Was running at the finish in 14 of the 16 races and completed 2,077 of the 2,232 total laps.
Year over year: 2015 best qualifying fifth at Belle Isle-2 and Pocono Raceway (11.0 average), best finish of first at Auto Club Speedway and Mid-Ohio (8.5 average). 2014 best qualifying fourth (14.4 average), best finish second (15.0 average).
The gist: The gains by the driver and team caught many by surprise. The No. 15 car regularly led the Honda engine/aerodynamic bodywork contingent. Contact at the penultimate round of the championship at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway oval – after Rahal tied his season best by qualifying fifth – and 18th place after qualifying sixth (his lone appearance in the Firestone Fast Six) at Sonoma clipped his title aspirations. Expectations will be considerably higher for the 2016 season internally and externally. … The team participated in a team/Honda aero development test at Road America, which will host an Indy car race in June 2016 after a long absence. Rahal finished third in the 2007 Champ Car race on the 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit in Wisconsin.
The chart (below): Looking at how Rahal finished relative to his qualifying position in the 16 races:


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Normally I roast fennel with things like chicken, but this time I had a bulb and I thought I would try something fresh for summer. It turned out simply delicious even though I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy the fennel-y, anise-y taste of fennel coming through. Regardless of my pre-conceived notions of what it might be, it was amazing! My next plan of attack was to serve it to my husband and get him to enjoy fennel again as I had burned him out on the roasted fennel thing, I was hoping to spark his interest in the salad and it worked! It will be served often on our table.
1 large fennel bulb (or two small ones)
1-2 cups salad leaves for serving
½ red onion
6 radishes
Handful mint, basil, oregano (all fresh)
1 rib celery
1 tbsp. honey
Juice of one lemon
2 tbsp. olive oil
Salt and pepper
Fresh Parmesan cheese
2 fresh vine tomatoes
½ avocado
To Start:
Slice thinly with a sharp knife the top ends of the bulb of fennel off, and the root end on the other side.
Continue to slice as thin as possible, you can use a mandolin or a very sharp knife, add to bowl.
Slice thinly the red onion, radishes and celery.
Chop up all the herbs together to a fine dice and add to the bowl.
Mix up the dressing by combining honey and lemon in the bowl until combined.
Slowly add the oil and mix into a vinaigrette.
Salt and pepper.
Pour over fennel salad in the bowl and mix to combine.
To Finish:
On a plate lay a bed of salad leaves (arugula, baby salad leaves..etc.)
Mix up the fennel salad more and lay a large mound on top of the salad leaves.
Top with shaved parmesan cheese and pepper.
Garnish with tomatoes and avocado.
Monday, 18 June 2012
Fabulous-Fresh-Fennel Salad
Posted by Gina at Monday, June 18, 2012
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HIGHLIGHTSGallipoli | Anzac Cove | Lone Pine | War Cemetaries | Anzac Memorials | Troy (optional)
DURATION2 Days / 1 Night
DEPATURESDaily on a Group Tour (excludes 23-27 April) or Private Basis
PRICE FROM$325AUD per person (Group Tour) or $1042AUD per person (Private tour based on 2 passengers) with twin-share accommodation
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- Entrance fees as per program
- Accommodation at 4 star hotel
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Day 1 Istanbul-Gallipoli
In the morning drive along the northern shores of the Sea of Marmara to get to Gallipoli, historically famous for being the site of many battles – particularly involving the Allied Forces including Australians and New Zealanders during World War I. Visit Anzac Cove where the Allied Forces landed on the 25th of April 1915 along with the other sites like Lone Pine-Australian Memorial, Chunuk Bair-New Zealand Memorial, 57th Regiment, the Nek and Kabatepe War Museum. Overnight Gallipoli.
Day 2 Gallipoli -Troy-Istanbul
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Well as you can see I love looking into making new cupcakes! Even though it can be a long process, I think it is all worth it in the end. I think this new cupcake will be a hit.
When you have the option to eat a cupcake or cookie dough which one would you choose? I am not sure which one I would choose since I love cupcakes and the frosting, yet when I see cookie dough i have to have it! With this recipe you don't have to choose! This recipe is a two-in-one dessert!
This cupcake has the cake and frosting of a normal cupcake, but inside it has delicious chocolate chip cookie dough. I find this to be a delicious treat that any chocolate lover would enjoy.
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Joining the EarlyEdU Alliance®
Our members are a diverse community of higher education, government, non-profit, and philanthropic stakeholders dedicated to strengthening the nation's early care and education workforce. Find the membership level that's right for you.
Alliance membership is free. The membership period runs from August 1, 2017 through to June 30, 2020. Email email@example.com for details about the membership process.
• Individuals at nonprofits or government agencies that work on strengthening the early childhood workforce
• Faculty at nonprofit colleges and universities that are not Alliance members
Benefits:• Access to multimedia resources
• Opportunities for networking and collaboration with other Alliance members
• Invitation to the annual EarlyEdU Alliance Institute
• Nonprofit 4-year colleges and universities offering a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a related field
• Community colleges that have or are developing articulation agreements with 4-year institutions offering bachelor's degrees in early childhood education or a related field
• Use of EarlyEdU courses to be taught during the membership period
• Access to multimedia resources faculty can use in their own courses
• Use of the EarlyEdU Coaching Companion
• EarlyEdU Fundamentals, a self-paced online course in effective online teaching
• Opportunities for collaboration on courses and research with other Alliance members and the EarlyEdU team
• For faculty teaching EarlyEdU courses: Invitation, with complimentary lodging and hosted meals, to the annual EarlyEdU Alliance Institute
• State/regional/national government agencies or nonprofit organizations wishing to use EarlyEdU Alliance course work and materials to strengthen their state's early childhood workforce
• Access to multimedia resources
• Use of EarlyEdU courses, during the membership period
• Opportunities for collaboration with other Alliance members
• Support for Alliance work from the EarlyEdU team
• For the primary representative: Invitation, with complimentary lodging and hosted meals, to the annual EarlyEdU Alliance Institute
• For state agencies: Fee-based customized version of the Coaching Companion for professional development
Third Annual EarlyEdU Institute Held in Seattle
The EarlyEdU Alliance®, led by University of Washington faculty PI Gail Joseph and CO-PI Susan Sandall, hosted its third annual Institute in Renton, WA May 21, where over 135 early childhood faculty and representatives from state agencies across the country gathered to share ideas, hear from experts in the field, and plan for using Alliance resources to strengthen the early childhood workforce in their states. Keynote speakers included Gail Joseph, and Sharon Yandian, Co-Director of Comprehensive Services and TTA, Office of Early Childhood Development, and the Office of Head Start. Alliance members and the EarlyEdU team presented sessions on.
In addition to showcasing new features and tools such as the Coaching Companion and the EarlyEdU Media Library, workshop sessions explored instructional innovations, using video to see and deep reviews of new courses. The institute also featured a "deep dive" with successful partners, like the Utah Education and Telehealth Network, that have taken on a number of courses and successfully launched their own programs to provide greater access to early learning courses in higher education.
Alliance members can access Institute materials on the EarlyEdU members site.
We sincerely thank all the state-based teams and institutions of higher education that participated in the EarlyEdU Alliance® pilots.
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EarlyEdU State Partners Directory
Jane Meyer, AL Department of Education (email@example.com)
Michelle Raybon, Smart Start Alabama Partnership for Children (email@example.com)
Jean Scott, AL Department of Education/CEELO (email@example.com)
Tara Skiles, AL Office of School Readiness (email@example.com)
Joy Winchester, AL Department of Early Childhood Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Natalie Alvarez, AZ Head Start Association (email@example.com)
Melissa Busby, Central Arizona College (email@example.com)
Chris Emlet, Central Arizona College (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Meredith Toth, Arizona State University (email@example.com)
Dawn Wilkinson, First Things First (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Paige Cox, AR Department of Human Services (email@example.com)
Mary Kay McKinney, AR Department of Human Services (email@example.com)
Susan Underwood, AR Department of Human Services (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Tonya Williams, AR Department of Human Services (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Melinda Geiser, First 5 California (firstname.lastname@example.com)
June Millovich, Saddleback College (email@example.com)
Stephanie Myers, CA Department of Education (email@example.com)
Debra Silverman, First 5 California (email@example.com)
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Kathleen DeVries, CO Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Shannon Hagerman, University of Colorado Denver (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Stacy Howard, Qualistar (email@example.com)
Nancie Linville, CO Department of Education (email@example.com)
Ashley Marotta, University of Colorado Denver (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Tami Stephenson, Otero Junior College (email@example.com)
Melissa Johnson, Highland Community College (email@example.com)
Lisa Downey, National Louis University (email@example.com)
Rhonda Clark, IN Family and Social Services Administration (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Erin Kissling, IN Department of Education/CEELO (email@example.com)
Amanda McCammon, IN Department of Education (email@example.com)
Marilyn Pitzulo, IN Department of Workforce Development (email@example.com)
Beth Riedeman, Partnerships for Early Learners (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Rob Brookhart, AEA PD Online (email@example.com)
Angela Hunter, Buena Vista University (email@example.com)
Barbara Merrill,IA Association for the Education of Young Children (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Lila Sybesma, Northwestern College (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Jennifer Weber, Western Iowa Tech Community College (email@example.com)
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Kathy Gallo, North Shore Community College (email@example.com)
Carol Nolan, MA Department of Early Education and Care(firstname.lastname@example.com)
Ann Reale, MA Executive Office of Education (email@example.com)
Pam Roux, MA Department of Early Education and Care (email@example.com)
Donna Traynham, MA Office of Student and Family Support (email@example.com)
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Cheryl Priest, Central Michigan University (email@example.com)
Paula Spencer, Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (email@example.com)
Erica Willard, Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (email@example.com)
Robin Zeiter, MI Department of Education (email@example.com)
Minnesota (click for photo)
Bobbie Burnham, MN Dept of Education/CEELO (email@example.com)
Molly Harney, University of Minnesota Duluth (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Jolene Pearson, Bethel University (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Roz Zuest, MN Department of Human Services (email@example.com)
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Sheri Anders, East Central Community College (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Audra Classen, University of Southern Mississippi (email@example.com)
Jill Dent, MS Department of Education/CEELO (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Laura Dickson, MS Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Cathy Grace, University of Mississippi (email@example.com)
Burhanettin Keskin, University of Mississippi (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Kenya Wolff, University of Mississippi (email@example.com)
Louis Manfra, University of Missouri (email@example.com)
Jo Anne Ralston, MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/CEELO (email@example.com)
Carolyn Stemmons, University of Missouri (email@example.com)
Joy Voss, St. Louis University (email@example.com)
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Terri Barclay, MT Office of Public Instruction/CEELO (email@example.com)
Julie Bullard, University of Montana (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Manda Davis, Salish Kootenai College (email@example.com)
Jen Gilliard, University of Montana Western (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Libby Hancock, Montana Early Childhood Project (email@example.com)
Leslie Lee, MT Department of Public Health and Human Services (email@example.com)
Christine Lux, Montana State University (email@example.com)
New Hampshire
Pat Cantor, Plymouth State University (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Mary Cornish, Plymouth State University (email@example.com)
Diane Edwards, Colby-Sawyer College (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Anita French, Great Bay Community College (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Christopher Motika, NH Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Lisa Ranfos, University of New Hampshire (firstname.lastname@example.com)
New Jersey
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Vincent J. Costanza, NJ Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Zeynep Isik-Ercan, Rowan University (email@example.com)
Lisa Stein, Atlantic Cape Community College (email@example.com)
Ellen Wolock, NJ Division of Early Childhood/CEELO (email@example.com)
New Mexico
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Katrina Montaño White, NM Children, Youth, and Families Department* (email@example.com)
Shannon Rivera, Western New Mexico University (email@example.com)
Jennifer Sallee, Santa Fe Community College (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Michael Weinberg, Thornburg Foundation (firstname.lastname@example.com)
New York
Patricia Martin, Onondaga Community College, State University of New York (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Anita Armstrong, Head Start Collab Director, OH Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Todd Barnhouse, Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Kathleen Bryan, University of Cincinnati (email@example.com)
William Mosier, Wright State University (email@example.com)
Judith Santmire, Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association (email@example.com)
Margie McNabb, OR Department of Education (email@example.com)
Marina Merrell, Children's Institute (email@example.com)
Shawna Rodrigues, Head Start Collab Director, OR Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Johanna Timmes, OR Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Karen Grimm-Thomas, PA Head Start Association (karen@paheadstart)
Wendy J. Whitesell, PA Key (email@example.com)
Deborah Wise, PA Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Rhode Island
Karen Beese, RI Department of Human Services (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Maryann Finamore, Children's Friend (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Aimee Mitchell, Children's Friend (email@example.com)
Carol Patnaude, RI Early Childhood Education Training Program (email@example.com)
Maura Pierce, Ready to Learn Providence (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sue Washburn, Center for Early Learning Professionals (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Elizabeth Alves, TN Department of Education (email@example.com)
Candace Cook, TN Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Darlene Delre, TN Department of Education (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Marnie Glaser, TX Education Agency/CEELO (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Megan Burk, TX Association for the Education of Young Children (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Alferma Crawford, Children's Learning Institute (email@example.com)
Tracy Jones, Children's Learning Institute (email@example.com)
Ana De Hoyos O'Connor, San Antonio College (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Natalie Brush Utah Head Start Association email@example.com
Pearl Hart Utah State Board of Education email@example.com
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Angela Abrams, WA Department of Early Learning (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Brenda Boyd, Washington State University (email@example.com)
Marilyn Chu, Western Washington University (email@example.com)
Gayle Dilling, Olympic College (email@example.com)
Kathy Goebel, Washington State Community and Technical Colleges (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sally Holloway, Whatcom Community College (email@example.com)
Nicole Rose, WA Department of Early Learning (email@example.com)
West Virginia
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Ruthann Arneson, Marshall University (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Cheryl Barnes, Concord University (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Monica DellaMea, WV Department of Education/CEELO (email@example.com)
Nancy Wolfe-Dilgard, West Virginia University (email@example.com)


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LOS ANGELES -- The New York Times on Thursday unveilved an in-depth story about the making of "The Canyons," the forthcoming mainstream film starring James Deen and Lindsay Lohan.
In the article titled, "Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie," writer Stephen Rodrick recounts how "Canyons" screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis zeroed in on the porn superstud Deen for his lead role early in the development process.
"He had recently become fascinated with James Deen, a 26-year-old known as the Porn Star Next Door," Rodrick writes. "... His 4,000 films have gained him a cult of female fans because he is well endowed and sensitive.
"But Ellis didn't see Deen as harmless. He wrote the script with Deen in his head for the role of Christian, a classic Ellis sociopathic trust-funder, convinced there "was a devil behind the Jewish boy-next-door cute guy."
The film, directed by Paul Schrader, will mark Deen's Hollywood debut.
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- Calories 402
- Fat 17.7g
- Satfat 5g
- Monofat 7.9g
- Polyfat 3g
- Protein 21.4g
- Carbohydrate 41.2g
- Fiber 6.1g
- Cholesterol 47mg
- Iron 3.6mg
- Sodium 756mg
- Calcium 125mg
Butcher's Cut Sliders
Who knew it was possible to pack this much flavor into a two-inch-tall slider? Butcher's Cut Sliders are perfect as a nosh at your next cocktail party or enjoyed as an easy weeknight dinner.
How to Make It
Combine 1/4 cup vinegar and sugar in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add shallots to vinegar mixture; toss. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Toss. Drain; set aside.
Divide beef into 8 equal portions; gently shape each portion into a 1/4-inch-thick patty, taking care not to pack beef. Sprinkle both sides of patties evenly with salt and pepper. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add patties to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness; do not press on patties as they cook.
Combine remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar, oil, mustard, and soy sauce in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add arugula and chives; toss gently to coat. Combine mayonnaise and cheese in a small bowl. Spread bottom half of each bun with about 2 teaspoons mayonnaise mixture. Top each slider with 1 patty, about 1/4 cup arugula mixture, 1 tablespoon pickled shallot, and 1 bun top.


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Onfido helps iCracked win customers' confidence
Wolf Kolb, Managing Director of iCracked, reveals how Onfido's identity verification and background checking service helps cement trust with both personal and business customers.
iCracked is the world's largest on-demand repair service for tablets and smartphones. Launched in Silicon Valley in 2011, the firm now has a global network of over 3,500 certified trained technicians.
These technicians, or 'iTechs', can be dispatched at the click of a button to respond to on-demand, on-site repair requests. As well as building a reputation as the most efficient on-demand repair service in the market, all of its repairs are backed by a lifetime warranty.
iCracked works closely with Onfido to ensure its employee screening process is as thorough, robust and streamlined as possible.
Laying the foundations for customer confidence and trust
"Successful on-demand services like iCracked are built on trust," says Wolf Kolb, Managing Director of iCracked.
"Customers need to be 100% confident that the people they are hiring to come out to visit their home and office can be trusted.
"They must have complete faith that those who work for iCracked have been vetted to the highest standards. Onfido gives us the credibility we need so that our customers can have that all-important peace of mind."
Onfido provides iCracked with a range of secure, in-depth background checks that helps them accurately asses the thousands of applicants that wish to become qualified iTechs.
As well as carrying out criminal background checks, Onfido also validates the identity of all candidates. By making identity verification part of its offering, Onfido guarantees that checks are performed on the actual applicant, rather than on a fake persona - which would render all other checks meaningless.
"Background checks are particularly important in our line of business," says Wolf. "Smartphones are like a lifeline for our customers. They contain people's personal and professional data as well as cherished photos, music and videos. Increasingly, they also hold people's financial data and are replacing people's wallets.
"It goes without saying that customers aren't going to hand their phones over to people that can't be 100% trusted not to misuse their devices. Onfido's role in building that trust cannot be overstated."
Meeting the demands of the B2B world
iCracked serves both individuals and business customers. The larger organisations it deals with are particularly strict in who they permit to handle and repair their mobile devices, so iCracked's relationship with Onfido is critical in reassuring companies that iTechs have been subjected to the most stringent security checks.
"Working with companies raises all sorts of data protection issues, and Onfido helps us meet those requirements.
"It protects us when we deal with large organisations that operate with lots of sensitive data. Onfido doesn't just make us feel more secure, but also the firms we serve."
Speeding up and smoothing out the recruitment process
As a fast-growing and rapidly expanding on-demand service, iCracked works hard to ensure its recruitment process is as efficient and cost-effective as can be. Onfido's automation of the background checking process has helped speed up iCracked's hiring, and also slashed costs.
"We can gather so much more information on our applicants than we could before", says Wolf.
"And we can do it quicker and for less cost. It's really helped us refine our whole recruiting procedure. Best of all, they've plugged into our whole operation very smoothly."
Wolf's team has an open and active communication channel to Onfido's support department, meaning help, advice and technical support is always on hand when needed.
"We've been very happy working with Onfido," says Wolf. "They have a fantastic understanding of how start-ups and fast growth companies work - which is priceless. They are eager to work with us, flexible, quick to solve problems and constantly looking to improve. They share our values and goals, which makes it a very rewarding relationship."


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Question about 2002 Pontiac Sunfire
I have a 2002 pontiac sunfire. Lately my car has been stalling when im stuck in traffic and barely moving. First the traffic light will come on. If i give it a little gas it will keep rolling but **** when changing gears. If i have to stop the check engine light and the oil light will come on. The steering wheel then locks up and the car comes to a stop. When i turn the ignition it starts right back up. The check engine light stays on sometimes but it runs. Everyonce in awhile it repeats itself a couple of minutes later. Some people were telling me it could be the oxygen sensor. I just want to know what i need to get fixed or looked at so to avoid this problem in the future. Thanks in advance.
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Is the gas pedal is sticking? The throttle body is likely pretty
cruddy if it is. If it gets that \\\dirty it can completely block the air flow past
the throttle blade. The idle air control system that controls the idle
speed depends on a certain amount of "fixed" air to come past the
throttle blade for the engine to idle. Then it adds a controlled amount
of supplemental air via a separate passage to control the idle. The
throttle body may be dirty enough that the idle air control cannot
provide enough air to idle on, hence the stall.
Clean the throttle body thoroughly. You don't have to remove it, just hold the blade wide open and spray with carb cleaner and scrub with an old toothbrush. Do the perimeter of the throttle body bore where the blade is in close proximity at idle and the back side of the blade. I believe that there may be a small hole in the throttle blade on that application....if so, clean it out, if not, chalk it up to my poor memory. Don't worry about all the throttle body and the intake manifold or anything else.....crud there is normal and won't hurt anything.
Disconnect the negative battery terminal for 30 seconds after cleaning the throttle body to reset the idle learn offsets (probably pretty large with a dirty throttle body) so the idle system can start from the clean baseline. Drive the car in a closed area for a few minutes to let the idle speed control system react to the clean throttle body as there may be a surge or stall at first.
This should clear up the problem if it is indeed what I think, if it isn't then let me know and I can give you further options..
BTW....the stall occurs in drive because the engine is loaded more in drive and if there is a lack of airflow then it could stall there easier. In park, there is less load, so the available idle air is enough.
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You should check the oxygen sensors (there are 2) and another culprit may be the crankshaft sensor. But seriously your best bet would be to either buy a scan tool or have it diagnosed by a mechanic(cheaper route) . although they are both spendy, trying to guess what it is will cost alot more. the o2 sensors are $90 and $25 dollars and the crankshaft sensor will cost between $110-$200
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Initially, the best approach that could be suggested would be to have it scanned for error. The error log wouold show the codes that could point to the most likely fault. Going this route would save you from the "guess work". Armed with the potential trouble, you could still proceed with a DIY (do-it-yourself).
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If you were expecting something spectacular for Eat A Cranberry Day, as Joey on Friends is famous for saying, Forget About It!!!
It has been quite chilly here in central Pennsylvania but fortunately we haven't seen any of the white stuff, yet. That doesn't mean it's a suitable day for "playing" in the garden though. Actually, today, Saturday, was more of a baking kinda day and since I was planning on actually baking something for Eat A Cranberry Day, I didn't really mind the knife of a chill outside.
My plan was to pretty up that Ugly Apple Cake of mine by adding some fresh cranberries and baking it in a bundt. Yesterday while I was over at Catherine's Living The Gourmet, ooogling her enticing Lemon Rum Bundt the thought occurred to me that I should try "bundting" my new go to Ugly Apple Cake, which by the way was a huge hit in both Pittsburg and Little Rock! (My son stashed a frozen one in his luggage on route to Arkansas last week:)
I should have known it wasn't going to be a good day for baking when Marion decided she wanted blueberry pancakes for lunch. She insisted on making them herself knowing that I wouldn't be joining her because I don't make pancakes using a mix. Not only does Marion "swear" by the boxed stuff, she pretty much won't eat any other kind unless I dress them up or tell her I'm making them a certain way for this blog, lol…(you wouldn't believe how many supposed pancake recipes I've shared with you "guys.")
Anyway, Marion was happily going about her business in the kitchen when I heard a loud clanging bang! Somehow the new non-stick flip pan that she bought from one of those mail order magazines landed on the kitchen floor with the pancake still stuck on the bottom of the green "enamel". There was no mess and Marion decided on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich instead. Whew!
Next it was my turn in the kitchen. I started with the Cranberry Bounce. What fun!!! Cranberries bounce you know. If you didn't, let me assure you, they do. I was bouncing cranberries all over the kitchen counter. Hey, I couldn't play outside so…
I'm not blaming it on the bouncing cranberries but after the last bounce it was down hill from there. You see, I was trying to document the recipe because I keep changing it every time I bake it. I've been altering a lot of recipes lately due to my changed eating habits and one day I would like to share them with you in future posts. I've even been taking pictures. However, I'm finding I can't remember what pictures go with which recipes. For instance, did I show you these muffins I made? I know they were yummy but for the life of me I can't remember where the original recipe came from or how I made them. Does that happen to anyone else out there?
I knew for sure I wanted to include cranberries in today's version so I chopped some up and soaked them in warm apple cider.
I've made this recipe so many times now that I know it's necessary to get all the other ingredients ready before preparing the apples. Four cups of diced apples takes a while to prepare and although I've gotten into the Sprite habit, I can't stand when they start to get brown. (I was using lemon juice to keep the apples nice and bright the first few times but I found soaking them in the soda works almost as well with less of the lemony taste which not everyone likes as much as me, and a few of you out there, you know who you are:)
I've also gotten into the habit of mixing up flax "eggs" before gathering the dry ingredients. I've recently decided I am going to start using the word "mock" when referring to dishes or ingredients that are not represented in the traditional sense of the word or dish. For instance, I am seeing more and more classic and traditional dishes getting some out of this world twists and turns that they no longer represent the dish they were founded on. An egg is an egg is an egg, 2 tablespoons of flax meal and 6 tablespoons of water do not represent an egg. They may represent a mock egg, a faux egg, but not an egg!!! We'll be seeing more of that word around here and an explanation of mock recipes in the future:) BTW, I scanned this tip from the back of the Bobs Red Mill Flaxseed Meal Bag for your enjoyment:)
As I was gathering all the ingredients on the counter, I also dug out this vintage recipe book that I thought would work quite nicely for recording future recipes.
This is where something went wrong. Lined up on the counter small bowl #1 with the mock egg mixture, bowl #2 medium size bowl for the "wet" ingredients oil and applesauce and a large bowl #3 for the dry ingredients, sugar, spices and leavening, notice I didn't say flour, 3 cups of it to be exact. Next came the recipe book. I wrote the original recipe down first and my changes on the back side of it. Yes, I was flipping back and forth while writing and measuring. I can't even show you what it looks like because it's such a mess and illegible even to me! Here it is ready for the oven. The pitcher of liquid on top of the bundt was going to be the cranberried apple cider for the glaze. Bundts always look so much prettier with a glaze don't you think?
So, to make a long story short, that's already pretty long, I forgot to add the flour. And to make things even worse, I checked the cake 20 minutes after it was in the oven and didn't even notice the mistake.
In a last ditch effort to save the cake and all my peeling and dicing efforts, I actually tried to add the flour in the middle of the baking cycle. I knew it wouldn't work and I knew there was no way it was going back in that bundt so I put the three cups of flour in a very large bowl, dumped the partially cooked apples and cranberries in, mixed it up really quick and threw it back in the oven! I reset the timer for 20 minutes in order to give it a quick check and crossed my fingers. However, what I should have been doing is turning the oven back on! That's right dear readers in the midst of all the confusion and huge disappointment, I had shut off the oven and didn't even know it until the timer went off and the Ugly Apple Cake looked like ugly glue! Here's what the cake finally looked like after it completed the full baking cycle with the oven on…
For those of you who may have never met the Ugly Apple Cake, this is what it should have looked like. Just imagine it with crimson cranberries all prettied up in a Bundt!
I feel like this is the part where I am suppose to digress on the moral of the story. As of yet, I have not figured it out. When I asked Marion what she thought about our calamity and collision sort of a day. She simply replied, "You Need a System." How or why she would even think such a thing is beyond me. Perhaps, she has overheard my challenging out bursts more than I even imagined. Maybe, she's right:)
I just can't bring myself to leave you high and dry without any type of cranberry recipe especially at this time of year. I know, it isn't as if I haven't shared more than a few cranberry recipes with you for either Cranberry Month or Eat A Cranberry Day before. But, I've been wanting to make Cranberry Mustard for longest time anyway so if I post here today, maybe I'll get around to it one day or maybe one of you will and then you'll remind me. (I keep reading walnuts are not only good for regulating cholesterol, but for improving one's memory too, so far it seems "they" are half right:) Here's a recipe for Cranberry Mustard from the folks at Ocean Spray. Enjoy:)
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Villa Umberto
Villa Umberto is located in the delightful village of Porto Rafael and boasts one of the best positions with truly amazing views, from both shady and sunny terraces, across the bay to the stunning islands of La Maddalena Archipelago.
Set high in pretty landscaped gardens full of indigenous plants and bushes, a granite pathway leads up to the main terrace with a backdrop of magnificent rocks. The big terrace has 2 dining areas, one uncovered with a huge rustic table and the other under the portico of the house. Dining here at any time of day is a pleasure as it always catches the breeze - you can gaze at the shimmering sea and fabulous panorama whilst enjoying some grilled fish straight off the barbeque, found between the rocks at the back of the villa.
Large glass doors open in to the modern and chic open plan lounge and dining area – eating indoors has almost the same view as outside making it perfect for all-season living. A very well equipped and modern kitchen leads off the dining room – the owner loves to cook – and you will not want for anything should you wish to try your hand at rustling up some Italian specialities.
The bedrooms are simply but stylishly furnished with wooden fittings and white furnishings – cool, elegant and a constant reminder you are close to the sea. Leading from the lounge, there is a double bedroom with doors that open on to the front terrace, a second double bedroom and a twin bedroom - all with their own shower rooms, air conditioning and TV.
Leading from the front terrace down some steps there is a another twin bedroom with wooden bunk beds and shower room – great for teenagers or older children.
Villa Umberto is beautifully finished and has a lot of style to it – we know that it will enjoyed by many guests and it's super location much appreciated by those looking for something a little special.
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NDIS FAQs
How does the AEIOU program work?
AEIOU Foundation has standardised its curriculum across all centres and the program is underpinned by evidence-based practices.
AEIOU is committed to meeting the 2012 Australian Good Practice Guidelines, and has measures in place to assess the program, the developmental milestones children are making, and to ensure the program is consistent across all centres.
The program is focussed on education with therapy support, so every child has access to teachers, learning facilitators, and allied health professionals including behaviour therapists, speech pathologists and occupational therapists.
Each child has individual strengths and needs, so upon enrolment, children will be assessed and an Individual Plan (IP) will be established to support your child while they engage in the program.
Parents are kept informed of this process and have access to information, advice and workshops to ensure the family unit is supported.
All classrooms feature a high staff to child ratio, with priority given the specific skills:
- Communication and language skills
- Joint attention and attending skills
- Self-help skills for everyday life
- Cognitive development
- Social interaction and play skills
- Fine and gross motor skills
The program operates 48 weeks each year on an intensive basis. Fees for the service are spread evenly across these weeks.
How can I manage my NDIS funded supports?
If the Early Childhood Planner/Coordinator determines that your child requires a NDIS plan, the Early Childhood Planner/Coordinator you will ask how you would like to manage the funded supports.
There are four ways to manage your funded supports, you may choose to be:
- Agency Managed (the NDIS manages your funds. We find most of our families choose this method as they find this the easiest). AEIOU submits a claim for the services they have provided to your child and the NDIA then pays AEIOU. You are able to track any claims made by service providers on your NDIS portal account.
- Self-Managed (you are responsible for managing your funded supports and keep track and records of all expenditure).
- Provider Managed (you may elect a third party to manage your funded supports. In this instance, you provide the expenses to the provider and they make the payments for you).
- A combination of all of the above.
What happens in the program on a day-to-day basis?
AEIOU centres open from 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday to provide specialised care outside of our intensive program times. The intervention / education program operates from 9am- 2:30pm, daily. It is essential children arrive on time to commence the program by 9am.
Children begin the day with circle time, and learn to use their 'visual schedules' to understand the day's activities. They join a number of learning centres to assist with social and emotional learning, peer interaction, turn taking, role play, language and communication, sorting and matching, and outdoor experiences, to name a few. Toilet training is an important element of the program and once a child commences at AEIOU, the team will assess if the child is ready to begin toilet training and if so, begin the process as a priority.
How much will it cost for a child to attend the centre?
AEIOU structures its fees to ensure the program is as affordable as possible for all families. Every family's out of pocket expenses can differ based on income and the subsequent rebates they are eligible to access.
As South Australia has transitioned to the NDIS, families have their child's needs assessed by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and funding is provided by that agency in accordance with assessed needs. Families can also offset their fees with the Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate, depending on individual eligibility. Families are encouraged to register for a CCR (Child Care Rebate) to be returned direct to AEIOU to reduce out of pocket expenses.
To view a Fee Fact sheet regarding out-of-pocket expenses and rebates, contact the centre or visit http://aeiou.org.au/adelaide-fee-structure.
It costs AEIOU Foundation up to $50,000 per year for each child to deliver the program, and families are responsible for about half of this cost. AEIOU fundraises up to $10,000 per year per child to help keep fees down.
AEIOU has established the Lynn Wright Memorial Fund to provide financial assistance to families. Contact Central Office and speak to Katrina Ives (direct: 07 3320 7545), or Louise Hargrave-Smith (direct: 07 3320 7510) for more information.
Is the program only available full-time?
The Australian Good Practice Guidelines states children benefit best from around 20 hours of early intervention per week. In line with this, AEIOU recommends families enrol on a full-time basis to start, with the opportunity to review the enrolment in six or 12 months.
AEIOU will support part-time placements where possible, particularly in regional centres. A part-time enrolment means a child attends the centre on a regular five-day fortnight, with three days in a row one week, and two days in a row the following week.
How long does it take to develop a child's individual plan?
Each child begins receiving intensive therapy immediately, however, their individual plan may take around eight weeks to complete.
Each child will undergo an assessment upon his or her enrolment, and once a child starts at the centre, our team will get to know each child better and identify their strengths and needs to inform the key developmental goals. An Individual Plan will then be created and be implemented within the framework of the program every day, with regular reviews.
How is therapy delivered at AEIOU Foundation & what outcomes can I expect?
Each child has access to support from disciplines including behaviour therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology. Children receive group therapies on a daily basis, and therapy strategies, tools and tactics are imbedded into the program, with all staff receiving regular training. What this means is that even when a therapist is not with a child, the team is delivering therapy through every aspect of the program.
Therapists at AEIOU do not operate under the traditional 1:1 withdrawal method, although on occasion your child may receive individual support if required. The therapists share their time across all classrooms and children are encouraged to generalise their new skills with a variety of staff and within a naturalistic environment.
Every child's strengths and needs are different, but each team is expected to be dedicated to supporting each child to meet a number of important goals and milestones. Studies show that children who complete the two-year program at AEIOU Foundation experience a reduction in autism symptoms, and over 70% of children transition to mainstream schools. However, AEIOU work with families to identify the best learning environment for their child prior to the transition process.
Our team is both professional and caring and it is important to us that children are learning in a fun, rewarding and social environment. We approach behaviour positively and proactively and strive to create a strong foundation for communication, self-help skills, academic learning and motor skills.
We keep families updated about the progress of their child, and adjust goals accordingly. For more information about the kinds of outcomes to expect, speak to the centre manager during the creation of the Individual Plan.
How are families involved in the AEIOU program?
Families can access a number of workshops and training sessions throughout the term to assist with supporting their child at home. Workshops may be hosted by the team in the centre, or by a visiting senior teacher or therapist.
AEIOU hosts a free parent conference every second year, with the next conference scheduled for 2016. In addition to this, At AEIOU, many of our centres play host to the local MyTime sessions, which can provide a great opportunity to meet local families who may be able to share advice, tips and strategies.
We encourage families to be actively involved at a centre level, recognising the more a family can incorporate strategies from the program into the home setting, the more successful the intervention will be. Teachers ensure this is balanced and there are not too many demands placed on each child.
Parent forums are held at least once per term, and parents are encouraged to attend, to raise any issues, concerns or initiatives they would like to address or implement. AEIOU also hosts quarterly meetings where parents from across centres have an opportunity to engage with the CEO, senior management team and a Board Director to gain insight into the Foundation's operations and liaise with other centre representatives. In most instances, one or two representatives are nominated from each centre for this program.
Families might also choose to support AEIOU Foundation by sharing their family story, or by participating in events or promotions. Many volunteer to assist the parent fundraising committee, or other fundraising activities, and if so, are supported by a central office representative. However, please note this level of support is not essential or expected.
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We are passionate about helping you find your ancestors and we would love to tell your family story. If you want us to we offer a free consultation by telephone or through Skype or we can just do everything by email. If you can't find what you want on the website then please get in touch with us through our contacts page. We really want to ensure we get our service to you exactly as you need it. We can do all of the preliminary research through email if you prefer. The choice is yours. If you live outside the UK we will do all of your research by email and if you want we can chat by Skype to make sure we give you the best service possible.
Having a record of your family history makes a wonderful gift and is a legacy which can be handed down through the generations. A sample report and pedigree chart can be found on our 'genealogical packages' page.
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