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Oxford and Cambridge Club of Geneva
We hosted, for the first time, a combined Oxbridge Freshers' & Recent Members Party at the La Mère Royaume in central Geneva.
Organised by Don Birch
A smaller group than usual, we enjoyed drinks and the warm evening weather on the outdoor terrace of Le Dorian restaurant.
There was friendly discussion among alumni from Cambridge, Oxford, EPFL Lausanne, and Geneva.
Organised by Philip Selby
Socila drinks in a new and exciting venue.
Organised by Vicky Kay and Vicki Goodwin
This annual event saw two groups walk in opposite directions from the Saleve Cable car around a circuit enabling views toward the Mont Blanc massif and over Lac Léman, before gathering in the Panoramique Restaurant for a well-earned and tasty meal accompanied by quaffable French wines. The debilitatingly hot weather of recent weeks eased and walkers were able to enjoy a vigorous 4 km walk in fresh air, always a fine prelude to enjoying a meal in good company
Organized by Simon Roper
The now traditional event for Croquet champions.
Organized by Ian Gordon
Organised by Vicky Kay and Vicky Goodwin
We were a small group, owing to competition from the World Cup semi-final taking place the same evening. Cambridge, Oxford, and Geneva university alumni enjoyed friendly and animated discussion while profiting from the pleasant weather on the restaurant's outdoor terrace. We were pleased to welcome two new Club members, both Cambridge alumnae. Some of the group left before the photo was taken.
Organised by Philip Selby.
A great evening with spectacular views!
Organized by Anthony Smouha
In collaboration with Yale, Harvard, McGill and LBS we held a joint business event in downtown Geneva. We had a turnout of around 50 people from a cross section of career stages, professions and universities.
A local improv group (The Renegade Saints) helped animate the evening with games and tips help people break the ice – no body even noticed the world cup football in the background. Given the feedback, we will certainly be holding more events and inviting other Universities to help build the community. Some events will be focused (by profession/interest) and some will be more general networking events.
A LinkedIn group to help keep attendees in touch – stay tuned!
Organized by Vicky Kay and Sanjay Sanghani
Organized by Vicki Goodwin and Vicky Kay
Organized by Isobel Shaw
Eighteen university alumni and one Cyprus Poodle (in the foreground, see photo) enjoyed another successful Social Drinks evening on the outdoor terrace of Le Dorian restaurant. Cambridge and Oxford alumni were joined by alumni of King's College, London; IE Business School, Madrid; and McGill University.
Organised by Philip Selby
The event was held jointly with the Alumni groups from Harvard, Yale, Tufts and McGill Universities.
Organized by Vicky Kay and Vicki Goodwin.
Our traditional event, this year at the Club Nautique de Versoix. AGM, Boat Races and Dinner in a beautiful setting.
Organized by Ian Gordon
We were particularly pleased to go back to the STAG (previously Vins d' Urbains) as this was the venue we started these drinks at.
Organized by Vicky Kay and Vicki Goodwin.
A number of club members joined Simon Roper, Ian Gordon and Greg Timofiejew at the recent Alumni Weekend held in Rome. This event follows on from earlier initiatives to provide Alumni with an opportunity to meet in a European city and hear from leading figures at Oxford, ranging from the University Chancellor to leading academics teaching there. The events complement the annual Alumni weekends organised at Oxford which many of our members enjoy. Cambridge provide similar opportunities to their Alumni.
The first day the committee members met leaders of other Alumni groups based in Europe for an enjoyable lunch with Chancellor Lord Patten and officers of the Oxford Alumni office, including Christine Fairchild its Director. Following lunch, the Alumni office briefed us on their work and aims, and the Volunteers shared best practice with each other.
On Saturday, a series of talks enabled Alumni to hear from University figures including the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, Dr Louise Richardson. She explained the University's priorities and strategy for the future. Dealing with the implications of Brexit and ensuring the University does what it can to attract the brightest and best from all background, loom large. Continuing to offer top quality teaching in spite of reducing State support remains a central driver of strategy for the medium and long term.
A wide range of diverting presentations was also on offer, whilst others chose to spend the day visiting Rome's many and magnificent classical and Baroque attractions.
A fine Black-Tie dinner in the elegant rooms of the Cavalieri Hilton allowed Alumni to make new friends and renew acquaintances.
On Sunday, the British Ambassador welcomed Alumni to the extraordinarily grand premises she is currently caretaking on behalf of the United Kingdom. A lavish lunch provided a good excuse to stroll in the extensive grounds and examine the many classical artefacts discovered within the grounds.
Picture 1 From left to right: Ian Gordon, Lord Patten, Simon Roper
Picture 2 From left to right: Christine Fairchild, Simon Roper, Debbie Keefer, Vicky Maltby, Tony Keefer, Greg Timofiejew.
Picture 3: Uk Embassy Rome
Report- Simon Roper
A smaller than usual attendance allowed a friendly and intimate conversation between alumni of Cambridge University and State University of New York.
Organised by Philip Selby
It was a full house in the Salle Dunant at the Vieux Bois restaurant where, after an excellent meal, members and guests heard about the work of Médecins sans Frontières from senior officers of the organisation. Rafa Carrascosa told how MSF operates, independently of politics, race, religion and culture, Els Torreele told of the global drive for equitable access to drugs and medical care, and Ante Wind told how field workers overcome the diverse difficulties constantly facing them to be greeted with 'thumbs up' from those waiting. Their commitment was palpable and they fielded incisive questions from the floor with great skill. The Q&A photo shows, l to r, club President, Simon Roper, and the MSF quartet, Rafa, Els, Ante and Damien Huaux who helped plan this successful evening.
Organised by Peggie Rimmer
Isobel Shaw led her annual full moon walk on Thursday 1 March. In fresh snow with a huge moon, 16 cheerful participants walked about two kilometres from the parking to the restaurant for an excellent Swiss meal of either fondu, raclette, malakoff or steak. The return walk was blessed with a clear sky, moon and stars and much laughter.
Organized by Isobel Shaw
Our traditional fondue dinner in the Geneva Old Town will again be held at Les Armures.
Organized by Don Birch
We enjoyed another pleasant evening of drinks and conversation, with
alumni of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Geneva universities. A variety
of nationalities included participants from China, Estonia, Germany, Ireland,
Norway, and the UK.
Organised by Philip Selby
A Christmas special "After Work Drinks"took place at Brasserie Halle de l'Ile. The club was joined by members from both Harvard and Yale Alumni groups.
Organized vy Vicky Kay and Vicky Goodwin
Our now-traditional autumn wine tasting, followed by a dinner with game specialties, took place on Wednesday November 15th. We had chosen to hold the event in Choully, a hilltop village outside Satigny, which owing to its prosperity derived from the well-exposed vineyards which cover the slopes, is one of Geneva's few remaining unspoiled villages, where properties pass from one generation to the next. It also enjoys a splendid situation, with views over the city of Geneva towards the Mt. Blanc and the Salève, the Bellegarde gap, the Jura, the wooded valley of the Allondon the Pays de Gex and the lake. The centerpiece of the village is the Domaine de Choully, a 17th century mansion.
Our tasting was held at the clos du Chateau de Choully, opposite the manor house, in one of the historic farm buildings. We were given a tour of the winery, renovated in 2010 by the new owners, Lionel and Nathalie Dugerdil and tasted some of the products, including their red assemblages, which were particularly appreciated.
We then moved to the Auberge de Choully, a typical village café, where we enjoyed a menu of excellent "chasse" dishes prepared by the owner, Pierre Descloux. These were accompanied by a Pinot Blanc from another local producer, la Clé de Sol, and a Gamay vielles vignes from the Clos du Château.
This pleasant evening was organized by Alexander Hawthorne, committee member and ex-President.
We held another successful Social Drinks evening at Le Dorian Restaurant, with pleasant and animated
discussion. The dozen participants represented Cambridge, Oxford, Geneva, and Webster universities.
Jonathan Elzingre, Chairman of the Royal British Legion (Switzerland) provided us with poppies,
commemorating Armistice Day after the first World War.
Organised by Philip Selby
Members enjoyed a visit to the Fondation Baur proceeded by an excellent lunch at Le Barocco GF Musee Art d' Histoire. The Baur visit focused on the fascinating Japanese portion of the Fondation and was superbly introduced by Sylviane, a Geneva expert in Japanese culture and collectors pieces. Members were particularly interested in the extensive Japanese lacquer collection as well as details of the famous tea ceremony.
Organized by Don Birch
Members and their guests joined us for our monthly informal after work drinks at the Key&Eagle
Organized by Vicky Kay and Vicky Goodwin
There was a good turn-out of over 50 members and guests at the Château de Penthes. All enjoyed a fine meal and excellent conversation followed by a presentation of the SolarStratos project by its CEO, Roland Loos. This Yverdon-based enterprise aims to fly a solar-powered aircraft into the stratosphere- "to the edge of space"- to prove it can be done in a man powered craft, and to create a platform for future commercial spin-offs, such as surveillance drones powered by solar energy which are able to remain aloft for long periods.
On a previous adventure, the pilot and initiator of the project, Raphaël Donjon, navigated his solar-powered boat PlanetSolar around the world. Then he needed a life-jacket. This time he will be relying on a cosmonaut's life-supporting spacesuit. The project's technical challenges and the formidable human adventure involved inspired numerous questions. A future powered only by renewable energy, even in the skies, now really seems within reach.
You can follow the progress of the project via this link https://www.solarstratos.com/en/
After the lively question and answer session, Club President, Simon Roper, thanked the organisers and gave a Vote of Thanks to Mr. Loos on behalf of the Club.
Organised by Max Bishop and Philip Selby."
The Club once again hosted a Freshers' Welcome event at the Key & Eagle in Geneva. A nice mix of Old & New
Organised by Don Birch
In view of the cooler weather, we met indoors for drinks and friendly discussion.
Our group included alumni of Cambridge, Harvard, Beirut, and Geneva universities, and
various nationalities, including alumni from Germany, Norway, Ghana, and Vietnam.
Organised by Philip Selby.
The annual Croquet day for lawn champions.
The O&C croquet day this year was an early sell out. Twenty members and their guests enjoyed perfect weather on immaculate lawns courtesy of the Cern Croquet Club. Golf croquet matches began at 12h but some members were still playing just one more game at 19h!
It was a most convivial event, as can be seen in the view of the lunch break and BBQ activity.
Organized by Ian Gordon
Not to be discouraged by the unseasonably wet weather, a doughty group of walkers gathered at the Saleve Cable Car on Friday 11th August for a short circular walk on the top of the mountain. After a gentle but rather soggy walk of about 4 kms, the walkers gathered at the Panoramique restaurant for a fine meal and good company. As our group was the last to leave the restaurant, we were treated to our own cable ride back to the car park and our rides home. An entertaining start to the weekend.
Organised by Simon Roper.
This summer's monthly drinks took members to the rooftops of Geneva starting and ending at rooftop42 Bar. In July, member Olga Krylova kindly opened her Balcony and views of the jet d'eau to 40 happy members and friends. The monthly afterwork drinks are lively and friendly events travelling to various buzzing venues through the year (Cafe Cuba, Key&Eagle, Rooftop42, Scandal, Halles de L'ile, private residences). It is a great way to meet fellow alumni from all walks of life and ages and enjoy a nice drink. The drinks run from 6 to 11pm and usually welcome about 30 people. Next up - summer's last at rooftop 42, Tuesday 29 August.
Taking advantage again of the warm weather, we enjoyed drinks and conversation on the outdoor terrace of Le Dorian restaurant, with 17 participants. Our club members were joined by alumni of universities in Geneva, Dublin, Moscow, and Budapest.
Organised by Philip Selby.
Organised by Anthony Smouha
Our monthly informal after work drinks
Organized by Vicky Kay and Vicky Goodwin
Thanks to the warm weather, we enjoyed drinks and conversation on the outdoor terrace.
Our club members were joined by alumni from Geneva, London, Budapest, and Astana (Kazakhstan).
Organised by Philip Selby.
The sun shone for the weekend and the snow melted on the pastures. Our annual walk in the Sonnailley fields behind the Dole was attended by 22 members with their families and friends. We wandered slowly through the wild daffodils, gentians and orchids up to the top of the pass leading to La Rippe for a view of the lake and Alps. Then we drove to the Golf Club Rochat in Les Rousses for an excellent three course lunch. A relaxed and most enjoyable day.
Organized by Isobel Shaw
Once again, the engaging students at this École Hôtelière served us with a meal that was up to their usual high standards. After dinner, club member Henri Rueff outlined the complexities of living in the high and/or dry places that form about half of the landmass that covers a third of the surface of our planet: "Food security, climate change, and people in deserts and high altitude mountains: why should we care?" Using case studies mainly in Mongolia and Pakistan, Henri explained how customary lifestyles are threatened by climatic and institutional changes, as well as the venality of some governments and landlords. Nevertheless, climate-smart agriculture is offering interesting prospects for adaptation in these resource-scarce lands.
Organised by Peggie Rimmer
We enjoyed another successful and well attended evening, with friendly and animated discussion.
Our club members were joined by alumni from Harvard, Geneva, Moscow, and St Petersburg.
Organised by Philip Selby.
The traditional fondue dinner at Les Armures in the Old Town.
Organised by Don Birch
An evening under the full moon.
Organised by Isobel Shaw
Organised by Gregory Timofiejew
Wine tasting at La Maison Forte, was followed by dinner at the nearby Auberge Franco-Suisse for our traditional « chasse » dinner.
Organised by Alexander Hawthorne
The dinner was attended by nearly 60 members and their guests.
Our guest after-dinner speaker, Professor John Ellis, gave a stimulating after-dinner talk on "Gravitational Waves: an Earth-moving Discovery", after which he responded to many questions from the audience. A vote of thanks was proposed by club member Edward Dommen.
Organised by Peggie Rimmer and Philip Selby.
1: Professor John Ellis, our guest speaker, and his wife, Maria Mercedes.
2. The Speaker's table.
3. A general view of the event.
4. Club member Edward Dommen (centre) proposes a vote of thanks to our speaker.
Continuing with the now established annual museum visit, Don Birch organised this year's Club museum visit on Saturday 1st October 2016
The visit to the Patek Philippe watch museum in Plain Palais was be followed by lunch at the nearby 'Le 15' bistrot.
Following the last year's success, we organized our second Oxford & Cambridge Club of Geneva Freshers' Welcome drinks.
The Oxford & Cambridge Club of Geneva welcomed Freshers going up in October 2016 to a drinks event to meet past members of the universities. Our Club has over 150 active members from all walks of life and professional backgrounds.
Organised by Don Birch
The annual Croquet day for lawn champions.
Organized by Ian Gordon
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Organized by Anthony Smouha
Club members attended another social drinks evening, and were pleased to be joined by alumni from Yale, MIT, Geneva, and Georgetown universities. We enjoyed drinks and lively conversation on the pleasant outdoor terrace of Le Dorian Restaurant. Organised by Philip Selby.
Members and their guests joined Isobel Shaw on a flower walk in the Jura, on Sunday 15 May.
After a fine meal, carefully presented by the students at this École Hôtelière, club member Bridget Dommen gave us a delightful and unfamiliar view of how Geneva became Swiss 200 years ago. In 'Two Gentlemen and Twenty-Two Cantons', Bridget revealed the crucial rôle of distinguished Corfiote John Capodistrias, a Greek Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire, in disentangling the shambles and intrigues existing at the fall of Napoleon. The other mover and shaker was eminent Genevan Charles Pictet de Rochemont, statesman and gentleman farmer, who may, thanks to Bridget, be remembered by those present as much for his dealings in sheep as for his diplomacy!
Organised by Peggie Rimmer
We enjoyed another successful Social Drinks evening, in the comfortable
indoor veranda at Le Dorian restaurant. Our ten club members were joined by alumni
from Harvard and Geneva, for drinks together with friendly and animated discussion.
Organised by Philip Selby.
The ever popular Fondue evening was held at the historic Les Armures in the Old City of Geneva
Organized by Don Birch
We held our twelfth Social Drinks evening on 14 January, in the comfortable
indoor terrace of Le Dorian restaurant, with more than a dozen participants.
Club members were pleased to welcome alumni from Columbia, St Andrews,
Lugano, and Geneva universities, including Greek, Polish, Russian, Syrian,
and American nationalities. Organized by Philip Selby.
Our social drinks evening on 17 November was held in the pleasant indoor veranda at Le Dorian restaurant. Oxford and Cambridge members were pleased to welcome alumnae from Princeton and EPFL (Lausanne).
Organized by Philip Selby.
Plainpalais area Museum visits with English speaking guides
Patek Philippe Museum plus Musee d'ethnographie
From 10h00 to about 16h30
Organized by Don Birch
We held our tenth Social Drinks Evening at Le Dorian Restaurant, in Geneva, on Tuesday 15 September. In addition to our club members, we were pleased to welcome alumni from Chicago and Princeton Universities and Wharton Business School. Organized by Philip Selby
Members were invited to join a drinks party to give a welcome to Undergraduates and Graduates from the area who are going up in October 2015
Organized by Don Birch
After dinner at this restaurant in nearby France, we had the pleasure of a fascinating talk by club member Matthew Kahane on "Happenstance and Historical Forces". With a long career in the UN Development Programme, Matthew described his very personal involvement in a series of extraordinary events in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Belarus, Samoa – to name but a few places – almost always in conditions of political turbulence of one kind or another. He astonished some of us with his accounts of how UN personnel manage to fly by the seat of their pants when they are put on the spot out of reach of headquarters.
We also celebrated the 88th birthday of our venerable member Gordon Martin.
Organised by Peggie Rimmer
A group of walkers enjoyed the fabulous summer weather whilst avoiding the searing heat of the city, to make a short tour from the top of the cable car. They were rewarded by breathtaking views across to Mont Blanc on the one hand and across Geneva, to Lac Leman and Jura mountains, on the other. The group were joined at L'Horizon restaurant by a few non walkers for apéros, and more sightseeing, before sitting down to a fine meal and a welcome flow of cool summer wines. Refreshed and replete the group then headed home happily by way of the cable car. An excellent way to start a July weekend in Geneva. Do join us next year! Organized by Simon Roper
The attached give some idea of the visual feast.
Our Social Drinks Evening at Le Dorian restaurant, on Tuesday 7 July, was attended by several club members, who were joined by alumni of Cornell and Wharton Business School. Taking advantage of the warm weather, we enjoyed drinks and conversation on the outdoor terrace. Organized by Philip Selby.
We held another Social Drinks Evening at the restaurant Le Dorian on Wednesday 20 May. Owing to the cooler weather, we met indoors in Le Petit Salon, which provided a friendly and intimate atmosphere for lively discussions. The ten Oxbridge alumni were pleased to welcome three alumni from Cornell University.
Organized by Philip Selby.
It was a great honour to welcome the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, Professor Andrew Hamilton as our distinguished guest speaker. He was accompanied by his wife Jennifer. Nearly 60 members and guests attended.
Organized by Gregory Timofiejew and Vicki Goodwin.
Picture: Professor Andrew Hamilton (the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University) with Gregory Timofiejew (President of the Oxford and Cambridge Club of Geneva).
On this occasion we welcomed MBA students from the Oxford University Said Business School on a Student Trek visit to Geneva.
A social drinks evening on Wednesday 11 March, at the restaurant Le Dorian, was attended by a dozen club members and alumni from other universities. We were pleased to welcome alumni of McGill University, Montreal, and King's College, London. In view of the cool evening we met indoors in the carnotzet, but look forward to meeting on the outdoor terrace when summer weather allows. Organized by Philip Selby.
Now an annual fixture; Members and their guests enjoyed a convivial Fondue supper at the atmospheric Les Armures, rue du Puit-St-Pierre 1, 1204 Genève.
Organized by Don Birch
Our after-dinner speaker was Mr Henk Swinnen, Director-General of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (http://www.osr.ch). His topic, illustrated by slides, was "The OSR: a cultural enterprise and its challenges for the years to come". More than fifty people attended, including club members and their guests and a few alumni from other universities. A vote of thanks to our speaker was proposed by club member Ian Hudson, President at DuPont International. Organized by Philip Selby.
Picture: (left to right): Dr. Philip Selby (Vice-President, Oxford and Cambridge Club of Geneva), Mr Henk Swinnen (Director-General, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande), Mr Gregory Timofiejew (President, Oxford and Cambridge Club of Geneva).
After making their way through the cold winter evening, a small group enjoyed our latest Social Drinks Evening at Le Dorian restaurant on 20 January. Organized by Philip Selby.
A great screening at the Clubhouse of the Varsity Rugby
Organized by Vicki Kay and Vicki Goodwin
In view of the cooler weather, we held our social drinks evening indoors, in the carnotzet of Le Dorian restaurant. A dozen club members were joined by alumni from Georgetown and Webster universities for a convivial evening of drinks, good food, and conversation. Organized by Philip Selby.
An evening of wine tasting and dining at the Restaurant du Village, Bernex. Wine tasting at the Domaine des Curiades where Jacques and Christophe Dupraz, the fourth generation of the family owning the Domaine, presented some of their reputed products.
Organized by Alexander Hawthorne and Vicki Goodwin
Organized by Vicki Goodwin and Vicky Kay
Members and guests attending dinner on October 15th at the friendly Auberge Communale de Meyrin were treated to a talk by the Very Reverend Dr William 'Bill' McComish, former Dean of Geneva's St Pierre Cathedral, on 'Christians and Yazidis in the Middle East – who are these people and what is their history?' Bill gave us an illuminating glimpse of the rich mosaic of syncretic cultures and creeds that have flourished for millennia in a region where the survival of some groups is presently threatened by misconceptions and bigotries.
Organised by Peggie Rimmer
The Oxford & Cambridge Club of Geneva played host to OUS Luxembourg in Geneva in a successful collaboration between the two groups, which also included a visit to CERN.
The weekend of events came about following a chance encounter between OUS Luxembourg's Treasurer Jan Könighaus and the Geneva group's President Gregory Timofiejew at the Oxford European Reunion in Madrid last year.
Besides the CERN visit, the Geneva group also hosted a black-tie dinner at the restaurant La Perle Du Lac for the visiting group during the weekend.
CERN is the world's largest particle physics laboratory, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is one of the most complex scientific instruments ever built.
Members of the Club had the unique opportunity to visit the underground cavern of the CMS detector (http://home.web.cern.ch/about/experiments/cms). The longsought Higgs boson particle was discovered by CMS and ATLAS detectors at CERN. For the theoretical prediction of the Higgs boson, Professors Peter Higgs and Francois Englert were awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Organized by Gregory Timofiejew.
This year's theme is the European Reformation. The visit will take in the Museum of the Reformation and a visit to the St Pierre catacombs and the nearby Calvin Temple (if reopened in time), followed by lunch in the Old City for those who wish to stay.
There will be English-speaking guides for the two visits, which will take about 21/2 hours.
We will meet in the square outside St Pierre cathedral at 10h20 and commence the tour promptly at 10h30. The cost of the museums visit to include guides is CHF40.- per head and the lunch will be an additional approximate CHF30.- plus wine.
Organized by Don Birch.
We held another social drinks evening on 19 August. Enjoying the summer weather, we socialized over drinks on the outdoor terrace of Le Dorian restaurant. This was the largest group so far. It included ten of our own members and ten alumni from other universities: Georgetown, Columbia, Paris, and Geneva. Contacts between alumni from different groups were much appreciated.
On April 15th, the Club held its traditional "Boat Race Dinner" together with our Annual General Meeting at the restaurant of the Société Nautique de Genève. After drinks, members and their guests watched a recording of the 160th race. The champagne prize for the best estimate of the result went to Tony and Deborah Keefer.
At the AGM, Peter Edwards, our outgoing President, passed the baton to Gregory Timofiejew. Philip Selby was elected to vice-President. Three new committee members were approved: Vicki Goodwin, Simon Roper and Julia Xoudis.
The dinner concluded the evening - the restaurant once again provided an excellent meal in an outstanding setting. A splendid evening sky completed the event.
Most of the newly-elected Committee for 2014-15. From left to right: Dr Philip Selby (Vice-President), Dr Peggie Rimmer, Gregory Timofiejew (President), Dr Sebastian Carballo, Victoria Kay, Dr Ian Gordon (Treasurer), Vicki Goodwin, Peter Edwards, Dr Julia Xoudis, Tony Brookes:
On 11 March, our dinner at the Château de Penthes, in Geneva, was attended by more than 70 members and friends. We welcomed alumni from Cornell, MIT, Moscow, Princeton, and UCLA, and from IMD, Kellogg, and Wharton business schools. Our guest speaker was Tony Tyler, CEO and Director-General of IATA (the International Air Transport Association). His stimulating talk on "Meeting aviation's environmental challenges" was followed by an interesting question and answer session.
A Social Drinks Evening. Situated near the centre of Geneva, Le Dorian is a comfortable and quiet restaurant in which to meet old and new friends over drinks, with good food available. Participants enjoyed the evening and hope it will become a regular event.


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Such is the nature of the "THE LIPA DECLARATION: AN URGENT CALL FOR NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION 27 AUGUST A.D. 2014/2 DHU AL QA'DA A.H. 1435" - made by individuals from different professions and occupations, from different Churches in the Philippines, from the Muslim community, from active and retired government officials. It is ominous because there are more and more people who are dismayed, if not in fact disgusted by the present government. No. They are not pessimists in spirit but simply realists in perceptions.
It is also ominous because it echoes the exasperation and downright anger of more and more groups of people. It is ominous too whereas it is well in accord with lesser and lesser approval ratings of the national leadership. That is why although the "Declaration" was made and proclaimed in Lipa, it is slowly but surely making the rounds all over the Country and thus making more people know it and thus also become more hopeful.
The truth is that while composed and made in Lipa just recently, the sentiments it proclaims and the options it affirms have been already existing. For some time now as aroused in a special way by the dirty and sticky "Pork Barrel" revelation – with special mention of "DAP", of which the august and illustrious creator does not even know the meaning of "savings"! To this date however, only non-Party mates of Malacañang are suffering the consequences – considering that those affiliated with the latter are all saints.
Three signal questions come to mind:
What is "Transformation"? It does not simply mean a change but a real changeover, a transmutation, a transfiguration where what is existing, usual and customary is renewed, re-made, reformed.
When will "Transformation" start? It can only start when precisely the one who is the over-all cause of the national malady and deterioration, is out of the way, divested of power and set aside.
Who leads the "Transformation"? It is not simply one or two individuals – no matter how competent or able they are – but a group of such qualified and trustworthy people acting as a temporary Council until the said "Transformation" is done.
Renewal is mandatory for what is odious and deleterious!

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Cracking the organic nut
Pecan grower Sally Harper has led the
way toward organic management and marketing for this traditional
southern New Mexican crop
By Dan Brannen, Jr.
June 1, 2004:
"I'm a freak."
Widowed pecan grower Sally Harper is describing her life
in the arid orchards surrounding Las Cruces, New Mexico.
"I'm a woman farmer, and an organic farmer at
that. When I started here, the tractor parts guy would brush
me off."
That was in 1986, when Harper and husband Wilmer, who died
of cancer in 2001, bought a 15 year-old, 30-acre Western Schley
pecan orchard to get out of suburbia and raise their three
children where they could also raise organic food for nourishment.
"I read Rodale's little organic magazine in the
1970s," recalls Harper, "and I was raised with
organic gardening and market farming in a Colorado community
of frugal, first-generation Germans. We didn't have
any money for inputs. You spread manure, seeded, and off you
This upbringing gave Harper the opportunity to compare low-input
farming with the higher-input farming of later generations.
Today she has no room to plant additional seeds for market
on her fully used acreage, but she still spreads plenty of
manure, along with the gospel of organic farming. Those habits
have allowed her to grow from beginning farmer to certified
organic handler for twelve pecan growers in New Mexico and
An organic transplant
The orchard Harper bought in 1986 had been managed by a farmer
who never sprayed pesticides and who used inorganic fertilizers
only sparingly. Harper describes him as an old-timer, someone
whose philosophy was, "Let the bugs eat what they need."
This early approach to pest control likely accounts for the
orchard's current population of beneficial insects,
which control most of the pest problems that the conventional
farmers in this area struggle with each year.
The Harpers' decision to farm organically made theirs
one of only two such commercial pecan orchards in New Mexico
at the time, the other being that of Sam Calhoun. Like all
good farmers, Sally and Wilmer learned by doing, and by grabbing
useful information wherever they could find it. They drew
upon experience with pecan trees in their yard at a prior
home in Oklahoma. As an agricultural economist at New Mexico
State University (NMSU), Wilmer had easy access to research
and other publications. J. O. Charles, a nearby farmer who
used chemicals minimally, served as a mentor for the Harpers.
Although farming organically, the Harpers initially sold
their pecans on to the conventional retail market. Sally was
anxious to dive into the organic market, but Wilmer asked
her to wait until he could find time in his busy university
schedule to do a feasibility study.
"Well," says Harper, "in the early '90s,
I shelled out 1000 pounds as pesticide-free and sold them
in one month. The next year I shelled out 5000 pounds, again
they sold quickly. The third year, while my husband was overseas
for university work, I said, I've been waiting three
years for this feasibility study. I've already done
Harper shelled that whole crop for the pesticide-free market
and sold it with no problem.
Then in 1994, with help and encouragement from Fred Kirschenmann
of Farm Verified Organic in North Dakota, Harper took the
next step and had her farm certified organic.
"Pesticide-free means nothing," according to
Harper. "It says, I say I don't spray. The national
organic certification program gives customers confidence in
the product and puts all organic labeling and production on
a level playing field."
Markets and middlemen
In the beginning, Harper's market was entirely to retailers,
whose price premiums range from 25 to 30 percent. Harper rattles
off the benefits of farm-to-retail like someone who has thought
this through in uncounted hours atop the tractor.
"I get more money, I pay my farmers more, the customer
pays a little less, and they get a fresher product. Pecans
that sit around in a warehouse get darker through rancidity.
Many people think that's what a good pecan is supposed
to look and taste like because most pecans sold in conventional
retail outlets have been poorly stored for lengthy times."
Del Valle Pecans are stored in a freezer immediately after
processing and shipped directly from the freezer to retail
outlets. In a freezer, pecans will maintain their freshness
and quality up to two years, according to Harper.
The secret to selling to her early customers--which included
the chain Wild Oats in Santa Fe, N.M., and various independent
health food stores in Denver and Texas--was establishing good
personal relationships with the bulk buyers. Finding those
buyers in the last days before the Internet meant scouring
phone books and making trips to likely outlets, meeting with
people in person. Harper laments that those days are on the
decline as brokers and distributors, which now account for
30 percent of her sales, replace direct relationships with
retail buyers.
"The bottom line for most of the middlemen is money.
My pet peeve is that they're not even required to be
certified. I recently asked a major broker if he'd be
going to an organic trade show, and he said, what would I
want to go there for? I miss the older, hard-core organic
guys, who knew what this is about."
Harper has ideas, though not easy solutions, for some of
her concerns.
"Farmers need to self-police. As a farmer and marketer,
I do not sell to wholesalers who do not educate themselves
about organic production. American Health & Nutrition
is a great operation in Michigan started by twin brothers
who care."
Farmers also need to organize, which Harper says is sometimes
difficult for the independent spirits among them. This year
she and her fellow growers formed the New Mexico Pecan Growing
Association, but it met only once.
"When farmers have to organize something," observes
Harper, "they run out of time."
Around 1995, Harper began handling the pecans from organic
grower Sam Calhoun under the name Del Valle Pecans. From there,
Sally, Wilmer, and Sam worked to recruit other farmers to
go organic, and some came on their own through word-of-mouth.
Harper admits that while some of her suppliers are motivated
by environmental concerns, others are more concerned about
"There are economic facts of life here," she
Despite the inroads made by distributors, Harper still sells
70 percent of 160,000 pounds of shelled pecans to over 200
retailers nationwide, from Whole Foods in California to La
Montañita Co-op in Albuquerque. Perhaps self-policing
by consumers will also affect the direction that marketing
takes for Del Valle Pecans.
In the orchards
When she gets tired of marketing, Harper goes for what she
calls tractor therapy.
"Some of our best marketing ideas have been conceived
while mowing or disking. Nobody's bugging you on the
phone when you're on the tractor. As long as you don't
hit a tree, you don't have to worry about anything."
Disking, in fact, is not only a component of soil fertility
in Harper's orchards, but may hold a key to reducing
farm-based air pollution. As in most pecan groves, Harper
and Wilmer burned their annual prunings when they started
in 1986. The collective pollution caused by area orchards
has moved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
approach the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for alternatives
to burning.
In the early '90s, J. O. Charles gave Harper the idea of
shredding her prunings after harvest and disking them into
the soil in early spring.
For the last decade, Harper has disked in shreddings and
aged manure each spring and burned only deadwood at her farm.
Rudy Garcia of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
office in Albuquerque once told Harper he's never seen
so much organic matter around here. Her OM content is 2.2
percent, above the average range of .6–2.1% for the
Because Harper waters using Southwest-style flood irrigation,
cover crops do not seem to be a viable option for soil health.
Fellow farmer Sam Calhoun tried vetches and clovers one year,
but they did not survive the flooding. So Harper just lets
natural, herbaceous, grassy vegetation grow on the orchard
floor and mows it periodically, letting the clippings fall
where they may. The vegetation limits wind erosion and harbors
beneficial insects.
Without inorganic chemicals or leguminous cover crops, Harper
still searches for a way to increase nitrogen in her soils.
Tests indicate that her nitrogen is at the lower end of the
conventionally recommended range, though she realizes that
a chemical fertilizer company is the source of that recommendation.
Harper bought compost from Sam Calhoun for a few years, which
allowed nitrogen to creep up steadily, but eventually it proved
financially unsustainable. Memories from childhood have Harper
thinking about doing her own vermicomposting if she can find
land for it.
"There was an old cowboy on the next farm who had worm
beds that I helped turn by hand. That yard went from minimal
to lush. While helping turn the beds, I came to learn the
basics of soil composition and the need to preserve soil quality,
as well as heard really good stories about the last days of
the cattle drives."
Harper is also intrigued by a Mexican farmer and doctor named
Julio Cesar Harsanyi, who is exploring organics through vermicomposting
out of concern for regional cancer rates in Delicias, Mexico.
As Harper understands the system, Harsanyi and his father
have rows of vermicompost with a swimming pool at the end.
When they water the compost, the rows drain into the pool
to make a kind of compost solution, similar to compost tea,
which they use as a foliar nitrogen spray in addition to the
compost for the following crop year.
Farming for the future
With her husband deceased and her three children scattered
across the United States, Harper looks forward to the day
when at least two of them might return to the farm. Eldest
child Laura is an occupational therapist in Pennsylvania who
handled marketing when Wilmer was ill with cancer. Daughter
Brooke is finishing her degree in fashion design and exploring
the organic clothing industry. Son Todd comes back from Colorado
every year to manage the harvest.
"My son is an aerospace engineer, but his heart is
really into farming. I insisted that my kids get a degree
and other experience. It's comparative analysis. When
you see the isolated role you play in a large corporation,
you come to appreciate the start-to-finish perspective that
you get on a farm."
Meanwhile, local uneasiness with Harper's organic farming
has tempered over the years.
"Our previous extension agent wrote an article saying
organic pecans were lower quality. Now it has changed, organic
is starting to talk, in dollars per acre and quality. After
eighteen years of good humor, good credit, and customer loyalty,
I have established a wonderful working relationship with most
of our suppliers. And I have a neighbor who is going organic.
He said to me, there ain't one iota of difference between
yours and mine."
Harper, though, knows the difference.
"If I'm raising my children here, do I want to
fly pesticides over? I don't think so. Where you find
sincere interest in organics is people who actually live on
the farm. You have to be involved, looking at the trees, seeing
the results, seeing your neighbors' chemical trees,
to appreciate the importance of organic. Our welfare in the
future pretty much depends on the health of our dirt. That's
about as straight-forward as you can get."


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Early voting in Texas launches Tuesday Feb. 16. Wondering where to vote?
Bernie Sanders said in New Hampshire that his call for free tuition at public colleges and universities shouldn't seem out of step: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States," the Democratic presidential hopeful and Vermont senator said.
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--In 2013-14, according to a 2015 report from the Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey each required no college tuition; the Nordic countries level high income-tax rates.
--U.S. experts advised that some American institutions once charged no tuition. "Public colleges and universities were often free at their founding in the United States," a Cornell University professor, Ronald Gordon Ehrenberg, said, "but over time, as public support was reduced or not increased sufficiently to compensate for their growth in students and costs (faculty and staff salaries, utilities etc.), they moved first to a low tuition and eventually higher tuition policy."
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I am an elderly gentleman and, in my youth, life was simpler than it appears to be in the modern age. I am therefore bemused by the current crisis in the world of finance; indeed I am perplexed by the responses of politicians who, as is frequent, appear to have learnt nothing from the lessons of history.
I once described the banking system as the stomach of commerce. It is a base comparison and yet so true in many ways. For sometimes a stomach may contract an infection; it may need to be cleansed and the results may be unpleasant.
For commerce to succeed, businesses must start and succeed or fail. There appears to be a belief at large that the great houses of commerce, the banks, are exempt from this rule. One bank teeters on the brink; the British government buys it. A second bank is harassed by the market, whether rightly or wrongly; officials of government arrange for it to be saved by another.
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For whose are the livelihoods that governments seek to protect, that are at risk in the current crisis? No other than these self-same people who have lived lives, created homes of unutterable luxury through their businesses, aided and enhanced it seems by the technology of the 21st century. It is said that homes and livelihoods of ordinary people are at stake. I have studied recent history and learnt how a Conservative government in Britain allowed the collapse of the nation's great northern manufacturing industries. Thousands of labouring people were cast out of work and no solution found; indeed government did not rush to their aid.
I cannot but remember the partners of the bank of Overend & Gurney attending my office some 140 years ago. In spite of their entreaties, we did not rescue their business; they had to pay the price of their recklessness, just as any other gambler. Others also who were thriftless had to suffer the loss of their business; but the system of finance did not collapse. Rather it thrived through the learning of a measure of caution and wisdom.
It is not apparent to me that the collapse of any individual lender of mortages will lead to the loss of homes to any greater extent than is already happening. The Americans perceive, I believe, even more than the British that it is those who have profited most from the gambling of previous years who are likely to lose least. If a bank, a lender were to go bankrupt, their borrowers need not be evicted from their homes, their savers need not be destitute. All that will happen is that another bank will purchase those assets at a market cost. The directors and shareholders may therefore suffer losses; that is a consequence of market failure and their own failure to administer their business in a proper fashion.
The governments meanwhile should save their pennies and their legislation for their proper task: to ensure that noone is destitute, that occupants of homes are not cast out on the streets, that mothers are able to feed and clothe their children.
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I love the book of Ezekiel. There is so much to learn and understand… so much revelation that the Lord has given us there. The times of the last days are laid out before us and some of this revelation seems somewhat open and accessible and other parts seems to be veiled in mystery.
And say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. Ezekiel 37:21
Sometimes we believe we understand some of the events of the last days because we have studied them so much. Sometimes the Lord has to send clarity to supernaturally help us to understand. I'm so glad He does.
The word of the LORD came to me: Ezekiel 37:15
On January 24th of this year (2017) as I was in my home an angel of the Lord appeared to me in a vision. He was clothed in light and everything about him seemed to convey light. He was about seven feet tall and powerful. His hair was a light blonde color and although I couldn't tell the color of his eyes, they were also light. He had with him a scroll. He showed me the scroll and told me "Get ready for Ezekiel 38." I looked at him and said "No… you mean Ezekiel 37." He responded "No, Ezekiel 38." And after delivering that message he left.
Almost immediately after this visitation another angel of similar look and stature appeared to me also carrying a scroll. He showed me the scroll and also told me… "Get ready for Ezekiel 38." I again said to him, "You mean Ezekiel 37." And he also responded "No, Ezekiel 38." And after delivering this message he was gone.
And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel 38:23
This message from the Lord had a considerable impact on me. I had thought for so long that there were events in Ezekiel chapter 37 that had to come to pass before the days of Ezekiel 38 would happen. The Lord through this visitation allowed me to see that the events of Ezekiel chapter 37 are already being fulfilled and He will make Himself known in the sight of many nations.
The time of "darkness covering the earth and deep darkness the people'" is not a time of fear among the children of God. It is not a time of wringing our hands along with the world, but a time of the glory of the Lord being seen upon you. We are in a time and coming into a time where we must shine brighter than ever. We must reveal the truth of the Gospel and it's power to save. We must rise up and take our positions to do the will of God as He reveals it to us. This will be a time of unprecedented salvations such as no other time in history.
I encourage you to read Ezekiel chapters 37 and 38 and ask God to help you see everything that He desires to show you. You are created for such a time as this! Bless you!
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text: Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique says his side could not be in better shape heading into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Arsenal after crushing Getafe 6-0 on Saturday. Air Max 97 China . The reigning European champions already hold a 2-0 lead from the first leg and look destined to make the quarter-finals for the ninth straight year as they have not been beaten in 37 games in all competitions stretching back to October.This is a unique team, different to the rest and which does things that make it seem like there is nothing the opponent can do, said Enrique. It is a great pleasure to be in this position.Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi produced another masterclass, despite missing a penalty for the third time this season, as he scored his 36th goal of the season and provided three assists.Juan Rodriguezs own goal opened the scoring before Barca missed from the spot for the ninth time in 20 penalties this season when Vicente Guaita parried Messis effort. Lionel Messi was on target, missed from the spot and set up three goals Messi quickly set about making amends as his teed up Munir El Haddadi and Neymar before smashing home a fourth before half-time.And Neymar and Arda Turan rounded off a 12th consecutive La Liga win after the break. Barcelona hit Getafe for six Barcelona warmed up for the visit of Arsenal with another awe-inspiring display The ideas and the tempo with which we started made it very difficult for Getafe because we were so precise and quick when we moved the ball, added Enrique.At half-time, the game was already sewn up and that isnt due to the fault of the opponents, but because at this part of the season we are in fantastic form and the whole team has a lot of confidence. Luis Suarez was left on the bench Enrique even had the luxury of leaving out top goalscorer Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets ahead of Arsenals visit on Wednesday.They are all incredible, he added. The forwards, the midfielders, the defenders, those that dont play or have fewer minutes.It is a perfect situation to know that whoever you pick will compete in their own way, with their own characteristics, but all of them wanting to take part and make the most of their minutes on the field.The only problem we have is that there arent enough minutes for everyone.If you enjoy playing football and it is clear that this team enjoys it, then it is easier to not get tired of playing football and that is one of the keys of this team. Barcelona moved 11 points clear at the top of La Liga with a 6-0 home win against Getafe Barca are on the brink of a sixth La Liga title in eight years as victory took them 11 points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid, albeit having played a game more.And defender Gerard Pique put their sustained success down to the stability in the squad over the past number of years.Many players have spent many years here together and we understand each other very well, said the Spanish international.We can play quickly and at times without even looking at one another.We can still improve and for the rest of the season we need to continue winning titles.Watch Barcelonas trip to Villarreal on Sunday, March 20 on Sky Sports 3 HD from 2.55pm Also See: Barcelona hit Getafe for six Barcas unbeaten run in numbers Sale Air Max 2018 . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. 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A nameless horse is one that is wild, untamed or cast out from ownership. Free to roam and define its own boundaries.
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They were incredibly cheap, just 8,5 €. You can find them in many colors: black, brown, dark blue, grey and dark purple.
I bought them in black and in brown.
I'm in love with the brown ones.
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Love them! Such a bargain!
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Immigration to the United States and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
11 million persons
The term The American Experiment is believed to have emerged from president Thomas Jefferson's letter to David Hartley on July 2nd, 1787 "I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master." In America, success is referred to as the American Dream, but it is often forgotten that immigrants were and continue to be the primary Dreamers. President John F. Kennedy describes on his book A Nation of Immigrants, the contributions of immigrants since the funding of the first thirteen colonies, and provokes the reader's intellect to assert that a nation built by immigrants needs immigrants to prevail.
In her book A Team of Rivals, Doris Goodwin quotes Salmon P. Chase, an eventual member of president Abraham Lincoln's cabinet in the 1850's, testifying on a trail against the Fugitive State Law "Under the constitution… all the inhabitants of the United States are, without exception, persons, -persons, it may be, not free, persons, held to service… but still, persons," (113). Some authors explain that Mr. Chase was making reference to The Bill of Rights where the word "person" is used numerous times but the word "citizen" is not mentioned once. This states, that a person living in the US should be accounted as a right-bearer regardless of citizenship status. This is the tumult of the present debate.
40 million (13% of the population) of foreign-born nationals are living in the US according to the US Census Bureau study published on May 2010 (Table 1). While the US Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) published a report stating "In summary, an estimated 11.5 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States in January 2011 compared to a revised 2010 estimate of 11.6 million." This simple data demonstrates the challenges of the US immigration system, shedding a dim light to its problematic procedures and arising questions like, why are there 11.5 million people living in the US without documents of residency? How did they get here? Who is responsible for this?
11.5 million people roughly equals to 274 football fields. Taking this huge visualization of persons living among American citizens is evidence of a problem. Making the most important question in the immigration debate today, how is this problem solved? David Harris, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law asserts "Illegal immigration has long been a subject of controversy in the United States… illegal immigration became a hot topic in the 1980s, provoking action in the Congress. The legislation that resulted, signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, promised to stem the tide of illegal immigration while simultaneously providing a path toward citizenship for those already in the U.S… It is interesting indeed to look back at the passage of the 1986 bill and recall that the path to citizenship for long-settled immigrants was called an amnesty, even by President Reagan himself" (1). The word amnesty means "a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction." according to the website dictionary.com. But upon recent years, the term has developed the new meaning among American society, of allowing all undocumented immigrants presently living in the US to stay. This meaning is also used often to describe an immigration reform, the effort to solve the problem,
According to Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, immigration reform "It's not amnesty, it's earned." Meaning that a path to citizenship for 11.5 million persons living now in the US is not a gift nor reward for breaking the law. This short but assertive comment approaches to the meaning of immigration reform, declaring that there would be a path to citizenship for undocumented persons but that in order to obtain it, potential beneficiaries would either have to go through a long and arduous process...
Cited: Federation for American Immigration Reform. Fairus.org. FAIR. 2013. Web 2 March 2013
Goodwin, Doris
Harris, David. "Immigration and National Security: The Illusion of Safety Through Local Law Enforcement Action" Arizona Journal of International and Cooperative Law. 2011. Print.
Hinojosa-Ojeda, Raul. "The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform" n.d. Cato Journal. 2012. Print.
Jefferson, Thomas. Letter LXIV. Paris. 1787. Print
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|NITAAI-Veda.nyf > Compiled and Imp Scriptures > Vaishnava Song Book > Bengali Songs > Aksepa
Shrila Narottama dasa Thakura
gora pahu na bhajiya mainu
prema-ratana-dhana helaya harainu (1)
Alas! Failing to worship Shri Gaurasundara, I have neglected that most precious treasure
of prema and have thus lost it.
adhane yatana kari' dhana teyaginu
apana karama-doshe apani dubinu (2)
I have devoted myself to worthless trifles, throwing away my real wealth and am
drowning in my own misdeeds.
sat-sanga chadi' kainu asate vilasa
te-karane lagila je karama-bandha phasa (3)
Forsaking the association of sadhus for temporary enjoyment with non-devotees, I am
caught in the snare of my own karmic follies.
vishaya vishama visha satata khainu
gaura-kirtana-rase magana na hainu (4)
I constantly drank the deadly poison of sense objects rather than becoming absorbed
in the nectar of singing the glories of Shri Gaurasundara.
kena va achaye prana ki sukha paiya
narottama dasa kena na gela mariya (5)
"For what type of pleasure do I maintain my life?" Narottama dasa laments, "Why do
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Speculations about actresses being pregnant are not new in Bollywood. While some prove to be right some others are rubbished.While Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput confirmed having a second child recently, Ileana D'Cruz today quashed all the reports about her pregnancy.The actress took to her Instagram handle and posted a monochrome picture of her with a serene expression on her face where she is seen smiling with her eyes closed.
She captioned the picture as, "#notpregnant. 🙏🏼 📷@andrewkneebonephotography ♥"Ileana is one actress who has closely guarded personal life.She is also rumoured to be married to her Australian photographer boyfriend. However, the actress has never confirmed it publicly.


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Don't Fall Behind in Mobile Video
Online video on mobile is now one of the most – if not the leading – influential marketing channels.
In the US, research from eMarketer reveals that consumers spend almost an hour, on average, watching digital video every day – that's up from just six minutes in 2010 and it forecasts that the US consumer electronics industry will spend one-third of its $3.8 billion digital ad-spending budget on mobile ads. And in the UK, advertisers are spending £316 million this year on digital video ads – a figure which is expected to double within four years.
The Growth of Mobile Video
Surfing on mobile is increasing and it's clear that mobile – and video consumption – is driving consumer behaviour. BuzzCity's study of Mobile Video Consumption shows that 84% of mobile surfers watch videos on their handsets.
Better telecoms infrastructure accounts for much of the growth. In the UK, within the space of one year, the number of active 4G mobile subscribers jumped nearly 19-fold from 318,000 in the first quarter of 2013 to over 6 million in March 2014.
Infrastructure is not the only factor behind the rise of mobile video. Carriers are offering better rates. Independent video sharing sites are running major membership drives. Smartphones have bigger screens and faster processors. So it's no surprise that social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Flickr etc., which started with photos, have expanded successfully to include video.
Just as photos defined an earlier generation of mobile usage, on-demand anytime anywhere video has quickly become part of our media consumption habit.
What opportunities are there?
The marketing opportunities come from the extensive penetration that digital has thanks to mobile. The empowering tool is the power of sound and moving pictures; these appeals to many of our senses and creates an emotional quality that is highly engaging.
The opportunity is of course not new, and many have taken advantage of this together with the growth of Internet usage in general. The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty for example, has run for 10 years now and, for 8 of these, was driven by viral videos.
As with many other brands, Dove has used the medium to tell 'the brand story' and not just a promotional campaign to sell products. In Honda Stage, the brand uses music videos to build its presence and behaves more like media. The Harley Davidson YouTube channel may appear on the surface as a successful deployment of user generated videos, but is also clever engagement with customers who not use their products but who, as influencers, advocate the bikes.
In many ways though, these brands follow traditional 'branding on TV' – once that brand awareness and emotional connection have been established, the brand runs retail marketing campaigns that encourage consumers to take a test drive or get a promotional discount.
Digital video on the other hand promises the same emotional response with the practicality of direct response. Advertisers can potentially, track spending directly to purchase in a way not possible with TV and inspire engagement with mobile surfers.
Data and analytics will of course be important. But advertisers also need to be mindful that the user experience of video is subjective – an emotional quality made more personal by the intimate nature of mobiles. The only way to secure engagement is to actually create content that people care about or are interested in. This is more of an art than a science and not something that can be quantified and measured from every aspect.
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Does anyone know of any venues with a fireplace backdrop in the San fransisco Bay Area? I want to have a private wedding ceremony (I.e. Bride, groom, officiant,photographer) and I love the look and feel a fireplace gives. Sadly the Nimitz Mansion on Tresasure Island is not available, I am scouting the Clift hotel but suspect it is too expensive. Any suggestions?


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Cardamine angustata
Cardamine angustata O.E. Schulz
Cardamine angustata O.E. Schulz var. ouachitana E.B. Sm.
Cardamine heterophylla (Nutt.) Alph. Wood
Dentaria heterophylla Nutt.
Slender Toothwort
Slender toothwort and other members of the bittercress family have recently been moved from the Dentaria genus to Cardamine.
Identification: Slender toothwort is a delicate forest floor plant, with several clusters of three leaves at its base, as well as smaller, narrower 3-part leaves on its stem. It is 8-16" (20-40 cm) tall, with a stem that is often purple. Leaves are usually quite deeply divided. Flowers are tubular at first, opening into four petals, pale pink or white, in clusters of several flowers.
Online References:
Cardamine angustata on North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees, by Jeff Pippen
Cardamine angustata at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Cardamine angustata at the Vanderbilt University Bioimages web site
Cardamine angustata on Wildflowers of the United States
Cardamine angustata on Delaware Wildflowers
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Young versus old.
Talent vs. experience.
Speed vs. skill.
This age-old rivalry between younger and older competitors has been around for centuries, especially when it comes to sports.
In golf, Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods dominated their sport in their early 20s.
The NBA is filled with basketball players who went straight from high school to the pros, including LeBron James and retired players like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett.
Teenagers often claim many of the Olympic medals in swimming, gymnastics and recently ski racing. But the young upstarts still have to contend with "older" athletes like 32-year-old Michael Phelps.
And this year's U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York has been dominated by phenomenal teenagers (including Denis Shapovalov, Naomi Osaka and Andrey Rublev) and wily veterans, particularly Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
My money was on Shapovalov, the 18-year-old Canadian playing in his first U.S. Open, until he lost to Pablo Carreno Busta in the 4th round. Now, I'd say the Open is Nadal's to lose. Although things change fast in tennis and Nadal could easily be out of the Open by the time you read this story.
But it's not just sports where young and old face off against each other.
Some people prefer brand-new houses and cars while others live for restoring classic vehicles or centuries-old homes.
The same is true for wine .
Some people love their wine young, especially fans of Beaujolais Nouveau , France's friendly wine released the third Thursday in November and made with grapes harvested just a few weeks before.
Others wait decades to drink certain wines, especially collectors of wines from France's Bordeaux and Burgundy regions. An entire industry exists which thrives on recommending exactly when to drink certain, older wines from these coveted areas and many other highly-touted places like Napa or Tuscany.
Wines estimated to be at their peak in 20, 30 or 40 years or more often sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars per bottle.
Take the 1982 vintage for Bordeaux, one of the greatest vintages in the last half century. A bottle of 1982 Chateau Latour sells for an average of $2,311 a bottle and will reportedly still taste great until 2050, according to wine-searcher.com.
Or for the purposes of this article, I took photos of the two oldest bottles I could find in my house - 1978 Chateau Margaux and 1996 Cos D'Estournel .
The 1978 Margaux (which sells for an average of $541 nowadays) was reportedly drinking well for 30 years. Although I can personally tell you that the wine still tasted out of this world well past 2008, the expiration date when many experts recommended drinking this wine.
The 1996 Cos D'Estournel sells for $196 on average and will be at its peak from 2005 to 2028. But I didn't wait until 2028 to drink the 1996 Cos D'Estournel. My wife and I had this red wine from Bordeaux a few years ago and it was absolutely fantastic.
Was I wrong to not wait that long?
But often, I find I personally wait too long to drink many wines. So instead of tasting them at their fullest and ripest, I find that often the wines have lost a lot of their fruit and taste a bit dull, even though they're supposed to be at their peak.
But as the 1978 Margaux illustrates, some wines still taste fantastic years after they're supposedly over the hill. And a year or so ago, I had a 2005 red wine from Burgundy that tasted far too young and will likely need decades to mature.
Then again, tasting wines for this wine column has taught me that many wines taste great young. Often, I taste wines that were just released and should taste much better in theory years from now. And yet in many instances, I often find that many of these so-called young wines taste terrific right now.
That was certainly the case with the 2014 Beaulieu Vinyard Napa Valley BV Cabernet Sauvignon ($33 suggested retail price). This California red wine made entirely with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes was recently released and tastes great right now.
In fact, I didn't even need to wait a few hours for this wine to fully open up and taste smooth and velvety. A few minutes after I opened the wine, it tasted rich and robust with hints of dried blackberries and cherries.
In a way, the 2014 BV wine is a bit like Shapovalov in his U.S. Open debut last week. When Shapovalov beat Nadal at a tournament in Montreal last month, most people probably thought here's a player to watch in a few years. No one probably predicted he'd make a run to the fourth round in his first U.S. Open and knock out another top 10 player, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
But many young athletes - and many young wines - often surprise all of us with their greatness at a very early age.
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