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Vista Point is an inviting spacious log cabin which offers all the comforts of home including flat screen TV's, cable package, Blu-ray players and complimentary wireless Internet. Located in Pigeon Forge, this 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom bungalow allows for a peaceful environment that is only minutes away from family entertainment. This roomy vacation rental sleeps 12 and also offers a private deck overlooking the dazzling Mount LeConte, one of the highest peaks in the Great Smoky Mountains. A fully-equipped kitchen offers all the essentials to create memorable family meals. The master bedroom offers a king-sized bed, a jetted tub and fireplace, the perfect retreat after long days of exploration. Don't miss out on the spectacular view offered from the loft windows while playing a game of pool or lighting up the arcade game.
Start your days off sipping coffee on one of the expansive porches while the morning birds sing. As the sun slips away, restore your weary body with a soak in the private hot tub and wait for the brilliant stars to shine. Other amenities include an air hockey table, board games, porch rocking chairs and washer/ dryer. With its scenic views and unbeatable amenities, this beautiful and centrally located cabin is perfect for a getaway to the mountains!
Sherwood Forest Resort is a gated community nestled moments away from the heart of Pigeon Forge and Dollywood. With easy breezy check in with welcoming staff, a large outdoor seasonal community pool to splash away your worries and rejuvenating lush scenery surrounding you, your worries will drift away.
Less than 5 minutes away from the doorstep of Vista Point and you'll be in the heart of Pigeon Forge, where dining, shopping and family attractions are plentiful. So many different places to spend carefree days; Dollywood, Wonderworks or the Tanger Outlets Center at Five Oaks. Don't miss out on the show at Smoky Mountain Opry, the biggest show around or Dixie Stampede that offers dinner with the their thrilling show. Have a need for speed? Head over to Xtreme Racing Center in Pigeon Forge and put the pedal to the metal. Pancakes are a must when you visit the Smokies. Flapjack's Pancake Cabin is always enjoyable!
Roam down the Parkway to charming Gatlinburg for a view overlooking the majestic Great Smoky Mountains; head over to Ober Gatlinburg and take the tram departing from downtown, one of America's largest aerial tramways, up to their mountain of fun. Wet your whistle with genuine moonshine at a stopover with Ole Smoky Moonshine or Sugarlands Distillery for a tasting of the many moonshine varieties, wonder through the quaint shops of The Villages for an old world atmosphere. Don't miss out on the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community on Glades Road, full of hand crafting artisans.
With the Smoky Mountain National Park just outside your front door your adventures are endless. Whether looking for a peaceful mountain hike or challenge, all options are just a stone's throw away. A conquerable trail is Grotto Falls where you are able to walk behind the 25 foot waterfall, perfect on a sizzling summer day. Auto tour the Smokies with a trip to Cade's Cove, an eleven mile scenic loop with 19 marked tour stops.
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Author Showcase: The Moonlight Message by Denice Barlow Brown
By Denice Barlow Brown, for The Children's Book Review
Published: January 30, 2010
First book in new series for children highlights Redcoats, revolution, and heroism as two young sisters summon up the courage to do their part in revolutionary America
Children need heroes, and sometimes the best role models are their peers. That some of those peers lived hundreds of years ago only adds to the excitement and allure of the new series of books for children based on real events and young heroes of the American Revolution.
In the Personal Responsibility Founders Series' debut book, The Moonlight Message, author Denice Barlow Brown tells the

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Your smartphone is supposed to be a handy resource to enhance your life, not an annoyance that distracts you from what's important! In this video, Shari talks about the various ways that you can clean out & organize your smartphone so that it doesn't stress you out.
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A Month of Home // My Favourite Corner - Laura Bancroft/
For our "A Month of Home" series, we asked a few of our blogger friends to share with us the favourite corner of their home. Hopefully you gain some inspiration and fun ideas for your own home!
Meet Laura!!
She is a good friend of ours in who also lives in Vancouver. Here are some questions we asked her about her beautiful space.
1. Tell us a bit about you and your blog!
Hey T+T readers! A little about me: My name is Laura Bancroft. I currently live in Vancouver, BC and have a lifestyle blog called PiperWinston.com. It's my tiny spot on the interweb to share photos, adventures, recipes, music and anything else that inspires me. Content Creation + Curation are my passions and the blog gives empowers me to maintain creativity in my daily life. I was born equally enthralled by escaping into the outdoors as cultivating creativity, style and decor at home. As a relatively shy person, the blog has been a great way to open up dialogue with others about topics that truly pique my interest.
2. Where is this, and why is this your favourite spot?
I'm sharing a sneak peek into our sunroom at the from of our home - adjacent to our main living room/dining space. I adore this nook because it's designed purely for escaping and relaxing. It's filled with light dawn to dusk, year round. We added a daybed that converts into a full size bed, which means we basically have no reason to ever want to leave this room (dangerous).
3. What do you spend the most time doing here?
Relaxing! We're usually drinking coffee, reading, cozying in for a nap or working from our laptops/iPads. No matter what the weather, pouring rain, the rare Vancouver snowfall, or a super hot day with the windows open wide, it's the best place to take it in. It's really nice to have a spot in our home that is surrounded by green - a mini-break from the city.
4. Tell us a bit more about your home, how long have you lived here, what are your favourite features about it?
Tyler (my partner) and I have lived together in this building for over 4 years now. We dreamed of the unit we're living in now for the first 2 years and when it came available we couldn't pass it up. My two favourite things about our home are the constant natural light and location (Mt.Pleasant). Just a few minutes on your bicycle, by way of tree-lined streets, and you're at some of the most amazing local startups (breweries, coffee shops, restaurants and more). Being bored is never an issue living where we do!


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My friends — I am back!
My goodness, what a past 6-months.
On October 11th (I think it was) I wrote about my mom having been diagnosed with brain cancer. I wrote about losing my (stupid short term temp) job and I wrote about missing personal training appointment and I wrote about the possibility that I might get fat (again).
Most importantly, mom finally surrendered to brain cancer; Stage 4 Glioblastoma late January 2014. The stages in this process were rough–for all of us, though obviously mostly for her. Not going to lie to you – my precious mother was a difficult patient and until she became grounded in bed, she was angry, generally unwilling to accept help, unable to coordinate the use of eating utensils, and refused the help of hired sitters So, it was up to me and my dad and her long time home assistant — nobody else and mom needed to be watch at.all.times.
Mom was already using a walker pre-surgery for back issues (and old age). As her illness progressed she became less and less able to let us help her getting into/onto her bed, as as well, the toilet. In trying to do things for herself, she fell and was resistant let us help her back up. In the early stages, while she was still almost strong, she fought us helping her and fought harder when she no longer had the strength to help us help her — no resistance strength from her so we had to lift her as dead weight… and this was very hard on her back which caused pain and more resistance. Eventually she became fully bed ridden in a hospital bed; yes we had-in home Hospice.
In her earlier stages of illness after surgery, she was not able to speak; that is, could not finish a sentience. She left us hanging in suspense over the last word that never came out. I had to tease her when she'd say, for example, "I'd like to …… " and I'd say to her, try telling us the last word first… I am in suspense! I could joke with her, at first.
Moving forward, once mom was bed ridden she turned to sleep (willingly or unwilling) and did so without moving for up to 30-hours in some stretches. The last phases of the illness were quite rapid. In a highly acclaimed little booklet that Hospice provides, Gone from My Sight, it seemed that mom followed all the rules of the final stages that unfolded before my eyes. Unbelievable. I mean literally, it was unbelievable that "my" mom got sick and suffered through such a horrible time; this extremely dynamic, opinionated, confidant and once independent woman became unable to speak, communicate, write, hold a fork or feed herself.
There was no pain. The brain itself does not know pain itself although, I suppose in lay terms, it knows how to deliver it. Pre-surgery, post-surgery and through the days and final days — not once did she have pain. So, there are the agonizing and painful cancers like pancreatic, liver, lung, and breast cancer. I wonder if you had to chose a cancer, would it be the one that silences you and yet gives you no pain, or one that doesn't silence you but is painful.
How this affected me was simple. My commitment to my mother was that she would see me most times (and toward the end, each time) that she woke up and opened her eyes. I wanted her to know I was there — always there and would be til the end and mom would never wake up alone. When she woke I'd tell her about the day, something I read, or something from the news. It was important to engage her because after all, she wasn't dead, or dumb. She was completely coherent up until the last 18-hours of her life.I know this because she smiled at me, held my hand and asked questions, or said, "say that again"?!
In the final 2-weeks I had moved into her house and shared the room with her; her on the hospital bed and me in the twin bed sleeper beside it. Other family member(s) were not as invested in the 'sitting' as I was. The other primary in the family felt that if she was dying she was dying. Not being insensitive, but more like a man, he told me that she would die when it was time no matter where he, or I was at the time and life goes on. True — but on my watch… she will die with me right here.
I struggled to focus on much other than her. I went to have dinner with her most nights until later when I moved in, and promised myself that my life should not change and part of that would be going to the gym after I had dinner with her and saw her to bed. But, most nights were not easy. Her eating was atrocious and when someone tried to help she became infuriated. This fueled anger and different sets of family challenges. I'd be so upset, or emotionally worn out each time I left that the idea of taking care of myself; by going to the gym for example was so off the beaten path, so far out of my wildest imaginations — Doing so however, would have been the best thing I could have done for myself mentally and physically. But I just couldn't pull myself together and that made me even angrier.
This next part was tricky too and this is something I MUST see past myself from here on out and forever. It'll be hard to explain so bear with me. I was gaining weight – by the day. My step-father was losing weight — by the day. He was dieting. Last February 2013 I began personal training and aggressively lost weight and toned up to the tune of 52-lbs gone. During that time my step-father insisted (not verbally by in actions and expressions) that I could have lost the weight for free. After all, (well, lets call a spade a spade, he got jealous back then and started losing) he was losing, too. And all he did, he said was watch what he ate. Personally, I am sure there are stomach problems for him. I lived with him (while mom was ill) for almost 4-months and every trip to the bathroom was… loose and spattered.
But anyway, the more I gained the more my mom was looking at my stomach. For once, just this once I am glad she was silenced so I wouldn't have to put up with the comments coming from her eyes. But 'he' kept telling me every day — and I never asked, he told company that rarely came over to visit mom – though they never asked, he told them that he was losing weight. "Another pound today"! (behind his back people would say to me, "?" and "who cares?") and he did this constantly. But I was in this position that I would not discuss weight with him, would not compliment him because it would generate discussion about my weight and so when it was time to eat…. If he ordered pizza, I was going to eat pizza. I would not cave in and tell him I would only have a salad, for example because it would generate 2-thing: a nod to me that I had gained weight, and/or a nod to himself that he was losing. I didn't want to hear about it let any food or manipulation on his part make me talk about it.
So I went with the flow. What I ate was off-limits for discussion and while I could have/should have been cautious and open about what I would eat and wouldn't eat, and wasn't going to admit I was gaining. And frankly, my weight was not my concern. I HAD been professionally trained for 9-months and when the time came I knew exactly what had to be done to lose. So when it was time, I would lose it.
I hope you guys understood that? The issue now is that I won't go to the gym because I don't want my trainer to see the 21-lbs I gained. And trust me, hiding from him is not helping. He is the Assistant manager at the gym and always there. So I haven't been going. This is NOT good.
After mom passed (so tragic) I immediately switched horses to (probably) avoid the reality of her horrific death and jumped right into her Celebration of Life. It took me a month to pull it together and ultimately it was a beautiful Celebration. 80-people in a beautiful setting. I didn't watch my weight (yet) (although I did hit the gym for a couple of days — go me) too much. I regretted having to buy a new outfit in a new size (one size up) black pencil skirt, black light knit black top and a lightweight over sweater — HATED the over sweater part — we all know why we wear them! I was stressed about finding something classy and suitable to wear that would not reveal the gain. So sad that I did spend 9-months getting to look the way I should and be exempt from these problems — but the weight gain was an epic fail and I regret not taking care of myself. But who can blame me? Should I be bouncing around in a gym while my mother sleeps and wakes and doesn't see me sitting there? She woke at all times of the day and night. So, therefore I sat.
And now, mom has passed, the celebration of life is over, we did a mini-second service yesterday for the residents at their community and I have little reason left to have excused to not take care of myself.
I am the sole survivor of the family. My dad died in 2000, my brother in 2002. End of a era is me. For once I have NOBODY to be accountable for or to– nobody, 'cept the guy… but you guys know what I mean…. and this new-found unaccountability and by the way, no job, has tried to turn me in a lady in the lap.of.luxury leisure (with no substantial money to back up that title — who DO I think I am?) – waking up early and getting to go back to bed, watching too much TV, running errands that turn into shopping excursions.
I understand the Psych 101 aspect of my behavior.
New found freedom can be destructive.
I need structure.
My actions are screaming for it.
So here is the plan:
If I have all this time on my hands, and I have all this discomfort and anxiety about my weight – then I'm going to have to break down and go to my gym, trainer there or not and face the music when I see him. He'll be disappointed, but he knows the situation I've been in and while he is young and hasn't lost a parent yet, he seems to understand. Still, in texts I told him I didn't want him to see me – I was too fat.
BUT! I finally realize that the only think keeping me from going to the gym is him. And yet, he is the ONLY one who gave me structure and required accountability from me. I hated training, I hated going to the gym every day (well, not really – it became natural) but I LOVED what it did to my body. So with a great deal of free time on my hands, I do believe it must be spent in a gym — or interviewing. Period!
And I apologize for the long and poorly written and depressing story. But it's one that I needed to tell. Stay tuned for more uplifting posts!


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Sunday, time to flaneur
Back from another walk through Mumbai and as usual, it was quite amazing. It is such a crazy country – thinking about the countless words to describe it, many contradicting each other. As people are extremely friendly, they have no consideration or respect for others on the other side. You can experience it calm, yet stressful – such are the contradictions, and I could go on and on.
Welcome to the world of street photography in Mumbai a tasting tour for many senses. It is not overstated to say thatMumbai is a haven for street photographers. You will see an assault of colors, smells, sounds, and sights. Things are valid for passionate tourists as well as documentary photographers. Many features, a lot of candid situations in public places and much more.
If you are a passionate photographer, then it doesn't matter whether if you are a novice or a master you can take great pictures in this amazing, vibrant and colorful city.
Mumbai seems to promise you with images that are most probably the best souvenirs and rare photographs with a touch of history, and that might last a lifetime.
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Baker McKenzie advised Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL) on its entry into binding contracts for the acquisition of shares in three solar farms in Queensland, with a combined capacity of 117MW, from Canadian Solar. The portfolio consists of Longreach Solar Farm (17MW), Oakey 1 Solar Farm (30MW) and Oakey 2 Solar Farm (70MW), with FSFL acquiring a 49% interest in each of Longreach and Oakey 1 and a 100% interest in Oakey 2.
Baker McKenzie lead partner on the transaction, Simon De Young stated: "We were delighted to act for our client FSFL on what was a highly complex transaction. This is the third Australian transaction for Foresight, following the recent acquisition of the 110MW Bannerton project in Victoria and, earlier in 2017, the acquisition of the 25MW Barcaldine solar farm in Queensland, with Baker McKenzie having advised Foresight on each of these transactions."
Foresight director Carly Magee commented: "We are pleased to continue our strong relationship with Baker McKenzie, with this milestone transaction bringing Foresight's Australian solar portfolio to 252MW across five sites."
Simon was assisted by a Baker McKenzie team comprising: John Walker, Robert Gough, Aylin Cunsolo, Lauren Kirkwood, Sarah Merrett, Mike Webb, Janet Cho and Joanna Kuok.
The acquisitions remain subject to certain conditions being met.
Recently, Acritas' eighth annual Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index revealed Baker McKenzie extending its lead at the top of the table for another year. Acritas' Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index 2017 is compiled from analysis of an extract of data from the Sharplegal Global Elite survey dataset. All data is derived from 1,074 interviews with respondents, in $1 billion+ revenue organisations across the world, who have senior responsibility for buying legal services.


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New law means 'the party's over,' says dad of alleged DWI victim
Denna Cohen, a Coram mother whose daughter was killed by a drunken driver 20 years ago, calls Lenny Rosado her hero. So does Maureen McCormick, chief of the Nassau County district attorney's vehicular crimes bureau.
But Rosado said Thursday his work on behalf of the state's new Child Passenger Protection Act - also called Leandra's Law, after his only child, who was killed in an alleged drunken driving crash - was just a matter of listening to his daughter's voice, which kept repeating itself in his head.
"She didn't like bullies," Rosado, 45, a security manager for a Manhattan hotel, said of his daughter, who was 11. "And anyone who drinks and drives is a bully."
Rosado helped introduce the law, effective Thursday, to the public at Farmingdale State College, along with its co-authors, Sen. Charles Fuschillo (R-Merrick) and Assemb. Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach). (Click here to read full text of the law.)
In October, Leandra was a passenger in a van with several friends when the vehicle flipped on the Henry Hudson Parkway. Police say the driver - the mother of one of its passengers - Carmen Huertas was drunk.
Rosado said Leandra's Law, which makes it a felony for individuals to drive while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs with children under the age of 16 in their vehicles, is designed to punish irresponsible adults. "I have a message for people who think they can drink and drive," an emotional Rosado said. "The party's over."
Fushcillo said the law reinforces a message Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been giving for decades.
Weisenberg agreed: "We know this is the time of the year that people like to celebrate, and they like to celebrate with a drink," he said. "They need to be aware of the consequences. . . . You can give your family a gift this holiday season, and it's, don't drink and drive."
Fuschillo said that message should be constant, "365 days a year."
Rosado pushed for legislation after the death of his daughter, he said, even though a part of him died with her. He said he met with Fuschillo and other legislators because his daughter "would have wanted him to fight."
Cohen, president of MADD Long Island, said she knows exactly how Rosado feels. "Our children were not lost to us," she said. "They were stolen from us, taken away by someone who didn't care."
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Last week we took a short road trip up the California coast, and on the way home we made a stop at Point Lobos (one of our favorite spots). Scattered all over the hillside were these sage-colored flowering plants...I have no idea what they are, but I love the colors! The soft greens and icy blues surrounding the citrus-like yellows and oranges create such a wonderful, FRESH palette.
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Picture an airport baggage claim area from the 1950's with 54 people standing, who had traveled 33 plus hours, standing amongst 107 pieces of luggage, lots of the luggage from Goodwill. Good thing it had been winter in Malawi or there would have been a weather difficulty.
Don't pass the most recent trend in the style industry rather go for that dress really feel comfortable for. The dress you choose truly difficult t carry. You need to able to breathe in it and make comfortable movements in the item. If you are feeling held in it, the stress will be easily visible your face. Making use of create an embarrassing situation you r. To avoid such conditions make sure you chose the dress that according to your body structure as well as feels comfortable to carry.
There may vary concert dresses for women that could possibly be worn for several concerts. While choosing the concert dress the first and foremost thing that need considering is whether it is an indoor concert or perhaps an outdoor one. If you are planning to look at an indoor concert then its recommended to dress up casually i.e. wear an associated with denims with a smart well fitted top or probably just a T-shirt. Whereas if you are planning to attend a patio concert which often goes on till mid night and when it is really a cool weather it 's better to get wearing some warm clothes like denims with a sweatshirt or hooded jacket to bear the chilly weather.
Skirts-Free, flowing long skirts are ideal for summers basically because they don't cling to shape. The straight skirts when worn with gladiator sandals fantastic during days. Skirts that end just above the knees do not look good on full figured women since these short skirts tend to highlight the clubby thighs.
The other hip hop urban clothing trends could well be vintage variety. These are steeped in history, authenticity and classic in design. What more they create a person stand out in any crowd. Produces range from miniskirts to denims. Urban clothing enjoying a will be seen sporting embroidery, all of them available on shorts, jeans, jackets and skirts other folks.
Yet identical volume dress is the sundress. This can also be called the women day dresses since built worn in warm days and are light tinted. These are recognized to be made from cotton and also also not-that-body-hugging.
Hijab is really a head covering dress worn by women having faith in Islam. Traditionally, it is really a squared shaped cloth folded in a triangular shape. But sometime it may be in rectangular good condition.
Here, were 54 people 108 regarding luggage. Everyone stay together and obtain the luggage in luggage claim, put all of the luggage place and check all luggage tags to be positive everything wine basket. We were missing the drum. We saw it in Cairo others also first viewed it and, we suspected features now a part of a musical band in Egypt.


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Thiagi and Matt had a wonderful time this past week (May 21-25) in Denver, CO at the annual ATD International Conference. Thiagi delivered a standing room only workshop called Faster, Cheaper, Better: Blending Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning. Matt ran a session called The Cost Challenge: Make Better Decisions Understanding How CFOs Look at Your Costs. Both sessions were fun to deliver and well received.
We also anchored our booth, selling services, books, workshops, and card decks. This year, we shared our booth with our friend, Ed Muzio from Group Harmonics. It was so nice to see old friends and make some new one.
We were so busy, we didn't have a lot of time to take video or pictures, but here are a few. Enjoy! And, we hope to see you next year in Atlanta.


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I have a friend at work who always says, "breathe!" It's humorous sometimes, and sometimes it's needed! When I get overwhelmed or stressed or frustrated, she'll see me in the hall and tell me to just breathe! :-)
I haven't been overly stressed, or incredibly overwhelmed, and I wasn't frustrated at all... but my soul cried out for a weekend to just breathe! Do you ever get in that mode?
Every weekend I have been on the go, go, go! As I look back over the last month or two I realize I have had plans and events and fund raisers... something (a lot of times more than one something) each and every weekend! So I decided this was my weekend to breathe!
Believe it or not, as social and involved and busy as I am, at heart I am a homebody - I love spending time at home! So I came straight home after work Friday and I promptly turned my phone off! (Okay, so I actually just turned the volume down - I would need to know if my family needed me, but I didn't want to hear it ring!) I went more than 24 hours without hearing my phone ring! It was wonderful!
Do you ever just take time for you? I know it's hard (especially those of you with spouses and children) but I think it is so important and so healthy to give yourself some quality time with you! So for this weekend, that's just what I did... cancelled all plans and did whatever I felt like doing at the moment (which was not much, lol).
Other updates from me...
This is my student teacher's last week! It's been wonderful having her because I have been able to get SO MUCH DONE! She is wonderful and is really going to be an asset to the profession - I really lucked up to get her! However, it is very hard to share your classroom and your students with someone else! I love what I do and sharing my space and watching someone else teach my kids some of my favorite lessons is tough! I will hate to see Rachel go, but I am excited to start teaching again (Thursday)!!
Also, Fall break is next week -Mmmmm! I can't wait and it seems fall weather will get here just in time! It has been somewhat cooler, but this week it is really going to begin feeling like fall with lows in the 40s and highs in the low 70s and even 60s! Over fall break I will be heading off to the mountains with Moo and La...
We have all kinds of big plans... there are no TVs at the spa and we have all kinds of fun things planned to fill our time together! The biggest plans, however, are to enjoy each other, enjoy life, RELAX, and be pampered!


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FREE Tutorial - Crayon Box Baby Quilt and Cheater's Binding by Rae
For a self-professed non-quilter, Rae of Made by Rae created a very cute and colorful baby quilt with her Crayon Box project, and our proverbial hats are off to her! Ray is a sewer and designer extraordinaire and she puts a lot of personality and humor into her posts, so please enjoy this one! This post is also actually two tutorials: the quilt itself, which she did for Sew Mama Sew, and the binding tutorial in which she calls herself a cheater. More fun follows from Rae:
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The Descendants of The Bennet's and The Darcy's in the 21st Century
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Source: Review Copy from Author
What would the descendants of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet be like? Would they resemble their ancestors and walk in their footsteps? Would they care about their illustrious ancestry and take interest in their origins? M. K. Baxley ventures to answer the above questions in her debut novel, The Cumberland Plateau where descendants of Bennet and Darcy families meet and discover that their family histories are intertwined and that they are the fulfillment of a promise made long ago. . .
The year is 2006 and there is an abundance Darcy and Bennet relations residing in England and the southern part of the United States. Elizabeth Bennett is returning to her hometown in the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee to teach mathematics at the local university with her sister Jane Bennett. Much to his father's chagrin, Fitzwilliam Darcy has decided to pursue his dream of being a Classics professor before inheriting the family business, Pemberley, a multinational conglomerate. David Darcy, Fitzwilliam's younger brother, is reputed as a profligate and promiscuous playboy who has vowed that he will never marry. Cecilia Lawton, President of Lawton & Co., lives in Charleston, South Carolina, but because of her parents' unhappy marriage and her broken heart, she hardens herself against love. Ms. Baxley creates an interesting and diverse cast of character, however, the most captivating and heartrending characters in this saga were David and Cecilia. Both characters were strong, distinctly developed, proud, and completely against marriage. What a combination and what chemistry!
Ms. Baxley's Fitzwilliam Darcy shares a lot of personality traits with his ancestor, Jane Austen's Fitzwilliam Darcy. He is proud of his heritage, honorable, and places great importance in duty and family. In this book he withstands trials and tests of strength and he handles them as discerningly and judiciously as his ancestor. Ms. Baxley's Elizabeth slightly resembles Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet. She is bold, witty, and intelligent; yet she is not as developed and interesting as the other characters. In addition, I would have liked to seen Elizabeth have a closer relationship with Jane, her sister. Jane was a very minor character in this book and I missed the intimate and loving sisterly bond.
Included in this tale are several tasteful and sensual love scenes, they are not graphic, lustful, or explicit. If you are familiar with the works of Abigail Reynolds, these love scenes are in the same vein as hers. Furthermore, if you are familiar with Linda Berdoll's love scenes, Ms. Baxley's loves scenes are much more mild.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this distinctive and originative account of the Pride and Prejudice descendants. It is a compliment to the author that the 500+ pages of this book did not feel tiresome or too lengthy. In my opinion it was the perfect length for the author's purpose. The photographs included of the picturesque scenes helped create a beautiful backdrop and was a nice addition. However, I would have appreciated a family tree diagram or map, as it was a little confusing keeping track of how everyone was related, especially when each family has several siblings and a lot of names are used in more than one generation (i.e. Elizabeth, Edward, Jane). Furthermore, some themes and occurrences seemed to be a little overdone. For example, the descriptions of the historical and expensive homes and the legend of the white doves. They both were great concepts, but it sometimes felt a little redundant and too much time was focused on them.
M.K. Baxley's debut novel, The Cumberland Plateau, shows a lot of promise and potential. Its creativity and ingenuity will be refreshing to fans of Pride and Prejudice sequels and para-literature. I recommend this book for readers interested in reading a new twist on the Pride and Prejudice family, readers that have an open mind, and people interested in family heritage and history.


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The Salsa inspired dance class, without a partner
Donahey's Salsacise class is a great way to learn all the fabulous Latino Salsa dances in a fun relaxed environment without worrying about a partner.
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Reggaeton, Merengue, Cha Cha, Mambo, Salsa, Bachata, Samba, Jive, Disco, Charleston, Zouk-Lambada,Cumbia & more!
The dance steps are easy to learn so you can follow along and put some Latin attitude into your hip sway. Using a fun blend of sexy salsa dance moves you'll burn the fat, keep fit and tone your body. Feel the rhythm and say 'adios' to the usual routine of boring gym workouts!
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Our Salsacise classes uses the same great Latino Salsa music, the difference is we'll take the time to teach & show you the actual dance steps, building up great dance routines for you – it's like dancing just without a partner. All ages & levels of fitness are welcome.
You'll benefit from the same great health benefits of a Zumba session, it just won't be quite as high impact.
Apologies, this class is not in our current timetable.
Our Salsacise classes are only £6 per class, pay as you go. Alternatively you can guarantee your places by pre-booking here at the discounted rate of just £25 for 5 classes. Just come along 5 mins before the class is due to start…
As well as toning your arms, legs and torso Salsacise is a fantastic cardiovascular exercise, so it is great for building heart strength. Salsacise can help you to burn the fat from the hips, thighs and stomach plus any other places where fat likes to hang around. No fitness jargon, no references to dieting and slimming, no lecturing, just pure fun and feel good moves.
Each lesson will begin with a warm-up session followed by paced tempo movements and then end with a cooling off session. Who says you have to stick to boring exercise routines and workouts in order to stay in shape?
If you like to dance and keep yourself toned, then Salsacise is the class for you!
Below are some comments from our recent Salsacise classes;
'Great fun & a brilliant exercise workout'
'Great way to keep fit and have fun'
Made to feel very welcome and the dance routines are easy to follow'
'No matter how tired you are on a wet winters night, by the end of the Salsacise class, you're invigorated and ready to do it all again!'
'Can be energetic or gentle as you please yourself'
'No skinny lycra clad nymphtes, you're encouraged to join in singing as well as dancing.'
'Good fun, great music; truly enjoyable exercise, learning the dances feels like an achievement and have made new friends'
'Monday's wouldn't be Monday's without Salsacise'
'Really enjoy my Salsacise, also a very friendly class'
'Ian & Camilla watch out – we are nearly as good as you!'
'Very enjoyable, good workout'
'Great fun, meet new friends'
'Friendly atmosphere'
No dancing experience or partners are required as the class will be lined up in a group. All you need do is to move your body to the rhythm of salsa music, exercise and have fun! Combining salsa dance and group exercise to improve your fitness level this class is for all ages and guaranteed fun.
Our Salsacise courses are especially designed for beginners, Salsacise is so simple to pick up that whether you have dancing experience or you are just a beginner, you will be able to follow through the easy dance steps and sway along to the rhythm of the catchy and upbeat Salsa & latin music.
Sure, this is a great fun way to keep fit.
No special footwear or clothes are required and you should wear what you feel is most comfortable, light clothing, trainers, jazz pumps or dance shoes. No high heels, flip flops, steel heels or toe caps please.
One hour.
Once we receive your payment your place is confirmed and you can commence straight away. So you don't miss out, if you are unable to attend your regular class you are more than welcome to come along to any one of our Salsacise or Zumba classes that same week – it doesn't matter which. Plus if you completely miss a week, you are always welcome to double up the following week – great options so you don't miss out.
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Our ladies enjoy donating their time and talents as they sew for the children in the Shrine Hospitals.
An example of a supply room furnished by the LOS.
Quilts made by loving hands for the children at the Shrine Hospitals. Some quilts are so beautiful that the hospitals choose to hang them as decoration for the children and their families to enjoy.
Examples of some of the toys so generously donated by members of LOS.
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A Powerball® ticket and relative vs absolute estimates of disease/
This week's Powerball® mania seems a good time to talk about relative and absolute estimates of disease. This epi professor learned from her students years ago (especially from a bartender and professional gambler) that real world examples can be useful to explain epidemiology and biostatistic methods.
Do you have a lottery ticket for Saturday's draw? I'll admit to an occasional purchase when the payout is high, just for the entertainment value of having a ticket in hand in the company of friends as the numbers are called out. But only the one set of numbers. For after all, my absolute risk of winning the big payout, according to Powerball® is just 1 in 175,223,510 or 0.000000005707. If I buy 10 tickets, it's now just 10 in 175,223,510 or 0.00000005707, a barely detectable increase. But according to news reports, that doesn't stop people from buying 1,000 or more tickets to increase their chance of winning.
This lottery ticket example provides an easy example of how changing my relative odds or relative chance of winning - a ten fold increase by buying 10 instead of 1 ticket - doesn't really change my absolute chance of winning by any appreciable amount because the underlying chance of winning is such a rare event.
So why are epidemiologists like me so enamored with relative disease estimates and seemingly less enamored with absolute disease estimates?
These different measurements serve different purposes.
Relative Disease Estimates
One of the big goals of epidemiology is to study patterns of disease and health and in so doing, to discover associations that may be causal relationships. So we do research like the studies of Sir Richard Doll that uncovered cigarette smoking as a cause of lung cancer, at a time when the suspected major cause was believed to be industrial pollution. Or like the research that uncovered occupational exposure to vinyl chloride as a cause of angiosarcoma of the liver. These kinds of studies compare the occurrence of disease in persons with exposure to those without. Through these relative comparisons, epidemiologists demonstrate 1)strength of association by comparing exposed to unexposed people and 2)dose response by measuring increasing occurrence of disease in persons with increasing levels of exposure. These represent two of HIll's causal criteria, with Hill's Causal Criteria being one of the logic frameworks for assessing causality. We'll talk more about Hill in context in a later blog. For now, we are simply explaining the relative importance of relative measures in an epidemiologist's armamentarium. Epidemiologists like to discover causal relationships, after all, Sir Richard Doll is famous, well, at least among us epidemiologists.
Of course, it's pretty obvious that having a ticket is causally related to winning. Your odds of winning with no ticket are zero. But there isn't a dose response; the person with the most tickets isn't guaranteed to win it.
So a causal path, or analytic framework for winning the lottery is having at least one ticket.
Absolute disease estimates
Absolute estimates provide an assessment of the frequency of a disease or condition in a population. Absolute estimates are an important tool for health policy and planning when determining where to place limited resources. Likewise, they should be used by people with limited resources when deciding how many tickets to buy or even whether to play the lottery.
Your doctor will balance information from relative and absolute estimates, which is important in direct patient care, particularly in shared decision making when there are care choices. We'll need to spend a whole blog on that topic. But our goal for now is to start with a clear picture of the difference between relative and absolute estimates. Got it?
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Glamour Girls
Shreiks, Fatigue and Thirds on Salad: the Truth Behind the Glitz of the Catwalk
Most of us envy the lives of the rich and famous. But who seems to have the cushiest lives imaginable?
The models. They get dressed up and made up to look like divas and then either walk around, or stand around, or lie around, and get paid ridiculous amounts of money for it. All that glamour – it must be a great life.
Clothed in luxury, a waiflike group of women extend one long leg after another out of a stretched Hummer Limousine. Cameras flash and blink from all sides, as the creations look down their arrogant noses on their assistants who hang on their every gesture. Who wouldn't love this life of decadence: free clothes, free drugs and free entry to any club?
Today many young men and women see no reason why they shouldn't try to earn a small pile of money just for being who they are — young and good-looking — for as long as they can. But the conceit you see on those faces may well be a mask, the ticket to survival in the world of top-models.
And for those who model to pay the rent, the reality is a lot less glamorous than it looks. First, you have to pay your way in: Classy clothes, good cosmetics and the first shootings all cost a lot of money. And if you don't yet have a name, you're going to be a victim of the trends.
If you're in, great; if you're out, you're out. And there's nothing you can do about it. Pimples and allergies are problematic and figure, well, we all know how the modeling world feels about that.
At the end of February, Schwarzkopf and "Great Lengths," a British hair extension company, organised a hair show and took it on the road. It was to be nine shows in all, seven in Germany, one in Zurich and one in Vienna. This reporter was booked shortly before the fitting, as a fill in, and was suddenly trying on the clothes and getting a beloved head of locks shorn.
Having overslept, I arrived late, without even time to brush my teeth. "Let your hair down, please," came the command, and my auburn curls came loose from the clip and fell half way down my back. The hairdresser, Mario Gutman, started fluffing my hair, and before I could protest, I heard the sound of scissors: Snip, snip, snip… In 30 seconds flat my hair was practically bobbed with bangs and massive layers. I was speechless.
"Ok, done. Straighten please." He gestured to one of his younger assistants.
I looked around the room: I had been lucky. One girl was being dyed blue and another, with a hip length blonde mane was beginning to look like Victoria Beckham.
On tours like this, you're not only stuck with a "creative" haircut, that takes weeks to grow back, but with the same people for long hours, or days, on end, that can sometimes feel like years.
A lot of what models do is wait. If there is tension, which is bound to build up in show biz, especially among models, stylists and hairdressers, there is no opting out. Having a cigarette or food after lips have been painted can send the make-up artists into a rage. On the other hand, it all feels a little like a school trip – attendance lists, hotels, the bus. Although most fashion shows "require" super-skinny girls, this was hair fashion and so less about body than hair. This meant that not everyone was the same height and far from the same build. Some were tall and slender with no hips, some smaller but big bosomed, others had more of a dancer's body.
We were told to meet at the Schwarzkopf building at 7:45 in the morning. As I arrived, the two Czech girls I had met at the fitting were already there. They looked worried.
"Tessa not come home last night," Aneta, the younger of the two, said to me. Tessa was the girl who had ordered the hair stylists around at the fitting, and who lived in a model apartment with the Czechs. Some modeling agencies provide apartments for foreign models, and they had been lucky enough to get one. Aneta sighed. "She's so policnjkd… uh, wait!" She rummaged in her handbag until she found her dictionary, and thumbed through it. She found the word she was looking for: "She's so… irresponsible." When a 14-year-old criticises someone for being irresponsible, it means something.
After the group of 16 models, five hairdressers and two make-up artists had finaly assembled, we piled into taxis and headed to the airport for our Swiss Air flight to Zurich.
A few of the people in the team had simply never flown before. Some fidgeted and constantly pressed their nose against the widows. As my tired eyes closed, my thoughts drifted to images of what the next week had in store. Would we be forced to starve? Would the hotel rooms be nice? I hoped that at least one would have a pool.
My slumber was interrupted by shrieks and gasps from the girls behind me. The plane had dropped abruptly. I sighed and tried to go back to sleep.
It's interesting which clichés models tend to fit. The cliché of dumb models cannot be used anymore, because if you want to be good, you can't afford to be dumb. It works like natural selection. Girlishness, however, is hard to avoid.
We arrived in Zurich where we were bussed off to our hotel slightly outside of the city. The girls were excited, the hairdressers nervous and the choreographer had a headache. This was a Mövenpick wellness hotel, with a fitness centre, sauna, steam bath, etc., none of which we had time to use. As soon as we arrived we were hurried to our rooms and told to be punctual for dinner. Afterwards we would have a rehearsal for the next day's show. Tessa and I shared a room, because, well, she's from my agency and no one else wanted to room with her. I soon found out why; she had been out the night before, had not slept at all, and was still a bit drunk.
Downstairs the salad bar was overflowing with long legged girls. Here was a cliché that was largely true about fashion people. Models are generally picky eaters and no one in the fashion world will refuse salad. In fact, the tension at the table was palpable, as we were eating together for the first time. Everyone looked to see how much or how little the other ate.
"Bread?" asked Marie, the older Czech girl.
"No thanks."
"Is there whole wheat?"
"No, sorry"
"Then not."
Nobody made a big deal about it because it was just an omnipresent tension. Many however were hearty eaters and wolfed down goulasch, bread, cream soup and a pastry. Some though held it at salad. All this would remain a theme of discussion for the rest of the week. Some piled their plate with food only to take three bites and say they were full. Others took small plates and went back to the salad bar four or five times.
"I hate what they did to my hair," one girl with a purple untamed crew cut complained, pushing her quiche around on her plate like a hockey puck. "I can't show myself in Vienna."
"Don't worry; short hair is in again this summer," said Marietta, the girl from Innsbruck. "I'm sure they'll still take you for shows".
"Yeah, all I do is hair shows," interrupted Nora, a blond with a pageboy cut. "Try being 170 cm and see how many jobs you get then."
"I saw you in that 'igloo' commercial," Aneta said to Nora. "With those," she said, pointing at Nora's cleavage, "I'm sure you get enough to do."
The table burst out laughing. But before we could continue comparing physical imperfections, the choreographer, a Belgian dancer named Pascal, ordered us to finish up and gather in the event hall of the hotel for a rehearsal.
"Where's Tessa?" Pascal inquired with a sigh.
"I think she went to the room to lie down," I offered.
"She izh not 'ere to slipp; would you go get 'er plise?"
I shimmied off to the elevators. On reaching the hotel room, I was surprised to hear a loud snoring sound. I thought it was from the room next door, but when I opened the lock, I saw that it was, in fact, Tessa, fully clothed with a wide open mouth, make-up smeared on the pillow case.
"Tessa, wake up! Rise and shine! Time to go. Everyone's waiting for you." I was calm at first, but after failing to revive her, I began to yell and shake her harder. No luck. I sighed and trotted back downstairs.
"What do you mean you cooden't wake 'er up?" Pascal was furious. "Ok, if we had not left Vienna, I would fire 'er and find a replissment. Ziz is zhust too much! Go beck up zhere and carry 'er down here if necessaire."
After lots of shaking, and water in the face, Tessa finally woke up. We then went down to the rehearsal.
The show itself was simple. A shadow screen was at the back behind which two of the models did a dance, Tessa was instructed to dance crazily, alone, as it was the only thing she couldn't forget how to do.
At the rehearsal, one could see who was used to being on stage. Some clearly had spent their modeling career purely in front of a camera.
"I done want you to loook like a tzack of potatoes without a 'ome." Pascal was reprimanding Natalie, a beautiful German girl, with a large bosom and bedroom eyes. She was sliding across the cat-walk as though she were strolling along in the park, glancing around.
"Fix your eyez on ze beck."
Nathalie was confused, but she walked again. Pascal sighed but seemed satisfied.
After the rehearsal, a few of the models gathered at the restaurant for a glass of wine or beer. Yes, some models drink beer.
"Pascal is so bad at explaining what he wants." Dianne complained. She's studying to be a concert pianist and was the only Asian girl among us. "He says he wants it to look more party and then more elegant. I think he has no idea what he wants."
"Zeez eez too Meuch!" Marietta teased and we all laughed.
After the restaurant closed we went up to our rooms. Tessa was already there, asleep in her clothes again. This was to become a subject of gossip later in the trip; for a model not to wash her face and hair the night after a show is nothing short of blasphemy.
We had a big week in front of us and many were exhausted already. Marietta, my new found friend, and I were too excited to sleep and stayed up all night trying to figure out if the choreographer and hairdresser, as well as the stylist, were gay. We talked about politics, boyfriends, Tessa (who was snoring again), breakfast and the state of the world in general.
Our first show was the next afternoon, but the backstage show – the one we were all in together – was already well underway.
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I agree with you on the fact that most Americans don't like government 'secrecy' and in many respects the vote in Massachusetts clearly reflected a total disgust with the way Washington is operating – especially with health care reform.
As you correctly pointed out, this whole health care process has been a nightmare – made worse because of decisions by the President, and Congressional leadership to keep this process under wraps – out of the view of the American people – behind closed doors.
Finally, President Obama, still smarting over the stunning loss of Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, has come clean admitting that it was, to use his word, a 'mistake' in failing to be transparent with the American people on health care reform.
I'm not sure they really get it, though. Democratic leaders in Congress are still acting like the Massachusetts Senate election didn't happen. They are still strategizing (out of the view of the American people of course) about how to move forward on passing a health care plan that most Americans reject. The health care plan before Congress is now opposed by nearly 60% of the American people.
And, even Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is dragging his feet on this one. Instead of swearing-in Scott Brown as the new Massachusetts Senator the day after he was elected (after all he was in Washington and even met with Reid that day) the Senate Majority Leader has decided to wait until the election is 'certified' by officials in Massachusetts.
That's an excuse not a legal requirement for not seating the newly elected Senator immediately. Absurd. In fact, Sen. Ted Kennedy was sworn-in within hours after his win in the 1960's – long before the results were 'certified." With so much at stake legislatively, Senator-elect Brown needs to get to work without delay – on health care and a host of other issues.
Yes, we need more transparency and we need the political games to stop. In assessing his first year on the job, President Obama said he would forge ahead with his agenda – including health care reform – even it if costs him re-election. "I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president," he told ABC's Diane Sawyer.
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Medieval Bruges
c. 850–1550
- Editors:
- Andrew Brown, Massey University, Auckland
- Jan Dumolyn, Universiteit Gent, Belgium
- Date Published: May 2018
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- isbn: 9781108419659
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Bruges was undoubtedly one of the most important cities in medieval Europe. Bringing together specialists from both archaeology and history, this 'total' history presents an integrated view of the city's history from its very beginnings, tracing its astonishing expansion through to its subsequent decline in the sixteenth century. The authors' analysis of its commercial growth, industrial production, socio-political changes, and cultural creativity is grounded in an understanding of the city's structure, its landscape and its built environment. More than just a biography of a city, this book places Bruges within a wider network of urban and rural development and its history in a comparative framework, thereby offering new insights into the nature of a metropolis.Read more
- Crosses the traditional boundaries between cultural, social, and archaeological studies
- Provides an integrated spatial, social, economic, political, and cultural history of a medieval city
- Applies the up-to-date methodologies used in urban history to the latest research, and demystifies the latest interdisciplinary methods
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'A team of the best specialists presents an up-to-date overview of medieval Bruges, the metropolis of North-Western Europe, linking the Mediterranean and the Northern markets, innovative in commercial techniques as well as in the production of refined arts-and-crafts. All aspects are integrated in a social framework explaining the city's exceptional creativity.' Wim Blockmans, University of LeidenSee more reviews
'Within these pages, the urban biography of a metropolis unfolds: in the Middle Ages, Bruges was a powerful, lively and seductive city which positioned itself at the heart of networks of power between the cities of Europe, and also in their collective imagination. A total history was the only way to do this story justice. This is what the authors of this book, with passion and precision, are offering us today.' Patrick Boucheron, Collège de France
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- Date Published: May 2018
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108419659
- length: 568 pages
- dimensions: 254 x 182 x 30 mm
- weight: 1.29kg
- contains: 18 b/w illus. 8 tables
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Foreword Marc Boone
Introduction Andrew Brown and Jan Dumolyn
1. Origins and early history Jan Dumolyn, Georges Declercq, Brigitte Meijns, Bieke Hillewaert, Yann Hollevoet, Marc Ryckaert and Wim De Clercq
2. The urban landscape I: c.1100–c.1275 Jan Dumolyn, Marc Ryckaert, Brigitte Meijns, Heidi Deneweth and Luc Devliegher
3. Production, markets and socio-economic structures I: c.1100–c.1320 Peter Stabel, Jeroen Puttevils and Jan Dumolyn
4. Social groups, political power and institutions, c.1100–1304 Jan Dumolyn, Georges Declercq and Jelle Haemers
5. The urban landscape II: c.1275–c.1500 Jan Dumolyn, Marc Ryckaert, Heidi Deneweth, Luc Devliegher and Guy Dupont
6. Production, markets and socio-economic structures II: c.1320–c.1500 Peter Stabel, Jeroen Puttevils, Jan Dumolyn, Bart Lambert, James M. Murray and Guy Dupont
7. Political power and social groups, c.1300–c.1500 Jan Dumolyn, Frederik Buylaert, Guy Dupont, Jelle Haemers and Andy Ramandt
8. Religious practices c.1200–1500 Andrew Brown and Hendrik Callewier
9. Texts, images and sounds in the urban environment, c.1100–c.1500 Maximiliaan P. J. Martens, Johan Oosterman, Nele Gabriëls, Andrew Brown and Hendrik Callewier
10. Bruges in the sixteenth century: a 'return to normalcy' Ludo Vandamme, Peter Stabel, Jan Dumolyn, Andrew Brown, Maximiliaan P. J. Martens, Nele Gabriëls and Johan Oosterman
Conclusion: Bruges within the medieval urban landscape Andrew Brown and Jan Dumolyn.
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# Load the gem
require 'clever-ruby'
# Setup authorization
Clever.configure do |config|
# Configure OAuth2 access token for authorization: oauth
config.access_token = 'DEMO_TOKEN'
api_instance = Clever::DataApi.new
teacher = api_instance.get_teacher("530e5955d50c310f36112c01")
puts "Teacher:"
puts teacher
sections = api_instance.get_sections_for_teacher("530e5955d50c310f36112c01")
section = sections.data.first
puts "Section:"
puts section
students = api_instance.get_students_for_section(section.data.id)
puts "Students:"
students.data.each do |student|
puts student.data.id
rescue Clever::ApiError => e
puts "Exception: #{e}"
import io.swagger.client.ApiClient;
import io.swagger.client.ApiException;
import io.swagger.client.Configuration;
import io.swagger.client.api.DefaultApi;
import io.swagger.client.auth.OAuth;
import io.swagger.client.model.*;
public class CleverAPI {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ApiClient defaultClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
// Configure OAuth2 access token for authorization: oauth
OAuth oauth = (OAuth) defaultClient.getAuthentication("oauth");
DefaultApi apiInstance = new DefaultApi();
try {
TeacherResponse teacher = apiInstance.getTeacher("530e5955d50c310f36112c01");
System.out.println("Teacher: "+teacher);
SectionsResponse sections = apiInstance.getSectionsForTeacher("530e5955d50c310f36112c01",null,null,null);
SectionResponse section = sections.getData().get(0);
System.out.println("Section: "+section);
StudentsResponse students = apiInstance.getStudentsForSection(section.getData().getId(),null,null,null);
for (StudentResponse student : students.getData()) {
System.out.println("Student ID: "+student.getData().getId());
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curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer DEMO_TOKEN' -X GET https://api.clever.com/v1.2/sections/530e597b049e75a9262d0c62/students
$teacher = CleverTeacher::retrieve("530e5955d50c310f36112c01");
print("Teacher: $teacher\n");
$section = $teacher->sections()[0];
print("Section: $section\n");
$students = $section->students();
foreach ($students as $s) {
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Alpine Wrestling and Herdsman Festival June 21
The Alpine Wrestling and Herdsman Festival of Schwarzsee takes again place at its original place on June 21st, 2020.
The wrestling festival, set in the unique Schwarzsee natural landscape, is the only prize-licensed alpine wrestling competition in South-West-Switzerland, where different language and culture regions can meet.
The festival is organized by the wresting clubs of Sense and Fribourg. Approximately 4,000 spectators are expected to visit the festival. Apart from the wrestling, there is a lot of folklore and there are performances of the yodel club. Additionally you can try your strength in stone pushing.
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The 21 juin 2020
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The pre-sale of standseats is managed by Schwarzsee Tourism. Start pre-sale in spring 2020.
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Walk to work every day? You probably follow a straightforward route. You might pause to read a sign or notice a view, but your path won't deviate much: you've got to get to work.
An aimless Sunday stroll is another thing altogether. Ambling along the sidewalk and following your whimsy could take you in countless different places. The point is to experience the journey.
Which of these metaphors describes your approach to lesson planning and teaching? Which is best?
The TESOL profession seems to be undecided on this latter question, with surprisingly passionate debate on both sides. Advocates of outcomes-focused lesson planning say that paths should lead to destinations: we should know where we're headed in a lesson, articulating clear objectives to help us achieve our aims and gauge our success.
A very different approach is less- or unplanned teaching, in which teachers enter the classroom without a pre-set agenda, focusing instead on needs and opportunities that arise.
The anti-planners' perspective
The latter philosophy has gained traction in recent decades, and often involves abject derision of the former. See, for example, this handout from popular TESOL trainer Jim Scrivener (2009), which frames written lesson plans as "traditional" and says things like this:
"As experienced teachers we mainly need to prepare but not plan."
"An experienced teacher still needs to prepare thoroughly – but may actually hamstring themselves by planning too much."
"Weak teachers may use written lesson plans as a way of avoiding developing as teachers."
And the linchpin, revealing his underlying philosophy?
"Good teaching is essentially process-orientated not product-oriented."
With that last claim, Scrivener sums up his point: good teaching looks more like a Sunday stroll than a Monday walk to work.
But does it?
The planners fight back
In ELT Journal last year, teacher trainer Jason Anderson (2015) echoed Scrivener in a criticism of outcomes-based lesson planning. He called for an "affordance-based" approach that replaces a focus on outcomes with one on opportunities (p. 228).
The October 2016 issue of the same publication includes a response from May Pang, Assistant Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. Pang agrees with Anderson's emphasis on the importance of lesson-plan flexibility and teachers' openness to responding to opportunities that arise. But she questions his dismissal of learning outcomes, arguing that these are "fundamental in curriculum design" (Pang, 2016, p. 445):
"Planning for teaching is an endeavour in structuring experiences for learning. It involves identifying certain aims or targeting outcomes; and it is often aligned with the design of learning processes and activities that lead learners to achieve these objectives," (p. 445).
Pang criticizes Anderson's "polarized" "'either-outcomes-or-process' dichotomy," suggesting that this stance "reveal[s] insufficient understanding about lesson planning and teacher development," (p. 446):
"In relation to lesson planning and thus the reasoning behind teaching, he seems to be giving up intended aims or objectives totally, arguing instead for unintended or unpredictable opportunities for learning. Such a strong view against the role of outcomes in planning denies not only what a professional can shape in the learning process but also how a competent teacher can mediate learner needs in the process of instruction," (Pang, 2016, p. 446).
In short: Pang and others who value thoughtful lesson planning are pushing back against the idea that having a plan will paralyze teachers, "hamstringing" them from responding to the needs of the moment. They're saying that having a destination in mind won't prevent a meaningful detour.
Why context matters
Of course, what's missing in this dialogue is a focus on context. Jack Richards' (2013) wonderful framework for "forward," "backward" and "centrally" planned curricula suggests that some contexts, such as relaxed general-English language schools, follow a more centrally-planned approach: the teacher and students can collectively determine what to focus on, and this allows teachers to explore minimal-planning approaches such as those advocated by Scrivener and Anderson.
Other contexts, such as high-stakes English for Academic Purposes instruction, may follow a more backward-planned curricular approach. This means that planned outcomes have informed course design, and scaffolded objectives already exist for lessons and units. Thoughtful lesson planning in these contexts will be critical to ensure that aims are met.
Our takeaway
The extent to which a teacher can scrap a lesson, redefine a learning outcome, or experiment with minimal planning will depend on their curricular context. And when this freedom is present, it is worth considering for possible exploitation. But for most serious TESOL environments — particularly in EAP — lesson planning is the necessary work of the professional educator. Those who reduce written lesson plans to the purview of the novice are denying the value of looking at a map before setting out on a journey. Feeling one's way along may seem brave and original, but it can also get you lost. Better, we think, to have a map and know when you're taking a detour, so you can keep moving in the general direction toward your destination.
But it's maps we want, not blind following of GPS instructions. So with that plan in hand, good teachers always remain open to emerging language, needs and opportunities. Students are individuals; our focus should always be on where their personal ZPD's are stretching. We can notice those needs and meet them, while progressing toward our objectives as well. Goal-oriented lesson planning needn't hinder that support. Rather, it can provide shape to it: a sense of shared destination.
Anderson, J. 2015. 'Affordance, learning opportunities, and the lesson plan pro forma'. ELT Journal 69(3), 228–38.
Pang, M. (2016). Companion guides for lesson planning: a planning template and the lesson plan pro forma. ELT Journal, 70(4), 444-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccw053
Richards, J. (2013). Curriculum Approaches in Language Teaching: Forward, Central, and Backward Design. RELC Journal, 44(1), 5-33.


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2009 Audi A3 2.0T quattro Premium Wagon AWDReview
I Love To Drive This Car! — I love the way this car drives. It sticks to road under any condition, it's extremely comfortable, and it looks good, too. Transmission is exceptionally smooth. The BOSE Sound System sounds great. The open sky system is cool. I love the digital dash and rain-sensing wipers.
Primary Use: Family transportation
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I Love My Car Just Not Great For Kids — Just need more room for car seat, stroller and its too low to the ground which bending in and out with a child is hard. I don't really have a lot of negatives to say. After test driving a bunch of other cars, nothing really compared to the Audi feel, drive, and style. It's a cut above the rest and I wish I could afford the q5 which is larger and more family friendly.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: Luxurious, sporty, safe, spacious, excellent handling
Cons: Low to the grou d
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2009 Audi A3Review
Best Hatchback Ever Build! — Performance of this car is absolutely stunning! The 1.4liter engine is a real surprise. Because of the turbo which helps providing 250nm at just 1.500rpm. Smoothly braking and handling. However, the sporty types have to choose another suspension. If you compare this car with other manufacturers (french or italian) you'll soon understand the true meaning of quality. Because of the sober appearance, this car is still modern. Summary: really good value for money and a true Audi!
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: Quality, Appearance
Cons: Dramatic lines
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2009 Audi A3Review
Its A Fantastic Fun Car The 2.0 Litre Version Would Of Been Better For Me — I love my car its the best car i have ever owned, my next car will be an AUDI maybe A4 this time. The car has flappy paddle gearbox and is auto but is quick in sports mode and is superb to drive.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: its fun
Cons: its small ish
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2009 Audi A3 2.0T Wagon FWDReview
Perfect Family Runabout! — Car is great. Good lucks and excellent performance. PZEV engine doesn't hurt either, as long as I can keep my foot out of it. Has been zero cost to us so far, as we near the 6k mark. Hope it keeps up the good work!
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: Fun, affordable hatch!
Cons: nothing bad to say
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2009 Audi A3 2.0T quattro Wagon AWDReview
09 A3q 2t — Car cuts power when trying to accelerate through turns, which is awkward. Probably fix that through the ECU or something. Feels good. Rather quick. Not comfortable in the back for tall folks. It's a fun car, but like all new cars, it's got that modern airbag-infested, numb, pillow feel to it. Car would be much more fun with a 6 speed instead of the fancy-pants auto that advertises that it can shift faster than whatever or whoever. Autos kill fun, period.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: Great commuter
Cons: DSG Auto = not fun, too damn small inside for tall folks!
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2009 Audi A3 3.2 quattro S-Line Wagon AWDReview
Audi A3 3.2 Dsg Quattro — With 3.2 liters, 24 valves, dual overhead camshafts (one for two rows of V, angle of 15 ° requires) with continuously variable timing (at the inlet and exhaust) and a collector of admission variable length, Audi had every chance of his side.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Pros: the slightest movement of the steering wheel results in a change of direction without time to reply.
Cons: engine noise
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2009 Audi A3 2.0T Wagon FWDReview
Audi 2008 A3 2.0t Basic Configuration — I got the "basic" A3 model, however it feels much more luxurious than any equivalent car for the same price. Performance wise, excellent acceleration, even in the top gear (I got the manual transmission, which I prefer) without hesitation. Driving in the highway, feels very firm and responsive. I had driven though pouring rain, with excellent control and traction. In a hot sunny day, the AC works nicely and quite. The sound system, of which I have also the basic one, is excellent. In combination with a very quite interior, you can really enjoy a classic music at 90 mph. Gas consumption is surprisely low in the highway. The driver seat is very comfortable, I am average size, height, weight, and feel very nice in the driving position even after 6 hours of highway. Perhaps the only item that I miss is the sunroof, otherwise the A3 2.0T is a very good and fun car to drive.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
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2009 Audi A3Review
Fast And Small — Audi A3 1.8 T cabrio has 167 HP and that makes this car really fast in its class. 0-100km/h below 8 seconds and this is great. brakes are perfect and you feel you are safe to stop the car. Its too light and you can feel oversteering when you acceleratingif you are alone and no baggage in the car. I love exterrior design of A3 especially head lights. there is no hardtop to use for winter not just for A3 but also for A4.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Pros: performance is great for 1.8lt engine
Cons: cheap quality matterials for interior
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2009 Audi A3 2.0T Wagon FWDReview
2009 Audi A3 2.0 T — great car, fun to drive, amazing performace. the interior looks amazing. it has great gas cosumption. the LEDs look really good and the changes they made to the front and back are minimal but make a huge diference. great car
Pros: Acceleration, mileage
Cons: price
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Absolutely Awesome Car!
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Powerful, Efficient, Fun Ride!
I love my Audi A3! I got it two years ago and absolutely love everything about it!! It handles beautifully and have had no issues with it . The MPG's are amazing and I have gotten OVER 45 mpg on the... Read More
2012 Audi A3 Reviews
I've Really Enjoyed Driving This Car.
I loved the way this car handled. It is so peppy with the turbo and all Iv'e had to watch my speed as it's easy to drive fast & the ride is so smooth. Very dependable. Looks sharp on the outside (body... Read More
2011 Audi A3 Reviews
Would Buy Again But As A Used Car
Love the handling and the attention to design and detail the A3 provides. Like the performance from a 4 cyl turbo diesel as well as incredible gas mileage. Love the looks the car gets. Dont like the w... Read More
Fun, Fuel-efficient Alternative To Dowdy Hybrids
I LOVE this car. It's fun to drive, has exactly the features I want, gets outstanding fuel mileage, has plenty of interior room, despite being narrower than most cars, which also helps protect it fro... Read More
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A Small Car That's Big On Heart And Personality. A Real Blast To Drive.
I bought this car on Friday, 4/16/10, and went on a 500 mile trip over the weekend, which affirmed my great appreciation for this unique vehicle. Handling is tight and responsive. The S-Tronic trans... Read More
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