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Donald C. Rio is Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research has focused on nucleic acid biochemistry, nucleic acid–protein interactions, nucleic acid rearrangements, and genome-wide approaches to the role of RNA binding proteins in controlling alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Dr. Rio obtained his Ph.D. with Robert Tjian at the University of California, Berkeley and did postdoctoral work with Gerald Rubin. He was Assistant and Associate Professor at MIT and Associate Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, prior to moving to his current position.
Manuel Ares, Jr. is Professor of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received a Ph.D. with Stephen H. Howell on the cell cycle of Chlamydomonas at UC San Diego (1982) and did postdoctoral work with Alan M. Weiner on snRNA transcription in HeLa cells at Yale. He joined the faculty at UC Santa Cruz in 1987 and has focused on snRNA processing, structure, and function in yeast and mammalian cells. He is currently President of the RNA Society.
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- For the rock band, see Poison (band).
Poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism. In medicine (particularly veterinary) and in zoology, a poison is often distinguished from a toxin and a venom. Toxins are poisons produced via some biological function in nature, and venoms are usually defined as biological toxins that are injected by a bite or sting to cause their effect, while other poisons are generally defined as substances which are absorbed through epithelial linings such as the skin or gut.
- Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
- Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
- What's one man's poison, signior,
Is another's meat or drink.
- Beaumont and Fletcher, Love's Cure (c. 1612–13; revised c. 1625; published 1647), Act III, scene 2. Same in Lucretius, IV. 627.
- I wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
You're poison running through my veins
You're poison I don't wanna break these chains
- If you persevere in your rancor, you do nothing but keep feeding yourself on poison.
- Fausto Cercignani in: Brian Morris, Simply Transcribed. Quotations from Writings by Fausto Cercignani, 2014, quote 57.
- Better be poisoned in one's own blood then to be poisoned in one's principle.
- Son, I don't have money even to buy poison.Please help –
- Dadasaheb Phalke in a letter to his son Bhalchandra in late 1930s, quoted in "Dadasaheb Phalke's family wants Bharat Ratna for him". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2013. Retrieved on 26 December 2013.
- Worry is the stomach's worst poison.
- All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.
- Paracelsus "Die dritte Defension wegen des Schreibens der neuen Rezepte," Septem Defensiones 1538. Werke Bd. 2, Darmstadt 1965, p. 510 (full text)
- Let me have
A dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear
As will disperse itself through all the veins
That the life-weary taker may fall dead
And that the trunk may be discharg'd of breath
As violently as hasty powder fir'd
Doth hurry from the fatal cannon's womb.
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1597), Act V, scene 1, line 59.
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical QuotationsEdit
- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 609-10.
- Vipera Cappadocem nocitura mormordit; at illa Gustato peril sanguine Cappadocis.
- A deadly echidna once bit a Cappadocian; she herself died, having tasted the Poison-flinging blood.
- Demodocus, translation of his Greek Epigram.
- Un gros serpent mordit Aurèle.
Que croyez-vous qu'il arriva?
Qu' Aurèle en mourut? Bagatelle!
Ce fut le serpent qui creva.
- In a manuscript commonplace book, written probably at end of 18th Cen. See Notes and Queries. March 30, 1907, p. 246.
- Hier auprès de Charenton
Un serpent morait Jean Fréron,
Que croyez-vous qu'il arriva?
Ce fut le serpent qui creva.
- Imitation from the Greek. Found also in Œuvres Complèts de Voltaire, III, p. 1002. (1817). Printed as Voltaire's; attributed to Piron; claimed for Fréron.
- The man recover'd of the bite,
The dog it was that died.
- Oliver Goldsmith, Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. Same idea in Manasses—Fragmenta. Ed. Boissonade. I. 323. (1819).
- While Fell was reposing himself in the hay,
A reptile concealed bit his leg as he lay;
But, all venom himself, of the wound he made light,
And got well, while the scorpion died of the bite.
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Paraphrase of Demodocus.
- All men carry about them that which is poyson to serpents: for if it be true that is reported, they will no better abide the touching with man's spittle than scalding water cast upon them: but if it happen to light within their chawes or mouth, especially if it come from a man that is fasting, it is present death.
- Pliny the Elder, Natural History, Book VII, Chapter II. Holland's translation.
- In gährend Drachengift hast du
Die Milch der frommen Denkart mir verwandelt.
- To rankling poison hast thou turned in me the milk of human kindness.
- Friedrich Schiller, Wilhelm Tell, IV. 3. 3.
- Venenum in auro bibitur.
- Poison is drunk out of gold.
- Seneca the Younger, Thyestes, Act III. 453.
- Talk no more of the lucky escape of the head
From a flint so unhappily thrown;
I think very different from thousands; indeed
'Twas a lucky escape for the stone.
- John Wolcot (Peter Pindar), On a Stone thrown at George III.
External linksEdit
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- American College of Medical Toxicology
- Find Your Local Poison Control Centre Here (Worldwide)
- Poison Prevention and Education Website
- Cochrane Injuries Group, Systematic reviews on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of traumatic injury (including poisoning)
- Pick Your Poison—12 Toxic Tales by Cathy Newman

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"This could set an awful precedent that could put future hardware funding at risk," Nick Pinkston, 3-D printing entrepreneur and organizer of an influential meetup for hardware startups says. "I hope that fallout from this doesn't affect the ability of others to raise funding for their projects on Kickstarter."
Like the MakerBot, the Form 1 was designed around patents that were thought to have expired. However, the Form 1 can produce parts on par with pro grade systems that cost 10 times as much making it a bigger threat to established players. Undaunted, Formlabs is still offering their system for pre-sale.
This case will likely take months or years to resolve, but today marks a turning point where the hobbyist and professional sides of the 3-D printer industry clashed for the first, but likely not the last time.
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February 22, 2005
the Very Best and "Better-Than-in-France Croissants aux Amandes You Can Get in Tokyo": 1st Annual Independent Food Festival
Every time you find a new shop/restaurant and step into it, there might be something that you would almost automatically try first, either to size up the shop and compare it against your "reference", or simply because it is something you just have to come back to. In my case, it would be green curry if that is a Thai restaurant, pizza margherita at a pizza shop, and croissants aux amandes or almond croissants at a French bakery. And in that last case, my long-standing reference croissants aux amandes are those from a Tokyo bakery called Aux Bacchanales. I have yet to find a better one than theirs, and believe me, I have tried a lot of places.
I can't remember when it was I tried their croissants aux amandes first time, but it must be ten years ago or so. They used to have a cafe/bar/restaurant/bakery/pastry shop at a busy corner of Harajuku, Tokyo, where I would go and drop by now and then to have a cup of good coffee or hot chocolate, or to buy good bread (and I was really sad when they closed the Harajuku shop because their building was to be reconstructed or something). Theirs wasn't the first almond croissant that I have ever had, but it was so outstanding I can't remember any I had tried before that time.
Croissants aux amandes would typically be a "recycled" product made using day-old croissants by filling them with almond cream and re-baking in the oven. So it used to be something you could only get when they do have some unsolds from the day before at the shop. Nowadays in some shop where almond croissants are a big thing, they might not "wait" for one day but just be baking some extra croissants for the almond croissants, I guess.
Like I have said, Aux Bacchanales' have become my "reference" croissants aux amandes over years, after eating countless almond croissants here and there, in Tokyo and in Paris and elsewhere - frankly, almost at every bakery where I found one. Good croissants aux amandes, in my opinion, have to be made using good croissants and almond cream as a matter of course, but they should also be re-baked in a perfect way; most almond croissants I have had are too often underbaked, making them rather soggy and shabby. They also tend to be too sweet and/or have overpowering amount of almond flavoring. Maybe that is the way they are supposed to be since so many of them are like that, but that's not the way I like them to be.
On that account, what I love the most about croissants aux amandes from Aux Bacchanales are that they have the generous amount of almond cream inside and on top of the croissants, and that they are well-baked so the whole thing is very crisp and tastes fresh, not to speak of the quality of croissant itself. I have tried and to some extent liked almond croissants from other bakeries including Poujauran and Maison Kayser and even Paul of Paris, but I would always come back to the same conclusion: I like Aux Bacchanales' better. They might not be the prettiest-looking croissants aux amandes in the world or even in Tokyo, but they are one of the tastiest, and definitely the very best I have ever had, and I love the most.
So here the 2005 Independent Food Festival Awards / Better-than-in-France Croissants aux Amandes You Can Get in Tokyo award goes to croissants aux amandes by Aux Bacchanales!
(And you are always welcome to tip me off about excellent croissants aux amandes that you know!)
*This year marks the very first Independent Food Festival Awards event, presented by TasteEverything. I am honored to be among the selected 30 jury members to create and give their own award, and have had this opportunity to recognize something I love and introduce it to the world. Go check out all the other awards if you haven't done so yet. Much thanks go to Hillel and his fellows who have made this possible... and my special thanks to Namiko, a long-time friend of mine in Japan who has helped me to get the stuff I needed to write this.
Aux Bacchanales Akasaka
Ark Hills Building, 2nd Floor
1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel. 03-3582-2225 / Fax. 03-3582-8844 (Country code: 81)
There are some other locations in Tokyo, as well as in Yokohama, Hakata, and Kyoto.
They also have a selection of excellent bread/sandwiches and pastries.
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The almond croissant looks delicious. I had no idea they are customarily a "recycled" pastry. One of the best I have had was from this little bakery in Montreal:
Posted by Josh
- 3:23 PM, February 22, 2005
Posted by akira
- 3:27 PM, February 22, 2005
Oh, come on just stop it. Your blog is so wrong for the eyes of a sweets loving diabetic.
Posted by michuli
- 4:01 PM, February 22, 2005
Amazing - these look and sound absolutely fantastic! I can taste the butter and almonds from here...ah, how well one of those would go with my coffee right now.
Perfect choice for your award, Chicka!
Posted by Jennifer
- 3:18 AM, February 24, 2005
Ahhh no they closed the one on Harajuku. I might be going back next month, I hope that little Vietnamese cafe is still there.
Posted by anthony
- 5:09 AM, March 01, 2005
I cannot quite figure out what tops these "recycled" croissants. Is that baked almond cream? Explain where the almond flavors are coming from again. Thanks, and fantastic pics (especially the one revealing the inside).
Posted by ACM
- 1:09 PM, March 08, 2005
I thought I had lost AUx Bachanalles forever when I passed by Harajuku and it was no longer there. Glad to hear they are in Akasaka, now.
Thank you. Your blog is delicious!
Posted by BIa
- 3:12 PM, March 17, 2005
Hi everyone, thanks for leaving comments and I am sorry about my typical late replies.
Josh - thanks for the tip! Motreal is one of the places I really want to go in Canada, and when/if I do, that small bakery will be on my must-visit list.
akiraさん - ありがとうございます ^^
michuli - mmmm sorry, I did stop blogging for a while, but have just resumed...
Jennifer - thanks, they really do go great with coffee!
Anthony - yeah it was a bummer. The atmosphere of the ones in Akasaka and Osaki aren't as good as the late Harajuku ones, but well, I am glad there are still some.
Coming to Japan next month? That'd be nice! I wonder if the Vietnamese cafe you are talking about is trang cafe....
ACM - They have almond cream inside as filling and on top. I think that's what gives almond flavor, although other almond croissants may have almond flavorings and/or liquor.
BIa - there are several of them in Tokyo, including Akasaka, Osaki, and Akasaka-mitsuke (in the New Otani complex). Go see your long-lost treats!
Posted by chika
- 1:07 AM, March 18, 2005
Dear Chika,
I am visiting my son in Tokyo in two weeks--this sounds wonderful!! Can you tell me of a good turkish restaurant in Tokyo?
Thanks, Nancy
Posted by Nancy
- 2:16 PM, July 04, 2005
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Posted by Martin
- 12:01 AM, July 16, 2005
Hi Chika,
I love, love, love your site! I have another French Bakery to add to your list: Boulangerie in San Francisco (Pine Street). Their almond croissant is simply amazing! And, they have Parisian-style macaroons to die for, seriously better than Dalloyao in Tokyo (but I know it would take a lot to impress you!).
Posted by Larry
- 7:41 AM, March 08, 2006
I am traveling to Japan this summer for a summer program. You make this almond croissant sound so good, I'll definitely try to find Aux Bacchanales! Is it bad that I am looking forward more to eating in Japan than to taking my classes? :-p
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- Make a horseradish mayo by mixing 2 Tbsp horseradish, 1 tsp hot mustard, 2 Tbsp mayonnaise, a little lemon zest and juice, and a little salt and pepper.
- Toast 2 pieces of bread and spread with the horseradish mayo. Add some red lettuce leaves and a few coriander leaves. Place good-quality canned sardines on top, garnish with slices of roasted red pepper, the pickled onions, a sprinkle of sea salt, and fresh black pepper.
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Irish Harpists 40 amazing local Irish Harpists to hire for events
These are the perfect harpists for weddings, corporate events & parties in the Irish area, locally sourced by our entertainment experts. Find the best Irish harpists only at Alive Network, the UK's biggest entertainment agency.
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Booking Harpists
Booking Guide Contents
- What is a Harpist?
- What music will a Harpist play?
- Popular types of Harpist
- Where in the UK do Alive Harpists perform?
- Is a Harpist suitable for my event?
- How much does a Harpist cost?
- Who are the top 10 Harpists in the UK right now?
- How long will a Harpist play for?
- How much space will a Harpist need?
- How long will it take for a Harpist to set up?
- What equipment will a Harpist need?
What is a Harpist?
Simply put, a harp player is a professional musician who plays the harp! Suitable for many different events, live harp music can provide elegant background music for a wedding, or can perform centre-stage at a classical recital.
A beautiful and unique instrument, the harp produces a soothing and ethereal sound. Our harpists usually play one of two main types of modern harp – either the large concert harp (or pedal harp) or the smaller Celtic harp. Often played in orchestras, and offering the most versatility in terms of repertoire, the concert harp has more strings, producing a full, rounded sound. The Celtic harp is especially suited to folk music, particularly Irish and Scottish, and can also perform a classical and romantic wedding repertoire. Being smaller and lighter, it's ideal for small venues and more intimate occasions.
Harpists can play acoustically or amplified, and as a soloist, a duet or trio with other instruments, such as cello, flute, or clarinet. They can also accompany a singer or perform with a band.
What music will a Harpist play?
Our harpists offer a wide selection of music from many genres, from classical, jazz, and swing, to show tunes, traditional folk music, as well as pop and chart hits. Whatever tone you'd like to set at your exclusive private event, our professional harpists pretty much have it covered! You can expect music from artists including:
- Bach
- Bellini
- Debussy
- Handel
- Mendelssohn
- Mozart
- Rachmaninov
- Vivaldi
- Adele
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- The Beatles
- Bruno Mars
- The Carpenters
- Cole Porter
- Ed Sheeran
- Eva Cassidy
- Frank Sinatra
- Howard Shore
- Michael Bublé
- Robbie Williams
- Sam Smith
- Snow Patrol
- Take That
The repertoires for each of our harpists are listed on their profile pages.
Popular types of Harpist
1. Concert Harpists
Also known as the pedal harp, the concert harp is very large instrument (nearly 2 metres high and 1 metre deep), which is mainly used for classical music and in orchestras. Due to its 47 strings and pitch-changing pedals, the concert harp has a flexible range, with a full, often dramatic sound. This flexibility means our classical harpists can play a range of genres and songs to suit your event – from romantic classical and film scores, to jazz and contemporary popular music.
2. Celtic Harpists
Much smaller than its concert cousin, the Celtic or folk harp varies in size, from a 22-string lap harp to a 38-string floor harp. As its name suggests, it was primarily developed for traditional Celtic folk music, but harpists can play a wide range of music on the Celtic harp, covering artists such as Mendelssohn, The Beatles, and Adele. Its size makes it ideal for intimate venues.
3. Harpists – duos and trios and accompaniments
Several harpists offer the option to perform with one or two other musicians, or can sing, accompany a singer, or play as part of an ensemble, in accordance with your event requirements. You can choose from options including:
- harp and cello duos
(see Jennifer Brown, Nocturne);
- harp, dobro and percussion trio
(see Jennifer Brown);
- harp and flute
(see Harmony Duo, The Ellison Duo, The Southwestern Harpist);
- harp and saxophone
(see The Southwestern Harpist);
- harp and clarinet
(see Sonata Duo);
- harp and soprano singer
(see Berenice (Harpist)).
Where in the UK do Alive Harpists perform?
Many of our harpists are used to playing for both private and public audiences in palaces, castles, hotels, stadiums, opera houses, and cathedrals – anywhere the occasion calls for their musical talents! Providing entertainment for weddings, corporate events and private parties across the UK and internationally, our harpists most regularly perform in:
Most popular counties:
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Kent
- Hampshire
- Oxfordshire
- Staffordshire
- Surrey
- Gloucestershire
- Derbyshire
- Berkshire
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Cheshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Lancashire
- Cambridgeshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Wiltshire
- Ayrshire area
- Glamorgan
- Fife
- Devon
- Suffolk
- Worcestershire
- Suffolk
- Leicestershire
Most popular cities:
- Aberdeen
- Bath
- Birmingham
- Bradford
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- Cardiff
- Chelmsford
- Chester
- Coventry
- Derby
- Durham
- Edinburgh
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Gloucester
- Hereford
- Hull
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Liverpool
- London
- Manchester
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Salford
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stoke-On-Trent
- Sunderland
- Swansea
- Wakefield
- Westminster
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- York
Is a Harpist suitable for my event?
With striking instruments that are sure to be a talking point, harpists specialise in elegant, calming performances, building an ethereal ambience for your event. Often providing day-time background music, they are perfect for occasions such as:
- Weddings
- Corporate events
- Private parties
- Tea parties
- Bar Mitzvas and Bat Mitzvas
- Charity fundraiser events
- Black Tie events
- Gala Balls
- Festivals
- HM Armed Forces Events
For weddings, a harpist can perform during the arrival of your guests, the ceremony itself, including the bridal procession and the signing of the register, and for the drinks reception and during dinner.
Harpists can also provide the perfect background music for corporate drinks receptions, dinners, and cocktail parties.
Space considerations at your event
Performance space is central to planning the type of artist you hire for your event and, along with access considerations, is especially important when thinking about booking a harpist.
Your harpist will shine if they have plenty of room to perform comfortably, particularly given the size of the harp! A solo harpist playing a large concert harp will need an area of 2 metres wide by 2 metres deep. For approximate requirements, see 'How much space will a harpist need?', below.
If you'd like your harpist to perform outdoors, they will need an area that is completely protected from the elements. To avoid damage to the harp, most harpists are unable to perform on grass or gravel.
Volume considerations at you event
Different types of harp will create distinctive sounds, The large concert pedal harp gives a full, rich sound and looks very impressive, while the smaller Celtic lever harp, with less strings, has a smaller volume and range. Volume can vary from serene background music, where your guests can comfortably hold a conversation, to a fairly dramatic sound. This is dependant on the instrument being used, the atmosphere the musician is trying to create and the room acoustics.
A harpist can play at a volume range of 65dB – 85dB (decibels). At its loudest, this volume is equivalent to audience applause. As such, harpists are a safe option if your venue is fitted with a sound limiter or has noise restrictions.
Some harpists will play through an amplifier if a louder sound is required, or as mentioned can play with other instruments as part of an emsemble. The options available for each harpist are shown on their profile pages.
How much does a Harpist cost?
Harpists' fees are determined by their reputation, quality and experience, as well as their travel distance to your event. Alive Network has a strict vetting process, ensuring that harpists are classically trained, and are among the best harpists working in the UK.
Our harpists range from £200 up to £700 for a harp and clarinet duo.
In 2017, the average fee for a wedding harpist is approximately £300.
The table below shows a breakdown of the cost range for different harp acts:
|Type of Artist
|Cost Range
|Solo harpists
|£200 - £400
|Duo artists (such as harp with cello, clarinet, or flute)
|£350 - £700
The best way to reduce costs is to find a harpist who is based close to your chosen venue. The home town location of all Alive Network harpists is shown on the roster pages and also on each harpist's profile page. You can also ask your Entertainment Coordinator to recommend the best harpist local to your event.
Who are the top 10 Harpists in the UK right now?
Below are the artists that we believe are currently riding high as the top harpists in the UK right now, based on popularity, performance quality and innovation:
For a list of Alive's most booked harpists right now, see our 'Top 10 Harpists For Hire in 2017' article
How long will a Harpist play for?
Typically, a harpist's set will be 45- to 60-minutes, with a break of around 15 minutes between sets. Most harpists will play for a maximum of 3 sets.
Most of our harpists can offer flexible performances dependant on your event needs, and this can be discussed with your dedicated Entertainment Coordinator. For a wedding, for example, you may wish your harpist to be playing as guests arrive, for the ceremony, during the signing of the register, and then to perform again at the drinks reception before the wedding breakfast. For a corporate drinks reception, you may choose to have an hour of music or you may require a longer performance.
How much space will a Harpist need?
This guide shows approximately how much space a harpist will need, in accordance with their particular type of harp and their set-up:
|Instrument & Act
|Performance Space Required
|Solo Celtic harp
|1.5 metres × 1.5 metres
|Solo concert harp
|2 metres × 2 metres
|Duo artists (eg. harp with cello, clarinet, or flute)
|2 metres × 3 metres
Harpists with smaller harps will require less space. You're more likely to get the best from your harpist if they have lots of room to perform comfortably. TOP TIP: Let the venue know if you book a harpist, so they can leave enough space for them when setting up the ceremony or wedding breakfast room. There should also be plenty of space between the harpist and your guests to allow the sound to carry well.
Your dedicated Event Coordinator can discuss space needed for your chosen harpist.
How long will it take for a Harpist to set up?
A harpist will normally arrive at your venue about 30 minutes before they are due to play. This is enough time to set up the harp, tune and warm up.
If your harpist is using a concert pedal harp, they will need to unload their equipment as close to the performance area as possible. Pedal harps are moved on trolleys that can go up and down stairs, but they are very large instruments and can be awkward to transport, especially along narrow winding staircases! Help from venue staff may be needed to transport the harp to the performance area. If additional time might be needed to get the harp into your chosen position, just have a chat with your Entertainment Coordinator in advance.
Following the recital, a harpist can take around 20 minutes to pack away.
What equipment will a Harpist need?
Typically a harpist will require:
- a suitably-sized, safe, dry, flat performance area. If performing outside, they will need cover – either from the rain or from the heat of the sun! As it can cause damage to the instrument, a harpist will not usually put their harp directly on grass or gravel.
- of one 13 amp power socket, if they are using an amplifier
- a suitably-lit performance area
- an adjustable stool
- parking provision, preferably with easy access to the venue
- a secure, lockable changing room
- refreshments such as soft drinks and sometimes food, depending on how long you have booked them for.
Your harpist will bring their music, and some harpists will provide their own adjustable piano stool, and light for any sheet music.
For information on the following, see our Frequently Asked Questions:
- How do I make a booking?
- What payment methods do you accept?
- What if the artist cancels?
- Can I see the artist live before booking?
- Will the band learn a first dance request?
- What are the benefits of booking through Alive Network?
For a more comprehensive harpist booking guide please read 'Booking a harpist – Everything you'll ever need to know'.
If you have any other queries, simply visit our FAQ page.
Alternatively, our dedicated expert entertainment coordinators are on-hand to help. Simply call 0845 108 5500 or email email@example.com.


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Devils Pool (1895)/Appendix 3
The Wedding
IMMEDIATELY the hemp-dresser drew back the wooden bolt which barred the door within. At this time it was still the only fastening known in most of the dwellings of our hamlet. The groom's band burst into the bride's house, but not without a struggle; for the young men quartered within, and even the old hemp-dresser and the gossips, made it their duty to defend the hearth. The spit-bearer, upheld by his supporters, had to plant the roast before the fireplace. It was a regular battle, although people abstained from striking, and there was no anger shown in this struggle. But everybody was pushing and shoving so hard, and there was so much playful pride in this display of muscular strength, that the results might well have been serious, although they did not appear so across the laughs and songs. The poor old hemp-dresser, fighting like a lion, was pinned to the wall and squeezed by the crowd until his breath almost left him. More than one champion was upset and trodden under foot involuntarily; more than one hand, jammed against the spit, was covered with blood. These games are dangerous, and latterly the accidents have been so severe that our peasants have determined to allow the ceremony of the favors to fall into disuse; I believe we saw the last at the marriage of Francois Meillant, although there was no real struggle on that occasion.
The battle was earnest enough, however, at Germain's wedding. It was a point of honor on one side to invade, on the other to defend. Mother Guillette's hearth. The great spit was twisted like a screw beneath the strong fists which fought for it. A pistol-shot set fire to a small quantity of hemp arranged in sheaves and laid on a wicker shelf near the ceiling. This incident created a diversion, and while some of the company crowded about to extinguish the sparks, the grave-digger, who had climbed unbeknown into the garret, came down the chimney and seized the spit, at the very moment when the ox-driver, who was defending it near the hearth, raised it above his head to prevent it from being torn away. Some time before the attack, the women had taken the precaution to put out the fire lest in the struggle somebody should fall in and get burned. The jocular grave-digger, in league with the ox-driver, grasped the trophy and tossed it easily across the andirons. It was done! Nobody might interfere. The grave-digger sprang to the middle of the room and lighted a few wisps of straw, which he placed about the spit under pretense of cooking the roast, for the goose was in pieces and the floor was strewn with its scattered fragments.
Then there was a great deal of laughter and much boastful dispute. Everybody showed the marks of the blows he had received, and as it was often a friend's hand that had struck them, there was no word of complaint nor of quarreling. The hemp-dresser, half flattened out, kept rubbing the small of his back and saying that, although it made small difference to him, he protested against the ruse of his friend, the grave-digger, and that if he had not been half dead, the hearth had never been captured so easily. The women swept the floor and order was restored. The table was covered with jugs of new wine. When the contestants had drunk together and taken breath, the bridegroom was led to the middle of the chamber, and, armed with a wand, he was obliged to submit to a fresh trial.
During the struggle, the bride and three of her companions had been hidden by her mother, god-mother, and aunts, who had made the four girls sit down in a remote corner of the room while they covered them with a large white cloth. Three friends of Marie's height, with caps of a uniform size, were chosen, so that when they were enveloped from head to toe by the cloth it was impossible to tell them apart.
The bridegroom might not touch them, except with the tip of his staff, and then merely to designate which he thought to be his wife. They allowed him time enough to make an examination with no other help than his eyes afforded, and the women, placed on either side, kept zealous watch lest cheating should occur. Should he guess wrong, he might not dance with his bride, but only with her he had chosen by mistake.
When Germain stood in front of these ghosts wrapped in the same shroud, he feared he should make a wrong choice; and, in truth, that had happened to many another, so carefully and conscientiously were the precautions made. His heart beat loud. Little Marie did her best to breathe hard and shake the cloth a little, but her malicious companions followed her example, and kept poking the cloth with their fingers, so that there were as many mysterious signals as there were girls beneath the canopy. The square head-dresses upheld the cloth so evenly that it was impossible to discern the contour of a brow outlined by its folds.
After ten minutes' hesitation, Germain shut his eyes, commended his soul to God, and stretched out the wand at random. It touched the forehead of little Marie, who cast the cloth from her, and shouted with triumph. Then it was his right to kiss her, and lifting her in his strong arms, he bore her to the middle of the room, where together they opened the dance, which lasted until two in the morning. The company separated to meet again at eight. As many people had come from the country round, and as there were not beds enough for everybody, each of the village maidens took to her bed two or three other girls, while the men spread themselves pell-mell on the hay in the barn-loft. You can imagine well that they had little sleep, for they did nothing but wrestle and joke, and tell foolish stories. Properly, there were three sleepless nights at weddings, and these we cannot regret.
At the time appointed for departure, when they had partaken of milk-soup, seasoned with a strong dose of pepper to stimulate the appetite,—for the wedding-feast gave promise of great bounty,—the guests assembled in the farm-yard. Since our parish had been abolished, we had to go half a league from home to receive the marriage blessing. It was cool and pleasant weather, but the roads were in such wretched condition that everybody was on horseback, and each man took a companion on his crupper, whether she were young or old. Germain started on the gray, and the mare, well-groomed, freshly shod, and decked out with ribbons, pranced about and snorted fire from her nostrils. The husbandman went to the cottage for his bride in company with his brother-in-law, Jacques, who rode the old gray, and carried Mother Guillette on the crupper, while Germain returned to the farm-yard in triumph, holding his dear little wife before him.
Then the merry cavalcade set out, escorted by the children, who ran ahead and fired off their pistols to make the horses jump. Mother Maurice was seated in a small cart, with Germain's three children and the fiddlers. They led the march to the sound of their instruments. Petit-Pierre was so handsome that his old grandmother was pride itself. But the eager child did not stay long at her side. During a moment's halt made on the journey, before passing through a difficult piece of road, he slipped away and ran to beg his father to carry him in front on the gray.
"No, no," replied Germain, "that will call forth some disagreeable joke; we must n't do it."
"It 's little that I care what the people of Saint Chartier say," said little Marie. "Take him up, Germain, please do; I shall be prouder of him than I am of my wedding-gown."
Germain yielded, and the pretty trio darted into the crowd borne by the triumphant gallop of the gray.
And so it was; the people of Saint Chartier, although they were very sarcastic, and somewhat disdainful of the neighboring parishes which had been annexed to theirs, never thought of laughing when they saw such a handsome husband, such a lovely wife, and a child that a king's wife might court. Petit-Pierre was all dressed in light blue cloth, with a smart red waistcoat so short that it descended scarcely below his chin. The village tailor had fitted his armholes so tight that he could not bring his two little hands together. But, oh, how proud he was! He wore a round hat, with a blackand-gold cord, and a peacock's plume which stuck out proudly from a tuft of guinea feathers. A bunch of flowers, bigger than his head, covered his shoulder, and ribbons fluttered to his feet. The hemp-dresser, who was also the barber and hair-dresser of the district, had cut his hair evenly, by covering his head with a bowl, and clipping off the protruding locks, an infallible method for guiding the shears. Thus arrayed, the poor child was less poetic, certainly, than with his curls streaming in the wind, and his Saint John Baptist's sheepskin about him; but he knew nothing of this, and everybody admired him and said that he had quite the air of a little man. His beauty triumphed over everything, for what is there over which the exceeding beauty of childhood could not triumph?
His little sister, Solange, had, for the first time in her life, a peasant's cap in place of the calico hood which little girls wear until they are two or three years old. And what a cap it was! Longer and larger than the poor little thing's whole body. How beautiful she thought it! She dared not even turn her head; so she kept quite still and thought the people would take her for the bride.
As for little Sylvain, he was still in long clothes, and, fast asleep on his grandmother's knees, he did not even know what a wedding was.
Germain looked at his children tenderly, and when they reached the town hall, he said to his bride:
Marie, I have come here with a happier heart than I had the day when I brought you home from the forest of Chanteloube, thinking that you could never love me. I took you in my arms to put you on the ground as I do here; but I thought that never again should we be mounted on the good gray with the child on our knees. I love you so dearly, I love these little creatures so dearly, I am so happy that you love me and that you love them, and that my family love you, and I love your mother so well and all my friends so well, and everybody else so well today, that I wish I had three or four hearts to fill all of them; for surely one is too small to hold so much love and so much happiness. It almost makes my stomach ache."
There was a crowd at the door of the town hall and another at the church to see the pretty bride. Why should we not tell about her dress? it became her so well. Her muslin cap, without spot and covered with embroidery, had lappets trimmed with lace. At that time peasant women never allowed a single lock to be seen, and, although they conceal beneath their caps splendid coils of hair tied up with tape to hold the coif in place, even to-day it would be thought a scandal and a shame for them to show themselves bareheaded to men. Nowadays, however, they allow a slender braid to appear over their foreheads, and this improves their appearance very much. Yet I regret the classic head-dress of my time; its spotless laces next the bare skin gave an effect of pristine purity which seemed to me very solemn; and when a face looked beautiful thus, it was with a beauty of which nothing can express the charm and unaffected majesty.
Little Marie wore her cap thus, and her forehead was so white and so pure that it defied the whiteness of linen to cast it in the shade. Although she had not closed an eye the night before, the morning air and, yet more, the joy within of a soul pure as the heaven, and, more than all, a small secret flame guarded with the modesty of girlhood, caused a bloom to mount to her cheeks delicate as the peachblossom in the first beams of an April sun.
Her white scarf, modestly crossed over her breast, left visible only the soft curves of a neck rounded like a turtle-dove's; her home-made cloth gown of myrtle-green outlined her pretty figure, which looked already perfect, yet which must still grow and develop, for she was but seventeen. She wore an apron of violet silk with the bib our peasant women were so foolish as to suppress, which added so much elegance and decency to the breast. Nowadays they display their scarfs more proudly, but there is no longer in their dress that delicate flower of the purity of long ago, which made them look like Holbein's virgins. They are more forward and more profuse in their courtesies. The good old custom used to be a kind of staid reserve which made their rare smile deeper and more ideal.
During the offertory, after the fashion of the day, Germain placed the "thirteen"—that is to say, "thirteen" pieces of silver—in his bride's hand. He slipped over her finger a silver ring of a form unchanged for centuries, but which is replaced for henceforth by the golden wedding-ring. As they walked out of church, Marie said in a low voice:
"Is this really the ring I wanted? Is it the one I asked you for, Germain? "
"Yes," answered he, "my Catherine wore it on her finger when she died. There is but one ring for both my weddings."
"Thank you, Germain," said the young woman, in a serious and impressive tone. I shall die with it on, and if I go before you, you must keep it for the marriage of your little Solange."


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Mohawk State Forest20 Mohawk Mountain RoadGoshen, CT 06756
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The forest recreation areas are open from 8 am to sunset. Other forest areas are open one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
Gates remain open between April-November. They close during the winter. Dates vary with the first snowfall and the end of mud season.
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View the rugged hills of this wildlife sanctuary or visit a black spruce bog to experience a unique plant community.
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From the South: take Route 8 north, Exit 42, (Harwinton Exit). Proceed west on Route 118 to the center of Litchfield, and then go north on Route 63 to the rotary in Goshen Center. Take Route 4 west from Goshen approximately 4 miles to the entrance on the left for Mohawk State Forest.
From the North: take Route 7 south onto Route 63 south to the rotary in Goshen, then Route 4 west to Mohawk State Forest.
There are no parking fees at Mohawk State Forest.
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Gates remain open between April-November. They close during the winter. Dates vary with the first snowfall and the end of mud season.
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From 1,683 foot Mohawk Mountain, on a clear day, the view is literally forever. Colonial historians note the use of the high promontory by the Tunxis and Paugussett Indians who used smoke signals to warn local tribes of the approach of the dreaded Mohawks from the north and west. Although tribal wars terminated centuries ago, the name Mohawk Mountain has carried forward.
Public use of the ledgy, wooded hills began in 1921, with the gift to Connecticut citizens of 250 acres by Alain C. White. In total, the White Memorial Foundation contributed over 2,900 acres to the acquisition of the forest. The holding has since grown to include over 3,300 acres in the towns of Cornwall and Goshen. By deed restriction, the forest is a game preserve and no firearms are allowed. In the 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corps. established Camp Toumey, located near what is now the Forest Headquarters. Remnants of buildings and fireplace chimneys can be found in this area.
Several hilltop towers made of wood and stone have succumbed to time and exposure to the elements. Each structure has served to detect forest fires, including the present tower, which was erected by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to relay radio signals. There is also a tower that is used for radio transmissions by the State Police and the D.E.P. for public safety. Scenic vistas to the north and west include the Catskill, Taconic and Berkshire ranges.
The Black Spruce Bog is located near the Forest Headquarters. The area was probably formed as a sink hole after the last glacial period, by the melting of a large block of ice that left a depression about 40 feet deep which filled with water. Gradually plant growth filled the area from the edges toward the center. The site has long been recognized as a unique natural area and represents one of the few such plant communities of its type in Connecticut. It is also noteworthy that within the bog, individual specimens of Black Spruce and Larch have achieved a stature rarely found in the state. As this plant community is considered an outstanding example of a late-stage peat bog, it is a popular site for educational activities and scientific purposes and features a trail and boardwalk placed to minimize damage to the bog.
A section of the Mohawk Trail provides hikers with interesting views and an occasional glimpse of deer, fox or bobcat. Both stream and pond fishing are popular within the forest. Multiple use of trails includes over ten miles devoted to snowmobiles when the snow depth is 6 inches or more.
The Mohawk Ski Area offers winter outdoorsmen a choice of tows and lifts leading to a variety of wooded and open downhill runs. Provision for making snow is available when nature fails to provide sufficient quantities.
Video Tour of Mohawk Mountain State Forest/Park (link to The Outdoor Enthusiast - CT Public Broadcastings Media Lab online project)
Other Nearby State Recreation Areas Include:
Housatonic Meadows State Park, Cornwall Bridge/SharonLocation: 2 miles north of Cornwall Bridge on Route 7Activities: Camping, Canoeing, Fly Fishing, Hiking, PicnickingCharge: None for picnic area Campsite fee
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Kent Falls State Park, KentLocation: 4 miles north of Kent on Route 7Activities: Fishing, Hiking, PicnickingCharge: Weekends and holidays, in season
Macedonia Brook State Park, KentLocation: 159 Macedonia Brook RoadActivities: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, PicnickingCharge: None for picnic area. Campsite fee
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The story centers on the discovery of the newts, or a humanoid, relatively intelligent marine animals. The species is Andrias scheuchzeri which is an actually existing fossile Giant Salamander, once mistaken for a fossilized human being who was a Witness of the Great Flood.Humans quickly get the newts working for them, initially to gather pearls and later to do underwater earthworks, such as improvements in the harbors and canals. Later, the governments desiring territorial expansion decide to use them to build artificial islands and continents in the sea, but this absurd idea does not really get far.At some point, however, the newts get organized, stop obeying the humans, and set about to blow up the Earth's continents to convert them into shallow littoral waters which are their ideal habitat. Ironically, the newts themselves cannot manufacture the necessary explosive and metal tools (under water they cannot manufacture anything, probably), so they receive all that from the human governments. Each government considers their "own" newts a military force in defense of national interests, and does not wish to stop aiding them lest other governments keep aiding their newts and use them against them. So, soon enough, quite a few nations get sunk, including Germany and much of China. The sinking apparently is done in a rapid, total manner even for very large areas of land.The story ends with humans not being able to stop, or stop supporting, the newts, and in fact on the verge of extinction. Here, in a chapter called "author converses with himself", the author steps in explicitly and proposes a possible reason for the extinction of the newts that would allow humans to survive.
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Robert MacManus posted an interesting piece on ReadWriteWeb recently (see 2010 Trend: Sensors & Mobile Phones) in their series on the "Internet of Things"–where devices are connected to the Internet to provide us with more data and functionality. Although he doesn't call it MEMS by name, he makes the point that cell phones are becoming much more than communications devices; cell phones and mobile devices are essentially pocket-sized platforms for sensors. And, yes, many of these sensors are MEMS devices!
MacManus also very astutely comments on this emerging trend of sensors being implanted (almost) everywhere. HP has received recent attention for its aim to create a "Central Nervous System for the Earth" (CeNSE), a massive, worldwide network of MEMS sensors that will pump in data, analyze it and deliver it to the end-user in real-time. HP mentions infrastructure and earthquake monitoring as two areas that could benefit from this kind of on-demand information gathering and analysis.
Other companies are working on similar projects. Sun Microsystems' Sun SPOT devices are comparable platforms for sensors, and Sun challenges users to invent applications using them. Speaking to the crowd at MEMS Executive Congress 2008, Roger Meike, director of operations at Sun Labs, touted the SPOT as a great device for experimenting with MEMS. Strap the SPOT to something that moves and you can use the onboard MEMS accelerometer to track its motion.
The open-ended nature of the Sun SPOT project is perhaps its most noteworthy feature. Essentially a hobbyist kit, it allows people (engineers, students, even artists are using them) the freedom to experiment with intelligent sensing. For all we know, the next MEMS killer app could be invented in the bedroom or dorm room of a tinkering hobbyist with nothing but a SPOT (or iPhone, Droid, etc) and a computer!
This leads back to the main point. It seems the need for monitoring technology is greater than ever before. Even minute changes to the global climate threaten to uproot and disrupt the lives of many people on the planet. Natural disasters on the scale of the tragic earthquake in Haiti also remind us of the danger of decaying and inadequate infrastructure.
But there's hope in the fact that daunting problems and tragedies will spur innovative solutions–whether they come from large companies like HP, independent hobbyists or university students. It's exhilarating to know that MEMS can play big a role in bringing intelligent sensing to the world. If ventures like CeNSE come to fruition, the next few years could be a very promising time for us all.


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TOKYO, July 17 (UPI) -- The Fukushima nuclear power plant is probably still leaking contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean despite denials by the plant's operator, regulators say.
It has apparently been leaking contaminated water into the ocean for the two years since the earthquake/tsunami disaster that saw three of the plant's six reactors suffer a meltdown, Shunichi Tanaka, head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday.
Ground water leaking into the basement of the damaged reactors is becoming contaminated and has to be pumped out and stored in huge tanks on site, but the inflow has not yet been stopped, officials said.
Tanaka said neither authority staff nor those working for the plant's operator have been able to determine where the leaks are coming from, the Christian Science Monitor reported.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power, which has constantly denied any of that water has been leaking into the ocean, has admitted in the last few days it can't actually say for sure that the water is not leaking into the sea.
Tanaka said the evidence strongly suggests such leaking.
"We've seen for a fact that levels of radioactivity in the seawater remain high, and contamination continues -- I don't think anyone can deny that," he said. "We must take action as soon as possible."


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Taxpayer call center opens; 75 females graduate
Taxpayer call center opens; 75 females graduate
KABUL (Pajhwok): The General Directorate of Revenue on Tuesday inaugurated a call center to provide better services to taxpayers while separately 75 young women graduated from a training program, USAID said.
The call centre's inauguration was attended by deputy finance minister Najeebullah Wardak, representatives of private sector, international donors and employees of Revenue Department and media during a press conference here.
Taxpayers' problems, complaints and suggestions will be heard at the USAID-funded centre every day from 8am to 5pm and then shared with authorities, the agency said in a statement.
Wardak in his opening remarks said: "We are committed to reforms and equipping departments with modern technology. Establishing this center is another step towards the reform. By opening of this center, communication with taxpayers and national traders will be conducted through a single window."
Paul Sisk, USAID representative, said: "Public awareness is very important. Opening this center is a great achievement that has reformative aspect".
Khan Jan Alokozay, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce acting director, said: "The Ministry of Finance shined well. The opening of the center for business and private sector is a good message."
It is worth mentioning that, the taxpayers could make complaint, suggestion and demands through the following numbers: 0755840111- 0755840112- 0755840113- 0755840114
USAID microfinance training program
Meanwhile, 75 young Afghan women graduated from "USAID Promote: Women in the Economy (WIE)'s Microfinance Institute Training (MFI) program."
Implemented by the Afghanistan Microfinance Association (AMA), the nine-month apprenticeship program equips young women with technical and managerial skills needed to secure jobs in banking and microfinance.
The program operates in Kabul, Herat, and Balkh provinces, with trainees placed in the First Microfinance Bank of Afghanistan (FMFB), Afghan Rural Finance Company (ARFC), Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Afghanistan, and OXUS Afghanistan.
To date, 11 of the trainees have already been offered full time jobs within the MFIs they trained under during the program.
"An important step towards improving access to finance for women-owned businesses and self-employed women is increasing the number of women in mid and senior level positions in banking and microfinance, including commercial lending," said Susan DeCamp, Director of USAID's Gender Office.
"Increasing the number of women in the financial sector -- particularly in decision-making and lending roles -- will make it easier for women to obtain financial services."
Following the success of the first training program, WIE and AMA are preparing for a second round of trainee placements in Kabul, Herat, and Balkh.
MFIs Mutahid, Exchangerzone, and Hand in Hand, additionally entered the program and have agreed to accept female trainees.
"In addition to increasing the number of women employees in the financial sector, the program provides opportunities to our member MFIs to hire trained and dedicated women employees, which will help them to provide better financial services to women entrepreneurs," said NajibullahSamim, Executive Director, AMA.
WIE's Private Sector development program is currently assisting more than 125 women-owned companies or those that employ women through a variety of innovative programming designed to improve access to finance and new markets, develop business capacity, and increase growth and profitability.
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By Angela Smith, www.annarbor.com
Doug Ziesemer has been a member of Kiwanis for 33 years. He's been coordinating the Kiwanis' efforts to support AnnArbor.com's Warm the Children program since 1997, when The Ann Arbor News first launched the program locally.
Each year, Kiwanis organizes 50 or more shopping expeditions for the children who are recipients of the program. The Kiwanis volunteers work with Washtenaw County families to shop for $90 worth of new warm clothes for children in need.
Kiwanis volunteers begin asking about how to line up their Warm the Children shopping time as early as Labor Day, according to Ziesemer
"It really brings perspective," Ziesemer says. "There are some situations in our community where families have so little to work with."
Ziesemer says that Warm the Children's goal is in sync with the mission of Kiwanis: Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
"Starting five years ago, the club began giving each family a $100 gift certificate to be used at the Kiwanis Thrift Sale. This enables the family to get things they need beyond clothing and footwear for the children, and provides an opportunity for them to learn what the Kiwanis Thrift Sale is all about."
When the gift card is redeemed, Kiwanis member Carol Zigler makes a donation to the club in the amount spent. "It really provides a chance to give back," Ziesemer says.
"I've been a volunteer shopper since our club began participating in Warm the Children," says Lynne Lande. "I really enjoy the shopping trips. I often have a family with five or six children. This year I will be meeting a mother with 10 children.
"Each child receives $90 worth of clothing. It impresses me how efficient and wise the mothers are in selecting clothing for each of their children and in keeping mental tallies of how much they have spent for each child. When we get to the cash register, they are often within $1 of the $90 limit.
"It also is fun to interact with the children and see their excitement about a new snowsuit and boots or a pretty sweater and slacks. The $100 gift certificates for the Kiwanis Thrift Sale introduce more families to the wonderful bargains they can find there year round.
"Warm the Children also warms our hearts. It is a great partnership between the program, the volunteer shoppers, AnnArbor.com, and the Target stores, which honor the vouchers and work so graciously with the shoppers and families."
There are a number of ways that you can help:
- Donate. If you would like to contribute to Warm the Children, you can mail in the form printed in the newspaper, visit www.annarbor.com/warmthechildren, or call the Warm The Children hotline at 734-623-2525. Donations are also accepted at any United Bank and Trust branch in Washtenaw County.
- Volunteer. You can give in a meaningful way even if you cannot afford to support the effort financially. Warm The Children works with volunteers who offer their time as personal shoppers to assist the recipient families. Each year, AnnArbor.com receives many notes and phone calls sharing stories of gratitude from recipients and volunteer shoppers alike. Sharing in the joy of the children and their parents has become a cherished winter tradition for many of the volunteers who help the families with their purchases. If you have an hour or two to help out with this effort, contact Warm The Children via the hotline, Web site, or coupon listing below.
- Spread the word. Do you know a family that could benefit from this program? Participation is based on need, and referrals are given through school and community social workers. Do you know of a group that is looking for a special way to give back to the community this season? Suggest they create an event to raise funds for Warm The Children.


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Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, September 2011. This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist nuns. Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years, was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Hidden away in dense jungle for many years, the splendid site, with its palaces, monasteries and monuments, is now accessible once again. Photo by Frits Meyst/Adventure4ever.com
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Meet the 18-Year-Old Model Who Looks Like Elsa From 'Frozen' [PHOTOS]by Thomas Chau | PopCrush
The Internet has a new crush this week, as 18-year-old Anna Faith has become a new superstar with over 290,000 Instagram followers and over 17,000 Twitter fans.
So who is she? Well, she is a dead ringer for Elsa from Disney's 'Frozen'!
So much, in fact, that she's asking her fans to petition Disney and ABC to cast her as Elsa in the hit television series, 'Once Upon a Time.'
"I need everybody's help!!! Please let Once Upon A Time know that I would love to audition for the the role as Elsa in their TV show!!! Thank you so much!!!" she writes in the caption of one of her photos.
The Season 3 finale of 'Once Upon a Time' teased that the sisters from 'Frozen,' Elsa and Anna, would be appearing in Season 4. Casting for the roles, however, have not been announced which is why Faith is petitioning hard right now for at least an audition.
Anna's Instagram feed is full of shots of Anna as Elsa, and also features photos of her putting smiles on little girls everywhere as they "meet" the Snow Queen of Arendell. She also partners with a friend who dresses as Elsa's sister, Anna.
No matter what comes of her campaign to get an audition with ABC, it's nice to see that at the very least, she's brightening the days of 'Frozen' fans everywhere with her smiles and pictures.


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Friday, May 1, 2009
North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc., Tulsa, OK, will construct its 11th hot-dip galvanizing plant in Benwood, WV. The plant was scheduled to begin production in late April, to serve customers in the greater Pittsburgh and western PA areas.
The firm is renovating an existing building to house the plant, which will employ approximately 20 people.
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AUSTIN — A spokesman for DeLoss Dodds on Friday denied a report that the Texas athletic director will soon step down, calling the story "absolutely not true."
Orangebloods.com cited two sources in its report that Dodds, who's run UT's athletic department for 32 years, will move out of his current position and into a consulting role by the end of the calendar year. According to the report, the 74-year-old Dodds will continue to receive his $1.1-million salary, as well as the $1-million annuity he's due to receive next August.
But Nick Voinis, UT's senior associate athletic director for communications, said Friday the Orangebloods report is "absolutely not true." Voinis said he spoke to Dodds on Friday, and the athletic director said he has no plans of stepping down.
San Antonio billionaire Red McCombs, who has donated more than $89 million to UT and has a statue bearing his likeness inside Royal-Memorial Stadium, said Friday he believes neither Dodds nor football coach Mack Brown have any intention of quitting. Asked what he'd heard about Dodds leaving his post, McCombs said, "Not a word."
"I realize there's a lot of talk out there, and I understand why," McCombs said. "But there's no split in the leadership. Everyone is solidly behind the A.D. and the coaches."


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