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As a trainer, you often wonder if what you are teaching will have a lasting impact. Your instructional designer crafted your training course to have the highest impact possible, but what many trainers struggle with is post-training follow-up.
Without some form of follow-up and reinforcement, a typical learner will begin to forget information within days of the course ending. Your training impact has diminished and there is no lasting behavior change.
So what can you implement immediately in your follow-up program that will help you spend less time following up and increase your training impact?
Included below are the five ways to spend less time following up after training while still reinforcing for maximum knowledge retention and behavior change.
- At the end of your training course, make sure to have a reinforcement program ready to implement for your learners. Your learners will only remember information if content is reinforced over a period of time after training has ended; Ebbinghaus proved this with his forgetting curve.
- Gather feedback from your learners. What did they think of your trainer, the training course, the presentations, and the training material? Give your learners an opportunity to supply feedback about the training course.
- Are you testing the knowledge of your learners on a daily or weekly basis? Make sure you're testing your learners' knowledge, whether it's through multiple choice questions or open-ended questions.
- Beyond knowledge retention checks, ensure that your reinforcement program provides the time and resources for your learners to practice, apply, and master the skills they learned in training.
- Create actionable intelligence with your reinforcement data. Actionable intelligence is reinforcement data that is used to take action, improve your training impact, and support continuous organizational development.
Spend less time following up after training this year; implement a reinforcement solution for your learners. With the right reinforcement solution, you can become more active in learning the impact your training has on learners and how their knowledge gaps can become actionable intelligence.
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Fitness, Diet, Tools, News, Health Journal
The price of health care within the United States is pricey and is escalating. The rights of patients to obtain and use their very own health information and collaborate in their own care with clinicians. For a long time, the health IT world was led by vendors that specialized in electronic health information and different niche healthcare expertise.
Some proponents of keto biking say that an on-again, off-once more plan might help prevent uncomfortable side effects of a full-on keto weight loss plan. A healthy life-style is a valuable resource for reducing the incidence and impression of health problems, for restoration, for coping with life stressors, and for improving quality of life.
HIPAA's safety and privacy guidelines have lengthy guided healthcare organizations to provide patients access to their medical records, while also safeguarding that data. Medical imaging programs are offered by nicely-known vendors, together with Common Electric (GE) and Fujifilm.
Conventional Chinese language health beliefs undertake a holistic view emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in increasing risk of illness. It is so normal for people to associate consuming proper and exercising to be the 2 elements of healthy existence, however yes it is so much more than that. HMOs are managed health-care plans that provide a full vary of medical services for a pay as you go amount of cash.
The booklet will inform you that you've got the appropriate to thoughtful and respectful care; information about checks, medicine, and procedures; dignity; courtesy; respect; and the opportunity to make selections, together with when to leave the hospital.
Pediatricians often serve as main-care physicians for children. Have a healthy life beginning now. Keto cycling can be likely to make individuals's weight fluctuate, especially if they're simply coming out of several weeks or months of full-on carb restriction.
A hospital is pushed by the goal of saving lives. I could positively be residing a healthier lifestyle myself. Little habits like washing arms and bathing, exercising recurrently and following a healthy diet go a long way in sustaining health.
Because there aren't any revealed studies on keto biking versus a daily ketogenic diet, however, nobody can definitively say what the health advantages are of one over the opposite. On incurring medical prices, the patient files a declare to have a portion of these prices paid by the insurance company.
Folks on a ketogenic food plan devour 50 grams or fewer of carbohydrates per day and instead eat greater-than-normal quantities of fat and protein. An EHR, or digital medical file ( EMR ), is an individual's official, digital health document and is shared among a number of healthcare suppliers and companies.
The Institute of Medication not too long ago identified three areas during which the health-care system, generally, and hospitals and their employees, in particular, often fall quick: the use of pointless or inappropriate care (too many antibiotics), underused of effective care (too few immunizations or Pap smears), and shortcomings in technical and interpersonal abilities The best single hazard that a hospital presents is infection, which is essentially preventable.
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Traditional Chinese language health beliefs adopt a holistic view emphasizing the significance of environmental components in rising danger of disease. I'm sure you are creating a really healthy life-style. Senior health care, old age and senior living info for senior residents and aged individuals. Additionally, there is a subset of practising physicians and nurses who have also grow to be specialists in health IT and patient knowledge matters.
If you want to achieve a healthy lifestyle you must take steps to ensure you preserve a certain degree of steadiness… spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, mentally and financially. In right this moment's scenario, health insurance has turn into necessary for all, simply because it helps hold one afloat during occasions of medical emergencies.
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Axe generally recommends keto cycling as a technique to proceed the ketogenic weight loss program after an preliminary 30- to ninety-day interval of everyday carb-restriction.
A hospital is driven by the aim of saving lives. Living a healthy lifestyle will bring you happiness, health and the lifetime of your dreams. As in lots of industries, IT managers and chief info officers (CIOs) in healthcare organizations have risen in authority as expertise becomes more prevalent.
Many health problems can be prevented or at the very least their occurrence postponed by having a healthy lifestyle. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the objective of dwelling; it's a optimistic idea, emphasizing social and private assets, in addition to physical capacities".
It's vital to love yourself and handle your mind and body so as to keep up a state of health and wellness. But the truth is," he says, someone can simply do keto cycling and may still actually see results, even with out doing full-on keto.
Biomedical: all aspects of health, bodily and mental, developed throughout the human physique as influenced by genetic make-up. Axe typically recommends keto cycling as a approach to continue the ketogenic weight-reduction plan after an initial 30- to 90-day period of everyday carb-restriction.
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A hospital is pushed by the goal of saving lives. The main target of public health interventions is to forestall and handle illnesses, injuries and different health circumstances by surveillance of cases and the promotion of healthy habits , communities , and (in points relevant to human health) environments Its aim is to prevent health problems from occurring or re-occurring by implementing educational applications , creating insurance policies , administering providers and conducting research 53 In lots of circumstances, treating a disease or controlling a pathogen can be vital to stopping it in others, resembling during an outbreak Vaccination programs and distribution of condoms to stop the unfold of communicable illnesses are examples of widespread preventive public health measures, as are academic campaigns to advertise vaccination and using condoms (together with overcoming resistance to such).
Health care techniques are designed to meet health care needs of people. For most people, good health care means having a primary-care doctor, a professional who assists you as you assume accountability for your total health and directs you when specialized care is critical.
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Traditional Chinese health beliefs undertake a holistic view emphasizing the significance of environmental elements in growing threat of disease. The portals let patients securely communicate with their physicians, pay bills, test providers in opposition to what an insurance plan allows, download full medical data, order prescriptions and possibly work together with a chatbot for other companies.

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Skip to comments.Should a White Man Be the Face of the Democratic Party in 2020?
Posted on 04/20/2019 7:06:43 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa As Peter Johnson and Emily Neal waited for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to arrive at Barleys, a brick-lined sports bar in southwestern Iowa, they gamed out possible nominees in the Democratic presidential primary. Mr. Johnson, a 27-year-old law student, said the large field was a great equalizer, and if at the end of it we get an old white guy, someone who represents the status quo, itll be because theyve proven themselves. Ms. Neal, a dental hygienist, made an agonized face at Mr. Johnson, her boyfriend. Wouldnt something be lost, she asked, if the historically diverse slate of 2020 Democrats was passed over?
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Lol... There's no better example of "form over substance".
Sheer idiocy.
Let me fix that for you, please.
"No, no, no..should be a black "Anti-Semite" muzzie Somali female with the IQ of a "rock."
Of course. Pete is the ticket. His gayness neutralizes his whiteness and male persona. A black-Indian woman with a white Jewish husband complements the ticket. I can see it now at the Dem convention with Pete at the piano and Kamala sitting on top of it singing an Edith Piaf song, La Vie En Rose. Their husbands will join them walking hand in hand. The crowd and MSM go wild as the The Internationale is then played led by Bernie and AOC to show a united party.
A mixed race transgender bisexual lesbian homosexual seems like the logical democrat choice.
Vermin Supreme!
No, according to the Democrat presidential calendar, it must be a resident of El Salvador.
The trouble with tribal politics is too many tribes. <<<
BINGO!....I think the Founding Fathers understood this....
...and naturally, if you don't vote for them, you're a racist and a homophobe.
It should really be a transgender woman of color with tats and piercings. That's the ticket.
What kind of racist question is that?
Democrats should choose the best man/woman/white/colored/green person for the job
Buttigieg is beyond queer, and Biden is a pedophile, so that should excuse their being white for the dhimmicrats.
Racist AND sexist question.
Not sure why they include Butterfingers in their list of white men. Maybe a typo?
No. Should be a gay Mexican woman.
Today it's no different. The "Drinking fountain" was a place to socialize which is why some cultures where not allowed near it. Today they call it "safe spaces" which has exactly the same affect.
Best laugh of the day!
Where da white women at?
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Biscuits and Gravy is one of Hubby's favorite meals to order out when we go out to breakfast. Now that we have a 2 year old we don't get out of the house very early these days and he rarely gets it. I'm not a big white gravy fan, but I told Josh I would make biscuits and gravy for him so I made good on my promise and put it on the menu. The recipe I used was from my idol, The Pioneer Woman, and I really liked it because there were minimal ingredients and it was a simple recipe for my first attempt. I will say that biscuits and gravy still isn't my absolute favorite meal, but Hubby said it was delicious and he's already requested it again! I suppose that means that it was a hit! 😉
– 1 pound breakfast sausage, I just bought the cylindrical Jimmy Dean sausage
– 1/3 cup flour
– 4 cups whole milk
-1/2 tsp. seasoning salt
– 2 tsp. black pepper, to taste
– biscuits, I just used canned biscuits
Crumble and brown the sausage over medium-high heat, until fully cooked. Turn the heat down to medium-low and sprinkle in half of your 1/3 cup of flour. The sausage will absorb most of the flour initially, then add the rest of the flour to the pan. The sausage will look pretty dry at this point. Continue stirring as you increase the heat to medium-high.
Slowly pour in the milk, and add in the pepper and seasoning salt. Once the mixture comes to a boil it will thicken very quickly, so just keep stirring about 8 minutes or so until it is very thick. If the gravy becomes too thick, you can thin it out with a little bit more milk.
Taste and adjust your seasoning before serving over warm biscuits. I served this meal with a side of hash browns and fresh fruit.


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Hydroponics Market, by Equipment (HVAC, LED grow light, Communication technology, Irrigation systems, Material handling, Control systems, others), Type (Aggregate & Liquid), Crop Type (Tomato, Lettuce & Leafy greens, Cucumber, Pepper, Strawberry, Others), Input Type (Nutrients, Growth medium) – Global Revenue, Trends, Growth, Share, Size, and Forecast to 2022
Chicago, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/11/2017 -- The science of soil-less gardening is known as hydroponics. With the help of hydroponics process, plants can be grown using sand, gravel, or even liquid, which is been added with nutrients and minerals necessary for the growth of the plants. It offers medium for the farmers to grow crops even in areas which do not have fertile soil. Moreover, when the plants are offered the essential nutrients, in a suitable medium and in an appropriate quantity, they can grow organically under natural conditions without the need for pesticides, or chemical agents for ripening purpose. This increases nutritional composition of vegetable products. Hydroponics system can be of two types – liquid and aggregate. While the liquid system does not offer any supporting medium to the crops, the aggregate system provides a strong support medium for the crops to grow. This report studies the current and future aspects of hydroponics market.
The report on the global Hydroponics market uses the top-down and bottom-up approaches to define, analyze, and describe the market trends for the next five years. The report also tracks the emerging applications, innovative technologies, and mergers & acquisitions. It also focuses on the growth drivers and restraints for the key market players during the forecast period.
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The hydroponics market is divided into five major geographical segments which are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America. Europe region holds the highest market share and is the largest revenue contributor of the hydroponics market. The region is estimated to continue growing because of the availability of advanced techniques used in hydroponic smart greenhouse horticulture. Some countries in the Europe region have large greenhouse cultivation areas which is a contributing factor favoring the growth of hydroponics market. Next in line is the Asia-Pacific region which is witnessing a fast-paced growth due to increase in population and rise in demand for crop quality and security. The demand for food in developing countries is boosting the hydroponics market.
This report analyzes the hydroponics market by the following segments:
Hydroponic Market, by Equipment
2. LED grow light
3. Communication technology
4. Irrigation systems
5. Material handling
6. Control systems
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3. Cucumber
4. Pepper
5. Strawberry
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1. Nutrients
2. Growth medium
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Ever notice that when you are new to doing something that is beneficial for you be that exercising, meditating or eating healthy, all these little positive successes show themselves. It could be you have more energy, that you can stay up longer, that you feel less stressed. Even though you are making extra effort all these positive results are created and you keep going until…….one day all the perks you were getting start to fade and you may even begin to think you want to give up. What's going on?
This is a completely natural phenomena. It is part of taking action on something. It's designed to test whether you are really committed to doing what you originally set out to do? But why is it so hard to keep going? Because we're constantly fighting our brain's hold on us to go back to being the way it was, because it's comfortable.
Our brain is like a biocomputer running on an operating system that was designed based on decisions we made under strong emotional strain. During emotional strain our brains record the decisions very deeply and then it just continues following those decisions. It's like a train on it's track. The track is set. To change the direction, the whole track must be uprooted and put down again, hammered into the ground. And that takes effort, a lot of it.
Luckily, the Silva Method was discovered to act like a huge track laying machine. The techniques learned in the program, when used as designed, it will reset the track almost effortlessly. Effortless doesn't mean without work, but it means without the pain that you feel when you do only with will power. It's the difference between a bird flying and an airplane. An airplane needs a lot of power and fuel to get off the ground until it can coast in the air, while the bird almost effortlessly takes the air and glides. That's what the Silva Method does, it gives you wings to fly instead of lining up to get through customs. Register for the next Silva Method program in Toronto.
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Text/Poster: Name works in the archiving section of a museum documenting information about a (newly discovered) specimen. As she carries out her work, she realises that in order to define the specimen she has to first define herself. The project directly looks at the conditions that make the human, human – identity, alienation, abstraction, and conversely the 'everything else'. How does the production of subjectivity of the character allow that of the specimens' to be created? Are the distinctions that clear?
Video: attempts to articulate how we look at hope/hopelessness as axioms, with people scraping out scratch cards, alluding to financial anticipation in its most exciting form: will I win something?
Performance: I drew along with the scraping action in the video, as a gesturing of recording financial anticipation. A drawing emerges.
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The first look and official teaser of the sequel of Chander Pahar- Amazon Obhijaan was recently released by SVF.
Amazon Obhijaan directed by Kamaleswar Mukherjee, is the most expensive Bengali film conceived till date. Tollywood actor Dev will be seen as the famous adventurer Shankar who will be seen exploring the length and breadth of South America, including the vast jungle of Amazon in search of mysterious land of gold, El Dorado in Amazon Obhijaan.
The 75 seconds teaser showcased the glimpses of the journey with natural difficulties, wild animals-anacondas, black caimans, jaguar, savage tribes and vicious gold diggers. This time, Shankar will have to travel thousands of miles more and fight off every danger to reach the mythical city of El Dorado. Amazon Obhijaan is shot extensively across Brazil, including underwater sequences at two rivers, Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes.
The film will release in multiple languages including English. It will also have a national release during Christmas this year.
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7 Things to Consider While Buying a New Car
Buying a car always starts with research and planning whether it is new or used. It is always good to make an initial research on the cars through auto magazines, or by reading auto reviews on various websites. It is always better to work on your own to avoid visiting numerous car showrooms one on one, so to make any decision. Either you are going for a new car or a used car you have to make a checklist complied of several important steps that you must have to follow while in the buying process, right from engine to other car accessories you have to take every point seriously. Let's check out some of the easiest yet important car buying tips which can help you to grab best deals and can reduce the amount of stress involved with buying a car.
Buying New Car
As a buyer it is always advised to do some ground works before visiting the dealer or car showroom. You should always put emphasis on the following important points as your deciding factors:
- The first important thing you need to consider is the size of the car, you must know what your requirement is and which sized car best suits your family needs. Small or compacts cars are always good if you have a small family of 3 or 4 but if you love road trips or long journey with family, a Sedan or SUV is always a better choice.
- Now comes, the cost of the car, finance charges, registration charges, insurance and taxes. You must work on your finances thoroughly, such as, how to apply for loan and other details related to car purchase.
- Maintaining your car is indispensable for keeping it on the road. You must know each and every details about the car maintenance cost; the cost of maintenance includes parts cost, service cost and many more, so you must know the maintenance cost that you are going to bear for your new car after purchase.
- Mileage and comfort should be your prime consideration if you commute for long distances. How to save gas or fuel should be your main concern, you should not miss this point at all.
- The other essential features that you would like to have are ABS, Air bags, safety car seats and other aiding features such as GPS Navigation, Sun-visor or music system.
- Also take in account the sole purpose of buying the car. If you are buying a car for office purposes then do not waste your money on SUV's. Go for more fuel efficient cars or compact cars.
- The major drawback in owning a new car is its depreciation value. New cars value depreciates as high as 20% in the very first year of purchase. So, make sure your research is in-depth and you are in line with your requirement and decision to avoid any regret later.
So to conclude, to own a car is a big decision and therefore it is very important to research each and every facet of the process which you will have to follow. Study, educate and prepare yourself to negotiate and grab the best deal. With the help of in-depth research such as the make, model, and style of the car, and by reviewing insurance rates and finance, you will certainly cover every aspect and can enjoy your car for a long period of time.


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I was scrolling down my tumblr timeline when I stumbled upon Kyu Jong's 2nd letter for his fans from the army. It is full of beautiful words as always and at the end of the letter he put a poem that I found to be lovely and encouraging at the same time. Here it is 🙂
Credits : kyu-jong.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com & sgnoonas.wordpress.com
There Is No Such Road
No matter how hard the road may be
Before me,
Someone have walked past this road,
No matter how steep the road may be
Before me,
Someone has gotten through this road.
There is no such road that
No one has ever walked before.
Hope that my dark period of time
Will be helpful to
All the dear people
Who are having a similar journey.
-Pedro poem-
p.s. : I'm not exactly sure about the original source of the poem. Kyu wrote "-Pedro poem-" at the end of it so I think Pedro might have been the name of the poet.


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'Collision Trap Rock 2' is the second installment in this series by Big Citi Loops.
Have you ever heard Trap with real guitars and drums? Well the sounds are finally here, giving you Trap with that rockstar radio feel.
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We always get holiday photos of Aiden done. It's a great opportunity to track his growth and the photos make a sweet gift. Last year our photographer did a pajama holiday photo shoot and the pictures came out so cute (as you can see in this post). So, we are doing it again this year! The hardest part of the holiday photos is picking out the perfect outfit so I was on the hunt for the cutest picture-worthy pair. I figured I would share my research with you and rounded up the best holiday pajamas for toddler photos.
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The best holiday pajamas for toddler photos:
Hanna Andersson
Hanna Andersson is known for having the best holiday pajamas for families. This year, we love the gnome sweet gnome collection. In fact, we got this sleeper, these slippers, and this hat for Aiden's holiday photo shoot this year. I can't wait to share the pictures! A close second option was this classic stripe pajama set. Watch for deals all holiday season!
Gap has the cutest flannel PJ sets that would be really cute for classic holiday photos. I love this pattern. If you have a little one who loves fire trucks (like ours does) and are into the fair isle trend this pj set is perfect! Gap is offering 40% off everything right now, so it's a great time to buy — plus I am sure they will have more deals all holiday season.
Pottery Barn Kids
Another classic look with the option of personalization with a monogram. I love these Heritage Santa Flannel Pajamas. These Tartan Plaid Pajamas are really cute too.
Burt's Bees Baby
I always love the Burt's Bees Baby pajamas. They are adorable and affordable. This year they have lots of really cute options for the whole family. My favorite collections are the candy cane stripe and the buffalo check.
Nordstrom always has great holiday pj options for toddlers. I love these thermal fitted fair aisle pajamas. I also love this Twas the Night Before Christmas set which includes pajamas and a book. The book would make a great prop for photos (this is also a great gift idea)!
Old Navy
Old Navy is one of my go-to's for pjs and they have some adorable holiday options. My favorite is this buffalo plaid printed sleeper. If you are doing a family PJ photoshoot Old Navy also has coordinating family pajama options.
Cuddle Sleep Dream
Technically, these aren't pajamas, but they can definitely pass as pajamas (and are so cute). We used them for Aiden's holiday pictures last year. I love that they serve double duty because you can wear them day or night!
Target has really upped their pajama game this year. They have tons of options for the whole family — even your dog can get in on the pajama action! If I have to pick favorites, I love these holiday bears, these moose collar pajamas, and this adorable plaid pajama set from the Hearth and Hand collection.
It's hard to believe it's already holiday picture time, but we are ready! I would love to know if you end up getting any of these, and watch for my top 5 tips for holiday photography with a professional photographer!
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Search the best hotels in Gargnano
About Gargnano
Small and picturesque, Gargnano's slightly awkward position on Lake Garda, nestled with its back right into the mountains, means that it has escaped the worst kinds of tourism development and is still a charming hamlet. The marina is still small and most of the shops and restaurants are within a few hundred metres of the waterfront. Some of our Guru's recommendations for the best places to stay in Gargnano are 'in' town, but the majority of the best places have been converted from stunning aristocratic villas which surround the town offering views of both the lake and the mountains.
What not to Miss
- Quiet Gargnano has narrow, winding streets dating from medieval times and a large church - considering the size of the town.
- Gargnano also has a former convent of St. Francis and an impressive town hall built in 1581.
- The surrounding land is taken up with fragrant gardens, orchards, and olive groves, many lined with historic stone walls. And it's been quite a wealthy, comfortable place, hence the number of beautiful villas now converted to hotels.
- Part of the pleasure of visiting Gargnano is the feeling of having a pocket of the lake to your self.
- There are plenty of walking trails and it's worth strolling over to Bogliaco to see their church, home to some exceptional 5th Century artefacts and some notable paintings.
- The nearby Villa Fletrinelli, which is where Mussolini lived during the period of the Republic of Salò is worth a look.
Our pick of the best places stay in Gargnano range from an elegant B&B to no-holes-barred, top notch luxury!
The Best Places to Stay in Gargnano
The Best Places to Stay in Gargnano for Lakeside luxury
- The Villa Giulia is a handsome Victorian villa right on the water's edge with 23 light, airy bedrooms and some lovely original decorations. Between the villa and the lake are beautiful, fragrant gardens. The villa is peaceful and the views are spectacular.
- The Villa Feltrinelli is another beautiful aristocratic villa conversion with 21 rooms boasting restored interior and antiques, beautiful fabrics and paintings. There's also a Michelin starred restaurant.
The Best B&Bs in Gargnano
- Situated in a tiny village above the lake, you'll find the charming B&B Loggia Marti. The four bedrooms are super stylish and cleverly blend traditional with the contemporary. It's exceptional value. Doubles start from just €90 per night including breakfast.
The Best Hotel Views in Gargnano
- Converted from an old hunting lodge, the Villa Sostaga is now a 19 room hotel surrounded by 40 beautiful, green acres overlooking Lake Garda. A homey atmosphere and some very nice antiques make this a peaceful retreat with plenty of charm.
- The Lefay Resort & Spa is a spectacular spa resort overlooking Lake Garda. There are 90 contemporary rooms and suites, some with private hot tubs and sun decks, plus there are indoor and outdoor pools, an excellent organic restaurant, a meditation garden and beautiful parklands.
Prefer an Apartment or Villa?
If you'd prefer to stay in an apartment or private villa we recommend you visit our online partner Booking.com.
Travel Information
- Gargnano is on the north-western shore of Lake Garda, positioned between several international airports: Verona-Villafranca and Brescia-Montichiari. But it's also about 100kms from Venice Marco Polo airport and from Milan's Linate and Malpensa. The nearest railway station is Desenzano.
- If you want to hire a car - which we highly recommend if you're staying in Gargnano and want to see more of Lake Garda - we recommend you visit our online partner Rentalcars
- Gargnano enjoys a mild, temperate climate with four distinct seasons, summer being the most popular time to visit. Between June and September temperatures are in the mid 20s and you get nine of ten hours of sunshine a day. Late spring, when it's starting to warm up again, is considered the optimum time for walking holidays.
Still not sure?
- Expand your search to include all the best places to stay on Lake Garda,
- Search our Guru's list of the best luxury hotels on Lake Garda, or the best hotels on Lake Garda for foodies,
- Or the best hotels with a view on Lake Garda?
- Or contact one of our friendly Gurus for advice.
Best Hotels in Gargnano
Hotel Gardenia al Lago Villa di Gargnano 25 rooms from £104
An elegant villa overlooking Lake Garda. Edwardian style rooms with antiques, frescoes, views and all the mod cons. Sun terrace, beach and Italian dishes. Exquisite views across the lake, and lots of activities nearby. An understated but very romantic choice for a weekend of exploring.Active Holiday - Activities on the lake: sailing, diving, kayaking. On dry land, choice of walking tours and riding, plus fishing in Lake GardaSights nearby - Boat trips to Bogliaco, Palazzo Bettoni, Gargnano, Palazzo Feltrinelli, Villa Feltrinelli, and the Santella dei Pescatori.Great walks - Hundreds of paths; slope up to San Valentino Hermitage; Santelle tour; D.H. Lawerence tracksSailing - Historic Gargano's Sailing Club; Garda Yachting CharterRecommended by - Sawdays
Hotel du Lac, Gargnano Villa di Gargnano 12 rooms from £104
A charming family owned and run small hotel overlooking Lake Garda, just outside Gargnano. The twelve rooms (six with lake view and balcony) are traditional in style and feature period furnishings and antiques that perfectly complement the 19th century building. A welcoming understated stay.Local exploring - Gargnano is a great base for exploring all of Lake GardaLakeside - Right on the shores of Lake GardaGreat walks - There are lots of paths for walkers of all abilities and once a week the hotel hosts a guided excursionSpa - Wellness treatments can be booked at the sister hotel Gardenia al Lago
B&B Loggia Marti Gargnano (Lake Garda) 4 rooms from £78
A gorgeous seventeenth-century house in the heart of a tiny village made of narrow alleys and olive groves overlooking Lake Garda. The four bedrooms are clever mix of contemporary design and period features. A grown up, great value, laid back home from home, ideal for exploring the region.Value chic - This B&B respresents excellent value for money with lovely rooms from just €90 per night including breakfast.Local exploring - The property is ideally located for exploring the gorgeous Lake GardaGreat walks - Parco regionale dell'Alto Garda BrescianoSights nearby - Visit Verona for the day
Villa Sostaga Gargnano 19 rooms from £113
Surrounded by 40 acres and overlooking Lake Garda, this charming villa was once an old hunting lodge. The bedrooms have a unique homely feel with antique furniture and are all individually named. Enjoy the elegant art nouveau dining room which gives a refined noble feel to this charming retreat.Local exploring - A charming spot from which to explore the delights of Lake GardaViews - From its elevated position you get fab views over Lake GardaSwimming Pool - Large outdoor pool and terrace with lovely lake viewsLocal markets - Visit Gargnano which has many charming shops.Recommended by - Sawdays
Villa Giulia, Gargnano Gargnano 23 rooms from £273
Handsome Victorian villa right on the water's edge. Light and airy bedrooms with original decorative flourishes and antiques. Fragrant gardens sloping down to the lakeside. Its unassuming and sophisticated charm transports one to another time.Literary - DH Lawrence stayed on the lake for months at a time and would write the final version of Sons and Lovers here.Great walks - The beautifully maintained gardens are a feast for the senses with bougainvillea, climbing roses, olive and lemon trees.Sights nearby - Gargnano, one of the few villages on the Lake that still maintains its original structures, is only one km away.Views - Magnificent Lakeside views
Lefay Resort & Spa Gargnano 90 rooms from £345
Spectacular spa resort overlooking Lake Garda from its hilltop perch. Rooms and suites in contemporary design with private hot tubs and sun decks. Excellent organic restaurant, swimming pools, meditation gardens and parklands for roaming. Designed for total relaxation.Views - Spectacular views over Lake Garda.Swimming Pool - Indoor and Outdoor PoolsRomantic BreakTotal relaxationRecommended by - Tablet, Kiwi Collection, Small Luxury Hotels
Villa Feltrinelli Gargnano 21 rooms from £824
Ultimate luxury lakeside hotel in an historic house. Like staying in a private home, full of aristocratic heritage, with restored interiors and antiques, beautiful fabrics and paintings. Gourmet dining, a perfect honeymoon escape for those that can afford it.Romantic Break - The ultimate treat for yourself and a loved oneGreat walks - Plenty of scenic walking routes nearbySwimming Pool - Lovely Outdoor Heated PoolSights nearby - Verona just 1 hour awayRecommended by - Kiwi Collection, Fodors


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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a chargesheet against Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, his wife Poonam and business associates Ajit Jain and Vaibhav Jain in a disproportionate assets case.
The minister is accused of possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 1, 47, 00, 000, which are 217.20% more than his income. The CBI got the sanction to prosecute Jain on November 29 after it registered a case on August 24, 2017.
Jain, an architect by profession, joined as architectural assistant in CPWD in 1986 after obtaining a diploma in architecture. He left his government job in 1992-93 and completed his graduation from the Indian Institute of Architects before registering himself with the council of architects in 1993. His wife is also an architect and the couple ran a firm named M/S JJ Ideal Estate Pvt Ltd.
Investigations revealed that Jain and his family were shareholders in Prayas Info Pvt Ltd, Metalimpex Pvt Ltd, Akainchan Developers Pvt Ltd and Mangala Yatan Projects Pvt Ltd.
Satyendar Jain and Vaibhav Jain reportedly sent ... money to Rajendra Bansal (a Kolkata-based hawala operator), who in turned provided accommodation entries in the forum of share application money in the said four companies till 2016. The shares of the minister were transferred to his wife on February 10, 2015. Thus Satyendar Jain, even after his resignation from directorship of the companies, exercised effective control through his wife.


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Posted by Kenny Walter, The Hub on Sep 26, 2014
Environmental groups are seeing more risk than reward in an $8.5 million project that would expand, reconstruct and repair the beachfront seawall to better protect the borough.
Tim Dillingham, executive director of the American Littoral Society, said in an interview last week that rebuilding the Sea Bright seawall would still leave the borough vulnerable against future storms.
"I think … seawalls are not going to provide ultimate protection," he said. "You saw, even where the seawall wasn't breached in Sea Bright, there was still damage to housing behind it."
The borough seawall is slated for an extensive project that will include filling in the gaps where no wall exists, reconstructing some of the severely damaged areas and repairing damage in other areas.
Dillingham said the borough is making a mistake by rebuilding along the vulnerable shoreline.
"The state and the town need to combine barriers, dune systems or walls with other approaches, like making sure that redevelopment doesn't happen in the highest risk areas," he said.
"That's really where we haven't done a very good job in response to Sandy. We are building right back in the same places and really relying on techniques that are not going to be fool-proof."
The seawall project is being designed by T&M Associates with assistance from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Borough Engineer Jaclyn Flor said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will pick up 90 percent of the costs, and the DEP, which owns the wall, will fund the balance.
Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club, also was critical of the plan for the seawall.
"Our concern is that seawalls don't work and they give people false hope, and the first storm they get overtopped and undermined," he said in a Sept. 17 interview.
"They really don't work. We'll be putting in all this money where you really need to do more comprehensive planning."
Tittel said the focus should be on other mitigation mechanisms, including elevating properties, constructing dunes, buying out flood-prone properties and constructing flood-storage areas.
Despite the criticism, Flor said the seawall was effective in some areas during superstorm Sandy.
"Look at what happened in our downtown, where the seawall was substandard and not at the proper elevation," she said.
"In Sea Bright, that seawall really acted as a dune system. It was a hard system that stopped the waves from impacting the areas where it was at a proper elevation."
Lawrence Ragonese, DEP press director, said the seawalls are an effective tool in protecting towns and can be part of more extensive mitigation plans.
"Yes, seawalls can be effective in offering protection," he said in an email. "In many cases, like in Mantoloking and Brick, they also can be incorporated into larger shore-protection projects."
Along with the seawall, Flor said there are several other mitigation projects in the works, including reconstructing and repairing the seawall, raising the level of bulkheads along the river, and constructing pump stations to handle floodwaters that would better protect the borough.
"Once the projects are complete, it will be much more resilient than it was prior to the storm," she said.
According to Flor, the borough will soon advertise for bids to construct a bulkhead at a height of 7 feet above sea level at the end of six streets along the Shrewsbury River.
The bulkhead project coincides with an ordinance introduced during the Sept. 16 Borough Council meeting that would require property owners who rebuild bulkheads to match the mandate of 7 feet that the borough is implementing elsewhere.
Flor said other mitigation projects may also be undertaken in the future, as the Army Corps of Engineers is expected to release a study within a year on measures that would better protect the borough.
Along with the borough-sponsored projects, Flor said residents have begun to raise their individual properties to better protect against floods.
"The mayor and council are very active in working with their residents in taking advantage of [grant programs], which will raise individual residences above the base flood elevation," she said.
"If you look around town, you are going to see a ton of homes being raised. You really can't drive up and down any street in the downtown and not see homes being raised."
During the Sept. 16 council meeting, Flor mapped out current plans for the seawall.
She said the areas of the wall that are currently slated for reconstruction are at the northern boundary of the borough, Anchorage Beach, the municipal parking lot and behind Borough Hall.
Flor said other areas of the seawall that were breached during the storm would receive spot repairs, and the gap in the wall behind the Tradewinds property would be filled.
The plans are unlikely to be finalized in the next six months, so officials will have time to make changes if more problem areas are identified, she said.
Once the project is completed, the seawall will be a consistent 18 feet above sea level and span the entire length of the borough intoMonmouth Beach, Flor said.
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My guest today is blogger, peace activist activist, author, David Swanson.
Joan Brunwasser: Welcome back to OpEdNews, David. We last spoke back in January Bernie and the Media: No Love Lost.Wikileaks later revealed proof of media collusion with the DNC and Clinton campaign, so you were right on target with that one, but that ship has now sailed. This time I'd like to talk with you about your latest piece What Hillary Clinton Privately Told Goldman Sachs [10.15.16]. How do we finally know what happened behind closed doors?
David Swanson: Well, we have what WikiLeaks credibly presents as the transcripts of three of Hillary Clinton's speeches to Goldman Sachs personnel, as I've blogged about at that link.
JB: So, what exactly do those transcripts reveal? And was Hillary smart to resist releasing them?
DS: Maybe clever is a better term for being deceptive and anti-democratic than smart, but certainly the transcripts are not something she wanted public and not something all of her supporters in the corporate media are paying much attention to now that they are public. And of course it took WikiLeaks to make them public whereas the New York Times was able to get a story on Trump's tax forms.


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Job 25
American Standard Version
Bildad: Man Cannot Be Righteous
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.
Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?
How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:
How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
Section Headings Courtesy INT Bible
© 2012, Used by Permission
Bildad shows that man cannot be justified before God
Job 1: Job's Character and Wealth
Job 2: Job Loses his Health
Job 3: Job Laments his Birth
Job 4: Eliphaz: the Innocent Prosper
Job 5: Eliphaz Continues
Job 6: Job Replies: My Complaint is Just
Job 7: Job Continues: Life Seems Futile
Job 8: Bildad: Job Should Repent
Job 9: Job: No Arbiter Between God and Man
Job 10: Job's Plea to God
Job 11: Zophar Rebukes Job
Job 12: Job's Response to Zophar
Job 13: Job Reproves his Friends
Job 14: Job Acknowledges the Finality of Death
Job 15: Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God
Job 16: Job: Poor Comforters Are You
Job 17: Job Appeals From Men to God
Job 18: Bildad: God Punishes the Wicked
Job 19: Job: My Redeemer Lives
Job 20: Zophar: Triumph of the Wicked is Short
Job 21: Job: God Will Deal with the Wicked
Job 22: Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
Job 23: Job Responds: He Longs for God
Job 24: Job: Why Are the Wicked Unpunished
Job 25: Bildad: Man Cannot Be Righteous
Job 26: Job: who Can Understand God's Majesty
Job 27: Job Affirms his Integrity
Job 28: The Earth's Treasures
Job 29: Job's Former Blessings
Job 30: Job's Honor is Turned Into Contempt
Job 31: Job's Final Appeal
Job 32: Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends
Job 33: Elihu Rebukes Job
Job 34: Elihu Confirms God's Justice
Job 35: Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice
Job 36: Elihu Shows God's Justice and Power
Job 37: Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty
Job 38: God Challenges Job
Job 39: God Speaks of His Creation
Job 40: Job Humbles Himself Before God
Job 41: God's Power Shown in Creatures
Job 42: Job Submits Himself to God
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Each humanist, non-religious wedding ceremony is unique and created especially for a particular couple and their circumstances. This means there is no set script and no fixed structure. Instead, your celebrant will guide you through various options and together you can create an occasion that's fitting for your specific circumstances.
Here is an example of how a wedding ceremony might be organised, but you do not have to include any of these, and you may also want to include other components.
You can find a sample of one of my weddings here.
Example structure of a humanist wedding ceremony
- Arrival of the couple (individually or together)
- Introductions and welcomes
- Words about love and commitment from a non-religious perspective
- Reading or poem
- The couple's story – how they met, their shared values, hopes for the future
- What marriage means to the couple
- Reading, poem or song
- The couple's promises / vows
- Meaningful symbolic act (e.g. hand-fasting)
- Exchange of rings
- Pronouncement as married
- Words of well-wishing
- Closing and departure
This is only an example to get you thinking.
What can we include?
There are many other elements that you could include in your wedding.
Many are well known to us but world cultures have many wonderful wedding traditions that can be included in a humanist wedding provided that they are not an act of worship.
- The Jewish "Chuppah" is a wedding canopy representing the couple's new home together. A Hindu "Mandap" is very similar.
- The Jewish tradition of breaking glass.
- The Hindu exchange of floral garlands.
- The Japanese sharing of Sake.
- The German sawing of a log together symbolising the couple's ability to work together.
- An Australian tradition sees guest s bringing stones from their own homes and putting them all together in a Unity Bowl.
There are so many traditions in the world that I cannot even begin to list them all here. Of course, you could also start your own tradition.
How long can the ceremony be?
Humanist weddings can be as long, or short, as you want. They typically last between twenty and forty minutes.
Your role in the ceremony can also be as much or as little as you want. If you're shy then you needn't say much at all. I can read out vows and promises with which you simply agree. Other people are happy to read their own vows out load and many write their own promises – sometimes they even keep them secret from each other until the wedding.
And you don't need to be a humanist to have a humanist wedding.


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The Rover Metro/100-the best (spare) car in the real world?
I write this after completing a 200 mile journey from West Sussex back up to my home in Staffordshire. Its 10.35 at night yet I am not tired nor am I suffering from any backache whatsoever. For the past three weeks and 1200 miles, I've been driving, almost exclusively a 1996 Rover 100 Knightsbridge SE and I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute behind the wheel.
The 100 is my Nan s car, bought new on 1 August 1996, and has remained in family custodianship ever since. Sadly she had to give up driving at 77 in 2005 and since then the car has become a spare or second car but every time the car has been called upon its been a trouper. Even before Nan packed in driving I can remember it being lent out to my Mum; Dad and I had dashed off to Birmingham as my other Nan had been rushed into hospital and this left my Mum and my sister stranded (the days when we only had 1 car!), Nan very kindly lent Mum the keys to MVT, although not before a thorough demonstration of all the car s features no doubt!
This car has been all over the UK and even to France for the Reims Champagne Tour in 2007 and in the last 16 years has only failed to proceed twice; once a weird electrical fault that was simply cured by checking every single electrical component on the car; and the HG finally went at 48k/14.5 years old although it still drove to the garage to be repaired!
Yes it has some surface rust on the arches but underneath its sound and the Hydragas could do with a pump up (easier said than done). My nan's Rover 100 has some years left in her, and when polished up recently , by none other than AROnline's master polisher Andrew Elphick, it still looks stunning in the lovely shade of Nightfire Red!
Okay, there are one or two little compromises you have to make with Rover 100 ownership; there is no PAS and very few had electric windows as standard but most of them (post 1993) did have remote central locking with an alarm and all 100 models had an immobiliser. Rear legroom is not generous (although probably better than a BINI) and whilst on paper the boot looks small it s a good shape and will take shopping or a suitcase for a weeks holiday.
Yes there is the NCAP result to ponder on but remember this, who actually has an accident just like the NCAP test, like any small car made in the 1980s it isn't going to do as well as a 2012 Clio but they aren't a complete death trap the 100 got an airbag and they all have side impact bars fitted and those high door sills help too and remember, unlike a modern car you can see out of it very well indeed so one hopes you will see the potential danger and avoid it!
They are all in the small engine tax bracket which is currently £135 a year, and you should be able to get 40 mpg from the petrol model without trying too hard, on a long run I managed to get 45 mpg and still do 65-70mph. The Peugeot derived diesel (1.4 in the Metro, 1.5 in the 100) can return over 60mpg.
So in summing up I wish to commend to this house the Rover Metro/100 as the ideal spare car for when you are between Bangernomic options or simply want to enjoy a car that s directly connected (or should that be suspended!) to the road, no PAS, no ABS, no TC etc, etc…
As for MVT well she s got 1 or 2 more weeks in daily duty mode before I go back to collect my latest Bangernomics car, a 2003 Omega 2.2 CD saloon. Yes it s a manual and only has four-cylinders but as my first non 'firm' car (and my first RWD) I am going to try it to see if I like it. But I m going to enjoy finding out!
Keith Adams
Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...
Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.
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By Hallie StathamJanuary 30, 2019
Due the extreme weather and dangerously low wind-chills expected this weekend, the Ohio State Reformatory will be closed this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the safety of our guests and our staff. Guests who've purchased tickets already will receive an email to reschedule soon! We will see you next Thursday!
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May 21, 2015 Revised Commission Meeting Notice
May 21, 2015
1:00 pm
Port of San Francisco Board Room
Ferry Building
Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 983-8030
Note: Agenda Item 10 will be taken up before Agenda Item 9
Tentative Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Public Comment Period (Each speaker is limited to three minutes)
A maximum of 15 minutes is available for the public to address the Commission on any matter on which the Commission either has not held a public hearing or is not scheduled for a public hearing later in the meeting. Speakers will be heard in the order of sign-up, and each speaker is generally limited to a maximum of three minutes. It is ly recommended that public comments be submitted in writing so they can be distributed to all Commission members for review. The Commission may provide more time to each speaker and can extend the public comment period beyond the normal 15-minute maximum if the Commission believes that it is necessary to allow a reasonable opportunity to hear from all members of the public who want to testify. No Commission action can be taken on any matter raised during the public comment period other than to schedule the matter for a future agenda or refer the matter to the staff for investigation unless the matter is scheduled for action by the Commission later in the meeting.
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- Report of the Executive Director
- Commission Consideration Administrative Matters
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- Commission Consideration of a Contract with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR)
The Commission will consider entering into an agreement with the California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) to continue to cover the costs of BCDC's responsibilities under the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1990. The contract term would be for a maximum $350,000 over a two-year period beginning July 1, 2015.
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- Public Hearing on Proposed Coastal Management Program Assessment and Strategy
The Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed Coastal Management Program Assessment and Strategy. Every five years, NOAA requires the Commission to update its Assessment and Strategy. The assessment evaluates nine coastal issue areas identified by the U.S. Congress as being nationally important, and identifies elements of the Commission's Coastal Management Program that work well and those needing improvement. The proposed multi-year strategy addresses high priority issue areas that will guide future Section 309 grant expenditures to improve the Commission's Coastal Management Program, typically through program changes, such as policy development, guidance or implementation activities.
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- Public Hearing and Possible Vote on the City of Larkspur's Proposed Reconstruction of the Bon Air Bridge (City of Larkspur)
The Commission will hold a public hearing and possible vote on the City of Larkspur's proposed construction of an approximately 24,000-square-foot, column-supported bridge of which approximately 21,000 square feet (0.49 acres) would be located in the Commission's certain waterway jurisdiction, in the City of Larkspur, Marin County. The proposed bridge includes two 11.6-foot-wide vehicle lanes, 7-foot-wide bike lanes, and 10-foot-wide sidewalks. The project would involve the temporary installation of approximately 21,000 square feet (0.49-acre) of fill needed during the construction phase only, including pile-supported trestles, access ramps, and cofferdams. The project would also involve the relocation of two utility lines, one suspended temporarily above Corte Madera Creek and a second located permanently under the creek. The project would permanently impact an approximately 44-square-foot (0.001-acre) area of marsh—impacts that the City proposes to mitigate by improving marsh habitat on and off-site, including at nearby Creekside Park, in the City of Greenbrae, and adjacent to Piper Park, in the City of Larkspur. The proposed project would result in an approximately 4,800-square-foot (0.110-acre) net increase of pile-supported fill in the Commission's jurisdiction, and approximately 13,000 square feet (0.303 acre) of public access area on the replacement bridge.
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Commission Consideration of Assembly Bill 1323
The Commission will consider and may take a position on pending legislation, Assembly Bill 1323 (Frazier), Marine debris: removal and disposal, that streamlines the process for removal of marine debris.
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"Defence of the currency by the People's Bank (PBOC) is no longer a viable option," said Eric Robertson, the head of global macro strategy for Standard Chartered.
The Asia-focused lender said powerful forces are driving capital out of the country and the picture is fundamentally more disturbing than it was during last year's devaluation panic. This is putting the PBOC in an invidious position as it attempts to deal with festering troubles in the banking system.
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Jean writes
I have an email formatting question for your blog. Many agents want writers to send writing samples (synopsis, first few chapters) along with their query. Seeing as there are a variety of different email programs out there that see things like tabs and italics differently, is there a 'standard' or some advice that you can give for those of us who want to have our samples come out looking lovely (and readable) on the agent's end? For example, should I use italics? Should I use tabs at the beginning of my paragraphs, or is there something that I can do that is guaranteed to come out right on the other end, will look good and make sense to the agent?
Jean, I really should turn this question over to Rexroth, who's my go-to guy for technical questions. But as he's temporarily unavailable, I'd say you're safest not using ANY formatting.
Now, this goes for materials included within the email itself, not speaking of attachments. For those, go crazy, go nuts! (Ok, not too nuts.) But within an email, you never known what someone's system is going to do. I use Gmail for most of my emails, and there's a simple button to use "plain formatting" rather than rich text. I think Outlook has something similar.
It won't look as pretty as you might wish, but it won't look bizarre either.
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Tags: advice, formatting, techy stuff
2 Responses to "Ask Daphne! About email formatting"
Jean Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Thanks Daphne. As usual your answer is straight forward and most of, makes sense!
Hope you have a good week off. 🙂
Nikki Says:
January 23rd, 2010 at 9:09 am
When I copy and paste from a document onto the body of an email I lose all of my double spacing and indentations. Do I need to go back and put all of the spaces and indentations back in once I've pasted the text? I tried the plain vs rich text option, but it didn't seem to make a difference, other than moving my centered items to the left. Thanks!


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So two possible options included mounting the mini temple gong on the front of the canvas; or making a small gong to fit the space in the back. I decided I liked the first gong enough to want to keep it in our lives for a bit longer and therefore make a second one for the COMA exhibition.
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Mike M wrote:Transdev are advertising cancellations on routes 281, 293 & 350 together with possible reductions on routes 216, 220, 232 & 246 today & tomorrow due to the forecast very hot weather. I have never heard of this before, it is just another sign that their bus fleet simply isn't up to the task?
BluDART wrote:Some news today in regards to the order of 100 new buses for Transdev, All 100 will be locally built split 50 Volgren and 50 Gemilang/OzPress.
1whoknows wrote:Normal low floor buses, not tonyp buses.
Linto63 wrote:I think just about everybody on this board defines a low-floor bus as being one that has a step-free entrance irrespective of whether it has a flat floor, ramp or stairs at the rear.
tonyp wrote:I use the term "low-floor" according to industry terminology, not yours.
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Funnily enough, the Australian bus industry's interpretation of "low-floor" appears to be different to yours... But I'm sure you know that already
venturatiger wrote:Hi Tonyp
Would almost be 100% certain they will be the standard low entry buses, Scania K320UB's
Being bought by the Government they won't be the more expensive option
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I bought three bags of bulbs a couple or three months ago. One of tulip, one of mixed daffs and one of snowdrops. I came across them the other day (in the shed) and the tulip and daffodil bulbs had started sprouting, but not the snowdrops, which didn't feel that plump. Will they still grow? Were they bad to start with as they didn't start sprouting like the others did.


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Terry McEvoy, a Saskatchewan Roughriders season-ticket holder from Minnesota, celebrated a 25-year milestone Saturday at Mosaic Stadium.
Minnesota-based Saskatchewan Roughriders fan celebrates milestone
Terry McEvoy feels right at home 1,200 kilometres away from home.
McEvoy was among friends Saturday night at Mosaic Stadium while commemorating the 25 years that have elapsed since he first travelled to Regina for a Saskatchewan Roughriders game.
During that quarter-century, McEvoy — a Roughriders season-ticket holder since 2001 — has attended at least 80 CFL games in the Queen City.
"My first game was when the Roughriders played the Sacramento Gold Miners," McEvoy recalled of a June 29, 1994 pre-season contest. "There was a big rain storm and the lights went out — just like last week.
"Here we are again, 25 years later."
McEvoy and his wife, Maura, made the northward trek from White Bear Township, Minn., leading up to the Roughriders' July 1 home opener against the Toronto Argonauts.
The McEvoys saw the Roughriders win, 32-7, in a game that was delayed for more than two hours by inclement weather.
Afterwards, the McEvoys visited relatives in Swift Current and made a trip to Cypress Hills before returning to Regina for the Roughriders' second home game in a five-day span.
Before the Roughriders lost 37-10 to the Calgary Stampeders, the McEvoys mingled with friends in a reserved area of Mosaic Stadium's AGT Lounge.
An estimated 55 people renewed acquaintances, including Roughriders legend Roger Aldag and the team's president-CEO, Craig Reynolds.
"I've always said that this is about football, friends and fun, with the friends being the biggest part of it," McEvoy said. "We wanted to recognize the people we have met who have made this an experience that most people would never have."
The fuse was lit for McEvoy's interest in the Roughriders when Terry, Maura and their sons, Carson and Connor, were driving back to Minnesota in 1987 after a vacation in the Rockies. Terry just happened to hear a Roughriders telethon on the car radio.
"I was fascinated by it," he said in a 2002 interview with the Regina Leader-Post. "I had no idea that the team was in trouble or that the CFL wasn't doing so well.
"And then, one year, we decided to do something different."
McEvoy has documented his experiences with Canadian football fandom in a book, "Rider Pride on the American Side," which was originally self-published in 2006.
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The Via Emilia
The history | The Via Emilia today | SS 9 - State Road 9
"O book, leave for Rome: if they ask you where you are from,
you will say from the region of the via Emilia".
(Martial, Epigram, III, 4)
Approximately three hundred fifty years had gone by since the first arrival of the Romans in Emilia-Romagna, marked by the founding of the city of Ariminum (Rimini – 268 BC), when during his stay in Cispadane towards the end of the first century BC, the poet Martial eternalized with the immortal voice of poetry the indissolubility of a tie that for twenty-two centuries has closely linked a land and its master road.
No other Italian region can, in fact, boast of a name that so perfectly coincides with the one given to its most far-reaching street from east to west, a privileged axis connecting the Adriatic coast to the Po River ford.
None of the great Roman roads has survived the ages with the same skill of uniting communities, of bringing together a mosaic of people and different traditions, of directing their evolution, of conditioning the development of human settlements, of feeding the perfect identification between its path and the territory that stretches out around it.
A truly connective element of the Cispadane area, with a large cultural heritage passed down from antiquity, with its 1300 stadium, equal to about 230 kilometers (today its length is just over 260 km), calculated by the Greek geographer Strabone starting from the River Rubicon, the street continues in a succession of long straightaways that still characterize it today, an uninterrupted path that joins from southeast to northwest the extremes of the region which has remained largely unchanged over time, with only a few minute variations.
While it is true that officially only in the late imperial age, after one of the many administrative reorganizations of the Roman state, the name Aemilia was formally used to denote a vast western portion of the Cispadane territory, it is certain that as early as the second half of the II century BC, in everyday language, in the flowering of commercial relationships and even in political designs people spoke of this area as the region crossed through, served by and organized around the via Emilia.
The road began in 187 BC under the guidance of the consul Marcus Emilius Lepidus (see also the editorial "The Romans"). With its construction, a true programmatic and strategic "manifesto" of the consolidation of Roman power in Cisalpine Gaul, ends the tormented early phase of expansion into Northern Italy, dotted with conflicts with the Celtic tribes and by Hannibal's campaigns, and the fertile season of the foundation of new colonies begins, giving Emilia-Romagna the settlement scheme it maintains today.
Most of the urban centers are located somewhere along the axis of the via Emilia, at regular intervals and near to a valley opening that coincides with one of the Apennine crossings.
Firstly, this road connects the preexisting centers, such as Piacenza, founded in 218 BC or Rimini, already the end point of the via Flaminia and fifty years later also caput viae of the Popilia, or like Bononia (Bologna), taken from the Boii and founded again just two years after the Aemilia. Then there are, always under Lepidus, the twin colonies of Modena and Parma (183 BC) and that of Reggio Emilia (175 BC).
Once Roman dominance was established, the road abandoned its early connotations as a "border" presided over by militaries. Thus, other important urban entities will be added as well as commercial centers – ancestors, for example, of today's Cesena, Forlimpopoli, Forlì, Faenza, Imola - and a slew of towns, which popped up spontaneously thanks to the uniting force of this consular road.
The road also serves as the generating element of the system of land division and organization of the rural territories assigned to the colonies. Due to its strategic, commercial and civil importance, the Via Emilia became the primary axis on which the entire street system leading to the Regio VIII developed.
But what would the via Emilia look like in the eyes of today's travellers?
Ancient sources often site that along its route, the road ran along elevated banks, a necessary aspect in order to facilitate walking this road on foot or on horseback and transporting on wheels in a territory that was still covered in woods dotted with swamplands and wetlands, which were then progressively eliminated by the need of the colonies to build and cultivate.
Crossing over rivers both big and small which flowed down from the Apennines and out into the plains was guaranteed by brick bridges, at times a monumental undertaking such as the Tiberus Bridge in Rimini in Istria rock with five arches, begun with a decree by Augustus and traditionally considered the end arrival point of the via Flaminia and the starting point of the via Aemilia.
Some of these bridges have survived up to today, even if they have been modified in their structure and exterior form to correspond to the changing needs of two millennia of history. The series of stationes and mansiones, precursors to the modern post offices and hotels, which were located alongside the road and offered services to travelers such as exchanging a horse or taking a comfortable break, were often the beginning of minor settlements which are still in existence today.
To get oriented along this road and the distance from one place to another, those who set out here could count on the so-called "miliari", rocks originally marking every mile (1476 meters) which had directions carved on them and, quite frequently, the name of who was responsible for maintaining or restoring the street.
There are more than thirty "miliari" known of for the via Emilia; some of them have remained in situ, others are housed in some of the city museums (Rimini, Bologna, Castelfranco Emilia, Modena, Parma), and even others have been reused, like the miliario that became the base of the column in the Pieve del Thò in Brisighella.
A big difference in the creation of the road pavings characterized the suburban stretches, generally made with a heavy layer of gravel and river rocks without any lateral containment (viae glarea stratae), which were different from the stretches of road that entered into the urban centers. Here a layer of basoli lapidei (viae silice stratae) or cobblestones were used with a sidewalk or small steps delineating the road's edge.
According to a solid Roman tradition, at the exit point of the city the two sides of the street were decorated with sepulchral monuments, often very formal and constructive, which with their inscriptions and decorations were destined to perpetuate into eternity the memory of those who lived in that land who were, and who still are, one with its road.
The importance that this Roman road had at the time for commercial traffic in the areas that it crossed through has continued up to today: the state road SS 9 in fact has the same name.
The ancient route does not, however, match up exactly with today's route, and it goes up to Milan, ending in the area of San Donato.
State Road 9 was instituted in 1928 with the route: Rimini - Forlì - Bologna - Modena - Reggio Emilia - Parma - Piacenza - Milan.
The Arch of Augustus in Rimini, also recognized as a starting point of the Via Emilia, dedicated to the emperor Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC, actually marks the end of the Via Flaminia which connects Rome to Rimini, and which meets up with the modern day Corso d'Augusto, which lead at the time to the Via Emilia.
The Via Emilia is among the top twenty most beautiful roads for road trips and is the best that Italy has to offer for this kind of travel (*). What makes this road, which has connected Rimini to Piacenza since 187 BC, great are the enchanting cities of art, excellent food and luxury engines.
(*) source: The Sun, 2015
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The legislature in the Show Me state has loaded up the agenda with a new proposal which, if passed, would give potential eveil-doers something to think about before they attempt an attack on a public school. If signed into law, the new bill would see some of the teachers in Missouri schools fully firearms trained and packing in the classroom.
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Missouri's state legislative session closed on Friday but not before attending to important gun-related business that will affect students in public schools around the state.
Although lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would override federal gun laws, the Republican-majority Legislature has approved and now forwarded part of that legislation to the governor's office.
Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon will now decide whether teachers and other school personnel will be allowed to have carry and conceal firearms while on school grounds, reported the Associated Press.
School officials would receive the same firearm training as law enforcement officers. Additionally, weapons would have to be kept on the individual's person at all times.
That aspect of the bill continues to receive criticism and praise from Missouri residents.
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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The major pharmaceuticals and biotechnology indexes moved higher Tuesday, catching a tailwind from the broader market rally.
The Amex Pharmaceutical Index $DRG ) gained about 2% to close at 344.10 while the Amex Biotechnology Index $BTK rose more than 3% to 818.95.
Shares of Millennium Pharmaceuticals were up almost 4% after the company said it ended a Phase III trial of Velcade, a treatment for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, early because a therapy with the drug "demonstrated a highly statistically significant improvement in all efficacy measures." The therapy included Velcade with melphalan and prednisone, and an independent panel monitoring the study suggested ending the control arm to enable patients being treated only with melphalan and prednisone to have Velcade added to their therapy.
Based on the data from the trial, Millennium said that in the first quarter of 2008 it would file a supplemental news-drug application with the Food and Drug Administration to enable use of Velcade in the U.S. for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Millennium is developing Velcade with Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +0.59% Pharmaceutical Research & Development.
Shares of J&J gained 1.4% to $63.83.
Merck & Co. MRK, +0.11% picked up 2.4% to $49.66. Late Monday, the company said it had not yet received a complaint reportedly filed by the city and state of New York seeking Medicaid reimbursement costs. The drugmaker said it plans to defend itself against the lawsuit "as it has defended against the Medicaid-related suits filed more than a year ago by a handful of other states."
Earlier, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg filed a joint lawsuit against the company, alleging that it mispresented the dangers of its pain medication Vioxx. The lawsuit seeks damages and civil penalties and restitution for taxpayer money spent on prescriptions for Vioxx.
Forest Laboratories FRX, +0.00% said Tuesday single doses of inhaled aclidinium produced a significant bronchodilatory response in 17 patients with COPD, according to results of a Phase IIa trial presented at the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Stockholm. Forest licensed aclidinium, currently in Phase III clinical trials in COPD, from Spanish pharmaceutical company Almirall. Shares were up 3% at $37.93.
Novartis NVS, +0.47% edged 1.1% higher to $54.95 after the company said the first clinical study of osteoporosis patients who have fractured a hip showed that its Reclast once-yearly injection "reduced the risk of subsequent fractures by 35% compared to placebo." Novartis said that this year it will submit the data from its Phase III study of Reclast, generically zoledronic acid, to regulators worldwide to request broader use.