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I am doing some consulting for a small business owner who is focused on growing his business in the next few years in anticipation of selling it and moving into retirement. He is wanting to maximize the value of his company and is lining up his business model so that he could sell the business to some of his current employees or an outside company.
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After just a few minutes of talking with them, I realized that they have a perspective on "retirement" that is based on their parents model of life after 65 and while I would never besmirch the idea of morning walks to the beach, I also know that these guys are way to active and involved to lead that kind of restive life. I think they know that about themselves yet I think they have an image base on certain biases and stereotypes that have them thinking that this is how it should play out.
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Having attended a workshop of this type by Karen and Nick, I highly, HIGHLY, recommend attending this. It will be ever so informative and useful that I just cannot recommend it enough! Please attend if you can.
How can I book?
Hi Karen I cannot make this date, but I run a support group in the High Peak for separated parents and I am an alienated parent myself. I would love to attend this as I am a keen follower of your way of thinking 🙂 The support group I set up is called "Significant". Its to remind parents that regardless of circumstances we are significant to our children. And there is always hope they will return. As a group we offer peer support and guidance, plus look at positive ways to strategically place ourselves in the best position to be the best parents we can (whatever is happening). And we want to influence social and political change in how alienated/non-residenct parents are viewed. We do this by inviting MP's and Councillors and Local Authorities to sit with us and hear our voices. Rather than screaming for our rights lol :D.
Can you advise me when you will be running the next workshop?
Kind Regards
Good on you Elaine! Do you have a website or anything? It would be nice to see such emulated in my locality. Regards, M.
First of all, may I say I am NOT affiliated with Karen Woodall's organisation in any way whatsoever. What I am is an alienated parent who has received tremendous help from Karen for which I am more than just indebted to her for and I write the following because I think it may help other alienated parents too.
I have attended 2 workshops of this type. At this price they are a steal and believe me they are not being held for monetary gain.
Can I just suggest to those attending to spend as much time as they can LISTENING to these 2 PROFESSIONALS and by all means do ask questions but just let them speak. In the 1st workshop a lot of people did keep discussing their own issue and Karen's never-ending patience did not abandon her. I really do understand the anguish as I've been there – and still am. However, if you allow the explanations to come forth then you will understand why the alienated child, parent and alienator do what they do. In my case it has helped me gain same composure and compassion towards everyone, including me, and also the other parent. And the children too of course.
In the 2nd workshop there was also one parent who kept on and on about their issue and this ate up valuable time.
We all KNOW ABOUT CAFFCASS and SS incompetency. Don't waste valuable time "slagging" them off coz it ain't gonna make a difference. Also. Rather than spend time on your own issues, try to understand the patterns. If anything, that is what will give you the clues on how to best tackle your issues and hopefully pave a way back to your child.
No offence intended to anyone but us alienated parents have a tendency to go on and on about our issues. Try to find another outlet but in this workshop, focus on Karen and Nick. Really. They're the best. And it is actually YOU and YOUR CHILD that will gain.


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It's Cheaper to Ski in Europe Than in the USA
In case you haven't noticed, it's getting really expensive to ski in the USA. There are still bargain regional mountains out there, and we'll get to those, but if you're planning a big skiing vacation this season you may want to consider a longer flight. It's cheaper to ski in Europe for a week than it is to stay in America–even counting the flight difference.
When I went skiing a lot in Vermont in the early 90s while working in New York City, I met a lot of visitors from the UK and Ireland who were on vacation in the USA. Back then it was cheaper for them to fly to the USA for a week of fun at Killington or Sugarbush than it was for them to do the same trip in the Alps.
Now the situation is reversed. It's cheaper for us to go the other direction—and eat better food—than it is for us to fly to Colorado or Utah for a ski trip. That's because lift ticket prices in the states have gone through the roof.
It's hard to compare apples to apples just by ski lift tickets since there are a lot of variables even in that price. There's the weekday price vs. the weekend price, the discount for multiple days, and the package deals. Then it can get complicated fast when you start comparing rentals, lodging, food, and airfare. So for the moment, let's just look at weekday one-day lift ticket prices since that's public information easily available online.
The Most Expensive Ski Resorts in the USA
Starting at the top, your eyes might bug out when you see the single day lift ticket prices in America this year. Keep in mind it's even worse on the weekends, when you also deal with longer lift lines. Granted these are some of the biggest, but here are the ski mountains that will hurt your wallet the most in peak season:
Alta UT – $115
Aspen / Snowmass CO – $139
Beaver Creek CO – $131-151
Breckenridge CO – $112-141
Copper Mountain CO – $158
Deer Valley UT – $169
Killington, VT – $119
Mammoth Mountain CA – $149
Mt. Rose – Ski Tahoe CA – $135
Mt. Snow VT – $110
Park City UT – $142
Snowbasin UT – $119
Steamboat Springs CO – $139-149
Squaw Valley CA – $169
Stowe VT – $110
Sugarbush VT – $119
Sugar Bowl CA – $115
Sun Valley ID – $132-149
Taos Ski Valley NM – $110
Telluride CO – $139
Vail CO – $171
Winter Park CO – $134
Use this as a guideline but note that the most corporate ski operations are taking lessons from the airlines and hotels by using dynamic pricing. Skiing at Stratton in Vermont may cost you $65 weekday one week or it may cost you $110 a week later. Pull up the resort site to check if they're doing this. OnTheSnow has a lot of information, but you'll have to go to the official websites to check for your planned dates.
Naturally if you're flying somewhere on vacation you're going to hit the slopes for more than one day, so see what kinds of deals are out there on multi-day lift tickets, deals bundles with airfare, or deals bundled with lodging, lessons, or equipment. Using those single day prices as a starting point though, it's clear that you're going to have to lay out a lot of cash at any of these big elite resorts.
The Most Expensive Ski Resorts in Europe
Now before we move on to where the bargains are—and they exist on both continents—let's compare how pricey the high-end places to go skiing are in Europe. Since Europeans get (and gladly take) much longer vacations, travelers there tend to stay somewhere for a week or more. As a result there are clear delineations in who the different operations serve.
Some ski towns are for families, some for partying crowds, some for wealthy upper-crust types who don't want to mix with the riff-raff. (Just look at the Davos gathering each year.) Even the high-end places are a bargain though compared to the U.S. equivalents of Telluride, Aspen, and Jackson Hole. Austria's largest connected ski area is a fraction of the cost of the ones in Colorado or Utah. Prices have been converted to dollars from euros at the current rate of $1.14 = €1 and Swiss francs are currently at parity.
Arabba Marmolada, Italy – $60
Arosa Lenzerheide, Switzerland – $69
Bad Gastein various, Austria – $61
Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France – $61
Courchevel, France – $62
Davos Klosters – $71
Engelberg, Switzerland – $65
Gstaad, Switzerland – $65
Lech Zürs am Arlberg, Austria – $62
Plan de Corones / Kronplatz, Italy – $65
Saas Fee, Switzerland – $75
Silvretta Montafon, Austria – $61
St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria – $62
St. Moritz, Switzerland – $63-76
Tignes, France – $67
Val d'Isère, France – $67
Verbier, Switzerland – $70
Zermatt, Switzerland – $79
It's really staggering, isn't it? Did you expect that skiing in the Alps of Europe, at the places with the best facilities, would cost half or less what it does in the USA? And it can be lower still. Stay at one of these participating hotels in St. Moritz, for example, and your lift ticket is just 38 bucks.
I could not find a single day lift ticket priced higher than $79 to ski in Europe, which wouldn't get you anywhere close to the "most expensive" list in the USA. Check out these tips on affordable Switzerland—not an oxymoron after all—and you start seeing that the Swiss Alps are looking better all the time. Bring on the fondue!
Granted I left off the resorts of Sweden and Norway, but for a valid reason: most people that go skiing in Sweden or Norway are locals, not international visitors.
A Quick Ski Towns Lodging Comparison
Ski passes alone are only one slice of the vacation expense pie of course. I just focused on those since the differences are so dramatic. The next assumption is going to be that lodging is more expensive in Europe. It turns out that's wrong too.
Again we're dealing with a lot of variables here: condos, chalets, house shares, and dorms to name a few. I'm going to compare hotels though since they're more standardized in what they offer. So here are a few comparisons for February high season from Trivago to give a general idea.
5-star hotel in Vail: $729 – $1,129
5-star hotel in St. Moritz: $530
4-star hotel in Telluride: $288 – $732
4-star hotel in Zermatt: $230 – $632
3-star hotel in Park City: $203 – $438
3-star hotel in Arabba Marmolada: $93 – $179
Bed and breakfast in Killington: $100 – $185
Bed and breakfast in Courchevel: $64 – $104
So not as dramatic, but still an edge to the Europeans. The same held true for AirBnB prices: it was actually cheaper in Europe in all comparisons I did. Housing stock is at a premium in U.S. ski towns and some have passed laws restricting short-term rentals as a result. Try HomeAway too if you're looking to rent from an owner.
In practice, most vacationers are going to get some kind of package deal and this is especially true in Europe. It's not that hard to find a deal with a week of skiing, rentals, lodging, and breakfast for under $1,000 per person double. For a few hundred more you can get full board. That's getting increasingly tough to find in the USA.
Go to the cheapest places to ski in Europe and the rates are something even a working-class stiff can afford. For the Bulgarian resort of Bansko, a recent Post Office report from the UK estimated that a week's ski pass, equipment rental, lessons and lunch would cost about £405 per person—a shade more than $500. Winter flight prices to Europe are usually dramatically lower than summer. Check them at Skyscanner.
Cheap Ski Resort Comparisons USA and Europe
There are plenty of places to ski in the United States that won't require a home equity loan to pay for it. I learned at a small place in Virginia called Massanutten, one we commonly called "Massanuthin'." When we could snag a car and spend a little more we would go to Wintergreen (now $39 weekdays), but when we really wanted to step up we drove to Snowshoe or Canaan Valley in West Virginia. One-day lift tickets at those are $70 and $52, respectively.
I'm leaving out the little hills where you take a rope tow to the top, but here are some more down-to-Earth one-day ticket prices for the less sprawling options in America.
Arapahoe CO – $79
Bear Creek PA – $51
Bogus Basin ID – $62
Bridger Bowl MT – $60
Hunter Mountain NY – $75
Magic Mountain VT – $69
Montana Snowbowl MT – $48
Shawnee Mountain PA – $49
Silverton Mountain CO – $59
Smuggler's Notch, VT – $79
Suicide Six VT – $35 ($62 weekends)
When you average out the rates at these mid-tier ski mountains, you'll see it's pretty close to the very best ski mountains in the Alps of Europe. You can pay less than that in nearby mountain ranges, at resorts similar to the ones above for lifts and trails.
So what does it cost at the mid-tier resorts of Europe, the ones located in Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Czech Republic? Much, much less, plus you can be sure your lodging will be cheaper too. These are not tiny hills with three runs though, as you can see from that Jasna trail map above. If you just look at stats for lifts, terrain, pistes or trails, these have some of the cheapest lift tickets in the world. Here's where you can ski in Europe for a fraction of what it costs in the USA at a comparable sized resort.
Bansko, Bulgaria – $29-38
Benecko, Czech Republic – $21
Borovets, Bulgaria – $34
Harrachov, Czech Republic – $30
Jasna Low Tatras, Slovakia – $49
Park Snow Donovaly, Slovakia – $33
Poiana Brasov, Romania – $34
Tatranska Lomnika, Slovakia – $44
Vogel Bohinj Center, Slovenia – $36
Those are some of the cheapest places to ski in Europe. Note that you can also find smaller resorts though in Germany, France, and Italy that are under $45 per day. Here's the trail map for Tarvisio in Italy, which is 25 euros, or $28.50 currently.
No matter how you look at it, a ski holiday trip in Europe is going to cost you a lot less on the ground than it will in the USA. Plus you can eat French food in France, Italian food in Italy, or drink Czech beer for cheap in the land of pilsner. Wouldn't that make for a lot more interesting ski vacation?
INCREDIBLE! Thanks for this very useful information Tim.
I've never understood the uber expensive digs here in the US, other than the top 1%-3% continue to spend more money, therefore the resorts can keep jacking rates for what are nice, but not spectacular alpine runs (e.g. Mammoth vs. Zermatt)
I may have to take up snowboarding again (enjoy more than skiing), once I ensure my cheaper-abroad medical coverage has got my back (or legs). Ha!
As someone who grew up with $10-$20 lift tickets in the northeast, it seems like skiing is a U.S. price trend that has drastically outpaced inflation, like health care and college education. I'm glad to see the Europeans have kept a lid on it, just as they have with those other two items.
Yep, noticed that too. I'll continue to fly to Courchevel in the French Alps and enjoy the best and largest ski area in the world (3 Vallees) for a fraction of the cost of staying at a US resort. Also if you have kids that are still learning, classes are also a fraction of the cost of the US. It's a winwinwinwinwin. There just aren't that many rich people in France and that puts a lid on the crazy shit you see in the US. With the number of millionaires now they don't even care.
So many great deals here! I can't believe how expensive the big corporate U.S. mountains have become. They are making it a rich person's sport like golf.
yep we are a group of seniors will be going to grand tourmalet in the pyrenees for a fraction of the price in calif, wake up you are killing the golden goose ……
Just came back from Ischgl Austria.
8 day lift ticket $305
Single room next to everything with : infrared sauna, dry sauna, wet sauna and pool.
Breakfast is absolutely unbelievable
All that is for $110/night
Americans wake up
We loosing and very quickly to greedy corporations


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This case study is produced by the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) in the theme work on health rights and law of the Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET). It examines how the right to health is enforced in Uganda, how it was implemented, and how health rights advocates have suggested the provision be constitutionally interpreted. It is a follow up on the results of work on the right to health that highlighted a need to do further studies in countries that do not have expressed provision on the rights to health. While the right to health is yet to be explicitly incorporated in the Ugandan constitution, the case study points to a number of ways to implement it within judicial, political and popular measures. Several issues merit future attention to support this, including: developing increased measures and capacities for accountability; integrating a rights based approach in a multi-sectoral response; ensuring adequate resources to the health system; strengthening judicial understanding and implementation of health rights; and strengthening issue based civil society groups and processes that are focused on advancing the right to health with the intention to realize positive public and policy outcomes.
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Title of publication EQUINET Case study: Review of Constitutional Provisions on the Right to Health in Uganda
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Review of Constitutional Provisions on the Right to Health in Uganda A case study report, CEHURD, EQUINET, Uganda
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I'll admit it: I live off of coffee. Coffee jumpstarts my day. It powers me through midterms and finals. It drains my flex dollars. It goes into my smoothies. It helps me rally. But constantly pouring this substance into my body sometimes leaves me wondering, is this actually good for me? If you're a coffee fiend like myself, I have some news that will make you feel better about your borderline addiction.
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Caffeine stimulates the brain by blocking the effects of Adenosine, an inhibitory neurotransmitter. This improves your alertness, concentration, short-term recall, and memory. Unfortunately, many college students turn to "study drugs" when they need to crank out a paper or cram for an exam, which can have serious and long-term consequences. The healthier (and legal) alternative? Coffee. Next time you lock yourself in Lau, head over to Midnight to fuel and enhance your study sesh.
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The innumerable restaurants and eateries around Georgetown and DC are both a blessing and a curse. Pair them with late-night Epi and it's no surprise that many of us fall victim to the Freshman 15. Fortunately, coffee can help combat unwanted weight-gain by boosting your metabolism by 10 to 20%. To really boost your metabolism, drink a cup of coffee before hitting Yates and you'll increase your calorie burn for up to three hours after you finish your workout. Coffee can also enhance your workout because it decreases your perceived level of exertion, which makes you push yourself harder during your workout.
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When caffeine blocks the neurotransmitter Adenosine, it stimulates the production of neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine, which both improve your mood and increase levels of happiness. Unfortunately, sleep deprivation, poor eating habits, lack of exercise, financial worries, and pressures from school, work, friends, and family create the perfect storm that causes many college students to suffer from depression. A study found that people who had up to 4 cups of a coffee a day lowered their risk for depression by up to 20%.
Editor's note: Coffee is NOT a solution to depression. If you or a loved one are suffering from depression there are many campus resources such as CAPS which may be able to help.
Coffee Protects Your Liver
All Hoyas drink responsibly, right? But on a serious note, studies show that coffee can prevent liver diseases such as fatty liver disease and hepatitis, as well as protect against cirrhosis of the liver. People who drank four cups of coffee a day saw an 80% decrease in their risk for cirrhosis of the liver, which occurs when the organ becomes damaged from scar tissue.
Remember: Everything in MODERATION
Of course, too much of anything, even a good thing, is not good. This article is not the green light to start chugging absurd amounts of coffee every day, but I hope it'll make you coffee addicts (like myself) feel less guilty and learn that our sometimes-excessive coffee intake can actually improve our well-being.


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MPS, is calling on her members to donate a card to a breast cancer survivor event that is coming up in Wisconsin. I am glad to help! Here is the card I made. I used Cricut Wild Cards to make the card and matching envelope at 8 inches. I placed 3 squares on the card using my Gypsy so I could cut holes out and have a window I could stamp butterflies through.
In the inside it says "Don't tell God how big your problems are, tell your problems how big God is."
Friday, August 26, 2011
My Pink Stamper- Card Donation
5 comments:
- Missy said...
This is really pretty, the pink & green work really well together and the butterflies are so cute!
- August 26, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- Sew Sweet N Crafty said...
Thanks, Missy :)
- August 28, 2011 at 12:40 AM
- JustYolie said...
Beautiful card for such a great cause...lovely butterflies! I hope you join us October 1st for Link Up for Pink... :)
- August 31, 2011 at 6:01 PM
soooo pretty... I just love the colors you used...
- August 31, 2011 at 7:14 PM
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Thanks ladies for the support! Hope to see you on my blog again :)
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This course aims to explore the ways in which social, political, economic, and cultural conditions produced different ideas about sexuality and gender roles in the Roman world. Students will discover how the ideas about masculinity and femininity shaped Roman culture and eventually formed concepts that are still applied today in modern societies. Students will also learn about men's and women's lives, their relations and roles, the concept of marriage and family, the relationship between morality and sexuality, and the political usage of sexual identity. The class will examine these ancient constructions of social identity, gender, and sexuality through translated Roman literature, ranging from philosophy and history, to poetry and scientific as well as medical texts. Special attention will be paid to archaeological records, such as inscriptions, pieces of art, and architecture, allowing students to approach the subject through a historian and archaeologist lens, utilizing key investigative tools, including reading the texts and examining physical pieces of evidence.
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Felt is the most ancient type of unweaving fabric. Method of producing felts is rather simple. Wool is placed layer by layer, one of the layers contains ornamental details and other is a background. Then the wool was water with soap hot water. For this purpose soap was chopped and dissolved in water. Then the wool pushed down without disturbing the wool layers.
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The peoples of Central adopted the Iran tradition of making felts with using the roll-in ornament. Such kind of carpets is still produced in Central Asia and called koshmas (felt carpets). The most favorite colors that were used in carpets: white, red, and black. Stylized ram horns were basic ornament for the felts. Woolen details of the ornament were laid on a mat which rolled up and then it was possible to start making the koshma. The Pazirik technique, the name came from the famous felt curtain which was found in one of the Pazirik Mounds, could be described as a fine and bright appliqué work.
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Dec 09, 2014, 04:32 ET
FORT BENNING, Ga., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Liberty Institute, on behalf of U.S. Army Chaplain (Captain) Joe Lawhorn, responded to the Army's punishment against him on December 8, 2014. On November 20, 2014, Chaplain Lawhorn conducted suicide prevention training as required by Army regulations. During the training, he discussed his own personal struggles and how he used the Bible to successfully combat his depression. One of the soldiers in attendance complained to an atheist group about Chaplain Lawhorn's presentation. In response, Army Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade Commander, Colonel David G. Fivecoat, issued Chaplain Lawhorn a Letter of Concern alleging that Chaplain Lawhorn "advocated for . . . Christianity and used Christian scripture and solutions" and therefore violated Army regulations.
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"It is outrageous that an Army chaplain would have his career threatened because he cared so much about his soldiers that he opened up to them about his personal struggles, and what worked for him," said Mike Berry, Liberty Institute Senior Counsel and Director of Military Affairs.
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Liberty Institute's letter also states that punishing Chaplain Lawhorn because of his religious expression violates the Constitution, federal and state law, and military regulations.
Liberty Institute is a nonprofit legal group dedicated to defending and restoring religious liberty across America — in our schools, for our churches, in the military and throughout the public arena. Liberty's vision is to reestablish religious liberty in accordance with the principles of our nation's Founders. For information, visit www.LibertyInstitute.org.
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An Overview of Solvent and Solute and Their Key Differences
A solvent and a solute mix with each other to form a solution. In this article, we will learn about their characteristic features, as well as the key differences between them.
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Last Updated: Jan 29, 2018
Solvents and solutes are not just substances used in chemical laboratories, we use them everyday in our lives. Mixing salt in water creates a solution, with water as the solvent, and salt as the solute that gets dissolved into the water.
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- Solvent: It is the substance into which another substance (lesser in amount) gets dissolved.
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- Most commonly-used solvents contain the carbon element. These are called organic solvents. Others are called inorganic solvents.
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- Some organic solvents such as benzene and tetrachloroethylene are used extensively in the chemical industries.
- Solvents are also used for controlling temperature in a solution, either to increase the speed of the reaction with the solute, or to absorb the heat that is generated during some reactions.
- Solutes can be liquids, solids, or gases.
- They usually have higher boiling points as compared to solvents.
- Sugar or salt in water, salt in seawater, and oxygen in the air, are common examples of solutes.
- The solubility of a solute can be increased by increasing the surface area of its particles, by breaking them into smaller pieces (in case of solutes in a solid state).
- In case of gaseous solutes, the pressure affects the solubility, apart from the temperature and volume factors.
- The solubility of a solute also depends on the nature of both the solute, as well as the solvent.
Water: The Universal Solvent
Water, as a solvent, is capable of dissolving a wide variety of substances. A water molecule (H20) has an oxygen atom at one side, and hydrogen atoms placed further apart from it. The arrangement of oxygen and hydrogen atoms makes it very polar in nature, and so it is attracted to many different types of molecules. Apart from its chemical composition, its physical attributes and its abundance make it a truly universal solvent!


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Heathrow Airport could invest in underground heating in order to rid its runways of snow and ice, thus keeping the hub up and running during the winter months.
Last year, the airport was hit by a bad spell of weather, causing problems for five days and leading it to cancel around 4,000 flights.
"It's not the snow that caused problems last year, it was the ice. We are working on a concept to capture geothermal energy from the surface of the tarmac … during the summer, to then provide a heating capability so the stands don't freeze in the winter," British Airports Authority (BAA) capital projects director Steve Morgan told Building magazine.
He added that while investigations are still in the early stage, the idea is that the slabs of concrete which the plans take off and land on would be heated to just above freezing.
Recently, BAA promised that it would invest £50 million in Heathrow following last winter's problems.


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Jessy J Special Christmas Performance
"I believe we are a product of our environment," confides the stunning multi-talented instrumentalist, singer and composer, Jessy J, who took the contemporary jazz world by storm in 2008 with a #1 Billboard hit for eight consecutive weeks. "My exposure to world music plays a central role in how I create music and utilize it as an international language without boundaries," adds the dynamic young artist who claims classical music as her first love but confesses to listening to everyone from Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Sergio Mendes to Snarky Puppy, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran. In a genre dominated by men nearly twice her age, Jessy J has carved out a niche for herself by remaining true to her own unique vision and sound. Her musical influences include Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Grover Washington, Jr., Sergio Mendes, Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan. http://www.jessyj.com/
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BLUE NOTE NAPA is located on the 1st floor of the Historic Napa Valley Opera House at 1030 Main St. We are an intimate 144-seat Live Music club and Restaurant, where you can enjoy performances of world renowned and local Bay Area artists alike. We offer a full menu with an elegant wine and cocktail list. Enjoy fantastic main courses, sharing plates, and desserts while you take in a show.
- All ticket prices are per person.
- Dinner is served in all sections.
- Your ticket is also your dining reservation.
- Every Ticket does get a seat in area purchased.
- Our Seating Policy is First Come, First Seated in area purchased.
- We recommend arriving 30 min before door time to get best choice of seating.
- We do not have a standing room only section
- Pairs are sat across from each other, not next to each other.
- No Refunds, Professional cameras or outside food and drink.
- Ear Plugs are available for free at the Box Office
- Any special needs or accommodation requests, please call our Box Office.
- A portion of all ticket fees goes to the historic preservation of the Napa Valley Opera House.
- Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online
"Sapphire" Booth Seating:
Booth seating for parties of 4, 5- 6 persons: Our premier level of seating! Booths are only sold as four, five or six and are not available as singles or pairs. 1st come, 1st seated. You will be seated when you arrive. (Seating is dark blue color on map)
"Royal Blue" Center Table Seating:
Seating in premier center table areas in front of stage: Pairs are seated across from each other. 1st come, 1st seated (Seating is light blue on map)
Standard Side Table Seating:
Seating in side table areas left and right of center section: Pairs are seated across from each other. 1st come, 1st seated. (Seating is yellow on map)
Bar Area Ticket Seating (only patrons 21+ may sit at bar):
Great View!! Bar Chairs are tall with backs and comfy padded seats. Purse hooks too. (Bar area is pink on map).
A portion of all ticket fees goes to the historic preservation of the Napa Valley Opera House.
Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online.
Dinner Menu available in all seating areas
Jessy J
Jessy J celebrates a remarkable decade since she brought her sizzling beats, dynamic Latin and samba rhythms and sensual melodies to contemporary jazz via her #1 hit debut album Tequila Moon. Following in the tradition of other jazz greats – including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Pat Martino, Joe Pass and Arturo Sandoval – who have released albums recorded at the historic Oakland venue, the charismatic saxophonist captures the excitement and spontaneity of her live performances with a set list featuring her classic hits and several songs fresh to her eclectic repertoire.
"I felt like a live album would be the perfect way to mark the 10th anniversary of Tequila Moon, because I love performing live and it presents a completely different experience than my studio albums, with exciting interactions with the audience and the spirited ensemble action with my band," says Jessy, whose previous releases include True Love (2009), Hot Sauce (2011), Second Chances (2013), My One and Only One (2015) and California Christmas (2016), which marked her debut on her own independent label Changi Records.
"My sax solos onstage are much longer, and each song takes on a personality of its own that it may not have had on the original recording. Having recorded six albums and performed all over the world, I feel like I have reached a whole different level of maturity as a player and performer since the beginning – and it's great to have the opportunity to share that vibe on this live album. Yoshi's has an incredible history of performances by jazz legends, and it's special for me because I've always had incredibly passionate audiences there who really appreciate what I do. Usually when artists perform a show, it's right in the moment and then it's gone, so it's exciting to be able to showcase exactly who I am as an artist right now with this special recording."
A major part of capturing the essence of Jessy is experiencing the way she ensembles with her powerhouse band, which includes longtime members, drummer Iajhi Hampton and bassist Frank Abraham. Rounding out her group at the Yoshi's concert was veteran keyboardist/pianist Jay Rowe, who has played many of Jessy's East Coast shows for years and who performed with her at Pizza Express in London in 2015. Rowe also contributed several arrangements and his otherworldly keyboard talents to California Christmas. Jessy and her band bring new life to her #1 Billboard hits "Tequila Moon" and "Tropical Rain," her Top 5 hit "Hot Sauce," her Top 10 hit "Tango Boy" and audience favorites like "Mas Que Nada" and "Sin Ti/Without You." The saxophonist also debuts her twist on the timeless Antonio Carlos Jobim Brazilian classic "Agua De Beber" and two original songs with an old school 60's styled jazz flair.
Another unique aspect of Jessy J Live at Yoshi's is that everything onstage was mixed by two different crews, a sonic duality that is used on the hit ABC-TV show "Dancing With The Stars," whose live band Jessy has played on telecasts with on and off since 2014. "On the show," she says, "they create one mix for everyone in the house and then there is a remote crew outside that mixes the sound for the television audience. Our setup at Yoshi's is on a much smaller scale, of course, but the dynamic is the same, with one crew inside mixing for the house and the other outside the venue, mixing sound for the CD."
Looking back over her ten year recording career, Jessy reflects that she has made a lot of stylistic choices from project to project. "I have always written songs reflecting my cultural and life experiences," she says. "Tequila Moon was a very organic album recorded live with every musician together in the studio, which was rare at the time because more people were tracking things separately. My producer, Paul Brown, and I kept that spirit going on True Love, which had even more of a Latin element. Then with Hot Sauce, I worked with the great Joe Sample, who gave me a whole different perspective on the recording process because he came from a time when groups like his band The Crusaders would record six songs an hour for hours at a time.
"I shifted gears a bit on Second Chances, which was my first CD that didn't have a lot of percussion," Jessy adds. "I ventured away from the Latin sound for a more R&B/jazz approach, with a little New Orleans mixed in, working with Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, Norman Brown and Johnny Britt. Then I ventured back into more exotic textures, exploring my Latin roots and African rhythms, on My One and Only One. Because California Christmas was on my label, I could go all out, handpick my favorite musicians from over the years, and play everything from classical and jazz to Latin, funk and blues. My goal was to bring a new perspective to songs we have known in other ways for years."
Jessy's connection to her Latin heritage runs deep, as her father is originally from Mexico and her mom hails from Texas. Born in Oregon and raised in southern California, Jessy grew up in a home full of big family get-togethers, Mexican feasts and lots of Latin, jazz and pop music. Her musical influences include Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Grover Washington, Jr., Sergio Mendes, Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan. She is grateful that her Hispanic fans have been inspired by her love of these musical roots, which has sometimes helped foster connections with their own family heritage. Jessy's European fans may not connect with that side of her in a personal way, but they have long embraced the exuberant exotica she brings to her style of contemporary jazz.
After graduating from USC with a degree in jazz studies, Jessy's equal passion for pop led her quickly into recording sessions with artists like Michael Buble, followed over the years by tours with Jessica Simpson, The Temptations and Michael Bolton. In 2004, Jessy joined the cast of the off-Broadway show "Blast!" and drew on her multitude of skills as an actress, singer, dancer and sax player as she performed throughout the U.S., in London and Tokyo. Even while working with pop and Latin artists, she put together her own band, performing at such L.A. hotspots as The Jazz Bakery and, through her work with the Henry Mancini Institute and Orchestra, performing at numerous official functions and private parties.
In addition to her airplay and chart success, tours with smooth jazz greats like Lorber, Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber, Euge Groove and Peter White, and her own international tours everywhere from Cuba, Nigeria and Malaysia to the Philippines and Japan, Jessy has performed on the hit television competition shows "American Idol" and "The Voice." The year Steven Tyler was a judge on "Idol," he was so impressed with her performances that he invited her to play on Aerosmith's 2012 album Music From Another Dimension.
"It's been an incredible journey so far, and I'm excited to mark the 10th Anniversary of being a recording artist with this Live at Yoshi's album," Jessy says. "At the same time, I'm looking ahead to my second decade and exploring more world and classical music in addition to deeper excursions into the styles I have played for many years. I always want to bring something new and different that everyone can enjoy, with music that reflects my commitment to evolving as an artist."


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Must have apps for cat owners!
All of us cat owners know how passionate and charming these pets can be, and besides our hearts, they have also conquered the internet!
Only those who look for cute cats videos on the internet know what I'm talking about! Thinking about you, passionate cat owner, we've picked the best apps to entertain your feline friend! These apps can function as a distraction, a way to relieve the cat anxiety and also to strengthen the relationship with the owner!
Check them out!
1) Cat Fishing
This one is an app developed by Friskies, It's available for IOS and Android, It shows fishes on the screen and your friend can tap to catch them! The more he catches more difficult it gets.
2) Pocket Pond
It's very similar to the cat fishing game! It displays a pond on the screen and the cat can tap to get some fishes! Available to Android and IOS.
3) Cat Game
This one displays a laser-like dot on the screen, it attracts the cat attention. So, the cat tries to catch the dot. Available for IOS and Android.
4) PetSnap
Are you always trying to take a great picture of your cat unsuccessfully? This app makes several sounds that can catch your cat attention, and that's it! Great pics to come! Available only for IOS.
5) CatSnap
This app can capture the most fun cat pictures! It displays a laser dot or mice on the screen, and when the cat taps it, the app takes a photo! It's a Cat Selfie! So much fun. Available for IOS and Android.
6) PetSafe
The Petsafe app was made in order to help cat owners when their cat is in need of first aid! It helps you to understand how to proceed in several situations. But be careful, it doesn't replace a vet! Available for IOS and Android.
Those were the best ones till now! If we from Catnip found out more must-have apps for cat owners you'll be the first to know!


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Our commitment to integrating sustainability in academics is important, but we realize that the "college experience" involves just as much outside of classroom activities that often have as much or more long-term impact on a student's life. From the time they arrive on campus and go through our First Year Experience as an on-campus resident through their involvement in student organizations, volunteerism, and attending various campus events, our students are involved in creating a more sustainable culture on campus."Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching- even when doing the wrong thing is legal."
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Fantastic Site !
So I was looking at this site: http://www.escrappers.com/ and they have some fabulous freebies, and I downladed the FREE paper doll template (hey I am so last year LOL), and have been having loads of fun with it. The above is a work in progress, collaborative by my 7 yr old son and I for his soccer scrapbook (we are not finished, need to add drop shadows and stuff for a real paper layered look. Even if you are not a fan of the paper doll (shock horror!) my son has had fun and learnt some good PSE skills selecting and colouring and placing clothes on the doll, adding bits with brushes and shapes. My 4yr old wants to make a ballerina one tomorrow (AAGGHH).
So if you are like me and don't care about what is "in" or not, turn up your Neil Diamond CD (because you haven't got an iPod yet) (yes women in their mid-thirties do love Neil) - and head over to http://www.escrappers.com/ and grab the paper doll template.
For the Digitreats fans like myself, the doll above is using Pam's colour palettes, so you could have some real fun. Unfortunately I cannot share the bits I have made in the ABC Kit colours but if you can use a clipping mask - you can easily do them.
Will be posting an alpha later tonight - just need to finish getting the kids dinner ready.
Best wishes,
4 comments:
- Vicki said...
Erika - this is great fun!! However, I am concerned about the Neil Diamond comment! I am in my mid-thirties too and Neil Diamond is not there - try Simon LeBon, George Michael, Morten Harkett!! ;o) Hugs from Bristol xx
- April 23, 2008 at 10:02 PM
- Erika said...
Oh I love my 80s new romantic boys too, but I grew up on Neil, my parents were still raving about the Hot August Night Concert thirty years on - and come on - who doesn't love to sing Sweet Caroline after a couple of drinks LOL.
Hugs E
- April 23, 2008 at 11:36 PM
- Vicki said...
Ok, I'll give you that one - Sweet Caroline is a favourite!
Also, just tagged you on my blog! Hugs.
- April 24, 2008 at 3:40 AM
- Jen said...
A shame you weren't able to see American Idol this week - they featured Neil Diamond songs and he even sang on the show tonight :) Thanks for the heads-up on the paper doll templates...I still think they are cute and I think my 4 yr old will have fun helping me make some of himself. ;)
- May 1, 2008 at 11:50 AM


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If you could zoom through space in the speed of light, what place would you go to right now?
Today, choose a place to which you'd like to be transported if you could — and tell us the backstory. How does this specific location affect you? Is it somewhere you've been, luring you with the power of nostalgia, or a place you're aching to explore for the first time?
The buildings are a gleaming white. Built on the bones of the old city, they rise into the sky like shimmering swords with transparent windows that reflect the summer sun during the day, and expose the citizens within at night. At ground level you can see the brick walls in the old style. Strictly facades now, the interior of the buildings gutted long ago to accommodate the modern smart buildings. Entire city blocks that contain within them, space for work and play. Each building containing assigned living quarters, shops, education ports, and industries, each building with a focus on one aspect of modern life. The Food Building where the grow labs manufacture food for the entire city, the Automotive Building where personal and shipping transports are made. The Garment Building, the Print building, and on and on. The Life Building where central population control resides. All employees live in assigned units within their assigned buildings based on aptitudes designated in childhood.
People are free to travel between buildings and they do, availing themselves of the different services contained within. The streets wind through the tall spires like rivers of light, embedded with auto sensors that move personal transports to their destinations, efficiently moving people from one place to another. Pedestrian traffic moves smoothly, separated from traffic in their own grass lined lanes. Pedestrian lanes are connected by parkettes that are home to benches, playgrounds and public works of art, as well as the communication towers that everyone relies so much on. Communication towers with their vid screens that show the daily news and schedule for each working group. The towers also house port hubs where individuals can connect to their personal com lines on the go.


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'Micro lot' housing developers entice buyers to tiny house blocks in Perth suburb of Ellenbrook
Could you live on a block that's smaller than three shipping containers put together? Or a block just slightly bigger than an AFL goal square?
That is the question facing Perth home buyers, with the launch of the first "micro lot" housing project in Western Australia.
Built in Ellenbrook in Perth's north-east — a traditional first-home-buyer suburb where land is relatively cheap — the lots are just 80 square metres in size.
To get a sense of how small that is, a traditional quarter-acre block — which converts to 1012 square metres — would fit 12 micro lots inside, with room to spare.
Buyers will choose from two housing plans — a two-bedroom, two-bathroom layout, or a two-by-one — with the house-and-land package priced from $299,000.
The pilot project is a joint venture between the WA Government, developer LWP Property Group and home builder Now Living.
WA Housing Minister Peter Tinley said Ellenbrook, which is about 26 kilometres north of the Perth CBD, was specifically chosen for the trial due to its international recognition as a master planning community.
Curtin University Associate Professor Steven Rowley said the 11 lots will likely be pitched at first-home buyers and downsizers.
"You can basically deliver a two-storey terrace or townhouse on a micro lot much cheaper than you can do an apartment, which means the selling price is cheaper and therefore it's potentially more affordable," Dr Rowley said.
"It gives some people a little bit more comfort, I think, in their buying a bit of land with their house."
Lot size shrinks as price rises
Over the past five years, the average size of new lots in Perth has shrunk by 10 per cent, according to figures from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA).
In 2017, the average lot size was 382 square metres — less than half the size of a traditional quarter-acre block, but almost five times larger than the new micro lots.
At the same time, the price of land per square metre has risen.
|Average lot size (m²)
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Source: UDIA quarterly Urban Development Index
But while the trend is towards smaller lots, Dr Rowley says micro lots are not "just going to start popping up anywhere" in Perth's established, inner-city suburbs.
"What we don't want is … individual lots being subdivided and no improvement to local infrastructure or amenity," Dr Rowley said.
"If you're splitting a 700 square metre block into seven different units, that could cause some significant problems in terms of parking."
"You could get some really good development outcomes if you took your neighbourhood shopping centre and started integrating retail with some residential."
The challenge for Ellenbrook is the lack of a train line — something the State Government is looking to address under its Metronet public transport expansion plan.
"It's not for everyone — and it's not the only answer," Mr Tinley admitted.
"It's part of the answer about getting affordable housing across the city around these transport orientated developments.
"I think you will see this sort of development all over the city in due course."
Bank lending concerns a 'very big issue'
CLSA banking analyst Brian Johnson said in order to be successful, micro lot developments will need to be built close to infrastructure.
"You've either got to have great public transport or you've got to be very close to where the jobs are, otherwise it just doesn't work," Mr Johnson said.
The Sydney-based analyst said another critical factor would be the willingness of banks to fund housing on such a small scale.
"The banks will lend on the security value, but that's based on the assumption that someone else will buy it, and these would be very, very small blocks with very, very small properties on them … in a reasonably remote spot, so that really is the very big issue," Mr Johnson said.
"In [other] cities, you're seeing the banks clamp down on very small units that were targeted to the student market, because there was concern about the resale value of those, so you'd have to think similar concerns would flow through on these [micro lots]."
The downturn in Perth's property market may also provide a headwind to micro lot development, at least in the short term.
"What really holds up a place like Sydney is basically international migration. When you come to Melbourne and Brisbane, you can see they're basically getting positive interstate migration plus international immigration," Mr Johnson said.
"But in Perth, the only thing that holds it up is that still-elevated level of natural population growth, but the other two dynamics [interstate and overseas migration] are quite negative."
Guidelines for councils
Last month, the WA Planning Commission (WAPC) released a draft position statement on housing lots under 100 square metres.
WAPC guidelines
Single houses on <100sqm lots
- 1 on-site car bay
- 1 on-street visitor parking space per 2 houses
- Outdoor living area:
- 1 x 2.4sqm street-facing balcony; 16sqm outdoor living (total, inc. balcony)
- For 1-bed houses, 10sqm outdoor living
The statement, which will provide guidance for local councils and developers, includes minimum standards for outdoor living space and car bays.
Dr Rowley said the WAPC guidelines and the Ellenbrook pilot project would provide impetus for further development.
"We are in a state really that does require some evidence that a product will work before the private sector take it on," Dr Rowley said.
"What this new demonstration project shows is it can be done."
Topics: housing, housing-industry, urban-development-and-planning, ellenbrook-6069, wa
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Stepping into All Grain Brewing Class
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Our stepping into all grain class will cover all the basics of brewing an all grain batch of beer.
During this class we will talk about all the basics of stepping into All Grain using a three container system. We will talk about mashing, sparging and dealing with larger boils. We will also talk about water quality and a little on building all grain kits. We will talk about different types of mashing to include decoction, cereal, and step mashing. We will also give clear definitions. Please note this is a lecture class and we will not do any brewing during the class.
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