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What can you get on board of La Grace?
Tourist cruises
Mostly one week relaxed cruises for almost anybody. Take the whole family with you and spend extraordinary holiday full of fun and swimming in romantic bays or sightseeing in smaller or bigger ports. The holiday at the sea does not mean you have to stay on one place!
Sports cruises combined with marine crafts workshops
Do you want to experience what it is like to sail in real? Do you want to get back in the history for two hundred years, control the sails and steer the wheel? All you need is the will to do that. We will teach you the rest.
You can find all the cruises in the Cruise schedule where you can also book them.
Team-building events
La Grace cruise can be a unique opportunity for a genuine team-building events. The team will literally have to pull one rope. Where else could you better see the team-work, co-operation, and efficient leadership?
Company and product presentation
Big sailing ships are of a great attraction in any port in which they anchor. Especially if they look like a ship from a historical film, including cannons and period costumes. The maritime festivals held in some ports attain hundred thousands spectators every year.
Filming and photograph taking
The ship is, in its character and realization, well suited for shooting historical films or publicity making. It is also suitable for documentaries about nature and travelling.
Celebrations and meeting
La Grace is on anchorage in a port. On the board (45 persons) or in the dining room (15 persons) with the catering ensured. There is an option of a cruise in a close bay. After the event there is a possibility of sleeping aboard.
Schooling and trips
It is possible to use La Grace as a mobile schooling centre. Thanks to the variability of the upper lower deck we can get a room that can hold twenty persons for a schooling. The ship is thus suitable for a range of company meetings and presentations. The company meetings can take place either on the ship on anchorage in the port or in absolute discretion on the open sea, away from all disturbing influences, including GSM signal.
Treasure hunt
La Grace imitates the illusion of 18th century life. All people on the board wear period costumes, everybody plays their roles. The life is organized according to maritime rules (watches, rituals, maritime training, training with cannons and swords, etc.) The aim of the trip is to find the pirates' treasure. All this is a jolly good fun both for children and adults.


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Hooters tries surviving middle age with makeover | News
ATLANTA (USA TODAY) -- As if middle age isn't tough enough for regular
folks, for Hooters, where every wrinkle counts and every blemish is
magnified - it's agonizing.
The chain renowned for its
perky, shapely waitresses attired in skimpy orange shorts and
slightly-too-tight and extra-low-cut white T-shirts, turns 30 this year.
The good news: Only a tiny fraction of restaurants ever make
it to 30. The bad news: Hooters is showing every one of its 30 years
in an industry where three decades isn't just old - it's ancient.
by gobs of new competitors and a multiyear same-store-sales decline
that only recently began to improve, the chain that inarguably invented
the $2 billion "breastaurant" category is desperate to re-create itself
as something other than a fading relic of the 1980s. Which may explain
why Hooters is about to do the unthinkable: It's going to mess around
with its iconic uniforms - and let its social media-adoring public have a
say in the new duds.
It's also going to redesign its 420
restaurants in 28 countries to look brighter, It's even turning its menu
upside down. No more frozen chicken wings and burgers: all fresh.
And, for the first time in Hooters history, it's even started to serve
entrée salads.
USA TODAY was exclusively invited inside by
Hooters to take an early look at the planned changes and to visit its
recently renovated store in downtown Atlanta which looks very
un-Hooters-like with its wide-open outdoor dining area and its
wall-to-wall windows.
"Our goal isn't just to survive
middle age, it's to prosper," says Terry Marks, the former Coca-Cola
Enterprises senior executive and former CEO of The Pantry convenience
store chain, who was recruited by a headhunter about a year ago to fix
Hooters. "That requires doing the basics right." That means better
food and cleaner, jazzier-looking stores.
None of this will be
easy - or cheap. And there are doubters. "Hooters has been dead in the
water for a long time," says restaurant researcher Malcolm Knapp. "It
went basically un-managed for years."
Perhaps there's some irony
in the fact that in 1983, the very year that Sally Ride became the first
American woman in space, Hooters was incorporated by six businessmen
from Clearwater, Fla. It was sold about a year later to businessman
Robert Brooks, who was CEO until he died in 2006. His son, Coby, took
over as CEO of the privately held company and a long struggle for
control began.
About two years ago, Hooters of America was bought by a
consortium of private investors - with H.I.G. Capital having controlling
interest. Then, about 18 months ago, it hired Marks to bring Hooters
back to life. He's had at least modest success. In 2012, for the first
time in six years, its annual same-store sales finally rose - albeit a
paltry 1%.
Even then, industry analysts are concerned.
"Hooters is bringing the growth rate down for the whole category," says
Darren Tristano, executive vice president at the research firm
Technomic. The breastaurant category is growing at a double-digit rate,
while Hooters' sales have mostly fallen for five of the past six years.
During that time, it closed about 50 restaurants while competitors,
such as Twin Peaks and Tilted Kilt, were opening stores at a furious
But some experts says it's too early to count out Hooters.
"They're still the granddaddy of the category," says Ron Ruggless, Southwest bureau chief at the trade publication Nation's Restaurant News. "They can't be discounted."
Hooters is going to fix it all, insists Marks. Here's how:
uniforms are about to enter the 21st century. The only two things
certain to stay the same: The shorts will remain neon orange, and the
T-shirts will stay white. But everything else is in play, from the cut of the shorts to the shapes of the shirts to the design of the iconic owl, Hootie.
element on the uniform is on the table," except for the colors, says
Ericka Whitaker, global brand manager for the Hooters girls, who
oversees the look of all 20,000 Hooters girls. Among the changes being
considered: adding belts; killing the panty hose and familiar baggy,
white socks, and even making the shorts look more skirt-like.
Ultimately, there will be a social media element to the uniform update
where Hooters fans and foes - there are plenty of both - may be able to
cast their votes on the redesign.
"It's the most distinctive
uniform in the restaurant industry," says the the 52-year-old Marks.
"We want the consumer to be engaged in the process."
But 23-year-old "Sam" Arena, a Hooters waitress in Atlanta, hopes it doesn't change too much.
says just putting on the iconic outfit not only changes her appearance,
but her attitude. "People tell me I walk a little different when I have
it on."
One customer doesn't want Hooters to change a thing - not
the food, décor or the uniform. "I enjoy the uniform as it is," says
Antwan Matthews, a 37-year-old federal employee from Atlanta.
earlier this year, some Hooters restaurants were still selling frozen
chicken wings and frozen burgers patties. And the only salad you could
get was a tiny side salad.
Then, last June, the chain started
getting serious about fixing the food. It brought in Gregg Brickman as
its new executive chef and director of product development. Brickman
has some serious fine-dining background, formerly a regional executive
chef with Wolfgang Puck catering and a former sous chef at one of Puck's
premier restaurants, Spago.
"When I first got here," he says,
shaking his head while taking a reporter into the kitchen of the Atlanta
location, the most commonly-used kitchen tool "was a scissors - to open
a bag."
Besides the five new entrée salads he's already added, he
also hopes to soon add sautéed mushrooms; seasonal fresh Maine lobster
rolls and new late-night and value lunch menus.
Among Hooters' most critical goals: remodel every restaurant.
will include new Millennial-targeted technologies with far superior AV
systems for sports enthusiasts, says Marks. Many stores will offer more
windows and outdoor dining. Most will re-do the bar area as islands.
And seat backs and cushions will be added onto bar stools.
The first ground-up new Hooters, with the complete new look, is scheduled to open in mid-June in New Orleans.
pop culture guru says Hooters' biggest problem isn't the food, store
design or uniforms. It's the name. "For many people, the name Hooters is
tantamount to a stop sign," says Robert Thompson, professor of pop
culture at Syracuse University. So, he says, the names needs an update
most of all.
Except of course, says Marks, the odds of that happening are "less than zero."
mind that the name was snatched from a late-night skit more than three
decades ago by comic Steve Martin. During the skit, in which Martin
invents new names for things, he suggests that a better name for breasts
would be "hooters." Little did he suspect, someone would turn around
and open a racy restaurant chain by that name.
When Marks first
tells people that he works for Hooters, he says, "the instant reaction
is a smile - a guilty smile," he says. "You would pay anything for that
as a brand marketer."
What's next for Hooters?
another airline, that's for sure, says Marks, who notes the
ill-conceived venture of Hooters Air cost the company about $40 million.
That was a mighty expensive distraction, he says. Only after the
chain is back on its feet, he says, would he look into new licensing
deals. Among them: a "Hooters Girls" reality TV show. "We get approached
on that all the time," he says.
In the end, Hooters must get back
to doing the what it does best, "wings, beer and friends," says
marketing chief Dave Henninger. "Our strategy may have wavered over
Hooters is trying to get back into fighting shape. And just
maybe that will help it make more female customers, like Tayler
Williams, feel welcome.
She's a 25-year-old psychology student
from Birmingham, Ala., who insists, she's not embarrassed at all to be
seen eating at Hooters. And she doesn't just come for the wings. "I
come to Hooters," she smirks, while closely surveying the surroundings,
"because men come to Hooters."

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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 24 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
The Bigr Picture is a not-for-profit initiative using images of the world around us as our inspiration to learn, change and act to improve social and environmental issues - now. We need a html email designed that will be seen on Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, Yahoo Mail, Google Gmail and Hotmail.
While the majority of the email will be headings and text content input by us, we want the email to be reflective of the project and the imagery used.
The email will need to prominently display our existing logo.
The Bigr Picture
While the majority of the email will be headings and text content input by us, we want the email to be reflective of the project and the imagery used.
The email will need to prominently display our existing logo.
More about the project -
The Bigr Picture is a space where people can be creative, be inspired and make a difference.
The Bigr Picture is a not-for-profit web based project which harnesses the power of social networking to:
- promote awareness of Earth Facts – facts about the world we live in – and the work being undertaken by organisations to address these social and environmental issues;
- where photographers, illustrators and other creatives can, through their imagery, share their view of the world;
- where individuals can post Earth Facts and participate and be heard in discussion forums;
- the combination of facts and images and the ability to share opinions provides viewers with inspiration to learn, change and act to improve social and environmental issues;
- promote the work being undertaken by not for profit organisations ("NGOs") in addressing these social and environmental issues; and
- facilitate our audience's connection to NGOs and participation in programs addressing issues they most care about to enact positive change.
The project presents viewers, via the internet, with Earth Facts and related photographs that encourage the viewer to think about a given topic and potentially motivate them to discuss, explore and learn more about the topic and/or get involved in addressing the issue. The associated photograph is related to the fact and is a powerful means of simply and succinctly helping to communicate the message ... a picture tells a thousand words after all.
While we are in the process of significantly upgrading our website, the beta version (which is not being used and will be scrapped by the new one) will give you an idea about the project at: http://www.thebigrpicture.org/beta
- our existing logo to be used;
- our existing tag line: Do you see the Bigr Picture?
- possibly a seconday tag line: change the world one image at a time;
- possible some images/photos and earth facts;
- want it to have a clean and uncluttered feel to it.
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Last year, the Venice Film Festival instituted something called Biennale College, in which the festival chooses three projects, from entries all over the world, and finances and guides them to completion. And then — this is as big as anything else — the films are debuted at the next Venice Film Festival, in front of the entire international press.
The films have to be made for 150 thousand euros — no outside financing allowed. And they have to be made quickly, in order to make it in time for the festival. This means that, with a lot of talent and luck, a filmmaker can go from a standing start to fame and success in the course of year — rather like what often happens at Sundance in the United States.
But there's a difference between choosing films in the crib and choosing from completed films. Just because something looks good on paper doesn't mean it will translate into a good film. There's many a slip between the script and the preview. However, this year's festival, which saw the first of the Biennale College entries, saw the birth of one solidly good and commercially viable product, Yuri Esposito, which I hope will be released in the United States.
Actually, I also hope that it will be released in Italy, as well, because the situation with Italian cinema is so screwed up that, at least when I was there last month, there was actually a chance that this very good and appealing movie might not even find Italian distibution, and that would be a disgrazia.
For that reason, I'm hoping, sight unseen, that of the following list of twelve finalists, one of the Italian films will be chosen, though of course they won't and shouldn't be chosen if they're not worthy. But in a tie? A tie should go to the Italians, because they need it.
Anyway, this is the list of the Biennale finalists. Which of the three would you choose?
Blood Cells – Joseph Bull (director, the UK), Luke Seomore (director, the UK), Samm Haillay (producer, the UK): a decade after a catastrophe destroyed his family and their farm, an eruption from the past compels an exiled young man to embark upon an odyssey through the broken and beautiful margins of contemporary Britain.
- H. – Rania Attieh (director, Lebanon), Daniel Garcia (director, USA), Shruti Rya Ganguly (producer, India): a tale of two women, both named Helen, whose lives and relationships begin to unravel in the wake of a meteor explosion over their town of Troy, NY. It is a modern and lyrical re-imagining of a classic Greek tragedy.
- Imaculat – Kenneth Mercken (director, Belgium), Marcian Lazar (producer, Romania): when a 19-year-old girl from a good family is committed to rehab, she becomes a prey to the male junkies. She learns that in order to regain control over herself and her own body, she must first destroy her old self.
- La Barracuda – Jason Cortlund (director, USA), Julia Halperin (director, USA), David Hartstein (producer, USA): when an odd young woman named Sinaloa shows up on Merle's front porch claiming to be her half-sister, an exciting surprise leads to violence.
- La Mujer De Los Perros – Laura Citarella (director, Argentina), Verónica Llinás (director, Argentina), Mariano Llinás (producer, Argentina): a woman shares her life with ten dogs in a shack in the outskirts of a big city. The realistic story of a strange queen.
- Nancy – Christina Choe (director, USA), Gerry Kim (producer, USA): Nancy, a 40-year-old serial impostor, lives at home with her abusive, elderly mother. Desperate for love and connection, she creates a fake blog and catfishes a lover, until her hoaxes result in epic and tragic consequences
- River of exploding durians – Edmund Yeo (director, Malaysia), Ming Jin Woo (producer, Malaysia): a peaceful coastal town in Malaysia is turned upside down by the construction of a potentially radioactive plant. A young boy at the cusp of adulthood and an idealistic history teacher find themselves fighting for the soul of their hometown.
- Short Skin – Duccio Chiarini (director, Italy), Babak Jalali (producer, Iran / the UK): one has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.
- The Debt – Ritesh Batra (director, India), Seher Latif (producer, India): a cop tries to prove his worth when he takes on the most important case of his life and learns how to be a parent.
- The Strike – Adam Breier (director, Hungary), Akos Schneider (producer, Hungary): one day a middle-aged family man asks himself what if his life would be different and decides to exchange the known for the unknown. An absurdly minimalist tragicomedy.
- Unless – Matteo Servente (director, Italy), Ryan Watt (producer, USA): an imaginative 11-year-old boy barrels into a rural town on a stolen Trans-Am, upending the careful routines of an elderly police dispatcher and a secretive barber.
Winter – Aamir Bashir (director, India), Alan McAlex (producer, India): Nargis was abandoned by her husband for the cause of Kashmir's freedom. She waits and hopes for her love to return. But when he does return, scarred by violence, Nargis is forced to choose between love and freedom.


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Candle Lyrics
a leaf catches wind, while i wake from sleep once again. I was dreaming of pulling my teeth right out of my head. Do you think theres some meaning to that, like maybe im growing too old way too fast. All my bridges are burning to ash behind my back. while ive been burning my candle at both ends. dont go burning your candle at both ends. Ive been smoking and thinking all day, of how we might waste this whole winter away. Dreaming up songs of true love gone astray, and longing for spring. we are hungry but never afraid. we get by on crumbs and the strum of the string. Because we know nothing gold ever stays. we gave everything. I keep burning my candle at both ends. wont stop burnig that candle at both ends. The storm it is coming my way. I must be moving on. I keep running but still cant escape. The earth she curves and i go along through the grime of each day, it licks my skin grey. Cant help but feel like im digging my own grave. I hope you enjoyed the parade. The piss stench of my rolling home. The bond that we built here today grows stronger with each burning sun. Like the ash that we breathe, the love that we leave. The blood and the sweat are for free we wont charge you a thing. we'll keep burning our candle at both ends, you keep burning your candle at both ends. when you tell me ive been bad i will turn my head and laugh. cause ive been drinking gin and ive been cursing you. If you lead a life of sin then the fire is what you get. im only trying to live so i deserve it.


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I've come to the conclusion that the majority of dual use cheek and lip stains are actually quite rubbish.
They're either too sheer, or look horrible on the lips, or a weird texture…dunno, finding a good one is hard.
I got this theBalm Stainiac ages ago, but didn't bother looking at it until recently when I was trying to figure out what stains I already had:
I like theBalm – it reminds me of Benefit a lot, perhaps a little less gimmicky.
They say:
The perfect pop of color for your cheeks and lips, Stainiac hint of tint is perfect for all skin tones. Simply dab a touch onto your cheeks for a sheer wash of color or layer for added intensity. And the best part? Stainiac is formulated to give you more time before the stain sets, so it won't streak.
The Stainiac comes in three colours, Beauty Queen (Berry Pink), Homecoming Queen (Soft Peach) and Prom Queen (Light Rosy Pink).
It comes with a sponge applicator (not too hygienic) and is more of a light get texture. I prefer this over the overly liquid texture of Benetint.
The colour payoff is also better than Benetint:
I didn't think much of the colour at first – why are stains always in reds and berries? But actually, it turned out to be a really nice, flattering, easy to wear red-pink.
The applicator is quite easy to use, although beware of dotting on your face and getting a cup of tea – you will be walking around with dots on your face for the rest of the day…
On the cheek – I was impressed with the pigmentation, not too heavy, not too sheer. 2 layers to get this effect:
This is on the lips:
Like most stains I have tried, its very sheer, but I still think its not too bad. I find that stains that dry too much make my lips look extra crinkly, but this didn't feel drying to wear at all.
One of my favourite cheek and lip tints so far – the right amount of pigmentation, hydration and a good texture. I do want them to bring out more shades though, like more obvious pinks, a bronze etc.


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A celebration of gold, life for Navy. Lt Brad Snyder
LONDON – What a difference a year made for Navy Lt. Brad Snyder.
On Sept. 7, 2011, Snyder lost his sight when he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) while serving in Afghanistan. Tonight, he stepped on to the top of the podium at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
"It's not a poor anniversary," said Snyder, who won the men's 400m freestyle (S11). "I'm really looking forward to celebrating how far myself and my family have been able to come over the past year."
With one event remaining on his program, he has two gold medals and a silver.
"I'll have a lot of friends and family in the stands tonight," he said. "It's a special night for all of us and we are going to look at this evening as a celebration. A celebration of conquest, if you like. Regardless of the outcome, we are all happy to be together, being in London and enjoying the experience."
His time, 4:32.41, was nearly six seconds faster than the 4:38.24 time of defending champion Enhamed Enhamed of Spain. China's Bozun Yang, who won silver at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, finished in 4:41.73, a time good enough for bronze.
"I am not exceptional," Snyder said. "I have just been provided with an exceptional family and an exceptional support network and I've been able to make the most of some great opportunities that have come my way. It's just a situation of exceptional circumstances and I feel very, very fortunate to be here today as opposed to where I was last year at about this time."
His medal was one of six Team USA claimed in the pool Friday.
Americans Rebecca Anne Meyers and Kelley Becherer went 2-3 in the women's 200m individual medley (SM13). On the third leg of the race, defending world champion Becherer was overtaken by eventual champion Valerie Grand-Maison of Canada and Meyers.
With American Roy Perkins back in the pool in the men's 50m butterfly (S5), favorite Daniel Dias of Brazil knew it would probably take a world record to win his fifth title at the Games. And the Brazillian did exactly that, setting a world record 34.15 seconds. Perkins settled for silver.
Tucker Dupree claimed the bronze medal in the men's 50m freestyle (S12), coming in behind Ukrainian Maksym Versksa and Russian Aleksandr Nevolin-Svetov. It was a familiar podium as the trio occupied the podium in the exact same order not only in the 100m freestyle (S12) in London but also in the 50 at the 2010 world meet.
The team of Susan Beth Scott, Anna Johannes, Jessica Long and Mallory Weggemann also claimed a bronze medal in the women's 4x100m medley relay (34 points).


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uConnect, the sales arm of Belgian powerhouse uMedia, has struck a multi-film partnership with French sales outfit Celluloid Dreams ahead of the European Film Market.
Under the terms of the deal, uConnect will assume joint responsibility with Celluloid Dreams for the sales of Celluloid's current slate. The two companies will operate in the same airspace at Berlin.
The deal involves a number of hot Berlinale titles, among them Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha [pictured], screening in the Panorama section; Catriona McKenzie's Satellite Boy screening in Generation, which was nominated for the Discovery Award and the FIPRESCI International Critics' Award at Toronto; Takeshi Kitano's gangster pic Outrage Beyond, Daniel Algrant's Greetings From Tim Buckley, Craig Zahler's Bone Tomahawk, Heitor Dahlia's Bald Mountain and Daniele Luchetti's comedy Mythological Story Of My Family.
Along with Giuseppe Tornatore's English-language feature The Best Offer starring Geoffrey Rush, Sylvia Hoeks, Jim Sturgess and Donald Sutherland, which is screening as a Special Gala at Berlin, uConnect is also handling competition film Closed Curtain from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, and director/writer David Roach's Red Obsession, which screens in the Culinary section.
"It has been our intention from the start to represent a wide range of films and entering into this multi film partnership with Celluloid Dreams will position us across all genres," said uConnect's Peter Rogers. "Hengameh has unparalleled relationships with so many talented filmmakers."
Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams added: "This unique deal enables us to widen our net and join forces with Peter and his team who understand our taste and approach to film sales across this wonderfully exciting slate."
Celluloid Dreams, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is known as the Directors Label.


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Same problem as Changping; the victors had larger numbers, and it wasn't even a classical formation battle. If you want to talk about the bloodiest formation battles, I'd nominate Fei River, where Jin destroyed a vastly superior Former Qin army.
I wouldn't say that the former Qin army was superior. Though they numbered about 300,000, they were nothing more than territorial levies with barely any training and a complete lack of coordination. They faced a disciplined Jin army that numbered 80,000. Using bribes and trickery, the former Qin army lost cohesion and became demoralized, wholly disintegrating. The headlong retreat by the former Qin army was a massacre.
Battle of Boju (506 BC):
Commanding the Wu army of 30,000, Sunzi annihilated a Chu army of 200,000 commanded by Nan Wa. Using the Wu Prince Fugai, masquerading as King Helu of Wu, Sunzi lured the Chu army into an ambush. The defeat destroyed the Chu army and forced the King Zhao of Chu to seek refuge in the state of Sui. If it were not for the partying by the Wu army and the intervention by Qin (resulting from Shen Wuxu begging and crying for seven days and seven nights), Chu is likely to have been annihilated.
Battle of Weishui (204 BC):
At the head of 50,000 troops, Han Xin dealt the 200,000 Chu army commanded by Long Ju, a devastating defeat. While the Chu army crossed the river, Han Xin undammed it, resulting in the vast majority of the Chu army drowning. Long Ju and the remainder were cut off by the river and annihilated.
Battle of Vercellae (101 BC):
6 full legions and auxiliaries commanded by Gaius Marius annihilated a Germanic Cimbri army numbering 210,000 using the superior Roman cavalry commanded by Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Granted, the numbers involved also include women and children since the Cimbri were undergoing a mass-migration.
Battle of Alesia (52 BC):
The army that Julius Caesar commanded numbered about 50,000, composing of twelve understrength legions with some auxiliaries forces. His Gallic opponent consisted of two forces - besiegers and the besieged. The besieged within Alesia was led by Vercingetorix and numbered 80,000. The besiegers composed of an estimated 120,000-250,000 troops. Total numbers about 330,000 Gallic troops against Caesar's 50,000 legionaries and auxiliaries.


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Photograph, Lawrence, Kansas Territory, 1855
Author: Rice, J. E.
Date: 1855
Photograph of a sketch showing part of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, 1855 by J. E. Rice. The sketch was photographed by H. T. Martin, 237 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: FK2.D4 L. .1855 *1
Item Number: 100081 Number of images: 1
Keywords: Cabinet photographs; Cities and towns; Douglas County, Kansas Territory; Lawrence buildings; Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Martin, H. T.; Photographs and Illustrations; Sketches
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Patagonia is a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA). The FLA is a multi-stakeholder initiative including companies, colleges, universities, and non-governmental organizations working together to improve workers' lives. The FLA complements the efforts of the International Labor Organization (ILO), national governments and labor relations systems by ensuring that participating companies, licensees, and suppliers observe a workplace code of conduct throughout their supply chains.
The FLA acts as a third-party monitoring organization and publicly discloses the findings of audits in its members' factories. The FLA contracts with accredited monitors to conduct independent monitoring of the companies' contract facilities, requires companies to remediate problems identified in their facilities, and independently verifies and accounts for company internal compliance programs.
The Fair Labor Association Board of Directors comprises 19 people – six representatives of brands (including small and large brands), six university representatives, six NGO representatives, and an independent chairperson. Unpacking the best model for ethical sourcing is incredibly complex. Verifying good factories, communicating expectations, and creating sustainable solutions to improve workers' lives requires collaboration from every stakeholder involved. The FLA provides such space.
What it means to be a member of the FLA
In 2001 Patagonia became a Participating Company in the FLA. As a participating company, we agreed to adhere to the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct and ten company obligations. (See below: Obligations of Companies) This includes carrying out a rigorous internal monitoring program, as well as submitting to unannounced, Independent External Monitoring Audits of up to 5 percent of our factories each year. Membership in the FLA provides us with access to its extensive expertise in monitoring, training and research. The FLA posts the results of its random audits on its website for everyone to see as part of its commitment to transparency. Members of the FLA are measured on their performance of each of the company obligations. Should the company fulfill each of the requirements, their program may be accredited for three years, after which their program is assessed again for re-accreditation. Patagonia became a fully accredited member of the FLA in October, 2008. As an Accredited Member we are subject, as are our suppliers, to unscheduled audits. Our accreditation comes up for renewal in October. Check out a recent blog we published regarding the FLA auditing Patagonia!
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Adopt and communicate a code
- formally adopt a Code that meets or exceeds FLA standards
- inform all suppliers in writing
- post the code in a prominent place in supplier facilities in the local languages of workers and managers
- ensure that workers are informed orally and educated at regular intervals (to take account of labor turnover)
- obtain written agreement of suppliers to submit to periodic inspections/audits, including by accredited external monitors, to remediate instances of noncompliances with FLA Workplace Codes of Conduct that arise, and to inform employees about those standards
Train internal compliance staff
- identify the staff or service provider responsible for implementing their compliance program
- ensure that they had training in all the areas under their responsibility, including, as appropriate, international and national labor standards, local languages, occupational and production risk factors, and techniques for monitoring, interviewing and remediating
- update that training at regular intervals
Provide employees with confidential reporting channels
- encourage the establishment of grievance procedures at supplier facilities
- provide channels for Company employees and workers at those facilities to contact the Company directly and confidentially if warranted
- ensure the channel is secure, so workers are not punished or prejudiced for using it
Conduct internal monitoring
- internally monitor an appropriate sampling of suppliers to assess compliance, which includes worker interviews, records review, occupational safety and health review, practices of suppliers in relation to the FLA Workplace Standards
- collect, verify, and quantify compliance with workplace standards
- analyze the monitoring results and implemented remediation plans to address non-compliance issues
- track the progress of remediation
Submit to Independent External Monitoring
- provide the FLA with an accurate, up-to-date factory list, factory profile, access letters etc.
- ensure that the suppliers selected for IEMs cooperate with the FLA monitors
- cooperate with FLA requests for information, clarification and follow-up in the IEM process
Collect and manage compliance information
- maintain a data-base
- generate up-to-date lists of its suppliers when required
- analyze compliance findings
- report to the FLA on those activities
Remediate in a timely manner
- upon receiving the internal and independent external monitoring reports, contact the supplier concerned (within a reasonable time frame) to agree to a remediation plan that addresses all compliance issues identified by the monitor
- implement a remediation plan regarding the non-compliances and the actions taken to prevent the recurrence of such non-compliances
- within sixty (60) days, supply the FLA with the remediation plan citing all progress made and a timeline for outstanding items
- confirm the completion of remediation
- condition future business with contractors and suppliers upon compliance standards
Take all steps necessary to prevent persistent forms of noncompliance
- analyze compliance information to identify persistent and/or serious forms of non-compliance
- establish and implement programs designed to prevent the major forms of such non-compliance
- take steps to prevent recurrence in other Applicable Facilities where such non-compliance may occur
Consult with civil society
- maintain links to organizations of civil society involved in labor rights and utilize, where companies deem necessary, such local institutions to facilitate communication with Company employees and employees of contractors and suppliers in the reporting of noncompliance with the workplace standards
- consult knowledgeable local sources as part of its monitoring activities
- consult periodically with the legally constituted unions representing employees at the worksite regarding the monitoring process and utilize the input of such unions where appropriate
- assure the implementation of monitoring is consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements
Pay dues and meets its other procedural requirements
- pay annual dues
- pay IEM administrative and monitoring fees
- sign and honor required FLA contracts
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Ermira Mehmeti is the spokesperson of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), the biggest Albanian political party in Macedonia. As a young and well educated woman in this position, Ermira Mehmeti is also a symbol of change in traditional Albanian social structures.
Ermira has always taken a keen interest in politics and the world around her. After the 1999 war in Kosovo, she worked as an interpreter for the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and for the Humanitarian Office of the European Commission.
During the conflict in Macedonia and the peace negotiations in 2001, Ermira worked as a fixer for the Associated Press news agency, helping with contacts, research and translation. That was when she met Ali Ahmeti, the leader of the National Liberation Army (NLA), the Albanian rebels who challenged the Macedonian security forces. When Ahmeti founded the DUI and became the party's president, he asked her to work for him a translator – this, on account of her language skills and her contacts in the media. Over time, their cooperation intensified.
"In a way I became informally a volunteer during the first election campaign [in 2002]. In December 2002, Mr Ahmeti asked me whether I could take the [spokesperson's] job. For me, it was a surprise. First of all, I didn't expect that someone would actually offer me – first of all as a female – to become spokeswoman for what was still seen as a predominantly male organisation, which was transforming from a military structure into a political structure. So, in that sense I guess I also had a very symbolic role in the process.
"My introduction as a spokesperson was seen as a way to bridge the gap which had been created between Macedonians and Albanians and as a way to show that this military organization is not that bad actually, that it is not as hostile as it was seen."
Ermira finished her studies at the multi-ethnic and multi-lingual South East European University (SEEU) in Tetovo, one of the school's first graduates. The university opened in 2001, following one of the provisions of the Ohrid Agreement. Until 2000 there was no Albanian-language university in Macedonia. More than half of the students who enrolled at the SEEU were women, mostly Albanians, Ermira remembers.
"It was proving to be a great opportunity for women, for young Albanian girls, to study. It was presented as a curiosity in the beginning, but the South East European University had more than 50% female students, the same also applied to the State University of Tetovo [an Albanian-language university that operated illegally and was finally recognized in 2004]. It sent the message that Albanian women want education, but there were factors which deprived them of the right to get a proper education."
The position of women in Albanian society is gradually changing.
"You don't really get negative reactions now, with the new generation. I think young Albanian men are also part, or becoming part, of the global society and relieving themselves of what we used to call the prejudice, which existed in society for so long. For me personally, it was much more of a challenge having to work with some of the people I work with because most of them still belong to an older generation of Albanian men, who are still more traditional – I don't know if I could say conservative, but traditional – and in that sense that was more challenging for me than the fellows at university."
Ermira is proud of the progress her country has made since 2001. A prosperous and stable future is for her clearly linked with EU and NATO membership.
"Macedonia should really be studied as an example of how a country can recover from a conflict that threatened to turn into a civil war and – less than five years after the conflict – become a candidate country for EU membership. This would not have happened had it not been for the joint commitment of the two largest communities and the political elites, which became rational and realised that Macedonia doesn't have another alternative. Really, [it is] a small country which is surrounded by neighbours who all have their claims over one aspect of the country's identity, be it the church, be it the language, be it the name of the country. So when you are surrounded by such neighbours, you really wonder what your way out is, what kind of alliances you can form. At the end it turns out that the safest alliance would be the EU and certainly also NATO. I honestly want to see Macedonia in the EU."
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Christy Turlington attended the Modelinia Beautiful Friends Forever Bracelets event in NY yesterday to Benefit Save The Children.
We debate a lot about who's had what done and how etc etc etc and we disagree on a lot too but can we agree to agree all the time, every single day that this is all natural and perfect? Always? I will FIGHT you on it. Because she is unquestionably flawless. Which is a word that's tossed around all too often and is only actually applicable in very few cases. Christy happens to be one of them.
I love everything that's happening here. Her skin, her hair, her easy style, that it probably took 5 minutes to get ready, because she doesn't care that much and because she doesn't need much, if at all. And then of course my train of thought is this:
Christy is married to Edward Burns. Bono walked her down the aisle. Bono and U2 are opening TIFF tonight. Sadly I was not assigned to that carpet.
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Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan is a politician from the state of Sabah in Malaysia. He was born in the town of Kota Marudu and graduated from Harvard University ...
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STAR Sarawak & Sabah Chapter. United Borneo Front. Borneo Alliance & Agenda. Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan. Ni Kali Lah!


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Paul McCartney's hot banger is back in Forsaken
Destiny 2: Forsaken launched less than 24 hours ago and already the team at PCGamesN have found what is probably the best feature in the entire game.
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That Paul McCartney song from Destiny now has a video that you don't want to watch
You know how sometimes you get embarrassed and can't quite explain something about your favourite hobby? This is one of those times.
Paul McCartney's Destiny song is a bit of a stinker
There's a lot of things I really like about Destiny, but Paul McCartney's theme song isn't one of them.
Paul McCartney's Destiny theme song to be released as a single
Paul McCartney has decided to release the theme song he composed for Destiny as a single.
Paul McCartney composing music with Bungie
Paul McCartney is composing music with Bungie, the musical legend has confirmed via Twitter. "I'm really excited to be working on writing music with @bungie, the studio that made Halo," he tweeted. McCartney said back in January he was "working on music for a computer game." Looks like we'll be able to hear his compositions […]
Paul McCartney composing music for unannounced game
Paul McCartney is writing music for an unannounced video game, according to an interview with German music publication Zeit Online, stating it will be the first time "young people" hear his music in game – barring his work with the Beatles and Wings in the Rock Band franchise.
McCartney initially thought Harmonix demo looked like a "really bad band"
The Beatles: Rock Band may now be a top review-grabbing, sure-to-be-successful super-game, but Paul McCartney's initial thoughts on Harmonix's pitch weren't exactly complimentary. From this Guardian piece: There were "a couple of grown-ups standing looking very foolish with these little plastic guitars playing to a screen", he says. "And we're going, 'Yeah, all right… It […]
McCartney's Höfner bass guitar included in premium Beatles: Rock Band
A peripheral replica of Paul McCartney's Höfner bass guitar will be included in The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle. It's wireless and works with all versions of Rock Band. Don't worry right-handers. It's not lefty like the real deal. Game lands September 9. Thanks, Joystiq.
McCartney shows first Beatles: Rock Band footage at Coachella
The first, very shonky footage of Beatles: The Rock Band hit YouTube last night, courtesy of a live showing of video from the game at a Coachella Paul McCartney gig. This could be the game that finally tips us over the Rock Band edge. Why would you not want to play this? The press scrum […]
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Brandy Clark, 'Stripes' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]
Brandy Clark's 'Stripes' is country music's formal introduction to the woman behind many of the edgiest songs of the last two years. Those who like their country women to sound rooted in tradition and a little (OK, a lot) unpredictable will love this woman's anthem.
"There's no crime of passion worth a crime of fashion / The only thing savin' your life / Is that I don't look good in orange and I hate stripes," Clark sings to close the chorus. It's the sort of lyric that brings a standing ovation the first time an audience hears it. Her cold indifference is even more cruel than revenge. This man will have to live with not being worth it.
"I could fall in love with the prison guard / I could sell cigarettes in the prison yard / Don't think hard time would be that hard on me," this self-assured singer calls out in 4/4 time.
Some may object to the considered violence, but few can deny the strong songwriting. Clark is part of the team behind Miranda Lambert's 'Mama's Broken Heart' and Kacey Musgraves' 'Follow Your Arrow,' as well as 'Better Dig Two' by the Band Perry. There's violence and controversy on her resume already. She seems comfortable making others uncomfortable.
"Oh, and one shot / Ain't worth a bad mug shot," she sings during the bridge. The stack of female revenge songs is a mile deep, but Clark makes a compelling, original statement with her debut single. The easy, bass-driven swing that backs her adds to the nonchalance of her message, filling in gaps between the sharp details of her broken love story.
Key Lyrics: "There's no crime of passion worth a crime of fashion / The only thing savin' your life / Is that I don't look good in orange and I hate stripes"
Did You Know?: Clark and her 'Stripes' co-writers broke a law to get this song. The singer tells Spin she needed to find somewhere quiet to write, so she, Matt Jenkins and Shane McAnally went down the road to find a park. Instead, they hopped a locked fence and penned this track on someone's back porch. No one was home, but it was a very anxious songwriting session.
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Tuesday Twenty First July, 1857.
My dear Jerdan,
Andersen went to Paris, to go thence to Dresden and thence home, last Wednesday morning. I took him over to Maidstone, and booked him for Folkestone. He had been here, five weeks. He had spoken of you with much regard, and I understood or fancied, had seen you. But whenever he got to London, he got into wild entanglements of Cabs and Sherry, and never seemed to get out of them again until he came back here, and cout out paper into all sorts of patterns, and tathered the strangest little nosegays in the woods. His unintelligible vocabulary was marvelllous. In French or Italian, he was the Wild Boy - in English, the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. My eldest boy swears that the ear of man cannot recognize his German; and his translatress declares to Bentley that he can't speak DanisH!
One day he came home to Tavistock House, apparently suffering from corns that had ripened in two hours. It turned out that a Cab Driver had brought him from the City, by way of the new unfinshed thoroughfare through Clerkenwell. Satisfired that he Cabman was bent on robbery and murder, he had put his watch and money into his boots - together with a Bradshaw, a pocket book, a pair of scissors, a penknife, a book or two, a few letters of introduction, and some other miscellaneaous property.
These are the particulars I am in a condition to report. He received a good many letters - lost (I should say) a good many more - and was for the most part utterly conglomerated - with a general impression that everything was going to clear itself up, 'tomorrow'.
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Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Decorated with walnuts and dressed with balsamic vinaigrette, this salad is a combination of fresh goat cheese, greens and tomatoes that delights.
Altobeli's has been your Italian neighborhood restaurant since 1988. We are proud to serve you and your family throughout these years, and we look forward to continue serving you.
Explore our wide selection of dishes. Our dishes are always made from the freshest ingredients available, and following classic italian food recipes.
If you want to request a table, you can use our online form and we will make every effort to accommodate your request.
We look forward to seeing you!
Decorated with walnuts and dressed with balsamic vinaigrette, this salad is a combination of fresh goat cheese, greens and tomatoes that delights.
A rich combination of tasty cured Italian meats, cheeses and vegetables to awaken the appetite accompanied by a fruit forward white wine.
This appetizer is a favorite here at Altobeli's and it pairs exquisitely with a Pinot Grigio for a great opening to a night of music and great food.
Specially crafted for the gluten conscious, this dish has become one of Altobeli's favorites. Paired with a white wine makes a great dish.
A seafood delight of mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari and clams that will satisfy any seafood-oriented guest. Chianti is in order here.
Oven baked to the perfect tenderness. Altobeli's Pollo Cristo pairs well with a nice fruity California Sauvignon Blanc. A great entree to a great night.
Pairing excellent with a Cabernet or a Super Tuscan, this steak is sure to impress. Altobeli's Steak Diana is definitely a must try in your next visit.
Served with fresh sauteed spinach and accompanied with a brown sage demi glace sauce. This classic veal dish pairs well with a crisp Chardonnay.
Paired with a Shiraz or a Pinot Gris, this cheese-filled oven-baked ravioli dish, served with fresh sauteed spinach and a walnut sauce is a classic.


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So you found a car you're interested in, called up the dealership, scheduled a test drive and here you are. How do you make the most of it?
First of all, line up a few test drives back-to-back on the same day. That should help you really tell the differences between the cars. Another bonus is all those back-to-back appointments give you an out if a salesperson starts to pressure you. Just tell them you have to get to another dealer.
Now, on the drive itself, think carefully about a number of factors:
- How does the car ride? Make sure to drive over some manhole covers or patches of broken pavement to really get a sense of the suspension. Get up to highway speeds – legally – and listen carefully for wind and road noise.
- How does the car accelerate? Does the transmission upshift smoothly, and when you press on the gas, does it downshift to lower gears without too much delay?
- How does the car handle and brake? Take a few corners and observe the brake-pedal feel, steering feedback, body roll.
Aside from driving, make sure to check out the seating comfort and sit in every row of the car. Evaluate things like cabin quality, cargo space, visibility and how easily the seats fold down.
After a day of test-driving like this, you should really be able to see – and quantify – the differences between your choices. Car shopping isn't always easy, and but with a level head and good notes, you can cross off the cars you don't like, find the right one and end up confident about your decision.


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Denied Housing? Now You Can Find Out WhyBroward County Commissioners have moved forward with a proposal designed to further protect people from housing discrimination. Under the new rules, if an application for housing is denied by a homeowners', condo or cooperative association in Broward County, the applicant will now receive a written notice explaining the reason for the denial within 45 days of the filing. Applicants must also be notified if their application is not properly filled out within 15 days of the application date. For more information, contact the Human Rights Section at 954-357-7800 or email email@example.com…
The Human Rights Section investigates complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations for individuals in Broward County, that violate local and federal statutes. This section champions the rights of those who might otherwise be denied their civil liberties and seeks to promote tolerance and further cultural and social understanding.
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Discrimination because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, pregnancy and gender expression or identity are unlawful in employment, housing, and public accommodations. It is prohibited by the Broward County Human Rights Act (Broward County Code, Chapter 16½). The Act also prohibits reprisals that punish you because you have filed charges or spoken out against an unlawful discriminatory practice (retaliation).
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The promise of green jobs
Only in print: Part one of a series on green industry growth
BRIDGEPORT -- It broke Mike Cirillo's heart to tell his daughter that he wasn't going to get her a prom dress. His straight-A student deserved it, but he couldn't afford it.
The experienced union construction worker wants to work, but besides some small jobs, he hasn't been able to secure anything permanent for the past two years and is on the verge of losing his home.
But Cirillo -- and 499 other people in Bridgeport -- have been made a promise that has given them renewed hope. There are jobs out there for the taking, if they can go green.
Funded by a $4 million federal grant, Workplace Inc., Southwestern Connecticut's Regional Workforce Development Board, started enrolling students like Cirillo into its Green-Up Bridgeport program in February 2010. The program introduces students to emerging fields in green jobs -- fields already out there but which now have a green component, such as cleaning, building maintenance and landscaping.
The grant was part of a $150 million nationwide package from federal stimulus funds called "Pathways out of Poverty" that the Department of Labor distributed nationwide.
Green-Up pays for the courses the students need to get the proper certifications to qualify for those jobs, no matter the cost and assists students in finding a job.
Richard Williams, project director for Bridgeport's Green-Up, said the program has high expectations.
More InformationEditor's note This is the first in a series of stories following students in a jobs training program who are pinning their hopes on new careers -- and new lives-- on the fledgling green industry.
Within two years, at least 350 graduates of the program must have landed jobs and 275 of them must be employed for a minimum of 180 days. The Department of Labor does not stipulate any penalties if the program does not reach that goal.
Four hundred twenty-two students have gone through the Green-Up Bridgeport program so far. Forty-eight percent of the students have found a job, said Workplace, Inc. spokesman Denise Griffin. Of the first 12 people who signed up for the course, four of them are now employed, four are still in training, and four dropped out of the program. Some dropped out because they had to return to work as they could no longer afford to take time out to attend class.
Green-Up is targeted toward those most economically disadvantaged in Bridgeport. The students must come from the hardest hit neighborhoods in the city and they must either be an ex-offender, a high school dropout or unemployed. Most of the students in the training program are unemployed.
It all sounds promising, say advocates, but for the state to fulfill the promise to Cirillo and the other students, Connecticut will have to pass policy and legislation that supports these fledgling green industries.
This may not be easy.
Because of a lagging economy, job growth, even in the green fields, has been stagnant, said Bill Leahy, director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University. Most of the jobs that are available were created with stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which are now used up.
"We're just starting to see some growth in construction, and some people are being hired in the transportation and building maintenance fields," Leahy said.
The state needs "to ramp up our efforts to meet the growing demand (for jobs)," said Eric Gribin, regional coordinator of the Sustainable Operations: Alternative and Renewable Energy Initiative, or SOAR Initiative.
That will only be achieved through government support and government incentives for those industries, he said.
That Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed an executive order in 2009 mandating 20 percent of Connecticut's energy come from renewable resources by 2020, indicates the state has those intentions.
But the state's budget deficits will most likely prevent the state from even expanding successful programs like the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, said David Downie, director of the Environment Program at Fairfield University.
As a whole, jobs programs don't have a great history of success, said Jon Baron, president of the Coalition for Evidence Based Policy, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The U.S. has funneled more than $1 billion into the Job Corps since the 1960s, but studies have shown they haven't gotten people many jobs.
Similarly, the Job Training Partnership Act, created in the 1980s, had weak results for adults and no results or negative results for youths, Baron said.
Successful programs tend to have employers involved in designing the training program and also offer help on short-term job placement, Baron said.
Green-Up is aware of these issues, said Leahy. Experts such as himself were used to help design the Green-Up program and a subgroup of Workplace, Inc., did extensive research of which fields were most likely to be hiring by the time the students were ready to graduate from the program.
Downie said there are enough people thinking green in Fairfield County these days to support a growing industry.
As the economy recovers, he said they have the "means and the interest to make their homes more energy efficient, to consider a solar hot water heater, eat more organic produce, or shop at stores specializing in green products."
Whether their interests will be strong enough to drive sustained green job growth will be a function of culture and the economy, he said.
Despite the challenges to the growth of the green industry, Williams and others see real pragmatic opportunities.
Most of the emerging fields do not require extensive training, just certification courses that can be completed within a couple of semesters at a community college, Gribin said. At this moment, for example, someone with expertise in home weatherization could easily find a job in Connecticut, he said. Another advantage? Unlike traditional job fields, older people like Cirrillo, who have 20 years prior experience in a certain field, have a better chance of landing positions.
And there are projects on the horizon that will create green jobs, said Bridgeport Regional Business Council President Paul Timpanelli. One is a biomass facility near the city's West Side pumping station that would convert the city's waste into clean energy. The other is a green corporate park slated to be built near Lake Success. But neither of these projects are near fruition. The biomass plant is still in initial planning phases and it will take at least two more years to clean up the contaminated site where the corporate park is to be built.
Despite these issues, the students filling the classrooms are hopeful
A new batch of 16 students attended their first class at the University of Bridgeport on Monday, Jan. 24. Art Riley, their teacher, -- one of four trades teachers with the program -- started with the basics. During the trainees first week, he explained what volts and amps are and he talked about what jobs are available in the energy industry.
"Foreign oil is a monkey we've got to get off our backs," Riley said to the students. "And we've got to build an infrastructure of renewable energy."
He told the students about new bricks that have Styrofoam inside them, making it easier to insulate buildings. He talked about solar panels, and how easily snow and rain slide off them.
"Eventually everybody will have to go solar," mused one student.
Over the next four weeks, the students will learn about all the green jobs available to them in four fields: energy, resource management, electric cars and mass transportation, and carpentry.
In class, student Weldon Merritt, who is a member of the Local 79 in New York City, passed around his OSHA burning permit, fire watcher permit, welding permit, and other credentials. His classmates handled the permits with awe. Merritt plans to get his Building Performance Institute credentials through the program so that when he turns 50 in three years, he'll be able to take a managerial role and retire from physical labor. He also owns some property in Bridgeport he plans to convert to sustainable buildings and resell.
"My next job is definitely going to be a green job," said another student, David Yearwood, 37, who was laid off from an exporting job in Shelton. The only jobs available at his current skill level pay about $9 an hour, he said. This is not nearly enough for him to pay his mortgage.
"Green is the way the world is heading," Yearwood said. "You have to take advantage of it now."
Ronald Patton was one of the first to arrive to class on Monday morning. He took a seat in the middle of the room, opened up his notebook, and held his number two pencil in anticipation. He nodded his head in rapt attention as the teacher spoke. The 54-year-old has a background in electrical work, a profession he takes seriously.
"My father would say you have people's lives in your hands," Patton said. "Electricity is no joke. You can't take shortcuts."
Although Patton is capable of complicated wiring jobs, he can only take on limited work because he does not have the official certifications. Patton grew up in Savannah, Georgia, where discrimination from the "Good Old Boys Network" in the deep south prevented him from advancing, he said. Patton worked non-stop, and never had time to attend school.
He also developed a cocaine addiction, and his days consisted of going to work and then coming home to do drugs. He says the addiction did not impact his work, but when his family became increasingly worried he decided to get clean -- an effort that took him to rehab programs in New York and Pennsylvania.
Patton has been clean for more than three years and now lives at Pivot Ministries Crisis Center in Bridgeport, where he counsels other addicts. Since moving to Bridgeport, Patton has become immersed in his faith. He's become known around town as "the preacher man."
The young men who come in are high on drugs and drunk on alcohol, Patton said.
"I hand them a bible," Patton said. "I say, let's read."
He performs odd jobs for people in town, which brings in a small income. But with a license, he would be legally allowed to take on bigger jobs.
He hopes he'll be able to pay it forward and employ some of the men from the ministry.
Patton is interested in earning the proper certifications to become a building maintenance manager or a solar panel installer.
Designing a house to maximize efficiency is new to Patton, who has spent a career working with traditional homes. His technology skills are limited.
"Before people will even talk to me, they want me to e-mail them my resume," Patton said. "If they just looked at me instead, if they saw my hands, they'd see that I've worked."
Patton has pushed back the day he expects to retire to 72, but two more decades of work don't daunt him.
"I'm geared up for it," Patton said. "I know what I want."
Sam Bonacci: Another chance
Sam Bonacci, 27, is the talkative one. He's constantly raising his hand in class to ask a question or interrupting the lesson with a comment.
A few years ago, Bonacci was not so outgoing. He would sit in night school, afraid to ask any questions at all. He dropped out of high school freshman year, embarrassed to ask questions about what everyone else seemed to know already.
Bonacci was an honor role student at Read School, but when he entered Center High School, he "hooked up with the wrong crowd" and started skipping. Also, his father was serving jail time and his mother was using drugs and his family needed money. So when he turned 16, he dropped out and got a job as a dishwasher at a local diner.
Bonacci worked his way up to head cook, but the restaurant owner had to close. Then he started cleaning restaurant stove hoods, but that work eventually fizzled out as well.
The 27-year-old has been working different jobs since he was 16, but he is ready for a career. He wants to make enough money to care for his two disabled parents, and wants to have a family of his own.
"I've seen people working in the hood cleaning industry for 20 years and they're still struggling," Bonacci said. "I want to find something I could do for the rest of my life."
Bonacci's father, who is a diabetic, had a stoke about two years ago, motivating Bonacci to go into the health field. He earned his certified nurse assistant degree. He graduated second in his class.
Yet when it came time to find work, employers kept turning him down because of a misdemeanor he got 10 years ago for getting into a fight with his older brother.
Two years ago, Bonacci's older brother went through the CTWorks program and earned his asbestos removal certification. Since then, he has had steady work, has bought a house in Norwalk, and has two cars.
When Bonacci heard about the Green-Up program, he signed up and convinced his younger brother Ben, 24, to join him.
"I'm trying to tell him mistakes I made," Bonacci said. "He's younger than me and if he jumps on this, he's a step better off than me."
Bonacci is out of options. He has to get a green job. He's interested in becoming a diesel mechanic or a sustainable building manager. But both those jobs require two-year degrees, and he doesn't have the time. So instead, he'll follow in his older brother's foot steps and get his OSHA and asbestos removal certifications.
He's also working on getting a pardon to clear his record. That requires a slew of paperwork and recommendations, and then he has to go before a panel to argue his case.
"I just want to be able to work a job and be a good citizen and have a family," Bonacci said. "I want to have kids and provide for them. I want what anybody would want."


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Anniversary Events —Mark Your Calendar
Join the Celebration!
A yearlong series of activities is planned through the 2011-12 semester to acknowledge the University's history and recognize significant contributions by alumni, faculty and staff.
Special opportunities for digital memories to be collected via YouTube and Facebook will allow guests to contemplate SSU's future as a model of academic excellence and a catalyst for economic, social and cultural prosperity for its community.
The kickoff event is a 50th "fly-over" at noon on Thursday, Sept. 29 when the campus community will pose for an aerial photograph. Students, faculty and staff — current and alumni — are invited to form the number '50" on Commencement Lawn near the lakes.
The largest celebration in the fall semester is on Saturday, Oct. 29 when many different events are planned.
Kick-Off Event
50th "Flyover"
Thursday, September 29
Commencement Lawn (by the Lakes)
This historic event was great fun for the approximately 500 people who came out to the Commencement lawn at noon. Seawolves, faculty, staff and alumni posed for an aerial flyover photo, forming the number "50" in commemoration of the University's golden anniversary. Lots of people wore blue and white, Greek letters, athletics apparel...plenty of school spirit. Even Waldo (as in Where's Waldo) showed up.! See photos at http://www.sonoma.edu/50th/flyover.
50th Anniversary Celebration Day
Saturday, October 29
- Insecta-Palooza!
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Darwin Hall
Explore art, science and nature hands-on through exhibits and panel discussions about bees, bats, bugs, and more. Admission: Admission: Children $2 (or free with an illustrated 'one-breath' insect poem on the theme 'metamorphosis.); students with ID, seniors, alumni, faculty, and
SSU staff $5; all others $10. Check or cash only.
- Honoring SSU's Golden Graduates and Ambrose and Barbara Nichols Founders Society members
10:30 a.m. – noon, University Library, free
Showcasing the recently published history of SSU, Sonoma State University Memories and Historical Highlights with the authors present for a special book signing. RSVP by Oct. 21 to email@example.com or by calling 707 664-3203.
- University Library Tours
Noon – 2 p.m., Library, second floor entrance lobby
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2 - 4 p.m., Campus Lakes
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- "The Kids Are Alright" Music Department sampler concert
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Spring semester events include an historical lecture series, art gallery exhibits, the 50th Commencement ceremonies and the planting of the Anne Frank Sapling (May 20). More information to come on these events..
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Join us for an evening of stories, good music, and conversation with your neighbors. Featuring stories from some of the city's best storytellers, local writers, starving artists, and community members.
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FORMAT: Two Featured Storytellers are invited to share their stories, which we take a short music break courtesy of Ayana Contreras host of Vocalo's Reclaimed Soul
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A Christian group once committed to reforming people from their homosexuality has recanted that aim.
For 27 years, Exodus International has tried to turn thousands of gay men and women straight through a combination of prayer and intensive therapy. Late in the day Wednesday, the group's leader, Alan Chambers, posted an extensive apology for the trauma he caused by promoting the misguided cause.
"There were several years that I conveniently omitted my ongoing same-sex attractions," Chambers, who is married to a woman, admits online. "I was afraid to share them as readily and easily as I do today. They brought me tremendous shame and I hid them in the hopes they would go away. Looking back, it seems so odd that I thought I could do something to make them stop."
Today, he says, he accepts those feelings as an intrinsic part of himself.
Chambers' journey to apology began three years ago, when journalist Lisa Ling reported on Exodus International's controversial practice, one condemned by the medical establishment as a danger to mental health and a person's well-being.
The Our America episode, "Can You Pray the Gay Away?," aired on Oprah's OWN network in 2011. But the experience stuck with Chambers, sparking a self-discovery that led to him reaching out to Ling for help in orchestrating an apology to some of the victims of ex-gay therapy.
"I asked if she would, once again, help us add to the unfolding story by covering my apology to the people who have been hurt by Exodus International," Chambers writes. "Our ministry has been public and therefore any acknowledgement of wrong must also be public. I haven't always been the leader of Exodus, but I am now and someone must finally own and acknowledge the hurt of others. I do so anxiously, but willingly."
Chambers' change of heart leaves him uncomfortably in the middle. The confession and plea for forgiveness alienates him from much of his Protestant denomination, while his past alienates him from the LGBT community of which he now claims to be a part.
Read the entire apology here. Or, watch Chambers apologize to ex-gay survivors in a tearful follow-up episode, "God and Gays."
Find Jennifer Wadsworth on Twitter at @jennwadsworth.


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Pokemon White 2
Pokémon Black & White 2 players can pick up Deoxys next month
The mythical Pokémon Deoxys will make a rare appearance next month for players of Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 and also the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Pokemon White 2 headlines
Pokémon Black and White 2 titles have moved over 7.5 million worldwide
Nintendo revealed total worldwide sales for a select number of titles in its Q3 earnings report this morning. According to the firm's figures, the best-seller for the period was Pokémon Black and White 2 with 7.63 million units sold. The DS title was followed by New Super Mario Bros. 2 on 3DS for 5.96 million, […]
Pokémon Black and White 2 infographic is full of Pokéfacts
An infographic for Pokémon Black and White 2 has been released by Nintendo, and it contains everything you've ever wanted to know and more about the title. It's full of Pokéfacts regarding the story, Dream Radar, Memory Link, and enough Poké to get your Poké fill in the most Poké way possible. Head below for […]
Pokemon Black & White 2 screens show off Join Avenue
Pokemon Black & White 2 have received a new batch of screenshots from Nintendo, this time showing off more of Join Avenue, a place for characters and other players to do battle and trade items.
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 sell 2 million in 2 weeks
That's a lot of Pokémon. And that's a lot of 2's.
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 pre-orders hit 1.16 million
Pre-orders for Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 have reached 1.16 million for both offerings combined. In comparison, Pokemon Black and Pokemon White also garnered over 1 million pre-orders, going on to see over 14.71 million units worldwide. Black and White 2 launched today in Japan, and it will be interested to see how […]
Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokédex 3D Pro to release through eShop
Nintendo has announced two downloadable Pokémon titles are releasing this fall on the eShop for Nintendo 3DS: Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokédex 3D Pro. According to Nintendo, both titles will help "expand the overall experience," for those planning to purchase Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2.
Meloetta revealed as newest Pokemon for Black and White 2
Nintendo has announced the latest Pokemon as Meloetta, a genderless Melody Pokemon which will appear in the next Pokemon movie. This is the third Pokemon to be announced for Black 2 and White 2 after Keldeo, Black Kyurem and White Kyurem which brings the total number of Pokemon to 648 entries. Pokemon Black 2 and […]
Pokemon Black and White 2 hitting DS this June in Japan
Game Freak's announced on Japanese TV tonight sequels for Pokemon Black and White will launch in Japan this June for DS.
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Pokémon Black & White 2 players can pick up Deoxys next month
Pokémon Black and White 2 titles have moved over 7.5 million worldwide
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Choosing a Hanging Flower Basket
As the weather warms up, it's a great time to start decorating outdoors with beautiful seasonal blooms! Colorful annuals are great for the summer months, and you can get the most out of your blooms by choosing varieties that are low-maintenance and heat-tolerant. These plants especially make for beautiful hanging flower baskets…great for a summertime gift!
Lantana is an annual that keeps working all summer long. It blooms throughout the entire growing season, and loves hot days and full sun. Lantana pairs well with any other heat-tolerant annual, and any other annual that takes 4 or more hours of sun, like geraniums and petunias. Deadhead occasionally to keep it looking its very best.
Also known as Summer Snapdragon, Angelonia is great for hanging planters because it holds up well in any condition (4 hours of sun or more) and keeps blooming even without deadheading. Butterflies and hummingbirds both love to visit Angelonia. Deer, on the other hand, won't touch it.
Euphorbia sprouts many little flowers, making it the hanging basket equivalent of baby's breath. It's a tough little plant – deer won't bother it, and it's low maintenance (4 hours of sun or more). You can use it in an arrangement to easily add texture and color.
Sometimes called periwinkle, Vinca is a flower that's very independent. It needs 4 hours of sun or more each day…and that's about it! With its bright green leaves and pretty flowers – white, pink, rose or red – Vinca adds an easy burst of color to a hanging flower arrangement.
Portulaca is very low maintenance and loves the sun. It's deer resistant, is a big draw for butterflies and doesn't require any deadheading. Portulaca grows easily and requires little watering – they have shallow roots so they're a natural candidate for a hanging planter.
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Jane Lynch: Cory Monteith was 'a beautiful soul'
A controversy had bubbled up when it was announced that five stars would get special tributes at Sunday's Emmys, instead of just being included in one In Memoriam segment.
The grousing was over the inclusion of Glee star Cory Monteith, who died July 13 of an accidental overdose, at the expense of older stars with longer credit lists. Jack Klugman's son went so far as to blast the TV Academy on Saturday over his father's omission, telling the Associated Press it was "criminal" and that including Monteith amounted to "pandering" to a more youthful demographic.
But the grumbling was ignored, and Monteith was remembered in a moving segment by Glee's Jane Lynch, who spoke of TV shows becoming like families. "This summer on our show Glee we suffered a painful death in our family. "
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She said, "From the first time you saw Cory, he had a star quality and genuine sweetness that made it impossible not to fall in love with him. And millions did fall in love with Cory ... and I'm here to say that all that warmth and that charm and that open-hearted quality that we loved in Cory was no act.
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"Cory was a beautiful soul. He was not perfect, which many of us here tonight can relate to. His death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, senseless destruction that is brought on by addiction.
"Tonight we remember Cory for all he was and mourn the loss of all he could have been. To a generation that loved Cory so, please know this gifted and wonderful young man was worthy of your love. And if you were lucky enough to know Cory as we did, and witness firsthand Cory's goofy, breezy sense of humor, his natural instinct for inclusiveness and his unbridled sense of generosity day in and day out, I promise you have loved him even more."
The tribute got thumbs up from at least one person. Katie Couric weighed in on Twitter, saying, "I think Jane Lynch did a really nice job. After the controversy about whether Cory should be included... it hit just the right notes #Emmys"