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BUCHAREST, Romania — The highest court in Romania upheld a 20-year prison term on Wednesday for a 90-year-old former warden from the country's repressive Communist past who had overseen brutal treatment of prisoners, including routine beatings and starvation.
The former warden, Alexandru Visinescu, convicted last July of murder and crimes against humanity for the deaths of 12 inmates in the Ramnicu Sarat prison, was unrepentant at the trial. He had appealed the sentence to the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
The case, the first brought against an official of the former Communist government in almost 25 years, was widely regarded as a test of the country's willingness to confront that period.
From 1956 to 1963, Mr. Visinescu was the commander of Ramnicu Sarat, used to house many political prisoners and known for its harsh conditions.
Romania was under Communist rule from 1947 until a bloody revolution in 1989, when the president, Nicolae Ceausescu, was toppled and summarily executed.
The prosecution of Mr. Visinescu, as well as a handful of impending cases against other former prison officers and guards, has led to a sense that Romania might at last be willing to punish those responsible for long-simmering injustices.
"This is an important moment for post-Communist Romania," said Cosmin Budeanca, until recently the director general of the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and the Memory of the Romanian Exile, which was founded in 2005.
"Now we need to continue it. I hope in the next few months we will see more cases sent to the courts. For many people it is too late, but for the health of the nation I think this is an important moment," Mr. Budeanca said.
Mr. Visinescu, who has continued to receive his state pension, which has further angered many people, has been obstinate, denying the accusations and maintaining that he was simply adhering to orders. He was not present in court on Wednesday to hear the final verdict.
In 2012, Romania removed its statute of limitations for crimes against humanity, opening up the possibility of prosecuting those whose crimes dated back more than 40 years.
The charges against Mr. Visinescu were filed in September 2013, initially for the crime of genocide, with the trial beginning a year later.
It was unclear from the high court's decision whether Mr. Visinescu, who is increasingly frail, would be eligible for early release or whether he would continue to receive pension payments during his incarceration, which was to begin immediately.
For Communist-era victims and their descendants, however, the more important news was validation of the sentence.
"It is a symbolic sentence. It is very little, and quite late, but it is still very important, and important for the new generation," said Anca Cernea, whose father spent 17 years behind bars as a political prisoner, including time at Ramnicu Sarat and who was in the courtroom on Wednesday.
"My father and grandfather were there when Visinescu was in charge. He was one of the most brutal. I can remember his name being spoken of since my childhood," Ms. Cernea said.
"I am not sure he will spend much time in prison, but hopefully it gives him time to think through his actions," she said. "During his trial he has never shown any sign of repentance, not even a gesture."


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It's Friday — welcome to the weekend! As has been the case lately, I'll kick us off with a look at some happenings of note that don't warrant a whole piece, but are still worth mentioning.
— It's Watchmen time! Unfortunately, my plans to see the film today with my wife may have hit an unexpected snag, as I'll be tied up at the house for most of the morning and afternoon; I had wanted to catch a matinee, but we may try to get to an early evening showing instead. Of course, I could just go without her — while she knows her comic book stuff pretty well, she's never been that much of a Watchmen fan, and she doesn't know the source material as well, so her excitement has been tempered compared to mine — but going on Saturday by myself isn't really an option, and we have plans for Sunday (her next day off) as well. Maybe I'll be hitting the theater on Monday?
I'll predict a $50-60 million dollar opening weekend for the film. The buzz from theater owners has been good, so I hope I'm underestimating the take, and that Watchmen ends up being a huge hit. I still hope to have a non-spoiler-filled review up soon, so keep looking here for it (as if you'll go or not go based on what I think, but what the heck, right?). If you're looking for a little bit of background on the story, then take a look here.
— Is there a bottom coming up anytime soon for the Stock Market? Thursday's trading saw the Dow Jones fall to its lowest levels it's been at since April of 1997, so the answer to that question might be "Not yet". While the market had rebounded ever so slightly on Wednesday by posting moderate gains, all of that was quickly erased away yesterday. There's a lot of scary stuff in the financial world these days, and I think I can safely say that it's going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better. You can trust me on that assessment — while I'm not a financial expert by any means, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night — which makes me about as qualified to fix things as are the number of people who helped cause these problems to begin with.
— Robin Williams has always been one of my favorite comedians. It's fair to say that he's lost some of his edge as he's gotten older — or maybe it's just a side effect of staying sober (him, not me … not that I'm saying that I'm not sober right now … aw, forget it …). But he's still funny, and there's no denying that much of his work over the years has been absolute genius. The sad news from yesterday is that the comedian is in need of an aortic valve replacement, a procedure that is as serious as it sounds. Former First Lady Barbara Bush just underwent the surgery herself and seems to be recovering well, so here's to hoping that all goes successfully for Williams. In this day and age, the world can use all the people that can make us laugh.
— The other big sports news from Thursday that didn't involve selfish wide receivers looking for a new home pertained to Alex Rodriguez and his hip. Apparently, in addition to an already discovered cyst, Rodriguez' hip is home to a torn labrum as well. At this point, A-Rod's status for the 2009 season is uncertain; in a best-case scenario, the Yankees third baseman will likely miss the beginning of the season in order to have treatment for the cyst (which would probably put his return to the lineup no sooner than sometime in May). However, this would be only if rest and rehab is enough to allow Rodriguez to play despite the injury to the labrum. If that isn't the case, however, additional surgery would be the only other option available to the slugger — and that would put A-Rod out for at least four months, setting his return all the way until after the All-Star Break, in the most optimistic case.
The Yankees have to be wondering what else can happen to them so far as their troubled star goes; at least one bright side is that, without A-Rod in the clubhouse, the potential media circus that would revolve around Rodriguez' recent steroid revelations might be a non-issue. Still, with the free-agent crop having dried up, the Yankees will be hard-pressed to replace A-Rod's potent bat in the lineup while he's gone.
Meanwhile, the fantasy implications are huge. A-Rod has been healthy nearly his entire career, and there has been almost no example that I can remember in the time I've been playing rotisserie baseball (since 1992) that arguably the game's best player (or at least, one of the top-3) might miss as much time as A-Rod will — and that it's already common knowledge before draft day. He now becomes a huge X-factor on draft day — particularly in keeper leagues — as contending teams try to decide how much half a season (or less) of Rodriguez is worth (or if it's worth bidding for at all), and rebuilding teams try to decide at what price does A-Rod remain at an attractive keeper value for 2010.
For what it's worth, A-Rod wasn't on my fantasy radar for my main league anyway (the steroid issues added to his fragile psyche and the fact that I already own Evan Longoria and Alex Gordon guaranteed that), but I'll be an interested observer when our league's draft day rolls around later this month. My gut feeling tells me that avoiding A-Rod is the way to go for fantasy teams that are hoping to contend this year — in my opinion, an injured Rodriguez who missed any lengthy amount of time is going to be fool's gold that isn't worth chasing after.
— Finally, another reminder to vote on my poll if you haven't already to help me stock my bar for the upcoming year! Comments, as always, are welcomed (unless you're already drunk and incoherent). Thanks again for chiming in, and I'll try to be back here before the weekend is out. Until then, enjoy.


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A Cherished Word
On my table sits a portal. It is a flat, white, ceramic rectangle with embellished borders and a bible verse that adorns the bottom edge. It does not connect me with parallel worlds or distant planets. I cannot call back the past or visit the future with it. At least, not physically.
What does this portal do, then?
It connects me to the minds and hearts of those I cherish above all others. Through happy birthdays, corny jokes, and multitudes of messages, I connect. Through this portal, they know I am thinking about them. Always thinking about them. And smiling.
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Love, Lies, and Live Theatre
Or: Don't Call it a Comeback
When I was a boy, I wanted to make up stories and tell them to people who would believe me.
I was a passionate liar and often lost TV privileges as punishment for attempting to deceive my mother of some fancy little white lie that might make my reality a little more fantastic than it was. I was young and green—I had not yet begun honing my craft—and I often got caught. So, I practiced. I would deceive myself and pretend my fancy little white lies were true. This youthful self-delusion was heightened play pretend and felt like something I could really master with practice. Perhaps if I really believed in my fancy little white lies, I could convince those around me they were true, and then true they would be! The most successful lie, after all, is simply truth itself. And if I succeeded at such a transformation, I could have my cake and eat it, too, i.e. tell a nice, successful dinner-time lie then wash it all down with the latest episode of Spongebob Squarepants!
In school, I loved extemporaneous speaking and debate, supporting my positions with fantastic inventions of opinion and context that I employed charisma to convince my captive audience was truth. On weekends, I sharpened these skills in improvisation classes at a local extracurricular organization for young people.
In the fifth grade, I was tasked with writing and directing my first play. The assigned subject of my commission was the first Thanksgiving, something I felt even then was too morose or austere or beyond to entertain or inform. Under my pen, it developed into a very loose adaptation—something just shy of a panto, all broad strokes and broader humor. I spun my lies about what had happened into a comic tragedy (likely well ahead of its time) that was enacted garishly by classmates alternately overzealous and excruciatingly shy. We shared the story with our community—stimulated fellow students, troubled teachers, and patient parents.
Energizing such an event felt to me like discovering a fleeting, untrained, raw superpower—I rendered my lies true enough that others spoke them, showed up to hear them, and believed them! Or, at the very least, they didn't punish me for telling them. They laughed or made little noises of recognition. How incredible! I had unwittingly unleashed something very powerful that was quite obviously inside me for quite some time, but then, I did not really know what exactly it was, how I could use it, or if I would ever wield it again. All I really knew was that my fictions were fun.
I started writing them down more and more. When I was in the seventh grade, a teacher encouraged me to write, direct, perform in, and edit a short film to fulfill an long-term assignment. Yes, I joined the rank of American cinema's auteurs at the age of twelve.
The film was called, The B.C. and it was a pre-teen fever dream frankensteined from my favorite TV shows of the era—Grey's Anatomy, The Office, and, its namesake, The O.C. See, the title of my film debut referred neither to the period prior to the birth of the Christian messiah nor to the New England Jesuit higher education institution but to my home county, Bergen, where all sorts of scintillating drama transpired among us young and beautiful junior high students. It also featured a very hip indie-pop soundtrack, Star Wars-style scene transitions, and a needless character death. Somehow, it won some Panasonic children's film contest. Yes, I still have a dusty DVD of it somewhere. No, you cannot see it.
Now that I was a feted American auteur—Northern New Jersey's chubby closeted teen answer to Paul Thomas Anderson—I felt perhaps this was how I would rediscover and hone that special superpower inside with which I once danced a fleeting, fateful dance. The only hitch in my plan was, well, high school. One couldn't necessarily go to high school and focus on filmmaking. High schools usually make one do other things that required less money and fancy equipment that teenagers are likely to break. Unfortunately, I thought, my follow-up to The B.C. might have to gestate a few years.
My ever-supported mother, now long deceived and delighted by my fancy little white lies and no longer punishing me for them since they had a proper outlet, suggested I consider performing arts school—for theatre. It wasn't such a bad idea to cut my chops on the stage. The best filmmakers know how to really work with their actors, and what better way to get inside the actor brain than to dabble a bit myself.
I applied to a nearby performing arts high school and was accepted. My freshman year began, and I engaged with the craft I was supposed to study with the cool, stealthy remove of a double agent spying on the other side in order to bring intel back to his camp. For this and whatever other preclusive awkwardness I lived at the age of thirteen, I didn't quite dive in and I was the only member of my sixteen-person class of aspiring theatremakers to not be cast in our winter musical, The Secret Garden.
I was crushed. I was humiliated. I was suddenly desperate to be involved however I could.
My brilliant teacher and our director on the project, Victoria, devised a role for me. I would be… drumroll, please… historian and lobby designer. My hubris had knocked me from my former auteur status, and I would have to work my way back from the ground up—or, in this case, from the lobby in.
So I did! I absorbed as much of the dramaturgy of the text as I could and translated it into as immersive and informative a lobby exhibition as I could. I had all the parent volunteers who worked our lobby selling snacks and flowers, ushering and handing out programs, dressed as early 20th century Englishfolk. And night after night, after I energized and engaged the pre-show as best I could, I would sit in the back of our massive auditorium and watch the play.
There and then, it all clicked.
The first night I saw the show, I wept with the final curtain call. To see all my brilliant new friends and all those older students to which I so looked up work together to create a living, breathing fiction that moved and delighted and inspired so large a captive audience simply floored me. That was the superpower I knew I had and needed more than ever to unleash.
I have been working at that ever since.
After high school, I attended Boston University to pursue a BFA in Theatre Arts—my focus on both acting and writing, superpowers that would allow me to author and perform the most fabulous fictions ever dreamed.
Early in my training there, I had to write a poem about me and my life, my hopes and dreams, my fears and fantasies—all of which were, by then, so wrapped up in the cultish craft of theatremaking and the age-old ancient ritual of storytelling as a means of transcendent connection and communication.
The last line of the poem, in all its adorable earnestness and brilliant self-seriousness, claimed the kind of storymaker I wanted to be as I crafted a career of the fancy little white lies and fantastic fictions that had so long beguiled me, bound me to those I loved, and bewitched audiences familiar and foreign: "infinite angel of love."
It is a lofty aspiration built on a passion for lying that couldn't be more completely true.
Last year at this time, I was mired in the muck of what I thought was a good post-graduate life decision—a full-time job working as an administrator for a local college's finance office. I loved my co-workers, they treated me excellently, and I excelled at my work. Better still, I was paid relatively handsomely for it.
But—and ugh, what an ugly but it is—I was so, so sad. Administrating accounting for a large, corporate, educational non-profit was far from likely to invite the "infinite angel of love" I had long ago identified as my most ideal self to come play.
That being said, I don't know if there's a common base salary for "infinite angels of love," but it doesn't strike me as something that would earn me a better paycheck than the one I was making as a Senior Administrative Associate. Such is the world in which we live: we pay administrators better than angels.
For as keenly as I knew that then and still recognize that now, I could not remain dedicated to that pursuit.
In October, I left my job. In October, I was cast in my first full-length play in over a year. I would play the doomed romantic Baron Tusenbach in the Tracy Letts adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters for local professional company Apollinaire Theatre. The timing of it all could only have been coordinated by the most professional angels—administrators be damned.
This past weekend, the sold-out, extended, and acclaimed performance run of that production came to a close, and after two strange but necessary post-graduate years in the well-paid wilderness of role-playing in corporate America, I am recalling my superpowers as they have been so far developed. I am remembering my passion for fancy little white lies and fantastic fictions. I am rediscovering the truth beyond the greatest, strangest fiction that is my "infinite angel of love."
Three Sisters is a play about the search for something more from life. The title characters are attempting to forge their own respective paths forward in the wake of the deaths of their parents, and through the trials and tribulations of everyday life and with a coterie of supporting loved ones, they discover the foibles and follies of such an attempt.
Pretty relatable for a play that is over a century old, no?
My character, the Baron, is a hopeless, reckless romantic whose ideology dooms him following the single-minded pursuit of love that reveals itself to be a lie in which even he cannot believe. He is sad and lonely and very smart. He is beautiful.
He may very well be an "infinite angel of love," himself; all shortsightedness and hubris considered, he dedicates his life to work and love as agents of the gradual refinement of mankind. Though his pursuit ultimately reveals a lie with which he cannot live, he is invested in only the truest and most transcendent experiences.
Following my two (admittedly measly) wilderness years away from such experiences, I was grateful for my two and a half months with the Baron.
In an argument with his friend and superior in his brigade, Colonel Vershinin, he claims, "life will always be hard and mysterious and have the occasional happy day. A thousand years from now, people will still say, 'life is hard,' and they'll still be afraid to die."
It's only been about one hundred years since Chekhov wrote him those words, but it's hard to not feel that way about our society's current plight. It was harder for me not to relate to the struggle of which he speaks still fearing the depression and anxiety that marked my years away from my craft.
Still he remarks on the occasional happy day. I could never forget that—in rehearsals, performances, and now, in reflection.
So much of my time working on this role and this play with the company of generous, brilliant artists we shared were my occasional happy days. In fact, the whole process may have expanded my quota of occasional happy days for the boundless joy we shared cultivating a complex exploration of life on this planet over ten weeks.
At our last curtain call for our Three Sisters this past Sunday evening, I closed my eyes and returned to the seat in the back of the house of my high school auditorium, watching my brilliant peers make something beautiful for all to share from afar. I opened my eyes and I was there, onstage, with them.
Even better, this company had allowed me the time and space to rediscover what it meant to be an "infinite angel of love" as a professional and reveal it to them. They made me stronger and more honest for not just doing so, but for furthermore crafting their individual fictions into our ultimate ensemble truth. And thus, we made a play of which we were genuinely proud.
I move forward restored and renewed. My dedication to realizing and revealing the truth beyond our fancy little white lies and most fantastic fictions is as strong as it's been in years. And my reserve of love feels deeper, more alive, and ever increasingly infinite. May my "infinite angel" revel in many the occasional happy day ahead.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
What Author Hooked You On Romance?
Elizabeth Lowell, Judith McNaught, Heather Graham, Julie Garwood, Nora Roberts, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Jennifer Crusie, Linda Howard... In no particular order, I fell in love with each of their characters.
I write about this because I'm on a mission to clean out the attic. I'm rereading old novels, deciding which ones will stay and which ones will go to Half Price Books. I've fallen in love with the characters again, and some I can't bear to part with, some I'm saying a fond farewell to.
So I'm wondering. What author hooked you on romance? Who is your favorite romance author of all time? (Cuz if you can pick one, I'm impressed. I just can't do it.)
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you know what? i had an epiphany today, while watching the preview for "the princess and the frog." which, by the way, my friend partly drew. so go watch it everyone! support his salary! yay!
my epiphany. ready for it? its going to be quite controversial.
the whole "inner beauty is way more important than outer beauty" hype is turning women in America fat.
fat, i say.
i mean, honestly. what woman in the world, when told that her heart is more important than her tummy and thighs, is not gonna eat chocolate? why should she stay thin? why should she work out? i mean, honestly. if America keeps telling women that we are more beautiful on the inside than the outside, we are actually going to start believing it, and men are going to have to start dating chubbier women. I mean, who really believes the hype that men go for personality... WRONG. i don't know any guy, who, when faced with a picture of a gorgeous girl and a not so gorgeous girl, will pick the not so gorgeous girl. now some may say "oh well i'm sure that the gorgeous girl is fake. and i would definitely pick the not so gorgeous girl, because i'm sure that just because she is fat or ugly, she must be super sweet. are we this naive? no guy cares for personality. he just cares about whether or not she can provide the pleasure he so desires and craves. think about personality after the deed is done right? most of the time, i would say this is true.
so women, this new year's, don't make a resolution that you will concentrate on inner beauty, thereby winning the ultimate prince charming. get in shape! contract an eating disorder! don't get fat and lazy, choosing the easy way out by saying "it's what's on the inside that counts" because really, in the end, all that is going to count is ur calorie check.


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VANCOUVER – Considering Hussein Elnamer, a.k.a. Handsome Tiger only started DJing and producing electronic music three years ago, his progress has been considerable to say the least. Last summer he did two festivals, Shambhala and Bass Coast, and this year he was back at both of them, in addition to a heap of other noteworthy parties.
"This summer's been crazy," says Elnamer. "Quite the step up. I've almost tripled my bookings so I'm pretty happy about that." This summer also saw him perform at Diversity and Blessed Coast Festivals, on top of shows in Seattle, a Rifflandia showcase in Victoria and an appearance at Michael Red's Few Norms party.
Though he is relatively new to the world of electronic music, Elnamer has been singing and playing guitar for 17 years. He used to play in a band called A Name Unheard and credits the time he spent learning to play and performing in a band with helping him pick up producing so fast, in terms of arranging and creating beats.
"The technology has been the hurdle," he says. "Because I was never someone who was into using recording programs or anything like that, so the last three years have been quite exploratory for me and a lot of fun."
Elnamer moved to Vancouver from the Northern BC town of Dawson Creek around nine years ago. While he had been interested in bass music for quite some time, he wasn't well versed in it until some friends from home told him to check out things like Bass Coast, Michael Red, The Librarian and Lighta!
Elnamer quickly started producing and, shortly after, was asked to play his first show. His DJ sets encompass a wide range of influence, predominantly from the UK sound, from dubstep, grime or dancehall, to rap and, particularly, "badass female rap."
When it comes to his productions, Elnamer says that with his latest release, the Juggling EP, he has finally hit his stride. He says that with his previous work, particularly the track he did with Nigerian pidgin rapper Magugu, he was starting to get there but now he has "hit the nail a little bit more on the head."
"I feel like I'm finally tapping into that and starting to make sense of what I want Handsome Tiger to sound like. It's becoming a little bit more cohesive to me."
The new release has a substantially fuller sound, and certainly encompasses the sonic tapestry of what he set out to achieve — grooves that are deep and dark, while still being hyphy and sexy. This initial success is remarkable, but is by no means accidental and Elnamer says there are two main things every fledgling producer should keep in mind:
"Try to make time every day for your stuff, for whatever you're working on. Don't get down on yourself if you don't work on your music every day, just always try to do one cool thing. And then definitely just be the easiest person to work with, every opportunity you get to work with someone or when you meet someone new just try your best to be the best you can be and be a good person and contribute to the scene."
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sizzling hot ... i know! so this is a little revisit to one of the most fab events from 2009. thanks to lindsay jane photography for the prof pics! I didnt share much of this event before because i simply am not a great photographer ... i know i know same old song and dance. just enjoy!
brittany was one of those brides that miss talking to and interacting with, could she be more gorgeous? her bouquet was all english garden roses and it smelled so delish. it was classic and fit her, and her venue well.
darling bridal party. clearly britt's colors where browns, creams, and greens. with a few accents and details in pale pinks. Half the bridesmaids carried pale pink english garden rose bouquets and the other half carried cream colored english garden rose bouquets.
flower girls ... some of the cutest i have yet to see! carried classic green button pomander balls.
english garden roses make fantastic wrist corsages if i do say so myself!
great venues make such a big difference in ambiance and la caille is no exception. i worked there a lot this year. and for this event i enlisted the help of one of my fav industry peeps, alpine event rentals to supply fantastic chandeliers everywhere!
the centerpieces had these darling table numbers made by pink piggy and each table had a trio of monochromatic arrangements in classic glass vases.
classic hanging pomander balls at the ceremony gazebo.
petals down the aisle were arranged in a paisley pattern multi toned and roped off until the bridal party entered.
megan @ pink piggy and i collaborated on this candy buffet. its nice to have a florist take care of this for you, they have unlimited resources on containers and vases so why not, worked out perfectly!
thanks britt for letting me be part of your special day!
LOOKING AHEAD 2010 - are you looking ahead to spend less? you may notice a new promo section on the side bar at the top of the blog. here you will find promotional things going on here at studio stems. first noticy a policy waiver on our $1000 min order policy for weddings in february - april. so be sure to contact me even if your budget is small. i also have some fun stuff on the horizon to offer you like another set of giveaway sitting bouquets! woo woo. so be sure to stay tuned.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
a revisit & a look ahead
Posted by Audrey O'Brien at 1:56 PM
2 comments:
I love what you do! I know I have said this before, but if you EVER need help I am here! I love this doing this kind of stuff! (Does everyone say that to you?) :-)
- January 13, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- kaysi fox said...
what gorgeous flowers! you are oh so talented audrey!
- January 15, 2010 at 10:40 AM
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- 1/2cup corn starch
- 1/2 cup Flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 2/3cup Farm Boy™ Carbonated Water
- 900 g Haddock fillets
- 4-6cups Vegetable Oil(for deep frying)
- 1bag Farm Boy™ Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
- 1 lemoncut into wedges
- In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup cornstarch, 1 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt and pepper. Slowly add 2/3 cup of Farm Boy™ Carbonated Water, whisking until smooth. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Cut 900 g of fresh haddock fillets into 5" pieces. Dredge each piece in flour, shake off excess, then dip in the prepared batter.
- Deep fry for 4-5 minutes in hot vegetable oil, in a deep saucepan, until the internal temperature reaches 158°F and the outside is a light, golden brown colour.
- Drain on a paper towel lined tray then serve with Farm Boy™ Kettle Cooked Potato Chips (which we recommend warming in the oven first!) and fresh lemon wedges.


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Isabella and I were looking for something to do today (that did not involve shopping!) and we decided to check out a new paint-your-own pottery place on Main Street. Isabella did an awesome job painting and really only needed help with the details...the dalmation spots were totally her idea! We'll pick up the finished product in about a week!
Afterwards we took a stroll down Main Street and window shopped on our way to Starbucks...to get Isabella's favorite whipped cream!
Somebody was getting tired of me taking her picture!
UPDATE: here's the finished product! how cute is that dalmation?


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Why the Reformation Still Matters|
As we anticipate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this book should find its place on book tables and in church libraries.
The Author
Kenneth J. Stewart is professor of theological studies and former chair of the department of biblical and theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. He is the author of Ten Myths About Calvinism: Recovering the Breadth of the Reformed Tradition (IVP Academic, 2011) and In Search of Ancient Roots: The Christian Past and the Evangelical Identity Crisis (IVP, 2017).


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By Jayant Sinha
We are at a profound moment in India's history. We have a young and energetic workforce, a robust macroeconomy and a strong leadership at the Centre. This is our chance to power India forward. A key aspect for achieving sustainable economic growth and providing jobs to our youth is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. We need to do more to enable our young people to think creatively, create innovative solutions, and take them to market and achieve global scale.
The government is committed to creating a supportive environment for innovators and entrepreneurs. Major initiatives such as smart cities, direct benefits transfer and 'Digital India' will create a large, domestic market for innovative products and services. Additionally, streamlined policies, new infrastructure and an overall thrust on fast-tracking innovative ideas through public, private and public-private initiatives will see more innovations hitting the market.
Indians are known for their ingenuity. Our creative thinking, when applied to problem-solving using meagre and locally available resources, Jugaad, is universally recognised.
The number of innovations highlighted by the National Innovation Foundation are an eye-opener to the innovative thinking that Indians bring to play while solving problems. Anumber of these innovations are centred on addressing issues in rural India, which can tremendously impact our economy and society.
Over 750 MNCs have their R&D centres in India. Many of these are creating products and solutions for global markets. India is where the zero, cataract and plastic surgery, high quality crucible steel, buttons, ink, and rulers were invented. So, despite such a rich history, why is India today not Innovation Nation?
Our innovations have largely been about affordability and designing solutions for local problems by making incremental changes in existing products and solutions. We have focused on process and price, not enough on product innovation. Examples of innovation abound: cheaper and faster drug discoveries; faster and better ways of creating software to make air travel safer; modifying existing farm tractors as a rural transportation solution; lowering telecom prices; organising over 3.6 million small milk producers in a cooperative movement and creating a global dairy brand; fighting hunger and malnutrition by using technology and forging strategic partnerships; Mumbai's 'dabbawalas' delivering lakhs of meals to people with a home-grown, un-automated process with precision; and more.
But this innovation is often not apparent to the world, because it is usually localised and not scaled up. We need to encourage innovators to scale up their solutions to global levels, particularly in the developed world. The government's new policies and programmes are designed to make it easier for innovators to find larger markets for their solutions and products.
Today, we need a two-pronged approach: one, encouraging and enabling more product innovation; two, facilitating innovators to scale up their solutions for commercial success or social good. To that end, we require a grassroots-driven movement that will celebrate and inspire entrepreneurship.
Many ecosystem players, such as the Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable (iSPIRT), the Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi), the department of science and technology (DST), the tech startup accelerator TLabs, the Indian Institute of Science, the 10,000 Startups initiative of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), Paytm, Practo and the Anita Borg Institute, are coming together in Bengaluru on August 22 at Innofest to jumpstart this process.
In tandem with the just-announced 'Start Up India, Stand up India', the India Aspiration Fund and the Atal Innovation Mission are encouraging startups like never before.
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If you are a wild child, constantly in quest of the greatest thrill seeking, cage diving, sky flying adventures; you are in luck. New Zealand is a paradise for people who love living on the edge of their seats. With an assortment of thrill seeking activities, New Zealand plays host to a wide variety of adventure tourism packages to suit your taste buds.
Adventure tourism is a developing niche for many countries that offer and facilitate guided packages for extreme sports. Adventure tourism is gaining popularity through its unique appeal, which will challenge you at every opportunity, pushing you to your mental and physical limits.
The most extreme types of adventure tourism include, but are not limited to skydiving, shark cage diving, bungee jumping, base jumping and even rock climbing. If you love the thrill that risk brings, if online slots Canada games are what you play because they transport you to another world, or if you prefer to set off on an adventure that takes you off the beaten track, there is plenty to keep you amused.
Take The Plunge
As the official counts backwards from ten, each number like a drop of lead echoing in your ears. Your pulse begins to quicken, your heart already beating out of your chest, like an overworked timekeeper, your thoughts begin spiralling out of control like options, with only a clammy hand to wipe away your woes
Bungee jumping is a thrill, no matter how you look at it, you are willingly accepting to take a plunge from a raised structure, attached to a bungee cord of course. Once you jump and take the plunge, you are free. Free falling like an eagle soaring into a pit to snatch up its prey before it can scurry between some rocks, of course you aren't an eagle, but it feels damn good to fly like one from time to time.
New Zealand offers a wide variety of jumps, the most iconic of which is the Kawarau Bridge near Queenstown. This was the first bungee jumping facility in New Zealand, started in the 1980's by two aspiring kiwis seeking adventure on their own terms.
Meander Down The Clouds
The ultimate in thrill seeking, skydiving tops the list for adrenaline junkies looking to touch the clouds and bring a piece of fresh air back down to earth. New Zealand is home to some of the most breath-taking landscapes mother nature offers, and what better way to get a fresh angle by floating above the majestic creations from 12 000 feet above the ground.
From the snow-capped mountains of Queenstown to the largest commercial drop zone in the world, Lake Taupo is surrounded by volcanoes, forests and the lake itself which makes for one of the most memorizing free fall jumps in the world.
Crash Course Through The Rapids
Get your helmet on for this one; rafting is another option for serious thrill seekers in quest of a surge in adrenaline. New Zealand is home to mountainous forests that flow from a gentle stage one drift experience all the way to a fully-fledged stage fiver rapid that will challenge you to hold on to your ore.
For people in quest of the thrill of white water look up Lake Taupo's Tongariro River, which is a source of three various sections of untamed white water, ranging from stage two to stage four white water adventures.
Own Your Journey
Adventure tourism in New Zealand promises a profound journey that will challenge your emotions and test your physical abilities. Own your journey in New Zealand and reconnect with your inner thrill seeker by experiencing one of the many various packages on offer.
Winter in New Zealand is a great time to pack a bag and hit the scene, the sites are less busy and the thrills are more affordable, which means you can do more, see more and live more.


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Read back issues of our regular newsletter, ebulletin and our
'You Said, We Did' feature.
May 2019 ENews
Our new website launches in July this year and we're really excited about the new look and feel of it. We'll make sure our members know when it's up and running, but in the meantime have a look at the Healthwatch Dorset website for an idea of what our new site will eventualy look like. Coming to a pc near you soon!
This edition highlights a number of opportunities to be more involved with local services and making sure that they are tailored to meet your needs and the needs of others who use them.
And find out more about St George's Hospital Trust's 5 year strategy and what it will mean for local services.
To read our May ebulletin, click here.
Spring 2019 Ebulletin
In this edition, we're promoting our Annual Survey and encouraging Wandsworth residents to tell us what is important to them when choosing health and care services.
We also provide an update from our last public event where the excellent work being done locally around mental health was the focus, along with the support that is available to those with mental health needs.
Feedback from our visit to the Mary Seacole rehab ward at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton is also included in this edition, which you can read here.
What is Healthwatch? Autumn 2018 Ebulletin
This edition of our ebulletin asked the question - What is Healthwatch (and why does it matter), as we're often told that people either haven't heard of us, or aren't sure what we do. This edition explains how we can help you get the most from your local health and social care services.
You will find out lots more about changes to local health and care services in our latest ebulletin.
It Starts With You Ebulletin (Summer 2018)
This edition of our newsletter was all about the impact that your feedback can have on local services - your voice really matters!
We also celebrate 70 years of the NHS and show case our Annual Report for 2017/18, which is full of examples of how your comments helped services find out what works for you, what doesn't, and what you want from care in the future.
Our volunteers play a vital role in the work that we do and we took an in-depth look at one of our longest serving volunteers, Martin Haddon, and the skills and professionalism that he's brought to the team over the years.
We hope you enjoy reading this edition of our ebulletin.
Healthwatch Ebulletin - Annual Survey Edition
Back in March we took the opportunity to promote our Annual Survey for 2017/18. Our Annul Survey is one of the main ways that we find out what local people really think about local health and social care services. We then use the feedback to focus our work on the things that matter to you.
We also included lots of opportunities for you to Have Your Say about services run by Wandsworth council and by St George's Hospital.
Read this back issue of our ebulletin by clicking here.
Spring 2018 Ebulletin
Our Spring 2018 newsletter celebrated the work that Wandsworth's Diabetes Champions do raising awareness of the disease and how it can be avoided or managed.
This edition contained lots of different opportunities to Have Your Say about local health and social care services in Wandsworth including Ear, Nose & Throat services in SW London and Adult Social Services.
We also introduced Chatty Cafés, a new scheme to help reduce loneliness and get people talking to each other at designated 'Chatter & Natter' tables.
Read the full ebulletin.
December 2017 Ebulletin
The December 2017 edition of our online newsletter took a somewhat nostalgic look back at some of our achievements over the previous year, especially in terms of the difference our work has made to local people and services.
We also invited our members to share their ideas for improving local health and social care services with us via our national Healthwatch #SpeakUp campaign. We take all your ideas and comments into consideration, so thanks for taking the time to get in touch with us.
If you'd like to read our December 2017 ebulletin, click here.
November 2017 Ebulletin
Our November bulletin looked at the right to choose our treatment options within the NHS based on the things that are really important to us e.g. location, waiting times and quality of the service.
We also looked at ways to get the most from our GP appointments and alternatives to visiting the GP that we may not have thought about.
You can read our November 2017 ebulletin by following the link.
Autumn 2017 Newsletter
This edition of our newsletter is packed with Healthwatch Wandsworth news, including the recruitment of a new Healthwatch Governor for St George's.
We also take a look at some of the changes to health and social care taking place locally, including the approval of plans for a new healthcare centre in Battersea and our local sexual health services.
Also, find out how you can support breast cancer awareness month and stay well for less this winter.
To read our Autumn newsletter, click here.
Summer 2017 Newsletter
Our Summer newsletter contains lots of useful information about local initiatives, including some of the help and support that is available to people with different limitations and needs.
It also focuses on the importance of the public voice when it comes to our health and social care services being the best they can be and contains details of a couple of our most recent consultations.
We hope you find our newsletters useful and want to encourage you to get in touch with us if there's anything you'd like to tell us about your local services.
#Every voice counts.
Spring 2017 Ebulletin
Our Spring ebulletin advertises our May Assembly which will be helping us find out where to go if and when we ever need urgent, non-emergency care, out of hours.
It also focuses attention on our consultations which are a major way we find out what people think about local health and social care services.
Click here to read our Spring ebulletin.
February 2017 Newsletter
Our February 2017 newsletter was dedicated to speaking plainly about important health and social care changes. For example, we had feedback from our Assembly (8th February) which shed some light on MCPs (Multispecialty Community Providers) which exist to make sure that healthcare professionals work together to provide better coordinated care at home and in the community.
This edition of our newsletter also contains an acronym buster, to help with the many abbreviations and acronyms so often used in the health care field.
Click here to read our February newsletter.
December 2016 Ebulletin
Our December ebulletin looks at STPs (Sustainability & Transformation Plans) and what they'll mean for us locally, and also gives a little more insight into our Voluntary Sector Coordination Project which was established to help local voluntary organisations work together for the greater good.
To read our December ebulletin, click here.
November 2016 Newsletter
In our November newsletter we talk about our Instagram campaign #whatkeepsmewell and the recently established Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Coordination Project.
To read the newsletter, click here.
September 2016 You Said, We Did
Our September ebulletin is packed with information about the impact our work has had on local healthcare services. To read it, click here.
July 2016 Achievements Ebulletin
March 2016 You Said, We Did Bulletin
October 2015 Ebulletin
August 2015 You Said, We Did
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WEEKEND IN SOFIA AND THE VALLEY OF THE THRACIAN KINGS FLY&DRIVE - Travel To Bulgaria
Arrival to Sofia. Meeting and greeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel. Walking tour of Sofia. Transfer to Stara Zagora. A walking tour of the city (with audioguide). Free time. Overnight.
Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel. Half day tour to the Valley of theThracian Kings and Rose Valley.
You will visit the famous "Kazanlak Tomb" (UNESCO SITE) - a Thracian tomb from 4th – 3rd century BC.
Visit of the ethnographic complex "The Tower". Here you can taste a rose petals jam and rose liqueur as welcome drink and meet old Bulgarian traditions of making rose oil.
Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.
Fly&drive budget tour
from 199 euro/pp sharing DBL room. (3-4 pax)
249 euro/pp sharing DBL room (2 pax)
The Fly&Drive tour includes:
- 2 overnights in Sofia in 4* hotel
- 1 overnight in Stara Zagora in 5* hotel
- 3 breakfasts
- Guided walking tour in Sofia
- Guided tour in Kazanlak
- Tour with audioguide in Stara Zagora
- 24 hrs phone assistance
- List of recommended restaurants
- Map of Sofia and Stara Zagora
The price does not include:
- Air tickets
- Meals, besides mentioned in the program
- Entrance fees to the museums/attractions
- Personal expenses/tips
- Travel insurance
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'I hope you will enjoy it, even though it's quite nightmarish,' were the words Itamar Zorman used to introduce Schnittke's Violin Sonata no.2, 'Quasi unable sonata' (1968). Zorman was right on target, and the piece made an impressive display for his talents and those of Kwan Yi, his equally gifted pianist. Schnittke's mesmerizing canvas includes violent attacks, harrowing squeals and - just as powerful - shocking silences, during which Zorman froze, his bow immobile, hovering just above his strings, as Yi's fingers did the same above the keyboard. At the striking close, Yi hammered out repeated G minor chords which Zorman sailed over like a banshee, until a final, sickly glissando arrived like the exhalation of a dying man.
The duo also gave a vigorous reading of Brahms's Third Sonata, combining sumptuous tone (Zorman plays a 1745 instrument made by Pietro Guarneri of Venice) with carefully considered phrasing. In the Adagio Zorman made the most of Brahms's long lines, and every violinist might want to study Zorman's pianissimos and how he uses them to draw in the audience. Bravura readings of Bach's Third Solo Violin Sonata and Hindemith's op.31 no.1 completed the substantial programme, which ended with two encores: a soulful Hebrew Melody by Josef Achron and a virtuoso Hora by Moshe Zorman, the violinist's father.


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The Maui version of the Christmas Cactus was blooming to excess this morning. Gaugin had it right with his vision of oversize plants in the tropics, these flowers range from six inches to over a foot each. Yes, I realize that it isn't Christmas; but on Maui they never get things quite right anyway.
As a way of not thinking about the killer kind of shark, I concentrate on looking for specific other creatures while I swim. Today I was thinking, Manta Ray, Manta Ray, Manta Ray... And that is just what appeared on the home stretch. Just a quick swim-by way down below, but a Manta Ray nonetheless.
Bruce was home alone today. I guess things didn't work out with the house guest (click HERE for a very short video).
Interview: Landscape Photography Magazine 2019
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Website > nana-mouskouri.net
Nana Mouskouri, a singer and her world of music with out Frontiers
The moon is made of paper
And the seashore is fake
But if you believed in me a little
It would all become real
Hartino To Fengaraki (Little Paper Moon)
(Manos Hadjidakis/ Nikos Gatsos)
The Forever Young Tour is a new journey, going back to the beginnings through the waters of youth. Dreams do not wither — neither do songs. They are bubbles of eternity embracing our memories, the soundtrack of our lives. Nana Mouskouri devotes her inspiration to the artists she's met along the road, people from countless countries, who taught her to love words and notes. Just like Dorothy who, in The Wizard of Oz, the movie from Nana's childhood, shares so many destinies, adventures and talents along the Yellow Brick Road. 60 years of music and fantastic friendships : Manos Hadjdakis, Nikos Gatsos, Michel Legrand, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bobby Scott, Simon and Garfunkel, Serge Gainsbourg, Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesle, Mark Knopfler, Tony Visconti, Serge Lama, Joni Mitchell, Francis Cabrel… And so many others from here and there, from yesterday and today. "No matter what you want to achieve, all that counts is the way to get there. Why, how and with whom you travel!," she claims. A progress in love and music, a way to learn and understand, a course to be served and honored…
" The Music with its incredible generosity put me again on the way to come to meet you and to sing you the present but also some beautiful memories !!! "
Nana Mouskouri
06/11/2018 – TEL AVIV (IL) – Tel Aviv Culture Palace
07/11/2018 – HAIFA (IL) – Auditorium
13/11/2018 – AIX-EN-PROVENCE (13) – Grand Théâtre
23/11/2018 – ANVERS (BE) – Salle de Roma
25/11/2018 – LIEGE (BE) – Le Forum
27/11/2018 – AMSTERDAM (NL) – Delamar Theater
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'Spend a Penny' in Penyem Appeal
Followers of our work in Penyem Village in The Gambia will know that last year we opened a new two classroom extension to the village school. This was built with materials funded by the charity. This year we have been fundraising towards the construction of a toilet building containing eight European style toilets, plus a staff toilet and shower. The work is almost complete, but we need a little extra to get there.
Those of you with older parents, grandparents or even great grandparents may have heard them say that they are going to 'Spend a Penny'. This refers back to the days when public toilets had a lock that was operated by inserting a penny – hence 'Spend a Penny!'
Therefore, we are launching from today the
'Spend a Penny' in Penyem Appeal.
This appeal needs a quick turnaround and all collections will need to be complete by 1 February 2013. On 11 February we will be visiting Penyem to see the completed building. With any money raised by the appeal we will want to supply important cleaning materials and equipment.
Please get in touch if you think you can help – remember – 'Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves!
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The Company Development Program is designed for early stage cleantech startups that are ready to engage with our accelerator community but not yet prepared for the in-depth and comprehensive commitment that Cleantech Open requires. The CDP provides mentoring support for those who are interested in receiving targeted, goal-oriented guidance. The program offers a dedicated match to one Cleantech Open mentor for the duration of the accelerator and discounted access to exclusive accelerator events.
2017 Company Development Program Participants
|EarthShift Global
Kittery, ME
Tech Category: Information & Communications Technologies
EarthShift Global, with considerable experience in the development and practice of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), proposes prototype software laying the groundwork for development of a full-featured next generation sustainability assessment tool. Our aim is to reduce the resources and knowledge needed to obtain useful LCA results for decision-making. This innovative tool will bring much needed gains to support sustainable design and decision making in small and medium sized enterprises.
|Ironic Chemicals
Bronx, NY
Tech Category: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Ironic Chemicals is developing an industrial biotech platform that produces high value chemicals from CO2 at 80% lower cost than conventional bioprocesses. We utilize environmentally toxic industrial by-products from mining and oil & gas industries as low to no cost feedstocks. For example, if all US copper mining waste was processed via our technology, we could generate $2B in revenue and reduce the risk of acid mine drainage while consuming 18,000 tons of CO2.
|Manifold Robotics
Brooklyn, NY
Tech Category: Information and Communications Technologies
Despite recent advances in robotics and autonomy, data collection in aquatic environments is still being performed with unsophisticated means, usually requiring teams of people and boats. Today, mobile robotics has the potential to make data collection in these environments more efficient, more economical, safer, and more thorough. Manifold Robotics develops small-scale autonomous boats to solve this problem, and allow clients to collect more data with fewer people and resources.
|Social Solar
New York City, NY
Tech Category: Information & Communications Technologies
Social Solar envisions implementing a comprehensive user-focused engagement platform (online "solar matchmaker") enabling Low-Moderate Income (LMI) residents of The Upper West side of New York City to gain access to solar energy through Community Shared Solar (CSS) energy providers. Energy is complicated and confusing. We see a market matching problem in that potential solar customers are not being efficiently connected to solar developers. With so many choices, people are overwhelmed.


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Volunteers Make a Difference in Tri-Valley Creeks to Bay Clean Up
The 34th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest statewide and international effort to clean trash and debris from beaches, bays, creeks, rivers, and lakes. In Livermore, volunteers of all ages came to help clean up trash and debris from eight Livermore creek sites on Saturday, Sept. 15. Along the 5.92 miles of Livermore waterways, 257 volunteers collected a total of 2112 gallons of trash and 264 gallons of recyclables. In the City of Dublin, 153 volunteers collected 5.5 cubic yards of trash and recyclables from five creek locations.
Removing trash and debris from neighborhood creeks improves the beauty of neighborhoods and helps protect both water quality and aquatic habitat in creeks. Studies have shown that much of the garbage found in San Francisco Bay and along the California coast originates from inland sources. It often starts as trash that blows into storm drains and ends up in creeks and other waterways that flow to the Bay.
The Tri-Valley Creeks to Bay Clean-up was coordinated by the Adopt a Creek Spot Program, with refreshment, supply and prize donations from Noah's Bagels, Costco, Orchard Supply Hardware, Livermore Sanitation, Ecofolia Design, Dom's Outdoor Outfitters, Livermore Barber Shop, First Street Alehouse, Eagle Ridge Winery and California Coastal Commission.
Adopt A Creek Spot Program
Adopt a Creek Spot Program partners include the Living Arroyos, City of Livermore Water Resources Division, Zone 7 Water Agency, Livermore Area Recreation and Park District, Livermore Valley Joint-Unified School District, Alameda County Resource Conservation District, Alameda Creek Watershed Forum, Friends of the Arroyos, and Goza Gear Eco-Friendly Screen Printing & Embroidery Work. The Program's mission is to promote healthy Tri-Valley creeks through active community participation and education. The Adopt a Creek Spot Program promotes year-round clean-up of local creeks by volunteers. Adoptees include: Saundra Lormand and Laura Cornett; Las Positas College Spanish Club and BasicNecessities.org; Terry and Alyce Rossow; Tri-Valley Conservancy and Tri-Valley Fly Fishers; Cub Scout Pack 942; Friends of the Arroyos and Granada High School Students; Phillemon Hann; The Henry Family; North Livermore Community Alliance; and Boy Scout Troop 906 and Sunrise Mountain Sports.
Additional information about the ongoing Adopt a Creek Spot Program is available at www.trivalleycreeks.org.


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This brand new development of apartments and villas is on the seafront at Esentepe. The architecture has been designed to ensure un-interrupted Mediterranean sea and mountain views from every corner of development.
These one bedroom galleried apartments are built to a high standard, complying with all local building regulations. With just a few remaining now is the ideal opportunity to own that seaside property.
The sites amenities include a private beach, communal swimming pool, fitness centre, sauna, Jacuzzi, children's play ground, BBQ area, children's football pitch, mini golf, restaurant / café & bar, management site office and full maintenance services.
Roof Structure : Reinforced Concrete slab, insulated & tiled
Damp Proofing : Damp proof course to Roof, Base, Walls and Balconies
Floor materials : Porcelain Flooring throughout inside & outside
Staircases : Internal Wooden staircase, external Marble
Internal Doors : E-doors - Fully fitted
Windows & External Doors : Aluminum double glazed units
Wrought Iron work : Terraces
All lighting and electrical sockets to be fitted and installed to the approved electrical project in compliance with the 'Cyprus Turkish Electrical Engineers Association' standards.
Clean Water System:
Central storage & pumping system on site. Each property will have a one ton storage on the roof. Solar panels and Hot water Immersion heater system. All plumbing i.e. pipe work, taps and water pump included as standard
Structural Guarantee : 5 Years
· TV point.
· Telephone point.
· Electrical points
· Air conditioning Point (no unit fitted)
· Plaster coving
Kitchen / Diner
• The kitchen units will be fully fitted and will be made of either solid pine or MDF based profile. The countertop will be laminated and the sink will be stainless steel. Choice of styles & colour.
• Electrical points for Fridge Freezer, Washing machine, Dishwasher, Oven / Hob and Extractor. (these appliances are not included as standard)
• Fully fitted shower unit
• Toilet
• Sink
• Wall tiling: Colour optional from a selected range.
Galleried Bedroom
• TV point.
• Air conditioning point (no unit fitted)
• Telephone point
• Electrical points
• Built in wardrobes: Choice of doors from selected range
• Infrastructure for Satellite and Wi-Fi system


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Snakes on a Plane - G Rated
Listening to: Nothing.
Background: this is a clip from the "made for television" version of Snakes on a Plane.
I do not recall any monkeys, let alone any monkey fighting, in this movie. I do not recall the plane being available on weekdays only. In any case, feel free to show your ten year old cousin. I'm sure he'll be equally disappointed with the lack of monkey fighting.


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1797 Plan of the City of Dublin, Ireland
- Description:
- This georeferenced map is a 1797 Plan of the City of Dublin, Ireland, "surveyed for use of the division of justices, to which have been added plans of the canal harbor and its junction with the grand canal and the royal canal and every projection and alteration of the present time." This map was georeferenced via the New York Public Library MapWarper tool.
- Place(s):
- Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Subject(s):
- Canals
- Year:
- 1797
- Held by:
- More details at
- http://hdl.handle.net/2451/34620
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A Stealth Kit from Kanger!
Similar in design to the very popular Tesla Stealth, the new Amor kit from Kanger features the Armor tank and Arymi Armor mod. You can use just about any 22mm tank with this mod where the 2600mAh battery wraps up the side of the tank to keep it squat and lean. The Armor tank is a chimney style CHC (chimney coil head? nope. Clean Hands Coil) which means your drip tip is actually connected to the atomizer coil, adding to the compactness of the unit, which is top fill and holds 3ml of e-juice.
The Arymi mod pumps a maximum wattage of 50 watts but does not support temperature control. Minimum resistance is 0.15 Ohm and the included SS316 for VW is a 0.3 Ohm. The support grip that clutches the tank is called a stealth ring which attaches magnetically and can be removed if desired. For a compact and powerful vaping kit the Arymi Armor ticks a lot of boxes.
The Arymi Armor Kit at a glance…
- Dimensions: 2-1/8″ x 7/8″
- 22mm Diameter
- 3ml e-Liquid Capacity
- 510 Threaded
- Top Fill Design
- Unique Drip Tip Integrated with CHC Atomizer Head
- Drip Tip Features Dual Airflow Slots
- Stainless Steel Construction
- Glass Tank
- Leak Resistant Cup Design
- Easy Coil Replacement Design
- Includes (1) Armor CHC SS316L 0.3 ohm Atomizer Head for Variable Wattage
- Recommended Wattage: 15-50 Watts
The Arymi Armor Kit comes with…
1 x Kanger Arymi Armor Box
1 x Kanger Arymi Armor Tank
1 x SS316L CHC 0.3 ohm Atomizer Head
1 x Set of O-Rings
1 x Micro USB Cable


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A Practical Guide to Toxicology and Human Health Risk Assessment
1. Auflage Dezember 2018
400 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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Toxicology - the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms is the cornerstone to all aspects of chemical safety and knowledge of the subject is needed in a wide spectrum of fields from the chemical industry to medicine, emergency services, forensics, and regulatory science. Toxicology involves the study of symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning ... especially the poisoning of people.
The many problems arising from a poor understanding of toxicology and its applications in hazard communication and chemical safety motivated the author's training courses and webinars, leading to this valuable book.
Providing a practical and accessible guide, A Practical Guide to Toxicology and Human Health Risk Assessment enables readers to quickly build up knowledge and understanding of toxicology and its use in hazard identification, which is a fundamental part of chemical risk assessment. The book also covers current toxicological testing strategies and the use of physicochemical test data in hazard identification and exposure assessment.
Examples are provided throughout the book to highlight important issues along with a summary of the key points that have been covered in each of the respective chapters. The book concludes with a listing of online resources on toxicology and risk assessment.
Chapter 3. The Dose Makes the Poison
Chapter 4. Toxicokinetics
Chapter 5. Factors which modify toxicity
Chapter 6. Local effects
Chapter 7.1. Chemical allergies
Chapter 7.2. Genetic toxicology
Chapter 7.3. Carcinogenicity
Chapter 7.4. Reproductive and developmental toxicology
Chapter 8.1. The liver
Chapter 8.2. The Kidney
Chapter 8.3. The immune system
Chapter 8.4. haematopoietic system & blood
Chapter 8.5. The nervous system
Chapter 8.6. The respiratory tract
Chapter 8.7. The endocrine system
Chapter 9.1. Assessment of Irritation & Corrosive Effects
Chapter 9.2. Assessment of acute toxicity
Chapter 9.3. Repeated dose toxicity testing
Chapter 9.4. Assessment of carcinogenicity
Chapter 9.5. Assessment
Chapter 9.6. Assessment of Reproductive & Developmental effects
Chapter 9.7. Assessment of skin and respiratory sensitization
Chapter 10. Alternative methods to animal testing
Chapter 11. Human health risk assessment
Chapter 12. Glossary