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It can be hard to find your way around Xcode 4 at first, especially coming from Xcode 3. This is a quick start guide for how to find various Xcode 3 items in Xcode 4.
This is now the project navigator. It is the first tab in the navigator section on the right. It can be accessed by pressing cmd-1.
This is now build into the main window and slides up below the editor. It can be shown/hidden using the middle views button in the toolbar
These are the last tab of the navigator. It can be accessed by pressing cmd-7
Breakpoints are now managed in the breakpoint navigator (the 6th tab). It can be accessed by pressing cmd-6
Go to the build phases for your target and open the Link Binary with Libraries. Press the + button to show the chooser.
It's gone. Use the quick help and then click for full documentation. Bug filed: (rdar://8689104)
Switch to the assistant editor to access splitviews. Option clicking on a file (or a symbol in code) will open it in the secondary editor pane
The keyboard shortcuts have (rather annoyingly) changed in Xcode 4. Colin Wheeler has updated his brilliant Xcode keyboard shortcut guide for Xcode 4
It's gone. Unlikely to return.
Edit the current scheme and choose the argument tab from the Run, Test or Profile sections to set up arguments/environment variables for those tasks
Choose the config to use for running, testing, profiling, analysing and archiving from the edit scheme sheet.
Select the project in the project navigator
It's gone. Unlikely to return.
It's gone, along with mullets and mobile phones the size of bricks.
It's gone. File a bug if you want it back.
Editing support is gone. Compiling support is available if you have Xcode 3 installed and plugins set up in IB 3. To edit use IB 3. May return eventually.
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All I have to say about that is thank heaven for that meteorite cuz that dude is creepy.
Anyway, Ziz and I will soon be constructing a terrarium mimicking the habitat of the Troodon. What do you suppose Montana looked like 65 million years ago?
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Duffy says he'll vote to repeal health care law
With a vote expected later today on a proposal to repeal federal health care reform, U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy said he anticipates supporting the bill as long as Republicans provide alternative health care solutions later this year.
"I found it unacceptable that we could have a repeal vote without a willingness to put our ideas on the table for replacement," the Ashland Republican said in a conference call with reporters this afternoon.
"I can't support a straight repeal. I didn't run on that."
Duffy praised House GOP leadership for their expected directive to committees to take up health care reform. He said he anticipates their work will be completed in March or April, and that "I've been given assurances that we are going to move forward."
Duffy said he hopes to increase individuals' roles in the health insurance market, as well as increase competition for coverage across state lines.
Duffy also acknowledged he'd like to keep some aspects of the current legislation in place, including lifetime caps and a solution for Americans with pre-existing conditions. But he said those positive aspects that Democrats have been highlighting over the past few days likely only comprise a handful of pages out of the approximately 2,000 pages making up the legislation.
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In an embarrassing episode for a country already blasted for its poor human rights record, Iran has begun arresting Instagram models who dare to pose for pictures without their headscarves. Authorities have begun railing against so-called "un-Islamic acts" and have arrested at least eight models, forcing them to beg for the public's forgiveness.
The crackdown, codenamed Spider-2, centered on finding Instagram users who are "promoting Western promiscuity" by posting revealing pictures. Women are required by Iranian law to wear a hijab in public, a requirement which was determined to extend to women's online presence.
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Cyber-crimes prosecutor Javad Babaei announced on state television Sunday that a total of 170 people – including photographers, make-up artists, and designers – have been targeted by the sting. They will likely be found guilty of "making and spreading immoral and un-Islamic culture and promiscuity."
Many high profile Iranians within the modeling industry have had their businesses shuttered and their Instagram accounts deleted. Elham Arab, who rose to fame by modeling wedding dresses, had her account removed from the Internet before being hauled in front of the Iranian Revolutionary Court, where she was compelled to offer public "self-criticism."
"All people love beauty and fame," Arab said in her defense. "They would like to be seen, but it is important to know what price they will pay to be seen."
The move marks the latest attempt by President Hassan Rouhani's administration to control the flow of information on the internet. The previous Spider operation saw officials take down any sites deemed as "pornography and insulting Islamic sanctity." Only 40 percent of Iranians have access to the Internet, and even then, users face heavy government censorship and monitoring.


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ASG fuel allotment for 2012 already $80,000 overrun
The government's fuel allocation for the current fiscal year 2012 is already in the red by more than $80,000 while the 2012 Flag Day Committee has identified thirty-four ASG vehicles to be used for this year's celebration.
In an Apr. 5 memo to all executive branch departments and agencies, Office of Program Planning and Budget director Malemo L. Tausaga says the current fiscal year's fuel allocation of $150,000 was approved under the FY 2012 budget.
"To date, the account is currently overrun by $82,361. A projection of this account if we continue at the current trend will be overrun by $464,724" at the end of the fiscal year, said Malemo, who asked everyone's cooperation "in streamlining cost efficient efforts in prioritizing gas usage for your departments and agencies."
"Many of your departments and agencies have asked for substantial amounts of [fuel] coupons to fulfill your agencies projects and other department tasks, however, a need to minimize the use of fuel at this time is a must in order to save a huge deficit on our current year's budget," said Malemo.
Samoa News has been unable to obtain confirmation if the $150,000 fuel allocation is for local funds, or both local and federal grants.
During last September's Fono review of the FY 2012 budget, many lawmakers questioned government directors about their fuel allocations because many departments and agencies allocated either a small portion or none for fuel.
The reply from directors is always the same, like many other questions regarding funding for other expenses: it's all that they are allowed in their budget.
ASG's gas station at the new Motor Pool in Tafuna is overseen by the Department of Public Works and the department has stated in past quarterly performance reports that budget for the fuel consumption of the entire ASG fleet "is wanting".
"Increase in the number of vehicles, fluctuation of prices, and the increase of transportation needs magnified this problem," said DPW in its first quarter performance report for FY 2012.
DPW is one of the Executive departments with many vehicles, along with the Department of Education, Department of Public Safety and the Department of Parks of Recreation.
Samoa News received word yesterday from at least three executive departments with plans to issue memos by today informing personnel to use vehicles wisely due to problems with fuel allocation.
Four days after Malemo's memo, Lt. Gov. Faoa Aitofele Sunia - co-chair of the Flag Day Committee sent out a memo identifying thirty-four vehicles the committee plans to utilize for the Flag Day for visiting dignitaries, guests and VIPs.
Faoa requested that these automobiles be turned in at the Motor Pool no later than 4p.m. yesterday to be cleaned and serviced for Flag Day use. Additionally, directors of departments or agencies whose vehicles are on the list have been asked to provide a driver if possible but if not, the committee will provide drivers.
According to the list of vehicles to be used, several of the cars are from the department of Human and Social Services, and Education Departments. The vehicles to be used by the Flag Day committee includes 4Runner, Vans and SUVs.
On Mar. 30, Faoa appointed members and chairs of the 14 Coordinating Committees for the 2012 Flag Day. He asked the chairperson of each committee to make sure that those who are appointed to various committees understand that there is an overtime freeze in government.
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Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinian protesters and kill 3, with dozens injured in West Bank protest. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinian protesters and wounded about 100 others on Thursday (July 24) in confrontations with several thousand demonstrating in the occupied West Bank against a 17-day-old Gaza offensive, Palestinian medical officials said. The Israeli military confirmed troops had used "riot dispersal means" against protesters who threw rocks and firebombs at them and blocked a road with burning tyres. The protest erupted after allies of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement marched from the West Bank city of Ramallah to the edges of Jerusalem in protest against Israel's offensive targetting Hamas militants in Gaza where the Palestinian death toll has topped 760. A doctor at Ramallah hosptial said a man in his 20s died of a bullet injury to the head and two others also succumbed to bullet injuries, while at least 100 other people were treated for various injuries as well after the protest. Israel Radio said the protest appeared the largest in years, since a Palestinian uprising a decade ago in which several thousands on either side died of gunfire and suicide bombings. Israeli troops have killed two other Palestinians this week in separate but smaller confrontations in the West Bank, territory Israel captured in a 1967 war where Palestinians seek a state.


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Thursday, 19 September 2013
All Aflame
17 comments:
- CJ said...
A wonderful painting. She looks like a Siobhan to me. I love the autumn colours, and you have captured them beautifully.
- 19 September 2013 at 16:26
- Manon Visser said...
Those colours want me to wrap up in my blanket near the fire with a lovely cup of hot chocolate. Well captured Jessica! ManonX
- 19 September 2013 at 16:42
- Victoria said...
Wow..what a dazzling post..sublime skies..and fantastic art..so vibrant and shining with magical energies..gorgeous faces!Love the image with the palette and paintbrush nearby..so inspiring!
HUgs and sparkles..
- 20 September 2013 at 04:09
- Jennifer said...
Your paintings are beautiful, Jess. I love the red tones. You're very talented.
- 20 September 2013 at 05:08
- chrissies said...
The colours you have chosen are wonderful and I always love the faces you create. The name Christie sprung to mind but that may because of the book I am reading at the moment where the central character is called just that and is sad and worried so far in the book.
Chrissie x
- 20 September 2013 at 08:23
- Paper rainbow said...
I love autumn colours and your new colour selection is beautiful. That WIP canvas is just gorgeous!! Love the background.
A name for your Autum girl? 'Amber' because she reminds me of one of my favourite semi precious stones with all those golden earthy tones.
- 20 September 2013 at 08:27
- Periwinkle Paisley said...
Prunella! ;) That just popped into my head when I saw her.
- 20 September 2013 at 12:13
- Kyra Wilson said...
Oh I LOVE the one you are working on now! Love the other too, but LOVE that little red one! (Will that be up in your shop?)
I'm gravitating towards the reds as well. Don't you love this time of year?
- 20 September 2013 at 13:30
- Karen Fields said...
Very sweet painting, Jess. I do love the warm colors you've chosen for it. It's so nice to see new art in the works! Love it. :)
- 20 September 2013 at 19:50
- rose of Walk in the Woods, LLC said...
Oh, how I LoVe that dramatic sky ~ beautiful!
And I love how you're embracing the palette of the season. I'm resisting. But that may all change tomorrow afternoon at 4:44pm (ET) when autumn arrives. We shall see. :)
And your paintings are so lovely. As for a name … I'll have another cup of coffee and see if that sparks something!
- 21 September 2013 at 12:32
- Introverted Art said...
oh Jess, the colors are so beautiful... I love it so much.
- 22 September 2013 at 20:07
- Tammie Lee said...
pretty sky
wonderful colors in your charming art Jess.
- 23 September 2013 at 21:20
- Kim Mailhot said...
The change is upon us ! You are making lovely artistic choices in the changing season. Those soft autumn tones work so nicely with your ladies.
Happy Autumn !
- 24 September 2013 at 00:00
- Carrie Wachter Martinez said...
Beautiful paintings...great technique for the hair :) Love your photos too!
- 24 September 2013 at 03:57
- Jo May said...
Hi Jess,
Just stopping to give you some autumn blessings and to see what you have been up too!
The evening sky is wonderful at this time of year, like liquid gold melting through the clouds. Your new painting is beautiful too and the colours sing. The way you blend colour is always lovely.
Have a good weekend.
Best wishes,
Jo. xx
- 27 September 2013 at 10:32
- Jane said...
What a gorgeous portrait, so special . I am very bad at titles , so really of no help :-(
- 29 September 2013 at 09:10
- Jess said...
Thankyou for your sweet and lovely comments! I've finished this painting now and will do a new post about it today. :) xx
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After relaxing my self with figure painting this past few weeks (I will show you my finished ones on the forthcoming posts - hopefully with some decent photos...), I decided to go back to my favourite subject - Terrain Building!!
Some months ago I bought some OO' Gauge Dapol Kits, including Dapol's CO11 'Hut, coal office & water crane', which has as you may see from the pics 2 small houses that can be used for many projetcs, besides train modelling.
I decided to use them complementary to two small fields (with ongrowing vegetation on them - pls don't ask me what grows over there, the post's title can help you find out quite easily!), that I made for my ongrowing (same word..hm....) Normandy Project.
They were made with 2 pieces of vinyl tiles, PVA glue+Sand (dirt), Turf, Static Grass, Clump Foliage and 2 small trees.
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It doesn't work to have a police union that bullies democratic institutions into publicly protecting a cover-up.
It doesn't work to have legal standards that always favor police version of events.
It doesn't work to have a Mayor who has been AWOL in the face of Alex Nieto's brutal killing by his police force.
It doesn't work to petition the State for redress when the consequence is always impunity.
Today we abandon any expectation that the officers who killed Alex Nieto will be held personally accountable according to law.
Today we turn our backs on San Francisco's criminal justice system, because it turned its back on us.
As far as police shootings go, we have no more confidence in the City government.
With the absence of an indictment in the case of Alex Nieto, it is the government institutions themselves that must be put on public trial.
The lack of a criminal indictment does not mean a lack of consequences for the officers who killed Alex Nieto. Today begins the public trial and public shaming of his killers and their accomplices:
Lieutenant Jason Sawyer you are a killer.
Officer Roger Morse you are a killer.
Officer Richard Schiff you are a killer.
Officer Nathan Chew you are a killer.
Chief of Police Greg Suhr you are an accomplice to killers.
District Attorney George Gascón you are an accomplice to killers.
Mayor Ed Lee you are an accomplice to killers.
You are declared guilty by the people, guilty by our community.
We will continue to shine light on this broken system until police officers who kill are made personally accountable by standards satisfactory to the communities in which they kill.
This public trial will not end until the system that doesn't work is fixed.
No consequence, no confidence.
San Francisco, CA
Friday February 13th, 2014


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BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Recession or not, these are fast becoming hard times, and hard times can lead to bad decisions.
Recently, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority warned investors to think twice before taking steps that might compromise their nest eggs, such as taking out a reverse mortgage, getting a 401(k) debit card, or cashing in life insurance policies to weather tough financial times.
"Each of these should be considered strategies of last resort," Mary Schapiro, chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said last week in a speech.
"They may raise cash quickly, but each also carries long-term consequences that can undermine financial security in retirement and pose the potential for losing a significant, and sometimes irreplaceable, asset," Schapiro said. FINRA is a nongovernmental organization that oversees U.S. security firms.
According to FINRA, Americans are faced with the perfect financial storm. Rising costs of fuel and food, declines and volatility in the housing and financial markets, and an ever-tightening credit crunch have gathered to form a storm that could lead some Americans to make poor financial decisions. "But tough financial times don't necessarily justify resorting to risky ways to make ends meet," Schapiro said.
Investors could be risking their most valuable assets when they use reverse mortgages, life settlements and 401(k) debit cards to tap much-needed cash.
Retirement accounts
Don't cut back on or stop contributing your 401(k) and, even more importantly, don't cash in all or part of your 401(k). To be sure, plan providers do allow hardship withdrawals in certain situations -- if you face eviction from or foreclosure on your primary residence, for instance, or some other financial calamity. But if you are under age 59-1/2 and there is no hardship, you'll have to pay ordinary income tax on the withdrawal plus a 10% penalty tax. What's more, many employers will withhold 20% of the amount being withdrawn, so it's possible that a $20,000 withdrawal works out to less than $14,000 when all is said and done.
FINRA also warns that such withdrawals come with another cost - opportunity cost. If you're 40 years old with $40,000 in your 401(k) and it's growing at 6% percent year, excluding additional contributions that money would be worth $107,710 in 17 years. But if that same person withdraws $20,000, that remaining $20,000 would be worth just $53,855 in 17 years. In other words, a withdrawal of $20,000 now costs about $54,000 in future growth.
Worse yet, FINRA warns, creditors have access to any money taken out of a 401(k), be it a loan or hardship withdrawal, in ways they wouldn't if you left the money in a retirement account. Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Protection and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, creditors cannot touch your 401(k) balance or similar retirement savings account -- even if, as a last resort, you file for bankruptcy protection, FINRA said. Of note, balances in IRAs (Roth and traditional) are protected up to a limit of $1 million from creditors.
There are other benefits to maintaining contributions to your 401(k). Contributions reduce taxable income and lower your tax bill. Plus, 401(k) contributions often come with free money: Employers typically match a percentage of your contribution.
That said, if you really need the money from your 401(k), FINRA suggests taking out a loan rather than a withdrawal. You might be able to borrow money at a lower interest rate than a bank would offer. Plus, you won't have to pay taxes on the loan as you would with a withdrawal. Also, if your employer offers one, avoid using a 401(k) debit card, FINRA said.
Life settlements
Don't cash in your life insurance policy using something called a life settlement, FINRA warns. With a life settlement, a third party will buy your life insurance policy from you, typically for more than the cash value but less than the death benefit. According to FINRA, life settlements can be a valuable source of liquidity if you would otherwise surrender your life insurance policy or allow it to lapse, or if your life insurance needs have changed. But life settlements are not for everyone, FINRA said.
For instance, life settlements can have high transaction costs and unintended consequences. You might be unable to buy a new insurance policy, plus you could lose state or federal benefits, such as Medicaid. Also, you will have to pay taxes on the life settlement.
If you really need the money from your life insurance and you still need the coverage, FINRA suggests you borrow against your policy, or check whether you are eligible for accelerated death benefits. If you have a long-term, catastrophic, or terminal illness you might be able get a reduced benefit prior to dying.
Reverse mortgages
If you are over age 62 and have equity in your house, a reverse mortgage might sound intriguing. With a reverse mortgage, you get to convert the equity in your house to cash, plus you get to age in place, in your home. What's more, you don't have to make any interest or principal payments during the life of the loan.
But as with all things that sound too good to be true, especially something that sounds too good to be true for what could be your single largest asset and a future source of retirement income, there's a catch with reverse mortgages. For one thing, the loan costs can be steep. Also, interest is added to the principal, making reverse mortgages "rising debt" loans.
"The bottom line is that reverse mortgages are an expensive option that may prematurely deplete your home equity," FINRA said. "A reverse mortgage is a very serious decision."
Consider, for instance, some of the disadvantages FINRA outlined:
- The income or lump sum you receive could impact you or your spouse's eligibility for various state and federal benefits, including Medicaid.
- Depending on the laws of your state, a reverse mortgage may not enjoy the same home-equity protection that would otherwise apply against creditors, or if you have a health emergency and your spouse must liquidate assets to pay for nursing home care.
- A reverse mortgage is not the right choice if you want to leave your house to your heirs.
A reverse mortgage may be right for you. But you need to evaluate a number of factors, including your health, your spouse's health, other sources of income, the reason you're tapping your home equity, when to do it, and how wisely you use your loan proceeds - before deciding whether a reverse mortgage is right or not.
What are some alternatives to a reverse mortgage? According to FINRA, you could sell your house and then downsize or rent, or take out a home equity loan, or get help from your children or local government assistance program. Any of those tactics could unlock the equity in your home without the cost of a reverse mortgage.
See the FINRA statement for more information.


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An Age Old Problem
Thursday, February 25, 2010
With the Baby Boomer generation remaining active in the marketplace, the idea of "aging with dignity" has become increasingly important. The preference is not to visibly make concessions to getting older with specialized fixtures and settings; it has become more of an integrated approach to create beautiful spaces that still work as the client continues to age. "Whether it's decorative grab bars in designs and finishes that coordinate to other accessories and fixtures in the bathroom, or adjusting heights of sinks and showers to accommodate new needs, designers are adjusting as their client base generates a new set of needs and wants," says Parrish.
Manufacturers have realized that product design and technologies need to serve the broadest range of people. "Products that are safe, stylish and non-institutional are popular with an older population, and it is important for the bathroom hardware and accessories manufacturer to keep this relevant market in mind," declares Brodey.
Another "Aging in Place" adjustment comes in innovative storage within the cabinets such as pull-out organizers, hampers and waste bins, according to Shari McPeek, marketing manager, Rev-A-Shelf in Louisville, KY. "This not only frees up floor space for walkers, wheelchairs, etc., it creates a clean 'spa like' and more spacious room," she concludes.


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Harry Potter's England
A six-day luxury chauffeur-driven programme based in London with a wealth of private excursions and activities for the family to enjoy. Harry Potter, the boy wizard, has delighted young and old throughout the World.
Visit the sights made famous by the films and experience the magic of the Warner Bros Studio.
Day 1: Arrival into London
Journey through London's centre with your guide and take in all the major sites such as Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the River Thames. Stay at the 5* Athenaeum in an apartment specifically for families. Enjoy twice daily maid service, room service and cookies at bedtime!
Walk to the riverfront for a private capsule on the London Eye – a great start to your trip.
Stay: Athenaeum
Day 2: London – the Boy Wizard
Visit the scenes from many Harry Potter films including the Ministry of Magic at Westminster Tube Station and London's famous red telephone boxes which transported Harry around.
Visit Leadenhall Market by the Leaky Cauldron, Gringotts bank and of course platform 9 and 3/4 at Charing Cross
Stay: Athenaeum
Day 3 - 4: The Making of Harry Potter
Visit the famous Harry Potter Studio and have the ultimate opportunity to explore the magic world of Harry Potter. Walk the original stone floor of the iconic Hogwarts Great Hall and wander along Diagon Alley. Learn about special effects and breath-taking animatronics that make these films as spectacular as they are.
Spend the following day at leisure on your own.
Stay: Athenaeum
Day 5: The Tower of London and the Thames
Enjoy a private guided tour and breakfast at the Tower of London. Visit the Jewel House and examine the world-renowned Crown Jewels with 23,578 gems in total. Learn about Guy Fawkes, imprisoned in 1605 for his attempt to blow up parliament; hear about Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife accused of adultery and incest; and step on board a RIB boat for a private river cruise along the Thames.
Stay: Athenaeum
Day 6: Out of London – the Boy Wizard Highlights
Head to Gloucester and visit the historic cathedral cloisters that were corridors of Hogwarts in two of the Harry Potter films. Continue with a tour of Oxford visiting Christ Church College and the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University where they display 'shrunken heads' as featured in Harry Potter. The Great Hall is also used as a double for Hogwarts School.
Return to London late afternoon/early evening.
Stay: Athenaeum
Day 7: Homeward bound
Spend time enjoying final sight-seeing or shopping for souvenirs or gifts for family members back home before chauffeur service to London Heathrow Airport.
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|Arrival into London
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|London – the Boy Wizard
|Day 3 - 4:
|The Making of Harry Potter
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|The Tower of London and the Thames
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|Out of London – the Boy Wizard Highlights
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|Homeward bound
- Accommodation with daily breakfast
- Transfers
- 24 hour emergency contact
- Activities mentioned in the itinerary
- English speaking tour guide
Not Included
- International and domestic airfare
- Personal expenses
- Visa fees and/or visa authorization
- Tips and gratuities
- Other expenses not mentioned on the itinerary
- Travel insurance (please note that travel insurance is mandatory for all Lightfoot Travel holidays)
From 6,204 USD per person based on a family of four travelling
Notes on our prices
- This price guide provides you with a broad indication of how much to budget for your holiday.
- Prices are generally based on two people travelling together (unless stated otherwise) on a shared room basis.
- Prices can fluctuate depending on season, standard of accommodation, excursions selected (private versus shared) etc.
- This basic structure works very nicely, but don't forget that Lightfoot Travel can provide a range of experiences and we tailor-make each itinerary based on your travel requirements. Get in touch to start planning your perfect trip with your own travel consultant.


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New Indie Music Shows Come To K-Rocks!
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text: Sculpturesite Gallery artist Jorge Blanco's work, "The Roller," is featured on the cover of the June 2007 issue of American Style Magazine. An article on "Art in San Francisco" profiles Sculpturesite Gallery as a unique space for sculpture. Blanco's work was featured in Sculpturesite's "Vernissage" exhibition and "The Roller," can be viewed in the plaza outside Sculpturesite Gallery daily.


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This question tests whether you've done any homework about the firm. If you haven't, you lose. If you have, you win big.
Most Effective Answer:
This question is your opportunity to hit the ball out of the park, thanks to the in-depth research you should do before any interview.
Best sources for researching your target company: annual reports, the corporate newsletter, contacts you know at the company or its suppliers, advertisements, articles about the company in the trade press.
Continue to Question 13 - What good books have you read lately?


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THE FAIREST FLOWER OF PARADISE - CONSIDERATIONS ON THE LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN, ENRICHED WITH EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS BY Very Rev. ALEXIS M. LEPICIER, O. S. M.
FAITH, the root and basis of our justification, is a supernatural gift which God bestows upon the soul, to guide it toward the possession of His love upon earth and of Himself in heaven. By the theological virtue of faith, our intellect believes the truths of revelation, and although it does not comprehend them, it nevertheless assents to them freely, but at the same time most firmly, as though these truths were made evident to it. Faith also keeps us from error, and holds always before our eyes the last end for which we were created, thus guiding our steps in the way of salvation.
Faith is, then, a priceless gift; beyond all comparison more desirable than all the reasoning's of philosophy, or the discoveries of men of science.
What disastrous ruin befalls the soul in which this heavenly light is quenched! If a man by mortal sin loses divine grace, he is not thereby altogether cut off from all means of recovery; his understanding still remains united to God, he still acknowledges God as his last end and the sole good which can fully satisfy the cravings of his soul. .But if unhappily he should lose faith, ah! then indeed, he is removed far from God, and the action of Christ's redemption cannot reach him.
Oh, how pitiful is the condition of the unbeliever, who is "without Christ, alien from the conversation of Israel and stranger to the testament, having no hope of the promise, and without God in this world !" (Eph. ii, 12.)
Mary's faith was the most perfect that ever existed: it is consequently worthy to be proposed for our imitation. Jesus Christ by virtue of the hypo-static union, enjoyed continually the beatific vision of the Divine Essence. He could not consequently practice the virtue of faith. Pre-eminence, therefore, in the exercise of this virtue, belongs to Mary, who for this reason is called Queen of Confessors. That is why those whose lives are spent in disseminating in one way or another the Gospel of Jesus Christ, take Mary for their patroness. Mary, whose faith never waned, obtains for them that their preaching may prove fruitful in men's hearts.
However, the faith of no other confessor was ever put to such severe proof as Mary's. On the one hand, the lowly esteem she had of herself might well engender in her, doubts as to the reality of her titles of Mother of God and co-Redemptress of the human race; on the other hand, the self-abasement of Jesus, His labors and opprobrium might have been for her, as they were for so many, an occasion of scandal. Nothing, however, was able to shake her faith in her Son's divine origin and her belief in the office she herself was fulfilling in the work of our redemption. Thus she took her stand by the cross of the dying Jesus, and remained an unshaken witness both to the divinity and to the humanity of Jesus and of the truth of His supernatural mission.
This faith of the Virgin Mother, which shone out with such brightness amid the darkness of an unbelieving world, is indeed worthy of our admiration. Like a brilliant light-house placed upon a firm rock, Mary withstood the fiercest tempests, illuminating the world with the splendor of her faith.
From early childhood, Mary set herself to the practice of the virtue of faith, thus meriting so deep a penetration into the knowledge and love of God, that she came to possess more grace than can be found in the entire host of assembled Seraphim. Moreover, she had the happiness of seeing accomplished in her the promises made by the Angel, promises which she herself, with prophetic insight, celebrated in her triumph-song, the "Magnificat." This faith was, besides, the principle of her exaltation and the source of that singular power of intercession she was to possess forever in heaven.
Let us appeal to Mary, asking her to intercede for us, that the lamp of our faith may never be put out, tout that on the contrary this holy virtue may ever go on growing and increasing in our souls.
Example - St. Dominic
From his earliest years Dominic was much given to prayer, and he was especially devout to our blessed Lady, whom he chose for his Mother and Patroness. He successfully completed his studies at the University of Palenza and, on being raised to the priesthood, devoted himself with great zeal to the salvation of souls.
When his fervor and the purity of his faith became known, he was invited to preach against the Albigenses, a sect of heretics who at that time were infesting the district of Toulouse. He willingly accepted this task, but at first did not see his labors blessed with abundant fruits. He then begged our blessed Lady to inspire him with a more effective way of fulfilling his difficult office. This glorious Virgin appeared to him and told him how easily he could combat the heretics, if he would practice the recital of the Angelical Salutation in the form of the Rosary, according to the method which she herself explained to him. St. Dominic at once began to propagate this great devotion and soon gained a great victory over this heresy.
He was most devout to the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady. He transcribed the teaching concerning this truth in a book, which was thrice submitted to the trial of fire in the presence of heretics and each time the book remained unharmed in the midst of the flames. He was indefatigable in this crusade and was continually preaching the word of God and bringing sinners to repentance. He obtained most abundant fruits by the propagation of the devotion of the holy Rosary, which was most dear to him.
From Toulouse, the practice of reciting the holy Rosary spread to other regions, producing everywhere the best results. It was approved and richly indulgenced by several Roman Pontiffs. Dominic, in his ardent zeal for God's glory, founded the Order of Friars Preachers, whose end it was to combat heresy and defend the truths of our holy religion with the help of Our Lady. He died peacefully on the sixth of August, 1221.
O Mary, look down on us, poor sinners, with a gaze of pity, and see with how many dangers our faith is encompassed, on the part of the world and of the devil. O Mother of Mercy, present our humble supplication, reinforced by thine intercession, before the throne of the Most High, as we say with the Apostles: "Lord, we believe: do thou increase our faith." (Luke, xvii, 5.) Amen.


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A very warm welcome to all visitors to the website of Saint John Mary International School. I hope you will enjoy browsing the contents and finding out more about us.
Selecting the right school for your child is a difficult task and by visiting our website, prospective parents have made a significant step in the right direction to help in the decision making process. Whilst this website will give you a good overview of our school, I would strongly recommend that you contact us to arrange a personal visit so that you can see us in action. I would be delighted to have an opportunity to meet with you and to show you all that we have to offer. SJMIS is a great school and I am extremely honoured to be a part of the team working in partnership with children, parents, staff and the wider community to provide the best education possible for our student.
We aim to deliver an English medium child-centred education, based on the California Standards. We recognise that everyone is an individual and that learning is a very personal experience so we take great care to ensure that our students receive the highest level of personalised education as possible, regardless of race, gender, religion or individual learning needs.
We provide an environment where every student feels confident to try something new and to understand that to make mistakes is part of the process of learning. We believe that children and young people work better and learn more effectively in a happy atmosphere based upon courtesy and respect for one another. Pupils need to have choices, but they also need boundaries; therefore our positive discipline policy is based upon firmness, fairness and understanding. Each of us strives to set an example for others by treating everyone with respect and politeness.
With students from many countries attending the school, we welcome and celebrate the richness and diversity that this brings. Our diverse international student population adds strength and value to the experience that your child will gain at the school, helping them prepare fully to take on the challenges of global citizenship and leadership in this rapidly changing modern world.


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Arabian Nights, Priya Complex Vasant Vihar 27th January 2013
I can't recollect who suggested me Arabian nights, way back in 2001. Their main dish has been Dona Roll (Chicken Mutton),
Grilled chicken platter (serve with pita bread, humus and pickle). The last that I had savored them was way back in 2007. We loved its aroma and the way it was perfectly grilled and would frequent the place often.
We went to watch movie and decided to revive our sweet memories and gorge on the Arabian Delights. I was waiting in anticipation and was excited because I was eating after ages. The moment I took a bite, I was heavily disappointed! Chicken wasn't cooked properly and I could find no aroma or the juicy taste that I had been lingering on my mind. I came with my set of expectations and I was disappointed. I will not prefer going there again.
While I was driving way back, I started pondering – Have my taste buds changed and are now fine-tuned to better quality and delicacies or has the quality of food in these places deteriorated?
Do you feel the same as well?


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Secret Squirrel can be addictive.
In a nutshell, (!) Secret Squirrel is spreading a sewing mission across blogs and continents. Each month squirrel passes on five different 'Acorns' as the basis of a sewing project. For a fuller explanation see here. For July, Secret Squirrel's acorns, as 'planted' by Sewpony were; tangerine, patch, Anne of Green Gables, Australia and Something Old.
Four Acorns down... only Something Old left...Does using scraps count?


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Shoulder exercises should be an integral part of any gym routine, because building strength and improving mobility in your shoulders will help with a range of other exercises. And of course, if you're physique training, wide shoulders are a key part of a V-shaped torso.
If you're hoping to sculpt cannonball shoulders then check out these nine excellent exercises recommended by Jim Crossley, co-owner of F45 Kingston. There are shoulder exercises suited for all levels of gym-goer below, from beginner classics like the dumbbell overhead press up to advanced moves like the handstand press-up.
Beginner Shoulder Exercises
Dumbbell overhead press
"This is a good exercise for increasing shoulder strength and stability," says Crossley.
"Choose some light dumbbells to begin with. Hold them just above your shoulders with your palms facing forwards. Raise your arms straight above your head.
"When lifting the dumbbells don't move your back and in particular don't allow your lower back to arch. This move can be done standing or seated on a bench with a back for support."
Pike press-up
"From a standard press-up position walk your feet towards your body, raising your hips and keeping your legs straight," says Crossley. "Your body should be in an inverted V-shape. Then perform a press-up by bending your arms to move your head closer to the floor. "
"You can vary the difficulty and the load on your shoulders by moving your feet closer in or further out, and it can also be done with feet elevated on a box to increase the difficulty.
"This is a challenging bodyweight shoulder exercise in its own right, and a good way to build the strength required to do a handstand press-up." (See the advanced exercise, if you dare.)
Barbell upright row
"Hold a barbell in front of your waist with an overhand grip and your hands shoulder-width apart," says Crossley. "Lift the bar to chin height by raising your arms so your elbows finish above the bar."
Intermediate Shoulder Exercises
Dumbbell lateral raise
"Hold a dumbbell in each hand by your waist with palms facing each other and a slight bend at the elbows," say Crossley.
"Lean forward from your hips a little and bend your knees slightly. Raise your arms to the sides until your elbows reach shoulder height."
Arnold press
"Hold two dumbbells in front of your shoulders, with your elbows bent at 90° and your palms facing your chest," says Crossley.
"Move your elbows out to the side while raising the dumbbells and rotating your arms so that you finish with the dumbbells overhead with palms facing forwards.
"The Arnold press works both the front and side of your shoulders."
Overhead press
"This is a classic shoulder-building exercise," says Crossly.
"Start by holding a barbell in front of your neck with an overhand grip. Press the bar overhead until your arms are fully extended. Do not let your back arch when you press overhead."
Advanced Shoulder Exercises
Handstand press-up
"Start by either kicking up into a wall handstand or walking your feet up the wall into a handstand with your face to the wall," says Crossley. "Your body should be in a straight line and close to the wall with your feet pointed upwards and your arms shoulder width apart. Bend your arms to lower your body towards the floor, then press up to return to the starting position."
Behind-the-neck press
"This is the same as the overhead press, but your starting position is with the barbell behind the neck, rather than in front, which makes it a more challenging exercise," says Crossley.
Crucifix hold
"This is an isometric hold that will challenge your shoulders and arms," says Crossley.
"Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms fully extended to the sides and your palms facing the floor. Hold the position for as long as possible."


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We left off last time with my registering with Yasni by giving them my name and email address, and clicking on a link in an email to confirm. That's hardly enough to create a profile. There is an option on the home page when I'm logged in now for me to extend my profile, and I'll do that in a bit. Right now, since my lack of knowledge of the German language kept me from using Yasni before I became a registered user (and thus got access to the English version of the web site), I'm going to show you what Yasni returns when you do a people search. Hint: it may actually be worth the effort to register.
To give you a better appreciation of how much you get, I'm going to show you a full screen shot, and then close-ups of some of the important sections, with explanations. Keep in mind, I wasn't able to include the portions you'd have to scroll down to see; Yasni gives you long pages when it delivers results. So here's what I got when I entered Judith Bemis, the name of a close friend of mine:
Okay, I'll start with the top rectangle (between the two thick yellow-orange bars) and proceed clockwise. First, there's a red link that says "I know Judith Bemis;" clicking on that enables you to send invites to people to have them join your network. The red link below that says "I'm looking for Judith Bemis." Clicking that takes you to a box that offers two options. One is to request the complete results of your search, and have Yasni email them to you in 24 hours. The other is to place a missing person ad with Yasni's partner Homundus.
You don't normally get these kinds of options with a search engine, so an explanation is in order. Yasni returns plenty of results, but it is a little slow; they don't have Google-sized resources after all. So when you do a search, you don't quite get everything. If you want more, you can request Yasni to email the full set to you, and you will receive an email from them within 24 hours with everything they could find. The second option, placing an ad with Homundus, isn't free. According to Yasni, Homundus is an experienced international people finder, and can find people even after decades. All that Yasni does is provide the initial contact. I haven't seen either of these options with any other search engine of any kind.
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Now I'd like to focus on the rectangle you'll find on the right side in the earlier screen shot.
Obviously it's a keyword cloud, to which I can even add if I want. Since I know my friend, I quickly pick out two keywords I know apply to her, and can click on them to refine my results. (Hint: it's not the anxiety- and panic-related keywords; those relate to another Judith Bemis who literally wrote, if not THE book, at least several books on the subject). Below this box, by the way, is the image area; I'm a little surprised to see that no images of my friend turned up, when another people search engine I reviewed recently found a number of images of her.
Yasni provides other ways for you to refine your results. Moving on to the area where the list of results actually starts, you'll see some useful tabs:
Before I explain the tabs, let me explain the writing above them. Yes, Yasni did in fact display 30 results on this page. Clicking on "Show more than 200" on the right brings up a box that lets you ask to receive the rest of them via email. I'm of two minds about this approach, but given Yasni's resources and how long a full search would likely take, this is probably the best compromise.
As I mentioned when talking about the tag cloud, I found two keywords that related to my friend. It would have been nice if I had been able to click or highlight them both, because they dealt with areas of her life that did not overlap. While I got useful information, each time I clicked a keyword in the tag cloud, it brought up a different tag cloud – that did not include the other keyword of interest. That can actually be a plus under some circumstances; for example, if you're applying for a computer programming job, and an employer is looking for information about you, he'll click on the words in the tag cloud related to technology – and perhaps avoid discovering that you're a big NASCAR fan or some other thing that doesn't relate to a job offer.
To wrap up this section, let me tell you what sites Yasni went to for information. You may not have noticed it from the screen shots I displayed, but Yasni actually broke out the results by site. For Judy, it went to addresses.com, Amazon, Google Blogs, Find a Grave, and then the general web.
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Now we've reached the part of Yasni where it plays like a social network. My profile is pretty empty at this point; here's a screen shot:
Why it seems to think I'm from Germany when I registered through the US version of the site, I have no idea. But it does encourage me to click on the "Edit your profile" link. I get a form to fill out. The form lets you add information to your profile, of course, that you can make visible to everyone or just your own contacts; the latter is checked by default. That's the right way to do it; I expect no less from a Germany-based company. You can enter contact information, including your phone numbers and IM information; you can even enter your birth date, although Yasni says it will only display your age (another good security measure).
Now if you look to the bottom left of that screen shot, you'll see a red box around the phrase "Add results." Click it, and Yasni does an ego scan on your name. It turned up 83 results for me, with at least four relevant keywords in the keyword cloud: "SEO," "Search," Search Engine," and "Searchles." It also turned up 12 images, none of which were related to me.
In earlier screen shots you may have noticed that the search results had little red check boxes next to them. If you check one, you can add it to your profile. This is a way for users to distinguish between results that are relevant to them, and those that aren't. Adding results to your profile is a simple matter of going down the list, checking the boxes next to the relevant results, and clicking a link at the bottom of the page. Out of 83 results, I initially found only seven that were relevant for me – and a lot of the ones that weren't relevant were for other writers with the same name. There were even a few that write about technology. (Accept no substitute!).
Refining my search via the keyword cloud yielded somewhat different results, however. I found so many people referencing articles I've written that it'll be a minor miracle if I get through this review without a swelled head; now, of course, I have no excuse for not commenting on the blogs and thanking them for citing me. I also found a few sites that outright stole some of our content (again). It's worth noting, by the way, that these links did NOT turn up in the initial search. I refined through the keyword cloud several times, and ended up with more than 20 links in my profile.
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Finding what you want is a little trickier when you're looking for someone you don't know well – or that has a common last name. We just hired a programmer, and I really couldn't find him in Yasni's results. Or, more precisely, I couldn't be sure which of the many results returned were him – though, to be fair, I could eliminate a few. Perhaps Yasni, and other people search engines, should consider coming up with a way to directly remove results from a particular search, so you could narrow things down. The keyword cloud and tabs help, but sometimes it isn't enough.
That said, there are many things that Yasni gets right. The tag cloud itself is a help, and I like the way that Yasni groups several results from the same source (such as Amazon) under one heading. I'm not sure how well combining people search with profiles and some social aspects (you can invite others to join and send and receive messages, for example) will work out, but Yasni isn't the only one trying this; Spock also lets you "claim" profiles and add relevant information.
Yasni founder and CEO Steffen Ruehl has a very clear vision for the company. He wants his search engine to be able to find "anybody across the web." "It's cliché to say we want to be the Google of people search," Ruehl admits, but it's very clear that whenever someone intends to look up a person on the Internet, he wants them to think of Yasni first as the go-to place for people search.
It's not an easy goal. The company has only been around since 2007, after all, and despite its traffic, it's definitely still in the start-up phase. At the time of this writing, it employs 20 people and boasts three offices, all in Germany. In addition to the potential resource issues this raises (which Yasni deals with admirably), there is the competition Yasni faces from other people search engines that have been around longer – and indirectly from Google, which is still the search engine that most people think of first for ANY kind of Internet search, whether they're trying to get information on a person, product, disease or what have you. But it already has some good ideas, and it will be interesting to see how they develop.


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Archive for May, 2009|Monthly archive page
Object-oriented, second attempt (a roguelike in Python #4)
It's been a while since the first attempt, but better late than never, here is I think an at least better organized object-oriented roguelike demo. There are a few main differences with the first attempt; my goal here was to do a better job of separating the game logic from the game state, and the view on the screen from the working of the game itself. I'll just run quickly through the whole thing:
more detours into scrolling (roguelike in Python #3.5.a.i)
Maybe it seems like I'm obsessed with scrolling, but bear with me. After Ludum Dare and PyWeek I'm getting back into the roguelike demo. I knew that the scrolling code was kind of a mess. I won't bother reposting it here (you can see it here), but basically it was a few if statements for each axis inside a for loop, all to determine where to place the scrolling view on the map and where to draw the focus of the view (typically the player).
Looking at it tonight I realized a few things. First, I definitely don't need to check where to draw the view focus inside the for loop. And second, I don't need to determine where to place the scrolling view on the map inside the for loop either!
All I need to know is where the view should be placed. Then the for loop can just start from there. In addition, the placement of the view focus is made much simpler by using basic addition rather than a few if statements.
So here's the new update method for the scrolling code:
def update(self): self.cells = [] self.left_view_frame = min(max(0, self.thing.x - self.width//2), world.level_width - self.width) self.top_view_frame = min(max(0, self.thing.y - self.height//2), world.level_height - self.height) x_left_offset = min(self.thing.x, self.width//2) x_right_offset = max(0, (self.width//2 - (world.level_width - self.thing.x) + (self.width % 2))) self.view_x = x_left_offset + x_right_offset y_top_offset = min(self.thing.y, self.height//2) y_bottom_offset = max(0, (self.height//2 - (world.level_height - self.thing.y) + (self.height % 2))) self.view_y = y_top_offset + y_bottom_offset for i in range(self.height): self.y = self.top_view_frame + i for j in range(self.width): self.x = self.left_view_frame + j self.cells.append((self.x, self.y, j, i))
One note about the (self.width % 2) (which applies to y as well) — thanks to Grishnak at the Doryen Library forums I've added this fix for the case where the viewport is an even number of cells wide or tall. I was adding one before, as I normally use an odd-sized viewport.
pong #2
PyWeek just wrapped up and with it my second game, open. There are some amazing looking entries there. Between this and Ludum Dare I'm probably set until 2010.
People say that when you start making games you should make games with the scope of Pong or perhaps Tetris. I feel that's where I'm at right now with these last two (well, probably not to Tetris yet). I'm happy though not to have made an actual Pong or Tetris (OK, I have made Pong, but it was basically a type-in). I feel like I've learned a lot making abandon and open, that I wouldn't really have learned making a clone of some existing game. So, make your Pong and your Tetris, just understand what that means for you.


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We had a great and very relaxing time! Breakfast on the beach, perfect view on the palms and an excellent home cooked dinner that made us feel like part of the family. Thanks a lot to John and Jeanette for the stay!
"Oceanside and extremely relaxing. Fall asleep listening to the waves hitting the beach!"
"I believe some rooms have cooking facilities if you wanted to give John and Jeanette a break and cook your..."


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Im one of the lucky people who are in their pre-exam stress period which is not every-bodies' piece of cake, especially not mine. Anyways these pictures where shot during free time in school and they somehow turned out to be like telling the story of a girl who is on the move i.e. the title of the post.
It's getting warmer here but one would still consider it a mild-summer so far, since as you can see i am still wearing a hoddie under my Military jacket which should not be happening at the end of June!!
Im guessing that Belgium's weather gods are once again indecisive of what weather to give us and just give this weird weather thing...
Photos by Caroline Van De Water
P.S. Can we take a moment to appreciate these two old-timers i mean they are just nice!
Military jacket: Vintage & Rags
Hoddie: American Apparel
Top: 2nd Hand
Shorts: Vintage
Ballerina: Tamaris
Necklace: Pull & Bear
Song: Little Bit-Lykke Li
Have a nice wednesday y'all!
....*goes back to studying*


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OVERVIEW Bencontenta
Bencontenta is a traditional Venetian farmhouse on the estate of Frassanelle, situated on the border of the Euganean hills, only 20 km south-east of Padova. The house looks out onto the park of Frassanelle and the Euganean hills. It is surrounded by a private, fenced garden of 6000 m2. The garden has been carefully planted with an herb garden, roses, lilacs, iris and calendula. The trees are poplars, walnut and hazelnut, as well as a series of fruit trees – fig, cherry and apple.
The house, which was fully restored, has 7 bedrooms and bathrooms on 3 floors (ground floor and 2 upper floors), a typical "loggia" in front of the house for al fresco meals, and a large private pool which is fenced.
Amenities and services
Villa is equiped with:
- Pool: 16 x 8m
- Private Pool
- Fenced Pool
- Internet access
- Air conditioning
- Fireplace
- Telephone
- Hifi stereo
- Satellite TV
- Dishwasher
- Washingmachine
- Barbecue
- Dogs welcome
Rent includes:
- Maid Service
- Bed & bath linens
- Baby equipment
- Final cleaning
- Pool towels
- 3 bycicles, Air Conditioning
Service on request:
- First shopping
- Arrival dinner
- Cook
- Central heating
Floorplan of the villa
Ground floor
Living room with open fireplace
Kitchen breakfast room
Dining room
2 double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
1 extra WC
Large shady loggia for al-fresco meals
1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom
First floor
1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom
1 twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom
1 large play room
Second floor
2 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
Garden :
Pool 16 x 8 metres, fenced
Outdoor shower with hot and cold water
Herb garden and orchard
Ping-pong table
Car parking
ESTATE: Frassanelle
Country life in Venetia in search of history, harmony and beauty. Stay in luxuriously restored houses within the historical estate of Frassanelle, an undisclosed oasis of peace between Venice, Padua and Vicenza.
Frassanelle is one of the great Venetian properties. The 150 hectare estate consists of a Venetian Villa, a 19th century english park, a skillfully designed 18 hole golf course and cultivated farmland. All this 20 km south-west of Padua, within easy reach of the famous historic villas of the Veneto, many of them built by the great Italian architect Andrea Palladio, as also the Italian cities of Venice (50 km), Vicenza (23 km), Verona (90 km), Ferrara (80 km), Mantua (98 km), Asolo and the Lake district. Frassanelle reaveals its delights slowly and elegantly.
Leaving the bustling Venetian activities behind you, the drive leads you on a simple country road through fields which melt into the natural park of the Eugenean hills. You will soon discover the main villa of Frassanelle on top of one of the hills, seemingly shielding the elegantly structured farm buildings, the beautifully restored farmhouse Bencontenta and a wonderfully romantic 19th century garden folly reminiscent of a palladian temple.
The estate of Frassanelle has been in the hands of the Counts Papafava since the 13th century, well over 700 years.
From April to October every Thursday at 10am (except national holidays) the owners of Frassanelle will take you on a guided tour of the premises. They will give you some history of the Papafava dei Carraresi family, descendants of the Lords of Padua, some information on the flora and fauna found in the park. Highlight of the tour are the surprisingly large artificial grottoes built at the end of the 19th century under the main villa.Read more about Frassanelle
- The great cultural wealth of the Veneto region and its diversity is one of the main interests of the journey.
- The Venetian Villas: More than 3,000 villas were built in the hinterland of Venice between the 15th and 19th century. Some are open to the public. The most famous are the Palladian villas such as Villa Barbaro at Maser, Villa Emo at Fanzolo and La Rotonda near Vincenza. Do not miss the Villa Valmarana "Ai Nani" with frescoes by Tiepolo, Catajo castle and villa Barbarigo with its baroque garden and a maze of boxwood.
- Major cultural centres of northern Italy: The strategic position of Frassanelle make easy visits to Padua, Venice, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, Lake Garda, Este, Montagnana, Monselice or Arqua' Petrarca. Each of these provincial towns offers a multitude of rewarding cultural visits.
- In Venice you will have the opportunity to visit any of the 84 churches present in the city, including of course the Basilica of St. Marco, which stands next to the Doge's Palazzo, one of the main landmarks of Venice. You can also visit the islands, such as Murano, famous for its beautiful hand blown glass.
- 40 km from Venice, you will find Padua . If you had to choose one thing to see, it would be the Cappella degli Scrovegni, a chapel entirely painted with frescoes by Giotto in the 14th century. This is considered the work which marks the beginning of the Renaissance. The main museum of Padua exposes the Emo Capodilista collection, given to the Municipality of Padua by the owners of La Montecchia. The Palazzo della Ragione (Palace of Reason), a surprising builing which rises above all the rest of the historical center of Padua exposes another gift made by this family to the municipality, a sumptuous wooden horse.
- At Vicenza you will be dazzled by Palladio's genius. The beauty of the Olympic Theatre, an embodiment of Andrea Palladio, the Palladian Basilica, another of his masterworks, or the Loggia del Capitano. The small streets of this compact city want to be explored on foot, which will bring an exciting reward at each 20 steps you take.
- The city of Verona contains many treasures: start with the Roman monuments, such as the Roman Arena. Garden lovers will want to visit the Giardino Giusti. The San Zeno church will stay with you for long. Every day the Piazza delle Erbe, a beautiful square in the center of town has a colourful market.
- Asolo is a small town, famous for its lace and silk weaving . It is also resplendent with monuments, such as the remains of an amphitheatre and an aqueduct, the Rocca (castle of the 12th early 13th century), or you can visit the Palazzo della Ragione which has now become the museum of the city. In the last century it was a privileged resort by artists and writers such as Hemingway and Browning and the famous Eleonora Duse.
- The town of Bassano del Grappa is located in the heart of Veneto at the foot of the Alps. The main productions of Bassano are white asparagus, ceramics, and of course grappa. You must see the Cathedral (Duomo), the Castello Superiore (Upper Castle), or the Church of St. John the Baptist.
- The Euganean Hills (protected since 1989) is located south of Padua. There are many small towns to visit such as Este, Montagnana, Monselice and Arqua 'Petrarca. And let yourself be tempted by small local trattorias!
- The thermal baths of Abano: Only 12 km from Frassanelle is the town of Abano Terme, a spa where mineral-rich waters emerge at a temperature of 70°C to 80°C. We recommend a day at the spas of one of the luxurious hotels.
(rates in € / week)2019
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* Low season :05 January - 13 April 2019, 09 November - 21 December 2019
* Mid season :13 April - 01 June 2019, 14 September - 09 November 2019, 21 December - 04 January 2020
* Mid season 2 :01 - 29 June 2019, 31 August - 14 September 2019
* High season :29 June - 31 August 2019
GUEST REVIEWS, Bencontenta, Frassanelle
Ciao, Katharina,
We had a wonderful time at La Bencontenta. The rose vines on the house were blooming, the birds were singing and Saba was cooking! What could be
better? The house was ideally situated to see many wonderful towns/cities. We had many delightfully delicious dinners in the loggia after a long day of sightseeing. The house was very comfortable for the 6 of us, and it was such a plus that we all had our own bathroom. We hit some rainy weather which prevented us from taking full advantage of the beautiful pool area. The house was very clean and well stocked. This is a place you could rent
for a month and have family/friends join you.
We will have another Trust and Travel booking in our future. Thank you for all you help providing information, making reservations etc. It was
an experience to remember!
Danke für Ihre Nachfrage bezüglich unseres Urlaubs in La Bencontenta. Wir
haben uns sehr wohlgefühlt, was hauptsächlich Saba zu verdanken ist,
die uns jeden Wunsch von den Augen abgelesen hat. Auch Frau Papafava war
sehr nett und hat wunderbar um uns gekümmert. Ich danke auch Ihnen für
die gute Vorbereitung - es ist alles so gewesen wie wir uns vorgestellt haben.
We had a really fab time! Gorgeous region and a lovely combination of sightseeing and just relaxing by the pool!Corinne Bespolka, UK, 10/07/2008
Venetien und das schöne Landgut "Frassanelle" haben uns für eine Woche verzaubert. Gut erholt und mit vielen buntern Erinnerungen fahren wir zurück nach Deutschland.Frau H., Deutschland, 06/09/2008
What a beautiful venue for our wedding day! Thank you so much to Francesca and Saba for all your help in making our day & week at Bencontenta so special!Mr. & Mrs. C., England, 29/08/2008
Quelques jours merveilleux dans cette si jolie campagne avec la formidable cuisine de Saba.. Nous renviendrons.Famille J., France, 10/01/2008
We had a marvelous time in a fantastic environment beautiful weather, a very comfortable "farmhouse" with all the facilities for us, our children, grand children. Thank you very much Francesca and you Saba for the perfect dinner you prepared for us.Family L., Germany, 12/07/2012
Nous sommes très heureux de notre séjour dans cette agréable maison, merveilleusement située pour une découverte de la Vénétie et de ses trésors.Famille Sch., France, 10/05/2007
Dear Francesca,
We arrived back from our honeymoon last week and after all the excitement of Italy it's been very difficult returning to work! We would both like to thank you so much for helping us make our wedding a truly memorable day not just for us but for all of our family & friends aswell. Many people have said it was the most perfect wedding they had been to!
Without your assistance (even down to the last details) it would not have come together as it did. Your recommendations for the caterers, florist, DJ and photographer were excellent; everyone was very friendly and did over and above what we expected.
I am so pleased with every decision that we came to.
Frassanelle is a beautiful estate and Bencontenta was the perfect venue for the wedding and for our friends and their children to spend the week together.
It more than catered for all of our needs wich meant that everybody was able to fully relax & enjoy themselves. We would recommend Bencontenta to anyone thinking of marrying in Italy . It is a very comfortable, relaxing & romantic location for a wedding. We're so pleased we found it!
I also wanted to mention how fantastic Saba is. I keep hearing from friends how helpful she was to everyone during our stay & on the wedding day. She is a lovely lady!
Kind regard
Nous avons été enchantés de notre séjour en Italie. L'accueil de la propriétaire fut chaleureux et de grande qualité, la maison très confortable et magnifiquement équipée,le personnel charmant et efficace. Nous sommes rentrés ravis et avons recommandé votre agence à nos meilleures amis,Bien à vous.Louise Greindl, Belgique, 09/08/2008
The estate Frassanelle lies 20 km to the south-east of Padua, within easy reach of the famous historic villas of the Veneto, many of them built by the great Italian architect Andrea Palladio, as also the Italian cities of Venice, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, Mantua, Asolo and the Lake district.
- Montemerlo, the closest village 3 km – 5 min
- Abano Therme with its spas 12 km – 20 min
- Padua 18 km – 20 min
- Vicenza 40 km – 35 min
- Venice 65 km – 1 hr
- Asolo 75 km – 1 hr 15 min
- Ferrara 85 km – 1 hr
- Verona 85 km – 1 hr


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Hello dearies? Hope the weekend was fun and you learnt a thing or two? Well, mine was just okay. Not very many happing beginnings but I hope for happy endings soon. Also, I received a blog giveaway gift *inserts happy face* courtesy of Frances Okoro.
Well, I want to share a story I read years ago from a Winners Chapel Bulletin I think. Most of us might have read it but I'm reminding us just as a medium of encouraging anyone out there who feels life is overwhelming, life is hard and it's not working out as planned or as it should. I read it when I was in secondary school and wrote it down in my little diary then, found the story few days ago and decided to share.
Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods, they were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty." Then the second tree said "Someday, I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull." Finally, the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the straightest and tallest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I'm reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me."
After a few years of praying that their dreams will come to pass, a group of Herdsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree, he looked at it and said "This looks like a strong tree. I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter'" he began cutting it down. The tree was happy because he knew the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest. The second man came upon the second tree and said "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the ship yard." The second tree was happy because it was on it's way to becoming a mighty ship. When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if he was cut down, his dreams would not come true. The woodsman said "I don't need anything special from my tree so I'll take this one" and he cut it down.
When the first tree arrived at the carpenter's, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay, this was not at all what he prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark.
The years went by and the trees forgot their dreams. Then one day, a man and a woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box as crib for the baby. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time. Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and then the tree didn't think it was strong. The men woke the sleeping man and he stood and said "peace" and the storm stopped. At that time, the tree knew it had carried the king of kings in his boat. Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the street as the people mocked the man carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of the hill. When it was Sunday, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as possible because Jesus had been crucified on it.
When things seem not to be going your way or when things seem so unfair and hard or when things seem not to be going the way you think it should, God is still up there working things out. Can you still wholly rely on Him? Can you still wholly put your trust in Him? Can you still be Patient with Him? If you can, he will do greater than you can imagine. The trees would never imagine that a savior would be born so their dreams would be fulfilled in greater ways. Each got what they wanted but not in the way they had imagined. We don't know what God's plans are for us, we just know that His ways are not our ways but His ways are the best. He knows your heart, He knows your wishes, He sees the tears, He sees the pain, and He knows your desires even before you thought about it, just Anchor solely on Him and you will never be disappointed.
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James Dobson has demonstrated why you should be careful what you say. Media continue to ignore contradictions in Dobson's Claims
When speaking about the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, he claimed that he had secret information he could not talk about. That has created controversy with people even questioning his credibility.
Dobson could have avoided this if he had stuck with the facts at play. If you cannot build a case for something based on public information, then maybe it cannot be truly justified. We are not supposed to be a people that preaches based on secrets (after all, it is the Truth, not the secrets, that will set you free).