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Sophie Delaunay is executive director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the United States. She first became involved with the organization in 1993 in administrative and finance roles, then worked extensively in program management both in the field and at headquarters. Delaunay has worked on MSF projects in Thailand, Rwanda, China and Korea, as well as in the French and US offices. She also conducted in-depth evaluations of MSF programs in Liberia, Darfur, Central African Republic and China.
Besides her MSF work, Delaunay worked for three years as program director in ESTHER, a French government AIDS agency, where she supervised the organization's programs in 18 countries.
She holds a master's degree in International Business from Le Havre University in France, and a master's degree in Political Science from Yonsei University in Korea. She has contributed to multiple publications, including a book about North Korean asylum seekers.

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Bella Brand necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 54 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
Would like to see a stylish, contemporary logo that reflects architectural design and smart 'iQ' living. Keep it fresh & innovative.
Desired Color Scheme:
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Would like to see a stylish and contemporary logo that reflects architectural design, modern and smart 'iQ' living.
This is a new brand targeting first home buyers as well as savvy investers. The logo will used in most generic marketing mediums eg. bus cards, website, press and online advertising as well as vertical banners, therefore I also require a vertical positioned logo.
I am favouring a logo that represents the name with a small i and capital Q - gives the logo a bit more personality. Including a house figure also helps to communicate what the brand is all about.
As it is a new brand / company I don't have a website etc.. to show
If you require move information on the brief just let me know.
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Opening night of "Pop! The Arthur J. Williams Pop-Up Collection" at FAU's Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 7 p.m.; free; 561/297-0226
These days, at a time when every third movie in the multiplexes is shot in 3D, the development of the pop-up book seems like an innovation long ahead of its time. The first usage of movable mechanics in a book dates back to the 14thcentury, and pop-up books eventually became a staple in children's literature – though I always wondered how successful a book like, say, Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" would be if it had a few pop-up images inside. At any rate, Arthur J. Williams has collected more than 400 of these books, many of which are on display at FAU's library through Aug. 12. At tonight's opening reception, courtesy of the Jaffe Center for the Book Arts, visitors will enjoy popcorn, soda pop and a gallery talk by "paper engineer" Matthew Reinhart. It's sure to bring out the kid in all of us.
Palm Beach Film Festival's closing night film and party at Cobb Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens; 7 p.m.; $40; www.pbifilmfest.org
The Palm Beach Film Festival closes its 16thannual event tonight with the South Florida premiere of "Sassy Pants," a comedy by first-time director Coley Sohn that will likely get a larger release later this year. It's about a home-schooled teen who flees her overprotective mother to live with her gay father, ultimately forming a bond with her dad's young boyfriend. The film stars comedian Diedrich Bader, "Breaking Bad" star Anna Gunn and onetime child actor Haley Joel Osment, who, at 24, somehow still looks exactly like the boy from "The Sixth Sense." Stick around for an after-party and awards celebration at a location yet to be determined.
Thursday to Sunday
Hukilau 2012 at Best Western Oceanside, 1180 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; various start times; $15 to $170; www.thehukilau.com
It's spring again – time for the enormously popular Hukilau festival celebrating Polynesian culture, now in its 11thyear. Fort Lauderdale will be abuzz with Hawaiian-themed food, entertainment and lectures this weekend, beginning with a poolside party at 6 p.m. Thursday and concluding with a day of Tiki Bowling on Sunday. In between, festivalgoers can listen to symposia on everything from Polynesian tattoos and the Golden Age of Tiki Archeology to zombie drinks and the history of Fort Lauderdale's Mai Kai restaurant, a perennial Hukilau hot spot. The creatively named live bands performing at the host hotel include the Intoxicators and the Martian Denny Orchestra.
Las Olas Food and Wine Festival on Las Olas Boulevard between Sixth and 11th avenues; 7:30 to 10 p.m.; $100; 954/727-0907 or www.lasolaswff.com
Area foodies should visit bustling downtown Fort Lauderdale tonight for this annual benefit for the American Lung Association. Ticket holders will receive a complementary butler tray and 6 ½-oz. wine glass, which they can then fill with selections from more than 70 top restaurants and 45 tables' worth of wine and microbrews. Participating restaurants include III Forks Prime Steakhouse, BurgerFi, Casa D'Angelo, Truluck's and 3030 Ocean. In addition, 10 local bakers will be vying against each other in the New Times Cupcake Battle. The Weedline Band and Pan Vibes will supply the live music, and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale will host a Culinary Couture Fashion Show on the event's catwalk.
Opening night of "A Measure of Cruelty" at Mosaic Theatre at American Heritage Center for the Arts, 12200 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation; 8 p.m.; $39.50 adults, $34 seniors, $15 students; 954/577-8243 or www.mosaictheatre.com
Usually, Plantation's Mosaic Theatre is one of South Florida's select homes for the hottest fresh-off-Broadway properties – scorching dramas and comedies whose reputations have preceded them. This time, though, the theater is going out on a limb, producing a world premiere with moving local resonance. "A Measure of Cruelty," opening tonight and running through May 13, is a work commissioned by Mosaic that explores the aftermath of the notorious 2009 attack on Michael Brewer, a Deerfield Beach middle school student who was doused in rubbing alcohol and set on fire by three of his classmates. Award-winning New York-based playwright Joe Calarco created a compelling fiction inspired by this real-life horror, and, as a new documentary about bullying is garnering praise at area movies theaters, the timing couldn't be better for it.
Friday to Sunday
STOMP at Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; starting at $25; 561/832-7469 orwww.kravis.org
After 21 years and more than 5,000 shows of noise-making, the master percussionists in STOMP have earned their distinction in one of the 50 best plays and musicals since 1983, an honor bestowed on them by Entertainment Weekly in 2008. The group's forte is making infectious music from unlikely instruments: the show uses 200 liters of water, 30 brooms, 15 pounds of sand, 12 boxes of matches and eight bananas, to name just a few of the unorthodox musical materials. This year's updated, restructured U.S. tour includes two new full-fledged routines, with new props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans integrated into the eclectic arsenal.
Record Store Day at Radio-Active Records, 845 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale; all day long; free; 954/762-9488 or www.radio-active-records.com
For us vinyl records, the third Saturday in April is like Christmas – albeit the kind of Christmas where you buy yourself all the gifts you want. It's the time of year for Record Store Day, the annual "thank you" from the record industry to independent retailers, who will be stocked with hundreds of exclusive new and reissued LPs and 45s, many of them available for one day only. Radio-Active, South Florida's best record shop, is going all out, with live music from six bands, including Band in Heaven and Lil' Daggers, plus concert ticket giveaways, a bargain LP sidewalk sale, food trucks, a special photo booth, Indie Craft Bazaar vendors and more. Continue the fun at a free after-party at Laser Wolf, 901 Progresso Drive, Fort Lauderdale.
The Nowhere Band at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, 3385 N.E. 188th St., Aventura; 8 p.m.; $31.50 to $41.50; 954/462-0222 or www.browardcenter.org
Yeah, I know what you're thinking: another month, another Beatles tribute band playing in South Florida (in May, the Fab Four takes one of the SunFest stages). Unlike some, this group charges an arm and a leg to see them, so expect top theatrical showmanship and period accuracy, as the quartet of talented, mop-topped musicians dresses like the actual Beatles and uses vintage instruments. They perform tunes from the Beatles' expansive songbook, from "A Day in the Life" to "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away." It's too bad they're not touring here in December; the group's Christmas show finds them performing holiday classics to the rhythms of Beatles songs, and it's probably the only time you'll hear "Silent Night" to the tune of "Norwegian Wood."


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Can someone help me to find a song from the movie UNLIKELY ANGEL.
The song I want to have she sang at the end of the film on the stage of the restaurant.
Do you know the title and can someone send me this file?
thank you very much
Unlikely AngelTalk about anything from recent television appearances to your favorite Dolly movie and anything inbetween!
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Can someone help me to find a song from the movie UNLIKELY ANGEL.
The song I want to have she sang at the end of the film on the stage of the restaurant.
Do you know the title and can someone send me this file?
thank you very much
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The song at the resteraunt is called UNLIKELY ANGEL. But I don't know if you'll ever be able to find it other than watching the movie. I don't think there is a soundtrack for it. Sorry...
" I'm a little too good to be real bad, and I'm a little too bad to be real good!"
----Dolly Parton
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no i think she toking abot the one were she ses king of kings and lord of lords youl never find it its a cherch song i like what you ting to do to me Unlikely Angel
Like the phoenix
From the ash and dirt
I rose up from the pain and hurt
When I was at my very worst
I found you
Thought I could never love again
When a stream of light came beaming in
A thread of hope
For me to spend around you
Unlikely angel
Standing there in front of me
As if you were my destiny
Like we were always meant to be together
Unlikely angel
It feels so right inside your love
Like God has sent you from above
To honor, cherish, and to love forever
The smile upon your angel face
The heaven in your eyes replace
The hell that I've been going through
Before you
How long have you been there for me
I once was blind but now I see
A future full of hope
How I adore you
Repeat chorus
Unlikely angel
Oh, you never know where one might be
In sacred halls or crowded streets
But God has sent one straight down to me from heaven
Unlikely angel
Unlikely angel
Unlikely angel
Unlikely angel
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Hm. At the restaurant the song is Unlikely Angel. It IS on youtube.
And for anyone else, I have What'cha tryin' to do to me on my youtube. DollyFan12
"I'm no guru but I'll tell you, this i know is true-You better get to livin'!" -Dolly Parton
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i love this movie. am watching it right now on YT.
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Nokia takes NFC phones to New York subway
If it ain't American, it ain't happening
Despite eschewing NFC payments in the rest of the world, Nokia will be testing a handset capable of paying for subway tickets in New York, and before the end of 2011.
The news came as a footnote to Wednesday's releases, and simply stated that the Finnish company so publicly embracing Microsoft is also working with the New York Metropolitan Transport Authority to push out a handset capable of hosting subway tickets in trials by the end of 2011.
Which handset we don't know, though the recently launched (and Symbian-based) 603 would seem most likely. None of those announced at Nokia World even has a NFC chip in it, despite NFC being a feature of Nokia's last smartphone, the N9. Microsoft has stated that APIs for NFC will be embedded into Windows Phone some time next year, so one might hope that the Lumia 800 (and perhaps 710) has NFC hardware inside, but the company isn't saying that.
What Nokia did say was that Wednesday was "all about Windows Phone", which explains the company's reluctance to talk about application of features from its Symbian portfolio.
There is also the C7, branded Astound in the USA, but that lacks an embedded secure element, and even appears to lack support for the Single Wire Protocol which would allow the use of a secure element held on the SIM. That has hitherto left Nokia to highlight NFC's ability to unlock new levels of Angry Birds rather than anything more revolutionary.
The New York subway already uses proximity tickets, but has expressed a desire to move towards directly charging journeys to credit cards to avoid paying an intermediary. London's Oyster would like to do that too, but demands a 300ms transaction time, which credit card clearance can't yet achieve. New York's subway is simpler in that all journeys cost the same amount, so credit card payments are more practical.
MasterCard has already approved the Samsung Tocco, and Google Nexus, for hosting instances of its PayWave card embedded in the operator's SIM or manufacturer's secure element respectively. It has also now approved the BlackBerry for a SIM-based instance, so getting approval for a Nokia handset shouldn't be difficult.
That immediately opens up the possibility of using the Nokia 603 with Orange QuickTap, which is also SIM-based but currently limited to the Samsung Tocco NFC phone.
But Nokia isn't talking about that, which makes even more sense when one realises that the only proximity payment system deployed on a phone in the USA is Google Wallet, something Microsoft would never countenance being embedded in a device from its flagship partner. ®
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Welcome to today's Bookahneer's Geekwatch! The place about miscellaneous interesting news related to gaming (will most likely include at least one piece about Guild Wars 2 ^^).
First things first, Nerdy Bookahs now exist in German as well: Meet Nerdige Bookahs. We'll try to translate as some of our posts into German from now on and maybe even blog in German once in a while (and translate that post to Nerdy Bookahs because the English one will definitely remain our main "project"). Since we're doing that all in our free time, we're not sure how well it will work out. But we figured having a separate blog would be a lot better than having two language version in the same blog (and thus, in your RSS feeds ^^). Less scrolling for you, too. ;)
The big thing you can find on the German Bookahs is the translation of the EUFanDay Q&A: part 1 (translated by Paeroka) and part 2 (translated by bookahnerk). So if you want to brush up your German skills (or if you are German and more comfortable reading something in your native language) head over there.
While we're at it already, I collected the links to most of the EUFanDay-postings (I'm sure I didn't catch them all but I tried to!): Find them here. This list is sorted by languages. We've had British, Greek, Dutch, Polish, French, German, Spanish and Italian people there and all of them wrote something about the event! I just counted and there are 46 links. So you'll have plenty to read and watch (yes, watch! There's one video and lots of pictures!).
As GWOnline had asked and we'd wanted one for some time, we made a logo for our blog! If you're on the wordpress website of our blog, you can see it on the upper right. Or you can just go to our blogroll? and see three different versions. If you want to link to us and want to use a picture, then feel free to use it.
Also, ArenaNet just announced the first beta weekend event for pre-purchasers: April 27 – 29! Details will follow today or tomorrow. So what do you want to see or try out? I know I want to play the mesmer class in structured PvP, so I can directly compare it to the warrior. Then maybe play the warrior for a few levels, so I can compare that class to the mesmer in the beginning. And then I may check out and test the norn starter area because I most likely won't play a norn at launch, so I won't spoil the fun for me but I'll still get to test something. ^^
And if you're really anxious and can't wait to test out the different classes, why not spend some time on skill tool websites? Luna Atra has one in several languages (English, French, Polish and Russian are offered at the moment). That's not the only one, of course. GW2Tools is another and GW2Builds is the third that we have found so far. Choose the one you prefer and dream of your perfect class and build until the beta starts! ;)
We can see that we're getting closer to launch as I've seen more and more people looking for members for their guild. One thing that bookahnerk spotted caught our attention. The unofficial EU RP community thread certainly sounds interesting for European roleplayers. They're trying to find a server before the game launches, so the interested RPers can create their characters there and roleplay together.


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The Internet is full of free or low-cost software. Of particular interest to entrepreneurs are business and productivity tools. The trick is to find them. Fortunately, there are Web sites to assist you. These sites give you a search engine to hunt for software programs. They may divide files into categories or list the most popular ones.
I tried a series of searches to test some of the most popular sites. The searches were for:
1. a restaurant-management software program (a typical small-business function);
2. a compression utility (the well-known PKZIP and WinZIP); and
3. a picture of a pyramid (to use in a marketing campaign).
Experimenting showed a single word was enough to narrow the results. Boolean searches (e.g., "pyramid AND egypt") weren't helpful.
Filez (http://www.filez.com) claims to be the largest file site, and it's probably the best-organized. You can use its subject categories, or browse the top 20 applications or new files posted in the past 20 days.
A search for "restaurant" under the heading "Windows" yielded one hit: a compressed file called McDonald's Restaurant.zip. A search for "compression" under "Windows-All" resulted in 13 utilities for various file formats, but no PKZIP or WinZIP. (I did find WinZIP listed as one of the Top 20 applications.) A search for "pyramid" under "Graphics" produced 20 files with .jpg and .gif extensions, two common graphics formats.
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Scroll past the crass ads to reach FTP Search's prompt (http://www.ftpsearch.com). This site provides several options for displaying search results, but they don't add much value. The odd thing about this site is, it seems to use the Filez search engine rather than its own. Even odder, each search generated more than 100 matches.
That doesn't mean the matches were accurate. "Restaurant" produced mostly FAQs about restaurants, not software. "Compression," however, did list what appeared to be compression utilities, but not PKZIP or WinZIP. "Pyramid" gave a variety of results, including one for an Alan Parsons Project album.
Shareware (http://www.shareware.com) lets you scan its "New Arrivals" and "Most Popular" files. It gives a brief description, not merely a single line, for each matching file found.
Under "MS-Windows (all)," "Restaurant" yielded two matches, both demo programs. One was for point-of-sale software and the other for taking inventory. "Compression" gave 90 matches, all apparently compression utilities; one was WinZIP. "Pyramid" generated 13 matches, including a screensaver with an Egyptian scene and several games.
helpful hints
If a site lists several files, a few tips will help you identify the right one. Look at the file's extension. If it's an .exe or .com, it's a program. A .jpg, .gif or .tif is a graphic, and a .doc, .txt or .faq is a document.
The file's name may include its directory and subdirectory, preceding the actual name and separated by slashes. Often, the directory parts will give you some idea of what the file is and what platform it's for (WINDOWS or MACINTOSH).
File-searching is still hit-or-miss. Because there's little or no duplication between the sites, your best bet is to start with one and work your way down the list.
Robert Schmidt is a computer and business writer in Culver City, California.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NSF International and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) are pleased to announce that Vincent J. Radke, MPH, RS, CP-FS, DAAS, CPH, is the 2013 recipient of the distinguished Walter F. Snyder Environmental Health Award. Mr. Radke will receive the award on Tuesday, July 9 at the NEHA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. for over four decades of significant and lasting contributions to public and environmental health at the international, federal, state and local levels.
The award is given annually in honor of NSF International's co-founder and first executive director, Walter F. Snyder, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of environmental health. Mr. Radke is being honored for 43 years of distinguished environmental and public health service in enhancing the lives of people worldwide through leadership, dedication, service and a commitment to fostering collaboration.
"Vince Radke's career achievements reflect the principles expressed by Walter F. Snyder and the public health mission of NSF International," said Kevan P. Lawlor, NSF International President and CEO. "His service as a public health advocate, as well as a leader and a mentor, demonstrate his strong commitment to the promotion of public and environmental health. He inspires collaboration between agencies and people at all levels, and has helped establish many programs that have made a lasting global impact. These accomplishments make him an exceptionally worthy recipient of the Walter F. Snyder Award."
"Vince Radke is a respected leader in the environmental health field worldwide. He is highly regarded and respected due to his tireless service as well as his ability to encourage collaboration and drive change. Vince is an exceptional human health professional, as well as an inspiring human being. He deserves the Walter F. Snyder Award," said Nelson Fabian, Executive Director and CEO of NEHA.
In the 1970s, Mr. Radke was instrumental in helping to eradicate smallpox, the only human disease ever eliminated from the planet. As a surveillance and assessment officer with the U.S. Peace Corps in 1970, Mr. Radke worked with the Ethiopian government, tribal chiefs and school, health clinic and church staff to combat smallpox and establish cholera and tuberculosis immunization programs. The World Health Organization (WHO) requested Mr. Radke to assist with the eradication of smallpox in Bangladesh in 1975, and to document that smallpox had been eradicated from Kenya in 1977. For his work, he was awarded the Order of the Bifurcated Needle by WHO's Director General.
In the 1980s through early 1990s, Mr. Radke held several environmental health positions. As Director of Environmental Health in Stamford, Connecticut, he ran programs in water, sewage disposal systems, food services, noise control and air pollution. At the Virginia Department of Health, he provided sanitation and inspection services for water supplies, foodservice establishments, swimming pools, day care centers, pet shops and nursing homes. For his work responding to a cyclosporiasis outbreak related to pesto sauce, he and his colleagues at the Alexandria Health Department received the Washington, D.C. Counsel of Government Award for Meritorious Service.
Mr. Radke was instrumental in establishing the Model Food Code in Northern Virginia in the mid 1990s, for which he received two annual Jerrold M. Michael Awards from the National Capital Area Environmental Health Association. He also helped to set up the Model Food Code for the State of Virginia.
In 2000 at the Institute for Environmental Assessment, Mr. Radke developed health, safety and injury reduction programs for school districts in Minnesota. He established school safety committees and implemented environmental compliance training for school employees in food safety, blood borne pathogens, chemical hygiene standards and laboratory safety.
In 2001, the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hired Mr. Radke as a lead sanitarian to enhance food safety and security domestically and globally. He organized and led collaborative food safety activities within the CDC and with the National Center for Environmental Health and the National Center for Infectious Diseases, across many public health disciplines (epidemiology, behavioral science, laboratory and environmental health). He also led studies to identify environmental antecedents associated with foodborne illness, which required coordination between federal, state and local agencies.
Mr. Radke helped develop the Environmental Health Specialist Network (EHS-NET), a collaborative forum of environmental health specialists to improve the practice of environmental health nationally. As co-leader of the EHSB innovation team, Mr. Radke has ushered the development of numerous national public health programs to raise the awareness of public health professionals on emerging environmental health issues and to improve the practice of the environmental health sciences.
Mr. Radke served as a mentor in the Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI), working with environmental health leaders from federal, state, local and tribal agencies across the U.S. His expertise was sought by the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to assess water and sanitation systems following natural disasters in the Pacific Islands and the Philippines, and he has been a first responder in many hurricanes in the U.S.
Mr. Radke has served as president of two NEHA affiliates, the National Capital Area Environmental Health Association and the Virginia Environmental Health Association. He is NEHA technical advisor in disaster and emergency response and a board member of the American Academy of Sanitarians. He has served as a council member on the National Environmental Health Science and Professional Accreditation Council, reviewing and accrediting courses of study in environmental health at undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Possible 31 year old to take up skating and inline hockey?
hi guys and girls,
I'm just wondering if it is a bit far fetched to expect for me to get any gain by persuing this sport.
I'm 31 years old and am trying to learn how to skate. its slow progress as of the Irish weather and my slow learning curve.
I bought hockey gear with a view to join a local club here but I have never been. I feel too shy and unconfident and that I will slow proceedings if I go there.
I'm just looking to see have any people here taken up skating and hockey from a late stage like me.
I have never played any stick games and can only skate basics forwards. Am I wasting my time?
|September 15th, 2015, 04:44 PM
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I started a beginners league years ago. Parking lot outdoors on inline skates. Everyone was welcome including wives, kids, we didn't care. Because it was in a parking lot, there were no boards or walls to deal with, so avoiding collisions with newbies was easy.
But let me make just one point here: Now and then we would get some big dude who could BARELY skate, much less be of any value to a hockey team. For the rest of us playing it was like trying to avoid a refrigerator rolling around at random on the court. He seemed to be having fun, certainly his skating skills were improving because he wasn't THINKING about skating the entire time. But for most of us, he was just an obstacle in the way - even to his own teammates.
If I were you, I would go spend a lot of time in the seats at the rink just WATCHING. Learn to skate forwards proficiently. I don't know how good your local guys are but I used to play with a few ex-pros at times. My backwards skating skills are five stars so I could play with those guys if they needed a few "less than" hockey players to get a game up. I did not grow up playing hockey, so even though my skating skills are excellent, I almost always played with the "B" teams.
Hockey IS skating. If you can't skate, you will be of little use on a hockey rink and likely a source of aggravation unless there is a beginner league or your "pros" are VERY laid back and short handed.
Hope this helps. Now get out there and SKATE, SKATE, SKATE!
BTW...I started playing hockey in my mid 30s. I was already an expert skater and it took me about one year to get proficient playing hockey. So if you have that kind of time, why not waste it skating? This is all up to you.
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Nah, unless they are insane serious (which I doubt) , nearly all hockey places seem to welcome newcomers. Regardless of skill. They shouldn't play above your skill level when challenging you on the floor for position or the ball/puck. Thats how the times I have played with others has gone. Now every now and then you'll have an assho!e that wont hold back in favor of being fair to a newer player.
I say, play. Hockey will advance your skating tremendously.
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After a recent visit to Medieval Times in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, I now believe in the magic of this place! The kids and I absolutely had a blast. There was an elderly couple to our right and a young family of four to my left showing me that Medieval Times was an event for all ages, literally.
Medieval Times Dinner and Tour is an attraction event that takes you back to medieval times with a show and dinner (that you eat without utensils!). Between the lights, music, horses, and musical score, everyone is sure to enjoy the show.
From the moment you walk in, you are taken back in time. Everyone is dressed and speaking the part. We has a Lord come over to the kids while we were waiting to go into the main arena and he spoke as if it were medieval times. He also used some words they weren't familiar with and explained their meaning.
There are so many great things I can say about Medieval Times, but there are a few things I want to share that you must do to have a great time.
Unless you upgrade to VIP tickets (which include some really cool exclusive goodies), your table seating is first come first served. The earlier you arrive, the better seating you will get!
While you wait, there are tons of things to explore and fun things to purchase in the hall the kids would love.
There is also a full service bar for parents and a non-alcoholic bar for everyone else! I definitely took advantage and ordered a glass of wine. I mean, it's a two hour show! Haha.
I have three kids and one is a toddler so I tend to bring a large bag of things wherever I go. Do your best to minimize if you are like me. Seats are pretty close to each other and so there isn't a ton of room for you and your whole house at the tables.
Also if you are waiting for about an hour and there is a full house, you wouldn't want to be worried about your bags or any other important items while you are enjoying the medieval atmosphere.
Only bring in essentials.
I am big on keeping spending within a budget. I will say, one of the things I did not like most was that during the show, it seemed like every fifteen minutes someone was coming by trying to sell something.
Don't go crazy! I swiped my card a zillion times. I'd definitely bring a cash budget that I want to stick to and keep it low.
Some really great things to definitely buy are keepsakes like the photos they take when you enter, glasses or the cups with drink orders, and the flags or banners. I love to get things to remind us of the experience.
Medieval Times Dinner and Tour was an amazing experience for the kids and me. I would definitely visit again. The food was amazing, the acting and music was great, and the horses were beautiful!
To have an even better time, be sure to come early, only bring in what you need, and stick to your budget! You don't want to regret anything afterwards!
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey is known to lash out publicly at journalists of whose coverage he disapproves. He has called on media owners and editors to discipline reporters and columnists critical of his policies, particularly when it comes to the sensitive Kurdish issue. In more than a few cases, to avoid trouble, newsroom managers have listened and dismissed the staffers in question.
But Erdoğan's most recent televised "message to all the media" crosses from reprimanding into directly instructing journalists to stop covering the long-standing conflict between the Turkish Armed Forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). This is unthinkable.
At a live TV debate on August 31, the prime minister told journalists: "This [news about the conflict] must be ignored; there is no other way." He proceeded to claim that U.S., French, and British media do not cover military action in Afghanistan. (This, of course, is untrue. A simple Google news search of the keywords "coalition forces in Afghanistan" returns 21,000 hits.)
Erdoğan brought up the recent kidnapping by the PKK of an opposition member of parliament, who was released two days later in southeastern Turkey. The prime minister said he believed the kidnapping had been staged and, by covering the incident, Turkish media served as a propaganda platform for the PKK. "I really expect the media [to act] as one hand, one heart," Erdoğan said. "I want to come to an understanding with you on this subject. This is a message to all the media. There are soldiers of all the coalition forces in Afghanistan. There were 158 losses in the last month, I received the numbers today. However, you cannot see this in either a British newspaper or in a French one. However, when it is us, print media covers it all.
"What are they [Turkish media] doing?" the prime minister said. "The most important target of terrorism is propaganda. [Terrorism] gets it done for free here. On whose side will the media be?"
Propaganda of terrorism is an umbrella term in Turkey, where the legal system provides authorities with ample opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists, publishers, academics, activists, and demonstrators on the vaguely defined charge. Dozens of journalists are in prison in Turkey for their work, the vast majority of them on PKK and terrorism-related charges.
The prime minister has publicly claimed a commitment to freedom of the press and freedom of expression as pillars of a democratic society, including in last week's exclusive interview with CNN journalist and CPJ board member Christiane Amanpour. But when he equates media coverage with abetting terrorism, he sends a message to Turkey's judiciary and prosecutors to keep going after members of the press who cover the sensitive Kurdish story.
In his August 31 statements, Erdoğan specifically told the media to stop reporting on fallen Turkish soldiers, who are officially recognized as "martyrs" by the Turkish state. When a journalist pointed out that readers demand coverage of the issue, the prime minister was straightforward: "Here, I believe that covering it even in small ways should be put aside. It should not be covered at all."
It's of little surprise, then, that pro-Kurdish local television station Gün TV is banned from broadcasting its evening news programs for a week starting tomorrow. The program's hosts were also banned from appearing on air--not only on Gün TV but on any station--for the same period. An astronomy documentary series will be aired instead of news, local reports said. The ban was ordered by the High Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK)--the state media regulator--on a complaint made by Mustafa Toprak, the governor of Diyarbakir province, on request of local police. The complaint said that Gün TV was involved in terrorist propaganda by praising the PKK and its leaders, according to the local press.
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HARRISBURG (AP) — Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are opposing a state Department of Corrections proposal to outsource mental health services at 27 state prisons in the commonwealth.
HARRISBURG (AP) — Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are opposing a state Department of Corrections proposal to outsource mental health services at 27 state prisons in the commonwealth.
Department spokeswoman Susan McNaughton told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that as many as 187 positions now filled by department employees could be contracted out to save money and improve services.
The positions include licensed psychologist managers, licensed psychologists and psychological services specialists. McNaughton said some prison medical, pharmacy, and mental health services are already run by a private contractor.
"We have always contracted out for certain medical and mental health services, so this is nothing new," she said.
But opponents say the work should continue to be done by state employees, and Rep. Mike Fleck, R-Huntingdon said he will introduce legislation to bar such outsourcing.
"I think corrections and education are core functions of government, and we should maintain control over that," he said in a memo circulated to lawmakers seeking co-sponsors for the legislation.
Fleck said psychological services workers provide services "to some of the most dangerous people" and also help evaluate prisoners' readiness for release.
"Any effort to outsource psychological services in the state prisons puts both our communities and the prison workforce at risk," he said.
About one-fifth of the more than 51,000 inmates in the state prison system require some type of monitoring or treatment for a mental health issue, according to department statistics.
The department already has a $91 million contract with Virginia-based MHM Correctional Services to provide some mental health services, psychiatry and in-patient mental health, and which expires at the end of August. McNaughton said the department will rebid the contract several ways, examining keeping the system as it is currently, or considering the privatization of the work now performed by the in-house staff, and vendors will be able to bid using a psychology staffing model different from the one currently used.
Kathy Jellison, president of the Service Employees International Union Local 668, said the workers decide on treatment and therapy daily and are involved in decisions on parole and release.
"It is not something you want to turn over to a for-profit organization," she said, adding that it was "a tremendously difficult job that requires a lot of experience and training and education."


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One of the most important things you can do is make a submission on new mining laws this week before the deadline at 5pm on Friday 2 November.
Here's why: The Government has been working closely with oil and mining corporate interests to rewrite existing laws to favour exploitation and streamline access to what's underground and under the seabed.
In August the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act was bulldozed through parliament. The Government ignored all intelligent environmental safeguards suggested in submissions and included much of what mining and oil companies wanted to access minerals and fossil fuels from 12 nautical miles, all the way out to the edge of the continental shelf.
Currently the purpose of the 1991 Crown Minerals Act is for "the management of Crown owned minerals" but this is proposed to become to "promote prospecting for, exploration for, and mining of Crown owned minerals for the benefit of New Zealand ...". And in the same vein, right now law changes are proposed from the mountain tops, across the land and the coastal seabed out to 12 nautical miles.
Alterations to several Government Acts, including the Conservation Act, Reserves Act and Wildlife Act would give preference to mining and oil companies over protection. The proposals seek to give dominant power to the Minister of Energy and Resources - whose position favours mining, fracking and drilling - above the Conservation Minister and other 'land holding' Ministers.
It is a sneaky way of undermining public opinion around mining expressed in the huge Queen Street march against mining of 2010. Environmental precautions are absent. There are wide ranging implications for biodiversity including:
If the combination of all these changes succeed, priority access will have be given to mining and oil companies from the mountaintops across land and seabed into the deep sea on the edge of the continental shelf. This is unlike anything we have seen before.
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Small business owners on Main Street are joining investors on Wall Street in worrying where the economy is headed, according to the latest survey from the NFIB.
For the fifth consecutive month, NFIB's monthly Small-Business Optimism Index fell, dropping 0.9 points in July--a larger decline than in each of the previous three months--and bringing the Index down to 89.9. This is below the average Index reading of 90.2 for the last two-year period. Put simply, they are losing what little optimism they had been building during what had been hyped as the beginning of a recovery. They now fear that there really was no recovery after all and more bad times are likely ahead.
Expectations for future real sales growth and improved business conditions were the major contributors to the decline in optimism. Remember that this survey was completed before the events of the last two weeks.
"Given the current political climate, the protracted debate over how to handle the nation's debt and spending, and the now this latest development of the debt downgrade, expectations for growth are low and uncertainty is great," said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. "And considering the confidence-draining performance of policy makers, there is little hope that Washington will stop hemorrhaging money and put spending back on a sustainable course. Perhaps we might begin referring to the 'Small-Business Pessimism Index' from now on."
I am hearing economists who had been hopeful for our economy to muddle along and grow ever so slightly changing their tune. More and more are talking "double dip". Since I do not agree that a true recovery has ever really taken root, I prefer to call it a "second plunge."
"And what should the government do now?"
That is the wrong question to frame the debate. It is what the government has done over the past two administrations that has magnified the problems in our economy.
Governments cannot create a sustained economic expansion through spending and monetary policy.
Businesses and their customers do that. Stop bleeding them of their money and get out of their way.
Small business owners on Main Street are joining investors on Wall Street in worrying where the economy is headed, according to the latest survey from the NFIB.


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The Effect of Memantine on Functional Outcomes and Motor Neuron Degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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An above-ground fire pit is a permanent garden element, handsome and useful whether or not there is a fire going. If topped by a wide ledge it provides a perfect perch for roasting marshmallows.
Earth, wind, water and fire – yes, fire in the landscape. The glow of a flickering flame invites guests to relax, and it's a great way to create an interactive environment in your garden. Fire lures guests in and provides a connection with the garden that's enjoyed both physically and visually. Fire adds a mesmerizing element of mystique and magic to your landscape.
A well-designed fireplace or fire pit can also provide a beautiful focal point in your yard. They have become quite popular in recent years, especially for those who do not like to limit time spent outdoors to summertime.
|The traditional fireplace is the kind of design most people associate with fire. Most of these traditional outdoor fireplaces are pre-fabricated and come with spark-protection screens. They can be built into a wall or be free standing.
When searching for the right outdoor fireplace, there are a few things to consider. First, before beginning you should always check with your city and county building inspectors to verify established ordinances, permits and licenses.
Bowl-shaped burners are often called fire pits or fire bowls. This type of outdoor fireplace usually has an open fire design, is portable, and most come with handles and wheels. This is a less expensive option, but keep in mind it has poor ventilation, resulting in improper burning of firewood and smokier output.
Fire baskets are the newest rage in outdoor living. Larger ones, placed strategically in the landscape or poolside, provide a romantic ambience.
Then choose the location. Fireplaces or pits should be located a safe distance from your house and other structures. It should be clear of trees and overhanging vines and branches. Start with a level surface to aid in construction, and if you plan to build your structure on an existing deck, make sure the deck can support the weight and is heatproof.
Finally, research the different options and choose the one that fits your landscape design. With those cool autumn nights upon us, take the initiative to implement the element of fire into your landscape. The hot cocoa, marshmallows, laughter and stars are all waiting for you!
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MANCHESTER — New Hampshire's voting booths have only been open for a few hours, but with Ron Paul poised to come in second, or at least a close third, the campaign team is already feeling pretty good about tonight.
It's a far cry from 2008, when Paul finished fifth in New Hampshire with about 8% of the vote. But his message appears to be resonating with a broader range of Granite Staters this time around — huge crowds have turned out to see Paul here this week, and the Texas Congressman and his family are mobbed by fans and reporters at every turn.
Even Paul's top advisors have been surprised by the success. Sources close to the campaign tell Business Insider that Paul's poll numbers, and his strong finish in Iowa, far exceeded internal expectations. The campaign now believes that if the race continues as it has, it could be Paul who emerges as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney.
Paul's unexpected momentum may be pushing the campaign to recalibrate its strategy, which is focused on collecting delegates for the Republican National Convention. According to sources, the campaign team has always believed that this plan would get them to the convention with a sizable chunk of delegates that could give Paul some leverage in the Republican Party.
That strategy is behind Paul's decision to largely bypass Florida's primary contest later this month. Unlike other early voting states, which award delegates proportionally, Florida is a "winner-take-all" primary. Moreover, Florida's decision to move its primary up to January cost the state half of its 99 delegates. The state's size and its expensive media markets make it a sinkhole for campaign cash, and the Paul campaign very practically decided that it wasn't worth shelling out all that dough for a measly 50 delegates.
"We're a delegate-focused campaign," Paul's campaign chairman Jesse Benton told Business Insider. "After South Carolina, we plan on focusing a lot on states with February caucuses — Nevada, Louisiana, Maine."
But sources on the campaign told Business Insider that those plans could change if Paul exceeds expectations in South Carolina next week.
"Internally, we're taking it one race at a time — that's the great lesson of this cycle," one source said. "We're number one among independents, we're number one among those who are looking for a true conservative, and that bodes well for us as the field gets winnowed out."
Paul's strategists aren't the only ones who believe the Republican nominating contest will be a long one, even if Romney wins in Florida and South Carolina. In a memo obtained by Politico this weekend, Jon Huntsman's chief campaign strategist John Weaver notes that the primary battle "will go on well into the Spring, until a decisive set of primaries between only two or perhaps three candidates have concluded."
"The anti-Romney vote now hovers between 55 and 75 percent in each state. While Team Romney has used and will continue to use that to their initial advantage, ultimately the coalescing of support behind one consistent, electable conservative candidate will be the undoing of the White Star Line moderate."
Weaver, along with most of the Republican and media Establishment, dismiss Paul's campaign as a "gadfly" that only serves to cushion Romney.
Commenting on the memo, Benton said it looked like the "last gasp of a dying campaign." But Weaver's basic premise — that voters will finally coalesce around a Romney alternative — has also been embraced by Paul's campaign. According to their line of thinking, Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, or Rick Perry won't have the staying power to actually go head to head with Romney — leaving Paul as the only alternative.
If the strategy goes off as planned, sources close to the campaign say they believe Paul could deny Romney the delegates he needs to win on the first ballot at the convention, making it hard for the party to continue to ignore the Ron Paul Movement.
"People are always asking if we are going to run as a third party, but that may not be the relevant question," a source inside the campaign told Business Insider. "The question might be what is going to happen to all his supporters…You can call us whatever you want to call us, but this group we are bringing in is very important to the GOP — they can't win without them."
Ron Paul's campaign chairman, Jesse Benton, said Tuesday night that Paul may change his mind about competing in Florida in light of reports that the state Republican party may announce tomorrow that it is changing from a winner-take-all delegate state to a proprtional delegate state. The campaign, which is running a delegate centric strategy, had previously said it planned to bypass Florida and focus on picking up delegates from February caucus contest.


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The more, the thriftier: guests indispensable for expensive weddings
Japanese weddings, with their interminable sentimental speeches and stage-managed atmosphere, can be more grueling than heartwarming for some guests, and what non-Japanese usually fail to realize is that they are expected to pay for the privilege of enduring these festivities. Unlike funerals, where guests pay their respects, eat a little food, and leave, friends and relatives who attend wedding receptions pay cash gifts to the happy couple. According to the bridal magazine Zexy, while there are no hard and fast rules regarding the amount of the gift, the customary contribution is ¥20,000-30,000 for "friends and colleagues" of the bride and/or groom, ¥30,000-50,000 for a boss or supervisor, and ¥50,000-100,000 for relatives (calculated as couples). In the West, guests are expected to celebrate by giving something, too, but they usually offer gifts that are presumably for the couple's new life together. Japanese cash gifts are meant to go toward paying for the wedding.
Zexy estimates that a couple spends on average about ¥1 million on their wedding themselves, and whatever difference there is is made up for by cash gifts from guests (goshuki). That means the more guests they invite (and actually show up), the more the couple can spend. In the wedding business parlance, there are two general types of wedding receptions. Hade-kon are "showy" weddings, meant to stress appearances; while omotenashi-kon emphasize "hospitality" by putting guests first. Hade-kon are not necessarily more expensive on a per-person basis, and in any case the venue will make as much money as it can regardless of the real intentions of the people involved. Anyone who has been to a Japanese wedding will probably note that there's always way too much food and the presents the couple gives out to guests (selected from a list provided by the service provider) are usually superfluous.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Distinct memorable details of 'concrete' built volumes are rendered as flexible and transplantable in 'skinned', a project by jorien kemerink from dutch studio KNOL. the ongoing series sees architectural elements rendered as delicate latex casts of brick walls, doors, tiled floors, wash basins-- foldable skins that stand as thin fragments of spatial existence catching the specific characteristics of a structure. the fragile membranes question the role of architecture, considering the notion of fixed space and employing a more nomadic or transplantable approach to building. 'skinned' is the outcome of a two year study that KNOL participated in at vacant NL, a program at the sandberg institute in amsterdam that looked at the potential of vacant buildings, and how they could become, in a sense, more liquid--breaking out of their set locations and transplanting themselves around the urban landscape.
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Ole's Convenience Store Shooter Changes Plea to Guilty for Attempted Deliberate Homicide [AUDIO]
Christopher Lee Burch, 23, one of the two men involved in an armed robbery and near-fatal shooting at the Ole's Country Store in East Missoula on September 7, 2012, changed his pleas to guilty on three felony counts in Missoula District Court on Wednesday, September 18.
Burch was charged with attempted deliberate homicide, theft and robbery, all of which are felonies, and has been in the Missoula County Jail since his arrest the day of the incident.
Burch, dressed in black and wearing a hood over his face, walked into the Ole's Country Store on September 7, 2012 and demanded money from the clerk, Adam Gallegos. When Gallegos refused, Burch shot him in the back with a .22 caliber rifle. Burch ran out the door and into a vehicle driven by his co-defendant Preston James Hanna.
At the time, Jason Johnson was the public information officer for the Missoula County Sheriff's Office. He described the shooting.
"The suspect [Burch] came in the door and yelled to Gallegos to give him all the money, but Gallegos ignored him and went back to work," Johnson said. "The suspect raised his firearm and shot the victim. The bullet traveled through a sunglasses case and struck the victim in the back through the upper shoulder."
Later reports indicate the bullet traveled down into Gallegos' chest, which led to the removal of his right lung.
Hanna was found guilty on June 26, 2013, and was sentenced to 20 years in the Montana State Prison.
The attempted deliberate homicide charge against Burch could carry the death penalty. In district court on Wednesday, Burch and his attorney agreed to an open plea, meaning the sentence will be up to Judge Ed McClean.
Burch will be sentenced on December 19.
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The medieval heritage of Orthodoxy and its influence on Balkan culture is visible on the shores of Ohrid, Europe's oldest lake. In communist times Ohrid was a major tourist destination, but also a blind spot at the end of the world. Until 1990 armed ships were stationed on the lake, which separated Yugoslavia from isolationist Albania. The Balkan wars followed in 1991; tourism, despite the obvious beauty of the area, has never fully recovered.
In classical times the town that is now Ohrid was known as Lychnidos. It was situated along the Via Egnatia, the important Roman road which stretched from Dyrrachium (modern Durres) on the Adriatic coast across the Balkan Peninsula to Constantinople. After the colonisation of the region by Slavic tribes in the seventh century, the formerly Byzantine town came to be known as Ohrid. The earliest written record of the name is from the year 879.
Under the rule of the Bulgarian Tsars Ohrid emerged as the region's religious and academic centre. The author Victoria Clark writes:
"Between the ninth and eleventh centuries Saints Cyril and Methodius, Kliment, Naum and their disciples had raised this lakeside settlement, the capital of Tsar Samuil's short-lived empire, to the vital spiritual-cum-academic centre Archbishop Mihail had boasted about. Its holy learned lights had shone bright enough to be seen as far away as Kiev. Ohrid had been the Slavic world's Oxbridge, at a time when Oxford was a bustling trading post without even a church spire to speak of."
(Victoria Clark, Why Angels Fall: A Journey Through Orthodox Europe From Byzantium to Kosovo, 2000)
The Byzantine Empire re-conquered Ohrid in 1018. Despite changing hands numerous times in the Middle Ages the town retained its religious importance as an archbishopric. It is said to have been referred to as the "Macedonian Jerusalem" on account of the large number of churches in the city. Folk stories tell of more than 300 churches, one for each holy day of the year. In the late 14th century Ohrid fell to the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans converted a number of churches and monasteries into mosques but tolerated the Ohrid Archiepiscopate, even allowing it to expand its influence during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Archiepiscopate was finally abolished in 1767 by order of Sultan Mustapha III following internal disputes and conflicts with the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Ohrid remained a part of the Ottoman Empire until the first Balkan War of 1912, after which it was controlled by Serbia. It fell under Bulgarian occupation in World War I and again in World War II. The town was liberated by partisan forces in November 1944. In 1958 it regained its status as an archiepiscopate, as Tito's Communists allowed the establishment of a Macedonian Orthodox Church (which, was not recognised by the major Orthodox Churches, however). Victoria Clark describes the scene:
"There was wild rejoicing. The bells rang out all over Ohrid and Macedonia as the new Archbishop Dositej […], seated on a sixteenth-century throne inlaid with mother-of-pearl, clutching the crozier of the medieval archbishops of Ohrid in one hand and a holy icon of St Kliment in the other, addressed his flock. 'Great acts', he told them, 'are not performed by great nations but by nations which have great souls, nations which are ready and willing to make great sacrifices for their liberty and will never submit to foreign rule.' Such fighting talk cannot have gone down well back in Belgrade."
Flanked by high mountains, looking out over a vast lake and endowed with a rich historical heritage, Ohrid makes for a natural tourist destination. In the time of socialist Yugoslavia it became one of the principal tourist resorts of the Balkans. The town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980. Events such as the Ohrid Summer Festival and a swimming marathon attracted still more visitors. After the disintegration of socialist Yugoslavia tourist visits fell dramatically, however. While the situation has improved over the last couple of years, Ohrid still hasn't fully tapped into its tourist potential.
Today, Ohrid is also a symbol of nascent European foreign policy and of the possibility of breaking with the bloody 1990s. In 2001, the city played witness to one of the great successes of European diplomacy when the Ohrid Agreement helped prevent civil war in Macedonia.
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