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Marketing Derby hosted its 30th Derby Embassy at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London this week.
The Derby Embassy is part of Marketing Derby's annual calendar of events in London. As a key target market to raise the profile of Derby in the capital it is an opportunity to gather local ambassadors, business leaders, key stakeholders together with investors and developers who are looking to be part of Derby's future landscape.
The assembled guests heard from Leader of Derby City Council, Cllr Chris Poulter at his first Embassy event since taking over the leadership role. Cllr Poulter outlined some of his priorities for Derby, including continuous momentum in the development of the city centre, including key regeneration sites in the city centre, an innovation campus at Infinity Park Derby and enhanced connectivity within the city and to East Midlands Airport. He reaffirmed that the City Council would ensure a smooth path for developers.
Also high on his list was improving the Council's communication channels and representation for the benefit of the city and its people across political parties.
The event was held in collaboration with law firm Smith Partnership. Claire Twells, Partner at Smith Partnership took the opportunity to explain the importance of the firm's city centre location, having recently moved their 120 operational staff into new office premises in the Cathedral Quarter. She also described how they had worked with space planning and office fit out specialist Three Hundred & Sixty Degrees to create a new office that would 'wow' clients and provide a visual representation of the forward-thinking law firm as well as provide a more agile workspace.
Ms Twells said, "The ability of our management team to think outside the box and look forward to the future of the firm opened the door for us to look at some of Derby's hidden office spaces."
Paul Harris, Director of Economic Development at Rolls-Royce reaffirmed that despite the multi-billion pound global firm's recent announcement of re-structuring and job losses it remains very committed to Derby.
This commitment is clear to see with work ongoing to build the world's largest testbed which will be capable of developing the next generation of aero-engines, the world-class centre of innovation is still investing in new technologies in Derby and its support for Infinity Park Derby which is a significant opportunity to develop future technologies.
Paul said, "Rolls-Royce is not turning its back on Derby, far from it. We are still investing and we are committed to the city and its future. The city has a great history of innovation and we will continue to develop this into the future."
The event was part of the "Invest in D2N2" project, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Growth programme 2014-2020.


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French, 1890–1959
Marcel Roche "studied in Paris, at the Académie Julian and with Fernand Cormon at the École des Beaux-Arts. He participated in collective exhibitions in Paris, at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne, where he was a member of the committee.
"Alongside his painting, he also illustrated Poems (Poèmes) by Paul Morand, Women in Love (Les Amoureuses) by Alphonse Daudet and Paris, My Beautiful Loves (Paris, Mes Belles Amours) by C. Fegdal.
"There were several distinct periods in his work. In his early career he painted landscapes, often with figures, such as Ball in the Village Square and Arrival at the Harbour; and especially nudes, either on their own, as in Nude with Screen, Nude with Tapestry, Nude with Mill and Nude Woman Reading, or in groups, as in Bathers and Bathers Lunching. He had a natural feel for composition, which he adeptly developed after 1945, with greater attention to the profound sculptural reality of the object, particularly in his structured still-lifes, which communicate the authentic emotion of everyday reality.
"In 1955 he turned to engraving and, being self-taught and thus outside the traditions of the craft, he proved highly innovative" (Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, Gründ, 2006).
Museum Collections
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA

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Gilt-head bream
It is an excellent fish to prepare for a delicious lunch as you overlook the Vieux Port in Marseilles. Very popular in Portugal, and if you ask for Dourada at any restaurant along the Algarve coast you will served this one.
Mackerel? They certainly look like them!
There are so many varieties of mackerel. From the large tuna fish, to the smallest mackerels that swim in large numbers to the coasts of Scandinavia.
These fish look unmistakably like mackerels. The stripes, the small fins on their backs and the shape of their tails.
I bet they would be delicious, fileted, lightly covered in flour and pan fried, like the freshly caught mackerels where I come from.
The delicious sole
I love sole. I ate sole meuniere at the Restaurant Versailles at the Blue Waters hotel in Durban, that did not do it much honour, but I found a great place to eat plaice at Lizard's Rock in Pietermaritzburg.
The sole meunière, lightly floured, butter fried sole with parsley and lemon - in this dish the fish plays the main character and the delicious flavours do not have to compete too many other tastes.
But it does not come cheap. € 25 for a kilo., but it is definitely worth it!!!


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How To Make Money With Your Website At Home
How Do You Make Money With Your Website At Home? Every day I see the surrounding people, getting in their cars early in the morning, going to work. These people are good people, keeping with tradition to take care of their families. I live in the outskirts of New York and during the winter, sometimes


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Declutter, Sort & Organize
Studies have proven that a cluttered environment affects your productivity, memory and creativity. In the digital realm, your computer's desktop is a starting point for your entire digital experience. If you let it get messy and go without structure, your productivity will take a dive. I will show you how to tidy your digital clutter by designing and create an attractive desktop with built-in organization to keep your workspace nice, clean, and productive with minimal effort.
Tackling the Digital Disorder:
- Email Management
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- File Organization
- Back-Up Systems
- Document/Photo Scanning
- Document Retention Protocol
- Technology Recycling
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Can you write a fairy tale or do you just write a short, whimsical, story and hope it ages into a fairy tale with time? It's just that I haven't met a lot of kids who are talking about this cool new fairy tale they just read. You might, at first, think that this phenomenon is due to my not knowing many kids. I assure you that that is not the case. I volunteer at various area summer camps for this very reason; also for the free bug juice.
Your second thought is probably that children just aren't reading like they used to. In defense of this I submit to you J. K. Rowling's bank account. Figuratively. I don't have access to it, but believe me when I tell you that it's huge.
The third and final defense, and the one that I believe is true, is that fairy tales cannot be written; they can only be. The author or orator of Cinderella likely never sat down to pitch a new 'fairy tale' to the big Gutenberg press executive in town. He or she probably just saw a glass slipper and thought up a fun story to share.
In conclusion, Billy, I don't think you'll ever be a fairy tale writer when you grow up. I don't care if your mom thinks you can do anything you set your mind to. Now go enjoy the rest of summer camp.


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For reasons that scientists still do not 100% understand, animals need to sleep. Humans, for example, typically need about eight hours of sleep a day. This means we spend one-third of our lives looking like this:
…except maybe not dressed in a tuxedo or while posing for a portrait.
If you have ever snuck your iPad into your bed without your parents knowing, and then stayed up until 3:00 in the morning because you were binge-watching Bob's Burgers on a school night, you may have noticed the next day at school that you did not function very well. Sleep is necessary for the maintenance of our brains, but scientists are still gathering evidence to figure out why we need sleep and how it is able to help us.
For many animals, sleep is necessary, but also kind of dangerous. A sleeping animal is a lot less likely to notice that another animal is about to eat it than an animal whose eyes are open. Animals that are low on the food chain, like mice and antelope, tend to be very light sleepers. Predators that are not anyone else's prey are usually deep sleepers, with at least one exception. Dolphins always sleep with one eye open.
As cute as bottlenose dolphins may seem to us, they are not cute to fish like mullets. Small fish see dolphins as giant monsters that want to eat them. Being a large predator means dolphins rarely get eaten themselves. When a dolphin sleeps with one eye open, it is not worrying about becoming someone else's prey. It is not even worrying about a gang of mullets beating it up to get revenge. A bottlenose dolphin's main worry during sleep is breathing.
Dolphins spend the majority of their life underwater, but they cannot breathe underwater. Like us, they are mammals that must breathe oxygen from the atmosphere with their lungs. If a dolphin tried to breathe underwater, it could drown.
Dolphins do not breathe the exact same way we do, though. For one thing, they don't breathe through their nose. They breathe through a hole on top of their head, called a blowhole.
Another difference is humans are involuntary breathers (meaning we breathe all the time without thinking about it) and dolphins are not. You may have already noticed we breathe automatically if, like many 10-year olds, you have decided that you should learn how to meditate. You may remember the first thing your meditation teacher told you to do was to pay attention to your breathing. As you did this, you may have thought to yourself, "Wow! My breathing just keeps happening." Then you probably thought to yourself, "It makes sense for us to keep taking breath after breath without thinking about it, because our noses are almost always in the atmosphere where we can safely take in oxygen… Also, who wants to go around telling yourself to breathe every 4 seconds?" And then as you kept paying attention to the breaths you took you probably thought about how "Every Breath You Take" by the band The Police is your mom's all-time favorite song. That then made you think about how you want to be a police officer for Halloween this year, and that you better get more candy than last year when you were a giant banana. And then your meditation teacher became aware that you weren't actually focusing on your breathing, and then you failed your meditation class.
Dolphins are voluntary breathers, meaning they have to tell their body when to breathe and also that dolphins can't really begin meditating by focusing on their breathing because they already do that all the time. If a dolphin's breathing was involuntary, like ours, and its brain automatically told its blowhole to breathe every few seconds, there is a good chance it would end up breathing underwater until it drowned. Dolphins are voluntary breathers to make sure they only breathe when they rise to the surface and their brain knows their blowhole is up in the air.
Because dolphins need to tell themselves when to breathe, they can never completely fall asleep. Instead, dolphins only let one half of the brain sleep at a time. Dolphins let the right side of their brain go to sleep while the left side stays awake to control the breathing. Then a little while later the right side wakes up and the left side falls asleep. Dolphins need about eight hours of sleep a day, but, unlike us, their brain sleeps in shifts. The right half gets four hours of sleep and the left half also gets four hours of sleep, just at different times.
The awake half of of a dolphin's brain not only helps keeps the dolphin breathing. It also keeps one eyeball working so the dolphin can continue to see what it going on around it while the other eyeball shuts down. The awake half of the brain can also keep the dolphin swimming. If you ever see a dolphin doing what the dolphin is doing in the GIF above, there is a chance that half of dolphin is sleeping while it swimming through the water.
And, yes, this whole sleeping thing I just described is an adaptation that allows dolphins to survive in ocean and estuary environments.
To learn more about dolphins, read my books Sharks and Dolphins: A Compare and Contrast Book and A Day in the Salt Marsh.
Online References and Resources:
LiveScience. "How Do Dolphins Sleep?"
National Geographic. "Dolphins sleep with half their brain awake."
PHYS.ORG. "What animals can tell us about sleeping,"
PLOS ONE. "Dolphins Can Maintain Vigilant Behavior through Echolocation for 15 Days without Interruption or Cognitive Impairment"
RN. "How dolphins sleep and why we should care." (Audio interview with scientist Annie Aulsebrook).
Scientific American. "How do whales and dolphins sleep?"
Photos and Images:
Click the photos, GIFs, and images used above to find their sources.


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If you're a fan of Rebecca Black's "Friday," then you're in for a real treat with this one. It's a tribute to social media like no other. In fact, out of all the songs that have been written about social media, it stands alone as the greatest.
Meet Mary McCoy from Continuum Marketing Services, who performed "Let's Get Social" as a warm-up act for a keynote panel at this year's Social Media Marketing World. Hashtag epic. And my, what a voice on this gal.
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(This sermon followed the 3-part Job series… so you may read those at some point too:)
Before venturing out 2 weeks ago, we wrapped up a series on Job; a book not particularly known for its joyfulness, but in a world not void of suffering, it is an essential writing to lift up as we develop our faith. We kicked off the series looking at Job's placement as the first of four books in the Jewish Canon that are together referred to as "Wisdom Literature." Though these books function independently, teaching specific lessons, their messages unite to help guide us in our larger quest for understanding. After starting with Job, a discourse on how to suffer faithfully; the series moves on to the Psalms, a demonstration of how to pray; then it continues on to Proverbs, a book that guides us in how to live life; and finally Ecclesiastes, a book best summed up as how to enjoy life. We are going to bookend the series today and leap from the suffering of Job to the enjoyment and fulfillment of Ecclesiastes, peering into our pasts to do so.
I left on my little 12-day journey this past week seeking a piece of my past, and throughout my journey, it became increasingly evident just how influenced, how guided we are, by the memories that we hold. I was blessed to spend the first several days of my trip, before venturing out to the location of many of my own memories, with Ginny, David, and the kids at Massanetta camp; hearing about the influence that the retreat had in their lives throughout the years and the memories they hold of it in their heart.
That's where we are today, in our memories… a pleasantly safe place to visit, but a shelter where we cannot live, and to guide us through we turn to Ecclesiastes and the words of the writer fittingly referred to simply as "the Teacher," or Quolet.
Eccl. 7:8-11 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions.
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.
"This is game is absolutely impossible!" shouted my frustrated mother while looking down to the wi steering wheel… "It just doesn't feel right, I keep wanting to steer the opposite direction!"
Now let it be known, I have never been incredibly impressed with my mother's driving skills, so I didn't grant her statement validity nor attention…
"HAHAHAHA… Grandma's going the wrong way again!" my nephews giggled as the little koopa troopa character floated on a cloud across the screen during our epic family Mario-cart battle.
We don't do too many family things anymore, and given some of our past attempts to do so, it seemed fitting that we choose hurling virtual shells at one another via gocart racing as our median for this past weekend's impromptu reunion.
It all started by my being "blessed" with a "surprise" visit from my family during a not so solitary, solitary weeklong beach sabbatical… but the visit in reality was a beautiful gift and provided the opportunity to relive some memories.
What memories does summer strike up in your mind… take a second and drift into one of them…
"Mommy are we there yet??" I'd call from the trunk of the car… yes as a kid I loved riding in the trunk of our red Jeep Cherokee and I was obnoxious enough on long car rides that my family accepted the safety risk of trunk-traveling in exchange for an extra 2 feet of noise buffering, so in the trunk they stuckme alongside our monstrous Poodle named Scruffy.
"No Ryan, we just left the house…"
"Well, are we going to go to McConnells?" (this is actually not a mispronunciation, though I did have a very difficult time with certain syllables as a kid… McConnells was an ice cream shop and half way point in route to Ocean City)
Memories. I can still taste the ice-cream cone… and the poodle hair topping provided by my traveling co-pilot!
Memories. I can still feel the intoxicating excitement leading up to a vacation, still drift away hugged by the feeling of having my family all together, and still experience the invigoration of that first breath of the saltwater infused breeze that snuck in our jeeps windows as the vegetation outside shifted from evergreen to sea-grass as we inched closer to the coast.
I love memories and the indescribable nostalgic euphoria that travels with them deep into the pit of my stomach; and on occasions such as this past week, my inner yearning drives me to embark on a pilgrimage to relive them.
Ecclesiastes calls to us, "Say not, 'why were the former days better than these?" but that's a hard command. Afterall, have you ever noticed that when looking back, we often remember things much as more pleasant, much more perfect, than they were?
I left this past week to travel into the past. I left Louisville exhausted and homesick; I left yearning for the "former days." Ever been there?
I don't know what I was planning on finding. A part of me kinda expected my father to be at the doorstep of the beach house, smoking his pipe, and got teary eyed when he wasn't. I kinda anticipated that all the old shops would be the same, and was taken slightly off guard by the neon signs that replaced them. I even expected Mariocart on my Super Nintendo to be waiting, but my nephews had long since replaced it by the aforementioned ''wi."
…When I get tired, I like to hide in my memories; when I doubt, I yearn to go back to the unquestioning trust of my youth; and when the world starts moving too fast, I want to travel back in time and breath in the salt air of my childhood… and when I cannot recreate them, it hurts.
Ecclesiastes is famous for another line that seems to contradict the book's call to move away from the past. "There is nothing new under the sun;" the teacher writes in some form or another some 20 times throughout the book. Well if there is nothing new under the sun, is it really that bad to ask, "Why were the former days better than these?" Why is it bad to yearn for our past when the present is difficult and the future scary?
"Stop living in the past!" Has anyone NOT heard that before? That can mean two different things really. When tied into the Job series that we wrapped up two weeks ago, it can be a call to stop letting past sufferings shade our present vision and dim our future dreams. Memories, in this sense, can be painful and imprisoning. That verse can also be a call to stop trying to relive the past and recreate joys of our youth and embrace the joys of the present.
In my first undergraduate religion course in Tennessee, we read a book by a man named Richard Foster. Foster, recollecting his personal faith journey, speaks of the years he spent as a question-filled young adult searching for the God he knew as a child; moreover, his frustrations in not being able to find him.
Instead of growing closer to God and stronger in faith, Foster was feeling increasingly lost and growing fatigued because he couldn't recreate the simple trust and innocent faith of his youth.
Faith was simple as a child… we haven't (or hopefully haven't') experienced the pain, stress, or doubt of the world yet. Yes, the "former days" sure seem easier, if not better, than the present.
Paralleling my journey to the beach, Foster sought to recreate a past that brought him joy and warmth as a child; not particularly an ice-cream cone, poodle, and super Nintendo, but his own nostalgic childhood memories. That was until he was stricken with the enlightened words of Epicurus, "You cannot step into the same river twice."
"There is nothing new under the sun…" It doesn't mean that there is no newness or hope in the present or possibility of fulfillment of our dreams in the future. "Under the sun," in rabbinic literature, is a common phrase meaning there is nothing new "in this world." Thus the warning that Ecclesiastes makes in Chapter seven, to not place the past above the present, is simply a call to embrace the everyday blessings of our lives in the here and now. We are not "of this world," but risk chaining ourselves to it by living in the past. I've referenced this verse before, but its as Paul writes to the Philippians, "Too many set their minds on earthly things… but our citizenship is in Heaven…"
So after a couple mariocart races, watching and giggling as my very "special" mother attempted (quite unsuccessfully) to steer through the virtual world of mariocart, my nephew finally grew bored with the comic relief of the moment and said, "Grammy… it'd be easier to drive forward if you stop holding the steering wheel upside down."
Oh childhood wisdom… The rest of us had brushed off my Mother's earlier comments about the difficulty of driving forward, and simply laughed as we watched her drive the course in reverse. The track wasn't made to be driven backwards; the little bumps are on the wrong side of the crevices so you fall into the holes instead of leap over them, the other drivers bump you as you try to dodge head on traffic, and steering is virtually impossible when trying to force your cart in the wrong direction. See, its impossible to stay on track in the present if you are constantly steering towards your past; and as I found this past week, if you are seeking to relive the past, to "step in the same river a second time," your going to be disappointed. The waters of the river, of this world, are always moving forward. Even if you seek out the same exact spot, wear the same bathing suit (if you still fit in it,) step in at the same time of day, it is new… and that is beautiful.
I didn't find the "home" I remembered on my journey "home" this past week, but that was okay. The boardwalk funnel cake still tasted great, the sun on my back still felt amazing, and the sand still hugged my toes in its own lovingly beautiful way.
Don't neglect the nostalgic memories, for as verse 11 alludes, the inheritance of our past is wisdom; instead, embrace the blessings God has given you over the years and feel the warmth they bring. The present isn't for re-creating memories; it's for making new ones.
Just the same, don't let the sorrows, hurt, and fears of your past steer your life, restrict your dreams, or mute your voice… move on, move up, and know that you are beautiful, loved, and free to follow the dreams that God has instilled on you in the here and now.


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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the belief that companies have a responsibility to more than just their shareholders. Through CSR activities, organizations look beyond narrow shareholder value maximization in search of purpose and outcomes for all stakeholders (consumers, employees, communities, and the environment). In other words, CSR is concerned with the need to connect company prosperity with broader community welfare, realizing the interdependence of business and society and that they reinforce each other in synergetic ways.
OSB is a thought leader in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and has, since its inception, prioritized it as critical to its mission, which resulted in many pioneering initiatives pertaining to CSR in the region. OSB is the only business school in the region that has mainstreamed CSR through integrating and embedding it as a stand-alone subject matter across all its programs (BBA, MBA and EMBA).
The OSB CSR Initiative strives to fulfill its main objectives of educating future leaders, advancing knowledge relating to CSR, and building awareness and capacity. By integrating CSR in undergraduate and graduate curricula, endeavoring in regional case studies and books pertaining to CSR, housing a series of conferences, seminars and guest speakers, and instilling the essence of CSR in the Net Impact AUB Chapter that empowers students to use their business skills in creating a positive social and environmental impact, CSR at AUB has ultimately gained momentum and is always on the outreach for continuous advancement and collaboration.
Through its CSR Initiative, OSB seeks to mobilize a new generation of leaders who embrace the complexities of ethical integrity and moral choice, by nurturing soft skills relating to moral / ethical integrity, including stewardship, and compassion. AUB is determined to maintain its leadership role in this area, emphasizing its commitment to social progress and reform across the region.
The Olayan School of Business is proud to be a signatory of the UN Global Compact (UNGC). OSB is committed to support the ten principles of the UN Global Compact pertaining to human rights, labour, environment and anti- corruption. OSB intends to support the Global Compact in advancing these principles, and will make a clear statement of this commitment to its stakeholders and the general public.
The Olayan School of business is proud to be a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN-PRME). OSB is committed to progress in the implementation of the UN-PRME principles starting with those that are more relevant to our capacities and mission, report on progress to all its stakeholders, and exchange effective practices related to these principles with other academic institutions.


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We touched on this last week regarding the custom attachment rig seen on laser tag blog Tactical Tag for the Lazer Tag Phoenix LTX's developed by laser tag affectionatos Custom Tag Dynamics. As much as we love it and were very keen to get our hands on some kit, alas the cost to mass produce these is pretty damn exi given they pretty much have to buy full Airsoft rifles first and cull them for parts. If Airsoft was even remotely available in Australia I have no doubt I could commission someone very clever Down Under to do it for us, but alas it ain't. That being said, I don't think it's an issue ordering stocks or sights though, so these kits could very much make it to Australia IF there was enough demand.
It's SUCH a good idea and definitely gives the Lazer Tag Phoenix LTX blaster a whole new dimension, but one of the biggest issues is the Phoenix LTX was never officially released here, thus meaning any Australian who has a set would have had to have imported them. It's hard enough for Australia to get on manufacturer/distributor's radars let alone for a product that was never actually sold in stores here.
Still.. I'm going to attempt to drum up support here not just on behalf of us Aussies but for anyone with a Lazer Tag love; if you've got the Lazer Tag Phoenix LTX blasters, let us know and show the folks at Custom Tag Dynamics that it's worth making more of these. We for one would pick up several rigs easily:)
More info on this kit on the link below. If anything, it's great eye candy:)


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Marshall Memos
The Lewisburg Chapter of #5249 of AARP will meet in regular session on Monday, March 12, 2007 in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church at 1:30 P. M.
The Marshall County Soil Conservation District will hold its annual tree giveaway this spring. If you are interested in receiving free Southern Red Oak and Loblolly Pine trees, call 359-6268.
The Belfast Lions Club is hosting a barbecue dinner March 10, 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Belfast Lions Club Building. The cost of plates will be $8.00 each. Whole Boston Butts will be available for $25.00.
The GED Class Practice Test will be given Saturday March 10, 8:30 a.m. at the Marshall County Adult Learning Center. For more information call 359-7609.
Marshall County Moms on a Mission will be having a bake sale Saturday March 10 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at NAPA Auto Parts on West Commerce, to raise money to send Easter care packages and cards to deployed soldiers. Donations may be made by calling Barb Blackmore 359-2135, Leslie Beavers 637-7771, or Sandy Wakham 359-1845.
Cornersville Police Chief Todd Bone will be conducting a safety program at Cornersville Elementary School Wednesday March 14, 2007 8:30 a.m.
There will be gospel singing at Central Park (Old Connley School) Saturday March 17, 2007 3:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. featuring eight groups.
The Marshall County Community Theater will be holding auditions for adults for the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma" March 19-20 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Dixie Theater. Those auditioning will be asked to sing and do a cold reading. Directed by Will Lambert, the play will open June 22. For more information e-mail Lambert at email@example.com.


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You all expected it … My Little Tel Aviv made it …. here is the complete list of Kosher restaurants Pessah 2019… And to find out where the restaurant is, just click on the address. Hag Pessah Sameah 🍸 🍗 BASSARI 🍗 Lehem Bassar (Meat & Eat) – Hangar 14, Port de Tel Aviv – 📞 …Read More »
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The sufganyiots, we love it … but it makes you fat!!! Hanukkah is one time per year and for the only time, the tradition requires, we MUST to eat the sufganyiots !! Good luck!!! My Little Tel Aviv has selected just for you, the 3 best Hanukkah sufganiyots ROLADIN Without hesitation, these are …Read More »
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After The Fashion Week, The Cocktail Week… For the first time in Tel Aviv, The Cocktail Week comes for one week in the "non stop city". From May 27 to June 2, Tel Aviv becomes a giant cocktail party. With or without alcohol, it's time to discover the best cocktail bars in the …Read More »
The Magnum Bar is back 🍦!!!
Tel Aviv, 31 degrees, 6pm … it was hot …. 🙂 —> Let's go to the Port of Tel Aviv to cool around a mini magnum !!! THE Magnum of our dreams, the one that you made us dream, a place dedicated to the icy pleasure. Near the carousel, the Magnum bar is …Read More »
Quattro, restaurant & Bar
QUATTRO, our Italian favorite Quattro is a modern Italian restaurant that was designed by the International Designer Alex Meitlis. The restaurant space includes a central concept bar, a private room in black and white which doubles and triples itself through hanging mirrors, and seating areas around the bar and on …Read More »
Restaurants Kosher Passover
You all expected it … My Little Tel Aviv made it …. here is the complete list of Kosher restaurants Pessah 2017 … (Checked & approved list) Get the message out to your friends … List of restaurant Kosher Passover: BASSARI HALAVI SUSHI BAKERYRead More »
So French, So Food 2017
The French gastronomy in Israël, with a lot of tasty events… The French Embassy, the French Institute, Business France, the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem, and the French Institute of Jerusalem, launch for the 5th year, the week of French gastronomy from 6 to 10 February 2017. This year, the region of Alsace, …Read More »
The Hanukkah Burger
* * * * LIMITED EDITION * * * * No, no, you're not dreaming!!! Burger King innovates this year and launches the "SufganiKing" to celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah !!!! What is a SufganiKing? A normal Whopper burger, but with bread "donuts". The Ketchup replaces the filling of the …Read More »
World Food Market
World Food Market is on its way! Do you like good food? This weekend, you'll get the opportunity to enjoy a variety of dishes from all corners of the world: Colombia, Vietnam, Philippines, Ethiopia, Japan, Italy, Peru, Georgia, Sudan, India and Mexico… a unique opportunity to test and taste a variety of …Read More »


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- Dr.-Ing. (PhD), Information Technology, University of Public Transportation and Communication, Dresden, Germany, 1989
- Dipl.-Ing., Electrical Engineering, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI", Russia, 1982
Wolfram Lautenschläger received the diploma degree at the St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI", Russia, in 1982. After three years of working in CAD system design at Robotron in Dresden he joined the University of Public Transportation and Communication in Dresden, where he received the Dr.-Ing. degree in 1989. In 1993 he started his carrier at Alcatel, Stuttgart, as a specialist for software design technology and software quality assurance. In 2000 he joined the Alcatel Corporate Research Center in Stuttgart, optical networking department, with focus on prototype implementations of high speed optical burst / packet switching systems. Since 2007, in Bell-Labs, the focus has shifted to higher layers of packet transport, particularly on traffic statistics, link / path provisioning, congestion control, buffer dimensioning, and active queue management.
Wolfram is (co-) inventor of 14 granted patents
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You obviously want to look your best as it's a night you're going to have in your mom's scrapbook album forever, so take some advice from us and make sure you cover the do's and stay away from the don'ts all night at your Matric Dance!
Do: Bring a Hot Date
Or if he isn't particularly good-looking, just make sure his teeth are white, his hair is gelled and his suit is clean, because there's no worse accessory than a gross date! He will taint your photos (and the memory) of the night forever! *insert psycho music here*
Don't: Forget to Shave your legs
You'll be dancing all night, so make sure your pins are in tip-top shape! You don't want to look like a tarantula on your big night, now do you?
Do: Wear a flattering dress
If you're a pear shaped girl, don't do a mermaid dress. If you're top-heavy, don't show too much cleavage. If you're skinny, don't wear something shapeless. If you're bigger, don't wear too many frills. Yes, it's a hassle to get the right dress, but if you dress for your body type you will look and feel amazing. Tip: Look for a celebrity with a similar body type (and don't kid yourself, don't choose someone obviously the wrong shape) and see how they dress on the red carpet and copy the look.
Don't: Cake on the makeup
I've seen where girls look as pale as ghosts or just plain dirty in their Matric Dance photos. Go easy on the foundation and powder; don't overdo it because nobody is going to think you look sexy if you look like a geisha!
Do: Check Youtube for hairstyle ideas
Whether you're going for something funky or elegant, check Youtube for the best looks. You're already spending so much money (whether it be yours or your parents') on the dance and the dress, so why waste on a hairdresser if there are so many options on the internet? Although, if you know you have two left hands, rather get a friend or your older sister to help you with this.
You'll embarass your date and your friends if you end up looking like an Oompa Loompa or Oros on your Matric Dance, so go easy on the fake tan and remember to wash your hands after applying!
Do: Work on your pose
OK, so now you've got the dress, the hot date, the pretty makeup, the great hair and the nice tan and you pose like a pornstar. No. This won't work at all. Stand in front of the mirror and practice your elegant pose. Work out which pose it right for you. Again, look to celebrities for inspiration. You may feel like a real twit at first, but you'll be happy you did it when you look like princess in your photographs! And besides, nobody wants to see you squeeze your girls in your mamma's scrapbook…
Well there you have it! My number one do? Have fun because it only happens once!


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In past decades, there were very few tools to make credible arguments
in debates on this issue – beyond our own experience. But over the past
few years, the IAFF has been
leading the charge on scientific research to help community leaders
better understand how to best protect the taxpaying public.
NFPA 1710 is the internationally
accepted standard on minimum crew size and operational staffing for
career fire departments. Telling the 1710 story is difficult, even to IAFF members but this video can be the key to start a discussion.
A new explainer video on the NFPA 1710 Standard
– an essential tool for conveying the message that proper staffing
levels are essential for keeping your community safe - promotes the
science of fire fighting and educating policy makers through leaders and
the media in your community.
New Hampshire Members Awarded Liberty Mutual's Firemark Award
Connecticut Members Reach Out to Young Cancer Patients
Philly Fire Fighter Dies in Line of Duty
New York City and 8 Labor Unions Reach Tentative Contract Posted on Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:30:49 GMT
Fire Fighters Question Governor's Failed Leadership During Ferguson Unrest
December 3 Marks 15th Anniversary of the Worcester 6
Memphis Fire Fighters Donate $12,000 to Local Cancer Charity
IAFF Brotherhood Helps Member Diagnosed With ALS
Buffalo Local 282
Charlie Hall, Former IAFF DVP, Dies
New York City Members Push City Council to Fix Disability Pension
Thousands Gather at Memorial Park to Honor Fallen Fire Fighters
Buffalo Fire Fighters Carry Patient 10 Blocks to Hospital During storm
'Tis the Season to Give Back
Inside a Burning Building at DC Fire Ops 101 Event
Tulare Fire Fighter and Burn Survivor Raises Awareness for Importance of Smoke Alarms
Arlington County Local 2800 Responds to Ebola False Alarm at Pentagon
Memphis Fire Fighters Foundation Donates $25,000 to Burn Center
Franklin Township Local President to Run 35 Miles for Issue 35
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What I'm Loving in November
I swear, I haven't been hiding! Just busy! Here's what's making November a happy month for me.
I swear, I haven't been living under a rock somewhere! Life has just been busy, but in a really good way. Here's what I've been up to since mid-October.
Traveling to Pembroke.
Have you ever heard of Pembroke, Ontario? It's a beautiful town just a few hours outside of Ottawa and I was so lucky to travel there in late October, just as the autumn colors were starting to fade, to take part in the Ontario Highlands Tourism Summit.
The Ontario Highlands holds a very special place in my heart, as it was the destination for one of my favourite girls' trips (snowshoeing! dog sledding! art! food!). I loved meeting so many inspiring small businesses in the travel/tourism sector and presenting to many of them on using Instagram.
Relax for a few hours in this funky Montréal neighbourhood and visit the Atwater Farmers Market.
Many people who have been to downtown Montréal will be familiar with the Atwater Market, an Art Deco masterpiece in a neighbourhood locally known as Little Burgundy (Petite Bourgogne) which has been open for locals and visitors alike since 1933.
The market is an incredible foodie destination. You can find all of the regular farmers' market staples like fresh produce, preserves, honey, and maple syrup, as well as specialty food shops. Gourmet cheese and fois gras and sausages and bagels are abundant here, as are hot food stands and snack stalls. It's also a fantastic place for people watching and, if you're lucky, the public piano will be set up and you might be treated to an impromptu performance! (Looking for the Atwater Market hours of operation?Here's the info you crave!)
But the market is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the delicious treats Little Burgundy has to offer. Here are some of our favourite spots.
We're whetting our appetite for travel...
Is there any better reason to travel than a quest for special food? If there is, I can't think of one! 2015 was a year of local food and non-stop cheese for me. Remember the epic melted cheese from the open air restaurant in Trabzon, Turkey? Not a bad way to indulge, is it?
But for 2016, my dreams are more global in nature and I'm eager to try some new foods and flavours for the very first time, all while retracing my steps in search of spice and sentiment. Here's what's on my list - and I can't wait to hear what's on yours!
Flushing Away Travel Toilet Fears
Worried about toilet travel trauma?
There's nothing like a little potty humor to make you crack a smile. ("Crack"! Get it?!) But in many parts of the world, bathrooms are a most serious business. According to the CDC, 25% of the world's population does not have access to adequate sanitation. Inadequate waste disposal systems are a contributing factor for everything from cholera to trachoma. These illnesses are no laughing matter.
I can certainly appreciate why some travelers hesitate to go anywhere without a modern flush toilet. Serious illnesses bear serious concerns. And, let's face it, 'crappy' toilets can be really unpleasant and uncomfortable. What kind of vacation involves toilet trauma? But if you want an ironclad guarantee of particular standards and services when you travel, well, you won't go very far.
Nearly all of our favourite destinations brought a bit of toilet culture shock. And sometimes it took a while to adjust. But we haven't let a throne, commode, or outhouse cast a stench over our travel dreams and neither should you!
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Structural Infection Biology
Selected publications
Human aryl hydrogen receptor detects virulence factors from bacterial pathogens
Moura-Alves P et al, Aryl hydrogen receptor senses bacterial pigmented virulence factors and orchestrates antibacterial defenses, Nature, 512: 387-392 (2014)
Shigella flexneri type 3 secretion system caught in the act
Dohlich K, Brotcke Zumsteg A, Goosmann C, Kolbe M, A Substrate-Fusion Protein is Trapped inside the Type III Secretion System Channel in Shigella flexneri, PLoS Pathogens, e003881 (2014)
3-dimensional model of the type 3 secretion needle in Salmonella typhimurium
Loquet A Sgourakis NG, Gupta R, Giller K, Riedel D, Goosmann C, Griesinger C, Kolbe* M, Baker D, Becker S, Lange* A, Atomic model of the type III secretion system needle, Nature, 486: 276-279 (2012)
Structure and mechanism of type 3 secretion system needle assembly
Poyraz O, Schmidt H, Seidel K, Delissen F, Ader C, Tenenboim H, Goosmann C, Laube B, Thünemann AF, Zychlinsky A, Baldus M, Lange A, Griesinger C, Kolbe M, Protein refolding is required for assembly of the type three secretion needle. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol., 17: 788-792 (2010)
Structural based prediction of a conserved effector-chaperone motif for type 3 secretion
Lunelli, M, Lokareddy, RK, Zychlinsky, A, Kolbe, M, IpaB-IpgC interaction defines binding motif for type III secretion translocator. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 106: 9661-9666 (2009)
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Raise DC Leadership Council
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Senior Associate
Allison Gerber joined the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Center for Community and Economic Opportunity as a Senior Associate in 2013, managing the Foundation's workforce development portfolio. Gerber brings a wealth of experience to the organization's efforts in promoting social and economic opportunity for low-income Americans from a range of institutional perspectives—including that of a direct service provider, program manager, program evaluator, researcher, local public policy maker, and funder.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Gerber was the Executive Director of the District of Columbia's Workforce Investment Council, where her primary responsibilities included facilitating and staffing the
Workforce Investment Board, a body charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive vision for the District's workforce system. Gerber was also a Senior Associate with the Aspen Institute's Workforce Strategies Initiative. There, Gerber conducted research and oversaw evaluation activities related to a variety of adult education and workforce development programs.
Gerber holds a juris doctorate from Tulane University Law School and bachelor's degree in American studies from Sweet Briar College.


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'Secret Life of Pets' purrs with strong $5.3 million at Thursday box office
"The Secret Life of Pets" got off to a great start at the Thursday box office, taking in $5.3 million across 3,009 theaters.
The studio expects the animated feature to open north of its 2010 "Despicable Me" numbers — $56.4 million — which would likely easily beat "Finding Dory" as it plays in its fourth weekend in theaters.
Industry analysts have dramatically higher estimates for the Illumination-Universal animated feature, predicting a domestic debut somewhere between $75 and $80 million. It will expand into 4,329 theaters on Friday.
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The lead character in "Secret Life of Pets" is a terrier named Max, voiced by Louis C.K., who goes on an odyssey through New York City with his newly-adopted roommate Duke — a massive furry brown dog voiced by Eric Stonestreet — as they try to make their way back home.
Fox's R-rated comedy "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates" enjoyed a solid start as well with $1.6 million.
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We need...
.Net Backend Developer
About the team
BaxEnergy has a number of job openings for .Net developers, who are passionate about supporting the product delivery.
They will be part of small autonomous teams to deliver solutions that create exceptional value for our customers. We develop the core parts of the product from our R&D office in Catania and this is an exciting time to join such a successful and inspiring team.
Each team is typically comprised of a tech lead and three developers working with a program manager and a QA engineer. The teams are kept small to eliminate scale challenges and communication overhead. This organizational model also allows the tech lead to be deeply technical and product-focused as well as to spend time coaching engineers they work alongside.
Our product teams are independent. They can build whatever is needed without external dependencies or approval. The team decides what ideas to build, how best to implement them and own their ongoing operation. If something is broken they own fixing it — there is no QA team to off-load responsibility to. If the user flow is confused then they own iterating on it. When customers are excited about what they have shipped they get the kudos.
Main Purpose of the Role
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for developing high quality products for the Renewable Energy market.
- Be part of the team's agile working practices to deliver high quality software (Planning, Standups, Demos, Retros, Code Reviews, TDD)
- Design, develop and evolve, backend software with performance, scalability and quality in mind
- Identify opportunities to improve our products
- Document work as needed and agreed upon the acceptance criteria or team's shared commitments
- Deliver a successful modern, highly available, high quality, high performance architecture both on cloud and on premise
- Follow the technical standards and shared team commitments
- Interact with cross functional engineering teams across the company
- Contribute technical and product ideas to the team and Product Owner/Product Manager
- Question choices in a constructive and respectable manner
- Ensure swift customer problems and helps ask technical questions as part of the escalation processes
Defining Success
A .Net backend developer Engineer helps the team to create a platform that meets the Company roadmap requirements, ensuring top performance, scalability, maintainability and quality.
Our ideal candidate is endowed with…
- Experience with .net core
- Experience with service oriented architecture
- Experience with microservice architecture
- Experience with asynchronous and parallel programming
- Experience with application containerization
- Experience with WCF and DataFlow
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with Git
- Commitment to quality
- Working in teams comfortably
- Technology enthusiast, eager to work with a range of technologies
- Experience and knowledge of Scrum and Agile tools
Nice to have…
- Experience with microservices orchestrators such as Kubernetes, Swarm, Cattle or Mesos
- Experience in microservices related software such as Redis, RabbitMQ or Elastic Search
- Experience with AWS or Azure PaaS services
- Fluency in English
- Bachelor or Master degree.
About you…
We have opportunities for all levels:
- Internships
- Junior
- Senior
Don't worry if not meet all the requirements, you will be evaluated by your knowledge and we'll teach you the rest.
Job Location: Italy
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About BaxEnergy
Hi. We're BaxEnergy.
BaxEnergy provides the world's leading renewable energy monitoring platform. Over 85 GW of green power monitored for customers in 18 countries. Our customers use BaxEnergy's software, services, and support to transform the way they work with their assets.
As a company with offices in Catania (Italy), Berlin (Germany), Amarante (Portugal) Johannesburg (South Africa), Pune(India), and Bayraklı İzmir (Turkey), BaxEnergy transforms how organizations market and sell. Through its unique vision of the office space, BaxEnergy leaded the creation of the innovation hub "Free Mind Foundry" which currently hosts the Italian R&D center.
If you are looking for a place where you'll enhance your skills alongside some of the most talented and dynamic people you've ever worked with, BaxEnergy might just be the place for you. Join us!
About the Environment
FREE MIND FOUNDRY is an inspiring place where Community, Collaboration, Sustainability and Innovation come together and young, talented and passionate people join forces to make new ideas come true.
We offer to all our community:
- Medical and health coverage
- Severance package
- Education assistance, books, trainings, software certifications examination and everything else you may need for your professional growth
- Staff events (holiday parties, BBQs, recreational trips)
- MBA-oriented bonuses
- More than 10 collaborative spaces
- Gaming room
- Standing desks
- A fully equipped cantina for free meals with 2 Italian chefs
- A Health & Wellness space within the office
- Free secure parking area
- Equal opportunity
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Patellofemoral Joint Replacement, a type of partial knee replacement and knee cap surgery, has now been shown to be useful for two major problems of the kneecap joint (patellofemoral joint):
Primary Uses of the Patellofemoral Joint Implant
The primary and classic use of this implant is for isolated patellofemoral arthritis (kneecap joint arthritis) when the rest of the knee joint is in good shape. If only isolated patellofemoral arthritis is present, then a total knee joint replacement is not required. This criterion is determined by weight bearing and sunrise x-rays. If the weight bearing tibia-femoral joint is normal, this person might be a good candidate for a partial knee replacement of the patellofemoral joint. The x-rays and case below demonstrate bone on bone arthritis of the kneecap joint, and the remainder of the knee being normal. Again, the new concept in orthopedics is to replace only the worn out portion of the knee, and save as much of the normal knee joint as possible.
Dr. Likover attended the American Academy of Orthopedics surgeons meeting in March, 2010 and patellofemoral joint replacement is now being advocated for younger persons with certain cases of advanced chondromalacia of the patellofemoral joint, not responsive to other surgical procedures. This means the person has failed at least one arthroscopic lateral release, and possibly failed a micro-fracture or Oates procedure. In these cases the x-rays are usually normal and there is arthroscopic evidence of loss of joint cartilage in the patellofemoral joint. The primary reason to do this operation is to alleviate persisting and substantial pain.
The good news is that the newer implants that Dr. Likover uses, have been shown to have an indefinite life expectancy, making this implant suitable for younger persons thirty and up.
The reason that this implant has a long life span is that it does not bear substantial weight during knee motion and is, therefore, not under a lot of mechanical stress.
How to Know if You Need Knee Cap Joint Replacement
The typical symptoms of a person in need of patellofemoral joint replacement, or knee cap surgery, are pain going up and down stairs, pain squatting, pain getting up from a chair, pain bending and straightening the knee against resistance, along with pain walking.
Patella Replacement Surgery Recovery
A knee cap joint replacement is a much smaller operation than a total knee replacement. The incision is much smaller and all knee ligaments are preserved. Patella replacement surgery recovery from a patellofemoral joint replacement is the quickest of all partial knee replacements. Please don't have a total knee replacement if all you have is patellofemoral arthritis. The majority of orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. do not perform this procedure at this point in time. If you are interested in a patellofemoral joint replacement, please contact Dr. Likover by email via the form on the top right.
Severe Patellofemoral Arthritus (Bone on Bone)
Post-op views of xray above with implant in place plus a side and front view of the patellofemoral implant joint
Patellofemoral Arthritis (Kneecap Arthritis) – Case #1
Patellofemoral Arthritis (Kneecap Arthritis) – Case #2
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Bali Discussion board, Travel Discussion For Bali, Indonesia
The Okkatots Travel Baby Depot Backpack Bag is likely one of the coolest pack ever for touring with a child. I do not suppose you'll find one better than this; it might carry all the pieces you may want to your little one be it a day journey or longer. created a superb video explaining the variations between travel adapters (plug adapters) and voltage converters and when it's essential use one or each with your electronics overseas. For some motive the video is now not accessible, however you'll be able to learn the explanation of the differences between travel plug adapters and voltage converters within the video transcript on the page where the video was.
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I'm performing in Scott Benzel's sound + performance installation at the MAK Center/The Fitzpatrick-Leland House in Laurel Canyon. INFO HERE.
Admission is free - RSVP here. Parking information will be sent upon RSVP
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture presents a new work by composer Scott Benzel: Op. 21: Inner Experience Fellowship/Friends of Crime for prepared piano, vintage electronics, guitar, experimental percussion, tape loop, gong, and central mixing station.
Designed to provide an enveloping experience for the visitor, the one-day only performance is composed of simultaneous elements issuing from every part of the house and grounds. Moving individually and at will through the property, each listener's experience is unique.


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Life has moved on from the days when a kiwi slice on your cheesecake was the height of fructose-based sophistication, when mangoes were only acquired in sorbet form and when pineapples were the ultimate status symbol at parties. While I bemoan the fact that grand buildings no longer come with a dedicated 'pineapple house', I do love the fact that we can choose from a growing variety of exotic and tropical imports at the supermarkets these days. Yet it seems that although we're well-versed in mangoes, kiwi and grapefruit, there are some newer fruits that we shy away from, unsure of what to do with them in the kitchen or daunted by the task of preparing them for consumption (if you're wondering, you just cut a dragon fruit in half and scoop out the flesh. Far easier than all those hot-pink spiky tendrils would have you believe). Ottolenghi has popularised the pomegranate (for which you only need one recipe, and it goes thus: throw the seeds on all foods to make them pretty), while Nigel Slater and garnish-happy chefs around the world have induced a taste for figs, but what about those other weird and wonderful, vibrant-coloured delights we so often shun in favour of the familiar, the safe, the bunch of grapes or the six-pack of kiwi? Here are my top five slightly more unusual fruits: what they are, how to prepare them, and how to use them in both sweet and savoury dishes. If I've inspired you to try something new after this, I'll be very happy.
1. Persimmon.
What is it? I've written before about the fact that this fruit still carries something of a novelty factor, finding itself described by newcomers as a 'sort of orange tomato' and frequently eliciting questions from guests who spy it in my fruit bowl. In fact, a boyfriend of mine used to deny its existence completely, referring to it as a 'made-up fruit' and insisting that I had fabricated its entire being. In fact, persimmon sales are increasing at a rapid rate year on year, helped along by some dedicated PR, and I think they've been in the supermarkets for long enough now that everyone has picked one up at some point, curious. They're sometimes called kaki fruit, and are from a tree called Diospyros, roughly translated as 'Wheat of Zeus' or 'divine fruit'. Some think that is the famous lotus-fruit mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, which was so delicious that those who succumbed to its charms never wanted to go home. If that doesn't make you want to try one, I may as well give up now.
There are two main eating varieties: hachiya and fuyu. In the UK you're more likely to find the latter. It's small and squat, sometimes perfectly four-leaf-clover shaped, sometimes more round. It has a brownish green stalk and little leaves which can often be hard and brittle. The skin is quite hard, even when ripe, but the inside softens and becomes jelly-like with age. Hachiya persimmon are bigger, rounder, with softer skin, and are best used when so soft they feel like a swollen water balloon in your hand - at this point they can be pureed and used in baking. The texture of persimmon is almost exactly like a tomato: harder skin, soft gelatinous flesh, but the flavour is somewhere between a peach and a mango, quite mild and sweet. This makes them a good canvas for other flavours.
So, you've succumbed to curiosity and the lure of the new: now what do you do with this made-up orange tomato?
How to prepare it: you just need to remove the leaves and stalk. Slice in half lengthways, then slice into quarters, chop into cubes, or into thin slivers. Really ripe persimmon can be pureed for use in cakes.
Raw/sweet uses: eaten raw, in wedges, they make a fine snack or breakfast. You want the skin to still be crunchy and the inside slightly soft, with a hint of jelly about it. They have a lovely affinity with mango, peach, blueberries and raspberries in a fruit salad, and (like papaya - perhaps it's the colour) are improved enormously by a squeeze of lime juice. As far as sweet things go, persimmon work well in any recipe where you'd use banana (as long as they are very ripe); when cooked, their flesh melts lusciously in the same way banana does, so use them in this gorgeous spiced persimmon and walnut loaf cake. I also like to add cubes of ripe but firm persimmon to a scone dough with a pinch of cinnamon and some pecans.
Savoury uses: go further, and use them to enhance a savoury salad - for this you want them to be firm rather than gelatinous, crisp coral-coloured sickles to toss with a feisty dressing and some bitter leaves. I love Diana Henry's Japanese-style salad of radish, avocado and persimmon with a ginger dressing - I serve this alongside some teriyaki salmon fillets or chicken, or a grilled trout or mackerel, and it's glorious and healthy and visually stunning. They also work well in a salsa to serve with grilled meat or fish: cut into small cubes and mix with cubed avocado, pomegranate seeds, cucumber, fresh herbs and a lime-heavy dressing for a fresh, crunchy, palate-tingling plate of beautiful colours - see my recipe here. I also like them in a salad with green beans, pecans/walnuts and some crumbly goat's cheese, with a fruity dressing. I've added them to Malaysian-style pickled cucumber and shallots with success, to serve with spicy curries.
2. Pomelo.
What is it? These are often explained, in food literature for the uninitiated, with the simple and infuriating simile 'like a large grapefruit but sweeter'. This, in my mind, is akin to describing beef as 'like lamb but redder' or the Ritz as 'like McDonalds, but with scones'. Externally, the pomelo does bear some resemblance to a grapefruit. Native to south east Asia, it has the same creamy yellow skin, peppered with shallow dimples, although it often has a slightly elongated end like a lemon. It, too, has very thick pith compared to other citrus fruits, but whereas a grapefruit can be tackled with determination and a longish thumbnail, the pomelo requires a knife to access its treasures. Inside, though, the pomelo is so very different to a grapefruit that it seems outlandish to compare the two. The flesh of a grapefruit is fragile, tender, ready to give up its juice at the slightest pressure of a blade or fingernail, its membranes yielding easily as you prise its segments apart. A pomelo is far tougher, requiring real determination to tear through the coarse web of chalky pith that surrounds each segment. Once you're there, its flesh is drier, tougher, meatier than that of a grapefruit. You can tear it into spiky, glistening chunks with your bare hands, losing very little juice in the process. The taste has the astringent snap of grapefruit - that moreish throat-tingling zestiness that is so welcome first thing after waking - but tempered with a spritz of tropical perfume, a vibrancy that evokes lemongrass, ginger, lime leaves, a beautiful mild sweetness that pairs so well with savoury ingredients or makes the pomelo a very pleasant snack on its own. It's far more complex and versatile than a grapefruit. It is also older than the grapefruit - the common orange and grapefruit are believed to be pomelo and mandarin hybrids. So really, we should be saying that the grapefruit is 'like a pomelo but more bitter'.
I love its Latin name, which I feel is far more descriptive and evocative than its English: citrus maxima.
Raw/sweet uses: you can eat them raw - the process of preparing a pomelo is rather meditative, and certainly renders the eventual eating immensely rewarding - and add them to fruit salads (good with mango and raspberries) but the best way to use them is in savoury dishes inspired by south-east Asia (there, they often eat pieces of pomelo dipped in salt and chilli). You can, however, add the peel to an unusual marmalade (try and get some mandarins or tangerines in there too, for maximum citrus fun).
Savoury uses: Yotam Ottolenghi has an amazing recipe for pomelo salad with green mango, watercress, chilli and herbs that pairs beautifully with roasted meat or fish dishes (I love it with this sticky slow-braised shin of beef), and I also like to use it in a Vietnamese-style noodle salad with toasted peanuts, lemongrass prawns and crunchy vegetables. It would work well in many south-east Asian salads where you might normally use mango - the flavour of pomelo is beautifully accentuated by lime, chilli and spices. My absolute favourite, and a recipe I am incredibly proud of, is this glass noodle, crab, edamame bean and pomelo salad, with its incredibly moreish dressing of tamarind, lime, galangal and yuzu (another new citrus fruit on the block, with the fragrance of mandarin and the astringency of lemon; you can buy its juice in bottles at supermarkets) - its such an intriguing and moreish medley of eastern flavours and textures, and a beautiful use of pomelo.
How to prepare it: to get into a pomelo, first slice it in half lengthways (with the knobbly end of the fruit at the top). Then slice again into quarters. Use the knife to slice all the pith and skin away from each fruit quarter. Use your nails to prise away the white membrane around each segment, then tear the flesh into chunks.
3. Papaya.
What is it? A fruit native to tropical America, papaya isn't an uncommon one in supermarkets now, but it's still not as highly regarded or oft-purchased as the mango. Most supermarkets sell the small versions, about five inches long, but you can sometimes find giant papaya about a foot long (try Asian grocers/markets if you can't find them in the supermarket) for a little more money, usually exported from India. Always go for these: they are much better value (a much higher fruit to skin/seeds ratio) and the fruit is always more tender and flavoursome, the skin thinner and easier to remove. When I was travelling round Costa Rica, I spied gigantic papaya almost two foot long hanging from trees; they grow in such abundance there that apparently people practically give them away to neighbours. Rather like I do with cooking apples, in my much less tropical and exotic life.
Papaya should be slightly tender if you give them a gentle squeeze; yellow rather than green skin is usually a sign of ripeness. I love the glowing orange flesh, the slightly fudgy, grainy texture, the translucence of the fruit and the ease with which it yields to the pressure of a knife. I should also point out that underripe green papaya are a key ingredient in Thai and Vietnamese cooking, but they're very hard to get hold of here, so these suggestions are for the ripe kind we find in our supermarkets (I often use underripe mango as a substitute in such recipes - no problem finding those in UK shops!).
How to prepare it: slice in half lengthways, scoop out the seeds, then use a knife or spoon to pare the flesh away from the skin. Slice and use as you wish.
Raw/sweet uses: Raw, they are best served in big chunks with a squeeze of lime and a handful of berries (raspberries work best) to add sharpness, as they are quite mild and need a little brightening. I love their mellow flavour, incredibly refreshing on a hot day (in Malaysia they serve them in little plastic wrappers, to be eaten like a lollipop) and apparently very good for an upset stomach (although don't eat the seeds, which are a laxative!). You can also use papaya in a marinade for meat - like kiwi and pineapple, they have useful tenderising enzymes that will give you beautiful soft meat. I also love a papaya smoothie: blend with a little coconut milk, ice, the juice of half a lime and perhaps some raspberries. Insanely refreshing on a cold day: I drink at least two of these a day when I'm travelling in tropical places - it seems you can get them everywhere.
To stop there would be missing out. A couple of years ago, I took the drastic and unconventional step of attempting to bake a papaya. I was sceptical; surely the flesh would just collapse into watery disaster (I've never forgotten Nigel Slater's withering assessment of a poached strawberry he once ate in a restaurant, and the warning remains with me whenever I contemplate cooking fruits with a high water content) and cause me to lament the loss of a beautiful papaya. Instead, the fruit - stuffed with amaretti biscuits, pistachios, sultanas, ginger and lime - softened and deepened in flavour, losing none of its marigold hue and becoming one of the simplest but prettiest and tastiest desserts I've cooked, great for serving after a tropical main course where you want a continuation of those flavours and nothing too heavy. The recipe is here.
You wouldn't think papaya would work well in jam, but this year I made a beautiful pineapple, papaya, lime and vanilla jam inspired by a jar I picked up in a bakery in Nicaragua. It was the most gorgeous golden colour, singing of the tropics, sweet and fragrant, flecked with black seeds and glistening with brown sugar and lime. I'd highly recommend it if you're a keen jam-maker looking for new ideas.
Savoury uses: cubes of slightly underripe papaya are excellent in a salsa with lots of lime, chilli, cucumber and coriander - brilliant served with barbecued meats or fish (particularly salmon). I also like slivers of ripe papaya in a simple salad of bitter leaves, cherry tomatoes and smoked chicken, with a zingy lime dressing. Cubes of papaya are also good in a rice salad with peanuts, strips of red pepper, basil, mint, coriander and cooked prawns. If you find a really underripe one, please, please make the Thai dish som tam.
4. Quince.
What is it? These are becoming more commonplace now, and there are some classic recipes out there already - lamb and quince tagine, quince jelly/paste/cheese, quince and apple pie - but I wanted to share some of my favourites. The quince is related to apples and pears, but - as with the pomelo - this simplistic comparison glosses over the complex nuances of the fruit. Unlike apples and pears, you cannot eat a raw quince - they need cooking. Where the apple offers a pleasant crisp sweetness and acidity, a momentary pleasure, the quince is mellow and syrupy, its flavour lingering on your palate. Where the pear can be lusciously soft and juicy, dripping with subtle perfume, the quince has a more buttery texture, and its fragrance is far more pronounced. It's used a lot in middle eastern cooking, and its flavour is strong, almost floral, sweet and reminiscent of the wonderful syrup-drenched desserts found in that part of the world, a honeyed taste that partners beautifully with other eastern flavours: cardamom, rosewater, orange blossom. Used a lot in Roman cookery, the quince is often suggested to have been the original fruit in the Garden of Eden, rather than the apple, and the fruit that Paris awarded Aphrodite, sparking the chain of events leading to the Trojan War.
How to prepare it: always peel a quince; the skin isn't pleasant to eat. Then use a large, sharp knife (and a steady hand - they're tough!) to slice them lengthways through the core. Cut again into quarters, then carefully cut the core out of each piece. I usually slice them into eighths before cooking them.
Raw/sweet uses: There are no raw uses. Do not try to eat a raw quince. It will be deeply unpleasant. To really appreciate a quince, you have to cook it to a state of melting, glowing, buttery collapse. This often involves first poaching quarters or eighths of the fruit in a spiced sugar syrup (add cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, strips of orange and lemon peel, star anise and a bay leaf) until tender, then roasting. This alone will give you a beautiful dessert or breakfast compote, fragrant with a perfume reminiscent of lychees, lemons and roses. My favourite thing to do next, though, is to then use these quince segments as the base of a tarte tatin, its 'caramel' consisting of the reduced poaching liquid and a little quince jelly, all soaking beautifully into a crisp, flaky pastry base, deep gold-red and sticky. You can also stir chunks of poached quince into a thick, nutty cake batter, strewn with chunks of molten marzipan (they work well with almonds) or cook them with apples to fill a crumbly, buttery tart. I mix them with apples, too, in a classic crumble, where they lend a hint of their honeyed perfume. It's good with damson ice cream (if only for the incredible colours).
For a simple recipe that brings out the flavour of quince, I pair cubes of the fruit with cooking apples in a vanilla-scented breakfast compote; I love the ritual of spooning this, cold from the fridge, the same deep butter-yellow as the crust of clotted cream, onto a bowl of steaming, slightly salted porridge on a dark winter morning. The tartness of the apples mingles with the perfume of the quince and you have a quiet celebration of the British orchard in your bowl. You can also make a richer, darker spiced version with pears and dried cranberries that is lovely near Christmas time.
Savoury uses: Slices of poached quince work well in a savoury salad with earthy grains, accompanied by gamey meats or strong cheeses (goat's, manchego and blue are good) - I like this duck version.
5. Kumquat.
What is it? After some extensive market research, I think these definitely have a place on this list. By this, I mean I asked my mum if she'd know what to do with a kumquat if she saw it in the supermarket, and she offered me two responses. Firstly, 'yes, they're the little oranges, aren't they?' and secondly, 'I just threw some out. I'd put them in a fruit salad but nothing else because they're too bitter'. Kumquats are not really 'little oranges', just as pomelo aren't very much like grapefruit. They're a different species, originating in Asia, and have a much more concentrated citrus flavour. They are also, er, oblong. Their flavour reminds me of the bitter, burnt-marmalade, slightly oily experience you get if you bite into the skin of an orange. They are bitter, but wonderfully powerful in their bright, zesty fragrance, which is why you can add thin slivers of them to a fruit salad with dramatic and delicious results.
How to prepare it: slice into small pieces, then scoop out any visible seeds.
Raw/sweet uses: Mum is incorrect: they have uses other than just jazzing up a fruit salad, but the key is to counteract some of their tartness first. Caramelised with some sugar and a splash of water (or orange juice or Grand Marnier, if you're feeling extravagant) over a low heat, kumquats soften, temper, become jammier and sweeter, like a really good, sharp marmalade (in fact, you can also add some of their peel to marmalade - perhaps with some pomelo!). You can use this resulting compote in a vanilla cheesecake - very refreshing - or with some yoghurt and granola. You can also cut kumquats into slivers and roast them with a sprinkling of muscovado sugar before adding to a scone dough, for a beautiful fresh breakfast treat.
Savoury uses: I've also had great success roasting kumquats for savoury use - their bitterness disappears, leaving zesty sweetness behind - particularly in this recipe where they pair with caramelised fennel, bergamot oil and baked salmon (or any fish). A few slivers, raw or roasted, work well with bitter or crunchy greens, like broccoli, French beans, cavolo nero or kale - I love a kale, pearl barley and roasted kumquat salad with some chunks of fresh goat's cheese, lots of herbs and a citrus dressing. You can also use them in any savoury recipe where you might use lemons, roasting them in slices with meat or vegetables (potatoes, perhaps, or broccoli) or using their zest or juice to brighten up a dish, where it offers a more intriguing perfume than the humble lemon. As they're often around at Christmas, try adding a few to the cranberry sauce or stuffing, or roasting them with the turkey to make amazing gravy.


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Several weeks before police found the skeletal remains of two-year-old Caylee Anthony, the toddler's grandfather told his alleged mistress that Caylee's death was "an accident that snowballed out of control," the alleged mistress testified on Thursday.
The testimony came on the 13th and final day of the defense case in the month-long murder trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida mother accused of killing her daughter.
Shortly after that testimony the defense rested after announcing that Ms. Anthony would not take the stand.
The alleged mistress, Krystal Holloway, who volunteered to help search for Caylee, said she and George Anthony – Casey's father and Caylee's grandfather – had an intimate relationship in 2008.
She said she was surprised when Mr. Anthony made the statement concerning an accident. At the time, George and his wife, Cindy, were leading a national effort and making media appearances based on an assumption that Caylee had been kidnapped and was still alive.
Ms. Holloway said George Anthony's comment was made during a quiet conversation at her home around Thanksgiving 2008. "We were talking about his daughter and I mentioned that I didn't think he could raise somebody that was capable of harming her child," Ms. Holloway told the jury. "That's when he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control."
She said the comment shocked her. "I was caught off guard by it, and when I looked up he had tears in his eyes," she said.
In an effort to verify the relationship, Defense Attorney Jose Baez introduced as evidence a copy of a text message apparently sent by George Anthony to Holloway. It said: "Just thinking about you. I need you in my life."
The message was sent on Dec. 16, five days after Caylee's remains were found in the wooded area.
In testimony on Tuesday, George Anthony repeatedly denied ever having an affair with Holloway. In addition he denied making any statement about Caylee's death.
"Did you tell Krystal Holloway that Caylee's death is an accident that snowballed out of control," Defense Attorney Baez asked George Anthony on Tuesday.
"That conversation was never there. I never confided in any volunteers," he said.
"You never told Krystal Holloway while the two of you were being romantic that this was an accident that snowballed out of control," Mr. Baez asked.
"I never did."
Casey Antony is charged with first-degree murder in the death her daughter, Caylee. Prosecutors say the mother drugged her daughter with chloroform and then pressed duct tape over her nose and mouth and suffocated her on June 16, 2008. They say Casey hid the body in the trunk of her car for several days before dumping it in a wooded area a quarter-mile from the family home. The remains were discovered on Dec. 11, 2008.
Casey Anthony's lawyers maintain that the child accidentally drowned in the family's swimming pool. They say both George and Casey Anthony found the body and tried to cover up the death.
George Anthony has denied any knowledge of how his granddaughter died and says he played no role in the disposal of her body.
Also on Thursday, members of the Anthony family were asked if they followed a certain routine when burying family pets that had died.
Cindy Anthony testified that the family had a special place in the backyard where deceased dogs and cats are interred. She said generally the animal was buried with a favored blanket or toy, and then placed in a garbage bag sealed with tape.
Investigators found Caylee's skeletal remains partly in a cloth laundry bag and two plastic garbage bags. They also recovered a Winnie the Pooh blanket and pieces of duct tape.
George Anthony denied any knowledge of how the pets were buried. He also denied any knowledge of pieces of duct tape used to hold up posters at a command center for the Caylee search.
The duct tape at the command center was the same distinctive brand of duct tape that investigators found with Caylee's remains.
"When you found out that your granddaughter was found with a blanket in plastic bags and with duct tape, did you tell law enforcement that that is the way you used to bury your pets," Baez asked.
Assistant State Attorney Jeffrey Ashton immediately objected. The judge sustained the objection.
Ashton began his cross-examination. "Mr. Anthony, have you ever taken a dead pet and thrown it in a swamp," he asked.
"No," he replied.
After Cindy Anthony testified about how various pets had been buried, Assistant State Attorney Linda Burdick began her own cross-examination.
"I take it you did not euthanize your own pets with chloroform," she asked.
"No, I did not," Cindy Anthony said.
And did you put duct tape on any of the animals' faces, she asked.
"This is something your family did for years that your children were aware of," Burdick asked.
Cindy Anthony replied that George had positioned a dog made of stone in the back yard that marked the graves.
"Was Casey present when the dogs were buried," the prosecutor asked.
Cindy was not sure for two of the animals, but believes she was present for the burial of at least one.
"By the time [Casey] was a senior in high school, she was aware of the burial and method of burial in the yard," the prosecutor asked.
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Icewing Pass
Icewing Pass is a canyon located on the Stormpike Guard side of Alterac Valley. It is immediately northwest of Icewing Bunker and it leads to Icewing Cavern. It is filled with Snowblind harpies, and occasionally rams. It has a fishable lake in the area near the main road, a long source of frustration for Alliance players due to some who fish here during the game and leech honor and reputation from the rest of the team.


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I've never been any good at introductions, essays/blog posts and just in general social situations. I don't know how to start which leads me to putting whatever it is off. It's the last day of June and it's going out as a typical winter day, grey and wet. I wish I was anywhere but here, going on an exciting adventure.
Reimagined Classics
I love books that take a classic and reinvent them. I wrote about Yellow Brick Road* in Tuesday's post and at the moment I'm reading Queen of Hearts* which is like a prequel to Alice and Wonderland. I've been obsessed with Alice and Wonderland ever since I was younger, I just find the whole imagined world so fascinating. I'm really liking the book so far. The story is set around Dinah, the next Queen of Hearts who must stay one step ahead of her enemies and defend her crown.
Does this class as photography inception? A photo in a camera which in itself is a photo in another camera. I've just finished an online photography course which is through Open2Study, I didn't really understand half of it but it made me really inspired and motivated to pick up the camera and just take photos. I'm really excited about it, I've made a tumblr for it and everything. Now I just need it to stop raining so I can actually go outside.
Gilmore Girls
Pretty much everybody is excited for the Gilmore Girls revival so I thought I'd better start from the beginning. I remember watching the odd episode when it was on TV but I think they were mostly the first couple of seasons. I'm now binge watching it and I now remember how much I wanted to live in Stars Hollow, it just seems like a cool town with all its festivals.
At home winter layers
By 'at home' I mean my slippers and dressing gown. I'm at home most of the time so this is what my outfit consists of mostly. One of the slippers was starting to fall a part but I got my Dad to glue it back together which one of those industrial glues he uses for building, it did the trick. I'm pretty sure I'm starting to get cabin fever, I need to get out of the house and do something.
What are your June Favourites?
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On arrival in Versailles you will cycle to the famous city market to shop for picnic supplies (price not included). Then you will stop for a picnic at the end of the Grand Canal in the exact same spot where Kings Louis XIV, XV and XVI dined as they marveled at their house at the far end.
You will also visit the Chateau, the Grand & Petit Trianons and the Hall of Mirrors.
01 Mar - 11 Mar: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday
12 Mar - 26 Oct: Daily except Monday
27 Oct - 30 Nov: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday
8 hoursStart time
Meeting point is a small park clearing on Avenue Emile Zola opposite a café named "Café Regalia".
How to reach: The closest metro station is Javel – Andre Citroen (Line 10). Use exit 1 (sortie 1, right side). The easiest taxi address is for the cafe: 1, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris.
Your guide will be wearing a Fat Tire Tours t-shirt along with a logo or sign that would be easily identifiable.
Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.
The tour ends at Versailles
This tour departs from 1, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris outside a café named "Café Regalia". The closest métro station is Javel-André Citroën (line 10). After reaching Versailles by train, you will head straight to the Palace of Versailles where you will collect your bikes and begin your biking tour accompanied by an English speaking guide.
The tour includes a visit to:
The Versailles Food Market: Visit the famous Versailles market to shop for your picnic supplies (price not included).
The Versailles Gardens: Bike through the gardens and also see the parts which otherwise you cannot see on foot. These world-famous gardens are alone worth the trip to Versailles.
The Hall of Mirrors: See this hall in the palace of Versailles. This was the site of the signing of the treaty that ended World War I. From here, you can admire the beautiful view over the Versailles Gardens.
The King's State Apartments: See the bedrooms of both King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.
Grand Canal: Admire the views along the Grand Canal as you enjoy your picnic here.
Marie Antoinette's Hamlet: We will ride past Marie Antoinette's Hamlet, where the queen stayed disguised as a peasant girl in order to escape her court.
Grand and Petit Trianons: Built by Kings Louis XIV and XV respectively, they offer a fantastic view into the original Versailles and the opulence the royalty enjoyed.
The tour ends at Versailles from where you can return to Paris on your own. Your guide can also help you with directions to the station if you wish to catch the train to Paris.
Please call the local activity operator at least 24 hours prior to the start of the tour to confirm the departure details.
Tours operate whether rain or shine, please dress appropriately.
The tour starts outside the Javel-André Citroën metro station (line 10). Upon exiting, look for Cafe Regalia across the street. Your guide will be to the left of the café outside the metro stop. Street address 1 rue de la Convention.
Your guide will be outside Exit 2 with a sign which reads Fat Tire Tours along with the logo.
This is a must if you enjoy history at. Our guide was great, he e planned the history of the grounds and the people so that every one could understand. Great bike bike and...jenell C Jones, United States, 02/Aug/2015
It was amazing and it rained towards the beginning of the tour, actually more like a monsoon.... and even with that it was still the highlight of our trip. Be prepared this is...Mark Fedders, United States, 02/Nov/2013
Exellent guide, a fantastic day in Versailles...Kristine Aalerud, Norway, 30/Oct/2013


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