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40.88 ACRES FOR SALE CLOSE to COOPERSTOWN and CANADARAGO LAKE! —– Located just off Route 22 in Richfield Springs, NY, sits this beautiful hillside parcel! Made up primarily of woods with some open meadow and streams, you'll find great deer and turkey habitat and abundant wildlife. Currently, there is a rustic camp that can serve as a place to hang your hat and enjoy a…
This is Fish Creek Meadows. It is 220 acres along the East Branch of the Fish Creek. It is a unique property that is heavily stocked with large Red and White Oak. There is also a nice mixture of other northern hardwoods including Sugar Maple, Red Maple, Yellow Birch, Black Cherry, and White Ash. There are also some stands of mature Eastern Hemlock intertwined with large…
$2500 per acre for gas and oil rights in NY bordering thousands of acres of state land. Great time to invest before drilling starts and prices double and triple as they did in Pennsylvania a few years back. Gas and oil is going to be huge in NY. Investing in gas and oil rights now is the best investment in the country. At $2500 per acre, these rights will not last. 100%…
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Christmas & Associates
A forester's or homesteader's dream……90 acres of beautiful pine forests with scattered ridges of maple and cherry trees. This property includes a well-kept sawmill and small lumber yard. A large pole barn shelters a sawmill and lumber edger with enough room for a good supply of logs and assorted lumber. The property also includes a small equipment and supply barn and…
COUNTRY ACREAGE WITH LARGE 3 STORY BARN LOCATED IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION NEAR ITHACA —– This property is located on a town road with open tillable acreage and several acres of woodland along a unique ravine. Great building site to the back of the property where the meadow borders the woods or the large barn could be converted into living space for a single family…
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Christmas & Associates
Daniel Christmas
Christmas & Associates
Adirondack-Style "Cozy Cabin" in the Heart of Oneida Lake Country. 73.9 acres of surveyed timberland and this beautiful Adirondack-style "Cozy Cabin" are located in the heart of Oneida Lake country. The public boat launch to Oneida Lake is only minutes away. Oneida Lake sports amazing walleye fishing and is our own favorite spot for ice fishing with friends….
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Land First NY Inc.
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Land First NY Inc.
5.03 acres with cabin and 157 feet on Portaferry Lake. $149,900. Call 1-888-683-2626. Waterfront property has been off the market since 1947! Enjoy 100 year old pine trees that tower over the lakefront. Portaferry Lake borders the Adirondack Park western line and is a 90 acre glacial lake with depths near 100 feet in the middle. This lake property has a gentle sandy…
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I am pleased to be offering this opportunity for you to be one of a few owners of our limited lakeview subdivision. These parcels are designed with your taste in mind. Each parcel offers amazing views of Conesus Lake as well as the Orchard House winery/vinery, due to open on the spring of 2011. If sitting on your deck with a few friends drinking a glass of wine and…
COUNTRY ACREAGE IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION NEAR THE CITY OF ITHACA AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY —– This quality property provides great views of the distant hillsides making a prefect location for your new home. Located on a town road only minutes from downtown Ithaca and Cornell University, it is subdividable with over 1000′ of road frontage. The land is located in an…
NEW YORK RIVER FRONTAGE FOR SALE —– Boonville Gorge area…. Country homesite along Black River Canal with over 400′ of water frontage. Perfect homesite with utilities available and along town maintained road. Has access trail along canal leading to Pixley Falls State Park + trail is open for cross country jogging and skiing. Only minutes to Village of Boonville and…
This 19.2 acre lot offers sportsman and recreationalist so much opportunity. There is plenty of land to hunt on and a snowmobile club right down the road where you can get on the snowmobile trails, the property does have a camp presently on it.
35 wooded acres of land with an open area up front suitable for your home and a pond. Trails to the back of the property and plenty of trees. Good % of pines and soft woods. clean property with no immediate signs of any logging. Ravine runs along part of the road and allows privacy as well as seasonal waterfalls. Very pretty property and ready to show. all surface rights…
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I have been developing this list for thirty years. It began when I was teaching about California in adult education programs and was inspired by Southwest Classics and California Classics (both now out of print) by Lawrence Clark Powell, long-time librarian at UCLA.
I immediately set out to acquire, then read, everything on Powell's list. I found that some were hard to find and a few just didn't appeal to me. But it set me to thinking, and researching, and gradually I developed my own list. Several of my adult students immediately set out to read everything on my list (originally 25 books).
The next generation of this list came many years later when I began teaching the geography field class at UC Berkeley. I have always felt that a well written work of fiction can provide insights into landscapes and regional cultures as well as, and sometimes even better than, non-fiction. When I was a student at Berkeley we were always assigned to read one or two works of fiction as part of any regional geography class.
I dusted off the old list, added a few titles and dropped a few, and each year I reviewed it. My field class students were assigned to each read one book from the list, then give a brief oral report on it to the group. Often these reports were given while relaxing in the shade during lunch, or around the campfire after dinner. Most of the students enjoyed what they had read and I like to think they might now be working their way through the other titles on the list.
The list is not strictly literature, in the high-brow sense, many of the works are more about entertainment than edification. Many were bestsellers in their day and some of them played significant roles in the politics and history of California. Several were made into memorable movies. Following Powell's lead I have included poetry and personal history along with fiction.
Many people are surprised when they realize how rich the literature of California really is. Some of the authors I have included were California natives whose life work was intimately entwined with the people and places of the state - John Steinbeck being the leading example. Others merely passed through California and found enough inspiration for one book - Evelyn Waugh for instance.
At one point this list had grown to around a hundred titles, with multiple entries for some authors, and a few books that I had not read. I have decided it is best to limit the main list to one book per author (in exceptional cases two) and omit anything I have not yet read. This list is supplemented by pages on specific authors, from this list or in other categories (e.g. mystery writers).
The list currently consists of 40 books by 38 authors.

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Last year, SCORE (reported that businesses owned by women are on the upswing, with increases in revenue, employee hiring and brick and mortar expansion. The SCORE report also found that women are more likely to start businesses in Healthcare, Education and Innovative Technology. And as a woman entrepreneur it is safe to say that you […]Read More >>
The Dirty Dozen
Healthy eating can include a lot of components, from picking the right foods to cooking them in the most nutritious way. Leaving one holiday and quickly moving toward another, staying healthy and maintaining good eating habits are concerns of many. To understand how to eat better, you first need to know what you are eating. […]Read More >>
Flu Season Is Here!
Influenza is a potentially serious disease that can lead to hospitalization, pneumonia, and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, but millions of people are forecasted to get the flu each hear, with hundreds of thousands of those people getting hospitalized from flu-related causes. With several cases being reported throughout TN, people are contracting […]Read More >>
My Top Six "Man Essentials"
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No getting around it, we Americans have a sweet tooth. Most of us eat the equivalent of 22 teaspoons, approximately 350 calories, of sugar a day. For those who are trying to lose weight or must watch their blood sugar as with diabetes, too much sugar can be a problem. Artificial sweeteners are consumed daily […]Read More >>
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– One of the big keys for Seton Hall during the upcoming season will be whether or not the Pirates can find a quality second guard to play next to Jordan Theodore. Kevin Willard has said repeatedly that he wants to play Theodore off the ball and it will be harder to do that unless a competent options emerges. The two primary candidates are freshmen Aaron Cosby and Freddie Wilson. The burly Cosby is more mature than most Big East players thanks to a year of prep school and word is Wilson has started to emerge in recent practices. If either of those two can play capable minutes, it would be a huge asset for the Pirates.
– They may not be getting the publicity of some of the other mid-major teams in the Metropolitan area but Steve Pikiell's team at Stony Brook is for real. The Seawolves have a veteran guard in Bryan Dougher, an underrated "glue-guy" in forward Tommy Brenton, and a real sleeper in JUCO transfer Ron Bracey. Pikiell's team opens Friday night at Indiana and should be a slight favorite over Boston University in the America East Conference.
– Buzz continues to grow about Louisville guard Russ Smith. The 6-foot sophomore has been terrific off the ball for Rick Pitino's team, after initially starting out as a potential point guard. "Russ was allergic to passing the ball," Pitino joked recently. "But he's been terrific in a scoring role." Smith will backup the incumbent starter for the Cards at shooting guard in senior Chris Smith and should add quality depth at the wing until freshman Wayne Blackshear returns from a shoulder injury later in the season.
– Florida State has the talent, depth, and size to be the second best team in the ACC — but they need to settle their point guard situation. As of this week, the Seminoles still had three players — Jeff Peterson, Luke Loucks, and Ian Miller all in the mix for the starting spot. In Monday's exhibition, Leonard Hamilton started Loucks next to Michael Snaer but word is the compeition is still awfully close. Look for this team to solidify the most important position on the floor before they head to the Bahamas later this month to compete in the Battle For Atlantis, where a potential championship game showdown looms against UCONN.
– Looking for a sleeper team out West? Try Nevada. The Wolf Pack return five starters and have a real gem in former Duke forward Olek Czyz. "His biggest attribute is his ability to put the ball on the floor," Nevada coach David Carter said this week of the 6-foot-7 Czyz.
"That's where he separates himself." Joining Czyz in the starting lineup is burly big man Dario Hunt along with a pair of experienced guards in Malik Story and Deonte Burton along with "glue guy" Jerry Evans. This team should be right there with Utah State for the WAC title.
– Don't be surprised to see Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings mix and match his lineup with center Festus Ezeli out until at least mid December with a knee injury. One of the game's elite tacticians, Stallings used three point guards regularly during the Commodores exhibition game this week with versatile big man Lance Goulbourne at center and Jeffery Taylor at power forward.
– Speaking of Vanderbilt, I know they're everyone's darling pick to make a jump on the national stage but I can't believe just yet they're ready to leap over a team like Florida in the SEC. Billy Donovan's squad did lose its entire starting front court but the Gators return a back court that went to the Elite Eight last season and add Rutgers transfer Mike Rosario along with pound for pound, maybe the most complete freshman guard in the country in Bradley Beal. Perimeter play wins in March and that's what Florida will do best.
– There may not be a better quote in all of college basketball than LSU's Trent Johnson. "People ask me all the time about my self esteem and I tell them, it's better when I have better players," Johnson joked. Coming off a disappointing season a year ago, Johnson feels his team has a chance to make a jump thanks to marquee freshman big man Johnny O'Bryant and Iowa State transfer Justin Hamilton. "There's a level of optimism and excitement for sure," Johnson said. "Johnny's really talented and there's moments when you're like "wow", but he's got to adjust to the speed of the game. Justin's someone with a really good basketball IQ for 6-foot-11, 250. Those two should allow us to play our other guys more conventionally." LSU visits Rutgers in the Big East/SEC Challenge on December 3rd at the RAC.
– While UCLA may have the best overall front court in all of college basketball, their potential lack of outside shooting is a major question mark heading into the season. Sophomore guard Tyler Lamb is the likely starter at shooting guard but remains more of a defensive specialist than a scorer. Look for Ben Howland to play backup point guard Jerime Anderson next to Lazeric Jones in the back court for long stretches to augment the Bruins breakdown ability as well as Anderson's ability to make deep shots.
– Nebraska coach Doc Sadler feels JUCO transfer Dylan Talley could be the difference to whether or not the Cornhuskers make a major impact in their first Big Ten season. "He can really score it," Sadler said of Talley. "He's capable of getting 25 on any given night and adds something we haven't had." Talley figures to be in the mix for Nebraska on the wings along with seniors Toney McCray and Caleb Walker.


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Matt Leinart, who led USC to two national titles, will return to his glory days on Saturday when he leads the Trojans out of the Coliseum tunnel before they play Notre Dame.
Before the season, the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner acknowledged his fondness for his time at USC by signing on to star in a commercial for Dish Network.
The spot also featured former Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler and Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bosworth.
Like Leinart, they were college legends who could not repeat their success in the NFL.
All proved they could make -- and take -- a joke.
"It was just a fun spot that I was asked to do, and at this point I just thought it was cool," Leinart said. "I didn't think it would get that much airtime and it's been all over the place."
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Some further exploring today. There was an opportunity to go east and slightly away from the canal network.
The plan was to visit Lyveden, a National Trust property.
The website states this is an incomplete Elizabethan Lodge and gardens that were started by Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise his catholic faith. Work stopped on his death in 1605.
At aged 10 Thomas inherited significant estates and was much despised for his enclosure policies. He was also High Sheriff of Northampton and after executing 50 rioters was considered by many to be odious. He had strong religious convictions and refused to attend Anglian services. For this and other acts of conscience he was both fined heavily and imprisoned.
His eldest son was involved in the Gunpowder Plot but died before he could be executed. His body was decapitated anyway and his head displayed as a traitor.
On the return leg of the journey I noticed a large house in the distance. It wasn't a National Trust property and wasn't open to the public. Eventually I identified it as Boughton House which is owned by a charity. Apparently it is sometimes referred to as England's version of Versailles
I was almost geographically embarrassed when I stumbled into the small village of Geddington to come upon an Eleanor Cross.
For those that don't know the story Eleanor was the wife of Edward I (Edward Longshanks, Hammer of the Scots).She left Spain aged 10 to become Edwards Queen. She and Edward had 16 children, the first when she was 20. This provides clear evidence there was no TV in England at this time!
Edward was up fighting in Scotland when Eleanor suddenly died in Northamptonshire on her way north to join him. On hearing the news Edward raced south to arrange her funeral In London. Edward must have loved Eleanor as he ordered the erection of a stone cross at each location where Eleanor's body rested for the night on her journey back to London. Only three of the original 12 crosses still exist and one is on Geddington. Whilst there is no longer a cross at the final stop in London it still has a famous name Charing Cross. She was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1290.
You can see the route her body took in the map extract below. It's obvious from the funeral route that the modern road and rail network didn't exist. Actually it now appears to be a rather obscure secondary route.


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This must be a really good roast idea because I had every intention of listing this as a new recipe when I found I've posted almost the same thing before. I still will proceed since I have everything documented. I made a couple of slight changes from my original stuffed pork loin post. Both however were delicious. This time I omitted the bacon and fresh garlic and used a smaller piece of pork so it cooked faster; I also added some fresh diced tomato from my garden!
I like to unroll my pork; it's just fun. You could alternately do an accordion style cut but I like to start at the top and work my way around the pork trying to maintain a 1/4 inch thickness as I go. It doesn't really matter if it's thicker or thinner in places; you can't see it in the picture but I actually have a couple of holes in mine. You can pound it to an even thickness if you desire, but once it is rolled back up it doesn't effect the cook time to have varying thicknesses as it all again becomes one roast.
I next seasoned the 2 pound pork roast with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
I would estimate I used 2 o.z. spinach, 2 o.z. goat cheese, and 1 tomato peeled and diced; layer this on the pork roast.
Roll back up and secure with toothpicks or tie with baking twine (I used 2 toothpicks).
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake at 375 degrees for about 1 hour for a 2 pound roast; adjust time as needed depending on size. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before carving.
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I decided to revisit the basic theme using Conpoy (dried Scallop) as the umami additive and it worked very nicely. Instead of tomatoes (having none on hand) I used scallion, and I also added just a bit of chili paste for a little sparkle…
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- 4 Eggs;
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Most of this spending was generated from local hotel guests who were responsible for $1.34 billion, or 69.9% of the total.
A Personal Tour
While visiting the Napa Valley, we stopped at Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards, Yao Family Wines, Kieu Hoang Winery, Heritage Eats, and Monticello Vineyards – Corley Family. We had a toddler with us, so you can rest assured that all of the destinations mentioned below were agreeable to children and accommodated our requests for specific times to visit and check out each location.
In all cases (except Heritage Eats because that was a food venue, not a vineyard), a cheese plate, grapes, nuts, chocolate, crackers, bread and/or bread sticks were provided as snacks during the wine tastings (fees may apply – check with the individual outfit).
Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards
Brian Cunat and his wife Miki are the powerhouse team behind Materra l Cunat Family Vineyards, located at 4326 Big Ranch Rd, Napa, CA 94558. In 2007, Brian decided to combine his love of wine and his dream of farming by purchasing a 50-acre property in the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley. Working with an expert team of vineyard managers and winemakers, the property was transformed with Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Viognier.
Whether you enter as a red or a white, we'll argue you'll be a little bit of both by the time you leave Materra l Cunat Family Vineyards. There is a strong emphasis on rich, dark, bold flavorful Merlots and extremely limited productions worth their time in the bottle. The vintage Cab Savs from Rutherford and Howell Mountains are melt in your mouth amazing, and the Chardonnay, Sav Blanc and Viognier make it difficult to land on just one white to take home. Out of all the stops we made throughout the day, this was by far one of our favorites for the build, body and consistency of the wines.
Wine Club members get an extra special treat in enjoying vintages otherwise unavailable to the general public. The extra special flair of members-only perks carries throughout the Napa Valley, no more apparent than with Materra l Cunat Family Vineyards.
This truly is a family establishment. Brian and Miki's eldest daughter, Neena, shares her experienced palette with guests during daily operations, while their youngest daughter is responsible for branding the business and creating pleasing label designs for the bottlesthemselves. In addition to the talented offspring, Brian's brother, John, and the extended Cunat family split their time between investing in the vineyards and advocating for growth and development.
Recent renovations have drastically changed the tasting room landscape at Materra l Cunat Family Vineyards – and it's an oasis from the moment you step inside the family-owned property. We won't even mention the heated bidets, glass soil floor or wine barrel room you have to see to believe. Well, since we already mentioned them…you really do have to spy them with your own, well, eyes.
Materra l Cunat Family Vineyards is open by appointment seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. except for New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. The last tasting of the day is at 4:00 p.m. Appointments may be made by contacting email@example.com or (707) 224-4900.
The winery's upcoming 10th Anniversary Harvest Party occurs on Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. More information on the event here.
Yao Family Wines
Retired NBA star Yao Ming had a taste for fine wine and made the decision to open his very own brand in November 2011. The global humanitarian established his winery in St. Helena and named it Yao Family Wines. Located at 929 Main St., St. Helena, CA 94574, Yao Family Wines is a hop, skip and a jump away from Napa proper and worth the short drive to take a taste – and see the funky red and white decor.
Yao Family Wines offers the Yao Ming Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and the Napa Crest Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend, as well as their premiere vintage Sauvignon Blanc. Although not available when we visited, we hear they now offer a tasty Rose as well. If a persistently hearty blend is what you're after, you may just find it here.
If you enjoy what you taste, join the wine club as it's limited to the first 200 members. Founders Club guests enjoy four regular wine shipments, including exclusive access to the Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. Special pricing and complimentary tastings make you a VIP for all occasions.
The grapes are fermented using artisan winemaking techniques and are aged up to 18 months in 100% French oak barrels. The final blend is made from only the best lots. Important side note: the labels feature a hand-drawn illustration of Napa Valley with the ancient Chinese character for "Yao," elegantly representing both cultures in which Yao Ming has made his home.
Yao Family Wines is open by appointment seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The last tasting of the day is at 4:30 p.m. There are three menus available for tasting. Appointments may be made by clicking here or calling (707) 968-5874. Walk-ins are welcome, but service is based on availability.
Kieu Hoang Winery
By far one of our favorite stops for its authentic Napa Valley beauty, charm and allure, Kieu Hoang Winery, located at 1285 Dealy Ln, Napa, CA 94559, is not to be missed. We walked out of this winery with multiple bottles – and a lofty hope to be able to find a way to pack them in our suitcases!
Maybe it's because the winery was founded on research, but we couldn't get enough of the positive vibes we attracted before even entering the place. Kieu Hoang is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, originally from Vietnam. As the CEO of RAAS, Inc. (USA) and Vice Chairman of Shanghai RAAS Blood Products, Hoang has made it his life's journey to explore the inumerous health benefits of red wine.
Hoang found in his research that healthy cells did not just exist in human plasma, but also in red wine. This led him to the discovery that a small grape has 5,000 more genes than in any human. He built Kieu Hoang Wines with the highest level of High Density Lipoprotein among more than 100 tested items.Through these findings and his undying passion for wellness, Hoang traveled the world to plant roots in Napa Valley where he regularly works with experts to deliver the finest in healthy red wine.
In March 2017, Hoang donated $5 million to San Jose flood victims – the largest recorded gift since the disastrous flood engulfed three neighborhoods a week prior.
Kieu Hoang Winery is located in the Napa Valley in the Carneros American Viticultural Area (AVA). The Carneros District is the southernmost grape growing region in the Napa Valley. The fog and evening breezes off nearby San Pablo Bay make the Carneros AVA the coolest wine producing region in the valley, ideal for growing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
A second property is located in the exclusive Spring Mountain District located in Napa Valley. Located above 2,000 feet, it has seven acres of vines. Kieu Hoang Winery produces its high-end limited production Platinum Label out of Spring Mountain.
Kieu Hoang Winery produces complex aromatic wines, such as the Cabernet Sauvignon and ripe, dark berry-infused Red Blend. Bartlett pear, honeysuckle, star anise, and subtle hints of allspice round out the delectable Sauvignon Blanc, while apples, toast and honeycomb melt in your mouth through their Chardonnay. Rose, Syrah, Zinfandel, and Merlot are also hands-down the worth trying on your trip.
There are Platinum, Gold and Silver wine club memberships available ranging from $1,000 to $300, respectively. Exclusive members-only invitations, tasting room experiences and quarterly wine shipments await with these packages.
Kieu Hoang Winery is open by appointment by contacting email@example.com or calling (707) 253-1615. An RSVP form is also located here.
Heritage Eats
When the cheese, crackers, grapes, and breadsticks from the above wineries are no longer enough, head on over to the healthy fare delivered straight to you from Heritage Eats. Located at 3824 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558, Heritage Eats is one way to put your diet back on track as you hop from vineyard to vineyard. This cozy little spot takes you on a detour from the game, not completely out of it, so you can quickly get back to tasting the varietals you love.
Founder and owner Ben Koenig IV states, "I wrote our business plan on a beach in Goa and then refined it in Bhutan, Vietnam and Thailand."
The globally inspired fast-fine restaurant layers in elements from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and beyond to create fresh, local dishes made for the health of all. There's nothing pre-packaged here. The tasty treats doled out at Heritage Eats include fine, seasonal, fresh ingredients – like the Beets Tararindo (tamarind roasted beets, mint, goat cheese, and pistachio); Baba Ghanoush (roasted eggplant, spiced yogurt, and pomegranate molasses); and the Asian Noodle Salad (Asian noodle, fresh cilantro, bell pepper, and sherry vinaigrette); Phat Asparagus (grilled asparagus, roasted shallots, pickled fennel, and citrus chimi). Don't forget the award-winning falafel. Add a Strawberry Basil Agua Leche or a Coconut Almond Chai Tea and you're well on your way for detoxing – for an hour at least…
Hey, it's all about balance!
Heritage Eats is open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. so the detoxing can literally happen at any time throughout the day and still count effectively. Kids eats free every Monday evening. Catering is also available (more on that here). In a hurry to get to the next spot? Online ordering is also available and can be pre-arranged.
Monticello Vineyards – Corley Family
With a full belly, it's time to make the pilgrimage to Monticello Vineyards, located at 4242 Big Ranch Rd, Napa, CA 94558. This relatively small winery impressively produces approximately 15,000 cases annually designated Monticello Vineyards, Corley Reserve and Corley.
In 1969 Jay Corley came to Napa Valley to produce world-class wines and, nearly 48 years later, the family's roots are ever ingrained in the Napa Valley tapestry. Sons Kevin, Chris and Stephen manage the winery: Kevin is the family's Winegrower and President, Chris is the designated Winemaker, and Stephen rounds out the team as Director of Wine Sales.
We spent the afternoon touring the Napa Valley property with Stephen and he was a terrific host. At one point we were guided through the vineyard to experience the soil and ask questions regarding harvesting and production techniques. We gained a broader understanding of what it takes to cultivate the grapes we all love and appreciate – and Stephen took extra time to share familial anecdotes. We left truly feeling like a member of the Corley family – and that's not a bad place to start!
As of 2017, there are five vineyard sites that produce lush, limited edition wines worth noting. Locations include the Home Ranch Vineyard and Knollwood Vineyard in the Oak Knoll District (Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah); their State Lane Vineyard in Yountville (Cabernet Sauvignon); Tietjen Vineyard on Niebaum Lane in Rutherford (Cabernet Sauvignon); and Yewell Vineyard on Ehlers Lane in St. Helena (Cabernet Sauvignon).
A wine club is available and offers club members first access to new releases and event tickets, complimentary food and wine pairings, and preferential pricing. The Corley family hand-selects two wines that reflect the season to feature in each shipment.
Guests are transported back to a much simpler time when they visit the tranquil setting of the New England-inspired Jefferson House and gardens. An appointment gets you a spot on the Terrace or in the Wine Library. The Music Room may also be reserved for special occasions. Tastings occur daily from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to call 707-253-2802 ext. 18 or email email@example.com to reserve a tasting time.
Plan Your Trip to Napa Valley
While it is possible to visit multiple towns in one day, it's not recommended, especially with children, an elderly or disabled guest, or the desire to sit and take your time at any given stop. Plan for multiple days to drive between towns and truly experience the unique blend Napa Valley serves its guests.
In 2016, the average Napa Valley visitor was 42 years of age, with 40% surveyed categorized as "Gen Xers," and 30% as "Millennials." Lodging guests were typically older (49 years) than day trip visitors (40 years). The average travel party consisted of four people (52.5% female and 47.5% male). In total, 59.9% of visitors surveyed were married and 31.4% were single.
If you're interested in LGBTQ-specific events, Napa Valley has a bunch of them in June. The three-hour Gay Wine Train is also a huge hit.
The Napa Valley Welcome Center, located at 600 Main St. along the riverfront in downtown Napa, provides visitors with expert Concierge services from Napa Valley Ambassadors who offer complimentary Napa Valley Guidebooks, maps, brochures, and winery tasting passes. The Welcome Center, open daily 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., also offers complimentary Wi-Fi and a mercantile shop featuring locally sourced gift items. Make it a point to stop at the Napa Valley Welcome Center to get a lay of the land before you take the wine trek (makes it easier to experience more that way)! Plus, there are usually a few secret surprises only found here.
For additional information on Napa Valley, or to plan your Napa Valley experience, please explore VisitNapaValley.com, join "The Napa Valley" on Facebook, and follow @VisitNapaValley on Twitter.


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Awesome Beef Stroganoff
6 cups uncooked egg noodles
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds beef sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
1 package onion or roasted garlic gravy mix for steak
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, quartered
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 (10 ounce) can beef broth
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (for garnish)
Cook noodles according to package directions-keep warm.
In a large heavy bottom pot, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add meat and brown.
Sprinkle gravy mix over meat.
Add mushrooms; sauté for 5 minutes.
Stir in tomato paste and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
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Man Utd Team News: Injuries, suspensions and line-up vs Swansea City
After sharing the spoils with neighbours Manchester City on Thursday, Manchester United host Swansea City at Old Trafford on Sunday knowing that victory will take them into the top four for at least 24 hours.
For a team who have not been in such a position since the middle of September, anything is a bonus right now. And especially so considering the chaotic nature of United's run-in.
With either seven or eight games still to play depending on their Europa League fortunes, United have a far more hectic final few weeks of the season than all their rivals for the Champions League positions.
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Their cause has hardly been helped by a catalogue of recent injury troubles and that ill luck is set to continue this weekend after further issues were collected at the Etihad Stadium, including Marouane Fellaini's sending-off which will see him suspended for the next three games.
Jose Mourinho has cursed his side's misfortune of late, with Timo Fosu-Mensah dislocating a shoulder in the dying moments of the derby to add to their increasing injury list.
Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic both suffered season-ending knee ligament injuries against Anderlecht recently, while Phil Jones and Chris Smalling both remain out despite Mourinho attempting to cajole them back into action early due to his side's extensive problems in fielding a strong centre-back partnership.
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Juan Mata remains an absentee, although Mourinho claimed in his pre-match press conference that the Spaniard is expected to be the first of the long-term injury victims to return to the side. That suggests the attacker could be back in action before the season is out.
Paul Pogba will not be back fit in time to return against Swansea, although Mourinho insists he is hopeful of the Frenchman returning from his hamstring problem for Thursday's semi-final first-leg clash with Celta Vigo.
United will be missing Marouane Fellaini following his late red card against Manchester City for a head butt on striker Sergio Aguero. Besides the clash with Swansea, the Belgian will also be absent for the north London visits to Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur which follow over the next two weekends. Neither side have any players close to facing a ban on accumulation of yellow cards since a player would need to have accrued 15 bookings this season to be suspended.
It is a case of whoever is fit will play in some positions for United, with stocks stretched in midfield and central defence to the point where the team almost picks itself. Jose Mourinho admitted on Thursday that Wayne Rooney could be asked to fill in in midfield if necessary, while Axel Tuanzebe is now his only alternative at the heart of defence besides current incumbents Eric Bailly and Daley Blind.
Marcus Rashford should return to a more natural number nine position after Thursday's clash with City in which he started on the right with Henrikh Mkhitaryan playing in a false nine role, while Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw may come back in as Mourinho looks to rest players ahead of their crunch dates with Celta Vigo.
Paul Clement's side are battling for their lives down at the bottom as they continue what has become a head-to-head battle with Hull City for Premier League survival.
The 2-0 win over Stoke City last time out was a welcome relief after having gone seven games without a win, but Hull's win on the same day ensured that the Swans remain in the bottom three.
Having fired Francesco Guidolin and Bob Bradley earlier this season, Clement's arrival had seemed to steady the ship but they will need an upturn in form to retain their Premier League status next term. Their best run of form under the former Real Madrid number two came between mid-January and early-March when they recorded four wins in six attempts, inspired by a memorable 3-2 triumph at Anfield.
With 68 goals conceded so far, Swansea have the unwanted crown as the league's worst defence. That inability to keep the opposition out has undermined the achievements of Fernando Llorente and Gylfi Sigurdsson, who have netted 20 goals between them in the league.
After failing to win any of their first 10 visits to Old Trafford in all competitions (D2 L8), the Swans have won two of their last four (L2).
- Wayne Rooney has had a hand in six goals in his last six Premier League appearances against Swansea (two goals, four assists).
- Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored two and assisted three more in his last five games against Man Utd in the Premier League. Indeed, the Icelandic midfielder has found the net in each of his last two appearances at Old Trafford.
- The Swans have picked up just seven points from their last 48 available on the road in the Premier League (W2 D1 L13), and have failed to score in each of their last three away from home.
- No ground has seen more draws in the Premier League this season than Old Trafford (9). The only season that Manchester United drew more home league games was 1980-81 (11).
- Manchester United will break a new club record for the longest unbeaten run within a single top-flight season, should they avoid defeat in this match (25 games).
The game at Old Trafford kicks off at 12:00 UK time, with live television coverage on BT Sport 1 in the UK.


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Budd Dwyer
"He was such an appealing fellow..."
"Yeah, I'm still a-peeling chunks of his skull off of the walls..."
Budd Dwyer (also known as R. Budd Dwyer) was a politician from the state of Pennsylvania. His professional success was hampered by his erratic personal behavior and frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. Dwyer's work is known for advocating political, economic, social, and racial equality as well as his raw descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and conflicts with the law. Near the end of his life, Dwyer's career had hit a rough spot, but he still managed to go out with a bang.
Final Days
After being accused of several scandals, Dwyer had decided that he needed to hold a press conference, and win back the people's trust. He needed to think of something that would impress the citizens, so he decided to show them his famous trick: how to suck a bullet out of a gun. He arranged the press conference on a snow day, so that all the children of Philadelphia would be watching.
Press Conference
On the day of the conference, Dwyer stepped up on stage, and made the following speech:
|The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquity of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper, and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon them with great vengeance and furious anger, those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers; and they will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon them!
He then proceeded to give envelopes full of money to all of his friends (As a backup plan in case his trick didn't win them over). Finally, he pulled the revolver out of an envelope, and said "Please leave the room if this will offend you", figuring that some of the older audience members would be shocked at his feat. He then proceeded to give the audience a piece of his mind; those closest to him received that and more.
The conference failed to win over any of his detractors.
- Is the father of Julie Dwyer, that chick that drowned in Clerks.
- Liked his Chocolate Guns filled with peanut butter, not the marshmallow ones.
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OMG! It's really long time that I have seen a new work from you! And I am very happy to see this beautiful one. It's
remind me to the weather on my country! xD It's so could but without snow! T_T Just I feel the life on your wall, full
of snow,could wind and fog. Maybe It's too much fog on the middle , I wish me more around. The background must be very
hard, but the result is amazing! I very like the contrast of the vector and bg! Great! Great! Great! I love it! :3
I Hope it will be more walls! ;)
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After thinking I was going to throw a hissy fit over the internet connection not working today, I finally managed to upload this. And (almost) just in time for WWII! And not in time at all for Kelsey's birthday, which was 3 months ago T_T Happy very belated birthday, Kels, and here's your gift <3 It's also for MT's Wintry Wonderland II; didn't plan to enter it at first but then thought the theme fit - btw, I added the scarf as a required item, I tried adding earmuffs and they sucked.
Ironically, the vector took the most to do. I originally wanted it to be simple, with just a few shades here and there, but then I couldn't stop myself from adding more shades D: Then I had trouble with the background, because I first wanted it to be only trees and clouds, but I couldn't paint them properly (I suck at making clouds when they're "important" to the wall) so I looked for scans. This wasn't easy either because most were too low-quality for the huge resolution and I absolutely did not want to vector again.
In the end I went with this scan, which I stretched to fit the canvas. After some re-painting it looked OK so I left it this way. The most challenging (but fun) part was definitely all the snow. Since I've been ranting in my blog about how much I hate snowless winters (like this one almost was), I was ecstatic when it finally snowed and I got the inspiration to continue this wall c: Then I proceeded to add snow on everything. See, because I've been snow-deprived, I take it out on my walls! It was all done with default PS CS5 brushes which are very fun to mess with. See the comparison to see where I added snow!
So I got all the way to this point when I stopped to think "Hold on. WHY THE *censored* AM I EVEN PAINTING GREEN TREES IN WINTER?" Cue epic facepalm and rapid deletion of the shame. I ultimately got to this point before finally deciding to scrap the whole background and start anew.
Also, I hate the tree on the left. I had to redo it twice and I'm still not happy with it.
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Manga scan ---> for the other rant, see the vector.
Background scan by back07.
Original image vs. snowy image (comparison)
Layers / size: 57 / 142 MB + 162 / 66 MB (vector) = 219 / 208 MB
No textures used, everything is painted!
EDIT: non-dual screen has the Bars of Death on the top and bottom; tried to make them look decent (thanks, Ao!) but your mileage may vary concerning whether I succeeded or not c:
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KiyanaIkebana Jan 30, 2012
OMG! It's really long time that I have seen a new work from you! And I am very happy to see this beautiful one. It's remind me to the weather on my country! xD It's so could but without snow! T_T Just I feel the life on your wall, full of snow,could wind and fog. Maybe It's too much fog on the middle , I wish me more around. The background must be very hard, but the result is amazing! I very like the contrast of the vector and bg! Great! Great! Great! I love it! :3
RaitoTheReaper Jan 30, 2012
Love the details! This is really beautiful, especially the background! :)
SnickerdoodleNinja Retired Moderator Jan 31, 2012
I am absolutely LOVING that background. This is just my opinion, but I kind of feel like the heavy concentration of fog/mist in the middle is overpowering and a bit distracting from the rest of the glorious wall, I dunno maybe a lower opacity on the fog would help. A gorgeous wall nonetheless though! :)
P.S. You are so lucky if you live somewhere that most winters have snow. ;_; Where I live we only get it once every four or five years.
Fran Retired Moderator Feb 02, 2012
I, for once, think that black bars wouldn't look bad here lol. It would offer a contrast in terms of colors, since the color scheme of the wallpaper, despite of being a winter wall, is rather warm :3
Kudos to you for extending that manga scan, if you hadn't mentioned it I'd have thought it was like that in the original scan, more kudos for vexelling it, it looks really beautiful. Good job on the snow, it looks very well done :D
aozoraskies Feb 03, 2012
When I first saw the in-progress shot, for some reason I thought it would be ttly sunny and stuff. Erm yeah NO. xD
You got cha snow! Yay! my snowy gift worked y/y? I think you snowed in that scan pretty well, totally looks like snow I can sink my fingers into, and get frostbite. xDD
You gave him shiny eyes in your cool vexel, and as I said before, I loved that. Also the fur collar thing. xD And the Dexter's mum's gloves comparision. pfft But really, the reconstruction is kewl, the gold lighting at the focus point with the grey-blue-white wintryness of the surroundings is effective, and props for using the manga scan that no one saw coming. /D
Darn, I really like the snowiness here. And I like, am usually a Winter-hater. So good job!
I admit though, my sneaky evil brain just had to give me this line when I looked at the wall: "Oh wow, yes, look at that, you've got amazing golden breath, boy!" //slaps it ow
Bwahaha, bars of doom, meet Ao-style gradient. Still this wall suits them far better than mine. xP
sakusasurakkaus Feb 20, 2012
Beautiful, amazing artwork. Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful picture!:)
Mt-Maigetsu Administrator Mar 26, 2012
Mai-chan gets cold just looking at your wallie pande-chan! You've captured the feel of winter perrrrrrfectly! <3 Omedetou on your commendation in Wintry Wonderland II! <3 <3 <3
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The number of policyholders for government-administered annuity products offered by the National Pension Service now comes to more than 22 million.
|(Graphic by Yoon Jeong-soon/The Korea Herald)
Among those policyholders, subscribers paying into the state pension via their workplaces in the form of mandatory deductions accounted for the dominant proportion, or 62.3 percent. Their numbers totaled 13.77 million as of January 2019.
Subscribers in their 50s outnumbered those in other age brackets at 28.3 percent, followed by those in their 40s at 27.5 percent. Men outnumbered women at 55.4 percent, while those whose monthly income ranged between 1 million won ($840) and 2 million won were also in the majority with 30.6 percent.
As of early this year, the number of pension recipients reached 3.72 million nationwide. These were people in their 60s or older who had paid premiums for at least 10 years. The figure, which was just 2.74 million at the end of 2012, represented a surge of nearly 1 million individuals in six years.
About 921,000 residents of Gyeonggi Province were pension recipients, the highest figure in the country. Gyeonggi was trailed by Seoul with 793,000 pension recipients, Busan with 363,000, South Gyeongsang Province with 333,000 and North Gyeongsang Province with 327,000.
The pension operator revealed that the oldest current pensioner is 91 -- speaking only of the old-age annuity, not the survivor's annuity or the disability annuity also offered by the National Pension Service.
And the largest cumulative payout to any one citizen so far has been 172.6 million won.
The highest monthly payments are being paid to a senior residing in Seoul, who gets 2.07 million won every month.
This information comes from the pension operator -- headquartered in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province -- and is visible on its homepage. While the pension operator is eager to inform the public of the positive aspects of the program, it is hesitant to publicize the risks that the fund could be depleted in a few decades.
Additionally, 64.3 percent (or 2.39 million) of all old-age annuity recipients were paid less than 400,000 won a month according to January 2019 data. Only 5.7 percent (or 212,000) were paid 1 million won or more per month.
Policyholders are required to pay premiums for a minimum of 10 years to receive payments from the government agency when they turn 60 or 65, depending on when they were born.
Under the current rules, subscribers born in 1952 or earlier can begin collecting pension payments at 60. But those born in 1969 or later have to wait until they turn 65, even if they have paid into the system for 10 years.
Though it is possible to apply for early benefits, applicants must be retirees with no source of income.
Furthermore, many people in online communities speculate that the government is quietly seeking to push the age forward again -- this time making subscribers wait until they are 65-70 before they can collect pension payments.
They cite the rapidly growing percentage of elderly people in the country. "(Senior officials from) the Ministry of Health and Welfare have stressed the need to (gradually) raise the senior citizen age from the current 65 to 70," one commenter said.
According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, the proportion of the population aged 65 or over exceeded the 15 percent mark -- 15.05 percent, or 7.8 million individuals -- for the first time in history in May 2019.
Ten years ago, in May 2009, elderly people made up 10.41 percent of the total population with 5.1 million individuals.
|Panelists attend a public hearing hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Daegu on Oct. 5, 2018, to discuss ways to improve the national pension system. (Welfare Ministry)
Another commenter said, "While some government officials have said there is a need to raise the retirement age, this may accompany a push for the postponement of the annuity-payment age ceiling."
An analyst in Seoul expressed skepticism about the prospects of a higher retirement age, saying businesses would not welcome such a move given that they actively introduced the voluntary redundancy program and the wage peak system in efforts to save on labor costs.
Whereas people over 65 made up 1 out of every 10 Koreans in 2009, those over 70 constituted 10.32 percent of the population as of May 2019.
Market insiders say the gloomy outlook, prompting worries that the system might face depletion by the 2060s, lies in the growing number of recipients and the falling number of policyholders.
Data showed that the number of policyholders declined 233,000 in a month, from 22.31 million in December 2018 to 22.08 million in January 2019.
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However, that doesn't mean that you cannot book your JioPhone before September. You can visit a Jio retailer starting August 24 to pre-book the handset. You can also pre-book the JioPhone using the My JIO app. It will be available in September on first-come-first-serve basis.
At the annual general meeting, Mukesh Ambani said the 'effective price' of the feature phone is Rs 0. Users, however, will have to pay a refundable security deposit of Rs 1,500. The amount will be refunded to them after three years, which is in 2020. He says that the security deposit is to prevent the potential misuse of data.
Jio Phone runs on VoLTE network and comes with a host of pre-installed services such as JioTV and JioCinema apps. The device also has its own digital assistant along with the support for voice commands. It also comes with support for 24 Indian languages. Reliance says that users can long press on the '5' key to directly call their near and dear ones. Furthermore, the company will bring NFC feature on Jio-branded phones as well later this year. The feature will arrive as part of a software update.
Reliance JioPhone will have has its own digital assistant, along with support for voice commands. It includes support for 22 Indian languages as well.
Reliance Jio has also announced numerous plans for its feature phone. These plans start at Rs 23 and go all the way up to Rs 309. The daily FUP limit in all these plans is 500MB per day and all domestic voice calls are completely free.


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The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has been asked to explain why a plane operating on behalf of the US military was permitted to fly from Shannon Airport to an air base in Turkey last week.
ShannonWatch, a group that monitors military aircraft movements at the mid west airport, has claimed that the air base at Incirlik in Southern Turkey – close to the Syrian border – is used by the US to launch air and drone strikes and to store part of its nuclear arsenal.
The group has said that any involvement in the delivery of military cargo or passengers to Incirlik is therefore a breach of Irish neutrality.
The Miami Air International Boeing 737-800 passenger jet arrived at Shannon on December 30th where it refuelled before continuing its journey about two hours later.
The plane is reported to have spent a similar length of time at the military airbase in Turkey before returning to Shannon in the early hours of Saturday morning.
ShannonWatch spokesman John Lannon said: "As the Minister responsible for the granting of permits to take weapons and munitions through Irish airports, does Minister Shane Ross have information about what was on board the Miami Air plane?"
"He (Minister) has expressed concerns in the past about Ireland's lack of neutrality, so why does he allow an aircraft flying to and from a major NATO air base like Incirlik to land at Shannon, presumably for refuelling?" Mr Lannon asked.
"If the Miami Air plane had weapons or other dangerous cargo on board it should not have been allowed to park at the terminal building where it presented a safety risk to people using the airport and to workers," he added.
"The presence of this plane at Shannon also raises questions for the Ministers for Justice and Foreign Affairs" according to Dr Edward Horgan of ShannonWatch.
"Just before the aircraft landed a Garda patrol car entered the air-side area of the airport with its blue light flashing. The authorities were clearly alerted to the arrival of a plane that needed special protection. Why was this required, and who authorised the protection of the US military carrier?" Dr Horgan said.
"In 2003 the High Court ruled that large numbers of US troops and war materials passing through Shannon was in breach of the Hague Convention on Neutrality. Yet, successive Irish governments have continued to allow them to use it as a forward operating base for invasions, occupations and military campaigns throughout the Middle East. Minister Ross is now continuing this flagrant abandonment of our neutrality," Dr Horgan added.
"US military landings also increase the risk of a terrorist attack that could have dire consequences for the airport or even for Dublin. This alone is a compelling reason for ending them," Dr Horgan warned.


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Ingredients for 2
- 3/4 hokkaido pumpkin (cut into pieces)
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Emotional Behavioural Disorder
Children & Young Persons - Emotional Behavioural Disorder
Enhanced Care's care home for children and young people with Emotional Behavioural Disorder is in Teesside, North East England. We provide residential and therapeutic support to those suffering from EBD as well as other mental health, emotional, psychological, behavioural and social problems.
Also known as Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD), Emotional Behavioural Disorder (EBD) is in fact a learning difficulty that goes hand in hand with emotional and behavioural problems suffered by children and young people.
These can also include those who self-harm, have been sexually exploited, or those who display destructive and aggressive behaviours.
Our focus is to provide a safe residential care home and a stabilising and nurturing environment for our young people. At Holme Farm in Teesside our children and young people have their own spacious comfortable bedrooms with en suite which they are encouraged to personalise. We also provide solo-placement rooms with their own 24 hour care when necessary. Holme Farm is staffed by highly qualified children's mental health care professionals who, in conjunction with the local authorities, formulate a comprehensive personalised plan for each individual's needs covering everything including emotional, psychological, behavioural and social needs.
Whenever possible, the children or young people will be educated in a local authority educational placement, which is in line with their age and educational needs.
Therapeutic Services
Our Therapeutic interventions are based on cognitive behavioural therapy approaches.
We use a skills-learning model and approach, whereby the children or young people are helped to learn new skills and abilities to help them cope with and manage their intense and distressing emotions. They learn to better control their impulsive behaviours and improve their daily functioning.
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Location: Teesside
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Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 11:32:31 -1000
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Co-writer/director J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens continues to increase its record-breaking global box office run with every passing day, but at this point the movie has already accomplished its most important goal: properly re-invigorating interest in the Star Wars franchise as a multi-platform property. Hence, Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm is moving full-speed ahead with its plans for the Star Wars shared cinematic universe - a plan that includes a spinoff movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, arriving in between now and Star Wars: Episode VIII's theatrical release.
Episode VIII, which is being written and directed by filmmaker Rian Johnson of Brick and Looper fame, was previously slated to hit theaters in May 2017, close to six months after Rogue One hits the scene. However, Johnson's movie has been officially moved back to December of 2017 instead, which will be approximately two years after The Force Awakens debuted in theaters. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Pictures has also bumped up Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (aka Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) to take Episode VIII's old spot.
Here is the relevant excerpt from Disney/Lucasfilm's press release, concerning Episode VIII:
Star Wars: Episode VIII, originally scheduled for release on May 26, 2017, will now debut on December 15, 2017. The move follows the extraordinary success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was the first Star Wars movie to premiere in December. In the popular holiday moviegoing corridor, it smashed numerous records, including biggest domestic and global debuts of all time as well as the biggest domestic second and third weekends, en route to becoming the highest grossing domestic release of all time with over $861M and the third biggest global release ever with $1.887B.
The release date change for Star Wars: Episode VIII (which Johnson has already "commented" on via his Twitter account) makes sense for a few reasons. For starters, now that Disney/Lucasfilm is moving ahead with its plans to release one new Star Wars movie per year, spacing them out by one whole year is a smart move to avoid over-saturating the market with new big screen installments in the Star Wars franchise. The second planned Star Wars spinoff film, a young Han Solo adventure from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie), is all the more likely to move back to December 2018 now, for related reasons.
The Force Awakens has also performed impressively in terms of tie-in merchandise sales, no doubt in part because it hit theaters so close to the winter holiday season - providing Disney/Lucasfilm all the more incentive to vie to repeat that trick, with Episode VIII. Competition also tends to be less intense during December, as far as tentpoles go; and now that Episode VIII is scheduled to launch on the same day in December as its biggest competitor (in terms of films with official release dates), Ready Player One, the latter is likely to move elsewhere, all the same. It is true that 20th Century Fox and filmmaker James Cameron previously announced plans to release Avatar 2 in theaters by December 2017, but it's difficult to imagine them sticking to that plan now that Disney's planted a flag in the sand that month for Episode VIII.
Disney also has Marvel Studios' own popular space movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, scheduled to hit theaters in early May 2017, but will round out the month with one of its own in-studio productions, with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales on Episode VIII's former date. The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean installment, once again headlined by Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow and directed this time around by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki), finished production back in 2015, so this release date shift shouldn't have any drastic effect on its post-production. May also proved to be a lucrative time frame for the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean film, On Stranger Tides, back in May of 2011, so Disney is clearly banking on lightning striking once again in this case.
NEXT: Star Wars 8 Undergoing Script Revisions?
Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Force Awakens is now in theaters, and will be followed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on December 16th, 2016, Star Wars: Episode 8 on December 15th, 2017, and the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film on May 25th, 2018. Star Wars: Episode 9 is expected to reach theaters in 2019, followed by the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales opens in U.S. theaters on May 26th, 2017.
Source: Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm


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It's really unusual to start talking about your favorite author chosing an essay and not one of his most famous novels. But Underground is really important, in my opinion, to understand his novels and his poetics in general.
Underground is a collection of interviews about the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway: in 1995 some members of the religious sect Aum, founded in 1987 by Asahara Shōkō, released sarin inside the subway trains – sarin, a gas invented during WWII by the Germans, a single drop of it can kill a human being. This attack caused thousand of victims and about 12 deaths. The book collects the interviews of the survivors: they tell where they were, how they reacted and how this attack still influences their lives. Among these interviews we also find the interviews to the members of the Aum, which is actually another book published in Japanese as "約束された場所で―underground 2″, translated as "the place that was promised, underground 2", quothing An Old Man Awake in his Own Death by Mark Strand.
Reading Underground takes us back to that morning in Tokyo. We are on the Chiyoda line, then on the Marunouchi line and so on. We live the tragedy everytime from the beginning, taking the point of view of who, after the attack, just went to work because they did not realize what had happened and thought they caught a flu; or of who immediately understood what was happening and started helping the others instead of taking care of themselves. We read of corageous people who lost their lives. We read of people who will never go back to their usual life. We read of people who cannot sleep at night anymore. Of course, as one can immagine, some of them feel rage, but actually the majority of the people just feel a terrible sadness for what happened and they hope that the culprits will be severely punished. The book also includes an essay entitled "Blind Nightmare: Where are we Japanese Going?" Murakami asserts that the media treated the issue through the equation Aum=Evil. But it is not that simple. There are deeper reasons for what happened and it has to do with the underground at the bottom of every of us. He himself highlights the importance of the underground in his novels. There is an entire world populated by these creatures. Every of us has a dark side and sometimes the darkness even comforts us. But we must not cross the line as the terrorists did that morning in Tokyo.
It is also really interesting reading the interviews to the Aum members. As for any religious sect, Aum completely annihilates the self. Some members or ex-members had a high education, some of them were even scientists. The question is: how could such educated people become an Aum member? Because they felt inadequate to this society. In Aum they felt "renewed": as for the poem by Mark Strand, every of us is looking for their "place that was promised" and when it becomes really difficult to find it, that's when people adhere to such sects, looking for a guide. Murakami wants to warn us, because the boundary is sometimes very blurry.
Underground is a very interesting reading: first of all because it questions the image -at least mine- of Japanese people, who are usually depicted so gentle and polite that one cannot think they are capable of conceiving such an attack. During the reading, I felt uneasy towards such religious sects: yes, not all sects are the same. We read of people who in Aum just saw an escape to their everyday life, even if it meant hard work and a poor life. Asahara was capable of corrupting a highly polite society, turning normal people into assassins. And that scares me.


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Clwyd South Candidates: Christopher Allen – Plaid Cymru, Jeanette Bassford-Barton – UKIP, Simon Baynes – Welsh Conservatives, Susan Elan Jones – Welsh Labour, Bruce Roberts – Welsh Liberal Democrats
We have invited all candidates to complete a very brief bio / question set ahead of the General Election.
You can also view our live debate on the evening of 30th May.
Q1 Are you able to tell us a little about who you are, any political history and about your political leanings?
I am honoured to stand for re-election in Clwyd South. This is my home. I was born and brought up here, going to Ponciau, Grango and Ruabon schools before going to university in Bristol and Cardiff.
I joined the Labour Party in 1985 because I was deeply concerned at how the divisive Thatcher Government was affecting ordinary communities like ours.
Before being elected to Parliament in 2010, I spent 15 years working for charities, and the experience and expertise honed during that time has contributed hugely to my work as an MP. I have chaired the All Party Parliamentary Group for Charities and Volunteering and played a key role in getting the Government to increase funding for small charitable organisations.
In 2015, I was named Parliamentarian of the Year by national road safety charity BRAKE after winning cross-party support to introduce a Bill to review sentencing for unlicensed or uninsured drivers who kill or seriously injure people. My campaigning on this issue also played a significant role in persuading the Government to undertake a sentencing review for all driving offences.
I am a passionate supporter of the Welsh language and culture and have campaigned hard on issues including fairer funding for S4C and the right to use Welsh in Westminster committees.
After serving as Parliamentary Private Secretary to former deputy leader of the Labour Party the Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, I was a member of Labour's frontbench team between 2011 and 2016.
Locally, I'm a member of numerous community organisations including St David's Church, Rhos, and Brymbo Heritage Group. I'm also a Vice President of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
Q2 What do you feel is the top local issue for this election and what is your policy on it?
The Welsh budget has been slashed by around £1.4bn since the Conservatives came to power in 2010. If re-elected as MP for Clwyd South, fighting ongoing Tory cuts which threaten our vital public services will be at the top of my agenda.
I will carry on standing up for our communities and fighting for the things that matter locally – things like improved disabled access at Ruabon Station and a new health centre for Cefn Mawr. For more affordable homes and improved transport links. I will also continue to champion our local businesses, voluntary organisations and social enterprises such as Plas Madoc Leisure Centre.
As someone who was born and brought up here, I will continue to work tirelessly for the area I love.
The Tories don't understand our area. At the last General Election they chose someone from Chelsea as their candidate, and this time they've selected an ex-London banker who doesn't live here either. The Conservatives also refused to bring in new laws which would have stopped bank closures in Cefn Mawr, Chirk, Corwen, Llangollen, Rhos and Ruabon, which I fought against.
If re-elected, I will continue to promote our local tourism economy to bring in new jobs and I'll fight to make that sure that post-Brexit farming support helps local family farms and not just rich landowners.
I believe that good governments should stand up for everyone and speak for all on matters of national interest, not just narrow sections of society. I am committed to providing strong local representation for everyone in Clwyd South – not just the privileged few.
Q3 What do you feel is the top issue for Westminster in the forthcoming parliament term, and briefly explain how you would like to see your desired outcome achieved?
Like many people of all political persuasions in Clwyd South, I am deeply concerned by the Conservative Government's lurch towards a hard-right Brexit which fails to put Welsh jobs first. Even many traditional Tory voters I have spoken to are worried about it.
I have made it clear that, if re-elected, I would never rubber-stamp anything that would short-change the lives and livelihoods of people from our area.
Another major issue is, of course, our NHS. If returned as Clwyd South MP, I will continue to vehemently oppose Tory/UKIP plans for privatisation and will also seek to contribute to the vital public debate about the challenges facing the social care sector.
I also totally oppose Tory plans to bring back fox hunting and will campaign and vote against it.
As someone who has worked for a national disability organisation, I'm extremely concerned about the Tory Government's policies towards disabled people. I will continue standing up against Tory austerity which hits the most vulnerable, including disabled people, the hardest.
Q4 What relevant experience do you have for the job of MP?
My family roots in this area go back at least two centuries, and I am proud and honoured to have been MP for the beautiful and diverse constituency of Clwyd South since 2010.
In addition to being part of Labour's frontbench team from 2011-2016, I am proud of my track record of delivering for local communities. I have helped thousands of local people each year on a wide range of issues and I am involved in countless local projects and with local organisations.
Here's what voters in Clwyd South had to say when I asked them this question:
Student Joanna Stallard, from Llangollen, said: "I have every faith in Susan, who is the candidate most dedicated and best suited to serving us and our area. From a young person's perspective, I have seen Susan's commitment to issues facing my generation through her passionate activism – her consistent voting against tuition fees is just one example. Susan has my full support."
Emyr Davies, from Glyn Ceiriog, said: "Susan has been outstandingly effective – standing up for ordinary people, the Welsh language and our rural communities. She's been an excellent MP."
Sheila Dee, from Chirk, said: "Susan has been a huge supporter of local women's pension equality campaigners like me and has fought incredibly hard for us. She's been a perfect example of a hard-working local MP who knows and cares passionately about her constituents."
Cefn Mawr business owner Peter Roberts said: "Susan has always supported local businesses and fought for our best interests. As a local woman, she knows and understands our area and the people who live here. She has done a brilliant job as our MP and we need to keep hold of her."
Q5 What is the biggest differentiator between yourself and your fellow candidates?
Put simply, I am the only candidate in Clwyd South who can stop Theresa May's Tories securing a landslide General Election victory.
Her cynical U-turn in calling this snap election – after categorically stating that she wouldn't – leaves the people of Clwyd South with a stark choice. Ultimately, there are only two candidates who can win this seat. It's a straight two-horse race between Welsh Labour and the Conservatives, and a vote for Plaid Cymru, the Lib Dems, UKIP or any other party will simply help the Tories sneak in and strengthen their grip on the United Kingdom.
I have the experience of representing our area in Parliament and I am proud to be supported by a wide range of people, including a former Leader of Plaid Cymru. I want to continue to stand up for our area and would ask people to unite behind me as the only candidate who can beat the Tories.
Someone who's not from our area wouldn't care as much as we do about the things that matter to us, so how could they represent local people, local families and our communities at Westminster?
Our home area will always come first for me. I have our area's best interests at heart. I am the local, loyal choice.
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We can spend a lot of time and money on trying to look beautiful, but sometimes our best efforts are for naught. No matter what we try and do, we can still struggle to get the look we are after. Well, fear not, as we are here to help. While we can't predict all your beauty problems, there are some that are common to all of us. We will take a look at them here, and hopefully, you will find some solutions to issues you may have been struggling with.
Your makeup brush doesn't last for long
Your brushes will last for a lot longer if you take care of them. If you don't wash them after use, the residue makeup will damage the bristles. You should clean your brushes at least once a month using regular detergent to break down any built up oils. Then lay the brush down on a paper towel to dry. If you put them upright in a pot or cup, the water will drip down and rot the glue holding the bristles in place.
You waste money on the wrong makeup
There are loads of products on the shelf, but not all of them will be right for you. To help you make the right choices, this is possibly the best makeup blog online. Knowledge is power, so they say, and this blog will help you make an informed choice the next time you go shopping for your lipsticks and mascaras.
You put the wrong foods on your face
There are loads of websites offering homemade beauty products using food. We have already told you about the dangers of using lemons for example, as this bitter fruit will damage the skin. There are better items in your pantry which will make your skin glow, such as strawberries and bananas, so do your research before applying anything to your face.
Your bed sheets are stained with your self-tanner
You don't want to wake up in a bright orange bed, so don't give yourself a self-tan late in the day. Focus on the morning, and then rinse yourself off in the shower four hours later to remove the outer layer of the bronzer. If you do self-tan just before bedtime, use a makeup brush layered with baby powder to dust your skin and remove any residue.
Your beauty sleep is anything but
If you are waking up with bags under your eyes and lines on your face, then you are not giving yourself enough shut-eye. You need at least 7 hours sleep a night to allow your skin to replenish itself and give you the healthy glow you are looking for when you awake. Be sure to wash off your makeup before you hit the pillow as well; otherwise, it will clog your pores and leave your skin looking blotchy and dry.
Bottom line
We hope our simple tips helped. There is a lot of other advice online, so consult the experts and solve the beauty problems common to you.


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Despite signing a World Health Organization treaty on tobacco control over a decade ago, China is experiencing one million deaths per year from smoking, and more than half of the country's 316 million smokers say they have no intention of quitting.
Details of China's tobacco epidemic were presented in a report released today by the University of Waterloo's International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) and China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at a World No Tobacco Day event in Shanghai.
Smart meters and time-of-use electricity pricing have only modestly reduced residential energy demand during the most expensive peak periods, a new study suggests.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo compared data for nine months before and nine months after time-of-use rates were introduced in November 2011 by an unidentified distribution company with more than 20,000 household customers in southwestern Ontario.
The closer you feel to your actual age, the less likely you are to be satisfied with your sex life, a University of Waterloo study has found.
The study looked at the attitudes of sex and aging of a group of 1170 adults from their mid-40s to their mid-70s over a 10-year period.
The group, which included people of diverse sexual orientation, reported that the closer people felt to their chronological age, the lower the quality of their sex life.
Speeding the adoption of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) equipment and processes on shop floors is one of the key goals of a world-class University of Waterloo facility that received a major funding boost today.
Experts at the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab, which is backed by nearly $27 million in cash and in-kind support, will help Canadian companies tap the enormous potential of AM, commonly known as 3D printing, while also advancing the technology itself through research.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo combined motion sensors with software programs so that people recovering from hip and knee replacements could see how well they were doing their rehabilitative exercises.
Initial results show that the immediate visual feedback the new technology provides makes patients perform better.
Matthew Grant
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