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Overview of Hostel
aletto Kudamm – in the heart of City West. We are located between Amerika Haus and Theater des Westens. Zoologische Garten, Kurfürstendamm, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and KaDeWe are within just a few minutes' walking distance. We are also close to Zoologischer Garten railway station, offering th
0,0 km START: Exit Funkturm on the A100 towards Hamburg/Wedding
2,4 km Exit towards Kaiserdamm
0,2 km Turn RIGHT on the Knobelsdorffstrasse
0,1 km Turn RIGHT on the Sophie-Charlotten-Strasse
0,3 km Take the second LEFT onto the Kaiserdamm/B2/B5,further on the B2/B5
2,2 km At the roundabout at Ernst-Reuter-Platz, take the first exit (Hardenbergstraße)
0,9 km You have reached the aletto Kudamm (on your right)
Arrive at Berlin ZOB (Central Bus Station) at Masurenallee 2-6 in Charlottenburg. From here, go on foot across Messedamm to the Messe-Nord/ICC S-Bahn stop, where you can get on the Ringbahn S42 (comes every 5 or 10 minutes) and travel one
station to Westkreuz S-Bahn station. On arrival, change to the S75 (departure times the same as for the S42) and go on until
you reach the zoo (Zoologischer Garten) S-Bahn stop. Take the Hardenbergstrasse exit, go left past car park and turn left to the America-House in our direction. After approx. 150m you will have reached aletto Kudamm (travel time, including time on
foot: 23 min.).
From the ICE-station Hauptbahnhof. Use the S-Bahn S7 towards Potsdam, S75 towards Westkreuz or S5 towards
Spandau to the station Zoologischer Garten exit the building towards Hardenbergstr. Go left, past the multi-storey car
park and past the America House and then turn left into the driveway of the aletto Kudamm. (Traveltime, incl. walking
time approx. 13 min.)
Flughafen Berlin Tegel (TXL):
Use the bus X9 towards Zoologischer Garten travel to the terminus Zoologischer Garten, cross the Hardenbergstr. and
walk under the S-Bahn bridge. Walk past the multistory car park and and past the America House and then turn left into the
driveway of the aletto Kudamm. (Traveltime incl. walking time approx. 25 min.)
Flughafen Berlin Schoenefeld (SFX):
Use the regional train (they travel approx. every 30 min.) RB 14 towards Nauen or RE7 towards Zoologischer Garten to the
terminus station Zoologischer Garten, take the exit Hardenbergstr., walk past the multi-storey car park and and past the
America House and then turn left into the driveway of the aletto Kudamm. (Traveltime incl. walking time approx. 52 min.).
Located near
The aletto Kudamm lies at the heart of City West, between the America House and the theatre Theater des Westens, only a few minutes by foot from the Zoological Garden, the Kurfuerstendamm, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and the KaDeWe (Department Store of the West).In addition, the nearby train station Zoologischer Garten is a hub from which other parts of the city can be reached quickly and easily.
Conditions & Policy
Credit Cards Accepted
Please note: - We accept cash, debit and credit cards on arrival - You must be 18 or over to stay in a dormitory - Check In: 15:00 /Check Out: 11:00 Cancellation policy: 1 day before arrival date. For a later cancellation, the hotel reserves the right to charge a fee a equal to the first night of your stay from your credit card.


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The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show is always a good place to see the most innovative consumer technology. CES features products of all types from companies of all sizes. This year, there was a strong contingent of companies bringing products to market in the physical security space. This isn't all that uncommon, but the reaction to many of these devices is noteworthy.
AR, or augmented reality, has been touted as the next "big thing" for nearly a decade, while other "big things" have been introduced. Google Glass almost made AR more commonplace, but security and privacy concerns turned it into a non-starter. Today, AR has taken a new life, so let's review some predictions for the future.
You Need to Sufficiently Prepare to Make Changes to Your Business' IT
Technology is something that experiences rapid change, and while it's usually beneficial to businesses, change can often bring with it a set of growing pains. You might be able to get more done and reach more customers, but it might stretch your resources, frustrate employees, and force new processes upon your organization. When this change comes, will you lament the good old days, or will you seize the opportunity to improve your business as a whole? When it comes to technology, the answer might make or break the future of your organization.
As time passes, your business will need to be able to grow and develop its use of technology through thoughtful investments and improvements. To do so, it helps to calculate the returns you can anticipate seeing from these investments. For this week's tip, we'll go over how to do so.
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Business of all types depend on transportation. Whether it be a distributor for a manufacturer, a taxi service, or a shipping company, being able to properly manage a fleet of vehicles is essential to the sustained profitability of the endeavor. Turning to technology to accomplish this is easier than doing it manually. We take a look at a few technology solutions that can work to help a business that relies on transportation to be the most effective business it can be.
The capabilities of business technology are truly incredible, and they're only becoming more impressive. This means that the solutions you have in place now will certainly need to be upgraded to other options at some point.
The smartphone has completely changed the way that the workplace functions, providing near-constant access to all the wonders of the Internet. People can communicate in ways previously never thought possible, and the possibilities these days are indeed limitless. There are applications out there that can make life more fulfilling and business more productive.
There are moments when a technology solution presents itself and is simply too valuable to pass up, but they are generally few and far between. One particular solution you can use to great effect is augmented reality, and we believe that with the right implementation and support, you can overcome challenges that the future might hold.
For many industries, technology has been extremely important to the expansion and innovation of their processes and outcomes. This is especially true in the case of the healthcare industry and the advancements made to medical IT. Particularly, this has given patients a far greater scope of control over their medical records - something that healthcare providers must remain aware of to leverage these changes to their advantage.
The healthcare industry is heavily reliant on its IT. Before 2009, there were scant traces of information technology making its way into healthcare organizations in the United States, but in 2009 there was a major shift after the 111th U.S. Congress passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Today, IT in the health industries is prevalent, and mostly expected.
Unless your business is a sole proprietorship, chances are you rely on employees in order to keep operations going. Your team needs to work together to make this happen as efficiently as possible, and a common goal helps motivate them toward this end. You can use collaboration technology to help your team do their jobs more effectively. This can have far-reaching benefits for both the performance of your employees and business operations in general.
Machine learning has become a big deal in a variety of industries, healthcare being a prime example. There are a variety of applications for machine learning in this incredibly important field, all of which show great potential in improving patient care. Below, we dive into just a few examples of how machine learning can improve healthcare.
One of the biggest problems with emerging technologies is the fact that it can be very hard to tell if they will actually provide any benefit to a business without taking the risk of implementing it. This leaves many businesses in a catch-22 of sorts: they lose money by not implementing a new solution, or they lose money because the new solution wasn't a good fit.
Blockchain has been an especially hot topic as of late, especially with the recent meteoric rise in the value of most cryptocurrencies. With all the focus directed to Bitcoin, it is easy to forget that the blockchain has other uses - uses that are geared toward increased cybersecurity, transparency, and privacy.
Small business owners need to find creative ways to build a strong, productive operation. The best way to create the kind of productivity required to successfully grow a business is to ensure that everything works in concert. Today, we will look at a four technologies that can go a long way toward helping any small business grow their organizational productivity.
In 2018 there are certain technologies most businesses have begun to embrace. Cloud computing, high-end network security, collaboration technologies, and some others have begun to be utilized by businesses, large and small, to build a more productive enterprise. Apart from these technologies, there are a few that every business person should know, if only to understand what is possible; and what is on the horizon for their company.
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is designed to showcase new technology and products to the world, with a focus on industry professionals and companies that want to showcase their latest projects. The show, which was held in Las Vegas in January, saw the introduction of many consumer products, but the ones that showed off new virtual and augmented reality capabilities made a considerable impact on attendees.
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Joseph Hubbard is a speaker, writer, and researcher for Creation Research, mainly based in the UK. He has been working with Creation Research since 2014, but has been involved in ministry since the second half of the 2000's. In 2012, he founded the Genesis Museum of Creation Research, which was to become Creation Research's first UK museum. He remains as the curator and director of the museum today, where his new finds and research is continually added to the displays.
Joseph has spoken in many conferences and churches around the UK, having accompanied CR international director John Mackay many times. He co-presented a research paper on stalagmite formation at the 2017 Mega conference, run by AiG, has spoken with CR speakers at Bracknell College, and many churches and groups all over the country. Joseph regularly leads field trips around the UK, taking all ages, from children, to university professors. He has also contributed to the 'Ask John Mackay' website. In 2018, he accompanied John Mackay around Australia for 3 months, speaking at churches, conferences, schools, and home school meetings. In was one of the featured presenters at the 2018 Jurassic Ark Open Day, along with Joe Taylor, Diane Eager, and John Mackay.
Joseph is unashamedly Christian, and has a passion, not only to provide evidence of God's role as Creator and Judge, but also as mankind's Saviour. He takes an active role in his home church (Servant's Church Norwich), where he is the pastors' go-to man for dealing with issues in Genesis, creation, and science.
Joseph's Websites:
Genesis Museum of Creation Research
Some of Joseph's recorded interviews, presentations, and debates are below:
Interviews by Global Vision TV, with Joseph answering questions on fossils and dinosaurs………Click Here
Debate with Dr. Patrick Richmond in a UK Anglican magazine "Evolution or Creation" (pgs. 13&14)………Click Here
Debates: Joseph has been involved in three debates, organising and chairing two, and participating in one. The first was between John Mackay (Creation Research), and Dr Patrick Richmond (Faraday Institute) in 2014. Joseph organised and hosted the debate, which was was filmed, and is available from Creation Research (Click Here). The second was between John Mackay and Professor John Turner (University of East Anglia) in 2016, which was also filmed and is available to watch Here. The last debate was hosted by the Diocese of Norwich's magazine in 2015, and was a re-match between Joseph and Dr Patrick Richmond, and can be accessed Here.
Presentations: Joseph has been heavily involved in ministry for several years and has been with Creation Research since 2014. In this time, Joseph has spoken around the UK. He began in his home county of Norfolk, UK, where he spoke at several events, before joining John Mackay in 2014 to help lead a series of events and debates in Norfolk. After that, Joseph travelled with John for two weeks in 2016, around the country, which included speaking at a seminar at Bracknell College. In September, he spent 10 days doing ministry in Somerset, and spoke at a youth conference in York in late 2016. He travelled with Creation Research for over a month in 2017, speaking at over 20 venues, including sharing a main lecture and giving a presentation on dinosaurs to some 200 children at the 2017 UK Mega Conference, in Birmingham hosted by Answers in Genesis UK. On an academic basis, Joseph has presented papers on the importance of Native Species work within Zoos in the UK at two separate conferences, and spoken on Native Species rehabilitation for the ICZ.
Writing: Joseph has been writing on subjects such as creation/evolution, Noah's flood, Biblical issues, general science, and archaeology since 2012. His report on Roman Britain won him a private course at Norwich Museum in 2013. He has contributed many articles to Creation Research's 'Teen's Page', covering topics from virus' to fossils Click Here. He has also tackled controversial topics, such as gay marriage and governments in the 'Ask John Mackay' site Click Here. In 2018 he reported on research on fungal decay on dead fish, showing how they had to be buried rapidly Click Here. He co-authored with Dr Diane Eager a rebuttal on Dennis Alexander, ahead of his visit to Australia in 2018 Click Here. He has also participated in writing on local natural history, including several articles for the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists Society's journal 'Transactions', and is on the Publications Committee of the NNNS council Click Here
Field Trips and Courses: Since joining Creation Research, Joseph has led multiple field trips around the UK. Some locations where he has led, or co-led field trips include: Hunstanton, West Runton, Lilstock, Kilve, Lyme Regis, Whitby, Aust Cliff, and Harpur Hill. Joseph has also led and co-led home-educator days, and youth group trips. His work with the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists Society, and the Norfolk Fungus Study Group, means he has led numerous public survey days, as well as leading and co-leading four fungus identification courses. In 2018, he lead several field trips around Australia with John Mackay and Creation Research.
Academia and Research: Joseph was home educated all his life and has never been to any public or private school. This allowed him to excel in maths and science, which enabled him to enter university at the age of 16. He is completing his degree in Natural Science, majoring in Palaeobiology (Open University, with links to the University of East Anglia). He has also completed/completing courses and diplomas in genetics (Open University), Dinosaurian Palaeontology (University of Alberta), Biblical Archaeology (Digging Up the Past Institute), and British Archaeology (Norfolk Archaeological Trust with Sedgeford Saxon Dig),and zoology (BIAZA & Sparsholt University Centre). His work with the Universities and Creation Research meant he has travelled widely around the UK performing digs and research. Some locations he has spent several weeks at performing research include: Hunstanton (which is the subject of his dissertation) West Runton and the Norfolk Coast, Walton-on-the-Naze and surrounding areas, the Kent coast, the Jurassic Coast in Dorset (emphasising on the Eype-Monmouth region), the Isle of Wight (the whole coast, emphasising on the Weldan Flood Deposits), North Devon coast, Whitby and surrounding areas, South Wales coast, North Wales Snowdonia region, and Derbyshire. He has assisted Creation Research in various projects while over in Australia. These include working on a large fossil diprotodont Skull, working along side John Mackay and Clem Greiger on strata-flume experiments, and working on dinosaur bone identification. In September 2018, he discovered the first example of fossil thorns in Australia from the Carboniferous strata around Newcastle, NSW.
Publications: Joseph's report on the rare fungus 'Oak Polypore' (Buglossoporus pulvinus) was published in the journal 'Field Mycology', his paper on the rare fungus Agaricus genardii was published in the fungus report of the journal 'Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalist's Scoiety', and the upcoming paper on the Natural History of the Weston estate will be published in late 2018. He has led countless fungus surveys around East Anglia with the Norfolk Fungus Study Group, and is an active member of the council of the NNNS. He is currently working on a paper to be submitted to the ABWAK journal "RATEL" on native species recording and conservation within zoological collections in the UK.
Professional Work: His work with natural history surveys led Joseph to a job with the small zoo (labelled the Secret Animal Garden) in the Norfolk attraction 'Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure'. His role as a zookeeper there involved dealing with many exotic animals, including handling those of a dangerous nature (he has been hospitalised twice!). This has given him major experience in the animal keeping industry, which has helped him with his natural history surveys. He also is a member of the presentation team, conducting public sessions, teaching, and presenting animal encounters. He also presents the popular 'Deer safari', taking public out to see the herds of deer which are managed by the park. In 2017, he was appointed the role of Native Species Conservation Officer, and Dinosaur information consultant at the Secret Animal Garden for Dinosaur Adventure. He is active within the zookeeper community and is working towards better relationships with between academic wildlife recorders and zoos. Joseph has also worked with the Norfolk Archaeological Trust in the past.
Museum Display: In 2012, after a two-week field trip to the Dorset coast, and inspired by Dr John Matthews, Joseph and his family founded the Genesis Museum of Creation, in Norfolk. Starting out as a couple of shelves, the collection grew into a whole room. The Museum was officially opened by Steve Ham of Answers in Genesis USA in 2013. A complete revamp in 2016, lead the museum to be fully used, and the name soon changed to the Genesis Museum of Creation Research, making it the first Creation Research Museum in the UK. This then moved on to become part of the Creation Research UK Museum Project, which includes projects in Norfolk and Wales. The Museum has had many visitors, and has been recommended by several major organisations, including Creation Research, Answers in Genesis UK, Answers in Genesis USA, Biblical Creation Trust, and Creation Resources Trust. The GMCR is now managed by Creation Research UK (the UK branch of Creation Research), where Joseph works as the Director of the Museum.
Topics for Talks
Design in the Natural World. In this presentation, Joseph uses his unique knowledge and experience of animals, plants and fungi to ask the question, 'How would you recognise design, and does it need a designer?'
Fossil Evidence From the UK for Noah's Flood. No one presentation of this talk is the same, as it is constantly being updated as new locations are visited, and new evidence discovered.
Not Time – Process! A look at the evidence that time has nothing to do with making rocks and fossils, what you need is a process! With brand new research added to the presentation all the time, this is an excellent presentation for skeptics of the Biblical history of the world.
Adam Not Ape. A critique of Theistic Evolution. Drawing from his own experience with theistic evolutionists, such as the debate between himself and Dr Patrick Richmond, and conversations with Dr Dennis Alexander, Joseph shows that evolution does not fit in the Bible at all, and to try to do so is to corrupt God's Word. Controversial, but engaging!
Creation to the Cross. A sermon, perfect for Sunday, where we look at the full picture of Christianity. Focusing on the books of Genesis and John, we take you for a walk through creation, the fall, and the redemption of mankind through Jesus Christ. It's all about connecting the dots!
Who Jesus Is? First presented at his home church in the UK, this sermon, answers the question of who Jesus is, and why we need Him. Focusing on John 14, and using insight from Genesis, Isaiah, Exodus and Revelation, this sermon shows that Jesus is indeed the only way to God!
Joseph is also a teacher at the Norfolk Postal Bible School.
Where to see Joseph's Work:
Creation Research General Information………Click Here
Presentation of Noah's Flood, and Fossils with John Mackay (Joseph start time 21:12)………Click Here
Interviews by Global Vision TV, with Joseph answering questions on fossils and dinosaurs………Click Here
Debate with Dr. Patrick Richmond in a UK Anglican magazine "Evolution or Creation"………Click Here
Articles on the Creation Research's Teen's Page………Click Here
See Creation Newsletter and Evidence News, often features Joseph's finds………Click Here
Article on gay marriage and governments on the 'Ask John Mackay' site………Click Here
Follow Joseph on Facebook @Josephhubbard and on Instagram @joethemushroomman
Museum Information:
Genesis Museum of Creation Research………Click Here
Creation Research UK Museum Project………Click Here
On Joseph Hubbard's Ministry:
"Wow! What a whirlwind of inspiration and knowledge wrapped up in this young man of God – Joseph Hubbard! North Devon Home Educators had the privilege of spending a few days whilst he gave his time to teach both parents and children alike about Creation, The Flood and Apologetic's through his extensive and impressive knowledge of fossils. I can't thank him enough for his time – making the subject accessible, easy and fun to learn. All ages from 4 to adult were truly blessed and inspired. He held us all captivated and even though I have personally read a lot on the subject myself, I still learnt even more and it was wonderful to get hand's on experience through his field trip. We had a wonderful day at Kilve Beach, near Bridgwater which was rich in fossils and history. Being able to teach the children history, geography, maths and science from a biblical perspective was unique, refreshing and uplifting for all. I personally can't wait until next year and I know many others will be looking forward to seeing Joseph again – bless you and all the work done by so many within Creation Research. - Mrs H Gissing, Founder of North Devon Home-educators.
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We provide spinal correction utilizing gentle chiropractic techniques. Never in the history of chiropractic have we been able to provide the level of help and expertise that now exists. These newer correction methods are even safer, more comfortable and more effective than ever before. As a Doctor of Chiropractic, Darren Lastofsky has years of training and experience in spinal adjustment.
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Chiropractic care is like building a house – certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work correctly. When building a house, if you tried to put up your walls before you had a solid foundation, your walls would be weak and eventually collapse. If you tried to put on your roof before the walls were ready, you would run into the same problem. The same is true for your body. Your body has to go through a particular plan of care in order to repair itself correctly and fully. There are three general phases of chiropractic care:
Phase 1: Relief Care
If you are in pain when you come into our office, the first objective is to help you feel better. Depending on the severity of your problem, it is typical to need care two to three times per week for four to 12 weeks.
Phase 2: Corrective/Restorative Care
During the corrective care phase, muscles and other tissues are allowed to heal more completely, thereby helping prevent injury. It is typical to need care four to eight times per month for six to 24 months, depending on your overall health and the severity of your problem.
Phase 3: Wellness Care
Once your body has fully healed, it is important to come in for periodic adjustments to avoid problems in the future. Usually, this only requires a quick visit to the chiropractor one to four times per month, based on your lifestyle and goals.
Nutritional Counseling
We provide specific recommendations on nutritional supplements and healthy food choices to enhance our patient's return to optimal health. Do you know which supplements and vitamins are good for you? Do you know how these supplements and vitamins interact with one another? Dr. Darren Lastofsky can provide a structured nutritional program specifically for you based on your individual needs.
Lifestyle Advice
We often find it helpful to "coach" our patients on certain activities they should avoid or do differently to avoid aggravating their particular health challenge. Our goal is to help every patient achieve a fulfilling and happy lifestyle full of the activities they enjoy most. We recognize that each patient is a whole person, and helping them reach true health and wellness is a collaborative effort between our professionals and our patients.
Corrective Exercises
We teach our patients special "blueprint" exercises to help strengthen and correct their own unique problem. These exercises can be performed in the comfort of your own home and can improve the effectiveness of your spinal correction. In addition to skeletal misalignment, muscles and connective tissues can be out of place or strained by improper alignment and use. Specific exercises and stretches can help your body stay in balance and in health.


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The biennial retreat in Calpe for clergymen will take place from 10 to 17 June 2020. It will be led by Dr. John Falcone.
John will lead the group in talks and exercises designed to explore our own embodiment, making connections with our spirituality, sensuality and general well-being. He has an M.Div. in Scripture and Contextual Theology, and a Ph.D. from Boston College. John has worked in both the UK and the USA in a
variety of roles, including minister of education and LGBTQ outreach at St Martin-in-the-Fields parish, London; and Interfaith Chaplaincy, AIDS ministry, social work, and Catholic High School and Parish ministry in the States. He is currently teaching in Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
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Serving community needs
Huda Centre organises regular volunteers led community initiatives such as cleaning public places and gardening in an effort to bring Newtown residents together and increase community cohesion.
Positive youth development
Our youth program aims to provide positive activities and events for young people as well as educate them about real life issues. We provide homework club, youth seminars and career advice.
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The centre provides numerous classes specialising in both Islamic and national curriculum education.
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Solar Bottle Light
A good use of plastic bottles, using water, bleach and sunlight people are turning trash into a useful and necessary product – light!
This website gives more details.
Happy Birthday GREENPEACE
Greenpeace was started 40 years ago this week in a living room in Vancouver, BC.
On their website it proudly boasts 40 years of Inspiring Action, Making Change, Bearing Witness, Solutions, Victories! And this is what I think of when I hear the name as well.
Activists had a simple message in 1971 and it remains vital today; TAKE ACTION! The founders of Greenpeace were regular Canadians. What began as protests against nuclear weapons testing / transporting/ now covers climate change, toxic pollutants, protection of forests, oceans, agriculture, and even PEACE and disarmament.
I am proud to live in the same province where such ideals could evolve into an international movement called Greenpeace.
Water water everywhere, at least here in North America.
Care Canada walk in her shoes is a fund-raiser and awareness campaign. In the poorest communities around the world woman and girls are forced to walk an average of 6 kilometres a day just to get water and fuel for cooking. The women must then carry the water back home, eliminating time for education or other paid work. Six kilometres or 8000 steps is a lot! Wearing a pedometer, and taking part in this campaign I realise just how much that is!
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, March 8th, thousands of Canadians are joining in this challenge.
Here in Canada we have the luxury to challenge ourselves to walk a little extra, and to give our money and time to other women of the world. In solidarity we walk, so these woman may know that a world away we acknowledge their plight.
I know I am blessed beyond measure, simple necessities like water, food, and personal safety are not a usual consideration for me, or most of the developed world's women and girls.
Care Canada has a mission statement that includes strengthening the power of self help. Fostering dignity, providing economic opportunity and influencing policy that encourage people to empower themselves.
The United Nations has declared "Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right." What happens now is up to each country and individual. By simple campaigns like this one we can start a dialogue that will educate and illuminate this issue. Given that we share this planet with billions of people, many of whom will never be afforded the opportunities we take for granted everyday, the time has come for us to stand together with women and lift them up to a basic level of human dignity.
Give this matter some attention, your money or time. Until every person has the same access to basic human rights we can not move forward. There are steps you can take to raise awareness and lead the way to a better world for every woman, child and man alive today.
National Day of Unplugging March 4th to 5th
Sabbath Manifesto. Sounds intriguing doesn't it?
Once upon a time people weren't constantly plugged into electronics. There were no personal home computers, cell phones, ipads, tweeting, email or the thousands of other devices and gadgets that today seem like a necessity. In fact many people practised a day of rest, every week! Before Sunday shopping became commonplace, back in the olden days known as the 1970′s.
The National Day of Unplugging this year is from sundown Friday March 4th until sundown Saturday March 5th.
A full 24 hours of not using electronics! It has been done! Last year was it's inaugural year, and 2011 seems to be gaining steam.
The site Sabbath Manifesto gives a top ten list of what to do instead of plugging in. Some simple things like drink wine, eat bread, go outside, light candles, connect with loves ones, give back, and of course avoid technology. Along with some other virtuous things like find silence, nurture your health and avoid commerce.
What does unplugging have to do with the environment? Well everything really. When people are connected to nature, volunteer (give back) or practice better heath routines, de-stress and focus on simpler things the benefits will exponentially increase.
Earth Hour encourages people to unplug for one hour of the day. This challenge asks if you can unplug for a full day. It will no doubt have a huge effect, not only on our overall electricity use, but on our collective psyche.
Realise the simple necessities in life don't require batteries, connect to an electric outlet or cost us money. These are the priceless treasures to be enjoyed and cherished.
what goes around comes around
Who would have thought there would be a day that promotes buying something used!
Well there is and it is tomorrow.
From the reyouzd website the reasons for buying used helps the planet in many ways;
- Used goods require
NO new agricultural or industrial practices
NO new manufacturing processes,
NO new packaging and
NO transglobal transportation to marketplace.
The three R's of Recycling are REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE. The Recycle part is last on the list because it is always greener to reduce the amount we consume and the waste we produce. Reusing is environmentally sustainable and easy.
If you are thinking of making a purchase this weekend try and see if you can buy it second hand. Craigslist is one place I use all the time. Our family has bought numerous items off of CL and continue to use it as an excellent resource for finding many items for a great price!
Smart consumerism dictates that we make purchases with the environment in mind. Buying second hand will help keep valuable items out of the landfill and more money in your pocket. Everyone wins!
Moving towards a greener community?
When I moved recently I wrote about Frogbox a local Vancouver company that provides reusable shipping containers that are dropped off and picked up in a timely manner. This helps create less waste and offers a green moving alternative. Before you get to the point of packing all of your belongings, there are a few things to consider when choosing a new neighbourhood.
Google maps has made it easy to check out the new place, and see how the neighbourhood compares to your current digs. I have a few other great resources to use as a guide for helping you to choose the greenest community to live in.
I used the walk score software to look up my current address (scored at 67/100) The verdict on my new place is Somewhat Walkable. This will no doubt improve when the construction on the grocery store at the bottom of my street is finished this fall. We are extremity close to transit, a hospital, coffee shops, cafes and restaurants, some boutiques and a thrift shop. Also nearby are a number of parks, access to the river and a bike route. Being a car free family, we have found this area great for walkability. This may depend how far you would walk for such things as the library, major grocery store and community centre. For us, a stop or two on the Skytrain or eight minutes on the bus are acceptable travel distances for these resources.
This program maps out your neighbourhood and rates it's walkability. It shows where the closest amenities are in kilometres, giving you an accurate picture of where you will be living and shopping.
Another thing to consider is the air and water quality of the place you are moving to.
Emitter.ca allows you to access statistics about what has been reported to the National Pollutant Release Inventory*. Emitter tells you the name, type of company and a sliding scale rating of the amount of pollution reported to be pumped into the air. This resource has helped me to understand what these large factories I see in the distance are doing and how harmful the toxins they release may just be.
So if you are thinking of making a move in the near future, check out these sites. They may be a valuable new resource and a sense of pride for communities of the future!
sustainable habits
This clever sticker was made by a UK company called Hu2 designs.
They offer "sustainable habit reminders" Stickers to place around your light switches.
This is a great idea for homes, schools and workplaces.
They are an online store
Hu2 was also nominated by Treehugger for the 2010 "Best of Green" award for Design and Architecture.
They are official members of the WWF UK and all their stickers are PVC free.
Along with the many great wall stickers are some other fun artistic touches you can add to your home
like this. . .
China bans plastic bags
I just read a post on another blog about China's voluntary ban on plastic bags.
It has been one year since China made giving bags away for free illiegal. Stores are forced to sell bags at whatever price the market will allow.
A report published in Science Daily suggests that China has already reduced it's plastic bag consumption by 50%!!
That is a reduction in the use of one time disposable plastic bags by half, without enforcement! Still more can be done in the future to reduce the use of plastic bags.
China is leading the way, and showing what is possible.
Banning plastic bags raises awareness about the disastrous environmental impact plastic bags have on the environment.
This is proof that once motivated, people will make better choices.
A truly green Christmas tree
Many people are turning away from the petroleum based artificial trees that, just a generation ago, seemed like the most environmentally friendly option available.
If you are looking for an Eco Friendly option for a Christmas tree this year I recommend checking out this local company. Evergrow Christmas Tree Company.
Evergrow Christmas Tree Co was started by two UBC forestry grads, and specialise in delivering live trees to people who want a greener option for the holiday season.
I first learned about this option in May when I was volunteering at EPIC, the sustainable living expo held annually in downtown Vancouver. I was in the "kids zone" as usual, making Christmas decorations with the kids!
Evergrow offers trees for homes, business and events. They even offer cut trees if you desire one bigger then 7 feet. The trees are grown locally and the cut one are collected and converted into biofuel. They will even lend you a tree stand and set it up if you wish. No more needles dropping, worrying about the tree dying up or what to do with it after the 26th.
If you order online you can save 10% So shop local, save a tree, and go really green this Christmas!


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From the complete name of the app, which is Yahoo View: Trending TV Clips, you already know its basic function, and that is to give you the ability to see all the most popular talk show snippets, highlights of all your favorite TV series that are on Hulu, plus the latest celebrity and entertainment news videos that were trending the whole day. Not only will you get to see the most viral or hottest clips, but you also can choose which topics or shows you're interested in and everything will be "neatly organized" for you.
The idea of watching just clips, a lot of them at just 30 seconds or so, may seem strange for some, but sometimes, whether it's a short attention span or a really busy life, that's all they can spare. Everything from celebrity interviews, movie trailers, behind-the-scene videos from movies and TV shows, will be easily accessible in the app. You will even be able to watch full episodes of select anime series, like Naruto, Sailor Moon, One-Punch Man, and others.
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Parish Leadership
Rev. Dr. Timothy L. Corbley I.V. Dei
The Reverend Doctor Timothy Corbley was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in May 1993. He is a vowed member in stability with Voluntas Dei Institute, a secular institute of Pontifical Rite. His spirituality is reflected in the five values of his religious community. He places a high priority on living in the present moment, abstaining from complaining, refraining from criticism of self and others, being of service, and being a peacemaker. His congregation requires it's members to make five intentional acts of kindness everyday. And finally their spirituality is grounded in the Holy Eucharist, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, devotion to the Blessed Mother, reading of Sacred Scripture and silent meditation.
Fr. Timothy is a graduate of Wadhams Hall Seminary-College in Ogdensburg, New York with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from St. Paul Seminiary School of Divinity in St. Paul, Minnesota. Father also holds a Doctorate of Ministry from Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri.
Father Timothy is a co-founder of Heart of God Hermitage, a contemplative center of spirituality near Woodland Park Colorado. He brings with him a passion for helping others to grow more deeply in their spiritual lives. When preaching, his listeners have remarked that they find his preaching inspiring and instills in them the necessity to find God in their daily lives. Moreover, Father sees the necessity to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and comfort the afflicted, as the foundation of authentic Christian Spirituality.
Finally, Fr. Timothy has ministered in a variety of settings. He has served the people of God as a pastor, hospital chaplain, teacher of pastoral care, retreat director, preacher of parish missions, and is a trained spiritual director in the Ignation tradition. Fr. Timothy's current passion is providing spiritual guidance, pastoral care, and leadership to the faithful of Teller County Catholic Community.
Parish Staff
Heather Davis
Director of Discipleship and Social Outreach
Armour Ratcliffe
Director of Music and Liturgy
Nicole Hartje
Director of Administration and Finance
Mary Superata
Director of Faith Formation
Jutta Galloway
Director of Facilities
Deacon Chuck Matzker
Director of Discipleship
Pastoral Council
The Parish Pastoral Council members function as an integrated body of the faithful that forms a dynamic, consultative resource to the pastor and to Teller County Catholic Community. United as a leadership team their goal is to achieve our parish mission.
Pastoral Council activities focus on nurturing our individual and collective lives in the living Christ by:
- Actively bond parishioners into a cohesive community.
- Establishing plans, goals, and policies in collaboration with the Pastoral staff, Finance Council, and parish committee leaders to live the Gospel.
- Coordination and consistent review of the effectiveness of parish ministries, projects, processes and systems toward achieving goals, as well as recommending changes as appropriate.
- Guiding our faith community in living our Christian call to be evangelists and practice good stewardship of time, talent, and treasure.
Heather Davis
Staff Representative
Rose Long
Lisa Matasso
Bob Heslin
Steve Legarski
Lorenzo Neal
David Brown
Judy Feeney
Ray Javernick
Rich Molter
Finance Council
The bishop heads the diocese and appoints a priest as pastor to serve and manage each parish community on his behalf. The pastor is ultimately responsible for all parish finances. Church Law ( Canon 1280 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law ) and diocesan norms recognize the tremendous responsibility given to pastors in the realm of parish finances. Accordingly every parish is required to have a parish finance council. The pastor is responsible for assembling the parish finance council. The parish finance council is an advisory body whose membership should include individuals skilled in finance, civil law, construction/engineering or business.
Members are appointed by the pastor. The parish finance council will:
- Assist in the preparation of the annual budget.
- Assist in monitoring financial reports and the annual budget on an ongoing (at least quarterly) basis.
- Assist the pastor in assuring that the financial statements are presented to the parish community (at least annually).
- Assist in the implementation of acceptable internal control practices including reviewing and implementing diocesan policies.
- Assist the pastor in evaluating the impact on parish finances and administration of leasing parish properties to an outside organization.


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While the majority of illegal file sharing around TV show content takes place around American TV series, the last time that a locally produced M-Net show was so popular that it popped up on torrent sites was in April 2014 - also with Survivor SA when the 5th season, Survivor SA: Champions was shown on the pay-TV broadcaster.
Although illegally captured, uploaded and shared online, the rabid fandom and desire from people around the world who want to also watch the latest, 6th South African version, gives an indication of just what a hot TV property Survivor SA actually remains to M-Net.
M-Net revived the show last year after 4 years, previously produced by Endemol Shine Africa and now done by Afrokaans, with filming around the Philippines archipelago that wrapped earlier this year.
The first episode of Survivor SA: Philippines, again with host Nico Panagio, was broadcast this past Thursday evening on M-Net and is screened in South Africa as well as across Africa.
Moved from its former timeslot on Sundays to Thursdays, the first episode popped up online on several sites just days after its debut, having already been shared and downloaded by apparently thousands of people.
While ratings for Survivor SA: Philippines' debut episode on M-Net is not yet available, the illegal pirate viewing is unlikely to negatively impact on the channel's viewership, since pirate viewers who want to see the show are presumably largely based outside of South Africa and the African continent where they don't have access to MultiChoice's DStv or M-Net.
The previous season of Survivor SA made the top 10 list of most watched shows on M-Net.
How far stretches the reach and popularity of M-Net's Survivor SA: Philippines? Well, on the other side of the world, Brink of Reality in Australia with Ryan Brink and Jess Kent just finished doing a podcast recap of the first episode.
M-Net on Monday afternoon didn't immediately respond with its view when asked for comment in a media enquiry what the pay-TV broadcaster makes of the new season of Survivor SA: Philippines that like the previous season, also found pirate viewing popularity.
When there's a M-Net response to publish it will be added here.
M-Net however did respond in 2014 about the illegal downloading and sharing of the show and then told TVwithThinus that "even though the illegal downloading and sharing of Survivor South Africa indicates how popular the show is and demonstrates the great demand for top-notch local productions, M-Net does not condone piracy in any form or in any region".
"Piracy has a negative impact on the development of the local television and film industries and harms the investment of broadcasters and sponsors," said M-Net.
Survivor SA: Philippines is available on MultiChoice's DStv Now and DStv Catch Up services.


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(Kelsey is the Adult Community Events Liaison at the Main Library.)
The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year. Sometimes while we're in the midst of the chaos, we forget why we put ourselves through it all. At the end of the day, one of the main objectives of the holiday turmoil is to spend time with loved ones. Several members of our Library staff celebrate in ways that are fun and unique to their cultures and families.
The food can be a bit repetitive this time of year. Samantha Walker, Circulation Manager, has tacos with her family each year for Christmas Day for this very reason. Dottie Oestreich, Administrative Assistant, has a popular tradition she has brought with her from Texas. Her family makes tamales and other types of Mexican food on Christmas Eve. Dottie says "There are a couple of ideologies about how this tradition has come to be: one is that the wrapped tamale symbolizes the Baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothing. The second is that many families get together well before Christmas to prepare the tamales. This is almost a holiday in itself, because of the family time."
Holiday traditions are special because they passed down through the generations and are introduced to new members as families expand. Hillary Delaney, Local History Associate, enjoys a Lithuanian dumpling at Christmas. Her mother-in-law has a family recipe handed down from her mother, who emigrated from Lithuania, that all the children and grandchildren learn how to make. They all make this dish together on Christmas. My husband's family is Bulgarian and follow several of the traditional Bulgarian food customs for Christmas Eve dinner. The entire meal is vegetarian and only an odd number of dishes is allowed on the table. I brought a dessert the first year and it had to stay on the counter. Similar to king cake at Mardi Gras, there is a bread called koledna pitka (Christmas bread) that has coin hidden in it. Whoever finds the coin has good luck for the next year. The meal stays out overnight for the angels to feast upon.
Some of the most fun traditions are very unique to individual families. Sharon Franklin, Walton Branch Manager, annually has a dish they named Miriam's Wedding Jello, Sharon's best friend, Miriam, got married in 1970. As she tells it, "at the rehearsal dinner a fabulous, unfamiliar dessert was served." Her mother and another lady tried numerous times to recreate it, were eventually successful, and continue to create the dessert each Christmas. Circulation Assistant Kimberly Johnson's children receive pajamas on Christmas Eve from Santa's elves, a tradition 16 years strong beginning with her oldest child. They spend much of the evening running back to their rooms to see if the pajamas have arrived, so the elves have to be sneaky!
The ultimate goal of most holiday activities is to have fun and spend quality time with the people you love. Our staff definitely know how to celebrate the season. We hope you have a wonderful time with all of your traditions, new and old!
Kelsey is the Adult Community Events Liaison at the Main Library. She loves the holiday season and all the different activities that go along with it. Kelsey enjoys seeing the Nutcracker each year, visiting Cincinnati Zoo's Festival of Lights, and all the seasonal flavored treats and coffee.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is asking everyone for budget ideas
- Prime Minister meets top party leaders. finance ministry bureaucrats.
- Government plans to make India a $5-trillion economy by 2024.
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman to meet PM on Thursday, to discuss GDP growth.
The PM is set to interact with economists, bankers and sectoral experts through the week to gain insights on pressing issues in agriculture, reform and effective implementation of signature schemes and projects.
A five-year plan for the government to make India a $5-trillion economy by 2024, was cleared in Tuesday's meeting, as per Business Standard. The meeting was attended by all the five secretaries of the finance ministry besides top officials across ministries, along with government think tank NITI Aayog.
Pet Projects
The course of PM's pet projects like doubling farmers' income by 2022, PM-Kisan, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Piped Water For All, and Electricity For All were also discussed, as reported by The Quint.
Yet another meeting is to be held on Thursday. It will be attended by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, along with chief economic advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian, along with others.
The focal point of all the meetings is to draw a road map for reform across departments, including ease of doing business . Stepping up government revenues while carrying out reform to push GDP growth, which slipped to a five-year low of 6.8% in 2018-19, is also a key discussion point, sources told Quint.
The PM will also meet industry leaders including heads of state-owned banks on Friday. He will hold discussions with economists and policy experts on Saturday.
See Also:
Union Budget and Triple Talaq are among key bills as the first session of India's new Parliament rolls on
There is a lot of bad news that Modi has to budget for this year
Modi government sets up two cabinet panels to check falling GDP, employment
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It is admirable to be able to play the guitar. It's not uncommon to hear that most everyone has thought about playing the guitar themselves. If you're wanting to start making guitar playing a reality, you can use the below tips. Continue reading to learn how you can be a great player.
Learn the basics. Remember that you must start out slowly. There might be a favorite song that you really want to learn, but it is essential that you have a strong foundation. Learn positions for your fingers. Get those scales and chords down. Make sure you have these things down before moving on to anything more advanced.
Do not worry that you need to learn so much at once. Take everything step-by-step, and you will master the guitar. Set aside some time each day so you can practice and after a while you'll start to learn and memorize the techniques you need to know.
Recruit a teacher to help you. While many people have taught themselves to play guitar, it is sometimes a good idea for an objective person to watch you play. While teachers will help you improve style of play, they can make many other suggestions as well. You may have questions that you need answered as well, and a teacher is perfect for that.
Learn about guitar tabs and musical notation. Music theory is useful for understanding how chords and scales work. Spend time learning each string's note name, and also the note names for every fret. When it comes to playing riffs and melodies, this information is particularly helpful.
Learning the guitar can be very exciting. You should be learning to play because you're passionate about it. Do not let yourself become stress about it. If you do so, you can frustrate or bore yourself enough to give up on the practice. Instead, practice and play music that you love and that speaks to you.
Wanting to play a guitar? Try to build up calluses on the tips of your fingers. These calluses will make it less painful to play. It'll take time for these callouses to develop, but they'll soon appear if you practice often. The market even has some things you can use to expedite the process.
The first thing you should do is familiarize yourself with the various parts of your guitar. This makes it easier to play since you'll understand what scales, chords, and string names are.
Whether you love playing rock, or you like classical guitars, you should learn how to play with simple techniques. Instead of trying to learn difficult music, or fancy licks, start with easy songs. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" might not be a grown up song, but after you learn to play it you can move onto harder songs.
Play songs in several different keys. This will create beautiful sounds that are unique. It will also assist you in better understanding music. You will understand and appreciate the music more.
After you decide to actually learn the guitar, never let up on your practice schedule. Do not forget that anything worthwhile to learn requires hard work. For this reason, it is important to commit to practicing at least 5 days a week, for at least 30 minutes each session.
Begin Slowly
Don't forget to begin slowly. Do not try to master every melody that you hear. Begin slowly and learn each chord before speeding up. If you're only focusing on the speed you play at it's easy to get frustrated at your own mistakes. Begin slowly, get to know the whole song, and then work on that lightening speed.
Chord switching is important when learning to play guitar. You should take about fifteen minutes while you practice to make sure you can smoothly switch chords. Chord switching can make music sound pleasant and crisp, which is better than irritating and squeaky.
Learn one whole song. The normal thing many do is to only learn the catchy part of a tune. This common mistake develops poor habits. Always learn the whole song, even if you have to force yourself to do it. Stick to just that singular song until you have it down pat, and then you can move on.
You can use some common products to relieve sore fingers from playing guitar. Pre and post guitar practice, try soaking fingers for 30 seconds in some apple cider vinegar. You may also be able to ease any soreness if you ice your fingertips lightly. Using a cream that features benzocaine as an ingredient can also help.
Try to figure out songs on your own before you go looking up tablature. You can use a wide range of online sources to find songs you like, but try to figure them out on your own first.
Strumming is important. This is helpful in learning chords. You will also be able to switch chords much easier. So, take the time to simply strum because it has many benefits that will help you become a better player.
Reading Music
Reading music and learning to play are great things. Still, playing by ear should be an essential skill you learn as well. That means you can play without reading music, necessarily. You are then able to build a large catalogue of songs.
If you like computers, you can find programs that teach you how to play guitar by computer. This can connect to your guitar during the lesson. Then you just learn using the lessons on the computer as you follow along. This is like a combination of book learning and taking formal lessons.
In order to gain the required muscle memory for good play, you must practice daily. Even daily sessions of just half an hour are more effective than putting in a four hour practice once a week. Daily reinforcement is needed to build physical habits.
Guitar Playing
As you are now aware, you can take many paths towards better guitar playing. In terms of guitar playing, there's always something new you don't know. Use what you learned here and continue learning. Practice makes perfect, so don't hesitate to put these ideas into play now.


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This June you'll be more likely to find us celebrating Pride month than Dairy Month, but the Dairy Alliance spends this month (and others) marketing milk to families as the beverage of choice. The dairy industry encourages consumers to continue buying milk, often citing health benefits–despite the large amount of studies to the contrary. In fact, consumers are increasingly ditching dairy milk in favor of healthier, and kinder, plant-based options.
Why Dairy is Scary
As COK investigations have revealed, the cruel dairy industry is nothing to celebrate. On dairy farms, female cows are artificially inseminated in an invasive manual procedure, and each time they give birth, their calf is taken from them–some so young their umbilical cords are still attached. Many of their female calves will be endure the same cruel cycle as dairy cows until slaughter, while some of the male calves are raised for beef, or confined to small pens and kept malnourished until they are slaughtered for veal.
As you can imagine, life as a dairy cow is a cruel existence. Cows, just like dogs, thrive in social environments where they can build relationships, play, and exercise. On many factory farms where cows are kept in confined spaces, this is impossible.
After just a few years in these abusive conditions, a dairy cow will be considered "spent" and shipped to slaughter. The average dairy cow will be killed at six years old, despite her natural lifespan being around 20 years!
Why "Celebrate?"
According to the Dairy Alliance, June was originally named National Dairy Month "as a way to distribute extra milk during the warm months of summer." Dairy milk sales are slumping now, too, as consumers pick plant-based, and in 2016 the dairy industry even dumped–yes, dumped–over 43 million gallons of excess milk. Meanwhile, the industry fights to stop popular plant-based milks from being labeled as milk, and marketing firms paid by dairy farmers have appealed to fast-food restaurants to try to convince them to use more dairy products and save the dying industry.
What Consumers Really Want
While the dairy industry scrambles to sell its product, consumers are demanding the opposite and asking for non-dairy options. Companies like Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks have responded by adding non-dairy milks to their menu, and Starbucks is even launching a line of vegan foods!
There are always opportunities for companies to capture the growing plant-based market. Kraft Heinz is rolling out vegan options, but they continue to use milk in many of their vegetarian BOCA products–an ingredient easily replaceable with more ethical and healthy plant-based alternatives. Why keep using milk when you can cut out the cruelty to cows by ditching dairy?
Take Action!
This National Dairy Month, show companies like Kraft Heinz that you don't want to celebrate cruelty. Join us today in telling Kraft Heinz to kraft an all-vegan BOCA brand by ditching dairy!


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The history of the world famous enterprise started 1865 in Salzburg. At this time the eldest son of the family, Joseph Holzermayr, worked as an apprentice at the Lippsch Gingerbread and Wax Workshop, in one of the three little stores of the so called Grandegger House. Obviously the city seemed too small for our young Joseph, and after his years of apprenticeship and travel he acquired a property in Werfen, which produced confectionaries and ginger biscuits.
From now on the diligent businessman was seen at every religious festivity and farmers market with his delicious confectionary specialities. Only a short time later Holzermayr became the personal Purveyor for his Majestic Dignity of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. With an ordinary pushcart filled with all sorts of delicacies he went along the paths straight up to Castle Hohen Werfen.
"Chocolate for Indulgence" - true to this philosophy Joseph Holzermayr opened a little store on the Old Market 7 in Salzburg city in 1913, which was taken over by his son Rudolph in the same year. Besides the rarity cocoa and cakes he also served the hand rolled speciality "Echte Salzburger Mozartkugel" in small quantities. The core of this little delicacy is made from finest nougat and is surrounded by pistachio marzipan and dark chocolate. The Salzburg speciality was wrapped into silver foil to achieve better longivity.
The Holzermayr company enjoyed increasing popularity, not only among the population of Salzburg. Soon after the company supported specialized dealers from Mondsee to Gastein, from the Styrian Enns-Vally to Lofer and from Bad Ischl to Zell am See.
Around 1965, 100 years after the company was established, the Josef Holzermayr Confectionary was honoured by the chamber of commerce to mark it's century jubileum. In the meanwhile the speciality "Echte Salzburger Mozartkugel" also enjoyed a good reputation among international connoisseurs. The asortement of the company already covered sweets, candies, shortcakes, chocolates and even pastries.
The hallmark of our company is the varied assortment, the high quality of the products and last but not least the perfected "Echte Salzburger Mozartkugel", unchanged from our original recipe dating back to 1890, reflecting the international image of our small but good company in Salzburg.
The Josef Holzermayr Confectionary on the Old Market / Alter Markt 7 has been in the family for four generations and is now under the direction of Mrs. Gabriele Truschner-Rossmann. The cosy store approches it's 140 years jubileum, and also will still spoil it's customers with treats of finest confectionary in the years to come.
We do our best to fulfill our customers desires, and try to assure that we remain in sweet memory. Also our gift wrapping possibilities leave nothing to be desired! Furthermore we are certain to be able to offer the appropriate presents to sweeten your business events in a tasteful manner.
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3 thoughts on "My First Camera"
My wife let me buy my first "real" camera in 1977. It was a tossup between a Pentax K1000 and and Olympus OM-10. The Oly felt like half the weight of the K1000 and was my choice. For the next 20+ years, I shot Olympus eventually upgrading to the OM-2S and the OM-4T bodies. But it wasn't so much the camera that inspired my photography (I eventually spent years doing part-time editorial work and even had a stint as a fulltime news photographer) but seeing my first roll of film that I developed at home! Cameras are just the tools and I eventually shifted to Nikon and autofocus and finally spent a decade with a pair of Nikon D2H bodies that I still miss today. But, since retiring, I have shifted to the light weight of the Fuji X-System (X-E1 and X100S) and primes and am trying to follow in the footsteps of the early photojournalists like Cartier-Bresson, Doisneau and the like. If anything in past is an indicator, my pair of Fuji bodies may be my last. Currently, at almost four years and counting with them and not a trace of G.A.S.!!!


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Miller touched on Romeo Langford, of course, but much more at IU basketball media day. Indianapolis Star
Indiana University students will have the chance this season to sit court-level at Hoosiers men's basketball games behind the South basket.
At noon two days before each of the 13 home games in the student ticket package, according to an IU Athletics release, student ticket holders with general admission tickets will receive an email with the opportunity to upgrade their seats. The first 200 students to take advantage of the offer will be rewarded and required to arrive one hour before tip-off.
They also may receive a giveaway or free concessions.
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"We are extremely excited about the new opportunity for students to upgrade their tickets to the area behind the basket this year," Student Athletic Board President Samantha Clements said in the release. "We are looking for the loudest, most passionate fans to join us in this special section to help carry on the tradition of being one of the greatest home court advantages in college basketball."
The first opportunity for the package is Thursday, IU's exhibition game against Southern Indiana.
"I fully support this change," Indiana University Student Association President Alex Wisniewski said in the release. "More students will have the opportunity to get engaged during basketball games and foster an increased amount of school spirit."


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Housing Still In Trouble
The residential real estate market is still in trouble across the country. On Tuesday, the National Association of Realtors released a report saying that 80% of all homes in major cities had home prices fall in the 3rd quarter of the year. They said that more than 30% of all home deals came from "discounted distressed sales."
What they mean is that the homes that were being negotiated were all those houses that have been foreclosed, or are being negotiated for short sales. The reality is that there are just too many of those homes for sale, and those prices have dropped drastically in many places. You can literally get a house in Florida for 90% less than its original value in some places. In some neighborhoods of Detroit, you can actually purchase a house for less than $10; just amazing.
Of course, the pricing of homes is kind of a game in and of itself. I refer to a site like Zillow, which earlier this year had the worth of my home climbing way beyond anywhere I'd have ever thought possible in this economy. In the last four months, however, supposedly its worth has fallen almost $65,000, without anything in the area happening except one couple, which had been trying to sell their house as a FSBO for more than a year, finally hooked up with a realtor, and have drastically reduced how much they want for the house so they can get out of here and move to Florida.
It's no wonder that the government extended the home credit another year. What they now need to do is encourage the banks to start lending to home owners, since they're not going to get them to fully overhaul their credit card issues any time soon. And hopefully, they'll be more amenable to the process; I doubt it, though.


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The following news release was issued today, March 4.
ST. PAUL — Abortion coverage was removed from the state's health care exchange bill by the Minnesota House of Representatives this afternoon. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) strongly supported the amendment, which passed on a 71-57 vote.
"The health care exchange bill in the House now reflects the will of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the will of the people of Minnesota, the majority of whom oppose abortion and abortion coverage," said MCCL Legislative Associate Andrea Rau.
H.F. 5, the bill to create a state-run health care exchange, is a result of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. Under the federal law, every state must offer a health care exchange—an online marketplace of insurance plans. States may establish their own exchange or defer to one created and run by the federal government.
Minnesota legislators have until March 31 to turn the bill into law (the Senate has its own bill, S.F. 1); otherwise the federal exchange will be imposed. The Legislature will break March 25 until April 1, so the bill must be passed before then.
The federal law allows states to exclude coverage for abortion in health insurance plans that participate in the exchange.
"Abortion is not health care and it should not be among the procedures covered in the state exchange's insurance plans," Rau added. "MCCL is pleased to see the House recognize that abortion is outside the realm of health care."
The amendment to make the state's health care exchange pro-life, A13-0121, was offered by Rep. Patti Fritz, DFL-Faribault. It was one of many amendments considered in today's House floor debate of the exchange bill.