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Upon arrival to Prague by plane: We strongly recommend to use AAA Taxi service, located at the arrival hall.
Prague International airport handles flights from within Europe and from overseas. It is located 30-45 minutes by car from the centre of Prague. There are good connections between the airport and the city centre by public transport – buses and taxis.
Letiste Praha, a. s.
Letiste Praha - Ruzyne, 160 08 Praha 6
Tel.: +420 2 2011 1111, +420 2 9666 1111
Fax: +420 2 3535 0922
Arrival by public transport
Prague has a very sophisticated underground, tram and bus transportation system. The Prague underground is quite new and efficient. During the peak hours, trains run every 1 or 2 minutes, and during off-peak hours at least every 10 minutes. For more information about Prague public transportation visit http://www.dpp.cz/
Accompanying person programme
In paralel with the opening of the Congress on Thursday September 3, 2009 in the Diplomat hotel, registered accompanying person will set off by coach on an exciting one day exploration of the city of Prague. – GRAND TOUR OF PRAGUE – will start at 13:00 – the meeting point willl be at the registration desk in the hotel. Voucher for the tour will be handl out at the registration.
On the Thursday evening full delegate and partners are invited to an evening welcome reception in the Diplomat hotel.
On Friday the lucky partners will continue their programme with a tour of KARLOVY VARY SPA TOUR. Carlsbad is the most famous of the Western Bohemian spas. The tour will start at 8:30 and the meeting point will be at the registration.
After this all day tou rout of Prague the Friday will culminate in a gala dinner for full delegate and their partners.
A long with your registration, you will receive your badge. Name badge must be worn when attending the sessions and official dinner. Admittance to the sessions and dinner without badge is not possible.
1. Participant
2. Accompanying Person
3. One Day Badge
4. Speakers and Chairs
5. Staff
Certificate of attendance
Certificate of attendance will be handed over to each participant at the registration desk.
City maps
Along with your congress documents you will receive a city map together with other brochures about Prague. Further information is available at the info counter on the first floor at the registration.
Congress language
The congress language is English no translation is to be provided.
The Czech currency is called the Czech crown (CZK).Banknotes of 5,000, 2,000, 1,000, 500, 200, 100 and 50 CZK and coins of 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 CZK values are available.
Exchange offices are located all around the city centre (exchange offices, banks, post offices).
ALL RATES given in the program are in EUROS (€).
Doctor / First Aid
In case of any urgent matters please do not hesitate to contact our staff at the registration desk.
Electricity used in the Czech Republic is 220 Volts; standard European system of round pins with two holes.Please, bring a transformer for your electrical or electronic equipment using different voltage (ie. USA, Canada).
Emergency call
The following numbers can be also used for urgent help from Police, Fire brigade, or Emergency medical assistance, these numbers can also be dialled directly:
150 Fire Department
155 Medical Service
156 Prague City police
158 Police
Food and beverages
The cost of refreshment served at coffee-breaks, lunches is included in the registration fee of all participants and accompanying persons. The refreshment will be served within the Foyer in case of lunches whitin the restaurant Loreta.
Gala dinner
Gala dinner for full delegates and registered accompanying persons will be held in Best Wester hotel Kampa in the Rytirsky hall. The transfer for the dinner will be arranged at 19:30. Meeting point will eb in the lobby of the hotel. Transfer back to the hotel will be provided as well.
Guided tours
For all questions regarding tours, please refer to the registration desk.
When travelling around the Czech Republic you might need medical assistance. You can be sure, you will be treated with high European standards. We recommend arranging travel insurance before leaving your country. If any assistance is needed ,please, contact our registration staff.
At any time, information is available at the registration desk.
Insurance and Liability
The Organizers will accept no liability for personal injuries sustained by or for loss or damage to property belonging to Congress participants, accompanying persons either during or as a result of the Congress or during all tours and events. Participants are strongly recommended to take out an insurance policy covering an accident, lost luggage and trip cancellation.
Internet corner is not provided. You can buy a hifi access at the reception desk at the hotel.
Lost & Found
A lost and found service is available at the registration desk.
A message board will be located in the registration area. You can post your messages here.
Mobile Phones
Participants are kindly requested to keep their mobile phones in the off position in the meeting rooms while sessions being held.
Participants arriving by car are advised to use the underground parking space, which is available in the hotel. Parking fees are not included in the registration fee.
A complete list of participants is included in the congress documents.
Poster area is placed in the foyer. Please, mount your poster to the assigned poster board (marked by your number). If any assistance is needed, please ask the hostess at the poster desk in the poster area.
Poster Presentations: posters will be displayed during the whole congress. Please chek the programme for the assigned poster presentation time.
Posters should be mounted on: Thursday, September 3, 2009 until 12:00
Removed on: Stahurday, September 5, 2009 until 12:00
Prague Information Service
All information about Prague can be required at:
Tel: + 420 221 714 444
You can also ask our staff at the Registration desk.
Presentation submisson
Power Point presentations only (CD, USB stick) may be used. In the lecture rooms a video projector and laptop will be at your disposal. Personal laptops are not permitted. Please take your presentation to the Slide preview next to the registration no later than 120 minutes prior to your lecture and approach the media technician. All the authors were provided with presentation guidelines directly before the Congress.
Programme Changes
The organizers cannot assume liability for any changes in the programme due to the external or unforeseen circumstances.
Please, register at the registration, where a hostess will assist you with the registration. Based on your confirmation of registration you will receive a congress matherials along with the name badge. If you are preregistered via online system, please make sure to take your confirmation of the registration with you to avoid any confusion.
Onsite registrations can be done using an onsite registration form available at the registration:
Congress documents cannot be guaranteed for the participants registering onsite.
In case your payment was not recognized or did not reach us until August 31, 2009 copy of bank transfers will not be considered as a proof of payment. Therefore you will be asked to pay an onsite registration. All double payments will be reimbursed after the congress.
Registration opening hours:
Thursday, September 3, 2009: 8:00 – 20:00
Friday, September 4, 2009: 8:00 – 19:00
Sathurday, September 5, 2009 8:00 – 12:00
Registration area is located on the first floor of the hotel
Cancellation policy / Name changes
All onsite cancellations (not communicated before to the secretariat) will automatically leads into 100% cancellations.
Name changes not communicated before will be considered as a new registration.
Registration fee includes:
- Admission to all sessions, poster area
- Admission to Welcome Reception, Gala dinner
- Congress documents – Final Programme Book, CD with Proceedings, City map, List of
- Name badge + vouchers
- Coffee breaks
- Lunches
Accompanying fee includes:
- Admission to the Welcome Reception, Gala dinner
- Guided tour Grand tour of Prague and Karlovy Vary tour
- Name badge + vouchers
- Coffee breaks
- Lunches Safety
Prague belongs to most popular destinations in the world. Statistics show that when compared to other major European cities like Paris, Rome or Madrid the rate of crime is much lower in Prague. A night walk around the city is relatively safe but, of course, like in all other big cities with a high concentration of people, we recommend handling your personal belongings with the utmost care.
Most shops in Prague are open from 9:00 to 18:00, Monday through Saturday. Shops in the city centre are usually open from 9:00 – 20:00, Monday through Sunday.
Smoking policy
For the comfort and health of all the participants, smoking is not permitted at any official occasions. This includes sessions, workshops, other meetings, meal functions and also registration areas and foyers.
Slide Preview
Is located in next to the registration at the 1st floor. Please, make sure to hand in your presentation at least 120 minutes prior to the start of your assigned session. Our staff will be happy to assist you.
Upon arrival to Prague by plane: We strongly recommend to use AAA Taxi service, located at the arrival hall.
In the city centre taxis are easy to hail from the street but we recommend you to use hotel taxis or obtain a cab by phone through the radio taxi service e.g. AAA (+ 420 14 014),
City taxi (+420 257 257 257 ) or Speed cars ( +420 224 234 234 ).
Registration staff will be happy to assist you with taxi service at the PCC.
Boarding charge: approximately 30 CZK
Journeys within the city: approximately 28 CZK/ 1 kilometer
Waiting time: approximately 10 CZK/per minute
Prague is a city with a mixture of oceanic and continental weather, average summer temperature is 20 degrees C.
Time Difference
The Czech Republic is in Central European Time Zone. Central European Time (CET) is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1). After the last Sunday in March the time in the Czech Republic is shifted back by 1 hour to Central European Time and this lasts until the end of September.
Service is usually included in the bill in bars and restaurants but tips are welcome. If you consider the service good enough to warrant a tip, suggested level is around 10%.
The Czech legislation requires that all congress costs include the Czech VAT.
Hotel Diplomat:
Evropska 15
CZ – 160 41, Prague 6


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Indian-occupied Kashmir was paralyzed by a general strike on Monday after the Army murdered two civilians this weekend.
The occupation forces murdered one protester in a demonstration in repulse of the murder of another civilian just hours before. As reaction the independentist movement called for a general strike that had massive following.
The occupant power declared the state of emergency.
Source: Gara[es].

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Hail Monday!
Jun 13, 2011
What a fun start to the week. I've had the delight of playing in some new ways with one of my regular slaves, plus, Sherry joined us for some crazy bondage/rubber electric fun. To start we thought it would be interesting to see if two people could fit in a large rubber bodybag (facing each other). My male slave climbed in and tiny sherry manoeuvred herself inside the bag too. What a snug fit! As usual both slaves were up to some real mischief, Sherry to start with, had underwear on, and, I'm not sure how, it seemed to miraculously remove itself, despite the tightness of the rubber. What followed was a sight to behold, lots of laughing, screaming (tickling I'm guessing) and rolling around the floor (not an easy feet for two tightly bound slaves). Luckily id attached some electrics to my male slave first, Sherry's were added later to her rear. I enjoyed whipping them both. Of course I had no idea who would receive the strikes as there was so much wriggling going on!!!
After a time, my two exhausted slaves were set free, despite their best efforts to stay locked in the warm bodybag. I hooked up my strapcage, I wonder if two slave can fit into there next!!!!!!


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If public schools are to realize their democratizing potential, progressive activists must organize and act on an agenda that counters the neo-liberal view of education that currently dominates. We want to believe that public schools serve us, the public, "We, the people." We want to believe that schools strengthen our democracy, our ability to meaningfully participate in the decision-making processes that impact our communities and our lives. Educational resources need to be directed towards increasing people's awareness of the relevant facts about their lives, and to increase people's abilities to act upon these facts in their own true interests. For the past twenty years significant efforts have been made to establish a statist view of schools that treats teachers as mere appendages to the machinery of the state and seeks to hold them accountable to serving the interests of state and corporate power. Linked as it is to the interests of private wealth, this view defines children's value in life as human resources and future consumers. In order to combat this movement, progressive media outlets must begin doing more to alert the public to the disastrous consequences it holds for our schools, our children, and our democracy.
Progressives everywhere must begin doing more to demand that our institutions of public education foster critical citizenship skills to advance a more viable and vibrant democratic society. They must push for schools to become organized around preparing young people for active, democratic citizenship through engagement with real-world issues, problem-solving, and critical thinking, and through active participation in civic and political processes. Informed citizenship in a broad-based, grassroots democracy must be based on principles of cooperation with others, non-violent conflict resolution, dialogue, inquiry and rational debate, environmental activism, and the preservation and expansion of human rights. These skills, capacities, and dispositions need to be taught and practiced in our nation's schools.
"In the end, whether the savage inequalities of neoliberalism—which define current social and national relations as well as approaches to school reform— will be overcome depends on how people organize, respond, learn, and teach in schools."
Progressives must also push harder to ensure that all schools are funded equally and fully, eliminating the dependence on private corporate funds and on the property tax, which creates a two-tiered educational system by distributing educational monies inequitably. Promoting greater equality in educational opportunity must also include demands for universal pre-k and tuition-free higher education for all qualified students in state universities. The past two decades have witnessed the increasing involvement of corporations in education in terms of supplementing public spending in exchange for school-based marketing (including advertising space in schools and textbooks, junk fast food and vending machines, and commercial-laden "free" TV). We believe that students should not be thought of as a potential market or as consumers, but as future citizens. We must work for the elimination of advertising in schools and curricula and of the marketing of unhealthy products on school grounds.
As described above, the current system uses "carrots and sticks" to coerce compliance with an alienating system of schooling aimed at inducing conformity among teachers and students through high stakes testing. This system alienates teachers from their work by stripping it of all creative endeavor and reduces it to following scripted lesson plans. We believe that teaching is a matter of the heart, that place where intellect meets up with emotion and spirit in constant dialogue with the world around us. Advancing a more democratic vision of education requires us to work toward the elimination of high stakes standardized tests, and the institution of more fair, equitable, and meaningful systems of accountability and assessment of both students and schools.
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The current system also alienates students by stripping learning from its engagement with the world in all of its complexity. It reduces learning to test preparation as part of a larger rat race where students are situated within a larger economic competition for dwindling numbers of jobs. We believe that excellence needs to be defined in terms of teachers' abilities to inspire children to engage the world, for it is through such critical engagement that true learning (as opposed to rote memorization) actually occurs. Students living in the 21st century are going to have to deal with a host of problems created by their predecessors: global warming and other ecological disasters, global conflicts, human rights abuses, loss of civil liberties, etc. The curriculum needs to address what students need to know and be able to do in the 21st century to tackle these problems– and it needs to be relevant to students' current interests and concerns.
Progressives must also work diligently to enlist broader and deeper levels of public support for teachers. Teachers matter. Teaching is a public act that bears directly on our collective future. A broader movement in support of democratic and egalitarian reforms in education must include a commitment to ensure that teachers begin receiving salaries commensurate with other professions. At the same time, we must restore and expand teachers' control, in collaboration with students and communities, over decision-making about issues of curriculum and instruction in the classroom – no more scripted teaching, no more mandated outcomes, no more "teacher-proof" curricula. Local control of education rests at the heart of democracy; state and nationally mandated curriculum and assessment are a prescription for totalitarianism.
Children of immigrants make up approximately 20 percent of the children in the United States, bringing linguistic and cultural differences to many classrooms. Added to this are 2.4 million children who speak a language other than English at home. Those of us struggling to defend the public's welfare in public schools need the support of the wider progressive movement to ensure that the learning needs of English language learners are met through caring, multicultural, multi-lingual education. Citizens in a pluralistic democracy, after all, need to value difference and interact with people of differing abilities, orientations, ethnicities, cultures, and dispositions. Our nation as a whole needs to discard outmoded notions of a hypothetical norm, and either describe ALL students as different, or none of them. All classrooms should be inclusive, meeting the needs of all students, together, in a way that is just, caring, challenging, and meaningful.
Because they do not increase the market value of children, arts programs have never been funded at sufficient levels. Under pressure to increase student achievement rates (test scores), school districts in many areas of the country have eliminated art and music classes from their curricula to give students more time to spend preparing for standardized tests. Progressive elements in our society have always supported these programs. We must, however, do more in order to reverse these economically-driven assaults on the arts in schools, hopefully expanding students' opportunities to learn and excel in the fine and performing arts, physical education and sports, and extra-curricular clubs and activities, in order to develop the skills of interaction and responsibility necessary for participation in a robust civil society.
In the end, whether the savage inequalities of neoliberalism—which define current social and national relations as well as approaches to school reform— will be overcome depends on how people organize, respond, learn, and teach in schools. With the help of the progressive press and other media outlets, those engaged in the larger struggle for social, political, and environmental justice can, and must, renew their commitment to educational justice and a democratic vision to guide the functioning of our nation's schools. Concurrently, teachers and educational leaders need to link their own interests in the improvement of teaching and learning to a broad-based movement for social, political, and economic justice, and work together for the democratic renewal of public life and public education in America. Collectively, we must make these commitments and act upon them soon, while public control still exists over the public schools. That control will not last unless we do.


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According to official figures from the Pet Food Manufacturers Association, there are over 8.5 million domestic canines in this country. That's not surprising, as most people with any semblance of feeling in their heart cannot fail to be seduced by a soppy, helpless little puppy snuffling around their feet. Some of these innocent little creatures turn out to be highly intelligent, doing jobs invaluable to society. Some less cerebral but still important in our day to day lives. Some provide no more than company for their owners. Some are aggressive, whilst others will shower you with affection asking no more than a pat on the head in recognition of their efforts.
These are all recognisable traits, but above all of their undeniable qualities, at the very zenith of their C.V. is the biggest virtue they have..LOYALTY! It doesn't matter how you treat them, good or bad, love or abuse, they will come back for more. What other collection of society would show such unyielding blind faith in what they believe in?
You and me......Football Fans.
I'm not talking about the guy who has the latest shirt, or a season ticket to the most recent Premiership winners " 'cause he's got a few quid". I'm talking about the fella who still cherishes the programme he bought on a filthy night in god knows where, when he had no money, didn't have a ticket when he set off, but blagged one anyway when he got there. He missed the coach to get back, spent a day and a half hitching home, and did it all again the next week.
All he asked for was a pat on the head. What he usually got was a kick in the proverbials from the people who knew he would be back again next week anyway.
This neatly brings me round to West Ham.
The reason I mention the 8.5 million dogs figure is to try and bring context. That equates to one for every four households in this country. They are everywhere. You will see them every time you go for a walk, to the shops, on the beach, in the country, and every time you go to the pub there will be a big daft soppy dog somewhere on the premises.
And believe me, somewhere in that pub there will be a lovable friendly "Cockney Boy".
When you find him(and trust me you won't have to search too hard), he will adore you for thinking that Julian Dicks was the best left back the world has seen. He will buy you a drink if you agree that they did indeed win the World Cup, and the slightest derogatory remark in the direction of Millwall will see you carried shoulder high for all to witness.
Mostly though, you will be on the receiving end of a narrative, describing how it it's in their DNA to play the beautiful attractive football that they, and only they, have ever allowed the world to see.
So you can understand my glee when my local "Iron" was faced with the reality that "Big Fat Sam" was the next incumbent at the academy of football.
"He'll have to change, cos we won't stand for any of that Bolton long ball b....x", is the overriding memory I have of that conversation.
What he didn't account for was his clubs need to stay in the upper tier, and also that he fell into the trap of believing the long ball tripe that was so frequently pointed in the direction of his new manager.
Allardyce is never going to have his teams play "pretty" football simply to be lauded by all and sundry. But he is an astute man, and at the front of the line to learn, digest, accept and implement new coaching innovations, mostly way before the majority of his contemperaries.
Sam Allardyce, (or Allardicio as he once described himself) will see this through, and it will start with a victory over the struggling Sunderland tomorrow.
Allardyces' self regard can sometimes appear to be delusional, but just ask Bolton fans where they would rather be now!
If West Ham truly wish to stay in the premiership, we'll be seeing a lot more of Sam.
Beautiful Football in the Championship is not really what my friendly "Iron" really wants, so he had better be careful what he wishes for.
Source: DSG
Source: DSG


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Is there a formula for a happy vacation?
Even if your personality is perfectly suited to derive enjoyment from vacation, you won't enjoy one that's gone terribly awry. Jet lag from a long flight, getting sick from eating local food and even spending your vacation days waiting in lines at theme parks could knock your vacation out of the "relaxing" category deemed joy-producing [source: Nawijn].
One study showed that a person's ability to gain "life satisfaction" from traveling banked on whether he or she didn't experience certain things, like feeling tired, getting sick, gaining weight or worrying about catching a disease. Concerns about running out of money on the trip and returning from the trip broke, and spending money on frivolous things also made that list [source: Virginia Tech]. Basically, as long as the trip didn't trigger those types of negative thoughts, it was considered relaxing enough to provide satisfaction.
You might think taking a longer trip will mean more happiness for you, but research shows that length of vacation doesn't affect happiness levels at all [source: Nawijn]. And since vacation anticipation is so important, a spontaneous, last-minute trip can't be the best option for accruing happiness points.
But what about those vacations that aren't intended to be relaxing? A mission trip to a poverty-stricken area in Africa or a backpacking wilderness challenge in the Sierra Nevada surely can't be as relaxing as a week lying on the beach doing nothing. Can such trips also provide happiness?
Mission trips and wilderness challenges fall into the category of the transformative trip -- a trip that is designed to be a life-changing experience for the vacationer. On such a trip, the traveler is thrust into completely unfamiliar territory and faced with unfamiliar challenges. In this territory, away from the pressures and influences of everyday life, the traveler is likely to come up with solutions that would have seemed futile in his or her home environment. Such trips can help travelers break unhealthy patterns and experiment with new ones [source: Ross].
Therefore, there's great potential to solve problems at home by vacationing someplace else [source: Lehrer]. Some researchers even believe travel could be prescribed as treatment for the clinically depressed [source: Science Alert].
Whatever your reasons for traveling, in most cases, happiness levels drop off pretty quickly post-vacation. So, what's a traveler to do about that sad fact? Plan another trip. A few short trips a year, with plenty of eager anticipation time in between, may just increase one's happiness levels over the long haul.
For more travel articles, check out the links below.
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- Akerstrom, Lola. "The 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes of All Time." Matadornetwork.com. March 7, 2008. (June 16, 2011) http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/50-most-inspiring-travel-quotes-of-all-time/
- Bryant, Fred B. "Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI): A scale for measuring beliefs about savoring." Journal of Mental Health. 2003. (June 16, 2011) http://www.carolinemiller.com/info/Savoring_Belief_Inventory_Bryant.pdf
- De Botton, Alain. "The Art of Travel." Vintage Books. New York. 2002.
- "Holidays Help Boost Happiness Levels." Science Alert. July 20, 2010. (June 16, 2011) http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20102007-21156.html
- Lehrer, Jonah. "Why We Travel." The Observer. March 14, 2010. (June 16, 2011) http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/mar/14/why-travel-makes-you-smarter
- "Marketing Professor Studies Vacation's Impact on Happiness." Virginia Tech. July 2, 2009. (June 16, 2011) http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-510.html
- Nawijn, Jeroen; Miquelle A. Marchand; Ruut Veenhoven; Ad J. Vingerhoets. "Vacationers Happier, but Most Not Happier After a Holiday." The International Society for Applied Quality-of-life Studies. Feb. 10, 2010. (June 16, 2011) http://arno.uvt.nl/show.cgi?fid=105695
- Parker, Tara. "How Vacations Affect Your Happiness." The New York Times. Feb. 18, 2010. (June 16, 2011) http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/how-vacations-affect-your-happiness/
- Rosenbloom, Stephanie. "But will it make you happy?" The New York Times. Aug. 7, 2010. (June 16, 2011) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/business/08consume.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1308241131-sHmkZ0AI2la6k7BsJvz/Ew&pagewanted=1
- Ross, Susan. "Transformative Travel: An Enjoyable Way to Foster Radical Change." ReVision. (June 16, 2011) http://www.transformationintegration.com/uploads/ROSS_TT_ARTICLE.pdf


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By DAN BILEFSKY
Published: October 12, 2012
BUCHAREST — Victor Ponta came to power in Romania in May amid high hopes that the boyish-looking 40-year-old — the youngest prime minister in the European Union — would usher in a generational change in a country that has struggled to overcome one of the harshest Communist legacies of the former Soviet bloc.
Instead, Romanian politics have seldom been more poisonous. After Mr. Ponta's failed attempt to impeach President Traian Basescu in July, the two men can barely stand being in the same room with each other, according to associates. They are now locked in an uncomfortable cohabitation until elections in December. And even that vote, analysts say, may prove inconclusive.
The upheavals of this country of 22 million have added to concerns in the United States and Europe about the political instability and threats to democratic institutions that are intensifying across the former Communist bloc.
In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has come under criticism for flouting democracy with a series of measures that have brought the judiciary and media to heel. In the Czech Republic, the government has teetered on collapse with ministers involved in wire-tapping and corruption scandals.
But Romania, in particular, lies in a region without a history of stable, enlightened governance, even before it suffered through the ravages of World War II and then decades of the meglomaniacal Communist dictatorship under Nicolae Ceausescu, who was overthrown in the most violent of the revolutions that undid the Soviet bloc beginning in 1989.
Since then, Romanians have labored to build democratic structures virtually from scratch, finding themselves in a far more challenging position than almost any of their post-Communist neighbors. Romania's foibles, then, have provoked debate about whether it and Bulgaria, which both entered the European Union in 2007, were invited in too soon, before their cultures of lawlessness, corruption and winner-take-all politics could be uprooted.
The vociferousness of the domestic battle in Romania has overshadowed policy making, rattled the currency, the lei, and undermined investor confidence in a country that is the second poorest in the European Union after Bulgaria.
Mr. Ponta's government issued more than two dozen emergency decrees since it took office, allowing it to bypass Parliament. It replaced the country's ombudsman, who has the power to challenge emergency legislation before the Constitutional Court. Opposition politicians routinely accuse each other of being stooges and liars.
Some members of the pro-government media have accused critical foreign journalists of being anti-Romanian agents. The public remains disgusted with endemic graft and corruption. Adding to the mistrust are accusations that Mr. Ponta, a former prosecutor, plagiarized his doctoral thesis (he has acknowledged some shortcomings).
In an interview at the gargantuan and opulent 1,100-room Palace of Parliament — an architectural monstrosity built by Mr. Ceausescu as a monument to his authority and grandeur — Mr. Ponta acknowledged mistakes, but fell short of expressing outright regret.
He showed barely concealed contempt for Mr. Basescu, a former ship captain, whom he accused of brazenly clinging to power, despite having been rejected by a majority of Romanians, calling the president politically "illegitimate."
"My mentality as a new generation of politician is to respect the institution even if I don't respect the person," he said, referring to the president. "He will never give up. He is a former sea captain and you won't see a former sea captain being humble or giving up."
Mr. Ponta said his main shortcoming had been not to effectively communicate the reasons behind the impeachment vote. To repair the country's image, Mr. Ponta said he was studiously avoiding confrontations with the president, and had even recently removed himself from an acrimonious meeting about foreign policy to avoid another public and damaging bust-up.
Mr. Basescu declined an interview request, in keeping with the conspicuously low profile he has maintained since the referendum on his impeachment, which was favored by an overwhelming majority, even though the turnout of 46 percent was below the 50 percent needed to make the vote valid.
"Our European and American partners appreciate stability and predictability, and the lack of these two leads to overreaction and misunderstanding," Mr. Ponta said, explaining the lessons he has learned since then.
Indeed, Western diplomats were so concerned that the country was teetering toward lawlessness that in August Washington sent the U.S. assistant secretary for European affairs, Philip H. Gordon, to Bucharest, where he met with both men and warned that Romania must uphold the rule of law.
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and the European Commission president, José Manuel Barroso, have also voiced concern. Talks, which had been scheduled for September in Brussels on Romania's bid to join the European Union's coveted visa-free zone, have been postponed.
Romania has to "remove all doubts on its commitment to the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary and the respect for constitutional rulings," Mr. Barroso warned Mr. Ponta last month in Brussels.
The move for impeachment was triggered by accusations from the government that Mr. Basescu had overreached his mandate by, among other things, refusing to appoint ministers chosen by the prime minister, pressuring prosecutors in legal cases and using the secret services against enemies.
Mr. Basescu, who has denied the accusations, accused the prime minister — already under fire for riding roughshod through parliamentary checks and balances — of orchestrating a "coup d''état."
Monica Macovei, a former justice minister and close ally of Mr. Basescu, asserted in an interview that the breaches of the rule of law in the run-up to the referendum were worse than anything seen since the Ceausescu era.
But she insisted that Romania's membership in the European Union had been instrumental in overcoming the political showdown. Romania's justice system is closely monitored by the European Union, which also gives Bucharest much-needed funding. That gives Brussels significant leverage over the country.
"We joined the E.U. to follow the rules, not to destroy them," she said.
There is little indication, however, that the political tumult will end soon. Mr. Ponta's leftist coalition is expected to do well in the elections in December, analysts say, but may fall short of winning a majority that might break the deadlock.
While the prime minister's performance has generated doubts, voters appear even more disenchanted with the rightist party of Mr. Basescu, which they associate with deeply unpopular austerity measures.
More than anything, the relentless sparring and stalemate has engendered a deep sense of disappointment among Romanians in the promise of their young democracy and disillusionment in their political leadership.
"Our politicians behave like children fighting over a toy," said Monica Cristea, 43, a manicurist from Poenari, a village near Bucharest, where many of her neighbors had left to find work in Germany and Italy. "They have destroyed our international reputation. I am outraged. I don't like any of them."


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This is a real treat to have and superbly delicious – Pear and A pricot Compote.
It will keep a long time in your fridge, or you can offer it as a gift it in a nice decorated jar as I often do. It's an ideal present to give to an elderly relative for Christmas, and they will love it! It's a lovely idea, suggested by a friend of mine when I gave her some to try, and it does not cost that much to make at all. You can make this with what ever you have in your kitchen larder. I have lots of pears in my garden, but these particular ones are very small – they are called Shinko Asian Pears. They are round and the flesh is firm and crisp like an apple. The taste, is quite distinct, and out there on its own, although it is still pear-like, being sweet and juicy with a hint of grit cells, similar to the European pears, and my one little tree produces loads of them, I went away in August and when I came back I found hundreds of them on the ground!
I wonder who inverted this beautiful desert, I think it may be the French. The name is derived from the French word compote, meaning mixture, and compote was served as an afternoon snack with sour cream and biscuits. I like to serve it with afternoon tea, instead of jam with a choice of lovely scones. You can serve it hot or cold – as you wish. It's delicious in so many ways : Eat it on its own, or with cream, ice cream, fromage frais, custard or yoghurt. You can even add it into trifles or puddings – it's really up to you, just as long you enjoy the recipe.
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Amazing views of downtown Salt Lake City, the Great Salt Lake, the Wasatch Mountains, and the Ochre Mountains.Very easy and quick hike, 1 mile roundtrip with a 350 foot elevation gain.Watch Evening Primrose bloom after sunset in spring.
This hike is a piece of cake with a sizable reward. It starts just up the hill behind the Capitol Building and ascends 350 feet over about 0.5 miles to the top on a very well marked trail. It's great for a family with young ones or maybe a quick post-dinner evening date. Parking is all along a residential street and though it could prove tricky to find a spot on a really busy weekend day, it's free!
The views are pretty spectacular for most of the short hike, though the top is where the big pay off lies. With the Wasatch Mountains to the east, the Great Salt Lake to the west, and the city sprawled out below, there aren't many better places to really get a sense of how SLC fits into the landscape.
After settling in, enjoying the view, and maybe reading some of the signage at the top, take some time to look around below you. We saw two Gopher Snakes, patches of wildflowers, and shortly after sunset, noticed a patch of Evening Primrose blooming under the almost full moon (late May).
No matter the season, the sunset will be glorious here. For us the sun was setting perfectly in the center of Antelope Island, though in the fall it will be behind the Ochre Mountains.
If you have a little more time, come earlier in the afternoon and hike all around the Ensign Peak Open Space. This leads to higher elevations and different vantage points, but depending on the time of year, the sunset may still be better (less obstructed) from Ensign Peak itself.
It can be busy so weekdays are definitely the time to do it if you want to avoid crowds.
Overall rating:
Travis Poulson
over 1 year ago
Short, Easy, Worth an Hour or Two
It's crowded and easy, but worth a jaunt up if you haven't been or it's been a while. The kids will have fun getting out and you can enjoy the view of downtown.
Hugo Lopez
almost 3 years ago
Easy Beginner's Hike But Hard If You Take The Long Route
Easy hike if you're trying to get into hiking. There's a back trail you can take from the top of memory grove which makes the total hike about 2 or 3 hours long. Either route you do take is enjoyable due to the view, I recommend going at dusk or dawn! Great view of the city lights
Natasha Udink
about 3 years ago
Easy Family Friendly
Not my favorite hike. Great view of the city but I prefer to get away from the city when I hike
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Looking forward since 1929
1929 - Åkerlund & RausingÅkerlund & Rausing has a very long and interesting history. The founders fundamental idea was to restructure European retailing the American way; with pre-packed goods, instead of scooping unpacked products from big sacks. Thus inventing a new business and at the same time profoundly changing another. Innovation has always been the leading star in A&R. This drive has developed many well-known concepts, like Satello, Expresso, Cekacan, and the first Tetra for milk, which later resulted in the company Tetra Pak.
1993 - FCP GroupIn May 1993 the FCP Group (Folding Carton Partners) was founded through the merger of the folding carton division of Europa Carton AG, Germany and the French Cajofé Group. FCP had a long experience and expertise in delivering carton packaging solutions for market segments such as Food, Frozen Food, Beverage, Non-food, Tobacco, Detergents and Pet food.
2000 - A&R CartonA&R Carton was founded in January 2000 as a result of a merger between the carton businesses of Åkerlund & Rausing and FCP. Since the formation of A&R Carton in 2000, the strategy has been to focus on value added profitable niches of the folding carton converting business and to expand operations in Eastern Europe. Simultaneously with restructuring, A&R Carton has expanded its operations in Russia, invested in new machinery in Western Europe to gain efficiency, and continued developing new innovative products.
2008 - Flextrus
Flextrus was founded as a management buyout from Amcor Flexibles in 2008. The company builds on its heritage of packaging competence from Åkerlund & Rausing while having a clear customer focus. Flextrus' strategy is to focus on selected segments within flexible barrier packaging targeting the West European food and healthcare industry with innovative and differentiating packaging solutions.
2011 - AR Packaging
In 2011 A&R Carton became a member of AR Packaging which is owned by Ahlström Capital(64%) – a private equity investment company founded in 2001 with industrial heritage from 1853, and Accent Equity Partners(34%) – a Swedish private equity company, with the remainder being owned by the management. AR Packaging consists of A&R Carton and Flextrus.
2015 - Acquisition of European operations from MWV
AR Packaging acquired the European tobacco, chocolate confectionery and general packaging operations from MeadWestvaco Corporation. The acquired operations included plants in Austria, Poland and Russia which were incorporated under the A&R Carton brand. The acquisition elevated AR Packaging to a top 3 position in folding cartons in Europe.
2016 - CVC Capital Partners acquires AR Packaging
CVC Capital Partners is one of the world's leading and most respected private equity and investment advisory firms. Founded in 1981, CVC today has a network of 24 offices and over 300 employees throughout Europe, Asia and the US. To date, CVC has secured commitments of over US$79 billion in funds from a diverse and loyal investor base, completing over 300 investments in a wide range of industries and countries across the globe, with an aggregate transaction value of over US$120 billion.


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Master of fish, Nathan Outlaw appears to be following in the very large footsteps of fellow sea lover Rick Stein. In the same way Padstow has been renamed Padstein, Outlaw appears to be colonising the delightful fishing port of Port Issac just over the estuary – could it soon be known as Port Outlaw?!
With four restaurant under his belt now (Outlaw's Fish Kitchen, Outlaw's at St Enodoc Hotel, The Mariners Rock and Outlaw's at The Capital Hotel) Outlaw has appeared on Great British Menu and is a popular face on Saturday Kitchen.
This is a wonderful omelette recipe chock-full of delicious crab meat, potatoes, and cheddar cheese. Nathan Outlaw's crab omelette is a fabulous savoury brunch or light lunch option that goes well with salad leaves or even soup.
- 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil
- 1 medium onion
- 200g of waxy potato
- 6 large eggs
- 50g of brown crab meat
- 200g of white crab meat
- 3 tbsp of chives
- black pepper to season
- salt to season
- 100g of cheddar, grated
- 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil
- mixed salad leaves
To begin the omelette, heat 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil in a small, high-sided pan. Once hot, add the chopped onion and sliced potatoes
Stir the onions and potatoes gently for 5 minutes until they begin to soften. While they are cooking, break the eggs into a small bowl and whisk them lightly.
Once the onions and potatoes are softened, transfer them into a large bowl and leave to cool slightly. Add the eggs, crab meat, grated cheddar and chives, then season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
Put the frying pan back on the heat and add the remaining 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil. When the pan is hot, add the mixture to the pan and and turn the heat down to its lowest setting immediately.
Periodically draw the edge of the omelette in gently with a spatula, as this will give it a nice, rounded edge. When there is virtually no liquid egg left on the surface of the omelette, turn it over to cook on the other side for 2 minutes more.
Turn the heat off and leave the omelette for a further 5 minutes to settle. It should be cooked through but still moist in the centre. Serve hot or cold, cut into wedges, with a mixed leaf salad.
Our thanks to http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/crab-cheddar-chive-omelette-recipe for this recipe.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. The guided missile cruiser, USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), recently returned with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) to their home port. The troops were greeted by cheering, sign-toting families and friends. Sailors in dress whites lined the ship's starboard side, as it made its commanding approach to the dock.
For the captain and crew of the Bunker Hill, only minutes remained for a well-deserved break and reunion.
"We're excited to be back in San Diego with the team of the USS Bunker Hill," said CAPT Joe Cahill. "We've been gone now since October 7th, executing sea control and power projection in 3rd [Northeast Pacific], 5th [Arabian Gulf], and 7th [Southwest Pacific] fleets. The team has just done a tremendous job, along with carrier strike group nine, of conducting operations forward, visible, and ready. I can't tell you how proud I am of this team."
Cahill has served in multiple commands at sea, including support of Operations Noble Eagle, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. His knowledge and savvy of surface warfare and tactical operations has landed him various executive positions on land. A recent assignment was serving as Director of the Distributed Lethality Task Force for the Commander of Naval Surface Forces.
The U.S. Navy projects its broad spectrum of power to support maritime security and combat operations, reassure its allies and partners, and to preserve the freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce. In the Arabian Gulf, the crew of the USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) put their training and skills to the test each day as an integrated air and missile defense asset.
A floating arsenal of power – here is the USS Bunker Hill
President Theodore Roosevelt said:
"The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly,"
Stuffed with courage and familiar with pain, Roosevelt encouraged Americans to be great and take strenuous action, better to "run the risk of wearing out, than rusting out."
As the watchdog of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, a Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruiser, like the USS Bunker Hill, is not designed to hit softly. Cahill explains cruisers are multi-mission warships. They execute air, surface, anti-submarine, and strike warfare using Tomahawk cruise missiles, standard missiles, Harpoon cruise missiles, and other weaponry.
The Tomahawk and the 1991 Persian Gulf Crisis
A number of Ticonderoga class guided missile cruisers were deployed in the Persian Gulf crisis in 1991, a conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. In 1993, Tomahawk missiles were fired against Iraqi targets, enforcing restrictions of the 'no-fly zone'. The Tomahawk missile was deployed in Bosnia in 1995, as well as deployed by other cruisers during Operation Iraqi Freedom, in a series of cruise missile launches during combat operations.
The Tomahawk missile has a length of 5.56m, a diameter of 51.8cm and a wingspan of 2.67m. The weight of the missile is 1,315kg. It can operate at very low altitudes, achieving high subsonic speeds. Numerous warheads, guidance and control systems can be integrated, and the payload can be nuclear, unity, or conventional.
Military Working Dogs: Marines and canine companions fight against terror
The Tomahawk can strike high value or heavily defended land targets.
"The cruiser is the air warfare commander for the Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group," affirms Cahill, adding "… [it's] designed to control those overall air warfare missions and work with the strike group to effectively protect the carrier as we're executing our sea control and power projection operations."
On board, these sleek ships of firepower is a wife and mother, far away from her husband and four children. She is using her training as a Quartermaster Navigator, to make sure the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group stays on track, on time, and gets to where they need to go safely. Programs the Navy provides help her navigate months of separation from her family.
Emails, phone calls at port calls, and FaceTime are available to connect to home.
"I was able to read to my kids and send them videos, so they were able to see me," says Petty Officer 1st Class Jones. Her kids sweetly gush, "I'm proud she came back. It feels like she's been gone for a year. I really miss her."
It takes a lot of talent and technology to run a guided missile cruiser
The Arabian Gulf was the final destination of the TRCSG, in a 56,000-mile transit including five port calls in four different countries. Six thousand Sailors and Marines demonstrated more than just mission accomplishment but actually gave back, in community service, to the countries they visited.
Rear Admiral Steve Koehler, Commander, Carrier Strike
Group (CSG) 9, says.
"This team has embraced a culture of excellence that comes directly from their routine professional approach to everything they do. They continue to exceed expectations and set a phenomenal standard for all to emulate,"
The sight of an aircraft carrier alone can deter malign plans. This floating city and its sister ships employ multitudes of Sailors, each trained to mitigate threats on or under the water, or in the air above.
USS Carl Vinson Strike Group pivotal in Asia-Pacific rebalance of forces
These skills are inextricably woven into each ship's potential and purpose. The group underway conjures up a feeling of strength and rule – it's a majestic sight unless you are the enemy. One should never underestimate its lethality.
Ticonderoga class cruisers are equipped with the Aegis Combat system. According to Naval Technology online, the Aegis Combat System "integrates the ship's electronic sensors and weapons systems to engage anti-ship missile threats."
A computer 'federated architecture' includes a weapons control system, multi-function radar, Aegis display system, and a command and decision system. All at the fingertips of a team dedicated to tactical excellence.
USS Bunker Hill: Leading the way to open computer architecture
In 2018, Bunker Hill was the first vessel to equip with the latest, Aegis Open Architecture (OA).
According to Global Security.org, OA is an open business model, "that implements sufficient open specifications for interfaces, services, and supporting formats."
This enables "properly engineered components to be utilized across a wide range of systems with minimal changes."
This can help eliminate long years of delay updating and replacing traditional Naval platforms, proprietary in design and engineering. Commercial computer architecture standards are leveraged for better innovation and interoperability, affordability, and seamless connectivity with other U.S. military services, foreign partners, and allies. Rapid response without computer glitches – sounds good.
USS Bunker Hill war-fighting experts are important force multipliers
On board the Bunker Hill was Chief Warrant Officer 3 Troy Woods, wearing the black and red Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch earned at Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in Dahlgren, Virginia. Woods completed the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) course, designed to train junior officers at a high level to improve warship capabilities to fight and win.
"For a guy like me, someone who served as a senior chief doing missile defense with forward-deployed naval forces, some of the pipeline was a refresher," said Woods. "After the first test, I had to eat a big slice of humble pie. It was a serious course."
Woods also writes weapons doctrine for TRCSG, a key factor in Arabian Gulf operations. Unit level capabilities are maximized for more effective group tactics.
Lieutenant Caesar Mize, a Plans and Tactics officer on the Bunker Hill, is another WTI graduate contributing the wealth of information and experiences gained at SMWDC. Mize was all smiles at the homecoming, not ruffled by undisclosed challenges in the Arabian Gulf, where violent extremism poses a threat to every Arab state and where approximately 50 percent of the world's oil reserves lie.
Mize assures:
"That is what we train for – what we prepare for – it's exactly what we executed."
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group: Guided missile cruisers serve humanity at risk, far from national gun control debates
The main guns on the USS Bunker Hill are two BAE systems Mk 45 mod 2/ 54 caliber guns. The Mk 45 is the lightest, most compact, 5-inch fully automatic naval gun in the world. It is lightning-quick with a firing range of 13nmi, up to 20 rounds a minute. Two Raytheon Phalanx Block 1B radar-guided 20mm Vulcan cannons are mounted on a swiveling base for defense against anti-ship missiles.
Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS) have a 53-caliber six-barrel gun, able to shoot 3-4,000 rounds a minute.
We are centuries past a broadside of red-hot cannon balls splintering a ship deck and the people on it. Yet, Naval gunfire still lives. Advancements are underway with new shells, bigger guns, a next-generation hypervelocity projectile, and electromagnetic railguns. As is, U.S. surface combatants deliver a lethal gunpowder punch, the sounds alone are terrifying.
The guided missile cruiser's armament negates air threats, while its 360 degree radar sees MiGs and unexplained radar blips called Bogies (may indicate hostile aircraft). Two Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, with Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) avionics, are ready for maritime warfare to direct tactical actions by the ship and air team.
Honor at Hellfire's Gate: Sgt. Douglas Bascom's final steps
James W. Follmer, Command Master Chief (CMDCM) aboard the Bunker Hill, is senior Enlisted on board and reports to the captain on the welfare and performance of the crew. Refraining to comment on Bunker Hill's counter-terrorism operations in the Arabian Gulf, he says,
"We're home safe, we have everybody back here. I call this mission success."
At the Battle of Bunker Hill, American forces lost, yet inflicted more casualties on the formidable British than in any other single engagement during the American Revolutionary War. The colonists claimed a moral victory. Their thunder of independence was loudly heard then, as it is now, from its namesake warship the USS Bunker Hill.
Lead Image: SAN DIEGO (Sept. 12, 2016) Sailors and Marines man the rails and render proper honors as amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) passes guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) while returning to its homeport. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Burgett/Released)


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Artwork © 2010 Gene Gonzales
Since I showed the sketches of seahorses a couple of days ago, I thought I would show a detail of the painting I finished today. This area is only 3.5 inches tall. The entire image is 11"x 17"painted with fluid acrylics and color pencils. I will be able to show the whole image in a week or so. :)
This is Post #1168


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Estate Sales are interesting to me. Most often they take place after someone has died and the family is trying to get rid of everything to either pay bills or get the house ready to sell/rent. You get a glimpse of the persons life by looking at all their possesions. You wonder what kind of life they led. So many thoughts go through your mind. How did they die? How would they feel about so many people going through their things? Did they entertain a lot? Where they the type to stay home more than go out? Did they have family surrounding them or where they alone?
It feels a bit strange walking through a stranger's house, looking through their closets, wandering into their bedrooms, thinking to yourself "how can they have so much junk?", wondering if you will have this many things when you leave this world and hoping to find some great treasures at a wonderful price.
The first sale I went to was the home of a retired Math teacher. She had tons and tons of math textbooks, cookbooks, and random books. You could tell she enjoyed reading. She also had quite a lot of Victorian-style jewlrey, purses, glassware and furniture. She lived alone at the time of her death but she still had men's shoes in her closet--I'm assuming from her husband who probably passed away before her and she just couldn't bring herself to get rid of them. This is where I picked up my French cookbooks.
The second estate sale I went to was very popular. I was there about 10 minutes early and there was a line of people about 30 deep and some of them had been there for 3 hours already! The ad in the PennySaver said they had 1960's Danish furniture so I guess that was a hot ticket. When they started letting people in it was only 10 at a time and it was taking too long so I left and thought if there was something meant for me it will be there when I come back.
I stopped back a few hours lager, no line, no crowd. I got a feeling that these people really liked to entertain. The kitchen was full of bar ware. Wine glasses, port glasses, brandy glasses...And they had numerous dinnerware sets. Lots of tea cups and saucers. I found this adorable tea set waiting for me and for a great price! I couldn't resist and I realized as I was leaving that I picked up yet another vintage kitchen item in green...oh well just add it to my collection.
I got the set for $10 and it includes a tea/coffee pot, sugar bowl, creamer, 5 mugs, 2 pepper shakers, the top of a butter dish. And the orange napkin in the picture above and green/blue napkin below were $.50 each so that was a great deal too!
The last estate sale I found was the home of a man and wife who both enjoyed working with their hands. He could be found tinkering around with electronics and she would embroider or knit. While wandering through the rooms in another house I spotted this hanging lamp and was immediately drawn to it. I love the pattern and style and for only $5 how could I resist?
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Making Transition: Lessons from our History (December 22, 2017)
As the Roman legions closed in on the doomed capital city of Jerusalem, the Jews within its walls fought not only against their military enemy but bitterly and violently against each other. In the years leading up to the Temple's destruction in the year 70, Jewish zealots, anxious at all costs to save the Temple, took up arms against their fellow Jews and were known to order the execution of anyone who opposed their plans to fight to the death against their Roman enemies.
The more moderate group – the Pharisees – strove desperately to restrain them, some of the Pharisee leaders already thinking of new ways to carry on their religion if the Temple should go down.
In the end, after the Romans stormed the city and orchestrated a massacre against the citizens of Jerusalem, they destroyed the Temple. And thus the thousand year tradition of priests and sacrifices and rites and offerings being the centerpiece of the Jewish religion was over, literally overnight. And now what?
Our TBS Life theme for the year is Transition. It is said: The only constant in life is change. Each of us, whether or not we are aware of it, will go through some sort of personal or family transition this year. As a society and a world, we know change of some sort will inevitably come over the next 12 months. And as a congregation we already know the transition we will face this coming summer.
I began with the story of the destruction of the 2nd Temple because it is
perhaps the most radical change that Judaism has ever experienced. How did we survive? Who made it through and who didn't? I have chosen just a few slices of Jewish life from this time in hope of helping each of us think more deeply about how we ourselves get through transition successfully and whole.
The Jewish leaders of the late 2nd Temple era mainly fell into one of two groups – groups that fought bitterly with each other over their approach to Jewish leadership. These groups were called the Sadducees and the Pharisees.
The Sadducees were mainly from the wealthy, governing class. They were landowners, tied to the high priesthood and the Temple. They believed that the only word of God was the Tanach, the Bible. Anything that couldn't be drawn directly and literally from a bible text could not be considered Jewishly valid.
The Pharisees were leaders and teachers who were largely from the working class. They believed in a Judaism that was accessible to the masses and supported education for the common man. And they did not believe that Judaism was only limited to what was written directly in the Tanach. They believed that they as Jewish leaders and teachers could expand on the biblical text, coming up with new meanings that were relevant to the people of the modern time. And that these new teachings were also from God because God gave the leading rabbis authority and they were inspired by a knowledge of and love for God's Torah. These Pharisees were far more popular than the elitist and more religiously hardline Sadducees.
One example of difference between them is found in the festival of Shavuot – the holiday that comes seven weeks after Passover and which we and many Reform synagogues observe with Confirmation. The Torah speaks of Shavuot only as an agricultural holiday – tied to the land of Israel. The Sadducees, being landowners, supported this strict view of the holiday – it is purely a feast to celebrate the harvesting of their land in Israel.
The Pharisees expanded the idea of what Shavuot is – they began to see Shavuot also as a celebration of the giving of the Torah – the anniversary of God and the Israelite people connecting directly and forming an eternal relationship with one another. With this new meaning, Shavuot was accessible to all – not only to those who could celebrate a harvest and not only for those who lived in the land of Israel. It was a widespread celebration of Jewish learning and of God's love for us.
So what happened after Jerusalem and the Temple fell and Jews were scattered beyond the borders of Israel? The Sadducees quickly died out – no land, no Temple, no popular support, there was nothing left for them to hang their Judaism on. The Sadducees, who focused narrowly on retaining the past, who adhered strictly to the letter of the written Torah and not on its higher spiritual intent, could not make it through the radical change that resulted from the loss of Temple and land.
The Pharisees' approach to Judaism – open, evolving with the times, filled with ideas that took popular hold among the masses – lived on. The Pharisees became what we call "The Rabbis" – the early sages of our people whose discussions, debates, and decisions go into the Talmud, the basis for the Judaism that we think of today.
Another story from this time – there is a story that comes to us in Talmud about the final months of Jerusalem's hold against the Romans in the year 70. I began by sharing that the Jews in the city were fighting not only against the Romans but between Jewish factions within the city itself. The Biryonim were the Jewish extreme militants who believed in fighting the Romans to the death – in their zeal, they killed fellow Jews who were not onboard with their cause. Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai was a more moderate Pharisee who could see the writing on the wall. He understood that the Jews would not win – that ultimately the Romans would destroy the city and the Temple. He understood that although the physical centerpiece of Judaism did not have long to survive, that there was a greater message to Judaism that could and should still live on. But it would take great Jewish minds, working and learning together, to figure out how to do this. And they would need to do it somewhere other than the doomed Jerusalem. In order to secure a place of learning and debate and planning for a Jewish future, ben Zakkai knew that he would need the assistance of Roman powers – but how could he get out of the city? The zealous Biryonim would kill anyone trying to get out to make contact with the Romans. The Talmudic story goes that Yochanan ben Zakkai's students spread word that ben Zakkai was very sick and, later, that he had died. And, carrying him in a coffin, saying they needed to take him out for burial, they were able to sneak him out of the city.
Ben Zakkai then went to meet with the Roman general Vespasian, a Roman leader who he had met with in the past. 'Peace be unto you, O King!" He said to the general.
Vespasian asked him, "Why do you call me King – I am not the King."
Ben Zakkai responded: "Our prophets foretold that the Temple would only fall to a King so I know that you will become the Emperor of Rome. And as a man of such high and honored stature, I would like to make a request to you for me and my people. I would like to secure the town of Yavneh as a place of study for the scholars of my people and I would like the lives preserved of our greatest minds such as Rabbi Gamliel."
Vespasian replied, "If it is true what you have foretold, that I become Emperor, you may have Yavneh and your scholars."
Soon after, Vespasian did become Emperor, Jerusalem and the Temple along with many Jews were decimated, and Yavneh was established as the new center of Jewish life and learning – Judaism moving from a tradition of rites and sacrifices and a central holy place, to one of learning, of personal and communal connection to God through study and prayer and Jewish practice at home and in the synagogue.
It took Ben Zakkai thinking outside the box – by going inside the box – to bring Judaism through a devastating transition. It took him and others of that generation and their disciples, to believe that there was something greater to Judaism than even the Temple and even Jerusalem and even their sacred and cherished homeland of Israel. That their heritage of Torah and their relationship with God and the obligations God gave them to act with ethics and compassion and holiness was all worth preserving in whatever form they could manage to maintain it out in the world.
I need to also to mention the Rabbi who Ben Zakkai mentioned in his conversation with Vespasian: Rabban Gamliel. I have led a whole study session here on this fascinating man and his life story – the leader who brought Judaism successfully from a Temple-based system to a Judaism more in line with how we know it today. Under his leadership was established the Jewish calendar, determining which books would be in the Jewish bible, creating a centralized Jewish authority, and making the decisions of the school of Rabbi Hillel the official Jewish interpretations on Jewish practice and ethics. I can't even imagine the extreme pressures on him – a man who had to take on this role because he was born into an esteemed rabbinic family. Gamliel certainly felt the weight of all Jewish history and future generations on his head. He knew that for Judaism to succeed out in the greater world, Jewish practice and observance would have to be uniform and – to this end – he became extremely domineering in his leadership style. Rabbi Joshua – who disagreed with a number of Rabban Gamliel's rulings – ended up on the receiving end of his wrath multiple times. On one occasion, Gamliel found out that Joshua had taught that the evening service was optional. Gamliel and the rabbinic leaders had determined that it was obligatory. Gamliel singled Joshua out in the academy, made him rise, forced him to announce that he had taught the incorrect opinion, and then made him continue to stand as Gamliel taught, kind of like being sent to stand in the corner with a dunce's cap. Finally all the sages in the room could not stand to witness this humiliation anymore and they yelled, "Stop! Stop!"
Gamliel was then removed from his post. We learn that this action prompted him to go through a period of teshuvah – of self-reflection and change. He softened and became more humble and so they gave him back his leadership position. Apparently he was much better behaved after that point.
What do we take from these examples from a time of great crisis and change for our people? We learn that being narrowly focused and short-sighted does not work to get you through transition. There is a certain amount of flexibility required – that successful transition requires you to expand your notions of how the world works and perhaps expand your own sense of self. Being open-minded and in touch with the needs of others, as the Pharisees did, can help you weather storms.
We learn that sometimes you need to think outside the box as Yochanan ben Zakkai. Rather than cling to an idea to the death, you might need to come to terms with change and be creative as to how you might meet your big, overall goals in a very different and perhaps unexpected way.
We learn that while strong leadership can be helpful during transition, bringing stability to the mix – it must be offered with compassion and respect. People's humanity cannot be forgotten or diminished by the desire to bring organization to a group.
Transition happens: We learn from our history that while it is natural to grieve what is lost, we make change best when we enter our new reality with new perspectives, creative ideas, an open mind, compassion and respect. May we all make our journey from strength to strength within a life that is always changing.


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Nothing But Time
A downloadable game
Goal / Mechanics
Your goal in Nothing But Time is to travel to the center of the Galaxy, and the only way to do that is to warp jump a total of 10 times. Only then will you find the treasure that awaits at the center of creation. You must do whatever it takes to survive because you are all alone in this galaxy. The primary resources to collect are wood and carbon.
- Inventory System
- Random Solar System Generation
- Random Terrain Generation
- Build Menu
- Crafting Menu
- Skeleton Graveyards
- Saving/Loading
|In development
|Stephen L.
|2D, amazing, Crafting, Destruction, Procedural Generation, Space, Space Sim
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Development log
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OEX was short for ORIENT EXPRESS, so named to distinguish from owner's other boat.
OEX was built by Bill Lee, was #9 Santa Cruz 70, and launched in 1988 as SILVER BULLET. Her heyday came in the Transpac of 1993 when she was First-to-Finish (Barn Door trophy), first in Class A, and first Overall. Clean Sweep. That year she was navigated by world class navigator and SSS great, Mark Rudiger, who sailed 2 SHTP's and won the SHTP overall on his 29 footer SHADOW FOX in 1984.
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Last edited by sleddog; 07-19-2019 at 08:56 PM.
Since insurance in a distance range single/doublehanded isn't an option I've always had to come to grips with writing off the hole boat.Not to pour cold water on it, but this is the biggest reason why another SHTP is not a sure thing for me. These collisions, with resulting foil damage and DNFs (or worse), are becoming a frequent occurrence. Not just a regular occurrence, a frequent occurrence. Given the resources it takes to participate, it's a big consideration in the decision.
It's worse than that though. My worry was not losing the boat; I could eat the cost or be dead. It was going aground on a reef in Hawaii and having to pay for salvage and environmental damage. I got a blanket liability insurance policy for a couple of mil and hoped for the best. Specific marine insurance was not an option as you say.
Who is Ian Ferguson, from Emeryville, representing the Singlehanded Sailing Society in the Transpac? I don't remember his boat in any of our races. I don't even know how to type the name of his boat.
Name: "Nådeløs" - NOR 8620
Design: Wasa 55
Year: 1982
Length: 44
Hull: White
Spin: Red
I take it back. Sailed doublehanded in the Three Bridge Fiasco. So the SSS has a pony in the race. Go, Ian! Hang onto your rudder!
Last edited by Philpott; 07-15-2019 at 09:47 PM.
Basically, "Bang!" at 0200 while close reaching at 14-17 knots. The steering went away. The rudder canted aft and the bottom bearing went out of the hull. The crew removed the rudder steering quadrant, placed and sat on a bucket over the hole, and tried to staunch the water ingress while bailing with other buckets. No joy slowing the geyser, and the boat filled with 4-5 feet of water as OEX's crew entered their two liferafts.
PYEWACKET was directly astern, 3-4 miles, and in VHF radio contact with OEX. PYEWACKET's crew plucked OEX's crew from their liferafts while watching OEX sink with her main still hoisted. Eerie.
I guess one thing learned in this new era of very fast boats racing across oceans that have considerable hazards of flotsam, jetsam, and cetaceans is the desirability of an aft water tight bulkhead just forward of the rudder shaft.
The same sinking scenario could just as easily happened in the LongPac to SEA WISDOM. Fortunately Will was only going 5-8 knots, not 14-17 like OEX. Apparently SEA WISDOM's lower rudder bearing didn't completely exit, and ingress of water was prevented. A near thing.
Last edited by sleddog; 07-16-2019 at 11:02 AM.
Surprise! has a full bulkhead in front of the rudder post but it has holes through it for the engine exhaust hose, hoses from the cockpit drains, etc. I could seal around most of those - I'll put that on the list.
Scott says it was a tough night but they kept their cool and even brought back OEX's rafts, not wanting to leave more debris on the surface.
Last edited by BobJ; 07-16-2019 at 09:19 AM.
Damn...a Santa Cruz 70 sinking? winces as I read back...
Bob, makes a long-keeled boat with an attached rudder more attractive, even if slower.
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Howdy folks, and how does this fine Friday find you? Well I hope 🙂 This week I have been working on my latest project….and what is that latest project I hear you ask? Well I can't tell you 😦 But…I can tell you that it involves a lot of colour (color) changes! So I figured now would be just a super time to do a quick little post all about how to change colour when working in the round in double / single crochet. Off we go!
Sure crocheting in one colour is pretty cool, but what is life without a little variety? If one colour is awesome then two colours must be super-awesome!
Sometimes you will need to change colour at the end of a row / round, and sometimes you will need to change colour in the middle of a row / round. Either way there is one vital rule to remember when changing colour in crochet….
The Vital Rule For Changing Colour in Crochet:
Always, always, always remember that we begin the colour change in the stitch before the new colour starts. That's the stitch before the new colour begins. So when reading a pattern it is vital to keep an eye out for upcoming colour changes, thus saving many, many tears of frustration and messy colour changes!
Whether working in the round or in rows, the technique is the same;
1. Insert your hook into the stitch before you want the new colour to start. Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have two loops on your hook.
2. Carefully put down your working piece and pick up your new colour. Make a loop with the new yarn by pinching it between your thumb and index finger, leaving a small tail.
3. Keeping hold of the new colour loop, carefully pick your working piece back up and insert your hook through the loop of the new colour.
4. With your hook gently pull the new colour through both loops on the hook to complete the stitch. This can be a little tricky, so don't worry if you find it difficult to start with. Practice, practice, practice makes perfect.
5. You will notice you will now have three strands of yarn attached to your work; the working yarn from the new colour, the tail of the loop you used to join the new colour yarn and the original yarn. Take the tail from the new colour and the original yarn and pull it gently so that it lies over the top of the working stitches.
6. Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over draw up a loop. Yarn over and draw the yarn through both loops on the hook, creating a dc as usual and locking the yarn tails in place. Take your scissors and cut the original yarn colour, leaving a short tail. Continue to dc over the two yarn tails, for approx. 6 – 8 stitches. This locks in the yarn tails and tidies up the piece, eliminating the need to weave in the ends.
7. And you will end up with something like this!
And there you go, it's pretty easy really, just keep on practicing and keep an eye out for my upcoming pattern release that will give you plenty of chances to practice!
Happy crocheting! See you next time!
New to crochet? Like to learn a little bit about it?! Then why not click here?! Interested in browsing some patterns? Got that covered too! Just click here! Wanna stay in touch over social media? Click here to find out how! Who am I you ask and why do I keep asking questions? Well click here to find out! 🙂


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How should I stuff my turkey? It's a question that's plagued humanity since the beginning of time, or at least since the beginning of the turkey. For years, cooks around the world tried all sorts of different ingredients, from corn bread to rice, and even apples and nuts. Finally, in the early 1980s, a brave cook answered this question by stuffing his turkey with a duck, and if that weren't brazen enough, he proceeded to stuff a chicken inside of that duck. Having no more room to stuff anything else, he placed his invention into the oven, and after several hours of cooking, the turducken was born. To borrow a phrase, this guy was a real man of genius.
I'll bet the first people to see a turducken laughed, but I'm also willing to lay down money that all their plates were cleaned. With all the different stuffings and flavor combinations, eating turducken is like a wild party for your mouth (not dat kind of party!). Unlike most Cajun dishes however, this Acadian answer to the Russian doll is usually reserved for special occasions, due to price and the difficulty of making it. A cooked turducken may look just like a turkey, but once you cut into the deboned layers of meaty goodness and stuffing, you're guaranteed some kee-yaws (oohs and ahhs for you non Cajuns) from your guests.
The turducken has a foggy history, with some people crediting Cajun chef Paul Prudhomme with creating the recipe while others credit New Orleans surgeon Gerald LaNasa, who was known for using a scalpel to prepare an early version of the dish. Whether the turducken was invented by a New Orleans doctor or a home town Cajun cook, a good idea is a good idea, and I'm declaring it a Cajun dish.
The best way to prepare the turducken is to go to the store, and buy one ready made. If you don't believe me, then check out Paul Prudhomme's insane turducken recipe. In one of his steps, you actually have to climb a mountain and slay a dragon. Ok, it's not that complex, but it's pretty damn close. These days, you can order a turducken from most local meat markets. With the popularity of turducken spreading across the South, it's not too hard to find a store that will ship one across the country to you. So if you want to have a memorable Thanksgiving meal, try a turducken. It'll beat mom's dry baked turkey every time.