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Court Stays Death Sentence of 1993 Mumbai Blasts Convict, Yakub Memon
India's highest court Monday stayed the execution of Yakub Memon, a man convicted of being behind a 1993 string of bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people.
Two Supreme Court judges said the execution was stayed until a higher bench of the highest court could decide whether Mr. Memon's death sentence needs to be reviewed in an open court.
His lawyer, Upamanyu Hazarika, said it has not been decided when a decision on the review will be made.
Mr. Memon had been sentenced to death for his role in organizing the 12 blasts at high-profile locations in the financial capital in March, 1993. He has spent over two decades in jail after being convicted under India's anti-terrorism law.
The blasts were at several locations in the city including the Bombay Stock Exchange, an Air India office building and the headquarters of the Shiv Sena, a Hindu political party.
The other alleged masterminds behind the attacks—Mr. Memon's brother Tiger Memon and gangster Dawood Ibrahim--have not been captured.
The bombings were allegedly carried out in retaliation for the anti-Muslim violence that broke out across the country after right-wing Hindu activists demolished a mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya in December 1992. In Mumbai, the riots killed more than 1,000 people.
The Supreme Court in March 2013 rejected Mr. Memon's plea for a reduced sentence, arguing he was a "driving spirit" behind the attacks. The death sentences of 10 others convicted for the attacks were commuted to life imprisonment.
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Britain's shadow minister for borders and immigration, Labour's Chris Bryant, promised to take on the big corporations this week. But as his embargoed speech was leaked to big business, the nation watched his political resolve melt into nothing.
Peter Verwer of the Property Council of Australia is publicising a 'campaign' to convince politicians that Australians want a bigger population and cities. It's called "www.makemycitywork." The spin is that the only problem the public perceive with big cities is that the infrastructure hasn't kept up with demand. So the Property Council and its business allies plan to fix that, don't they. The content is thin but it's all part of a blitz on the public from the Growth Lobby, along with Bernard Salt's plans for astroturfing public support for population growth and big business, Elizabeth Prosser's push to abolish local councils in Victoria, Mary Massina's lobbying for council amalgamation in Tasmania... It's yet another relentless campaign by big business to further reduce Australia to a mine and real-estate economy for their own benefit and it requires getting rid of more of Australians' democratic rights, along with anything natural and free that gets in its way.
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Electronic Stability Control (ESC) helps drivers to avoid crashes by reducing the danger of skidding, or losing control as a result of over-steering. ESC becomes active when a driver loses control of their car. It uses computer controlled technology to apply individual brakes and help bring the car safely back on track, without the danger of fish-tailing.
Australian research shows that ESC reduces the risk of:
No other active safety device has such potential to reduce single car crashes. In 2016 41 lives lost on Victorian roads could have been saved if the vehicle involved was fitted with ESC.***
ESC works by using a number of intelligent sensors that detect any loss of control and automatically apply the brake to the relevant wheel, putting your car back on the intended path.
ESC is of assistance to the driver in:
Not all ESC systems are identical. The hardware is similar, but there are variations in how ESC systems are programmed to respond once loss of control is detected.
Naturally, the degree of effectiveness of ESC is dependent upon the amount of traction between the road and the car. Therefore on a car with old, worn or inappropriate tyres (eg: non winter tyres on ice and snow), ESC will be less effective than on a car with new tyres or tyres specific to a road environmental condition.
ESC technology is being adopted rapidly by Australian manufacturers and importers – particularly as Victoria has mandated that all new cars registered from January 2011 must be fitted with ESC. This mandate came into effect almost one year ahead of the rest of Australia and also Europe and America. Fitment of ESC has grown enormously since 2004, with the fitment rate increasing from around 12% in 2004 to 76% in early 2011. The highest rate of ESC fitment is in Sweden with a fitment rate of around 96%. Before you choose your next car, be sure to look for models with ESC.
ABS and Traction control are integral components of an ESC system. Whilst every car with ESC has ABS and Traction Control, those with ABS and Traction control do not necessarily have ESC. ABS and Traction Control only work in the driving (longitudinal) direction. ESC can help drivers to cope with sideways (lateral) movements which create instability. Unlike ABS and Traction Control, ESC is a holistic system that can control a car's entire movements.
No. Those who manufacture these systems say that ESC supports the driver but does not require changes to skill levels or driving styles.
Yes. Some of the names that we know about in Australia are:
European Research shows that ESC can contribute to reducing a car's depreciation. New cars purchased now with ESC will assist in the resale of that car in the future. It is anticipated that after the European Union mandate for ESC which begins in September 2011, that it will become increasingly difficult to resell a car without ESC**.
From 1 January 2011, all newly registered vehicles in Victoria must be fitted with ESC. This requirement applies to all passenger cars, off-road passenger vehicles, and forward-control passenger vehicles (e.g. passenger vans) with a compliance/identification plate date of 01/11 or after.
*Scully, J., & Newstead, S. (2007) Preliminary evaluation of electronic stability control effectiveness in Australasia. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 271
**Bosch, Safe Driving: ESP and the UK Fleet Market
*** http://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/media-room/news-and-events/current-media-releases/electronic-stability-control-saves-lives
Vehicles and vehicle technologies keep us safer on the road by ensuring that we drive in a safe manner, by helping us avoid a crash and by protecting us if a crash does happen. Find out why safer vehicles are part of the Towards Zero vision.
The latest UCSR are based on statistics collected from car crashes in Australia and New Zealand between 1990 and 2017, where someone was killed or seriously injured. Over eight million police reported crashes were analysed in the latest UCSR.


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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
April/May US Screening dates for Yellow Sticky Notes
Here's some screening dates for the US...if you have friends in these areas please tell them to come out and see Yellow Sticky Notes! Thanks for the support!
Tribeca Film Festival - Manhattan, New York
As part of Window Seat Shorts Program:
Friday, April 25, 1:45 pm, AV7-04
Sunday, April 27, 6:45 pm, A19-03
Tuesday, April 29, 3:45 pm, AV7-07
Saturday, May 3, 11:15 am, VEC-03
Sunday, May 4, 7:00 pm, VEC-05
AMC Village VII (AV7) - 66 Third Avenue (at 11th Street)
AMC 19th Street East (A19) - 890 Broadway (at 19th Street)
Village East Cinemas (VEC) - 181 Second Avenue (at 12th Street)
Order tickets at http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org
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With the cost-effectiveness of touring remaining up in the air, fewer bands are meeting the necessary requirements to hit the road. As a result, patrons and fans are less inclined to go out to shows, and venue owners are facing more dead nights. How to deal?
More than ever, venues are opening their doors to all ages. It's not a mystery why, with the obvious fiscal benefits gained by doing so. But is it the best choice for underground music? The strategy for coping with hard-hit finances calls for change. It's putting a mark on the face of live shows every calendar day. Early performances are more frequent as well as a surge of music that caters to suggestible minds. It's an unnatural mingling of underground live shows with a young hipster coffee scene. Could it work? Yeah, but why? An alternative to this desperate solution would be simple — reduce cover charges, and advertise tactfully.
When a venue like Marilyn's — a place marked by licentious behavior and good times — opens its doors to all ages, it would seem that all hell would break loose. Underage drinking and jail-bait everywhere; things nobody wants to see. Instead there are more frequent patrols, with the Man watching much closer.
At this rate, the pride of live underground shows will only be found in ill obscure places, driven further into midtown and the back fringes of the capitol city.


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Travel to Oman from Dubai + Visas to Oman
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Prices in Dubai, food prices, prices of services and more
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Dubai Airport – arrivals and departures
Dubai Airport looks like a city. It is a huge area where you find a special subway, which drives from one to the other end of the airport. There are plenty of restaurants and...
New Year's Eve 2018 in Dubai and how it all works here during the...
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What is Dubai City Pass? A service of Turbopass. It is a service that sells tickets for several exciting tourist destinations and the main thing is - Dubai is also in their offer. Tickets are...
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For Muslims, Ramadan is the most sacred period. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. From sunrise to sunset, local people are fasting these days. If it is Ramadan, forget about alcohol. Tourists...
Dubai Souvenirs and what to bring home
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How to Level a Dirt Driveway
Whether you're leveling an existing dirt driveway or cutting a new one, a tractor-drawn box blade – also known as a box scraper – is the right implement to use. There are two options available depending on the size of your driveway. If you have a small, narrow driveway and access to a lawn tractor or a quad -- four-wheel drive -- ATV, you can rent or buy a 42-inch unit; alternatively, for larger projects, you can rent a 6- or 8-foot landscaping model together with a suitable tractor equipped with a three-point hydraulic hitch, provided there is an equipment rental outlet in your area.
Couple the box blade onto the hitch on your lawn tractor or ATV if applicable. Adjust the box blade shanks so that the points are above the scraper blade and adjust the wheels on the scraper to raise the unit enough to clear the ground until you reach the starting point on your driveway.
Attach the three-point hitch to the two lower arms on a large tractor. Attach the adjustable upper link and rotate the adjuster threads clockwise or counterclockwise until the box blade is level fore and aft with the ground. If necessary, adjust the lower lift arm individual heights to level the box blade crosswise across the width of the driveway. Lift the box blade with the hydraulic hitch and drive the tractor to the starting point.
Evaluate the driveway. If there are substantially higher areas, you must lower the box blade shanks to loosen the top soil on the humps while grading. On relatively level driveways with dips and low areas, estimate the amount of filling material required, and have a suitable heap of soil or gravel delivered and placed at the beginning of the driveway.
Walk the driveway and look for obstructing large rocks or tree roots. Tie a ribbon onto stakes and drive them into the ground to mark immovable obstacles. Smaller rocks and roots can be removed or cut away by lowering the box blade shanks during operation; however, if you have nearby heritage trees, you may want to mark the roots to avoid damaging them while grading.
Lower the box blade shanks evenly to a cutting depth of 2 to 3 inches. Lower the implement onto the ground at the start of substantially higher areas on the driveway. Start the tractor, engage the lowest gear, and cut away the tops of the humps by moving slowly over the area; keep going until you pass over a dip. As the shanks cut through the surface, the body of the box blade will scoop up the loosened material and deposit it evenly onto the lower areas.
Repeat Step 6 until the high points are cut away while leveling the lower areas; pay attention to the driveway's drainage characteristics and try to slope the residence end of the driveway away from the house while scraping away high areas and filling low spots.
Reverse the tractor and use the lower cutting edge on the back of the box blade as a bulldozer while spreading loose imported soil or gravel onto substantially lower areas. Do not start at the top of the pile, but start at grade level on the sides and gradually spread the filler into low areas while working your way to the middle of the pile.
Lower the box blade shanks a half to three quarters of an inch below the rear edge of the interior blade. Drag the box blade from the house end to the driveway entrance several times for initial grading until the driveway is smooth and level. If applicable, use the hydraulic lift control to maintain a constant grade while working back and forth; you may have to manually adjust the box blade wheel height several times if you're using a garden tractor and smaller box blade.
Raise the shanks entirely and drag the box blade from the house side to the driveway entrance several times for final grading. Once satisfied, remove the box blade, hitch a heavy roller to the tractor and roll the driveway back and forth several times until the surface is smooth and compacted.
Things Needed
- Suitable sized box blade
- Lawn tractor or quad ATV for small projects
- Industrial tractor equipped with a three-point hydraulic hitch for large projects
- Loose soil or gravel filler material
- Ribbon
- Wood stakes
- Heavy vehicle drawn roller
- If you're starting from scratch and developing your own garden, owning a 42 inch box blade may be the way to go. Although box blades were initially designed for spreading topsoil and gravel evenly, they can be used for many applications, such as preparing drainage ditches, backfilling, scarifying, root removal and grading your yard to improve drainage.
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Combination of Pigments for Hairline?
baldman replied to Beetlegeuise's topic in American ForumYou can ask your practitioner to use many shades. I always ask for a darker shade for the crown for example. For the hairline I think the feathered effect is more due to the dots design, rather than the shade.
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baldman replied to Ryan_c_g's topic in British ForumYes don't worry it will lighten up, and especially you will get use to have a hairline which you didn't before ;-
A Question of Stubble
baldman replied to TiredOfHairHucksters's topic in SMP Common RoomI don't like stubble personally, I shave everyday. To me it makes the treatment less realistic. But I know opinions differ on this.
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baldman replied to Jay_hh's topic in British ForumHello, I think your query was legit a few years ago when there was some differences between the practitioners, but now HIS is a global company and I can see the processes are much better for training. I just had sessions in Paris for the first time and I felt exactly like in London. The main thing is to know what you want, there is not only one correct hairline (and same for sides) and only you can tell the practitioner what you want (I corrected mine twice). So do your homework, draw lines and explain and talk a lot before the session. Don't hesitate to be picky on the design. And you will be fine
Hi all, I had my last session yesterday, everything went perfectly well. Now I can say that the Paris clinic is as good as the London one, I am very very happy with the new hairline which is as low as you can get. And as a side note, scars aren't an issue for me anymore since a long time. Sure you can still see them if you look close, but the coverage is pretty good and I don't worry that much about them.
Hi guys, I am out of my 2nd session, I have lowered my hairline again and this time I can"t go lower if I consider the highest wrinkle. I discovered for the first time the clinic in Paris and I am so happy I booked there. The team is really knowledgeable and I am really glad with the result. All the time booked as been used, so 7 hours. At first I thought it would be too much but if you think about it, new hairline+scars+touch up it's time consuming. Second session was a bit more complicated as my skin was dry, though I moisturize it the days before. Maybe I will write more after if you have questions
Hi Raymond, I hope you are well, yes I was surprised as well. Let's see if they really use this time. I trust HIS. And if they don't I will tell everyone. There is also the hairline to lower, plus the big scar to touch up and everything is very light now so let's see. I don't remember the hourly rate they gave me, it's a few weeks ago already sorry.
OK I am booked for the end of this month. Two sessions, 3.5 hours each to refresh the treatment and lower my hairline again. I was a bit surprised by the number of hours quoted for that, but it's already two years since my last touch-up so it might be necessary. My treatment still looks fucking good but I can see some areas have faded. I hope this will be my last update to the design because this is expensive but it took me time to get used to this look and know where I want the hairline to be. Because there is no way back, unless you laser it out but this was not an option for me. I can't wait to get it done
Now I feel I need a touch up. It still looks good, but as I had a light tone (#32) I want to refresh it. You can see the work I had done in my signature to get an overview, but roughly I think a touch up after two year is fine... I will probably post some pictures soon. I hope all of you guys are doing well
Is it me or is HIS using darker and darker pigments?
baldman replied to baldman's topic in SMP Common RoomHmm interesting thanks for the feedback. They could have "changed" by opting for a darker look on the top while the sides remain lighter, but I am glad to see some guys here still have light colors, which I think is really nice.
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OK it's now more than two years I jumped into this boat. And more than one year I had my last touchup. No fading at all, even on the crown yet. I sometimes would like it darker but in the same time it looks so natural like that. As a reminder, no one ever spotted me. Even my mother or GFs. People give me 5-6 years less than I am. I am planning to lower my hairline for the second time in Fall (I hope Katrina still works there?). I think I did well to start high otherwise I wouldn't have felt unconfortable with such a change. Now that I am used to this look I can see I would look better with a hairline lower than my natural hairline used to be. Best decision in my life again. And now I like how this is aging.
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baldman replied to Robby's topic in British ForumHI Rob I connect probably no more than once a month here and each time I look it there is news from you. I am glad you are so happy with you smp and moreover with your new job. I might follow the same way as my company is sucking too much energy out of me. All the best!


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Meetings of the American Psychological Association Psychologists for Social Responsibility
Thursday, August 4th, 6 pm
Embassy Suites, Denver, Co
41st Northwest Filmmakers's Festival
Whitsell Auditorium
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 6 pm (screening with MENDING THE LINE)
Sunday, September 28th, 7 pm
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA
Saturday, October 11th
Arlington, MA
For details, go to http://madinamericainternationalfilmfestival.com
Mind Zone screening
Psychosocial Dialogues: Film, Theory, and Practice
Friday – Saturday, May 30 – 31, 2014 Sherrill Library Rm. 350, Brattle Campus, Lesley University (89 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA)
As part of the emerging field of Psychosocial Studies that challenges the disciplinary division between psychology and the social, this conference extends the crossing of disciplinary boundaries through dialogues among filmmakers, theorists and social activists. Two keynote addresses by noted theorists, whose work exemplifies the goals of Psychosocial Studies, and the screening of three films, will provide an immediacy to the discussion of theory and practice. CEUs for Psychologists, Social Workers, and LMHC licenses are available.
Friday May 30 ~ 4 – 7pm
- Welcome Address: Lynne Layton, Ph.D. and David Goodman, Ph.D.
- Keynote: M. Brinton Lykes, Ph.D., Professor of Community-Cultural Psychology at Boston College, Associate Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice.
- Film: Mind Zone: Therapists Behind the Front Lines – Director: Jan Haaken (in attendance)
- Panel discussion with the director and Stephen Soldz, Ph.D., psychoanalyst, public health researcher, and faculty of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
2013 Screenings
American Psychological Association Film Festival
Hawai'i Convention Center Level 3, room 324
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Thursday, August 1st, 2013, 11 am
Union Theater
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Sunday, July 28th, 2013, 6 pm
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In the world, that is aiming to become a knowledge society, up-to-date information is the most valued commodity, knowledge, and skills. Different scientists analyze various aspects of the application of information and communication technologies (further on referred as ICT) in the study process, and, also, they emphasize ICT value and importance (Peceliunaite, 2011; Rutkauskiene & Gudoniene, 2010; Davidson & Waddington, 2010; Rupesh, 2009; Chye, Tan, & Goh, 2004; Kemmis, Atkin, & Wright, 1977). Different authors make similar conclusions as concerns ICT being capable of forming up-to-date cultural and technological environment, where learning turns to be different; respectively, the behaviour norms of university educators and students change as well. In this chapter we will address two research questions by starting with a short historical introspection and then discussing two main theses.
Firstly, we must be aware that human history itself is a history of globalization. Though the term "globalisation" has dominated in scientific, political, and economical discourse during these last decades, however, the phenomenon itself has been an integral reality of our history since our written memory. Even if we focus on quite recent times, the last millennium, the incidents of globalization are evident in some cases, especially, if education is analysed: moreover, if higher education is analysed. For example, the first universities, such as Paris University (13th century), Torun University (15th century), are the examples of extreme multiculturalism with people from all the countries and kingdoms of the time discussing professional issues and promoting their profession (Durkheim, 1977).
The reason why the discourse on globalization has became so dominant in contemporary world is twofold. Firstly, people today live longer than they had lived ever before. Advancements in science and technology enable citizens in at least one third of countries in the world to live a relatively healthy and rewarding life until the mid of their 80-ies. Secondly, these technologies are based on ICT to an impressive degree in agriculture, industry, transport, medicine: practically, in every sector. However, ICT are used not only for the purpose that their title suggests, i.e. as a tool for information exchange and communication.
Due to these factors, based on advancements in science and technology, we can state about contemporary people the following:
They live longer than ever before;
They are exposed to the world and things happening all over the world, also, participating in some of those events more intensively than ever before in human history.
Therefore, even if, objectively, globalization has always been a reality of the humankind, only in recent years people have both time and means to experience globalization and to participate in it intensively. Also, if earlier exposure to globalization was a privilege just for a few (for those affiliated with Medieval universities) or a disaster for quite many (for those who built grand churches, palaces and died under crumbling pillars), today exposure and participation is a reality of almost every person in almost every country.
We are making this historical introspection, because one of the main theses in this chapter is that in case of professional development of university teachers at HE, ICT also has a twofold impact on the profession and professionals. This impact is controversial at certain times. On the one hand, medical profession today is a highly technologized activity. On the other hand, however, as some studies suggest, medical professionals do not always employ technologies (especially ICT) to their full potential for the purpose of professional development (Butrime, 2011). This discrepancy or paradox, which is not universal or systemic for sure, however, raises some questions, at least in the Lithuanian context, about the way university teachers at HE, particularly, at medical university interpret the role of technologies in their direct activities and in their professional development.


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"Shut it down!" is a frequent protest chant. Often "it" is a street or highway. Turns out that on the day of the Super Bowl "it" was a light rail train. In today's reading from the Gospel of John, "it" was the temple. People traveled to Jerusalem from far and wide at Passover time. Their way of worship was through animal sacrifice. And yet, traveling on foot, they could not bring the needed animals with them. They had to buy them when they arrived in Jerusalem, thus the vendors in the temple. Jesus shut all this down. "Stop making God's house a marketplace!" he yelled, turning over the tables of the money changers and driving them out with a whip.
Biblical scholar Marilyn Salmon offers some important context. She explains that Jesus' anger was likely directed at the Roman authorities who controlled the temple. She writes:
Under Roman rule the priests were not autonomous in their authority even over religious matters. Roman officials appointed the chief priest and he served their interests. Roman coffers benefited from the marketplace that supported sacrificial rites. A disruption at the marketplace at one of the temple courts during a festival season like Passover affected Rome's revenues. . . . We cannot know what Jesus had in mind by his angry demonstration, but he could not have been unaware that it would get the attention of Roman authorities.[1]
Jesus shut the temple down.
Over the centuries, this interruption of business as usual, like much in the Gospel of John, has been read in an anti-Jewish way. So let me say clearly: Jesus wasn't against Judaism. He was a Jew. What so disturbed him in this moment was the way empire co-opted the temple, the priests, the liturgy, and ultimately the very lives of the people. A faith that had liberation at its heart was being used to control and oppress, to sustain an economy rooted in fear, greed, and violence.
On Super Bowl Sunday, I participated in a protest that was an elaborately planned and incredibly well executed act of political theater. The "red team" was a group of white folks; they were, very intentionally, the ones seeking arrest. They chained themselves together and then to the tracks. There were liaisons to the police and the light rail conductor; there was a medic team, a legal team and a security team. Our role as clergy was to serve as moral witnesses and to deescalate and distract angry people. Meanwhile, the black folks, called the "onyx optics" team, provided the message. They performed on the platform, chanting, singing and dancing, calling on the strength of their ancestors. They wore shirts proclaiming, "You can't play with black lives."
"It's not about being anti-football," Veronica Mendez Moore from the Twin Cities [labor organization] CTUL told the Nation. "It's about being against a corporate party that's extracting from our communities and creating an environment of militarization, while increasing wealth at the top at the expense of those at the bottom."[2] The protests on that weekend were about how we, as a society, allocate our resources, about our priorities, about what we value. They intended to point out that the sacrifice of many people's wellbeing is required so that our society can appear to hum along smoothly. In order to preserve the status quo, the voices of some must be silenced, their bodies kept under constant threat.
It's true that this way of being is choking the life out of all of us. And yet, it's important to recognize that protests that shut it down are not primarily about convincing people, about winning friends and allies, about influencing public opinion. They are an expression of power. They are a demand. They are saying, "Factor us in as a force to be reckoned with as you make your plans."
It seems to me that Jesus' shutting down of the temple was also an act of political theater designed to express power. Jesus pulled the plug on temple's operations in order to demonstrate that the temple was not serving the heart of God, but the heartless ways of empire. "Destroy this temple," he declared, "and in three days I will raise it up." Those present thought he was boasting about his ability to renovate a building in ruins. But instead he was talking about how he would restore the heart of humanity and creation. How, with his own body, he would shut down the ways of death and unleash the power of life. The machinery of empire is so loud and so pervasive it seems to be all-powerful. But this is in fact an illusion. The body, the body of humanity and creation in right relationship with God—that is in fact the only real thing, the only true authority in the universe. Our lives are the temple, the sacred space God inhabits. We are God's dwelling place and that is our power.
Protest, Jesus-style, is about claiming the power of life in a world that is captive to the ways of death. On March 24, teens across this nation will be leading us in such a protest. The March for Our Lives aims to shut down the dominant conversation around gun violence, to insist that another voice, a new story be heard. A group of teens from the Minnesota Conference of the UCC will be traveling to Washington, D.C. for the March. Zach Dyar will be with this group. Maren Stone is also going, with a group from her school. And many of our teens are marching here in the twin cities that day. Can you show up on March 24 at the State Capitol, to follow the lead of our youth, to amplify their voices at this critical moment? I can't be present at the March for our Lives, since I've made a commitment to attend my senate district convention as a faith delegate. So I will be supporting this effort with my checkbook. Our family will be paying the way for one youth or adult leader to travel to DC with the Conference group. (It costs $750.) Will you join us in offering what you can? Make checks out to First Church with March four our Lives in the memo. Are you interested or available to accompany the group as an adult leader? Please let me know.
In one of our Lenten groups, we're learning about centering prayer. Centering prayer is the simple act of letting go, shutting down our smaller selves for a time so that we can participate in the greater Self. The greater Self is our own deeper self and the greater Self is God and the greater Self is the interconnection, the unity, of all that is. In her book on Centering Prayer, Cynthia Bourgeault writes this:
[Jesus'] idea of "dying to self" was not through inner renunciation and guarding the purity of his being, but through radically squandering everything he had and was. In life he horrified the prim and proper by dining with tax collectors and prostitutes, by telling parables about extravagant generosity. . . . It is not asceticism, but tantra—love utterly poured out . . . that opens the gate to the Kingdom of Heaven. This is what Jesus taught and what he walked.
And he left us a method for practicing this path ourselves, the method he himself modeled to perfection in the Garden of Gethsemane. When surrounded by fear, contradiction, betrayal; when the "fight or flight" alarm bells are going off in your head and everything inside you wants to brace and defend itself, the infallible way to extricate yourself and reclaim your home in that sheltering kingdom is simply to freely release whatever you are holding onto—including, if it comes to this, life itself. The method of full, voluntary self-donation reconnects you instantly to the well-spring; in fact, it is the wellspring. (p. 86-7)
Friends, when I am involved in protests that involve shutting things down, I don't feel comfortable. I question the methods and disagree with the chants being shouted. I get confused, afraid and self-conscious. And I am pretty sure that these feelings are symptoms of the socialization I have unconsciously received into a position of privilege and power. This discomfort is an indication that the system of oppression is working, that empire's deathly ways are humming along and doing their job. But the distress I feel is also evidence that something else is happening. God is at work in discord and conflict just as much as God is at work in peace and harmony. God is at work in the fear of letting go and the pain of shutting it down. God is the power of a new voice, a new story, that feels death but is in what raises us to life. Amen.
[1] https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=1253
[2] https://www.teenvogue.com/story/activist-protest-super-bowl-2018-minneapolis


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We investigate the immune response to human fungal pathogens and, conversely, the mechanisms that enable fungi to cause infectious diseases. To illuminate these processes, we generate fluorescent-based tools to monitor the outcome of fungal cell – host cell encounters and examine the role of both inhaled fungal spores and of endogenous fungal communities, termed the mycobiome, in fungal disease development.
Tobias M. Hohl, MD, PhD
Chief, Infectious Diseases Service
Associate Attending
Research FocusPhysician-scientist Tobias Hohl studies the molecular pathogenesis of human fungal pathogens and how the immune system responds to them.
- MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- PhD, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
Selected Achievements
- Member, American Society of Clinical Investigation (2016)
- Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases, Burrroughs Wellcome Fund (2014)
- Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2012)
- Young Investigator Award, American Society of Microbiology (2009)
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One day, as I was playing inside my house at 7 Wern Terrace, I heard a rather peculiar clanking sound in the distance. At first I took very little notice but, gradually, it grew louder and louder until, eventually, it sounded like a dreadful racket right outside our front door. I decided to have a look outside to see what was causing all the noise.
As I opened the door I saw one of the most bizzare sights I'd seen up to then. I recognised the person of Mr Watkins the tinsmith walking down the street and, all around his person, were tied an assortment of his tinsmith wares: buckets, all sorts of cans, jugs and other items all made of shiny tin sheet, probably from the tin sheets produced at Pontnewynydd Town Forge. You can imagine the din he made with every step he took.
Mr Watkins the tinsmith had his house and workshop on the Bell Pitch roughly opposite Franketti's chip shop. Every day when we walked up and down the Bell Pitch on the way to and from school we passed his house and, invariably, there would be an assortment of his products hanging outside around his front door.
When we were a little older, Eric Smith, Elgar Counsell, Royce Pritchard and I used to go on long walks down Twmpath Road, along the Crumlin Road and up the Glyn Mountain. It was quite a steep climb but held a lot of interest for us young lads as there were all sorts of abandoned rusty corrugated sheds to explore and the old railway line to walk along.
My photograph of the Crumlin Road and fishponds from our favourite ledge on the Glyn mountain
At the foot of the mountain was a large black pipe protruding from the bank. Fresh, clear water always poured out of it and we frequently stopped for a drink. Common knowledge in the area ranked the water as pure enough to drink; I imagine this would be quite true as it must have drained through many layers of the mountain on the way down to the outlet pipe. It would be our last drink before we returned down the mountain on the way home.
We usually took the same routes up and down and, gradually we became well acquainted with every footpath, rock, ledge and pond. We also used to stay longer on our excursions, sometimes almost all day; it was generally hunger that drove us back home. At the very top of the Glyn was a wood of dead grey trees. Many of their branches had fallen off and were lying on the stony ground, so we often gathered these together with some dry grass and lit a fire. Then we came up with the bright idea of making soup on the fire so we could have something to eat and stay even longer. But there was just one problem: there was no water at the top of the mountain.
Photograph of Pontypool from the same ledge
It therefore dawned on us that we would need to carry a supply of water up to the top of the mountain together with something to boil the soup in, plates, spoons, a knife and the various ingredients for the soup. We managed to borrow a large boiler with a handle and we borrowed the other utensils from home. It was the water which proved awkward. Therefore a few of us paid a visit to Mr Watkins' house one day to ask whether he could supply us with a churn to carry the water. He said he could and that the price would be three shillings. We placed our order and then had to save up our pocket money for several weeks to raise such a large sum to pay for it, but we did it and then came the great day when we completed our transaction and emerged from Watkins the tinsmith's house proudly bearing our shiny new three gallon churn.
There were about eight of us who joined in the excursion and we each cadged a few vegetables from home to make the soup; we decided that an oxo would suffice instead of meat. When we arrived at the water pipe we filled the churn with water only to find that it was far too heavy to carry it full right to the top of the mountain so we about half filled it. We took it in turns to carry the heavy churn and the other necessary items right to the top where we emerged triumphant but tired and out of breath.
Then we collected the firewood, built a circle of stones on which to rest the boiler, and lit our fire. We eventually managed to peel the vegetables, cut them up with rather grubby hands and threw them, some salt and the oxo into the boiler. There was no top on the boiler so a few bits of fern and wood ash were added to the brew in the stiff breeze which always seemed to blow at the top of the mountain. We felt the pangs of starvation while we patiently waited for the soup to boil, but it eventually responded positively to our frequent sampling and we shared out the soup equally amongst us. As we were all ravenously hungry by that time, it tasted like nectar to us all.
After running around, climbing the trees and exploring the very deep crevices in the mountain down which we dropped many stones to see how deep they were, we finally faced the rather unpleasant job of washing up, poured the remaining water on the fire to make certain it was out and then started on our journey down the mountain and home. We considered the expedition a great success and planned to repeat it whenever we could in the future. News of it spread amongst our friends so our merry band of explorers grew as the weeks went by.


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By David Derbyshire
Daily Mail
A glass of milk can contain a cocktail of up to 20 painkillers, antibiotics and growth hormones, scientists have shown.
Using a highly sensitive test, they found a host of chemicals used to treat illnesses in animals and people in samples of cow, goat and human breast milk.
The doses of drugs were far too small to have an effect on anyone drinking them, but the results highlight how man-made chemicals are now found throughout the food chain. [And let's not forget the effects of biomagnification. ~ Ed.]
The highest quantities of medicines were found in cow's milk.
Researchers believe some of the drugs and growth promoters were given to the cattle, or got into milk through cattle feed or contamination on the farm.
The Spanish-Moroccan team analysed 20 samples of cow's milk bought in Spain and Morocco, along with samples of goat and breast milk.
Their breakdown, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, revealed that cow's milk contained traces of anti-inflammatory drugs niflumic acid, mefenamic acid and ketoprofen – commonly used as painkillers in animals and people.
It also contained the hormone 17-beta-estradiol, a form of the sex hormone oestrogen. The hormone was detected at three millionths of a gram in every kilogram of milk, while the highest dose of niflumic acid was less than one millionth of a gram per kilogram of milk.
However, the scientists, led by Dr Evaristo Ballesteros, from the University of Jaen in Spain, say their technique could be used to check the safety of other types of food.
Read more at Daily Mail


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A twist on the classic made with brioche, orange and chocolate
Preheat the oven to 150'C.
Grease individual ramekins with softened butter.
Cut the brioche into thick slices and then cut into quarters. Butter both sides of the brioche pieces.
Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and discard the pod. Add the seeds to the milk and double cream.
Whisk together the eggs and the sugar and gradually add the milk and cream.
Zest the orange. Arrange the brioche in the ramekins making sure that each slice overlaps the previous one.
Mix the orange zest, chocolate chips and mixed spice into the custard. Pour on the custard mix and allow it to soak into the brioche for a few minutes.
Half fill a large baking tray with boiling water (bain marie) and place the ramekins inside the bain marie. Make sure the water comes half way up the side of the ramekins.
Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the custard is set.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes and serve with a dusting of icing sugar and a dollop of clotted cream.
«You can replace the brioche with normal bread for a lighter dish.»


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For the Crust
- 2½cupsall-purpose flour, divided
- 2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 12tablespoonscold unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch slices
- ½cupchilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 2 pieces
- 4tablespoonsvodka(cold)
- 4tablespoonsice water
For the Filling
- ¾cupgranulated sugar
- 2tablespoonsinstant tapioca
- ¼teaspoonsalt
- ¼teaspoonground cinnamon
- ⅛teaspoonground allspice
- 2poundsMcIntosh apples(about 4 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced ¼-inch thick)
- 1½poundsGranny Smith apples(about 3 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced ¼-inch thick)
- 1tablespoonslemon juice
- 1egg white(beaten lightly)
- 1tablespoongranulated sugar(for topping)
- Make the Crust: Process 1½ cups of the flour, the sugar and salt together in a food processor until combined, about 2 one-second pulses. Add the butter and shortening and process until a homogenous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 7 to 10 seconds (the dough will resemble cottage cheese curds with some very small pieces of butter remaining, but there should be no uncoated flour). Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula and redistribute the dough evenly around the bowl. Add the remaining 1 cup flour and pulse until the mixture is evenly distributed around the bowl and the mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses. Empty the mixture into a medium bowl.
- Sprinkle the vodka and water over the mixture. With a rubber spatula, use a folding motion to mix, pressing down on the dough until it is slightly tacky and sticks together. Squeeze dough gently until cohesive and divide into two equal balls. Flatten each into a 4-inch disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes, or up to 2 days.
- Remove one disk of dough from the refrigerator and roll out on a generously floured (up to ¼ cup) work surface to a 12-inch circle. Roll the dough loosely around a rolling pin and unroll into a 9-inch pie plate, leaving at least a 1-inch overhang on each side. Working around the circumference, ease the dough into the plate by gently lifting edge of the dough with one hand while pressing into the plate bottom with other hand. Leave any dough that overhangs plate in place. Wrap dough-lined pie plate loosely in plastic wrap and refrigerate until dough is firm, about 30 minutes. Roll other disk of dough into 12-inch circle on lightly floured counter, then transfer to parchment paper–lined baking sheet; cover with plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Prepare and Bake the Pie: Adjust oven rack to lowest position, place rimmed baking sheet on rack, and preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, tapioca, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice. Add the apples and lemon juice and toss until combined. Spread apples with their juices into dough-lined pie plate, mounding them slightly in middle.
- Loosely roll remaining dough round around rolling pin and gently unroll it onto filling. Trim overhang to ½-inch beyond lip of pie plate. Pinch edges of top and bottom crusts firmly together. Tuck overhang under itself; folded edge should be flush with edge of pie plate. Crimp dough evenly around edge of pie using your fingers. Cut four 2-inch slits in top of dough. Brush surface with beaten egg white and sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Place pie on heated baking sheet, lower oven temperature to 425 degrees F, and bake until crust is light golden brown, about 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees, rotate baking sheet, and continue to bake until juices are bubbling and crust is deep golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes longer. Let pie cool on wire rack to room temperature before serving, about 4 hours.
Recipe Notes:
- You can substitute Empire or Cortland apples for the Granny Smith apples.
- Freeze the unbaked pie for two to three hours, then cover it with a double layer of plastic wrap, and return it to the freezer for no more than two weeks. To bake, remove the pie from the freezer, brush it with the egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, and place directly into a preheated 425 degree oven. After baking it for the usual fifty-five minutes, reduce the oven to 325 degrees, cover the pie with foil so as not to overcook the crust, and bake for an additional twenty to twenty-five minutes.


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'History, present and future of the cannabis plant'
Since the opening in 1985 of the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam, almost a million interested people have visited this permanent exhibition. Each year, some 75,000 people from all parts of the world come to this exceptional cultural and knowledge centre at 148 Oudezijds Achterburgwal, in the heart of the Red-Light District. The museum is completely dedicated to the cannabis plant and its many uses. The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum is unique in the world and is much like a voyage of discovery that fits perfectly into a tourist visit to Amsterdam.
The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum is unique in the world
The scent of genuine cannabis plants welcomes the visitor already when entering the museum. Inside, all aspects of hash and marihuana are fully explained. For instance, a photo collection shows how hashish is made in the traditional fashion in Afghanistan. In the Middle East, hash has been a stimulant for centuries. There is a large collection of traditional pipes from all over the world. And a collection of photos, posters, and magazines on the cannabis culture, ranging from the 19th century to the era of jazz and on to the contemporary pop culture.
The importance of cannabis in relation to the environment
The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum offers visitors extensive documentation and historical facts about today's use of the cannabis plant as well as about its medicinal, religious and cultural applications. In addition, attention is given to the importance of cannabis in relation to the environment, agriculture and industry. The museum shows that hemp has evolved to become one of Man's most valuable raw materials used in farming.
Although cannabis is still considered controversial in many places of the world, the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum aims to provide an objective picture of this remarkable plant. It is to be expected that scientists will discover many more uses for the cannabis plant. At the museum, visitors will be able to gain a deeper insight into all of this, because it presents a wealth of information. In the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, the past, present and future of the cannabis plant are merging together.


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San Francisco Chronicle [www.sfgate.com]
March 30, 2003
The commercial market in San Francisco continues to drag along with record-high vacancies and depressed rents, but huge new residential projects downtown are keeping construction crews busy.
Developer Monahan Pacific Corp. is scheduled to break ground Wednesday on a 165-unit condominium complex at the corner of New Montgomery and Howard streets, down the street from the historic Palace Hotel.
The 16-story, 200,000-square-foot project was originally supposed to include 50,000 square feet of office space. But the developers decided nearly two years ago to convert the building to all-residential.
"It was clear even back then (July 2001) that new offices were not going to work," said Victor Gonzalez, director of development for Monahan Pacific. "But now, I've been thinking, 'Are we nuts?' I don't think so, because the residential market remains relatively strong."
The building, called 199 Montgomery, will be marketed to "the middle," Gonzalez said. Prices have not been set, but he expects the studios and one- and two-bedroom units to sell for between $400,000 and $600,000.
"You get a convenient location and a brand new building that's built to current standards," Gonzalez said. "People do want to live downtown, if you price it right."
The development of the site, a parking lot for years, conforms to the city's goal of building more high-rise residential projects around Rincon Hill, south of the Financial District.
Other high-rise housing in the area includes BridgeView and Avalon Bay on Beale Street, which are both open, and 333 First St., which is under construction.
Speaking to The Chronicle five years ago, former San Francisco planning official Susana Montana put the idea this way: "We see it as condo housing for empty nesters, people without kids or young professionals who want to walk to work and want lots of recreational options all around them."
After shopping around San Jose, Silicon Valley College has decided to keep its classrooms at 5201 San Ignacio Ave.
The tech-focused vocational school signed a seven-year lease for 41,000 square feet in the Sobrato Development building. At $4 million, the value of the lease works out to about $14 per square foot.
The deal, done directly with landlord Sobrato, replaces an expired sublease the college had signed with former tech tenant Alteon, which was acquired by Nortel.
"It's almost considered a renewal because we were in under a sublease," said broker Chip Sutherland of CB Richard Ellis, who handled the lease for the college.
There has been talk about the commercial market finally hitting bottom in San Francisco, but tenant leasing specialist Dan Mihalovich says we haven't seen it yet.
"In the first quarter, despite some new leasing, there were 590,000 square feet of negative absorption," Mihalovich said, referring to the amount of unused space returned to the market.
"Brokers are looking for the proverbial bottom, but until we approach net zero absorption or get positive absorption, we won't see it. Negative is negative."
Mihalovich based the comment on his survey of 1,750 buildings around the city, encompassing some 102 million square feet of Class A, B and C space.
According to his figures, average asking rent in the first quarter fell to $21.30 per square foot—the ninth straight quarterly decline.
At the corner of 11th and Folsom streets in San Francisco's SoMa club district, a new full-service restaurant called the Public is about to open in the 2,900-square-foot space formerly occupied by Wa-ha-ka and Una Mas.
The 35-seat eatery will serve "European comfort food," say partners Tadd Cortell, Margaret McLaughlin and Anthony Laurino. They hope to begin serving the club crowds next month.
Marketing firm Barton Beers Ltd. has moved to 750 Battery St. in Jackson Square. The company took 3,500 square feet on a seven-year lease in the mid- '80s structure, one of the newer office buildings in Jackson Square.
The rent for the first two years is $23 per square foot; for years three to five, it's $25; and for the last two years, it's $27. The effective rent is $25 per square foot for each of the seven years.
The deal also includes the rights to one parking spot in the building for $275 per month.
Great American Land manages the property for the owners, the Leonora Stiefvater Trust.
©2003 San Francisco Chronicle


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Speaking of social welfare in Europe now signifies speaking of reforms.
This issue follows up on the analyses previously published by the Revue Française des Affaires Sociales of the Welfare State reforms in the EU countries since the '90s, this time by addressing Continental and Southern European Welfare States.
The first part examines the economic, political and social dynamics at work in the recent reforms. It also sheds light upon the edification of a Social Europe and the role played by the European treaties in the evolution of welfare systems.
Two particular aspects of these reforms are then developed :
- the issues constituted by gender equality in both the labour market and in family life for Social Welfare systems and the future thereof. A comparison of the situations in Europe and the United States underlines the particular importance of these questions.
- the justification and the effects of the retirement system reforms implemented by the Southern European countries where the population's aging is more rapid and more marked than in other European countries ; their experience holds great educational value.
Social Welfare Reforms in Europe - Challenges and Strategies in Continental and Southern Europe
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Presentation of the issue : What are the Challenges for Social Welfare Reformsin Continental and Southern Europe ?
Olivier Thévenon
Dynamiques économiques, politiques et sociales
Welfare State Reform in Continental and Southern Europe. An Overview of Challenges and Strategies
Peter Whiteford
The Politics of Reforms in Bismarckian Welfare Systems
Bruno Palier
The Model of Social Protection in Southern Europe. Enduring Characteristics ?
Luis Moreno
Social Assistance Policies and Decentralizationin the Countries of Southern Europe
Chiara Saraceno
The Balance Between Economic and Social Objectivesin the European Treaties
Olivier De Schutter
L'égalité des sexes : un enjeu pour les réformes
What Instruments to Foster What Kind of Gender Equality ? The Problem of Gendered Inequalities in the Division of Paid and Unpaid Work
Jane Lewis
Welfare Regimes in Relation to Paid Work and Care. A View from the United States on Social Protectionin the European Countries
Janet C. Gornick et Marcia K. Meyers
Balancing Employment and Family Responsibilities in Southern Europe. Trends and Challenges for Social Policy Reform
María José González
Les retraites dans les pays de l'Europe du Sud
Southern Europe and Pension Reform. A Common Socio-Economic Context, but Diverse Policy Responses
Laurent Caussat
Pension Reforms in Italy.Principles and Consequences
Angelo Marano
Presentation of the Recent Retirement Reformsin Portugal. A Structural Reform ?
Carlos Manuel Pereira da Silva,Sara Sofia Vaz-Paralta et Sónia Marcos


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Whether or not you are are staying with us, we are happy to host a private event for your birthday, stag or hen due, anniversary, family reunion or company workshop. Just you and our view! Here are some concrete ideas, contact us for more information or to book. All prices include VAT.
Modernisme Walk & Wine Tour
This walking tour takes you to Barcelona's Eixample district to discover the beautiful shapes and colourful designs of the Catalan Art Nouveau (Modernisme) houses. Find out how this movement emerged in Europe towards the end of the 19th century and get to know the work of the most important architects of that time, such us Antoni Gaudí. The route ends at a wine bar where you will be able to taste 3 different quality Catalan wines with some snack pairings. Cristina, our licensed tour guide and sommelier, will explain the wines and "pair" them with some additional information related to the tour.
Duration: 3,5h
Meeting point: yök Casa + Cultura
Tour cost: 200€/group of max. 4. +20€/extra person.
Wine tasting: additional 25€/person. (If your group prefers not to do the wine tasting, you can replace it with a guided visit to Gaudí's House "Casa Milà" (La Pedrera).
Picasso Ruiz Picasso and the bohemian Barcelona
This private walking tour designed for true art lovers immerses you into the life of Picasso; his years spent in Barcelona and the relationship he developed with the city. The tour explores the places where the artist lived, studied, worked and got inspired in his youth. You will also learn about the context of the bohemian art scene in Barcelona at the end of 19th century. Who were Picasso's artist friends? Where were they meeting? Which were the trends at the time? Who was Picasso looking up to? While answering these questions, the route will take us to the Picasso Museum, where the tour will finish with a private guided visit to the permanent collection.
Duration: 3h
Tour cost: 200€/group of max. 4. + 20€/extra person.
Tickets to the Picasso Museum (7-12€) are not included in the above price
The tour is offered by Cristina, a licensed Catalonia tour guide speaking Spanish, English or German.
Private Wine Tasting on our terrace or the Casa
Immerse yourself in the world of Catalan wine and culture. Cristina, a friendly, experienced sommelier and licensed Catalonia tour guide, pairs the stories of 5 organic wines with Barcelona: local design, architecture and sustainability. The wines are carefully selected from small independent producers. Enjoy 2 reds, 2 whites and a sparkling wine in a 2h tasting session at our exclusive #terrazayök with amazing views. A unique experience for wine, history and culture enthusiasts. A wine tasting with a twist. Nibbles and snacks are also provided.
Available for groups of 4 to 8 people in English, Spanish, Catalan and German. For larger groups, please contact us.
Price: 200€/group of max. 4 people in the yök apartment. 275€/group of max. 4 on the terrace. +50€/ extra person.
* Cristina can offer you other experiences related to the world of wine such us wine tours outside the city, walking tours combined with short wine tastings in Barcelona or Art + Wine pairings (wine tasting sessions combined with explanations about specific artworks). She is passionate about Picasso, Gaudí, Art Nouveau (Modernisme Catalan), art history and architecture. Please contact us if you have any specific interests.
Meet the Barcelona fishermen and enjoy some seafood
This is a unique experience by biologist Cecilia. She takes you to Barcelona's only fishermen harbour (usually closed to the public) where you can see how the fresh fish arrives and gets auctioned off. You will learn about the different fishing methods and how to consume fish sustainably. Before the visit, you will be taken to a Slow Food restaurant to taste fresh, locally sourced fish and seafood and enjoy a glass of wine. Available for groups of 2-8 people in English and Spanish. Price: 2pax: 95€/person, 3-4pax: 75€/person, 5-8pax: 65€/person. This includes a guide, entrance to the Barcelona fish market and a selection of tapas (1 drink & coffee included). Available Monday to Friday, 13:00h to 17h. (Meeting point: Barceloneta metro station)
Montgat fish auction & tapas by the beach
Come on a walking tour of this charming village, just a short train ride away from yök. Sandro or Cecilia will give you a glimpse into the true Mediterranean lifestyle and take you to the only remaining singing fish auction in Catalonia! From there you get to eat lunch at a "xiringuito", a typical beach bar by the sea (or a local restaurant during the low season). Available for groups of 2-8 people in English, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese. 2pax: 85€/person, 3-4pax: 65€/person, 5-8pax: 55€/person. (VAT included). This includes a guide, a return train ticket and lunch (1 drink included). Available Tuesday to Friday, 11:15h to 15:15h. (Meeting point: at Yök). You are welcome to stay on the beach afterwards.
Rooftop terrace overlooking Barcelona
Enjoy the incredible panoramic views (260º) from our terrace in the city center. We offer you both the 33 m2 interior studio and the 40 m2 exterior terrace to have a full Barcelona experience.
Limited capacity is 30 people. (15 pax. if seated). If you are interested, please send us an email at email@example.com for more information and rental costs.


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Wednesday, 23 September 2015
ESET acquires recognised Data Encryption leader DESlock+
ESET today announces the acquisition of recognised data encryption company DESlock+ and plans to integrate this solution into its broad portfolio of consumer and business products.
An older ESET Ireland survey revealed the Irish were rather clueless about data leakage and data protection, but the governmental agencies in European Union are enforcing regulations that require businesses and organisations to implement security measures, including encryption, to protect the data of their users. Data Protection is essentially all about the protection of the personal data of individuals, whether they are customers, employees, donors or clients. In Ireland the Data Protection Acts of 1988 & 2003 place an obligation to have "appropriate security measures" in place to prevent "unauthorised access to, or unauthorised alteration, disclosure or destruction of, the data and against their accidental loss or destruction" with the Data controller and/or the Data processor.
Should companies and organisations fail to put best practice security solutions in place and should there be a breach and they are found to have been negligible they will face significant penalties. The Data Protection office states "encryption is considered an essential security measure where personal data is stored on a portable device or transmitted over a public network." It goes on to say that portable devices should be encrypted with Full Disk Encryption to mitigate against storage of files outside of an encrypted segment of the disk. (Source: https://www.dataprotection.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=1091#6)
"A recent survey we conducted among businesses shows that 2 out of every 3 companies see a need for encryption as part of their standard endpoint security solutions," said Ignacio Sbampato, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at ESET. "Acquiring DESlock+ will allow us to complement our ESET Security products with a great encryption technology."
DESlock+, based in Taunton, United Kingdom, specialises in advanced encryption solutions and first partnered with ESET two years ago, when it joined the ESET Technology Alliance program. "Encryption plays an important role in security and represents a vault guarding your company's sensitive information as well as your personal data," said ESET's Chief Technology Officer, Palo Luka. "Our plan is to fully integrate the technology we have acquired into our products for business and the consumer segment, and to develop it further."
DESlock+ is a powerful tool with patented share-key management offering a number of encryption features. It includes web browser-based secured remote management, a mobile edition for iOS® and a portable client, DESlock+ Go, which allows secure data access on workstations without DESlock+ installed
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