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What Is The Best Way To Invest £1000?
There is no easy answer to this question as it is largely determined by your views and your circumstances.
Firstly, the sensible thing to do will be to review your borrowings and the rates of interest. If, for example, you are paying a credit card company 18% APR then, without doubt, the sensible thing to do would be to pay that off as it is highly unlikely that anything you invest in will earn you a return that high. Clearly common sense dictates that you pay off the debts attracting highest interest rate first.
It is also wise to keep some money on hand for unexpected expenses – your own rainy day fund. It is generally regarded as sensible to have the equivalent of 3 months living expenses saved up and easily accessible before you start investing.
So what is the best way to invest £1000? Let's assume that you are in the position of having paid off short term debt, you have your rainy day fund sorted out and you have a spare £1000 knocking around and you recognise that if you leave it in the bank it's going to attract very little interest and its value is going to be eroded by inflation so it will be worth less in 12 months than it is now.
The first question to ask yourself is: how risk averse are you?
All investment involves some degree of risk so you need to ask yourself – is it more important for you to make as much money as possible or to not lose any. Generally speaking, the bigger the risk, the more you could potentially earn.
How much risk are you willing to take and how can you mitigate those risks; for example, by investing in a managed fund or diversifying and spreading the money over a number of shares in different companies is essential to think about before investing.
You must also consider when you may want your money back; for example, if you are saving for a specific purpose. So think about how liquid the investment is – shares in listed companies are highly liquid – you can sell them immediately and get your money back within hours. Investing in stamps, wine or property is illiquid and it may take a long time to have your money returned.
Another issue to think about is whether you want it to produce regular income or capital growth? £1000 is never going to produce much income but it's a good starting point and if you invest £1000 regularly it will soon start to build up.
As for capital growth, if you are lucky and invest the money for example in an early stage start up you could experience huge capital gains in a short time – but even if you are an expert stock picker it's still highly speculative. The fact is most start up companies fail, so you are a lot more likely to lose money than pick the next Google or Apple.
And finally, ask: do you want to control your investments and choose where your money is invested or would you prefer a completely passive investment where someone else manages your money.
With only £1000 to invest you are going to be fairly limited in your choice of investments. Even if you have a high appetite for risk, many potentially lucrative investments are only available to sophisticated investors and high net worth individuals with tens of thousands available to invest.
There are a wide range of funds out there – either general tracker funds which track particular stock markets or there are numerous specialist funds that pick certain types of companies or geographical areas. The amount of profit you make will depend to a large extent on how skilled the fund manager is, what happens to the general economy, how long you invest for and how you invest – drip-feeding money in every month or investing the whole amount available at once.
To make life easier for investors, most fund supermarkets have recommended funds chosen by their expert stock-pickers. Try Hargreaves Lansdown's website for more information.
You may also want to give Nutmeg a try – it's a relatively new business that offers professional investment management, low fees and will help you choose a portfolio that fits your risk profile – www.nutmeg.com .
Using your annual cash ISA allowance, will allow you to save up to £15,000 without paying income tax on the interest. However, the rates of interest are little better than the bank. The best instant access cash ISAs pay around 1.5-1.6%. It's low risk but not exactly exciting and although its tax free, inflation will take its toll.
From April 2016 it is expected that peer 2 peer lending will be available via ISAs and these may produce a great way of earning higher returns tax free.
Over the last five years, the peer 2 peer lending and crowdfunding industries have grown together side by side and are now recognised as a global phenomenon attracting lots of interest from the press and Venture Capitalists. They have democratised the investment industry giving ordinary investors (i.e. those who are not necessarily high net worth or sophisticated investors) the ability to invest small amounts of money in vehicles that traditionally required much larger amounts of capital. By crowding like-minded people together, these companies enable them to potentially make higher returns than they are likely to do via institutional investments.
Rather than you placing your money in a bank so they can lend it to people or businesses and make large profits, you are now able to cut out the banks and, via a web platform, choose specifically who you want to lend money to or, in the case of equity crowdfunding, you are now able to acquire shares in exciting young start up businesses or take a share of a buy to let property and the money it generates.
Some would regard these types of investments as higher risk than institutional investments, but the returns they offer are attractive to many people, especially those who want greater control over where their money is invested.
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Q: Vue.js, Visual Studio 2015 and .less styles syntax highlighting I am using Visual Studio 2015 and vue.js to implement frontend for my web app.
As it known, vue.js comes with quite special approach to declare components - each component should be declared in a single .vue file, that contains all required code (template, script and style) and looks like this:
<template>
    <!-- Component template goes here. -->
</template>

<script>
    <!-- Component code goes here. -->
</script>

<style>
    <!-- Component style goes here. -->
</style>

There is no official support for .vue files in MSVS at the moment, so I just use HTML editor to edit that files and it works fine for me.
So, back to the problem...
Vue-files allows you to set required language for script or style (just add lang attribute to script or style tags and here you go). So, as I am using less, my style tag looks like this:
<style lang="less">...</style>

Visual Studio, of course, know nothing about special lang attribute, so I add some well-known attributes in order to enable less syntax highlighting and now style tag looks like this:
<style lang="less" rel="stylesheet/less" type="text/less">...</style>

Unfortunately Visual Studio don't understand my intention to use less and highlight my less code like simple css :-(
So, my question is: how to let Visual Studio understand .less styles, that embedded right into html document?

P.S. It is allowed to reference separate files for any part of .vue component like this...
<template src="./template.html"></template>
<style src="./style.css"></style>
<script src="./script.js"></script>

...but I really want to store everything inside single file.
And, of course, I want to use single IDE for both frontend and backend, so advice like "just use Visual Studio Code, SublimeText or WebStorm" is not very useful.

A: There is a vue.js pack for visual studio which provides the IntelliSense for the Visual Studio 2015.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MadsKristensen.VuejsPack

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Q: Python 3: reading UCS-2 (BE) file I can't seem to be able to decode UCS-2 BE files (legacy stuff) under Python 3.3, using the built-in open() function (stack trace shows UnicodeDecodeError and contains my readLine() method) - in fact, I wasn't able to find a flag for specifying this encoding.
Using Windows 8, terminal is set to codepage 65001, using 'Lucida Console' fonts.
Code snippet won't be of too much help, I guess:
def display_resource():
    f = open(r'D:\workspace\resources\JP.res', encoding=<??tried_several??>)
    while True:
        line = f.readline()
        if len(line) == 0:
            break

Appreciating any insight into this issue.

A: UCS-2 is UTF-16, really, for any codepoint that was assigned when it was still called UCS-2 in any case.
Open it with encoding='utf16'. If there is no BOM (the Byte order mark, 2 bytes at the start, for BE that'd be \xfe\xff), then use encoding='utf_16_be' to force a byte order.


Handloom is operated by feet and hands, which press the planks and pull the ropes respectively.
Raw materiel is white and color cotton yarn.
Before a loom, weaver sits on a stool. He keeps his feet on 2 wooden planks of the loom fixed in the pit. With the ropes, plants are attached to the loom. Shuttle has a bobbin with the transverses threads that move to and fro across the loom between the warp threads. This occurs when the weaver pulls a rope hanging from the top.
One set of warp threads moves upwards and the other set downwards. At the same time, the weaver pulls the rope from a side. What happens now? The shuttle runs across, charring the transverse on filling threads.
Now the weaver press the other plank, and the second set of warp threads moves to the upward direction and the first set in the downward direction. Simultaneously when the shuttle is pulled, it runs across between the warp threads from the other side and also carries the filling thread to the other side. In this way, a cloth is woven which is wound thread to the other side. In this way, a cloth is woven which is wound around the roller.
On handloom production silk jari sari cost Rupees one lakhs will be there.
Power loom is operated by an electric motar. Warp thirds are wound around a roller. Head lines are wires through which warp threads pass and wind round on another roller. With the help of electric motar, the shuttle moves with a great speed a cross the warp threads. Here machines perform all the work and the workers have to rejoin the threads that snap at times. Large quantities of cloth are manufactured at a great speed in a power loom. This enables the availability of cloth at cheaper rates.


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Guarded by the towering Velebit mountain range in the east and hugged by the Istria Peninsula in the northwest lie the Kvarner bay islands. Quiet coves of crystal clear water surround the dramatic landscapes of the Kvaner bay islands; green hills and rocky moon landscapes give way to small harbor towns rich in history and culture. Discover the charm of the Adriatic Sea for yourself by bike and boat on board one of our romantic motor yachts.
The day begins with a well-rounded breakfast leaving you fit to explore the diversity of the Kvarner bay islands on a guided bike tour. Be it the medieval city of Rab, the car-free road in the sky on Dugi Otok or the contemplative life of the dwellers on the flower island of Molat, each day brings with it new discoveries. Evenings are mostly spent in picturesque harbor towns with winding alleyways where a great range of bars and cafes stand host for a relaxing evening.
The friendly crew will always make sure that you enjoy an easy-going journey.
This tour will often be operated on the same boat as the mountain bike cruise "Kvarner Bay" and one tour guide attends trekking bike group while the other one leads the mountain bike group. Due to changing wind and weather conditions as well as organizational requirements the tour could be conducted in reverse order.
The tour details are barring changes, a.o. as a result of nautical, technical or meteorological reasons. We reserve the right to make changes to the itinerary, depending on wind and weather conditions or organizational requirements. Sometimes the tour will be conducted in reverse order.
Individual arrival in Omišalj, a nice little harbor village on the island of Krk. If you're planning to arrive by car, we will organise a safe parking space for you. Check-in on the motor yacht between 2 and 2.30 pm.. At approx. 3 pm. the ship takes us to the island of Cres in about four hours. On Cres we take a walk through the Venetian old town in the evening.
In the morning our ship will cross you over to Martinšćica. From here we will cycle on the east side of the island among pine, fig and laurel trees to Osor, the artist town, where we have lunch on the ship. Afterwards there is time for a swim in the bay with its crystal clear water. In the afternoon we leave Osor on board the boat and navigate our way to the island of Lošinj. After a comfortable cruise and a refreshing swim stop the ship brings us safely into the large harbor of Mali Lošinj. The clear climate of this wellness retreat with its colorful captain's houses and an abundance of cafes welcomes us for a relaxing evening, enabling us to unwind and recuperate.
We cycle along the seaside promenade to the south of Lošinj and visit the picturesque small harbor of Veli Losinj before we will meet the ship for lunch. In the afternoon we cross over to the island of Molat, where we can do another short cycling tour. Finally we stay overnight in the quiet harbor of Molat.
During breakfast the ship leaves Molat and takes us past many small islands to the "spice island" of Dugi Otok. Our bike-tour starts in the bay of Božava, which is surrounded by pine woods, agaves and tamarisk trees, and we ride on a road almost free of traffic. Our tour leads us at first to the northern most point of the island where the light house of Veli Rat stands proudly since 1849 fulfilling its duty in guiding sailors safely on their way. A ride along the islands "Road in the Sky" brings us to the peaceful harbor of Savar or Bribinj. There will be ample time for a swim break in the afternoon. Overnight stay in a calm bay.
After a crossing in the morning we reach the island of Pag. In the harsh but delightful landscape of the island we come across many fig and olive trees. Over the centuries the inhabitants have built numerous stonewalls for protection against the wind. Starting in Mandre we cycle on the narrow peninsula until we reach the sea from where the ship takes us to Rab. The island of Rab is one of the sunniest places in Europe. The town of Rab, the fortified capital of the island, was built in the Middle Ages on a wedge shaped headland and marks one of the highlights of the trip. The four famous bell towers are the symbol of the adorned beauty of the town. After dinner we can explore the narrow alleys with numerous cozy cafés.
We cycle along the coast to the east side of the island, an area with virtually no vegetation, which's rough and cliffy rocks remind of lunar landscape. The road leads us to a bay with a sandy beach, which is rather atypical for the islands of the Kvarner Bay. At lunchtime the ship awaits us in the harbor directly in front of the old town of Rab. After a swim-break the ship takes us over to the neighboring island of Krk, where we spend the evening in the historical town of Krk.
We cycle over the ridge of the island, which is covered by fragrant "macchia" to a valley of vineyards and then onwards to the small museum town of Vrbnik in the northeast. The town, built on a 50-meter-high cliff and surrounded by vineyards, is the home of the famous white wine, Žlahtina. Another peculiarity that Vrbnik has to offer is the second narrowest alley in the world. The way leads us across the island through old villages and rich vegetation to Omišalj. On the way we have a chance to swim in the bay of Soline. A cheerful evening meal on board the boat gives you time to celebrate the success of the week with fellow travellers and tour guides.
After breakfast disembarkation until 9 am. and individual trip home.
Due to our international audience all tours are conducted bilingually, in English and German.
The on-board chef is a member of the crew and prepares the breakfast and one or two warm meals a day. The catering consists of 4 x full board and 3 x half board. Catering starts with the dinner on the arrival day and ends with the breakfast on the departure day.
Please do not forget that the ship is your hotel as well as a machine, which has to be maintained and operated – day and night. A certain level of noise is therefore inevitable.
April 14, 21 und 28; May 5, 12, 19 und 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23 und 30; July 7, 14, 21 und 28; August 4, 11, 18 und 25; September 1, 8, 15, 22 und 29; Oct 6 und 13.
On April 21, May 12 and 19, June 23, July 7, Sept. 15, Oct. 6 and 13: The hybrid bike cruise Kvarner Bay and the mountain bike cruise Kvarner Bay standard are operated parallel on the same boat. One tour guide will attend the hybrid bike group while the other one will guide the mountain bike group. The detailed itinerary of our Kvarner Bay MTB trip can gladly be sent to you on request.
• With three persons sharing a cabin, we allow a 50 % discount on the basic tour price for the third person, regardless of age (only possible below deck/not combinable with other discounts).
• Children up to age 16 receive a 25 % discount on the basic tour price (not combinable with other discounts). Surcharge for single cabin use will be added.
Overview-maps for the daily tours on board (on board).
Tips for tour-guides and crew (at your discretion).
– In case of train arrival: Collecting transfer from Rijeka train station to Omišalj: €20 person/way (reservation requested). Please note, that it is not possible to take your own bike in trains.
The cycling routes require a basic level of fitness, which you should have acquired by steady cycling. The routes can reach an altitude of 200 to 500 meters. The daily routes, of 20 – 45 km/12 – 28 mi., cover hilly and mountainous terrain and can be completed without time constraints. You will also come across some longer and rather steep climbs, where walking your bike is of course permitted. The tour guides will inform you about the course of the tour in due time. This tour is primarily a guided group tour. Upon consultation with your tour guides, the possibility to cycle on your own along recommended, suitable routes, may present itself.
Boat Bike Tours is not the operator of this tour; this is a so called 'partner tour'. Tour operator is: Inselhuepfen/Radurlaub Zeitreisen GmbH, Konstanz, Germany. Other conditions may apply to this tour: further details on request.
Guides Marco, Gabriel and Aggie were the best!
Welcome aboard of the wooden motor yacht Linda. The spacious saloon is the perfect spot to get yourself drink and enjoy a healthy breakfast and tasty three course dinner. The middle sundeck is constructed in such a way that meals can also be served outside. Fans of sunbathing can seek a matrass on the large sun roof. The cabins are below deck (3 twins with portholes, and 1 double with an extra bunk bed) or on the main deck (6 doubles and 4 twins) and all of them have air conditioning, a cabinet and a small bathroom.
All bicycles are equipped with a precise Shimano gear shift, Shimano V-brakes with strong "bite", 28 inch hollow chamber rims with quick clambs, safety mudguards and a comfortable touring saddle of Selle Royal. Our hybrid bicycles are basic bicycles with trapeze frame or diamond frame that are available in four frame sizes: trapeze frame in 46 and 52 cm or diamond frame with top tube in 56 and 60 cm. Please be aware that these rental bikes are only available for participants that are taller than 1.50 m.
E-Bikes of the brand Cube Cross Hybrid Pro Allroad 500. Our e-bikes are characterized by their light weight (20kg without the battery installed) and their ability to ride in varying terrain. This model is fitted with a performance motor and a 500 WH battery. The 9 gears are perfectly in tune with the motor and are easy to operate. We offer a trapeze frame for all guests up to 179 cm, and a diamond frame for people 180cm+.
Weight Limit of Clients Bicycles Brought on Board Please be aware, that we have a weight limit of 22 kg (48.5 lb), if you bring your own bicycle/e-bike on board of one of our boats. This limit is important to protect the health of our guides/crew members, than they have to lift the bikes on board. If we consider it necessary, we will check the weight on site. If the weight limit is exceeded, we reserve the right to refuse taking the bike on board.


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Q: Access an inner function from outside the function in Javascript I'm trying to access an inner function from outside a function in Javascript, but it only prints "undefined" instead of printing the function's source code. How can I modify the prototype of the function changeBlah from outside the scope of exampleFunction?
var blah = "";
function exampleFunction(theParameter){
   this.blah = theParameter;
    this.changeBlah = function(){
        this.blah += "gah";
    }
}

var stuff2 = new exampleFunction("Heh!");
alert(stuff2.blah);
stuff2.changeBlah();
alert(stuff2.blah);

alert(exampleFunction.changeBlah); //now why doesn't this work? It doesn't print the function's source code, but instead prints undefined.

A: The closest you can get is by using the Prototype model:
function exampleFunction(theParameter) {this.blah = theParameter;}
exampleFunction.prototype.changeBlah = function() {this.blah += "gah";}

alert(exampleFunction.prototype.changeBlah);

A:
.. now why doesn't [exampleFunction.changeBlah] work?

Because this was not exampleFunction.
It was a new object which had exampleFunction as the [[prototype]]. Assigning to a property does not propagate back up the [[prototype]] resolution chain. (There is no way to access the [[prototype]] of an object directly from an object, but if the [[prototype]] object is known then it can be mutated.)
Compare with (this will break stuff2.blah, but should show exampleFunction.changeBlah working as expected):
exampleFunction.changeBlah = function(){
    this.blah += "gah";
}

(Also see xdazz's comment for another possible access method.)

A: This is the best solution that I've devised so far (and it's reasonably concise):
exampleFunction.prototype.changeBlah = function(){
    this.blah += "gah"; //"this" refers to an instance of changeBlah, apparently
}

var blah = "";
function exampleFunction(theParameter){
   this.blah = theParameter;
}

var stuff2 = new exampleFunction("Heh!");
alert(stuff2.blah);
stuff2.changeBlah(); //it works, even though the "prototype" keyword isn't specifically used here
alert(stuff2.blah);
alert(exampleFunction.prototype.changeBlah);


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In Martha Beck's book, The Joy Diet, risk is listed as an essential ingredient for joy. According to Beck, the criterion by which we should decide which dangers and fears to face, and which to avoid, should not be measured by our chances of success, but by the depth of our desire. She says that any risk worth taking is worth taking whether it leads to success or failure, and if your objective is not something you really want, even a tiny risk is a stupid one.
Eight months ago I wasn't interested in taking any more writing risks. After thirty years cultivating my craft I wanted to be paid to write a book. So I hired a coach, hunkered down, and wrote my proposal for The Raw Years: A Midlife Healing Memoir. Now that I'm agent shopping, which takes time, I'm returning to writing my chapters.
But I had nothing to show. Not a publisher or agent (yet), and no guarantees. I knew I couldn't predict the fate of this or any other manuscript. All I knew was writing this book made me happy. It's my dream and I don't want to let it go—no matter what happens.
My life coach, Tracey Brown, told me to think of outcomes as extras, and focus on actions I can take, such as writing one chapter at a time, and to consider the hearts, minds, and souls of the people I'd like to touch.
Gremlins dwell in the land of ego. Engaging them is fruitless. Turning to Spirit, on the other hand, guarantees I'll feast at life's banquet. So with a prayer that my life's work will one day reach as many readers as possible, and touch them deeply I'm moving forward with my memoir. It feels great to be writing it again.
My gremlins have quieted down since learning that I plan to divide my project into milestones, and celebrate future accomplishments with treats. This is much more empowering than dangling a carrot I can't control, such as getting an agent or a book deal.
I will honor the completion of each chapter with an artist date and plan something special for myself, perhaps something I wouldn't ordinarily do. I will go see a film; visit a museum; go to the beach, or a garden, or an art gallery; maybe a workshop or lunch out—something nourishing and fun.
Completing a section of my book, there are three—Body, Mind, & Spirit—wins me a weekend retreat alone or with my husband, but the emphasis will be on celebrating my accomplishment.
When I complete the book I'll spend a week or more at a gourmet raw, vegan spa. I've got my eye on the Hippocrates Health Center in the Philippines.
My daughter's drama teacher grades his students on effort, participation, and assignment completion—and not on talent because talent is subjective. So is all creative work. It's essential to do our creative work for ourselves, but also for the people who are waiting to receive it, and whose lives will be enriched by our efforts.
This morning I completed a draft of chapter four (of 27) of my memoir. Writing this book is a risk near and dear to my heart, which tells me it's a risk worth taking.
To me the answer is clear: trying is the most important thing. Trying is within my control. The rest is not. So if you're wondering whether to take a risk, either personally or professionally, look not to your chances of success, but to the depth of your desire.
What risk are you taking? Or thinking about taking? I'd love to hear about it.


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Our logwood is reused and recycled and is used as fuel for fires and also sculptures and carving.


I write to you as the longest-serving music director of a major Canadian orchestra, having served in that position with the Winnipeg Symphony (from 1989 to 2001)and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestras (from 2000 onwards.) Additionally, I was principal guest conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic from 1995-1998 and co-founder of the Winnipeg New Music Festival. I am also Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and Founder and Conductor (since 2004) of the New York Philharmonic's annual Summertime Classics festival at Lincoln Centre in New York.
CBC Radio 2 is in dire straits. Loyal listeners are abandoning ship. On Easter Sunday a performance of J.S.Bach's B minor Mass by a European ensemble was followed by a song from Johnny Cash. Such a lurch of programming would guarantee failure at any box office in the real world. This style of programming forms the core of the new schedules on CBC Radio 2 and is the result of a surfeit of management consultants.
Protesting financial problems, the CBC has abandoned its own 70 year old radio orchestra, an institution born of the need to promote Canadian talent and new music. Exactly a week later the network managed to find the cash to print a self-congratulatory full page ad in the Globe and Mail, extolling itself in partnership with major record companies, none of whom in fact, contribute one cent to the corporation.
Distinguished hosts have been dismissed without regard for the long standing relationships they enjoyed with listeners across the country. Great broadcasters like Manitoba born Eric Friesen who was poached by CBC from a public radio station in the US, and Howard Dyck, distinguished host of Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for 20 years.
These are broadcasters whose knowledge base and dulcet tones guaranteed a welcome into Canadian homes across the country. They were unceremoniously ditched with announcements laced in Orwellian doublespeak about 'new pursuits' and 'tremendous service'. Canadians do not enjoy being treated like fools and everyone knows what's going on. An ageist agenda that allegedly favours 35-50 year olds is being pursued. CBC became a laughing stock within the music business as it emerged that all kinds of inappropriate people were being pursued by the corporation to take over Saturday Afternoon At The Opera from Howard Dyck.
The changes on the network have amounted to a dereliction of duty on the part of the CBC. It is as if the CRTC, the House of Commons and above all, the Canadian public were not owed deference in what amounts to a wholescale change of emphasis in the way public money is spent. New policy was decided unilaterally by a handful of bureacrats at CBC Radio 2 after a derisory set of focus groups and 'consultations'.
Various websites, including on Facebook have blossomed since it was more widely realized that CBC was incapable of listening to criticism.
CBC is a public broacaster with obligations to Canadians that are clearly laid out in the corporation's mandate. The lack of public debate has been appalling. I am delighted that the Heritage Committee has decided to hold hearings across Canada. I have accepted the invitation to speak next Thursday.
Given the present government's significant commitment to young artist training that was announced today, the CBC's decision to programme classical music between 10 am and 3 pm seems particularly churlish. The VSO, for example, performs to 50,000 children every year and is about to open a state of the art music school in downtown Vancouver. Yet none of these children will hear any classical music on Radio 2 since classical music will only be on the airwaves between 10am and 3pm.
Perhaps CBC Radio needs more airwaves on FM to fulfil its national obligations. CBC Radio certainly needs new direction with an ear to public opinion and a vision that does not discard its traditional powerbase. Classical music is very healthy in our country and CBC simply isn't aware of this.
My youngest daughter is 7 years old. She has been learning the cello at the Vancouver Academy of Music for two years. A little while ago she played "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" at a family party. Her tiny hands pressed gallantly on the strings as her bow found the sounding point on the instrument and she entered the world of self-expression afforded by the language of music. She dreams of playing in our local youth orchestra. As things currently stand, CBC Radio 2 couldn't care less about her.


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QWF provides English-language programs, services, opportunities, and community for aspiring, emerging, and established writers and the wider community. Our goals are to…
Provide professional development, support, community, and employment opportunities to Quebec-based English-language writers at appropriate stages of their careers;
Raise the profile of QWF members who are emerging or established writers through annual literary awards, a writing residency, two online publications, and a travel fund;
Increase access to literary activities for underserved communities through our Writers in the Community program;
Increase public interaction with the literary arts through public readings, literary dinners and teas, and an annual holiday book fair (in partnership with the AELAQ);
Facilitate contact between qualified writers and members of the community through our online Hire-a-Writer directory;
Encourage dialogue and collaboration between Quebec's English- and French-speaking literary communities;
Create mutually supportive partnerships with literary presenters across the province and with other national, provincial and municipal arts organizations.
Communicate with all levels of government on behalf of our constituency.
Our legal mandate
The Quebec Writers' Federation (QWF) is a provincially incorporated non-profit organization and a Canadian registered charity (14031 9518 RR 0001). Our official purposes, as registered with the Charities Directorate, are:
To provide tangible community support for the promotion and encouragement of English language literary arts within the province;
To recognize the achievements of Quebec's English language writers through the establishment of annual literary awards;
To undertake activities which will increase public awareness of the literary arts and of literary institutions within the province;
To apply for, raise and receive grants, bequests, legacies and devices and to hold, administer, invest, expand or deal with the same in furtherance with the purposes of the Society.
QWF and Accessibility
Cancellation Policy for QWF Workshops
QWF Conflict Resolution Process
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When you walk into someone's house, you can quickly get a sense of what that person is like based on the objects and arrangements of the living space. Modern furniture gives the visitor a sense of that resident's style. A recycling bin may indicate that the resident is environmentally conscious. These clues give the visitor a sense of who that person is the way a website does the same for a brand. When consumers visit a company's website, they take away all the clues that give them a sense of what the company is about. A sleek web design makes the business look more professional, and updated content gives the visitors an idea of how the business keeps in touch with their consumers.
When evaluating a website, look at the basics first. Is it easy to read and navigate? If not, start re-building from scratch or utilize the many easy-to-use web-building services online. The most important factor of a website is to attract customers and convey information about the company. Helping customers navigate through the website in a practical manner is essential in designing your site. The first things consumers look for are information about the product or service and where to acquire that product or service, so make those the most visible buttons on the website as part of the above the fold section so visitors don't have to scroll for important information. If you're unsure about your messaging, have an outside party take what we like to call the ten-year-old test. If a ten-year-old were to visit your site, in no uncertain terms would they be able to understand what it is you want them to do on the site? If not, it's time to make some changes.
It's also important to think about how a website is viewed. It's 2016 and owning a smartphone no longer seems like a luxury. Websites without a responsive design can't be viewed on small screens, which can affect a large portion of the target audience the company is trying to reach. Web designs should cover all bases and accommodate for the various screen sizes that are available to consumers.
Another big problem many websites tend to face is slow loading time. With such fast speeds and connections other sites are capable of, people want their information now. Having a site that loads slowly deters many visitors, so be sure to fix it as soon as possible. Additionally, creating some interactive features or links can greatly improve an existing site as it gives consumers more ways to interact with or learn about the company. If a company is active on social media, those links should be visible to the visitor, primarily above the fold on the site.
Today, digital presence is an invaluable component to any business, so maintaining an updated website is important. If a company's website is so antiquated that it detracts consumer engagement, it's time to give that site a full makeover. Periodically updating the company's website will definitely help in the long-run as more and more people continue to turn to the web first to gather information about different products and services. Stay tuned for more at Elevate My Brand.


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In September 2018, my a cappella group OneVoice performed at the 70th Annual Emmys Governors Ball events over the course of two weekends. It was a stressful whirlwind of an experience that required me to fly the group from Memphis to LA two weekends in a row, teach a whole set of music before school even started, take care of students overheating on an outdoor stage and getting a stomach bug on the same day, and manage constantly changing wardrobe issues with high school girls. Was it worth the trouble? Absolutely.
An experience like performing at the Emmys is yet another reason why a cappella groups are so valuable to a scholastic vocal music program. Would an event like that have a choir singing Mozart on the red carpet or Whitacre on the dance floor at the afterparty? *Probably* not. On the other hand, a bunch of young people singing pop songs in black tie at the Emmys is as natural as an entourage of stretch limousines.
It started in July when I was contacted by a producer at Sequoia Productions, the company who has produced the Emmys Governors Ball events for many decades. She had seen OneVoice on America's Got Talent and asked us if we would be interested in performing for the event. We'd need to craft a set list specifically to the whims of the organizers as well as have a medley of TV songs arranged for the red carpet as guests walk from the awards over to the afterparty. We'd also need to get ourselves back and forth to LA – twice (there are two events the weekend prior, called Emmys Creative Arts).
As I discussed the opportunity with my administration, we weighed the costs of the arranging, travel, etc. against the chance to sing at the Emmys. Our thought was that you literally couldn't pay any amount of money to someone in exchange for singing at something like the Emmys – and we had a priceless invitation to do just that. We decided to make it happen.
In the middle of my summer break, I started quickly working with various arrangers to write custom charts and tweak stock charts based on the set list asked of us. Some amazing folks worked very quickly to make it happen (Jacob Tourjeman, Kat Bodor, Shams Ahmed, Rob Dietz, and Ben Bram)– and then, the Emmys decided to change all of the music. So we (and the other entertainment groups at the event) had to go back and change it all. Did I mention that I also had a nasty stomach bug the day this happened? Yes, when it rains, it truly pours.
By the miracle of networking and talented, devoted colleagues, we got a whole new set list together that afternoon and it was approved later that week. Simultaneously, I also had all of my new OneVoice members learning 10 songs for an hour long concert we were contracted to do in the second week of school (WHAT was I thinking?!?!?). Because we have such a well established culture and workflow, these new singers were able to do this and come into the group seamlessly. We performed that hour long concert successfully (with a sub VP – thanks, AJ Marino!) in the midst of the Emmys preparation.
The event itself was a massive production – a giant tent on the roof of the LA Live Event Deck. Most of our music was to be sung outside, on a rotating stage, with the singers facing out, not towards each other. These were all challenges. I was also mixing the group inside about 100 yards away (and there were some technical issues). In other words, conditions were anything but ideal, and yet the OneVoice members pulled through. They met tons of celebrities. They were seen and heard by thousands of the most influential people in entertainment. Most importantly, they had a transformative experience that they will never, ever forget.
Ask lots of questions, even if they seem stupid or minute.
Maintain an efficient workflow for learning new music. Of course, I use my 5-step method.
Build your singers confidence by building their competence. All of my OneVoice members have been longtime choir members, as well. I've been able to train them on sight reading, music theory, tone, pitch musicality, etc. for years. This helps prepare them to step up and face something as massive as this.
This article was contributed by J.D. Frizzell, president of the A Cappella Education Association. You can find him at jdfrizzell.com.


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Kobe Bryant is playing point guard and will guard Russell Westbrook tonight vs Thunder, coach Mike D'Antoni says.
The defense part does not sound good.
Tough assignment on his third game back. Can't wait for this game!
Mamba going to lock up Westy.
So basically start Westbrook in fantasy tonight?
why not have meeks guard westy?
This is a great move for the Lakers. Kobe is a good passer when he wants to be, but more importantly it will hopefully stop him from shooting, and just as important, it will make him play within the offense instead of freelancing with the ball. Great move on the part of the coach.
I love Kobe but this is gonna be bad. I don't understand why you would have a 35 yr old Kobe coming back from injury guard the most explosive player in the league.
I know Kobe has contained him well in the pass but this pretty much tells you how depleted the Lakers roster is right now. Hopefully this whips kobe into shape and gives him a way of finding a rhythm on the defensive side of the floor until his offensive game picks up.
in theory sounds beyond stupid. Asking Kobe to guard one of the most explosive players with the ball in the game 3 games back?
Interesting to see what happens..
x2. terrible idea for him to guard westbrook at any point in this game.
Kobe usually guards him. Nash and Fisher have played Stephalosha chasing him around off screens. Plus since all 3 point guards are out for the next month, Kobe will be playing PG exclusively since he is the only one left on the team able to do so.
Maybe they figure they'd rather Kobe stay on Westy and let him beat himself rather than sag off on Sef (like he always does on spot up shooters) and have him shooting open 3's all night.
Either way the Lakers should get destroyed tonight.
Tough , tough , tough assignment even when healthy , this could get ugly fast but the Lakers simply don't have the health right now to have it go any other way . X will back him up and Meeks and Young will hopefully help bring the ball up as well , this has all the makings of a Thunder blowout but stranger things have happened .
Westbrook in foul trouble early on.
This might turn into a horrible lesson.
Only Lakers chance is sinking threes from start to beginning.
It will be a disaster on defense...But,Go Lakers anyway.
I have westbrook on my fantasy team and we'll get 1 loss closer to wiggins!
Kobe needs to stop being passive. He needs to back that rhythm and become a threat. Those turnovers are a huge hit. C'mon Kobe. If there is one player I hate to see degrade, it's you. He needs to look for his shots and just pull himself back until net year draft and hopefully grab a free agent. They won't win this year but I really respect his dedication and greatness.
Yeah, I don't want him playing point. He's Kobe ******* Bryant. Score dude.
That being said lol, I think he came back a month or two too early.
I'm not even sure he was passive to be passive, or passive to prove a point. Pau and Dantoni *****ed so much and the whole team was pulled into their war of words, so he went uber feed the post.
This game was played too early, I was at the mall when it came on, stayed at Nordstrom to watch the entire 2nd half, it was actually pretty fun watching all the Laker fans faces as the disgust emerged.


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FOURTEEN is a leading family law set in London with a national reputation for excellence. It is a dynamic and forward-thinking set of chambers and offers an approach that is both specialist and personalised. Members of chambers have appeared in many leading cases in recent years, including cases that have attracted the attention of the national media. FOURTEEN has occupied a prominent position in the legal marketplace for many years and is continuously recognised for excellence in the legal directories.
With dedicated practice teams in children law, family finance, the Court of Protection and international family law, their barristers provide specialist representation and advice. They also have a team of trained mediators and arbitrators who work with private individuals and local authorities in a range of family law disputes. FOURTEEN offers a range of dispute resolution services, including mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation. FOURTEEN welcomes public access instructions in all areas of practice.
FOURTEEN provides first-rate specialist advice and representation in all claims relating to family finances, including: the financial consequences of the breakdown of marriages and civil partnerships, financial provision following divorce overseas, property disputes between cohabitees, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and separation agreements, financial provision for children and Inheritance Act disputes. Whether brought pursuant to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989, the Child Support Act 1991 or the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, FOURTEEN has the expertise to advise and represent at every stage of proceedings.
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FOURTEEN has been at the forefront of the development of private law disputes relating to children for many years, including in the areas of alternative family structures and surrogacy. Chambers' barristers appear at all levels of court, including cases before the Supreme Court and represent parents, step-parents, grandparents and other family members as well as children. They are regularly instructed in cases involving disputes over child arrangements – where a child lives and with whom (s)he spends time – including where a parent seeks to relocate with the child within this jurisdiction and abroad. FOURTEEN provides assistance in applications for Specific Issue Orders regarding a child's name, choice of school and medical treatment, and in the discrete areas of private law adoption, forced marriage, surrogacy, fertility and same sex parenting. FOURTEEN 's barristers have particular experience acting in cases where there are allegations of significant harm and where a local authority has become involved.
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FOURTEEN has a national reputation for its expertise in public law proceedings. Their barristers have acted in many of the landmark cases, regularly appearing at all levels of court, including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. It acts in care proceedings, adoption matters, special guardianship applications and in judicial review cases and the barristers represent not only parents, children and local authorities but also adopters, foster parents and other interveners or interested parties. FOURTEEN's members are experts in cases invoicing non-accidental injury, factitious illness, neglect and physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Their public law barristers are also experienced in representing vulnerable clients with mental health and/or learning difficulties. They have considerable experience in representing professional bodies such as CAFCASS, NYAS and the Official Solicitor in the more complex cases that arise in this area.
Increasingly, FOURTEEN 's barristers are being instructed in public law areas with an international focus, including international adoptions and matters involving the European Convention on Human Rights. In addition, they are often instructed in relation to the growing number of cases involving alleged radicalisation of children, forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
FOURTEEN 's Court of Protection team has a growing reputation in this dynamic area of the law, both in health and welfare cases and in matters pertaining to property and financial affairs. Their barristers also often appear in cases concerning the Mental Health Act 1983 and provide advice and representation in community care law.
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In windswept Siberia, shamans have for generations cured illnesses without touching their patients, sung with their diaphragms and controlled the weather. Some can travel over long distances and even levitate, hovering above the birch trees. They regularly communicate with kind and evil spirits.
One of them, Tyurgen, manages to balance shamanism with life in industrial Chelyabinsk. Apart from his spiritual activities, he practices a unique musical style - electronic music with folk instruments, throat singing, and folklore-inspired lyrics. We also meet a doctor of anthropology who explains what really goes on in a shaman's brain when he is in a trance state.


December 2014: A new Performance Share Plan to approximately 20-25 key managers of the Group, including the members of the Executive Committee. The plan has one performance period, covering the calendar years 2015—2017.
February 2014: The plan covers the years 2014-2016 and it complements the existing plans for the years 2012-2014 and 2013-2015. The plan will cover a maximum of ten members of the Group's key management.
February 2013: The plan covers the years 2013-2015 and it complements the plan that exists for the years 2012-2014. The plan will cover a maximum of twelve members of the Group's key management.
Stock exchange release 12 February 2013: Uponor complements the share-based incentive plan established in 2012.
On 12 Feb 2016, Uponor announced the Board's decision to transfer, without payment, 28,601 of the company's own shares to 9 key employees, as specified in the rules of the plan.
March 2012: The Board of Directors approved the establishment of a new long-term share-based incentive plan to be offered to the key management of the company. The plan will cover a maximum of twelve members of the Group's key management.
Stock exchange release 2 March 2012: Uponor establishes a new share-based incentive plan.
On 12 Feb 2015, Uponor announced the Board's decision to transfer, without payment, 42,818 of the company's own shares to 10 key employees, as specified in the rules of the plan.
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SVP Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Secretary
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Wendy Jones, eBay's SVP, Global Operations, is the Chair of eBay's Operating Committee, responsible for managing the intersection of our product and business teams and overseeing the development and execution of the company's annual business roadmap. A long-tenured leader at eBay, with extensive experience of our marketplace, she also runs our Global Customer Service (GCX), Global Trust, and Global Security and Resiliency organizations and our Workplace Resources (WPR) function – responsible for eBay's facilities around the world.?
In everything she does, Wendy ensures that eBay's customers are front-and-center in all our strategic decisions, and that we execute our plans with our customers as our most important priority.?
Wendy began her career at eBay in 2003 as VP Customer Service for North America and Australia. She's held various other leadership roles in marketing, advertising, and operations. And has focused much of her career on growing eBay's global presence. She has worked in Europe, Canada and the US, led geographical expansion efforts, launching eBay in markets like Brazil, Russia, and Mexico, and spearheaded eBay's cross border trade efforts. During her time in Europe, she was responsible for leading marketing, operations, and advertising for eBay's European portfolio of sites. More recently, she managed the overall separation process with PayPal and continues to oversee all elements of the operating agreements between the two companies.
Wendy is committed to furthering others' ambitions through personal mentoring and professional affiliations within eBay. She has advanced important topics for women within the company, and serves as mentor to women within and outside eBay. She also champions our Communities of Inclusion and is an active supporter of these employee-led groups within her organizations.
Wendy is also a dedicated eBay customer, and in fact she found her job on eBay – literally – in November 2003, after seeing an on-site ad for the role of Vice President of Customer Support. Prior to joining eBay, Wendy worked at State Street Bank, Land Rover NA, and for iSKY, Inc., in various leadership roles.
Wendy holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Loyola College. She was recognized with the 2015 Rolland Teel Distinguished Alumna award from Severn School. Her interests include boating, tennis, and travel.
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Two field experiments were carried out in 2015 and 2016 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state. The aim was to determine the effect of single and integrated application of poultry manure (PM), NPK and ZnSO4 fertilizers on the agronomic performance, yield, some nutrient elements and heavy metal content of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) in the derived savannah ecological zone of Nigeria. Treatments consisted of: 150 kg ha-1 NPK + 15 t ha-1 PM + 5 kgha-1 Zn (T1); 150 kg ha-1 NPK + 15 t ha-1 PM (T2); 15 t ha-1 PM + 5 kg ha-1 Zn (T3); 30 t ha-1 PM (T4); 150 kg ha-1 NPK + 5 kg ha-1 Zn (T5); 10 kg ha-1 Zn (T6); 300 kg ha-1 NPK (T7) and control (T8). The contribution of integrated application of PM and NPK at lower rates on growth and yield of tomato was high while application of zinc at higher rate (10 kg ha-1) increased the availability of some nutrient elements and heavy metals of tomato fruits though not beyond the permissible limits as established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) to ensure food safety of the consumers. It can therefore be concluded that application of 150 kg ha-1 NPK + 15 t ha-1 PM + 10 Kg ha-1 Zn is beneficial for tomato production in the study area without any threat to human health.


Shotcrete is projected concrete that is a dry mix blown directly into a mold using compressed air. As the concrete is released, the dry mix is moistened, allowing it to settle and set in the mold. Shotcrete is also known as 'gunite' and can be used as a reinforcement of existing crumbling foundations and can also be applied as a skim coat.
Shotcrete is less expensive than other custom solutions such as the SR Wall System.
It is strong, durable, resistant to disasters, fires, mold, insects, and vermin.
It has low permeability, good thermal mass, and creates a tight envelope.
The nature of the placement process provides additional benefits, such as very fast erection, particularly on complex forms or shapes, including curved walls and arches.
Shotcrete is a cost-effective building method due to the speed of construction and has minimal equipment requirements.
Can be installed in situations where typical mechanical anchoring has failed.


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Three Faces of Rome
Few cities make it easier to go local than Rome, with its trove of distinct quarters. Our author scouts out three neighborhoods, staying in lodgings— from luxe to basic— typical of each. His favorite? Read on.
From National Geographic Traveler (Jan/Feb 2010)
By Andrew McCarthy
It's midnight—the church bell just rang. The moon is a day past full. I am eating gelato while sitting on the steps of the fountain in the middle of Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome. I'm between a drunk and a young couple kissing with gusto. Hundreds of other people are buzzing around me. I am deep into an experiment that is turning out to be a pretty good idea.
I've visited Rome before. I've stayed at high-end hotels, at family-run pensioni, and in private apartments, and in each instance I've gotten a different feeling for the city. But this time I've decided to combine all three types of lodging in one trip. I will start out living in opulence, ratchet down to living reasonably, and proceed to living cheaply—in three very distinct neighborhoods. I want to see how different locations and accommodations affect my experience. I've relieved myself of the obligation to see anything in particular; I'm here to discover the rhythms and quirks of each neighborhood and maybe a few of its secrets.
So I start at the top.
"Welcome, sir," says the well-tanned man behind the counter. Then he squints. "Or should I say…welcome back. I think so. No?"
Does he remember me from ten years earlier? "I'm good with faces," Emanuele Minuz says, reading my mind and smiling. Arriving at a grand hotel is one of the more pleasurable sensations in travel. And when one is not only welcomed but received, the feeling touches something primal.
The Hotel Hassler is among the world's great addresses. Trends come and go, but the Hassler abides. I couldn't ask for a softer landing. Step out through the revolving door, however, and it's a different world. The famed Spanish Steps, all 138 of them, tumble down from the Hassler into the chaos below in Piazza di Spagna. Designed by an Italian, paid for by the French, and named for the nearby Spanish Embassy, these marble stairs are a meeting place for Italians and tourists alike, part Prada, part fanny-pack—a singular spot both thrilling and enervating, often simultaneously.
It doesn't take me long to seek refuge in the historic Antico Caffè Greco, on Via Condotti. All hued walls, marble-topped tables, and pastoral paintings beneath arched doorways and tinted mirrors, this café in its time was the stomping ground of writers like Goethe and Stendhal and Byron, and it still captivates. Yes, my hotel is sumptuous, but I only feel myself arrived in Rome once I enter the Greco. It's a place I always return to, sometimes taking a table, sometimes pounding an espresso at the bar with the locals for a quarter of the price.
It's safe to say that things in the neighborhood have changed a good deal since poet John Keats died in a residence beside the Spanish Steps in 1821. His former home is now the Keats-Shelley House, a discreet shrine to the Romantics. From his bedroom in the small, lightly visited museum, the poet, dying of consumption, gazed out on flocks of goats and the workshops of engravers and mosaic makers. Today, from the very same window, I peer out on Dior and Yves Saint Laurent stores, and at a shaved-headed man posing for a photo as he dunks himself into Pietro Bernini's boat-shaped fountain.
Safely back in the refined ambience of the Hassler's rooftop restaurant, I absently drink in my view over Rome as the sun sets behind the Vatican. Savoring my seaweed fritter in applesauce and caviar, I'm finding it difficult to imagine wanting much more out of life. But by my third dessert course I am ready again to rub a little elbow with the man on the street. And rub you do at the Fontana di Trevi. Swarming at all hours, Rome's largest and most famous fountain can seem like a crass and sweaty chore of obligation for visitors. Come here at night, however, and the experience transforms into a sensuous delight—a real pleasure of shared community.
I find a spot beside two people eating ice cream, one very young, one very old, both content. Lovers in different shapes and sizes thrust cameras at me to take their photos. I hear Italian and English, of course, and Korean, Portuguese, German, and Spanish. No one seems a stranger. There is a playful confidence in the crowd. Sculptor Nicola Salvi's monumental depiction of the chariot of the Greek god Oceanus being led by seahorses reined by brawny Tritons is a place to celebrate life—Roman life. Eventually everyone heads to the fountain's edge, turns, pauses, and in a moment of vulnerability that makes equals of all, tosses a coin over a shoulder to ensure a return trip to Rome.
My late-night walk back through cobbled streets soon finds me on a quiet block, experiencing one of those rare moments of tranquillity only possible in a bustling city waiting to inhale again. Even at this late hour there is someone to hold the door for me at the Hassler. I find myself wishing he were home asleep—and from the look on his face, so does he.
WHILE MY TIME AT the Hassler is lush, it offers only a veiled experience of Rome. My whims are indulged, but I find that whenever I leave the hotel, I do so with the tentativeness of an overattended child. Eventually I rebel against my surroundings. Like an adolescent going off to college, I tromp down the Spanish Steps and make my way along Via Condotti to Rome's centro storico—historic center— where I take up residence in the 13-room Hotel Teatro di Pompeo, a family-run pensione at 8 Largo del Pallaro.
As I enter the two-person elevator, hands full, Paolo, the man at the desk, leaps around the counter, grabs an umbrella from its stand, and with Zorro-like precision jabs— just inches from my chin—the number "3" on the elevator panel. The door snaps shut. "Grazie," I shout.
A muffled "Prego" wafts back through the ascending elevator door. The Hassler is a thing of the past.
My room is a garret with a dark beamed ceiling. The view from my single window is of the fading brown facade of a building across the triangular piazza, its windowsills overflowing with sunburned geraniums. I watch an old man in a T-shirt lean out to open his shutters. The vista is a far cry from that of my mansion on the hill, but it is one in which I can locate myself. Its detail and human scale are both comprehensible and comforting. I feel myself relax.
The centro storico was the core of renaissance and baroque Rome. Its architecture owes much to rival 17th-century architects and sculptors Gian Lorenzo Bernini—who designed the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers on Piazza Navona—and Francesco Borromini, whose masterworks include the Church of Saint Agnes in Agone, also on Piazza Navona. The streets here are narrower and run at more random angles than the well-ordered avenues by the Spanish Steps. I ease into a routine that gives me more of a connection to place than when I was swaddled in luxury above the Spanish Steps.
Each morning I buy fruit from the same vendor, settle into the same café on quiet Piazza Farnese, and watch a grown son meet his mother at the table beside me for coffee. They arrive from different directions. She is as well turned out as he is unkempt. She sips cappuccino while he gulps an espresso. He tells her of his troubles, she nods and shrugs. Eventually they rise. He stoops to kiss her cheek, and they part, each returning from where they came. It's a variation on a scene I see throughout Rome, and one so telling about Italians.
AMONG THE THINGS THAT help anchor us in a neighborhood are local landmarks, and our ever-changing, neverchanging relation to them. Buildings or parks we relate to or ignore on a daily basis become our touchstones, our points of familiarity and departure. It doesn't hurt that in Rome you rarely have to go far to see a "greatest hit." The landmark in the historic center that I keep returning to, admiring and passing and admiring again—often several times a day—is the 2,000-year-old Pantheon. A circular building with a columned portico, the Pantheon has survived from ancient times (thanks in part to being consecrated as a church in the 7th century, ensuring Christian upkeep). Michelangelo came to study its dome and oculus—the eye-like hole in the dome—before designing the cupola of St. Peter's Basilica.
By living locally, I experience the Pantheon throughout the day: in the still, early morning, during afternoons when it is burdened by heavy foot traffic, and in the evening, when its romance has returned. A relationship begins to form that penetrates in a way no single visit, no matter how thrilling, can approach.
I enter into a relationship of a very different sort with an establishment next to my pensione. Trattoria der Pallaro is the localest of local haunts. From her small kitchen, Paola Fazi has been turning out meals for 46 years. A squat woman in a blue housedress under a well-worn apron, Fazi is an Italian mamma's mamma. She wears her long black-and-silver hair pulled into a bun, which she wraps with a second apron, folded and tied around her head like a crown.
Der Pallaro has no menu. You eat what Fazi is making—and whatever it is on that particular day, she's making a lot of it. With deep-set eyes and an aquiline nose, she patrols her sidewalk tables with authority. I dare not leave one zito uneaten. When she stops by my table and sees I've cleaned my plate, she puts her arm heavily upon my shoulder. With the fear of a secondgrader, I look up. Deep black rings pool under her eyes. She nods, slowly. I stop breathing. Then she unleashes a wicked smile. I exhale and lean my head upon her breast.
It turns out that der Pallaro is more than a local eatery turning out cucina rustica. History, or so Fazi confides, was made on this very spot. As I take my leave, she grabs my arm and pulls me in close. I am both frightened by her attention and proud to have won her affection.
"Julius Caesar, conosci?"
"Well, not personally, but, of course."
"É morto qui. He died right here."
"Here? Where we're standing?
"Si, morto." Her voice is hushed, her eyes narrow. "Under the kitchen." It's not a fact I can confirm easily, but I'd never be one to doubt mamma. Perhaps Caesar didn't finish his ziti.
LIFE IN MY SMALL TOP-FLOOR room is entirely pleasurable, but one morning I grab my bag and walk out. Time to go. A final espresso at my café on Piazza Farnese, and I head down to the Tiber River and cross the pedestrians-only Ponte Sisto. The bridge is empty, save for an elderly couple strolling in the other direction holding hands. The Vatican is visible to my right.
When I step off I'm in the working-class quarter of Trastevere, which wasn't originally part of the city. Long since swallowed up, it has transformed into a melting pot for artists and immigrants as well as workers. It's a neighborhood I first visited 20 years ago and holds sweet remembrances. I've longed to return.
This time I'm doing it like a real local, taking up residence in an apartment. After a few wrong turns down craggy lanes too narrow for the passage of any car worth caring about, I slip a skeleton key in a door, climb a flight of stairs, turn another key, and swing open the shutters. I'm home. Instantly, I experience a sense of freedom that I relish, one that allows me to feel most myself. Over the days, each time I step out my new front door and hit the street I'm struck with the thrill of possibility, a thrill I always seek—and seem to find most often in travel.
There are no famous guidebook sights that need to be seen in Trastevere; it is a neighborhood for living in. Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere centers this new world, as the Spanish Steps and the Pantheon did in my two previous neighborhoods. From my new haunt, Caffè di Marzio, I admire the fading mosaic on the Romanesque facade of the Basilica di Santa Maria. The mosaic is an image that has lived in my memory for two decades. As I stare up at it while sipping my first espresso, I think what a long and twisting trip through the years it's been to get back here. There are times when travel helps us see just how lucky we are. I can't get the grin off my face.
In Trastevere my world becomes small in a way that delights me. Here details of life I rarely allow myself to focus on back home reveal a pattern of human behavior that connects me to the broader world. I find identification with nearly all, no matter how unlikely. Early in the morning, with no one yet loitering by the square's fountain, I watch a priest with a briefcase and a nun clutching a folded copy of the Repubblica newspaper cross paths without acknowledging each other. Next, a woman wearing a purple dress and sporting a pronounced black eye sneaks by on a Vespa. I spot an elderly man at a table near mine savoring a bowl of vanilla ice cream for breakfast. I look at him and hope that my children will do the same themselves when they reach his age.
A block away, en route to my apartment, I pass the Museo di Roma in Trastevere, a city museum in a converted monastery. One flight up is a temporary exhibit of a late 19th-century Roman painter named Ettore Roesler Franz. Given Rome's extraordinary collection of renaissance and baroque art, it seems a little odd to be looking at watercolors of Roman street life in the 1800s—or it would be, were I able to see them clearly. But the place is pretty dark. In fact, the lights are out. Eventually, the guard realizes she has company—I'm this morning's only visitor—and she hunts for the switch.
If these paintings were anywhere but Rome, they would be getting a lot more attention. Intimate and detailed, they capture scenes from a life not dissimilar to the one I'm living in Trastevere—simple, joyful. I feel a tingle of discovery as I wander from one deserted gallery to the next. I doubt Ettore Roesler Franz ever had a more admiring public.
Later I take an apperitivo at the very working-class Bar San Callisto. People are smoking, children orbiting. A few feet away, half a dozen day laborers cluster around a small table between parked cars to play a spirited game of Trumps. Half a dozen others hover close by, watching the cards snap down. It's a long way from my posh days by the Spanish Steps.
It seems I've lived three lives while on this journey in Rome. The trip has proven to be not only an exploration of place, but, like all worthwhile travel, an illumination of self. Only by experience did I learn that the attention and fantasy fulfillment the Hassler provided would give way eventually to a feeling of want. That the lowering of my sights at the family pensione would inspire a desire for investment in place. That crossing the Tiber River to independence would cause me to discover a sense of connection and simplicity I strive for, in both travel and life.
Now, in the midnight hour in Trastevere's Piazza di Santa Maria, hundreds of people are milling around. Nothing special is taking place, no one has anywhere special to go. Like me, they're content to just linger. I'm at home in the crowd, grateful to be part of it. I finish my gelato and push off from my seat at the fountain, making my way through the throng and off the piazza. I consider turning back and giving the setting one last look, but I keep walking. I turn down my street, rummage in my pocket, pull my skeleton key out, and snap open the lock.
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Q: Alternate Way of Computing Complex Polynomial? I'm computing the value of this polynomial:
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I was in Camera Traders today, picking up my rentals for the weekend coming up and I was trying out some lenses. I thought I'd try something wide, as I am shooting a group of girls this weekend at Beacon Hill Park. That's when a fish-eye lens was handed to me over the counter. It was SUPER-WIDE. It caught everything in the shop I didn't think it could catch in one picture.
I always try to have as much fun as I can on a shoot, that way, both me and the people I shoot enjoy the day. This fish-eye is quite a fun lens! So, it seems suitable and I'll try and capture some fun images with the lens. It will be hard, shooting with a fish-eye lens is usually quite a gimmick and not usually used for portraits - but hey, I like trying new things, and if it doesn't work, at least I don't own the lens!
Here is a picture I took inside, just for any Lomographers out there eyeing the Holga Toy Camera's.


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Q: WSPBuilder cannot find my assembly I am using WSPBuilder on Visual Studio 2010 to create a feature with a feature receiver assembly for SharePoint 2010. When I try to build the WSP using WSP Builder I get this message in the output window:
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A: Ahh... Found the answer. My code was getting compiled against .Net Framework 4.0. Changed it to .Net Framework 3.5 and Voila! WSP gets built without any problems...


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