On November 8, the Chicagoland Chamber will host the 27th Daniel H. Burnham Award Dinner. The event honors business leaders who also do outstanding civic and community work. It's inspired by an ideal that Burnham, himself, put forth: the improvement of the land, infrastructure and cultural institutions that surround us and make our city uniquely wonderful.
The Burnham Plan of Chicago, published in 1908, was a vision for an integrated, fully connected Chicago. The women and men who have received the Chamber's Burnham Award are torchbearers of this legacy. They've led civic initiatives that among other things brought us Millennium Park, the integrated green space of the Museum Campus, and the original expansion of O'Hare Airport. They grew our academic institutions and diversified the leadership of our corporations for greater inclusion and profitability.
This year's Burnham Award honoree is Christopher Crane, President and CEO of Exelon. Chris literally keeps the lights on across Chicago and much of America, and Exelon's local electricity supplier ComEd has some of the lowest energy costs in the country – a tremendous boost for Chicago-region businesses. Chris and Exelon are catalysts for economic development, job creation and clean energy. They're also deeply engaged in civic and community work. Chris is a board director of Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry and Get IN Chicago, which works to reduce youth violence and the underlying issues that lead to it. He also is passionately engaged in local programs that prepare students to be the next generation of leaders in science, technology, engineering and math.
At the Burnham Dinner, Chris, the Chamber Chairman Bruce Lubin, and I – along with other business/civic leaders including emerging leaders – will lay out a new vision for carrying the Burnham Plan forward. This vision includes infrastructure that makes our downtown not just an improved destination, but also a gateway to our broader neighborhoods and communities. Opportunity will flow in all directions, for everyone to access. We envision economic growth in all parts of the city and across the suburbs. We also see new education and training opportunities to develop and retain talent. Cultivating and serving talented people is the foundation of our 21st Century Burnham Plan.
The Burnham Dinner is the Chamber's largest fundraiser of the year. Support we receive through the purchase of tickets, tables and sponsorships is crucial to maintaining and growing the Chamber's role as the largest independent voice for businesses. With a new mayor coming in, our city and region are at a crossroads. It is more important now than ever to have a strong Chamber of Commerce and to make sure our voice is heard.
Please join us in attending and supporting the Burnham Dinner. Invest in a sponsorship, table or tickets. You'll be supporting the Chamber's mission and also engaging with the top business leaders in Chicago. It's a great room to be in for business development.
Details about the event are at this link. I hope you will join me, Chris Crane, Bruce Lubin and our past Burnham honorees five weeks from tonight.
Sprint "Sizzling Saturday" is 10/13. Get $200 when switching with 2 lines.
North Shore Exchange, which gives 100% of profits to local charities, announces 2018 donation of $455,000. Total donations since launch in 2013 is $1.5 million.
Gateway Foundation 50th Anniversary Dinner is 10/29. Event Chair is Justice Anne Burke. Details & registration here.
Illinois Medical Center Guest House "Red and White on a Wednesday Night" is 10/24. Specially selected wines and Hors d'oeuvres. Proceeds provide patients and families who have few resources places to stay during medical treatment.
Brennan School of Business speaking series to feature Carol Lavin Bernick, former Board Exec Chair at Alberto Culver and driver of iconic brands, on 10/16. Complimentary registration.
Brilliant named by "Staffing Industry Analysts" as one of the Fastest-Growing U.S. Staffing Firms of 2018 for the fourth consecutive year.
For nonprofit leaders: North Park University will host "Embracing Leadership: Uncommon Conversations About Diversity" on 10/19.
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The Respondent is mei xudong of Putian, Fujian, China.
The disputed domain name <swarovski-onlinesale.com> is registered with HiChina Zhicheng Technology Ltd. (the "Registrar").
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on January 23, 2013. On January 23, 2013, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On January 24, 2013, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details. On January 28, 2013, the Center transmitted an email to the parties in both Chinese and English language regarding the language of proceedings. On the same day, the Complainant confirmed its request that English be the language of proceeding. The Respondent did not comment on the language of proceedings by the specified due date.
In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on February 4, 2013. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was February 24, 2013. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent's default on February 25, 2013.
The Center appointed Sebastian M.W. Hughes as the sole panelist in this matter on March 1, 2013. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
The disputed domain name was registered on October 12, 2012.
The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Trade Mark. It comprises the Trade Mark in its entirety, together with the non-distinctive words "online" and "sale".
The disputed domain name was previously linked to a website which advertised for sale various purported Swarovski products e.g. "Swarovski Bracelets", "Swarovski Rings", "Swarovski Necklaces" and more (the "Website").
There was no disclaimer on the Website and the Respondent was clearly creating the impression that the Website was in some way authorized by the Complainant.
After the Complainant's legal representatives contacted the Internet Service Provider hosting the Website, the Website was taken down. The disputed domain name is currently linked to a "page cannot be found" website.
(2) The content of the Website was entirely in English which clearly shows the Respondent is able to communicate in English fluently.
It appears from the content of the Website that the Respondent is conversant in the English language (Expoconsult B.V. trading as CMP Information v. Roc Guan, WIPO Case No. D2008-1600; Compagnie Gervais Danone v. Xiaole Zhang, WIPO Case No. D2008-1047). The Website is a sophisticated website featuring several pages using flawless English.
The Panel therefore finds that sufficient evidence has been adduced by the Complainant to suggest the likely possibility that the Respondent is conversant in the English language (Finter Bank Zurich v. Shumin Peng, supra). The Panel is also mindful of the need to ensure the proceeding is conducted in a timely and cost effective manner.
The disputed domain name contains the Trade Mark in its entirety. The Panel concludes that the use of the generic words "online" and "sale" does not serve to distinguish the disputed domain name from the Trade Mark in any significant way.
There is no evidence that the Complainant has authorised, licensed, or permitted the Respondent to register or use the disputed domain name or to use the Trade Mark. The Complainant has prior rights in the Trade Mark which precede the Respondent's registration of the disputed domain name by decades. The Panel finds on the record that there is therefore a prima facie case that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name, and the burden is thus on the Respondent to produce evidence to rebut this presumption (Do The Hustle, LLC v. Tropic Web, WIPO Case No. D2000-0624; Croatia Airlines d.d. v. Modern Empire Internet Ltd., WIPO Case No. D2003-0455).
The Respondent has failed to show that it has acquired any trade mark rights in respect of the disputed domain name or that the disputed domain name is used in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services. To the contrary, the disputed domain name has been used in respect of the Website which features prominently the Trade Mark and offers for sale purportedly genuine jewelry products under the Trade Mark. In all the circumstances of this case, such use does not amount to a bona fide offering of goods or services under the Policy.
By using the domain name, the Respondent has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to the Respondent's website or other online location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of the Respondent's website or location or of a product or service on the Respondent's website or location.
The Trade Mark is a well-known trade mark worldwide and in particular in China, where the Respondent is based. The Complainant asserts the Respondent has used the Website to offer for sale unauthorised jewelry products under the Trade Mark.
Even if the products offered for sale on the Website are genuine Swarovksi products of the Complainant, the Panel has no hesitation in concluding the Respondent has registered and used the disputed domain name in order to pass off the Website as a website of or licensed by the Complainant, for commercial gain. In particular, the Panel notes there is no disclaimer on the Website disclaiming any relationship between the Respondent and the Complainant.
The disputed domain name is currently linked to a "page cannot be found" website. In all the circumstances of this case, the Panel finds this constitutes further evidence of bad faith.
For the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the disputed domain name <swarovski-onlinesale.com> be transferred to the Complainant.


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Newsquest Scotland journalist Jamie Shuttleworth who had 'relentless energy, enthusiasm and talent' dies aged 29
Man given hospital order after telling news crew he would 'shoot everyone at the BBC'
News diary 31 May-6 June: France quarantines Brits, bailiff eviction ban ends and BAFTA holds TV awards
A temporary ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, first introduced in March last year to help renters whose finances had been hit by the pandemic, comes to an end after several extensions. The ban was also intended to prevent a surge in homelessness and the associated financial burden on local authorities, and the Crisis charity's annual monitor noted the policy's role in minimising homelessness in 2020. However, charities and public bodies continue to warn about the impact of the ban ending as council budgets remain stretched and rent arrears continue to rise.
Brits headed to France face a mandatory seven-day quarantine upon arrival from today, even with a recent negative PCR test, amid fears over the spread of the Indian COVID-19 variant in the UK. France is the latest European country to sound the alarm: Germany has required a two-week quarantine for UK visitors since 23 May, and Austria has announced a ban on direct flights from the UK from tomorrow. The development pours cold water on prospective holidaymakers' hopes for visiting the country even if France is moved to the UK's green list in the next review, scheduled for 7 June.
The fallout from the Dyson report into Martin Bashir's Princess Diana interview continues, with the BBC due to publish a report this week on why the broadcaster re-hired the presenter in 2016 despite the fact that questions had already been raised about the 1995 programme. Speaking on the Today programme, BBC director general Tim Davie said bringing Bashir back as a religion correspondent and then editor was "a big mistake", and that ex-director of BBC Nations and Regions Ken Macquarrie would investigate the decision ahead of a wider review into BBC editorial practices.
Keir Starmer's much-trailed appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories airs on ITV, with the pre-billed subjects slightly overshadowed by the Labour leader's headline-grabbing refusal to answer questions about drug-taking at university. The interview also covers Starmer's childhood, his mother's illness and his move from law into politics, and it airs in a week when, fortunately for the Labour leader, there's no PMQs to prep for.
England manager Gareth Southgate names his final 26-man squad for this summer's European Championships. His provisional squad included both Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, despite the pair continuing to struggle with injuries. Southgate dubbed England's selection "more complicated than any other country", as key players from Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City take part in European finals just days before today's submission deadline.
President Joe Biden visits Oklahoma to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre. Biden's visit follows the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and renewed attention on the progress made to address systemic racism. As part of his trip, Biden meets with survivors of the massacre, now all over 100 years old, who recently testified before Congress to reaffirm their demand for reparations and racial justice. Up to 300 Black residents of Tulsa's Greenwood District are believed to have been killed in what has been called the "the single worst incident of racial violence in American history".
Google's parent company Alphabet holds its annual shareholders' meeting amid attempts by activist groups to force the tech giant to adopt proposals intended to make the company more accountable. Top of the list of demands are improved workplace protections, greater environmental oversight and protections for whistleblowers, with a resolution to review Alphabet's existing whistleblowing policy on the agenda for a second year running.
The Queen celebrates 68 years on the throne with commemorations set to be much more muted this year compared to next year's four-day bank holiday Platinum Jubilee, which will take place around her coronation anniversary rather than when she came to the throne in February.
The UK hosts a meeting of G7 health ministers at Oxford University, the birthplace of the world-renowned Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The meeting comes as researchers at the Goethe-University of Frankfurt claim to have found the cause of rare blood clots linked to both the Oxford/AZ and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which caused many European countries to suspend their use and distribution in March. If the research in Germany is proved to be correct, the findings could lead to the jabs being altered to prevent future blood clotting incidents.
Tesla holds a delivery event at its Fremont factory for its new Model S Plaid. Named in tribute to Spaceballs, the $140,000 car is the company's fastest yet, reaching 60mph in under two seconds. The event comes amid President Joe Biden's push to expand the manufacturing of electric vehicles and proposal to boost tax credits up to $12,500 to incentivise their domestic production.
After last week's preparatory virtual meeting, Rishi Sunak and Andrew Bailey host G7 finance ministers and central bank governors for the first face-to-face meeting in over a year. The grouping is edging closer to consensus on a global business tax after the Biden administration appeared to lower its suggested rate, and the Chancellor is under pressure domestically and from within the G7 to align the UK with the US proposal so global negotiations can progress over the coming months.
The independent tribunal investigating alleged crimes against humanity by the Chinese government against Uyghur peoples holds its first hearings. The "people's tribunal" takes evidence across two separate sessions as it considers whether China has committed crimes against the ethnic group. Beijing has attracted international condemnation for its actions in the Xinjiang region, though vehemently denies the allegations being levelled. The first tranche of hearings is due to conclude on 7 June.
Palestinians mark Naksa Day, commemorating the displacement which followed Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War. The anniversary of the war comes ahead of potential movement next week in the pending expulsion of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, which sparked the protests that led to the recent fighting. As tensions remain high following a two-week-old ceasefire, there are fears that protests today could lead to a repeat of events in 2011, when Israeli soldiers fired on demonstrators attempting to breach the Israeli border with Syria.
Former President Donald Trump, who has kept a relatively low profile since leaving office, heads to North Carolina to address the state Republican party's annual convention. The appearance will do little to dampen rampant speculation that he plans to run again in 2024, despite reservations from a minority in the party, such as former House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney and North Carolina's outgoing Senator Richard Burr,. Perhaps not coincidentally, there are rumours that Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara, who is married to his son Eric, is considering running for the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by Burr.
The BAFTA TV Awards reward the best individuals and programmes from the year's small screen, with reality shows, soaps and dramas all recognised. The academy will be looking to rebuild its reputation in the wake of multiple accusations of bullying and sexual harassment levelled at actor and director Noel Clarke, just days after BAFTA honoured him with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award despite having been made aware of the allegations ahead of the ceremony.
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West Lake Hills changes process for short-term rental permits
By Grace Dickens | 3:07 PM Dec 10, 2021 CST
Updated 3:07 PM Dec 10, 2021 CST
The city will potentially develop an online map showing short-term rental information, according to Ashby Grundman, director of building and development services for West Lake Hills. (Grace Dickens/Community Impact Newspaper)
West Lake Hills residents applying for short-term rental permits will now receive approval directly from the city manager instead of going through the board of adjustment, a decision City Council made Dec. 8.
Short-term rentals allow property owners to rent out their homes for periods of less than 30 days. After establishing the short-term rental ordinance in 2016, the recent update expedites the process for short-term rental applications and removes unrealistic expectations regarding the application process, according to the city.
Mayor Linda Anthony said when the process for short-term rentals was first proposed, the city assumed applications following city code could be approved by the city manager; however, the novelty of the process prompted the council to direct the process through the board of adjustment and allow a public forum. A permit cannot be denied if it follows ordinance and zoning requirements regardless of public opinion, Anthony said.
"Unfortunately I think what has happened is that we have created a sense of false expectations on behalf of the residents," Anthony said. "We have plenty of safeguards already in place for violations of code, so I really think it is in the best public interest to avoid raising expectations and put this back in the hands of the city administrator."
Though the public forum has been removed, residents within 300 feet of the proposed short-term rental will still be notified of the permit application. If the application is denied, residents applying for a short-term rental permit have the option to repeal the decision to the board of adjustment, according to city documents. The new process will not change the three-strike policy in place for qualifying complaints against a short-term rental, after which the permit is revoked, according to the city.
The revised ordinance also increases the fees for short-term rental applications from $250 to $500 and the cost of renewal from $250 to $300. The late renewal fee will additionally go from $100 to $150. The raise in fees is to account for the administrative burden and to increase competitiveness with other cities, the city said. The application fee for a short-term rental in Lakeway is $250, compared to $591 in Austin, excluding notification costs.
The council also discussed the potential development of an online citywide map showing all short-term rental locations, including contact information for a designated representative and the ability to see the status of a permit, when it expires and existing strikes for the property, said Ashby Grundman, the city director of building and development services.
"I think this is a great idea because it helps with compliance," Council Member Brian Plunkett said. "Neighbors are going to know who has a short-term rental next to them and be able to see if it's not registered. That meets the spirit of what we were trying to accomplish."
By Grace Dickens
Editor, Lake Travis/Westlake
Grace is the editor of the Lake Travis-Westlake and Northwest Austin publications. She joined Community Impact Newspaper in October 2021 after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in journalism and geography.


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Unheralded Drolet potted nearly 300 goals
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As part of the American Hockey League's 70th anniversary this season, theahl.com will be taking a look at some of the legendary careers that have been carved in the AHL over the last seven decades.
A perennial 20-goal scorer during a professional career spent primarily in the American Hockey League, Rene Drolet was the AHL's highest-scoring skater during the 1970's.
Drolet was a consistent offensive threat over his 12 seasons in the league, even though he never won a Calder Cup or even a league award. He spent five seasons with his hometown Quebec Aces, reaching the Finals in 1968 and 1969.
In 1971-72, Drolet made his NHL debut appearing in one game with Philadelphia, and a year later he set career highs with 34 goals and 87 points for the Richmond Robins. He led Richmond in scoring in each of his three seasons there before joining the Detroit Red Wings organization in 1974.
Drolet led the Virginia Wings in scoring in 1974-75 and got in one NHL game with Detroit, then finished his career by playing with the Rochester Americans. He scored 75 goals over his final three seasons in Rochester, retiring having scored at least 20 goals in each of his final 10 AHL campaigns.
Drolet still ranks among the top 20 all-time in AHL games played (840), goals (298), assists (443) and points (741), as well as 21st in Calder Cup Playoff scoring – quite an accomplishment for one of the league's most unheralded stars.
Career AHL Statistics – Rene Drolet
Season Team GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962-63 Quebec Aces 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1966-67 Quebec Aces 48 6 7 13 0 5 0 0 0 2
1967-68 Quebec Aces 61 18 22 40 6 15 6 8 14 2
1968-69 Quebec Aces 61 30 42 72 14 15 4 10 14 28
1969-70 Quebec Aces 71 32 48 80 42 6 2 1 3 2
1971-72 Richmond Robins 74 31 30 61 18 — — — — —
1972-73 Richmond Robins 76 34 53 87 30 4 2 1 3 0
1974-75 Virginia Wings 72 26 52 78 36 5 1 3 4 2
1975-76 Rochester Americans 74 23 40 63 42 7 0 1 1 0
1976-77 Rochester Americans 80 28 37 65 42 12 5 4 9 4
AHL Totals 840 298 443 741 300 81 31 32 63 44
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Reese Witherspoon Googles Herself During "Very Dark Moments"
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Reese Witherspoon, it's good to have you back, girl. The actress, who's been off the silver screen for two years, features on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly.
In the accompanying interview, the actress opens up about her divorce from husband of seven years, Ryan Philippe, Googling herself and dealing with pain.
Check out some interview highlights below.
On her divorce:
"It definitely sometimes feels like a suit that I wish I could zip off. But I don't feel bad about any of the things I've gone through, whether it's divorce or breakups or anything like that, because that's all part of the life journey, and I have those experiences just like anyone else. And I think it deepens what you tap into creatively."
On Googling herself:
"Oh, only in very, very dark moments — moments of pure self-loathing — do I type my name into Google. [Laughs] And I know what I'm in for. You never read anything positive — you always go straight to where you know they're going to say something nasty about you."
On why she's been away for two years
"I just didn't read anything I liked. There are a lot of really, really, really big movies about robots and things — and there's not a part for a 34-year-old woman in a robot movie."
On dealing with pain:
"My favourite quote is from Martha Stewart: 'I have a short memory for painful things.' And I do. I have one of those incredible memories where I just erase painful things. Maybe that's really unhealthy, and I probably need to see a therapist. But I don't dwell. You just keep going forward. Also, I have kids. What are you going to do? Are you going to teach them to be one of those people who keep looking in the rearview mirror, or are you going to teach them to be one of those people who go, 'Tomorrow's another day'?"
On wedding rumours:
"My mom always texts me, like, 'Are you getting married?' I'm like, 'Mom, come on! You would know if I was getting married.'"
On the absence of gossip blogs during her rise to fame:
"God, I wish I would have known — I would have done more bad s**t!"
Witherspoon stars in upcoming romantic comedy How Do You Know opposite Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.


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President-elect Donald J. Trump will soon announce his pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and his nominee should honor the phenomenal research that the Veterans Health Administration provides. VHA research — the nicotine patch, the first implantable cardiac pacemaker, the Shingles vaccine, among many others — benefits not only veterans but all Americans. Last year alone, according to VA Undersecretary for Health David Shulkin, VHA researchers published 9,480 papers in the scientific literature.
Most recently, the VHA, in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which has helped fund the research for many major treatments, embarked on another critical research initiative. The Foundation has donated $50 million to the VHA, making this, Shulkin says, the largest commitment to cancer research the VHA has ever received, one that will help deliver better care to veterans particularly those in rural and remote areas. Foundation, CEO and President physician Jonathan Simons says the foundation is eager to work with the VHA because it is the largest health care system in America, with the most men suffering from prostate cancer of any healthcare system or institution. Because of this the VHA, he says, provides a unique opportunity to help solve some of the most vexing riddles about prostate cancer, democratize treatment through the VHA's superior telehealth capacity, and accelerate the pace at which new drugs and treatments are made available to the nation's veterans. READ MORE
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At Hampton by Hilton, London Gatwick we are looking for exceptional people to provide outstanding service to our guests and who put our people at the heart of everything we do.
The position of Reception Supervisor has become available at Hampton by Hilton - London Gatwick. Reporting into the Front Office Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day running of the Reception shift, managing guest expectations and delivering great guest satisfaction. Checking in and out, processing of accurate billing & cashier duties, as well as leading a team of great individuals. You will be required to act as Duty Manager on a rota basis. The successful applicant for this role will be able to display great leadership skills, deliver excellent customer service, have a positive 'can do' attitude, be willing to learn and show that they care.
Hampton by Hilton, London Gatwick is situated at the North Terminal of London Gatwick Airport, which is the UK's second largest airport. With 194 guest bedrooms, restaurant and bar in addition, the hotel has has a gym facility on site. The hotel also has a Meeting room facility for up to 16 people. We pride ourselves on investing and devloping in our people and delivering outstanding customer service.
We are looking for someone who can communicate well with others, can carry out instructions, is able to pay close attention to detail and will commit to providing outstanding service to our guests. Experience within the hotel industry and Hilton is essential, as this is a customer facing role and full system training is provided.
Hampton by Hilton is managed by Redefine|BDL Hotels; an independent hotel management company, working in partnership with six of the most prestigious hotel brands including IHG, Hilton, Starwood, Accor, Marriot and Wyndham. At Redefine|BDL we stand out from our peers, transforming hotels to perform exceptionally.


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Internal competition recognise top talent within the 12 outlets island wide
A perfect cup of coffee can change everything. It can make a bad day seem better, help unwind after a hard day at work and simply lift your spirits. Barista Lavazza specialises in exactly this – the perfect cup of coffee – with enough flavours and variations to please even the most discerning palate. The pinnacle of recognition for this incredible skill is the Grand Barista Championship or GBC. This competition brings together employees from all of the chain's 12 outlets to battle it out to crown the brand's number one barista. GBC 2014 Champion D.M.D. Sampath receiving the Championship Trophy from Barista Coffee Lanka Chairman Ajit Dias Conducted in Sri Lanka for the second consecutive year, the GBC adheres to the rules and regulations set forth by the World Barista Championship, pitting the Sri Lankan baristas with standards expected internationally – and they were not found wanting. The semi final round held at the Barista Lavazza outlet at the World Trade Centre saw 18 of the 60-plus strong Barista team from outlets all over the country compete for top honours. The top six baristas from this round then moved on to the final round held at ON14 at OZO Colombo, the Venue Partner for the competition. Speaking on the success of the competition, Barista Lavazza CEO Thilina Amarasinghe explaining the process of selecting a winner from the top six said, "The final round combined crucial aspects of the successful delivery of a great experience to customers on a day-to-day basis – speed and delivery of excellence. Each competitor was required to produce an espresso, a cappuccino and a signature beverage of their choice within a 15 minute window. A panel of judges comprising of three top F&B experts from leading hotels in Sri Lanka then evaluated their products, basing their decision on technique, presentation, creativity and taste. Team including participants, management, directors and judges "The GBC was conceptualised in order to give our baristas the opportunity to showcase their talents and we are delighted that they excelled, impressing the panel of judges, ensuring that that the GBC was a resounding success this year as well." The overall winner of the 2014 Grand Barista Championship was D.M.D. Sampath, a young barista from the city of Badulla, currently working out of the Barista Gandhara (Colombo 6) outlet. Sampath joined Barista over a year ago as a Junior Brew Master, with absolutely no prior experience with coffee. Under the watchful eye of his Coach and Manager Damith Dalawella and with the support and encouragement of the Training Department and the Operations Team of Barista Lavazza, Sampath excelled, growing from strength to strength to become one of Barista's outstanding success stories. For his signature beverage in the final round of the Grand Barista Championship, Sampath prepared a 'Sweet Cardamom Whisper', which brought together tantalising Sri Lankan spices such as cardamom and clove, with premium quality Italia coffee to create a tantalising blend of his own creation. The blend was up to such a high standard in fact, that it will be made available at the Barista Gandhara outlet and added onto the regular menu. As winner of the 2014 Grand Barista Championship, Sampath will be flown to Bangalore, India, where he will enjoy an all expenses paid holiday and receive the coveted chance to visit the Lavazza Training Centre for further training. Commenting on the training aspects of the Barista team, Training and Development Manager Tharanga Perera explained in more detail the scope of the training that goes into producing international quality baristas. "Our team members come from different backgrounds, but have two things in common – passion and dedication to continuous improvement. Our training programs are designed to hone their skills to ensure service and quality standards that are on par with the brand's international reputation. This in turn ensures that a customer will receive the same consistent quality throughout all 12 of our outlets. "At its core, the Grand Barista Championship serves as more than just a competition; it instils confidence, motivates and builds rapport as a team, as they collaborate to gather knowledge and prepare for the competition." The winner of the GBC, Sampath, commenting on his victory spoke of his journey from novice to expert barista, "Although I have only been a part of the Barista team for a little over a year, I have received every possible assistance from our Training Department, operations team, my manager and each member of the Barista team. The experience has pushed me to not only work harder at my job, but also to expand my knowledge on coffee and the industry. I am also determined to make the most of my visit to Bangalore and learn as much as I can to implement locally and enhance our expertise. I am very proud of my win and am delighted that my beverage will be added to the menu." Barista Lavazza is the first international coffee chain to set up in Sri Lanka. Having launched their first outlet in Colombo in September 2002, the chain now operates 12 espresso bars across the island and has a host of initiatives planned for the near future. Over the past few years the chain's growing numbers of patrons have helped make it the most popular international coffee chain in Sri Lanka.


Del Mar Part V — my.life.at.playtime.
Aaron takes full advantage of vacation time to avoid shaving at all possible costs.
However, this time, he didn't have time to get a haircut before we left. So what'd he do? Brought his clippers and did it himself in our hotel bathroom. Classy I tell you, classy.
I love these next 3 of my mom and each of her grandkids. In just a few months she'll go from 3 to 4 grandbabies!
And lastly, some shots from Legoland. We love that place. If we lived only a little closer we would definitely have season passes.
I don't think Greta has a clue who Bob the Builder is. Gunnar was our big Bob watcher when he was younger, but Greta hasn't watched an episode in her life, so it cracks me up that she insisted on a picture.
See the corner of a really happy smile there? This was one happy camper once we found her her fries.
I know it's far away, but do you see these girls holding hands from separate boats? I die.


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Grandma's Apricot and Nut Rolls….
I spent Tuesday learning how to make my Grandma's Apricot and Nut Rolls. I enjoy eating them every Christmas but never helped with making them. They took a lot more work than I had anticipated. But they are well worth the work put into them! I can't imagine a holiday at Grandma's house without them.
The recipe is in our church cook book under French Pastry. Of course Grandma goes by the recipe but she has many tips along the way.
You start out by making your dough. Cut the Crisco into the dry ingredients.
Beat eggs with a little bit of the milk. Just enough to thin out the eggs. Add to the dough and mix with your hands.
Add all BUT the last 1/3 cup of milk. Refrigerate dough until ready to use.
Make your nut filling using the remaining milk, a jar of nut filling, and diced walnuts.
Once you have your dough and filling made, clean off a table and get everything ready to make your rolls.
Prep you surface with sugar, not flour!
Cut into 3-4 inch wide sections.
Spread your filling using the back of a spoon. Leave a 1/2 inch empty on the longest side.
Roll up the dough starting on the shorter side. Use a butter knife to help pick up the dough from the table. Be careful, the dough is fragile! Seal the edge of the dough to the roll.
Once rolled, cut into 1-2 inch slices.
Place the rolls seam side down on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with powder sugar and let cool.
Mix flour, salt & baking powder with Crisco. Cut the Crisco into the flour until it resembles small crumbles.
Beat eggs with 1/4 cup of evaporated milk. Put 1/3 cup of milk to the side.
Slowly add egg mixture to dough. Continue to add the remaining milk to the dough and mix with your hands. You will have a nice firm dough when finished. Refrigerate until ready.
Roll out in sugar. Roll as thin as possible. The dough will be thin enough that you will be able to see through it.
Cut into 3-4 inch wide strips.
Cover with filling. Leave 1/2 inch uncovered on long seam side.
Cut into 1-2 inch rolls.
Bake at 375 degF for 10-12 minutes or until slightly hard to the touch.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and let cool.
Mix all ingredients together. If mixture seems too thick you can add additional milk to thin it.
Spread thin layer on dough.
The apricot filling that we used was premade from the grocery store.


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Hugh Brock is the Research Director for Red Hat, coordinating Red Hat research and collaboration with universities, governments, and industry worldwide. A Red Hatter since 2002, Hugh brings intimate knowledge of the complex relationship between upstream projects and shippable products to the task of finding research to bring into the open source world.
Telemetry Working Group looks at observability
Big data, security certification, and FPGAs: 2021 Red Hat Research Days have begun
Boston University and Red Hat partner to support the New England Research Cloud
When one plus one makes more than two: how open source builds a bridge between universities and industry
Idan Levi
Demystifying real-time Linux scheduling latency
Translation layers for the cloud: speeding storage performance
Peter Desnoyers
Combining experience with passion inspires a new mentorship program
Irit Goihman
Liora Milbaum
As we begin our third year of RHRQ I am in a celebratory mood—unusual, for 2021, but I think appropriate. I've just finished rereading our interview with Professor Anat Bremler-Barr of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. What really struck me about the interview is that she has independently validated the model we have been championing since the beginning of Red Hat Research, and perhaps even the beginning of Red Hat: If you can work to prove your thesis upstream in the open, your work will be stronger and more relevant to what is happening in software. I don't think it's likely we will change the world of research with this model, but I do think the approach is opening up researchers to the idea of sharing ideas sooner and more broadly.
Open source is focused on sharing source code so that many people can participate in improving it—many eyes are (usually) better than just two.
But what kind of ideas should we be sharing? Open source is focused on sharing source code so that many people can participate in improving it—many eyes are (usually) better than just two. However, sometimes looking at code is not sufficient. Two of our technical features this issue focus on formal analysis of software, which is generally held to be impossible or at the very least impractical for real-world programs. Yet in both of these cases we find that using formal techniques to solve very specific, bounded problems can be quite useful. Daniel Bristot de Oliveira finishes his three-part series on proving the real-time-ness of the Linux kernel using finite automata, an ingenious application of formal techniques that shows their practicality when applied the right way. Heinrich Lauko's very technical piece shows how to leverage a general analysis framework developed by researchers in Brno to solve a very specific fuzzing problem. When tools like these become commonplace in the open, our conversations go from line-by-line analysis of code to broader discussion of its quality, which is useful for all concerned.
At Red Hat Research we spend a lot of time focused on our own experimental cloud, the Mass Open Cloud. One of the great things about having a cloud to play with is that it allows for research to answer scale questions that simply can't be answered using a laptop. Peter Desnoyer's exposition of his team's work on Ceph storage architecture is a nice example of how useful this is. The team has been able to quickly test concepts on the Mass Open Cloud that are going to turn out to be really beneficial for the Ceph project and cloud storage in general.
Finally, I'm really pleased to be able to say that we're dramatically expanding our flagship research partnership with Boston University (see the full press release online, bit.ly/BURedHatOpenHybridCloud). I am privileged to be working with such a productive and adventurous group of researchers at Boston University, and grateful for the contributions Red Hat engineers are making to make the partnership great. I look forward to reporting important research results from our partnership here in the months and years to come.
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The firm is counsel to the creditors' committee in Signal International's chapter 11 bankruptcy. Signal does offshore drilling rig overhaul, repair, upgrade, and conversion, as well as new shipbuilding. The company faced contentious litigation, including numerous lawsuits that resulted in a $200 million claim against the company. The committee negotiated substantial changes to the sale process, DIP financing, and a plan support agreement to significantly enhance recoveries to general unsecured creditors.


1060 West Addison: Cubs Blog | Chicago Cubs news, links, poetry, and musings from Andrew Shaffer, author of GREAT PHILOSOPHERS WHO FAILED AT LOVE (Harper Collins, 2011). One of MLBlogs Top 100 baseball blogs for 2008!
Chicago Cubs news, links, poetry, and musings from Andrew Shaffer, author of GREAT PHILOSOPHERS WHO FAILED AT LOVE (Harper Collins, 2011). One of MLBlogs Top 100 baseball blogs for 2008!
It's Old Style Day — Or Is It?
It was "Old Style Stocking Cap Day" at Wrigley Field last Saturday. The first 10,000 adults received one of these bad boys.
I've always thought of Old Style as the "official" beer of the Chicago Cubs, as the Milwaukee brewer and the Cubs are longtime advertising partners. But then the Cubs took money from Anheuser-Busch in 2008 and renamed the bleachers the "Bud Light Bleachers." And now there's a Miller Light sign across the street in rightfield that you can't miss. The Cubs appear to be more than happy to lay down with whichever brewer has the cash.
to Wrigley. You won't find Guinness or anything mildly adventurous within the ballpark. Perhaps the fan who tossed his beer onto the Phillies' Shane Victorino last August was simply voicing his displeasure with Wrigley's increasingly limited offerings.
Whatever the beer that the Cubs endorse is, the price has steadily increased by a quarter every year for the past six years. Whether you drink a Bud Light, Old Style, or Miller, you're going to be set back $6.75 a cup this year.
The Cubs' bullpen coughed up five runs in one inning last night in their first trip to the Mets' new ballpark. And after another quality start from a Cubs' starter, as six innings of one-run ball from Randy Wells were thrown away.
Half of Chicago's relief pitchers have an ERA over 5.00; Samardzija has an ERA of 18.90. Why not let a few position players toss a few innings this week and see what happens? Marlon Byrd, I'm looking at you.
"It would be nice to win this right now," Ron Santo said in the bottom of the 9th inning with Jeff Baker at the plate, two men on and two outs. Baker popped out and Cubs reliever Sean Marshall gave up the winning run in the 10th inning. The baseball gods weren't in a very nice mood, at least as far as Cubs fans were concerned.
The extra innings didn't stretch out like in the Mets-Cardinals game in St. Louis on Saturday. Twenty innings, the first 18 of which were scoreless? Outfielders taking the mound? I don't think anyone likes to see a game go to the extra innings. Players, managers, coaches, and announcers don't get paid anything extra. Ballparks stop serving beer after the 7th inning usually, so every extra inning played feels like prohibition-era baseball. Baseball without beer is like a movie without popcorn.
The worst baseball game I saw was a 15-inning Cubs-Cardinals game at Wrigley a couple of years ago during the Sammy Sosa years. The Old Style stopped flowing after the 7th inning, and fans began to get restless as the game dragged on in the 90-degree July weather. By the middle of the 15th, my dad and I decided to leave — neither team showed any signs of life, and the sun was leaving its mark on those of us left in the bleachers.
As we walked out of the ballpark dreaming of our car's air conditioning, we heard the crowd roar behind us. After an 0-for-6 day in which he had failed to connect countless times with men in scoring position, Sammy Sosa had hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the 15th. We shook our heads in frustration. It would have been nice to have seen the home run, but it would have been even nicer to have had it happen in the 9th inning. But, as Santo and Cubs fans know, the baseball gods aren't always nice.
Should the Cubs Pay Soriano to Not Play?
The Cubs can't get offense out of Alfonso Soriano (hitting .214 through nine games this year, not to mention the .241 average that he boasted in 2009). Defense is out of the question (two embarrassing outfield gaffs on Wednesday alone, causing Lou to yank him late in the game; he led all leftfielders in the Majors in errors in 2009).
Will Chicago eat his $18 million a year contract and release him before it expires after the 2014 season? GM Jim Hendry, speaking to MLB Network Radio this morning, says "no." Due to the size of the contract, a trade is out of the question….and who would want Soriano anyway?
Cubs fans thought all of the same things about Milton Bradley last year. But, lo and behold, the Seattle Mariners came calling…and so far, that trade looks to have worked out for both sides (Milton's production is up in Seattle, although his attitude is unchanged; Carlos Silva has been outpitching Carlos Zambrano on the Northside).
If no one comes a-calling for Soriano, though, the Cubs should drop him from the 25-man roster…but not release him from his contract. I know there are clauses in MLB contracts which would prevent them from doing this, but I'm sure the Cubs could find some way around them for the amount of money involved.
Jim Hendry should keep him around and make him work off that $18 million a year as a batboy. Sure, he Soriano wouldn't hustle to fetch the bats, which would slow games down and make umpire Joe West angry. I could also see fans booing Soriano for every bat that he drops on his way back to the dugout… Actually, that might not work out after all. Whatever happens, don't expect the Cubs to be content with letting their one-time franchise player drive his Bentley off into the sunset with over $60 million left on his contract.
Who didn't see this coming? Not even halfway through the first year of a 3-year, $30-million contract with the Cubs, the beleaguered Milton Bradley finally came face-to-face with Sweet Lou.
"Words were exchanged" in the purely verbal altercation that followed Bradley's latest temper trantrum in the dugout. Sweet Lou sent Bradley home for the day.
"It's something I promise won't be happening again," Cubs GM Jim Hendry said of Bradley's tantrum to MLB.com. Without recounting Bradley's extensive history of outbursts, tantrums, ejections, mysterious injuries, et al, suffice to say that this will be happening again.
Milton Bradley has never been 100 percent anything in his big league career. The only question now is if there is how much of Bradley's contract the Cubs will have to eat when they cut ties with him for good.
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This guide supports basic research on the subject of zines and independent fan publishing, and zine bibliographies specific to GLBT. Click the menu on the left to navigate.
What are zines?
A zine (short for magazine or fanzine) is a self-published, nonprofit publication made by hand or online. Zines are usually published in small batches and distributed by hand, through zine or book stores, or by mail. They are usually devoted to specialized, unconventional, or subcultural topics. The independent nature of zines means they express ideas or tell stories underrepresented in mainstream print.
Zines at the University of Minnesota Libraries
Marshall Weber Zine and Pamphlet Collection
Find zines in this collection by searching the library catalog for "Marshall Weber Zine and Pamphlet Collection" in the author/creator field.
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
The Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies includes published materials, organizational records, and personal papers providing insights into the GLBT experience, and is the home of the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project.
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The Archives documents the history of social service programs, policies, and organizations; the evolution of the social work profession; and social reform movements.
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Search journal articles, magazines, reviews, and more on western and European art from late antiquity to the present, American art from the colonial era to the present, and global art since 1945 including painting, sculpture, drawing, video, installations, new media, decorative and applied arts, museum studies and conservation, archaeology, folk art and material culture, classical studies, antiques, architectural history.
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Search the University of Minnesota Libraries to find books, scholarly journal articles, news, magazines, media, and other items in the University's collection. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
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News on contemporary art in the United States.
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Oriental Songs for Syria
In partnership with the St. Pierre Cathedral and the association Coup de Pouce, the Syrian singer Manal SAMAAN will give an oriental music concert at the St. Pierre Cathedral at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, 9th June.
Manal SAMAAN will be accompanied by three Syrian instrumentalists: the oud played by Animar BARJKLI, the qanun played by Ali CHAKER and the percussionist Firan HASSAN.
The repertoire chosen will comprise some religious songs, but there will also be some medleys of traditional songs.
Entry will be free and everyone is welcome to attend.
At the end of the evening there will be a collection of your generous donations which the association Coup de Pouce, having been active in the area for two and a half years, will distribute directly to some of the families most affected by the Syria conflict.
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One more sleep until Cookery judging starts at the Brookfield Show!
We have 650 entries each year in the Cookery Section of Brookfield Show from over 200 exhibitors. Each year, almost half of the exhibitors are new to the Show.
It takes seven judges to taste, prod and admire each entry. Each and every entry is tasted except for the decorated cakes and the eggs.
25 volunteer stewards assist in the Cookery, each with specialised skills from database management, to logistics, to display and marketing. Our experienced stewards expertly swing into action each year to assist with the judging and run the Pavilion. As our volunteers retire or move away, we welcome new stewards each year to join our group.
Brookfield Show Cookery is one of the largest of the non-Royal agricultural shows in Queensland. We are also one of the longest running Cookery Sections, and can trace back our roots to the Brookfield Country Market over 100 years ago.
There have only ever been four Chief Stewards in the post-World War II history of the Cookery Section. The longest serving, Mrs Daphne Dowdle, served in the role for almost 40 years, and only retired in her 80's. Daphne was much loved by generations of Cookery exhibitors, and only passed away at the age of 96 in October 2013, active to the end despite crippling polio as a child and its after effects. The Cookery Pavilion and Grand Champion prize are named for this inspirational community leader.
The Lyn Nayler Champion Preserves prize is named for Mrs Lyn Nayler who served alongside Daphne Dowdle as a steward for many years, and was a preserves specialist, winning the championship prize herself on many occasions. Lyn was a kind and generous friend to all, and her name and spirit lives on through the Champion Preserves prize. She was thrilled to be acknowledged in this way.
The Children's Cookery section grows bigger each year, greatly assisted by the active involvement of the Kenmore State High School Home Economics teachers and over 70 keen students who enter each year to test their skills. The last two Children's Cookery Chief Stewards grew up entering in the Children's section, and were themselves Children's Champions under the watchful eye of Daphne Dowdle.
Each year we get bigger and better as the Cookery Section slowly moves with the times, although never forgetting our roots in the Agricultural Show tradition.
Don't forget to come and admire our beautiful exhibits this year, buy some fudge or other products, and pick up a raffle ticket to help us run the Pavilion.
Brookfield Show Cookery is delighted to announce that Queen Fine Foods is again a major sponsor for the Cookery in 2015. Our lucky special prize winners in the Cookery Pavilion will win a prize pack of beautiful and innovative baking products from Queen. We will also have a display stand of the range of Queen products in the Pavilion, which will be raffled off during the Show. Make sure that you come in and get a ticket!
Queen is a 100% Australian-owned family company, dating back to 1897. Known for an amazing selection of food colourings, vanilla and other traditional items, many of which are natural and organic, they now sell a wonderful range of icing and other decorative baking products.
Queen Fine Foods provide an ideal range of products for use in Show cooking, from flavourings to speciality cake decorating products. The wide range of products caters to both very experienced, and very new cooks, as well as fantastic decorating ideas for children who love to make their own designs on cupcakes or cakes.
The Queen website also is an excellent source of inspirational recipes: http://www.queen.com.au.
A great Australian company providing a fantastic range of products. Please support our wonderful sponsors!
The 2014 Brookfield Show is just around the corner, with entries for the Cookery closing this Sunday 11 May, and entries due at the Showground by Thursday 15 May 9.30 am at the latest.
We are expecting a large number of entries this year, after substantial early interest. Last year we had a record 650 entries, and this year could see even more!
Go to http://www.brookfieldshowground.com.au/show-competitions/cookery/ for more information, and for the link to enter the Cookery online.
Even if you can't enter this year, please drop up and say hello at the Show, and of course we always welcome new volunteer Stewards to help out.
Don't forget to check out the Show Cooking Tips on this blog (click on the heading to the right of the page), and there are also a lot of great recipes here for entering the Show.
Keep up to date with the latest information by subscribing to the blog, and the twitter feed, and keep checking back here for new posts closer to the Show.
See you at the Brookfield Show!
It is with great sadness that we advise friends of the Brookfield Show Cookery Section that Daphne Dowdle passed away peacefully on 20 October 2013, after a brief illness, at the age of 96.
She was very ably succeeded in the role by Yanina Hughes, who had also worked closely with Daphne in the last few years of her role as Chief Steward. Daphne loved working with her large group of faithful Stewards, including old friends and what she called the "young ones", who have now taken over running the Cookery Section. Under Daphne's watchful eye, we dared not change much, as we knew that Daphne would sniff it out, and when change did come it was gradual, but her firm standards have been maintained and always will be.
Daphne's particular love was the children who entered year after year, and she was so thrilled when they grew up, and their own children entered. Not having children of her own, she worked tirelessly for the community, through the Show Society, the Brookfield CWA and the Kenmore Uniting Church, ensuring that it was a better place for every one else's children, and has left an enduring legacy which will never be surpassed.
On a personal note, Daphne was a much loved friend to us all, and we will all miss her very much. Daphne taught me everything I know about Show cooking, and like countless others, I was blessed to have her in my life, and that of my family. At 96, she bridged with ease the post-war era of austerity through to the present time, and never tired of passing on her many years of accumulated wisdom to anyone who asked. We are much the poorer for her passing.
One of the best parts of the Brookfield Show is Sandy's Fudge, which she has sold at the Show for the past 12 years, and which supports the Cookery Pavilion. It's a Brookfield Show tradition, and always sells out. Sandy is also a volunteer steward in the Cookery Section, where she has supported us for at least the past 15 years. It is wonderful that local volunteers like Sandy do so much for the Show, and are instrument in its success. Thanks Sandy, and to everyone else, come and buy some fudge!


It was a really special evening. Luciana made the difference with her delicious food, professional and yet friendly manner and her little introductions to each course made it a memorable night.
The evening was fantastic. Luciana was very well presented and professional. I had the chance to talk to her while she while she was setting up. She explained how her native country of Brazil has influenced her food. I particularly enjoyed the main course of fish stew. The whole meal was very well balanced and the portion sizes were optimal. Very good.
As the host I liaised with Luciana before/during the evening. I found Luciana to be very helpful and attentive. The food was fantastic. I think the dessert of Lime Meringue Pie was particularly good and all of the guests enjoyed it. Thanks very much Luciana.
Amazing meal and fun evening - Thank You!
Superb food and beautifully presented, Luciana was perfect! The fact we all asked for second helpings of dessert says it all! Absolutely brilliant.
My star dish is Moqueca. It is a fish or seafood stew from my hometown in Salvador- Bahia- Brazil.
The 3 ingredients that I love to cook are coconut, chilli and garlic.
I am a private chef because I love to entertain people around a nice table with food made with passion.
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De Graal is een internationale katholieke vrouwenbeweging die in 1928 in Nederland gelanceerd werd door Jac. van Ginneken S.J. De beweging richt zich in internationaal verband op vrouwenbevrijding en de bevordering van sociale verandering, solidariteit en duurzaamheid.

Visie
Graalvrouwen houden zich, behalve met een spirituele zoektocht, bezig met sociale transformatie, wereldwijde solidariteit, ecologische duurzaamheid en het vrijmaken van de creatieve energie van vrouwen over de hele wereld. Zij zijn verbonden in actie, solidariteit en geloof; werken in 20 landen, individueel of als Graalgroep, terwijl zij regionaal, nationaal en internationaal contact houden.

De Graal voelt zich aangesproken door spirituele waarden die vertellen over een wereld waarin vrede en rechtvaardigheid heersen en de aarde wordt vernieuwd doordat vrouwen samenwerken aan het bevorderen van verandering.

Ontwikkelingen in Nederland
De Graal is in 1928 voortgekomen uit de Vrouwen van Nazareth, een groep rooms-Katholieke leken die sinds 1921 actief was. Oprichter en grote inspirator was Jac. van Ginneken s.j. die de training van het in kleurrijke uniformen gestoken vrouwelijk kader op zich nam. Het doel van de beweging was om te voorzien in de grote behoefte aan vorming van de katholieke vrouwelijke jeugd die werd gesignaleerd door de bisschop van Haarlem prof. Johannes Aengenent. In de jaren van grote bloei waren er ongeveer 10.000 jonge vrouwen en meisjes bij betrokken en werden er met moderne middelen grootschalige religieuze spelen opgevoerd, o.a. in het Stadion van Amsterdam maar ook in de Albert Hall in Londen, in Berlijn en Dublin.

In 1931 werd het centrum De Tiltenberg te Vogelenzang in gebruik genomen voor training en vorming van Nederlandse en buitenlandse leden. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog ging de beweging ondergronds en werd het gebouw in beslag genomen door de bezetter. Daarna waren er nieuwe noden ontstaan waarop de leden aansloten, zoals het opvangen van moeders die door de oorlog waren uitgeput.

In Ubbergen werd een missieschool opgericht om jonge lekenvrouwen met een beroepsopleiding voor te bereiden op werk in ontwikkelingslanden. Zij werden vervolgens uitgezonden naar Indonesië, Suriname, Brazilië, Zaïre, Burundi, Oeganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria en Kenia.

In Voorburg werd de leiding van het ziekenhuis Vronestein overgenomen en de verpleegstersopleiding vernieuwd, later gevolgd door een kraamopleiding.

Vanaf de jaren zestig en het Tweede Vaticaans Concilie kregen de leden meer individuele keuzevrijheid en kwam er meer openheid voor dialoog met andere religies. Zo hebben de zenprogramma's, georganiseerd door Mimi Maréchal, vanaf de jaren zeventig veel deelnemers naar De Tiltenberg getrokken, maar ook programma's over vrouwenspiritualiteit kregen er een vaste plaats naast de christelijke programma's.

In 2006 nam de Graalbeweging een kleiner gebouw in gebruik in het hartje van de stad Utrecht.

Internationale ontwikkelingen
Er zijn nu Graalgroepen in de Europese landen Duitsland, Italië, Portugal en Zweden. Buiten Europa in Australië, Papoea Nieuw-Guinea, de Filipijnen, de Verenigde Staten, Canada, Brazilië, Mexico, Kenia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Oeganda, Zuid-Afrika. In elk van deze landen wordt het werk aangepast aan de behoefte en de mogelijkheden van de leden ter plaatse. Mensenrechten, vrouwenemancipatie, onderwijs, gezondheidszorg, het behoud van de aarde en religieuze vorming zijn belangrijke thema's.
Er wordt internationaal samengewerkt in een aantal netwerken:
rechtvaardigheid in de wereld
overwinnen van armoede
handelsovereenkomsten
mensenhandel
aarde, ecologie en biodiversiteit
aanzetten tot transformatie
vrouwen uit de Amerika's
jonge vrouwen met een hogere opleiding

De Graal is een non-gouvernementele organisatie (ngo) met een raadgevende stem bij de Economische en Sociale Raad van de Verenigde Naties (Economic Social Council, ECOSOC) en maakt deel uit van de Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), en diverse andere commissies van de VN.

Literatuur
Marjet Derks, Heilig moeten. Radikaal-katholiek en retro-modern in de jaren twintig en dertig (Hilversum 2007)
Ine van Emmerik, red., Gevaarlijk modern, levende geschiedenis van vrouwen in de Graalbeweging
Janet Kalven, Women Breaking Boundaries, A Grail Journey, 1940-1995 (State University of New York Press, Albany 1999)
The Grail in the Eighties (Bloemendaal 1982)
The Grail entering the 21st Century (Cape Town 2000)
Hub Kitzen,De Graal, Een progressieve RK vrouwenbeweging, o.a. te Geleen-Lutterade 1927-1932 (Historisch jaarboek voor het Land van Zwentibold, 2003)Het verhaal van de Graal, 'Kleurig, kwiek en Katholiek' (Vrij Nederland 28-8-1982)

Externe links
The Grail (internationaal)
De Graal (Nederland)

Graal
Graal
Vrouwenorganisatie
Katholicisme in Nederland

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Do you ever think about what happens to your trash after it gets picked up from the curb? Even though I'm conscious of what we throw out and definitely recycle I am still learning that the amount of waste we produce highly exceeds what is both necessary and manageable by our planet. Here are some simple, conscious changes that you can easily make that will help reduce landfill waste and be kinder to the environment without completely disrupting your life.
I love coffee as much as the next girl, but it doesn't love me back. I can't handle caffeine like I used to so I've had to find some other warm, cozy drinks for cool weather. Here are a few that will warm your heart and soul as well as your body!
I really want to make oil pulling a part of my regular routine. Here's why!


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Near Clayton in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
History of Marsh Creek Springs
By Barry Swackhamer, May 16, 2016
1. History of Marsh Creek Springs Marker
History of Marsh Creek Springs. . Founded in 1927 by Gerald (Jerry) Gill and family, the park consisted of four picnic sections, over forty acres, four baseball diamonds, two swimming pools, a wading pool for children, large dance hall and two snack bars. . At one time the grounds entertained 5,000 people on a week end arriving in over 1,200 cars. . In 1957 a cloudburst on the east side of Mt. Diablo sent a twelve foot torrent of water down Marsh Creek destroying the park. . Rebuilt that year - it was again destroyed in 1962 by a second - flood. . In 1964 the John and Eloise McHugh family purchased the area, known as section number one, and began restoring its beauty. . This historical marker is Near Clayton in Contra Costa County California
Founded in 1927 by Gerald (Jerry) Gill and family, the park consisted of four picnic sections, over forty acres, four baseball diamonds, two swimming pools, a wading pool for children, large dance hall and two snack bars.
At one time the grounds entertained 5,000 people on a week end arriving in over 1,200 cars.
In 1957 a cloudburst on the east side of Mt. Diablo sent a twelve foot torrent of water down Marsh Creek destroying the park.
Rebuilt that year - it was again destroyed in 1962 by a second - flood.
In 1964 the John and Eloise McHugh family purchased the area, known as section number one, and began restoring its beauty.
Location. 37° 53.524′ N, 121° 51.103′ W. Marker is near Clayton, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker can be reached from Marsh Creek Road near Aspara Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12510 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton CA 94517, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Marsh Creek Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Diablo (approx.
3½ miles away); Mount Diablo Beacon: (approx. 3½ miles away); Mt Diablo State Park (approx. 3½ miles away); What Are Those Towers For? (approx. 3.7 miles away); Mount Diablo State Park (approx. 3.7 miles away); Greenhouse Portal (approx. 4.4 miles away); Somersville Townsite (approx. 4.6 miles away).
More about this marker. This marker is across the foot bridge in the picnic ground on the east side of Marsh Creek.
Categories. • Entertainment • Natural Features • Waterways & Vessels •
More. Search the internet for History of Marsh Creek Springs.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 16, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.


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Jean Leurechon, né en 1591 à Bar le Duc, mort le  à Pont-à-Mousson, est un père jésuite et un mathématicien. Il est l'auteur de récréations mathématiques appréciées par le père Mersenne, Claude Mydorge, Denis Henrion et Daniel Schwenter.

Biographie
À 18 ans, Leurechon entre comme novice au collège des jésuites de Tournai, en Belgique. Ses parents accusent les Jésuites de l'avoir enlevé. Mais Jean Leurechon poursuit ses études théologiques auprès de la compagnie de Jésus malgré un jugement du parlement de Paris qui ordonne sa libération.
Il étudie à Nancy, puis à Pont à Mousson où il devient professeur de Mathématiques, de 1614 à 1627 et entre dans les ordres en 1624.
Il publie entre-temps :
 Discours de la comète apparue aux mois de novembre et décembre de l'année 1618.
 Selectae propositiones in tota sparsim mathematica pulcherrimae, Pont-à-Mousson, 1622, 36 pp.
 Selectae propositiones in tota sparsim mathematica pulcherrimae, Pont-à-Mousson, 1629, 36 pp. (nouvelle édition)
 Recreation mathematicque; composee de plusieurs problemes plaisants et facetieux; en faict d'arithmeticque geometrie, mechanicque, opticque, et autres parties de ces belles sciences, Pont-à-Mousson, 1624 (réimprimé en 1626). L'attribution de cette publication à Leurechon a été remise en cause par le philologue Albrecht Heefer.
C'est l'une des premières fois, comme le souligne Albrecht Heeffer, qu'il est fait référence à des « mathématiques récréatives » dans le titre d'un livre. Ce travail, essentiel dans l'histoire des sciences et des mathématiques, est inspiré par les travaux de Giambattista della Porta, de Jean Errard, de Salomon de Caus, d'Alexis du Piémont et de Claude Bachet. Ils sont dans la même veine que les Problèmes plaisants & délectables, qui se font par les nombres publiés par ce dernier à Lyon, en 1612 ou les ouvrages de 1620, et de même facture, de Denis Henrion ; ils inspirent un ouvrage semblable de Daniel Schwenter.

De 1627 à 1629, Jean Leurechon se porte sur Reims et Paris pour veiller à l'impression de son livre. Il y rencontre DHPEM (Denis Henrion) et DALG (Claude Mydorge). Son livre est connu de Mersenne et de Robert Cornier. Il connaîtra plus de cinquante réimpressions commentées jusqu'en 1750.

De retour à Pont-à-Mousson en 1629, Leurechon devient recteur du collège de Bar-le-Duc, sa ville natale, jusqu'en 1634. Après un an à Metz et deux ans à Pont-à-Mousson, comme professeur de théologie, il passe dix ans à Mons, en Belgique et huit ans à Bruxelles dans un collège de Jésuites. Enfin, en 1658, il retourne finir ses jours au collège de Pont-à-Mousson.
Une première édition anglaise de 1633 rend Leurechon immédiatement célèbre en Europe. À cette occasion apparaît le nom d'un des étudiants du jésuite, Hendrick Van Etten, neveu de son éditeur, Lambert Verreycken. Il s'ensuivra de longues confusions quant à l'auteur véritable du livre des récréations. Le livre est traduit en néerlandais et en allemand dès 1636.

Sources

Bibliographie
 Jean Leurechon sur le site d'Olivier Thill.
 Antonella Romano : La Contre-Réforme mathématique École française de Rome, 1999
 Albrecht Heeffer : article à propos des Récréations mathématiques de Jean Leurechon.

Articles connexes
 Denis Henrion
 Claude Mydorge
 Claude Bachet
 Daniel Schwenter

Liens externes

Mathématicien français du XVIIe siècle
Naissance en 1591
Décès en janvier 1670
Naissance à Bar-le-Duc
Décès à Pont-à-Mousson


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NO VOTE, NO WOE
by Anthony Georgieff
Presidential election looms on horizon, yet there is no one standing
Less than a couple of months ahead of the presidential election scheduled for 6 November, the ruling GERB refuses to disclose who its nominees are for fear they might be put under pressure by uncompliant journalists and get asked the wrong set of questions. Read this again. You've got it right.
About a quarter century after Bulgarians won for themselves the right to hold multi-party elections the current rulers in Sofia increasingly see them as nuisance at best. Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Boyko Borisov's former interior minister who incurred half a dozen rulings against Bulgaria at the International Human Rights Court in Strasbourg, is now, as he has been in the past, the manager of GERB's election campaign. Speaking to the media Tsvetanov said a month ahead of election day was "enough" to let voters make up their minds.
For their part, the voters are increasingly not interested. They tend to vote with their feet – just over 50 percent show up at the ballot boxes because they no longer believe they can change anything. According to GERB, this is called "stability." Bulgarians call it disgust.
The office of the Bulgarian president in itself is a bit of an anachronism. The president has only limited powers, mainly concerning vetoing bills. At the same time, he is elected on a first-past-the-post basis, unlike the Bulgarian parliament. In other countries with a similar system the president usually has a lot more far-reaching powers.
During the years they've been in power, the GERB have created such a foolproof system of dependencies and interdependencies, capitalising on the Bulgarians' unswerving belief that as a citizen you can only get along by going along, that their nominees are certain to win – whoever they are. When the outgoing President Rosen Plevneliev was elected in 2011, his former boss, Boyko Borisov, put it succinctly: "Whoever I had put up would have won."
With the exception of the extreme nationalists, the Patriotic Front and the VMRO, or Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation, who are coalition partners to the GERB in the current government, no one else has dared put forward a candidate for president.
Do Bulgarians really think elections are a waste of time as nothing depends on them?
The main political players have done little if anything to disabuse the voters. There is hardly any political debate in this country any longer, certainly not one that focuses on issues like taxation, health care, judiciary reforms, making life easier for small- and medium-sized businesses and so on and so forth. Instead, during the past few years the main bone of contention for Bulgarians is where their country should stand – West, in NATO and the EU, or East, next to Putin's Russia. Extreme nationalism plays a vital role in this as the new "patriots" would slam as a "traitor" anyone who refuses to take in their rant. Their main points? That Bulgaria was once subservient to the Soviet Union but is now being ravaged by the West. That the mainstream politicians kowtow to the United States. That, unless radical action is taken, Bulgaria's Orthodoxy, closely related to the Russian Church, will succumb to Islam. A new slavery is in the offing. Leading public figures of various shades and hues, including some holding academic degrees, gladly intone.
So does the GERB. With a series of moves related to both Russia and Turkey, the prime minister, whose chief virtue heretofore was that he sometimes appeared to be pro-Western, has now began to manifest internationally the sort of unpredictability Bulgarians have come to know very well domestically. His latest advances to Turkey's Erdogan are unlikely to have an impact in Europe, but they have a powerful media effect in Bulgaria, not least among this country's sizeable Turkish minority.
The situation is further compounded by the ongoing hybrid warfare masterminded and implemented by the agencies of the Russian state. The West has only recently begun to realise how serious and detrimental the constant spreading of inaccurate information, conspiracy theories and outright lies can be – and only when Russian-controlled or paid-for media started disseminating their "news" to countries such as the UK and Sweden. It would be helpful to bear in mind that Bulgaria, with its very short history of democracy, lack of checks and balances and a heavily compromised media environment is a much more easy victim than, say, Belgium.
Throw in some nasty Muslim migrants who violate Bulgaria's borders and want usurp Bulgaria's traditional values and rape Bulgarian women, let out the vigilante bands roaming the barbed-wire fenced frontiers, and you end up with a situation reminiscent of Bosnia in 1991.
Of course, this is not Bosnia in 1991. Theoretically, the EU has learned its lessons from the 1990s. But the EU is much too preoccupied with its own troubles – terrorism in France, the economy in Greece, and now the Brexit. It is unlikely to take anything that happens in Bulgaria particularly seriously.
The Bulgarian election was timed, perhaps cunningly, to coincide with the US presidential election as people are more likely to take an interest in how Donald Trump, rather than Yordanka Fandakova, fares. With a lack of any meaningful debate ahead of the ballot, they probably will.
Published in Bulgaria Politics
Issue 119/120
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PA-LA-MUD!
'King' of Black Sea waters 'attacks' Bulgarian coast in early autumn
Kalofer is one of those places that all who'd rather avoid Bulgaria's highway pass en route between Sofia and Burgas, yet few bother to stop, and even fewer stay on.…
SOFIA'S TEMPLES PART 2
ENDANGERED KOPRIVSHTITSA
Will traditional town survive threat of losing heritage status?
FROM BULGARIAN TO ENGLISH
Contemporary Bulgarian writers enter international literary circuit
DOCUMENTATION FROM NEW YORK 1, TEL AVIV 0, A short story
This current issue presents a text by the 2014 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellow Shelly Oria
LUNCH BREAK (TWO FRAGMENTS)
This current issue presents texts by the 2011 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellow Petja Heinrich
SURFACE TENSION, an excerpt from a novel in progress
This current issue presents texts by the 2013 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellows Marianna Georgieva and Michael Hyde