text:
16-Day Itineraries
Self-Drive Croatia & Slovenia: Dubrovnik to Zagreb - 16 Days
Explore the magical coast of Croatia and feel the diversity of Slovenia during this 16-day journey. Stretched between two of Europe's biggest treasures - Dubrovnik and Bled, you'll see many of the most beautiful cultural and natural sites. Sandy beaches, hidden coves, crystal clear rivers, lush forests and Alpine peaks await you. For a more detailed description of each day, see the full itinerary below.
Walk the stone streets within Dubrovnik's fortified walls
Wander among emerald lakes and cascading waterfalls
Explore stalagmites and stalactites in Škocjan Caves park
See dramatic Lake Bled and the picturesque island that sits in the middle
Walk Ljubljana and see the dragon-punctuated bridge over the water
Day 1 Welcome to Dubrovnik! Dubrovnik
Day 2 Explore Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic" Dubrovnik
Day 3 Discover Pelješac Peninsula and Ston Korčula Town
Day 4 Escape to Korčula's Old Town and Nature Korčula Town
Day 5 Korčula to Split Split
Day 6 Walk the waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes National Park Plitvice Lakes
Day 7 Plitvice to Piran Piran
Day 8 Uncover Piran, a Slovenian Gem Piran
Day 9 Coast and Karst Štanjel
Day 10 Roam the Soča Valley Lake Bled
Day 11 Bled, Bohinj, Škofja Loka, Ljubljana Ljubljana
Day 12 Explore Slovenia's Capital, Ljubljana Ljubljana
Day 13 Kamnik and Velika Planina Ljubljana
Day 14 Slovenian Styria, The Land of Hops and Vines Maribor
Day 15 Kumrovec, Trakošćan and Varaždin tour from Zagreb Zagreb
Day 16 Departure from Zagreb
Day 1: Welcome to Dubrovnik!
Dubrovnik's old city walls
Welcome to Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic." Upon arrival at the airport, you'll transfer to your hotel for check-in. Despite being tired from the journey, you'll likely want to get out and explore. Can't-miss activities include riding the cable car up to Srđ Mountain to take in the sunset over the nearby Elafiti Islands, visiting Lovrijenac and Bokar fortresses, and walking along the smooth, limestone-paved streets of historic Old Town.
A piece of history, Dubrovnik is one of the most ancient fortress-cities in Europe. And while there's evidence of settlements as far back as the Byzantine era, this area only came into its own as an important power since the 13th century due in part to its strategic coastal position. Dubrovnik's long and storied history is told in its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance, and baroque churches, monasteries, palaces, and fountains all found within its imposing fortress walls.
After spending some time getting to know the city, duck into one of Dubrovnik's many wine bars to relax. Celebrate your first day in Croatia by enjoying a glass of white or red wine as the sun goes down over Dubrovnik's Old Town. For dinner, there are a number of great restaurants you can choose from.
Day 2: Explore the Fortress-City of Dubrovnik
Fort Lovrijenac perched alongside Dubrovnik's Old Town
Spend the day as you like, exploring this ancient medieval city. Get up early to take advantage of all that Dubrovnik has to offer, starting with a visit to the quaint, open-air Gundulić Square Market for authentic Dubrovnik wares, like dried lavender, local brandies known as rakia, and dried fruits. From there, take a stroll through the narrow streets of Old Town, walk atop the encircling city walls, or head to Lovrijenac fortress and Orlando Column.
Be sure to break up your walk by sampling the local cuisine. Dubrovnik's location on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro means there are some unique fusion cuisines as well as downright wild fast food options (think octopus burgers). But you can also find good-old comfort food like pasta in meat sauce, black risotto, and basic but hearty meat-and-potato dishes.
In the afternoon, head to Banje Beach for a swim and some relaxation on the sandy stretch of beach close to Old Town. There's also the option to join a kayak excursion to the islands facing the city. A great way to end the day is to catch the sunset from the water on a dinner cruise that replicates a traditional karaka ship. Enjoy the view of Old Town from this vantage point.
Day 3: Discover Pelješac Peninsula and Ston
The Pelješac ridge
Collect your rental car from the Čilipi airport and head north towards the town of Ston, where one of the largest fortification systems in Europe still stands and guards this stone-made town. It was built on salt which is still produced in the pans seen from the walls and is also known as one of the prime spots for oysters which you can taste in restaurants around the old town.
Continue along the spectacular mountainous Pelješac Peninsula, home to some of the finest Croatian red wines and truly unspoiled nature. Stop for a swim in any of the numerous secluded bays such as gorgeous Praprotno, urban Trstenica or tiny Borak. If you prefer to be active, try hiking to Mount St. Ilija for some spectacular views or try the more moderate (but still scenic) walking route from Viganj via Žukovac and Bilopolje to Orebic.
Pelješac is also the home to some of the finest wineries in Adriatic such as Grgich winery in Trstenik, which has established itself first in California before returning to their roots in Croatia. Catch the evening ferry from Orebič to Korčula island and check-in at your accommodation.
Day 4: Escape to Korčula's Old Town and Nature
Wander the cobblestone streets of Korčula Town
Korčula is Croatia's second-most populous and sixth-largest island in size. Its surface is a mixture of rocky limestone hills and fertile plains and offers numerous scenic hiking and biking trails making the island perfect for thrill-seekers. Consider renting a sea kayak to see the island from the water too.
There is also a vast selection of hidden pebbly beaches and coves filled with the crystal clear Adriatic waters offering peace and serenity not easily found in Croatia during the summer. Korčula Town will enchant you with its old, cobblestone-covered alleys and squares in which Marco Polo played as a child. Don't leave the island without trying a glass of the fantastic Pošip or Plavac mali wine.
Day 5: Korčula to Split
Stroll along Split's waterfront promenade
After a scenic drive across the island of Korčula take the ferry from Vela Luka port to Split in the afternoon. Check-in at your hotel and stroll the magnificent Riva, the famous waterfront promenade. Find a nice table for a drink and enjoy the spectacular sunset.
Day 6: Walk the waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes National Park
Climb around more than 90 cascading waterfalls in Plitvice
Depart Split early in the morning for the two and a half hours the drive to Plitvice Lakes. Arrive before 10 a.m. to beat the crowds. Usually, visitors need around four hours for walking the paths between the 16 emerald lakes and more than 90 cascading waterfalls. Check-in to your accommodations in the afternoon, and plan some rest after an active day.
Plan your trip to Croatia
Day 7: Plitvice to Piran
Cross the Croatian border to charming Piran, Slovenia
After breakfast, head towards Opatija, Austrian aristocracy's favorite seaside resort prior to the 20th century. Walk along the seaside promenade to stretch your legs and admire the glamorous hotels and villas. Grab some coffee before hopping back into the car and continuing your drive across the Istrian peninsula to Grožnjan.
The hill-top village was abandoned after World War II and is now home to a rich tradition of jazz festivals and other cultural events in the summer. It's a maze of tight streets and squares hiding delicious restaurants and craft art galleries. Mirna Valley below the city is known as one of the best truffle-hunting hotspots which you can taste in one of the local taverns.
After lunch, continue your drive and cross the border with Slovenia to reach charming Piran. The old town has limited access for cars so, public parking is necessary due to very limited space. Piran is situated on a narrow peninsula with bars and restaurants dotted along the coast. After a long day, nothing beats relaxing on the waterfront admiring the view with a glass of cold beer or a nice local wine (try Istrian malvazija).
Day 8: Uncover Piran, a Slovenian Gem
Bird's eye view of Piran
This Slovenian gem is situated at the tip of the peninsula and is known for its Venetian art, narrow stone-paved alleys and tightly-packed homes. Piran is considered to be one of the most beautiful and oldest towns in Slovenia. The settlement was established in the 7th century when Piran was mentioned for the first time.
Today Piran continues its tradition of salt-making, which the Venetians once praised for its high quality and brilliant white color. Take time to climb the fortification wall or St. Georg belfry for excellent views of the city. Consider visiting the Saltpans of Piran in Sečovlje, one of the oldest saltpans in Adriatic, where salt is still produced by hand according to the 13th-century practice.
Day 9: Coast and Karst
Skocjan Caves
Depart from Piran after breakfast with an optional stop for coffee in Koper, the largest town on the coast which was once an island and the administrative seat of the Slavic territories controlled by the notorious Venetian republic. There are beautifully preserved historical buildings dating back to the times of the Venetian republic, scenic promenades and parks by the sea.
Take a walk to the romantic Tito's square, the main square surrounded by magnificent buildings unmistakeably representative of Venetian architecture. Continue to the majestic UNESCO protected Skocjan Caves, one of the largest and most fascinating karstic sites in Europe. Reka river runs below the surface of enormous carved tunnels and caves. Don't miss out on visiting the viewpoint above the collapsed doline as well at the end of the tour.
Inn Gostilna Muha provides some truly authentic food to try before continuing to Lipica stud farm, the one true home of the white Lipizzaner stallions. Since the 15th century, when the stud farm was established by the Habsburg monarchy, the dancing horses have been trained in this location. You may join a guided tour, take a carriage ride or have coffee on the terrace above the pastures.
Day 10: Roam the Soča Valley
The magnificent Soča River Valley
Drive north to the magnificent Soča River Valley. There are several magnificent stops along the way, such as the majestic Boka waterfall, the mysterious Velika korita gorge and Soča's spring. Note that all these natural sites are situated in a rough natural environment, so don't forget to pay attention to slippery rocks.
Continue your trip by driving over one of the most scenic roads in Slovenia, the Vršič pass, which has some charming Alpine huts serving great home-cooked food along the road. Stop at the Russian chapel before descending further to Kranjska Gora. Keep driving in the direction of Ljubljana, and check into your hotel once you arrive at Bled.
Day 11: Bled, Bohinj, Škofja Loka, Ljubljana
Visit popular Lake Bled
Climb higher in the mountains to explore Bled more or spend the day exploring the lake Bohinj area. It's a short half an hour drive away and offers some incredible hiking to Savica waterfall, canoeing on lake Bohinj or rafting the Sava Bohinjka river.
Alternatively, take a scenic gondola to Vogel, a ski resort above Lake Bohinj. Up there you can just enjoy the views, do a short hike on some of the nearby peaks or enjoy some fine Alpine food in an Alpine hut.
Continue over the Sorica mountain pass to reach the medieval town of Škofja Loka, where you can walk through this beautifully-preserved medieval town and enjoy coffee in the beautiful garden of Homan cafe.
Day 12: Explore Slovenia's Capital, Ljubljana
See Ljubljana Castle hovering above Old Town
Ljubljana is Slovenia's capital and is a city with a green soul thanks to its exceptional environmental awareness and many parks. The old town sits by the Ljubljanica river which is characterized by numerous bars, fine restaurants, wine bars, artisan shops, and galleries. The Ljubljana castle is a fortress dominating the town from its looming hill-top position. Visit it for a spectacular sight from the view tower and a great lunch.
Ljubljana's delicacies such as flying žganci, tarragon cottage cheese pancakes or fried frog legs can be tasted in some of the restaurants along the river. Take a walk in the evening and enjoy the funky vibe of the bars and explore Slovenia's craft beer scene, especially around Petkovškovo nabrežje (Petkovšek embankment).
Day 13: Kamnik and Velika Planina
Explore Velika Planina
Depart from Ljubljana in the morning and pass Kamnik to reach the bottom station of the cable car to Velika Planina. This majestic sub-Alpine highland plateau is covered with vast pastures and forests and is one of the last preserved settlements of its kind in Europe. Numerous hiking trails cater to enthusiasts of almost all tastes and many huts provide refreshments (sour milk and žganci).
Upon return to the valley, hop back into your car and continue your drive further up the valley to reach the spring of the Kamniška Bistrica before heading back towards Ljubljana. If you have more time, stop in Kamnik, a quiet medieval town with a historical core, a nice chapel, and ruins of a fortress providing some great views.
Day 14: Slovenian Styria, The Land of Hops and Vines
Taste the best of beer and wine in Slovenia
Drive to Žalec, the capital of hop-growing in Slovenia, which is the fifth-largest hops producer in the world. Žalec is at the heart of the hops growing region and is famous for the world's first beer fountain.
Continue to Maribor, Slovenia's second-largest city, home to the world's oldest grapevine. It is known for the wide Drava river flowing through the town that gives it a familiar feel of large European capitals. The nearby mountain range of Pohorje caters to all adrenaline junkies with a vast selection of sports activities in all four seasons.
Day 15: Kumrovec, Trakošćan and Varaždin tour from Zagreb
See the villages and castles of Croatia's Zagorje region
Depart from Maribor and continue over the border to Croatia to visit Trakoščan, a picturesque castle with an extensive antique exhibition and a romantic park with forested surroundings.
The next stop is Kumrovac, the birth-place of Josip Broz Tito, the Yugoslav leader from the post-World War II period and an authentic example of a Zagorje village. It's also home to a completely preserved architectural and ethnological heritage of villages in the area.
Day 16: Departure from Zagreb
Zagreb's International Airport, built in 2017
Enjoy your last hours in the heart of Croatia's capital, Zagreb. Take a stroll through the Green Horseshoe or have one last cup of coffee at one of the leisurely cafés. Drive to the airport which requires a half-hour transfer in normal traffic.
Map of Self-Drive Croatia & Slovenia: Dubrovnik to Zagreb - 16 Days
Written by Alex Buri, updated Feb 18, 2021
Croatia 16-Day Tours & Itineraries
Explore the magical coast of Croatia and feel the diversity of Slovenia...
Best of Croatia & Slovenia: Zagreb, Ljubljana, Istria, & ...
A great route to discover Slovenia and Croatia over 16 unforgettable...
Croatia Luxury Tour: Zagreb, Rovinj, Zadar, Hvar, & Dubro...
This grand luxury tour features the lively capital of Zagreb, the...
Best of Croatia: Zagreb, Rovinj, Plitvice, Hvar, & Dubrov...
Explore the best of Croatia on this comprehensive 16-day trip from the...
Classic Croatia: Plitvice, Hvar, Korčula, & Dubrovnik - 1...
Immerse yourself in Croatia's stunning beauty and historic cities on...
Best of Dubrovnik
How Many Days Should You Spend in Dubrovnik?
Whether you have two days or two weeks, Croatia is a fun and beautiful...
Unique Ways to Experience Dubrovnik
Fairytale like, Dubrovnik is a charming coastal city known as 'The Pearl...
5 Best Bars in Dubrovnik
Where better than Dubrovnik to relax with a drink in hand? With its...
7 Best Boutique Hotels in Dubrovnik
Spread out along the Adriatic Sea, this gem of southern Croatia is...
Best Places to Eat in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is the culinary center of Croatia, due in large part to its...
Best of Korčula Island
Unique Ways to Experience Korčula
Korčula is an island favorite, in part for Korčula Town, a less-crowded...
The Best Boutique Hotels in Korčula
With its turquoise coast and charming stone Old Town, it's easy to see...
Wine Tasting and Cycling Day Tour in Korcula
Korcula is known for its white wine. Grk wine is a white wine grape...
Dalmatia Adventure: Dubrovnik, Pelješac, Korčula & Split ...
Spend six days uncovering Croatia's historic and rugged beauty on this...
Highlights of the Dalmatian Coast: Dubrovnik, Korčula & S...
Discover the jewels of the Dalmatian Coast with this 8-day itinerary...
Best of Split
Unique Ways To Experience Split
A dynamic port city with a medieval Old Town grown out of the...
The Best Hotels in Split
Split is the kind of city you'll want to take in at your leisure, and...
Highlights of Croatia: Split to Dubrovnik - 8 Days
Croatia has something for all interests, with historic old towns,...
Best of the Dalmatian Coast - 8 Days
Discover the ancient cities and natural wonders of Croatia's stunning...
Sailing Dalmatia: Hvar, Brač, & Split - 4 Days
This quick 4-day sailing itinerary is perfect for travelers short on...
Croatia Tours & Itineraries
Dalmatia Adventure: Dubrovnik, Korčula, Hvar, & Split - 8...
From Dubrovnik's city walls and limestone-paved streets to the ancient...
Highlights of Croatia: Zagreb, Plitvice, Korčula, & Dubro...
Cover the highlights of Croatia in this one-week itinerary. Starting in...
Classic Croatia: Zagreb, Split, Brač, & Dubrovnik - 12 Days
The sun always shines on the Dalmatian Coast—one of the most scenic...
Dalmatian Coast Family Holiday: Zadar, Split, Hvar, & Mor...
Planning a two-week family vacation in Croatia may seem like a daunting...
Make the Most of Your Time in Croatia
How Many Days Should You Spend in Croatia?
Whether you have two days or two weeks, you'll have a great time in...
5 Days in Croatia - 5 Unique Itinerary Ideas
Five days makes a quick trip to Croatia, but it's enough time to focus...
One week is a great duration for a trip to Croatia, especially if you...
10 Days in Croatia - 5 Unique Itinerary Ideas
Ten days is a great introductory trip to Croatia, especially if you...
Two weeks allows you to cover multiple regions in Croatia—you can visit...
Croatia Travel Essentials
Best Time of Year to Visit Croatia
Are you into water sports? Visit Croatia from June to September when the...
Top Regions in Croatia
When you picture Croatia, chances are you're thinking of Dubrovnik and...
Going Off the Beaten Path in Croatia
Dubrovnik is Croatia's indisputable hotspot, but the rest of the country...
8 Places Most Travelers Miss in Croatia (But Shouldn't)
It's easy to follow the crowds in Croatia, but that doesn't mean you...
How kimkim Trips Work in Croatia
Croatia is becoming increasingly popular for travelers, especially the...
Croatia Travel Advice
Ultimate Guide to Sailing in Croatia: All You Need To Know
Croatia is one of the best sailing destinations in the world for a...
What to Eat in Croatia (and Where to Eat It)
Spicy seafood stews, sausages sizzling on the grill, homemade pasta...
A Guide To Croatia's Medieval Towns
Stroll around the medieval town centers of Dubrovnik, Hvar, and Zadar...
Croatia Adventures: Hiking, Biking, and Climbing
Whether you enjoy the adrenaline rush of a whitewater rapid or the sheer...
Family Travel in Croatia: Kid-Friendly Activities & Trave...
Croatia is a great place to travel with kids—this is a country full of...
Croatia Destination Guides
Unique Ways to Experience Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park is a unique natural wonder with its 16...
Unique Ways to Experience the Island of Hvar
Known for beautiful year-round weather, crisp white and robust red...
Trip Planning Essentials
Croatia Travel Agents
Kimkim has selected the best Croatia travel agents so you'll have a...
Most Viewed Croatia Content
Latest Travel Insights
Croatia's Dalmatian Coast: Split, Ston & Dubrovnik - 11 Days
Discover Croatia's glittering Dalmatian Coast on this active 11-day...
Cycle Southern Croatia: Dalmatian Coast & Islands - 9 Days
Discover the highlights and hidden gems of Croatia's Dalmatian Coast on...
Self-Drive Croatia: Zagreb to Dubrovnik - 11 Days
Experience Croatia from north to south on this memorable 11-day...
Multisport Croatia: Split, Skradin & Trogir - 8 Days
Outdoor adventures abound on this active 8-day journey through some of...
Cycling South Croatia and the Dalmatian Islands - 10 Days
This cycling trip is a combination of classic highlights and hidden gems...
Getting Around Croatia
How to Get from Dubrovnik to Hvar
Dubrovnik and the island of Hvar are must-sees if you're exploring...
How to Get from Hvar to Brač
Hvar and Brač are neighboring islands connected by passenger ferry...
How to Get from Dubrovnik to Split
There are a number of ways to travel the 143 miles (230 kilometers)...
How to Get from Split to Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park is 150 miles (240 km) away from Split and...
How to Get from Hvar to Korčula
The Adriatic islands of Hvar and Korčula are popular stops for visitors...
How to Get from Rovinj to Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as...
How to Get from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the...
How to Get from Zagreb to Split
Flying and driving are the preferred methods to cover the 255 miles (410...
How to Get from Zadar to Plitvice Lakes National Park
Croatia's top attraction, the UNESCO-listed Plitvice Lakes National Park...
How to Get from Dubrovnik to Mljet Island
Mljet is a popular island with visitors to Croatia and easy to get to...
Jill O.
"My husband, son and I visited Croatia this past October. The trip was planned by Robi and he was amazing every step of the way. During the planning proces..." read more
Traveled to Croatia as a family in October, 2021
Diana O.
"We couldn't be happier with our kimkim experience. Im not easily impressed and I don't write gushing reviews often, but this one had to be written. We would ..." read more
Traveled to Croatia as a couple in October, 2021
Phil R.
"Antonia's attention to detail in planning our Croatian experience far exceeded our expectations. She was able to make adjustments to our itinerary on numero..." read more
Wyatt J.
"Antonia was fantastic. From beginning to end , planning and throughout the visit she was responsive and helpful and patient with any concerns or changes. She..." read more
Jack L.
"I travelled through Croatia on a trip with my daughter that included many tours and excursions all arranged by Anna-Maria (AM). This was the first time I tr..." read more
Bethany L.
"Robi was an incredible guide from start to finish. He helped manage multiple trips with multiple groups of people, suggested the best activities based on our..." read more
Traveled to Croatia as a group in October, 2021
Kristin L.
Wisconsin, United States
"Our trip to Croatia was AMAZING! Robi our guide was so knowledgeable and helped us to experience places that we would have never known existed without him. I..." read more
"I can't say enough great things about Robi and the experience/memories he provided during our "girls' trip" to Croatia! My niece handled the pre-trip plannin..." read more
Tessa G.
Delaware, United States
"Robi helped plan our 15 day honeymoon in Croatia. He really is the package deal. His great personality, genuine nature, and knowledge of the area is more tha..." read more
"WOW,my fiancée and I just had the best vacation ever. This was the first time I used a travel planner and I'll never do it another way. We recently were in..." read more
Traveled to Croatia as a couple in August, 2021
Create your custom-made trip to Croatia


text:
[COLONEL TAYLOR continues]
The next document, your Honour, is 508-PS, which will be Exhibit USA 545. Now, the Hitler Order of 18th October, 1942, was actually carried out in a number of instances, of which we have the documentary proof for several. Document 508-PS shows that during the night of l9th-20th November, 1942, a British freight glider crashed near Egersund, in Norway. The glider carried a British Commando Unit of 17 men, of whom three were apparently killed in the crash. All were in British uniform. Fourteen survivors were executed in accordance with the Hitler Order, the evening of 20th November. In proof of this I will read certain extracts from 508-PS, beginning on Page 1 of the translation, the paragraph numbered (1):
"(1) Following supplementary report is made about landing of a British freight glider at Egersund in the night of -"
It reads 11th November in the translation, but I believe in the original it was 20th November; that is a typographical error.
"(a) No firing on the part of the German defence.
(b) The towing plane (Wellington) has crashed after touching the ground; 7-man crew dead. The attached freight glider also crashed; of the 17-man crew 14 alive. Indisputably a sabotage force. Fuehrer Order has been carried out."
I pass to Page 3 of the translation, on which page appear two teletype messages. I wish to read the first two paragraphs at the top of that page.
"On 20th November, 1942, at 5.50 an enemy plane was found 15 km. N.E. of Egersund. It is a British aircraft (towed glider) made of wood, without engine. Of the 17- member crew three are dead, six are severely, the others slightly wounded.
All wore English khaki uniforms without sleeve-insignia. Furthermore, following items were found: 8 knapsacks, tents, skis and radiosender, exact number is unknown. The glider carried rifles, light machine guns and machine pistols, number unknown. At present the prisoners are with the battalion in Egersund."
Passing to the second teletype message, the first paragraph:
"Beside the 17-member crew extensive sabotage material and work equipment were found. Therefore the sabotage purpose was absolutely proved. The 280th Infantry Division ordered the execution according to the Fuehrer Order. The execution was carried out toward the evening of 20th November. Some of the prisoners wore blue ski- suits under their khaki uniforms which had no insignia on the sleeves. During a short interrogation the survivors have revealed nothing but their names, ranks and serial numbers."
I pass to the last paragraph of that teletype, at the foot of Page 3 of the translation:
"In connection with the shooting of the members of the crew, the Armed Forces Commander of Norway has issued an order to the district commanders, according to which the interrogations by G-2" - that was Ic in the German - "and by B.D.S." - police - "are important before the execution of the Fuehrer Order; in case of paragraph No. 4 of the Fuehrer Order the prisoners are to be handed over to the B.D.S."
Your Lordship, the next document is 512-PS, Exhibit USA 546. This document recites three specific instances where the Hitler Order was carried out in Norway, and especially emphasises the desirability of taking individual Commandos prisoner for interrogation. I read from Document 512-PS, dated 13th December, 1942:
"According to the last sentence of the Fuehrer Order of 18th October, individual saboteurs can be spared for the time being in order to keep them for interrogation. The importance of this measure was proved in the
cases of the Glomfjord, 2-man torpedo Drontheirn, and glider plane Stavanger, where interrogations resulted in valuable knowledge of enemy intentions. Since in the case of Egersund the saboteur was liquidated immediately and no clues were found, therefore Armed Forces Commander refers to the above mentioned last sentence of the Fuehrer Order calling for liquidation only after a short interrogation."
One final document from the Norwegian theatre of war is relevant.
THE PRESIDENT: Colonel Taylor, what does "R.K." in the last paragraph mean? The first words of the last paragraph?
COLONEL TAYLOR: Red Cross, Rotes Kreuz.
THE PRESIDENT: So they had a protest from the Red Cross?
COLONEL TAYLOR: Yes, Sir.
THE PRESIDENT: And "B.D.S."?
COLONEL TAYLOR: That is "Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei (Sipo)."
Document 526-PS, which is Exhibit USA 502, dated 10th May, 1943, Colonel Storey has already brought to the Tribunal's attention in connection with the presentation against the Sicherheitsdienst.
I will first read the opening sentences:
"On the 30th March, 1943, in Toftefjord (degree of latitude 70), an enemy cutter was sighted. Cutter was blown up by enemy.
Crew: 2 dead and 10 taken prisoners.
Cutter sent from Scalloway (Shetland Isles) by the Norwegian Navy.
Armament: 2 Colt machine guns; 2 mounted machine guns. Also a small transmitting set. There were likewise found on board: 4 tripods for mounting machine guns, 6 sub- m achine guns and 1,000 kilos of high explosives.
Cutter's Commander: Lt. Eskeland, of the Royal Norwegian Navy."
Passing to the word "Purposes":
Purpose: "Construction of an organisation for the sabotaging of strong-points, battery positions, staff and troop billets and bridges.
Assigner of Mission in London: Norwegian Major Munthe.
Fuehrer Order executed by Sicherheitsdienst (Security Service).
Wehrmacht Report of 6th April announces the following about it:
" 'In Northern Norway an enemy sabotage unit was engaged and destroyed on approaching the coast.'"
Now, shifting to the Italian theatre of war, I call the Court's attention to Document 509-PS, which will be Exhibit USA 547. This document is dated 7th November, 1943, and is a telegram from the Supreme Commander in Italy to O.K.W., and it shows that on 2nd November, 1943, three British Commandos, taken prisoner near Pescara in Italy, were given "special treatment" - (sonderbehandelt), which, as the Court knows from previous evidence in the case, meant death. What happened to the nine remaining prisoners of war in the hospital, we do not know.
I have one more document from the Italian theatre of war, 2610-PS, Exhibit USA 548. This specifically shows the carrying out of Hitler orders. It consists of an affidavit, dated 7th November, 1945, by Frederick W. Roche, a Major in the Army of the United States. Major Roche was the Judge Advocate of an American Military Commission which tried General Anton Dostler, formerly Commander of the 75th German Army Corps, for the unlawful execution of fifteen members of the United States armed forces. I will read from this affidavit:
"Frederick W. Roche, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I am a Major in the, Army of the United States.
I was the Judge Advocate of the Military Commission which tried Anton Dostler for ordering the execution of the group of fifteen United States
Army personnel who comprised the 'Ginny Mission.' This Military Commission, consisting of five officers, was appointed by command of General McNarney, by Special Orders No. 269, dated 26th September, 1945, Headquarters, Mediterranean theatre of Operations, United States Army, A.P.O. 512.
The Military Commission met at Rome, Italy, on 8th October, 1945, and proceeded with the trial of the case of the United States v. Anton Dostler. The trial of this case lasted four days and the findings and sentence were announced on the morning of 12th October, 1945. The charge and specification in this case are as follows:
Charge: Violation of the Law of War.
Specification: In that Anton Dostler, then General, commanding military forces for the German Reich, a belligerent enemy nation, to wit the 75th Army Corps, did on or about 24th March, 1944, in the vicinity of La Spezia, Italy, contrary to the law of war, order to be shot summarily a group of United States Army personnel consisting of two officers and thirteen enlisted men who had then recently been captured by forces under General Dostler, which order was carried into execution on or about 26th March, 1944, resulting in the death of the said fifteen members of the Army of the United States" - and a list of names follows.
I was present throughout the entire proceeding. I heard all the testimony and I am familiar with the records in this case. The facts developed in this proceeding are as follows: On the night of 22nd March, 1944, two officers and thirteen enlisted men of the 2677th Special Reconnaissance Battalion of the Army of the United States, disembarked from some United States Navy Boats and landed on the Italian coast near Stazione di Framura. All fifteen men were members of the army of the United States and were in the military service of the United States. When they landed on the Italian coast they were all properly dressed in the field uniform of the United States Army and they carried no civilian clothes. Their mission was to demolish a railroad tunnel on the main line between La Spezia and Genoa. That rail line was being used by the German forces to supply their fighting forces on the Cassino and Anzio Beachhead fronts. The entire group was captured on the morning of 24th March, 1944, by a patrol consisting of Fascist soldiers and a group of members of the German Army. All fifteen men were placed under interrogation in La Spezia and they were held in custody until the morning of 26th March, 1944, when they were all executed by a firing squad. These men were never tried nor were they brought before any court or given any hearing; they were shot by order of Anton Dostler, then General Commanding the 75th German Army Corps.
Anton Dostler took the stand in this case and testified, by way of defence, that he ordered the fifteen American soldiers to be shot pursuant to the Hitler Order of 18th October, 1942, on Commando Operations, which provided that Commandos were to be shot and not taken prisoners of war, even after they had been interrogated. He also testified that he would have been subject to court- martial proceedings if he did not obey the Hitler Order."
The following is a true copy of the findings and sentence in the case of the United States against Anton Dostler, as these findings and sentence appear in the original record of the trial and as they were announced in open court at Rome, Italy, on 12th October, 1945:
"Findings: General Dostler, as President of this Commission it is my duty to inform you that the Commission, in closed session and upon secret written ballot, at least two-thirds of all the members of the
Commission concurring, finds you of the specification and of the charge: Guilty.
Sentence: And again in closed session and upon secret written ballot, at least two-thirds of all the members of the Commission concurring, sentences you: to be shot to death by musketry."
Now the order of 18th October, 1942, remained in force, so far as we know, until the end of the war. I wish to offer Document 506-PS, which will be Exhibit USA 549. This document is dated 22nd June, 1944. It is initialled by Warlimont and in it the O.K.W. made it clear that the Hitler Order was to be applied even in cases where the Commando operation was undertaken by only one person. I will read the single paragraph of the order:
"The Operations Staff agrees with the view taken in the letter of the Army Group Judge to the Supreme Commander Southwest of 20th May, 1944. The Fuehrer Order is to be applied even if the enemy employs only one person for a task. Therefore, it does not make any difference if several persons or a single person take part in a Commando Operation. The reason for the special treatment of participants in a Commando Operation is that such operations do not correspond to the German concept of usage and customs of (land) warfare."
The Allied landing in Norway early in June, 1944, in the course of which large-scale airborne operations took place, raised among the Germans the question as to how far the Hitler Order would be applied in Normandy, and in France behind the German lines. I direct the Court's attention to Document 531-PS, which will be Exhibit USA 550. The memorandum is dated 23rd June, 1944, and is signed by Warlimont. Warlimont's memorandum starts by quoting a teletype from the Supreme Command in the West, inquiring what should be done about applying the Hitler Order to Airborne Troops and Commandos.
I would like to read a small part of the teletype from the beginning:
"Supreme Command West reports by teletype message, Top Secret, 23rd June, 1944:
The treatment of enemy Commando Groups has so far been carried out according to the order referred to." (If I may interpolate here, the order referred to is shown in the cross-reference to the Fuehrer Order of 13th October, 1942.)
"With the large-scale landing achieved, a new situation has arisen. The order referred to directs, in paragraph 5, that enemy soldiers who are taken prisoner in open combat or surrender within the limits of normal combat operations (such as large-scale landing operations and undertakings) are not to be treated according to paragraphs 3 and 4. It must be established in a form easily understood by the troops how far the concept 'within the limits of normal combat operations' is to be extended."
Then I pass down to sub-paragraph D and read the first sentence of that sub-paragraph.
THE PRESIDENT: I think you ought to read the latter part of "C."
COLONEL TAYLOR: Your Honour, I think it is all summarised in the one sentence.
THE PRESIDENT: The last sentence is the one that I mean.
COLONEL TAYLOR: "Considerable reprisals against our own prisoners must be expected if its contents become known."
Then, continuing with "D":
"The application of number 5 for all enemy soldiers in uniform penetrating from the outside into the occupied Western Areas, is held by the Supreme Command West to be the most correct and clearest solution."
Accordingly, as it is there shown, the Supreme Command in the West directed that paragraph 5, which is the paragraph under which the orders for execution are not to be applied, should be utilised in the West.
At the foot of the page is the position taken by the Armed Forces Operational Staff, the recommendation they were making:
"1. The Commando Order remains basically in effect, even after the enemy landing in the West.
2. Number 5 of the Order is to be clarified to the effect that the Order is not valid for those enemy soldiers in uniform, who are captured in open combat in the immediate combat area of the beachhead by our troops committed there, or who surrender. Our troops committed in the immediate, combat area means the divisions fighting on the front line, as well as reserves up to and including Corps Headquarters.
3. Furthermore, in doubtful cases, enemy personnel who have fallen into our hands alive are to be turned over to the S.D., upon whom it is incumbent to determine whether the Commando Order is to be applied or not.
4. Supreme Command West is to see to it that all units committed in its zone are orally acquainted in a suitable manner with the Order concerning the treatment of members of Commando undertakings of 18th October, 1942, together with the above explanation."

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Do you know precisely where your business is headed, or are you leaving your performance and results to chance?
Strategy Consultation is designed to take an in-depth look at your business in order to understand the effectiveness of your sales, marketing strategies, and product delivery strategies and to improve your results by, targeting your focus, expanding or streamlining your delivery, or leveraging new strategies to help you gain market share.
We focus on leveraging your strengths and points of success to deepen existing client relationships and create new sources of revenue.
The resulting 3 to 5 year roadmap needs an action oriented plan. Leveraging our Focus Sprint process we help you lay out objectives, and responsibilities for each person responsible for executing your plan. We can provide access to our Focus5 software that enables EXTRAORDINARY execution. Execution happens when team members understand the plan, are aligned it their focus and committed to execution. Focus5 provides you the visibility you need into how well your team is executing.
Why Consider A Strategy Consultation?
If your plans and execution are falling short, you are leaving opportunity, growth and earnings to chance. You can make Visible Progress with our Focus5 business process.
Our Focus5 Advantage is a clear strategy process that has proven successful over years of use. Those that leverage it execute at an extraordinary level. Our process takes you beyond a plan and to results.


Topdanmark is looking for acquisitions if the right opportunities arise. However, recently the valuations have been too high for them to invest. CFO, Lars Thykier tells Børsen that their first priority is to grow organically, but that they are also looking for acquisitions if the right opportunities arise.
EQT has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire SAUR Group, a leading French drinking water and wastewater management company providing water infrastructure management services for municipalities under long-term contracts. SAUR has approx. 9.000 employees and provides service to approx. 13 million consumers worldwide. Moreover, the group reported revenues of EUR 1.29 bn in 2017.
The Dutch software company Wolters Kluwer acquires the Swedish software company Företagsplatsen. Wolter Kluwer hopes that the synergies between the two companies will strengthen both companies' offers. Today, Företagsplatsen supplies a cloud-based Business Intelligence solution to the accounting and audit industry in the Scandinavian market. Företagsplatsen will continue as its own business unit within Wolters Kluwer.
The shipping company Wilhelmsen has agreed with Drew Marine Group to cancel the acquisition, following both the competition authorities in Singapore and the United States has opposed the merger. CEO of Wilhelmsen says that they disagree with the US competition authorities and they are disappointed that they are not able to implement the agreement.


text:
Library Patron Login
Today's Top Picks
Beyond the Book Articles
Publishing This Week
Readers Recommend
New in Hardcover
Cross Reference Themes
Read-Alikes
Title to Title
Author to Author
All Reading Guides
Books by Setting
Books by Time Period
Book Club Interviews
Inner Lives of Book Clubs
Author Read-Alikes
Ezine: Free Issue
Search: Title Author Article Search String:
Sonny Brewer biography
Author Biography | Interview | Books by this Author | Readalikes
Sonny Brewer
Sonny Brewer is the author of the novels, The Poet of Tolstoy Park, A Sound Like Thunder, Cormac - The Tale of a Dog Gone Missing, and The Widow and the Tree. Brewer also edited the anthology series Stories from the Blue Moon Café and Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit.
Brewer wrote and self-published three books: Rembrandt the Rocker, an illustrated parable on aging that poses as a children's book; A Yin for Change, a book of "dime-store" philosophy; and a ghost-written biography of Clarence Darrow. He founded Over the Transom Bookstore in Fairhope and its annual literary conference, Southern Writers Reading. He is also founder of the non-profit Fairhope Center for Writing Arts.
Brewer is the former editor-in-chief of Mobile, Alabama's city magazine, Mobile Bay Monthly; he also published and edited The Eastern Shore Quarterly and edited Red Bluff Review. His training as a writer began with his first real job at 15, where he flipped burgers as a short-order cook at Woody's Drive-In in Millport, Alabama. His story-telling education continued as service station attendant, pants folder, folk singer, used car salesman, sailor and electronics technician in the U.S. Navy, tugboat deckhand, traveling used tire salesman, carpenter, building contractor, real estate salesman, purveyor of collectible automobiles, magazine editor, newspaper columnist, teacher, lecturer, coffeehouse manager, bookseller, publisher, and, lately, novelist.
From the author's website
As of late 2011, Sonny Brewer is editor-in-chief of independent publishers Macadam Cage.
Sonny Brewer's website
This bio was last updated on 10/17/2016. We try to keep BookBrowse's biographies both up to date and accurate, but with many thousands of lives to keep track of it's a tough task. So, please help us - if the information about this author is out of date or inaccurate, and you know of a more complete source, please let us know. Authors and publishers: If you wish to make changes to a bio, send the complete biography as you would like it displayed so that we can replace the old with the new.
"Beyond the Book" articles
Free books to read and review (US only)
Find books by time period, setting & theme
Read-alike suggestions by book and author
Book club discussions
Just $12 for 3 months or $39 for a year.
More about membership!
Sonny Brewer discussed The Poet of Tolstoy Park; it's true-life inspiration, and how the lives of Henry Stuart, Leo Tolstoy and the author became intertwined.
A CONVERSATION WITH SONNY BREWER
Interviewer John Evans is the owner of Lemuria Books, an independent bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi.
It was actually after reading The Poet of Tolstoy Park that I learned your novel was inspired by real events, and, more important, by a real person. Just what was your starting point for this book?
In 1982, I was looking for a job that gave me more free time to write during the day, and real estate sales seemed a good choice. When I showed up for my first class at an office complex just north of my hometown of Fairhope, Alabama, I was surprised to find an odd, round, domed structure made of concrete sitting squarely in the middle of the parking lot. It had six small windows and a door. Shaded by a droopy live oak tree and splotched with moss clinging to its mortared block walls, it looked dropped there from some ancient time, seeming all the more out of place with asphalt crowding it on three sides. The door opened within six feet of the office buildings at its west side. I forgot all about my real estate classes, and snooped around this weird little hut. When another car showed up, I begged to know the background on the hobbit house. The woman driving the car ...
Full Interview
Books by Sonny Brewer at BookBrowse
Readalikes
All the books below are recommended as readalikes for Sonny Brewer but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed. So look for the suggested read-alikes by title linked on the right.
How we choose readalikes
Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey, but she comes from a Turkish family. Her name, Elif, is actually the Turkish word for alif or aleph, the first letter of the Arabic and Hebrew alphabets. ... (more)
If you enjoyed:
The Poet of Tolstoy Park
The Possessed
by Elif Batuman
Adam Foulds
Adam Foulds was born in 1974, graduated Oxford University, took a creative writing MA at the University of East Anglia, and now lives in South London.
His book-length narrative poem, The Broken Word, was shortlisted for a ... (more)
The Quickening Maze
by Adam Foulds
We recommend 7 similar authors
View all 7 Readalikes
Non-members can see 2 results. Become a member
Join BookBrowse
Become a Member and discover books that entertain, engage & enlighten.
The Office of Historical Corrections
by Danielle Evans
In The Office of Historical Corrections, the second story collection from Danielle Evans, readers ...
by Ann Patchett
The Dutch House is my introduction to Ann Patchett, which, after reading it, surprises me. I had ...
Nights When Nothing Happened
by Simon Han
A quiet atmosphere of dread permeates Simon Han's subdued debut novel Nights When Nothing Happened. ...
by Kia Abdullah
In Kia Abdullah's novel Take It Back, sexual violence advisor Zara Kaleel becomes involved in a case...
by Robert Jones Jr.
A stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation.
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
by Marie Benedict
The real-life disappearance of Agatha Christie is perhaps her greatest mystery of all.
Book Club Discussion
Waiting for the Night Song
by Julie Carrick Dalton
A startling and timely debut about friendships forged in childhood and ruptured by the high price of secrets.
About Discuss
Win This Book!
The House on Vesper Sands by Paraic O'Donnell
Introducing a detective duo for the ages who unlock the secrets of a startling Victorian mystery.
Solve this clue:
T T T Light F
and be entered to win..
Books that
& enlighten
Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Full access is for members only.
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info, and giveaways by email.
Reviewing for BookBrowse
Members Recommend
Publishing Soon
Discuss Book
Book Club Q&As
Free and Fun
BookBrowse Apps
People Say
© BookBrowse LLC 1997-2021. All rights reserved. Information at BookBrowse.com is published with the permission of the copyright holder or their agent.
It is forbidden to copy anything for publication elsewhere without written permission from the copyright holder.


The days of marketing departments operating simply as messaging stewards are over. CMOs are increasingly called upon to reflect a brand's purpose broadly by influencing the culture of the organization and embedding it in every customer experience.
When Diana O'Brien took the role of Deloitte's first global CMO in 2015, the multinational professional services network with more than $43 billion in revenue was more sales-oriented than marketing-driven. Among her first tasks was to redefine what marketing meant to Deloitte in the United States and in other member firms around the globe. The transformation entailed a complete overhaul of the marketing department's internal structures, processes, technology, and talent models. The result is a more centralized approach to marketing, where strategic planners aligned with various businesses work with in-house agencies to create, deliver, and measure campaigns. Critical to the effort was elevating the role and perceptions of marketing as a strategic growth driver.
In the following Q&A, O'Brien discusses how her organization has created a culture in which every employee is a brand ambassador, and how that connects the company—and its clients—to a larger purpose.
How do you view marketing in 2019?
O'Brien: Marketing used to be defined only by the little "m"—message. Those days are gone. Now, marketing encompasses four big Ms: mindset, moments, moves, and meaning.
Through her research and in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., reveals that our mindset is much less fixed than was previously thought, and that we can use this innate agility to be more successful at work and in life. Marketers who show up with a growth mindset or a beginner's mindset are more apt to learn from their colleagues and customers and more likely to embrace the changes affecting the marketing discipline and the world at large. Moments are opportunities for marketers to connect with a customer or create an experience that acknowledges and reflects that individual's personal circumstances, and moves are the ways we show up and the actions we take in those moments. We can exhibit empathy, walk in our customers' shoes, deliver a tough message, or help them change their lens. Meaning connects everything we do as marketers to our own broader purpose and to that of the customers we serve.
At Deloitte, we continually look for opportunities to connect our competencies to a client's purpose to make an impact that matters. No one wants to buy a new strategy or process technology; they want an improved future, a new path forward, or help realizing their goals and their purpose. That's what we offer them.
Can you share an example?
We created a partnership with an organization in the Netherlands that is committed to cleaning up the oceans. Working with them, we were able activate our capabilities in cyber, technology, and robotics to help them achieve their goals. It was a way to not only solve a problem but also showcase our ability to work in innovative ways. When an organization is clear about its purpose, it's easier to work together in meaningful ways to achieve business objectives.
How does that affect your work as global CMO?
Roughly half my time is spent working internally with our talent officers around the globe to ensure our culture—the values and behaviors of our people, and the way we all "show up" to each other and to the world every day—reflects our brand. Ask any Deloitte professional anywhere in the world what his or her purpose is, and that person will likely reply, "to make an impact that matters." One of the things I'm most proud of is how we have activated our purpose—and in ways that help the companies we serve do the same. The balance of my time is spent externally, sharing stories about our brand and purpose with clients and others. For example, I recently spent time with the CMO of a large global client that's embarking on a marketing transformation journey similar to the one we've been on.
How can CMOs help link brand purpose to business goals?
I find it's best to use some of the softer skills that come along with marketing. That means really listening and showing curiosity about where someone is coming from and how they view their business problems. From there, it helps to develop relatable stories that can help drive inspiration and connection. I have a story about my grandfather convincing Henry Ford to put seatbelts in cars. I use it when talking to CMOs about learning the language of the C-suite. My grandfather's arguments were not around the number of deaths or accidents. He spoke about the financial implications of not putting in seatbelts, and how that related to the company's survival. That connects to what CMOs need to think about when they're communicating with others around the C-suite, whether they need to use financial language or risk language or technical language.
These tactics are important for CMOs because one of their main jobs is to embed the customer mindset into the overall company strategy. The only way to do that is to listen to the agenda of other C-suite members. Organizations these days have to be networked and collaborative. That's where I think a CMO's ability to not only think strategically but also tell stories can elevate the role.
Job No.1 for CMOs today is to place the customer squarely at the center of their strategies and to bring a customer mindset to the executive suite and throughout their organizations. Every single moment with a customer is an opportunity to act as a brand ambassador and to create a world-class experience. If you do that, then you'll be a world-class marketer.
Previous GDPR and CCPA: Strategic Imperatives for Marketing Next Can Business Models Contribute to Higher GDP?
As CMOs' responsibilities expand to include more overall business strategy, many are finding it necessary to wear several different hats. By better understanding these new roles, CMOs can increase their opportunities for success in today's fast-paced world.
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution approaches, members of the C-suite are only just beginning to grasp the challenges ahead. Deloitte's second annual survey on company readiness for Industry 4.0 reveals some areas where CMOs can help lead their companies into this future.
Many executives say customer experience (CX) is a priority, but for many organizations, the approaches are often unstructured and siloed among departments. Formalizing CX at the operational level (OpCX) can imbue the discipline throughout a company, leading to potential increases in marketing conversion rates, average order values, and, ultimately, revenues.


text:
Eisenhower Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available
by Rhonda Kay on May 12, 2015 · 0 comments
Today, May 12, the United States Mint released another installment in its series of Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets. This new set honors the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his wife, Mamie.
The front card of the Eisenhower Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set includes portraits of two and their signatures. The back offers information about the medal and coin, to include specifications, and a short biography of the president.
Priced at $9.95, which is the same for sets since 2012, this collector product has one uncirculated quality Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential $1 Coin and one Mamie Eisenhower First Spouse Bronze Medal. Both are mounted on a decorative card with their portraits and signatures.
Eisenhower Presidential $1 Coins became available on April 13 in U.S. Mint-branded rolls, bags and boxes at prices ranging from $32.95 to $275.95. Since their release, collectors have ordered just over 3.4 million of them.
The bronze medal is in the likeness of the Mamie Eisenhower First Spouse Gold Coins that launched last week on May 7. All First Spouse Gold Coins are produced at the West Point Mint. Their precious metal composition totals one-half ounce of 24-karat gold, and the Mint makes them available in uncirculated and proof finishes. At this time, proofs are $790 and uncirculated issues are $770. These prices can vary weekly based on market conditions. So far, collectors have ordered 1,450 of the proof and 1,025 of the uncirculated.
Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets are available from the U.S. Mint's website with their price page right here. Phone orders are accepted via 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
Past Set Sales
During the first few years of the program, the U.S. Mint sold First Spouse Bronze Medals individually, but in 2011 they discontinued that option. Since then, Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets have been a primary source for getting the bronze medals of the former First Ladies.
Here is a list of Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets with their latest prices and sales:
Prices Latest
2014 Roosevelt $9.95 7,000
2014 Hoover 4,500
2014 Coolidge 4,500
2014 Harding 4,500
2013 Wilson (with Edith medal) 3,987
2013 Wilson (with Ellen medal) 3,990
2013 Taft 3,975
2013 Roosevelt 4,982
2013 McKinley 3,984
2012 Arthur 5,417
2012 Cleveland (1st term) 4,779
2012 Harrison 4,832
2012 Cleveland (2nd term) 4,431
2011 Johnson $14.95 6,828
2011 Grant 7,394
2011 Hayes 5,836
2011 Garfield 5,525
2010 Fillmore $11.95 10,745
2010 Pierce 8,516
2010 Buchanan's Liberty 8,467
2010 Lincoln (sold out) 15,858
Also, the U.S. Mint offers an annual First Spouse Bronze Medal Set featuring each year's medals. This year's set contains medals for Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Jackie Kennedy and Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson. It has a scheduled August launch date.
Johnson Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available
Kennedy Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available
Truman Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available


text:
<!doctype html>

	<meta charset="UTF-8">
	<title>Geolocation</title>

Guinchos Flesques

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


On June 1, Google announced that the +1 button that they introduced for search results pages in March is now available to embed directly into Web sites. Those visiting Google's +1 page for webmasters can configure a button and receive a few lines of code that can be used to add the button to a Web site. Much like with the social media sharing buttons that we discussed in April, the process is very simple.
What value does this offer to your business? +1 recommendations from people you know influence your search results, so including +1 buttons on the pages of your Web site has a direct impact on how your site ranks for keywords related to your business for people who know people who use the buttons on your site.
Which one(s) should you use? It won't hurt to use all of them, but we recommend that you add Facebook's Like button and Twitter's Tweet button at a minimum. If you work primarily in the B2B market or seek referrals from professionals (such as a client of ours who works in the B2C market but is often referred by doctors and attorneys), you should also consider LinkedIn's Share button. Digg and Google Buzz are less popular.
Keep in mind: if you're looking for people to share your content (and you should be), you need to be creating content to be shared. This is where blogging comes in.
Update, 6/6/2011: Google has released code to insert their +1 button in your site, which we recommend adding along with Facebook and Twitter at a minimum. Learn more here.
The days of obsessing over keyword rank are over. Instead, make your business social and create relevant information that will help to attract +1s and influence who decides to visit your site from search engine results pages. Blogging and sharing content on social media has never been more important. In a world that is being built on personal recommendations, it is critical that your business becomes social through remarkable content.
It is important to note that the +1 feature is just now beginning to roll out. Google has promised that Web publishers will in the future be able to add +1 buttons to their Web sites to enable visitors to recommend content after leaving the search results page.
For more information about Google +1, watch the video below and/or visit Google's +1 Button page.
Update, 6/6/2011: Google has released code to insert their +1 button in your site. Learn more here.


text:
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan tied to Afghan dialogue and a Taliban cease-fire
Zalmay Khalilzad, the Trump administration's special envoy to Afghanistan, is pictured in Washington on April 27, 2016. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
By Karen DeYoung and
Karen DeYoung
Associate editor and senior national security correspondent
Pamela Constable
Foreign correspondent covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Latin America and immigration
The Trump administration struggled this week to clarify its intentions in Afghanistan, after the president's call to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops and reports that it was negotiating a departure schedule with the Taliban, rather than with the Afghan government.
No withdrawal will occur until a comprehensive cease-fire and a political road map for peace have been negotiated between the militants and the Afghans, a senior administration official said.
Instead, the official described a step-by-step process in which nothing of substance will happen until every piece of a complex series of actions is in place. "Our position right now, and [the Taliban] understand it, is that nothing will be implemented" until agreement on all issues has "not only has been completed, but has started to be implemented," the official said.
"Everything is to be implemented at the same time," said the official, who agreed there has been "some misunderstanding" about what happened during the latest U.S.-Taliban meeting, and in subsequent U.S. talks this week with the government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The U.S. official spoke on the condition of anonymity to address the sensitive diplomatic exchanges.
The talks with the Taliban were an early sign of diplomatic progress toward ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan. Reaching a broad deal with the militants, selling it to the Afghan government and bringing the U.S. role in the conflict to a peaceful conclusion would together be a major achievement for President Trump.
But the lengthy war, chief U.S. negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on Twitter early Thursday, "won't be resolved in one meeting."
After six days of talks with a Taliban delegation in Qatar last week, Khalilzad announced an agreement in principle on a draft "framework" on the eventual withdrawal of some 14,000 U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan and a Taliban guarantee that Afghan territory would never be used by terrorists — including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
Critics in Washington and Kabul quickly charged that the administration was seeking an early exit from Afghanistan without obtaining further Taliban concessions, including direct negotiations with the Afghan government, a step the militants have long refused to take.
[For new U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, 'deja vu all over again']
Ghani and his advisers have been increasingly perturbed at being excluded from the talks, expanding a growing rift between Afghan government officials and the U.S. peace envoy. They accuse Khalilzad if making what they consider needlessly generous concessions to the Taliban and allege that he wants to delay the presidential election slated for July and install a more malleable interim government — something the Taliban also is said to be seeking.
Khalilzad was "disrespectful and dismissive" this week when he briefed Ghani on the Taliban talks, a senior Ghani aide said Thursday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to candidly discuss the relationship. "We don't trust Khalilzad. He has been neither neutral nor transparent," the aide said. "He has given the Taliban everything they wanted."
The senior Trump administration official sharply denied that Khalilzad has had any discussion about an interim government with the Taliban or Afghan officials, while acknowledging that it would be "better . . . if there is a political agreement about the future before the elections." But "the future political order, how they get from here to that, once they agree . . . is up to the Afghans," the U.S. official said.
"We want the Afghan government and other Afghans to be at the table as soon as possible," the official said. "The Taliban do not reject the necessity of Afghan government participation. The question is of timing and modalities."
In an address to the Afghan people Monday, Ghani warned that any peace agreement that did not include Afghan authorities would end in disaster and bloodshed. The same day, he wrote a letter to Trump proposing that they jointly review ways to reduce expenses for U.S. troops, and noting that the United States and Afghanistan have signed several binding security accords over the years.
In Washington, experts also questioned U.S. intentions and agreements in the talks. "What this looks like is the U.S. trying to find a way to get out," said Seth Jones, director of the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a former military adviser in Afghanistan.
"Most of the concessions, insofar as we know, have been made by the United States," said James Dobbins, a retired senior diplomat who served as the Obama administration's senior representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Taliban, he said, "have done nothing but say they won't harbor al-Qaeda. . . . It's not much of a concession."
Concern also extended to Trump's allies in Congress, where the Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan warning against a "precipitous withdrawal" from Afghanistan and Syria. In sponsoring the measure, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stressed the need for the White House to coordinate a long-term strategy with Congress, "including a thorough accounting of the risks of withdrawing too hastily."
As described by the senior administration official, the agenda at the U.S.-Taliban meetings in Doha, the Qatari capital, included four issues: the Taliban counterterrorism guarantee; the sequencing of a U.S. withdrawal; a permanent cease-fire; and negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government on a political road map for peace.
Progress was made on the first two points, the official said, but the Taliban "said the last two issues were beyond the mandate of their delegation, and agreed to take those issues and what we proposed on those to their leadership, and get back to us by the next meeting" in late February.
On Twitter, Khalilzad said that "skeptics have rushed to judgment based on just the first part of a much larger effort, as though we have a completed agreement."
"We made significant progress on two vital issues: counter terrorism and troop withdrawal," he tweeted. "That doesn't mean we're done. We're not even finished with these issues yet, and there is still work to be done on other vital issues like intra-Afghan dialogue and a complete ceasefire."
Despite its long-standing refusal, the senior official said, the Taliban recognizes and agrees that it eventually will have to sit down with the Afghan government, but "their desire" is to settle that issue later.
The impression that the United States was leaving without getting much in return stemmed in large part from Trump's abrupt orders in December for the Pentagon to withdraw all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria and to unilaterally cut the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan by half.
The orders appeared to discard stated U.S. strategy in both countries. Late last summer, the administration said troops would remain in Syria until the Islamic State was completely defeated and Iranian forces and proxies had left the country. A year earlier, in August 2017, a lengthy White House review of Afghanistan policy resulted in the deployment of 5,000 additional troops and a commitment to a "conditions-based" withdrawal with no timetable.
In recent weeks, advisers have convinced the president that a slower withdrawal pace would be best in both cases and that any reduction in Afghanistan should be far smaller than the 7,000 troops he ordered, according to White House officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal decision-making. But officials acknowledged that Trump may change his mind.
In a Twitter post Wednesday, Trump congratulated himself for the near-destruction of the Islamic State caliphate in Syria and Iraq, and said that "Negotiating [sic] are proceeding well in Afghanistan after 18 years of fighting."
Returning to the subject Thursday, Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office, "We're consolidating, and a tremendous amount of good things are happening. You even look at what's going on, and I can't tell you that this is a guarantee, because we're going into close to 19 years in being in Afghanistan and for the first time, they're talking about settling, talking about making an agreement, and we bring our people back home if that happens. We'll see what happens."
The Pentagon so far has not altered plans for its Afghanistan troop presence. The senior administration official said that Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was "seeking to economize" and "do what he needs to do in terms of the mission with as few forces as he can."
"But there is no withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan without agreement on the terrorism issue, without agreement on a cease-fire and dialogue, and a political road map. . . . That is the current posture, the current understanding and the current decision," the official said.
Just as the timing of Afghan government participation in the talks remained unknown, U.S. statements on a timetable for departure have left vague the question of the point in the process at which U.S. troops would leave.
"At one extreme, you have a cease-fire, the Taliban talking to the government and we leave," said Dobbins, whose lengthy diplomatic career included numerous high-level crisis management and diplomatic troubleshooting assignments across the globe.
"A second and better alternative is that they stop fighting, they're talking, and we leave when they come to an agreement. Third, and the only one likely to produce enduring success, is that they stop fighting, start talking, agree and implement the agreement, and then we leave."
Constable reported from Kabul. Missy Ryan in Washington contributed to this report.


These two are the titans of ramen kingdom in Jakarta.
With so many ramen places blossoming here and there, these are the two names that are most often recommended to me, and probably the most often talked between food lovers and ramen hunters as well.
Hakata Ikkousha and Ikkudo Ichi conveniently open their branches in PIK, the one being just across the street of the other one.That makes it really hard not to compare.
Some similarities between these ramen restaurants (and probably the others as well), are the condiments and the drinks. Chilli oil, chilli powder, soy sauce, and garlic with the crusher are guaranteed to be on the table, ready to bring your bowl to deeper level of flavour.
The drink options don't differ much between the two, but you want to have refillable ocha (tea), which is more profitable.
The place looks strong and sturdy with its Japanese patterns and decorations, dominated with black and red. One glance and you'll think this place is promising.
Their modern yet warm interior is large and there are heaps of seating, which can be very quickly occupied during peak hours. Prepare yourself for long queues here.
It's a shame that I don't really pay attention to their menu and always go straight to ramen pages, but I am sure that they have steak menus as well.
Now, to the main star: the ramen. Ikkousha's ramen babi special (special pork ramen) is always a soul-satisfier for me. The fascinating bowl has: thick and intense porky broth, loaded with much-needed collagen (although maybe not as much as it is in Gumshara's), tender pork slices, perfectly cooked soft boiled egg, and springy noodles.
Hold on, here's something even better: ramen babi silver (silver pork ramen) which has broth twice more intense than the normal one. I'm head over heels for this one. If you're into super thick ramen broth, this one's definitely for you.
It also has additional chilli-garlic oil to go with the incredible soup, and it does add a bit of sting. The noodles, as always, are cooked to perfection, although I'm not sure if you can adjust the firmness of your noodles or not.
Don't get me started on the pork slices.
A unique sight at Ikkousha can be found in its toilet; so many toilet paper scrolls!
Here's the rival: Ikkudo Ichi.
Ikkudo's appearance is more unassuming and not as strong as Ikkousha, but still inviting.They have a menu board in front, so you don't have to spend ages browsing the menu book once you're seated. Again, watch your visiting time, as they are rumored to have at least 30mins queue for a table on a weekday dinner time.
Just like Ikkousha, the interior is dominated with wooden touches and brown-ish colour, and apparently they uses black and red heavily as well. The kitchen is semi-open, you can see the chefs adding pinches of seasoning and spoonfuls of mysterious sauces onto steaming bowls of ramen.
They have second storey seating too, and the exterior one is decorated sweetly with lanterns and small pinky flowers.
I had Ikkudo's buta kara (pork broth ramen with their special red sauce). Although the broth is somehow not as intense as that from Ikkousha, the bowl is faultless. Perfectly cooked soft boiled egg, pork slices so tender that it feels like butter, and firm noodles.
Here, you have the liberty to choose the firmness level of your noodles and the intensity of the broth. I'm planning to get the highest intensity of the broth next time, but the noodles are already perfect on the 'normal' level.
Some other awesome items were also tried, such as these yaki tori gyoza ebi iri (grilled chicken and prawn Japanese wontons) which is juicy and tasty, and also the unbelievably tender pork cheek. It's expensive alright, but try one bite and you'll know why. The quality is not a joke.
This chicken katsu curry deserves a standing ovation, and I reckon it'll be even better if the curry isn't as sweet. The chicken katsu itself has ear-shattering crunch and juicy flesh.
Here are the other bowls that I witnessed, but I only managed to try the tonkotsu tsukemen (pork dipping ramen) which has five tantalizing pork slices and two kinds of dipping soup: the bland one and the too-salty one. I think they're supposed to be mixed?
Bottom-line, it's a tough call to decide which one's better. The prices are very similar, the service on both places are as good, and both places' ramen bowls are worth the queue. But if we're determining on the ramen only, I still prefer ramen babi silver (silver pork ramen) from Ikkousha. Then again, I may have to try Ikkudo's highest soup intensity before making this decision.
So which one reigns supreme for you? One thing for sure, for those who live in PIK; you guys are pampered to the max!
So far the best ramen in Jakarta for me, price is quite high but worth it, service is efficient and quick, place's ambiance is really nice, but be ready for long queue in peak hours.
Great ramen, incredible katsu curry rice, price is quite high but rather reasonable, service is efficient and quick, ambiance is nice but be ready for long queue.
rumor has it, ikkudo ichi's owner and one of the head chef used to work in ikkousha and they said that he 'cheated' on ikkousha by 'stealing' the recipe and opened ikkudo ichi with the same style, or maybe not exactly the same but still look alike.
btw, try ikkousha's karaage rin! tastes heaven!
aahhh I see. noted, thanks ce!
Wow, everything is just glistening right at me. Right now it looks better than anything I've had here! haha.
I;'ve been loving your blog for quite some time now. Maybe we could follow each other on Bloglovin and/or GFC?
I did browse your collections and loving them. what's GFC, BTW?
These two ramen shops are so famous and I see people posted their photos at Ikkudo n Ikkousha like everywhere.. Successfully drooling by your photos and the Ikkousha's ones seemed more inviting for me.. Good thing that tomorrow I'm gonna go to Jakarta.. lol.
Indeed. if you like ramen you will love them, I reckon.


IBM Websphere MQ error: Failed to execute Messaging/ESB process: MQJE001: Completion Code '2', Reason '2400'.
I'm getting below error when I click on "test" in MQ option.
I have entered following details in DEVTEST.
Could you please let me know why i'm getting this error and am I missing something or entering wrong value in the field. I'm new to MQ message and exploring this option in DevTest. Please help me to fix this issue.
Your cipher suite is not supported by the default Oracle JCE provider. You need to follow the instructions in this document, under section 4.6.1, to install the IBM JCE provider, and then use the new IBM MQ Native step and configure a SSL Context asset with that JCE provider.
Did you copy the Cipher Suite name from your other application into DevTest? You're using the old MQ step, so the cipher suite field is under Server Connection Info -> Advanced.
Is your other application Java-based? Could there be some other setting or environment change that you had to do there?
The page is written for the new IBM MQ Native step, which I highly recommend you use if you're starting from scratch. The last resort troubleshooting step, which involves installing the IBM JCE provider, requires the newer IBM MQ Native step.


Do you have an application strategy?
If you work in technology, either at a tech company or the technology team supporting a business strategy, you should have an application strategy.
Have you ever had one of these conversations?
– How many versions behind is okay for our software?
– I wonder where we can get parts for the infrastructure this old application requires to run?
– We can't make changes to this application any more so we'll have to create another application and integrate them.
– We have multiple applications that already perform that function.
– One business leader wants his own application that is a duplicate of something that exists because he hates dealing with shared services.
– We don't know how many applications we own and there is no application book of record.
– The only person who knows that application has retired.
These are just a few of the signs you're in need of an application strategy. It's easy to talk about the new shiny technology and rally around a team to implement it. It takes a real leader to create and execute the strategy to address all the sins of the past.
It can be fun if you approach it right and engage your team. Step up, show your leadership, and develop that application strategy!
Wordless Wednesday – Life is a walk in the park!
I made a conscious choice to spend a day making deliberate decisions and it paid off excellently. I didn't do anything ground breaking, just thoughtful.
From a delicious homemade breakfast, making a decision to have fun while taking care of an important family transaction instead of thinking of it as a chore, talking to 5 dear friends, texting with parents and kids, confirming family plans for the upcoming holidays, lunch with my husband at a restaurant we've frequented since before we were married, and picking out a cute new phone case; the day was definitely on a roll.
But..there was still more to come. Meeting a kid at the airport and catching up on her trip and the people she met, a beautiful story that brought tears to everyone's eyes, a long drive to be onsite for a business meeting tomorrow morning, and a chat with a dear friend on the final leg of the dark road.
All day with just one goal – make deliberate decisions and enjoy my life. I am so blessed. Add a late night slim can of Perrier. Simple pleasures. Life is good.
What a fantastic day I had! A public speaking engagement I enjoyed, and talking about Innovation.
Reflecting on the day, the first thought I had was how blessed I feel and all the people who were instrumental in bringing me to this day.
– My parents who have always been my biggest fans.
– My two brothers who are both extroverts and make the public speaking / meeting people aspect of their jobs look so simple.
– My husband and kids who think I can do anything, and listen to me practicing the words.
– The boss, Dominique, who told me it was important for me to give public speeches for my team and the people who needed to hear the messages, not for me. This was a life changing moment for me 15 years ago that I never forgot.
– The communications expert, Ann, who I worked with many years ago and taught me that the words we use matter more than we think.
– The executive team work with who drives Innovation, always pushing for "what's next?".
– The technology team I work with who delivers on the Innovation agenda every day.
– My many professional colleagues who supported me over the past week, saying things like "you'll be great" when I told them I had this engagement on my calendar for Thursday.
– Ayman Antoun, President of IBM Canada, who graciously shared the stage with me.
– Bill Steele and Brian Medeiros, who believed in our Innovation message.
– and all the supporting characters who walked me through the prep and stage directions, provided tips for getting through the curtain in the dark backstage, and then whisked me back offstage when the time was up!
My second thought was on how the message went.
I delivered the key points and was proud of the work I am involved with, both at my company delivering for Economical and Sonnet Insurance, and also the industry forums I participate in to develop the next generation of talent for these jobs in technology.
– Investing in talent – integrating technical experts with new grads, and diversity in age, culture, experience, and thought. Remember diversity is accepting the presence of people different than you, and inclusion is embracing their participation. girlswhocode and IBM's "Pathway to Technology" are two great examples of how we can support young people to embrace technology and technology careers.
– Implementing agile practices – and let's remember that agile is just a way of delivering. Our goal should be to deliver at velocity and not be focused on the word or the method.
And the third thought I had was how our stories connect us.
– Strangers talked to me afterwards and told me how one sentence I said was exactly what they were going through.
– 4 people in the audience approached me afterwards to reconnect. People I had worked with at companies in the past who shared with me an update on their life.
– and the people who wished me well checked in to see how it went.
The event was the IBM Innovation Forum 2018.
All in all, a good day indeed. And tomorrow it's back to work and reporting into the Risk Committee.
I attended a long strategy meeting today and enjoyed it. The topics were interesting, the team dynamics positive, the outcomes important, and there was food. Discussion about the future, the company strategy, and how the technology my team delivers fits into those plans.
It is also my birthday and that was fun too! One last swim for the season – this is saying a lot for October in Canada. A delicious dinner with family, flowers from my kids, a call from my parents, a bouquet also from my team, and a cakelet. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Cakelet. Enough cake for everyone to have a taste, and not so much that you wonder what to do with it.
I am thankful and I feel blessed. Work and colleagues I enjoy, and a family who knows how much I love my birthday and all the traditions that come with it.
I got a new laptop yesterday. An excellent deskside support person came, delivered the laptop, set me up, and had me running in 15 minutes.
I can't remember the last time I had a technical support person help me who was a female. Yes, help desk reps, but not hands on deskside support people.
We're establishing standards for devices and I'm testing this out as a small, lightweight option for heavy travellers like myself. I have 30 days to assess and make a decision.
Getting new equipment can be fun, or can be painful. This was an excellent, positive experience. I was inspired and smiled all day.
Well done, girl geek. Well done.
A busy week including working in 4 cities, literally commuting via trains, planes, and automobiles, temperatures that varied from 90F+ to a dip of 55F in a matter of days, preparing for two major presentations, and a neighbourhood bbq to top it all off.
Busy – productive – fun – and by the end my head was full.
I realized I needed to let everything find a place in my brain, and I would benefit from some perspective. I found it without having to go far from home.
A beautiful lake, a warm sunny day, and 30 minutes of free time on my hands. Perspective, POV, frame of mind. Whatever you want to call it. It always fascinates me how taking a few minutes to think frees up the required thoughts I need to pull it all together.
Two feet of perspective. And life is good again.


text:
Marte Huke (* 9. März 1974 in Lørenskog bei Oslo) ist eine norwegische Lyrikerin.

Marte Huke wuchs in Melhus bei Trondheim auf, studierte Germanistik und Literaturwissenschaft an der Universität in Bergen und besuchte dort auch die sogenannte Skrivekunstakademiet (Schreibkunstakademie). Im Herbst 2000 schrieb sie sich für den zweijährigen Studiengang "Literarische Gestaltung" an der Universität Göteborg in Schweden ein.

Unmittelbar nach Abschluss dieses Studiums debütierte Huke mit dem Gedichtzyklus Delta (2002; deutsche Übersetzung 2019). Unsentimentale, dabei bildlich beeindruckende Naturgedichte zeichnen in diesem Band die Bewegung eines Flusslaufs nach und konfrontieren zwei Sprachen miteinander: die der Geographie und der Liebe. Mit den Mitteln der Poesie untersucht Huke die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen scheinbar heterogener Zeichensysteme – und führt nicht zuletzt die Schönheit ihrer gegenseitigen Durchdringung vor. In Kooperation mit dem Musiker Øyvind Brandtsegg hat Huke die Gedichte aus Delta später zu einem Werk für Chor und Computer umgearbeitet, das im Herbst 2002 in Trondheim seine Uraufführung erlebte.

In ihrem zweiten Gedichtband Se sol (wörtlich: Sieh Sonne, 2004) tritt eine unter anderem an Inger Christensen erinnernde Schriftthematik in den Mittelpunkt, die in Delta bereits ihren Anfang nahm. Nach zwei weiteren Gedichtbänden – Ta i mot (wörtlich: Nimm entgegen, 2008) und De fire årstidene (Die vier Jahreszeiten, 2011) – erschien im Herbst 2015 ihr erster Roman mit dem Titel Naturhistorie (Naturgeschichte).

Marte Huke war von 2003 bis 2009 an der Organisation des Æ Å Trondheim Litteraturfestivals beteiligt. Sie lebt heute in Trondheim und Berlin. Sie ist eine Schwester der Jazzvokalistin Kirsti Huke.

Werke
 Delta. Tiden, Oslo 2002. ISBN 82-10-04712-4.
 Deutsche Ausgabe: Delta. Aus dem Norwegischen von Betty Wahl und Uwe Englert. Edition Rugerup, Berlin 2019. ISBN 978-3-942955-78-2.
 Auszug auf Deutsch (S. 7–25): Delta. Aus dem Norwegischen von Betty Wahl. In: Neue Rundschau, 115. Jg. 2004, Heft 3: Vereinzelt Schneefall. Neue Texte aus Skandinavien. Hrsg. von Klaus Böldl und Uwe Englert. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt/Main 2004, ISBN 3-10-809058-5).
  Se sol. Tiden, Oslo 2004. ISBN 82-10-04957-7.
 Ta i mot. Tiden, Oslo 2008. ISBN 9788205377233.
 De fire årstidene. Oslo: Tiden, 2011. ISBN 9788210051326.
 Auswahl auf Deutsch: Die vier Jahreszeiten. Aus dem Norwegischen von Andrea Dobrowolski und Uwe Englert. In: die horen, Bd. 275, Jg. 64, Heft 3. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2019, S. 76–81.
 Naturhistorie, Roman. Tiden, Oslo 2015. ISBN 9788210054846
 Du er et levende sted. Tiden, Oslo 2019. ISBN 9788210057298

Weblinks
 Website von Marte Huke

Autor
Literatur (21. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Norwegisch)
Lyrik
Norweger
Geboren 1974
Frau

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


There are so many things going on in our lives. From personal matters, relationships with others, things to do and bucket lists to cross out, everything can get messy if you don't know how to organize your thoughts and future plans. Eventually, you will feel the need of putting your to-do lists on a notebook. One method of doing this is through bullet journal.
A bullet journal is a more organized way of taking down notes of the things that you have to do. A good grid or dotted journal can be used in making this. A bullet journal is made up of symbols, numbers and short sentences to fully organize what you need to do. It helps you run your plans smoothly and without any hassle.
For starters, creating a bullet journal is hard and tiring. Every day is a writing day and there's no excuse for it. While some think it is hard, making a bullet journal is easy and handy. Here are some tips for making a bullet journal.
Go to the book store and find a good notebook to write your bullet journal on. For this one, you can use a dotted and grid journal. These journals are suited for simplified kind of writing. Black pens are usually used in book writing. However, for bullet journals, it helps if you use more than one color of pen to add more diversity and life to the journal. It's really good to see lots of colors at times. Do not forget to buy a small ruler, since bullet journals also require drawing lines.
Think of the things that you have to do and when you are going to do them. This will help you organize your thoughts and see what you can write from there. Bullet journals are for minimal sentence and grant writing, so make sure you know what to put in there.
3. Write the Essential information.
Information such as the date and the things to do should be in the bullet journal. You can also write down the whole calendar if you want some reference at the time of doing a task. Write the date of your entry so you won't have a hard time when you scan the journal again.
With the term "bullet" journal, you only need to write a few sentences. This is the type of writing that's written in a hurry yet concise. Write what you need to write in a few words in a way that should also be understandable. Short sentences are better understood in a bullet journal than the longer ones. It also saves space.
Depending on your style and mood, you can add colors to your journal. Design a border within an entry or make a separate box for an important reminder. If you want lighter colors, you can buy pastel-colored pens. There is also a set of darker ones. You can write random words and quotes in calligraphy style to make your journal less boring.
There are several reasons why bullet journals are a trend these days. Despite the presence of digital journals and organizers, writing it on paper still feels fulfilling and satisfying. People write bullet journals for these reasons.
What makes a bullet journal an alternative to buying traditional planners is that it's cheap. It is cheaper than the daily planners. With bullet journals, you just need a notebook and a pen to get you by. You don't need to spend much if you already have an unused notebook and some pens around your house. You can also carry it anywhere you go. It's lightweight and can fit into your bag without taking up too much space.
Bullet journals let you decide on the design that you want. All it takes is just a few brushes and writing of the pen and you're good to go. You can make your own layout of the entry. While it doesn't have to be something that can pass for an Instagram post and Pinterest post, it should look beautiful, creative and minimal. Bullet journals are also a way for you to unleash your creativity. You can paste pictures and make doodles art, calligraphy-like words and add more colors. It adds life to the journal. If you are not leaning on the creative side, you can go for the more minimal way by writing and arranging words with only one color of pen. May it be a simple or a colorful journal, do what you think works for you.
If you think bullet journals are just for that purpose, then think again. They can be used as monthly planners and writing compositions. Write anything that makes you happy. Whatever lifts your spirit up, you can write it down. You can also use it as a rough draft for sketches drawings. So much can be done with a piece of a notebook. It's handy and useful.
Bullet journals offer some benefits to people, especially those who really have a passion for writing and any form of written art. This kind of journal writing enables people to manage their time and tasks effectively and efficiently. These are some of the other benefits of bullet journals. You may also see Journal Website Themes & Templates.
Bullet journals enable you to have a clear plan on the tasks that you need to do. What makes it concise is that you only have to write a few words, which are easy to digest and understandable. Bullet journals also teach you to plan your tasks well. It makes you create a shortlist of what needs to be done and what goals you need to achieve.
You can record everything in one notebook instead of writing it in sticky notes. Regular writing in the journal also increases your productivity. You get to write more and if you do it on a regular basis. New ideas always come in and it's a waste not to write them down.
Bullet journals allow you to prioritize your tasks ahead of time. You would know what you have to do when you write it in the journal. You must achieve them in a given amount of time. It also allows you to quickly log the tasks with only a few words. Moreover, you can create realistic expectations for achieving the smart goals written in the journal.
Bullet journals are easy to make. It just needs persistence in coming up with a simple yet attractive design. It is a big help for people who like things organized and clean. You may also Journal Paper Template.


Approved decorators work throughout essex including southend, basildon, rayleigh, wickford, leigh on sea and surrounding areas. If you are looking for a reliable team of professional painters and... decorators then look no further, for brothers Greg and Rod Pankhurst guarantee excellent workmanship at truly affordable prices. Based in Leigh on sea essex, we offer a reliable with a "no problem to anything" attitude, all work is quality assured and we take pride in our work.
A handyman, increasingly known as a handyperson or handywoman, is a person skilled at a wide range of repairs, typically around the home. These tasks include trade skills, repair work, maintenance... work, both interior and exterior, and are sometimes described as "odd jobs", "fix-up tasks", and include light plumbing jobs such as fixing a leaky toilet or light electric jobs such as changing a light fixture.
Our painters and decorators specialise in all forms of residential painting and decorating throughout Essex and London, with offices in Chelmsford & Islington. The main stay of our customers are... private home owners and small to medium sized commercial clients. We are happy to look at any enquiry you may have no matter how large or small, offering a high quality and reliable service ensuring you are delighted with the results.
HarriDec is a team of professional painters and decorators offering their services throughout London and Essex. From our base in the Brentwood area. Our decorators cover a vast area of Essex including... Billericay, Chelsmford, Romford and Ingatestone. We are fully insured and our rates very competitive, contact us today for all your painting and decorating requirements.


This beach ranks #6 of the "Best beaches in Antigua"
Galley Bay Resort & Spa is a good hotel, but extremely overpriced. We recommend to seek for discounts and special offers, as there's no sense to pay full price of the room.
Fly to Antigua International Airport. Next hire a taxi.