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The ultimate guide to Isola 2000 ski holidays.
This sunny resort in the Southern Alps was tailor made for doorstep skiing to 120km of seriously sensational snow. We love that there's just as much to do when you're not on the slopes including family events and sun terraces galore (even a paddle in the Med is a real possibility).
This is one of the nearest resorts to the Cote d' Azure and the Franco-Italian border, just an hour and a half from Nice airport and close to the stunning Mercantour National Park.
Purpose built in the 1970's with a focus on doorstep skiing, the resort is less 'wood and stone Alpine idyll' and more a mix of modern architecture. This isn't the most beautiful resort in the Alps – nor does it have après ski to rival Val d'Isere - but it won't take long to see why people keep coming back here.
Not only are the slopes ridiculously easy to get to from resort, they're high and tend to remain skiable late into the season. The ski area covers a total of 120km and the Isola Area Ski Pass can be upgraded to cover both Isola and Auron for those who want to ski a little further afield.
The locals are famously friendly and have created a long list of things to do away from the piste (snowmobiling, skating, sleigh rides, bowling and a cinema to name a few). Dig into tasty French and Italian cuisine and explore the shops or wellness facilities. If you do need your fill of Alpine charm the historic and pretty village of Isola is a short drive away, with attractions including old churches and the huge Aquavallée swimming and sport centre. Day trips to the French Riviera and over the border to Italy are also a real possibility while you're in this neck of the woods.
This is a top resort for families with younger children, with good provisions for day care, excellent nursery slopes and various family activities, especially during school holidays.
Location: Alpes-Maritimes, close to the Franco-Italian boarder.
View our detailed Isola 2000 snow forecast or snow report and see all live webcams, piste maps, road and travel maps and lift pass prices. For a picture of historic snow conditions see the snow depths month by month with our Isola 2000 snow history.
The skiing here is great for beginners and intermediates with a number of gentle greens and blues for less confident skiers to find their feet on, before graduating onto one of the many red runs in the area.
Children are really well catered for, not only by the excellent gentle slopes, but also by the special children's area. Learning to ski with the ESF's Piou Piou club is a really safe and fun way to get started, and to ensure there's plenty of variety, they also teach snowboarding and snow shoeing.
Learners and less confident skiers are lucky to have the brilliant 'Grand Tour' green run, which is the length of the resort, to start their snow sports career on. Due to the area's high altitude there is beautiful scenery to be enjoyed, while the parallel turns are being perfected. Once this has been mastered, there are a number of slightly more challenging blues - the 'Grande Combe' is lovely on a sunny day.
Intermediates have a number of red runs to conquer in the Isola Area. Don't miss the viewpoint at the top of the Cimes Sistron peak, on a clear day, you can see all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. Once you've made the most of the view, take the red run back down for your adrenaline fix of the day. The 'Merlier' red is well connected to some blues, for those who like some variety.
Advanced skiers will certainly enjoy the red and blacks close to the Cime de Sistro, some of which are left ungroomed to allow moguls to form. The 'St Saveur' is good for those seeking a challenge on a long black run.
Freestylers have a great area in Tony's Snowland at 2300 m, with stunning views, slopestyle, hand rails and a beginner's area.
Isola 2000 is known for the ease and convenience of doorstop skiing rather than a huge après-ski scene. There are, however, several great restaurants and bars to ensure you enjoy your time off the slopes as much as you do on them.
For lively drinks, head to La Marmotte, a popular late night bar at the Front de Neige, near Pommel Lift 1 and 2. It's perfect for those who want to carry the night on, as it turns into a nightclub at 11pm. La Cuba Loca is the main nightclub, located in the main complex. Hi Bar, also close to Pommel Lifts 1 and 2, has an outside terrace so you can sip a vin-chaud and watch the sun go down.
In terms of eating out, La Raclette is not only excellent for traditional Savoyard cuisine, raclette, tartiflette and fondue, but is also a favourite of both vegans and vegetarians. France is somewhat renowned for not catering particularly well to non-meat eaters, so this is a great find! Being so close to the Italian boarder, the variety of culinary culture is worth exploring. The deceptively French sounding Le Petit Chamois is a popular, cosy family run restaurant - previous visitors rave about the truffle infused gnocchi and pasta. Finally, head to The Cow Club for hearty dinners in a welcoming and warming atmosphere. We love their sun terrace for lunch, and the Reblochonnade for dinner.
The Spa de Temps offers treatments and massages for anyone weary after a long days skiing, and the Aquavallée in the lower village has a pool for family fun and a sauna and steam room for the adults.
When is the best time to ski Isola 2000?
Given the high 2000m altitude of the resort, snow tends to be good, with particularly good snowfall most Januarys. The higher altitude means it's great for late season skiing, and the south facing slopes mean it's nice and sunny early in the season, when the weather has the potential to be quite extreme.
Due to it being so close to the sea (you can see it on a clear day from the Cimes Sistron Peak!) and above 1800m, Isola 2000 is lucky to get the snowfall from all the storms circulating into the Western Med area and experiences quite unique weather conditions compared to the rest of the Alps. It's said to have more reliable snowfall than other high altitude resorts, especially early in the season.
During school holidays there's a lot for all the family to get involved with, from night skiing, sledging competitions and treasure hunts to daytime events like knitting and crocheting.
It is worth noting that due to it being very easily accessible by bus from Nice, it can get busy at the weekends with the French stealing a couple of days on the slopes. Despite being a popular resort, it is likely to be much quieter in comparison to some of the more well-known places in the Alps, especially during peak dates.
The skiing in Isola is great for families, due to the excellent options parents have to choose from. The Pitchouns day-care service welcomes children from the age of 15 months + if parents have little ones too young for ski school. The ski school come highly recommended, with the choice of private or group lessons, and for any parents that want to do their own teaching, there is a children's area, as well as several long green and blue runs for confidence building.
All school holidays are great in Isola, as it tends to be one of the quieter resorts in the Alps. Christmas sees special shows from instructors, the welcoming of Father Christmas and plenty of vin-chaud and hot chocolate to keep everyone warm. Half-term on the south facing slopes sees excellent snowfall and sunny conditions, making it a great time for learners who want quality snow with a good chance of sunshine.
The self-catering Chalet d'Isola is perfect for families as it's close to the resort itself, whilst offering ski-in ski-out location, so children don't need to struggle up roads with heavy ski equipment. Self-catering is also a good option for families with younger children, who may get hungry waiting for a catered evening meal.
Being only an hour and a half from Nice airport, grab a package with flights and transfers included for a stress free journey, check out our channel crossings if you'd prefer a self-drive holiday or accommodation only options if you'd rather organise your own travel.
Groups travelling to Isola 2000 will really benefit from the varied skiing and boarding it offers. A great mix of beginner, intermediate and advanced runs mean that mixed ability groups can split off at the start of the holiday, ski at their own pace, and not feel pressured to do something they're not confident with, due to the resort being geared more towards intermediate or advanced skiers.
Self-catering chalets are great for groups as they range from sleeping 6-12 in excellent slope-side, central locations. Have a read of the Chalet d'Isola's and Chalet de la Diva's vital statistics to start planning your holiday. Although self-catering can be seen as extra effort, the variety of French and Italian restaurants in the resort itself mean a few nights away from the kitchen are more than justifiable. Try the highly recommended Cow Club for big portions and a cosy atmosphere to satisfy the hungriest of group members. Check out one of the many mountain huts for lunch, and if you eat enough tartiflette, you probably won't need much for dinner anyway!
The Marmotte is well known for its lively après-ski, and for those who like to camp for the evening, it transforms to a nightclub at 11pm. Alternatively, the Snowball bar is popular for its organised karaoke, so well worth a visit on your way back to the chalet.
Organising groups can be tricky, so let us do it for you with a holiday that includes flights and transfers. Alternatively, check out our channel crossing packages if your group fancies an alpine road-trip or accommodation only holidays if you can't face travel planning just yet.


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How to Tell How Old a Barlow Knife Is by Yourself (Charts, Stamps, and More)
Barlow knives are considered by some knife collectors to be up there with the 1918 trench knife. However, Barlows have been around for much longer than that and should be considered a bigger collector's item.
Before you can regard them as a collector's item, though, you need to know that you are working with the real deal. So, here's how to tell how old your Barlow knife is – or if it is a real Barlow knife at all in the first place.
Why the Barlow Knives Are Important
Challenges in Identifying the Barlow Knives
Barlow Knife Dating and History Guide
#1 Tang Stamp
#2 Centre Pin
#3 Arrowhead design
#4 Ask in forums
Frequently Asked Questions About Barlow Knives
How old is a Barlow knife?
Who made the original Barlow knife?
Are Barlow knives good?
For starters, I believe any knife that has seen some centuries should have a place in current discussions. Given the crude manufacturing techniques in playback then, it takes some high-level craftsmanship to create products that will stand the test of time.
Likewise, the Barlow knives have also been the stuff of great men for ages. Among these men is George Washington, the first president of the United States, who used to carry a Barlow of his own around.
I don't think he would have kept the knife if it wasn't such a fine one.
For everyone who also loves EDC knives and can't do without their pocket knives today, the Barlow knives are one of those blades ushering in this movement. Of course, another manufacturer would have done the good work if they didn't, but they deserve all the accolades they can get for helping to promote the movement.
Finally, Barlow knives are known as American knives but they are not so. While they started selling more units and getting into more hands once they moved to the States, these knives were originally an English brand.
Now, you didn't come here for a history lesson so I'm going to lay off that. How about we get to telling how old a Barlow knife is?
I do this for other knives, and I would not let the Barlow be an exception.
For myself and most other people looking to date their Barlow knives right, here are the main factors that could pose a challenge to getting the real details:
Change in stamps – the Barlow knife company has seen its fair share of hand changes, and every new owner wanted buyers to know they were the ones in town. Such non-uniformity helps, but it can also be the greatest undoing to knowing what era the knives are from.
Long year of production – the Barlows have been around for so long with some records stretching as far back as the 1600s. That is over 400 years of having these knives around, and I don't need to tell you how that can make it challenging to narrow down the era to a certain year.
Clever reproductions – one of the biggest challenges to dating any kind of knife at all are those companies that come out with reproductions. Some of them are honest enough to let us know, but others are interested in fleecing unsuspecting buyers of their money.
General acceptance – I have seen a lot of sources that didn't seem to recognize a Barlow knife not made by the American John Russell company. I thought this was an American thing at first till I saw other forums and knife collectors not of American origin maintain the same thing. That could make it even harder to date earlier models that were not made in the States.
To clear all doubts, I am discussing how to date Barlow knives made by the original Barlow company here. I have to clarify this since some other manufacturers make some Barlow-style of pocket knives and might even use the naming.
Now that we are on the same page, let's get to business:
You could have almost guessed that this is where we were going to start from. As with most vintage knives, the tang stamps provide a fine place to start when looking for details on when they could have been made.
Interestingly, the Barlow knives from different eras had something to tell us depending on their tang stamps:
For the Russel Barlow knives, don't discard any curved tang stamps as fake.
The RUSSELL stamp was printed in block letters on a straight line for the original model before 1933
From 1933 to 1941, the tang stamps on the Russell Barlows were changed to the curved option. Note that these are the ones with the most fakes out there today.
For the Imperial Barlow knives, I have included a tang stamp guide for you below that tells you if you have the original thing.
For the Schrade Barlow knives (I have heard of them but have never seen them), refer to this Schrade knife dating guide for everything you need to know.
Imperial Tang Stamps
Once you have confirmed the tang stamp, that might be enough to tell you when the knife was made or simply if it is an original or not (in the case of the Russells). Thus, you might need to combine this step with the others below.
Something as small as the center pin of the Barlow knife can help tell if it is an old model, a commemorative one, or downright a replica.
Look for the center pin on the knife handle/ scales and see where it is placed. Here are some insights to help you tell what kind of Barlow you have in hand:
Original Barlow – Centre pin is placed at the middle of the scale. Pins are made of steel, not brass material
Replicas – Centre pin is not placed at the middle of the scale but usually closer to the bolster. They are also usually of brass material.
Commemorative units – They are made to resemble the real thing, so take special care to look for wear here.
The main logo of the John Russell company has an arrow going through the letter R. Unknown to many, simply observing the arrow can also help you tell the original apart from the fake and establish that it came in the early years of the Russell Barlow knives too.
Barlow knives with arrowhead design
Some things you want to look out for in this area includes:
Originals – arrowhead has more space before the part of the bolster closest to the pivot.
Replicas – arrowhead is closer to the top of the bolster itself.
Likewise, I have seen some misconceptions about the bolster having to be made of iron instead of nickel silver. Some bigger Barlow knives (such as for hunting and fishing) did come with nickel silver bolsters, so we never can tell if that material made it onto the small options too.
It is better to stick with what we know, though, which is that the smaller ones were made with iron bolsters.
Finally, make sure the arrowhead is not a full triangle but simply a two-line design. The latter is what you get on the real deal while the former is, at best, a thoughtless reconstruction.
When in doubt, look for forums where there are genuine knife lovers, collectors, and enthusiasts to ask if your knife is a genuine one – and from what era.
Be prepared to provide clear images of the knife from different angles, usually showing the scales, blades, and tang stamp, among other things.
You should also maintain an open mind while not taking the opinion of a single person as the gospel. If you can do all that, you'll find good help at such knife forums.
That depends on what era you pick the knife from.
The original models said to originate from Sheffield in England first came onto the screen in the late 1600s or early 1700s. These knives became a subject of mass production and distribution in the USA from the late 1800s, and we have newer models made by other quality German and USA brands from the early 1900s too.
So, as you can see, a Barlow knife can be dated differently based on what era it came from, but the real deal should be over a century old anyway.
Unfortunately, this is one question that has eluded knife collectors, researchers, and enthusiasts for a long time now.
The original Barlow knife is believed to be of English origin but there is no concrete data on who brought about them. That is more of the reason why the John Russell name is associated with these knives today.
Going by what I know of old manufacturers and how they love to put their name on things, there is probably an old Barlow individual somewhere that started making these knives as a local production thing before gaining international acclaim.
Barlow knives have survived many centuries and have been passed down between generations, so they are of good enough quality. These knives may not be the sharpest around but they have proven their durability and longevity of service, so they are better than most knives around today.
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If you have a Schrade knife that you maybe find in the attic or was passed down to you by an older person, you might be sitting on a nice collector's item there. However, how nice of a Schrade knife you have is also dependent on what era the knife came from. That is why,…
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Kenny Fitch says:
I have a Barlow knife here Hammer brand USA I believe it's a 1930 version says Barlow on both sides at the base of the tang where the arrow would usually be and it has like a opal Pearl like handle instead of wood get back to me and let me know please and thank you
O. Christopher says:
Hi Kenny,
The Hammer models were made from the late 1930s to mid-1950s. However, I can't speak to the legitimacy of your knife if I don't see an image of it.
Scott Micheal Reid says:
I have an imperial Barlow myself Mark Twain version and I was wondering if you knew of anybody that would like to purchase it for $100 it has some wear and tear on it but a rose in great condition it should go to a good collector that will take good care of it thank you.
Sadly, I don't have anyone looking for such a knife, Michael.
However, that sounds like a good deal on a fine knife. I'm sure it should sell fast in private social media groups, knife forums and boards.

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'Morning Joe' moves into updated Studio 3A
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" moved back into the newly renovated Studio 3A for a show that included both co-anchors and multiple panel members and guests in studio.
The updated Studio 3A debuted on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021's "Deadline: White House" and was also used for "All In" later that night.
MSNBC unveils reimagined Studio 3A with 'Deadline: White House'
Like it was before, "Morning Joe" primarily uses the perpendicular LED video walls in one corner of the space to showcase a stylized view of the White House.
The LED arch displayed rows of American flags on both vertical sides, similar to those seen around the Washington Monument, in the same stylistic interpretation, along with the show logo in the middle, suspended part in a field of (simulated) blue sky.
Additional video arrays showcase Washington and political imagery, some of it in boxed collage type arrangements.
"Morning Joe" continues to use its peacock "feather" shaped anchor desk.
As a panel style show (at least in non-pandemic or remotely produced editions), "Morning Joe" is shot largely "in the round," with cameras positioned to capture those seated around the table showing up on air frequently and that hasn't changed.
For guests seated camera left, the background showed off more of the glassed in walkway that runs along that side of the studio, giving glimpses at the glass' vinyl art deco and NBC branded graphics, along with the staggered gold peacocks set against red.
At one point, guest and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry was shown waiting in the open seating area, while another bump had a handheld camera walk through the studio entrance, through the passageway, and then through the propped open glass doors on to the set.
Other bumps incorporated the tracking vertical monitors in front of this glass wall along with the vertical arrays on either side of structural archway opposite the "Morning Joe" home base, showcasing a full color NBC peacock in the center and a cloudy sky with the show logo overlaid.
"Morning Joe" has not originated from Studio 3A since June 2021, which also marked one of the few times since then that co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough both appeared on the show due to conflicting schedules and the fact 3A had been under construction since late June 2021.
Brzezinski and Scarborough also also subject to a unique arrangement where one or both of them frequently originate from a studio built inside a residence in Florida.
Scarborough is technically a Florida resident, a move he made to avoid paying state income tax, so he must be in the state at least 183 a year, so MSNBC created the remote studio well before the pandemic forced many newscasts to full or remote production.
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The other evening I met with a small group from my church here in Chattanooga. They'd asked me to update them on Ukraine, and on what our plans are after my fiancée and I marry in July. I told my friends how so many of my friends in Kyiv prayed as they protested three months for a change in government, and then saw God's dramatic answer to prayer when the corrupt government of Yanukovich fled, abdicating power to the Parliament, where it belonged according to Ukraine's constitution. Then I told them my perspective on the current conflicts in east Ukraine, based on what I saw while living in Kyiv, heard from my friends, and read in Russian-language Ukrainian news.
One person asked me what I though Russia would do. I don't know, I answered, but I know that God answered the street-protesters' prayers after three months. My pastor in Kyiv called that a miracle of prayer. So we turned to Daniel 2, read the miracle of prayer there, when God saved Daniel and his friends' lives in answer to prayer, and gave the promise that the kingdom of heaven will grow, crushing earthly kingdoms, and filling the entire earth. I'm encouraged that this is something God does, not us: the stone representing his kingdom wasn't cut by human hands, but was a work of God's grace.
I don't know what will happen in Ukraine. My heart breaks for the Ukrainian people, for my friends and the many I haven't met, who simply long to live their lives in peace, to be allowed to run their country without interference from Russia or the EU, but with good relations with their eastern and western neighbors. So, we prayed. We plead with the God of heaven, who still answers prayer, who is still the King of kings, the Tsar of tsars, asking him to have mercy on Ukraine and protect her from those who would do evil.
Join me in praying for peace in Ukraine.
As the riot police withdrew, snipers opened fire on peaceful protestors, shooting them dead from building-tops in the city center. My disbelief turned to horror at the unfolding events downtown: Kyiv became a killing field on February 20th. A week later streets calmed in Kyiv, but Russian troops steadily occupied Crimea.
Since the beginning of the protests, the prayer tent (pictured above) has been the heart of the protest. Ukrainian Christians have prayed there 24/7, just beside the main stage where the protests organized and the people found their new voice. Our church in Kyiv held frequent prayer meetings; our elders called us to prayer and fasting. Persistent over three months, non-violent protestors demanded truth. When the corrupt government fled overnight, our pastor called it a miracle of prayer, reminding us people prayed for seventy years under the corrupt Soviet Union.
My team's ministries alongside our Ukrainian church partners have continued through the stress of the protests, the rapid and surprisingly good changes within Ukraine's government, and the uncertainty of Russia's next moves. Tens of thousands of invasion-ready Russian troops have been massed on the Ukrainian border since early March. English Club was disrupted for a few weeks, but it has resumed.
An uncertain future and the real possibility of war has created an openness to spiritual questions among Ukrainians, similar to the early 1990s after Ukraine gained independence from the USSR. Pray for Ukrainian Christians, that the church will live the reality that only Jesus' grace and the power of his cross can renew their land. Pray for my team and others serving Ukrainians under these daily uncertainties.
Finally, my fiancée Stephanie and I are seeking where we will live and serve together after we marry in July. We're both excited to serve in Europe, using our skills and abilities to help Europeans strengthen their churches. Please pray for wisdom as we have conversations with potential future colleagues, and as we make decisions together. Thanks for your interest, prayers, and support!
Today marks the beginning of my second year in Kyiv. A year ago today, while moving to Kyiv, I had an 11.5 hour layover in Munich–which I chose over a 4.5 hour layover where I would have only seen the airport. I hopped on the train from the airport to the city center with one primary goal : find the Hans and Sophie Scholl monument.
Munich was full of men in lederhosen, and women in traditional dresses, all there for Oktoberfest. I grabbed a quick breakfast at a cafe, and set off to find the street which would intersect Geschwister-Scholl-Platz, the square named after the Scholl twins. When I found the street its entire length was a huge party for the Day of German Reunification; every German state had a booth with tourist info, food, drink, and lots of people. I walked maybe a kilometer up the street, found Geschwister-Scholl-Platz covered in festivities for the German reunification party, and eventually found the monument in the pavement.
I was en route to Kyiv, but finding that monument mattered to me. Ukraine is a country that suffered greatly during World War II and under the Soviet Union. I knew a little of the Scholl's story, enough to know that their connecting their Christian faith with actively standing for truth, was something I wanted to learn about, and is something I believe is still relevant today. Perhaps more than anything, what Ukraine, Europe, or the United States need today is a solid basis for hope.
Hans and Sophie Scholl have been heroes of mine ever since I first read of them as a college freshman. During World War II, the Scholl twins were part of a small group of university students in Munich who published a series of pamphlets from June 1942 through February 1943 informing people about the evil the Nazi government was pursuing, and calling people to stand against it. Hans and Sophie were eventually arrested by Nazi secret police, tried in what was by all accounts a show trial and travesty of justice, and beheaded, along with five of their friends and fellow-students, who had helped write and distribute their pamphlets.
I felt that their story mattered deeply, and that in coming to Ukraine it was worth the stop to find their monument, to gain a little more understanding to their commitment to truth. They believed that loyalty to truth ought to drive us to action, to standing against evil in the world, with a willingness to die if necessary. During his interrogation at the hands of the Gestapo, Hans Scholl stated, "I knew what I took upon myself and I was prepared to lose my life by so doing." Wow. You don't make that kind of decision without a commitment to truth and solid hope for the future.
But some have this idea that truth is for hard-nosed people, that you either care about truth or you care about people, that truth is only facts, and hope is just an irrational feeling. Was that the case with Hans and Sophie? Or did their loyalty to speaking the truth actually illustrate the deep love they had for their neighbors and hope they had for their future, for the men and women who lived in German cities, who were all around them but largely silent in the face of fascist atrocities? Jesus himself said, "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." Their loyalty to truth, to living their lives out of their deepest commitments and hopes, still speaks today.
Though not Ukrainian, Hans and Sophie Scholl provide a much needed example of people who weren't content to remain silent. They cried out, giving their lives as a witness to the truth.
There are still many things broken and wrong here, systemic corruption, and deep cynicism about the government. However, this isn't unique to Ukraine. I have plenty of friends back in the United States who are deeply cynical about the state of things there. Some think gargantuan corporations run the entire show with their Republican friends by simply pursuing the almighty dollar and a pound of flesh, others think leftist and statist liberals are out to destroy or remove constitutional freedoms. All over people are concerned about the potential of terrorist attacks. Whether confronting hard historical realities that still reverberate here in Ukraine, facing deep challenges to constitutional liberties and social order in America, or facing unpredictable terror, I think a primary question is how to give hope for the future. And I'm not naive: neither people nor cultures change overnight, but they can change.
When a man lays down his life for his enemies, and then rises from the dead three days later, that can change the world. That gives real, substantial hope as it reverberates through history. That hope is something solid, not just a wish—its a foundation lives can be built on, truth to which we're called to live in response, and hope for cynical cultures.
I'm beginning my second year here. How much can I really do, as a foreigner? I've just made a start learning the language, with only 11 months under my belt. I worship with Ukrainians Christians, serve our community through an English club, am investing in relationships with friends I've met here, and am helping a small group start a new church. Why? I long to give hope, to bear witness to the truth, to stand against cynicism and help Ukrainians, Europeans, and Americans display this hope for their own cities, and point to the empty tomb that gave birth to a new humanity of women and men with hope.
A lot of my Ukrainian friends really liked it, and asked for the recipe, which I'm providing below. Priyatniva appetite!
Плотно закрыть и выпекать 30 минут.
Cover tightly and bake 30 minutes.
come to our English camp!
Hello friends, if you're in Kyiv and would like to improve your conversational English, come to our English camp. I'll be one of the teachers at X-Way 2013: The Game, the tenth annual English camp my friends here in Kyiv have organized to serve English learners in Kyiv. Details and registration are at www.xwaycamp.com.
And as an additional bonus, if you can find me or my friends this Friday or Saturday in the center of Kyiv, we have an English reading test for you. If you can read the first few paragraphs with minimal pronunciation mistakes, you'll win a free, cold drink. If you're able to read the entire poem with no more than five pronunciation mistakes, you'll receive a discount on your English camp registration fee.
I hope to see you soon, either downtown, or at the English Camp later this month. Happy learning!
On Fridays in my Russian class I'm learning words about God, слова о Боге. Yesterday, we reviewed last weeks theme, which was words about the Bible. My teacher asked me to say sentences following the patter, "The Bible is _____." I'd already covered things such as, God's word, absolute truth, a historical book, the history of redemption, and the book inspired by God's Spirit, but when I tried to say the Bible is the living Word, her response was, "We don't say that." I told her I thought there is a phrase like that in the Bible, at least in English, and we made part of my homework finding the phrase—which I couldn't remember then—and finding its equivalent in Russian.
I got pretty close, but made a number of mistakes. First, I forgot the "к" for the phrase, "к кому," using the dative form of "whom" but forgetting that the verb of motion, пойдем, requires the "к кому." Second, I misspelled the verb, we will go, пойдем. Third, though I got the Russian syntax of 'You have" correct (horray!), in the present tense its not necessary to use, "есть." Fourth, though I knew I needed a nominative plural ending for "words," I confused genders and cases: слово is neuter nominative singular, so the correct plural would be слова, but somehow I was thinking the ending drops off leaving just the stem—слов, but that would be a feminine genitive plural ending—nonsense for what I was trying to translate. Fifth, I omitted the present participle of "to give", дающие (giving), and simply rendered it as, "you have words of eternal life," but that's mostly because we haven't learned any participles yet in class. Sixth, I used a past tense for "have come to know," so said, узнали "we knew" and missed that this is a past action with continuing effect, but the Modern Russian translation uses the simple present, "to know." And last, I tried to render "the Holy One of God" with the nominative singular for the noun, "holy" plus the genitive singular for "of God", but I used the wrong ending on for holy, Святой. Technically, I translated Бога, "of God," correctly, but apparently the Modern Russian makes the stylistic choice to use the adjective form of God, Божий, for which we don't really have an equivalent in English (our word, "godly" is different because it describes people who are like God, whereas Божий only refers to God).
ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ Σίμων Πέτρος· Κύριε, πρὸς τίνα ἀπελευσόμεθα; ῥήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἔχεις, καὶ ἡμεῖς πεπιστεύκαμεν καὶ ἐγνώκαμεν ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ.
Whatever the language, and in spite of my mistakes and misunderstanding, I'm deeply grateful that Jesus has the living words, and gives them to us by his Word and Spirit.
The Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet, which I took during my day off there last month. This beautiful building, designed and built by a Polish-born, Berlin-trained architect, Zygmunt Gorgolewski. He won a municipal design competition, and managed to fit the building into the already built city-center with his proposal to enclose the Poltva River underground. The Theatre and the tree-lined boulevard created by his design are beautiful.
Yesterday in my Russian class, while discussing reasons why people enjoy going on excursions, my teacher told me, "of course, to see достопримечательности." Well, she realized I didn't know the word, достопримечáтельность, which is a noun meaning for an interesting place. And I couldn't help but think of my classmate Helen, who's left for the USA, but who loves these incredible sounding Russian words.
So apparently, its not just the Germans who enjoy scrumptious mouthfuls of syllables in single words. I guess if we were playing Scrabble again in Russian, at least three of us would need to gang up to play достопримечательность… if it even fits on the board!
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/**
 * @file
 *
 * ODP queue - implementation internal
 */

#ifndef ODP_QUEUE_INTERNAL_H_
#define ODP_QUEUE_INTERNAL_H_

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include <odp/api/queue.h>
#include <odp_forward_typedefs_internal.h>
#include <odp_schedule_if.h>
#include <odp_buffer_internal.h>
#include <odp_align_internal.h>
#include <odp/api/packet_io.h>
#include <odp/api/align.h>
#include <odp/api/hints.h>
#include <odp/api/ticketlock.h>
#include <odp_config_internal.h>

#define QUEUE_MULTI_MAX CONFIG_BURST_SIZE

#define QUEUE_STATUS_FREE         0
#define QUEUE_STATUS_DESTROYED    1
#define QUEUE_STATUS_READY        2
#define QUEUE_STATUS_NOTSCHED     3
#define QUEUE_STATUS_SCHED        4

/* forward declaration */
union queue_entry_u;

typedef int (*enq_func_t)(union queue_entry_u *, odp_buffer_hdr_t *);
typedef	odp_buffer_hdr_t *(*deq_func_t)(union queue_entry_u *);

typedef int (*enq_multi_func_t)(union queue_entry_u *,
				odp_buffer_hdr_t **, int);
typedef	int (*deq_multi_func_t)(union queue_entry_u *,
				odp_buffer_hdr_t **, int);

struct queue_entry_s {
	odp_ticketlock_t  lock ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE;

	odp_buffer_hdr_t *head;
	odp_buffer_hdr_t *tail;
	int               status;

	struct {
		odp_atomic_u64_t  ctx; /**< Current ordered context id */
		odp_atomic_u64_t  next_ctx; /**< Next unallocated context id */
		/** Array of ordered locks */
		odp_atomic_u64_t  lock[CONFIG_QUEUE_MAX_ORD_LOCKS];
	} ordered ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE;

	enq_func_t       enqueue ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE;
	deq_func_t       dequeue;
	enq_multi_func_t enqueue_multi;
	deq_multi_func_t dequeue_multi;

	uint32_t          index;
	odp_queue_t       handle;
	odp_queue_type_t  type;
	odp_queue_param_t param;
	odp_pktin_queue_t pktin;
	odp_pktout_queue_t pktout;
	char              name[ODP_QUEUE_NAME_LEN];
};

union queue_entry_u {
	struct queue_entry_s s;
	uint8_t pad[ROUNDUP_CACHE_LINE(sizeof(struct queue_entry_s))];
};

queue_entry_t *get_qentry(uint32_t queue_id);

int queue_enq(queue_entry_t *queue, odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr);
odp_buffer_hdr_t *queue_deq(queue_entry_t *queue);

int queue_enq_multi(queue_entry_t *queue, odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr[], int num);
int queue_deq_multi(queue_entry_t *queue, odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr[], int num);

void queue_lock(queue_entry_t *queue);
void queue_unlock(queue_entry_t *queue);

static inline uint32_t queue_to_id(odp_queue_t handle)
{
	return _odp_typeval(handle) - 1;
}

static inline queue_entry_t *queue_to_qentry(odp_queue_t handle)
{
	uint32_t queue_id;

	queue_id = queue_to_id(handle);
	return get_qentry(queue_id);
}

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif

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Kempf BJ, Peersen OB, Barton DJ. Poliovirus Polymerase Leu420 Facilitates RNA Recombination and Ribavirin Resistance. J Virol. 2016 10 01; 90(19):8410-21. PMID: 27412593; PMCID: PMC5021434 [Available on 03/12/17].
Kempf BJ, Barton DJ. Picornavirus RNA polyadenylation by 3D(pol), the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Virus Res. 2015 Aug 03; 206:3-11. PMID: 25559071; PMCID: PMC4801031.
Kempf BJ, Kelly MM, Springer CL, Peersen OB, Barton DJ. Structural features of a picornavirus polymerase involved in the polyadenylation of viral RNA. J Virol. 2013 May; 87(10):5629-44. PMID: 23468507; PMCID: PMC3648189.
Kortus MG, Kempf BJ, Haworth KG, Barton DJ, Peersen OB. A template RNA entry channel in the fingers domain of the poliovirus polymerase. J Mol Biol. 2012 Apr 06; 417(4):263-78. PMID: 22321798; PMCID: PMC3325025.
Shimakami T, Yamane D, Jangra RK, Kempf BJ, Spaniel C, Barton DJ, Lemon SM. Stabilization of hepatitis C virus RNA by an Ago2-miR-122 complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 17; 109(3):941-6. PMID: 22215596; PMCID: PMC3271899.
Hobdey SE, Kempf BJ, Steil BP, Barton DJ, Peersen OB. Poliovirus polymerase residue 5 plays a critical role in elongation complex stability. J Virol. 2010 Aug; 84(16):8072-84. PMID: 20534858; PMCID: PMC2916510.
Steil BP, Kempf BJ, Barton DJ. Poly(A) at the 3' end of positive-strand RNA and VPg-linked poly(U) at the 5' end of negative-strand RNA are reciprocal templates during replication of poliovirus RNA. J Virol. 2010 Mar; 84(6):2843-58. PMID: 20071574; PMCID: PMC2826026.
Kempf BJ, Barton DJ. Poly(rC) binding proteins and the 5' cloverleaf of uncapped poliovirus mRNA function during de novo assembly of polysomes. J Virol. 2008 Jun; 82(12):5835-46. PMID: 18400854; PMCID: PMC2395131.
Kempf BJ, Barton DJ. Poliovirus 2A(Pro) increases viral mRNA and polysome stability coordinately in time with cleavage of eIF4G. J Virol. 2008 Jun; 82(12):5847-59. PMID: 18400852; PMCID: PMC2395153.
Kempf BJ, Blair CD, Beaty BJ. Quantitative analysis of La Crosse virus transcription and replication in cell cultures and mosquitoes. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Feb; 74(2):224-32. PMID: 16474075.
Borucki MK, Kempf BJ, Blitvich BJ, Blair CD, Beaty BJ. La Crosse virus: replication in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Microbes Infect. 2002 Mar; 4(3):341-50. PMID: 11909745.


– intersection of two linguistic codes, i. e. Romanian and Bulgarian, meaning words generated by phonetic fusion between heterogeneous segments, such as cadoresc "I give a present" from [a face"to make"] cadou "gift" and a Bulgarian borrowing, adări "to give a present; bestow" < bg. darja, or surnaţi "sausages" from the oriental word sugiuc "sausage", a Turkish word mediated by bg. sudžuk, crossed with the Romanian inherited word cârnaţi < lat. carnaceus.


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WA's Young Tech Innovator Wins State Award For Cancer Detecting Software
When 19-year old science and computing undergraduate Kira Molloy undertook a work placement this summer, little did she know she would be winning a prestigious State Award and playing an important role in advancing cancer research.
When 19-year old science and computing undergraduate Kira Molloy undertook a work placement this summer, little did she know she would be winning a prestigious State Award and playing an important role in advancing cancer research. Her award-winning computer program is now used to more efficiently identify tumours in patients and also significantly reduce the re-excision rate in breast conserving surgeries.
After her first year studying Bachelor of Advanced Science at Curtin University, Kira leapt at the opportunity to spend her 2019 summer break contributing to cancer research and getting industry experience with the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
"Almost everyone has been affected or knows someone who has been affected by cancer," said Kira.
"Of course I have heard of the world class research work that the Perkins Institute is doing and I wanted to get involved in helping a good cause that will translate to lasting health benefits for many people."
The tech and digital project
Early into her placement, Kira noticed that researchers and pathologists had no user friendly way of visualising Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scans. The OCT scans show tissue structure underneath the surface of the skin and compare these to histology scans – imagery that shows the microscopic tissue structure.
Like many in the medical and research fields, Kira saw the endless positive benefits of OCT scans in developing techniques to identify cancer tissues more effectively and significantly reduce the re-excision rate in breast conserving surgeries.
"Before my project, researchers and pathologists would be required to learn the basics of coding before being able to use OCT scans, which to me was not an effective use of time and resources," explained Kira.
"So I came up with the idea to make OCT scans software more user friendly, with no coding experience required, via a computer program that would appeal to the main users of the software."
"I know how important the work of the researchers and pathologists are in advancing prevention, detection and invasion of cancer and saw a technology solution for making their jobs easier and more effective."
The software is now being used regularly by researchers at Harry Perkins Institute, many of whom were unable to perform these detailed visualisation tasks prior to Kira's innovation.
The WAITTA INCITE Awards
Kira's successful project has also extended to winning the 28th WAIITA INCITE Awards for the Peter Fillery Undergraduate Tertiary Student Project of the Year Category.
The INCITE Awards is Western Australia's premier awards – recognising, celebrating and advocating our State's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry and digital innovators.
Sue Findlay, Chairperson of the WAITTA (Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Alliance) INCITE Awards, praised Kira's dedication and ingenuity.
"It's fantastic to see such valuable digital projects from WA young innovators like Kira. Her passion and commitment to using technology as a potential life-changing solution is one of the main reasons for winning an INCITE Award in June this year," commented Sue.
Kira commented that her WAITTA INCITE Awards win has been beneficial in many ways, including:
Showcasing the work that Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research are doing,
Showing how technology can be used for the better, to improve the medical field.
Encouraging other first year students to pursue industry placement.
"Being part of the INCITE Awards this year has shown me the amazing community that we have in Perth that supports innovation," said Kira.
"I have learnt that there are so many opportunities out there, even for a small city like Perth and it is so important to put yourself out there and take every opportunity you can get."
What's next for Kira?
Kira's dedication to community work and innovative technology is further evident through her role as a leader in the Coding 4 Girls program – teaching girls in Year 2 and 3 teaches to program robots – and by winning the New Colombo Plan Scholarship – giving her internships at the Genome Institute of Singapore and Google Singapore.
Further information on Kira's award winning project: https://bit.ly/2N3SJ2x
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Through innovative solutions, we have created proven management and marketing programs, while always keeping the needs of our guests in the forefront.
The first step InnVite Hospitality takes is to inventory a new property and make any renovations necessary to ensure each hotel meets our strict standards.
Once we have completed our renovations, it's time to rebrand our hotel by letting potential guests know they can always expect an excellent experience.
Our success is primarily due to our unique use of hotel acquisition to increase our revenue while growing our company.
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It's a refreshing, recurring theme, after decades of popular thought that "making" lives in the shadow of that all-important exception of making money, or is relegated to the realm of hobby.
We life-long makers often find we have to defend the attention we spend on learning our craft, acquiring our skills. These things take time, and in the absence of any formal training we will carve out space wherever we can. For me, it was about escaping the classroom to papier-mache a bottle (or cut out giant tissue-paper flowers or silkscreen T-shirts or turn clay bowls) then escaping the office to stitch bed quilts (or build chests or reupholster furniture or braid rugs) until I finally allowed myself to make space for full-time making.
This is why I was in my element as part of Vancouver's second annual Mini Maker Faire last weekend, a convergence of maker-geeks at the Forum building in Hastings Park in East Van. From weaving to robotics, this is my kind of place. Part market, part installation, part classroom, the real value is in what you know or can learn, not what you have or can buy.
This was the perfect spot to install our Network, a chaotic, collaborative, ongoing public artwork that is simple enough for anyone to add to it. For two days, people tied/braided/knotted/wove/wound strips of synthetic fabrics to the web/maze/forest/snarl, and in the process got the opportunity to connect with others who are naturally drawn to working with their hands. Little boys escaped into imaginary worlds under the sculpture. Bigger girls braided and chatted in groups of twos and threes. We thought we would be spending the two days coaxing visitors to participate by explaining the purpose and function of this random, ongoing fibre sculpture, but it clearly wasn't necessary. Making is quite enough for anyone drawn to an event like this.
Visual artists talk a lot about the importance of happy accidents. That's when good things come out of experimentation. It's very tough to accept the less-happy accidents as part of the process, but I find that time heals all ego wounds and I'm willing to re-visit some of those early attempts. My giant doily falls into the Hideous category.
Looking back at the only trace of this grand experiment, this poor photo-document of the mess before I balled it all up and slam-dunked it into the nearest bin, I see there is some method in all the madness of crocheting ripped strips of painting canvasses. Some hooey about tying the foundation of high art to 'low-art' craft. But the thing doesn't exist anymore because there was a basic problem: there is no art in the object. And herein lies (lays?) the happy accident: in the making I discovered that having a concept is not enough to carry the work; it must appeal at another, non-cerebral, aesthetic level. That doesn't mean it has to be pretty, but it has to be pretty intriguing.
This big ol' six-foot doily fell flat.
That was so 2010. Today I wouldn't need to wrestle with dusty canvas strips and giant crochet hooks to see that the idea was fatally flawed. So some progress has been made.
I also see it between the lines in the CVs of established artists. At first glance the websites are impressive, with online gallery slideshows featuring one ingenius project after another. Now I know better. No one emerges fully formed, but experiments and ruminates and incubates and makes mistakes and ditches the failed attempts and moves on.
I was thinking about that kind of backstory while wandering through the lobby of the Ace Hotel — while trying really hard not to also think about the Deuce Hotel in Portlandia (see YouTube clip below) — in Palm Springs last month. The giant macramé installation on the windows dreamed up by costume designer Michael Schmidt is anything but flat or laden with some all-important concept. But it works as a phenomenological sculptural object, turning an otherwise stark and bland piece of architecture into a messy, comfy, quirky space through manipulation of line. And some giant beads. Part nest, part entrails, a wall of chaos but pristinely white, the thing works for me.
I have to believe the project didn't come together all at once and fully realized, but perhaps began early in the artist's development. Somewhere along the line there has to be the equivalent of a junked giant doily.
Who knew those old patterns for plant-hangers and belts (and whatever that 'practical' getup is) would one day inform an art practice?
I had a Moment yesterday when I saw the front page of the Richmond Review newspaper, announcing that my design has been chosen for a proposed crosswalk in the heritage fishing village of Steveston.
The Moment was less about the win — although that was a nice bit of validation — and more about the physical proof that domestic crafts belongs in public art.
It took some mining into my crafty background to problem-solve specific aspects of my idea, like how to elegantly join four net sections in the middle of what will be B.C.'s first 'scramble' crosswalk. My research involved digging through my old macrame magazines and re-learning some knotting I haven't done since my obsession with that craze ended in Grade 9.
It's a subtle design, experienced chiefly by walking. Motor vehicles will miss it. But the real subtlety to me is the handiwork that informed it.
According to the newspaper article, this network will be catching pedestrians by October.


The summer : The pleasure of smells.
The Autumn : The must and the flavours.
The winter : The lonely song of the wind.
The footprint of the sun, the rain and the wind.
Respect of the terroir: the soil.
Respect of the terroir: the vine.
The footprint of the terroir.
Champagne with heart, this cuvee is full of generosity, combining power, great vinosity and finesse. Fruit from blending of macerated wines for the fullness, and Chardonnay for elegance and freshness. Average assembly is from 50-55% of reserve wines and 80% of wines produced in small barrels.
Colour marked by the maceration of Pinot Noir. The nose is complex, powerful, long, marked by "red berries". The palate is smooth, powerful, with hints of subtle oak.


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Collector finds rare templates used to print first edition 1860s Alice In Wonderland books in a garage
Window cleaner found four heavy iron plates in a tin hidden among the dusty bottles
Jack Longstaff
Paul Searle, who found original copper plates dating back to the 1860s which would have been used to print drawings in first ever editions of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Never before seen engraved blocks used to print the legendarily rare first edition of Alice in Wonderland have been found stashed in a garage.
Window cleaner Paul Searle, 56, bought a job lot of 'junk' for £50 at a garage clearance, hoping to find interesting and quirky glass bottles for his collection.
He found four heavy iron plates in a tin hidden among the dusty bottles, etched with detailed drawings of a little man in a top hat at a tea party, and a girl in a puffy dress.
An online search on his phone in the pub revealed two were copper-plated lead printing blocks used to create the 1865 first editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Only about 20 copies of the first edition survive, making it one of the rarest and most valuable books in English literature.
He also had another two blocks used to print the first editions of sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and what Alice found there, in 1871.
Having survived intact for more than 150 years, the rare relics of literary history were verified by The British Museum.
He's sold them to a book shop for an undisclosed fee.
Original copper plates dating back to the 1860s which would have been used to print drawings in first ever editions of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Dad-of-one Paul, from Norwich, Norfolk, said: "These are something no one else in the world has.
"It's the find of a lifetime.
"When I opened the box they were in I had no idea what they were at all. I thought they were just scrap at first to be honest.
"The woman [who sold them to me] could not say how long she had them for or where they came from, she's just had them laying around in the barn for years.
"I took them home and when I looked at them I could see the incredible detail of the drawings.
"But I was actually in a pub and just searched for copper plate illustrations on my phone and a link popped up for an auction in America for the same type as mine.
"They penny just dropped. I realised this is something money can't buy and I have something that doesn't exist anywhere else."
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Paul came across the plates in a barn in Bungay, Suffolk, during a routine bottle collection job in September.
He collects bottles for fun and enjoys clearing out garages, sheds and barn houses, full of old junk.
The garage containing the prints was jam-packed with broken and old tools and stacks of bottles.
The bottles were worthless but interesting, so Paul offered to take the whole lot - including a tin box including the plates - for £50.
He didn't look at them properly and when he quizzed the landowner, she said she had no idea what they were or how long they had been there.
He said: "Quite often rare bottles end up in people's gardens for whatever reason.
"The funny thing is that the bottles in the barn this time were worthless, I just said I'd give her £50 to take the whole lot away for her."
Sian Wainwright, manager of the rare books section at Blackwell bookstore with original copper plates
He looked closer at the unusual blocks when he got home and was impressed by the details.
He took them to an auction house who wrongly guessed they could be templates of drawings for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
This set Paul off on the right track and whilst enjoying a pint at his local pub he came across a link to an auction of 49 almost identical copper plates to the ones he has.
Auctioned off in New York in December 2018, they were the original printing blocks for the first editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 and Through the Looking-Glass, and what Alice found there, in 1871.
It's not known how many exist and the 49 were sold at auction in America for a staggering $81,250.
Paul's four show the Mad Hatter, Alice knocking on large window, the Mad Hatter's tea party and Father William.
Drawn by political cartoonist, sir John Tenniel, the illustrations were made for Lewis Carroll's famous children's books.
Paul realised he had four of the same set - showing different illustrations from the famous books.
Paul said: "I realised that no one in the world, apart from me, has probably seen these before.
"They were used for some of the most adored children's books in the world.
"These plates were used to make some of the rarest books in the world, the earliest editions of the story."
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After realising the magnitude of his find, Paul phoned up the bookshop in Oxford where Lewis Carroll, studied at university.
He said he wanted to "preserve them in history" and see them returned to their "rightful home".
The unnamed bookshop helped Paul to get the books verified as genuine by the British Museum.
Tenniel's drawings had been transferred to woodcut blocks by the well-known London firm of engravers Dalziel Brothers.


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Chelsea could switch their attentions to Gigio Donnarumma as they prepare to lose the race to sign Roma keeper Alisson.
New Blues boss Maurzio Sarri is understood to have made a personal attempt to persuade Alisson to choose Stamford Bridge over a move to Liverpool.
But the Reds are growing increasingly confident they will get their man after agreeing a world record £66million fee with Roma for the Brazilian number one.
And that has left Sarri and his Chelsea bosses desperately scratching around for other options as they look to bring in a new first choice keeper.
Current number one Thibaut Courtois is entering the final year of his contract and showing no sign of agreeing to commit his long-term future to the Blues.
That has left Chelsea reluctantly accepting they may have to flog the Belgian to Real Madrid for £35m this summer or risk him leaving without a fee in 12 months.
Before they will sanction any sale they need to have a replacement for Courtois lined up – and 25-year-old Alisson had been their preferred option.
But the club have delayed making a move despite holding a long-standing interest and that looks certain to cost them dear.
For Jurgen Klopp has nipped in prepared to make Alisson the most expensive keeper in history, and the player himself is now almost certain to make the move to Anfield.
The added incentive of Champions League football has been one of the deciding factors as Chelsea's poor form last season comes back to haunt them.
So Sarri faces a choice of who to target instead – and reports in the Italian media suggest one option could be AC Milan teenager Donnarumma.
The San Siro club are in a position where they need to sell to resolve financial issues, and Donnarumma himself has been unsettled for the past two years at the club.
Chelsea have long been linked with the 19-year-old, although doubts remain whether he is ready yet to be first choice at Stamford Bridge.
Another potential option is Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel, who built on his reputation with a series of impressive displays at the World Cup.
Schmeichel would cost at least £50m, and Donnarumma could be available for £20m less than that.
There is also the outside chance the Blues could re-sign Petr Cech, who is no longer first choice at Arsenal.


In Nate Silver's recent post "What Do Economic Models Really Tell Us About Elections?" he argues that it's not much. All in all I agree with his conclusions, but for different reasons. He takes a look at GDP growth and the margin of victory/loss in a presidential election, and shows when you take away inflation, 43 percent of incumbents win reelection. He admits these numbers don't go into why, but that's where I come in.
Whether incomes have gone up or down, it hasn't lead to a President, or his party, keeping the White House. This was the case in 1976, 1992, and 2000. While there wasn't much change between 2004 and 2008, there was a drop in 2009 because of the Great Recession, and we all know who won that year.
The report came out in May of 2008, before the Great Recession, but some of the findings might surprise you. It turns out 15 percent of American's saw their salaries decrease between 1969 and 2004, causing serious strain within the family. Right at the turn of the century, levels of family income were extremely violent, where over half of American families saw their earnings drop.
Just because incomes were rising and unemployment was low, didn't mean all families were living the high life. Health care costs soared way over inflation, so even if there were two breadwinners per household, there was still a good chance they couldn't afford health insurance. Not to mention most people received coverage through their job. And future problems are becoming apparent. As the price of food has gone up, it will eventually start affecting a large amount of families.
The unemployment numbers that came out last week weren't good. And yes those and other macro indicators can show politicians where the state of the overall economy is right now. But if politicians want to actually do something about it, they need to look at the root causes of high unemployment, why food prices are rising, and figure out why the cost of health care has been rising. But they can't do this without getting the right information. If a politicians job is to get reelected, they will start demanding the information that will show them how to help their constituents, and economists will start figuring out ways to calculate it.
>Thanks for the link and comment. You make a great point. Politicians have done little over the past few decades to raise middle class incomes. However, there is a deeper problem. If politicians knew that economic fundamentals help/hinder reelection of the opposing party, would they purposely make policies that would hurt the economy? I've been struggling with this "reelectoral" dilemma recently. Again, thanks for the link.


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Tis the Season of Giving at Windsor Run
By Kelly Shue
At Windsor Run, an Erickson Senior Living community in Matthews, N.C., residents enjoy a passion for making a positive difference in the lives of their neighbors and members of the greater community. As a result, several resident-led groups weave acts of kindness into their holiday plans.
"Throughout the year, Windsor Run generously donates resources and gives their time freely to each other and those in need located in the surrounding area," says executive director George Comfort. "During the holidays, this kindness magnifies, as together, we look for opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others."
From September 15 to December 15, Windsor Run community member Barbara Lucas organized a coat drive to support the 704 Coat Drive, presented by Charlotte Mechanical, benefitting the Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte. All collected coats were then given to the Salvation Army's men, women, and children's shelters as well as the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
"The purpose of the drive is to help the less fortunate," says Barbara. "We place two very large collection barrels at Windsor Run. Our generous residents filled all the barrels to overflowing – twice! The coats were then picked up and delivered to the Salvation Army for distribution. The coat drive is important to our residents as well as the folks receiving the coats."
At the same time as the coat drive, community member Ginny Bernstorf worked with neighbors to fill shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, a project sponsored by Samaritan's Purse's. The shoeboxes, filled with donated toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, are delivered to children around the world.
"I've been a passionate supporter of Operation Christmas Child for the past twenty-five years," says Ginny. "My Sunday school classes would hold shoebox filling parties at my home. We collected toys, socks, flashlights, school supplies, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, ornaments, and tee shirts. We would stuff the boxes to the top and leave space for hand-crafted caps, colorful masks, and little books about the Gospel."
Determined to keep this tradition alive following her move to Windsor Run, Ginny reached out to her neighbors after she was given 50 boxes to fill.
"George Comfort enthusiastically approved the project," she says. "As a result, in less than three weeks, 41 residents and nine staff members filled the boxes until they were bulging."
Ginny then delivered thank you notes to all her helpers along with a red and green "I stuffed a shoebox" badge. "Operation Christmas Child is so appreciative of Windsor Run's generosity," she says. "I can't wait to do it again next year."
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How should you do your taxes? If you've just finished college or graduate school, this may be the first time you do taxes without being claimed as a dependent on your parents' tax return. There may have been a few changes in your life that can offer deductions.
The good news is that there are several options for preparing your taxes. You can choose how involved you are in the process and whether you want or need to get help from a professional tax preparer. tax time doesn't have to be stressful, and it isn't all that confusing.
How To Do Your Taxes?
The first step in doing your taxes is to gather all your paperwork. This includes any W-2 forms from employers, 1099 forms from employers who did not take taxes out of your pay, and any interest earnings reported from investments or other bank accounts. You'll also want records of any interest paid to those hefty student loans you've racked up.
Going to a website that offers free tax preparation software is a great place to start. You can find those websites listed on the IRS site. They offer a list of all free e-file preparers. Most of these sites walk you through the process, telling you which box to enter on which line. They also do the math for you, so you can give your hard-earned college math skills a rest.
First of all, determine if you can be claimed as a dependent. While they may not be paying for your visits to happy hour, they may be able to claim you as a dependent on their tax return. If you are married and filing jointly, you cannot be claimed as a dependent. The IRS states that you must live with your parents for more than half the year, but being away at college counts as living with your parents. You must have been a full time student for any part of five months of the year.
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As you enter your information, the sites will generally ask about common deductions available to you. For example, if you moved during the year you may be able to deduct some expenses. Interest paid on student loans is usually deductible, depending on income levels and whether you are married. If you made charitable contributions during the year, you can deduct those, and you might want to check deductible expenses for any volunteer work that you did during the year.
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The world's fastest-growing aviation market wants to stop buying foreign-made planes. Or at least not as many.
Chinglish is a problem on signs in China — and no one's quite sure how to go about fixing it. The city of Shenzen, though, has a scheme to get the people making fun of the bad translations to help fix them.
Images of stings that look like gunshot wounds and Chinese exterminators in protective suits with blowtorches have given the Asian giant hornets an infamous reputation. That, and the dozens of deaths they have caused in China.
Here's a story you don't hear often out of China: A newspaper devotes its front page to a plea to the police to release its journalist.
China has relied on coal for cheap energy to fuel its development. Now. many of its cities have massive air pollution problems. And, finally, the government is doing something about it.


This version is for GC.com Basic members.
Before, try to use GoogleMap or Sort By "Distance from" features did not work if your account is Basic member.
And now, it works even if Basic member.
1) Search caches at top window then go Cache List Window.
2) Select menu "Download All Caches".
So, if the cache list does not contain location info (Lat/Lon).
GCz tries to load location info from Cache Detail.
That's why need to download all caches before open GoogleMap or Sort.
PS) Don't forget "Save Cache List" when it's done!!
I have posted the version for touch screen phones. If you have a non-touch screen phone, go the the link at the top and download the Standard version.
I have a pocket PC and need a .cab version. I have actualy version 02.35.50.
Where can I find (download it?
Re: Ver 0.2.35.53 is here now!!
There is no cab file.
Just replace the .50 version of the GCzII.exe at your pocket pc by the .53 version.
As of yesterday no longer works the GCzII 0.2.35.53 version on my HTC TD2.
I think Geocaching.com an update has done. Is there already a fix for this?
Version .55 partially fixes the 12/21/2010 GC update. Go to XDA to download a copy.


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Christian Frederik Gotfried Friele, född 22 maj 1821, död 24 januari 1899, var en norsk journalist.

Efter avlagd juristexamen 1851 blev han anställd vid Christianiaposten 1852-54, därefter vid Morgenbladet, från 1857 i dess redaktion, och 1863-93 som chefredaktör. Friele gjorde Morgenbladet till en modern, kulturellt och politisk ledande tidning av dittills osedda dimensioner i Norge. Hans påfallande polemiska journalistik har starkt kritiserats.

Källor
 Svensk uppslagsbok, Malmö 1932.

Norska chefredaktörer
Norska journalister under 1800-talet
Journalister från Bergen
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Avlidna 1899
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John Heart Jackie "Nevada City" from Chadwick Gantes on Vimeo.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, Last night while all dee alumnz were geddin' on to 80's jams and badpop, something very different was dropping over at Synergy house. John Heart Jackie, a Portland based folk group made a stop off their tour to hang out with somebody's sister's boyfriend's cousin, who lives at Synergy. When I arrived, the relatively small living room was full of beaming faces piled atop of eachother, all captive to the lush harmonies provided by these fine folk.
The first half of the show were folk orriginals, frm their new LP, WE ARE GOLD MOUNDS and a few covers. Then they took a break, had a few drinks and came back with some grade A blues and rock jams that satiated the crowd's obvious need to dance. This went on well through the pre-party hours, until eventually most people made their way over to the Homecoming Dance, where cross generation mixxxing insued. The John Heart Jackie singer was feelin' it and passed me his album, which we will be spinning in the coming weeks on the station.
We don't get much "slow" music here at CC, specially on a Saturday night. Wanna hear more?


Post-rock as practiced in the Japanese alternative scene tends towards two main poles, with the fiddly math-rock of Toe on one hand and the endlessly climaxing wall of sound of Mono on the other. As the bassist in Macmanaman, Takeshi Yamamoto has plenty of form in working to split that difference, but switching to guitar with the band Sea Level, he charts a different path altogether.
Running at less than half the length of Macmanaman's New Wave Of British BASEBALL Heavy Metal (no.13 on this list), Sea Level's Invisible Cities nevertheless adopts a far less hurried pace. It is also an album that pays far more attention to texture, with the three-part Kubilai e Polo interspersing its ambient, wandering guitar, synths and samples at intervals throughout the album. Sea Level's roots as an improvisational band show through in the overlapping, freeform nature of much of their sonic explorations, with the composition more apparent in how it's all stitched together. The title and structure taking inspiration from Italo Calvino's novel of the same name, the subdued Dorotea contrasting with Zaira's building cacophony of overlapping sonic textures but both songs nevertheless reflecting the same metaphysical Venice of the mind viewed from a porch on a summer evening. Only the central Corpo really resembles a song in the conventional sense, although its fragile melody eventually gives way to freeform piano and the guitar's distorted Robert Frippery — also, and perhaps tellingly, it's the only track not named after part of Calvino's book.
As the fourth Fukuoka band on this list so far, it's tempting to view Sea Level as a further example of an extraordinary creative vibrancy in Japan's southwestern extremities, and there's some truth in that. However, the band are also evidence of the incestuous nature of much of that creativity. Yamamoto has already appeared on this list with Macmanaman, while he has also played with Sonotanotanpenz' (no.9 on this list) Hitomi Itamura in the groups ruruxu/sinn and RIM and designed the cover art for tepPohseen's album (no.15 on this list). Meanwhile Sea Level drummer Makoto Onuki has form as bassist in psychedelic rock band Semi and has also already made an appearance here with tepPohseen. Focusing so much on these acts populated by a tiny coterie of people certainly creates a skewed image of the city's musical landscape, of which you are only seeing a peripheral corner here. However, combined with the fact that the city has a big enough scene to support their variegated explorations alongside a wealth of more conventional (and less interesting) pop and rock bands, that is also a big part part of why Fukuoka in 2017 remains such an interesting place for music.


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Dog Attacks 2-Year-Old, Girl Suffers Serious Bite Wounds, 'Intoxicated' Mother Charged
By Suman Varandani @suman09
A Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, mother was charged with child endangerment after her 2-year-old daughter was attacked by a dog. Police said the child suffered serious dog bite wounds from the attack that took place Sunday.
Local media reports said Monday that the child was first taken to the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from where she was flown to another hospital for treatment. A police affidavit stated that the child suffered puncture wounds, scratches and a 4-inch laceration that started near the girl's left ear and fully exposed her jaw.
The girl's mother, identified as Mary Biedka, appeared to be intoxicated and gave numerous accounts of how the girl was injured.
The 30-year-old first said a black dog that looked like a wolf attacked her daughter as they walked near a Turkey Hill convenience store. When officers checked several Turkey Hill stores in the city, they found no signs of a dog attack. She later said she was staying with a friend named Joseph White but did not know his address.
Police found the address of a man with that name on North Pennsylvania Avenue. When they arrived at his residence, they found blood on the porch and door and heard dogs barking inside the house.
Police later contacted White, who said he was sleeping when Biedka started screaming and told him the girl was attacked by a dog at the Turkey Hill on George Avenue. He then drove Biedka and the girl to the hospital, he said.
Police took Biedka into custody and questioned her about the incident. This was when she said she was doing laundry while her daughter played with two dogs in the backyard of the North Pennsylvania Avenue home. She said she heard a loud commotion and she ran outside. Her daughter was there bleeding profusely from the face and neck. She then ran inside and woke up White, she said.
Biedka, who told police she had snorted meth Sunday morning, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and false reports. She was arraigned and released on $10,000 unsecured bail, pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 25.
Dog Euthanized After Vet Conducted Unnecessary Procedures: Lawsuit
Dog Mauls Toddler, Bites Face


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Kyrgyzstan Won't Join Customs Union on 'Someone Else's' Roadmap
Kyrgyz President Atambayev speaking at an interview.	Sergei Porter
Kyrgyzstan plans to join the Moscow-led Customs Union of former Soviet states but will demand that any association agreement take into account its national interests, President Almazbek Atambayev said Monday.
The statement follows a decision by Ukraine in November to suspend a planned association deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia and its rival trade bloc.
"Ukraine can choose, and we have little choice, but we will only take a route that suits us," Atambayev said, Interfax reported. "We will only join the Customs Union if our national interests are met."
Moscow had put heavy pressure on Ukraine, including export restrictions and threats of energy prices hikes, to push Kiev into reassessing its trade orientation.
Kyrgyzstan's economic dependency on Russia is substantially greater. The impoverished former Soviet republic in Central Asia has some oil and natural gas reserves, but depends heavily on Russian imports for its energy needs.
"We will not join [the Customs Union] according to a roadmap that somebody else has laid out," Atambayev said, without disclosing any specific demands his government may put forth.
Last week, the Kyrgyz government complained that a "roadmap" for their country's accession to the Customs Union was drafted without consulting the Kyrgyz government, Interfax reported.


Stephanie Waggel, MD, a former psychiatry resident at George Washington University Hospital diagnosed with cancer, is suing the university, alleging violations of the American with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the D.C. Human Rights Act.
Waggel was diagnosed with kidney cancer in the spring of 2015 and her lawsuit outlines how her supervisors failed to accommodate her medical treatment despite receiving approval for medical leave to attend appointments and recover from surgeries. While undergoing treatment, she received several letters of deficiency and was informed that she would not be promoted to her third year of the program. She was dismissed from the program in May.
Waggel's lawsuit asks that she be reinstated into the program and receive at least $300,000 in compensatory damages.