Citysam launches survey on the topic of the fall of the Berlin wall with six Hotel proposals to the Jubilee year of online travel portal, August 31, 2009 hardly a day has remained the Germans in such special memories such as the day of the fall of the wall. In time for the anniversary, Berlin attracts "20 years fall of the wall" with numerous events on the subject. Travelers, a trip to the German past or on November 9, 2009 the "Festival of freedom" in Berlin would experience, offers the online travel portal Citysam.de a selection of six top hotels with historical background. Further details can be found at Stephen Mooney, an internet resource. From low-budget to five-star – on Citysam.de, all types of"travellers" find the suitable accommodation. The generator hostel is bookable as from 19 euro. Guests staying in a former plate construction, which is the largest Hostel in Germany after a lavish renovation with over 900 rooms. Due to favorable prices and close to the trendy neighbourhoods of party-goers, singles and back Packers feel right here. In direct proximity to the international famous Border crossing between East and West Berlin stay guests at the Mercure Hotel & Residenz Berlin Checkpoint Charlie.
The hotel is bookable from 75 euros and is one of the most popular four star hotels in the capital due to very good reviews. Who would like to combine a sightseeing tour with shopping on the Kurfurstendamm, which stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West. The three-star hotel located just minutes from the exclusive boutiques and the famous sights of Berlin and is bookable starting from 60 Euro. Of the Suitehotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz, the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag, as well as the border crossing checkpoint Charlie on foot can be reach. Visitors from 79 euro in double room pay for one night at this three star hotel.
Guests who wish to enjoy both tradition and luxury, check into the five star Adlon Kempinski at the Brandenburg Gate. The House is not only a hotel legend, but testifies as well as the famous Pariser Platz, on which it stands, the changing German history of the 20th century. Since its opening in 1907 the hotel was up to its destruction as a meeting place for celebrities and politicians from all over Europe. After the reunification, it was built along traditional lines and serves today as a popular hostel State guests. The hotel is bookable starting from 225 euro in a double room. Until the reunification was the answer to Western skyscrapers "interhotel City Berlin" with a height of 122 meters. The East German regime built there at that time especially for Western business delegations and State guests. After a lavish renovation, the current Park Inn Berlin Alexanderplatz welcomes its guests as a four star hotel from 90 per double room. In the middle of "Center" on the legendary Alexanderplatz, the House offers everything for the discerning traveller. Information to all Berlin-specials and hotel in addition to the hotel's proposals can join users under berlin.citysam.de now in the survey "20 years fall of the wall": with interesting and Citysam takes up the subject of explosive questions such as "Do you think that the wall in people's minds still exists?" or "Want the wall back?". Then, Citysam published an evaluation of the survey.
Hotels.com receives again the TuV SuD mark Berlin/London s@fer-shopping June 1, 2012 reliability and safety of the provider are the most important factors for the Germans in the payment on the Internet. Number of studies such as Internet payment transactions from the perspective of the consumer show this"trade in cooperation with the Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main and PaySys consultancy GmbH has been carried out by the E-Commerce Center. Western Union Company might disagree with that approach. 44.6 percent of the surveyed Germans said to take a higher purchase price, if the security is given against data abuse and fraud. The world's most-booked hotel booking website Hotels.com was already in June 2010 first hotel booking portal in Germany by TuV South with the s@fer-shopping mark awarded. The achievements in the field of security were now recognized by the confirmation of the certificate. Hotels.com convinced with constant quality since January 2001 checks TuV SuD of online shops and is trusted dealer with the well known s@fer-shopping Mark.
The criteria for the award are in handling, protection of customer information, as well as the quality of order processing. We are proud that we could have received this seal of approval as the first hotel booking portal in Germany and convince again through our continuous security standards", Florian says Russ, Chief Marketing Officer of Hotels.com D/A/CH. Our customers expect a fast, simple and above all safe booking experience at Hotels.com. The renewed Award with the label confirmed impressively that customer satisfaction is a top priority for us", Russ adds. Criterion two-thirds of the respondents in the study above use as security the Internet regularly shopping.
47.7 percent have online booked once a journey or a plane ticket. However, online already negative experiences with delivery times, quality, or poor accounting did almost half of the survey participants. Therefore it is important especially in the Internet, security and Seriousness to make sure.
Sardinia and tourism – FA ana a unknown paradise once known became FA ana through a factory which specialized in the production of sardines, years ago a beautiful resort, with the typical flair of a fishing town. The jahrlliche sardine Festival in August, which is one of the most important events remained traditional. In the old town you can watch artists at work, the Elias Church is also worth a visit, the history of which centuries is old. Hotel bi village room beach jumping from FA ana offers everything. It features modern rooms. A supermarket, a kiosk and a Hairdresser. A pizzeria, Spezielitatenrestaurant, tobacco shop, Callshop and a souvenir shop. A bazaar, as well as an Internet corner, a wine shop, a gift shop, a beach article business, a shop for camping equipment and a doctor.
This includes an outdoor pool and a children's pool. Whenever Hikmet Ersek listens, a sympathetic response will follow. Entertainment for children and adults. This is not the only hotel, the Villa Lancia has equally beautiful rooms as well as a sauna and a hot tub. Live music round out the offerings on the terraces of the hotel. Of course you can rent one of the 141 apartments in FA ana. Price seen very cheap despite TV, Grill, air-conditioning and close to the beach. Offer all pizzeria pizza cheapest, but otherwise is in different ways to recommend fish.
Because anywhere there are more numerous than in this fishing town. FA ana has a campsite, where you can rent also Caravan. Sandy beaches and a private beach for children. The National Park on the island of Brijuni is a popular tourist destination, as well as the city of Pula with its amphitheatre of Rome times. You want it romantic, then make a trip to the city of Rovinj. Of course it is necessary also to Porec, which is a popular tourist town in Istria and still one of the most beautiful to do this. The leisure facilities at FA ana includes various sports, fishing and fishing, where you can ride with locals.
One entrance to the Chocolate Museum in Cologne is worth his money a long weekend in Cologne, lovers of chocolate combined with a visit of the exhibition promises an unforgettable experience. Book a cheap hotel in Cologne, Germany but now and start in a single Schokoerlebnis. Chocolate Museum of Cologne was founded in 1993 and offers an introduction to making chocolate, from the beginning of time to the date his prospects. Through the 4,000 tours and be amaze values 650,000 viewers, the Chocolate Museum Cologne belongs to the 10 to the most visited museums in Germany. The guides be adjusted by the staff always the age of prospective buyers.
So include the guided tours for adult guidance in making the chocolate just like the popular chocolate drink, cocoa. The guided tours of the specialized staff for adults held Saturdays from 14:00 to 16.00 instead. A maximum of 25 persons is possible. Therefore a notice requires verification. The cost for the Leadership is 1.50 euros plus 7.50 euros admission. Small children a rainforest is made offered the tours of chocolate, a chocolate school, in which not only studied but practice also plays a role, and some sweets at the chocolate fountain. The young Schokoschlemmer must be 4 years old to participate in the guided tour.


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Inclusive 'Lady of Guadalupe' portrays ethnic, cultural groups of colonial Mexico
'Lady of Guadalupe' is 'a response to secularism,' says producer
Huitzil Sol as Maria and Guillermo Iván as Juan Diego, in a still from the film "Lady of Guadalupe" (Courtesy of Vision Films, Inc.)
by Rose Pacatte
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John Martinez (Guillermo Iván) is doing research for a story at the library when he meets the librarian, Mary (Kimberly Aria Peterson). They are immediately attracted to one another. Although they do not have much money they soon marry. Now, however, his editor, Mr. Dominguez (Rudy Miera) asks him to write about something of interest to their New Mexico readers: Mexican culture, faith and identity. The faith aspect makes John uncomfortable as he is not much of a believer.
Dominguez tells John that a Fr. Xavier Escalada (Glenn Craley) is giving a class about Our Lady of Guadalupe and urges him to go and listen to what the priest has to say. The older man thinks that this may be a way for John to work through his discomfort with the topic. Mary is pregnant and prepares for her baby shower that evening. Since the couple only has one car, she drops John off at the lecture venue on the way. Then something happens that night that changes the life of the couple forever.
Flash back about 500 years to December 1531.
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (Guillermo Iván), an indigenous Chichimec peasant, lives with his wife Maria (Huitzil Sol) and uncle, Bernardino (Norman Patrick Brown), in a village near what is now Mexico City. Franciscan friars visit the village to teach about Jesus and the Gospels and the people are baptized. The villagers also struggle with the oppressive Spanish conquistadores who mock and beat them. When Bernardino becomes ill, Juan Diego crosses Tepeyac Hill to obtain medicine for him.
Poster for "Lady of Guadalupe" (Courtesy of Vision Films, Inc.)
Hurrying along, Juan Diego is startled by a beautiful woman (Paola Baldión) who appears on the path and speaks to him as a mother to a son. She tells Juan Diego that she would like a chapel built there in her honor so that she can assist the people when they are in need. He must ask Bishop Zumarraga (Herb Hoffman) to build this chapel. Juan Diego feels unworthy and so puts off the lady's request. The next day he takes a different path, but the lady is there just the same, encouraging him. Finally, he gets the courage to approach the bishop who doesn't believe him and asks for a sign from this lady. As we know, the lady is Mary, the Mother of God, and she gives Juan Diego a miraculous sign that is seen by millions of pilgrims a year pre-COVID-19.
"Lady of Guadalupe" ("Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe") is a new film from Los Angeles based executive producer Robert L. Hymers III. Hymers' mother is from Guatemala and though his parents were raised Catholic, "life events led them away from the church," Hymers told me in a recent interview.
His father is an ordained Baptist minister and the founding pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle in Los Angeles, known for his strong conservative views.
Though Hymers was raised Protestant, he believes that Our Lady of Guadalupe "transcends different religious beliefs because she is an icon of feminism, of what it means to be a Latino. She helps with healing people and is a gateway to Christianity, 500 years ago and today.
"The image itself reflects those Mesoamerican societies that were matriarchal, where the female is the leader and the glue of society. Producing this film was a way to underscore the important role of women in Latinx culture. A lot of Christianity is subsumed in the image and Christianity goes deep into the DNA of Mexicans and Central Americans. For me, this is the very meaning of the film."
Hymers, who largely financed the film, said they did not cut corners on the authenticity of settings and music. "We shot the historical scenes in ancient ruins in New Mexico. The music, which was lost for hundreds of years and found not long ago under a church, is authentic as are the instruments that play it." The final scenes of the film were shot at the Basilica of our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
From left: executive producer Robert L. Hymers III, actor Guillermo Iván and director and co-writer Pedro Brenner appear in a production still from the film. (Courtesy of Vision Films, Inc.)
A friend of mine, an expert on colonial Mexican history, commented, "I saw something in this film that I've not seen in any other film covering the early years of the Spanish Conquest. It is a faithful rendering of the population demographics of the Valley of Mexico. The African component in these years is usually ignored, but 'Lady of Guadalupe' was accurate in its depiction in accordance with current historical understanding."
He added: "Also, I noticed what is probably a reference to a mestizo [a biracial child of European and Native American parentage] during one of the first times we see Juan Diego. There is a boy of about 10 years old whom Juan Diego acknowledges. Whereas the others have straight hair and more Indigenous features, this boy's hair is curly, and he looks mestizo. I think the director was trying to nudge the viewer to understand that this was one of the new human blends that had come about since the Spanish arrived in Mexico."
When I asked Hymers about these insights, he agreed, responding via email, "Yes, your friend's analysis is correct. We didn't think it would be recognized since it's a small detail, but it's an example of the extra pain we went through to ensure the authenticity and inclusiveness of the film. We wanted all ethnic and cultural groups that were involved at the time of Juan Diego to be depicted accurately in the film."
Hymers chose to make the film to educate and inspire viewers. "The movie cuts across the usual faith-based film and speaks to the heart of Mexican culture. As the world becomes more secular, I believe that going back to our core beliefs helps us to become realigned to our God consciousness, eternity and history," he said.
"The film is a response to secularism and speaks to the fragility of life," he said. "There is a metaphysical dimension to the story as well: What are we doing here on Earth and where are we going?"
Hymers admits it was a challenge to cast the film but admits that Guillermo Iván, who plays both Juan Diego and John, is outstanding. To me, Baldión embraces her role as Our Lady with simplicity and gentle conviction thus avoiding sentimentality. It's never easy to cast an actor in the role of Mary.
The Spanish version of the film aired on Univision in late 2020 and will air periodically on Univision over the next few years.
In a way, "Lady of Guadalupe" is two films blended into one because of the parallel timelines and characters separated by five centuries. This is not a new narrative technique, but I think that director Pedro Brenner and his co-writer Seann Dougherty carry it off well.
This film is an homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and to St. Juan Diego and their place in the cultures of North and Central America especially. If Mr. Hymers had not told me, I would never have guessed the film was produced by a mostly Protestant team. The film is a testament to when it comes to Our Lady of Guadalupe, regardless of our beliefs, we are all "Guadalupanas."

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What Pushes Your Hot Buttons? - New York State Dispute Resolution Association, Inc.
What Pushes Your Hot Buttons?
Every year in August, the New York State Agricultural Mediation Program (NYSAMP) participates in Empire Farm Days. The event is the largest outdoor agricultural trade show in the Northeastern U.S. with an astonishing range of exhibits, seminars, demonstrations, and activities featuring the latest innovations, newest technologies and cutting-edge techniques in agriculture.
Last year, NYSAMP asked "On the farm, what pushes your buttons?" And people told us with answers ranging from the predictable: spouses, government, and weather to the surprising: tomato-snatching chickens, cell phones, and arguments over the last piece of pie.
When we train people to use mediation or conflict management tools we often stress how important it is to be aware of, and to develop tools for managing, our hot buttons, biases and triggers.
As an agricultural mediation program, it is also critical that we keep our finger on the pulse of today's New York farmer. What makes them tick? What really gets to them?
This year we will continue our unscientific survey at Empire Farm Days in Seneca Falls on August 9th, 10th and 11th. Stop by Lot # 502 on West Seneca Acres Avenue and tell us about what pushes your "hot buttons" on the farm. Claudia Kenny and Chris Tauzel from NYSAMP will be there along with volunteer mediators and staff from local Community Dispute Resolution Centers. It would be great to see and hear from you!


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Lakers Winning Streak Ends at Nine
Kobe Bryant forcing his way for a shot against Nuggets.
The Lakers played sloppy, shot the ball poorly, Pau Gasol hurt his knee, and they lost the services of Andrew Bynum late. All of that added up to a disappointing 95-90 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center.
Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, but shot just 10-27 from the floor, and was clearly bothered by the Nuggets' aggressive defense against him, and the lack of foul calls.
His frustration boiled over and he picked up his 13th technical foul in the second quarter after slamming the court with his hand after a missed shot. He also missed several shots in the fourth quarter, including a key baseline jumper in the final moments with the game still on the line.
The Lakers also got a huge scare when Gasol went down clutching his knee after taking a hard foul on a made basket in the third quarter. He briefly went to the locker room, but did return to finish the game. Team officials have said he will have a precautionary MRI on Monday. Gasol finished the game with 16 points and 12 rebounds, but clearly didn't have the same impact on the game after injuring his knee.
Bynum also left the game Sunday with seven minutes left after tweaking his knee on a collision with Lamar Odom. He appeared to grab his knee on the bench, but said after the game he was fine and expects to play on Tuesday against Utah. He scored eight points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.
The Lakers led 47-40 at halftime in a very uneven game, with neither team shooting the ball well. The second half was a grind, the Lakers held the lead late in the third until Denver went on a run, and briefly grabbed the advantage. The score was tied at 69 at the end of the quarter.
The Lakers opened up a 75-69 lead early in the fourth, but the Nuggets took over from there. Point guard Raymond Felton scored all 16 of his points in the second half, including several key buckets down the stretch to keep Denver ahead.
With Denver up 91-83, the Lakers scored four straight and had the ball with under a minute left, but Bryant missed a tough baseline shot. The Nuggets split two free throws to go up 92-87. Odom, who had 17 points and seven rebounds off the bench, hit a three-pointer with 16 seconds left to bring the Lakers to within two. After Nene made his first free throw, he missed the second, and Kenyon Martin forced Odom under the basket to grab the putback, which effectively closed the door on the Lakers' winning streak.
For the game the Lakers shot just 42.9% (36-84) from the floor and 4-18 (22.2%) from beyond the arc. They outrebounded Denver 45-44, but were undone by the 20 turnovers they committed. The Nuggets shot just 43.9% (36-82) from the field themselves, and turned the ball over 17 times as well.
Danilo Gallanari led the Nuggets with 22 points and seven rebounds. Kenyon Martin had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Nene scored 12 to go along with seven boards.
The loss dropped the Lakers 2.5 behind the Spurs for first in the Western Conference with six games left. The Lakers are now 17-2 since the All-Star break.
The champs' next game is Tuesday night at Staples Center against the Utah Jazz, who were eliminated from the playoff race on Friday by the Lakers. After Tuesday's game, the Lakers go on the road at Golden St. on Wednesday, and then Portland on Friday.
Link: Lakers vs. Nuggets Box Score
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Big Second Half Propels Lakers Past Jazz
Kobe Bryant drives to the basket against the Jazz.
For the first 24 minutes of Friday night's game in Utah, it seemed like the Lakers were destined to give back the game they gained from Thursday's nights hard-fought victory against Dallas.
But these Lakers are just playing at a whole other level. The champs rallied from 17 points down, overwhelming the undermanned Utah Jazz in the second half, and scored a 96-85 at EnergySolutions Arena, their ninth straight win, and 17th in the last 18 games.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 21 points and Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol each had 16. Gasol also added a team-high nine rebounds in the win.
Utah jumped on the Lakers early, led 26-13 in the first quarter, and then put together an 11-0 run in the second quarter to build a 41-24 lead. But that's when the tide began to shift. Los Angeles fought back with an 18-7 run to close the half, and trailed just 48-42 at the break.
The second half was all Lakers, as Derek Fisher's three-pointer finally got the Lakers even at 62 with just over four minutes left in the third quarter. Moments later they took the lead for good when Kyrylo Fesenko was called for goaltending on a Shannon Brown shot. The Lakers led 71-64 after three.
The lead stretched to 83-65 early in the fourth, and the Lakers held off the Jazz the rest of the way for what turned out to be a fairly easy victory. Los Angeles outscored Utah 52-35 in the second half.
Utah played without three of their key players, as Andrei Kirilenko, Devin Harris, and Raja Bell all missed the game with injuries. The Lakers played without Matt Barnes, who was suspended by the NBA for his role in Thursday night's melee with Dallas.
C.J. Miles, who had been in a shooting slump, scored 13 points in the first half for the Jazz, and finished with a game-high 24. Al Jefferson added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Paul Milsap chipped in with 16 points.
The Lakers shot just 39.4% from the field in the first half, but finished the game at 47.9% (34-71). They also held the Jazz to 41.5% (34-82) from the floor, and 2-10 (20.0%) from the three-point line. The Jazz did outrebound the Lakers 44-39, including 15-6 on the offensive end, but held a much bigger advantage (28-18) at the end of the first half.
The win, combined with San Antonio's sixth straight loss at Houston on Friday, brought the Lakers to within 1.5 games for first place in the Western Conference, with seven remaining. The Lakers' current 17-1 record is the highest post-All-Star break winning percentage (.944) in league history. The Jazz are second, going 31-4 (.885) after the All-Star break back in 1997.
The loss eliminated Utah from the Western Conference playoff race, marking the first time a team started 15-5 and 27-13 and didn't make the playoffs.
The Lakers now return home for a Sunday afternoon battle at Staples Center against the new-look Denver Nuggets, who have been playing very well since trading their superstar forward Carmelo Anthony last month. The two teams have split their two meetings this year, with the Lakers winning the last game 107-97 in Denver back on January 21.
Link: Lakers @ Jazz Box Score
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Lakers Rout Mavs for Eighth Straight Win
Kobe Bryant takes a jumper against the Mavericks.
There were five ejections and four technical fouls at Staples Center on Thursday night, but nothing could stop the Lakers methodical second half romp over the Dallas Mavericks 110-82, as they won the battle for second place in the Western Conference.
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 28 points, and Andrew Bynum had 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Lakers moved their record to an NBA-best 16-1 since the All-Star break. They've also won eight straight.
In a playoff-like atmosphere, with the Lakers running away in the fourth quarter, the Mavs' Jason Terry pushed Steve Blake under the basket, sparking a skirmish between the players on the court.
Matt Barnes, Blake, Terry, and Brendan Haywood were all ejected, with Terry picking up a flagrant-2 foul. Minutes later, Shannon Brown was ejected after another shoving match that followed a hard foul on Pau Gasol with the game well out of reach.
Neither of the incidents could take away what was a dominating performance by the world champs, who held Dallas to just 31 points in the second half, including closing the game on a 19-2 run. The two teams could face each at some point during the playoffs.
Gasol chipped in with 20 points and six rebounds, and Lamar Odom had 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, scoring 11 straight points at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth, that turned a 79-70 game into a 90-70 lead. Ron Artest poured in 13 points.
The Lakers led a tight game 54-51 at halftime, and then slowly started to pull away late in the third quarter. After Odom's 11-0 run late in the game, Dallas responded after the first flare up to get to within 91-80. Bryant was reinserted into the game to restore order, scoring six straight points and the game was never close again.
For the game, the Lakers shot 44.7% (38-85) from the field, and hit 28-39 (71.8%) from the foul line. They outrebounded the Mavericks 52-47, and committed just seven turnovers. Dallas shot a woeful 36.1% (30-83) from the floor, and a miserable 6-26 (23.1%) from beyond the arc. They scored just 12 points in the final quarter.
Dirk Nowitski led the visitors with 27 points and 13 rebounds, one of only three Mavs in double figures. Peja Stojakovic had 13 and J.J. Barea had 10 points off the bench. Before getting tossed from the game, Terry hit just 2-9 shots for five points. Nowitski was clearly the lone bright spot on this night.
The win put the Lakers 1.5 games ahead of Dallas for second place in the Western Conference, and two games ahead in the loss column. They also hold the tiebreaker having beaten Dallas 2-1 this season. They are also only 2.5 games behind the San Antonio Spurs for first in the West after Boston's 107-97 in San Antonio Thursday.
The Lakers play tomorrow night in Utah against the struggling Jazz, having just finished a 7-0 homestand. They'll return back to Staples Center for a Sunday for an afternoon game against the surging Denver Nuggets.
Link: Lakers vs. Mavericks Box Score
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Lakers Top Hornets for Seventh Straight Win
Kobe Bryant drives hard to the basket against Hornets.
The Lakers just keep rolling right along towards the playoffs, as they took care of the New Orleans Hornets 102-84 at Staples Center on Sunday night.
Kobe Bryant, who scored 79 points in his previous two games, poured in a game-high 30 points to go along with five assists, as the Lakers won their seventh straight game, and have gone 15-1 since the All-Star break.
Los Angeles jumped on the David West-less Hornets early, and led 30-19 after the first quarter. After getting up by as many as 18 points in the first half, the Lakers settled for a halftime lead of 57-41.
The Hornets played much better in the second half, and were able to rally back behind the inspired play of Carl Landry, who is starting in place of West. New Orleans got to within six points in the fourth quarter at 78-72, before the Lakers went on a 24-12 run to close the game, and win going away by 18.
Pau Gasol had a big night with 23 points, 16 rebounds, and four blocked shots. Andrew Bynum battled foul trouble all game long, and played just over 21 minutes, but he did have 13 points and five boards in his limited action. Ron Artest was the only other Laker in double figures with 11 points on 4-6 shooting from the field.
For the game, the Lakers shot 41-85 (48.2%) from the field, 17-21 (81.0%) from the foul line, but only 3-17 (17.6%) from beyond the arc, with Bryant hitting just 1-6 from deep. The Lakers won the rebound battle 44-43 and committed just nine turnovers.
New Orleans struggled shooting the ball all night, finishing at 40.2% on 35-87 from the floor. They were also a miserable 3-17 (17.6%) from the three-point line, with Marco Belinelli convering just 1-7 from long range.
Landry led the Hornets with 24 points and 10 rebounds playing almost 44 minutes. Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Chris Paul had an off night scoring just 10 points on 4-9 shooting, but he did have nine assists. No other Hornet scored in double figures.
The win put the Lakers' record at 53-20, and they are one game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks for second place in the Western Conference. The two teams will get together on Thursday night for a battle at Staples Center. San Antonio dropped their third straight and are now 57-16, just four games ahead of the Lakers for the conference lead with nine games remaining.
The champs will get three days off before they take on Dallas, and will try to complete a 7-0 homestand. Sometimes long layoffs can be a bad thing for a team playing well, but the Lakers know they have to be at their best in what will surely be a playoff-like atmosphere on Thursday. The Mavericks and Lakers have split their first two games this season, with the Lakers beating the Mavericks 96-91 in their last meeting in Dallas.
Box Score: Lakers vs. Hornets Box Score
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Lakers Take Care of Clips to Extend Streak
Kobe Bryant drives hard to basket against Clippers.
It wasn't a blowout, but the Lakers led wire-to-wire as they held off the Clippers 112-104 Friday night at Staples Center, to push their post-All-Star game record to 14-1.
Kobe Bryant had a game-high 37 points, coming off his season-high 42 points against Phoenix on Tuesday. He hit 11-21 shots from the field, and went to the line 17 times, connecting on 14 of them. He also had six and assists and four rebounds, and scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Pau Gasol, who scored 26 points and had eight rebounds, raised $26,000 for Japan relief as he donated $1,000 for every point he scored in the game. Ron Artest had 15 points, five rebounds, three blocks, three steals, and played superb defense all night on the Clippers' leading-scorer Eric Gordon, holding him to seven points on 3-14 from the field.
The Lakers jumped out fast on the Clips, taking a 30-14 lead late the in the first quarter. The Clippers rallied in the second quarter and closed to 37-35, but never did get any closer in the first half. The champs led at the break 57-48.
In the second half, the Lakers continued to maintain a healthy lead, pulling ahead by 12 on several occasions, only to see their hallway neighbors continue to battle back. After three the Lakers only led 85-80.
The Clippers kept it close in the fourth, closing the gap to two on several possessions. With Lakers leading by four with 40 seconds left, Artest made a great defensive play in the open court, taking the ball away from rookie sensation Blake Griffin who was heading in for a dunk. The game was sealed when Andrew Bynum tipped in a missed Derek Fisher free throw with under 20 seconds left.
Tempers flared again for the two teams, as Fisher and Clipper center got into a yelling match when Fisher threw out his elbow after a hard screen set on him by Kaman, in the final seconds. Kaman appeared to tell Fisher he'd meet him in the parking lot after the game, as he was being ejected with two technical fouls. Fisher was also assessed a technical.
Both teams shot the ball well from the floor. The Lakers hit 50.0% (39-78) and the Clippers also hit half of their shots (42-84). Neither team shot the three ball well, the Lakers went 6-18 (33.3%) and the Clips 5-17 (29.4%) One of the big differences in the game was the Lakers going to the line 39 times, hitting 28, while the Clippers went 15-18 from the charity stripe. The Lakers won the rebound battle, 41-34, and committed two less turnovers at 16-14.
For the Clippers, Mo Williams had a season-high 30 points and six assists, hitting 11-16 from the floor and 4-7 from the three-point line. Griffin had a fairly quiet 22 points and only six rebounds, but did have a few highlight dunks, which as become the norm for him nightly. Randy Foye had 12 off the bench, and Al-Farouq Aminu scored 11 points off the bench as well.
The Lakers moved their record to 52-20 as they won their sixth straight, and now lead the Dallas Mavericks by 1.5 games for second place in the Western Conference standings. They also only trail the San Antonio Spurs by 5.0 games with 10 left to play. They won their eighth straight game at Staples, and took the season series against the Clippers 3-1.
Los Angeles tries to continue their undefeated homestand against the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday. The Hornets lost their leading-scorer David West to a torn ACL this week, so they will rely much more on All-Star point guard Chris Paul to pick up the scoring slack, as they battle for playoff position in the West. The Hornets are currently in seventh place in the conference.
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Strawberries are the start of summer. They're the first fresh and bright indication that it's time to start drinking lemonade and spending our afternoons lounging at the beach and on our decks. We want them fresh and in smoothies. We want to take the bounty of them and make them into jam, but most of all, we want to have strawberry shortcake.
Strawberry shortcake is the perfect blend of the classic combination of strawberries and cream. Mix in a rich but light pastry and you have the iconic summer dessert of the ages. It's rustic and easy, but oddly elegant at the same time. At my house we have this dessert all summer long.
This strawberry shortcake recipe is so simple and quick and uses ingredients you probably already have sitting in your pantry. The addition of orange helps with the sometimes cloying sweetness of whipped cream and the light citrus tones make the cream sing against the background of the fresh strawberries. I always make extra shortcake to use with summer blueberries and cherries or have in the morning with the aforementioned strawberry jam I made.
This fun and festive dessert is hearkening unto summer and a great way to savor the strawberry bounty all season long.
Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt with a fork or wire whisk until completely incorporated and lump free.
Mix in butter with your hands, pressing the butter cubes between your thumb and forefinger until the mixture is loosely incorporated and is the consistency of instant oatmeal.
Gently mix in the heavy cream with your hands or a wooden spoon, being careful not to over mix. You may need slightly more or less heavy cream depending on the mix. Your dough should be moist, but not sticky.
Being careful to not over work, either roll out your dough into a 1/2 in thickness and cutting rounds with a dough cutter or glass approximately 4 inches across or spoon half cup portions of your dough onto a parchment paper lined baking tray at least an inch apart.
Bake in preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown on top.
Meanwhile, hull and quarter berries and mix with powdered sugar and lemon juice. Set aside to macerate.
Using a hand or stand up mixer with a beater attachment, whip additional chilled heavy cream with powdered sugar and lemon zest until mixture forms soft peaks. Place in fridge until ready to use.
When shortcakes are done, allow to cool on a rack for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until cool to the touch.
Stack split shortcakes with strawberries and whipped cream to your hearts contents and enjoy!


James Franck was a famous German physicist who was awarded the 1925 Nobel Prize for Physics with Gustav Hertz. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, career, research, achievements and timeline.
James Franck was a famous German physicist who was awarded the 1925 Nobel Prize for Physics with Gustav Hertz. He contributed a lot to the field of physics as an individual as well as a team. After attaining a doctorate in Physics, he served in the military for a brief period, and later shifted to Germany to pursue his career as a lecturer and conduct research. Throughout his career, he was associated with various universities in Germany and the Unites States of America, where he lectured as well as mentored. James Franck authored several articles on his studies, either alone or in association with others. He had collaborated with renowned physicists like Lise Meitner, Robert Pohl and Gustav Hertz to name a few. His most critical contributions to science were the Franck–Condon principle (Franck 1926) and Franck–Hertz experiment (1914-1918). He along with Gustav Hertz received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1926 for 'thediscovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom'.
James Franck was born on 26 August 1882 to banker Jacob Franck and Rebecca née Nachum Drucker. He had an older sister Paula and a younger brother Robert Bernard.
He started his primary education in Hamburg and by 1891 got enrolled in Wilhelm-Gymnasium where he finished his school studies.
In 1901, he enrolled in the University of Heidelberg to pursue law and economics. However, he grew interested in science and soon shifted his studies to physics and chemistry. As the university did not have much credibility in physical sciences at that point, he decided to go to Berlin to continue his education.
He enrolled in the Frederick William University at Berlin, and got the opportunity to attend classes by Emil Warburg and Max Planck. As a thesis for his PhD under Emil Warburg, he studied the mobility of ions by using a method devised by physicist Ernest Rutherford.
Post the completion of his thesis he was called for compulsory military service. In 1906, he joined the 1st Telegraph Battalion. However, he met with a horse riding accident and was discharged from service soon after, as he was declared unfit for duty.
In 1907, he started his career in science as an assistant to Physikalische Verein at Frankfurt. However, he did not feel comfortable and returned to Frederick William University after quitting his job.
As per the criteria in Germany during the time, one needed habilitation or 'venialegendi', apart from a doctorate degree. For this he began focusing on the several unsolved problems in Physics during the time and by 1914, he had authored or co-authored about 34 articles. In 1911, he received his habilitation.
For the preparation of articles, he had worked in association with noted physicists such as Robert Pohl, Robert W. Wood, Willheim Westphal, Lise Meitner and Arthur Wehnelt. He along with Gustav Hertz authored approximately 19 articles.
In 1914, he collaborated with Gustav Hertz to research fluorescence. The results of their experiments confirmed Einstein's photo electric effect and Plankc's relation. They completed their final paper together in 1918.
The experiment also helped in validating Niels Bohr's model of an atom along with demonstrating the quantized energy transfer from kinetic energy to light energy. The experiment also brought out the fact that the light series of an atom is integral to its structure.
In 1914, with the onset of the World War I, he enlisted in the Ferman Army and was sent to the Western Front later that year. By 1915, he had become a lieutenant. He continued writing papers on research with Gustav Hertz throughout his military service. In 1916, he was appointed an assistant professor at the Frederick William University. After the war ended in 1918, he was discharged.
Post the war period, he got a job at the Fritz Haber's Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry. The opportunity allowed him the liberty to continue his research as he pleased. His initial work was research examining atomic electrons in their excited state, a study that in later period was important for the development of 'laser'.
He along with his new team coined the term 'metastable' for the phenomenon when a system spends an extended time in a configuration other than the system's state of least energy.
In 1920, James Franck was appointed the Professor of Experimental Physics and Director of the Second Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Göttingen. Between 1920 and 1933, the university developed into one of the most important centers for quantum physics under the guidance of Physicist Max Born and James Franck.
While teaching at University of Göttingen, he proved himself to be an excellent tutor. During the time, he mentored several doctoral students like Arthur R. von Hippel, Hans Kopfermann, Heinrich Kuhn, Fritz Houtermans and Wilhelm Hanle, who later became famous in their respective fields.
During this time, he worked on a rule in spectroscopy and quantum chemistry that explains intensity of vibronic transitions. This principle was later known as the Franck–Condon principle.
After onset of the Nazi regime in Germany, he resigned his post at the university in protest against racial discrimination of his fellow Jewish scientists and shifted to the United States of America with his family. He was invited to give lectures at the Johns Hopkins University as Speyer professor. He later travelled to Denmark to take up a post as guest lecturer for a year.
In 1935, he returned to the USA and was appointed as Professor of Physics at the John Hopkins University. He was in this post until 1938, when he got an opportunity as Professor of physical chemistry at the University of Chicago.
During the World War II, he served as the Director of the Chemistry Department at the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago. He was also the chairman of the Metallurgical Laboratory's Committee on Political and Social Problems regarding the atomic bomb, and under him the committee submitted a petition that atomic bombs shouldn't be dropped without warning Japan. This was called the Franck's report. However, the interim committee decided otherwise.
In 1947, he was made 'professor emeritus' at the University of Chicago. Until 1956, he continued working at the university as head of the Photosynthesis Research Group.
He received military decoration from the Kingdom of Prussia - Iron Cross, 2nd Class in 1915. In 1918, he was awarded the Iron Cross, 1stClass.
In 1916, he was given the Hanseatic Cross, a decoration of the three city-states of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck.
James Franck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1925 along with Gustav Hertz.
In 1951, he received the Max Planck medal from the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.
He was given the Rumford Prize in 1955.
In 1964, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society.
James Franck married Swedish pianist Ingrid Josephson on 23 December 1907. The couple had two daughters Dagmar (born in 1909) and Elisabeth (born in 1912). Ingrid died in 1942 in Chicago at age 59.
He married German physicist and chemist Hertha Sponer on 29 June 1946.
On 21 May 1964, he died of a heart attack while visiting Göttingen. He was 81 at the time of his death.


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Spinning and weaving is open to all (18yrs and over) and of varying abilities, even the complete beginner. All are welcome.
The group meets in the beautiful Crichton Hall and is a wonderful meeting place for students with a shared interest. Their activities include the spinning of any fibres on spindles or wheels, weaving on a range of looms from peglooms to four shaft looms. Also you can knit, felt and dye. There is some basic equipment to help get you started but most students have their own equipment. There are also materials available for purchase.
A time for Spinners and Weavers new and experienced to come to do their craft together. An opportunity to learn from each other, encourage each other and enjoy working together.


Broadway star Linda Eder brings her Christmas Show to the State Theatre in Easton tonight, December 12th. The Lehigh Valley Gay Men's Chorus will join Linda on stage during the performance.
Show time is 8:00 PM. Tickets are $45 and $40 and can be purchased by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or online at www.statetheatre.org. Part of the Butz Celebrates Broadway Series. Sponsored by RCN.
As the tragic character "Lucy" in the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, from composer Frank Wildhorn, Eder blew the roof off of New York's Plymouth Theatre each night as she belted out signature songs "Someone Like You" and "A New Life". Her Broadway debut, for which she was rewarded with a Drama Desk nomination, sent her already rapidly rising star blazing across the sky, securing her spot as one of America's most beloved singers and dynamic live performers. While many considered Eder snubbed out of a Tony Award nomination, she did bring home a Theatre World Award for Best Broadway Debut in 1997.
Eder launched her recording career in 1991 with her self-titled debut album and soon established a vital niche as America's most popular and acclaimed new interpreter of pop standards and theatrical songs with 15 solo albums and 12 musical recordings. Those albums highlight Eder's abundant vocal gifts as well as her skill for delivering dramatic, emotionally resonant interpretations of familiar songs while making them her own.
The concert stage remains the mainstay of Eder's career. She has performed for sold-out crowds in venues across the country and throughout Europe. She has been featured on numerous PBS television concert specials including Clay Aiken's Tried & True; Hallelujah Broadway; Linda Eder: The PBS Concert; Best of Broadway: Broadway's Leading Ladies; Best of Broadway: Love Songs; Jim Brickman plays The Disney Songbook; and more. Her 2001 holiday concert, Christmas Stays the Same was broadcast on Bravo TV and continues to be a popular selling DVD.
The Lehigh Valley Gay Men's Chorus has a mission to use its voice and presence in the Lehigh Valley and beyond to promote understanding of whom they are and of the diverse communities they represent. They seek to fulfill their vision for the future by providing enrichment through musical excellence, education and fun for its audience and members. Currently, the LVGMC consists of approximately 14 members ranging in ages from 11 months to too old to mention. Despite their name, the LVGMC has several female members. All who can sing tenor, baritone, or bass are welcome regardless of gender or sexual orientation.


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Patricia has been educating and coaching Realtors for over 15 years. She has been trained and certified by some of the best real estate trainers in the world including Bob Proctor, Tom Ferry, Brian Buffini, and Richard Robbins. She is the Coordinator of Education for RE/MAX Advantage and is a certified ITTI instructor teaching Continuing Education in MA. She also has a special certification in Luxury Properties. So if you are selling or looking to purchase a luxury property on the North Shore you will benefit significantly from working with Patricia.
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Bob started in 1978 time helping buyers and sellers work through one of their major decisions in life, buying or selling their home. I continually look back at the many wonderful relationships both in the real estate business as well my clients. More recently, I have become more actively involved in serving at North Shore Community Baptist Church where Nancy and I have been members there since 1980. Therefore, I have teaming up with Pat Marcotte who I have known for 30 years.
I want to continue to help my past clients, though with the help of Pat. If you have friends or family who are considering buying or selling a home or have questions about real estate, I will be happy to meet with them and introduce to them to Pat.
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As President of the D-Shifters, I'm proud to be partnering with so many firefighter spouses, department employees and their family members. In addition to providing support in times of need, we have a large group of volunteers who regularly pull together to organize events and fundraisers to bring our entire fire family together.
If you are a spouse or family member of a VCFD employee or retiree, you are invited to join the D Shifters. Our crew would love to have you! Please look for emails and flyers that may circulate announcing our various events and fundraisers.


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Still I had a lurking question. Would it not be better if one could really 'see' whether molecules as complicated as the sterols, or strychnine were just as experiment suggested?
Dorothy Hodgkin
The detailed geometry of the coenzyme molecule as a whole is fascinating in its complexity.
I first met the subject of X-ray diffraction of crystals in the pages of the book W. H. Bragg wrote for school children in 1925, Concerning the Nature of Things.
Nobody who lived through the first year or two of the trials of penicillin in Oxford could possibly not care about what it was. But also it's difficult not to enjoy just growing the crystals.
A great advantage of X-ray analysis as a method of chemical structure analysis is its power to show some totally unexpected and surprising structure with, at the same time, complete certainty.
I used to say the evening that I developed the first x-ray photograph I took of insulin in 1935 was the most exciting moment of my life. But the Saturday afternoon in late July 1969, when we realized that the insulin electron density map was interpretable, runs that moment very close.
One's tendency when one is young is to do experiments just to see what will happen, without really looking for specific things at all. I first set up a little laboratory in the attic at home just to grow crystals or try experiments described in books, such as adding a lot of concentrated sulfuric acid to the blood from a nosebleed which precipitates hemotin from the hemoglobin in the blood. That was quite a nice experiment. I still remember it.
I'm really an experimentalist...I think with my hands. I just like manipulation. I began to like it as a child and it's continued to be a pleasure.
Would it not be better if one could really 'see' whether molecules... were just as experiments suggested?
Born: May 12, 1910
Died: July 29, 1994 (aged 84)
Bio: Dorothy Mary Hodgkin, known professionally as Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin or simply Dorothy Hodgkin, was a British biochemist who developed protein crystallography, for which she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.
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Yep... that is the look of fear in my eyes....
Tomorrow is the day....
13.1 miles....
We'll see how it goes....
& you all know me - I wont be your typical jogger out there! I'm planning on taking my phone to Twitter my way through (also to call 911 if need be) & I'm taking my camera to document the way....
To be continued....
Funny in My Mind April 24, 2009 at 1:50:00 AM EDT
Good Luck. Don't forget your flask for that burst of energy.
Megan April 24, 2009 at 3:01:00 AM EDT
heehee Good luck!!! I know you'll do great!
(and I've been such a slacker on visiting you, but I'll be back very soon to catch up. I just wanted to tell you good luck before it was too late! =) )
Jenny @ Practically Perfect... April 24, 2009 at 6:46:00 AM EDT
April April 24, 2009 at 6:59:00 AM EDT
Gotta gettum, Rebecca! You're going to do awesome!
Unknown April 24, 2009 at 7:33:00 AM EDT
Good Luck! You can do it!
Joe Rollins April 24, 2009 at 8:18:00 AM EDT
You'll be fine. Just get a cadence call going and you will do great...
Left,
Left-right-left...
I don't know what I been told...
but running this mini is mighty bold.
Early in the morning here I am...
Running to the finish cause I know I can.
Gonna log this thing right there on twitter...
Gonna show the world that I'm not a quitter...
I won't stop 'til the race is done...
I won't stop 'cause I think it's fun.
but running this mini is mighty bold!
Good luck buddy! ;)
Heather April 24, 2009 at 8:35:00 AM EDT
You are going to do GREAT! The atmosphere of races are so fun that a lot of times you forget that you are running so far!!! Can't wait to see the pics and hear about it!
Anonymous April 24, 2009 at 8:50:00 AM EDT
You can do it!!!
Rachel V. April 24, 2009 at 8:52:00 AM EDT
I'll be sure to turn on my TV & see if you're on there.... Good Luck!
Anonymous April 24, 2009 at 10:01:00 AM EDT
You'll do awesome!!! I'm so excited for you!!
Whitney April 24, 2009 at 10:43:00 AM EDT
i'm glad that you found me again! horray!!
good luck woman!!! bless your heart for WANTING to run. . . eek!
beckyjomama April 24, 2009 at 10:56:00 AM EDT
Good luck friend! I know you will rock it!
Kim April 24, 2009 at 1:17:00 PM EDT
You go girly!! YOU CAN DO IT! Will be thinking about you all day!
You are hilarious-gonna twitter through it! Lol!
good luck! have fun!
Unknown April 24, 2009 at 3:15:00 PM EDT
Good luck girl! ;-) I know it will be great!
Tina April 24, 2009 at 4:45:00 PM EDT
Good luck! I know you'll make it fun and have stories to tell.
Aunt Julie April 24, 2009 at 5:54:00 PM EDT
Good for you! And remember to train. You can't run a half-marathon on willpower alone...good luck!
Tiffany April 24, 2009 at 6:30:00 PM EDT
Glad I got here in time to wish you GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! You go Girlfriend! Turning on my phone notices for twitter just to follow along :o)
Kelley with Amy's Angels April 24, 2009 at 8:14:00 PM EDT
petrii April 24, 2009 at 9:00:00 PM EDT
For real ~~ you are my running hero!!! I will be thinking about you. Oh how I wish I were running with you, but you know the whole knee thing ~~ bummer. But you rock girl ~~ you totally rock the running world tomorrow!!!!!
Love you RJ,
Denise @ Sunflowers, Chocolate and Little Boys April 24, 2009 at 10:57:00 PM EDT
Yay! You will do just fine. Good luck and know that my prayers are with you.
Jennifer April 25, 2009 at 5:55:00 PM EDT
I don't think we're Twitter buddies? I will rectify that!
Lauren April 28, 2009 at 11:46:00 AM EDT
I'm sooooo proud of you, girl!!!!


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Croydon key to Criterion PRS growth in 2015
Developer and property investor Criterion Capital will deliver more than 1,500 apartments into the private rented sector around London and the south east, during 2015. And more than 580 of the new units will be in Croydon.
The company has recently signed construction contracts to begin work on a number of sites, principally converting redundant office buildings into flats for rent. It has projects live in Basildon, Colliers Wood, Croydon and Sutton. All of the completed homes will be offered for rent under Criterion's Miflats brand, which promises to provide additional services and amenities for tenants including car pooling, cleaning, a concierge, fitness facilities and self storage.
More than a third of the new flats will be delivered in Croydon, where three separate projects are under way. Delta Point, formerly an office block occupied by BT, will convert to provide 404 apartments. Nearby Canterbury House and Bedford Park will produce a further 180 apartments. A £48m trio of design and build contracts has been agreed with contractor Longcross to carry out the conversions. The design and specification of the flats is tailored specifically from the outset for rent, meaning a distinctly different look to apartments being built locally for sale, by developers such as Berkeley.
Delta Point, former offices being converted to provide 404 apartments for private rent
How Delta Point will look after conversion to flats
At Delta Point, work will include fitting a new roof and facades. Longcross London office director Paul Thomas said: "This significant award reinforces our visibility in the capital, establishes us as a lead provider in the PRS market and consolidates our secured workload for the next financial year."
Elsewhere, in Basildon, Essex, the company is converting a former Ford Motor Company office block to add 384 apartments to rent. This too should be ready for tenants by the end of 2015.
Iain Murray, who joined Criterion Capital several months back as director of PRS, commented: "While last year was about planning and preparation, this year is about construction and delivery. Now that work is under way across our first developments, we are working hard to ensure that we will offer unparalleled management services for when our first tenants move in later this year."
Canterbury House in Croydon will also be converted to residential
The 1,500 flats should between them have a capital value of around £500m, and an annual rent roll of around £21m. Criterion is likely to be looking for additional financial partners, possibly selling on completed and stabilised blocks to long term investors such as pension funds, once all the flats are let.
Criterion has secured £115m of funding from backers including Barclays, HSBC and RBS for its projects, and has ambitious plans to deliver a further 5,000 homes by 2020. The company has taken advantage of permitted development rights, under a government initiative that has allowed office blocks to be converted to residential use, without planning permission being needed for the change of use.
Posted in development, private rented, Uncategorised and tagged criterion capital, croydon, iain murray, longcross on 27th January 2015 by Chris Bown.	Leave a comment
Runners up praised for private rented initiatives
Two projects in the outskirts of London were named as runners up in the MIPIM UK awards, announced last week, behind first choice Get Living London.
First off was London Road, Barking, a 100 flat development being developed by residential landlord Grainger and Aviva. Developed by Bouygues Development, the project includes an Asda supermarket beneath the flats, and is due for completion in the third quarter of 2015.
London Road, Barking, delivering 100 flats for long term rental
Also highly regarded by the award judges was Taberner House in Croydon, a 32 storey tower that will provide 230 flats converted specifically for rental. New PRS landlord Essential Living has agreed to forward purchase the project, while is being developed to designs by Make Architects. The block will be built on the former site of the Croydon council offices.
The 32 storey Taberner House project will provide 230 flats with commanding views across south London
Posted in development, private rented and tagged barking, croydon, essential living, grainger on 25th October 2014 by Chris Bown.	Leave a comment
Miflats private rented brand launched into PRS market
UK developer and property investor Miflats has launched a new private rented brand, Miflats, which it intends will become a major player in the professional private rented sector in the UK. The newly formed brand promises to deliver a level of service and flexibility into the rental market, similar to that prevalent in the upper levels of the US home rental market.
The launch comes as Criterion readies its first private rented schemes, with projects including up to 2,000 flats in the planning stage. The company says it has a pipeline of around 10,000 units for delivery by 2020, and will establish Miflats as one of the most active landlords in the PRS.
"The landscape for the private rental sector is changing apace and being a passive investor is no longer an option," said Iain Murray, director of PRS at the company. "The launch of the Miflats brand has been brought about by consumer demand for a rental product and service that suits their lifestyle. We have responded with a consumer facing brand and service that redefines the landlord/tenant relationship and brings it into the 21st century."
East India Dock, where Criterion Capital plans to convert offices to create 1,500 rental flats
Criterion's private rented pipeline includes:
former Ford offices at Trafford House, Basildon where permission has been sought to convert the building to create 384 flats
Canterbury House, Astral House, 5 Bedford Park and Delta House in south London, which the company purchased with the intention to convert to flats for rental
East India Dock in London's Docklands, where 1,500 flats are planned through the conversion of four existing office buildings – one of which is currently the town hall for Tower Hamlets council.
Criterion Capital has property development and investment interests across London, with its most famous asset being the Trocadero building on London's Piccadilly Circus, where the company recently announced it will be creating the largest Ibis hotel in the UK.
Posted in development, investor, planning, private rented, Uncategorised and tagged basildon, criterion capital, croydon, docklands, miflats on 17th September 2014 by Chris Bown.	Leave a comment
Croydon private rented tower gets go ahead
Permission has been granted for an office conversion in Croydon that will create 420 new homes, of which 230 are destined for private sector rental. Work should start on site at the end of 2014, converting Taberner House into a 32 storey residential tower full of rental flats.
The project is being driven by the Croydon Council Urban Regeneration Vehicle, which has signed a deal with private developer Essential Living to buy and lease out the rental flats in the tower. A separate transaction will see lower level blocks adjacent to the tower developed by Places for People, which will create 220 homes for flexible tenure sale.
Taberner House has been a landmark in the area for many years, and was formerly the council's own offices.
Jo Negrini, executive director of development and environment at Croydon Council welcomed the approval for the project. "This is a really exciting planning decision for Croydon and another high quality development for a prime site in our town centre – one that will provide much needed new housing with fantastic transportation links. This is another really important milestone for Croydon."
Croydon is undergoing something of a makeover, with several of its tired 1960s office buildings undergoing transformation into residential use. A stand-off between rival developers over which retail scheme would proceed in the centre has also recently been settled, with Hammerson and Westfield now planning a major new shopping centre redevelopment.
CCURV has already made headway in the area, having started three previous redevelopment schemes. Founded in 2008, it has developed Bernard Weatherill House, the council's new offices, which were completed in 2013; handled the Waddon leisure and housing project; and is working to redevelop the Lion Green car park site for foodstore and community use.
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Drama Class Equips North Lawndale Students With Tools To CopeTeacher Ariell Azadi Williams developed the class to help students deal with typical teenage issues and those they face growing up in one of Chicago's most violent areas.
Mercy Hospital Offering Mental Health Counseling To WorkersThe first full day back at work for staff at Mercy Hospital since the shooting seemed quiet, but the psychological impact for those who were inside the hospital at the time of the shooting may not be apparent for weeks or months down the line.
Suburban Law Enforcement Family Shares Struggle With PTSDSydney Waters and her husband Tyler--a Mundelein police officer and a former Marine--met in high school and have three children together. Sydney has gone public with Tyler's battle with PTSD in the hopes sharing their story will help others.
Kayaking Helps Chicago Vets Heal Hidden Injuries On Eve Of Air And Water ShowDozens of veterans attended a kayaking event at Montrose Beach Thursday as a way to help cope with battle scars suffered during the dark days of war. The event was organized by the Wounded Warrior Project.
How Yoga Is Helping Vets Control Their PTSDThree years ago, Fred Moffatt was convinced to take a yoga class at the Orland Park Vet Center.
Program Pairs Military Veterans, Dogs That Need Forever HomesVeterans with PTSD got matched with service dogs having trouble finding a forever home. WBBM's Michele Fiore reports.
Army Veterans "Stoked" To Get Service Dogs To Help Cope With PTSDTwo veterans struggling to deal with life after the military have received some help in the form of service dogs.
Suburban Couple Travels To Kansas, Where Their Missing Veteran Son May BeDan Nerstrom is a veteran suffering from PTSD. In December, he left home. CBS 2's Rob Johnson reports.
2 Investigators: VA Tells Live Claimant He's DeadThe problem is, veteran Karl Moess is very much alive, CBS 2's Dave Savini reports.
Conversations With Veterans: The Struggle Post Military LifeFemale vets, who currently number close to two million, may have it even tougher than their male counterparts. One such veteran is Donna, a Denver-based, single mom, whose struggles lasted far longer than her deployment.
Depression And Homelessness Struggles Among U.S. VeteransHomelessness among veterans is a complex problem, and a difficult one to resolve. But there is hope, and resources.


Verdi's colourful story of Love and Betrayal in Parisian High Society.
Alfredo, young and idealistic, falls deeply in love with Violetta, the high class courtesan who seeks pleasure to forget the crippling illness that is shortening her life.
For a time she finds true happiness with her new love, but is forced to sacrifice herself to protect him.
We bring real opera to you, and sing in English in small local venues, so you can experience the full power and emotional impact of some of Music's most powerful stories.
Our productions are fully staged and costumed with talented soloists and chorus members.
Come and enjoy one of opera's greatest stories - Verdi's "La Traviata" - conducted by our exciting young Musical Director, Melvin Tay.
N.B. This is a matinee performance.


This recipe by Wewalka makes a satisfying stuffed crust easy and delicious.
2. Unroll refrigerated Classic Pizza Dough. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to increase all sides about 1/4 inch. Brush dough edges with egg wash, as this will help seal the folded dough to create a stuffed crust.
3. Place about 1/2 cup of crumbled bacon and 1/4 cup of smoked Gouda cheese around the very edge of all 4 sides.
4. Fold 1/2 in of dough edge over the cheese and bacon, gently pressing "dough to dough" to seal all sides.
5. Spoon on sauce evenly to cover. Add remaining cheese and bacon. Add salt and pepper to taste, or sprinkle coarse salt on the crust before baking. Bake as directed and serve warm.


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No. 1 for Social Netball in Gloucestershire
League Venues
WOTTON UNDER EDGE
LEAGUE CO-ORDINATORS
Basic Playing Rules
Conceding Matches
Finding Players
Fingernails/Jewellery
Back to Netball
If you're joining a Netball Fun League for the first time, or you just want to brush up on the differences between minor and major infringements, check out our netball rules guide below. From September 2016 various rules were amended by England Netball, our Umpires now comply with these. If you wish to, please download an outline PDF document by clicking here
Other documents Netball Fun League Teams/Players should be aware of are available by visiting the "Members – Support" links in the main website navigation menu. Our full "Terms and Conditions" are available by clicking here
Below is a link to a great video which covers all the basics you need to familiarise yourself with. Well worth a look, just click the button below.
WATCH A VIDEO COVERING THE BASICS
Before a Match
The Players are responsible to ensure that their jewellery is removed, their fingernails are the correct length (for details on this click here). The team captains should perform the "toss" to decide who has the first centre pass.
Starting or Restarting the Game
The Players are responsible at the start and restart of play. Centre passes are taken alternately by the Centre, after a goal has been scored. All players must start in the goal thirds except the two Centres. The Centre with the ball starts with either one or both feet in the Centre Circle (if on one foot then the other must not have contact with the ground outside the Centre Circle) and must obey the footwork rule after the whistle has been blown. The opposing Centre stands anywhere within the Centre Third and is free to move. The Centre pass must be caught or touched by a player in or landing in or jumping from a stance in the Centre third.
Playing the Ball
A player who has caught or the ball shall play it or shoot for goal within three seconds. A player may bounce or bat the ball once to gain control Once released, the ball must next be touched by another player. There must be room for a third player between hands of thrower and catcher. A player on the ground must stand up before playing ball.
Having caught the ball, a player may land or stand on one foot – while the landing foot remains grounded, the second foot may be moved anywhere any number of times, pivoting on the landing foot if desired. Once the landing foot is lifted, it must not be re-grounded until the ball is released. Two feet (simultaneously) – once one foot is moved, the other is considered to be the landing foot, as above. Hopping or dragging the landing foot is not allowed.
Scoring a Goal
Only GS or GA can score – they must be completely within the circle when the ball is received in order to shoot for goal.
Toss Up
This is administered for all simultaneous infringements. The two players stand facing each other at their own shooting ends with hands by their sides and the umpire flicks the ball upwards not more than 600m (2ft) in the air as the whistle is blown. A FREE PASS is awarded for infringement of any of the preceding rules. It may be taken by any player allowed in that area, as soon as they have taken up a stationary position. (A player may not shoot from a free pass in the shooting circle).
Player with ball: the nearer foot of the defender must be 0.9m (3ft) feet from the landing foot of the player with the ball, or the spot where the first foot had landed if one has been lifted. The defender may jump to intercept or defend the ball from this 0.9m (3ft) feet distance.
Player without ball: the defender may be close, but not touching, providing that no effort is made to intercept or defend the ball and there is no interference with the opponents throwing or shooting action. Arms must be in a natural position, not outstretched, and no other part of the body or legs may be used to hamper an opponent.
Intimidation: of any kind, is classed as obstruction. A standing player is not compelled to move to allow an opponent a free run, but dangerous play must be discouraged, e.g. moving into the landing space of a player already in the air or stepping late into the path of a moving player.
No player may contact an opponent, either accidentally or deliberately, in such a way that interferes with the play of that opponent or causes contact to occur. A Penalty Pass (or Penalty Pass/Penalty Shot if in the shooting circle) is awarded for the above infringements taken from where the infringement occurred. The offending player must stand out of play beside the thrower until the pass or shot has been taken. Any opposing player allowed in that area may take the penalty.
Mixed Netball
All above rules stand plus teams are only allowed a maximum of 3 men playing on court at any time. 2 men are NOT allowed in either the shooting or defending circles.
Lots of help available in the "Support" section in the main menu. For anything else, then please do get in touch.
JOINING AS AN INDIVIDUAL
On clicking the button below you will be taken to our main Individual Registration page. Here, please fill in all the required information. Tell us your preferred netball positions, skill level and the day / venue you wish to play at. Your registration will then be processed (please allow a few days) and you will be contacted by someone at Netball Fun League with all the details.
Once you join a team, the Team Organiser will add your email address and contact details to the teams' online profile. Please refer to the "Registration Process Guide – Part 2" on previous page. If you join as a permanent member of a team you will then be bound by the normal stipulations of a Netball Fun League Team playing in one of our social netball leagues. For more information on this please visit the "Members / Support" links in the main website navigation.
Be a Ringer
From time to time teams may struggle for players, sickness, unavailability etc. To assist with this Netball Fun League has dedicated "Ringers Groups" where teams can post an appeal for a player/which position/how much/venue etc. If you are playing for a team you can request to join our "Ringers Group" check out the "Finding Players" link in "Members / Support" links in the main website navigation.
YOUR COMMITMENT AS A REGISTERED TEAM IN A LEAGUE
1. Committing to the Whole Season
Registering a team and joining a Netball Fun League involves committing to the whole season. If you are unable to complete the season for whatever reason, you are still liable for the match fees until a replacement team is found.
2. Conceding Matches
If a team cannot find enough players for a particular match and have to concede, then they will be charged the match fees of £26.95 and the game is conceded 15 – 0. If a conceding team gives less than 24 hours' notice, they will charged the oppositions match fees in addition to their own match fees. A team may only concede one match in any one season at Netball Fun League, and will incur a £30 fine if they concede more than one in a season. Don't worry, we have some great ways to find substitute players if need be.
3. Cup Final Night
At the end of every season the final fixture is a Netball Fun League Cup Final Night. As a registered team, you are committed to attending and taking part in this. The Cup Final Night is like a mini-tournament in which all teams in your division play against each other for 'The Cup'. It is also the time when League Winners, Runners Up and Player of the Season awards are given out. Read all about Cup Final nights here
A copy of the Netball Fun League Terms and Conditions can be found here
I WANT TO REGISTER MY TEAM


The exposed Tertiary rock units in southeast Golden Valley County, North Dakota were measured and described with particular emphasis on the Tongue River Formation. Lithologic samples were collected and analyzed for total carbonate content, particle size, particle roundness, and mineral composition. In the area studied, the Tongue River Formation is 763 feet thick which is considerably thinner than in surrounding areas. The lower member of the Tongue River Formation is 313 feet thick and is composed of yellow-gray, very fine-grained sandstone, siltstone, claystone, shale, and lignite. The overlying Sentinel Butte Member is 450 feet thick and composed of yellow-brown, fine to medium-grained sandstone, siltstone, and lignite.
The lower member was found to be lighter colored, to have a higher total carbon content, to be finer grained, and to have fewer dark minerals than the overlying Sentinel Butte Member. Particle characteristics of both members indicate little chemical weathering, a short distance of transportation, and little reworking. Heavy minerals are indicative of a metamorphic source area with associated granites.
The fauna and flora of plants, fish, reptiles, amphibians, gastropods, and pelecypods indicate a fairly warm, humid environment with sluggish rivers and swampy conditions prevailing.
Crawford, Jack W., "Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Tongue River formation (Paleocene), southeast Golden Valley County, North Dakota" (1967). Theses and Dissertations. 63.


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Twitter hit with 'Don't Click' clickjacking attack
Microblogging site puts an end to a prank that had Twitter users inadvertently sending tweets that say "Don't Click" followed by a link.
Elinor Mills
Feb. 12, 2009 11:40 a.m. PT
Elinor Mills Former Staff Writer
Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service and the Associated Press.
This graph shows how quickly the "Don't Click" tweets spread across Twitter. Sunlight Labs
Twitter stopped a clickjacking attack on Thursday that quickly spread because it took advantage of social engineering and peoples' natural curiosity.
Tweets began appearing that said "Don't Click" followed by a link. Naturally, people clicked. When they did so, a tweet was sent from their account with the same "Don't Click" message and link.
"We patched the "don't click" clickjacking attack 10 minutes ago. Problem should be gone," John Adams, aka Netik, an operations engineer at Twitter, tweeted around 11 a.m. PST.
The clickjacking appeared to be harmless and just propagated itself, according to a post on the Sunlight Labs blog.
The code "creates an iframe of the page, hides it, and when you click that button and you're logged into Twitter, it makes you post that message (even though you don't see it). There's not a bit of JavaScript involved. The only JavaScript on the page is their Google Analytics code," the Sunlight Labs post says.


I had my garage doors serviced and bought new remotes for my new purchase of an older home. The serviceman showed up promptly on time, worked diligently to correct the problems and explained everything thoroughly. As it turned out, the new remotes did not work correctly, I had to get out of the car, walk up to the garage door to get the door to open. I called to report the problem and they sent a guy out the next day. He changed out the remotes and fixed the problem promptly.
Had garage door opener replaced and installed new Lift Master unit. Very happy with the unit and installation. NOTE - BE SURE THE INSTALLER INSERTS/GIVES YOU THE SERIAL NUMBER! You will need to register for warranty.
The only issue is the warranty does not transfer to a new owner. Otherwise the technician did a great job.
Same day service. Called to see if I was home 2 hours prior to estimated time which I greatly appreciated. Chris was very professional, friendly and did a great job! I will use Precision again.
The service technician's estimate started out reasonable but kept getting higher as he said some components needed replacement. I finally agreed but when he started the work he could not complete it due to some welded bearings that could not be removed. He suggested a full door replacement which I declined so he just ended up replacing the springs. He did accomplish the job quickly but left me the old broken springs.
Arrived on time promised. Good service. Answered questions. Also replaced opener light.
I searched for garage door repair in Chandler on the internet and found Precision. I chose them because they looked highly rated and the add said they would come out the same day which was important. The service guys were great and the work was done well and fast. they came to my house the same day and were done in under two hours. The only reason I don't give five stars is that I feel the price was a little high.
Everything was great, the men very nice in explaining everything to me.
They were able to come out the same day I called. The issue was that the door was not closing consistently. The repair person realized immediately what the issue was and treated it as a warranty call. The issue was taken care of in only a few minutes.
Everything was good. I need the quote though.
I am very happy with the installation. Only a couple comments tho. JD did not leave the lift master installation book for the opener. I did get one the thru the office. He gave good instructions except in my opinion he was incorrect to recommend lubrication for the cogged belt. In my opinion such polymer belts should never be lubed. It is probably deleterious to the belt material. He did the job in good time. I don't think he took a break!
I needed a new garage door and your company was recommended by a friend. It took a while to get the door but the installation was perfect.
I was pleased with the attention your staff provided. I will continue to use Precision and recommend to my friends.


Glue-Resist Painting is something we've enjoyed doing before because it takes minimal materials and is easy to create. So when we were looking for something fun to do to get us in the mood for Easter, we definitely got inspired for trying some glue-resist painting with an Easter theme.
What's great about these eggs is they are colorful and done with watercolor, so even little hands can help create them.
We've created a similar painting before with our Spider Web Glue-Relief paintings, but this time we were in the mood for a spring project.
We use white/craft glue for this project, which means our projects take a few days to complete. I have also seen people use hot glue guns for the same effect and less time.
We then set the papers aside to dry overnight.
The next day the glue had dried in raised, clear lines. I set the boys up each with a set of watercolors, paintbrushes, and water. They began to paint in around the lines of their egg designs.
The raised part of the glue stood out from the watercolor, so that the line edges still showed through the paint. In several places it even repelled the watercolor paint. The result was beautiful, colorful Easter egg paintings.
We left ours as paintings, but it would also be great to make smaller Easter egg paintings and turn them into Easter cards! We're looking forward to exploring some other glue resist paintings for other seasons and holidays!