This is the first of my Perfect Day in Rome series, which can also be found under the 'Perfect Day In' tab at the top.
There are so many amazing sights in Rome that sometimes it can get overwhelming. Depending on how much time you have, you obviously need to prioritize what you want to visit. However, I strongly recommend putting the Galleria Borghese at the top of your list, as you will find room after room of priceless art, including Caravaggio's more controversial paintings that were initially commissioned by the Vatican but then not used because of how he depicted certain biblical characters (Caravaggio was famous for using prostitutes and fishermen as models, rather than nobility). That didn't bother Cardinal Scipio Borghese, however, who filled his magnificent palace with some of the most incredible art the world had ever seen.
Now, it's on display for you to enjoy.
We found that this private art gallery isn't as easy to enter as the others, so you will have to do a little work by reserving tickets ahead of time on their website. You can also call to reserve your tickets, which will save you the online service fee, but you will likely get frustrated when nobody answers, which is often the case. So my suggestion is to cough up the extra dough, reserve several days ahead of time, get there a bit early, and make it a perfect start to a perfect day by entering stress free.
Getting to the Galleria Borghese can also be a bit tricky because it isn't around the major tourist sites. However, you can try your luck with the Roman bus system, ride a bicycle, or cab it. If you are with kids, I suggest a taxi. Riding a bicycle in Rome is a bit like Russian Roulette and you don't really want your Roman holiday to be your last holiday. Buses function, but don't count on them being on time and they are often very crowded.
So, with all that being said, here is a rundown of our perfect day in Rome at the Galleria Borghese.
Morning: We reserved our tickets via the gallery's online booking system for 11 a.m. I am not a big fan of having to be somewhere early in the morning, especially now that I have a baby. (Check out my ten tips for traveling with a baby to find out why). So, after leisurely waking up at about 8 a.m. and feeding the little one, we headed out to our favorite nearby cafe for a cappuccino and a cornetto. We always sit down to enjoy our breakfast (it usually costs extra), but you can also do as the Italians and enjoy your espresso (simply called cafe in Italy) and sweet treat at the bar to save some money. Afterward, we stopped by a little grocery store and picked up the necessities: a bottle of screw-top wine, a baguette, some cheese nibs, fresh olives, fruit cups, a bottle of water, and some plastic cups and plates. Since we stopped bringing the stroller around Rome when we realized the elevator in our apartment wouldn't fit it, we brought a backpack for the food and blanket and the tot traveled in our Ergobaby.
Mid-Morning: Finally, around 10:15 a.m., we grabbed a taxi and made our way to the gallery. Since there are strict reservation times, I didn't want to chance being late, so we ended up being very early. That was fine though, since some street musicians were around to entertain us and we could gaze out on to the expansive Borghese gardens while waiting. About 15 minutes before our reservation time, we went in, showed them our printed out tickets (there are many internet points where you can pay a small fee to print your ticket or you can use your hotel), and gave our backpack to coat check. We then entered the gallery.
Going Through the Gallery: Carrying a baby was easy, but if you have smaller children who can walk, I would suggest holding their hands the WHOLE time. The statues here are not encased in glass, so better to keep curious little hands occupied. When we entered, we made our way through the gallery with everyone else who reserved in our same time slot. However, afterwards, we realized we could have quickly made our way to the end when entering and then walked back through the gallery to the beginning and been alone the whole time, since the exit is the same as the entrance. When we go back we will probably try that, as it would be amazing to have the gallery rooms to ourselves. Still, they limit the people, so it is never as crowded as the Vatican museums.
Bernini is the master of Baroque and you will find his creations all over Rome. While his name may not be as familiar to you as Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci, you will leave with an unforgettable impression of his work.
Afternoon: Upon leaving the Gallery, we noticed a trolley parked outside and hopped in. Of course, we had no idea where it would take us, but eventually the conductor came by to collect 3 Euro per person and took us through the gardens, which are enormous. This is super fun for both kids and adults, and a welcome relief for your feet after the museum tour. The conductor officially makes only a few stops, but remember, this is Italy. You can always make a little request and if you are nice enough, they will usually grant it. I wanted to go near a little lake in the garden where we could rent boats, so he dropped us off nearby and told us we could just hop back on when we were finished. So, we made our way to the lake, spread out our blanket and food, and enjoyed our lunch under the shade of trees. Afterward, we left the baby with my mom, and my hubby and I enjoyed a romantic little boat ride for only 5 Euros (you get about 20 mins, which is more than enough since the lake – rather pond – is small). On our way out, we noticed there was also a restaurant nearby, so if you don't feel like a picnic, this is another option. Enjoy the rest of the park – there are statues and temples everywhere. For kids there is also a carousel, gelateria, and playground.
Late Afternoon: ahh… we were gloriously tired, so we took a taxi back to our apartment to enjoy a long nap and read up on some of the amazing art we had just had the pleasure of viewing.
Evening: Relaxed from our nap, we freshened up and headed out for dinner. After being in Rome for several weeks, we discovered our favorite 'dinner' was actually an aperitivo. Many restaurants offer an aperitivo, which is usually a free buffet with the cost of a drink, and you can taste a variety of food on the cheap. Another plus for families with children – this starts at 6, so you can eat early, eat a lot, and enjoy a lively atmosphere with the locals. Afterward, we went to one of our favorite gelaterias, Flor, which is on Campo di Fiori, and then made our way to Piazza Navona, where we gazed upon another Bernini masterpiece, the Fountain of the Four Rivers. While devouring our gelato, we quizzed each other one which rivers each of the statues represented and then later Wikipedia'd it to find out who was right (I'm pretty sure it was me).


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JOHN SIMON:
John Simon's Album
LP: Warner Bros. WS 1849 (1970)
Other releases:
CD: Water 145 (2005)
1. The Song Of The Elves
2. Nobody Knows
3. Tannenbaum
4. Davey's On The Road Again
5. Motorcycle Man
6. Rain Song
7. Don't Forget What I Told You
8. The Fool Dressed In Velvet
9. Annie Looks Down
10. Did You See?
11. Railroad Train Runnin' Up My Back
Duane Allman was asked to play on this album, but eventually he couldn't make it, and Eddie Hinton played guitar on the record.
But there were some rehearsals in New York with Duane.
Here is a piece of 'Steinway And Sons March':
And 'You Wouldn't Know The Truth':
Walter Vanderbeken did an interview with John Simon in 1994 who told that when he was going to do his own first album after producing the Band's second album, he was looking for the right guitar player. Robbie Robertson suggested Duane Allman - whom he didn't know at that stage. He called him up and Duane came to New York City where they did a session.
Then John Simon went down to Muscle Shoals. Duane suggested he'd go down there and the idea was that Duane joined him there. As it turned out, Duane couldn't make it so he ended up using Eddie Hinton.

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No Fear Act 3 Scene 2
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Act 3, Scene 2, Page 14
Table of Contents Characters Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 1, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 2 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 3 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 4 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 5 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 6 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 7 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 8 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 9 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 10 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 11 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 12 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 13 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 14 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 15 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 16 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 17 Act 3, Scene 2, Page 18 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 4, Scene 6 Act 4, Scene 7 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 How to Cite
O wonderful son that can so 'stonish a mother! But is there no sequel at the heels of this mother's admiration? Impart.
Oh, what a wonderful son, I can impress my mother! But what's the upshot of her admiration? Do tell.
ROSENCRANTZ
She desires to speak with you in her closet ere you go to bed.
She wants to have a word with you in her bedroom before you go to bed.
We shall obey, were she ten times our mother. Have you any further trade with us?
I'd obey even if she were my mother ten times over. Is there anything else I can do for you?
300My lord, you once did love me.
My lord, you used to like me.
And do still, by these pickers and stealers.
And still do, I swear by my hands.
Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper? You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
My lord, what's wrong with you? You're not doing yourself any good by refusing to tell your friends what's bothering you.
305Sir, I lack advancement.
Sir, I have no future ahead of me.
How can that be, when you have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark?
But how can you say that, when the king himself says you're the heir to the Danish throne?
Reenter the PLAYERS with recorders
The PLAYERS enter with
A recorder is a wind instrument that sounds like a flute
recorders .
Ay, sir, but "While the grass grows—" The proverb is something musty—Oh, the recorders! Let me see one. (takes a recorder) (aside to ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN ) To withdraw with you, why do you go about to recover the wind of me as if you would drive me into a toil?
Yes, eventually, but as the proverb goes,
"While the grass grows …"
The rest of the proverb goes, "…the horse starves."
"While the grass grows …" But that's a tired old proverb. Oh, the recorders! Let me see one.(he takes a recorder and turns to GUILDENSTERN ) Why are you hovering so close, as if you want to ambush me?
GUILDENSTERN
O my lord, if my duty be too bold, my love is too unmannerly.
Oh, my lord, I'm sorry if I'm forgetting my manners. It's just that I'm worried about you.
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Books Mar 28, 2012
A Multitude of One
Elizabeth Ellen Breaks Herself Up Into Sharp Pieces in Fast Machine
by Paul Constant
Elizabeth Ellen's new collection Fast Machine is billed in some of its promotional materials as an "anthology." And even though it's written by just one woman, that label makes sense. It's a dense little brick of a book whose insides have been chopped up into dozens of short stories, many no longer than a paragraph. The stories all feel taut and inwardly focused. The women in these stories—and they are, with very few notable exceptions, women—range in age from childhood through middle age. Some of them are from relatively comfortable backgrounds (at least, comfortable enough to be sent to boarding school) and others are addicts who live in filthy squats.
Though there's no way Machine could be read as the story of one woman, the whole thing builds into something like a catalog of a single fractured psyche, or a life story shoved into a kaleidoscope and shot through with a million multicolored rays of light. The characters all share the same vocabulary of experiences from the end of the 20th century (Purple Rain, Johnny Carson, Natural Born Killers, Judy Blume) and the stories are all more or less told in variations on Ellen's between-the-eyes prose. Here's one woman trying to keep her man by shooting nude photos of herself: "Knees in varying degrees of apartness. I took thirty-three pictures, deleted twenty-nine." Here's a woman trying to lose her man:
He calls her name again; he screams it over and over through the glass. He pounds both fists on the door. He does all the things men in movies do to make their wrath known to the women who have wronged them while we do what women in movies do when the men who once professed to love them suddenly want to kill them: we don't move, we stay silent and wait for him to go away. Eventually, he does.
The first sentence of "Fistful" could practically sit accusingly on the page as a story of its own: "I was eight months pregnant with a black eye." The men who figure in Machine are either manipulative monsters or distant objects of affection (as in "How I Stopped Loving Dave Eggers and Stole Your MFA," a confessional story about the narrator's groupie-like obsession with the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius at the birth of the McSweeney's phenomenon). But the men are never the point.
You don't get to see this side of womanhood very often in fiction—tough, and bitter, and unashamed—and it requires something intensive like Fast Machine, a deep, repetitive series of brutal inquiries, to uncover those kinds of secrets. What Ellen is doing here is going deep inside herself and coming back with something small and glistening and vulnerable cradled in her hands. She's offering it to you. You should take it.
What Amanda Gorman Owes the Reader (and What the Reader Owes Her)
Call Us What We Carry, Gorman's first full-length book, will not satiate any of her social media critics. Nor can I call it a great collection.
by Robert Lashley
Fake It Until You Feel It
Seattle writer Colleen Louise Barry chats with NY writer Sarah Jean Alexander about naming a book after herself, and how Alexander rediscovered her voice after breaking her jaw.
by Rich Smith, Colleen Louise Barry and Sarah Jean Alexander
Get to Know Portland Author Stacy Brewster
by Emme Lund


Regarding IAG's announced plans to sell NAS stock: "Norwegian's plans and strategy remain unchanged. The company's goal is to continue building a sustainable business to the benefit of its customers, employees and shareholders," said Chairman of the Norwegian Board, Bjørn Kise.
Around the Web: Norwegian Books, Axes, and ALL CAPS In case you missed it because of Thanksgiving, the first book published in America sold (pictured) for $14 million. Is the period pissed? Computational analysis supports this hypothesis. Also, ALL CAPS aren't as angry as they used to be.


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Q: Tensorflow initialize variable with numpy doesn't work So I am trying to initialize my variable with some specific weights:
W = tf.Variable(np.eye(19) , name = 'Diag')

But if i now run this code:
with tf.Session() as sess:
    sess.run(tf.initialize_all_variables())
    print(W.eval())

I end up with a zeros matrix:
 [[ 0.  0.  0.]
  [ 0.  0.  0.]
  [ 0.  0.  0.]]

I do not understand what is going on since e.g.
    W = tf.Variable([1,2,3] , name = 'Diag')
preserves the values. What should I do?
I guess the tf.initialize_all_variables() overwrites my values but without it I get the FailedPreconditionError that complains about unitialized variables.

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Hi Mark, Just wanted to let you know that all the materials came in just fine. Myself and one other guy put the fence up in 8 hours the first day and 2 hours the second day. We have finally arrived, our pole barn and trailer are in a Gated Community . It looks great!


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The government must spend more on social protection in 2023
Rover Jones 4 days ago 3 min read
If Filipinos will be able to chart the troubled waters of 2023, Ibon Foundation Inc. said the national government must increase social protections for households and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) nationwide this year.
The headwinds the global and local economy is facing this year have already been spearheaded by multilateral agencies, corporations, NGOs and even the government, as evidenced by their lower GDP estimate for the year.
This makes it even more important to help households and businesses to boost domestic demand and keep the economy afloat, said Jose Enrique A. Africa, executive director of Ibon. It can be stated that the Philippine economy is consumption-driven.
"Putting money in people's pockets to improve their wealth, increase consumption, but also boost domestic demand," Africa said in a new briefing in Quezon City last Wednesday. "We firmly believe in the role of the state in socio-economic development."
Government support for poor families and MSMEs can be expanded by considering levying a wealth tax. Africa said the wealth tax targeting the country's 3,000 billionaires could bring in at least 468.8 billion pesos.
Contrary to some economists' view, Africa said the wealth tax will not drive away billionaires because much of the wealth that can be taxed by the government is here in the country.
When it comes to cash
The executive director of the non-governmental think tank said billionaires' cash wealth may already have been evacuated from the country, but other assets, such as those in businesses, may be taxed. He also believed that despite a wealth tax, these billionaires will continue to stay in the country because they can make money in a country with a market of 110 million Filipinos.
"These 3,000 billionaires, a large part of their wealth comes from valuing their ownership of companies," Africa said. "A large part of their wealth is not vulnerable to capital flight. Kung cashlang, pwede; but it's probably there [foreign countries] already."
He added that the government has the ability to monitor the wealth of these billionaires. You can even help encourage the billionaires to pay wealth taxes by promoting their corporate social responsibility efforts and other philanthropies.
Africa also said there are beginnings of a mechanism to push wealth taxes, particularly after the World Economic Forum (WEF) discussed it in 2019. He said that while these kinds of reforms will take decades to materialize, the government should start moving now.
An example of this type of reform, Afrika said, is the passage of the 2001 Anti-Money Laundering Act. The law allows authorities to flag significant single transactions or multiple large transactions within a few days, as these could be viewed as illegal transactions.
"Basically, we disagree that a wealth tax would drive money abroad. It will generate money for socio-economic development," Africa stressed.
finance agriculture
STILL, Africa admits that not all debt is bad. Debts are justified if they contribute to the country's development.
An example, he said, is when the government borrows to fund projects that support agriculture. Recently, Africa says, it has been pointed out that cold storage is in fact missing, which has contributed to the rise in onion prices.
If the country incurs large debts to fund "urban-centric" infrastructure, this would not boost growth and development and would only exacerbate inequality.
"Debt itself is not necessarily a bad thing. If the debt is used to support economic growth, it could be a short-term cost to mid- to long-term development," Africa said.
Earlier, the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines (CCAP) said it needs at least P6 billion to double the industry's onion storage capacity and narrow the gap between total annual supply and storage capacity.
CCAP President Anthony S. Dizon said the estimated capacity of statewide cold storage facilities for onions is about 100,000 tonnes (MT), which accounts for just 27 percent of the 360,000 tonnes annual supply.
Dizon said onion cold stores have a "unique" design and conditions to accommodate the commodity, which involves high humidity and moderate airflow (full story here:
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Georgetown, DE Lawyer with 48 years of experience
(800) 355-1818 215 East Market Street
Tom graduated from the University of Michigan with Honors, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1971. He was the author of numerous law review articles and was a speaker at national attorney conferences as a law student at the University of Virginia, graduating in 1975. While he attended the University of Virginia, he developed the university's patent policy, which related to projects completed by scientists at the university. After graduation, he served as a law clerk for Federal Judge John T. Copenhaver in Charleston, West Virginia.
Tom worked briefly for a corporate and defense law firm in Louisville, Kentucky...
Elizabeth B. Lewis
Georgetown, DE Attorney with 35 years of experience
Environmental and Workers' Comp
Delaware Law School
Elizabeth Lewis graduated from the University of Delaware (B.A., 1978) and the Delaware Law School (J.D. 1988) before she came to work at Jacobs & Crumplar. She is a Director of the firm.
Liz is a member of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, where she serves on the Board of Governors. Liz's practice areas include personal injury litigation, worker's compensation and other toxic torts including environmental litigation.
Stephen Morrow
Milford, DE Attorney
(302) 422-6705 30 N.W. 10th St. #B
Milford, DE 19963
Products Liability and Workers' Comp
New England Law | Boston
STEPHEN MORROW, ESQ.is a graduate of Milford High School and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In 2002, Steve earned his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the New England School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served as executive managing editor for the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement and was active in moot court and mock trial programs. Steve is admitted to the bars of the State of Delaware and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has practiced before the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Steve is an active member of the Delaware Trial Lawyers...
Julianne E. Murray
(302) 855-9300 215 E Market Street
Admitted to practice law in Delaware in 2011, Julie opened Murray Law LLC in early 2012 because she had a vision of a law practice that was based on constitutional principles and marked by personal service and a common-sense approach.
She introduced herself and her practice by doing a daily call-in on a local radio show. For eighteen months, she used the call-in time as an educational segment that focused on various aspects of the law and conducted many "schools" on topics such as the U.S. Constitution, the Delaware Courts, real estate, landlord/tenant law, traffic offenses, and estate planning.
In January 2015,...
Robert Jacobs
Robert Jacobs co-founded Jacobs & Crumplar in 1981. After graduating from City College of the City University of New York in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering and receiving his law degree from Temple University in 1968, Bob practiced with the Wilmington law firm of Bader, Dorsey & Kreshtool before forming Jacobs & Crumplar. Jacobs applies his knowledge in chemical engineering to a variety of patent litigation cases. His experiences and successes in both engineering and patent litigation have made him an effective attorney in both State and Federal Courts.
Patrick Christopher Gallagher
Pat Gallagher was born and raised in southern West Virginia. He received his B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Elon University in 2002. He thereafter attended law school at Wake Forest University, graduating cum laude in 2005. While in law school, he was involved in mock trial, Moot Court, and Law Review.
After graduating from law school, Pat returned to West Virginia where he worked for a large defense firm. He defended clients in consumer finance, deliberate intent, and Mine Safety Health Administration cases. In 2008, he moved to the Wilmington, Delaware, area where he joined a large Wilmington law...
Joseph J. Rhoades
Milford, DE Lawyer with 42 years of experience
JOSEPH J. RHOADES, ESQ. is the firm's founder. He received his education at the University of Delaware (B.A.A.S., 1976) and the Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., Magna Cum Laude 1981). He was a law clerk to The Honorable Henry R. Horsey, Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, from 1981 to 1982. He is a member of the American and Delaware State Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice and the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. He is a Past President of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association and a current member of the Association's Board of Governors. He is...
Joe Jachetti
20632 Dupont Blvd
Georgetown, DE 19947-3177
Employment, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Joseph Jachetti has a diverse civil litigation practice. His primary practice focuses in the area of personal injury claims, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death from automobile accidents, work-related injuries, products liability and general negligence. Prior to practicing law, Joe was an automobile insurance claims adjuster for 10 years. Therefore, he is exceptionally qualified in dealing with all types of insurance related personal injury claims.
David T. Crumplar
A native of Wilmington, Delaware, David graduated from Gettysburg College magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa with degrees in history and political science in 2006.
He subsequently received a Master's Degree in Irish History from Queen's University-Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2008.
Following a brief period of time working for a non-profit in Washington, DC, he attended the University of Richmond School of Law from where he graduated in 2012. At Richmond he served as Manuscripts Editor for the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest and was on the Law School's Trial Advocacy Board.
David is...
Brian E Lutness
Seaford, DE Attorney with 27 years of experience
(302) 547-7752 300 High Street
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
If you are injured at work or in an automobile accident, I will be there through the thick and the thin. I have offices in Wilmington, New Castle and Seaford because I want to be near to you when you need me the most. I am a dedicated personal injury and workers' compensation attorney who will answer all of your questions – even the ones you forgot to ask when you talked to me the first time – and I will lay out a practical, step-by-step plan for you and your family moving forward. When you are hurt...
William R. Stewart III
Lewes, DE Lawyer with 18 years of experience
110 Anglers Road
Bill is an attorney practicing in the areas of personal injury and workers' compensation. Bill spent over a decade defending insurance companies in personal injury lawsuits. During this time, Bill worked for a regional defense law firm and as staff counsel for one of the country's largest insurance carriers. This experience has provided Bill with a keen insight on how insurance carriers value and defend claims that he now uses to provide excellent results for his clients. Prior to joining Pratcher Krayer, Bill was employed by another personal injury and workers' compensation firm in Wilmington, Delaware where he represented...
Susan Ament
(302) 260-7289 402 Rehoboth Ave, #200
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Susan Ament is a partner at Morris James Personal Injury Group and works primarily out of the Broom Street office in Wilmington, DE. She also serves as Guardian Ad Litem attorney through the Office of the Child Advocate for the Family Court of Delaware.
Keith E. Donovan
(302) 260-7289 402 Rehoboth Ave
Arbitration & Mediation, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Keith has spent his entire career litigating personal injury and insurance-related cases since 1991. During the first decade of his career he worked in Delaware focused on representing insurance companies and insureds in litigation. Starting in 2002 Keith started working with individuals injured by the negligence of others. He now exclusively handles these types of cases. Keith is a frequent speaker on personal injury insurance issues and on trial techniques and strategies. He is often selected by his peers to serve as an arbitrator and/or mediator.
Jeffrey Scott Friedman
(302) 629-3350 300 High St
Real Estate and Workers' Comp
Attorney Jeffrey S. Friedman is a partner at Silverman, McDonald & Friedman. Jeffrey joined Silverman, McDonald & Friedman in 2001 to better serve Delaware clients in need of auto accident, personal injury or workers' compensation services.
E. Martin Knepper
Dover, DE Attorney with 41 years of experience
(302) 736-5500 34 The Green, Suite K
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Dickinson School of Law
James Gaspero Jr.
4 W Market St
Free ConsultationTemple University Beasley School of Law
Reneta L Green-Streett
Dover, DE Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(302) 257-2965 850 New Burton Rd
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Reneta L. Green-Streett is an associate in the Morris James Personal Injury Practice Group. Reneta's litigation experience includes trials in all of Delaware's courts of law with a focus on Superior Court practice. It is this litigation experience that enables Reneta to offer her clients insightful and practical advice throughout the life of their case.
Reneta is a Delaware girl – born and bred. Born in Seaford and raised on a farm in Greenwood, she only left Delaware briefly to obtain her collegiate and professional degrees. After graduating high school from Milford High School, Reneta attended The College of William and...
Robert McDonald
Seaford, DE Lawyer
Attorney Robert McDonald is a partner at Silverman, McDonald & Friedman. Roberts primary areas of practice are personal injury, workers' compensation, auto accidents, and construction accidents. He joined forces with his partners to create Silverman, McDonald & Friedman in 1999.
Michael Silverman
Seaford, DE Attorney
Michael I. Silverman is the co-founder of Silverman, McDonald & Friedman, which is located in Wilmington, Delaware. Michael maintains a general civil litigation practice with a focus on personal injury, workmen's compensation and commercial litigation.
Gary S. Nitsche P.A.
Wilmington, DE Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(302) 225-6666 305 N Union St
GARY S. NITSCHE is the managing partner of the law firm of Nitsche & Fredricks LLC. He handles personal injury matters with an emphasis on motor vehicle accidents, work injuries, nursing home cases and premises liability cases. He has substantial litigation and trial experience and has tried approximately fifty jury trials. He has received numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He has litigated some of the most significant and important personal injury cases and law changing decisions in the fields of personal injury uninsured motorist coverage and worker's compensation. Gary has been regularly honored as a Super Lawyer seven...
Timothy J. Weiler
(302) 658-6900 716 North Tatnall Street
Wilmington, DE 19801-1716
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Immigration
Timothy J. Weiler is a Delaware bankruptcy attorney and owner of Tim Weiler Law in Wilmington, Delaware. The firm helps consumers eliminate debt through Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy,
Timothy J. Weiler was one of the few Delaware bankruptcy lawyers that were instrumental in convincing state legislators to change Delaware's conservative exemptions. These changes have allowed numerous Delaware residents seeking debt relief to remain in their homes and keep more of their personal property. Mr. Weiler has been practicing bankruptcy law since 1990.
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Wilmington, DE Attorney with 14 years of experience
(302) 658-9200 1201 N. Market St.
Antitrust, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Michael is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group and serves on the Firm's Diversity Committee. He represents clients as lead or Delaware counsel in litigation in the District of Delaware in a wide variety of industries, with a particular focus on web-based technology, networking, biotechnology and consumer products. Representative clients include Amazon.com, Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems, f'real Foods, Gillette, Nespresso, Orbitz, Rite Aid, Sprint, Staples, Symantec, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Trend Micro, UCB, and Xilinx. In 2016 and 2017, Michael was named an "associate to watch" in the Chambers USA category for Delaware Intellectual Property.
Prior to law...
Steven A. Medina
Wilmington, DE Attorney with 9 years of experience
(888) 984-7988 123 Justison Street
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Steven Medina is an associate at Grant & Eisenhofer where he focuses his practice on complex pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, medical malpractice, and environmental litigation. His experience extends to all phases of litigation, from initial consultation through trial. Prior to joining G&E, Mr. Medina represented both plaintiffs and defendants in catastrophic personal injury matters at several Philadelphia-based litigation firms. He has helped recover numerous multi-million dollar settlements and jury awards for clients.
John Legare Williams
(302) 575-0873 1201 N. Orange St., Suite 600
Business and Trademarks
The Williams Law Firm leads business owners to attain goals. The firm advises business owners with sophisticated business and estate planning and litigation at reasonable rates. You can trust us when the most important things in your life are on the line: everything you own and everyone you love. John Williams is Vice President of the firm. He is known nationwide as an expert on the Delaware Series LLC. He has presented many lectures on the topic and has consulted with the Uniform Laws Counsel on proposed series provisions to be added to the uniform LLC Act. He also has experience...
Sindhu Susan Daniel
Sindhu Daniel is a principal at Grant & Eisenhofer where she focuses on complex pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. Ms. Daniel has been handling pharmaceutical drug and device cases for over 20 years. Prior to G&E, Ms. Daniel was a Shareholder at a national plaintiffs' law firm managing the Pharmaceutical Litigation Group. She has served in leadership on multiple MDLs, including the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for the 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation, the Elmiron MDL, the Talc and Proton Pump Inhibitor MDLs, the Gilead Tenofovir JCCP, and the Essure JCCP, which resulted in a $1.6 billion settlement in overall...
Robyn T. Williams
Wilmington, DE Attorney
(888) 341-4457 1526 Gilpin Ave.
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Drexel University School of Law
Ms. Williams' practice focuses on Intellectual Property and general business matters. She handles intellectual property prosecution, litigation, contracts, sales, and licensing. Additionally, Ms. Williams advises clients on general business issues including IP portfolio assessment and management. Utilizing her vast experience in the areas of risk management, business analytics, and due diligence, Ms. Williams works with emerging growth businesses counseling on risk reduction and capitalization. She provides unique legal counseling to businesses looking to establish and grow their intellectual property portfolios. Ms. Williams specializes in advising businesses on long-term and layered strategies for intellectual property protection; brand establishment and re-branding; and intellectual...
Samuel D. Pratcher III Esq.
(302) 803-5291 1300 N. Grant Ave.
Free ConsultationWestern Michigan University Cooley Law School
Samuel D. Pratcher, III is an attorney at Pratcher Krayer LLC. Samuel was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and attended Salesianum High School. He graduated with honors from Hampton University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. In 2009, he received his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law.
While in law school, Samuel served as judicial extern to the Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He gained valuable experience researching and writing court opinions on civil rights and employment law matters.
After law school, Samuel completed a...
James Tobia
(302) 655-5303 1716 Wawaset St
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy and Business
Jim Tobia began practicing law in Delaware in 1998, focusing on corporate and commercial litigation with Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. and later focusing on corporate litigation with Potter, Anderson & Corroon, LLP, two of Delaware's oldest firms and worldwide leaders in corporate governance and litigation. In between his time with those firms, Jim practiced with The Bayard Firm, P.A., (now Bayard P.A.), where, Jim also participated in litigation related to Bankrupt debtors, including prosecution of bankruptcy preference and avoidance actions, in addition to continuation of his corporate and commercial litigation practice. After forming the Law Office of James Tobia, LLC...
Scott L. Silar
(302) 477-7106 1521 Concord Pike
Appeals, Employment and Insurance Defense
Scott L. Silar, Partner in Reger Rizzo & Darnall's Wilmington, DE office, focuses his practice on representing clients in insurance defense litigation. Mr. Silar has extensive experience handling a wide range of defense litigation cases, including personal injury/general liability, premises liability, subrogation, bad faith, asbestos exposure, and insurance coverage. Additionally, he has been involved in appellate work at both the Superior Court and Supreme Court levels.
Mr. Silar boasts an impressive history in Workers' Compensation law, having represented and defended employers in more than 500 Workers' Compensation cases with a high rate of success. He has experience handling multi-employer matters involving...
Dennis D. Ferri
Dennis D. Ferri, Of Counsel to the Wilmington, Delaware office of Reger Rizzo & Darnall, has been an active trial lawyer for 43 years. Over those years, he has tried to conclusion nearly 100 cases in Delaware's State and Federal Courts, obtaining excellent results for his clients. Dennis has earned the respect of lawyers and Judges for his trial skills and his professionalism. His areas of practice have included general liability, personal injury (plaintiff and defense), product liability and professional liability - primarily medical negligence. Mr. Ferri has practiced law in both small and large law firm settings. Most recently,...
Tudor I. Farcas
Tudor Farcas is an associate at Grant & Eisenhofer where he focuses his practice on complex pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. Prior to joining G&E, Mr. Farcas was an associate at the Philadelphia office of a national defense litigation law firm defending general liability claims including mass tort, products liability, and personal injury. He also was a law clerk to the Honorable Mark I. Bernstein, assisting with complex proceedings in national mass tort cases regarding pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
Arthur D. Kuhl
Arthur D. Kuhl focuses his practice in the areas of insurance defense litigation, uninsured and underinsured motorist litigation, no-fault litigation, wrongful death litigation, premises liability, construction injuries and construction defect litigation, school injury litigation, subrogation, commercial transactions and collections.
During law school, Mr. Kuhl studied International Corporate Law and Australian Law at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia. Mr. Kuhl has also served as an adjunct professor at Rowan University.
Paul D. Sunshine
Wilmington, DE Lawyer
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Products Liability
Paul D. Sunshine focuses his practice in the areas of general liability, construction defect, trucking and transportation litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Sunshine brings with him more than 25 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of matters including products liability, toxic tort, transportation, general liability, personal injury and construction defect litigation.
Mr. Sunshine has a proven track record of representing regional, national and international clients in all phases of litigation throughout Delaware and Maryland. He has extensive experience with a wide range of client products and services and incorporates the varied needs and goals of his...
Xiaojuan Huang
Business and Immigration
Xiaojuan Carrie Huang is an attorney licensed to practice in Delaware and Pennsylvania. She was born in China and lived, studied and worked in China prior to moving to the United States. She obtained a B.A. in law from Nanjing University and a JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. After graduation, she worked for the Law Office of Bruce Hudson (Hudson and Castle) focusing on litigation. Her current practice focuses on immigration, business formation, commercial litigation, and personal injury and medical malpractice. As a bilingual and bicultural lawyer trained in the U.S. and China, she has...
Stuart Grant
(302) 622-7070 1201 N Market St
Antitrust, Business and Consumer
Stuart Grant of Delaware is an internationally recognized business leader, litigator and legal investor. Prior to founding Bench Walk Advisors, he co-founded and served as Managing Director of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., which grew under his leadership and capital investment into one of the world's most formidable plaintiff advocacy firms. He recently retired from Grant & Eisenhofer to devote his professional time to BWA.
Louis J. Rizzo Jr
Bankruptcy, Business and Insurance Defense
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Wakaba Kusakabe (日下部若葉, Kusakabe Wakaba) is one of the characters available in THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls and THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage. Her basic card is Rare and it can be obtained via the "Comp Gacha: Takane's Flower" event. She later received three Rare card sets and two S Rare card sets with the titles "Roses Gothic" and "Royale Little".
Wakaba is a young woman who is always mistaken for a middle school student due to her youthful appearance. She's a legal adult, but has the physical appearance of a young teenager which is made to look even younger when she wears pigtails. She doesn't let it get her down too much, however, since she is generally an easygoing and calm person.
In the tie in Cinderella Girls Theater skits, Wakaba is always misunderstood to be a younger age than she is. Often times it leads to misunderstandings which require her to explain her age, such as making Kate believe minors could drive in Japan. Because of her looks, she was invited to join the "Little Marching Band Girls" unit as an adult member. She took the role of monitor eagerly after the younger girls continued to call her "big sister" and reliable. Wakaba has her driver's license and seems to like looking at cars. She doesn't like black coffee.
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Kelly Reichardt on the re-release of her debut and being mad as hell
Sam Fragoso
Kelly Reichardt is angry and always has been. Even as her ascendency in the world of independent cinema continues (with intimate, pensive gems like Old Joy, Meek's Cutoff, and Night Moves), the Florida-born filmmaker refuses to be anything but apoplectic. Which is not the same as being unpleasant or ungrateful. She is neither. It's just that Reichardt believes the world is one unmitigated disaster after the next, sporadically punctuated by fleeting moments of beauty. Coincidentally, that's an apt description for River Of Grass, her breathtaking directorial debut which she poetically describes as "a road movie without the road, a love story without the love, and a crime story without the crime."
Shot on 16mm, Reichardt's entry into cinema is assured as it is imperfect; it's the work of an emerging artist, a rebel still in search of a cause and voice. Nevertheless, it's also a potent piece of filmmaking that has been lovingly resurrected by Oscilloscope Laboratories (and others) to create a new DCP. After the restoration's premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival—where her latest movie, Certain Women, also screened—Reichardt sat down with The A.V. Club to discuss what spawned River Of Grass, her frustratingly content students at Bard College, and the origins of her beef with the whole damn world.
The A.V. Club: You didn't stay for the screening. Do you not watch your movies?
Kelly Reichardt: No, I can't watch them. But I edit them. By the time I'm done I'm just looking at the parts, and I would just be too frustrated.
AVC: Many people love your movies and yet you can't enjoy them.
KR: I know. It's not good. I can't accept the joy.
AVC: That's sad.
KR: But are you a happy person? Do you get to enjoy everything you do? Something you wrote? Do you read your writing and think, "I did a good job on that." That may be generational thing.
AVC: Look at you. Right to the age.
KR: (Laughs) No, but I ask people, "What are you working on?" And they go, "I am doing the greatest painting right now." And I'm completely jealous of that.
AVC: To answer the question: I dislike pretty much everything I've written once its about one or two months removed.
KR: I don't dislike everything I do. Let's just say, especially with a film, you don't have an easy relationship with it when it's done because it's been your life. Making a film is very trying. I'm attached to them, and to the adventure of what it was to make that movie. At the very same time, I find filmmaking to be a super lonely, alienating experience.
AVC: Is there any part of River Of Grass that you look at with fondness?
KR: Larry Fessenden and I watched it without the sound to do the commentary. It was like two old people watching something and trying to remember everything. But I did say, sometimes, "That's a good shot." Then there's one dissolve in the movie where you're like, "What the fuck is that dissolve doing there?"
AVC: But how old were you when you made the film?
KR: Not that young. I was 30.
AVC: In those couple of years leading up to the film, what's happening in your life?
KR: That's a big question. I had gone back home to Miami to work on the script at around age 27, 28. Then I went to Nashville for awhile, and tried to write with one of the producers on the movie, Jesse Hartman, but then that didn't really work out. So I moved back to New York, and I ended up writing the script there in my first apartment on 21st street.
AVC: Does that feel like a long time ago?
KR: Life has moved very fast. I'm in the age of now where I'm like, "I get it. This is all fast."
AVC: But I feel that now.
KR: No you don't. How old are you?
AVC: No comment.
KR: I'm 51. So I'm just saying, 30 years from now you're going to have a different outlook. That's what a midlife crisis is.
AVC: Are you having that right now?
KR: [Laughs.] I'm just saying that's why that exists. You all of a sudden feel it. Only in America do we delude ourselves that 50 is midlife, too.
AVC: So what's going on with you at 27, writing this script in New York?
KR: The joke with my friends was that I had a lot of beef.
AVC: And did you?
KR: Yeah!
AVC: With who?
KR: Everyone. The world. You name it. I ask that to my students. I say, "Where's the anger in your movies? Draw from your anger." And they go, "What anger? What are you mad about?" You should be angry.
AVC: But how much time should we spend being angry?
KR: Sam, more species are going to die in the next 10 years—
AVC: Shouldn't we be enjoying our time while we're here?
KR: No! I'm not miserable, but I can't not be angry. As I'm talking to you, I'm looking at the window and can't understand why there are six hundred thousand SUVs here in this little town. No one can even move. Why doesn't everyone just get out and walk? Or just the fact that I'm really thirsty, but I don't want to drink that bottled water. I just want water from the faucet. I'm not beyond enjoying anything. Waking up and having a project to work on is one of life's great pleasures.
AVC: Is that when you're happiest, working on a project?
KR: Happiness is a strange word. So conclusive. Happiness is a thing that happens for a moment, right? A strange dog runs up to you and licks your hand, and you're just so happy that the dog has chosen you. Or your friend's kid plops down in your lap and does something stupid.
AVC: Do you feel like you have purpose when you're making a movie?
KR: I don't have to be making something to feel like life has value. Friendships are valuable to me. But I like to have a project. I live to have something to waste my energy on, something to think about. To figure out like a puzzle.
AVC: Does it consume your life?
KR: For the last 10 years it has. I'm trying to figure out my situation all the time.
AVC: Kids?
KR: I don't want them. I mean, I like them… but there's enough kids. You don't need me to have kids.
AVC: Plus, like you said, the world is going to shit.
KR: Exactly. But I'm thoroughly enjoying my friend's kids.
AVC: You're the person who goes on the friend's boat, and then gets to leave the boat at the end of a fun night.
KR: No, I'm still the person on my friend's couch, and I'd like to own the couch.
AVC: You never really revealed what exactly you had beef with at 27.
KR: It's been a lifetime of trying to have less beef. Beef comes very naturally to me. I was born with my dukes up, but that's not always necessary anymore. I have to retrain myself. As a child, I remember being in the pool at this pool party and having to get out of the pool to watch Nixon resign. My first idea of a president was of a guy who was a crook.
AVC: That set the tone for you.
KR: A little bit. Then, as I was coming to be an adult, the AIDS epidemic happened. Moving to New York, watching that unfold, and watching the activism around that… it was complete chaos of life, and then this horrific non-response from the powers that be. There was a lot of misery and sadness tied up in that.
AVC: Do you think all good cinema is driven by anger?
KR: You have to have some matter of dissatisfaction in order to be asking questions, or just acknowledging the complexity of the world and how fucking chaotic it is. The beautiful moment sits very close to the horrific one.
AVC: And now, do you feel any more at peace with the chaos?
KR: [Laughs.] In my mid-age? Yeah, I do feel more at peace—not with the world, but with myself.


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What's New on Netflix: March 2019
By Lanz Aaron G. Tan, Contributing Writer March 12, 2019
Jeremy Renner stars as Staff Sergeant William James in "The Hurt Locker" (2008), directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Photo: Courtesy of Summit Entertainment
Streaming giant Netflix likes to keep its 139 million subscribers happy by keeping its stockpile of movie selections fresh. Every month, a handful of TV shows and movies leave the streaming site, but this outflow is matched by an influx of new ones. Here are three particularly welcome additions — oldies but goodies — and two notable mentions coming to Netflix this month.
"Apollo 13" (March 1)
Ron Howard's 1995 film is a thrilling tale of human survival in the vacuum of space. It captures the sequence of events leading up to the failure of the titular spaceflight mission to the moon. The story is told as a parallel between the ramping tensions in the cockpit as the astronauts address a stream of technical problems, and the pragmatic resilience of problem solvers at NASA Headquarters. The film also balances powerful performances from its central cast of astronauts, which includes Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon. While its depictions of space may not be as awe-inspiring as films released in recent memory (no doubt in part due to technical limitations 20 years ago) — such as the expansive sense of infinity in Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity" and the haunting beauty of Damien Chazelle's "First Man" come to mind — "Apollo 13" is still a poignant portrayal of resilience in the face of diminishing odds and is worth a watch.
"The Hurt Locker" (March 1)
"The Hurt Locker" is an exhilarating military thriller that tells the story of a battered U.S. soldier (Jeremy Renner) in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (the process of deeming explosive devices safe) who deals with the harsh realities of the Iraq War as well as the difficulties of adjusting to mundane civilian life. Many memorable moments transpire when the soldiers find themselves forced into action. Director Kathryn Bigelow handles tension in these scenarios impressively, with her visceral cinematography and shaky camera movements that immerse the viewer entirely in the hammering pace of the adrenaline-laced action. While not done to the scale of a full-blown war epic popularized by Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan," "The Hurt Locker" more than holds its own merit with its smaller scale. The film is uncompromising in forcing the audience to confront completely immersive, brutal, and morbid images, but the violence is not simply gratuitous.
"Kung Fu Hustle" (March 15)
A hysterical comedy with a ridiculous plot that matches its ridiculous fun, Stephen Chow's unique, Cantonese take on a gangster film is hard to forget. Chow also stars as the film's lead, Sing, a down on his luck aspiring gangster, who, together with his helpless sidekick Bone (Lam Chi-Chung), traverses a bleak Shanghai in an attempt to find a neighborhood where they can belong as gangsters. Some plot points are convoluted and the premise is absurd, but the film is acutely self-aware. Featuring well-choreographed martial arts scenes (which Chow also plays for laughs), an iconic climax, and a guaranteed two hours of nonstop laughter, "Kung Fu Hustle" deserves a few rewatches.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (March 1)
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This cake was a birthday cake with little icing mice on it.
This was a simple cake done for my sister's birthday.
This doll is all done in icing, even the hair piece. This one was made for a birthday but I have done them for an anniversary celebration also.


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Nicrophorus interruptus is a species of burying beetle or sexton beetle belonging to the family Silphidae subfamily Nicrophorinae.

Distribution
Nicrophorus interruptus is the rarest but widespread among the large red and black carrion beetles. They are present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Description

The adults grow up to  long. They are mostly black with two orange-red markings on the elytra and a yellow pubescence on protruding abdominal segments. They are also characterized by the absence of hairs on the thorax and straight tibias on the hind legs.

The front and posterior orange-red markings on the elytra are separated from one another at the suture. They have large club-like antennae equipped with black and reddish tips containing chemoreceptors, capable of detecting a dead animal from a long way away.

Biology

These beetles are scavengers, breeding and living off in rotten carcases. In fact they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and mice as a food source for their larvae.

In Nicrophorus interruptus both the male and female parents take care of the brood, quite rare behaviour among insects. The prospective parents begin to dig a hole below the carcass, forming the crypt, where the carcass will remain until the flesh has been completely consumed. Although the larvae are able to feed themselves, both parents also feed them by regurgitated liquid food.

The adult beetles continue to protect the larvae, which take several days to mature.. The final-stage larvae migrate into the soil and pupate, transforming from small white larvae to fully formed adult beetles.

Bibliography
 Derek S. Sikes, Ronald B. Madge & Alfred F. Newton (2002): A Catalog of the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera : Silphidae) of the World, Magnolia Press
 Jessica Dekeirsschieter, François Verheggen, Georges Lognay, Eric Haubruge Large carrion beetles (Coleoptera, Silphidae) in Western Europe: a review

References

External links

Silphidae
Beetles of North America
Beetles of Europe
Beetles described in 1830
Palearctic insects

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Some simple preparation in this barbecue plank roast pork recipe and your reward will be a white wine sauce to die for.
The sauce is really easy to do and the perfect time to prepare it is while your pork is resting.
Note:- Plank cooking starts off with a wooden plank that has been soaked in water, in addition you're trying to capture all the moisture that comes out of the meat and this means that your barbecue / oven is going to be humid. When roasting pork for crispy crackling it is essential that the oven is dry so don't choose this recipe if that's what your heart desires. If you are looking for crispy crackling then go for my spit roasted pork recipe.
This plank roast pork recipe calls for a boneless rolled pork loin and if you choose this joint then you don't need to get one with skin on (because it won't crisp) alternatively a loin roast with the bone in is just as good.
Set your barbecue up for indirect cooking. If you're using a gas grill with a hood then use the outer burners and place your plank in the centre when you're ready to cook.
Put your cooking plank on to soak in a sink of water.
Mix up the salt and black pepper in a ramekin.
Take a thin bladed sharp knife and make relatively deep incisions in the pork and before retracting the knife, slide a peg of garlic down the side of the blade and into the pork. Continue making more incisions evenly around the pork until all the garlic pegs have been used up.
Now season the whole joint with a good sprinkle of salt and pepper.
Place the pork on a pre-heated plank and cook for 1 hr 20 minutes at 180°C or 350°F in your barbecue with the lid down taking care to catch all the juices from the hollow in the plank (or that drip off) in a tray.
When you reach the desired temperature take the plank roast pork off the heat and leaving it on the plank, allow it to rest for 15 minutes before carving which is just enough time to make the sauce.
Remove the drip tray from under the meat and pour the juices into a saucepan then add the white wine and cornflour mix. Pre mixing the cornflour in water isn't essential but adding it like this as a smooth paste ensures that you don't get lumps in your sauce.
Now bring to the boil stirring all the time. Taste the sauce and add the pinch of salt if you think necessary, likewise add a little more of the cornflour mix if you prefer a thicker sauce. Once the sauce has started to bubble and thicken you can take it off the heat and concentrate on carving the plank roast pork.
Prepare thick slices of pork and pour the hot sauce generously over the meat, serve immediately and don't forget that there's a bottle of wine that needs finishing!


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Q: Changing axis label color in LightningChart JS The chart appears with dark background, axis numeric labels in grid positions are yellow.
How do I change axis label colors to white?
E.g. in this example https://www.arction.com/lightningchart-js-interactive-examples/#edit/lcjs_example_0001_simpleScatter
I'm trying
chart.getDefaultAxisX()
  .setInterval(0, 92 * dataFrequency)
  .setTickStyle((visibleTicks) => visibleTicks
              .setLabelFillStyle( color: ColorRGBA(255, 255, 255) })
             )

But it's giving SyntaxError: Unexpected token, expected ","

A: According to the documentation it expects you to pass FillStyle, not just color. The solution for your case is as follows:
chart.getDefaultAxisX()
  .setInterval(0, 92 * dataFrequency)
  .setTickStyle( (visibleTicks) => visibleTicks
                     .setLabelFillStyle(
                         new SolidFill( { color: ColorRGBA(255, 255, 255) } )
                     )
               )


As I type, these are in the washing machine going through an almost-hot cycle. I've done five so far; three to go in the exchange, plus my sampler, plus one for me. Since I have my usual eight-meter warp on, I hope to get at least four more, or three towels and some serviettes/napkins.
The top one is my first sample piece. Ben always wished I'd make things with samples that we could use, so I sampled 10 draft from Kris Bruland's Handweaving.net in this piece.
Second from the top, the weft is in true orange, and the draft is #57586, and I'm tempted to call it Flora Pacifica because each square looks like a vibrant South Pacific flower. It's the most cheerful towel in the set.
Third from the top is Pacifika Christmas, and is #58168. The colors of my warp in combination with this draft remind me of the Pacific Island tapa (bark) cloth, but using a red-orange weft it feel more like a Cook Island Tivaevae, and in terms of the overall appearance of the towels, I like this best.
Fourth one is mine; it's a wonderful blue-red but I wove it when my body was tired and the beating is very irratic. This is the reverse side of #36039, which I like better than the front.
The fifth one, though it looks blue, is more blue-green, #36180. It's the the most stable, reliable structure for the purpose among my choices. At first I wanted to call this a Christmas Tree something or rather, but it has near-white triangles, brown triangles, and green triangles, and to me it represents the different seasons and climate around the world at Christmas time, though we all tend to go for the white Christmas image. So I'm calling this Round the World Christmas, after a song in a hideous, (according to Ben!) Disney Christmas carol CD.
They will have been machine-hemmed, machine washed, tumble-dried and pressed (if necessary) by tonight when I post the finished pieces in the towel gallery. I feel guilty about cheating the "system", as it were, but there's still a bit of Saturday left on the West Coast of the USA, (OK, mostly Hawaii!) so forgive me.
I love weaving towels. These are true relaxation weaving for me. I never change the yarn source, and I stick with 20EPI (except when I do cram/space weave, which I do a lot with the cottolins,) so only the structures and colors vary. This time I downloaded and did not modify the drafts, so it has been all about colors. I've noticed a few things, especially in the difference in the appearance of the weft colors with the two oranges in the weft, and the two-dimensional vs. three-dimensional appearance of the cloth depending on the values and saturation of the colors, but I decided not even to take notes but just to enjoy the process. And I know in 20 years these are towels are going to be divinely soft and wonderful.
In plan are two or three light browns that are different from either warp colors, plus a indescribable red/pink - the only description I can think of is "pomegranate" but I'm not sure what that means to you.
Thank you to all those who participated, and visited our Towel Exchange. I sure look forward to getting my loot!
PS: Bockens and Holma-Helsinglands AB - are they known as Bockens or by their company name?
The long answer is that Holma-Helsingland makes you think of Helsingland as a place with long tradition of linen (growing, making and selling successfully).
The short and handy name Bockens (male goat) is another tradition. In the old days (long before my days) it was the evil Julbocken (christmas goat) that brought the presents at christmas eve. He knockes att the door, and throwes in the parcels.
Today a julbock is an common christmas decoration, often made of straw.
Does the gender of the goat have something to do with the yarn they produce? As in, they used to sell goat yarns (???) only from male goats, or some such, or is it just commercial branding?
As far as I know, just branding.
Thank you, KD. I would have never known, you know, and I've been stashing away Cottolins for nearly 10 years now. I love them!! And I've only ever used them for either myself or for gifts and exchanges, but never to sell, so when I weave with them, it means fun and sharing and presents!
Meg, these are absolutely gorgeous - well done!
You're giving me shaft envy again, you know.
these are all gorgeous! I did not realize you had posted the photo. I have been relying on the new blogger updates to tell me when there is a new post to read, and it is obviously not reliable. I am catching up on several of your posts!
Yip, towels, Dana. One more on the loom, and another one or two coming later today. Yay! I love these. As BSpinning said, we make lovely things!!


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Funds benefit the Custer Battlefield Museum.
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BC SPCA > News Stories > How the BC SPCA helped give back this year
How the BC SPCA helped give back this year
When the COVID-19 crisis hit the province, the BC SPCA rapidly pivoted its services to support additional vulnerable animals and people across B.C. through its outreach programs to ensure food and supplies went to the animals and pet guardians who needed it the most.
Here are some of the ways we have been meeting the needs for people and pets alike.
Contact-free support from branch locations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BC SPCA branches adapted their food bank services to ensure people in need could access food contact free, either by appointment or with a 'take-what-you-need' bin outside the gates.
● In Surrey, the education building was quickly repurposed to house and get pick-up requests ready for pick-up. Tables were set up by the gate to create a distanced handover of supplies to anyone in need. In addition to providing food to individual pet guardians, the BC SPCA provided large food donations to the Surrey Community Cat Coalition, which supports community cats and their caretakers in the Surrey area. "We service a large area, and quickly became a pick-up point to meet pets needs in large and small quantities," says Elaine Nelson, assistant manager at the BC SPCA in Surrey.
Provided support to remote communities
As part of its outreach programming during the COVID-19 pandemic, BC SPCA facilities across the province have been delivering much-needed pet food and supplies to First Nations and isolated communities that were restricting comings and goings to protect their communities.
● BC SPCA branches on Vancouver Island worked together to support remote and northern communities on North Island. Through a partnership with the Society of Saint Vincent De Paul on Vancouver Island, volunteers were able to make a delivery of food to a remote community located three hours away from the Campbell River Branch, the most northern BC SPCA location on Vancouver Island.
New and expanded partnerships with community organizations
BC SPCA branches across the province either developed new connections or extended partnerships with various organizations in their respective communities.
● The BC SPCA in Parksville-Qualicum Beach partnered with the Mt. Arrowsmith Salvation Army Food Bank to provide the Outreach Pet Food Program for those pet guardians affected by the pandemic. The branch has been able to deliver more than 880 kilograms and 500 cans of pet food to 300 cats and dogs each month since April. "Our clients are grateful and relieved to know that they not only can feed themselves but also their pets," says Bonnie Brown, business manager at the Mt. Arrowsmith Salvation Army Food Bank
● The BC SPCA in Shuswap is extremely grateful to the community for the donations of unopened dry and canned pet food and cat litter that the SPCA has been able to distribute to pet guardians in the region through the Animal Food Bank and the Second Harvest Food Bank. "We're so thankful for the partnership we've had with the Shuswap SPCA for the past five years," says Vahlleri Semeniuk, manager of Second Harvest Food Bank. "Even before the pandemic, our clients would be happy to see the SPCA volunteer and pet food bins as the first point of contact when coming into our building. It's a great community service."
● The BC SPCA in Victoria was very fortunate to already have strong relationships with community agencies, like the Victoria-based Cool Aid Society. The branch delivers large numbers of hampers to the Cool Aid Society every two weeks to supply its clients with the items they need for their animals. From there, the organization distributes the items to those pet guardians in need. "The donations end up not just helping the animals have a more stable and consistent diet, but also greatly reduce the stress on pet owners who frequently have to spend money they don't have to ensure their animals have the best life possible," says Alan Rycroft, Community Relations Manager, Cool Aid's Community Manager.
So far, the BC SPCA has delivered more than 57,000 kilograms and nearly 36,000 cans of dog and cat food to an estimated 14,175 dogs and 11,982 cats across the province. With your continued support, the BC SPCA hopes to continue providing pet guardians with the necessary supplies throughout the pandemic, and beyond.
The BC SPCA appreciates and recognizes the incredible donors – young and old — who have been supporting their local branches with donations of pet food and supplies over the last year, sometimes arriving with a truckload. It's these donations that have made this work possible and helped us achieve some remarkable numbers.
BC SPCA branches across the province continue to accept donations of unopened, in date pet food (wet and dry), and cat litter. For information on how to make a donation or how to access support in your community, please call the BC SPCA Animal Helpline at 1-855-622-7722.


Forty-six year-old Debra C started Alexander Technique lessons to see if it would help her chronic neck pain. She had bulging discs in her neck, and tenosynovitis extending back over three years.
Debra learned to make links between her (controllable) habits of use of herself, and the functioning which they affect. She was able to progressively reduce the vice-like grip her muscles had held on her neck, allowing it to find a less strained position. Neck pain, a constant companion for the preceding 3 years, gradually disappeared. Her arms became significantly less painful. She was able to sit comfortably for longer and able to write more freely. An unexpected further benefit was a very noticeable increase in energy, as she learned to not invest energy in unproductive and pain-inducing tension.


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Declaration of the Governor Vítor Constâncio - News conference related to the entry into circulation of the euro banknotes and coins
Tomorrow the euro banknotes and coins will enter into circulation. This is a unique moment in the world and in the European monetary history. Twelve countries renounce their monetary symbols and share sovereignty in such a relevant domain. In a globalised world, the euro will enable the European Union and its participating Member States to better control their own destiny. The European unity project becomes now particularly strengthened. The existence of a single currency is a key factor to guarantee the peace and prosperity of a continent, which suffered in the past the torments of wars and conflicts.
The euro will change Europe and it has changed Portugal. The preparations for participation in the euro took a decade and involved two governments, to whose converging activity I would like to pay tribute today. There was foresight and discipline in the accomplishment of the strategy. The country meets its obligations when it has clear objectives and well-defined targets. This decade witnessed a first adjustment stage in which inflation was brought down to European levels and a second stage in which we have already enjoyed the benefits of a new low inflation regime. It was also a decade in which the Portuguese financial system gained increased strength and saw a modernisation. Without our participation in the euro there would not have been room for the structural fall in interest rates, which paved the way for thousands of households to have access to credit and to a wide range of durable consumer goods, thus improving their standard of living. Likewise, companies also started to benefit from lower financial charges and, with the lower cost of capital, they could more easily invest and modernise themselves. History will record the changes undertaken by the country in the last decade as extraordinary and it will also report the impressive improvement recorded in the standard of living in such a short period.
Like any good currency, the euro has thus two sides: the one that makes us benefit from low inflation and low interest rates and the demanding side, which imposes discipline in the income policy and financial responsibility in the fiscal policy. We cannot ignore the new operating rules imposed by the euro.
The lowest cost is the one related to the adjustment that needs to be currently made to a new currency unit. Getting used to a new currency is what our emigrants usually do, without great difficulty, as well as all those who have had the opportunity of travelling abroad. We shall not therefore exaggerate the effort that we shall have to make to get used to the new monetary species.
For a period of two months, i.e. until the end of February, banknotes and coins denominated in escudos will continue to be legal tender. Afterwards, the escudo will forever cease to circulate; it will be possible however to exchange escudo banknotes at banks until June and at the Banco de Portugal during the next twenty years. Banknotes shall preferably be exchanged at banks. All ATMs will start to dispense only euro banknotes at the end of four days. There is no need to rush or to be afraid of not being prepared in the first day. During the first days, mixed payments should be avoided, i.e. the payment of an amount partly in euro and partly in escudo. As far as possible, payments of small amounts should be made using the exact money. Retailers shall endeavour to give the exchange only in euro. These are some simple rules for a smooth and effective changeover.
Let me take this opportunity to extend my thanks to the trade and banking sectors for the excellent co-operation given to all the preparation process of this huge logistic operation. The country is counting on both sectors to contribute to a smooth physical introduction of the euro. I would also like to thank the media for the excellent work they have done in the disclosure of all the aspects related to the introduction of the new banknotes and coins. Along with the remarkable work of Comissão Nacional do Euro, and without the effort of the media, the population would not have been as prepared as it is today.
Every detail was planned with the required lead time and care. The dual circulation period will enable a smooth adjustment. With serenity, we are going to overcome the remaining resistance and difficulties associated with the entry into circulation of the new currency, so that we can build a better future for the new generations.
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