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The stately brick buildings with their white-mantled entryways, elegant blocks of Tudor houses and tidy tree-lined sidewalks of Forest Hills connote solid American values. They speak of community, continuity, middle-class stability.
And indeed, these values are what have drawn generations of Jewish New Yorkers — and plenty more from around the globe — to this affluent swath of central Queens. From the small, family-owned businesses that line Queens Boulevard to the historic shuls like the Forest Hills Jewish Center, where three generations often sit together on Shabbat, Queens is all about families.
So when neighbors fall on hard times, as many have here, the community responds. One example is Masbia, the borough's first glatt-kosher soup kitchen and an offshoot of the original in Borough Park, which recently opened on Queens Boulevard.
"It's a wonderful thing, because it shows the altruism of the community, but it's also sad because it shows we have this need," said Cynthia Zalisky, executive director of the Queens Jewish Community Council, which organized Masbia together with the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty and the Orenstein Foundation, which provided major funding.
Many of the 100,000 Jews estimated to be living in Forest Hills-Rego Park are immigrants — most from the Former Soviet Union and Israel — and the area also has the city's largest proportion of elderly residents. Between fixed incomes and low wages, both groups are particularly vulnerable in a cruel economy. Hence the appeal of Masbia, whose dignified setting — tasteful decor, waiter service — draws 125 locals nightly for hot, three-course meals.
The pinch in this traditionally affluent neighborhood can also be felt at the Conservative-affiliated Solomon Schechter School of Queens, where enrollment is down slightly despite generous financial aid, said its headmaster, Martin Mayerson. A good percentage of the nearly 400 students come from the Forest Hills area; about a third are from Russian immigrant families, a third from Israeli families and a third from American-born, Ashkenazic families.
"This area has felt the economic pinch, so it makes people less upwardly mobile," Mayerson said. There is a silver lining, however: "They stay put longer."
Indeed, a transient population of young adults has always chosen Forest Hills for the combination of factors that are its eternal allure: pretty suburban-feeling streets, a wealth of Jewish resources, relatively affordable housing compared to Manhattan, and easy Manhattan commutes. An impressive four subway lines, two of them express, and a Long Island Rail Road station serve the area; by car, the Long Island and Van Wyck Expressways and the Grand Central Parkway all pass through Forest Hills.
Yet while a certain percentage of these young professionals "make aliyah to Nassau County" eventually, as one local put it, a greater number come and stay. At the Forest Hills Jewish Center, Rabbi Gerald Skolnik (who blogs for The Jewish Week) has watched a steady stream of Upper West Side couples move in over the years, bringing a fresh infusion of cosmopolitan to a traditional part of town.
And increasingly, Mayerson noted, Russian-speaking immigrants and their children, having attained financial success, choose to put down roots and build large homes in Forest Hills rather than move to the suburbs. Many of these are Bukharian Jews — Sephardim who arrived en masse from Uzbekistan in the 1980s and '90s — who established the world's largest Bukharian community here in Forest Hills, about 8,000 families.
Indeed, after a sometimes-fraught decade or two as the newcomers, Bukharians have become part of the comfortably diverse fabric of Forest Hills Jewry. Everywhere, there are signs that the community has arrived: in the three-story trophy homes going up where modest bungalows once stood, in the morning exodus of Russian-speaking professionals to Manhattan jobs, and in the glittering new building of the Bulgarian Teen Lounge, an after-school program for Russian-speaking teens run by the Jewish Child Care Association.
"I've been involved in Forest Hills, in the schools here, for 20 years," said Mayerson, of Solomon Schechter. "Today we have virtually no children born in the Soviet Union. They're all born here," even if their first language is still Russian.
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Bukharians have their own synagogues, yeshivot and Russian-language newspapers, but they are only one piece of the area's polyglot mosaic. Significant communities of Georgians, Israelis, Iranians, and other Central Asians all have their own places of worship, ethnic food stores and social venues.
With its village-center feel, 108th Street has long housed a cluster of Russian businesses, as does the sprawling, multi-lane Queens Boulevard; shoppers also flock to Austin Street, which anchors an upscale shopping zone adjacent to the tony Forest Hills Gardens neighborhood. Kosher resources are plentiful and varied, with an enviable selection of restaurants, bakeries and cafes representing global cuisine.
It's no wonder that "exciting" is a term that comes up often when Forest Hills residents describe their home. "It has wonderful restaurants, places of interest, and its diversity is exciting — both its diversity within the general community, and within the Jewish community," said Steven Goodman, executive director and CEO of the Central Queens Y in Forest Hills (and the Samuel Field Y in Little Neck, where the two recently affiliated institutions are administered). "It's an exciting, happening place."
At the Y's aging main facility — long a beloved resource for Forest Hills Jews of all persuasions, now the target of a capital improvement plan — the pre-K program is fully subscribed, while after-school and parenting classes are "packed," said Goodman. To handle the increasingly complex needs of this community, Goodman's team has created $1 million worth of new programs. Many of these provide support and enrichment for children: at-risk youth, high-school dropouts, youngsters with special needs.
With all this available, "we are seeing more young Jewish professionals moving in," Goodman said. "They're quite taken with the resources and activities in Queens, which they perhaps never knew about — they just thought of it as a place with good transportation."
Good Jewish resources and school options, too. Forest Hills and Rego Park have myriad synagogues and minyanim across the denominational and ethnic spectrum, including long-established congregations like the Conservative Forest Hills Jewish Center, with more than 700 members, and the Modern Orthodox Machane Chodosh, founded in the 1930s by German refugees and thriving today with a new rabbi and a vibrant school. Neighboring areas like Middle Village, home to the Forest Hills Jewish Center West, and Flushing round out the worship options.
Numerous yeshivot and day schools are in the area, including the coed Yeshiva of Central Queens in Flushing. In addition, the area has long been sought after by parents for its highly rated public schools.
Few areas of New York City can compete with the variety of housing options in Central Queens, which explains its appeal to all ages. Large, centrally located buildings and tidy brick townhouses offer relatively affordable apartments for young professionals, while families often opt for the many neighborhoods of single-family houses with lawns on quiet, tree-lined streets.
Zalisky, of the Queens Jewish Community Council, expects the area to remain a vibrant Jewish destination. "It's a beautiful area, the country in the city," she said. "It has terrific access to Manhattan, so it's always attracted yuppies — young professionals — and young families. Now the challenge is to keep the young families in the borough — and in the neighborhood."
Editor's Note: The Neighborhood profiles we publish periodically are meant as glimpses into the Jewish life of an area, not as definitive listings of every institution in an area.


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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday revealed France forward Anthony Martial could miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Martial was forced off with the problem during France's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan last weekend.
The 25-year-old was absent from United's squad for their Premier League clash with Brighton on Sunday and Solskjaer is concerned he could be sidelined for the rest of the campaign.
"Unfortunately he's sprained his knee with France," Solskjaer told MUTV.
"It's always when they go away on internationals, you've fingers crossed and you hope that they're going to come back fit.
"Paul (Pogba) played in all three games so that was a boost for us but losing Anthony for what might be the rest of the season is very disappointing, especially when the reports and signals from there are that it wasn't serious but it looks a bad one, yeah."
Speaking to BT Sport, Solskjaer offered a glimmer of hope that Martial might make it back before United's season is over, saying "He sprained his knee with France and it looks like he'll be out for a few weeks, definitely.
"We hope to get him back before the end of the season but we're not sure."
Solskjaer did not mention if Martial would be a doubt for the France squad at the delayed Euro 2020, which starts in June.
Martial has scored just seven goals for United this season, with none in his last nine appearances.

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Voice actress Asami Sanada (K-ON!'s Sawako, Di Gi Charat's title character, Rozen Maiden's Jun) announced on her blog on Friday that she has gotten married. Sanada noted on the blog that she was worried as the weather lately had been dreary, but the weather seemed to have cleared up just for her wedding. She also noted that she hopes to create a fun household where everyone is always smiling.
Sanada added, "Of course, nothing has also changed for my work and I will continue working. I will concentrate on working on more fun works and creating more characters, so I would be happy if you continued to watch over me." Sanada did not provide any information about her new husband in the blog post.
Sanada has also played Vita in several Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha works, Kurumi in Date A Live, Hidaka in Love, Election & Chocolate, Chizuko in several Mahoromatic works, and Kanako in Maria Holic. She has also performed theme songs for several Di Gi Charat specials, Maria Holic, and Zoku Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei.
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"Stomach pains that I had years ago are now back. Why?"
Ayal - I have been on a spiritual path for many years and at age of 65 am in pretty good health (for an average 65 year old). However, I have been having excruciating stomach pains and cramps... had something like this years ago and don't understand now what it is nor why it is back. Can you help me??
Hi - I am getting that this has to do with the place you are in - there is a lot of nervous energy going on for you, wherever you are, as well as an issue that has to do with self respect - 3rd chakra stuff. Also, you are not speaking some truth you need to share, which would help alleviate the nervousness. You are having some difficulty communicating and assimilating some experience. It is always good to check these things out medically if the pain continues. However, you may want to check into whether or not these issues seem to apply.
A good thing to do is meditate on your heart and say: "An energy from my heart that would meet my need is now available to me." And then allow it to come forth. Also, an Aura-Soma product would be helpful for you: the yellow pomander which is an antidote for nervousness and negative thoughts. It brings back clarity and courage, laughter and sparkle to life. You can order it at Aura-Soma USA (830) 935-2355.
Blessings, Ayal
Most importantly at the moment, my grandaughter is 4 years old and generally a sweet precocious child. However Wednesday she began crying and cried for about 30 minutes, crying really really hard and there was not much I could do to stop her - she was asking for "body glitter" but I knew that was not the reason she was crying so hard. She really upset herself. I tried to console her and finally did, then she said she was hungry, I fed her and she went to sleep. She did it again last night with her mother for another issue and she called me and asked what was wrong with her and what should she do. I of course had no clue - Please help....
In regard your response to my question, I'm not sure about the self respect issue but have been told my lower three chakras were blocked. Have done some healing work and thought they were now cleared. Can you help me with the "communicating and assimilating some experience" - I'm not sure where to go with this as I have no clue what I need to communicate and assimilate, as well as the self respect issue.
Re the meditation: I have and always have had a problem meditating as I fall asleep... didn't do well in school nor college as everytime I relax I fall asleep. I sat and quietly said the words and it was wonderful but why can't I get into a deep meditation?
Tried to order the product yellow pomander from Aura-Soma USA and they referred me to a practicioner to do the entire counseling thing which I didn't want - tried it before and never really resonates with the 4 bottles I selected and my grandbaby loved them and plaid with them...
When I wrote you I was in such pain and by the time you got back with me I had worked with 2 healers energeticaly and the problem with my stomach has abated due to energetic healing and essences. I would like to clear up the last vestiges of whatever is left that needs healing, maybe the lack of a male partner in my life for 30 years and maybe a couple other things. Please advise cost, etc.
Hello - What I think is going on here is that you are feeling very adrift and alone in your life, and consequently feeling very anxious and fearful. You have, in essence, become addicted to worrying and feeling anxious. It sounds as if, no matter what happens, there is an energy you radiate that says something is terribly wrong, it won't work out no matter what I do, nothing I try works, etc. That is the ego, the victim, the unawakened, separate self, the part that thinks that it is separate from God, speaking. There are a lot of beliefs going on for you that deal with feeling cut off from others, feeling too much remorse and disappointment, and feeling useless.
These are some pretty hard judgments you are making about yourself and your life. What you are really desiring is gentleness and nurturing and love - that is why you are seeking the help of healers, etc. That is fine, and a good thing to do. We all desire gentleness, and we all want to be loved. However, the person you really need to be getting it from is yourself. If you feel you are hopeless and can't be helped, if you doubt yourself, or if you are turning to others to assuage your fears and anxieties, then nothing you try will work for long. You will project your own self doubts onto everything else. I think, regarding your grand daughter, you are seeing her upsets through this fear of something being terribly wrong. There may in fact be something going on - my tuning in didn't reveal anything except to tell you that it is your own fears that you are dealing with and which have you seeing and relating to the world in this way. Life becomes a self fulfilling prophecy depending on what we believe. Do you see that?
To heal, it's time to drop the self judgments and criticisms. It is time to get out of victim patterns and to trust life - and that means trusting yourself. When one falls asleep, as you mentioned, such as when meditating, that again is you closing down from taking in, or assimilating, what you really need to be self supporting and self generating. Sleep means going unconscious. You fall asleep because you have not been able to assimilate the energy of who you truly are - a child of God, made of light, energy, and unlimited creative power. So, when it was time to learn or grow or take in knowledge, you fell asleep. Are you ready to stay awake now and get conscious? It sounds as if you are looking to do that now. It's all up to you and what you are ready to decide and choose to do.
Read the Laws of the Universe, and especially use the formulas for changing beliefs. You have a strong resistance to seeing and knowing yourself as God. What's so scary about that? It's just that old belief that kicks in and says you aren't that. It's the inner critical judge telling you you're not good enough to be God, and you believe it. That's a false belief. If you believe the inner judge, which comes from distorted beliefs, perpetuated for generations by mass consciousness, which tells you you're separate from God, which means being separate from everyone and everything else, including yourself, of course you would feel terribly alone and anxious and fearful. What then do you have to stand on? So - decide to recognize that as the illusion it is, and go for what is really the Truth about who you are.
You could begin by stating this intention:
Blessings, Ayal


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- Be punctual for "call time" (this is the time when you've been directed to arrive at the theater!).
- Follow check-in procedure so that the stage management team knows you've arrived and are where you're supposed to be.
- Stay in your designated area so the crew always knows where to find you.
- It's important to stay safe and injury-free while hanging out backstage. If you know you have some downtime between numbers, wear a warm-up and/or leg warmers over your next costume—keep your body warm while you wait with noiseless full-body movements.
- Wear shoes backstage to protect your feet at all times unless otherwise stated for a number. Many accidents with toes and feet can be avoided because of wearing proper footwear. If there are skaters in the area be safe around the blades and toe-picks.
- Let crew members know when something breaks, spills or is missing. They will help you out as soon as they can.
- Take time to wish fellow performers and crew members a good show. Singers, Dancers, Skaters, Circus, Act and performers usually have special phrases or rituals for this but most everyone considers it bad luck to say "good luck." We are not much for superstitious jargon but, "Break a Leg." 🙂 Do goodies together its fun.
- Speak softly in backstage areas. Sound travels easily to the "house" where audience members are seated.
- Bring something to do quietly during any downtime before or during the show it helps to pass time and make conversation with like-minded people. A lot of times people find a quiet corner and sometimes the group lays games together. What ever it maybe find something to make you happy.
- Be respectful of the way others get ready for a show and give fellow performers space or quiet if they need it. Be conscientious of any beliefs others may have as well.
- Keep your dressing area tidy and we mean tidy. Avoid letting your stuff spill over into your neighbor's area, and always ask to use something of someone else's. Please understand borrowing something once or twice should not become a habit. Please buy your own supplies for what you need.
- Stay focused and calm,. Breath especially right before you go on stage and immediately after you come off stage, when nervous or excited energy is at its peak we need to calm the beast inside. We want you to experience wonderful moments on stage and we know how a crowd can boost the adrenaline in all of us. So keep a calm mind, show your special talents and gifts to the world. Stay on the music and do the right choreography and sing the right songs. What ever it is give it your all.
- Know your show order and be ready for your cues and entrances. Everyone must bring their A-game!
- Make sure your body is properly warmed up using the active stretching method and that you stay warm as showtime approaches. We all have a way that we trained but science says great stretching technique equals a body less likely to break down in injury.
- If you are in charge of your own props or costumes during the show, do a check or two to make sure everything is properly pooled and set before "curtain," when the show begins. It happens to the best of us and we forget that one important thing, so get in the groove and have a system to make sure everything is in place.
- Do not touch or move another performer's props or costumes. If you feel something is out-of-place, let someone on the crew know, or the performer themselves or your line captain.
- Avoid bumping the curtains, legs, cyc and other theater drapery. The audience will see even the tiniest movement and SHHHHHHH! remember #8 they can hear you too so be very quiet on stage.
- Be conscious of audience "sight lines" when you are onstage and off. If you can see members of the audience, they can see you.
- Wait for an appropriate or appointed time to open any doors that lead from the stage to backstage so that light from offstage does not mess up the lighting onstage.
- Always say "please" and "thank you!" and be kind to the stage staff and the team around you. You're a part of a big team and we want all of our people to feel like they are a valuable part of the show.
- Always have fun. The reason we are all here is you are one of the best if not the very best in the world at which you do. Live with Passion, Share it with the World and Give It Your All! We want you here and we want the people in the seats to cheer so loud for you that the people will tell the world to come see you too.
- Never forget your value and that sparkle in your eye when the curtain goes up. You to will be a star so give your 120% to the world. They will share it back with you in applause.
Live with Passion and we will see you onstage! Woohoo!


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First Ukrainian Women's Congress – Member of Ukrainian Parliament "Equal Opportunities Caucus"
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On November 22-23, 2017, the First Ukrainian Gender Congress was held in Kyiv. The agenda of the Forum was the question of representation of women in the political, business and cultural life of modern Ukraine. The purpose of the Forum was to create a permanent platform for communication on gender issues, to support social and business initiatives, and to develop leadership skills for Ukrainian women. More than 450 representatives and representatives of Ukraine took part in the forum: Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, parliamentary representative of the President Iryna Lutsenko, chairman of the parliamentary committee on gender equality Irina Suslova, First Deputy Chairman of The Parliament of Ukraine Iryna Gerashchenko, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Ivanna Klimpush-Tsintsadze, representatives of the Council of Europe and staff of diplomatic representations of the Canada, Germany, and Poland Ukraine.
The members of EQUAL-IST team Oksana Tsukan at the Congress presented the EQUAL-IST project and distributed the information leaflets of the project. The results and achievements of the EQUAL-IST project were also part of the discussion in one of the sections of the forum.


text: The DEA is said to be preparing a new crackdown on khat, the mildly psychoactive leaf grown in Yemen and the Horn of Africa, in response to a boom in domestic demand as more Somali, Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants arrive in the US. In a joint raid with local police, US Customs and Border Patrol intercepted a 22-pound package of the leaf in Wisconsin's La Crosse County March 13. It was apparently bound for the Twin Cities area. (La Crosse Tribune, March 13)


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Wesleyan College
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Founded in 1836, Wesleyan is the first college in THE WORLD chartered to grant degrees to women. Today, we continue to educate women to do the extraordinary in their professions and in service to their communities.
Students choose from 28 majors, including the bachelor of science in nursing, as well as 29 minors, self-designed interdisciplinary studies, and eight pre-professional programs. Wesleyan offers a dual degree in engineering in conjunction with Georgia Institute of Technology, Auburn University, and Mercer University.
Wesleyan draws a global mix of women – about 700 in all – from across the U.S. and from more than 20 countries, bringing to campus a multitude of backgrounds and ethnicities. Our 200-acre lakeside campus in Macon, GA is located just 90 minutes south of Atlanta.
Research shows that students at women's colleges are almost three times more likely to be involved in varsity athletics than at co-ed public universities. Wesleyan is home to five NCAA Division III sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and softball. Plus, we offer an award-winning Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Equestrian program.
"From Here to Career" is Wesleyan's four-year plan designed to help students make connections between a liberal arts education and success in the workplace. Students are exposed to opportunities geared toward preparing them for life after college, exploring professional and career choices, and developing and demonstrating the knowledge and skills essential for professional success in any field.
About Wesleyan College
Why choose a Women's College? A women's college education creates leaders, communicators, and persuaders who speak up and speak out. Graduating from a women-s college significantly increases a woman-s chances of earning a graduate degree. Women-s college graduates succeed in entering a range of career fields and graduate programs, regardless of their undergraduate major. Research also shows that a women-s college education develops critical skills for life and career. Women-s colleges help students learn to think analytically, bring social and historical perspective to issues, work as part of a team, write and speak effectively, make sound decisions, gain entry to a career, prepare for career change or advancement, and be politically and socially aware. Women-s college alumnae report more in-class experience with making presentations than their peers at other institutions and are more likely to gain leadership experience in student government and campus media. Research also shows that when students receive honest feedback from faculty it predicts gains in physical health, gains in drive to achieve, and higher college GPAs for female college students.
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Wesleyan College is committed to women-s education and helping every student find a unique voice and purpose. As the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women and shaped by Methodist values, Wesleyan provides students an academically challenging and relevant liberal arts education. Our diverse, inclusive community encourages creativity, innovation, and leadership so all graduates are prepared to thrive in a complex world.


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Safer Internet Day calls upon all stakeholders to join together to make the internet a safer and better place, especially for children. While online learning varies by household, one commonality is the fact that children are spending more time online, and it's important parents stay up-to-date on the vulnerabilities that can present. This year's theme is "Together for a Better Internet," and with the following tips, we hope to provide you with the tools to do just that.
Top areas of vulnerability that parents should be aware of are: users and content, privacy and data, and hacking and security.
Users and Content – Kidshealth
- Parents should be aware of inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and online predators.
- Using apps and websites where kids interact with one another via chatroom, predators may pose as a child or teen looking to make a new friend. They might prod the child to exchange personal information, such as an address and phone number, or encourage kids to call them, seeing their phone number via caller ID.
- Parents should be aware of what their kids see and hear on the internet, who they meet, and what they share about themselves.
- Speak to your kids.
- Keep an open line of communication and make sure that they feel comfortable turning to you when they have problems online.
- Advise them to avoid questions such as: What school do you go to? What kind of clothes do you like to wear? What are your parents' names?
- Use tools to protect them.
- Many Internet service providers (ISPs) provide parent-control options. You can also get software that helps block access to sites and restricts personal information from being sent online. Other programs can monitor and track online activity.
- Keep an eye on their online activities.
- Other programs can monitor and track online activity. A list of free online protection software can be found here (Techradar).
Privacy and Data – Consumer Reports
- Establish ground rules and use parental controls.
- Don't share personal information online.
- Don't share photos online.
- Don't follow or friend anyone you don't know.
- Keep gaming chat just about the game. (All other topics should be viewed as suspicious.)
- Arrange your home for online safety.
- Physical proximity remains a key component in any online parenting plan.
- Place a gaming system or computer used by a child in a communal area of the house where you can casually keep an eye on what's on the screen.
- Any video conferencing for school or other activities should, if possible, be done in shared spaces rather than bedrooms.
- When class is held in the family room, students should avoid inadvertently including siblings and other family members in the webcam shot. It's also worth telling them that it's not appropriate to video chat in clothes that are not allowed at school.
- Maintain some control over your child's devices by creating a charging station in a communal area and declare a digital curfew in bedrooms in the morning and evening.
- Empower your children with reporting tools.
- Encourage your children to come to you with reports of any disturbing interactions with individuals.
- Most platforms have ways to block or report inappropriate content or behavior, and kids need to understand how to find those tools and use them.
- You should explain not only the process but also when it's appropriate to employ it, citing real-world examples that are age-appropriate.
Hacking and Security – U.S. Department of Education
- Protect your kid's identity: Remind your kids never to give out personal information such as full name, home address or telephone number, to anyone they don't know through email, Twitter, Facebook, online chat rooms or bulletin boards.
- Protect your computer: Regularly updating security software can protect your family against scammers, hackers, and other online threats that can compromise your computer system and, consequently, your family's financial security and other private information.
- Create unique passwords: For online safety, tell your kids to use different passwords for every online account they have to help prevent others from accessing their personal information. Secure passwords should include elements like symbols, numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and no names or words that others could easily guess.
The internet and its reach will continue to grow, and as parents and guardians, we must work together to stay up-to-date with the ever-evolving resources to keep our children safe and informed while online.


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I've often been disappointed with homemade pasta bought from supermarkets or served at restaurants because they're often not really "al dente" – soft on the outside, chewy at the centre. I began to believe that this was just a general feature of homemade pasta.
But then I joined a "Perfect Pasta" cooking class in Tasmania and found that the secret to making homemade egg pasta very al dente is to work the dough. It's not really a secret. I guess many restaurants don't have resources to do more than the minimum kneading, but if you have about 2 hours in the weekend to spare, then give this a try at home.
The key is to knead the dough until it looks and feels as smooth as a baby's butt!
There were no recipes at our cooking class, but it was so straight forward, I had unintentionally memorised it and was able to successfully recreate the pasta at home. I love my pasta chewy so we worked the hell out of it and I'm confident to say I've never had better (or more al dente) homemade pasta before.
Make pici if you don't have a pasta roller
After moving countries a couple of times, I no longer have a pasta roller machine at home. In fact, that's when I discovered, you can live without it by making pici pasta. See: Recipe: Simple Homemade Pici Cacio e Pepe from Scratch
The recipe is different because traditional pici doesn't include egg. Instead, just replace each egg with 50ml of water. This also means that the pasta base is vegan-friendly.
The method is the same, but once you've knead the dough until it's smooth as a baby's butt, just roll it out to a long wide rectangle, that's about 0.5cm thick. Cut it into strips and then roll out each strip so it's long like a noodle.
Basic Homemade Egg Pasta Recipe (For 2)
- 200g "00" Farina flour
- 2 eggs
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
1. Pour the flour on a clean work top and make a volcano-like hole in the middle
2. Crack your eggs in the middle, beat them with a fork, add a pinch of salt and 2 teaspoons of olive oil, then slowly mix in the flour from the edges
3. Once the egg and flour has been roughly incorporated together, start kneading with your hands. Fold in half, press into table, repeat.
Tip: You might want to get a muscle man to help you at this point – this strategy proved to be very effective for me!
Also check the moisture of the dough. It should be only a tad most (drier than Play-Doh). Add more flour if it's too wet.
4. Once dough is soft as a baby's butt, wrap in cling film and put to the side for 30 mins
5. Unwrap, press the dough flat on your palm, splatter minimal flour onto the dough, put it through a pasta rolling machine through the thickest setting (1=thickest) fold in half and put it through again. Do this at least 6-8 times and aim for a square-like sheet.
Tip: The splatter of flour is to avoid the dough sticking to the surfaces of the machine but avoid using too much – this will change the pasta's texture.
6. Run the flat sheet through each level of thickness twice each (don't fold it). I went up to 6. After that it gets too thin, messy and difficult to deal with (for a beginner like me).
7. Cut the sheet into tagliatelle strips of desired width. Splatter some flour around to avoid them sticking to eachother.
8. Boil in salted water for just 1 min!
Leave a comment below if you have any further questions!
Read about homemade recipes or ideas here.
Read more about pasta-related posts here.


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Nelson Wore the Sweetest Promise Ring at Trafalgar
If you thought promise rings and pre-engagement tokens were a new fad for Millennials unwilling to commit, think again. Shortly before Horatio Nelson embarked on his final and fatal campaign he had an informal wedding ceremony with his mistress Emma Hamilton in which they exchanged this fede ring that seems uncannily modern. The gold band … Read more


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The Herald
Kudakwashe Mugari Deputy News Editor
Cde Martin Nyikayaramba, Zanu–PF Gutu West field officer was involved in an accident early Sunday morning at Chivake area along Gutu – Chivhu road
Earlier reports had claimed it was Ambassador Douglas Nyikayaramba who had been involved in the accident but Llyod Nyikayaramba, Cde Martin Nyikayaramba's son, confirmed the accident saying his father was in a stable condition after he was involved in an accident early Sunday morning and was taken to Avenues clinic in Harare
''He was involved in an accident on Sunday morning around 4 am, near Chivake area along Chivhu road.
''He was driving alone when the accident happened. The medical team are doing a great job, they said his neck effect needs maybe four to six weeks to heal from the impact of the accident. He is recovering, we just keep on praying for speedy recovery otherwise he is in a stable condition, 'he said
The Zanu-PF legislator for Gutu-West Constituency, Honourable John Paradza Gutu who is also a nephew to Cde Nyikayaramba said his uncle was in a stable condition in Harare.
''I saw him today and he is in stable condition. We talked and he told me that he was coming from Kwekwe to see his family and the accident happened 10km away from his home," he said.


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WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Jewish convert to Islam pleaded guilty to inciting violence, including a call to leave Chabad headquarters in New York "a message from Islam."
"Yousef Mohamid Al-Khattab (a.k.a. Joseph Cohen), 45, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty yesterday to using his position as a leader of the 'Revolution Muslim' websites to use the Internet to place others in fear of serious bodily injury," said an Oct. 31 statement from the Alexandria, Va., office of the FBI.
Al-Khattab pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. He faces a sentence of up to five years when he next appears in court, in February.
Many of his incendiary calls were made during Operation Cast Lead in 2009, among them a call to seek out leaders of Jewish federations "and deal with them in their homes."
He also posted a map with directions to Chabad headquarters and, according to The Washington Post, called on his readers to "make EVERY attempt to reach these people and teach them the message of Islam or leave them a message of Islam."
The Post said al-Khattab was a dual Israeli citizen.
A before-and-after photo on the Vosizneias news website showed a younger al-Khattab when he was a haredi Orthodox Jew.


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Disclosures suggest rebates and insurers responsible for rising out-of-pocket drug costs
With just six weeks to go until the midterm elections, candidates from both parties are looking for wedge issues to turn out support.
Democrats hope that prescription drug prices are one of those issues. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has instructed her colleagues to campaign on a three point plan of President Trump, the economy, and health care costs — specifically the cost of prescription drugs. Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, one of the most vulnerable Democratic Senators, has made prescription drug prices her signature issue. "I'm going after the pharmaceutical companies," she says.
{mosads}Yet recent disclosures by CVS Health and Express Scripts — the two biggest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which are middlemen between drug manufacturers and insurers — suggest a different culprit for rising out of pocket drug costs: insurers themselves.
CVS Health disclosed that for 2018, it passes through 98 percent of the rebates it receives from drug manufacturers to insurers. It estimates that it will keep only $300 million of $15 billion of rebates from drug manufacturers. Express Scripts made a similar recent disclosure, revealing that it passes 95 percent of its rebates on to health plan clients and their customers. These disclosures beg the question: What are insurers doing with their billions of dollars in rebates?
The answer: At best they are subsidizing premium costs for all members, with little-to-no direct drug cost relief for chronically ill patients who need it most. At worst they are using these rebates to bolster profits. A recent survey by the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute reveals that more than two-thirds of insurers use rebate payments to offset their overall spending on drug costs. Only 11 percent use rebates to offset member premiums. And just 4 percent report using rebates to reduce patient out-of-pocket costs at the point of sale.
A quick background if you're unfamiliar with the rebate system: PBMs and insurers demand drug manufacturers pay a significant fee — a rebate (perhaps better described as a kickback) — to get access to insurers' plans. In theory, these rebates are supposed to be passed on to patients in the form of lower drug prices. In practice, they drive up the list prices of prescription drugs and only have a negligible impact on reducing patients' out-of-pocket drug costs. Rebates are estimated to make up about one-third of total list prices, according to the Berkeley Research Group.
These rebates are responsible for almost all recent drug price inflation. Consider: Gross spending on brand-name drugs grew by 37 percent, or $222 per person from $609 to $831, between 2011 and 2017. But when rebates are factored in, spending only increased by 9 percent — or about 1 percent per year. The difference between these skyrocketing list prices and the virtually flat net prices after rebates is known as the gross-to-net bubble.
These rebates have become public enemy number one for patient advocates who want to lower the burden of out of pocket drug prices. Earlier this year, Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb criticized these "Kabuki drug-pricing constructs" that profit the industry at patients' expense.
Insurers benefit from the rebate system in two ways. First, they get more funds at their disposal to control health purchasing decisions of patients, steering them to more profitable yet potentially less effective drugs. Second, they benefit from the rebate-induced rising list prices because they structure their plans so that drug deductibles and coinsurance are based on a drug's non-discounted, pre-rebate list price. This shifts more of the cost burden onto patients.
Consider how unfair this system is for patients with chronic diseases. They generate the rebates because of their conditions but don't receive any special portion of the funds, which are primarily used to offset total plan costs for the employer or subsidize premiums for all members. Under this system, sick patients subsidize the healthy.
What can be done? Short of eliminating the rebate system entirely, policymakers should demand that insurers use their rebate funds to reduce drug price costs at the point of sale. This would direct the rebate funds to those who need them most as intended, significantly reducing the out of pocket prescription drug price burden for those with chronic diseases.
Yet insurers and politicians would rather trumpet list drug prices because it better suits their respective financial and political interests. Voters should take the time to educate themselves on the real drivers of out of pocket drug prices: the Kabuki rebate system and the insurers who profit from it.
Terry Wilcox is the co-founder and executive director of Patients Rising.


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Chinese High Speed Trains
In my last couple of posts I've been talking a lot about modules that use the 'half-station' approach to model a big station in a small space.
So far I've only looked at examples in Europe so here's a picture of a Chinese station scene that caught my eye:
High-Speed Trains At The Gate by Scott Meltzer – Own Work, CC0 1.0, View Image
I love this line-up of Chinese high-speed trains. I don't know a lot about Chinese rolling stock but many of the units in that picture look distinctly Japanese in origin/design.
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Welcome to the wonderful country of Germany, known as Deutschland to the locals, where the River Rhein meanders gently for hundreds of miles through the hills and valleys of the German winelands. It's a progressive and forward thinking nation where everything has to be in order and correct.
It is the centre of Europe's best car manufacturing industry where only the best quality will do. They also have their celebrations such as the world famous 'Oktoberfest' beer festival and this year it will begin from the 18th of September until the 3rd of October 2021.
Ever since East and West Germany were reunited as one country, they have gone from strength to strength but the one thing that has remained constant since 1955 is the German Lottery called Lotto 6Aus49. It is the most popular lottery in Germany and has produced many wealthy winners over the years.
Ever since its 1955 launch, the Lotto 6Aus49 jackpot built up a large following and became the most popular German lotto in the country. It has a reputation for producing huge jackpots including other excellent prizes.
It's very easy to play Lotto 6Aus49 online when you log onto PlayUSALotteries.com then all you need to do is:
The way to play Lotto 6Aus49 online is to:
Straight after each draw, the numbers you entered are automatically checked against the winning numbers drawn. Should you win the jackpot by matching the winning numbers or any other prize; we will immediately credit your PlayUSALotteries.com account.
The Superzahl (Superball) is a bonus ball that Lotto 6Aus49 introduced to the game in May 2013 to improve any player's chance of winning a prize. You choose one ball from nine numbers.
If you would like to win the Lotto 6Aus49 jackpot, it's really straightforward; you just need to match the six main numbers drawn, including the Superzahl (Superball).
The German lottery called Lotto 6Aus49 (6 from 49) is the most popular lottery game in Germany and one of Europe's oldest running lotto games.
This German lotto had its first draw on October the 9th 1955 and established the Lotto 6Aus49 in 1974 by combining with Deutscher Lotto-und Totoblock who managed and ran Lotto 6Aus49.
Ever since then, the Lotto 6Aus49 jackpot has grown in stature to become the most popular German lotto due to its simple functions, big jackpots and excellent lower prize tiers. Lotto 6Aus49 pays out around €5 billion which equates to approx US$5.9 billion in prizes each year.
Lotto 6Aus49's biggest jackpot to date was €45.3 million or US$53 million and was drawn on December the 5th 2007. There were three winning tickets and the jackpot was split evenly between them. The biggest single winner happened in October 2006 with a jackpot of €42.6 million or about US$51 million.
On October the 7th 2006 the second biggest single Lotto 6Aus49 jackpot winner took home €37.7 million or US$45 million and in March 2009 the biggest jackpot won by a syndicate paid out €17.7 million or about US$21 million.
The minimum Lotto 6Aus49 guaranteed payouts are €1 million or US$1.2 on a Wednesday draw and a minimum of €3 million or US$3.5million for the Saturday draw.
After carefully selecting your lucky numbers you now would like to know when it is possible to play Lotto 6Aus49 online.
The German lotto is drawn every Wednesday at 18:25 CET and on each Saturday at 19:25 in the city of Saarbrücken in Germany. It is possible to play Lotto 6Aus49 online at PlayUSALotteries.com up to one hour before the draw takes place.
Straight after the numbers are drawn, you can see them on our PlayUSALotteries.com Lotto 6Aus49 results page.
You can play Lotto6Aus49 online from almost anywhere in the world with PlayUSALotteries.com if you have an internet connection or smart phone data. Long gone are the days when you have to visit Germany to be able to play the German lotto.
If you want to buy German lottery tickets and play Lotto 6Aus49 online, you must be at least 18 years old.
There is a jackpot rollover cap of €45 million or about US$53 million with Lotto 6Aus49. If the jackpot reaches the cap and is not won, the money will be distributed evenly to the lower tiers.
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Under exceptional circumstances, PlayUSALotteries.com reserves the right to pay the winning jackpot total in the form of an annuity payout.
Nine different prize tiers are available and you have to match two numbers and the Superzahl (bonus ball) for the lowest prize with a chance of 76 to 1 of winning.
Your chance of winning any prize is 6.6 to 1 when you play Lotto 6Aus49 online. Your chance of winning the Lotto 6Aus49 jackpot is 139,838,160 to 1.
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The overall chance of winning any prize are 1 in 6.6
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I just arrived at the Hotel Nikko in Tokyo, venue for MAX Japan which starts tomorrow. I have several sessions that I need to present, and so before I do anything else, I need to walk around and figure out where everything actually is. I'll be back …
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how do you present to them?
do you speak japanese to them?
or english to them?
or english and have a japanese translator standing next to you?
In Japan I use an interpreter – either simultaneous translation, or a translator next to me (depending on the event or session or meeting).
— Ben


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Concerto in C minor, BWV1060
Arranged by Carla Rees
- Interesting, worth a look
From the Publisher
This concerto is perhaps best known in the version for violin and oboe with strings and continuo, although that version as we know it today was adapted from a concerto for two harpsichords (the original manuscript was lost and only the harpsichord version survives). It was fairly standard practice for musicians in the baroque era to rework their own music, and the music of their contemporaries, for different combinations of players (all of Bach's harpsichord concertos, except for Brandenburg 5, were transcriptions of works for other instruments) and this version for flute ensemble is an extension of that practice.
Like most of Bach's concertos, this piece is thought to have been written during the Cöthen period (1717-1723), when Bach had access to a highly accomplished orchestra. At that time, Bach was working in a Calvinist court, where there was no requirement for elaborate church music (a stark contrast from his work in Leipzig, where he was responsible for the music in three different churches), so his focus there was on instrumental music. The concerto has Italian influences, and is in three movements.
Performance duration (approx): 12'30
Difficulty level, roughly compared to ABRSM exam grades. 0 is beginner, 9 is advanced (beyond grade 8).
Item Details
- Part 1: Solo Flute
- Part 2: Solo Alto Flute
- Part 3: Flute
- Part 4: Alto Flute
- Part 5: Alto Flute
- Part 6: Bass Flute
Publisher: Tetractys Publishing
Publisher's reference: 292019/19
Our Stock Code: 1354546
Media Type: Paperback - Score and parts


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Outdoor air pollution has been officially classified as carcinogenic by the cancer arm of the World Health Organisation.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said air pollution from traffic and industrial fumes was a definite cause of lung cancer and also linked to bladder cancer. The strong verdict from IARC, a cautious body that pronounces only when the evidence is strong, will put pressure on governments to take action.
"The air we breathe has become polluted with a mixture of cancer-causing substances," said Dr Kurt Straif, head of the IARC monographs section, which assesses evidence and publishes official warnings. "We now know that outdoor air pollution is not only a major risk to health in general, but also a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths."
Air pollution is already known to increase the risks for other diseases, including heart and respiratory disease. The numbers of those exposed to air pollution have risen rapidly as countries have industrialised. The most recent data suggests there were 233,000 deaths from lung cancer caused by air pollution around the world in 2010.
IARC monitors studies on cancer risks and issues official monographs when it has come to conclusions about a potential carcinogen. It has put out warnings about individual chemicals in the air. Diesel engine exhaust, solvents, metals and dusts have all been labelled carcinogenic. This is the first time it has classified air pollution in general as a cause of cancer.
"Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants," said Dr Dana Loomis, deputy head of the monographs section.
"The results from the reviewed studies point in the same direction: the risk of developing lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to air pollution."
The main sources of air pollution are traffic, power stations, industrial and agricultural emissions and heating and cooking fumes from the home, the IARC said. The levels of air pollution vary from place to place, but every country in the world was affected and should do something about it, it said.
"Classifying outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans is an important step," said the IARC director, Dr Christopher Wild. "There are effective ways to reduce air pollution and, given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide, this report should send a strong signal to the international community to take action without further delay."


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Date: 3/11/2017 at 07:45:32
Frances Doeden To Celebrate 100th Birthday
Frances Doeden is celebrating her 100th birthday Wednesday, April 21.
Currently a resident at LTC, Frances was born April 21, 1899, Frances Henrietta Siemsen in Odebolt. She was the second of six children born to Rev. Dirk and Mrs. Margaret Siemsen.
At nine years of age she moved to the parsonage at Pleasant Valley Reformed Church where her father was pastor for 28 years.
March 10, 1921, she became the bride of Henry George Doeden of Parkersburg. They resided in the farm community around Parkersburg and Dike, finally returning to Fern, near Holland.
She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Church from nine years of age to the present, 91 years.
Her sewing skills were known far and wide as she created fashionable garments for young and old. There was no limit to her compassion or her hospitality.
She is the devoted mother of three children: Mrs. Margaret Lawless of Hilton Head, SC; Gerald Doeden of Hemet, CA; and Rev. Dick Doeden of Grand Rapids, MI. There are 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Her birthday will be celebrated with several special occasions this week.
--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 22 April 1999, pg 5
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We joined Chris, Ileana and Sophie for a FCC Qingming celebration. Qingming is a Chinese holiday similar to Memorial Day. The girls colored kites, jumped in a bouncy castle and played on the playground.
We all kept laughing that the playground looked like one from our childhood -- sand on the ground (no fancy poured rubber surface), a metal slide, wood structures ripe with splinters, swings without protective rubber coating on the chains . . . in other words, an absolutelly perfect playground!
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
139/365 Garden Art
Garden Art is starting to appear in many of the plots at the community garden. I love how it is taking shape. This is my contribution to garden art; my thought is that you want something that doesn't cost much, just in case someone might think they need to have it...
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Let me know your thoughts and please feel free to critique my photos. This is my favorite part of blogging!
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I am actually just sitting outside of my house having a sip of Apple Cinnamon, and watching the world go by. This truck has been parked outside of the house for a few days, and I just love the color, and the rusty parts that still seem to work…
We have been working in the garden a bit, and here are some photos of the seed packets we planted a month ago:
We have six pots sitting on the front porch on the chairs, I can't hardly wait to see what blooms come attached to the leaves here.
Our trusty rose bushes are blooming with wonderful yellows, crimson and pink. This one was particularly pretty.
In the backyard the Christmas Cactus was happily creating color for the birds and Butch (our outdoor cat).
I found this feather amongst the leaves of the rose bush, it was about 1/2″ long.
It touched my heart to see it sitting there, as my heart was touched last week by all of your kind comments.
Thank you dears, you helped greatly.
Please join Kimmie and the rest of the tea-group here.
Happy days, Christen


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The next couple of weeks represent the next phase in the battle to turn Labour back into itself under Jeremy Corbyn.
Nominations close this Friday for the London Labour Regional Board elections – the opportunity to have your CLP (constituency Labour party) put its name behind the genuine left-wing candidates who will support Labour's leader. If you have a CLP meeting this week, make sure that your CLP nominates the candidates shown in the graphic below.
The London regional conference takes place 12th November and delegates will choose from the candidates. In addition to the nomination, it's vital to vote for these 'left slate' candidates if you're a delegate – and if you're not, to make sure your CLP mandates its delegates to do so.
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FILFLA will be screened at the prestigious Encounters Film Festival in Bristol (Uk) as part of a Maltese film focus day on the 26th September.
Encounters is the UK's leading short film, animation and virtual reality festival.At the heart of the festival lies the Encounters international competition – one of the world's leading international competitions for short film, animation and virtual reality, and also an official gateway to the world's most prestigious awards; the Academy Awards®, BAFTAs and the European Film Awards.
FILFLA has won the audience award at the Kinemastik International Short Film Festival (Valletta). It has been a finalist at the French Riviera Film Festival (Cannes), Official Selection at the Valletta Film Festival (Valletta) and semi finalist at the JellyFEST Festival (L.A).
This is the first animation by Fabrizio Ellul. He has been awarded a travel grant by the Arts Council Malta to attend the Festival.
This project is supported by Arts Council Malta – Cultural Export Fund
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If you're a huge fan of the winter season and all of the beauty and fun that it brings, then you really owe it to yourself to enjoy this wonderful time of the year in the majestic Swiss Alps. You'll discover a truly magical winter wonderland experience when you choose to spend some time in Gstaad over the next few months, and it all starts with the area ski resort's opening day on Saturday, Nov. 3. There are excellent ski runs that range from safe for beginners to extremely challenging, and you'll also discover opportunities for ice skating, a game of ice hockey, winter hiking, tobogganing and so much more winter fun for those of all ages. And it only gets better when your winter wonderland experience begins in the stunning private home known as Luxury Gstaad.
Welcome to Luxury Gstaad
You'll need a home base during your Switzerland vacation, and those who want the best will definitely want to plan a stay at Luxury Gstaad, which is just a short walk to incredible skiing opportunities. This exquisite private home boasts six bedrooms and six baths across a full 5,300 square feet of lovely living space, and up to 12 people may enjoy a comfortable stay. This home is just right for a large family vacation, a multi-family stay or a gathering of three or four couples with their children. There's even a pretty little yard where the children can get outside to run about and build a snowman whenever the weather cooperates.
This multi-level home is a true upscale Swedish chalet with lovely woodwork and a delightful interior design throughout. It features high-end, comfortable furnishings, top-of-the-line appliances and custom cabinetry in the gourmet kitchen, a large wooden dining table with seating for all 12 guests and several special amenities that round out the perfect vacation residence.
Each guest suite offers space and comfort, and the main master suite has immediate access out into the beautifully landscaped garden area via a set of beautiful French doors. There's something really special for the children and teens in the group as well. Two spacious bunkrooms offer plenty of room for children to play, and they are sure to love their cozy built-in bunkbeds with individual reading lamps. Between the two bunkrooms is a media room that's perfect for entertaining the younger set with a large, flat-screen television and cool and comfortable seating.
The entire group can enjoy spending some time together in the huge multimedia room. It features several super comfy sectional sofas and a large projector screen. Pop some corn, put on the kettle for the hot chocolate and settle down for a family movie night that everyone will appreciate. This room also contains a full bar with seating for five, and you may request that the bar be stocked with your favorite drinks before you arrive.
For those who like a good workout, you may enjoy doing laps in the heated, indoor lap pool. It's also fine for letting the children enjoy a bit of splashing fun. This home also boasts an amazing exercise room with a variety of equipment for the perfect workout. You'll have your choice of treadmills, exercise bikes, elliptical machines, weight machines, yoga mats, exercise balls, a ballet barre and free weights, and there's a nice steam room to enjoy after you're done exercising. Before you head back to join the rest of your group, you'll want to catch a shower in the attached bath that features a huge waterfall showerhead.
For your convenience, this home is within walking distance of the popular Sportzentrum Gstaad, which is the area's premier sports center with activities for all age groups. You'll also be near excellent shopping at the Louie Vuitton leather-goods store and the popular Coop supermarket, which offers a wonderful selection of fresh foods.
A Word About Chalet Isabel
Just in case Luxury Gstaad is too much house for you, we also offer the lovely Chalet Isabel. This Swiss chalet is also a short walk to ski and offers five bedrooms and 4.5 baths across more than 3,200 square feet of living space on four incredible levels. There's more than enough room for as many as 10 individuals to enjoy a wonderful stay, and extra perks include a cozy fireplace and a private deck with stunning natural views.
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As of this writing, both of these incredible vacation homes still have vacancies for the upcoming winter months. However, that won't last for long, and we encourage you to reserve your selected rental for your preferred dates as soon as possible. Contact us here at Exceptional Stays today, and we'll get busy right away assisting you in planning the perfect vacation experience from start to finish.


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Worldwide rights to Sundance world doc competition film "Kimjongilia" and Spectrum title, "The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle" have been a picked up by Visit Films, the company announced Saturday. "Kimjongilia" will have its world premiere Sunday, January 18, while "Dizzle" will debut the following day. Visit will commence international sales of the film at the upcoming European Film Market.
David Russo's "The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle" focuses on Dory who loses his job at a data-management company and can only find work as a janitor. It looks like his life is going down the drain. To make matters worse, he and his toilet-cleaning colleagues become unwitting guinea pigs in a misguided corporate experiment. But as a strange new life takes shape inside him, Dory learns that sometimes you don't find meaning, meaning finds you.
Director N.C. Heikin's "Kimjongilia," meanwhile is a look at the experiences of several defectors from North Korea. The picture the defectors paint is alarming, even for those who keep well informed – a portrait of an entire nation forced to live inthrall, first to god-like dictator Kim Il Song and, after his death, to his son, Kim Jong Il.
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The Schade Brewery as it stands today was constructed in four phases: ca. 1902, 1903, 1907 and 1934-37. The old Schade Brewery provides a prominent physical reminder of past social, industrial, and architectural eras. It is a striking landmark, and a local manifestation of national trends. The building takes its name from Bernhardt Schade, the brewmaster who had the building erected in 1903. Today the building is home to various businesses–but it continues to be an interesting piece of Spokane's landscape.
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Wake school board hears from public on budget
Board members are considering increasing class sizes to reduce the number of teachers needed and eliminating some high school electives to cut costs.Posted — Updated
RALEIGH, N.C. — The public shared concerns about proposed school budget cuts during Tuesday afternoon's Wake County Board of Education meeting.
Budget deficits at the state and county levels mean the district could have a shortfall of about $40 million from what it had expected to have in the 2009-10 school year, Superintendent Del Burns has said.
Board members are considering increasing class sizes to reduce the number of teachers needed and eliminating some high school electives to cut costs.
Burns said the school system can't guarantee that all of the 1,500 school employees whose contracts expire in June will be rehired.
Parent Heather Losurdo said the loss of teachers would go to the "jugular of the lifeline of learning for these kids."
Most people at the meeting spoke in defense of the Community in Schools program, which offers tutoring and academic support to hundreds of economically at-risk students.
Positions with the CIS program have been frozen. Cutting these positions from the budget would save more than $470,000. CIS volunteers say the program's expense is ultimately cheaper than the jails in which some at-risk students may end up without the program.
"It costs taxpayers more for prisons than to keep at-risk students in school," CIS volunteer Ellen Dingman said.
Board of Education members said the budget is in the proposal stages. When funding from the state and county is determined, they will have a better idea what can be saved.
"Then we will be able to make decisions on these … positions we are holding. It is not that we are cutting programs at this point," board member Beverly Clark said.
Jennifer Lanane, with the North Carolina Association of Educators in Wake County, thinks school leaders can do more.
Lanane told board members she would fight for extra money that could be available from the federal stimulus and in state funds.
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Dear indignant teacher
I'm sorry you feel that we didn't give you enough notice when we asked you to bring your school laptop in for its annual check-up. As we explained to all staff last month, it's a lot of work to organise and it's impossible to create a schedule that pleases everyone.
However, of the minority who did have a problem, everyone else had the decency to reply to our email to rearrange. You chose to ignore it for almost a week. When I mentioned it in passing, your excuses were mediocre at best, and although some of your criticism was valid, it was undermined by the same flawed assumptions you accused us of making.
Hopefully, sometime this week, you will remember that you are a professional, and that simply ignoring your problems does not befit someone of your status. Please feel free to contact my team to reschedule, as I suggested. The sooner you do it, the less likely we will brand you an idiot for the next year.
Love and kisses,