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THE prospect of two nights fishing on my Essex syndicate water was a real luxury I hadn't enjoyed for over two years.
To say I was excited would be an understatement, especially considering that my previous session resulted in me landing my new PB at 38lb 12oz.
To add further fuel to the fire, the weather for the two days looked good: warm, overcast and very carpy. I just hoped the weatherman had got it right for a change!
The plan was to meet my mate, Steve Cole, at the lake at around 6pm on the Wednesday and pick our swims for the 48 hour session.
The lake doesn't get too much angling pressure, particularly in the week, so we fully expected to be the only anglers on the lake!
The excitement was too much so I arrived at the lake at 4pm, planning on spending a couple of hours walking around the lake whilst waiting for Steve to make the two hour drive from Peterborough.
You can only imagine my surprise when I was greeted by four anglers on the lake, occupying (as expected) the best swims on the lake.
Four further swims were unfishable due to weed, meaning Steve and I really had to fit into the remaining swims and hope for the best.
Time for a walk
Anyway, I had two hours to kill so I went for a walk to the far end of the lake which is thick with weed to see if any fish were showing in the bright, sunny conditions: they were! I ran to my car, grabbed my surface gear and went in search of a sneaky early carp.
First cast I managed to cast a dog biscuit right on the nose of a large, cruising carp which couldn't resist the bait and took it almost instantly! Playing the fish in the thick weed was hairy, but I soon managed to slip the net under a dark 28lb mirror! I made a quick call to Steve who responded with the expected tirade of abuse!
Apart from another sneaky 15lb carp off the top (which I am sure was the same fish I landed off the top a week earlier. A 'mug fish' as Steve described), the first night was extremely uneventful for both of us. There was no wind, it was extremely mild and the bright sunshine in the evening and following morning meant no carp were showing. I also think the 18 lines in the water added to our problems with the fish no doubt taking refuge in the angler-free weedy end of the lake. No-one landed a single fish that night. We needed to re-evaluate our session!
Too hot, too sunny!
The daytime weather looked great for sunbathing but horrendous for fishing. Bright sunshine, 28 degrees heat and no wind until late evening meant we were less than confident of catching. Our only saving grace was that two anglers were leaving, vacating the plumb swim (which I jumped into) and a good swim to my left (which Steve went for).
Whilst waiting for these swims to become free we spent hours trying to catch a huge number of cruising carp in the weedy end of the lake. There must have been 20 fish showing (from 20lb to 40lb), but not a single fish attempted to take a dog biscuit after around three hours of trying! The midday heat had made fooling a carp look impossible!
To pass the time we decided to have a cruise around the lake on a boat, searching for any clear gravel bars in the clear water. This is when we realised just how hard it would be to catch a fish. There must have been 50 big fish, slowly cruising around just under the surface all around the thick weed. These fish weren't at all bothered by the boat and had absolutely no interest in doing anything other than sunbathing!
It really was an amazing sight, but further confirming our fears that conditions needed to change before we would get a take. The only plus point was that should the fish decide to move into the main lake to feed, my swim would be the first they would get to and Steve's was second!
Improving conditions
It was at around 8pm that the wind started and cloud cover moved in. The temperate dropped by a few degrees and the lake started to come alive. The mass of fish in the weedy area disappeared, giving us new-found confidence that we had a chance of catching during the night!
Just as we decided to get some sleep, my right-hand rod screamed off and fish number one was hooked. My swim was quite weedy close in, with one small channel clear from when we went out in the boat so imagine my surprise when the fish came straight through the channel into my waiting net! Steve said I was lucky (or words to that effect!), I'd like to claim it was skill! The fish pulled the scales around to 29lb!
The rest of the night was surprisingly quiet. Both Steve and I were confident of catching in the night, so when the sun rose at 5am we were amazed not to have seen more action. The wind was pretty strong, it was mild yet cloudy… perfect fishing conditions! Then, at 7am the action started. I landed a 28lb and a 24lb carp in quick succession, one of which required Steve to boat out to free it from the heavy weed.
Then, at 9am Steve finally landed a fish at 24lb 4oz – the lake just came alive in a frantic two hour spell, and I'm pleased we managed to capitalise on it!
Just after Steve's fish went back the wind dropped and the bright sunshine came out… it looked like our chance of more fish was gone!
We packed up so pleased that we caught, yet frustrated that the conditions were against us for half of the session. That's fishing though I suppose.
The weather for the week after our trip was perfect for a few fish with stronger winds and overcast skies – typical. I'm now hungrier than ever to get back on the lake and hopefully enjoy some better conditions. I'll let you know how I get on!
The business end…
It's strange, but having not fishing seriously for so long has actually made me more confident in the rigs I have decided to use. I have spent so many hours reading books and magazine features, examining the various rig combinations used by the sport's biggest names so I could make up my own mind as to which rig to use.
I eventually decided on a simple, yet effective rig: a blowback rig with a snowman bait arrangement. Everything about the rig seemed to work for me; the way the rig ring turned the hook point down when a fish would try to eject the rig, resulting in carp hooked in the bottom lip (hopefully!). I was confident that this rig would help me catch carp on all types of waters.
Tackle wise I needed total confidence once more, opting for a Fox Coretex 25lb Silty Black Hooklink material, a Fox Arma Point SSC size 6 hook, a small rig ring and a piece of shrink tube to exaggerate the hook's curve even more! The lead was a 3oz Fox Flat Pear, using a leadcore leader and a Fox Safety Lead Clip to ensure the lead comes off in the weed, encouraging the fish to the surface whilst playing them.
Big carp bait
When 99% of anglers on a lake are using the same bait (and catching!), you simply can't ignore that bait! Especially when the bait in question is one I have used to great effective in the past: Mainline's Cell.
The lake is an out-and-out boilie water so I went armed with 10kg of 14mm and 18mm Cell.
I would feed a mixture of both sizes, but the hookbait would be an 18mm Cell bottom bait, tipped with a 12mm Mainline Hi-Visual Pineapple Pop-Up. I used this hookbait on all three rods.
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The characters and confusion that surrounded Ulysses Simpson Grant in springtime 1864 Virginia come vividly to life in "Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign," the latest book by noted local Civil War author Diane Monroe Smith. She lives in Holden.
Author of the Chamberlain biography "Fanny and Joshua," Smith wrote "Command Conflicts" after researching the role that Joshua Chamberlain played during the siege of Petersburg. She has now written three Civil War-themed books, accomplishments made possible by her lifelong interest in the war.
"When I was a kid, it was the 100-year anniversary of all the battles, and I was an avid history kid," Smith said. Her Civil War interest later went dormant until her sons, Robert and Alex, joined Co. B, 20th Maine Infantry, as re-enactors while in their teens.
"They did so without encouragement from Ned and me," Smith recalled. A 14-year-old Alex later appeared as an extra in the Ted Turner "Gettysburg" movie.
The Smiths took Alex to Pennsylvania during the movie's filming — and "that really got me going again" about the Civil War, Diane said. She volunteered with the Pejepscot Historical Society, which was then restoring the Brunswick home of Joshua and Fanny Chamberlain.
Smith started "researching the Chamberlains … for seven or eight years," then wove her research into "Fanny and Joshua: The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain." Published in June 1999 by Thomas Publications of Gettysburg, the book details the relationship between the Chamberlains and "adds considerable illumination to Joshua's life and character," according to John Pullen, author of "The Twentieth Maine."
The book was well-received, except by certain male historians. "I don't think all military historians are willing to accept works by a woman," Smith said. She feels that "'Fanny and Joshua' was relegated to being a women's book because I included her (Fanny Chamberlain) in the biography.
"I was really pleased because it went out of print last year," Smith said. The University Press of New England plans to re-release "Fanny and Joshua" this month.
During her research, Smith contacted an archivist at Duke University, which she had heard still possessed some Joshua Chamberlain letters. Instead the university had an unpublished "Chamberlain manuscript" detailing the history of the Petersburg campaign, during which Chamberlain commanded a brigade in the Fifth Corps, she learned.
Smith "heavily annotated" the manuscript and published the book "Chamberlain at Petersburg." The book presents "a good, hard look at the Fifth Corps and their experience in Grant's Overland Campaign," she said.
"I was fascinated by it, the whole Fifth Corps experience," Smith recalled. Drawing upon her research, she started investigating Grant and the generals who surrounded him during spring and summer 1864.
Her effort led to the January 2013 publication of "Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign." Painstakingly researched and highly detailed, the 248-page (bibliography and index included) book follows Grant as he assumes higher command in the Western Theater and ultimately becomes the commander of all Union armies in winter 1864.
Then "Command Conflicts" shifts to the Eastern Theater in spring 1864, when Grant launched the Army of the Potomac on the bloody Overland Campaign. Smith meticulously introduces the many generals who commanded various components of that army and explains how ambition, ego, and personality traits adversely impacted the army's command structure.
In researching the book, Smith spent considerable time learning about Western Theater battles, including Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, and Perryville. She credits Doug Richardson, a Fort Donelson National Battlefield employee, for providing invaluable information about Grant's western campaigns.
"I felt it was important how Grant came to power," Smith said. "I felt I had to know that to have a sense of how the animosity developed between the western generals and the eastern generals" serving Grant in Virginia.
Of all those generals, at least two appear in her book as the less-than heroic giants that American history has made them. Grant brought with him to Virginia Phillip H. Sheridan and James H. Wilson, the latter "a newcomer to Grant's circle" in January 1863, Smith writes. An infantry officer most of his army career, Sheridan was appointed supreme Union cavalry commander in Virginia in 1864, and Wilson commanded a cavalry division under Sheridan.
In "Command Conflicts," Smith details how Sheridan and Wilson routinely ignored orders from Gen. George Meade, who commanded the Army of the Potomac and reported directly to Grant. Although he reported directly to Meade, the insubordinate Sheridan often acted as he desired and sometimes bypassed Meade to get cavalry raids approved by Grant.
Smith supports with substantial historical documentation her belief that Grant was too lenient with Sheridan, Wilson, and other Western generals, a habit that possibly extended the war in Virginia an extra nine months. The book lays out substantive evidence that had some of the Western generals not been so contemptuous of their Eastern counterparts and had cooperated more with them during the Overland Campaign, Union troops could have captured the under-defended Petersburg in summer 1864 and forced Confederate troops to abandon Richmond and probably Virginia altogether.
Smith also supports with ample evidence her belief that Grant cared little about his men's lives. He earned the nickname "Butcher" Grant during the Overland Campaign, during which he repeatedly hurled his men against entrenched Confederates.
"To me, Grant was just a guy who threw men into battle" without personally reconnoitering the terrain, Smith explained.
Well-illustrated with period photographs, "Command Conflicts" includes many maps provided by Ned Smith. The book is a detailed "read"; plan on spending time with each chapter and learning valuable information about the men, campaigns, and battles that took Grant from Belmont in Missouri to the siege of Petersburg in Virginia.
"Command Conflicts" is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online bookstores. E-book versions are available for Kindle and Nook.
Priced at $39.95, the soft-cover "Command Conflicts" was published by McFarland & Company Inc. in Jefferson, N.C.


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The National Cycling Centre - Atlantic Canada, along with the Mike's Bike Shop Cycling Club and the City of Dieppe, are proud to host the 2007 Tim Hortons National Track Championships. For the second year in a row, the event will take place at the Vélodrome Caisse populaire Dieppe, in Dieppe, New Brunswick. Last year's event was a great success and was also named Canadian Cycling Association's Track event of the year. The event will take place from September 6th to 9th.
The racing schedule will be almost the same as last years, with most qualifiers taking place in the morning, and the Finals in the afternoon; Evening being kept for rain delays. The Championship's banquet will take place Saturday evening.
Registration will be on-line very shortly, along with the complete technical document. Check the Centre web site (www.AtlanticCyclingCentre.com) for more details in the next few days.
The hotel sponsor for the event is the Dieppe Super Eight - rooms are available at the special rate of $109. Book by email by Aug 13, 2007 at email@example.com and use group code Tim Horton National Track Cycling Championship.
Once again, big names have confirmed their presence in Dieppe. Pan American Games Keirin silver medalist, Cam McKinnon will join Canadian team members Gina Grain and Travis Smith, along with many more international level cyclists. Recently bronze medal winner at the Junior World Championships in the Keirin (and 4th in the match sprint), Monique Sullivan also confirmed her presence in Dieppe.
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The Torre del Oro tower
La Giralda tower
Plaza de España square
Reales Alcázares palace
La Maestranza bullring
April Fair
Turismo de Sevilla
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Turismo de Sevilla
Christmas illuminations with the Giralda in the background
Situated on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, Seville has a rich Moorish heritage, and used to be a prosperous port that carried out trade with the Americas. The streets and squares in the historic quarter of the capital of Andalusia are lively and busy. They treasure many constructions that have the World Heritage designation, and many districts are full of traditional culture, like Triana and La Macarena. Seville is a prominent business and service centre in the south of Spain and has many hotels distributed all over the city which enable visitors to discover endless attractions. Museums and art centres, theme parks, cinemas, theatres and clubs are some of the many leisure options that a great city like Seville holds. Without forgetting, of course, the numerous terraces, inns and bars where visitors can practise one of the most deeply-rooted and tasty traditions in the city: "Going out for tapas".
Another good excuse to come to the Sevillian capital are the festivals. The celebrations of Easter Week and Feria de Abril (the April Fair), which have been declared of National Tourist Interest, reflect the devotion and folklore of the people of Seville, always open and friendly to visitors. But Seville's appeal does not end there, as the city is also the starting point for the many cultural routes the province offers, such as the Roman Bética Route or the Washington Irving route. The visitor will also discover the immense natural wealth of this region, which sits halfway between two continents, in natural treasures such as the Doñana Nature Reserve, declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, and the Sierra Norte Nature Reserve. They will be the ideal setting for practising outdoor sports, including hiking, horse riding, and cycling routes. If, on the other hand, golf is your sport of choice, then you will be glad to know that Seville has four excellent golf courses in its vicinity.
- See all the information on the destination at: www.visitasevilla.es/en
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A blend of art traditions
Many civilisations have come and gone in the city of Seville. The Tartessians founded Hispalis, and the Romans built the famous Itálica next to it in 207 BC.
Founded by General Scipio, two Roman emperors were born there: Trajan and Adrian. The long presence of the Moors, from 711 to 1248 AD, left permanent imprints on the city. The end of the Caliphate of Cordoba (11th century) brought about the splendour of the Taifa Kingdom of Seville, especially under the reign of al-Mutamid, the poet king. The years of highest splendour in Seville happened after the discovery of America. During the 16th and 17th century its port was one of the most important in Spain, because it had the monopoly of the foreign trade by sea. Thanks to the trade carried out during that period in Seville, many mansions, stately homes, churches and convents were built. The main monuments in town - the cathedral, the Reales Alcázares Palace and the General Archive of the Indies - have the UNESCO World Heritage designation. The Gothic cathedral stands in the white-washed Santa Cruz neighbourhood, built on the Almohad Great Mosque of Seville. Some of the Moorish elements still remain - the old minaret, which is the famous Giralda, and the Orange Tree Courtyard. Next to the cathedral you can find the Reales Alcázares Palace, which is also built on the site of a 9th-century Moorish fortress, but it was Pedro I the Cruel (14th century) who introduced the Mudejar decoration. Many rooms, magnificent halls and romantic courtyards are enclosed behind the walls. Vast gardens, with Moorish and Renaissance elements, surround the building. The other monument, the General Archive of the Indies takes us to Spanish Renaissance art. It is one of Europe's most important document centres relating to the conquest of the New World. Another important Renaissance construction in the city is the Casa de Pilatos house, a palace which combines Gothic and Mudejar elements with imported Italian Renaissance details.
Sevilla cultural
We can also approach the baroque façade of the Royal Tobacco Factory, now the University, the San Telmo Palace, the María Luisa Park, or Plaza de EspañaAround here there are many interesting buildings, part of the Hispanic-American Exhibition that took place in Seville in 1929. On the banks of the Guadalquivir we find the Torre del Oro, of Arab origin, which dates back to the 13th century and was part of the ancient walls. Because of its close relationship to the maritime history of Seville, this tower was chosen to house the Navy Museum.Its silhouette marks the entrance to Arenal, a bullfighting district par excellence. One of the most emblematic bullrings in Spain is located here: the one belonging to the Real Maestranza de Caballería. Seville's city centre leads us into the best-known streets, like Sierpes or Campana; and to numerous churches, hospitals, Renaissance palaces and Baroque buildings. In addition, the district of La Macarena holds landmarks like the Alameda de Hércules, the old Hospital de Las Cinco Llagas (now housing the Parliament of Andalusia), the Basilica of La Macarena, and the Church of San Lorenzo. The last two guard the most cherished religious images of Seville: La Virgen de la Esperanza (the Virgin of Hope), and the Jesús del Gran Poder (Jesus Almighty), carvings venerated during the Holy Week processions. Another one of the truly authentic districts of the city is Triana, on the other side of the river. Its old seagoing tradition is evident in Calles Pureza, Betis, and Alfarería, as well as in the Plaza del Altozano. The Parish of Santa Ana, and the Chapel of the Cristo de la Expiración, were they worship the Cristo del Cachorro are surrounded by colourful houses and reminders of the 19th century. The Island of Cartuja is located on this side of the river, where the architectural legacy left by the 1992 World Exhibition meets the monumental site of the Carthusian monastery and the Andalusian Centre for Contemporary Art. A walk around Seville will take us to a number of museums, like the Fine Arts Museum, one of the most important of its kind in Spain. Located in the 18th century Convent of La Merced, it has works by El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán, and Valdés Leal and an outstanding collection of paintings by Murillo, located in the convent's chapel. In addition, the Cathedral Museum exhibits priceless collections of precious metalwork, paintings, reliquaries, jewels and religious vestments. Another important museum is the Provincial Archaeological Museum, which has a collection of Roman artefacts that were found in the nearby city of Italica, as well as the Tartessian Carambolo treasure, and other oriental pieces. To complete your experience of the Roman World, visit the no less important collection under the care of Condesa de Lebrija House-Museum. However, if the traveller has enough time, an "in situ" visit to the Italica Archaeological Site, which includes the amphitheatre and the Hadrian district, with Roman mosaics and sculptures. The Museum of Popular Arts and Customs, which has a peculiar collection of antique clothing, lathes and horse-drawn flour mills, as well as popular furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries, should not be forgotten. The attractive cultural panorama of Seville also includes other centres and art galleries, like the Bullfighting Museum, the Focus Foundation, and the Monastery of San Clemente Exhibition Hall.
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A natural paradise on the banks of the Guadalquivir River
The entire province of Seville and a whole range of nature areas are within easy reach of Andalusia's capital city. A group of unique ecosystems can be found between the provinces of Huelva and Seville where the Guadalquivir River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Marshes, dunes and reserves are the most typical landscapes in the Doñana National Park, declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. This is a place to marvel at the ecological richness of the landscape, but also a place for hunting, climbing, fishing and water sports. The cultural offer includes Aracena, in Huelva, with its castle and the Las Maravillas grotto. To the north of the province you can find the Sierra Norte Nature Reserve, and its most emblematic town, Cazalla de la Sierra. The Dehesas de Sierra Morena, along the northern mountain ranges in the provinces of Huelva, Seville and Cordoba, have been declared a Biosphere Reserve. Back in the city, the Guadalquivir River is the perfect setting for a range of water sports like sailing or kayaking. People in Seville are passionate about football. There are two historical teams in the Spanish premier league –Sevilla FC and Real Betis Balompié– which gather thousands of fans every weekend at the stadiums. And if you want to improve your par, Seville has the best climate all year round to practise golf on any of the courses around the city.
A real treat for the palate
The best place to taste the typical food in Seville is probably in the bars in the historic quarter and in the districts of Triana and La Macarena, where you can enjoy a range of delicious tapas. There is a wide variety of tapas available, but whatever you choose, we recommend washing it down with a cold beer, or "fino" or "manzanilla" sherry. When you order tapas, we suggest ordering a range of flavours, to try as many as possible. Typical tapas are made of cured meats (Iberian ham, Iberian cured pork sausage...), seasoned food (olives, papas aliñás - seasoned potatoes, garlic prawns…), fried fish (anchovies, marinated dogfish, puntillitas - small squid…), montaditos (small toasted sandwiches), potato omelette and kebabs. And if you go to Seville in the hottest months, don't forget to ask for gazpacho (cold soup, made mainly with tomatoes), which is very tasty and refreshing.
For young people
Leisure alternatives for everybody
Seville is a high-spirited and lively city, which is why it connects so perfectly with young people.
There are a number of cultural activities aimed at young people. Examples include the Territorios Sevilla festival and the Festival of Nations, where you'll find traditional ethnic music, a spirit of solidarity and a wide range of multi-cultural activities. Throughout the year, some of the top national and international singers and bands appear on the city's most emblematic stages: La Cartuja Auditorium and El Palenque. The theatre offer features events staged at the Sala Imperdible by young actors from independent companies, and the Teatro Central theatre is a venue known for its innovative and groundbreaking plays. Seville's status as a major city means that every weekend all the latest films to be released in Spain can be seen in its cinemas. The capital has a large number of cinemas, many of which are located inside shopping centres. Don't miss one of the best leisure options in Seville –the Isla Mágica theme park. The exceptional atmosphere, rides and live performances are all a guarantee of an unforgettable experience. If you want to sample Seville's nightlife, you'll be spoilt for choice. The Santa Cruz neighbourhood and the Calle Argote de Molina are the ideal places for enjoying the evening's first drink.
The bustle continues to Calle Betis and La Alfalfa, with plenty of bars and nightclubs. To dance the night away, go to the areas where the streets Marqués de Paradas, Julio César, and Adriano are located, near the old Plaza de Armas station. If visiting the city in summer time, you are strongly recommended to frequent the many restaurant and bar terraces set up along the banks of the river. Young people will enjoy easy access to public transport by purchasing a Bonobús Joven, which provides discounts on city buses, or otherwise the Tarjeta Studio, good for suburban trains.
With children
A number of options for children to have fun
Seville offers a whole range of possibilities for children.
The best place for children to have a great time in Seville is without question the Isla Mágica theme park. This park on the La Cartuja island will take you back to the time of the discovery of America, and has numerous rides, live performances and multimedia shows in the central lake. The cultural programme caters for children. In May, the Alameda Municipal Theatre organises the Puppet Festival, as well as plays for children. The numerous cinemas to be found in different parts of the city offer morning screenings and include the latest releases for all the family. A refreshing option in summer is the Aquópolis Sevilla water park. The water park has amazing slides, several pools and other attractions such as go-karting and an animal display. A great way to explore the city with children is through the initiative entitled "Adventures with the family". These four routes feature the fun and friendly Giráldez Family, who visit different parts of the city based on a different theme each time: Hidden Seville, Green Seville, Seville of Myths and Legends, and Fun Seville. More information on the Facebook profile: www.facebook.com/FamiliaGiraldez. The city also offers a whole range of other activities such as bicycle routes, kayaking and canoeing on the river, visiting parks, browsing in toyshops… Just outside the capital in the town of Guillena you'll find Mundo-Park, a site that is home to a botanical garden, a zoo and an amusement park. There are a number of attractions in the province of Seville that encourage children to learn about fauna and nature. These include the Carmona Zoo, an educational park where many species of birds and mammals live; the Trance de Aragón Animal Reserve in Utrera, which has a wide variety of species from the area and other parts of the world; the Cañada de los Pájaros Private Nature Reserve in La Puebla del Río; and El Castillo de las Guardas Nature Reserve, with exotic birds that live in semi-freedom.
Craft products such as ceramics, lace, shawls and fans, foodstuffs, fashion clothes, jewellery, gifts and antiques are just a few of things you will find in the shops of Seville. Traditional establishments stand side by side with new franchises, shopping centres and the latest fashions, thus giving a wide range of different shopping possibilities to the visitor to the capital of Andalusia.
Seville has everything for the shopper from craftwork and souvenirs to sophisticated fashion all sold in its many shops, workshops, shopping centres and street markets. There are three main shopping areas: the old quarter, Triana and Nervión.
Other useful information
Opening times: some shops, especially the major franchises and the shopping centres, are open from 10am-9pm. Traditional shops open from 10am-1.30pm and from 5-8.30pm approximately. Sales: the winter sales generally begin in the second week of January and go on until the end of February, and the summer sales begin on 1 July and run until the end of August. How to pay: most people pay in cash or with a credit card, when you must show your passport or identity card. Tax free: residents from outside the European Union are entitled to have Value Added Tax (IVA) refunded on purchases of more than €90.15. Sevilla Card: you can buy this card from the Tourist Offices and you will be given interesting discounts in certain shops, restaurants, shows and leisure centres. Using this card you can get free entrance to most of the museums in the city, free public transport and you can have a guided tour of the Santa Cruz neighbourhood.
A city open to professional tourism
Over one hundred congresses, exhibitions and other events each year endorse Seville as one of the primary destinations for business tourism in Spain.
The city's excellent transport connections include a modern international airport located just a few kilometres outside the centre, and the station for the AVE high-speed train which links to Madrid in little over two hours of travel time. All this is complemented by an extensive road network of motorways and dual carriageways which make Seville easy to reach from any point on the peninsula. The refurbished Seville Exhibition and Conference Centre, FIBES, is a social meeting point distinguished by its large-scale light-filled design and its multifunctional capacity and sustainability. It comprises three modules: a covered walkway of 3000 m² which joins the existing building with the new one; a multifunction building with a restaurant area of over 2000 m², a 2500 m² exhibition zone and a registration area of almost 700 m²; an auditorium seating 3,557 people at full capacity with a stage measuring 670 m² and a stage opening of 23 metres, which offers a wide range of possibilities for all types of meetings and congress events, in addition to musical productions and large-scale shows. It also has numerous multifunction rooms. Seville's hotel capacity is beyond any doubt, as it has almost 10,000 hotel beds distributed among five and four-star hotels, and around 3,500 places in three star hotels. Its distinctive accommodation options include the Alfonso XIII hotel, located in a neo-Mudéjar building, and the Casas de la Judería hotel in the centre of the old Jewish quarter, in what was once the house of the Duke of Béjar.
On the outskirts of Seville, there are three specially significant hotels: The Hacienda Benazuza (Benazuza Country Estate), in Sanlúcar la Mayor; the Casa de Carmona Hotel; and the Parador Alcázar del Rey Don Pedro, in Carmona.
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For some people, being overweight is about more than just looks. People who are 100 or more pounds over their ideal body weight are more likely to develop medical problems. These problems include diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, and joint trouble.
Lots of very overweight people turn their weight around by sticking to a doctor-approved diet and exercise plan. But some people just can't make these plans work. Doctors may do weight loss surgery if someone has tried but failed to lose weight and faces serious medical problems.
Weight loss surgery (also called bariatric surgery) can help very obese people lose weight. But it's not a quick fix. People need to put in a lot of hard work before and after the operation. That's why doctors don't do the surgery just to change the way someone looks.
Doctors only do surgery when they think patients can put in the effort needed to stay on track for the rest of their lives. People also need to be healthy enough to get the surgery. Doctors can't operate if a patient isn't well enough to handle surgery.
There are three main kinds of surgery for weight loss:
In a gastric bypass, a surgeon creates a small pouch at the top of the stomach. This pouch becomes the new stomach. Surgeons then connect the pouch to the middle part of the small intestine.
After the surgery, the stomach pouch holds a lot less food: about 1 cup instead of the 4 or more cups that a normal-sized stomach holds. Food also gets diverted around (bypasses) the larger part of the stomach and the upper part of the small intestine. Since the food doesn't travel the full length of the digestive system, the body does not take in as many calories.
With this operation, the surgeon removes part of the stomach. He or she makes a tube or "sleeve" out of the rest of the stomach. The new, banana-shaped stomach is much smaller than the original stomach.
After the operation, a person will eat less, feel full sooner, and be less hungry. Unlike gastric bypass, a gastric sleeve operation only changes the stomach. This kind of surgery doesn't divert food around part of the small intestine.
Like the other kinds of surgery, gastric banding makes the stomach smaller. But instead of permanently closing off part of the stomach, the surgeon puts a band around the top part to create a small stomach pouch. The band is linked to a port that is placed under the person's skin. The doctor uses the port to adjust the size of the pouch by tightening or loosening the band.
All three surgeries can be successful in teens. But they have different pros and cons.
Gastric bypass surgery can help people lose the most weight right away. It's a bigger operation than gastric banding or a gastric sleeve, though:
The gastric sleeve surgery is a simpler operation:
Gastric banding is the only surgery that's not permanent:
Like any operation, weight loss surgery has risks:
In rare cases, some people have serious problems after weight loss surgery, such as:
People also can have emotional side effects after weight loss surgery:
Weight loss surgery is no magic fix. There's a lot of hard work and self-discipline involved. People who get any kind of weight loss surgery have to learn new ways of eating — it's not that different from being on a diet.
But for people who face serious weight-related medical problems and who are willing to put the effort into a new way of life, weight loss surgery can be worth it.
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Date reviewed: April 2015
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Friday, April 6, 2012
A Reflection
There are some days I come home and reflect on every little thing that happened that day. There were some days in which I sat on my couch and thought "I can't do this." I feel most people do not and cannot understand what teachers must go through until they spend a couple months in their shoes. I look at my cooperating teacher and I cannot understand how she balances her family, her life outside of school, and the needs of 60 children every day without fail. I keep telling myself that it's something that comes with time and dedication, but it's so hard not to think I am failing because I am not at that level yet. When I peek in the rooms of some of the other teachers in the school, I can tell they have been crafting their units for their particular grade for dozens of years. The care and planning these teachers put into their every day teaching is remarkable and inspiring, and I hope to work towards what they have accomplished.
When you're inundated with planning or problems with students it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I've tried to teach myself to think of something positive that happened each day, whether it's getting a boy with anxiety to complete the writing portion of his test or (much to my pleasant surprise) watching my 5th graders eat up my poetry lessons, which I thought they would hate. One boy in the class, who struggles in many areas, will pull me aside to show me what he has written for my poetry lessons, his face beaming and his voice getting excited. It's those moments that I strive to hold on to because it is the reason I want to do this job in the first place. I want to be that person that inspires 5th grade boys to write poetry and a sarcastic and unruly science class to explore the wonders of the deep ocean. As my student teaching is coming to a close, I'm trying to sit and reflect on the things I still need to work on in my last two full weeks of student teaching. I fear that I will not have enough time to develop lessons in which I differentiate instruction or practice different classroom management techniques but I need to remind myself that I will have the rest of my life to perfect these things. I am not solely limited to my time left in student teaching. When I first entered my quarter life crisis and was trying to understand what to do with my life, I realized I needed a job that was challenging and always changing. Teaching is just that, because even if you've been teaching Kindergarten for 35 years you're always going to have a new set of students, with a new set of challenges and things to teach you as well.
I want to be a teacher because I want to inspire others, to help them reach their fullest potential, and to give them the tools they need to succeed. I want to design lessons that are tailored to students' individual needs, that challenge their critical thinking skills, and that inspire them to do more. I want to be a role model to students and help guide them through some of the most difficult and rewarding years of their lives.
This post was originally titled "Fried Onion Rings," but I guess I had more to say about the past few weeks than I realized. This post quickly went from a quick update to keep my readers interested to a deep self-reflection on my student teaching experience. Thank you for taking the time to read this, I guess the onion rings will have to wait until another day.
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I've been teaching for five years, and I've got to tell you that it doesn't get much easier. There's always a new class and new challenges. The only thing that will keep you going is your courage and your love of education. And kids! Good luck and remember to take care of yourself. Take some time and forget the classroom for a bit - if you lose yourself, you'll lose your passion for teaching/ReplyDelete
Wow - thanks or sharing that. I have always admired those teachers that always remained ositive, energetic and inspiring. Too many give up, and I don't think I could be one of the wonderful teachers. But I've had a few in my life - in fct I visited one after 9 years this past December and brought her some flowers to express gratitude I probably never really showed at that age. She recognized me by my voice, not my face (huh...) and treated me to cake and coffee. We had a lovely one hour chat, and even though she's retiring next year, she still seems to be just as wonderful as she was then. I wish you all the best with teaching, and I know you'll have grateful students, even if it takes them a while to tell you :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 7, 2012 at 5:25 PM
I loved this blog! You are well on your way and it seems you have bitten by the "bug" You have captured what makes teachers passionate about their teaching and even though it is difficult and very underappreciated, it is the simple things that make it rewarding. Seasoned teachers bring something to the table, but "newbie" teachers do also. Their enthusiasm and excitement is totally necessary in any school. Congrats...you will do well.ReplyDelete
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LISBON – A Lisbon area man has been charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty following an investigation by an agent of the Humane Society of Columbiana County.
In Columbiana County Municipal Court on Monday, a July 18 pretrial was set for Thomas Henry, 69, Shady Lane, Lisbon. The 10 counts of animal cruelty followed two visits to Henry's home, as well as reports from concerned neighbors.
Court documents allege that on April 21 a county humane agent found numerous live chickens, four to six goats and a calf in a small shed with one dead calf, a decaying goat carcass and a number of dead chickens. There was no food or water.
On May 7, someone reported to the humane officer that Henry was abusing his dog by putting a chain around its neck, yanking it off its feet and punching it in the face, neck and back. At that time, Henry reportedly threatened to shoot the dog.
While executing a search warrant on the property on May 9, the humane officer reportedly found 32 chickens and seven pygmy goats living in a shed without food or water with some of the chickens emaciated or diseased. One chicken reportedly was stuck with its head between the walls of the shed and the other chickens were eating it alive.
Additionally, two dead chickens were found in cages and there were two dead decaying calves and a goat carcass in the shed. A third decaying calf was found on the back porch and a deceased, decaying dog was found outside the entrance to the shed. Two dogs were found tied with chains, without dog boxes or shelters and without food or water.
In an unrelated case, Henry was fined $25 after he pleaded guilty to failure to confine his dog after numerous complaints of it running off his property and nearly being hit by vehicles.


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Three Simple Checkpoints on the Road to a Clean Energy Future
The debate about moving to a clean energy economy is over. The question is, how long will it take?
Some, like the recent Wall Street Journal article "The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future" by Michael Totty, posit "we shouldn't expect" clean technologies to significantly dent fossil fuel use anytime soon.
But while Rocky Mountain Institute agrees that new energy innovations in solar, wind and electric vehicles may take years to overtake existing products or technologies, there are several ways to make the road a bit shorter.
Efficiency: America's Greatest Untapped Opportunity
Totty noted that the sheer size of the energy market is a major reason for the clean energy delay. Yet efficiency measures greatly decrease the total size of the market and help ensure that the contribution of alternatives is more significant.
The challenge of supply cannot be tackled without considering demand-side solutions, and energy efficiency is the critical resource in the portfolio of energy solutions.
{related_content}Researchers at RMI identified several near-term efficiency advantages in "Assessing the Electric Productivity Gap and U.S. Efficiency Opportunity."
According to the report, electric productivity (measured in dollars of gross domestic product divided by kilowatt-hours consumed) varies dramatically from state to state. If lower-performing states could achieve the electric productivity of top performers through energy efficiency, the U.S. has the potential to save 1.2 million gigawatt-hours -- equal to displacing over 60 percent of America's coal-fired generation.
Most importantly, this is possible through technologies available today. The efficiency gap can be closed using a broad range of strategies and solutions that are already being implemented -- just not to their full potential.
"Taking lessons from efficient states will facilitate adoption and prevent them from sinking resources into reinventing the wheel," said Natalie Mims, a senior consultant with RMI's energy practice. "Not only is there high efficiency potential in many places, but there are large economic benefits to be had as well."
A recent McKinsey & Company study, "Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy," offers a glimpse of the economic potential of efficiency, and what it means for the future of low-carbon energy technologies.
If executed at scale, a comprehensive approach to U.S. efficiency would yield energy savings worth more than $1.2 trillion, reduce end-use energy consumption in 2020 by 23 percent, and potentially abate up to 1.1 gigatons of greenhouse gases annually. That level of reduction is the equivalent of taking the entire U.S. fleet of passenger vehicles and light trucks off the roads.
McKinsey contends that, while we continue to develop new sources of clean energy, efficiency's compelling economic benefits should not be ignored as an important resource that can help meet future energy needs. In short, efficiency represents our best emission-free energy resource.
While some remain focused on the supply side and wait for the "silver buckshot" of new clean energy technologies, forward-thinking companies are embracing the demand side opportunity and are seeing efficiency opportunities translate into practice and profits.
Empire State Building: A Model Retrofit
The greatest capability for energy efficiency savings is in the buildings sector, which accounted for about 70 percent of U.S. electricity consumption in 2007, the same year that the owners of the Empire State Building decided to move forward with a new capital improvement plan.
In April of 2009, the Empire State Building Company announced a $550 million renovation incorporating a comprehensive energy efficiency retrofit designed by RMI and partners Jones Lang LaSalle, Johnson Controls, and the Clinton Climate Initiative. The retrofit design is expected to save 38 percent of the building's energy and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 105,000 metric tons over fifteen years.
The project, which includes refurbished windows, high-efficiency heating and cooling systems, improved insulation, better ventilation control and a tenant energy management system, should save the owners $4.4 million annually and pay for itself in less than five years.
While the environmental and economic benefits have been widely showcased, other advantages -- such as the replicable integrative design process and the increased demand for innovative energy-saving technologies -- are also gaining attention.
Southwall Technologies Inc. will provide their Heat Mirror film technology to boost the efficiency of the building's 6,500 windows. Serious Materials will remove, disassemble and rebuild the windows on-site, and refurbish them in a 'micro-factory' on the building's ninth floor.
By raising the profile of deep energy retrofits and providing a blueprint to inspire other building owners to conduct their own retrofits, the built environment's reliance on electricity production will be dramatically reduced.
Lightweighting: A Barrier Buster for Electric Vehicles
Similar efficiency opportunities are currently being captured in the transportation sector.
Many of the barriers holding back electric vehicles -- namely cost, battery size, range and charging infrastructure -- can be overcome by lightweighting, or reducing vehicle weight to increase efficiency.
Bennett Cohen, an RMI analyst, said that traditional automakers should focus on a key enabler that addresses all barriers to widespread electrification of the U.S. auto fleet.
"The conception was to put a battery in a car that was designed for an internal combustion engine," Cohen said. "When everyone is burning cheap gas, it's harder to make the case that you need to redesign the entire car to make it more efficient. Now that we are looking at a vehicle powered by an expensive battery, and one that takes a long time to charge, it is time to make more advanced, light and aerodynamic vehicles to make electrification practical and economic."
Light, yet strong materials that potentially halve the weight of a traditional passenger vehicle allow the battery to be downsized and/or extend its range. Advanced materials such as aluminum and carbon fiber composites offer superior strength and stiffness per pound to milled steel, the dominant material used in cars today.
RMI spinoff Bright Automotive made news recently with the IDEA, an electric fleet vehicle that achieves 100+ mpg by maximizing efficiency with aerodynamic design, lightweighting and plug-in hybrid vehicle technology. Instead of retrofitting outdated heavy frames and chassis, the company designed from the ground up to integrate parts, improved systems to work with fewer components, and replaced steel with lighter and stronger materials.
This vehicle is not a pipe dream -- Bright Automotive recently inked a contract with the U.S. Postal Service to develop and test an electric postal delivery vehicle.
"Efficiency makes sense no matter what kind of car," Cohen said. "The cost-reduction is so compelling from both an automaker and consumer perspective. What Bright is doing will show how cost and range anxiety can be mitigated with a vehicle that is designed better. It is truly the key to unlocking electrification for the masses."
A variety of technologies, existing or yet-to-be-discovered, can work in tandem with good efficiency designs to reduce energy needs at a large scale.
The true road to an alternative energy future keeps sight of the big energy picture, but also uses information to deploy clever combinations of solutions we already have to drive change.
And that makes the road seem not so long after all.
Kelly Vaughn is an analyst with RMI's Communications Department where she focuses on communications strategy and initiative development. She has her MA in Communications from University of Dubuque and extensive experience in social marketing and PR.
Empire State Building image CC-licensed by Flickr user Tony the Misfit.


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Pending Massachusetts home sales rose in November
Pending sales for both Massachusetts single-family homes and condominiums rose in November on a year-to-year basis, the 19th straight month of increases, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors said Tuesday.
The number of single-family homes put under agreement in November was 3,866 homes, up 28.2 percent from the same month a year ago, the association said in a press release.
Last month, 1,438 condos were put under agreement in the Bay State, up 28.5 percent from a year ago.
The association's pending sales analysis counts homes that have been put under agreement but are not yet completed sales. Often six weeks can elapse between the time a home is put under agreement and the time that the sale closes. In general, economists look at closed home sales when they seek to evaluate the condition of the market, but those data points can be several weeks old. According to the association, pending sales can sometimes give more of a real-time indication of where the housing market might be heading.
In a statement, association president Trisha McCarthy said, "In spite of the election in early November and continual talk since then of the 'fiscal cliff', buyers maintained optimism and continued making offers to purchase homes.''
October is the most recent month for which there is data for completed home sales in Massachusetts.
In October, buyers purchased more than 4,000 single-family homes in Massachusetts last month, pushing the number of statewide sales for first 10 months of 2012 above the total for all of last year, according to the Warren Group, a Boston-based real estate tracking company.
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Cascade Engineering, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a manufacturer comprised of multiple strategic business units serving a wide diversity of markets including automotive, commercial truck & bus, solid waste & recycling, furniture, and material handling.
With a core competency in large scale plastic injection molding Cascade Engineering is a global company with 1,600 employees located in 14 facilities throughout North America and additional facilities in Budapest, Hungary. As one of the largest certified "B" corporations in the world Cascade Engineering is a nationally recognized proponent of sustainable business practices that emphasize the key role business can play in building financial, social and environmental capital.
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This is the first study to assess long-term trends in marijuana abuse and dependence in the United States using the most up-to-date classification system--the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV).
The researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) compared trends in marijuana use, abuse, and dependence using the DSM-IV categories. The DSM defines marijuana abuse as repeated instances of use under hazardous conditions; repeated, clinically meaningful impairment in social/occupational/educational functioning; or legal problems related to marijuana use. Marijuana dependence is defined as increased tolerance, compulsive use, impaired control, and continued use despite physical and psychological problems caused or exacerbated by use.
"Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal substance in the United States, and its use is associated with educational underachievement, reduced workplace productivity, motor vehicle accidents, and increased risk of use of other substances," says NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow. "This study suggests that we need to develop ways to monitor the continued rise in marijuana abuse and dependence and strengthen existing prevention and intervention efforts, particularly developing and implementing new programs that specifically target African-American and Hispanic young adults."
Dr. Wilson Compton, Director of the Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research at NIDA, Dr. Bridget Grant at NIAAA, and their colleagues evaluated data from two large, national epidemiologic surveys conducted 10 years apart--the National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey (NLAES) and the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).
A total of 42,862 men and women ages 18 years and older participated in the 1991-1992 NLAES study, which was conducted by the NIAAA under the leadership of Dr. Grant. She was also the principal architect for the 2001-2002 NESARC study, which included 43,093 similarly aged men and women. Both surveys included the same core questions to assess marijuana use, abuse, and dependence.
"The value of well-designed and well-executed epidemiologic studies is that they point to where problems exist and where additional research and resources must be directed. In addition to the findings about marijuana, we look forward to learning more about alcohol disorders--indeed, about other mental health disorders, as well--from the same data set," explains Dr. Ting-Kai Li, Director, NIAAA.
"The results of our study show that use of marijuana remained stable in 2001-2002 compared to 1991-1992; however, there were significant increases in marijuana abuse or dependence, especially in certain minority subgroups," says Dr. Compton. "Overall, marijuana abuse or dependence rose by 22 percent from 1991-1992 to 2001-2002. This means that there were approximately 800,000 more adults in the United States with marijuana abuse or dependence in 2001-2002. Furthermore, marijuana abuse or dependence was more common among Whites than among minorities in 1991-1992, but by 2001-2002 the differences in abuse and dependence rates among the different ethnic groups had narrowed considerably. This change was due to increases of 224 percent among young African-American men and women aged 18-29, and 148 percent among young Hispanic men aged 18-29."
The increase in potency of marijuana over the last decade may be partly responsible for the drug's increased abuse and dependence, particularly since marijuana use patterns have not changed over this period. However, no single factor can account entirely for the increases seen in minority populations, the authors report. Numerous cultural, psychosocial, economic, and lifestyle factors likely play roles.
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, conducts and supports approximately 90 percent of the U.S. research on the causes, consequences, prevention, and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and alcohol problems and disseminates research findings to science, practitioner, policy making, and general audiences. Additional alcohol research information and publications are available at www.niaaa.nih.gov.


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The aforementioned Phillip was the first of only two national managers who led successful European campaigns.
(Skopje is in a bowl in the mountains and is a smoggy city. Getting clear photographs is sometimes difficult).
I'm an Aussie presently living in London. This blog normally consists of my random thoughts on a variety of subjects, ranging from politics to telecommunications technology, movies cricket, urban design, beer, cheese, and whatever else comes into my head.
I'm not sure how being the last commander to lead a succssful invasion of Afghanistan constitutes a "European campaign"
Yes, more an Asian campaign.
Unfortunately, an Asian campaign for a soccer team involves playing exhibition matches in Tokyo, so the sentence wouldn't have worked quite so well.
Alexander did beat the teams in modern day Turkey, and Turkey is a UEFA member, but it wasn't populated by people who we would recognise as Turks, so it is still a stretch, I fear.


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I have to build a jsp page which should display user information like user name, user profession, user address based on user selection.
I have a dropdown list which displays the list of users name like Mike, Tom and so on. If we select Tom from dropdown, we need to display complete information about Tom and if we select Mike then we need to display information about Mike.
My understanding is while loading the page to store all the information about users in a list i.e. list of users
ex: If we store all the information about the users in a variable like usersList
then use this variable to get dropdown values populated i.e. usersList.userName
Now based on the user selected from dropdown, we need to pull that user information from list and display.
Please let me know if I am doing right.
And I am not able to get above instruction working. Please help me with some example.


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New 'Dyslexie' Font Created to Help Dyslexia Sufferers [VIDEO]
Dyslexia sufferers have a tough time with basic reading-- the learning disability actually causes those afflicted to view words differently than the rest of us. They sometimes see letters flipped upside down, mirrored or even rearranged within a word.
A new typeface called Dyslexie is trying to change all that. Created by Netherlands designer Christian Boer, it thickens the bottom of some letters and slants others in an effort to make texts easier for dyslexics to read.
And it seems to be working -- in a study done at the University of Twente, dyslexics who read material printed in the Dyslexie font had fewer comprehension errors than when the same material was presented in a traditional typeface. See a walkthrough of the study below:
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Working in David Dhawan film big high: Divyendu Sharma
Divyendu Sharma, who will be seen in the remake of light-hearted drama Chashme Baddoor, says working with David Dhawan is a big high for him and his co-stars.bollywood Updated: Mar 06, 2013 20:53 IST
Divyendu Sharma, who will be seen in the remake of light-hearted drama Chashme Baddoor, says working with David Dhawan is a big high for him and his co-stars.
Dhawan's version of Sai Paranjpye's 1981 romantic-comedy also stars Siddharth, Ali Zafar and newcomer Taapsee.
"Like you have in your life a bucket list that you have to do this and this, it is one of those ticks now. Doing a David Dhawan film is like a big high in our lives," the 29-year-old told reporters said here Tuesday. He was promoting the film at a college with Dhawan and co-stars Taapsee and Siddharth.
Divyendu also recalls how a David Dhawan, known for giving hits like Hero.No 1, Jodi No. 1 and Partner, film meant family time as a kid.
"The whole family used to sit together and watch his films on TV. And then, one day you become an actor and you are doing a film with Mr. David Dhawan, the man himself. It takes time to sink in, it was a fun ride," said the 29-year-old.
Meanwhile, Southern actress Taapsee, who makes her Bollywood debut with Chashme Baddoor, recalls how as a kid she used to dance only on his songs.
"Since I was a kid, I have danced most on his songs (David Dhawan), Biwi No. 1, Sona Kitna sona hai was our favourite songs," the actress said here.
"I am the luckiest to be debuting with his film. I have not danced on other songs as much as I have on his," she added.
Chashme Baddoor is set to release April 5.


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Treasuries for this round will be accepted until 12 noon EST on January 25, 2012 and the winner will be announced on our blog on January 26. The winner will choose the next theme for our treasury challenge and provide an inspirational item. Participants have to include this item in their challenge treasury for 7 days and you need to build your collection around winner's inspiration.
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Browsing Working papers by Author "Nedergaard, Peter"
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A Social Constructivist ApproachNedergaard, Peter (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper is structured as follows: Section 2 summarizes the recent debate in the political science literature on analytical approaches to learning, which has gradually developed in a direction of being less and less individualistic. Section 3 follows up on this development and introduces a social constructivist approach to learning that redefines learning as changes in language-constituted relations to others. In section 4 this argument is elaborated into a model for mutual learning. Section 5 contains a qualitative analysis of the organisation of the EES in practice with regard to the possibilities of policy diffusion of the EES learning processes as predicted in the model in section 4. Section 6 deals with the conflictual views on the size and character of the learning processes of the EES in recent studies and proposes a new methodological path to investigate the mutual learning processes based upon a social constructivist approach. Section 7 is the conclusion of the article which sums up the examination of the both the various approaches to learning analysed in the paper and the evaluation of the possibilities of policy diffusion resulting from the learning processes. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7328
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Networks and Meaning in the Opposition Against the Proposal for a Directive on Temporary Work in the Council of Ministers of the European UnionNedergaard, Peter (, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This article contains a case study of the behavior of a blocking minority in the Council of Ministers. An important result is that the behavior of Member States cannot in this case be explained directly by domestic circumstances and interests as it is often done in the neoliberal literature. Instead, necessary variables offered in this article are tight networks and their ability to create meaning in being part of the blocking minority through an attractive story-line. If generalized, it means that the influence of story-lines created by discourse-coalitions has to be upgraded as explanations of the behavior in the Council of Ministers and that actors providing the network with hegemony can critically strengthen an issue network. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7910
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Om analysen af den økonomisk-politiske integration i EUNedergaard, Peter (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Artiklen diskuterer anvendelige teorier for analysen af den økonomisk-politiske integration i EU's politiske system, som i dag er langt den vigtigste reguleringsramme om virksomhederne i EU. I den forbindelse foreslår artiklen en såkaldt socialkonstruktivistisk rational choice-teori, hvor socialkonstruktivismen tager sig af de ændrede politiske præferencer og rational choice-teorien sig af de langt mere konstante politiske institutioner. Den foreslåede teori anvendes til forklaring af de politiske resultater af tre vigtige reformer af EU's landbrugspolitik i 1984, 1992 og 2003. Den viser sig i stand til både at forklare indarbejdelsen af mere postmoderne præferencer i reformerne og at det er de svagt organiserede grupper som forbrugerne og (i stigende grad) skatteyderne, der betaler regningen for EU's landbrugspolitik uanset, hvordan den reformeres. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7354
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A Politico-Economic ModelNedergaard, Peter (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper technical standardisation is understood and explained in a model where economic analysis is coupled with an analysis of the political system as proposed in rational choice theory. The aim is to answer both the question why various countries (e.g. the United States versus European countries) let either the market or public intervention determine the mode of technical standardisation and the possible implications of these two ways of organizing technical standardisation from an economic and a political point of view. Based upon the analysis of the paper a couple of general policy recommendations are made concerning the mode of technical standardisation. Keywords: Rational choice, market failures, technical standards, standardisation, government failures. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7371
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Lessons to be learned from the "hidden" committees of the Nordic Council of MinistersNedergaard, Peter (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In spite of their long history and extensive activities, the international committees of the Nordic Council of Ministers have not hitherto been subject to scholarly examination. This paper demonstrates that valuable lessons can be learned about policy learning in practise and theoretically by analysing the cooperation in the committees of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Using the Advocacy Coalition Framework as the starting point, fifteen hypotheses on policy learning are tested. Among other things, it is concluded that in order to maximise policy learning in international committees, committees should avoid fragmentation into coalitions, be open to public opinion, participants in committees should be driven by a sense of purpose rather that material interest, empirical data should be made available to committees, a neutral presidency should be present in order to act as an authoritative persuader, and neutral scientists should participate, although not necessarily scientists from consultancy firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7353
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How? How much?Nedergaard, Peter (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Mutual learning among the Member States is the primary purpose of the employment policy of the European Union. The two most important questions in this regard are how learning occurs and how much learning takes place. In this article I argue that the existing analyses of the effects of learning in the European employment strategy have been either determined by the sender's interests or have underestimated how mutual learning between countries takes place. In stead the article develops a constructivist approach to learning and uses it to generate some concrete hypothesis about when learning in committees is most likely to take place. Afterwards, this constructivist approach is used to analyse the institutional framework surrounding the European employment strategy in order to evaluate whether the potential for learning is optimal. Finally, the article concludes that even though some basic premises for learning is fulfilled, the potential for mutual learning could and should be increased by implemented at range of concrete institutional reforms. Firstly, a range of professional and autonomous sub-committees which reports to the EMCO should be established. Secondly, the EMCO should be given more time to discuss the national action plans in meetings which more loosely defined agendas. Thirdly, the cooperation should be concentrated around the areas where the differences in terms of policy performances among the Member States are greatest. Fourthly, the president of the EMCO should be given a more prominent role at the expense of the Commission. Finally, the members of the EMCO should to a higher extent come from the directorates in the Member states rather than the minister's departments. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7332
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The Open Method of Co-ordination and the Analysis of Mutual Learning Processes of the European Employment StrategyNedergaard, Peter (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to address two normative and interlinked methodological and theoretical questions concerning the Open Method of Coordination (OMC): First, what is the most appropriate approach to learning in the analyses of the processes of the European Employment Strategy (EES)? Second, how should mutual learning processes be diffused among the Member States in order to be efficient? In answering these two questions the paper draws on a social constructivist approach to learning thereby contributing to the debate about learning in the political science literature. At the same time, based on the literature and participatory observations, it is concluded that the learning effects of the EES are probably somewhat larger than what is normally suggested, but that successful diffusion still depends on a variety of contextual factors. At the end of the paper a path for empirical research based upon a social constructivist approach to learning is suggested. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7364
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The Open Method of Co-ordination and the Analysis of Mutual Learning Processes of the European Employment StrategyMethodological and Theoretical ConsiderationsNedergaard, Peter (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is solely to address two interlinked methodological and theoretical questions concerning the Open Method of Coordination (OMC), using the European Employment Strategy as a case: First, what is the most appropriate approach to learning in the analyses of the processes of the European Employment Strategy (EES)? Second, how is mutual learning processes diffused among the Member States? In answering these two questions the paper draws on a social constructivist approach to learning thereby contributing to the debate about learning in the political science literature. At the same time, based on this concept of learning, it is concluded that the learning effects of the EES are probably somewhat larger than what is normally suggested, but that successful diffusion still depends on a variety of contextual factors. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7338
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European and Nordic Experiences in the Employment FieldNedergaard, Peter (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper analyses and compares the transnational learning processes in the employment field in the European Union and among the Nordic countries. Based theoretically on a social constructivist model of learning and methodologically on a questionnaire distributed to the relevant participants, a number of hypotheses concerning transnational learning processes are tested. The paper closes with a number of suggestions regarding an optimal institutional setting for facilitating transnational learning processes. Key words: Transnational learning, Open Method of Coordination, Learning, Employment, European Employment Strategy, European Union, Nordic countries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7382
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Every year and every break-up — but I repeat myself — brings a new burst of pointless creativity. This year's burst has been spent on Letterboxd, the handy film website that turns your experience into charts, lists, and data, all things I love.
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As House members returned today to hear a flurry of amendments on the Voter ID bill, Democrats' hands were tied.
With a procedural maneuver, Democrats temporarily stalled House Republicans' effort on Monday to vote on a bill that would require Texans to show a government-issued photo ID before voting.
But early today, Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, overruled six points of order by Democrats. Instead, the minority party united behind an agenda to revive memories of state-sanctioned racial discrimination prior to federal voting protections. They called the Voter ID measure a GOP-backed political scheme to hamper the voting rights of the elderly, Hispanic and African American populations.
"It's changing it to make it more difficult for people who look like me to have the ability to go and vote," said Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, in a lengthy rebuttal that garnered scattered applause in the House gallery. "This [is the] same concept of disenfranchising. Don't take away the right that my people have had to vote."
As the afternoon drudged on, Democrats continued to engage Republicans in at times awkward, rambling and often rhetorical exchanges about landmark federal civil rights laws. But Republicans largely skirted addressing minority voting rights, often saying those issues were not germane to the Voter ID bill before the chamber.
Rep. Patricia Harless, R-Spring, the bill's sponsor, fielded many of the Democrats' most pointed questions, including whether Harless recognized that the bill would affect minorities. Her response: the bill would affect "all Texans."
"Do you believe the Voting Rights Act is a good law?" asked Rep. Richard Raymond, D-Laredo, to Harless. "Do you believe the Voting Rights Act is necessary?"
"That is a federal issue to be decided by the federal courts," Harless retorted.


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Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain.
The law signed Tuesday is the latest among a raft of measures passed in North Dakota this session that are meant to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22 to 24 weeks.
Abortion-rights advocates have called the laws blatantly unconstitutional and have promised a long legal fight that they say the state can't win.
Dalrymple last month signed a law that bans abortion as early as six weeks, or when a fetal heartbeat is detected, making North Dakota the most restrictive state in the nation in which to get the procedure.
Dalrymple also signed into law last month other measures that make the state the first to ban abortions based on genetic defects such as Down syndrome and require a doctor who performs abortions to be a physician with hospital-admitting privileges. The measures also ban abortion based on genetic selection.
Abortion-rights activists say the signed measures, which take effect Aug. 1, are aimed at closing North Dakota's sole abortion clinic, the Red River Women's Clinic in downtown Fargo.
At least 10 states have passed bills banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on the premise that a fetus can feel pain at that stage, but research is split on the theory.
North Dakota lawmakers also moved last month to seek a referendum measure defining life as starting at conception, essentially banning abortion in the state. The measure is likely to come before voters in November 2014.
The Center for Reproductive Rights has said it is committed to challenging the fetal heartbeat bill on behalf of the clinic.
The New York-based group is representing the clinic for free in a trail that started Tuesday over a 2011 law banning the widely accepted use of a medication that induces abortion. A judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of that law.
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You think you know where you are with a game when a loading screen hint suggests that you use your Kinesis power to grab the dismembered limbs from nearby necromorphs and hurl them at their mates. First, that you're in that world of seriously scary sci-fi known as Dead Space and, second, that you're in for a gory old time. It's to Dead Space 2's credit, then, that you come away from it thinking so much more. If Dead Space was a credible rival to the giants of the survival horror genre, Dead Space 2 arguably sets a new high-water mark.
Needless to say, it has all the bits we loved about the first one. The original was basically a canny combination of Resident Evil 4 and Doom 3, but enhanced by a superb, creepy atmosphere and some really ingenious gameplay. Making the hero, Isaac Clarke, an engineer rather than a soldier, and his weapons industrial machines instead of guns was a bit of a master-stroke, as was the idea of "strategic dismemberment"; slaying monsters by blasting their limbs off rather than going for a head shot every time.
Throwing in kinesis and stasis abilities (moving and throwing objects and slowing down mechanical devices and fast-moving beasties) was another, giving you an advantage in high-stress situations, and enabling some cool puzzles as the game went on. The setting - a drifting, deep-space mining vessel - allowed for some great sequences in zero gravity and/or limited oxygen, and the system for upgrading weapons and your engineering suit was flexible and brilliantly executed.
Most importantly, though, Deep Space was superbly cinematic and really, really scary. Moving stuff like the health bar, the save points, objective markers and incoming messages from the user-interface and menu system and into the game world made the experience so much more immersive. The sound design, with all those strange mechanical noises and skittering, pounding sounds, kept you constantly on edge. The use of space, camera position, light and darkness to restrict your perception and ramp up the fear put Dead Space right up there with Resident Evil 4 in the sheer panic stakes. The monsters, meanwhile - hideous, fast-moving, razor-clawed abominations - were right up there with Capcom's best.
All this still holds true in Dead Space 2, but it's an even more assured and ambitious effort. Where Dead Space expanded on the classic Doom/Half-Life/Resident Evil/System Shock settings and encounters, Dead Space 2 is more playful and more daring. It takes risks, but each and every one pays off handsomely.
The action begins with hero Isaac Clarke awakening on an isolated colony orbiting Saturn's moon, Titan. It's slightly disconcerting to find that you've been declared insane and subjected to a variety of unknown tests, and even more so to find that the colony is under attack from the same "necromorphs" that nearly killed you last time around. Spectacularly, the game then contrives to make the situation even worse.
What follows is one of the all-time great opening sequences of horror gaming, and when it's done the game still hasn't delivered its best shot. Dead Space 2 is incredibly effective at producing two emotions - rising panic and creeping dread - and it's merciless about doing so. From set-pieces in a speeding train to sequences that have you dangling, almost helpless, as the necromorphs crowd in, it's an incredibly nerve-wracking experience.
The kinesis and stasis powers return, but this time they're better integrated into the core gameplay. Even on the normal difficulty level, you'll be employing both regularly to survive brutal waves of murderous beasties, or you'll soon find yourself out of ammo and dying repeatedly in a range of nasty ways. The low-gravity sections are slightly less disorienting than they were in Dead Space, but you're given more control and the puzzle elements arguably work better. The introduction of breaches, dragging Clarke and any lurking monsters towards the vacuum of space, is a great idea, brilliantly explored.
Of course, new weapons and new monsters are a must for any sequel, and Dead Space 2 doesn't disappoint with its detonator - a mine/grenade launcher - and shock-inducing javelin gun or a new cast of acid-vomiting and charging necromorphs. It's also safe to say that Dead Space 2 outdoes its predecessor on the visuals, with even more detailed characters and surfaces and some impressive lighting effects. And, as with the original, the pacing and difficulty level is expertly judged. You're rarely hit with a massive gap between checkpoints, and while there's a tendency to bombard you with larger groups of necromorphs as the game goes on, there's always a weapon or a strategy to manage the job.
However, what really makes Dead Space 2 so fantastic isn't all the usual gamey stuff, but the attention that's been paid to the setting and the story.
The USG Ishimura - the scene of the original atrocities - was impressively detailed, but heavy on the kind of decor we've seen before. If you'd played Doom 3, Aliens vs. Predator and the rest, then there wasn't an awful lot to amaze and surprise you. The Sprawl, the colony featured in Dead Space 2, is far more varied and intriguing. It's still full of dark corridors and gloomy chambers, but key locations around a sinister church or a frozen mortuary match Bioshock's Rapture when it comes to making you feel like you're exploring a richly-imagined fictional world. With some games, you get that feeling that you're walking around a set which extends no further than the eye can see. With Dead Space 2, you just believe.
The story, meanwhile, is more complex and engaging, pitching Clarke into a fight between religious nuts and authoritarian government forces as all hell breaks loose in the Sprawl, and frequently wrong-footing you with untrustworthy characters and crazy, supernatural visions. Giving Clarke a face and a voice was a risk, but it helps make him more than just another meat-head hero, and makes it easier to identify with his fractured state of mind. Dead Space 2 puts him through the wringer, and you're coming along for the ride.
Sadly, we've been unable to try the multiplayer option before launch, but with modes that pit human security forces against more vomiting, wall-crawling necromorphs, it has a bit of that classic Aliens vs. Predator potential. Fast-acting PS3 owners also get another bonus: a limited number of copies will ship with a port of the Wii on-rails blaster, Dead Space: Extraction, with the graphics given a rough HD overhaul and the controls reworked for PlayStation Move. You can still spot the Wii origins in the slightly primitive character models and blocky textures, but it's still a fantastic light-gun game, and arguably one of the best reasons at the moment to have a Move.
We'd have been well-pleased had Dead Space 2 just delivered a bigger, better version of the original game, but in terms of gameplay, story and atmosphere, the sequel is a huge leap ahead. It's an unmissable survival horror game, and one that puts the Dead Space series on the same pedestal as Resident Evil, Project Zero and Silent Hill. Empty your bladder, steel your nerves and get stuck in.


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"I talked to an advance scout that told me if Joey Votto and Albert Pujols were on the same team he'd advise his team to do the unthinkable...pitch around Votto to get to Pujols." - Buster Olney, ESPN
Can't speak to the Reds' coaches/Pirates fans exchanges today since we were along the 3B line.
But, as disappointing as yesterday was for a first visit to PNC Park, today was as much--more really--fun for the 2nd game and series finale.
Hamilton: electric as always and so much fun to watch. Not just him but how visibly rattled the Pirates' relievers were when he was on the bases. So far, hard to say the kid can't hit or get on since he's done virtually nothing but that with the few opportunities to hit he has gotten. He almost got his first (I think?) steal of 3rd but a ball was fouled off after he'd taken off.
The offense: 11 runs. Wow! And, they scored more after the first two inning outburst. Frazier, JV, Jay and, suprise-of-surprises, even Heisey.
As boring as a blowout can be, it's just utterly delightful when it's your team doing the damage. Like yesterday, the Reds fans were really few and far between at PNC. The two of us were the only ones in our entire section and I saw one Reds cap in the section to our left. But, by the 9th as the Bucs fans had largely fled, you could look around the park and see the red-clad fans moving forward and lower enthusiastically.
Even the weather was great in contrast to yesterday's cold and rain. Sunny and generally warm. Perfect for a real behind-whupping!
We had opportunity to meet some of Chris Heisey's family; great people and visibly just elated at the day he had. Then, on our way out taking a walk around PNC to see the huge statues of Clemente, Honus Wagner, Stargell and Mazeroski at the gates, we ran into Mesoraco's uncle, who kindly offered us beers from a cooler as we chatted. I told him I really didn't like that Hanigan got the two starts over his nephew. As the number now show that didn't serve us well. His theory, a familiar one, was simply that Dusty prefers the veterans.
We need more Mesoraco, Hamilton, Frazier and Ludwick in the lineups for the rest of the way if we're going to have any chance at the division and surely to be confident about hosting a playoff. Less Robinson, Soto, Duke, HRod and Hanigan.
Just a great, great day that put the endcap on a thoroughly enjoyable trip. The players (we caught Joey, Bronson and Cueto as they headed into the buses for the trip home) all looked genuinely happy and energized. They'll need to keep that easy and loose mindset to roll the Mets and at least one-up last year by setting an "LCS-or-Bust" type goal for 2014.
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Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
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Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Just got done making apple sauce with apples from our yard....
Oh and Reds Win!
"For Reds fans, by Reds fans" Learn it, love it, live it.
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Fast forward to 1990 during the NLCS. Two guys in Steeler shirts confronted me in a restroom about my Reds cap. Luckily, a cop walks in and breaks it up.
I don't go there anymore. When my son was at WVU, he attended some games, but they were so pitiful, he paid $8 to get in and the place was deserted. They only like winners.
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Reds manager Dusty Baker would prefer not to return to PNC Park.
"It was a hostile crowd here and I've never seen it like this here before and I've been coming to Pittsburgh for a lot of years," Baker said. "It's a little bit different here now that they're winning. It's become a tough place to play."
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Ryan loves goat cheese and I love quiche. This was a marriage made in Heaven!
serves 6
2 T softened butter
1 - one lb package frozen hash browns, thawed & squeezed of any liquid
12 large eggs
sea salt & pepper
1 1/2 C low fat sour cream
4-5 oz soft goat cheese, like Chevre
4 thinly sliced green onions/scallions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease spring form pan.
Mix butter, hash browns, 1 egg, 1 t salt & 1/4 t pepper together. Pat into bottom (and sides if desired) of the pan. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.
In a large bowl, whisk sour cream, goat cheese, 1 1/2 t salt & 1/4 t pepper until well combined. Then whisk in remaining 11 eggs.
Pour into crust and sprinkle with green onions. Bake until set, approx 45-50 minutes.