Davide is a Microsoft Systems Certified Engineer who is proficient in Active Directory and all Windows operating systems with a strong windows administration background solid In the understanding of support and upgrade of Windows NT, 2000, 2003 2008 servers. He has administered Active Directory and Exchange user migrations totaling 100,000+ users and has worked on various domain consolidations and multiple standalone to single AD forests. While at PepsiCo, Davide possesses outstanding oral and written communication skillsREQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience as Windows Server Administrator with focus on Active Directory
- Experience with setting up and managing Active Directory 2004 or 2008 R2 forests, domains, domain controllers, OUs, GPOs, ACLs, delegation, etc.
- Experience with administering large scale Active Directory environments with VMWare clients\servers.
- Experience with MOM\SCOM in monitoring scale large enterprise organizations and supporting and administering SCCM in large environments
Hardware troubleshooting of Dell Server hardware, CISCO, Juniper, Printer/Fax maintenance, IBM xSeries Hardware, IBM and HP Blade Server, SAN, X - Series, and Network Configuration Unix systems, UNISYS Mainframe Operations, Network Client/Server Configuration, MS Proxy configuration, ESX VMWare, Microsoft Terminal Servers, mother boards, PCI cards, AGP, PCI Express, PCIX, drivers, configuring and updating BIOS, changing processors, upgrading memory etc., TCP/IP, IPX Configuration, Automation, ILOM, SUN/Dell/HP Server experienceSOFTWARE SKILLS:
SQL 2008/2012, SCCM 2007, Mediaroom WOE, Active Directory, PowerShell, VoIP, SAP, Windows NT 4,2000, 2003, & 2008 Enterprise, Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0, Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), Initial Configuration of System Configuration Operations Management, (SCOM) Domain Naming System (DNS server) MS System Management Server (SMS), System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007, Forefront Identity Management (FIM), Sun Identity Management (IDM), Microsoft Visio 2002/2005/2007/2010 MS-Active Directory, MS-Outlook, Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 & 2010, Lotus Notes, Unix, Linux, Red Hat Linux, Solaris 10, Symantec products, DHCP, Anti-virus Software, Visual Basic applications, Enterprise Backup Software, Storage Technologies (Disk, SAN, NAS, SCSI, HBAs, fibre, Switched vs. Loop, Serial ATATSM, Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery, Windows Server Backup, HP Open View, EMC, ASP.Net, VB.Net, ORACLE 8i Developer, Apache 2.0, Novell eDirectory, Novell GroupWise, SQL Server 2005/2008, PL/SQL, SQL Plus, SMTP, POP3, RIP, HTML, HTTP, FTP, IPX/SPX, TCP/IP Protocols, IP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS/LDP & VPN VBScript, PHP, Perl, JAVA, LDAP,EIGRP, IRGP, VLANs, Inter-VLANs, 802.11b, 802.1q, 802.11a, 802.11g,Wireless LANs, Radio Frequencies, Command Line Interface (CLI) PeopleSoft applications, OSHA standardsPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
DB Technical Consulting
- Personal and small business combination of industry expertise, technical depth and differential services to deliver the benefits of extraordinary consulting to clients.
- Installation and maintenance of Windows Operating systems, Norton antivirus suites, Windows 8 clients and MacAfee antivirus on small business LAN
- Installs new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, Installation of Microsoft Office 2010 and 365
- Creates, designs, and edits program newsletter for clients
- Administers training courses, plans and coordinates conferences and other events, and helps to steer and support the business development efforts.
- Configure, troubleshoots and installs Cisco, Verizon, routers, switches, and firewalls
- Effectively communicates orally and written leading program marketing communications implementation, qualitative control research, and explanation of analysis to clients.
- Actively pursuing CISSP certification
Windows System Engineer\Architect
- Administers and supports over 3700 devices including Windows 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008R2, servers, routers & switches in Global Pharmaceutical Environment
- Installs, configure, and troubleshoot software and physical and virtual server issues on a daily basis
- Troubleshoots and work with LOBE (Line of Business Engineers) to solve complex issues with Operating Systems (OS) and assist with Application configurations as they relate to the OS.
- Lead BMC Remedy Incident manager that assigns, monitors, investigates, and resolves incidents for IT Active Directory and server team
- Wrote and weekly processes PowerShell script to extract Active Directory sAMAccountName of users added to two domains since the beginning of the year.
- Weekly utilizes Active Roles Management Shell for Active Directory to retrieve Active Directory data for clients and other processes.
- Effectively provide Layer 3 support for various sections throughout the organization
- Manages and ensures the health and integrity of the ACONNET and Novartis active directory 2003 and 2008 forests
- Installs integrated DNS, WINS, Windows Admin packs, custom applications, windows updates including all security patches, health checks, and group policy on all domain controllers
- Provides field supports and Implement software and hardware for Virtual Machine VMWare ESX servers 3.0.1. and Datacenters
- Investigates and troubleshoots SAN/NAS based storage issues of virtual and physical infrastructure issues.
- Ensures implementation of the global directory services infrastructure which supports locations geographically implementing the same solutions throughout the Novartis enterprise.
- Maintains an team’s equipment server Inventory for the Alcon Data centers including Dell hardware (Blades/Chassis, Commvault)
- Alternate Backup manager for enterprise storage utilizing EMC SAN and NAS storage
- Coordinates the installation of al equipment into or supporting the Alcon Data Centers
- Measures and tracks data center server capacity using several techniques like server consolidation for making IT operations more efficient.
- Presently utilizing Cisco Unity setup on company’s Cisco IP phone with Cisco technology
- Authors, implements and accepts data center change activity
- Pursued Cisco Certified Network Administrator Certification
- Installs, configure, and troubleshoot RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF protocols
- Extensive use of Packet Tracer and Wire Shark troubleshooting applications
- Extensive used and configuration of Classful and Classless IP addressing
- Extensive use of Classless Inter-Domain routing CIDR making efficient use of scarce IPv4 addresses
- Installation and administration of Firewalls, VPNs(Site-to-Site and Remote Access), LAN/WAN, Data Center Networking, Wireless LAN Controllers, Radius/Tacacs+ Server, Network Switches/Routing including VLANs, VLAN Trunking and EIGRP
- Displays excellent ability to troubleshoot subnets and VLANs problems
- Displays technical competence is instructing potential network engineers in Link-State and Distance Vector protocols.
- Ensure provisioning of cisco routers, CSU/DSU, cables, ports, service, and switch provisioning.
- Demonstrates and in-depth understanding of the OSI and DoD TCP/IP models
- Configures VLANs and inter-VLANs with security, Fast Ethernet and trunking protocols
- Configures Cisco switches with VTP domains, VTP pruning STP, Cisco discovery protocols (CDP), and other VLAN protocols
- Configure and maintains Cisco gateways, default routes, and Cisco gateway of last resort to direct packets addressed to networks not explicitly listed in the routing table.
- Configures Cisco Inter-VLANs with Router on a Stick and Cisco Wireless VLANs
- Configure, troubleshoots and upgrade Cisco routers, switches, firewalls
- DB Technical Consulting 10/2011 - 09/2012
- Personal and small business combination of industry expertise, technical depth and differential services to deliver the benefits of extraordinary consulting to clients.
- Installation of Windows Operating systems and Norton antivirus suites on small business LAN
Confidential, Plano, TX
Active Directory Engineer/Administrator
- Migrating over 90 domains consisting of various platforms into a single Windows 2003 domain
- Migrating over 160,000 users, computers, and group accounts under a standard platform
- Worked in close coordination with Exchange Administrators to ensure the migration of over 60,000 mailboxes and email accounts to Microsoft Exchange 2010 Servers.
- Ensures over 200 group policy meets and stay in company compliance
- In-depth experience designing or deploying, non-trivial ILM or FIM implementations and a practical and theoretical understanding of Management agent configuration including sync cycle (import, join, project, sync, provision, export).
- Troubleshoot Windows server and desktop application issues using boot.ini, System recovery, System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe), and task manager applications.
- Responsible for Global Directory Services domain with over 300 servers consisting of 200 member servers, 80 domain controllers, and client applications support for the Latin America region of 42 locations with over 4200 users.
- Works heavily with SUN IDM 7.1 to provide Single Sign-On (SSO) is a method that allows employees to get access to more systems without having to authenticate more than once
- Configure and maintain custom management agents through Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) to ensure users, groups, computers are migrated as smoothly and efficient as possible without any interruption in user’s access
- Configure and maintain custom management agents through Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) to ensure email accounts and mailboxes are synchronized from legacy domains to Microsoft Exchange 2010 servers as smoothly and efficient as possible without any interruption in user’s access
- Creates and maintains FIM custom management agents, policy rules, sets, workflows, and synchronization rules.
- Processes scripts daily to create a ldif file containing unique identifiers of object accounts to ensure migration integrity on both source and target domains
- Ensures the daily maintenance and integrity of FIM metaverse data store in a SQL Server 2008 database.
- Exhibits strong communication skills daily by communicating and coordinating with over 60 countries worldwide while overcoming language barriers.
- Troubleshoots and test users and client’s Instant Messenger configuration of Microsoft Exchange 2010
- Day to day design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of DNS, LDAP, IDM, of Enterprise Windows 2003, 2008, & 2008 R2 Active Directory infrastructure with over 130,000 objects.
- After installation of Active Directory on newly promoted domain controllers, performed validation tests on areas to include site placement, DNS configuration, network connectivity, SYSVOL, and replication to ensure that the domain controller is properly joined to the domain and is functioning as expected.
- Actively participates as a PepsiCo Active Directory consolidation project lead to establish a unified Active Directory architecture, which will provide a shared services platform for Microsoft common services such as authentication, collaboration, and service and object management.
- Efficiently promotes members servers to local domain controllers in global regions to ensure speedy, reliable authentication of local administrators and users during migration.
- Ensures projected domain controllers meets hardware, network, and physical location requirements for the new target migration.
- Installs integrated DNS, WINS, Windows Admin packs, custom applications, windows updates including all security patches and group policy on all domain controllers
- Monitors and solve alerts, issues, and failures of all domain controllers utilizing MOM/SCOM to ensure integrity, reliability, and network performance of servers.
- Adds and maintains active directory sites and services of local domain controllers used to ensure effective and efficient migrations of users, computers, and groups.
- Install seal (basic platform OS) and security standards of Virtual Machines using VMware and promote virtual machines as domain controller and enables replication across the domain.
- Install and implement VMWare infrastructure 3 security hardening - ESX 3.5 policies
- Ensures implementation of a robust Directory infrastructure for the entire PepsiCo organization to allow any corporate employee to authenticate to the domain and access common services from any PepsiCo facility.
- Ensures implementation of the global directory services infrastructure which supports locations geographically implementing the same solutions throughout the PepsiCo enterprise.
- Ensure and optimize delivered IT service value, automate IT services, processes and tasks, and maximize IT value delivered to the business and with HP Service Manager.
Confidential, Irving, TX
Technical/Support Operations Administrator
- As a member of AT&T BreakFix team 3, worked extensively with MOM 2005 helped simplify identification of issues, streamlines the process for determining the root cause of the problem, and facilitates quick resolution to restore services and to prevent potential IT problems.
- Defined, exported, imported, and launched context-sensitive tasks and diagnostics such as pinging a machine, flushing a DNS cache, or removing lingering objects from Active Directory.
- Ensured provisioning of telecommunications service to a user, including everything necessary to set up the service, such as equipment, wiring, and transmission
- Prepares new Vide Hub Offices (VHO) for production and blackout certifications
- SDP connectivity, provisioning test customers, updating channel maps.
- Installs Remote Desktop Protocol and telnet applications for IPTV applications.
- Reviews, produce, execute, and maintain method of procedures (MOPS) producing and adhering to quality upgrades of Video Hub Offices (VHO) to new network releases and increase VHO capacity.
- Works immensely with Windows 2003 server, IIS, MOM (Microsoft Operations Management) VB.Net, ASP.Net, and Microsoft SQL 2005 applications.
- Created and managed multiple Wundows Network load balancing and Microsoft clustering of servers to ensure redundancy
- Wrote SQL queries and scripts to verify log shipping, replication, health, Digital key flow, and database auditing utilizing SQL 2005 studio
- Deploys, troubleshoots and upgrade Mediaroom 2.0
- Installs and monitors the operation of Mediaroom Subsystems such as VOD, Multicast VOD, Live, ICC, MDS Storefront, MDS Search, MDS Mobile Apps, MDS Orapa XBOX, STB Client provisioning, Live Service provisioning, Grants/Rights, H-Grants, Complex Blackouts and DVAI
- Supported load balancing servers not only provides load mitigation for increased system performance, but also affords redundancy in the event of system failure utilizing ICMP and TCP keep alives, all servers in the cluster can be monitored such that in the event a server goes down, requests are automatically and seamlessly rerouted to other servers.
- Install, configure VMware ESX, ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with VirtualCenter management, Consolidated Backups, Backup domain controllers HA, DPM, vMotion and VMware Data Recovery, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
- Experience with VMware View desktop virtualization Virtual Desktop Infrastrucutre (VDI)
- Performs health checks of production and non-production service groups before and after growth and migration maintenance window activities to ensure 99.9% video availability.
- Certify new service groups including branch controllers, D-Server, V-Servers and branch database are production ready.
- Upgrades and patches over 1000 SUN X4100/4200, HP, and IBM blade servers monthly with Microsoft IPTV software and technologies.
- Upgraded and patched over 7500 SUN X4100/4200, HP, and IBM blade servers BIOS, Operating Systems, and firmware to Gold Standards.
- Configuration of Juniper MX 480 and 960 routers in Central Offices with 1 and 10 gigabit Ethernet connecting DSLAM and other Central Offices across the United States.
- Configuration of Cisco 2821 routers and Cisco 2950 switches in Central offices integration with Juniper routers utilizing Internet Protocol Aggregator (IPAG) throughout regions in the United States.
- Active Participant in strategic project mandate to migrate from traditional frame relay and TDM based services to an all Ethernet infrastructure network.
- Configured Juniper MX480 routers in OSI Layer 3 technology to provide connectivity with a 1 gigabit interface from both customers as well as connected directly across platforms to Juniper MX960 routers using protected 10 gigabit interfaces on the uplink.
- Provided deployment of Juniper MX960 router to support the VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) in the US domestic network which will enable connectivity to OPT-E-WAN, a switched Ethernet wide area network service.
- Efficiently orchestrated the configuration of Cisco Shadow Routers connected to each MX480 router to provide Virtual Private Network (VPN) paths via a VPLS infrastructure for the purpose of measuring network performance
Confidential, Leesville, LA
Sr. Systems Administrator/Computer Network Technologist II
- Deploying Operating Systems as Images using technologies like Sysprep, Microsoft Deployment Tools, Microsoft Image-X, Symantec Ghost, or Dell X-Image to ensure redundancy.
- Senior System Administrator of Windows 2003 Active Directory with redundant domain controllers responsible for Group Policies, Organizational Units, and permissions in supporting large scale deployments.
- Performs assessments and management, Security Operations Center (SOC) Management, Host IDS (MANHUNT), Symantec Antivirus (SAV), Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), Internet Security Scanner (ISS), anti-virus, anti-spam, Intel server configuration, and Strategic Threat Avoidance Technology Scanner (STAT) on a daily basis.
- Provide Technical Support design, development, testing, and integration of security-based components and solutions in a networked UNIX, Oracle, and Windows operating systems and applications environment for over 2000 clients.
- Effectively utilizes MS Virtual PC or VMware 3.0 virtualization software to ensure redundancy and security of Root Certificate of Authority.
- Administered access to over 200 systems which include but were not limited to: Active Directory, AS400, UNIX systems (IBM AIX and SUN), RACF & ACF2 Mainframe, FruitNet, Oracle Financials, Radius/VPN, ASAP, Lotus Notes, FLUTS, Oracle Admin Utility, Oracle Identity Management/
- Implements DOD IA and standards for the Default Domain policy and local policy in Windows 2000 and 2003 Active Directories.
Computer Support Specialist III
- Coordinated with upper echelon within the Computing Center, project managers, and University wide network managers to insure all client requirements for migration of Microsoft Outlook 2007 from Novell GroupWise were met in an effective and efficient manner.
- Oversaw and maintained Unix/Solaris/Linux server environment
- Worked extensively loading, configuration, and management of IBM blade servers
- Ensured the smooth and timely migration of over 100,000 Novell GroupWise mail accounts to Microsoft Exchange 2007 using the Quest Migration tool.
- Assisted with the setting up and managing of Active Directory 2003 forests, domains, domain controllers, FSMO servers, schemas, attributes, setting up accounts, ACLs, privileges, permissions
- Support application development of tools, processes, and procedures throughout project lifecycles while performing and testing routine backups and restoration procedures.
- Developed, tested, and implemented an installer of Windows Outlook 2007 that radically reduce customer implementation cycle time and eliminated opportunity for deployment defects
- Performs complex troubleshooting, configuration, and performance analysis tasks using tools such as dstrace or ldapsearch within eDirectory.
- DBA over 210,000 accounts in 5 directory databases utilizing LDAP protocols, Microsoft SQL, and Novell tools creating indexes to optimize database performance.
- Performs basic to complex administrative tasks related to password sync with IDM, Suse Linux administration, Unix LDAP integration, LDAP integrated applications, write LDIF files, etc.;
- “Hands-on" manager of a Web and Client Server development applications serving 160,000 external and internal clients centralizing Web access management systems to enables user authentication and single sign-on, policy-based authorization, identity federation, and auditing of access to Web applications and portals utilizing Apache 2.0 and Novell eDirectory 8.8.
- Design and implemented logical/physical database layout with documentation utilizing Microsoft Visio and Novell Identity Manager (DirXML) which increase system administration 25%.
- Developed and maintained several ongoing Web and client server development projects to enhance customer experience utilizing PHP and Java, and Perl scripts.
- Ensured the integrity and efficient availability of accounts through SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
- Integrate communications, email, IM and connection solutions, including workstation connectivity, local area networks, intranet, and internet applications
- Provided support 24 hour application support for Windows 200x server platforms Active Directory, Novell eDirectory, SQL Plus, IIS, MAC, and NT legacy systems.
- Analyze system, server, application, network, and input/output device performance.
- Management Information and Systems
- Consulting and PC repair, Microsoft Software installment, Anti-virus installment, internet connectivity, ISP recommendations, Firewalls
- Deployed, installed, and configured hardware and software components to provide fault tolerance and disaster recovery methods such as backup and restore.
- Implemented network topology; Routing; IP addressing; Name resolution such as DNS; Virtual private networks; Remote access; Telephony solutions.
- Performed installations and implementation of hardware devices and driver; such as external storage devices, printers and scanners, Server and client computers.
Computer Programmer/Analyst II
- DBA for Oracle and Microsoft Access 2000 databases housed on a UNIX server platform responsible for daily maintenance review, SQL optimization, disaster recovery planning and testing of custom software and classified data.
- Installed and maintained Oracle 8i application database and responsible for data collection, maintenance, and update of classified data.
- Develops applications in VB.Net and Visual Basic 6 on a UNIX server platform, accessing Oracle database with Windows 2000 desktops utilizing PL/SQL queries.
- Performs Oracle database backups to tapes and ensures data redundancy by configuring mirroring and Raid 5 fault tolerance in an enterprise environment.
- Import and export Microsoft Access databases into Oracle database, formatting reports, and editing files using SQL plus commands
- Extracted classified data from Access tables is converted to Oracle SQL*Loader compatible files
- Designed interface system and program code utilizing Microsoft Access database and SQL statements
- Displayed excellent analytical skills by testing classified computer programs and system integration to identify errors and ensure conformance to standard.
- Assists staff and users to solve computer related problems, such as malfunctions and program
- Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and/or purchases to identify operating procedure problems.
- Over 10 years’ experience with migrating legacy applications to the DCSS platform (Air Force and military specific).
- Coordinates installation of computer programs and operating systems, and tests, maintains, and monitors computer system.
- Devises flow charts and diagrams to illustrate steps and to describe logical operational steps of program.
- Supervised and trained 17 computer and system administrators in the support and continuous growth of LAN computers systems, Unisys mainframe databases, and peripheral hardware valued at more than $7.5 million.
- Oversaw the 24/7 operation of the LAN, consisting of 10 Novell and Microsoft NT servers, 600 computer systems, and 157 unique system applications utilized by over 1000 personnel with a 98.9% uptime.
- Leadership, Led team in the installation, IPX configuration, and implementation of a mix Novell and Windows NT 4 server and 200 Workstation clients utilizing SMTP, POP3, RIP, HTML, HTTP, FTP, IPX/SPX, TCP/IP Protocols,.
- Analyzed 1,680 Unisys mainframe systems and applications for Year 2000 compliance identified noncompliance systems and developed workarounds contingency plans to avert mission failure.
- Managed system administrators in the migration of MS-mail to Exchange 2000 mail
- Migrated LAN consisting of over 600 users and 12 servers from Novell NOS to Windows NT 4.0 to ensure conformity and eliminate network defects.
- Displayed strong technical aptitude of server hardware components including processors, memory, shared computer bus, virtual connect hardware by industriously building and provisioning over 10 server systems from scratch, saving over $10 thousand for the 6th Logistics Squadron of the 6 ARW at MacDill AFB, FL.
- Analytical ability enabled the completion of an in-depth analysis of the Unisys 1100/50 computer mainframe input/output products ensuring 100% customer satisfaction
- Manually installed 10baseT Ethernet cable throughout 4 offices connecting it to an outgoing hub.
- Initiated and conducted information system and interface training session for 17 after-hour personnel to ensure effectively, efficient, and accuracy of network interface and routing protocols
- Tenaciously, saved 7 thousand dollars in the initiation and implementation of paperless reports, data images, statistics, and sales


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People take pleasure in music. And food. And touch. So why not bring all of the senses together at once?
A new concert and dinner in New York aims to stimulate simultaneously all five senses, with the goal of maximizing happiness. The project, conceived by composer and chef Ysanne Spevack, will revolve around a meal that emphasizes crowd-pleasing cacao as well as music, visuals and smells that are equally aimed at mass enjoyment.
Members of her “Conscious Choir” will physically feed the guests and touch them sensually (but not sexually) during the evening. Spevack, who calls her project “Yntegrity” and the event “Cacao in E Major,” said that people in the natural world would have a greater balance among the five senses.
“If you’re a primate in the rainforest, all of your senses are much more balanced in the information to your brain than when you’re in a digital environment and looking at your phone,” she said.
“I believe that experiential performance is the future. I think the idea, for me, of just having a piece of music has felt unsatisfactory for at least 10 years,” she said.
The inaugural event Thursday night will feature an unreleased song by Billy Corgan, frontman of alternative rock greats Smashing Pumpkins. Called Wild Wind, it was the last song recorded by psychedelic rock singer Sly Saxon before his death in 2009 and features Corgan on a stripped-back acoustic guitar, Spevack said.
The lyrics were fitting for the occasion as “you have this beautiful, spiritual old man talking about a dinner,” said Spevack, who played strings with Smashing Pumpkins. The event will also incorporate a track by a new band with Shepard Fairey, the street artist best known for his Obey clothing line and his iconic “Hope” poster of Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign.
The band, called Noise, on Friday will release an EP, Little Lions, that includes a remix by Moby. The project will include a score by Spevack in E Major and visuals in yellow — judged to be the happiest of keys and colors — as well as a silent auction of works by Uncle Riley, an artist who focuses on optimism.
The dinner will be entirely plant-based except for bee products, with attention to the ethics in the sourcing of ingredients, with Spevack equally conscious about not causing unhappiness through food production.
Spevack plans to put on another “Cacao in E Major” in Los Angeles before expanding the project, which she keeps to an intimate 36 guests. Staying with the project’s theme, partial proceeds will go to the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression, which aims to ensure that all depressed people around the world have access to treatment.

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Over the past half decade, the legitimacy of the mainstream media has become a central theme of our political discourse. Some of this as of the result of Donald Trump’s repeated declarations that much of US media represents ‘fake news’. A term that is quickly gone from being the reserve of fringe conspiracy theorists to part of our everyday lexicon. This disdain for the mainstream media among some portions of the population has since spread to other countries. Supporters of Brexit in the UK, for example, have often levelled similar accusations of bias at the British press. Such critics have not only come from the political right supporters, but also from left-wing candidates in both countries who have constantly questioned whether the news media might be unduly biased against their favourite candidates.
There has been debate on news media and the impact that TV, radio and digital news plays in our society. This isn’t a new debate, since the inception of the mass media, academics and commentators have questioned the way that it reports on the world including its potential biases. Media bias is the bias of journalists and news producers in the selection of events and stories that are reported, and how they are covered. In the case of a televised newstory, we are shown not only an event. The language, details or focus used to form the narrative around this event is significant, along with the accompanying information shown, such as guest speakers or statistics used. It adds meaning to the event shown. As every news report contains such factors, we can conclude that most of the media we consume contains bias.
An example of this occurred during 2020, when the British press took a break from reporting on coronavirus to provide updates on what they referred to as the ‘Migrant Crisis’. Due to better weather conditions, there had been an increase of refugees attempting to cross the English Channel from France, often in inflatable dinghies in order to seek asylum in the UK. Very quickly, there were news reporters in the channel, in chartered boats in order to provide up close live coverage of these crossings. These reports included a segment from Local MP Natalie Elphicke, who tells us that ‘we need to see the French authorities step up their game and stop boats leaving France’. This shows that there is a clear attribution of meaning to this event of the facts of this boat in the English Channel. Elphick encourages us to think that the French state is failing to police their borders strictly enough. In this report, the decision to focus on statistics therefore does more than simply add objective context to this event, it is intrinsically involved in the attribution of meaning.
There are a myriad of different contextual factors that could have been chosen to highlight in this report. For example, they could have given us greater detail about why the people in that boat might have chosen to make such a dangerous journey. This focus on the numbers, removes an interpretation of this event which could focus on the welfare of the people. These reports could have been sympathetic to the refugees, which could have led to a discussion about how this crossing could be made safe.
It is evident that this news report is laying the groundwork for an attribution of meaning to event which the local MP later claims ‘too many are breaking through and getting into Britain’. To frame the people in that boat not only as a statistical problem but as a potential threat. This reporting narrative mirrored the Home Secretaries ambition for the Nationality & Borders Bill, also known as, the anti-refugee bill, intended to be the biggest overhaul that the UK asylum system has seen in decades. Priti Patel would like to export people to offshore prison-like facilities while they wait for a decision on their asylum claim.
There are many academics that have looked into how news is formulated and the impact they have on society. The 1988 book Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky, investigates how the news media operates and is examined on a macro and micro level. They argued that to understand media bias, it’s necessary to take account of both the big picture: who owns media outlets, how they are governed and what their relationships are to other political economic and commercial institutions as actors. The smaller picture is how this is inflicted on an individual.
Similarly, in the 2003 book, Framing Terrorism: The News Media, the Government and the Public, Pippa Norris argues that news media bias impacts society and the that the news media frame will shape the public policy agenda, including the response by government officials and legislation creation. News media frames are made by the selection of aspects of a perceived reality and are made more salient in a communicating text that promote a particular problem definition, causal interpretation, moral evaluation, or treatment recommendation for the item described. This can be done using language via the use of certain terms frequently and repeatedly used on the item prescribed so that the narrative becomes the normalised rhetoric.
In line with this theory, the ‘CNN Effect’ is a phrase coined after the 1991 Gulf war, which reflects the real-time TV environment which has led to news media having a significant influence on government policy-formation. The CNN effect relates to the humanitarian response to international conflict or crisis and argues that different framing patterns lead governments to respond in certain ways. Distant framing refers to a style of coverage which creates an emotional distance between the audience and the viewers whereas empathy framing uses language such as ‘women’, children and elderly’.
It’s important that whenever we consume news media, we take such reporting narratives, the language used, and guest speakers shown into account. There is bias present in almost every report, due to the accompanying information presented to tell the story surrounded by a particular event. This narratives can have a profound impact on society and how governments form their policies.

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Resorts & Spas: Mumbai, India's largest city, has an energy hardly contained by its high-rises, car and cow plugged streets and glittering Arabian Sea. On a recent trip to India, I stayed at The Oberoi, Mumbai, an oasis of elegance and relaxation. Here are my favorite aspects of the property:
The Oberoi, Mumbai, knows it caters to a savvy set of jet-setters and reflects this with round-the-clock amenities and a fleet of staff at our beckoned call. One of my top resort annoyances is set hours for certain facilities, like the gym or business center. I was very pleased to find that the Oberoi, Mumbai has 24-hour service for its personal butlers, concierges, laundry, fitness center, business center and spa.
More impressively, the hotel is staffed with a copious number of concierges, front managers and butlers; the most I've ever seen for a hotel property. I hardly had to have an inquisitive face before a staff member asked what I wanted. How refreshing!
Few properties can manage renovations that maintain the elegance and stature of a property's history while introducing contemporary flourishes. The Oberoi, Mumbai, completed a renovation in the spring of 2010. The $45 million dollars lavished on the hotel improvements give it a gleaming, smart look.
I loved the surprising use of bold, lipstick red, spotted in the lobby, on the baby grand piano, and even on the tails of the fish in the tabletop vases. Pearly white tiles, hand selected by Mr. Oberoi from the Greek island of Thassos, give the entire lobby a light, but sharp presentation. The hotel's huge front windows framed the Arabian Sea just across the street. I particularly enjoyed the golden sheers falling like ribbons that graced these massive windows.
Well situated, inside and out
For our first hotel stay in Mumbai, I couldn't have asked for a better situated property. The Oberoi, Mumbai sits majestically along the Arabian Sea, on the tip of Mumbai's Marine Drive. The hotel is also the crowning building of Nariman Point, India's first central business district and Mumbai's prestigious business hub. In the mornings, I spotted hundreds of locals strolling the waterway, either for exercise or on the way to work, with briefcases in hand.
Inside the hotel, a variety of suites (73 total) and rooms (214 total), sparkle with oak wood floors and luxurious accents, including specially commissioned oil paintings and High Definition Media Interfaces (HDMIs). High marks in my book for a property that shines from the bathroom of our suite to the steps in the backdrop of the lobby.
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Designed and produced at the state-owned Chilean arms manufacturer, Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército (FAMAE), the FAMAE Sub-machine Gun (Subametralladora FAMAE; SAF) is one of the few indigenous arms designs that came out of South America in the late 20th century. Despite some substantial sales successes in Central and South America, as well as on the domestic market, the FAMAE SAF was only sold in very limited numbers to Europe. In fact, the Portuguese Republican National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana; GNR) was the only customer that fielded the firearm at all. This limited export success was not necessarily due to a lack of other potential leads, as this Greece trial example shows.
Mechanically, the FAMAE SAF is a simple blowback design. The outward appearance is reminiscent of the SIG SG 540 assault rifle, which has been produced by FAMAE since the 1980s under license. In fact, the designers borrowed or drew inspiration from several key features of the 540 design, including the trigger assembly and fire selector lever, and the stock, receiver, and fore-end. The barrel length on this Greek Police trials gun is slightly longer than the 200 mm barrel of the most commonly seen model of SAF.
Precisely when the Greek police received their FAMAE SAF sub-machine gun(s) is unclear. It seems most likely that the testing took place in the late 90s and were probably limited to this one weapon. The overall scope of the trials remains unclear, since at that time the Heckler & Koch MP5 was already well established in Hellenic Police service, and license production by the state-owned weapons manufacturer EBO (Ελληνική Βιομηχανία Όπλων; Hellenic Arms Industry) had been going on for several years. Alternatively, the trial and evaluation of this weapon may have taken place during the period of significant equipment acquisition the Greek Police experienced before the 2004 Olympics. Therefore, a later testing phase in the early 2000s cannot be completely ruled out.
Unfortunately, neither the purpose nor the result of the testing is known. Today, this single example is stored in a Greek police armoury along with two 30-round magazines and no accompanying documentation whatsoever. With the English-language “GREEK.POLICE” marking and low serial number (“A-00101”), this FAMAE SAF remains a fascinating piece of late-20th century global arms market history.
Should one of our knowledgeable readers know more about the brief interlude of this submachine gun with the Hellenic Police, we would be grateful to hear from you. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.org
Calibre: 9 × 19 mm
Length: 640 mm (buttstock unfolded) / 410 mm (folded)
Weight (empty): 2.97 kg
Barrel length: 200 mm
Nominal rate of fire: 1000-1400 rounds per minute
Feed device: 20- or 30-round box magazines
V0: 390 m/s
*NB: specifications from FAMAE catalogue. Barrel length is slightly longer than on the most commonly seen model of SAF.
Remember, all arms and munitions are dangerous. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded, and all munitions as if they are live, until you have personally confirmed otherwise. If you do not have specialist knowledge, never assume that arms or munitions are safe to handle until they have been inspected by a subject matter specialist. You should not approach, handle, move, operate, or modify arms and munitions unless explicitly trained to do so. If you encounter any unexploded ordnance (UXO) or explosive remnants of war (ERW), always remember the ‘ARMS’ acronym:
AVOID the area
RECORD all relevant information
MARK the area from a safe distance to warn others
SEEK assistance from the relevant authorities


The Broadband India Forum (BIF), which represents, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Qualcomm, Apple, Intel, Hughes and Amazon amongst others, has just shot off a letter to telecom secretary Anshu Prakash, saying any move to stop delicensing of E & V spectrum bands and auction it instead, on the suggestion of telcos, would rob Indians of the benefits of high-speed, gigabit capacity broadband connectivity and go against the sector regulator’s call for freeing up these airwaves.
BIF’s letter, dated September 30, comes 48 hours after Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), representing Reliance Jio,
Telcos fear any delicensing of E & V band spectrum could potentially give global tech companies a low-cost, backdoor entry into the mobile broadband space. Global tech companies, who are members of BIF, on their part, have been enthused by the government’s stated plans to boost broadband penetration through the public WiFi route and believe access to delicensed E & V band spectrum can open up opportunities to deliver affordable, high-speed broadband connectivity to the masses.
BIF president T V Ramachandran, in the letter, said Trai, back in August 2014, had suggested “that both E and V bands be opened up, and had reiterated in 2015 that delicensing of V band airwaves be undertaken. Accordingly, any auctioning of these airwaves, he said, “would go against the regulator’s recommendations, international best practices and deny consumers the benefits of broadband connectivity and economic growth”.
Ramachandran said over 70 countries had opened up the `V band’ for delicensed usage, including US, UK, Australia, Korea, Japan, South Africa and Sweden. He added that countries which delicensed the band saw big innovations leading to development of the WiGig standard that provides high-speed and gigabit capacity broadband connectivity to citizens.
The BIF has also junked COAI’s description of E & V bands being commercially useful access spectrum, saying these are “microwave spectrum bands and not mobile access spectrum”. It cited the Supreme Court’s 2012 ruling in the 2G case, saying the apex court had then cancelled only licences and mobile access spectrum allocations of 122 licensees but not microwave spectrum allocations and licences.
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Lund University, public body, established in 1666, is ranked as one of the top 100 universities in the world with education and research in engineering, science, law, social sciences, economics and management, medicine, humanities, theology, fine art, music and drama. Lund University hosts 42,000 students (6,000 international) and 7,680 employees in an international environment collaborating with 600 partner universities in over 70 countries. One of its strengths is food studies along the whole food chain – from plants to consumer.
Lund University offers education in food studies at all levels – from undergraduate studies to Masters and Doctoral level. Each year 2,000 students study one or more of over 200 course modules or programmes within food studies offered at Lund University. The research covers the whole food chain – from plant genetics to food structure, processing, packaging, and health, to consumer and retail studies. The university encourages innovation and entrepreneurship. Consumer products, new manufacturing techniques, analytical and measuring methods, devices, production and process control techniques, packaging innovations, meal solutions, and more have all derived from Lund.
The interdisciplinary unit Lund University Food Studies (LUFO), is coordinating the activities within the food are at Lund University (www.lufo.lu.se). Lund University brings competence along the whole food chain – from plants to consumer. Key expertise in Knowledge transfer, foresight and innovation studies, Food technology and Food education.


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Roshan Water™ Solutions helps organizations of all sizes involved in water and wastewater treatment, testing, and management to improve both water quality and human health.
What sets us apart is our unique approach to solving an existing water quality monitoring problem, and putting the solution into the hands of groups who are responsible for water safety to use when and where it is needed.
With our VeloCens™ system, microbiological testing of water samples can be done in real time “anywhere by anyone”.
Roshan Water™ was formed to address a current gap in the microbiological testing industry, in particular the rapid testing of E.coli and Total Coliforms, to determine very quickly if water is SAFE.
Incorporated in 2017, we are a proud startup company and spin-out from the University of Alberta, Canada.
The global water industry is experiencing many challenges regarding providing safe, clean water, managing water use and protecting the environment.
Water pollution is the leading worldwide cause of death and disease due to water-borne illness.
Understanding water pollution and how to detect harmful bacteria will help to provide clean safe water around the world.
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blue mermaid velvet & sequin halter dress.
You'll love this one of a kind tango dress!
Tailored from blue crushed stretch velvet with shimmering blue-green sequin tail.
Cut to perfection with sensual open-back and draped asymmetric skirt. The flowing tail is light and full of movement and soft buttery velvet feels amazing!
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Pune: BJP President of city Jagdish Mulik tests positive for COVID-19
Jagdish Mulik, President of Bhartiya Janta Party, Pune City tested positive for novel coronavirus on Saturday
Pune: Jagdish Mulik, President of Bhartiya Janta Party, Pune City and former MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of Vadgaonsheri Assembly tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday.
Mulik confirmed the same on his Twitter handle on Saturday.
'त्यानं' मला गाठलं याचं दु:ख नाही. पण तुम्हा सर्वांपासून काही काळ दुर जावं लागणार याचं वाईट वाटतं आहे. मी #कोरोना_पॉझिटीव्ह असल्याचं आज स्पष्ट झालं.
आता युद्ध कोरोनाच्या विरोधात. आपल्या सर्वांच्या आशिर्वादाच्या बळावर मी लवकरच ठणठणीत होईनच. तोवर तात्पुरता राम राम घ्यावा.pic.twitter.com/eFPWpnecsw
— Jagdish Mulik (@jagdishmulikbjp) September 5, 2020
The BJP President of the city has been home quarantined after his test result came positive on Saturday.
Many political leaders from Pune were tested positive for the contagion. Recently, the former MP (Member of Parliament) of Pune Anil Shirole too found positive for the contagion. BJP leader and Mayor of Pune Murlidhar Mohol, BJP leader from Daund Rahul Kul, NCP MLA from VadgaonSheri area Sunil Tingre are some of them. Meanwhile, former Mayor of Pune Datta Ekbote succumbed to COVID-19 on Wednesday. Ekbote aged 84 was cremated at Koregaon Park Crematorium.


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Four generations of the Randall family has produced top quality apples and cider in Standish, Maine for over 110 year. Our 60 acres orchard is only 15 minutes outside of Portland. On the orchard we produce over 23 varieties of apples as well as peaches and pears.
Come enjoy our large beautiful farm. We offer over 23 varieties apples as well as peaches and pears available for pick your own. Enjoy an antique John Deere tractor ride along our 60 acre orchard and pond. We also have a large selection of pumpkins grown on and off of our farm for you to select from. Don't forget to get your fresh apple cider and locally produced honey and maple syrup!
We produce over 23 varieties of apples to suit your every need. From Macs to Cortland and Wolf Rivers to Ida Reds. Check them out here!
WE ARE EXPANDING! We are adding more space to our farm stand and have increased our garden to be able to supply as much as possible to our farm stand. We offer a wide range of produce grown here and by other local farms. The day after Thanksgiving we start selling fantastic Maine christmas trees and wreaths.
We press cider here at the farm 3-4 times a week with only the finest apples to produce an amazing cider that is always preservative free. Stop by and get your cider at our pick your own stand, the farm stand or at your local Hannaford supermarket!
Wether you are a school, birthday party, girl or boy scout troop, or veterans home we have room for you! We have space for weddings as well! For further information please see our groups and Weddings page for info and proper contact information
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ASB Auckland Marathon
Heart Racers raised thousands of dollars for the Heart Foundation at the Auckland Marathon 2017.
The Auckland Marathon may be over for this year, but we’re still feeling inspired by the event.
Our team of Heart Racers took part in several races on the day. There was lots to get involved with. From the Heart Foundation 5km Challenge to the half-marathon and full marathon.
We’re proud of the 80 Heart Racers who raised vital funds for the Heart Foundation while promoting heart health. Many had personal reasons for getting involved too. Like Celine and Catherine running for J-P, who died from heart disease aged 17.
Having the chance to meet the runners, hear their stories and see their achievements was an emotional experience.
Team Heart Racer
If you were at the event you may have spotted us on the day. Hearty cheered the runners on and had fun in the crowd.
The Heart Foundation marquee was a hive of activity. We hosted a healthy BBQ for our hungry competitors and much-needed massages took place.
Cool drinks were on hand, as our team recovered and shared stories.
Once fed and re-hydrated, our Heart Racers were happy to pose for photos, showing off their medals.
Vital funds for heart research
The ASB Auckland Marathon is a great opportunity for runners to challenge themselves and raise money for great causes. More than 700 runners helped raise more than $1 million for 14 different charities.
The Heart Racers and their supporters managed to raise an amazing $51,000 dollars for the Heart Foundation. We’re inspired by what they’ve achieved, and so grateful.
This money will go towards cutting-edge heart research and specialist training for cardiologists. Every donation can help save a life. Thank you to everyone who took part, and donated.
If you’d like to fundraise for the Heart Foundation, there are lots of ways you can get involved.Fundraise for us

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Fondue is a P2P payment platform that makes it easier for SME merchants and customers to settle their payment process. It creates trust between both parties with the use of a common ledger supported by blockchain technology. Everything is fast, secure, and automated with Fondue.
This is an experimental project with the goal to suggest a way to solve payment security problems for SME merchants, educate myself on how to implement blockchain technology in reality, as well as learn how to create a seamless digital payment experience.
What is blockchain technology?
It is a much more efficient way to record and process something. The technology offers a shared ledger between involved parties and smart contracts for automated authorization. It reduces the number of intermediaries, steps, and time that the normal process take. The most distinctive feature is the data is grouped in blocks. The blocks are then chronologically linked together as a chain of records, secured by using cryptography. It is impossible to alter or delete added blocks, making it very safe.
Who are the target users?
SME merchants who trade with cash, plus their customers. There is a room to grow Fondue in order to support larger clients, but for now, its main focus is SME merchants.
Why is it named Fondue?
A fondue meal is hosted by a group of people. They dip small bites of food into a shared pot of tasteful liquid such as melted cheese, and chocolate, then eat them. It is a wonderful shared activity that is quick to see results--an impression which I hope the users would experience from using Fondue.
How would Fondue be used?
The payee will input payment details with Fondue to generate a QR code, then share the QR code to the payer. A payment is activated when the payer scans the QR code.
Trading with cash nowadays is a risky behavior. Thieves, payment errors, and the fact that you have to carry a large wallet/fannypack or use a cash register all the time, are the inconvenience that should be reduced to minimum.
People are using smartphones more and more. Many trust their smartphones to process payments for them.
A mobile app that eliminates the visibility of cash exchange between shop owners and their customers. Instead of carrying a fannypack full of cash, a smartphone in your pocket will do a much better job.
There are two types of users:
1. Payer: The person who completes the payment. Could be the merchant when returning changes, or the customer when buying items.
2. Payee: The person who activates the payment. Could be the merchant when selling items, or the customer when requesting changes.
Below is a diagram explaining how blockchain technology can be applied with Fondue's back-end system on a high level. Essentially, every Fondue user shares the same ledger that is highly secure. The ledger is pre-equipped with smart contracts to help users automate necessary processes. When a payment activity occurs, the ledger will open a transaction channel between involved parties, record the transaction, and close the channel once completed.
Fondue is divided into three main sections: My Transactions (Home), New Transaction, and Settings. First time users will go through the onboarding phase first to understand what Fondue is. After the registration/log in, the user will be taken to the home screen, which hosts a list of all transactions performed through Fondue. The user can add their payment options (bank account or credit card) via Settings. New Transaction is where the user can either request or make a payment.
Color Palette & Design Elements
The main idea is to establish a strong connection between what Fondue is and what the users want. Keywords were derived from both sides generate a relatable color palette and design element pattern.
What Fondue is: finance, payment
Associated Colors & Design Elements: blue, green, sharp forms, solid forms
What the users want: security, speed
Associated Colors & Design Elements: blue, high contrast, dark hues, sharp forms

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For those of you who'd like to try to make it also, it's actually fairly easy. I started with the "Chunky Salsa" recipe from my trusty Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book and adapted it as I saw fit. It makes about 5 or 6 pints of salsa.
Here's what you need:
- 7 pounds ripe tomatoes (20 medium--or any grouping that comes to the equivalent). Some folks say Romas are the way to go. I found last year that it didn't matter what kind of tomatoes they were as long as they were homegrown and ripe from the garden.
- 10 fresh Anaheim or poblano chile peppers, seeded and chopped (abt. 3 cups) I use Anaheim peppers, mostly green with hints of red. I only seed about half of them... partly because I don't want to take the time and partly because the seeds help add spice and flavor, so I don't want to throw them out.
- 3 large jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped. I only seed about half of these peppers as well. If you like your salsa extra-spicy, you can substitute serrano peppers for jalapenos.
- 1 large green pepper, seeded and chopped. I did actually seed this well, because it was easy and fast.
- 1 cup chopped white or yellow onions (1 large)
- 2 cups chopped green onions (the whole onion except the tips and end of the bulb)--I found that the green onions from my garden were really lots better than the onions from the store
- 1/2 cup snipped fresh cilantro
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1/2 of a 6 oz. can (1/3 cup) tomato paste [I use organic tomato paste]
- 5 garlic cloves (minced)--I went for fairly large cloves, so if you have only small ones, add more than 5
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- Rubber gloves for chopping those peppers... they really will burn your skin off
Now here's what you do:
- Seed, core, and coarsely chop tomatoes. I actually wasn't too concerned about the seeding part. I did get the tough core out, and I scraped away the seeds that were easy to reach, but I didn't have time to worry about all of them, and it worked out just fine. You'll have about 14 cups of tomatoes.
- Place tomatoes in a large colander. Let drain 30 minutes.
- Dump drained tomatoes into a large heavy stainless-steel stock pot or cast iron kettle. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered about 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add all peppers, onions, cilantro, vinegar, tomato paste, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Return mixture to boiling. Then reduce heat.
- Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Can or freeze as necessary... if you have any that lasts that long! FYI--This salsa does not last as long in the refrigerator as store-bought salsa... because there are no preservatives.
Now, what are YOUR favorite recipes for garden-fresh tomatoes?


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We (Steve & Jill) will be cruising the Danube in June 2025 and you’re invited!
We hope you will join us for a week of fun aboard the luxurious AmaBella cruise ship. In partnership with AmaWaterways, the trip includes Matthiasson wine dinners on the boat as well as exploration of a region that is home to hidden-gem grape growing regions and beautiful historical sites.
Explore Vienna and Budapest, magnificent capital cities with storybook architecture and the tales to match. Visit Salzburg, the setting for the film classic, “The Sound of Music,” with a stop in Mondsee, home of the famed Basilica St. Michael where the movie’s wedding scene was filmed. Indulge in the flavors of the region, from delicate, apricot-scented wines of Austria’s Wachau Valley to the hearty Bavarian beer at a traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest in Vilshofen. Each bend and twist in the river affords new surprises to discover.
Dates: June 16-23, 2025 (yes, really, 2025)
Staterooms start at $3,999 per person
Book by December 31, 2023 to save $250 per person AND receive an additional 5% Early Booking Reward!
PLUS receive free pre-paid gratuities when booked with Expedia Wine Club Cruises!
For more details, download our PDF.
For questions and reservations, please contact the Expedia Cruise team at 877-651-7447 or WineClub@ExpediaCruises.com
Your Wine Cruise Experience Includes:
- Wine-paired dinner with Matthiasson wines
- Three on-board wine tastings led by your wine hosts
- Special tours and tastings at local wineries and private cellars
- Learn about winemaking in renowned vineyards
- Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner on board
- Fine dining at The Chef’s Table and Main Restaurant
- Sip & Sail Cocktail Hour
- Captain’s Gala Dinner and Cocktail Reception
- Complimentary Wi-Fi access on board
- Small group guided shore excursions with a variety of choices and activity levels
- Professionally trained Wellness Host leading a variety of wellness activities
- Day 1-2: Budapest, Hungary
- Day 3: Bratislava, Slovakia
- Day 4: Vienna, Austria
- Day 5: Weissenkirchen – Grein, Austria
- Day 6: Linz, Austria
- Day 7: Passau – Vilshofen, Germany
- Day 8: Disembark in Vilshofen
About the Ship AmaBella:
Newly reimagined in 2021, the graceful AmaBella is a stunning river ship, unique in her own right. The intimate lounge is an inviting place to grab a cocktail and the thoughtfully redesigned reception area, adorned with charming pieces of contemporary art, provides a warm welcome after a day exploring ashore. Most staterooms feature our signature twin balconies so you can enjoy the views however you wish, as well as Entertainment-On-Demand and marble bathrooms with multi-jet showerheads. Elegant suites feature added enhancements, including a large sitting area and an expansive bathroom complete with a bathtub and separate shower. You’ll also find a massage and hair salon on board, a fitness room, specialty coffee station and a gift shop. An expansive Sun Deck with a heated pool offers special moments of pure relaxation. Mealtimes are a feast for the senses in the Main Restaurant and at The Chef’s Table where you will witness our chefs in action through our glass-walled kitchen. Our new “Café Bistro” is the perfect al fresco setting to play cards, mingle or enjoy a light lunch. Throughout your journey on the Danube, you may catch sight of AmaVerde, AmaBella’s “secret lover.” The two ships cross paths as they sail opposite directions, catching brief moments together as they rendezvous in select ports along the Danube River.
To book your stateroom contact the Expedia Cruise team at 877-651-7447 or WineClub@ExpediaCruises.com

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Skyline at Night
Frankfurt am Main is famous for its skyscrapers and its unique skyline. In fact, it is the only city in Germany with a skyline of high rises that shapes the cityscape. Although the skyscrapers are always a fascinating sight, it is at dusk that they unfold their true potential. Therefore, on clear evenings, you will find many photographers on the bridges, trying to capture the beauty of the intriguing view.


text: Music EupenAll citiesAmsterdamBerlinBierbeekBruggeBrusselsDen HaagDeventerEupenGentKrakowLeidenLilleLiègeLondonMechelenRotterdamSankt-VithSchalkhaar (Deventer)ValenciennesWarsaw ThemesAll themesNew creation MonthEvery monthOctober 2017November 2017December 2017January 2018February 2018March 2018April 2018May 2018June 2018 Otto Sidharta Indonesia’s first electronic musician, Otto Sidharta, plays with sounds he has collected in the country’s megalopolises and jungles since the 1970s. Wolf Müller NEW CREATION. During his residence in Borneo, Wolf Müller (aka Bufiman) taught the mouth harp to villagers and learnt local instruments and rhythms. New creation Tarawangsawelas & Rabih Beaini NEW CREATION. The Tarawangsawelas duo and music producer Rabih Beaini introduce you to the soulful tarawangsa, the minimalist and ancient sacred music of Sunda. New creation DJ Dea Barandana With his sunny sets mixing tropical disco and obscure grooves, DJ Dea has won more praise from Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio) than any other DJ.


GMD3 impressed the judges at auditions in London on The X Factor 2012 tonight.
GMD3 is a trio made up of Greg, Micky and Dan – so you can quickly see where they’ve got their name from!
The boys, who formed the group whilst at school, have already had a small taste of success, having supported US singer Alexis Jordan on tour and notched up an impressive fanbase on Twitter and Facebook.
Speaking to the judges on stage about their name, the group explained: "It's just our initials... and then there are three of us too."
"That's clever, I like it!" laughed Gary Barlow.
The group performed for Gary, Louis Walsh, Tulisa and then guest judge Nicole Scherzinger as auditions hit the capital in London.
[tag]GMD3[/tag] performed Boyz II Men hit I'll Make Love To You, and it seemed to be a good choice for the hunky young lads.
Gary and Tulisa seemed impressed with the vocals, while Nicole got into the song as she swayed her arms.
Meanwhile the arena filled with high pitched cheers and screams as thousands of young girls got to their feet for the boys.
Gary Barlow said: "I've got a feeling you're going to need to get used to these cheers. That really was a terrific audition, individually your voices are amazing but when they blend it's this gorgeous sound."
Louis Walsh said: "This is what I've been looking for, I feel the same way about this band as I did when I first saw JLS."
Tulisa said: "Not only are you a good looking but your vocals are on point!"
Watch GMD3 on The X Factor below...


If you have driven through Cheltenham in the last five days, you have likely noticed the six-way temporary traffic light system at the junction of three major routes through the town. By noticed, we of course mean likely sat in up to 30 minutes of standstill traffic while waiting for your part of the six-way junction to go green.
The intersection of the A4019 Tewkesbury Road, which goes east to west through the north of Cheltenham leading to the M5, with Gloucester Road and Townsend Road was already a route prone to long delays and tailbacks due to the number of roads joining it. Now, many drivers heading into work in the town, or leaving to go home, are having to add a long stretch to their drive while CityFibre digs up the road to lay cable.
The works by CityFibre are now underway, with a large section of the road already filled back in or in the process of being filled in. However, drivers heading in any one of the six directions covered by the roadworks' traffic lights are still facing long delays today - and our readers are seemingly united in their anger at the "nightmare" roadworks on the busy junction.
Like many Cheltenham residents, the placement of these traffic lights has made any journey for people living on nearby roads almost impossible. 'MJ' said: "I live just off Swindon Road. It’s a nightmare getting home from work some days."
Part of the frustration for many is that, no matter where you go in Gloucestershire at the moment, there will likely be at least one long delay at some temporary lights. Mike said: "Are traffic lights breeding? Everywhere I go traffic lights keep popping up and hang around for no apparent benefit other than causing traffic chaos."
But the location of this six-way light system, which also covers some smaller adjoining roads, could not be worse for many motorists. 'JB' said: "This junction is bad enough at peak times when the permanent lights are working - it was gridlock in all directions when I eventually crawled through last Friday morning, at 9am, and there was no sign of any work actually being done."
Many journeys through the town will take this route, especially for motorists heading to the M5, but other major routes out of the town are no stranger to a set of temporary traffic lights. Ian said: "Every corner you turn in Cheltenham at the moment seems to be grid locked.
"The whole towns road system is a shambles with roads now shut off as dead ends, so no escape routes to bypass busy areas and the one way system has more traffic lights than Las Vegas and even with multi-million pound cycle lanes, cyclists still ride two abreast."
Gail said, simply: "Most of Cheltenham is a joke at the moment"
Gloucestershire County Council have launched a residents survey to find out what people in the county think about the road condition, grass verges, pavements, street lighting, road signs and more in Gloucestershire.
Cllr. Dom Morris, cabinet member for highways and flooding said “We want to listen to resident concerns about everything our highways teams look after. We know the biggest concerns are often about road condition, so we are getting on with our £100m resurfacing programme.
"With the better weather we’re also now able to double our efforts with an intensive ‘summer of resurfacing’ to get us in a strong position for winter.”
You can respond to the survey here.
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910th celebrates 4th at Austintown parade
By Eric M. White, 910th Airlfit Wing Public Affairs
/ Published July 09, 2018
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio --
910th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Dan Sarachene participated as the grand marshal of the Ausntintown, Ohio Independence Day parade on the Fourth of July. The 910th AW also provided a parade float highlighted by Winger, a C-130H Hercules caricature that serves as the unit's mascot.


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The #endSars protest as led by Runtown and Falz was thought to be cancelled as well like the previous artist had cancelled theirs. However, the Nigerian singer, Runtown refuses to backdown despite the Minister of Youth and Sport plea.
Many celebrities joined the protest such as Tiwa Savage, Toke Makinwa Falz, BBNaija Prince, Tacha, Rudeboy, Poco Lee, Henry Shield, influencer Segalink and many other fellow Nigerians youth came in their numbers to protest and fight for the complete removal of SARS from the Nigerian road.
Many celebrities took to their social media account, to support Runtownand assured him of their presence which they did eventually.
Another protest has been scheduled to hold in Agege on Friday while another will come up next Tuesday.

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ARCHIVE OF SHOWS (BY YEAR)
FOUND: Objects from the River Thames
Site-specific performance, created for Trinity Buoy Wharf, Docklands, London, 2009. This atmospheric production brought to life a fascinating assortment of objects that had been lost or discarded in the River Thames, over centuries. A Tudor dagger, an 18th century wig curler, a 21st century gun... allowing the objects to tell their own stories sheds light on both London itself and the people who have lived there. Soon to be a new audiobook from Sounds Curious.
Do Not Feed the Ladies (They Are A Health Hazard And A Nuisance)
Site-specific performance, created for Anthony Gormley’s One & Other project, Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London, 2009. A modern-day fable that examined the role of the outcast and highlighted Trafalgar Square as a place of protest. Voted number 2 in the Top 5 ‘Picks of the Plinth’ on Clive Anderson’s Sky Arts review show.
Five Clever Courtesans
Two-act play, originally staged at the Vibe Live, Brick Lane, London, 2010. Subsequent tour to Brighton, Darmstadt (Germany) and the Edinburgh Fringe. What happens when five strong, steely divas meet in the 'Demi Monde'? “A combination of excellent writing, confident and talented performance, and food for thought which you’ll savour long after it’s finished... first-class entertainment” ***** (Fringe Guru)
The Molly Room
Two-act play, originally staged at The White Bear Theatre, London, 2012, with subsequent tour to the Westside Theatre, Darmstadt, Germany. It's 1915 and with the men at war, the spotlight turns to the women who make the show go on at The Gaiety Theatre music hall. Refugees of more than one kind feature in this haunting story that examines the true meaning of courage.
Stories in a Secret Garden*
Site-specific trilogy of plays, created for the Ripon Walled Garden (historic walled garden and charitable trust), 2012. What do Lewis Carroll, the Evil Queen from Snow White and a lonely Starlight Gardener have in common? Answer: they are all drawn to an orchard full of enchantments.* Production created as Writer in Residence.
Fairy Tales for Grown Ups
Trilogy of monologues, originally staged at the 2012 Ripon International Festival in North Yorkshire. Subsequent tour to The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds, The Camden Eye, London, and in 2016, to the Weststadt Theatre ,Darmstadt (Germany), and Waterstones Piccadilly, London. An anxious prince, a mysterious aristocrat and a downtrodden woman who has lost all hope... these three fairy tales examine humanity's longing for magic, in stories that are both comic and poignant. Now available as an audiobook from Sounds Curious.
The Ladies in the Garden*
Site-specific trilogy of monologues, plus a multi-media installation, created for the Ripon Walled Garden, 2013. Inspired by the historic and rare apple trees that grow in the Ripon Walled Garden, this production brought a combination of laughter, melancholy, joy and chills to an atmospheric orchard. * Created as Writer in Residence.
A Room of One's Own
Performed in 2014 at the Ripon International Festival and The Book Club in Shoreditch, London, and at Waterstone’s Piccadilly, London, (the largest bookshop in Europe) in January, 2015. An adaptation of the Virginia Woolf classic, re-imagining the very first (and now lost) inspiring lecture that Woolf delivered on ‘Women and Fiction’ to the students of Newnham and Girton Colleges, in 1928.
One-act play (monologue), produced at the Hoffart Theatre in Darmstadt, Germany in 2017. Sharon's marriage is on the rocks, but her new ballroom dance teacher wants to show her his Paso Doble - will she face the music and dance? This sell-out warm and witty comedy was packed full of laughter, heart... and disco classics.

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Join us on a weekend of fun at Black River State Forest. Two forks of the Black River flow through this State Forest. High sandstone abutments overlook nearly 68,000 acres of pine and oak forest. Hopefully, we will have some snow for XC skiing and snowshoeing. If not, we can hike and bike along the many trails of the state forest.
The cabin is located approximately 15 miles northeast of Black River Falls. The two-bedroom cabin is furnished with an electric cook stove, refrigerator, kitchen sink, a flush toilet and shower, six bunk bed frames, radiant floor heat and a gas fireplace. Water may be shut off in December not giving us the shower/flush toilet. I'll have more info closer to the trip.
Mattresses and cooking utensils are NOT provided
Smoking is not allowed inside the cabin
No pets are permitted inside the cabin. All pets must be kept outside in order to maintain sanitary camping standards. An outdoor 5'x15' covered kennel is provided. Contact me prior to bringing your pet.
Located on site: a large outdoor fire ring, barbecue grill, horseshoe pits and volleyball net.
FIREWOOD RESTRICTIONS: Currently, firewood is not allowed on Wisconsin State Park, Trail or Forest properties from out of state or from more than 25 miles away from the destination campground. In addition, firewood that has been in a Wisconsin EAB quarantined area is not allowed on properties outside of the quarantined area. Please buy firewood nearby or at the property you are going to. Firewood is available for $3/rack.
Campers are required to clean the cabin and surrounding area before checkout. Cleaning supplies are provided.
$15 fee includes cabin and reservation fees and $5 meetup fee. Fee required to RSVP. No refunds will be given for cancellations.
Maps and state forest info can be found here:
Directions to East Fork/Group Camp:
From I 94, take exit 116 onto Highway 54 and proceed east 7.4 miles and turn left (north) onto Cemetery Road. At four miles when Cemetery Road ends take a right onto Old Highway 54. Travel 0.5 miles and take a left onto Campground Road. After 1.5 miles the Group Camp will be on the left, 1/2 a mile past this is East Fork Campground.


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The Virginia City Highlands and Highland Ranches (VC Highlands) are a rural residential housing area established along the ridge of the Virginia Range in Storey County, Nevada. Approximately 1,400 residents exclusively rely on domestic wells for water supply and domestic well depths range from 75 to 1,175 ft below land surface. NVWSC monitors water levels annually in two domestic wells in the VC Highlands. Recent analysis of water levels indicates a rapid and substantial decline in the water table at these two sites.
Between 1997 and 2016, water levels declined approximately 50 and 165 ft near the center of development in the VC Highlands. Water levels in the USGS monitoring wells are declining at an average rate of about 5.7 feet per year. Due to the limited measurement frequency and close proximity of the two monitoring well locations, the areal extent of the declining water table is unknown. However, analysis of the State of Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) well log database indicates 103 of 623 domestic wells (17 percent) have been deepened or replaced since the development of the VC Highlands, indicating that water-level declines are widespread and represent a significant cost burden to homeowners in the area.
Well logs from NDWR indicate recently completed well depths are deepening through time, likely in response to the declining water table. For example, domestic wells completed prior to 1997 had an average depth of 225 ft, and wells completed after 1997 have increased to an average depth of 375 ft. In the most densely developed area of the VC Highlands, approximately 30 percent of domestic wells have been deepened. Housing development in the VC Highlands is currently at one third of the maximum capacity and residents have expressed concern with continued development and use of limited groundwater resources1. Verbal communication with residents has indicated that deepening or replacement of domestic wells for some residents may be financially unrealistic and have opted to contract with private water-services for the delivery of potable water.
Fractured volcanic-rock aquifers, like the one found in the VC Highlands represents the least understood aquifer system in Nevada and the Basin and Range physiographic province2. Communities within the Basin and Range province generally rely on groundwater from basin-fill or carbonate-rock aquifers for domestic supply. Currently, little is known about the volcanic-rock aquifer hydraulic properties, viability, or characteristics as a source of domestic water supply throughout the Basin and Range.
To increase the understanding of recharge, aquifer properties, and groundwater flow in the VC highlands volcanic-rock aquifer system, NVWSC will
Information from this study will benefit Storey County officials and stakeholders by collecting data necessary to improve understanding of recharge, aquifer properties and groundwater flow that will aid in future resource-management decisions in the VC Highlands. Monitoring data will be stored in the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) Database and will help to improve the overall understanding of volcanic-rock aquifer systems within the Basin and Range Province.
USGS Monitoring Wells in the VC Highlands
Water Planning Presentations:
1 Storey County, 2016, Storey County Master Plan, Chapter 6: Housing.
2 Planert, M., and Williams, J.S., 1995, Ground Water Atlas of the United States: California, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey, HA-730-B.


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All throughout my pregnancy…heck, even way before I was ever pregnant, I always knew I wanted to do my best to raise a feminist. Whether I had a girl or a boy, I wanted them to know that we’re all equal and deserve to be treated as so.
I had many late nights where I thought about how I would go about raising a feminist and I never really came to a conclusion. I don’t have all the right answers. I’m simply a new mom who’s just trying to do her best every day to raise my daughter to believe she is capable of doing anything and being anyone. Whether it be pink or blue, leggos or dolls, cheerleading or football, nurse or astronaut, and anything in between or all of the above. She can do it and I don’t want her to let anyone or anything stand in her way.


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I remember the nights hard at work to pay piles of bills, days hard at work taking care of small people, getting up and doing it again the next day. Each day of survival a success in itself… But unless you understand the 3 things to focus on you have zero chance. Zip.
Without the chicken, nothing is missing; this bean and rice soup makes a delicious meatless meal for lunch or dinner. The leftovers are perfect for the rest of the week.
for a long time I didn’t eat potato soup because I didn’t realize how easy it was to make a delicious potato soup that was healthy.
This roasted red pepper hummus without added oil makes a great dip for or use as a bean spread in a burrito or on a sandwich.
As the cool weather begins I love to stay warm and cozy with soups. This lentil vegetable hits the spot! I love making homemade soup because I know exactly what is in it and what isn’t.
If you want a simple spinach salad it doesn’t get any easier than this spinach apple salad.
Put good nutrition together with activity to boost your body’s defense. Along with exercise, whole fruits & vegetables can strengthen your body to be healthy.