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German DJ and producer Flamda debuts on Green Martian with the wonderful ‘Mystic Island’ which comes backed with a quality remix. Danny started out DJing with just a small mixer and two simple CD players before investing in a set of turntables. From here he began recording mixes to his computer and learned some mastering in the process. This led to gigs in local clubs and many house parties. These days Danny focuses on his small home studio where he delves into music production.
The Original mix sets off with a cool thumping kick with a smooth bass rolling in behind. The track picks up the pace as the bassline ups the gears alongside a superb percussion arrangement. Swirling pads come through from the back and add in an epic feeling. A gated synth lights the track up and on the break a huge grungy synth takes over with a sweet high string giving a stark contrast. Beautiful slice of progressive here and a must for any box.
Next up we have the DJK Krazy Kutz remix provided by DJK aka Kevin Miller. Kevin has been a regular in the Green Martian stable with his material featuring on multiple compilations as well as his own releases. The remix gets moving with an awesome phat kick and soft hat combination as the bassline pumps away alongside. Nice and smooth synths ease their way into the track with expert precision and dominate the break with beautiful strings also in attendance. Very strong groove here which is going to be the perfect addition to any playlist!
Mars Attacks returns with Volume 6 packed with progressive goodness from four top class artists.
First up is DJK aka Kevin Miller with “Trust In Me”. This is Kevin’s third time appearing on Mars Attacks which is a testament to the awesome talent from this UK based producer. This track intros with a solid kick and hat combi, a subtle bassline fades in as the track builds. The track takes on a laidback approach with some super cool synth chords providing the main focus alongside a few nice FX lines and retro vocal samples, very nice.
Eprome Inc returns to the Bonzai stable, after his 2009 release on Nemesis, with “Bathsheba”. A nice kick and clap intro, with a distant melodic arp filling in the background, is accompanied by cool effects and short vocal samples. The drop brings the track to life with a huge, gritty progressive bassline. Throughout the track some real cool, almost retro sounding stabs ease us between parts, while on the break expertly crafted synth work takes us back to this solid prog groove.
John Scott’s “Summer Rains” is up next and takes on a bit of a deeper progressive vibe. Warm lush bass and pads provide the intro with top quality FX work taking us to the main groove in style. The kick drops and this tune takes off on a hypnotic ride through progressive heaven. Super tight arrangement with a lot of punch here as the very subtle melodies slowly build up to a satisfying climax.
Lastly we have Jesse Mairo and “Andromeda”, a much more upbeat prog house vibe is evident here with the bassline standing out very well over an array of melodic sequences and sweeping pads. The drum arrangement is a bouncy affair that will get any floor shakin’ and ass groovin’. Some very nice synth work on this and a track that is for sure a must for any DJ bag.
Now on its fifth instalment the Mars Attacks series just keeps getting bigger and better at showcasing the best of upcoming and already established talent. Kick back and enjoy the latest round of progressive vibes from across the globe and we promise you will not be disappointed!
First up we have UK based producer Kevin Miller aka DJK with “Der Traum”. Kevin is an extremely talented guy at the mixing desk and has already seen releases perform very well on the circuit, this is also his second appearance on Mars Attacks and no doubt more will follow. “Der Traum” intros with solid kicks with the percussions building up the rhythm well. The bassline comes in to set the mood for one awesome ride through progressive house grooves with subtle melodies playing a part, top quality stuff.
Next up is Davide Catania with the amazing “Distant Dream”, a progressive trance inspired masterpiece. The track kicks off with a formulaic 4/4 beat that soon transforms when the bass and vocal break through into an almost uplifting kinda vibe. The big hitter on this tune is the wonderful melody, proper straight to the heart feel good sounds, perfect for any big floor!
Hailing from the Italian capitol, Rome, our next artist Charlie Nathan delivers a stunning slice of progressive tech house with the super charged grooves of “Valle Fiorita”. Classic oldskool drums are the perfect intro for what follows with crisp, clear hats and no frills synths and chords working their magic, giving off a very diverse style to the track, we love it and one to fill a lot of boxes.
UK based producer Horizons aka DJ Shy ramps up the energy with a breathtaking journey into progressive trance with his upbeat monster of a tune. From the start this tune will rock your socks off, wonderful pads over a grooving bassline and a solid well crafted beat will have that effect on you. Superb melodies are the big focus throughout this track as they draw you into a world full of bliss. A sure fire hit with the clubbing fraternity all over the world.
Mars Attacks returns with another instalment of quality prog house on Green Martian.
Cuban born Abdiel Quintana and Israeli born Roy Engel form the project Abi-Q & Raw-E. These DJ’s/Remixers/Producers have delved into all sorts of musical styles and continue to create unique sounds for us. Today the now Barcelona based duo gives us a quality prog house vibe in Liquid Disco Jam, deep grooving bassline and some cool synth stabs will keep many floors alight!
Starting out at an early age and building his musical knowledge DJ/Producer Danny Jahr now runs a very successful “Selection” monthly podcast. Here he gets right down to business with Pure & Simple, this is reminiscent of that golden era of epic prog house, constant bass with sweeping synth melodies and percussion to tie it all up, simply amazing stuff here.
DJK returns to Green Martian with Butterfly Effect, super sounds converging to create a bouncing groove filled with the delights of progressive house.
Fulfilling the party atmosphere DJ/Producer duo Nu Guise deliver a sublime track in Love Will Never Die, very club orientated sound here with all the right moves for filling dancefloors everywhere, and their motto of “music for party people, by party people” rings true!
EPISODE 195: Aiemo – Sweet Peaches (Bonzai Progressive)
Second release for Unnamed in Eyepatch Recordings. The release comes with two outstanding originals, In Love and If.
The 28-year-old Danish/Italian artist is born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired by the pulsating, urban and unique atmosphere of Copenhagen, David Nicosia Longhi has produced and published under various pseudonyms such as Mazenga and Aiemo. Ranging from deep, minimal psytrance to chillout and melodic lounge music.
David himself describes the importance of inspiration gathered from the fast paced citylife: I love living in the city, there are endless inspirational options, ranging all the way from high-end fashion, cocktailbars, nightlife in general and even the modern oasis areas in Copenhagen, filled with peace and calm energy.I also like the anonymous feeling found in a big city. You could be surrounded by 100s of people and still feel like no one is seeing you. I generally get inspired from beautiful people around me and the desire to make and do something that touches the heart and thought of a human in combination with the electronically produced music. I want to keep living my daydream and my music reflects this.
Practical Inspiration has been gathered from both the trance/balearic scene throughout the 90s all the way to the downtempo and chilled lounge scene in modern time.
His first releases goes back to 2003 with Italian based label Inner-sound Records on the Perfect Evolution compilation and shortly thereafter another release follow with a Danish label. After several years of devoting his artistic abilities in literature he again turned his attention towards electronic music and the perpetual style of modern lounge.
The style from David Nicosia Longhi is now mainly focused on top quality lounge music, with his own deep devotion into a timeless and atmospheric production.
EPISODE 196: Alexander Dancaless feat. Tatiana Maltseva – All The Time (Bonzai Elemental)
Alexander was born in the city of Tyumen, Russia, where he started to study music at a very early age. His strong musical formation had him writing his first productions before graduating from school. His natural sense of music and evolution drove him to work and experiment with electronic and digital productions. Alexander Dancaless developed a unique style that we can consider as the new wave of electronic music. Sound design, sticky rhythms and killer beats are the product of this new talent that will rock electronic fans around the globe. The basic styles: Tech-house, Deep-House, IDM, Downtempo.
Alexanders love of freedom defines his music as an independent and sincere one.
Tatiana Maltseva was born on the 21st of December 1989 in Tyumen (Russia), where she graduated Musical School. Tatiana was singing in the choir and was playing the piano. Also she sang in pop group and as student played in a blues band and then organized a rock band. Tatiana studies philosophy and religion.
In 2010 she began recording with Alexander Dancaless.
EPISODE 197: Patrik Prelovsky – Second Mate (Mint & Mustard Recordings)
Born in Czech Republic in 1983.
I started to play vinyls in 2001 age 17.
At that time I was focusing mainly on techno following guys like Carola, Liebing, Kanzyani, Umek.
Every beginning is hard but with patience and a lot of hard work I am now in the position of playing around the brightest clubs and venues in the Czech Republic
I was actively involved in a tour sponsored by Sony Ericsson that promoting a DJ school this way I was able to play on the most famous festivals happening in the Czech Republic (Hard House, Summer Of Love, Rock For People, Hip Hop Camp)
Ever since software solutions have made their entrance into every DJs Studio I also thought of making my own music seen the situation of the market where the demand for classic DJs is decreasing.
After some trial and error I finally landed the right track which got picked up by Eyepatch Recordings in 2011.
EPISODE 198: Rishi K. – White Krane (Green Martian)
For the last 13 years, Rishi has been extremely passionate about electronic music in one form or another. Since moving to San Francisco 2 years ago he has DJ’d at several venues such as Supperclub, Apartment 24, and Project One as well as hosted his own event brining some of the hottest Bay Area trance DJs together.
Although still relatively new to the electronic music scene, Rishi has put in hundreds of hours behind the decks already, recording his weekly mixes in multiple genres which can be accessed at www.djrish.podomatic.com.
Rishi is a versatile and stylish DJ, and plays many different genres including tribal, house, progressive house and trance. His love for each of these genres is equal.
He has recently begun producing music and has been working feverishly over the last few months on many different styles. July 2011 saw the release of his first EP on Colombian Records and release on Aenaria Tribal. Since then he has released on prestigeous labels such as System Recordings, TheSounds, Spring Tube Recordings, Green Martian and others. He continues to release quality tracks so expect to hear much more from him in the coming months.
His passion for productions range from deep and classy sounds, to tribal, to tech house, and more.
EPISODE 199: DJk – Neutrality (Green Martian)
New Green Martian release with DJk. The release comes with two original tracks, Neutrality and Resinator.
EPISODE 200: Progrez EP – Volume 7 (Progrez)
Seventh installment in the Progrez EP series this time with original tracks by James Harcourt, Sasha, Sol & Grimm and Steve Lawler.
EPISODE 201: Eric Kanzler – Red Wire (Bonzai Basiks)
Erik Kanzler has significantly gained importance as producer and DJ over the past few years.
In 1999 he made is first experiences as a DJ, a producer and a party-organizer and worked hard on his carrier in each of these aspects. But it was not until 2010 that Digital Records published unexpectedly his very first release Starcake. It was followed by two more releases. In Spring 2011 he released the About Be EP under his alter ego Kanzler and Wischnewski on the label Keymono Music which was at the same time his first Vinyl release. Soon after that release after release followed on labels such as Karateklub Records who published his Flatrunner EP, Ostfunk Records from Berlin and Etiketa Records from Croatia.
His alter ego, which is actually a merger, Kanzler and Wischnewski was founded in 2010. In his music he combines layers of dry and well-structured sounds together with house grooves and dubby bass, jazz trumpets and oriental sounds and adds a touch of minimalistic to take the crowd beyond the main-floor experience.
People from the press described his sound as Fresh and an Exploration Of The Abstract and Minimal New Chicago Sound.
Eric Kanzlers live act are extravagant and not for the average audience. A look hat the upcoming booking dates shows that with his gigs he reaches much further than Berlin and he is said to be the most interesting newcomer act around.
EPISODE 202: metrONomes – The Call (Progrez)
metrONomes had been created from Djs and Producers JoN ManimaL & MagroS…The purpose…to travel your souls and emotions through dance music as we imagine and feel it…
They had performed with Sander Kleinenberg, Guy J, D-Nox, Phil Thompson aka Moonface, Antony Pappa, Son Kite, Tycon, D-Nox, Armin Van Buuren, Antix aka Fiord,Symphonix,Glen Morison, John Digweed, G Pal and many more presenting the *metrONomeS Live Project* which is a combination of sound and visuals.
metrONomes are releasing from various labels up until today such as:
Movement Recordings – Harmonia Records – Stellarphonic Recordings – OLD SQL Recordings Deepsessions Recordings – Micro Digital Records – Santos Recordings – Focus Records – Polytechnics Recordings.
From 2012 metrONomes are proudly members of the legendary Bonzai Progressive Label.
Live it – Luv it – Dance it!
EPISODE 203: Frank Storm – My Little Koal (Monog Records)
nd we reached the release number 20! To celebrate this mark, we proudly present “Our Little Koal”, the debut EP from Frank storm on Monog Records. Frank Storm aka Francesco maffei was born in Pisa and from a young age was attracted by electronic music and dance.
Over the years, despite being very young he joined the “mad house music” taking big hits from 2008 to present and playing in the best Italian clubs with his co-workers from mad house. This EP is composed by two original tracks (My Little Koal and So and So) and two remixes of My little Koal.
The remixers are Luis Bravo and Joal which is back after almost one year way from Monog! Stay with us in our profound monogamic relation!
EPISODE 204: Pablo Gael – Libelula (Bonzai Progressive)
Pablo Gael’s classic Libelula get’s a updated remix treatment from Paduraru and Dimitry Liss & Costas Papa.
EPISODE 205: Rob McCarthy – Escape to Panama EP (Eyepatch Recordings)
New Eyepatch Recordings release, this time from Rob McCarthy. The release comes with three original tracks, Escape To Panama, Circa No Ante and The Fall.
Eyepatch Recordings is supported by:
Colin Dale, Roger Sanchez, Luciano, LouLou Players, Graham Gold, Jamez, Laurent Garnier, Wyndell Long, Paul Oakenfold, Emmanuel Top, Davide Squillace, Sven Väth, Cari Lekebush, John Selway, Dr. Motte, Slam, J Kitikonti, Nick Warren
EPISODE 206: Solartoff – Airflush (Eyepatch Recordings)
Solartoffs life is all about music. He is foremost a DJ and spinning the decks is what he is living for and this is what he has been doing the past 10 years.
Solartoff is definitely a man that truly has a style of his own. His passion is to combine different styles of music with his formidable mixing skills thriving to present the perfect set full of personality. Growing up in the mid-90s, the strongest musical influence on his life was Marek Bilinski a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Poland. Listening to the vibes of the electronic music scene Solartoff soon became part of it. Today Solartoff is read to sweep the dancefloor and surprise the people with his gorgeous sets without musical boundary.
He is always searching for the striking impulses in club music to turn the hours on the dancefloor into special and lasting moments. He loves to play long DJ-sets benefiting from ability to mix whatever music he pleases selecting with good taste and feel from a range of music.
Hi loves to switch styles from Deep House, to Tech House or else Funky House. And as long as the people keep moving on the dancefloor: Who cares? Solartoff does not because to him its about making people move. And whenever the crowd thinks he got his style he is already up for something else.
EPISODE 207: Victor Maximiliano – Deep In Tha Groove (Eyepatch Recordings)
Victor Maximiliano is a deep-tech house producer and remixer from the Netherlands. His musical interest began in the early days of the legendary Roxy in Amsterdam. Soon he bought his first analog gear and did a lot of experimenting with electronic sounds on Korg MS10 (which he still owns) and the Roland TR 808. In the 90s he worked as a radio DJ for some popular local FM radio stations. Victor worked together with DJ Promo as the Vinyl Maniacs and they had a short successful period in the Amsterdam underground scene in the mid 90s.
EPISODE 208: Lucio Grandi – Reelooper EP (Bonzai Basiks)
Lucio Grandi was born in Cali, Colombia on August 5, 1984, with Colombian, French and Italian roots.
His first contact with electronic music happens a the sweet age of 6 when Dance and House music hit the local radios. Intense happiness filled him listening to these tunes. Not long before he starts experimenting with recording tunes and making his own mixtapes.
Ten years later after learning how to mix properly on turn-tables he starts his carrier as a professional DJ playing Techno and listening to DJs like Marco Carola, Ben Sims, Cristian Varela, Jeff Mills, Samuel L Session. He filled his DJ-bag with the dark sounds of strong Techno.
But only 2 years later he finds himself tired of that sound and starts the search of his very own musical identity. DJs like Danny Tenaglia, Vibe, Victor Calderone, Carlos Manaca, Richie Santana convince him that Tribal is his call.
Still not satisfied he ends up to adapt House and Alternative Music into his sets and this turns out to be his true self. Influenced by names like Silicone Soul, Peace Division, Little Louie Vega, Armand Van Helden, Harry Romero, Alton Miller , Afrika Bambaataa gave him the needed diversification and shades in tones that this genre contains.
Actually, it is that variation, that diversification that House Music offers that marks his identity as a DJ because he can choose between one side or the other, achieving a more intense atmosphere in his sets.
He has played along with DJs like Franco de Mulero, Jose Viscaya, Malambo, Lexx, Chile, Chloe Harris of London and with David Guetta in 2009 after winning the first DJ contest of his hometown.
He has played in Mission Club, Cooseres, La Cantera, Joan of Arc, Central Valley Pacific events, private parties, etc.
Today he finds himself as a DJ and producer to be part of the infamous Bonzai label group. Convinced of their professionalism and way of working he finds his tracks released on Bonzai Basiks.
This is for Lucio the fulfillment of a dream as he always had wanted to be part of this label.
EPISODE 209: Eyepatched – Volume 2 (Eyepatch Recordings)
Are you Deep In Tha Groove? Amazing bouncing and groovin 4 tracker. After the successful Volume 1 Eyepatch is back with an ass shacking and rhythm hunting vinyl.


Alberta’s task: Find a way to stop UBC’s Dosanjh By Steven Sandor Posted on October 12, 2012 3 0 1,131 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Gagandeep Dosanjh This Saturday, there’s no Canadian MLS team in action. We’ll all be in a hangover state after Friday’s Canada-Cuba World Cup qualifier. So, the CIS will have the national stage to itself. And there’s no better time to serve up the biggest, most intriguing match up of the season to date. On Saturday afternoon, Edmonton’s Foote Field will see undefeated UBC face the University of Alberta in a game that could very well be a sneak preview of the Canada West final. The Thunderbirds are ranked No. 2 in the country. They’ve played eight times, won all of them. Alberta is ranked No. 4. The Golden Bears began the season 5-0-0, with a +23 goal difference. But, the Bears have slumped of late, winning just one of their last four. Niko Saler But this is the kind of power match-up that CIS needs to showcase. The two best teams in what is recognized as the top soccer conference in the country — Canada West. And, if UBC goes into Alberta and wins this weekend, no matter what undefeated York does, it will be tough for the Lions to hold onto the No. 1 spot nationally. “For us, this is a chance to get our season back on the right track,” said U of A fullback Niko Saler, who spent the 2011 season as a member of FC Edmonton. “As of late, for us, the results have been disappointing. UBC is a very good team, and we want to show, with a good performance, that we deserve to be right there with them.” Saler, who scored against Saskatchewan last weekend, and fellow fullback Eddy Sidra are two ex-Eddies on the roster. But, for Saler, the UBC match will see him on the pitch once again with Gagandeep Dosanjh, the T-Birds’ top scoring threat. Dosanjh and Saler played together in the Whitecaps Residency. And Dosanjh is enjoying an MVP-like season for UBC; he’s coming off a Canada West male athlete of the week performance. In two wins last weekend, he scored five goals and added three assists. He has 11 goals on the season. As a former teammate, Saler understands just how explosive Dosanjh can be. “He’s a very technical player,” Saler said of Dosanjh. “You can’t let him have space. You can’t let him use his skill. We have to be able to take away his time and space.” There is one question mark for the Golden Bears this weekend; goalkeeper Jay Vetsch is nursing some bumps and bruises after a grueling couple of weeks. He played for Edmonton Scottish in the early rounds of men’s national championship in Winnipeg, then headed back to play for the U of A last weekend, in a win and a draw against Saskatchewan, then traveled back to Winnipeg for Thanksgiving Monday’s championship, which Scottish lost in penalties to Beauport. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m., and the forecast is for an unseasonably warm autumn afternoon. For soccer fans in the Edmonton area, this match should be a fantastic way to spend the day.


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When I browse around gaming forums and subreddits, I see a lot of people asking the same question:
“What are other games like _______?”
It’s a fair question, and it makes sense. People are generally aware of their own tastes, for the most part. However, without an understanding of why they like what they like, people have to instead make comparisons and just hope that’s good enough. People might call Borderlands a mashup of Diablo and Call of Duty. Unturned might be called a mashup of DayZ and Minecraft. But is the actual experience of playing any of those games really similar to the games they come from? Do you play Call of Duty for the same reasons you play Borderlands? What exactly does Unturned have to do with Minecraft?
You could really go wrong making recommendations based on visual elements or theme when the primary driver of the experience is the rules of play. What you can and can’t do, what you’re asked to do, and how you decide to do those things are what shape the actual player experience much more than theming alone. With that in mind, I want to talk to you about a game where what you do is actually unlike anything else I’ve ever played – Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure by Dinofarm Games. Continue reading →
As a kid, I was obsessed with video games. When I wasn’t playing, I was thinking about them, talking about them, and most of all reading about them. I would read any sort of literature I could get my hands on. I’d read game manuals over and over again, memorize strategy guides, and I even found a strange hard-cover book in the library with tips on how to beat over a hundred games from the Apple II era. And of course, I read Nintendo Power any chance I got. Just looking at the maps for the video games it featured felt almost as real as actually playing them.
But there was one section of old issues of Nintendo Power that sort of bothered me: the ‘NES Achievers’ section. Readers would write in to the magazine with their high scores, gaming accomplishments, and presumably some proof of their feats. It wasn’t the fact that these readers were receiving accolades for their video game prowess that bothered me, it was the accomplishments themselves. Some of them were easy enough to understand: Dragon Warrior – Finished. Tetris – 754,811.
Mega Man – 6,695,000
Wait, what? Continue reading →
Spelunky is probably my favorite PC video game of 2013 (pending when I finally give Divekick a try). There’s a lot of good stuff going on in the gameplay – find your way down through randomly assembled platforming configurations and collect as much treasure as you can. You have a clear goal, but how to pursue that goal is ambiguous, the way hazards can combine are treacherous, and the ghostly dread of the soft time limit adds a sharp tension to every level you attempt. It has all the trappings of a great game you can play basically forever.
There was one feature that really stood out to me when I began playing: the Daily Challenge. A master server randomly generates a single configuration for the day, and all players get exactly one chance to score on it. It nicely counters the random arrangement and allows players to directly compete on an equal footing while still keeping the core gameplay completely intact.
I loved it – it was exciting to boot up the game each day to try my hand at today’s challenge. Knowing that my one shot for the day was on the line added even more tension to the run, and it really brought out my best. I really had to play things smart – I had to know when to take a big risk with low resources and when to just move on, when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. It seemed like the game was at its best. Then I began to see a disturbing trend in the high score list for each Daily Challenge. That’s when I realized that I was playing all wrong and came to a surprising conclusion:
Daily mode as implemented in Spelunky is actually a bad idea. Continue reading →
With a peak subscriber rate of twelve million players and a rotating, on-and-off player base, it’s hard to imagine that there are many video gamers left who haven’t at least tried Blizzard’s magnum opus, World of Warcraft. After all, it’s got so many games in it, so much content! It’s got something for everyone, so how can you go wrong?
Turns out a lot can go wrong.
Turns out that when you try to make the omni-game, when you try to have “a little of everything,” you end up with a lot half-baked ideas and broken systems; that when you try to please everyone, you don’t really satisfy anyone. Turns out that you can’t just mix everything together at the WoW All-U-Can-Eat buffet and still expect to have something good in the end. Continue reading →

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Join us on this memorable hiking tour across the Puys volcanoes in France’s beautiful Massif Central. Discover its breathtaking cones, domes, maars and crater lakes, and enjoy the region’s diverse wildlife, particular architectural styles, ragged landscapes and rough climate!
Join us on this fascinating hiking tour through France's Massif Central! The Chaîne des Puys an alignment of 80 relatively young volcanoes, makes for a wonderful scenery. Discover its breathtaking cones, domes, maars and crater lakes as you explore the Massif du Sancy and Mount Dore, the highest elevations in the Massif Central, the _Cézallier Plateau with its ancient basaltic flows, and Europe's largest volcanic ensemble around the Mount Cantal. The region's diverse wildlife, particular architectural styles, ragged landscapes and rough climate make for a truly unique and memorable hiking experience!
Day 1: Clermont-Ferrand – Le Cheix – Orcines
This hiking tour starts at Clermont-Ferrand train station. Following a short bus ride to Royat, embark on your first hike through the forest of Villars and towards Le Cheix.
Dinner and accommodation at the foot of the Puy de Dôme in Orcines.
Duration: 2hrs – elevation gain: 370m/1,200ft
Day 2: Puy de Pariou – Puy de Dôme – Col de Ceyssat
Today's hike starts with an ascent towards the Puy de Pariou and the Puy de Dôme, the symbolic summit of the Chaîne des Puys offering a breathtaking panoramic view of the volcanic mountains. Visit the ruins of the ancient Hermean temple and an exhibition dedicated to the region's volcanoes before making your way down to the village of Laschamps.
Dinner and accommodation in a mountain cottage.
Duration: 6hrs – elevation gain: 650m/2,130ft – elevation loss: 500m/1640ft
Day 3: Chaîne des Puys
Across the Chaîne des Puys, head towards the Chateau de Montlosier and its volcanic nature reserve, passing the twin volcanoes Vache and Lassolas, and the Puy de l’Enfer, and finally arriving at the beautiful crater lake Lac Servières.
Dinner and accommodation in a cottage near the lake.
Duration: 6hrs – elevation gain: 400m/1,310ft – elevation loss: 300m/980ft
Day 4: Puy de L'Ouire – Puy de l'Aiguiller – Guery mountain pass and lake
Today's itinerary will take you up to the Puy de l’Ouire, the Puy de l’Aiguiller and finally to the mountain pass and lake of Guéry. Explore this unique region between mountain lakes, the summits of Sancy and the volcanic cliffs Tuilière and Sanadoire. Crossing the Plateau de Guéry, enjoy an amazing view of the Massif du Sancy and the glacial valley of Mount Dore.
Dinner and accommodation in a mountain cottage at the foot of Mount Dore.
Duration: 6hrs – elevation gain: 500m/1640ft – elevation loss: 600m/1,970ft
Day 5: Col de la Croix Saint-Robert – Roc de Cuzeau – Vallée de Chaudefour
Crossing the Grande Cascade, make your way up to the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert and the Roc de Cuzeau. Having crossed the Durbise Plateau, follow the trail down to the Chaudefour Valley, an impressive and protected glacial valley.
Dinner and accommodation in Courbanges.
Duration: 6hrs – elevation gain: 800m/2,620ft – elevation loss: 500m/1640ft
Day 6: Plaine des Moutons – Puy de Sancy – Vallée de la Fontaine Salée
The first stage of today's hike will take you across the Plaine des Moutons and across the Puy de Serveix, followed by an ascent to the Col de Couhay and the Puy de Sancy summit before heading down towards the Vallée de la Fontaine Salée, a vast, grass-covered valley.
Dinner and accommodation in a mountain cottage.
Duration: 6hrs – elevation gain: 500m/1640ft – elevation loss: 500m/1640ft
Day 7: Lac Pavin – Puy de Pertuyzat – Besse
Having conquered some of the Massif Central's tallest summits, your last hike will take you around the foot of the mountain chain, past the Pavin crater lake and the Puy de Pertuyzat, and towards Besse-en-Chandesse. Take some time to explore the medieval village before taking the bus back to Clermont-Ferrand where your hiking trip ends.
Duration: 5hrs – elevation gain: 200m/660ft – elevation loss: 350m/1,150ft
Indicated pricing per person in dormitory
No private or double room possible on this itinerary
Our trip starts at Clermont-Ferrand train station and ends in Besse.
6 nights with full board, French licensed guide, luggage transfer, visitor's tax.
Train or airfares to/from destination, beverages, admission fees, travel cancellation insurance.
We accept bookings from groups as well as individual travellers!
Guaranteed departure: 6 participants (max. 15 persons)
Not accessible to persons with reduced mobility.
The tour operator reserves the right to cancel this trip up until 21 days prior to departure.
Comfortable mountain huts with small (4-10 person) dormitories or small hotels with 2-6 bed rooms.
Breakfast and dinner at the accommodations or restaurants; lunch picnics during the hike.
For experienced hikers!
Average daily hikes: 5-6 hours (15-20km/9-13mi) on hiking trails with elevation differences ranging between 500 and 700m (1,640-2,300ft). The terrain will become more mountainous as you advance from the Chaîne des Puys towards the Massif de Sancy.
Walking with French people, an authentic experience
We recommend a low-carbon train ride to Clermont-Ferrand via Paris or Lyon.
Closest airport: Clermont-Ferrand.
If you're travelling by plane, please consider offsetting your carbon emissions, for example through the atmosfair programme.
For detailed travel information, please request our info sheet by filling out the enquiry form below.

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Interest rates don't have to rise this year
Posted: 24 Jul 2006 17:11:24 GMT
The Item Club funded by the Ernst & Young group has stated in its latest report that the interest rate should remain at 4.5 per cent.
This is despite analysts arguing that the Bank of England will have to raise rates to cope with the level of inflation.
However professor Peter Spencer of the Item Club stated: "Core CPI inflation has fallen back in recent months, undermining the case for higher interest rates."
The CPI inflation rate should ease back from 2.5 per cent in June to 1.8 per cent by the end of the year. The Bank of England's target is two per cent.
Interest rate staying at the current level is good news for house buyers in the sense that mortgages will stay the same.
However the report delivers some stark warnings to the government. It is argued that Britain has performed poorly in breaking in to the Chinese and emerging Asian markets, and that it is behind France and Germany in terms of exports.
It is exports that provide substantial economic growth in the future and as always the housing market must listen to this analysis carefully.

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Space robot goes operational at ISS
Canadian droid puts astro-vet out of work
Dextre, the mighty tonne-and-a-half space robot intended for repair and servicing tasks at the International Space Station (ISS), is now fully operational, according to reports. The 12-foot-tall mechanical maintenance man, a product of cutting-edge Canadian space robotics tech, has been fully assembled and is ready for work.
What Canada is renowned for.
The assembly was led by spacesuited extra-vehicular activity expert (and fully-qualified veterinarian) Dr Richard Linnehan, assisted by space-rookie Robert Behnken. Linnehan reportedly described the view during the operation of mighty Mother Earth in all her glory, rolling majestically beneath the gleaming white spaceships against the infinite starry void, as "pretty awesome".
Now that Dextre is up and running, Linnehan may have to return to being a vet. It seems that the Canadian droid will pretty much eliminate the need for spacewalking astronauts, as it can carry out almost any task a human can. Typical jobs, according to NASA, might include changing batteries or other parts in modules and "payloads" attached to the space station. The mechanoid is apparently designed for "high precision and a gentle touch", though it can also heave the likes of two-hundred-pound power units about with ease.
Dextre will normally move about the exterior of the station on the end of the enormous articulated "Canadarm2" gantry, also a Canadian product. If necessary the machine can "ride independently" on its mobile base system. NASA says that Canada was the natural choice to provide all this machinery, as America's northern neighbour is "renowned for its expertise in space robotics".
Dextre, Canadarm2 and the Mobile Base can all be operated by groundside controllers, thus freeing up space station astronauts to carry out other tasks inside. The main purpose of the ISS was to carry out human space operations, so it does seem curious in some ways that in fact - even when there are astronauts right there to hand - it still turns out to be safer and more efficient to use robots controlled from Earth. ®


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Tamagotchi: Flight for the Flower (たまごっち: フラワーのためにフライト Tamagotchi: Furawā no tame ni Furaito) is the third Tamagotchi feature film after Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe!. It releases after the final episode of GO-GO Tamagotchi! while still taking place during the Tamagottsun.
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- Hanetchi (fanon)
When a mysterious epidemic affects Lovelitchi and puts her into a fatal sleep, Lovesoratchi and his friends need to go on an adventure into space and beyond to retrieve a rare and beautiful kind of flower that is said to be the only cure.
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Photo, Print, Drawing 1994 Pennsylvania State Winner
About this Item
- 1994 Pennsylvania State Winner
- Contributor Names
- Matthews, Pat J. (Creator)
- Created / Published
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January, 1993 - March, 1993
- Subject Headings
- - Quilting
- - quilt tops
- - aesthetics
- - batting (textiles)
- - applique quilts
- - hand quilting
- - machine quilting
- - art quilts
- - cotton fabrics
- - pictorial quilts
- - quilt art
- - silk quilts
- - Photographs
- - United States -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
- - The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker:
- - Quilt size: 59" x 60"
- - If your quilt is based on a traditional pattern or an earlier quilt, what is the name of the pattern? "A Tiffany stained glass window" / Where did you learn the pattern? "From a small picture of the window."
- - How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "Silk seemed the only choice to give the iridescent look of stained glass. I also used cotton for the 'leading' to give it some stability."
- - Quiltmaker's motivation: A statement of "putting my bout with cancer behind me."
- - What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "It was a quilt that exceeded in beauty all the pictures of it in my mind. I couldn't quilt for 6 months and planned this quilt in my mind. It only too 6 weeks to do. I wanted to share my joy at its beauty and my recovery."
- - How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I started in 1967 and have tried many other hobbies but quilting has always been my first love. Now I just concentrate on quilting. There were not the books, classes, etc. then, so I taught myself using scraps from sewing for my family. My first quilt was made of polyester double knit squares and hand quilted."
- - Has being a winner in the Land's End contest made a difference in your life? Has it changed the way you look at your work as a quilt maker? "Yes. I gained a feeling that I was an artist not just a craftsman."
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Injuries are hitting the American scene hard, unfortunately. So, we have more injury news to report this week, as some guys will probably be out of action for a long period of time. Some riders have been locking down 2014 contracts this week, which is positive for the sport – it is always good to see strong riders find homes! If you want to catch up on this news, as well as some other tidbits of information, you can find it all in the MX Vice ‘Weekly Wrap Up’ as per usual. So, let’s get into all of the news from the world of motocross!
Signed, Sealed and Delivered:
Jake Millward is one of the riders that seems to be making a lot of progress each year, as he keeps moving up through the MX2 Maxxis British Championship standings, and inching a bit closer to the front of the pack. In 2013, he posted good results on an Oakleaf Kawasaki, and finished twentieth in the series, as a result, but I would argue that he could have potentially finished a lot higher up than that. Anyway, it was announced earlier this week that Jake has signed with the Shocktech Kawasaki team for the 2014 season – he will be competing in the Maxxis British Championship and the Pro Nationals aboard a 250f.
In recent years, Colton Facciotti has run into a couple of injury problems, which have hurt his results. Colton has been on the strongest squad (Red Bull KTM) in the Canadian pits, over the last two years, but that just hasn’t worked out as expected. So, he is on the move for 2014, as he has signed with the Honda Canada GDR TLD team. It seems like his machine will be just as good as what he has ridden in the past; Matt Jury (former engine tuner for the American TLD team) will be preparing his engines. This deal could also allow Colton to head down and race a few AMA races, which would be very interesting! At the moment the team are looking into signing an MX2 rider for the 2014 season.
Some of the smaller privateer teams are now confirming their 2014 lineup ahead of the AMA Supercross season opener on January 5th. The Slaton Racing squad (that Vince Friese rode for this year) has signed Austin Politelli and Preston Mull to compete in the 250SX West series, it has been revealed. Of course, Austin had a chance to ride for Red Bull KTM, but that deal did not work out, clearly. But, I still expect great things from the 2013 Canadian MX2 champ – he has had a handful of great rides on the 250f in supercross. Both guys will be on Yamaha, and they will receive support from the manufacturer, surprisingly.
If you are a regular reader of this article, you probably saw that we wrote last week that Phil Nicoletti would be on a JGR Yamaha next year. Well, this has now been officially announced, and as suspected Nicoletti will be a substitute that will jump in if either Brayton or Grant get injured or are underperforming. However, it is definite that Phil will get to ride six rounds at least, no matter what the circumstances are.
Injuries, Injuries, Injuries:
Last week, both Millsaps and Canard succumbed to injury. Now, we all hoped that this would be the end of the injuries before A1. But, two more guys have been forced onto the sidelines this week unfortunately. Justin Bogle crashed, whilst testing with the Geico Honda team, and now has five broken vertebra, and a broken shoulder blade as a result. It seems that he went to scrub a high-speed jump, but caught his footpeg and got ejected from his machine, similar to the crash that Zach Bell had at Arlington earlier this year. At this point Bogle could make it back for the start of 250SX East, but no definite timeline on his recovery has been released.
Unfortunately, Joey Savatgy is the other rider that we lost to injury this week. Judging by the list of injuries that he has sustained, it seems doubtful that he will be on-track anytime soon. Following a crash at Milestone, he sustained broken ribs, a broken wrist, collapsed lungs and an AC separation. Joey was scheduled to ride the 250SX East division. But at this point, there is no word on how long it will take him to recover from these injuries.
Words by Lewis Phillips
Image courtesy of Elliot Spencer


Nicolas Anelka's personal hearing over his ''quenelle'' gesture is likely to take place towards the end of February.
And that means the West Brom striker is set to be available for Albion's next four matches at least.
They are against local rivals Aston Villa on Wednesday, then Liverpool, before a relegation six-pointer with Crystal Palace and a return to Chelsea on February 11.
Anelka, 34, is vigorously denying any anti-Semitic or racist motive behind his goal celebration at West Ham on December 28.
The French forward faces a lengthy suspension of up to 10 games after being charged by the FA with an aggravated breach.
A date is still yet to be set for his hearing with a three-man disciplinary panel chaired by an independent QC.
But the FA took two weeks to build their prosecution before hitting Anelka with a 34-page document.
And Anelka is set to be given a similar time-frame to build his defence.
The FA will then be given a chance to respond before a panel is convened and served notice of the date of the hearing.
The FA are conscientious it is a complex case with a player's reputation at stake and are determined to deliver natural justice.
Anelka is paying his own legal fees but is available for selection under new Albion coach Pepe Mel until the FA make a final decision.
If found guilty the minimum punishment he can expect is five matches.


Gabriel Vicéns (1988) has quickly become a respected figure in the Puerto Rican jazz scene. He attended the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico and graduated Summa Cum Laude as the first jazz guitarist. In 2012, he completed his first solo album, Point In Time, which featured jazz legend Eddie Gómez, who describes Vicéns as creative musician that displays a new vision on the guitar, and tenor saxophonist David Sánchez, and was critically acclaimed in multiple local and international magazines. He has recorded and played on stage with renowned musicians like Eddie Gómez, David Sánchez, Alex Sipiagin, Miguel Zenón, Paoli Mejías and Henry Cole.
Vicéns has garnered much attention performing live at some of the most important jazz festivals in the country such as the Heineken Jazz Fest, Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico Jazz Festival and the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico Jazz Festival. He is also known as one of the best sideman guitarists in the Puerto Rican jazz scene, often playing with top groups like SM Quinteto, Jonathan Suazo Quintet and Henry Cole & The Afrobeat Collective.
Most recently, he joined the faculty of the Music Department at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. In 2015, he recorded his second solo album, Days, produced with jazz trumpet player Alex Sipiagin and released under Inner Circle Music.


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The private citizen, who is also a lawyer, sued the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the telecommunications companies over the re-registration exercise.
He prayed the High Court to stop the collection of subscribers’ personal data for the re-registration exercise.
He also sought the interlocutory injunction to halt the process until the final determination of the case.
Apart from the NCA (1st Respondent), the other respondents include the Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (2nd Respondent), Stratcom PLC (3rd Respondent) and AirtelTigo Ghana Limited (4th Respondent).
The suit put the Attorney General on notice.
Mr Arthur filed the case on Monday, 22 November 2021 is asked the court to “make an order directing at the 1st Respondent/Respondent to suspend its notice to Mobile network operators directing, instructing or requesting them to procure, store or use the Applicant’s personal information (including the fingerprint of other subscribers), pending the determination of the issues in the originating motion on notice”
Additionally, he is prayed the court to “make an order of mandatory injunction fiercest at the 2nd Respondent/Respondent, the 3rd Respondent/Respondent, the 4th Respondent/Respondent to suspend the collection, storage or use of the Applicant’s personal information including his fingerprint, iris or facial pattern record or other biometric data or particulars and of other subscribers, pending the determination of the issues on the originating motion on notice”.
Also, he wanted “any order that the honourable court may deem fit under the circumstances for the protection of the fundamental human rights and freedom of the public at large.”
During the hearing on Thursday, 9 December 2021, however, his lawyer withdrew the application for an interlocutory injunction after the court said it could not stop the ongoing re-registration exercise pending the hearing of the injunction case.
The lawyer of the NCA, Mr Gary Nimako Marfo, argued that the interest of Ghana’s population of more than 30 million people could not be sacrificed for the applicant.
The court, presided over by Justice Barbara N. Tetteh-Charway, said it could not restrain the government from stopping the ongoing exercise pending the outcome of the injunction case and noted that the interest of the general public was also paramount.
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William Frawley was forced to play roles that made him miserable
He said many of his roles were phony, but he loved playing Bub on My Three Sons and Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy.
When you look at William Frawley, two characters come to mind: Fred Mertz and Bub. The I Love Lucy and My Three Sons roles were among the few that Frawley actually enjoyed playing. He could be seen in over 100 films, several television shows and on Broadway throughout his career, but he loathed many of the parts he played.
He began his career in 1914 as a comedy duo with his ex-wife Edna Louise Broedt, and their comedy act "Frawley and Louise" continued until 1927, when they divorced. After appearing on Broadway and in films because of his seven-year Paramount Pictures contract, he moved on to television to play his most-known roles.
"I am today the same as I was at 20," he told The Asbury Park Press in 1962, days before his 69th birthday. "I never played the phony by putting on a sweet act for people I didn't like. That's not fair to the people you do like. The people who accept you for what you are, those are really people!"
Frawley was a veteran actor with a reputation for being cranky and mean, like his I Love Lucy and My Three Sons characters. However, being forced to play roles that made him miserable could be why he acted that way.
"Can you imagine me in silk pantaloons and turban as the keeper of a harem? Well, that is the kind of role(s) they threw at me. And, even though they forced me to play them, I had the satisfaction of burning their ears pretty good," he added.
He took those roles and played them to the best of his ability but thought they were phony, especially his film roles.
"But, I never hit my stride in movies. [Almost] all my roles were phony and I was miserable playing them. Television, now, that was a Godsend for me. At last, I was playing characters I really liked."
A sentence from the newspaper article stated, "Actually, what Frawley meant was that at last he was given the opportunity to play himself."
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I could be wrong.
However, the entertainment industry is built on illusion. Not quite sure what he expected. I also couldn't see him playing anything except himself. To the extent that we all knew people in our lives with his kind of a disposition, he represented real life.
Wiki doesn't show that he won any Emmys or Awards. I wonder if it was because of his personality. Because nominations and winning, is driven by politics and connections.
Enjoyed William Frawley in his many roles, including Fred Mertz and Bub.
But it probably took a lot to really rile Desi. They needed him in that part. And the bottom line was probably just showing up. Sober, that is.


SAN MATEO, California—Skydio announced Skydio Remote Flight Deck, a new offering that enables remote flight for Skydio X10 drones via a browser, anywhere over a cellular network.
The system offers a seamless handoff of flight control between local and remote pilots, allowing for fluid operations and uninterrupted situational awareness through live streaming. For the first time, operators can launch or control drones within their organization from virtually any location outdoors or indoors, the company said.
This new capability allows the organizations such as public safety, utilities, construction and transportation to more easily realize the increased safety and efficiency made possible by remote drone operations.
The agility and speed of drones provide first responders swift access to real-time aerial views, aiding in quality and timely decision-making and resource allocation. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, drones streamline infrastructure inspections, offering a quick and efficient assessment of damage, helping prioritize recovery efforts and ensuring the safety of affected communities.
With the introduction of the Skydio Remote Flight Deck, organizations can launch and operate drones faster than cars, helicopters or emergency vehicles, putting eyes on the incident before additional personnel arrive. In dangerous situations, a responding officer can set the drone down on the ground and have a remote pilot located anywhere take over flight and provide critical overwatch information, while the officer maintains local situational awareness.
Skydio Remote Flight Deck redefines the piloting experience by enabling drone missions from any corner of the globe using a web browser with Skydio’s recently revealed Skydio X10. Remote pilots can initiate flights effortlessly from drones ready for launch by local personnel, or take control of missions already in progress. Missions flown by Remote Flight Deck benefit from a near-infinite range with the 5G-connected X10 drone, with the only limiting factors being the drone’s flight time, availability of the cellular network, and aviation regulatory approvals.
“We envision a world where drones become basic infrastructure,” said Adam Bry, the company’s cofounder and CEO. “The Skydio X10 can be in every first responder’s vehicle, and with Remote Flight Deck, X10 can provide immediate situational awareness and support from a remote operator. For public safety agencies, this capability makes ‘drone as first responder’ available now, improving officer and community safety.”


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“We value public participation of all people, equally and without discrimination, in decision making and policy formulation. Public engagement, including the full participation of women, increases the effectiveness of governments, which benefit from people’s knowledge, ideas and ability to provide oversight.”
– The Open Government Declaration
Opening up government is an underexplored method for accelerating gender equality and closing critical gaps in information, access, and participation. After all, we all use public services, access loans for businesses, pay taxes, walk on city roads, request information – women, girls and LGBTQIA+ communities should have an equal say in how governments provide those services and be well positioned to hold them accountable. And when women and gender advocates are absent from open government, so is the information and skills that limit the potential of ambitious reforms impacting daily lives. Assessing inclusion across OGP is part of an ongoing effort to broaden the base of participation and expand open government efforts across governments and civil society partners.
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) has made great strides in the past years, but women’s participation and gender perspectives in OGP remain uneven around the world. As of September 2019, only 89 OGP commitments include women or gender – representing just 2% of the nearly 4,000 commitments made by national and local governments. And there are only 17 commitments that specifically use open government platforms to address reforms impacting the LGBTQIA+ community. Where we do have gender commitments, the IRM often marks them as relevant but they tend to suffer from below-average completion rates and low ambition.
However, governments and civil society organizations alike are increasingly recognizing the need to reverse this trend. In 2018, OGP participants made as many gender-related commitments as all years before – combined. Gender and inclusion played a pivotal role in both the vision and dialogue of the OGP Global Summit in Canada, prompting our open government partners to reflect on inclusion efforts in their open government reform processes.
Together, we acknowledge that the open government community can and must do better. Moving forward, OGP calls on the partnership to be strategic and ambitious in making the co-creation process and commitments more inclusive and representative. Open government partners should consider opportunities to be intentional about broadening the base of OGP, taking actions such as:
- Proactively invite and positively encourage women’s organizations, gender networks, and leaders to participate in your multi-stakeholder forum;
- Work with gender advocates to conduct an analysis of your action plan to identify where people of different genders have disproportionate levels of access or potential benefit, and then use that analysis to mainstream gender considerations into specific OGP commitments; and
- Consider a new commitment that uses open government to address a specific gap in women and girl’s services or policy needs.
The following document provides additional examples of what these actions look like in practice. The OGP Support Unit and partners are available to support these efforts and look forward to engaging with your government or organization as you consider ways to increase inclusion across your consultations and commitments.
Make Co-Creation More Inclusive
Ensure that co-creation and consultation processes are more inclusive by including civil society groups working on gender equality and inviting key gender and inclusion ministries to OGP discussions.
- Expand governmental collaboration to other related ministries or departments. For example, engage counterparts in gender and women’s ministries to participate in OGP co-creation and implementation conversations. Governmental gender advisors in other ministries may also be valuable resources on key policy issues.
- Consider the composition of OGP leadership. When Morocco joined the Open Government Partnership in 2018, the steering committee recognized gender imbalance of the leadership as a barrier for an inclusive national action plan. An independent selection committee recruited from gender groups to ensure their representation on the committee. While early, this has already led to the review of the national action plan for gender sensitive language.
- Proactively engage gender organizations and women’s networks to participate in multi-stakeholder forums and consult with them on specific commitments that may affect and support their communities’ priorities. Remember that one woman does not represent all women, so consider including a diverse group of women and gender advocates across age, race, ethnicity, education, region, and experience. Other actions to make forums and consultations more inclusive may include taking into account hidden costs like childcare, as well as the time, day and location of the forum so that is is accessible for all. Please consider proactive outreach to these groups well in advance of consultations to introduce your national or local open government process and goals.
- Open government events like Open Gov Week are great opportunities to bring together changemakers from inside and outside of government to listen to each other’s ideas, discuss solutions, and commit to taking real action to advance OGP’s thematic priorities. When hosting an event to discuss a new open government reform, consider partnering with diverse communities and incorporating speakers who represent broader gender perspectives. For example, in 2019, OGP asked the open government community to invite at least one new ministry or organization to join them in their Open Gov Week plans or to proactively engage communities who have not traditionally been involved in these conversations, such as gender organizations, rural communities, or indigenous groups. From a Feminist Open Government Day in the United Kingdom to youth engagement efforts in Papua New Guinea, more than 50 countires hosted events on inclusion, gender, participation and impact throughout the week.
Mainstream Gender into Commitments
Conduct Gender Analysis of Action Plans
Commit to conducting a gender analysis of your entire action plan to help identify where and how policies, practices, or actions may differently impact men, women, boys, girls and other gender groups. This can be done for action plans in both the design and implementation phases to assess what gaps exist and identify steps to make the action plans more gender-responsive. Gender analyses can be conducted in partnership with local, national, or international organizations; women’s ministries or governmental gender advisors; or independent consultants.
- Prior to finalizing their action plan, the Government of Canada conducted a GBA+ review of all draft commitments to ensure the full plan took into consideration the needs of women and other equity-seeking groups.
- It is not uncommon for OGP governments to reach out for support when reviewing their action plans for gender, inclusion, or equity. However, country-based women’s organizations and gender experts are ideal partners for consultation. Gender groups such as the Women’s Budget Group, based in the United Kingdom, conduct independent assessments of action plans and advance awareness of the OGP process by sharing the assessment’s findings with their platform.
Include a Gender Perspective Within a Specific Commitment
Public procurement. Budgeting and fiscal transparency. Natural resources governance. Justice. Access to information. Many core OGP themes can be enhanced by considering how they affect men, women, boys, and girls and members of the LGBTQ+ community differently and then building specific outreach and support efforts around those communities. OGP partners have started to look at how these policy issues and practices can better include women and gender throughout, and there is considerable room to partner with national and international organizations to determine which of your action plans commitments may particularly benefit from a gender perspective.
- Public service delivery commitments, including health and education-focused policies, can be improved by considering gender impacts. In Nigeria, civil society organizations are using OGP to monitor whether both young boys and girls are receiving school feeding programs. For other examples of bringing a gender perspective to service delivery, consider those from outside of OGP such as the government of Sweden, who assessed its education policy to understand gender imbalance in teacher recruitment and retention.
- As part of a participatory budgeting OGP commitment, Côte d’Ivoire committed to engage women’s groups as a target community for participatory budgeting to help set priorities and fund public services that better respond to their needs. This is one of many ways to incorporate a gender perspective in budgeting processes, from conducting gender-responsive budget analyses to address inequality in specific budgets to using gender costing exercises to ensure equity and appropriate resourcing during budget creation.
- OGP has a number of extractive and natural resources commitments, but none of those currently include a specific effort to engage women and girls in the creation or implementation of the commitment. To build on other national interventions, consider those outside of OGP such as the government of Mongolia who created a gender equality strategy for the mining sector beginning with review of laws and policies, or Malawi who committed in their EITI work plan to submit reports with gender-disaggregated data.
Collect Gender-Disaggregated Data
Governments and organizations can identify opportunities to collect gender-specific data from OGP commitments, and analyze that data to inform and improve policies and practices.
With the support of OGP to implement their commitment, the government of Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya uses disaggregated data to ensure equitable delivery of public services. Women, children, youth, and persons with disabilities now have public forums to channel feedback and improve the quality of performance mechanisms on service contracts and government staff.
Design Commitments that Advance Gender-Focused Priorities
The Open Government Partnership offers an action platform to advance national and local gender equality and women’s empowerment objectives, whether those are focused on reducing gender-based violence, increasing access to reproductive health services, enhancing rights and access for LGBTQIA+ communities, or improving the political voice and agency of women and girls. OGP also provides an opportunity to showcase global leadership by creating concrete national commitments around global agreements such as the Convention to End Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as international pledges like those in the Charlevoix G7 Summit Communique on women and girls education and economic participation, the W20 policy recommendations, or the joint civil society G20 Statement on gender and corruption. In partnership with government actors responsible for women and gender-centered policies, consider co-creating a commitment that uses transparency to address systemic gender issues and policy gaps.
- Germany used its action plan to conduct regular monitoring on the status of women and men in leadership positions in private sector bodies and the public service. This will serve as a framework for implementing the national Act on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Leadership Positions in the Private and the Public Sector.
- Buenos Aires has championed the inclusion of women and other gender minorities’ needs through its action plans. In one commitment, the city of Buenos Aires created an online platform called #DÓNDE that details locations and services of local clinics and health centers to help close the gap in access to reproductive health services. Importantly, the platform also provides feedback opportunities for citizens to report back on the quality of the services received at those centers.
- Colombia planned LGBTQIA+ legislation in its 2015 national action plan to ensure equal rights and non-discrimination. Legislature was drafted with input from relevant stakeholders and included representatives of the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Uruguay designed and implemented an observatory for equality and nondiscrimination with a focus on sexually diverse populations, immigrants and people of African descent. The observatory will provide relevant information for the public policy cycle and social participation. It will streamline diversity protections by the Uruguayan State, public policies, programs and administrative plans and procedures, complaints of discrimination and hate crimes.
If your government or organization would like to speak further about a gender action you can take, please contact Allison Merchant, OGP’s Senior Gender Advisor, at email@example.com or your OGP Support Unit regional representative.
1 Equity-seeking groups refers to social groups whose members have historically been denied equal access to government services. Canada’s Employment Equity Act defines equity-seeking groups as women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

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Manish Paul rightly introduced Salman Yusuff Khan last night by saying that he first entered the JDJ world as a choreographer, then as a celebrity challenger and now as a contestant himself, soon he may even become a judge!
The ace dancer has been growing with each season to bigger and better avenues. This credit has to go to the fact that this season Salman has entered JDJ with a more determine role in mind, that of a student who is willing to learn. Salman’s choreographer
Aishwarya Radhakrishnan marks her debut on Jhalak that too assigned opposite the dancing sensation Salman himself! However, this does not deter her from giving her 100 % because Salman does not interfere with the choreography and allows her to have a vision and as per last night’s episode, he surely gives it his all.
On the premier episode of JDJ season 9 that aired last night (July 30th), the ever humble Salman thanked everyone for all that the show has given him. Salman and his choreographer Aishwarya were showered with praises galore for their act that they performed with chutki AKA Gaurav Gera revolving around Salsa. Karan Johar said that their act was the most entertaining of the night and there was great camaraderie between Salman and Aishwarya. Jaqueline actually said that “I saw you in ABCD but this is the first time seeing you Live and its something else, a totally different feeling and you nailed it!” They even scored the highest for the night with the judges giving them a total of 25/30!


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Crops weakened in early deals on Monday, despite the celebrations in many other markets at the bailout of troubled Dubai.
Abu Dhabi handed $10bn to its fellow emirate as a $4.1bn bond owed by property developer Nakheel fell due.
Dubai said that the balance of Abu Dhabi's injection would be used for interest payments on its remaining debt and for working capital until May next year, but on condition it reached a standstill agreement on its outstanding distressed debt pile of more than $20bn.
The news helped many stock markets, notably Dubai's, which jumped 10%, while Hong Kong's added more than 1%, and Shanghai shares were 1.7% higher at 07:30 GMT.
But while an improved appetite for risk also weakened the dollar a touch, making US exports such as food commodities more competitive, Chicago crops failed to take the bait.
Profit-taking was considered one reason, after a better performance by corn at the end of last week on harvest concerns.
Much of America's outstanding crop remains covered in a blanket of snow, leaving a long-delayed harvest even more behind and potentially leading to crop losses too.
"Analysts have been speculating ever since as to how many acres of corn to be harvested has been stranded in the field and what if any that will equate to in terms of final field loss for this crop year," Jon Michalscheck at Benson Quinn Commodities,said.
"Some private [analysts] have indicated the loss estimate could eventually run into the 100s of million bushels."
Other observers, meanwhile, see the snow merely as a delaying factor.
Indeed, the big funds were big sellers of the crop in the week to December 8, liquidating 33,900 contracts.
Still, with commercial investors adding 33,700 lots, there looked pressure for bargain hunting too.
"The roughly 170m bushel equivalent that the commercial covered may have been an indication that demand… picked up on the break in prices," Mr Michalscheck said.
Corn for March stood 1.25 cents lower at $4.03 ¼ a bushel, with the December lot down 3.75 cents at $3.85 ½ a bushel in its last hours before expiry.
With weakness in corn, which has led the way in Chicago of late, some softness in other crops was hardly a surprise.
Wheat eased 3 cents to $5.34 ½ a bushel for March delivery.
Soybeans were down 2.75 cents to $10.32 ¼ a bushel for January, ahead of key data due later on America's soybean crush for November.
Investors are expecting a crush figure just short of 155m bushels, and a soyoil stocks estimate of 2.35bn pounds.
Regulatory data showed funds have been sellers of soybeans, while commercial traders reduced short positions.
In Kuala Lumpur, palm oil renewed its slide, after a marginally positive close to the last session,
A soft crude market was blamed for the decline, along with some uncertainties ahead of data on Tuesday on Malaysian palm exports.
The benchmark February contract stood 16 ringgit lower at 2,514 ringgit a tonne on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange.

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Torquay foreshore is council's responsibility: State Govt
CHANGE may yet come to a part of the Torquay foreshore some in the community have labelled a hazard but the council insists diversity will be retained along the Esplanade.
Torquay Progress Association came out last week saying the foreshore between Frank and Bideford Sts was overgrown, attracting drug users and vermin, and that it was a fire risk.
The issue turned into a political debate with local and state governments claiming the other was responsible for maintaining the land.
The Chronicle contacted the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to clarify, and a representative said: "The Torquay foreshore between Frank and Bideford Streets is on State Government land that is designated a reserve for public purposes.
"The reserve has been under the trusteeship of the Fraser Coast Regional Council since 1984.
"As trustee, council has management responsibility over the reserve."
Fraser Coast Division 9 councillor Stuart Taylor said he would now meet with the association to hear its concerns and see if a solution can be found.
"There is regulation by the State Government but it appears it has changed since our last foreshore management plan was in place," he said.
"We're currently looking at upgrading our foreshore management plan but it has to be done with community consultation, so any area that can be touched we will certainly look at our options for that.
Torquay Progress Association spokesman Brian Beynon said his group would meet with the council on Thursday and believed they would work well together.


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The Department of Environmental Protection issued an air quality plan approval to Virginia-based Moxie Liberty LLC for construction of a more than $800 million power plant in Pennsylvania to run on natural gas, including gas from the Marcellus Shale, in Asylum Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
The firm said plant, which will be constructed on 30 acres on the east side of Route 187 near the bridge that connects Asylum with Wysox, will take advantage of abundant natural gas resources in the area and a skilled workforce that has developed around the domestic natural gas production. The power plant will be fueled only by natural gas, with no diesel oil back-up, and will not require river water or any other large source of water typically used for cooling needs. It will generate up to 936 megawatts of electricity, create 500 construction jobs and once completed provide about 30 highly paid technical jobs.
Its location was selected due to its proximity to the high voltage transmission line adjacent to the site and the interest in developing that area as an industrial-commercial corridor. Currently, the proposed project site is being used as cropland, Moxie Liberty officials said.
“Today is a red-letter day for Pennsylvania,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. “With this approval, Moxie now has all that it needs from DEP to move forward with the construction of this historic facility, which will use clean, pipeline-quality, locally produced natural gas as fuel.”
As part of the plan approval, Moxie was required to perform air quality analyses and submit them to DEP for review. The agency determined that the proposed emissions from the plant will not cause or significantly contribute to air pollution in violation of national ambient air quality standards.
“This power plant will benefit the environment and the economy by using a cleaner fuel and creating hundreds of jobs,” Krancer said. “It is a win-win and another landmark moment in the long history of Pennsylvania’s leadership role in producing and delivering energy for our nation.” The firm will receive a package of various clean energy and tax incentives.

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Renee Puente is an elite model and television actress from the United States. Divergent, Tell Me I Love You, and Dave & Ethan Lovemakers all featured Renee Puente. However, she rose to prominence after her marriage to well-known actor Matthew Morrison. She is one of the most talented actresses in the industry.
Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education
Who is Renee Puente? Renee Puente is now 35 years old. She was born in Hawaii on October 5, 1984. Renne was raised in her hometown of Hawaii by her family. However, no details about her family, parents, or siblings is available. However, it is discovered that she has four siblings. She is also of American nationality, but her race is unknown. When it comes to Renee Puente’s educational history, details about her high school, college, and university are still being researched.
Renee Puente’s Height, Weight & Body Measurement
What is Renee Puente’s Height? Renee Puente has a beautiful body and a wonderful personality. She is also an ageless beauty stunner with a radiant skin tone and evergreen looks. She has a dreamy appearance, an unmistakable elegance, and a confident sense of fashion. She’s also a natural diva and genuine actress. She is also 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 57 kilograms. Her hair is dark brown, and her eyes are hazel.
Renee Puente’s Profession & Career
Renee Puente is both an actress and a model. Despite the fact that she has only appeared in a few films, she is a well-known celebrity. In 2011, she appeared as a guest star alongside Donald Falson, Wayne Knight, David Alan, Kristen Johnston, and Kelly Stables in an episode of the American comedy series The Exes.
Renee has also appeared in a fiction film, Divergent, starring Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Theo James, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Kate Winslet, and others, in a small role. Renne, on the other hand, was a member of a girl group that was offered a recording deal by Interscope Records. She has also worked on ad films, brand campaigns, professional photoshoots, and a variety of other projects.
Renee Puente’s Net Worth and Awards
How much is Renee Puente’s Income? Renee, on the other hand, has put in good work but has yet to win an award or be nominated for one. Her husband, on the other hand, has been recognized and nominated for his best acting performance. He is a well-known figure all over the world. A large sum of money was followed by Renne Puente, a well-known actress. However, after many years in Hollywood and a few noteworthy films, She has undoubtedly amassed a great deal of wealth.
When it comes to her husband’s net worth, he is estimated to have a net worth of $ 10 million as a result of his prosperous acting and singing career.
Renee Puente’s Boyfriend, Marriage & Relationship
Who is Renee Puente’s Boyfriend? Renne Puente is, in reality, a married woman. She has had two marriages in her life. She married Matthew Marrison, a Glee star, on October 18, 2014, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, after a three-year relationship. Their wedding was attended by immediate relatives and friends. In addition, several celebrities attended their wedding.
As a result, they are among the cute Hollywood couples who seem to have a perfect relationship. Their long-term friendship, which has fantastic chemistry and a long romantic history, proves that they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Revel James Makai Morrison, into the world as a result of their marital affair in Pasadena, California. They are happily married and have a baby boy. As a lifetime couple, they have been savoring their precious time together. Over time, their passion for each other has grown exponentially.
There are no reports about Renne Puente’s personal or professional life, according to the latest rumor. She has a good profile. She has also avoided any scandals in both her personal and professional lives.
Renee Puente’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
Renne Puente is not interested in social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram. Similarly, she has about 37.4k Instagram followers and over 1.5k Twitter followers.
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Iran Refutes Involvement in Airstrikes on Iraqi Military Base Camp Taji
08:47 GMT 13.03.2020(updated 08:48 GMT 13.03.2020)
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, refuted on Friday his country's involvement in airstrikes on Iraqi military base Camp Taji, in which three servicemen of the US-led coalition against Daesh* were killed.
"The United States cannot shift the responsibility for its illegal presence in Iraq and to the response by this country's people on Iraqi commanders and fighters murder on to others," Mousavi said, as quoted in the Iranian Foreign Ministry's statement.
Mousavi called on US President Donald Trump to reassess US troops' behaviour in the Middle East instead of making "dangerous moves" and putting forward "groundless accusations."
In the early hours of Friday, US conducted precision strikes on five weapon storage facilities of the Iran-backed Shia militia Kataib Hezbollah.
Late on Wednesday, two US soldiers and one UK soldier from the US-led coalition were killed, as over 15 rockets hit Camp Taji, also causing injuries for over 10 people. A spokesman for the Iraqi armed forces, Tahsin al-Khafaji, told Sputnik on Thursday that Iraqi troops were among those injured.
*Daesh [the Islamic State, ISIL, ISIS] - a terrorist organisation banned in Russia and many other countries
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The latest earnings report from Levi Strauss reveals plenty of problems, ranging from too much inventory to challenging foreign exchange rates to tepid department store sales. Yet denim is holding steady, and strength in its direct channels is offsetting some of those issues. And the company announced a relatively upbeat outlook for the months ahead.
In more evidence that skinny jeans may live longer than the villain in a horror movie, two best-selling products last quarter are skinny-jeans styles. While looser-fit styles are a growing trend, "skinny jeans will never die,” says president and chief executive officer Chip Bergh.
For the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, the San Francisco-based company reported net revenues of $1.59 billion, down 6% compared to $1.69 billion in the same period last year, but flat on a constant-currency basis. Growth in the direct-to-consumer channel offset a decline in wholesale.
Adjusted net income for the quarter dropped 19% to $137 million, compared to $170 million in the year-ago period.
D2C net sales dropped 2%, while rising 6% in constant currency. Sales from stores now account for 31% of sales, while ecommerce amounts to 8%. When factoring out closures in the company's Russian operations, sales gained 10%.
Wholesale revenues dipped 8%, or 4% in constant currency.
The company reported impressive games in non-denim products, with combined net revenues for Dockers and Beyond Yoga up 28%.
"Our high margin D2C business is delivering exceptional results, and our diversification efforts provide additional growth drivers for sustainable long-term growth," said president and chief executive officer Chip Bergh in its announcement.
Industrywide, denim sales continued to grow, even as apparel contracted, and Levi's says it has increased market share in five of the last six years.
It now expects net sales of between $6.3 billion and $6.4 billion for fiscal 2023, reflecting an increase of 1.5% to 3%.
In a conference call to discuss the results, Bergh offered more details on the upcoming launch for the 150th birthday of the 501 jean.
That will include plenty of limited-edition drops and a variety of vintage styles -- many pulled right from its archives. And there's a plant-based 501 that offers an ecologically minded approach to the classic.
The marketing push for the celebration kicks off with the upcoming Grammy Awards, in a campaign that works closely with music events, celebrities and influencers.
"I'm excited about the ads," Bergh said. "We're putting all of our marketing muscle behind the 501 and celebrating the 150th. And everybody's got a great 501 story to tell."


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In 2014, when the Ebola virus broke out in West Africa, it was the American military that sent in three thousand troops and $3 billion to wipe it out. There was no Russian or Chinese aid mission that jumped into the breach. Yes,
Thomas L. Friedman
There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if the average couple did not have sex only when the woman feels like it.
If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong.
They say you cannot love two people equally at once, she said. And perhaps for others that is so. But you and Will—you are not like two ordinary people, two people who might have been jealous of each...
It's okay to disagree with the thoughts or opinions expressed by other people. That doesn't give you the right to deny any sense they might make. Nor does it give you a right to accuse someone of poor...
When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.
Your every positive action in your life will increase your self-esteem and this self-esteem will boost you for more positive action to take you on success
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The only unique contribution you can offer the world is to be who you actually are and no one else.

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Kelly Lynn Loeffler is an established businesswoman and politician in the United States. Kelly has made news after becoming close to Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump.
Biography of Kelly Loeffler
Kelly was born on the 27th of October, 1970, in the countryside of Bloomington, Illinois, United States of America. Don and Lynda Loeffler raised her in a farming family. She also grew up with her younger brother, Brian.
The republican attended Olympia High School and then earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois. She also holds a master’s degree in business administration from DePaul University. The speaker has now reached the age of 50 years.
She also has an American nationality and comes from a White Caucasian heritage. The politician was born with natural blonde hair and lovely brown eyes. Moreover, despite being half a century old, she has maintained a wonderful physique.
What is the Net Worth of Kelly Loeffler
The Senate currently lives a wealthy lifestyle and has a successful political career. She has a net worth of $500 million dollars. Her husband’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $300 million. Descante, a 15,000-square-foot estate mansion valued USD 10.5 million, is owned by the couple. The 50-year-old recently purchased a nice Kia Car.
Furthermore, according to the CARES Act, the lovely couple purchased stock worth $1 million. She recently flew in the opulent Bombardier Challenger 300 Private Jet, which can cost up to $20 million.
What is the Relationship of Kelly Loeffler
She found time to enjoy married life despite her successful career and numerous political rallies. She is currently married to Jeffery Sprecher. Jeffery was also the Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange and the founder of Intercontinental Exchange. In 2004, the influential couple married in a spectacular ceremony attended by colleagues and friends.
They moved to Tuxedo Park, Atlanta, after their marriage. Furthermore, the married couple backed former President Donald Trump and attended one of his rallies. They recently marked their anniversary with a touching post on Kelly’s Instagram account. Despite their age, the couple has never had children.
Kelly is 5 feet and 9 inches (1.75 meters) tall and weighs roughly 65 kilograms, which belies her physical appearance (143 lbs).
Career of Kelly Loeffler
Her career achievements include being elected to the Georgia Senate and becoming the state’s second female senator. She also considers herself to be the most conservative Republican in Congress, having introduced 42 measures. Furthermore, former President Donald Trump regards her as a valuable partner and plans to rely on her in the 2024 race.
She was chastised, however, after she refuted Donald’s claims about Covid-19 handling and female misbehavior. She is also an anti-abortion activist who has contributed her salary to anti-abortion pregnancy centers. Furthermore, she has been accused of disseminating anti-LGBTQ propaganda, a charge that has tarnished her political career.


Celebrity Parents Jenni 'JWoww' Farley Dedicates a Sensory Room to Son Greyson: 'A Full-Circle Moment for My Family' "To be able to attend events and games knowing there's a safe space for him, and others with sensory processing disorders, is so monumental to me," said the Jersey Shore star By Greta Bjornson Greta Bjornson Twitter Digital News Writer, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 17, 2021 02:13PM EST Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: anthony serrantonio Jenni "JWoww" Farley has made one dream for her son — and many more children like him — a reality. On Tuesday, the Jersey Shore star cut the ribbon on a room at New York City's Barclays Center that is specially designed to accommodate visitors with sensory processing disorders. Partnering with Barclays and KultureCity to create The Greyson Mathews Sensory Room is the culmination of a years-long "mission" for Farley since her 5-year-old son Greyson, 5, whom she shares with ex-husband Roger Mathews, was diagnosed with autism three years ago. Farley, 35, told guests at the open that she has been looking for ways to help kids like Greyson since she first began to fully understand his sensory sensitivities when she brought him to a WWE event at the Brooklyn arena. After her son's autism diagnosis at 2 years old, Farley thought Greyson's would "only ... have a speech delay," but at the WWE bout, she shared, "I realized that autism was bigger than that. I realized that sensory needs and sensory issues were at play. Long story short, he couldn't fully enjoy the experience." anthony serrantonio Farley said the creation of the sensory room "is a full-circle moment for my family," explaining, "We came to Barclays a few years ago for an event and had to leave early when Greyson became overwhelmed and overstimulated." She added, "Now, to be able to attend events and games knowing there's a safe space for him, and others with sensory processing disorders, is so monumental to me." Farley's daughter Meilani, 7, joined her mom and brother at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. All three posed for photos inside the room, which features Yogibo bean bags and Nanoleaf visual light panels, plus tactical work by an artist with autism, activity panels and bubble walls, according to SB Nation. Jenni 'JWoww' Farley and Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi's Daughters Are Mini-Me's of Moms in Fun Photo anthony serrantonio In a statement shared with PEOPLE, JWoww said she was "honored"to have formed a partnership with the Barclays Center and KultureCity, which works on "sensory accessibility and inclusion for those with invisible disabilities," according to its official website. She explained that The Greyson Mathews Sensory Room "will serve as a dedicated space for individuals with sensory processing sensitives who may need a quieter and more secure environment."


Behind the Scenes at Guard and Grace
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 | 1 year ago
In this week's restaurant review, Westword food critic Gretchen Kurtz visits Guard and Grace to give her take on Troy Guard's newest spot. Read the full review of Guard and Grace by Gretchen Kurtz. Photos by Danielle Lirette for Westword.


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I am not a movie re-watcher. In fact there are movies that I would swear to you are in my top 5 favorite movies, yet I have only seen them ONCE. I just do not enjoy re-watching movies or re-reading books even. There is no more surprise I guess. No more suspense.
Every time that movie comes on, I turn it on, expecting to only watch a few minutes, yet I am always sucked in until the bang-arang of an ending! That food fight?! I mean, c’mon, every child watches that and
wants to join in! Robin Williams takes Peter and he slowly transforms him in such a believable way throughout the movie so that you go from disliking him to loving him so much as he throws that phone out the window and kisses his wife in the end! But, you know what is ironic about Robin Williams being Peter Pan in that film? The final line of the movie.
Granny Wendy: So, your adventures are over, Peter.
Peter: Oh, no. To live… to live would be an awfully big adventure.
These final lines get me every time. I live many of my days filled with various worries, and I love how these lines remind me that living is an adventure! Why waste those moments with worry or dread of future disaster?
But Robin Williams has, according to news sources, been struggling with severe depression for a while. And as a result, he took his life. He took away the adventure.
I’m not going to pretend to know anything about Robin Williams or what he was going through. He was obviously struggling deeply, and it breaks my heart when anyone feels like they are in so deep that it isn’t an adventure to even breathe anymore. When actors take their lives, it always hits me a little harder than maybe some because I am an actor. It just breaks my heart.
But, I guess the point of me taking the time to sit down, think through this, and write, is for me to contemplate satisfaction and true joy. We all know that nothing in this world satisfies ultimately. We see that in the tragic death of Robin Williams, someone who seemed to have it all.
I think that the fact that we will never be satisfied here on this earth is encouraging. When I find myself wondering some days, “I have it all. I have nothing to be sad about. I am in want of nothing. So why am I unsatisfied?” In those moments, I can remind myself that the reason I am not content is because I am not home yet.
I love this quote by C.S.Lewis:
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.“
We are just passing through. Our true joy will be found when we are made complete someday. When our sanctification process is finally over! When we are united with our true Father so that we may worship Him forever. Praise Jesus that this world will never satisfy! How much greater will our joy be when we enter the world we were made for?
Robin Williams, thank you for reminding us that to live is, indeed, a great adventure.
And thank you, Lord, for constantly reminding us that we were made for an even greater adventure.
Finding joy in the anticipation of true satisfaction someday,
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