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- House Republicans huddle in Maryland for three-day annual retreat
- GOP plan would grant legal status to undocumented immigrants while feds bolster border security
- Republicans favor step-by-step approach vs. one comprehensive piece of legislation
CAMBRIDGE, Md. — House Republican leaders unveiled on Thursday their principles for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws. Their plan would require tighter border security and more interior immigration enforcement and allow the nation's undocumented immigrants to "get right with the law" and stay in the country.
The principles, distributed to Republicans gathered for a three-day annual retreat, say undocumented immigrants can legally live and work in the country if they register with the federal government and are "willing to admit their culpability." They must pass a "rigorous" criminal background check, pay "significant" fines and back taxes, learn English and civics and prove they can support themselves without government assistance.
The principles do not make clear whether most undocumented immigrants would ever be able to apply for green cards or become U.S. citizens. Those brought to the country as children "would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents" and could become U.S. citizens if they met certain criteria.
"I believe these standards represent a fair, principled way for us to solve this issue, beginning with securing our borders and enforcing our laws," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told Republicans according to a source who attended the retreat.
"We will address this issue in a step-by-step, common sense fashion that starts with securing our nation's borders and enforcing our nation's laws."
Boehner said he opposed the all-in-one comprehensive piece of legislation akin to what the Democratic-controlled Senate approved last year, and would not support a "special path" to citizenship for the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the USA as the Senate bill does.
However, the GOP principles back citizenship to those who came here illegally if they meet the various conditions. Senate Democrats were encouraged by what they saw in the one-page set of principles.
"While these standards are certainly not everything we would agree with, they leave a real possibility that Democrats and Republicans, in both the House and Senate, can in some way come together and pass immigration reform that both sides can accept. It is a long, hard road, but the door is open," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., in a statement.
The most contentious issue among Republicans is how to address the status of undocumented immigrants.
On the eve of Thursday's GOP retreat, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., laid out how undocumented immigrants could reach citizenship.
Ryan told MSNBC that undocumented immigrants could immediately qualify for a "probationary status" and that the government would then have an undetermined amount of time to reach certain security benchmarks, including stronger border security and enhanced interior immigration enforcement.
If those benchmarks are met, then the undocumented immigrants could qualify for a more permanent legal work permit, allowing them to live and work in the country without fear of deportation.
At that point, only those who can qualify for existing channels of legal immigration – meaning they're related to a U.S. citizen or are sponsored for a green card by their employer – could get on the road to citizenship, he said.
Under the Senate plan, the vast majority of the nation's undocumented immigrants could apply for U.S. citizenship. It would take them 13 years, and they would have to clear several hurdles, including paying fines and back taxes and maintaining a clean criminal record.
Ryan criticized the Senate proposal as a "special pathway to citizenship" that is unfair to people around the world who have been waiting years to apply and legally enter the USA.
"If you want to get in line to get a green card like any other immigrant, you can do that," Ryan said. "You just have to get at the back of the line so that we preference that legal immigrant who did things right in the first place."
The two approaches would have a big effect on who could qualify for citizenship. A Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate plan estimated that 8 million undocumented immigrants would qualify for green cards and U.S. citizenship. The House approach laid out by Ryan would allow 4.4 million to 6.5 million undocumented immigrants to reach that status, according to a report from the National Foundation for American Policy, an Arlington, Va.-based think-tank.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., said at the retreat that he was receptive to the House plan. "I think we as Republicans can find a path to legal status that does not include citizenship," he said, dismissing political concerns that taking on immigration could divide the GOP and spark primary challenges in an election year.
"I'm not afraid to deal with anything at any time," he said, "If we focus on the right policy, the politics will take care of itself."
Supporters of an overhaul of immigration laws said they were encouraged to see House Republicans get involved in the immigration debate. It's been more than a year since the Senate began working on its bill and seven months since it passed.
"This is the first time House leadership has said, 'This is where we're going,' " said Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a group that supported the Senate immigration bill. "You cannot overstate House leadership laying out principles for immigration reform that are thoughtful and pragmatic."
Others were upset over the lack of certainty undocumented immigrants would face under the House plan.
"Half-measures that would create a permanent class of non-citizens without access to green cards should be condemned, not applauded," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who supported the Senate plan. "Until we create a functioning immigration system with a pathway to citizenship, ruthless employers will continue to exploit low wage workers, pulling down wages for all."
For conservatives opposed to granting "amnesty" to undocumented immigrants, Thursday's announcement was a serious blow.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., fought hard against the Senate immigration bill and said the House proposal commits the same fatal flaw: It would grant legal status to undocumented immigrants before ensuring security measures.
Democrats have long insisted they could not negotiate with the House if it presented a plan that forever barred undocumented immigrants from attaining U.S. citizenship. Since the new GOP principles at least provide access to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants, Democrats said it was something they could work with.
"Nobody that I hear from in Congress is talking about immediate citizenship for everyone or mass deportation for everyone," said Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., who has led immigration efforts for Democrats for years. "We can find common ground that allows millions of the undocumented to eventually apply for citizenship, legalizes millions who are working and contributing to the country, and puts our economy, our security and the legality of America's workforce on solid ground."
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Boehner informed her of his intent to put out guiding principles.
"We'll see what it is, but I believe it is a good-faith effort to find common ground. And we look forward to seeing what they are," Pelosi said.
She said any bill that does not include a path to citizenship is unlikely to garner much support from Democrats. "We need to have that path."

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By ERICA HALL
City officials are collecting data on unincorporated Browns Point and Dash Point areas near Federal Way and are preparing a comprehensive plan amendment for Pierce County to help smooth any future potential annexations in the area.
Federal Way City Councilman Eric Faison, a city Land-Use and Transportation Committee member, said data such as tax revenue could help residents there decide where theyd want to annex to Tacoma or Federal Way or if theyd want to annex at all.
The data available also will help city officials understand how much it would cost to provide services in the area and how much revenue the residents there would offer in taxes, officials said.
The unincorporated Dash Point and Browns Point areas of Pierce County have been on the Federal Ways annexation radar for some time. But in October 2002, officials dropped the idea of adding them to Federal Ways potential annexation area.
The 2,000-resident, low-density area is steep, rugged and difficult to serve, city staff told the Land-Use and Transportation Committee then. In addition, the committee was facing Pierce Countys December deadline for comprehensive plan amendments.
But Faison said the committee never abandoned the idea completely.
We previously tabled it, we didnt kill it, he said. The terrain and stuff was not material.
At a recent committee meeting, members asked city officials to prepare a rough estimate of the potential tax revenue for the city if the residents wanted to annex, Faison said.
As it turns out, Federal Way doesnt have to amend Pierce Countys comprehensive plan, but city officials are going to, anyway, out of courtesy.
Designating the Browns Point and Dash Point areas for potential annexation into Federal Way would make more sense than Tacoma because the areas are closer to Federal Way, officials say. But Faison emphasized the city doesnt have designs on Browns Point and Dash Point.
All were doing is saying the pieces are in place and that residents in the areas have options. They could stay in Pierce County or go to Tacoma, or to Federal Way, he said.
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Spotlight Activity: United Kingdom’s Climate Change Act
Back in 2008, the UK took a global lead in efforts to tackle climate change by setting a legally binding target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. However, this target, an 80% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050, was posted on the basis of a global outlook that has quickly become outdated, leaving us falling well short of the necessary steps to prevent climate breakdown. A step up in ambition is vital – and with the government now facing a potentially costly climate lawsuit and public concern for the environment growing, one may be on the horizon.
Since 2008’s Climate Change Act target, set to deliver a 50% chance of limiting global warming to 2C, our understanding of deadly climate tipping points has matured. Key ice sheets are now projected to collapse between 1.5C and 2C warming, locking in metres of sea level rise for hundreds of years and leaving low-lying nations underwater. At 1.5C, the world’s coral reefs have some chance of recovery, but at 2C they vanish completely, while we experience longer heatwaves, more intense rainstorms, and decreased crop yields.
As a response to the increasing urgency of the climate science community, in 2015 the Paris Agreement set in stone a commitment to limit warming to 1.5C, albeit with “well below 2C” as the absolute redline. A forthcoming UN-linked review of the impacts and feasibility of 1.5C is expected to further intensify the global ambition to stick to this magic number, and no higher.
Ten years on, the UK’s call bell reverberates unto the global community more as a death knell to the vulnerable than a chime of climate leadership. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the government’s official (independent) climate watchdog, has publicly branded the goal it initially recommended as too weak. The government’s position is even being challenged in the courts by charity Plan B, who argue that the gap between the Climate Change Act and the UK’s international obligations under the Paris Agreement is irrational, unsafe, and unlawful.
Despite the government having claimed as recently as January in response to the case that it was acting on the CCC’s advice that a more stringent target was unfeasible – a claim the CCC itself contradicted – energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry has now announced that the government will seek official advice on strengthening the targets after the global 1.5C review in October. Given that the CCC, who recommended the original 80% target, advised 18 months ago that the UK would need an 86-96% cut in emissions by 2050 for just a 50% chance of 1.5C, there is a distinct possibility that it will be the first among the economic powerhouses to enshrine zero emissions into law.
Perry may just be following environment minister Michael Gove’s example in using Brexit to curry green favour, with a new UK-specific Paris pledge that leaves the EU’s 80-95% by 2050 target in the dust. Whatever the reasons, the genuine prospect of a target with real ambition is heartening. Now, continued collective pressure must be applied to ensure prospect becomes reality. Sebastian Kaye, claimant in the legal case set for a hearing on July 4, welcomed Perry’s announcement, but added that “urgency is still lacking, and delay only damages the feasibility of stopping short of the climate cliff edge”.
And while a strengthening in ambition would be a positive step, it is much less than half the battle. The UK is highly unlikely to meet even its existing climate targets with current policies, and while the government has upped its environmental rhetoric in recent months, concrete policy has not followed these vague aspirations.
The government needs to back tangible and radical solutions at the earliest opportunity, or debate over targets is moot. That means revolutionising the transport sector with electric cars and recharging roads, saying no to a third runway at Heathrow, and bringing forward the 2040 ban on fossil-fuelled cars. It means reversing the regression on funding to insulate the UK’s leaky homes, eliminating our support for fracking and reliance on ‘clean’ gas, and increasing rather than freezing subsidy support for renewables. It means transforming our farming practices to preserve soil health and limit emissions from livestock. And it means reviving scrapped carbon capture and storage projects, particularly for the high-polluting cement and steel industries.
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The UK’s current emissions pledge falls short of the Paris Agreement, and we need to make sure the government has no option but to enshrine a net zero target by 2050 in law later this year. But that’s just the start. The government is projected to make only half of the emissions cuts required by even our 2030 target (57%). What’s more, a sizeable chunk of the reductions we have achieved have come from exporting industries overseas, trading emissions, and transitioning from coal to gas – all short-term hashes rather than long-term solutions. Underachieving against insufficient targets with lazy solutions, the government’s policy efforts don’t cut anything even vaguely resembling the mustard. New target or not, joining the fight for concrete, immediate action is what really matters.
If you are able, please contribute to Plan B’s legal costs, which are solely being financed through crowd funding. Your support to their cause is invaluable and allows those who take a stand to hold the government to account.
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It is important that the UK heeds the Climate Change Commission’s advice later this year and strengthens the pledge our country has made to the Paris Agreement. But more than that, your department must introduce short-term policies to achieve both the current and any future targets as soon as possible.
Say no to a third runway at Heathrow, bring forward the 2040 ban on fossil-fuelled cars, and provide public funding to the electric car industry. Restart funding to insulate the UK’s homes, end your support for fracking and our reliance on ‘clean’ gas, and increase rather than freeze subsidy support for renewables. Restart funding to insulate the UK’s homes, and revive the carbon capture and storage projects scrapped in 2015.
As Plan B highlights, there is an immense opportunity before you. Act like the climate leaders you claim to be.
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Santa Rosa police today are investigating the stabbing of a 19-year-old local girl that occurred Thursday afternoon following a fight between four teenage girls at a park in the city. Police were alerted about the fight at about 4:15 p.m. at Juilliard Park, located at 531 Juilliard Park Drive. During the fight, the victim was attacked with a knife by one suspect and with a stick or similar object by another suspect, according to police. Three of the girls tried to run away when officers arrived, but all were apprehended at the park, police said.Detectives from the Police Department’s gang crimes team also responded and learned that the three suspects involved are members of a gang and that the victim is a member of a rival gang. The victim was transported to a local hospital and her injuries were not considered life threatening, police said.The suspects, two from Santa Rosa and one from Rohnert Park, were booked into the Juvenile Justice Center for assault with a deadly weapon, participation in a criminal street gang and resisting a peace officer. Two of the suspects were also arrested for outstanding warrants. Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call Detective Brian Siningiani at (707) 543-3670.
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Following all indications that the proposed route would be through the Trent Valley east of Stoke and possibly thanks to Crewes’ lobbying, the HS2 route is to cut through to the west of Madeley. As of yet the plans are only at proposal stages but if given the go ahead, some houses in Bar Hill will be demolished to accommodate a cutting. The track will cross the West Coast Mainline by the old Knotty Railway junction and continue on beyond Manor Road playing fields.
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This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Psychologist and author, Serge Kahili King, PhD.
Serge Kahili King, Ph.D. has his doctorate in psychology and is well-known for his many books, videos and articles on Hawaiian culture, shamanism and healing, which include Huna: Ancient Hawaiian Secrets for Modern Living, Urban Shaman, Instant Healing, and his newest release, Dreaming Techniques.
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Serge talks about shamanism and the way that it is misunderstood by people in western cultures. When Serge decided that he wanted to bring the knowledge of shamanism to the cities, he realized that shamans across cultures decided to do the same. In his book Serge discusses night dreams, daydreams and liminal dreams. Liminal means, the things that happen that shouldn’t. He gives an example of a liminal dream experience. Serge realized that most books about dreams were about interpretation and there was a lot left out. He decided to write a book and fill the large gap that he noticed in information.
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The front will push to the east by Tuesday leaving behind dry weather and seasonable temperatures for the middle of next week.


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Los Altos police responded to an alarm call at IKB Design & Construction at 346 Main St. Aug. 22. According to company president Ilona Lindauer, suspects kicked in the front door and stole four desktop computers valued at an estimated $4,000 before exiting through the store’s rear door. Officers are investigating.
A mountain bike was reported stolen from Los Altos High School Aug. 17. Police are investigating the incident as a theft.


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Jacqui Dankworth to headline Stow Festival 2015
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JAZZ supremo Jacqui Dankworth will be headlining the music at Stow Festival. She joins musical talent from around the globe at the Festival, from October 29 to 31, in Stow’s beautiful St Edwards Church.
Stow’s very own tenor Laurence Kilsby – a 17-year-old making his mark at national level - opens the event on Oct 29. He will sing works by Schubert, Purcell and Rogers and Hammerstein. He partners exciting soloist Nicolai Ponomarev on piano, flying in from Moscow where he studied at the University and Conservatoire. The gifted young pianist plays Schubert, Chopin and Rachmaninov.
Straight from her USA tour, Spanish-born Sarah McQuaid plays emotive original folk numbers from her fourth solo album Walking Into White, with 1930s Cuban jazz numbers and 16th century lute pieces, on Oct 30. The captivating show is complemented by local folk duo Tinkerscuss – guitarist Erin Holden and singer sister Bryony - who perform haunting Celtic-influenced music about the magic and mystery of Britain.
Known primarily as a jazz singer, Jacqui Dankworth also draws on folk, soul and blues influences with effortless mastery. Her voice has been described as ‘multi-faceted’ and ‘incomparable’ by The Times. She has collaborated and worked with many diverse musicians including The Brodsky Quartet and Courtney Pine, Marvin Hamlisch, Paloma Faith, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Gretchen Parlato, Clare Teale, Georgie Fame, David Gordon, Charlie Wood, Gregory Porter, The BBC Big Band, RTE, LSO and RPO Orchestras and the legendary Chick Corea.
Doors open at 6.30pm for 7.30pm on Thurs and Fri and 7pm for 8pm on Sat. Tickets are £12 for Thurs and Fri and £20 for Sat, available from Borzoi Bookshop, Church Street, Stow (01451 830265); wwwWegotickets.com or email firstname.lastname@example.org. For further information visit www.musicatstow.com.

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Blog Posts in September 2008
Assuming your purchasing department didn’t buy boxes that don’t have enough memory to run OSPF, you could usually choose between RIP and OSPF as the routing protocol … and I would always select RIP in this scenario. Let’s start with the “management-level” arguments: RIP is simpler to design (there is almost nothing to design) and troubleshoot than OSPF. It uses less memory and CPU cycles and I would also expect low-end boxes to have fewer bugs in RIP than in OSPF. More in-depth arguments are coming in the follow-up post.
After working with MPLS Traffic Engineering lab for a few days and interpreting IP addresses from various traceroute outputs, I finally had enough and wrote a simple Perl script that parses router configurations and produces ip host configuration commands for every interface IP address it encounters. When you paste the ip host commands into the configuration of the edge router from which you do the tests, the meaningless numbers finally make sense.
I have always intuitively assumed that the interface bandwidth on MLPPP bundles is the sum of interface bandwidths of individual interfaces that are part of the bundle. Recently I’ve tested my assumption and it works as expected.
Most Cisco documentation states that you must enable LDP before doing MPLS-TE, which is a complete fallacy.
If you're using MPLS TE simply to shift IP traffic around your network, he's absolutely right: there is no need to run LDP if you have an IP-only network. If you're running MPLS VPN or BGP on edges/MPLS in the core, the answer becomes “it depends.” The detailed rules and undesired side effects if you ignore them are summarized in the MPLS Traffic Engineering in MPLS VPN environment article.
In a comment to my post describing the role of implicit NULL in LDP, an anonymous commenter complained about lack of Cisco’s standard compliance in MPLS TE tunnel setup process. Time for packet capture and Wireshark :). The tests were performed on the MPLS TE network I’ve used to illustrate MPLS troubleshooting with LSP ping; packets were captured on the link between C4 and C2 (the penultimate hop and the tunnel tail-end) at the time when the MPLS TE tunnel was established from C1 to C2. In all tests, an ICMP Echo Request packet was sent over the tunnel to verify whether C4 performed PHP or used an MPLS shim header on the last hop of the tunnel.
I've always believed that you need to teach your students (more so if they are engineers) how things work, so they'll be able to understand why they do things they way they do them. It seems to me, though, that the training courses I'm seeing veer ever more toward overviews and recipes ... but there are a few things you can do on your own.
- Jeremy Stretch started writing about BGP aggregation. So far he's covered the principles and the route suppression options. Unfortunately, my question still remains unanswered: why would you use these tweaks in a well-designed network?
- Anthony Sequeira started to explain the QoS mechanisms on PIX/ASA. So far he's covered the overview, modular framework, priority queuing and traffic shaping. Now we're waiting for part 5 of another trilogy in four parts.
- Joe Harris was bored during the meetings (his words, not mine) and preferred to focus on IOS configuration lock and Configuration Generation Performance Enhancement. Now we know why some people @ Cisco hate Dynamips: SEs have found yet another way to survive the boring meetings :).
- Greg Ferro described how TCP SYN cookies work and provided interesting insight into the brain maps of network- and server engineers, which is the first post you should read if you're depressed by the cloudy and cold autumn weather.
To display bandwidths of all interfaces configured on the router use show interface | include protocol|BW command.
We all know that you have to use the default-information originate router configuration command if you want to advertise an external default route into an OSPF domain ... unless the router from which you want to advertise the default route resides in an NSSA area. The default-information originate command does not work within an NSSA area.
To display IP addresses assigned to router’s interfaces (excluding interfaces with no IP address) use show ip interface brief | exclude unassigned command.
In addition, an NSSA border router should originate a default LSA (IP network is 0.0.0.0/0) into the NSSA. Default routes are necessary because NSSAs do not receive full routing information and must have a default route in order to route to AS-external destinations.I am pretty sure that IOS inserted the type-7 default route into an NSSA area when the NSSA feature was introduced. Today (at least in IOS release 12.4, 12.4T and 12.2S) you have to configure the type-7 default route origination explicitly with the area nssa default-information-originate router configuration command, in which you can also specify the route metric and metric type (N1 or N2). Entering the area xx nssa without the default-information-originate keyword will result in an NSSA area with no connectivity to external destinations redistributed into OSPF in other areas.
Default NTP settings on Cisco IOS allow intruders to change the router’s time or even current year as soon as the router is not synchronized directly with a primary (stratum 1) NTP server. In the Secure Time Management article, I'm describing a very simple NTP attack on an unprotected network and the safeguards you can put in place to prevent similar attacks.
If you’ve ever had the “privilege” of buying equipment from a large systems integrator (or directly from a large vendor), you’re probably familiar with this process:
Let me conclude that BGP aggregation is not widely used (so I will spend much energy covering it in my future posts) ... all the other potential conclusions are too pessimistic.
One of the presentations at the recent Defcon 16 event demonstrated how you can use the very common laziness of the Internet Service Providers to hijack any prefix you want (just ask YouTube). Nothing new so far, but the part where they fake the AS path in the hijacked announcement to create a safe (hijack-free) conduit back to the destination is brilliant ... and the TTL manipulation is the icing on the cake.
Of course this is a well-known BGP vulnerability (actually, implementation sloppiness on the part of ISPs) that we've been writing about for a long time, but the Defcon presentation is probably the first documented step-by-step recipe for a realistic MITM attack.
Hat tip to Jeremy Stretch; I found the link to the Defcon presentation on his blog.
In previous posts, I’ve explained how you can use the SYS-5-RESTART syslog message to detect router reloads and execute commands (for example, fix router configuration or enable debugging) right after the reload. If you want to perform actions that require network connectivity (for example, send an e-mail when a router is reloaded), you cannot execute them right away, as the routing protocols might not have converged yet (in our example, the e-mail server might not be reachable).
You can use the timer countdown event to execute an EEM applet within a fixed delay after the reload. When the router is reloaded, all EEM applets stored in the startup configuration are registered and the one-time countdown timer will fire after the specified time.


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A new book details the challenges that women face as they try to climb the corporate ladder. Author Kathy Caprino argues that in many instances women’s contributions are hard to compare against “hours” and “profits.”
Careful not to blame their male counterparts, Caprino says many female professionals are dominated at work by generally white-male competitive career models that emphasize linear career paths and the assumption that top-performing women are motivated most by money and power.
Nicole Nehama Auerbach, of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Firms, takes Caprino’s analysis a step further and argues that women have been socialized in ways that aren’t always compatible with Biglaw success:
Women often bring intangibles to the firm such as nurturing business and a knack for making client teams work, Auerbach says. And these are qualities are difficult to quantify compared to billing hours in a profit-driven world.
“I think a lot of the issues she seizes upon would never be issues men would point to as a reason for not succeeding,” Auerbach says. “Traditionally, women are not as vocal about getting what they want; women were previously conditioned not to complain. That’s very different from the way a lot of men were raised.”
Is this type of analysis really all that helpful? More after the jump.

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Natural gas yesterday traded with the positive node and settled 2.39% up at 150.7. Natural gas prices as forecasts of warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected to heat up demand for the fuel. Demand expectations have come to offset concern about the heavy natural-gas supply overhang, now at a seasonal record high of 2.667 trillion cubic feet. The Energy Information Administration on Thursday said gas storage rose by 61 billion cubic feet in the week ended May 11-still high, but less than the year-ago level of 86 bcf. Traders are confident that above-average temperatures forecast for the north and east will spur demand for natural gas from power utilities for air conditioning. Warmer-than-normal weather since last fall had squelched demand for natural gas-fired home heating. The increase was less than the year-ago level of 86 bcf, but inventories still stands at 2.667 trillion cubic feet, a record high for this time of year. Traders now are essentially betting that increased demand from utilities will help pare the inventory overhang and drive prices up closer to $3. In yesterday's trading session natural gas has touched the low of 147.5 after opening at 147.5, and finally settled at 150.7. For today's session market is looking to take support at 148.3, a break below could see a test of 145.9 and where as resistance is now likely to be seen at 152.3, a move above could see prices testing 153.9.
Nat. Gas trading range for the day is 145.9-153.9.
Natural gas prices as forecasts of warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected to heat up demand for the fuel.
Demand expectations have come to offset concern about the heavy natural-gas supply overhang
EIA said gas storage rose by 61 bcf is still high, but less than the year-ago level of 86 bcf.
- Scientists say death of a partner may cause an actual ‘heartbreak’
- Trump Criticizes Ford’s Move of Building a New Assembly Plant in Mexico
- Reportedly Pfizer and Allergan Plan to End Merger Deal with New Stricter Tax Rules
- Dollar Close to Its Seventeen Month Low Against the Yen
- Iceland’s Prime Minister Resigns after Panama Paper Leak


Sadly, another horrific episode under the banner of Islamist extremism is front-page news. This time the perpetrator was a 29-year-old Somali-born Victorian man, Yacqub Khayre, described as a “weakling, deserter and a jihadi of convenience”.
On Monday, armed with a sawn-off shotgun and having removed his electronic monitoring bracelet, he killed a newlywed father and engaged in a suicidal shoot-out with police.
It transpires that Khayre was on parole, granted in November 2016 after he had served four years of a 5½-year sentence for an aggravated burglary committed while on the drug ice. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was incredulous. “How was he on parole?” he asked. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten was equally outraged.
Is there a case for an overhaul of nationwide parole laws? At the outset, we need to note the limited role that the Commonwealth government can play, as only a tiny proportion of Australia’s prisoners are incarcerated for federal offences. So, a nationally consistent parole system is unlikely, indeed unrealistic, given that the states and territories each manage their respective sentencing and corrections legislative regimes.
Moreover, as much as we might find this difficult to concede in the light of recent events, lone-actor, grievance-fuelled violence cannot be solved simply by tightening justice processes.
Numerous factors played a role in the catastrophic chain of events last Monday night. The granting of parole to Khayre last November did not cause the horror, but simply located it in a specific time and place.
According to media reports, Khayre’s life in Australia began as a child refugee in the company of his grandparent. He had experienced a steep downhill trajectory in the last decade, muddied by drug addiction, multiple acts of criminality, and consequent alienation from his friends and community.
In 2013, retired High Court judge Ian Callinan made 23 recommendations to the Victorian government following the September 2012 murder of Jill Meagher by parolee Adrian Ernest Bayley. Almost all were accepted.
Since the Callinan report was received, the Victorian parliament has passed ten acts and amendments to legislation that have modified the parole system.
The changes include: better resourcing for the Parole Board; increasing the number of correctional staff and decreasing their caseloads; improved risk assessment tools; better information-sharing across agencies; better communications with victims; a second tier of review for parole decisions on serious offenders; making breach of parole a new offence.
It would be hard to imagine that much more could be done, although better liaison between intelligence agencies and parole boards is hard to argue against.
There is also a downside for any jurisdiction that takes a hardline approach. The longer people are held behind bars, the more likely it becomes that their grievances will grow.
Moreover, their contacts with other aggrieved prisoners will spread, while their associations with those who might moderate their warped zeal will be silenced. If we are serious about community engagement as a valuable tool in preventing radicalisation, we must acknowledge the limitations of long prison sentences.
There are other potential adverse consequences, too. A 2015 report by the Victorian Ombudsman found that the recent increase in prisoner numbers – due in part to changes in parole – had reduced access to programs aimed at reducing recidivism.
Research from New South Wales has demonstrated that more than seven out of ten parolees do not commit any further offences while on parole. Only 7% of parolees commit a violent offence. In addition, offenders supervised on parole are less likely to offend than comparable offenders who were not supervised.
Finally, it has been shown that keeping people in prison past a certain point is more likely to cause crime than prevent it. Indeed, every dollar spent on prisons is a dollar that is not spent on the very things that prevent crime: housing, education, mental health, and drug treatments.
The word “parole” comes from the French term for a person who gives their word that they can be trusted to serve the last portion of their sentence beyond prison walls.
Determining who can be trusted, and who cannot, is a task that even those who profess the most informed foresight and wisdom cannot easily master. All we can hope for is that increased information-sharing between federal and state/territory intelligence agencies and justice operatives will improve decision-making.
One strategy might be to give all convicted persons who have ever espoused an extremist view longer sentences, with no chance of parole. But we need to accept, for the above reasons, that such a policy is not the panacea that we are so desperately seeking.
In any event, a recent survey of 1,200 Australians found that 68% of them agreed that society has an obligation to assist a person’s re-entry into the community following a prison sentence. And 82% agreed that we should:
… spend more money funding effective prison-based education and treatment programs so that people leaving prisons do not commit new offences.
In the light of recent events, we could be excused for demanding something more than the status quo. But that something needs to be able to deliver the outcome desired. On current evidence, uncompromising national parole laws would not achieve that.


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Master of Public Administration (MPA)
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In the summer of 2019, I had the privilege of serving as an AmeriCorps member with an organization called Equal Heart. One of Equal Heart’s main initiatives was to provide meals to children in underserved populations, to make sure that without school in session, these children would still be receiving food. Unfortunately, in many instances, without these meals, many of the children we served would likely not know when they would be eating their next fulfilling meal. There were certain pockets of Dallas that we would travel to everyday, places that were fifteen minutes maximum from my house, but places that felt like an entirely different planet. These areas included many different locations in West Dallas, and also pockets of Northeast Dallas. Seeing these impoverished neighborhoods, and then driving back to my neighborhood, I was shocked at how vast the differences were. I live in North Dallas, in a predominantly white neighborhood where there is an abundance of parks, grocery stores, shopping centers, and recreational centers. In the areas that we served, there were not as many resources, recreational areas, or healthy grocery or dining options.
Golman, Macy, "Dallas, TX: The Staggering Wealth Gap" (2020). School of Professional Studies. 45.
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Accelerometers are essential for understanding product response to the stress extremes of repetitive-shock testing.
Adhesive accelerometer kit is for easily attaching a sensor directly to the product under test. Kit includes a 10mV/G accelerometer with BNC connector.
Redundant acclerometer kit contains an accelerometer and cable to monitor vibration levels. Stud-mount easily attaches to the table, providing redundant vibration control. Kit includes; BNC to BNC connection, 10 mV/G table control accelerometer and cable.


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Time to get your nerd on! Here are a few big stories currently zooming through the online geekverse.
Check Out The New Fantastic Four Poster
“Change Is Coming”… or so says the newest poster for this summer’s Fantastic Four, due out on August 7. The poster gives off a bit of an ominous vibe for our four heroes, Mr. Fantastic (Miles… Continue reading Nerd Buzz: 'Fantastic Four' Poster, The 'X-Files' Returns and Will 'Age of Ultron' Introduce This New Character?
There’s so much crazy Star Wars stuff floating around online that some of you may have seen this already, though most of you probably haven’t. In this recently-discovered rare junket interview for The Empire Strikes Back, there are some fun anecdotes from the cast, like when Mark Hamill opens up the interview discussing plans for the prequels — which, in his mind, end with the… Continue reading Nerd Watch: Rare 'Empire Strikes Back' Interviews Discuss Alternate Sequel and Prequel Plans, The Controversial Ending and More
We don’t do much television-related news on Movies.com because the site is called Movies.com for a reason, but every once in awhile movies and TV roll around in bed together, and we’re here to catch all the dirty moments on tape. There’s a reason why Community is one of the better shows on TV, and most of it boils down to the great cast and whip-smart scripts that play better to… Continue reading Nerd Watch: Beetlejuice Makes a Cameo on 'Community'
Listen up geeks (and non-geeks, too — we don’t discriminate here at Moviefone), because we have a whole bunch of comic book movie- and nerd-related content for you to wrap your brain around today.
• First up are photos of Henry Cavill from the set of the upcoming Superman reboot, ‘Man of Steel.’ Cavill is set to play the role of Clark Kent aka Superman in the Zach… Continue reading Clark Kent Photos and an 'Avengers' Short Film in Our Nerd News of the Day
Somewhat inspired by Donald Glover’s campaign to become the next big-screen Spider-Man, Marvel is about to introduce the new “Ultimates” version of Spidey, which, as you can see above, transitions the character from the white Parker to a half-black, half-hispanic Miles Morales. This is strictly the comics version for now — or, to be more precise, for Ultimate Fallout #4, which will pick up following the… Continue reading Nerd Watch: Meet the New Half-Black, Half-Hispanic Spider-Man


The Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, announced the Autumn Statement today. And it went down about as well as a Molotov cocktail at a snowman convention.
The biggest kick in the teeth was the casual admission that austerity doesn’t work. That it never has. That it isn’t even really a thing. And yet the only reason they’re admitting so now is because Brexit has made our situation so precarious that they can no longer get away with pretending otherwise.
And yet the Tories have a problem. Said problem being that they want to:
a) Do things which will prevent the economy from collapsing in on itself like a depressed space-hopper.
b) Carry on doing all of that impractical Conservative sh*t which they’re known and despised for.
Meaning that the statement is a bit of a mishmash of copied and pasted policies from other parties. But how else can they plug this gaping wound they’ve inflicted upon us?
DA-NA DA-NA DA-NA – HERE COMES NIGEL, TO THE RESCUE
Ever since the US Election, President-elect Trump has been whispering hot-nothings in Nigel Farage’s ear. As a result, Farage’s head has inflated with hot air. Which is why he’s now walking around like a life-size bobble-head: telling everyone what good pals he is with the Trumpenführer.
This is what Farage’s chimney-sweep had to say about his boss’s nauseating behaviour:
It’s not surprising that it’s given him a shot to the ego. Before this, the nicest thing anyone in power had ever said to him was: ‘well at least you’ve not been implicated in Operation Yewtree’. And now, all of a sudden, the most powerful man in the world is buying him trainers and telling him what a good boy he is.
Have you seen the trainers, by the way? They’ve got wheels in them, and they were manufactured in China. I asked if that was a bit hypocritical, and he just giggled and said ‘I can’t even tell anymore’.
Hole in one
So yes – with the nation’s finances opening up like a Japanese sinkhole, the plan is to jam Farage’s swollen ego into the budgetary void. And why not? It’s basically him who caused this Brexit shortfall in the first place. The whole Brexit thing was his idea!
The only problem is that doing so will break several laws. Most relating to things like kidnapping, and yet several others involving the fundamental nature of reality. Thankfully, the Queen has agreed to use her archaic super-powers to waive these laws – saying that:
I’m not being funny, but that Farage clown makes me want to puke until I’m sick. What a vile creature. What a villainous toad. Just do whatever you want with him. I don’t even care. Seriously.
Although everyone agrees that the Royal Family is terrible and financing their continuation is horrible, they can’t argue that she’s got him bang to rights. Which is why plans are now being drawn up to insert Farage’s giant head into the financial abyss.
Farage himself isn’t too bothered about it either. Primarily because he’s going to get everything he ever desired. Said desires being a prominent role in UK politics, attention, and the rise of global fascism.
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Katie was great with my pups, she took tons of nice pics and kept in contact with me throughout her visits, I will definitely use her again! Thanks Katie ?
Katie was great with my 4 pups, she also took care of our guinea pigs.. she kept in constant contact with me during her visits and took a lot of great pics of my fur babies,, Thanks Katie, will definitely use her again.
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Land Rover has showed off some alternative, environmentally friendly technologies that it expects to incorporate into its vehicles soon. The Land-e concept includes environmental technologies that feature a function that slows the engine to a stop when the vehicle comes to a halt. The vehicle then restarts automatically quickly and smoothly when the driver pushes the pedal. At low speeds, the vehicle also uses a 100 percent emission-free electric rear drive.
While off-road, both mechanical and electric power feeds all four wheels. This hybrid system is designed to improve the vehicle's capabilities, as electric engines produce good low end torque and can supplement the low down power of gasoline engines. The vehicle gets greater fuel economy from the automatically disconnecting Powershift gearbox. Land-e also incorporates Land Rover's Terrain Response system, which is designed to optimize on-road fuel economy even further.
By experimenting with the photovoltaic reaction in solar cells, researchers at MIT have made a breakthrough in energy efficiency that significantly pushes the boundaries of current commercial cells on the market.
We looked at a number of sources to determine this year's greenest cars, from KBB to automotive trade magazines to environmental organizations. These 14 cars emerged as being great at either stretching fuel or reducing carbon footprint.
A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is


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University College “Canadian Institute of Technology” (CIT) represented by the Rector Prof. Dr. Sokol Abazi, Vice Rector for Academic and Administrative Affairs, Prof. Assoc. Vasil Qano, Vice Rector for Scientific Research and Foreign Relations, Prof. Assoc. Reis Mulita, Head of Software Engineering Department PhD. Bledar Kazia and Administrator PhD(c). Erjona Deshati, welcomed at CIT premises, the Counselor of the Embassy of France Mr. Toma Cristini – Filitika.
During the meeting, Mr. Toma Cristini – Filitika presented the “Hackthon” Project, which will be organized by the Embassy of France and the French Alliance in November 2020.
We are looking forward to being part of “Hackthon” Project with our academic staff and students.
After the presentation of CIT premises, symbolic gifts were exchanged as a sign of respect and gratitude.


Ozone is a powerful oxidant, a respiratory hazard and pollutant, which is why there is an established 8-hour ozone standard not to be exceeded more than three times in a year. This report summarizes and analyzes ozone data measured at the BLM Inigok site located in a remote area on Alaska’s North Slope in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). Due to the remote location, monitoring was only conducted from June to August 2014. Results are compared with ozone data measured at Barrow and Umiat.
Ozone Monitoring Piolt Project Report_Inigok_NPRA_Final_04052017.pdf (2.08 MB)


text: Jason Nelson pastors, The Tab, a thriving ministry in Windsor Mill, Maryland. He is also one of the most profound voices in gospel music and has been described as a rare gift to the Kingdom. His sensitivity to the presence and voice of the Lord, as well as his ability to release a sound that can shift any atmosphere is unmatched. It was Jason’s debut solo project, “I Shall Live” (2005) that affirmed his vocal status and exceptional gifting. His incredible songwriting portfolio and unique understanding of praise and worship also propelled him onto the industry’s watch list. Jason is humbled to be a recipient of the Stellar Award for Praise and Worship CD of the Year (2013) and his full discography is quite extensive. Some of his greatest hits would include “Shifting the Atmosphere”, “Nothing Without You”, “I am” and “Forever”. And now with the release of his newest single, “Residue” (on the Tyscot/Fairtrade Label), Jason’s exceptional voice is sure to continue to have a transformative impact on all who hear. Amazingly enough, even with such an impressive portfolio, great influence in the industry, and having traveled all over the world, Jason still considers one of his greatest accomplishments to be his family. It is love and support of his beautiful wife Tonya and their two incredible children, Jaelyn Paris and Jason Christopher, that have helped to make this journey such an amazing experience.

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- For those who love walking Mareike, your gracious hostess has all the necessary information on the numerous paths and hiking trails in the area.
- Ask Mareike as well as for the introductory seminar in the collection of local plants and herbs.
- What about Horse-Riding. Mareike could help you with that to enjoy exciting beach rides & beautiful countryside. Zoraida's horse riding offers exciting beach rides, beautiful mini-safaris, and relaxing day trips as well as easy beginner's walks for non-experienced riders. Zoraïda's Horse-Riding is daily providing early morning and evening rides at 3 different levels: beginners, intermediate, advanced.
- Whether you are a beginner or experienced diver, Angelos and Corinne, the owners of Hippocambo Bali Dive Center, invite you to discover together the world where life began... the Underwater World. Enjoy Scuba Diving at a variety of selected, interesting Dive Sites, always in small groups with safety and personal care from our professional, experienced, and friendly instructors. Again you should ask Mareike for it.
- The Bali beaches, which are the closest are located 9 km away, while the beautiful beaches of Skaleta and Geropotamos are 10 km away.
- A worth visiting is the nearby Melidoni Cave or Gerontospilios. Gerontospilios is very important due to the archeological findings, some of which are exhibited in the Archeological Museum of Rethymnon. Moreover, the cave has played a tragic role in the history of the Cretan revolution against the Turks, in 1824.
- Joanna Paraschakis, Greek-American, runs a great olive factory at Melidoni Village which is open to the public and where the visitor has the opportunity to be guided, free of charge, through three different olive oil factories. At the first olive oil factory, the visitors have the chance to see how olive oil was produced in the older days with manually worked tools and the help of animals. At the second olive oil factory, the visitor has the chance to see how olive oil was a producer with less effort, with the help of a diesel machine. The third olive oil factory which can be seen is the one we use today which uses centrifuge. The visitor also has the opportunity to try and buy olive oil from the Paraschakis family olive grove. The olive press is open daily to the public.
- The nearby village of Panormos has a lot to show for a village of its size and is one of the few unspoiled beach towns on the northern coast. It retains an unhurried, authentic village feel and makes for a quieter alternative to the overcrowded scene immediately east of Rethymno and at nearby Bali. You’ll find a small harbor, a couple of Byzantine chapels, a post office, a few mini markets and shops, and the best of all in summer concerts and other events are held in a carob mill turned cultural center.
- The old carob-bean mill has been restored by Kynthia's owners. In summer, occasional music recitals and chamber concerts – from classical to Cretan, Spanish to Argentine – are arranged by the Epimenides Cultural Society, as well as street theatre performances. In addition, the Panormos sandy beach is a 3-minute stroll away, with loungers and umbrellas to hire, and a slightly larger beach a little further, with a good beach cafe. The sea is shallow and crystal clear.
- Visit Margarites a pottery-making village which is 10 km away, the European ceramic art center., north of the foothills of the Psiloritis mountain range, where you can buy anything from a tiny vase to one of the great “pithoi” or storage jars. Most of the potteries lie up the hill from the village in little stone-walled enclosures, each with a cylindrical kiln of plastered stone, crowned with a dome of firebricks. The deep-bellied “pithoi ” are direct descendants of the vessels made by the Minoans. In the village, itself are color-washed houses crowded along narrow streets, where each bend reveals a new differently colored perspective (sky-blue is most popular). There are handsome stone archways in the walls of the lanes and ancient frescoes in the church of Agios Ioannis Prodromos.
- Visit the Arkadion Monastery, this is the most famous historical monastery in Crete, situated near Rethymnon in a very spectacular location. We do not know the exact date of its founding. Some say it was founded by the Byzantine emperor Arcadius in the 5th century AD; others say the founder was a certain monk Arcadius. The 14th century AD is the most likely date for its founding. The historical importance of Arkadi lies in the role it played in the Cretan War of Independence. When the revolution was declared, in 1866, all the leaders met at Arkadi which was chosen because of its strategic position. Ishmael Pasha sent a message to the monks with the bishop of Rethymnon that the revolutionary committee should leave or else the monastery would be destroyed. The head monk refused to obey. Later the Turks besieged the monastery where many children and women had also gathered. Soon the besieged realized that was little hope but they fought bravely. Some blew themselves up with gunpowder to avoid captivity. 114 men and women were taken captives, 864 were killed and very few survived.
- Continuing east from Moni Arkadiou takes you to the archaeological site of Ancient Eleftherna. In Eleftherna, many inscriptions have been discovered, with a jural context on the relationship of artists with society. In the excavations, geometric, Classical, and Hellenistic idols and signs of the zodiac were also found. One of the most important artifacts in the upper part of the body of a statue made of limestone. This stature represents a dressed woman and is famous as “The lady of Eleftherna ”. It is Daedalus' figure and reminds us “The lady of Auxeree”. The lady of Auxeree is a small Cretan Statuette (0,65 metres) that represents a woman wearing a Cretan mantle. It is also made of limestone. It used to be exhibited in the small French town of Auxerre, but now it is a Museum of Louvre. Because of the similarity between the two statues, some scholars assume that “The lady of Auxeree” is from Eleftherna as well.
- Visit the nearby town of Rethymnon which is perhaps the prettiest of Crete’s Venetian cities, with a massive walled Fortezza full of crumbling storehouses and later Ottoman mosques. Its characterful tight-packed streets, lined with Turkish balconied houses and tourist paraphernalia, lead to a historic inner harbor, now disfigured by garish eateries. However, there are some delightful little restaurants and bars in the Old Quarter.
- Chania, maybe the prettiest town in Greece, is an hour to the west, and well worth a day trip for its sea walls, archaeological museum, covered food market, and romantic restaurants.
- Heraklion, Crete’s vibrant capital and home of its finest archaeological collection, and the Minoan palace at Knossos, imaginatively excavated by Sir Arthur Evans, are both 45 mins drive east; don’t miss them.
- The White Mountains are Crete’s most dramatic range very popular with hikers, birdwatchers, and botanists. Join them on a trek through the 16km-long well-known Samaria gorge, or maybe you don't like crowds, then a joint quieter small gorges of Ayia Irini or Imbros (you’ll need to start early for any of these).
- On the south coast, you can explore the Preveli monastery and go for a swim at its idyllic, palm-shaded beach.
- Other beaches worth driving to are burgeoning Plakias, gorgeous Damnoni, nudist Ammoudi and hippy Matala, all on the south coast; and the endless open sands east of Georgioupolis on the north (a windsurfer’s dream).
- For more exciting activities in Rethimno region
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How To Get There
Melidoni X Village is located at a small, beautiful Melidoni Village, 60km far from Heraklion Airport of Crete.
- By Air
From April through October there are direct charter and scheduled flights to Heraklion airport (60km) and also to Chania airport (99 km). Tickets can be bought in advance for almost all flights via our partner website.
- By Sea
If you love traveling by ferry, reserve a flight to Athens and then from Piraeus port to Heraklion by ferry. It takes 8 hours and the ferries are really good. Tickets can be bought in advance for all ferries via our partner website.
- By Car
If you want to explore the region while you're here, we recommend that you rent a car, other means of transport are limited and/or infrequent. We suggest our sister website Crete-Car-Rental.com, which offers competitive prices and you can collect your car at either airport.
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- Dining: The cafeteria is open all day for drinks or if you need something to nibble on at the big courtyard in the garden. There is also a barbecue area and a playground for children. In addition, there is a restaurant with Cretan dishes made from local produce and fruits and vegetables from the farm. A rich, traditional breakfast is prepared with fresh, homemade products upon request. In every house, you will find the basics to prepare your first breakfast. Welcome basket upon your arrival to prepare your own breakfast for the first day of your holiday.
- Internet Access: Free Internet and Wifi. Computer with flat screen, camera and additional speakers in each villa
- Swimming Pool: Each Villa has its Private pool with a small shallow area for children
- Spa Treatments: Not available
- Disabled Access: Walking difficulties, guest need to stay in Villa No. 4,- 90sqm Villa
- Pets: Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
- Languages Spoken: Greek, English, German
- Environmental Policy: Towels are changed twice a week and linen are changed once per week and only when you wish them to be
- Parking: Parking is free on the premises
- Non-Smoking Villas: smoking in the outside area allowed
- Washing machine and dryer at the reception area, fee-based


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The Philodendron Heartleaf is a fast-growing, easy, vining plant. Its glossy, heart-shaped leaves trail gracefully on long stems and thrive in low to bright light. Native to Africa and the Canary Islands, the Heartleaf can be grown as a trailer or climber. This full, trailing plant is perfect on top of bookshelves or in a plant hanger where its vines can ‘spill’ out.
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This KFC popcorn chicken recipe has everything to satisfy that southern fried chicken craving. If you’re loyal to KFC and think that you couldn’t possibly make your favourite fast-food chicken dish at home, then think again.
It’s crispy, salty, spicy and comforting, whilst also being surprisingly healthy and easy to make. The tenderized chicken is pan-fried in seasoned flour, which results in a delicious batter that, in my opinion, is superior to KFC’s recipe.
As we’re making it at home, the recipe is even more affordable. One portion is £0.93 making it a quarter of the price of KFC!
Plus as we’re pan-frying instead of deep-frying, as well as adding a reduced level of salt, it’s a healthier take on the southern fried chicken we get from KFC.
Hopefully I’ve convinced you now! After you’ve devoured this recipe, you should try out my other fakeaway recipes:
Chicken breast is the best cut of chicken to use for this popcorn chicken recipe. It’s what KFC use and if you’re worried about it drying out – have no fear, we tenderize it which ensures the juiciest, most flavourful chicken.
Typically popcorn chicken recipes use buttermilk, which you can most certainly use. I thought that it was more accessible though to use Greek yogurt and the end result is the same.
All purpose/plain flour is the batter/coating to our KTC popcorn chicken. I combine a small amount of cornflour too, as I love incorporating it in any sort of fried chicken recipe.
You can get creative here with your seasonings, but I stuck to typical fried chicken flavours. If you want more of a spicy popcorn chicken vibe, add cayenne pepper or chilli powder into your flour mix.
Opt for fine salt/table salt when salting your chicken after frying. I find it binds to the chicken better than using flakey salt or sea salt.
Marinating your chicken in a dairy product such as yogurt, buttermilk, milk (with lemon juice) tenderizes the meat.
This results in the best texture, most juicy, tender meat that you can get, perfect for your KFC popcorn chicken. It’s especially important with chicken breast, as it’s a leaner meat as with the reduced level of fat, it can easily dry out.
To make the KFC popcorn chicken, start by combining the Greek yogurt with half of the paprika (1 tsp) until incorporated. Stir the diced chicken into the bowl and cover with cling film. Pop in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour, preferably 2-3.
Preheat your oil
You want to make sure that the oil is hot enough, before adding a whole batch of the chicken into the pan. If it’s not, the batter won’t cling to the KFC popcorn chicken in the same way. It will also cook quicker which prevents the chicken from drying out.
To preheat, leave the oil on a high heat, until it starts to shimmer. Add one piece of chicken into the pan and you should hear a nice sizzle, if it’s not hot enough, there will be practically no sizzle.
Salt immediately after frying
Salt binds to hot foods the best, so we want to season immediately after coming out of the pan.
Have a warming plate whilst you fry other batches
Preheat your oven to 210°F (100°C) and add the popcorn chicken onto a tray whilst you fry the remaining batches.
Use multiple pans to fry with
Alternatively, if you want to be able to try two batches at a time, use two frying pans to speed up the process.
Don’t crowd the pan!
Adding two many pieces into the pan at once will prevent crispiness, as the pieces will steam together in the pan.
To air-fry: To make Air fryer popcorn chicken, preheat the Air fryer to 390°F (200°C). Spray batches with oil and cook for 5 minutes (check golden brown and fully cooked.
To bake in the oven: To make in the oven, preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C). Evenly distribute the popcorn chicken across a parchment lined baking tray. Spray with oil and pop in the oven for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, rotate and spray the other side. Pop in the oven again for another 3 minutes or until fully cooked.
This recipe is best served fresh, as you get the most desirable/ KFC-like texture when doing so. However, if you make a full batch and want to divide it into portions to spread across the week, here’s how I’ve done it before.
Preheat a non-stick frying pan on a high heat, add the popcorn chicken into the pan with a spray or two of neutral oil (I used rapeseed). Fry for around 2 minutes and serve once crispy and hot. We don’t want to overcook the chicken and dry it out!
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After promising to talk with concerned landowners ‘very soon’ back in January, Minister of Agriculture Ron Kostyshyn today refused to meet yet again, despite their presence in the legislature gallery.
“This is so disrespectful. He couldn’t even bring himself to acknowledge our presence here, after some of us drove an hour-and-a-half to offer him the opportunity to meet,“ said Jürgen Kohler, Chair of the Manitoba BiPole Landowners Committee.
The minister refused to meet with the group or even acknowledge their presence when they came to the Manitoba Legislature today, and continues to break several unfulfilled promises to meet with the citizens group.
“This speaks volumes about the NDP disdain for Manitoba landowners,” said PC Agriculture Critic Blaine Pedersen. “Add another broken promise to the list.”
“This NDP government is more concerned about protecting themselves than assisting landowner environmental stewardship and protecting the food production of Manitoba,” Kohler said. “They won’t even talk to us.”

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