Haflingers, Appaloosas, Paints, Maremmanos and Arabians.
14 - 16hh on average.
This welcoming, friendly destination specialises in western riding and was founded by three passionate horsemen who have been organising riding programmes for more than 25 years. With a relaxed atmosphere and beautiful Tuscan surroundings, all riders are given a warm welcome and encouraged to explore the delights that a western-trained mount can bring you. There are a wide range of programmes to suit all levels of rider, including children, so whether you wish for a relaxed riding holiday, an exciting trail ride or to start or improve your western riding, there is something to suit.
The agriturismo itself lies 3km from the nearest town and nestled partway into a nature reserve at an altitude of 825m above-sea-level. It comprises of six main buildings placed on a spacious estate which is both an organic farm and riding holiday centre. This fantastic setting is ideal to reach many natural, archaeological and historical points of interest, as well as providing engaging landscapes and riding routes which appeal to nature lovers. Of course the spacious pastures are also perfect for the breeding and training of horses whilst allowing them to live out in natural herds with plenty of space to enjoy themselves and interact with one another.
The Monte Penna nature reserve is primarily wooded and home to a variety of wildlife including fox, porcupine, wild boar, deer, weasels, owls and falcons. The wooded areas are interspersed with clearings which surround small farmhouses and further afield can be found mountains, valleys and rich agricultural areas. Those who like adventure can ride further on the week trails, following the ancient paths of the Etruscans or perhaps through the famous Val d'Orcia, an area commonly depicted in works of art thanks to its inspiring landscapes.
In accordance with the homely welcome, guests are invited to share in the wholesome produce of the area, combined by the chefs to create dishes of traditional Tuscan cuisine. The dining room is also open to non-guests and so you have the opportunity to mix with locals, learning more of their lifestyle and culture. Everybody eats together on large tables, sampling delights such as ribbon-macaroni with artichokes and ricotta cheese, crostone with pork sausage, wild boar with polenta and much more!
This beautiful farm is founded on a respect for animals and nature, a philosophy which is evident in the care and personality of the horses and even in the restaurant, where many items are homegrown or locally-sourced. If you are looking for a homely atmosphere and riding on relaxed, happy horses then this could be the ideal place for your horseback holiday.
During stationary programmes and at the start and end of the trails, guests are accommodated in one of the 13 guest rooms (some with private bathrooms, some shared) located at the farm. This lies 3 kilometres away from the nearby town, Castell'Azzara and is partly inside the Monte Penna Nature Reserve. It lies at 825m above sea level in an area surrounded by fascinating landscapes.
The organic farm comprises of 6 main buildings, stables and outbuildings and is surrounded by 110 hectares of grounds. They also have 3 dining halls, a bar, meeting rooms, a relaxing room with fireplace, a pergola and a pretty garden. There is also a large camping area as well. The buildings work together to create what feels like a small village, surrounded by woodlands and pastures and populated by deer, horses, porcupines and wild boar. This is not a well-known area despite its beauty.
During point to point trail programmes guests will be accommodated in country houses along the way or in tents, depending on which programme you choose.
When staying at the farm, everybody eats together at big tables which seat 8 - 10 people and share a variety of different dishes. The restaurant serves mainly traditional Tuscan meals which have been influenced by the surrounding areas of Umbria and Lazio. Many of the products have been grown in the farm gardens and all are prepared by the chefs with a lot of thought. The daily menu is not repeated and is based around good, wholesome cuisine.
Water and red wine is served with lunches and dinners. Other drinks are not included.
Vegetarians and special dietary requirements can be catered for.
Nearby to the farm you can find the stunning Etruscan villages of Sorano, Sovana and Pitigliano which are home to medieval settlements, castle and ruins. There is also the lovely historical town of Abbadia S. Salvatore with a famous abbey and an interesting mine museum which reflects the importance of mining in this region.
Driving towards Viterbo you can find Lake Bolsena, the largest volcanic lake in Europe, which has many surrounding villages with restaurants serving delicious fish. Civita di Bagnoregio, called "the dying town" is not much further from Bolsena. Continuing north you can find Val d'Orcia which has rolling hills, fields, arid landscapes and also famous clay outcrops which are locally known as "calanche". There are also avenues of cypress trees and ancient hamlets which have become so symbolic of this region. Pienza, Montepulciano and Montalcino can all be found nearby.
The nearest cities to the farm, should you want to do some sightseeing or shopping, are Grosseto (1.5 hours), Siena (1.5 hours), Orvieto (1 hour) and Viterbo (1 hour 15 mins).
There are many hot springs and thermal baths to be found in the nearby areas, including S. Filippo, San Casciano dei Bagni, Sorana and Saturnia (the most famous of the thermal baths). Bagno Vignoni is also not too far at approximately one hour away.
If you are looking to swim in July and August then you can go to the lakes at Mezzano or Bolsena. The sea is further away but not impossible, just around 1 hour 20 mins drive.
Your hosts recommend that nature-lovers enjoy walking in the nature reserve of Mount Penna, just around the farm, or into the woods of Mount Amiata which is around 30 minutes away. Mount Labbro is also very nice and not far from the natural oasis, Bosco Rocconi. On the slopes of Mount Amiata you can also find a beautiful garden designed by a Swiss artist called Daniel Spoerri - this features lovely sculptures but is also a pretty garden in its own right and offers sensational views over the valley. The Tarot Garden of Niki de Saint Phalle is also very impressive, though further away at approximately 1 hour 15 mins.
Age limit: 10+ for short rides in the surrounding countryside, 14+ for the trail rides and 16+ for riding courses. Children aged 6 - 9 can take part in the stationary programme, riding in the arena only.
Included: Accommodation, meals (full or half board, depending on programme), water and red wine with lunches and dinners and horse riding according to your chosen programme.
Not included: Airport transfers (available at added cost), drinks outside of meals (full bar service available), tips and extras not mentioned.
Rome Ciampino airport: collection no later than 3 pm.
Rome Fiumicino airport: collection no later than 4 pm.
On departure, you will aim to leave the ranch by 9:30 am, arriving first at Fiumicino at 12 pm, then Ciampino at 1 pm. Please aim to book flights departing at least 2 hours after these times.
Set-time group transfers are also available from Chiusi train station on Saturdays at a cost of 35€ (EUR) return rate. Groups will be collected from here between 5.30-6.30 pm. An earlier, private, pickup can also be arranged at additional cost.
Or you can arrive by hire car and driving directions can be provided for your journey.
This riding course is designed not only to perfect your western riding skills but also to teach you how to better help the horse when facing obstacles when riding in the countryside. Participants will be guided by Fabio Tascone who has 27 years of experience in teaching horses and riders with his "natural riding" methods. He aims to provide explanations that are intuitive and easy to follow.
Lessons are given in the riding ring and surrounding pastures, areas which are equipped with various obstacles and provide the opportunity to perform different exercises in order to perfect your trail, pleasure and western riding.
Course Objective: to develop and strengthen the communication and partnership between horse and rider, with a focus on the rider's feeling and sensitivity for the horse. To obtain the optimum communication between the two partners, the rider must learn to create a relationship of trust by developing their balance, seat and posture.
The course includes both theory and practical lessons given in the ring, field exercise area and on trail routes. The lessons are aimed at riders who already have some basic knowledge of western riding and can ride a horse in walk, trot and canter in the riding ring. The first two hours are theory and the rest is all hands-on, so the majority of it is very practical.
The lessons take place each morning and last for approximately two hours. If you wish, there is the possibility to add a two hour trail ride each afternoon at additional cost.
Ability description: Capable of riding at walk, trot and canter in an arena with some basic knowledge of western riding.
Type of ride: Based stay with western riding tuition.
Total riding time: 12 hours tuition over six riding days. You can also choose to have a two-hour hack each afternoon if you wish.
6-13 April (10% discount!), 13-20 April, 8-15 June, 13-20 Juy, 3-10 August, 17-24 August, 28 September - 5 October.
Prices below are based on sharing a twin/double room. For families or groups, we can also offer a cheaper price for sharing rooms with 3 or 4 beds.
Standard Season: £22 per night, £130 per week.
High Season: £24 per night, £147 per week.
This is a stationary programme, staying at the agriturismo each night, for those who wish to ride out and enjoy the countryside. This programme is suitable for all levels and also for those who wish to combine riding with sightseeing or relaxation. You can choose twelve hours of riding (six sessions of two hours each) or twenty four hours (twelve sessions of two hours each).
This is an excellent option for those who are not used to spending too long in the saddle at one time. You ride in the beautiful valleys surrounding the farm, exploring the woodlands and pretty streams which traverse the landscapes.
The programme runs from Saturday to Saturday and is available on a half board or full board basis.
Ability description: Suitable for all levels.
Type of ride: Based stay with daily rides.
Total riding time: Either 12 or 24 hours taken over 6 days, in 2 hour sessions.
PLEASE NOTE: We can also quote the price per night and day if you prefer a short stay, just get in touch.
This is the perfect introduction to trail riding or what the organisers call "a taste of trekking". The programme is ideal for novice riders wanting to improve their trail riding skills and to have a little taste of adventure! Alternatively it would suit riders who just prefer to take it a bit easier.
For each of the first three days, riders will have a two hour ride in the countryside, getting used to the horses and way of riding and improving their trail skills. You will then spend your afternoons at leisure, exploring the area or simply relaxing.
During the following three days you will ride a point to point trail ride with full days in the saddle. On the Wednesday and Thursday you will take care of the horses, once the day of riding is finished, and leave them at safe overnight stops before you are transported back to the farm by minibus. On Friday you will ride the horses back home again.
The trail ride leads you through beech woods, an Etruscan cemetery and along 2000 year old Etruscan roads which are cut deep into the caves, as well as through ancient villages and across beautiful landscapes.
Ability description: Strong novice and above, happy to ride at walk, trot and canter on a sensible horse.
Type of ride: Half a week based stay combined with half a week trail ride (during which you are transported home to the farm each night).
Total riding time: Three days with two riding hours per day, followed by three full riding days.
30 March - 6 April (FULL), 20-27 April, 15-22 June, 3-10 August, 10-17 August, 21-28 September.
Single supplement (only for guests unwilling to share): £22 per night, £130 per week.
Single supplement (only for guests unwilling to share): £24 per night, £147 per week.
This beautiful western trail ride follows the ancient paths of the Etruscans, early inhabitants of Italy who were there long before the famous age of the Roman Empire. The trail leads you from the mountainous landscapes surrounding the farmhouse on an adventure through river valleys, forests, by Lake Mezzano and on to visit an Etruscan necropolis and medieval villages.
You will arrive at the farmhouse and settle in to your accommodation. In the evening you will meet your guide and the other participants of the trail, taking some time to chat and get to know each other.
Today you will spend the whole day on horseback, getting to know your assigned mount. This is a chance for the guide to check that you are well-matched to your horse. There will be a picnic lunch during the day and at the end of the ride you will return to the farmhouse.
After breakfast, you will head out for the start of your adventure. It begins with a ride through the pastures and beech forests, then on to the banks of the Fiora river where you will stop for a picnic lunch and perhaps a swim.
After your break, you will ride along old Etruscan roads known as 'Vie Cave'. These paths are cut deep into the tuffa rock and have been there for more than 2000 years, perhaps once acting as a defence system against invaders thanks to their high, cliff-like walls. They will lead you to the most famous monument in this part of Etruria called the Ildebranda Tomb, an incredible architectural work built somewhat like a temple. Here you will have a quick chance for a visit before heading on to your accommodation for the night.
This morning you will ride on the Etruscan road again, passing through vineyards and olive groves. You will cross the Fiora River and make for the necropolis of Poggio Buco, a historical treasure which is one of the few remaining parts of an ancient Etruscan settlement from around the 7th century BC.
From here you will ride on until you reach the lovely country house which will be your home for the night.
The ride today will offer a longer morning ride into the lower landscapes of the Fiora valley, until you reach the hermitage of Poggio Conte. This is where 16th-century hermits created a chapel by excavating the tuffa rock.
In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to join the Butteri (local Italian cowboys) as they move their cattle using typical local Maremma horses - a wonderful experience of this traditional way of farming. Later in the afternoon, you will be driven back to the country house you slept on the night before and will have some time to relax at the swimming pool.
Your journey continues along the Olpeta, a deep cut Etruscan road and the only one in the area which also includes the remains of a Roman road. You will cross the Olpeta river and climb up to the site of the ancient city of Castro. You will enter the dense woodlands of the Lamone Forest Nature Reserve, carpeted with wildflowers and home to many birds such as woodpeckers and various falcon species. The woods have grown upon this patch of rocky terrain which is of volcanic origin.
During this ride, you will encounter Maremma breed cattle who graze the forest clearings. After a picnic stop it's time to leave the forest and cross the rolling hills, so symbolic of Tuscany, enjoying spectacular views. Your accommodation tonight is near to Lake Mezzano, a crater lake of volcanic origin which is a beautiful place to visit and ideal for a refreshing swim.
On this last day of riding you will depart from Lake Mezzano, riding on country tracks and descend towards the source of the Lente river. From here you will head back up to Sorana, meeting back up with one of the Etruscan roads. The last leg of your journey takes you towards Montevitozzo before bringing you right back to the farmhouse. In the evening you will eat one last dinner together with your guide and group, every participant receiving a small souvenir and a map of the journey you have made on horseback.
After breakfast, it is sadly time to say goodbye to your new friends and horses before heading home.
NB. Trail route may change due to unforeseen circumstances such as difficult weather.
Accommodation: Accommodation starts and finishes at the main farm. During the trail you will stay in typical Italian farmhouses which have been chosen for their comfort, cuisine and practicality for the horses. You stay in double/twin rooms but sometimes single supplement is available on request.
Ability description: Intermediate and above riders, capable of riding at all paces, over difficult terrain and for long hours.
Total riding time: 6 days of riding, usually 5 - 6 hours per day on average. Trail covers 180km in total with daily rides varying from 25 - 40km.
Price includes 7 nights accommodation in traditional and comfortable farmhouses, based on shared twin or double bedrooms. All meals are also included, as well as horse riding as per the itinerary, all luggage transportation along the trail and an experienced guide.
Price does not include transfers, flights and travel insurance.
In this week you can come to understand the basic workings of a typical horse ranch. Your hosts have been keeping, breeding and training western horses for more than 20 years. The land consists of more than 100 hectares and is home to about 50 horses in small droves in broad meadows with natural streams, small forests and scattered rock formations. The youngest ones were just born last year and the oldest horses are already 34 years.
The surroundings make a perfect setting for guests to learn about the daily chores, horsemanship and work involved in running a horse ranch.
In this week you will, amongst other things, learn how to supply and saddle the working ranch horse, you will practice one-handed riding skills required to open and close gates from horseback, drive horse herds and you will learn how to manage a "hand horse" out in the rough terrain as well.
At the end of the week, you will take part in a "Horse Drive" - moving one of the herds of horses to their new pasture. With your trusty "hand horse" who is carrying the supplies for the final BBQ to finish off the week.
Saturday: Arrival, dinner and overnight at the ranch.
Monday: One-handed western riding; Neck reigning; firm control of your horse with only one hand, enabling you to open and close gates, tackle difficult tasks and navigate difficult terrain on horseback.
Tuesday: Trail riding; Opening gates, move your horses sideways over an obstacle, etc.
Wednesday: Team penning with horses.
Thursday: Riding in a group of horses.
Friday: "Horse Drive", a day trip with BBQ.
Ability description: Intermediate and above, capable of riding at walk, trot and canter in open country.
Type of ride: Ranch stay.
Total riding time: 5 half days riding on the course, plus a full day Horse Drive to end the week.
20-27 April, 22-29 June, 20-27 July, 24-31 August, 5-12 October.
Prices include 7 nights full board accommodation in shared twin/double rooms and riding as per the itinerary.
A week long trail ride which will allow you to explore the beauty and history of Tuscany on horseback, with the thrilling prospect of taking part in some authentic cattle moving as well. The route is exactly the same for the camping dates as for the country house dates - it's just the accommodation that varies. On the camping trail, it is the 3/4 nights in the middle of the week that are tented - you still start and end in rooms at the farm.
Arrival in the afternoon and free time before dinner with your guide and other guests. Your accommodation for the night will be at the farm.
After breakfast, you will be driven to the Maremma where you will begin your journey riding through the hills of San Colombano. Crossing the river Fiora and riding through the woods of Montecalvo you will visit the sanctum of Poggio Conte, where, in the 16th century, hermits built a chapel dug entirely from the tough rock of the region.
Today will be your first day with the "Butteri", the Tuscan cowboys. You will enjoy rides through the woods of Baccano before reaching Vulci castle, where you will stop for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon you will visit the archaeological park and begin working with the Butteri and their traditional Maremma cows.
On this day you will spend your entire time in Vulci with the Butteri and their cattle. Continuing to work with the Cowboys as they sort and move their charges. For lunch, you will enjoy a delicious barbecue with products and recipes produced in this beautiful region.
Today you will take a ride back from Vulci to Pietrafitta, where, in the afternoon, you will help to move the Maremma horse foals from their pastures to the corrals in order to be checked and sorted.
Today you will depart on a two-day trail that brings will take you back to the main farmhouse. You will ride along the deeply etched Olpeta Etruscan road (the only one in the area that contains the remains of an ancient Roman road). Then, crossing the Olpeta River you will climb up to the site of the ancient city of Castro. Here you can enter the Lamone Forest Nature Reserve. This dense woodland, with its wildflowers and interesting bird life, such as woodpeckers and falcons, is unique to the area and has been pushed up on rocky terrain by volcanic activity. You will stop for a picnic lunch in the forest before leaving again in order to cross rolling hills with spectacular views and reach your accommodation for the night close to lake Mezzano - a crater lake of volcanic origin and an absolute paradise.
From lake Mezzano you will ride through the Tuscan hills, heading towards the medieval village of Sorano. You will then continue along Etruscan roads toward Montevitozzo before finally reaching the farmhouse once more. In the evening you can enjoy your final dinner together with your guides and other guests during which every participant will receive a small souvenir and a map of your journey.
Breakfast at the farmhouse and then time to depart towards greater adventures.
Accommodation: A combination of traditional Tuscan country guesthouses or tents (depending on your chosen option) and rooms at the ranch.
Ability description: Experienced riders only: comfortable riding at all paces, able to turn and stop confidently at all paces, able to ride away from the group and ride freely without being positioned behind a guide at all times.
Total riding time: 6 days riding, approximately 5 - 6 hours per day.
Camping: 27 April - 4 May (-100€ discount), 4-11 May (FULL).
Country Houses: 12-19 October, 19-26 October (FULL).
Country House: £1518 per person, based on shared rooms.
Camping: £1214 per person, based on shared tents.
Price includes 7 nights full board accommodation in shared twin/double rooms or tents, as well as a horse riding trail and cattle work with the Butteri as per the itinerary.
This programme will offer guests a great introduction to the experience riding out on a point-to-point trail but on a smaller scale. Combining 3 days of short 2 hour morning hacks and 3 days on a mini trail in the Etruscan countryside, you will have a chance to get to know your horse well before you set off to explore further afield. During the trail, you will follow ancient paths used by the Etruscans, the early inhabitants of Italy, who cultivated the region long before the reign of the Roman Empire.
Arrival in the afternoon free time before dinner with your guides and fellow guests. Your accommodation for the night will be at the farm.
Today will be your first riding day and chance to get to know the horses. Following breakfast, you will head down to the stables and be introduced to your steed before enjoying a 2-hour trail ride through the woods which surround the far. This private woodland offers miles of off-road tracks to discover with opportunities to spot wild boar, deer and a variety of birdlife too.
The afternoon is then yours to relax in the peaceful environment of the farm or explore further in the local area.
Dinner and overnight at the farm.
The next two days will follow the same routine, with a morning trail ride through the woodland, covering a different route each time. Those wishing to take advantage of extra riding time, can add an 2-hour afternoon hack or lesson an extra cost (please inform us upon booking).
Over these three days, you will set off on a short trail ride through beech woods, hills and villages in the beautiful Tuscan countryside, stopping to visit ancient Etruscan Necropolis, riding down the "Vie Cave", ancient roads cut deep in the soft tuffa rock of the region more than 2000 years ago. Each night you will sleep in rustic country houses along the route, taking in the wonderful Italian hospitality. By Friday evening you will return back to the farm where you'll enjoy a final dinner together with your hosts, guides and fellow guests.
Following breakfast at the farm, it will be time to head home or to continue on your travels.
Accommodation: 5 nights will be spent in twin/double rooms at the farm (unless single requested), with 2 nights spent in local guesthouses whilst on the mini trail.
Ability description: Intermediate and above - riders should be comfortable at walk, trot and canter with a reasonable level of fitness.
Type of ride: Based stay and 3 day trail combination.
Total riding time: 6 days riding combing 3 days riding out from the farm with a 3 day trail ride.
6-13 April, 13-20 April (10% discount), 11-18 May, 1-8 June, 22-29 June (FULL), 29 June-6 July, 31 August-7 September, 5-12 October.
This trail will allow guests to discover the delights of southern Tuscany and north Lazio. Following ancient roads, you will learn all about the old Etruscan cultures of the region and enjoy phenomenal views of the old volcanic lakes, Bolsena and Mezzano.
Saturday: Arrival in the afternoon and free time before dinner with your guide and other guests and a chance to discuss the itinerary ahead. Your accommodation for the night will be at the ranch.
Sunday: Today will offer a full day of riding and a chance for you and your horse to become accustomed to one another before the trail. You will return to the ranch in the late afternoon and enjoy dinner and overnight here again.
Monday - Friday: For the next 5 days you will set off on the trail of discovery, through the south of Tuscany and over into the north of Lazio.
The route will take you first from the ranch towards Bolsena lake; sometimes riding across the hills above it, enjoying the gorgeous panoramas and sometimes along the banks right next to the lake itself. You will also ride along ancient roads, such the "via Francigena" (a pilgrimage road leading all the way to Rome) and on the ancient Roman road "via Cassia". On Wednesday you will leave the area of Bolsena lake and ride to the smaller Mezzano lake and a very different landscape. From here, on Friday, you will ride back to the ranch passing by Sorano and Etruscan "via cava" - the road cut in tuffa rocks by the Etruscan around 2000 years ago.
Accommodation: A combination of traditional Tuscan country guesthouses and rooms at the ranch.
Departure dates: 2019: 8th-15th June (confirmed), 28th September - 5th October.
Price includes 7 nights shared accommodation in country houses, with all meals and drinks, as well as a 6-day trail as per the itinerary. All luggage transport by backup vehicle is also included.
This trail aims to combine Roman history with a fun and exciting trail. Exploring the ancient paths of the Etruscans - the early inhabitants of Italy - whilst enjoying the unforgettable experience of swimming with your horses.
The following is an example itinerary and may be altered according to the weather or due to technical reasons.
Today you will take a full day ride out in the country surrounding the farm in order to become better acquainted with your horses before setting off on the trail. After breakfast, your guides will match you to your horse for the week and explain the trail route to you, as well as giving you an introduction to the equipment and techniques.
Return to the farm in the late afternoon to relax and enjoy another tasty dinner with your hosts, guides and fellow riders.
The first day of the trail will see you set off from the farm riding towards the Fiora River through the morning. On arrival at the river's banks, you will stop and be met by the support vehicle and hopefully ready to enjoy a delicious picnic lunch. Through the afternoon you will continue to follow the river's course heading along one of the ancient Etruscan roads (via Cava) which was cut deep into the tough rock typical of this area more than 2000 years ago. The route will take you all the way to the famous monument of the Ildebranda tomb - an ancient Etruscan necropolis. You will stop here in order to visit the site and experience this fantastic temple shaped tomb dug straight from the rock. The last stretch of the afternoon will see you reach your campsite for the evening in time for a delicious cooked dinner and a well-deserved rest.
Today you will leave the Fiora valley, heading towards Saturina and follow the Stellata river which is famous for it's thermally heated waters. The source of this river can be traced back to a beautiful waterfall which is very famous in the area. You will stop for a picnic lunch by the banks of the Stellata and have the phenomenal experience of swimming in the naturally heated river.
Once everyone is rested (and dried off) you will continue to follow the river's course until you reach the point where it joins the river Albenga. This will be your camping spot for the night.
The highlight of today will be the chance for you to swim with your loyal and hardworking horse. Following the flow of the Albenga, you will reach a wide opening of the river course and a great spot to take off saddles and bridles and ride into the water. It's certainly not an experience to be missed and we would highly recommend bringing your swimming costume along for this one!
After a day of fun and frolics with the horses, you will saddle up again and head back along the river to your camp from the previous night and a tasty dinner.
Leaving your camp after breakfast, you will again head along the banks of the Albenga river but this time continue on until you reach the ancients Etruscan Necropolis at Puntone. This is another fantastic memorial to this ancient culture and is situated in the midst of a peaceful woodland setting. Again, you will be given the chance to enter the tombs and see for yourselves the physical splendour of this ancient civilisation. Finally, you will make camp for the evening and enjoy another of the tasty meals that will be prepared for you.
Descending back into the Fiora valley, today will see you come full circle and finally arriving back at the farm after what will certainly be a fun and interesting trail. That evening you will enjoy a final dinner with your riding companions and each guest will be presented with a small souvenir and map of the trail ride you have been following - a great memento of a wonderful trip!
After breakfast at the farm, you will be waved a sincere goodbye from the whole team.
Accommodation: Accommodation includes 3 nights at the main farm and 4 nights on the trail in tents. All equipment for camping will be provided (except sleeping bags) including 2 person tents, mattresses, a central eating/kitchen tent, as well as a changing and washing tent.
Ability description: Strong intermediate and above. Must be able to ride for long hours, over tough terrain, in walk, trot and canter.
27 July - 3 August (FULL), 24-31 August.
Trail for young riders (aged 16-24): 13-20 July.
Price includes 7 nights shared accommodation (3 nights in rooms at the ranch & 4 nights in tents), with all meals and drinks, as well as a 6-day trail as per the itinerary. All luggage transport by backup vehicle is also included.
Price does not include transfers, sleeping bags, flights and travel insurance.


It feels like winter is coming and the time for candles is here, so let's restyle our concrete vessels and accessories.
I have some vessels, dinner or taper candles, silver foil, Reindeer Moss, an eucalyptus branch and to set it all a lighter and bit of water.
One option would be to wrap a bit of aluminium / silver foil around the base of a candle. Please be messy and when pushing it gently into the recess of your vessel it will create different openings to place a bit of fir or eucalyptus.
You can set it with soft moss and keep reusing it. However, if you use a bit of water to wet the moss it will get hard when it is dry and offers a more stable fix. You will have to use water to soften the moss again to reuse it.
The ultimate minimalist and third option I can think of is the fitting with a bit of molten candle wax. The recess of all my vessels is spacious to provide an airy recess for an Air Plant and will therefore provide space for standard dinner as well as handcrafted wide taper candles. However, when fixing the candle like this and allowing it to burn down below the recess opening the cleaning process could be stressful for us and the concrete.
Please make sure to stop the candle burning into the mossed area. That will not just make an easy clean but also avoid the moss and other greens from getting burned.
Tip > You can add a copper or silver band to the candle. It makes for a wonderful shiny contrast to the moss or other greens. Perfect for the Holidays!
Well and all year around my vessels are fantastic Air Plant holders or can help to fragrance your house.


We are happy to announce that our website now has a brand new Video Section. The site will host a number of various videos in different categories, including How-To guides, product information and company updates.
Southern Star Aluminium and Canterbury Timber windows and doors will both be featured, with a total of 7 videos currently available to view across all categories.
Our new video section is also hosting videos created by the Australian Window Association.
As installation continues to be a major problem for the performance of windows and glazed doors throughout Australia, in response to 'failed window and door systems' that are discovered to actually be the result of poor installation, the AWA has developed a series of videos detailing installation procedures and techniques.
More videos will be added to the section, so be sure to keep an eye out for new additions.


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Song of Three Young Men
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A Son Is Promised to Abraham
1The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day, 2#He 13.2 he looked up and saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran out to meet them. Bowing down with his face touching the ground, 3he said, "Sirs, please do not pass by my home without stopping; I am here to serve you. 4Let me bring some water for you to wash your feet; you can rest here beneath this tree. 5I will also bring a bit of food; it will give you strength to continue your journey. You have honored me by coming to my home, so let me serve you."
They replied, "Thank you; we accept."
6Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick, take a sack of your best flour, and bake some bread." 7Then he ran to the herd and picked out a calf that was tender and fat, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to get it ready. 8He took some cream, some milk, and the meat, and set the food before the men. There under the tree he served them himself, and they ate.
9Then they asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
"She is there in the tent," he answered.
10 # Ro 9.9 One of them said, "Nine months from now#18.10: Nine months from now; or This time next year. I will come back, and your wife Sarah will have a son."
Sarah was behind him, at the door of the tent, listening. 11Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah had stopped having her monthly periods. 12#1 P 3.6 So Sarah laughed to herself and said, "Now that I am old and worn out, can I still enjoy sex? And besides, my husband is old too."
13Then the Lord asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I really have a child when I am so old?' 14#Lk 1.37 Is anything too hard for the Lord? As I said, nine months from now I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
15Because Sarah was afraid, she denied it. "I didn't laugh," she said.
"Yes, you did," he replied. "You laughed."
Abraham Pleads for Sodom
16Then the men left and went to a place where they could look down at Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on their way. 17And the Lord said to himself, "I will not hide from Abraham what I am going to do. 18His descendants will become a great and mighty nation, and through him I will bless all the nations.#18.18: through … nations; or all the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed him. 19I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised."
20Then the Lord said to Abraham, "There are terrible accusations against Sodom and Gomorrah, and their sin is very great. 21I must go down to find out whether or not the accusations which I have heard are true."
22Then the two men left and went on toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham. 23Abraham approached the Lord and asked, "Are you really going to destroy the innocent with the guilty? 24If there are fifty innocent people in the city, will you destroy the whole city? Won't you spare it in order to save the fifty? 25Surely you won't kill the innocent with the guilty. That's impossible! You can't do that. If you did, the innocent would be punished along with the guilty. That is impossible. The judge of all the earth has to act justly."
26The Lord answered, "If I find fifty innocent people in Sodom, I will spare the whole city for their sake."
27Abraham spoke again: "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. I am only a man and have no right to say anything. 28But perhaps there will be only forty-five innocent people instead of fifty. Will you destroy the whole city because there are five too few?"
The Lord answered, "I will not destroy the city if I find forty-five innocent people."
29Abraham spoke again: "Perhaps there will be only forty."
He replied, "I will not destroy it if there are forty."
30Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord, but I must speak again. What if there are only thirty?"
He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty."
31Abraham said, "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. Suppose that only twenty are found?"
He said, "I will not destroy the city if I find twenty."
32Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord, and I will speak only once more. What if only ten are found?"
He said, "I will not destroy it if there are ten." 33After he had finished speaking with Abraham, the Lord went away, and Abraham returned home.
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The Three Visitors
1Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day. 2He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When Abraham saw them, he ran from his tent to meet them. He bowed facedown on the ground before them 3and said, "Sir, if you think well of me, please stay awhile with me, your servant. 4I will bring some water so all of you can wash your feet. You may rest under the tree, 5and I will get some bread for you so you can regain your strength. Then you may continue your journey."
The three men said, "That is fine. Do as you said."
6Abraham hurried to the tent where Sarah was and said to her, "Hurry, prepare twenty quarts of fine flour, and make it into loaves of bread." 7Then Abraham ran to his herd and took one of his best calves. He gave it to a servant, who hurried to kill it and to prepare it for food. 8Abraham gave the three men the calf that had been cooked and milk curds and milk. While they ate, he stood under the tree near them.
9The men asked Abraham, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
"There, in the tent," said Abraham.
10Then the Lord said, "I will certainly return to you about this time a year from now. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son."
Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent which was behind him. 11Abraham and Sarah were very old. Since Sarah was past the age when women normally have children, 12she laughed to herself, "My husband and I are too old to have a baby."
13Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, 'I am too old to have a baby'? 14Is anything too hard for the Lord? No! I will return to you at the right time a year from now, and Sarah will have a son."
15Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, "I didn't laugh."
But the Lord said, "No. You did laugh."
16Then the men got up to leave and started out toward Sodom. Abraham walked along with them a short time to send them on their way.
Abraham's Bargain with God
17The Lord said, "Should I tell Abraham what I am going to do now? 18Abraham's children will certainly become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19I have chosen him so he would command his children and his descendants to live the way the Lord wants them to, to live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord, will give Abraham what I promised him."
20Then the Lord said, "I have heard many complaints against the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. They are very evil. 21I will go down and see if they are as bad as I have heard. If not, I will know."
22So the men turned and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood there before the Lord. 23Then Abraham approached him and asked, "Do you plan to destroy the good people along with the evil ones? 24What if there are fifty good people in that city? Will you still destroy it? Surely you will save the city for the fifty good people living there. 25Surely you will not destroy the good people along with the evil ones; then they would be treated the same. You are the judge of all the earth. Won't you do what is right?"
26The Lord said, "If I find fifty good people in the city of Sodom, I will save the whole city because of them."
27Then Abraham said, "Though I am only dust and ashes, I have been brave to speak to the Lord. 28What if there are only forty-five good people in the city? Will you destroy the whole city for the lack of five good people?"
The Lord said, "If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy the city."
29Again Abraham said to him, "If you find only forty good people there, will you destroy the city?"
The Lord said, "If I find forty, I will not destroy it."
30Then Abraham said, "Lord, please don't be angry with me, but let me ask you this. If you find only thirty good people in the city, will you destroy it?"
He said, "If I find thirty good people there, I will not destroy the city."
31Then Abraham said, "I have been brave to speak to the Lord. But what if there are twenty good people in the city?"
He answered, "If I find twenty there, I will not destroy the city."
32Then Abraham said, "Lord, please don't be angry with me, but let me bother you this one last time. What if you find ten there?"
He said, "If I find ten there, I will not destroy it."
33When the Lord finished speaking to Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
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The tenure of BJP chief Amit Shah was scheduled to end in January 2019. The decision was taken at a two-day national executive meet that started in New Delhi on Saturday. Shah was elected as the BJP president in August 2014.
Inaugurating the meet, Shah vowed to work to ensure the BJP's return to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. He said this victory will be bigger than the one in 2014. "We have the most-popular leader in the world [Prime Minister Narendra Modi]," Shah said.
The BJP's national executive is meeting almost after a year. On the first day of the meet, the party adopted the slogan 'ajey BJP' (invincible BJP). The party's national office bearers and presidents of state units attended the meet.
With the 2019 Lok Sabha election around the corner, the BJP is expected to brainstorm on combating the Opposition's attack on the Modi government over issues like rising fuel prices, demonetisation, Rafale deal, among others.
Attended by key BJP leaders from across the country and the national leadership, the meeting is also expected to see the party strategise for the upcoming state assembly polls and the Lok Sabha election.


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There were military jets in that immediate area with two of them passing close to the ufo. military planes often practice (or other in that exact area). the planes did not pursue but were close enough to make eye contact and probably close enough to photograph. the ufo went into a sparse cloud and didn't come back out. i assume it disappeared. at no time did the military jets make any course change to get closer to it.


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The bicolored wren (Campylorhynchus griseus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil.

Taxonomy and systematics

The bicolored wren has six subspecies:

C. g. albicilius Bonaparte (1854)
C. g. bicolor Pelzeln (1875)
C. g. griseus Swainson (1837)
C. g. minor Cabanis (1851)
C. g. pallidus Phelps & Phelps Jr. (1947)
C. g. zimmeri Borrero & Hernandez-Camacho (1958)

It has sometimes been treated as conspecific with the giant wren (Campylorhynchus chiapensis) and might form a superspecies with it. Subspecies C. g. zimmeri has been considered to be an intergrade between albicius and the nominate griseus.

Description

The bicolored wren is the largest South American wren and second in size only to the giant wren overall in the family. It is  long and weighs . The sexes are similar. The nominate adults have dark chocolate crowns and napes and their upperparts a paler chocolate. An off-white supercilium separates a dark brown stripe through the eye from the crown and the rest of the face is also white. Their tail is dark brown; all of the tail feathers except the middle pair have a white band near the end. The throat and the entire underparts are white. C. g. albicilius is rustier than the nominate; so is bicolor but its rump is lighter. C. g. minor is smaller and its nape and upper back are blackish brown. C. g. pallidus is paler and more gray than the nominate and  has a darker crown. The juveniles are grayer than the adults; their caps are mottled gray-brown and their underparts are grayish white.

Distribution and habitat

The subspecies of bicolored wren are distributed thus:

C. g. albicilius, northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela with a few records in far eastern Panama
C. g. bicolor, western Colombia's upper Magdalena Valley and west slope of the Eastern Andes
C. g. griseus, eastern Venezuela through western and southwestern Guyana into extreme northern Brazil
C. g. minor, northern Venezuela and eastern Colombia
C. g. pallidus, southern Venezuela's Amazonas State
C. g. zimmeri, central Colombia's Huila and Tolima Departments

The bicolored wren inhabits areas with scattered trees and bushes and is completely absent from forests and wide open areas. C. g. bicolor occurs in arid thorn scrub and the other subspecies in significantly more humid areas. In elevation it ranges up to  in Colombia and  in Venezuela.

Behavior

Feeding

The bicolored wren forages in trees and on the ground. Its diet is primarily invertebrates, but it also eats vegetable matter such as berries.

Breeding

The bicolored wren has two breeding seasons in Venezuela, January to March and May to August; its season in Colombia has not been determined. It is a cooperative breeder with blood relatives helping the nesting pair defend the nest and feed the young. The nest is a dome made of grass and other fibers and with a side entrance. It is placed high in a tree and is well concealed. The wren sometimes also uses old domed nests of other species. The clutch size is three to five.

Vocalization

The male bicolored wren's song is "a series of multiple loud gurgling notes" . The female's is similar but includes a trill. The songs vary widely across the species' range. Its calls are "mostly harsh and grating" .

Status

The IUCN has assessed the bicolored wren as being of Least Concern. It is "common or abundant [and can] tolerate substantial modification of habitat, provided that sufficient bushes remain; for example, [it] can co-exist with agricultural practices such as ranching.

References

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Birds of the Guianas
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The Emerging Trends In Healthcare Technology
April 8, 2015 Daren Nelson
By Daren Nelson
The healthcare technology industry changes at a fast pace. So what will healthcare technology look like in the coming year? To help you answer this question, the following predictions highlight the major trends you should expect in 2015.
Amazon and Alibaba to Enter the Healthcare Market
Alibaba and Amazon are predicted to enter the healthcare market in a big way this year, providing dedicated services around healthcare. As both Internet giants have the ability and capacity to service both institutional organizations and individual customers, this could radically shake the market, especially if a more patient-centric healthcare model is followed.
Chinese Companies Increase Share of Healthcare Technology Market
Chinese companies will continue to increase their share of the healthcare technology market in 2015. Chinese producers of medical imaging and other capital equipment are already challenging the market share of larger multinational companies in US, Japan, and Europe. Chinese manufacturers of medical technology and healthcare are now making an imprint into emerging markets. China is also set to become the technology leader in APAC with its share of the healthcare IT market rising from 21% in 2013 to 32% in 2020.
Cognitive Analytics to Become Mainstream
Markets for healthcare analytics and cognitive computing products are predicted to grow by over a fourth (27%). Previous barriers to commercialization have been overcome, enabling the commercial launch of several SaaS modules in the year to come.
Huge Growth in Private Healthcare Exchanges
There will also be a huge increase in the use of private healthcare exchanges by enrollees purchasing health plans this year. Last year, there were approximately 2.5 million enrollees using private exchanges, a figure that's expected to increase three-fold. This rise in popularity will be fueled by businesses who are looking to change plans and contributions to employees by negotiating options through private exchanges.
More mHealth Products Provided by Employers
An increasing number of businesses and organizations are likely to present their employees with vouchers and discounts for mHealth products and service platforms, with one estimate suggesting that as many as four-fifths of large businesses will provide such incentives aimed at encouraging a healthier lifestyle. The business logic behind this trend is obvious: employees who are more aware of their health and take preventative action are less likely to experience more acute outcomes.
Growth in Consumer Out-of-Pocket Spending on Health and Wellness
Customer out-of-pocket spending on health and wellness is also expected to grow this year. High profile launches like the Apple Watch and its associated health kit are likely to encourage a rise in spending by as much as 60 or 70%, meaning that 2015 could be the year that wearables and mHealth applications are finally embraced by a large section of the population (visit Stoneridge website for more information).
Wearables: More Business But Fewer Companies
While wearables are predicted to grow in popularity, it's also expected that the number of producers will fall. Presently, the market is oversaturated and stuffed full of similar, indistinguishable wearables. With this in mind, the market is likely to contract this year, reducing the number of wearable producers to a select few who are all capable of offering distinctive goods. This, combined with growing consumer interest in wearables this year, means there will possibly be more business but fewer companies in this marketplace.
High Risk of Hacker Attack for Healthcare Providers
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Last year, almost half (42%) of all major data breaches occurred as a result of attacks on hospitals and other healthcare organizations. Industry watchdogs have already raised a number of red flags that warn of potential security vulnerabilities including the use of outdated software systems by hospital networks, weak security measures, and the lack of coordinated security strategies across organizations.
As these trends demonstrate, healthcare technology is likely to transform over the next year with new players at both domestic and international level, as well as new products changing the market.
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Online community connects under-represented communities amid pandemic
By: Stephanie Stone
When the pandemic hit, a Southern California man made it his mission to make sure under-represented communities and minority-owned businesses didn't fail. What started as a small online movement grew into the thousands.
It has one goal: to help one another.
Keven Seo is the self-titled "super connector."
"As an extroverted extrovert, the No. 1 way to kill an extrovert is to put them in quarantine," Seo said.
The quarantine wasn't his style.
"I love connecting people, I love communities, I like connecting pieces so when I hear people talk about a business or what they need or who they need, I love introducing them to each other and watching that relationship happen," Seo said.
But, that's not really possible during a complete lockdown -- so one would think.
"I noticed there was a lot of hardship and they did vocalize 'hey, our business isn't doing so well,'" Seo said. "[When] I started seeing this, I realized our community didn't have a place to see each other, talk, meet, not just discuss problems but see how we can help each other with our connections."
He created a small space on the internet called "Network with Kevin" for Asian-Americans.
"Asking for help is hard, too, like as an Asian-American, I was taught to put my head on the ground, work hard and that's it," Seo said. "But (for) a lot of us, community is so important, we have to do it together so I really try to create a community of genuine connection."
They meet weekly on Zoom and talk about hardships and how to reach out. New partnerships have formed such as new tech companies and restaurants amid the COVID-19 shutdown.
These partnerships formed because of Seo's work.
"I'm Asian-American and an immigrant and if I go up to another Asian-American, they're going to trust what I say we're growing up in the same background," Seo said. "That way we can connect faster and help each other faster and right now is a critical time for that."
He says, it sounds silly, but one of the first things he did was go to small Asian-owned restaurants and highlight their food to help drive business.
One of those businesses is Modern Filipino Kitchen in Anaheim, California.
"We serve Filipino food; we do Filipino culture with a modern look but we also keep the traditional flavors that you'd find in the Philippines," Henry Pineda, the restaurant's owner and chef.
Pineda says opening a restaurant was a childhood dream of his.
"My family in the Philippines, they have a restaurant," Pineda said. "They've been open 30 years. Every time we go back, I found myself in their restaurant causing havoc over there."
When the shutdown happened, he lost more than 80% of his business and he was scared. Enter Seo and his "Network with Kevin" community.
"A lot of people didn't know who we were," Pineda said. "They were able to see us and come support through his network and we're a small mom and pop. We don't have a budget for marketing or a PR person so that video and him putting us out there really helped us out and drive people to us."
In turn, Pineda says, he's helped others who are out of work, by holding popup restaurant events to give people a job. And they've all found common ground in a common group of friends, helping one another.
"What I was taught growing up was this symbol for human being was another human leaning on a human being that's what I was taught at a young age to always rely on the community and that's why it's important to me today," Seo said.
For the extroverted extrovert, he says, at the very least, he has a ton of friends and they have a bond that only they will recognize.
"It brings familiarity," Seo said. "It's very similar cultures so there's more understanding what someone else has gone through or what family background they have with their upbringing."


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It was the Friday before the Woodcock season opened. It was fun to get a couple of nice solid points on them.
The spot that we hunted has been my best grouse area for the past 15 years but this time we didn't move a single grouse. This was the first time that this had happened at this area.


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Our glassing-free zone
by Nikkii Joyce
A NIGHT on the town is safer here than almost anywhere else, thanks to the Sunshine Coast laying claim to being Queensland's only "glassing-free" region.
Police figures show the region is yet to report a violent physical attack involving a glass or the perspex variety more than eight months into the new year.
The Sunshine Coast sits alone on the state's "glassing-free" tally.
The closest are Toowoomba, Hervey Bay and Rockhampton, which have all recorded two incidents.
It is significantly better than the same period last year, when four glassings had been reported by August, 2010, on the Sunshine Coast.
Police and liquor education experts hope the long-fought-for success will bring back the residents and visitors who now avoid nightspots at Mooloolaba, Caloundra and Noosa because of escalating violence.
Sunshine Coast police acting Superintendent Mark Henderson said police weekend walk-throughs, which had a proven calming affect on patrons, were now standard for uniform patrols.
"More than 80 'walk-throughs' were conducted last weekend alone," Supt Henderson said.
"It is especially pleasing to say that this has truly been a whole of community success, which has included several branches of the liquor accord group CALM and related licensees, coupled with pro-active enforcement by the relevant agencies and a growing level of community intolerance of anti-social alcohol-related violence."
Traditional "glasses" have largely been replaced on the Sunshine Coast by the perspex variety as part of a glass ban.
But police said any attack involving the perspex variety would also technically be classed as a "glassing".
Earlier this year the Sunshine Coast CALM program was named as the country's best alcohol management program in the 2011 Local Government Awards.
It came on the back of a two-year low in alcohol-fuelled violence at Mooloolaba (70% reduction), Maroochydore (33%) and Noosa (13%).
Community Programs acting manager Cindi Coinex said it came down to more than strict adherence to "code of conduct" by licensees.
"It's the ongoing community education and awareness initiatives which increasingly tell the public we're not going to tolerate any behaviour outside these guidelines."
Should glass be banned at local pubs?
This poll ended on 25 August 2011.
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.


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Featuring a very sleek, shiny design and a screw on spike.
Available in 6mm and 8mm length bar.


Energy Efficiency- Does Size Matter?
Energy efficient appliances and the right mindset doesn't necessarily make a large house energy efficient.
The US is seeing a growth in larger homes. In fact, they are now bigger than ever before, according to the country's most recent Census Bureau data.
Normally this would sound alarm bells in the energy efficiency arena since larger homes typically consume more energy. But, apparently efficiency gains are offsetting more than 70% of the growth in that would result from the growing size and number of US households, says the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Energy intensity—energy used per square foot—was 37% less in 2009 than in 1980.
Stricter building codes-The Building Technologies Office (BTO) collaborates with the residential building industry to improve the energy efficiency of both new and existing homes. By developing, demonstrating, and deploying cost-effective solutions, BTO strives to reduce energy consumption across the residential building sector by at least 50%.
However, the EIA points out that the gains from energy intensity improvements would have been even larger if it were not for consumer preferences for larger homes and increased adoption of home appliances and electronics.
While the average home size has grown by about 20% over the three decade period, the increased square footage is seeing an increase in the number and size of devices such as televisions with larger screens and new or expanding end uses such as computers, networking equipment, and home entertainment devices.
So, to sum up, US households actually consumed more energy overall, 10.2 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2009—up from 9.3 quads in 1980—even though they consumed less per square foot.
While energy efficiency counts for a great deal, it is important to understand that a property's size can counteract this. It really is a balancing act which will need to be recognised by homeowners, builders and designers, as well as utilities.


Reading Annie Reiner's Bion and Being: Passion and the Creative Mind (Karnac, 2012) was a spiritual experience for me. Dr. Reiner illuminates the often-obscure ideas of Wilfred Bion with seemingly effortless and masterful recourse to poetry, literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. The book is a serenely beautiful extended meditation on Bion's O and a rigorous and lucid explication of a theoretical paradigm that shapes a powerful psychoanalytic vision. In addition to the soulful consolation that I got from the book, I was grateful to observe how a Bionian analyst works with patients. Dr. Reiner shows how Bion's vision has profound implications for how to work with clients and she demonstrates how she has shaped that vision into an extremely coherent and powerful tool for analyzing the lives that we are privileged to touch as therapists. This book, an example of psychoanalytic writing at its best, is for professionals and students wanting to know more about Bion, for clinicians needing new inspiration for their practice, and for the general reader who appreciates the possibilities of psychoanalysis as a program for life.
Annie Reiner is a senior faculty member at the Psychoanalytic Center of California. She is a poet, playwright, and author-illustrator of children's books. Her psychoanalytic writings have been published in many journal and anthologies. Recently, she edited a festschrift collection of essays about the work of James Grotstein, published in 2015. She maintains a private practice in Beverly Hills, California.
Philip Lance, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with a private practice in Los Angeles. He is candidate at The Psychoanalytic Center of California. He can be reached at philipjlance@gmail.com.


The events of the last week can help us understand the ways and means of the US-led empire, particularly how "the intelligence community" (TIC) and the mainstream media (MSM) work in tandem.
A spokesperson for President Obama promptly issued a public denial: "Neither President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any U.S. citizen. Any suggestion otherwise is simply false."
Choosing between Trump's claim and Obama's isn't what's important here. But it prompts us to reacquaint ourselves with the context as a way to understand these recent events.
Ever since Ed Snowden's leak of National Security Agency (NSA) documents, we've known that TIC (that's "the intelligence community") vacuums up and saves every bit of digital information generated by any of us here in the US. Absolutely everything (phone calls, text messages, emails, online posts, etc.) is taken into government custody. Not just the technical details of how a communication occurred, but the substance of our messages too. This routinely occurs without anyone in authority approving it.
No one is exempted from this privacy intrusion. Donald Trump is no exception, nor Hillary Clinton, nor members of Congress or Supreme Court justices. All of them—and all of us—are constantly being surveilled and recorded.
All this information vacuumed up by TIC is stored for future access in searchable databases. This creates a staggering potential for government abuse via intimidation, blackmail, law enforcement investigation and criminal prosecution.
Yes, there are detailed laws and procedures in place to describe who can access all this information, under what circumstances, and for what purposes. Who enforces these detailed laws and procedures? Because it concerns national security, the courts won't touch it. Oversight is supposedly provided by congressional committees, but that's not very effective because TIC has all the secret information and Congress is dependent on what it is told. So TIC pretty much secretly monitors itself (or not, as the case may be).
How it all works is a highly specialized world unto itself. Here is a brief overview.
a) If agents of law enforcement want to use in court the communications between two Americans located here in the US, then law enforcement usually needs a specific, prior warrant from a judge.
b) If for national security purposes TIC wants to use in court communications data collected in bulk within the US from people who are within the US, it must first obtain a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court order.
c) For national security purposes TIC is authorized to collect communications outside the US without a warrant, even if captured information includes communication with an American here in the US. So long as the collection occurs outside the US (such as a message routed through a digital switch outside the US), the collection is authorized even if all the parties to a conversation are Americans within the US. Under this huge loophole, the NSA in 2014 reportedly collected 850 billion phone and internet records and the unfiltered private communications of millions of Americans, all without a warrant of any kind.
d) If a collected communication isn't authorized one way or another, then it is not to be used by any government agent. However, since these are all covert agencies, no one knows how often unauthorized intercepts are selectively shared for purposes of intimidation, investigation and building a legal case against a target.
e) In any event, TIC can leak what it has already collected to friendly media outlets, as it did back in January with the call between the Russian ambassador and national security advisor Michael Flynn. In that instance, the leak led to Flynn's termination. Though there was nothing wrong with anything Flynn said during the call, he was pilloried for not describing the contents of the call accurately.
With this background in mind, we move to consider the performance of the mainstream media (MSM) in its reporting on this controversy.
For the most part, the MSM have encouraged us to regard what Obama's spokesperson said as accurate. Trump's tweet, on the other hand, has been widely disparaged as lacking evidentiary support, reflecting poor judgment, and sourced from an "alt-right website" that lacked credibility.
This rather disparate treatment may not surprise us anymore; we've known for several months now that the MSM is very displeased to have Trump as president. Nevertheless, it is unnerving how the MSM ignored its own reporting in suggesting Trump was spouting nonsense.
"American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current and former senior American officials said."
"Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials.
When we connect the dots between these MSM reports and the numerous leaks that have plagued the Trump Administration through its first two months in office, a clear picture begins to emerge.
First, Trump's campaign was surveilled by TIC (as we all are). Some of the information authorized by the warrants was shared with law enforcement personnel. Other collected information was widely shared across the government, thereby increasing the likelihood it would be leaked to the media.
And that's exactly what has been happening, according to William Binney, the National Security Agency's former technical director. Remember news reports about President Trump's phone call with Mexico's president? With Australia's president? How do you suppose the MSM gained access to that information?
Score one for the Obama Administration.
No, President Obama did not explicitly order the surveillance of Trump's phones; that happened automatically, simply because it is how things work in the USA now (and in a few limited instances, via a warrant). But yes, President Obama made sure lots of people across the government received access to all of the information vacuumed up about Trump and his staff. And yes, in his imprecise way, Trump blamed Obama personally for the mess his new administration finds itself in.
Last thing: on March 7, WikiLeaks began publishing the CIA's digital hacking tools. Reportedly included in the library of tools is Umbrage, which leaves false "evidence" of who is behind a hack and where it is coming from. Why would this be useful? Well, let's say you want to hack the Democratic National Committee and blame it on the Russians. By inserting fake "digital fingerprints" associated with prior Russian hacks, you can point investigators away from the real guilty party and toward an innocent party.
As Robert Parry at ConsortiumNews.com sees it, the WikiLeaks disclosures raise fresh doubts about claims the Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee last spring.
So what have we learned? Justin Raimondo, editor of Antiwar.com, provides a summary.
"The campaign to frame up and discredit Trump and his associates is characteristic of how a police state routinely operates. A national security apparatus that vacuums up all our communications and stores them for later retrieval has been utilized by political operatives to go after their enemies – and not even the President of the United States is immune. This is something that one might expect to occur in, say, Turkey, or China: that it is happening here, to the cheers of much of the media and the Democratic Party, is beyond frightening.
"The irony is that the existence of this dangerous apparatus—which civil libertarians have warned could and probably would be used for political purposes— has been hailed by Trump and his team as a necessary and proper function of government. Indeed, Trump has called for the execution of the person who revealed the existence of this sinister engine of oppression – Edward Snowden. Absent Snowden's revelations, we would still be in the dark as to the existence and vast scope of the NSA's surveillance.
"What must be investigated is the incubation of a clandestine political police force inside the national security apparatus, one that has been unleashed against Trump – and could be deployed against anyone.
March 14 update: Glenn Greenwald provides an excellent summary of current surveillance practices, including the way officials pretend that they are not allowed to "wiretap" conversations of Americans without a warrant, in his March 13 article, "Rand Paul is Right: NSA Routinely Monitors Americans' Communications Without a Warrant."
March 22 update: Neema Singh Guliani provides another excellent overview in her "Could the President Spy on His Political Opponents?"


Plays a functional lead role in the design, analysis, and reporting of clinical studies. Writes statistical analysis plans, performs statistical analyses, contributes to and reviews study reports, and interacts with other study team members and clients on study set up and conduct, including timelines and financial oversight.
Develops statistical analysis plans and reporting specifications for simple clinical studies.
Develops and describes appropriate statistical techniques for the analysis of data in a statistical analysis plan.
Takes direction from other statisticians on statistical methodology, study design, therapeutic area details, and data analysis.
Works closely with analysis programmers and medical writers to design appropriate shells and specifications for outputs that can be produced efficiently.
In lead role on studies, reviews statistical analysis plan if written by others.
Performs statistical analyses and interprets results from simple clinical studies.
Develops or QCs analysis programs to implement techniques described in the statistical analysis plan.
May approve final database for freeze/lock.
Assesses model assumptions for statistical analyses.
Works with programmers, writers, and clinicians to coordinate data summarization and analysis activities, including summary statistics, tabulations, graphics, analysis output, and raw data listings.
Reviews statistical reports and statistical sections of clinical study reports.
Contributes statistical expertise to project teams for the design, analysis, and reporting of simple clinical studies.
Serves as primary functional representative on project teams.
May participate in the development and review of CRFs, data edit specifications, and critical variable lists.
Works with the project manager and functional manager to determine resource projections and project schedules.
Visits clients to discuss statistical issues.
Maintains and develops knowledge of company and industry procedures and methodologies.
Performs billable work in accordance with PRA's policies, procedures, and SOPs.
Maintains basic knowledge of drug development process.
Continues statistical training on new methods and techniques via self-study, internal training and courses, and external conferences and courses.
MS degree in Statistics or Biostatistics.
Awareness of multiple statistical and therapeutic areas.
Ability to plan, implement, and monitor the statistical processes for a clinical study.
Good communication skills with leadership potential.
Must be able to commute to Whippany office daily.
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Q: How to make Spring's @Autowired to work in JUnit 5 extensions? I have a Spring Boot application, and I am trying to use @Autowired in a JUnit 5 extension. However, I cannot get it to work. (The @Autowired field is null.) Can anybody help?
Below is code that demonstrates the problem I'm having (the important parts are SomeExtension and SomeTest. As written, mvn test causes the test to fail in beforeEach. Sorry if I'm including too much.
src/test/java/somepackage/SomeExtension.java:
package somepackage;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.BeforeEachCallback;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;

@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
public class SomeExtension implements BeforeEachCallback {
    @Autowired
    SomeBean bean;

    @Override
    public void beforeEach(ExtensionContext context) {
        assertNotNull(bean);
    }
}

src/test/java/somepackage/SomeTest.java:
package somepackage;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;

@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@ExtendWith(SomeExtension.class)
class SomeTest {
    @Test
    void nothingTest() {
    }
}

src/main/java/somepackage/SomeBean.java
package somepackage;

import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Component
public class SomeBean {
}

src/main/java/somepackage/MainClass.java
package somepackage;

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;

@SpringBootApplication
public class MainClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SpringApplication.run(MainClass.class, args);
    }
}

pom.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>fooGroupId</groupId>
    <artifactId>barArtifactId</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>2.0.3.RELEASE</version>
    </parent>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
            <exclusions>
                <exclusion>
                    <!-- Don't include Junit 4 -->
                    <groupId>junit</groupId>
                    <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
                </exclusion>
            </exclusions>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
            <version>5.2.0</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <properties>
        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
    </properties>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>

            <plugin>
                <!--
                This is copied from https://junit.org/junit5/docs/current/user-guide/#running-tests-build-maven
                This allows the surefire plugin to be able to find Junit 5 tests, so `mvn test` works.
                -->
                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.21.0</version>
                <dependencies>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
                        <artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
                        <version>1.2.0</version>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>spring-releases</id>
            <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release</url>
        </repository>
    </repositories>
    <pluginRepositories>
        <pluginRepository>
            <id>spring-releases</id>
            <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release</url>
        </pluginRepository>
    </pluginRepositories>

</project>

I'm also having similar issues with @Value. If the solution also works for that, it would be great.
Thank you.

A: JUnit 5 extensions can not operate on other extensions, just on test classes.
So...
@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
public class SomeExtension implements BeforeEachCallback {

    @Autowired
    SomeBean bean;

    @Override
    public void beforeEach(ExtensionContext context) {
        assertNotNull(bean);
    }

}

@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@ExtendWith(SomeExtension.class)
class SomeTest {

    @Test
    void nothingTest() {
    }

}

... can not work. This would:
public class SomeExtension implements BeforeEachCallback {

    @Override
    public void beforeEach(ExtensionContext context) {
        // [...]
    }

}

@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@ExtendWith(SomeExtension.class)
class SomeTest {

    @Autowired
    SomeBean bean;

    @Test
    void nothingTest() {
    }

}

If you can explain why you need a bean in your extension, we may be able to help you find a fix for that, too.

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Miss Emmanuelle Oziofu, a nine-year-old of Fortune Schools in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Has created a website called Food Website set to originate in February 2018.
She made this known at her ninth birthday celebration where she enthused; "The website, known as Food website is to encourage both parents and children to eat healthy local and international dishes and to cut down on junk food. One of the contents of the website is Goodbye Junk Food, Hello Super Healthy Food, which contains all African food, continental dishes and a list of restaurants in various cities in the world.
The website also has a form for customers' feedback. I am working on the food order, delivery content and also a mobile app that would be available on Google Play Store.


Originally from Wallington in South London, Natalia spent much of her youth exploring the rest of the city and loves to share her knowledge of the capital with FIE students. She is particularly interested in London's contemporary dance scene, having spent time studying, reviewing and performing in shows.
Natalia came to FIE after completing a BA in Dance & English at the University of Winchester. While studying for her undergraduate degree, she worked as a Residential Assistant, International Buddy and Academic Affairs Officer with Winchester Student Union. Natalia has since completed postgraduate study at the University of Nottingham and graduated in 2015 with a PGCert in International Student Advice and Support. She brings her experience at Winchester and Nottingham to her roles as Student Life Coordinator and Residence Life Supervisor at FIE.


30 years ago, the phrase "no cameras allowed" was more of a guideline than a policy. For Julian David Stone, that line was drawn incredibly thin.
In his latest book, No Cameras Allowed: My Career as an Outlaw Rock and Roll Photographer, Stone shares some of his favorite photographs and the unique stories behind them. He wasn't a normal concert photographer – he didn't even have credentials to shoot the majority of the shows he did.
The first time he was told he couldn't bring his camera in, he simply stashed it in his socks. This progressed to taping equipment all over his body and ultimately customizing a jacket to hide equipment from security guards.
He shot dozens of the greatest acts, many of whom are featured in the book – Prince, U2, the Police, David Bowie, R.E.M., the Ramones, Elvis Costello, the Talking Heads, the Grateful Dead and Joan Jett, to name a few – all from the crowd, capturing exactly what the fans were seeing and the way the band meant the show to be seen.
When Prince and Bowie died in 2016, Stone shared his favorite photos he shot of them in the early 1980s and got an overwhelming response from people who were curious about how he had these photos.
The book is filled with one-of-a-kind photos and memories of his time spent at concerts and how he eventually started getting work once he built up his portfolio. The craziest part was he had no intention of selling his work or sustaining a career as a concert photographer. His passion lied in filmmaking and was actually going to school to pursue a degree in that when he finally hung up his makeshift camera jacket.
No Cameras Allowed is the perfect mix of storytelling and illustration that captures a wide demographic. Getting away with sneaking in camera equipment like Julian David Stone did is impossible these days, but hearing the stories of life as an outlaw photographer mixed with photos of some of music's biggest legends is absolutely worth sharing.


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Hilda Sarah Bernard (Puerto Deseado, 1920. október 29. – Buenos Aires, 2022. április 20.) argentin színésznő.

Fontosabb filmjei
Mozifilmek
 Mala Gente (1952)
 Historia de una soga (1956)
 Enigma de mujer (1956)
 Diapasón (1986)
 Elveszített testek (Corps perdus) (1989)
 Animalada (2001)
 Cselédszoba (Cama adentro) (2004)
 Jennifer's Shadow (2004)
Tv-film
 El Tabarís, lleno de estrellas (2012)
Tv-sorozatok
 Malevo (1972–1973, 272 epizód)
 María de nadie (1985, 219 epizód)
 A titokzatos hölgy (La extraña dama) (1989, 1992, 139 epizód)
 Manuela (1991, 228 epizód)
 Chiquititas (1995–1997, 520 epizód)
 Rebelde Way (2002–2003, 130 epizód)
 Csacska angyal (Floricienta) (2004–2005, 138 epizód)
 Se dice amor (2005–2006, 255 epizód)
 Los exitosos Pells (2008, 77 epizód)

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1920-ban született személyek
2022-ben elhunyt személyek
Argentin színészek
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Green Giant breaks Guinness World Record with half-ton green bean casserole
NEW YORK -- A new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of green bean casserole was set Nov. 20.
The serving, created by Green Giant weighed in at 1,009 lbs. It won't go to waste either; the record-breaking casserole will go on to feed 3,000 older New Yorkers through Citymeals on Wheels, a non-profit that delivers holiday and emergency meals to homebound, elderly New Yorkers.
An estimated 125,000 individual Green Giant cut green beans were used in the casserole -- that's 1,069 cans. Additionally, 485 cans of mushroom soup, 65 quarts of milk and 95 pounds of French-fried onions went into the dish.
It took a team of ten chefs eight hours to prep and cook the record-breaking serving. The average bake time for a typical serving of green bean casserole is 25 minutes.
The dish breaks the original record of 637 pounds, also set by Green Giant in 2017, by 372 pounds.


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LuLu's Kitchen: A Taste of the Gulf Coast Good Life (Paperback)
By Lucy Buffett, Jimmy Buffett (Foreword by)
Special Order - Arrival Times Vary
Updated with a new introduction and amazing photography, the bestselling cookbook by Lucy Buffett (chef sister of Jimmy Buffett) includes authentic family recipes from her Alabama and Florida destination restaurants, Lulu's.
Lulu's Kitchen is Lucy Buffett's culinary guide to classic Southern coastal cuisine and is packed with more than 120 signature recipes from her famous Gulf Coast restaurant, LuLu's, and Lulu's Kitchen is the next best thing to being there. Tucked inside are humorous stories and plenty of wit and wisdom from Lucy's own kitchen. The book features party menus, Buffett family favorites, and lots of telling it like it is.
Recipes include soul-satisfying delights like West Indies Salad, Heavenly Fried Crab Claws, Garlic Cheese Grits, and Silver Queen Succotash-not to mention a whole chapter of specialty cocktails that will have you daydreaming of cold margaritas and warm sand between your toes.
Lucy "LuLu" Buffett cooked her way from coast to coast before returning home to Alabama to open a modest little bayside gumbo and burger joint that doubled as a bait shop. Now, she is the successful restaurateur of two locations of LuLu's in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Destin, Florida, where she serves over a million guests a year. Her adventures -- culinary and otherwise -- inspired her to write LuLu's Kitchen (formerly self-published as Crazy Sista Cooking), and now Gumbo Love.
Moments spent at LuLu's keep me connected to where I came from. I can drop my anchor in a booth by the water and savor a bowl of gumbo; for me there is more than fresh crabmeat, oysters, okra, shrimp, and filé powder in that bowl. It contains the faces and memories of friends, family, and events that remind me of the child of the coast that I was and hope to always be. In this book, LuLu has gotten it all down on paper, with great recipes for food that comes with history.—Jimmy Buffett
If this book wasn't any good, I'd have to lie about it because Lucy Buffett is my sister-in-law. But I am spared that pain by the glories Lucy brings to kitchen and table and, between the lines, a vision of the good life with all its highs and lows and more than occasional joys. If Woody Allen says life is about showing up, Lucy Buffett says hurl yourself into it. This book is a road map to good times.—Thomas McGuane
Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style
Cooking / Entertaining
Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States
Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole
Kobo eBook (April 26th, 2016): $12.99


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